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Panga problem in Palma

A CONTROVERSIAL species of catfish native to south-east Asia will continue to be fed to Balearic schoolchildren, despite some Palma schools banning it. The fish, known as panga in Spain, has also now...Read More

Chaucer’s classic hits the Costa Blanca

NEXT Sunday, February 12, Altea will be host to the Canterbury Tales, a children’s musical in English, performed by a British cast.
The Canterbury Tales are thought to be the first novel...Read More

Valencia's protection plan pummelled

THE Ecologists in Action environmental group has announced it supports Valencia’s Regional ‘Pativel’ Plan to protect the coast, but argues that it has left out several important areas.
In...Read More

Free firefighting services for villages in Almeria

COUNCILS in the Almanzora Valley are celebrating a provincial agreement to provide free firefighting services to municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.
Almeria Provincial Council...Read More

Irishman arrested over humiliating death of homeless man at Malaga airport

POLICE hunting the killers of a British man found dead at Malaga airport on the Costa del Sol last year have arrested a man in Cadiz province.
Steven Allford was found dead on a bench outside...Read More

Suspected jihadi recruiters arrested in Barcelona

GUARDIA CIVIL have detained two Moroccan men over their suspected links to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
The 25-year-old and 27-year-old men are accused of recruiting, indoctrinating and...Read More

Man flies from Spain to help Essex police with their enquiries

A REPORT on the Essex Police Facebook site has revealed that a 50-year-old man who lives in Southern Spain has returned to the UK to make a voluntary statement to the police concerning the murder in 2015...Read More

Family appeal for help to track down convicted murderer

EURO WEEKLY NEWS is appealing for help to find a convicted murderer who escaped from UK jails numerous times, who is now believed to be living on the Costa del Sol.
Sydney Draper, born in...Read More

Entries rolling in for EWN's 'Win a Car' competition

ENTRIES have been flooding in for EWN’s fabulous ‘Win a Car’ competition.
To enter is easy, about as easy as slipping behind the steering wheel of a new car!
The prize...Read More

Leo the Lion's cancer fighting fund nears €100,000 milestone

BRAVE four-year-old Leo Bermejo has flown from Spain to the UK ready to face the next round of treatment for his brain tumour.
Speaking from the UK last night mum Karen said, "We are at about...Read More