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Becoming Spanish THE region’s registry offices have handled 48,564 naturalisation requests since late 2012. Seventy-eight per cent of requests were approved and 22 per cent rejected.

Empty seats CALLS to increase the train service between San Vicente and Alicante City have been rejected. Only 25 passengers use the trains each way, said operator RENFE.

Hungry cats FINES of €750 await Alcoy residents who feed stray cats. Periodically rounding up the cats has done nothing to reduce the town’s feline population, the town hall has explained.

Big-spending Brits Foreign tourists bring €579m September boost INTERNATIONAL tourist spending increased by 9.4 per cent in September in the Valencian Community to reach €579 million. According to the Egatur tourist expenditure survey conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, in the first nine months of the year spending reached €47 billion in the country, an increase of

7.3 per cent over the same period in 2012. Average daily spending through September went up by 2.2 per cent to €108, with British tourists spending the most; 20.7 per cent of the total, followed by German tourists, up 4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Spending across the border in Murcia also

rose with foreign visitors handing over €506 million so far this year; an increase of 1.2 per cent over the same period last year. Visitors to the region spent an average €74.10 per person per day, below the national average, but the lower spend was made up for by tourists staying longer; an average of 13.1 days.

Bricks and mortar: Spanish piggy banks MORE houses were sold in Campello than any other L’Alacanti town between January and July. A total of 202 sales were finalised during this period, according to

Ministry of Public Works statistics. This was 6.3 per cent more than the 190 sales registered in 2012. Most of the properties were acquired as second residents by

foreign buyers, revealed Campello real estate sources. The majority were Russian although some buyers came from Algeria, France and Belgium.

Others were Spanish clients, the estate agents said, often buying as an investment because they do not trust the country’s banks.

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BURIED TREASURE: A 17th century crucifix.

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ANY infrastructure project that involves digging will uncover reminders of Villajoyosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past. It came as no surprise then that work on storm drains in Plaza de la Generalitat revealed the remains of an Augustinian convent built in 1607. The building was demolished in the 1930s to make way for what is now the N-322 through the town, said experts from the Vilamuseu museum. They have uncovered part of the conventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high altar with two 17th

century tombs at right angles to its foot. Given this privileged location, those buried there must have been important people, the archaeologists said. One still wore a crucifix made of wood and bronze, a rosary and fragments of footwear. The building was abandoned in 1838 at a time when anti-clerical feeling ran high and legislation was introduced to confiscate Church property. This served both to raise money for the Crown and make unused land available.

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NEWS No excuse NON-ALIGNED councillor Juan Angel Ferrer has criticised delays over the planned Foietes park. Benidorm’s contribution to Valencia’s GDP is four times higher than the regional average, he reminded the regional government. Write-off THE Monovar birthplace of 19th century novelist Jose Martinez Ruiz ‘Azorin’ which was in danger of collapse has been demolished. The owners must rebuild it with an identical façade and plaque. No exceptions ALICANTE’S Catholic University (UCA) cannot open until it is officially recognised. Agreements with the Holy See must observe the same formalities as all private institutions, ruled the Constitutional Tribunal. New tax THE regional government plans to include a tax on the deposits in the region’s banks in next year’s budget. This will affect only the banks, not their clients’ deposits. Second thoughts BENIDORM Town Hall has postponed plans to increase hotel rubbish collection taxes, following protests from the sector. It also plans to reduce charges for private property and theme parks. Kerb crawling A PASSENGER suffered minor injuries when a car drove into a closed travel agency in Alicante City. The driver was over the drink-driving limit when breath-tested. Sentence review THE high court is to review Miguel Ricart’s case following a Court of Human Rights ruling. He was convicted in 1993 of raping and murdering three teenage girls in Alcasser (Valencia).

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Hospital care hypocrisy? THE PSOE (Socialist) party’s number two has been accused of hypocrisy after she spent three days in a private intensive care unit. Elena Valenciano, who is asthmatic, was taken to a private clinic in Benidorm with severe breathing problems while visiting her family in Altea.

She has since been discharged. When the news emerged, she was accused of hypocrisy for censuring King Juan Carlos when he chose a private hospital for his hip operation. Why did she not go to Marina Baja Hospital in Villajoyosa, she was asked? Valenciano was very ill and required immediate

treatment, family sources explained. Critics claimed the journey to Villajoyosa would have taken only a little longer, although Valenciano’s defenders questioned this. Traffic on the N-332 bypass can be unpredictable, they said, and using the A-7 would have wasted precious time.

CHESTNUT FESTIVAL: Celebrated in some parts of Spain.

HILE Halloween has ballooned into a massive worldwide event, in Spain the more traditional celebrations fall on All Saints’ Day. November 1 is a national holiday and queues form at cemeteries as families remember the dead. Families buy flowers, visit the tombs of deceased relatives and spend the night praying for them. Sweetmeats known as ‘Saints’ Bones’ are made with marzipan filled with egg yolk. They are shaped in the form of a bone and can be found in most cake shops, along with ‘buñuelos’ which are fried dough balls with sweet toppings. Celebrating Halloween has become popular in Spain in recent years, with many stores selling foodstuffs and decorations, and schools holding costume parties. Some TV channels show horror films or Halloween Buñuelos and pumpkins

Emilio de Llera, Head of the Andalucian Regional Department of Justice, regarding the search for the body of Sevilla teenager Marta del Castillo, murdered in January 2009.

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Sweet prospect EXPORTS of Christmas sweetmeat turron grew by 5 per cent this year. The increase is due to new markets in Russia, China and Arab countries, said Jijona manufacturers.

SOME of the tickets for a €600,000 national lottery prize were sold in Pedreguer. The winning number 36,075 was also sold in Barcelona, Medina Sidonia (Cadiz) and Beasain (Guipuzcoa).

Families remember the dead

THE search for Marta has cost too much already and it’s stupid to waste money’

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themed episodes of shows, and both children and adults dress up and go to parties and even trick-ortreating, especially in large towns and cities. However, October 31 has been celebrated in many points of Spain for centuries, although paying more attention to chestnuts than pumpkins. In parts of Spain like Galicia, Cantabria, Cataluña, Aragon, Asturias, and parts of Leon, Zamora, Salamanca and Caceres, they have the ‘Chestnut Festival’ which has Celtic roots and is a time when families get together and remember the dead. It is common to cook sweet chestnuts on a wood fire and eat them. In some areas, people paint their faces with the soot and jump over the fires for good luck. They play games, tell stories and sing songs.

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per cent of the population in Spain breathe air which is polluted beyond acceptable health levels, according to a 2012 study by Environmentalists in Action. This leads to 19,940 premature deaths every year, according to the study.

Raw deal ALICANTE CITY cabbies have complained that out-of-town taxi-drivers and unlicensed ‘pirates’ at stations and the ferry take away 10 per cent of their trade.

Home industry POLICE dismantled a cocaine laboratory in a Petrel apartment whose 34-year-old tenant manufactured and distributed the drug. He was carrying 100 grammes of crack cocaine when arrested.

Hotel deadline THE Alicante courts will auction the derelict five-star Sidi San Juan unless it finds a buyer. It is now owned by the official receivers and banks BBVA and La Caixa.

Severed link RYANAIR is discontinuing its Valencia-Oporto (Portugal) route. It blamed the ‘enormous’ increase in Spanish airport costs in general ‘and Valencia in particular’.

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Natural gas for Benidorm THE Cegas natural gas company has finally obtained permission to install piped gas in Benidorm. Now that all the formalities have been completed, the company plans to invest €8.7 million in the project over the next four years.

Excavating and laying the 13-kilometre pipeline is expected to cost €1 million and will take between eight and 10 months. Once the work is completed, Cegas will create a 56-kilometre network to deliver gas to 30,000 homes and 545 hotels and businesses in the resort. SIGNED AND SEALED: Akira president adds her signature as mayors look on.

Signing up for animal shelter BENISSA and Teulada Town Halls are to help Akira build a shelter for abandoned animals. Benissa Town Hall has agreed to provide land on the La Pedrera industrial estate, near the Ecoparque and licences for

building and setting up the shelter for 100 dogs, said Mayor Juan Bautista Rosello. The council will also connect water, drains, electricity and a telephone line. The installation should be ready within a couple of months, Rosello announced. Teulada is to contribute €15,000 towards building expenses and starting up the shelter, announced its mayor, Antoni Joan Bertomeu. A WEBSITE now lists the salaries commanded by Akira will provide the remainder and take political party Partido Popular’s (PP) high-ranking officials in the Valencian Community. responsibility for the It brought some surprises. Cesar Augusto Asencio, a shelter’s upkeep. It will PP vice-secretary as well as Mayor of Crevillente also collect animals at €99,408 last year – more than the regional president the town hall as and Alberto Fabra’s 2011 salary of €88,471. when required. Jorge Bellver and Marisol Linares, two more viceAkira’s president Gine secretaries on €88,000 apiece, each took home more Wilhemina Oosterthan Fabra. haven thanked the At the other end of the scale Miguel Ortiz, another mayors and said the vice-secretary as well as Altea mayor was paid €36,472. important thing was Although mayoral salaries tend to range between being able to save €50,000 and €90,000, Calpe Mayor Cesar Sanchez was abandoned animals and another exception, with earnings of €91,072. find them new homes.

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A fond farewell to Manolo Escobar

THOUSANDS flocked to Benidorm Town Hall to pay their last respects to Manolo Escobar. Popular in Spain since the Sixties, the singer became world famous after recording ¡Que viva España! The town hall’s function room was turned into a temporary funeral chapel so that the singer’s countless fans, many of them elderly, could bid the popular singer farewell. The coffin’s arrival and departure a day later was greeted like a bullfighter entering the ring, with cries of ¡Que viva Manolo! and ¡Ole tu! He discovered Benidorm in 1963

when he and his German wife Anita stayed there after failing to find holiday accommodation elsewhere. The couple liked it so much they bought a home “to return to next year.” They moved into the Rincon de Loix villa named Porompompero after one of his biggest hits - in the Eighties. They returned when work permitted and settled permanently in the early 90s. Manolo Escobar, who was born in Almeria and grew up in Badalona, died a few days after his 82nd birthday, two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Sunrise case shelved THE judge investigating the Sunrise case has given up searching for the ship’s captain. He is unlocatable

Arrest of fraudsters TEN men and a woman were arrested for embezzling €20,335. The tricksters advertised apartment rentals in Benidorm on the internet. They received deposits of between €80 and €300 from 180 people, but on their arrival found no apartments were available.

and she has returned the case to the Prosecution Department. The ship ran aground off El Saler (Valencia) during storms in September last year, remaining near to shore for several weeks before it could be moved. The captain’s decision to bring the Sunrise so close caused such serious erosion, prosecutors said, that 60,000 cubic metres of sand were required to counteract the damage. The shipowners insurance covered the cost of repairs and regeneration, but the captain was accused of environmental offences.

Car theft ends in shooting A NIGHT-TIME car chase that began in Benissa ended in Alcalali. Instead of giving himself up, a car thief apprehended by Local Police in Benissa sped off through Senija and Lliber. Alerted to the chase, the Guardia Civil blocked the Jalon road with a vehicle, which the pursued driver managed to avoid.

MANOLO ESCOBAR: The famous singer had made Benidorm his home.

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He finally stopped in Alcalali but on leaving the car made “a suspicious movement.” One of the Benissa policemen, believing that he was about to take out a weapon, opened fire in self-defence. The man was later found to be unarmed. He was taken to Denia hospital where he received treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm.

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Don’t bank on it! LA JARA residents are fighting the decision to close its only remaining bank. Other banks have

First job plan ends THE first 15-strong group of workers employed by Javea Town Hall have finished their threemonth contracts. Their places will now be taken by a further 15 unemployed Javea residents.

gradually closed branches there and now it is the turn of the one survivor. Although the cash machine will remain, the bank is due to close at the end of November, to the dismay of the local population. The decision will have particular impact on the elderly who have asked Mayor Josep Fornes to intervene. His request to the bank to postpone the closure met with failure. “It seems that the decision has been made,” said the mayor. “Figures are the important thing and they don’t balance,” he lamented.

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Altea projects face local opposition ALTEA’S future Chapel of Rest will not be located near the town centre. Urban Development Councillor Carolina Punset and residents have objected to the choice of Calle Pontet. The town plan (PGOU) does not allow this type of installation, she said, prompting Health and Social Services Councillor Gregorio Alvado to select another site on the Montahud

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It wasn’t me! AN employee has denied causing a fire at the municipal dump in Benidorm, which spread rapidly. He had lit and later put out a bonfire two days before on his bosses’ orders, he claimed.

Early warning GREEN LUNG: Montemolar in Altea. industrial estate. Punset also criticised the Norwegian geriatric residence planned for an 11,760-squaremetre plot of Montemolar woodland. Punset claimed that the residence poses an environmental threat by destroying Altea’s ‘green lung’. Its link to the N322 - “a goat track without room for two cars to pass” -

is inadequate, she declared. The PP party needs Punset’s Cipal party votes to maintain control of the town hall but is likely to be less acquiescent regarding the home. Planning permission was granted in September, seven years after original application. “Building will go ahead,” the town hall announced.

A MOTORIST tailing a drunken driver on the N-322 flashed his lights and sounded his horn to warn oncoming vehicles. The drunk was eventually arrested after driving for 20 kilometres.

Bleak outlook EMPLOYMENT in the Valencian Community will not improve until mid2014, a BBVA survey predicted. Its three provinces will take longer to recover from the crisis than other regions, it said.

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Consul urges Belgians to register THE Belgian consul in Alicante, Dominique Schoofs, has visited La Nucia. She was there to urge Belgian residents to register on the padron

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Too close PERMISSION to open a new discotheque in Alicante City’s Calle Castaños has been refused. It would have been less than 50 metres from another disco, said the urban planning department.

Tree gift A LOCAL nursery donated more than 300 ficus trees to San Vicente’s Norte Canastell park. It intends to send more trees to other parks in the area.

Pups dumped FIVE puppies were found in a rubbish bin by Denia residents alerted by their cries. One was dead but the four survivors were taken to the local animal shelter.

Clock change saves money PUTTING the clocks forward last March saved the Valencian Community almost €12 million. The bulk of this amount €9.4 million - came from savings in domestic energy bills, with the provinces of Alicante and Valencia benefiting more than Castellon. Savings were most noticeable between March and October when the sun rises early and sets late, said the regional energy directorate. Valencia saved €5.8 million while Alicante Province made savings of €4.8 million. Castellon managed €1.4 million.

(municipal roll). At the last count, 900 were registered. Like her counterparts from the UK and elsewhere, Schoofs emphasised the importance of registering and the benefits this brings.

These include access to an important number of public services including schools, health-care and Social Services. Other services depend on the number

Sierra walk retraces history THE Sierra Helada national park not only separates Benidorm and Alfaz’s Albir, but unites them, too. Both local councils have joined forces to promote and protect the national park while introducing it to visitors and local residents through a series of conducted tours. The first followed the SIERRA HELADA: Following in lookouts’ footsteps. Ruta de los Atajadores, the trail taken centuries side. All this and more covered, it is hardly ago by sentinels who was explained by staff surprising that the patrolled the crest of from the culture Atajadores route was Sierra Helada between departments of both classed as ‘difficult’ but others that follow in the Bombarda and councils. As well as its history, November and December Caletes towers in Albir and Benidorm. Their task they also pointed out the will be less demanding. For more information, was to give early warning fossilised dunes and of pirates, foes and plants that are unique to contact the culture and heritage departments in invaders approaching the Sierra. from the Sierra’s blind Given the terrain Alfaz and Benidorm.

Floral Club help for Alzheimer’s Association THE Marina Alta Costa Blanca Floral Club donated €500 to the Teulad-Moraira Alzheimer’s Association (AFA). The cheque was presented to the local mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu and Social Services councillor Sylvia Tatnell by the Floral Club’s president Pat Bramah. The mayor thanked the club for what he said was “a grand gesture” and a great help to the day centre run by AFA.

BIG CHEQUE: Teulada-Moraira’s mayor flanked by Pat Bramah (r) and Sylvia Tatnell (l).

Wooing clients in cyberspace IT’S back to school for many Costa Blanca hotel employees. Alicante University is organising an IT course aimed specifically at the tourist industry. Six out of every 10 tourists who visit the Valencian Community use the internet to plan and book holidays, according to regional government statistics. Hotels must move with ease

on the internet so they can promote and market themselves, said Javier Jimenez, co-ordinator of the 60-hour course. It is also important to know how to improve a hotel’s position in search engine results, Jimenez pointed out, while client reviews are ‘fundamental’ when choosing a hotel.

of registered residents. The greater their number – whether Spanish or foreign-born – the more central government money is allocated for public services in the town.

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More flights AIR BERLIN is increasing its weekly flights to Alicante-Elche Airport from 18 to 29 this winter. There will be direct links to Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Zurich, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, and Dusseldorf.

Exports up EXPORTS in Alicante Province grew by 5.7 per cent in August compared to 2012. Between January and August they increased by 12.3 per cent.

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Payout for victims of La Cala flood THE family of two Britons drowned during a flash flood will receive €225,000 in compensation. The couple were shopping at the open-air market in La Cala de Finestrat in October 2011 when a cloudburst turned the site into a raging torrent. The town hall assumed responsibility after ignoring warnings that the site, a paved-over riverbed, was at risk from flooding. The settlement, previously agreed between the couple’s family, their lawyer and insurers, was approved at a council meeting.

FLOOD RISK: The former site of La Cala ‘mercadillo’.

Neo-Nazis rear their heads SCHOOLS in Playa de San Juan have been defaced with fascist symbols. Swastikas were daubed on walls of the Radio Exterior institute and Mediterraneo school, as well as phrases praising Hitler and proclaiming ‘fascism is joy’. The walls were cleaned but the slogans and symbols reappeared a few days later. Similar symbols appeared in San Vicente. National Police believe the graffiti is the work of neoNazis. They also suspect the authors could be responsible for the stoning of a kebab shop in Playa de San Juan.

Flowers for November 1 ALFAZ DEL PI’S flower market is in full swing, ready for tomorrow, November 1. This is the day when the Spanish honour the dead and take flowers to the graves of their loved ones. To meet demand, a flower market has been set up for the second year running in Calle

Federico Garcia Lorca, near the taxi rank. Today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) it will be open from 7am to 2pm. Urban Development and Environment Councillor Vicente Soler has now inspected the cemetery to ensure that all is ready for the large number of visitors expected.

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Confession to girl’s murder A SPANISH man of 37 confessed to killing his partner in Torremanzanas. Neighbours corroborated that on the evening of the killing, the couple had quarrelled violently. The man then stabbed and killed 26-year-old Sorina

Patirnac with a kitchen knife before dismembering her body, police revealed. Piling up furniture and belongings in the room with her remains, he set fire to them in the isolated house. He later described himself as “lost” for some hours, until he rang his father to confess what he had done and tell him that he was wounded. After his father advised him to go to hospital and give himself up, he drove to Villajoyosa hospital. Here he was treated for BENIDORM enjoyed a record September, with minor injuries and later arrested by the Guardia Civil. 88.65 per cent occupancy. The couple were little-known The figures were even better for hotels their Torremanzanas belonging to the Hosbec hoteliers’ association, to neighbours, although the man where 93 per cent of rooms were taken. The National Employment Office (INE) found was identified as a keen hunter. that Benidorm’s tourist establishments His Romanian-born victim had generated 5,270 direct jobs last September. This studied industrial engineering at was 351 fewer than in September 2012, the Alcoy campus of the University of although there were 1.12 million overnight stays, Polytechnic Valencia where she was a 21,876 more than last year. The reduction in jobs continued the trend of ‘brilliant’ pupil. Sorina was the sixth woman to June, July and August when a total of 835 jobs were eliminated despite local hotels’ high die at a partner’s hands in the Valencian Community this year. occupancy rate.

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Frisking upsets Alicante lecturer POLICE at the national parliament have denied obliging an Alicante University lecturer to strip. As in the past, Mar Esquembre was an MP’s guest and had a pass for the public

gallery in the Madrid parliament chamber. This time she was stopped and taken to an anteroom by a female police officer. Here another female officer ordered her to remove her top and lower her trousers. They were clearly out to prevent a repetition of an earlier incident when activists from the Femen feminist group interrupted a parliamentary session, the lecturer later remarked. THE national government will waive airport Speaker Jesus Posadas passenger taxes for airlines opening new routes at ordered an investigation Alicante Airport in 2014. following Esquembre’s This would save around €2,250 each time a 150protests at her treatment. passenger aircraft takes off, said Spanish airports’ He was told that police operator AENA. controls do not include the Alicante must re-establish direct domestic routes need to remove jumpers or so that passengers do not have to change in blouses, he announced Madrid, the local tourist industry insisted. later. “First they label me Direct flights to Sevilla, Santander, Santiago de suspicious and now they’re Compostela, Zaragoza, Asturias and Vigo have all making me out to be a liar,” been lost. There are none to San Sebastian and fumed Mar Esquembre. Navarro, despite the large numbers of Basque “This is the limit. “No-one tourists visiting the province. Only Madrid, Bilbao expects to be attacked by and Barcelona connect directly with Alicante and someone who is supposed these routes need improving, insiders said. to protect them.”

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Diver’s body recovered RESCUE teams have recovered the body of a scuba-diver from the Morro de Toix beach near Altea. His family had contacted the emergency services the previous evening after he failed to return home.

A helicopter scoured the sea but gave up at nightfall, continuing the search the following morning assisted by emergency services’ launches and divers. The body was found 40 minutes later after locating the 39-year-old’s diving buoy.

Who takes care of the caretaker? ALICANTE CITY HALL has been accused of cutting back on municipal workers’ rights. The Department of Education is doing away with accommodation for live-in caretakers at city schools, complained the SEP-CV union. Regulations stipulate that security and maintenance at state schools should be carried out by municipal employees. At schools where housing is available, the caretaker is obliged to live onsite, the union claimed. City Hall is deliberately cutting down on this type of accommodation to save money, it continued. The time has come to eliminate the practice, the Department of Education replied. “With existing surveillance devices, schools no longer need a caretaker 24 hours a day,” said Education Councillor Antonio Ardid.

The man was correctly equipped, sources revealed later, and investigators are now probing the cause of death. It is believed that the victim lost consciousness for reasons that are still unexplained, the same sources said.

Say ‘No to fear’ with a picture LA NUCIA is once holding its ‘Say no to fear’ painting competition. Organised by the town hall, the competition brings home the message that gender violence is an issue that concerns every member of society. There is a €500 prize and the competition is open to over-18s, irrespective of nationality or place of residence. The winner will be announced on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Entries should be left between November 11 and 21 at the Mediterrania Auditorium.

Calpe Charity Shop donated a computer installed by Alien Technologies.

Calpe donates computer CALPE Charity Shop has donated a brand new desktop computer and printer to help children from needy families in the town. Everything was supplied and installed by Alien Technologies, who loaded the computer with all the programs needed for homework and other activities. The computer is situated

in the new Weekend Children’s Activity Centre in the Plaza Central, which is run by the youth section of the Red Cross. It is available for use by children from families who are supported by the Red Cross. The centre is open on Saturdays from 11am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm for children to do their homework, read, or get

involved in craft activities. In a few weeks, the Charity Shop will be celebrating its annual Christmas Event, with a range of stalls selling Christmas goodies, as well as gifts, competitions and a raffle. So put the date in your diary now, November 21, from 4pm to 6pm, and come along for a glass of Buck’s Fizz while you start your Christmas shopping.

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Vote for Rob as Slimmer of Year CAMBRIDGE 800 has entered Robert Blyde, better known as Costa del Sol-based singer, Rob Stevens, into the International Slimmer of the Year 2013 competition. He is Spain’s first entrant into the

Cambridge Slimmer of the Year contest. Voting goes live on Monday, November, 4. Voting processes will be published on the Cambridge 800 Facebook page or read about it in the Euro Weekly News. A spokesman for Cambridge 800 EspañaSpain said: “We are proud to be helping people all over Spain to regain a healthy weight and lifestyle and very proud of Rob to FUNDING to complete Benissa’s N332 ring-road was be representing Spain in promised in the Spanish Government’s 2014 budget. this prestigious The announcement brought enormous satisfaction international competition. to Benissa, where the N332 main road – one of Spain’s “People can vote for busiest – still passes through the town centre. Joy was Robert from next Monday short-lived, however. and get an opportunity to Only €200,000 had been set aside for continuing the say something positive road which was approved in 2007, begun in 2009 and about Spain and how great it is. Cambridge 800 would halted in the same year after the contractor ran out of like to thank EWN for money. All political parties on Benissa Council, including the PP, approved a ‘compromis’ motion demanding a informing its readers about rectification from the national parliament. this great competition. “But no-one is holding their breath,” an insider “Go, Rob! win it for confided. Cambridge 800… win it for Spain!”

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Get ready for Christmas MICK and Debbie at the Gata De Gorgos outlet of Iron Art Factory Outlets are hosting a Christmas Fayre on Sunday November 10 to help raise funds for the MABS cancer support group. MABS offer support and help for patients and their families over the phone and by home visits. Run solely by volunteers, MABS offer a variety of services. They provide a carer/buddy service enabling you to have some respite if you are the carer for a cancer patient, can assist in collecting prescriptions, shopping or just being a listening ear. They have a network of

translators who can assist with appointments and can provide transportation to hospitals for appoint-ments. The event will be open 11am - 4pm and offers free entrance and plenty of parking. There will be a wide range of local traders present selling their wares such as Christmas cakes, chutneys and jams, Christmas cards and wrapping paper, gifts, handbags and scarves, toiletries, hand-made chocolate goods, cheeses, wines, and much more enabling you to do all your Christmas shopping in one place and in plenty of time.

New ministry appointment

Captain Martinez Losada (l) with Mayor Berenguer (r).

NAVAL captain, Jose Carlos Martinez Losada, is the new Defence subdelegate in Alicante. He is the Defence ministry’s most senior official in Alicante and substitutes Carlos Dupuy who occupied the post until last July. He met with Campello’s Mayor Juanjo Berenguer who offered support.

You will also have the opportunity to visit the newly refurbished furniture showroom and peruse one of the largest collections of garden furniture and indoor suites on the Costas and not forgetting the gift shop which will have many items on offer on the day with some items being reduced by as much as 50 per cent. Refreshments will be available in Ye Old Tearooms where you can sit and have a natter over a nice cuppa or just sit and enjoy the ambience of the day. As a special touch to mark the day a ‘Memory Tree’ will be erected whereby customers can purchase a card in memory of loved ones and hang the card from the tree keeping half for themselves as a treasured memory. All proceeds will go to the MABS charity. MABS will also have a bric-a-brac stall and will be hosting some party games. All in all this will be a fun day out for all the family which will help raise funds and awareness of this very worthy cause. Anyone interested in having a stall on the day or further information regarding the event should call Debby on 965 757 775.

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New ambassador takes up his post BRITAIN has appointed a new ambassador Ireland Department (2002-2006). He has been posted to the UK’s Mission to Spain. Simon Manley, CMG, a member of the to the UN in New York (1993-1998), where UK’s Diplomatic Service since 1990, has he worked on Yugoslavia and UN reform, taken over from Giles Paxman as Her and has twice been seconded to the EU. Mr Manley was made a Companion of Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain and nonthe Order of St Michael and St George resident Ambassador to Andorra He said: “I am delighted to be here in (CMG) in 2009 and a Commander of the Spain and look forward to strengthening Polish Order of Merit in 2004. He read Modern our broad and deep bilateral relationship. History at Spain is a key ally within the European Magdalen Union and NATO and is one of our most College, Oxford important trading partners.” and Mr Manley, who is married with three International young daughters, said he was eagerly Relations at awaiting meeting and working with companies in both Spain and the UK, Yale University whether established investors or new Graduate entrants keen to secure a foothold in their School. respective markets. He has served as the FCO’s Director Defence and Strategic Threats (20082011), leading the government’s international counter-terrorist, counter-proliferation and counternarcotics efforts, as head of Counter-Terrorism Policy (2006Simon Manley, CMG 2008) and as head of the EU Economic, Central Europe and

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Bad neighbours THREE men have been arrested for allegedly throwing a petrol bomb at their neighbour’s house in Palma. They claimed they did so as a punishment for their neighbour lodging several complaints against them.

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Bikers meet A GROUP of around 30 deaf motorcyclists met up for the second consecutive year to take a ride around the province visiting places such as Calar Alto and Tabernas.

TWO people, aged 39 and 48, were arrested at Son Sant Joan Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 253 grams of cocaine into Spain hidden in their luggage.

Prison for stabbing

Vaccination campaign

Axe attack A MAN was arrested in Palma after trying to attack two Local Police officers with an axe. Police found €7,000 in cash in his pockets. He had previously smashed up six cars.

Father arrested A MAN of Moroccan origin has been arrested in Palma after he allegedly abused his daughter, aged 15, because she refused to wear a Muslim veil or hijab.

AXARQUIA

Block evacuated AN apartment block in Velez-Malaga had to be evacuated after a toddler accidentally started a fire that completely destroyed his house. No one was injured in the incident.

New logo ALMUÑECAR COUNCIL is to run a competition to find a new tourism logo for the town. The current one, which is 20 years old, is obsolete, according to Tourist councillor Rafael Caballero.

Angry goalkeeper

which was hidden in a vehicle they stopped at a routine checkpoint. The driver claimed he had sold a heavy vehicle but had no proof.

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Hidden stash

THE seasonal flu vaccination campaign has started in the Balearic Islands with 139,800 vaccines. It will last until December 5. For more information call 902 079 079.

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SPECTACLE MILESTONE: Lions President Janette Bennett delivers to Emilio Moreno.

Lions spectacles hit new heights

THE Torrevieja Costa Lions Club passed another milestone this week when its President Janette Bennett delivered more than 1,000 pairs of used spectacles to the Centro de Reciclaje de Gafas ‘Melvin Jones’ in San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante. Emilio Moreno, the centre’s director, was delighted to receive the donation which brings the total provided by Torrevieja Lions to over 9,000 pairs in six years. This achievement is outstanding for the club and has been achieved with great support from the customers and staff of Specsavers in Torrevieja. The Lions have also agreed a collaboration with Francisco Jurado, Director of Specsavers in Guardamar del Segura. Nationally, Specsavers have launched an initiative in all their Spanish stores to collect used spectacles to donate to their local Lions Clubs for onward delivery to the recycling centre. The used spectacles are cleaned, graded and reframed at the recycling centre where they are then held awaiting orders from all round the world where eye care is not readily available. All donations are welcome.

Smugglers caught

Cheap homes

TWO men have been arrested at the port of Motril for allegedly trying to smuggle into Spain 3.5 kilograms of hashish hidden between shoe soles and sugar cubes.

THE SIMed property fair which will be held at the Malaga Trade Fair Centre from tomorrow (Friday) will be offering homes from €25,000.

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Unlicensed drivers

MALAGA Prosecutor’s Office has asked for two years and two months in prison for a goalkeeper who reportedly assaulted a referee during a football match in Nerja.

TWENTY-FIVE drivers have been reported this year for carrying out public transport services without a licence in Malaga.

Snatch foiled

Burial site

A MOROCCAN man has been remanded in custody for allegedly snatching a fouryear-old girl at a school playground in Motril while shouting: “Islam will be imposed in Al-Andalus.”

A MEDIEVAL necropolis which could date back as far as the 13th century has been found in Cartama during an archaeological dig.

Text threats A MAN, 19, was arrested in Malaga for sending up to 50 insulting and threatening text messages to his exgirlfriend every day.

Strong wind STRONG winds blew over a palm tree in Avenida Antonio Machado in Benalmadena, which hit a delivery lorry and trapped the driver inside.

€100,000 seized MIJAS Local Police seized €100,000

AN Argentinian woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after killing her husband by stabbing him twice during a domestic argument. The incident occured in Almeria City in 2008.

On the trail A MAN was arrested in Almeria City after stealing items from a vehicle. The victim, who witnessed the crime, phoned the police and followed the man through the streets until police were able to catch up with him.

Surfing USA EL EJIDO windsurfer and former World Champion Víctor Fernandez is in Hawaii to take part in the JP Aloha Classic in Maui.

Sausage meet THE classic Feria of the sausage in Viator has beaten all records with 4,500 sausage sandwiches handed out in the Plaza de Constitution.

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Parking dispute RESIDENTS in Elche, opposite the area acquired for car parking for a new multi-sport zone, say they want to ensure that ‘quality of life’ is preserved for neighbours and ask for the parking to be moved to another, more suitable, area.

18-year sentence A MAN, found guilty of beating his expartner to death at the bar in Pilar de la Horadada that they ran together, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Seal of approval TWENTY-FIVE establishments including hotels, museums and restaurants in the Orihuela municipality have been given the Tourist Quality hallmark.

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Gates unquestionably acquired a bargain for his outlay of a little over €113 million, which also makes him FCC’s principal shareholder after the owner, Esther Koplowitz. He bought at €14.8 per share and although this is double last April’s price when it nosedived to €6.6, it was still a bargain compared with the pre-crisis €83.9.

Fruit policy was a big blunder... MERCADONA makes few blunders although owner Juan Roig recently admitted to one. The chain erred when it switched to pre-packaged fruit and vegetables in 2008. “People want a good aubergine picked yesterday and sold today,” he said. “You won’t see grocery stores in areas with a Mercadona, but you’ll find eight greengrocers,” he claimed. “Without going to Harvard, greengrocers were clever and went to Harvacete instead,” Roig said, combining the Spanish love of a pun with a reference to agricultural province Albacete. The supermarkets sell loose vegetables and fruit

once more, although customers now bag and weigh their own. Citing other policy changes, Roig pointed out that in 2009 Mercadona bought little Spanish fish but imported from all over the world. In contrast, the chain will buy 40,000 tons of Spanish fish next year, most of it directly from local fish markets. This policy will eventually extend to all food sections. He does not belong to the ‘buy Spanish’ school, Roig said. “You have to buy the best product at the best possible price. But by buying products in your own country, you generate wealth and obtain logistical advantages.”

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Pesetas live SPANISH people still keep €1.67 billion in pesetas. In 2012, €16 million (the equivalent to 2.62 billion pesetas) were exchanged. Those who still have pesetas at home have until December 31, 2020, to exchange the currency.

Public tweet SOCIAL networking website Twitter seeks $1.4 billion (€1.04 billion) in what is expected to be the largest internet initial public offering since Facebook Inc made its debut. The San Francisco-based company intends to sell 70 million shares at $17 (€12.32) to $20 (€14.49) each.

Back to black for IBERIA, now merged with BA to form IAG, will return to profit in 2014. Spain’s flagship airline has been in crisis “but is well on the way to recovery,” claimed IAG chief, Willie Walsh. “It will make a profit next year, as British Airways and Vueling are already doing,” he insisted. The company has not been in the

black since 2008 when it made a profit of €5 million. Its results have been so disappointing that IAG reported a €501 million loss during the first half of this year, dragged down by Iberia’s own €35 million losses. IAG has cut 1,700 jobs at Iberia and aims to increase layoffs to 3,000 by 2014.

STAT OF WEEK THE price per square metre of housing fell 9.3 per cent during the third quarter of this year, accumulating a fall of 38.1 per cent since 2007.

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Gates makes €113m investment in Spain BILL GATES has acquired 6 per cent of the Spanish construction firm FCC. The company CEO Juan Bejar had a ready answer for those who questioned the wisdom of the Microsoft magnate’s acquisition. “Spain is attractive,” Bejar explained. Prices have fallen so sharply that it is crammed with bargains, he told a Cadena SER interviewer.

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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. 0.80 0.17 17.00 1.37 55.03 3.63 -7.00 -0.60 9.59 0.64 -2.59 -0.30 -2.50 -0.25 5.00 0.23 33.50 1.03 -1.20 -0.27 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.33 0.60 0.22 -10.72 -0.85 5.50 0.28 -0.95 -0.21 -5.50 -0.16 -0.36 -0.06

NET VOLUME 304.18 75.77 441.92 60.66 223.29 40.54 80.04 28.78 214.92 244.07 15.80 135.79 2,624.02 201.02 305.33 965.27 95.11 148.20

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 460.00 Admiral Group PLC 1258.50 Aggreko PLC 1572.50 AMEC PLC 1157.00 Anglo American PLC 1514.00 Antofagasta PLC 873.00 ARM Holdings PLC 980.50 Associated British Foods 2139.00 AstraZeneca PLC 3282.25 Aviva PLC 437.30 Babcock Intrntnl Group 1248.50 BAE Systems PLC 453.25 Barclays PLC 268.47 BG Group PLC 1244.50 BHP Billiton PLC 1958.50 BP PLC 450.18 British Am Tobacco PLC 3409.25 British Land Co PLC 627.25

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 124.42 82.61 35.19 131.19 84.77 120.59 22.46 61.90 87.97 25.88 162.09 76.25 24.24 176.85 92.09 52.77 94.78 46.54 35.73 75.70 30.61 80.00 39.03 86.63 107.52 67.62 50.71 203.06

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NET VOLUME 101.29 445.94 8.15 30.97 23.66 11.36 469.03 6.50 69.40 39.47

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Healthways, Inc. $ 11.41 Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. $ 25.58 Qlik Technologies Inc. $ 27.11 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. $ 2.75 VisionChina Media, Inc. $ 7.99 Synaptics Incorporated $ 44.82 Renewable Energy Group, Inc. $ 11.34 ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. $ 7.59 Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. $ 4.40 China Mobile Games and Ent Group Lmtd $ 19 ATA Inc. $ 4.27

5.13 / -31.02% 6.03 / -19.08% 6.37 / -19.03% 0.63 / -18.64% 1.61 / -16.77% 8.22 / -15.50% 1.79 / -13.63% 1.02 / -11.85% 0.58 / -11.65% 2.50 / -11.63% 0.54 / -11.23%

Most Advanced Career Education Corporation Zogenix, Inc. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation Deckers Outdoor Corporation Constant Contact, Inc. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Brightcove Inc. QLogic Corporation eHealth, Inc. Builders FirstSource, Inc. Hong Kong Television Network Limited

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Croda International PLC 2601.00 Diageo PLC 2019.25 easyJet PLC 1328.00 Experian PLC 1220.50 Fresnillo PLC 1027.00 G4S PLC 260.80 GKN PLC 368.95 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1613.50 Glencore Xstrata PLC 344.10 Hammerson PLC 536.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1161.50 HSBC Holdings PLC 680.35 IMI PLC 1502.50 Imperial Tobacco PLC 2331.50 InterContinental Hotels 1834.00 International Consldtd ... 352.30 Intertek Group PLC 3288.50 ITV PLC 192.70 Johnson Matthey PLC 2973.50 Kingfisher PLC 371.40 Land Securities Grp PLC 995.50 Legal & General Grp PLC 212.95 Lloyds Banking Grp PLC 80.53 London Stock Exchange 1690.00 Marks & Spencer Group 475.95 Meggitt PLC 560.25 Melrose Industries PLC 313.30 Mondi PLC 1122.50 National Grid PLC 781.00 Next PLC 5220.00 Old Mutual PLC 204.40 Pearson PLC 1365.50 Persimmon PLC 1247.00 Petrofac Ltd 1472.50 Prudential PLC 1267.50 Randgold Resources 4708.50 Reckitt Benckiser PLC 4797.50 Reed Elsevier PLC 869.25 Resolution Ltd 348.85 REXAM PLC 512.25 Rio Tinto PLC 3228.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1168.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 371.45 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2230.75 RSA Insurance Gr PLC 126.05 SABMiller PLC 3252.75 Sage Group (The) PLC 334.95 Sainsbury (J) PLC 395.85 Schroders PLC 2699.50 Severn Trent PLC 1879.00 Shire PLC 2847.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 799.50 Smiths Group PLC 1410.50 Sports Direct Intrntnl 690.00 SSE PLC 1444.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1544.00 Standard Life PLC 365.00 Tate & Lyle PLC 792.50 Tesco PLC 370.60 Travis Perkins PLC 1798.00 TUI Travel PLC 386.35 Tullow Oil PLC 963.75 Unilever PLC 2488.00 United Utilities Gr PLC 719.75 Vedanta Resources PLC 1071.50 Vodafone Group PLC 226.20 Weir Group PLC 2314.50 Whitbread PLC 3374.50 William Hill PLC 392.65 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 281.95 Wolseley PLC 3288.00 WPP PLC 1339.00

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VOLUME 10.01 72.60 19.61 66.01 42.26 2,108.83 287.63 281.61 2,841.19 59.25 12.98 1,385.77 11.82 137.50 71.39 465.99 20.30 243.06 28.73 277.14 33.48 188.50 19,000.20 41.55 91.73 22.90 18.59 64.68 249.25 6.26 185.33 77.02 45.15 64.33 45.65 42.85 39.19 20.75 207.98 24.88 108.97 116.58 1,401.38 184.68 649.53 22.83 348.39 119.79 4.31 26.74 603.59 91.63 17.18 18.80 87.81 634.30 231.90 14.83 694.48 10.51 46.14 127.75 115.34 68.97 23.08 2,951.55 13.68 12.69 98.25 130.05 11.37 219.31

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL BUSINESS EXTRA

Gas rise UTILITY company Enagas had net profits of €303.5m during the first nine months of the year. This was 7.9 per cent more than in 2012.

Stress tests SPAIN’S BBVA, Santander and Banco de Sabadell are amongst 128 banks to be examined by the Central European Bank. All will be asked for an 8 per cent capital buffer.

Hard work TWO-THIRDS of Spanish employees are not satisfied with their salaries. A further 12 per cent said their working hours were too long, found market research company Edenred e Ipsos.

LHR deal FERROVIAL sold 8.65 per cent of its Heathrow stake to the Universities Superannuation Scheme for €460 million. Ferrovial will remain a major shareholder in Heathrow Airport Holding.

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Ways to get noticed for the wrong reasons, as CV bloomers exposed Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

WE’RE all different, us humans, that’s what makes us unique. So obviously, when it comes to applying for a job, we have our own way of going about writing a CV or prepping for an interview. And according to the confessions of a recruitment consultant, who wishes to remain anonymous, some job seekers are that little bit quirkier than others. For example, if you didn’t get a call back for a job it could have been the questionable photo attached to your CV that let you down. According to our recruitment source, some jobseekers just don’t seem to realise that an application for a job isn’t the same posting on a

Facebook page. Rather than the professional head and shoulders shot normally required, apparently recruitment agencies spend half their day bent over in laughter looking at the ridiculous pictures jobseekers send in. Like what? Well, how about a CV, where the first page is an A4 size photo of a woman wearing little hot pants and reclining on a tree. Or another classic mistake that is a

photo on a CV of a girl wearing a Santa hat, who is clearly inebriated at a party. Recruitment agencies even get sent family photos where the jobseeker writes something like: “I’m the one in the blue shirt.” Some people have been known to send entire cover letters in capital letters too, while others write CVs in Romanesque-style fonts that look like calligraphy, or use

THINK: Sort of photo not to put on a CV.

fluorescent colours. “No, no, no,” say recruitment experts. When it comes to CV writing the more normal and classic the style the better. And it doesn’t massively matter if your CV is longer than two pages as long as it contains interesting content, spelt correctly. Although the trend at the moment among many young graduate CVs is to send one page with really small font, which some recruitment experts like. And finally, nowadays with the internet everything moves at a fast pace, so as a jobseeker there is no time to be sitting around twiddling fingers. New jobs arriving to recruitment agencies are apparently posted online almost instantly, and recruiters begin to receive CVs within seconds. These CVs are sent on to the client within one or two hours, so it’s vital to be fast if you want to be interviewed.

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Spain inching its way to recovery... THE jobless queues in Spain shrank more than expected to below 26 per cent in September. Although still amongst the highest levels in Europe, it was good news at the same time that Spain officially exited recession

for the first time in 27 months. It raises hopes that Spain may have finally turned the corner in its fight for economic recovery. The unemployment rate stood at 25.98 per cent, down from 26.26 per cent and

beating a predicted rate of 26.1 per cent. According to the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, the number of jobless is now at its lowest level since June 2007. Unemployment fell by 72,800 to 5.904 million in the third quarter of the year, still

well above the 5.778 million, or 25.02 per cent a year ago. Private businesses were the driving factor in the increase in jobs. While 12,600 jobs were lost in the public sector, 52,000 were created in the private sector, according to the INE National Institute of Statistics. On top of that there has been a migration back to their homelands of the weakest. These did not include thousands of immigrants Santander, Sabadell and Bankinter, unable to find work. Meanwhile, the Bank of all of which sold assets or raised capital from private investors to Spain released figures that meet tougher new guidelines on Spain edged its way into economic growth with a capital reserves. Santander said net interest rise of 0.1 per cent in income was €19.7 billion or 14 per Gross Domestic Product cent lower than a year ago. And its (GDP) in the third quarter. net profit in Brazil plunged nearly That was the first quarter 24 per cent year on year in the nine of growth following nine months to September, to €1.3 quarters of decline in GDP. And the International billion. Overall Santander showed a Fund has profit of €1.06 billion in September, Monetary up from €122 million a year ago. changed its forecast for contraction, That made a nine-month profit of Spanish saying the economy will €3.31 billion, up 77 per cent. At Sabadell, nine-month profit contract 1.3 per cent this doubled to €186 million as did year before showing Bankinter, which also doubled modest growth of 0.2 per cent in 2014. profits to €156 million.

THE eurozone’s biggest bank, Santander, has posted a big rise in profits as it put aside less money to cover bad debt in Spain. Banco Santander’s chairman, Emilio Botín, said: “After several years of high levels of write-offs and reinforcement of capital, Banco Santander is prepared for a new period of increased profitability.” Santander was not alone as Bankinter and Sabadell also had bigger profits in September, despite net income at all three falling. Net income is what banks take in from interest on loans less deposit costs. Spanish banks have seen income fall but profits rise mainly because they have had to put aside less cash to cover bad debt, particulary on property deals,

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Profits up at banking giant Santander

EMILIO BOTIN: Prepared for increased profitability. than they did in 2012. Last year they were forced to make huge provisions against bad loans by the Spanish Government.

The prolonged property market crash had left many of the country’s banks short of capital, and Spain turned to Europe for funds to help

OPINION & COMMENT

Time for a rethink on sex trade HARDLY a week goes by without another report of women being ‘freed’ having been forced to work as prostitutes. Whilst I am sure this is a problem in many countries, surely the ‘turn a blind eye’ attitude many people in Spain seem to have to prostitution is one of the main causes of the abuse of these women. The way forward is to tightly control the ‘trade’. At the moment it seems to exist in a legal grey area, with rules differing from place to place. Prostitution should be expressly permitted in law, but only by licensed operators in licensed premises, subject to inspection and control by the police and health authorities. Coupled with a total ban on street prostitution, it would go a long way to solving the problems of criminal gangs intimidating women into becoming ‘sex slaves’. Anthony Jones, Mazarron (Alicante)

Take notice IT’S amazing how the accumulation of rubbish in the streets has woken the coastal residents up to the fact that they are always short-changed by the administration in Orihuela. The minority government is struggling to make the money go round, and we on the coast are the losers. They are spending the money on projects in Orihuela and the surrounding villages in the hope that they will get reelected. There is no need for the government to take the coast into consideration, as we have no representation. That is in part the fault of residents not bothering to vote in the local elections, and the Press not even bothering to have someone present when the plenary meetings are being held. People on the coast are not aware what gets decided in

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THE Lord’s own yacht? Walking along the promenade in Fuengirola I saw this magnificent sailing boat. Later that evening, I managed to capture this picture of the vessel at anchor. I would imagine that boat and crew are on a Christian mission.

By Colin Smyth, Torreblanca (Malaga)

Orihuela. Is it not about time that we get going and take notice as it affects all our lives from young to old? A coastal resident (By email) Editor’s note: The EWN reported (Issue 1476) that garden refuse was being left uncollected for weeks at a time in the streets of Orihuela Costa.

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Well done! WHAT a lovely story about the AECC and the Pink Ladies! As someone who had a cancer scare (thankfully now having had the all-clear) I think it is wonderful what these ladies are doing for no reward. The goodness of so many people in the expatriate community is really heartwarming. I urge everyone to support all those people determined to make a difference by giving up their free time, and often their money, too. Well done, ladies! J G, Torrevieja (Alicante) Editor’s note: AECC Torrevieja raised €4,163.50

from the sale of pink balloons and donations on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Bloomin’ disaster RE ‘Red tide disaster’ (Axarquia, Issue 1477) where fishing boats have had to remain tied up for months as the shellfish beds have been closed due to an algal ‘bloom’. This is the inevitable consequence of pollution. Nitrates from fertilisers plus sewage swept to sea feed the algae. Combined with warmer temperatures, these toxic

blooms will become more and more common, causing huge economic loss to the fishing industry and untold damage to the environment. It is in the best interests of everyone to have stricter controls of what we put into the environment. Mankind cannot continue to poison the land and sea with impunity forever more. Janice Lacalle, Almuñecar (Granada)

Trade issues PERHAPS someone could explain why the world’s major manufacturing industries are concentrated in China, leaving the European workforce depleted of work opportunities. There appears to be a considerable number of contradictory, two-faced UK and European politicians who are quite willing to carbon tax our own homegrown industries into oblivion, but yet trade heavily with countries which pollute not only themselves but also the world. Bearing in mind that the minimum wage and health and

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Britons first IN 1993, I went to Egypt, stayed at a hotel near Aswan. We chatted with Betani, a lovely Egyptian lad. He had not heard of Elvis or The Beatles, but he did say that he wanted to marry a nice English girl because “I can live in England and the Government will give me money!” It is no wonder the hardworking people of the UK are angry. Another occasion a guy in Calais, France, had been caught trying to enter the UK. The customs officer said: “Why don’t you stay in France?” He replied: “No, I want to go to England because I will be given money.” The UK has been a global joke for many years with respect to its benefits system. I know these people are having a bad time, but we should give preference to our own, because they are, too! Sue Metcalfe, Formentera del Segura (Alicante)

Their problem I READ the letter by D Blanchette (Issue 1476) about overpopulation in Third World countries and wondered how the women even get pregnant and carry through to birth if they are so emaciated. Anorexia usually stops a woman from having periods and therefore pregnancy. It takes two non-starved people to create a pregnancy. So are we being conned? Old people in England have to starve and freeze whilst hospitals, etc, are underfunded, so let these countries fend for themselves. Janet Hayden (By email)

That’s rich I THOUGHT I had seen it all. A British Prime minister feeling proud that the French are going to build a nuclear power plant with Chinese money to sell overpriced electricity to the long-suffering British public. Clive Graham (By email)

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Not comparing like with like... LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

DON’T often follow up on mail I receive, mainly because I think you can get too bogged down with a single subject. Frankly, with a short blurb such as mine, there simply isn’t enough space for such columnist luxury. I will, however, make an exception with regard to last week’s published missive, which likened the British expat community in Spain to the immigrants now threatening to swamp the UK. I agree many of the British are inclined to stick to their own, both socially and abodewise. It is, I suppose a tribal and comfort zone situation, and in many cases (not mine, I hasten to add) perfectly understandable. But there are one or two glaring differences. We don’t strut around with posters insulting and indeed openly threatening our Spanish hosts. We don’t try to change their customs and laws and we don’t insist that Spanish women should be classed as second-class citizens and clad in shrouds. In fact, as another correspondent observed, apart from the concerns now being raised by their ever increasing illegal numbers, the British had no

BRITS IN SPAIN: Not like immigrants in UK. particular trouble encompassing the West Indian and Asian immigrants, many of whom have integrated and brought a very welcome diversity to us notoriously staid Brits. It is only since the influx of the Muslim extremists that all the real troubles have reared up. It is a large section of the Islamic followers who have caused most of the unrest and bitterness. A situation that is now finally

being openly discussed by disgruntled British inhabitants and indeed many politicians. If a whole section of people from another religion and culture make every effort to disrupt and change the society that has taken them in, who can blame its locals for getting annoyed? You can’t really get more ungrateful than that! To compare British expats to these people is not only ridiculous, but to my mind also quite insulting. I think most of us are extremely grateful that we can live freely in the sunshine with our colourful and generally laid-back hosts. OK, so perhaps many could make more effort with the language, and I agree there are those who moan too much. Mind you, these are mainly people that moan about just about anything anyway! But heaven forbid we should try and change their culture, religion or laws. If I personally didn’t agree with the way our hosts lived, I would simply ‘up the roots’ and move to a country I did find ‘acceptable’. It’s a pity the same decision is not being made by many of those who are not satisfied with the British culture and way of life! As a final note I couldn’t make head nor tail of last week’s missive likening me to Sean Connery. Was it complimentary or insulting? Don’t ask me, I only scribble here!

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LETTERS TO LEAPY

Totally agree I FULLY agree with Leapy, like thousands do. We thank him for giving us a voice, and I hope he ‘keeps up the good work’. Tony Dodd (By email)

Sick of it I USED to enjoy reading your free newspaper, especially the intelligent, political comments by a couple of contributors. They would highlight the real criminals, those people who gambled in the banking institutions. The banks the people of Europe have bailed out and now are facing the consequences of austerity with lost jobs, homes and much more. All we get now are the rantings of Leapy Lee. He couldn’t fail to have a go at immigrants even when writing an article about the elderly. Sick of it! J Bowen (By email)

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UK Taxman Targets Rental Income s tax authorities everywhere look to increase tax revenue, rental income is coming under closer scrutiny. If you own and rent out property, whether in Spain, the UK or elsewhere, you need to be sure that you are paying tax correctly. It is quite easy to make mistakes, especially if the property is located in one country and you are resident in another. In the UK, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) calculates that it loses up to £500 million a year from underpaid tax on rental income. It has launched a ‘Let Property Campaign’ to encourage landlords to regularise their position, whether they have made genuine errors or deliberately not declared income. It is open to UK resident landlords and covers holiday lettings, including properties owned abroad in countries like Spain. A press release from HMRC warned: “HMRC will use information it holds about property rental in the UK and abroad, along

By Neil Jenkins, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks with information already held on HMRC’s digital intelligence system Connect, to identify people who have not paid what they owe. For those that fail to come forward, higher penalties - or even criminal prosecution - could follow.” With increasing exchange of information between countries, you can expect the UK authorities to find out about Spain property and vice versa. Where necessary, the UK and Spanish tax

authorities can help each other collect tax. What are your tax obligations if you are a UK resident owning property in Spain? If you own property in Spain but are a UK resident, you need to comply with both the UK and Spanish regulations. As a UK taxpayer, you need to declare the rent on your annual UK tax return. Expenses can be deducted. Any gains on sale need to be declared and taxed in the UK. Overseas property must also be declared as part of your estate for UK inheritance tax purposes. Here in Spain, rental income from the property owned by nonresidents is taxed at 24.75% (on net income after allowable expenses for EU residents). If you do not rent out the property, or when it is unlet, a notional income is deemed to arise and tax is due on this. When you sell the property you

will pay tax on the capital gain under the savings income regime, at rates of between 21% and 27%. The net equity value of the property is currently liable to wealth tax if valued at over the individual allowance of €700,000 for individuals and €1,400,000 for couples owning in joint names. A mortgage can reduce its taxable value. The property will be subject to succession tax, which can be expensive for non-residents. Spain and the UK apply their own tax rules so the taxable amount is different in each country. You do not however have to pay tax twice. You can offset the Spanish tax paid against the UK liability to avoid double taxation. If the UK tax is higher, further tax will be due in the UK. If the UK tax is lower, you do not get a refund for the difference. This article looks at Spanish

rental income and gains for UK residents, but you will have similar tax considerations if you are resident in Spain and own UK property. It can be hard enough getting tax planning right in one country; getting it right when it involves two countries is even more complicated. Seek professional advice from an adviser who specialises in both Spanish and UK taxation and how the two interact. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual should take personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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OPINION & COMMENT

ALLOWEEN is traditionally the most fearful of days. Some of the costumes available in the shops should probably be rated 18 years or older and if your house is on the trick-or-treat circuit, there is always the ultimate fear that the visitor will deliver an unwanted trick, unsatisfied with the sweet offerings. Or worse, it may be an opportunistic tax inspector lurking in your neighbourhood. One segment of society, however, is surely beating the voodoo drum of joy at this increasingly popular tradition: the retailers. Last year in the US, Halloween expenditure amounted to a record $8 billion (€5.8 billion), while Brits spirited away some £300 million (€351 million) on all things orange and ghoulish, up from a mere £12 million (€14.06 million) only a decade ago, according to The Independent. But if Halloween, or ‘La noche de brujas’ as some call it here, is not your cup of witches’ brew, you should not lay the blame solely on the Americans, who have admittedly assimilated this season with such gusto and finesse.

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Afraid of Halloween?

Just remember it’s best not to open the door... Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife

HIDE: Lock the doors and watch a scary movie.

Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks. To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall

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Look no further than our forefathers from Scotland and Ireland who brought this predominantly Celtic tradition to the US centuries ago. It was not until the 1930s, however, that the ‘trick-or-treat’ term was coined in relation to ritualised begging on Halloween. And it did not become the ‘wholesome’ family pursuit it is seen as today until much later, only reaching most of Europe in the late 20th century. Personally, I am surprised it took so long; what with the immense money-making opportunity and our seeming fascination with all things occult, scary and morbid. In the US, Halloween lags only Christmas in

financial terms and accounts for a quarter of all sweets sold during the year. Yet come November 1, sugar highs have to be curtailed and any festivity-lag buried to head off to work or school. Not so in Spain - and much of Europe where All Saints’ Day is observed;

a day to visit the graves of family members, departed from this world. Halloween is also about the notion of life and death, yin and yang, or good versus evil something all humans tend to dwell on, regardless of religion,

race or background. So like it or not, this rather recent tradition is likely to go from strength to strength. If you still haven't the inclination or nerve to participate in these eerie festivities, may I recommend locking the doors, closing the curtains and turning off the lights to instead enjoy a good movie by candlelight. Some of my all-time favourites, for this particular occasion are The Blair Witch Project, Final Destination (there are four sequels, too, in case sleep eludes you) and The Sixth Sense. None are suitable for the kids, but then they will probably be out trick-ortreating with their friends. If this level of entertainment is not scary enough for you, then may I suggest opening a recent letter from the Hacienda or the Inland Revenue - an experience sure to send goosebumps down the spine of every living human being. Just remember not to open the door, should someone call...

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