Michel and Steven Euesden are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership between Euro Weekly News and SpectrumFM. We arrived on the Costa del Sol in 1996 with our young son in tow, full of hope and ambition. Over the past years we have succeeded in establishing and growing the Euro Weekly News into a must-read for expats in Spain every Thursday. We offer a readership – over six editions – right the way through from Sotogrande to Valencia and the Balearics.…
THURSDAY the 30 of September in the year of our lord 2010 will be remembered as the day Javea dusted off its secular cobwebs and stepped bravely into the sunlight of the 21st Century. At approximately 9.45pm, the Javea Council voted unanimously to adopt the EU Charter of Human Rights, giving all citizens of the borough equal opportunities regardless of sex, race, colour, creed or language. This decision followed closely in the footsteps of Benissa Council who through the persistence…
As hotel guests Michelle Obama and daughter were enjoying the Costa del Sol, ‘Desperate Housewives’ star and founder of the ‘Eva’s Heroes’ charity, Eva Longoria, and 500 others attended the 1,000 euro a head Starlite charity gala held at Villa Padierna Hotel. The star-studded gala was co-hosted by Malaga actor Antonio Banderas, accompanied by his wife Melanie Griffith and their daughter, Stella del Carmen, who admitted himself that he doesn’t show his face at many parties, but this one was…
MICHELLE OBAMA flew into Malaga yesterday afternoon with her younger daughter, at the start of a four-day luxury Marbella holiday during which they will have at least 68 Secret Service staff keeping watch over them. Their safety will also be ensured by some 250 Spanish police and Guardia Civil. Meanwhile husband Barack was celebrating his 49th birthday alone in Chicago… unaware that astrology.com stargazer was predicting ” It’s a good time to get lost and let your subconscious mind work…
MALAGA City is now officially a candidate to become the European Capital of Culture 2016, since the President of the Malaga Ciudad Cultural Foundation, Juan Lopez Cohard, handed in the required paperwork to the Government Office in Malaga. Members of the foundation, the President of the Provincial Government, Salvador Pendon, the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, and the Provincial Delegate for the Junta de Andalucia, Maria Gamez, presented the project which has the slogan ‘Infinite City’. Pendon said…
WHEN it comes to showing their support for a good cause, the ex-pats on the Costa del Sol really know how to do it in style, and this was proved once again at the Spring Garden Party in aid of Age Concern held last Thursday. More than 500 people headed to the Sohail Castle in Fuengirola to show their support for Age Concern and more than 20,000 euros were raised which will fund the training of over 100 Age Concern…
THE CUDECA Walkathon saw 1,000 people of all ages and nationalities gather together on the seafront to raise funds for the foundation. In total, 33,000 euros were raised, which will help to prevent the Cudeca In-patient Unit in Benalmadena from closing. There were three different possibilities for the walk, which could be 10, five or two kilometres. Among the many dignitaries, local politicians and members of the business community was Cudeca founder, Joan Hunt OBE. There were live performances including…
SPANISH destinations continue to remain the firm favourites with British travellers thinking of taking holidays. Palma took fourth spot in a leading survey of destinations sought by British travellers last month. Malaga came first, with Alicante, Tenerife – in second and fourth places – occupied the other top spots in the Skyscanner survey, with rankings based on the number of searches for flights on the company website for UK departures. Despite mixed weather and a five-day closure of airspace caused…
You may have wondered why you had not heard from The Euesdens for a couple of weeks – well the reason is we have been on the road – en masse to the South of France. It is, let me tell you, no easy feat travelling 1800 kms with 4 dogs in tow. I feel more like Billy Smart and his Flying Circus. We had to prepare our house for guests prior to leaving – no easy task I promise you…
As most people who know us are aware Tuesday and Wednesday nights are the most fraught of the week in the Euesden household. These are the times that we send all of our five publications to the printers and really should not be called deadline times but more aptly named on our part at least brain-dead times. We seem to sit at these computers for endless hours – what did we do before laptops where invented? – drinking copious pots…