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Military anniversary Government representatives honour Spanish Legion MINISTER of Defence Pedro Morenes attended the 95th anniversary of the Alvarez de Sotomayor Spanish Legion base in Viator, along with 3,000 others. See Page 2

Red Cross closer to Brits Pilot scheme to be launched in Alicante BRITONS living in Spain will have easier access to the services of the Red

Cross following an agreement signed by the British Embassy. See Page 4

Water transfer Much-needed supply to arrive shortly

EXPLOSION probably caused by a build-up of gases in fuel tank By Linda Hall A welder was killed by an explosion while soldering at Almeria City’s Technology Park (PITA). Two others suffered burns affecting 60 and 80 per cent their bodies. The two initial blasts were followed by minor explosions and a fire which the emergency services extinguished within an hour. The area was cordoned off but only adjoin-

ing buildings were evacuated. The men, working for a subcontractor, were soldering the principal fuel tank at the Hintes Oil Europa recycling plant. This was empty and the explosion was probably caused by a build-up of gases, witnesses told police investigators and the Junta’s Health and Safety inspectors. The worst-affected of the three men died at the scene. His two fellow workers, aged 32 and 35, were taken to Torrecardenas

Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit but later flown by air ambulance to the Burns Unit at Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Sevilla. Others of the 10 people present at the time received first aid at the scene. Two were treated for smoke inhalation at the La Cañada health centre but did not need further attention, sources from the 112 emergency services revealed. National Police are heading the enquiry into the incident.

A 10-CUBIC-hectometre water transfer has been approved by the Spanish Government and via the Tajo-Segura pipeline to areas in Almeria, Murcia and Alicante. See Page 6

Respecting fish Fish farm must respect and protect wildlife A FISH farm is to be installed 3.2 kilometres off San Juan de los Terreros (Pulip)

to raise an annual 3,000 tons of gilthead bream and sea bass. See Page 14

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LOCAL NEWS

US gives food a healthy boost AMERICAN medical journal Neurology has given Almeria produce another boost. An article confirmed

that lycopene in tomatoes and red peppers can cut the risk of a stroke by up to 60 per cent.

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Minister attends legion celebrations GENERAL honoured for his outstanding work

Blue note stone MACAEL-BASED marble company Cosentino is launching its Silestone quartz work surfacing in a new colour, Acqua Fraccaroli. The limited edition turquoise tone represents nature, health, happiness and wellbeing, the company has said.

Defendant dismisses defence three times IF at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again! A Viator car salesman, who is accused of defrauding 40 clients of €1 mil-

lion has dismissed his defence for the third time. His trial has been postp o n e d w h ile an o th er lawyer is assigned to him.

FIGHTING MEN: Soldiers of the Spanish Legion based in Viator. By Linda Hall THE Spanish Legion celebrated its 95th anniversary at the Alvarez de Sotomayor base in Viator.

A military parade was presided over by Spain’s Defence Minister Pedro Morenes and attended by more than 3,000 people. The event brought home how well the legion is loved by Spanish society, Morenes

declared. “That is an enormous reward for our dedication and work,” he said. The minister also presented Lt Gen Agustin-Muñoz Grandes with the prestigious Spanish Legion Prize.

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AGREEMENT: British Ambassador Simon Manley (right) and Spanish Red Cross National Vice-president Javier Gimeno (centre).

Red Cross comes closer to Britons in need PILOT scheme to be launched in Alicante Province By Linda Hall

Letters 54

Time Out 56 - 57

Health & Beauty 58 - 59

Legally Speaking 60

Social Scene 62 - 64

Albox 65 - 71

Homes & Gardens 72 - 73

Pets 74 - 75

Property 76 - 77

Classifieds 79 - 81

Motoring 83 - 84

Sport 86 - 88

BRITONS living in Spain will have easier access to the services and support of the Red Cross. A nationwide agreement was recently signed by the British Ambassador, Simon Manley, and the National Vice-president of the Spanish Red Cross, Javier Gimeno. This aims to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable expatriates and facilitate their access to Red Cross services.

It also seeks to encourage people in the British community to volunteer for Red Cross activities and promote collaboration with other British community associations. The partnership, signed on Monday September 21 at the headquarters of the Red Cross, will be piloted in Alicante Province, which has a large British community. The aim is then to extend it nationwide, enabling British communities across Spain to access Red Cross services and become involved in their projects.

Simon Manley said: “People in the British communities have a wealth of experience and skills, and I really hope that this new partnership with the Red Cross will encourage more people to volunteer their talents and support for the benefit of others.” Pamela Twissel-Cross, Welfare Officer for the Royal British Legion who attended the signing, commented: “I’m looking forward to working more closely with the Red Cross as it will give me a chance to help British nationals get additional support.”

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Safety comes first plan for next summer Photo by Rafa Garzon

WARNING flags and Twitter info advise on sea conditions By Linda Hall THE season is over but Nijar is making plans for summer 2016. Nijar’s mayor Esperanza Perez and the regional gove r n m e n t ’s d e l e g a t e t o Almeria Province Sonia Ferrer are studying how best to ensure safety for swimmers. Four of the eight people who drowned while swimming in Almeria this summer were on beaches in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar national park. N i j a r To w n H a l l b e g a n using warning flags to advise of sea conditions on seven principal non-urban beaches and coves at the end of August. “We know that our surroundings and beaches are a unique asset,

GENOVESES: Beauty spot but has strong currents. which is why we must find ways of offering excellent services,” Perez said. “ We a r e a l s o p r o v i d i n g daily information via Twitter on the state of the sea at @ P l a y a N i j a r a n d @ Tu r i smoNijar.” The area’s wild or virgin beaches in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar national park are prized because they are untouched by development

Church property, sign here, please! THE municipally-owned Los Molinos community centre in Almeria City is listed as Church property. The anomaly was pointed out last year by former councillor Deborah Seron. Los Molinos was built as a school by the Madrid Press Association in 1891 after disastrous flooding and acquired by the municipal corporation two years later. It was registered by the Church in the 1990s, thanks to a soon-to-be amended law allowing the ecclesiastical authorities to acquire properties of uncertain ownership with nothing more than a bishop’s signature. The confusion arose because the Church has other properties nearby, city hall explained last year. Although still registered as belonging to Almeria diocese, the matter is in hand, said City Planning councillor Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco. There would be no problem in reclaiming it as municipal property, he insisted.

and are less crowded than urban beaches and Playa de Los Genoveses was recently voted Spain’s best beach. But they are also less safe because they do not have onsite lifeguards and can also be dangerous because of treacherous currents and undertow when the fierce Poniente and Levante winds blow.

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Almeria’s nurses in great demand UNIVERSITY unable to take any more applicants

HEALTH STUDIES: Almeria’s amongst the best

TRANSFER: Government approves request despite objections

Water on its way PIPELINE is lifeline By Linda Hall ALMERIA UNIVERSITY’S Health Studies department has had to hang up a ‘No Vacancies’ sign. The 130 places for Nursing and 65 for Physiotherapy were snapped up between June and July, making this the most sought-

after faculty on the campus. There are still 672 applicants on the waiting list for Nursing and 488 for Physiotherapy. Each year the department also receives requests from hospitals around Europe asking to be put in touch with newly-qualified graduates. “The training offered here is very good,” said Carmen

Gonzalez Canalejo, Dean of the Health Studies faculty. Not only are there more than five times more applicants than places, but the cut-off mark for admission is extremely high with 9.28 out of 10 needed for Nursing last year and a 10 for Physiotherapy. “This year will be the same,” Gonzalez Canalejo said.

THE central government has authorised a 10-cubic hectometre water transfer from the Tajo-Segura pipeline for Almeria, Murcia and Alicante. The much-needed transfer will bring water to their 2.5 million inhabitants and cover the needs of Castilla-La Mancha, the Environment ministry announced.

The inland autonomous region has opposed the transfer, claiming that if this amount of water were to be released from the Entrepeñas and Buendia reservoirs in Guadalajara and Cuenca its own needs would not be covered. It threatened this summer to challenge the transfer and it appeared that another “water war”

like those of the 1990s was brewing. Undeterred, the government has gone ahead, citing earlier agreements that transfers could go ahead while as the Entrepeñas and Buendia reserves did not fall below 304 cubic hectometres. At present they contain 351.57 hectometres, prompting Madrid to give the go ahead.

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Bone-marrow donors doubled VOLUNTEERS helped to increase the figures By Linda Hall ALMERIA Province is having a record year for potential bone-marrow donors. A total of 385 people came forward in 2014 but between January and midSeptember 924 have already allowed their blood type to be forward to Spain’s Bone Marrow Donors Registry (REDMO). This linked to other international clearing centres where donor’s blood-

types are matched to patients in need of transplants. Volunteers from the Spanish Legion (Brileg) based in Viator helped to increase this year’s figures when they answered a call from a fellow soldier whose nephew was dying from leukaemia. The public is also now more aware of the need for donors, said Arif Laarej, the head of Almeria Province’s Blood Transfusion Centre.

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Fire damage repaired THE Junta de Almeria announced a €150,000 reforestation programme for the fire-damaged Sierra de Gador. Cristobal Rodriguez, mayor of Alhama de Almeria was “delighted” to hear this, he said, as the Sierra de Gador was of great tourist importance to Alhama de Almeria. The area suffered badly in March last year, when 2,300 hectares of land were ravaged by fire and Alhama de Almeria was particularly affected. The woodland had an incalculable value with pines more than 80 years old, Rodriguez said. The Junta plans to replant 34.5 hectares of pinewoods east of the town which would help to restore the area, Rodriguez predicted.

All dressed up and somewhere to go as filming gears up in Almeria SOME extras engaged for the Game of Thrones sequences shot in Almeria have already been called for costume fittings. This was several days earlier than anticipated, as they had been told to be ready for September 24 after auditioning last July. More than 10,000 people turned up at Alme-

ria City’s Moises Ruiz sports complex, hoping to be one of the 1,400 men and women needed for the sixth series of the HBO hit. As it was, the production company took on 1,800 men and 800 women - 300 more than originally announced. Location shooting is due to start on October 10 and is due to last two weeks.

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Youths sentenced for animal cruelty BOYS wanted to attack and kill donkey during school break By Linda Hall TWO underage boys were found guilty of trying to beat a donkey to death last year. An Almeria juvenile court ordered the boys, aged 16 and 17, to attend a re-education day centre for 12 months after their parents and the Public Prosecutor reached agreement before the hearing. The donkey was kept near

the Los Almendros school where the boys discussed attacking and killing it with other pupils. Despite knowing that the donkey was weak and had an injured hoof, they began kicking and hitting it during a break, the Public Prosecutor said. A teacher saw them and contacted the local Animal Protection Association, who then informed the Guardia Civil.

The badly-injured donkey, now given the name Capitan, was taken to the Aznalcollar (Sevilla) animal sanctuary where it has now recovered. Meanwhile the Guardia Civil traced the two boys as well as the father of one of them who was also the donkey’s owner. The investigation remains open while the authorities determine the adult’s part in ill-treating the animal.

Adra asks for assistance ADRA council put politics aside and voted to request official help following this month’s floods. All parties supported, without debate or criticism, the motion put forward at an emergency plenary meeting that called on the Junta de Andalucia and the national government for assistance.

Both will be asked to make funds available for all residents affected in the September 7 flash flood. “Our proposal includes help that will cover damage to personal belongings, industrial equipment as well as stocks and supplies in businesses, shops and agricultural installations,” municipal sources said.

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EURO WOMEN PAGE

Strong, confident, fair and just Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. Patti Senker makes a lasting impression on everyone she meets. IT’S not very often in our lives that we are privileged enough to meet somebody that makes a lasting impression on us, a person whose genuine, delightfully modest character shines through, to make you reassess what life is all about. Patti Senker is one such person. Patti came to live in Spain with her husband Michael some 11 years ago. Originally from Berkshire in England, she and Michael had travelled extensively and ran their own business before falling in love with Mijas Costa, near Malaga, and the Spanish way of life. “I love many things Spain has to offer: the food, the climate, people, but not least the Spanish bureaucracy; that’s a constant source of entertainment,” she said with a knowing smile. Patti has a wonderful downto-earth sense of humour. She is amused by the little things in life that make her laugh, and her Libran values of justice and balance in her day-to-day life ensure that she, and everyone around her, enjoy theirs. That’s not to say by any stretch of the imagination that this lady’s days are full of nonsensical merrymaking, far from it. Patti has devoted the latter half of her life to easing the suffering and making the lives of those around her, and the less fortunate, better. Her work with the Rhys Daniels Trust in the UK has taken up a good deal of her time for the past 15 years. The trust provides accommodation for parents of seriously-ill children all over the country. “We

DEVOTED: Patti Senker works to ease suffering and making the lives of those around her, and the less fortunate, better.

Helping others less fortunate By Steve Walsh

I just want to be the best person I can be and I admire strong people”

Fact file Age: Over 21 Profession: Jack of all trades, Master of none Married to: Michael Children: Daughter Sarah, 27 Nature or nurture: Nurture

Talk Radio Europe (RTE) once a year as well. I asked Patti what drives her to devote so much to time helping other people. She replied: “I just want to be the best person I can be. The difference between good and exceptional is going that extra mile. I admire strong people. I learned from an experience

The difference between good and exceptional is going that extra mile”

Where from originally: Berkshire work with six major specialist hospitals in the UK that treat babies and children suffering from cancer, bone marrow transplants, major operations and the like.” Her fundraising helps to pay for the parents’ accommodation needs when the hospital is far from a child’s home, and ensures that families stay close. When she has a spare moment - not that she has a spare moment - Patti also volunteers for the animal charity PAD locally, taking care of and sourcing homes for, abandoned or abused animals.

Lives now: La Cala hills, Mijas, for 11 years Pets: ‘What-what’ the Dog Languages: English and Spanish Book or TV: Book Favourite title: To Kill a Mockingbird

Her own dog ‘What-what’ can attest to her having an exceptionally big heart, as he is a rescued dog

himself. As if that wasn’t enough, she even squeezes in enough time to help manage a Live Charity Telethon on

years ago when I allowed myself to be forced out of a job I liked that you have to fight for what is right.” Being strong, confident, fair and just, as well as kind, gentle, with the ability to listen to differing points of view with a great deal of patience are typical Libran traits, something that Patti has in abundance. However, even with all her superpowers and wonderful personality, she does have her weaknesses: “Chocolate! I can’t resist Chocolate,” she said with a smile.

Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured. As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.

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Fish farm must respect and protect wildlife IMPORTANT area for storm petrels and shearwaters By Linda Hall A FISH farm is to be installed 3.2 kilometres off San Juan de los Terreros (Pulpi). An annual 3,000 tons of gilthead bream and sea bass will be raised in the 11 3 - h e c t a r e i n st a lla tio n an d proces se d a t p l a n t s in P u lp i an d Aguilas (Murcia). The Junta stipulated that the installation should not be put in place between April and October, given the im-

p o rta n ce o f this prote c te d a re a to shearwaters and storm petrels during this period. Once built, maintenance and the presence of boats and crews mu s t b e k e p t to a minimum during these months. Special attention must also be paid to marine wildlife liable to become entangled in the netting of the 23 cages. Should this happen, operatives must advise the regional government and the Threatened Species Recovery Centre at Almohallas. Illumination should

be kept to a minimum at night owing to its negative impact on wildlife. The regional government has also banned the ‘pinger’ alarms that would have a negative impact on the population of bottlenose dolphins. Any interaction between fish farm personnel and the dolphins inevitably drawn to the area is to be avoided, the Junta stressed. They should also ensure that their boats do not collide with the pilot whales sometimes found in the area.

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STORM PETREL: Found off Terreros.

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New grapes bring back old custom Jeffrey Keeton

VILLAGE celebrates the wine harvest

CUSTOM: Treading the grapes in the traditional way. By Linda Hall WINE-PRODUCING areas are bringing in their grapes, ready for pressing. Some, like Alboloduy (population 642), have revived the tradition of organising a fiesta where the first grapes of the season are trodden in the old way. They were brought into town accompanied by the fies-

tas queen and her attendants as well as the children and young people who would later tread the grapes, symbolising a continuing tradition handed down from their elders. The small town is celebrating the wine harvest for the fifth year running in an initiative backed by the Almeria Diputacion. “The vendimia wine harvest festival is one of the

province’s most important traditions,” said Carmen Belen Lopez, who heads the provincial assembly’s department of Communities, Consortiums and Civil Defence. This revival is particularly important for small municipalities that would not otherwise find it easy to promote themselves and make their towns and villages known, Lopez said.

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SANTIAGO WAY: Pilgrims near Astorga.

Santiago Way case solved BANK worker’s suspicions trapped killer By Linda Hall AN employee of the Almeria-based Cajamar bank clinched the case against the killer of Denise Thiem. The worker at the bank’s Astorga (Leon) branch became suspicious after Miguel Angel Muñoz came in to change $1,200 last April. The disappearance of the 41-year-old from Arizona from the Santiago Way near Astorga

was fresh in everyone’s mind and she decided to photocopy some of the notes. Muñoz was questioned and subsequently released by the police although they kept him under surveillance. Months later when the US embassy in Madrid and the FBI became involved they re-examined the evidence against him. They found that the photocopied dollar bills’ serial numbers matched those that Thiem withdrew from her bank in the US.

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Didn’t see trouble PRIEST ignored demands for money Christian Schettelker www.manoftaste.de

CRYSTAL BALL: Not always a reliable source. By Linda Hall A PROFESSIONAL fortuneteller received a nine-month prison sentence for attempted blackmail. The clairvoyant from Gerona (Catalunya) called the parish priest in Tijola and said she would release compromising photos of him with a churchgoer unless he

paid her €18,000. She rang several times, always with the same threat. “You know how this works,” she told him. “You’re asked for money and you pay up.” Unless he transferred the €18,000 she would call the bishop, she said. Knowing the photos did not exist, the priest contacted police. During the Almeria City hearing,

the woman had contradicted herself on several points, the judge said in her summing up. In contrast the priest’s story was “much more solid” and coherent, especially as he had nothing to gain from reporting the fortune-teller to the police. “On the contrary it caused significant harm to his honour and way of life,” she pointed out.

Press Release

Exhibition of photographs by Almería artist Juan Lores in Mojácar centre SUNDAY September 13 saw the opening of the photography exhibition of Almeria artist Juan Lores and visitors will be able to appreciate the appeal of his works at the Mojácar Art Centre (Centro de Arte) until October 15. Juan Lores was born in the city of Almeria in 1975 and from the age of 20 he has had a great passion for photography. He gained a Higher Technical Degree in Audiovisual Media and for the last 25 years has learned and practised all types of photographic techniques, from developing rolls of film to digital photography. The technique used in his photographs is to capture the precise moments of time in the surroundings without digitally manipulating the image. He works in a variety of areas including: landscapes, portraits, still life, ar-

chitecture, underwater photography, wildlife, etc. All his images are framed in a personal working style with harmonic compositions and visual balance. The landscapes shown in the exhibition are of the most beautiful parts of the province of Almeria. We see its splendour in the original, unaltered photographs. Among the highlights of the exhibition are his landscapes of Cabo de Gata. The Mojácar Art Centre is situated overlooking the Mojácar Fuente and can be visited from Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00. In 2012, the Picasso library in Almería City was one of the places that hosted an exhibition of this Almeria photographer which turned out to be a resounding success.

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Gay couple question judge’s attitude NUDISM not exhibitionism claim

INCIDENT: Torregarcia beach without the summer crowds. By Linda Hall RICARDO and Luis de Frutos complained about the “homophobic attitude” of the judge investigating their case.

The married couple have been charged with exhibitionism and causing bodily harm after an incident on Almeria City’s Torregarcia beach last year. “The lady judge’s posi-

tion is entrenched and clearly homophobic and we’re not afraid to say so,” they declared before entering the Almeria court. “It’s intolerable that this should drag on for more than a year,” Ricardo de Frutos said. The couple were preparing to swim in the nude in the summer of 2014 when they claim they were insulted and attacked by a man and his son of 25. Luis’s eyebrow later needed four stitches and Ricardo, whose ribs were covered in bruises and grazes, passed out.

The younger man is also accused of causing bodily harm but the couple’s defence lawyers claim that the charges against his clients are discriminatory. Nudism is not an offence and does not constitute exhibitionism although the judge has stated that nudism is not authorised on the Torregarcia beach. Meanwhile the case drags on and the couple admitted that this year they had been incapable of returning to the beach. “Every time we think about it, we just cannot overcome our anxiety,” they said.

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Torturous start to university day BUSES too crowded, students complain Photo by Neru

ALMERIA UNIVERSITY: Twenty-five buses cover the routes during peak periods. By Linda Hall LUIS ROGELION RODRIGUEZCOMENDEDOR, Almeria City’s mayor, apparently forgot that early rising is bad for the young. The 2015-2016 academic year began with the complaints of overcrowded buses from students heading for Almeria University. The mayor countered by asking that students

arrive early, despite the findings of Oxford University researchers who claim that starting work before 9am is ‘torture’ for the under-55s and that the school day should begin at 10 or 11am. “Twenty-five buses cover the university routes during peak periods and we could prevent rush- hour crowds if students set out sooner,’ the mayor said. Transport Councillor Maria Vazquez agreed with Rodriguez-Comendedor.

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Dog dumped in park A 36-YEAR-OLD El Ejido man has been arrested and charged with abandoning a domestic animal. The Guardia Civil were notified after he was seen in Santa Maria del Aguila-El Ejido carrying a small dog which he left in the park before running back to his car. “The dog tried desperately to return to the vehicle but was finally abandoned,” Guardia Civil sources said. The dog was taken to the Pechina Animal Shelter and although it was not microchipped the Guardia Civil succeeded in tracing the owner. The case has been referred to the courts.

ROAD UP: Diversions will be in place.

Road improvements in Cuevas under way LONG-AWAITED project will take five months By Linda Hall WORK has started in Cuevas del Almanzora on improving the town’s streets. The work, partly financed by the Almeria Diputacion, has begun in the Villaricos neighbourhood and will continue as far as the town cen-

tre over a period of five months. Mayor of Cuevas, Antonio Fernandez Liria, and the Councillor for Public Works, Jose Maria Bascuñana, expressed satisfaction when they visited the newly-begun roadworks. Residents had been re-

questing this for a long time, they said. Existing infrastructure will be improved, including street lighting, the drainage system and the electricity and water supplies. Roads will also be resurfaced in the course of the €420,000 project.

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NEWS EXTRA

Card sharp THREE-QUARTERS of the province’s 71,142 pensioners use the regional government’s Sesentaycinco card. This entitles them to rapid access to discounts as well as social benefits and programmes.

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No more paddling through San Isidro LOW-LYING and vulnerable to flooding

Bus mishap THREE passengers were injured in Adra when their bus overtook a digger turning left. Two were taken to the health centre, but a woman of 87 was admitted to Hospital de Poniente.

NIJAR: Esperanza Perez (r) and Tonibel Sanchez (l) with council operatives. By Linda Hall OPENINGS to storm drains are being enlarged and added to prevent flooding in Nijar’s San Isidro district. This neighbourhood is one of the town’s lowest-lying areas and is especially vulnerable during periods of torrential rain. The runoff from surrounding areas collects there and water accumulates at the point where the Avenida de la Constitucion meets Calle Brazil and Ronda

de San Isidro. “The drainage issue was not taken into account when the boulevard was designed and built,” said Town Planning councillor Tonibel Sanchez. She and Nijar’s mayor Esperanza Perez recently inspected €6,275 modifications that will allow rain to drain away more quickly to the drain system. “We knew from past experience that it was necessary to take urgent action after observing how easily the area can become flooded,” Sanchez said.

Beach accident CARBONERAS police and Proteccion Civil volunteers rescued a 65-year-old woman who broke her leg at Playa de Los Muertos. She was stretchered to a waiting ambulance and admitted to El Toyo Hospital.

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LOCAL TRADE: Sampling the wares.

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INAUGURATION: Cookery workshop for budding cooks.

Old market starts new life ENCOURAGING start-ups and commerce with municipal aid programme By Linda Hall HUERCAL-OVERA’S old covered market no longer lies

empty. Unused after a €1.5 million makeover by the previous corporation, it has been renamed Comercial Kilometro 0

with a grand opening attended by approximately 1,000 people. The renovated market building houses 37 businesses paying a minimal €75 rent for stalls. Twenty six are new businesses in a town hall initiative aimed at assisting start-ups and boosting local businesses. The market’s ground floor is occupied by food stalls with the upstairs area covering everything from clothes and photographic equipment to musical instruments and a canine boutique.

“This follows the same line we have taken in encouraging local trade and setting up a municipal aid programme that makes €2,500 available for start-ups,” said Trade and Employment councillor Monica Navarro. Twelve of the new stallholders had applied for this funding which has already benefited 120 local businesses, the councillor revealed. “We pioneered this type of initiative which has since been copied by other towns in the province.”

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RUSSIAN P RESS

A great governor HAS helped to stabilise her country’s economy

ELVIRA NABIULLINA: Named top Central Bank governor.

RUSSIAN’S Elvira Nabiullina has been named top Central Bank governor by Euromoney magazine for helping stabilise her country’s economy at a time of collapsing oil prices and Western sanctions.

Hoax call TWO Russian TV hosts have admitted they made a hoax call to singer Sir Elton John, tricking him into thinking President Vladimir Putin had called him to discuss gay rights.

Lower rent THE rental prices for Moscow apartments have dropped 8 per cent this year. Last year, the average cost of renting a one-room place was between 32,500 rubles and 33,000 rubles (€435 and €445), now it is nearer the equivalent of €400 a month.

Increased crime RUSSIA looks set to see an annual rise in the crime rate for the first time in several years, after reported crimes rose sharply by 6.7 per cent in the first eight months of the

A CAR SHARING scheme has launched in Moscow this week as part of efforts by the City Hall to ease the capital’s infamous traffic jams. The new system, called Delimobil aims to be the biggest car sharing system.

Warehouse sales RUSSIA is experiencing a rise in the sale of warehouse properties thanks to falling prices and increasing demand from discount retailers looking to develop their businesses during the crisis.

HIV drugs RUSSIA’S HIV patients have criticised news that foreign HIV medication will be replaced with domestic alternatives saying these are ineffective and there is a large shortage of drugs available.

Car sharing

APARTMENTS: Rental prices have dropped.

year, with almost 1.5 million crimes committed so far.

Syrian hub RUSSIAN helicopters have been spotted at a Syrian airfield. The USA said this suggests preparations to establish an air operations hub in Syria, where an Americanled coalition is carrying out air strikes against Islamic State militants.

Hacker’s guilt A RUSSIAN man has pleaded guilty for his involvement in what is being called the largest computer hacking scheme ever prosecuted in the USA, for compromising more than 160 million credit card numbers.

Shorter hours RUSSIAN companies say they are not cutting jobs but instead, to survive the crisis, are shortening worker’s hours or reducing salaries.

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World’s largest clothing retailer keeps growing with 94 new stores 6,777

By John Smith ON September 16, Inditex which owns Zara announced that both sales and profits have increased once again, in part thanks to its expansion into Asia. Now recognised as the world’s biggest apparel retailer it has grown phenomenally from its founding as re-

NORTHERN ROCK: Had to be nationalised in 2007.

Customers queued to withdraw money THE Spanish bank Sabadell, which purchased TSB for £1.7 billion (€2.3 billion) earlier this year, is now reported to be looking to take over a £13 billion (€17.8 billion) portfolio of former Northern Rock mortgages from the taxpayer. Currently, a specially created organisation UK Asset Resolution has been managing these and Bradford and Bing-

cently as 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera and it announced net sales of €9.4 billion with profits up by more than 25 per cent at €1.17 billion to September 2015. Inditex opened 94 new stores worldwide, including 25 branches of its Zara Home house-

The investors and the companies consider that independence is unrealisable and undesirable’ Luis de Guindos Spanish minister on why investment in Cataluña has increased

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the number of stores worldwide which Inditex operates, including Zara Home stores

ley debts but was instructed by Chancellor George Osborne to reduce the business considerably. For various reasons, the sale which is expected to be by ‘auction’ is unlikely to raise more than a few hundred million pounds, but will go a long way to disposing of the bulk of Northern Rock which had to be nationalised in 2007.

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Suzuki buys back shares JAPANESE car maker Suzuki has bought back an almost 20 per cent stake held by Volkswagen for 460 billion yen (€3.3 billion). Last month, an international arbitration court ordered the German car maker to sell its holding due to a falling out between the two manufacturers.

No charges BANKIA, Euro 600 and Sabadell banks have come to an agreement whereby they will not charge their customers or those of the other banks to use their ATM machines. Between them, they have a network of 17,730 cash machines within Spain.

Oil price static THE chief executive of oil giant Shell, Ben van Beurden has told BBC Radio 4 that a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee.

New €2 coin announced THE Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Spanish Mint) has announced that it will release in March 2016 a new circulating €2 coin depicting the Segovia Aqueduct as part of a Unesco World Heritage site collection which started in 2010.

Spain’s third quarter growth this year was close to 3.5 per cent according to a statement made by the Minister for Economy and Competitiveness.

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Although legal tender, a large number of these coins will be snapped up by dealers and collectors in Europe as collecting €2 base metal coins from the 19 Eurozone members is relatively cheap and interesting. Three other countries, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also issue €2 coins.

wares shop which took its total number of stores to 6,777 and with 141,192 employees, the company has increased its staffing levels by 10,000. Zara has just launched online sales in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan so that the current number of markets in which the Group sells online is 28.

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New jobs near Cadiz ALTRAN Spain, a subsidiary of a French company has entered into an agreement with the government of Andalucia whereby it will set up an aerospace centre near to Cadiz. At a ceremony attended by Minister José Sánchez Maldonado, Altran’s president announcedhe expects the centre to create more than 150 jobs over the next few years.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group 474.40 7.60 Aberdeen Asset Management 326.40 -4.80 Admiral Group 1,539.00 20.00 Anglo American 716.40 -3.60 Antofagasta 577.75 -1.75 ARM Holdings 957.00 -3.50 Ashtead Group 975.50 -5.50 Associated British Foods 3,187.50 48.50 AstraZeneca 4,418.75 48.75 Aviva 459.80 7.10 Babcock International Group 924.75 13.25 BAE Systems 440.95 0.55 Barclays 255.55 2.30 Barratt Developments 661.25 9.25 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,434.00 39.00 BG Group 995.75 10.35 BHP Billiton 1,097.25 -0.75 BP 335.25 1.80 British American Tobacco 3,591.00 20.00 British Land Co 815.50 3.00 BT Group 415.88 0.88 Bunzl 1,753.50 14.50 Burberry Group 1,380.00 2.00 Capita Group (The) 1,201.50 8.50 Carnival 3,484.50 24.50 Centrica 231.45 3.05 Coca-Cola HBC 1,396.00 22.00 Compass Group 1,035.50 3.50 CRH 1,883.00 10.00 Diageo 1,791.25 26.75 Direct Line Insurance Group 368.10 4.10 Dixons Carphone 424.80 2.20 easyJet 1,746.00 3.00 Experian 1,069.50 14.50 Fresnillo 615.75 5.75 G4S 239.20 2.10 GKN 271.90 -1.90 GlaxoSmithKline 1,301.75 16.75 Glencore 121.95 -4.05 Hammerson 608.75 0.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,224.00 23.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,486.50 41.50 HSBC Holdings 498.58 7.93 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,345.00 20.00 Inmarsat 1,013.00 24.50 InterContinental Hotels Grp 2,352.50 4.50 International Consolidated Air 596.75 -3.75 Intertek Group 2,466.00 25.00 Intu Properties 317.80 0.80 ITV 249.45 2.75

% CHG. 1.63 -1.45 1.32 -0.50 -0.30 -0.36 -0.56 1.55 1.12 1.57 1.45 0.12 0.91 1.42 1.15 1.05 -0.07 0.54 0.56 0.37 0.21 0.83 0.15 0.71 0.71 1.34 1.60 0.34 0.53 1.52 1.13 0.52 0.17 1.37 0.94 0.89 -0.69 1.30 -3.21 0.12 1.92 1.70 1.62 0.60 2.48 0.19 -0.62 1.02 0.25 1.11

NET VOL 4,539.45 4,389.14 4,239.65 10,093.22 5,713.04 13,520.02 4,937.80 24,850.65 55,221.14 18,315.10 4,595.75 13,934.25 42,478.62 6,490.35 4,639.51 33,653.27 23,190.55 60,970.80 66,570.03 8,293.04 34,601.03 5,826.99 6,129.80 7,922.66 7,478.91 11,361.83 5,006.76 17,135.70 15,382.95 44,368.21 5,460.00 4,866.08 6,923.34 10,427.90 4,495.05 3,678.83 4,512.38 62,530.77 18,378.61 4,768.61 5,696.57 4,862.62 95,741.59 31,823.27 4,444.05 5,544.03 12,246.20 3,938.84 4,194.29 9,930.68

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,540.00 -6.00 Kingfisher 349.40 -1.70 Land Securities Group 1,239.50 2.50 Legal & General Group 247.70 2.30 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 73.93 1.22 London Stock Exchange Grp 2,452.00 60.00 Marks & Spencer Group 497.15 6.05 Meggitt 479.35 1.55 Merlin Entertainments 377.35 1.85 Mondi 1,404.00 24.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 159.45 2.85 National Grid 860.55 9.35 Next 7,617.50 57.50 Old Mutual 193.75 0.95 Pearson 1,136.00 13.00 Persimmon 2,098.00 21.00 Prudential 1,387.00 18.00 Randgold Resources 3,902.00 39.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,891.00 95.00 RELX 1,079.50 14.50 Rio Tinto 2,315.50 16.00 Rolls-Royce Group 695.75 3.75 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 323.10 4.20 Royal Dutch Shell 1,593.50 11.50 Royal Dutch Shell 1,608.50 9.50 Royal Mail 464.10 4.40 RSA Insurance Group 405.65 -103.85 SABMiller 3,599.00 -1.00 Sage Group (The) 514.25 1.25 Sainsbury (J) 230.80 2.50 Schroders 2,893.00 32.00 Severn Trent 2,124.50 26.50 Shire 4,865.00 120.00 Sky 1,028.50 5.50 Smith & Nephew 1,162.50 18.50 Smiths Group 1,069.50 7.50 Sports Direct International 759.75 -0.25 SSE 1,456.50 28.50 St James's Place 885.50 13.00 Standard Chartered 698.40 -24.30 Standard Life 399.75 -0.15 Taylor Wimpey 202.35 3.45 Tesco 177.90 3.25 Travis Perkins 2,050.50 19.50 TUI AG 1,231.50 6.50 Unilever 2,649.50 33.50 United Utilities Group 892.50 9.50 Vodafone Group 218.43 1.68 Whitbread 4,640.00 -18.00 Wolseley 4,248.00 112.00 WPP Group 1,370.50 15.50

% CHG. -0.24 -0.48 0.20 0.94 1.68 2.51 1.23 0.32 0.49 1.74 1.82 1.10 0.76 0.49 1.16 1.01 1.31 1.01 1.64 1.36 0.70 0.54 1.32 0.73 0.59 0.96 -20.38 -0.03 0.24 1.10 1.12 1.26 2.53 0.54 1.62 0.71 -0.03 2.00 1.49 -3.36 -0.04 1.73 1.86 0.96 0.53 1.28 1.08 0.78 -0.39 2.71 1.14

NET VOL 5,217.21 8,185.16 9,779.02 14,583.12 51,895.84 8,306.95 8,094.62 3,763.19 3,806.62 6,700.64 3,656.75 31,845.22 11,557.24 9,497.63 9,211.84 6,366.88 35,196.80 3,597.61 41,398.31 11,967.80 32,347.69 12,723.07 20,524.58 61,612.33 39,022.17 4,597.00 5,180.38 58,189.72 5,527.05 4,385.47 6,466.50 4,990.29 28,073.88 17,585.55 10,231.84 4,192.54 4,548.33 14,180.98 4,559.68 18,399.63 7,874.78 6,471.14 14,210.40 5,053.78 7,185.89 33,575.30 6,021.08 57,466.28 8,465.41 10,755.95 17,685.93

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Most Advanced Lilis Energy, Inc. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Qumu Corporation Vascular Biogenics Ltd. Daily 2X VIX ST ETN Velocityshares MACROCURE LTD. Versartis, Inc. Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daily 2X VIX Med-Term ETN Velocityshares Apigee Corporation Vital Therapies, Inc.

$ 3.15 $ 15.96 $ 5.20 $ 6.85 $ 11.57 $ 4.18 $ 13.14 $ 12.54 $ 18.60 $ 10.24 $ 4.04

2.53 ▲ 408.06% 4.23 ▲ 36.06% 1.22 ▲ 30.65% 1.49 ▲ 27.80% 2.29 ▲ 24.68% 0.70 ▲ 20.11% 2.16 ▲ 19.67% 1.75 ▲ 16.22% 2.58 ▲ 16.10% 1.36 ▲ 15.32% 0.51 ▲ 14.45%

$ 7.56 $ 5.38 $ 9.44 $ 12.11 $ 10.89 $ 10.33 $ 20.19 $ 2.90 $ 4.27 $ 6.25 $ 3.34

1.77 ▼ 18.97% 1.09 ▼ 16.85% 1.67 ▼ 15.03% 2.11 ▼ 14.84% 1.79 ▼ 14.12% 1.62 ▼ 13.56% 3.01 ▼ 12.97% 0.43 ▼ 12.91% 0.63 ▼ 12.86% 0.87 ▼ 12.22% 0.46 ▼ 12.11%

Most Declined vTv Therapeutics Inc. Lantheus Holdings, Inc. Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Invuity, Inc. Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. Unico American Corporation Sientra, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Pershing Gold Corporation Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc.

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Many angry pensioners could be damaging to government election Peter Scholz shutterstock

By John Smith SPANIARDS who have worked overseas and returned to Spain to enjoy the fruits of their labour are furious about the ongoing demand for additional tax on pensions received from abroad.

2008 when the financial crisis began, prior to then it was simple, but then the government tried to increase income from taxes Before the financial crisis of 2008, the situation was quite simple but the problem has arisen as the government has tried to increase income from taxes.

Welcoming Whopper Wine BURGER King is celebrating 40 years in Spain by launching its own Whopper Wine which is aged in flame grilled barrels! It’s not April 1, but this innovative promotion requires customers to submit their favourite Burger King story or photo and the 40 winners will each receive a bottle of this exclusive cuvee.

Roaming charge MOBILE phone operators in Spain including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone and Yoigo plan to increase their roaming fees which are currently 20 cents per call to 22 cents. One bit of good news is that on June 15, 2017 under EU regulations, all roaming fees within the EU will be abolished.

PENSION PROTESTS: It is estimated that as many as 800,000 people may be affected.

Spanish pensioners are required to pay tax on annual income above €22,000 provided they have only one source for the revenue. The recent twist is that the tax office now considers a basic pension and any additional pension, even if they are paid from the same country, as quite separate incomes which results in a lowering of the tax threshold. The Spanish Federation of Returned Emigrants (FAER) estimates that as many as 800,000 people may be affected and they are often required to pay back-tax at very short notice with one man having to take a bank loan to cover a demand for several thousand euros which had to be paid within two weeks. With an election looming, the current government must be aware that this number of angry pensioners could be very damaging to their hopes.

A healthy work-life balance is key Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females

HAVING work is a good thing. It gives you financial independence and of course takes away the anxiety of wondering where the money will come from to pay rent or the bills. But that said - it’s also important to have a healthy work-life balance and have the opportunity to do things you enjoy and spend time with family and friends. If your job dominates your life, it’s not a positive thing - no matter what you earn - because the whole point of work is to earn money so that you can have a life. Nowadays, however, many workers are spending too much time in front of a screen, jumping from meeting to meeting, eating lunch on the run, or just grabbing a coffee to keep energy levels up, and then, worrying about work at night when they arrive home. Such behaviour can be detrimental, so here are a few ideas to stay healthy at work.

CYCLE TO WORK: A little bit of exercise will do wonders for you.

On your bike: Try to introduce a little bit of extra exercise into your working day by cycling to work. Or, pack your office shoes in a backpack and put on your trainers and take a brisk walk to work each morning. The mixture of exercise and fresh air will do wonders for your overall wellbeing. Tune out: Many workplaces nowadays have somehow managed to convince their staff that being on call outside office hours is a normal state of affairs. However, the fact that you are only getting paid for 40 hours though probably working 50 never seems to enter the equation! Remember you’re an employee not a volunteer, so work as hard as you can during working hours and then step out of the office and turn off your work mobile and leave checking work emails until the following day. Give your eyes a break: Many jobs are computer dependent so employees spend hours on end glaring at computer screens. This is really bad for our eyes and induces tiredness. So remember to regularly look away from the screen and look into the distance to give your eyes a well-deserved rest.

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Is a new Trotskyite giant emerging? JEREMY CORBYN cops out of Commons confrontation LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT OMG. If the Labour party thought they were up the proverbial creek with Ed Miliband, they are now most certainly right up the tsunami with Jeremy Corbyn. I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to PMQ quite as eagerly as I did last week. At last the opportunity to see the new champion of lefty politics standing up and facing the opposition he has vilified so frequently in the past. Would we see a new Trotskyite giant emerge in full media glare, calling on the right wingers to explain their folly and mishandling of, well, just about everything, accompanied by the cheers and roars of his adoring benches? Ha! What we did see was a pathetic, wizened old ‘student lecturer’, neck poking up through the wrong size collar of an obviously new shirt (one of a number I may add!) looking for all the world like the last turkey in the shop, tremulously reading emails, selected apparently from over 40,000 received over the last few

GREAT RED HOPE?: Comrade Jeremy Corbyn.

weeks. What a waste of party funds, time and money that exercise alone must have cost! And it was of course a complete cop-out. Under the guise of trying to instigate ‘a new approach’ to Commons debate, he managed to avoid just about everything that an almost condescending David Cameron could have actually thrown at him. I couldn’t help but muse on the reaction of Comrade Corbyn should he find himself an elected PM attending a debate of world leaders: “Mr Corbyn, what are your views on sending in the troops to prevent us all being annihilated?” Corbyn: “Well, I do have a letter from Ada Pothwaite of Little Twittering, who would like me to ask you all when are you going to dismantle all your weapons, shake hands and live in peace with each other?” No, I’m sorry, comrade. Refusing to sing the National Anthem, electing an IRA sympathiser as a side kick, sticking prime egotist Diane Abbott beside you on the front bench and chorusing the Red Flag down the local pub? Frankly, I think I’ve got more chance of being elected PM than you. I give him a year. Keep the Faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Are the good times really over?

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AN unrestrained and deceitful US has increased its worldwide military bases to 1,050 Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

IN 1981 country singer, Merle Haggard recorded the hit ‘Are the Good Times Really Over?’ A mournful lament, the lyrics grieved over a lost America. The Korean War was history and the scars of the Vietnam War were healing. On July 12, 1987 US President Reagan at the Berlin Wall challenged Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev: “If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, come here to the gate, Mr Gorbachev, open this gate, and tear down this wall.” The USSR did open the gate and we believed we had ushered in an era of peace and stability. No longer were we living in the shadow of mutually destructive annihilation (MDA). Our optimism was ill-judged. And now, apparently an unrestrained and deceitful US increased its worldwide military bases to 1,050. These now circle and threaten Russia, Iran, and Middle East: US General Wesley

US BASES: Now circle and threaten Russia, Iran and Middle East.

Clark; “We are going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya and Somalia, Sudan and finishing off Iran.” On Monday September 6 the US told Greece and Bulgaria to deny airspace to Russian aircraft bringing aid, medical supplies, shelter and clothing to assist in the refugee crisis. Iran opened up their air space. Americans celebrate their July 4, 1776 tribute to US independence. A pity they don’t respect the independence of other nations. Since that date the US has invaded about 70 countries, 50 of them since 1945. Of the 248 conflicts worldwide since the end of WW2 the US has started 201 of them. The historian who chronicles US Empire, William Blum, issued his 130th Anti-Empire Report. The US is seen by the people of the world as “the greatest threat to peace in the world today.” Only 2 per cent see Russia and 6 per cent China as a threat. Yes, it seems the good times really are over thanks to the US and EU prostituted political leadership. I don’t regret the collapse of the USSR but bitterly resent the horrors since visited upon humanity by this apparent unrestrained expansionist United States.

The end is nigh (yet again) WHENEVER an official body denies something, then we had better watch out! Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

I AM finding it very difficult to sleep of late. Some unidentified expert or other, has predicted that the Earth could cease to exist sometime soon - between September 22 and 28 to be more precise because a massive asteroid is heading our way. NASA has reassured us that this is a load of horlicks, but this is worrying in itself. Whenever an official body goes out of its way to deny anything, then we had better watch out. Still, we all remember the ancient Mayan prediction of doom and gloom, stating categorically that the world would come to an end on December 21, 2012. Well the day came and went and here we still are. But it’s an ill wind, because churches saw an upturn in business, beer and spirit sales went through the roof and I had a particularly good single malt

MAYAN PREDICTION: Was one of doom and gloom.

Syrian children in Lebanon.

A drop in the ocean WE make no apologies for writing again about the refugees from Syria and their plight but this week will look at it from a different angle. Every day there are problems between Hungary and its neighbours with regards to the ‘hoards’ of refugees trying to move into the centre and west of Europe and the 120,000 required to be accepted by 23 member states. Let’s face it, this is a trickle compared to the number already accepted by other areas. According to the UNHCR - the UN Refugees Agency there are 2.1 million Syrians registered as refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon and there are a further 1.9 million in Turkey, which makes over 4 million Syrian refugees over whom 56 per cent are under 18. Lebanon which has a population of just 4.8 million is trying to find the money to give a decent education to 400,000 refugee children. According to the government of Saudi Arabia it has 2.5 million Syrians within its border and the UAE has just accepted 100,000 to add to the 140,000 already resident. There are bound to be plenty of economic migrants wanting to find a better life in Europe rather than the Middle East with its own restrictions and prejudices but unless we take notice of where the bulk of refugees have ended up there is the frightening thought of further upheaval and civil war.

whisky on my cornflakes that morning. But to be honest I did not take the prophecy seriously, because those Mayans were a strange lot who spent their time star gazing but never got around to inventing the wheel. It would appear that as a body, they just upped and left their great cities one Wednesday morning. A note was left on the door of a stepped pyramid saying ‘Gone to Lunch’ and they simply never came back, and although there are traces of them still in Central America and Basingstoke, to all intents and purposes their civilisation disappeared. And it was obviously on foot, because rumour has it that a massive fleet of wagons was found intact in the temple car park, propped up on bricks just waiting for someone to invent something circular to go in each corner. Reassuringly we are told, astronomers have the means to spot the approach of an asteroid well in advance. Now we We have powerful radio telescopes and want to we have Hubble - although on the down hear your views. side, we no longer have Patrick Moore. YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE Nevertheless I shall play safe - YOUR OPINION and have that bottle of single malt www.euroweeklynews.com standing at the ready.

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Famed matadors appear right on your doorstep - in Vera! 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.

YOU might have heard of Juan Belmonte or Manolete? They were toreros that were so esteemed they created their own epoch. The years of their most activity were named after them. Well, in Vera on the 25th just so, one of those personages is to appear. Without a doubt within 20 years from now someone will ask you did you ever see the great Enrique Ponce and here is your chance to affirm so with a visit to the Plaza de Toros in Vera at 5:30pm. The ranch of bulls is special too, Luis Algarra. Serious toros and can do damage in an instant. Also listed to torear is Sebastian Castella, who announces himself as a French man, showy, very good with a cape and prefers to be seen in mostly the big plazas facing difficult bulls and a new young matador, Javier Jimenez is coming to Vera

Oddly in the taurine world the torero considered No: 1 is the personage that has participated in the most corridas. Until Enrique Ponce reached his full prime as a full matador in 1992 only a handful of men had performed the miraculous hard work of joining the

100 club, that is 100 corridas de toros. Enrique worked his way up the ladder of performances and accomplished the impossible of completing 100 corridas in a single year! He was what the public wanted to see. But then he did it the next year and for eight consecutive years. A record all experts believe will never be broken. He is winding down his efforts to just 50-60 corridas this year but see them you must. Last week’s ABC read that his technical dominance of the bulls in France’s top plaza, Nimes, the old Roman coliseum, even made the walls tremble as the adoring crowd shouted his praises. He was injured badly but still killed the bull perfectly. I am worried he might not SERIOUS TOROS: Can do damage.

ENRIQUE PONCE: Worked his way up. appear in Vera, being a third class ring but then again, he is a TORERO and that’s what they do best - carry on in pain and discomfort to bring the ritual sacrifice to a proper end. Sunday the 27th also is a novel event with Almeria’s own torero Jesus Almeria performing. Jesus visits the club taurine de Mojacar often and has many friends therein. Also the son of the legendary El Cordobes who always puts on a show will be there. The Spanish season is winding down and these events are on our doorstep. Come on in. You might be surprised.

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Hospital staff so insensitive at a time of great sadness I WOULD like to bring my recent experience to all the expatriates who live on the Costa del Sol. My husband was a patient at Hospital Clinio Malaga. On August 31, he sadly passed away. Within seconds of this happening I was approached by a member of staff asking if he had death insurance. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. That was bad enough but then I was taken into a side room by a member of staff from Interfunerarias Malaga who wanted to know if I wanted my husband cremated or buried. I was in a state of shock and did not realise what was going on. Within about 20 minutes forms were filled in and the funeral was arranged. How insensitive can someone be? I wanted to warn others of what happened as it was obvious that one of the hospital staff was tipping off the funeral service. It shouldn’t be allowed. MT, Torrequebrada, Malaga

Car advice SO sad for the elderly victim of the runaway car in Calle Neptuno, Torrox, Malaga last week. This incident could so easily have been avoided by turning the steering wheel to full lock, with the front wheels pointing into the kerb. This simple manoeuvre works whether facing up or downhill no matter which side of the road you park on. If the handbrake lets go, the car cannot roll very far. It can still cause hurt or damage but much less severe. Even on a slight slope the kinetic energy of a ton or so of metal can rapidly build up to devastating proportions. It can also help to leave the car in gear when parking but it’s not foolproof, if the handbrake let’s go the torsion can pop the gear out of mesh, particularly in older vehicles. Keith Hallam (By email)

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It was interesting to note today that the threat of further Russian intervention in Syria has given the Western imperialists pause for thought. Kerry wants to open negotiations which would leave Assad in control. The role for the UN would be to insert their presence into the region once factions agree to a cease-fire and to abide by the terms mutually agreed upon. More violence, which you seem to continually encourage, does absolutely nothing but cause more destruction and death. Is that really what you want to see? Jonathan, (Via website) .

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Concorde flying again I DOUBT this will ever happen. Virgin wanted to take on Concordes to continue with the service but my guess is British Airways made sure the authorities would not let them so I would doubt they would get an airworthiness certificate. Mike (By email) Comment on website: www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/uknews/133267-like-the-phoenix-concorde-may-fly-again

EU chaos IN RESPONSE to Nora Johnson’s column in last week’s Euro Weekly News, Germany turned off the tap when it became obvious that only a relatively limited number of the surge were Syrians fleeing war while huge numbers were just Afghans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and other economic migrants. As for the UK, there’s already a housing crisis and a lack of wellpaid jobs that provide enough to live on. Homeless on the streets

with mental health problems plus the elderly are hardly treated as they should be. Robotics and automation in the coming years will mean many jobs will disappear overnight. So how can the UK can possibly cope with a large influx of economic migrants/refugees that want to stay there? The answer is that it can’t. The problems in Syria, etc, must be sorted at the root cause. Back to you, Mr Juncker! Chris, (Via website)

Take action I HAVE a message for Mike Walsh: why don’t you get off your **** and lead a posse to wipe out the ‘terrorists’ in every country of the world? For your information, the mandate of the UN is to try to bring peace to areas in conflict, not form armies to go out and ADD to the problem. Unlike you, they are not sitting on their *****, they are in fact in many countries already, trying to hold the opposing groups apart.

EVERY day we wake up to a new case of the so-called gender-based violence. In reality, this is just plain old violence against women, and children, as they are often used as weapons to threaten and keep women trapped in their nightmare relationships. This is not an issue unique to Spain, but I find that the frequency of the cases reported and the way in which they are dealt with by the authorities is in all honesty appalling. It is not about punishing after the damage is done. The difference has to be made before, through education, when men are boys who can be saved from the awful power of violent masculinity. Janet Majors, Fuengirola, Malaga (By email)

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best. Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one. You will need to do two things. The first is to open your mind to the possibilities. .

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something. Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely. There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’ve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be.

still have a lot of wear in them but someone is suggesting that you should buy some new shoes and throw the old ones away. They are no longer shiny. They are no longer fashionable. They do, however, provide all that you need.

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WHAT’S COOKING? 1. What name connects a former English rugby union tight head prop who was a member of England’s World Cup winning squad in 2003 and a TV chef who is married to television presenter Fern Britton? 2. Which celebrity chef, born in Renfrewshire in 1966, had a trial with Rangers, the club he supported as a boy, in 1984? 3. Which celebrity chef and former barrister, who died in March 2014, had the middle names: Theresa, Philomena, Aileen, Mary, Josephine, Agnes, Elsie, Trilby, Louise, Esmeralda? 4. Which celebrity chef has four children, named Poppy, Daisy, Petal and Buddy Bear? 5. Which celebrity chef opened the world-famous, Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire in 1995? 6. Which comedy performer starred as the choleric chef Gareth Blackstock in the 1990s television comedy series Chef!? 7. Which English chef and entertainer is best known for presenting cooking shows such as Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook (1995 to 200) and Ready Steady Cook (2000 to 2010)? 8. Which family-oriented comedy-variety television series features the Swedish Chef, who wears a toque blanche and has bushy eyebrows that completely obscure his eyes? 9. Which famous chef had friends to help him out whenever he was cooking called Suzie and Percy? 10. Which seafood chef was awarded the OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours list for services to tourism in Cornwall’? Not a lot of people know that… 60 per cent of British meals are eaten in front of the television.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone needs to learn to stand on their own two feet. It isn’t you, but it’s close. Finding a balance between helping and idly standing by while mistakes are made is necessary. It’s not easy but it has to be done. You may break into a sweat this week and it won’t suit your nerves, but you’ll get through.

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Quick Across 1 Casual footwear (7) 5 Combine into one (5) 8 Additional (7) 9 Thoughts (5) 10 Place where some action occurs (5) 11 More irate (7) 12 Undergo (6) 14 Twist together into a confused mass (6) 17 Educator (7) 19 Enclosed armoured military vehicles (5) 22 Large gregarious predatory felines (5) 23 Disperse (7) 24 Wait on (5) 25 Meet the requirements or expectations of (7) Down 1 Chairs, benches, saddles etc (5) 2 Nobody (2-3) 3 Gain with effort (7) 4 Disperse widely (6) 5 Fetch (5) 6 Night time (7) 7 Be entitled to by merit (7) 12 Agrees on (7) 13 Taste (7)

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Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents W and 23 represents L, so fill in W every time the figure 3 appears and L every time the figure 23 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Recast, 4 Hovels, 9 Tendril, 10 Seine, 11 Abode, 12 Nothing, 13 Prospecting, 18 Transit, 20 Clear, 22 Taint, 23 Nearest, 24 Enters, 25 Batter.

Down: 1 Ritual, 2 Congo, 3 Sorbets, 5 Onset, 6 Edition, 7 Sleigh, 8 Clandestine, 14 Realist, 15 Toccata, 16 Statue, 17 Crater, 19 Sitar, 21 Event.

QUICK Across:

15 Cause to approach be means of unseen forces (7) 16 Rubs out (6)

English - Spanish

18 Urgency calling for speed (5) 20 Brief written records (5) 21 Wander away (5)

Down: 1 Pipes, 2 Examine, 3 Spent, 4 Resist, 6 Argue, 7 Pirates, 8 Beggar, 13 Chooses, 14 Errors, 16 Corners, 17 Seldom, 19 Stern, 20 Fifth, 21 Tasks.

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Stools (seats) (9) 7 Silver (metal) (5) 8 Queen (5) 9 Lago (4) 10 Hormigas (4) 13 Beret (5) 14 Aeroplane (5) 16 Diamonds (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across:

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Chess, 3 Casas, 5/15 Red Sea, 7 Chapter, 9 Once, 10 Pais, 14 Surname, 16 Talla, 17 Small.

Down: 1 Carro, 2 Sick, 3 Coal, 4 Ser, 6 Decir, 8 Toads, 11 Snail, 12 Raza, 13 Pegs, 14 Sit.

Down 1 Grifo (de agua) (3) 2 Mirlo (9) 3 Leer (4) 4 Neumático (4) 5 Científico (9) 6 Cangrejos (de mar) (5) 9 Etiqueta (5) 11 Race (racial origin) (4) 12 Face (part of body) (4) 15 Us (direct/indirect object) (3)

Hexagram

1 Pleasure, 5 Damp, 9 Prayers, 10 Eager, 11 Shift, 12 Suggest, 13 Clever, 15 Prices, 18 Observe, 20 First, 22 Swear, 23 Differs, 24 Send, 25 Emphasis.

Cryptic 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 (EMBALM) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

AGREED

FEEBLE

ANNEAL

HUNGRY

BUFFER

INHERE

CREATE

KINDLE

CYCLED

MICRON

DELETE

PEANUT

EASIER

SEAMEN

EITHER

TRIPOD

EMBALM (10)

UMPIRE

FECUND

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Desire 2 Olimen 3 Eureka 4 Dreary 5 Sacral 6 Huddle 7 Agleam 8 Cockle 9 Threat 10 Groove 11 Cached 12 Baleen 13 Smooch 14 Bereft 15 Devour 16 Ascent 17 Tendon 18 Trauma 19 Oracle

Across 1 Honest American didn’t hide (6) 3 Infuriates French city (6) 8 Declare man to be turned off (7) 10 Power of Government head in control (5) 11 Standing up before court (5) 12 Specific recipes in a mess (7) 13 Providing some collateral afterwards (5) 15 I sped in confusion when caught sight of (5) 20 Originate from an Eastern team now disbanded (7) 22 Roam with a stove (5) 24 Crackpot, going back, is getting capital in Africa (5) 25 Keep demonstrating reticence (7) 26 Tent or building is very bad (6) 27 Not here, as bent out of shape (6) Down 1 Small house appears in such a letter (6) 2 Nice embracing an oriental relative (5) 4 Never change will (5)

5 Not entirely bothered if I certify large building (7) 6 The vocalist is awful, resign (6) 7 Girl with gym to remodel (5) 9 Bird chasing the man for rent (5) 14 Anti-anti-gas-explosion? (7) 16 Harbours sweet wines (5) 17 He ate rack of lamb, including a

stove (6) 18 Looks intently at aristocrats (5) 19 Throw away badly written Crete journal (6) 21 A lie’s made up on the way to the altar (5) 23 This language is from either the Amazon or Senegal (5)

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Do antidepressants make you violent? IT is feared that antidepressants could make people violent. A study by Oxford University found that men and women in their late teens and early 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were almost 50 per cent more likely to be convicted of violent offences such as assault when taking drugs such as Prozac, Seroxat, Lustral, Cipralex and Ciprimil, known collectively as SSRIs. One in eight Britons take these commonly prescribed antidepressants, with the number of prescriptions doubling in the last decade. According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in the USA; around 11 per cent of people aged 12 and over take

antidepressants. The tablets already carry a warning that the drugs are linked to suicidal thoughts in young people and it was suspected they were also linked to violence, but researchers have now carried out more studies in this area and have found links between the drugs and violent crime. The scientists said youngsters are particularly at risk as the adolescent brain may be particularly sensitive to pharmacological interference. The young people studied were more likely to get drunk when on antidepressants and it could be the alcohol that drove them to violence. Scientists say more research is needed.

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Try yoga to help ease your arthritis OSTEOARTHRITIS is caused by wear and tear of cartilage, making joints painful By Gemma Quinn YOGA can ease symptoms of arthritis. Studies have shown that regular yoga sessions; around twice a week, lessened pain suffered by those with osteoarthritis

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and causing difficulties for sufferers to bend, lift and grip. Rheumatoid arthritis is linked to the immune system attacking the joints making them painful and swollen. There are no cures for either. In the study, US researchers said all participants had osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Half did two yoga classes a week, plus a practice at home, the others went about life as usual. After two months, those who had done the yoga reported around a 20 per cent improvement in pain, energy levels, mood and physical function. For arthritis sufferers looking to take up yoga it is always advisable to check with your doctor first, find a reputable yoga teacher and start with gentle classes.

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LOWER BACK: Exercises will help to relieve lower back pain.

Is it safe to exercise through pregnancy? FitFoxy

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I’VE just received the exciting news that one of my clients is 13 weeks pregnant, so it seemed relevant for this week’s Fitness Topic. My priority for pre-natal clients is that they get safe and relevant exercises they can cope with working towards and beyond their third Trimester. First trimester is the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and providing your doctor has examined you and confirmed everything is fine, you can pretty much continue with the exercises you have been doing. Even running will do you no harm at this stage providing again

you have been running prior to pregnancy. Second trimester is 13-27 weeks. Now you may feel more comfortable to move to low impact choices of cardio exercise such as the bicycle, cross trainer or low impact aerobic style classes. She is able to use the cross trainer and the rower as long as I watch her technique and it is not uncomfortable for her. We did a class yesterday using light weights with low impact cardio. Third Trimester 28 weeks to birth. Your body will tell you how much it can cope with at this stage, I would not recommend that you train on your own especially with weights, as it is important you are able to adapt to the moves correctly and comfortably, and that you avoid flat lying exercises. No over stretching, however certain lower back exercises will help to relieve lower back pain.

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ANTI-BACTERIAL soaps are no more effective than plain soap at killing bacteria. Whilst many people choose anti-bacterial soap products expecting to be better protected from germs, a study has found them to be no more effective. The Korean scientists said there was “no significant difference” between the effects of plain soap and its anti-bacterial counterparts under normal ‘real-life’ conditions. They examined the effect of triclosan, the active antiseptic ingredient commonly used and tested 20 strains on how well it killed bacteria. They found triclosan had killed significantly more bacteria after nine hours or more, but not during the short time required for hand washing. Then, they compared the ability of antibacterial and nonantibacterial soap to remove bacteria from human hands using 16 healthy adult volunteers and found “no significant difference” between the two.

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I’m upgrading to a lion as a pet! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LOVE DOGS. In fact, I like most animals but my preference for a household pet is a dog, but after today I might upgrade to a lion. I have this problem - you see my dog gets walked three times a day. He is a mutt, a soppy adorable mutt who wants to eat, sleep, have his belly rubbed (partial to that myself) and a nice walk. So why do people decide that it’s OK to let their, and I’ll use today as an example, dogs run about off the lead? Admittedly, if it’s a tiddly little thing or a soppy sausage like mine it’s usually manageable, but if it’s a pit bull, or like today a Rottweiler and a Doberman that are by nature hunting or attack dogs it’s a problem. I live up in the hills but it’s highly populated and lots of people walk their dogs.

It’s not some remote place where you don’t think you are going to run into people. Anyway I’m coming home and my neighbour is out walking his dog and I see this young Spanish lady let both her dogs off the lead. The Rottweiler does not do much but the Doberman flies across the road and starts going for his dog. She manages to get it under control and this is where the fun starts. The dog owner tells her what he thinks. Then I tell her that dogs of certain size and breed have to be muzzled and on the lead and she goes potty telling us that her dog wouldn’t hurt anyone. I’ve heard this from so many people that insist their ‘pets’ wouldn’t hurt anyone. She was not interested and didn’t even offer any kind of apology; she put her dogs on the lead and went off muttering. Owners - your dogs are not the problem - you are! If you own a dog that by law is classed as dangerous keep it on a lead or at least put a muzzle on it. Or I'm upgrading to a lion and they can sort it out themselves.

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Kamikaze software AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

POLICE CHECKS: On the wearing of seatbelts and child restraints in cars. NEW software has been created by Bosch which aims to alert so called ‘kamikaze’ drivers, who either intentionally or accidentally drive the wrong way down the road. This software will be available through smart phones or integrated into the vehicle’s technology such as GPS systems. Once an alert has been activated to say the driver is going the wrong way and the driver fails to respond to the warning, the equipment is capable of forcing the vehicle to stop within a few seconds, simultaneously sending an alert to approaching vehicles of the potential hazard ahead. Bosch aims to put the technology into production in 2016, although the ability to actually stop the vehicle will only be available in those cars which have computerised assistance built in.

Police checks All drivers in Spain should be aware that the Guardia Civil traffic department will be carrying out intensified checks on the wearing of seatbelts and child restraints in cars. The use of a seatbelt is mandatory for all occupants of a vehicle in both front and rear seats. There must be no more passengers in a vehicle than the number of seatbelts. Children less than 1.5m in height must use the appropriate restraints for their height and, in some cases, weight and children under the age of 12 cannot travel in the front seat, unless using a properly fitted and approved restraints. The only exception is if the child is tall than 135cm, in which case they can use the normal seatbelt. According to the DGT, 70 per cent of children are not properly protected with the correct form of restraint.

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Can Spain charge extra tax on property? Have you heard of an extra tax on purchasing a house in Spain if the government thinks the house is more valuable than the price you actually paid for it? My brother has just purchased an apartment and his soliciYes, it is legal. Your solicitor has done well to warn you about the upcoming extra tax bill. The Spanish Tax Agency has tables of value, based on the official rateable value of properties, which is the ‘valor catastral’ used to determine the annual property tax, ie rates. These tables give the minimum value

tor has told him he may have to pay a few thousand euros more in taxes because he got the property at a low price. Is this legal in Spain?

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

For many years the official value was lower than market value.

R.R. (Costa Blanca) that can be declared for a property. For many years this official value was lower than the real market value. However, in today’s depressed market, the official value is often higher than the price actually paid. This means the Tax Agency must apply the transfer tax to this value. It has happened to many purchasers.

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You’re Hired! Jack Dee to replace Dara Ó Briain on The Apprentice sister show Richard Shanley

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JACK DEE has signed up to host the new series of The Apprentice: You’re Fired. The comedian has replaced Dara Ó Briain on the BBC Two companion show, which airs directly after the main episode and features business experts and celebrities discussing the week’s events with the eliminated candidate. Dee - who has experience in the show after appearing on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2009 said: “I’m very much looking forward to hosting You’re Fired and hope that the luckless candidates will see me as the friendly face at the end of a difficult time in their lives.” Meanwhile, friend of the show Romesh Ranganathan has had an upgrade and will be a regular panel-

JACK DEE: To host The Apprentice: You’re Fired. I love You’re Fired and am looking forward to putting all the questions to the candidates.

list this autumn. “As a massive fan of The Apprentice this is very exciting for me,” he said. “I love You’re Fired and am looking forward to putting all the questions to the candidates that people at home want to see asked. “I also have a number of business proposals of my own that I think

Lord Sugar will be pretty interested in…” The news follows the announcement that terrifying businessman Claude Littner - who regularly put the fear of God into the candidates during the interview stage - has replaced Nick Hewer as one of Lord Sugar’s advisers on the programme. The Apprentice and The Apprentice: You’re Fired will return later this year. Ant & Dec are returning to present the Brit Awards for a second year running in 2016. The pair hosted this year’s event, which was memorably dominated by Madonna’s stage fall. “We’re really excited to be invited back to host the Brit Awards 2016,” Ant & Dec said. “In all honesty we only intended to do it for one year but had such a good time we are thrilled to be doing it again. Both of us are looking forward to what will be an incredible night, and we can’t wait to celebrate the achievements of British music once again.”

The Brit Awards will air on ITV live from The O2 on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift were among the major winners at the 35th Brit Awards earlier this year. If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@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 almost 3000sq kms of Costa Almeria and Calida or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television. Richard Shanley Tel No : 950 61 51 42 Mob No : 678 33 28 15 Twitter : SpectrumAlmeria www.costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net

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Hispano-British Integration Day in Huercal-Overa MEMBERS from British and Spanish groups and clubs will attend the event By Linda Hall THIS coming Saturday Huercal-Overa is organising its third Hispano-British Integration Day. “After the resounding success of the two previous editions, we are repeating these celebrations to emphasise that British residents are part of our community,” said Social Services councillor Monica Sanchez. “This is a celebration where both nationalities can get to know each other better,” she said. The town’s approximately 1,500 British residents make up almost 10 per cent of the local population. “They love Huercal-Overa as much as we do,” said the councillor as she invited all residents in the area to attend. Members from 16 British and Spanish groups and clubs will attend the event at the municipal sports complex. It opens

INTEGRATION: Visitors at last year’s event. at 11am with an official welcome from the mayor and councillors at noon. There will be country and folk danc-

ing displays from British and Spanish groups plus zumba, line dancing and kickboxing as well as music.

“This is a town with room for all nationalities, we are above race or social condition,” Monica Sanchez said.

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It’s charity coffee time EVERY year Macmillan holds a charitable worldwide coffee morning to raise money for the cause. The event is to take place on Saturday, September 26. It will be a great chance to get together, drink coffee, and eat cakes, lovingly supplied by caring and selfless bakers. All proceeds from donations go to the Macmillan fund. The association is looking for kind hearted people to sell items to serve a good cause. The Spacious garden at Calle Barranco 10 in Turre is being lovingly prepared, however, participants are being kindly requested to bring a chair. All locals and visitors are welcomed: the more the merrier! Those interested in baking or selling items please call Loli at 637 229 464 or Maggi at 690 088 739.

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Bernarda Alba in Vera with proceeds going to PAWS THERE is a chance below to win two free tickets for the show By Steve Walsh NOT only an English-language translation and adaptation of a Lorca melodrama, but a competition too! The Indalo Players present The House of Bernarda Alba on October 15, 16 and 17 at Cine Teatro Municipal Regio, Calle Radio Nacional in Vera. Curtain up at 8pm. There are two free tickets for correctly answering “How many daughters does Bernarda Alba have?” Email chrissie.3@hotmail.co.uk with the answer. The play centres on widowed Bernarda Alba and her daughters Angustias, Magdalena, Amelia, Martirio and Adela. Angustias, the eldest is to marry handsome Pepe el Romano but the youngest, Adela, becomes pregnant with his child. Bernarda decides to kill Pepe el Romana, an action that brings a devastating climax which will change The House of Bernarda Alba forever. Proceeds from the performance will go to Asprodalba and PAWS. Tickets

INDALO PLAYERS: Rehearsing Lorca play. cost €8 each and are available from PC Playa in Mojacar and Connexions in Turre. Please enquire about transport from Mojacar, Turre and Los Gallardos when purchasing tickets. Directions to

the venue will be on the reverse of the ticket. For further information contact Chrissie Cremore on 634 349 638 or chrissie.3@hotmail.co.uk.

Ibex supports the Sierra Leone Ebola orphans appeal ANNIVERSARY: Remembering the Battle of Britain 1940.

Anglican Church Mojacar A SERVICE was held on Sunday September 13 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with appropriate hymns and prayers being included.

IBEX director Philip Langley is all set to participate in his fourth Sierra Leone marathon. The race will take place in Makeni, Sierra Leone on October 24. Phil is once again raising money for the UK charity Street Child and, specifically this year, for their Ebola Orphan Appeal. In the days before the race Phil will visit several Street Child projects across the country to see for himself how the money raised is spent and to meet the beneficiaries. Phil is meeting all his own expenses for the trip so that every penny raised goes to the charity. The ongoing Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 4,000 lives in Sierra Leone, leaving more than 12,000 orphans without at least one primary caregiver. More than 3,000 children have lost both parents.

MARATHON: Philip Langley receives his race shirt. They have an average age of just nine years. Without help these orphans face a bleak future as they also face the stigma of being an Ebola orphan and are frequently shunned by the wider community who themselves fear infection. The common practice of Africans welcoming orphans into their family has often not applied in the case of Ebola or-

phans. Many are left facing a life of physical and sexual abuse on the streets and no prospect of returning to school. Street Child is changing that and has supported more than 10,000 orphans, giving them food, finding them safe shelter, providing school uniforms and getting them back to school. Donations can be made at www.virginmoneygiving.com/p hiliplangley.

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Keeping fit in Mojacar GYM course is aimed at male and female seniors who are keen to improve fitness By Steve Walsh M O J A C A R Tow n H a ll is a ga in offe ring a ‘G e rontogimnasia’ gym course. This w ill be the e ighth c ons e c utive ye a r of the c ours e , w hic h c ombine s physical and mental fitness with gentle gym routines. The classes are aimed at ma le a nd fe ma le s e niors w ho a re ke e n to improve their physical fitness, inc luding thos e w ith s ome type of health or mobility issue. The classes are also designed to promote positive

SENIORS: Gentle gym routines. thinking in later life and to help generate a more optimistic attitude in counter-

act i ng t he pr obl em s and constraints associated with getting older.

Thi s year ’s cour se has now commenced after the summer break. Classes are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 11am in t he Sal on de l a Ter cer a Edad on the lower floor of the Centro de Usos Multiples, next to the English Library. Readers wishing to join can enrol in person at the town hall’s Sports departm ent ( Concej al i a de Deportes). It is necessary to be registered on the Mojacar Padron and be at least 55.

Jazz cycle in Carboneras FESTIVAL ends on October 10 with 30’s inspired songs

JAZZ FESTIVAL: There is still time to catch some ‘swing.’

THE ninth Jazzbegote Festival in Carboneras is now under way and continues until October 10. The festival began last Saturday with the ClasiJazz Big Band Swing and Funky but there is still time to catch the Marco Mezquida Trio at the Teatro Casa de Musica this Saturday (September 26) at 8pm, tickets €5. Supersax perform on October 3 at the same time and venue tickets are €5. The festival comes to an end with O’Sister - inspired by the 30’s songs of the Boswell Sisters - on October 10 at 8.30pm, again at the Casa de Musica, tickets €5.

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Less water worries for Albox families in need

NEW rooms, painting and gardening have been undertaken

WATER BILLS: Council has reached agreement with the water company.

WELCOME BACK: The children will see a difference with new classrooms. By Maria José Fernandez NEW rooms, painting works and gardening are some of the improvements carried out in Zurgena schools to welcome the children in pristine conditions. The town council explained the most important works were

carried out in the nursery school Chicos, where children between 0 and three years old will be able to enjoy a brand new classroom, with new furniture and toys. “For us, it is very important that children feel at home at their school, so their first contact with education is as enriching as pos-

sible,” said Lola Garcia, Education councillor. At La Alfoqua public school, the council has carried out comprehensive improvement works in hallways and toilets. Cleaning and disinfection works on the drinking water has taken place at Juan Andres Toledo school.

Former mayor injured in fall

TRACTOR ACCIDENT: The vehicle overturned trapping the man’s leg under it. THE former mayor of Albanchez, Francisco Martinez was injured after being involved in an accident when driving a tractor in the area of Rambla de Los Gomares. According to Spanish daily La Comarca Noticias, the ex-mayor was carrying out farming works when, for reasons still unknown, the vehicle overturned and trapped Mr Martinez’s leg under it.

The mayor was able to call his wife himself who requested an ambulance and he was taken by helicopter to the Torrecardenas Hospital, where he still remained hospitalised at the time of going to press. According to the same sources, Mr Martinez did not sustain injuries to his head or chest, but his ankle was in a very bad condition and he underwent surgery to reconstruct it.

FAMILIES in need and entrepreneurs are in luck in Albox as the council has reached an agreement with local water company Gestagua to reduce their water bills. Negotiations between Gestagua, local Mayor Rogelio Mena, Treasury councillor Francisco Carrillo and Social Services councillor Ana Belen Trinidad have resulted in the company promising to provide a €12,000 per year fund to be used to reduce water bills for new businesses and needy families.

Companies using 1,000 cubic metres of water per year that generate employment and families going through hard times will be the recipients of the discounts, the mayor explained. The town hall’s Social Services department will study individual cases of possible social exclusion and vulnerability, and families that qualify for the discounts and use less than 10 cubic metres of water per month will benefit from discounts of up to 100 per cent, Trinidad said.

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A bird breeding project TWENTY disabled people from the Francisco Perez Miras and El Saliente day centres for the disabled in Albox will be taking part in a new gardening, agricultural and bird breeding project funded by Bankia. The project, Cultivating Integration, was chosen by staff from Bankia’s Almeria Business Centre and will be receiving €4,443 in funds for the forst six months, centre director Jose Luis Martinex explained after a visit to the El Saliente headquarters to find out more about the association’s work.

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Local talent wows on TV JUANJO Garcia Guillen, a 15-year-old boy from Albox, has wowed the coaches on Spanish TV competition La Voz Kids, pulling the audience to their feet with his performance last week.

Juanjo chose one of coach Manuel Carrasco’s songs, No Dejes de Soñar (Don’t Stop Dreaming), for his initial appearance on Telecinco channels’ talent competition as he is a big fan of the singer.

Carrasco was thrilled and spun round almost immediately to invite the talented young man to join his team for the competition, and although fellow judges Almeria-born David Bisbal and Rosario Flores knew he would want to join Carrasco’s team they also turned to congratulate Juanjo on his performance. As parents Avelin and Juanjo and brother David watched on, during what they later said was one of the happiest days of their lives, Juanjo agreed to join Carrasco’s team for the competition and gave him a bracelet as a gift. Those who know him say the young man has always loved music and sings to himself all day long, both at home and at school where he takes an active role in all the cultural activities. He is currently learning to play piano and guitar, and has managed through the competition to fulfil his lifelong dream of performing before a large audience.

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Raised beds are an ideal solution FILL raised beds with a mix of good topsoil and compost Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

FROM 2000 to 2007, Spain apparently built some 35 per cent of all the residential properties built in the entire European Union. So it is no wonder that many owners of those properties have found that they have only a shallow depth of soil and that the soil is of poor quality. If you are in this situation, it is futile to expect to develop a long-term sustainable garden by planting directly in the garden soil. It would be far better to build areas of raised beds with 30 to 50 centimetres of a rich water retentive soil mix from day one and cover the areas between with stone slab, tile or stone chipping terraces and paths.

BLOOMING GOOD: Since you will be starting off with fertile soil there will be little need for fertilizers.

The benefits will be eightfold: 1. Fewer plants will die within a few weeks, months or years. 2. Raised beds can be used for hedges, flowering plants, shrubs and trees, culinary and medicinal herb beds, a rockery,

succulent or bulb collections, rose collections, vegetables and fruit plants, bushes and trees, an asparagus bed, etc, etc. 3. You can work them without walking on them and do so standing up or sitting on a seat or stool. 4. Since you don’t need to

walk on the soil you can work raised beds immediately after heavy rains. 5. Watering needs will be less. 6. Easy to work if you fill with a good soil mix. 7. Provided the raised beds are on a good draining base or

have low water draining holes they will not become waterlogged even after heavy rains. 8. Less continuing frustration. Walls of raised beds can be brick, stone, aggregate blocks, wood, old doors, railway sleepers, welded or bolted sheet metal, and peat blocks, etc. They are easily built by a handyman or local odd-job man. Make the width no more than a metre. We suggest that you fill the raised beds with a mix of good top soil, homemade or purchased inexpensive natural compost from a local composting yard or eco-park, and well composted horse, sheep, goat or poultry manure. If you use all the topsoil from the areas that you are going to cover with chippings you may have sufficient soil. Since you will be starting off with fertile soil there will be little need to use additional fertil-

izers in the first year even if growing vegetables. In subsequent years top up the surface of the soil with five to 10 centimetres of good compost and well rotted manures. To use the raised beds most productively plant trailing plants around the sides to hang down the walls as well as maximising the top of the beds. For watering we suggest you install a drip irrigation system on the raised beds controlled by a simple battery operated timer or install a water tank above the raised beds and water by gravity. If you are bothered by a neighbour’s pet cats or feral cats cover the top of vegetable beds especially at sowing and planting times with a removable wire mesh tunnel. This can be covered with clear plastic sheeting to protect overwintering and early spring crops.

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animals into the pets they dreamed of. Dick was aware through my writings that I did not believe in anything other than teaching dogs to walk to heel, sit and stay and most important to come back when called. I was also letting dogs off leash to sniff and play and go on walks. Dick bless him used to call me the ‘Mad Dog Man’ until he received a video from me showing him my free socialisation. From that moment on he changed his complete approach and was ‘then’ the first dog trainer in the western hemisphere to offer Large Field Socialisation. Dick came on my radio shows and always claimed I changed his life. Unfortunately Dick died a few years ago and I lost a great friend I had never met. Any form of aggression used towards aggressive animal results in a negative causing so many problems. Now another new approach is the Tedlington Touch known as the TTouch. Sarah Fisher a

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friend and expert in all sectors of the Canine and Horse world uses this and can be seen on the Internet and certainly gives excellent results. In conclusion lately a term being used in the USA, UK and Spain is ‘Force Free Training.’ This literally means passive training which a number of trainers have been using for over 30 years. Over the past few years harnesses in all shapes and colours have been appearing. Harnesses were designed for working dogs, tracking, the blind and handicapped air sea rescue etc. In my opinion the harness needs to be fitted by an expert and then shown how to use it but of course owners do not go down this street! I prefer that a dog is trained on a half check collar available in the Kumfi range www.kumfi.co.uk and then once trained to walk to heel after which there is no problem to use a harness.

THIS is the time of year that sees the greatest numbers of little insects that can potentially put our pets at risk if they become infested. Parasites such as fleas and ticks are usually found in green areas, grass, bushes and trees and apart from their bites, their main dangers are the number of illnesses and problems they can bring with them. The EWN asked local veterinarians for their opinion on what can be done to protect animals from these pests, they s a i d “ F l e a s h o s t o rg a n isms such as Dipylidium caninum (flea tapeworms) which can lead to pets becoming infected, and also tend to produce dermatitis and skin problems as many dogs are all e rg i c t o f l e a s ’ s a l i v a . This can lead to scabs and alopecia due to continual scratching. “In the case of fleas, the microorganisms they carry inside them can become lodged in pets’ blood destroying cells and causing extreme cases of anaemia, suppressing immune systems, causing blood clotting issues and affecting vital o rg a n s s u c h a s t h e k i d neys and liver and can even cause paralysis.” Another parasite we

m u s t n ’t f o rg e t i s o n e transmitted by mosquitoes which cause an illness known as canine leishmaniasis. This is a very serious illness which gradually weakens pets. The first symptom is usually hair loss around the eyes, ears and nose. More serious symptoms including apathy, lack of appetite, skin and joint problems and bleeding. To avoid all these parasite-related problems there are various effective methods which stop the insects affecting out animals. The people at Mascota Express tell us that there is a wide range of liquids, collars, sprays and tablets available that can be used to get rid of parasites and protect your pets from all sorts of insects in a simple, convenient and effective way for a set amount of time. Depending on the type of prevention chosen, the effect can last from one month (liquids) to eight to nine months (collars).

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Brief history of the canary 3-legged and the different types dog rescued from shed THE domestic canary is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird of the finch family originating from the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Canaries were first bred in captivity in the 17th century as they were brought over by Spanish sailors to Europe. The bird became an expensive and fashionable addition to the courts of various kings and monks started breeding

them, selling only the males which sing. Canaries are generally divided into three main groups: Colourbred canaries which are bred for different colours, Type canaries which are bred for their shape, Song canaries bred for their songs. In Spain, the Raza Española which is considered a good shape and the relatively recently developed Spanish

Timbrado developed for its song are possibly the best known canaries. Even though the habit of keeping such birds in small cages is becoming less common, it is still possible to hear their songs from balconies around Spain.

POOR dog was so scared, that she simply wouldn’t budge

Loyal four-legged friend stands guard over her companion who was stuck THE strength of a dogs love has proved a humbling experience A HEARTWARMING story was doing the rounds last week of two missing dogs found safe in America after one stood guard for a week over the other, which had got stuck in a water cistern. The Setter, Tillie, stayed with her Basset Hound friend Phoebe after she became

trapped in a ravine in the state of Washington. Vashon Island Pet Protectors volunteer group, which had been searching for the dogs for a week, reported: “For nearly a week Tillie stayed by her side apart from a few minutes each day when she went to look for help.”

The pair were found when a nearby resident reported a dog had been visiting their property every day then rushing back in the direction of the ravine. After a search, Phoebe was found perched on rubble inside the cistern, which had concrete walls that were a lit-

tle too high for her to be able to jump out of. As both dogs recover from their ordeal, their story has been shared more than 3,000 times from VIPP’s Facebook page, where it has been classed by the group as a humbling example of the power of love.

A REPORT has just come in concerning Annie a three-legged dog from Floral City, Florida who escaped her owner, dug a hole under a shed and then promptly got stuck! Her owner called for assistance and local firefighters arrived with heavy machinery including the aptly named but somewhat intimidating ‘jaws of life’ with which they hoped to rescue Annie. Apparently, the poor dog was so scared that no matter how hard they tried to get her out, or how much the owner tried to

encourage her, she simply w o u l d n ’t o r c o u l d n ’t budge from under the shed. The firefighters had a ‘light bulb moment’ and after re-equipping themselves returned with some bacon. Although the report doesn’t record whether it was smoked or unsmoked, cooked or raw, it seemed to do the trick as Annie, having sniffed at it, managed to wriggle out of the hole, ate the bacon and jumped into her owner ’s arms none the worse for the experience.

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RUGBY WORLD CUP England got off to a ‘decent’ start on home soil, beating Fiji 35 points to 11 in their opening game, Mike Brown scoring two tries. But 24 hours later we had the biggest shock ever in World Cup history when Japan beat South Africa 34-32. The pick of the other first group matches were: France 32 Italy 10, Ireland 70 Canada 7, New Zealand 26 Argentina 16, Samoa 25 USA 16 and Wales 54 Uruguay 9 before a record 89,000 crowd. England play Wales on Saturday (9pm) followed by Australia-Uruguay, Scotland-USA and Ireland-Romania on Sunday. Twenty countries are playing 48 games in the tournament which ends on 31 October. MOTOR SPORT - Sebastian Vettel won last Sunday’s eventful Singapore F1 Grand

DYNAMIC DUO: Jamie and Andy Murray set up victory for GB to reach the Davis Cup final. Prix; Daniel Ricciardo was second with Kimi Raikonnen third. Unfortunately Lewis Hamilton’s brakes failed but he still leads the driver’s championship by 41 points from Nico Rosberg with Vettel eights worse off. The cars, drivers and crews stay in Asia for this Sunday’s

Japanese Grand Prix while the riders on two wheels will participate in the Spanish MotoGP at Aragon. FOOTBALL - Last weekend, a record Etihad Stadium crowd of 53,545 saw West Ham surprisingly beat Manchester City 2-1 - the latter’s second home defeat in four

days. Chelsea, aided by the niggling and arrogant Diego Costa, beat nine-man Arsenal 2-0 (also the Gunners’ second defeat in a row); Manchester United (with two goals from teenage sensation Anthony Martial) won 3-2 at Southampton and WBA edged Aston Villa 1-0 in the Midlands derby.

There were also PL wins for Bournemouth (v Sunderland), Spurs (with a ‘Sun’ goal v Crystal Palace) and Watford (at Newcastle). Brighton (Championship), Burton Albion (FL1), Leyton Orient (FL2), Aberdeen (SPL), Rangers (SCL) and Barcelona (La Liga) lead their respective Divisions. Lionel Messi missed his 15th penalty out of 65 in Barca’s latest 4-1 win over Levante. Earlier this week, 16 third round League Cup-ties included Arsenal v Tottenham, Aston Villa v Birmingham, Leicester v West Ham, Liverpool v Carlisle, Manchester United v Ipswich, Norwich v WBA, Sunderland v Manchester City and Walsall v Chelsea. And this weekend the top PL games are Leicester-Arsenal, Manchester United-Sunderland, NewcastleChelsea and Spurs-Manchester City, while two founder members of the Football League, Preston and Wolves, meet in the Championship. * Former PNE, Aston Villa and England forward Tommy Thompson has died, aged 85 TENNIS - At The Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain beat Australia to reach the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978. Andy and Jamie Murray set up victory with a memorable and thrilling doubles triumph over Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth before

Andy went out on Sunday to sew things up with victory over Bernard Tomic. GB will now play Belgium, away, in the final in November.... and the last time GB won the trophy was back in 1936 when Fred Perry was at his best. CRICKET - Jade Dernbach’s hat-trick for Surrey was all in vain as Gloucestershire won the Royal London Cup final at Lords by six runs (220/214). And Worcestershire have been relegated form Division One of the County Championship. GOLF - Europe blew an 84 points lead in the Solheim Cup allowing the USA to regain the trophy with a narrow 14½ to 13½ victory in Germany. Jason Day has now gone top of the world rankings but Tiger Woods has dropped down to 283rd after another back operation. He will not play any more golf this year. His last major win was back in 2008. TRIATHLON - In the World Championships in Chicago, the GB duo of Non Stanford and Vicky Holland finished second and third in the women’s event and so qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but in the men’s event, Jonny Brownlee could only manage 12th place and is not guaranteed a place in Rio, yet!

DID YOU KNOW? FIFTY years ago, in December 1965, Norman Hunter (Leeds United) became the first substitute to be used by England in a full international when he replaced Joe Baker in a 2-0 win over Spain in Madrid.

QUIZ - Tomorrow afternoon, I have a charity quiz at Bar La Montana on the Bedar/ Lubrin Road (2.30pm). From 12 noon there is a special menu available for those who want to have an early lunch.

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19th Hole Golf A message Society Cucador from Badgers LORCA GOLF Resort hosted a Traffic Lights Stableford competition on Friday September 18. With perfect weather conditions and greens in beautiful condition high scores were expected. Nigel Greenwood’s manic 48 points easily secured first place in the Men’s Division, while an ever improving Geoff Smith, secured second place on a card countback with 44 points from Mike Espisito. Nekana Galindez took the honours in the Ladies Division with 34 points. Stephen Puddephut had a cash winning day taking two Nearest the Pins and a Two. Best shot of the day was from Steve Tucker on the 14th, his second shot bounced left of the green landing in his opponent’s buggie and settling nicely in

the water bottle holder The full results were as follows: In the Mens Division: First, Nigel Greenwood, 48 points (16). Second, Geoff Smith, 44 points (28). Third, Mike Esposito, 44 points (13). In the Ladies Division: First, Nekana Galindez, 34 points (26). The 19th Hole G/S arranges 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.

Hola Everyone. Well it is now getting close to our annual Presentation Dinner & Dance and there are a lot of you who have not yet put your names down or indeed selected your menu choices. See attached list for confirmations. The cut off point for acceptance is September 30 so you all need to get your asses into gear and get your names down and make your menu choices. The night will again be full of festivities and fun so you do not want to miss out! Isabel at Bella Vista is expecting a large crowd and is looking forward to presenting you all with some wonderful food from the kitchen. Steve King will once again be supplying the music for the night. The presentation will be followed with a raffle with all proceeds going to a good cause. So, be there or be square! Please get in contact with me at the earliest convenience. Regards, Andy M 634 333 481 • andymucha1@gmail.com

Thank you, readers, for your support CAMPBELL LAMONT expresses his appreciation on behalf of the whole team Getting in the swing with Campbell Lamont

By Tony Myles THOUSANDS of EWN readers have played a major role in helping Campbell reach his market leading position and on behalf of his whole team, he wants to convey his sincere appreciation for that support. The business has grown beyond all expectations. Here are a few highlights and comparisons. Just a few years ago, Campbell was operating from a single office suite with limited space for product displays. The main thrust of

SUCCESS STORY: Campbell’s business has surpassed expectations. the business was based on securing discounted green fees for his clients. This was an extremely difficult task as, at that time, the mindset of the clubs was that green fees should not be discount-

ed but should be retained at an ever increasing high level. How times have changed! Today there are no popular courses that do not undertake to provide Campbell with the very

lowest possible rates, which he passes on to a burgeoning client base. This year, you will book more than 40,000 green fees with him. The process will be handled efficiently and smoothly. Move to the mall This single office was replaced by one of the largest Golf Stores in Spain based alongside the busy shopping mall in Ondara * Here Campbell has 650 square metres of space and incorporates a driving range and a putting green. *You will also find all the major brands on display and available for you to try before you buy. * The clothing part of the business has also grown significantly from a few caps just a few years ago to a full range of all the latest fashions for men and women. With this amazing success to build on, Campbell has now undertaken to supply six additional

stores in the North Costa Blanca where you will have access to the full range of goods and services offered by the company. Leagues One of the biggest successes for the Campbell Lamont team has been the meteoric rise in the number of players in the International Campbell Lamont Golf Leagues. From a handful of society members, who were early participants, this now attracts over 10,000 competitors and with expansion into other countries this will quickly become the European number one amateur golf competition. There are so many other success stories but space is limited and so we confirm our gratitude to those who have made this possible and our commitment to continue offering the very best prices for everything you need in order to enjoy the very best sport in the world.

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Villaricos Golf Society at Aguilon golf PRESENTATIONS followed a meal at Los Conteros VILLARICOS Golf Society and Restaurant Los Conteros, held their first joint competition at Aguilon GC on September 18, where 20 members and guests battled it out for prizes in an 18 hole Stableford competition. Presentations followed a meal at Los Conteros for 40 golfers and partners, where the overall winner on the day was Mick Gardner with an impressive 40pts. The day was topped off with music and dancing to the very talented Bud Martin, the opinion was this may have been the first but it should not be the last. Pictured is overall winner Mick Gardner with playing partner John Winstanley.

WINNERS: Mick Gardner with 40 points and his partner John Winstanley.