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Great escape brings problems

RACHAEL and Hannah adopted 20 of the Vietnamese pigs that have colonised Javea’s El Saladar district.
The pigs escaped some time ago from a local smallholding and bred uncontrollably. ...Read More

Crossing lights for smartphone addicts

LIGHT-UP strips have been installed at a pedestrian crossing in a town in the Netherlands to help smartphone users cross the road safely.
The LED ‘Lightlines’ are embedded in the...Read More

Superyacht with masts taller than Big Ben’s tower arrives in Gibraltar

A GIANT yacht worth an estimated £360 million (€422 million) will undergo rigorous testing in southern Spain before being delivered to Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.
The 468-foot-long...Read More

Arsonist's terror campaign rages on

MIJAS residents expressed their disbelief when a man accused of setting fire to cars and buildings was arrested and released – for the fourth time.
Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado has had...Read More

Helmet from a hero found in Benalmadena

AN ANTIQUES specialist thinks he found a genuine piece of British history at a Benalmadena flea market. Professional collector Jose Fernandez bought a helmet that may have belonged to one of Britain's...Read More

Having an input in tourism in Alicante

THE Euro Weekly News were delighted to be invited to represent their readers at a meeting in Alicante to discuss tourism.
The meeting, hosted by the AAPET (Association Journalists and Writers...Read More

EU Commission issues ‘final warning’ to Spain over air pollution breaches

SPAIN has been sent a final warning to comply with EU air pollution standards.
If Spain does not show the Commission how it intends to comply with EU law within two months, a court hearing with...Read More

Recovery is possible for Mar Menor

THE Mar Menor should start to show signs of recovery this summer according to scientists from the Spanish Oceanography Institute.
The scientists base their theory on the results of the first...Read More

British climber rescued from mountain path

THE provincial fire brigade’s Rescue Unit were called out when a 67-year-old Briton fell while descending Puig Campana.
He was using the 1,406-metre mountain’s stone-strewn La Pedrera...Read More

Diego Maradona in two alleged scuffles in Madrid

IN Madrid to watch his former team Napoli playing Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, Diego Maradona was involved in two incidents that caught the attention of the world’s press.
Firstly,...Read More