Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 14 - 20 November 2013 Issue 1480 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

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No tax rise next year MOTRIL Council will not raise local taxes next year, Councillor for Economy Jose Garcia Fuentes announced.

Sea rescue FORTY-TWO illegal immigrants have been rescued 11 miles off Alboran Island. The migrants were in good health when they arrived at Motril Port.

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Uncover the mystery and heritage of Nerja caves THE Nerja Caves foundation has organised a series of free activities to mark the celebrations of the 12th Week of Science. These will allow the public to explore the natural heritage and culture of the caves and understand the results of the scientific investigations that take place there.

One of the activities, available until November 19, invites visitors to explore all of the hidden aspects of the caves with an expert. Visitors will have the chance to uncover the mysteries behind numerous and varied geological formations found in the cave, including the well-known stalactites and

stalagmites, lesser known ‘soda straw’ stalactites and cave pearls. Another activity beginning today (Thursday) will allow visitors to experience the lesser known parts of the cave and their scientific installations. Aspects that usually go unseen by visitors will be highlighted in this activity,

Road closed THE MA-4105 road will remain closed until November 22 due to repair work. Drivers from Sedella and Salares are advised to use the MA4107 and MA-4108 roads instead.

Classic cars parade into town

On board SALOBREÑA Council has signed an agreement to join the body that manages Motril Port and to participate in all the activities it carries out.

THE STREETS of La Herradura were packed with car enthusiasts during the 6th Volkswagen Classics Beach Meeting held last weekend. Forty two Volkswagen

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allowing the public to experience what else exists within the cave, including species of fauna and how they adapt to their subterranean surroundings and exploring ancient cavemen markings. Each activity takes around three hours and take place from 10am to 1pm. The Nerja Cave Foundation encourages those interested in taking part to book their place by emailing cbaena@cueva denerja.es or yolanda@ cuevadenerja.es.

models were on display at Peña Parda beach during this event organised by the Club VW Granada in cooperation with Almuñecar Town Council. The vehicles, from all

the Andalucian provinces as well as Murcia, Alicante and Melilla, were manufactured between 1958 and 2000. They took part in a parade from Peña Parda beach to the

marina, and along the streets of La Herradura. The event finished on Sunday afternoon with an awards ceremony for the oldest and best preserved cars.

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Letters SEIZED: Police found drugs hidden in a freezer.

Expat drugs duo remanded in jail A BRITISH couple has been remanded in custody accused of drug trafficking in Frigiliana. The man, aged 34, was wanted under an arrest warrant for breaching his parole conditions after being arrested in Britain. The woman, aged 31, was also wanted in Britain for drug trafficking. National Police started an investigation after suspecting the couple could be selling drugs from their house on the outskirts of Frigiliana. The accused had installed surveillance

cameras to watch both the interior and exterior perimeters of their house 24 hours a day. An Air Unit from the Provincial Police Station in Malaga helped to take pictures of the interior of the house. These showed how the couple had installed a greenhouse on their terrace, where they allegedly grew marihuana for profit. Police also found two vehicles registered under the name of two British residents which were false.

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NEWS Fire origin NATIONAL POLICE believe a fire that burnt four cars near a high school last week started in a nearby hut used by a squatter. Student visit A GROUP of students from the Tourism Faculty at Malaga University visited Nerja to study the town’s tourism model. Lucky numbers A RESIDENT from Rincon de la Victoria won a €45,183.86 prize in the Bonoloto draw held last Friday. The number was also sold in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Zaragoza and Benidorm. Police watch TEN Velez-Malaga Local Police officers will help in the surveillance of farms to prevent the theft of avocados and custard apples during the harvest season. Park complaint THE Velez-Malaga branch of the regionalist Partido Andalucista has publicly complained about the deterioration of the park in El Trapiche area. Pedal power NEARLY 200 cyclists, including some who have participated in the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia, took part in the 3rd Bike Marathon held in Motril on Sunday. Citizens protest A PROTEST group set up to ask for the opening of the Torre de Benagalbon health centre is to demonstrate in the streets of Rincon de la Victoria on November 29 from 6pm.

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Goat leads export drive... A LOCAL company wants to offer the world a tasty treat. Canillas del Aceituno-based Chivo de Canillas is in negotiations to export its flagship product - baby goat - outside Spain. The company specialises in chivo, or baby goat from the Malaga breed cooked in a wood oven.

The young company has already managed to make a name for itself by selling its product in the Madrid, Barcelona and Levante areas. Now its objective is to conquer markets around the world. Specifically, the firm wants to export to Europe, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Eastern countries.

“It’s been difficult to enter markets outside Malaga as our product is not really well-known,” said CEO Carlos Manuel Aguilera. The company makes around 350 units of their product per week. The baby goats are cooked using extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, and then roasted.

Bring on the men Time to highlight male role models

IT is time for men to take centre stage. International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual event celebrated on November 19. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, International Men’s Day is celebrated in over 60 countries, including Spain. Its objectives include focusing on men’s and boys’ health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against males and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular to community, family, marriage, and childcare. The theme for 2013 is ‘Keeping Men and Boys safe.’ Celebrations for International Men’s Day have become intertwined with others for Movember. This is an annual, month-long event involving growing moustaches during the month of November

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IT has been the most emotional season of my career.’ Spanish tennis player, Rafa Nadal, after being beaten by Serbian, Novak Djokovic in the the ATP World Tour Finals in London. He added that Djokovic had been “superior,” while the Serbian congratulated him on his “incredible season.”

to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancer. Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. The most frequent type of cancer amongst men in Spain is prostate cancer, and the Spanish Association Against Cancer reports that by the age of 80, 80 per cent of men will have suffered from it. Men are tested for prostate cancer from the age of 45 and if detected early it can be operated on and cured. Meanwhile, lung cancer causes most deaths from cancer in Spain amongst men, followed by colon cancer.

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per cent of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product comes from undeclared financial activities, which according to a survey by the Autonomous University of Madrid means the public coffers receive €80 million per year less than they should.

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Rubbish tax NERJA residents are receiving an invoice for the new rubbish tax, which will now be paid in two instalments. For more information call 952 548 401.

Cutback protest THE Socialist Party in Malaga has complained the provincial government is to spend €5,588,746.93 less in 2014 in Axarquia towns with a population of less than 25,000 people.

Tennis circuit THE 5th Costa Tropical Tennis Circuit is to take place from this month until May next year in Motril. It consists of eight tournaments and a Masters cup.

No barriers RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council is working to remove all architectural obstructions from the streets of the town.

Nerja seminar THE Nerja Cultural Centre is hosting a seminar to promote creativity in businesses led by women tomorrow (Thursday) from 9am to 1pm.

Risky business FIVE million euros will be needed to keep the underground parking located in the historical centre of Torrox open, the council has revealed.

Clean caves CLEANING work at the Treasure Cave of Rincon de la Victoria is expected to finish at the beginning of December.

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Folklore fusion is huge hit TRADITION and folklore were brought together in the 2nd Sierra y Mar Chestnut Meeting held in Almuñecar on Saturday. The town of Alpujarra de la Sierra Mayor brought its traditional Castañada, or Chestnut Festival, to the Plaza de la Constitucion. Almuñecar residents took part in the celebration, which is normally held on All Saints’ Day. Live music was provided by local bands Fandango Cortijero and San Miguel. The event was presided over by Alpujarra de la Sierra Mayor, Jose Antonio Gomez Gomez, and Almuñecar councillors for Culture and Institutional Relations Olga Ruano and Maria del Mar Medina.

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German paraglider is rescued in Almuñecar A GERMAN paraglider was rescued after injuring his leg in an accident in Almuñecar. A Civil Protection unit, firefighters, Almuñecar Local Police and the Guardia Civil Mountain Unit were called in to help the man, injured in the Gelibra area in the north of Almuñecar. The man dialed 112 and contacted the emergency services for help, giving them his position by describing his coordinates. “Once we had pinpointed his location a Civil Protection Ambulance and firefighters of Almuñecar, along with a police patrol quickly located

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Trip to Jaen and Andujar THE Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre is organising an overnight trip to Andujar and Jaen on November 25 and 26. More information: 952 543 334.

New portrait RESCUED: The paraglider injured his leg. the German man, who had injured his leg on a rock.” “The emergency services believed he had possibly broken or fractured

his ankle,” said the head of the Civil Protection Unit, Cecilio Fajardo. “A Guardia Civil Mountain Unit helicopter was also dispatched with equipment to help rescue the man. But only the stretcher was needed to move the man into the When checking the chassis number they ambulance to be taken to the Almuñecar health found something hidden under the seat. said a Surprisingly, it was 99 hashish pellets centre,” spokesman from the with a total weight of 1,015 grammes. The owner, aged 51, was arrested and Almuñecar firefighters charged with an alleged crime against who helped with the rescue operation. public health and drug trafficking.

Drugs located in a scooter GUARDIA CIVIL discovered over a kilo of hashish under the seat of a scooter which they had been ordered to immobilise. Officers arrived at the owner’s home in Salobreña in order to immobilise the moped by order of the General Treasury of the Social Security.

A NEW portrait gallery of mayors has been unveiled at Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall. The portrait of the current mayor, Francisco Salado, was by artist Antonio Montiel.

Road repair ALMUÑECAR Council has carried out work to repair potholes on the old access road known as ‘Puente de Cotobro.’

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Charity quiz night THE Costa Animal Society (CAS) has organised a quiz to raise funds at Punta Lara bar in Nerja tomorrow (Friday) from 8pm. Entrance is €3. To book call Mark on 635 369 673.

Art exhibition SALOBREÑA municipal library is hosting an art exhibition that invites people to think about women equality through 21 works. Opening times are from 10am to 1pm, and from 5pm to 7pm on working days.

Young music YOUNG Andalucian musicians will be on stage at the Salobreña concert hall on November 22. Tickets are €7 and can be bought at the cultural centre.

Disabilities day MOTRIL will celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 with festive activities and the reading of a manifesto.

New plan MOTRIL has a new Municipal Emergency Plan (PEMM) to follow in case of floods, earthquakes or fires. It includes a directory of shops who will help to supply people with provisions.

Athletes galore MORE than 500 athletes took part in the 9th Paco Gallardo Trophy organised by the provincial government in Nerja.

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Where did all the cash go? MALAGA High Court is determined to know what happened to €2 million in grants for works which were never carried out in Colmenar. The high court has ordered the reopening of the case against Colmenar Mayor, Pedro Fernandez, which was filed in February. This follows a plea by the Malaga Prosecutor’s Office, which has accused the mayor of perversion of justice and document falsification. Now the court considers the legal proceedings should continue in order to ‘ascertain the truth of the facts.’ Both the municipal secretary and the municipal architect have been called to testify as impeached witnesses. They will have to provide information about the five projects for which the town hall received grants from the Junta de Andalucia and Malaga Provincial Government, but were never carried out. In addition, an expert will examine the town hall accounts from 2006 to 2012 to determine

COLMENAR: €2 million in grants vanished. where the money from the grants went to. Likewise, the Malaga Provincial Government will have to inform the

court about the grants given to Colmenar Town Hall from 2004 to 2011, especially those intended for these projects.

A singular event NERJA Carnival has been declared a Celebration of Tourist Interest (Fiesta de Singularidad Turistica) by the Malaga regional government. The carnival has been awarded this distinction for contributing with originality and tradition to the cultural events of the province. The regional government emphasised the locals’ involvement in the festivity, with a great number of people participating every year, and the originality of the costumes. It also pointed at the election of King Momo and the Carnival Nymphs as a special attraction of this event. The election of King Momo, considered as the king of carnivals in numerous countries, marks the beginning of the festivities. Around 5,000 people take part every year.

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A MAN has been arrested and charged with a crime against public health when he was caught carrying drugs in the port of Motril. Guardia Civil officers arrested the accused after they discovered he had three kilos of hashish attached to his body. The man, a passenger from the ferry from Melilla, was stopped at the exit of the port in a routine checkpoint. When officers asked him if he had something to declare, he stated he was the captain of the ferry he had just arrived on, Guardia Civil said. He was then asked to open the boot of his car and, when he got out, a sniffer dog detected drugs strapped to his ankle. Officers proceeded to frisk him for drugs and found that underneath his clothes the man was wearing two ankle supports and a girdle in which he was hiding three kilos of hashish.

Farmer, 48 dies in tree

MOTRIL PORT: Works will soon begin.

Port works imminent

AN €11.9 million contract to improve Motril port has been awarded. Actividades de Construccion y Servicio (ACS) led by Florentino Perez, current president of Real Madrid Football Club, will carry out the work. Its subsidiary companies, Dragados and Drace, will extend the dyke, dredge both the Azucenas basin and the port access, and improve Azucenas

beach. Motril Port Authority intends to extend the current dyke by 300 metres in order to improve protection. The area to dredge in order to expand the entrance channel is 500,000 square metres. The project is included in the Motril Port Business Plan and it is partly funded by European Regional Development funds. The works will start

before the end of the year and should be completed in a period of 14 months.

A FARMER died of a heart attack while harvesting avocados in Almachar. The victim, aged 48, died up an avocado tree on a family farm where he was spending the day with his brother. The man suffered a heart attack and stayed motionless in the tree. A forensic surgeon confirmed his death.

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Fire causes traffic jam A LORRY caused a two-kilometre traffic jam after it caught fire on the A7 motorway in Nerja.

The 112 Emergency Services received calls warning about a fire in a vehicle close to the Cerro Gordo tunnel on the A7 motorway. Firefighters and Guardia Civil traffic officers called to the area confirmed a large goods vehicle transFOUR people have been arrested for porting fruit had caught for unknown allegedly trying to smuggle more than a fire reasons. tonne-and-a-half of hashish into Spain. They decided to divert The drugs were unloaded from a ship on to the Castillo de Baños beach in Polopos, the traffic along the old next to Motril, in the early hours of the N340 road as the smoke caused by the fire was morning. The Organised Crime and Anti-Drugs reported to have blocked Unit from the Guardia Civil (EDOA) and the tunnel. Traffic tailed back two the Customs Surveillance Service seized towards 1,625 kilos of hashish and arrested four kilometres people. The stash would have had a value Malaga as firefighters of €4.8 million on the drugs market, extinguished the blaze. The lorry driver and a according to the Guardia Civil. were At the time of going to Press, more passenger arrests were expected as this operation, unharmed, according to which has been going on for months, was the Provincial Traffic still open. Department.

€4.8 million hash haul at the beach

NEWS Voice of German residents to be heard in Torrox GERMAN residents will make their voice heard in Torrox. The town council, through the Culture and Tourism departments, has held a meeting with the representatives of the three German choirs settled in Torrox to involve them in the cultural programme of the town. These choirs, formed by German residents from Torrox and other towns in the Axarquia, will participate in Christmas events with a series of concerts to be held at the multi-purpose hall in Torrox-Costa. In addition, the town council has asked them to participate in the creation of the cultural programme of the town. The Councillor for Tourism, Mari Ramirez, explained the council asked the choirs’ representatives to act as spokespeople for the German community so they can submit their proposals to the town council. This would help promote events in the German community.

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Dancing evenings DANCING evenings for the elderly are back and being held in Rincon de la Victoria’s Sala Cosmopolitan (Calle Jose Maria Doblas) from 6pm to 10pm for €4.

Help for Heroes THE Help for Heroes Coffee Morning and Christmas lunch has been announced and will be held on November 29 from 11am at the Peña Parda restaurant in La Herradura.

No more floods WORK being carried out in Calle Las Bermudas in La Herradura will prevent floods from taking place in the area, Deputy Mayor Juan Jose Ruiz Joya announced.

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REMEMBRANCE: St George’s English Church in Malaga pays tribute to those who lost their lives.

Always remembered ST. GEORGE’S English Church in Malaga was completely full for the Annual Service of Remembrance. The service was conducted by The Reverend Patrick Springford, Chaplain of

the church. Following the service, the ensemble paraded in the English Cemetery and, with the RAFA Standard raised, marched to the Commonwealth War Graves, where the

Chaplain conducted the Act of Remembrance. Several readings were given by RBL, RNA and RAFA representatives, and, following the two minute silence, wreaths were laid on the War Graves by British Consul Charmaine Arbouin, Flt.Lt. Estevan Samanes of the Royal Australian Air Force (from Madrid) on behalf of the Australian people, and representatives of the Royal Navy, the Royal Naval Association, the

Royal British Legion district and local branches, the Royal Air Forces Association, and the RAOB (Pedro Groves). All were then invited to take ‘tapas’ and wine with the Costa del Sol RAFA Branch, who had organised the event for the 12th year running. The RAFA Branch requested donations for the tapas, with proceeds divided between the Church and the English Cemetery.

House sales now up in Andalucia MALAGA led the way for house sales in Andalucia in September with 1,897 sales. In the whole of Andalucia, there were 5,091 homes sold in September, which is 0.5 per cent more than in September 2012, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The number of new houses bought in September was 2,704, down 0.6 per cent from the previous year, while sales of used houses increased by 1.8 per cent. Meanwhile, the total number of property sales, including houses and other properties within urban areas as well as rural properties, was 19,455, which is 2.1 per cent less than the same month last year. Between January and September this year, there have been 14,502 house sales in Malaga Province, which is 6.5 per cent more than the same period in 2012. As the number of mortgages granted this year continues to fall, this proves that houses are being purchased without them, especially by foreign investors.

BURGLARIES have increased in Malaga Province this year to almost 15 per day. The Interior Ministry has published data regarding crime rates in the first nine months of this year which show that burglaries have increased by 5.5 per cent compared to the same period last year, to a total of 4,014. Meanwhile, drugrelated crimes have risen by 4.6 per cent. Despite this, crime rates in general have fallen in the province by 6.5 per cent. Car theft has fallen by 15.4 per cent to 1,933, although this is still an average of seven cars per day; robberies have fallen by 11.2 per cent to 1,783; cases of criminal damage have fallen by 10.9 per cent and thefts by 7.7 per cent. Crimes with mortal victims have fallen from 15 to 13.

Almuñecar VAT refund THERE is good news for non-EU tourists as shops in Almuñecar and La Herradura will soon refund IVA (VAT). Non-EU holiday makers who visit Almuñecar and La Herradura and spend more than €90 in purchases will benefit. When customers have completed their purchases, they will only need to send their tax refund form in a prepaid envelope. Shops participating in the scheme will display a sign at their entrance. This type of transaction is the most demanded by non-EU tourists, who make up a great number of visitors in the Almuñecar area according to shopowners representative Francisco Chacon.

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Rugby day A JUNIOR rugby match is to take place at the Daniel Hazañas Reina stadium in Colmenar on Saturday from 10am. It will be followed by a veteran’s match between Club Rugby Malaga and Escoriones Granada.

Hit the podium FRIGILIANA resident Saray Garcia Correa finished runner-up in the Andalucia Karate Championship Junior held in Baeza (Jaen).

Martial contest THE sports pavilion in Torre de Benagalbon hosted the 2013 Spain Taekwondo Championship last weekend. More than 300 fighters participated in the event.

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Malaga’s business spirit MALAGA is the second most entrepreneurial province in Spain. In the first nine months of this year, 3,491 businesses were created in the province, according to a study by the Municipal Institute of Training and Employment of Malaga City Hall and the Young Business Owners’ Association in Malaga.

It is based on almost 500 requests for information received in the first six months of the year. Of these, 285 were from men with an average age of 35, and 211 from women aged 31 on average. Forty-six per cent of the men and 45 per cent of the women had university degrees. Commerce is the most popular

Focus on cinema THE Spain Film Commission has proposed that Malaga become the location for a national centre for tourism focused on the world of cinema. The Ministries of Public Works and Culture have signed an agreement to develop cultural tourism, which includes trips focusing on destinations used in the cinema, television and advertising. The proposal has been passed on to the Provincial Government.

MALAGA CITY: Where tourism and cinema join.

sector, with 30 per cent of the business, followed by catering, as well as advertising and marketing. In 50 per cent of cases, the entrepreneurs aim to make work for themselves. Unemployment is given as the reason why 63 per cent of men and 60 per cent of women start up their own businesses.

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Attacker’s family sue THE family of a mentally ill patient who poked out the eyes of another is suing the Andalucian Health Service. The relatives of the man, who has paranoid schizophrenia, and in February attacked a patient with whom he was sharing a room at Malaga University Hospital, claim he was not given the care he required. They say that since he was admitted, in December 2012, he had attacked several patients and staff. The complaint has been processed by the Patients’ Defence Association, and points out that a psychiatrist had said the man should be tied to his bed, but this was not done. The attacker was remanded in prison in March, but his family say he was not responsible.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

SWEDEN Stockholm’s rush hour has ranked eighth worst in Europe in an annual traffic index by Dutch automotive navigation systems manufacturer TomTom.

Die in error DENMARK - A report by a national patients’ association claims that between 1,000 and 2,000 people die in hospitals every year due to mistakes made by doctors.

Hijacked bus NORWAY - Three people, including a Swedish man, were killed by a man who hijacked a bus with a knife. The accused has been sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Safe haven DENMARK - Less incidents of violence are reported in Copenhagen than in other large towns, recent crime statistics have revealed.

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Grave news

War games

A LOCAL council has increased the size of its graveyard plots to cater for the increasingly obese population. Rochford Council in Essex has enlarged graves by 10 per cent.

STAFF at London financial firms went through their paces in a ‘war game’ anti-hacking operation. Called Waking Shark 2, the exercise was to simulate how a major cyber attack on computers would affect the City.

Sterling service THE world’s oldest newspaper boy is to retire aged 93. Ted Ingram has only missed two rounds - both due to snow storms - in his 71 years on the same route in Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset.

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Young guns CHURCH leaders have called for the British army to stop recruiting under-18s. They say it would be a ‘fitting memorial’ to young soldiers killed in WWI.

Keeping count A NEW website shows that Edinburgh Twitter users are more genteel then their London or Glasgow counterparts. F-bomb counts every time someone on the social network tweets a message containing the F word.

Killings continue

A LEAGUE table of the noisiest airlines has been published by Heathrow Airport. Polish airline LOT topped the list, while BA’s short-haul flights were the quietest. Nearly 20 per cent of airlines failed to meet the airport’s noise requirements.

FARM minister George Eustice told National Farmers Union tenant farmers at a Harrogate conference that the government intends to extend a badgers’ cull. Call to stop recruiting under-18s.

RUSSIAN PRESS Torch in space RUSSIA launched into space a trio of Russian, Japanese and US astronauts carrying an unlit Olympic torch that will for the first time be taken on a spacewalk.

Pervert jailed

Huge meteor

SWEDEN - A 45-yearold man has been sentenced to two years in prison for ‘molesting’ young girls online. One of them, aged 13, committed suicide in March after he threatened to share her pictures online.

A METEOR which exploded over Russia in February was 30 times brighter than the sun and had the force of 40 Hiroshima bombs, scientists have said.

Director attacked THE artistic director of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet came face to face in court with the men accused of almost blinding him in an acid attack.

New airline

Putin visiting

NORWAY - Norwegian Air Shuttle has asked the country’s aviation authorities for permission to open a new airline aiming at new markets in Europe.

POPE FRANCIS will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25 as the Roman Catholic Church seeks to improve ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.

Symbol needed RUSSIA’S Central Bank has initiated a vote on

Average spend is €273. what kind of symbol should represent Russian national currency - the ruble.

Blacklisted sites ABOUT 85,000 websites ended up on the Russian Internet blacklist over the past year, 98 per cent of them were blocked without a valid reason, a new study says.

Rockers fined RUSSIA’S Federal Migration Service has fined nine members of a Ukrainian rock band, Okean Elzy, for not having work permits.

Team threatened NORWEGIAN news crew say they were detained, harassed and threatened with imprisonment whilst reporting on the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

Mass evacuation MORE than 20,000 people were evacuated in order to safely defuse a 1,800-kilo bomb from the Second World War discovered in Dortmund.

Looted art UNKNOWN works by French painter Henri Matisse are among Nazi loot found in an apartment in Munich.

At home NINETY per cent of Turks living in Germany claim they feel at home, according to a study by the Hacettepe University Migration and Politics Research Centre (HUGO) and German company Data 4U.

Drunk fare A TAXI driver mistakenly took a drunk passenger to the border with Belgium after he couldn’t understand him properly. The passenger refused to pay the €100 fare.

Xmas THE average German is expected to spend €273 on Christmas shopping, a survey by consultants Ernst & Young says.

Meaty scandal GERMAN authorities are investigating a Lower Saxony-based meat company for allegedly mixing out-of-date meat with fresh meat in order to sell it.

Catholics go THE number of people leaving the Catholic Church in Germany is reported to have tripled in October after a bishop from Limburg spent €31 million to refurbish his residence and offices.

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Classical music DUO STRADIVARI will play compositions by Bach and Saint-Säens in a classical music concert to be held at Almuñecar’s cultural centre on Monday from 8pm. Tickets are €7.

THE ALMUÑECAR Sports Board is organising a hiking day to take in the autumn colours across the pastures of Camarate on November 25. More information call 958 838 600.

Chanfaina Day NOVEMBER 23 is the 9th Chanfaina Day in Totalan. From 12pm visitors can enjoy tastings of this traditional potato stew in stands set up in the village centre.

Energy efficient SALOBREÑA council has installed energy-efficient light bulbs in the lampposts of the La Caleta area.

Poor budget THE conservative Partido Popular has criticised the regional government’s budget for the Costa Tropical claiming it will ‘damage’ the economy of the area.

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MANZANARES RIVER: High level of drugs were found.

Snowy rivers

ADDICTS flushing away drugs are thought to be behind the fact that Madrid’s rivers are contaminated with the highest levels of illicit substances in the European Union. A study published in the scientific journal Chemosphere has revealed cocaine-related

compounds in the surface waters from the Manzanares and Jarama rivers are ‘omnipresent.’ Cocaine is known as snow amongst other nicknames. Levels were especially high in those points where the rivers receive sewage from the Butarque area in Madrid. The authors of the research were not surprised about the finding as 1.2 per cent of Spanish youngsters aged between 15 and 17 took cocaine last year, according to a recent survey. Researchers also found high levels of other substances including amphetamine, opiates, methamphetamine and methadone. The samples taken by the researchers revealed cannabis levels were similar to other substances. This is despite this drug being the most used one in Spain. No traces of LSD or heroin were found in the study. According to the research, these substances can be detected in the rivers mainly because of their ‘inappropriate disposal,’ that is thought to be a reference to users and dealers flushing away evidence when police arrive. world. The 17 finalists have lost Current sewage plants don’t have the a total of 874.2 kilos (137st technology required to fully remove these 8lbs) between them. substances.

Don’t delay, vote for Rob today! IT is not too late to vote for Robert Blyde, aka singer Rob Stevens, as international slimmer of the year. Rob lost an incredible 40.9 kilos (6st 6lb) on The Cambridge 800 plan. But people had better hurry, voting closes at midnight tonight (Thursday). Visit www.cambridgeweightplan awards.co.uk to vote. He has been put up as Cambridge 800’s Spanish entrant for the title that draws contestants from all round the

CONSUMERS who wish to change their landline telephone provider can now do so in just one day. A new set of regulations passed by the national government has made this procedure, which up until now took five days, faster. This move comes five months later than expected because telecommunications company Orange didn’t make the required technical changes on time. The company was fined €696,000 by the Commission for the Telecommunications Market (CMT) for this delay, and can be fined up to €20 million following a sanction procedure. Mobile phone portability in one day has been compulsory since June 2012. That same year, 5.2 million mobile phone and 1.8 landline phone users changed their service provider.

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Busy day SIX cruise ships docked in Palma Port on the same day recently, with more than 10,000 passengers disembarking in the city.

Violent intruder A MAN, 24, was arrested in Palma after head-butting a supermarket manager when he was caught shoplifting. He had previously removed his clothes. A cashier hit him with a bottle of hair conditioner until the police arrived.

Pig thief A WOMAN has been accused of stealing suckling pigs from supermarkets in Palma by covering them with a blanket and pretending she was carrying a small baby.

Sex ring jailed MEMBERS of a gang that sexually exploited Bulgarian women in Palma were sentenced to a total of 56 years in prison. The victims were captured under false promises that they would work as waitresses and then forced to prostitute themselves.

Forgetful driver A CAR was gutted by flames after the driver attempted to put fuel in a generator in his car without turning off the engine. An employee at the petrol station suffered burns.

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Save our homes FOUR HUNDRED people, including several mayors, gathered for a demonstration calling for a solution to the 13,000 ‘illegal’ houses of the Almanzora Valley.

Airport increase ALMERIA Airport received 64,848 passengers in October, an increase of 18.8 per cent on the previous year.

In memory SEVILLA Football Club gave away 2,000 free tickets to supporters of rivals Real Betis for tonight’s game (Thursday) against UD Almeria in the Antonia Puerta Trophy. They will also remember former Betis and Liverpool player Miki Roque, who died of cancer last year aged 23.

Diabetes test PEOPLE in Almeria City can have their sugar levels tested today (Thursday) in Puerta Purchena to coincide with World Diabetes Day.

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THE 441 Alicante University students who did not pass last year’s exams must repay their grants. Those failing to do so cannot re-enrol for five years.

Speech ultimatum TEACHERS and teaching assistants at all state schools must know Valenciano. They have been given four years to provide proof of fluency.

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Machete killer

SIR RIDLEY SCOTT said ‘si’ to Almeria’s offer of a star on its walk of fame. He will be the first director to have a star in the capital, after the actors Eduardo Fajardo and Omar Sharif.

A MAN has been sentenced to 12-and-ahalf years in prison for killing another with a machete during a fight near a school in Malaga in June 2012.

EIGHTEEN wineries from throughout the province will take part in the first ‘Sabor a Malaga’ (Taste of Malaga) Wine Competition. The winning winery in each category will take home €4,500 and will be promoted at regional and national events.

Cine attraction THE Spain Film Commission has proposed that Malaga become the location for a national centre for tourism focused on the world of cinema.

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SOME weeks back the Euro Weekly News ran a short item about Teulada taxidriver, Kiko Garcia. Kiko collects bottle tops and plastic for recycling to raise money for Noa Alvarez, an eight-year-old from Calpe. He also made a personal contribution of €500 to Noa’s fund. Noa suffered brain damage after contracting meningitis and her family struggle to cover heavy outgoings that include a €4,000 wheelchair. Then reader Stan Turner, who lives in La Cala de Finestrat, rang the EWN offices. He already had a huge collection of plastic and would like to contact Kiko, he told us. We might not have a magic wand but we were able to trace Kiko and he readily offered to meet Stan in La Cala de Finestrat. Kiko has now picked up two carloads of bottle tops for Noa. And he will be returning, Stan told us, as he and his friends are still collecting.

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the Valencian Community. Including Mercadona owner Juan Roig’s €5.8 billion fortune, they are worth €10.825 billion.

CALPE Town Hall reduced the IBI tax by 17 per cent. Municipal income increased by €1 million after tracking down householders who had never paid rates.

SOLIDARITY: (l to r) Kiko, Flip, Stan and Simon.

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Pedestrian fined A PEDESTRIAN has been fined for causing an accident in which a motorcyclist was injured in January 2012. As well as the fine, the pedestrian has been ordered to pay €3,441 in compensation.

Home reward THE Ronald McDonald Home in Malaga has been awarded a prize by the Junta de Andalucia for its Defence of Children’s Rights.

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Money around NINE of the hundred wealthiest Spaniards on the Forbes Rich List live in

ALICANTE city restaurateur Daniel Galvañ recently decided to offer free meals to crisis-hit families. The Euro Weekly News has already told how Paco and Javier, the owners of two neighbouring cafes, offered to assist him in providing free food every Tuesday and Wednesday throughout November.

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Tax freeze TORREVIEJA Council is freezing municipal taxes for 2014 and is working on reducing property tax for 2015.

Early Xmas treat A GROUP of thieves have stolen 16 bundles of turron nougat from a Jijona (Alicante) factory which specialises in the treat, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Life saver A POLICE OFFICER from Elda saved the life of a woman who was choking and struggling to breathe. The woman collapsed and was unconscious. The officer also rescued a woman who fainted and fell onto the tracks in the Madrid subway in January. He pulled her to safety moments before a train arrived.

Waiting lists TORREVIEJA Hospital has, for the first time, over 2,000 people waiting for surgery. When it opened in 2006 there were never more than 800 patients on the waiting list at any one time.

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Independence calls affect Freixenet CAVA firm Freixenet is suffering the effects of Cataluña’s independence movement on two fronts. Outside the region, where independence finds few backers, Freixenet has noticed a slump in sales because it is a Catalan company. Inside Cataluña the company’s open lack of support for independence risks a boycott from the most vociferous of the would-be separatists.

“This is a Catalan company and, therefore, Spanish,” Freixenet’s president Josep Lluis Bonet earlier told a New York Times interviewer. Bonet shrugged off both problems. “I attach more importance to the consumer crisis than a boycott. But there is the possibility of a Catalan boycott following what I said to the New York Times,” he admitted.

‘Let banks fail’ Santander chief TAXPAYERS and wellmanaged financial institutions should never again be burdened with the cost of the financial crisis. Instead, the EU authorities should be able to allow some banks to fail when necessary, minimising the cost to ‘everybody in the system and society in general.’ So claimed Emilio Botin, president of Santander Bank during his inaugural speech at the Sixth Santander International Banking Conference. Transmission of monetary policy through financial institutions “is not working properly,” he also maintained. “This is because banks - and this is very

important - depending on the specific country where they are headquartered, are penalised by sovereign risk,” Botin added. He cited Santander’s ‘A’ stand-alone rating from Standard and Poor’s, which is higher than any other major European or US bank. “After including sovereign risk, our rating falls to ‘BBB,’ whilst that of other banks rises to ‘A,’ he complained. “2014 has to be the year when the vicious circle between sovereign and banking debt is finally broken, not just for the good of the banks, but also for the sake of the individual customers and companies we serve.”

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Bargain buy SPAIN’s royal household will receive a budget allocation of €7.78 million in 2014. This works out at 17 cents a head, the government said.

Fake claims SPAIN’S motorists are paying approximately 16 per cent of their insurance premiums to cover the cost of fraudulent claims, according to insurance company, Linea Directa.

Judge order A JUDGE has ordered the detention of five exdirectors of the CAM savings bank. The move is part of an investigation into its failure.

Vouchers for overtime EL ARBOL staff who work on Sundays and national holidays will be paid with store vouchers. Instead of overtime added to their monthly salaries, employees of the supermarket chain will receive €20 vouchers, valid for three months. Staff discounts will still apply. The step was agreed between

workers, the management and the unions, said an El Arbol spokesman. The voucher scheme will operate until the end of the Christmas campaign. “This way we know that Sundays and fiestas will be paid,” said a union source. It is also voluntary and staff unwilling to participate will not have to work overtime.

STAT OF WEEK THE number of registered jobless rose by 87,029 in October, the ministry of Labour announced. There are now 4.81 million people out of work in Spain.

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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. 16.10 3.81 -5.00 -0.39 5.00 0.32 -1.00 -0.08 -22.50 -1.51 -7.00 -0.84 14.50 1.54 1.68 0.07 10.35 0.32 1.60 0.36 0.00 0.00 -5.00 -1.09 1.90 0.74 13.50 1.07 -18.50 -0.94 3.20 0.67 8.00 0.23 -1.64 -0.27

NET VOLUME 1,033.27 81.55 77.92 163.87 889.44 400.77 873.90 215.70 220.56 1,917.48 137.25 717.51 8,573.12 738.87 1,463.20 3,359.28 298.42 614.15

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 438.25 Admiral Group PLC 1272.00 Aggreko PLC 1571.00 AMEC PLC 1189.50 Anglo American PLC 1470.75 Antofagasta PLC 829.50 ARM Holdings PLC 955.00 Associated Brit Foods 2261.50 AstraZeneca PLC 3287.75 Aviva PLC 441.65 Babcock Intrntnl Group... 1297.50 BAE Systems PLC 452.00 Barclays PLC 257.15 BG Group PLC 1280.25 BHP Billiton PLC 1951.50 BP PLC 480.75 British Amcn Tobacco 3434.00 British Land Co PLC 613.25

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United States $......................................................1.33969 Japan Yen ¥ ...........................................................132.831 Switzerland Francs................................................1.23260 Denmark Kroner ....................................................7.45869 Norway Kroner.......................................................8.22635

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British Sky Broadcasting BT Group PLC Bunzl PLC Burberry Group PLC Capita PLC Carnival PLC Centrica PLC Coca-Cola HBC AG Compass Group PLC CRH PLC

840.50 373.90 1411.00 1513.50 973.50 2329.50 355.20 1781.00 908.00 1533.00

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C O M PA N Y MMM 3M Co AXP American Express Co T AT&T Inc BA Boeing Co CAT Caterpillar Inc CVX Chevron Corp CSCO Cisco Systems Inc DD Dupont E I De Nemours & Co XOM Exxon Mobil Corp GE General Electric Co GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc HD Home Depot Inc INTC Intel Corp IBM International Business Machine... JNJ Johnson & Johnson JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co MCD McDonald's Corp MRK Merck & Co Inc MSFT Microsoft Corp NKE Nike Inc PFE Pfizer Inc PG Procter & Gamble Co KO The Coca-Cola Co TRV Travelers Companies Inc UTX United Technologies Corp UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc VZ Verizon Communications Inc V Visa Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 127.99 81.78 35.17 133.49 84.24 121.19 23.51 62.00 92.73 27.05 163.17 75.48 24.09 179.99 94.05 53.96 97.01 46.80 37.78 77.12 31.32 82.51 40.05 87.80 108.55 70.50 50.20 198.29

+1.58 +0.86 +0.06 +1.98 +0.59 +1.28 +0.40 +1.15 +0.77 +0.45 +3.53 -0.21 +0.031 -0.01 +1.36 +2.31 -0.19 +0.98 +0.28 +1.42 +0.41 +0.19 +0.22 +0.58 +1.28 +0.74 +0.03 +2.19

+1.25% +1.06% +0.17% +1.51% +0.71% +1.07% +1.73% +1.89% +0.84% +1.69% +2.21% -0.28% +0.13% -0.01% +1.47% +4.47% -0.20% +2.14% +0.75% +1.88% +1.33% +0.23% +0.55% +0.66% +1.19% +1.06% +0.06% +1.12%

2.2M 4.4M 29.8M 4.8M 4.6M 11.3M 30.9M 5.0M 12.3M 37.7M 3.9M 9.2M 31.5M 6.3M 7.2M 31.2M 5.1M 17.4M 36.7M 2.9M 25.0M 9.8M 11.9M 1.8M 3.0M 3.7M 16.4M 2.9M

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NET VOLUME 7,872.55 13,792.18 54.51 297.05 94.40 76.50 3,457.93 73.34 382.24 256.87

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$ 2.81 $ 31.95 $ 4.86 $ 36.61 $ 2.11 $ 22.92 $ 19.77 $ 10.84 $ 2.13 $ 12.90 $ 16.01

0.83 / +41.92% 8.73 / +37.60% 1.12 / +29.95% 7.46 / +25.59% 0.41 / +24.12% 4.18 / +22.31% 3.45 / +21.14% 1.88 / +20.98% 0.36 / +20.34% 2.03 / +18.68% 2.46 / +18.15%

$ 37.86 $ 11.34 $ 29.75 $ 3.95 $ 4.605 $ 7.17 $ 2.37 $ 9.05 $ 25.11 $ 2.50 $ 2.81

9.49 / -20.04% 2.24 / -16.49% 4.63 / -13.47% 0.59 / -13.00% 0.605 / -11.61% 0.88 / -10.93% 0.29 / -10.90% 1.02 / -10.13% 2.67 / -9.61% 0.26 / -9.42% 0.29 / -9.35%

Most Advanced Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Santarus, Inc. Horizon Pharma, Inc. Universal Display Corporation Sequenom, Inc. HMS Holdings Corp Aceto Corporation Nektar Therapeutics NuPathe Inc. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.

Most Declined Rocket Fuel Inc. EZCORP, Inc. Criteo S.A. Forbes Energy Services Ltd Geron Corporation Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. SMART Technologies Inc. Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. Approach Resources Inc. Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Performance Technologies, Incorporated

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Croda International PLC 2295.00 Diageo PLC 2014.50 easyJet PLC 1223.00 Experian PLC 1185.50 Fresnillo PLC 958.25 G4S PLC 256.95 GKN PLC 369.35 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1649.00 Glencore Xstrata PLC 329.55 Hammerson PLC 522.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1174.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 697.70 IMI PLC 1506.50 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2373.00 InterContinental Hotels 1818.00 International Consldtd ... 382.55 Intertek Group PLC 3191.50 ITV PLC 187.80 Johnson Matthey PLC 3029.50 Kingfisher PLC 381.00 Land Securities Grp PLC 981.25 Legal & General Grp PLC 209.05 Lloyds Banking Grp PLC 76.53 London Stock Exchange 1611.50 Marks & Spencer Group 501.25 Meggitt PLC 512.75 Melrose Industries PLC 316.20 Mondi PLC 1046.50 National Grid PLC 774.00 Next PLC 5472.50 Old Mutual PLC 199.80 Pearson PLC 1300.00 Persimmon PLC 1198.00 Petrofac Ltd 1449.00 Prudential PLC 1247.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 4732.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4826.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 881.50 Resolution Ltd 346.85 REXAM PLC 528.75 Rio Tinto PLC 3273.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1212.50 Royal Bank of Scotland 332.80 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2157.25 RSA Insurance Group 109.35 SABMiller PLC 3212.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 348.45 Sainsbury (J) PLC 395.00 Schroders PLC 2511.50 Severn Trent PLC 1779.50 Shire PLC 2912.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 807.50 Smiths Group PLC 1439.50 Sports Direct Int... 685.25 SSE PLC 1396.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1512.25 Standard Life PLC 345.80 Tate & Lyle PLC 809.00 Tesco PLC 368.62 Travis Perkins PLC 1744.50 TUI Travel PLC 382.40 Tullow Oil PLC 926.00 Unilever PLC 2469.00 United Utilities Grp PLC 684.75 Vedanta Resources PLC 1041.00 Vodafone Group PLC 228.15 Weir Group PLC 2207.50 Whitbread PLC 3417.00 William Hill PLC 387.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 277.10 Wolseley PLC 3321.00 WPP PLC 1368.00

CHANGE 20.00 16.50 -2.00 3.50 -1.86 -2.10 0.70 1.00 -1.85 4.50 9.00 2.20 2.00 -1.00 17.00 5.70 7.00 -2.70 11.00 0.90 6.00 -1.50 1.36 4.00 1.05 -3.50 -0.80 27.85 -0.14 -35.00 -0.20 -3.00 1.00 4.00 -13.88 -6.00 10.00 -3.00 0.70 3.62 -47.00 2.50 10.30 18.00 -11.40 18.00 3.90 0.00 74.00 10.00 118.00 6.00 4.00 -1.14 0.36 29.00 -1.80 5.00 2.60 0.00 0.36 25.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 -0.60 3.00 -6.00 1.60 -1.27 -5.00 1.00

% C H G. 0.88 0.83 -0.16 0.30 -0.19 -0.81 0.19 0.06 -0.56 0.87 0.77 0.32 0.13 -0.04 0.94 1.51 0.22 -1.42 0.36 0.24 0.62 -0.71 1.81 0.25 0.21 -0.68 -0.25 2.73 -0.02 -0.64 -0.10 -0.23 0.08 0.28 -1.10 -0.13 0.21 -0.34 0.20 0.69 -1.42 0.21 3.19 0.84 -9.44 0.56 1.13 0.00 3.04 0.56 4.22 0.75 0.28 -0.17 0.03 1.95 -0.52 0.62 0.71 0.00 0.09 2.77 0.20 0.15 0.48 -0.26 0.14 -0.18 0.42 -0.46 -0.15 0.07

VOLUME 108.88 481.70 418.01 362.24 91.69 919.87 467.84 934.12 4,117.03 213.06 68.92 4,726.51 402.62 301.16 118.24 3,395.64 52.61 6,548.98 33.64 746.49 269.42 1,547.06 41,613.34 19.86 793.49 317.10 154.56 539.65 1,208.75 28.12 2,061.18 134.17 255.74 121.97 603.06 80.71 125.76 446.82 227.37 595.25 1,051.43 1,811.22 3,892.03 616.40 71,312.63 360.84 200.64 491.07 201.49 86.06 1,267.30 292.92 75.87 82.31 526.13 1,474.64 1,280.00 279.61 4,208.95 112.36 425.12 590.09 359.65 238.43 380.27 14,246.39 84.41 77.67 637.74 1,829.47 40.79 319.94

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL BUSINESS EXTRA

New arrival in Spain US discount chain Costco will open two Spanish warehouses in Sevilla and Madrid next year. Although present in the UK, these will be the chain’s first outlets in mainland Europe.

Pay on time SPAIN’S central, regional and local governments owe €5 billion to PYMEs (SMEs) and selfemployed workers. According to EU directives, all Administrations should pay their bills within 30 days.

Late redress ALMOST 123,000 customers were mis-sold preference shares and subordinated stock by savings banks later absorbed by nationalised Bankia. Following an arbitration victory, they will recover their investments.

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The sad reality of cheap clothes is a shopper’s ethical responsibility Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

FRIEND says she loves your new fashionable jeans. They were a snitch, you reply - only €10 from that trendy high street store in town. Yes, it’s amazing that a garment can be made thousands of kilometres away in Asia, transported to Europe and then sold on for a few mere euros. But with today’s fast-fashion trend, where new and cheap items of clothing are entering our shops week after week, consumers are forgetting to question how it is possible to sell clothes at such low prices, as they are more concerned about keeping up with the latest fashion. In the same way that it’s

BARGAIN CLOTHES: Perhaps we should be questioning why? important to be responsible about budgeting and saving money, we must be ethically responsible about our spending too. For far too long, big name profitable clothing companies have been taking advantage of cheap labour forces in places like Bangladesh. They have been

turning a blind eye to ridiculously low salaries and unsafe working conditions, all because the only thing they are concerned about is their bottom line, not the health and safety of workers. In the same vein, consumers are also guilty, refusing to dig deeper into ‘why’ something is so

cheap, because it suits to get a bargain. If we knew the reality behind the production of our new €10 jeans, would we be so quick to buy? Currently a motion is being discussed in Bangladesh, where the country’s wage board has proposed raising the minimum salary for garment industry workers by 77 per cent to 5,300 takas (€50) a month. What are these workers getting paid now if this €50 is after the proposed rise? After the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh in April, which killed more than 1,100 workers, some clothing brands are signing up to agreements to improve working conditions in the country. But, as consumers, we too are responsible for playing our part. It is time for those of us who can afford it to start questioning every such purchase we make, and to start voting for the welfare of others with our wallets!

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Big losses for Gates’ targeted company DID Bill Gates make his move too soon? The Spanish building conglomerate he bought 6 per cent of last month at a cost of a reported €113 million has just announced a net loss of €675 million for the first nine months of the year. It’s Austrian subsidiary Alpine helped drag the figures down with a write-off of €419.9 million as it was liquidated. That, together with other ‘discontinued activities’ cost the company €654.9 million, compared with a loss of €124.5 million in the same period of 2012. On top of that revenues were down 9.8 per cent on the same period in 2012 to €4.96 billion, hit mainly by a slump in infrastructure activity in Spain. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were 34.9 per cent down at €504 million. FCC Energy contributed a net loss of €162.4 million due to value adjustments amounting to €225.2 million in its portfolio of renewable assets, as a result of a series of regulatory changes implemented by the government. But the heavily indebted company insists it is on course to implement its business plan ahead of schedule. EBITDA margins, improved to 10.2 per cent. Encouragingly for investors debt was reduced by 7.2 per cent in nine months to a still sizeable €6.577 billion. SPANISH and European fishermen are facing a ban on ‘bottom trawling’ in some ecologically vulnerable areas. Bottom trawling should be banned in areas with vulnerable marine ecosystems to be listed by the European Commission, but not phased out altogether, said the commission’s Fisheries Committee in a vote on a draft EU regulation on fishing deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic. “I am pleased to announce that in today’s vote the Fisheries Committee introduced a new element to the proposal, banning fishing in areas with sponges, corals and other vulnerable marine ecosystems to be listed by the commission. “These areas are the spawning and nursing grounds of deep-sea species and their protection will be invaluable in achieving the recovery of deepsea stocks. “Unfortunately, the

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Industry return to growth as Spain starts to recover INDUSTRIAL output in Spain rose in September year on year, the first annual rise since February 2011. The National Statistics Institute (INE) said that output rose 1.4 per cent over the same month in 2012. That was good news and a sign that the country may have turned the economic corner. In August manufacturing output had been down 2.1 per cent compared to a year previously. The news comes hot on the heels of a rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year after nine consecutive quarters of recession. Overall Spain relies more on service industries for employment and economic output than

HELPING GROWTH: Nissan’s Barcelona plant. sights abroad away from the depressed home market. The INE said that all sectors of industry, except energy, registered growth, led by the machine tools industry which saw a rise of 8.4 per cent. The Spanish car industry is also growing with Ford and Nissan leading the way with significant investments made to build more models in the country. Fresh food and nondurable consumer goods saw a rise of 5.3 per cent in output. Together with reported rises in tourism so far this year, the signs of a recovery are starting to show. country for a bigger But growth estimates catch for all member remain low. The Spanish states, including Spain. government is forecasting The Committee of an overall 0.5 per cent Permanent Representashrinkage of the economy tives (COREPER I) has for this year, before now sent a letter to the returning to growth in EU Parliament asking it 2014 with a forecasted to rubber stamp the 0.7 per cent rise in GDP. agreement. The European The total catch Commission is not quite allowed from Moroccan as optimistic. It has waters for EU vessels recently lowered its will be 33 per cent estimate for Spanish higher than at present. growth for next year from It will be considered 0.9 per cent to 0.5 per by the European cent. Parliament in committee It blames high taxation, stage on November 27, high personal debt levels then in plenary in and reduced government December. spending as part of Spain’s austerity drive.

manufacturing, but its industries have been starting to export themselves out of trouble. Many businesses have switched their

Looking to protect the fisheries BOTTOM TRAWLING: To be banned in some ecologically vulnerable areas. committee did not back the commission proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling altogether,” said Kriton Arsenis, the commission spokesman, whose report was adopted, with 19 votes in favour, none against and four abstentions. Fisheries Committee MEPs nonetheless introduced a review clause, asking the Commission to evaluate after four years the impact of the special fishing gear used for deep-sea fishing (especially bottom trawls

or bottom-set gillnets) on vulnerable deep-sea species and marine ecosystems, with the possibility of proposing a general phase-out of bottom trawling thereafter. Deep-sea stocks are fish caught in waters beyond the main fishing grounds of the continental shelves. Most of these species are slow-growing and long-living, which makes them particularly vulnerable to fishing. Their habitats and ecosystems are largely unknown and their

fragile environment, once damaged, may take centuries to recover. The draft legislation still needs to be approved by a plenary session, possibly in December or January.

Bigger catch on way SPANISH fishermen can look forward to an increased quota from Moroccan waters. Representatives of the EU Member States have reached agreement with the North African

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I HAVE read with interest the articles concerning the disgusting state of the streets in Orihuela Costa (Alicante) but no mention has ever been made about the filthy state of the roads linking San Miguel de Salinas with Villa Martin and the urbanisations of Orihuela Costa. Recently the verges have been cut exposing road sides totally covered with plastic bottles and rubbish of every description. Who are these litter louts who toss every conceivable type of garbage out of their cars to disfigure and mar the countryside. Do these animals treat their own houses and gardens like a giant rubbish dump too? The entire length of the road from San Miguel to Eagles Nest is totally awash with rubbish that glitters in a disgusting ribbon in the autumn sunshine. This rubbish hasn’t been cleaned for years. It is about time San Miguel faced up to its responsibilities and sent the road cleaners out to remove this terrible eyesore. Or is this another case where a town fails to make the environment acceptable for a largely non Spanish population? R.Radford (By email)

responsible for clearing other peoples’ rubbish? If I as an individual would never consider discarding rubbish anywhere apart from the designated bins, why should I accept their antisocial behaviour? Dave, Turre (Almeria).

Name culprits

Get off road!

WITH regards to Tony Matthews’ article regarding inconsiderate litterbugs (Almeria, issue 1476). Tony has over the past two years written about these litter louts. Nothing has changed during this period, and will not, until they are named and shamed, and fined. Personally, I would like to see them serving community service collecting rubbish. Perhaps then it will sink in what an antisocial habit it really is. I am a supporter of Tony’s, as I often pick-up litter whilst walking my dogs along the main road into Turre and onto the campo. Rubbish is often thrown from passing cars on this main road, and it is totally unacceptable. I understand Tony’s point of view, why should he be

SOMETHING must be done about the extremely hazardous situations caused by the people riding their road bicycles up and down the Carretera de Istan road between Istan and Marbella (Malaga), specifically in the busy lower end around Marbella. These bicyclists think they own the whole highway, riding side by side at a snail’s pace on a steep, curvy, and already dangerous uphill and show no regard to the cars coming from both directions that need to swerve to dodge them. I have experienced, and witnessed, countless near-misses. This particular road already has an undesirable reputation as extremely dangerous, and the problem should not be made extreme by the stubbornness of a few. One simple solution: sell that

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ghetto of Vera Playa.’ Surely I am not alone in recoiling from the thought of him dripping sweat over vegetables in the local supermarket, squeezing past in a queue at the checkout and that’s not even visualising the state of old wrinkled bodies (hey I’m 70 so I know what they look like). Having worked in Africa for many years, I can categorically say that watching hippopotamuses frolicking in the river is far nicer than old nudists playing tennis. Mike Hook, Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria).

Dingle dangle...

We went on a trip to Scotland recently, but unfortunately we were a week too late to see the Northern Lights, but the scenery and wildlife made up for it. By Val Hicks, Los Gallardos (Almeria).

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expensive bike, spandex shorts, and get a gym membership! MC (By email).

Soldier memory I READ Mike Walsh’s article (Issue 1479) regarding the ill fated sinking of the MV Monte Rosa with some interest as it brought back memories for me. I sailed from Singapore to Southampton on the trip prior to her sinking when she was named HMT MV Empire Windrush. She was a lovely ship where everyone on board had a bunk to sleep in, lots of room to move around the decks, do PT, games

or watch films and there was plenty of good food. We had a few hours ashore at Aden, Suez and Port Said and everyone was happy as we were coming home for demob. Having sailed on eight troopships from 1943 to 1953, for me she was the best - the worst being the HMT Georgic where there were no bunks, just hammocks all crammed tightly together. Should you have needed to visit the washroom during the night no way could you squeeze yourself back into your hammock! Joe (The Cat Man), Rojales (Alicante) Mike Roberts’ letter in defence of nudity, saying naked bodies were no more objectionable than watching hippos frolicking, provoked a reaction from some readers...

Hippo fan IN reply to Mike Roberts’ defence of public nudity, I sincerely hope he does all his shopping within the confines of, in his words, ‘the nudist colony

MR ROBERTS must be very naive and ignorant of certain facts regarding nudity. It is not a mere case of modesty, respect and ethics here - safety and hygiene must also be taken into consideration. As the old Yorkshire adage goes never let your dingles dangle in the dust - brings tears to my eyes. And hygiene. I cannot imagine putting my bare bottom on a seat in a restaurant knowing that so many other bare bottoms have been there before mine! Or do you suggest we take along a spare pair of underpants/knickers or a cushion with us, just in case? Or perhaps the restauranteur should supply disposable cushions for his clients. Taking it to its extreme, what about all those people in the rag trade? We have enough unemployment as it is. So keep your shirt on Mike. Olivia Qualtrough, Calvia, (Mallorca).

Elche moan DO not even think about driving your own vehicle into Elche! It may happen that your car will be towed away although you parked on an official and free parking lot. Justification of the Local Police in this ‘hospitable’ city: your car has been standing in the way. Cost: €95. Elche’s famous palm trees can hardly be so pretty!

Peter Spahn, Alfaz del Pi (Alicante)

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What do judges know about it? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

T is high time the British took a leaf out of France’s book and came up with some proper legislation regarding the Burka. It’s no good whatsoever leaving judges to decide whether the garment may be acceptable in some situations and not in others. Most of these, often incompetent, men of law seem to have a wide range of views and often vastly different interpretations of legal paths when they’re not laid out precisely in black and white. The occasions when this primitive gown of gloom, particularly the ridiculous slitted hood, cannot be worn, should be laid down in law and strictly adhered to. To my mind these women should be banned from wearing it, without exception, in all professions that deal with the general public. This particularly includes nurses, those who tend the elderly, banks and all females who work or travel on public transport. The veil should also be completely removed when signing cheques, paying by credit card, travelling through customs or appearing in court. In fact if it’s banned in all the same

BURKA: Some proper laws are needed. places as smoking, those who don this provocative head bag could be made to feel so uncomfortable and ostracised that they give it up all together. Is it not also extremely interesting this garb is very notable by its absence at events, such as the Proms, Trooping the Colour; The Lord Mayor’s Parade or anywhere near a Remembrance gathering? (As Señor Littlejohn recently observed in the Daily Mail; ‘ever seen a poppy on a Burka?’) In fact nowhere near anything that may be considered part of the UK’s cultural heritage! So much for integration. I think that rather sums up the whole unacceptable anti-British attitude of those who hide behind this venomous veil. I can suggest a number of countries who would be only too happy to welcome them on to their streets (assuming

they are prepared to walk a half dozen paces behind their, similarly boringly attired men folk that is!). Finally on a lighter note, I would like to thank the gentleman, who found my daughter’s lost mobile phone and subsequently went to great lengths to have it unlocked, traced back and returned to her. She was over the moon. A very merry Christmas to you sir. On an even finally final note. Why is it, to most adults, the announcement Christmas is once again approaching at a rapid rate of knots, is often met by feelings of oppressive doom and rising stress levels? Nothing to do with the fact that the little darlings’ letters to Santa are now topped with requests for ‘toys’ that cost hundreds? Ah well, labour on. Keep the faith, Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Vote Leapy! I READ and enjoy your comments every week. When finished, I keep thinking why can this guy not become Prime Minister. Like most folk here in Spain I’d hate to go back to the UK which has become a cesspit. UKIP must surely gain from the unacceptable mess we are in. The UK is a haven for terrorists. May God always be with you.

Tom (By email)

Spot on… YES, blame racism on parents and adults. Maybe we should refer to people’s colour as dark, tanned and fair. I’ll walk a mile to get the Euro Weekly News, just to read your articles. Yvonne Fischer, Rojales (Alicante) Editor’s note: last week Leapy said no one is born a racist, adults are to blame.

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The biggest spenders THE world’s third-richest man, Amancio Ortega, is Spanish and sells clothes. Further down the Forbes Rich List at 149, but still not short of a bob or two, is Juan

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MMIGRATION does not figure amongst Spain’s problems. Although immigrants make up 6.9 per cent of the Spanish population, this is an issue Mariano Rajoy does not have to solve or make promises about. Some immigrants set up businesses or retire here. Others come looking for work as there is no other way of surviving in Spain, even if they must dive into the submerged economy. Despite squawks about xenophobia, generally from people unable to express themselves in Spanish, this country is reasonably accommodating. The benefits system is less accommodating because it has always been necessary to put in before taking out. ‘Benefits tourism’ does not exist, putting Rajoy in a more fortunate position than David Cameron. Although the UK population has an immigrant population of 3.9 per cent they and asylum seekers are seen as milking the system although only a minimum do so. There is a problem, of course, but the biggest benefits drain are ethnic Britons, many of whom have never done a day’s work in their lives. The Spanish should be so lucky.

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Roig who sells food. He started off selling meat, but that’s another story. Thanks to Zara and Mercadona it’s possible to dress and eat on a smallish outlay. Further proof that the largest fortunes are those that rely on the purchasing power of the modest, not the rich.

Artistic licence AN exhibition of prints at Madrid’s Matadero Centre for Creative Design, dealt unflatteringly with prominent Spanish and international politicians.

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the removal of Botella’s print which showed her morphing into Albert Einstein because it was ‘gratuitously insulting.’ Botella ordered its reinstatement, doubtless aware that gratuitous insults enter into a politician’s job description. Besides, Angela Merkel as Miss Piggy came off far worse than the mayor.

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Angela Merkel as Miss Piggy came off far worse than Ana Botella as Albert Einstein. Victims included Rajoy, Ruiz-Gallardon, Cardinal Rouco Varela and Madrid’s mayor Ana Botella. Councillor for the Arts Pedro Corral ordered

NINETY PER CENT of Franco era relics have been removed said Justice minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon. Two years ago there were still 705 preconstitutional plaques and shields but only 97 are left, Ruiz-Gallardon told the Spanish parliament in answer to a question from Basque MP, Emilio Olabarria. Statues of the late dictator are longgone but some monuments remain owing to the impracticality of removing them. The Victory Arch at the Complutense University in Madrid, is amongst these, Ruiz-Gallardon admitted. He also pointed out that Complutense’s rector is the son of the late Santiago Carrillo, leader of Spain’s Communist party. He did not need to say that Carrillo Jnr. who must exist side by side with the Arch, has the real victory.

It’s fine but it’s sure not dandy Since when did dressing down become a fashion statement? Mike Walsh Mike Walsh. Based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

EITHER a dandy nor a metroman, I hesitate to comment on men’s fashion. As an overview, I suppose menswear is boring and predictable compared with the choice in women’s fashion. This is particularly notable at evening events. A few score women will be well dressed. Chances are there will not be two women in the same outfit. How do the men stack up? If it is cool it will be long jeans and sleeved shirts. If warm, khaki shorts and short-sleeved shirts likely purchased for a few euros at the market. For good reason one no longer hears the expression epitome of sartorial elegance applied to men. When did dressing down become a fashion statement? Bizarrely, one has to turn to the armed forces to see how smart men can be when they want to be.

DAPPER: Local male flamenco dancer Daniel Asiz has both a reputation and dress panache that goes far beyond the Costas. There is an unattractive sameness about men’s attire. It is akin to the sameness of the tunics worn in the Chinese People’s Republic when Mao Tse Tung was running things. They had no choice, we choose not to choose. In a dress sense, one cannot tell the difference between a male rock star and a penniless drifter. Does it have to be that way? Not at all. The ballad being sung by Latvian singer Zigfrids Muktopavels was a treat for the ears but his fashion sense is a treat for the eyes. A popular and undeniably masculine singer, Zigfrids is no Burt Reynolds in looks. However, he more than makes up for it with his sharp style of dress when singing his popular ballads. Typically, a knee length slim black jacket and cut slacks. A white shirt with winged neckline and black cravat complements the waistcoat with collar. Great for the stage,

why not for socialising? Local male flamenco dancer Daniel Asiz has a reputation and dress panache that goes far beyond the Costas. The audience at Orihuela Costa Resort was mesmerised. The artiste’s ricocheting heels cannot take all of the credit. Daniel cut a fine and romantic figure in hip-hugging black slacks, waistcoat, white open-necked shirt and red neckerchief. Imagine the reaction had either of these men strolled the shopping malls of Riga or Murcia in the same attire. I doubt their departure from male dress convention would be as well received. They would likely be dismissed as dandies. When women step out in an appealing outfit, they attract compliments. Why is unimaginative, often tasteless and universal drabness a male fashion preserve? Perhaps it takes courage for men to be a little different from their peers, for them to dress with élan and elegance. Who knows, if just a few men were to ditch their shorts and sleeveless shirts and dress like Zigfrid, the rest of us might follow. You first, mate.

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