euro weekly news - costa de almeria 24 - 30 september 2015 issue 1577

ISSUE NO. 1555 // 23 - 29 APRIL 2015ISSUE NO. 1577 24 - 30 September 2015 WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COMCOSTA DE ALMERA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

A welder was killed by an explosion whilesoldering at Almeria Citys TechnologyPark (PITA).

Two others suffered burns affecting 60and 80 per cent their bodies.

The two initial blasts were followed byminor explosions and a fire which the emer-gency services extinguished within an hour.The area was cordoned off but only adjoin-

ing buildings were evacuated.The men, working for a subcontractor,

were soldering the principal fuel tank at theHintes Oil Europa recycling plant. This wasempty and the explosion was probablycaused by a build-up of gases, witnessestold police investigators and the JuntasHealth and Safety inspectors.

The worst-affected of the three men diedat the scene. His two fellow workers, aged32 and 35, were taken to Torrecardenas

Hospitals Intensive Care Unit but laterflown by air ambulance to the Burns Unit atVirgen del Rocio Hospital in Sevilla.

Others of the 10 people present at thetime received first aid at the scene. Twowere treated for smoke inhalation at the LaCaada health centre but did not need fur-ther attention, sources from the 112 emer-gency services revealed.

National Police are heading the enquiryinto the incident.

By Linda Hall

BRITONS living in Spainwill have easier access tothe services of the Red

Cross following an agree-ment signed by the BritishEmbassy. See Page 4

MINISTER of Defence Pedro Morenes attended the 95thanniversary of the Alvarez de Sotomayor Spanish Legionbase in Viator, along with 3,000 others.

Military anniversary

See Page 2

Government representatives honour Spanish Legion

Pilot scheme to be launched in Alicante

EXPLOSION probably caused by a build-up of gases in fuel tank

Red Cross closer to Brits

A 10-CUBIC-hectometre water transfer has been approved bythe Spanish Government and via the Tajo-Segura pipeline toareas in Almeria, Murcia and Alicante. See Page 6

Much-needed supply to arrive shortly

Water transfer

A FISH farm is to be in-stalled 3.2 kilometres off SanJuan de los Terreros (Pulip)

to raise an annual 3,000 tonsof gilthead bream and seabass. See Page 14

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THE Spanish Legion celebrated its 95th an-niversary at the Alvarez de Sotomayor basein Viator.

A military parade was presided over bySpains Defence Minister Pedro Morenesand attended by more than 3,000 people.

The event brought home how well the le-gion is loved by Spanish society, Morenes

declared. That is an enormous reward forour dedication and work, he said.

The minister also presented Lt GenAgustin-Muoz Grandes with the presti-gious Spanish Legion Prize.

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MACAEL-BASED marble company Cosent ino islaunching its Silestone quartz work surfacing in a newcolour, Acqua Fraccaroli.

The limited edition turquoise tone represents nature,health, happiness and wellbeing, the company hassaid.

AMERICAN medical jour-nal Neurology has givenAlmeria produce anotherboost. An article confirmed

that lycopene in tomatoesand red peppers can cut therisk of a stroke by up to 60per cent.

US gives food ahealthy boost

Blue note stone

IF at f irst you dont suc-ceed, try, try and try again!

A Viator car salesman,who is accused of defraud-ing 40 clients of 1 mil-

lion has dismissed his de-fence for the third time.

His trial has been post-poned while anotherlawyer is assigned to him.

Defendant dismissesdefence three times

LOCAL NEWS

By Linda Hall

GENERAL honoured for his outstanding work

FIGHTING MEN: Soldiers of the Spanish Legion based in Viator.

Minister attendslegion celebrations

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Wrong wayOver the limit

A MOTORIST drove 19kilometres in the wrongdirection on the A-7 be-fore he was stopped by theGuardia Civil. The Roque-tas resident was four timesover the limit whenbreath-tested.

Fiesta timeFormally announced

HUERCAL-OVERASannual fiestas in Octoberwill be formally an-nounced by Dr AlejandroBonetti Munnigh. Headof Digestive Medicine atthe Inmaculada Hospitalhe is also honorary consulto his birthplace, the Do-minican Republic

Statue museInspired creations

ALMERIA-BORN de-signer Daniel Cerdan willbe showing during Lon-don Fashion Week for thethird time. His creationsare inspired by Our Ladyof Solitudes robes inAlmerias Santiagochurch, he said.

Clean-up seaDivers wanted

THE Promar andAdraventura associationsin Adra are looking for 30altruistic divers who willhelp to clear the seabed ofrubbish swept along bythe September 7 flashflood.

Some friendCredit card fraud

A GARRUCHA womanwas arrested for creditcard fraud after spending1,091 on internet pur-chases. She is accused ofstealing a friends detailswhich she discoveredwhile visiting her lastMarch.

Poverty riskAbove national average

ALMOST 29 per cent ofAlmeria City residentsare at risk from povertyaccording to the NationalStatistics Office (INE),compared to the 22.2per cent national aver-age.

FEATURED NEWS

A GRANADA Province minecould mean jobs for Almeria.

Four years after plans to re-open Alquife mine in GranadasMarquesado del Zenete areawere first discussed, iron orecould be extracted by the end of

this year. This will then be ex-ported through Almeria andCarboneras.

The mining rights have nowbeen transferred to Minas deAlquife, announced JoseSanchez Maldonado who heads

the regional governments Em-ployment, Business and Com-merce department.

He recently met companyrepresentatives and the mayorsfrom towns in the area, con-firming the mine could reopen.

The process was complicat-ed Sanchez Maldonado admit-ted, and included negotiatingwith Spains rail track operatorAdif to reopen a disused branchline for transporting the ore.

If Minas de Alquifes predic-

tions are correct, the mines willproduce 4 million tons of ore ayear, creating direct employ-ment for 350 people and 700indirect jobs after investingaround 250 million in thearea.

Iron mine provides golden opportunity

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El Dia de la Hispanidadcelebrates favourite sonSPAIN marks the day when Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas

OCTOBER 12 is said to be the daythat Christopher Columbus first setfoot in the Americas and the Day ofthe Hispanics is a public holidaywhich celebrates his fantasticachievement.

A special parade is held in LaPlaza de Colon in Madrid, led by theSpanish military attended by theKing and Royal Family. Foreigndiplomats and the presidents of theautonomous governments are invitedto attend.

The King watches the raising ofthe Spanish national flag in the cen-

tre of Madrid and he and the primeminister plus the other invited guestsview a march-past of military unitsand vehicles.

The air force performs aerobaticsabove the route and displays yellowand red smoke to represent the Span-ish flag. All of this is covered nation-ally on TV and through the internet.

Different versions of the eventwith different names take place allover Latin America and the secondMonday in October is ColumbusDay, a national holiday in the USA.

In Spain, it is also the feast day ofOur Lady of the Pillar, the patronessof Spains Guardia Civil.

By John Smith

TRIBUTE: Colomares Castle Benalmadena, Malaga, is dedicated to Christopher Columbus.

We dont need an ap-prentice in the White

House, we have one al-ready.

King at match

The King, wearing a Spanish scarf,travelled to France to watch theSpanish king of basketball PauGasol score 25 points as Spain wonthe gold medal at EuroBasket onSeptember 20 automatically qualify-ing them for the 2016 Olympics.

Basketball triumph

Republican presidential candidateScott Walker on Donald Trump

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BRITONS living in Spain will have easieraccess to the services and support of theRed Cross.

A nationwide agreement was recentlysigned by the British Ambassador, SimonManley, and the National Vice-president ofthe Spanish Red Cross, Javier Gimeno.

This aims to improve the quality of lifefor the most vulnerable expatriates and fa-cilitate their access to Red Cross services.

It also seeks to encourage people in theBritish community to volunteer for RedCross activities and promote collaborationwith other British community associations.

The partnership, signed on Monday Sep-tember 21 at the headquarters of the RedCross, will be piloted in Alicante Province,which has a large British community.

The aim is then to extend it nationwide,enabling British communities across Spainto access Red Cross services and becomeinvolved in their projects.

Simon Manley said: People in theBritish communities have a wealth of expe-rience and skills, and I really hope that thisnew partnership with the Red Cross will en-courage more people to volunteer their tal-ents and support for the benefit of others.

Pamela Twissel-Cross, Welfare Officerfor the Royal British Legion who attendedthe signing, commented: Im looking for-ward to working more closely with the RedCross as it will give me a chance to helpBritish nationals get additional support.

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Red Cross comes closerto Britons in needPILOT scheme to be launched in Alicante Province

AGREEMENT: British Ambassador Simon Manley (right) and Spanish Red Cross National Vice-presidentJavier Gimeno (centre).

By Linda Hall

THE municipally-owned Los Molinos community centre inAlmeria City is listed as Church property. The anomaly waspointed out last year by former councillor Deborah Seron. LosMolinos was built as a schoolby the Madrid Press Associa-tion in 1891 after disastrousflooding and acquired by themunicipal corporation twoyears later.

It was registered by theChurch in the 1990s, thanks toa soon-to-be amended law al-lowing the ecclesiastical au-thorities to acquire propertiesof uncertain ownership withnothing more than a bishopssignature.

The confusion arose be-cause the Church has otherproperties nearby, city hall ex-plained last year.

Although still registered asbelonging to Almeria diocese,the matter is in hand, said CityPlanning councillor RamonFernandez-Pacheco. Therewould be no problem in re-claiming it as municipal prop-erty, he insisted.


THE season is over but Ni-jar is making plans for sum-mer 2016.

Nijars mayor EsperanzaPerez and the regional gov-ernments delegate toAlmeria Province SoniaFerrer are s tudying howbest to ensure safe ty forswimmers.

Four of the eight peoplewho drowned while swim-ming in Almeria this sum-mer were on beaches in theCabo de Gata-Nijar nationalpark.

Ni jar Town Hal l beganusing warning flags to ad-vise of sea condi t ions onseven principal non-urbanbeaches and coves a t theend of August. We knowthat our surroundings andbeaches are a unique asset,

which is why we must findways of offering excellentservices, Perez said.

We are a lso providingdaily information via Twit-ter on the state of the sea at@PlayaNijar and @TurismoNijar.

The areas wild or virginbeaches in the Cabo de Ga-ta-Nijar national park areprized because they are un-touched by development

and are less crowded thanurban beaches and Playa deLos Genoveses was recent-ly voted Spains best beach.

But they are also less safebecause they do not haveonsi te l i feguards and canalso be dangerous becauseof treacherous currents andundertow when the fiercePoniente and Levante windsblow.

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GENOVESES: Beauty spot but has strong currents.

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THE central government has au-thorised a 10-cubic hectometrewater transfer from the Tajo-Se-gura pipeline for Almeria, Mur-cia and Alicante.

The much-needed transfer willbring water to their 2.5 millioninhabitants and cover the needsof Castilla-La Mancha, the Envi-ronment ministry announced.

The inland autonomous regionhas opposed the transfer, claim-ing that if this amount of waterwere to be released from the En-trepeas and Buendia reservoirsin Guadalajara and Cuenca itsown needs would not be covered.

It threatened this summer tochallenge the transfer and it ap-peared that another water war

like those of the 1990s was brew-ing. Undeterred, the governmenthas gone ahead, citing earlieragreements that transfers couldgo ahead while as the Entrepeasand Buendia reserves did not fallbelow 304 cubic hectometres.

At present they contain 351.57hectometres, prompting Madridto give the go ahead.

TRANSFER: Government approves request despite objections

Water on its wayPIPELINE is lifeline

ALMERIA UNIVERSITYSHealth Studies department hashad to hang up a No Vacanciessign.

The 130 places for Nursingand 65 for Physiotherapy weresnapped up between June and Ju-ly, making this the most sought-

after faculty on the campus. There are still 672 applicants

on the waiting list for Nursingand 488 for Physiotherapy.

Each year the department alsoreceives requests from hospitalsaround Europe asking to be putin touch with newly-qualifiedgraduates. The training offeredhere is very good, said Carmen

Gonzalez Canalejo, Dean of theHealth Studies faculty.

Not only are there more thanfive times more applicants thanplaces, but the cut-off mark foradmission is extremely high with9.28 out of 10 needed for Nurs-ing last year and a 10 for Physio-therapy. This year will be thesame, Gonzalez Canalejo said.

By Linda Hall

Almerias nursesin great demandUNIVERSITY unable to take any more applicants

HEALTH STUDIES: Almeriasamongst the best


ALMERIA Province is having a recordyear for potential bone-marrow donors.

A total of 385 people came forwardin 2014 but between January and mid-September 924 have already allowedtheir blood type to be forward toSpains Bone Marrow Donors Registry(REDMO).

This linked to other internationalclearing centres where donors blood-

types are matched to patients in need oftransplants.

Volunteers from the Spanish Legion(Brileg) based in Viator helped to in-crease this years figures when they an-swered a call from a fellow soldierwhose nephew was dying fromleukaemia.

The public is also now more aware ofthe need for donors, said Arif Laarej,the head of Almeria Provinces BloodTransfusion Centre.

By Linda Hall

Bone-marrowdonors doubledVOLUNTEERS helped to increase the figures

All dressed up and somewhere togo as filming gears up in AlmeriaSOME extras engaged for the Game ofThrones sequences shot in Almeria have al-ready been called for costume fittings.

This was several days earlier than anticipat-ed, as they had been told to be ready for Sep-tember 24 after auditioning last July.

More than 10,000 people turned up at Alme-

ria Citys Moises Ruiz sports complex, hopingto be one of the 1,400 men and women neededfor the sixth series of the HBO hit. As it was,the production company took on 1,800 menand 800 women - 300 more than originally an-nounced. Location shooting is due to start onOctober 10 and is due to last two weeks.

Fire damage repairedTHE Junta de Almeria announced a150,000 reforestation programmefor the fire-damaged Sierra de Gador.Cristobal Rodriguez, mayor of Al-hama de Almeria was delighted tohear this, he said, as the Sierra deGador was of great tourist importanceto Alhama de Almeria.

The area suffered badly in Marchlast year, when 2,300 hectares of landwere ravaged by fire and Alhama deAlmeria was particularly affected.The woodland had an incalculablevalue with pines more than 80 yearsold, Rodriguez said. The Junta plansto replant 34.5 hectares of pinewoodseast of the town which would help torestore the area, Rodriguez predicted.


TWO underage boys werefound guilty of trying to beat adonkey to death last year.

An Almeria juvenile courtordered the boys, aged 16 and17, to attend a re-education daycentre for 12 months after theirparents and the Public Prosecu-tor reached agreement beforethe hearing.

The donkey was kept near

the Los Almendros schoolwhere the boys discussed at-tacking and killing it with otherpupils. Despite knowing thatthe donkey was weak and hadan injured hoof, they begankicking and hitting it during abreak, the Public Prosecutorsaid.

A teacher saw them and con-tacted the local Animal Protec-tion Association, who then in-formed the Guardia Civil.

The badly-injured donkey,now given the name Capitan,was taken to the Aznalcollar(Sevilla) animal sanctuarywhere it has now recovered.

Meanwhile the Guardia Civiltraced the two boys as well asthe father of one of them whowas also the donkeys owner.The investigation remainsopen while the authoritiesdetermine the adults part inill-treating the animal.

By Linda Hall

Youths sentencedfor animal crueltyBOYS wanted to attack and kill donkey during school break

ADRA council put politics aside and votedto request official help following thismonths floods.

All parties supported, without debate orcriticism, the motion put forward at an emer-gency plenary meeting that called on theJunta de Andalucia and the national govern-ment for assistance.

Both will be asked to make funds avail-able for all residents affected in the Septem-ber 7 flash flood.

Our proposal includes help that will cov-er damage to personal belongings, industrialequipment as well as stocks and supplies inbusinesses, shops and agricultural installa-tions, municipal sources said.

Adra asks for assistance

work with six major specialist hospi-tals in the UK that treat babies andchildren suffering from cancer, bonemarrow transplants, major operationsand the like.

Her fundraising helps to pay for theparents accommodation needs whenthe hospi ta l is far f rom a chi ldshome, and ensures that families stayclose.

When she has a spare moment - notthat she has a spare moment - Patti al-so volunteers for the animal charityPAD locally, taking care of and sourc-ing homes for, abandoned or abusedanimals.

Her own dog What-what can at-test to her having an exceptionallybig hear t , as he is a rescued dog

himself. As if that wasnt enough, sheeven squeezes in enough time to helpmanage a Live Charity Telethon on

Talk Radio Europe (RTE) once a yearas well.

I asked Patti what drives her to de-vote so much to time helping otherpeople. She replied: I just want to bethe best person I can be. The differ-ence between good and exceptional isgoing that extra mile. I admire strongpeople. I learned from an experience

years ago when I allowed myself tobe forced out of a job I liked that youhave to fight for what is right.

Being strong, confident, fair andjust, as well as kind, gentle, with theability to listen to differing points ofview with a great deal of patience aretypical Libran traits, something thatPatti has in abundance.

However, even with all her super-powers and wonderful personality,she does have her weaknesses:Chocolate! I cant resist Chocolate,she said with a smile.

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Strong, confident, fair and just

ITS not very often in our livesthat we are privileged enoughto meet somebody that makes alasting impression on us, a per-son whose genuine, delightful-ly modest character shinesthrough, to make you reassesswhat l i fe is a l l about . Pat t iSenker is one such person.

Patti came to live in Spainwith her husband Michaelsome 11 years ago. Originallyfrom Berkshire in England, sheand Michael had travelled ex-tensively and ran their ownbusiness before falling in lovewith Mijas Costa, near Malaga,and the Spanish way of life.

I love many things Spainhas to offer: the food, the cli-mate, people, but not least theSpanish bureaucracy; thats aconstant source of entertain-ment, she said with a knowingsmile.

Patti has a wonderful down-to-earth sense of humour. Sheis amused by the little things inlife that make her laugh, andher Libran values of justice andbalance in her day-to-day lifeensure that she, and everyonearound her, enjoy theirs.

Thats not to say by anystretch of the imagination thatthis ladys days are full of non-sensical merrymaking, far fromit. Patti has devoted the latterhalf of her l i fe to easing thesuffering and making the livesof those around her, and theless fortunate, better.

Her work with the RhysDaniels Trust in the UK hastaken up a good deal of hertime for the past 15 years. Thetrust provides accommodationfor parents of seriously-ill chil-dren all over the country. We

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Our Euro Womenseries is featuringwomen who havemade a success of theirlives in Spain. Theseoutstanding ladieshave been shatteringglass ceilings whetherin business, charitywork or sports.

Patti Senker makes alasting impression oneveryone she meets.

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

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Age: Over 21

Profession: Jack of all trades, Master of none

Married to: Michael

Children: Daughter Sarah, 27

Nature or nurture: Nurture

Where from originally: Berkshire

Lives now: La Cala hills, Mijas, for 11 years

Pets: What-what the Dog

Languages: English and Spanish

Book or TV: Book

Favourite title: To Kill a Mockingbird

Helping others less fortunateDEVOTED: Patti Senker works to ease suffering and making the lives of those around her, and the less fortunate, better.

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Fish farm must respectand protect wildlifeIMPORTANT area for storm petrels and shearwaters

A FISH farm is to be installed 3.2 kilo-metres off San Juan de los Terreros(Pulpi).

An annual 3,000 tons of gi l theadbream and sea bass will be raised inthe 113-hectare instal la t ion andprocessed at plants in Pulpi andAguilas (Murcia).

The Junta stipulated that the instal-lation should not be put in place be-tween April and October, given the im-

portance of this protected area toshearwaters and storm petrels duringthis period. Once built, maintenanceand the presence of boats and crewsmust be kept to a minimum duringthese months.

Special attention must also be paidto marine wildlife liable to become en-tangled in the netting of the 23 cages.

Should this happen, operatives mustadvise the regional government andthe Threatened Species Recovery Cen-tre at Almohallas. Illumination should

be kept to a minimum at night owingto its negative impact on wildlife.

The regional government has alsobanned the pinger alarms that wouldhave a negative impact on the popula-tion of bottlenose dolphins.

Any interaction between fish farmpersonnel and the dolphins inevitablydrawn to the area is to be avoided, theJunta stressed. They should also en-sure that their boats do not collide withthe pilot whales sometimes found inthe area.

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VILLAGE celebrates the wine harvest

New grapes bringback old custom

WINE-PRODUCING areas arebringing in their grapes, readyfor pressing.

Some, like Alboloduy (popu-lation 642), have revived thetradition of organising a fiestawhere the first grapes of theseason are trodden in the oldway. They were brought intotown accompanied by the fies-

tas queen and her attendants aswell as the children and youngpeople who would later treadthe grapes, symbolising a con-tinuing tradition handed downfrom their elders.

The small town is celebratingthe wine harvest for the fifthyear running in an initiativebacked by the Almeria Diputa-cion. The vendimia wine har-vest festival is one of the

provinces most important tra-ditions, said Carmen BelenLopez, who heads the provin-cial assemblys department ofCommunities, Consortiums andCivil Defence.

This revival is particularlyimportant for small municipali-ties that would not otherwisefind it easy to promote them-selves and make their towns andvillages known, Lopez said.

By Linda Hall

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AN employee of the Almeria-based Cajamarbank clinched the case against the killer ofDenise Thiem.

The worker at the banks Astorga (Leon)branch became suspicious after Miguel AngelMuoz came in to change $1,200 last April.The disappearance of the 41-year-old fromArizona from the Santiago Way near Astorga

was fresh in everyones mind and she decidedto photocopy some of the notes.

Muoz was questioned and subsequently re-leased by the police although they kept himunder surveillance. Months later when the USembassy in Madrid and the FBI became in-volved they re-examined the evidence againsthim. They found that the photocopied dollarbills serial numbers matched those that Thiemwithdrew from her bank in the US.

SANTIAGO WAY: Pilgrims near Astorga.

Santiago Way case solvedBy Linda Hall

BANK workers suspicions trapped killer


SUNDAY September 13 saw the openingof the photography exhibition of Almeriaartist Juan Lores and visitors will be ableto appreciate the appeal of his works atthe Mojcar Art Centre (Centro de Arte)until October 15.

Juan Lores was born in the c i ty ofAlmeria in 1975 and from the age of 20he has had a great passion for photogra-phy.

He gained a Higher Technical Degreein Audiovisual Media and for the last 25years has learned and practised all typesof photographic techniques, from devel-oping rolls of film to digital photogra-phy.

The technique used in his photographsis to capture the precise moments of timein the surroundings without digitally ma-nipulating the image.

He works in a variety of areas includ-ing: landscapes, portraits, still life, ar-

chi tecture , underwater photography,wildlife, etc.

All his images are framed in a person-al working style with harmonic composi-tions and visual balance.

The landscapes shown in the exhibi-tion are of the most beautiful parts of theprovince of Almeria. We see its splen-dour in the or ig inal , unal tered pho-tographs. Among the highlights of theexhibition are his landscapes of Cabo deGata.

The Mojcar Art Centre is s i tuatedoverlooking the Mojcar Fuente and canbe visited from Tuesday to Friday from9:00 to 14:00 and Saturdays and Sun-days from 10:00 to 14:00.

In 2012, the Picasso library in AlmeraCity was one of the places that hosted anexhibition of this Almeria photographerwhich turned out to be a resounding suc-cess.

A PROFESSIONAL fortune-teller received a nine-monthprison sentence for attemptedblackmail.

The clairvoyant from Gerona(Catalunya) called the parishpriest in Tijola and said she wouldrelease compromising photos ofhim with a churchgoer unless he

paid her 18,000. She rangseveral times, always with thesame threat.

You know how this works,she told him. Youre asked formoney and you pay up. Unlesshe transferred the 18,000 shewould call the bishop, she said.

Knowing the photos did notexist, the priest contacted police.During the Almeria City hearing,

the woman had contradictedherself on several points, thejudge said in her summing up.

In contrast the priests storywas much more solid andcoherent, especially as he hadnothing to gain from reporting thefortune-teller to the police.

On the contrary it causedsignificant harm to his honourand way of life, she pointed out.

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RICARDO and Luis de Frutoscomplained about the homo-phobic attitude of the judge in-vestigating their case.

The married couple havebeen charged with exhibition-ism and causing bodily harmafter an incident on AlmeriaCitys Torregarcia beach lastyear. The lady judges posi-

tion is entrenched and clearlyhomophobic and were notafraid to say so, they declaredbefore entering the Almeriacourt.

Its intolerable that thisshould drag on for more than ayear, Ricardo de Frutos said.

The couple were preparingto swim in the nude in thesummer of 2014 when theyclaim they were insulted andattacked by a man and his sonof 25. Luiss eyebrow laterneeded four stitches and Ri-cardo, whose ribs were cov-ered in bruises and grazes,passed out.

The younger man is also ac-cused of causing bodily harmbut the couples defencelawyers claim that the chargesagainst his clients are discrim-inatory.

Nudism is not an offenceand does not constitute exhibi-tionism although the judge hasstated that nudism is not autho-rised on the Torregarcia beach.

Meanwhile the case dragson and the couple admittedthat this year they had been in-capable of returning to thebeach. Every time we thinkabout it, we just cannot over-come our anxiety, they said.

Gay couple questionjudges attitude

By Linda Hall

NUDISM not exhibitionism claim


INCIDENT: Torregarcia beach without the summer crowds.


Torturous startto university day

LUIS ROGELION RODRIGUEZ-COMENDEDOR, Almeria Citys mayor, appar-ently forgot that early rising is bad for theyoung.

The 2015-2016 academic year began with thecomplaints of overcrowded buses from studentsheading for Almeria University.

The mayor countered by asking that students

arrive early, despite the findings of Oxford Uni-versity researchers who claim that starting workbefore 9am is torture for the under-55s andthat the school day should begin at 10 or 11am.

Twenty-five buses cover the universityroutes during peak periods and we could pre-vent rush- hour crowds if students set out soon-er, the mayor said.

Transport Councillor Maria Vazquez agreedwith Rodriguez-Comendedor.

BUSES too crowded, students complain

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WORK has started inCuevas del Almanzora onimproving the towns streets.

The work, partly financedby the Almeria Diputacion,has begun in the Villaricosneighbourhood and will con-tinue as far as the town cen-

tre over a period of fivemonths.

Mayor of Cuevas, AntonioFernandez Liria, and theCouncillor for Public Works,Jose Maria Bascuana, ex-pressed satisfaction whenthey visited the newly-begunroadworks.

Residents had been re-

questing this for a long time,they said.

Existing infrastructurewill be improved, includingstreet lighting, the drainagesystem and the electricityand water supplies.

Roads will also be resur-faced in the course of the420,000 project.

A 36-YEAR-OLD El Ejidoman has been arrested andcharged with abandoning a do-mestic animal.

The Guardia Civil were noti-fied after he was seen in SantaMaria del Aguila-El Ejido car-rying a small dog which he leftin the park before running backto his car. The dog tried des-perately to return to the vehiclebut was finally abandoned,Guardia Civil sources said.

The dog was taken to thePechina Animal Shelter and al-though it was not microchippedthe Guardia Civil succeeded intracing the owner. The case hasbeen referred to the courts.


By Linda Hall

Road improvementsin Cuevas under way

Dog dumpedin park

LONG-AWAITED project will take five months

ROAD UP: Diversions will be in place.

OPENINGS to storm drainsare being enlarged and addedto prevent flooding in NijarsSan Isidro district.

This neighbourhood is oneof the towns lowest-lying ar-eas and is especially vulnerableduring periods of torrentialrain.

The runoff from surroundingareas collects there and wateraccumulates at the point wherethe Avenida de la Constitucionmeets Calle Brazil and Ronda

de San Isidro. The drainage issue was not

taken into account when theboulevard was designed andbuilt, said Town Planningcouncillor Tonibel Sanchez.She and Nijars mayor Esper-anza Perez recently inspected6,275 modifications that willallow rain to drain away morequickly to the drain system.

We knew from past experi-ence that it was necessary totake urgent action after observ-ing how easily the area can be-come flooded, Sanchez said.


Card sharpTHREE-QUARTERS ofthe provinces 71,142pensioners use the regionalgovernments Sesentay-cinco card. This entitlesthem to rapid access todiscounts as well as socialbenefits and programmes.

Bus mishapTHREE passengers wereinjured in Adra whentheir bus overtook adigger turning left. Twowere taken to the healthcentre, but a woman of 87was admitted to Hospitalde Poniente.

NEWS EXTRA

By Linda Hall

No more paddlingthrough San IsidroLOW-LYING and vulnerable to flooding

NIJAR: Esperanza Perez (r) and Tonibel Sanchez (l) with council operatives.

CARBONERAS police and Proteccion Civil volunteersrescued a 65-year-old woman who broke her leg at Playade Los Muertos. She was stretchered to a waiting ambu-lance and admitted to El Toyo Hospital.

Beach accident

HUERCAL-OVERAS oldcovered market no longer lies

empty. Unused after a 1.5million makeover by the previ-ous corporation, it has been re-named Comercial Kilometro 0

with a grand opening attendedby approximately 1,000 people.

The renovated market build-ing houses 37 businesses pay-ing a minimal 75 rent forstalls. Twenty six are new busi-nesses in a town hall initiativeaimed at assisting start-ups andboosting local businesses.

The markets ground floor isoccupied by food stalls with theupstairs area covering every-thing from clothes and photo-graphic equipment to musicalinstruments and a canine bou-tique.

This follows the same linewe have taken in encouraginglocal trade and setting up a mu-nicipal aid programme thatmakes 2,500 available forstart-ups, said Trade and Em-ployment councillor MonicaNavarro.

Twelve of the new stallhold-ers had applied for this fundingwhich has already benefited120 local businesses, the coun-cillor revealed. We pioneeredthis type of initiative which hassince been copied by othertowns in the province.


By Linda Hall

Old market starts new lifeENCOURAGING start-ups and commerce with municipal aid programme

LOCAL TRADE: Sampling the wares. INAUGURATION: Cookery workshop for budding cooks.


RUSSIAN PRESS

RUSSIANS Elvira Nabi-ullina has been named topCentral Bank governor by Eu-romoney magazine for help-ing stabilise her countryseconomy at a time of collaps-ing oil prices and Westernsanctions.

Hoax callTWO Russian TV hosts

have admitted they made ahoax call to singer Sir EltonJohn, tricking him into think-ing PresidentVladimir Putinhad calledhim to dis-cuss gayrights.

HIVdrugs

RUSSIAS HIV patientshave criticised news that for-eign HIV medication will bereplaced with domestic alter-natives saying these are inef-fective and there is a largeshortage of drugs available.

Increasedcrime

RUSSIA looks set to see anannual rise in the crime ratefor the first time in severalyears, after reported crimesrose sharply by 6.7 per cent inthe first eight months of the

year, with almost 1.5 millioncrimes committed so far.

Syrian hubRUSSIAN helicopters

have been spotted at a Syrianairfield. The USA said thissuggests preparations to es-tablish an air operations hubin Syria, where an American-led coalition is carrying outair strikes against IslamicState militants.

Car sharing A CAR SHARING scheme

has launched in Moscow thisweek as part of efforts by theCity Hall to ease the capitalsinfamous traffic jams. Thenew system, called Delimobilaims to be the biggest carsharing system.

WarehousesalesRUSSIA is experi-

encing a rise in the saleof warehouse proper-ties thanks to fallingprices and increasing

demand from dis-count retailerslooking to develop

their businesses dur-ing the crisis.

Hackers guiltA RUSSIAN man has

pleaded guilty for his involve-ment in what is being calledthe largest computer hackingscheme ever prosecuted in theUSA, for compromising morethan 160 million credit cardnumbers.

Shorter hoursRUSSIAN companies say

they are not cutting jobs butinstead, to survive the crisis,are shortening workers hoursor reducing salaries.

THE rental prices forMoscow apartments havedropped 8 per cent this year.Last year, the average costof renting a one-room placewas between 32,500 rublesand 33,000 rubles (435and 445), now it is nearerthe equivalent of 400 amonth.

A great governor HAS helped to stabilise her countrys economy

Lower rent

ELVIRA NABIULLINA: Named top Central Bank governor.

APARTMENTS: Rentalprices have dropped.

By John SmithON September 16, Inditex which ownsZara announced that both sales andprofits have increased once again, inpart thanks to its expansion into Asia.

Now recognised as the worldsbiggest apparel retailer it has grownphenomenally from its founding as re-

cently as 1975 by Amancio Ortega andRosalia Mera and it announced netsales of 9.4 billion with profits up bymore than 25 per cent at 1.17 billionto September 2015.

Inditex opened 94 new stores world-wide, including 25 branches

of its Zara Home house-

wares shop which took its total numberof stores to 6,777 and with 141,192employees, the company has increasedits staffing levels by 10,000.

Zara has just launched online salesin Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan sothat the current number of markets inwhich the Group sells online is 28.

NORTHERN ROCK: Had to be nationalised in 2007.

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35Costa de Almera EWN24 - 30 September 2015Spains third quarter growth this year was close to 3.5 per cent according to a statement made by theMinister for Economy and Competitiveness.

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ALTRAN Spain, a subsidiary of aFrench company has entered into anagreement with the government of An-dalucia whereby it will set up an aero-space centre near to Cadiz.

At a ceremony attended by MinisterJos Snchez Maldonado, Altranspresident announcedhe expects thecentre to create more than 150 jobsover the next few years.

THE Spanish bank Sabadell,which purchased TSB for 1.7billion (2.3 billion) earlierthis year, is now reported to belooking to take over a 13 bil-lion (17.8 billion) portfolioof former Northern Rockmortgages from the taxpayer.

Currently, a specially creat-ed organisation UK Asset Res-olution has been managingthese and Bradford and Bing-

ley debts but was instructed byChancellor George Osborne toreduce the business consider-ably.

For various reasons, the salewhich is expected to be byauction is unlikely to raisemore than a few hundred mil-lion pounds, but will go a longway to disposing of the bulk ofNorthern Rock which had tobe nationalised in 2007.

Customers queuedto withdraw money

Suzuki buysback sharesJAPANESE car maker Suzukihas bought back an almost 20per cent stake held by Volk-swagen for 460 billion yen(3.3 billion). Last month, aninternational arbitration courtordered the German car makerto sell its holding due to afalling out between the twomanufacturers.

No charges BANKIA, Euro 600 andSabadell banks have come toan agreement whereby theywill not charge their cus-tomers or those of the otherbanks to use their ATM ma-chines. Between them, theyhave a network of 17,730cash machines within Spain.

Oil price static THE chief executive of oil gi-ant Shell, Ben van Beurden hastold BBC Radio 4 that a recov-ery in the price of oil is hard toforesee.

THE Fbrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre(Spanish Mint) has announced that it will releasein March 2016 a new circulating 2 coin depict-ing the Segovia Aqueduct as part of a UnescoWorld Heritage site collection which started in2010.

Although legal tender, a large number of thesecoins will be snapped up by dealers and collectorsin Europe as collecting 2 base metal coins fromthe 19 Eurozone members is relatively cheap andinteresting. Three other countries, Monaco, SanMarino and Vatican City also issue 2 coins.

New 2 coin announced

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the number of stores worldwidewhich Inditex operates, includ-

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BURGER King is celebrating40 years in Spain by launch-ing i ts own Whopper Winewhich is aged in flame grilledbarrels! Its not April 1, butthis innovative promotion re-quires customers to submittheir favourite Burger Kingstory or photo and the 40winners will each receive abottle of this exclusive cuvee.

HAVING work is a good thing. Itgives you financial independence andof course takes away the anxiety ofwondering where the money willcome from to pay rent or the bills.

But that said - its also importantto have a healthy work-life balanceand have the opportunity to do thingsyou enjoy and spend time with fami-ly and friends. If your job dominatesyour life, its not a positive thing - nomatter what you earn - because thewhole point of work is to earn moneyso that you can have a life.

Nowadays, however, many work-ers are spending too much time infront of a screen, jumping from meet-ing to meeting, eating lunch on therun, or just grabbing a coffee to keepenergy levels up, and then, worryingabout work at night when they arrivehome. Such behaviour can be detri-mental, so here are a few ideas tostay healthy at work.

On your bike: Try to introduce alittle bit of extra exercise into yourworking day by cycling to work. Or,pack your office shoes in a backpackand put on your trainers and take abrisk walk to work each morning.The mixture of exercise and fresh airwill do wonders for your overallwellbeing.

Tune out: Many workplaces nowa-days have somehow managed to con-vince their staff that being on calloutside office hours is a normal stateof affairs. However, the fact that youare only getting paid for 40 hoursthough probably working 50 neverseems to enter the equation! Remem-ber youre an employee not a volun-teer, so work as hard as you can dur-ing working hours and then step outof the office and turn off your workmobile and leave checking workemails until the following day.

Give your eyes a break: Many jobsare computer dependent so employ-ees spend hours on end glaring atcomputer screens. This is really badfor our eyes and induces tiredness.So remember to regularly look awayfrom the screen and look into the dis-tance to give your eyes a well-de-served rest.

A healthy work-life balance is key

By John Smith

SPANIARDS who have workedoverseas and returned to Spain toenjoy the fruits of their labour arefurious about the ongoing demandfor additional tax on pensions re-ceived from abroad.

Before the financial crisis of2008, the situation was quite simplebut the problem has arisen as thegovernment has tried to increase in-come from taxes.

Spanish pensioners are required topay tax on annual income above22,000 provided they have onlyone source for the revenue.

The recent twist is that the tax of-fice now considers a basic pensionand any additional pension, even ifthey are paid from the same country,as quite separate incomes which re-sults in a lowering of the tax thresh-old.

The Spanish Federation of Re-turned Emigrants (FAER) estimatesthat as many as 800,000 people maybe affected and they are often re-quired to pay back-tax at very shortnotice with one man having to take abank loan to cover a demand forseveral thousand euros which had tobe paid within two weeks.

With an election looming, the cur-rent government must be aware thatthis number of angry pensionerscould be very damaging to theirhopes.

Many angry pensioners could bedamaging to government election

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MOBILE phone operators inSpain including Movistar, Or-ange, Vodafone and Yoigo planto increase their roaming feeswhich are currently 20 centsper call to 22 cents. One bit ofgood news is that on June 15,2017 under EU regulations, allroaming fees within the EUwill be abolished.

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IT is usual that markets and assets that have suf-fered large relative price reductions will reach thebottom at some point and commonly recoversharply. At this time many Emerging Marketshave suffered from falling share and bond valueswhile their currencies have been dumped based onthe possible implications of a rise in US interestrates. But when do poorly performing assets be-come investment opportunities?

Currently, much of the economic news comingfrom Emerging Economies remains negative andfew global investment managers are overweight inEmerging Markets. But how quickly might thesecountries recover on the back of their less expen-sive exports and lower oil prices leading to a returnto positive sentiment?

In support of considering buying near the bot-tom, Morgan Stanley have recently issued a fullhouse buy alert for international stock markets forthe first time since 2009. This means their fivemarket timing tools, valuation, fundamentals, risk,capitulation, and a combined market indicator areall indicating its time to buy. While Morgan Stan-

ley remain cautious on Emerging Markets there isan acceptance that the time to buy may be close.

Certainly investing when your instincts tell youto keep your money safe is not easy, but investingshould not be an emotional response it should be

about assessing what you need to achieve and howbest to position your funds to meet your objectivesdispassionately.

Two examples of where income can be foundwith additional capital upside are the iShares

Emerging Market Local Government Bond Fundand Emerging Market Dividend Fund. These Ex-change Traded Funds invest in Emerging Marketdebt and Equities but have lost value sharply inUS$ terms. On the plus side the 12 month distribu-tion yields are now 6.86 per cent and 6.69 per centrespectively, using 14/9/15 prices. While we willcertainly see further Emerging Market volatility inthe short term the tide will turn and some investorswill be attracted by high yields and the potentialfor enhanced returns if Emerging Markets and cur-rencies recover.

Please note this is a brief exploration of onemarket area we consider when providing invest-ment advice. The Fry Group are wholly indepen-dent and client portfolios are constructed from abroad universe of asset types and investments.Emerging market assets will not be suitable for allinvestors and my comments should not be viewedas a recommendation of the funds highlighted.

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OMG. If the Labour party thought they wereup the proverbial creek with Ed Miliband, theyare now most certainly right up the tsunamiwith Jeremy Corbyn.

I dont think Ive ever looked forward toPMQ quite as eagerly as I did last week. At lastthe opportunity to see the new champion oflefty politics standing up and facing the oppo-sition he has vilified so frequently in the past.

Would we see a new Trotskyite giant emergein full media glare, calling on the right wingersto explain their folly and mishandling of, well,just about everything, accompanied by thecheers and roars of his adoring benches? Ha!

What we did see was a pathetic, wizened oldstudent lecturer, neck poking up through thewrong size collar of an obviously new shirt(one of a number I may add!) looking for allthe world like the last turkey in the shop,tremulously reading emails, selected apparent-ly from over 40,000 received over the last few

weeks. What a waste of party funds, time andmoney that exercise alone must have cost! Andit was of course a complete cop-out.

Under the guise of trying to instigate a newapproach to Commons debate, he managed toavoid just about everything that an almost con-descending David Cameron could have actual-ly thrown at him. I couldnt help but muse onthe reaction of Comrade Corbyn should he findhimself an elected PM attending a debate ofworld leaders: Mr Corbyn, what are yourviews on sending in the troops to prevent us allbeing annihilated? Corbyn: Well, I do have aletter from Ada Pothwaite of Little Twittering,who would like me to ask you all when are yougoing to dismantle all your weapons, shakehands and live in peace with each other? No,Im sorry, comrade. Refusing to sing theNational Anthem, electing an IRA sympathiseras a side kick, sticking prime egotist DianeAbbott beside you on the front bench and cho-rusing the Red Flag down the local pub?

Frankly, I think Ive got more chance of be-ing elected PM than you. I give him a year.

Keep the FaithLove Leapy. [email protected]

41OPINION & COMMENT 24 - 30 September 2015 / Costa de Almerawww.euroweeklynews.com EWN

Is a new Trotskyite giant emerging?

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

JEREMY CORBYN cops out of Commons confrontation

GREAT RED HOPE?: Comrade Jeremy Corbyn.

I AM finding it very difficult to sleep oflate. Some unidentified expert or other,has predicted that the Earth could ceaseto exist sometime soon - between Sep-tember 22 and 28 to be more precise -because a massive asteroid is headingour way.

NASA has reassured us that this is aload of horlicks, but this is worrying initself. Whenever an official body goesout of its way to deny anything, then wehad better watch out.

Still, we all remember the ancientMayan prediction of doom and gloom,stating categorically that the worldwould come to an end on December 21,2012. Well the day came and went andhere we still are.

But its an ill wind, because churchessaw an upturn in business, beer andspirit sales went through the roof and Ihad a particularly good single malt

whisky on my cornflakes that morning. But to be honest I did not take the

prophecy seriously, because thoseMayans were a strange lot who spenttheir time star gazing but never gotaround to inventing the wheel.

It would appear that as a body, theyjust upped and left their great cities oneWednesday morning. A note was lefton the door of a stepped pyramid sayingGone to Lunch and they simply nevercame back, and although there aretraces of them still in Central Americaand Basingstoke, to all intents and pur-poses their civilisation disappeared.

And it was obviously on foot, be-cause rumour has it that a massive fleetof wagons was found intact in the tem-ple car park, propped up on bricks justwaiting for someone to invent some-thing circular to go in each corner.

Reassuringly we are told, as-tronomers have the means to spot theapproach of an asteroid well in advance.We have powerful radio telescopes andwe have Hubble - although on the downside, we no longer have PatrickMoore.

Nevertheless I shall play safeand have that bottle of single maltstanding at the ready.

IN 1981 country singer, Merle Haggardrecorded the hit Are the Good TimesReally Over? A mournful lament, thelyrics grieved over a lost America. TheKorean War was history and the scarsof the Vietnam War were healing. OnJuly 12, 1987 US President Reagan atthe Berlin Wall challenged Sovietleader, Mikhail Gorbachev: If youseek peace, if you seek prosperity forthe Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,come here to the gate, Mr Gorbachev,open this gate, and tear down thiswall.

The USSR did open the gate and webelieved we had ushered in an era ofpeace and stability. No longer were weliving in the shadow of mutually de-structive annihilation (MDA). Our opti-mism was ill-judged.

And now, apparently an unrestrainedand deceitful US increased its world-wide military bases to 1,050. Thesenow circle and threaten Russia, Iran,and Middle East: US General Wesley

Clark; We are going to take out sevencountries in five years, starting withIraq and then Syria, Lebanon, Libyaand Somalia, Sudan and finishing offIran.

On Monday September 6 the UStold Greece and Bulgaria to deny air-space to Russian aircraft bringing aid,medical supplies, shelter and clothingto assist in the refugee crisis. Iranopened up their air space.

Americans celebrate their July 4,1776 tribute to US independence. Apity they dont respect the indepen-dence of other nations. Since that datethe US has invaded about 70 countries,50 of them since 1945. Of the 248 con-flicts worldwide since the end of WW2the US has started 201 of them.

The historian who chronicles USEmpire, William Blum, issued his130th Anti-Empire Report. The US isseen by the people of the world as thegreatest threat to peace in the world to-day. Only 2 per cent see Russia and 6per cent China as a threat.

Yes, it seems the good times reallyare over thanks to the US and EU pros-tituted political leadership. I dont re-gret the collapse of the USSR but bit-terly resent the horrors since visitedupon humanity by this apparent unre-strained expansionist United States.

Colin BirdA weekly look

Mike WalshMike, based in Mediterranean Spain, isan international journalist, author andprofessional writer.

Are the good times really over?

Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWNin his own irreverent style.

AN unrestrained and deceitful US has increased its worldwide military bases to 1,050

The end is nigh (yet again)WHENEVER an official body denies something, then we had better watch out!

US BASES: Now circle and threaten Russia, Iran and Middle East.

WE make no apologies forwriting again about therefugees from Syria and theirplight but this week will lookat it from a different angle.

Every day there are prob-lems between Hungary andits neighbours with regards tothe hoards of refugees tryingto move into the centre andwest of Europe and the120,000 required to be ac-cepted by 23 member states.Lets face it, this is a tricklecompared to the number al-ready accepted by other areas.

According to the UNHCR- the UN Refugees Agency -there are 2.1 million Syriansregistered as refugees inEgypt, Iraq, Jordan andLebanon and there are a fur-ther 1.9 million in Turkey,which makes over 4 millionSyrian refugees over whom56 per cent are under 18.

Lebanon which has a pop-ulation of just 4.8 million istrying to find the money togive a decent education to400,000 refugee children.

According to the govern-ment of Saudi Arabia it has2.5 million Syrians within itsborder and the UAE has justaccepted 100,000 to add tothe 140,000 already resident.

There are bound to be plen-ty of economic migrantswanting to find a better life inEurope rather than the MiddleEast with its own restrictionsand prejudices but unless wetake notice of where the bulkof refugees have ended upthere is the frighteningthought of further upheavaland civil war.

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YOU might have heard of Juan Bel-monte or Manolete? They were torerosthat were so esteemed they createdtheir own epoch. The years of theirmost activity were named after them.

Well, in Vera on the 25th just so, oneof those personages is to appear. Without adoubt within 20 years from now someone willask you did you ever see the great EnriquePonce and here is your chance to affirm sowith a visit to the Plaza de Toros in Vera at5:30pm.

The ranch of bulls is special too,Luis Algarra. Serious toros and can dodamage in an instant. Also listed to torear isSebastian Castella, who announces himselfas a French man, showy, very good with acape and prefers to be seen in mostly thebig plazas facing difficult bulls and a newyoung matador, Javier Jimenez is coming toVera

Oddly in the taurine world the torero consideredNo: 1 is the personage that has par-

ticipated in the most corridas.Until Enrique Ponce reachedhis full prime as a full matadorin 1992 only a handful of men

had performed the miracu-lous hard work of join-ing the

100 club, that is 100 corridas de toros. Enrique worked his way up the lad-

der of performances and accomplishedthe impossible of completing 100 cor-ridas in a single year! He was what thepublic wanted to see. But then he did itthe next year and for eight consecutiveyears. A record all experts believe willnever be broken. He is winding down his

efforts to just 50-60 corridas thisyear but see them you must.

Last weeks ABC read thathis technical dominance

of the bulls inFrances top plaza,

Nimes, the oldRoman colise-um, even madethe walls trem-

ble as the adoringcrowd shouted hispraises. He was in-

jured badly but stillkilled the bull per-fectly. I am wor-

ried he might not

appear in Vera, being a third class ring but thenagain, he is a TORERO and thats what they dobest - carry on in pain and discomfort to bring theritual sacrifice to a proper end.

Sunday the 27th also is a novel event withAlmerias own torero Jesus Almeria performing.Jesus visits the club taurine de Mojacar often andhas many friends therein. Also the son of the leg-endary El Cordobes who always puts on a showwill be there. The Spanish season is windingdown and these events are on our doorstep.Come on in. You might be surprised.

Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneerdeveloper. He reads extensively and has travelled in SouthAmerica panning gold and looking for El Dorado.

Ric Polansky

49OPINION & COMMENT 24 - 30 September 2015 / Costa de Almerawww.euroweeklynews.com EWN

Famed matadors appear right onyour doorstep - in Vera!

SERIOUS TOROS: Can do damage.

ENRIQUE PONCE: Worked his way up.

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I WOULD like to bring my recentexperience to all the expatriates wholive on the Costa del Sol.

My husband was a patient at Hos-pital Clinio Malaga. On August 31,he sadly passed away.

Within seconds of this happeningI was approached by a member ofstaff asking if he had death insur-ance. I couldnt believe what I washearing.

That was bad enough but then Iwas taken into a side room by amember of staff from InterfunerariasMalaga who wanted to know if Iwanted my husband cremated orburied.

I was in a state of shock and didnot realise what was going on.

Within about 20 minutes formswere filled in and the funeral wasarranged. How insensitive can some-one be?

I wanted to warn others of whathappened as it was obvious that oneof the hospital staff was tipping offthe funeral service. It shouldnt beallowed.

MT, Torrequebrada, Malaga

Car adviceSO sad for the elderly victim of therunaway car in Calle Neptuno, Tor-rox, Malaga last week.

This incident could so easily havebeen avoided by turning the steeringwheel to full lock, with the frontwheels pointing into the kerb.

This simple manoeuvre workswhether facing up or downhill nomatter which side of the road youpark on. If the handbrake lets go, thecar cannot roll very far. It can stillcause hurt or damage but much lesssevere.

Even on a slight slope the kineticenergy of a ton or so of metal canrapidly build up to devastating pro-portions.

It can also help to leave the car ingear when parking but its not fool-proof, if the handbrake lets gothe torsion can pop the gear outof mesh, particularly in older vehi-cles.

Keith Hallam (By email)

EU chaos IN RESPONSE to Nora Johnsonscolumn in last weeks Euro WeeklyNews , Germany turned off thetap when it became obvious thatonly a relatively limited numberof the surge were Syrians fleeingwar while huge numbers werejust Afghans, Pakistanis,Bangladeshis and other economicmigrants.

As for the UK, theres already ahousing crisis and a lack of well-paid jobs that provide enough tolive on. Homeless on the streets

with mental health problems plusthe elderly are hardly treated asthey should be.

Robotics and automation in thecoming years will mean many jobswill disappear overnight.

So how can the UK can possiblycope with a large influx of eco-nomic migrants/refugees that wantto stay there?

The answer is that it cant. Theproblems in Syria, etc, must besorted at the root cause.

Back to you, Mr Juncker!Chris,

(Via website)

Take action I HAVE a message for MikeWalsh: why dont you get off your**** and lead a posse to wipe outthe terrorists in every country ofthe world?

For your information, the man-date of the UN is to try to bringpeace to areas in conflict, not formarmies to go out and ADD to theproblem.

Unlike you, they are not sittingon their *****, they are in fact inmany countries already, trying tohold the opposing groups apart.

It was interesting to note todaythat the threat of further Russianintervention in Syria has given theWestern imperialists pause forthought.

Kerry wants to open negotiationswhich would leave Assad in con-trol.

The role for the UN would be toinsert their presence into the regiononce factions agree to a cease-fireand to abide by the terms mutuallyagreed upon.

More violence, which you seemto continually encourage, does ab-solutely nothing but cause more de-struction and death.

Is that really what you want tosee?

Jonathan,(Via website)

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Teach themEVERY day we wake up to a newcase of the so-called gender-basedviolence.

In reality, this is just plain old vi-olence against women, and chil-dren, as they are often used asweapons to threaten and keepwomen trapped in their nightmarerelationships.

This is not an issue unique toSpain, but I find that the frequencyof the cases reported and the wayin which they are dealt with by theauthorit ies is in all honesty ap-palling.

It is not about punishing after thedamage is done. The difference hasto be made before, through educa-tion, when men are boys who canbe saved from the awful power ofviolent masculinity.

Janet Majors, Fuengirola, Malaga

(By email)

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