THE long-awaited works tocomplete the new motorway in theAlmanzora Valley could start inMay.

Ever since construction groundto a halt on the Almanzoramotorway, back in January 2011,

many voices have been raiseddemanding its completion.

The latest in a long line has beenthe Secretary General of the PSOE,Jose Luis Sanchez Teruel, who hasasked the Junta to pull their fingerout and expedite proceedings with

the EU, which has declared themotorway a Great Project.

The delegate for Development inAlmeria, Encarna Caparros, saidthe fact that they had not beenable to meet the deadlines set bythe department and start the work

was due to the problems they wereexperiencing with the originalconstruction company.

The UTE company was createdby investors for the motorwayproject. We are working to findsolutions so it is not put out to

tender, which, of course,would greatly lengthen thetime, said Caparros, whobelieves there will be asolution and that works,although she did not like togive deadlines, could beginafter Easter.

In fact, according toCaparros, during this timethe department hadcontinued working on theproject and during 2013spent 8 million onexpropriations for differentsections of the highway.

Caparros made it clearthat the priority was tofinish the Albox by-passand finalise the Cucador-LaConcepcion to A7 sections.

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The mosthandsome

SEVEN women from thefashion world in Almeriavoted for Suso as themost handsome UDAlmeria footballer in asurvey.

Exchange visit TEACHERS andstudents from aBlackpool collegehave arrived inRoquetas de Mar fora seven-day visit aspart of an exchangeprogramme with LasMarinas Institute.

Mojacar golfMOJACAR is hosting itsspring golf tournamenton Saturday at theMarina Golf Course.Prices are 35 for non-members and 32 formembers.

Boat rescueTHE Guardia Civil Sub-Aquatic Departmentrescued 32 people froma boat. The thirty-onemen and one womanwere taken to Melilla.

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Lost girl rescued after fire

Finally... work to start oncompletion of motorway

THE Guardia Civil cameto the rescue of a 10-year-old child who wasfound alone andconfused afterabandoning a shed inwhich a fire hadstarted.

The agentsreceived noticeof a fire at afarm locatedin the hamletof Los Menas,Huercal-Overa. Oncethe patrol

service arrived, theyfound an old chickenfarm with a group ofpeople inside.

Once the firemen hadput out the blaze theyconfirmed that therewas no one inside thebuilding.

After locating one ofthe two childrenreported missing at herhome, the agentsscoured the area forthe other, who waslater found four milesfrom the incident.

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THE Auditorium Theatre of Roquetas deMar hosted one of the great musicals of theyear on Saturday night. The ABBASymphonic spectacular featured fiveinternational singers, a rock band, a choirand a live symphony orchestra.

For more than two hours the audiencewere treated to all the great Abba hits aswell as a few lesser known songs. Theshow featured the singing talents ofGerman, Tommy Herat, American, MicheleMcCain, who was superb all night with aunique and powerful voice, the Swedes,

Patrik Lundstrm and Alice Nilsson andfrom England, Lauren Lydia.

On stage a rock band, created exclusivelyfor this tour, consisted of musicians whohave worked with artists of the stature ofGeorge Michael, Sade, Joe Cocker, ChrisRea and Simple Minds. All this was spicedup with the participation of the One WorldSymphonic Orchestra, a unique fusion ofviolins and electric guitars treating theaudience to an unforgettable night withsongs such as Waterloo, Mamma Mia andVoulez-vous.

GREAT MUSIC: An unforgettable night in Roquetas de Mar.

An ABBA MusicalSpectacular

IN what is now becoming a common occurrenceout in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Almeria,another huge drugs haul has been discovered.Agents of the Inland Revenue intercepted anEgyptian fishing boat with around 13 tonnes ofhashish on board.

The operation, codenamed Otero has led to thearrest of eight sailors who were on board the boat.

Since June 2013, this Mediterranean route to theFar East has seen more than 60 tonnes of hashishintercepted in eight different operations.

The vessel was intercepted about 60 miles southeast of the Cabo de Gata. The operation beganwhen a Customs Surveillance flight and FrenchCustoms detected a suspicious fishing boat some20 to 25 nautical miles south of Almeria City.

The boat was not flying a flag and hadinscriptions in Arabic characters on the bow. Thisnew route has been very active in recent monthswith boats loading up in Moroccan waters and

sometimes in theAtlantic.

ARCH 19 is Saint Josephs Day andin Spain, its Fathers Day.

In 1948, a schoolteacher inDehesa de la Villa (north of

Madrid) decided to mark the day at her schoolto keep her students fathers happy, as some ofthem claimed to be jealous of Mothers Dayand wanted a day of their own.

The date was chosen to coincide with SaintJosephs Day, as she considered him the idealrole model for Christian fathers. The eventincluded mass, gifts for the fathers hand-madeby the girls, and a party with poetry, dancingand a play.

The idea became popular and wasannounced the following year in local paperswith which the teacher collaborated. In 1951, itwent national, thanks to a programme on thenational radio station.

It was promoted in 1953 by the manager atthe time of the Galerias Preciados store, JoseFernandez, and later by its rival, El CorteIngles, thanks to its manager Ramon Areces.

In Valencia, both the city and most of theregion, it is also the most important day of thefallas celebrations.

Each neighbourhood has a group of people,the Casal faller, that works all year holdingfundraising events, usually featuring paella, toproduce the fallas. They are made of papier-mch and each of the figures is known as aninot (doll). Each group takes theirs outduring a parade so they can be seen beforeeventually being burned with the help offireworks.

The figures are traditionally a satirical jab atfamous people and events that attract theattention of the creators.

Polishing upFIVE students fromKatowice, Poland, are tospend two weeks at theMarble School of Andaluciain Fines as part of theirmining studies.

On the trailAROUND 300 walkers tookpart in the 6th Cabo deGata Trail, walking fromSan Jose to Rodalquilar.

Festival plansTHE town hall of Tabernashas started preparing forthe 4th Western FilmFestival.The festival isexpected to take place inOctober.

Happy anniversaryTHE Museum of Almerianow has its logo to markits 80th Anniversary.Thewinning entry waspresented by RafaelMoreno.

Paco dedicationALMERIA guitarist Tomatito,who was discovered bylegendary guitarist Paco deLucia is to dedicate his April12 concert in El Ejido to hismemory.

Town helpTHE Government ofAlmeria have approved forthe third year running, abudget of 510,000 to beshared between 51 towns(10,000 each town) in theprovince with a populationof less than 1,000 people.

Tu y YoA 50-minute documentary,Tuy yo featuring Almeria singer,David Bisbal is to be shown in16 cinemas throughout Spainfrom March 20..

Debut discALMERIA band CablesCruzados have releasedtheir first Album Nubes yFabulas, the album wasrecorded in Madrid andfinished in Abbey RoadStudios in London.

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ewswatchNCustoms capture another haul

Sports grantfor Purchena

PURCHENA has received agrant for 237,200 from theProvincial Government. Themoney will be spent onimproving the municipalswimming pool and padelcourts.

On your bikeTHE fourth Alpujarra y Pedalmountain bike racescheduled for May 17 hasalready more than 200athletes signed up for theevent.

Trafico AlmeriaAS from March 4 it isnecessary to make anappointment to visit theTrafico department inAlmeria City. Appointmentscan be made via the interneton the DGT website or byphoning 060.

Concert tributeTHE Centro Unicaja deCultura in Almeria is to holda concert in June to mark the100th anniversary of thebirth of Almeria musician,Manuel del Aguila.

Load of bullsTHE Bullfighting Museum inRoquetas de Mar currentlyhas on display until the endof March, paintings anddrawings by Artist Felix de laVega.

Blooming greatSOME 200 people took partin the last Almond BlossomTrail walk in the SierraFilabres-Alhamilla. The lastwalk was held in Lucainenade las Torres.

MTime for the dads!

FATHERS DAY:Celebratedin Spain onMarch 19which isalso SaintJosephs Day.

And finally...Beware unkempt toilets! Learn from the unlucky ladywho had a public toilet in Barcelonas Gothic quarterexplode under her. The poorly-maintained septic tankhad a huge build-up of methane gas, which resultedin a spark from the light switch causing an explosion,leaving her with second- and third-degree burns to thelegs. She is suing the bar owner.

We would have suffered a lot less if thebombing had been done by ETA.

Pilar Manjon, President of 11-M who lost herson in the March 11 Madrid train bombing.

was the number of games in threesets needed by No. 28 ranked

Alexandr Dolgopolov in his stunning upsetover Rafa Nadal, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.

31Number of the weekQuote of the Week

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Road fatalityA 30-YEAR-OLD mandied and three otherswere seriously injuredafter a head-oncollision on the A358 inBerja.

Fines tripA womens groupfrom Fines travelledto Almeria City aspart of theircelebrations forInternational Wo-mens Day. Thegroup visited LosRefugios under-ground tunnels andthe Guitar Museum.

Nosey policePOLICE in El Ejido havearrested four men afterfinding 62 marihuanaplants in an apartment.The police noticed astrong smell ofmarihuana in the streetwhile patrolling theMatagorda area.

Life saversTHE quick actions of aworker at a gym inAlmeria City and twodoctors who werethere saved the life of a47-year-old man afterhe suffered a heartattack in the changingrooms.

On the radioHUERCAL-OVERA isto feature on RadioNacional Espaaprogramme No esun dia cualquiera.The show will bebroadcast live fromthe towns theatreon April 5 and 6.

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THE new Mojacar BowlsClub was officially declaredopen last Friday.

It is located in the Marinade la Torre area behind theMarina Mar Hotel. TheGovernment of Almeria,and the hotel chainServigroup, which ownstwo hotels in the area, havesupported the project.

The opening event wasattended by the mayor,Rosa Maria Cano, variousdignitaries and bowlingclub officials and members.There was a great demand

from the expatatriatecommunity for this facility.Thanks to Servigroup theopening of this club inMojacar is already known

to several other bowls clubswith the possibility oforganising internationalchampionships and othersporting events.

New Bowls Clubfor Mojacar

The mayor attended the opening of the Bowls Club.

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THE latest enrolment period to sign up forthe Spanish armed forces has proved a bigattraction for unemployed youngsters inAlmeria.

The Defence Sub Delegation in Almeriahas received almost 700 applications (615men and 82 women) corresponding topositions offered for the year 2014.

In total there are 2,000 vacanciesavailable throughout Spain with 292positions available in Almeria.

More than 40,000 people throughout

Spain have applied for work with Andalucialeading the way with 13,887 applicants,mainly due to the bases such as CerroMuriano (Cordoba), Rota (Cadiz), el Madocde Granada, La Capitania General de Sevillaand the base in Viator.

Young people seeking recruitment areaged between 18 and 29. Colonel Soriano,a defence sub delegate in Almeria puts thelarge number of requests in the area downto youth unemployment and the cordialrelationship of the Armed Forces in

Andalucia. In addition, the emblematic

presence of the Legion Brigade inAlmeria has encouraged manyyoung people to enrol in therecruitment phase.

Contracts are usually two yearsand include a training period,making it an attractive propositionto those seeking a job in the Army.

This year the Army are offering1,500 vacancies, the Navy 300 andthe Air Force 200. In 2013, a totalof 1,500 places were provided fordefence, with more than 42,000applications registered.

Army attracts manyAlmeria youngsters

Last call for theEnglish cinema THE final film in the current cycle of Englishlanguage films is being shown at Huercal-Overa Cinema tonight (Thursday).

The Hobbit - An unexpected Journey is thelast of the three films to be screened at thecinema. Doors open at 7.30pm and the filmstarts at 8pm. Tickets are 4. The cinema isin the heart of the town centre on theroundabout close to the town hall.

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Tickets pleaseA TOTAL of 188,886travellers used thedaily Talgo de Renfetrain service fromAlmeria to Madrid in2013 according tofigures released byRenfe.

Tijola successTWO youngstersfrom Tijola eachwon a bronze medalat the SpanishJunior WrestlingChampionships heldin Madrid at thestart of the month.

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THE Los Velez area of Almeria Provincemay well have a four star hotel in thenear future.

Chirivel Town Hall has already receivedthe approval document from the Junta deAndalucia regional government for theconstruction of the hotel in the Misa deOnce area. It will be the first facility of itskind in the whole region and will be partof the hotel group, IntercontinentalPalace SL.

Until now, the Los Velez area has reliedon rural tourism where lodgings areindependently run.

The hotel, according to preliminarystudies will be located next to the A92-Nmotorway, which connects Murcia with

the province of Granada as it passesthrough the north of Almeria Province.

The two-storey hotel will have 27double rooms, one of them specificallyfor disabled people and will cover an areaof nearly 3,000 square metres with arestaurant for 200 people and a cafeteriawith seating for 180 people.

The mayor of Chirivel, Emma Sola,warmly welcomed the proposal:Because it will create jobs and be amajor tourist boost for my people, butclarifies we have not yet received the fullproposals or work licence, at which pointthe previous steps will become a reality.

The mayor said the company now hasone year to file the documents.

Four star hotel for LosVelez area of Almeria

SPAINS government has warnedthat the country is still a terrortarget, a decade after the Madridtrain attack that killed 191people.

It was 10 years ago that Al-Qaeda style terrorists blew upfour commuter trains in Madrid inwhat is still seen as Spains worstterror attack, and InteriorMinister Jorge Fernandez Diazsaid Islamist extremists are still athreat.

The minister told Onda Ceroradio that intelligence on Al-Qaeda members and affiliateshad revealed that reference hasfrequently been made to AlAndalus, or Spain.

Clearly Spain forms part of thestrategic objectives of globaljihad. We are not the only onesbut we are in their sightsobviously, Fernandez Diaz said.

He added that the Spanishcounter-terrorist services alertlevel is at its second-highest

category, signifying a likely riskof attack. This level has notchanged in recent years and isidentical to that of most countriesin the region.

Diaz said that since the March

11, 2004, attack, 472 suspectedIslamic extremists have beenarrested. Following the 2004attack Spanish courts sentenced18 people for the shrapnel-filledbomb attack that killed 191

people and injured more than1,800 on four commuter trainsheading for Atocha Station,Madrid.

Basque separatist group ETAwas the prime suspect but Diaz

said the facts and the judicialprocess had since shown thatETA was not involved.

The seven main suspectscommitted suicide on April 3,2004, by blowing themselves upin an apartment near Madrid,killing a policeman in the blast.

Aside from the intelligenceservice, some 1,800 Spanishpolice and counter-terroristsecurity forces were devoted toconfronting the threat, accordingto Diaz.

He presided over a ceremonyin Madrid last week to presentcivilian awards to 365 of thoseaffected by the attacks.

A study by Spanish researchfacility Royal Elcano Institute said84 Islamists, all young men, wereconvicted for attack plots in Spainbetween 1996 and 2012, or diedin relation to such attacks.

Most of these Islamists werefirst-generation immigrants fromAlgeria, Morocco or Pakistan.

Spain still fears terror 10 yearsafter train attack in Madrid

ATOCHA STATION: Scene of Spains worst terror attack.

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THE town of Seron will shortly have aHistory Museum next to the castle of thetown.

The new cultural space will be in theupper part of town and has been madepossible thanks to an economic boost of283,000 awarded through theProvincial Plans of the Government.

The History Museum was started in

2011 in the first phase, when aninvestment of 230,000 was needed.The future museum will consist of athree-storey building, the basement willact as a warehouse and storage area,another floor will be a permanentexhibition hall and the third floor will befor a temporary exhibitions hall with atotal floor area of about 400 square

metres. A museum project will

be developed once thebuilding is completed andwill interpret theinteresting history of thistown over the centuries,from prehistoric times tothe present.

The project is part ofefforts to revitalise the oldtown, which includesburying electric cablesunder the cobblestones inseveral streets. The townhall are also working onreplacing all streetlighting and the removalof debris from the area.

History Museumfor town of Seron

THE footballing youngs-ters of Huercal-Overa gota taste of the big time onSunday with a visit to thestadium of UD Almeria.

The reason for the visitwas because UD Almeriahad organised a presenta-tion of clubs that havesigned the cooperationagreement with thePremier League Club.

The youngstersenjoyed a parade on thepitch at half-time duringthe Liga game againstSevilla. Huercal-Overawas represented with fiveaffiliated teams:benjamin, alevin, infantil,cadete and juvenil.

The agreement allowsthe youngsters to go fortrials and play friendlies.

Youngsters visitUD Almeria

PEOPLE enjoying a lazySunday in the town ofBacares had a surpriseencounter with one ofSpains most famoussportsmen recently.

Alberto Contador,Spains best known cyclistof recent times, isbecoming a regular onthe curves and slopes ofthe Sierra de Los Filabres.

Year after year hechooses the summits ofCalar Alto and La Teticade Bacares to train andget ready for the start ofthe season.

In fact, it is notuncommon to see teamspedalling around thewinding roads that linkBacares with Gergal orVelefique at this time ofyear. During his workoutContador pulled over forlunch at the RestauranteLas Fuentes in Bacares

with two teammates. Thevisit surprised customersenjoying a meal at thislandmark in theAlmanzora Valley.

Within minutes,autographs, photographsand greetings wereexchanged with the wholeteam, but the star wasundoubtedly AlbertoContador.

He graciously posedwith fans and with hisspectacular bicycle usedfor training, and evenexchanged a few wordswith younger fans.

This was the case forJavier, Carlos, Alvaro andAlejandro residents ofVera, who were delightedwith the unexpected visitof the athlete at the samerestaurant where theywere having lunch withtheir family.

Contador has won two

Tour De France races ,twoTour De Espaa races anda Tour of Italy raceamong his many honours.

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Gourmetdelights

THIRTEEN companiesfrom Almeria Provincewill present theirproducts at the Salondel Gourmet event inMadrid.

Racesuccess

Around 1200 womenand 500 children tookpart in the secondWomens Run tocelebrate WomensDay in Almeria City.

Drugs catchA 37-YEAR-OLD NorthAfrican man wasarrested by GuardiaCivil agents at theport of Almeria afterhe was found with 40kilos of hashish in hisvan.

Contador paysa visit for lunch

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THE mayor of Huercal-Overa, DomingoFernandez, and the mayor of Pulpi, JuanPedro Garcia, have expressed theirindignation with the Junta de Andaluciaregional government.

This follows a lack of response fromthe president of the Junta Susana Diaz,on the opening of the A-350 HuercalOvera-Pulpi road which was badlydamaged after the floods of

September 2012. Diaz visited Huercal-Overa last week

and was questioned by the two mayorsabout the opening of the road betweenthe two towns, which was finished lastDecember. However, according to thetwo mayors, the question remainedwithout answer, with no date announcedon the possibility of opening thisimportant road link between the two

towns.The two mayors will

continue to request theopening of this stretch ofthe A-350 and announcedthey will place posterswith information in thetwo towns calling for theJunta to open up theroad.

The Ministry of PublicWorks and Housingsuccessfully completedload tests performed onthe new road in mid-December.

At that time, theMinistry announced thatthe success of these testswould allowed theopening of the roadwithin a few weeks. Theworks cost 6 million on aroad which was affectedon virtually all its length.

Still no answer forthe A350 road

THE opening of the newMarble InterpretationCentre in Macael now has adefinite date. The centrewill open its doors onThursday, March 27 withan opening ceremony thatwill begin at 6.30pm.

The town hall of Macaelhas spent 30,000 on thisnew tourist attractionalthough it has alsoenjoyed the collaborationof local businesses and anemployment workshop.

Apart from illustratingthe mining activity over the

centuries, the centre willprovide tourist informationfor all visitors. Inside thebuilding, visitors will find allsorts of gadgets and toolsused at different periods inhistory for the extraction ofthe marble.

There will also be ascaled replica of the Sierrade los Filabres carved froma block of marble. Speakingrecently, the mayor ofMacael, Raul Martinez said:The centre will be closer toa museum, rather than aninterpretation centre.

Date set forMarble Centre

THE phone in Bayarcal Town Hall has notstopped ringing in the past week. Sincethe news broke of an offer of three freehomes to families with three children ofschool age there has been considerableinterest, including families from Galicia inthe north of Spain.

We have received more than 30 callsfrom interested families, said the Mayor,Jacinto Navarro, who added: Theselection process will begin later thismonth, when we have finished gathering

information from all the people who arecalling us.

Navarro is clear on one thing: Wewant entrepreneurial families who wantto carve their future in Bayarcal. We aregoing to help them. It would suit afamily whose parents have a trade, suchas plumbing, electrician or hostelryexperience among other skills. Althoughthe number one requirement is that theyare good people who will integrate intothe town without any problem.

A beckoning to Bayarcal forthree interested families

THE first ever Tourism Fairfor the Almanzora Valleytakes place this weekend.The two day event will beheld in the old Renfebuilding in La Alfoquia andstarts at 12pm on both

Saturday and Sunday.Zurgena Town Hall has

organised the event incollaboration with theJunta de Andaluciaregional government, theMancomunidad of

Almanzora and employ-ment workshops in theValley. The fair will providea shop window forbusinesses to promotetourism and theirproducts.

All set for first ever fair

THE spectacular Strictly ComeDancing came to Mojacar lastSaturday night as part of a Glitzand Glam fundraiser for MACS

Cancer Support group. Awhopping 1,833 was raised

during the evening, andthe organiser Alison wouldlike to thank everyone whohelped in any way to makethis party a success.

The Strictly team stolethe show, four judges,Bruce and Tess... and themost unique dance actsyou could wish to see.

The glitterball trophywas awarded to Lady Gagaand Michael Jackson fortheir Argentinian tango,after a close battle thatwent to the studioaudience vote.

A big Thank you also toPhil and the Invisibles forthe live music, sound andtechnical support.

It was a FAB-U-LOUSevening and it is hoped itwill become an annualevent.

TROPHY: Won by the tango.

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MACS put onglitzy evening

MORE than five hundred peoplegathered at the gates of ElPalmeral de Vera Institute tosupport a demonstration againstviolence in schools.

The group included teachersfrom various schools in the district,parents, students and councillorsof Vera Town Hall, in a show ofsolidarity with teachers andstudents of the Institute whererecently a teacher was a victim ofan assault. In this case it was thedirector of the Institute.

In front of the large number ofpeople gathered, one of the

teachers at the school read amanifesto setting out the strongestcondemnation of any violent act,and the declaration of unanimoussupport for the director of theschool.

To conclude the ceremony, theInstitute wanted to thank everyonefor their support, in the reading ofthe manifesto, students, parents,teachers, professors, authorities,associations and media andthe solidarity that has beenshown by teachers and workmatesfrom the schools in thedistrict.

Protest against violencein show of solidarity

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THE National Police are yet toreceive the results from thelaboratory on the contaminatedbottle of whisky that caused thedeath of one man and thehospitalisation of seven others.

However the analysis made by themedics in Torrecardenas Hospital

point to the causes of theintoxication. According to medicNicasio Marin, the seven patientswere treated for intoxication of apowerful insecticide commonly usedin agriculture in Almeria Province.

The treatment of the medics inTorrecardenas Hospital was key in

the quick recovery of the sevenpatients affected by poisoning.

During the week,the youngstersspent time in Intensive Care beforebeing transferred to a ward.

All seven patients have now leftthe hospital and are recoveringwell.

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Late nightsUD ALMERIA have twolate night kick offswithin four days at theend of March. Thehome games againstReal Sociedad onMonday March 24 andValencia on ThursdayMarch 27 will both kickoff at 10pm.

Road worksTHE AL7104 road fromZurgena to Arboleascurrently has roadworks which are expec-ted to last two weeks.

A 33-YEAR-OLD man wastransferred to the PonienteHospital in El Ejido afterbeing injured in a fire at anapartment in Vicar.

Two police officers weretreated for smokeinhalation and 20 peoplehad to be evacuated as aprecaution. Sources at 112emergency services repor-ted the incident took placeclose to midnight on Friday.

Indications are the firemay have originated from afault in the electricalinstallation and the househas been affected mainlyby smoke.

Man hurt inhouse fire

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AN air force planecarrying Spanish PrimeMinister Mariano Rajoyhome from Dublin wasforced to touch downsoon after take-off as aprecaution.

A warning light in thecockpit of the Spanish airforce Falcon plane had litup, and the pilot madethe decision to turn back

to Dublin. Rajoy had beenin Ireland for a congress of

the European PeoplesParty being held in the city.

The pan-European partypicked former LuxembourgPM Jean-Claude Junkeras its candidate to bethe next EuropeanCommission president.

Warning lights in airforce jets seem to bebecoming an occupationalhazard for Spanish VIPs.

In January PrinceFelipes flight from SantoDomingo to Tegucigalpa inHonduras was forced tomake an early landing forthe same reason.

Prime Minister Rajoysflight forced to return

THE US Marines are coming.The Spanish government has said yes to the force

stationing more troops in Spain as part of a rapidreaction force. Their presence at the Moron, Sevilla,base will rise to 850 marines, up from the 500approved last April. Transport and support aircraftnumbers will double up to 16.

The force is designed to be able to deploy to anycrisis in Africa at short notice.

The marinesare coming

FALCON PLANE: Returned to Dublin for safety.

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CAMPAIGNERS are warning ofenvironmental threats from new oil-drilling projects off Spains Balearicand Canary Islands.

The group, Ecologists in Action, saidin a report that 10 oil installations arealready operating off Spanish coastsand new oil-prospecting licences havebeen granted.

Carlos Arribas, Valencia spokesmanfor the association, called the drillingplans a threat to the integrity of theMediterranean.

The group said the proposals, alongwith the current projects, pose aconstant risk of pollution and threatensea species and fishing.

In the Canaries, Spanish petrol giantRepsol is waiting for final authorisationto start exploring for oil in theirAtlantic waters, a project that hassparked a wave of protests fromlocals.

In the Balearic Islands, the companyCapricorn Spain Limited, an off-shootof Scottish energy group Cairn, iscarrying out environmental impactstudies prior to beginning exploration.

There is emphatic social oppositionto these prospecting projects, saidArribas.

The controversial plans come afterrecent demonstrations in Valencia andthe nearby Balearic Islands, whichinclude popular tourist destinationslike Mallorca and Ibiza.

Holidaymakers visit many of theseplaces for their natural beauty, butwith drilling posing a threat to thisfactor it could have an impact ontourism.

Ecologists in Action also claimedthat sonic shocks used by thecompanies are a major threat tospecies including sea tortoises, whalesand dolphins.

Spain is hugely reliant on energyimports, buying in 99.9 per cent of itsoil and gas. It is for this reason thatthe government is keen to findresources locally.

The current conservative govern-ment is searching for new ways toreduce this dependence bydeveloping Spains own energyproduction.

Oil search setsoff alarm bells AS the row goes on aboutSpains proposed anti-

abortion legislation aCatholic bishop has calledabortion a silent holocaust.

Juan Antonio Reig Pla,the Bishop of Alcala de

Henares, said that since1985 when abortion wasmade legal in Spain, therehad been two millionabortions, many moredeaths than during theSpanish Civil War.

Justice Minister AlbertoRuiz Gallardon has beenpushing for the newregulations that woulddrastically curtail theopportunities for women toterminate pregnancies.

There would, if thelegislation is passed, be aban on abortion except forcases of rape or a seriousrisk to the mothers health.The bishop is sure to haveangered pro-abortionsupporters when he saidterminations are evidenceof a backwards society.

This new statement bythe Church comes againstthe backdrop of a contro-versial legal reform ofexisting abortion legisla-tion. If the changessponsored by JusticeMinister Alberto RuizGallardon are passed, thecurrent system will bereplaced with a ban onabortion save for the casesof rape or serious risk tothe mothers health.

Silent holocaust ofabortion - Spanish bishop

Spain from spaceLIT UP: Most populated areas are the brightest.

THIS image from the International Space Station showsthe Iberian Peninsula including Spain and Portugal atnight. The lights from human settlements reveal wherethe major towns and activity are. The large mass oflight in the middle is Madrid, Spains capital city.

The Iberian coastline is heavily populated withValencia and Barcelona along the Mediterranean Seaprominent at the bottom right of this photo.

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EN years ago Spain suffered itsworst terrorist attack. OnMarch 11, 2004, people not

just in this country, but around theworld, were left numb with shock atthe TV images of the train bombingsthat shattered the lives of hundreds offamilies.

One hundred and ninety-one peopledied and 1,900 were injured - manywith life-changing injuries - in theindiscriminate attacks by al-Quaedainspired Islamist extremists. Tenbombs ripped through four of Madridscommuter trains, targeting thousandsof innocent civilians.

The results of the attack were far-reaching. A general election was heldjust three days later with theconservative PP party of Jose MariaAznar being swept from power.

That was not a result of the publicblaming the government, but rather oftheir disgust at what many saw asblatant political posturing. An attempt

to blame home-grown terrorists ETA todeflect attention away from the hugelyunpopular Iraq war back-fired at thevoting booths.

But it was a watershed in manyways for the Spanish public. From thatincident can be traced thedisenchantment with politics - orrather politicians - that has grown everstronger through corruption scandalafter scandal, a growing determinationnot to let the governing elite get awaywith it. It can be argued that thehorrifying March 11 attack, known inSpain as 11-M, was the catalyst for theseemingly endless list of criminal casesbrought against politicians of all hues.And in the long term that will onlystrengthen democracy in Spain.

It is a time of sombre remembrance,a time to recall those who died, butperhaps the most fitting memorial tothose who died and their families isthis: the anti-democratic terrorists lost.Democracy won.

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UNEMPLOYMENT fell in Februaryfor the first time since the onset ofthe economic crisis.

The last time that unemploymentfell during this month was in 2007when jobless fell by 7,233. Thisyear there were 1,949 fewer out ofwork in February than January, a0.04 per cent improvement.

Employment is unstable in

February, the Ministry of Labourexplained. Statistics show thatsince records began in 1996,unemployment has fallen on 10occasions, including 2014, and rosein the nine remaining years.

This was the seventh consecutivemonth with lower unemploymentfigures, making a total of 227,736back in work in the last 12 months.

Good news for jobless

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inanceA EURO WEEKLY NEWS 6 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION // WWW.EWNBUSINESS.COMF STAT OF WEEKDESPITE an 815.52 millionturnover, cigarette sales fell by 7per cent to 187.25 million packetsin January. Marlboro, the mostpopular brand, occupied 14.90 per cent of the market.

Pay disputemediationAFTER the collectiveagreement with workersat Alstroms SantaPerpetua (Barcelona)plant expired in January,the French company cutpay by 14 per cent. Theregional government ismediating between bothsides.

Car starsGENERAL MOTORSassured the future of theFigueruelas (Zaragoza)Opel plant with a 210million investment. Twoimportant GM models,the Mokka and a newMeriva, will be producedthere.

SPAIN and Switzerlandare negotiating a deal toensure that the Spanishowners of numberedaccounts pay tax.

This will not be aRubik agreement,Spain insisted, referringto treaties aimed attackling tax evasion byEU residents with secretSwiss accounts.

The name allegedlyrefers to the intellectualchallenge faced by theSwiss authorities ofshedding their inter-national reputation offacilitating tax evasionwithout sacrificingSwitzerlands hallowedbanking secrecy.

They solved thepuzzle with a

compromise whereby aperson or companyhands over up to 34per cent of their moneyto their country oforigin on condition thattheir identity is notrevealed.

A Rubik agreement,said Spains taxauthority Hacienda,goes against policiesorientated towardsexchange of informationand administrativeassistance betweenstates.

It is more interestedin pursuing fraud,sources said, not leastbecause Hacienda canimpose fines of up to150 per cent of thedefrauded amounts.

SPANISH companies sent out 59 millionemail bills in the first three months of2013. They saved 458 million and250,000 hours of repetitive andunproductive work, found a survey bySeres, an organisation specialising inelectronic transactions. Apart from theeconomic advantages, these internet billssaved 3,300 pines from being felled.

Nor are the advantages limited to theelectricity, gas and communicationsmultinationals, according to AlbertoRedondo, director of marketing at Seres.The benefits of electronic billing extend tosmall and medium-sized firms, he said,with an average saving of 4.85 inreceiving a payment and 2.82 in issuinga bill.

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ANA PATRICIA BOTIN is regarded asone of the worlds 50 most influentialbusinesswomen.

She is the daughter of bankerEmilio Botin, president of SantanderBank, and runs the groups UKsubsidiary. Despite her position, sheand other Santander executivesrecently visited branches to workincognito behind the counter and atthe other end of a call centretelephone.

They were following the exampleof Emilio Botin who has personallyvisited Santander branches, urgingmanagers to make more loansavailable.

Santander feels the need totransform the face its 183,000employees show to the 103 millionclients of its 14,000 branches. This ismore than an exercise in empathy,as the bank is striving to boostprofits after seven years of crisis.

A client in Britain discovered onlyafterwards the employee who hadrecommended Santanders onlinebanking app to her was in fact the

owners daughter. The young manwho told a bank clerk he would notbecome a Santander client until itwas more like ING didnt guess hewas speaking to Santander manag-ing director Enrique Garcia Candelas.

The business-owner who rang theSantander call centre about the non-arrival of a point of sale terminal forprocessing card payments will neverknow her complaint was handled by

the banks head of Technology andOperations, Jose Maria Fuster.

Executives from Germany, Poland,Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Brazilwho worked incognito all receivedthe same message, Santanderrevealed. Listening to clients, under-standing them and getting closer tothem is a priority, even though thebank would sometimes prefer not tohear what they are saying.

TRAFFIC congestion fell inSpain in 2013 as itseconomy continued tostruggle with highunemployment.

Data from trafficinformation and driverservices provider INRIXshows that Spain recordedan 8 per cent fall incongestion last year.

Spanish drivers spentapproximately eight fewerhours in traffic in 2013 thanin 2012, as the economycontracted and unemploy-ment was at around 26 percent.

This puts Spain in 11thplace in Europe for timespent in traffic in 2013,above only Hungary andPortugal.

NRIX analysed data from13 European countries andthe congestion landscapegenerally aligned closelywith each countryseconomic outlook.

According to the INRIXreport, those nations

struggling with highunemployment and low ornegative growth in 2013typically recorded lowertraffic congestion than in2012.

In that sense, trafficcongestion rose approxi-mately 6 per cent onaverage per quarter for thefinal three quarters of theyear in Europe, hinting atsigns of a possibleeconomy recovery.

Of the six Spanish citiesincluded in the report, allsix recorded falls in trafficcongestion from 2012 to2013.

The most congestedSpanish city was Bilbao,where drivers spentapproximately 24 hours intraffic in 2013, a fall of eighthours on the previousyears figures.

Madrid followed closelyin second, with Valenciarecording the largest fallin time spent incongestion.

Traffic in Spain falls aseconomy struggles

Santander executives learnto understand the message

ANA PATRICIA BOTIN: Temporary employee of the bank she runs.

THE economic recovery isgaining ground in Spain, butchallenges remain.

Spain is no longer on the listof European Union memberstates with excessive economicimbalances, but has been askedto follow a set of demands toaddress consistent problems.

In the conclusions emergingfrom the in-depth reviewscarried out into 17 memberstates economies, theEuropean Commission (EC)considers that a significantadjustment has taken placeover the last year and that oncurrent trends, imbalanceswould continue to abate overtime.

However, while this is thebasis to conclude thatimbalances in Spain are nolonger excessive, theCommission stresses that risksare still present.

It said that Spains current

account has turned intosurplus, as a result of acombination of importcompression and strongexports, supported bycompetiveness gain.

These positive developmentshave led to a strong return ofconfidence, seen in the returnof foreign capital inflows and arise in business and consumerconfidence.

Yet, the EC notes the veryhigh stock of private and publicdebt, both domestic andexternal, poses risks for growthand financial stability.

The adjustment of private

sector balance sheets isadvancing, but unemploymentat alarming levels and fallingincomes have limited the paceof deleveraging of households,that is, the percentage of debtin their balance sheet.

The Commission considersthat the challenge for Spain isto ensure that deleveraging willgo hand in hand with positivecredit flows to financiallyhealthy borrowers.

Removing hindrances in thefunctioning of the product andfinancial markets and efficientinsolvency procedures, the ECcontinues, could reduce thedrag on growth fromdeleveraging.

Finally, the Commission saidthat Spain should meet the2014 fiscal deficit target thanksto the improving macro-economic prospects, eventhough the 2013 target mayhave been missed.

Challenges still remain towards therecovery of the Spanish economy

ECONOMY: Spain is starting to fit the pieces together.

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DO you ever havethose moments? Theones where you justcant stop eating. Last nightafter a long day at work Iarrived home to a fullfridge. It had been stackedwith fresh fruit andvegetables - and chocolate.

I had one piece ofchocolate, then another.Then I got up off the couchfor another piece andanother, and another. I justcouldnt stop.

I dont think I am thatstressed out financially atthe moment, but accordingto a news report womenwho are financially worriedare more prone to bingeeating and getting obese.

Oh, come to think of it,on top of my mortgage, billsand travel plans, my bikewas stolen last month, so Ihave been trying to putaside a few quid to buy anew one!

And I have been trying to

save for an event that istaking place later this year.So I suppose there is somefinancial concern loomingover me at the moment.But is it this concern thathas me scoffing chocolateslike there is no tomorrow?

According to the newsreport, financial trouble canbe a cause of obesity inwomen, due in part to thespecific hormones femalesrelease when stressed. Abody under a certainamount of stress releases a

hormone called cortisol,which triggers hunger in thebrain. And this is thought tobe a contributing factor,since women see financialtrouble as stressful.

Men, however, dont haveto worry about their waist-lines, because the reportstates men view moneytroubles as a challenge toovercome, which wouldrelease adrenaline in theirbodies - a hormone thatactually curbs hunger.

Nonsense, the lot of it!Girls if you are stressed out,perhaps behind on yourrent or bills, and youhappen to pig out once in awhile - its no big deal.Being smart about moneyhas absolutely nothing todo with hormones andmore to do with planning,budgeting and usingcommon sense.

What next? A report thatif a woman sees a spider inher shower, chances are herpension will be in danger!Watch this space.

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BUSINESS EXTRA

Done dealIAG, formerly BA andIberia, now owns 99.36 percent of budget airlineVueling. After acquiring 90per cent in last yearstakeovers, IAG obtainedthe remainder from minorshareholders in Novemberand December.

Arm-twistingBARCELONAS regionalgovernment will chargebanks up to 1,650 forevery empty property theyown. It hopes this willprompt banks to rent outtheir 40,000 repossessedhomes.

Profit upMERCADONAS net profitamounted to 515 millionin 2013, a 1 per centincrease in relation to theprevious exercise. This hasbeen achieved keeping aworkforce of 74,000people, President Juan Roigsaid.

A. The use of surveillancecameras in Spain isregulated by the LOPD,the Ley Organica deProteccion de Datos, theOrganic Law of DataProtection, or LOPD, whichwent into effect in 1999.

The law is enforced bythe Agencia de Proteccinde Datos, the APD forshort. Their Directive1/2006 provides that aneasily seen notice of thecameras presence will besufficient. The Agency has

a website which offerscomplete details.

A private citizen mayplace surveillance camerasin his home or watchinghis garden to ensure hissecurity from theft. Thisprivate and domestic useof cameras falls outsidethe data protection law.That is, if the camera onlysees images in real time. Ifit includes a system torecord and transmit theimages, it then falls underthe data protection act.

In your case, it will bedifficult to show aninvasion of privacy if yourpool is clearly visible fromyour neighbours house.

Q. My neighbour in the next villa hasinstalled a video surveillance cameraoutside his house, ostensibly to watch hisgarden. The cameras field of view,however, includes part of my own gardenand swimming pool area. That is, if I can

see the camera, it can see me by my pool. Is there anything I can do toprevent this?

LM (Costa Blanca)

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Loose change

SPAIN has 26 dollar billionaires onthe 2014 Forbes Rich List, more thanbefore the financial crisis.

Twenty-two Spaniards had assetsof more than $1 billion in 2007 butthis number dipped to 15 during therecession before inching up to 20 lastyear.

They have a combined wealth of$122.5 billion (88.97 billion),equivalent to 9 per cent of SpainsGDP.

Amancio Ortega, owner of Inditexand the Zara label, the worlds third-richest man, is the only Spaniard inthe Forbes Top 10. He is worth $64billion, $7 billion more than last year.He is preceded by Carlos Slim ($72billion) and Microsoft co-founder BillGates ($76 billion).

The next Spanish name on theForbes list belongs to Ortegasdaughter Sandra ($6.1 billion). Sheoccupies 227th place after inheritingfrom her mother, Ortegas ex-wifeRosalia Mera, who died last year.

Next comes Turkish-born IsakAndic ($5.7 billion), president of theMango clothing chain, whose assets

increased by $700 million in 2013 toput him in 244th place.

Mercadona president Juan Roig($4.8 billion) fell 86 places to 305thafter losing $700 million last year.

In contrast Rafael del Pino ($3.4billion), president of Ferrovial,increased his wealth by $1 billion in2013 and was ranked 466th.

2014 Forbes Rich Listincludes 26 Spaniards

Financial troubles make you fat?

Can my neighbour install a camerathat overlooks my swimming pool?

HUNGRY?: Perhaps you are worrying about your finances?

AMANCIO ORTEGA: Owner of Zara.

HolidayingBrits deservea monumentI AM writing for myself but I amcertain that I also representmany local businesses in MijasPueblo. We continuously discussthe way local politicianscongratulate themselves aboutthe contracts signed withJapanese tour operators.

The figures as to how manyJapanese tourists visit Mijas(100,000 last year) might beright, but the truth about whatthey spend and how we allbenefit is a complete lie.

Yes, the Japanese visit bars,restaurants and shops, but onlythe ones where they are told togo.

Distributing brochures isbanned in Mijas, so before theyarrive Japanese tourists aregiven a photocopied map and aroute with places of interest tovisit and take photos.

In between are the shopswhere they should makepurchases (because the rest arenot good shops and we mightcheat them?).

Recommended restaurantsand bars are not on the mapbecause these have contractswith the tour operators.

It just happens that all therecommended businessesbelong to local politicians, localguides and their friends.

They recently erected amonument to all the Japanesevisiting Mijas. What about all theother nationalities that keeplocal businesses going? Whatabout the British who reallysupport the Costa del Sol? Theyspend the most, they are jollyand the most polite. Theydeserve a monument!

Agustina Blesa Rodriguez,Mijas Village (Malaga)

Telephone contricksI WISH to alert readers to tworecent scams.

You receive a phone callsaying your computer is about tocrash and to start it up. Thesepeople say they are fromMicrosoft in Glasgow and aretrying to clean out viruses. They

give a fictitious address andphone number and they ask formoney.

Luckily I realised it was ascam.

The following day I received aphone call from a lady calledGabriella saying she representeda company called Minute Mediawho previously traded asSpantel. She said I had anoutstanding bill from last June,which is nonsense as I changedtelephone server before then.She gave a 900 free numberwhich I called and a womanthere said I owed 180.

Yvonne Thomas,Torremolinos(Malaga)

Light fantasticI HAVE just been looking at thepicture of the Lions Clubpresident handing over 500 tothe mayor of Rojales to helpfeed homeless and needyfamilies in the area.

Sometimes I wonder whethermayors and councils are doingenough for these unfortunatepeople.

For example, there is a lovelysports centre in Calle Dr QuilesMora adjacent to the NorwegianSchool in Quesada. At one endthere are seven full-size streetlights and six at the other thatcome on at 6pm and go off at6am.

The caretaker arrives at 8am

to unlock the gates to the sportscentre and locks them again at8pm. Thirteen lamps are alightfor 10 hours a night, six nights aweek, and 12 hours on Sundayswhen the centre is closed.

In total that is 792 hours aweek and in a short month likeFebruary works out at 3,168hours when the sports centre islocked up with no access. Itwould be interesting to know thecost in euros.

J Billet, Quesada (Alicante)

Disappearing actCAN you explain to me wherethe Hijate (Almeria) station onthe Via Verde is located as Icycle the route regularly andhave no idea where it is?

It was a good article on yourfront page and is very welcome,only we have heard many timesthat it will be started soon but

nothing ever happens.Best wishes on a great

newspaper.Martin (By email)

Editors note: Part of thedisused Lorca to Bazarailway line in Almeria willbecome a Green Route butthe station no longer exists.

Lessons to belearntSO FAR even Herculean effortshavent been able to put a dentin Spains stubbornly cruelunemployment rate of morethan 25 per cent.

In last weeks annual State ofthe Nation address, presidentMariano Rajoy once againpromised to lower itconsiderably. Heres hoping,although dont hold your breath!

I remember how angry,frustrated Americans com-plained bitterly about the 7.8 percent jobless rate Obamainherited when he becameCommander-in-Chief. It tookhim five years to lower it to thepresent almost tolerable 6.7 percent with hopes of generatingmore and better jobs in the not-too-distant future.

So we can imagine Spainsplight on being saddled with itslengthy (seven years andrunning) 25 per centunemployment rate.

What I didnt know until lastweek was the relatively veryfavourable economic situation inLatin America and theCaribbean. According to a TimeMagazine article entitled Thecommittee to save Mexico, theunemployment rate now standsat 4.76 per cent, down from 5per cent in December 2012when Enrique Pea Nietobecame president. The averagejobless rate in Latin America andthe Caribbean countries in 2013was 6.3 per cent.

Maybe President Rajoy couldemploy some Mexican orCaribbean economic advisers.

Richard M McBride,Benidorm (Alicante)

Service versusservantHAVING just returned from theUS I can report that tipping addsmuch to the experience ofeating out, as much as 30 percent in some cases.

Perhaps thats why so manyAmericans eat takeaways, whereit is almost acceptable not to tip.

I had managed to tip a total of$40 before I reached the insideof my hotel room, so is it worthit?

If you are one of those peoplewho craves attention, likes to benoticed, enjoys asking to alter adish that a famous chef haslovingly prepared for you oreven to change your mind onceits already arrived at the tablethen there will be No problemat all, and is there anything elsewe can do for you?

So yes, for you a personalservant may well be worth it. Forme, not so much.

In the UK memories still festerover the treatment of servants inthe past and waiting staff willnot tolerate difficult customers,no matter what the request.

Wave, click your fingers, ask aquestion or complain aboutanything and you will definitelybe given bad service or evenignored.

Unless you look potentially likea good tipper (yes, you can tell)then youll always get badservice, but then the staff wontbe able to complain about thelack of tips will they?

Edwin Cheeseman, Javea(Alicante)

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HEYRE still at it,arent they?Muslim extremistsstill trying to

undermine our customs andculture by targeting our mostvulnerable, namely our children.

Every week we read or hearof some action taken in variousschools in the UK. Not allowedto fly the British flag, porkbanned from menus. Halal meatbeing insisted on, and evenmale/female segregation. Thislatest offering is even moresinister as it emanated from oneof their own. The Muslimheadmistress who was ousted ina smear campaign concocted byIslamic extremists, simplybecause she was considered toomoderate. So much forintegration!

Why dont these people, whoappear to want to live acompletely different existence tothe country thats hosting them,simply gather up their thobesand burkas and make off forcountries whose climate not

only suits their attire, but willautomatically provide them withall the ethnic opportunities theyappear so desperately to desire?

There is only one finaloutcome to their efforts. TheBritish will never surrender theirculture and customs to thesepeople. If it continues unabatedit will lead to war in the streets.Have no doubt about this. Afterhorrendous loss of life anddestruction of vast swathes ofour infrastructure, the British willwin, and they will rid themselvesof these fanatics.

It is disgraceful that whilesuccessive governmentscontinue to bury their heads inthe sand and appease these

people, the average British Joehas to simply wait and worryuntil it all kicks off. There arealready no-go areas where ourpolice are afraid to enter andwhich operate under ShariaLaw; a situation that was so outthere some short years ago, itwas scoffed at by a number ofour esteemed leaders. What dothey think is actually going on inthese areas? Well, Ill tell you,none of em are planning tocelebrate British culturalsuccesses or events.

How can we allow these areasto exist in our towns and cities?They are an affront to anycitizen who has ancestors whofought and died to preserve ourunique culture and democracy.Lets just hope the British secretservices have infiltrated them allenough to give fair warningbefore the halal manure finallyhits the fan.

I dont often use this columnfor personal comments butwould like to make an exceptionthis week to wish a dear friend

Jill Bertorelli many happy 70threturns. So sorry I couldnt bethere. Understand you lookedlike a million dollars. Willdefinitely try and make the 71st.

And while were at it, just hadit confirmed that my little Davidwill be representing Spain in theup and coming European Karatechampionships in April. Howsthat for integration!

Keep the FaithLove LeapyLeapylee2002@gmail.com

Extremists will never win...

ON PATROL: But no-go areasalready exist that police areafraid to enter.

T LEAPY LEESAYS ITOTHERS THINK IT

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AMARA ECCLESTONE,29, the daughter ofFormula 1 supremoBernie Ecclestone,

recently accused Britons of havinga vicious attitude towards peoplewhove inherited wealth, addingthat Americans are happier forthose who have money, even iftheyve made it in anunconventional way.

The celebrity heiress whostarred in Billion $$ Girl, a realitytelevision show about her opulentlifestyle, is known to have spent30,000 (36,500) on Champagnein a single night, splashes out onLouboutin shoes and bought a 1million (1.2 million) crystal bathtub.

No luv! I dont think the issue ishow you spend your money - wewouldnt accept that criticism ofourselves. Its the way you flauntit and then bang on about howpeople dont understand you!

What is vicious is to be the sortof rich, spoilt human being who

can happily squander money(reportedly a 3 billion (3.65billion) trust fund together with hersister, Petra) to feed an insatiableappetite for self-indulgence in theknowledge she lives in a worldwhere thousands of babies diethrough poverty and disease, andthousands suffer indescribableconditions.

And just imagine how manyfamilies could have paid offcrippling mortgages with thebillions of pounds gifted to this daftgirl by her doting dad. His choice,of course, and all the money shefritters on stuff presumably goesinto the economy. But, all thesame, what a waste!

Tamara, Petra and all the otherpoor little rich girls - they all havethe money and opportunity to dosomething worthwhile with theirlives but none of the resolve.Unlike Microsoft founder, BillGates, with his multi-billion-dollar-funded Gates Foundation taskedwith finding cures for endemicdiseases in Africa like malaria.

A most curious age in which wenow live, wherein someone isfted as a celebrity simply forbeing well-known. But not forbrains, talent, discoveries orhumanity - this nothingnessmerely serving to emphasise howfar society is from the meritocracyit claims to be.

Poor old Tamara. Good riddance,everyones saying! If youre daftenough to court fame, then youcan hardly be surprised whenfame turns vicious.

Nora Johnsons thrillers(www.nora-johnson.com) areavailable from Amazon andiBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.

Shop till you dropTamara splashes cashT

A Costa del Sol resident for anumber of years, Nora is theauthor of psychologicalsuspense and crime thrillers.To comment on any of theissues raised in her column,go towww.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ nora-johnson

Nora JohnsonBreaking Views

TAMARA ECCLESTONE: One of many who is feted as acelebrity simply for being well-known.

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JOSE IGNACIO WERT is probablyone of the most disliked ministersever known. He even got the bird as he paid his

last respects to Paco de Lucia whenthe flamenco guitarists body recentlylay in state in Madrids Teatro Real.

A dismal downpour of censure rainsdown on Wert and in his two years asMinister of Education, Culture andSport, he has clocked up moredemonstrations and students strikesthan any predecessor.

He is continuously reviled foreducation spending cuts andtightening up the grants systemdespite financial hardship andwidespread unemployment.

But Wert is not unreasonable indemanding consistently good marksfor a grant to be awarded and latermaintained.

Students who cant manage a passmark shouldnt siphon off taxpayersmoney at university.

Those in favour of fewer restrictionspoint out that students with grantsfinish their courses at least two yearsearlier.

It could be that students with grantsknow they must work harder to keeptheir grants. Or, dare it be said in suchegalitarian times, they could be moreintelligent, too.

Predictable rebelCELIA VILLALOBOS is a former mayorof Malaga and was a minister in JoseMaria Aznars Cabinet between 2000and 2002.

Like many within the Partido Popular(PP) she is unhappy with JusticeMinister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardonsplanned reforms to the existingAbortion Law and voted in favour of asocialist motion to withdraw the bill.

She is very predictable, saidAlfonso Alonso, spokesman for theparliamentary PP party.

She is indeed, and was fined 500for her predictability becauseVillalobos is one of the few politiciansfrom any party who is willing to puther money where her mouth is.

Hard proof neededMARIANO RAJOY, President of the

Spanish Government, accused non-believers in the countrys economicrecovery of harbouring outdatedprejudices.

As next Mays European electionsloom, Rajoy is determined to convincepotential voters that the firstindicators of growth are not anabstract concept.

He has his work cut out for him,even though the bond yield might bedown, exports up and growthpredicted for this year.

The 25 per cent of the Spanishpopulation who are out of work orthose who struggle each week tomake ends meet do not read thefinancial pages. Until they can do theirweekly food shop without worries andpay their bills without borrowing anduntil there is money in their pockets,they will continue to harbouroutdated prejudices.

SPAINS ambassadors are beingcoached in how to proclaim themerits of the new Public SafetyLaw.

The government is worried aboutEU claims that the law erodesexisting rights and hopes toconvince foreign critics that it notan attempt to protect politicians.It could try convincing millions ofSpaniards first.

Grant grumbles

JOSE IGNACIO WERT:Probably one of the

most disliked ministersever known.

Cassandra NashA weekly look

and not entirely impartial reaction - tothe Spanish political scene

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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT in AvenidaLepanto, Albox is much more than anInternet Cafe.

The shop has been open now for morethan 10 years with Claire who started outas a Saturday girl taking over the businessalmost three years ago.

The Internet Cafe is just one side of thisbusy shop, with people calling in for theirEnglish newspapers and magazines.

The shop has four computers availableand costs just five cents a minute with nominimum charge.

Wi-Fi for laptops is also available at thesame price and you can get a coffee anda cake or a range of snacks.

Many people may not know that TotalEntertainment has a 10 seat mini cinema.The cinema has a large screen andcomfortable seating for a relaxing viewingand is available to hire for just 15. Thecinema is available all day through the

week apart from Wednesday. Films can bebooked from 11am to 7pm. Saturday andSunday there is a matinee at 12pm. Wineand beer and, of course, popcorn areavailable while you watch your film.

Claire has a huge range of DVDs tochoose from, including all the latestreleases. The cinema can also be bookedfor childrens parties and birthdays.

Total Entertainment also has a DVD clubwith free membership and film hire fortwo DVDs is 5 for two nights.

For a different night out, there areMovie-Meal Deals available where you canwatch a film and have a meal at a choiceof local restaurants. Prices start from 19for a couple. The deal includes a drink atthe cinema and special offers at therestaurant and could be a novel gift ideafor friends or family.

Tickets can be purchased in store fromClaire.

Friday is a busy day at TotalEntertainment, starting with the FridayFair at 10am to 2pm with a different stalleach week. There is a computer clinicfrom 12pm to 3pm with Mick on hand tooffer advice. There is also a weight lossclass for 4 with Amanda who is anutritionist and fitness instructor.

Claire sells Avon products and has beenthe number one seller in the region for thepast three years and also offers a wholehost of other services, from Passportrenewals and UK Postal Service to faxing,

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OHN ROBERTS said: I dont usea mobile phone very often, to behonest. The retiree from Albox(Almeria) commented: I think

they should fine more people for usingmobile phones while driving. The policeare not very strict around here. I see loadsof people talkingon phoneswhendriving.

WaitressKelliAlright, aged26, from

Moraira (Alicante) said she wouldnt like tosee anything on a so-called rules ofetiquette list: Im guilty of breaking themall! I use my phone in public places. I takephotos of my food when out which annoysmy friends and a lot of selfies, my phone

is constantly in my hand.Janice Gilbertfrom Zurgena(Almeria) agreedwith John. Herbiggest peevewas people usingtheir mobiles whilebehind the wheel.The 66-year old

retiree added:I also see

couplesout

together and they spend more timeplaying with their phones than talking toeach other, more so in the UK than here inSpain. My rule would be, switch off yourphone when out with friends or on a dateand have a proper conversation.

Renee Miner works in San Pedro deAlcantara (Malaga). The 31-year-oldhospitality entrepreneur said: I hate itwhen Im with someone and he or she hasthe mobile sitting on the table between us.Even if theyre not picking it up, it stillbeeps or buzzes when theres a message.It interrupts our conversation and I feelawkward wondering if they need toanswer. If youre expecting an importantcall, let me know and its not a problem.Otherwise, turn it off or put it on silent!

Retired Dutch couple Henrik andMargaret Visscher live in France and areon holiday on the Costa Blanca in Alicante.They both said it is annoying when people

are constantly on phones: No one talks toeach other, they would rather sit andmessage each other and all social com-munication is lost. They dont use a lot ofphone technology: We have an old phonethat makes and receives calls, thats it.

STREET TALK

Breaking the phone rules...

JRENEE MINER:Hates it whennew messagealerts interruptconversation.

JOHN ROBERTS: Too many peopletalking while driving.

HENRIK and MARGARET: Not fans of phone technology.

THE modern rules on mobile phone etiquette havecome out in a new manual, including Dont text whileyoure on the loo. (Apparently people need to have this

pointed out!) We wanted to ask: What are your biggestmobile phone pet peeves? What would you include inthe rules of etiquette?

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THE Duke and Duchessof Cambridge havepicked a Spanish-bornnanny for baby George

The new nanny, who isthought to have startedworking for William andKate last month, iscurrently being shownthe ropes by Kates mumCarole Middleton.

William and Kate arecurrently enjoying aromantic break in theMaldives. They arrivedin the capital Mal lastThursday on their firsttrip away alone togethersince the birth of babyGeorge last summer.

Sources say theSpanish-born nanny,who lives for her job isusing this time to bondwith baby George.

The dark-hairedwoman has been seenout and about with her

charge. Theyve beenspotted strolling around

Londons Hyde Park, aprotection officer in tow.

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A Spanish nanny forUKs Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE: Bonding time with his new nanny while parents are away.CR

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6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News7:30pm Regional News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm Bang Goes theTheory9:00pm EastEnders9:30pm Panorama10:00pm Silk11:00pm BBC News

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Revenge of theEgghead7:30pm Sport Relief's TopDog8:00pm Top Gear9:00pm University Challenge9:30pm Mary Berry Cooks10:00pm Plantagenets11:00pm The Culture Show

6:00pm The Chase7:00pm Regional News andWeather7:30pm ITV News andWeather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Coronation Street9:00pm I Never Knew ThatAbout Britain9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm The Widower11:00pm ITV News at Tenand Weather

6:00pm Come Dine with Me7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:55pm The Political Slot9:00pm Dispatches9:30pm Shop Secrets: Tricksof the Trade10:00pm One Born EveryMinute11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats

6:05pm The MillionaireMatchmaker7:00pm Dinner Date8:00pm You've Been Framed!8:30pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Two and a Half Men9:30pm Two and a Half Men10:00pm Mom10:30pm Mom11:00pm The 40 Year OldVirgin

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4:25pm Bergerac5:15pm Are You BeingServed?5:45pm 'Allo, 'Allo!6:15pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Revenge of theEgghead7:30pm Sport Relief's TopDog8:00pm Antiques Road Trip9:00pm Mastermind9:30pm Gardeners' World10:00pm I Was There: TheGreat War Interviews11:00pm QI11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm The Alan TitchmarshShow5:00pm Tipping Point6:00pm The Chase7:00pm ITV News London7:30pm ITV News andWeather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Coronation Street9:00pm Student Nurses:Bedpans and Bandages9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm Edge of Heaven11:00pm ITV News at Tenand Weather11:35pm The Americans

5:30pm Four in a Bed6:00pm Come Dine with Me7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:30pm Paralympic WinterGames9:00pm Marvel's Agents ofS.H.I.E.L.D.10:00pm Gogglebox11:00pm The Last Leg11:50pm 8 Out of 10 Cats

4:05pm The Jeremy KyleShow5:10pm The RealHousewives of New Jersey6:05pm The MillionaireMatchmaker7:00pm Dinner Date8:00pm You've BeenFramed!8:30pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Two and a HalfMen9:30pm Two and a HalfMen10:00pm White Chicks

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5:35pm Six Nations RugbyUnion8:00pm BBC News8:10pm Regional News8:13pm Weather8:15pm The Voice UK9:35pm The National Lottery:Who Dares Wins10:25pm Casualty11:15pm BBC News11:28pm Weather

5:25pm Final Score6:30pm Llanelly HouseRestored7:30pm Flog It!8:30pm Dad's Army9:00pm The PerfectMorecambe and Wise9:30pm Viking Art - A CultureShow Special10:30pm QI11:00pm Stewart Lee'sComedy Vehicle11:30pm Page Eight

4:25pm Zookeeper6:30pm Regional News andWeather6:40pm ITV News andWeather7:00pm You've Been Framed!8:00pm Ant and Dec'sSaturday Night Takeaway9:20pm The Cube10:20pm The Americans11:15pm ITV News andWeather11:30pm The Return

5:10pm Come Dine with Me5:40pm Come Dine with Me6:10pm Come Dine with Me6:45pm Come Dine with Me7:10pm Channel 4 News7:35pm Paralympic WinterGames8:05pm Marvel's Agents ofS.H.I.E.L.D.9:00pm Hostages10:00pm Limitless

5:40pm Britain's Got MoreTalent6:40pm Scooby-Doo 2:Monsters Unleashed8:35pm Batman and Robin11:00pm Celebrity Juice11:50pm Crazy Beaches

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4:25pm Bergerac5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:45pm 'Allo, 'Allo!6:15pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Revenge of theEgghead7:30pm Sport Relief's Top Dog8:00pm Antiques Road Trip9:00pm The Great BritishSewing Bee10:00pm An Hour to SaveYour Life11