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Singer blackmailed

A blackmailer who tried to extort Almeria’s biggest celebrity with ‘compromising images’ of the star has been jailed. The man was sentenced to nine months for demanding cash from singer...Read More

Master class from a medal champion

ALEJANDRA QUEREDA recently gave a gymnastics master class to a group of open-mouthed schoolchildren in Teulada-Moraira.
The decorated rhythmic gymnast, who lives in Alicante City, won an Olympic silver...Read More

Mayor makes New Year visits

THIS New Year’s Eve, the mayor of Almuencar, Trinidad Herrera Lorente, surprised workers of fire, police and health services with a visit in order to celebrate the festivities.
Trinidad Herrera...Read More

Care home opens its doors

THE care home which recently suffered an outbreak of gastroenteritis that sadly killed two people, has opened its doors to the Euro Weekly News.
Casa Verde in Guardamar del Segura had 22 elderly residents...Read More

Tourist rental showdown

New legislation governing holiday rentals is proposing to ban people letting out single rooms to tourists. The controversial law, still at the draft stage, also has Palma residents fearing their city...Read More

Development plans could still go ahead

MANY had thought plans to build on Cala Mosca, the last stretch of undeveloped coastal land along the Orihuela Costa had been forgotten about and dropped. Not so.
The town hall has launched the new public...Read More

Pressing a button… or making your mark

IT had to happen but there can’t be many of us who ever thought it would.
In the world’s most advanced democracy there appears to be evidence of cyber groups entering the electoral fray in...Read More

Migrants “should learn English” to be part of British society

A cross-party group of MPs and peers says migrants coming to the UK must learn English or take language classes when they arrive.
The claim comes from members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social...Read More

Spain grabs tax from Monaco

THE Football Leaks release of information continues with news that French football team Monaco has had to agree to pay a large amount of tax to the Spanish government based on profits from transfers.
According...Read More

Jail terms for stalkers to be doubled from five to ten years

The maximum jail terms for stalking and harassment are to be increased from five to ten years in the UK.
The average sentence for those convicted of stalking in 2014 – 194 people - was 15 months.
But...Read More