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Relief as alleged burglars rounded up and arrested ONE of the gang caught red-handed inside a bar in Torre de Benagalbon By Eleanor Hawkins Axarquia residents and business-owners are breathing sighs of relief this week following the arrest of an organised gang of Eastern Europeans suspected to be behind a wave of burglaries in the area. Under Operation Limba, the Guardia Civil caught one of the gang red-handed inside a bar in Torre de Benagalbon and, although he put up a fight, officers managed to arrest him but suffered minor injuries in the process. Following the first arrest, officers were able to locate the rental property the gang was working from and set up surveillance. A further three people were arrested as they arrived at the house. The gang, the police reported, was very well organised, and members always worked in bala-

clavas and drove a foreign-plated car to avoid being tracked down. Now, thanks to the efficient work on the part of the Guardia Civil, home and business-owners can rest easier in the knowledge that there is at least one less prospective danger to their properties and possessions loose on the streets. Following this and other recent events in the Rincon de la Victoria area, including attacks against religious heritage, local Citizen Safety Councillor Sonia Jimenez held a meeting with representatives from the Local Police and Guardia Civil forces to try and draw up a collaboration project to crack down on crime. Measures approved included joint security checks, co-ordinated surveillance in areas considered to be at risk, and increased communication between the two forces.

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LOCAL NEWS

Mayor acts the part in short film NERJA Mayor Rosa Arrabal was given a part as an extra in Selfie, local director David Navas Cañedo’s latest short film. It will be screened at the next festival at the cultural

centre on December 29. In 2006, the Nerja director also gave a part in another short film to Antonio Gallardo, who was then borough mayor of Maro.

Jams after fire THREE-kilometre tailbacks were caused by a van that caught fire in the Cadiz bound lanes on the A7 motorway near Rincon de la Victoria at about 7am

on Monday morning (November 9). Nobody was injured in the blaze, the causes of which remain unknown, the emergency services 112 reported.

Helicopter rescue A HIKER had to be rescued from El Fuerte peak in Frigiliana on Monday (November 9) after injuring his ankle. A Guardia Civil mountain

rescue team had to be flown in by helicopter from Granada to collect the man, who was taken to Axarquia Hospital in Velez-Malaga for treatment.

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Aid promised for areas affected by forest fire BUT local mayor fears it may not be enough By Eleanor Hawkins THE central government has announced it will be carrying out €250,000 worth of emergency repair work on areas in Motril, Velez de Benaudalla, Orgiva, Rubite and Lujar, which were affected by a forest fire four months ago. Work on the 2,147-hectare area affected by the blaze, the Council of Ministers decided, will include removing burned matter, aiding regeneration, protecting the land against further erosion and clearing up the hills and riverside areas. However, Manuel Mariano Gonzalez, the mayor of Lujar, has said he fears the work will be insufficient to repair the damage caused to his and other affected villages. The loss of vegetation has resulted in erosion since the rains started, to the point that the road between Motril and Lujar has had to be closed for safety reasons and every time it rains water pours off the mountains and straight through

RAVAGED: Loss of vegetation has resulted in erosion. the village as there is nothing to slow it down, Gonzalez complained. “With the passage of time, the village has been affected by the consequences of

the lack of action,” the mayor said, although he pointed out that all help will be gratefully received and hoped it would be quick to arrive.

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European Press 22

Russian Press 24

Finance 25 - 30

Stocks 26

Leapy Lee 31

Letters 32

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Our View 37

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‘ILLEGAL’ BUILDS: Process to regularise homes built on rustic land challenged.

One step forward, two steps back in land battle ECOLOGISTS want regularisation of homes on rustic land halted JUST as people were starting to hope that local, regional and central governments were coming to their senses with regards to finding a solution to the longrunning illegal land fiasco, it would appear there is someone coming out of the woodwork intent on putting a spanner in the works. The Board of Nature Studies for the Axarquia area, Gena-Ecologistas en Ac-

cion, has asked the Junta de Andalucia regional government to halt a process to regularise homes built on rustic land, as they consider the action to be illegal. The president of Gena, Rafael Yus, has quickly jumped on the bandwagon after a High Court decision rendering the Marbella PGOU land regulations null and void, when he explained in a note: ‘The legal base for this consideration is in the

recent sentences from the High Court against the Marbella PGOU.’ Yus said that the courts established that “planning departments do not have the power to legalise something which was built illegally at the time” and in the case of the 2/2012 decree to regularise homes, this power rests with municipal planning departments, stating the steps councils need to take.

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Health & Beauty 40 - 41

Time Out 42 - 43

Social Scene 44

Property 46 - 47

Homes & Gardens 49

Pets 50

Services 51

Classifieds 52 - 53

Motoring 54

Sport 55 - 56

Torrox plans to eliminate gender violence ON November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Torrox Council will be launching a specific campaign to raise awareness and

eliminate such acts from the town. The campaign entitled Elige (Choose) will be officially launched on November 25. Events to mark the day will include the

reading of a manifesto at the town hall and a minute’s silence on Plaza de la Constitucion at noon in honour of the women who have been killed by their partners this year.

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Missing man found TV appeal spurred him to contact his family By Eleanor Hawkins A THIRTY-THREE-YEAROLD man reported missing from Motril on Thursday

Hashish mules arrested TWO ‘human mules’ aged 39 and 58 have been arrested and charged for smuggling and drug trafficking by the National Police in Motril. They were trying to smuggle 1,130 grams of hashish into Spain. The pair’s behaviour made officers carrying out routine vehicles checks suspicious and when they were sent for x-rays they were found to have swallowed 113 balls of the drug.

(November 5) has been found in Jaen thanks to media coverage of his disappearance, relatives have reported.

Francisco Javier, the family said, got in touch after seeing himself on television on Frida y. It re ma ins unclear how he reached Jaen.

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SHOWING SOLIDARITY: Councillors collaborate for 2015 Unicef Challenge.

Aid for children AIM is to reduce infant mortality By Eleanor Hawkins LA HERRADURA and Almuñecar have joined the 2015 Unicef Challenge, the council has reported. Social Welfare and Equality Councillor Maria del Carmen Reinoso announced the campaign and explained that the Andalucian branch of the charity is running a campaign entitled ‘We Can’t Stop Now’ which aims to reduce infant mortality as, it has reported, 16,000 under five-year-olds die every day from causes that could be avoided with inexpensive, simple measures. Almeñucar and La Herradura have been asked

for help to promote the campaign amongst local residents in an aim to help save thousands of boys and girls, the councillor explained. The Unicef Challenge will be officially announced during a gala on Canal Sur TV on Wednesday, November 18, and will run until midDecember. Along with local activities the council is planning at schools and among social groups, members of the public have also been invited to help out by texting the word ALMUÑECAR to 38028. This will cost €2 per message, and all proceeds will go towards vaccinating children against chicken pox, providing them with drinking water and food.

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Stunning final touches to renovated streets DECORATIVE mosaics now grace Calle Granada By Eleanor Hawkins CALLE Granada in La Herradura has been given a facelift and now boasts stunning cobble mosaics. Renovation works, which began in August, are now complete and the final touches, in the form of mosaics, are being put into place by Granada specialist company El Porras. “They have made very interesting designs, some suggested or proposed by local residents,” Services Delegate and Deputy Mayor of La Herradura Juan Jose Ruiz Joya explained. Works to renovate the whole of the historical centre, which started midApril, are the most important that have been done in the last 40 years and have included replacing pipes, drains and fire hydrants, paving and cobbles. Stage One of the project concentrated on Calles San Ramon, Blanquita, the lower area of Cuesta Peralta, Granada, Las Flores, España and Canalejas.

PAINSTAKING: Specialist works on one of the intricate mosaics. The councillor wished to apologise once again to local residents for any

inconvenience caused by the work and thank them for their patience.

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Major drive to attract visitors THE Tourism Department has been carrying out a major promotional campaign this week in Valencia and Murcia to attract visitors to La Herradura and Almuñecar. Tourism Councillor Rafael Caballero said the campaign was running in Valencia, Murcia and Alicante cities, which are producing increasing numbers of tourists to the area. “Over three busy working days, our representatives made contact with more than

300 travel agents who were introduced to everything the area has to offer as a destination,” Caballero explained. This type of campaign, the councillor said, is very important as it puts agents directly in touch with representatives who can list the destination’s attractions. “With very little spending we’re going to inform almost all the travel agents in an area with a population of more than 5.8 million people about our destination,” he said.

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Former Rincon councillor has appeal rejected

Nerja worker falls to his death A MAN died in Nerja on Wednesday afternoon November 4, while he was working on the Pago de las Minas industrial estate. The 44-year-old worker fell to his death from a crane from a height of five or six metres, for reasons, which so far remain unknown. Emergency Services were alerted to the tragic accident at about 4.30pm and immediately dispatched Guardia Civil, Local Police and ambulance teams. A 061 helicopter was also sent to the scene but sadly nothing could be done to save the man’s life. Work inspectors and the police will be investigating the accident.

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AXARQUIA AREA: Has plenty of space but not enough water.

Axarquia needs more water SHARING with the Costa del Sol would be beneficial By Eleanor Hawkins MALAGA Provincial Council President Elias Bendodo has urged the regional and national authorities to work on the idea o f c o n n ec tin g b as in s in the C os ta del Sol and Axarquia to help meet the latter’s need for more water. If more water was made available to the sector, Bendodo stressed, it would allow it

to grow, generating extra jobs and income. While the Sierra de Grazalema is one of the areas in Spain that registers the most ra infa ll in the c ountry, B e ndodo e xplained, the area has little capacity to store water. In the Axarquia region it rains less but there is more storage space available, meaning connecting the two somehow would be the perfect solution.

A PROVINCIAL court has rejected an appeal from Jose Antonio Ruiz, former Rincon de la Victoria environmental councillor, and confirmed his one year jail sentence for building himself an illegal house. Ruiz, who was councillor in the town until 2003, was fully aware construction was not permitted on the land. To cover his back he had his wife apply for licences to fence it in and build

a shed, the sentence stated. Yet no work was done until 2007, when a 40 square metre house appeared with a fireplace, bathrooms and a pool. He was initially sentenced to one year in jail, given a €5,400 fine and ordered to knock the illegal building down but appealed the sentence. The appeal was rejected, although the fine has been reduced to €2,160.

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NEWS EXTRA

Extra jobs A TOTAL of 1,500 new jobs have been created in Granada Province over the last year, Junta de Andalucia regional government delegate for employment Juan Jose Martin Arcos said at an employment fair in Malaga City last week.

Free visits PEOPLE under 35 can get into museums in Motril for free this month, Youth Councillor Gregorio Morales has announced. All they will need to show is their ID.

On time FOLLOWING complaints from students who were arriving late, Rincon de la Victoria has brought the time the university bus leaves for Malaga forwards from 7.15am to 7am. A second bus leaves at 8am.

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More sports facilities for Torre del Mar TWO paddle tennis courts planned on the seafront By Eleanor Hawkins WORK has started to build two paddle tennis courts at the sports complex by the lighthouse on Torre del Mar seafront. The project has a €60,000 budget, of which €49,586 has been provided under a regional government grant. Deputy Mayor for Torre del Mar Jesus Perez Atencia, VelezMalaga Sports Councillor Maria Jose Roberto and Town Planning and Infrastructure Councillor Cynthia Garcia visited the site on Monday (November 9) as workers began the project. Awarded to Guansa Sport, which made the best of the seven proposals offered, the work is due to take one month and the courts will cover an area of about 450 square metres.

GETTING STARTED: Councillors visit the site as work begins. Improvements to the surrounding grounds, gardening and repair tasks are also planned, with a budget of €20,484 from Rural Employment Boost Programme funds.

Once the courts are ready, an estimated 600 people will take lessons and about €3,000 per year can be expected in rental fees, the sports councillor explained.

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Renovated seafront for Salobreña WORK on Salobreña’s seafront promenade is due to restart this month, the coastal authority has announced. The stretch of seafront between Salomar 2000 and the end of the beach was destroyed by a storm at the end of February, forcing the authorities to announce a renovation project. To avoid inconvenience over the summer months, the project was split into two parts. First sand was dug out from underneath the promenade and replaced with concrete and a small protective wall built. Now the summer is over, the authority has announced, the 450-metre stretch will be worked upon to create a pedestrian promenade bordered by gardens. Although it will be closed to traffic, the new promenade will be accessible to maintenance and emergency vehicles, the authority explained. The work, which has a €200,000 budget, should be finished by the end of January.

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Investigations continue into tourist’s death COURT decides the case is to be tried as one of domestic violence ALTHOUGH it hasn’t been included in government statistics, court sources have reported that the death of a female Danish tourist on June 21, in a Torre del Mar hotel room, is to be considered as one of gender violence. As National Police investigators continue trying to get to the

bottom of the death and the deceased’s partner remains in jail awaiting trial, the judge has decided to treat it as a gender violence case. The man, after calling for help on the morning of the incident, told police officers that he had found his partner unconscious in

Steps in the right direction

SITE INSPECTION: Councillors Fernandez Medina and Reinoso on the new steps. IMPROVEMENT work to pedestrian accesses in Almuñecar’s Los Marinos district has finished. Works Councillor Jose Manuel Fernandez Medina and Social Welfare Councillor Maria del Carmen Reinoso visited the area to see the results. Fernandez Medina said the work had been

done to improve connections between the lower part of the district. “The steps up to Los Marinos from the Capilla area on Avenida del Mediterraneo have been finished in grey marble, the steps smoothed and the handrails improved,” he reported.

the bathroom hours beforehand with the hairdryer cable round her neck. He said he had revived her and put her in bed, only to discover she wasn’t breathing when he woke up. A post-mortem examination determined the cause of death as suffocation but was unable to explain exactly how it had happened.

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Man accused of planning boy’s murder PUBLIC and private prosecutors believe the man killed the child following a cold-blooded plan By Eleanor Hawkins THE Public Prosecutor believes a man due to face trial over the death of a three-year-old boy in February in the Montes de Malaga, had planned the alleged murder in advance.

Although at a court hearing last week, the defence insisted the death was a tragic accident and asked for the case to be treated as involuntary manslaughter, both the public and private prosecutions claimed the man, who was the boy’s mother’s partner at the time, killed the child fol-

lowing a cold-blooded plan. On February 10 2015, the man collected the child from nursery and, although he had told his partner they would be going to a shopping centre, the Public Prosecutor stated he drove to an isolated lookout point in the hills. From there, the pros-

ecutor claims, he carried the boy to a reservoir and threw him in, fully aware he couldn’t swim. After watching him drown, the prosecutor’s version of events detailed, the accused drove to the shopping centre and pretended to have lost the child.

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EURO WOMEN PAGE

Dedicated to making a difference Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. Lyn thrives on knowing she has made a difference to other people’s lives. LYN ADAMS is a name synonymous with fundraising, having raised over tens of thousands of euros for various good causes and local charities over the years. Lyn, from El Chaparral, Torrevieja, started a keep fit group over 20 years ago called ‘Lyn’s Lively Ladies.’ Upon discovering the news that a close friend had been diagnosed with cancer Lyn gathered together her ‘lively ladies’ and, all adorned in fancy dress and clowns outfits, they hit the local bars shaking buckets and collecting whatever money the generous public were able to donate. When Lyn herself was diagnosed with breast cancer, the AECC cancer charity was there to offer help and support her. “They helped me tremendously so I continued the fundraising efforts for the AECC particularly.” With over €40,000 raised, Lyn took a step back and retired from her fundraising, but that decision didn’t last very long. Upon hearing of a young mother called Laura who was battling cancer and had been given a terminal diagnosis, Lyn and her husband Ken took it upon themselves to become actively involved again and began organising events and fundraisers to pay for alternative treatment to prolong Laura’s life and give her more time with her husband and four young children. “We did about eight events in six weeks and even got to

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Lyn has raised thousands for various good causes The AECC cancer charity helped me tremendously after my diagnosis so I continued the fundraising efforts for them particularly.”

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send her and her family to Benidorm for a break.” Thanks to the generous support of locals and businesses, Laura lived for another 18 months but sadly died five years ago. But knowing the family got longer together is all the drive and reward Lyn needs in keeping her efforts going, although she is very quick to say it is very much a team effort with husband Ken and it is a team effort that has proved very successful over the years. “Ken knows what he is do-

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ing and he does his part and I do my part, so we work together but equally have our own roles so that we don’t

cross paths.” She said there is no better motivation than knowing they have made a

difference to other people’s lives. The efforts are quite an achievement considering she had never done any fundraising previously before moving to Spain. Lyn’s strength is clearly in her organisational skills and determination which has led her to pull off event after event. Sadly in this day and age they are fully transparent in everything they do and all monies that are collected and donated are logged and receipts given. The couple do not take a single cent in expenses, with their efforts in fact having personally cost them ‘a small fortune’ over the years in petrol, printing costs and time. Their latest efforts are now in the annual charity walk which this year is their fourth one in aid of Elche Children’s Home. In five years’ time, Lyn does not know where she’ll be. Maybe she and Ken will finally be able to sit back and retire as they had originally planned, but many charities will be hoping this won’t be the case and as Lyn admits, “I just can’t say no.”

Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured. As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.

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Preparing for the Christmas switch-on COUNCIL makes an early start on getting the town ready for the festive season By Eleanor Hawkins VELEZ-MALAGA will be turning on its Christmas lights on

D e c e mb er 4 , a nd ope ning its municipal nativity scene for visits on December 9. Festivities Councillor Sergio

H ija no a nnounc e d the ne w s while advising that his department would be accepting applications for those interested in hav-

ing a flo at t o t ake par t i n t he Thre e Ki ngs par ade on t he evening of January 5, from November 16, to December 29.

Blood donations at university MALAGA’s Provincial Blood Transfusion Centre is carrying out its annual campaign, aimed at getting university students and staff to give blood this month. The campaign started last Monday (November 9) and will run until December 3. Mobile units from the centre will be stopping off at the city’s 10 faculties to enable students, teachers and staff to donate. During last year ’s campaign a total of 2,261 people gave blood, a figure the centre hopes to beat this year. Those who donated have already been informed via

GIVE BLOOD: Students and staff encouraged to donate. email and text message of when the units will be visiting their faculty, and information campaigns are running on both Teatinos and El

Ejido campuses to encourage newcomers to join in. Those wanting to give blood must be over the age of 18, weigh at least 50 ki-

los and be in general good health. The centre also has mobile units which travel all over the province during the year (schedules can be seen on www.donantesmalaga. org) and its premises in Malaga City are open for donations Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm and Saturday from 9am to 2pm. People who come from or have lived abroad are advised to check in advance whether they are able to give blood as some conditions apply to those who have lived in other countries during certain periods.

The conditions and rules for joining the parade, Hijano expl ai ned, ar e avai l abl e on t he council’s website.

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School plan available A CONTRACT to build a new secondary school in Rincon de la Victoria’s Torre de Benagalbon area has been put out to public tender in the Official State Bulletin. The school will be built on a 9,560 square metre plot and have a capacity for 620 secondary students. The company awarded the €575,235 contract for the plans will have 161 days to draw them up, the bulletin notes.

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Language learning help CLASSES launched for migrant women By Eleanor Hawkins FOR the sixth year running, Motril Council’s Education department has launched Spanish classes for migrants, aimed at the community of Moroccan women in the Varadero and Santa Adela areas. The lessons, councillor Mercedes Sanchez reported, aim to help these women learn the language and integrate into the local community. “Many of them only mix with people of their own type and speak their own Arabic dialect so we need to help them learn Spanish to use in their daily lives,” Sanchez said. Lessons are held at the Multifunctional Centre in Varadero at 11am, meaning the women have plenty of time to take the children to school first. During lessons, the councillor ex-

MERCEDES SANCHEZ: Motril’s Education councillor. plained, they are able to socialise and learn to cope with day-to-day situations they will find in Spain including going to the doctor, shopping or renting a flat.

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Natural jam launched AN Axarquia company, Mermelada Mango Malaga, has launched the first craft wild strawberry jam onto the gourmet market. The jam is completely colouring and preservative-free, contains 70 per cent fruit and is made following a recipe by Arzagot, the only company in Andalucia to grow the fruit. Although the company has been growing wild strawberries in Axarquia for 45 years, it exports all of its produce meaning locals know very little about it.

App for street reporting CAN be downloaded free of charge By Eleanor Hawkins IN an attempt to help locals report problems on the streets such as broken benches, lampposts that don’t work, etc, Salobreña Council has set up a Linea Verde (Green Line) mobile service. Users can download Linea Verde free of charge from Play Store or App Store, or register online at www.linea verdesalobrena.com. This will allow them to

quickly report anything out of order they see on the streets and inform the municipal department concerned easily. The mobile app will provide co-ordinates for the exact location, and a photo and description of the problem can be attached. The department responsible will be notified immediately and the user who reported the problem will receive a message once it has been resolved.

Woman arrested over false crime A SIXTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Velez-Malaga for reporting a made-up crime in order to claim on her insurance policy. The woman lodged a report at the National Police station claiming that a young man had

violently wrenched a camera worth €400 from her shoulder at Malaga Airport. However, investigators found that in fact a relative had lost the camera and the crime had been made up in order to claim compensation from the insurance company.

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New school year begins for the over 50s GRANADA University opens classes for seniors

EAGER STUDENTS: More than 50 seniors aged 50 or over take part each year.

By Eleanor Hawkins THE new academic year has started for the University of Granada’s classes for the elderly in Motril. At an event to mark the start of the new

year, Deputy Mayor Francisco Sanchez Catalejo told the students: “Your interest in acquiring new knowledge is magnificent. When we decide to study and continue feeding our curiosity, what we’re really doing is pushing old age away. This Universi-

ty of Granada project encourages us to put our age to one side and feel young again.” The project was launched by the university more than 20 years ago and more than 50 people aged 50 or over take part each year.

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Pregnant women to Keeping traditions alive get the whooping cough vaccination MEASURE will come in as of January 1 next year By Declan Scanlan ANDALUCIAN health delegate Aquilino Alonso has announced that as of January 1 2016, whooping cough vaccinations will be given to pregnant women in the region. He was dealing with a question on the subject by Esperañza Oña, a member of the regional parliament, who had condemned the Junta de Andalucia regional government for having ‘decided’ not to vaccinate pregnant women. She said that the recent death of a baby in Malaga could have been prevented if the vaccines had been in place. Alonso accused Oña of exploiting a health matter for po-

litical reasons, something, he said, the Junta would never do, and that his department had “always respected” the decisions adopted at the Inter-Regional Health Council and supported the central government on this matter. He said there was an agreement for each region to evaluate its own needs and some regions did not vaccinate all pregnant women as “there is a shortage of vaccinations on the market and they have to be given to those who really need them.” Alonso explained that 26 per cent of children who had been vaccinated caught whooping cough anyway and insisted that the criteria followed until now was up to standard. He stated

that following an evaluation, it had now been agreed to include the vaccination in the series given to pregnant women from January 1, 2016. The delegate made the announcement after Oña asked: “What more has to happen apart from the death of a baby girl to get vaccinations for women?” She maintained that there had been many more cases since 2010, which especially affected young babies. “Andalucia decided not to vaccinate pregnant women; if her mother had been vaccinated this baby wouldn’t have died,” Oña declared, emphasising the fact that seven Spanish regions have already decided to give the vaccinations.

Councillor Francisco Ruiz announced the course accompanied by association members. THIS year local nativity scene association Belenistas in Motril is running a course to teach people how to make their own creations and keep the tradition alive. The course costs €20 and classes are on Mon-

days and Friday mornings at Jose Lopez Rubio library on Rambla de Capuchinos until December 18. Those interested can sign up via the association’s Facebook page, local Culture Councillor Francisco Ruiz reported.

New lifeguards pass the test ALMUÑECAR has 37 new lifeguards thanks to an agreement between the council and Grupo AML to cover a local lack of qualified staff. Following a 96-hour course

attended by 40 young men and women from Almuñecar and La Herradura, the 37 who passed were given diplomas to prove their new qualification at a ceremony at the youth

centre. After handing out the diplomas, attending councillors congratulated the new lifeguards and encouraged them to continue training to help them find work.

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NEWS FROM OUR FIVE OTHER REGIONS

COSTA DEL SOL

Gender violence protests THOUSANDS marched through the streets of Madrid By Linda Hall NIJAR, Huercal de Almeria and Adra gave visible support to Madrid’s March against Gender Violence. The protest was backed by 450 groups, including 70 state organisations, and the march was headed by victims who survived gender violence. They were followed by thousands of women from all over Spain and representatives of the major political parties with the exception of the Partido Popular. In Almeria Province, Nijar displayed a banner with the purple awareness ribbon that called for an end to gender violence. Huercal de Almeria followed suit with another purple bow and banner while Adra hung out a white ribbon after a unanimous vote from all parties in favour of the march. Each will display the banners once more on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

NIJAR: Mayor Esperanza Perez with local councillors.

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Health cards

Crime rate

Safer in Calpe

In charge

HEALTH centres have been ordered to continue giving health cards to immigrants by the President of the Valencian Government, Ximo Puig, to ensure all immigrants are able to have health cover.

THE crime rate in the Balearic Islands fell by 4.4 per cent between January and September this year, compared to the same period in 2014. There were 53,258 crimes, the Government Delegate, Teresa Palmer, reported.

THE civic centre and Local Police in Calpe have organised a safety workshop aimed at the elderly to teach them aspects of prevention and protection of crime, including how to protect credit cards from being duplicated and how to recognise fraudulent activity.

A TOTAL of 19,688 women head their own businesses in Almeria Province. They now account for 35 per cent of all local firms, according to figures released by the Almur women’s association.

Rain clean-up ALGAE and seaweed has begun to be removed from Alicante’s Postiguet and Albufereta beaches following the recent storms. Albufereta was most affected.

Social aid LA CAIXA’S social programme is allocating €812,720 to a total of 38 social organisations across the Valencia Region which will help around 8,000 people in situations of social and cultural vulnerability and with disabilities.

Police patrols ALICANTE is pledging to consider strengthening Local and National Police in rural areas following a spate of robberies raising concerns amongst residents who are asking for more surveillance and street lights to reduce crime.

Blood donors MORE than 900 people in Torrevieja have donated blood so far this year, with 142 new donors registering in 2015. That’s according to information from the Transfusion Centre of Valencia.

Training exercises PALMA fire department received a donation of 300 fire extinguishers for training exercises. The extinguishers were formerly at El Corte Ingles stores and are of different types and sizes.

Woman rescued SA POBLA Local Police rescued a woman, 28, eight months pregnant, who was trapped in the lift of an apartment building. Firemen assisted and she was taken to hospital with an anxiety attack.

New life THE 100-year-old protected building in Plaza de España which was previously occupied by squatters will become a 1,400m2 Muller store before Christmas. The upper floors will have homes and offices. It still has its original façade.

Food donation EL CORTE INGLES stores, including the one in Palma, are taking part in a campaign to collect food for cats and dogs which will be given to shelters.

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Sports morning EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN runners participated in the sixth edition of the Subida al Raco de la Morera, an organised 16 kilometre run through nature trails held in Elche, Alicante. The event had categories for men, women and children and is one of the most important annual sporting events for Elche.

Home care doubles THE general Hospital in Elche has doubled the number of home care patients, saving them 16,700 days of hospitalisation. The move allows people to receive care in their own home while freeing up much needed space and appointment slots at the hospital.

Erotic Festival THE Erotic Festival held at Alicante IFA exhibition centre recorded over 9,000 visits over the weekend of November 7-8, attracting a wide variety of people of all ages and interests taking part in the 200 activities organised for the event.

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Shooting stars THE Calar Alto Observatory videoed three of the largest meteorites seen over Almeria in recent years on the night of November 6-7. Two of them were identified as fragments from the Encke comet.

Asked to leave SEVEN months after he was elected, Almeria City Mayor Luis Rogelio Rodriguez-Comendador will have to leave City Hall. His departure was forced by the regional Partido Popular (PP) leader Juan Manuel Moreno in order to allow the party’s politicians to occupy only one post.

Crime rate falls CRIME in Almeria Province continued to fall in the third quarter of the year. Taken as a whole, the figures for the period between August and November were 1 per cent lower than during the same three months last year. There are 44.2 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants, the lowest figure in the last 10 years.

New station LA CALA DE MIJAS will have its own full-time police station next year, Mijas Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado announced last week on a visit to the coastal village. Meaning locals and visitors will have access to police services at all times.

A7 access BENALMADENA Mayor Victor Navas and Traffic councillor Javier Marin, held a meeting with DGT head Trinidad Hernandez, to discuss plans for work at the notorious access to the town from the A7 motorway.

Group arrest A GROUP of criminals allegedly responsible for the brutal murder of a 34-yearold American man in Mijas in May have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Altogether, the police force reported, 14 Cuban and Colombian people have been arrested during the operation.

Cyber attack IN just one day Malaga Province can register more than 1,000 cyber-attacks according to the latest data from the National Institute of Cyber-security. The province of Malaga is now amongst the top 10 victim cities in Spain.

Big hopes MIGUEL LUNA of Marbella’s tourism department, entertained a group of representatives from the Spanish Tourism Office in Tokyo, and Korean Airlines last weekend. “This is a market with great potential,” he said.

Xmas window FUENGIROLA councillor Ricardo von Wichmann, has announced this year’s Christmas shop window decoration competition, aimed at supporting and promoting local businesses and boosting sales. All Fuengirola businesses can take part.

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Foreign holidays SWEDEN: More Swedes are planning holidays abroad with respondents to a survey saying they wanted to escape daily stresses, despite Sweden being voted as having the best work-life balance in the world.

Officer dies SWEDEN: A police officer died and another was seriously injured after the vehicle they were travelling in went into a lake during a car chase. The man they were chasing escaped without injury and was arrested.

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UK healthcare behind PAPERWORK is taking too much time THE UK’s healthcare is falling behind rest of the world because front-line staff are being bogged down with paperwork, taking them away from actually treating and caring for patients. The report says the UK has fewer doctors compared to other countries.

Slipper sales UK: There is a 72 per cent decline in slipper sales compared to last year, with researchers saying Britons are shunning slippers and going barefoot thanks to the rise of carpets and underfloor heating.

House prices UK: The typical UK home costs more than 10 times the annual income of fulltime workers. The Office for National Statistics says the average property in the UK now costs £284,000 (€351,000).

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BULL TERRIER: Firework escape.

ENGLAND: A Staffordshire Bull terrier fled his home in Nottinghamshire and jumped on a train to escape fireworks and ended up on a 24-mile ride to Sheffield where he was taken to a shelter by police.

Police raids POLICE raids took place across Germany to clamp down on criminal networks smuggling refugees into the country with 570 officers taking part in the raids.

Crime spree ONE of Germany’s most notorious criminals felt his first taste of freedom last week after 27 years in jail. Hans-Jürgen Rösner had a three-day crime spree in 1988.

DENMARK: A Danish coin dating back to 1658 was auctioned for 1.15 million kroner (€155,000) making it the most expensive coin ever sold in Denmark. It was originally created for King Frederik III’s Copenhagen art chamber.

Beer spillage A LORRY crashed on the motorway in Hannover causing its load of thousands of cans of beer to be spilled across the road which was then closed down as the spillage was cleared.

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DENMARK: Russia, statesponsored cyber attacks and terror groups pose the greatest threats to Denmark’s security, according to the Danish Defence Intelligence Service’s new long-term risk assessment.

FORBES Magazine has listed German Chancellor Angela Merkel as more powerful than US President Barack Obama in its annual list of the most powerful global figures.

A BERLIN school shocked authorities when it applied for a subsidy of over €38,000 to take 15 pupils on a week-long class trip to New York to improve their English under the ‘BuT education and participation’ programme.

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SWEDEN: Planes were grounded at some of Sweden's busiest airports because of a ‘solar storm’ interfering with air traffic radar systems. Aircraft were grounded at airports in southern and central Sweden.

DENMARK: Maersk Line, the world’s number one container shipping firm, is to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of 2017 to keep its place in the market.

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THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch people are happy to volunteer.

Volunteering figure announced THIRTY per cent of Dutch people volunteer on a monthly basis ALMOST half the population of the Netherlands does some form of voluntary work at least once a year and 30 per cent do it regularly on a monthly basis.

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NORWAY: A record 196 asylum seekers crossed the northern border with Russia in one day. Storskog border crossing has seen more than 3,000 refugees arrive so far this year.

THE Dutch health council is recommending people do not drink alcohol at all or at least no more than one glass a day. It’s part of the health council’s new recommendations on ensuring a healthy diet.

DUTCH PRESS Speed increase DUTCH authorities are to increase the speed limit to 130kph on 19 more stretches of road in February next year, meaning that 61 per cent of the coun-

try’s motorways will have a maximum speed of 130kph.

Getting richer THE richest 500 Dutch people saw their collective assets rise more than 10 per cent last year, according to Quote magazine’s rich list. Top of the list is Frits Goldschmeding, founder of the Randstad staffing agency whose worth has gone up from €3.2bn to €4.7bn.

THE planned transit zones for refugees arriving in Europe have been described as ‘concentration camps’ by a German bishop.

VW probe GERMANY has ordered a probe into new allegations that the country’s largest automaker, Volkswagen had not only manipulated the emissions test results of over 11 million diesel cars sold around the world, but also cheated on the carbon dioxide emissions in 98,000 petrol cars in Europe.

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National Unity Day celebration PRESIDENT Putin gave a speech in the capital

IMPORTANT DATE: Marks popular uprising in 1612. THOUSANDS took to the streets of the Russian capital on Wednesday November 4, to celebrate the National Unity Day while President Putin gave a speech about its importance. The date marks a popular uprising in 1612 that ended the Polish-Lithuanian occupation of Moscow.

Renault benefit RENAULT-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the alliance’s brands including Lada, Datsun and Infiniti are well positioned to benefit once Russia’s multi-year sales slumps ends. “There will be light at the end of the tunnel and we are preparing for when the light comes,” Ghosn said.

Reds in Russia LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp has travelled to Russia with a full-strength squad for the Europa League tie against Rubin Kazan. Striker Christian Benteke, a goalscoring substitute in the 3-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday, is in the party along with all the others who were involved in the victory at Stamford Bridge.

Giving back RUSSIA has returned an area of land to China after more than a century. The control of 4.7 square kilometres of land that is part of the territory ceded to Russia by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has had five new boundary markers unveiled along the new border.

Outer spaces A CONSORTIUM of Russian companies is working to develop a cutting-age satellite radar system for the country’s Defence Ministry. The new system will enable the creating of a 3D model of Earth and accurately track ground objects.

Crash caution THE Kremlin stressed that ‘assumption’ should be avoided as theories about the cause of a Russian airliner crash in Sinai killing 224 passengers are still ‘speculation’ at this point. “Any sort of version of what happened can only be put forward by the investigation team,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The legislation’s authors say it will increase the protection of Russian property interests abroad. Russian courts will be able to impose limitations on the immunity of property in Russia belonging to foreign states.

Earthquake Guarding assets VLADIMIR PUTIN has signed a new law weakening the jurisdictional immunity of foreign governments in Russia.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula last week, the Russian Academy of Sciences’ said. “The earthquake was registered at 4:59 Moscow time and its epicentre was a depth of 34 kilometres.”

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Spain to assist Cuba

PETROL vehicles now caught up in the emissions scandal

TWO Spanish ministers attended the Spanish Pavilion at the recent Cuban International Fair which saw 25 per cent of the exhibitors coming from Spain. A number of agreements were signed by the Spanish ministers during the visit regarding cooperation between the two countries. The main deal was the refinancing of Cuba’s €201.5 million short term debt.

By John Smith THE German Transport Minister has announced that about 98,000 Volkswagen petrol vehicles are now found to be caught up in the emissions scandal, following an admission by VW that it had found further irregularities

is the number of diesel vehicles worldwide that were fitted with the software that circumvented tests for emissions of nitrogen oxide

SHOPPING TRIP: Lower prices for consumers.

UK sees decrease in retail prices PRICES in British shops have dropped by 1.8 per cent in October compared to last year, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) announced on November 4. The BRC said retail prices are expected to keep declining in the run-up to the Christmas trading period as retailers attempt to attract more shoppers. Clothing, books and DIY items experi-

in carbon dioxide emissions that could affect another 800,000 vehicles. The company’s shares are now down by about one third since the scandal broke in September and to make matters worse, it is

“In the second quarter we took a decision to focus on full price sales and discount less which affected sales performance,” Marc Bolland CEO Marks and Spencer on why sales are down.

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enced more deflation levels compared to food and nonfood prices in the last month, the BRC said. Mike Watkins, Head of Retail and Business Insight at data company Nielsen, which gathers the data, said: “With the all-important Christmas trading season arriving soon, non-food retailers will need to maintain these lower prices to drive footfall.”

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Nissan profits JAPANESE car-maker Nissan, now part of the Renault group has released its results for the second quarter of the financial year 2015/2016 and after restatements will make a positive contribution to the group’s second-half 2015 net income with an estimated €524 million.

Galleries combine BRITISH art gallery Colnaghi, which has been in business in London for 255 years, has announced that it is to merge with the fine art dealers Coll & Cortés of London and Madrid. The measure has the objective of combining the strengths and expertise of both firms, and widening their product range to include quality Spanish artwork.

GDP growth slowing down PROVISIONAL data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed that Spanish gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter has risen by just 0.8 per cent, which is slightly less than in the second quarter. It is the first time quarterly growth has slowed

since it returned to a positive position in the third quarter of 2013. The figure was however in accordance with Bank of Spain forecasts and exceeded some commercial bank expectations. The total annual GDP increase up to the end of September is 3.4 per cent.

recalling 92,000 cars in the US over a mechanical problem that could affect vehicles’ brakes. The most recent news also indicates that the Indian government has questioned VW about the possibility of problems with Indian imports.

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Most Advanced ZS Pharma, Inc. Stamps.com Inc. TrueCar, Inc. Zions Bancorporation Builders FirstSource, Inc. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Qorvo, Inc. Horizon Pharma plc The Advisory Board Company Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. Paylocity Holding Corporation

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Most Declined Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Pixelworks, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. NewLink Genetics Corporation Skullcandy, Inc. Sierra Wireless, Inc. Inventure Foods, Inc. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. MISONIX, Inc. Tangoe, Inc.

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HACIENDA, the Spanish Tr e a s u r y, h a s i d e n t i f i e d €40 billion of assets deposited overseas of which 45 per cent is said to be lodged in tax havens, according to recent reports. The largest amount estimated at €19.87 billion is unsurprisingly lodged in Switzerland, with €9.98 billion in Luxembourg and €4.07 billion in Andorra, which itself is jointly administered by Spain. The Treasury has found €15.04 billion in areas said t o b e d i ff i c u l t f o r a c c e s s and it was noted that Spanish taxpayers have more money in Swiss banks than G e r m a n y, F r a n c e a n d t h e United Kingdom put together.

Michelin to close Antrim factory THE Michelin tyre factory in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is due to close in 2018 with the loss of 860 jobs, although the company also announced that it will increase production at its Dundee plant and upgrade its production facility in Stoke-on-Trent. According to the BBC, Unite union’s Davy Thompson said in addition to workers employed directly by Michelin, “there are approximately 500 contractors and many more in the wider economy who now face the threat of redundancy as a result of this announcement.” Michelin said in a statement: “There is a strong need to reduce overcapacity and concentrate Michelin truck tyre production in larger, more competitive sites. Despite great efforts and progress being made in previous years, other European plants are still more competitive than Ballymena.”

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OVERSEAS DEPOSITS: Hacienda has tracked down €40 billion of assets.

Spanish taxpayers have more money in Swiss banks than Germany, France and UK put together Interestingly, Gibraltar is not reported as being a significant depository for Spanish euros despite ongoing Spanish government complaints. In fact, Gibraltar has actually received a glowing report from the OECD on its record on exchange of information and transparency, with Gibraltar ’s overall rating being the same as the UK, Germany and the USA.

Federal Reserve hints at possible rise in US interest rates in December APPEARING before a Congressional Committee in the United States, on other matters, Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, indicated that a rise in US interest rates in December is ‘a live possibility’. “What the committee has been expecting is that the economy will continue to grow at a pace that is sufficient to generate further improvements in the labour market and to return inflation to our 2 per cent target over the medium term,” Yellen told the Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives. A meeting of the Federal Reserve’s policy committee in December is the next and final opportunity for any increase to take place this year after US interest rates have been near zero since December 2008. Higher interest rates would make the dollar appear more attractive to investors so the heavily

What the committee has been expecting is that the economy will continue to grow at a pace... to return inflation to our 2 per cent target over the medium term” hinted possibility of a rise increases demand for the US currency and indeed the dollar strengthened on the news. There is no absolute commitment at this stage and there is still a month in which to gather information about the state of the economy, but it does seem unlikely that she would have made this comment unless she was fairly certain that the increase was on the cards.

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Staff incentives 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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THERE are considerable downsides to running a business, especially in Spain. Notorious for its impractical employment laws and anti-business ethos; anyone whose business survives 12 months should be awarded the commercial equivalent of the Victoria Cross. One of the biggest handicaps in business is the difficulty encountered when one is tempted to fire useless staff. Customer and staff incentives are an essential component of successful businesses. Some of you, likely retired by now, will recall the Co-op shopping chain’s dividends. Later on there were Green Shield stamps. These were ‘cash or kind’ incentives for showing shop or brand loyalty. Although the returns were ludicrously small, such inducements worked like a dream. Because the retailer could rely on customer loyalty there was little need for offering in-store discounts. Best of all, the costs and the management of the scheme were added to the customer’s shop-

Staff incentives are an essential component of successful businesses

INDUCEMENT: Green Shield stamps worked like a dream. ping bill. The smarter-run companies apply the same principles to staff management. Reward for achievement is widespread in commission-only sales industries. Every salesperson knows that, in addition to their hard-earned sales commission, they will be rewarded by incentives. These can be considerable. I know direct sales companies that regularly send sales staff on exotic

holidays. The costs are built into the product’s price. This is not difficult when a bathroom a local tradesman could refurbish for £2,000 is direct-sold for five times that sum. The direct marketing company would also trouser a considerable financial bonus if the buyer could be swung on to a credit scheme.

Let’s say your company’s turnover is €100k per year. After you deduct the overheads there is little left for you to reward your staff; a Christmas dinner perhaps. Try this: offer a 5 per cent end-of-year staff bonus based on additional year-on-year turnover additional to the pre-scheme turnover. This incentive will keep staff hot as mustard, staff retention will improve, your turnover will substantially increase. Unless your profit margins are 5 per cent or less, you can only benefit. Best of all, you will spend less on advertising and can reduce special offers.

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‘Just a bunch of prattling females!’ INSTEAD of adoring each other, its obvious they only truly adore their own egos LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT THIS WEEK, flicking through the daily mish mash of rubbish that now passes for daytime TV, I happened upon an edition of ‘Loose Women.’ The title, a rather pathetic attempt at a double entendre, rather sums up the quality of this whole pontificating presentation. Basically it is a bunch of prattling females, pretending to adore each other, when it is painfully obvious that the only things they truly adore are their own egos. On this occasion, the panel was discussing a recent fire. Finger hovering above the remote, I hesitated before moving on. ‘And so,’ shrilled the one in the middle. ‘We have invited a proper fireman to come on the show and discuss the problem.’ We were then treated to the sight of the fireman. Stripped to the waist, clad in helmet, shorts and boots and looking for the entire world like a ‘Village People’ reject,

LOOSE WOMEN: Ms Janet Street Porter doesn’t like touchy, feely men. the ‘guest,’ to a chorus of whoops and wolf whistles from the almost exclusively female audience, duly appeared on the set.

Ok Leapy, what’s your point? Women’s equality girls, that’s my point. Gooses and Ganders loves. If this had been a roomful of

men, and the guest a scantily clad nurse or police woman, arriving on prime time television to a roomful of baying men, the reaction from the Pankhurst brigade would probably have made tomorrows headlines. I know, from reading her column, that one of this panel, Ms Janet Street Porter is an almost maniacal women’s libber, who actually made the papers last week for recoiling in horror when another male guest, Olly Murs, attempted to kiss her on the cheek; stating she didn’t like ‘touchy and feely men.’ No I’m sorry girls; you simply can’t have it all ways. I’m afraid I’m one of the old school, who still thinks that the event of ‘the pill’ created a whole gender, totally confused and struggling to come to terms with a completely unnatural existence, that to my mind, nature certainly didn’t intend! Isn’t it odd, that nine out of 10 medical malpractices are committed by people with almost unpronounceable names? Funny that. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Our leaders are responsible for taking the Great out of Britain Re: Why is Great Britain no longer great? LOVED what you had to say, Nora Johnson. My wife had to wait for six months for the treatment of her breast cancer here in Cornwall; it was a really horrendous time. Currently she is well and we are keeping our fingers crossed it stays that way. As for our so-called leaders/MPs who in the last 30 years or so have allowed what was once a truly great country to become what it is today, every one of them should in my mind be lined up against a wall and shot for treason. I would not trust one of them to put my dustbin out for collection let alone run our country. Only last week they were near on begging China to build us a power station. China? Are we unable to do anything on our own any more? Having in the past served in the Forces as a person who loved his country like no other, no way would I do such a thing now. I look forward to your next article. Go for it! Cannot wait to return to Mallorca; my wife and l love the local people, many of whom have become true friends. All the best Mallorca, Cliff and Desiree (via website)

Funds needed Re: Details of spending are now revealed WHAT about funds to make safer slip roads on and off the A7? This road is a disgrace considering the amount of money that the Mijas coast has generated for Spain. Mike (via email)

Blame Blair Re: Why is Great Britain no longer great? THE country is an absolute shambles, and I blame Blair and his evil cronies for it all. What that man did to this once great nation defies description. Not only did he drag us into the war with Iraq with his lies, which incidentally started the whole terrorist cam-

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Any god who is capable of supporting the horrors that almost all religions uphold must be a pretty feeble deity, yet millions believe the most outrageous theories. Religion has itself probably caused more horrors than any of the Seven Sins. How many reading this will reply ‘not my religion, mine is the only true one’? Ron (via website)

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Breach of Constitution Re: Parliament in Catalonia opens with fresh calls for independence as political scandal continues WHEN the PP in 2010 went to the Constitutional Court and had elements overturned or watered down, they voided the social contract to which the Catalonian people had agreed. In short, it was a breach of contract voiding the Constitution as it applied to the people of Catalonia. James (via website)

paign, but he opened the doors to this country for every Tom, Dick or Harry who wanted to come here and live off benefits. Blair is a traitor of the highest order and should be arrested and sent to a dungeon in the depths of the Tower of London and left to rot. Roy (via email)

stags UK) and feel pain and fear. Why would anyone want to cause such suffering unnecessarily? If the police officer wanted to improve his shooting skills there are other ways to do this without harming animals. I am sorry for his family at his loss. Denise (via website)

Ban hunting Missile lie Re: Hunter dies after being gored by wild boar in Spain TO hunt for pleasure (not for food where there are more humane methods) is a sad reflection on man’s need to dominate other species. Sometimes animals are left injured as in this case. Studies reveal that animals excrete stress hormones when being hunted (deer/

Great, thanks for that, Mike IN fact, that ‘Russian-made missile’ you read about in every mainstream media source may not even be Russian-made; it could very well be Soviet-made. And the Dutch report they’re supposedly quoting doesn’t call it ‘Russian-made’. It’s a complete fiction, a lie. Mao (via website)

Ungodly ways Re: Gruesome discovery in Peru EVERYONE will quite rightly deplore this religion and its murder of children but adhere to their more modern brand. All religions have been invented over the millennia from worship of the wind and sun onwards. They produce priesthood and attract followers who accept that particular brand as the sole truth. I cannot see any difference between the Incas and any of the modern religions. The basic laws of Christianity for example are openly flouted by the hierarchy - Thou shalt not kill has become ‘except for religious wars’ - and religions still kill adherents of other religions. Why are churches full of ‘graven images’?

Re: Tribunal decides postman’s case ANOTHER reason we don’t get a good service in Spain from public services and Correos; no one that is a worker actually pays for their mistakes, it is always the company and the customer that pays for a poor service performed by employees. That’s what you get when you give workers too many rights. Mike (via website)

Naming names Re: Legally Speaking, David Searl Edition 1580 WITH regard to the advice given to LK in Almeria, I am of the opinion that the president and other owners do have an option to see the names of all of the other owners as each one is responsible for what happens in their apartment even if it is rented to a third party. If noise is of a level that causes disturbance, then each affected owner has the right to sue the owner of the property who has let it to noisy tenants, and therefore these tenants would need to be identified. A Spanish lawyer Benalmadena, Malaga

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MALLORCAN pearls? I wash my hands of them... Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

SOME days are great and everything is perfect. Others... well, my fervent wish is that I had stayed in bed. We recently returned from a week on the lovely island of Mallorca, which, amongst other things, is synonymous with a certain brand of high quality pearl jewellery. My wife is a fan and naturally a trip to the factory shop in Manacor was high on the princess’s priority list. We wandered around the premises for some time admiring their comprehensive collection. The flexible friend in my wallet was exhausted, our companions had expressed interest in taking a coffee break, and I had a desire to attend the little boy’s room. For convenience I had attached my camera to the belt on my shorts

CAFÉ BREAK: An amusing experience. before leaving home, but I had not taken this into account as I loosened my clothing, because as soon as I unbuttoned, the extra weight conveyed my shorts to the floor.

As I was pulling up my Primark’s best, the door opened revealing a man frozen in his tracks at the sight before him. The situation was made worse

by the fact that I was sporting my Flintstone underpants and the newc ome r was gr eet ed by but t ocks portraying a grinning Barney Rubble. In the haste to hike up my errant Bermudas, I banged my forehead forcibly on the urinal and in staggering backwards, inadvertently dis lodg ed m y Ray- Ban shades w hic h f el l wi t h a pl op i nt o t he aforementioned piece of porcelain be c a use, yup, t he dr ai n was blocked. Gingerly holding my dripping sunglasses and forcing a nonchalant whistle, I rinsed them under the hot tap, which predictably produced only cold water. My erstwhile companion in the meantime had scarpered without even bothering to wash his hands. I joined my good lady and our friends in the café, where I recounted my bathroom experience much to everyone’s amusement and as they laughed at my misfortune, a familiar but nervous looking ge nt l em an appr oached our ta ble and asked what we woul d like to order. “Just coffee, no food!” I whispered to the others.

It’s not a tall ‘storey’... FROM the bank’s perspective it’s heads I win, tails you lose Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

HAVING twice carried the burden of a home mortgage and on several occasions rented, I am in no doubt as to which represents the best value for money. We fool ourselves that we own our homes. You miss a couple of mortgage payments and it will be made clear that you are a tenant and the bank is your landlord. I ditched the nonsense of placing a deposit, most likely borrowed, on my own home. The penny dropped, the bank was buying the property and I was renting it from the bank. The rent was flexible, in their favour, and there were charges attached. You don’t need a degree in commonsense to figure out where the inspiration for a mortgage came from. From any bank’s perspective, lending you money, which incidentally they don’t have either, is a licence to print real money lu-

HOME MORTGAGES: When we mess up, we pay and when the banks mess up, we pay.

RIP: Domestic violence.

Weekend of contrasts IT has been a real weekend of contrasts with regards to gender violence in Spain, with a mixture of both encouraging and depressing news over just two days. An estimated 20,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid on Saturday November 7, against gender violence and to highlight the fact that almost 1,400 victims have been killed by their current or former partners since 1995. In actual fact, despite the figures showing that on average one woman is killed every four days in Spain by a member of the opposite sex and despite the so-called ‘macho’ image of many Spanish men, the country comes low on the list of gender violence across Europe. Perhaps surprisingly, the worst offenders are Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Having seen the massive support for the protection of women on Saturday, there was a complete reversal on Sunday with four women being murdered by partners or relatives across Spain. A mother and daughter were shot by the daughter’s estranged partner; a 28-yearold woman was shot by her partner who then turned the gun on himself, and another woman was reported to have been stabbed to death by her son. Violence is endemic but we have to hope that if enough people protest and youngsters are properly educated that it will eventually become a thing of the past.

bricated by the sweat of your brow. Banks are not given to being charitable. In truth, the banks prefer us to be charitable. When we mess up, we pay and when they mess up, we pay. When you apply for a mortgage you jump through rings to acquire it. Such is their impudence the banks had the gall to draw up an application procedure that places all the risk of your investment on you. Like lemmings, so many rush into the bank. Thereupon, they bend over the bank manager’s desk and invite their backsides to be kicked. The bank manager’s shoes are polished as he takes such liberties. It is said that the dream of the older generation was to pay off a mortgage; the dream of the younger generation is to get one. Is this a dream or is it a nightmare? From the bank’s perspective again, it is a case of heads I win, tails you lose. Now we Things could be worse, consider the want to new homeowners whose estate agent’s hear your views. bouquet carried the card, ‘rest in peace’. Upon their complaining YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE he suggested they cheer up. On - YOUR OPINION someone’s coffin the bouquet card www.euroweeklynews.com read: ‘welcome to your new home.’

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I DO not believe that there is anything more tedious than having to work out the calorie content of every single food item that you consume. However, I can relate to it, as I was guilty of doing just that through my teens. I knew absolutely nothing about how the body functioned. I can remember having a calorie counter book that was like a dictionary A-Z of every popular supermarket branded food in the country. What a bonus! Let’s say I am allowed 1,500 calories a day and I just have a hankering for Mars bars… there are around 260 calories in a Mars bar, I can eat four of them and still be under my calorie allowance, right? WRONG!

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Beer is healthier than you think IT is the news many beer-lovers will have been waiting for; the drink is healthier than you think. A new campaign claims that beer is less fattening than many people think as it has fewer calories than other alcoholic drinks, is naturally low in sugar and contains zero fat. Experts also say when consumed in moderation, it can protect against heart disease. The campaign ‘There’s a Beer For That’ has been organised by the British Beer Alliance and reveals numerous myths about the nutritional value of beer. One in 10 people incorrectly

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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arco carl cork corm cram lark marc mark marl moor okra oral orca rack roam rock rook room carol carom color coral croak crook macro molar moral clamor oarlock CLOAKROOM

Alicante TODAY: Fri Sat Sun -

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19 13 S 19 12 C 19 12 C

22 15 S 21 15 S 21 15 S

Mon - 21 15 C Tues - 21 15 S Wed - 22 15 S

S Sun,

Cl Clear,

Sh Showers,

10-Star Quiz

UK THUNDERBALL

IRISH LOTTO

EURO MILLIONS

LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

Saturday November 7

Friday October 6

Saturday November 7

Sunday November 8

6 25

13 36

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THUNDERBALL

BONUS BALL

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26 40

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21 12 S 20 11 S 21 10 S

Mon - 22 11 C Tues - 20 11 S Wed - 21 12 C

9 47

43 51

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SUNNY MAX 24C, MIN 11C

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

CLOUDY MAX 22C, MIN 14C 23 14 S 22 14 C 21 14 C

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Sudoku

Fri Sat Sun TODAY:

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Mon - 18 6 S Tues - 17 7 S Wed - 16 7 S

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Benidorm

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born homemaker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful. This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice. This time it is on more of a personal note and you could end up helping with appearances.

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.

Madrid

CLOUDY MAX 22C, MIN 13C MAX MIN

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas about how things should be at home this Christmas. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more ‘hands on’ than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your relationships to others linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up. Comfort is top of your agenda and the continuing sales give scope. Restlessness can be channelled into an energetic response when others seek help. Taking on a small charitable task makes you smile and brings satisfaction.

LOTTERY

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don’t beat yourself up over that.

(October 24 - November 22)

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F Fog, Sn Snow,

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C Cloudy, Th Thunder

T FOR TWO All the answers begin with the letters T T 1. Founded in 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran, what was the byname of the guerrilla organisation that sought to establish an independent state, Eelam, in northern and eastern Sri Lanka? 2. By what stage name was the American singer and ukulele player, born Herbert Khaury, better known? He was most famous for his rendition of Tiptoe Through the Tulips sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice? 3. Popular in the 1980s, which tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening was often worn over a shirt or blouse? 4. Voiced by Canadian actor Don Mason, what was the name of the pilot of the highly sophisticated combat submarine Stingray, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson? 5. What name is usually given to a sequence of words or sounds, typically of an alliterative kind, that are difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly, as for example ‘Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper’? 6. Which 16th century English composer was the organist of the Chapel Royal jointly with William Byrd? He served under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth I and his works include the 40-part motet Spem in Alium? 7. Which American media mogul and philanthropist was married to actress Jane Fonda from 1991 to 2001? 8. Which English comedian and character actor starred as Major Hitchcock in both Private’s Progress (1956) and I’m All Right Jack (1959), Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts in Blue Murder at St Trinian’s (1957) and Cadogan De Vere Carlton-Browne in Carlton-Browne of the F O (1959)? 9. Which Scottish civil engineer built hundreds of miles of roads, more than a thousand bridges (including the Menai suspension bridge) and a number of canals, including the Caledonian Canal across Scotland? 10. With which sport would you principally associate Chester Barnes, Desmond Douglas, Johnny Leach and Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley? Not a lot of people know that… the first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday May 28, 1907, and was called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy

1. TAMIL TIGERS, 2. TINY TIM, 3. TANK TOP, 4. TROY TEMPEST, 5. TONGUE TWISTER, 6. THOMAS TALLIS, 7. TED TURNER, 8. TERRY THOMAS, 9. THOMAS TELFORD, 10. TABLE TENNIS

YOUR STARS

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised. Continue with any check-ups on your health, eating sensibly if you overindulged at the weekend.

Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled.

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Enjoy filling in the following puzzles and check the answers in next week’s edition

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Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents B and 3 represents C, so fill in B every time the figure 1 appears and C every time the figure 3 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.

Across 1 Vagrants (6) 4 Remember (6) 9 Of or relating to birds (5) 10 Mounting (7) 11 Location (4) 12 Cellar (8) 13 Incorrect (5) 15 Make fun of (5) 18 Musical band (3,5) 21 Small vessel for travel on water (4) 24 Mistake one thing for another (7) 25 Permit (5) 26 Scandinavian country (6) 27 Light shoe (6) Down 1 Snares (5) 2 Someone who operates an aircraft (7) 3 Small horse (4) 5 Outermost (7) 6 Similar (5) 7 Illuminates (6) 8 Largest continent (4) 12/15 Large circular tent used for circus performances (3,3)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Shatter, 5 Chaps, 8 Actress, 9 Rooks, 10 Egret, 11 Sceptre, 12 Outlet, 14 Hovels, 17 Arrests, 19 Tasks, 22 Glade, 23 Epitome, 24 Suede, 25 Descent.

Down: 1 Scale, 2 Actor, 3 Theatre, 4 Resist, 5 Curse, 6 Apostle, 7 Systems, 12 Oranges, 13 Tartare, 15 Obtains, 16 Ascend, 18 Scene, 20 Stole, 21 Spent.

QUICK Across:

14 Help develop, help grow (7) 15 See 12 16 Not in an edible or usable condition (7) 17 Blank areas (6)

English - Spanish

19 Pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends (5) 20 Employed in accomplishing something (4) 22 Bathroom item (5)

Down: 2 Moose, 3 Special, 4 Decisions, 5 Pan, 6 Turns, 7 Turkeys, 11 Estimated, 13 Origins, 15 Punches, 17 Extra, 19 Tales, 21 Ice.

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Rake (tool) (9) 6 With (3) 7 Support (7) 9 Swedish (f) (5) 10 Gust of wind (5) 12 Champion (7) 14 As (naipes) (3) 15 Butterflies (insects) (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across:

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Swan, 3 Plugs, 8 Amigdalas, 9 Rinse, 10 Otoño, 12 Cacahuete, 14 Clase, 15 Osos.

Down: 1 Subtract, 2 Again, 4 Ladrones, 5 Gol, 6 Like this, 7 Esponjas, 11 Ovens, 13 Col.

Down 1 Mochilas (9) 2 Desde entonces (5) 3 Rescue (7) 4 Remo (3) 5 Adolescentes (9) 8 Chirivía (7) 11 Garras (de animal) (5) 13 Mamá (3)

Hexagram

1 Amused, 5 Potato, 8 Bore, 9 Contrary, 10 Genius, 11 Easier, 12 Doll, 14 Out, 15 Pass, 16 Tigers, 18 Minute, 20 District, 22 Half, 23 Escape, 24 Desks.

Cryptic 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 (BOBBLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ARCADE

KAISER

AUNTIE

LETTER

BELIES

LIBIDO

BOBBLE (10)

LOITER

CANDLE

MEMBER

DESERT

PIGEON

EMBLEM

SLUICE

ESTEEM

STREAM

FILTER

SUBMIT

HURTLE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Exeunt 2 Martin 3 Inhere 4 Emerge 5 Murder 6 Mulish 7 Vulgar 8 Eldest 9 Feline 10 Vellum 11 Import 12 Osmium 13 Teller 14 Marten 15 Should 16 Intone 17 Cashew 18 Denies 19 Obsess

Across 1 Bird’s home is in Vine Street (4) 3 Greek hero mixed used soys (8) 9 A monster making some angry phone calls (7) 10 Conscious of a town in Herts (5) 11 Twist of the head (5) 12 Get at one in brown cover (6) 14 Pinch the Spanish metal (6) 16 Worship always in religious classes (6) 19 Was confused in her cable (6) 21 Awfully eager to concur (5) 24 An advance, we hear, on its own (5) 25 Rome can appear in a new light as an Italian city (7) 26 Runner organised printers (8) 27 Where one may eat food providing calcium and iron (4) Down 1 Wiping out ten aging ruins (8) 2 Pigpen the French way (5) 4 Dismissal of agreement about Northern Ireland (6) 5 A biased view from the friar’s lantern (5)

6 Misleading visa Eve replaced (7) 7 Thrown off a garden building (4) 8 Pure but pursued, by the sound of it (6) 13 Demote soldiers in front of emissary (8) 15 Demand a rum and cola, mixed (7)

17 Times the Queen required an item from the stationer’s (6) 18 For a prophet, find a Major, a clever person (6) 20 Austere at the rear of a ship? (5) 22 Woman distributing hoard (5) 23 Plenty of luggage (4)

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Beetle Drive evening CHECK out all forthcoming events which have been organised by Lux Mundi O N O C TO B ER 28, 24 friends of Lux Mundi, Torre de l M a r e njoye d a fun evening at the centre in a Beetle Drive.

Lux Mundi would like to thank all the friends who supported the event.

LUX MUNDI: A great evening was had by all. D ic e w e re s ha ke n a nd their artistic prowess was

shown drawing a beetle in the shortest stakes possible. The drive was won by Ms Pat sy Wi l l i am s and t he evening was completed by a delicious chilli con carne supper. A great evening was had by all and the event raised €298. Lux Mundi woul d like to thank all the friends who supported the event, which helped them continue with their charitable work. For t hcom i ng event s arranged by Lux Mundi are

a coach trip to Gibraltar on Novem ber 19, a Tai zé Prayer session on November 20 and a Chr i st m as bazaar at the centre on Novem ber 27 f r om 11am t o 1pm. The Gi br al t ar t r i p i s priced at €12 and the coach wi l l l eave Puent e don Manuel at 6.45am and stop for collections in Algarrobo, Caleta and Torre del Mar. Taizé services are held in Spani sh and Engl i sh at 8.30pm on the third Friday of each month at the Spanish Evangelical church on Calle San Andres For further information and bookings please contact the Centre, Torre del Mar Telephone: 952 543 334 E-mail: luxmundi@lux-mundi.org

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All spin and bluster PHILOSOPHY comparisons take a back seat as Blair emerges from the woodwork Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

THIS week I was planning to write about the comparative differences between the philosophies of Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer. Quite brief. Provocative. And thrilling. You’d have loved it. Trust me. I’m a journo … Never mind! But then something happened. My blood pressure started rising rapidly. Again. And not in a good way. After weeks of depressing news about Syria, refugees, Putin, Corbyn, population figures, plane crashes, who unexpectedly emerges from the woodwork? Yes. You’ve guessed: Tony Blair. And his mealy-mouthed declaration: “I’m ready for history’s judg-

MEALY-MOUTHED: Tony Blair admitted to ‘mistakes’.

ment.” In an interview with the US news channel CNN, the former PM admitted ‘mistakes’ and the conflict’s role in the rise of Islamic State but defended armed intervention in 2003. He apologised for the intelligence being wrong, ‘mistakes’ in planning and ‘mistakes’ in understanding what would happen after Saddam Hussein’s removal. Hang on there, Tony! Whilst you’re about it, what about all the other ‘mistakes’ you could apologise for apart from that ‘illegal’ war? How about some of the following: opening the doors to immigration; innumerable quangos; overpaid public servants; the PFI school/hospital programme; public spending (the national debt now exceeds £1.5 trillion). Let alone approval of Gordon Brown’s financial decisions as Chancellor that caused huge damage to the UK’s economy. But why is Blair making this statement now? And why to a US net-

work rather than British broadcasters or newspapers? Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, immediately accused him of conducting a ‘spin operation’ now that the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry - expected to be highly critical - is due to be published. The war led to large-scale public protests and rebellions against Mr Blair and the Labour Party. Saddam Hussein was toppled but around 500,000 people were killed in warrelated deaths from 2003. Yes, Mr Blair. You’ll go down in history as having transformed the country. From something great and promising to something confused and poorer. Your premiership was all spin and bluster. Nora Johnson’s thrillers Landscape of Lies, Retribution, Soul Stealer, The De Clerambault Code (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

Hamming it up over ban An inside story

Cassandra Nash A weekly look

POLITICAL harmony never comes amiss and witnessing the united front shown by the PP, PSOE, Cs and Podemos regarding Cataluña’s independence ambitions was encouraging. Unfortunately, they can agree to their hearts’ content but nothing the national politicians can come up with will deter Cataluña’s pro-independence faction. As last year’s referendum-that-wasn’t and September’s plebiscite-that-wasn’t demonstrated, the Catalans aren’t unanimously sold on independence. Politicians from outside the region won’t make a jot of difference. Only the 72 per cent of Catalans who would prefer to remain inside Spain rather than leave the European Union will do that.

- and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

THE Spanish are spitting feathers and chorizo over the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) blanket ban on cured and processed meat. Politicians of all hues and all ideological shapes and sizes have had little to say on the subject and who can wonder? With an election in just over six weeks not one has suggested measures that would leave a chorizo and ham-shaped hole in the much-praised Mediterranean diet. They need votes, not voters cheesed off with WHO-endorsed healthy living.

No regrets UNLIKE Tony Blair, who recently came as close as he ever will to admitting that the Iraq invasion and occupation was a mistake, Jose Maria Aznar has no regrets. The former president took Spain into the war despite fierce public opposition and claimed not long ago that the country benefit-

CHORIZO/JAMON THREATENED: Outcry over ban on cured and processed meat. ted from the conflict. Depends how you look at it: relatives and friends of the 193 people killed by 10 terrorist bombs on four Madrid commuter trains in March 2004 would probably disagree. Doubtless Spain’s police and intelligence services who have arrested 60 pro-ISIS

jihadists this year feel differently about it, too.

Rear-view mirror PSOE presidential candidate Pedro Sanchez can ignore the classic pantomime warning:

“He’s behind you!” because Cs leader Albert Rivera is catching up with him. A Metroscopia poll shows Cs currently scooping more votes but fewer seats than the PSOE and it’s not far-fetched to speculate that come December 20, Sanchez will be contemplating Rivera’s well-tailored back.

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Some customs in the USA drive me nuts Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’M currently on a trip to the USA and as much as I like visiting the country some of their customs drive me nuts! Like all this, ‘You have a nice day’, business which is usually said to everybody and is so insincere. Tipping! I don’t mind tipping but in the US it’s a crazy 20 per cent. And God help you if you go into a restaurant and try and leave less for whatever reason, like maybe the service was no good. You will get abused by the same angel that informed you on arrival her ‘name is Mary and she will be your server today’ and who then proceeds to not be very good at her job at all and the food wasn’t all that. Be prepared to be chased out of the place. I stay at one particular hotel. On arrival a man opens the cab door and I tip him. Someone else then helps me with

my case and I tip him. I go to reception, check in and go to my room. My luggage arrives and I tip the porter. Every day when I go to breakfast the waitress says to me, “Good morning, how are you today?” “Fine thanks,” I reply. She then asks, “and where are you from?” “Spain,” I reply. Day two it’s the same questions and same replies. Days three, four and five go pretty mu ch th e s a me . O n da y s ix I’ve ha d enough so I decide to expand on my answers and before she finishes her sentences she gets senkered! “Good morning and how.....” “Well, to tell you the truth I’m not all that today. “My legs ache as I have a very rare neurological condition, my kidney failure is still at stage three, the scars on my chest and legs also ache a bit because in th e n ig h t I took a drink a nd s ta rte d coughing and think I might have done s o meth in g... O h a nd by the w a y I haven’t moved - I still live in Spain!” The lady is now staring at me like I’m a raving lunatic and I wander off looking for my sugar free yoghurt. You all have nice day now!

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Blue lights for all priority vehicles AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

NEW LAW: Flashing blue lights. FROM February 2016, all priority vehicles on Spain’s roads will display flashing blue lights. Currently, fire vehicles, ambulances and tow trucks indicate that they are priority vehicles by use of flashing orange lights, only the police and Guardia Civil use blue. Spain was the only European country which had not adopted the standard but a change to the law has been published this week, which will come into force early next year. Are you allowed to exceed the speed limit while overtaking? This can be a confusing question as the answer is both yes, and no. But, mostly no. According to Article 51 of the Reglamento General de Circulación, “the maximum fixed speeds for conventional roads which do not pass through urban areas may only be exceeded by up to 20 kilometres per hour by saloon cars and motorcycles whilst overtak-

ing other vehicles travelling at lesser speeds.” This clause first came about to allow cars to pass a slower moving vehicle in the shortest time possible, allowing an increase in speed in order to execute the move quickly. The word ‘execute’ being a reminder that overtaking is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres. In the event of a head-on collision, speed is added to that of the oncoming vehicle, so a crash where two vehicles are travelling at 90 kph is the equivalent of crashing at 180 kph, when the two speeds are combined. The rule does exist, but only in certain circumstances and it can only ever apply to cars and motorcycles. The clause is not permitted on motorways, dual carriageways or in towns, or cities. This means it can only be used on so-called conventional roads, single carriageway, with no central reservation and outside of towns.

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Can he complain anonymously? I have received a letter from the administrator of my Community, telling me that there had been a complaint about my hedge being too large. The complainer was anonymous In this case the complaint is not really anonymous. The administrator is aware of the identity of the complainer and has accepted that the person has involvement with the Community. Clearly, the complainer wishes to avoid personal issues. So he informs the community through the ad-

and the administrator will not tell me his name. Is this legal? Can a complaint be made anonymously?

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ministrator. Properly, he should have brought his complaint to the president or the committee. The administrator or resident is

B.B. (Costa del Sol) under no legal obligation to reveal the name of the complainer. In fact, there is no formal action requested here, simply a report. If someone really feels your hedge should be cut back, he can bring this up at the AGM for discussion and a vote. At that point his identity would be known.

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Now is a good time to take cuttings ROOTS will soon grow whether replanted in the open ground or in pots Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

AFTER the recent wet spell and with continuing temperatures in the 20s, now is a good time to take and plant cuttings of herbaceous plants and succulents. Cuttings can be easily taken and roots will soon grow whether replanted in the open ground or in pots. • Rose cuttings Roses are easily propagated from cuttings in Spain. Take a cutting of 40 to 70 centimetres long, trim off the base at a budding point, trim off any side shoots, trim the top at a bud or group of existing leaves, cut a tight slit in the base and slide in one or two dry sweetcorn seeds tying these in with raffia if they won’t stay in place. Then make a deep slit in good soil with a spade and fill it with water. Then when the water has drained away dip the end of the cutting in rooting powder and slide into the slit pushing it in so that 70 per cent is below the soil level. Finally fill in the

SHRUBS: A cutting from any side branch has a good chance of rooting and flowering even next year.

slit with potting compost tapping it down as you do so with the end of a cane. You can grow new bushes, standards and climbers/ ramblers in this way. • Succulents Just cut off branches from the base or stem and plant directly in the garden or in pots in a gritty compost/soil mix. It is preferable to let the open base dry out for a couple a days before planti-

ng to avoid the loss of sap and rotting. • Bulbs Clumps of bulbs like Tulbaghia, Irises, Clivias, Crocosmias, Agapanthus, Hemerocallis, Canna Lillies and Fressias can all be split and replanted and should flower next year. • Shrubs If you wish to have additional plants of a favourite shrub, a cutting from any

s ide bra nc h ha s a good chance of rooting and flowe ring e ve n ne xt ye a r w he the r pla nte d in de e p pots or dire c tly into the ground. My garden has Hibiscuses, a Buddleja, Neriums, Pittosporum, Callistemons, Cistus, Echiums and Hydrangeas started this way. • Climbing shrubs These can be propagated from cuttings or by burying

The effect of rainwater on swimming pools HOW much does it influence pool chemistry? GIVEN that most swimming pools are, on average, 1.2 metres in depth, two centimetres of rain (which is quite a bit) would only change the make-up of the water by 1/48th. The other 47/48ths are still the original chemistry; therefore, should still be very near its original composition. There are other factors to take into account: acid rain or excessive pool

deck run-off, for example, may affect the pH levels to a degree. However, if the water had an original balance of 7.5 and given that acid rain would have a pH of around 5, 1/48th of the volume would bring the total down to around 7.3/7.4. In almost all cases the only significant impact of rain is that it often brings along contaminates, which are actually caused more by the wind

than the rainwater itself. More frequent vacuuming after a storm would help with this. Shocking your pool isn’t necessary, although, it’s not a bad idea either. If you get an extremely heavy rainfall, you could shock your pool for good measure. This will help fight off any contaminants that the rain may have brought to your pool.

the end of hanging branches into the soil for six to 12 months. Indeed if you look you may find rooted ends exist already. Bignonias, Jasmines, Honeysuckles, Ivies, Solandras, Solanums and Wisterias all propagate freely if you are lucky. • Herbaceous plants Rootballs split off from cl um pi ng and spr eadi ng per enni al s l i ke Sal vi as, Gazanias, Heliopsis, Leono-

tis, Strelitzias soon produce new flowering clumps, and with all cuttings inexpensive new plants. • Ground cover plants Most ground cover plants spr ead by put t i ng down roots from spreading branches. New plants are therefore easy to obtain by digging up a rooted end and cutting it off from the parent plant. Today is sunny so I am about t o go out and t ake cuttings for planting elsewher e i n t he gar den or preparing for friends with new gardens. In some cases the propagations are being stimulated by the need done to tidy overgrown areas of the garden. But how better to pass on unwanted rooted pl ant s t han com post i ng them or throwing them in the garbage bag! One job I have been doing this week is to plant up any bare holes in the rocky face of a 28 metre long dry stone wall that we inherited when moving house. Some were repeats from our own garden and others from friends or overhanging bushes that needed pruning as one passed along pavements.

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DOGS want to be trained and there is so much proof that trained dogs, and their owners, are happier than untrained ones. Great satisfaction can be derived from training a dog. It is not time consuming and most training can be done whilst exercising the dog. If you do not have time to exercise your dog then you should not have one. Training classes undoubtedly contribute to better training. One great advantage is that they accustom the dog to meeting others. Many people are regarded as experts when they have trained a dog of one breed to a very high standard. Faced with a difficult dog they

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would not know where to start. Training methods vary just as much as dogs and their owners do. There are however, many accepted exercises that form a useful basis for most dogs and owners. Many people do not fully realise their responsibilities and try very hard to comply and end up with a dog that will bite, cause a road accident, etc. Why? Because few owners understand canine mentality. Owners must not regard dogs as almost human as this is an insult to our canine friend. In this day and age we still do not know how dogs do some things, such as detecting mines and drugs. Intelligence is not an important factor in a dog’s make up. It is a fact that nearly all problem dogs are very intelligent and certainly a fact that few dog owners understand their instincts. Dogs and indeed all animals learn by association of ideas, they do not reason at all, but simply react to what is happening and do not think about what has happened or is about to happen. It is believed that sometimes they work out a problem for themselves. All training should be based on this.

How to treat your little furry pets NOT all pets are dogs or cats, many of us have smaller furry friends such as hamsters, gerbils, mice or chinchillas, most of which have specific needs when looking after them. Over the next couple of weeks we will look at basic needs and the things that make their ‘little furry’ lives happy. Chinchillas: One of the larger of this group, and the furriest. They need quite a big enclosure because they are very active. It’s a good idea to have different levels for them to climb and jump from. They also need an array of interesting toys so they don’t get bored, the toys don’t have to be elaborate, cardboard toilet rolls and boxes that they can hide in and chew on are ideal. Wooden seesaws and ramps are also favourites. Make feeding time a ‘fun

CHINCHILLAS: Very active and need an array of toys. time.’ Scatter some food around the cage and hide some in tubes, so they have an adventure hunting for treasure. Some don’ts! Don’t let your chinchilla have any plastic toys. Apart from the toxicity problems, these can splinter and be very harmful if eaten. If they like to chew on wood, let them chew branches made from softwoods, such as untreated apple, not furniture. Ide-

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A turbo engine for motorbikes AS if a 600cc model wasn’t quick enough already, Suzuki has been busy developing a turbo- powered bike engine. The engine, (no bike, just the engine) was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. Suzuki say it is a turbocharged eight-valve DOHC paralleltwin, and that it is productionready. The project, and what bike it will be installed in, are still a secret; officially, the only thing they would say about it was: ‘Turbo engine for motorcycles’, and not a word more.

New VW declaration ANOTHER emissions issue has arisen at Volkswagen. The German car-maker said it had found a C02 emissions problem during an internal review. “Under the ongoing review of all processes and workflows in connection with diesel engines, it was established that the C02 levels and thus the fuel consumption figures for some models were set too low during the C02 certification process,” they announced in a statement.

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2002 – M2: The legend lives on

ICONIC: BMW 2002 Turbo.

A CAR that stirs envy in all BMW fans By Steve Walsh NEARLY 45 years after the launch of the legendary 2002 Turbo, it has grasped the status of Automotive Icon. The leap in engineering taken by BMW, as well as their foresight in creating such an awesome car has set its place in more ways than one, as what BMW heritage stands for. The 2002 Turbo is the car that stirs envy in all BMW fans. The countless touches that make the car so unique, from the bulged fender arches to the mirrored air dam script, not to mention the outstanding performance for its time, sets the 2002 Turbo apart from any other BMW ever built… Or does it? Can the spirit of such a car be improved? A car that straddles the boundary between comfort and practicality versus mindless fun? Yes, it can! That compact high-performance BMW sports car that was already causing heads to turn and hearts to flutter over

LATEST INCARNATION: M2 carries on the heritage that BMW stands for. 40 years ago, has been reincarnated for today’s roads. Indeed, the BMW 2002 turbo perfectly encapsulated BMW’s resolution to deliver outstanding dynamics, exceptional agility and optimum car control, as it does today with the unveiling of BMW’s new M2.

With its high-performance six-cylinder in-line engine, rear-wheel-drive agility, lightweight aluminium M Sport suspension and extrovert styling, the new BMW M2 Coupe has all the ingredients to stand beside its ancestor, and deliver the last word in driving pleasure.

Design A single glance is all it takes to pick the new M2 Coupe out as a member of the M family, with its ‘in your face’ styling. Inspired by models from BMW motor racing, the new M2 Coupe makes no secret of its performance potential. The low front apron with large air

intakes, muscular flanks with characteristic M gills, 19-inch aluminium wheels in familiar M double-spoke design and low, wide rear with M-specific twin-tailpipe exhaust system, all play impressive roles. Performance figures The newly-developed, threelitre six-cylinder in-line engine in the M2 deploys cuttingedge M TwinPower Turbo technology to develop 370bhp at 6,500rpm and still returns around 33mpg. And in so doing, it lays down a marker in the high-performance compact sports car segment. The same applies to power delivery. Peak torque of 343lbft can be increased to as much as 369lb-ft in short bursts with ‘overboost’. All of which enables the new M2 Coupe with optional seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission and Launch Control to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in just 4.3 seconds. However, top speed is electronically limited to 250km/h (155mph).

Take a look at our lazy future WITH the Tokyo motor show in full swing this week, and taking a browse through the plethora of shiny toys on the stands, there seems to be an even more defined line between what I would call a car, (a fire breathing V8 track monster)

and what the Playstation generation will be driving very soon. I believe the term for people born after 1995 is ‘Generation Z’, people who have grown up with the internet, Smart phones and an overriding responsibility for the environment.

Mercedes Benz have obviously noticed not everyone uses spanners and an oily rag at the weekend, and reacted with two of the stars of the show. Firstly for Techie Tim; the latest in their concept car cupboard... The Vision Tokyo. Not so much a car as a lounge space that moves, the vision of the not too distant future is everything iPhone Ian ever wanted. Looking like a friendly sleeping puppy dog is a key to its image, in that it is designed to be your friend, not your car. With a sofa that wraps around a central entertainment space and an enormous entrance panel which doubles as a

large video screen, the interior is very much a cool living space while the driving area is a control wheel should it ever be needed. The system boasts a power source from a hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and inductive electric charging system which has zero emissions. For the diehard petrol head, Mercedes also want to prove that they have the last word in the ultimate dream machine. Also on display is the new Mercedes AMG GT3. The new thunderous track animal will still use the 6.2 litre M159 lump while the road going version is treated to the new M178 twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8.

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Golf International in Nerja A PERFECT day for golf, sunny, warm and no wind Los Moriscos Friday October 30 Individual Stableford: Ladies 1st, Claire Gray, Hcp25 31pts 2nd, Erica Oxford, Hcp29 30pts 3rd, Linda Anderson, Hcp18 29pts Men 1st, Ron Rowley, Hcp22 37pts 2nd, Pat Gray , Hcp12 36pts 3rd, Pat Dineen, Hcp28 36pts 4th, Sean Rooney, Hcp11 35pts Twos Sean Rooney 14. A perfect day for golf, sunny, warm and no wind. Ron was the day’s overall winner and his last game until the New Year so he decided to go out in style. El Puente will be sponsoring their annual game at Los Moriscos on Friday November 13. The meal and prize presentation will take place on Saturday November 21. Anoreta Monday November 2 Team Game (Best 3 of 4) 1st Team: John Millward, Peter Hobbs, Marisa Elias & Ellen Froland, 94points 2nd Team: Bev Legg, Rod Oldham, Peter Garner & Eloisa Sanchez, 93points 3rd Team: Stewart & Gill Green, Judy Howard & MayLiz Santon, 91points The sun shines on the righteous and also on some poor sinners at Añoreta on Monday despite a poor forecast. Baviera need to try a bit harder. John and Rod shared the two’s money. Baviera Tuesday November 3 Club Championship Final Individual Stableford Ladies Champion 2015: Erica Oxford, Hcp29,

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years that the Blues have lost three PL games in a row and they’ve now suffered 10 defeats so far this season. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy scored in his ninth successive PL match as City beat Watford 2-1. Only Ruud van Nistelrooy, who netted in 10 games in a row, is ahead of him. Manchester United (555 minutes without conceding a goal) beat WBA 20. Newcastle won the basement battle, defeating Bournemouth 1-0. Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield (Jurgen Klopp’s first defeat as Reds’ boss). Southampton (at Sunderland) and Norwich (v Swansea) registered 1-0 wins, while the games involving lowly Aston Villa and leaders Manchester City, second placed Arsenal and Spurs, and West Ham v Everton all ended in draws. Hull beat Middlesbrough 3-0 to remain top of the Championship on goaldifference from Brighton who set a club record 17 League games without defeat with a 2-1 win over MK Dons. Ipswich at Rotherham and Birmingham at Fulham, both won 5-2. There were five giant-killing acts in the FA Cup 1st round: Altrincham, with their 17th League scalp, knocked out Barnsley, Chesham United eliminated Bristol Rovers, Eastleigh won at Crewe, Forest Green Rovers ousted Wimbledon and Salford City, owned by five former Manchester United players, beat Notts County. Celtic (4-1 winners at Ross

35 points.

Mens Club Champion 2015: Ray Craig, Hcp 8, 36 points Ladies runners up: 1st, Gill Boutel, Hcp14, 27 points. 2nd, Gill Sibson , Hcp19, 23 points. 3rd, Claire Gray, Hcp25, 20 points. Men runners up: 1st, Jeff Puckett , Hcp25. 29 points 2nd, Pepe Gil, Hcp 9, 28 points 3rd, Gil Richardson, Hcp14, 28 points Twos: Ray Craig 8, Derek Sibson 15, John Murrell 15 & Clive Akid 15.

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County) are now six points clear of Hearts at the top of the SPL and Barcelona (3-0 victors over Villarreal) have overtaken Real Madrid (beaten 3-2 by Sevilla) as leaders of La Liga. There will not be any Premiership or Championship matches this weekend due to a series of internationals. Tomorrow - Friday the 13th – the Republic of Ireland visit Bosnia & Herzogovina for the first leg of their Euro 2016 qualifying play-off tie. The second leg is in Dublin on Monday night, and the away goal rule applies. Also tomorrow evening, it’s Spain v England in Alicante. Of the previous 24 meetings between the countries, England have won 12 and Spain eight. A crowd of 28,000 is expected in the Estadio José Rico Pérez. Other friendlies tomorrow include: France-Germany, Northern Ireland-Latvia and Wales-Holland while in U21 Euro Championship qualifiers, Bosnia & Herzogovina entertain England, Northern Ireland play France and Spain take on Georgia. In FL2 on Saturday, Plymouth will make a 670 mile round-trip to play York. Three Championship managers were sacked last week – Kit Symonds (Fulham), Chris

Powell (Huddersfield) Chris Ramsey (QPR). TENNIS – Novak Djokovic beat Andy

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JAMIE VARDY: Scored in his ninth successive Premier League match.

Murray in straight sets to win the Paris Masters title. This was the Serb’s 6th win out of the last seven matches against Murray. BOXING – Callum Smith stopped Rocky Fielding to claim the super-middleweight title in Britain. SAD NEWS – Tom Graveney, the former County and England cricketer, and ex-MCC president, has died aged 88. A majestic batsman, between 1948 and 1972 he scored 52,675 runs (4,882 in 79 Tests) at an average of almost 45.

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SPANISH rider led the race from start to finish Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

MOTOGP – A crowd of 112,000 saw Jorge Lorenzo, leading from start to finish, win last Sunday’s Spanish MotoGP to clinch his fifth world title ahead of Valentino Rossi. Marc Marquez came second in Valencia, Dani Pedrosa third and Rossi fourth. At the same

venue, Danny Kent became the first Brit to win the Moto3 world title for 38 years, since Barry Sheen in 1977. FORMULA ONE – The penultimate Grand Prix of 2015 takes place at Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday. Last year’s one-twothree was Nico Rosberg, Lewis

Hamilton and Felipe Massa. HORSE RACING – Hayley Turner, the most successful female jockey of all-time with 763 winners in 15 years, has retired. Trainer Gary Moore, father of jockeys Ryan and Jamie, is recovering in hospital after

JORGE LORENZO: Has clinched his fifth world title ahead of Valentino Rossi.

being kicked by one of his horses. CRICKET – England lost the third and final Test against Pakistan by 126 runs and with it the series 20. Let’s hope they do better in the One Day matches FOOTBALL ROUND-UP – Last weekend struggling Chelsea went down 1-0 at Stoke. It’s the third time in 16 Turn to Page 55