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As winner of the most seats in April's general election, and having been officially appointed last week as candidate to be prime minister by the king, Pedro Sánchez is searching for support from other parties to reach a majority of MPs.
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M. DOLORES TORTOSA
It was a struggle to the end but the coalition of Partido Popular (PP) and Ciudadanos(Cs) at the Junta de Andalucía won approval for the 2019 budgets from the regional parliament at last on Wednesday. The Junta needed the support of the regional
Gibraltar
DEBBIE BARTLETT
...taking to reduce plastic waste in Gibraltar, and the measure has the full support of the three companies that sell drinks in the Nature Reserve. In a statement the MH Bland company, which runs the Cable Car, says: "MH Bland and the Cable Car are ... delighted to support the government's initiative which is in keeping with the company's corporate social responsibility policy to protect our environment. In anticipation, MH Bland banned the sale of single use plastic bottles at the Top Station on 1st May ... 2019". A representative of St Michael's Cabin said that "St Michael's Cabin is proud to support the banning of single bottled plastic in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve and will stop selling the said products with immediate effect." The Imperial
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...muscles and the respiratory tract. There are only 28 such cases recorded in Spain. The family is given limited support; they have been provided with the breathing machine to which she is permanently connected and without which she is unable to survive - ... but baby Carmen's needs are multiple. The damage is severe and her parents need to provide substantial extra support. The local Lions have stepped in and purchased a special seat and stand which will allow Carmen to sit up: it can be placed on the
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La Cala Lions Diabetic Support Group will be welcoming diabetes specialist Dr Cuesta of Clínica Santa Elena as guest expert at the next meeting on 31 May. The English-speaking support group meets at Hogar, Calle Blanca Paloma 1, Fuengirola, in the ... private room at the rear of the restaurant, meeting at 10.30am for coffee with the talk starting at 11am. The Diabetic Support Group will be joining La Cala Lions for a three-day holiday from 16 to 18 October. The trip will include Nerja, the Alpujarra ... region of Granada province, as well as a traditional Andalusian meal. More information about the support group and the holiday is available from Anne Bowles on 607879450.
Gibraltar
DEBBIE BARTLETT
...protected by a geotextile and covered, and full information about it has been recorded by archaeologists. This discovery appears to support documentary evidence that there was a settlement in the Europa Flats area during the Medieval-Moorish period
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La Cala de Mijas Lions have joined Age Care and Medicare to launch an Alzheimer's and dementia support group. The first meeting, to be held in English, will be on 3 June from 11.30am to 2pm at the Calahonda International Baptist Church. The ... organisers say that the Costa del Sol is an area where there is little support for the carers of people who have contracted this debilitating disease. The first meeting will be a social get-together to explore what people want out of the new group, say the
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The Darkness Into Light charity association welcomed Ireland's ambassador to Spain, Sile Maguire, from Madrid this week to support their cause ahead of the group's annual walk on Saturday, 11 May. The Darkness Into Light walk in support of a
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The Clem Fandangos are a recently formed Indie/Rock band on the Costa del Sol and they will be playing on 26 April at the Estepona Cultural Centre in a charity concert to support ADSI (Alzheimer and Dementia Support International). INFORMATION
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A. J. Lynn
...bodega’s winemaker, are living an almost besieged existence. Alejandro’s ex, with the support of the other three daughters, sacked Eva. It would be a mistake to simplify the quarrel to a straightforward who-owns-what dispute, as the whole question of