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Thursday, 08 October 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Welcome turnaround for Oria villa-owners THE sword of Damocles no longer hangs over five villas owned by Britons in Oria. Changes in national and regional legislation are already kicking in for homeowners who unwittingly purchased properties...Read More Annual Poppy Appeal launch THE Royal British legion Poppy Appeal Launch 2015 will take place in Benidorm on Wednesday October 14. Mayor of Benidorm Antonio Perez, Defence Attaché Captain Paul Lemkes, RN, The British Vice Consul...Read More Halting of park project stirs residents into action RESIDENTS leapt into action and collected more than 2,400 signatures for a petition calling for work to resume on the park in La Siesta. When news hit that work had been halted before completing the...Read More Greece to dominate economic news again after left-wing election victory SOONER or later, Greece will start to dominate Euro-related news again, now that Alexis Tsipras and his left-wing party have been sworn back into power. After the latest general elections, Mr Tsipras...Read More Successful summer over for Torremolinos beaches SUMMER is over in Torremolinos, and Civil Protection volunteers have reported that over the season they dealt with more than 5,000 incidents but there were no deaths on local beaches. Most of the incidents...Read More Marbella to bring music therapy to nursery schools in pioneer project A NEW pioneer project has been launched in Marbella to bring music therapy to municipal nursery schools. Launched by the Culture and Education Department, the project aims to use music therapy to stimulate...Read More Evacuation at Banco Santander HQ after white powder delivered in envelopes BANCO Santander evacuated staff from the main building at its headquarters in Madrid after receiving envelopes with white powder inside addressed to senior executives on Tuesday, October 6. Twelve employees...Read More King Felipe VI addresses Strasbourg Parliament IN his first ever speech to MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 7, King Felipe VI went to considerable length to point out that Spain was both ‘diverse and united,’ clearly...Read More Police tackle man outside restricted zone at Conservative conference FOLLOWING protests earlier in the week surrounding the Tory conference in Manchester, police have arrested a man allegedly attempting to break into the restricted zone outside the conference centre on...Read More Festival of Legends in Marbella ON Friday, October 2, the Festival of Legends opening gala finally arrived and it was certainly an evening to remember. From the red carpet to the canapés, the night was filled with joy and laughter...Read More Two drown in separate tragedies in Catalonia THERE were two deaths by drowning of holiday makers recorded in Catalonia on Tuesday October 6. Despite the fact that a red flag was flying on the Llevant beach in Salou indicating that it was unsafe...Read More Book cheap flights on new Ryanair routes from midnight, October 8 BUDGET airline, Ryanair, has announced that it will operate seven new services out of Malaga Airport between April and October next year to Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Newcastle, Rome and Warsaw. To...Read More Tesco profits drop by 55 per cent in first half of 2015 TESCO has seen its profits fall by 55 per cent to £354 million (€481.7 million) from last year’s figure of £779 million (€1 billion). The figures were released on Wednesday October...Read More Spain to buy four Reaper Drones from US Department of Defence THE US State Department authorised the sale of four unmanned aircraft to Spain, at a cost of $243 million (€216 million), on Tuesday, October 6. The sale includes four MQ-9 Block 5 drones, 20 embedded...Read More New attraction at the Nerja Caves THE project to renovate the path that surrounds the Nerja Caves has been kicked off this week. The Nerja Caves Foundation has undertaken this project to offer the public an alternative activity when...Read More New Salobreña bus stop on shaky ground IT seems the temporary bus stop set to be built at the unused playground of the IES Mediterraneo in Salobreña is facing obstacles. As reported by the EuroWeekly News at the end of September, mayor of...Read More Cleaning campaign success THE Environment Department of the Rincon de la Victoria Council has announced great results from the intense cleaning campaign launched by the town council back in the middle of July. Works included...Read More Protest against gender violence A GROUP gathered outside the town hall in Torrevieja to denounce and protest against gender violence. Armed with banners and the names of all those that have suffered at the hands of their partners...Read More ‘March for dignity’ planned in province A DEMONSTRATION is being planned for October 22 in Alicante Province. The organisation 22M along with more than 20 other organisations met at the University of Alicante to discuss plans for the ‘march...Read More Eight people from three families held after raid The Guardia Civil has arrested eight people who are suspected members of three separate families dedicated to the sale of hashish and marihuana in El Campello, aged between 14 and 25-years-old. The...Read More Child molester accepts two years in prison A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison after sexually abusing his 11-year-old daughter in Andratx. The now convicted was caught red-handed by the victim’s mother when he was molesting...Read More Valencia runs out of beds for very ill La FE Hospital in Valencia has run out of space for chronically ill patients after the closure of one of the floors at the hospital. The timing could not be worse since it is at this time of year the...Read More Material help for Nijar schoolchildren ONE HUNDRED pupils in Nijar are to receive study materials during the 2015-2016 school year. This will relieve the pressure on families experiencing financial problems, thanks to collaboration between...Read More Film studios for Almeria suggested THE president of the Almeria Diputacion Gabriel Amat has suggested that Almeria could have its own film studios. Amat made the hint as he signed a collaboration agreement with Almeria City Hall on the...Read More Fight in London turns into riot WHAT appeared to have started out as a spat between two girls, who were said to be dating the same boy, escalated into a fight and then a riot with over 200 participants in Walthamstow, London on the...Read More New detectors for faster inspection at local airports NEW detectors are to be installed at Alicante-Elche and San Javier airports under new EU security proposals, to further alert officials to illegal substances. Airport operators AENA said the EU implementations...Read More The Spanish love to see their history on parade THERE is no doubt that the Spanish love parades and often the more unusual the better. One theme that is always popular is that of the ‘gigantes y cabezudos’ which translates as ‘giants...Read More Podemos promises pragmatic policies if victorious in elections PABLO IGLESIAS, leader of Spanish radical left party, Podemos, made a promise on Tuesday October 6 to put into practice a pragmatic programme if his party wins the general election at the end of the year. Speaking...Read More Inca pool to be reopened shortly THE municipal indoor pool of Crist Rei (Inca) did not resume its activity last Thursday (October 1), as planned. The Council’s Sports Department explained in a statement that there are several...Read More New multi-adventure park now open in Elche The new multi-adventure park located in the palm tree gardens in Elche has opened its doors with a new 2,500-square-metre entertainment area, the Laser Camp. Recreating an oasis with dunes and palm...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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