Euro Weekly News | Costa de Almería
MORE social salaries were granted in Almeria province last year than in 2011. The Andalucian Government gave 3,000 social salaries in Almeria province, up from 2,500 in 2011, according to sources at the Almeria Delegation for Health and Social Wellbeing. The scheme provides a monthly allowance for those with no…
A MAN serving time for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s father has been given another five years for abusing her. Almeria City Criminal Court has sentenced the 22-year-old man to five years for battery and threats to his former girlfriend. The man, known as FMJC, is already serving 10 years…
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A PRISON guard who ‘lewdly fondled’ an inmate has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of sexual assault. The El Acebuche prison guard and head of department was sentenced after Almeria Criminal Court heard he had molested two inmates. The sentence stated that, in July 2008, the…
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THREE PEOPLE have been arrested in connection with the vicious robbery of an elderly British couple at their home in Arboleas. The victims, aged 71 and 74, suffered considerable injuries after being hit with a blunt object by an intruder at their home on November 3 last year. A purse…
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MANY Almeria city education centres participate in the regional government’s ‘Forma Joven’ programme aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle among students by dealing with a wide range of issues. One of the centres making the best use of the programme is the secondary education institute (IES) Albaida. The institute’s counsellor…
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THE Andalucian Tourism and Trade Department has sent to the central government a draft agreement for a project aimed at developing tourism in eastern Almeria. The project aims to diversity its current tourist offer, reduce seasonality and create stable jobs, but also to create a tourist destination of excellence by…
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MORE THAN €350 has been raised for MACS by the Sexy Santas. The singing group visited establishments on Mojacar Playa and in Turre, entertaining the crowds enjoying a festive night out. The Sexy Santas have been entertaining Almeria and raising money for charities for 14 years.
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A SIXTEEN-MONTH-OLD BABY allegedly kidnapped by her mother’s partner from a farmhouse in rural Almeria was found dead. Police claim the suspect confessed to killing her and disclosed her whereabouts. Official sources told local Spanish daily IDEAL ALMERIA, the girl has been found in a pond in the Nacimiento Region by…
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WORK on a 432 metre long railway viaduct over the Barranco de los Gafarillos has been finished. It will be a part of the 184.4 kilometre long high speed Almeria to Murcia line being built by Spain’s national rail operator (ADIF), The viaduct falls within a 1.7 kilometre stretch of…
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THREE residents in Roquetas de Mar and Nijar were held by the Guardia Civil for allegedly stealing materials from greenhouses nearby these towns. They are accused of stealing 250 iron beams for construction, as well as machinery for collection and fumigation in the greenhouses. The suspects would have used a…
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THE CAMP Levante de Almeria project, boosted by the United Nations and the Ministry of the Environment, has published the results of their actions. This is meant to help not only the preservation of the Almeria coastline, but the whole Mediterranean area seacoast. CAMP now enters the post-project stage, in…
A CROSS-SELLING system introduced last week by a group of Roquetas de Mar business owners allows customers at each of the participating establishments to obtain discounts and privileges at the rest of them. The scheme is the first of its kind in the town and involves businesses from different sectors…
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Almeria Town Hall has launched a campaign warning about the financial consequences for dog owners caught not cleaning after their pets. After numerous complaints throughout the city, as well as because of the impossibility to keep the city excrement-free even with the effort made by the street cleaners, the…
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TWENTY-FIVE-YEARS in prison is being demanded for a man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death. The Almeria Public Prosecutor has accused the 43-year-old of killing his estranged wife by stabbing her 21 times in May 2011. The man had allegedly waited outside his wife’s house in the El Zapillo…
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ACCORDING to socialist (PSOE) National Parliament Member Gracia Fernandez, the central government´s planned co-payment for non-urgent ambulance transport will result in over €1 million paid by citizens in Almeria province next year. The situation would worsen for those with renal problems, who would pay up to €720 every six months,…
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