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ITV News
April 24, 2018
The family of a businessman working for a major Welsh company say they are 'devastated' by his loss. Phillip Rasmussen, from Aberporth, was killed when he was knocked off his bike on holiday in Menorca. The dad-of-three, who was 47, worked at the Cardiff-based technology company IQE. The familyÃâà...
Cycling Weekly
April 18, 2018
A drunk driver who killed a British cyclist after colliding with him in his car on Menorca has avoided a jail sentence and has been allowed to return to the United States from the Spanish island, reports Euro Weekly News. 25-year-old Bryan Leeds, an American tourist visiting the island, hit cyclist PhilipÃâà...
BBC News
April 16, 2018
A driver who killed a Welsh tech firm boss by knocking him off his bike on the island of Menorca has received a year's suspended jail sentence. American Bryan Leeds, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-three Phillip Rasmussen, from Aberporth, Ceredigion. Leeds was driving a rental carÃâà...
Euro Weekly News
April 16, 2018
AN over the drink drive limit American tourist, who ploughed into and killed a British cyclist on the Spanish holiday island of Menorca has avoided jail. Father-of-three Phillip Rasmussen, 47, was struck from behind while cycling on holiday on the road from Sant Lluis to Alcaufar at kilometre 8 on April 1.
BBC News
April 15, 2018
A driver who killed a Welsh tech firm boss by knocking him off his bike on the island of Menorca has received a year's suspended jail sentence. American Bryan Leeds, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-three Phillip Rasmussen, from Aberporth, Ceredigion. Leeds was driving a rental carÃâà...
The Sun
April 14, 2018
A Foreign Office spokesman said after the tragedy a fortnight ago: “We have offered bereavement advice to the family following the death of a British man in Menorca.” IQE President and CEO Drew Nelson said in a statement: “The news of Phil's death has shocked and distressed all of us at IQE.
BBC News
April 3, 2018
A director of a Welsh tech firm has been killed in a cycle crash on the Spanish island of Menorca. Father-of-three Phillip J Rasmussen, 47, of Aberporth, Ceredigion, was hit by a car as he biked from the village of Alcaufar to Sant Lluis on Sunday. The businessman, a chief financial officer for Cardiff-basedÃâà...
BBC News
April 3, 2018
A director of a Welsh tech firm has been killed in a cycle crash on the Spanish island of Menorca. Father-of-three Phillip J Rasmussen, 47, of Aberporth, Ceredigion, was hit by a car as he biked from the village of Alcaufar to Sant Lluis on Sunday. The businessman, a chief financial officer for Cardiff-basedÃâà...
ITV News
April 3, 2018
A businessman working for a major Welsh company was killed when he was knocked off his bike on holiday in Menorca. Chief financial officer Phillip J Rasmussen, 47, was hit on Sunday morning as he cycled from the village of Alcaufar to Sant Lluis. The American-born dad-of-three, who works at leadingÃâà...
The Independent
April 3, 2018
Technology company IQE has confirmed its finance chief, Phillip Rasmussen, was killed in an accident while on holiday over the weekend. Mr Rasmussen, 47, was hit by a car while cycling in Menorca, Spain. A 25-year-old American man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, after failing aÃâà...
The Sun
April 2, 2018
The 47-year-old, who hasn't been named, was struck by the car at around 11am today as he cycled from Alcaufar on Menorca's east coast to Sant Lluis. A British ... A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We have offered bereavement advice to the family following the death of a British man in Menorca.".
Mirror.co.uk
April 2, 2018
UK cyclist dies in Menorca after being hit by car 'driven by fellow Brit who failed breath test'. The Brit, aged 47, was ... A British cyclist has died on the Spanish holiday island of Menorca after being hit from behind by a motorist who allegedly failed a breath test afterwards. Local reports say the driver of theÃâà...
Olive Press
April 2, 2018
A BRITISH cyclist has died after being hit by a suspected drink-driver in Menorca. The man was hit at around 11am on Easter Sunday while cycling in Menorca from Alcaufar to Sant Lluis. He reportedly died instantly. Suspected of being under the influence at the time of the accident, the driver was arrestedÃâà...
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
March 26, 2018
TUI UK has added an extra flight to Menorca's capital Mahon, which will make the service from Norwich twice-weekly. It was one of a number of flights unveiled during TUI UK's first programme launch since its rebrand last year. Richard Pace, managing director at Norwich Airport, said: “The additionalÃâà...
iNews
March 16, 2018
When I retired from Test Match Special, it did not take us long to decide we were going to live in Menorca – my loyalty to the island insists I must spell it as the Spanish do. There were many contributing factors to our decision but when the thermometer approached freezing point, my aching bones – a legacyÃâà...
TNW
March 9, 2018
With about 2,000 accelerators worldwide, it's really hard for startups to choose which programs to attend, if any. Especially when the differences are small, but the implications can be enormous. In May last year, I attended a completely new concept, the decelerator Menorca Millennials. Here's what I learnedÃâà...
Irish Tech News
March 8, 2018
Marcos our CEO: “I moved to menorca, commuting from Brussels to Menorca and the creativity multiplied 100. I understood this is a place for inspiration and creation”. What exciting things can people look forward to? Be out of daily noise, and introduce yourself during 12 days, in a low mental Island in theÃâà...
Times of Malta
March 4, 2018
Antoni Pons y Mercadal (1791), Anton Schranz's first commission in Menorca, completed on October 24, 1791, eight months after his February 1791 arrival there. A better understanding of the Schranzes' work – as with that of all artists – necessitates a sense of the context they operated in. For too long theyÃâà...
Inquirer.net
February 27, 2018
Menorca and Samson among members who were expelled from INC are now collectively known as “INC Defenders.” Both clarified, however, that in denouncing Manalo's special envoy appointment they spoke only for themselves, although they believe that other Defenders feel the same way they do.
Hot Springs Village Voice
February 23, 2018
Due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall, a section of Minorca Road between Merced Way and DeSoto Blvd., north of DeSoto Boulevard, will be closed today. Friday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 25. (Closed section shown in red and alternative route on Viajero Drive, shown in yellow.)Ãâà...
The Sun
February 16, 2018
Balearic government to ban tourists from driving diesel and petrol cars in Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca. Tourists would be banned from entering the Balearic Islands with diesel cars from 2025 and petrol cars from 2035. By Caroline McGuire, Digital Travel Editor and Rita Sobot. 16th February 2018, 11:52 am.
Boat International
February 15, 2018
Yacht was entirely gutted down to bare steel. All pipes, wires, plumbing, auxiliary machinery, partitions, ducts & teak decks were removed. Only the main engines remained onboard. Over 90 tons of steel in way of hull plating & decks was renewed. Steel primed & painted with 2 hands of hempel epoxy. - Main engines wereÃâà...
UNTV News
February 2, 2018
Vancouver, CANADA — Former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Minister Lowell Menorca should be considered “a person in need of protection from a risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment and a risk to his life.” This has been the decision of the Canadian International Refugee Board (IRB) in the petitionÃâà...
UNTV News
February 2, 2018
Vancouver, CANADA — After securing a refugee status, former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Minister Lowell Menorca is now preparing to secure a residency status in Canada. Menorca claims his family is now in grave danger that's why he seeks to be with them at the soonest possible time. “I know, that ever sinceÃâà...
The Times
December 31, 1999
MALLORCA. 1 Hotel Can Simoneta Canyamel An avenue of ancient olive trees leads to this farmhouse turned adults-only bolt hole, high on the cliffs above the Mediterranean on the east coast. This is a hotel for the laid-back, who can laze by the pool on double-bed-sized loungers or swing in theÃâà...
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