jueves, 7 de abril de 2016

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Thursday, 07 April 2016   
 

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Changes on the horizon for Malaga football club

PLANS to spend €50 million on increasing the capacity of Malaga’s La Rosaleda stadium, as well as building a shopping area and even a five-star hotel in the grounds have been proposed by investors,...Read More

Man City with Champions League advantage

THE oil sheikhs of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar sent their swanky squads out on a Paris pitch to fight one another to a standstill. With Manchester City’s Fernandinho snatching a late equaliser,...Read More

Costa Blanca tragedy

REPORTS of the drowning of a four-year-old boy yesterday, April 6, have been confirmed. The youngster drowned after falling into a swimming pool at the start of a family holiday in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca....Read More

Single Ladies to Barcelona

BEYONCE is coming to Spain in August as part of her ‘Formation’ world tour. The superstar has announced dates and will be performing in Barcelona on August 3. Tickets can be purchased from...Read More

The other side of the story

EURO WEEKLY NEWS recently had the opportunity to contact both the mayor of Pinoso, Lazaro Azorin, and the Chief of the Local Police, Quintin Mohedano, to hear their versions of the events.
Mayor Azorin...Read More

One man’s beast is another man’s equal

OUTRAGE and despair in equal measure greeted the controversial arrest of a British couple, who ran foul of the law when trying to save a pregnant donkey they reported as being in a dreadful condition...Read More

Panama papers show Brexit is pointless

IN the not so distant past it was very easy to identify the apex criminals at the top of the food chain because they were the people who collected your taxes, or rather the people who sent the cloaked...Read More

Get Kids Moving

IN a bid to tackle children’s health and get children moving, a new website in Andalucia is launching on World Health Day, April 7. The site is called What’s On 4 España. 
A week-long launch...Read More

Malaga bishop and Marbella Imam together against terrorism

RELIGIOUS leaders from the Catholic Church and Islamic faith have met to send a positive message out regarding peace in the fight against terrorism. In their joint message they not only echoed each other...Read More

Marbella Racing Drivers Club (MRDC) success in the Andalucian Historic GTI Championships

The 2016 GTI championship started last weekend, known for it’s exciting and closely run races. Race meetings are held throughout the year in Andalucia that will take in circuits such as Jerez,...Read More

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miércoles, 6 de abril de 2016

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Wednesday, 06 April 2016   
 

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Town fined for slippery swine chase

A CENTRAL Spanish town has been fined for holding a slippery pig chase. 
In a new ruling by a local court, a town near Salamanca, El Sahúgo has been fined €1502 for the competition which took...Read More

Ocean Clinic Marbella transforms lives in Kenya

FUNDED entirely by the donations of kind-hearted local citizens, a charity camp organised by the Ocean Clinic Marbella, together with Spanish NGO Foundation Pablo Horstman, has transformed the lives of...Read More

Huge drug smuggling bust in Malaga

THE Guardia Civil has seized more than 1600 kilos of hashish intended for the north of Spain. The drugs totaled around €10 million and were stashed in a truck hidden between canned goods intended...Read More

No justice for young donkey dead after alleged attack

DESPITE an unprecedented public outcry concerning a long line of incidents which have seen donkeys injured, starved and even killed in different locations across Spain, justice remains something of a...Read More

The Mighty Rangers return to the top flight

WHEN any foreigner and that of course includes the English, is asked to name a top Scottish football club, then the first two choices (in no particular order) are likely to be Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow...Read More

Improvements at Fuengirola train station

FROM April 1, Renfe, the Spanish train company, started work aimed to improve the accessibility of Fuengirola train station. Specifically, the project consists of the installation of a new pavement in...Read More

The French whine over Wine

A TANKER full of Spanish red wine has been emptied on a roadside in France as producers protest over imports. The furious French wine makers attacked four trucks releasing 70,000 litres of cut-price wine. 
Less...Read More

Hospital channel for sick children

A NEW channel aimed specifically at sick children is to be installed in rooms at the Hospital de La Inmaculada in Huercal-Overa. 
Fan3 of Atresmedia is a TV channel specifically designed for hospitalised...Read More

Stricter controls for the textile industry

THE Directorate-General of Consumption of the Balearics headed by Xisco Dalmau has launched a campaign against fraud in the textile industry.
The campaign seeks to check products being sold in the region...Read More

Panama Papers – The Consequences

ICELAND’S prime minister has quit his prominent position just two days after it became clear that he and his family had squirrelled a tax–free fortune away whilst his country faced financial...Read More

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martes, 5 de abril de 2016

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Tuesday, 05 April 2016   
 

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It’s a dog’s life

A 12-YEAR-OLD ex-military dog is to receive the doggy Victoria Cross after completing more than 400 missions in Afghanistan. 
Lucca, a German Shepherd bitch, lost one of her front legs in the line of...Read More

Independence in Catalonia on hold

NOW is not the time for independence in Catalonia according to its separatist leader Carles Puigdemont. 
After being elected in January to Catalonia’s semi-autonomous government with the idea...Read More

Vietnamese pigs taking over the mountain areas

THE Marina Baja has a pig of a problem. Pot-bellied Vietnam pigs have mated with native wild boar and are overrunning inland mountain areas like Tarbena.
They have also been spotted in Altea, La Nucia...Read More

Neymar to stay at Barça

SPANISH giants Barcelona FC have insisted that Neymar is to stay with them and that they have no intention of selling him. It has emerged that Paris Saint German were planning a world record bid of £155m...Read More

Is it goodnight to the siesta?

NEW plans to axe the famous three-hour siesta in Spain have been proposed by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who suggests the working day should end at 6pm and Spain should come in line with its...Read More

Police recover five stolen luxury cars

THE Guardia Civil has recovered five luxury vehicles from Thailand that were stolen in Spain and the Netherlands. 
Operation Expedition was carried out by the Guardia Civil and uncovered the criminal...Read More

Brexit view from the UK from a reader

It is always encouraging to know that our readers still check up on us even when they are back in the UK and we just received another comment from Barry who lives in Hertfordshire which follows.
“We...Read More

Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina

A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa.
Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac...Read More

Help is needed to foil poachers

JAVEA Town Hall called on local restaurants and bars to assist in controlling poaching along the town’s 27 kilometres of coast.
The Local Police’s Special Tasks Unit has stepped up surveillance...Read More

Crime can pay if you are clever

AT one time, this area was known as the Costa del Crime and because of unusual extradition rules, had more than its fair share of British criminals who came to enjoy the proceeds of their activities and...Read More

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lunes, 4 de abril de 2016

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Monday, 04 April 2016   
 

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Not plain sailing for Ant & Dec as they film in Barcelona

ANT & DEC suffered a series of technical hitches during their Saturday night takeaway hit TV show, which was filmed live on a cruise ship in Barcelona over the weekend of April 2.
The cheeky twosome...Read More

Brexit advice and a drink

CONSERVATIVES ABROAD, Costa del Sol group understand that there is some confusion amongst potential voters in the area as to what is fact and what is fiction as far as the Brexit referendum is concerned,...Read More

‘Fake’ terrorists arrested over diverted flight

ON April 2, The Guardia Civil announced that three suspects have been detained linked to the diverting of a full passenger plane from Madrid airport after false terrorism threats were made. 
A total...Read More

2016 Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival dates announced

THE Gibraltar Tourist Board (GTB) has announced that the fourth Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival will run from October 20 to 23 this year, and following the success of the previous events,...Read More

Brutal killing of wild animals

THE shocking violent killing of a wild deer and a wild boar has resulted in two arrests in Cordoba. Two local residents have now been charged with two crimes against wildlife protection. 
The Guardia...Read More

The Panama Papers – The secret billions revealed

PROMINENT leaders, politicians and celebrities - the lid has been lifted and the secret is out. A massive leak has revealed the secreted wealth of some of the most powerful and famous people in the world. 
Media...Read More

Two men have been arrested in Marbella

TWO men have been arrested in Marbella for allegedly attacking two Local Police officers who told them to move their vehicles as they were blocking the way of a procession.
The officers told the men,...Read More

No nudes is bad news

IT appears that following the decision announced by the Playboy group to stop publishing images of nude women in their magazine that sales have shrunk and in consequence, advertising revenue has also...Read More

Russian plans for Villajoyosa

THE Marina Baja’s Russian community plans to build a church and is looking at Villajoyosa as a possible location.
The town’s Urban Development councillor Jaime Ramis and the Russian Orthodox...Read More

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