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ISSUE NO. 1476
17 - 23 OCTOBER 2013
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Film locations on show THE Pedro Gilabert Museum in Arboleas is currently displaying images from the second edition of the International Photographic Competition, Film Locations in Almeria. The exhibition runs until October 27.
Natural death A MAN who was found dead in his car on an industrial estate in Huercal Almeria on Saturday, died of natural causes.
Bar fire FIREFIGHTERS and police were called out to the Mirador Bar in Huercal-Overa after a fryer caught fire in the kitchen. Fortunately noone was hurt in the incident.
Next up THE next Liga game for UD Almeria is at home on Sunday at 5pm against Rayo Vallecano.
Reduced to rubble
Expatriate homes torn down on judge’s orders By Stephen Lear
TWO homes owned by British expatriates have been reduced to rubble after a planning row. The bulldozers moved in and demolished the properties in Las Terreras, Cantoria, which were illegally built but bought in good faith. Former Mayor of Cantoria Pedro Llamas was jailed for two years in a case relating to the situation. Neighbours were left stunned on Monday at what they were seeing. With a strong security presence, representatives of the Junta de Andalucia fulfilled the demolition order which had been hanging
over two of the four homes built by a local builder. Within a matter of 40 minutes the properties, belonging to retired Britons, were reduced to rubble. It is believed that three of the four families affected have returned to the UK. In August 2004, the Junta opened disciplinary proceedings against the builder following a complaint by the Guardia Civil’s Service for the Protection of Nature (Seprona) for clearing the land without permission. It ended with the builder being fined, ordered to restore the area to its previous state and compensate the owners.
Maura Hillen, spokesperson for Urbanisticos Abuses Almanzora No (AUAN), visited the site and found that there were only heaps of rubble and some personal items, testimony that people had once lived there. She said: “The judge’s order indicates that the buyers purchased the property in good faith, so they must be compensated. But it seems the town hall is not responsible and the developer is insolvent. “This is an attack on human rights. Nobody knows how to compensate these families and all they have left is rubble.” Hillen added.