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Algarve
	EU Committee of the Regions meeting in Vilamoura THE Bureau of the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) will hold an extraordinary meeting in the Algarve resort of Vilamoura on September 6 and 7, at the invitation of Carlos Tuta, President of the Portuguese national delegation of the CoR and chairman of Monchique Municipal Council. Portugal's Minist.....
- Tsunami early warning system installed off the Algarve coast
- Navy intercepts boat
- EU Committee of the Regions meeting in Vilamoura
- Transgenic farm attacked by activists
- Madeleine’s fund tops a million pounds
- Vale do Lobo Summer Party
- More police officers
- Medieval mock-up
- Increased safety on beaches
- Alight at Corte Real
- Drug tests for drivers
- Scruffts Dog Show in Lagoa
- Portimao hosts sex exhibition

Costa del Sol
	Montagu’s harriers released into the wild TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN Montagu's Harriers have been released into the wild in Malaga and Granada, as a result of a successful project developed by the Junta de Andalucia in order to increase the numbers of this species. The repopulation programme is organised by the CREA (Centres for the Recovery o .....
- Hospitals face critical levels of blood supplies
- Legionnaire’s claims another casualty
- Lost virgin
- Drug racket smashed
- news in brief
- Benalmadena, Manilva hit by fires
- Young mother dies
- Abandoned cars towed
- Just fancy that…
- Suspected drug mule found dead
- Ferry a success
- Speed helicopters
- Hiker injured
- Bomb hoax delays flight
- Montagu’s harriers released into the wild
- House arrest plea for arms dealer
- Final fundraising figure
- Cudeca walkathon for cancer
- Battery warning
- Fake brands seized
- Beached dolphin
- Mayor goes to the feria
- CRIME WATCH
- Dennis Wills ‘The Big Man’ 1944-2007
- Two minors home alone
- Calls for fumigation
- Treasure hunters sue Spain
- Handlers complain about conditions
- Local charity rides high
- ¿Habla español?

Costa Blanca
	Friends in the Jalon Valley SIXTEEN members of the Friendship Club, which is affiliated to HELP Murcia Mar Menor, took a trip to the Jalon Valley; one of the many trips the club has organised this year. “We had a fantastic day out, despite some hair-raising bends,” said organiser Janice Clark, “But our driver, Santiago, was gr .....
- New station likely
- Javea beach hospital
- Discarded cigarette butt causes Alfaz fire
- Child witnesses brutal attack
- Benidorm policeman shoots tourist
- Altea construction complete by September
- Chinese salmonella outbreak
- Artificial grass greener
- Bringing culture to the masses
- Cliff fall survivor
- Body dumped in lake
- Benidorm tram deal looks certain
- William’s 100mph crash
- Alicante focus for low-cost airline
- Crops totally destroyed
- Terra Mitica without power
- 'Campsite legal' says minister
- Science fact not fiction
- International pet rescue
- Melanoma awareness campaign for beachgoers
- Bridge Bar AECC raffle draw
- Friends in the Jalon Valley
- Joint musical festival
- Jim fixes it for HELP Murcia Mar Menor

Costa de Almería
	Dual exhibition for Carboneras THE town council of Carboneras has organised an exhibition by local artists Ana Armijos and Ken Gowers. The exhibition features a selection of engravings and glassworks completed by the pair, with their very different styles and mediums. British artist Ken Gowers has included more than 20 engravings .....
- Car tyres dumped
- Eleven found over the limit
- Dual exhibition for Carboneras
- War on illegal fishing in Almeria
- Fatal collision
- Crime gang dismantled
- Woman helps police find burglar
- More taxi robberies
- Flasher arrested
- Pot smugglers at port
- Cyclists race against drugs
- British Elections: your voting rights
- Jail sentence for Moroccan facing deportation
- Choirs delight at Roquetas
- Town volunteers in Berja
- Police stop suicide attempt
- Port figures up, waiting times down
- Roquetas Medieval Market
- Mid-air collision
- Abrucena summer school ends
- Fifty-one years of bullfighting draws to a close for TV channel
- Almeria parents flock to buy new phones
- High number of entrants
- Children compete in races
- Mojacar television boost
- Fiesta becomes riot
- Danger: men at work
- Insurance scam
- Desalination education project
- Petanca tournament
- Royal British Legion, Albox branch

Mallorca
	Intense rain THE recent intense wind, storms and rain in Mallorca have left more than 50 litres of water per square metre in some areas. According to the Balearics Meteorology Centre, in the Serra de Tramuntana area, 51.4 litres per square metre were registered in Bunyola, 46 litres in Alfabia, and 38 in Moscar .....
- Reduction in speed limit
- Near drowning
- Ancient roof collapses into restaurant
- Blood trail leads to youth
- Injured hiker rescued from Pareis torrent
- Swimmer drowns
- Police chase driver
- Ten years of giant maze fun
- EasyJet creates new route
- Intense rain

Heart of Andalucía
	Charged cops may return to work THE FIVE National Police officers who were arrested in Ronda in February may return to their jobs if they are acquitted after their case is heard. They are currently on trial due to their alleged involvement in the sexual exploitation of foreign women, and irregularities in performing their .....
- Grape harvesting has begun in the province
- Go-ahead for high resolution hospital
- Fire caused by not taking precautions
- Pile-up caused by vehicle going wrong way
- Bad luck at the feria sees
- Two arrested for blaze
- Charged cops may return to work
- Collection point for recyclable items
- Abuser arrested
- Helicopters to detect speeding
- Copper wiring stolen
- Youths attacked
- Good health matters

Sport
	Tiger Tim “to retire” OXFORDSHIRE tennis ace, Tim Henman, will retire after the Davis Cup tie against Croatia at Wimbledon on September 23, according to The Times. Henman is Britain's most successful open era player, having reached six Grand Slam semi-finals, winning 11 ATP Tour events and reaching a career-high world ra....
- Tiger Tim “to retire”
- Out of action
- City beat United
- Victory for Durham
- American wins PGA
- McLaren appeal date set
- Honda prepare for Turkish Grand Prix

Boadicea

Sing a sad song
A RECORDING contract worth around £1 million (1.4 million euros) that was promised for six-year-old Connie Talbot, who did so....

Health & Beauty

Safe exercising to prevent injury
WHEN you play a contact sport, regularly work out in the gym or do any activity that places stress on your joints, there is a....

Sidelines

Castro makes 81 against all odds
FIDEL CASTRO, president of Cuba, who was 81 on August 13, has survived decades of attempts to eliminate him since the1959 rev....

Mrs. Ed

Dear Mrs Ed
SO Boadicea and at least one of your readers believe that it was political ineptitude to award a knighthood to Salman Rushdie....

Food

Sweet, spicy or hot
FOLLOWING on with the Mexican theme, fresh chillies can be chopped finely and added to a mixture of extra-virgin olive oil an....

Leapy Lee

Hitting the bottom of the board with a vengeance
LAST week, I began recounting the facts leading to my well publicised incarceration in the early seventies. My reasons for t....

Astrology
		Star - Virgo You are undergoing a period of fast and sometimes enforced change. Resistance to this has cost you a lot in terms of worry an ....

Happened This Day
	1716 - The first lion to be exhibited in America goes on display in Boston, MA. 1731 - English poet William Cowper is born. He is best known for "The Poplar Trees" and "The Task." 1832 - Public streetcar service begins in New York City. ....

Birthdays
	Dr John - 67 - American pianist/singer/songwriter, Clem Burke - 52 - American drummer (Blondie), Rich Little - 69 - Canadian comedian,
	more...