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Molotov confirmed MEXICAN rock band Molotov has been confirmed for the lineup in Adra’s annual rock festival on July 31 and August 1.
Get set! ALMERIA CITY’S Medio Maraton (half marathon) is all set for February 8. For more details or to register visit medio maraton.com.
City tours TOURS are on offer again in Almeria City. At noon on Saturday January 31 you can join from Plaza Vieja and learn more about Almeria in the movies. Tickets cost €2.
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All the fun of carnival time SUDDENLY party time is upon us again! No sooner has Spain recovered from the excesses of the Christmas and New Year revelry than Carnival is here. Almeria City kicks off the celebrations on February 6 with events and activities continuing until February 22. This year the event will be dedicated to Sergio Santiago Munoz, who died in August 2014, and was a big fan of Carnival. Albox Carnival will take place on February 20 and 21, with the children’s parade leaving Plaza San Francisco at approximately 5pm and travelling through Calle San Leonardo, Calle Rulador, Avenida Lepanto and on to the municipal sports pavilion. The grown-ups get their turn from 10pm following the same route. Huercal Overa holds its party on February 13 and 14, with a
host of activities planned in the town centre. Mojacar Carnival takes place from February 13 to 15, although the details are yet to be announced.
Pulpi’s festivities begin a week later and run for three days from February 20 to 22. Finally it’s Turre Carnival, which runs for a longer period than most of the others. The fun
begins on February 16 and doesn’t end until February 21. Of special note in Turre is the children’s parade on February 17 from approximately 5pm at the school followed by a party in the Plaza de la Constitucion. Don’t miss the Burial of the Sardine, which sets off from the church at 6.30pm on February 18, or the troupes’ parade at 5pm on February 21 from the town square, which culminates in a big celebration.
Mojacar is a Facebook favourite MOJACAR Town Hall has released figures to show how social media can influence the spread of information. Its Facebook pages, Turismo de Mojacar and Mojacar Informa, have 26,000 and 1,660 followers respectively. The Facebook marketing tool is being used by tourist office staff to spread the
word of Mojacar through daily updated information like news, images of the town and its beaches, cultural events, festival programmes and weather information. The website has attracted more than 26,000 followers, without the aid of recruitment campaigns, and has thousands
of page views daily. Most people look at the beginning and the end of the week with the most viewed items being images of Mojacar Village and the beaches, achieving 20,000 likes from people all over the world. As Mojacar is of great interest as a tourist destination there are four times as many viewers during the summer months.
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APPLAUSE: Author Carmen Montero is thanked for her assistance.
A new home for cancer association
WORK has begun on the construction of a new centre for the Asociacion Contra el Cancer in Huercal Overa. The announcement was made by Mayor Domingo Fernandez during a book launch at the town hall. The book, Nuestro Tiempo el Limitado (Our Time is Limited), was written by Carmen Montero, who has donated 150 copies to help with fundraising for the centre. She has dedicated the book to the town of Huercal Overa.
The project is headed up by the town council so the association can have a place to continue its work in caring for people with the disease. Fernandez said: “This centre will reward the members of the association and their selfless efforts made for our sick people.” The president of the association reiterated its thanks to the mayor and the council for their support and thanked Carmen Montero for transmitting her message to keep fighting.
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What’s on TO be kept abreast of events in and around Mojacar, you can join the town hall’s mailing list. To join, send an email entitled ‘What’s on guide request’ to info@mojacar.es.
Farm rises from the ashes A FARMER in Velez-Rubio who lost his poultry farm in early 2014 has rebuilt it with help from the Junta de Andalucia regional government. In a fire, approximately 14,750 chickens burned to death. The Junta provided €60,000 towards the total cost of €100,300 as a grant from the Rural Development
Programme for Andalucia, aimed at modernising independent business-owners. The project included rebuilding the farm, installing fans, feeders and waterers, mechanical windows, a generator and hot air circuit. Almeria’s Delegate for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Jose Manuel Ortiz, visited the new facility. Ortiz
congratulated the young farmer and said: “Despite the setback suffered... he has managed to rebuild the farm in just a few months before the first anniversary of its destruction, contributing to the increased competitiveness of the agricultural sector and the generation of revenue and employment in rural areas.” Photo: Eloy Verdu Martin/flickr
Knitters required APSA dogs are enjoying the many coats knitted by volunteers, especially during cold evenings. If you would like to help, you can donate at the APSA shop in Albox.
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Albox artisans FADEMUR (Federation of Rural Women Almeria) held its regional craft fair in Albox. Twenty women from across the province displayed goods including cheese, honey, cakes and preserves.
Theatre opens BERJA Theatre is now open. The 4,000-square-metre building seats more than 520 people. Visitors to the inauguration were able to tour the building with access to all areas. Free Wifi ALMERIA CITY’S historic centre will soon have free Wifi. Technical issues delayed connection in late 2013 but work now begins in earnest by Netllar Lirosan Telecommunications.
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ADRA PORT is to be extended by 700 square metres. The land is to be reclaimed from the coastline and will be used for the storage of pleasure craft during the winter months.
Health shortfall DALIAS residents have complained that staffing levels at their health centre are insufficient. There are just two health professionals to cover the needs of almost 4,000 residents.
Not so equal
Cancer meeting THERE is a patients, survivors and carers meeting at 10.30am on February 4 at MACS cancer charity shop in Mojacar, and at MACS shop Huercal Overa at 10.30am on February 6. English spoken and all are welcome. Paella feast FONDON has completed its San Sebastian festivities by cooking up a giant paella for the town’s residents and visitors. Approximately 4,000 people gathered in Fondon square to join the feast.
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OLA and the Choque por el Empleo contracts generated 88 jobs in Almeria over two years. However, despite including an equality clause, only a minimal percentage of the jobs went to women.
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GETTING INTO CHARACTER: Valencia celebrates the past.
Moors and Christians meet again in celebration
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HE streets of Bocairent in Valencia will reverberate to the sounds of clashing scimitars and gunfire as Moors and Christians maraud through the town to mark the ancient battles when the area was taken over by Moorish invaders, only to be overthrown by the Christians centuries later. The first weekend in February sees Bocairent kick off the round of Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians) festivals that take place throughout Spain. Visually spectacular, the event commemorates the Moors and
Christians’ struggle for control of the country, with Christian crusaders eventually triumphing over their Arabic North African neighbours. Complete with camels, horses, armour, guns, swords and – in some places – elephants, many towns and cities hold Moors and Christians festivals to commemorate Spain’s rich and culturally diverse past. Medieval music and spectacularly colourful parades over a number of days mark the festival that usually culminates in a mock battle to remember the Christian ‘reconquest’. MOORISH INVADER: Typical scene from a ‘Moros y Cristianos’ fiesta.
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CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA has put smiles on more than 30 children’s faces after they enjoyed workshops where they were able to make their own toys using recycled materials.
Mega pipeline REDEXIS GAS is opening its largest pipeline in Spain. The 135 kilometres of gas infrastructure pipeline will run through the provinces of Almeria and Granada.
Roquetas taurino ROQUETAS has announced its next bullfighting series which will run until June. This year the season is called El Toro en las Artes and will include art and related activities.
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Quote of the Week We know that (our) problems cannot be resolved with magic works or Caribbean incantations,’ said Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in reference to political party Podemos’s ties with leftist governments in Latin America.
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€600,000
is the amount that an individual could be fined for protesting in Spain under a new law that is expected to be made official in February. Unauthorised demonstrations will be outlawed under the Citizens’ Security Bill.
And finally... AN ‘armada’ of 352 kitesurfers in Tarifa in Southern Spain has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest kitesurfing parade across one nautical mile. The army of adrenaline junkies broke the previous record for the largest enmasse kitesurf by 34. Tarifa is a Mecca for kitesurfers from all over the world.
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XPAT pensioners living in Spain got a welcome bit of good news this week following the controversy over the Winter Fuel Allowance being axed. It may come as some consolation to cold pensioners that at least now their UK pension goes a lot further thanks to sterling hitting a sevenyear high against the euro. With the European Central Bank pumping more than a trillion euros into the eurozone economy, £1 now buys nearly €1.34, giving you more bang for your buck in a country where the cost of living is (relatively) cheap and the sunshine is free. Analysts are predicting that the euro could plummet even further given the result of the elections in Greece, which have shaken the money markets’ faith in the euro.
This is great news for those expats on a UK pension and for Brits wanting to holiday in Spain this year. The exchange rate is at its best since early 2008, which means more money at a time when the Winter Fuel Allowance is stopped for pensioners living in Spain thanks to the misleading ‘temperature test’ which tells the British Government that we are all sweltering in our Spanish villas during the winter and nabbing UK taxpayers’ money for heating that isn’t needed. While the ramifications of the Greek elections remain to be seen and the political landscape slowly shifts in parts of Europe, at least the good news for expats on a British pension in Spain is that it results in more money in your pocket than it did before. That’s some solace to help get through the cold winter months.
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Good news as sterling soars OFF THE SCALE: Exports reach €16 million.
Fish exports booming
BETWEEN January and November last year, fishing businesses in Almeria exported €16 million of fish and shellfish, an increase of 38 per cent on the same period in 2013. The figure was comprised of 7.21 million kilograms of fish, an increase in weight of
5.7 per cent. The figures were announced by the territorial delegate for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Jose Manuel Ortiz. Italy has provided the biggest change by increasing its purchasing by 26 per cent. After Italy, Portugal is the next market, taking 23.6 per cent while Algeria follows with 12.4 per cent. Almeria fishing companies have also sold in Cape Verde, Malta, France, China and Denmark. In addition to fresh and frozen fish, Almeria has also exported a token amount of 326 kilograms of tinned fish.
SIERRA DE GADOR, which suffered 2,800 hectares of fire damage in 2014, is to undergo regeneration after the spring. Full analysis will get under way before the planting and repairs begin.
Workshop complete FIFTEEN women in Alhabia have completed 100 hours of workshop training in the construction of urban street furniture. Diplomas have been presented to the participants.
Viator winner ONCE lottery has reported that a Viator resident is €91,960.20 richer after winning with their five number ticket. It’s the second big win in Andalucia in consecutive weeks after a Sevillan won €370,778.
New roundabout to improve port access CARBONERAS Council, Almeria Council and the port authority have announced that work is to begin on the new roundabout to improve access to the port and industrial estate from the AL-5106. The new roundabout will have two lanes of four metres and slip roads with a design that will blend in with the future promenade and the layout of the main road, making relevant connections to both.
The cost of the works will be borne by the port authority and FEDER funds from the European Union. The other sticking point of Carboneras’s road network is at the town’s entrance close to the petrol station. Reaching the petrol station is possible but only in one direction because of the solid white line. More than 8,000 people use the station, the only one in the town, and the issues were discussed during the meeting.
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Thieves arrested GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested two residents of Pechina suspected of stealing from three homes in Gador. FJER, aged 23, and MRMC, aged 30, were arrested after the former was disturbed by the owner of one of the properties while still on the premises. FJER had forced the bars of a window to gain entry and had removed bicycles, a television and cash when the homeowner returned after dropping her son at school. Following his arrest the Guardia Civil officers were able to connect him to MRMC and two additional thefts from properties in the area. The thieves had stolen machinery and tools as well as valves and electrical cable, causing damage to properties.
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Micro theatre group starts up in El Ejido TIMES of economic struggle have not stopped a small group of amateur actors in Almeria from setting up a brand new venture, a micro theatre. The group of five young Almeria residents had seen the success of similar theatre groups in larger cities, including Madrid, and have brought the concept to theatre loving El Ejido. The group, headed up by Maria Castillo, are all lovers of theatre and have called themselves Almeria Microteatro. They aim to make theatre productions affordable for all by keeping costs low. Gemma Gimenez, a professional TV and film actress since 2007 and best known for her role as Bea on Yo Soy Bea, enthused: “The idea came from the manager, Maria Castello. She fell in love with the
idea of micro theatre and it infected us all.” Almeria Microteatro plans to perform approximately
nine plays each month. Find out more by searching for Microteatro Almeria on Facebook.
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Indalo de Oro award dispute POLITICAL group Ganemos Mojacar has expressed disapproval of the town hall’s decision to award an Indalo de Oro to PP
politician Rafael Hernando. The party supported Christiane Gohl’s recognition because: “She has released the name of
Adra bus station finally reopens ADRA bus station is reopening imminently to show off its recent facelift after months of closure. The refurbished indoor area now offers 75 square metres for passengers to escape the weather while waiting for their bus. The work has concentrated on masonry, metalwork, carpentry and painting and was paid for by the Ministry of Works and Transport at the Junta de Andalucia regional government. Adra Town Council has announced possible plans for a kiosk inside the shelter. The concession will be put up for tender and will be to sell confectionery and refreshments. The station work is part of an ongoing project to improve the town’s aesthetic appeal using 2015’s municipal budget according to Adra’s mayor, Enrique Hernando.
Mojacar through her successful books.” However the party said, regarding Hernando: “He is not worthy of this award as he has done nothing notable for the image or promotion of our beloved town.” Ganemos Mojacar said the criteria which enabled Hernando to be chosen were part of his job and nothing extraordinary. The party said the awards should continue but have called for a more democratic approach when granting the awards. They suggested that artists, writers, actors and musicians are selected rather than political figures. They added that awards should also be revoked if a person proves to be dishonourable or carries out activities that are harmful to Mojacar.
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Port check nets illegal tobacco OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have seized 320 cigarette packets in a routine check at Almeria Port. The officers found the cigarettes hidden behind fuses in the dashboard and inside one of the van’s tyres that was stored in the boot area. The stash was discovered during a routine inspection at the port, part of an ongoing initiative to clamp down on illegal smuggling activities. These checks are carried out regularly on persons and
Cigarettes hidden in tyre vehicles that have arrived from North Africa. The officers have detained one person for smuggling and confiscated the illegal tobacco.
Tourism strategy MACAEL Town Council has presented its tourism strategy at the international tourism fair, FITUR. The plans have been set for the next three years with a budget of €725,000, aimed at converting Macael into a diverse destination focused on the industrial history of the town, specifically marble. Macael’s marble artisans are already a regular fixture at tourism and craft fairs across Spain. The extensive plans also include a promotional video presentation about tourism in the town, produced by a Macael resident, Gaspar Lopez. Mayor of the town, Raul Martinez, said: “This opens a tourism policy based on strategic planning whose goal is to make Macael a benchmark of industrial tourism at a national level by the year 2020.”
Jewel thief steals from girlfriend GUARDIA CIVIL officers have detained a person for stealing jewellery from a house in Roquetas de Mar.
The officers arrested 35-year-old EPA, who admitted he had fostered a romantic relationship with the jewellery’s owner. Investigations began after police were informed of a theft in which 23 pieces of gold jewellery and a clock were stolen. The items had an estimated value of approximately €5,000. The items were stolen over an extended period, to avoid raising the suspicion of the owner. The items were then sold in 13 shops dedicated to the buying and selling of gold. Officers were able to confirm that the items sold in the shops corresponded to the stolen goods. A number of the missing items have since been recovered.
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Action for hail losses FARMERS in El Ejido have been given the guidelines for action to recover losses from the 63 hectares affected by hail. The guidelines were released by the Coordinator of Organisations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG). Provincial coordinator of COAG, Andres Gongora, announced that contact with the farmers will now take place, informing them of the procedures and the helplines available to them. Gongora stressed the aid requested from the Junta de Andalucia regional government is exclusively to cover the production losses and not personal compensation.
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Future plans for Huercal Overa to create a better quality of life DOMINGO FERNANDEZ, the mayor of Huercal Overa, met with the deputy for Provincial Development Agriculture and Environment, Miguel Angel Castellon, to discuss various projects soon to be implemented in the town. Among the projects discussed was the work already executed in La Atalaya. The area has received a new storm drain to reduce flooding in
the area. The storm drain was executed in response to the town’s request after damage caused by heavy rains in 2012. The work is now complete and has received numerous positive responses from residents who have benefited. “This is a real solution to the problems faced by residents in the area before possible rain. It was done with a deep hydrologic and hydraulic
MAYOR: Discusses various projects for the town.
study of the area,” said the mayor. The mayor moved on to address the needs of the industrial area with the aim that these be included in the project that the provincial institution will present for the new infrastructure in the industrial estates. Fernandez, commenting after the meeting, called it a positive occasion. He said: “The collaboration between the two institutions is essential to the development of our town. The council is looking at Huercal Overa through various plans and projects that are bringing growth and a better quality of life for our neighbours.” In response, the provincial deputy congratulated the execution of the projects carried out so far by the project
managers and the quality thereof. He added that soon work will begin on
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Driving licence changes THE news that expats in Spain who have lived here for two years or more may have to renew their driving licence has caused some confusion. Here we look further into the matter to try and clarify the issue. PEOPLE who already have a Spanish driving licence or a UK/EU pink photo card style licence are unaffected by new regulations aimed at people with old style permits. A January 2013 EU directive allows countries to insist that foreigners resident in a member state have a driving licence with the same validity period as those issued by that state. In Spain a normal driving licence is valid for 10 years or five years after the age of
65. The new regulations mean that people from the 28 EU states who are legally resident in Spain must renew or change any licences they hold that are valid for 15 years or more in the case of Group One (car and motorcycle) category permits, or five years or longer for Group Two (transport and large vehicle) permits. For recently registered residents, the measure comes into effect two years after the date they became legally resident in Spain.
It is still acceptable to drive on a UK driving licence as long as it is in date and one of the pink photo card style with a 10-year expiration date. But holders of old style UK paper licences valid until the age of 70 will have to change them for a photo card if resident in Spain or face a â‚Ź200 fine. While UK photo cards are valid here, the DVLA will not change or renew them if the holder lives abroad. They must be renewed or changed at the Spanish DGT traffic department.
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A brighter future THE streets in Huercal de Almeria will be a little brighter as work begins on improving the efficiency of the current street-lamps by as much as 35 per cent. A sum of €156,000 is earmarked to light up the town with the replacement of the current lighting facilities. According to Head of Planning, Ismael Torres: “It is a series of works to expand and improve current services, targeting deficiencies to meet the logical needs of the population growth in the town.”
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Council responds to residents’ requests HUERCAL OVERA has announced its response to residents’ requests in the drafting of the provincial plans for 2014/2015. The requests have been received via a number of methods including Facebook, Twitter, visits to the town hall and approaches when the councillors have been out and about in the town. Mayor of Huercal Overa, Domingo Fernandez, met with Alonso Mena from Works and Services, Manuel Buitrago from Town Planning, Emilio Perez from Districts and Jose Diego Garcia, in charge of the drafting. During the meeting it was announced that some works had already started with more to begin in the coming weeks. The projects include road and pavement repairs in different areas including Calle Palmera, Calle Pintor Velasquez, Calle Hernan Cortes, Paraje la Molineta, Los Menas and La Concepcion. Calle Hernan Cortes will also receive a widening of the narrowest stretch of pavement.
TOWN PLAN: Huercal Overa Council announces forthcoming projects. Playgrounds are another area of the town to receive some attention with new play equipment and colourful hedges. Specifically, the Santa Maria de Nieva, La Molineta and San Francisco parks will be getting a facelift with additional parks being added in El Saltador, Los Navarros and La Hoya. Lighting will also be addressed with new streetlights in Noria del Pino, La
Atalaya, the N-340 and Calle Mayor. A number of the lightbulbs will be replaced with LED energy-saving ones. Mayor Domingo Fernandez said: “These projects meet actual requests from our residents, solving problems and improving safety.” He concluded: “These well-written projects will bring a better quality of life for our residents.”
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Unruly customer given six months CRIMINAL court number one of Almeria has sentenced a man to six months in prison for degrading a bar owner and a waitress at a bar in Fines. The court heard how the 53-year-old man, EP, frequently visited the Fines bar but began to insult the bar owner regularly, including grabbing his
cheeks. He also insulted one of the waitresses. The court heard the acts described as an attempt to ‘undermine their dignity as people.’ On one occasion the man lifted a bar chair and made gestures as if he would use it as a weapon. When the police were called and subsequently arrested the man, he threw a final insult at the waitress. The arresting officer said: “He threatened one of the waitresses and said he was going to make her utensils worth approx- life miserable. He told her imately €150. The she was ‘a nobody, a investigation began after s**t,’ and that she would a complaint was lodged regret it after the trial.” Judge Luis Miguel with the police. The two suspected Columna was told the thieves, DLC and JACV man was suffering from both 20-years-old, were the effects of alcohol. arrested less than 24 The judge sentenced him hours after the complaint to six months in prison and barred him from was made. The officers recovered going near the bar for three years. the stolen items.
School thieves are arrested OFFICERS from the National Police in Almeria have arrested two youths suspected of theft from a school in the city. Those arrested were not students of the school and accessed the building during break time. They forced a locker belonging to a student on a gastronomy course and stole various kitchen
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Socialists warn of bank account seizures NEARLY 1,000 Carboneras residents who owe the council money face having the town hall dip into their bank accounts. The socialist party (PSOE) in the town has warned that the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and independent Gicar coalition-led town hall have initiated proceedings to seize the money owed from people’s bank accounts. Now Jose Luis Amerigo, spokesman for the PSOE, has vowed to defend the rights of the residents affected by the town hall’s decision to initiate a massive seizure of bank accounts to ensure the collection of taxes. Amerigo has criticised what he called the insensitivity of the government team and has described the decision as “a new abuse by PP and Gicar, while they are engaged in raising taxes and privatising public services with companies from outside our area. I will defend the inhabitants of Carboneras
from this persecution and the economic strangulation of our families.” Amerigo stated that the PP had privatised the services for the management of taxes, using a company in Valencia. He said: “It costs five times more for this service than it did when I was in charge with the PSOE and has spawned countless errors with subsequent complaints from the residents of Carboneras.” Amerigo concluded: “PP and Gicar approved a high percentage of the money recovered going to the private collection company as commission. That is a serious blow to the town’s coffers and detrimental to the interests of our people.” He added that if he were to be elected mayor he would bring the administration of taxes back into the public sector, which he claimed would save the town €250,000 a year.
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Further improvement works in Mojacar as the site of the old mill is renovated ONE of the most emblematic areas of the historic old town of Mojacar has been recovered for public use following the renovation and development of the site of the old mill next to the recently refurbished fuente. The project, involving the investment of 100,000 euros and taking two-and-a-half months to complete, was included in the Mojacar 2014 town plan of works. The resulting recreational area was once of great socioeconomic importance and vital to the commercial activity of the area.
During the opening ceremony Mojacar’s mayor, Rosa Maria Cano, said: “For centuries, this part of Mojacar has been the place where people had to visit; after all ‘Where there is water, there is life.’ At one time there were more shops here than in the town centre. During the middleages and beyond there used to be a water powered mill, a cattle market as well as a general market for food and supplies. The grain mill and the associated bakery were key meeting places to conduct business and
HISTORIC OLD TOWN: Mojacar gains another attraction. exchange gossip.” The mayor added that in this area, a miniature replica mill and some
reclaimed mill artefacts have been installed as well as some original stones from the ancient
fuente. These stones were wellworn by the women who used to do their washing whilst putting their feet in the water, as was customary centuries ago. There is now a sports and play area as well as improved night lighting and a wider street with allocated parking spaces, renovated and aesthetically improved irrigation ponds. In short, Mojacar has been provided with yet another attraction in harmony with the touristic nature of the town and of benefit to locals and tourists alike.
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Holcim factory trial begins MORE than seven years ago, five workers were killed and three others seriously in the Holcim factory in Carboneras. The trial has now begun with four people sitting on the accused bench. Criminal Court Two of Almeria has hosted the first of three sessions for the trial which examines accusations of negligent homicide, reckless injury and actions against the lives and physical safety of workers. Prosecution is seeking a prison sentence for the former director of the plant, the two responsible for occupational risk assessment and the maintenance manager. The prosecution claims
these four individuals are responsible for the collapse of the coal hopper that killed the five workers in July 2007. The accident, which seriously injured three other workers, was caused by corrosion of the hopper which had been in operation for 25 years. The records state that at no time did inspections inside the hopper occur and that safety was gauged ‘by eye’ only. The prosecution says that despite there being a foreseeable risk, none of the risk assessments covered the issue. Prosecution also claims that the four individuals were aware of a
mechanical problem with the hopper just hours before the tragedy. The hopper collapsed at 3pm on July 5, 2007 when the eight affected workers were preparing to repair the hopper. The weld between two parts, a cone and a cylinder, broke causing the detachment. The collapse caused the deaths and serious injuries. The public ministry qualified the charges as five counts of manslaughter, three of grievous bodily harm and a crime against life and safety. However, they are applying for a single penalty for the four accused plus additional compensation requests.
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200 soldiers headed to Iraq HIDDEN HASH: Found inside juice cartons.
Hashish seized at Almeria port GUARDIA CIVIL officers at the port of Almeria have seized more than two kilograms of hashish. The drugs were found during the routine inspection of a passenger who had just landed from Melilla. MPA, a 20-year-old resident of Granada, was arrested on suspicion of a crime against public health. The officers found 2.28 kilograms of hashish hidden in his luggage. The drugs had been concealed inside a box of coffee and juice cartons. The drugs were located during routine
screening at the port, as part of an ongoing initiative to clamp down on drugs. The detainee’s luggage raised suspicion among the officers, who decided to investigate further, finding the first package of hashish concealed in the coffee box. The Guardia Civil told Euro Weekly News the drugs would have yielded more than 9,000 doses. The detainee, along with details of the arrest, was passed to Court of Instruction number three in Almeria for processing. The haul is part of Spain’s ongoing fight against drugs.
AN official passing out ceremony has been held in Almeria for 200 soldiers earmarked for the operation Support Iraq. The soldiers will be heading to Iraq for a six month tour of duty, although that period may be extended by request of the international coalition. The soldiers, who leave in February, will be assisting the Iraqi army in the fight against Jihadism. The 200 soldiers, belonging to the Alejandro Farnese, Don Juan de Austria, Grupo de Artilleria de Campaña, Grupo Logistico, Bandera de Cuartel General and the Bandera de Zapadores brigades participated in the passing out parade which was attended by friends and family as well as dignitaries including Colonel Julio Salom Herrera, current head of the fourth regiment. The international coalition to fight DAESH (Islamic State) came from an application for assistance from the Iraqi government and is supported by the UN Security Council.
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Viator cemetery work complete VIATOR has completed work on the town’s
cemetery at a cost of €80,000. The project, which took approximately two months to finish, has added 135 new niches which are divided into three modules. Mayor Maria del Mar Lopez, and the Provincial Deputy for Development, Miguel Angel Castellon, visited the cemetery to inspect the new concrete niches. Lopez said: “It was necessary to provide space. We have gained three modules each with 45 niches. “During the last three years, the government team has carried out various improvements and expansions in the municipal cemetery for the purpose of increasing the capacity and to make it more accessible for the people who come to visit the
SITE VISIT: Mayor Maria del Mar Lopez and Miguel Angel Castellon. departed.” Castellon explained that it was the last part of a series of projects to remedy the problems in the cemetery. He stressed: “Almeria Council is focused on helping municipalities with the implementation of projects which are essential for the development of municipalities.”
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Improvements for the centre of Cuevas del Almanzora WORK is to begin soon thanks to the release of
funds from the provincial council of Almeria. The
total cost of the work is €420,000 with Almeria Council providing €350,000. Cuevas Town Council is to fund the remainder. The project includes work on the pavements in the heart of Palomares as well as additional sanitation and storm drainage at the heart of Cuevas del Almanzora. The centre of Palomares is crossed by the AL-8104 road but does not currently have pavements. In recent years there has been extensive building work in the area which has caused problems for staff travelling to and from their places of work, especially at the entrance to the nursery. The works will provide pavements from the nursery area until the
TOWN COUNCIL: Funds have now been released. crossing of the main street, a length of 780 metres. In Cuevas del Almanzora there will be remodelling of water supply networks, sewage and rainwater drains in some areas of the town. Some of the drainage systems from the roundabout on the A-332 that leads into the town run under built-up areas, so the drainage is to be
relocated to underneath the current main road that did not exist when the pipes were installed. President of Almeria Council, Gabriel Amat, said: “The clogging and overflow of water in different areas of the town centre will be avoided. The size of the current pipes located in this area was insufficient.”
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Almeria businesses robbed at gunpoint THE Judicial Police of the Provincial Commissariat of Almeria are investigating two robberies in Almeria City. Both robberies took place in 24 hour shops on Sunday, January 25. The first was in the Havana neighbourhood of El Zapillo and the second at Avenida Federico Garcia Lorca. The man, wearing a balaclava entered both shops and demanded the contents of the tills. He fled the first robbery on foot but after the second one, the robber escaped in a car driven by another person. The police are now investigating whether the gunmen are the same person.
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Man is arrested for crash OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have arrested a man accused of negligent homicide for the death of a man in a car accident. MAEH, a 21-year-old El Ejido resident, was charged after the fatal accident on the AL-4031. The Guardia Civil stated that the accident occurred on a curved section of road where the two cars collided. MAEH was arrested in hospital after his car crossed over to the wrong side, causing the crash. The victim, OC aged 35, was rushed to hospital but died later the same day from his injuries. Meanwhile, MAEH admitted with mild injuries, was arrested. Officers confirmed that he proved negative in tests for drugs and alcohol.
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Viator workers in meeting CONSUELO RUMI and Juan Carlos Perez Navas, both representatives for the PSOE, held a meeting with maintenance workers from the Viator military base. The workers have been without employment or pay since the beginning of 2015 when their contracts were not renewed. According to information received so far by the affected workers, the Ministry of Defence had cancelled the contract with the maintenance company that employed the workers. Rumi stressed the support of the PSOE and has requested a
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Driver dies in tragedy A 45-YEAR-OLD man, whose identity was not released at time of press, was killed when his car hit a tree in Cabo de Gata. The tragic accident occurred on the AL-3115 road between Cabo de Gata and Retamar in Almeria. The vehicle, driven by the sole occupant, ran off the road and crashed into a tree located at kilometre six of the aforementioned road. Emergency Services raced to the scene but could do nothing to save the life of the driver, who died at the scene. Fire-fighters had to remove the body of the man before the vehicle was removed.
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Fire-starters to stand trial ALMERIA Provincial Court has begun the hearing involving Cantoria residents accused of making unauthorised pyrotechnics and causing a fire in a marble factory in January 2009. LJBC, JAGB, RPF and MK face individual sentences of six years in prison on suspicion of two crimes: the manufacture and possession of
explosives as defined in Article 568 of the Penal Code. They are also facing a compensation fine of â‚Ź71,766.35 to the owner of the damaged factory. The trial was originally set for April 2014, but was postponed due to the absence of one of the witnesses called by the prosecution. According to court records, the defendants acquired potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal, among other chemicals, for manufacturing explosives without the OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have arrested a legal and regulatory 30-year-old man after he allegedly killed a 15-yearauthorisations. old boy. According to the The officers received reports of a fight in a vacant prosecution, the four lot in the Las Norias de Daza area of El Ejido. Upon defendants tested the arrival at the scene, officers found EMEB with blood explosive next to the on his face, hands and clothing. The body of the factory. However, the young victim was found close by. explosion caused fire to The 30-year-old resident of El Ejido was arrested break out in nearby and awaits court while the investigation and cause cardboard waste before of the dispute are investigated further. The officers it spread to a fuel tank told Euro Weekly News that the evidence pointed to and caused the damage the cause of death as being a blunt instrument. to the factory.
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Going underground MOBILE phone services will be available in the tunnels of the Malaga Metro by this summer, the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s development delegate Manuel Garcia Pelaez has announced.
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TWO HUNDRED people took part in the 11th International Nature Conservation Forum in Malaga City last weekend, sharing information on endangered species and how to protect them.
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Kindest cut BENIDORM will reduce IBI rates in the town by 10 per cent. This compensates for the increase in rateable values carried out by Spain’s tax authority Hacienda, according to the town hall.
Stiff bill FIVE turncoat councillors in Benidoleig voted not to settle €12,000 legal costs incurred in 2013 when they temporarily installed a new mayor. Bloc-Compromis, now governing in minority, must foot the bill.
Research backed
A MOROCCAN man was taken into custody last weekend in Sant Llorenç d’es Cardassasr (Palma), after Guardia Civil officers found a 500-gramme cocaine haul under one of the seats of his car.
Water cut
MIJAS schools are taking part in a recycling campaign with trips to the recycling plant in Casares and a video competition, prizes for which will be awarded in April.
Nature forum
Cocaine bust
MORE than 250 people demonstrated last Sunday (January 25) in the Plaza de Alaro to demand the creation of a new green route along the former railway track between Alaro and Consell.
Learning to recycle
ESTEPONA Council has announced that the 2015 budget for the town includes €150,000 for its Social Emergency Fund to help needy local citizens.
path to connect Cami des Reis with Son Espases.
Green route plea
GRUPO EXCELENCIAS, which edits a number of travel and tourism magazines in six languages, has awarded its Premio Excelen-cias Turistas 2014 tourism excellence prize to Torremolinos Town Hall.
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BACK IN PLACE: The Apofis Vase was loaned to the Metropolitan Museum.
Almuñecar treasure returns from New York ONE of Almuñecar’s archaeological treasures, the Apofis Vase, has returned to the Axarquia town from New York after being featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Called ‘From Assyria to Iberia: Crossing Continents at the Dawn of the Classical Age’, the exhibition opened in September last year, and gathered archaeological remains from 14 different countries and 41 museums around the world.
The Apofis Vase is an Egyptian funerary object, sculpted from a single piece of marble, with hieroglyphs, and has a royal seal engraved on it. Councillor for Culture, Olga Ruano, stressed the rich historical heritage of the town and encouraged all residents to visit the local museum Cueva de Siete Palacios, where they will be able to admire the vase and the many other items in the museum’s collection.
Billing leeway
Doggy mess
JIJONA Town Hall will allow small and medium-sized businesses to continue presenting paper invoices for less than €5,000. This will give them time to adjust to electronic billing, sources explained.
LOCAL POLICE in Elche have opened proceedings against 18 dog owners for failing to clean up after their pets in the street, in just over a month.
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HUNDREDS queued in Elche at an information booth in Calle Uberna next to the site of the new sports centre to apply for around 30 vacant positions.
Budget opposition
ALICANTE UNIVERSITY has allocated €1 million for contracting young scientific researchers. This will safeguard ongoing important investigation projects, said rector Manuel Palomar.
THREE opposition parties in Santa Pola have, for the first time, rejected the approval of municipal budgets, criticising the increase in revenues through bank loans amounting to 30.5 per cent more than in the previous year.
Mugs mugged
Garage arrest
FIFTEEN tourists reported that their bank accounts were emptied after they had their drinks spiked in Valencia City clip joints. Extra charges were added to the credit cards they had already used there, they maintained.
A MAN was arrested in Torrevieja in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Guardamar del Segura, which took place last November when he and an accomplice, who has not yet been found, made off with cash from the till.
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Students lose out PUBLIC university budgets in the Valencia Community have lost €143.3 million in the last four years, representing a reduction of 12.44 per cent in spending per student.
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New bike path PALMA COUNCIL will spend almost €300,000 on the construction of a new bike
THE water supply was interrupted for 10 hours in a large part of Manacor after a pipe broke as a result of the construction works that are currently taking place in Calle Sebastia Rubi.
Body found A DEAD man was found last Sunday under the Torrente de Mal Pas Bridge in Palma. The body had to be retrieved with ropes and Local Police believe the victim could have been a homeless person.
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Charitable chemist LOS ALAMOS pharmacy in Motril has donated €500 to the town council to be used for social projects. The donation forms a part of the shop’s Christmas benefit scheme.
Gorilla photo victory THE Almuñecar photographer Francisco Mingorance has won first prize at the Share the View International Nature Photography Contest. His picture depicts a young gorilla splashing in a river.
Nerja on show NERJA COUNCIL together with Nerja Caves Foundation will have their own stand at prestigious tourism fair, FITUR, which will be held until February 1 in Madrid.
Cemetery upgrade THE council in La Herradura (Almuñecar) has carried out renovation works at a local cemetery to solve the problem of damp on the walls, as requested by the town’s residents.
Badminton success ALMOST 100 athletes participated in the first Badminton Tournament of Salobreña, organised by Granada Provincial Council and celebrated last weekend at the Sports Centre Julio Martin Perez.
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DENMARK: Young Danes are starting to turn away from Facebook and Twitter in favour of other social media like Instagram and Snapchat. Just four per cent of Danes used Twitter daily in 2014.
INSURANCE comparers Moneysupermarket released a list of Britain’s burglary hotspots, with East London suburb Dagenham and Becontree at the top. In five safe spot postcodes, in Dundee, Dumfries, Argyll, Bangor in Wales, and Felixstowe, no insurance claims for burglary had been made in two years.
Numbers up
THE Jewish Museum in London is hosting an exhibition entitled Love, displaying artefacts donated by local people of different religions. The items on display include wedding saris, handwritten vows and photos of tattoos. The exhibition is open until April 19.
that hurt the overall performance of Marks and Spencer, Morrisons and chocolate chain Thorntons.
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BROADCASTERS have announced plans for pregeneral election leaders debates which will include at least seven parties; Conservatives, LibDems, Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru, UKIP and Greens. Northern Irish parties have complained at their exclusion.
A TODDLER had a ‘miracle’ escape after an explosion in a Birmingham manhole blew off the cover, just missing a two-year-old girl. A local shop owner said there had been a similar explosion in the manhole nine months ago, but no cause had yet been identified.
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RETAIL figures for the Christmas period found sausage roll supremos Greggs, alongside John Lewis, Next and House of Fraser, all increasing their sales compared to 2013. Black Friday was blamed for chaos
A LAWYER representing 60 cyclists who say they have fallen off their bikes due to Edinburgh’s new tram tracks is taking the city council to court. Injuries include a broken foot after a cyclist was run over by a bus.
New life DENMARK: The Danish National Chamber Orchestra has been given new life and will continue to perform thanks to private donations, following the decision by broadcaster DR to axe it from their budget.
Mad cow NORWAY: The Food Safety Authority has said it has detected a ‘probable’ case of mad cow’s disease. Officials have urged the public not to panic.
Animal police NORWAY: A police unit specialising in animal cases may be set up as the government announced a pilot project in a bid to improve action against animal abuse.
Classy hire SWEDEN: The world’s first limousine snowplough has been put up for hire on Blocket, Sweden’s version of eBay.
First pool SWEDEN: Sweden’s first public swimming pool for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is to open this week in Stockholm.
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Love spreads SOARING SALES: Greggs sausage rolls a favourite.
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DENMARK: The number of people seeking asylum in Denmark doubled to 14,815 in 2014 but is still below the original government estimate of 20,000.
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Travel plans FOREIGN visitors to Russia must now provide a detailed itinerary along with their visa applications under new regulations. Travellers are now required to list all cities and towns they intend to visit.
Coke ban THE sale of fizzy, caffeinated drinks to minors has been banned in the Vologda region. Stores will now have to ask for age identification when selling drinks such as Coca Cola and Dr Pepper.
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ENGINEERS in Potsdam have built a machine, dubbed Scotty after the Star Trek character, which can ‘beam up’ objects. The machine scans physical items and rebuilds them in different locations.
COKE BAN: Minors banned from buying caffeinated drinks.
PART of the A9 Autobahn in Bavaria is to be equipped to support driverless cars. The route will be upgraded to allow communication between the road and vehicles.
Prices slow PROPERTY portal Immobilienscout24 says the rise in house prices slowed in 2014, increasing by four per cent when previous years produced much sharper climbs.
Balcony ban AFTER a couple complained about their neighbours’ heavy smoking, the supreme court has instructed a lower court to decide a limit on the amount anyone can smoke on their own balcony.
Splashing ok A DUSSELDORF court ruled in favour of a man whose landlord had tried to claim for damage to a bathroom floor apparently caused by splashed urine. The judge found that some sprinkling was to be expected.
Korean critics
A LAWMAKER from the United Russia party has advised Russians struggling to pay for food to ‘eat less.’ Ilya Gaffner’s comments come as the country’s inflation continues to soar and the ruble weakens.
RUSSIA is to create a job concentrating on the fight against doping in sports. The new position was announced following the suspension of three Olympic walk champions for doping infringements.
NORTH KOREA has accused the Berlinale film festival of “hostile actions,” in the mistaken belief that it is to show James Franco and Seth Rogan’s comedy about the state, The Interview.
Ukraine deaths
McDonald’s pong
Bild campaign
THE death toll from the conflict in the Ukraine that began last April exceeds 5,000 and could be a lot higher, according to the United Nations human rights office. Nearly 11,000 people have also been injured.
A MOSCOW man has filed a lawsuit against fast food giant McDonald’s over the ‘nauseating’ smell of fast food from his local branch. The building he lives in shares a ventilation pipe with the restaurant chain.
A CAMPAIGN called ‘Stop Bild Sexism’ is growing against the newspaper’s use of pictures of topless women.
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STAT OF WEEK TOLL-ROAD traffic rose 2.39 per cent to a daily 16,346 vehicles in 2014. This was the first increase since 2007 but 31.5 per cent below that year’s 23,867 vehicles a day.
Telefonica still matchmaking REJECTED by British Telecom, Telefonica is still looking for a suitor for its UK mobile subsidiary O2. The Spanish company is in talks with Sky, Virgin and Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, which owns the Three mobile network. Three is currently the smallest operator in the UK but if Hutchison goes ahead, paying a possible $13.6
billion (€10.5 billion) for O2, it would become the country’s biggest mobile operator with more than 31 million customers. Were Hutchison, Sky and Virgin all to reject Telefonica’s approaches, the Spanish company would take its remaining option of floating the company on the stock market, sources said.
Spain heads up eurozone growth THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut growth predictions for all but the US and Spain. The IMF reduced global economic growth to 3.5 per cent for 2015 and 3.7 per cent in 2016 owing to a slowdown in China, probable recession in Russia and the eurozone’s continuing weakness. In its sixth consecutive upward review of Spain’s economy over the last 12 months the IMF now foresees 2 per cent growth for this year and 1.8 per cent for 2016. This will be doubly pleasing to Spain’s president Mariano Rajoy as the revised figure coincides with his own
estimate and negates the 0.8 per cent forecast from the IMF’s Director of Resarch Olivier Blanchard a year ago. Over the last two years the IMF’s predictions for Spain have been the most modest amongst the world’s biggest economies. Now the position has been reversed and Spain is at the head of eurozone growth, although at this stage the IMF foresees a slowdown in 2016. Unemployment is the only cloud on the horizon. Last October the IMF calculated that Spain would create 130,000 jobs in 2015 compared with the government’s forecast of 348,000.
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Big plans for Lidl LIDL is building its largest European logistics centre in Alcala de Henares (Madrid). Work on the €70 million project has now begun and should be finished by summer 2016.
Take it easy FIVE executives of the now-defunct Novacaixagalicia will stand trial at the Madrid high court in May. They are accused of awarding themselves early retirement deals worth €18.9 million.
Comfort letter clears the air EY, formerly Ernst & Young, have now revised AENA’s accounts for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The auditors worked in record time, practically occupying AENA headquarters according to employees, working weekends and over Christmas. The required ‘comfort letter’ confirming the financial soundness of Spain’s airports operator and the accuracy of its accounts has now been
drafted, EY sources confirmed. An 8 per cent stake was sold to Corporacion Financiera Alba last November, plus 6.5 per cent to Ferrovial and 6.5 per cent to Children’s Investment Fund. AENA has now cleared the final hurdle before its stock market debut and the sale of the remaining 28 per cent to privatise 49 per cent of the company.
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Free courses in customer relations MOST of us are uncaring of marketing strategies designed to shape our buying habits as we browse supermarket aisles. The ‘sheds,’ like Primark, IKEA, B&Q and ASDA, spend millions analysing our shopping penchants. Like donkeys chasing carrots we are tempted around displays. Some colours on packaging create more sales, others have the opposite effect. A well known expression in the marketing industries: ‘Blue and green should never be seen.’ The science of creating and maintaining customer loyalty is zealously studied and put into practice. Some larger organisations
Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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regard good customer service as pivotal to their existence. I was reminded of this when I contacted Amazon customer service. As a publisher I had a technical question. Within hours I received a reply: “Thank you for contacting Amazon KDP. I hope you are having a
nice day. I’ll be more than happy to assist you.” As good as his word, Raul sorted my problem out. Had he been unsuccessful he would personally help me through the process. Cynics say such American salutations are insincere. I do not. But, I do know that when a neighbour calls, “How are you today?” he sincerely hopes I will not unburden myself. Some businesses are good at customer relations, some are hopeless. Disgruntled customers are a financial drain on businesses. Lack of customer empathy means one needs to constantly advertise to replace
dissatisfied clients. Revolving doors; new clients in turn will be offended by poor service. My business budget could never match that of the larger companies when analysing buying habits and customer retention. Never mind, we have ‘free’ staff courses. Let us say I am recruiting staff for a new restaurant. Having given a nod and a wink to the manager of a friendly business, I would treat my staff to a night out. I would ask only one thing of my new employees. That, throughout the dining (or shopping) experience they focus on the super service we receive. The lesson for the day is: ‘This is How I Want it Done.’
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Get active and save yourself money Loose change A look at finance for females
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THE start of a year can be a difficult month financially. Especially after perhaps forking out on Christmas presents, expensive New Year plans or having flown abroad to visit family over the holidays. It’s also a time of year where everyone is talking about getting into shape. And while such resolutions are predictable at this time of the year, it can be difficult to keep up momentum and stick to an exercise regime. But here are a few reasons to keep on exercising - and not just for your physical health, but in terms of your financial health too.
Save on Make-up Regular exercise is one of the best things for your skin. Sweat out all those nasty toxins and your skin will thank you for it. The clear complexion that goes along with regular exercise, helps to improve your selfimage too, so you don’t feel the need to hide your face behind a painted mask. So get moving and you won’t have the urge to fork out money every time you pass the make-up counter.
Regular exercise is one of the best things for your skin.
SAVE MONEY: Swap your coffee break for a quick, brisk walk.
Save on Mental Health Frequent exercise helps to enhance your mood. Isn’t that why they call it ‘the runner’s high’? A good running session can work just as well as antidepressants for many cases
Reader spots error in 2015 Lawbook Q. I have recently upgraded to the new 2015 Edition of ‘You & the Law in Spain,’ and this time I purchased the Kindle edition. In the Spanish Income Tax section on page 289, you give a ‘Sample Calculation’ for computing your tax. I have read this over with care, but I am at a loss to determine where your figure of €918 reduction comes from. I have copied out the relevant section here.
Sample calculation. “It works like this: If you are a married couple of pensioners with two pensions and a small investment income totalling, say, €27,442 a year, you first consult the list of deductions. If both of you are 66, your personal minimum is €5,151 plus €918, a total of €6,069 each.” Perhaps you can clear this up for me? L.T. (e-mail)
You and the Law in Spain By David Searl
A. Thank you for your letter, and double thank you for exposing an error in the book. You could not find the figure of €918 because it is not there. The €918 is the previous year’s extra exemption for people over 65-years-old. The figure for this year should have been €1,150. Oh, my. Furthermore, the personal minimum should have been €5,550 and not €5,151. Upon checking, I find that I made the corrections, but failed to mark them properly, so the old paragraph ran without change, and I did not catch this in proofreading. In practical terms, it makes very little difference, but it is indeed embarrassing.
So our ‘Sample Calculation’ should have read:
“If you are a married couple of pensioners with two pensions and a small investment income totalling, say, €30,000 a year, you first consult the list of deductions. “Your personal minimum for tax year 2014 is €5,550. In addition, you have a further deduction of €1,150 because you are over 65. This gives a total of €6,700 each. Times two gives €13,400. In fact, if you each receive income, you will make two separate tax declarations, but I am lumping them together to simplify. You are also each entitled to the wage earner’s deduction of €2,000 for ‘other expenses,’ together making €4,000, which gives total deductions of €17,400. “Deducting the €17,400 from €30,000 gives €12,600 taxable income. You look at the table and see that a tax base up to €12,450 pays at 20 per cent, so you owe about €2,500 to the Spanish tax man.”
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
of mild depression. So getting up and moving is a fantastic way to cheer up without having to fork out for professional help. Save on Caffeine Slouching around leaves a person with little energy, whereas an active lifestyle guarantees lots of energy. So the more you move, the less need you’ll have for a double espresso throughout the day. You could save a euro or two a day by simply swapping your coffee break for a quick brisk walk. Save on Medical Costs A healthy fitness routine will help you steer clear of having a heart attack or stroke. It helps to decrease the chance of developing chronic conditions like diabetes and arthritis. Staying fit also strengthens your immune system, improving your body’s ability to fight infections, helping you get through flu season without needing a pricey prescription. Stay active and avoid expensive medical bills.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Slow progress UNEMPLOYMENT should gradually improve although Spain will continue to have one of the highest rates in a developed country, said the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It will remain above 21 per cent until at least 2019 when the ILO predicted 21.49 per cent unemployment, compared with 23.6 per cent this year.
Low cost THE Sandero hatchback which costs less than €7,000 with discounts is made by the Romanian firm, Dacia, that was bought by Renault in 1999. A total of 19,394 units were sold in Spain between January and November last year, representing 30 per cent of all the Renault group’s Spanish sales.
Build it up CONSTRUCTION companies asked the government for ‘legislative mechanisms’ and financial help to help the sector grow again in Spain. International ventures representing 90 per cent of business and national projects were positive, they agreed at the recent Infrastructure Sector Meeting, but help was needed to boost the domestic market.
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Buzz off, little ones! You are not welcome! RE the noisy children outside a reader’s house, I am reminded of the action taken by the Moulin Rouge to discourage prostitutes outside the venue. They simply installed green lighting which made the girls look ghoulish and put off the punters - job done. A similar change might work for the reader. Some years ago I read of a small device which emitted a high-pitched sound, similar to that of a mozzie that younger people can hear, but not those whose hearing has deteriorated with age. Apparently it is very, very irritating. Try Google to find it. Another ploy is to play classical music which had the same effect; choosing something soporific should work wonders. Best of luck! Richard in Crevillente (Murcia)
Lesson learnt I DEALT with a ‘noisy children’ situation quite recently, but they were under the age of 16. During the first two evenings I merely acknowledged their presence. They were obviously encouraged and so became noisier. I then decided to tell them that if they wished to sit on my wall, I would join them and give them a class in English. They smiled and left! They now wave to me from the wall of a Spanish neighbour further down the hill. Stuart Burnley has had to tolerate the situation for a long time, whereas I was able to nip it in the bud. Maybe this won’t help you, Mr Burnley, but try it! Pamela Hosey, Almayate (Malaga)
Think positive SORRY, but I don’t agree with ‘Our view’ about seasonal blues. My view is firstly that the sun was out during most of the month of December with clear days to enjoy sitting outside on
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I WONDER how many people are aware of this monument to the International Brigade in London. It came as a surprise when I encountered it on my last visit.
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terraces, looking out at the sea and mountains. Eliminate January from the calendar? April or May when the season begins are still a long way off, so why push time any faster? Rather, enjoy this tranquil and relatively quiet time to be happy and thankful for so many things, those that are mostly taken for granted! And let’s not forget, we have generally been fortunate enough to afford to celebrate the festive season in the first place. Let’s be positive all the year round including January ! Felipe, Palma de Mallorca (Baleares)
Trade-off I AM not one to reply to correspondence under most circumstances, but the blatant misrepresentation in the letter from Bill Campbell should not go without correction. Is he not aware that we do have to leave the EU to trade with the rest of the world? We are specifically banned from arranging trade deals with them by EU statutes and are not even allowed into the talks which take place. Furthermore we buy 50 per
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cent more from Europe than we sell to them and thus would benefit from any trade restrictions in the very unlikely event of their being applied. Also is he not aware that the study, so often-quoted, was based on data up to 2011 and totally at odds with current realities? It did not take into account the massive influx of immigrants since then. Nor did it take into account the millions in family allowances paid for children not living in this country. Similarly it did not take into account the massive amounts of money transferred by immigrants to their overseas accounts. Alison Wilson, Benidorm (Alicante)
The sad problem IT is sad that people are taken in by populist but totally uninformed anti-EU UKIP propaganda. The EU would work even better if the laws thought up in Brussels were accepted by individual member states wholly and not diluted. Unless a person does a bit of travelling or a bit of business, people see improvements in this area as threatening and pressure for further EU integration, which seems to be mainstream media reactionary hype. I think people are conflating EU migration with multiculturalism and failed integration. It is a failure of multiculturalism that we have entire swathes acting exactly as they did in their home countries (forced marriages or female genital mutilation, for example). This has nothing to do with hardworking Polish bricklayers or Spanish chefs. David Charteris, Palma de Mallorca (Baleares)
Stalemate I RECEIVED my telephone and broadband service from a company who began to send the monthly statement via the internet.
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They tended to be erratic and I did not always receive one, but I noticed a few months ago that the amount taken from my bank did not always tally with the amount on the statement. Upon telephoning to discuss this I spoke to a young lady in customer services, during which she said she could do nothing without the billing date. Her attitude was quite obstructive as I thought a look at my account would show this up. I concluded by saying that if she could not clear this up I would pay no more money. Her reply to this was that they would no longer provide the service and hung up. I fully expected her to calm down after a couple of days and to get some explanation from the company. I was therefore surprised to find some three days later that my broadband was no longer working, so it would seem she was as good as her word. I am guessing that I have overpaid up to €100 on my monthly account, but am unable to be sure because of the lack of invoices. I am unable to phone them as they have barred my phone number, so all I get is a message to say that ‘this number is unobtainable from your area’ when I try to call. I now find that they have transferred my phone to Telefonica - with no permission from me - and I have just received a bill from Telefonica for two months calls and line rental. As I am unable to contact them and as they are not replying to my emails I am at a loss to know how to proceed. Is anyone able to help? John Shannan, Turre (Almeria)
The real deal ALL this hype about Mr Darcy! Unlike reader Suzanne Stokes I’ve always found him an almighty bore and doubt that in real life he’d have been anything like Colin Firth doing his wet tshirt number. Now Lord Peter Wimsey, that’s another story. Read the description of him leaning naked out of an upstairs window in ‘Busman’s Honeymoon.’ Phwoar... Jacqueline Miller (by email)
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OMETHING really must be done about Ofsted. Their rampant rhetoric and unchecked inspections are not only becoming ludicrous, but often to my mind dangerously akin to child abuse. These misled incompetents, who profess to be on a mission to stamp out racism, homophobia and inequalities in schools, are creating the very ‘intolerances’ they purport to be eradicating. The recent report of their antics in the case of Durham Free School is a glaring case in point. An individual apparently asked youngsters between 11 and 13 if they knew what a lesbian was - knew anyone in the school who was actually gay - felt they were trapped in someone else’s body - what they would do if a Muslim came to the school - or had learned how to make a baby. If these were appropriate
MISGUIDED: Ofsted antics could plant the seeds of intolerance in schoolchildren. questions to ask 11-year-olds, then I’ve completely lost track of the plot. With this type of approach and question, I believe these jumped-up morons are actually managing to create intolerance and racism where it has in fact never before existed. The five-year-old boy, who was reported for asking, because
his little friend was brown, did he come from Africa, is a case in point. The ‘official’ hue and cry that ensued resulted in a number of things. Namely, the young lad became completely confused and traumatised because he didn’t really know what he had done wrong and what is even more
disturbing, he was of course introduced to racism. By the same token, the young lad who was asked what a Muslim was. Apparently his answer included a reference to terrorism. Well, of course, it did. With a never-ending list of highly publicised terrorist attacks by militant Muslims, does it not stand to reason that his young mind would link the two? He was subsequently accused of bigotry. Is it not obvious to any clear-thinking person that the completely over-thetop official reaction to these children’s innocent observations could easily plant the seeds of racism or intolerance in young minds? What I want to know is, who is watching the watchers? Who trains these misguided people? We don’t have to ask who pays them, of course. But frankly if someone doesn’t rein them in, they will, inadvertently or not, continue to poison our precious young minds until bigotry in our places of education could well become a part of the curriculum. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Sunday BBC ONE 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm Eat Well for Less? 5:00pm Your Home in Their Hands 6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Animals in Love 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Apprentice USA
BBC TWO 3:00pm Food and Drink 3:30pm Talking Pictures 4:00pm Ivanhoe 5:45pm Flog It! 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve 8:00pm The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm True Grit 12:45am New Jack City
ITV 3:10pm Mel and Sue's Best Bits 4:10pm Tipping Point 5:15pm The Spy Who Loved Me 7:35pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Get Your Act Together 9:15pm All Star Family Fortunes 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Perspectives 12:15am LV Cup Rugby Highlights
CH4 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Penelope 5:50pm Channel 4 News 6:20pm Mr. Popper's Penguins 8:00pm The Jump 9:00pm The Hotel 10:00pm Our Guy in India 11:05pm The Simpsons 11:30pm The Super Bowl: American Football Live 4:30am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not
CH5 4:25pm Hoodwinked 5:55pm Made of Honour 7:50pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Justice 1:00am Britain's Flashiest Families
SKY1 4:00pm Last Man Standing 4:30pm Last Man Standing 5:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Holidaymakers 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Show Me Your Garden
Monday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Football Focus 12:30am The Graham Norton Show
BBC TWO 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Antiques Map of Britain 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm A Cook Abroad: Dave Myers' Egypt 11:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather
ITV 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm Mel and Sue 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Richard Wilson on the Road 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Broadchurch 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:45am The Kyle Files
CH4 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Jump 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm Catastrophe 11:35pm Bodyshockers 12:40am 24 Hours in A and E
CH5 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Criminals: Caught on Camera 8:30pm Car Crash TV 9:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm 10,000 BC 12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
SKY1 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Holidaymakers 10:00pm 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy 11:00pm Air Ambulance ER 12:00am Hawaii Five-0
Tuesday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Count Arthur Strong 12:15am Gareth Thomas: Game Changer
BBC TWO 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Antiques Map of Britain 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 10:00pm Inside the Commons 11:00pm Rory Bremner's Coalition Report 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather
ITV 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Deirdre and Me 9:00pm Bad Builders Bang to Rights 10:00pm Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Benidorm 12:10am Carry on Jack
CH4 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 9:00pm The Jump 10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 11:00pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 11:55pm The Mega Brothel 1:00am Pokerstars.Com and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final
CH5 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Benefits 9:00pm Costa Del Casualty 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm 10,000 BC 12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
SKY1 4:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Air Ambulance ER 11:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles
Wednesday BBC ONE 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Film 2015
BBC TWO 5:10pm To the Manor Born 5:40pm Hi-De-Hi! 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Antiques Map of Britain 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom 10:00pm Wolf Hall 11:00pm Up the Women 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather
ITV 5:00pm Mel and Sue 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Bring Back Borstal 12:35am I Never Knew That About Britain
CH4 5:00pm Shipping Wars 5:45pm Couples Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Jump 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Bodyshockers 12:00am The Undateables
CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Another Man's Wife 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Age Gap Love 12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
SKY1 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Fanatics 10:00pm 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles
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Finally arrival day and beginning, whatever! (Part Three) 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.
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HAD to finally admit that once leaving the airport and following the road ‘straight to Mojacar things had unravelled. I was lost and would have to relinquish all manly privileges and turn back. Soon I came across a big flash car and a man wearing a chauffeur’s hat driving. I flagged him down and enquired, but he too had never heard of MO-JAW-KAR. Finally in desperation I thrust the written word at him and he beamed at me, laughed, and waved for me to follow him,
Circular red with a white dash in the centre I discovered meant ‘don’t go there’. It did lead me to lots of interesting conversations. Lots of shouting, which is a thing I can do well. I couldn’t compete and reversed back. LOOKING Finally getting to the other BACK IN side of town MOJACAR the countryside became both beautiful and ancient. The blue sea sparkling in the sunshine lifted our spirits; rocks, older INSPIRING: The blue sea sparkling in the sunshine lifted our spirits. than time itself, seemingly which eventually led us back to given him something to tell his assured us we were on the that riverbed and then a wife. Getting through right road. On we plugged up a procession down it and up Carboneras was a nightmare twisting paved road not wide again it until he landed us back as there weren’t any signs and enough for two cars. Iowa on asphalt. those that were I had never wasn’t like this or anywhere we He waved me off smiling and seen before. Arrows pointing had ever been. The true laughing just as if we had to the left meant straight on. adventure was controlled by
chaos and confusion; up we went higher and higher. At the top we stopped and got out of the car. As we gazed at the serpentine pathway, the scene was surreal and left us breathless and worried. Where could we be going? Terra Incognita as the old explorers exclaimed. “There be dragons over them hills,” I slyly whispered to my wife, hoping to erase even the smallest tension. Then we sped off downhill toward whatever could await us. Pitfalls and failures might be ahead, but we most certainly weren’t turning back now. Our journey took just over six hours and was sheer adventure every moment. Arrival day had ended and we began a new life, walking towards a definite, unknown infinity.
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Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/norajohnson
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AVE you been targeted by one of those ‘phishing’ scams? You know, those scam emails pretending to offer customers a tax rebate? Or worse still, think you might miss the January 31 deadline for online UK tax returns? If so, you’d better come up with a better excuse than those provided recently by HM Revenue and Customs as the worst examples people have come up with for filing/ paying their tax return late. These range from the usual “my pet dog ate my
tax return… and all the reminders;” “I was up a mountain in Wales, and couldn’t find a post box or get an internet signal” and “I was in Australia” to the “poor me” variety (“I fell in with the wrong crowd;” “I live in a camper van in a supermarket car park”; “a work colleague borrowed my tax return, to photocopy it, and didn’t give it back to me;” “my girlfriend’s pregnant”) to the truly bizarre (“Barack Obama’s in charge of my finances;” “I’ve been busy looking after a flock of escaped parrots and some fox cubs;” “I’ve been travelling the world, trying to escape from a foreign intelligence agency”). Unsurprisingly, none of these led to a successful appeal - or worthy of an award at next month’s Oscars. As HMRC director general of personal tax
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Tax return cop-outs worthy of an Oscar? put it: “People can have a genuine excuse for missing a tax deadline, but owning a pet with a taste for HMRC envelopes isn’t
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one of them." To return, briefly, to ‘phishing,’ maybe the best advice nowadays is, sadly, ‘Trust nobody.’ The world in which we now live. Fake tradesmen in hi-vis jackets knocking at your door to check some phoney gasleak/pipe-work ‘problem’ and walking out with your wallet. The elderly being palmed off with third-rate stuff at outrageous prices. Or a worthless plot of land as an
‘investment.’ This happens, we all know it happens. The answer may partly lie with the media: more publicity given about the punish-ment dished out to offenders to scare off those hell-bent on committing such crimes. And more, much more success in catching the offenders ... What’s really disturbing is that the police often know who the offenders are, but can’t get enough people to testify against them. Perhaps we’re all at fault here. What’s your view? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
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ACK in the early 70s, before novelty birthday gifts like strip-a-grams became all the rage, an acquaintance from the local pub decided that he was going to hire himself out in this manner. His name was Jack. He had the build of an athlete, complete with an impressive six pack - unlike me who sported more of a Gobi Desert belly (flat and featureless) - and was always an instant hit with the ladies. Nevertheless, he was a good bloke and was well liked by most of the male patrons. He outlined his plans to us and asked if anyone had a suggestion of what he should call himself. A lot of weird drink induced handles were suggested and when I came up with my own idea, it was adopted with great enthusiasm. Thus Jack the Stripper was born. Personally I was glad to get rid of
him on Saturday evenings. At least, I reasoned, there would be a better chance of pulling a mini skirted dolly or two with him not around. We saw less and less of him as his novel service caught on and he seemed to be travelling further afield entertaining rooms full of drunken women on birthday binges. Then he vanished completely. Somebody told us that he had a regular spot in a London strip club, so we resolved to surprise him and travel to the Smoke one weekend to catch his act. We expected some upper class establishment, but were shocked to find a seedy little uni-sex place in a back street off Soho. Jack the Stripper was the headline act according to the tatty poster outside and as we were shown to our seats, one of the supporting acts was just about to start her routine. Our jaws dropped open as an aging, very ugly woman limped on to the stage dressed in a man’s suit, complete with ventriloquist’s dummy! It was the most grotesque thing we had ever seen and long before
the old biddy had removed even half of her Burtons three piece, we were yelling for her to strip the dummy. It would have been more of a turnon. This was more than enough for us and we agreed that we had no wish to witness the depths to which our erstwhile pal might have descended; paid the extortionate bar bill and left. None of us ever saw Jack again, but we subsequently heard that he had inexplicably moved to Switzerland - the land of dodgy bank accounts and cuckoo clocks. God knows what he was doing, but I had recurring visions of him entertaining a bunch of Swiss hausfraus, covered in melted Toblerone and yodelling to the strains of Edelweiss. JACK THE STRIPPER: With the build of an athlete and an impressive six pack.
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in history 1709: Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, is rescued after being shipwrecked for four years on a deserted island in the South Pacific Ocean. His ordeal inspires the book Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. 1943: Following five months of bloody fighting, around 90,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army surrender to Soviet troops, bringing to an end the Battle of Stalingrad. It becomes known as the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare. 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist, on his way to address a prayer meeting. Over two million people join the five-mile long funeral procession and his death is mourned worldwide. 1959: A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, results in the deaths of rock n’ roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson. 1968: The Vietcong attack the United States Embassy in Saigon, and other military and civilian targets, in what becomes known as the Tet Offensive. The surprise attacks are named after the Vietnamese New Year celebrations, Tet. 1969: The Beatles perform their last ever public concert on the roof of Apple Records - the label founded by the band in 1968 - in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by police. 1979: Sid Vicious, the bass player with punk band The Sex Pistols, is found dead from a heroin overdose in an apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, by his mother. 2000: Family GP Dr Harold Shipman is jailed for life for murdering 15 of his patients, making him Britain’s most prolific serial killer. He hangs himself in his cell at Wakefield Prison four years later.
Women’s wit As soon as you set foot on a yacht you belong to some man, not to yourself, and you die of boredom.’ Coco Chanel
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Being at the forefront of a learning experience is pleasurable this week. An unexpected offer seems small but could have a big effect. A friend in need may go over the top and annoy you. It may be necessary to distance yourself and give help through others. .
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Emotional and monetary wealth go hand in hand at the beginning of this energetic week. Someone is likely to make demands that you find unacceptable and you will need all your tact to avoid unpleasantness, but any resistance by you will, in the longer term, only gain you respect. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You may feel a bit like Sherlock Holmes when you solve a tricky dilemma. With your intellect soaring, it is little surprise that others come to you with their problems. A natural agony aunt because of your interest in others, this suits you well enough. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone with a romantic interest in you starts buzzing around. This is all very well if you are willing, but if not keep your distance. As thoughts turn to summer, it is not surprising that a holiday is on your mind. There is, however, a question mark over with whom you want to go. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Small matters start to clog up the emotional works. You would rather be somewhere else, but grit your teeth and deal with necessary matters. Finances certainly must be watched most carefully. Get your glad rags on at the weekend and really let your hair down. Of course, there are more serious matters to be considered but not all the time.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Splash, 2 Ambled, 3 Shells, 4 Paltry, 5 Please, 6 Deduce, 7 Fields, 8 Cancel, 9 Titter, 10 Facing, 11 Saucer, 12 Rigour, 13 Chains, 14 Trough, 15 Corona, 16 Cruise, 17 Favour, 18 Archer, 19 Forces
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January 29, Tom Selleck, 70, actor Television and movie actor famous for his role in the popular TV show Magnum PI. The moustachioed Selleck has also appeared in the hit comedy Friends and cop drama Blue Bloods. He studied at the University of California on a basketball scholarship before acting. January 30, Christian Bale, 41, actor Award-winning actor known for his intense, method acting style. Bale has played Batman in the movie franchise and has also starred in well-known Hollywood hits such as The Fighter, American Psycho and American Hustle. Got his big break in Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun. January 30, Dick Cheney, 74, politician One of the most powerful men in US politics, Cheney was President George W Bush’s vice-
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Mutual plans are exciting but make sure that others know your needs exactly. As a Leo, you will never willingly accept second best but how can others know your standards? Your needs and desires are close to your heart but are sometimes held so close that others cannot see and respond to them. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Putting your thoughts and feelings on a par with someone else will help you to understand their point of view. As painful as it seems, there will need to be some compromise if everyone is to be happy.
1. According to Roman mythology, which twin brothers were the legendary founders of Rome? 2. Both located in the Cairngorms in Scotland, which are the two highest mountains in the UK? 3. In terms of land area, which are the two largest US states? 4. What are the forenames of the two female members of the Swedish pop group ABBA? 5. What are the names of the two team captains on the long-running TV panel show Have I Got News For You? 6. What were the names of the actors who played the first two ‘incarnations’ of Dr Who? 7. What were the names of the first two women (both Russian) in space? 8. What were the two former names of the Turkish capital city, Istanbul? 9. Which are the two UK newspapers with the biggest daily circulation? 10. Which famous song writing duo were responsible for the musicals: The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, Carousel and The King and I?
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Even as you prepare to go on a trip or start something new this week, the future beckons. In small things there are clues to the way forward. A chance encounter brings humour and opens your eyes to a friendship lately neglected.
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president from 2001 to 2009 and helped spearhead policies such as the war on terror, NSA wire-tapping and enhanced interrogation techniques. January 31, Justin Timberlake, 34, singer Timberlake got his big break as a youngster alongside Britney Spears on television’s All-New Mickey Mouse Club, before going on to join boy band N-SYNC. He later went solo and has also appeared in numerous movies. February 2, David Jason, 75, actor British actor who starred in the iconic comedy series Only Fools and Horses as Cockney wheeler-dealer Del Boy. He spent six years training as an electrician before turning his hand to acting. He has also performed in numerous theatre productions.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Sometimes, you retreat into your shell and your normally gregarious personality takes a back seat. Although you may not have received the expected response to a question recently, it is no reason to brood. Show yourself in your true colours this week. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The way to bring energy levels up this week is to spend time with energetic people. You may feel a little on the fringes initially but, at the end of the day, your spirit will be lifted. Fresh air and group activities bring the most satisfaction, although a one-to-one task proves particularly fruitful.
TARGET: Average: 11 Good: 14 Very good: 20 January 29, Marc Gasol, basketball player Marc is the younger brother of Pau Gasol and currently plays in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies. He was awarded the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013 and was part of Spain’s silver medal-winning Olympic team in both 2008 and 2012. In 2012 he was named to his first NBA All-Star team.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Look ahead to see how exactly you can make this spring extra special. Making your plans clear to others means a smooth journey as opposed to unnecessary delays. A particular place brings back memories of a love long past. However, this love is not truly lost because it will always be a part of who you are. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There is an incredibly romantic week ahead if you only enter into the spirit of it. Let your feelings be seen and felt, showing appreciation for loved ones. You do not need the excuse of a birthday or anniversary to give a gift, just a heart full of love. Contentment surfaces several times this week and is down to your own past efforts.
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Filmed with the same cast over a period of 12 years, Boyhood was recently nominated for eight Academy Awards. The movie plots the joys and pitfalls of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, his parents and his sister. A series of vignettes of Mason’s life from the age of five to 18 captures family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important life milestones. A favourite to pick up the Best Picture award at this year’s Oscars. Directed by Richard Linklater, stars Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. Run time 162 minutes. Rated R.
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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 (WREATH) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Unscramble the name of a top professional snooker player: NO TERRIBLE SON Unscramble the name of a member of the European Union and its capital city: SILENT NATIONAL
Play on Words AAAA WILE LAY 6 Takes in the faulty parts (5) 7 Veer off at any time (4) 8 Some native general back in the desert (5) 13 Erase her comical practise (8) 14 Forceful? Even them, in a way (8) 17 Bring to life, I meant a
modification (7) 18 Memento from more licentious times (5) 20 I bit a broken bone (5) 22 Lure one into club (4) 23 Secret message from San Francisco detective (4)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents J and 24 represents C, so fill in J every time the figure 4 appears and C 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.
Across 1 Capture (6) 4 No longer tired (6) 9 Short sleep (3) 10 Announce (7) 11 Break down (7) 12 Separate part of a whole (5) 13 Thickly packed (5) 15 Encounters (5) 20 Makes warmer (5) 22 Wailing (7) 24 Futile (7) 25 Fasten (3) 26 Fixed (6) 27 Repaired (6)
Down 1 Yearly (6) 2 Put back (7) 3 Unhappily (5) 5 Specimen (7) 6 Subject (5) 7 Peril (6) 8 Threaded fastener (5) 14 Hang freely (7) 16 Distorted (7) 17 Heads (6) 18 Robber (5) 19 United by being of the same opinion (6) 21 Make laugh (5) 23 Squander (5)
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Down 1 Normal sort of flag (8) 2 Appeal to an act containing a refined tart (7) 3 Bird talk (4) 5 "A ship, your Majesty!" Ted declared (8)
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Across 1 Letters from Oscar certainly seem few and far between (6) 4 Some of Clement Attlee’s gossip (6) 9 Eat a cut cooked spark (7) 10 Post the money for a bet (5) 11 Will, from the rear, looks dowdy (4) 12 Bring down dress circle record (7) 15 On the contrary, her art is moving (6) 16 Group of ten become rotten we hear (6) 19 Spoke but spoke indistinctly first off (7) 21 Mention it's in church (4) 24 A doctor has some hesitation about the colour (5) 25 One so behind after quarantine (7) 26 Journey made by composer after end of concert (6) 27 Hate can be tested (6)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Severe, 4 Closet, 8 Acrid, 10 Scope, 11 Erect, 12 Shine, 13 Earns, 14 Mason, 17 Acts, 19 Cent, 21 Lasts, 24 Bride, 25 Tails, 27 Abode, 28 Ahead, 29 Range, 30 Eating, 31 Beards. Down: 1 Swansea, 2 Verdi, 3 Redeem, 5 Listen, 6 Scourge, 7 Teens, 9 Fees, 15 Ada, 16 Out, 18 Trident, 20 Testers, 21 Leaden, 22 Shot, 23 Sterne, 24 Brace, 26 Inner. QUICK Across: 1 Lamp, 4 Peculiar, 8 Coarse, 9 Nearer, 10 Joke, 11 Startled, 13 Little, 15 Tested, 17 Reaching, 20 Rags, 21 Scheme, 23 Adapts, 24 Operates, 25 Sick. Down: 2 Apologise, 3 Perfect, 4 Press, 5 Contact, 6 Least, 7 Ate, 12 Energetic, 14 Evident, 16 Screams, 18 Cheer, 19 Goals, 22 Cap.
Across 1 Plomo (4) 3 Cuevas (5) 8 Translator (9) 9 Late (after usual time) (5) 10 Garras (de animal) (5) 12 Carpintero (9) 14 Home (5) 15 Elbow (4)
Down 1 Lápiz de labios (8) 2 Después de (5) 4 Avocado (8) 5 Comer (3) 6 Wastepaper bin (8) 7 Alleged (8) 11 Sour (not sweet) (5) 13 River (3)
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Snail, 4 Shade, 7 Margarine, 10 Cod, 15 Artichoke, 17 Medio, 18 Argue. Down: 1 Sala, 2 Arm, 3 Loro, 4 Scar, 5 Amigo, 6 Even, 9 Usted, 11 Farm, 12 Ocio, 13 Boca, 14 Bone, 16/8 Egg cup.
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IT’S that time of year again when sniffling, sneezing, coughing and wheezing are the order of the day as the flu goes about doing its job of ensuring that the makers of Lemsip and Vicks VapoRub stay in business. So grab a hot lemon drink and a box of tissues as we present the top 10 interesting facts about the dreaded flu. 1. Flu viruses can live up to 48 hours on hard, non-porous surfaces such as stainless steel and up to 12 hours on cloth and tissues. They can remain infectious for about a week at human body temperature, so make sure to wipe down those countertops.
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Just Joking A man is talking to God. ‘God, how long is a million years?’ he asks. God replies: ‘To me, it’s about a minute.’ The man asks: ‘God, how much is a million dollars?’ God answers: ‘To me, it’s a penny.’ The man asks: ‘God, may I have a penny?’ God replies: ‘Wait a minute.’
Written by a stillimprisoned detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Diary has been described as a profoundly revealing read and a document of immense historical importance. Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned since 2002 and has never been charged with a crime.
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PIGS: Ideal breeding ground for the flu. There is still no sign that the United States plan to let him go.
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6. Studies show that laughter can help boost your immune system by increasing cell activity, so next time your laid up on the sofa for the day under a blanket with a box of tissues, make sure to watch a few comedy movies to help get better in no time.
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that time of year. FLU SYMPTOMS: It’s 7. Avoid pigs. Pigs are the only animals that can be infected with influenza strains that can infect three different species: other pigs, birds and humans. The pig, therefore, is the perfect breeding ground for new and dangerous strains of the flu.
8. Nearly the entire indigenous population of the Antilles was wiped out in 1493 by flu-like symptoms shortly after Christopher Colombus and his crew stepped on shore. It’s believed the flu was brought to the Americas by European travellers, thus crippling native communities with no immunity. 9. Some people blame the rise of Adolf Hitler and thus World War II on President Woodrow Wilson’s lingering case of the Spanish flu. They believe his weakened state was the reason he caved into French demands for harsh peace terms that decimated Germany after World War I - terms that helped fuel Hitler’s rise to power. 10. Hippocrates wrote about a sickness resembling the flu as far back as 412BC, indicating it has been around for a very, very long time. Occasionally, pandemics occur and leave millions dead in their wake.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION avoid, avert, avian, invert, inert, iotas, miner, mover, movie, moire, motive, bovine, naïve, never, vireo, overt, divan, divine, divot, diver, dirty, toddy, trios, triad, tarot, toady, dative, darns, riven, ratio, radon, arena, soiree, sortie, trait, sonar, snare
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CHILDREN are always excited about a new pet. Don’t allow them to overwhelm him with attention and handling. They should be taught to play gently with him, and never to disturb him when he is sleeping or eating. Parental supervision is important. You’ve probably given your dog a new name. Use it frequently and try always to associate it with
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Pet sitters for frequent travellers By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch THE Grays from Bristol love the Costa de Almeria, the weather, the beaches and beautiful landscape, to say nothing of the quality of lifestyle relative to the cost of living at home. As they near retirement, they find they are spending more and more time on holiday in Spain, and it’s increasingly difficult to find care for their dog, Poppy. It was easier asking relatives and friends when they popped over for a week or so now and again, but now their trips are getting longer and more frequent, pet sitting favours are harder to ask for. They recently came across a network that allows them to tap into available
housesitters with pet experience, some local to them, others remote but keen to travel and swap their pet experience for free accommodation. To Don and Susan this has provided a solution. They signed up three months ago and have already hosted one housesitting couple and have advertised their next three sets of dates on the website. HouseSitMatch.com allows them to plan up to three trips in advance. “This is unique, and pretty darned handy for regular travellers,” they said. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from www.bit.ly/eurown001 To find a pet sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521 508
children understand whether or not the dog is allowed on the furniture. Does that mean all the furniture or just some of it? If you change the rules, the dog will be confused. Don’t allow him to do something one time and forbid it the next. Obedience training can be very helpful to the adult dog and to you. However, it is not the same as training a puppy with no prior training. Your dog may have learned commands other than the ones you use. Take time for him to adjust to your commands. Most dogs adjust quickly to their new families within a week or two. Some take longer. Very few dogs are unable to adjust at all. In most cases the dog will be a well-adjusted member of the family within a month. In fact, you may find it difficult to remember a time when he wasn’t part of the family.
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the community of the Costa del Sol and to you, via The Sky Doctor, professional installers of IPTV and satellite systems based in Marbella and Calahonda. He remarked: “It means that Brits on holiday will have a higher spending capacity to
buy our excellent products and it will cost them less, providing even more value for money for items and services from The Sky Doctor.” Councillor for Urbanisations, Jeff Wiszniewski, based in Urbanisation La
Marina, Costa Blanca South, believed more spending power benefits the whole community. “Due to the better exchange rates, this is the best time in the last four years for Britons to buy property, particularly as house prices are still low. It also creates work for banks, estate agents and lawyers. The other effect is for those who receive pensions from the UK. With more disposable income, pensioners will spend more on new furniture, clothes, electrical goods, etc, resulting in a boost to our economy.” He added: “If the Spanish economy recovers, hopefully there will be more money available to local authorities, to improve the infrastructure in our communities.” It is all about boosting the local economy, bar owner Kevyn Noble believes. The entrepreneur who owns and runs Winnies Bar in La Cala de Finestrat, Costa Blanca North, said: “Tourists who have already budgeted their spending money will now get more for their pounds, enabling them to eat and drink out more. This is definitely beneficial to us and Spain’s industry as a whole.”
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PAINKILLING drug that is harmless to the cattle it is given to, but is deadly to vultures, could result in Spain’s vulture population facing a very real threat. Vultures dining on the carcasses of animals containing a fatal drug resulted in the decimation of Asia’s vulture population, and experts are worried about the future of Spain’s vultures. A report issued last month about the death of a Eurasian Griffon vulture found on an animal reserve in Andalucia two years ago shows that the bird had severe visceral gout, a condition consistent with the poisoned vultures of Asia. Since the 1990s, vulture numbers in India have plummeted by 99 per cent - tens of millions of the birds died - and scientists have linked this ecological disaster to kidney failure resulting from the feeding on carcasses of animals treated with a painkiller, diclofenac.
Harmless to the cattle, the drug is fatal to the birds that feed on it. The drug has since been banned in India and there is now hope for the scavenging birds of Asia, though the drug does still continue to be used illegally. Andalucia’s dead bird is believed to have ingested flunixin, a similar drug to diclofenac. However, earlier this year diclofenac was approved as a veterinary drug in Spain and Italy, and experts are worried not only for the safety of the vulture, but also the Golden eagle and the Spanish Imperial eagle. Spain - and in particular Andalucia - is either home, a breeding ground or part of the migration route for many different species of vulture, including the Griffon vulture, the Egyptian vulture and the Black vulture. The Strait of Gibraltar is where many of these birds pass during migration and the nearby
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UNDER THREAT: A Eurasian Griffon vulture. Spanish town of Tarifa boasts a viewing station where visitors can watch these large, imposing raptors feed on the carcasses of dead animals. However, experts warn that monitoring of these ‘carcass dumps’ is needed in Spain in order to quantify how many
medicated carcasses end up as food for vultures and other scavengers. The approval of the use of diclofenac has avian enthusiasts concerned due to the fact that Europe is the last refuge of Old World vultures (New World vultures are made up of
different species). In Africa, the vulture population has been in decline for some time and diclofenac practically wiped out the entire Asian vulture population. The October report about the death of the vulture in Andalucia highlighted that “there is an urgent need to test the safety of drugs like flunixin in vultures in Europe,” but it’s already known that diclofenac has a deadly effect on the carnivorous bird. Add flunixin into the mix, and Spain’s vultures could possibly go the way of Asia’s: virtual extinction. Whenever venturing towards Gibraltar and the Costa de la Luz, it is a common sight to see the dark, looming shadows of vultures as they circle lazily high in the sky. It is a sight that conservationists, scientists and avian enthusiasts want to continue to see, but one that could be under real threat.
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THE sunny weather and having my parents with me has been warming in all senses of the word. My sister left last week to fly back to Manila and her partner back to Singapore. It was very sad to see them go, especially my sister with whom I am extremely close and love dearly. It is hard to express how proud I am of her and just what a strong person she is. Just as well my parents didn’t leave on the same day otherwise it would have been even tougher to say goodbye to everyone at the same time. My parents and I enjoyed doing the simple things together, sharing meals, playing games with the
children, supporting their grandson on the sidelines at football matches, chatting by the fire, watching Only Fools and Horses and British quizzes which they have been starved of because they live in Mexico. Unfortunately all good things come to an end and their departure date drew nearer. The last night was spent together with my children and Jorge having a meal out and then suddenly it was time to pack up and go. Jorge drove them to the airport and parked outside the door and was allowed to leave the car there for longer than normal because of his job. Rather good having a badge to flash from time to time! We said our goodbyes and did well not to be overcome by emotion, although I have to admit to having a little cry later. It had been lovely to see them and it reminded me of my childhood. A cup of tea or a meal made by your parents is a thing to be treasured. I shall miss having them here but I am glad they are back in Mexico in much warmer climes.
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FAMILY WARMTH: It was sad to see my parents and sister leave. My parents are both cancer survivors and have fought off practically everything, but they cannot abide the cold. Thankfully the days were sunny but the nights were a little too cold for their liking in Spain. It’s understandable as Mexico enjoys a warm climate all year round. After a quick pit stop to see Jorge’s mum I headed back to my house. The week was spent fairly quietly, resting, eating well and playing word
games. My daughter in particular loves them. The Saturday football match was upon us again and I have to say that despite a sterling performance from my son, we were soundly beaten! Never mind, nothing a cinema trip and popcorn wouldn’t sort out! Next week would be my fourth treatment and I was really hoping that they would manage to get the line in first time. There was a trainee
nurse the last few times I went for my chemo and whilst I appreciate she needs to practice, I would rather she didn’t do it on me! As my veins aren’t the best I really need someone who knows what they are doing. Apart from that minor concern and a slight chesty cough, I was feeling on good form and looking forward to getting to the half way point of my chemo. A little bit like an obstacle course, you have to jump through the hoops, under the cargo netting and over the wall and charge down the other side to the finish line. Once this next session was over I would be ‘over the wall’ so to speak, which I was greatly looking forward to. Whilst I am extremely patient there is nothing you can do to speed up the process. Do the things you have less time to do when you are at full speed with a busy working life. Read a book, have a siesta and cook wholesome meals… I must remember to take some of my own advice!
A drink a day may be good for you FORGET dry January, having a drink could actually cut your chances of developing heart failure if you’re middleaged. An American study of nearly 15,000 people aged between 45 and 64, found that drinking up to seven drinks a week (such as a small glass of wine or half a pint) is linked with a 20
per cent lower risk of men developing heart failure in the future compared to people who did not drink at all and there was a 16 per cent cut in risk for women. But be strict on the one small drink a day rule as researchers found that there was an increased risk of death for those who reported consuming 21 or more
drinks a week at the start of the study. A professor of the study said: “These findings suggest that drinking alcohol in moderation does not contribute to an increased risk of heart failure and may even be protective, but heavy alcohol use is certainly a risk factor for deaths from any cause.”
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Ebola treatments could be obsolete SCIENTISTS say that Ebola strains causing the outbreak in West Africa are changing and evolving so quickly that it could have an impact on experimental drugs with many being obsolete before they even become available. Drugs currently in development are designed to bind to and target pieces of the virus’ genetic sequence, or proteins deriving from that sequence, but if the sequence changes over time, the drugs may not be as effective. The study by the Centre for Genome
Sciences at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, carried out research which highlighted the genetic changes that could affect these sequencebased drugs that were originally designed in the early 2000s based on virus strains from outbreaks in 1976 and 1995. Genetic mutations have occurred in the Ebola virus during the last four decades. Two potential new drugs are being tested at centres run by the charity Medicins Sans Frontiers to beat Ebola.
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Flu cases are to increase CASES of flu are expected to increase in Spain in the coming days. The Ministry of Health said the current epidemic wave is within the normal parameters and was expected. According to a report by the Influenza Surveillance System in Spain, prepared by the Health Institute Carlos III, the start of influenza activity recently has exceeded the baseline threshold or level set for this season in Andalucia, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Navarra and Melilla. In Madrid and Asturias this threshold was exceeded in late 2014. There has been 45 serious cases of people being hospitalised with the virus flu which “falls within the expected number of patients at the moment in which we find the start of the epidemic wave,” said
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INFLUENZA: It’s important to be vaccinated. the deputy director general of Health Promotion and Epidemiology, Elena Andrade. Andrade also highlighted the importance of the government’s flu vaccination campaign with
those over 65 advised to have the jab along with children with chronic diseases, pregnant women, professionals working in health centres and nursing homes and those working in essential public services.
Andrade said that the healthy system is “perfectly prepared for the situation and are strengthening their structures to provide the most appropriate service possible to people in need during the flu epidemic.”
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Which country in the world is most overweight?
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Don’t be put off.
Less exercise is still healthy DESPITE experts and health officials advising use to carrying out 20 minutes of physical activity every day, now, they say just one hour of exercise a week could be enough to keep people healthy and reduce the risk of premature death. Articles published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggest that people should focus on the benefits of small increases in daily physical activity as the weekly target of ‘moderate to intense’ activity is unachievable for many, especially older people. The article quotes a doctor from the Toulouse University Hospital in France who said that improvements in health and fitness can be achieved by doing less as shown in a study of more than 250,000 adults aged 50 to 71 in the USA, which found less than one hour of moderate physical activity a week or 20 minutes or more of vigorous activity once a week reduced the risk of premature death by 15 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. Experts also fear that people may be put off doing any form of exercise if they can’t
meet the recommended 20 minute a day amount, with the benefits of lesser amounts of exercise being overlooked.
THE most obese nation in the world may surprise many people; the Pacific Islands. The islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, have topped a new list of countries with the highest percentage of obese people. Soaring rates of obesity have shot it to the top of the list. Experts had initially thought that Pacific Islanders were genetically predisposed to being overweight, but they now say the introduction of more Western diets to the islands are to blame for the problem. Traditional foods of the islands such as fresh fish, meat and local fruits and vegetables have been replaced by rice, sugar, flour, canned meats, canned fruits and soft drinks and beer. Western foods also became a sign of social status among the islanders, as they soon began to fry their fish, rather than eat it raw and the social changes happened very quickly
OBESITY: The Pacific Islands have shot to the top of the list. because of the islands being small and populated by close knit communities. American Samoa tops the chart, with 75 per cent of the population reported as obese. Nauru and the Cook Islands, also found in the South Pacific Ocean, come in second and third places with 71 per cent and 63 per cent of the population
obese. Most of Africa and south Asia are shown with low levels of obesity, while most of the U.S.A, Europe, Australia and the Middle East indicate high levels of obesity. In the U.S.A. and Saudi Arabia, 33 per cent of the population is obese, with the UK and Australia not far behind with 27 per cent of the population falling into the category.
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N Ukraine, a terrifying civil war rages. Devastation is likened to the Battle of Stalingrad as the death tolls nears 5,000. Europe’s biggest country is disintegrating. Over one million Europeans are displaced, 750,000 live in Russian displacement camps; borders sealed to stop thousands of young people avoiding conscription by escaping to Russia. EU sanctions and economic sabotage in support of the Kiev regime is said to have plunged the eurozone into recession. And for what? The Russian invasion of Crimea? Then part of the USSR, Crimea in 1954 was gifted to Ukraine by a tipsy First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev. Crimeans recently voted
overwhelmingly to return to their homeland. We have yet to see credible evidence of a single Russian army boot on Ukrainian soil despite numerous alleged invasions. Seven EU countries, so far, demand sanctions be lifted: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Cyprus, Slovakia, France and the Czech Republic. Their economies and others
sabotaged by BrusselsWashington blockades. Greece may soon give two fingers to EU membership; will Spain and others follow? The New York Observer: ‘The new Ukraine is run by Sexpots, Warlords, Lunatics and Oligarchs.’ Venerable British journalist, John Pilger: “In the Ukraine the US is dragging us into a war
UKRAINE: Europe’s biggest country is disintegrating.
with Russia” - The Guardian, May 13, 2014. Let us take a closer look at those in key positions of the EU/ US backed Kiev regime. After Washington DC bragged about their ousting elected President Viktor Yanukovych, there is little point in debating whether they did or not. Who has taken the overthrown government’s place? Get ready to squirm. Billionaire oligarch Pyotr Poroshenko is President. Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleg Makhnitsky, the xenophobic leader of the Bandera Svoboda Party. It uses Nazi regalia and salutes. I don’t know why, as Banderistas spent their war in Nazi concentration camps. New Secretary of the powerful National Defence and Security Council, Andriy Parubiy, aka ‘The Commandant,’ is leader of the Swastika flaunting Fatherland Party. His Deputy is Dmytro Yarosh, leader of the Right Sector’s paramilitary wing. Photographs of him
and his armed henchmen wearing army fatigues and IRA type balaclavas circulate. New Defence Minister is Ihor Tenyukh, extreme rightist of the Svoboda Party. Key government positions are held by various Svoboda Party thugs such as Oleksandr Sych, one of Ukraine’s three Prime Ministers. This obnoxious party holds key government ministries such as Agriculture. The Economy Minister is Lithuanian, the Finance Minister, a US citizen. The Health Minister is Georgian who cannot speak Ukrainian. All parachuted in by Washington DC. These are the kind of people that Washington DC’s Victoria Nuland, Senator John McCain, and other top US and EU officials embrace. If you ask what the hell is going on then you have every right to ask. You also have the right to demand answers. If we fail to address this unfolding tragedy, the John Pilger war prophecy could be reality.
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USANA DIEZ, president of Andalucia’s regional government and - who knows? possible aspirant to the presidency of Spain, is pregnant. The baby is due this summer and the 40-year-old president will not be altering her public agenda. “Nothing will change,” said sources close to Diez. Will she follow the example set by Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, Mariano Rajoy’s vice-president and the most powerful woman in Spain? Saenz de Santamaria gave birth in November 2011 and worked up to the last day of her pregnancy. She appeared in public nine days later, on the night of the PP’s election victory and was back at work almost immediately.
You win some, and you lose some THE Partido Popular intends to wheel out Jose Maria Aznar, Spain’s president between 1996 and 2004, during its election campaigns. The idea is to attract and reassure the more conservative PP voters, but once again the party leadership is looking in the wrong direction. The far right has no other option bar the party currently headed by Mariano Rajoy, but the voters he needs to attract can choose from the PSOE, UPyD, Ciudadanos, Ganamos, IU and last but not by any means least, Podemos. On becoming president, Rajoy was wise enough to distance himself from Aznar. He might be revered by hardcore PP voters but Aznar is a monumental turn-off for the undecided majority. And those are the votes that Rajoy needs to court and convince, not lose. Diez’s baby is due mid-July, sufficient time to recover from whatever the municipal elections might bring and to prepare for the national ballot.
As for her future political ambitions, Diez’s domestic arrangements after the baby is born will reveal more than any statements or interviews.
JOSE MARIA AZNAR: A huge turn-off.
leave the national high court he has presided over since 2010. There is nothing sinister about his removal, which is in line with Spain’s legal system. Ironically, his place is likely to be taken by Jose de la Mata Amaya, a highranking official in the ministry of Justice during the last socialist government. Although Ruz expects to have tweaked and tied up any loose Gurtel ends, De la Mata will be taking over other sensitive cases. Will it be a case of “come back, Ruz, all is forgiven”?
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All forgiven THE judge Pablo Ruz, investigating or ‘instructing’ the Gurtel corruption case, is due to
CAMPAIGNING politicians pledge to cut down on their special advisers. It was one of Rajoy’s election promises, but instead they increased by 18 per cent in 2013 and 151 trusties cost the taxpayer €8.3 million in 2013 with three earning more than Mariano Rajoy. Whatever their expertise, at least we know what makes them so special.
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By Richard Shanley THE fantasy drama will not be recommissioned once the current run has finished airing. A BBC spokesperson said: “The final seven episodes of Atlantis will transmit on BBC One in spring. “We would like to thank Urban Myth Films and all the cast and crew, but the series will not be recommissioned. We are very proud of both series, but to keep increasing the range of BBC One drama we have to make difficult decisions to bring new shows through.” The second series of Atlantis is
FANTASY DRAMA: The current run is final one. comprised of 13 episodes - the first six aired late last year before the show went on hiatus, while an exact date for the final seven is yet to be confirmed. The series, inspired by ancient Greek myths, starred Jack Donnelly as Jason, Mark Addy as Hercules and Robert Emms as Pythagoras. It was devised by Merlin’s Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy and Misfits’ creator Howard Overman.
KELLY HOPPEN: Has called time on Dragons’ Den.
Kelly Hoppen has quit Dragons’ Den. The interior designer will bow out of the BBC Two show at the end of the upcoming series, which began last weekend. She joined the programme back in 2013 as a replacement for Hilary Devey. Hoppen said: “After two great years as an investor on Dragons’ Den, I have decided the current series will be my last. I have had a brilliant time and
made several successful investments. It has been a privilege to be part of a programme which champions entrepreneurs. “However, due to a packed schedule and international commitments, including a new venture designing film sets, I sadly cannot commit to the filming schedule. I will continue to work and invest in young
entrepreneurs. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on Dragons’ Den and met many inspiring entrepreneurs along my journey. “I will miss my fellow judges and I’m sure someone amazing will fill my seat. I wish everyone on the show the best luck. What’s left to say but, ‘I’m out.’” Last year, reality TV shows like Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice were accused of damaging young people’s views of business. If you would like me to answer any questions you may have or to expand on anything please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum 96.1 & 106.8FM, now covering over 2,000sq kms of Costa Almeria and Calida or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views.
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Have a great time at The Big Mac A GREAT day out is promised at what is being billed as Mojacar’s event of the year in aid of MACS. Called The Big Mac, 16 acts are lined up for Sunday’s event at the Hotel Puerto Marina in Mojacar. Some of the acts include Phil and The Invisibles, Kay Frances, Kev Moore, Mel J, Brendan O’Dee, Twilight Shadows, plus Zumba, Flamenco and several Spanish bands. Entrance costs €5 which includes a drink. But the event, which starts at noon, is not just about music, there will also be craft stalls, a monitored children’s area as well as food and drink and a tombola. MACS is looking to make it their biggest tombola ever, but needs the public’s help to donate prizes. Any donations can be dropped off at Total Entertainment on Mojacar Playa or call Maggi on 610 994 435 and she will arrange collection.
THE BIG MAC: Event of the year.
Charity gets UK help A NEW charity has been set up in the UK to help support Mojacar based PAWS. Called PAWS UK it will help raise funds and support the animal charity that cares for and rehomes dogs and cats in the Mojacar area. It will also help find
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homes in the UK for some of the hundreds of dogs rescued by PAWS every year. PAWS needs all the support it can get, with running costs of around
€150,000 a year. Two thirds of PAWS’ dogs have to be found homes outside Spain as there are no longer available homes in the area. Most of them go to Holland and Germany (152 dogs and puppies in 2014) with others going to the UK (55). There were still 122 dogs in PAWS care at the end of the year.
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great food, warm welcome and rousing entertainment. A great team can really set a venue apart, and this has never been truer than at Frankie’s Bar, where owners Alan and Shelly along with Sue - are extremely popular with the customers thanks to their professional service and warm, friendly welcome. Shelly continues to make her very popular fish n’ chips on a Friday, a meal that people travel from mile around to devour. But Frankie’s Bar has a lot more to offer than the traditional British favourite. The menu continues to delight, with good-sized portions at great prices, and with steak being a firm favourite among the clientele. A steak meal at Frankie’s Bar can cost as little as €9, making it terrific value. Nobody leaves hungry!
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The Incognito Singers THE Incognito Singers are holding an open rehearsal for prospective new members on Wednesday February 11. The rehearsal, which will be held at the Gran Rosaleda restaurant opposite the Belgian Beer Bar in Albox, kicks off at 6pm and finishes at 8pm. The rehearsal will begin with a general meet and greet before the musical director gives an introduction. There will then be a vocal warm up session followed by participants learning a new song together. At the end of the session there will be an opportunity for questions and answers. Auditions will not be held on the evening, but it is an opportunity for interested parties to see what the Incognito Singers are all about before getting involved.
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Albox Insurance gets awarded platinum ALBOX INSURANCE has been awarded platinum status from the insurance company Liberty Seguros. The award makes it two consecutive years of recognition by Liberty Seguros. Glenn Unwin, who runs Albox Insurance on Calle Malaga in Albox said: “Along with the reward we received last year for Most Successful Agent in Almeria, the platinum award is great news. It is
not just great news for our office but also for our clients. Being a platinum agent means that among other benefits we can offer better discounts. It has been a very good three years for our office and shows how hard Jayne, myself and our staff have been working to make our business the success it is today and we will keep working for our clients to make sure they have the best policy for the best price.”
bows. She works with silk, satin and brocade. She has also announced the presentation of her first collection in Malaga for February. Her Valentine 2015 collection has been inspired by the bestseller 50 Shades of Grey. Isabel refuses to be restricted in her designs
and speaks animatedly about her constant desire for change and variety. She said: “I can’t do three things the same because I get bored. Doing the same things does not motivate me. What I do today is not what I did yesterday. “I choose to do something different.”
Dogs for homing APSA (Animal Protection Society Albox) have asked if readers of Euro Weekly News can help to find homes for some of the dogs under their care. Cedric is a chocolate brown neutered weimeraner. He has a lovely nature and is young with plenty of energy. Stanley is a handsome three-year-old spaniel cross with a gorgeous coat. He is loyal and happy, obedient and intelligent. Spot is a very young housetrained boy. He always has a warm welcome when you get home. If you can help, or to donate, call APSA on 663 762 642.
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Jake LaMotta By Tony Matthews
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T the age of 93, Jake LaMotta is the oldest former world boxing champion alive today. Born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1921, he boxed at both middleweight and light heavyweight and had 106 senior fights, winning 83 - 30 by a knock-out - losing 19 and drawing four. Jake was forced by his father into fighting other children to entertain neighborhood adults, who threw change into the ring. This was used to help pay the rent. In 1941, aged 19, Jake turned professional but during the Second World War he was rejected for military service because of an operation on one of his ears. He carried on boxing and went from strength to strength. He won 14 of his first 15 bouts as a middleweight before losing a highly contentious split decision to Cleveland-based Jimmy Reeves; chaos erupted after the decision was announced. Later, Jake met Reeves again and this time Reeves won, before a third match between the two took place in March 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. After an even contest, Jake struck with a vicious left hook, sending Reeves crashing to the canvas. Now one of the best at this level, Jake’s next fight was against the former welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson - Robinson’s first bout at middleweight. Spectators at Madison Square Garden saw Jake knock Robinson down in the first round but he took control of the fight, winning comfortably on points. Jake was forced by his The re-match took place a few months father into fighting later in Detroit when other children to those present witnessed entertain adults an historic eighth round. Jake landed a right to Robinson’s head and a left to his body, sending him straight through the ropes. The bell saved dazzling Robinson at the count of nine. Jake left jabs and was already well in front with the jarring uppercuts. judges. Robinson never recovered and A fourth fight, staged nearly two suffered the first defeat of his career, years later, resulted in another win for beaten on points. Robinson, who also won the fifth in The two met again three weeks later Chicago in September 1945, on a split when Robinson, although floored, won decision which was booed by the a close fight after producing some 14,755-strong audience.
The ‘Bronx Bull’ of the boxing ring Jake returned to boxing in November 1947, but was knocked out in the fourth round by Billy Fox. Suspecting the fight was fixed, the New York State Athletic Commission withheld purses for the fight and suspended Jake. This fight with Fox would come back to haunt him later in life, during a case with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In his testimony Jake admitted to throwing the fight in order to gain favour with the Mafia. All involved agreed the fix was obvious and its staging inept. In Jake’s words: “The first round, a couple of belts to his head, and I see a glassy look coming over his eyes.
Jesus Christ, a couple of jabs and he’s going to fall down. I began to panic a little. I was supposed to be throwing a fight to this guy, and it looked like I was going to end up holding him on his feet... By the fourth round, if there was anybody in the Garden who didn’t know what was happening, he must have been dead drunk.” The thrown fight and a payment of $20,000 to the Mafia got Jake his title bout against the world middleweight champion from France, Marcel Cerdan. Jake won his fight against Cerdan in June 1949 in Detroit; the Frenchman retired with a damaged shoulder before the start of the 10th round. A re-match was arranged, but as he was flying back to the United States, Cerdan’s plane crashed in the Azores, killing everyone on board. In February 1951, Jake fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the final time in their legendary six-bout rivalry. In a tough contest, Jake took a terrible beating over the last few rounds but refused to go down. In the end Robinson won by a technical knockout in the 13th. Jake moved up to the light heavyweight class after losing to Robinson, but had a run of poor results at first, including a debut defeat against Bob Murphy. Thankfully, he recovered well and won three fights in a row, beating Norman Hayes, Eugene Hairston and Murphy in re-matches. On New Year’s Eve 1952, Jake had his fight with Danny Nardico stopped in the eighth round after being knocked down for the first time in his career. When he returned to the ring, he knocked out his first two opponents, Johnny Pretzie and Al McCoy, but lost on a split decision to Billy Kilgore, which convinced him to retire. After taking off his gloves, Jake managed and also owned a number of bars. He also became a stage actor and stand-up comedian but in 1958 was arrested and charged with introducing men to an underage girl at a club he owned in Miami. He was convicted and served time on a chain gang, although he has maintained his innocence.
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Hot performance from the nippy new member of Opel’s ADAM family THE new, sporty version of Opel’s small car, the ADAM, is aimed squarely at making the most of the car on winding, country roads. While the standard models are described as fun, easy to drive, city cars, Opel has boosted the power available to make it not only suitable for city streets, but also to blast along challenging, country roads. When configuring the engine, engineers specifically decided to optimise its responsiveness for great driving fun on winding country roads. Thus, the new, 1.4-litre, turbocharged engine impresses with outstanding punch in
THE ADAM: Makes the most of winding country roads. second and third gear and a torque plateau tailor-made for a spirited style of driving. It is fitted with a short ratio,
six-speed gearbox. Accelerations are those of a small sporty car 100 km/h are reached in 8.5 seconds - but ADAM S mainly
impresses with great elasticity: it makes the transition from 80 to 120 km/h in fifth gear in just 7.9 seconds and has a top speed of 210 km/h. The Opel ADAM family has quickly established itself as a bestseller with sales of 125,000 since its market launch in 2013. Opel says that the new ADAM will cater for clients who want a sporty drive in an agile, mini car of just 3.71 metres length and enjoy escaping the city jungle for a swift outing on country twists and turns. The new ADAM S would appear to have all the credentials. Along with a highly responsive ECOTEC engine it
has a specially tuned sport chassis, direct sporty steering, high performance OPC braking system and an Electronic Stability System (ESP). It looks good too, with a muscular and smartly aggressive exterior design, while inside there are design accents to ‘individualise’ the car. The sporty ‘S’ version comes to the market as an extremely successful rally-racing season for the ADAM ends. Its R2 rally version won its category in all major national championships it took part in and, in France, led its pilot Charlotte Berton to the title of women’s champion.
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Latest sporty Lexus launched LEXUS is showing its sporty disposition with the GS F performance sedan, which has been revealed at the North American International Auto Show on Tuesday. The GS F is the latest vehicle to join Lexus’ high-performance ‘F’ line that already includes the RC F coupe. The new addition combines a refined fourdoor package with the speed and agility of a premium sports car. Although the new GS F shares the same platform as the standard GS there are enhancements throughout, including to its engine. Under the hood will be a responsive, normally-aspirated 5.0litre V8 that produces a
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remarkable 473PS (348kW) at 7,100 rpm and peak torque of 527 Nm at 4,8005,600rpm. This sophisticated engine uses both Otto and Atkinson combustion cycles to maximise power and efficiency in given situations. The engine will be mated to an extremely responsive, eight-speed automatic gearbox with manual-shifting capabilities. Lexus’ innovative Torque Vectoring Differential (TVD), also found in the RC F, will be part of a long line of standard equipment that will make the GS F’s handling stand out from the crowd. The GS F monocoque will also feature
structural reinforcements and suspension exclusively designed to optimise the handling without detracting from its ride quality. Drivers will appreciate the GS F’s stability and smoothness on the open roads, as well as the sedan’s on challenging roads, whether they’re winding up the side of a mountain or at a racetrack. Lexus says that the new GS F will offer drivers a very balanced sedan with genuine dual personality,
equally adept at trimming lap times and the commute back home.
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Albox cyclists get great results SUNDAY January 18 saw the first marathon bike race of 2015, in Olula del Rio. The All Bike All Run team from Albox, sponsored by the shop of the same name, had entries in all categories for the gruelling 105km race around the Almanzora Valley. The route climbed to an altitude of 1,500m, through snow with punishing climbs and fast descents. Shop owner Jose Garcia was the top rider from the club, finishing fifth overall and first in the Master 40 category. Junior rider Christian Pedros was second in his category and Mark Saunders finished fourth in the Master 50s. The Master 30 rider Juan Sanchez did not complete the race due to a split tyre.
FERNANDO ALONSO: Fans will be keen to see him hit the track in Jerez on Sunday.
Alonso test drives new McLaren
FOLLOWING the hugely anticipated launch of the new McLaren-Honda Formula 1 car for the 2015 season today (Thursday), Spanish racing fans will get a chance to see their
hero Fernando Alonso run the car through its paces at winter testing in Jerez on Sunday. Always an immensely popular event for people who may not be able to travel to races during the
More join in on Sundays MORE and more players are joining in the Sunday competition at Cortijo Grande golf course. Players report that it is a challenge for all as it is a course that needs you to keep on the fairway. This week’s winners were, in first place, Mike Picken, in second Frank McGovern and third was club captain David Hardy. Visiters and guests are always welcome to join the players any Sunday .
19th Hole brave the arctic wastes
IN Arctic conditions, 26 members of the 19th Hole Golf Society braved the risk of hypothermia to play a best two scores from four at Lorca Golf Resort. With two ghosts making up the balance of the teams, it was the team of Paco Ocaña Grayal, Don Harbron, Geoff Smith and Tony Mackay who skated home the clear winners with 92 points from Terry Caddick, Syd Walker, Nigel Greenwood and Billie the Ghost with 84 points. Paco and his partner Nekana along with Jerry Edwards cleared up the rest of the awards by taking a nearest the pin each and Paco taking the only two of the day. The 19th Hole G/S is now arranging weekly games at various courses in the area. Their home course, which they play fortnightly, is Aguilon. If you are interested in joining or playing with the 19th Hole, give the secretary a ring on 610 340 653. Or email gs19thhole@hotmail.co.uk
season, the traditional Formula 1 winter testing attracts thousands of people each year to catch a glimpse of the new batch of cars that will compete in the coming season. Alonso’s new team for 2015 will launch their MP4-30 online this Thursday, with Spanish fans in particular eager to see exactly what Alonso will be driving this year after his disappointing stint at Ferrari. Alonso will get testing underway in Jerez on Sunday, February 1 and will get behind the wheel again on the third day (Tuesday) of the four-day test.
His new teammate, former world champion Jenson Button, will handle the driving duties on days two and four. Motorsports fans will also be eager to see how Sebastian Vettel handles the new Ferrari, due to be launched online this Friday. Most of this season’s Formula 1 teams will be present in southern Spain this weekend, including Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull, Force India, Lotus, Sauber and Toro Rosso, along with McLaren and Ferrari. The 2015 Forumla 1 season gets underway on March 15 in Australia.
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Breezy day for Badgers
TWENTY EIGHT members of Badgers Golf Society had their first visit to Alboran Golf for several years. The course was in great condition, with excellent greens playing fast and true. A strong breeze was felt to be a stimulating challenge after so many days of balmy golfing weather recently. Clear winner was John Meagher, with Dave Wright second on count back ahead of Steve Casburn. Nearest The Pin awards went to Derek Leary, Tony Waldren and a brace for George Crichton. Badgers Golf Society, Mojacar play every Wednesday and Saturday. Contact Mike Daily: mikdaily9@gmail.com tel. 664 8769 95 or badgersmojacar@gmail.com
MARINA PHOENIX’S individual competition was a success for the Nicols as husband and wife won their respective divisions to keep it in the family. Kenny won the men’s with 39 points followed by Eddie Vaughan (37), on countback, from Mike Kuzma (37). June Nicol secured the ladies’ voucher with 33 points; Rosalie Fardon (31) was second and Margaret Budd (30) third. There were twos prizes for Jim Budd (ninth), June Nicol (14th), Isobel Jones (17th) and Rosalie Fardon and Antonio Urroz (fifth). Thursday’s team game put the low handicap players under pressure to perform as they had to record an individual score, whereas their two team mates played a betterball.
MARINA PHOENIX: June and Kenny Nichol won their individual competitions. Eleven threeballs were headed by June Nicol, Alan Morris and Hylton Smith with 73 points followed in second by Jim Budd, Sheila Watts and Marcos Caparros (72) with
Brian Watts, Mike Kuzma and Don Atkins (71) in third. There were nearest the pin prizes for José Ramon (fifth), Jim Budd (14th) and Don Atkins (17th). Marina Phoenix play Mondays
(individual) and Thursdays (team game). To join us for a €25 greenfee, ring Jim on 950 162 727 / 600 353 670 or Rosalie 950 397 117/ 697 512 882.