Hold the front page

EURO WEEKLY NEWS is thrilled to announce that our newspaper and website will feature in a TV programme to be filmed in Benidorm.

Hold the Front Page is a programme following two of the UK’s favourite comedians, Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar, as they embark on a journey as trainee local journalists attempting to get a story on the front page. Now they are coming to Spain for their training.

Josh and Nick are coming to Benidorm to receive editorial tasks from managing director Michel Euesden, who is the driving force behind Spain's biggest free English language newspaper group. They will then be accompanied on a sales drive to see what they can achieve in the world of fastpaced journalism.

Exploring some incredible regions through their local papers, the series is a warm celebration of the world of local journalism besides the people and communities the papers serve.

Being a people’s paper, Euro Weekly News is looking for a charity or commu­ nity group who would like to be featured in the programme. Please contact us to tell us about your needs.

The series is broadcast on Sky Max, a flagship channel in the UK and Ireland, and can be enjoyed on demand on Now TV too.

Series one of the Sky Original show was watched nearly two million times.

Josh and Nish also have a strong and engaged social following of their own on Instagram and Twitter, through which they promote the programme to their combined audience of

Squad call Without a hitch

NERJA is delighted to announce that following the great results obtained by the young sportsmen and women in the last Spanish Athletics U20 Championship that took place in Soria on July 22 and 23, three athletes from the municipality have been called by the Spanish national team.

The plan is for the three athletes from Nerja to compete in the European Athletics Championship which will take place in Jerusalem from August 7.

Manuel Alonso Jurado will take part in the 110­metre sprint, Mario Esparraga Velasco in the 3000­metre obstacle race and Juan Francisco Lozano Jimenez in the triple jump.

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Sea state

Anna Ellis

THE Torrox Town Hall now incorporates graphic information in various languages on the state of the sea in the tourist offices of the municipality.

THE festivities and fairs of La Cala del Moral, Rincon de la Victoria and Torre de Benagalbon which received thousands of visitors throughout June and July have passed without any major incidences.

The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, was delighted to report the news saying: “These summer fairs which were enjoyed by thousands of residents, visitors and tourists were overseen by the Local Police who guaranteed the safety and tranquillity of citizens.”

The Local Police had the presence of a total of 78 officers to cover the extra security and surveillance needed at the three fairs.

On the downside, the mayor confirmed: “A total of 48 reports were received regarding the consumption of al­ coholic beverages on public roads and one report made for the sale of alcohol outside the permitted hours.”

“Two arrests were made for disobedience and two arrests for non ­ compliance with the Immigration Law."

Finally, the mayor thanked “the commitment and professionalism of the local police in ensuring the maintenance of public order.”

In this way, bathers will be able to consult the information and find out details such as if bathing is allowed due to good sea conditions or if bathing is allowed but with caution or if bathing is prohibited.

It is the same information that, through the system of green, yellow and red flags, is used in the surveillance and lifeguard turrets scattered along the entire coast.

The Councillor for Beaches of the Torrox City Council, Vanessa Lopez, confirmed: "All the Tourist Information Offices will be able to report on the quality of maritime bathing waters in real time and this information will be available to members of the public who wish to consult it."

Anna Ellis

THE Sala Mare Nostrum in La Cala del Moral is proud to host the watercolour exhibition entitled Naya Gitana.

The exhibition which has free entry will remain open to the public until September 3 at the Sala Mare Nostrum in La Cala del Moral (Paseo Blas Infante, 20.)

Opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00.AM to 1:30.PM then 6:30.PM to 10:00.PM. Sundays from 11:00.AM to 1:30.PM.

The Cordovan artist, Candi Castro, is presenting a selection of 28 works painted in different styles