Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 13 - 19 November 2014 Issue 1532

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Special guest for gym club SOPHIA’S in Arboleas has welcomed a special guest to their gymnastics club. Amy Brown from 2010 Britain’s Got Talent winners, Spellbound, paid a visit to encourage and motivate the students.

Dance show WINNERS of ‘Tu si que vales 2011’ young dance group Cube are performing a show in El Ejido this Saturday, November 15. To book your tickets, telephone (in Spanish) 950 489 555.

Anti-drugs RUIZ MOISES HALL in Viator was the scene of family fun and music for four hours as dozens of men, women and children danced in an event to raise awareness of the battle against drugs.

Almeria towns top for senior tourism ALMERIA CITY, Mojacar, Roquetas de Mar, El Ejido and the association of Almeria Levante have been included in the fifth edition of the Europe Senior Tourism programme for 2014 to 2015, as among the best destinations for seniors aged 55 and above.

The programme was presented at the Ministry of Industry in a ceremony presided over by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Borrego.

Also in attendance were 30 representatives of Spanish destinations and five approved traders.

European Senior Tourism is an initiative run by the State Agency for the Management of Tourism

Innovation and Technology (SEGITTUR) and is designed for group travel for EU citizens aged 55 or older to Spain in the medium or low season. It promotes Spain as a country with lots to offer, with varied gastronomy, nature, leisure and culture at each destination.

Between the months of October and May, Spanish destinations offer European seniors the best hotels, restaurants and options to enjoy a mild climate, as well as experiencing towns, landscapes and people.

It is a programme which promotes Spain as a quality brand, and aims to offer everything seniors need for a perfect holiday.

The programme started in 2009 with, so far, 140,000 seniors from 16 European nationalities taking Europe Senior Tourism trips.

European seniors get a full holiday package including return flight, transfers between the airport and the hotel, accommodation in three- and four-star hotels on a half-board basis, an unforgettable experience in the area, a tourist guide in the group language at the destination, and travel insurance.

Over-55s are able to spend a minimum of one week at Spanish destinations, where they can experience culture, leisure, gastronomy, sport and nature.

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WREATH BEARERS: Roy Cheshire (left), Chairman of the Submariners Association, and Andrew Richardson, Poppy Appeal organiser.

Lest we forget

SAN PASCUAL, the church on the road from Mojacar to Carboneras, was full on Remembrance Sunday.

The Reverend Pauline Williams, assisted by the Rev’d Canon Alan Bennett, conducted the service

during which Roy Cheshire, Chairman of the Submariners Association, and Andrew Richardson, Poppy Appeal organiser from the Royal British Legion In Spain (Mojacar Branch), laid their respective wreaths.

The Remembrance Poppy plaque, presented by David Robson to Mojacar RBL, stood among the many crosses laid at the foot of the altar, collected from those who had a personal memory to honour.

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Roadworks needed ALMERIA’S UI party has pleaded for urgent work to be carried out on the El Charco boulevard after heavy rain again rendered the area inaccessible on November 4.

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Almeria jobs for unemployed MORE than 1,500 unemployed people over the age of 30, living in Almeria, will benefit from new temporary jobs as part of the programme Emple@30+.

The programme is a set of measures to boost employment among the population aged more than 30, one of the groups hardest hit by the economic crisis. The

budget for Almeria is €8,235,991 of which €1,996,200 will be spent on hiring the unemployed by nonprofit entities, while €6,238,891 is for municipalities to employ within their towns.

Representative for Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment, Adriana Valverde, said: “Since the beginning of the

economic and financial crisis, the regional government has developed various measures to counter its devastating effects on the labour market.” She continued: “Emple@30+ is the latest measure implemented by the Junta to make decisions to those sectors of the population in a less than favourable position of employment.”

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New logo EL EJIDO is marking this year’s International Day Against Violence on November 25 with the launch of a new campaign and a new logo. The campaign aims to combat gender based violence.

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€550k improvements ALMERIA City Council is investing a total of €552,846.93 for improvements in the city, specifically Mediterraneo Oliveros, Costacabana and Avenida Cabo de Gata street maintenance.

Singapore growth ALMERIA company Cosentino continues its world domination by expanding its Asian presence. The company has just inaugurated its first showroom in Singapore.

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Windsurf champ EL EJIDO has congratulated Victor Fernandez, the worldclass windsurfing champion for his second place win in Maui. El Ejido sponsors the athlete who competes in windsurfing events worldwide.

Group painting RESIDENTS of Pampanico in El Ejido have grouped together to improve the look of their area by painting and repairing various walls and facades. Thirty residents got together for the work.

TWO businesses in Seron have teamed up to launch a new intiaitive to promote tourism, health and sport in the town. The project is called El Ochomil de Filabres desde Seron.

Book club MOST TALENTED: The Madrid International Dance Festival.

Quote of the Week It is bizarre we are even contemplating paying this. Bullfighting is the last thing in the world we should be subsidising,’ said Labour MP Sir Alan Meale, who believes British taxpayers should not pay £13.5 million (€17 million) to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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improvisation to dance theatre.

Not only does the festival feature a huge array of dance performances almost nightly, there will be various workshops for professionals and amateurs to learn new techniques from the best dancers and choreographers the world has to offer.

Twenty-three dance companies from Canada, Belgium, Monaco, Germany, Holland, France and Morocco will join 15 Spanish companies for this explosion of dance in the capital. There is something for everyone to get their teeth into during the festival.

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ADRID will become the dance capital of the world for the month of November as it plays host to one of the most prestigious international dance festivals. The 29th Madrid International Dance Festival will see some of the world’s best dancers from the most talented dance companies globally, take to the stage at various venues around the Spanish capital.

One of the highlights of the annual dance calendar, the Madrid International Dance Festival features a wide range of diversity in dancing styles: from flamenco to contemporary and from contact-

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Let’s dance - Madrid hosting world’s best SARAH WILLIAM

Nijar promenade THE second phase of work for upgrading the promenade at San Jose in Nijar has now been given the go-ahead.

The aesthetic improvements are expected to cost in excess of €600,000.

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Pavements done EL EJIDO Council has now completed more than 20,000 square metres of pavement improvements throughout the town. Improvement work now moves to the Balerma district.

Jazz week JAZZ WEEK is now on for the 25th year in Almeria, with a variety of events that run until Sunday November 16, closing with a big band concert at the Maestro Padillo auditorium.

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per cent is the number of Catalans who voted for independence from Spain in a mock poll that was held over the weekend. More than 1.6 million people voted that the Catalonia region should separate from Spain.

LUCAR, Purchena, Seron and Bayarque have grouped together to launch four book clubs, an educational project for children under the age of 12. Classes run until mid January 2015.

Adra employment ADRA has provided work contracts for 68 young people as part of the Emple@joven programme. The contracts will run for six months funded by the Junta de Andalucia regional government.

Autism concert ALMERIA’S Auditorio Maestro Padilla was filled with music from the movies and musicals as well as classic pop tunes in order to raise money for the Darata Autism Association.

And finally...

A Spanish television crew were the first to film people crossing from East to West Berlin on the night the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. The TVE crew were filming when an East German border guard opened a gate amidst confusion about orders. The Spanish crew captured the first images of East Berliners crossing to the West.

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Honouring the Fallen on Remembrance Sunday

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T was moving to see the commemorations in London over the weekend to mark Remembrance Sunday and the centenary of the start of the First World War. The striking display of ceramic poppies spilling from the Tower of London in a sea of red was no better image to remind us of all those brave souls who shed blood and gave their lives in both World Wars.

A welcome decision has been made to leave part of the 800,000 poppies on display until the end of November so that people can pay their respects.

Falling poppies were projected on to Big Ben, illuminating the skyline in another moving tribute to those soldiers and civilians who fought.

Sometimes it can be difficult for expatriates living in Spain not to be in the UK for special occasions, as

last Sunday certainly was. But with so many expatriates living in all areas of Spain, Remembrance Sunday did not pass unmarked here.

There were wreath-laying ceremonies and prayer services throughout the length and breadth of Spain, so that expatriates could pay their own homage to the men and women who gave their lives in the wars.

While we choose to live in sunny Spain and adopt new customs and ways of life from our Spanish friends, we will always retain our own customs and close links with home, especially on important days like Remembrance Sunday.

And on Sunday, as Britain honoured those who fought in two World Wars, so too did the proud British community in their home away from home.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The Luvvies busy rehearsing their new play.

The Luvvies: 10 years on stage

THE Luvvies Theatre Group has announced its next production, the comedy Lend Me a

Library named after Don Alfonso FINES’S new town library has been named after one of its most illustrious sons, Alfonso Ramos Ramos, during an emotional inauguration of the new premises.

Alfonso Ramos Ramos, who passed away in July 2014, had many key roles in the town including as a

magistrate, a director of Rafaela Fernandez school and chairing the irrigation community.

Ramos’s grandchildren, Juanma and Jose Luis, paid tribute to their beloved grandfather in a heartfelt speech: “Our grandfather always taught us that reading can become a

passion, and as Borges said, paradise can be found in a library.”

The mayor of Fines, Rodrigo Sanchez, thanked the family of Don Alfonso and announced his intention to propose him as the town’s favourite son at the next plenary meeting at the town hall.

Tenor. Ken Ludwig, the play’s writer, has many plays and musicals to his credit, with a number having run in the West End. It has the traditional farce scenes of constant entrances and exits, mistaken identities, a mistaken death and a love element.

Two adjoining rooms can be seen by the audience, who will be more aware of the goings-on than the players at times!

The play marks 10 years since the Luvvies started the first expat amateur dramatics group in the area.

The original group started small, with no money, no premises for rehearsals and no play in mind that would be suitable for a small group of five women and one man, although their enthusiasm was huge.

Just two of the members had acted before, and the director was a lady with no experience, but with a sister who would be happy to help remotely from the UK. One of the people with some on-stage experience had

performed a play just before coming to Spain and suggested The Angina Monologues, a production that had received acclaim in the UK. The play called for nine women and one man so the necessary recruits were gathered from among the existing cast members’ friends.

That first play was a huge success and paved the way for Luvvies to become what it is today.

During the last decade, the troupe has performed 12 full-length productions and many short plays. They have performed in Taberno, Albox and are now based in Teatro Museo Pedro Gilabert in Arboleas.

Last year’s smash hit Calendar Girls went down a storm and generated a large donation to charity plus a great calendar featuring the ‘Luvvies Lovelies.’

The play will be performed on November 21 and 22 in the evenings, with a matinee on November 23. €7.50 tickets are available now from www.theluvvies.com

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Cantoria demolitions THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has announced the demolition of two properties in the Las Terreras area of Cantoria in a move that has been criticised by AUAN (Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No).

Two other homes were demolished in 2013, reduced to rubble in less than 40 minutes by bulldozers. Cantoria Town Hall later accused the Junta of acting illegally, claiming that the demolitions were not accompanied by the necessary licence or technical demolition plans.

The Junta responded that the licence was unnecessary in order to comply with judicial resolutions. All the homes were sold to British families after completion and after utilities had been connected.

The demolition order has been criticised by AUAN who are instrumental in fighting for home-owner rights in Almeria. Alejandro Navarro, the lawyer representing the property owners, has announced plans to appeal on humanitarian grounds. The victims have been left homeless and in more than one case have lost everything. Navarro stated that, according to Spanish press reports, the property owners were currently living with family or renting, having returned to the UK. He planned to fight to get the demolition delayed until the home-owners had been paid compensation, a total value of €789,000.

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CAMPAIGNING: Those affected by illegal properties visited the Andalucian Parliament (representatives from AUAN and SOHA).

Two properties face demolition in Las Terreras in Cantoria.

owners from Almeria and Malaga, are calling for a change in the Criminal Code to prevent ‘social and economic harm’ to purchasers in good faith.

Cantoria Town Hall has laid the blame for the illegalities with the former mayor, Pedro Llamas. In a statement they said that the former mayor “had caused this unfortunate and painful situation.”

Almeria’s PSOE delegate, Sonia Ferrer, criticised the PP for ignoring demands of home-owners for a change in the Criminal Code to guarantee compensation prior to demolition.

Since 2008, 14 properties in Almeria have been demolished, 11 of these were Spanish-owned and three British. They were located in Ragol, Albox, Cantoria, Vicar and Felix. Finally, there was the widely reported case of the Priors in Vera.

The demolition has been set for noon on November 18 and the builder is expected to foot the bill.

Owners affected by any illegal property issues and demolitions are urged to contact AUAN as soon as possible via their website www.almanzora-au.org or find them on Facebook.

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Therapy at sea TWENTY people with severe disabilities have spent a day on the water experiencing ‘Therapy at Sea’.

The event was

organised by the Federation of Associations of People with Disabilities in Almeria (FAAM) and funded by the Junta de

Pets get their day in Huercal SUNDAY November 16 will see a flurry of fur and noise as Huercal de Almeria celebrates its second annual Pets Day. This festive and fun day is the epicentre of a range of activities designed to promote the awareness and importance of homebased animals and includes a school drawing contest and a presentation on the benefits that pets can provide, as well as the care they need. The drawing competition has already closed, but the winner will be announced during Sunday’s events.

On Sunday from noon, activity is focused at the Campo de Futbol in San Pablo. There will be a dog show and a number of stalls and crafts related to dogs, including doggy fashion and a pet costume contest.

Andalucia regional government to the tune of €1,500.

Alfredo Valdivia, representative for Equality, Health and Social Policies, attended the event and explained: “This is a novel rehabilitation activity which offers rides to severely disabled people, improving their health and quality of life, while providing access to water sports, an area where there has been virtually no access to this sector of the population.”

Boat rides let disabled people experience the benefits of the sea, incorporating activities for their well-being. The activities take place on a sailboat 10 metres long and 3.5 metres wide.

The tours began in September and will continue until December, dependent upon the weather.

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The mayor makes his mark DOMINGO FERNANDEZ, the mayor of Huercal Overa, along with members of the council, painted their hands purple and handprinted a banner in an act of

condemnation of gender violence.

One by one, the council members painted their hands purple, and printed the banner, which was then displayed in the

Plaza de la Constitucion.

The townspeople were also encouraged to get involved in a day of activities aimed at raising awareness of gender violence.

“To ensure all residents participate in this day,” said the mayor, “we have scheduled different activities and we will fight together to end this social scourge. We have started activities with students in our schools because we believe that education is the basis for progress. We must educate our young people about situations of domestic violence, to stop them happening.”

The commemoration of the International Day Against Violence was organised by the town council through the Women’s Centre in collaboration with the Department of Sports.

Additional activities in the town include the making of a documentary and hosting a day of hiking on November 23 at Cerro Minado, exploring the Roman mines.

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Five injured FIVE people had to be hospitalised with various injuries after a collision between two cars, one of which was parked on a roundabout in Antas.

Church work VERA has hosted a concert to raise funds for the restoration of its parish church. Work began in September and is expected to last until early 2015.

Equality fund

MAKING HIS MARK: Mayor Domingo Fernandez puts his handprint on poster against gender violence.

ALMERIA Province has allocated €100,000 for promoting equality. Up to €3,000 per town has been earmarked for projects related to culture, sport, education and the fight against gender violence.

Two fraudsters arrested

OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have arrested two people for fraudulently making purchases and gaining loans worth more than €126,000.

As part of ‘Operation Double Delivery’, Guardia Civil officers in Aguadulce and Roquetas de Mar investigated two Roquetas de Mar residents after discovering they were stealing other people’s identities online. The two

perpetrators were known to the police for multiple scams. The pair, JMDH, 41, and FPV, 35, advertised mobile phones online, requesting copies of national identity cards and a contract of sales, thereby gaining the victims’ personal information. Armed with this information, the two criminals then applied for loans and made large purchases at different stores, even buying a luxury car worth €30,000.

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The I-scream hash CHIRIVEL’S I-scream hash was not named because the assembly point was at the local ‘heladeria’ (ice-cream parlour) but because it was decidedly cold.

With hot coffees in hand, the hashers huddled together in the street, while the locals looked on in bemusement because the group blocked off the

main street causing chaos and a traffic jam at least one-car-long.

The group was called to order only to find that they were not at the start point and had to relocate to a nearby car park. Much muttering ensued as everyone moved but a few minutes later and they were resettled, holding a minute’s silence for those that sacrificed their lives for us in conflict.

Soon the hashers were off and running although some of the group decided a stop in a children’s playground would be a good idea with one member getting wedged on the slide.

Lanzarote, covers an There are 33 hashers area of 200 square now booked for the metres and features Christmas bash, and the equipment designed to suggestion was made to encourage exercise in make it a red-dress run. children, while making After the walk and run, it fun. a number of hashers Amat noted: “The were vilified for minor work undertaken has misdemeanours, while resulted in a new area two newer members of relaxation and were given their new recreation in the heart hash names. of Aguadulce.”

Exercise and have fun ROQUETAS mayor Gabriel Amat visited Aguadulce and inaugurated a new children’s playground.

The play area has new equipment, enhanced gardens and seating, and is decorated brightly to appeal to children.

The park, officially named as Plaza

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500 children try healthy eating ADRA market invited more than 500 children from Adra schools to enjoy a fun presentation about the Mediterranean diet. The children aged six and seven years, enjoyed a range of activities at the market, including fun demonstrations from costumed characters. Children were encouraged to identify various fruits and

vegetables that many of them tend to reject at home and special attention was paid to fish. The youngsters were encouraged to look at food packaging and to pay special attention to the fish origin and also to the size. The slogan, Fish: Let it grow, was used to encourage the children’s awareness of sustainability.

The food pyramid that makes up the Mediterranean diet was a key theme throughout the campaign and was featured in a theatrical presentation where an evil butcher battled against vegetables with the help of THE town of Lucaneina is required to hold a full the children. plenary session every three months. However, six The most popular part of months passed before the latest meeting in October the presentation was the and the Socilaist party (PSOE) has criticised the tasting, and the children mayor, Juan Herrera, for the delay. threw themselves head In the October plenary session, opposition leader, first into the task.

Salvador Rivas, asked the mayor why he had taken They were encouraged so long to host a full meeting. The mayor to try various fruits and responded: “There were not enough issues to deal vegetables, as well as with,” and accused the Socialists of teasing the anchovies, cod and residents. The opposition also accused the mayor of shark. a lack of transparency and continued contempt.

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Cash boost FUENTE MORISCO DE TURRE has received €240,000 for works in the town including Calle Fuente, Calle Juan Carlos I and Plaza de La Constitucion.

Tasting tapas MAYOR of Huercal Overa Domingo Fernandez and councillors have been sampling some of the 65 dishes on offer during the town’s current Ruta de Tapas.

Insuring crops CROPS like lettuce, peas and beans can now insured against adverse weather and wildlife damage. The move was announced in Palomares at an agriculture conference.

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Green light for historic legacy EL EJIDO Town Council has given the green light to the Museografico Collection Archaeology project.

It will now be forwarded to the regional branch of Education, Culture and Sports for final approval, as well as inclusion in the register of Museums and Collections of Andalucia,

and getting authorisation for its implementation, management and opening.

This is an ambitious project with a total operating budget of more than €49,000. El Ejido Council aims to concentrate on the auditorium for the largest collection of remains and archaeological

finds from the municipality.

“This will restore a highly relevant and very important historic legacy to the past, present and future of not only our town but also from outside the province,” the mayor Francisco Gongora explained.

Gongora continued: “The installation of this large

A special young lady SOPHIA WELLNESS CENTRE in Arboleas would like to highlight the work of one of its students, Ella Pearce, aged 10, who was one of October’s winners of the Gymnast of the Month award at the gym, as announced in last week’s edition of Euro Weekly News (EWN).

However, when EWN spoke further to Stacey Smith, who manages the gym, it was apparent that this young lady was extra special. Ella joined the gym when it started in January 2014 and now attends twice a week. “Her spaghetti arms and bridge are superb,” said Stacey, adding: “But not only that,

she helps so many of the younger members, encouraging them to push themselves further. She’s our little star.”

Ella takes her health and training very seriously, and her dedication inspires many of the other athletes at the gym. Stacey added: “Ella joined us as a timid little lady but has grown in confidence and drive. Only this week we overheard her chatting to the other gymnasts about their new leotards and telling them that she is not eating as much chocolate now.”

GYMNAST OF MONTH: Ella Pearce.

collection at the offices of the Auditorium Theatre, where conditions are ideal for study and enjoyment, strictly complies with the laws governing the exhibition of original pieces.

It is a facility which allows us to combine conservation, research, exhibition, education and communication, with our impressive collection of the history and culture.”

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Sanchez shows support for Mena by visit to Albox fair SECRETARY GENERAL for the PSOE in Almeria, Jose Luis Sanchez Teruel, visited Albox fair, but not just to enjoy the

celebrations.

In addition to enjoying the fair, Sanchez did not hesitate to be photographed with the

mayor of Albox, Rogelio Mena, who is currently under investigation for ignoring a formal request to make public a number of financial records related to the town, including a number from before he was in power.

Sanchez commented that he would not recognise the complaint against the mayor and would refuse to entertain the idea of Mena resigning.

ALBOX FAIR: Thousands of visitors attended from across the province.

Mayor applauds recent festival MAYOR of Albox, Rogelio Mena, praised the recent fair in which thousands of visitors from across the province came to enjoy five days of activities.

“This year, the effort to make Albox fair match the big time has been colossal,” said the mayor, adding: “We have managed to achieve more

with less and have introduced new events like the free high quality concerts in the town square marquee.”

More than 2,000 party goers enjoyed the free Medina Azahar concert alone, with thousands more enjoying the family activities on offer.

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GADOR: Guardia Civil rescued the woman.

Piggy-back for hiker AGENTS from the Guardia Civil rescued a hiker who suffered a fractured ankle while walking near Gador.

The 63-year-old woman, a resident of Alcaniz in Teruel, was located in a steep sided valley of 500 metres. Her sprained ankle made it impossible for her to walk back and the area was inaccessible by vehicle, so four Guardia Civil officers took it in turns to piggyback her to a more easily accessible area. The woman was transferred to Padules health centre for treatment.

committee, Francisco Perez, congratulated the Socialist government.

“Thousands of people have attended the fair, have been involved in a great atmosphere and have enjoyed every one of the five days of celebration with various orchestras and acts. Despite the massive turnout of residents and visitors, the Socialist government team has avoided serious incidents.”

Mena concluded: “We have chosen to combine tradition with new features and ensuring safety, so the absence of serious incidents has been, for us, another piece of great news. Congratulations to the planning committee, including their president Francisco Perez Conchillo who have worked for weeks in conjunction with associations, residents, town workers and market vendors so that we could enjoy a festival of a higher level as this has been, again making the Albox fair a benchmark in the province.”

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Running for Sergio Borrego MOJACAR’s Paseo del Mediterraneo was filled with runners as they competed in the third Media Maraton and the 7K Ciudad de Mojacar.

The races were

organised by Mojacar’s Department of Sports in conjunction with Mojacar-based business, ColorQ C.A. Nogalte. The two races covered distances of 21,097 and

7,097 metres along the coast, consisting of a three-lap circuit for the half-marathon runners, and one for the 7K runners.

The Best Oasis Tropical hotel hosted the event, and enjoyed 100 per cent occupancy, combining sport with tourism, which was a major objective of the event organisers.

Apart from the fun for the runners, it was also an opportunity to raise some money for a good cause, with a euro from each runner’s registration being donated to help Sergio Borrego, an eight-yearold Almeria-born boy with cerebral palsy.

GOOD CAUSE Sergio with the runners.

In both races, the runners were split into categories of gender and age. Jose Bautista and Cristina Gonzalez Garcia were the first man and

woman over the finish line to win the half marathon, while Laura Ferrero Gil and Alberto Gonzalez Conesa were first to finish the 7K.

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Uribe films in Almeria

BASQUE director Imanol Uribe has started filming his new film in Cabo de Gata.

Ruibe, who has directed almost 30 films since 1972, has been joined by actors Eduard Fernandez and Elena Anaya for the movie, Lejos de Mar (Far from the Sea).

The film, which Uribe co-wrote with Daniel Cebrian, is described by fans as a return to the purest Uribe.

It is being produced by Andalucian Antonio P Perez for Sureste Films and filming will last until December 23. It is due for public release in the autumn of 2015.

New barbecues for Andarax park ALMERIA City Council has been given €70,000 from the Programme for Promotion of Agricultural Employment (PFEA) for further improvements to Andarax park.

The 24 new barbecues join the existing 24, and 15 new tables will also be placed. Mayor Luis Rogelio Rodriguez-Comendador, signed the agreement with the PP president, Gabriel Amat.

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CHARITY DAY: Valle del Este Golf Society raised €3,000 for the charity.

Asprodalba presentation

FOLLOWING Valle del Este’s recent charity day, Asprodalba has been presented with €3,000.

Alan Townsend, president of the Valle del Este Golf Society presented Professor Ignacio Martin Cuadrado of Asprodalba with a cheque for the fantastic amount raised for the charity.

Teams of golfers played a Texas Scramble and enjoyed paella and drinks afterwards with the entry fees

being donated to Asprodalba.

Asprodalba was founded in 1979 by Cuadrado and Pilar Lerma. The organisation fights for the treatment, education, development and integration of people with disabilities. Its primary mission is to improve the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The organisation currently covers more than 20 towns throughout Almeria.

Rare blooms flowering DIVERS in Almeria waters have been treated by seeing sea meadows flowering again for the first time since 2009.

The sea meadows should bloom annually. However, some of the meadows surrounding Almeria have not bloomed for 15 years.

Positive tourism ALMERIA’S tourism service has announced a successful week of work during its participation in the World Travel market trade fair.

Almeria’s tourism service was represented in the UK, and has held numerous meetings with a number of business and government representatives. Notable mentions are TUI UK, who plan increased visitor numbers to Almeria during 2015, while 2014 saw an increase in visitor numbers with TUI UK of 21 per cent.

This increase has led TUI to consider the establishment of a new flight by the year 2016.

Meetings were held with Minube and Hotelbeds.

Hotelbeds is working closely with the Almeria tourism service to conduct an intensive promotional campaign online and offline to help promote Costa de Almeria as a tourist destination while also increasing domestic demand.

This is not the case in meadows close to Aguadulce marina and Poseidon reef at Los Bajos beach. Divers have noted that the meadows have flourished in recent weeks, an event not seen for five years.

The phenomenon was discovered by divers following a group of fish just 80 metres from the shoreline. The plants are said to be flowering and pollinating well. Word has quickly spread throughout the diving community with companies like Aquatours laying on extra dives.

The flowering is considered a positive indicator of the biological status of the coastline. The plants release more oxygen and their long leaves slow down waves which would otherwise erode the shore.

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Almeria paranormal ALBERTO CEREZUELA has published his fourth book, focusing on paranormal activity in Almeria, including UFOs. ‘Secretos y Misterios,’ comes after seven years of research.

Happy 25th VER DE OLULA has celebrated its 25th anniversary in a ceremony that remembered many of the people who made the organisation possible. It raises funds and awareness for disability.

Debt reduced GARRUCHA has reduced its outstanding debt by almost 20 per cent according to the ministry of Finance and Public Administration. The town’s debt is now €4.7 million.

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Coeliac training day for Huercal Overa caterers CATERERS in Huercal Overa have attended a training day to learn about key menus for coeliacs.

The course, which took place in the municipal theatre was attended by around 20 restaurateurs and catering business owners from the town of Huercal Overa with a view to educating about coeliac disease, identify gluten, and how to develop a menu suitable for coeliac sufferers.

Huercal Overa councillor Monica Navarro attended the course and said: “The aim of the initiative is so that restaurateurs can tailor and include menus for coeliacs.

“Through this course we take a step closer to our bars and comply with coeliac Huercalenses that have told us of their needs.”

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine. Symptoms

COELIAC COURSE: With a view to educating about the disease. include pain and discomfort in the digestive tract, chronic constipation and/or diarrhoea, growth stunting in children, anaemia and fatigue.

The disease is caused by a reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein found in wheat and similar proteins found in other grains such as barley and rye.

The only known treatment to

be effective is a lifelong gluten-free diet. While the condition is caused by an allergic reaction to gluten, it is not the same as a wheat allergy.

Globally it affects between one in 100 and one in 170 people. It is possible to have the disease without displaying any symptoms at all.

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Dames in Turre THE Dames in Turre meeting will take place on Monday November 24 at 11am in the Centre de Usos Multiples Turre.

The guest speaker is Kevin Borman, an author of many books including Flamingos in the Desert. For more information about the meeting, please contact the secretary Pam Smith on 950 475 418 or the president Lesley Barlow on 950 478 633.

Christmas is just around the corner so the Dames in Turre are preparing for the Christmas fair which is being held from 10am on Saturday December 6 in Turre Square. There will be lots of stalls with much to choose from, including a raffle with many prizes, mulled wine, cake stall, bric-a-brac and more, providing a chance to do some Christmas shopping or pick up a bargain, while helping raise funds for local charities. If you are interested in running a stall please email Soo Wallace on sillyboo59@yahoo.co.uk.

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New tow-truck for Carboneras CARBONERAS now has a ‘grua’ for its exclusive use in towing of vehicles, thanks to an agreement between the town council and the company Pascual Segura Torres SL.

Actor visit MADRID born actor Aaron Guererro opened the festivities for San Diego festival in Cuevas del Almanzora.

He performed the opening from the town hall on November 12.

No incinerator JOSE LUIS AMERIGO, Socialist party leader in Carboneras, has vowed to oppose the installation of a plastics incinerator in the town if he becomes mayor.

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Mayor oversees the pavement progress DOMINGO FERNANDEZ, mayor of Huercal Overa, visited Calle Angustias to view progress on the new pavements.

The mayor explained that the government team are working on several projects addressing the needs of the town. He said: “We are aware of the difficulties the pavement which was in Calle Angustias posed to residents and anyone that had to travel through it. The work is twofold, firstly to replace the pavements on both sides of the street, and secondly to stop parking cars from invading it.”

The curb is being constructed higher to prevent cars from parking on it. The work is almost complete. The mayor was accompanied to Calle Angustias by the councillor for Works and Services, Alonso Mena, and the councillor for Economics, Maribel Sanchez.

PAVEMENT PROGRESS: From left to right, Domingo Fernandez, Maribel Sanchez and Alonso Mena.

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Velez Rubio craft fair THERE is another craft fair this coming Saturday November 15 in Velez Rubio.

The fair is on from 10am until 2pm featuring a number of craft stalls, which include a charity stand, cake stall, jewellery displays, books and more.

Also appearing at the fair are Loulou’s Hair Salon, Bonnie Face who sells makeup, the English Supermarket and a stall for second hand furniture, as well as Psychic Karen who has made herself available to tell people their fortunes. Pre-booking Karen is advised to avoid disappointment.

The fair will be located at Velez Stores located on the Poligono Industrial.

APSA winners APSA, the animal protection charity in Albox has announced their raffle winners for October and announced a new raffle for November.

Winners of the October raffle enjoyed prizes including a two course Sunday lunch for two at Amigos Bowling Centre and vouchers from Eurowise, Colin the Card and Pricebusters.

The €188 proceeds of the raffle go towards helping the many animals in the care of APSA. The November raffle tickets are now on sale at

€2 each and include prizes from Amigos Bowling Centre, Colin the Card, Elite Dog Grooming, Eurowise, Pricebusters and the Sol Yoga Centre.

The tickets can be purchased from the APSA shop located at the BP garage end of Avenida Lepanto in Albox.

The shop is stocked with clothing, bric-a-brac, books, DVDs, electrical equipment and more.

Donations of quality goods are always welcomed in the store which is staffed by animal loving volunteers.

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Science and health conference HUERCAL OVERA hosted a conference at the municipal theatre entitled Science, Health and Life aimed at secondary school students, prospective university attendees, academics and health care professionals.

The conference was organised by the Vice President for Almeria University’s Student and

University Sports and was supported by the Albujaira school of Huercal Overa and the town hall.

The conference covered relevant and timely health topics including sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition, rare diseases like malaria and ebola, rehabilitation and Alzheimer’s.

Mayor of Huercal Overa, Domingo Fernandez, said: “The town and university offers training opportunities for our young people and professionals in the sector.

For three days Huercal Overa becomes the seat of science. The goal is for all participants to delve into the important issues related to health.”

Suspected arsonists caught THREE people, including a minor, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for their alleged involvement in a fire at a farm in the San Isidro area of Nijar.

In the fire, 500 plastic boxes, metal structures, tools and a high end vehicle were damaged. Initial investigations narrowed suspects down to three, who the farm owner said may hold grudges.

Officers from the Guardia Civil using

evidence collected at the site of the fire were able to arrest three of the five alleged perpetrators on suspicion of setting fire to the property.

The detainees and full details of the crime have been passed to Court of Instruction number three in Almeria with the exception of the minor who will be processed through the Office of Almeria Children.

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Spanish scientists lead search for an HIV cure S

PAIN will start the world’s first clinical study on therapeutic use of umbilical cord blood in HIV patients. The project, promoted by the National Transplants Organisation (ONT) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Blood Therapy, hopes to use transplants to eliminate HIV from patients with leukaemia.

The study is led by Rafael Duarte from the Catalonia Oncology Institute, with Gregorio Marañon and Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda Madrid hospitals also taking part, along with other international teams.

The project will use an umbilical blood type with a rare genetic mutation - known in medical terms

as CCR5 Delta 32 variant - which seems able to eliminate HIV. The CCR5 Delta 32 genetic variant in blood stem cells contained in umbilical cords appears to provide natural resistance to HIV infection and block its growth.

Up until now, the only medical intervention with conclusive evidence of recovery was on a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia and HIV infection, who received a bone marrow transplant from a non-related donor whose blood stem cells carried the CCR5 Delta 32 genetic variant in Berlin in 2008.

Five years after being given the transplant and having completely suspended antiretroviral treatment,

the Berlin patient continued to be free of HIV infection, which according to experts shows that the strategy offers a long-term cure.

ONT director Rafael Matesanz said that the study could open new roads to curing Aids and mentioned the effort made by Spanish professionals over the last few years to store umbilical cord blood, which will help carry out the study.

“Spain is a leader in this field, with 60,000 cords held in public stores, 11 per cent of the world total.

“Only USA beats us, but the population difference is evident.

“Yet our country is a leader not only in quantity but also in quality.

Spanish cords are characterised by

their high cell count. They are real therapeutic jewels, much appreciated internationally,” Matesanz declared.

The ONT will test 20,000 cords to identify those which the necessary characteristics to be used in the clinical study.

The cords must carry the CCR5 Delta 32 genetic mutation and have a high cell count.

“Bearing in mind only 1 per cent of cords carry the mutation, we hope to identify around 200 to be used on patients who may participate in different phases of the study,” the director explained.

Rafael Duarte said that 300 units of cord blood could treat 80 per cent of suitable patients.

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Best yachting image of the year - choose your favourite The winners of the competition will be awarded a stunning Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 watch - as well as the prestige attached to winning the award - at the World Yacht Racing Forum in Barcelona on December 11.

“This extraordinary collection of images is the visual expression of what happened in the world of yacht racing this year, all over the planet,” said Aldo Magada, CEO of Zenith. “It proves the yacht-racing world is very dynamic, diverse and beautiful; those

WINNER 2013: Last year’s top photo.

are values that are dear to us.”

To view the images and

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its merit and it is fascinating to see how different photographers perceive and interpret the yacht-racing environment through their art.”

The yearly contest which seeks to recognise the best yacht-racing image taken during the year - awards two prizes: one chosen by a panel of specialists and one by the public and delegates from the World Yacht Racing Forum.

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SEVENTEEN talented Spanish photographers are among 120 entrants in this year’s prestigious Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2014.

An international jury of yachting and photography experts have chosen an incredible selection of images from yacht photographers around the world, and the public have until December 1 to choose their favourite one.

“The collection of images submitted by the 120 photographers is very interesting and it has been a real challenge to vote,” said Antonio Palma, CEO of Mirabaud, the banking and financial group. “Each picture has

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to vote for your favourite, go to www.yachtracing image.com.

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‘Silver surfers’: British expats over age 55 are online experts BRITISH expats over the age of 55 are much more tech savvy than their

counterparts back in the UK, according to a new survey.

Three out of four expats living abroad and aged over 55 are regular internet users, and are much more comfortable and capable when it comes to using Skype, paying bills online or booking plane tickets. In the UK however, more than 50 per cent of over 65’s can’t use the internet without supervision, and 28 per cent have never used the internet at all.

The vast majority of the ‘silver surfer’ generation of expats use social media and email to stay in touch with loved ones back home, according to the NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) Quality of Life Index.

Nearly two-thirds of expats also use social media to keep in touch with fellow expats.

TECH SAVVY: Older expats now using social media.

“It’s fair to say the internet has had an incredible impact on the life of your average British expat since our Quality of Life Index began seven years ago,” said Dave Isley, head of NatWest IPB. “Being separated from home comforts and

family and friends has clearly motivated older expats to adapt to a new way of communicating, as they are forced to embrace new forms of technology at a faster rate than their Britishbased counterparts.”

Facebook is the most

popular social network site that expat Brits over the age of 55 like to access, and 59 per cent use the internet to access entertainment sites.

A further 47 per cent are able to manage their healthcare services online.

Seventy-two per cent of the expat silver surfer generation also own a smart mobile device.

“It’s inevitable that we’ll continue to see an increase in the technological capabilities of the over 50’s in the expat community,” said Mr Isley.

“Mobile technology has become a vital tool for British expats on the move, enabling them to access some of their home comforts when they need to.”

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Lorna needs you!

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HE Euro Weekly News has recently promoted Lorna Eade to the new position of Editorial Controller.

So, Lorna, congratulations, well done, you deserve it! Now you need to let our readers know something about yourself; after all, you will be in charge of what everyone will be reading.

How long have you been in the publishing arena?

“I have been involved in newspapers for longer than I care to remember, or admit. I have been lucky enough to work at the Daily and Sunday Express papers in London as well as the biggest picture agency in the UK, the Press Association. I always say that I have ink running through my veins, not blood!”

When did you leave the UK? “I left the UK 13 years ago to live in Tenerife. I wanted a better quality of life and realised that one day I was going to wake up and my life would have disappeared without me realising it. I

ended up editing a weekly publication there called Tenerife Weekly. However, I moved over to mainland Spain due to family commitments, and I love it.”

How do you feel about your new position?

“I am looking forward to the challenge that I have been given, but I am going to need some help if I am to take our papers up to the next level.”

What are the future plans for the paper as EWN is already the biggest and strongest print media?

“We are growing all the time and are now looking to expand even further to

encompass the most diverse and interesting topics of interest to those living in Spain. We are currently seeking and recruiting talented and creative writers across every aspect of the paper in order to bring the highest quality and most interesting publication that we can to our loyal readers and advertisers.

“The paper has become an institution, a part of expatriate way of life. The EWN footprint is from Gandia to Gibraltar, which is a huge amount of readers to please every Thursday, 52 weeks of the year.

Lorna needs your help to take EWN to the next level.

“I would love to hear from any writers living in Spain who wish to work in our diverse, multicultural, friendly office. If you think you have what I am looking for then send me your CV with a covering letter telling me why you would be perfect for the job, together with a recent photograph, to recruitment@euroweekly news.com Don’t mean to be rude, but you will have to excuse me as I have 600 pages to fill. Please get those CVs emailed – don’t delay as these front pages have to go to press.

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Lucky reader wins tablet competition FOLLOWING months of enthusiastic readers entering our Win a Tablet competition, we finally reached the finishing line on Friday October 31.

As the competition was sponsored by Spanish Property Choice, we thought it only fair that the

owner, Sharon Garner, be the one to choose the lucky winner - many, many congratulations to Lorraine Cochrane from Murcia!

A delighted Lorraine said: “I never win anything! I have entered loads of competitions, but this is the first time I have actually

won anything. Thank you so much!”

Thank you to all of our readers, and there were hundreds of you, for entering and we are sorry we only had one tablet to give away.

However, avid readers may already have spotted

Lorraine Cochrane that we have another competition to win an iPad starting this week, so good luck to you all – again!

Photographer refuses cash prize ISABEL STEVA HERNANDEZ, known artistically as Colita, has refused to accept the 2014 Spanish National Photography Prize in a personal letter to the culture and education minister.

The photographer was chosen to receive the €30,000 prize awarded by the Education, Culture and Sports Ministry on Thursday November 6 in recognition of her work over five decades. Yet she will

not collect it and does not want it, she told Minister Jose Ignacio Wert in a letter the following day.

The letter - which quickly spread over the internet - explained that she had no idea where the ministry was or if it even existed.

Colita wrote that she appreciated the gesture by those that chose her but was unable to accept it, claiming that it would not be correct to accept a prize from a

government that represents everything she had fought against.

Colita ended her letter by stating that she did not feel like having her photo taken with Mr Wert and added a final note to say that her Catalan origins had nothing to do with her refusal.

Ministry representatives meanwhile declared that no official refusal of the prize had been received.

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EWN’s Mike Walsh is an Amazon star EURO WEEKLY NEWS columnist Mike Walsh has had one of his books named in the Top 100 by online retail giant Amazon.

‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship,’ the picture-poetry 102-page chronicle of life as a Liverpool sailor, has been nominated by Amazon Books to be included in their ‘Best Books of 2014.’ Chosen by a 100 member fraternity of Amazon editors, the award is presented only to new book titles that have bestseller potential for content, quality and price.

The key to success was the book’s imaginative compilation of illustrated first-class poetry.

Liverpool born, Mike who lives on the Costa Blanca, says All I Ask is a Tall Ship, reflects life as a Liverpool

sailor through Beatles era Liverpool.

Encouraged to write by his father Paddy, associate and friend of war correspondent Ernest Hemingway and Irish playwright Sean O’Casey, Mike has earlier taken Liverpool by storm with poetry collections.

In 1999, Mike’s 3,000 print-run of ‘A Sea Veneer of Liverpool’ and ‘Believin’ of Liverpool,’ sold out in weeks. His mother, Kathleen, a friend of Spanish revolutionary ‘La Pasionaria,’ honed his gifts as a poet.

‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship’ is Mike’s seventh of nine poetry anthologies. He has a worldwide fan base and is a ghost-writer and journalist by profession.

People can find out more by looking up Amazon Editors’ Favourite Books of the Year.

MIKE WALSH: Writes firstclass poetry.

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Cameras rolling MALAGA City’s Calle Larios was busier than usual last week while the area was used for the filming of an advert for the latest Suzuki Vitara car.

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VAT return THE Municipality of Sant Llorenç will get a €618,322 VAT refund from the Tax Agency.

The money will reportedly be used to settle part of the council’s debt.

Flamenco week

Called off

NOVEMBER 14-21 is flamenco week in Benalmadena, with a large number of events planned by La Repompa club, starting with a poetry and flamenco event on Friday November 14 at 9pm, at Salvador Rueda school.

THE Nurses’ Union (SATSE) and the Doctors’ Union decided to call off demonstrations after reaching an agreement with the Health Department.

Lucky winners

THE President of the Balearic Islands and the Minister of Development signed a cooperation agreement earmarking €13.52 million in financial aid for property leases and restoration, accessibility and energy efficiency.

TWO ticket holders, one in Malaga City and the other in Puente Genil in Cordoba, won €737,778.44 each on the Primitiva lottery.

Extra ferries TRANSMEDITERRANEA will run extra ferry services over the Christmas period between Malaga and Melilla to meet the increased demand during the festive holidays.

Officers hurt TWO Guardia Civil officers were injured in Casares after crashing into construction works while chasing a van on the A-7 motorway which ignored their signals to pull over.

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Kickboxing event FORTY-TWO fighters from around Andalucia took part in a kickboxing event in Rincon de la Victoria. Fighters from Granada, Almeria, Cordoba and Malaga participated.

Sustainable houses FIVE sustainable renovation projects will benefit families in Granada, some of them from Motril. The home improvement works will be paid for by the Development and Housing department of the regional government.

Newly asphalted AN amount of €200,000 was spent by Velez-Malaga Council to asphalt roads during the month of October. The works were aimed at repairing significantly damaged surfaces.

Helping families VELEZ-MALAGA Council will help 250 families who will not have to pay capital gains tax, in the case of losing their homes.

Financial aid NON-STOP FIESTA: Visitors return year after year.

Fiestas to make everyone happy HOTELS in the centre of Benidorm were fully booked during the town fiestas that ended yesterday.

Reservations from Spanish clients, mostly middle-aged or elderly, shot up over the last five days.

Many are long-time visitors, returning year after year during the fiestas and, unlike Easter or the summer, they are only charged low-season rates.

“Our perennial clients book well in advance to make sure of getting accommodation,” one receptionist said.

The fiestas also attract British tourists, drawn by the atmosphere in the streets with parades, processions, concerts and

monumental firework displays. And it is thanks to the British that the Thursday following the official fiestas is never a letdown, but sees the Benidorm Fiestas Festival. Organised in the English zone adjoining Calle Mallorca and Calle Gerona, it is attended each year by thousands of UK tourists who come to wear fancy-dress and drink until dawn.

Benidorm fiestas are also welcomed by the hoteliers’ association Hosbec, which regards them as an important boost for occupancy. Not only hotels in central Benidorm feel the benefit of the fiestas, but also those in the other parts of town, a Hosbec spokesman said.

Hiking fun

No charge

TWENTY hiking enthusiasts from Almuñecar defied the bad weather conditions on Sunday November 9, and decided to take on the walk between Carretera de la Cabra and Conchar despite the rain and wind.

GANDIA’S mayor pledged to insist on free parking at the new Francisco de Borja hospital.

The regional government intends to privatise the service to offset the new centre’s increased costs.

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Flying high

Back on the list

Winter closure SON SANT JOAN Airport announced that it would close some of its facilities given the decline in winter flights. One of the areas being closed is Module A, which commonly handles passengers from non-Schengen countries.

Flying cheap LOW-COST British airline carrier easyJet is to offer flights between Palma and Toulouse on Mondays and Fridays during the summer of 2015 starting on July 3, said the company.

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Water cost MURCIANS pay more for their water than any other region and use more than the national average of 137 litres per person per day. Murcians use an average 143 litres per person per day at a cost of €2.50 per cubic metre.

Highway robbery A MUGGER who intimidated his victims with a pellet gun has been arrested in Cobatillas, Murcia. He also attacked two women who were hitch-hiking on the A-7.

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DENIA Town Hall suspended construction permits for sites of important local buildings erroneously divested of protected status. At least 26 buildings are at risk, the opposition parties claimed.

TEULADA-MORAIRA allocated €40,000 from the town hall budget to promote the town in airline magazines. Each publication reaches an estimated two million travellers from Germany, France, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland.

MURCIA Region is updating its IBI property tax records, taking aerial photos to determine properties that have unlicensed extensions and swimming pools in a bid to crack down on illegal builds.

Run, rabbit, run

All settled

Pool improvements

THE Environment department confirmed that Villena, Novelda, Monforte del Cid, Agost, Beneixama and Banyeres were plagued by rabbits. Farmers may apply for financial aid and also trap or kill them.

JIJONA and Campello town halls will have the healthiest accounts in the Alicante area after paying off loans next month. Campello will also be the only large town with a zero debt.

MAZARRON has spent €129,000 on a new retractable roof for the municipal pool which will allow it to be open all year round.

Another €50,000 is being spent on improving the changing rooms.

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Ebola nurse is seeking compensation THE Spanish nursing assistant who beat the Ebola virus has demanded €150,000 in compensation for remarks made by the Madrid health chief while she was hospitalised with the killer disease.

Teresa Romero claims that comments made

by Madrid’s regional health minister, Javier Rodriguez, “seriously damaged her reputation.”

Mr Rodriguez angered not only Ms Romero but also a large section of the Spanish population, when he said that she may have lied about how she contracted the virus.

He then said “you don’t need a Masters to learn how to put on and take off a suit,” and “some people are better at learning than others.”

Ms Romero’s legal team is demanding

TERESA ROMERO: With her dog Excalibur. €150,000 in compensation for his remarks that “seriously damaged the reputation and privacy” of the nurse.

Ms Romero has said that she will donate the money to animal protection charities if she wins.

Her own dog, Excalibur, was put down by authorities as a precautionary measure once it emerged that Ms

Romero had contracted Ebola.

The 44-year-old nursing assistant was held in isolation for a month after contracting the disease while treating two missionaries who caught the Ebola virus while in Africa.

She was released and allowed to return home last week. Ms Romero was the first person outside of Africa to contract the disease.

Madrid girl, 14, withdraws kidnapping attempt report A 14-YEAR-OLD girl who reported that a man tried to force her into a car when she left school later admitted to making it up.

The teenager, who attends Montpellier school in Ciudad Lineal, Madrid, made a statement to police late on Wednesday November 5 claiming that when she was walking to the bus stop after school that afternoon, a man leaning against a grey car with tinted windows had grabbed her arm and tried to force her into the vehicle.

She said that a woman had helped her escape by beating the supposed kidnapper repeatedly with her handbag.

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officers doubted the story from the start and after checking recordings from security cameras in local businesses saw no sign of the events reported. They also thought it strange that although both her parents work at the school the girl did not return to school to find them and in fact did not even tell them about it until late that evening.

Police representatives declared on the evening of Friday November 7 that the girl had returned to the police station accompanied by her father to withdraw her statement and explain that she had made the story up, possibly to draw her parents’ attention away from her bad exam results.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

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BRITISH PRESS Bear alert

Flower kills gardener

SWEDEN - A driver called police to say she saw a bear wandering the streets of Gothenburg.

A GARDENER, Nathan Greenaway, aged 33, has died from multiple organ failure after brushing against a poisonous plant known as ‘Devil’s Helmet and Monkshood.

False alarm

Fox attack

SWEDEN - New Social Security Minister Annika Strandhäll inadvertently called police as she tried to adjust the height of her desk. She hit her panic button in error. Officers were soon at the scene.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy was attacked in his south London home by a fox that snuck into the house through a catflap. The urban fox bit into the boy’s heel before fleeing when the youngster’s screams alerted his parents.

Guards call NORWAY - A security report has said police want to have armed guards at Parliament as a safeguard against terrorist attack, amongst other measures.

Jobs gone NORWAY - More than 7,000 jobs have been lost in the oil industry with more set to go this year and next, according to DNB Marketing.

Cheese aid DENMARK - Fifteen tonnes of luxury cheese made by dairy Arla is to be given to homeless people. The produce had been destined for Russia until an embargo on EU goods was imposed.

Exports up DENMARK - Exports to China doubled between 2008 and 2012, making the country Denmark’s sixth largest export market. Germany remains the biggest client.

Likely threat NORWAY - Intelligence officers have warned the country faces a very ‘likely’ threat of a terrorist attack within the next year.

THREE days of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall were held over the weekend.

Guests included former Soviet leader Michail Gorbachev and ex Polish President Lech Walesa.

Paint order AN ex-tenant has been ordered by a court to pay his former landlord €3,200 to pay for an apartment he had left to be painted white. He had painted the walls and ceilings of his bedroom and living room blue and glossy green.

Hippy drug factory A MAN whose surname is ‘Hippy’ could face jail after police found £8,000 (€10,217) worth of cannabis growing in his garage. Gregory Hippy, 28, from Lincoln said he was growing the drug because it was “cheaper than buying it.”

NIPPY FOX: Snuck through a catflap.

Expensive snack

Skinner tells all

A LITTERBUG who dropped the lid of a Pringles can on a Bristol street has had to pay nearly £500 (€640) in fines. Initially fined £75, Gareth Daniel, aged 31, failed to pay in the allotted time and the fine was then upped to £200. He also had to pay costs totalling £298.75.

COMEDIAN Frank Skinner has revealed that he used to be a “reckless alcoholic”, and that his drinking led to temporary blindness. The 57-year-old said that he went blind for around 40 minutes one morning, and that he often slept on the street as he was unable to make it home.

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RUSSIA and China are close to an agreement for a second gas pipeline between the countries, according to President Vladimir Putin. It is in addition to a $400 billion (€322 billion) deal for the first pipeline that was reached in May.

Not normal TWO Mistral class helicopter carriers will not be delivered to Russia until the situation in Ukraine has neared ‘normalcy, said French Prime Minister Manual Valls. He was responding to reports that Russia would take delivery of the ships tomorrow (Friday).

Obama snub RUSSIA will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit championed by US President Barak Obama, accusing the Americans who want to take charge of the issue away from international organisations.

Stitched up THE leader of Russian separatists in Ukraine has ordered his troops to arrest all women seen in pubs. Alexey Mozgovov says

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they should stay at home stitching.’

‘and do your

Splash the cash DESPITE an estimated €6.4 billion drop in revenues, federal, state and local governments will spend €10 billion more in 2016, said the finance ministry.

Double take A HITLER look alike has been seen touring Germany in a marketing ploy for a new film called Look Who’s Back.

He is said to have taunted demonstrators at a right wing rally, calling them wimps.

Lada upturn

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SALES of Lada October, the first cheapness of its downturn, coupled

GERMANY and Brazil want the United Nations to toughen up regulations against spying on digital data. In a draft resolution concerns that human rights could be harmed by mass surveillance, interception of digital communications and personal data collection.

cars rose 4.7 per cent in rise in 19 months. The cars during an economic with a government funded scrappage scheme and the weakness of the Ruble are to thank, said analysts.

BERLIN WALL: It’s been 25 years since the wall came down.

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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN’S consumer confidence index fell 3.52 per cent to 74.2 points last month. Family finances, employment prospects and the general economic situation were to blame, said the Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas.

BIMBO has been synonymous with cut bread , not an attractive and compliant airhead, since 1964.

Sales plummeted by almost half after 2008 when the crisis changed spending habits. “The fall in disposable income meant that people ate less and ate differently,” said Ana Varela, Marketing lecturer at the ESADE

BREAD: Suffered during crisis.

Zara millionaire still top of the heap AMANCIO ORTEGA is still Spain’s richest man.

The founder of Inditex and the Zara fashion label sits atop a €46 billion fortune according to the Spanish edition of Forbes magazine.

Rafael del Pino and his brothers, majority shareholders in construction multinational Ferrovial take second position on the Spanish list with €6.4 billion. In 2013 the Del Pino brothers were ranked third after Juan Roig, but this year the positions are reversed, with the Mercadona president and his €6 billion fortune slipping a notch.

The magazine’s calculations are based on declared business assets alone

without taking personal assets into account, explained Forbes editor Andres Rodriguez.

The Spanish list is dominated by businessmen and there are no sporting figures or scientists amongst the top 100.

Although former heartthrob Julio Iglesias was ranked 47th, his presence was due to real estate investments, not his singing career.

Between them, the 100 richest Spaniards are worth €164.42 billion, the equivalent of 15.6 per cent of Spain’s GDP. While not untouched by the economic crisis, few have much to grumble about as their fortunes increased by 9.2 per cent over the last year.

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Set for the rush COURIER service SEUR will engage another 1,300 workers over Christmas.

The company handles an average 200,000 items a day but expects this to rise to 500,000 on key dates like December 17.

Fine for sharing THE Uber car-share venture in Barcelona must pay 56 fines of €4,000 for operating without a licence.

Twenty-eight were imposed on the company and 28 on the drivers themselves.

Outlook still brightish for 2015 THE European Commission (EC) adjusted its 2014 growth predictions for Spain by one-tenth to 1.2 per cent.

Expectations for next year were reduced from 2.1 per cent to 1.7 per cent prompted in part by ‘domestic problems,’ but also by the eurozone slowdown although Spain’s GDP growth is still set to accelerate.

This would be supported by employment growth and easier financing conditions, said Pierre Moscovici, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs.

Brussels foresaw weak growth for the eurozone and the EU overall, with a GDP increase of 1.3 per cent for this year and 0.8 per cent in 2015.

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Bimbo is determined not to be toast business school.

Consumers also turned to the supermarkets’ own-label products, a tendency that ate into the profits of all food manufacturers but whose impact was even more pronounced for the industrial bakers. Bread and confectionery could be produced more cheaply in plants that were more modern than Bimbo’s and

at lower costs, Varela explained.

Unsurprisingly, supermarket own-labels now account for 65 per cent of industrial bakery.

Bimbo’s Mexico-based mother company Grupo Bimbo intends to redress the balance with a new €70 million plant in Guadalajara Province. This will cut costs and restore its market share, sources revealed.

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It’s too soon to panic over sanctions THE new European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, on November 5, loftily declares that Western imposed sanctions imposed on Russia are likely to remain at the same level.

Brace! Brace! The 28 nations making up the European Union are set to lose €50 billion in trade with Russia during 2015. Even if sanctions are lifted most cannot be recovered. The Russians have many alternative sources, whilst EU Bloc traders have few options.

Some struggling economies will suffer more than will others. Nevertheless, as a noted American economist points out, “One more sanction and the European Union is back in recession.”

How will businesses tackle this self-

Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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strangulation? Many will tighten their belts and hope to survive whilst others will look for alternative markets. I propose the latter as being the best course. Why? Businesses have become either complacent or mulishly refuse to move

with the times. I was reminded of this when browsing one of Latvia’s biggest country fairs.

On sale were Baltic State manufactured products restricted to home markets, yet would find eager buyers outside their own country. Given added novelty effect and the fact that many larger nations like the UK, Germany, France and the Low Countries have more disposable income, the opportunities for Baltic product sales abroad are phenomenal.

When pointing this out I was dismissed as naïve. Really? I asked the owners of two switched on businesses that were successfully exporting their products, how they were doing. Both were

manufacturing Baltic related goods and explained that half their produce was being sold abroad; mostly Germany and the United States. They conceded that their businesses would be unlikely to survive without sales abroad. They owed their success to their internet marketing.

A Swedish business friend of mine who runs a business networking association in Riga agreed. Businesses are mired in inertia. Is it any different in Spain? Many Spanish-made products, again because of their exotic value, would find eager buyers in the rest of Europe.

A pipe dream? Hardly. Many Spanish entrepreneurs have grown super rich by looking for streets paved with gold. Why not you too?

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The least all business owners can do is make their customers feel special Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

HOW many times have you have walked into a café or shop only to be greeted by a sour grin and an obviously irritated expel of air asking what you want?

This deplorable kind of customer service is a pet hate of mine. I have worked in a café. I have worked in a shop too, and I know that it is not that difficult a job. The least an employee - or owner for that matter - can do, is be polite and welcoming.

So often, obviously untrained staff completely ignore customers, while they chat and

laugh with colleagues. It’s an infuriating situation when you are waiting at the till, with your hard-earned money in hand, ready to buy something from their business.

Failing to make a customer feel welcome and worthy is a fundamental fault of any business that leads to massive losses, yet so many businesses still continue to put themselves above their customers.

Proper training of staff is key to success, be it a dog walker or a nursery school or a supermarket chain.

Receiving good service is a delight. So it’s essential to employ staff who are enthusiastic and who

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Proper staff training is the key. actually know what they’re talking about.

This will put a smile on a customer’s face and make them WANT to come back and spend more money.

Modern customers are smart - if they’re not

happy they will pop off to a competitor quicker than you can say, ‘where are you going?’

Remember the businesses that boast great success often have one thing in common great customer service.

A tried and tested method of keeping customers happy is rewarding them for their loyalty. Make customers feel special and give them a reason to come back by offering a voucher, a loyalty discount card or special pricing.

People love a discount.

For any businesses or small business owners out there… please train staff to know what they are there for and actually attend to customers.

While for all you customers, if businesses continue to treat you like dirt, then please… take your money elsewhere.

SIP Card no good in Tenerife?

Q. Having just read your article ‘Worried Over Medical Bills,’ I question the You and the statement that the medical card is valid Law in Spain in all of Spain.

By David Searl My wife and I have held a SIP card for five years and every year we spend five or six months in Tenerife. Each time we try to use the SIP card there we are told they do not accept it. Could you clarify?

K.A. (Costa Blanca) A. Tenerife rejects your SIP card because it is not a Spanish Social Security card. In the Valencian region your health services are provided by the Valencian health service and in Andalucia, they are delivered by the Servicio Andaluz de Salud. They are all part of the national system but they are individually administered, often with some differences.

The SIP card is one of these differences. The SIP stands for Sistema de Información Poblacional, (System of Information regarding the Population). Every resident of the Valencian region is supposed to have one. Even a newborn baby gets a SIP. Basically, it is a census. The SIP card

BUSINESS EXTRA

Good showing SANTANDER’S 2014 third-quarter profits increased by more than 50 per cent to €1.6 billion, its best for three years. Profits for the first nine months of the year grew by 32 per cent to €4.36 billion thanks to improving revenue, falling costs and less need for write-downs, said Santander president Ana Botin.

Jobs assured

entitles holders to health care, but only in the Valencia region.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

FIFTY-SEVEN per cent of Spain’s big employers expected their current number of workers to remain unchanged in 2015, found a survey during the Family Firms annual conference in Alicante. Thirty-two per cent intended to engage more staff, compared with 27 per cent who had planned to do so in 2013.

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Different address NORA JOHNSON wrote about ‘Millionaire’s row,’ The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead.

I had my first baby there in October 1953, in what had been Gracie Fields house, ‘Towers.’

Shirley Bassey also gave birth to her first baby there in October 1954, before she became famous.

The rich residents of The Bishops Avenue (among them Lord Sainsbury) didn’t like this ‘common mill girl’ living there and made it known. So when Gracie left, she gave the house to the Government with the proviso it was used as a maternity hospital: “See how they like ambulances going up and down in the night!”

The house was just as Gracie left it, with ballerina wallpaper, a piano in the corner, a central staircase and a balcony all round the first floor. The bathroom was huge, black-tiled and the bath stood on a dais in the middle of the room.

On the third day after giving birth we were moved three doors along by ambulance to another mansion, ‘Green Trees.’ The owner had tried three times to burn it down for insurance but the insurance company realised, so he lost the house and the money!

It had a tennis court and swimming pool (not that we were allowed to use them, of course).

It is sad to read about the Avenue now.

Jenny Hollowell, Arroyo De La Miel (Malaga)

Flight fright WHY can I not get a flight to or from Majorca in November?

I looked at easyJet, who I flew with last November and the year before, and also Ryanair.

No flights for November!

Daniel Duff (by email)

Time for a change YOUR columnists Nora Johnson and Mike Walsh raised some excellent issues about our UK politicians.

I remember my grandfather telling me how proud he was to vote for the newly-formed Labour party, the party for working people. Alas things are no longer that simple!

The New Labour Party appears to have forgotten completely who

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Not golden JUDGING from his reaction to noise, Michael Hill has clearly not resided in Spain for long.

Otherwise he would have understood by now that the Spanish concept of silence differs radically from that of the British.

The Brits associate silence with peace and tranquillity but to the Spanish it represents death and sadness, hence the love of noise and life! They say you can attend a fiesta somewhere in Spain every day of the year and the Spanish appetite in general for having a noisy time can be difficult to comprehend particularly when you are trying to make yourself understood in a restaurant!

As a former bar-owner myself I can assure you that it’s never the Spanish who make the complaints about noise: it is almost invariably the Brits.

Ken Bethell, Puerto de Mazarron (Murcia)

Taxing matter MONSTER mantis darkens the skies above La Cala (taken through my windscreen)!

Geoff Stansfield (by email)

they are supposed to represent and all MPs are there purely for their own self-glory. They promise us everything tomorrow.

Now a grandparent myself, I feel this is my chance to change our political system once again and perhaps give my own working-class grandchildren a chance to have a party that may, hopefully, stand up and represent their views in the future.

Yes I know Nigel Farage isn’t working class, but he does appear to answer a direct question and certainly appears to know a little more about living in the real world.

Just think about the mayhem they could cause when his party wins a few more seats: no more boring politics for us! They certainly couldn’t do any worse than the current lot.

Ann Paterson, San Fulgencio (Alicante)

Do something now IF the British conservative party wins the general election in 2015

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the proposed EU referendum will no doubt go ahead in 2017, if not earlier.

The merits of giving such a vote to the British public are in themselves debatable and of some concern. The issue is highly complex, beyond the knowledge of the average ‘Joe Public,’ and most commentary about the EU is to be found in the British tabloid press, known to be profoundly anti-EU and xenophobic.

Any vote given to the public on this issue would unfortunately be a vote bound by ignorance rather than informed commentary of the workings of the EU.

If the referendum goes ahead, it will be a miracle if the British public votes ‘yes’ to continued EU membership, especially in the face of David Cameron’s current rhetoric and paranoid fear of losing votes to the upstart and ultra-rightwing UKIP. To the best of my knowledge the government has not indicated what it will do to protect the 1.4m or so registered British residents in other EU states. Other EU citizens working and living in the UK must have similar concerns.

If no lobbying is done now, waiting for the vote to take place could be too late and we could see our rights eroded overnight.

I have already written to the British prime minister and to the other two mainstream British political party headquarters expressing my concerns.

Everyone who cares about their future residence should do likewise. Let the politicians really know of your concerns.

Complacency and doing nothing achieve nothing.

Jeremy Cordon Newby, Perin (Murcia)

I OWN an apartment in a complex in Benalmadena and was outraged to learn because it’s not my main residence I have to pay a lot more money for collections of bins and other services.

Surely this is not right? Or was the information I received wrong?

If true, is this in accordance with EU law?

Andrew James, Hengoed (South Wales)

Job done I WAS charmed not long ago when I saw a young man stop in the street and greet a very old lady. A little unsteady on her feet and with a wheeled walking aid, she was out with someone who looked as though she must be her carer. This very good-looking young man kissed her on both cheeks. He was probably a relative, as all the Spanish residents in our small town turn out to be related to each other.

The elderly woman asked him how he was and he replied he had found work. “Work!” she exclaimed. “That’s wonderful!”

“I know,” he replied. “My parents are over the moon.”

And so, at a distance, was I. But what a sign of the times!

Rosemary Cochrane (by email)

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Back in the old country...

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HAVE just paid £8 for four coffees! Yep, back in the old Motherland for a couple of weeks.

That was the price in the café at Blackpool train station.

The mind boggles.

With these sorts of prices one thing is becoming perfectly clear (as our politicians are so fond of spouting) I’m gonna have to put up my fees!

Been a pretty eventful week so far. I’m delighted to say my prostate biopsy result came through as clear. Had to wait more than a month for the results. To say it was a long month is something of an understatement. It’s an odd sort of limbo-land when the future is unknown and certainly undecided. Thankfully I was one of the lucky

MINI TOUR: Blackpool is one of Leapy’s destinations back in UK. ones. My heart goes out to those whose results are not so favourable.

Another event this week was my daughter Charlene’s announcement that she was finally going to tie the knot with her handsome Mallorcan partner, Miguel. Not before time. Mucha suerte to you both. It’s all done differently

these days. They've bought the house, had a beautiful baby boy, saved their money and now they’re getting married. I dunno, in my day that procedure was reversed.

That’s progress, I suppose.

All that has been rounded off by coming over to the auld country for a mini tour. Last night I had the pleasure of

working with Amen Corner.

Now there’s a blast from the past! I am now on a train back to Blackpool, as I missed the Preston stop on the way down.

Duh! One thing that does become apparent over here is the politeness of those who serve the public. Rail staff, hotel staff, etc, are all most obliging and helpful. A trait

that is somewhat lacking in some public servants in good old España where the dreaded shoulder shrug is prominent in most problem situations. Ah well, at least it’s warmer. It’s freezing over here.

Just been informed that I needn’t have got the train back to Preston and could have caught my connection at Manchester. Gawd! Am now on my way back to Manchester Piccadilly and feel it may be wiser to discontinue this missive and concentrate on where I’m supposed to be going!

Just as a matter of interest, waiting for my train, which incidentally goes on to Huddersfield, there were only three white faces out of some 50 or 60 waiting passengers.

Just an observation, that’s all.

Have a good week. Try and do a favour or two. And, whatever ya do, always keep the faith.

Love Leapy Leapylee2002@ gmail.com

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Call the Midwife recommissioned for series 5 by BBC and a Xmas special Richard Shanley

TWO TRIBES: (left): The quiz show hosted by Richard Osman returns.

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CALL THE MIDWIFE (right): One of the UK’s most popular dramas.

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ALL THE MIDWIFE has been recommissioned for a fifth series. The BBC1 period drama will also return for a Christmas special in 2015, as well as eight new hour-long episodes in 2016.

The fifth series will see the nuns and midwives entering 1961. The fourth series has just finished filming, while viewing figures for the opening of series three reached 11.4 million.

Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama commissioning, said: “Call the Midwife is one of UK’s most popular dramas and in series four, Heidi Thomas’s writing meets new

heights. “I’m delighted to be commissioning a new series.”

Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Helen George will all return for the Christmas special and new episodes for series four, while Fresh Meat’s Charlotte Ritchie is joining the cast.

Jessica Raine departed the show after an emotional third series finale earlier this year.

Raine’s character Jenny Lee quit her role as a midwife to begin working in a Marie Curie cancer hospital, and to start a

new life with Phillip Worth (Stephen Ashfield).

The voice of mature Jenny (Vanessa Redgrave) will still narrate future series, as it was explained that she remained in contact with the staff at Nonnatus House and that she continued to share their stories with the world.

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas is developing a new US-based drama about nurses.

Two Tribes has been

renewed for a second series. The Richard Osman quiz show sees contestants work together in teams determined by qualities they have in common.

A total of 60 new half-hour episodes will air on BBC Two in 2015.

James Fox, Creative Director at the show’s producers Remarkable Games, said: “Two Tribes is a hugely play-along game built around an irresistibly simple quick fire quiz.

“It gives Richard the chance to find out all sorts of funny, revealing and bizarre information about our contestants. With double the amount of episodes for this second run, we can’t wait to unleash the Two Tribes questionnaire on the nation once again.”

The first series of the show premiered in August this year.

Osman previously admitted that he expected his hit quiz show Pointless to “disappear” after one series.

If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@europadigital.com I look forward to your comments and questions.

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What is something that people spend a large amount on, but don’t need to?

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RAHAM SALT from Pest Control, Costa del Sol says alcohol, because nobody in England would drink Anis at seven in the morning, but here it is normal!

STREET TALK Trinidad Sanchez Fuentes from the Clinica Mejorate Physiotherapy and Osteopathy Centre which has centres in Altea, Los Montesinos and Torrevieja believes men and women spend money they don’t need to on two different things: “Women spend too much on shoes and men spend too much on televisions and technology, TVs always have to be the biggest and best and women always need a new pair of shoes!”

Cesar Ripanu from

Total Entertainment.

TRINI: Women spend too much money on shoes.

Gold Rush in Zenia Boulevard, La Zenia, Torrevieja and Quesada, believes people spend lots of money on self confidence: “When people don’t have any, they think they can buy it as if they are saying ‘I don’t like the way I look, so I will buy a Rolex or a Ferrari’ and you don’t need to buy that sort of status and confidence.”

Claire McCann of Total Entertainment, Albox and Arboleas said: “I might have to be a bit controversial, as one of those horrible, preachy non-smokers my answer would be cigarettes.

Especially at UK prices! I always justify my huge Avon bills by saying it’s still less than my boyfriend spends on smoking.”

Donna from Little Britain in Mallorca says shoes; she always spends thousands of pounds on shoes,

CESAR: People spend money on material things to buy self confidence.

when she doesn’t really need them.

Sammi Clueit from Splash Pools, Costa del Sol says handbags. People spend ridiculous amounts of money on expensive handbags.

Democracy, disillusionment and the political class - it defies belief R

ECENTLY, there’s Nora Johnson been much coverBreaking Views age in the Spanish A Costa del Sol resident for a press about the high level number of years, Nora is the author of psychological of corruption cases here suspense and crime thrillers.

To comment on any of the involving members of issues raised in her column, both mainstream political go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson parties, each hurling accusations at the other.

Well, glasshouses and find even one person to stones come to mind and, head an inquiry who isn’t a hopefully, British politicians member of the great and will be the last to throw the good?

Next, the news that anything - in light of the latest shenanigans in records of MPs’ expenses from before 2010 have Westminster.

First off, there’s the been shredded. Members musical chairs scenario of of the public who contacted parliamentary who’ll finally end up as the chair of the historical child standards commissioner to their MP’s abuse inquiry, with both question Baroness Butler-Sloss and expenditure have been Fiona Woolf forced to informed there can be no resign over their too-close- investigation because of a for-comfort links to the lack of evidence.

So, what if an MP doesn’t ‘Establishment.’ Really, is it now impossible in the UK to want questions asked

WESTMINSTER: Glasshouses and stones come to mind! about their expenses?

Under the current ‘rules,’ all they have to do is dither, ‘misplace’ letters, foot-drag and generally spin things out until three years have passed. All above board in a democracy, then whoosh!

All records vanish! Magic!

Now, any decent company with this number of claimants would have a system set up requiring expenses claims to be saved as pdfs together with copies of receipts and kept for six years for tax purposes. In this case,

maybe MPs believe themselves to be above the law or that it doesn’t apply to them - no surprise there, then. Or, maybe space is needed for yet more expenses scandals?

I’m sure there are some decent, upright politicians,

but it’s becoming increasingly hard to imagine why anyone still has faith in them when they are so busy looking out for themselves. If there’s nothing to hide, why shred these documents so hastily? Nobody else could ever get away with it.

And yet we have politicians still in post who fiddled their expenses!

Disillusionment with politics and politicians now runs so deep it defies belief. In exasperation, you could end up supporting clowns like Russell Brand. Well, maybe not Russell Brand ...

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Running scared as control is slipping Cassandra Nash

A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

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PP and PSOE, harried by Podemos, mobilise against corruption.” This was an El Pais headline not long ago, but the same message was seen and heard throughout the Spanish media after a Metroscopia poll put Podemos ahead of both parties.

It would be uplifting to believe that the PP and PSOE have the electorate’s good at heart.

Instead most disillusioned voters believe that with local elections six months away they are running scared as political control slips from their fingers.

It takes the threat of losing power to push the two principal parties into doing something serious and effective against the corruption that always was and still is endemic in Spanish politics.

Touchy-feely, but not in Spain MIRIAM GONZALEZ DURANTEZ is the Spanish wife of Nick Clegg, but that shouldn’t be held against her.

A woman of professional substance in her own right, and incidentally the daughter of a former PP senator, she knows what she’s doing.

And what she didn’t do during the Lib-Dems last conference was make a fool of herself with a staged smooch with her husband.

The Spanish don’t go in for that sort of thing and although elections loom, voters will also be spared baby-kissing and wheeling out of wives.

Does anyone know what Mariano Rajoy’s wife looks like? Very few, and that’s the way it should be.

If they can do it now, or at least attempt it, why not before?

The answer is depressing: because they have been found out.

Words and music PODEMOS, Spain’s third-most voted for party in the European

deliver. As Joaquin Almunia, the outgoing European Commission vice-president and a former PSOE minister, said of Podemos, “We’ve heard the music, now let’s have the words.”

Safe option

Nick Clegg with Miriam Gonzalez Durantez.

elections, is poised to eat into many more of the votes that the PP and PSOE regard as theirs.

Both parties have lost voters’ trust and Podemos is promising to give them what they want although this is only ever on offer in a Utopia or immediately after the big bang

moment of a revolution.

Following every election, as Mariano Rajoy knows to his cost, the magic wand turns into a joke-shop bunch of flowers and the new broom can’t sweep dirt under the carpet.

The biggest danger for Podemos would be an electoral triumph and not being able to

THE same Metroscopia poll putting the Podemos cat amongst the PP and PSOE pigeons placed Felipe VI far above Spain’s politicians with a 52 per cent approval rating.

In the past Spain’s republicans, communists and socialists admitted to being Juancarlistas, thanks to his father’s role during the transition to democracy after Franco’s death.

Times have changed and only diehard monarchists would describe themselves as Felipistas, although most Spaniards currently appreciate having a king. At least it spares them the ordeal of choosing a head of state from the present crop of politicians.

Honesty pays in the media Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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T would be a knee-jerk comment to describe the Euro Weekly News success story as being down to the hard work and dedication of its staff. Successful or not, newspaper hubs are no place for the faint-hearted; the answer has to lie elsewhere.

Could it be that mainstream media has lost touch with their readership?

Newspapers and broadcasters that once commanded enormous respect have lost public confidence. Today, mainstream media are megaphones for political and corporate interests.

A career in journalism once carried a kudos similar to that enjoyed by healthcare professionals and the Civil Service. Now, even household name columnists are regarded as little more than hacks.

In truth there has never been a truly free media: A. J. Liebling, a highly respected journalist for the New Yorker, remarked, ‘Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.’

Newspaper proprietors set the rules and we scribblers abide by them. Here in Spain I am privileged to be encouraged to challenge orthodoxy. I do so. However, many articles by truly great columnists will never be printed in mainstream media.

In the U.S. 77 per cent of the population distrust corporate TV news. More Americans get their news from online sources rather than from conventional media.

European mistrust is likely to be higher.

It wasn’t always like that. Until a few decades ago queues formed at newsstands WHISTLE-BLOWERS: Like Julian Assange seek sanctuary abroad or take refuge in foreign embassies.

eagerly awaiting the days hot off the press news. Great newspapers, like the Chicago Herald, Daily Express, and Paris Soir published uncut articles by the then German leader, Adolph Hitler, Italy’s Benito Mussolini, Spain’s General Franco and other controversial figures.

Would mainstream media today allow space to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Presidents of Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia or leaders of Novorussia or Belarus?

Interestingly, those who express the most outrage at today’s media spin and control are insider journalists.

Outraged at restrictions placed on them, they express themselves

eloquently, not in mainstream media but in freer media.

Whatever spin media puts on it there should be outrage that whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and other dissidents seek sanctuary abroad or take refuge in foreign embassies; in cases like that of ex-serviceman Chelsea Manning jailed for years.

Whatever happened to the Voltaire principle: “I disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and Wall Street Journal editor describes journalists as ‘presstitutes.’

Former CIA Director William Colby; “The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media.”

Western mainstream media readership collapses as its cynical readership evaporates. In Britain, 52 corporate interest publications collapsed in 2009 alone.

Despite this gloomy outlook, truly independent more trusted localised media adds to its readership and advertising revenue. Newspapers can survive and thrive but will do so only when once again independent of political and corporate interests.

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Spanish thanksgiving ‘La Mantanza!’

Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.

NOVEMBER was and is the favoured month. Each and every Spaniard might not have the money required for the senior of the house to own a good hat or the wife to have more than one frock for the year’s seasons. But every family owned a pig.

It was a rule as widely accepted as being Catholic. He was kept in close proximity to the kitchen so all scraps could be shovelled his way. Oinkers were never given pet names or rendered thoughts of fondness.

They were stark investments for a survival economy.

The main fiesta day was the actual killing of the pig, attended usually by the two owners and maybe interested cousins learning the trade. Blood sausage had to be made and the pig cut up for their meals that day, along with what would be given away or traded. Lots of vino was consumed but never in a frivolous manner. The “mantanza” was serious business. The women bothered themselves preparing migas, salads, and other complements.

Rarely were smiles exchanged on this most solemn of family occasion.

Our initial outing to such an affair was luckily a very private occasion with just our two families. We drove our car as close as

MENTOR LUIS: Wherever we went, he always looked worried.

A SPECIAL SIDE: Migas served up in a fine restaurant. we could get and then walked up hill to Luis’s cortijo. He told me the cortijo had been there for more than 400 years. The centuries of collected rubbish we trod through getting up to it indicated as such.

The site commanded a good view but had no water, electricity, nor sewage facilities.

Within seconds you knew you were right back there in history, 400 years ago.

We came through the small doorway and stepped upon a floor of earth, well trampled and solidified. It was very dark inside. We were offered to sit which meant squat as there wasn’t any furniture of any

type. As our eyes adjusted slowly we observed an apparition spreadeagled in the corner. It slowly spun on a short chord with the image of a cross holding him open. Mr Pig was the banquet.

Thank God I had carried up a crate of beer as conversation could only be morose.

A small fire was started in the centre of the room and constantly poked until it burned fiercely then calmed down. We were then issued a plate and a knife each.

We were to cut off any part of the pig we wanted, squat back down on our haunches, and cook it shish-kebab style in the fire.

Somehow the affair seemed rough and barbaric rather than quaint and homely.

The day was saved as the wife had cleverly brought a large bag of potato crisps.

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All the following people are, or have been, members of the high IQ society Mensa International: 1. The films The Jerk (1979), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Roxanne (1983) and The Pink Panther (2006), all starred which award-winning American comedian, actor, musician, author, screenwriter, film producer and voice over artist?

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback. This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are being forewarned.

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Across 1 Female hiding in the cowshed (3) 3 Sensational people running the company? Right! (9) 8 Polish lady has a nurse (5) 9 Rewrite a sermon for rowers (7) 10 Nat return as Browning (3) 11 Redundant minor actor (5) 12 Encourage in tower (7) 13 Nervous school head showed compassion (6) 15 Hound fool involved in speculation (6) 19 Attribute to a writer (7) 21 A sect could be a social class (5) 23 Leguminous plant from Chesapeake Bay (3) 24 Squaddie against pirate at sea (7) 25 Rides around and dehydrates (5) 26 Compromise mad son in census (9) 27 One move is an eternity (3) Down 1 Nuns’ close relations (7) 2 Choose the Spanish city’s temperature (5) 3 Ant is in safe place in New Mexico (5,2)

Across 1 Catastrophe (8) 5 Take or grasp suddenly (4) 9 Attendant (7) 10 Grades (5) 11 Frighten (5) 12 Not accepted (7) 13 Bonbons (6) 15 Emergency (6) 18 Set aside (7) 20 Bizarre (5) 22 Make fun of (5) 23 Gloomiest (7) 24 Master of ceremonies (4) 25 Stress (8)

4 Rocky said: “No”, being a handsome youth (6) 5 Ban Kansas sailing ships (5) 6 Imparts damaged axillae (7) 7 Bonehead taken up by Aztec nude dancers (5) 14 A cut I arranged to get on the sale (7)

16 A saint cared about galleries (7) 17 Turkish leader has a motive for lese majesty (7) 18 Deters rebel lepers (6) 19 Delia’s pickle contains jelly (5) 20 I am on time for the picture (5) 22 Grab hold of the Bishops’ seats, so to speak (5)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents L and 13 represents X, so fill in L every time the figure 3 appears and X every time the figure 13 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Ankh, 3 Trespass, 9 Surpass, 10 At sea, 11 State, 12 Esteem, 14 Elapse, 16 Delete, 19 Cinema, 21 Plane, 24 Aroma, 25 Dislike, 26 Elements, 27 Deny.

Down: 1 Assisted, 2 Korea, 4 Rushes, 5 Scant, 6 Austere, 7 Span, 8 Caters, 13 Cemetery, 15 Adipose, 17 El Paso, 18 Bandit, 20 Elate, 22 Alike, 23 Dame.

QUICK Across: 7 Palace, 8 Erased, 9 Mess, 10 Careless, 11 Measles, 13 Grabs, 15 Bunch, 17 Desires, 20 Familiar, 21 Said, 23 Decide, 24 Tangle.

Down: 1 Cage, 2 Causes, 3 Reached, 4 Beard, 5 Sailor, 6 Sensible, 12 Educated, 14 Secrets, 16 Crisis, 18 Insane, 19 Fixed, 22 Idle.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Admit, 4 Peaje, 7 Sobrino, 8 Tia, 10 Rio, 11 Tan, 12 Patient, 14 Seeds, 15 Stage.

Down: 1 Aceitunas, 2 Más, 3 Taburetes, 4 Prisoners, 5 About, 6 Expensive, 9 Apple, 13 Tea.

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Across 1 Arches (5) 4 Lighthouses (5) 7 Jamón (de cerdo) (3) 8 Monzón (7) 9 Lento (ritmo, movimiento, caída) (4) 10 To dance (6) 14 Tattoo (7) 16 Monja (3) 17 Tuberías (5) 18 Western (side, part) (5) Down 1 Cenizas (5) 2 Countryside (5) 3 Mismo (igual) (4) 4 Plumber (9) 5 River (3) 6 Hijo (3) 11 Monday (5) 12 Enjuagar (5) 13 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3) 15 Grifo (de agua) (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 (PARKED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Funagram Unscramble the name of an ice cream-based dessert (two words): BLAST IN A PAN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FRANK LAMPARD, BANANA SPLIT

Unscramble the name of a famous English professional footballer: PARK FARMLAND

Down 1 Office furniture (5) 2 Exterior boundary (7) 3 Have in common (5) 4 Complete (6) 6 Circles (5) 7 In addition to (7) 8 Like better (6) 13 Draw out (7) 14 Reference point to shoot at (6) 16 Eight-legged predatory arachnids (7)

1 Scream, 2 Agrees, 3 States, 4 Scones, 5 Centre, 6 Thanks, 7 Saucer, 8 Months, 9 Course, 10 Stormy, 11 Lasted, 12 Astray, 13 Normal, 14 Stench, 15 Amount, 16 Galley, 17 Rested, 18 Unable, 19 Scenes

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OCTOBER: The phone rang, it was my surgeon’s secretary. I was expecting a call as the tumour committee, a delightful name I know, had met the day before to discuss my case - but just not a call the following day. Invariably when you are contacted quickly it means there is urgent news and generally not positive. I was asked to come in the following morning for my results.

My surgeon cut to the chase and said she was sorry to have to tell me that the news was not good. I had grade three cancer and that my breast was proliferated with micro tumours, all malignant, which had not been detected by the mammogram. The upshot was that they were going to have to get me back in for another operation; a mastectomy. This was going to be the only way to ensure the cancer didn’t spread to other parts of my body.

Just starting to feel better again and back onto the operating table. Oh well, I thought, what can you do? I felt that my breast was unhealthy and so although I was not looking forward to another operation I knew it was necessary, and the sooner the better. I focused on my main objective, eradicate the cancer. So plan B, a deep breath, and wait for a surgery date.

I didn’t have too much time to dwell as I had an appointment the same day to take my stitches out and the staples under my arm, which were becoming decidedly uncomfortable. The staples

Readers’ response Dear Erica, The article you wrote about your hospital procedure sounded almost like a happy holiday spa you went to... where all the staff were absolute caring professionals from the nurses to the surgeons. In fact you did compare it with hospitals in films. Certainly a lot more attractive than I have heard from the Murcian area of Spain. For whatever reason... you failed to mention the hospital you spoke of so fluently and I must admit to being curious... possibly because I am contemplating taking out Residencia. I would like you please to answer just one question... was your procedure with the Spanish National Health or did you go PRIVATE? Eva Taylor (Mrs) Dear Eva Many thanks for your email. In response to your question my treatment is with the Spanish National Health System. I am a resident and self-employed and therefore am entitled to use the public health system. To be able to use the system, naturally you need to pay taxes. British nationals who draw a pension are also entitled to use the system.

do not hurt when they are removed at all but the stitches are a little trickier as they are just like fishing line so cutting them is difficult. Once done, I came home. I was feeling tired and jaded. Thank goodness my good friend Bertie was coming to visit me… her timing could not have been better!

As the day went on my son noticed that the scar under my arm was starting to open.

It seemed fine when the staples had been taken out in the morning but it was looking pretty bad now and I suspected that if it were left it would become infected. In the end my son insisted I went to Urgencias or A&E.

The hospital where I had my operations and screening is called Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía in Vélez-Málaga.

When I start chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment I will be moved to Carlos Haya in Málaga, another very well known public hospital.

I hope that answers your questions.

Kind regards Erica What an inspiration this woman is... and so brave. Good for you, dear. Hope everything went well for you - with those wonderful people looking after you.

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Warmest wishes Erica

It was late at night and my friend was about to arrive but I had no choice, I couldn’t risk an infection. So off I went and had it dealt with. Dosed up with antibiotics and patched up, I came home.

I felt quite weak the following day and was told to rest. Just as well Bertie was with me or I would have tried to cook, wash up, sweep and a host of other things. She strong armed me onto the sofa and did absolutely everything around the house!

She even gave my children a yoga class and a relaxation session for me, along with anti-inflammatory exercises.

Bertie is not to be argued with and I love her for it.

The next day I bounced back and we managed a lunch out, which lifted my spirits no end. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of having the support of friends and loved ones. You have to get used to accepting help if you want a quick recovery.

While I waited for my operation date I couldn’t help worrying about the possibility that my left breast might also have tumours. If the mammogram hadn’t detected some of the tumours in the right breast, what guarantee did I have that the same scenario wasn’t the case for the other side?

So instead of fretting I rang the doctor’s secretary and

asked if I could see my surgeon to talk to her about my concerns. She tracked her down and was back on the phone within 10 minutes with an appointment for the following day to coincide with my meeting with the anesthetist.

This is not very common in the National Health System.

Normally you would have to go via your GP or Médico de Cabecera to get appointments but I had somehow managed to fast track everything, which was very fortunate because I believe every second counts.

I discussed my concerns with my surgeon and she agreed that we could not take any chances with my “unpredictable breasts”. She sent me for an MRI scan the following day, to be on the safe side. If it was bad news then I would have a double mastectomy.

It was an uncomfortable process. I had the line put in my arm through which they inject a dye to provide a contrast in order to show up any abnormalities more clearly. I had to lie face down and found it hard to breath with the most difficult thing being that I was unable to move at all.

I was still smarting from the embarrassment of having slapped the male nurse administering the scan in the face with my unruly right boob! Anyway it was over and I went for breakfast with my lovely friend Conchi, whom I regard as my adopted aunt!

Just two days after the MRI scan, my surgeon called me at home. She spoke in Spanish: “Hi darling, good news, the left breast is clear! So have a good weekend and I will see you on the operating table on October 22.”

Great news! Now I had to prepare for the operation the following week.

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Directors Anita and John Watson have been teaching within the community for the past 14

years, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise.

Danza vera is a bilingual centre. All the teachers are fully qualified, offering tuition in the performing arts for people of all ages and abilities.

There is also a comprehensive teacher training course available for

those looking to pursue a career in dance. Disciplines at the centre include the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus for ballet, Imperial Society of Dance for tap, modern theatre dance, jazz, flamenco, oriental dance, yoga, karate, taiji qigong and Ageless Agility.

Whether you are looking for individual tuition or group activities, danza vera can help.

Finding the danza vera studio is easy as it is located just up from Iceland in Vera, heading towards the bull ring. Anita and John invite you to pop in and chat to them about your options.

danza vera Ronda de Verasol 45, Vera Tel: 950 463681 / 670715787 / 674363705.

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La Venta De Al HEAD Chef Jeremy Stent is now firmly and happily behind the stoves at Restaurant Bar La Venta De Alfaix providing both new and existing customers of the restaurant with the benefit of his extensive experience in the kitchen and menu creativity.

Jeremy says: “This is the sort of kitchen environment that I have been looking to work in for the past five years whilst I have been living and working here in Spain. Everything in the kitchen here at La Venta is new and it all works to the excellent standard that we all expect from a quality restaurant.

“The varied suppliers of all of our produce are more than familiar with my reputation for excellence so all of the ingredients I use within my cooking are of the finest quality and standard.

EXCITING TIMES: New menu id “Where possible, all produce and ingredients are sourced locally. I buy only quality and fresh fish from the Garrucha market

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“I am currently working on exciting new menu ideas for the New Year and I am very much looking forward to teasing and satisfying the taste buds of our customers at La Venta now and in the future.”

Restaurant Bar La Venta de Alfaix will be closed on Mondays and

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Gardens are now getting chillier but bright from the morning dew

NOVEMBER 5 is past us and now it is time for bright autumn gardens to cheer us up and tempt us into chillier morning gardens to do essential prunings and deadheadings to encourage colourful Christmas gardens.

Having been away for a few days seeing a number of friends’ gardens and giving a talk to the Costa Blanca Gardening Circle, the two photographs show what greeted me this morning. Firstly the view across the mid garden along the rockery when going to feed the fish in the pond just off the photo to the left and secondly the view through the kitchen window when changing the water covering the olives being prepared for pickling.

Hopefully nature will be kind this year with no early frosts and the salvias at present taller than the olive tree will still be in flower at Christmas.

It is amazing how just a couple of spring type showers breaking the long drought and heavy morning dews have brought on autumn gardens.

Unseen in the photos winter and spring bulbs are well above the soil and a large clump of crocuses normally out in January are already in full bloom.

So once this article is emailed to EWN I am out into the garden to do some pruning and weed the fast growing vegetable seedlings and

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Today’s breakfast salad includes lettuce, garlic chives, young garlic and radish shoots, rocket, purslane, chichory, a broccoli leaf, a couple of young onions, two young carrots, nasturtium leaves and flowers, a mini red pepper and one of the last two tomatoes. The mix is not only colourful and freshly harvested but also chemical free and healthy.

These are grown in a number of raised beds and my 10-tub builders bucket vegetable plot as illustrated on page 61 of our book Growing Healthy

NOVEMBER GARDEN: The view along the rockery.

MORNING VIEW: From the kitchen window.

Vegetables in Spain’ There is more about what we grow in the book Living well from our garden - Mediterranean style which will also be available in Spanish later in the month, like the other books from Amazon Books.

If you are concerned about the quality of soil and composts that you have for growing vegetables, go to the

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garden centre and purchase some bags of soil based compost and sacks of worm compost, as well as some inexpensive sacks of dried goat or sheep manure.

Mix these up in black builders buckets with hole in the bottom, or mix into a few square metres of the garden and you will ready to plant up an immediately productive mini vegetable garden

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LAST week with the help of Celia Haddon I made some points on aggressive behaviour in cats, here I continue the theme…

Some cats are aggressive only in specific situations that frighten them.

They are friendly much of the time but lash out, for instance, when being picked up. Or they are aggressive if they feel they are cornered and cannot escape human handling. Soon they learn that being aggressive keeps humans at a safe distance.

If this happens, they begin to be aggressive quicker because they learn that this tactic works. A pet behaviour counsellor can help you work out exactly what triggers your cat’s aggressive reaction and how to avoid or manage it.

Frustration aggression may be more common in hand reared kittens, as these were not weaned in a natural way. Kittens learn to tolerate frustration when their mother starts pushing them away from the teats.

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As the bottle is never withheld by a human, they are never frustrated.

Hand reared cats have no emotional control because they were not put through this process.

Cats that have no coping strategy for frustration just lash out. They may try to control their owners by this. Their aggression is encouraged because the owner will back away showing the cat it can control its human. Turn round the relationship by clicker training or reward training the cat.

Get help from a cat behaviour counsellor for this.

Occasionally an otherwise docile cat will attack its owner, because it is aroused by something else. For instance, if it is watching another cat through the window, and feels threatened by it. If there is a threatening cat on the block, or cats within the same household are fighting, your cat may take out its aggression on you. You will also get bitten severely if you interrupt a cat fight. Consider a microchip cat flap to stop strange cats entering the house.

Deal with the aggression between household cats.

As this is an important subject I will return to it next week.

Scared cats can be aggressive.

Holly meets and greets her sitter

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IT is never easy leaving an elderly pet when you need to travel. Some owners find it the hardest decision to make. Do I leave the

pet in a good kennels or just stay at home..?

Sometimes you are called away and you have to prepare your pet to cope with a new carer. This is the difficult decision Holly’s family faced when they

had to return to Scotland to visit an ailing relative.

After talking to friends, David and Janet decided that finding a housesitter would be the solution for them.

Holly, a Cocker Spaniel, is 12-years-old and suffers with rheumatism in her legs and canker in her ears. They decided that moving her to a kennels for three to four weeks might not be a good move.

They went online and met a number of possible candidates through HouseSitMatch.com.

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Jean a sitter living in Malaga.

She was available to come and meet Holly before they travelled. They spent an afternoon getting to know each other and Jean learned about Holly’s routine medication. Holly seemed comfortable in her company.

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More sports for children and adults in Albox It is not just children who benefit, ALBOX Town Council has added a range of sporting activities in the town however, as adults can participate in a range of sports. to last until at least June 2015.

Ballroom dancing, fitness, pilates, Councillor for Sports in Albox, Francisco Carrillo, announced the tai-chi, zumba and belly dancing are additional activities and added: “There available.

Carrillo continued: “We continue to is a wide range of activities for work hard for sports the young and old, without Chess, programming for the town of excluding any Albojenses Albox, and it is getting better due to age or physical karate and wider. Our priority is to condition.” and mini-tennis introduce new activities to Children can now now on meet the demands of attend rhythmic children, youths and adults. gymnastics on Tuesdays offer Our service is one of the most and Thursdays, while comprehensive in the province.” football fans can train and compete in various levels.

Albox will continue offering its annual A new feature this year is the events as normal. municipal school of Zumba aimed at Anyone interested in participating in children between the ages of four and the new activities can register in 16. There is also chess, karate and person at the municipal sports mini-tennis. pavilion.

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New jobs for 50 youths in Albox programme MORE than 50 young people in Albox have now got jobs until April 2015 as part of the Emple@Joven programme headed up by the Andalucian government.

The 53 newly employed people, all aged between 18 and 29, met with the mayor of Albox, Rogelio Mena before starting their new roles. Mena commented: “It is wonderful to see the excitement in each of these people who have found work thanks to the help of the

government of Andalucia.

Albox received €241,000 to carry out this necessary programme.”

In Albox the roles are varied but focused predominantly on neighbourhood services.

Horticulture and gardening, labourers and builders, painters, wallpaper hangers, cleaners, health and safety technicians, monitors, lifeguards, sports coaches and education assistants are just some of the roles that benefit the new

employees, but also the town. Rogelio Mena emphasized that they have attempted to offer the widest choice of roles possible to give opportunities for a larger number of youths in the town.

The mayor went on to say that they are planning another 102 roles to be filled until April next year to provide opportunities for more youngsters. The roles became active on October 31 and each contract will last for up to six months.

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Madrid is third in Europe behind London, with a rise of 6.5 per cent compared to London’s 7.4 per cent.

The figures put Dublin in fourth spot worldwide,

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The average price of a luxury home on Knight Frank’s index is 36 per cent higher than it was at the index’s lowest point in the second quarter of 2009, while the average price of a mainstream property has risen by 14 per cent over the same period.

Madrid, Dublin and London have bucked the European trend with the average rise in prime residential property prices across European cities in the year to September being just 1 per cent.

THE Spanish government has bowed to public pressure and back-tracked on a new capital gains law that could have seen huge increases in tax payable on second homes bought before 1994.

Under the original proposals, someone who bought their property more than 20 years ago who sold after January 1 (providing they were under 65 and it was not classed as their primary residence) would have seen a huge rise in their capital gains bill.

For example, a house bought in 1976 at two million pesetas (€12,020), sold now at €222,000, would pay €10,869 tax (IRPF) under the current legislation.

The modification of the act would have seen a dramatic increase in liability, to €43,995, Now, after protests, the government has decided to soften the blow. An amendment to the bill, backed by the Ministry of Finance, will keep the reduced rate for capital gains ‘until the cumulative sum of the transmission value of the property exceeds €400,000.’

Property owners considering selling should talk to a property professional for advice on the full ramifications of the law.

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2016 EURO QUALIFIERS On Saturday, WBA’s Saido Berahino could make his England debut against Slovenia at Wembley in a 2016 Euro qualifier; Wales visit Belgium and Spain play Belarus.

Tomorrow, it’s Scotland v the Republic of Ireland and Romania v Northern Ireland.

ROUND UP MotoGP - Spain’s superstar Marc Marquez claimed his 13th victory of the year on his home track in Valencia last Sunday and therefore broke the previous record of 12 wins set by Australian Michael Doohan in 1997.

F1 - Lewis Hamilton, will have

to finish at least second in the last race of the year in Abu Dhabi in 10 days time to ensure becoming 2014 World champion after taking second place behind his Mercedes colleague Nico Rosberg in Brazil last Sunday. Remember it’s double points in the final race with 50 going to the winner.

Football - Last week’s Champions League football saw Arsenal 3-0 up, held 3-3 by Anderlecht, Chelsea drew 1-1 in Maribor, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid, nine-man Manchester City lost 2-1 at home to CSKA Moscow and Barcelona beat Ajax 2-0, Lionel Messi scoring twice to draw level on 71 CL goals with Raul.

In the Europa League, Celtic drew with Astra Giugiu while Everton (3-0 v Lille) and Tottenham (2-1 Asteras Tripoli) recorded vital victories.

The top PL matches ended Liverpool 1 unbeaten leaders Chelsea 2, QPR 2 Manchester City 2, Swansea 2 Arsenal 1, secondplaced Southampton 2 Leicester 0, Manchester United squeezed

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Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has become only the third player in cricket history to take 10 wickets (10-124) and score a century (137) in a Test match (doing so against Zimbabwe). Ian Botham and Imran Khan are the other two.

MOTO SUPERSTAR: Marc Marquez claimed his 13th victory. past Crystal Palace 1-0, Stoke won 2-1 at Spurs, WBA lost 2-0 to Newcastle and Burnley won for the first time this season, 1-0 v Hull.

In the Championship, it was Middlesbrough 0 Bournemouth 0, Bolton 3 Wigan 1, Derby 5 Wolves 0 and Ipswich 2 Watford 1, while in the FA Cup first round, Chester City (at Southend), Warrington (v Exeter) and Worcester City (at Coventry) caused the biggest upsets.

Golfers raise €3,000 for charity THE weather was very kind to the Valle del Este GS for the rescheduled Asprodalba charity day with warm sunshine and blue skies.

Eighty players took part in a shotgun Texas scramble and the winners were the guest team consisting of Javier Abellan, Jose Montoya, Andres Vorelo, Javier Loustao with a net score of 55.7.

Nearest the pin on the sixth hole was Mick Coulson and on the 12th hole was Jim Firth.

Players and guests gathered in the restaurant at the hotel for drinks and paella which was followed by the prize giving, an auction of a ham (donated

by Sally and Michael Hill) and a raffle, all in aid of Asprodalba. The golf society also donated €3,000.

Rugby Union - England, fielding soldier Semesa Rokoduguni, started their winter programme with 21-24 home defeat to New Zealand; Wales lost 28-33 to Australia, Scotland beat Argentina 41-31 and Ireland took out South Africa 29-15.

SHORTS • The APT tournament is under way at London’s 02 Arena with Andy Murray in the same group as Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic. Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic form the other group.

• GB’s Davis Cup tie against America will take place in Glasgow in March.

• 80,000+ fans saw the latest NFL game at Wembley between the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cowboys won 31-17.

• FIFA has said that the 2022

World Cup WILL have to take place in winter months (January/February or November/ December).

• 19-time NH champion jockey Tony McCoy leads Richard Johnson by 152 wins to 75 in the rider’s title race.

• Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has now made a record 144 appearances in the European Cup/Champions League.

• England’s Rugby League side finished third in the four-nations event, beating Samoa but losing to Australia and New Zealand.

• Giles Scott has become the eighth sailor to join Sir Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup team.

• Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke said his team couldn’t get home quick enough from their humiliating Test 221 and 356-run defeats by Pakistan.

Clarke said: “We were absolutely rubbish.”

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Good turnout for trophy day THERE was a good turnout for one of Cortijo Grande’s big days, the John MacLean Trophy.

There were also lots of prizes and a lovely lunch at the Almazara.

Sylvia and Donny MacLean as usual gave the players their support and booked the group in for next year.

The winner of the John MacLean trophy was Cathal Higgins. Winners of the ladies’ division was Barbara Wardley,

second was Mary Higgins and third Patricia Holt.

The men’s division winner was Brian Harwood with, in second, David Bezer and third Frank Mcgovern.

There was a hole in one on the 11th for David Hardy, and longest drives were recorded by Carol Hardy and Cathal Higgins.

SMILES: Donny and Sylvia MacLean with hole in one winner captain David Hardy.

Badgers battle the winds at Marina!

BADGERS Golf Society played their weekly Wednesday game at Marina Golf Club. The wind was howling and was straight into the player’s face on the infamous fourth tee. With the temperature dipping to 17ºC it was almost like playing in the UK (almost).

Many a ball found its way into the out of bounds off this tee.

The scores reflected the conditions with third place going to Phil Fellows with 30 points, second to Derek Leary with 33 points and first to Tom Fitzgerald with 35 points.

Badgers Golf Society play every Wednesday and Saturday. Members and visitors are always welcome.

Please contact Mike Daily or Andy Mucha at mikdaily9@gmail.com/664 876 995 or andymucha1@gmail.com/ 634 333 481.