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Algarve
	Algarve riders THE Ride the Algarve Way initiative has raised 35,000 euros for charity. Twenty participants climbed onto their horses in Alcoutim and set off on a 240km journey across the Algarve. Battling with the heat, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees celsius, and the need to find enough wa.....
- Guilty verdict for Spanish traffickers
- Police shoot man near the border
- The fight against low school achievement
- Maddie arrests in Sotogrande
- Earthquake rattles Portugal
- Traffic fines up
- Help to combat forest fires in Greece
- New resort hotels planned
- COULD THE ALGARVE BECOME OILGARVE?
- Portugal's EU presidency begins
- Sponsored Cycle Ride in aid of Castelo de Sonhos
- Songs for a summer evening
- Algarve riders
- The worldâ€™s biggest sand sculpture event is under way
- Music maestros

Costa del Sol
	New beach security guards BEACHES in Torremolinos are now benefiting from the incorporation of 21 beach security guards which are supported by the local police and Civil Defence. The many tourists and visitors to the beaches will see these white uniformed officers safeguarding the coast during peak season. .....
- Town suffers outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease
- Volunteers wanted for excavation of Civil War victims
- Credit card forgery network busted
- Boyfriend rats on drug-dealing partner
- Boxer’s trial postponed
- Concern for missing man
- Sneaky jewel thieves
- Police comb the streets in search of ETA terrorists
- Just Fancy that…
- Fire forces evacuation of Cuidad del Cine complex
- Alhaurin corruption case continues
- Cops get new bikes
- Compensation for drinks company employees
- Witnesses to theft have a go
- Cemetery running out of room
- Red Cross distributes essential food
- You are not my Jouse
- Kuwaiti visit to Spain
- Protest for the breast
- HELP! – 70 years of the 999 service
- CRIME WATCH
- Relax and while away the hours while you fish in Spain
- Youths attack disabled man at cash point
- Parents to pay up
- Cocaine smuggler sentenced
- Man threats house fire
- New beach security guards
- Delays as Lorries crash
- Barnyard attempted murder
- Farmland fire
- New premises for Social Services

Costa Blanca
	One-off final show AFTER closing the festivities for the Americas Cup, The World Orchestra travelled this week to La Nucia where they performed at the L' Auditori de les Nits. The World Orchestra along with the Orchestra of Valencia performed at the auditorium to a packed crowd. The concert, titled 'ClÃ ssica Specta .....
- Improvements damaging Benidorm business
- Children sleep through murder
- Hammer killing
- Job training for Benidorm unemployed
- Greenpeace attack
- Say sorry and get out of jail
- Technology examined as learning aid
- Fraudsters to be extradited
- Tall Ships return to Alicante
- Doggy paddle rescueDoggy paddle rescue
- Albir museum after 16 years
- Mitica debt of 17m
- Abuser receives sentence
- Teenage car thieves nabbed
- Search for Stuart Mason
- One-off final show
- Unexpected collapse
- Masonic competition
- Dealer behind the bar
- Rape trial testimony to be given by video link
- Women rule Benidorm
- Staff and patients blamed for hospital closures
- Three decades for demolition
- "HELP! 70 years of the 999 service"
- Elche Rugby Club celebrations
- Harlequins Summer Cabaret

Costa de Almería
	Helicopter used to douse fire A FIRE helicopter was called out to the Willow Restaurant at Las Tinajas Country Club in Los Patricios, Albox to attend to a blaze which is believed to have started in dry grass nearby. The fire quickly grew out of control and the fire brigade fought to contain it as the helicopter collected water f .....
- Helicopter used to douse fire
- Radioactive Palomares
- Man detained after violent robbery
- Prisoner hangs himself in jail cell
- Vice raided
- news in brief

Mallorca
	Police rebel over new prohibition PALMA Local Police have made public their opposition to the new Baleares Local Police regulation. The ruling prohibits, among other things, the wearing of piercings, jewellery or having long hair. Discussions are under way between the Chief of Police and police trade unions, in an attempt to resolv .....
- Police rebel over new prohibition
- Mother-to-be reports angry son
- Game turns nasty

Heart of Andalucía
	Fire forces evacuation of hotel complex A FOREST fire in the Cerro Alamino, Barranco Blanco area, approximately four kilometres outside the town of Coin, destroyed 40 hectares of scrubland and pine trees. Some 150 guests from the Ciudad del Cine hotel complex were evacuated and taken to the sports pavilion in Alhaurin el Grande for safety .....
- Fire forces evacuation of hotel complex
- Cultural park to celebrate natural and historical heritage
- More police for town

Sport
	New sports at Olympics A PLAN expected to be approved by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) at its congress in Guatemala will see changes to the Summer Olypmics programme which will allow other types of sports to be performed. In the future there will be 25 regular sports and three sports which will change at each....
- Mojacar Angling Club news
- New sports at Olympics
- Cortijo Grande report
- Valentino rules in Holland
- Kite Surf event in Alvor
- Fab Four for Fernandes
- REAL wants Robben

Boadicea

Posh is the epitome of a new poshness
THEREâ€™S a never-ending obsession with being posh, although its definition has mutated in the last 30 or 40 years. Spelled wit....

Leapy Lee

I found a column that made my heart skip
There I was, in my usual weekly â€˜column creatingâ€™ pose â€“ i.e head in hands, completely bereft of ideas and sobbing gently, wh....

Sidelines

Princess Fiona puts her foot in it
CAMERON DIAZ, currently voice of Princess Fiona in Shrek III, visited Machu Picchu in Peru last month for the Inti Raymi, or ....

Mrs. Ed

ONE for the doubting Thomases who may have scoffed at Boadicea's comments about the word for a male hen not being accepted on....

Food

Who needs wine when youâ€™ve got lager?
IT'S a hot day, the sweat is pouring, your throat is parched. Your mouth is so dry that you're half-inclined to take a sip ou....

Health & Beauty

Organ donor shortage
AFTER the controversy surrounding a Dutch television programme, in which a terminally ill woman was to choose from three pati....

Astrology
		Star - Capricorn Your home life gives you the most satisfaction at the moment even though someone seems to be challenging you. Some things are ....

Happened This Day
	1615 - French King Louis XIII marries Ann of Austria. They are both 14 years old. 1859 - Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, publishes "On the Origin of Species." 1871 - The National Rifle Association is incorporated in the US. ....

Birthdays
	Dr John - 67 - American pianist/singer/songwriter, Christina Applegate - 36 - American actress, John McVie - 62 - British bass player (Fleetwood Mac),
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