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Marks & Spencer to open first store in Spain for eight years
The high street retailer, which has almost 700 stores in the UK and over 300 overseas, will open a branch next month on the Costa del Sol, which has a significant British expatriate population. The 14,000 sq ft store, located in the La Canada shopping centre, will stock clothing, homeware, biscuits and cakes, but not [...]
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Obama asked Spain to deliver message to Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama asked Spain to pass Cuba a message on the need for democratic reform when he met Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero earlier this month, according to a U.S. official. Six days after their meeting on October 13 at the White House, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited the [...]
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Abortion debate opens Spain’s wounds
In September 2008, the remains of Federico GarcÃa Lorca, one of Spain’s greatest poets and an early martyr to the Republican cause, became a pawn in the war for Spain’s memories. Shot at the onset of the Spanish civil war, Lorca’s name was among the 130,000 on a list of Francisco Franco’s victims, composed after [...]
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Spain’s Rental Market Sees Sharp Increase In Tenant Defaults
The number of tenant defaults continues to rise in Spain, and many expat landlords are ill-prepared to deal with the legal and financial ramifications of eviction, or the loss of rental income. Expat landlords can reduce their financial exposure and risks by investing in rent protection and legal expense warranties, and utilizing the arbitration system [...]
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Torrevieja Taxis Pirate Protest
Following the latest incident in which Torrevieja taxi drivers tried to clamp down on the illegal, dangerous and potentially catastrophic illegal taxi business, the taxi drivers association has held a peaceful, albeit noisy protest through the city, to raise awareness of the plight of this ever growing, and often ignorant situation. More than a hundred [...]
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Euromillions Results – 23rd October 2009
This weeks Euromillions numbers are: If you´re luck enough to get 3 numbers or more then you´ve won something. The prize breakdown is below:
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Plane Crashes Into The Sea Off The Coast Of Alicante
A Small plane has crashed into the sea in the area known as Coveta Fuma, Alicante. A man from the town of El Campello has died and his body has been recovered from the sea by rescue personnel, according to Marine Salvage sources. Sources of the Provincial Fire Consortium have indicated that “he was not [...]
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Torrevieja Hospital praised by Bill Gates from Microsoft
Torrevieja Hospital’s beaurocracy has been praised by none other than Bill Gates. Most hospitals in the world are still following the old fashioned method of huge amounts of paperwork, all stored in massive files, together with written prescriptions and diagnoses. Torrevieja Hospital has been a forerunner in this aspect, and has been using modern technology [...]
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Taxis – The Pirate Coast
Illegal pirates make one in five taxi journeys between Alicante’s busy El Altet Airport and the Costa Blanca as money is siphoned into the black economy, it was claimed this week. Expats and tourists moving between the airport, homes and holiday accommodation were said to be targeted by the pirate cabs – and the numbers [...]
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Tenerife announces Open Days for British Residents
The British Consulate in Tenerife and the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team are holding open events in Adeje and Arona in South Tenerife presenting advice on some of the issues that matter most to British residents. Â Both events will be held on Monday 16th November (event details below). The Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team will [...]
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Guardia Civil operation in France. Head of ETA’s political wing arrested.
Two members of ETA have been arrested in the French town of Carnac. One of them is Aitor Elizarán, head of the terrorist group’s political wing. The operation was carried out by the Guardia Civil in collaboration with the French police. This week, two members of ETA were arrested in the town of Carnac, situated [...]
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EU Fishing Control Regulation approved
It addresses the need to rationalise, simplify and update the existing regulations, taking into consideration the future reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The EU Fisheries Council has reached a political agreement on the Control Regulation submitted by the Commission. The initiative to introduce a new Control Regulation addresses the need to rationalise, simplify [...]
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Two Britons drown off Spain coast
Two British tourists have drowned while swimming in the sea off the Spanish resort of Salou. The bodies of Mark Porter from the north of England and Michelle Clydesdale from Stirling were found on the beach by police early on Wednesday. Officers were alerted by staff at the nearby Los Molinos Park Hotel where the [...]
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Progress in the negotiations between the Ministry of Defence and shipowners
Officials from the Ministry of Defence and the General Secretariat for Marine Affairs have met with representatives of the two main frozen-food vessel and tuna fishing boat associations, the ANABAC and the OPAGAC. In the context of this meeting, the different self-protection measures which boats can implement on board and the different lines of assistance [...]
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Spain and Mexico strengthen police cooperation with a collaboration agreement against terrorism and organised crime
This instrument will speed up investigations and ensure that new threats affecting both countries can be tackled Experts from the National Police Force and the Guardia Civil will collaborate in training the new Ministerial Federal Police Force The Secretary of State for Security, Antonio Camacho, has met with senior Mexican federal government security staff in [...]
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The President of the Spanish government ends his tour of the Middle East in Lebanon with a visit to the Spanish troops
On the final day of his Middle Eastern tour, the President of the Spanish government, José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero, was received by the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, and subsequently went to the “Miguel de Cervantes” base in Beirut, Lebanon, in order to visit the Spanish military contingent. Before visiting the Spanish troops deployed in [...]
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One killed, 14 hurt in Spain bus crash
A teenage girl was killed and 20 people wounded when a bus carrying dozens of Dutch students, their teachers and monitors flipped over north of Barcelona early Monday, authorities said. The students in the bus were between ages 15 and 16, approximately, said the regional Catalan police spokeswoman, who by custom is not identified. About [...]
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Euromillions Results – 16th October 2009
This weeks Euromillions numbers are: If you´re luck enough to get 3 numbers or more then you´ve won something. The prize breakdown is below:
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Forum of Dialogue on Gibraltar
The Forum for Dialogue on Gibraltar met at officials’ level in London on 16 October. The parties had constructive discussions in a positive atmosphere and agreed a timetable and process for implementing the eight priority outcomes contained within the detailed framework for negotiations agreed at the Ministerial meeting in July. These were the enabling of [...]
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Tragedy inflatable creator dies
The creator of an inflatable artwork, which killed two County Durham people when it lifted off the ground and crashed, has died. Maurice Agis, who was 77, died in hospital in Spain, where he had been living, Durham Police said. His inflatable artwork – Dreamspace – broke free from its moorings in Chester-le-Street in July [...]