Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 28 August - 3 September 2014 Issue 1521 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

In memory of James Foley See Page 20

ISSUE NO. 1521

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‘All inclusive’ under attack THE federation of small and medium businesses on the islands has asked the Govern (regional government) for more regulations and to raise taxes on the ‘all inclusive’ tourism packages. They say that the industry gives Mallorca a bad name.

Wandering jellyfish THE Rhopilema nomadic jellyfish is living up to its name and coming to the islands. It is originally from the Red Sea but, as the name suggests, is prone to moving around a lot.

Concert for cancer MORE than 900 people attended the concert against cancer, which was held in the main square of Ses Salines and raised €8,700.

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Balearic boom in tourist numbers

THE Balearic Islands have received around 6.2 million tourists so far this year up to July. A total of 6,288,847 people from all over the world have visited the Balearic Islands for sun, sea and a good time between January and July. This is a 0.8 per cent increase on the same period last year and puts the islands just behind Cataluña in terms of tourist numbers. According to data released by Frontur (tourist movement survey) this July was 3.9 per cent better than last July. Britain is the biggest provider with 23 per cent of tourism being from those islands – one in three British tourists visit Mallorca. In second place came Germany, with 14 per cent of the total and third place went to France with 12.4 per cent of the total.

‘Shutter Thief’ finally behind bars NATIONAL POLICE in Palma have caught the man known as the ‘Shutter Thief’, dubbed so because his modus operandi (MO) was always the same – he would break through the exterior shutters on the windows of a house in order to gain access to it. Two officers on patrol spotted a suspicious looking individual who was rummaging around in a bag

and when they stopped to speak to him they discovered that the bag contained a camera, watches, jewellery and documentation. They traced the items back to a robbery committed just up the street, in which the thief had entered the house by breaking the exterior shutters on the patio. The officers were also able to ascertain that the thief had sold

several items, from the same robbery, to local pawnshops. All items recovered have been handed back to their rightful owners. The thief is in jail on remand until his case can be heard. Police investigations are ongoing as they are hoping to link the thief to several more break-ins, all with the same MO.

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INDEX News 1 - 23 Finance 25 - 30 Letters 31 Daily TV 32 Leapy Lee 34 Time Out 38 - 39 Food 40 - 41 Health & Beauty 42 Homes & Gardens 43 Property 44 - 49 Classifieds 50 - 52 Boating 53 Motoring 54 Sport 56

NUDIST HOTEL: Has doubled its clientele this summer.

Nudism is gaining island popularity THE Balearic’s only nudist hotel has doubled its clientele this summer. It opened in 2013 and this year has tourists from as far away as Australia and South Korea. The hotel, Naturplaya, is part of the INF (Spanish and International Federation of Nudism) and has had great success due to its privileged location, near Sa Canova de Arta, and for its tranquillity. Alvaro Segura, director of the hotel, commented that the average stay is of two weeks on half board at a price of between

€1,200 and €1,600. The average guests are usually couples in their 50s who are looking for a quiet time to commune with nature. Despite being a nudist hotel clothes are not optional everywhere, for hygienic reasons they must be worn in the restaurants and main reception everywhere else, the pool or gardens, they are optional. Segura commented that the islands could become a popular tourism destination for nudists as they have everything to offer this sector of the industry.

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€917 pension THE average pension on the islands is €917 per month which is lower than the national average which is €1,001.

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TEACHERS on the islands are warning that the new school year is starting “on the edge of collapse.” The Teachers Association (TA) is asking the Educational Council (EC) to reopen the negotiations with the strike committees to try to resolve the educational problem. Just a few days away from the beginning of the new academic year the associations are saying

that the situation is on the verge of collapse and is in the worst condition it has ever been with staff numbers too low and student numbers too high, as well as a total organisational chaos according to Guillem Barcelo who is spokesperson for the TA. Barcelo commented there was still time to negotiate and if the EC was not competent then they

would find another body to listen to them. “Right now” commented Barcelo, “all the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the public servants and we are asking them to do their jobs, nothing more.” Teachers are demanding more jobs and an explanation of why there are so many cuts being made to education when it’s so important for the future of the islands.

Near drowning A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy is in critical condition after being rescued from his hotel pool in Palmanova - he nearly died from drowning, but was found just in time. He is in critical condition in the ICU at Son Espases hospital. First defeat REAL VALLADOLID beat Real Mallorca 2-1 at Estadio Jose Zorrilla on the first match day of the 2014/2015 football season of Liga Adelante (Second Division). The Real Mallorca goal was scored by Cendros on the 64th minute.

Unlicensed sales SPANISH police in Palma seized 145 empanadas, 25 bags of mocochinchi (a Bolivian beverage made with peaches), 16 beer cans and 1 kilo of hot sauce being illegally sold in Pere Garau.

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MES, Balearic political party, is making a formal request for islanders to not have to present residence certificates in order to buy boat or plane tickets to the mainland. The system has been in place for two years and is causing travel agencies a lot of trouble.

Bicycle accident A BOY of nine has been run over by a car while out riding his bicycle on the Colonia de Sant Jordi. Doctors have declined to comment on his condition.

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SPAIN’S OLDEST: Dating to before 1215.

Spain’s oldest Bull Run in Cuellar

Home game REAL MALLORCA is to play Las Palmas in their first home game at Iberostar Estadio on Sunday August 31 at 9pm. Las Palmas beat UD Llagostera 2-0 in their first league game. Run over A WOMAN, 58, was run over in Palma when she crossed against the lights and a car could not stop on time. She is in the hospital with a broken leg and hip. The driver of the car was not drunk.

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Scooter accident A YOUNG woman of 16 is in critical condition in the Son Espases hospital after being in a traffic accident on the scooter she was riding. There were no other vehicles involved in the accident.

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HE last week in August marks the beginning of Spain’s oldest Bull Run. The Encierros de Cuellar (Cuellar bull runs) in Segovia, date back to before 1215 when there was an argument raging between the Catholic Church and its bishops in the area. The bishops wanted to attend the bull fighting festivities, which took place on the outskirts of the town, but the Church considered it ‘undignified’ and so their attendance was banned. The bishops then found a loophole in the new regulations and this was that they could attend if the entirety

Quote of the Week Do you not know who I am? King Mohammed VI of Morocco after the Guardia Civil stopped his boat in the water just off Ceuta - an area commonly used by illegal immigrants and smugglers - under suspicion of being a people smuggler. The misunderstanding was rapidly cleared up after a call to King Felipe VI.

of the festivities took place in the centre of the town. For this to be possible, and for the bishops to obey the edict of the Church, the herd had to be brought into the centre and set off from there. Thus was born the first of the Encierros, with the people of the town helping to take the bulls from one part of the centre of the town to its bullring. The modern day bull runs are not dissimilar to the ones of the 13th century, one of the few differences being that these days they take place as part of the Feria of Cuellar and the Catholic Church does not mind if their bishops attend.

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per cent is the amount that Spain has grown in the last quarter. This is the country’s highest growth rate in the last six years and the fourth consecutive quarter that the economy has grown since the recession began. Chancellor Merkel of Germany has already congratulated President Rajoy on his austerity measures.

Twenty-one per cent of islanders have changed their jobs in the last six months with the 18 to 24-year-olds being the most mobile between places of employment.

Street sweepers EMAYA has contracted another 12 street sweepers for two months to help out with all the extra rubbish accumulated in the summer months when the tourists are here.

€438,000 due THE company which manages the publicity on Palma public transport owes the city of Palma €438,000. The council has cut ties with the company until they pay their bills.

In time THE president of the teachers association has commented that they will not strike if they can see any goodwill to reach an agreement on behalf of the government negotiators.

And finally... Olmeda de la Cuesta, in Cuenca, is offering plots of land for just a few hundred Euros - so long as buyers promise to build on them within the first two years. This is a move by the local council to save the shrinking village from extinction, at the moment it only has around 35 residents.

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A BOY, aged 12, received a brutal beating while out walking his dog in the La Soledad area of Palma. “My son is a lovely boy. You cannot imagine what I felt when he came home bleeding, bruised and crying.” So begins the story told by Rafa, the boy’s father. According to the SAF (Family Attention Service), which is part of the National Police, the young boy was walking his dog in the Can Palou Park when he was attacked by another two minors at 11.30am. He was approached by the two boys of around the same age as himself, who asked him for a Euro. When he replied that he had no money on him as he was just walking the dog they began going through his pockets to see if he was lying to them. On seeing that he had no money they began beating him up. They beat him all over his body but especially on his face and when an ambulance arrived they had to treat him for a great number of open

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Boy brutally beaten

CAN PALOU PARK: Scene of the attack on the boy. wounds on his face and a bad blow to the head. “The physical damage is bad but it is the mental damage that worries me - he won’t go out of the house by himself,” commented his father. Police are looking for two boys of around 14-years-old and of gypsy

Queen Sofia visits the UIB laboratory THE King’s mother, Queen Sofia, has visited the molecular biomedicine laboratory at the UIB. The UIB (University of the Balearic Islands) is currently using its molecular biomedicine laboratory, under the leadership of Pablo Escriba and Xavier Busquets, to investigate neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. After a guided tour by the rector, Llorenc Huguet, she was shown a short film explaining the work they are doing at the laboratory and the effects it may possibly have on medicine.

race. One of them has light eyes and a dark complexion. The other is thin with black hair. Several neighbours of the area commented that this was not a racial thing against the gypsies and that there were bad people in all races. They then called for a higher police presence in the area as, recently, it had become more dangerous.

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Cobbler’s graduation EIGHT people who have been taking a cobbler’s course provided by Inca Council have all graduated and are hoping to find work with their new skills.

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QUEEN SOFIA: Visited the laboratory at the UIB.

SA POBLA Council has reached an agreement with AECC (Spanish Association Against Cancer) for them to give psychological support to sufferers within the municipality.

11 hours THE library at Pont d’Inca will be open for 11 hours a day so that students preparing for the September resits will have more access to the books they may need.

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Masseuse nearly drowns as she tries to avoid police A MASSEUSE had to be rescued from the sea by Local Police. A Local Police officer in Palma rescued the Chinese woman from drowning off Playa de Palma after the woman jumped in the water to escape a police operation launched on the beach to identify women offering massages without a proper licence. Upon seeing the police, the woman got scared and started running along the shore towards Club Nautico de Can Pastilla. She then went farther into the ocean and started drowning as she did not know how to swim. A Local Police officer

who was chasing her saw she was drowning and asking for help. He removed his clothes and swam to where she was. “She did not know how to swim and was asking for help. When I got to where she was, she was exhausted and very nervous. “I have taken Chinese lessons at the Official

Languages School and I tried to calm her down. Then I took her back to the shore,” said the officer. After being rescued, the woman thanked the police officer through an interpreter, but was arrested as she refused to identify herself and to provide police with an identity card.

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Counterfeit goods action plea SHOPKEEPERS on the Balearic Islands have voiced their concern over the increase of street vendors on areas visited by large numbers of tourists in the summer.

The number of unlicensed street vendors and peddlers selling counterfeit goods on the streets of the Balearic Islands has considerably increased in recent months,

Driver dies after crash into wall A DRIVER has died after crashing into a wall in s’Estanyol, there were no other vehicles involved in the accident. So far this year there have been 36 deaths on the Balearic roads. Jose Gonzalez Toral was 21-years-old when he died on Sunday night as he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall on the Llucmajor to s’Estanyol road, he died immediately. Officers in charge of the investigation are trying to clarify the reason for the accident which has caused great consternation in the world of local sport as Toral was a player with the Son Oliva indoor football team.

which has shopkeepers in Playa de Palma and Calvia up in arms. “The problem is the large number of street vendors,” said the President of the Association of Residents and Business Owners of Playa de Palma Gabriel Barcelo. He said he had counted as many as 70 street vendors standing next to each other on Calle Del Jamon. On Playa de Palma there are approximately 700 street vendors, most near Las Maravillas and Arenal. Business owners called for beefed up police presence and for local legislation to be enforced. Calvia Council has created a police task force to crack down on illegal sales in Magaluf and Palmanova. In fact, as many as 22,600 counterfeit goods have been seized since July.

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Palma hotel fire ends with no casualties, no foul play Tryp Bosque, on Calle Camilo Jose Cela. Two people had to be treated at the scene by

medical personnel for anxiety attacks and a pregnant woman was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure just in case she had inhaled any smoke. The fire started at around 10.30am in a room where the spare mattresses, curtains, etc. are stored. As soon as the smoke was detected the emergency services were called and arrived promptly. They followed the established protocol and evacuated the 271 rooms of the hotel, which was completely full being the end of August. There were no problems with the evacuation. The fire brigade put the fire out very quickly. The fire had burnt a store room of around 50 square metres, and the smoke affected around 200

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PALMA fire brigade evacuated around 400 people, both guests and workers, from the Hotel

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FIRE BRIGADE: Evacuated the whole hotel. square metres of the hotel and some electrical cables melted as a result of the heat. The street outside the hotel had to be shut for part of the morning and the guests who were leaving that day were allowed back to their rooms to collect their

belongings, but the rest of the guests had to wait for the final all clear from the fire brigade before being allowed back in. There were no casualties and the fire looks to have been a simple electrical accident - no foul play is suspected.

FIFTY-EIGHT streets are taking part in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sopar a la fresca (street parties with a food competition in Sa Pobla. The festivities are expected to last around 20 hours throughout the day.

Illegal trade LOCAL POLICE in Palma have calculated that there are around 1,000 illegal street vendors plying their trade on the streets and beaches of Palma.

In flagrante THANKS to a responsible citizen who called them, the National Police have caught two thieves in flagrante while they were stealing from a shop in Manacor.

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British woman run over on Valldemossa road A BRITISH tourist in Calvia is in critical condition after being run over. She was crossing the road against the

lights on the Valldemossa road when she got hit by a motorbike. The motorbike claims that

she crossed very suddenly and he didn’t have time to avoid her - he tested negative for alcohol. The tourist, a

woman of 38, was taken immediately to the hospital at Son Espases. The accident took place on

Magaluf tourist in critical condition A YOUNG British tourist, thought to be between the age of 23 and 25, is in hospital in critical condition after falling from the fourth floor of his hotel bedroom in Magaluf. The young man was trying to get from one room to another through the exterior windows when he miscalculated the distance and fell around 20 metres to the ground. The young tourist was taken to the hospital in Son Espases in a critical condition suffering from a multitude of bruises. HOTEL CORRIDOR: Should have been used.

the Avinguda de s’Olivera, in Magaluf, when the woman crossed the road, not on a pedestrian crossing, and the large Suzuki motorbike didn’t have time, or enough road, to correct his course and avoid her. Emergency services were called immediately and when they arrived the woman was lying on the road unconscious and with serious injuries to her back, legs and arms. After stabilising her at the scene she was taken to the hospital. The motorbike rider came off the bike and broke his leg. Police are now looking into whether the motorcyclist was going at the correct speed.

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Ministry’s advice on rape creates storm THE Ministry of the Interior’s advice to women on how to avoid rape has created a storm on Twitter. Users of the social media website have denounced the advice as chauvinistic and laying the blame on the victims. Among other things the advice recommends that women should buy a whistle to call for help and avoid using lifts if there is a stranger in them as well as sitting near the driver on a deserted bus and always closing their curtains when at home. People have taken to the site to send messages back to the Ministry of the Interior like “Let’s see if we can all finally understand that the crime is not the victim’s fault,” and “It is

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RIDICULOUS ADVICE: From the ministry of the interior. unacceptable that a public ministry should be giving such out of touch advice!” Several PSOE delegates have also shown their disgust at the advice saying that it further victimises the victims by making it seem as though they could have avoided the crime if only they had had a whistle. The PSOE secretary for

equality, Carmen Monton, commented that the attitude of the government was outdated and would get them nowhere in the modern world and agreed with a tweet which had come in stating “Instead of teaching women how not to be raped, why don’t we teach men not to rape?”

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Big clean up takes place on Son Matias beach IF you wondered why there was a hive of activity on Son Matias beach recently, well it was the Big Clean Up! This is an ongoing project that Calvia organises with local diving clubs and UK Tour Operators - 2wentys Holidays, Cosmos, First Choice, Kuoni, Thomas Cook and Thomson Holidays. The UK Tour Operators are all members of the Federation of Tour Operators and together they want to do as much as possible to encourage high standards and keep the Calvia beaches clean and tidy for all. Within minutes the divers were collecting rubbish from the seabed that had either blown into the sea or been carelessly not placed into litter bins. Whilst the divers were under the water, teams

SEABED RUBBISH: Collected by divers.

were on the beach explaining to people what they were doing and why. Charlie Bridge from Thomson / TUI UK spoke on behalf of the tour operators, “Once again it’s great to be involved in this clean up, the cleanliness and

quality of the beaches and waters around these shores are vital for tourism and of course for residents to also enjoy.” Over 250kg of rubbish was collected from the seabed and a lot of the rubbish was glass bottles which, thanks to Calvia 2000, will be recycled. Big Blue Diving and Zoea supplied scuba diving equipment and the Hotel

Nine out of every 10 inmates men THE number of inmates serving prison sentences in Spain has decreased. While in 2009 there were 76,079 convicts in Spanish prisons, their number has decreased by 12.24 per cent in five years, currently adding up to 66,765. In fact, there was a 2.67 per cent drop in Spain’s prison population between 2012 and 2013 alone. The data corresponds to both Spanish and foreign nationals, according to the Ministry of the Interior. However, the number of foreign convicts has registered the sharpest decrease from 27,162 in 2009 to 21,116 in 2014 (-22.2 per cent), while the number of Spanish inmates has merely dropped by 6.6 per cent in the same period from 48,917 to 45,649.

This means that one in every three convicts serving prison sentences in Spain comes from abroad. As many as 5,773 are Moroccan nationals, 2,275 from Romania, 2,257 from Colombia and 1,555 from Ecuador, said the Spanish Government. Data shows that the average inmate in Spanish prisons is 39 and has been convicted of theft or drug trafficking, though other common crimes include homicide and murder with 3,707 inmates, crimes against sexual freedom with 3,087 convicts and as many as 3,937 for domestic violence. Data also shows that nine out of every 10 convicts behind bars in Spain are men - 92.4 per cent - and that as many as 494 people are in prison for terrorism (61 women).

Son Matias Beach supplied well deserved refreshments after the clean-up. A very worthwhile cause to keep Calvia’s Beaches clean and to keep the tourists coming back to this beautiful island!

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Grow shop actually growing THE Vice Squad of the National Police have taken down another production and sales point for marihuana. The growing room was housed in the garage of a seed shop and contained a total of 2,140 plants. Officers at the scene also detained four people in connection with the growing operation. This bust came as a result of the routine investigation of marihuana seed shops on the island. On a routine check the officers smelt what they thought was the

smell of fresh marihuana plants being grown, so they got a search warrant and proceeded to enter the premises. During the raid the officers confiscated the 2,140 marihuana plants as well as halogen lamps, water pumps, thermometers, humidifiers and all the paraphernalia necessary to grow and prepare the drug for its sale. Those detained stand accused of crimes against public health and defrauding the electricity company.

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Eight abortions per day DATA from the Health Department show there were more than eight abortions daily on the Balearic Islands in 2013, according to the Balearic Family Policy Institute Islands (IPFP). As stated by IPFP, there were as many as 3,167 abortions, 1,486 (46.9 per cent) in private clinics and the rest in public hospitals. This represents a 3.3 per cent increase when compared to 2012. IPFP released a statement saying there were 100 eugenic abortions in 2012 - 3.15 per cent of the total - and in the last eight years there have been 824 abortions for risk of foetal malformation. IPFP has therefore requested that the decision to eliminate eugenic abortions be upheld, if the proposed abortion bill be passed.

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Police dismantle gang of muggers NATIONAL POLICE in Palma dismantled a gang of muggers targeting tourists in S’Arenal. An operation launched by Spanish law enforcement officials in Playa de Palma ended with the arrest of 15 Nigerian nationals and a man from Senegal.

They stand accused of encouraging and enabling illegal immigration, belonging to a criminal organisation, burglary, theft and of violating Spain’s Immigration Law. The police obtained a warrant to conduct three house searches, during which they arrested the

gang leaders and seized €10,000, more than £1,000 (€1,256), an undisclosed amount of foreign currency, around 30 mobile phones, computers and jewellery. Given the sudden increase of thefts reported by tourists in Playa de Palma, the police

Fewer student grants

LESS HELP: For Balearic students

THE Balearic Islands are the Spanish community in which students receive the least public help with buying text books. Only one in five students on the islands gets help buying text books according to the Public Defender’s office. In Andalucia 100 per cent of students get government grants to help with the cost and in second to last place (before the Balearics) is Melilla with 32 per cent of students whereas on the islands it is 19 per cent. Vicenc Rodrigo, president of the FAPA (Parents Association), said it was the fault of the Govern (regional government) for not prioritising grants for students as other regions had when the recession hit.

started an investigation and learned that most victims had been robbed by Nigerian women posing as prostitutes. The women would reportedly rob drunken

tourists taking advantage of their disorientation. If the tourists resisted being robbed, the prostitutes would gang up on them and would go so far as to resort to violence.

The police conducted a census of the prostitutes working the area, identified the women robbing tourists as well as the rest of the gang and managed to detain them.

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Take care around the pool THE tragic death of a two-year-old boy in a Mijas, Andalucia, swimming pool has thrown into sharp focus the issue of swimming pool safety. Part of the dream of living in the warm sunshine of Spain is access to an outdoor swimming pool. The pleasure of splashing into the pool, floating on a lilo, doing a couple of laps and putting the week’s stresses behind you is a great reward. However, with pool ownership comes great responsibility. Children are naturally drawn to water, but it is impossible for a parent to watch a child every single moment of their life. It only takes a second for an accident to happen and the results can be devastating. Installing a pool safety fence gives you, your family and if you rent out your villa, your guests, peace of mind. In the most basic common sense terms, if a child cannot get close to the pool, then they simply cannot get in. Community pools are regulated throughout Spain, with specifics on

Euro Weekly News offer the advice below. Cut it out, keep it safe, think of that little bit more you can do to ensure that your pool is safe for your family and all your visitors.

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POOL SAFETY: Private pools should have a safety fence and a gate. the height of fences, gates, child proof locks and no climbing areas, but private pools are not. Euro Weekly News believes that this situation has gone on long enough, the life of a child is far beyond that of a removable fence and lockable gate. A safety fence around your pool is entirely sensible, it affords protection for children and small pets, it is a moral issue for many owners who know they have done

all they can to prevent accidents. In France, the law states that all private pools should be equipped with a safety fence and gate with a self-closing latch, failure to comply carries fines of up to €220,000. We call on our readers to call, email, text, whatsapp and that old fashioned mode of communication, write a letter to their political representatives and demand that Spain adopt an enforceable policy similar to that of France.

• Secure your pool with appropriate barriers. Surround your pool with a four-foot high fence or barrier with a selfclosing, self-latching gate. Place a safety cover over the pool or hot tub when you are not using it and remove any ladders or steps that you use for access. • Keep children under active supervision at all times. Stay in arm’s reach of younger children. Select a responsible person to watch the water when the pool is in use - never allow children or weak swimmers to swim alone. Have young or inexperienced swimmers wear a floatie if playing near the pool. • Ensure everyone in the home knows how to swim. Take pleasure in teaching those who can’t swim how to, or, if too busy enrol them in a local swimming class. • Enforce rules and safe behaviour, such as ‘no diving,’ ‘stay away from drain covers,’ ‘swim with a friend’ and ‘no running.’ • Make sure everyone in the home knows how to respond to emergencies by having appropriate safety equipment and taking water safety, first aid and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) courses.

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Council chops tree to avert accident PALMA authorities cut down a tree on Calle Manacor to avert a tragic accident. Palma Council cut down a black poplar located between Calle Manacor and Calle Foners and Avenida last Monday, because it was in serious danger of falling down. The Council suspected the tree represented a grave danger to people, animals and property and requested an analysis of its biological conditions. The

Hotel fire in Soller AROUND 50 guests had to be evacuated for an hour when there was a fire in their hotel in Soller. The Hotel Marina del Puerto de Soller had a small fire break out in the machine room which only affected the room where the meters are. A small amount of smoke damage was caused to the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchens. The fire was extinguished without incident and there were no casualties.

report found structural deficiencies, poor vitality and signs of rotting at its roots and an irreversible degradation and advised the council to cut down the tree. Back in July a man was killed at Parque el Retiro in Madrid by a falling 400-kilo branch while he was playing with his children. Madrid Council created a committee to examine all trees found at the park after three incidents in less than a month.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fanatics and oppressors fear journalists because swords kill but the words they write and speak outlive them!

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Murdered journalist never to be forgotten THERE is a black ribbon on the front of the Euro Weekly News today. There is another at the top of the page that has been left blank for the journalist James Foley. His family and friends are in mourning because he was murdered in Syria by an IS jihadist with a London accent. He was a hostage killed in cold blood because he was an American, because he had a brother in the US air force, but he was also slaughtered because he was a journalist. So the Euro Weekly News is in mourning, too, for James Foley and is donating a page in his memory. We now ask the world media to come together and follow suit by donating the cost of a full page in their respective newspapers. James Foley risked his life by going to Syria and was taken hostage while

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HAT planet do they live on? Politicians, that is. A furore has been caused by official Ministry guidelines on how to avoid rape. Measures include having a whistle with which to summon help, avoiding using lifts if there is a stranger in them and sitting near the driver on empty buses. Campaigners on gender issues point out that this advice seems to put the blame for attacks on the victims rather than the perpetrators. Then to compound the controversy, Francisco Javier León de la Riva, the Partido Popular mayor of Valladolid, made comments on radio that appeared to denigrate women’s accusations of rape. He said that he would think twice before getting into a lift with a woman for fear of being falsely accused of rape. He was forced to apologise. This raises the wider issue of how

sexist is ‘macho’ Spain. Although women certainly have more freedom then they did a few decades ago, and there are many women in the professions, business and politics, old attitudes still persist. A woman’s place continues to be in the home for many, even when they work as well. It is women who have to look after the home and bring up the children, that is just the way it is. And for far too many men, women are still viewed as a possession. At its worst, that leads to the disgraceful toll of domestic violence in Spain. If a woman is ‘disobedient’ many men view it as only too natural to turn to violence, with appalling results. So far this year in Spain, 38 women have died at the hands of their partners or ex-partners. That will continue as long as StoneAge attitudes persist. Politicians should be trying to change those attitudes, not espousing them.

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Join EWN and say NO to sexism and YES to equality for women FURTHER controversy over the Spanish political establishment’s outdated views on women and sexual assault has arisen after comments made by a mayor to a radio station that seem to disparage accusations of rape. Francisco Javier León de la Riva, the Partido Popular (PP) mayor of Valladolid in central Spain, has been forced to apologise for comments made to the Onda Cero radio station on Thursday about women falsely accusing men of rape. The mayor said he would think twice about getting into a lift alone with a woman for fear of false cries of rape. Referring to a recent unsolved case in his city, De la Riva wholeheartedly condemned all forms of violence, but said it was

impossible to station a police officer in every park, and that women should think carefully about where they go at 6 o’clock in the morning. He added: “Sometimes it’s the other way around. Imagine you are in a lift with a girl who is out to get you. She rips off her bra or skirt and runs out screaming that you tried to assault her.” Reaction to the mayor’s comments was fierce and immediate, with some taking to social media to demand his resignation. On Friday, Valladolid Town Council issued a statement through Twitter, saying: “The mayor wishes to clarify his words which have been misinterpreted and taken out of context. He apologises for any offence caused.”

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SHOW OF SOLIDARITY: EWN ladies strip off in protest. Editor’s note: Euro Weekly News (EWN) has concerns over the misogynous views of an elected official who belongs in the Dark Ages. We question the motives behind the mayor’s retraction. He

has not actually apologised for what he said. Instead, he has placed the blame on others (women, perhaps?) for ‘misinterpreting’ his words. At the EWN group, we are concerned that the outdated views of men

in high places, just like Mayor de la Riva, are contributing to the continued erosion of women’s rights. Until society is reconciled to the fact that a woman’s body is owned by no one but the woman herself, that

she has the right to wear what she likes; has the right to go where she likes; and has the right to do what she likes without fearing lewd stares and sexual violence, EWN will continue to campaign for equality. Equality in the workplace, equality at home, and equality in public places. Instead of telling our daughters what not to wear, we should show our sons how to respect their female peers. Equality means equality: and ‘No’ means ‘No’! Join EWN’s campaign: #ewn_no_means_no EWN would love to hear readers’ views on this controversial subject. Twitter storm...Page 20

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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN became the world’s eighth-largest agro-food exporter in 2013 and the sixth-most important in the EU. Total exports for last year reached a record €36.37 billion.

Work and family life MORE than 97 per cent of Spanish women work on parttime contracts. Many struggle to combine family responsibilities with the need to bring in money but find some companies are more accommodating than others. Repsol, which has 1,200 employees working from home,

is the best Spanish company in this respect and encourages teleworking, found an International Institute of Political Science survey. Dairy products company Leche Pascual came second for its teleworking scheme, flexi-hours and reduced working days. Vodafone was third, again

Freight train blues as sector shrinks SPAIN’S rail freight sector shrank by half in the last decade while Europe’s increased by 4 per cent. Progress is being hindered in a strategically important sector, say the country’s seven independent freight operators. They lay the blame squarely on state rail operator Renfe, which they accuse of disloyal competition since the 2006 deregulation. “Renfe Freight practises predatory and disproportionate price strategies that have plunged the sector into an untenable situation,” said Juan Diego Pedrero, director of the

Association of Private Railway Companies (AEFP). Despite multimillion losses these are offset by Renfe’s other operations, Pedrero complained. Renfe Freight had restricted the development of private sector operators, he said, allowing them to acquire only 20 per cent of the market since 2006. Neither was deregulation accompanied by better infrastructure, Pedrero continued. Spain’s track width is different, sidings are too short for foreign trains and timetables are incompatible with international logistics, he said.

thanks to flexi-hours but also for allowing more time for breastfeeding during the first year after giving birth. Spain’s worst employers for reconciling work and family life were Mediamarkt, followed by Tolsa, Port Aventura, Carrefour, Auchan and El Corte Ingles, the Institute found.

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Employment opportunities ANYONE looking for a job should go to Madrid, the Basque Region or La Rioja, which have more employment opportunities than any other Spanish region found an Adecco survey.

Helping hand THE Judicial General Council agreed to provide extra judges for Vigo and La Coruña courts until December 31. They will deal with cases centring on mis-sold Nova Galicia Bank preference shares.

An open and shut case THE Spanish government has not advised Brussels of the possible reopening of the Garoña nuclear power station. The plant was closed down in December 2012 and formally decommissioned in July last year. Nuclenor, jointly owned by Iberdrola and Endesa, have now applied for an operating licence valid until 2031.

The Commission is aware of changes in Spanish legislation that allow an operator to apply for a new licence within a year of shutdown, said Energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger. Any decision now rests with the Spanish government acting on the recommendations of the Nuclear Safety Council (NSC), Oettinger explained.

HOME WORK: Some companies are more accommodating.

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Lost cigarette duty going up in smoke CIGARETTE sales fell by 47 per cent in Spain over the last five years. Twenty-four per cent of the Spanish population aged over 15 admitted to the 2012 National Health Survey that they smoke each day, compared to almost 30 per cent in 2000. Partly this is due to the success of anti-smoking laws and greater awareness of the health risks involved. But increased tax on cigarettes, a steady source of income for governments everywhere, has done as much as either of the former to discourage smoking. A KPMG survey for leading cigarette companies found that 8.8 per cent of the cigarettes smoked in Spain are contraband. When added

to tobacco brought legally into the country by travellers, this means that no tax is paid on 11.3 per cent of all cigarettes smoked in Spain. That in turn means that the taxman loses out on €718 million a year. Meanwhile, low-cost brands account for 11 per cent of the market with best-selling makes like Elixyr, Golden America or Winfield costing between €3.95 and €4.10 for 20, compared to €4.8 charged for Marlboro over the counter or €4.95 from a machine. Cheaper lines were once overlooked by the big cigarette companies, but Altadis - formerly Spanishowned and now part of Imperial Tobacco - has seen sales of the relatively cheap Brooklyn brand soar.

CIGARETTE SALES: Have fallen by 47 per cent in Spain over past five years. Like Fortuna, they are made in Logroño at the last cigarette factory on the Spanish mainland; a further factory remains open in Cantabria although this manufactures cigars. In 2009, Altadis made and sold 2.5 million packets of Brooklyn - just 0.06 per cent of the Spanish market - worth €6.7 million. By 2013, this had

risen to 38.1 million packets with sales of €148.4 million and a market share of 1.6 per cent. The Logroño factory now employs 560 staff, compared with 650 in the past, prompting Altadis CEO Juan Arrizabalaga to admit that he “fears” for its future. Not from

the point of view of profitability, as it is one of the most productive Imperial Tobacco factories. What most worries Arrizabalaga are those changing habits: the market is shrinking, he explained to a Spanish interviewer, and Europe could soon need fewer factories.

An advertising spin… EXPORTS UP: Although foreign demand has slowed down.

No need to mind the gap SPAIN’S trade gap rose to €11.9 billion in the first six months of this year. That is twice as much as during the same period last year, the Economy ministry announced. Although exports increased by 0.5 per cent to €119.3 billion, an all-time high since records were first kept in 1971, imports totalled €131.1 billion. There has been a cutback in foreign demand in recent months, analysts explained, owing to an economic slowdown in Germany, France and Italy. Added to the continuing dispute with Russia, this

brought a 1.2 per cent reduction in exports in June. European ‘lethargy’ did little to assist exports, said junior Trade minister Jaime Garcia Legaz who admitted that if Europe failed to grow it would be difficult to reach the export levels of the preceding years. Despite the apparent slowdown last June was Spain’s second-best ever, he emphasised, with exports of €20.6 billion, compared to €15.6 billion at the onset of the economic crisis in 2008. The country’s exports had also remained stable.

THERE is no such thing as a guaranteed return on advertising. All you can do is set your stall out leaving every box ticked. The ability to catch on to something popular is often down to luck, but if you are not in the game you cannot win. Barely scratching a living, a young salesman was asked by his supplier if he was interested in selling hoops without sticks to propel them. Its purpose was explained to him: “You place it around your waist and by gyrating you keep it from falling. This was fun,” he was told. “It also slimmed the waist. The ladies would love it.” The salesman was cynical but added it to his wares. During his calls on retailers, he explained the purpose of the hoola-hoop. Few were interested until the novelty was

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demonstrated on TV. From that point on the country went wild for hoola-hoops. Shops couldn’t meet the demand. Imagination goes a long way. The HMV advert with the Jack Russell listening to its master’s voice was judged the world’s best advertisement. I recall two or three adverts that I saw as a child. Guinness was successful with their image of a toucan, a colourful tropical bird. “What one can do toucan do.” It sticks in the mind like 1950s Jaguar Cars; ‘Grace,

Space and Pace.’ Three simple words that sum up excellence and value for money. Idly glancing through LIFE magazine as a 16year-old, hardly a cheap magazine to advertise in, I was fixated by a blank page. A misprint? No, in small print at the bottom of the page a message: ‘We were just about to show you a picture of our millionth Volkswagen. Sorry, we just sold it.’ Can you do as well? Again and again we continue to do things the way we have always done them, even when they are not working as well as we hoped. If every business owner paid as much time pondering the criteria for a winning advert as he focuses on the pools or football fixtures, he might come up with an advert that rivals can only envy.

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Record numbers FOREIGN tourist numbers to Spain were up 5.9 per cent in July year-on-year according to the Toursim Ministry. A record total of 8.3 million foreigners visited the country, it said.

New offer TELECOM ITALIA plans to outbid Telefonica for Vivendi’s Brazilian subsidiary Global Village Telecom (GVT). The Italian operator has offered €7 billion in a deal handing Vivendi a 20 per cent stake in Telecom Italia.

Pricey oil OLIVE oil prices could shoot up as a continuing drought in parts of the country hits crops. It has been forecast the olive yield could be 40 per cent lower than 2013.

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Little sponges can benefit from some early financial absorption Loose change A look at finance for females

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ADULTS are always going on about how smart kids are. How many times have we heard about how young children just seem to absorb information like little sponges? Or how they remember things after it has only been mentioned once. Some kids, if brought up in a multi-linguistic household, are even capable of speaking two or more languages by the age of three. So why is it that when it comes to the matter of money many

parents avoid the topic and feel children just couldn’t get their little heads around the concept? According to research just out, however, if parents want to help kids gain a better grasp of money management, it’s essential to talk to them about cash. Apparently kids whose parents frequently talk about family finances feel smart and comfortable around money. The research reveals that kids who are educated about money matters are more prone to saving their own money so they can go to college. Kids whose parents frequently talk about setting financial goals say they are ‘savers,’ while kids whose parents frequently

Basis of AGM accounting Q. When we had an AGM with our lawyers we asked for a detailed You and the breakdown of the incoming monies, the Law in Spain same as the outgoing expenses. We were By David Searl told this is against Spanish law. I asked other lawyers locally and they are not aware of such a law. In accounting, if you have only a total with no detail, then monies could be removed from income and no one would know. Also, in your column in the EWN you said it is against the law for postal ballots to be permitted at an AGM. Does this also include email contacts? Our lawyers are trying to bring in a tick-box format for our next AGM instead of the usual sponsors system we have used in the past. A. G. H. (Costa Blanca) First, it is not lawyers who control your Community. It is the members’ vote at the AGM. The President and Administrator carry out the decisions made. Second, you should have a detailed breakdown of income as well as expenses. This is basic accounting. You must make a motion and vote at the next AGM. Make sure you get it on the official published Agenda beforehand. Third, good luck to your lawyers and their tick-box e-mails. I like the idea, but they will not be allowed. It is not a ‘sponsor’ system. It is a ‘proxy’ when a person assigns someone else to vote. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

discuss budgeting say they are very or extremely smart about money. Talking openly about money management to kids gives children confidence and the early financial education has a very positive impact on future money management. The bad news is, however, that

it appears parents are favouring boys over girls when it comes to financial matters. Some 58 per cent of boys say their parents talk to them

about setting financial goals, compared to 50 per cent of girls. And 80 per cent of parents with a boy think he understands the value of money, but only 69 per cent of parents with a girl think the same. But whether girls or boys, what’s vital is that all parents acknowledge the importance of discussing money with their kids at least once a week. Chose moments throughout the day to share some money management skills with kids; in the supermarket, at the cash machine, opening household bills no kid is too young to learn some of these things. MONEY TALK: Discuss with children.

‘Five-a-day’ could help beat Russian ban FRUIT and vegetable exports rejected by Russia will be withdrawn from the market and donated to charity. Brussels has also agreed to alleviate losses resulting from the Russian government’s 12-month veto of EU imports with a €125 million cash allocation. The ban arrived as fruit and vegetable production peaked and this will help to stabilise prices and compensate growers who lack storage options or alternatives to the now-closed Russian market. “All growers of the concerned products, whether in producer organisations or not, will be eligible to take up these market support measures,” said Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos. Grants will be made available between now and November, he announced. “The impact of Russia’s sanctions can be assessed in several ways,” Agriculture minister Isabel Garcia Tejerina recently told a radio interviewer. “We are analysing exports,” she said. “Last year we exported currently-affected products worth €337 million to Russia. Between January and May we are talking

FRUIT: Will be donated to charity. about €107 million.” What worried her most was a possible deterioration of EU prices, as they accounted for threequarters of the market: “That’s the market we must work to protect.” Russian consumers were going to miss ‘irreplaceable’ products, predicted Garcia Tejerina who also reminded Spaniards to eat their recommended ‘five-a-day.’ Both Spanish cooperatives and the EU farmers’ union Copa-Cogeca, while welcoming the European Commission’s response, warned that national funding would be needed in addition to EU funds.

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Health service a real shock for pensioner DESPITE having always been more than happy with the Spanish health system, I feel duty bound to warn people of a most worrying occurrence. A neighbour of mine who has grave medical problems was sent by ambulance by the local clinic to El Toyo hospital. On presenting her social security card she and her friend were informed that her treatment would not be covered and that she would have to pay. The hospital did a scan and transferred her to Torre Cadenas hospital where the crisis was resolved. Currently back in Torre Cadenas, a registered letter arrived at her home address invoicing her for in excess of €600, covering two ambulance journeys, scan and observation. She has been a resident here for more than eight years and has ‘residencia.’ She is on the padron, is a pensioner, a tax-payer, registered disabled and in receipt of home help as authorised by the Spanish social worker. The bill she received claimed that if she didn’t pay in full within 15 days the money would be deducted from her bank account. Only threat of legal action by her friend, a fluent Spanish speaker, has averted this charge. Be warned! Obviously the economic situation in Spain is bad, but preying on and discriminating against vulnerable people is not to be tolerated, particularly when the British Government is paying into this country’s social security system on our behalf. Shelley Symonds, Carboneras (Almeria)

Double standards MANY years ago Mijas Town Hall took down the advertising billboards alongside the ‘carreteras’ because they were a distraction to the motorists. It seems that a change in policy has them erecting giant billboards along the same roadways, especially a most notorious stretch of double bends leading

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Muslims. Therefore, according to the land whose symbol is ‘In God we trust,’ they are of no significance whatsoever. Or could it be a case of ‘the customer is always right?’ Jon Allso, Valencia

Same old story THIRTY-FIVE years ago I brought up three kids to a background of “He started it! No I didn’t! Yes you did!” There used to be a saying that you don’t poke a snake unless you can cope with the result. Now we hear the UK is sending taxpayers’ money to Gaza for humanitarian aid to terrorists who vow that Israel should not exist. As my late Father-in-law used to say, “The mind boggles!” Ziggy, Alhaurin el Grande (Malaga)

Free-for-all SOME hideous people are apparently abandoning black cats because they do not look good in selfies. Personally I prefer my own black cat to any selfish selfie . Deirdre Baxter (by email)

into La Cala de Mijas from Fuengirola (next to the chemist between the Oasis and Buganvillas urbanisations). This has taken lives in the past and caused many injuries in crashes. Does this now mean that they consider profit before safety? Terence Charles Bly (by email)

Long way round I AM faced with a quandary: do I sell my property in Mallorca or not? The reason for the quandary is the lack of direct flights from Glasgow after October. If you live north of Manchester there are no direct flights until March 2015. For the Christmas holiday period we are flying from Glasgow through London City airport to get to Palma. Do the Spanish not want any northern British to come and spend money here? Cyprus begins to look attractive since we can get flights there. Dr James Sommerville (by email)

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Figure it out THE Arabs invented zero? Complete ignorant nonsense from the politically correct brigade. The concept of zero, along with true algebra and the 10 base (decimal) system was invented around 630AD by the Indian mathematician Bramagupta. Arabs trading with India referred to the decimal system as ‘Indian figures.’ The truth regarding all the rubbish spouted about Arab science, medicine, architecture is just that: rubbish. All these things

already existed in the RomanoGreek societies of the Middle East, North Africa and Spain and were stolen by the invading Muslims and claimed as their own. Desmond Johnson (by email)

Word play HOW fickle we are when it comes to defining freedom fighters and terrorists! In the Second World War the French resistance carried out heroic deeds against the Nazi occupying forces who had virtually made them prisoners in their own land. I imagine Adolph considered them to be terrorists. Ah! But we won. The Palestinians trapped in the Gaza strip with no hope for any kind of future fight back against the oppressors but they are (officially) terrorists not only according to the Israelis but also Nobel Peace prize winner Barack Obama. Personally, I can see no difference except these freedom fighter/terrorists are Arab

A FRIEND and I, chatting in English waiting in the x-ray department of our area’s Specialist centre, were approached by a woman with a bandaged leg. She looked like a tourist and wanted to know how to get hold of her x-ray plates. She was sent there by the local health centre after her ankle, twisted a couple of days earlier, had swelled alarmingly. She had been told to return with the x-ray results, she said. I went to the information desk and asked on her behalf, but learnt that doctors access x-rays online and plates are not usually developed. Off she went, slightly put out, as she was already irritated after having been warned by the Urgencias doctor not to put her weight on her foot. If she wanted to walk on it she should get crutches, she was advised. On asking for crutches, she was told to hire them from one of the many establishments specialising in this type of thing. It was a disgrace, she moaned. Now I was irritated: “Do you know how much a private x-ray and consultation would have cost you?” I asked. She shrugged and had the grace to look a little shamefaced. I think she’d already done pretty well out of our system, don’t you? (Name and address supplied)

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HOUGHT I’d leave out the Mid-East fiasco this issue, give a bit of time for the Nationals to catch up! So, in a week where we were told that Brussels is about to ban the sale of certain types of vacuum cleaner, lots of fatty foods are now miraculously good for us; Mariella Frostrup recommends taking someone else’s husband on holiday (wot!?) and Louise Mensch informed the media she’d rather see Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich than look at Karen Danczuk’s cleavage (no comment!) they’ve decided to erect a bronze statue to deceased songstress Amy Winehouse. Can anyone in God’s name tell me why? This was a young lady, with the good fortune to have been born with a considerable talent, who subsequently managed to squander it all, by leading a life of drugs abuse, alcoholism, and a sheer debauchery unequalled REAL DEAL: Churchill did merit a statue. by any other show biz

OR Sara Stilo of Black Frog Divers in Torrox, Axarquia, there is little foundation to the image of tourists often portrayed in the press. She said: “Regardless of what the tabloids say, I find that both British on holiday and those living here are really great. “The majority are relaxed, easy going and fun loving! They are great people to hang out with and I love their hilarious and unique sense of humour.” Shannon Edwards of Shannon’s Nails and Beauty in Almeria said: “I don’t think you can really generalise. There are good and bad tourists wherever you go but a lot can also depend on the area. Some areas attract different people looking for different scenes and sometimes that contributes to bad behaviour.” Laura Hepburn from Let’s Eat Restaurant in Benimar Commercial Centre on the Costa Blanca felt that a lot of the bad press Brits abroad receive is true. Working in a restaurant she says they regularly see drunken Brits when they lock up: “It’s a bit embarrassing to admit it, but it always seems to be the British you see stumbling around. Sara Stilo However, Laura

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individual since Fatty Arbuckle. She was a terrible example to our young people and completely wasted her time on this earth in a way that was nothing short of pathetic. And some idiots want to preserve her legacy by erecting a (very expensive) statue in her memory? Give us a break. It was exactly the same situation with George Best. Best was another extremely lucky young man, born with a natural talent millions of young men would die for. And how does he thank his creator for this wonderful natural blessing? Sweeps it all away on a tsunami of drink and drugs also squandering a precious liver transplant en route. Alright, I am completely aware that alcoholism is a disease and we should perhaps feel a certain sympathy for people caught up in its clutches, but no one forced a bottle or a needle into these peoples’ arms or mouths, it was all initially a matter of their own choice and frankly I think

immortalising these talent wasters in bronze, is nothing short of a disgraceful reflection of the priorities held by certain members of our money squandering local council members. Actually this whole past month has been a bit of an ‘ealth and safety lunacy drive. No more than two children to an adult at swimming pools. Donkey rides banned from some beaches. Workers told they couldn’t wear open toed shoes in summer and, although nothing to do with ‘ealth and safety, a real humdinger in the light of Brussels’ appalling waste of taxpayers’ money. Specifically it has now been announced that Britain is to donate £1.6 million (€2.01 million) to fund bin collection on the Caribbean island of Cuba! I dunno, sometimes I really do despair of it all. Thanks for all the correspondence. Sorry we can’t publish all of them. I’m delighted to say - there simply isn’t enough space! Just had a thought. What about Leapy Lee immortalised in bronze somewhere? No? Ah well. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com

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STREET TALK does not think that affects expats living and making a living in Spain: “I don’t think it tars us all with the same brush at all.” Amanda from Amanda’s Restaurant on the sea front in Altea, Costa Blanca, said: “It is just a few Brits that give all of them a bad name.” Having spent years working in Benidorm, she said the town can be home to drunken holidaymakers. “Rules seem to go out of the window in Benidorm and I think all inclusive hotels have a lot to answer for as holidaymakers over indulge and drink too much thinking it is all free. That is also then detrimental to other businesses as people don’t then leave the hotels and visit local bars and restaurants.”

Alan White from Euro Dog on Mijas Costa said: “When the British get bad publicity it’s always the minority letting down the majority. Then we are all unfortunately tarred with the same brush. British expatriates living in Spain are in general a very positive part of the community LAURA from Let’s Eat here.”

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WITH yet another celebrity being fingered - the 73year-old Cliff Richard - over an alleged assault dating back to the 1980s, you have to ask yourself when is this celebritytargeting going to end? So far, we’ve had Stuart Hall, Rolf Harris, Freddie Starr, Gary Glitter, Jim Davidson, Dave Lee Travis, Bill Roache and PR chief, Max Clifford. What a roll call! Whilst I don’t condone what Cliff Richard or his fellow celebrities might be accused of, I do have some

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British justice or a celebrity witch hunt problems with the handling of investigations. First off, the lack of anonymity given to those faced with historical sexual offence claims. According to common law, people are innocent until proven guilty, and they should be entitled to anonymity, at least until a court orders otherwise. When the mere fact of an arrest (which the police and the tabloids have every interest in widely publicising) can effectively kill someone’s career, the balance is in the wrong place. It’s simply wrong and flies in the face of justice for their accusers to be able to make, anonymously, public accusations. In Cliff Richard’s case, David Crompton, Chief Constable of South Yorkshire police, has been

fingered himself over his handling of the criminal inquiry. His officers tipped off the BBC about an imminent search of the singer’s Berkshire home - a search that may have been illegal. David Davis, the Tory MP, said the force should not have confirmed Richard’s identity to the BBC: “It lays the process of law and order open to becoming a machinery for injustice.” Geoffrey Robertson QC called for an independent inquiry, accusing the police of “treating Cliff Richard as though he were a bank robber or a mass murderer.” Why were the police searching Richard’s home anyway? The alleged incident took place almost 200 miles away in the 1980s. And we all know how

hard it is to convict someone beyond reasonable doubt decades later. It’s been claimed that so much has been spent investigating historical sexual offence claims that there’s insufficient funding left for current cases. Would the police be pursuing these individuals if they weren’t celebrities? Is there maybe here a bit of envy of the ‘rich and famous’ and the perception that their reputations should be trashed long before the case reaches a courtroom?

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