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MOJACAR was the scene of an annual Moonwalk organised byMACS cancer support charity where supporters dressed up andwalked five or 10 kilometres to raise funds.

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ALBOXS first mini chef events attracted dozens of buddingchefs who spent the day rubbing elbows with top chef RubenRey and local winner of Master Chef TV competition JuanManuel.

Aspiring future foodies

MACS and the moon

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MOJACAR received a visitthis week from an award win-ning Austral ian writer, Si-mone Lazaroo, who presented

a reading of her latest novelat the British library in the ar-tisan centre.

Australian author visit

Mojacar, like the rest of Spain,is gearing up for a magicalnight of celebration for the SanJuan beach bonfire fiestatonight (Thursday June 23).

Each year, thousands of peo-ple take to the beaches all alongthe Spanish coasts for the event,which marks the shortest nightof the year and the summer sol-stice with magical celebrationsfocused on fire, water and puri-fying the soul.

Mojacars main San Juanevent will be taking placetonight at Playa Descargadorand the fun begins in theevening, continuing to the early

hours with some people evenstaying to watch the sunrise.

The local council providesthe bonfires and music as it iskeen to ensure the event attractspeople of all ages and can beenjoyed by young people andfamilies alike.

There are many traditionsand superstitions surroundingthe night of San Juan. Legendhas it that if someone jumpsthrough the fire three times thenplunges themselves into the seatheir soul will be cleansed, a be-lief which often leads to morecleansing of burns and woundsthan souls when young enthusi-asm and alcohol combine!

More sensible superstitions

include walking into the seabackwards at the stroke of mid-night to attract a years worth ofgood luck, while some insistthat a swim at midnight (or atleast wetting your face if thewaters too cold) will lead towaking up more beautiful thefollowing day.

The fires, apart from provid-

ing light and warmth for night-long parties, are also believedto be magical and tradition hasit that throwing in objectswhich bring bad memories willhave the desired effect.

Magical or not, one thing issure: anyone in or near Mojacartonight has no excuse not tohave a great time on the beach!

By Eleanor Hawkins

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FARMERS all over Almeria are keeping an eye on the news asthey fear a yes vote to Brexit at todays referendum could seethem seriously affected. The UK is the fourth largest market forlocal fruit and veg.

Farmers Brexit fears

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FORMER mayor of Albox Rogelio Mena has appealed againsta sentence which saw him banned from office for two and ahalf years. He insists he is innocent and claims his rights havebeen violated.

Ex-mayors appeal

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MORE than 400 seniors attended the 13thSenior Physical Activity and Health Meet inHuercal-Overa on Thursday (June 16).

Organised by the local Sports and SocialWelfare departments, the meet is the tradi-

tional final event following a year of activi-ties and aims to encourage seniors to bemore active, under the slogan Theres noage limit for sports.

The meet began at the Teatro Villa deHuercal-Overa, where local Mayor Domin-go Fernandez and various councillors

awarded participating associations with aplaque and there was a tribute to the oldestresident who takes part in sports activities,91-year-old Felipa Parra.

The group then moved to Plaza de laConstitucion where there was a gym ses-sion held before afternoon tea.

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THE Freemasons of Mojacarhave made a difference by do-nating 1,000 to ASADIS asso-ciation. Representatives visitedthe ASADIS centre in Los Gal-lardos on Monday (June 20) to

witness the work being done bya small team of dedicated teach-ers who look after children withspecial needs such as autism.

The funds will be used to pur-chase materials and equipment.

A generous donationLOCAL NEWS

By Eleanor Hawkins

A VIOLENT man who at-tacked Guardia Civil officersand escaped when they weretrying to arrest him after afarmer reported he had bro-

ken into a greenhouse andstarted a fire has been arrest-ed for resist ing arrest andthreatening and injuring po-lice officers.

Officers injured

TWO vans collided head on on the A-334 road near Purchenaon Monday afternoon (June 20) causing extensive damage toboth vehicles, although luckily neither driver was seriouslyinjured.

Investigations are underway to determine the causes of theaccident , which was reported to emergency services at3.30pm.

Head on collision

400 Active seniorstake over the town

HEALTH MEET: Encouraging seniors to be more active.

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THE recent mass murder of 49 peo-ple by a gunman at a gay club in Or-lando, Florida, has once againopened up the can of worms that isthe great gun control debate in theUnited States.

While American citizens have theright under the Second Amendmentof the US Constitution, adopted in1791, to keep and bear arms (andmany see any attempt at gun controlas a breach of this constitutionalright), as the Senate prepares to dis-cuss possible measures, such as pre-venting those suspected of terroristlinks from buying guns, there seemto be signs that Americans could bebecoming more willing to acceptlimited restrictions in the aftermathof the horrific massacre.

Although President Barack Obamais known to be in favour of more guncontrol, the presumptive Republicannominee to run for president DonaldTrump has admitted there is scopefor more restrictions, but insisted hewill save the second amendment.

However in Orlando, where hetravelled to comfort victims rela-tives and survivors, Obama said:

Those who defend the easy accessi-bility of assault weapons shouldmeet these families. Our politicshave conspired to make it as easy aspossible for a terrorist or even just adisturbed individual to buy extraor-dinarily powerful weapons, and theycan do so legally. I hugged grievingparents and they asked Why doesthis keep happening?

Gun owners claim that if the bad-dies have guns, they must be able todefend themselves, and go as far asto insist that the guns themselves arenot the problem at all.

Victor Pfund, from Texas, told

EWN: Guns dont kill. Gay, Mus-lim, jihadist ********s kill.

While in Spain this may seem amatter which is of little importance,a little-known fact is that there is onelegally owned gun in the country forevery 16 inhabitants according toGuardia Civil records, although con-trols are far stricter, with only certainpeople being able to own weapons,and a number of different licencesrequired to do so.

Those who are allowed to obtainlicences range from military, policeand state security force members tohunters, however there is also onetype of licence (type B) available tothose able to prove that they need agun to protect themselves from seri-ous threats. These include jewellersand people who have received terror-ism threats.

Although they are subjected to ex-haustive studies, they are not re-quired to undergo any tests on use ofthe weapon itself and are also re-stricted to 100 bullets per year,which they claim seriously limitstheir ability to shoot their guns cor-rectly if they did not have previousexperience.

There are currently 8,592 holders

of this type of licence in Spain,meaning there are 8,592 people outthere carrying guns who may noteven know how to use them proper-ly, Madrids Olympic Shooting Fed-eration vice-president Felipe Lopezexplained.

Of the total number of guns legallyregistered in Spain (2,918,136), 75per cent are shotguns and 11 per centare rifles used by hunters.

With the gun debate also runningin the European Commission follow-ing recent terrorist attacks in Paris,the National Arms Association inSpain poses an important question tous all, stating: It makes no sense tolimit the number of legal arms in thefight against organised criminalgroups that use illegal weapons.Placing more restrictions on gunownership is not the way to ensurecriminals cant kill.

While as a mother I am completelyagainst guns, I have had to face the factthat wishing they didnt exist is not go-ing to stop them existing, and believethat there are some convincing argu-ments from both sides.

Are we really nave enough to believethat passing laws will stop those intenton evil from breaking them?

FEATURED NEWS

Do guns kill, or do peoplekill? The great gun debate

By Eleanor Hawkins

Your papers,your views

Hunter killersIT always amazes me to seehordes of hunters with theirdogs entering specially pre-served areas so that they can goshooting animals for sport asmuch as for food.

Everyone complains aboutan old lion being shot and thatwas terrible, but do we reallyneed to allow such wholesalehunting to take place?

Marsha

Pest controlTHERE is no genuine reasonfor anyone to use an automat-ic weapon for hunting and inthe UK they even banned theownership of automatic shot-guns because of their possibleuse in criminal activities. Atleast in Spain the bulk of allguns are shotguns, many be-ing used for pest control, but itis worrying to discover howmany handguns are legiti-mately owned.

Tony

Personal useMY son lives in Florida sowhilst I can see both sides ofthe argument I am glad that hehas guns that are locked in hissafe. He takes them in anotherlocked unit when he goesshooting at the club, and haslearned to shoot and handle thegun properly.

Kay

Gun controlFUNNY how countries withthe strictest gun controls havefewer people killed by gunsthan those that have less strictcontrols, no correlation be-tween the two of course.

Sean

American wayWHILE some of the weaponsavailable are certainly overthe top, guns are an intrinsicpart of American culture andwont go away any timesoon.

Walter

Our readers have been ex-pressing their views aboutgun control which appearedon our website.

Here are a few of your com-ments some of which havehad to be cut due to size butwe are always happy to hearfrom everyone even if theircomments are uncomplimen-tary.

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GUN CONTROL: Barack Obama is known to be in favour of more gun restrictions in America.

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FEARS are growing for aBritish pensioner who wentmissing while on a solo walkthrough the Almanzora area.

David Oldman was lastseen leaving his overnight ac-commodation in Huercal-Overa on June 9, and at thetime of going to press had notbeen seen or heard from since.

His family became worriedwhen he didnt call his motheron the following Sunday nightas previously arranged, andconcerns increased when hefailed to made his scheduledreturn flight on June 14.

The 66-year-old, formerLeicester City councillor isdescribed as an experiencedwalker who planned his routesmeticulously.

One of Oldmans col-leagues from the WestminsterLibrary, Anabel Lopez, told

EWN: He was expected toarrive in Albox on the eveningof June 9 after walking duringthe day, but did not arrive.

The British Consulate wasalerted and the Guardia Civilhas been searching the area.

Oldmans family andfriends have pleaded for infor-mation via social media and aFacebook page MissingDavid Oldman, has been setup.

Oldman is around 170 cen-timetres tall with grey hairand wears glasses. He wouldhave been carrying a rucksackand using a walking stick.

Anyone who has seen orheard from him is urged tocontact the Local Police orGuardia Civil or to contact hisfamily and colleagues byemail at the address:[email protected] orby calling (+44) 7944 647434.

By Adele Land

Search continues formissing British walker

MISSING: There have been no sightings ofmissing David Oldman, aged 66.

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLDRaul Carillo Casado from JuanGoytisolo secondary school inCarboneras has been pro-nounced student of the year andawarded a prize of 600 by the

local council.The student, who had an av-

erage mark of 9.89 for the2015/2016 academic year, re-ceived his cheque from localMayor Salvador Hernandez andEducation Councillor AnaMaria Moreno, who praised his

efforts and encouraged him tocontinue working hard.

Carillo, who was accompa-nied by his mother, aunt andgrandmothers on his visit to thetown hall, explained that hehopes to study Medicine at theUniversity of Granada.


By Eleanor Hawkins

Top student rewarded

Turtles freeTWELVE loggerhead tur-tles were released into thewild on San Juan de los Ter-reros beach in Pulpi onThursday (June 16).

They came from a nestfound on the same beachlast year with 80 eggs in-side. They were at risk ofbeing damaged by stormsso were cared for in captivi-ty and resulted in 30 babies.

All 30 will gradually bereleased back into the wildand some have beenequipped with satellitetransmitters to allow themto be tracked to discovermore about their move-ments.

MORE than 50 years afterthe Palomares nuclear acci-dent, one of the biggest inhistory, the New York Timeshas published an art iclewhich suggests that the au-thorities hid the truth andmany involved are now suf-fering the after effects.

On January 17, 1966,1,600 low-ranking troopswere ferr ied to the areafrom US Air Force basesacross Spain to help clearup as quickly and quietly aspossible after a B52 and arefuelling jet crashed overthe coast, dropping four hy-drogen bombs on Palo-mares.

Although there was no nu-clear explosion, plutoniumleaked out causing whatwould today be referred toas dirty bombs whichwould result in immediate

evacuation. However at thetime everything possible wasdone to hush up the dangersand the Air Force is still try-ing to sweep it all under thecarpet, the NYT claims.

The newspaper has inter-viewed many of those sentto Palomares and claimsthey were given hardly anyprotection and were alwaystold they were safe. In a se-cret briefing afterwards,chief scientific adviserDr Wright H Langham toldAtomic Energy colleaguesregarding paper surgicalmasks provided: It would-nt do you any good in theway of protection, but if itmade you feel better we letyou wear it.

One of those at the site,mili tary police officerMr Slone, said he was givena plastic bag and told to pickup the radioactive fragmentswith his bare hands. A cou-

ple of t imes they checkedme with a Geiger counterand i t went clear off thescale, but they never tookmy name or followed upwith me, he said.

To appease the locals, air-men were sent to local hous-es with hand-held radiationdetectors. However theywere not taught how to usethe devices, in fact theywere told to leave themturned off. Peter M Ricard,one of these men, said: Wewere just supposed to feignour readings so we didntcause turmoil with the na-tives. I often think about thatnow. I wasnt too smart backthen. They say do it and youjust say, Yes, sir.

Now, as many fight dis-eases believed to be causedby plutonium poisoning (of40 tracked down by the NYT,21 were battling cancer andnine had died), they continueto fight for free health carewhich they should have byrights due to the incident.Yet, as the Air Force refusedto repeat any tests and insiststhat there was no risk, this isdenied again and again.

Meanwhile in Palomares,extensive areas of contami-nated land remain fenced offas Spain waits for the US toremove and dispose of theaffected soil as promised.


By Eleanor Hawkins

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RENOVATION work is nowcomplete on the last remain-ing public childrens play-

ground in Tabernas whichneeded attention, at ParqueAdolfo Suarez in the Los

Talleres district, the Taber-nas Council has reported.

The playground has beengiven a completely newlook, with two separate ar-eas for the chi ldren tochoose from, one of 140m2with goal posts and artifi-cial grass for sports, and an-other of more than 200m2with swings and slides, soft-ened rubber flooring, recy-cl ing bins and numerousbenches.

Altogether the play-ground renovation projectcost 58,000, 44,585 ofwhich was provided by thePFEA rural employmentscheme.

Local Mayor Jose Diazstated: These areas, whichare for local children andtheir parents, were one ofour priorities.

Now every playgroundin Tabernas has been reno-vated and equipped.

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TWENTY-SEVEN youths aretaking part in a course organ-ised in Huercal-Overa by theprovincial council to train freetime sports and cultural moni-tors.

The course began on Mon-day (June 20) at the municipalsports centre, where local may-or Domingo Fernandez andYouth councillor Belen Mar-tinez welcomed the group.

The mayor thanked theprovincial council for organis-ing this type of course in thetown, which encourage localyouths to train and improvetheir skills to give them a betterchance of finding work.

Martinez encouraged theyoungsters to make the most ofthe course which, she stressed,would boost their knowledge

and improve their CVs.The course will include

both theory and practice ses-sions, both at the sports cen-tre and on a hiking route

along the Via Verde.This is one of the courses in-

cluded in the Youth Training2016 scheme organised by theprovincial councils Culture,

Sports and Youth area, whichaims to provide small townsand villages with the chance toprovide their youths with bettertraining.

THE beach season has start-ed in Garrucha.

From now until Septem-ber 15, locals and visitorswill be able to enjoy beacheswhere cleanliness, accessi-bility and more surveillanceare the base of improve-ments introduced this yearby the local council.

The beaches are this yearsporting a new, improvedlook thanks to changeswhich include new walk-ways and shower surrounds,

public bathrooms and recy-cling points.

Accessibility has alsobeen taken into account,with new pathways andshaded areas set up specifi-cally for people with disabil-ities, who will be attended toby a team of assistants tohelp them enjoy a dip in thesea, the council reported.

Safety is, of course, a bigpriority, therefore this yearthere are six more surveil-lance points, and new buoysand markers have been putinto place.

NEW: Walkways improve the look of the beaches.

By Eleanor Hawkins

Better beachesfor summer

Council works sochildren can play

By Eleanor Hawkins

Youths beginning totrain for the future

MORE SKILLS: The course is aiming to improve the chance of the youths finding work.


Just in timeNATIONAL POLICE inAlmeria arrived in time toarrest a 39-year-old manwho was brandishing a15cm knife and threateningto stab two people to deathin a bar on Calle Genoveses.

WishesgrantedAPPLICATIONS forgrants of 30-50 to helpcover the cost of schoolsupplies for the 2016-2017academic year can be pre-sented at Huercal-Overatown hall until July 6, thecouncil has announced.

Easy escape A HUNT continues for aprisoner who escaped fromAlmeria courts on Friday(June 17). The fugitive isbelieved to have got outthrough a fire escape, theonly area of the buildingaccessible without ID.

NEWS EXTRA

AN injured sea turtle whichhas been in the care of marinerescue group Equinac, is mak-ing a slow recovery.

The turtle was found on abeach in Almeria last monthwith severe injuries to its headand body, probably from aboat propeller.

The turtle was named Joseafter the first volunteer on thescene and was taken to a loca-tion in Almeria to receivemedical treatment.

Volunteers have been work-ing around the clock to carefor Jose and specialist liftingequipment was required tomove him regularly into a tankof water as part of his rehabili-tation.

This week, a specialist vetflew in from the Canary Is-lands to operate on him and heis now in recovery.

The turtle is being wrappedin damp towels to keep hisshell moist and monitoringcontinues around the clock.

The aim is to eventuallytransport him to the Canary Is-lands where there is a special-ist centre and team of marinevets.

After reading the story

about Joses rescue, a numberof people have donated to hiscare, but money has fast runout.

Equinac is a non-profit or-ganisation and receives no

government funding. The vol-unteers often dip into theirown pockets to pay for med-ication for the animals theyrescue, along with paying theirown travel and other expenses.

Donations can be made viapaypal [email protected]. Formore information and to fol-low Joses story, visitwww.equinac.org or visit theFacebook page.

Update on Jose the turtleBy Adele Land

SLOW RECOVERY: The turtle has volunteers working around the clock to care for him.


CLOSE to 100 people turned out for oneof the most popular charity events inMojacar last Sunday.

The annual Moonwalk takes placeeach June on the night of the full moonto raise funds for local cancer supportcharity, MACS.

Supporters of the charity dressed up incrazy costumes and walked, five or 10kilometres from Titos beach bar to BigFat Mamas bar and back again.

Some of the most colourful costumesincluded, the MACS maids, with ladies(and men!) in purple aprons, wieldingfeather dusters, and the Pink Ladies,reminiscent of the movie Grease.

Water was provided along the routefor the thirsty walkers, by MojacarCouncil and the Local Police were onhand to assist in crossing the roads onthe busy summer evening.

At Big Fat Mamas, the halfway point,the participants enjoyed cooling slices ofwatermelon, while some opted for a coldbeer to help see them through the re-mainder of the walk.

Supporters not participating in thewalk were kept entertained at Titos barby Kay Frances who had everyone sign-ing along to popular tunes.

On their return to the bar, the tiredwalkers enjoyed home-made sandwichesand drinks to help recharge their batter-ies, and each group was cheered acrossthe finish line by the crowds in the bar.

More than 6,000 was raised at this,the third edition of the event, some2,200 more than last year.

Details of all monies raised can beviewed on the MACS website.

MACS founder, Elaine Brown,thanked everyone who took part, includ-ing the volunteers who helped with theadministration, sandwiches and providedgeneral support.

A charity walk underthe summer moonlight

More vestsALMERIA Citys LocalPolice force has put a con-tract to provide 57 bullet-proof vests out to tender formore than 37,500. Thevests must be bullet, knifeand sharp object proof.

Hidden stashTHE Guardia Civil hasarrested a 44-year-oldman with a previousrecord for pushing drugsin Nijar, after finding aplastic bag containing 33bars of hashish and 295in cash hidden under thedashboard of his car.

Cheap ticketsRENFE rail company hasannounced that there arehalf price tickets betweenAlmeria and Madrid up forgrabs in July. A limitednumber of tickets, labelledPromo, are available at23.20 each way via thecompanys website.

NEWS EXTRA

By Adele Land

MOONWALKERS: The Pink Ladies, one of the groups of walkers.

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MUNICIPAL tourist information points are now open to thepublic along the coast of Nijar, and will remain so until Septem-ber 25, the council has announced.

They will open from 10am-2pm and 6pm-9.30pm Tuesdaysto Saturdays and mornings only on Sunday and are located atSan Jose, Las Negras, Aguamarga and Nijar centre, aiming toprovide information or direct to local services and activities.

Information to hand

SUMMER started inHuercal de Almeria onSunday (June 19) with aparty to open the munici-pal outdoor swimmingpool at La Gloria leisurearea for the season.

Free entrance for all,music, dance, perfor-mances and gamesmarked the first day ofsummer, all organised byCicue Servicios Auxil-iares, the company incharge of running the fa-cility this year.

Those interested insigning up for swimminglessons for babies, chil-dren or the elderly or ob-taining season tickets tothe pool are advised tovisit the offices at the mu-nicipal sports centre be-tween 9am and 1pm, al-though single day ticketswith prices starting from1 for under 14s be-tween Monday and Fridaywill be on sale at the pool.

Swimmingstart to thesummer

MONSEOR Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, Bishopof Almeria, paid an institutional visit to Vera atthe weekend, spending three days meeting the au-thorities, blessing a new altar and parishionersand praying for the dead at the cemetery.

During a reception at the Plenary Hall with lo-cal council members, the bishop was presentedwith a traditional jar of five points made by a lo-cal ceramist.

In the name of all the communities and sectorsof Vera we thank you for visiting us. This jar is alocal sign of welcome and friendship. Plus it is atribute to the tower at Vera church, the only one inSpain in the form of a pentagon, said local May-or Feliz Lopez.

Another item on the bishops busy agenda wasa meeting with 70 nuns to discuss beatification ofMother Paula, a local woman who founded thePurisima Concepcion Franciscan Sisters Institute.

By Eleanor Hawkins

A religious visitRECEPTION: The Bishop of Almeria with the local mayor and council members.

PRESENTATION GIFT: Jar of five points.


A LUXURIOUS second edi-t ion of Don Quijote de laMancha, dated 1880, cameto light in Vera when mem-bers of the Soler familywere clear ing out a de-ceased relatives home.

The book, pr inted inBarcelona and illustrated byGustavo Dor, is in surpris-

ingly good condit ion andthe family hopes to be ableto put i t on display in the

town, to a l low Vera resi-dents and visitors to see itfor themselves.

This rare edi t ion of thebook is bel ieved to havebeen in the same familysince i ts publication, 136years ago.

Coincidentally, the bookwas discovered during theyear of the 400th anniver-sary of the death of authorMiguel de Cervantes.

ALMOST two decades after work beganon the sports centre in Carboneras, thecouncil has announced that money hasbeen obtained to allow the first part to beopened early next year.

Local mayor Salvador Hernandez recent-ly presented the provincial council with a

project for work, due to cost 400,000,that will allow about one quarter of thecentre, containing an indoor swimmingpool, two paddle tennis courts, a gymnasi-um, fitness classroom, offices, changingrooms and a climbing area to be renovatedand opened.

Literary treasureis discoveredBy Eleanor Hawkins

Better late than never

1880the date in which

the second edition Don Quijote de la Mancha

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THE National Police has finallycaught up with a fugitive on therun since he was sentenced tonine years in jail for the kidnap-ping and rape of a youngBritish woman in 2009.

A search and arrest order wasissued at the end of last year byan Almeria Provincial Court forthe rapist, aged 36 and fromGranada, who disappearedwhen he was due to enter jail toserve his sentence along withanother two culprits.

The three were found guiltyof and sentenced for the kid-napping of the victim, who they

were acquainted with before theattack, and raping her beforedumping her near the Castillode Santa Ana in Roquetas deMar.

Officers finally tracked thefugitive down at his partnershome last week, and went in toarrest him on June 15. Howev-er, the police force reported, theman, of a very large build and astudent of martial arts consid-ered to be very dangerous, putup a fight, attacking the police-men who were forced to let offa shot into the air to slow himdown enough to arrest him.

A FIRE broke out in Vil-laricos in the early hoursof the morning beforequickly spreading to anearby house.

Firefighters attendedthe scene and found a ve-hicle completely engulfedin flames. The vehiclewas parked close to ahouse.

The windows of thehouse had to be smasheddue to the intense heatand the flames that hadentered the property, ig-niting curtains and softfurnishings.

Local Police officerswere first on the sceneand managed to containthe fire using buckets ofwater until the fire servicearrived.

Investigations continueas to the cause of the fire.

THE farmers of Almeria are waitingtoday (Thursday 23) with batedbreath for the results of the Brexitreferendum, which could seriouslyaffect their futures.

The UK is the fourth largest pur-chaser of fruit and veg from Alme-ria, with the last campaign seeing240,000 tonnes of produce shippedthere with a value of 223 million.

While the Russian veto affectedfarmers to a certain degree, if theUK decides to leave the EU and freetrade agreements are not madequickly, many farmers fear they willbe out of business.

While there is a lot of uncertaintyover what may happen, most coin-cide in their belief that a Brexit votewould result in devaluation of the

pound, which would cause an imme-diate drop in sales of tomatoes andpeppers.

Rafael Peral , general secretaryof the Agricul tural Board,said: Brexit would definitely bebad for Almerias agriculture, and iffree trade agreements arent drawnup wel l be back to the drawingboard.

Car firespreadsto house

Britons fugitiverapist is caught

Farmers fear BrexitFRUIT AND VEG: The UK is Almerias fourth largest purchaser.


A SICK and abandoned dog had a much-need-ed stroke of luck last week after a group of lo-cal residents rescued him and arranged to takecare of him.

The small dog was found in a terrible stateby British expatriates and animal lovers, JulieJones Peel and Beverley Kearns, near thepetrol station in Los Gallardos.

Peel told EWN: We were speechless whenwe found him, he looked to be on his last legsand could barely walk.

The ladies immediately took him to Mojacarvet Inka Labsch who performed tests and con-firmed he was suffering from leishmaniosisand tick disease, and his skin was in such a badcondition he could barely blink due to thedamage caused to his eyelids.

Further x-rays revealed the animal had a gunpellet lodged in his throat but his conditionwas too weak for the vet to be able to operateimmediately.

Since arriving at veterinary surgery, ClinicaEuropa, the dog, now named Luca, has re-ceived round the clock care.

With the Moors and Christians fiesta takingplace in Mojacar last weekend, the decisionwas taken for the dog to stay at Peels house to

avoid any distress caused by the loud fire-works.

Both Peel and Kearns said they had beentouched by the fantastic response from mem-bers of the community and followers of a localFacebook forum.

Members have rallied to help raise moneyfor escalating medical costs, many dropping incash donations to the vets surgery and findingother ways to raise money.

Kirsty Henderson Anderson set the ballrolling by baking delicious scones and sellingthem with the money going to help Luca. Morethan 300 was raised by her efforts.

Confectioner, Keely Burnham Smith auc-tioned a special celebration cake, made to or-der and raised 201. Despite being pipped atthe post by a last minute bid from NatalieBaza, Bob Joseph kindly offered to honour hisbid of 200 to help with funds.

Local artist Marian May Smith donated apainting to be auctioned this week with moniesgoing to help with Lucas care.

The staff at the veterinary clinic and the lo-cal community have been astonished and de-lighted by the financial help received and hopethat Luca will continue to show signs of im-provement.

Follow Lucas progress on the Mojacar Fo-rum or SAS (Saving Animals Spain), make adonation directly to Clinica Europa or via Pay-Pal at [email protected].

By Adele Land

A fighting chance for lucky Luca

NOW SAFE: Luca is receiving treatment thanks to kind residents.

The staff at the vets andthe local community

have been astonished and de-lighted by the financial helpwhich has been received.


EVA SANCHEZ, a 17-year-old Almeria secondary school stu-dent, has won one of 15 National education prizes the Ministryof Education, Culture and Sports will be awarding at a ceremo-ny in Madrid on June 30.

The teenager, who studies at Colegio Altaduna, earned thechance to compete for one of these prestigious prizes by becom-ing Andalucian student of the year last year, and had to sit aspecial exam supervised by government monitors.

The oldest of four sisters, Eva is not a swat, her mother EvaMontiel reported, but is very responsible, well organised and al-ways attentive in class.

A DRIVER who stopped hiscar on the A92 motorwaynear Chirivel and chucked153 kilos of cannabis resinout of the window upon spot-ting a Guardia Civil controlpoint on October 8, 2015 hasbeen jailed for three years andone day by Almerias numberthree criminal court.

The man, with initials MH,admitted his guilt in a courthearing after officers ex-plained how they had seenhim stop and throw packagesout of the window before

reaching them. The packageslater turned out to contain thedrugs with an estimated blackmarket value of 215,000.

Another man, with initialsMARJ, was jailed for fouryears for having rented thecar in question from a car hirefirm at Malaga airport the daybeforehand, with the intentionof using it and the other manto transport the drugs.

They have also both beenfined 600,000 and will faceanother 20 days in jail if theyfail to pay.

A PAIR of fitness instructors from Veraand Huercal-Overa represented Spain thismonth in the INBA natural bodybuildingchampionships.

Julia Hubbard and Aran Bates were the

only athletes representing Spain at thechampionships in Budapest which at-tracted competitors from more than 30countries with 300 athletes taking part.

Hubbard, aged 40, was fifth in thesports model and sixth in the figurecategories, qualifying for Novembers

Olympia competition in Las Vegas. Shesan experienced competitor whos wontwo world titles and numerous nationaland regional titles in the UK and USA.

This was 23-year-old Bates first com-petition. He represented himself well andis back training for his next event.

Dealers jailed

Student of the year

By Adele Land

British bodybuildersrepresenting Spain

INBA BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Hubbard, far left, in the figure category.


A WOMAN with initials MPMI hasbeen handed a six-month suspended jailsentence by Almerias number five crim-inal court for having kept a 1,800 de-posit she received as a deposit to book aperformance at a Nijar disco by KikoRivera, DJ and son of disgraced popularSpanish singer Isabel Pantoja.

The woman, the court heard, was con-tacted by the disco owner and asked tobook a performance with Rivera, whoshe represented, for June 22, 2013.

Although she paid the deposit into theDJs bank account, she later withdrewthe money and kept it, causing him tocancel the event.

Now she has been ordered to give thedeposit back and pay the disco owner4,000 in damages.

Sentence fordeposit stealer

A TRAVELLING photography exhibition, ConstructingFamilies, has landed at Veras Casa de la Cultura.

The exhibition shows a day in the life of foster fami-lies and aims to encourage more people across Almeriato join a programme which prepares families and organ-ises fostering in cases where children have to be tem-porarily separated from their parents.

Fostering in pictures

MORE than 2,000 people turned upfor Nijar Youth Departments Sum-mer Open Party on Saturday (June18) in La Molina de San Jose.

The festival, celebrated in the townfor the first time, started at 8pm andincluded musical performances andthe first semi-final of a DJ competi-tion organised by Europa FM radiostation.

Attendees were able to dance to therhythms of Danny Romeri, MiriamAmat and The Pickyes DJ & Show, ina night to officially celebrate the be-ginning of the summer season.

Youth Councillor AinhoaSalmeron said: It was a greatevening which everyone at the townhall worked hard to make a success.It was very satisfying to see how thelocal youths took an active part inthe event.

Buses were laid on from Nijar

centre , Campohermoso and SanIsidro from 6.30pm onwards to car-ry party-goers to the scene of theevent, during which winners of a

recent selfie competition were alsoannounced. First place went to JuanGil, second to Consuelo Larreaand third to German Miranda.

Summer launch isbig hit with locals

OPEN PARTY: The local youths took an active part in the event.

A HUERCAL-OVERA man has been arrestedby the Guardia Civil for the alleged theft of15,000 worth of high-tech land measuringequipment from a tractor on a country proper-ty in Murcia.

Investigations by the police forces ROCAanti-agricultural theft team led to the arrest ofthe 51-year-old Spanish man from Huercal,who had working knowledge of the scene ofthe theft, knew of the escape route taken andthe amount and quality of the technology andequipment stolen.

Rapid intervention on the part of the policeprevented the stolen items, which includedlasers and GPS equipment, being sold on theblack market , and they have now been re-turned to their rightful owner.

Alleged techthief arrested

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USERS of the day care cen-tre for the elderly in Cuevasdel Almanzora welcomedthe summer with a t r ip tothe beach at Cala Luis Siretin Villaricos.

During the visi t , whichwas organised by the centrein collaboration with the lo-cal council, the seniors wereaccompanied by Mayor An-tonio Fernandez Liria andSocial Services councillorMelchora Caparros, who ex-plained how much the cen-tres users appreciate andenjoy the traditional trip.

On a trip to the beachAN examinationboard in Madrid madea mistake in one of itstests by including aquestion relating toMojacar but insteadshowing a photo ofthe Granada coastaltown of Salobrea.

The question re-ferred to the land-scape and the plasticgreenhouse of theAlmeria area. A num-ber of education pro-fessionals are chal-lenging the test results.

Mojacarmix-up

Allegedcriminalscaught LOCAL POLICE in Huercal-Overa have arrested three menon suspicion of robbery, kid-napping and being in posses-sion of weapons and explo-sives.

The men, all of Albanian de-scent, were caught in the act ofbreaking into a house in PuertoLumbreras. The men attemptedto flee the scene on foot beforereaching a getaway car parkedon a slip road onto the A7 au-tovia. Police finally interceptedthe vehicle and the three menwere detained.

By Eleanor Hawkins

VILLARICOS BEACH: The centres users enjoyed the traditional trip.

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AWARD winning Australian writer Simone Lazaroo presented areading of his latest novel within the artisan centre in the Britishlibrary in Mojacar this week, in collaboration with MojacarCouncil and the Valparaiso foundation.

Duty Free is his latest novel. Lazaroo has won a number ofliterary awards and judged many writing competitions. The au-dience interacted and asked about his work and visit to Mojacar.

Aussie novelist visit

MOTORISED traffic restrictions are nowin place in Cabo de Gata-Nijar naturalpark areas to keep the number of vehiclesheading for the beaches to the west of SanJose under control, the Junta de Andaluciaregional government has announced.

Access to the areas between Los Gen-oveses and Cala Carbon, including Playade Monsul, will be limited to preserve thearea, considered one of the best naturalspaces on the Mediterranean coast, theJunta explained.

Nijar Council has been informed of therestrictions, which will be in place until

September 18, and is expected to providea bus service and parking as in previousyears.

Last year a total of 57,824 vehiclesused the authorised car parks in the areabetween June 20 and September 20, and12,514 people made use of the bus ser-vice.

PUPILS from Alyanub infantschool and seniors from SanCleofas seniors centre in Verawho collaborated with the lat-est inter-generational project toprepare and put on a puppetshow for local youngsters werepraised and given diplomas re-cently at a ceremony held atthe Convento de la Victoria.

Education Councillor MariaMontoya thanked all thosewho were involved in the pro-ject and Mayor Felix Lopezstressed the importance of thistype of project to allow thetowns youngest and oldestresidents to work together andlearn from each other.

By Eleanor Hawkins

Summer restrictions kick in

Learning from each other

PUPPET POWER: Helped to encourage inter-generational relationships.


TECHNICIANS have beengranted permission to enter thecontroversial Azata del Sol ho-tel in El Algarrobico, Carbon-eras, to draw up a report with

which the Junta de Andaluciaregional government will at-tempt to contest a legal claimfor 70 million in damagesfrom the developers.

However, the authoritieswere quick to stress, this does

not in any way affect the recentdecision that the hotel, builtwith correct permissions but onland where construction shouldnot have been allowed, must bedemolished and studies are un-derway as to how to do this.

By Eleanor Hawkins

A MAID has been arrested by the National Policein Almeria for allegedly stealing jewellery worth50,000 from the elderly couple she worked for.

Investigations began when the 86-year-old manreported to the police that two sets of earrings,two rings, a bracelet and a necklace, all made ofgold and carrying diamonds and other preciousstones, had been stolen from their home.

As there were no signs of a break-in officersconcentrated on the elderly couples acquain-tances and eventually decided the maid was toblame.

All the missing jewellery was found at a pawnshop.

Elderly couplesmaid arrested

A WOMAN who jumped out of acar at 2am and at tacked a manstanding outside a disco in VelezRubio in March 2012 has beenjailed for three years for attemptedmanslaughter by an AlmeriaProvincial Court.

The 30-year-old will also have topay her victim, who required ur-gent surgery for life-threateningstab wounds to the chest and took90 days to recover, 20,000 indamages, a judge has decided.

Attacker getsthree years

Hotel inspection hasbeen authorised


THE municipal dance school in Cuevas delAlmanzora held a special surprise ceremo-ny last Wednesday (June 15) to honour stu-dents who par t ic ipated in the nat ionaldance competition.

The town council wanted to highlight thework and achievements of all the studentsand were on hand to present them withgifts and awards.

The awards were handed out to studentsby Mayor Antonio Fernandez and Educa-

tion councillor, Ana Maria Castro.The two dance school teachers, Belen

Lopez and Inmaculada Parra, also partici-pated in the presentation ceremony fortheir students.

The mayor commented on how fortunatethe residents were to have such excellentvenues for music and dance available tothem and said that the at tendance hadgrown each year.

During the event the students performeda number of the winning dances for the au-dience.

THE exact conditions required ofthe land Huercal de AlmeriaCouncil must provide for con-struction of another secondaryschool for the town have finallybeen made clear by the Andalu-cian Education department.

Sadly, local Mayor Ismael Tor-res stated, this was a year laterthan it should have happened, sothere is no chance of the muchneeded second school being builtin time for the next school year.

However regional Education

delegate Francisca Fernandez haspromised that as soon as suitableland is provided the project willgo ahead, and meantime changesare to be made within Carmen deBurgos School to make space forall the local students.

A SCHEME launched by a sec-ondary school to encourage stu-dents to cycle to school has beenso well received that school man-agement is now thinking of mak-ing room for even more bikes.

Manuel de Gongora secondaryschool in Tabernas created 20bike parking spaces outside thebuilding at the end of May duringa campaign to make studentsaware of the health and environ-mental benefits of cycling, andthe scheme has proved so popu-lar that spaces are insufficient.

Students have received infor-mation on road rules for cyclistsand the importance of helmetsand other safety equipment.

By Adele Land

Municipal danceschool celebration

Successfulbike project

Too late for new school

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ALMERIAS Alcazaba has switched over tosummer hours and will be now be open from9am to 3.30pm and 7-10pm Tuesdays toSundays to avoid the hottest hours of theday.

The summer programme includes evening

visits and night-time theatre performances,which will begin at 10pm after the end ofgeneral visits.

The historical attraction is becoming moreand more popular for visitors, with morethan 115,000 already this year. In Mayalone, the Alcazaba received 26,231 visits,almost 14,000 more than in May 2015.

By Eleanor Hawkins

Summer hours

MODIFICATIONS to anAlmeria City by-law regard-ing domestic animals will al-low dogs of potentially dan-gerous breeds, which werehaving to be put down, to beadopted from the municipalpound.

The council has approveda measure to scrap articlefour of the by-law, in placesince June 2004, whichbanned the pound from al-lowing anyone to take ani-mals which could be consid-ered as potentially dangerous,

which had led to this type ofdog being put down upon ar-rival at the pound.

The matter had received alot of attention over recentweeks since popular Spanishcomedian Dani Rovira chal-lenged the city about it.

Changes to the by-law willbe posted on the notice boardat City Hall and published inthe Official Provincial Bul-letin. If no complaints or sug-gestions are received within30 days of publication theywill be considered official.

THE fourth Conduce Tu Vida(drive your life) poster competi-tion, organised by AlmeriaProvincial Councils drug andother addiction prevention ser-vice, has handed out 1,200 inprizes this year.

Four thousand children from25 schools in the province tookpart in an awareness campaignaimed at secondary school stu-dents to inform them of theproblems drugs can bring.

Altogether there were 166posters, the winners are ClaudiaLopez-Gay, Alba de Arce, Lu-cia Martinez, Irene Hernandez,Jose Alonso and Manuel Ortiz.

Drugs postercompetition

By-law change tosave dogs lives

A ROAD safety-relateddrawing competition run byAlmeria Council in collabo-ration with the Local Policesaw 982 children from 13different schools take partthis year.

At an award ceremony,city Mayor Ramon Fernan-dez-Pacheco encouraged theyoungsters to take an activerole in ensuring their ownsafety and those of theirfriends and families, whether

on foot or on wheels.Whether youre walking,

cycling or in the car withyour parents you should beproactive to stay safe. Re-mind mum and dad not touse their phones while dri-ving, drive too fast or parkbadly. If we all work togeth-er, we can be better citizensand make Almeria a saferplace, the mayor told thechildren.

More than 8,200 childrenfrom 73 schools across theprovince had received roadsafety advice during the2015-2016 academic year.Provincial Traffic Chief JoseMaria Mendez applauded theinitiative, saying: good pre-vention training means moresafety and fewer accidents.

Training in road safety


HUERCAL-OVERA Council is to continueits scheme to help less fortunate families byproviding financial aid to purchase school

equipment. Assistance will be available forparents or guardians of children in years one tosix and will depend on the requirements for theschool year.

The deadline for applications is July 6 and

these should be submitted to the social servicesdepartment.

Applicants must be the parents or guardiansof the child and must be registered on thepadron (town census) of Huercal-Overa.

The official application form should be ac-companied by paperwork including passport orID card of all family members, copy of the fam-ily book, a statement of income from 2015 andproof of enrolment for the next school term.

Financial aid for schoolchildrenAdele Land

982children from 13different schools

took part this year.

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Two-wheeledterrorBICYCLES are bannedfrom the seafront boardwalkin La Carihuela until Sep-tember 30 following a spateof incidents during summer2015, Torremolinos Councilhas announced.

1,000 words MUNICIPAL libraries inMarbella have installed pic-tograms in order to improveaccessibility for childrensuffering from autism orother developmental disor-ders.

Out of actionTHE ONLY WAY IS ES-SEX heartthrob Jake Hallhas sensationally announcedthat he will not return tofilming the show in the shortterm, after his horror stab-bing in Marbella which al-most resulted in him losing akidney.

Crafty callTORREMOLINOS Councilis seeking 10 artists-in-resi-dence who are to spend themonth of October in thetown, with each receivingfull board lodging, materialexpenses and a grant of1,500, although they willnot be able to take their workaway with them.

DutchmanarrestedEMIEL B, a 42-year-oldDutchman with a EuropeanArrest Order in his name is-sued by the Dutch authori-ties, has been arrested inTorremolinos in a joint oper-ation by the Guardia Civiland Dutch National Policecoordinated by Europol.

Busy bodiesBUS users in Benalmadenaare in for a treat, since allcovered stops in the munici-pality are to have theircanopies replaced within thenext three months.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Castle lightsSTREET lighting is being re-installed onthe road to the castle of Jumilla. Lightsstopped working some time ago, but3,000 is being spent on restoring them.

Tradition honouredSANTA POLA has honoured the Virgendel Rosario with the traditional proces-sion in which the image of the Virginwas carried through the town from thelighthouse to the chapel, where Masswas held.

Food banksMORE than 2,000 families in the MurciaRegion were helped by a food bank.Murcia increased its annual donation tofood bank programmes to 20,000 from7,000 last year.

Ancient siteAN archaeological excavation carriedout in the area known as Laderas delCastillo in Callosa de Segura has foundnew remains of the village that was lo-cated in the area during the Bronze Age,which began in 2200 BC.

Interactive nurseryINTERACTIVE whiteboards costing12,000 have been installed in munici-pal nurseries in Elche. The Rosa Fernan-dez nursery was the first to receive thenew equipment.

MALLORCA

Rally accidentFOUR spectators suffered serious in-juries in an accident during the CalviaRallysprint. The accident occurred justbefore 1pm on Saturday (June 18) whenone of the rally cars came off the roadhitting four spectators.

Flat scamTHE Guardia Civil of Arta is investigat-ing two women who illegally occupiedone floor of a new building in Cala Raja-da and then rented out the other flats inthe building through the internet.

Fire waterTHE Council of Mallorca will install 36new water supply points for the Firemenof Mallorca (Bombers de Mallorca) in10 municipalities. This first part of theproject represents an investment of158,400.

Dope arrestLOCAL POLICE in Calvia have de-tained a 36-year-old British national forcultivating marihuana plants in his apart-ment in Santa Ponsa after officers pa-trolling the area a strong odour.

Bed burningA 33-YEAR-OLD inmate in the Palmaprison who intentionally set his cell onfire in the early hours of Friday morning(June 17) has died.

AXARQUA

Safe poolTHE indoor swimming pool in Velez-Malaga is in perfect condition, the coun-cil reported following a Junta de Andalu-cia regional government inspection lastweek.

Animal husbandryAXARQUIA Animal Rescue Associa-tion has reached an agreement with theCommonwealth of Municipalities of theCosta del Sol Axarquia to carry out anawareness campaign at local schools tostart a Trap, Neuter, Release programme.

Thirsty summer COMPETA, one of the areas of Axar-quia with the most year-round foreignresidents, has had water shortages for sixmonths now and is not sure how it willkeep everyone supplied in the summer.

Sports recognitionYOUNG local padel tennis player HelgaGarcia Ortuo has been awarded the sta-tus of High Level Sportsperson by theMinistry of Education, Culture andSports in the Official State Bulletin.

Foster familiesNERJAs Social Welfare Councillor andrepresentatives of Infania Associationpresented a new campaign aimed to at-tract families to train and become tempo-rary foster families for children in need.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Show pieceTHE Guanyar political party in Alcoycriticised the Mercedes purchased for themayors use. It is an example of unnec-essary ostentation when so many peopleare experiencing genuine need, said aspokesman.

More water THE Teulada and Benitachell water con-sortiums will invest just over 1 millionin new surveys and improvements aimedat improving summer water supplies,stretched by the influx of visitors.

Murky past JAVEA has announced the staging of amajor new festival in the town, XabiaNegra. The festival will feature thetowns past which saw criminal activitiessuch as smuggling and pirating.

Clean streetsAS part of its Viva Denia! campaignthe towns council has launched an ini-tiative regarding cleaning up the townand keeping it clean.

Uni marksSTUDENTS taking the entrance examfor Elches Miguel Hernandez Universi-ty had a 97.7 per cent success rate withan average mark of 6.62. A total of 97.3per cent of students were accepted forAlicante University.

By Eleanor Hawkins

ALMUECAR businesseshave agreed on the dates fortwo shopping nights on Ju-ly 23 and August 20, duringwhich shops wil l remainopen from 9pm to 2am, thecouncil has reported.

The dates for the events,which proved popular lastsummer and are looking tobecome a tradit ion, wereagreed upon at a meeting be-tween Commerce councillorRafael Caballero Jimenezand local business owners.

Another agreementreached at the meeting, thecouncillor said, is to allowshops to stay open unti l11pm between July 1 andAugust 31 to meet theneeds of tourists and visi-tors.TWO DATES: Have been agreed where the shops will stay open until 2am.

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Shopping at night


MORE than a thousandyears after their last offi-cial reunion the globalgathering of Orthodoxchurches was cursedwith controversy afterthe Russian and Bulgar-ian churches pulled outof the council. Disagree-ments over the agenda andthe power dynamic betweenthe dominant Russianchurch and the patriarch ofConstantinople led to fur-ther schism.

Suspiciousminds

THE Panama Papers haverevealed that the vice-presi-dent of Russias OlympicCommittee set up a secretoffshore company andopened a bank account inMonaco just before he wascharged with repairing theorganisations image afterthe doping scandal involv-ing Russian athletes. Viach-eslav Aminov also has aprevious bribery conviction.

Plot thickensA CONTROVERSIAL

film about a Russian lawyerwho died in prison after al-legedly being beaten anddenied heal th care wasscreened in Washington.Sergei Magnitsky was ar-

rested on fraud charges butsupporters c la im the realreason for his imprisonmentwas his uncovering of ahuge tax fraud.

Moscow menuA MOSCOW eatery has

been included in the worldstop 20 by the Worlds BestRestaurants publ icat ion.The White Rabbit claimed18th spot for its combina-tion of classic Russian fare

with a contemporarytwist . Two otherRussian restau-rants cracked thetop 100 - Twinsand ChestnayaKukhnya, both

based in Moscow.

Patriotpayment

VISA and Mastercardpayments wil l be refusedfor patr iot ic reasons byseveral Moscow restaurants.Dr Zhivago and KitayskayaGramota will now only ac-cept payment by Mir orAmerican Express in a bidto show support for the gov-ernments move towardslessening the countrys re-l iance on the Americancredit providers followingUS sanctions.

Cheeky bearsKREMLIN allied hackers

are thought to be behind amassive breach of the USDemocrat Partys computernetwork. The hackers ac-cessed private emails andresearch on Donald Trump,their 2016 election oppo-nent. Cosy Bear and FancyBear are the accused hack-ers who are bel ieved tohave links to Russias intel-ligence services.

RUSSIAN PRESS

Holy headache

MOTORBIKE riders whogive their permission to be-come organ donors in theevent of a road accidentshould be exempt fromtransport tax according to aRussian senator. The moveis part of an effort to im-prove the countrys organdonation scheme and raisepublic awareness of the is-sue.

FALL OUT: Between churches.

Heart angels BIKERS: Tax exempt.

By John Smith

INDITEX, the worlds biggestclothing maker and owner ofchains including Zara and Pull &Bear, continues to impress and hasreported bet ter- than-expectedquarterly profits, with sales up anexcellent 12 per cent.

To some extent, the company islike a racing car which, as it con-

tinues to expand, sees its profitsspeed up and it now has more than7,000 s tores across f ive cont i -nents, with Antarctica being theonly area where it is not represent-ed.

With recent openings in Aruba,New Zealand, Nicaragua,Paraguay and Vietnam, this trulyglobal brand just moves fromstrength to strength and although

best known for the Zara operation,it actually operates eight differentstore brands.

Shares have not performed aswell as might have been expected,although they did move forwardon the latest profit news and had itnot been for some adverse curren-cy rates, analysts believe that itsincome could have been evenhigher.

CURRENCY TROUBLES: Hoping to attract investment.

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A MADRID Court has instructed acompany to re-employ a worker whohad been fired because he was sent toprison for two years, as it consideredthis decision was contrary to the for-mer employees right of rehabilitation.

Not only should the company takehim back, the judge declared, it shouldalso pay him a full salary for the peri-od following his release from prison inFebruary when he became available toreturn to his former job.

AS previously reported, Nige-ria, one of Africas potentiallystrongest economies which de-pends so heavily on oil rev-enues, has been experiencingsignificant troubles with ob-taining foreign currency.

Having blocked credit cardsand transfer of funds out of thecountry, the black market ratebetween the dollar and naira

has doubled over the last fewweeks.

Several years ago, a newnaira was introduced almostovernight which meant a lotof the illegally held, blackmarket and money-launderedcurrency became worthless.

Now the naira is to be de-valued in the hope it will at-tract new foreign investment.

Nigeria is to devalue naira

Brexit haltsbond sales IN order not to cause any disrup-tions in the value of its regularsales of Treasury bonds, the USTreasury will suspend the sale ofbonds on June 23, the day of theBrexit referendum

It is apparently quite commonfor the Treasury to suspend suchauctions in the event of US mon-etary policy statements and forthe sake of protection of itsbonds, it is placing the Brexit ref-erendum in the same class.

Brothershelp CondeALTHOUGH Mario Conde wasarrested over money launderingand embezzlement charges forwhen he was head of Banestobank, it appears he is unable tomeet the 300,000 bail require-ment to allow him to await trialfrom home. Luckily for him, ithas been revealed two brothers,who are prominent members ofthe Francisco Franco Foundation,have used some of their proper-ties as guarantees against his bail.

FROM an electoral point of view, the interim gov-ernment must have been disappointed when theBank of Spain announced on June 15, just a fewdays before the general election, that Spains pub-lic debt rose above 100 per cent in the first quarterof 2016 to its highest level in 20 years.

This means that with a debt of 1.09 trillion

(1,090,000,000,000) Spain now owes more thanit earns and it is difficult to see how the interimgovernment can afford to cut income tax and meetEU calls for prudence.

In the few days left before the General Election,the opposition parties will use this information totheir advantage.

Government debt levels rise

is the above expectation net profitof the Inditex Group for the quarter

ending April 30.

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Not quite the Mellow Pages By John Smith

SOFTWARE giant Microsoft hasannounced that it will form a jointventure with a recently foundedcompany in California called KindFinancial which is intended to giveaccurate reports to businesses andgovernment agencies on the pro-duction and sale of legalised mari-huana products in its first ever part-nership of this type.

With 29 States having either de-criminalised the use of marihuanacompletely or for medical purposesand with Native American reserva-tions starting to make marihuanafreely available, there is an incredi-bly large potential market for soft-ware which will track legal mari-huana movement from seed tosale.

Kind has the software and Mi-crosoft runs the government Cloudfacility so the pair of companies hasidentified a natural synergy whichwill no doubt raise significant in-come for their businesses.

Microsoft told the BBC in anemailed statement that it support-ed government customers andpartners to help them meet their

missions.Kind Financial is building solu-

tions on our government Cloud tohelp these agencies regulate andmonitor controlled substances anditems, and manage compliance withjurisdictional laws and regulations.

With such a large potential mar-ket, it may also be in the mind ofState and Federal taxation authori-

ties that once a high quality work-ing system is in place that there willbe a significant opportunity to raisefunds.

Kinds software, which is calledAgrisoft Seed to Sale, closes theloop between marihuana-relatedbusinesses, regulatory agencies,and financial institutions, a pressrelease said.

Apart from the fact that themovement of legal marihuana willbe closely monitored, there is theadded bonus as far as the authori-ties are concerned in that it will beextremely difficult for unscrupulousproducers or sellers to divert anysignificant amount of marihuana tothe illegal trade.

With the drop in sales of tobacco

product, it seems likely that manu-facturers will be keeping a veryclose eye on the development of le-galised sale, particularly as it wasreported more than 30 years agothat many of them had registeredtrade names such as AcapulcoGold in anticipation of the full le-galisation of the plant and its com-mercial sale to the public at large.

A pretty serious businessBy John Smith

DESPITE the fact that reports for severalmonths have indicated that there is plenty ofmoney available to consumers around theworld to spend on luxuries it has become ap-parent that the cosmetics world is sufferingquite considerably with many of the largercompanies finding themselves financiallystretched with declining sales and the need toreduce staffing levels.

Well-known US Company Este Lauder hasannounced that it will shed 1,200 jobs and justsix months ago Revlons major shareholderRon Perelman declared that he wished to see a

sale of the brand but has now had a change ofheart and wants his company to grow with thistakeover.

At one time, it seemed that price was nobarrier to the sale of cosmetics and a famous

name such as Justin Bieber and Taylor Swiftwould ensure that perfume would literally flyoff the shelf, but times have changed and con-sumers are becoming much more price con-scious and are not so easily swayed by a fa-

mous name, if they can obtain a similar fra-grance at a lesser price.

Revlon, known worldwide for its hair colourproducts has announced that it wishes to takeover Elizabeth Arden to create a giant compa-ny which can offer both hair treatment and an-t i -aging creams with a huge offer of $14(12.4) per share which values the companyat $870 million (773 million) although morethan half of that amount will need to be usedto pay off debts.

Apart from the advantage of being able tooffer a much larger range of product, Revlonestimate that by combining manufacturing anddistribution networks with the resultant loss ofstaff, i t can generate combined savings of$140 million (124 million) as well as expandits exposure across the world market.

Any decision to proceed will depend uponapproval by shareholders as well as regulatorybodies but it is anticipated that this should notcause any particular problem and the two com-panies should merge before the end of 2016.

Both companies have significant historieswith Elizabeth Arden opening her first busi-ness in 1910, whilst Revlon was founded as afamily business in 1932 but if the takeoverdoes happen then forecast annual turnover forthe combined brands will be $3 billion (2.65billion).

RON PERELMAN: Here with his daughter, is the major shareholder of Revlon.

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When I die, can I ensure my Spanish assets goto my loved ones?

Yes, by proper planning, including a properlydrafted will which is (critically) the product of pro-fessional cross-border advice and not advice from awell-meaning friend.

Make no mistake, wills are complex contractsand we regularly see heartache caused by badlydrafted wills that misunderstand, misinterpret andmisapply intricate cross-border succession law.

I thought Spanish law dictated who inheritedmy property?

Yes, it does. When you die a proportion automat-ically passes to fixed beneficiaries, unless you takeadvantage of EU Regulation 650/2012 (BrusselsIV).

Under the Regulation, British nationals canelect British law to apply but be warned, an elec-tion can sometimes be disastrous.

What about Spanish succession tax?You cannot opt out of Spanish succession tax

and be careful - there can be adverse indirect taxconsequences from making an election so takequalified advice.

Do I need separate wills for Spain and Eng-land?

This depends on: your family make-up; the na-ture, value and location of your assets; how the as-sets are owned and who you would like to receivethem.

Since the new Regulation there are compellingreasons for having your English and Spanish willsdrafted by a single English cross-border specialistwho can advise on the succession and taxation of

your worldwide estate. The reasons include: UK and Spanish probate processes can be ad-

ministered simultaneously, saving time and money; Continuity of planning and advice; UK solicitors are better qualified to advise on

UK succession law than Spanish lawyers; The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority, en-

sures accountability; UK solicitors hold 2m compulsory insurance; Drafting in a language you understand; No compatibility or inadvertent revocation is-

sues.Be guided by your cross-border specialist, be-

cause sometimes a single worldwide will is bestand sometimes (rarely) a foreign will drafted byan overseas lawyer is sensible.

Does my will need to be drafted by a Spanishlawyer to be valid?

No. Spain signed the 1961 Hague Convention onthe mutual recognition of wills, meaning Englishwills are formally valid in Spain.

Does my Spanish will need to be registered inMadrid?

No, this is another common misconception. Will Brexit affect my will?No. A Brexit will make no difference to who

gets what when you die, because the UK opted outof the Regulation, meaning the UK is already treat-ed as a state outside the EU for succession purpos-es.

The only difference a Brexit would make wouldbe that the UK could not, in future, opt in to theRegulation.

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IN my opinion the UK is a tinderboxwaiting for a flint.

I am firmly convinced that someevent will occur that will cause thewhole, up to now suppressed angerand frustration, to erupt into a conflictthat will bring unprecedented, disas-ter and chaos onto the streets of ouronce great country.

It is of course virtually impossibleto predict what will ignite this. It mayhave already happened with the trag-ic murder of Jo Cox.

It appears her alleged killer was aright-wing fanatic, who disagreedwith her views on immigration andso called Islamophobia. Apparently

she had been exposed to other threatsand suspicion of stalkers in recentweeks, so this maniac is most defi-nitely not a one-off.

It may be triggered by a close-runvote to stay in the EU. DisgruntledBrexit fanatics could well take to thestreets to voice their disapproval.

One mad neo-Nazi running amokin a predominantly Muslim area witha Kalashnikov is also, to my mind, anextremely possible scenario thatcould also spark a confrontation.

Bearing in mind that up to now allthese types of attacks have been per-petrated by Islamic extremists on theinfidels, I think this occurrence isprobably the most likely of all.

Another of Leapys dangerousrants, I hear the dissenters crying out.Well, be that as it may. I have beenaccused of ranting on numerous oc-casions over my 30 years as a colum-

nist and subsequent events have veryoften silenced the scorners and disbe-lievers of my alleged scaremonger-ing.

Not that I would be in any waypresumptuous enough to compare myeloquence or intelligence to that ofthe great, sadly maligned statesmanEnoch Powell, but I do pride myselfin having at least one thing in com-mon. I refuse to live with my headstuck firmly in the sand and an auraof misguided optimism floatingaround my hind quarters.

I simply cannot understand whythere was such an outcry about theUKIP poster of untold thousands ofimmigrants crossing European bor-ders. To me a picture paints a thou-sand words!

Keep the faith.Love Leapy,

[email protected].

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

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Great Britain destined for aneruption of chaos and disaster

THE UK: Is a tinderbox waiting for a flint.

ITS one thing to throw an egg at JohnPrescott, its another to be so blinded byhatred to shoot and stab your local MPas happened on June 16 to mother oftwo Jo Cox in her constituency of Bat-ley and Spen in West Yorkshire.

I hope that the alleged killer, identi-fied as 52-year-old local man ThomasMair is diagnosed as a lunatic, becauseif he isnt and he did commit this outra-geous murder then it doesnt say a greatdeal for humanity if he is classed asnormal or simply evil.

Personally, Ive never been in favourof the death penalty, Too many peoplehave been cleared of murder, years afterthe event (and cant be resurrected), andto some extent it brings society down tothe same level as the killer.

Having said that however, whats thepoint of keeping him imprisoned for the

rest of his life when theres little chanceof him being released back into societyas a useful and welcome member?

Its difficult to know what to thinkbut one thing for sure is that despite thewaste of this relatively young womans

life, some good must emerge. Theresalways an outpouring of sympathywhen a tragedy like this occurs but arethey just crocodile tears with little goodcoming out of the bad, hopefully not.

This is the first murder of an MP

since 1984 when a bomb exploded inthe Grand Hotel in Brighton where anumber of prominent Tory MPs werestaying, killing five people includingSir Anthony Berry MP.

For a short period of time, politiciansin all parties, all over the world, unitedin their disgust at what had happened intheir praise for a woman who was wellliked, even by her opponents, and allexpressed sympathy for her husbandand their two young children.

It makes a pleasant change in suchvituperative times that both sides of theBrexit argument called a truce and theConservative party announced that theywould not contest the eventual bi-elec-tion in her former constituency. BothDavid Cameron and Jeremy Corbynburied their differences in order to visitthe spot where she died and to leaveflowers in her memory.

Hopefully this wont be one weeknews but will encourage politiciansto act in a less adversarial wayand consider the harm their deci-sions can unleash on innocent peo-ple living thousands of miles away.

BY the time that this edition ofEuro Weekly News is pub-lished, the die will have beencast in the Brexit referendumand the Spanish General Elec-tion will be on its way to beingcompleted.

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