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33-year sentence A MAN sentenced for kidnapping and murdering Ana Niculai, 25, in Mallorca in July 2010, has accepted 33-and-a-half-years in prison.
Flu down THE Health Department has announced that although cases of flu have been detected earlier this winter, there are fewer, with just 14 in 100,000 people catching it on the island.
Clinic sued A GROUP of 53 women has sued a Clinic in Palma for selling defective PIP silicone breast implants from France, which were removed from the market.
Money claims A RUSSIAN supermodel is demanding that the British police return €100,000 which she claims were taken from her in 2008, and she says were given to her by a Mallorca businessman.
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Expat bar owner tracks down child-sex suspect A MAN, 38, wanted by the FBI on child sex charges and arrested in Magaluf is now back in the United States and facing life imprisonment thanks to a British bar owner. Jeffrey Lane Wenzel, from Montana, is charged with raping his stepdaughter and possessing a large quantity of pornographic material involving children. He had served in the National Guard and claimed to have been destined for Afghanistan, Iraq and Serbia as a US Marine. He was charged in June 2012 with a felony sex assault crime for activity that began when the girl was about 13. In November 2012, he was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor following admissions that he
enticed the girl to send inappropriate photographs of herself via text message. Wenzel pleaded not guilty, was freed on $50,000 bail and faced a January 22, 2013, trial. He failed to appear at his base or in court, and left a note for his wife, whom he married in 2012, saying he was fleeing because he “wouldn’t get a fair
trial” in the United States. He flew to Seattle and from there to Paris, Frankfurt and finally Mallorca, saying he had to “save his life.” Prosecutors added a felony bail jumping charge and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. Federal authorities added another felony charge, unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Wenzel’s whereabouts remained unknown until his capture in Mallorca where he found work at a British-owned Magaluf bar last summer. However, shortly afterwards, his new boss began to suspect him, carried out an internet search and found the truth. He alerted the authorities and the man was arrested by Guardia Civil in Calvia in September. He was remanded in prison in Palma and has now been extradited to Helena Prison, in Montana, on bail of $1 million. If he finds a way to pay the amount, he must not leave the country where he will stand trial and wear a tracking device at all times. His trial on the bail-jumping charge is set for May 12; he faces a maximum 10-year sentence, and a possible life sentence on the sex charges if convicted.
Safety operation for the Infanta Cristina THE police have recommended that the Duchess of Palma come down the ramp to Palma Court by car and not on foot when she appears in the Noos corruption trial.
When her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, appeared in the court in Via Alemania, he walked down the ramp. Now the date of the hearing has been set for February 8, the authorities have begun
organising the safety operation surrounding her arrival and time in court. Members of the Security Department from the Royal Household will take part in organising the details.
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Letters 21 BUMPER CROP: Grape harvest up 6.2 per cent.
It’s good news for all wine lovers... BALEARIC wine production saw an increase of 5.9 per cent in 2013 with a yield of almost 52,000 hectolitres from roughly 1,400 hectares of land. As usual, red wine was the most produced product, but in response to market demands, there was a 28.9 per cent increase of rose production and a 23.5 per cent increase in white production over the previous year. Of the 51,681 hectolitres produced, 29,196 can claim the Denominations of
Origin Binissalem or Pla y Llevant. Binissalem experienced a 9.8 per cent increase over last year while Pla y Llevant experienced a slight decrease of 5 per cent. The other 22,484 hectolitres will be labelled Vino de la Tierra. The 2013 harvest registered almost 8,000,000 kilos of grapes, 6.2 per cent more than 2012. September rains prolonged the harvest season that stretched into the end of October.
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NEWS Office blaze FIREMEN had to be called to put out a small fire which broke out in an office in Palma and destroyed several filed documents Violent woman LOCAL POLICE had to be called three times to the Palma home of a woman who attacked her husband and in-laws, as well as the arresting officers.
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Drug-smuggling ‘imam’ A FORMER imam at Abderrahman mosque in Pere Garau, Palma, has been arrested for drug trafficking. The Moroccan man was wanted by the authorities in Algeciras, Cadiz, for drug-related crimes. He arrived in Mallorca several months ago and offered to become the imam, saying that he knew the Koran, according to the person in
charge of the mosque, Juan Peralta. However, his skills for leading the local Muslim community in their prayers on Fridays were soon questioned and it became obvious that he had less knowledge than he claimed. He was told in November that his services would no longer be needed. Despite this, no-one suspected
anything worse of him. When he was arrested by National Police at a Palma hotel, the Muslim community was shocked, Peralta claimed. He said the detainee was very respectful towards others. Following this incident, Peralta has promised that there will be stricter controls on who can become an imam at the mosque.
Bakery break-in SOME €250 was stolen from a bakery in Palma after the door was forced open. The damages caused will be costly to repair.
Boy abused A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing a boy, 11, in Palma. Another, accused of trying to sell the boy and a small girl for sex, was acquitted. Drunk driver A WOMAN was arrested in Palma for driving while drunk at night without any lights, failing to stop at a sign and invading the lane for oncoming traffic. Slippery customer A SNAKE was found in a flowerbed in Calle Sant Miquel, Palma. Local Police were called to the scene and the snake was captured by experts from Natura Parc.
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A GIRL of three was admitted to hospital after being involved in a collision with a vehicle when she was crossing the road in Palma.
Taxi joyride THREE young women have been sentenced to pay fines and €6,500 in compensation to the owner of a taxi which they stole in May 2010 and crashed in Palma.
Body found THE body of a man who had been reported missing from Campos has been located by a search team. The body showed no signs of violence. Cocaine traffickers FIVE people have received prison sentences amounting to 14 years in prison for bringing cocaine from the Dominican Republic and selling it in Mallorca.
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House fire A MAN, 69, had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at his apartment in Palma. Firemen quickly put out the blaze.
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TOLEDO: The painter lived in the city until his death.
It’s the year of El Greco
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N Saturday, the simultaneous chiming of 25 church bells in Toledo will announce the start of the Greco 2014 year. The year will include a set of unique events to commemorate 400 years since the death of the famous painter from Crete, who lived in Toledo prior to his death on April 7, 1614, and left the city a legacy of paintings which has inspired artists ever since. One hundred people will co-ordinate the bells of the 25 churches in a unique symphony directed by Valencian musician Llorenc Barber, the president of the El Greco 2014 Board, Gregorio Marañon, announced. It has taken three years and €15 million to organise the activities and exhibitions in Toledo, Madrid and Valladolid focusing on the artist,
Quote of the Week I don’t know of any law that hasn’t been modified during parliamentary procedures, otherwise it would be a decree’ Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, regarding the draft abortion law, which he said would have some ‘improvements’.
which hope to attract approximately one million visitors. They include two exhibitions in the city, the first starting on March 14 with 80 works of art from the world’s main collections, and the second on September 8, which will focus on how the artist worked. There will be another exhibition at the National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid from June 5, and from June 24, at the Prado Museum in Madrid, an exhibition will focus on the influence El Greco had on modern painting. The presentation of the complete programme of activities was held at the Prado Museum. For more information, visit www.elgreco2014.com.
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THE number of people receiving benefits in the Balearic Islands has risen to a record total of 10,771 people, according to the regional government.
per cent of internet users in Spain are on Facebook, according to yearly data released by the social networking site, which claims to have 1.19 billion users worldwide. Facebook has 12 million daily users in Spain and 18 million monthly users.
Banned drugs A WOMAN, 30, has been arrested in Palma for allegedly sending a large quantity of banned drugs used for slimming to Russia.
Sewage plant WORKS to reform the Santa Maria sewage plant are due to start this month and be completed within seven months, the Balearic Water Agency has announced
And finally... A BARCELONA company director has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for accessing the emails of two employees and telling his superiors that they were homosexuals. He told his superiors that the men were ‘infirm’.
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Man arrested after burglary death ONE of the suspects in a break-in at a villa in Port de Pollença, which resulted in the death of the owner, has been arrested. Two men broke into the villa at around 9.30am on December 27.
Religious image fire damaged A CHANCE fire has caused damage to religious objects in the chapel of Bonany in Petra. A candle which was not extinguished is the likely cause of the accident. The fire destroyed not only a table used as the altar but also the large wooden crucifix hanging above it. Sunday mass had to be cancelled due to excessive soot on the pews. The fire was discovered by a local resident staying in the hospice on site who noticed large amounts of smoke coming from inside the chapel. On opening the doors it was found that there was not only smoke but also a large fire consuming the religious furniture and items. After alerting the fire brigade, witnesses successfully suffocated the flames, preventing them from spreading to the pews.
They tied up retired Swiss caterer Kurt Schwab, 78, and his wife, 76, demanding their money. The man was punched and kicked for three hours. His wife was also attacked and left
shut in the bathroom. The intruders left empty-handed. Though badly injured, Schwab managed to open the door for his wife and she went for help. They were taken to Inca
Hospital, and he was admitted for surgery on facial fractures. However, he suffered a heart attack and died in the early hours of January 1, as a direct result of the injuries he had sustained.
Evidence found at the villa led Guardia Civil to two Uruguayan men, one of them with an extensive criminal record. One was arrested and police are searching for the other.
Full house for Palma €8 million for Congress Hall Aquarium tour ASOCIACION ONDINE’S Fundraiser and Awareness Day at Palma Aquarium on Sunday and a free tour of the aquarium is for children only. Adults get free entry into the presentation room and they will learn about Asociacion Ondine’s marine research and conservation initiatives while the children are on the tour. At no stage has Asociacion Ondine offered free entrance into the aquarium for the general public, except for invited guests. This event has been funded by Absolute Boat Care and Asociacion Ondine. The event is now full. For more details about the local marine research and conservation Asociacion Ondine are conducting or about their future projects, contact brad@asociacion
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THE Balearic government has announced that €8 million will be allocated for Palma’s Congress Hall in 2014. The amount goes toward the €40 million needed to finish the complex which includes plans for a hotel. Conservative Partido Popular (PP) spokeswoman Nuria Riera confirmed that the 2014 budget includes a designation for completion of the convention centre, which has been on hold for over a year and a half. The announcement confirms ex-Tourism Councillor Carlos Delgado’s
pledge for a disbursement in 2014, although at the time, the amount was not revealed. The Balearic government and Palma City Council own equal shares of Palau de Congressos SA, the company building the complex. Since the project began, the city hall has financed the majority of construction, as well as providing the plot upon which the structure stands (between €60-70 million). The total cost for the project is some €120 million.
Prostitutes sentenced for robbing tourist SIX Nigerian prostitutes have been sentenced to a year each in prison for mugging a German tourist in s’Arenal in May last year. At around 5am, the tourist and a
friend were approached by three women who offered them their services. While two distracted one of the men, another sat on the victim, and
pulled a gold chain worth almost €3,000 from his neck. Three more women appeared and the victim was kicked and beaten, sustaining several injuries.
The prosecutor was asking for five years each in prison and a fine, but they reached an agreement and the women pleaded guilty.
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Fewer passengers THE Municipal Transport Company lost 580,793 passengers in 2013, maintaining the trend of slipping figures which began in 2011.
Ticket loan THE Balearia ferry company and Cofidis will offer clients the possibility of paying for tickets in instalments, as long as they spend more than €150 online.
Police control IN 2013, police in the Balearic Islands checked the drivers of more than 10,200 vehicles for alcohol and drugs consumption.
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False contracts made by criminal network GUARDIA CIVIL dismantled a criminal organisation which offered false work contracts in exchange for money. Throughout Spain 408 people have been charged and 14 arrested in the operation which was carried out in almost 30 cities, including
Make your own marmalade SEVERAL events will be held in January at Sa Taronja Cultural Association in Andratx. This Sunday, it’s Marmalade Day, and you can join Tina from 11am to 5pm. Please bring jam-jars (small are better than big). Participation fee is €5 and you take two pots home for free. For more information or reservations leave a message on 971 235 268 and also clarify if you want lunch for €8. In the event of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.
Malaga, Algeciras, Granada, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Castellon and Mallorca. Those charged include people who paid for the contracts, knowing they were false, in order to obtain unemployment benefits, residency permits and less strict prison regimes.
Guardia Civil, the Social Security, Work Inspectors and the Tax Agency collaborated on the operation. The leader was based in Jerez de la Frontera and created phantom companies, most of which had drug addicts with extensive criminal records named as sole administrators. They were given money in exchange for allowing their name to be put on official documents. Some members of staff at the Social Security Treasury were involved in the fraud. The 10 companies had numerous employees on their pay role but did not pay taxes, social security or other fees, which led to the supposition that they had no activity or income, suggesting they were created solely to register HOME-MADE: Bring your own jam jars. false employees.
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Man, 24 denies assault A GERMAN man, 24, facing eight years in prison for allegedly raping and attacking a transsexual in Palma denied the charges in court. He admits he was drunk and says he confronted the plaintiff because he had not received the service he had paid for, but denied having raped or hit the victim. The events took place in June 2013, when the alleged victim, dressed as a woman, offered to perform a sexual act on the holidaymaker in exchange for €30. The victim claims he was raped and that when his attacker realised he was a man he became afraid and ran away. The accused allegedly went after him, insulted him, spat at him and punched him in the head. He was arrested, and has remained in prison since.
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Late night Sa Pobla bar raids RESIDENTS of Sa Pobla were in for a surprise when Guardia Civil officers conducted a late night raid on a number of local bars. About 40 officers arrived at Sa Pobla’s main square to carry out a 2.30am inspection on bars that were packed-out due to the Sant Antoni fiestas. The purpose of the inspections was to ensure employment laws were being followed, though several owners were found guilty at the same time of allowing smoking inside their bars. Witnesses say the officers entered the bars, stopped the music, turned on all the lights and did not permit anyone to leave for a 15-minute period. Tensions were raised as local residents claimed to not understand the purpose of the incident. Among the residents were two councillors from Sa Pobla’s town hall.
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€100,000 for Serra renewal ONE of the largest gestures of solidarity after last year’s fire that razed the Serra de Tramuntana has come from all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. An anonymous benefactor from the United States donated €100,000 for the renewal of the over 2,000 hectares affected.
Little is known of the anonymous donor other than that s/he is a regular visitor to the island. The monetary gift was deposited into a special municipal bank account opened by the town of Andratx for the safeguarding of the town’s communal areas, including the reconstruction of the areas affected by the fire’s destruction. Andratx Mayor, Llorens Suau, expressed enormous gratitude for the American entrepreneur’s gesture while also highlighting the donor’s wish to
SERRA RENEWAL: Thanks to generous donations. remain anonymous. Suau further explained how the intention to donate was declared within days of last summer’s fire. The months’ long delay between the expression of intent and the actual receipt of the donation was due in part to the need for officials to be assured of the donation’s legality. Now received, it can be used according to existing
labour and spending plans. Officials say part of the donation will be used for the acquisition of a lumbergrinding machine which, in addition to helping with clean-up, will greatly assist in the construction of dams for erosion prevention. Meanwhile, reforestation and clean-up projects continue in efforts to restore the original beauty to affected areas.
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Abortion demo TENS of people demonstrated at Plaza Sa Bassa in Manacor to protest against a draft abortion law put forward by the government that substantially modifies the current law.
Bad odours NEIGHBOURS in Cala Gamba have
complained about bad odours coming from the accumulation of seaweed in the area.
Blood donation THE Balearic Islands blood bank is looking for RH-negative donors. For more information, visit www.donasang.org. Restrictions on people who have lived in the UK may apply.
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Multiple busts A MAN, aged 43, was arrested for robbing the same Palma house four times. When the owner discovered him and called police, they apprehended the man, who confessed.
Laptops raided EIGHTEEN laptops were stolen from the Secondary Education Institute (IES) of Sineu. With no signs of forced entry, Guardia Civil officers suspect the culprits had inside knowledge.
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Palma airport healthy SOME 22.75 million passengers went through the Son Sant Joan International airport in Palma airport in 2013. This is an increase of 0.5 per cent in relation to 2012 according to the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA). Of these 78.4 per cent, some 17.85 million passengers, came from international flights, a 4.7 per cent increase compared to the previous year. AENA has pointed out the high peak months (from April to October) were the best in the history of the airport, with more than 19 million
PALMA AIRPORT: Visited by 22.75 people in 2013. passengers and monthly records registered in May, June, August and October. Meanwhile, the president of Airberlin, Wolfgang ProckSchauer, gave asssurances
the company will keep being loyal to Mallorca. The German company is the most important airline in Palma airport, where its first flight went 35 years ago this year.
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Music festival safe PALMA City is taking over the costs of an independent music festival so it can take place on Sunday. This decision comes after the council had a meeting with the San Kanut Festival organisers in order to make its celebration possible. The organisers announced their intention to cancel the festival, celebrated in Palma for the last 16 years, claiming they couldn’t afford it. This year Palma Council relocated the festival to the Parc de la Mar, and asked the organisers for additional security measures that amounted to ₏8,000. These included five security guards, two ambulances, a lifeguard team, and civil liability insurance.
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Upswing forecast for local commerce TRUST in the market is slowly returning for Balearic businessowners. Regional government representative Joaquin Garcia
highlighted that expectations have grown since last year, particularly in the hardest-hit sectors. The construction industry, for example, recorded a 23.4 per cent increase in
positive expectations for 2014, while in the local shopping sector 21.5 per cent more businesses declared an increased confidence than in 2013. The current overall upswing in trust is positive compared with this time last year. In fact, the percentage of local entrepreneurs with Officers are still heightened optimism about GUARDIA CIVIL are to analysing the pieces of the upcoming year in carry out a new search clothing found last comparison to last was for missing teenager December in Son Ferrer 14.5 per cent in a recent Malen Zoe Ortiz and Sa Porrassa to survey, slightly above the Rodriguez in Calvia. determine whether they Spanish national average of Officers will comb Sa 13.9 per cent. belong to Malen. Porrassa, where the girl Yet even in light of the Meanwhile, Malen’s disappeared on mother has called for positive upswing, owners December 2. citizen help in order to forecast less-than-positive Investigators are results from the year’s first find her daughter. focusing on a 500In a video put on three months. This is not metre area from the different social surprising, however, due to point where she was networks, Natalia the seasonal nature of local last seen heading to her Rodriguez has asked trade, where the majority boyfriend’s home in Son people to call police if of business is conducted in Ferrer. MALEN ORTIZ: Still missing. She was wearing pink they find any clue that the summer season and shoes, a checked shirt, trousers and carrying a could lead to finding her where winter commerce is expectedly quite low. blue denim jacket, torn bright green skateboard. daughter.
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Pervert caught A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually molesting a sleeping woman in S’Arenal. He was also given a €3,000 fine payable to the woman for personal damages.
Not friendly TWO women were arrested by National Police for two thefts, one in which they stole jewellery from a friend after she dropped it off for cleaning. They were captured on camera
House fire AN early morning short circuit on calle Alfonso el Sabio in Palma started a house fire while the tenant slept. He woke up coughing, called for help and shut himself in the bedroom until firefighters arrived.
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Jailed for stealing €15,000 from friend A MAN charged with embezzling a friend’s money has been sentenced to four years jail. He admitted before the Provincial Court to having used the woman’s private bank codes and credit cards surreptitiously for myriad transactions, including withdrawals, mobile top-ups, car-related expenses, and even to organise a loan. By using her falsified signature, he was guilty not only of embezzlement but also of identity theft. The accused took advantage of the victim by virtue of her position of trust and dependence. She provided him with passwords for her bank accounts and credit cards, which the man, aged 55, then used for his own benefit over a period of months. In addition to numerous cash withdrawals, he also enacted bank transfers from her account to his own. His car payments, 13 in all, were transacted through direct debit from her account. The total
IDENTITY THEFT: When trust backfires. amount embezzled without her knowledge was in the region of €14,950. The identity theft relates to the processing of a loan for €1,200 which the man used the woman’s signature to obtain. The case came to light when the victim’s family reported the crimes
after detecting something was amiss. In admitting his crimes in a plea bargain, the eight-year sentence sought by the public prosecutor was reduced to four, three-and-a-half years for fraud and an additional six months for identity theft.
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Son attacks parents A YOUNG man, 23, has been detained in Palma for assaulting his parents. The parents claim he became violent after denying him the €5 he requested, supposedly for gambling. A row began between mother and son in the Palma neighborhood of Rafal Nou, when he arrived home. She denied his request for money, after which he slapped her, according to a National Police report. When the father arrived minutes later, the son insisted on being given the money before he would leave the house. After his father’s refusal, he punched him. The parents claim he is a compulsive gambler but the young man denied the allegation.
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The Alhambra’s best year THE Alhambra Palace in Granada received 2.3 million visitors in 2013, its best year ever. This is 2.42 per cent more visitors than in 2012, helping the Arab fortress and palace complex retain its position as Spain’s most visited monument, and the main tourist attraction in Andalucia. Takings amounted to €27 million, thanks to an average of 1,325 per day to the Alhambra. The results for 2013 were presented by the Director General of the Alhambra and Generalife Board, Maria del Mar Villafranca, having been collected by their Sustainability Laboratory. Taking into account the visitors who have accessed the Alhambra not to see the monument, but to attend one of the cultural events held there, the numbers rise to 3,244,847 people.
ALHAMBRA PALACE: The Arab fortress is Spain’s most visited monument. Sixty-one per cent of individual visitors are Spanish, aged between 26 and 50, with
university studies and a qualified job. Meanwhile the average visitor with a tour is from
€200 fine for jaywalking A WOMAN, 44, was fined €200 for crossing the road in Algeciras, Cadiz, when the traffic lights were against her.
According to a report in local Spanish daily, Diario Sur, the university professor and former socialist councillor in Malaga City, was looking for a duty chemist while visiting her in-laws in Algeciras. She was talking to her husband on the phone, as he was giving her instructions on how to find a chemist, but claims she looked both ways before crossing, and despite the lights being red, as there were no vehicles in sight, she did so. However, she was spotted by a Local Police officer who ordered her to stop and fined her on the spot. She was fined as much as if she had been driving talking on the phone, failed to stop at a sign, or not wearing a helmet on a motorbike. She does not plan to appeal but considers it excessive.
the EU (31 per cent), over 50, with higher studies and is retired.
EU asks Spain to use alternative to razor wire THE European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström, has asked Spain to use an alternative to the razor wire on the border fence in Melilla. Although she admitted that the community does not expressly ban the razor wire which is on the fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in North Africa, to dissuade illegal immigrants from crossing, she did ask Spain to find an alternative measure. She said her
Used on border fence. department is aware of the situation in Melilla, as well as in Ceuta, and the pressure put on the frontiers by illegal immigration. She also pointed out that the management of borders is the exclusive responsibility of the member states.
NEWS Campaign bans specific donors THE Health Ministry has banned requests for organ or tissue donations for specific patients. The National Transplant Organisation has pointed out that the law already existed but that the ministry has now made it completely clear. The aim is to control information and prevent campaigns which explicitly request donations for a particular patient, whether they come from foundations or relatives. More importantly it aims to prevent requests for donations from companies and organisations seeking to profit, and the use of false, misleading or erroneous information. To launch a campaign to request a donation, authorisation must be requested from the regional government or from the National Transplant Organisation. The ban is based on the principal that when a person donates an organ or tissue it can be used for any patient in need in any part of the world. If a campaign is found not to fulfill the necessary requirements the organisers will be informed and it could be stopped.
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Interior Ministry member resigns as anti-terrorist operation compromised THE Interior Ministry’s Head of Communication, Albert Gimeno, resigned after releasing information which compromised an operation against ETA’s prisoners’ front. His resignation was accepted after his press department informed of a Guardia Civil operation against the prisoners’ front, the only remaining operative arm of the terrorist organisation ETA, before it had occurred. They sent a press release to the media informing that several people, including lawyers, had been arrested in the
Basque Country and Navarra, although the number of people and their names were not revealed. It was also published on Twitter. Twenty-five minutes later, after realising the mistake, another press release was sent to rectify and it was removed from Twitter. The officers involved in the operation complained that it affected the result because the detainees had time to destroy or hide evidence. Eight people were arrested, and although a meeting which was being
held is believed to have been broken up, no-one was able to flee because they were already under surveillance. Police unions have demanded an explanation and complained that the Interior Ministry was more interested in ‘political victory’ than in giving proper information. A spokesperson for one of the unions demanded the resignation of the Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, as well as the press officer, saying they were responsible for an “unprecedented occurrence in the history of
New €10 notes to arrive later this year NEW €10 notes will come into circulation on September 23. The new notes will be harder to forge and last longer, according to Yves Mersch, a member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Committee. New €5 notes came into circulation in May 2013, more than 10 years after the euro was first introduced. The European Central Bank has said that all notes will be
changed in ascending order. The new notes have a hologram and a watermark with the image of Europa, a character from Greek mythology, and they have a protective coat which will make them stronger, so that they have to be replaced less frequently. They will have a number, the colour of which changes from emerald green to dark blue as the note is turned.
Spain’s fight against terrorism” and had
committed a “serious imprudence” which had
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Flight saved AIR EUROPA has stepped in to take over the threatened Almeria to Sevilla flight route from Air Nostrum. The company began the route yesterday (Wednesday) offering two flights a day from Monday to Friday.
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THE birth-rate plummeted in Alcoy with 559 deaths but only 428 births last year. The inland industrial town’s population of 60,125 is the lowest since 1996.
THE new tourist guide for the first quarter of 2014 is now available for tourists visiting Almeria City. The tourism office is situated in Plaza Vieja and the guide details all activities until March 30.
Favours asked DESPITE changes in the Coastal Law, Villajoyosa and Denia still have buildings close to the shoreline at risk of demolition. They have now applied to the national government for exemption.
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Dutch boost LOCAL business-owners are promoting the Axarquia as a tourist destination at the Vakantiebeurs Tourism and Trade Fair, which is being held in Utrecht (Holland) until Sunday.
PREVENTION: Pruning palm trees is under way.
War on the palm weevil goes on PRUNING of Torrevieja’s palm trees is under way to prevent the spread of the red palm weevil, which can prove fatal to the trees. Councillor for Parks and Gardens, Carmen Gómez Candel, said pruning will continue until the end of February according to guidelines set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the control and eradication of the red palm weevil.
Pooches adopted
Briton detained
THE Salobreña Trade Department and the local business-owners association (ACESA) have launched a campaign to encourage people to buy from local shops during the sales period.
SIXTY-FIVE dogs were adopted in Motril during an adoption campaign launched in the town at Christmas.
A BRITISH resident of Coin has been arrested after allegedly perpetrating an armed robbery at a tobacconist’s in Alhaurin el Grande and stealing €600.
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Rustler round-up
Bar burglaries
VELEZ-MALAGA COUNCIL is to spend €1.6 million to widen the Camino de Torrox road, which links the town’s centre with La Caleta de Velez area.
GUARDIA CIVIL arrested three people for allegedly stealing pigs from a farm in Farajan, near Ronda. A pig was found dead in their car.
A MAN has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for breaking into several bars in Fuengirola on the same day in 2008. He stole cash, alcohol and other items.
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Royal threat
NERJA COUNCIL is to ask the regional government to withdraw from circulation a cultural leaflet from which the town has been omitted.
TWO families with children who got lost in the mountains of Alhaurin de la Torre while hiking had to be rescued by Guardia Civil.
THE Saudi Arabian Royal Family had threatened that they would stop coming to Marbella if plans for skyscrapers, now scrapped, went ahead.
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A LIGHT aircraft which crashed in Castalla last March was trying to avoid a 43.5-metre communications mast, an official enquiry has found. All three occupants were killed in the accident.
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BETWEEN January and October 2013, 61 companies operating in the citrus fruit market in Almeria Province exported almost 3.8 million kilos of oranges, mandarins and lemons.
Mast crash
FIREMEN were called to the Smurfit Kappa cardboard factory in San Vicente after a forklift caught fire outside the building. The blaze was smothered before it could spread.
FOUR women hurt in a car crash were taken to Torrecardenas Hospital in Almeria City after two cars collided in the Avenida del Mediterraneo in the early hours of Sunday morning. None of the injuries was life-threatening.
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Four in hospital
OFFICIALS in Garrucha have unveiled a monument in the town as a tribute to all the people who give blood in the town.
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Foreigner frenzy A TOTAL of 107,492 people were registered on the padron of Torrevieja as of January 1, 2014. Over half, 53.1 per cent, were foreign residents.
Toy stores raided TWO Toys ‘R’ Us stores were raided by burglars during the Three Kings fiestas. Two men broke into the safe in Sant Joan d’Alacant, but were disturbed by security guards in the Elche store.
Child abuse A COUPLE are being questioned over alleged mistreatment of their baby. The seven-month-old infant was taken to La Arrixaca Hospital in Murcia where the doctor raised the alarm.
Computer lab A COMPUTER lab is to be developed within Rojales municipal library, to promote the use of technology and communication among citizens of all ages.
Hurt in blaze A WOMAN was injured in a house fire at a property in Santa Eulalia de Murcia. Fourteen firefighters were sent to the scene as neighbouring properties were evacuated.
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Railways have a record year RAILWAYS OPERATOR Renfe has just finished a record year, principally due to the AVE. Spain’s 1,900 kilometres of high speed track is the most extensive in Europe. In 2013, 25 million passengers used the AVE and long distance trains, a rise of 13.38 per cent, the highest number ever recorded. The European Commission is
not entirely impressed with the AVE’s nationwide performance, nonetheless. The number of passengers using some AVE stations is “really unsatisfactory” said commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas when pressed by MEP Ramon Tremosa, of the Catalan nationalist party CiU. Money was squandered on constructing some AVE stations, Tremosa argued.
Foreign money is flooding in FOREIGN investment in Spain’s sovereign debt grew by almost €21 billion in November. Holdings rose to €273.172 billion, the highest figure since 2011 according to Spain’s Treasury. Forty per cent of Spanish bonds and bills are now in foreign hands, an increase of 3 percentage points on October and a return to the investment levels of mid-2012. The improvement was prompted by liquidity provided by the principal central banks, complemented by demand for a high-yield debt offering. This has worked in the favour of eurozone economies like Spain’s,
analysts explained. Increased confidence notwithstanding, the foreign holding of roughly 40 per cent in Spain’s sovereign debt falls short of the 54.8 per cent recorded in 2010. In that year, Spanish banks held just 12 per cent of the debt, but the flow of cheap credit from the European Central Bank has turned the banking sector into one of the Treasury’s best clients. By the first quarter of 2013, banks held 33.8 per cent of all the debt in circulation, the largest amount since the Treasury began to publish their results in 1995.
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Down to earth IBERIA had 16 per cent fewer passengers in 2013, but reported improved second and third quarter results. IAG, created through BA’s 2011 merger with Iberia, attracted 23 per cent more passengers last year.
Gas deficit SPAIN’S gas sector expects to earn €2.983 billion this year but this will cover only 88 per cent of its €3.796 billion outgoings, producing an €813 million shortfall.
Online compulsive buyers BETWEEN 6 and 7 per cent of Spaniards are compulsive buyers. Specialists at the Hospital Universitario in Bellvitge (Barcelona) found that males and females are equally affected by the disorder, aggravated by the ease of buying over the internet. A typical patient is around 40-years-old and has been in the grip of the
syndrome for six years. On average, he or she has debts of more than €25,000. ‘The influence of publicity and materialism viewed as an indicator of social success’ are partly responsible, maintained Dr. Susana Jimenez. Patients often regarded their purchases as providing a sense of identity, she added.
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STAT OF WEEK WIND farms generated 21.1 per cent of the country’s electricity last year, compared with 21 per cent produced by nuclear power stations. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 23 per cent.
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Helping develop energy solutions JAPANESE electronics giant Toshiba is joining forces with Spanish power provider Fenosa to test its latest battery power storage systems to even out electricity supply. With 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity now supplied by wind turbines, and with solar power and other sources making the renewable electricity production capacity in Spain 49.1 per cent of the total, the big problem is what to do when the wind is not blowing or the sun not shining. Traditionally that meant coal or oil burning power stations had to be kept on standby to produce electricity when the wind dropped or at peak times. Energy storage systems have been developed, but at varying degrees of efficiency and expense. Toshiba hopes that its latest generation transportable lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will help provide an efficient, reliable and stable power distribution network. The programme was launched in
December 2013 and will run for five years. It is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development organisation (NEDO), under its programme for ‘Development of Large Scale Energy Storage System with High Safety and Cost Competitiveness.’ The demonstration will initially be located at the Alcala de Henares distribution substation in the suburbs of Madrid, but it
WIND TURBINES: Now supply 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity. is planned to carry out demonstrations at several sites to fully assess various case studies. The scope of the testing programme will include the evaluation of the BESS’s
When the wind blows SPAIN saves money on windy days, according to the Wind Business Association. The sector reports that 2013 was, in general, a good year for generating energy thanks to the wind, with a production of 49.5 TWh in the first 11 months, 16.1 per cent more than the same period in 2012. However, the anticyclone which passed through Spain in December led to a fall in production and a rise in prices on the electric market. That month, 15.4 per cent of energy needs were covered by wind production, and the average market price was €80/MWh. The windiest month was November, when 6,471GWh were produced and the least windy month was July, covering 13.4 per cent of demand.
effectiveness in managing the electric supply at specific sites with seasonal or temporary high electricity demand. Fenosa manages electrical power supply with seasonal and occasional electrical demand fluctuation. In addition, the rapid increase of renewable energy and distributed generation will demand more flexibility in the electric system. For those applications, storage technologies are the promising solution that can be integrated in the different electrical systems. Through the demonstration programme, Fenosa and Toshiba aim to demonstrate the BESS solutions that will contribute to the establishment of highly reliable metropolitan distribution networks that can ensure stable electric power supply for those with large amounts of renewable energy sources .
Confidence rising amongst consumers SPAIN is leading the way as consumer and industry confidence continues to grow about the future. In December the Economic Sentiment
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Hema arriving NETHERLANDS chain Hema will open shops in Spain and the UK during the first six months of this year. It has not revealed were the Spanish stores will be located.
Still buying MEXICO’S Sigma Alimentos owns 45 per cent of Spain’s Campofrio following its Shuanghui International deal. It has acquired 547,391 more shares since the December transaction and will continue buying, a spokesman said.
Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.6 points in the euro area (to 100.0) and 1.4 points in the EU (to 103.5). Sentiment in the euro area is thus back to its long-term average for the first time since July 2011. In the EU, the average had already been passed in September. In the euro area, the marked improvement resulted from rising confidence among consumers, as well as managers in services, retail trade, construction and, to a lesser extent, industry. Economic sentiment improved in three of the five largest economies, namely Spain (+4.0), Italy (+2.3) and the Netherlands (+1.5), while remaining virtually unchanged in Germany and France (both +0.3). Industry confidence increased moderately (+0.5), driven by more positive assessments of the current level of overall order books and the stocks of finished products, which were
somewhat counterbalanced by deteriorating production expectations. Of the survey questions not included in the confidence indicator, managers’ assessment of the current level of export order books remained unchanged, while it worsened in the case of past production. Services confidence rose (+1.1) as a result of significantly improved assessments of the past business situation and past demand, which contrasted with slightly deteriorating demand expectations. Consumer confidence picked up (+1.8), thanks to more optimistic views of households on the future general economic situation, their unemployment expectations and, to a lesser extent, their savings over the next 12 months. Consumers’ opinions about the future financial
EU: On a sector basis, industry confidence remained unchanged. situation of their households remained broadly unchanged. Retail trade confidence increased substantially (+2.7), driven by managers’ surging optimism about the future business situation and, to a lesser extent, improving appraisals of the present business situation and the volume of stocks. Also sentiment in construction improved significantly (+3.6), fuelled
by managers’ improved appraisal of order books and less pessimistic employment expectations. Financial services confidence (not included in the ESI) increased by 2.0 points, driven by an improved assessment of past demand, which more than outweighed managers’ grimmer views on the past business situation and demand expectations. In the wider EU, the improvement in sentiment was only slightly less pronounced than in the euro area (+1.4). On a sector basis, developments in the EU deviated from the euro area in so far as industry confidence remained unchanged and the surge in sentiment was higher in retail trade, while lower in construction. On a country basis, the main reason for the slightly weaker improvement in sentiment was a virtually unchanged confidence level in the largest non-euro area EU economy, the UK (-0.1).
Social policy dirty money MALLORCA Local Government has decided that the money recovered in corruption cases should be destined for social policies. The motion was presented by the socialist party, and proposed that any money recovered thanks to sentences in corruption cases should be used to promote social policies which improve the resources and quality of life of the neediest members of the society. The conservative Partido Popular agreed to the proposal, which they say is in line with their plans to “help the island’s neediest citizens.” It is estimated that the Mallorca Council could receive some €15 million in the coming months from such cases.
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Modern technology isn’t always that supportive WHEN was the last time you looked somebody in the eyes? If today’s modern technology has anything to do with it, it’s probably been a while. At the train station recently a gang of us sat waiting for our carriage to arrive. For 20 minutes there was complete ‘human’ silence in the station (the station’s TV was blaring of course!) as each and every passenger gave themselves a sore neck endlessly glaring down at their smartphone. Have you also noticed how any spontaneous doubt within a conversation is immediately shut down with the words “let’s Google it and see”? Even little children no longer seem to be interested in toys, but rather their
Loose change A look at finance for females
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HUMAN SILENCE: Everyone prefers to use their smartphone. parent’s mobile phones. Technology is a good thing; but like everything else in the world it’s best enjoyed in moderation. The amount of money spent these days on gadgets is incredible and a lot of the time the gadgets we flock to buy are completely unnecessary. For example, Microsoft has launched a ‘smart bra’
to try and stop women eating too much. That’s right - rather than just making a stern conscien-
tious effort to go on a diet and stick to it, apparently nowadays it is necessary to splash out on high-tech
bras to achieve a slimmer figure. The new fancy bra is embedded with physiological sensors that monitor a woman’s heart activity to measure stress levels and combat emotional eating. The sensors can send an alert to the wearer’s smartphone, which then flashes a warning to help the wearer step away from the fridge and make better diet decisions. It does seem a little farfetched in order to resist the cookie jar a woman needs to be equipped with a high-tech bra that can talk to the smartphone in her pocket. It seems a lot to invest in, surely plainand-simple will power can achieve the same results without fleecing your savings account!
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Not paying THE Panama Canal rejected a proposal that it pay $1 billion to continue work on expanding the waterway, and warned the building consortium behind the project, led by Spanish builder Sacyr, it could bring in others to finish the job.
Cafe closure CAFES and restaurants at the Ifema fairground in Madrid may remain closed from January 22 to 24, while Spain’s most important tourism fair, FITUR, is being held, if a strike by union Comisiones Obreras goes ahead.
€8m coins TWO of the USA’s rarest coins, a 1787 gold doubloon and a 1913 five cent piece sold for almost €8 million during an auction in Orlando, Florida. The doubloon was first minted in the US.
Bank account emptied for tax Q. I was very upset to discover that my bank account was empty. The bank told You and the me that the account was embargoed and I had no previous warning. The Law in Spain Traffic Department had placed the By David Searl embargo for unpaid vehicle tax on a car which I had sold several years before to a local mechanic. He had promised to handle the paperwork but he had not done it. The Town Hall kept issuing the tax bills to the name of the registered owner, which continued to be me. Since I did not have a standing payment order at the bank, I had received no notification. At the Malaga traffic department, several people were not very helpful. Finally a friend told me that there is indeed a form to de-register the car without any papers. The next time I went to Trafico, I simply asked the guard where I should go. He pointed to a window with only two people in line. They gave me the form, a sort of sworn declaration. I filled it in, presented it, and they said that was all that needed to be done. Is this true? G G (Costa del Sol) A. In theory, yes. However, take your copy of the form to your town hall and make sure they know you have deregistered the vehicle.
This is because they issue the municipal tax bills. Someone at Trafico should have steered you to the right window in the first place. In ‘You and the
Law in Spain,’ on pages 327-328, you can find out about the form.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952-667090
PREPARATION: Doesn’t guarantee that a good job will be found.
A lost generation… EIGHTY per cent of Spanish youths are convinced that they will have to depend upon their families in the future. A study carried out amongst 1,000 young men and women between 18 and 24 by the Reina Sofia Centre for Adolescence and Youth shows that they are pessimistic about their future. Amongst the so-called ‘lost generation’ who studied to prepare for the future but now find themselves without work amidst the financial crisis, 60 per cent think it unlikely they will find or keep a job that they like within the next three years. Fifty per cent see the chance of becoming financially self-sufficient, renting
or buying a house or having a family as ‘very difficult.’ Most of them are overwhelmed by a feeling of self-sacrifice, saying that they will have to live off their parents, without the chance of becoming independent or having their own children in the future. According to experts, many are frustrated, because they have made an effort to prepare themselves, but have found that this doesn’t guarantee they will find a good job. More than 80 per cent of them believe that Spain will be in the same situation or worse off than it is now within a year’s time.
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Just not the place I fell in love with AS we all know, many expat Brits have decided to move back to the UK since the ‘crisis’ began. We assume that this is mainly for economic reasons and homesickness, but I wonder if there is another underlying reason – how Spain itself has changed. Because the Spain we moved to 10 years ago is virtually unrecognisable. Part of our decision to come and live here permanently was to enjoy the laid-back lifestyle and laissez-faire attitude to life, but so much of that has now gone. Apart from the fact that the Spanish taxman is out to squeeze us for every centimo – as in the declaration of worldwide assets – so much else has changed, not necessarily for the better. No doubt much is down to Euro regulation, but we now have things like the smoking ban, which is soon to be followed by an e-cigarette ban, intensified ITV checks on the car, the intimidating Guardia Civil Trafico, etc, etc. I wonder if any of your other readers agree? John Edwards, Denia (Alicante)
A better way REGARDING the recent article about a pro-abortion collective painting graffiti on the justice minister’s house in Nerja (Issue 1488), I would like to say that, although I agree with their cause, in no way do I agree with their action. If it is about defending the right for women to make choices about the circumstances in which they give birth, there are better ways to do it. Covering the house of a member of the government with graffiti and, what is worse, insulting the Christian faith by mocking its symbols, does little favour to women. Instead of giving biological, ethical or even religious
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European Union. Jim refused to be taken in by the duplicity of that unelected cabal and its winsome, worrisome ways. International finance is a hot potato. It and the European Central Bank’s smoke and mirrors is designed to confuse we ordinary plebeians. Not with the likes of Jim Collins around. He showed us the EU magician’s tricks. Enjoy those beautiful meadows, Jim, where you now sing to lyres. ‘Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow.’ Mike Walsh (By email)
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We stopped for a coffee at the Hotel Lake Vinuela. This was the serene scene that greeted us from the lawn. By David Worboys, Nerja (Malaga) reasons, those who want to abolish abortion would turn to these acts to defend their position, claiming whoever goes against them is a radical. Abortion is too important an issue for disrespectful action which, despite the initial intention, makes people focus on other things. It’s about time for both proand anti-abortion groups to sit down and discuss the topic in order to reach an agreement which would result in a law that lasts more than a government’s term in office. John Westgate, Torremolinos, (Malaga)
What crisis? IT’S good to see that the Spanish reportedly intend to spend more in the sales this year. Although they won’t spend as much as before the start of the financial crisis, it will help to boost the economy.
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However, is it just me, or does it seem that some people have never really stopped spending? Or maybe I just didn’t pay as much attention before. Almost every weekend I go to a local mall to do my grocery shopping in the supermarket, but all of the boutiques seem to be swarming with people; they come out loaded down with shopping bags, and they then go for a meal in one of the restaurants in the mall. Admittedly it’s quieter on weekdays, except for the evenings, but I’m talking about
a normal area, not somewhere like Puerto Banus. It seems that while the financial crisis has hit some people so hard they are forced to go to charities for help, others seem unaware of its existence. Not only that, but despite the constant reports of falling birthrates in Spain, there seem to be people with young children and babies everywhere. Great news, but it makes me wonder how it is possible, and what will become of them in the future if the current climate does not improve. Jane Standish, Fuengirola (Malaga)
Sad farewell I WAS much saddened on hearing of the passing of columnist Jim Collins. The EWN has a reputation for good communicative writers and Jim was certainly one of the best. He had a cynical eye on the
I SAW on your website an article entitled ‘What can we expect from 2014’. You refer to butane gas bottles remaining at the set price of €17.50. Do you know if it is legal for outlets to sell ‘butanos’ at a higher price? My local petrol station in Pizarra charges €19.10, while at the other local petrol station it is €18.50. Friends who live in the nearby town of Cartama only pay the official price of €17.50. By the time I drive further afield for cheaper gas bottles, I have spent the difference in petrol! I don’t understand these huge differences and have been led to understand that they can only be sold at the official price. However, arguing with the employees at the local petrol station gets me nowhere; they say that is the price that they charge. Full stop. Also a big ‘thank you’ to the Euro Weekly for keeping us informed with so much local news and handy tips. Jane Peopleton, Pizarra (Malaga)
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AVING drifted into New Year as well as passing the twoyear milestone of life in Mallorca, I have compared my initial expectations with what reality has proven to be. I originally assumed that island fever would be rife, with a need to escape at regular intervals, when, in fact, there is so much to do and see here both recreationally and culturally that there is little need to leave the island. I had thought that the ‘mañana’ ethos would drive me around the bend, when we have generally been able to generally receive quite punctual and efficient service - albeit with noticeable and shocking exceptions. But most importantly, I thought that by now I would be chit-chatting with the locals as fluidly as cash tends to seep through my fingers. Despite regular Spanish lessons and a willingness to embarrass myself at every opportunity, I am still struggling to get the words out in a sensical format - even if they sound great in my head they are finally blurted out to a baffled audience in a garbled mess. The problem is that there are so many tenses, variables and exceptions that it can send a calm person scurrying for the Xanax. The late Michel Thomas, a formidable language guru, extolled the virtues of simply getting the ball
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over the net - of making yourself understood. Michel was my starting point in the jungle that is Spanish, with his easy eight-hour CD starter
course, which I loved for the absence of accompanying text books or need to take notes. But moving out of absolute beginner
OPINION & COMMENT territory, life gets more complicated: unless you speak with accuracy and speed, people tend to take pity on your efforts by reverting to English or German. Even so, my New Year’s resolution is to persevere and to perfect my pluperfect, improve my imperative and finally succeed with my subjunctive. Taking the toro (bull) by the cuernos (horns), I have gone the whole cerdo (hog) by signing up to a course at an institute in Palma. Shoulder to shoulder with some lovely au pairs, I now take my seat at the school bench three days a week while not quite young enough to be my daughters, they are sadly not far off. What I lack in time and youth I hope to make up for in wisdom. I just hope that when it comes to idiomas (languages) the idiom ‘El loro viejo no aprende a hablar’ (you can’t teach an old dog new tricks) does not apply. If my resolve has not waned before the end, I should also receive a piece of paper to justify my efforts; assuming exam nerves don’t get the better of me. I will keep you posted on my progress - if I fail to inspire you to do the same, then at least I can share some cunning expressions I stumble across, making you sound like a local.
Feliz Año Nuevo!
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Missing global-warming con men LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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SEE the global-warming bunch of state-funded con men have been conspicuous by their absence of late! With temperatures plunging to all-time lows all over the Northern Hemisphere they must be kicking themselves for not choosing global freezing as their vehicle for squeezing taxpayers’ money into their own conniving coffers. Why don’t we all get real? I’m no astronomer but even I know the world spins on a slight tilt, which over time creates environmental changes. Hence the Ice Age, oceans turning into deserts and so forth. If you’ll pardon the pun, it is global spinning, not global warming that causes the problems. The only environmental damage to our existence has
POLLUTION: The real Armageddon. been caused by pollution, smog, acid rain, etc. Above all, and I say it again, the downright criminal release of radiation into our atmosphere is the real Armageddon. This toxic noose has spread all around the planet, trapped under the layer of ozone for another thousand years or more. The results of this global disaster can be seen by the vast increase in tumours now sprouting like mutating mushrooms on ever-increasing numbers of our human race.
It is a disgrace that charities have to be set up to pay for research into cures for this abominal disease. The countries responsible for this outrage should be centrally funding all research into possible cures and spending whatever it takes. Even if it costs billions, the money is a drop in the ocean compared to the vast reserves held by these countries. But that’s not the game, is it? Of course it isn’t. The money men who run our planet, those that
can buy and sell countries if they so wish, want us all to think that if it wasn’t for our efforts nothing would be done. Keeps us all occupied, ya see. These secretive people want us to think we’re all doing a wonderful job, which of course we are. The problem is it’s all totally unnecessary. They could fund the whole operation and not even make a dent. Makes ya sick, dunnit? We’re all at the mercy of a few multi-trillionaires. They don’t care who are elected as presidents or prime ministers, or to any other governmental office, for that matter. They simply shift their money to where it is most beneficial to them. You never see them; they make their decisions in secret. The rest of us minions are merely taking part in a game. Pawns scuttling around thinking that anything we do really makes a difference. Sorry, folks we’re all expendable. Have a nice day! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
Vicki Mcleod Family Matters WE’VE been away, back to the UK for Christmas. The trip was okay, we made my parents-in-law happy because we were with them for the big day. But the weather sucked: floods, storms, more floods. The trains were packed and delayed. And boy was it expensive. We met up with some old friends who also have kids; they work in the City doing the nine to five (or more like the eight to seven). In order to afford their lifestyle (okay house in a suburb, childcare for their two kids, a beach holiday every year) they have to take their children to something called a ‘Breakfast club’ at 7am, which means they have to get out of bed at 5am. Then they go to work and do 12 hour days. Their kids are fed breakfast, lunch and dinner by other people, and then they go home and see their parents for an hour before bed. The only time they are together is at the weekend. Well, we argued to ourselves, it’s not so cheap to live in Mallorca either these days. Did you hear this one? The autonomos charges are going up between 2 per cent and 20 per cent
FAMILY TIME: Worth far more than money.
The true cost of living depending on the size of your business. Or what about this one? That the price of bottled gas is rising again, and rumoured to be going to €23 a bottle!
The Government is clueless, it has not done enough to address the economic crisis that we teeter on the brink of. We earn less here than we would if we were in the UK.
LEAPY LETTERS
Back on full form… GREAT to see you back in full form this week, Loopy - sorry, Leapy with your vitriolic rhetoric about immigration (Issue 1488). I was becoming concerned that, in your dotage, you were losing your touch. I had even found myself almost agreeing with you on the odd occasion over the past few months. Worrying days indeed! It must have been a great disappointment to you when the floodgates opened and only an insignificant number of Romanians and Bulgarians trickled in. Keep up the venom, Leapy. I enjoy a good laugh every Thursday. And don’t lose the faith.
David Bayliss, Rambla de Oria, (Almeria)
My husband gave up a promising career in banking to move with me to Mallorca, we’d both probably be at a senior level somewhere in some organisation or other toeing the lines, wearing suits rather than jeans, never seeing our child, or each other. But, we counter argued, the lifestyle we have here we couldn’t afford in the UK. This morning I woke my little girl up at 7.30am, we all had breakfast together in the kitchen then at 8.45am my husband made the 10 minute journey to school and dropped her at the gates. Then I had a coffee with my husband before sitting down to work in our home office. I don’t earn the same sort of cash that our friends can scoop up in the UK, even though I probably do a similar amount of hours in albeit a different order (I do more work later into the night than they do, but then I don’t have to get up at 5am every morning), but I have things that money can’t ever buy. I have time with my daughter and my husband, and I do what I love. So in the end, you have to weigh up what is going to cost you more. Time is money, that’s a quote from a Dickens’ book. But lost time can never be found again, and as my husband is very fond of reminding me, there’s always the lottery. www.familymattersmallorca.com
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TWO sailors from the Balearic Islands will fight for a spot to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Mallorca sailor Marina Gallego will fight to reach her Olympic dream in the 470 Female category. This is the category with the tightest competition, as five teams will compete against each other for one spot. Luckily for Gallego, she will be accompanied by
Fatima Reyes, with whom she achieved success last year. It won’t be easy either for Joan Carles Cardona, from the Balearic Island of Formentera. Cardona will have to battle the current number one in the RS:X category in the International Sailing Association Federation ranking, Ivan Pastor. In any case, Mallorca’s presence in the 2016 Olympic Games has been assured thanks to Toni Ripoll.
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Sailors compete for 2016 Olympic Games The sailing coach has become the Olympic Training Director of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation. Ripoll was also in charge of presenting the teams that will compete for a spot in the Rio Olympic Games during an event held at the royal federation premises. More than 60 people are part of these teams, divided into three categories: sailors, coaches and a multidisciplinary team.
Sailing clubs to join Port Authority THE voice of the Balearic sailing clubs will finally be heard in the Balearic Port Authority (APB). The president of the regional government, Jose Ramon Bauza, has announced the Balearic Sailing Clubs Association (ACNB) will be given a place within the board of directors of the APB. This decision answers a long-running petition of the clubs, and will make their opinions be taken into account when discussing topics that involve their area of action.
The ACNB is taking the place of the former Tourism representative, Carlos Delgado. It only needs now to appoint a spokesperson to attend the board’s meetings. Up until now, sailing clubs were not represented in this body, as opposed to other leisure ports and companies which had their voices heard through associations. The president of the Real Club Nautico de Palma (RCNP), Javier Saenz, showed his gratitude for a gesture that, according to him, “confirms the government’s bet on sailing as a key factor to the Balearic Islands’ economy.” “We offer our cooperation, effort and experience to make the Balearic ports keep their leading role in the leisure sector,” Saenz added.
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A WONDERFUL documentary by the BBC2’s Horizon team showed us what cats get up to in their spare time. The BBC’s website shows how by using GPS tracking devices and tiny micro-cameras, film makers, along with the Royal Veterinary College set up shop in a Surrey village to investigate our feline friends.
TERRITORIAL: Most cats timeshare territory to avoid confrontation. And they found that cats have territories that overlap - they just ‘timeshare’ to avoid each other and conflict. Entering through cat flaps most
would eat any food they found left in the bowls thus avoiding the need to hunt. It appears that most cats timeshare territory with cats who live on the opposite side of the road. They appear to avoid being out at the same time as one another, say researchers. But that is not to say trouble does not happen. The video camera footage from ‘cat-cams’ did show territorial fights at times, as well as an incident with a fox and a nest of chicks. In a multi-cat household, felines are inclined to stay together and do not go far from home. The female decides who is going to mate with her and it was found they have a broader sense of sound than any other mammal. Kittens not handled between four to eight weeks became feral and went out hunting. Fascinating stuff, and I look forward to more shows on similar subjects. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of last year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress.
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take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. Taking charge of your own time is liberating.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. Should you be thinking of taking on a commitment, have clear ideas of how it will be managed. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counter-productive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating
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cope, corp, coup, crop, deep, dope, dorp, drop, dupe, peer, pore, pour, prod, puce, pure, purr, rope, coped, coper, coupe, creep, crepe, croup, doper, drupe, duper, epode, pedro, perdu, pored, proud, prude, puree, purer, repro, roped, roper, rupee, creped, poured, pourer, pureed, purred, recoup, proceed, procure, produce, prouder, procured, producer, recouped, PROCEDURE, REPRODUCE
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. What is needed now is a comfort blanket and someone to put it around you.
1. Who were Cynthia Powell, Mary Cox, Patti Boyd and Linda Eastman? 2. What was the title of the Beatles’ first UK number one hit single? 3. What is Sir Paul McCartney’s real first name? 4. Premiered in the UK in July 1964, what was the title of the Beatles’ first film, a blackand-white comedy directed by Richard Lester? 5. Released in August 1968, what was the title of the Beatles’ first single on their record label, Apple Records? 6. What were the names of (a) the original regular drummer with the Beatles who was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 and (b) the Beatles’ original bassist who left the band in 1962 to pursue his career as an artist? 7. Which Beatle co-wrote, with Eric Clapton, and played electric guitar on the Cream’s 1969 hit single Badge, under the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?
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Cryptic Across 1 Transport needed by Santa, his leg is broken (6) 4 Missouriʼs cattle is in Russia (6) 7 Eccentric saved rope for spy (9) 9 Arab state within Romania (4) 10 Move at once for the butter (4) 11 Where boats may be seen made of tin and aluminium (5) 13 Chemical tester finding uranium in illuminated manuscript (6) 14 Tone down safety first repeatedly (6) 15 Saint carrying tungsten alloy (6) 17 Making a big effort with 10 dismissed (3,3) 19 Flower is found within 24 hours (5) 20 Fish swallowing end of anglerʼs line (4) 22 Back-seat model displayed grief (4) 23 Iʼm sure ten became insurgents (9) 24 Animals made to rest (6) 25 Cooked small trout for the coaches (6) Down 1 An educational institution for lots of swimmers (6) 2 Russian czar who features in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta (4) 3 Has Japanese money in African animals (6) 4 Hot curry creating dramas (6) 5 Toil, thatʼs what lumberjacks do after the Sabbath (4) 6 Building a new town, itʼs immoral (6) 7 Soil burrowers or the warm characters (9) 8 Stops open for a change, then
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Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents H and 25 represents C, so fill in H every time the figure 3 appears and C every time the figure 25 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
area of a river (6) 17 Just one facet of the view (6) 18 Sums for children, including a little algebra (6) 21 Expected to carry piano for cheat (4) 22 Underwriter reveals legal document (4)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Deflated, 5 Kilo, 9 Curious, 10 Extol, 11 Saint, 12 Tussock, 13 Munich, 15 Dampen, 18 Seminar, 20 Adore, 22 Nylon, 23 Glacier, 24 Yarn, 25 Kestrels. Down: 1 Ducks, 2 Foreign, 3 Aloft, 4 Ersatz, 6 Intro, 7 Oilskin, 8 Persia, 13 Masonry, 14 Canine, 16 Promise, 17 Brogue, 19 Molar, 20 Abaft, 21 Earls. QUICK Across: 1 Scheme, 4 Optic, 8 Relic, 9 Partner, 10 Endorse, 11 Bore, 12/18 Dry ice, 14 Hymn, 15 Espy, 21 Once, 23 Narrate, 25 Piccolo, 26 Inept, 27 Ready, 28 Ignore. Down: 1 Screen, 2 Holiday, 3 Macaroni, 4 Ogre, 5 Tango, 6 Cornet, 7 Speed, 13 Yearning, 16 Placebo, 17 Cooper, 19 Enjoy, 20 Gentle, 22 Cocoa, 24 Copy.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Amigo, 3 Sauce, 5 Eat, 7 Evening, 9 True, 10 Both, 13 Nublado, 14 Sol, 15 Siete, 16 Sapos. Down: 1 Aceitunas, 2 Oler, 3 Shed, 4 Eggshells, 6 Thumb, 8 Idols, 11 Vale, 12 Logs.
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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Salvia (4) 3 Used (second-hand) (5) 8 Housewife (3,2,4) 9 To be (changeable or temporary state) (5) 10 Silver (metal) (5) 12 Artichoke (9) 14 Latón (metal) (5) 15 Dentro de (4) Down 1 Cacerola (8) 2 Gigante (5) 4 Perro pastor (8) 5 Day (3) 6 Factories (8) 7 Shoemaker (8) 11 Otra vez (5) 13 Coche (automóvil) (3)
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (MENDED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. DARTED
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Unscramble the name of a famous Greek philosopher: GRAPH’S A TOY
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Answers: A kick in the teeth, Nothing on Earth
Unscramble the name of a type of confectionery (one word): CUTHBERT’S COT
Across 1 Become separated (6) 4 Has confidence in (6) 9 Wear away (7) 10 Award (5) 11 File a claim against (3) 12 Small parrot (8) 14 Belonging to the stars (6) 15 Chief (6) 18 Result (8) 20 Donkey (3) 23 Hospital worker (5) 24 Last (7) 25 Discover (6) 26 School work (6) Down 1 Joins in space (5) 2 Unbearable physical pain (7) 3 Wooden shoe (4) 5 Recurring again and again (8) 6 Beam (5) 7 Refuge (7) 8 Wild (5) 13 Most distant (8) 14 Arms depot (7) 16 Journals (7) 17 Domineering (5) 19 Words to a song (5) 21 Austere (5) 22 Incite (4)
1 Elapse, 2 Rascal, 3 Neater, 4 Swerve, 5 Turret, 6 Fixate, 7 Warmth, 8 Estate, 9 Behave, 10 Muscle, 11 Bureau, 12 Ideate, 13 Tracer, 14 Reveal, 15 Dilate, 16 Statue, 17 Addict, 18 Strand, 19 Bodies
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: PYTHAGORAS, BUTTERSCOTCH
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Electricity prices going up again? With electricity bills already up 60 per cent in five years the power companies threatened another 11 per cent rise. Do you think that was justified and would you be able to cope? Would you have to make savings elsewhere, or keep the heating down? Was the government right to peg the rise at 2.3 per cent? CAROL DEAN, aged 66, lives in Albox (Almeria). She has a good handle on her own energy usage, saying, “I have got a white meter so I do all my washing and ironing or use anything that uses a lot of electricity in that time period.” Her opinion is that the government did the right thing by keeping the increase low: “They should have stopped any rises altogether.” For her part, she does what she can, saying that “it is a question of turning off lights to save energy.” Using alternative energy also helps. The opinion of Keith Roberts in Arboleas (Almeria) is that “we are part solarpowered so our power bills are quite low compared to other people.” The 63-yearold retiree states, “I don’t think 2.3 per cent is extortionate, I wouldn’t say we would have to cut STEVE BALL: Everything is going up.
STREET TALK back on any luxuries.” Then there are those on the other side of the spectrum. Any price increase on electricity would affect retirees Steve and Jennie Hollarn from Los Dolses (Alicante), but Steve thinks the proposed 11 per cent would have been disastrous for consumers: “It’s too high and out of most people’s reach. “A lot of people are struggling at the moment anyway.” He also thinks the government should step in to prevent such steep rises: “The problem is that Iberdrola has the monopoly and there is little competition.” Steve Ball, aged 61, also from Los Dolses (Alicante), said rises in electricity price, no matter how big or
small, affect everyone: “I’ve just gone and bought a gas fire because bills are so high. Everything is going up but wages haven’t gone up to match all these price increases. I’ve been here 11 years so I don’t know about UK comparisons, but they are maybe trying to stay in line with the UK. It’s definitely not as cheap now to live here.” The solution, according to Mariasun Uribe in Alhaurin de la Torre (Malaga), is to “pursue alternative energy sources as much as possible. The government will always make decisions people are not in agreement with. “The best thing to do for oneself is to go with wind or solar power, which we haven’t done yet, but maybe one day we will.” We also have our CAROL DEAN: Government should stop rises. KEITH ROBERTS: Doesn’t think increase is extortionate.
New bikini ban set to come into effect in Mallorca, don’t stray too far off the beach! Penn to Paper Laura Penn “BIKINI Ban on Mallorca!” Shock, horror! What next? …a surcharge on sarongs? …a fine on flip flops? Visions of happy holiday makers wandering down the Punta Ballena being slapped with a €600 fine for showing too much flesh came to mind, but on closer inspection the new ruling is not as loco as it first appears. Despite being around since Ancient Greece, bikinis were banned in Spain as late as the 1960s and many Spanish people consider wearing them anywhere apart from the beach as unseemly. Let’s face it, not everyone looks like Ursula Andress in ‘Doctor No’ in a bikini and saving us from the sight of cellulite in
BIKINI BODY: Fine for the beach, but not so good walking through the supermarket. the supermarket is no bad thing. The resort of Salou on the Costa Dorada was the first place to ban shirtless and bikini-clad tourists in 2010 in a bid to clean up its reputation which had been badly damaged after becoming a haven for drunken British students. Barcelona followed a year later
banning an excess of flesh on its streets and now a Civil Ordinance law here on Mallorca is set to forbid wearing bikinis and swimwear in the shopping areas of towns of the island. It will still be permissible on the beach, promenades and in adjacent streets. This begs the question which
street is swimwear friendly and which is not? If an unsuspecting sun worshipper strays too far from the sea will they be set upon by the fashion police? How will the law be enforced? Even the most seasoned and bravest of Guardia Civil would think twice before attacking a Hen Party from Hull for merely
flashing the flesh. After all that is what Magaluf has spent decades building its reputation on! I remember when the ban on smoking first became law on Mallorca three years ago. People still sat defiantly puffing away under ‘No Fumar’ signs. I suspect this law (which is due to come into effect in May this year in time for the high season) may also fall foul to a degree of civil disobedience. At a time when the island’s tourist industry needs all the help it can get, I hope sense prevails over this, as the last thing that Mallorca needs is unhappy, disillusioned visitors going home and telling people not to book a holiday here because wearing an itsy weeny polka dot bikini can cost you more than sunburn. As a parting shot, enjoy the San Sebastian fiesta in Palma this week, with loads of free concerts and a spectacular firework display.
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Get juicing this winter JUICING is a great way of getting essential vitamins and nutrients in to your body and with so many different combinations and options to try, there is a taste to suit everyone For maximum health benefits, make sure you include the following: Kale: a low-calorie vegetable rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, C and K. It is a good source of potassium and aids in muscle and heart health. Ginger: adding ginger can reduce nausea and stomach distress and
improve the body’s ability to absorb nutrients. Lemons: rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, lemons also contain beta carotene which supports eye health and helps protect bones from osteoporosis. Blueberries: often described as a ‘super food’ are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C and juicing with blueberries can help the body overcome urinary tract infections. Cinnamon: helps the body fight off colds and mild bacterial infections. Adding cinnamon may also help blood sugar levels and reduce joint pain.
JUICES: There is a taste to suit everyone.
Ten recommendations for better eating habits 1) Use olive oil as your principal additional oil. It is rich in vitamin E, betacarotene and monounsaturated acids. 2) Eat plant foods in abundance: fruits, vegetables, legumes, mushrooms and nuts. They are the main source of vitamins, minerals and fibre
in our diets and give us at the same time, a lot of water. 3) Bread and food from cereals (pasta and rice) should be part of the daily diet. They are essential for carbohydrate composition and provide us with energy. 4) The less processed, fresh and seasonal foods are the most appropriate. This allows us to consume them at their best moment, both in terms of nutrient intakes and for aroma and taste. 5) Consume daily milk products, mainly cheese and yoghurt. They are a good source of calcium, protein, vitamin B2, retinol and vitamin D.
6) Red meat should be consumed in moderation and better as part of stews and other recipes. 7) Eat lots of fish, but eggs in moderation. Oily fish consumption is recommended at least once or twice a week because its fat has properties against cardiovascular diseases. Eggs contain high quality protein, fats and many vitamins and minerals. 8) Fresh fruit should be the usual dessert. Sweets and pastries should be eaten occasionally. 9) Water is the quintessential drink. 10) Physical activity every day, as it is as important as eating properly to maintain health.
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BEER TYPES: Lager is the most popular.
British beer sales showing a decline THE British beer market has found itself to be in a state of flux. Although the amount of people drinking beer has
remained broadly the same in 2013 compared to the previous year, the actual amount being consumed has decreased. According to a survey carried out by market researcher Mintel, some 31 per cent of beer drinkers in the UK claim to be drinking less beer than they were a year ago.
Lager is drunk more at home than it is outside TYPICAL DISH: Only of the Valencia region.
Myths about how Spanish the paella is
MANY tourists that come to Spain for holidays think that ‘paella’ is a typical Spanish dish and that it is served everywhere in Spain with the same quality. Go to Valencia and the local population will disabuse them of their ‘misconception.’ The locals insist that paella is in fact a dish that is only ‘typical’ of the Valencia region, not Spain as a whole. And, they will claim, that paellas cooked in other parts of Spain, unless in a restaurant specialising in Valencian dishes, will never be the same quality as paella ordered in any village of the Valencian Community. But whether a matter of regional pride or not, paella is worth trying everywhere in Spain!
This downturn is also reflected in volume sales, with a year on year decrease of 3.4 per cent in 2013. This means beer went from 4.24 billion litres sold in 2012 to 4.09 billion in 2013. Lager is the most popular type of beer, with 58 per cent of adults drinking it in the last six months of 2013. It is also the only type of beer to be drunk more at home than outside, with 47 per cent of people enjoying the drink at home. However, craft beer is experiencing a boom in the British market. A quarter of adults, some 13 million, have said they consumed a craft beer in the last six months of 2013.
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Some interesting ideas for using up your winter citrus fruits MARMALADE: Can be made using oranges, tangerines, mandarins or a mixture.
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Gardening Corner By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.
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ONTH by month from now until June the various seasonal varieties of citrus fruits will be coming ripe enough to pick. Sometimes one wonders what to do with all the
fruit as often neighbours have good crops as well. So here are some ideas.
• Lemons, oranges and grapefruits - extract and freeze the juice in plastic beakers or by the jug full
in plastic bags. • Ecological tangerines are not only contaminant free but they are also
sweeter and have thinner skins than other citrus fruits. One can therefore chop and freeze whole fruits for using for tangerine jellies or mixing into trifles or cheesecake mixes. • Marmalades can be made, a kilo of sugar to each kilo of fruit, using individual types of fruits oranges, tangerines, mandarins, lemons, limes, kumquats or grapefruits - or mixtures of two or more types. • That old fashioned
treat of lemon curd is also easy to make if you have a good crop. • If you enjoy curries and are lucky enough to have a productive lime tree, make lime chutney. • Orange and lemon water ices and ice creams can be easily made and both can be attractively stored and served in hollowed out oranges and lemons. • Reflecting back into the far past, my grandmother used to make a lemon and orange syrup and also candied orange and lemon peel. • If you have a tray drier then dried citrus slices can be made as inexpensive snacks. Dried tangerine, mandarin and orange slices can be half dipped in chocolate to make a tasty after dinner offering with infusions, coffee and liqueurs.
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CITRUS FRUITS: Ripe enough to pick over coming months and for making water ices.
• Thinking of liqueurs, brandy, whisky, anise and aguardiente can all be interestingly flavoured by adding a few thin slices of peel into the bottles. Likewise bottles of white wine if treated and drunk within two days. • Prepare orange or tangerine, tomato and dried salt cod salads as a change from just green salads or tomato, lettuce and onion salads. • The small fruits of kumquats and limequats can be bottled in brandy or rum for adding to desserts.
• Make and freeze an orange sauce for later use when cooking a duck. • Give all your silver a spring clean if not done for Christmas by rubbing the surface with the cut face of half a lemon, then leaving for a few minutes before rinsing off and drying. • Start to have a refreshing lemon or orange infusion, perhaps with ginger and honey, first thing in the morning in place of a first cup of coffee or tea. If anyone has other uses we would be pleased to
hear from you. Please send them to gardening inspain@hotmail.com. If you have yet to have good crops of citrus fruit, review the practical guidelines for selecting and planting, pruning, feeding, spraying, and watering citrus trees given in Chapter 4.2 of ‘Growing healthy fruit in Spain - from strawberries to oranges and water melons.’
© Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain. com January 2014.
The shefflera plant LOOKING for a special plant to spiff up winter gardening? Take a moment to consider the shefflera plant, this month’s plant of the month from Viveros Guzman nursery. Schefflera arboricola (also known as Heptapleurum arboricolum) is a flowering plant belonging to the Araliaceae family that produces flowers in a range of colours. Gardeners might recognise it by its more familiar name, the Dwarf Umbrella Tree. It is native to both Taiwan and Hainan in southern China but is found here in Spain as well. Growing either small or large, it works equally well as a houseplant or, in milder climates like southern Spain where frost is not severe,
DWARF UMBRELLA TREE: Easy and beautiful. as a convenient option for broader landscaping. And for those who weren’t born with a green thumb, the shefflera is popular for its tolerance of poor growing conditions and neglect.
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BANESTO PREMISES: One of the latest purchases by Amancio Ortega.
Inditex owner buys emblematic buildings SPAIN’s richest person, Amancio Ortega, has expanded his property portfolio by buying two emblematic buildings in Barcelona and Valencia.
The co-founder of clothing giant Inditex has bought the former headquarters of Banesto bank on Barcelona’s Plaza de Cataluña, and a building in Calle Colon, Valencia.
Energy certificate essential ENERGY Performance Certificates (EPCs) were introduced in Spain in June 2013. From that moment on, having a home energy certificate has been compulsory in order to sell or rent it, or if recently refurbished. With the growing desire for energy-saving and sustainable housing, it is essential to show potential buyers and tenants this certificate before signing a contract. In this way the best information is always provided. The document has its origin in a directive from the European Union, and must be used in Spain as well as in the remaining member states.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: A certificate could influence the price of a property. Having an EPC doesn’t necessarily imply that a house is energy efficient, but it provides valuable information in order to improve this aspect. An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), and in fact could have an influence on the price of the property. The more energy efficient a house is, the higher its value will be in the market place.
Both buildings serve as premises for two stores selling devices from computer giant Apple Inc, otherwise known as Apple Store. Coincidentally, or maybe not, Amancio Ortega also bought a building hosting an Apple Store in Paris’s Carrousel du Louvre. Ortega bought his Barcelona building from Sareb, a company responsible for managing assets transferred by the four nationalised Spanish financial institutions, for €44 million. A bargain if taking into account that Madrid-based real estate Monteverde bought it for €110 million in 2006. For his Valencia building, located opposite an El Corte Ingles department store and next to several of his own clothes shops, Ortega paid a reported €23.5 million. The third richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of €47.7 billion, Amancio Ortega is said to have been interested in expanding his property assets in Valencia for months. In recent months, he bought a 5,200 m2 commercial and office building in New York for €70 million, as well as the Devonshire House building in London’s West End for £400 million (€480 million).
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AST November tennis star Rafael Nadal was voted the greatest Spanish sportsperson of all time. The winner of 13 Grand Slam titles and the current number one in the ATP world rankings, he received the award at the Gala for the 75th anniversary of the Spanish sports paper Diario Marca. Chosen by readers of the aforementioned newspaper, ‘Rafa’ finished a clear first, ahead of five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain, with Pau Gasol, without doubt, the greatest Spanish basketball player of all time, coming home third. This is some achievement for Rafa, considering how many other famous Spaniards have graced the sporting world over the last 60 years, men like fellow tennis Open champions Manuel Orantes and Manuel Santana, top golfers Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Sergio Garcia and José Maria Olazábal, Formula One stars Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa, rally driver Carlos Sainz, former captain of the Spanish women’s national team Amaya Valdemoro, road cyclist Alberto Contador, Spain’s national football team coach, Vicente del Bosque, Real Madrid players Iker Casillas, Ricardo Zamora, Antonio Ramallets, Francisco Gento, Alfredo di Stefano (a naturalised Spaniard), Sergio Ramos, Fernando Hierro and Raul Gonzalez, the Barcelona midfield trio of Xabi Alonso, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, plus Fernando Torres, David Silva, Telmo Zarra and Emilio Butragueño. Rafa enjoyed a fantastic 2013 season, coming back from a careerthreatening knee injury to win both the French and US Opens as well as claiming his 25th and 26th ATP Masters 1000 titles in Montreal and Cincinnati. And ending the year as the world’s number one male tennis player, again! He had already claimed the French Grand Slam title seven times, in 2005-06-0708 and 2010-11-12; lifted the US Open prize in 2010, won in Australia in 2009, was twice ‘king’ at Wimbledon, winning in 2008 (against Roger Federer) and 2010 (beating Tomäs Berdych,
and gained a tennis gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. My records show that to date Rafa has played in 659 matches during his professional tennis career. He has won 60 titles overall, and no doubt whatsoever there are still a few more to be collected by the imperious Spaniard - perhaps starting with the first Grand Slam of 2014 - the Australia Open - which is now under way in Melbourne. Born on June 3, 1986, in Mallorca, Rafa is now considered by many as one of the greatest male tennis players of all time, and that is quite an accolade, especially knowing how many superstars have graced the courts all round the world since the 1950s, namely Roger Federer, Björn Borg, Boris Becker, Rod Laver, ‘Pistol’ Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, André Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Ilie Nastase, Stefan Edberg, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe. Rafa’s success on clay has earned him the nickname ‘King of Clay’ and now many sports journalists and commentators all over the globe, as well as several former and current players, regard him as the greatest clay court player in the history of tennis. Also a decisive and key member of Spain’s winning Davis Cup teams of 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011, four years ago Rafa became the seventh player in tennis history and youngest of four in the Open Era, to achieve the Career Grand Slam. And he is only the second male the other is Agassi - to complete the Career Golden Slam. Indeed, he and the Swede Mats Wilander are the only male tennis players to have won at least two Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces - hard court, grass and clay. And by winning last year’s French Open at Roland Garros, Rafa became the first and only man to win the same Grand Slam tournament eight times. He also became the first to win at least one Grand Slam title nine years in succession, breaking the record of eight previously shared by Borg, Sampras and Federer. The much-liked Spaniard also holds the record for most consecutive titles at one particular tournament - eight in a row in the Monte Carlo Masters. And he’s the first player from Spain, male or female, to rank number one in the world for more than 100 weeks. Ranked among the world’s top five male tennis stars for the last 12 years, Rafa was the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open, the first to claim seven French Open titles (four on the bounce) and the last to win Wimbledon, beating Federer in 2010, the epic final the longestever at that venue. Rafa told me: “Always I sincerely believe that I can play better every time I go on court. But I am exceptionally happy with what I have achieved so far. I know I have been injured quite a lot, but with the right advice and treatment, I can always overcome such difficulties. “In 2010, I came back as strong as ever to win at Wimbledon for a second time and I also gained my first victory in America. Great times.” Starting 2011 as the world’s number one male tennis player, Rafa eventually lost the top spot, as well as his Wimbledon crown to Serbian Novak Djokovic. But then, over the next two years, he won his sixth and seventh French Open titles, lost in the 2012 Wimbledon semi-finals to Czech star Lukas Rosol (a match that some commentators said was one the biggest upsets in tennis history) before winning his eighth French Open title against fellow countryman David Ferrer. Next week, join me as I talk to Rafa about his tennis career.
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Audi leads luxury segment in 2013 AUDI was the leader of the luxury car segment in Spain in 2013. The German manufacturer led this sector for the 20th year in a row with 34,973 units sold. This is 31.6 per cent of the Spanish luxury car market, and means that one out of three cars sold in this segment belong to Audi. The A3 was the most sold model by Audi in 2013 with
AUDI A3: Sold 8,736 units in 2013.
8,736 units, followed by the A1 (6,786 units), the Q3 (4,396 units) and the Q5 (3,455). The Q3 is manufactured in the factory Seat (currently a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group) has in Martorell (Barcelona). Guillermo Fadda, head of Audi Spain, said 20 years of leadership of the manufacturer proved their strength in the market.
Car sales are showing signs of recovery CHINA led car sales in the year the Spanish market slowly started to improve. A staggering 17.2 million cars were sold in China during 2013, with a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent. This placed the Asian country as the world’s top car market, ousting the United States with 9.3 per cent more in sales. These figures are far from those registered in Spain, which present much more humble results. In Spain, 722,703 cars were sold in 2013, according to the Spanish Car and Lorry Manufacturers Association (Anfac). This is 3.3 per cent more than the 699,589 cars sold in 2012, and the first time sales have increased since 2010.
CAR SALES: Slightly improving in 2013. The PIVE incentive programme specifically had four phases and saw €365 million provided to help people buy a new car. In December 60,513 cars were sold. By brands, German manufacturer Volkswagen led the sales with 63,927 cars sold last year. It was followed by Seat (59,096 cars sold) and Peugeot, 51,892 cars sold. The French manufacturer Martorell factory have confirmed favourable times also led sales in the month for the company. These of December. The Spanish favourite car lines are in charge of manufacturing the Ibiza model of 2013 was the and Leon models, as well Citroen C4, with 23,837 as Audi’s Q3. units sold. Seat’s Ibiza Seat is confident the rise model rounds this out with in car sales will continue. 23,141 units sold.
Back then, the Plan 2000E incentive programme helped boost car sales. And it seems sales have once again improved thanks to incentive programmes, as the PIMA Aire and PIVE ones have proven decisive to sales in 2013.
High demand saves jobs at Seat GOOD economic perspectives have allowed workers at the Seat factory in Martorell (Barcelona) to keep their jobs. Seat has decided not to put into practice a temporary dismissal programme planned for 2014
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By Lynda Demangeat RC PONENT claimed a narrow victory in their first match of the New Year in the Senior National League against Quimics from Barcelona. The match played in Barcelona was full of errors from both teams who were able to take advantage of their opponent’s mistakes to
push for the score line. Until the final few minutes the score board was fairly equal with a slight advantage for the home team. With 10 minutes to go, Quimics scored a penalty kick which put them five points ahead. This spurred on RC Ponent who scored and converted a try to give them the win by two points, 15 - 17.
This seventh win for RC Ponent keeps them at the top of the east division of the National League with a game in hand. In the Senior Regional League El Toro RC and Bahia RC both won their matches. Corsaris RC played El Toro RC in a shortened match due to the home team playing with reduced numbers. El Toro RC took the lead early on and having the superior number of players were not pressured at all. Corsaris RFC were only able to take points from two penalty kicks whilst El Toro RC scored try after try. Final score was 6 - 48. Another bonus point for the visitors
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ACTION: Between El Toro RC and RC Ponent U18. in their attempt to repeat last year’s championship title, but a disappointing day’s play. Pollensa RC hosted Bahia RC in which the home team struggled as they were unable to make any player changes due to
injury or absence. Despite this they played their best game and were able to score three points from a penalty kick. Bahia RC player/coach Will Carter who is suffering from a broken foot after the last match, was justifiably
pleased with the efforts of his team who won by 36 points to 3. In other matches in this league RC Ponent played TRUC Menorca who suffered badly and were unable to score any points. Final score for RC Ponent was 85 - 0. In the Regional U18 League the match between RC Ponent and El Toro RC was played after the Rugby Day in Principes de España. El Toro RC were by far the stronger team and put 77 points on the board whilst RC Ponent were unable to score at all. This resounding victory keeps the youngsters from El Toro RC well ahead in the Mallorca U18 League.