Voted Best
ISSUE NO. 1715
17 - 23 May 2018
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
COSTA DE ALMERÍA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
Push for change EXCLUSIVE by Joe Gerrard THE President of an association acting for expatriate homeowners has spoken exclusively to the Euro Weekly News ahead of an Andalucian Parliament vote offering those in irregular properties some legal protection. Maura Hillen, head of the Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No (AUAN), said a proposed amendment to environment legalisation currently being reviewed by Andalucia’s Parliament would offer a temporary solution for householders.
LOBBYING: AUAN members are speaking to authorities about their proposals. AUAN is set to meet with representatives from the Parliament’s political parties to discuss its progress and their sup-
port in the coming days. The latest efforts follow British expatriates being evicted from homes, with some de-
Back on the rails SPAIN’s state authority for the construction of railways (ADIF) is marching ahead with the superfast Murcia to Almeria line despite environmental concerns. The project has been marred in controversy due to ‘hundreds’ of alleged mudslides which excavations sparked on the Totana stretch of the line. ADIF had also been under fire for allegedly not keeping the line to its original course. But the state entity said the rail track’s path only ‘minimally’ differs from the plans set out in 2011. Engineers also made changes on the controversial Totana section of the line to allow for future possible integration of the fast speed railway with
the urban service, which Totanta Town Hall said is ‘positive’ development. The high-speed Almeria-Murcia line will stretch for 185 kilometres and work is set to begin by the end of the year.
WOOSH: The new train line will run for 185 kilometres.
molished due to changes in land laws.
Turn to page 3 »
EXCLUSIVE A CHT with Beatles inner circle member Tony Bramwell ahead of Spanish shows.
Turn to page 53 »
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Gay pride ALMERIA City Council is joining forces with the ‘colega’ association to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia today (Thursday). It will place 26 billboards in three of the city’s districts with the slogan: ‘Homophobia and transphobia are social illnesses,’ with the subtitle: ‘recognising the illness is the first step in curing it.’ Colega is an association which works for the equality of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals in Spain. T h e g r o u p ’s p r e s i dent hopes that the campaign will finally help end discrimination. He also encouraged people to report any abuse.