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Friday, 16 October 2015   
 

Euro Weekly News - Alerts


No bitter taste for Almeria's almonds

AFTER years of dwindling profits, Almeria almonds are receiving the highest prices ever known.
Peeled almonds are fetching between €9 and €10 a kilo and even the unshelled nuts are paid at...Read More

Oscar Pistorius to be moved from prison to house arrest

Oscar Pistorius is  to be moved to house arrest. OSCAR PISTORIUS, the South African Paralympian jailed for the killing of his girlfriend, will leave prison and move to house arrest next Tuesday October 20. 
In 2014 he was found guilty of manslaughter...Read More

A record number of transplants in Alicante General Hospital

The transplant unit at Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (HGUA) carried out a total of 17 kidney transplants and five liver transplants during the month of September. 
This makes the month...Read More

UK police officer injured in East London shooting

A MET officer is  in stable condition after a shooting in East London on Thursday. A MALE police officer has been shot during an anti-gang operation in Hackney on Thursday October 15. The latest from the Metropolitan Police is that he is now in a stable condition.
The Met officer...Read More

Students evacuated from Alicante university

STUDENTS had to be evacuated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Alicante due to a false bomb threat.
The eviction was ordered as the security services of the academic centre inspected the building...Read More

Alicante top for shopping tourism in Spain

SHOPPING: Alicante  is 5th for shopping tourism. ALICANTE has been named the fifth most attractive Spanish city for shopping tourism. The ranking came in a report entitled ‘The new era of travel retail: impacts and challenges of shopping tourism’...Read More

Mayor proposes R.E.A.D. programme for Alicante schools in 2016

ATTENTIVE  LISTENER: Reading to a dog can increase relaxation and overcome fears. The Reading Education Assistance Dogs scheme improves children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog.  
But not just any dog.  R.E.A.D. dogs are...Read More

Star delights guests at Party in the Park event in Roda, Murcia

STAR VISITOR:  Jimmi in front of MABS banner. Coronation Street actor Jimmi Harkishin was the surprise guest at the MABS annual Party in the Park event in Roda, Murcia.
The star, who plays Dev Alahan in the ITV soap, was on holiday in the area when...Read More

Speed traps installed in the Sant Joan tunnel

SPEED  CAMERAS: Four new radars have been installed. The Provincial Traffic department in Alicante has installed four new radars on a stretch of the A-70 including in the tunnel of San Juan, which are already operational. Fines will be issued for drivers...Read More

British Chamber of Commerce Event

THE British Chamber of Commerce in Spain (BCCS) are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Business Networking Lunch at the Hard Rock Café, Puerto Banus on October 28 from 2pm to 4pm.
The Regional...Read More

Three arrested for robberies in Salobreña

THREE young men from Salobreña have been arrested by the Guardia Civil as the alleged perpetrators of 16 burglaries in homes across the town. 
The investigation began after the owners of a property...Read More

French frigate visits Palma Port

SAILING IN: Jean  Bart takes a break from manoeuvres. THE French frigate Jean Bart arrived in Palma recently to rest following a period on manoeuvres. The 139-metre-long anti-air frigate of the French Marine was commissioned on March 3, 1991, and can reach...Read More

Man, 70’s, abandoned at Mallorca airport in a wheelchair

PALMA  AIRPORT: Staff realised the man had been there all night without eating or drinking. AN INFIRM man in his 70’s was found abandoned at Son Sant Joan Airport.  The man, from Panama, reportedly arrived at night with a group of people to testify at a trial. He needs a wheelchair as...Read More

Emergency services co-ordinated a dramatic rescue mission in La Trapa

GUARDIA CIVIL rescued a hiker who was trapped on an 80-metre-high rock wall in La Trapa area of the Tramuntana Mountains in Andratx. 
He called the emergency services himself, saying he was unable to...Read More

Illegal gambling den gets its chips in Calpe

National Police have dismantled an illegal gambling den in Calpe. The illegal poker games were being played by up to 11 people, including the bar owner and an employee, and police seized €4,345...Read More

La Herradura will provide a stop-over for the Spain Classic Raid car rally

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:  Classic car lovers in La Herradura are in for a rare treat. THIS year La Herradura has been chosen as a stop-over for the Spain Classic Raid car rally, a unique classic car race from Barcelona to Sevilla along dirt tracks.
Deputy Mayor for La Herradura Juan Jose...Read More

‘Autumn Cookery’ event every Friday in October in Calvia

AUTUMN COOKERY:  Local chef Santi Taura offered a cooking show at the event. EVERY Friday until the end of October the ‘Autumn Cookery’ exhibition organized by Calvia Town Hall and the Fundacion Calvia will be held in the town’s restaurants.
The dishes will...Read More

King Felipe VI invited to Marbella

KING Felipe VI of Spain has accepted an invitation to preside over the Committee of Honour at the 24th Congress of the Andalucian Pain and Continued Assistance Association in Marbella next week (October...Read More

More good news for ‘illegal’ home-owners in Almanzora Valley

For the second week running there was good news for many property owners, especially in the Almanzora Valley.
A bill amending Andalucia’s LOUA urban development law sailed through its first reading. ...Read More

Helicopters confiscated and 15 arrested in hashish bust by Malaga police

SIX Spaniards, seven French and two Moroccan people have been arrested for allegedly forming part of two criminal groups that flew large amounts of hashish into Spain by helicopter to later distribute...Read More

Obama to keep US troops in Afghanistan after 2016

Barack Obama to  keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan in 2016. ACCORDING to US media reports President Obama will announce on Thursday October 15 that he will keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016.
The announcement will be a reversal of President Obama’s...Read More

Spanish energy firm Repsol to sell 6.2 billion euros in assets

Repsol announce  plans to sell 6.2 billion euros in assets. SPAIN´S oil company Repsol revealed plans on Thursday October 15 to sell 6.2 billion euros in non strategic assets and cut spending over the next five years.
The five year strategic plan comes after...Read More

INFOCA looks ahead to next summer in Almeria Province

FIRE: Danger  period theoretically over. ALMERIA Province is no longer on maximum alert for forest fires. The danger period came to an end on October 15 and Plan Infoca, the region’s firefighting and fire-prevention service, is turning...Read More

Rapped knuckles for moonlighting doctors

GOING PRIVATE: SAS  doctors need permission first. TWENTY SAS doctors in Almeria Province face disciplinary proceedings for maintaining private practices.
They were all contracted to work exclusively for Andalucia’s public health service and their...Read More

Violent youths are a problem in Malaga

YOUTH CRIME: Most common is that of harming others. IN spite of multiple educational campaigns, domestic violence has been reported as the second most common crime committed by youths in Malaga Province.
A report from the Regional Prosecution Department...Read More

Primark opens flagship store in Madrid

A Primark store. PRIMARK has opened a new five storey clothes store on Gran Via in Madrid on Thursday morning October 15. 
The Irish low cost fashion outlet has launched the five storey 12,000 square metre store as...Read More

End credits for successful 10th Marbella International Film Festival

MIFF’S  winning line-up. OPENING on October 8 with a great flourish, the Marbella International Film Festival (MIFF) saw the awards ceremony take place on Sunday October 11, with visitors from all over the globe.
There was a...Read More

Rail company in France denies offering free train tickets to migrants

FRENCH rail  company SNCF has denied offering free tickets to migrants. FRENCH rail company SNCF has denied reports that they offered free tickets to migrants to travel in France or across the channel to the UK.
An internal memo which was said to outline details of the offer...Read More

New A-7 Costa Tropical road finally inaugurated

THE last stretch of the A-7 motorway located in Carchuna-Calahonda (Costa Tropical) was inaugurated by President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, on Wednesday (October 7). 
The recently completed...Read More

Jose Mourinho fined by FA

Mourinho has been  fined for “implying bias on the part of a match official” JOSE MOURINHO has been handed a suspended stadium ban for one match and fined £50,000 (€67,000) by the FA after comments the Chelsea manager made about match officials.
The match ban will only...Read More

 
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