''EuroWeekly News'' (EWN) is the largest English newspaper in Spain.

Company history

Euro Weekly News - Fuengirola Office - Spain

''EuroWeekly News'' is

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

's largest group of free

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language newspapers and has been operating since 2002. The publication is owned by a board of directors. The group consists of seven newspapers that cover

Costa Blanca The Costa Blanca (, ; , literally meaning "White Coast") is over of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province of the Valencian Community, on the southeastern coast of Spain. It extends from the town of Dénia in the north, beyond which ...

North, Costa Blanca South, Costa Cálida, Almeria, Axarquia

Costa Tropical Costa Granadina (; "Granadan Coast") is a comarca in southern Spain, corresponding to the Mediterranean coastline of the province of Granada. It is also but less frequently called the Costa Tropical or Costa de Granada. This comarca was estab ...

(east of

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

), the

Costa del Sol The Costa del Sol (; literally "Coast of the Sun") is a region in the south of Spain in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of ...

and

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

. A total of 134,000 copies are distributed weekly across the region. Its target audience is the

speaking immigrants living in

and it offers a traditional

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style newspaper concentrating on local news and issues. Its distribution covers most of the main expatriate communities in

just south of

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

along the coast to

Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...

/ La Linea. Its remit is stated as to give the expatriate communities in

all their local news and to give them a voice. ''Euro Weekly News'' also functions as a free online medium operating solely on advertising revenue. The website covers not just local news but also national and international events.

Layout and format

Each edition is in compact format, measuring 280 x 430 mm or 11 x 16.9 inches, and relies heavily on advertising as a free publication. Pagination varies with each issue and edition. Currently, the largest edition is the

(128 pages) followed by the

North (88 pages)

South (96 pages),

(64 pages) and Axarquia Costa Tropical (48 pages). The largest edition ever at 200 pages was the

issue published October 2–8, 2014 (Issue 1526). Each newspaper follows a traditional

newspaper format, starting with news at the front through to a regional news page, and European and Russian news. The back starts with a six-page finance section followed by a crosswords/puzzles section called Time Out. There are also health and beauty, homes and gardens, and motoring sections before classified adverts and sports pages. The emphasis of the papers is on local news with a high story count.

Opinion section

In addition to local news, the EWN is known for the quality and controversial nature of its columnists. Possibly the most controversial columnist is

Leapy Lee Lee Graham (born Graham Pulleyblank, 2 July 1939), better known by his stage name Leapy Lee, is an English singer, best known for his 1968 single " Little Arrows," which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and was a Top 20 country and pop hi ...

, who had a hit single with his song

Little Arrows "Little Arrows" is a single by English artist Leapy Lee. Released in 1968, it was the first single from his album ''Little Arrows''. Written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood. Chart performance The song peaked at number 2 in his homeland, numbe ...

in 1968. He has been writing a weekly column in all editions of the EWN since its start. He has forthright views on many subjects, some of which draw heavy criticism as well as much praise. Nora Johnson also contributes a weekly column in some editions. She has also written several novels with profits going to charity.

Columns

According to market research carried out by the EWN, its readers' favourite pages are the local news pages with 98 per cent listing them as favoured. Second favourite section is letters (83 per cent) followed by

's column (64.87 per cent) and other columnists ( 63.22 per cent).

Newsroom restructuring

The head office of the EWN is in Mijas, Málaga, where the main production hub is based. This is where all six editions are designed and edited, and where the editor is based. There were another nine regional offices although some recently closed, four of which opened since the start of 2015. These offices are in

Benidorm Benidorm ( , , ) is a municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Known as the “New York City, New York of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean”, Benidorm has been a tourist destinatio ...

Indoor Market (now closed),

Calpe Calpe (; ) is a coastal municipality located in the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of and a population density of . The city lies at the foot of the ...

(now closed), Albir, Albox, Mojacar,

Torrevieja Torrevieja (; is a Mediterranean-seaside city and municipality on the Costa Blanca, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, in southeastern Spain. The city is in one of the only Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community. Tor ...

Marbella Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the re ...

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

and

Nerja Nerja () is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is part of the comarca of La Axarquía. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about east of ...

. The newspapers and website were recently redesigned to update its image.

Awards

The Euro Weekly News Media Group was nominated in the AEEPP (Asociaciòn Española de Publicaciones Periòdicas) 9th annual awards ceremony held September 30, 2014 in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. President of the

Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain, provinces of Spain. It is located at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula and Meseta Central, Central Plateau (); its capital and largest munici ...

, Ignacio Gonzalez, presented the Diploma of Honour to former EWN Operations Manager Nicki Burgess. It was the only English-language publication to be honoured. In The

Business awards by CADE ( Centre for Entrepreneurial Development of Marbella) the EWN was named as Company of the Year 2011. Has been criticized for its use of misleading (click bait) articles such as the discovery of a new planet "Beyond Neptune" as to imply that a new planet had been discovered in the

Solar System The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Sola ...

when in fact the planet WASP-193b was 1,232 light-years and not within the Solar System.

Popular culture

The Euesdens, in their capacity as directors of the EWN appeared on TV being interviewed by

Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; O'Meara, born 30 March 1965) is an English journalist and media personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun''. In 1994, at the age of 29, he was appointed editor of ...

for an ITV documentary on

in 2010. There have also been appearances on the

Jeremy Vine Jeremy Guy Vine (born 17 May 1965) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests, consumer issues and popu ...

Show and

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

News about benefit fraudsters. The company has also been involved in

's Got Talent, a talent show based in the

city. After the opening act, co-presenters Steve Shappelle and David Climent (Entertainment Director for Benidorm Palace) introduced the judges: EWN publishers Michel and Steven Euesden. The EWN has and continues also to sponsor the Marbella International Film Festival which brings "independent" film makers from across the globe together each year. The EWN also continues to support a wide variety of charities. This has been in many forms and for a wide variety of subjects from big UK based charities to individuals and organisations in

. These have included the Butterfly Ball in

for the UK’s Rhys Daniels Trust which provides ‘homes from home’ for children who require long periods of hospital care a long way from their homes and their families. The Positively Pink Ball, based on the

, raises money for Positively Pink charity which offers free

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

screening as well as support to cancer suffers. MABS, which offers support to cancer sufferers on the

.Making a difference by being Positively Pink
EuroWeekly News, Retrieved July 15, 2015 Severely disabled children including Tomas Leighton and Keira Alvarez Turner have also been supported in newspaper campaigns.

References

External links

Official Website
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