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RBL TORREVIEJA

The Torrevieja branch of The Royal British Legion in association with The Lounge Bar Aguas Nuevas
are putting on an evening of entertainment for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
This exclusive show will be on Sunday 19th September 2010…

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PAKISTAN DISASTER CHARITY FAYRE

I am organising a Charity Family Fayre on Saturday 11th September 7 – 10pm at Viva La Diva!. The stalls will cost 10.00 euros, and the money raised will go to Global Giving who are currently raising funds for the Pakistan Flood Disaster.
For more in…

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INCREASE IN TOURIST NUMBERS

Andalucia saw an increase in the number of tourists during July compared to the previous year with 930,876 visitors, up 2.4%. Regionally, Cataluña and the Baleares saw the most international visitors in July at 1.8 million, up 12.4% on last year…

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GRANADA FILM CREWS TOP 200

So far this year Granada city has hosted a total of 210 film production companies from all around the world where crews from Spain, Algeria, Germany, Japan, UK, France, Australia, Canada and the United States have been shooting anything from full lengt…

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS COSTA DEL SOL

Looking for something to do this week? Check out the Leader’s list of events and exhibitions in the region. If there’s anything you want to promote or raise awareness of then contact the newsdesk by emailing office@theleader.info
Church with a twist -…

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COST OF SCHOOLING NEARLY 1000€

The cost of sending your child to school in the Valencian Community is on average, 910€. That’s according to a study carried out by Tyrius which reports that the figure is slightly less if attending a private school, due to the uniforms being slig…

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TWO KILLED AFTER HITTING HORSE IN COIN

A man and a young boy were killed on Monday after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a horse in the town of Coin. Both are understood to have been wearing crash helmets.
The 41 year old man and the boy aged 13, who was thought to be …

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BRIT CANNABIS GROWER ARRESTED

A British man has been arrested for growing cannabis plants.
337 cannabis plants weighing 1,160g were found in his home in Coín, Málaga, grown by an advanced drip watering system. The 23-year old is accused of crimes against public healt…

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CADIZ AT THE BIRDWATCHER’S GLASTONBURY

A deputation from the Cádiz Tourist Authority has taken part in the world’s largest birdwatching event at Rutland water, Leicestershire, last weekend, the British Birdwatching Fair.
Described as the birdwatcher’s Glastonbury, Birdfair encompass…

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BRITISH MAN ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE

A 51 year old British man, resident in the Almería coastal resort of Garrucha, is believed to have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for abusing children.
Police launched an investigation after parents of children who attended his football cam…

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BODY FOUND IN OJEN WRAPPED IN PLASTIC SHEET

The Civil Guard are investigating the discovery of the body of a man found wrapped in a sheet of plastic in village of Ojen north of Marbella.
It was found at 8pm last Monday evening by two people who were searching for firewood. As neither was carry…

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SENTENCES CONFIRMED FOR TRAFFICKERS

In the Almeria court of appeal last week five members of a drug trafficking gang have had their 18 year jail sentences confirmed.
The gang were arrested by agents from the Guardia Civil when they tried to offload almost four tonnes of hashish on the b…

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3D MAPS FOR MUNICIPALITY

Marbella is to create a 3D mapping system of the municipality at a cost of 62,000€.
A series of aerial photographs will be overlapped to create a 3D image to give detailed and accurate maps. The Councillor for Town Planning said it would allow t…

14-MILLION IN INVESTMENT FOR TORREVIEJA’S INFRASTRUCTURE

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14-MILLION IN INVESTMENT FOR TORREVIEJA’S INFRASTRUCTURE

Summer’s over, vacations have been taken and it’s time to go back to work. The construction industry may never return to the levels of five years ago but starting in September, over 14-million euros is due to spent on a number of projects financed by t…

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU IN TORREVIEJA

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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU IN TORREVIEJA

Big Brother, in the shape of Torrevieja’s Policia Local, is about to start watching your behaviour around the city. Over the last few months, local and national companies have tendered for 10-different projects under the VYRIATO (Intelligent Video and …

Julio Iglesias marries in secret

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Julio Iglesias marries in secret

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has married Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, his partner of 20 years. The 66-year-old singer, whose hits include To All The Girls I´ve Loved Before, announced the marriage in a statement to Spanish newspapers. The ceremony, held in Marbella, was attended by two witnesses and the couple´s five children. Iglesias was previously [...]

Euromillions Results – 27th August 2010

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Euromillions Results – 27th August 2010

Euromillions Results 27th August 2010 This weeks Euromillions numbers are: Euromillions Prize Breakdown Prize No of Winners In Spain Euros 1ª (5+2) 2 1 7.500.000,00 2ª (5+1) 7 1 400.155,95 3ª (5+0) 10 4 79.490,44 4ª (4+2) 215 37 2.640,88 5ª (4+1) 1.768 366 214,10 6ª (4+0) 2.680 588 98,87 7ª (3+2) 7.583 1.467 49,92 [...]

Retired Wiltshire couple conned out of life savings by criminals in Spain

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Retired Wiltshire couple conned out of life savings by criminals in Spain

A retired couple in Wiltshire have lost their life savings to fraudsters who said they had won a large prize. A police spokesman said the pair had sent more than £80,000 to criminals in Spain, but did not receive anything. The force is reminding people to be wary of letters, e-mails and phone calls about [...]

Dying Spanish village offers cheap homes to tempt young families

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Dying Spanish village offers cheap homes to tempt young families

Authorities in Castelnou in Teruel, eastern Spain, are offering free homes and even a babysitter to tempt families with children to settle there. The school closed a decade ago and the beautiful, if dangerously crumbling, church shut its doors in January, but this tiny village in one of the most unpopulated and forgotten corners of Spain [...]

Spain’s Iberia returns to profit

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Spain’s Iberia returns to profit

Spanish airline Iberia, which is merging with British Airways (BA), returned to profit in the second quarter of 2010, posting gains of 31m euros ($39.6m; £25.5m). This contrasts with the 73m-euro loss suffered in the same period of 2009. The airline said it had reined in costs by 5.9% in the first half of 2010. [...]