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Algarve
	PM publicly defends his university degree PRIME MINISTER Jose Socrates, was forced to go to the TV to publicly defend the authenticity of his university degree. During a television interview, he firmly rejected the numerous reports and insinuations that he got his engineering degree as a political favour. Socrates denied receiving preferent.....
- Four tons of drugs seized in the Algarve
- General strike called for May 30
- British travel agents visit the Algarve
- PM publicly defends his university degree
- Far-right meeting cancelled
- Rão Kyao at Vale do Lobo
- Algarve voted top world golf region
- The 2007 Open Squash Tournament
- More trains between Faro and Oporto
- The Algarve Ladies do Lunch
- Irish company announces investment in Portugal
- Ryanair cancels Faro-Barcelona route
- Villain of the slave trade - Letter from the Algarve by Frances Ruddick
- Clayman Cup Family outing and fundraiser
- Portuguese history and heritage
- Broadband internet everywhere
- Changes in the control of national sea borders
- Events in São Brás Museum

Costa del Sol
	Workers flee as 30 firemen battle industrial store blaze WORKERS had to be evacuated from nearby buildings as 30 firemen – some wearing breathing apparatus - fought for more than three hours to bring an industrial building blaze in Malaga city under control. Investigations into the cause of the fire, in a building thought to have included paint and car .....
- Budget passengers see Malaga fly high-
- Anorexic teens wait years to seek treatment
- Parents in a school protest over ‘no paint for 10 years’
- Workers flee as 30 firemen battle industrial store blaze
- Delayed park opens to the sound of music
- Many misuse the Morning After pill
- The Bus del Sol hits road for second year
- Visitors flock to Málaga fair
- Accused in jail
- Noisy neighbours deafen Spaniards
- New court plea for big cases
- Five more years for clean beaches and seas
- Ministry of Public Works to approve renovation of Atarazanas
- Port authorities ask for new bus line
- Specialised recycling containers for batteries
- Work to improve accesses to Malaga taking longer than expected

Costa Blanca
	Residents presented THE Els Poblets English Speaking Residents Group, held their final meeting with the mayor before the elections. The mayor thanked the founder of the group, Heather Crowe, and made a presentation of a ceramic plaque depicting the arms of the village, in recognition of the work she had done in .....
- Lost town discovered in Denia excavations
- One vote, one tree
- World Book Day
- Twenty two arrests in four days
- Benidorm firefighters go down a storm in Australia ladies
- Norwegian faces 18 years for stabbing
- Pet campaign begins
- Improvements in Alfaz
- Search for missing man
- Free Spanish lessons in Villajoyosa
- Calpe helps the aged
- New bus route for Orihuela
- Jury names winner
- Dead body found
- Join the Guardia Civil
- Police awarded
- Lifeguards abandon beaches
- Residents presented
- Party hopefuls call for civilisation
- Property purchase warning in Valencia
- New university in La Nucia
- Calpe hero sailing to victory
- Alfaz heads to Madrid
- Children's badminton
- Mopeds in most accidents
- Calpe council close school
- Mayor hits the road show
- A Touch of Danger

Costa de Almería
	Pool tournament in aid of Asprodalba NIGEL and Mel, previous managers of the Tucan Bar Antas held their second and final pool tournament in aid of Asprodalba, giving Gary from Orange Box Self Store Antas a place in the final and the following Saturday gave Paul from Antas, last year’s runner up, the other place in the final, which took .....
- Media covering immigration ‘must encourage integration’
- Arrests in case against exploitation of women
- Drug and Addiction Observatory in Almeria proposes second study on current consumer trends
- Boat with young immigrants intercepted
- Guardia Civil deals with false reports
- Cloned cows to produce milk with insulin
- War games near Almeria
- Rehab programme for former child soldiers ‘a success’
- Repeat offender arrested for stealing a bicycle
- Opera ‘Carmen’ in Roquetas de Mar a huge success
- Man swims to shore after shipwreck
- Big tree
- Science workshop for young people
- Almeria town hall raises quality of changing rooms to boost players
- Tourism department demands shelters be declared of special interest
- Multimedia exhibition on Jules Verne
- Cordoba wins first prize at Roquetas minstrel competition
- Pensioners learn about consumerism
- Almeria City Council attends conferences in Elche on palm tree plague of Picudo Rojo
- Danielle Brouns exhibition
- El Ejido to take in children from Belorussia
- Collection of weather vanes on show
- Civil Protection project
- Sweden day organised by ICEX
- Pool tournament in aid of Asprodalba
- Programme of summer shows at the bullring

Mallorca
	Nanigate in Calvia AS the election date looms, the political parties are preparing for polling day on May 27. Calvia, probably the most bitterly fought for council, apart from Palma, has recently witnessed a classic piece of political manoeuvring that has gone horribly wrong for the United Mallorquin party. The UM of .....
- New underground train operational
- Driver causes fatal accident in Palma
- 2007 courses/workshops
- Nanigate in Calvia
- 18th Paediatrics Conference
- Fundraising for stem cell
- Run of the House
- Balearic middle season
- Pirates and guests take to the stage in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital

Heart of Andalucía
	New Palacio de Ferias to be built in Antequera THE Palacio de Ferias and Exhibitions in Antequera will host up to 15 fairs a year. Among the events being planned is the leather shoe contest held by Antequera business David Moran. Also, plans are being made to divide the Agrogant agricultural livestock fair into segments “without losing the fun .....
- New Palacio de Ferias to be built in Antequera
- Hospital delay
- Villa revamp
- Quality seal
- Budget passengers see Malaga fly high
- Alhaurin el Grande residents will benefit from new dependence law
- Malaga has most potential for environmentally-friendly energy

Sport
	Difficult times for Elche RFC THIS was a mixed weekend for the Elche club with the Juveniles playing Orihuela, while the Vets went up to Denia to play in a round robin against some touring teams and the first team was at home against Alicante University. The weekend started off well with Elche Juveniles beating their counterpart....
- Mojacar Angling Club excursionary news
- Boxers Golf Society
- Cortijo Grande report
- Kenyan Lel claims second victory at London Marathon
- Celtic win
- Dutch title
- El Cid regains trophy
- Mediocre weather, excellent golf
- Difficult times for Elche RFC
- Torry lack firepower as Villarreal win 2-0
- Siggy clear winner from the start

Leapy Lee

All my bags are packed
ALL my bags are packed, I’m ready to go… and boy, am I ready. Within a few hours of scribing this week’s blurb, I shall be ba....

Sidelines

The vocabulary of “war on terror”
HILARY BENN, Britain’s Secretary for International Development, told a New York thinktank on April 17, that the term “war on....

Boadicea

Gene genius
WE’VE forgotten about bird flu for the moment, but there’s still the obesity epidemic to keep us worried and in fear for our....

Mrs. Ed

Dear Mrs Ed
THERE are no flies on Leapy, obviously. He has noticed that the ethnic minorities drive cabs and work in shops where they rec....

Food

Andalusian olive oil number one in the world
YOU may not believe it, but Andalucia is the world’s largest producer of olive oil and its flavour is basic to the region's c....

Health & Beauty

Hay fever: Bless you!
AN increasing number of people suffer from hay fever. Despite the name ‘hay fever’, the condition has nothing to do with eith....

Astrology
		Star - Libra Sometimes, you retreat into your shell and your normally gregarious personality takes a back seat. Although you may not have ....

Happened This Day
	1699 - A treaty is signed by Denmark, Russia, Saxony and Poland for the partitioning of the Swedish Empire. 1718 - English pirate Edward Teach (a.k.a. "Blackbeard") is killed during a battle off the coast of North Carolina. 1899 - The Marconi Wireless Company of America is incorporated in New Jersey. ....

Birthdays
	Dougray Scott - 42 - Scottish actor, Jamie Lee Curtis - 49 - American actress, John Henton - 47 - American actor,
	more...