Euro Weekly News | Costa de Almería
A TOTAL of 20 volunteering initiatives in European Union countries were promoted by Almeria’s Department for Economic Promotion and Employment in 2012. According to Economic Promotion and Employment Leader Amos Garcia, the number of volunteers sent out last year is twice the number sent between 2008 and 2011 and as…
ALMERIA’S Department of Culture Leader Maria Vazquez presented in AlmeriaCity the trailer that will collect non-perishable foods to be delivered to Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria’s Tinduf region. The trailer, which belongs to the Amigos del Sahara (‘Friends of the Sahara’) Association and is known as the Caravana por la…
ALMERIA city council will spend €13,000 this year texting residents in a quest to keep citizens informed. Council bosses have decided to launch the new service to keep mobile phone users in the city updated on matters like cultural activities and bill payment deadlines. Once registered, residents will receive text…
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A FREE bicycle-lending scheme is to be launched aimed at immigrants working in Almeria’s agricultural sector. Head of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Almeria Acoge, Juan Miralles IDEAL that it will lend bicycles to foreign agricultural workers for them to get to work. The scheme is aimed at immigrants who need bicycles…
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A WOMAN died giving birth to her still-born baby after initially being refused a caesarian. Now the case has reached the Andalucian Prosecutor’s Office with calls to clarify the circumstances surrounding the tragic events. A lawsuit submitted by the Defensor del Paciente (Patients’ Defender) details how the Berja woman, aged…
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TWO Hospital de Poniente workers have been arrested after a string of thefts. The maintenance workers at the El Ejido hospital are accused of stealing computers, and cash between November and December last year. National Police were also investigating a series of thefts of personal items from staff lockers, as…
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A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD cyclist has been arrested by Guardia Civil near Garrucha after a search found 8.5 grammes of cocaine. The man, known by the initials JEFF, was riding a bicycle on the A-370 road when, after spotting a checkpoint by Guardia Civil, he became visibly nervous. Officers stopped the man,…
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SOME hundred patients at Almeria City’s Torrecardenas Hospital have benefitted from chronic pain radio frequency treatment since its introduction in January last year. The new treatment, which is indicated for patients suffering from neuropathic pain that does not respond to conventional treatment with pain killers and antidepressants, reduces pain by…
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THERE were just 162 cases of school truancy reported in Almeria in the last school year. The figure represents 1.69 per cent of all pupils in the province whether at primary school – with a truancy rate of 1.5 per cent – or secondary, with a rate of 3.9 per…
A GROUP of British pensioners has decided to take on the Spanish State in the European Court of Human Rights Having exhausted all hope of preventing demolition of their home via the Spanish courts a retired British couple from Albox, are now taking their case directly to the European Court…
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A FREIGHTER laid up in Almeria port for six years after being abandoned following a drugs bust is up for sale. The Oct Challenger was intercepted by customs officers and found to be carrying 4,000 kilogrammes of cocaine. Now Almeria Port Authority has put out an initial tender to sell…
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LOVERS of skiing can once again apply for a discount card for the Sierra Nevada slopes. Almeria’s Youth and Sport Department has closed another deal with the resort’s bosses allowing residents of the province to continue benefiting from several discounts. Angeles Martinez, head of the provincial government department said: “With…
ALMERIA beaches were the favoured Andalucian landing spot for illegal immigrants last year. The province received more illegal immigrants arriving by sea, a total of 950 people in 63 vessels, than anywhere else in Andalucia in 2012. The last boat arrived on November 25 carrying 28 people. Overall, Andalucia saw…
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SPANISH locals are taking to a British-style car boot sale held on the Arboleas industrial estate. They are being attracted by the low prices for thousands of second hand items that can be found including books, CDs, clothes, shoes, furniture, electrical appliances, ornaments, trinkets, antiques, and toys. The significant British…
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A CROW that launched a series of vicious attacks on people has been banished from Almeria. The bird lurked on a roof top from where it spotted potential victims to swoop on and savagely peck. One woman was left bleeding from her wounds after several people had been assaulted by…
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