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Longer hours EL EJIDO Council has asked the Junta to reconsider restrictions on commercial opening hours. It claims the law does not sufficiently consider the difficulties small businesses face.
School aid LA CAIXA SOCIAL has donated more than 200 goodie bags containing school supplies to children in need in El Ejido.
Vera wonders VERA’S Convento de la Victoria is hosting an exhibition, Las Siete Maravillas, until October 30, Monday to Saturday 11am to 1.30pm and Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 8pm.
Castle open SAN JUAN DE LOS TERREROS castle is now open every weekend to the public. Opening hours are 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm.
Almeria steps up in fight against Ebola ALMERIA’S health workers are to receive protective suits and training to safeguard them against diseases of high biological risk such as Ebola. The 345 protective suits which include goggles, masks, gloves and boots are to provide a barrier against the spread of Ebola for staff in the region. Torrecardenas receives the largest number of suits, as it is Almeria’s referral hospital for any suspected Ebola cases. Other hospitals to benefit include Huercal Overa’s Inmaculada Hospital, Poniente and El Ejido, as well as a number of health centres in the province. Although 345 initially
seems a high number, the suits can only be worn once which means they would reduce in number fairly quickly in the case of an outbreak. Torrecardenas Hospital in Almeria city has infrastructure in place for the care of seriously infectious patients. It has negative pressure isolation rooms, with their own oxygen supply, ensuring that patients elsewhere in the hospital can be treated safely. Staff members at Torrecardenas have received additional training in protocols against Ebola. Everyone from management to housekeeping staff has been brought up to speed.
Head of Public Health for Almeria Pilar Barroso said training began with the services that would have more contact with a suspected case of Ebola like A&E and Intensive Care. Barroso added: “Andalucia’s active protocol is consistent with that established by the World Health Organisation and the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.” Almeria is on level three alert for Ebola, ready to leap into action as was demonstrated with the false alarm earlier in the year, when a man with malaria entered a clinic in Roquetas de Mar.
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TURRE: scene of the crime.
Man assaulted in dog napping
DOG thieves jumped from a white van and attacked a British man in Turre, stealing his valuable miniature Doberman pinscher. The two men attacked the man in a side street close to Bar Zamba in Turre, cutting the young pedigree dog from its lead and speeding off. The man’s other dog, a
small dark brown terrier aged 11, disappeared in fright. The pedigree dog has since been located and returned to its family. Both dogs are now believed to be safe at home enjoying a warm treat-filled welcome. Dogs are stolen for a variety of reasons, including for hunting or dog-baiting,
but usually pedigree dogs such as this are taken for breeding and often to order. Witnesses to the event, or anyone who can help with further information that may lead to the arrest of the thieves are encouraged to contact the local police in Turre or telephone Roland on 606 911 049.
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NEWS More illegalities ALMOST 650 Cuevas del Almanzora homes and business premises are now in limbo after the Administrative High Court of Andalucia (TSJA) declared their licences void. Albox Solos OCTOBER 17 sees Rafael Berrio, a musician and poet from San Sebastian, performing in the Solos series at the Federica Garcia Lorca auditorium in Albox. Tickets cost €2.
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Hospital boss answers back EVA JIMENEZ, the manager of Inmaculada hospital in Huercal Overa has criticised demonstrations against the closure of hospital beds. Reacting to the public demonstrations, she said: “It is creating unnecessary public alarm.” Jimenez said the cause of the public’s reaction was ignorance as well as a little
misinterpretation. She went on to explain that it’s normal to close beds because of the seasonal decrease in the demand for care. She also clarified that it was 21 beds closing, not 30 as has been widely publicised. She said that 15 rooms are affected and that they are not closed, simply put in reserve.
Jimenez said that currently the hospital beds’ occupancy is around 55 per cent, leaving 76 beds empty. The hospital’s head stated bluntly: “We have not closed any wards. We have not dismantled any services. We have not fired anyone.” She concluded: “I live in the town and I hear things on the streets that are not true.”
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FANCY having a go at petanca whilst raising money for San Animal Santuario? Head to Annie’s Bistro in Terreros at 1.30pm on October 22. €10 per team of four.
Dead dolphin A DEAD dolphin has been found on Playa Sirena in Adra. The dolphin was six feet in length and weighed 200 kilograms. The dolphin was classified as a blue striped dolphin.
Quitting seat LOOKING SKYWARD: King Felipe VI with Queen Letizia and Princesses Leonor and Sofia.
Celebrating Spain’s National Day
Zumbathon HEAD to Valle de Este Golf Resort Hotel in Vera with the Zumba crew in their three hour Zumba session to raise money for breast and prostate cancer. 3pm October 25.
Seagrass divers THIRTY divers from the Andalucian Posimed program have been diving for research of the seagrass meadows off the coast of Cabo de Gata and Carboneras.
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FRIDAY saw a contract signed by the Junta de Andalucia to address water supply issues in Velez-Rubio. The improvements will cost approximately €66,500.
Fire fine DISCIPLINARY proceedings have been initiated against the owner of the Ejido environment plant for the August fire. The owners face a possible penalty of up to €300,507.
Street improvements WORK is complete on Paseo Juan Carlos I in El Ejido and work has is soon to start on La Loma according to Mayor Francisco Gongora.
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Cruz Roja CRUZ ROJA has announced figures to show it has treated 3,000 children affected by poverty in Almeria so far in 2014.
Dinner dance MOJACAR’S Hotel Continental is the venue for RBL Mojacar’s dinner dance on October 18. Tickets cost €35 from gknight@aol.com or 647 086 650.
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UEEN Letizia and the newly-crowned King Felipe VI attended the military parade in Madrid on Sunday October 12, to mark Spain’s National Day. The Queen, dressed in a dark teal tweed dress and matching shoes, held both her daughters’ hands as they watched the military procession. The princesses both wore floral dresses and sported neatly braided hair. Husband and father, King Felipe VI, 46, joined his wife and two daughters, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia, for the occasion, dressed in smart, traditional military attire complete with sash, hat and gloves.
Quote of the Week I have been able to sell 4,000 tickets very fast so I do not worry if some guy says in his newspaper that I still write music for 15-year-old girls’ Thirty-seven-year-old singer-songwriter Dani Martin talking to 20minutos.es regarding the criticism aimed at him.
The national holiday, which commemorates the date of Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in America, has been celebrated since 2000, and is also known as Day of the Armed Forces. The day, which is marked by a military parade, typically features a display of the Spanish Air Force’s aerobatics team and, unusually a goat, which is marched in front of the tribune, as the official La Legion’s mascot. National Day in Spain is held annually every October 12 and invitations are extended to officials and foreign diplomats as well as representatives of Spain’s autonomous governments.
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was the number of millionaires living in Spain by mid-2014, according to figures from the latest report on world health drawn up by Credit Suisse. This represented a 24 per cent increase compared to 2013.
MAYOR of La Mojonera, Jose Cara, has announced his decision to give up his parliamentary seat to concentrate on his role as mayor.
Jail call THE prosecution is seeking 24 years in prison for a 33year-old man accused of stabbing his cousin 22 times at a petrol station in El Ejido
Energy cash GABRIEL AMAT, representing the Junat de Andalucia, has announced €140,000 for municipalities in Almeria with less than 10,000 residents to promote energy saving.
And finally... Spaniards work 300 hours more a year than Germans, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. On average, Spaniards worked 1,665 hours in 2013 more than the Germans (1,388) and the French (1,489).
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SOHA and AUAN visit Andalucian Parliament REPRESENTATIVES from SOHA (Save out Homes in Axarquia) and AUAN (Abusos Urbanisticos
Brits in boat fire THE emergency services rescued a British couple from their boat after it caught fire. The 44-year-old man and his 33-year-old female companion were saved by Marine Rescue after a number of people on Mojacar Playa spotted a flare sent out from the boat. The couple were unharmed and did not require hospital treatment. But the boat, a 21.6 metre vessel, sank.
Almanzora) spent two intense days at the Andalucian Parliament in Sevilla. The representatives were there to assess the bill approved by the Cabinet that could help to regularise a large number of properties across the region. On October 7, lawyer Gerardo Vazguez, representing SOHA and AUAN, met with the PP representative for housing, Alicia Martinez, and with architects, lawyers, notaries, registrars and town hall secretaries and controllers to analyse the problem of the more than 300,000 illegal properties that currently exist. The next day, October 8, the president of AUAN,
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Maura Hillen (far left) with PSOE Members of Parliament Maura Hillen, representing both associations, and Gerardo Vazquez, met with members of the IU Parliament, and subsequently with the Minister for the Environment and Territorial Planning of the Junta de Andalucía, Maria Jesus Serrano, and with Members of Parliament of
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HE ease with which two health workers – one in Spain another in the USA – have caught Ebola is worrying. Both were caring for patients with the deadly disease and were supposedly protected to the highest standards by modern protective gear and strict medical protocols. Simply put, they should not have caught Ebola. But what was the first thing Spanish politicians did when criticism started to fly their way? They accused the nurse victim of lying and heaped all the blame on her, even as she lay seriously ill in hospital. Do they never learn? The Spanish public has, quite rightly, been outraged by the smear campaign, viewing it as yet another example of the selfserving nature of politicians of all political spectrums. An unpopular government getting more unpopular by the day.
Say a prayer for Erica... THIS week we start a regular column by Erica Russell Watson who has agreed, after much thought, to chart her feelings and emotions as she calmly undergoes treatment for breast cancer. We will share her thoughts and emotions through her treatment, and our prayers are with her. We hope our readers will say a silent prayer for her too.
Should know better MONICA DE ORIOL, the president of Spain’s Entrepreneurs Association, has had to retract comments that she would not want to employ women aged between 25 and 45 because they may have children. True, her quotes may well have been taken out of context, but as a mother of six she should perhaps have known better.
the PSOE with the aim of assessing the bill. Gerardo Vazquez, legal advisor to AUAN, and SOHA on this occasion, who attended the meetings in the Andalucian Parliament said: “These are exciting times. It seems good to me that the voice of the people is heard and it is very good that those in charge try to resolve the real problems of the people. Clearly efforts are being made to begin to resolve all this, and it must stay on course.”
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Arboleas homes ARBOLEAS Town Hall has added an additional 1,953 homes to its catastral property register. This means the properties now have full paperwork and can start paying their taxes
Mentalchef success HUERCAL OVERA’S Inmaculada Hospital held Mentalchef, a day of culinary events to improve integration into the community for people with mental disabilities.
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Adra fish hauls seized MORE than 34 kilos of mussels and 172 kilos of octopus have been seized in Adra by the Guardia Civil. The officers caught one man with his illegal haul of mussels as he was unloading his catch at the port of Adra. The officers were working in conjunction with DEPRONA (Detachment of Agents for Nature Protection) when they saw a man half immersed in the sea, pulling a bag from the water and placing it on the pier. Upon investigation the officers found the man to have four bags of mussels, plus a fifth bag containing flippers, swimming goggles and a knife. In a second incident, DEPRONA agents spotted a vessel arriving at Adra, and observed several people unloading buckets from the boat into a car parked nearby. The agents carried out discreet surveillance as the car drove to a nearby property. The agents approached the building and discovered the buckets contained 90 kilos of young octopus and an additional two freezers with 82 kilos of octopus, 62 of which were unsuitable for consumption, lacking heads.
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Immigrants rescued FIFTEEN immigrants have been rescued from a boat 63 kilometres east of Cabo de Gata. The Algerian nationals have been transferred to Almeria in good health.
Hospital to pay Mayor Domingo Fernando (centre) with representatives from the council and Local Police.
‘Angels’ honoured HUERCAL OVERA played host to a ceremony for Dia de Los Santos Angeles Custodios (Day of our Guardian Angels) to honour retired policemen and those who have carried out outstanding acts within the municipality. The event was attended by Huercal Overa’s mayor, Domingo Fernandez, and the Councillor for Public
Safety, Antonio Lazaro, representatives from the town’s council as well as military and civilian authorities. The mayor praised the great professional service from the police and said this has made Huercal Over a safer town. “They are watching over us all. Our town is a good reflection of the collaboration between
all forces and state security,” said Fernandez. Antonio Lazaro added: “For Huercal Overa to continue to grow, we will continue with the line we have marked, providing more and better means of affecting improvements in public safety.” There are 26 Local Police officers in Huercal Overa.
ANDALUCIA’S Consultative Council (CCA) has issued a mandatory payment demand for €69,000 to Poniente Hospital for the parents of a child who died after adenoids surgery.
Shock death CUSTOMERS of the Belgian Bar, between Albox and Arboleas, have been left in shock after the sudden death of owner Jimmie Haast.
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Foreign flights sustain Almeria SEVEN out of 10 flights from Almeria Airport have a foreign destination. Last month, the airport’s flights were predominantly to and from foreign destinations, 71 per cent. This is due to a good tourist season and an upward turn in
the international market, according to airports authority AENA. Another factor has been the disappearance of Spanair and Air Europa. However, there was still a 5.5 per cent rise in domestic flights during September against
793 jobs in Almeria ALMERIA City will be employing 793 people as part of the @joven programme but only has until the end of October to do it. The city council has received a total of €3 million from Andalucia as part of the programme to employ people under the age of 30. This is good news for the city and the workers as it doubles the council workforce. However, it is no small feat to employ so many new people at once. Councillor for Economic Development, Employment and New Technologies, Ana Martinez Labella, explained that they need to interview 1,065 people and get them working by the end of the month.
the same month in 2013 with 24,388 passengers. A total of 59,683 passengers flew abroad in the same month. During the first nine months of 2014, passengers through Almeria Airport totalled 621,252, an increase of 7 per cent over the same period of 2013. The airport now has more passengers than Granada and Cordoba but fewer than Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz. The UK, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden were the most sought after destinations. Those markets and the addition of new routes including Poland and Ireland have fuelled the growth of international traffic, making up 71 per cent of the airport’s activity.
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October charity Zumbathon JULIE BRUCE and her group of Zumba enthusiasts will be doing a three-hour-long Zumba session in aid of prostate and breast cancer at Valle de Este Golf Resort Hotel in Vera from 3pm on Saturday, October 25. Zumba has been sweeping the nation since the early 1990s but it is still going strong and new members enrol and join
the energetic fun every week. It’s a fun way to keep fit whilst losing weight and toning your body without really noticing you are doing it. Tickets to join the Zumba party are available now and can be obtained from Julie Bruce (697 861 071). Admission is €10 for adults and €5 for children. The Zumba session promises fun all the way
with instructors coming from all over Spain to join in the action whilst raising money and awareness for the two charities. Anyone wishing to donate a raffle prize or find out more about the event can contact Julie Bruce on www.facebook. com/juliebruce5678 or email Lynne Freeman on lynne.freeman64@gmail. com.
Thief arrested twice in two days OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have arrested a thief just one day after they’d arrested him for a similar crime. The 37-year-old resident of Vicar in Almeria was arrested for breaking into a car in his home town. However, the police were surprised when they identified the man because
he had been arrested for breaking into a car in Aguadulce only the day before. The man had been stealing car stereos. The detainee now has a total of four counts of theft from vehicles and has been passed to the magistrates court in Almeria.
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Marihuana crop seized in Fiñana FIÑANA resident JJUR, aged 24, has been arrested by officers from the Guardia Civil on suspicion of a crime against public health. Officers confiscated three marihuana plants and two bags containing 1,020
grammes of the drug. During the investigation officers located a property in Fiñana where they suspected marihuana was being cultivated. Upon searching the property the police found the plants in an inner courtyard. They also discovered a room on an upper floor lined with aluminium foil with systems in place for lighting, heating and ventilation as well as GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Adra have arrested a man branches of marihuana being hung to dry. for robbery with violence and intimidation. In a second room The 49-year-old man is suspected of approaching a person as they closed their business, demanding officers located two glass money with intimidation, stealing a phone and €100 in jars with marihuana buds, €65 in cash and cash. used to The perpetrator kept his face hidden to avoid products recognition, and the offence took place in low light, accelerate plant growth. The successful arrest is making it difficult for the victim to identify him. However, officers were able to identify and locate the the result of continued man, SCP, and make the arrest. The detainee has a activities in Almeria previous record for crimes against property and against the cultivation, processing and small people. The suspect will be sent to Court Number Two in scale distribution of narcotics. Berja for processing.
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Remembrance and poppies
MANY of the Royal British Legion (RBL) branches will be holding Remembrance Services. To find your nearest, visit the British Legion’s website at www.britishlegion.org.uk and navigate to Spain. Boxes of poppies are also being delivered to businesses in the area for sale to the public. The RBL spends £200,000 each day to assist Armed Forces personnel and their families. By making a donation for your poppy you are supporting those who have dedicated
their lives to serving their country. For more than 90 years the Poppy Factory at Richmond in Surrey has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for the Royal Family and the Royal British Legion’s annual poppy appeal. The factory encourages social inclusion and therefore provides employment to many disabled people. The Royal British Legion asks you to wear your poppy with pride and give generously to help the charity’s continuing welfare work.
Pitch upgrades
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TABERNAS is to get new artificial turf with cash from the province. The cash, totalling €430,000, is part of a project to refurbish and install sports facilities across the province and in Tabernas this affects two football pitches. The fields will be constructed using a reinforced polyester monofilament polypropylene and polyurethane green coloured finish on asphalt. In addition, artificial lighting will be installed for both fields.
VERA, a rescue dog, was killed while out walking with her new owner, Alberto Diego Lopez Salmeron, on Avenida Faro Sabinal. Despite being on the lead, Vera was struck by a black Mercedes, throwing her 50 metres before fleeing the scene. Alberto was unable to get the car’s registration.
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‘Stamping’ good time in El Pilar
EL PILAR DE LUBRIN is the location for a ‘stamping’ great time at the end of the month with Stampede International. Head to the town from October 31 to November 2 for a percussive dance festival featuring a multicultural ensemble of music and dance. The weekend features the internationally acclaimed Buffalo Gals American dance troupe and offers various activities and workshops that the whole family can get involved in. Friday October 31 has a square dance workshop (€15), a Halloween extravaganza and dance (€10 or free for children). Saturday November 1 kicks off
from 6pm with a dance fiesta and the Buffalo show (€15 including a drink and tapas). Sunday November 2 features autumn walks, leaving from Albar, finishing off with a set menu for €16. Learn American square dancing then strut your stuff with the Buffalo Gals at the all-singing alldancing Halloween extravaganza. Experience Almerian music and dance with the Cuadrilla Maestro Galvez folk group then enjoy Flamenco dancing from Lubrin and a sparkling dance display by the ProDanza show team. Round off the evening with the Buffalo Stampede show followed by the white hot passion of Andalucian Flamenco.
Then finish off the weekend with a Sunday autumn walk through the sun-kissed hills and glades of the Almerian countryside following one of the El Pilar printed walking routes, and enjoy a leisurely lunch at the popular Albar restaurant. Book for the entire event for €35, saving yourself €5 on the total cost. To book tickets and make restaurant reservations telephone 950 069 077 or 647 877 091 or email restaurantealbar@gmail. com. Further information is available on www.albarrestaurante. com or visit Facebook and search for Albar Albar
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The bull run in Huercal Overa HUERCAL OVERA’S Department of Culture has announced a bull run to take place next Sunday, October 19, at 5pm in the Plaza del Toros opposite the indoor pool. Miguel Abellan, Manuel Jesus (El Cid) and David Fandilla (El Fandi) will be performing with six bulls from the ranch of Don Luis Algarra. Tickets are on sale at the box office until the day of the run, from 11am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm. Mayor of Huercal Overa, Domingo Fernandez, said: “We can count on our town because the bull run makes our fiesta even bigger. “Huercal Overa is again setting a benchmark with a programme for the fair that is even more attractive.” The Huercal Overa fiesta runs until Monday, October 20, and includes a host of interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy.
EL FANDI: Renowned bullfighter.
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Enter selfie competition at the feria IF you are in Huercal Overa during the feria, then make sure you have a camera or smartphone with you. The town hall is running a selfie competition this year which is open to anyone who was born in the municipality, who lives there, studies there, or works there. The selfies are to be emailed to selfieferiaho@gmail.com or tweeted using the hashtag #selfieferiaHO or by tagging the user Selfi HuercalOvera Fair on Facebook. The council is looking for imagination, originality and of course to be related to the feria in Huercal Overa. Entrants are permitted to use mobile phones, tablets or digital cameras to take their photographs. The winner with the most votes as chosen by users on social networks between October 22 and November 5 will win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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Community fair OCTOBER 25 sees a number of amateur craftspeople come together to share their wares, enter competitions and raise money for local causes at the Renfe building in la Alfoquia. The community event, organised by CAT Services, promises to be a day of fun for the whole family with games, competitions,
raffles, entertainment and even a dog show. Anyone can enter any of the competitions, including categories for garden produce, home-made produce, decorated cakes, plants and floristry, needlecraft, paper crafts and a host of creative competitions for the children too. The Euro Weekly News is proud to be a part of the day and is sponsoring the paper crafts section. If you would like to enter any of the many MONSIGNOR Gines Garcia Ramon Beltran, Bishop of competitions, entry forms Guadix, has been named to read the official are available from Total proclamation of Easter on Sunday March 15 next year Entertainment in Albox, at Teatro Apollo in Almeria City. Essentials in Arboleas and The monsignor was born in Huercal Overa on CAT Services in la Alfoquia. October 3 1961 and studied at the Almeria Seminary Contact karen@cat before graduating with a degree in theology in Granada servicesinspain.com or and obtaining a degree in canon law in Rome. phone 627 635 514.
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Town facelifts LIJAR and Benitaglia have received â‚Ź153,000 from the Junta de Andalucia for improvements to pavements, lighting and public areas
Help needed VOLUNTEERS are needed to collect food for the needy in supermarkets on November 28 and 29. Apply to banco alimentosalmeriavol unt@gmail.com.
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Doing 142kph in a 50kph zone POLICE in Almeria City have arrested a man for doing 142kph in a 50 zone. The man allegedly drove at 142kph at 6.10pm on a Saturday at the end of September. Police agents clocked the white car travelling at high speed but chose not to give chase for safety reasons. The police began investigations but were unable to locate the driver
immediately because the vehicle was registered to a business in El Ejido. Upon contacting the El Ejido business, officers discovered that the vehicle had been sold four days prior to the speeding offence. The driver was located although he denied driving at the time. However, he later handed himself in to the police station in Almeria. He faces a prison sentence of up to six months, a fine, or community service with a potential ban from driving of between one and four years. Since the penalty points system took effect in POLICE have charged a young man who 2006, speeding is the allegedly set his Alsatian onto a small dog and most frequent of driving then viciously kicked it to death in Cuevas del offences in Almeria. Almanzora. According to data from The 18-year-old man, FFR, a resident of Trafico, speed was a Cuevas del Almanzora, also threatened the factor in 31 per cent of elderly owner of the small dog if he tried to fatal accidents in 2013. stop him. When his own animal ceased On average, the 11 attacking the small pet dog, he kicked it fixed radars strategically repeatedly before throwing it against a installed across Almeria concrete slab. catch 13 drivers per day.
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The facts about Ebola
With the huge outbreak of Ebola in West Africa having reached Spain some people are panicking because they want to know more about this deadly disease, so here are the facts on Ebola.
What is Ebola? Ebola is a virulent virus that is notorious for its low survival rate. The virus usually develops into a full-blown disease called ebola haemorrhagic fever (ebola HF) or ebola viral disease (EVD). Where does it come from? The disease was first recognised in a part of Africa called Zaire in 1976, now renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo. Monkeys and apes are known to have the virus but the biggest host of ebola is the fruit bat. The huge leap from animal to human disease is thought to have come from the common custom in Africa of eating bush meat.
Ebola is transferred through contact with blood or bodily fluids. What are the symptoms? Ebola frequently begins between two and 21 days after contact with any of the following symptoms: a high fever, intense weakness, headaches, muscle pain and a sore throat. Followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash, kidney and liver problems and bleeding. In some patients the dying
moments can be very painful, as the disease attacks connective tissue in the skin and internal organs, leading to massive internal and external bleeding. How is it transferred? Ebola is transferred through contact with the blood or bodily fluids of the infected person. It is similar to HIV in the fact that it is not an airborne disease. It
is, however, extremely contagious and can also be caught from infected animals, or during burials when people sometimes come into contact with the deceased. Survivors of the disease are still infected and it has been known that it is possible to pass on the disease by sexual intercourse. Is it always fatal? The fatality rate on average is 50 per cent but the rates can vary from 25-90 per cent when the disease has reached its pronounced stage. Survival rate is low and there is still no knowledge as to why some people die and others survive. Since the last outbreak began, 70 per cent of infected people have died. How can it be prevented or treated? There is no vaccine for Ebola. The only medicine is a drug called ZMapp and intensive treatment for fluid loss. ZMapp, however, is still in experimental stages and has
not undergone clinical trials to check its safety and efficiency. How dangerous is it? It is classified as a Level 4 biohazard, regarded as the most dangerous and requiring decontamination for those who work with or come into contact with it. Myth not fact Contrary to popular belief, it is not a flesh-eating disease like MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The disease can be contracted by eating undercooked meat: this is not true. It can only be contracted by bodily fluids and eating meat that is contaminated. Ebola victims rise from the dead like zombies. Again fiction not fact; this is all internet and social media hoaxing tricks. This contagious disease, like any of its nature can lead to panic, fear and violence. Misinformation and lack of the correct facts can be more dangerous than the Ebola virus itself.
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Costly sports centre needs more work CARBONERAS sports centre only opened in 2011, yet has already cost the town €15 million. Now, emergency works are again under way to protect its future. Beside the sports centre, part of the mountain is
collapsing, which currently affects the safety of the pavement on Cuesta de la Torre, but which could soon cause the sports centre to collapse as its foundations are compromised. Emergency work is going on at a cost of €15,000,
Ex held for extortion NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 19-yearold man on suspicion of blackmailing his former girlfriend. The 19-year-old man allegedly claimed to have a video with sexual content of his former girlfriend, aged 15. The girl said that he had tried to extort money from her, by threatening to spread the video through her school and surrounding area. The girl claims no such video exists, but did make a formal complaint to her school who contacted the police.
adding to the hefty bill that the sports centre has already cost the small town. The town council has criticised the previous government and said: “It was opened unfinished in 2011 by the previous council and has so far cost the town €15 million and economic viability is very limited for a town of this size. This is not the first time Carboneras has had to undertake urgent work at the centre.” The emergency works currently under way involve building a two-metre retaining wall to protect against the landslides that are affecting the mountain next to the sports centre, plus the placement of concrete foundations and fencing. The work will last approximately three weeks and has generated three jobs.
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Alleged rapist denies crime A COURT has heard the first testimony from a 44year-old man of Romanian origin, accused of trying to rape a woman from El Ejido in July 2012. The prosecution claims that the man grabbed the woman on her way home and dragged her into an empty building. There was a bed in the building and prosecution claims that he threw the victim on to the bed and held his hand over her mouth to prevent her screams. The woman fought back and managed to escape. The court case continues
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Rescued dogs seek homes TWO intrepid ladies from the APSA shop in Albox stopped the traffic to rescue two small dogs which had been thrown from a car. The dogs were dumped close to the BP garage in Albox and would have been hit by
traffic had the APSA ladies not come to their rescue. The two dogs, temporarily named Mama and Hijo, are looking for forever names and homes. The charity has also recently
acquired Queenie and her sons, found in a skip. If you can help in any way, please contact Di from APSA on 663 762 642, through their Facebook page, or via the website at www.apsa.org.es.
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ANA MARQUEZ, aged 23, from Almeria has been crowned Miss Turismo España 2014. Ana beat Miss Valencia and Miss Canary Islands to grab the number one spot
Sky fall EMERGENCY services were called to Las Negras, Nijar, when a hang-glider fell onto rocks. The man injured his collarbone and was taken to hospital.
HELPERS: Nina and June manned the APSA stall.
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THE recent charity event at La Vida in aid of the International Animal Rescue Association and APSA has been hailed a success, raising more than €500. Rod Oxley from Smooth FM entertained people throughout the day, while Brian Dee belted out some tunes. Visitors on the day tried to guess the weight of a cake, the number of sweets in a jar and the name of a stuffed dog.
Nina and June manned the APSA stall of clothing and La Vida donated all ticket sales to the charities. Carol, the event organiser, would like to thank everyone who got involved and to the companies who donated raffle prizes including Indalochio Garden Furniture and Eddy’s Pet Transport, Donna’s hair salon, Simply Art, Scrumptious and Gladrags.
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Spain to send troops to Iraq to take part in a training mission SPAIN is to send troops to Iraq on a training mission. The Spanish Government decided on Friday (October 10) to send approximately 300 troops to Iraq on a seven- or eightweek training mission, as part of their
support to the US-led international coalition against jihadist extremism. The announcement was made by Defence Minister Pedro Morenes after a meeting of the Cabinet. The decision is now to be submitted to Parliament for approval.
16.8 million in Spain breathe polluted air NEARLY 16.8 million people in Spain breathe air which has pollution levels exceeding the legal limits established by the European Union. This represents roughly 36 per cent of the population. However, the percentage could be even higher – 95 per cent – if World Health Organisation standards are taken into consideration, warned
Ecologistas en Accion, a confederation of more than 300 Spanish ecological groups, in its annual air quality report, which looked at data from 2013. According to international health authorities, the number of premature deaths in Spain total 20,000 a year as a result of complications resulting from air pollution, said a report co-ordinator.
The Spanish Government could also expand the capacity of Spanish airbases to support the needs of the United States Central Command, a decision arising from an agreement signed between Spain and the United States and that does not require
the approval of Parliament. The troops are to train the Iraqi military on how to handle and deactivate explosive devices as well as on special operations. Out of the 300 troops to be sent, 69 will provide security, 60 will act as trainers in three different teams, 10 will be part of the military’s command, while the rest will support training and security tasks. Minister Morenes said, however, that the size of the Spanish contingent could vary and that he is to meet his American counterpart in Tampa, Florida, next week to specify what Spain’s contribution will be. “The efforts (being made) in Iraq are not only aimed at stopping the advance of the Islamic state, but also at providing Iraq with a state structure and guaranteeing the security of its citizens,” said the minister. The Spanish mission in Iraq is to exclude direct combat, he remarked.
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Caught with lots of cash POLICE have detained two Colombian nationals carrying thousands of euros in cash. Municipal Police officers placed two Colombian nationals under arrest after they were caught red-handed carrying €45,000 in cash, an undisclosed amount of casino tokens and a metal bar of what may turn out to be gold. The arrest took place when the officers on patrol in Madrid pulled over a car because it lacked the mandatory ITV sticker on the windscreen. After asking the occupants to produce their identity documents, the Colombians said they did not have them because they were foreigners. The police became highly suspicious because the men got nervous, which prompted them to search the vehicle, finding a large amount of €50 and €500 bills as well as tokens from a Madrid casino and a gold-coloured bar.
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Mass murdering acid killer gets 127-year jail sentence A NURSING home security guard has been jailed for more than 127 years for the murder of 11 elderly men and women. The Supreme Court upheld a 127-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the security guard of a nursing home in Olot, Girona, convicted of murdering
11 residents of the home between 2009 and 2010, using caustic acid, psychotropic drugs and other substances. The court dismissed the appeal lodged by the defendant, Joan Vila, in which he maintained there was not enough proof that the deaths of eight of the 11 men
and women had been brought about by high doses of the substances. While being questioned by police, the examining magistrate and during the trial, the man had admitted giving the substances to the victims. According to the Supreme
Tax reform raises concerns SPAIN’S ombudswoman Soledad Becerril has voiced her concern over the tax reform approved by the Congress of Deputies. The reform increases taxation on home sales and could have an impact on property sale prices. Becerril requested information from the Secretary of State for Finance regarding the
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WORRIED: Soledad Becerril (right). elimination of adjustment and abatement coefficients in the
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Court, the defendant’s lawyer conceded during the hearings that his client was the perpetrator, but requested that the sentence be suspended on the grounds of a mental disorder. After being sentenced, the man admitted to three of the murders, but appealed against the other eight for violations of the presumption of innocence, claiming his confession was not enough to prove the crime. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court concluded that the arguments put forward by Vila were contradictory and incoherent, since he confessed to giving the victims the toxic substances, but then maintained they could have died for reasons he had nothing to do with. He is likely to serve 40 years of the sentence and has also been ordered to pay the victims’ families €369,000.
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PM Rajoy willing to hold talks with Mas SPAIN’S Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is willing to hold talks with Catalan President Artur Mas as long as the talks mean something. However, it is unclear what that something might exactly be, since Rajoy said he has not spoken to Mas since July 30, when they met at La Moncloa. Rajoy’s comments came on Sunday October 12 at an informal chat with Spanish media, who enquired about the bridges of dialogue he said he would maintain regarding the push for independence in Catalonia. Communication between Rajoy and Mas was severed after the Catalan leader signed a decree calling for an
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READY TO TALK: PM Mariano Rajoy. independence referendum for Catalonia on September 27. The prime minister said the vote was contrary to the Spanish
Constitution and that it could not be held. According to Rajoy, outgoing President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy sees it the same way. The doubts being cast on Artur Mas’s ability to renew the sovereignty process following the decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the decree that set the official date and the law that paved the way for the vote, represent yet another obstacle to dialogue between them. The suspension, however, does not mean that all options for taking the independence drive forward have been exhausted, according to Artur Mas’s advisor, Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer.
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The cloud of cancer cast a shadow on a beautiful sunny summer’s day By Erica Russell Watson My story so far: detection, diagnosis and plan of action to combat breast cancer. August 2, 2014: Yet another beautiful sunny day and I was looking forward to playing ‘padel’ when I noticed a strange sensation in my right breast and a thickening of the skin around the areola coupled with a slight discolouration and change in texture. I started to investigate, feeling my breast for abnormalities or lumps. I couldn’t find anything discernible and moved up into my right armpit when suddenly I felt a large hard lump. The lump did not hurt and as I didn’t have a temperature I was sure it wasn’t an infection. My alarm bells sounded so I went to Urgencias at the hospital (A&E). If I am honest I was fairly positive that the signs were not good and suspected breast cancer, not because I am a
This week The Euro Weekly News begins a regular column chronicling the journey – both emotional and physical – of a breast cancer sufferer. Expatriate Erica Russell Watson will take us with her and share her thoughts and experiences as she comes to terms with an illness she was only recently diagnosed with. It is one that affects more than one million women worldwide each year. Her story is unfortunately a common one in many homes around Spain and the world; a story of pain, disbelief, heartbreak, laughter, tears and spirit. Screening and early detection is essential in the fight against breast cancer and organisations around Spain stress that being diagnosed with breast cancer does not necessarily equal a death sentence. We hope that Erica’s story will strike a chord with readers and perhaps also inspire women to get screened at their nearest clinics in order to combat this disease; a disease that can devastate the lives of not only sufferers, but also their families and friends. But it is important to remember that there is hope, and many women have, with just the same courage and dignity shown by Erica, faced up to the illness and come through it. We wish Erica all the best, our thoughts are with her. negative person but because I am a realistic person. Having done some initial research the signs were not consistent with more minor illnesses. Once in Urgencias I explained my findings and the doctor examined me. She could not find a lump
in my breast, quite a large surface area to cover! But did feel the lump in my armpit and noted the strange skin texture. She referred me directly to the Breast Unit in VélezMálaga where I went for a scan and mammogram on August 12. The doctors
POSITIVE: Erica copes better when she has a plan of action. didn’t like the look of what they saw and I was back in two days later for a biopsy. The biopsy was not dissimilar to spear fishing but with needles! Take aim and fire! Several samples of both the lump in my breast and armpit were taken and sent off for analysis. I went home bandaged up and waited for the results. The hospital called me on August 21 to say they had my results but my appointment was the 27th. Being August in Spain, everyone was on holiday so I just had to wait. I was not expecting good news, it was just a feeling I had as I knew something wasn’t right; we all know our own bodies. This is an important point and one I will revisit later. Listen to your body and your instincts, no matter how qualified the people are around you, never be afraid to
question medical staff. depending on the results, They are only human chemotherapy and radioafter all and you may spot therapy. I always cope something they might better when I have a plan overlook. of action. So I went down I sat in front of to the designated the doctor and area and waited for the booked myself I just knew news. He onto the that calmly operation reviewed the waiting list. I something findings with did spot my wasn’t right paper me and was confirmed I had marked priority! Grade 2 cancer in both I went home to the sample taken from my digest the news. I breast and the one from imagine people deal with my armpit-lymph node. it in many different ways. My attention drifted Strangely I did not feel slightly as I listened to an traumatised and I did not inordinate amount of cry... tears would come information over the later. I did not feel a ensuing hour-and-a-half. sense of injustice. I I accepted the infor- thought of my children mation and came away and my family and what strangely calm. The main their reaction would be, impression I had was that knowing it was going to this wasn’t something to be much harder for them worry about and that to take and very there were a series of upsetting. Now I just had steps to go through. to wait for the call from Firstly, surgery to remove the hospital with my the tumours and then operation date.
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Called to account FORMER President of Catalonia Jordi Pujol has lost the first battle in his fight to put an end to a judicial investigation into the origin of his fortune. The Provincial Court upheld the ruling by a Barcelona court to initiate legal proceedings against Pujol, his wife Marta Ferrusola and their seven children. Furthermore, it dismissed an appeal lodged by Pujol, who said he was the victim of an unfounded accusation. The Provincial Court’s writ is based on a statement in which the former Catalan president admitted his family kept assets in Andorra of approximately €3.4 million hidden from the Spanish Tax Collector.
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VER the years I thought I had become hardened to images of atrocities and man’s inhumanity to man. Not so. The email I received this week contained subject matter that turned my stomach, almost to the point of heaving up lunch. The photos depicted the sub-human members of the so-called ISIS carrying out unbelievable acts on the victims of their evil war on humanity. Please don’t refer to these people as animals. No member of the animal kingdom would commit such barbarous acts on one of its own kind. If you can’t abide jottings, descriptive of bloodthirsty cruelty, turn away now. The email pics depicted rows of severed heads on railings,
CONDEMNATION: Muslims protest against ISIS. with grinning ISIS members posing for gruesome selfies in front of the horrific spectacle. Kneeling men, actually in the act of being beheaded by knife-wielding lunatics. Rows and rows of men being executed with gunshots to the back of the head. Crucified, beheaded men, with their eye-
gouged heads slung around their waists on pieces of string. Need I go on? These people, (and I use the term with great reluctance) really must be stopped, by whatever means lie at the civilised world’s disposal. Anything less than our total combined commitment to their
annihilation is completely unacceptable. If we have to put boots on the ground, so be it. If we allow this bunch of Satanists to continue, we are complicit in throwing humanity back to the Dark Ages. Notwithstanding any disillusioned individual that goes to join their ranks, thereby condoning their actions. Anyone who returns to their country after taking part in this despicable conflict, deserve nothing more than heavy incarceration for the rest of their natural lives, and certainly no access to ‘human rights’ for the duration of their miserable existence. Any member of their families or friends seen to protect or assist them should suffer the same fate. There is NO excuse for this barbarism. It is just about as far from religion as you can possibly get. Believe me, when the Muslim leaders, including those with extreme views,
come out in condemnation of this outrageous bunch of barbarians, you can be assured that they really are an unprecedented force of evil that must be stopped - no matter what the cost. Those who have managed to peruse this blurb will remember that over two years ago I wrote that our esteemed party leaders should beware of the rise of UKIP in the political portals of power. Oh, how the ole boy was scoffed at and ridiculed for this ‘ludicrous’ opinion. What say you now, oh ye of little ‘Leaper’ faith? Time to be seen to be actually doing something, Dave, or in less than a year you could be sticking your head between yer legs and not only whistling your goodbyes to Number 10, but allowing the worst Labour party leader in history to be calling the tune.
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Power company looks to the US IBERDROLA plans to buy foreign assets in order to boost profits. Europe’s economic crisis, Spain’s energy reforms and cuts in renewables all affected earnings and reduced Iberdrola’s profits by €1.39 billion since 2011. The Spanish multinational has now hired JP Morgan Chase & Co to sell mature wind farms and solar plants to raise up to €2 billion for US acquisitions,
insiders revealed. Morgan Stanley is also exploring the sale of a minority stake in Iberdrola’s Spanish distribution network, cutting exposure in Spain and freeing approximately €3 billion for investment abroad. Iberdrola discounted rumours that it could bid for Louisiana electricity supplier Cleco or Oncor, the biggest power
Credit card reckoning… SPAIN’S tax authority denied knowledge of ‘opaque’ credit cards used by Caja Madrid and Bankia executives. After the credit card spending came to light, Pablo Abejas, former director general for Economic Affairs in Madrid’s regional government, came clean. While at Caja Madrid he used his card for €246,700 of personal spending, he admitted. He and 85 others at the bank, which later became Bankia, ran up an untaxed €15.5 million between 2003 and 2012. The cards were a source of untaxed income and both Hacienda and the Bank of Spain were aware of the situation, Abejas
maintained. Beneficiaries of the cards included Rodrigo Rato, a former Cabinet minister who headed IMF between 2004 and 2007. He became Bankia president in 2010, remaining until 2012 when the bank needed Spain’s biggest-ever bailout of €19 billion of taxpayers’ money. Rato has repaid all he spent but many fellow executives insisted they were assured everything was above board. Following Abejas’s revelations, there were a rash of Bankia resignations and Hacienda announced an investigation into credit card use at every company quoted on the Ibex 35 which lists Spain’s 35 leading stocks.
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Sour grapes THE Agriculture ministry is investigating accusations of wine industry abuses. Bodegas fix grape prices, they pay growers late and often without contracts for purchases exceeding €2,500, the COAG cooperative complained.
Madrid says no to Uber MADRID’S regional government has joined Cataluña in pursuing ridesharing service Uber. The company uses a smartphone application to connect passengers with drivers in a private arrangement that licensed taxi-drivers condemn as unfair competition. The scheme launched last April in Barcelona, where new regional laws will protect taxi-drivers and
fine Uber drivers. The service reached Madrid some weeks ago and Uber predictably failed to present an administrative licence within the time limit stipulated by autonomous government. At present Uber users do not risk being sanctioned but both the company and drivers face fines of between €4,000 and €6,000, with €18,000 for repeat offenders.
company in Texas which, including its debts, has a €16 billion price tag. Any acquisition will be comparatively small, confided a source close to Iberdrola. The Spanish company will also hold back until it has a satisfactory target, confided another. HQ: Iberdrola’s Bilbao headquarters.
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A household pet that can cough up much more than just a fur ball Loose change A look at finance for females
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YPE ‘cute’ or ‘adorable’ into Google and see what appears; a barrage of delightful images depicting little kittens and puppies looking ever so endearing. No matter what you think about our furry little friends, who tend to shred sofas and poo on public streets, these little creatures have the potential to pull in the big bucks. They seem to melt the heart of even the toughest of folk. Just the other day I
GRUMPY CAT: The permanent frown has become an internet sensation.
happened to pass by a new funeral home close to my neighbourhood. I was initially taken aback by how small the coffin in the window was and thought it was in pretty bad taste to display a child’s casket in such a public way. But it wasn’t small because it was for a child it was for an animal. Pet owners nowadays are so devoted to their pets that they apparently fork out a lot of money to bury them too!
Oversized kitten eyes and chunky puppy paws are attributes that have massive earning potential. And pet owners like you and me can climb aboard the gravy train as more and more companies, apart from Andrex loo roll, are now capitalising on the emotional value of animals. It does seem to help, however, if the animal is exceptional in some way. Take Grumpy Cat. This cranky-looking pet suffers from feline dwarfism - a
condition that gives her a permanent frown - and people around the world have gone mad over her. So much so that she is now an internet sensation and has made her owners a lot of money by lending her face to branding as well as her own book deal. Animals are so much indemand nowadays for marketing and much more, that pet modelling agencies and pet agents actually exist. The old saying may go, “It’s a dog’s life.” More than suggesting that pets are the snoozy freeloaders in the family. But if a pet has some quirky or cute potential, remember that, that very same slacker may also have the power to pull their weight and even have a higher earning potential than its owner.
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Dare to speak out to ensure justice is done RECENTLY we were asked to assist a neighbour to take his animal to the vet as it had been attacked by a local youth and his German shepherd. The youth had beaten and kicked the little three or four kilo dog and encouraged his own dog to attack it for no apparent reason. Our 80-year-old neighbour begged the youth to stop but was answered with verbal abuse. Following the visit to the vet the little dog died from his injuries. The reason for this letter is to encourage people to report abuse to animals or other human beings and not be afraid to do so. Those responsible for terrible acts of violence and cruelty need to be brought to justice and pressure needs to be applied to the authorities to ensure justice is done. The vet, Juan Manuel Taboada of Veravet in Vera, who gave his time freely and assisted the elderly neighbour to denounce the youth, deserves our support for his actions. His main concern is to stamp out cruelty by raising public awareness and he is passionate about this cause. The elderly man could not have achieved this ‘denuncia’ without the support of the vet. Please be proactive if you witness acts of cruelty. Don’t turn away: denounce and help to stop this evil! Sheila Anderson, Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria)
Pooling ideas I SPEND about five months of the year in Spain. We live in a community and there are three pools. The issue of enclosure has been going back and forth for ages and a Euro Weekly News article about pool safety mentions that it is Spanish law to enclose community pools. The fact is that very few are. And before you say we are breaking the law, I have it on authority that we are not. We meet the requirements of
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have a significant impact on them. Mr Wood says that “pampered western cultures have to cut back on quality of life.” That, in my humble opinion, is a very general outlook which indicates he has no idea that there are many UK pensioners living on or below the poverty level who deserve as much assistance as those he would seek to help elsewhere in the world. Numerous UK pensioners who will die alone, cold and hungry this winter won’t be able to follow Mr Wood’s edict: “We shall have to tighten our belts for a long time yet.” I'm not blind to the suffering elsewhere in the world but the UK donates a fair bit in foreign aid and, at the end of the day, charity should begin at home. Alan Price, Portsmouth UK and Los Narejos (Murcia)
Points of view I TOOK this photo of nispero blossom (or loquat or medlar, take your pick) in late September, earlier than anybody around here can remember. Dana Chadwick, Marina Baja (Alicante)
the town council, according to our administrator. However, I am frankly uncomfortable with the vagueness of it all and the lack of definitive instruction from the authorities to all communities. There should not be one law for one and not another. If one should, they all should. Stephen Cosgrove (by email)
Grateful thanks BY and large, in my view, published letters seem mainly to be an area for protests or grievances. I will break with tradition by sharing with you my hospital experience, not to complain but to praise. To give an indication of this, I list the following events in order to give you an idea of the frequency of my visits. I first attended the Dermatology Clinic in Las Lagunas in February followed by three visits to Marbella Hospital in March, five in April, three in May and one in June. I have had operations for 11
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biopsies of varying degrees, followed by treatment. In addition I also used to have a forehead that looked like a red traffic light, which is now clear, again after treatment. Incidentally, I was informed that these occurred during my youth when I was eager to acquire a tan. I am now 83 years old, so beware! It can catch up on you! As a matter of interest, these problems originated in the UK but were not dealt with. However, during all of these operations and treatments, which were carried out by the Dermatology Department, I
cannot express enough my gratitude to all the doctors and staff for the patience, persistence, politeness and above all the professional approach that I received. So from me to the staff, it is a big, big thank-you! Daryl Stevens, Los Boliches (Malaga)
Help for all YOUR correspondent Dave Wood of Estepona and Maldon (Issue 1527) made me smile. Oh, I realise he’s entitled to his opinion and I respect that. But goodness me, to describe the statement “pensioners deserve better” as “foolish economics and populist nonsense” suggests that he is out of touch with reality. He tells us what we all need to do to improve life for those elsewhere in the world but there are many less fortunate than he who do not enjoy a particularly good quality of life. Axing the Winter Fuel Allowance would
LUCKY Dave Wood, he can obviously afford to keep a foot in both Spain and Britain and travel accordingly. However, quite why the best part of a column was devoted to his bar-room, anti-pensioner economic theories is a bit beyond me. Is anyone actually interested in what he thinks? Brian Nicholls, Moraira, Alicante
Volume lowered WE are used to testy Brits who grumble at the slightest whisper that disturbs their sepulchral peace, but I see that the Spanish are taking lessons from them. I was gobsmacked by Deirdre Baxter’s letter praising the fine slapped on Parcheesi players who incensed their neighbours in central Malaga by playing until 2am. Needless to say, I was not remotely surprised by Deirdre Baxter’s reaction which is what I’d expect from a certain type of fellow-Brit. This was once proudly proclaimed the noisiest country in the world after Japan. Anyone who lives in Spain knows you must take the rough with the smooth and the peace with the racket. Bernard Gregory (by email)
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Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman to star in new ITV robbery drama Richard Shanley
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RAY WINSTONE and Amanda Redman will star in new ITV drama The Trials of Jimmy Rose. The series will tell the story of armed robber Jimmy Rose (Winstone), whose lifetime of crime has had its costs. His wife Jackie (Redman) battles with thoughts that she no longer loves her husband, while their adult children decide to cut Jimmy out of their lives. The three-part series follows Jimmy as he is released from prison and tries to adapt to his family’s new take on his lifestyle. Winstone said: “Alan Whiting
Ray Winstone plays armed robber Jimmy Rose has created and written a gift of a role. I’m excited to be playing him and to be working with the great Amanda Redman. She’s such a fine actress, and together with Adrian Shergold and the production team, I’m sure we’ll be able to bring Jimmy and Jackie to life.” The Trials of Jimmy Rose also
Amanda Redman plays his long-suffering wife
features Marion Bailey, Sue Anderson and Paul Jesson, and will start production in Manchester next month. Winstone and Redman previously starred together as a husband and wife in the 2000 film Sexy Beast filmed in Agua Amarga close to Mojacar in Almeria Province.
THE Jonathan Ross Show has confirmed the guests for the first episode of its new series, which begins on October 18. Appearing on the chat show are Sir David Attenborough, who will front BBC One nature series Life Story this autumn, and Hollywood actor Steve Carell, whose new film Alexander and
the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is released in the UK on October 24. The first episode will also see Ross getting X Factor updates from judges Mel B and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, who gives her first interview since getting married in July. Paolo Nutini, whose third studio album Caustic Love reached the top spot in the UK charts in April, will also be in the studio to perform. The Jonathan Ross Show returns to ITV on Saturday October 18 at 11.20pm (CET). If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@europadigital.com I look forward to your comments and questions.
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OR Inge Niessen, manager at Residencia Rojales, she believes drivers have slowed down on the motorways but one category of road users does annoy her. “Old men on scooters!” she said. “They are all over the place and do not use their indicators. People here are crazy drivers when it rains but drivers in Granada are the worst I have ever seen. They are horrible and so dangerous.” The topic is also a bit of a bugbear for Elaine Houston from Advanced Chiropractic in Albir who, when asked what she does not like about drivers in Spain, joked: “Everything! Where do I start? Hitting your car in car parks really annoys me. The worst thing is they are
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One thing many people complain about in Spain is the state of driving. From lack of signalling to parking wherever they feel like it, Spanish drivers seem to have a more relaxed attitude to the rules of the road. We asked people what their pet peeve was.
BUGBEARS: Aleksander and Elaine dislike roundabout users and those who disrespect other people’s vehicles
STREET TALK just so oblivious, they don’t seem to care about your car. I watched a guy hit my car with his trolley in a supermarket car park and he just said it wasn’t his fault.” For Aleksander Bjargo, roundabouts are the worst: “They don’t really know how to use
LIZ ROSS: Tourists in hire cars.
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them and that annoys me a bit,” he said. Liz Ross of Traiblazers has a different complaint. She said: “My peeve is the tourists in the hire cars who drive at 10 kilometres an hour, then stop in the middle of the road to take photos of the goatherder and his goats! All I want to do is get to work on time!” And Barry Satterthwaite of SRS Vehicle Services, Los Carasoles in Zurgena, said: “The worst thing for me is people indicating. Either they don’t indicate at all and just stop somewhere or leave it too late and just manoeuvre. How can you know what someone is going to do if they don’t indicate their intentions? Then you
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also have the drivers that indicate to turn two streets before they need to. It’s a safety issue and certainly dangerous.”
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Succession Tax Ruled Discriminatory THE European Court of Justice released a ruling in September stating that Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations to have a fair and equitable inheritance and gift tax regime. As a result of the ruling Spain will have to change its succession tax laws, though we do not know yet how and when. This story dates back to 2010 when the European Commission requested Spain take action to comply with EU rules in regard to inheritance tax provisions. Spain tweaked its laws but not enough to make them fully compliant with EU law. When no further amendments were made to the legislation, the Commission referred Spain to the Court of Justice in October 2011. The Commission argued that the rules were discriminatory because they require nonresidents to pay higher taxes than residents, and this violates the free movement of people and capital within the EU. In Spain, inheritance and gift
Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks tax (“succession tax”) is governed by both the State and the Autonomous Communities. There are 17 Communities in Spain, and each has the right to amend the State rules to make them more beneficial. Several Communities have made significant reforms to their succession tax rules. There has been a general trend towards substantial reliefs and increased allowances, resulting in almost total exemption from succession tax in certain cases. For example, here in
Andalucía, for residents there is no succession tax is payable at all, provided the recipient is a spouse or direct line descendant and the taxable value of the inheritance received is no more than €175,000 per beneficiary and the wealth of the recipient is no more than €402,678. In contrast, beneficiaries of non-residents would have to pay tax under the state rules, at rates of up to 34% (or more, up to 82%, when the multipliers are added in certain cases), and low allowances of between nil and €16,000. The system is complex. The rules within each Autonomous Community vary, and different allowances and different rates can apply. However, one thing is certain: for the rules of a particular Community to apply, the deceased must have been habitually resident there for the preceding five years. Otherwise the state rules apply by default.
Currently, non-residents cannot take advantage of the favourable Community rules. As a consequence, higher taxes, often significantly higher, will be payable than if the individual had been living in Spain. It remains to be seen how Spain will change its succession tax laws so they no longer discriminate between residents and non-residents. There was a similar situation with capital gains tax prior to 2007 when residents were charged 15% and nonresidents 35% (2006 rates). The EU succeeded in getting Spain to end the discrimination, and while it did begin charging everyone the same rate, residents suffered as their rate increased to 18% (between 21% and 27% in 2014). British expatriates also need to bear in mind that while they may end up with lower Spanish tax liabilities if Spain changes its
laws, you still need to consider the UK inheritance tax implications. Mitigation of the Spanish taxes may be academic if you still have the UK tax to pay. When considering inheritance tax planning, UK nationals should seek advice from an expert who is knowledgeable and experienced on the tax regimes of both Spain and the UK and how they interact. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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a Saturday night out in Mojacar! BUILDING BRIDGES: Englishman and a German put the past behind them.
Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
WITHIN a few years a lot of new souls had gravitated toward the sun and landed on the beach. Mostly English and then South African and an influx of Germans showed up. By the mid-70s we had become international. You didn’t have to be too bright to see that many English resented the intrusion of the Germans. I wasn’t bothered. One of the adversaries was a good friend and tennis playing émigré from South Africa. His wife was very sophisticated and was never seen in public unless she was dressed to appear at the opera. A classy lady, she spoke perfect English. My last sales conquest was an Englishman who would not be seen in public unless he wore a tie and jacket. Funny, his wife too was a glittering lady and loved to dress for people’s admiration. She wore it well and with her
they could fit together for an evening out - in public. Worried, I consulted my ultimate oracle. “Well, they both seem educated and from a similar social background, let’s give it a whirl, but make sure they all arrive in separate cars in case someone needs to leave.” My wife always erred on the side of caution. So the invite went out for eight that Saturday; drinks and dinner out and I hoped no fireworks. They both bumped into each other exactly at that hour coming through the door together. The introductions were made standing. “In this corner from Germany via S.A. my friends Gretchen and G Gerry. And in this corner my N I LOOK new friends from England BACK IN Sidney and Millie.” I R A immediately called for a C MOJA gaggle of drinks and tapas. I had gotten through the worst natural English charm (I hoped). The Englishman got the first won over everyone repartee in when he suggested to his she encountered. Well, somehow, I got the idea that counterpart: “Do I detect a slight accent
in your English?” Why, yes, replied his German acquaintance, it is tainted with an American accent that I picked up during the war when I was a POW. Therein followed a civil natural flow of questions concerning warrior related events. The women chatted gleefully about their gladrags and jewellery while I circled the affair like a boxing referee. And then a most odd thing happened. I can’t say why, the Englishman reached his two hands across the table and took the German’s hands and both bowed their heads mutually to each other. Their respective stories led them both to Caen wherein they had calculated they had shot at each other. They both remembered ironic details that confirmed the fact. The men became closer and drank more, and I let my guard down considerably. Toasts a plenty were made of mutual respect and embraces shared. Gretchen and Millie remained aloof and unperturbed by our men’s noise and fluffed it off with the admonishment: “Boys will be boys.” But tonight I was witnessing men becoming real men.
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The extraordinary power of woman Queen Victoria by Bassano - Scanned from the book The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson, Wikipedia.
Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
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ROM ancient times, the rise and fall of landscapes and panoramas have enchanted man but none has captivated him as much as the rise and fall of woman’s flowing curves. Restlessly, man gazes deep into celestial realms and peers into the deepest oceans. Yet, to truly lose himself, all he need do is to gaze into the depths of a woman’s eyes. Over two millennia man has created and perfected thousands of musical instruments. He has yet to create a single one to equal the charm of a woman’s sweet melody. If we were to remove the inspiration of woman that stimulates art, poetry, literature, sculpture, music, then our galleries, libraries and theatres would be eerily empty. Man is overawed by the greatness of nature, yet never so spellbound as when witness to the process of reincarnation at the birthing bed. A glance through the history books is
all that is necessary to suggest that true power, not just behind the throne but on the throne, is woman power. England remembers its hapless and cruel kings, but fondly remembers the perhaps mythical Britannia. Boadicea (first century AD) was the only British leader to humble the
Roman Empire. Her French counterpart, Joan of Arc (1412-1431), before meeting her fiery fate, humbled the English. England’s monarchy stretches back over a millennium, yet the two monarchs that immediately spring to mind are Queen Elizabeth I (15331603) and Queen Victoria (18191901). Arguably, the first was the genesis of the British Empire; the reign of Elizabeth I certainly elevated England to world power status for the first time. During the reign of Queen Victoria, the empire, which, before her reign was no more significant than that of competing continental powers such as France and Spain, became the world’s greatest empire. She was crowned Empress of India, the only such title bestowed upon an English head of state.
Taking one country in isolation hardly makes a point. Russia’s Peter the Great is revered but Catherine the Great (1729-1796) more so. Her domestic ambitions westernised and modernised Russia. During her reign Russia became the world’s largest country and was to span three continents. Spain, Europe’s most machismo nation, was unified by its one notable monarch, Queen Isabella I (14511504). During her reign, Spain achieved world power status to rival that of England. The Spanish monarch sponsored Christopher Columbus, who, whilst not necessarily discovering America, certainly founded it. The enormous 800-year power of the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire, Europe’s longest lasting dynasty, was consolidated by Maria Theresa of Austria (1717-1780). Mankind’s odyssey has been lanternlit by women, not all of them were monarchs. The roll-call of worldshaping women is impressive: Cleopatra, Helen of Troy... In all fields of activity, whilst women don’t dominate in numbers, they do take the podium of bringing about great change, mostly for the good.
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens. It's the old story of making time to catch up with life's little routines. Spread your efforts, and you'll reach your goals much faster.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year's ideas - with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly Mercury flutter with luck. This week's planetary sound-bites suggest that you widen your social circle and conquer new horizons. Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes.
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you'll be able to teach as well as learn.
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you've been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won't be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don't apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you'll be wise to follow your feelings. Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets.
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bing, gene, gibe, give, glee, glen, glib, ling, begin, beige, being, bilge, binge, bling, genie, genii, given, glebe, ingle, liege, vigil, bingle, living, veiling, bevelling, inveigle, BELIEVING
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1. Bartholomew and Wiseman were the real surnames of which famous comedy double act? 2. By what name were the American vaudeville and comedy act consisting of Moe Howard, Curly Howard and Larry Fine better known? 3. By what stage name were the group of six British entertainers, formed in the early 1930s, Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold, collectively known? 4. In which 1949 Ealing black comedy does Alec Guinness play eight different members of the D’Ascoyne family? 5. The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organisation devoted to the lives and films of which famous comedy duo? 6. What were the first names of the American comedy duo Abbott and Costello? 7. Which American comedy duo starred in the films My Friend Irma (1949), Sailor Beware (1951), The Caddy (1953) and Hollywood or Bust (1956)?
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Across 1 Draws back the turf (5) 4 Rearranged medals for a young lady (6) 9 Bring to life in A-Team characters (7) 10 Beer plump (5) 11 Quits flat (4) 12 Doctor might make nurse go to work (7) 13 Ignore part of Calcutta (3) 14 Dull fashion direction (4) 16 Found nausea sedative comfort (4) 18 Unhappy in South Africa at the beginning of December (3) 20 Later is possible for a pragmatist (7) 21 Hung on to oddly keen pet (4) 24 More a face in the crowd (5) 25 Same woe story strangely intimidating (7) 26 Doctor should end nude's rash (6) 27 Heard crying in several rows (5) Down 1 Animal traps small drums (6) 2 A facet of speaking (5)
3 Expensive honey (4) 5 Gripped exotic-bred boas (8) 6 Floors fresh oysters (7) 7 Settled on no particular recital (6) 8 Stale concoction is the bare minimum (5) 13 Bet Alice is uneasy among the chaste (8)
15 Add peat modified (7) 17 Underpants with unravelling fibres (6) 18 Reversed roles for band (5) 19 Guides the cattle (6) 22 The rodeo may show some wear (5) 23 A tendency to be crooked (4)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents C and 24 represents Q, so fill in C every time the figure 10 appears and Q every time the figure 24 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Appears, 5 Grace, 8 Moans, 9 Edifice, 10 Oar, 11 Deal, 12 Late, 14 Urals, 16 Egret, 18 Elect, 19 Ember, 21 Site, 22 Eats, 25 Run, 27 Open-air, 28 Alone, 29 Sates, 30 Oversee. Down: 1 Army, 2 Peace, 3 Absolute, 4 Sherpa, 5 Grid, 6 Agitate, 7 Elements, 13 Pensions, 15 Serenade, 17 Retreat, 20 Barrio, 23 Trots, 24 Lags, 26 Fete. QUICK Across: 1 Develops, 4 Able, 7 Gates, 9 Apart, 11 Stays, 12 Empty, 13 System, 15 Cancel, 19 Smart, 21 Utter, 23 Snack, 24 Reach, 25 Sack, 26 Confused. Down: 1 Degrees, 2 Votes, 3 Praise, 5 Early, 6 Bake, 8 Slave, 10 Topic, 14 Seats, 16 Actor, 17 Laughed, 18 Cuckoo, 19 Skips, 20 Team, 22 Roads.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Ready, 3 Beers, 7 Coarse, 9 Open, 10 Sometimes, 13 Uvas, 14 Semana, 16 Short, 17 Playa. Down: 1 Race, 2 Dar, 4 Empresa, 5 Sand, 6 Ventoso, 8 Abogado, 11 Ours, 12 Pala, 15 Mil.
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Cobertizos (para animales, herramientas) (5) 3 Pasteles (5) 5/15 Vejez (3,3) 7 En contra de (7) 9 Vender (4) 10 Vena (4) 14 Terrace (patio, verandah) (7) 15 See 5 16 Fishing (5) 17 Sacred (art, musical) (5) Down 1 Zapatos (5) 2 Jabón (4) 3 Garra (de animal) (4) 4 Sentarse (3) 6 Pain (in body) (5) 8 Daughter-in-law (5) 11 Grandson (5) 12 Nothing (4) 13 Días (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3)
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (THINGS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. BADGER
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DIREST
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ESTATE
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HASTEN
STINGY
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LUNGES
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MEREST
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous singing duo (three words): OLD MAN SANG FUNKIER FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: EGGS BENEDICT, SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Unscramble the name of an American breakfast dish (two words): BIG CENT EDGES
Across 1 Vision (5) 3 Fires (5) 7 Transport system using trains (7) 9 Support for an artist (5) 10 Reveals (5) 11 Put into words (7) 12 Private (6) 14 Brings up (6) 18 Tales (7) 20 Disturbed (5) 22 Possessing life (5) 23 Futile (7) 24 Work out (5) 25 Filthy (5) Down 1 Solemn (7) 2 Lead the way (5) 3 Fashions (6) 4 Inexpensive (5) 5 Female siblings (7) 6 Invoices (5) 8 Squander (5) 13 Small sweet biscuits (7) 15 Make laugh (5) 16 Fulfil (7) 17 Presume (6) 18 Cause fear in (5) 19 Perfection (5) 21 Utter obscenities (5)
1 Streak, 2 Arises, 3 Resent, 4 5 Retain, 6 Gentle, 7 Infest, 8 9 Afresh, 10 Fitter, 11 Welled, 12 13 Pastel, 14 Blades, 15 Estate, 16 17 Seated, 18 Tallow, 19 Awhile
Rested, Tangle, Adhere, Helped,
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Is your smart phone making you fat? CHARGING your smart phone or tablet in your bedroom at night could make you fat. Researchers at the University of Granada in Southern Spain, say the light emitted by such devices affects the body’s metabolism. Our bodies need to be in pitch-black to produce the right levels of melatonin which is involved in regulating the conversion of food and drink into energy. Light disrupts this process and prevents food being burned off efficiently. Using a computer or smart phone at night can also lead to an increase in weight as a study between the blue light emitted by electronic devices found that it leads to an increase in hunger. In a separate US study, it was found that exposure to the light increases hunger levels for several hours and even increases hunger levels after eating a meal.
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THE bikini is being partly blamed for an increase in skin cancer after a rise in cases of 400 per cent between the 1930s and 1960s. In the 1920s the amount of women’s skin exposed when in swimwear was 20 per cent, but after Louis Reard invented the bikini, that rose to 80 per cent. Now, modern-day bikinis expose over 90 per cent of women’s skin and with greater exposure there comes a greater risk of melanoma. BIKINIS: Skin cancer has increased since their invention. Researchers at the New York University’s Langone Medical Centre have been looking at 100 years of Cases of the deadliest skin cancer rose from 1,800 in swimwear and its relation to skin cancer. 1975 to 13,000 reported today.
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One in five Spaniards suffers chronic pain ONE person in every five has chronic pain with this problem being the main symptom of 42.8 per cent of patients who arrive at the Emergency Depart-ment of Spanish hospitals. According to the Spanish Society of Pain, chronic pain is considered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a disease and, therefore, treatment should be a right with the problem significantly reducing the quality of life of sufferers from their social to work life. According to the Spanish Society of Pain, 54.9 per cent of the population has suffered pain in recent months
and, taking into account headaches, postoperative and cancer pain, this percentage rises to 61.5 per cent. Women, aged over 60 are the most affected, but 35 per cent of patients say they suffer throughout their life. The most common is lower back pain.
The Spanish Society of Pain said that 58 per cent of patients believe that therapy is inadequate with many going untreated. With many patients suffering from years of pain, the Spanish Society of Pain believes it is down to a delay in diagnosis.
Juan Perez Cajaraville from the Spanish Society of Pain explained: “The problem is that this pain does not belong to any particular speciality and therefore must encompass many specialists, which makes diagnosis and treatment slow and delayed.”
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MANY readers will now have had a few storms or days of drizzle but unfortunately this has done very little to dampen the soil more than a few centimetres down. So take care planting out timely young vegetable plantlets such as broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers, various colours and leaf forms of lettuces, chicory, onions, leeks, green and white celery and especially
UNDER ATTACK: Rice crop suffering from snail pest. the bigger rooted globe artichoke plantlets. It helps if you mix TerraCottem soil improvement gel into the planting holes whether in
the open ground, raised beds, a growing table or containers. After planting give the plants a good soak. If you have never heard
of or used TerraCottem, it is available in Spain from TerraVerde. Have a look at their website for full information and a link for placing orders. This product in the ground helped considerably to keep our salvia, sage forest alive during the long, hot drought and it is now starting to come into flower. Hopefully, the display will be even better than last year. Tomorrow morning’s first job is to plant up half a dozen infill shrubs. In each case some TerraCottem will be worked into the soil at the
bottom of the planting holes to ensure a continuity of moisture during the first couple of years. After what I said earlier, each planting hole will be filled twice with water, which will be allowed to soak away into the surrounding soil and the planted area will be well soaked after planting. Unfortunately, as the hillsides green up it is very evident that many pine trees have died in recent months. Apparently this is due to attacks from Caleóptera tomicus destruens, a small flying insects that attacks via the leaves, on trees under stress from low water tables. Where the insect appeared from I don’t know. Maybe it has always been around but not a major problem. If you have small trees a spray with a neem oilwater solution may help prevent an attack. While I was away fishing, news came across of another new pest
attacking rice crops. It is a large snail that breeds on land but then enters the water in the rice fields to chew the stems. Unfortunately, like many small fish now in Spanish rivers, the snails entered the eco system after the snails were imported and sold as pets by Catalonian pet shops. Washing out their aquariums or allowing them to escape seems to have created a major problem in just a few years. If you ever come across any, they are apparently some three to five centimetres across, do report them to your local environmental - medio ambiente - agency. To date I have not heard of any of the UK’s new invasion of large 10-inch slugs. If you do, again let your local environmental agency know. I would also be interested to hear of this to warn other readers. Purchasing our books We have just been notified that Santana Books, the publisher of our books: Your garden in Spain; Growing healthy fruit in Spain; Growing healthy vegetables in Spain; and Apartment Gardening are going out of business at the end of the year due to the competition from internet information for some of their titles. So Amazon Books and other internet bookshops will be the only route to obtaining these books, as it is has been for our newer books during the past year. That’s all for this week. Do enjoy the rest of the current Indian summer.
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ELEANOR and Gilly’s Monday Afternoon Line Dance Class recently celebrated its sixth birthday at Bar Jack’s in Avenida Lepanto, Albox. It is presently the oldest and longest running Line Dance Class in the Albox and Arboleas area. The theme for this year’s party was colours. Unbeknown to class members the dances throughout the afternoon had been chosen by the class members themselves in a rather unique way. Class organisers Eleanor Tolman and Gilly Elliott-Binns had asked the class members what colours they would be wearing on the day of the party. Dances were then chosen dependent on the colours that class members proposed to wear. For example, if a member of class had chosen to wear red, an
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COLOURFUL LINE-UP: Class members danced to music with a colour theme to complement their outfits.
appropriate dance such as ‘Red Hot Salsa’ was danced during the afternoon. One dance was chosen for each class member dependent on the colour they had chosen to wear. Fourteen different colours were chosen by the class members. Continuing the colour related theme, an afternoon tea was served and this comprised of brightly coloured foods such as red tomatoes, green lettuce and white onions! As is usual at nearly all the club’s parties, a raffle was held in the
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OR decades Brits abroad have been immune to Spanish forced heirship rules that determine who gets someone’s property when they pass away. That’s because Spain has allowed the law of a person’s nationality to govern the devolution of their property. But this is all set to change in 2015 when attempts to simplify succession law across Europe come into effect. From August 17 next year a person’s ‘habitual residence’ and not their nationality will determine who gets what when they die. The impact on affected families who don’t take
the appropriate action could be devastating. The changes will mean that the devolution of the property of foreigners (including Brits) living in Spain will be subject to that country’s domestic law, not British law. In most civil law jurisdictions like Spain an individual’s property is subject to forcedheirship provisions. This means that the legal system of the state where the property is situated decides who receives your property when you die. Put simply, your will is likely to be (at least partly) ineffective if it conflicts with forced-
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your spouse, regardless of your wishes. The good news is that the new regulation contains provisions that have the potential to protect British owners of Spanish property.
After August 17, any British national who has property in Spain - and who has taken appropriate action before their death - can avoid the default position of the law of their habitual residence governing the devolution of their estate by instead making a formal election for the law of their nationality to apply. The ‘appropriate action’ is to make a nomination in a will which is valid in the state where the property is situated, stating which law will apply to your property. As Spain has adopted the provisions of the
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Getting rid of all the junk... HELLO and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Continuing on from last week, you should now be getting masses of junk mail in your 'Inbox'. Today I start with the solution to the problem of junk emails and proper reorganisation! In my experience, you can't beat a good email client. This is simply a program that downloads your emails from your provider(s) and then organises in a way that you like best. Here the choice is entirely up to you. There are those that swear by Outlook Express (that came with XP – now officially dead). Then there are those who love its big brother Outlook (no express) with its calender and other organisational facilities (also now officially dead). The replacement for these is something called 'Microsoft Live' which has the ease of Outlook express and facilities of Outlook and is a fabulous replacement of either of these programs. Personally, I choose something that
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isn't Microsoft (they make enough money so I choose to donate to other hard working programmers instead) and the number and variety of email clients is terrifying! I have already suggested the best Microsoft option, which coincidentally and unusually, is free and is very good. I am also going to suggest you might want to look at 'Thunderbird' by the makers of 'Firefox'. Next time I will tell you how to set up Windows Live to filter out the rubbish and leave only the emails that you want to keep. Tomorrow I will be in Jack's Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! Call me on 689 892 745 for information about my services and rates.
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Cava, cookies and couture Albox style GLADRAGS in Albox is known for its style, so it was no surprise when the owner, Jenni Rock, launched her autumn winter range of clothing in style too. Guests to the fashion store were treated to cava and cookies when they arrived, and Jenni’s usual warm welcome. The turnout was impressive with people coming and going throughout the day, browsing and buying items from the new ranges launched on the day. When Euro Weekly News popped in, it was a laugh a minute with all the models and guests enjoying the day and entertaining each other. In addition to the autumn/winter range, Gladrags now stocks sizes for the larger lady as well as a selection of lingerie and nightwear. Jenni would like to thank Carolyn at Scrumptious in Albox for the handmade and personalised cookies, and the ladies who gave their time to model selected items
STRIKE A POSE: Gladrags models. from the new range, Shannyn Fenwick, Pat Stooks, Mummy Mouse Carol, Jean Bircher and
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Solos music series continues with Pez COMPOSER and singer Lucas Alvarez de Toledo continued the Solos music events in Albox by performing his latest album as Pez Mago, Bailes de Salon. The singer’s performance attracted a large number of fans. Lucas has already released five albums in Spain, one in Argentina and one in Uruguay. Since 2009 Lucas has performed with the band Depedro, as well as writing songs for artists
such as Raphael, Clara Montes, Monica Molina, Malu and Sergio Dalma. He has toured Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in addition to performing at festivals across Europe, Russia, the United States and China. Pez Mago album, Bailes de Salon, is packed with lively tunes and lyrics and was released this month, October 2014 for general release.
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SPANISH PROPERTY: Attractive to big companies and foreign investors. served to finance 75.5 per cent of the properties’ value. The market underwent a change from mid to
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Drumming up homes interest SPAIN is one of the most interesting markets for real-estate investors Figures from the annual Winning in Growth Cities report drawn up by Cushman & Wakefield – a privately held commercial real estate services firm – show that Madrid and Barcelona are among the 20 most attractive cities in the world for investment in retail real estate. The report identifies winning cities in the current international real estate investment market and looks at the largest
and fastest growing cities regarding investment and differences in pricing. According to Cushman & Wakefield, Spain is one of the most interesting markets in Europe for real estate investors, because of the improvement felt in its economy and the increase in demand and prices. Madrid ranks 16th in the list, immediately followed by Barcelona (17th). New York is at the top of the list for fourth year in a row, followed by London, Tokyo, Los
Angeles and San Francisco. “The investors’ levels of trust in our country have increase rapidly this year, especially in its real-estate
market,” said Managing Partner for Cushman & Wakefield in Spain Oriol Barrachina. “This is the right time to invest,” he added.
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concept first seen on the Mazda3, including the Active Driving Display - the first head-up display in this class - and a humanmachine interface specially adapted for the subcompact’s cabin. With MZD Connect, the all-new Mazda2 is also one of the first B-segment models to bring occupants online in complete safety, meeting the demands of today’s customers. The cabin itself is spacious and comfortable for the driver but also with top-class rear legroom. Under the bonnet is one of four engines including Turn to Page 86
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European debut for Mazda 2 NEXT-generation supermini - Mazda 2 will make its European press debut at an exclusive driving event at Mazda Space in Barcelona on November 3. The five-door hatchback will also be the highlight of several national motor shows and other events in autumn and winter. The all-new Mazda2 combines the complete range of SKYACTIV Technology with a stunning KODO - Soul of Motion design very similar to the Mazda Hazumi concept unveiled in Geneva in March. It features the ingeniously intuitive interior
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Mazda 2 to make European debut From Page 85 the SKYACTIV-D 1.5, a brand-new low compression clean diesel producing 77kW/105PS and maximum torque of 220Nm while using only 3.4l/100km of fuel for CO2 emissions of 89g/km. The all-new Mazda2 will also be offered with the petrol-powered SKYACTIVG 1.5 in three variants producing between 55kW/ 75PS and 85kW/115PS. They deliver fuel economy and CO2 emissions figures ranging from 4.54.9l/100km and 105115g/km. Power is transferred to the front wheels via fiveand six-speed SKYACTIVMT manual transmissions as well as a six-speed SKYACTIV-Drive automatic. All are newly developed compact,
lightweight versions of the acclaimed gearboxes offered on other newgeneration Mazdas. The supermini also gets the SKYACTIV-Chassis, and with it the widely praised linear sporty handling of its larger siblings for Mazda’s patented Jinba Ittai oneness-with-the-car feeling. Optimised for the Mazda2’s size, the upshot is remarkably smooth responsiveness to go with significantly advanced comfort and confidenceinspiring stability that is unusual for a subcompact. Indeed, the all-new Mazda2’s is exceptionally well equipped in terms of cutting-edge technology. Its class-beating set of iACTIVSENSE active safety systems includes Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM). Available
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for the first time on a Mazda in Europe, BSM keeps track of blind spots behind and on the sides of the vehicle, even when reversing. Mazda is taking an unconventional approach with its European launch strategy this time around. Rather than concentrating on international motor shows, the company is promoting its supermini at regional events. Prior to the press launch at Mazda Space, the all-new Mazda2 will be shown at the International Film Festival of Rome from 16-25 October at the MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art. It will also feature in Zurich (5-9 November), Vienna (14-18 November) and Brussels (15-25 January) before going on sale early next year.
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Great day for Forum Golf OCTOBER 10 at Valle del Este proved to be another great day for Forum Golf Society Lady members, with Fran Elam winning the 2014 Society Championship with a record two round aggregate score of 79 points and Myra Dickson winning the individual event with 40 points. On a day when the top 20 players all scored 30 or more points there were three players who achieved the elusive 40 point total, and with Myra Dickson winning on countback from second placed Bob Cowan, husband Douglas Dickson was third. Richard Swaine (37 points) was fourth, with Terry Davies (fifth), Fran Elam (sixth) and Ian Postles (seventh) all scoring 36 points. There were five nearest the pin prizes on offer, with these going to Wendy Greaves, Richard Swaine, Anne Holder, Paul Douglas and Dave Greaves, whilst Keith Ryder continued his recent habit of picking up prizes by claiming the longest drive on the very testing 15th hole.
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IT was super Lewis Hamilton first, Nico Rosberg second and Valtteri Bottas third in last Sunday’s inaugural Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Hamilton won by 16 seconds to go 17 points ahead of
Rosberg in the driver’s championship. Rosberg drove on the same set of Pirelli tyres throughout the race and set the fastest lap time. Mercedes won their first-ever Constructor’s crown. It’s on to Austin, Texas next (November 2) with only two races left after that. And Sebastian Vettel will drive for Ferrari next year with Fernando Alonso replacing Jenson Button at McLaren. • In football’s European 2016 qualifiers, England, after comfortably accounting for San Marino 5-0, followed up with an unimpressive 1-0 victory in Estonia
on Sunday (Wayne Rooney scoring in his 99th international)... Robbie Keane struck a hat-trick in 12 firsthalf minutes in the Republic of Ireland’s 7-0 win over Gibralter 7-0 (Keane, with 65 goals for his country is now top-scorer in European championship history)... Scotland defeated Georgia 1-0... Northern Ireland beat the Faroe Islands 2-0... Wales drew 0-0 with Bosnia & Herzegovina... World champions Germany lost for the first time in 19 EC games, beaten 2-0 in Poland... and Spain succumbed 2-1 to Slovakia before thrashing Luxembourg 4-0.
• A friendly in China, ended Brazil 2 Argentina 0. • Last Sunday, Spain’s Marc Marquez came second to Jorge Lorenzo in Japan to retain his MotoGP world title. ‘MM’ is 82 points clear of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa with three races left. • After five successive defeats, St Helens finally won Rugby League’s Super Grand final, beating 12-man Wigan 16-4 at Old Trafford. Wigan’s Ben Flower, the first player to be sent off in a final, was dismissed in the second minute. • 10-1 shot Big Easy, ridden by Tom Queally and trained by Philip Hobbs, won the 2014 Cesarewitch at Newmarket. De Rigueur was second and Quick Photo Left to Right: Sue Jack third. And my Sephton, David selection, Treve, won the Schofield, Janet Jackson Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe the first horse since and Jean Smallwood Alleged in 1978 to win dramatic finish enabling Europe’s richest race in David’s team to claim an successive years. unexpected 5 to win the • England cricket captain the final 16-15. What Alastair Cook says that drama. comments made by Kevin As you may have Pietersen in his latest noticed there were two book, have ‘tarnished’ one married couples in of the most successful eras opposite teams but at for the national team. ‘KP’ least two of the four were reveals dust-ups, rows and happy at the end. fights, and names the Fantastic final and well players involved in his done to all who entered autobiography, published the competition. this month.
Cabrera host Len Dean Drawn CABRERA Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Len Dean Drawn Rinks which culminated in the final being played on Saturday October 4. There were some very good rounds leading up to the final which was contested between the following two teams: John Sephton, David Jenkins, Lyn Band and Ian Jackson against David Schofield, Sue Sephton, Janet Jackson and Jean Smallwood. The final started excellently for John’s
team as after 8 ends they were 11-1 ahead. David’s team never gave up and after 17 ends had clawed it back to only 15-11 behind.
The final end was a nail-biter but after being behind for the whole match Sue Sephton produced the shot of the match to set up a
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WINNING LINE-UP: Men’s and Ladies’ Divisions.
Big turnout at Marina THERE was a large entry in the men’s division at Marina Phoenix, on Monday so four prizes. First with 39 points was Jarlath Staunton followed by Ali Mahmud (38) with Malcolm Taylor (36) third and Jim Budd (35) in fourth. Dave Easton won the only two’s prize. The ladies division was a success for Chris Roddis (34) followed by Linda King (32) and Jackie Dale
(30) in third. Thursday’s Team game was a fourball Texas Scramble, with incredibly close scoring as there was only four and a half points between the first six teams. In first place with 59.5 were Carl Varey, Chris Roddis, John Lally and Gerry Byrne; followed by Jarlath Staunton, Dave Roddis, Liam MacNamee and Linda King (61). In third were Philip Defryn, José
Ramon, Jim Budd and Brian Couper (61.7), Nearest the pin prizes were won by José Ramon (5th) and Jim Budd (14th). Marina Phoenix play Mondays (individual) and Thursdays (team game). To join us for a €25 green fee, ring Jim on 950 162 727 / 600 353 670 or Rosalie 950 397 117/ 697 512 882.