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Tuesday, 31 January 2017      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Sir Richard Branson to receive Nobel peace award NOBEL Peace Prize laureates gathering in Colombia this week will be honouring Sir Richard Branson with a peace award for his work in global peace building. The annual forum, now in its 16th...Read More Invasion of the freeloaders in Almeria RESIDENTS of San Juan de los Terreros have become increasingly concerned by the presence of camper vans and their occupants. Traditionally, the largely French, German and Belgian tourists, who...Read More Art thieves and others arrested in Madrid OFFICERS of the National Police have arrested eight members of a gang allegedly involved in 16 robberies in properties in Catalonia, Galicia and Madrid with three of those arrested implicated in an earlier...Read More Cash machine robbers arrested in Malaga and Madrid DESPITE the arrest of two British men in 2016 who were involved in regular attacks on cash machines using explosives, the attacks continued and a joint operation was mounted by officers of the Guardia...Read More Spain announces €12 million road safety improvements FIFTEEN urgent measures to reduce mortality rates on Spanish roads, have been unveiled by interior minister Ignacio Zoido. The improvements, estimated to cost around €12 million, include...Read More Brexit wont stop Jet2.com bringing passengers to Alicante DEFYING Brexit fears, British airline Jet2.com has announced that for the next summer season they will increase flights between the UK and Alicante-Elche airport. Between April and November,...Read More Callosa's nispero crop demolished by January storms CALLOSA D’EN SARRIA is Spain’s principal nispero grower but the outlook for the 2017 season is not encouraging. According to initial estimates, 90 per cent of nisperos growing in...Read More Unexploded mortar shell unearthed in Malaga A COUNCIL workman who hit something metallic while using a digger in Olías went to inspect it only to find it was a mortar shell. The device turned out to be ordnance left over from the Spanish...Read More Spanish movie director Pedro Almodovar named as Cannes film festival jury president CANNES Film Festival organisers have announced acclaimed Spanish movie director Pedro Almodovar will lead the jury this year. He is the first Spaniard to preside over the world’s top film...Read More Gibraltar and Scotland visit the European Parliament IN what turned out to be an eventful day, Gibraltar and Scotland - in some ways an unlikely pair, but not in their rejection of Brexit - were invited to address the European Parliament on January 30. Both...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Monday, 30 January 2017      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Cancer fighter Leo, 4, needs our help AN Almeria family are in a race against time to raise £150,000 (€176,000) to send their critically ill son to the USA for treatment that will save his life. Four-year-old Leo Bermejo has...Read More Barber to help Benalmadena’s under privileged A BARBER is helping the homeless and those who are less well off by offering free haircuts and donated food and clothing from his shop in Benalmadena. Kasawi Barber Shop will be offering their...Read More Rafael Nadal left out of Spain's Davis Cup tennis squad FATIGUE has ruled Rafael Nadal out of Spain's Davis Cup squad for their World Group first round match against Croatia in Osijek from February 3 - 5. Nadal, the world number six, lost in five...Read More Minister for Care opens inaugural meeting of renewed Child Protection Committee THE Gibraltar Minister for Health, Care and Justice, the Hon. Neil F Costa MP, met for the first time with the newly restructured executive Child Protection Committee which was created under the Children...Read More More than 100 burglaries solved by Guardia Civil in Malaga Province THE Guardia Civil have had a succesful few weeks arresting burglars in Malaga Province, where they have detained 18 people believed to be responsible for more than 100 burglaries of homes and businesses. Firstly,...Read More Hip-hip-hooray: rare pygmy hippo born in Fuengirola BIOPARC FUENGIROLA is celebrating after the birth of a rare pygmy hippopotamus at the zoo. The new arrival represents yet another success for the European conservation programme in which the...Read More Happy birthday King Felipe! SPAIN'S King Felipe VI celebrates his 49th birthday today. He is the world's fifth-youngest reigning monarch. Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos was born in Madrid on 30 January 1968,...Read More Spain's Javier Fernandez skates to fifth straight European title SPANISH figure skater Javier Fernandez confirmed his dominance in the sport by taking gold at the European Figure Skating Championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. He beat Russian Maxim...Read More To let, or not to let TENSIONS between Mallorca hoteliers and the holiday rental agency bubbled over at a tourism conference in Madrid. The opposing sides have argued for years now over proposed regulations of the tourist...Read More Body of 'migrant' boy found washed up on Spanish beach THE body of a small boy, aged six to seven-years-old has been found on a beach in southern Spain. The grim discovery was made in the municipality of Barbate in Cadiz province, near the Trafalgar...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Sunday, 29 January 2017      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Cafe taking taboo out of death Following the great success of the first Death Café Costa Blanca in November 2016 and in response to many requests, another event is being organised. Harry’s Bar, Ave Costa Azul, Quesada,...Read More The Phoenix Club’s future adventures IT’S a busy time ahead for The Phoenix Club with lots of trips and activities to look forward to. There will be a trip to the new shopping centre in Granada, which has several floors of...Read More Ducati launches new motorbike in Almeria TABERNAS Desert was chosen as the perfect backdrop for the worldwide presentation of Ducati’s new motorbike, the Scrambler Desert Sleed. Altogether 90 specialised journalists from all...Read More Car production in Spain on the increase WHILST there is every reason to be pleased with results of car manufacture in Spain in 2016 which is up 5.6 per cent over the previous year, the manufacturers association ANFAC warns that Brexit may depress...Read More New car park in Motril THANKS to the release of funds amounting to €57,000, an empty plot owned by the Motril Council, situated between Calle Melaza and Calle Cañadu, will be converted into a much needed municipal car...Read More Residents call for halt to industrial projects in Marina Alta RESIDENTS in the Marina Alta Region have launched a petition to protect their environment from industrial projects. The neighbourhood association of Vall de Polop, Barxell and Baradello are...Read More Alicante: Three family members killed after being crushed by boxes of clothes while they slept A MARRIED couple and their 12-year-old daughter have died in Alicante after hundreds of kilos of clothing fell on top of them while they slept. Their bodies were discovered by their eldest daughter,...Read More Barcelona residents march to protest increasing tourist numbers AROUND 2,000 disgruntled residents took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday in protest at what they consider out-of-control mass tourism. Bearing banners reading “Barcelona is not...Read More Prime Minister 'does not agree' with Donald Trump's ban on immigrants as thousands protest THERESA MAY has issued a statement in which she says that she “does not agree” with Donald Trump’s refugee-banning executive order. It was released after the prime minister...Read More Malaga joins project Locations to clean up the port THE port of Malaga will embark on an ambitious project to reduce its carbon footprint. It joins a select group of European ports who will combat pollution by shaking up their cruise traffic systems.  The...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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