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Tuesday, 13 October 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Vueling to launch 11 new routes to and from the Islands FLIGHT company Vueling has announced an increase of connections to and from the Islands which are to be launched as of November 2015.  Until March 2016, Vueling will operate 33 routes, 11 of which are...Read More Spanish families open their doors to Syrian refugees THE European quota for Syrian refugees in Spain has been at least equalled by the number of Spanish families offering to provide housing for Syrians, according to reports on Tuesday, October 13. European...Read More Scottish football fans make generous donation ALTHOUGH somewhat disappointed not to have qualified for the Euro 2016 finals and their team having savaged Gibraltar 6-0 in their most recent match, Scottish supporters showed they had a heart when donating...Read More Tragic bank holiday Sunday for Mijas roads TWO men lost their lives on Mijas roads on Sunday (October 11) in two separate accidents. At 3.15pm, emergency services reported, a 60-year-old man died after his motorbike left a road near the racecourse...Read More The independence dream much closer in La Herradura THE different parties at the Almuñecar Town Hall unanimously approved, on October 8, a motion put forward by left-wing party Izquierda Unida requesting the paperwork to begin to allow La Herradura to...Read More Endangered tortoises are enthusiastic breeders THE owners of 2,322 tortoises in Almeria Province had to hand them over after the law changed.   Keeping a tortoise as a household pet is customary in Almeria but Spain’s new Penal Code has made...Read More Drought doubles price of lemons in the province of Alicante LEMON producers in the province of Alicante, which are mainly concentrated in the district of Vega Baja, have begun the harvesting season selling the product at a cost of around 60 cents per kilo, double...Read More Cleaning campaign continues in Torremolinos AN intensive cleaning campaign launched in Torremolinos for the summer months will continue throughout October and November, the council has announced. To reinforce the measure, which will mean 32 workers...Read More ECB says economy in Spain is moving in right direction THE latest news on Spain’s economy comes from the European Central Bank and the European Commission on Monday, October 12 whose fourth review of Spain since its bailout is relatively positive. The...Read More Elche lays-off a third of its gardening workforce THE workforce dedicated to maintaining Elche Palm tree gardens has been reduced from 150 employees to about 110, losing around 40 employees, raising concerns in the municipality due to the palm weevil...Read More Orihuela boardwalk will reopen once safety work is completed ORIHUELA is carrying out works to prevent landslides on the cliffs of the urbanisation of Cabo Roig, which currently affect the beaches of Cala Capitan and La Caleta. Councillor Sofia Alvarez said there...Read More South Korea to oversee content in history textbooks in schools AN announcement by the South Korean Government regarding the introduction of state issued textbooks in schools has been met with criticism across a broad spectrum of observers. Secondary schools in South...Read More Charity Auction at El Cid Restaurant, Benidoleig HELP DENIA & MARINA ALTA are holding a Charity auction at El Cid Restaurant, Benidoleig on Friday, October 23. Lots can be viewed from midday and the auction begins at 1pm.  There are lots of good quality...Read More Walk on the Barkside cancelled, the licence was rescinded at the last minute THE Walk on the Barkside charity event in aid of the Cruz Azul animal welfare charity had to be cancelled at the last minute. Charity president Lyn Baines said: “It is with great sadness and regret...Read More ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ campaign launched to keep the UK in the EU LORD Stuart Rose, newly appointed chairman of the pro-EU campaign, officially launched ‘Britain, Stronger in Europe’ on Monday, October 12. The EU referendum is expected in Britain by 2017...Read More Adra growers lose almost €3 million to storms THE September 7 storms and floods affected 160 growers and 80 hectares of crops in Adra. According to town hall calculations, they have cost local cultivators €2.9 million. “The torrential...Read More The mayor of Orihuela accuses new council of imposing the Valenciano dialect The mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana (PP), has warned during the day of the Valencian Community that he will not stand for Valenciano being imposed upon his community by the newly elected regional...Read More Record breaking hamburger in Crevillent The town of Crevillent expects to see their name in the Guinness Book of Records shortly after local company Ortola claimed to have created the world’s largest hamburger. Hundreds of people packed...Read More Spill not responsible for beach closures in Almeria THE regional government admitted that 216,000 litres of spillage from the Villaricos treatment plant reached the sea last June. This occurred because of a faulty pipe at the Galasa pumping station, the...Read More Wifi ‘wise guys’, criminals steal wifi connections with low protection The National Police are warning of a wifi scam, or wifi ‘wise guys.’  Criminals effectively steal wifi connections that are not fully protected. Police are providing information on ways of...Read More The Weigh-In Club donates to the AECC Torrevieja A GROUP of ladies calling themselves ‘The Weigh-In Club’ recently held a series of events in aid of the AECC Torrevieja cancer charity and again surpassed their previous best fundraising events...Read More Red Cross keeping swimmers safe in Javea The season’s figures for the Javea lifeguard service, provided by the Red Cross, has ended this year with no casualties and 4,743 assists. An excellent result, considering the large numbers of tourists...Read More King Felipe VI presides over military parade in Madrid for October 12 national holiday THE October 12 National Holiday in Spain was celebrated with a military parade on Monday in Madrid and presided over by King Felipe VI. The second military parade to be presided over by this king had...Read More Marbella postman faces jail for not delivering letters A MARBELLA postman may face four years in jail for allegedly failing to deliver post for six months and taking it home to burn it instead. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested the jail...Read More Zombie Apocalypse: Prepare for Zombie Survival in Torrevieja on Halloween TORREVIEJA is under attack from zombies. Or at least it will be on Halloween. The city is hosting the 36th edition of ‘Zombie Survival’, where participants will be staging an almost lifelike...Read More Tram controversy rumbles on in Velez-Malaga THE reparation of all damages and other works necessary to bring the Velez-Malaga tram back to life will have a total cost of €1.47 million, according to a report presented on Friday (October 9)...Read More Palma airport installs virtual assistants to help passengers PALMA de Mallorca airport has a new virtual assistant to help passengers prepare for security checks. The Tensator Virtual Assistant system, already in use at large international airports including Heathrow,...Read More Spain to sign European Convention for protection of household pets SPAIN has pledged to sign a European agreement for the protection of pets which was drafted for all European countries to sign by the Council of Europe. Spain will be the 18th country to sign the agreement,...Read More Work by Gibraltar artist a masterpiece A RECENTLY published book containing 100 great masterpieces owned by Scotland’s national galleries has included a painting of actor Alan Cumming by Christian Hook, the artist from Gibraltar who...Read More Five killed in RAF helicopter crash in Afghanistan A HELICOPTER accident has left five people dead and five injured after crashing during a landing attempt at a NATO training mission headquarters in Kabul on Sunday, October 11. Two RAF personnel are...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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