costa blanca north 29 november - 5 december 2012 issue 1430

DENIAS beaches, erodedduring the last storms,need urgent attention.

Sand was swept away byheavy seas earlier thismonth at Les Deveses andBlay Beach. Els Molins faredno better, particularly at theAlberca river mouth.

All have suffered erosionfor years, claimed DeniasMayor Ana Kringe.

The recurring problemand a call for solutions havebeen passed to the AlicanteProvince Coasts Authority.

The written request wasaccompanied by a technicalreport from the regionalgovernments Environmentdepartment.

Les Deveses has lostbetween 10 and 20centimetres of sand andhas receded by aroundhalf-a-metre in the SantaAna zone, the reportrevealed.

Storm-battered ElsMolins was also robbed ofsand by the Novemberstorms and the Alberca is

now veering towardsnearby urbanisations. BlayBeach has completelydisappeared.

The problem is an oldone, but the routineremedy of replenishingbeaches with sand issuccessful only in the shortterm, and until the nextstorm.

An in-depth study ofDenias coastline isessential before a definitivesolution can be found,maintained the mayor.

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Honest townJAVEAS 2012 crimerate of 23 offencesfor every thousandresidents is lowerthan the provincesaverage of 25.3 perthousand citizens.

Clothes row A VALENCIA judgethrew out an appeal bya police officer whosued the InteriorMinistry. The police-man had wanted theministry to pay forclothes worn whilst hewas on plain-clothesduty.

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COSTA BLANCA towns and resorts joined ina campaign against domestic abuse.

Last Sunday was International Day forthe Elimination of Violence against Women.

In the days immediately beforehandJavea invited passers-by in the ChurchSquare to sign up to a vaccination againstgender violence. The initiative was asuccess, with 300 signatures.

The following day, November 23, Javeasmayor, Jose Chulvi, led a minutes silenceoutside the town hall, in memory of the 43women killed in Spain by their partners thisyear.

A change is needed in cultural values,based on equality and respect, he said.

Other municipalities held anti-violencedemonstrations at the weekend.

JAVEA REMEMBERS: A minutes silence for victims.

Abuse victimsremembered

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THE Spanish National Weather Agency (Aemet)has begun to charge for some of the services anddata provided through its website. The measuredoes not include the weekly weather forecast bytown, so far.

and finally...

There are indeed families who were in need ofurgent help, but then they bought an LCDtelevision or used the money [from publicgrants] for inappropriate things.

Quote of the week

PP party member of the Valencia Parliament PilarSol, during a meeting on social policies.

billion more will be given to theSpanish regions in 2013 as bailout.

The State Government had already allocated18 billion, out of which 87 per cent went toCatalua, Andalucia, Valencia, Murcia,Castilla-La Mancha and the Canaries.

Number of the week

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Nationalholidays

NEXT week, EuroWeekly News will beavailable at all usualdistribution points oneday early, onWednesday. Thursday isa national holiday inSpain for ConstitutionDay, and manybusinesses will beclosed. This is followedby another holiday nextSaturday, December 8,Immaculate ConceptionDay.

Right of wayJESUS POBRE hasintroduced a by-lawregulating autho-rised street vendingat the request ofresidents. Insteadof blocking pave-ments, the weeklyopen-air marketstalls will be set upon the road.

Trekker diesA HIKER was killed nearBeniarres in inlandAlicante after fallingfrom a two-metreembankment. TheSpaniard, aged 39, wastransferred to hospitalby helicopter but diedsoon afterwards.

Not nativeENVIRONMENT inspe-ctors have detectedScarlet Crabs for sale inpet shops in the region.They are regarded asinvaders which couldthreaten the survival ofnative species if letloose.

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Fashionable Mango choosesAndres as latest eye candy

Elderly leaveroom at the innBENIDORM hotel occupancy fellduring the first two weeks ofNovember. Hoteliers blamed thelate start to Imserso subsidisedholidays for the elderly and aslight reduction in Britishvisitors.

Pet controlOWNERS of dogs belongingto dangerous breedsattended a free town hallcourse on controlling andtraining them in San Vicentedel Raspeig.

Helping outFAMILIES with memberssuffering from Parkinsons met inDenia to discuss starting aMarina Alta association. Theyhope to help and advise thoseaffected by the disease.

Water surpriseA 19TH CENTURY drinkingfountain was uncovered byroadworks in Jijona. It will berepaired, remodelled andreturned to its originaluse, the council said.

Apple fairVALL DEBO held a fair topromote traditional pear-shaped Perello apples. Theinland Marina Alta is one ofthe few areas still growingthe variety.

False economyREGIONAL government cutssaving an annual 112 million instaff wages will cost the centralgovernment 123 million inunemployment pay.

Tight squeezeHEALTH AND SAFETY closeddown the Pla local police stationin Alicante City. Officers beingmoved to cleaner premisescomplain that they will have tobe shoe-horned in.

TOGETHERNESS: Andres Valencoso, the new face of Mango Men, and Kylie (inset), his actress, singer girlfriend.

NDRES VALENCOSO has beenchosen as eye candy by Mango,the Spanish clothing giant.

Spanish male model Andre - whosegirlfriend is singer and actress KylieMinogue - had an earlier professionalclaim to fame when he appeared in the2003 Louis Vuitton campaign withJennifer Lopez.

Ninona Vila, PR Director for Mango,said Andress success andprofessionalism defines the type of manto whom the firm wants to promote their

male clothing collection.Now at a turning point in his career, he

appeared in his first film Fin (End)which was released just days ago.

Meanwhile, girlfriend Kylie is to starwith Bond girl Gemma Arterton in theupcoming musical in which a mother anddaughter fall in love with the same manwhile on holiday in Spain.

Walking On Sunshine is currently inpre-production and said to feature along list of hits from the 1980s in itssoundtrack.

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Chanting leads to deathA MAN of 40 has been found guiltyof murdering a 25-year-oldfootball fan after the Spanish CupFinal.

The victim had driven toBenidorm with a friend when hischanting of long live Barcaoffended the older man.

After an argument the attackerwent home, grabbed a kitchenknife and returned to the scene at4.45am, on April 21, 2011.

There he stabbed the young fan,from Pedreguer, Marina Alta,leaving him to bleed to death froma 20-centimetre wound.

During the trial the accused, whohas a police record, told the courtthat the two younger men attackedhim first as he went to buycigarettes. He knew nothing aboutfootball, he claimed, although hewatched the match in a bar with his

wife.

He had also drunk a lot of beerhe said but returned with the knifeto protect his daughter who wasdue to go home.

A jury rejected his story, findinghim guilty of murder with theextenuating circumstances that hewas drunk.

He has yet to be sentenced butthe public prosecutor hasrecommended a 17-year prisonterm.

THE ValenciaGovernment hassuspended its grants forthe regions principalfiestas.

Backing of 170,000

to encourage culturalactivities linked totraditional fiestas in theregions three provincesof Alicante, Valencia andCastellon was promisedin April.

This was reduced to147,862 in July and hasnow been cut offentirely.

The size of theValencian Communitysdeficit obliges itsgovernment to takedrastic and urgentmeasures to contain andreduce it, said Culture

Councillor Lola Johnson.Some commitments areno longer viable, sheexplained.

Conditions for grantsstipulate that there mustbe sufficient funds tocover them and thegovernment does nothave the cash, shesaid.

Cutting off grants willdirectly affect theValencia Fallas,Alicantes Hogueras andFallas as well as theFebruary Gaietes inCastellon.

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Oh no, no, noMARTIN CLUNES

has been dropped from acar insurance campaignafter being disqualifiedfrom driving and not-ching up 12 points onhis licence for speeding.The Men BehavingBadly star had featuredin Churchill Insurancestelevision adverts.

Special guestTROOPS at Camp

Bastion in Afghanistanwere taken by surprisewhen 007 star DanielCraig dropped in ontheir base. The actormet 800 soldiers,airmen and sailors justbefore they watched thenew Bond film, Skyfall.

Two honoursACTRESS Kate

Winslet and Take Thatsinger Gary Barlow havereceived honours fromthe Queen. The Oscar-winning actress wasawarded a CBE forservices to drama, andBarlow an OBE for hisinvolvement in theDiamond Jubilee.

Dig deepIN a break with

tradition, people will becharged to enter thegardens of QueenElizabeths Londonresidence where a tradefair and series ofconcerts will be held tocommemorate the 60thanniversary of her 1953coronation. Tickets onsale from December 16.

Festive vestCELEBRITIES have

backed a ChristmasJumper Day campaignfor the charity Save theChildren aimed atmaking the world betterwith a sweater. Peopleare encouraged to wearfestive tops on Dece-mber 14 with a 1(1.25) donation to raisemoney for the charity.

Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

BRITISH PRESS

TRADITIONAL FIESTAS: Some are modest.

Fiesta funds dryup in Valencia

BENIDORMS old grudge about a reality TV showhas been rekindled.

There was nothing real about the programmewhen Benidorm Bastards first aired in Belgium in2010, the council protested.

A hidden camera comedy programme firstshown on the Flemish television channel 2BE, itfeatured senior citizens and amateur actors whoroamed Benidorms streets and tricked the young.

The creators of the show made fools ofunsuspecting residents and visitors, and gaveBenidorm a bad image, claimed the mayor, whothreatened legal proceedings. He also demandedthe removal of Bastards from the title.

The storm blew over but the recent news thatSpains Antena 3 plans a Spanish version wasreceived with caution. The format will be closer tothe original American version Off Their Rockers,said television sources, with no reference tolocality.

Benidorm grudge

EXPATRIATES hope torestore a Britishcemetery in Valencia toits former glory.

The InternationalWomens Club ofValencia (IWC) haslaunched a campaignafter Bonnie Hinzpeter,who came up with theidea, died of cancerearlier this year.

As well as gardeningand cleaning gravesthere are plans torestore the chapel toallow services to beheld.

The burial ground wasestablished more than150 years ago as thefinal resting place fornon-Catholic foreigners.

Owned by the BritishEmbassy, the cemeteryis in need of restorationfollowing a spate ofthefts and vandalism inrecent years.

The embassy con-firmed it had so far

approved repairs to thesites fence and gate,while a Garden ofRemembrance is alsobeing considered.

THE Marina Alta gaspipeline has not been

unanimously welcomedby all local councils.

Gata de Gorgoschallenged the route on

the grounds thatexcavations could affectRoman remains. Thisclaim was recentlyproved correct.

Now it is the turn ofJavea Council tocomplain.

The regional govern-ment has taken sinceJuly to reply to itsobjections, lamented atown hall communiqu,and has failed torespond to a suggestedalternative route.

The gas pipeline doesnot interconnect withJaveas existing utilities

infrastructure and isincompatible withthem, the statementcontinued.

Furthermore, it runsstraight through plots ofland with no semblanceof order.

Residents have beenseriously inconveni-enced during this firstphase, the town hallclaimed, and theconstruction companyhas been told that thearea must be returnedto the same state it wasin before the workbegan.


COUPONS fromVillajoyosa shopkeeperswill help both shoppersand charities.

Between now andDecember 22 everyonewho buys a book of thecoupons will also behelping Caritas, ManosUnidas, Anemona,Afibrovila and Ahedysia.

The talon solidariocosting 10 is availabledirectly from thecharities headquartersor their volunteers, withall money raiseddestined for the groupsconcerned.

Forty-four La Vilabusinesses offering awide range of servicesfrom restaurants toironmongers andopticians will be givingdiscounts of between10 and 40 per cent.

The initiative will alsohelp to boost local tradeas well as the charities,said Jaime Sanchez,President of businessowners associationAVEA.

SAN JUAN COUNCILhas established apioneering plan ofaction for domesticabuse cases.

Public Safety andEquality CouncillorsAratnxa Madonado andCarmen Navarrorecently signed a proto-col detailing proceduresin domestic abusecases. An importantfeature is a safe housefor the women andtheir children. The onlyone of its kind in theprovince, it has roundthe clock policesurveillance.

Fortunately it hasnot yet been necessaryto use the house, saidSan Juans mayor,Manuel Aracil. Never-theless, the town hall iscommitted to com-bating violence.

BENISSA and Teulada-Moraira will soonbe sharing an animal protection shelter.

Last week their respective mayors,Juan Bautista Rosello and Antoni JoanBertomeu, met Wieteke Osterhaven,President of local animal protectionsociety, Akira.

Wieteke Osterhaven outlined theshelters basic requirements and theoutlay required for construction. She alsoexplained that the association would set

up a team of voluntary workers and holdfundraising events to help with runningcosts.

Benissa Council has agreed to provideAkira with a plot of land for between 10and 20 years.

The mayor, together with HealthCouncillor Gloria Ivars, is now looking fora suitable site. Meanwhile, despiteTeuladas shaky finances, the council hasagreed to donate 15,000.

Help outand get abargain

Safe housefor abused

Gas pipeline sparks controversy

RESCUED: Good outlook for Marina Alta strays.

Good news for dogs

British cemeteryrestoration bid


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ALTEA can look forward to a13,631,620 shoreline revampand two underground car parks.

Regenerating the townsseafront is a priority for thelocal council and the centralgovernments environmentministry, Mayor Miguel Ortizstressed.

Restoring and replenishingthe beaches are to come first,while the car parks andremodelling the Paseo Maritimopromenade will be in thesecond phase.

The central governments2012 budget includes a3,804,990 allocation for this,and is to be followed by a

further 5,703,320 in 2013 and4,123,310 in 2014.

The first, governmentfinanced phase, will focus on

the shoreline. This entailsbuilding sea dykes andsubstituting the beachescurrent gravel with the pebbleswhich are more characteristic ofAlteas beaches.

Work should begin beforeJune and it is planned to linkthe Plaza de Europa at the endof the Paseo to the mouth ofthe River Algar.

Private investment will besought for the underground carparks pencilled in for Calle SanPedro and below the presentparking slots at the Charco.

Once completed, the PaseoMaritimo will be given a finalfacelift.

New Year facelift for Altea

PASEO MARITIMO: Due for remodelling work.

Lucky grapesfor Food BankA MONFORTE DEL CIDfirm is donating NewYears Eve grapes to theFood Bank.

Frutas la Ballenamarkets packs of 12grapes ready to swallowat each chime of the clockto see in the New Year.

The firm wants thepublic to participate bycontacting Uvasdoce viasocial networking sites orby post with a New Yearwish. For every messagereceived a family pack ofgrapes will go to the FoodBank. The campaign runsuntil December 17.

A ROW has erupted afterclaims that Javea Town Hallfaced an outstanding450,000 power bill.

Javea Mayor Jose Chulvihas strongly refuted thesuggestion (Shock bill,Issue 1429).

The item originated witha Press release from a PPspokesman, Jose Chulvitold Euro Weekly News. Itis totally false, he added.

Javea Council has had tomake a huge effort toreduce spending to offsetalmost 8 million lost fromIBI rates. Having overcomeinitial difficulties, the townhall is now paying its bills,Chulvi stressed.

The original statementwas self-interested and

intended to damageJaveas usual image ofsolvency, he claimed.

The PP should insteadworry about the regionalgovernments 1.8 milliondebt with Javea. It couldalso ask its educationdepartment to carry out therepairs urgently needed for

two local schools, themayor suggested.

Meanwhile, Javea TownHall will continue its goodwork on the financial front,Chulvi pledged.

A COURT in Valencia hassentenced Ryanair forperverting the course ofjustice.

The airline has beensentenced to pay legalcosts and a fine of 600.

In September, the courtsentenced the company topay 930.21 after itprevented a Spanish child,aged six, who did not haveID, from embarking on aflight from Valencia toSevilla, despite the fact thathe was accompanied by hisparents, who were carryingID, as well as the Libro deFamilia which is proof offamily ties.

However, a month later,Ryanair asked for the caseand sentence to beannulled as they claimedthey had not been notifiedin Ireland, the only placethey consider a validheadquarters.

The company refused toaccept communicationssent to its base in Valenciaand Ryanair staff refused toreceive subpoenas.

However, Spanish lawallows communications tobe sent to the place wherea person or companycarries out professionalbusiness on a regular basis.

Therefore, the court hasconsidered that the caseand sentence were valid

and that the airline waswrong for illegally refusingto receive notifications inValencia.


ONDARA COUNCIL is preparing to do without festivestreet illuminations this Christmas.

The 3,000 budget set aside to cover the costcould buy food parcels for the towns disadvantagedfamilies, it has been pointed out.

The councillors responsible for Social Services andFiestas are now debating this possibility. The NGOCaritas is also being consulted, town hall sourcesrevealed. The three bodies are studying how best todeliver supplies to the needy.

We see many families approaching SocialServices for the most basic need of all: food, saidMayor Ximo Ferrando.

As well as essential non-perishables, the parcelswould also include traditional Christmas treats liketurron, sources revealed.

AN ELCHE nursery iscombating the redweevil menace withbiological warfare.

Week after week,Alicante towns losepalm trees to thedeadly pest, said tohave arrived fromEgypt in shipments ofinfected palms in 1994.Since then thousandsof palms throughoutSpain have died.

On taking hold thereis little that can be doneand Alicante is aprincipal victim,although weevils arepresent in Valencia,Castellon, Murcia andAndalucia. Isolatedcases have beendetected in Catalua.

Elche, whose palmforest is a UnescoHeritage site, is anxiousto eradicate the weevilsand the councils Parks

and Gardens Depart-ment has decided touse radical means.

The cold store at theHort de la Molinera,Elches principal datepalm nursery, holds 170phials, each containing250 million microscopiclarvae called nema-todes.

One at a time thephials contents aredissolved in liquid andsprayed on threatenedpalms. The procedureis harmless to humans,said Parks and GardensCouncillor ManuelRodriguez, but not redweevils. The larvae willhatch, grow and attackinsects lurking insidethe palms.

This is just weapon inthe armoury, Rodriguezsaid, and has not ruledout using chemicalpesticides.

DOOMED: No palm is safe.

Red weevilattack plan

Food comesbefore festivity

REBUTTAL: Mayor Jose Chulvi answers critics.

Power row ignitesA YOUTH was arrestedin Alicante for thealleged sexual abuse ofchildren who were inthe care of his mother.

He allegedly uploadedpictures of the childrento the internet, havingconnected to it usinghis neighbours Wi-Fisignal.

He has been handedover to the MinorsProsecutor in Alicanteand interned at aneducational centre as apreventive measure.

Youth heldfor sex abuse

Court fines Ryanair


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Fake ticketsA 30-YEAR-OLD bus

driver in Munich admit-ted in court he made atleast 244,000 fromselling forged monthlypublic transport passes.

Gun recordREGISTRATION of

the nearly six millionlegally-held guns in thecountry will be madeonline instead of onpaper starting next year,the Home Office said.

Job forecastNEARLY 28 per cent

of 2,300 surveyedGerman companies saidthey would likely becutting jobs in thecoming year, said theCologne Institute forEconomic Research.

Child missingA CHILD aged 11

disappeared after steal-ing his foster parentsminivan. The vehiclewas found by Hamburgpolice parked near amunicipal cemetery, buthe was missing.

Property riseBUILDING permit

applications in Germanyincreased 6.2 per cent inthe first nine months of2012 to 178,100, theFederal Statistics Officesaid.

Road hazardMORE than 700 shots

have been fired at cartransporters on Germanroads since 2008,federal authorities saidwhen announcing a100,000 reward to finda carriageway shooter.

Porn teacherA TEACHER at the

Richard-Mller school inFulda was suspendedand moved to a differentschool after studentsfound he had starred intwo online porn films.

Stories making headlines from Germany

GERMAN PRESS

A LEADING constructioncompany that has beenembroiled in controversialdevelopment plans hastaken the first steps toinsolvency.

Edificaciones Calpe,owned by Valenciandeveloper AndresBallester, has probablyput up more buildings inBenidorm than any othersingle constructioncompany.

The company and threesubsidiaries has heldcourt approved meetingswith creditors after itrevealed debts of 324million.

Together the fourcompanies own approx-imately five million squaremetres of land inBenidorms Sierra Helada,Finestrat, La Nucia andAltea whose future is now

uncertain. One of the companies,

Patrimonial Andybal, wascreated in 2006 totransform valuablevintage properties inMadrid into luxury homes.But the timing was wrongas the economic crisis hitand the property bust

that followed the boomhas put it in the red.

But it was not just theproperty market bubblebursting that caused thecompanys financial

problems, sources say.Many arose through

projects that wererejected on social andenvironmental grounds.Amongst these were thePuentes del Algardevelopment which aimedto line the banks of theAlgar river with 5,000homes, hotels and golfcourses. After a series oflawsuits and appeals fromthe constructor, the caseis now in the hands of theSupreme Court.

It is also embroiled in alegal battle stemmingfrom two illegally builtapartment blocks atPunta Llisera at the end ofBenidorms LevanteBeach.

HALTED: Algar development now unlikely.

Debt crisis companycalls in creditorsANDILLA and Cortes dePallas unemployed arerepairing damage

caused by last summersforest fires.

The areas lost 48,000hectares of woodlandand a helicopter pilotwas killed during thefight to extinguish theblazes.

Workers are nowremoving debris andburnt timber andrenewing firebreaks.

The first 200 stronggroup of registeredunemployed 10 ofthem women beganwork at the start of themonth.

In February they willbe replaced by anothergroup who will work fora further three months.

In all 500 people willhave been engaged onthe operation for whichthey are paid the goingrate.

AT least 6,400 spent by Alfaz del Pi council on plantsfor the Albir roundabout was money wasted.

The plants, which substituted a fountain, lasted lessthan six months, complained PP spokeswoman MaiteHuerta. The expense had neither any impact norbenefit on citizens, she said.

Turning the fountain into a huge flowerbed cost6,400 but the plants had to be removed after theywithered and died, Huerta claimed. The 1,300 petuniasand 1,125 South African marigolds were inadequatelytended and inefficiently watered, she said, accusingthe town hall of irresponsibility.

Doubtless the mayor would fill up the flowerbed withmore plants without thinking twice about spendingcitizens money, she said.

Not all Alfasinos backed Huertas claims. The spell ofbad weather earlier this month with torrential rain andhurricane-force winds played havoc with her ownplants, local resident Annie Maples told the EuroWeekly News. Perhaps the Albir roundabout hadsuffered the same fate, she suggested.

Jobless fixingfire damage

WITHERED: Not a flower in sight.

Roundabout ablooming waste

JAPAN WEEK is underway in Valencia.

In its 37th year, this is

the first time the city hasbeen chosen for thiscarnival and trade fair.

Troubadours typical ofthe Land of the RisingSun, have been marchingthrough the city centre intraditional make-up,brightly-coloured silkgowns and playingoriental musicalinstruments.

There are sushi-tastings and specialmenus, stalls sellingtraditional arts, crafts,decorative items,souvenirs and othertypical produce from thecountry.

Art exhibitions oforigami - a thousand-year-old and highlypainstaking paper-foldingart - martial arts demon-strations, Japanesemusic concerts at thePalau de la Msica anddisplays of Japanese

calligraphy, and Asianrock are also part of theweek.

A trade stand fromJapan Airlines and theHispano-Japanese travelagency network has beenset up to provideinformation aboutholidays in the country.

The hope is thatValencia airport will beused as a destination fordirect flights from Japan.

This year sees the400th anniversary ofSpain and Japanbeginning direct tradingrelations.

The next two years willsee a huge drive topromote Japanese food,business events andtourism between thecountry and Spain,particularly Valencia.


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Health studySWEDEN Childrenwith one or both parentsborn outside Swedenhave more chances ofdeveloping illnesses thanthose with Swedishparents, a study said.

SAS unionsNORWAY Eight

unions reached agree-ments with SAS airline asthe company announcedsalary and pension cutsand raised working hoursfor their staff.

Student dies DENMARK A 21-

year-old law student wasstabbed to death in aCopenhagen nightclub.Police have launched amurder investigation.

Too lateSWEDEN The

appendix of a nine-year-old burst after he wasmade to wait more than20 hours for surgery atAstrid Lindgren ChildrensHospital in Stockholm.

Boss quitsNORWAY - Police

director Ingelin Killen-gren resigned as thegovernment refused toinvest in modern dataand communicationequipment for the force.

Fewer bangsDENMARK Traffic

accidents dropped 56per cent in Denmarksince 2000, saving 59billion krones (7.9billion), a study by theTechnical University said.

Child deadSWEDEN A man

aged 53 killed his 11-year-old son and himself,police believe, as theywere found dead in anapartment in Stock-holms Ostermalm area.

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outA MARATHON five-hour line danceraised 1,241 forcharity.

Dancers from upand down the CostaBlanca met at barrestaurant Bolero onLevante Beach inCalpe.

The money raisedhas been donated toThe Emaus ChristmasBag appeal which issponsored by TheBed Centre.

Organised byBarbara and ErnieIves of the RodeoStompers LineDancers, the eventwas attended byMontserrat Fitur,President of theEmaus orphanageand care homecharity.

Choral group datesVIVACE CHOIR is to perform three concerts byEnglish composer John Rutter. Tomorrow(Friday) and on Saturday and Sunday, thechoir will be performing at La Siesta ChurchTorrevieja, San Miguel Church, and LosMontesinos from 8pm. On a more festive note,Vivace will be joined by the Phoenix Band fora Christmas performance on December 13 inSan Miguel Church at 8pm.


THE stench fromCampellos Les Canyadesrefuse treatment plant isallegedly not a healthhazard.

So claimed the regionalgovernments healthdepartment after CampelloTown Hall asked it toinvestigate what isbecoming a permanentproblem.

Earlier appeals to theenvironment department

and the National Instituteof Toxicology broughtsimilar reactions.

A report commissionedby a support group ofresidents affected by thesite warned of highconcentrations of toxicsubstances north of thetown.

No ill effects have so farbeen noted in residents,insisted the healthdepartment, in response to

the independentinvestigation.

The health departmentpointed out that the plantsauthorisation regardingemissions and pollutionwere the remit of theenvironment department.

Environment has alreadydisallowed the report onthe grounds that it did notcome from a companyregistered as one of theregional governmentscollaborators.

It added that its owninspections had notdetected any punishableirregularities at the plantand rejected the councilsrequest for its temporaryclosure.

Despite passing the buckthe health department hasnow agreed to examineailments suffered byresidents near theplant.

BOTTLES, cameras and batteries were part of thehaul when divers cleared the seabed at Javea port.

Twenty divers from the Pelicar scuba club split upinto groups of five and spent two hours scouringthe seabed.

The mission was carried out in collaboration withJavea Town Hall and the Club Nautica, which latertreated the divers to lunch last Sunday.

November was deliberately chosen for theoperation as there is less maritime traffic, making itsafer for divers, explained Environment CouncillorDoris Courcelles.

FATHER CHRISTMASrequires assistanceat the MarriottChristmas Gift Fairon Saturday andSunday.

More information:lesleyclarkjavea@

gmail.com.SUNKEN TREASURE: Javea seabed haul.

Scouring thelocal seabed

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JOHN PICKFORD has been elected as president ofthe Calpe U3A. Also, Mary Anderton was awarded atribute for her work within the club.

The group will be singing Christmas carols onFriday December 14 at 7.30pm at Casa de Cultura,Calpe.

More information: www.u3acalpe.com or965 837 944.

New president

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ALICANTE musicians,celloist Veronica RubioGomez and guitaristJuan Carlos LopezSegura will perform in

a concert for the fightagainst cancer. DuoHispalis will play onSunday December 9 at4.30pm at the Casa

Sjengarden Culturalin Alfaz del Pi.

The programmeincludes works ofAntonio Vivaldi,Gabriel Faure, CamilleSaint-Saens, GeorgeBizet, EnriqueGranados en Manuelde Falla.

More information:966 860 522.

XABIA InternationalCollege held their 16thannual Christmas fair toan abundance ofattendees.

The children put onperformances toentertain guests, andSanta even made anappearance. Head ofCollege Hilary Fernandezadded This was a greatday to showcase themany positive aspects ofour true communitycollege, but none of itwould have been possiblewithout the tireless workof the college parent/teacher group (FOXIC)who will have raisedfunds for the benefit ofthe college.



Illegal casinoA CASINO in

Moscows Novy ArbatAvenue has been closedby local police, asgambling is legal only incertain designated areasoutside the capital.

Army timeMILITARY service in

Russia should belengthened from oneyear to 18 months, alawmaker in the StateDumas DefenceCommittee said.

Gas explosionA GAS tanker

exploded after a firebroke out in a car parkin the city of Tver. Nocasualties werereported.

To declareAN American aged 63

faces five years in prisonfor allegedly evadingcustom duties when heattempted to pass62,000 worth ofjewellery throughDomodedovo Airport.

Mystery shotA WEAPON designer

at a Ministry of Defencecompany was founddead with a shot to hishead in the city of Tula.No potential motives orsuspects were reported.

Car struckA 17-YEAR-OLD

youth died after he washit by a car driven by adistrict council deputyon the Kaliningrad-Polessk carriageway.The deputy faces up tofive years in jail.

World CupST PETERSBURGS

city hall has been urgedby Sports Minister VitalyMutko to finish theconstruction of a newfootball stadium oneyear before the 2018FIFA World Cup.

Stories making headlines from Russia

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PEOPLE interested in joining a socialgroup should join U3A Marina Baixa.

The association is made up of variousgroups, including Spanish lessons, sugarcraft, 10-pin bowling, Sunday strolls,dining out and new group 3Cs; chaps,chatter and coffee.

Also, the annual AGM will take placeon Monday January 28 at 9.30am at theCasa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi.

More information: 965 861 226.

JALON Valley Helps Christmas Bazaar raisedmore than 3,000.

Stalls sold cards, decorations, mulled wine andmince pies to raise funds for the charity.Entertainment was provided by Vall del Pop U3ACasual Choir and JJ Jones. The next fundraisingevent for the group, which provides short termcare for the ill, disabled and infirm, will be heldon December 14 in Jalon Square. Moreinformation: www.jalonvalleyhelp.com.

THE inauguration of a two metre tallgingerbread house will be revealed at BistroRomantica in Javea Park. On Saturday, thetwo-floored house, completely furnished, willbe debuted at 9.30am.

BAZAAR: Some of the stalls at the fair.

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Members of the U3A Rummikub group.

GINGERBREAD: The house will be on show.

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Annual fairstill goingstrong

MONTGO CHORALE willpresent their Christmas

carol this year at theLoreto Church in JaveaPort on SaturdayDecember 15 at 9pm.

The concert will be inaid of Caritas, a charitywho help feed andclothe those who havefallen on hard times.

More information:965 770 973.

Montgo carol concert

JAVEA Rock Academyleaves the rehearsalrooms to put on theirannual Christmasconcert. Children agedbetween nine and 17will play at ClubPenelope in Javea oldtown on SaturdayDecember 15 at 7pm.

More information:www.javearockacademy

.com.

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A ONE-OFF ChristmasCracker show by SoundsFamiliar will be performedat Cuidad Patricia inBenidorm on FridayDecember 14. Moreinformation: 965 855 100.

Festive show

VIENNA, in Austria, is tobecome home toEuropes largest brothel.

Until now, the largestbrothel was theParadise, located in LaJonquera, Girona, onthe border with France.

The FunMotel, due toopen in 2014, will haveroom for 1,000 guests,150 working girls and a350-space car parkwhich will even be bigenough for buses.

The Paradise, in LaJonquera, has 80 roomsand 160 women workthere.

It will be surroundedby a three-metre wall inorder to guarantee theprivacy of clients, andas well as sexualservices, will haverestaurants, a gym andshops.

The exact location ofthe 15 million projecthas not been revealedto avoid alarming localresidents, but the manin charge of making ithappen, Peter Laskaris,has said it will notannoy anyone, and theywill have affordableprices.

BONHAMS Fine and RareWine Sale on December 6will feature some ofSpains finest wines, from1925 to 1982.

The auction in Londonwill incorporate rareRiojas comprising ofCastillo Ygay 1925,Marques de Riscal 1946,1950, 1964 and 1982,Via Tondonia 1961,1964 and 1970 as well asVega Sicilia from 1953,

1964, 1966 . A case ofCastillo Ygay ReservaEspecial from 1925 isestimated to sell for3,000 3,600 (3,700- 4,400).

Richard Harvey,International Director ofBonhams Wine depart-ment said Our DecemberFine and Rare Wine salefollows on the heels of asuccessful sale in HongKong.


AN anonymous donorsaved a family from havingto live on the street.

The 8,500 paymentcame from a kindbenefactor who had seenon TV that their house wasabout to be repossessed.

As well as repossessionby Novagalicia Bank, theyalso had to pay off theiroutstanding IBI propertytax and expenses for thecommunity of owners.

This means that althoughthey will have to hand overthe keys to their propertyin Vigo (Galicia) inexchange for wiping outthe mortgage debtentirely, they will beallowed to carry on livingin their house for a verylow rent.

The owners took out amortgage in 2004, but byApril 2010 they could nolonger pay the mortgageand put their house up forsale.

But it did not sell, whichleft them in arrears.

One of the couplesthree children is very illand would not havesurvived on the street.

Thanks to the 8,500donation which allowedthem to pay of their debt,they can now seek fundingfor their daughter to betreated by a specialneurologist in Navarra.

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WHILE Catalan separatists won regionalelections, they failed to get a resoundingmandate for a referendum onindependence.

Voters in the region gave a majority toparties seeking Catalan independence. ButCatalan President Artur Mas who calledthe early election and pushed forindependence lost seats. His centre-rightCiU won 50 seats out of 135, which is downfrom 62 last time, but keeps it as thelargest bloc.

This will make it difficult for Mas to leada united drive to hold a referendum indefiance of the constitution and the centralgovernment in Madrid.

Mas recognised he had lost ground andthough CiU is still the largest group in theCatalan parliament, said he would need thesupport of another party to govern.

"Weve fallen well short of the majoritywe had. Weve been ruling for two yearsunder very tough circumstances," he said.

Voters gave almost two-thirds of the 135-seat local parliament to four differentseparatist parties who all want to hold areferendum on independence from Spain.

The left-wing separatist ERC won 21seats, the second biggest presence in theCatalan parliament. The Socialists took 20seats. And Rajoys centre-right PeoplesParty won 19.

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CASTILLO YGAY: On auction at Bonhams.

PARADISE: Located in Girona is presently the biggest.

The idea is beingsupported by the localCity Hall as it is seen as ameasure towards gettingprostitutes off the streets.

SPANISH and UK law enforcement authoritiessuccessfully dismantled a major internationalcriminal network involved in smuggling Iranian

migrants into the EU. During house searches asubstantial amount of evidential material wasseized.

The Guardia Civils investigation MARLOfocused on an organised crime group involvedin facilitating illegal immigration from Iran to

the EU and North America.The criminal group wascomposed of mainly Iraniannationals living in Spain andother EU countries, whorecruited Iranian nationalsin their country of origin.

The illegal immigrantswere brought by car toTurkey and after that theycontinued to Greece orother countries within theSchengen area, takingadvantage of the lack ofborder controls.

The illegal migrantsstayed in the transitcountries until they wereprovided with falsedocuments so they couldcontinue to their finaldestinations, in most casesthe UK or Canada. Theclients were paying theorganised crime group largeamounts of money (around18,000) to be smuggled.



A REPORTER for SpanishTV channel La Sexta claimsto have been the victim ofpolice violence in Sevilla.

The camerawoman forLa Sexta News, Ana Garcia,claims she spent a night injail in Sevilla after gettinginvolved in an altercationwhich occurred during aprotest against evictions.She was filming when thepolice charged and severalpeople were injured.

She was amongst severalarrested and was releasedthe following day, allegedlyafter her camera and thescenes she had recordedhad been confiscated.

The media sector saidpolice had reacted violently.

Reporterarrested

People smuggling criminal network is dismantled in Spain and the UK

THE number of Russiantourists visiting Spain hasdoubled over the pasttwo years, making Spaintheir third favouriteholiday destination.

In October this year,5.1 million foreigntourists visited Spain, 3.2per cent fewer than thesame month in 2011

according to the Ministryof Industry and Tourism.

However, the numberof Russian touristsincreased by 63 percent compared to lastyear, and they alsohave greater spendingpower.

Since January thisyear, 1.12 millionRussian tourists havevisited Spain, out of atotal of 52 million foreigntourists.

Compared to the 12.5million from the UK,Spains main market,and the 8.4 million and8.04 million German andFrench tourists who

have visited Spain sinceJanuary, the number ofRussian tourists is still

low, but Spain isencouraged by theincreasing numbers.

A 17-YEAR-OLD in Burgos died after her scarfbecame entangled in a go-kart she was driving.The girl, Sara, was taken to the citys HospitalUniversitario but died of asphyxia shortly afteradmission.

Scarf causes death

More Russian tourists

SPENDING POWER: The Russians spend more.

DESCENDANTS ofSephardic Jews expelledfrom Spain in 1492 willagain be granted Spanishnationality.

The right was introducedby Felipe Gonzalezsgovernment in 1988 and

implemented regularly butnot massively until 2009.The measure then fell intodisuse under thepresidency of Jose LuisRodriguez Zapatero.

This has changed withthe arrival of MarianoRajoy. So far this year, 120people of differentnationalities have beengranted Spanish nationalitybecause they had prooftheir forebears wereSephardic Jews who livedin Spain until 1492. Severalhundred more applicantsare waiting for a decisionfrom the ministry of Justice.

Spains Foreign ministryhas now issued instructionsto embassies andconsulates where there is aSephardic community tosmooth the way for thosewanting to apply forSpanish nationality.

This can be granted onthe strength of surnames,old documents, books orobjects and communityreferences to a familysformer Spanish existence.

There is a strongSephardic presence inwestern European as wellas Turkey, Venezuela, Braziland Argentina.


SPAINS fig industrycould collapse warnfarmers after environ-ment ministers refusedto approve the use of achemical which aidsproduction.

Hydrogen cinnamideis used to protect thecrop from harshweather. It is widelyused in Portugal.

Its use in Spain hasbeen blocked, with theMinistry of Agriculture,Food and Environmentoffering evasiveanswers as anexplanation.

What we need arepoliticians able toprovide solutions to theproblems we are facing,said Alicante farmersunion leader EladioAniorte. There is noother substitute tohydrogen cinnamideand it is vital to getproper development ofthe fig tree.

FORTY-NINE per cent ofSpaniards dream of thechance to travel.

More time in which torelax or spend with theirfamilies takes first placeon their wish-list for 37per cent and 25 per centaspire to finding a job.

A recent study bycredit finance companyCofidis and GFK marketconsultants set out toevaluate the emotionalstate of the Spanish.

Hopes, dreams,motivations and aimswere measured andfound positive for 59 percent of thoseparticipating in thestudy.

The Basques had mostof their illusions intact,with a 72 per cent score.Not far behind cameresidents in Aragon with66 per cent andValencianos with 65 percent. Lagging behindwere Andalucia on 53

per cent, Castilla-LaMancha (52 per cent)and Extremadura (49per cent).

Men and women aremade happy bynoticeably differentthings, the surveyfound. Women dreamof controlling their diet,redecorating the home,having somethingfashionable to wear,doing charity work andhaving more time tothemselves.

Men are more inspired

by the prospect of a newcar, enjoying their jobs,managing to stopsmoking, practisingsport, falling in love orstarting their ownbusiness.

Marital status plays avarying role in realisinghopes and dreams. Sixtyper cent of single menand 59 per cent ofmarried men felt positivein this respect, comp-ared to 57 per cent ofsingle women and 60per cent of married.

Danger tothe figindustry

Sephardim rights

PROOF: Can be granted on strength of old papers.

WISH LIST: 49 per cent want to travel.

Spanish travel dreams

GUARDIAN ANGELS arehaving a fund raising eventon Saturday December 8 atEl Cid, Benidoleig. Moreinformation: 656 483 645.

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IF you are working in Spain, youshould know by now that a longweekend is coming.Next Thursday and Saturday

(December 6 and 8) are nationalholidays, but what are wecelebrating?

Constitution Day (December 6)marks the day the Spanish populationsaid yes to democracy and,symbolically, no to Francos

dictatorship. On that day in 1978, thenations Constitution was approved bymore than 88 per cent of votes.

The period following Francos deathis known in Spain as the Transition (laTransicion).

People who were in their 20s and30s at the time - many now retired -remember it with nostalgia. They livedin new-found freedom. Everythingseemed to be possible back then.

If you have the chance tochat with your Spanishfriends or acquaintancesabout it, ask them what theywere doing on the day theConstitution was signed. Iam sure they will tell youmany good memories andstories that are worth alisten.

If you still have no Spanishfriends (what are you waitingfor?) and you are interestedin the topic, lots ofdocumentaries and specialtelevision programmes willbe broadcast that day.

Traditionally it waspossible to take a freeguided tour of Congress inMadrid on Constitution Day.However, this year it wontbe possible to do so.

The government says it isdue to works being carriedout on the building, butmany believe that they areafraid someone will use theopportunity to stage aprotest.

On December 8 wecelebrate ImmaculateConception Day. Why do westill celebrate a religious actas a national holiday, ifSpain is officially a secularstate? That I do not know.My guess is that Spanishsociety is still deeply rootedin Catholic beliefs, andtraditions die hard.

Anyway, for most of usSpaniards what reallymatters is that we have thelongest weekend of the yearahead.

So, remember, from nextThursday to Sunday manypeople will not be availableat their offices and somebusinesses and publicbuildings will be closed.

But, of course, you will stillbe able to get your free copyof the Euro Weekly News asusual!

MANY expatriates in Spain do notsign on the municipal register.British Consul in Alicante PaulRodwell explains why you shouldsign up to the padron.

What is your experience ofthe padron?

When I arrived in Spain - atthat time I did not work for theconsulate - I was surprised tohear that I needed to register onthe municipal register or padronas an equivalent does not exist inthe UK.

When I realised there could besomething in it for me, I nippeddown to my local padron office,did the usual queue, filled out thepaperwork and was signed on.

The British Consulate hasbeen promoting registrationon the padron amongexpatriates. Why?

The padron is key to being ableto access many local services.From registering with a doctorand getting your children into

school to accessing local serviceslike free or reduced-cost Spanishclasses. The padron is the onedocument that will always beasked for. Registering will makesure that expatriates dont missout on anything they might beentitled to.

Also as people get older anddevelop care needs, they can getthe help and support they need

from their local Social Services. Alot of benefits can only beaccessed if youve been on thepadron for a couple of years ormore. The consulate often comesacross cases of extremelyvulnerable British nationals whoneed care but cant access itbecause they never registered inthe first place. Often by the timewe hear of their situation its toolate.

The key is to plan ahead andget registered as soon as youmove to Spain, which is themessage we give out during ourevents.

Why do you think someexpatriates fear they willlose British rights (e.g. fiscalresidence, taxes) if theyregister?

You cant choose where youare resident; generally speaking,you are resident where youspend most of your time. It cansometimes be complicated forpeople in terms of taxation andother issues, but thats where the

HMRC and the newwww.gov.uk websitescan provide really usefulinformation. Anyoneliving unregistered in

Spain could end up withthe worst of both

worlds: no accessto Spanish ser-vices, yetprobably notconsidered to be aUK resident. Itcould end upcosting them a lotmore in the long

run.What benefits have you

been reported as mostvalued by British nationals?

A lot of British register with thepadron for a specific reason, suchas signing up with a doctor, andthen find out later the otherbenefits that registration holds,which could be as simple asgetting a reduction on their buspass or being able to sign up tofree or reduced-price activities.

It also opens up their right tovote and play an active part inthe decisions that are made atthe town hall. There are now anumber of British councillors atlocal town halls, which is a greatexample of integration and theimportance of the padron.

How can expatriates getinformed?

They can visit our websitewww.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk. Butthere is no better place to getinformation about the padronand its benefits than from thetown hall itself.

Holidays mark theday Spain changed

FLASHBACK: Queues at Congress last year. But not this year.

Q AND A Question: I have been living in Spain for several yearsnow and last signed on the padron in May 2010. Pleasecould you tell me... is it necessary to sign on each year?Answer: If you registered with your passport, you should signevery two years. If you registered with the residence certificate,then it is five years.

And, remember, in those cases when you need to produce thepadron (for example, registering your cars number plate,registering with a doctor), the certificate (nota de padron) isvalid for three months, but you do not have to do all theregistration again. Simply go to your town hall and ask them torenew your nota de padron.

Send your questions to: [email protected]

ADVICE: Get registered as soon as you move to Spain, says Paul Rodwell.

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Menus changed each night, andfeatured classics including EscoffierConsomm, Cheese and SweetcornSouffl, Flame-Grilled Fillet Steakwith Mexican potatoes and MarbellaClubs signature dessert ChocolateMousse.

It was wonderful to be able togive something back to our loyalcustomers who have kept therestaurant busy over the last 50years, said Corporate Director ofFood and Beverage, John Thomson.

It also allowed newcomers to tryThe Grill for the first time, ensuringa bright future for the next 50years!

On the final night, West End StarShona White and Musical DirectorChristopher Hamilton gave a galaconcert in the glamorousChampagne Room, performingclassics from the best Broadwayand West End musicals, and addinga sprinkling of theatre magic intothe proceedings.



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To mark The Grills ownGolden Anniversary, the redcarpet was once more rolled outto welcome a Whos Who ofMarbella society and social circuit to anight to remember the past, and to lookahead to an exciting future.

Part of The Marbella Club Hotel, GolfResort and Spa set amid exuberantgarden and beach-side settings on theGolden Mile, The Grill has for 50 yearsbeen offering world-famous, classiccuisine and a selection of fine wines.

Expanding over the decades from itsearly days as a restaurant without wallsand just seven tables, it now providesthe best of fine dining for almost 100guests amid its famously romanticatmosphere.

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Greenpeace shockGREENPEACE has described asmadness and a stepbackwards a Supreme Courtdecision to grant planningpermission for 150 homes atLa Fabriquilla in the Cabo deGata. It said there wasno need for moreproperties because ofthe economic crisis.

Mayor resignsTHE mayor of Somotnhas resigned after beingbarred from office for sevenyears and nine months. Ajudge ruled that Ramn Ruedahad authorised that water beprovided to the illegal home ofhis father-in-law. Rueda alsoquit his seat as a provincialdeputy.

Endless roadTHE central government hasadmitted that it cannot put a dateto the completion of constructionwork on the A7 motorwaybetween Nerja and Adra. Thesituation is very complex and adate is not possible, it said.

Printing moneyROQUETAS DE MAR Councilplans to print money in a novelway, by saving 80,000 onphotocopying and printing costsnext year. Council staff will haveaccess to 22 new printingmachines which use cheaper inkcartridges.

Omar starTHE second star on AlmeriasWalk of Fame will bear the nameof Omar Sharif, the Hollywoodlegend who made his name inLawrence Of Arabia, which wasshot in Almerias Tabernas desert50 years ago.

Song and danceTHE Municipal Conservatory ofMusic and Dance in Catral hasbeen inaugurated and officiallyopened by the mayor.

Million visitsSHOPPING centre Zenia Boulevardon the Orihuela Costa recordedmore than a million visitors in itsfirst month of trading.

Tapas routeTHE Tapas Route of Torrevieja has arecord 78 eateries taking part,producing more than 300 tapasdishes. The event continues untilSunday.

Selfless bakerTHE Diego Ramirez family bakerybusiness has won recognition inTorrevieja for its selfless work withlocal charities Mudopan and FoodSolidarity.

Just the ticketTRADERS at farmers markets inElche have donated 158 tickets totake part in a draw for Christmasfood baskets for needy families.

A-7 crashTWO people were injured after acollision on the A-7 carriageway -near Torremolinos - involving threecars. Traffic congestion resultedafter the accident.

Traffic finesAROUND 820,000 will becollected in 2013 by EsteponaTown Hall in traffic fines, itestimates. This would make300,000 more than this year.

Better premisesGUARDIA CIVIL headquarters inCoin, Marbella, Velez and Rondawill be repaired following anoverall 1 million investment bythe Malaga provincialgovernment.

Just in timeA GIRL was rescued by the LocalPolice off a Fuengirola beach.She was found unconscious,floating in the water, and wastaken to Marbellas Costa del SolHospital.

Tragic endingA FIREMAN aged 42 died as hejumped out of a window at theClinico Universitario Hospital inMalaga.

Hotel prize MALLORCA hotel giant Meli hasbeen awarded a Tourism MeritAward for public-privatepartnership for the modern-isation of mature destinationsbecause of its efforts toregenerate Magaluf.

Growth industry INDUSTRIAL prices in theBalearics increased by 4.2 percent in October, which was abovethe national average. So far thisyear, they have gone up by 3.4per cent, the same as the rest ofthe country.

Legal queues MASSIVE queues formedoutside courthouses throughoutthe island as residents sought toavoid the new charges forcivil actions, in which plaintiffshave to pay up to 1,200irrespective of the outcome ofthe case.

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Media Markt opensMORE than 2,000 people visited the newMedia Markt store in the first few hours ofits grand opening at Zenia Boulevard.

The new store is the third Media Markt inthe province and the business is now one ofEuropes leading electronics chain with 676stores in more than 15 European countriesand across China.

Over 4,000 people applied for the 60advertised job vacancies, which has

boosted recruitment in the local area.The opening of Media Markt before

Christmas is another leg up for the newcommercial centre which only opened inSeptember, but more crowd pleasers arealready being planned including a newbowling alley, more shops and Christmaspromotions and festivities. Discussions arealso under way about a temporary ice-rinkbeing installed over the Christmas period.

AXARQUIA

Crashsimulation

THREE vehicles wereset on fire aftercrashing at the Nerjato Torrox road tunnelyesterday (Wednes-day), as part of asimulation by thesafety authorities.Traffic was diverted toN-340 during themorning.

Local taxesfrozen

NO local taxes will beincreased in Rinconde la Victoria for 2013and the budget forWelfare will grow for atotal 1.5 million, thetown hall said.

Britonattacked

A MAN aged 25 wassentenced to fouryears in jail and topay 450 incompensation forattacking a Britishresident in Frigiliana,as he was trying toburgle his rural house.

Restorewater plea

THE inland towns ofEl Borge andAlmachar have nodrinking water supplysince the recentstorms. The townhalls has asked thegovernment for a 2.5million grant to repairthe infrastructure.

IBI paymentinstalments

NERJA residents willreceive a letter askingif they wish to pay theIBI property tax for2013 either in two,three or 11instalments. Appli-cations must be sentbefore the end of theyear to the Local TaxOffice.

ALMERIA

IN STORE: Jose Maria Tervel, Regional Director, Salvador Aleixandre, Store Manager, Juan IgnacioLopez-Bas, Councillor for Commerce, at the grand opening.

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And this has led the nation tobecome the fastestgrowing chocolatemarket in the world.

The latest researchby Mintel shows thatchocolate

consumption in India almost doubled from2008 and last year, with sales of chocolateincreasing from $418 million (326m) in2008 to $857 million (669m) in 2011.

While domestic consumption inIndia is currently low if compared

with other more mature markets,including Germany at eight kilos perhead, or the UK and France at six

kilos respectively, the potential ishuge.

New chocoholics boost business

SPAINS Gross Domestic Product (GDP) benefits by 0.34per cent thanks to people getting married.

Weddings also provide direct employment for 87,897people. The average cost of a Spanish wedding hoversaround 23,000. This drops to 20,300 for a civilceremony but rises to 25,000 for a church wedding witha nuptial mass and sermon. Much of the outlay for a

Spanish wedding goes on the reception, which works outat around 100 to 150 per guest, according to the IEBusiness Schools White Paper study on Weddings.

The brides dress sets the couple back anywhere up to1,800 and the honeymoon costs approximately3,000. A total of 3,615.7 million is spent each yearon weddings, the study revealed.

23,000 wedding blissSpanish marriages give GDP and jobs a boost

Straight faceAN American plasticsurgeon is offeringBotox to eliminatefacial expressions thatgive away a winningor losing hand inpoker, labelling the$600-$800 injectionsof facial fillertreatment PokerTox.

Sexy growthTHE sex toymarket in China isexpected to growby around 40billion yuan (5billion) by 2014.Sex toys in Chinaare sold in adulthealth shops,hotel mini-bars,and by the check-out in conveniencestores.

usinessB extraHAPPY OCCASIONS: Weddings add a

healthy boost to the Spanish economy.

THIRTY per cent of womenand the under-25s earnless than 1,008 a month.

And regardless of genderor age, the averageearnings of all employeesremain below a pre-tax1,218, according to lateststatistics from the officialINE agency.

For the first time INEdivided last years15,096,100 registeredemployees into three wagebands.

The first bracketed4,528,830 people - 30 percent of the total - whoearned less than 1,282 amonth. The majority - sixmillion - fell into thesecond, earning between1,218 and 2,071.

The third wage bandconsisted of 4.5 millionemployees earning morethan 2,071 a month.

Just over 43 per cent ofwomen earned less than1,218 a month, and 30per cent less than 1,008,compared to 18 and 10 percent of males, the statisticsrevealed.

The tendency of womento work part-time was theprincipal reason for thedisparity, according to INEanalysts.

Whether they worked fullor part-time, men occupied35.5 per cent of the thirdand highest wage band,compared with 23.8 percent of women.

Best-payers in 2011 werethe finance and insurancesectors where 72 per centof workers earned salariesof more than 2,071.

The lowest-paid weredomestic employees,where 84 per cent cameinto the first wage band.

Revealed! Thepay-day secrets

IT looks as though ArturMas bid to be re-electedto Cataluas presidencymight have peaked a littleearly, according to variouspolls.

In fact, he might nowfind it difficult to achievethe overall majority hesays he needs if he is togo for a referendum onCatalan independence.

It could be that someof those who, though infavour of Cataluaseparating from Spain,are now beginning tohave second thoughts,wondering just what sucha move might mean.

Mas has been doingsome presidential-styletravelling to Russiawhere, although notmeeting the top power-wielders, he used theoccasion to demonstrateto those back home thathe was already looking toexpand Cataluas post-separation trade abroad.

He has also twicevisited Brussels where hehad hoped to discuss withthe European Comm-ission what Cataluasposition would be, shouldsecession take place.Might it be, for instance,accepted into theEuropean Union (EU) andthe Eurozone?

It seems however, thaton both occasions theresponse from thecommissions advisers

was a resounding No. Ofcourse, being thepolitician he is, Mas,expecting this refusal,may have been lookingeven further shouldCatalua secede fromSpain.

If it should successfullybreak away, but notbecome a member of theEU, the new nation wouldbe forced to establish itsown free-floatingcurrency, liberating itfrom EU financialconstraints and theEuropean Central Bank(ECB), not to mention theoften unreasonabledemands of thecommission.

The new CatalanGovernment would havethe use of a valuablefiscal tool lost to Spainand the other Eurozone

countries, the power tomanage its own financialaffairs and to adjust itscurrencys value up ordown to match thedemands of internationalmarkets, both fiscal andtrade-orientated.

This may all soundrather far-fetched, butremember Mas is anastute politician not givento making rash errors ofjudgement. It will beinteresting to see how itall pans out.

And dont forget, asmentioned in my ScottishIndependence article awhile back, the Catalanfootballers at presentplaying for the Spanishnational team, togetherwith those earning bigmoney in La Liga, couldfind themselvesforeigners, coming under

the two-per-team rulesof the European FootballAssociation and banishedfrom the Spanish squadforever.

On a totally differenttopic, one Britishnewspaper reported thata Labour politician, an ex-Minister for Europe, uponbeing found guilty offalsifying his expenses tothe tune of 30,000(37,500), has beenbanned from theCommons for a year andsacked as a Labour Partymember.

Hes apologised, ofcourse, and has repaidthe money, but would thishave been enough tosave him fromprosecution and prison ifhe had been an ordinaryfraudster?

I really do doubt it.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGALEWNwww.euroweeklynews.com22

CAN you provide a definition of annuities inSpanish tax law?

In my particular case, the Spanish Tax Agencyagrees that payments from The Prudential are acceptedas annuities but because the document uses the wordpension they say it is a taxable payment from a companyand not from an insurer. Any help would be muchappreciated

K.G. (by email)

THE basic definition ofannuity is a financialproduct purchased with

savings in exchange for theguarantee of a lifetime income at a fixed rate.

In Spanish this is called Renta Vitalicia.In your case, if you have a contract with The Prudential

declaring you have purchased an annuity for a setamount, this should be sufficient for the tax agency.

You do not say what document contains the wordpension. If you had a pension plan operated by ThePrudential, into which you made regular payments duringyour working life, this would not be an annuity.If theword pension appears only on your bank statements,this is because they do not differentiate betweenannuities and pensions. For the tax agency it is animportant difference.

Income from a pension is taxed in the same way asany other working income, at normal income tax rates.This is because contributions to a pension plan have beenfree of tax previously, so are taxed now. This is at a taxrate of 24.75 per cent for an income up to 17,000, or 30per cent up to 33,000.

Income from an annuity is taxed at less because it issupposed the money to buy it has already been taxed. Ifyou start receiving payments aged 60-65, tax is 24 percent of income. This percentage varies with age.

David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters whichwill be of interest to the greatest number of readers.

You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates inFuengirola. [email protected] or call 952 667 090.

29 November - 5 December 2012Costa Blanca North

Annuities definition forSpanish Tax Agency RETAILER WH Smith plans to openits first stores in Russia next year as

part of its broader global expansionplans. The company operates morethan 1,100 stores, mostly in Britain.

GERMAN retailer Aldi has posted a200 per cent increase in UK profits,with national business profit levelsafter tax of 57.8 million (72.25) in2011, having made a loss of 56million (70m) the previous year.

TV STAR Anna Ryder Richardsonwho sunk more than 1 million(1.25m) into a wildlife park isnow living in a cabin with herfamily within its sprawling

grounds. Husband ColinMacDougall meanwhile facescourt sentencing after admittingbreaking health and safety laws.

THE worlds second biggestbrewing company, SABMiller, hasslammed soaring UK beer dutytaxes that are reported to haveadded 47 pence (69 cents) to anaverage pint since it was introducedin 2008.

B ritish usinessriefsWH Smith hits Russia with love trail

Q

A By David SearlYou and theLaw in Spain

Big question mark remains overwhere Catalua is really heading

Jim Collins

Costa Blanca

PICTURESQUE: But the future picture is not clear for Catalua.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL29 November - 5 December 2012 EWN 23www.euroweeklynews.com Costa Blanca North

It is essential to takeprofessional advice in this complexmatter. A firm like Blevins Franksspecialises in domicile determination,as well as on how UK and Spanish taxinteract, and can guide you throughthe process.

If you believe you have shaken offyour UK domicile but HM Revenue& Customs (HMRC) determineotherwise, your heirs will face anunexpected tax bill. In practiceHMRC will not consider domicileuntil it becomes relevant for some taxpurpose, so you cannot normally askthem for confirmation in advance.

HMRCs manual on Domicile:Enquiries into domicile status: Scheduleof useful information and documentslists the types of information that maybe requested during an enquiry. Someof them are obvious, others less so.

The list is not comprehensive so youmay need to provide other items.Likewise you may not need everythingon the list.

The list includes the following: Date and place and nationality at birth Parents full names and marital status Details of siblings Details of marriages/civil partnerships, divorce and long-term cohabitation Information on your children names, dates of birth, nationalities, place of education, current locations and any other relevant background Locations of members of the extended family, with descriptions of your relationship to them List of residences from birth to date of enquiry Details of transfers of property Detailed summary of properties that have been available for your use (excluding short-term holiday lettings) Summary of educational background Information regarding any exercise of political rights in any territory, memberships of political parties and extent of your activities Professional qualifications and memberships of professional bodies

Summary of membership of clubs, societies, associations, organisations etc, and level of participation Details of religious, cultural and social connections, including degree of participation and ability to speak, read and write the relevant languages Location of personal papers and any items of financial, sentimental or other value Details of any wills and the local law they are governed by Summary of any deeds, declarations, etc, created, including those relating to dependants Summary of your professional and personal advisers, their services and location Summary of any other connections you have with various territories when, what form, how long, and the reason for being there Explanation of your intentions for the future. Have you made plans? What contingencies have been taken into account? What may cause you to change residence? What provision have you made forthe future?What have you actually done thatprovides evidence for your answers to these questions?You will need to provide

documentary evidence, from items likebirth certificates, to insurance policies,to wills and perhaps personalcorrespondence, photos, electronicrecords, etc, relating to yourbackground, lifestyle and intentions.

Remember you may not be dealingwith this yourself. It may be your heirsand/or executor who have to prove toHMRC that your estate should not beliable to UK inheritance tax. Youwould therefore want to leave all yourpaperwork in order for them.

I cannot stress enough theimportance to taking professionaladvice here; do-it-yourself domiciledetermination is not an option if youwant to avoid leaving your heirs anyunexpected tax bills and headaches.Blevins Franks is highly experienced inthis area and would review yoursituation and advise on the wayforward.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs maychange. Any statements concerningtaxation are based upon ourunderstanding of current taxation lawsand practices which are subject to change.Tax information has been summarised;an individual should take personalisedadvice.

To keep in touch with the latestdevelopments in the offshore world, checkout the latest news on our websitewww.blevinsfranks.com.

Domicile is a very important issue forBritish expatriates. You remain liable toUK inheritance tax on your worldwideassets for as long as you are domiciledor deemed domiciled in the UK.While changing your domicile is notimpossible, it depends on yourcircumstances and intentions andneeds to be a carefully considered andplanned process.

The basic rule is that a person isdomiciled in the country in whichthey have their home permanently orindefinitely - the country you regard asyour homeland, frequently describedas the place where you intend to die.You can live in Spain for many yearsand remain domiciled in the UK.

The major tax effect is thatdomiciles (or deemed domiciles) of theUK are fully liable for UK inheritancetax on their worldwide assets. The taxrate is 40%, above a threshold of325,000 per individual. Transfersbetween couples are exempt, unless thereceiving spouse/partner is a non-UKdomicile.

If you have set up a permanenthome here in Spain and intend to livehere until death, and ideally even to beburied here, there is a good chance thatyou can acquire a domicile of choicehere in Spain. In this case you wouldno longer be liable to UK inheritancetax on your non-UK assets, thoughnote it takes at least three years to shedUK domicile for inheritance taxpurposes.

by Bill Blevins, FinancialCorrespondent, Blevins Franks

Determining And Proving Domicile

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGALEWNwww.euroweeklynews.com24 29 November - 5 December 2012

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