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Wednesday, 07 October 2015   
 

Euro Weekly News - Alerts


Mysterious alleged shooting in Puerto Banus

A DUTCH 40-year-old man has allegedly been involved in a shooting in Puerto Banus (Marbella).
National Police are currently investigating the events after the man attended the Costa del Sol Hospital...Read More

Successful Caminito del Rey plans for the future

SINCE it opened on March 28 the Caminito del Rey (King’s Walkway mountain trail) near El Chorro has received more than 160,000 visits.
As of 2016, provincial leader Elias Bendodo has announced,...Read More

Manilva author may have discovered second Sphinx

The Sphinx at  Giza A MANILVA author and paranormal explorer has spent the last 20 years searching and believes that he has discovered the whereabouts of the lost Ark of the Covenant and is also certain that he has uncovered...Read More

Hotel owners warn against restrictions

HOTEL owners in Platja de Palma have warned that investments of up to €150 million to be spent during the low season could be withdrawn if the amendments to tourism establishments regulations are...Read More

Public view on Gibraltar police invited

Royal Gibraltar  Police receiving Freedom of the City IN a press release issued by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), it has been confirmed that they will be inspecting the efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy of Gibraltar police...Read More

Spanish courts drop tax charges against Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi will  not face charges in Spanish tax case SPANISH prosecutors will not pursue a case against Barcelona footballer, Lionel Messi, however they will not be dropping charges against his father Jorge Messi, it was revealed on Tuesday, October 6.
The...Read More

Son of past ETA leader arrested in Paris

Mural with symbols  for independence of the Basque Country on August 27, 2015 in Donibane, Spain A prominent ETA member has been arrested in Paris, France in a joint operation by Spanish and French police on Tuesday October 6.
The arrest comes after two other high profile captures in September when...Read More

Marbella fake plastic surgeon sentenced

A MAN who masqueraded as a plastic surgeon in Marbella has been given a one-year, seven-month jail sentence by a Malaga Criminal Court.
Pierre Albrecht was found to have been working at a Marbella clinic...Read More

Bullfights will be ‘a bad memory’ soon

THE three left-wing parties at the Balearic Islands Parliament (PSOE, Mes and Podemos) have committed to ban bullfights in the region.
The animal rights organisations that have launched the Mallorca...Read More

Antequera calls in the hunters to get rid of pesky pigeons

HUNTERS are going to be called in by Antequera authorities to help catch pigeons to reduce the trouble the birds are causing in the city.
Lack of rain and warm temperatures have led to the pigeon population...Read More

Man charged after bungled antenna theft attempt in Guadiaro

THE Guardia Civil has charged a man for allegedly trying to steal a TV antenna from the roof of a house in Guadiaro.
The tenant called the police after hearing noises from the roof and going outside...Read More

Hidden posts for illegal smuggling

HM CUSTOMS Gibraltar take the matter of tobacco smuggling very seriously as required by government and have set up hidden observation posts in the area of the North Mole in order to catch gangs transporting...Read More

Air traffic controllers join complaints over Malaga’s second runway

THE fact that the second runway at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport is usually closed is causing unnecessary, 30 to 45-minute, delays for passengers, USCA air traffic controllers’ union claims.
The...Read More

British-born contestant in La Voz Kids

Elisha Lang and  Manuel Carrasco ELISHA Lang, a 12-year-old born in Northumberland, living in Los Barrios but going to school in Gibraltar attended an audition for Telecinco’s ‘La Voz Kids’ programme in Seville and...Read More

Spanish judge confiscates passport of ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato in alleged fraud case

Rodrigo Rato has  had his passport confiscated in Madrid A Spanish court has withdrawn former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato’s passport on Tuesday October 6 during an investigation for alleged tax fraud, money laundering and corruption.
The former Popular Party...Read More

Third of Malaga families rely on grandparents’ pensions

THE recession and high unemployment have turned pensions into the main, if not the only, income for almost a third of Malaga families, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) trades union.
In a report...Read More

British manslaughter fugitive arrested in Mallorca

British bobbies  were involved in the capture of a fugitive in Mallorca A British man who was arrested in Mallorca on Saturday October 3 was wanted by British police in the UK.
Ashley Carlton James, 30, was jailed in 2008 following a conviction for manslaughter. After escaping...Read More

Princess Cristina trial date set

Princess Cristina  PRINCESS Cristina will stand trial on tax fraud charges on January 11, a Spanish court announced on Tuesday, October 6. She will be the first member of the royal family to stand trial since the monarchy...Read More

Missing Malaga juvenile delinquent tracked down in Pinos Puente

A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl who escaped from a juvenile detention centre in Malaga in August and had been missing ever since has been located in Pinos Puente, Granada, by the Local Police.
After suspecting...Read More

Shortening school days to be reassessed

SCHOOL WORK:  Debates over whether shorter days enhance productivity for children VALENCIA'S Department of Education has said it will evaluate the schools that currently apply the continuous day to see if there are contexts in which it would be preferable to choose this model or otherwise....Read More

Plans to convert local fish market into a water sports school

THE director of the Port Authority of Alicante, Carlos Bonet, has presented the president, Juan Antonio Gisbert, with an initiative to renovate the former fish market building and convert it into the...Read More

Problems with the post

Mail being sorted NORMALLY, we read about delays with the Spanish postal service, which admittedly isn’t the quickest in the world, but one of our readers in Malaga has been having trouble with the Royal Mail and...Read More

Spain challenged by EU on budget plans

European Economic  Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici THE European Commission, on Monday October 5, has given Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy the option of making more cuts to Spain’s budget or facing a public reprimand before the December elections.
Spain...Read More

New electricity tariffs introduced on October 1

Photo Credit PeJo  Shutterstock WITHOUT a great deal of publicity, a number of the larger electricity companies introduced a new method of charging for electricity based on hourly usage with each hour having a different tariff which...Read More

Chief Minister meets ministers at Tory Party Conference

Chief Minister  Fabian Picardo On Monday, October 4, the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC, concluded an intense series of engagements after his 24-hour attendance at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The Gibraltar...Read More

UK Home Secretary Theresa May criticises economic migrants to Britain

Theresa May, UK  Home Secretary THERESA MAY, UK Home Secretary, is expected to outline her opposition to mass migration in the Conservative conference on Tuesday October 6.
UK media has previewed sections of her speech which is set...Read More

Abandoned Hotel fire forces evacuation of nearby buildings

A FIRE at the vacant Hotel Selomar, located on the Playa Levante in Benidorm, Alicante, which has been closed to the public since 2007 has caused the evacuation of 75 people who were in the adjoining...Read More

Police work to identify body

INVESTIGATIONS are underway to try to discover the identity of a man found dead on waste ground near Cala Blava in Llucmajor on Saturday (October 3.)
The body was spotted near a pine grove by a hiker,...Read More

Calvia welcomes its new chief of police

AS of last week, Calvia’s Local Police force has a new chief, Justino Trenas; an experienced officer who now faces the challenge of reorganising the force and meeting expectations to create a better...Read More

Damage in Port de Pollença beach

THE Port de Pollença beach suffered substantial damage due to the strong waves registered during Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Waves flooded into the beach and took a large amount of sand back...Read More

 
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