lunes, 28 de diciembre de 2015

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Monday, 28 December 2015   
 

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Podemos condemn PP

AS ANTICIPATED Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has officially declared the anti-austerity party’s refusal to support the Popular Party of Prime Minister Rajoy in an upcoming vote on whether the PP...Read More

Celebrity couple donate $1 million to charity

English comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen, famous for characters such Ali G, and his wife, Australian actress Isla Fisher, who first found fame in the soap Home and Away, have donated $1 million (€910,000)...Read More

It just keeps on raining as floods move south

THE historic city of York was the latest to be struck by flooding following torrential rain with hundreds of people being evacuated as six severe flood warnings were in place across the city after the...Read More

Disgraced football star shot in El Salvador

EL SALVADOR’S most capped football player, Alfredo Pacheco 33, was shot and killed at a petrol station in the city of Santa Ana, El Salvador on Sunday December 27. He was with a group of friends...Read More

Chinese government passes first ever counter-terrorism bill

NEW legislation to take effect in January will see China step up its domestic counter-terrorism apparatus in a move viewed with suspicion by western governments and human rights activists. 
The state-run...Read More

Explosion at nightclub in Sweden but no-one hurt

AT 4.19am on the morning of December 23, an unknown person threw an explosive device into the well-known and prestigious Berns nightclub in central Stockholm. The device exploded whilst staff but no customers...Read More

Basketball: Clash of the Spanish Titans

UPDATE: Barcelona will take heart from a crucial victory over El Classico rivals real Madrid with their 91-84 away triumph placing them in excellent standing for the New Year.
Barcelona are now second...Read More

Divisions raise possibility of new elections in Catalonia

SEPARATISTS in Catalonia have been unable to decide whether to back the regional government of outgoing president Artur Mas, leading to the possibility of fresh elections in January.
The Candidatura...Read More

Spain changes its mind: Netanyahu is not a war criminal

THE Spanish judges responsible for international affairs have this week revoked the status of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war crimes suspect, which they claim was a jurisdictional error.
El...Read More

Call for unity in King Felipe’s Christmas speech

IN HIS annual televised speech on Christmas Eve, King Felipe VI spoke of the countries need for unity and dialogue referring to both the possible deadlock following the recent inconclusive election and...Read More

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domingo, 27 de diciembre de 2015

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Sunday, 27 December 2015   
 

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Basketball: Clash of the Spanish Titans

SUNDAY December 27, will see live on Spanish TV the prestigious first Basketball Clasico of the season, where Real Madrid and Barcelona will face off at the Barclaycard Centre at 7pm.
Sergio Llull, Madrid's...Read More

Improvement project starts on playground

ORIHUELA’S Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, has been on the Orihuela Costa to visit the works taking place at Campoamor playground.
He was joined by Councillor Sofia Alvarez as they assessed the work...Read More

Residents say yes to terraces on the Born

PALMA residents have wholeheartedly given their opinion on whether the Paseo del Born should allow bars and restaurants to set up their terraces there.
The question ‘Do you want terraces in the...Read More

Flood waters continue to wreak havoc in the UK and around the world

UK Emergency services on Sunday December 27, are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as northern England continues its battle against the deluge.
As Police advise up to 400 people to evacuate...Read More

Beneficiaries of hiring programme start work

THE 96 beneficiaries of the Hiring Help Programme of Andalucia in Velez-Malaga have now begun their jobs in different parts of the town.
Each of the beneficiaries has been given a work contract that...Read More

Replanting after May’s devastation

HIDRAQUA, which supplies Pego’s domestic water, is reforesting woodland affected by last May’s devastating fire.
The water supply company is planting 4,000 trees in eight hectares of fire-damaged...Read More

Funds given to help fight truancy in Almeria

THE Territorial Delegation of Education in Almeria has approved grants worth €17,574 for five NGOs that are aiming to prevent and control student absenteeism in 19 educational centres in the province.
Each...Read More

€1,000 raised for women’s associations in Fuengirola

THE International Women’s Association of Costa del Sol and the Women’s Assocation for Equality have each received a cheque for €509, corresponding to the money that was raised in the...Read More

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sábado, 26 de diciembre de 2015

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Saturday, 26 December 2015   
 

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Big chains must close on a Sunday in Maisonnave

ALICANTE City’s large stores in Avenida Maisonnave must close on Sundays and National holidays.
Apart from the 10 annual fiesta days authorised by the regional government, the Maisonnave stores,...Read More

Curtains are still down for theatre

LAST Friday Inca Town Council met with Dragados, the company responsible for the reform of the Teatro Principal, to inform them of the decision to revoke the contract and reclaim the €2.5 million...Read More

Urgent message for Nerja foreign residents

ALL foreign residents registered on the padron - population list - at Nerja Town Hall padron must renew their registration every two years. 
When this time has passed, they will be deregistered, the...Read More

Call for unity in King Felipe’s Christmas speech

IN HIS annual televised speech on Christmas Eve, King Felipe VI spoke of the countries need for unity and dialogue referring to both the possible deadlock following the recent inconclusive election and...Read More

Construction firms harbour high hopes

THE financial crisis put the brakes on plans to enlarge Javea Port but construction firms are again showing interest. 
They are so interested that they hope to develop the entire 141,000-square-metre...Read More

No Christmas cheer in parts of Cumbria and Lancashire

IT JUST won’t stop raining in certain parts of northern Britain and in England, another seven severe flood warnings (meaning there is a danger to life) have been issued whilst yet more flooding...Read More

Woman accused of making false report against her husband

A MAN arrested when his wife reported him for allegedly violating a restraining order near her home in Nijar was found to have been in Almeria City at the time. 
According to local Spanish daily Diario...Read More

Police hunt former owner of Aifos

A FUENGIROLA court has issued an order for the National Police to find out the whereabouts of Jesus Ruiz Casado, owner of Spanish developer Aifos.
Ruiz is currently embroiled in a lawsuit for presumed...Read More

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viernes, 25 de diciembre de 2015

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Friday, 25 December 2015   
 

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Mayor keeps his earlier promise of transparency

TORREVIEJA’S Mayor, Jose Manuel Dolon, has held a meeting with 20 owners of bars and restaurants on Acequion beach, so they can know first-hand the plans for the area.
The move was part of the...Read More

New school on parents’ Three Kings wish list

PARENTS and staff at the Mestre Colom school in Bunyola are chanting together: ‘Ara toca Bunyola. Volem escola nova’ - ‘Now it’s Bunyola’s turn, we want a new school.’
Last...Read More

Establishments must meet new regulations

THE delegation of the Junta de Andalucia Regional Government has sent a letter to 103 town halls in the Malaga Province, to remind town councils of the necessity to exercise planned administrative controls...Read More

Light will overcome darkness

THE QUEEN will use her 63rd Christmas broadcast to the nation to try and raise the hopes and spirits of millions who might be distressed by a tumultuous year marked by terrorism, climate change, war,...Read More

Pope Francis urges end consumerism as Archbishop pleas for Christians

A STRONG condemnation of the rampant rise of consumerism throughout society was issued by Pope Francis during the traditional Christmas Eve mass at the Vatican.
Francis, the first Pontiff from Latin...Read More

The best Christmas window in Altea

TWENTY-THREE shops participated in Altea’s Window Dressing Competition this year, twice as many as last year. 
After discussion, the jury, which was made up of interior design professionals, chose...Read More

Beaked whale on Mojacar beach

A CUVIER’S beaked whale was washed up on a beach in Mojacar. Wildlife protection and rescue organisation, Equinac, took samples to determine the cause of death. Equinac rescues protected marine...Read More

Costa del Sol bids for more Spanish tourists

MORE than 5.5 million people will be targeted by an innovative campaign launched by the Costa del Sol tourism board in an extravagant attempt to attract more Spanish people to visit the region, especially...Read More

A Christmas message from the EWN directors

We only have what we give - Isabel Allende
A WONDERFUL thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like the British rain, and we all go through it together. This year the EWN family...Read More

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