Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 8 - 14 October 2015 Issue 1579

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Princess Cristina to go on trial in January THE king’s sister stands accused of tax fraud

By John Smith Princess Cristina will stand trial for tax fraud on January 11, a Spanish court announced on Tuesday, October 6.

She will be the first member of the royal family to stand trial since the monarchy was restored in 1975 although there has been an earlier scandal which may have implicated the former king.

The 50-year-old sister of King Felipe

VI was charged following a four-year investigation into her husband, Inaki Urdangarin (pictured inset with the princess), who faces charges of moneylaundering and fraud.

The Palma court said the couple will stand trial next year along with 16 others in the case, although both have vehemently denied the charges.

Urdangarin is accused of embezzling in the region of â‚Ź6 million connected

with public contract awards through a non-profit foundation he and a business partner set up, and he faces a sentence of up to 19 years if convicted.

Having had her title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, which she received on her marriage in 1997, removed, Princess Cristina is sixth in line of succession to the throne, and faces a maximum sentence of up to four years if convicted.

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Armed gunman is arrested A MAN from Bunyola’s es Rafalot urbanisation was arrested on October 4 after allegedly injuring his partner and locking himself indoors with a loaded rifle.

The woman reported that she had managed to escape from the home after her partner had beaten her. The authorities persuaded the man to hand over his rifle.

Serious injuries A 22-YEAR-OLD woman has sustained injuries after falling from a seven-metre height in Porto Cristo.

The events took place on Sunday (October 4) at around 10.40am when the woman fell to an interior patio. She was then taken to the Manacor Hospital.

Bee eating wasps THE presence of an Asian wasp species (Vespa velutina) has been detected in Mallorca.

Although the wasps are of no particular risk to humans, the wasps may put bees in danger as they are known to

be an important part of their diet.

The Environmental department has asked anyone who spots the wasps, which are generally about three centimetres long, to alert the authorities on 112.

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Palma bus drivers worry about attacks ALTHOUGH security measures are in place not all are connected PALMA’S municipal bus drivers gathered on Friday (October 2) on Plaza de España to complain about the number of attacks they endure and demand the council does something to avoid them.

Between May and August, according to data from USO trade union, there were seven physical attacks on EMT drivers, and although most cases of verbal abuse are not reported there were at least 60 reports of serious insults and threats registered.

General Secretary for USO in the Balearic Islands, Juan Antonio Salamanca (who is also an EMT bus driver) explained that many members of staff have had to take sick leave due to the anxiety and stress attacks cause them.

Although security measures including CCTV cameras and panic buttons are in place, Salamanca complained, not all are connected.

One measure which proves effective is security screens, yet only one third of the fleet currently carry the equipment, leading the drivers to request more.

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SECURITY SCREENS: Only one third of the fleet carry the equipment.

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Forest fires

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Government reports

The Spanish love to see their history on parade

THERE have been 73 forest fires so far this year in the Balearic Islands, which affected 107.6 hectares of land, the regional government’s Environmental department has reported.

Better roads Spending announced

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FIGURES invariably depict characters from Spain’s past

OVER the next two years Mallorca Provincial Council’s Land Management and Roads department will be spending €23 million on improvements to minor roads on the island.

Lights up Christmas preparations MUNICIPAL workers have already begun setting up the Christmas lights in several streets across Palma’s centre such as La Rambla, causing surprise amongst passersby.

Forced expropriation Council compensation

Gigantes and Cabezudos

ON PARADE: The giant hollow figures which are several metres high.

By John Smith THERE is no doubt that the Spanish love parades and often the more unusual the better.

One theme that is always popular is that of the ‘gigantes y cabezudos’ which translates as ‘giants and big heads’ which have heads finely made from papier maché and invariably depict characters from Spain’s past.

The gigantes are hollow figures which are several metres high where a single person controls a harness within the body which allows it to shake and dance whilst the cabezudos are human size but with very large heads. Looking

450,000 is the record from 2009 for the number of people who placed flowers in a pyramid structure built in Zaragoza for the week of the Fiestas del Pilar by way of tribute to the Virgin Mary.

out through the mouth, this character normally uses one hand to steady the head and in the other holds a whip or inflated pig bladder so that ‘he’ can frighten children.

These figures are often accompanied by a marching band and cause much hilarity in parades around Spain, particularly during the Fiestas del Pilar which falls on October 12, a national holiday.

The most famous of the Pilar Fiestas is run in Zaragoza from October 10 to 18 and will certainly include these grotesque manikins, although on October 12, the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers will take centre stage in the parades.

THE title of a zarzuela from 1898 set in Saragossa about the Spanish army’s return from defeat in the Cuban War of Independence. The action focuses on characteristics of people from Aragon, comparing them to ‘Gigantes’ and ‘Cabezudos.’

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Stalker sentenced to two years in jail THE Palma Court has jailed a man to two years for harassing and stalking his ex-wife repeatedly after their divorce.

The events took place in October and November of 2012 when the victim confessed she wanted the di-

vorce. The 43-year-old man did not accept the break up and began harassing her with the goal of controlling every aspect of her life. He would call her persistently at home and at her workplace, sometimes anonymously. He would

visit the woman at her work and home and threatened her in front of their underage children.

He also called the university where the woman was studying at the time claiming she cheated during exams,

which was found to be untrue, amongst many other false allegations.

In addition, the man had access to the victim’s personal e-mail account, which he used to send messages impersonating her in several occasions.

The man confessed to all charges and accepted a twoyear sentence in prison as well as 65 days of community work. He has also accepted a restraining order from his exwife for a period of five years.

THE Manacor Council will have to pay €1.1 million after having forced the expropriation of a green area in the Son Fangos district. The sentence was issued by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands.

Tropical nights High temperatures MALLORCA has once again registered ‘tropical nights’ after the autumn started, reaching temperatures over 20 degrees and a level of humidity between 70 and 80 per cent according to the National Meteorology Agency.

Great results Industrial production INDUSTRIAL production in the Balearic Islands increased by 10.3 per cent in August if compared with the same month of 2014, more than double the increase registered for the whole of Spain, according to the National Statistics Institute.

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Bullfights will soon be ‘a bad memory’ says group ANIMAL well-being law to cover traditional sport when it is passed

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Our View 32

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PROTESTERS: Anti-bullfighting groups have found support in the parliament from left-wing parties.

THE three left-wing parties in the Balearic Islands Parliament (PSOE, Mes and Podemos) have committed to ban bullfighting in the region.

The animal rights organisations that la u n c h ed th e M a llo rca Sin Sa ngre (Mallorca Without Blood) campaign, announced that the three parties are to p u t fo rw a rd a p ro p o s ition in the Balearic chamber to modify the laws that allow bullfighting events.

“After many months of real effort and being able to make 24 towns de-

clare themselves ‘anti-bullfighting’ and ‘animal-friendly,’ as well as the support of 135,000 people and also figures from culture, fashion, cinema and sport, the Mallorca Sense Sang campaign is about to achieve its goal,” said the association Anima Naturalis.

Head of the association, Guillermo Amengual, said this achievement was ‘historic’ and celebrated that, “in a few days, bullfighting will just be a bad memory for the islands.”

However, the parties insisted that

there is no specific date for the legal modification which will eradicate bullfighting, which is to be included in the animal well-being law. In fact, the proceedings could take months, as it is not considered a priority.

In the islands, there are only four active bullrings; Palma, Alcudia, Inca and Muro, as festivities like this have seen a big reduction during the past few years, reaching the lowest figure this year, with just three bullfights having taken place.

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British bobbies help apprehend UK fugitive THE man was caught after a domestic violence incident A BRITISH man who was arrested in Mallorca on Saturday October 3 was wanted by British police in the UK. Ashley Carlton James, 30, was jailed in 2008 following a conviction for manslaughter. After escaping from Sudbury open prison in December 2010, he was finally detained in Magaluf.

Now in a Madrid prison, the fugitive was apprehended after police responded to a domestic violence call. Having fled the scene by the time the officers arrived he was later found at a different address in Calvia, Magaluf.

Two British bobbies who were helping to patrol the party resort were involved in the capture. The Guardia Civil said the British woman involved in the domestic violence case spoke to the British police on the scene. “With the information obtained from the statement, Guardia Civil and

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ON THE BEAT: Two UK officers were patrolling in Magaluf.

British officers began an investigation which culminated with the identification and arrest of the individual. This person was on the run from British justice because of a homicide committed

in the UK,� said a spokesman.

The fugitive was originally jailed in the UK for his part in the killing of student Uriel Johnson in Bilson, West Midlands, in July 2007.

Balearic Islands see healthy results for unemployment figures in September 56,531

TH E n u m b e r o f u n e mployed people in September dropped in the Balearic Islands t o 5 6 , 5 3 1 , wh ic h translates into 13.5 per cent decrease if compared with the same month of the previous year.

This number has placed the Islands as the second region which has registered a higher decrease, only beaten

by La R i o j a ( - 1 4 - 8 6 p e r cent).

However, if compared with August, unemployment did register an increase by 3.85 per cent in the islands, with 2,094 more jobless, the third higher increase, only behind Cantabria (4.71 per cent) and Asturias (4.17 per cent).

The data was released by the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security, which also released that,

is the number of jobless people registered in the Balearic Islands at the end of September

out of the total unemployed group in the islands, 27,735 a re me n an d 2 8 , 7 9 6 a re women. In addition, 5,676 are below 25 years old.

In terms of sectors, out of

the total unemployed people in the B a le a ric Is la nds , 39,703 worked for the service sector, 9,364 for construction, 3,038 for the industry sector and 3,088 did not have a previous job.

O ut of the tota l une mployed, 10,147 are foreigners and from those, 3,561 come from different countries of the European Union and 6,586 from outside the EU.

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Complaints on spread rubbish SPOKESPERSON for Unio per Binissalem Victor Marti has complained about the poor conditions seen at a municipal plot of land, where rubbish from the September Vermer Festivities has been left.

According to Mr Marti, the municipal staff left the rubbish in different places on the

plot and the strong winds during the past few days has caused plastic, paper and all sorts of waste to be spread all across the area.

Unio per Binissalem claims several residents and neighbours have complained about this matter and are requesting that the council find a solution.

New deputy mayor has been announced MAYOR of Palma, Jose Hila has announced the title of Deputy Mayor has been bestowed on Aurora Jhardi, to replace Miquel Comas who resigned last Tuesday (October 6).

Ms Jhardi had been until now the Public Function and Interior Affairs councillor. On the other hand, the Equality and Youth councillor Aligi Molina is to temporarily assume the responsibilities for Citizens’ Participation and Territory Coordination which had been performed by the now ex-councillor Comas, until the new councillor Eva Frade can join the governing team.

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New documentary on Darth Vader actor FILM will have official premiere in Palma

By John Smith TWO Mallorcan born producer/directors Marcos Cabotá (34) and Toni Bestard (42) will preview their documentary film ‘I Am Your Father’ which is about veteran actor David Prowse MBE (80) during the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival which takes place November 10 to 16.

Older readers will remember former bodybuilder Dave Prowse as the Green Cross Code man and then the body of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. He was spotted by George Lucas when he appeared in A Clockwork Orange and was invited to play the man from the Dark Side, but his voice was not considered appropriate for the character and although he remained behind the mask, all

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DAVID PROWSE: Starred as Darth Vader. of the vocal work was undertaken by American actor James Earl Jones.

The film will have its official premiere in Palma later in November and then will

go on general release. Any story about the actor who played one of the most famous cinematic villains of all times and explains the twists and turns of the casting is bound to be warmly welcomed.

Elderly German tourist missing AN 81- year- ol d Ger m an m an, on hol i day wi t h hi s wife and a group of about 40 ot her s was r epor t ed

m i ssi ng f r om t he Mur o beach late on Sunday October 4 and has still not been found despite searches conduct ed by Guar di a Ci vi l , Local Police, fireman and other officials.

A regular visitor to Mallorca, it transpires that he left the hotel to go swimm i ng at a l ocal beach but when he did not return and all that could be found on the beach were his sandals and a towel, his wife alerted the authorities who started searching the surrounding area immediately, although he was not officially reported missing until the following day.

Reports indicate that the officials used a helicopter, f ast boat and di ver s t oget her wi t h a dog handl er and sear cher s on f oot wi t h bi nocul ar s but so far, there has been no sighting of the missing man.

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Balearic residents are disapproving OF last term’s regional government AS many as 20.8 per cent of Balearic Residents described as “very bad” the management of last term’s regional government team, made up by the Partido Popular conservative party and led by Jose Ramon Bauza.

This is the latest data released by the Centre of Sociologic Initiatives (CIS) in the islands, which also showed only 0.3 per cent of those interviewed considered their performance as “very good,” 29.5 per cent described it as “bad” and 31.5 per cent as “mediocre.”

On the other hand, 16.8 per cent said that if it had been the socialist PSIB party the ones in charge of the government, they would have done it “worse.”

A total of 41.9 per cent of those interviewed said they believed the financial situation of the Balearic Islands was “mediocre,” while 27 per cent claimed it is “bad” and only 16.1 per cent described it as “good.”

JOSE RAMON BAUZA: Leader of Partido Popular.

Police work to identify body INVESTIGATIONS are underway to try to discover the identity of a man found dead on waste ground near Cala Blava in Llucmajor on Saturday (October 3.)

The body was spotted near a pine grove by a hiker, who alerted the authorities.

A Guardia Civil patrol was sent to the scene, and after an initial examination confirmed the remains, in an advanced state of deterioration, were human but there was no ID to be found and the body bore no apparent signs of violence.

As officers continue work to identify the body and check missing persons lists, a post-mortem examination due to be carried out this week is hoped to shed some more light on the case.

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New electricity tariffs introduced on October 1 DIFFERENT method of charging based on hourly usage

ELECTRICITY COSTS: Consumer bodies ambivalent as to whether there will be savings.

By John Smith

WITHOUT a great deal of publicity, a number of the larger electricity companies introduced a new method of c ha rging for e le c tric ity based on hourly usage with each hour having a different ta riff, w hic h c a n a ls o change depending upon the day of usage.

In theory, there could be 168 different tariffs each week and even they could c ha nge de pe nding on whether it’s a windy day, as if it is , more w ind pow e r comes into play and electricity could get cheaper.

Organisations such as the C itiz e ns A dvic e B ure a u seem a little ambivalent as to whether there will be any real saving although they think on balance there may be.

They do point out, however, that a high percentage of the bill from the electricity companies is in respect of taxes and fixed charges rather than consumer usage.

They also point out that all those with a tele-operate d digita l me te r a nd on a

cont r act wi t h t he PVPC ( Pr eci o Vol unt ar i o al Pequeño Consumidor) tariff wi l l be aff ect ed by t hi s change.

168 different tariffs could be put in place for each week

Those on a contract that off er s a f i xed pr i ce f or a whole year are not.

Practically all electricity com pani es can off er an hour-to-hour billing system, but the system as regulated by the state can only be off er ed by ‘ com m er ci al i zador es de r ef er enci a’ amongst which are Endesa, I ber dr ol a, Gas Nat ur al Fenosa, EDP España and E.ON España. With the new regulation in force, more companies can join if they meet certain requisites.

There is some confusion as t o t he l i kel y cost of changing the meter (and the government aim is for all

m et er s t o be r epl aced by 2018) but according to information received, one of the ‘main players’ has indicat ed a €9 charge f or changi ng t he m et er f ol lowed by an 81-cent monthly rental charge.

Beware the unscrupulous who may try to take advantage of this change and always contact your electricity supplier as they are the ideal company to make any changes for you.

It would be almost impossible for any consumer to be completely aware of all of the costs, but it is fairly obvious that peak charges are likely in the morning and the evening whilst low costs are more likely after midnight and at weekends especially Sunday.

This change will affect everyone who uses electrici t y over t he next t hr ee years, but whether the companies have come up with a solution which will benefit t he consum er i s yet t o be seen and t he f act t hat no consumer organisation was consulted in the drawing up of these plans may be ominous.

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Wifi spreads SELVA’S municipal theatre was the setting chosen to present the arrival of fibre optics, which now reach all homes across the town thanks to company FibwiWifibaleares, which will allow residents to have a faster connection.

Politics talks REGIONAL government ex-president Cristofol Soler gave a conference in the Cas Concos social centre under the name ‘The Mallorca that we want’, which revolved around political activism.

Top textiles THE Balearic Islands’ textile industry saw a total of €567 million in revenue in 2014, which translates into 32.4 per cent more than in 2009, according to a report conducted by EAE Business School.

CAP DE FORMENTOR: One of the lighthouses due to get some TLC.

10 lighthouses to undergo upgrades ONGOING work not expected to affect sea traffic

By Eleanor Hawkins THE Balearic Islands’ Port Authority has awarded contracts worth €257,990 for work to improve various lighthouses in Mallorca.

Fourteen jobs are programmed at 10 lighthouses in Alcanada, Cala Figuera, Capdepera, la Creu, Cap Gros, Portocolom, Cap Blanc, Formentor,

Punta de l’Avançada and ses Salines.

Three beacons at des Morro de sa Carabassa, Punta Plana and sa Puntassa and a home for marine signal workers at Port d’Andratx will also receive attention.

The work, which will be carried out by Obras y Pavimentos MAN, is expected to take five months and will not affect sea traffic.

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Ex-policeman gets off lightly A FORMER National Police officer and three other people accused of attempted fraud and faking ID have got off lightly after reaching an agreement with the prosecution.

In 2010, one of the accused presented a photocopied fake ID card at a notary and the other three acted as witnesses to fraudulently obtain power of attorney to put two homes on sa Pobla’s Calle Doctor Gomez Ulla up for sale.

Although sales didn’t ac-

tually go through, the former policeman and a sidekick were found to have provided a promissory note for €91,500 and were given the keys to the homes.

Although initially the Public Prosecutor’s office requested three-year jail sentences for the four people, their lawyers came to an agreement and they pleaded guilty to charges of faking public documents and attempted fraud and were sentenced to six months each in jail, which can be exchanged for fines.

Students save driver A GROUP of UIB university students saved a 20-year-old woman on Monday (October 5) after her car crashed and caught fire on the Velldemossa road.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and it hit a wall, injuring her, before bursting into flames. Luckily a nearby group of students managed to help her out before the flames spread and Palma fire brigade arrived soon afterwards.

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Helping to feed children in need THE Balearic Islands Regional Government will spend €580,000 this year on the islands’ schools to help poorer students.

This week, head of the government, Francina Armengol, presented an initiative called the ‘Social Emergency Fund’, which has been designed to help families in need with aid to pay for school meals for their children or to participate in after-school activities, as well as buying school supplies.

“This initiative has been launched to look for solutions for those people who are in a situation of great necessity, es-

Summer’s end delayed THE trend seen in Mallorca’s holiday demand during the first few weeks of autumn has been so positive that most hotels in Mallorca have delayed their closure.

Requests from big tour-operator chains and online bookings are to delay the end of the ‘summer season’ at least until the second fortnight of October, according to the hotel association of Platja de Palma.

“This delay has been mainly motivated by an increase in bookings, especially by German tourists and the hotel occupancy is to rocket to 85 per cent this month,” said head of the association Francisco Marin.

Dramatic accident A 25-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist died on Monday (October 5) after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a traffic barrier in the road which connects Andratx with the port.

The accident took place at around 11pm and the young man died when he was on his way to Palma Hospital in the ambulance.

After falling from the motorcycle, the rider was thrown on to the verge of the road and his helmet broke.

pecially those children whose families cannot afford proper food,” said the president, who

explained that the money had been diverted from less important allocations.

Francina Armengol made the announcement.

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Palma airport installs virtual assistants to help passengers SYSTEM creates illusion of a real person and can speak four different languages PALMA DE MALLORCA airport has a new virtual assistant to help passengers prepare for security checks.

The Tensator Virtual Assistant system, already in use at large international airports including Heathrow, Dubai and Frankfurt, aims to speed up the security process and make it easier for passengers by providing them with information from the start to allow them to arrive fully prepared for inspections.

Virtual assistants create the illusion of a real person using the latest technology and include movement detectors so messages will stop when nobody is nearby and start again when people approach.

At Mallorca airport, they have been placed just before the automatic boarding passreading doors and will speak Spanish, Catalan, English and

MEASURES: Scheme aims to improve comfort and safety.

German.

This is one of just 150 measures included in the

Palma de Mallorca Airport 365 scheme, which aims to improve safety and comfort

and to offer passengers the best possible service every day of the year.

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NEW ROUTES: There will be an increase in the number of flights to Barcelona.

Vueling to launch 11 new routes to and from the Islands DESTINATIONS include Nantes, Zurich and Munich

By Maria José Fernandez FLIGHT company Vueling has announced an increase of connections to and from the Islands which are to be launched as of November 2015.

Until March 2016, Vueling will operate 33 routes, 11 of which are completely new.

Amongst the main additions are the increase in the number of flights between Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona which are to reach 10 per day, one more than the same period of

2014, according to Vueling’s statement.

The company will operate 18 direct routes from the Balearic Island’s capital, a total of 670,728 places.

The new direct routes have the following destinations: Nantes, Zaragoza, Zurich, Munich and Santiago de Compostela.

There will be an increase in frequency for routes to Bilbao, going from one to four weekly connections and Sevilla, six flights per week, two more than the same season of 2014.

30 arrested after police raid s’Arenal hostess clubs POLICE raided four hostess clubs in s’Arenal last week in an operation against credit card fraud which led to 30 arrests.

Investigations by Llucmajor Guardia Civil under Operation Obsession discovered that waiters and prostitutes were working together to remove customers’ credit cards while they were distracted by sexual services and made charges to them before returning the cards un-

noticed, obtaining an estimated €300,000 from about 200 unsuspecting victims.

The customers, many of whom were tourists from abroad, often left the premises with no idea what had happened, and investigators believe the fraudsters assumed they would be too embarrassed to report them to the police upon discovering the charges.

Following a long investiga-

tion, at 1am on October 1 a group of officers burst onto Calle del Jamon, a well-known nightlife scene, and carried out inspections at four clubs (Obsession, El Buho Verde, Safos and Mallorca) and the homes of three main suspects.

The owners of the clubs, employees and 20 prostitutes were arrested for suspected fraud, and credit card machines confiscated for examination.

Calvia welcomes its new chief of local police AS of last week Calvia’s Local Police force has a new chief, Justino Trenas, an experienced officer who now faces the challenge of reorganising the force and meeting expectations to create a better force that is closer to the community.

Trenas’ promotion puts an end to a difficult

period, said local mayor Alfonso Rodriguez Badal, during which Jose Luis Rubiales and Antonio Pascual did an excellent job of holding the force together following last year’s arrest of former chief Jose Antonio Navarro for alleged involvement in a corruption case which is still under investigation.

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A passion for getting things done 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.

Past experiences spur Jayne Fisher on to help mistreated and abandoned animals.

JAYNE FISHER has always used her skills to help others who are less fortunate than most. She is a woman who sees the bigger picture, and is focused on how to achieve the desired results.

She arrived in Spain in 2005, after working in Edinburgh as the Chief Executive of a home for the disabled. She was responsible for finding suitable homes for those who needed special physical requirements and she made sure that ongoing support was at hand.

From this background, it is no surprise that Jayne still possessed the passion to get things done when she and her husband Bill bought their home here in Spain.

She had witnessed terrible sights and many abandoned animals - two being left to starve in the mountains which rang alarm bells in her conscience that something had to be done.

Being in a position to volunteer help, Jane contacted a small charity that had been operating, named ADANA, which was in desperate need of obtaining ongoing funds. She recalled: “I began to distribute tin money boxes all around the area just to get money coming in for the shelter. The problem was plain to see that you need ongoing funds, and not just the one-off influx from an event.”

Jayne began to help organise events along with other volunteers, and being treasurer she has to make sure that that tap always flows.

FORWARD THINKER: Jayne believes in educating the young about being responsible for their animals.

Jayne always gives 100 per cent When you see an unwanted animal in a new home, it is a feeling that money cannot buy”

Fact file Name: Jayne Fisher Age: 57 Profession: Treasurer of ADANA Family: Husband, Bill Pets: 3 ADANA dogs and 2 cats Where from: London

The ADANA shelter needs €9,000 per month to keep it going, and depends entirely on funds raised.

During the course of the years, Jayne has become a well-known figure in the community, which has assisted her in being able to raise thousands upon thousands of euros to keep up the good work.

Jayne also thinks outside the box, as she believes that educating children on how important it is to avoid unwanted breeding and be responsible for chipping their pets, is vital.

She has visited schools in the area, including Calpe School, where she

Where now: Sabanillas, Estepona, Malaga Languages spoken: English, Spanish Book or TV: Book Favourite title : Salman Rushdie novels Strengths: Organising, getting things done What irritates you about some people: Those who are judgemental

gives talks to the classes. Always thinking, and always giving 100 per

cent is why Jayne really does achieve her goals.

She added: “In five years from now, I would like to see the ADANA shelter with electricity and be up to a high standard without having to constantly battle on with short-term projects.” It is her rewards that drive her on, as she remarked: “When you see an animal that has been through the rough times and totally unwanted, to witness them in their new home is a feeling that money cannot buy.

“It’s not just about animals, but it is also how animals can bring joy to children or an older person. It works for both parties and makes me happy to see comfort in others in that way.”

Between organising and overseeing programmes including the ‘Sponsor a Dog’ programme, Jayne is also the president of her home community.

She admits that she has a desire for team work, moving forward and making a change.

She is always grateful for support from organisations, including Euro Weekly News, in sponsoring dog shows and the like.

Her faith in the community and her need for giving things back is what is at the heart of her persona.

She also finds strength in her local church and is always there to support others around her.

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Hotel owners warn against restrictions WORKS may have to be finished by next summer season

POLLENSA PORT: Suffered damages due to the strong waves.

Damage to Port of Pollensa beach AREA is in need of a complete series of renovations

By Maria José Fernandez THE Port of Pollensa suffered damages due to the strong waves registered on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Waves flooded the beach and took a large amount of sand into the water.

Environment councillor Bartomeu Cifre Bennassar said the area will undergo reparations shortly, even though the

tourism season is almost over, saying: “We are aware that the image of this area is catastrophic and we cannot allow this appearance to give the beach negative publicity.”

“In Port de Pollensa, the sand is not as rooted as in other beaches as it was made with artificial regenerations and it depends on the protection of the breakwater,” he continued.

In addition, several boats were also washed onto the

shore, as well as a jet ski taken to the Dels Tamarells Beach.

The sand that was thrown to the seafront buried hundreds of hammocks and many sunshades were left completely destroyed.

The children’s park near the S’Embat breach bar was left completely filled with sand and covered with sea plants.

In short, the area is in need of a complete series of renovations and cleaning works.

Son Llatzer hospital porter attacked on duty A WOMAN was arrested last week for attacking a porter from Son Llatzer hospital’s A&E department and injuring him.

Witnesses reported that the woman had an anxiety attack after being left waiting for a long time and as the porter tried to calm her down she attacked him and scratched his face,

leaving him unable to finish his shift.

The 34-year-old man, the Health Service reported, suffered minor wounds and a National Police patrol was called to arrest the woman.

Unions complain that this type of attack is common due to a lack of staff which leads to longer waiting times angering patients.

HOTEL owners in Platja de Palma have w a rne d tha t inve s tme nts of up t o €150 million to be spent during the low season could be withdrawn if the amendments to tourism establishment regulations are not approved in October or, at the latest, in November.

Head of the Hotel Owners Association in Palma, Francisco Marin, expressed his concern for the decision of the Palma Council to paralyse the projects which were meant to unify interpretation criteria for the General Tourism Law and the Integral Reform Plan (PRI) of the tourism area.

For her part, Head of the Mallorca Hotel Owners Federation, Imma Benito, expressed the same concern and requested regional and local administrations to speed up the process to avoid losing investments.

Mr Marin said he trusts this paralysis will not affect those projects that comply with all regulations.

However, he explained that if many investors do not have their licences for October or November, these projects will not be carried out during the weekend, as works would have to be finished by the next summer season.

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Call for more support for nursing mums MORE than 100 people turned out on Sunday (October 4) to defend the rights of breastfeeding mothers at Palma’s Parc de la Mar and ask for better working conditions.

At noon, Joan Maria Moll, President of the Balearic Breastfeeding Association, read out a manifesto asking for measures to allow women to carry on breastfeeding their babies, including longer paid maternity leave and flexible working hours.

The association complained that in spite of important measures included in the Equality Law introduced in 2007, since the start of the recession employers have been making women feel their jobs will be at risk if they take extra time off to feed their babies.

“Today most women work and it’s hard for them to do so and carry on breastfeeding, but not impossible. They need everyone’s help to achieve this goal,” the association president stressed.

Better system for collecting unwanted furniture signalled PALMA’S municipal refuse collection company has announced that as of December 1, a new system will be put into place for old furniture collection.

Whereas in the past this was done by appointment only, l e a d i n g t o p e o p le dumping unwanted items on the streets when they were unable to obtain appointments, as of December 1

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Reading trends among Balearic residents NUMBER of people who read books similar to national average

By Maria Jose Fernandez AS many as 38 per cent of the total population of the Balearic Islands has not read a book for more than year.

However, the number of people who do read in the islands is not far away from the national average, which has increased since 2011, and reflects that at least 62.2 per cent of people in Spain do read a book at least once a year.

The data was released in the Survey on C ultura l H a bits in Spa in 20142015, published by the Spanish Culture Ministry.

Even though 40.6 per cent in the Balearic Islands claim to have read a book in the past month and more than 50 pe r c e nt did s o in the la s t 12 months, it is Madrid and Navarra residents who show the highest ‘love’ for reading.

STILL FAVOURITE: Paper books outstrip e-books.

In terms of new technologies, physic a l books a re s t i l l pr ef er r ed i n t he Balearics, and a staggering amount of

98 per cent of all readers said they still used paper books instead of digital e-books.

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th ere w ill b e a s et d a y for collection in each district.

O n th e d e s ig n a te d da y, residents will be able to put their items out for collectio n b etw ee n 8 p m and 10.30pm.

T h o s e c a u g h t d u mp ing items outside the hours or on other days of the week may face fines of between €300 and €900,

VISITOR ATTRACTION: The necropolis at Son Real.

Free access to nature FROM next week entry to the Son Real Nature Park in Santa Margalida, between Can Picafort and Son Serra de Marina, will once again be free of charge.

A €3 fee to get into the visitors’ centre at

the entrance to the park or join guided tours has been paid by 2,881 people, but the management has now decided to remove the fee.

Environmental Councillor Vicenç Vidal stated: “Access to nature should be free of charge.”

A BUS driver in Palma passed out while driving, crashing against a tree in Calle Comte Sallent which caused injuries to several passengers.

He was able to slow down before the crash, which minimised the impact.

Palma Council reported that nine passengers and the driver sustained injuries, although minor.

The bus was covering the line number 16, from Establiments to Son Fuster.

All the injured were taken to the Son Espases Hospital to receive medical treatment.

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New projects CALVIA Council’s Youth Department has begun visiting schools across the town to let teachers and students know about new projects which are to be launched by them.

Health fair CAMPANET’S Health Fair celebrated its fourth edition last Sunday (October 4) with the organisation of the Ajmas Centre. Visitors were able to browse stalls with all sorts of natural products and therapies.

Folk album FOLKLORE group Aires de Monti-Sion from Porreres celebrated last Friday (October 2) its 40th anniversary with the release of an album of typical Mallorcan traditional music pieces.

AFFECTED AREA: Can Pere Antonio beach in Palma.

Discharge closes beach BREAK in waste water pipe contaminates seawater

By Maria Jose Fernandez CAN Pere Antonio beach in Palma has been closed for the second time in a month due to a waste and faecal matter discharge in the water.

Local daily Diario de Mallorca said the infrastructure which presented the fault that caused the leak was renovated not

long ago. The pipe which takes waste water to the Molinar treatment plant broke under the Conference Palace on Saturday night, at a point which had been diverted for the construction of the facilities.

Sources at Emaya, the company in charge, said staff had been working to resolve the issue and that it was necessary to empty the pipe by releasing all waste wa-

ter into the sea. The red flag was hoisted to prevent beach-goers from bathing.

It is the third time that a leak has occurred at Palma beaches. On July 4, Emaya had to close the Ciutat Jardi after the treatment plant overflowed. The second incident was on September 3, when Can Pere Antoni, Ciutat Jardi and Can Pastilla were closed.

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Two years in prison for father who molested daughter A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison after sexually abusing his 11-yearold daughter in Andratx.

The now convicted man was caught red-handed by the victim’s mother when he was molesting her, after which the man went to the Guardia Civil station to confess.

During the trial, he admitted the charges and the prosecutor’s office lowered its petition from four years to two in view of his confession.

The man will also spend five years on probation, will be denied parental responsibility for three years and three months and will not be able to approach or communicate with his daughter for five years.

In addition, he will have to pay a €400 monthly pension for her until she turns 18.

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Bicipalma not popular amongst local cyclists LAST time there was a marked decrease in users was when it ceased to be free

PUBLIC BIKE SERVICE: Not proving as popular as it was back in January 2014.

BICIPALMA, Palma de Mallorca’s public bike service, has seen a decrease in users by 23 per cent since 2014.

The number of users of B ic ipa lma ha s gone from 2,265 users to 1,737 from January 2014 to September

of the present year, according to Head of the Mobility Department of the Palma Council, Joan Ferrer.

The counci l l or sai d a meeting will be held with t he depar t m ent ’s t eam t o analyse the reason behind the loss of 528 cyclists in

just 21 months.

It is not the first time this service has seen a dramatic reduction in users: the starkest one was registered when t he ser vi ce ceased t o be free, in December of 2012 when it went from 22,000 users to only 2,061.

Inca pool to be reopened shortly COUNCIL will focus on fixing leaks on the roof THE municipal indoor pool of Crist Rei (Inca) did not resume its activity last Thursday (October 1), as planned.

The Council’s Sports Department explained in a statement that there are several deficiencies which need to be sorted out before reopening the pool, which is expected to happen in around 10 days.

He apologised for the inconvenience to the more than 1,000 users.

During the next days, the town council will focus on fixing the leaks on the roof, changing pool filters and replacing the heat water pump.

“We are working as fast as we can,” said a representative, who continued: “We have delayed the reopening to be cautious.

Obviously, we will not charge users for the month of October.”

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Game of Thrones spoiler alert for Almeria City

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IF rumours are correct, La Alcazaba will be closed to the public on October 20 and 21.

This is regarded as unspoken confirmation that these are the days when the Moorish monument overlooking Almeria City will become a Game of Thrones location. The production company is giving nothing away, especially after leaked photographs of filming in Belfast were circulated on the internet.

The regional and local government are agreed that choosing Almeria as one of the locations for the sixth season of the HBO fantasy season will bring free international publicity for the province and more employment. Rosa Aguilar, who heads the Junta’s Culture department admitted that at present it not impossible to calculate the direct benefits to Almeria, especially as filming has yet to start.

Lucia Ayala, a Podemos party regional MP for Almeria is unconvinced. Speaking in the Sevilla parliament she claimed that the province would be called on to provide nothing more than extras, runners, gofers, waiters and drivers.

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Fun for seniors

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A SPECIES of shark was found washed up on the beach of El Cura in Torrevieja. The animal was nearly 3m in length and in an advanced state of decomposition.

ALMOST 1,500 senior residents are currently taking part in the different workshops offered by Velez-Malaga Council. Among the courses offered are memory workshops, painting courses, sevillana dancing, theatre and choir singing.

TEACHERS in Valencia are complaining they have not been paid for September. The teachers union, STEPV is carrying out a survey to identify those affected in order to denounce the situation. There are so far over 300 teachers who have not been paid.

THE third series of British-American horror drama television series Penny Dreadful will be partly filmed in Almeria Province. Until now it has been shot in London and Dublin.

Eco-park tender TORREVIEJA Council has initiated the procedure for bidding out the management contract of the municipal Ecoparque.

City accident A MAN, aged 55, suffered a head injury after being hit by the back of a bus at the juncture of Calle Diego Ramirez and Calle Apollo in Torrevieja. He was taken to hospital to be checked over.

Unemployment falls A TOTAL of 179 people left the unemployment register in Murcia Region during September, 0.14 per cent less than during the previous month. It puts the number of unemployed in the Region now at 130,354.

Architecture week THE Architects Association marked the Week of Architecture with a workshop for children in the Plaza Gabriel Miro in Alicante, inspiring the professionals of tomorrow.

Migrants rescued A TOTAL of 28 Sub-Saharan migrants were rescued from a dinghy 55 miles off the coast of Granada and were taken to Motril. The boat was spotted at around 2pm on September 30 and the migrants were rescued by the Salvamar Hamal (sea rescue) craft. All those aboard appeared to be in good health.

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FIRST prize in the National Lottery has been won by a resident of Almuñécar and another one in Ojén.

The two lucky winners will share the staggering amount of €1 million thanks to the 55,458 winning number.

THE Department of Transportation in Benidorm has announced that from October 1 it is no longer necessary to pay for parking in the blue zone, offering a total of 1,126 more free parking spaces in the town.

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Promoting sports

THE Secondary School Villanueva del Mar in La Herradura has launched a pioneering initiative. The ‘School for parents’ has been designed as a way of providing parents with information concerning many different aspects of their children’s education.

JAVEA Town Hall has renewed cooperation agreements with various sports entities in the municipality as a contribution to the promotion of sport among young people. Funding will be provided to the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club and others in the town.

XIXONA Town Hall has called for measures to be put in place to prevent the extinction of the native Carrasqueta Deer, urging the regional government to increase surveillance in mountain areas and increase punishments for illegal hunting and poachers.

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Multiple stings TORREMOLINOS’ lifeguard team reported that the majority of the incidents dealt with this year involved jellyfish, with 2,266 people suffering stings in July and 1,639 in August.

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TERESA and Catalina, rare identical twins born at Malaga’s El Angel private clinic after a ‘mo-mo’ pregnancy, where the babies share an amniotic sac and placenta but have separate umbilical cords, have been sent home after spending two months in incubators.

False surgeon A MAN who masqueraded as a plastic surgeon in Marbella and caused serious harm to a patient in 2006 during a botched boob-job has been jailed for 19 months and ordered to pay €36,200 in damages.

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ONCE work finishes on the false tunnel for heavy traffic bound for Garrucha port, all 585 moorings for private craft are expected to be taken. At present only a quarter are used.

MARBELLA and San Pedro now have their own cocktails, which will be presented at Madrid’s Fitur tourism fair in January.

The recipes were created by local barmen Oliver Cintrano and Juan Antonio Bernal.

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Trail to success

AFTER January 1 Gador residence will no longer pay the Impuesto de Construcciones tax when improving or modifying their properties. He is honouring his election pledge, the mayor said.

THE Caminito del Rey mountain trail near El Chorro has attracted more than 160,000 visitors since it opened on March 28. As of 2016, Malaga Provincial Council has announced that it will be charging a small entry fee.

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High hopes EIGHTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Francisca Funes from Almocita fulfilled a lifelong ambition by reaching the top of Mulhacen, Spain’s highest mainland mountain in the Sierra Nevada. She completed the final kilometre of the 3,478 peak.

Epic fail “THE capital city of Asturias? Almeria!” answered Gran Hermano (Big Brother) contestant, Ivy during one of the show’s weekly tests. Originally from Mexico, she now lives in Barcelona.

Four years A SEVENTY-TWOYEAR-OLD woman from Coin has been sentenced to spend four years in a prison psychiatric facility for stabbing her daughter-in-law, who she believed was trying to poison her and her son.

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Digital precision eyecare the future at Specsavers Opticas FOLLOWING an eye examination the optical team assists customers in selecting glasses OCTOBER 8 is World Sight Day, with the theme of eye care for all. To support this initiative and offer quality eye care for everyone, Specsavers Opticas has introduced a cutting edge new way of selecting and fitting customers’ glasses, using imaging software on tablet devices. Digital Precision Eyecare, ensures everyone receives the right professional care and advice in frame selection and dispensing for their prescription, vision and lifestyle needs.

Jose Angel Moral-Tajadura, Business Development Director of Specsavers Opticas says: ‘This is very clever kit and gets customers much more involved with the frames and lens selection. It’s a quick and easy process which ensures a perfect fit every time.’

Following an eye examination, the optical team assists customers in se-

CLEVER KIT: Gets customers much more involved with the frames and lens selection. lecting their preferred glasses. Imaging software on a tablet is then used to take an image of them wearing the glasses, which in turn captures a range of es-

sential dispensing measurements.

These are unique to the customer and their chosen glasses.

José Ángel adds: ‘The tablet can al-

so be used to show you what you look like wearing a range of different glasses to help you make your choice. The intelligent software also helps you

choose any lens options you might want, by demonstrating what they do in real time.’ It is also provides a more precise reading for varifocal lens wearers to get the correct lens to suit their needs.

Digital Precision Eyecare is now available in all Specsavers Opticas stores in Spain.

José Ángel adds: ‘Digital Precision Eyecare is all about providing a highly professional service in as convenient a way as possible for our customers. All our staff are fully qualified and trained in using this new equipment, and their expertise remains part of the service.

Specsavers stocks a variety of glasses, from just €29 to designer styles from €129. All glasses come with standard single vision lenses and a scratch-resistant treatment. Visit www.specsavers.es for information or visit www.iapb.org/wsd15

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Survival success SWEDEN has the highest cancer survival rates in Europe according to a study by the European Cancer Congress in Vienna. Survival rates in northern Europe averaged 59.6 per cent with Sweden’s at 64.7 per cent.

Wealthy Swedes SWEDES are the fourth wealthiest people in Europe and fifth richest in the world behind the Swiss, the Americans, British and Belgians according to a wealth study by insurer Allianz.

Repeat offender DENMARK: A Palestinian, aged 25, who stabbed a police officer at an asylum centre in Denmark is the same man who is accused of attacking a Swedish minister earlier in the year.

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Project wastes money BEECH tree had no fruit AN art project in Bristol that aimed to capture the sound of beechnuts falling from a 100-year-old tree is scuppered as the tree chosen had no fruit wasting £37,000 (€50,000).

Airport fine A DRIVER has been fined £150 (€200) after getting lost at the Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster and stopping ‘for seconds’ to get her bearings and turn around in a dead-end road.

Mad cow A COW on a Welsh farm has been confirmed as being infected with mad cow disease. The disease has not entered the food chain and there is no risk to human health according to the authorities.

Price hike UK telecoms regulator Ofcom just announced an inflation-busting price hike that will triple the licence fees

OLD BOYS CLUB: Theatres hostile environments for women.

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paid by UK mobile network operating companies. The likes of EE, O2, Vodafone and Three must pay the government to use the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio frequency spectrum bands, which from October of next year will cost the industry £199.6 million per year.

THE number of German universities among the world’s top 200 has almost doubled since last year. LMU Munich was Germany’s highest ranking at number 29.

Rent-a-bunker A HIDDEN Stasi bunker on the outskirts of Berlin is available for rent for €3,000 a month. The nuclear bunker was built in the 1980’s.

A giant step THREE of the world’s tallest people have been in Germany to visit the specialist shoemaker who helps make their lives bearable. Georg Wessels has produced 500 pairs of shoes for the world’s tallest people over the last 30 years.

Job shift DENMARK: Almost 4,000 government jobs in Denmark will be moved out of the Copenhagen area to 38 other cities and towns to help create ‘better balance.’

Training help NORWAY: The Norwegian Army’s Combat Training Centre is to receive advanced training and simulation systems and system support from Saab. The order was issued by the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation and is worth about $16.8 million.

POWER generated by Germany’s wind farms by September surpassed last year’s total, thanks to favourable weather conditions and an expansion of wind farms, producing 59 billion kilowatt-hours so far this year.

THE new British Ambassador to Berlin, Sir Sebastian Wood, has said he hopes relations between the UK and Germany will become closer and that more young British people will move to Germany.

A LEADING female surgeon from Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has criticised operating theatres for being an ‘old boys club’ and being hostile environments for women.

SWEDEN: Residents in Jarbo in central Sweden are concerned about increasing wolf attacks after a wolf snatched a puppy from its garden in the town.

DENMARK. Postage costs in Denmark will almost double from January 1, 2016. First class letters will increase from the current 10 kroner to 19 kroner (€2.55).

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ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS: Number of foreign students at Dutch universities and colleges soared.

More and more people going Dutch CHEAPER student fees are a draw, particularly for British students THE number of foreign students at Dutch universities and colleges soared to 62,000 last academic year and now accounts for 9 per cent of the student body. Cheaper student fees are a draw, particularly for British students.

Police resignation HEAD of the Dutch national police force has resigned saying he no longer feels capable of seeing

DUTCH PRESS through the current reorganisation of the merger of 26 police regions into one single national police force.

Early English AN advisory body recommends

that children should learn English from the age of four, as soon as they begin at a Dutch primary school.

Weaker growth DUTCH industrial growth has weakened slightly, but companies report they are not too worried about problems in China and other developing countries.

Best place ACTRESS Claire Danes has spoken of her love of Berlin where she is filming the new season of Homeland.

Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres show she said the notorious Berghain club was the “best place on Earth.”

Dead or alive A WOMAN who was declared dead over 30 years ago after a man admitted to her murder, is alive. The woman, now 55, staged her own disappearance but refuses to tell police why or to contact her family.

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Underwater church HOPED to attract tourists to the peninsula

BLACK SEA: The world’s first underwater church for divers.

CONSTRUCTION of the world’s first underwater Russian Orthodox church has begun in Crimea with divers placing a giant cross at the bottom of the Black Sea. It is hoped the underwater temple will draw tourists to the peninsula.

No tarmac A 500M stretch of a motorway in northern Moscow, that was stripped of its tarmac during a renovation programme, has still not been covered with new asphalt, worsening congestion on one of the city’s busiest roads.

Uni rising MOSCOW State University climbed 35 places to 161st on the Times Higher Education world university rankings list for 2015-16. It shares its place with the University of Miami in the USA.

Cemetery auction AN online auction for 100 family burial plots located in 13 of Moscow’s cemeteries is being held in November. The auction is part of a wider

Clinton hackers IT has been reported that Russian hackers tried at least five times to hack into Hillary Clinton’s private email account when she was secretary of state.

bid to improve the quality of the funeral services sector.

History change THE Kazakh Education Ministry will correct geography and history textbooks to remove references to Crimea as a Russian region. Moscow annexed Crimea

from Ukraine last year, but few nations have officially recognised the region as part of Russia.

End of conspiracy A RUSSIAN space enthusiast is asking for 800,000 rubles (€10,800) to fund the building of a spacecraft to prove that the Apollo moon landing really happened and finally ending conspiracy theories.

Baby sale A RUSSIAN woman is on trial for attempting to sell her five-month-old son through WhatsApp for 1.5 million rubles (€20,000).

Deep recession NOW, for the first time in the country’s history, millions of Russians who cannot pay back their debts will be able to file for bankruptcy. The measure is meant to ease the financial situation of people struggling with repayments amid a deep recession.

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MANOS LIMPIAS, a trade union which has a history of taking action against public figures, including the king’s sister, has laid a criminal complaint against Volkswagen AG’s three Spanish units and their chairmen.

MO FARAH: Gold medal winner promotes food company.

Quorn is gobbled up by Filipino firm QUORN FOODS, the meat substit u t e c o m p a n y, h a s been sold to Monde Nissin in the Philippines for £550 million (€770 million).

Produced in Yorkshire and advertised as a healthy product by Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah, the food is produced from fungus and is available ei-

They are accused of defrauding consumers and the tax authorities as well as damaging the environment whilst the Spanish state could also face a civil liability case for failing to adequately supervise the carmaker.

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Currently employing 620 people in the UK and exporting to 15 countries, the management expect to not only increase the number of staff employed, but to also expand into the lucrative Asian market.

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Mint security GUNNEBO SPAIN, a subsidiary of a Swedish group, has won a €1.8 million contract to increase security at a banknote factory belonging to the Spanish Royal Mint. The factory contains a paper mill from which banknotes are printed and Gunnebo has been appointed to provide armoured panels to shield the factory.

Repsol sale REPSOL has announced that it has sold part of its piped gas business to Gas Natural Distribution and Redexis Gas for €652m. It has now surpassed its goal of raising €900m from the sale of non-strategic assets.

Battle is over EIGHTEEN lawsuits had been active between the companies, Microsoft and Google, relating to the use of technologies in mobile phones, Wifi and other areas but in a joint statement they have now said that they would ‘collaborate on certain patent matters.’

Worst quarter for four years STOCK markets around the world ended the third quarter of 2015 with a slight flurry of positive activity but overall it has been their worst quarter for four years.

There were falls of between 7 per cent

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Confidence in stocks has been hit by the crisis in Greece, the Chinese slowdown and the threat of higher interest rates.

Spanish government, which offered subsidies of €1,000 for energy efficient car purchases, requires the manufacturer, rather than the consumer, to repay the money where emissions have been tampered with and now awaits details of the number of cars affected.

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New Spanish fund started FERNANDO BERNARD and Beltran Parages, former executives of Bestinver Asset Management, are starting a fund focused on undervalued equities in Spain and abroad.

AzValor Asset Management SGIIC will be registered with the Spanish regulator and will include a mutual fund focused on Spanish and Portuguese equities with another for international equities.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group 471.00 -0.70 Aberdeen Asset Managemnt 298.00 -8.50 Admiral Group 1,493.00 0.00 Anglo American 557.50 3.90 Antofagasta 495.00 -14.50 ARM Holdings 948.00 13.00 Ashtead Group 930.00 0.00 Associated British Foods 3,310.00 -57.00 AstraZeneca 4,140.00 -28.00 Aviva 458.85 -3.15 Babcock International Group 570.00 -937.50 BAE Systems 444.50 -0.70 Barclays 245.00 -3.55 Barratt Developments 644.00 7.50 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,367.50 39.50 BG Group 973.00 -14.80 BHP Billiton 1,032.25 -9.75 BP 346.00 -5.45 British American Tobacco 3,622.50 -12.00 British Land Co 825.00 -12.00 BT Group 402.15 -18.40 Bunzl 1,804.00 0.00 Burberry Group 1,350.00 -10.00 Capita Group (The) 1,195.00 -18.00 Carnival 1,765.00 -3,367.00 Centrica 223.55 -1.45 Coca-Cola HBC 1,337.50 -49.50 Compass Group 1,107.50 55.50 CRH 1,712.00 0.00 Diageo 1,782.50 0.00 Direct Line Insurance Group 383.65 7.05 Dixons Carphone 237.50 -435.10 easyJet 1,767.50 19.50 Experian 1,052.50 18.50 Fresnillo 628.50 -5.00 G4S 233.00 -5.10 GKN 264.00 -10.10 GlaxoSmithKline 1,277.75 -3.75 Glencore 94.00 -1.00 Hammerson 618.50 -5.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,230.00 0.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,352.50 33.50 HSBC Holdings 503.00 -4.70 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,365.50 -3.50 Inmarsat 990.25 16.25 InterContinental Hotels Grp 2,337.50 7.50 International Consolidated Air 589.50 18.50 Intertek Group 1,425.00 -2,493.00 Intu Properties 172.50 -330.20 ITV 247.50 -0.30

% CHG. -0.15 -2.77 0.00 0.70 -2.85 1.39 0.00 -1.69 -0.67 -0.68 -100.00 -0.16 -1.43 1.18 1.19 -1.50 -0.94 -1.55 -0.33 -1.43 -4.38 0.00 -0.74 -1.48 -100.00 -0.64 -3.57 5.28 0.00 0.00 1.87 -100.00 1.12 1.79 -0.79 -2.14 -3.68 -0.29 -1.05 -0.80 0.00 1.44 -0.93 -0.10 1.67 0.32 3.24 -100.00 -100.00 -0.12

NET VOL 4,545.28 3,930.62 4,178.25 7,780.19 4,939.14 13,168.12 4,645.87 26,544.84 52,580.13 18,193.73 4,646.17 14,035.50 41,455.44 6,425.65 4,616.28 32,925.84 21,733.22 62,579.87 66,896.26 8,456.35 35,038.75 6,004.58 6,009.70 8,042.19 7,379.48 11,018.59 5,024.98 17,517.60 14,192.07 44,393.35 5,638.50 4,898.32 7,010.72 10,625.59 4,454.52 3,633.83 4,451.40 61,703.51 13,276.36 4,862.73 5,810.40 4,544.41 98,151.47 32,119.97 4,383.35 5,440.14 11,828.14 3,987.25 4,343.80 9,942.76

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,470.00 9.00 Kingfisher 356.50 -4.50 Land Securities Group 1,263.00 -4.00 Legal & General Group 241.55 -1.15 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 76.50 -0.05 London Stock Exchange Grp 1,300.00 -2,528.00 Marks & Spencer Group 492.00 -14.50 Meggitt 250.00 -477.00 Merlin Entertainments 236.00 -375.90 Mondi 1,220.50 -165.50 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 162.00 -0.20 National Grid 917.50 -14.50 Next 7,650.00 -40.00 Old Mutual 191.05 -2.45 Pearson 1,166.50 -0.50 Persimmon 2,003.00 0.00 Prudential 1,425.00 3.50 Randgold Resources 3,975.00 -123.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,012.50 -17.50 Reed Elsevier 1,105.00 -24.00 Rio Tinto 2,235.00 -7.00 Rolls-Royce Group 695.50 -9.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 320.10 -0.70 Royal Dutch Shell 1,075.00 -1,608.00 Royal Dutch Shell 1,602.00 -20.00 Royal Mail 457.00 1.00 RSA Insurance Group 400.50 -4.10 SABMiller 3,720.50 -22.50 Sage Group (The) 510.00 5.50 Sainsbury (J) 258.75 -0.55 Schroders 1,325.00 -2,810.00 Severn Trent 2,142.50 -72.50 Shire 4,525.00 12.00 Sky 1,034.00 -11.00 Smith & Nephew 1,142.50 0.50 Smiths Group 995.00 -2.00 Sports Direct International 696.50 -61.50 SSE 1,507.50 -16.50 St James's Place 475.00 -857.00 Standard Chartered 669.00 2.30 Standard Life 410.50 13.70 Taylor Wimpey 195.00 -0.90 Tesco 179.00 -0.85 Travis Perkins 1,002.50 -1,951.00 TUI AG 642.50 -1,246.00 Unilever 2,725.00 23.00 United Utilities Group 936.00 -9.00 Vodafone Group 204.40 -1.75 Whitbread 2,622.50 -4,680.00 Wolseley 2,260.00 -3,677.00 WPP Group 1,375.00 0.00

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NET VOL 5,057.37 8,327.37 9,897.60 14,060.17 53,687.32 8,706.33 8,257.80 3,785.24 3,817.77 6,695.79 3,773.51 34,404.21 11,824.77 9,379.40 9,449.72 6,244.26 35,852.40 3,661.87 42,676.83 12,574.62 31,229.35 12,621.95 20,543.89 61,807.06 39,070.97 4,529.00 4,090.42 59,814.18 5,451.63 4,917.56 6,281.16 5,232.91 26,624.33 17,894.97 10,258.67 3,930.01 4,518.41 14,856.27 4,452.55 16,492.71 7,671.95 6,402.81 14,503.32 4,916.92 7,338.41 34,422.38 6,304.06 54,165.45 8,518.12 9,835.35 17,907.82

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Greece to dominate economic news again after left-wing election victory Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

SOONER or later, Greece will start to dominate Euro-related news again, now that Alexis Tsipras and his left-wing party have been sworn back into power.

After the latest general elections, Mr Tsipras breezed back into the poisoned hotseat with even more power than before.

The anti-austerity leader had managed to strike a last-minute deal with its creditors for a sum of €86bn, preventing Greece from defaulting on its debts and being forced out of the Eurozone.

Investors are still pointing to Greece’s long-term issues as the key indicator for Euro deterioration against most major counterparts into the first quarter of 2016.

ANTICIPATION: It is believed that the pound to euro rate could head towards 1.40.

There is an air of anticipation that GBPEUR could start to head back towards

1.40 once the US finally starts to move its own interest rates.

In other news, the EU Quantitative Easing Programme (QE) may be allowed to continue beyond its scheduled expiry date of September 2016.

After its early success and signs of real economic improvement, questions are starting to surface again as to whether the bond-purchasing programme may need to be extended, due mainly to slow growth and weak inflation figures.

The latest figures for September actually showed that the Eurozone had ‘deflated’ as prices fell by 0.1 per cent. This is the first time in six months that the numbers have fallen into negative territory.

President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, had warned this could happen, so there were no sudden shocks for the market. There are expectations that Mr Draghi wants to keep the Euro relatively weak, especially against the greenback, as exports have been gaining from a frail currency pairing of EURUSD.

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SEPTEMBER saw consumer prices in Spain fall at their fastest rate in seven months, according to early estimates from the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), partly due to lower energy costs.

While retail sales continue to grow on the back of increasing demand, the overall view from the EU is that Spain is currently enjoying a period of negative inflation.

There are indications that, for the first time in eight months, Germany will also record negative inflation during September.

While high inflation is considered to be bad for any economy, less prominence is given to negative inflation but this latest news may not be welcomed by the European Central Bank, which has a programme of quantitative easing aimed at an overall inflation rate of 2 per cent across Europe, which it considers will help economic growth within the Eurozone.

Precious metal prices are under scrutiny from Swiss Authorities FOR many years, it has always been a tradition that in times of financial disturbance, precious metals in general, and gold in particular, are an ideal home for investments rather than stocks and shares.

The metal has been particularly volatile since the global market turndown and both gold and silver have hit record prices. Although they have retrenched to some extent, they still stand at much higher levels than before the turn-down; gold more so than silver.

Like so many other areas of finance, however, the question now arises as to whether these prices have been orchestrated over the years as authorities in Switzerland have announced a probe into global banks over the suspected manipulation of the price of precious metals.

The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) has said it will investigate seven banks saying it had “indications” that the banks had “possibly concluded illegal competition-defying deals.”

Comco said its investigation will include Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HS-

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Further fall in Spanish inflation rate

GOLD EXCHANGE: Global banks are being investigated for the alleged price-fixing of a number of metals.

BC, Mitsui, Morgan Stanley and Swiss banks Julius Baer and UBS over what it said were “possible price-fixing deals, especially in connection with spreads.”

A ‘spread’ is defined as the differ-

ence between the bidding price and the actual price of a commodity or other asset.

HSBC is already involved in a case of metal price-fixing in New York, where it is among several companies

that were accused of having conspired since 2007 to rig the twice-daily platinum and palladium fixings. Apart from these two metals, gold and silver are also included in the Swiss investigation.

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Sharp practice is a business killer reparably by a few letters in a national newspaper, a poor news report or negative comments in social media.

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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ACCORDING to Forbes Entrepreneurs, 90 per cent of business start-ups will fail. I imagine the troops at Ypres had a better chance of survival.

It seems rather disheartening to write out your company’s obituary before it is born.

Running a business is akin to running a gauntlet. You set your hopes high, you invest, you set out your business plan and you work hard to make your business a success.

Facing hard times, many businesses resort to dishonest practices to survive. I believe ‘sloppiness’ at the till to be institutionalised robbery.

Overcharging or failure to record a discount happens far too often for it to be an oversight.

I recall the Benidorm bar owner who advertised €1 pints. When the half-pint glasses were questioned, he replied: “These are Benidorm pints, señor.”

In another Costa resort, a large beer and baguette was advertised for just €4. It was irresistible but fool’s gold, as the baguette was the

The number of business startups that are expected to eventually fail.

HARD TIMES: Many companies resort to dishonest practices to stay afloat. size of a finger. The assumption is that tourists are unlikely to return or remember. However, there is a drip-drip, toxic, effect on a resort’s reputation and also on the better-run businesses.

Thanks to the Internet and social media, people now enjoy a power to influence that a 1960s provincial newspaper editor could only dream of. A resort’s prosperity can be damaged ir-

Tourism thrives or fails on visitor experiences. It is not hard to imagine the negative outcome if tourists, returning to their home countries, slate a country or resort. Yet the solution is simple.

It would take only a couple of tourist office staff to invite complaints and patrol tourist areas looking out for evidence of sharp practice.

Those businesses resorting to cheating should be shown a ‘red card’ and their trading licence removed if they are repeat offenders.

This simple solution would help to launder a resort’s image and all legitimate businesses would benefit as a result. Who knows, it may well reduce the number of failed businesses.

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Corbyn’s intent is hidden by rhetoric LABOUR leader promises equality but he intends to deliver us to our enemies LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT WATCHING ‘Comrade Corbyn’ address last week’s Labour Party Conference, I found myself experiencing odd twinges of deja vu. Then it dawned on me; his rhetoric was exactly like the conversations we had back in the 60’s.

The long ‘flower-power,’ ‘pot-inspired’ exchanges of young enthusiastic ideas on how we could change the world. Deep into the night we would discuss the dreams and ideals that would enable us all to live happily ever after in a conflict-free, loving environment; all with no idea at all how to turn our schemes into reality.

Of course, we were hopelessly naive and, most important of all, extremely young and painfully ignorant of the ways of the world and its workings. However, in the main, we were completely harmless. And that’s where the similarity between Mr Corbyn and the flowerpower idealists of old falls down.

This man is not some starry-eyed, naive youngster, hoping to turn the world into a

PEACE AND LOVE: Naive beliefs are for the young, not for experienced politicians.

peace loving Shangri-La. In my opinion he is a deceit riddled, extremely experienced, highly dangerous far-left operator; using these ideals to snare as many (mainly young) people as possible into embracing him as a kind of 21stcentury saviour who will lead his people to some euphoric utopia.

Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. I believe this man is fully aware that his policies will deliver us into Communism and the clutches of our enemies. Not his enemies of course; his record of embracing our adversaries has been well chronicled over the years.

His are the politics of stealth. I shudder when I see the faces that gaze up at him. I saw the same look on the followers of David Koresh, Jim Jones and Charles Manson; all dangerous manipulators who also promised their followers they could lead them to the ‘Promised Land’ and who held far less influential positions than Jeremy Cobyn and his TUC cronies.

No, I would be very wary indeed of Mr Corbyn. The devious leopards of the left seldom change their spots.

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Be grateful you weren’t here

OUR VIEW

WE were warned against visiting the Baltic State, but decided to go anyway Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

SQUATTING between Poland and Latvia is insular malevolent Lithuania. After 10 blissful days in Latvia and Estonia we were warned against visiting this Baltic State but decided to go anyway.

Speak English not Russian was the advice given.

Problem; the Lithuanians dislike Russians but few speak English. At the border our documents were scrutinised by grim-faced border control officers.

The Red Army departed in 1991 but left the Soviet mind-set behind.

The following day our tetchy bus driver took us to Kaunas, parts of which resembles Berlin 1945.

There, the clown hit the brakes so savagely an unfortunate lady passenger was catapulted against the bus windscreen shattering it. The ambulance and police arrived 20-minutes later; for all the use they were why did they bother?

It doesn’t get any better in chip-on-its-shoulderland. It was now clear why a Lithuanian explained that commuters prefer the impersonality of the train as a travel alternative.

That afternoon, our bus driver from hell examined our tickets; in large letters KAUNAS to KAUNAS AIRPORT €1.04. Having twice reassured my Russian speaking non-Russian wife of

Catalonia now dust has settled BUS SERVICE: Lithuanian commuters prefer the impersonality of the train. the airport destination we took our seats.

We were 30-minutes into the 15km journey when she again sought reassurance. He brusquely told her; “We are not going to the airport, we are going to Vilnius,” which is in the opposite direction.

Despite her distress and passengers’ alarm the driver refused to allow us to alight. As a consequence we were stranded in Lithuania for a further three days and incurred airline and hotel costs exceeding €750.

Of course we rattle the Lithuanian cage but the monkeys inside offer only a one-fingered salute.

The State Department of Tourism and police are indifferent; if a driver of a public service vehicle doesn’t allow a passenger to alight it is false imprisonment; this is the law. The complicit bus companies suggest the labyrinth process of bureaucratic complaint simply to consider the issue.

A Latvian friend tells me Ecolines Bus Service offer tickets for the 300km four-hour Riga to Vilnius trip at €4. No thanks, we prefer North Korea.

Two species of humanity!

I HAVE come to the conclusion that there are two orders of humans on this planet 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.

WHAT the hell is wrong with people?

Last week it was reported that a dog whose legs had been tied together had been rescued from a canal in Rojales.

The week before, a disturbing picture of a number of dead cats was published in one of the local papers. They were subjects of a mass poisoning in Pilar de la Horadada and more are thought to have died the same way.

In our own Los Dolses neighbourhood, two cats - both wearing collars and obviously somebody’s pets - have also been poisoned.

On Saturday whilst enjoying our regular morning coffee, we observed a young girl struggling with a decrepit looking pet carry basket which she took into the nearby Little Pod charity shop.

We could see her in conversation with one of the volunteers, gesturing toward the basket, after several minutes of

ENCHANTING KITTENS: Our three temporary residents.

THERE has been something more than a little suggestive of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland about the run up to the Catalan elections.

There were however a few jokers in the pack as Tweedledum was played by Artur Mas, president of the pro-secession party and Tweedledee was well portrayed by prime minister Mariano Rajoy.

As the simple election became a referendum in the eyes of Mr Mas, so he became the Knave of Hearts in the eyes of Mr Rajoy. Rather than shout ‘Off with his head,’ the prime minister became the King of Hearts as first Mr Mas and his party were investigated for alleged fraud and then members were charged with conducting an illegal referendum in 2014.

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party saw Jean-Claude Juncker, assisted by March Hare Angela Merkel and Dormouse David Cameron all join in on the side of Spain warning Mr Mas of the dire consequences of declaring independence.

The fact that less than 50 per cent of those who voted supported the secessionist parties didn’t really bother Mr Mas and he indicated that within 18 months the autonomous community of Catalonia would be ready to launch itself as the newest country in Europe.

Then - they all woke up.

Hopefully after the ritual clashing of horns, there will be a sensible solution.

which, curiosity got the better of my wife and she went to investigate.

The upshot is, we now have some new temporary residents in the shape of three enchanting kittens.

Little Pod, like all such animal charities are simply overflowing with strays and were unable to take in these three, and although it is out of the question that we can accommodate them on a permanent basis, we felt bound to provide temporary protection.

It seems that the young girl had found them dumped beside a rubbish bin near the market in Playa Flamenca and had struggled for over half a mile to the charity shop only to be told ‘no room at the inn.’

We already have two rescued cats of our own, so as much as we would love to give these guys a permanent address, we now have the problem of finding safe homes for these lively and thoroughly engaging characters.All because Now we somebody regarded them as trash. want to When I think of these extremes of huhear your views. man behaviour - cruelty and compassion - I have come to the YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE conclusion that there are two or- YOUR OPINION ders of humans on this planet - one www.euroweeklynews.com a sub species of the other.

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Finding your dream job can come true PEOPLE get stuck in jobs that they don’t like when reality is you can change if you want to Vicki McLeod

Family Matters BACK in the day, my first ever career out of school (funny isn’t it how we all used to think we would have one career and have to stick to it for the rest of our lives) was in the theatre. I was a stage and company manager, working my way up from the humble position of Assistant Stage Manager (tea maker, stage sweeper, lunch fetcher, prop maker, et al) through many different short term contracts with a wide variety of styles of theatre and companies.

You would get the job, work the job and then at the end of the contract you might be asked to do another show, or you would go and look in the back of The Stage newspaper and see what was happening, or perhaps you would hear about something on the grapevine, or better yet, you would receive a phone call from a production manager or director who had heard about you and wanted to meet you.

I started from nothing at my local theatre doing work experience, they in turn (and this was my first encouragement to keep going) asked me to return to work on a show the following year as a part of the stage crew, then one thing led to another and I joined the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain as part of their Stage Management Team (returning a few years later to actually work for them is one of the proudest moments of my life).

I worked in the West End, and toured nationally and internationally, all without ever having stepped inside a drama school or university to train.

Now, I know that you can’t apply this method to some types of profession, the obvious one being doctor and you can’t just show up and learn on the job as a dentist either I would suggest.

Sometimes you might even feel that you are not qualified or able to perform a task because you weren’t taught it in a classroom and then sat an exam on the subject, but really there’s a vast choice of jobs that you absolutely should learn from the bottom up that

do not require three years in college.

More importantly is the individual aptitude and personality: are you enthusiastic, ready to work and eager to improve? I think these qualifications are all you need. But the crunch comes when you may be desperate to do something new in your working life, but simply have no idea what.

That’s something I have never suffered from and I think it’s because I’ve always kept an open mind about what I can and can’t do, and what interests me or not. Why do people get so stuck in jobs that they don’t like when the reality is that if you want to change your job, you can. Look around and find something that interests you, research it, go and introduce yourself to the people who can help you, and be enthusiastic, determined, and ready to learn. I’m living proof that it works.

CHANGE JOBS: Why not try something different?

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Tourists are getting fed up with all animal abuse in Spain I REFER to your article about the Mijas donkeys in last week’s paper (1578). Like many other tourists we love the Mijas Pueblo and there is nothing against people trying to make a living with donkey carts. But there are rules to follow all the way.

These are living creatures with the same feelings like humans, so if they need to work, they need to be taken GOOD care of. Meaning getting proper food and being able to drink in the extreme heat of Spain. Also standing and waiting for the next ride they should have shade. And of course they shouldn’t be beaten!

If the owners fail on these points, their licence should be taken away and they shouldn’t be allowed to execute their profession any more.

The video of the beating and dragging the donkey is not only harmful to the animal, but also to tourism! Fact is that tourists are getting fed up with all animal abuse in Spain, whether it is concerning the donkeys, the hunting, the bullfighting and abandoning domestic animals. It gives Spain a very bad name.

Wietse Haak, Netherlands by email

Good for her!

WHILE reading your newspaper I came across the article where Amina Axelsson jumped the bullring with a protest sign. All I can say is : GOOD FOR HER! Same as Peter Janssen from Holland and Victoria Ruiz from Spain. We have to get more attention for these atrocities that are still being done to these poor creatures. Let us not forget we are talking about mammals.

They have the same feelings as human beings, like pain and fear.

What is wrong with people that they can enjoy the torture, pain and death of an innocent animal?

On top of that it is subsidised by the European Union. Also a lot of town halls support the bullfighting.

In the meantime, thousands of people can’t get proper health care or education because of the lack of money. In other words: This cruel-

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needs to be given back to the homeless man and a full investigation started. The homeless man was so very upset and the puppy why the people watching did not help is beyond me. Are we all not willing to help a fellow human beings?

Norah Button, via website

Tragic year for Spanish roads

Keep up the good work CONCERNING the article, ‘Mijas donkey taxi the next step’: I hope all this works out as it sounds as if this man is very sincere in this situation and it sounds a very good idea! There must be quite a few people that live up there who would volunteer a couple of hours a week to this scheme... wish I lived there, I know I would! Beautiful place and especially only children/light weight teenagers on the donkeys. I was there in June and they are lovely creatures. I have been and visited on a few occasions over the years and they are one of the attractions, but I always feel sorry for them with heavy adults sitting on them. Keep up the good work.

Barbara Russell, via website

ty HAS to stop NOW. Don’t EVER visit bullfighting. Thank you.

Mary Bloemendaal, Mijas, by email

Nothing new WITH reference to Leapy’s column, I have an acquaintance here in Holland whose sole function is to provide Saudi money to build mosques.

I guess they finance the building of mosques in most countries.

Nothing new there.

Perhaps they feel that it puts them in the good books of their almighty. It would appear that they are not building enough, because the loss of devotee’s lives in Mecca continues to be horrendous.

Year in, year out.

As good catholics often say.

‘The Lord works in mysterious ways.’ You bet your butt he does.

When an Iraqi journalist friend of mine in London, chided his Saudi bosses for constantly knocking the decadent west, he politely

pointed out, ‘Who Built your Car, your Boat, your Computer, your Watch, your Radio, your iPhone… etc..’ They arrogantly replied that they did not need to develop any of these things because the West provides them in exchange for OUR oil.

‘Hmmn,’ Roy Leon, via website

Paris puppy snatch SHAME on you madam the puppy

THE main problem on Spanish roads are: Driving too close to the vehicle in front, talking while on the phone, cutting people up when exiting a road and not respecting the give way signs, but then if you don’t actually teach people how to drive properly then what do they expect!

For years they have been going on about speeding and fining people as much as they can to bring more money in.

Although speeding is a factor for some road accidents it is the above that are the main cause of accidents as I see it.

Mike, via website

Sounding the death knell ANYONE who is **** enough to vote Corbyn in as the new PM at the next election will sound the death knell for this once great country of ours.

Mind you, when more people understand what a buffoon he is he will disappear.

Roy Peters, via website

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1492. Christopher Columbus claims the ‘New World’ for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, his expedition reaches a Bahamian island which he believes is East Asia.

1547. Miguel de Cervantes is baptised, famed Spanish author would go on to release Don Quixote in 1604.

1775. Howe named commander in chief of British army, General Howe begins leading the British army in America during the American Revolution.

1871. Great Chicago Fire begins, a two day blaze that kills 200-300 people.

1899. Boer war begins in South Africa, fighting starts between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.

1915. Bulgaria enters World War I, Prime Minister Radoslavov announces his country will fight alongside the Central Powers.

1940. St. Paul’s Cathedral is bombed, the German Luftwaffe launches an air raid on London that crashes into the cathedral´s dome and destroys the high altar.

1944. Churchill and Stalin begin a nine day conference in Moscow to discuss the closing of World War II and the future of Europe.

1967. Che Guevara is executed, guerrilla leader killed by Bolivian army at age 39.

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2010. Chilean miners are rescued having survived longer than anyone else trapped underground in recorded history at 69 days.

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Cast: Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick Nolte, Camryn Manheim, Illeana Douglas, Rumer Willis, Alexi Wasser, Billy Slaughter Director: Fouad Mikati Miranda (Rosamund Pike) is a nurse and lovely friend who agrees to a blind date and is faced with the wrong man.

William (Shiloh Fernandez) attacks her brutally and is later convicted and locked away for the crime. However, Miranda can no longer navigate the world after her trauma and begins contacting William at the prison, first by letter and then face to face. When he is paroled and comes looking for her, Miranda takes the opportunity for revenge.

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David Cameron, October 9, Politician, 49 Conservative politician who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. He helped form and led the first coalition government of the United Kingdom since the Second World War and is the youngest Prime Minister in almost 200 years.

Chris Tarrant, October 10, TV Presenter, 69 Came to prominence as presenter of children’s Saturday morning programme TisWas, went on to become a DJ on radio and then received mainstream recognition as the original host of the popular UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Bobby Charlton, October 11, Footballer, 78 English soccer legend who spent 17 years with Manchester United and 12 years with England's national team in a career that spanned from 1956 to 1976; led England to a World Cup Championship in 1966.

Hugh Jackman, October 12, Actor, 47 Australian actor best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men film series. His other credits include Prisoners, The Prestige, Les Miserables, Pan, Van Helsing and Australia.

David Haye, October 13, Boxer, 35 Professional boxer from England and WBA Heavyweight champion known as The Hayemaker. He also held WBA, WBO, WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles Sir Cliff Richard, October 14, Singer, 75 British singer born in India who has sold more than 250 million records internationally and has a very loyal and protective female fan base.

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YOUR STARS SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Your workaday, family and financial trends offer little respite from ironing out a variety of comings and goings.

This is partly because not everyone is being co-operative, but it would be a big mistake to rock any boats close to you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you’re single, get out and about, and if you’re job hunting or working towards a particular result, stay on course. This is definitely a phase to follow your instincts. With the spotlight on your social, home and self-motivated activities, you could be in for some unexpected surprises. Nothing is ever lost by trying.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your ambitious streak will be in full flow.

Stay glued to what you do best, and it will be much easier to get others on your side. The new Moon in Capricorn will heighten your chances of making the right contacts or receiving some useful advice. If you’re tempted to buy homerelated items or useful gadgets, budget with care.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) During at least one part of your week the glamorous Sun comes out to shine, and together with the new Moon in realistic Capricorn, sweeps across your working, home and social life. Go-getters will definitely benefit from whatever moves are afoot.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who

LIBRA

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Regardless of the weather or other mixed blessings, you should try and get off the grindstone. Although the emphasis seems to be on home, family and practical property tasks, you’ll be running true to Libran form, trying to help everyone around you. Don’t forget that the planets are positively geared towards fresh steps and new projects. chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year’s ideas with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Be ready for a refreshing cycle of possibilities, as the Sun is in charge of your short and long-term aspirations.

Regardless of what is happening in the background, or whatever thankless tasks niggle you on Wednesday and Friday, your efforts will reward you at work, or wherever you need to improve your situation. Meanwhile, watch your diet.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens.

It’s the old story of making time to catch up with life’s little routines. Spread your efforts, and you’ll reach your goals much faster. The tempo is picking up, and what you encounter will confirm that you’re getting somewhere.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly

10-Star Quiz THE APPLE OF MY EYE 1. According to Greek mythology, what was the name of the group of nymphs who were guardians (with the aid of a watchful dragon) of a tree of golden apples in a garden located beyond the Atlas Mountains at the western border of Oceanus, the river encircling the world?

2. The mnemonic ‘always eat an apple says a nurse’ is used to remember the seven what?

3. What are the surnames of the two ‘Steves’ who co-founded Apple, along with Ronald Wayne, in April 1976?

4. What is the French word for apple?

5. What name is often given to the projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men?

6. Which French region of Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) gives its name to a dry apple brandy?

7. Which fruit was once known as a ‘love apple’?

8. Which of the following is not the name of a variety of apple: Beauty of Bath, Charles Ross, Egremont Russet, Laxton’s Epicure or Scots Dumpy?

9. Which salad, named after a famous US hotel, is typically made from apples, walnuts, celery and mayonnaise?

10. Which US city is often nicknamed the ‘Big Apple’?

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Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes. Forget the hassles, and dig deep. Take Thursday and the weekend in your stride.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you’ll be able to teach as well as learn. In your head-to-head discussions, leave things as they are until the signs are right.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you’ve been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won’t be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don’t apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. You’ll be surprised at how much better you feel, especially if you’re expecting a gleam of hope.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you’ll be wise to follow your feelings. Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets. The links between your job, personal and family lives suggest that you need to be a jot more flexible. Remember, you were born to succeed.

Nonagram 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 R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13 Excellent: 16

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION calf fact fail fair fiat flat flit frat frit haft half lift raft rift calif craft faith filar filch filth firth fitch flair flirt frail flitch airlift CHAIRLIFT

SOUND OF THE WEEK Disclosure Caracal Released by Island The second studio album by English DJ duo featured three official singles: Holding On, Omen and Jaded.

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Across: 7 Season, 8 Monaco, 10 Rollers, 11 Spice, 12 Chad, 13 Tiber, 17 Salad, 18 Game, 22 Aloft, 23 Elation, 24 Teaser, 25 Relate.

Across 1 Mix curds at teatime for this dessert (7) 5 Races around troubles (5) 8 Brave group from Mount Ribense (5) 9 Sweet desert traveller buries Egyptian god (7) 10 Sage going out for a long time (4) 11 Eight are odd-looking lot (8) 13 Current form for master? (6) 15 Romeo following beam (6) 18 Torn, battered Bible swapped for summer shirt (8) 19 Prohibits saloons (4) 22 High ground cleft by rushing stream? (7) 23 An advance, we hear, on its own (5) 24 Breaks useful for snooker players (5) 25 Woman with others on a mountain (7) Down 1 Sword that might harm a girl (7) 2 A bad shot with the wedge (5) 3 Space is part of Far East (4) 4 Court order last month regarding energy (6)

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Down: 1 Ostrich, 2 Tableau, 3 Cover, 4 Dossier, 5 Basil, 6 Homer, 9 Estimates, 14 Wastrel, 15 Capital, 16 Meander, 19 Malta, 20 Moral, 21 Haven.

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5 Icon’s car damaged coming from a Mediterranean island? (8) 6 Rent man injured in scrap (7) 7 Dorsal vertebra contains soothing ointment (5) 12 Anonymous travelling salesmen (8) 14 Gives back about turns (7)

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16 In regard to deference (7) 17 Fellow the French say is kind (6) 18 Coach tour diverted going round square (5) 20 Rebuilt abode using clay (5) 21 Ignoble foundation (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 22 represents B and 26 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 22 appears and Z every time the figure 26 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 Specimens (7) 5 Categories (5) 8 Break down (7) 9 In the middle of (5) 10 Whole amount (5) 11 Have an aversion to (7) 12 At all times (6) 14 Consider or hold as true (6) 17 Heating apparatus (7) 19 Reposes (5) 22 Coldness (5) 23 Form a mental picture (7) 24 Threaded metal fastener (5) 25 Digits of the hand (7)

Down 1 Beginning (5) 2 Had in mind (5) 3 Feelings of allegiance (7) 4 Standing firm (6) 5 Sides (5) 6 Supply (7) 7 Part or division (7) 12 Acts upon (7) 13 Brave or experienced fighter (7) 15 Sure, confident (7) 16 Faith (6) 18 Permit (5) 20 Take hold of (5) 21 Small hard fruits (5)

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

7 Repair, 8 Leaves, 9 Fade, 10 Presents, 11 Adapted, 13 Reply, 15 Eager, 17 Leisure, 20 Organise, 21 Half, 22 Severe, 23 Solved.

Down: 1 Demand, 2 Wage, 3 Gripped, 4 Sleek, 5 Careless, 6 Dental, 12 Prepares, 14 Reverse, 16 Agreed, 18 Relief, 19 Fires, 21 Hill.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Cena, 3 Stamp, 8 Respuesta, 9 Acebo, 10 Spade, 12 Ama de casa, 14 Loyal, 15 Para.

Down: 1 Cucharas, 2 Nurse, 4 Thursday, 5 Más, 6 Espoleta, 7 Cacerola, 11 Araña, 13 Ajo.

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Across 1 Pleasant (9) 8 Salir (5) 9 Usuarios (5) 11 Room (in a house) (4) 12 Mass (religious) (4) 14 Fecha (día preciso) (4) 16 Side (of person) (4) 19 Temprano (5) 21 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5) 22 Direcciones (9) Down 2 Vidrio (material) (5)

3 Birds (4) 4 Blue (4) 5 Mentira (embuste) (3) 6 Fontanero (7) 7 Seat (place to sit) (7) 10 Triste (persona) (3) 13 Todo (en su totalidad) (3) 15 Arriba (indicando situación) (5) 17 Yesterday (4) 18 Bears (animals) (4) 20 Rojo (color) (3)

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The following set of phobias may sound odd, amusing or even funny but they are not so humorous for those who suffer them, as they usually include fears of objects or situations regarded as normal for the rest of us mortals.

1. Phobophobia - Fear of phobias This ‘fear of fears’ includes symptoms such as intense anxiety and panic attacks. It is also described as the fear of developing a phobia. It is linked to the generalised anxiety disorder and it differentiates itself from other kinds of phobias by the fact that there is no external stimulus which triggers it, but rather internal sensations.

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2. Ablutophobia - Fear of washing Ablutophobia (from Greek ebliut, ‘to wash’) is an abnormal fear of bathing, washing or cleaning that appears to be more common amongst children and women. Like many phobias, it is usually linked to a traumatic past event. Others claim to have developed the condition after watching Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho.

3. Coulruphobia - Fear of clowns This surprisingly common phobia is believed to be caused by sufferers not being able to know who lies behind the excessive make-up, red nose and colourful wigs. Some researchers have found a link between the release of the movie IT by Steven Spielberg, about a killer crown, and an increase in diagnosed cases of coulruphobia.

4. Neophobia - Fear of new things Also known as cainotophobia, it’s the fear of anything new or unfamiliar. It can be manifested by an unwillingness to try new things or change a situation due to a fear of losing what one has or never being happy again. It can also manifest as food neophobia, which is common amongst young children. One of its causes has to do with parents showing an avoidance of situations or foods.

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OMPALOPHOBIA: Some fear the mere sight of a bellybutton.

5. Philophobia - Fear of falling in love This phobia has been described as an abnormal and persisting fear of falling in love or creating an emotional bond. It can result in physical symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath and the need to escape from a potential love interest.

Most doctors believe it is caused due to the person’s memories of failed past relationships or the fear of being rejected.

extreme panic or desperation when the sufferer’s separated from his or her phone. It also includes symptoms such as not being able to focus on work or conversation and feeling as though the phone is ringing when it is not.

Phone ‘detox’ camps are taking place in different corners of the world, where the use of smartphones and other electronic devices is completely banned.

6. Ompalophobia - Fear of belly buttons Sufferers are terrified of having their belly buttons touched or touching other’s; sometimes even the sight can throw them into a panic attack. Main causes involve having hurt their belly button when children after poking it or finding dirt inside it; others are scared their guts could ‘spill out’ from it.

9. Hypnophobia - Fear of sleep Also known as clinophobia or somniphobia it is believed to be caused by irrational fear of losing control or from frequent and recurring nightmares.

Sufferers also claim to feel anxiety over the loss of time which could be spent doing other tasks. Patients can also become hypnophobic after sleeping through a traumatic event such as a fire or a break-into their homes.

7. Triskaidekaphobia - Fear of the number 13 It is described as the fear and avoidance to use the number 13. It is closely connected with the notion of this number as ‘unlucky’ due to the idea that Judas, who was the 13th disciple to sit at the table during the Last Supper, was who betrayed Jesus. It is common in certain Asian countries to avoid the number 13 floor in buildings.

8. Nomophobia - Fear of being without your phone No-mobile-phone phobia can cause feelings of

10. Pteronophobia - Fear of feathers The phobia also includes a fear of being tickled by feathers; it is also related to the fear of tickles. Some sufferers recall events of being tickled until being out of breath and later associating being tickled with being unable to breath, or having the risk of dying if tickled too hard.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: Average: 28 Good: 36 Very good: 52 Excellent: 64

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

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New traffic laws for children in 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 traffic laws came into force last week in Spain with the main objective of protecting children in cars.

Now, all children measuring 135cm in height or less must ride in the rear seats of a vehicle, irrespective of their age, and they must be in the correct seat and restraint according to their age and weight.

There are a number of exceptions to the rules, for example, when the vehicle does not have rear seats, when all rear seats are already occupied by others under the same characteristics and where it is not possible to install approved child seat restraints in those rear seats.

Children can then sit in the front seat but must still wear the appropriate restraint until they are taller than 150cm and then they can use the vehicle seat belt.

This amendment of article 117 also stipulates that child restraints must be installed in the vehicle in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer.

The modification of this law reflects the scientific evidence from numerous studies that demonstrate the benefit of children travelling in the rear seats of vehicles in order to strengthen their protection.

A study in the USA looked at 5,751 vehicle occupants under the age of 15 who had suffered a serious car incident. The study showed that sitting in the back seat had a protective effect with respect to serious injury or death. A further study in Aus-

CHILD SAFETY: Rear seats to be used. tralia concluded that the risk of death in children under the age of four involved in an incident whilst travelling was doubled if they sat in the front.

The risk of death was four times higher if the child was under the age of one.

Not only is the risk of injury higher in the front seats, but also the severity of injuries sustained, according to the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN).

Spain’s DGT has also seen growing concerns for safety of children in vehicles.

In 2014, two of the 14 children under 12 years of age who were killed whilst travelling in vehicles were not wearing any safety device at the time of the accident.

Can the President act on his own?

As you describe it, the item was discussed but never voted.

This means the President was never authorised to put the measure into effect, especially if it requires the spending of Community money. Yes, the proper procedure now is to call an EGM to discuss the plan and to vote on it. In fact, the

has been implemented. Other than a health or safety issue, is this in order? Should there have been an Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss the merits of the issue again?

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David Searl You and the Law in Spain

Any member present at the meeting can call for a vote on the issue at hand.

proper procedure would have been to vote on the issue at the time rather than dropping it. Unless there is some specific information missing, it seems the President acted improperly. Note also any member present at the meeting can call for a vote on the issue at hand when he feels that further discussion is not helpful.

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

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Apparently I went away on holiday!

I’M quite happy to wind up cold callers Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man

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AS I have been retired now for some years I have a lot of time on my hand.

This, of course, is something cold callers don’t know and although I don’t need someone to sort out my PPI I’m quite happy to wind them up!

“Hi, is this a good time to talk to you about PPI?” Me: “Sure”. Fifteen minutes later I say, “Excuse me, can you start again as I have short term memory loss and I don’t remember why you called me or did I call you? Is that you?

Mum/Dad?” Then they hang up and I’ve killed more time.

But my favourite phone call is from the bank: “Hello is that Mr Senker? This is Mary from HSBC”. “Yes it’s me.”

Mary: “OK I just need to ask you some

security questions”. Me: “What? You called me, you know it’s me!” Mary: “Yes but before I can continue I need you to answer a few questions.” Me: “How do I know you are Mary from HSBC? I need YOU to answer some questions. So what’s your mother’s maiden name? Your first car? The name of your first pet?” This goes on for a few minutes and we finally decide that we are both who we say we are, or in her case I am the person she phoned. On MY mobile phone! So what’s the problem?

Apparently I went on holiday without telling them! “Sorry why do I have to tell you I’m going on holiday?” “Because we noticed your card was used in a hotel in Las Vegas.” “You mean the hotel I booked with this credit card six months ago and the same card I paid for the flight with?” “Err yes.” So another 20 minutes gone. What shall I do now?

Maybe Movistar or Orange will phone me and I can listen to someone rattling off to me in Spanish for 10 minutes before I say “Lo siento no hablo Espanol.”

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Encourage your child to take part in sports for a host of benefits WITH the start of the new school term comes the endless letters and notices about the after school sports clubs and whilst some parents worry about overloading their children with extra activities on top of school and homework, experts say it should be encouraged as sport is crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Playing sports can be a channel for improving self-esteem.

Professionals say the high rates of childhood obesity and the increasing availability of sedentary leisure activities, often leads children to forget about exercise and staying active and sports are often a good way to

TEAM SPORTS: Helps children to share triumphs and defeats.

achieve a balance.

As a result, the University Children’s Hospital of Madrid, have organised their annual ‘Run for Children’ race which takes place on November 8 with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of sports and physical activity in children and adolescents.

The hospital said: “There are many entertainment options that are easy and comfortable that do not involve any physical activity or motivation or stimulation for children and by doing these exclusively it can facilitate the onset of health problems.” The hospital advises: “To avoid falling into the temptation of a sedentary lifestyle it is best to plan ahead, organise some time for sports and more active activities.”

There are a number of benefits to sports according to the experts. The practice of moderate physical exercise contributes to maintaining good over-

all health and exercise can be considered a prevention tool against obesity especially in the case of children and adolescents. Moderate exercise can help you unwind and get a better quality of sleep and simply wear children out before bedtime. Children through sport can realise the value and rewards of continuous effort and training and help them achieve goals and see improvements in their skill levels.

Team sports also encourage socialisation and help the child to share triumphs and defeats and enjoy being part of a team. Playing sports can be a channel for improving the self-esteem of children and adolescents and the immediate sense of well-being produced by physical exercise is due to the release of endorphins, commonly known as the ‘feel good’ hormones as they are responsible for facilitating and generating a sense of well-being and vitality.

A leading cause of sick leave BACK pain is one of the main reasons workers are forced to take time off with three in 10 people in the UK now having to take sick days because of it, amounting to nearly 10 million days.

Yet, despite the figures, according to the British Chiropractic Association, two fifths

have never done anything to protect their back actively. Sitting in the same position for long periods had the most impact on their back with almost one in 10 people questioned saying they spend the day mainly in one position without taking regular breaks and just 7 per cent go and see a

professional. When in pain, nearly half of those asked said they reach for the heat muscle cream and patches while two fifths rely on over-the-counter medications. For those hunched over a computer all day, leading chiropractors recommend taking regular breaks and to walk regularly.

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Implant could help with memory loss THERE could be new hope for dementia sufferers in recalling their memories as researchers in the USA say they have developed a prosthetic implant that can help a disabled brain encode memories to make them last.

It works with a computer algorithm that mimics the electrical signalling used by the brain to translate shortterm events into permanent memories.

Many people with dementia can remember memories from years ago but struggle with remembering recent events from just days or weeks previously, but this device would make these more permanent memories.

It is hoped it could also benefit soldiers recover from memory loss.

The implant has been developed at the University of Southern California and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre in WinstonSalem, North Carolina, from a decade-long collaboration.

The implant has been tested successfully on rats and monkeys and is now being tested on human brains.

This is the first time scientists have used computers to manipulate memory signals directly in the human brain.

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Before your weightloss journey, take a photo of yourself FitFoxy

Looking Good, Staying Trim

IF you have taken the decision to change your life, lose weight and get into shape, you know that it isn’t going to happen overnight. Unfortunately these days we rely on too many quick fixes that require virtually no effort to acquire. You can buy your hair, nails and enhanced body parts, fairly easily. However it is still apparent that in order to own a truly balanced fit healthy body, you have to work for it.

Building cardiovascular fitness can be a relatively fast process if you are prepared to put in the effort and consistently raise the bar so that you do not remain in a comfort zone. Sculpting muscle and shaping your body takes a little longer.

One of the most important things you should do before you start your fitness and weight-loss journey is to weigh yourself and take measurements, taking a photograph from all three angles front, side and back is a great idea, I often do this with my clients. As the weeks and months go by, you feel your body changing, , your

clothes feel looser, you get compliments from other people, but you see yourself every day so it is not so easy to see how many changes have taken place as a result of your hard work.

The scale alone is not an adequate tool to show an overall picture when it comes to the change process of body shape, imbalance correction and new muscle tone. This is where measurements and photos are valuable. Measurements give the client an accurate gauge of where the weight is coming off and where their progression is. Photographs are priceless, as the saying goes… ‘The Camera Never Lies,’ and it is a great motivator for someone to see a true picture of the way they looked at the start of their journey and how they look three months later.

I had a client recently that did a before and after bikini photo, and the changes in her body after three months were astounding. This in itself was a great motivator to keep her on the right track. Even after many years of training, I too am aware that it can be hard to maintain your discipline and motivation unless you can actually see for yourself the results of your effort and hard work.

TAKE PHOTOS: Of before and after.

Millions affected by a lack of iron causing over tiredness LEAN red meat is a good source of nutrients with a high level

IRON INTAKE: Millions are not getting enough.

MOST people dismiss their tiredness and lack of energy due to running around and leading busy lives, but fatigue could hide a more serious underlying problem; iron deficiency.

Millions of people are not getting enough iron and it is the most common nutritional gap in the UK with a survey showing almost one in four women have low iron intakes.

It also revealed that one in three female athletes have such low iron stores they are at high

risk of clinical anaemia and 60 per cent are ‘depleted’ in iron.

The mineral is essential for energy because it is a building block for the red blood cells that transport oxygen around the body.

To increase your iron intake, lean red meat is a good source of nutrients with high iron levels with a steak providing three times more iron than chicken and 250 per cent more than broccoli. To further boost your intake, try drinking fruit juice.

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EXHIBITION: Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro.

The Light of the Night UNTIL October 15 there is an exhibition of works produced in the 1960s and 1970, including rarely seen paintings, a large format tapestry and a large group of bronze sculptures in which Miro explores the evocative power of objects.

The exhibition is at the Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro, Carrer Joan de Saridakis, 29, Palma. For more information call 971 701 420.

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SINGLE most famous rock ‘n’ roll musical

By Maria José Fernandez ILUSIONS TEATRE is about to take you on an insane trip to the home of Frank N Furter the night when his new creature Rocky is coming to life.

The Rocky Horror Show tells the story of a squeaky clean recently engaged couple, Brad and Janet who are caught with a flat tyre in front of a mysterious castle. Master Frank N Furter is holding a very special party, and his guests, the Transylvanians have dressed up in crazy costumes for the occasion. Rocky, the perfect man built by Dr Frank is coming to life and the couple will be able to attend such a special affair.

Since its premiere at the Royal Court Theatre in June of 1973, the Rocky Horror Show has become the single most fa-

mous rock ‘n’ roll musical, performed across 30 different countries and translated to more than 20 different langauges.

The show will take place at the Palma Auditorium (Avenida Gabriel Roca, 18) from October 9 to 12 at 8pm.

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Cultural Centre two exhibitions TWO i nt er est i ng exhi bi t i ons ar e cur r ent l y on show at Andratx Cultural Centre.

The f i r st ‘ The Sea As I See I t ’ by Yol anda del Riego, is an emotional exploration of the sea with an emphasis on the irreparable damage that is being done to the oceans which will remain open until October 11.

The other is ‘I Only Shop At Gas Stations,’ by Danish artists Jan S Hansen, with pai nt i ngs f r om t he cyanotype series coupled with

smaller works will create a total installation. It continues until November 1.

For more information call 971 137 770, email CCA at i nf o@ccandrat x.com, or check t hei r websi t e www.ccandratx.com.

The Centro Cultural Andratx (CCA) for contempor ar y ar t was f ounded i n 2001 by Jacob and Patricia Asbaek.

The 4,000m2 building is one of the largest centres of cont em por ar y ar t i n t he Balearic Islands.

Shop for trinkets A NIGHT market is held on Fridays from 5pm to 9pm at Plaça des Calo des Moix at Porto Petro. Trinkets, gifts and fresh produce will be on sale.

There is also a night fair at Plaça des Pou in Maria de la Salut from 8pm to midnight where there will be locally made handicrafts, produce and other souvenirs. Local produce will also be on sale.

SING TOGETHER: The audience can sing and dance along with the entertainers.

Singing-along to Grease TH E s e c ond e dition of t he Si ng- Al ong events organised by the Trui Teatre in Palma invites you to sing together with Sandy Olsson and Danny Zuko!

With the help of entertainers the audience will be able to be taken directly into the story of Grease, as they sing along and dance the choreographies.

Sandy and Danny have spent a romantic and wonderful summer together but, when the holidays are over, their journeys take

different directions. Unexpectedly, they meet each other again in the Rydell High School, but Danny has changed: he is no longer the charming boy Sandy met, now he is cocky and selfish!

The event will take place on October 10 (Saturday) at the Trui Teatre (Cami de Son Rapinya, 29 in Palma- 971 783 279). Tickets star at €12.

More information can be found at www.truiteatre.com.

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BEST TASTE: Of black sounds, funk and soul music.

Mallorca black festival RENOWNED bands will be appearing

By Maria José Fernandez MALLORCA Black Festival comes back to the Island on October 10 at Es Gremi (G remi Po rg a d o r s, 16 in Palma), bringing the best taste of black sounds, funk and soul.

Renowned bands such as Palma groove project, DJ

Maykaña, Mallorca Black Ba n d , D J J o s e M o n re a l (Semilla Negra), Hiscovery Ch an n e l a n d D J F u nky Paella will be appearing.

Tickets are: €8 in advance and €13 at the door.

The event is to start at 10.30pm.

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Leave the dogs with experienced sitters to enjoy your holidays To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508 SANDRA retired to Aguadulce in Almeria some 20 years ago, when the town was still relatively small.

She still loves it, even though it has grown tremendously recently. She is a minute’s walk from the beach; perfect for her and her West Highland Terriers, Bella and Beau.

The dogs love the beach.

They are only four-years-old and every morning they make their way to the back door and start begging to go there. It’s part of their daily routine and as soon as Sandra has had her first coffee of the day, they go for their walk.

When Sandra returns to visit her children in Scotland, she leaves the dogs in the care of experienced sitters that she finds online through a housesitting network.

The people who run the network helped her build a profile and create an advert, describing what was needed to care for her dogs and her home.

She knows the site and its staff well. The sitters are friendly, trustworthy and offer references. It’s easy to find sitters this way and it means she can get away knowing someone is there to take care of Bella and Beau.

Tinned food TINNED pet food might be making animals overweight, according to University of Sydney veterinarian specialist, Dr Richard Malik.

The Australian Veterinarian Association (AVA) has endorsed commercially prepared dry and canned food for pet owners but Dr Malik said many veterinarians and animal nutritionists would disagree. “Cats are hypercarnivores and dogs are carnivores,” he said.

“Both of these mammals, through evolution, kill prey and eat it, so their dietary requirements are predominantly a high protein, high fat diet that has very little carbohydrate.”

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Instinct can be made stronger or weaker SELF-PRESERVATION has lessened with breeding but never completely removed

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DOGS are telepathic and able to sense your emotions and frame of mind instantly. This is one reason that a dog who has misbehaved while you have been away knows that you are reacting angrily and, therefore, comes to you saying ‘sorry’ or cowers away.

It does not remember past misdemeanour but it does know your present reaction.

Canine instincts vary in strength between breeds and individuals of the same breed. It is either there or not. It can be strengthened, weakened or diverted, but it cannot be put there and it cannot be taken away. It might lie dormant and, once developed, it can never be weakened.

A dog with an obsession for chasing balls can be controlled by training and by providing other outlets for its energy. If a young dog is corrected the first time it

CHASING: An obsession with running after balls or cars can be controlled. chases a car it may give up the idea. But if it is allowed to chase cars the hunting instinct becomes stronger and in no time it will be very difficult, even impossible, to stop. The dog has the instinct of the hunt, which means a chase and a kill.

Sadly, often the dog is killed by a car.

The first instinct is maternal and others cover such areas as survival, hunting, guarding, the pack and self-preservation.

Self-preservation makes wild dogs furtive and afraid of the unfamiliar, which is of no use to man. This type of

nervousness in the domestic dog is one of the common causes of problems in present-day dogs.

Nearly all cases where children have been attacked by dogs and owners have been bitten by their own dog arise from nervousness. The dog is afraid it is going to be hurt and attacks first; fear, fright and bite.

The instinct of self-preservation has been weakened by breeding from bold dogs rather than nervous ones, but has never been entirely removed.

Spain will adhere to EU protection laws GOVERNMENT accepts the need to conform to guidelines originally put in place in 1987 DOCKED tails and clipped ears ar e se t t o b e c o me a thing of the past for dogs in

S p a in a s th e Co u n cil of Ministers has agreed to adhere to European Union pet

protection guidelines.

The guide line s , put in pla c e by the EU in 1987, forbid all surgical interventions with aesthetic intentions including; tail-docking, ear-clipping, the cutting of vocal chords and the removal of claws or teeth, the Ministry for Agriculture and the Environme nt ha s e xplained.

Having received the government’s approval, the Environmental Ministry said last week that the text will now be sent to the general

courts for approval, which, if given, will make Spain the 18th EU member state

The directive bans aesthetic surgical intervention of any kind, including cutting of vocal chords, ear-clipping, taildocking and the removal of claws or teeth.

to adopt the guidelines.

Use of pets for publicity and entertainment is also limited by the measures, so as to ensure that their health and well-being are not endangered.

The National Association for Animal Defence (ANDA) has expressed its satisfaction at the news, explaining it has been asking the gover nm ent t o adopt t he guidelines for more than 10 years.

“The text acknowledges the fact that pets have a spe-

cial relationship with humans.

“It also underlines their contribution to quality of life and their value to societ y,” t he ani m al r i ght s group stated.

Other measures contemplated in the guidelines include regulations on gifting pet s t o under- 16s, whi ch wi l l ensur e par ent al approval is obtained beforehand, along with regulations on how councils deal with strays to ensure that they do not suffer.

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New partner hard to please What’s in a (bridge) name?

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

THE Puente de la Constitucion de 1812 Cadiz’s new bridge uniting the capital and Puerto Real - is already called La Pepa.

Spain’s anachronistically democratic first constitution was declared in 1812 on March 19 and because this is also the saint’s day of every Jose and Josefina, La Constitucion de Cadiz was soon known as La Pepa.

Some memories appear to be very near the surface, even as long as 103 years later.

ARTUR MAS has a habit of calling early elections and reducing his parliamentary majority each time.

When, in 2012, he lost CiU’s overall majority, he negotiated support from the radical nationalist republican party, ERC. True to form, Mas’s 2015 ticket, Junts pel Si, also lacks an overall majority and he needs the anti-system separatist party CUP. If Mas thought he had problems satisfying ERC’s Oriol Junqueras’s independence demands, his work will be cut out for him with Antonio Baños.

Two bad losers

ARTUR MAS: Cataluña’s Regional President will have his work cut out.

THERE was no Third Way of dialogue before the Cataluña regional elections; that plebiscite that wasn’t. There was only national president Mariano Rajoy’s way and regional president Artur Mas’s way.

Neither listened to the other before and neither is listening now. Both men are bad losers and the only way either of them can go is along a oneway street leading to absolutely nowhere.

The pro-independence faction, Junts pel Si and CUP, won more seats in the Cataluña parliament than the other parties together but only received 47.8 per cent of the total number of votes.

Ironically, had the national government athorised an independence referendum, the majority

of Catalans would not have voted for it.

Dream on, boy A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY in Madrid is indignant

because the mayor, Manuela Carmena, is going to withdraw the Bullfighting School’s subsidy.

“They can’t play like this with aficionados and a boy’s dreams,” complained Daniel Perez, one of its pupils.

Let’s hope that they can and they do. If he wants to wear pink stockings and tight satin trousers embroidered with sequins while he slaughters bulls, he should try asking an overpaid celebrity matador to subsidise his apprenticeship instead.

Jeremy Cor-Bean; is he Labour’s fairy godmother or is he the wicked witch?

NEW party leader represents a determination amongst supporters to try a different approach to opposition politics Nora Johnson

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JEREMY CORBYN (Mr Bean?): The Labour party’s new fairy godmother? Now, stay with me here; don’t look at me as if I’ve just suggested we all go bungee jumping off Tower Bridge!

If you’d just landed from planet Zog and picked up a pile of British papers, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s either the party’s saviour or the next candidate for ‘I’m a Catastrophe, Get Me Out of Here!’ or even someone with more U-turns than Nick Clegg (why are we still waiting for Nick Clegg’s favourite recipes? He promises the food will be good, but doesn’t ex-

MISTER BEAN: Or is it Jeremy Corbyn (without the beard)?

Corbyn has helped create the wave of change and he has caught it, too

plain how to prepare it and the actual results are hard to swallow).

Fairy godmother or wicked witch, Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour party didn’t go with-

out a hitch. He only put himself up as a candidate for the hard left because nobody else wanted the nomination. He only reached the number of supporters required 10 seconds before nominations closed. You couldn’t make it up.

An event altogether funnier than any episode in ‘The Thick Of It!’ What can’t be denied is that, following the Miliband era, a political awakening is now taking place for many. The reality is that, confronted with five more years under one of the other three mainstream Labour leader nominees, supporters presumably said: ‘Enough’s enough: Let’s try something different, rather than letting others speak for us, let’s do this for ourselves.’

Corbyn both helped to make and caught that wave. There’s no future for any party if it simply looks at polls and focus group results, iden-

tifies a group of potential voters and simply tweaks its message in a vain attempt to attract them.

Some have compared Corbyn’s election as Labour leader to the mad emperor Caligula making his horse a senator. But there are some historians who say he’s more like Caligula himself who, according to one: “Came to power impatient with a sclerotic and obstructive establishment and reached out to the people over the heads of the senatorial elite.” Admittedly, Corbyn’s yet to turn parliament into a brothel or ride across the Channel on a chariot. But it’s still early days...

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More Spanish mortgages taken out out during this year than last so far JULY was the 14th month in a row to show an increase although the rise was smaller than it was in the previous month on hom es f el l t o 3.37 per cent in July whereas a year beforehand it was 3.9 per cent.

Andalucia was the Spanish region that registered the most new mortgages on homes in July (3,737), foll owed by Madr i d ( 3,418)

By Eleanor Hawkins THE number of home mortgages taken out in Spain increased in July for the 14th consecutive month, new data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed.

€2.2bn Total amount borrowed by home-buyers in July this year

Altogether, 21,863 mortgages were signed during the mo n t h , 2 1 . 8 p e r c e n t more than in July 2014, although t h e i n c r e a se w as smaller than in June, when 26.3 per cent more people took ou t m o r t g a g e s co mpared to a year before.

BORROWING: Andalucia has registered the most new mortgages.

O v e r th e firs t s e ve n months of the year, 21.2 per cent more mortgages were ta k en o u t fo r h o me s in Spain than in the same period last year, and the total

amount borrowed increased by 25.5 per cent, the statistics revealed.

The average amount borrow e d in J uly re a c he d €104,402, 3.9 pe r c e nt

more tha n la s t J uly a nd the tota l a mount le nt re a c he d more tha n €2.2 billion.

Meanwhile, the average interest rate for mortgages

Energy efficiency will pay AS of next year, properties in Spain are set to have tax reductions applied depending on their energy efficiency grading, following adjustments to the 2016 general budgets.

This will mean property owners will be eligible for reductions of 4 to 20 per cent on their IBI property tax, depending on the grading of their energy efficiency certificates.

The Treasury Ministry has established a series

of maximum reductions applicable to the taxes with those at Grade A, the highest possible grade, receiving discounts of up to 20 per cent and those at the lowest grade, E, eligible for discounts of up to 4 per cent.

Energy efficiency certificates, in theory, at least, have been obligatory for all properties put on the market for sale or to rent since new regulations came into effect in June 2013.

Tinsa energy consulting company has said the tax re-

TAX BREAKS: Big reductions are possible.

ductions are a very effective way of raising awareness of

the importance of energy efficiency.

and Cataluña (3,406), yet when i t cam e t o t he t ot al amount borrowed positions wer e swapped wi t h t he hi ghest f ound i n Madr i d (€541.7 million), followed

by Cataluña (€410.2 mill i on) and Andal uci a (€329.6 million).

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Spain has some of the best wine and properties but beware; there’s a catch!

John Graham The property expert

A FRIEND of mine recently invited me to join him for a glass of wine at his place. Nothing unusual about that, I know; it happens every day, but this was no ordinary wine or place.

Oh, did I mention that my friend is seriously wealthy and when I arrived at his place he had a bottle of Vega Sicilia ready to serve in a crystal glass accompanied by jamon serrano.

That’s the one that’s fed on acorns.

He’s a true connoisseur of wine and of all high-quality things and he explained why we were having a bottle of Ribera del Duero’s finest; it was a ‘thank you’ for providing him with the luxury villa he wanted but didn’t think he could find.

Well, the villa was designed and

SCARCITY: Just like fine wines, the best properties are hard to find. built by one of my top architect friends and I had controlled the building process to ensure quality throughout and yes, it was a Jaw-Dropping Design in a Wow-Factor Location, with state of the art fittings.

As we sat drinking our wine, he explained that Vegas Sicilia, founded

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It is made with Tempranillo grapes and blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Malbec, which age very well. They even have their own oak forest on the estate to control the

quality of the cork in the bottles.

However, there’s a catch; due to low production and high demand the wine isn’t readily available to buy and that’s a problem.

But that’s not the point; my friend is one of many wealthy foreign buyers who are having a property built or are buying existing villas throughout Spain. In fact, I was stunned when I read an article which confirmed that 75 per cent of all luxury property in Spain is being bought by foreigners.

That’s a massive percentage and great news for owners, developers, architects and everyone offering high-quality services and products in

real estate, but there’s a catch!

Similar to the shortage of Vegas Sicilia wine, there is a small supply of readily available, Jaw-Dropping Properties in Wow-Factor Locations in Spain and that is a problem.

With 75 per cent of all luxury properties being bought by foreigners, there is a concern that we could run out of suitable properties to meet the growing demand.

However, unlike the lack of availability of one of Spain’s finest wines, the good news is that the construction industry can respond to the demand by building many more luxury properties in top locations throughout Spain which the wealthy foreigners can buy in the future.

And I can drink to that; Salud!

If you are looking for luxury property or wish to sell your luxury property please contact me for more information: John Graham, Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. email: gk.ipad@me.com

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MORE UPBEAT: Opening day of the 55th Genoa Boat Show.

RUNNING from September 30 to October 5, the 55th Genoa Boat show was much more upbeat than last year’s rather dismal event In his opening address, the Italian Deputy Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said “The Genoa Boat Show is no longer sad, as last year, but has been relaunched as has the boating sector.

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cle. to continue operating on the city canals and surroundings.

Boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years but by the 1920s when the internal combustion engine took dominance they lost considerable support.

With the onset of the energy crises of the 1970s, interest in this quiet and potentially renewable marine energy source has been increasing steadily again, especially as solar cells became available, for the first time making possible motorboats with an infinite range like sailboats.

The market currently falls into two categories, hybrids which are powered by a combination of diesel and electricity and pure electrical.

Sizes range from simple day boats up to and including catamarans and newly developed speed boats.

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the future

By John Smith ALTHOUGH it will not be until June 2017 that the best sailors in the world will arrive in Bermuda to contest the Americas Cup, a preview is due in October of this year together with a Reggae concert starring Shaggy and Maxi Priest.

Bermuda will host the Louis Vuitton A m e r i c a ’s C u p Wo r l d S e r i e s r a c e event from October 16 to 18. The World Series is the first stage of competition when all of the America’s Cup teams compete hoping to earn points that will advance them to the finals in 2017.

With a new Louis Vuitton America’s Cup village to be built in the South Basin of the Royal Naval Dockyard, the Island will offer an unmatched experience for sailing teams and spectators from around the world.

The America’s Cup traces its roots to August 1851 when an upstart schooner named America sailed past the Royal Yacht to win the 100 Pound

AMERICA’S CUP: Where teams compete hoping to earn points for the finals.

Cup in a race around England’s Isle of Wight. More than a simple boat race, this triumph of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) over the Royal Yacht Squadron symbolised a great victory for the new world over the old.

The trophy was renamed the America’s Cup after the winning schooner and was donated to the NYYC under the terms of the Deed of Gift, which made it available for perpetual international competition.

GOOD news revealed by the latest European Boating Industry newsletter shows that registrations have risen noticeably during the three quarters of 2015 and future forecasts are positive.

According to their French member FIN, the situation on the European markets is improving and the expected growth will be in the range of 3 to 5 per cent in 2015.

The greatest growth is mainly coming from Scandinavia and the UK, although Spain and Italy are showing signs of significant recovery.

Germany reported that boat sales grew in 2015 with a slight increase in production from German boat builders. Service companies experienced extremely high demand with a peak of activity in the summer.

After four years of decline, FIN said 2015 was the first year for France with growth in all sectors with 65,000 secondhand boats having changed hands in 2015, while at the same time 8,000 new boats

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European boat registrations are up in 2015 Floating markets

BOAT SALES: There were positive indicators for Spain. were sold. Italy reported growth in all of its sectors with a 10 per cent increase in domestic sales, the best for seven years.

Spanish member ANEN reported positive indicators for Spain. Sales of jet skis, motorboats (between 8-16m) and charter boats were increasing in 2015, as the country is finally picking up after the crisis.

It transpired that the Balearics continued to see the most number of registrations within Spain at 635 which gives the islands a 16 per cent market share and a growth of 23.3 per cent over the previous year.

Not even close contenders are in order of registrations, Barcelona, Madrid, Girona, Malaga and Alicante.

EVERYONE has heard of the floating markets of Bangkok but now a group in the UK is trying to promote a British version.

RCTA Floating Markets and Events have been organised to give roving canal traders group trading opportunities throughout the summer period, and to raise the profile and public awareness of roving canal traders, and of the canals as a whole.

They only operate in summer with the latest being held in Birmingham but they should be back in 2016.

Video of boat journey ACCORDING to British magazine, Motor Boat & Yachting, John Boyle was tempted into buying a model that was moored in the Mediterranean, but unlike most used boat buyers he decided to drive it home.

In their new video series ‘The

Long Way Home,’ John sets off from Mallorca with the aim of bringing his new Princess V39 Cecienne back to his homeport of Falmouth. See the first of a three part series at www.mby.com/videos/mallorcato-uk-princess-v39-pt1

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Islands’ tourism strength LATEST data released on the Impactur report by the Balearic Islands regional government and the national tourism agency Exceltur has documented the strength of the Islands’ tourism sector.

On the one hand, the report shows that as much as 40 per cent of the Islands’ economy was closely linked to the tourism sector in 2010, a number which has reached 44.8 per cent in 2015.

According to Impactur, the gross product in 2014 went up by 2.9 per cent, in 2014, while employment positions related to tourism went up by 3.1 per cent the same year, reaching 150,346 jobs. This number, according to the report, surpasses levels reached before the financial crisis began.

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VW diesel scandal reaches Mallorca ASSOCIATION has set up an online platform for affected car owners throughout Spain

By Eleanor Hawkins WHILE far from the worst affected, Mallorca has not escaped the recent Volkswagen diesel scandal, Facua consumers’ association reported.

The association has set up an online platform for affected car owners, which has already gathered more than 20,000 members across Spain, and 341 car owners from the Balearic Islands have joined so far.

Andalucia appears to be the worst-affected region, Facua reported, with 4,664 registrations, with Sevilla at the top of the list with 1,279 owners registered followed by Malaga with 825.

The next worst hit region was reported to be Madrid with 4,337 car owners, followed by Cataluña with 2,793 and Valencia with 1,886.

ARTE&NATURA: Is held every two years.

Art on show in a natural setting

DIESEL SCANDAL: Affecting 11 million vehicles.

Volkswagen president Matthias Muller announced the company will start to examine

affected vehicles in Europe in January 2016. There are an estimated 11m vehicles affected.

A PATHWAY with sculptures which will be open to the public until the end of October has opened at the Cas Perets farmhouse in Ses Salines.

It has been created by the Cas Perets Association backed by artist Rudy Schwizgebel and the town hall, and is a three-kilometre route which can be done on foot or by bicycle.

The sculptures are made of stone, hay, iron and concrete within a natural environment as part of the second edition of Arte&Natura held every two years. This year, 10 artists are taking part, all from Mallorca.

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England lose, Uniteds thrashed, Rodgers and Advocaat both sacked FIRST host nation to be knocked out during group stage From Back page

Brighton, Burton Albion, Plymou t h a n d Ab e r d e e n (despite a 5-1 home drubbing by St Johnstone) lead the Championship, Leagues 1 and 2 , a n d t h e SPL respectively, while in Spain’s La Liga, after losing 2-1 at Sevilla , B a r c e l o n a h a v e slipped down to fourth. Villarreal are top after Atletico and Re a l d r e w 1 - 1 i n th e Madrid derby.

There are several European Championship qualifiers (some vital) over the next five days. Tonight it’s the Re p u b l i c o f I r e l a n d Germany, Northern Ireland-Greece and Scotland-Poland.

Tomorrow we have Engla n d -E s to n ia an d S p a inLuxembourg.

On Saturday, it’s BosniaHerzegovina-Wales (the Wels h n e e d a p o in t); f ollo w e d o n S u n d a y by Gibraltar-Scotland, Poland-Republic of Ireland and FinlandNorthern Ireland.

N ex t M o n d ay, E n g la n d v is it L ith u a n ia and Ukraine play Spain.

There are no Pre-

miership or Championship games this weekend.

RUGBY UNION – Disappointing, disjointed and dismal England became the first host country to

ELIMINATION: Pressure is now on coach and several players.

be knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage after crashing 33-13 to Australia, w ho c oa s te d into the la s t eight. Coach Stuart Lancaster is now under pressure to quit along with several players who simply didn’t perform!

The othe r c ountrie s a lready into the quarter-finals are France, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and Wales.

B a tte re d a nd bruis e d Scotland, despite losing 1634 to South Africa, can join them if they beat Samoa in their final ‘pool’ game on Saturday. Argentina, Japan and Tonga are also still in the race.

FORMULA ONE This weekend the drivers will race around the Sochi circuit in the Russian Grand Prix, and it has been c onfirme d tha t Jensen Button will serve McLaren again next season.

SPEEDWAY – Scunthorpe-born Tai Woffinden (25) is the 2015 World Champion after winning in Poland. He last won the title in 2013.

CRICKET – England are now in the U A E to play a series of Te s t M a tc he s and One Day Internationals against Pakistan, with James Taylor set to return to the batting lineup.

Former Pakistan batsman Inzaman Ul-Haq is the new coach of Afghanistan.

GOLF – World number 792 Oliver Wilson (from Nottinghamshire) held on to win his first European title a t the A lfre d D unhill Links Championship and toda y s e e s the s ta rt of the President’s Cup in Incheon City, South Korea, while the Ladies European tour con-

tinues with the Xaimen Orient International in China.

HORSE RACING – Epsom Derby winner Golden Horn, ridden by Frankie Dettori, denied French filly, Treve, an historic third Prix de l ’ Ar c de Tr i om phe wi t h vi ct or y at Longchamp.

BOXING – Devon-born West Brom supporter Tom m y Langford, now based in Birmingham, r et ai ned hi s WBO InterContinental Middleweight title by beati ng t he Ar gentinian Christian Fabian Rios on points.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ: Scored twice against Man U.

DID YOU KNOW? • Only six footballers have won the Premiership with two different clubs: Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal/Chelsea), Henning Berg (Blackburn/Manchester Utd), Gael Clichy (Arsenal/Manchester City), Ashley Cole (Arsenal/Chelsea), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City & United) and Kolo Touré (Arsenal/Manchester City).

• Everton’s Gareth Barry (108) has received more yellow cards than any other PL player. Kevin Davies and Lee Bowyer have both received 99.

• Last Sunday, ex-Sheffield United and now Everton defender Phil Jagielka became only the 17th player in history to appear in 250 League games for two different clubs.

• And Arsenal’s Per Merkesacker has already made 50 ‘pass backs’ to his goalkeeper this season; the most in the Premiership.

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8 - 14 October 2015 Last weekend, Sergio Aguero bagged a five-timer in Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of hapless Newcastle.

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Two Uniteds are thrashed MANCHESTER and Newcastle are both victims of heavy defeats Tony Matthews International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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FOOTBALL – Last weekend, Sergio Aguero bagged a fivetimer in Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of hapless Newcastle.

The Argentinian striker touched the ball only 14 times during the match and had just six attempts on goal. Only four other players, Dimitar Berba-

tov, Jermain Defoe, Andy Cole and Alan Shearer, have netted five goals in a PL game.

Elsewhere, Arsenal, with a trio of excellent strikes in the first 20 minutes, whipped outof-sorts Manchester United 30. Everton drew 1-1 with Liverpool and defending champions, Chelsea, were humbled 3-1 at home by Southampton.

There were also wins for Stoke (at Aston Villa), Leicester (at Norwich), Crystal Palace (v WBA), while the Bournemouth-Watford, 10man Sunderland-West Ham and

Swansea-Spurs games all finished level.

By the way, Villa have LOST more matches (18) than any other PL club in 2015 and German Jurgen Klopp is set to replace sacked Brendan Rodgers at Anfield bur who will succeed Dick Advocaat at Sunderland?

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SPEEDWAY: 2015 World Championship was won in Poland by Scunthorpe-born Tai Woffinden.