domingo, 29 de mayo de 2016

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Saturday, 28 May 2016   
 

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Bring back your empty containers, say Valencia Government

THE regional government plans to introduce a deposit return system for bottles and drink containers.
Customers will pay a 10-cent deposit which they will get back when returning glass and plastic bottles,...Read More


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sábado, 28 de mayo de 2016

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Saturday, 28 May 2016   
 

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Cuevas de Los Medina's mosquito misery

MOSQUITOES, flies and the smell are virtually holding residents of Cuevas de Los Medina hostage inside their homes and the local school, they have complained.
The problem lies within a rubbish recycling...Read More

National Police arrest seven over alleged Bacon theft

THE National Police have revealed that they have arrested seven people for their alleged involvement in the theft of five Francis Bacon paintings worth a hefty €25 million.
The owner of the paintings...Read More

Alicante to be recognised independently as fifth official tourism brand of Valencia Region

ALICANTE has left the umbrella term of ‘Costa Blanca’ to become the fifth official tourism brand of the Valencia Region.
Regional Secretary of Tourism Francesc Colomer announced that the...Read More

Why did the Spaniard cross the road?

VIDEO footage taken on the A7 motorway in Viator, Almeria, depicts a mentally ill man playing a deadly game of chicken as he weaves in and out between the passing vehicles. The reason? The lure of a nice...Read More

Rat-free storage needed for Sayalonga Council

SAYALONGA Council has had to issue an apology in response to local complaints after throwing away undelivered food from a food bank.
Non-perishable foodstuffs had been stored in a municipal warehouse...Read More

120 tonnes of fake olive oil confiscated by Guardia Civil agents

THE Guardia Civil has apprehended nine people in connection with a criminal organisation that tried to distribute over 120 tonnes of fake olive oil.
The operation, entitled CLOROIL, came to a successful...Read More

Gibraltar claims to have first renewable wave energy system in Europe

ACCORDING to a filmed report broadcast on GBC TV which also appears on their web site, the first ever renewable wave energy system in Europe was launched in Gibraltar by the Chief Minister on May...Read More

European Union may be doomed regardless of Brexit vote

AN ARTICLE in the Daily Express published on May 27 suggests that those in power in the European Union are terrified that if Britain votes to leave the EU in the upcoming Referendum that it will...Read More

San Bernabe musical spectacular hits the jackpot

THIS year’s San Bernabe festival in Marbella will see a healthy and helpful injection of generous funding from the Marbella Town Hall which will contribute more than €120,000 to ensure that...Read More

Disabled beach centre up and running in Vera

VERA’S accessible tourism for all centre on El Playazo beach received a visit on Friday (May 27) from Andalucian regional Tourism delegate Alfredo Valdivia.
The centre, which was presented to the...Read More


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EWN Alerts - Video Cooking Channel

Friday, 27 May 2016 14:18  
 

Video Cooking Channel - Alerts


Peach Iced Tea Whiskey

 
INGREDIENTS 
Tea: 
8 cups boiling water
7-8 black tea bags
1 1/2 cups whiskey

Peach Simple Syrup:
2-3 fresh peaches, diced
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 lemon, juiced

Garnish:
1-2...Read More


 
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jueves, 26 de mayo de 2016

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Thursday, 26 May 2016   
 

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Albir loggerhead sea turtles’ get a second chance

FOUR loggerhead sea turtles accidentally fished off the Valencia coast were returned to the sea in Albir.
Crowds gathered to watch as the four turtles, whose weights ranged from six to 18 kilos, went...Read More

European Environmental Agency condemns Spanish beaches

THE European Environmental Agency has demanded that Spain prohibit bathing in 58 beaches and rivers due to poor water quality, recommending that over 30 of them should be closed permanently to swimmers...Read More

That’s not my penis, it’s a python!

A MAN is recovering in hospital in Thailand after being bitten on the penis by a three-metre python while sitting on the toilet.
The unsuspectingly victim, named as Attaporn Boonmakchuay, escaped his...Read More

Aston Villa FC sold to China

AMERICAN billionaire Randy Lerner has agreed to sell recently demoted Aston Villa Football Club to minority shareholder Chinese businessman Dr Tony Xia for £60 million (€78 million) and a spokesman...Read More

Floral fiesta fun in Mojacar pueblo

Hundreds of people passed through Mojacar pueblo last weekend, May 20 to 22, to enjoy the floral displays and events of the ‘Indalos de Mayo’ fiesta.
The whole village looked spectacular...Read More

Bar fire causes evacuation in Torre del Mar

A DOZEN people had to be evacuated from a building in Torre del Mar in the early hours of Thursday morning (May 26) when a fire was declared in a ground-floor bar.
The fire broke out at 4.55am in a car...Read More

Beware the beach vendors in Benidorm

The Benidorm sun comes out, beach umbrellas go up, sunbathers get thirsty, and Levante Beach hawkers sell to a captive clientele.
These unofficial, unlicensed traders are breaking local bylaws, although...Read More

Callosa de Segura horse abuse case goes to court

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is to appear in court next month during the prosecution of a man implicated in a major 2014 animal neglect case.
The case involved a court order for 14 horses and nine...Read More

World fame for Frigiliana: our chocolate box village

Once the best-kept secret in Axarquia, the typical ‘white village’ of Frigiliana seems well on the way to reaching international fame, as it has now been included on the list of the most charming...Read More

Briton falls from balcony

A 25-YEAR-OLD British tourist is in critical condition after falling from a balcony in Magaluf.
The incident occurred at the TRH Magaluf Hotel on Wednesday May 25 just after 7.30pm.  According to emergency...Read More


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miércoles, 25 de mayo de 2016

Euro Weekly News - Alerts

Wednesday, 25 May 2016   
 

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Spanish network behind the illegal distribution of pay-TV channels dismantled

A joint investigation by the Spanish National Police and Tax Authorities, with the support of the German local police Hanau, Europol and Eurojust, has resulted in the dismantling of a criminal network...Read More

A poem about the phenomena which is Noche en Blanco

THE following poem has been kindly sent by one of our readers Alan S Jones.
Starry Night
The night is bathed in starlight as the revellers appear, As from coaches and on eager foot the crowds...Read More

Eurozone agrees to €10.3 billion bailout loan for Greece.

AFTER a meeting in Brussels that finished at 2am on May 25, the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have come to an agreement over another loan to assist Greece’s struggling economy.
The...Read More

Outlaw wanted in connection with Spanish murder arrested with 17 Albanian immigrants

A British man implicated in a Spanish homicide has been arrested along with 17 suspected Albanian migrants at Chichester Marina in West Sussex on Tuesday, May 24.
The 55-year-old fugitive, who has not...Read More

EasyJet flight from Canaries makes forced landing at Madeira

ON the afternoon of Tuesday, May 24, EZY8704 took off from Tenerife en route to London Gatwick carrying 167 passengers including children and six crew members, but after one hour of flight the Captain...Read More

Big guns wheeled out on either side of Brexit debate

IT may be surprising to learn that there are more than 300 British historians considered prominent enough to indulge themselves in signing a letter addressed to the greater public. 
Yet it transpires...Read More

Novel British idea to help keep Madrid fag-end free

MANUELA CARMENA, the mayor of Madrid, has become obsessed with finding a way to clean the city up and may have found help from unexpected quarters as the council is running an experiment with Ballot Bins,...Read More

Gibraltar delegation visits Brussels

A GIBRALTAR delegation consisting of the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, left Gibraltar on Monday, May 23 for a two-day visit to Brussels, where they...Read More

Spanish forces rescue hundreds of stranded immigrants off southern Italy

THE Civil Guard’s seafaring wing have rescued a total of 276 North African immigrants who were adrift in Italian waters as part of their involvement in Operation Triton, the long-term exercise governed...Read More

Tax authorities raid Google offices in Paris

GOOGLE, the international search engine company, had their Paris office raided on May 24 by French investigators, and are now allegedly under investigation by tax officials for aggravated financial fraud...Read More


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