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Gary Lineker's brother Wayne Lineker has joined 'The Only Way Is Essex'. The bar owner - who was declared bankrupt last year and jailed for tax fraud in 2006 - is hoping to open a new club in Essex and is reportedly viewed by show bosses as the ideal replacement…
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The bodies of twin British pensioners have been found in their flat in Fuengirola. The police believe it may be a double suicide and that no one else was involved. The bodies of 83 year James and George Chalkley were found in the flat they shared after reports from neighbours…
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IT is the end of an era for shoppers as one of the oldest and best known hypermarkets on the Costa del Sol closes its doors. Euromarket, also known originally as HiperEuropa, on the boundary of Fuengirola and Mijas Costa, was once one of the most popular and largest hypermarkets…
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IN June, the Foreign Residents’ Department in Fuengirola will launch a municipal bulletin in English in collaboration with Euro Weekly News. It will be sent to all registered foreign residents of the town who request it via e-mail. Everyone on the council’s database will be informed of the possibility of…
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The land around the Palacio de Congresos in Torremolinos will house the Dinosaur Park this summer. During the months of July, August and September the exhibition of dinosaurs will open to members of the public who will be able to experience this display of life-size models of dinosaurs and learn…
Actor Sean Connery has been warned that he has six months to answer questions about a Spanish land deal or face possible arrest. Spanish judges claim that they have tried for three years to question the actor about the sale of his house in Marbella in 1999. His villa, Casa…
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A NEW four-star hotel is central to a €14 million plan to restore the once famous Baños del Carmen coastal area in Malaga to its former glory. Following decades of failed proposals to improve the appearance of the area and rid it of vagrants, the current owners, companies Vera and…
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THE Mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, has inaugurated work to conserve and repair the Roman Villa at Rio Verde. The work will be financed by the city hall and the Ministry of Public Works. She was accompanied by Ana Pastor, the Minister for Public Works, Carlos Posac, one of the…
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THE contract to extend the Port of Marbella has been terminated. The Ministry of Works and Housing, operating through the Andalucian Ports Authority, has initiated proceedings to terminate the public works concession intended to extend Marbella’s La Bajadilla port. The decision to end the joint-venture agreement between Qatari Sheik Al Thani,…
THE American College of Marbella has organised a forum with a theme of social and economic growth. INNOVA 2013 will be held in the Palacio de Congresos on Thursday, May 16, and will be welcoming the economic advisor of Barack Obama, Juan Verde, as one of the guest speakers.
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FUENGIROLA Bio-Parc has said goodbye to its white tiger. Ankur, a white tiger that captured the hearts of visitors to the Bio-Parc, will be transferred to Maia Zoo in Portugal in June, to form part of a reproduction programme. White tigers were last seen in the wild in 1958. There…
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TWO off duty National Police officers rescued a trapped walker in Rute, Cordoba. The woman hiker had fallen into a ravine and was trapped beneath a strong flow of water. The three had met up through an internet page for fans of the sport. The woman had become trapped with…
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THE plan for the restoration and reforestation of the Sierra of Alhaurin de la Torre will continue despite the economic crisis. This will be the fifth year that work has been undertaken to replant around the two old quarries in the area. The Councillor for the Environment, Salvador Herrera, confirmed…
THE relatives of victims of the Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak in Benalmadena in 2007 have been awarded approximately €248,000 in compensation. Almost 50 people had to go to hospital due to the outbreak and three people died, including a former Euro Weekly News editor, aged 68 at the time. The outbreak…
The last Sunday in April saw the ordination of two new elders to the Church of Scotland congregation in Fuengirola. Sybel Porter and Sapphire Bryant were ordained by the minister, the Rev Morris Dutch, and welcomed to the eldership by the other elders during the Sunday morning service. They said…
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