IT has been estimated that by 2015 cash payments will account for only half of transactions according to the Payments Council; in the past ten years cash payments have slumped from 73% to 59%.
Read more: http://ewnbusiness.com/240/cash-no-longer-king
Recycling for good a cause in Albox
RECYCLING and contributing to a good cause are going hand-in-hand in Albox.
The Almanzora-Levante-Velez regional refuse collection service, Ecovidrio and Albox council have presented the...
Ministry of Health Will Finance Help To Quit Smoking
Help to quit smoking
UP to 10,000 people in Murcia – and thousands more across the Costa Blanca, could benefit from a health service decision...
Arrested For Exhibiting Loaded Firearm At La Línea Hospital
The National Police has arrested in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz) a man who exhibited a firearm at the hospital in this town...
Morecambe to Mojacar cycle challenge raises £7,000 for Cancer Research UK
A MARATHON Morecambe to Mojacar bike ride has raised just over £7,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Lancastrian Ian Hunter succeeded in the challenge he set...
Mijas representatives visit Downing Street to help protect expat rights
MIJAS Resident, Anne Hernandez has received confirmation that Brexpats in Spain will personally hand in a petition to Number 10 Downing Street on October...
UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Fire At The Guadalhorce Industrial Estate
A FIREFIGHER has been injured in the fire that broke out earlier this afternoon at the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate.
An explosion from a nearby caravan...
Mijas representatives visit Downing Street to help protect expat rights
MIJAS Resident, Anne Hernandez has received confirmation that Brexpats in Spain will personally hand in a petition to Number 10 Downing Street on October...
UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Fire At The Guadalhorce Industrial Estate
A FIREFIGHER has been injured in the fire that broke out earlier this afternoon at the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate.
An explosion from a nearby caravan...
Costa del Sol police face drugs charges
TWO Marbella policemen face six years and nine months in jail and a €8.16 million fine for their part in a drugs smuggling operation.
The public prosecutor...
La Sala Trinchera In Malaga Will Host Tribute To Woodstock
We are stardust
IT’S 50 years since the love generation turned up in a small US town called Woodstock to enjoy a few days of great...
HUGE Fire Being Tackled At Car Park Near Malaga Airport
A massive fire has broken out near Malaga Airport.
The huge fire is at the Guadalhorce Poligono as flames and huge clouds of black smoke race into...
Costa del Sol – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News Out...
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Benidorm blaze
A MASSIVE fire has broken out at the Robin Hood Magic Complex in the Alfaz del Pi area of Marina Baixa, near Benidorm in...
Costa Blanca North – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News Out...
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Constitutive Meeting Of CREAMA Held at Teulada-Moraira Town Hall
A significant Marina Alta club
TEULADA-MORAIRA town hall recently hosted the constitutive meeting of the Marina Alta Consortium for Economic Recovery (CREAMA).
It was chaired by Carlos Mazon, president of Alicante’s provincial...
San Jorge Bridge Breaks The Budget
REHABILITATING the San Jorge bridge will cost Alcoy city hall more than it originally budgeted for.
The city’s Public Works department was preparing to restore the bridge’s abutments and complete ongoing renovations,...
Nurse arrested On Drug Theft Charges
Drug theft
A NURSE, aged 46, has been arrested by the National Police on charges of allegedly stealing opioid, psychotropic and narcotic drugs from several health centres in the...
Virgen del Pilar’s Day For The Guardia Civil
TEULADA-MORAIRA’S Guardia Civil officers recently celebrated the feast-day of their patroness, the Virgen del Pilar.
The day began with Mass at the Virgen de los Desamparados church...
Ministry of Health Will Finance Help To Quit Smoking
Help to quit smoking
UP to 10,000 people in Murcia – and thousands more across the Costa Blanca, could benefit from a health service decision...
WATCH: Fireball over the Med: did you see it?
A SPECTACULAR fireball passed over the Mediterranean just off the coast of Almeria in the early hours of Sunday morning.
SMART project detectors at the...
Toll Road Questions
WITH less than three months to go before tolls are officially lifted on the AP-7 questions remanin unanswered.
Will they actually become free to use? If not, how much...
Costa Blanca South – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News Out...
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Villena Loses Grant Of Nearly €500,000 To Renovate The Town Hall
Grant lost
VILLENA has lost a grant of nearly €500,000 to renovate the town hall.
When the Valencian regional government approved the hand-out in September 2018...
Benijofar’s Feria Representatives Join Virgen Del Pilar Festivities In Benejuzar
A festive affair
BENIJOFAR’S feria representatives dressed up in their finest to make the short trip to Benejuzar.
There they represented the town in the Virgen del Pilar festivities, that attracted thousands of people...
Vélez River Delta Goes Ahead
“THE largest urban development project in the region” has been given the go ahead in Velez Malaga. The mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer...
Axarquia – Costa Tropical – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News...
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Chameleon Study In La Herradura
Chameleon study
FIFTY volunteers took part in a study to determine the local population of this friendly creature, the chameleon.
The hunt for the reptile took...
Refuse Collection Privatisation News Causes Concern in Motril
Load of Rubbish
THE mayor of Motril’s news that he is to privatise the refuse collection duties in the town has not gone down well...
Seprona arrest Almuñécar fire suspects
TWO men have been arrested for their part in the fire that ravaged the Loma de Gato – Barranco del Romeral hillside in Almuñécar.
The...
Treatment plant resumes construction in Nerja
THE new Nerja Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will resume construction next week.
Works on the last phase of the project will begin next week after...
Recycling for good a cause in Albox
RECYCLING and contributing to a good cause are going hand-in-hand in Albox.
The Almanzora-Levante-Velez regional refuse collection service, Ecovidrio and Albox council have presented the...
Morecambe to Mojacar cycle challenge raises £7,000 for Cancer Research UK
A MARATHON Morecambe to Mojacar bike ride has raised just over £7,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Lancastrian Ian Hunter succeeded in the challenge he set...
WATCH: Fireball over the Med: did you see it?
A SPECTACULAR fireball passed over the Mediterranean just off the coast of Almeria in the early hours of Sunday morning.
SMART project detectors at the...
Costa de Almeria – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News Out...
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Dead Whale Washes Up In Mojacar
THE remains of a dead whale washed up on the Mojacar shoreline on Friday.
British volunteers with the Equinac marine life rescue association, Alex Lawson and Clare Flatters-Cooper, and Local Police...
Motorbike mania in Mojacar
MOJACAR Playa has been reverberating to the roar of motorcycle engines this weekend as the town hosted a gathering of some 3,000 bikers from...
Mallorca – Next Edition of Euro Weekly News Out This Thursday!
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Rats cause IT chaos in Mallorca
Rats cause IT chaos in Mallorca
THE Andratx Local Police is offline. For a week now, officers have had to carry out all the formalities...
Man tries to steal famous Ale-Hop cow in Palma
THE Life size mascot parked outside stores of novelty and gift store Ale-Hop has long been a recognizable sight along Spain’s high streets.
It has...
Hospitalised after blaze Marratxi
TEN people suffered smoke inhalation and one has sustained mild injuries in a fire at two warehouses on the industrial estate in Marratxí.
The fire started at around 8.15 am on Monday morning in...
GENDER-VIOLENCE claims new victim
A 59-year-old German woman died on Sunday morning after being stabbed in the chest and abdomen by her partner, a Spaniard, also 59.
Ika Hoffmann,...
Baywatch wannabe in Cala Millor
A BOGUS lifeguard has been arrested in Cala Millor.
The man was allegedly pretending to be a lifeguard even though he had no paperwork or...
Brother and sister found dead at home in Tenerife
A MAN and a woman have been found dead at a house in Tegueste in Tenerife.
Both in their sixties, the pair are reported to...
Series of earth tremors hit Canary Island of El Hierro
THE Canary Island of El Hierro was shaken by an earth tremor that reached a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.
The quake was...
Arrested for 2009 murder in Tenerife
A MAN, aged 44, has been arrested for an alleged murder of a woman who disappeared in 2009.
The arrested man is at present serving...
Gran Canaria Fireman suspended for speaking to press
THE President of a firefighters’ union has been suspended without pay for two days for talking to the press.
Pablo Gonzalez is a working fireman...
Photographer tricked children into porn images in Spain
A PROFESSIONAL photographer has been arrested for allegedly tricking 43 children into creating pornographic material.
He offered on the Internet an "artistic collaboration" consisting of...
Cricket Hero Ben Stokes Smashes The Sun For Six
Caption.Credit Flickr
Ben Stokes one of England's greatest all round cricketers of all time has gone to twitter to slam articles written about his family...
Gibraltar Airport forced to close and flights cancelled or diverted
FOR the third time in less than a month the airfield in Gibraltar has been closed and flights disrupted or cancelled.
There is a dispute...
Is Gibraltar a Colony and should sovereignty be handed over to...
IN the eyes of both Britain and Gibraltar its status is quite clear and it is defined as an Overseas Territory which has direct...
Brand new Brexit Office opens in Gibraltar
IN order to show that despite the fact the Rock as a whole is against Brexit, the Government of Gibraltar has today (October 1)...
Boris Johnson says “Gib Support Is Rock Like”
Albert Isola, Minister for Finance for Gibraltar has attended the Conservative party conference as Fabian Picardo Gibraltar PM couldn't attend as tonight he appears on TV programme question...
Reconstructing the past of Gibraltar
THE history of Gibraltar goes back to Neanderthal man and new discoveries coupled with new techniques are allowing for even more to be known...
Key terrorist member arrested in Algeciras
A STATEMENT issued by the National Police has confirmed that a 51 year old man has been arrested on charges of terrorism glorification and...
