euro weekly news - mallorca 25 september - 1 october 2014 issue 1525

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Prison saint PALMA Prison hascelebrated its patronsaint’s day inrecognition of staff andexternal partners whoprovide assistance to its1,200 inmates.

Food fairTHE third edition ofthe Balearic food fairis under way at ElCorte Ingles inPalma. Showcasinglocal produce, it runsuntil October 12.

Student aid PORRERES Town Hallhas agreed an initiativeto provide financialsupport for studentswho go on to furthereducation and studyoutside the town.

Curriculum rowTHE Balearic High Courthas ruled the govern-ment’s TIL trilingualteaching programme‘invalid’. Teachers andunions have arguedwith the BalearicGovernment over theproposed curriculum.

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NEARLY eight-and-a-half millionforeign tourists have visited theBalearic Islands so far this year. Thefigure represents an increase of 2.2

per cent over the same period lastyear, according to the Survey ofTourist Movement Frontera(Frontur).

All regions marked an increase inforeign visitors with the Balearicsreceiving 18.7 per cent of allinternational tourist arrivals in

Spain, behind Catalonia.In August, 2,193,677

international touristsvisited the islands, whichrepresents an increase of6.2 per cent over thesame month in 2013. Thegrowth was largely due toa sharp rise in Germans,Italians and Belgians. Thenumber of German andBritish arrivals weresimilar.

More foreign touristsvisit the Balearics

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WHILST the positivedecline in the number ofdeaths from road trafficaccidents has beenwelcomed, it has hadanother, more negative,impact.

As a result, the numberof donor organs after brain

death has also fallen.Doctor Rafael Matesanz,

National Co-ordinator ofthe National TransplantOrganisation (ONT), hasbeen at the Espaseshospital in Palma. He saidthey must now look atalternative ways to obtain

organs and raise awarenessof the importance ofdonation.

Although the number ofbrain death donations hasdeclined across the country,Espases is still one of thecentres with a highernumber of such donors.

Organ donation decreases

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A DIRECT ferry service betweenFormentera and Denia will continue.The Balearic service saw an increase intrips this season from May to Septemberwith up to 11 weekly crossings with55,000 passengers making the journey,almost double the number last summer.

A daily service is continuing,departing early in the morning fromDenia and returning in the eveningallowing a full day on the island.

Balearia, which operates the line,said: “The service provided helps

improve occupancy in mid season andcontributes to tourism on the island andfacilitate the movement of domesticvisitors to Formentera beyond themonths of July and August.

“These maritime links also help theeconomic and social development.”

The fast ferry Ramon Llull was addedto the fleet this year offering highercapacity and better performance tomeet the demand.

Ferries also go from Ibiza andMallorca to Denia on the mainland.

BALEARIC SERVICE: Ferries will continue to bring tourists to islands.

Direct ferry tohelp tourism

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POLICE have arrested two peoplefor exploiting women in a club inPorto Cristo.

National Police from Manacormade the arrests along withofficials of the Inspectorate ofLabour and Social Security in ahostess club. During theoperation, officers detected thepresence of eight women insidethe facility. A total of six of them

were illegal immigrants.Under the Police Plan Against

Human Trafficking, the officersarrested the pair who ran theclub for alleged offences againstthe rights of workers andprostitution.

They were also arrested oncharges of drug trafficking aftercocaine was found on thepremises.

The launch of the Police Planhas seen the number of arrestsincrease as when police areaware of prostitution in clubs orsuspect an irregular situation theowners are automaticallydetained. The cooperation ofcitizens reporting suspicions hasalso helped police with thesituation as they offer confiden-tiality to every report made.

Angry birdsA PILOT had to abort takeoff from Mallorca’s Son SanJoan airport when a flock ofbirds flew in to the plane’sflight path. The 156passengers arrived at theirdestination in Austria sixhours late.

Top chiefTHE chief of Palma’s fireservice, Manuel Nieto, hasjust completed a decade inthe position.

Drink driverA DRUNK driver who causedan accident in Palma andfled the scene was locatedby police in minutes. Theman’s wife shouted at policeto arrest him as she was fedup of him drinking anddriving.

SOS animal partyMORE than 2,000 peopletook part in the ‘SOS AnimalParty’ held in Puerto Portals.All proceeds from the eventwill go to the SOS Animalcharity.

Ebola is malariaTHE Spanish patienttransferred from Menorca toMallorca’s Espases Hospitalde Mallorca, has testedpositive for malaria.Protocols were initially put inplace as there wassuspicions it was a case ofEbola.

Palma drowningA MAN, aged 60, drownedafter falling into the sea inthe area of Real ClubNautico de Palma. Police areinvestigating the cause ofthe accident.

Tree crashA MAN has died aftercrashing his car into a pinetree in Capanet. The 50-year-old crashed his FordFiesta into a tree near thecemetery. He waspronounced dead at thescene.

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Palma massA MASS has been held inPalma in honour of IsidoroAlvarez, president of El CorteIngles. Company workersgathered in the church of SantAlonso Rodriguez, to showlove and support to the family.

Feeling hotPORRERES recorded thehighest temperature inMallorca this month reaching35.5ºC. The average tempera-ture in the first half of themonth was 25.5º, higher thanAugust’s 25.2º.

Seven acquittedPALMA Court acquitted fourpolicemen and three youthscharged with various offencesfor a fight which occurred in apub in Manacor seven yearsago. The parties involvedreached an agreement and theprosecution dropped chargesof illegal detention.

Police movePORRERES Local Police aremoving from their location to anew building as part of thepooling agreement of Porreres,Vilafranca de Bonany andMontuiri to better serve theresidents of the three towns.

Ruin repairs SOLLER is taking steps to forcea homeowner to undertake thenecessary work on their homein the centre of the town whichis in a state of ruin. The ownerhas already ignored one order.

War memorialWORK has begun on Soller’swar memorial to improve andrenovate the area with theinstallation of planters andolive trees.

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THE countdown has started for one of thebiggest and most important races in theyachting world, and all eyes will be on Spain.

The Volvo Ocean Race, formerly the WhitbreadRound the World Race, is held every three years,and is hugely anticipated in the yachting world.

This time round the much hyped event will bestarting from Alicante on the Costa Blanca, for thethird time in a row and the fourth time from aSpanish port - in 2005 it started from Vigo. Theprevious eight races had started from England - fourtimes from Portsmouth and four from Southampton.

The 2014-15 race will be held over eight stages

and 38,739 nautical miles before finishing inGothenburg, Sweden.

The Spanish are back in it with a boat skipperedby Iker Martinez. The 37-year old Basque is anOlympic champion and has been sailing the 49erclass with crewmate Xabi Fernandez since 1999,winning gold at the Athens Olympics in 2004 andsilver in Beijing in 2008. In all there are seven teams,including all-female crewed team SCA skippered byPortsmouth-born Sam Davies,aged 40. The eight-month long race will start from Alicante with theyachts heading off for Cape Town in the first leg onOctober 11.

The letter is signed by a certain R.I.P.’

TV Presenter Marilo Montero forgets themeaning of the acronym Q.E.P.D (Spanish forRest in Peace) while reading on live TV a letterwritten by the family of murder victim AsuntaBasterra.

‘Quote of the Week

Contrary to popular belief, putting an iPhonewith the iOS 8 operating system in themicrowave will not charge its battery. Therumour, however, is making the rounds on socialmedia and has led many around the world to giveit a try. The result: a charred iPhone and anunforgettable picture on Twitter.

is the number of Spaniards suffering fromHepatitis C who have decided to pay €60,000 outof their own pocket to buy Sofosbuvir, a powerful

drug which can cure 90 per cent of cases when used incombination with other therapies. The cost of the drugis not covered by the Ministry of Health yet.

9And finally...Number of the week

Countdown for racenot to be missed

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VOLVO OCEAN RACE: Held every three years, is hugely anticipated in the yachting world.

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HE winter fuel allowancedebate rages on amongstexpatriate pensioners. The

news that last year the number ofexpats claiming the Britishallowance whilst living in Spainrose by 44 per cent will furtherinflame the debate.

Those who claim it, see nothingwrong with doing so. After all theyhave paid in all their lives for theirpension, so why should they missout because they live abroad?

But this is a payment to helppeople keep warm in freezingweather more common in the UK,not those living in sunny Spain,goes the argument against.

Leaving aside the fact that manyparts of Spain - and not all that farinland either - do get very chillyindeed in the winter, botharguments miss the point.

That is that NO winter fuel

payment should be made at all,whether here in Spain or back inthe UK. Instead the Britishgovernment should pay people adecent pension. That would meanno one would need an extrapayment.

To argue that one of thewealthiest countries in the worldcannot afford it is disingenuous.There are plenty of other thingsthe government could cut back on.Pensioners deserve better.

Missile stepSPAIN is sending six missilelaunchers and 130 personnel toTurkey as part of a NATOdeployment to discourage anythoughts of an ISIL Islamistinvasion. While every little helps, itis going to take more than that.

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allowance debate MAGALUF is said to be in shockfollowing the death of businessmanJavier Pierotti whose body was found

near the Castell d’Alaro.According to initial investigations,

Pierotti left a note indicating his intentto commit suicide.

His body was found bythe castle with police stillawaiting toxicology andautopsy reports todetermine the exactcause of death.

Pierotti was in his 40’sand originally fromArgentina. He served asmanager of three bars inCalvia and was one of thefirst to denouncecorruption in theentertainment area heworked in for years. Hecriticised the mayor andpolice officials for“looking the other way.”

He had also written abook about the struggleof an entrepreneur inSpain. It is believed hehad fought a seriousillness for several years.

Suicide shock of businessman

THE introduction ofPalma’s Civic Ordinancelaw has seen €18,000raised in fines in the firstthree months of itsimplementation.

The Deputy Mayor andMunicipal Coordinator ofTourism of Palma CityCouncil, Alvaro Gijon, said€8,251 came from finesfrom people offeringillegal massage.

Fines were also issuedfor drinking in publicstreets, street hawking insouvenirs and food and

drinks items. Theauthorities have seized upto 17,000 glasses, 6,000bracelets, 5,000 drinks,2,200 hats and more than550 foods items all beingsold illegally.

During the first week ofSeptember, efforts havefocused on fining petowners who allow theirdogs to excrement inpublic. A graffiti register isalso being created toidentify patterns and tagsso they know who isengaged in the activity.

Civic ordinance’s€18,000 in fines

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FISHERMEN are demandingcompensation if Molinar YachtClub expands.

The Brotherhood of Sant Pere

Fishermen claim that if the plansgo ahead to expand the marinathey will lose their catch for thenext 18 months as the noise and

vibration from works will scareaway the fish.

Rafael Mas from theBrotherhood said: “We will notask to pay all fishermen in thebay, but those who are going tobe directly affected. Those whowork in the area will go a longtime without being able to fish.”

According to estimates byfishing employers, at least adozen boats are engaged infishing between Palma andPortitxol. Mas added: “We couldgo to fish at Andratx but there arealready enough people fishingthere. It will create a conflictbetween fishermen.”

Fishermen also warn of possibleirreversible changes to thedynamics of the bay and seacurrents and are calling for areport from the BalearicOceanographic Centre todetermine the possible alterationsof ocean currents if work goesahead.

CALVIA bathers got into a heateddiscussion over the right to sit in theshade.

Two swimmers were sitting in thesand underneath an umbrella whichwas in a decking area which usershad to pay for. They were asked topay the fee for using the umbrella,even though they were not on thesunloungers. The swimmers refusedto pay or move, arguing they werein a public space and the shadowfrom the umbrella giving themshade belonged to no one.

The situation escalated into aheated debate with the Local Policebeing called in to bring calm.

Fishermen take onyacht club expansion

Shade debate

ROW: Shade belongs to no one.

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MALLORCA markedEuropean Mobility Weekand the European DayWithout Cars by offeringfree use of Palma’s subwayand bus services.

The Directorate Generalfor Transport of the BalearicGovernment said theGovernment wanted to jointhe initiative which iscelebrated throughout

Europe. In addition, for thefourth consecutive year, theGovernment and the City ofPalma will present awardsto the most loyal publictransport users, inrecognition of those whoduring the last 12 monthshave mostly used theIntermodal card (metrotransport, bus and train)and networks of the EMT.

THE municipality of Santa Margalida believes thatthe general direction of the Regional Ministry ofWater Resources Environment is “entanglingpolitical issues.” That’s according to DeputyMayor Joan Monjo who said the finalauthorisation for the municipality to perform thenecessary work in order to improve water supplyin the nuclei of Can Picafort and Son Serra Baulolies with the Regional Government.

The town hall says it has issued threeproposals to the Government since 2011 toimprove the quality of water and have beenwaiting 10 months for approval to carry out newsurveys on the water supply.

Further delayson water issue

Free transport formobility week

ALGAIDA Council haslaunched a campaign toencourage recycling amongbusinesses in the area.

Councillor for theEnvironment Jaume Lliterassaid the town hall hasinvested €6,700 on thepurchase of new containersto improve and change theexisting waste recycling.

Encouragedto recycle


A RESIDENT of Sollerreported to police he hadreceived an electric shockfrom a lamp post.

A patrol rushed to thescene in Paseo Ca LesAnimes to inspect thelamp post and prevent

other people from beingelectrocuted.

However, after sealingoff the installation it wasdiscovered that it was notnecessary as the lamppost was not connectedto mains and no current

was running through it.The death of a young

man last month inBunyola who suffered ashock from a lamp posthas prompted a series ofconcerned residentsreporting supposed shock

Government makesofficial trip to Cuba THE Vice-president of the Government, AntonioGomez, is on an official trip to Cuba and the DominicanRepublic to participate in the general meeting ofmembers of the Balearic Centre of Cuba.

Gomez will also inaugurate the Tourism TrainingCentre in Santo Domingo during his six day trip.

Accompanied by the Director General of Cooperationand Immigration, Antonia Estarellas, the delegate willkeep audiences with ambassadors, ministers,businessmen and representatives of Balearics.

From the beginning of the term the BalearicGovernment has maintained support for variousprogrammes and projects implemented both in Cubaand Dominican Republic.

Hoteliers togo onlineMALLORCAN hoteliers havemet at the Son EspanyolBusiness Centre in Parc Bitto discuss how onlineplatforms can be used toincrease sales.

The seminar is the first tobe held by pricecomparison site trivago.es.

The booking portal said itwas an open meetingoffering direct interactionwith professionals in thehospitality industry.

Hoax lamp postelectric shock


September stormsAUTUMN arrived slightly earlier than expected inMallorca. As the start of the month recordedrecord breaking temperatures, the end of themonth saw the thermometer drop significantly asstorms and rains arrived.

The AEMET meteorological agency saidtemperatures fell between six and eight degreesand rains in autumn are normal following thelong hot summer.

October is normally the wettest month of theyear and more is predicted.

The rains were constant on Monday afternoonand evening causing 22 incidents to be reportedon the island.

Decision onInfanta dueTHE Infanta Cristina will findout if she is being exoneratedon allegations of moneylaundering and tax crimes nextmonth.

The Palma Court has setOctober 23 as the deadline forthe deliberation and judge-ment of the 14 allegations inthe Noos case.

All 14 issues will be resolvedin a single decision, indicatingthe decision of three judges.

ANTI-ABORTION sup-porters have held a rallyoutside the GovernmentDelegation building inPalma to demand thegovernment of MarianoRajoy meets theelectoral promises toprotect life from the“first moment ofconception.”

The Right to Life and

Family Policy Institute ofBaleares (IPFB) said:“The tragedy of abortionsuffers a brutalharshness” as theyhighlighted that 10,500abortions have beencarried out in the lastthree years.

The group stressedthat thousands of votersin the Balearic Islands

voted for the PP andrelied on their promiseto protect the rights ofwomen and the unbornchild.

Right to Life have nowlaunched a campaign toask voters to not votefor Balearics PP if theparty does not fulfil itspromise from theelections.

Right to life march


THERE are warnings thisweek about a possiblescam taking place inMallorca involving a robot

vacuum cleaner thatmoves around on its own.

It seems a female witha Spanish accent calls

you at home on behalf ofSamsung and El CorteIngles saying you havewon the latest model ofthe robot vacuumcleaner, the Navibot,which is valued atbetween €300-400 andthe prize would bedelivered in a few days.

Indeed it is, but just ina normal car, not acompany delivery van,with the explanation ithas broken down.

Receiving the parcelthe recipient is thenasked to pay €33shipping charge. Uponinspection, the robotvacuum given is aninferior model, batteryoperated and wortharound €25.

Samsung and El CorteIngles have bothconfirmed they havenothing to do with thisalleged promotion.

POLLENSA’S ‘green line’ service, a mobile applicationfor residents to report issues in the municipalitydirectly to the town hall, has reported a ‘goodreception’ according to the council.

Pollensa was one of the first municipalities to putinto operation the green line service and so far, therehave been 1,445 incidents in eight months with anaverage of 180 reports being made each month. Ofthese, 74 per cent have already been resolved.

Councillor for Services, Marti Roca, said: “Thisapplication has become a powerful tool ofcommunication between the public and the CityCouncil regarding incidents of everyday life, besidesbeing a great tool for coordination among all citydepartments and concessionaires of variousservices.”

Pollensa greenline a success

Possible vacuumscam warning

ONE of Palma’s mostimportant public spaces isto be renovated with workdue to complete by Easter2015.

Work is set to begin inDecember, although thetender has not yet beengiven. More than 1,000square metres of publicspace will be affected bythe renovations which will

include the repaving of theentire floor, storm drainrepairs and replacements,new streetlights, theelimination of overheadwiring and all green areasto be redesigned.

The renovations havebeen described as “a pilotexperience for scenicspaces,” by Mayor MateoIsern. The mayor went on

to explain he wants priorityto be given to pedestrians.

The agreement for therenovations was signed atthe end of last week andincludes the burial ofrubbish bins on the frontline of Platja de Palma.

Eleven batteries contain-ing 44 bin tanks will beinstalled. Each will havecontainers for recycliing.

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MONDAY morning saw the annualdraw for jurors at the provincial courtof Palma. The jurors will serve during2015 and 2016.

The draw is carried out by computerand a total of 3,000 people will beselected from the electoral roll.

Once selected, these people may becalled to serve on jury service duringthe following two years.

The event was public and was

chaired by the president of theAudiencia, Carlos Gomez, assisted bythe provincial delegate of the electoralroll, Joan Pons.

In each of the trials requiringjurors, 36 candidates are selectedto join the court and thenumbers reduced in stages to 11people.

Nine of these will be present at thetrial and two will be back-up.

Piux IX square to be renovated

Jurors announced

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PALMA ended Augustwith 1,000 moreemployers than last yearaccording to figuresreleased by the treasury.

At the end of August,48,823 companies wereregistered compared to43,972 at the end ofAugust 2013. The growthis mainly in the service,construction and agri-culture industries with2,720 companies beinglaunched in August 2014alone.

Momentum inconstruction of publicworks and the refurbish-ment of tourism facilities

has boosted the growthin the construction

industry from 4,267companies last year to

4,367 this year.Agriculture has grownfrom 128 to 140companies.

Retail establishmentsare experiencing a slowergrowth, albeit still anincrease, going from7,461 to 7,467 in the past12 months.

Warnings are beinggiven by a number ofsources includingBartolome Servera, thepresident of theassociation of food and

beverage distribution forthe islands.

Servera warnedagainst the input ofmany people withoutexperience in activitiessuch as catering and

trade. Alfonso Robledo,president of arestorative associationin Mallorca suggested:“everyone thinks himselfqualified to run a bar ofcoffee shop.”

Substantial business growth for Palma

CYCLISTS are now able to ridefrom Indioterra to centralPalma as a new cycle path wasinaugurated.

The new cycle path has alength of approximately 1.5kilometres and was

inaugurated by the councillorfor Mobility, Gabriel Vallejo.

Part of the cycle path hasangered some businessowners who do not want tolose parking spaces in front oftheir premises.

Future plans include a newcycle path to connect CallePerez Galdos with theneighbourhood of Nou Levant.Under consideration is also theextension of Vell Bunyola cyclepath into the centre of Palma.

Cycle path to centre of city is now open

PALMA: August endedwith 1,000 moreemployers than 2013.


SUNDAY marked the 10th anniversary ofthe Correguda en roba interior, thenaked running as part of the Sant Mateuferia.

In 2005, a group of youngsters inBunyola were searching for ideas for aninteractive event to celebrate theholidays. They wanted something thatwould become tradition, yet completelydifferent to what was already on offer.After months of research, the group

discovered a race in northern Spain thatwas celebrated on the day of SanSylvestre.

This launched the first event, on theday of San Sylvestre, on December 31. Itwas to be celebrated with traditionaldrinks to take the chill from theparticipants who run either naked orwearing just their undergarments.

However as Sant Mateu rapidlyapproached, the group decided to bring

the race forward andmake it part of thefestivities.

And so the Corregudaen roba interior was bornamid much controversy.Just 40 participants ranwithout clothes on thatfirst edition, but todaythere are hundreds ofbarely clothed runners,and thousands ofspectators.

Despite its controversy,the race has become oneof Mallorca’s most popularcelebrations.

A decade ofnaked running

BALEARIC executive spokesperson, Nuria Riera, hasannounced publicly that the regional president,Jose Ramon Bauza, underwent surgery at thebeginning of the month.

Riera, who did not disclose the reason for theoperation, explained that it was a “personal issue”and would not affect Bauza’s work. Riera deniedkeeping people in the dark over the president’shealth. She explained that the administration hasbeen kept fully abreast of the president’s healthwhenever it was necessary. Bauza was diagnosedwith lung disease after a fall in late August.

Operation for Bauza

SPANISH tourism hasincreased this year, withSpain welcoming over 9million international touristsin August, and setting anew record in July, with36.3 million foreigntravellers. Spending alsoincreased within theSpanish tourism industry by7 per cent in July comparedto last year’s statistics.

Figures rose in the firstsix months by 7.8 per cent,with spending increasing to€26.34 billion. Spain alsosaw a record number oftourists in this period, risingto 7.3 per cent, comparedto 2013.

The islands also saw anincrease in visitorscompared to last year, withsignificant surges inCatalonia, the BalearicIslands and the Canaries.

The total number oftourists in the whole ofSpain rose to 45,384,483,rising by 7.3 per cent.

Britain’s holidaymakersstill remain top of the list,with 2,136,879 coming toSpain each year, most ofwhom choose the Balearicsas their favoureddestination, followed byAndalucía, Canary Islandsand Catalonia.

French came second inthe reports, with a reported1,981,643 visiting Spain,Catalonia being theirfavourite choice.

Germans were third, witha significant 1,290,777vacationers, picking theBalearics and Canaries astheir chosen destinations.

GENERAL Fernando AznarLadron de Guevara hastaken command of thegeneral command of theBalearics in an officialceremony in the palace ofthe Almudaina.

The ceremony waschaired by General VarelaFrancisco Javier Salas,head of the army’sground forces. During theinauguration, the com-manding general said “Iam looking forward tomaintaining the highestlevel of training possibleand to continue toparticipate in inter-national operations andmissions here, and whererequired, the army, thearmed forces, Spain andthe Spanish people.”

He continued: “We willbe defending the interestsof Spain where necessary,inside and outside itsborders.”

He also stressed his“desire to continue tomaintain the institutionsof the excellent relationsthat already exist, and bycollaborating on a fewaspects we can improvethe knowledge of theBalearic society of itsarmed forces.”

Fernando Aznar Ladronde Guevara thanked theminister of defence,Pedro Morenes, lookingforward to using the civil,judicial, academic andecclesiastical authoritiesof Palma de Mallorca andthe Balearic Islands.

TWO people are facing trialfor the sexual abuse oftheir granddaughter fromthe age of four until shewas 12.

The grandfather ischarged with the child

abuse while the grand-mother is charged withknowingly allowing thesituation to continue.

The abuse began in 2001when the girl was four-years-old and the

grandfather was 67.According to court sources,the man abused the girlwith physical contact, andforced her to perform sexacts. When the girl reached12 years of age she knew

something was very wrongand refused any of theactions, despite theinsistence of her grand-father which escalated intothreats.

The prosecution is askingfor him to be jailed for 14years in prison and asentence for the

grandmother for being a“helper and guarantor asrequired.”

The prosecution hasaccused the grandmotherof being aware of theabuse since at least 2007,witnessing abuses withoutintervention, allowed visitsto continue and left him

alone with the child.The grandparents are

prohibited from comingwithin 500 metres of thegirl’s family home, place ofstudy or work, and fromcontacting her for fiveyears. The trial is beingheld in the court of Palmathis week.


Grandparents face child abuse trial

Newleadertakes

charge

Spanishtourism rises

FIGURES INCREASED: For international tourists.

OFFICERS from theGuardia Civil arrested acouple under suspicion ofmultiple thefts from hotelrooms in Santa Ponsa.The couple have bothbeen remanded incustody after attendingcourt.

The investigationbegan after a series ofhotel room thefts werereported in the resort ofSanta Ponsa. Thethieving pair took

advantage of times whenthe hotel rooms wereunoccupied.

The man, of Algeriannationality, and a Latvianwoman were arrestedjust after allegedlycommitting a burglaryinside a hotel complexand were caught withseveral mobile phonesand cash.

Other stolen items inthe multiple burglariesincluded electronic

tablets and jewellery.Most of the objects weresold at thrift shops orexchanged for drugs inthe town of Son Banya.

According to theGuardia Civil, the couplehave committed at least

10 thefts, but the officersare continuing their

investigation and notruling out other offences.

MALLORCA Council hasannounced 96 construc-tion projects in 47municipalities on theisland with a budget of€13.3 million.

In a statement, thecouncil reported that

some work has alreadybegun although mostwork begins thismonth.

All projects areincluded in Mallorcacouncil’s work plan for2014 and 2015.

The municipalities,which have until June2015 to complete theworks, have less than20,000 residents.

Most of the towns’improvements are topavements, closelyfollowed by waterfacilities and culturalareas.

The council decidedwhich municipalities

would receive paymentfor the work.

The department oflocal cooperation settwo procedures forobtaining the grants.

The first criteriawas for projectscosting less than€200,000.

Eighty projects in 30municipalities wereapproved within thatcriteria.

The second level wasfor projects costingmore than €200,000,with 17 projectssubmitted, all of whichwere approved by thecouncil.


Activist diesONE of cultural groupGrup Blanquerna’sfounders, Josep MariaMagrinya, has diedaged 93. La ObraCultural Baleardescribed Magrinya as“irreplaceable andindispensable.”

Light workDURING the lastthree years 33,372lamp posts in Palmahave been repairedaccording to figuresreleased by Palmacouncil.

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PALMA City Council has cut€248,000 from the budgetfor public soup kitchensdespite complaints fromusers of poor quality foodand inadequate menus.

The local governmenthas decided to cut €72,000from the budget of thepublic soup kitchen service,and a further €176,000from the home-deliveryservice’s budget.

The decision has beenjustified by saying that in2014, a total of €991,586was given to the business‘Serunión S.A.’ to producethe food. Estimates on theamount of money spent bythe business come in at€919,468 meaning thatthey are €72,000under budget.

The socialistPSOE oppositionhave vehementlycriticised themove, sayingfamilies using theservice - in partvictims ofdomesticviolence - havecomplained ofthe low qualityservicethroughout themonth of August.

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THE number of expatriates claimingthe winter fuel allowance in Spain hasrisen by nearly half in the last twoyears.

Last winter, 50,000 received thewinter fuel allowance, an estimatedincrease of 44 per cent since2011/2012.

Britons living in Spain have received atotal of £60 million (€76m) since 2005in winter fuel allowance. The number ofbeneficiaries has risen in Spain, Greeceand Cyprus to an all-time high, with atotal of 139,000 people being paid thebenefit for the last winter. Seventy- fivethousand claimed in the winter of2011/2012.

The biggest concentrations ofexpatriates in receipt of this benefit arein Spain and France, with payouts up to£300 (€381) being given to eachhousehold.

The total paid to expatriates in 2013-14 was £22 million (€28m), a record.

In order to qualify for the benefit,pensioners abroad need to have beenborn on or before July 5, 1952. Butthere is controversy over whetherthose living abroad in warmer climatesshould be entitled to the allowance.

A spending review in 2015 willexamine the possibility of only payingthe allowance to expatriates who live incolder countries than the UK.

Winter fuel allowancepayouts rise in Spain

A SPANISH doctor andpriest infected with theEbola virus arrived inMadrid earlier this week.

Manuel García Viejo,aged 69, touched downin the early hours on aflight from Sierra Leone,and has beenquarantined in Madrid’sCarlos III hospital.

García Viejo has spentthe last 12 years asChief MedicalConsultant at thereligious order of SanJuan de Dios in Lunsar,Sierra Leone, andcontracted the diseaseafter treating patients atthe Order’s medicalcentre.

A specially-equippedmilitary aero-plane tookoff from Sierra Leone’scapital Freetown

Sunday afternoon, andarrived at the Torrejónde Ardoz air base at3.15am Mondaymorning, entering thehospital half an hourlater.

All of the crew, healthworkers and the flightdeck were protected byspecial quarantine suitsand impermeablesheeting which isdesigned to preventspread of infection.

This is the secondtime in less than twomonths Spanishgovernment hasbrought citizensinfected with Ebolahome.

On August 7, thepriest Miguel Pajaresarrived in the samehospital.

2nd SpanishEbola patient

in MadridSPANISH PM MarianoRajoy has openlyexpressed his happinessthat Scotland did notvote for independence inthe recent referendum,at a Cabinet meeting.

Thepresident didnot hide hisopinion inhis speech

to the Cabinet, saying: “Iam happy that Scotlandwill remain with us in theEuropean Union. We allneed each other.” Headded: “Scotland willcontinue to contribute tothe consistency of the

United Kingdom, asCitizens of Europe,

let uscongratulate

them on staying with ourlarge political union.”

Paralleling thesituation in Catalonia,Rajoy commented:“They have chosenbetween segregationand integration,between isolation andinclusion, stability andthe uncertain, securityand a certain risk.

“They have chosen theoption most favourablefor everyone, for them,for the rest of Britainand for the whole ofEurope.”

The president insistedthat the Scots hadavoided “big conse-quences economically,socially, institutionallyand politically,” endinghis speech with “Goodnews for everyone.”

Rajoy happy withScotland’s no vote

WELL DONESCOTLAND:Spanish PM

Mariano Rajoy.

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THE No Means No campaign waslaunched by the Euro Weekly News(EWN) on August 21; a month later andwe continue to stand and support equalityfor women in Spain and across the globe.

The campaign has been welcomedlocally, and supporters are continuing tosend their photographs in with theirendorsements.

In an exciting turn, men have alsobegun to show support. We have receivedcontact from Magaluf, and as far afield asthe USA. The news of the campaign istrickling out through our coverage in all sixEuro Weekly News editions as well as viaour social media, Facebook, Twitter andnow with new coverage on Instagram.Show your support and send your photomessages to us via Instagram@euro_weekly_news or tweet us yourphotos @euroweeklynews. All the supportwe receive will be shared amongst thewider Euro Weekly News social media andpublications.

EWN were pleased to be invited to theMijas International TV studios bypresenter and producer Karen McMahon,who had heard of the campaign andwanted to be involved by showing hersupport. Karen was intrigued to learn howthe No Means No campaign came about;the controversial speeches made by twoelected officials were of great interest aswas the support the campaign hasreceived. On the day of EWN visiting thestudios, news was breaking of significantleads concerning the double murder oftwo British tourists in Thailand. With theupdates trickling out of Thailand and theworld waiting for answers, the most seniorpolice officer in charge of theinvestigation made a speech on livetelevision. General Prayuth Chan O-Cha, in an extraordinary statement,is reported to have said: “Onlyugly tourists were safe whenwearing bikinis.”

The general’s comments appearedto suggest that his feelings were thatmurdered Hannah was to blame forher own slaying for ‘exposing herselfto the brutal attack’.

On live TV, the general said: “Thereare always problems with tourist

safety. “They think our country is beautifuland safe so they can do whatever theywant. They can wear bikinis and walkeverywhere. Can they be safe in bikinis?…unless they are not beautiful.”

He continued by saying: “British touristsshould not have put themselves in dangerby being out in the early hours.” Hisremarks have caused politicians as well asrape victim supporters to condemn hiscomments as ‘hugely insensitive’.

Why? Because they dressed for theweather? Because they were out whilst onholiday enjoying themselves? Becausethey may have attended bars, clubs, aparty in the late hours and then into theearly hours on the beach area? The verythings the young, middle-aged and olderpeople do whilst on holiday, going out andenjoying themselves, dressing for theirholiday, relaxing on their holiday?According to General Chan O-Cha suchactions may have brought about theirdeaths. Would Hannah or David havewelcomed any confrontation, violence andultimate death? EWN very much doubts

that. NO! Did they

get dressed and go out forthe evening and think, I’dbetter not wear this or that asI may be assaulted, I may bebeaten, I may be killed? EWNvery much doubts that. NO!Does it matter what we wearor what time we are out to,enjoying ourselves? Would theyhave let another, or a group,

take advantage, hurt, beat, sexuallyassault, rape or kill them? EWN very muchdoubts that. NO! Would they have beenlikely to put up a struggle to preventattack, a beating, sexual assault, rape anddeath? EWN would highly think so. YES!

So General Chan O-Cha, does it matterthe time of the day or night, what wewear to go out in or what we drink? Ashuman beings are we not all equal anddoes No Not Mean No?

The words spoken by this senior policeofficer involved in the murder investigationare in EWN’s opinion outrageous. Hearingthe underlying inference of how ‘they mayhave brought it on themselves,’ albeitthose exact words were not used,certainly appears to be General Chan O-Cha’s mindset. No matter what theoccasion or the situation, No Means No.

Responding to a letter printed lastweek, Natali Trujillo has written to expressher support: “In response to DavidCummings’s email: I don’t believe you canput the world’s problems of not honouringand respecting women down to the Bible’steachings and doctrines. Picking out Bible

scriptures and using

them out of context, withoutunderstanding the culture the peoplewere living in, doesn’t give you a fullmeaning of what they are trying to say.Nowhere in the verses you pointed out didit mention anything about allowing men tobadly treat women, rather, it talks aboutstructure and respect. If men, in the past,or even at present, have taken scriptureout of context and made them to pleasetheir own desires, it cannot be blamed onthe Bible or Christianity, but it can only beput down to men’s machismo. In thetimes of Jesus, there was a socialdifference between men and women.Women where even looked down on yes.But is this down to the Bible (believingthat it is the Word of God and not of man)or down to man changing teachings fortheir own purposes? Check Galatians3:28.

“Along came a man, for many, not justany man but the One the Bible calls theSon of God, Jesus Christ. He was arevolutionary; He did things differentlyand out of the box. In a society where itwas seen wrong to do certain things,Jesus, being a rabbi, spoke to prostitutes,spoke with women that weren’t Jews, Heate with women and had same levelconversations with both men and women.Jesus broke with the structures that menhad established, and through this He waslooked down on by the Pharisees, thereligious leaders of the time.

“Can you really say that God does notlove women? Jesus Christ, Son of God,God Himself, brought back equality

between men and women. He died onthe cross both for men and womenfor their redemption of sin (as the

Bible teaches). I have not yetcome to know any greater lovethan this.” Natali Trujillo(location not known) Rec:September 19, 2014

MIJAS TV LADIES: Karen, Beatrice, Amanda, Patricia, Laura, Carmen and Monica.

HOLIDAYING: Eileen, Lisa andPaula in Benalmadena Pueblo.Right: Something About Mary’s Bar,Mary, from Fuengirola Port.

INTERVIEW: (From left) Karen McMahon of Mijas International TV with Dean Harrison and Anna Tildesley of EWN.

NO MEANS NO gets noticed

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A FREE seminar for people suffering fromfertility problems is being held on Tuesday(September 30).

It is offered by IBILAB, the leadingfertility clinic in The Balearics, in English atthe Country Club Santa Ponsa between 7-8pm. To register call: 971 606 983, email:[email protected] or go to the website:www.ibi-es.com.

Currently it is estimated thatapproximately 10-15 per cent of couples inindustrialised countries worldwide sufferfrom fertility problems.

However, there is growing medicalevidence which indicates that lifestylefactors such as nutrition, sport andexercise, weight management, smoking,alcohol, drug consumption, caffeine and

stress combined with the decision to delaystarting a family, can all impact male andfemale fertility.

Today, better education and improvedwork prospects for women mean thatincreasingly women are choosing to delaythe time when they start a family.

Fertility Preservation techniques are nowbeing used by healthy young women topreserve their fertility in optimumconditions so that they can choose when tohave a baby. Social Freezing is increasingamong single women and/or professionalwomen that want to have the opportunityto have their own child regardless ofwhether they have a partner.

Head of IBILAB’s InternationalDepartment, Dr. Margarita Torres said:

“Increasingly Englishspeaking patients arecoming to us for adviceabout lifestyle and fertility.So many young women areputting off starting a familywithout realising exactlywhat is at stake. We offer apresentation to help peopleunderstand the issues.”

Free seminar onfertility issues

THE Hotel Aquabeach, Palmanova is taking partin the world’s biggest coffee morning tomorrow(Friday).

Starting at 11am there will be coffee and cakesfor a €5 donation with proceeds going to theMacmillan cancer charity.

Time for coffee

Outstanding debtTORREMOLINOS Council has asked theJunta de Andalucia to pay off anoutstanding debt of €583,655 whichcorresponds to training courses taught inthe town. The debt was the only item onthe agenda of a recent plenary meeting.

Bicycle dayALHAURIN DE LA TORRE is to celebrate itsfirst bicycle day on Sunday. The event,organised by club MTB Jarapalos, kicks offat 12.30pm with an 8km ride from Plaza deEspaña. Registration at XRC Bike.

Annual romeriaALHAURIN EL GRANDE is to hold its annualromeria in honour of Cristo de las Agoniason October 5. The event, one of the oldestand most popular festivities celebrated inthe town, was presented by councilauthorities in Las Cuevas del Convento.

Easier creditMARBELLA Council and Unicaja signed anagreement which will make it easier fornew entrepreneurs to have access tocredit. As many as 1,000 entrepreneurscould benefit from the decision every year.

New workshopsBENALMADENA Mayor Paloma GarciaGalvez presided over the officialpresentation of the 2014-2015 workshopsorganised by the Arroyo de la Miel-Benalmadena Womens’ Association andthe council.

Tourism promotionTHIS has been an intense week of nationaland international tourism promotion forAlmeria including appearances at theSeatrade Med fair in Barcelona and Seville’sFrench market day.

Learning businessOHANES youths are being offered abusiness course in the town. Nineteenyoung people have signed up. The courseis aimed at youths aged 18 to 35 years.

Limonium minusLIMONIUM MINUS has been named asplant of the month by the botanicalgardens in the Sierra de Maria Los Veleznatural park. The perennial plant is anendangered species.

Family benefitsA TOTAL of 1,371 families and 3,023children in Almeria have benefited over thepast year from the family financial aid

programme organised by the ministry ofgender, health and social policy.

Worker demonstrationCASUAL workers from Vita Alcazaba delMar hotel in El Toyo have demonstratedoutside sister hotel Gran Hotel Almeria fornon-payment of wages for August, andSeptember.

Education cutsFIFTY students gathered in Orihuela’sGlorieta Gabriel Miro square to participatein the protest against cuts in education aspart of the action called by the wholecountry.

Social spendingMURCIA has reduced its spending on socialservices by €41.1 per person per yearbetween 2011 and 2013.

Beach patrolsGUARDAMAR reported that since July 160services were carried out by Local Policeand Guardia Civil on the town’s beaches.

There were 130 complaints processed forrule violations.

Loo lock upA POLICE officer was reprimanded forlocking up the Public Library whilst twogirls, aged 11, were still inside in the toilets.They were let out 20 minutes later.

Works planTORREVIEJA has had a grant approved of€425,951 for improvement works inAvenida Gregoria Marañon and for thereplacement of street lighting in theAcequion district.

Gentle hintAN Elda circus audience was asked to textthe town hall, requesting water for the site.Roustabouts refused permission to use anearby fire hydrant had to bring water inbuckets for the animals.

Leak soughtTEULADA’s mayor intends to sue a SantaPola resident who lodged official complaints

against him arising from confidentialcouncil documents. The town hall is nowinvestigating how the hacking occurred.

Canal bidONLY one company put in a bid to developJavea’s Fontana canal. The €5 millionproject along the 800-metre canal includes300 moorings, two pedestrian bridges,shops and offices.

Phone gripesCONSUMER complaints in Gandia betweenJanuary and September rose by 9 per centon last year. Most grumbles received by theOMIC consumer protection office centredon telecommunications’ firms.

High hopesALTEA Town Hall is joining the SIVACscheme to sell indebted developments toinvestors and mutual funds. Cash raisedwill improve developers’ finances andreactivate the sector, said mayor MiguelOrtiz.

Young talentALMUÑECAR table tennis champion LuciaLopez was crowned champion of the MostPromising Table Tennis CompetitorsTournament for the second year in a row.The 10-year-old did not lose a single game.Only one of her opponents came close toher skill level.

Happy anniversaryVELEZ CF celebrated its 92nd anniversaryon Sunday with a victory over Ronda 3-1 atVivar Tellez stadium. The winning goalswere scored by Loren (15’ and 62’) andJuanjo (49’). The visitors had tied the gameon the 38th minute.

Small fireA SMALL fire broke out at the old almondfactory in Motril on Friday. The cause of thefire is unknown. Firefighters managed toextinguish the blaze shortly before 10pm.

Helping familiesRINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council is todistribute free school supplies to needyfamilies, including pencils, scissors, rulers,notebooks, markers, rubbers and crayons.The project is being jointly organised bypublic and private companies and willbenefit 11,381 children.

Charitable gameTHE Pabellon Colegio Novaschool Añoretain Rincon de la Victoria is hosting acharitable basketball game on Saturday at7pm. The proceeds will go to a foundationfor cancer patients (FMAEC) and toVolunteers of Paediatric Oncology (AVOI).

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ACCORDING to data provided by Huercal Overa Town Hall, more than 2,400 visitorsattended the British Spanish integration day in Huercal Overa at the weekend.

Attendees enjoyed a mix of dancing, music and the traditional cuisine from bothnationalities in a day that brought the entire town together in a spirit of unity. Thecouncil took over the cost of buying the ingredients for the food and the profits wentto local associations for issuing to local causes.

The welcome ceremony was attended by Mayor Domingo Fernandez, as well asrepresentatives from the Huercal Overa Council and the British Honorary Consul forAlmeria, Alejandria Guerrero Salvador. The mayor said: “This is a day of celebration forthe citizens of both nationalities to get to know each other better. More than 1,200British citizens live in Huercal Overa. Today they have taught us their traditions andcustoms and have learned ours in return.”

Integrationday a success

CELEBRATING: More than 2,400 visitors attended the British Spanish integration day.

Oil arrestTHE arrest of oil and telecoms billionaire Vladimir

Yevtushenkov on money laundering charges endan-gers Russia’s economic prospects, says developmentminister Alexei Ulyukayev. The minister called for‘clarification’ on the situation to reassure investors.

Death supportA NEW poll has found 63 per cent of Russians still

support the death penalty for some serious crimes.Capital punishment remains on the statute books,but has been under moratorium since 1999.

Intangible bribesAN MP is seeking to extend the definition of bribery

to include non-monetary bribes, such as promotion,sex or hospitality. Oleg Mikheyev says “intangiblebribes” should be punished with fines.

White RussianA NATIONALIST MP has suggested painting the

walls of the Kremlin white, to “symbolize the priorityof morals in the everyday lives of our citizens andrulers.” Mikhail Degtyaryov has previously called forthe restoration of Russia’s 19th century flag.

Cancer referralsTHE number of women referred by British GPs for

genetic breast cancer tests has doubled since AngelinaJolie announced her preventative double mastectomy.An expert said her actions may have “encouraged thosewho had not previously engaged with health services.”

€1m winnersKIRKLEES Council in West Yorkshire has won a €1

million prize in global competition PhilanthropiesChallenge set up by former New York mayorMichael Bloomberg. Entrants proposed excitingnew ideas to improve urban life.

Bombs foundMUNITIONS from World War 1 and 2, found

in a raid on a St Albans home, have beensafely detonated by bomb disposal experts.A man has been arrested on suspicion ofstealing items including grenades andmortar shells from protected sites.

Horses savedFIFTY horses have been saved

from being put down thanks to HillsideAnimal Sanctuary in Norwich. The horses were foundabandoned in Wales, where local volunteers

persuaded the council to care for the animals until anew home could be found.

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Less stressAN ‘anti-stress’ act

could see workersprotected from having toanswer work emails andcalls in their free time.Investigating theproposals, labour minister,Andrea Nahles, haslaunched a study of theeffects and costs of work-related stress.

Green lightTHE UberPop ‘ride-

sharing’ service, whichadvertises as an alternativeto traditional taxis, hasbeen allowed to continueoperating in Germanyfollowing a temporary ban.The company has causedanger as its drivers don’thave professional transportlicences.

WipeoutTHE liberal party

FDP lost all of itsseats in stateelections inBrandenburg andThuringia, followinga similar resultrecently in Saxony.

Experts warn that theparty, which has beenrepresented in governmentlonger than any other inGermany, faces electoralwipeout.

No sleeperRAIL company Deutsche

Bahn has announced it willscrap a number ofovernight train services,including the sleeper fromParis to Berlin, Hamburgand Munich. The companycites falling revenue,blamed on low cost airtravel.

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Fatal shooting DENMARK - A fatal

shooting inside aCopenhagen bailiff’s courtwas the result of a familydispute, Danish police havesaid.

Rat trapSWEDEN - Children at a

kindergarten in Malmowere forced to stay athome due to an invasion ofrats at their school. Eightyfamilies were affected aspest controllers set traps tocatch the rodents.

SexsomniaSWEDEN - An appeal

court in Sundsvall acquitteda man of rape because ofhis ‘sexsomnia,’ acceptingthat he was asleep and didnot intend to have sex.The condition has yet to bewidely researched orrecognised.

New M & S FINLAND - Marks and

Spencer is set to open 15new stores in Finland andNorway. Helsinki will seethe opening of thecompany’s firstScandinavian shop, sellingclothing and food, inOctober.

Women win SWEDEN - The Swedish

women’s football teamqualified for the 2015 WorldCup in Canada in somestyle, winning all 10 of theirqualifying matches. Norwayalso comfortably qualified,taking all three points fromnine games.

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SAVED: Fiftyhorses were

foundabandoned

in Wales.

THE KREMLIN:It has beensuggested itswalls bepaintedwhite.

WORK CALLS: No free time.


Future designSCIENTISTS at theUniversity of BalearicIslands (UIB) say theyhave discovered a keymolecular mechanismto enable future designof inhibitors of neuro-degenerative diseasesassociated with dia-betes mellitus type II.

Four schoolsINCA Town Hall hascarried out 150improvements in fourschools of the townsince last January aspart of commitments toeducation and school-ing.

Payments upNEARLY 200 foreignersstarted making socialsecurity payments onthe Balearic Islands inthe first eight monthsof the year, an increaseof 0.22 per cent.

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€174,000 agreedSA POBLA has allocated €174,000 more for this year’smaintenance to upgrade and maintain streets, parks,sports facilities and schools.

“This action is a continuation of the policy of thegovernment team to preserve public common spaces,since they had suffered degradation for years andcomplaints from neighbours have been constant,”explained Mayor Biel Serra. Top of the agenda forimprovements works are the town’s schools with 350per cent more than originally budgeted being allocatedbecause of the needs of the schools and requests made.

THE population growthalong the coast ofLlucmajor means thegovernment has had totake initiatives in healthcare to meet thedemand.

The Minister of Healthof the BalearicGovernment, MartíSansaloni andLlucmajor’s Mayor, JoanJaume, have nowsigned a cooperationagreement to expandthe facilities of the

Trencadors HealthCentre with the aim to“provide more qualitycare for users.”

Expansion plansinclude extending intothe adjoining building tooffer two newconsultation rooms andthree offices for healthand administrative staff.

The Health Servicewill allocate €20,000 tocover the cost ofrelocation andexpansion.SPAIN’S Defence Minister Pedro Morenés

has announced that Spain will deploy anti-air missiles in Turkey.

The promise comes after a meeting ofNato in Wales in September, which focusedon the escalating crises in the Ukraine andSyria. Spain’s commitment to Turkey is todiscourage potential land invasions by ISILfrom Syria or Iraq. A battery of six missilelaunchers and 130 Spanish militarypersonnel will be deployed in the country.

Spain’s contribution is set to relieveDutch troops in the area, whose tour is tocome to an end by February 2015. Themove comes with a reiteration by DefenceMinister Morenés of Spain’s commitment to

fighting international terrorism. Theminister described how Spain is currentlyinvolved in plans led by the US to combatthe Islamic State movement which iswreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria.

He said: “Right from the start, Spain hasparticipated in the international coalitionagainst the terrorism of Islamic State, as ithas always participated in the internationalcommunity against this scourge thatdirectly threats our country and its citizens.”

Morenés went on to say Spain would notbe involved in any bombing operations orground attacks in Iraq, but will offerSpanish military bases, transport, andmilitary intelligence to Iraq.

Missiles aid TurkeyMILITARY HELP: Missile launchers and Spanish military personnel will be deployed.

Healthy expansionplans for Llucmajor

Beggars thatmake townlook rundownI HAVE been in Torre del Marsince February. In that timethere have always been 12 ormore beggars about, mostlyalong a small section of the N-340 main road, while others areoutside supermarkets.

Most are long-stay, somecome and go. Of the long-stay,the majority seem to be fairlyyoung and Spanish and they areout six or seven days a week, soobviously they are not lookingfor work.

Many are quite well-dressedand some have the inevitabledog with them. One with a fold-up chair that he brings with himsettles down with a book andwaits for the money to roll in.

A man in a wheelchair hasappeared recently but at timeshe moves his legs about (cramp,I suppose) and no cripple canmove like that.

I have seen a few deservingcases looking as though theyhave slept rough, but they arethere for a few days and go. Therest just seem to be deadbeatswho don’t want to work. Can’tthe police do something aboutthem, as these beggars makethe town look rundown?

Michael Hill, Torre del Mar(Malaga)

Highway codeRECENTLY I read in the EuroWeekly News that the Manualde normas de Trafico 3 wasavailable at all bookshops for€12.

Bookshops in Garrucha knewnothing of it and sent me todriving schools, who said such abook at such a price does notexist!

There are driving manuals forlearners but apparently nosingle publication whichcomprehensively covers all therules of the road.

Unfortunately I cannotremember who wrote theoriginal article so can anybodytell me if this book actuallyexists and how I might obtain acopy?

Barbara Leach, Garrucha(Almeria)

Editor’s note: Spain’shighway code, CODIGO DETRÁFICO Y SEGURIDADVIAL, priced €35 can bebought directly from theBoletin Oficial de Españawebsite www.boe.es underthe heading Codigos on theopening page. Or it can bedownloaded free of charge.

Nurses neededHAVING just read your article inthe current Euro Weekly News Iam contacting you regarding theNurses’ Union calls for schoolnurses.

I, too, have a Type Onediabetic child in school in SanFulgencio and it would not bepossible for her to attend schoolif I did not test her blood myselfmid-morning and then return atlunch time to inject her withinsulin.

I am also on call throughoutthe day whilst at work to dealwith any additional require-ments. I feel the whole processhas been made very difficult and

it has been suggested by thehead teacher that she attend a‘special school’ in Alicante thatcan deal with her needsaccordingly. A nurse in theschool would make a hugedifference to both our lives.

Samantha O’Connor, SanFulgencio (Alicante)

Rights or wrongsI DO not agree with the commentsof Antonie Holtzhausen. I thinkthe actions of the parents werefoolhardy, ill thought-out andposed a risk to Ashya.

The consultant atSouthampton Hospital hadoffered the family a secondopinion and access to treatmentabroad.

The boy’s scans and notescould have been emailed toPrague and an opinion soughtas to the suitability of protontreatment while Ashya wascared for in hospital.

Instead his father chose totake the family on a long trek tosell his Spanish apartment toraise funds. In the currentclimate this could have takenmonths.

What could have happened toAshya and the other children inthe meantime? This sale couldhave been arranged from theUK, or the father could havegone to Spain on his own.

It all went horribly wrong andthe UK police had no choice butto take the action they did.

No doubt there will beinterviews on morning TV,articles and books etc. I hopethe proceeds are given tochildren’s cancer charities.

The most important thing is

that Ashya gets the correcttreatment, but in my opinionthere were better ways ofachieving this.

Marion Woods, Mazarron(Murcia)

Lock it awayI WAS interested in a EuroWeekly News article describingthe intention to introduceparking charges and fines toTorre Del Mar and Velez-Malaga.

It seems to me that thesemeasures will restrict tourismrather than encourage it, butwill presumably provide aready revenue stream.

Will tourists favourdestinations without parkingcharges and will this affect cafesand shop keepers, for instance?

Far better in my view forcouncils to make money byproviding an improved beachexperience.

I had the notion of ‘beachlockers’ and looking on Googlefound that Bournemouth hasbeen offering beach lockers inthe UK since 2006.

These provide space forvisitors to store valuables whilstthey enjoy the beach for £3 perday. A small price to pay to keepyour smart phone and walletsafe!

I calculate that thesewould provide roughly €1 millionper year, if introduced in theCostal del Sol alone.

Neil Smith, Cutar (Malaga)

Health proposalWITH large urbanisations nearPunta Prima and the Torreviejahospital and an agingpopulation, a second healthcentre will soon be needed.

At the back of the hospitalthere is another car park that isunderused. Would this not bethe ideal place for anothercentre as the Health departmentmust already own the land?

Savings could be made usingmodern materials such asplastic-faced polystyrene panelsin place of wood, which wouldbe more hygienic.

The downside would be thesalaries of doctors, nurses andstaff.

William A.H. Sly, OrihuelaCosta (Alicante)

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ALTHOUGH Spain wasseverely affected by the2008 crash and its real-estate market took aserious blow, the countryappears to be gettingback on its feet.

According to data fromthe Royal Institute ofChartered Accountants(RICS), foreign propertyinvestors are showingrenewed interest in thecountry that has long beenthe preferred retirementand holiday destination ofhundreds of thousands ofGermans, Britons andFrench and Dutchnationals.

There is now evidence ofan improvement in thereal-estate markets of an

ever-growing number ofEuropean countries, saidRICS’s chief economistSimon Rubinsohn. “Ourlatest test results also showevidence of an upswing inoccupier demand which is

ultimately key to asustainable recovery acrossthe continent. The resultsfor Spain, Portugal andIreland are particularlyencouraging and broadlyconsistent with the

strengthening macronewsflow these countrieshave delivered in recentquarters,” said Rubinsohn.

No other crisis-affectedcountry in Europe iswitnessing such a fast-

growing increase inproperty demand thanSpain, according to RICS.In fact, for the first time inseveral years there hasbeen a slight drop inunemployment and a bigjump in the constructionof residential properties.

This changing trend canbe partly attributed to theunder-performance of theChinese market in the lastfew years.

Chinese investors areturning their eyes toalternative invest-menttargets and Spain fits thebill because of its strong

opportunities for growth.Furthermore, figures

from last year show thereal-estate marketcontributed approxi-mately 10 per cent of thecountry’s gross domesticproduct, which in turnhas had a significanteffect on Spain’s well-being.

Spain well on the way to recovery FAST-GROWING: Theincrease in propertydemand in Spain.

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PROPERTY sales in Spainincreased by 10.7 per centin July.

Provisional datareleased by the NationalStatistics Institute showthat compared to last yearthe number of propertysales rose by 10.7 percent in July, totalling

28,583 transactions.This rise puts an end to

10 consecutive months ofyear-on-year declines andis actually the fifthconsecutive increase afterthose registered betweenMarch and June.

On the other hand, thisgrowth can be traced back

to the 24.7 per centincrease in the purchaseof second-handproperties, which totalled18,082 transactions.

According to EuropaPress, 90 per cent ofproperty purchases werefor private homes.

In fact, sales of privatehousing increased by 9.2per cent compared to2013, finally totalling25,720 transactions. Incontrast, transactions onsocial housing rose by25.8 per cent compared toJuly 2013 and reached2,863 operations.

In July, the largestnumbers of property salesper 100,000 people were

recorded in Valencia(107), the Canary Islands(92) and La Rioja (91).

Andalucia continued tobe at the forefront ofproperty sales in July with5,954 transactions,followed by Valencia(4,231) and Catalonia(4,230).

In relative terms, theregions with the largestincrease in property salescompared to 2013 wereAsturias (+47.1 per cent),Extremadura (+43.9 percent) and Galicia (+24.2per cent), whilst the mostsubstantial decreaseswere recorded in La Rioja(-12.1 per cent) andMurcia (-11.8 per cent).

HOUSE prices fell in thesecond quarter of 2014.

Statistics released by the

Ministry of Developmentshow that home valuesdropped by 2.9 per cent

between April and July andcurrently stand at €1,459.3per square metre.

This is the lowestreduction registered in thelast six years.

Data show that theaverage value per squaremetre is a mere 10 centscheaper now than duringthe first quarter of 2014,when it stood at €1,459.4.

Therefore, and accor-

ding to the Ministry ofDevelopment, the price ofprivate properties accumu-lated an adjustment of 30.6per cent since pricespeaked at the beginning of2008, when the crisis hadjust broken out.

The average squaremetre price of newproperties stood at€1,523.5, which representsa variation of -2.8 per cent

compared to 2013. Incontrast, second-handproperties saw a 2.9 percent decline whichdecreased square metreprices to €1,436.7.

Compared to last year,the sharpest declineswere registered inExtremadura (-6.7 percent), Navarra (-6.2 percent), Castilla y Leon (-6.0per cent), Cantabria (-5.8

per cent), Murcia (-5.8 percent) and Castilla LaMancha (-5.4 per cent),whilst the most sub-stantial increases and theslightest decreases werewitnessed in the BalearicIslands (+3.6 per cent),Madrid (-0.9 per cent),Ceuta and Melilla (-1.8per cent), the CanaryIslands (-1.8 per cent) andValencia (-1.9 per cent).


Governmentdata show thathouse pricescontinue to fall

Property sales up in July

HOUSE VALUES: The average value per sqm only 10c cheaper now than 2014.

ORANGE has offered €3.4billion for Spain’s Jazztel.

The CNMV, Spain’s stockmarket regulator,suspended trading inJazztel shares when theirvalue shot up by 12 percent, hours before thedeal was announced.

It intends to investigatepossible insider trading,the supervisor announcedlater. Acquiring Jazztelwould give Orangeapproximately 1.5 millionbroadband subscribersand follows Vodafone’stakeover of Spanish cableprovider ONO last July.

“With the economyrecovering, this is themoment to reinforce ourpresence,” said OrangeCEO Stephane Richard.

At the receiving end of

the €13 per share offerare Jazztel’s shareholdersand its chairman,Leopoldo FernandezPujals, a Spanish-Cubanwho is now a US citizenand owns a 14.48 percent stake in thecompany.

Pujals foundedTelepizza in 1988 basedon just one Madrid outletand capital equivalent to€372,000.

By 1999 he was able tosell out for €360.6 millionand buy into Jazztel, thenon the brink of insolvency,using €60 million of theTelepizza sale.

If the current trans-action goes through, hewill now receive 14.48 percent of the €3.4 billionthat Orange is offering.

DIMAS GIMENO ALVAREZ wasnamed El Corte Ingles presidentfollowing the death of his uncle,Isidoro Alvarez.

This is practically a familytradition, as Alvarez inherited thedepartment stores from his ownuncle, Ramon Areces. El CorteIngles is one of Spain’s strongestbrands and for the first time since2007 the chain’s profits increased

last year, rising 6.2 per cent to€14.3 billion although turnover fellby 1.8 per cent. Economic analystssuggested that Gimeno will need tolook for foreign growth.

“The stores need to reinvent theirbusiness model, expand theirdistribution changes,” Madrid-based Ricardo Wehrhahn toldBloomberg. “They need to lookabroad to grow in Latin America.”

Changeover follows tradition

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DEFAULT by families andbusinesses on July’s credit cardpayments and loans dropped by30.5 per cent year-on-year to

€278 million. Arrears have nowfallen for 25 consecutive months.

Wellbalanced

MADRID City Hall’s €1.3billion surplus last yearoutstripped all Spanishmunicipalities. Barcelonaand Valencia were thenext-best moneymanagers with res-pective surpluses of€290 million and €119million.

Bitter fruitPEACHES, nectarinesand potatoes affected byRussia’s veto areretailing at up to10 timesmore than the pricesthey receive, complainedgrowers in a call fortighter anti-speculationcontrols.

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Orange bidfor Jazztel

SPAIN’S football clubs allegedly owemore tax than they admit.

Instead of the €482 million that theLiga Profesional de Futbol (LPF)acknowledged at the end of lastseason, clubs owed €564 million,maintained Spain’s tax collectingauthority.

Neither did they cut their tax debt by€165 million as the LPF claimed,

Hacienda continued. Last season’s truefigure stands at just €99 million andrepresents a 15 per cent reductioninstead of the claimed 25 per cent,Hacienda argued.

Possibly hoping to underline theclubs’ subsequent efforts, the LPF gaveinexact figures for the precedingseason, the tax authority continued.

Determined to obtain its dues,

Hacienda is scrutinising andimpounding any relevant sums ofmoney that the clubs obtain viagate-money, television rights andadvertising deals.

Reductions in the clubs’ debtscorresponds to Hacienda vigilance,administration sources claimed,not self-control on their part orthat of the LPF.

The taxman lurks in the stands

FOOTBALL CLUBS:Owe more tax.

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IT’S no news flash thatthe Spanish spoil theirkids and a new surveyhas just confirmed it.

According to research,which looked at theaverage amount ofpocket money childrenreceive across Europe,it’s been revealed thatkids in Spain are not leftshort. Spanish kids arethe third-best paidyoungsters in the EU(after Italy and France),with those aged betweenfive to 15 receiving €5 to€10 a week.

Almost 50 per cent ofparents in this countrysaid that they don’t givetheir kids any pocket

money atall and that if theirchild needs something,then they simply discussthe purchase and buy itfor their child ifnecessary. Therefore,almost half of youngSpanish children don’thandle money.

The other 50 per centof parents, however, whodo give money to theirchildren, said that theirmain reason for doing sois to ensure their kidslearn to respect andvalue money. Almost 85per cent of those parentsstudied also admittedthat since giving pocketmoney to their children

they havenoticed that theirkids have quickly learnedhow to be responsiblewith money, through theprocess of trial and error.

Many children whoregularly receive pocket

money are also noted tosave a significant portionof their allowance, which

is great practice andhabit building for thefuture.

In general, if parentscan afford it, giving kidsregular pocket money isa great way to developtheir independence andgoal setting. For exampleif a child wants a newvideo game console,then they can learn howto save to buy it. A childwill see that it takes timeto build up savings andwill hopefully develop asense of responsibilityregarding the concept ofmoney.

It’s a good idea toprovide two jars forchildren when you givethem pocket money: onefor spending and one forsaving. This way theycan choose how theydistribute their pocketmoney between the jars.

This also gives you achance to teach yourkids about money and itsuse.

Spanish children in the money!FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGALEWN 25 September - 1 October 2014 / Mallorca www.euroweeklynews.com46

Q. It was with great concern that Iread a reader’s letter from a woman inCarboneras, published in your August28 edition. She apparently had to paya large medical bill despite having allthe documentation to entitle her to

use the Spanish health system. Being a pensioner and not in good health,I am worried about my ownposition. Could you look into thisfurther?

R.N.D. (Costa Blanca)

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola [email protected], or call 952 667 090.

You and theLaw in SpainBy David Searl

Worried over medical bills?

A. If you are a UK pensioner,receiving the state old age pension,you have the right to NHS medicaltreatment in the UK. If you become anofficial resident of Spain, with theCertificate of Residency, you have theright to transfer your medical treatmentto the Spanish healthcare system. Youapply to the Spanish Social Securityoffice in your autonomous region, suchas Valencia or Andalucia. They will thenissue you the Spanish Social Securitycard which entitles you to treatmentand they will assign you to a localfamily doctor. Each of the regionsadministrates health care in its territorybut your card is valid in all of Spain.

The process is not automatic. You mustapply for it.

First stepsANA BOTIN recently closedSantander’s first deal sinceshe took over as president,acquiring the Canadian car-financing company Carfincofor C$298 million (€210m.)

Flying highTHE government will partlyprivatise Spain’s airports’authority Aena by selling a49 per cent stake in thenetwork of 48 Spanish and18 foreign airports. Itfinished 2013 with profits of€597 million and the aimnow is to compete in theinternational market.

Morocco returnAFTER three years’absence, Spanish boatsreturned to fishinggrounds off Morocco.Twenty-eight vessels fromAlgeciras, Barbate andConil were grantedlicences following theagreement between theEU and Morocco.

BUSINESS EXTRA

IT is inevitable that from time to timethere will be disagreements withcustomers. The customer is not alwaysright. Some do abuse the hypothesis thatthe customer is king.

However, most disagreementsbetween service provider and customerare due to avoidable misunderstandings.Customer conflict can be reduced to aminimum simply by explaining preciselywhat he is going to get for his financialoutlay. Honesty is the best policy. Nevergive a delivery time you cannot meet.The important thing is to explain,understand, get it in writing.

Often the fault lies with the customer.In an effort to keep prices down, theclient withholds information when askingfor a price. The client dislikes the billbeing added to but is happy to increasehis expectations of what is to be done.

An example of this was when my wife,who translates menus to Russian, was

asked the fee for an a la carte menutranslation. Such menus can be one pageor multiple pages. When asked for anattached copy the client failed torespond.

One wonders how the eatery’s ownerwould react had a client sat down,dismissed the offer of a menu and asked:“How much for a three-course meal?”

Never price over the phone orinternet. If the client is vague there is acatch. Far better to see beforehandprecisely what needs doing and the timeto complete.

Listen carefully to your customerswants. Understand and repeat them,reassure and take notes. Having put inwriting a synopsis of the work to becarried out, and if possible a pricebreakdown, sign and leave it. Whendoing so explain the costs or stages atwhich second thoughts or exit can bemet.

A no nonsense business approach fromthe outset will weed out time wasters. Itwill compensate by reassuring genuineenquirers that your business isprofessional in its approach.

It sounds tedious, but far more tediousis a disgruntled client who, apart fromlater challenging you, could likely destroyyour business with gossip.

Yes, size does matterMike Walsh

Mike Walsh was for 20 years RegionalAssessment Manager for the Guild ofMaster Craftsmen, Britain’s biggestquality assurance body for businesses.

www.michaelwalsh.es • 966 786 932

Talking shop

POCKET MONEY:Childrenlearn to beresponsible.

JanePlunkett

A look at finance for females

[email protected]

Loose change

LIFETIME supply of loveand happiness,” is whatLaszlo Miklosi would like.The owner of La Campana

restaurant in Quesada said this would bemore important to him than money oranything else materialistic as love andhappiness mean everything.

Benidorm’s Ray Europa owner Ray jokedhe would like a lifetime supply of unlimitedinternet and TV so he can install to all hiscustomers. The technology expert said:“Everyone lives by it now and people don’tcompromise on their TV and internet. Ifyou are in good health you don't needmuch else.”

The staying healthy theme struck

a chord with another of our clients. “Theone thing I would really want is goodhealth to last a long life. I would wish togrow old but healthily. I would also wish

for better business,moreprosperousand fulfillingsaid KarelWillemsensof Immo-Carlosin Arboleas,Almeria.

But JulieEason of WestarPools, Mijas,Malaga took a

different slant on what she would like alifetime supply of. “I would like acompletely unlimited supply of wine, anycolour and any type! That combined withgood weather would be perfect.”

And Geoff Jones of Computer Helplinealso was looking for something edible,although a couple of wishes also made thelist. “Thai curry: I’m not an extravagantperson. Or I’d like to go to Hong-Kong onelast time or I’d like to fly my light aircraftagain.”

“A What lifetime supplywould you like?

STREET TALK

What would you choose if you could have a lifetime supply of anything youwanted? Would you go for something to eat or drink, or something morecerebral? We went out to ask what some of our readers would choose if

LASZLO: Would like love and happiness.

RAY: Would like unlimited internetand TV supply.

KAREL: Good health for a long life.

JULIE: Unlimitedsupply of wine.

OPINION & COMMENT EWN 4925 September - 1 October 2014 / Mallorca

ELIGHTED with theoutcome of theScottish referen-dum saga.

Of course, if you removedthe natural English haters -those who, were they bornsouth of the border, would stillhate the citizens of Rome, andalso, despite his PR denials,southern despiser AndyMurray, plus the children, whowent to the polls with no moreincentive than the memory ofMel Gibson bellowing ‘freedom’as he expired in Braveheart -then I think you’d probably belooking at more of a 70/30 percent result in favour of theno’s.

Together again. Sounds likethe title to a song, and a verypleasant song at that. Thankthe Lord I won’t have to boothe Scottish team when itmakes the next World Cup,(unless you’re playing theEnglish of course!).

Still, consider those of theMuslim fraternity who considerthemselves above Britishauthority and live under Sharialaw, an utter disgrace. One ofthe biggest craw stickers to meis the four (plus one reserve)wives they are allowed underthis illegal UK organisation.

Apparently there are some20,000 of these ‘arrangements’now existing. To be honest, Ihave always found one wifemore than enough and frankly,to my mind, they can all get onwith it. But it doesn’t end theredoes it? Because British lawonly allows a single spouse,they can only claim familyallowance for one. So what dothey do? Simple, theyimpregnate the other threeand claim for them on thesocial as unmarried mothers.

It’s fraud, pure and simple.Multiply that little touch by

20,000 and it comes to some80,000 claimants plusoffspring, living off the Britishtaxpayer (I didn’t include thehusband in these figures,because I assume he goes outto work.) It’s all a Nationalfarce, but then, only one in anever increasing line of

disgusting unfair practicesthrust on to the beleagueredBritish public by incompetentgutless politicians intent onpresenting the UK to foreignerson a plate of gold - our gold!

After all that down time I’llfinish on a high note (hurrah).I found these in my favourite

news sheet last week. Here’s acouple of nonsense trivia factsto hopefully brighten your day.

Did you know that: All thechickens’ eggs produced in theworld would make an omelettethe size of Northern Ireland?

There are a billion dogs inthe world (most of them inSpain!). The least common pinnumber is 8068? (not anymore!). The Royal Navy blastsout Britney Spears ‘Oops I’vedone it again’ to scare offSomali pirates. And the mostdifficult tongue twister inEnglish is ‘Pad kid poured curdpulled cod.’ Oh, and as a finalgem, if you borrowed £400from Wonga at its standardrate for seven years, youwould owe more than Britain’snational debt!

Keep the faith.Love [email protected]

LEAPY LEESAYS ITOTHERS THINK IT

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Still together thankfully,sounds like a pleasant song

SCOTTISH REFERENDUM: Delighted with the outcome.


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OPINION & COMMENT EWN 5125 September - 1 October 2014 / MallorcaTRUST our advertisers WE DO!

HE nursery workerwho was signed offsick and subse-quently caught on

television starring in theopening ceremony of the recentCommonwealth Games inScotland reminded me of asurvey of bosses by a UKrecruitment company.

It revealed some of the worstexcuses given by employees fornot turning up to work: ‘I needtime to find myself’; ‘my garagedoor’s broken’; ‘I’m going tojail’; ‘my partner and I need topractise for the square-dancing

contest in town today.’ Or, mypersonal favourite: ‘myboyfriend’s handcuffed me tothe bed and lost the key.’

Or take a recent study of1,000 workers and 1,000bosses commissioned by amutual healthcare provider. ‘I’min A&E and got a clothes pegstuck on my tongue’, ‘I’ve got asore finger’ and ‘I’ve injuredmyself during sex’ are amongthose that made the list as did:‘My dog has had a fright and Idon’t want to leave him’ and‘my trousers split on the way towork.’

As regards trouser-splitting,this actually happened to acolleague as he got out of thecar in the company car park. R-r-r--i-i-p! Fortunately, fiveminutes in the gents with astapler repaired them wellenough to get him through theday, although he had to be

really careful sitting down...According to the healthcare

provider: ‘In a tough economy,managing sickness absencebecomes vital for businesses.But employers are clearlysuspicious about days taken offfor illness ... This is not helped

by the fact that for more than afifth of the sick days taken,workers admitted they couldhave actually made it into work.High levels of sickness absencecan have a huge negativeimpact on businesses - bothfrom a financial perspective and

on the effect it has on staff whobear the extra workload.”

Although many find thissubject amusing, it’s actually amajor cost to employers. Theworst offenders, reportedly, arethose in the public sector whotake significantly more days offeach year than those in theprivate sector - at massive costto the taxpayer. Quite simply, ifthey took the same averagenumber of days off sick asthose in the private sector, it’sestimated it would save around£2.5 billion (€3.18 billion) in theUK every year.

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

Nora JohnsonBreaking Views

WORST EXCUSE: For not turning up to work.

HEWING the fat at arestaurant table I surmisedthat the US will cease being apower of consequence by

2020.The European Union, the economy and

foreign policy of which is largely directedby Wall Street and Washington, will finditself isolated and in a permanent state of1980s era discord and austerity.

I withered under my friend’s scorn buthardly alone in my forecast. Fast-movingglobal politics is to me a fascinating game;watch this space.

The petrodollar is history; time isrunning out for the US now reeling undera $17 trillion debt. Added to by $2.38billion each day it is predicted to be at anunsustainable Weimar $26 trillion by 2020.

Ensnared by Wall Street / WashingtonDC policies, Western Europeans now findourselves in a 1914 hotbed of red lines,propaganda, aggression and economicwarfare. We despair of our political elite.We know our system has failed but are

clueless as to what can be done to recovergovernance from the failing self-servingelite.

The European Union has uncomfortablesimilarities with pre-Perestroika era of thecollapsing Soviet Union. It is fundamentallycontrolled by 27 unelected commissionersand two unelected Presidents; the rest istheatre for sheeple.

Komsomol Pravda, a popular tabloidread by Russians living in Spain: “The EUin the worst sense of the word is verymuch the new USSR.” Mikhail Gorbachev:“Why is the EU trying to recreate theUSSR?”

This last President of theUSSR introduced Perestroika(reform) so radical it broughtabout penury to hundredsof millions of Russiansand Eastern Europeans.Circumstance will bringsimilar change to the28 EU nations.

The Euroand

petrodollar, undermined by competingcurrencies and bank-free barter; lifesavings, national assets and economieswill be stripped by a failing economy

Will we be saved by our own PresidentPutin? On assuming

office in 2000 thepopular Russianpresident turnedoligarchs intofugitives,nationalised thebanks, exiled

the

West’s rapacious conglomerates, anddiverted Russian resources to Russia’sneeds. As a consequence the Russianeconomy bounced back. This is what liesbehind the current stand-off.

The EU is now a perestroika era USSR.So, who do we vote for? First must comethe realisation that sheep-like voting forrotating dictatorships keeps the corruptpolitical elite in place.

It is not politicians who need replacingbut the system of governance. An end topolitical parties; election by publicreferendum of constituency candidateswith a track record in service to thecommunity and experience, who, every12 months must explain their previousyear’s achievements. An end to conflict ofinterest; no public official, their families orconnections, to benefit from extra rewardduring or after office.

Such change will anyway be thrustupon us by BRICS and other trade blocswith which an isolated Europe cannothope to compete without painfulperestroika. Otherwise, the EuropeanUnion, cut off from its sinking Americanmother ship, will become a StalinistEurope.

Mike WalshMike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is aninternational journalist, authorand professional writer.

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GORBACHEV: Introduced Perestroika.


EDRO SANCHEZ, thePSOE’s new secretarygeneral said he will not

pact with populist Podemos. The party born of the 11-M

movement in 2011 andincubated by its leader PabloIglesias’s television programmewon five seats in the Europeanelections.

Podemos is likely to run offwith many council seats in themunicipal elections, so Sanchezis not helping himself or thePSOE by ruling out a votingalliance.

On the other hand, he couldbe doing everyone else afavour. Iglesias scarily promisesto default on Spain’s publicdebt or take over the EuropeanCentral Bank if he is ever inpower. It would win votes butensure that not a cent or apenny ever enters the countryagain.

Poetic justiceMIGUEL ARIAS CAÑETE, whoheaded the PP’s Europeanelections, received the Energyand Climate Actioncommission when EU goodieswere doled out recently.

Arias Cañete, it will beremembered, explained after

a television debate with thePSOE’s principal Europeancandidate Elena Valencianothat he went easy on her. Hedidn’t want to be accused ofchauvinism by displaying hisintellectual superiority, hesaid.

In his new role ascommissioner he will be

answerable to three women.A female would call it poeticjustice although Arias Cañete’sfeelings on the subject - ortheirs - have not beenrevealed.

Simple arithmeticTHE manner in which Spain’spresident Mariano Rajoy isgoing about voting reform hasnot endeared him toOpposition parties. They knowthat the PP’s huge majoritycan push anything it wantsthrough parliament, butsimple arithmetic should showthem that Rajoy isn’t so wrongabout local elections.

The control of town hallswould go to the most-votedparty with at least 40 per centof the vote and 5 per centmore than its closest rival. Aneck-and-neck result would goto a second-round vote.

Local politics are a hotbed ofunrest, intrigue and unholyalliances and this would coolthings down.

PIF the Constitutional Tribunal rulesthat the November 9 ballot onCatalan independence is illegal,Artur Mas could call early elections.

Cataluña’s regional presidentwould probably prefer not to dothis since CiU, the coalition partythat he leads, lost its overallmajority after early elections in2012.

Mas is in power thanks to theparliamentary support of ERC, aleftwing republican nationalistparty whose leader Oriol Junquerasis urging civil disobedience and aNovember 9 ballot come whatmay. Junqueras has now offeredto enter Mas’s government toensure the vote goes ahead butMas, offered a present he does notwant, is keeping his hands behindhis back.

Voters would ask themselveswhat they had voted for: demurecentre-right CiU - conservative witha lower-case ‘c’ - or bold bruiserERC, with whom they coincide onlyon the subject of nationalism.

Cassandra NashA weekly look

- and not entirely impartial reaction - to the Spanish political scene

No pact with Podemos Strangebedfellows

in Cataluña

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LIBRA(September 24 - October 23)Some legal matters need your attention.That's not really what you want at this timeof the year. A decision has to be made and itneeds a fine balance. Asking others may justconfuse matters, so only seek expert advice.

SCORPIO(October 24 - November 22)A last-minute invitation turns out to be justthe ticket in more ways than one. Aninvitation to join a holiday may be proffered.This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind.Your company is clearly well appreciated so whynot make that a point of pride?

SAGITTARIUS(November 23 - December 21)Someone you mistrust offers to add toyour celebrations. Why not call a truce?We both know that little long term will come outof it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better toshare one good moment with someone thannone at all.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 20)As you are very much in the limelight, itcomes as no great surprise thatadmiration comes your way. What maysurprise you, however, is the direction it comesfrom. Who would have thought that such asituation would arise? Strange things happensometimes.

AQUARIUS(January 21 - February 19)There is a wonderful enthusiasmabout you at the moment. Seeing thereaction of others to you, it occurs that youshould have taken this attitude before. Therefore,make a resolution to put more energy intoeverything that you do. The rewards are bothsocial and financial.

PISCES(February 20 - March 20)Something new which you started inrecent weeks becomes more than apassing interest. Although it may be surprising toyou, it is owing to a predictable situation. Inopening your mind, you also seem to haveopened your heart. Many people do that at thistime of the year and so you are not alone.

ARIES(March 21 - April 20)Being totally inspired this week, youcould be tempted to let enthusiasm runaway with you. It is a lovely feeling, likebeing a child again. Be sure to have fun, but dokeep as much money in your pocket as possible.

TAURUS(April 21 - May 21)There will be a certain amount ofdiscussion regarding holiday plans. Youknow what you want but how do youpersuade others? It's quite easy really.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)You are so sharp that there is adanger you will cut yourself! Seriously,

though, try not to appearpompous over a certain matter. Youmay be right and you may be clever,but smarty pants are rarely popular.

CANCER(June 22 - July 23)With everyone busy roundyou, the chance may betaken to show what you arecapable of. Instead of watchingsomeone make a pig's ear of a workproject, offer to help.

LEO(July 24 - August 23)A business partnershiptakes on a romantic tingethis week. It is possible thatthe other party sees this as moresignificant than you. To avoid problemslater it would be best to let them do allthe running.

VIRGO(August 24 - September23)Your outgoing attitude is spoton. Some may say you are a littlecrazy, the way you go for things. Eachperson has their own way and yourscan be quite unique but that certainlydoes not make it wrong. People whomake the world around us that little bitmore colourful are gems.

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1. Founded in 1904, which bodyof musicians is often referred toby the initials LSO? 2. The Fairy-Queen, a masque orsemi-opera by Henry Purcell, isbased on which comedy play byWilliam Shakespeare? 3. The score for The Nutcrackerwas which composer’s last ballet? 4. What collective name is givento the first four concertos inVivaldi's The Trial of Harmonyand Invention? 5. What was the nationality ofcomposer Wolfgang AmadeusMozart?6. What was the Russiancomposer Shostakovich’s firstname? 7. What was the title of the onlyopera composed by Ludwig vanBeethoven?8. Which German composerwrote the comic opera, firstperformed in 1911, DerRosenkavalier? 9. Which Italian composer wrotethe operas The Barber of Sevilleand William Tell?

1. LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 2.A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, 3. PyotrIlyich TCHAIKOVSKY, 4. THE FOURSEASONS, 5. AUSTRIAN – born inSalzburg, 6. DMITRI, 7. FIDELIO, 8.Richard STRAUSS, 9. Gioacchino AntonioROSSINI

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Fill the grid so that every row,every column and every 3X3 boxcontains the digits 1-9. There’sno maths involved. You solve thepuzzle with reasoning and logic.

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DURING a raid on adrug cartel safehouse, a close-knitelite squad of DEA operativesarrests a major crime lord and finds a largestash of money. After $10 milliondisappears, commander John Whartonrealises one of his agents could beresponsible. Hungry for revenge, the cartelbegins to kill off the squad one by one andkidnaps Wharton’s family. In a race againsttime, Wharton tries to crush the cartel,uncover the truth and save his family. Directed by David Ayer, stars ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Olivia Williams. Run time 109 minutes and is rated 15.

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Across1 Selects (7)5 Perfection (5)8 Confidential (7)9 Strict (5)10 Financial institution (4)11 Let go (7)12 Weep (3)13 Additional (5)15 Borders (5)17 Unhappy (3)18 Have to do with (7)19 Blocks (4)22 Similar (5)23 Bravery (7)24 Connections (5)25 Able to see (7)

Down1 Proficient (7)2 Pungent vegetable (5)3 An asterisk4 Constant (6)5 Took a firm stand (8)6 Night time (7)7 Loans (5)12 Negligent (8)14 Emotional stress (7)16 Hang (7)17 Light meals (6)18 Creep (5)20 Make fit (5)21 Keg stopper (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 13represents W and 20 represents Z, so fill in W every time the figure 13 appears and Z every time the figure 20

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Across1 Careless hit-and-run (8)4 Monster seen in Pilgrim’s Progress

(4)7 Sounds of approval and pride (5)9 A sail back with a different name

(5)11 Doctor behind preliminary version

(5)12 Shiver when she drinks a cocktail

(5)13 Course of ship circling lake (6)15 Official instructions for religious

groups (6)19 Cliff Richard is miffed Elvis started

lawbreaking (5)21 Mike axes weird tests (5)23 Acceptable to have First Lady

around to conjure up (5)24 Georgia, for example, in poor

taste (5)25 Cut cooked buns (4)26 Broadcast this sect’s ill musicians

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Down1 Masters vandalised small rivers (7)2 A hospital room success symbol (5)3 Box presented with thanks to an

ancient Greek city (6)5 Bird under par on a golf course (5)

6 Pine for a young lady (4)8 Musty endless yarn (5)10 Criticise traditional roofing

material (5)14 Knock down, we’re told, and build

up (5)16 Wanders around for nothing,

among the sheep (5)

17 People who care for kids are easycatches (7)

18 Points to Rene being calm (6)19 Spades, for example, for

California roads (5)20 Sore about being Cupid (4)22 A sailor in his ship looks up to

them (5)

LAST WEEK’SSOLUTIONSCRYPTICAcross: 1 Beds, 4 Meals, 9 Abscond, 10 Plate, 11 Inert, 12 Species, 13 Actors, 15 Beware,19 Solicit, 21 Cases, 23 Ounce, 24 Earlier, 25 Spots, 26 Stem.

Down: 2 Ensue, 3 Scooter, 4 Medusa,5 Ample, 6 Stamina, 7 Manila, 8 Less, 14 Talents, 16 Encores,17 Ensure, 18 Athens,19 Slob, 20 Credo, 22 Swine.

QUICK Across: 1 Astonishment, 8 Appear, 9 Planet, 10 Persuade, 11 Path, 12 Fewer, 14 Feast, 18 Clue, 20 Official, 22 Manage, 23 Ideals,24 Satisfactory.

Down: 2 Supreme, 3 Obeys, 4 Inroad, 5 Happen, 6 Example, 7 Treat, 13 Elegant, 15 Smaller, 16 Covers,17 Africa, 19 Leads, 21 Chest.

ENGLISH-SPANISHAcross: 1 Conductor, 8 Acero, 9 Stone, 10 Last, 11 Frio, 15 Sepia, 17 Traje, 18 Orgulloso.

Down: 2 Opens, 3 Dios, 4 Cosa, 5 Oro, 6 Tallest, 7 Relojes, 12 Roads, 13 Tabu, 14 Util, 16 Por.

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: HELENA BONHAM CARTER, TRINITY HALL

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


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ARENAS

ARISES

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DESIRE

ELAPSE !10)

GASHES

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HORSES

SERIES

SHELLS

SIGHTS

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at theedges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. Theword in cell 10 (ELAPSE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1 Colour, 2 Averse, 3 Borrow, 4 Appear, 5 Unsure, 6 Gloves, 7 Render, 8 Luster, 9 Barest, 10 Duties, 11 Nought, 12 Estate, 13 Prison, 14 Stench, 15 Enters, 16 Kennel,17 Oceans, 18 Speeds, 19 Abases


Unscramble the name of a famous English actress: HEAR HERNOBLEMAN ACT

Unscramble the name of a famous Cambridge University college,founded in 1350 (two words): A TINY THRILL

Across1 Before (5)4 Gum (anatomical) (5)7 Su (de él) (3)8 Roast (5)9 Ribbon (5)10 Grape (3)11 Igual (5)12 Ruta (de viaje) (5)13 Of the (3)14 Between (5)15 Friend (f) (5)16 Rata (3)17 Neumáticos (de ruedas) (5)18 Anxiety (5)

Down1 Asombro (9)2 Translator (9)3 Hombros (9)4 Scarlet (9)5 Siglos (9)6 Housewife (3,2,4)

D-Day 1944: the largest invasionforce in history successfullylanded on the shores of

Normandy to end the Nazi dominationof Europe.

But without the contribution of a self-made, Spanish double agent, theoutcome of the Second World Warmight have been different.

Juan Pujol Garcia was born inBarcelona in 1912. He first experiencedconflict during the Spanish Civil Warjoining the Republican cause. RejectingCommunism, he defected to theNationalists during the battle for theEbro in 1938.

However, he lost faith with the Fascistregime and ended the war in prison. Hewas proud to have fought for both sideswithout firing a shot and at the outbreakof the Second World War with Spainneutral, decided to help the Allies.

He walked into the British Embassy inMadrid offering his services but wasturned down. Not deterred, he conjuredup the idea of becoming a Germanagent. Impressed by a fascist Spaniardwith a diplomatic passport, able totravel to and from the UK, the Germanintelligence service in Madrid jumped atthe opportunity to use his services.Freidrich Knappe-Ratey, the Germanintelligence officer, gave him arudimentary course in spying withcode-books, invisible ink, etc,expenses, a code-name – Arabel – andinstructed him to go to London andrecruit a network of spies.

The truth was that Juan Pujol was nofascist, carried a false diplomaticpassport, had never been to Englandand spoke no English. He establishedhimself in Lisbon and at the publiclibrary, from maps, tourist guides,timetables and cinema newsreels,learnt as much as he could aboutEngland. He started to feed the Madridembassy with all manner ofinformation, most of it factual butirrelevant.

Having managed to break theGerman Enigma cipher machine, the

code-breakers at Bletchley Park becameintrigued by a mass of false reportsbeing passed to the Germans. Oneabout a non-existent convoy en route tothe Mediterranean led them to trackdown the mysterious person sendingthis data. Pujol was eventually locatedin Lisbon and this time he was notturned down.

He travelled to London, where, giventhe code-name Garbo, after the actress,he began to work with Tomas Harris, aSpanish-speaking British intelligenceofficer. Together they sent hundreds ofletters to a post office box in Lisbonwhere the Germans were overjoyed athaving such a reliable spy in England.

And it was not just one spy. Pujol hadestablished a network of spies scatteredacross the country, only they neverexisted. To ensure credibility themessages sent were a mix of correctbut unimportant data and occasionallyimportant military details which weredeliberately delayed and sent too latefor the Germans to act. With hisimaginary network of spies, Pujol couldalways blame one of his operators fordelays or errors.

The Germans were so impressed thatPujol was provided with the latest code-ciphering devices, which were gratefullypassed on to Bletchley Park.

At the beginning of 1944, theGermans needed Arabel - Pujol - to givethem whatever information he could

about the invasion they believed wasbeing planned. Meanwhile ‘OperationFortitude’, the code-name for the planto deceive the German High Command,was already in operation and Pujolplayed a major role in convincing themthat the invasion would take place inthe Dover Strait, the shortest channelcrossing. He and Harris were sending astream of radio and written messages

giving the Germans details about thearmy being massed in Kent.

As part of the deception plan, realisticdummy inflatable tanks, artillery, jeeps,landing craft and armoured cars hadbeen made and scattered across thecountryside throughout SoutheastEngland. German reconnaissanceplanes would detect a vast array ofmilitary equipment near Dover. To addto the deception the Allies arranged forGeneral Patton, known to the Germans

as a key military figure, to tour theregion.

To ensure that the Germans wouldnot realise they were being duped,messages were sent warning of theNormandy invasion but told that it wasa diversion with the real invasion takingplace in July or August. Hitler wasconvinced and despite GeneralRommel’s opposition, ordered that themajor armoured divisions and troops besent to the Pas de Calais where theyremained for two months after the June6 landings, allowing the invasion tosucceed.

After the war, concerned for hissafety, Pujol faked his own death inAfrica before moving to Venezuela,where he opened a bookshop inCaracas and having divorced his firstwife, remarried and had three children.

Pujol’s vital role in the success of theD-Day landings was recognised and inNovember 1944 he received an MBEfrom King George VI. Six months earlierhe had been awarded the Iron Cross forhis services to the Reich, still convincedof his loyalty. He is believed to be theonly person to have been awardedmedals by both the Germans and theBritish.

Four years prior to his death inVenezuela in 1988, Pujol journeyed toFrance on June 6, 1984, to visit theNormandy beaches and cemeteries topay his respects to the fallen.

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NORMANDY LANDINGS: Pujol (right) played a major role in convincing the Germans that the Allied invasion would takeplace in the Dover Strait, the shortest channel crossing.

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WALKING into Hermanas Portalson the Bendinat/Portals border, avery tranquil area, it has adistinctive Mediterranean meetsAfrica type theme, with a greatambience and chill out musicplaying in the background. Shishapipes and artefacts everywherefrom both areas add to itspersonality.

The owners Lisa and Debbywelcome you to their Bistro andare very attentive throughoutyour meal.

The menu has a variation ofmany different dishes rangingfrom Chicken Curry with rice orchips, Steak & Onion Pie with

chips/mash, veg and gravy,Lasagne with chips/salad & garlicbread, Fajitas & chips/rice &salad, Angus steakburger withchips & salad, all looked mouth

watering making it a hard choice.They also have Thai Thursdays,

Fish and Chip Fridays, SundayRoasts and some housefavourites from the menu whichLisa said have been a great hitthis summer: Crispy BuffaloWings with their secret HPHQspicy sauce (with celery & bluecheese dip) and Penne Arrabiataand garlic bread.

Traditional Sunday Lunch, onecourse 11.50€, two courses 15€.

This week consisted of RoastBeef on a bed of mashed potato,with a Yorkshire pudding on topand crispy parsnip strips,surrounded by roast potatoes.

Cooked to perfection with a hugeside dish of fresh vegetablescooked al dente, such as mangetout, carrot sticks, broccoli andcauliflower. Heaven on a plate.Just the right time for a niceSunday roast as the temperaturesare dropping or the other optionwas Roast Pork Knuckle falling offthe bone with roasted stuffing ona bed of mashed potatoes withroast potatoes around the plate.

This amazing meal didn’t leavemuch room for dessert but I didspy that there was a home-madesticky toffee pudding which I willtry next time.

They have a good wine list and

plenty to choose from in Reds,Whites and Rosé at excellentprices, too many to list.

They have Sammy who is anexpert at making cocktails and anextensive cocktail list, cocktailsare 7.95€ and for something alittle different the shisha pipe isavailable for 10€ . They cater forfor all sorts of parties.

There will be a Halloween Partyand they are taking bookings forChristmas Day. They are alsohaving a New Year’s Eve Party.They are open Wednesday toFriday from 3pm and at theweekend from 1pm until late!

Tel: 971 676 045

Tranquil dining at Hermanas

Lisa and Debby welcome you.

HEROES Sports Bar, Grill and Lounge arelaunching their brand new Sunday lunchon October 28. The staff areunderstandably proud that this isa new milestone in thedevelopment of this populareatierie.

Chris and Sam, togetherwith chef David and theirwaiting staff, Catty, Markand Donna have puttogether a tempting menuthat few will be able to resist.

Every week there will be a choice ofmeats, beef, turkey and, on alternate

weeks, lamb or pork. You may chooseone or even mix and match, it’s yourchoice. Teamed with the traditional roast

potatoes, home-made Yorkshirepudding and roast parsnips,

Heroes are alsoguaranteeing fresh wintervegetables.

Put this together with aselection of home-made

desserts like fresh apple pie,cheesecake and chocolate

brownies, to name just a few,local diners will be in for a treat.Even better are the prices, just €11.75

for a main course and astarter or dessert for anadditional €3.00, it’s notgoing to make a hugehole in your pocket.

Heroes also have anextensive wine list toaccompany your meal.

Booking is advisedas tables are sure togo quickly, contact anyof the staff on 971 676453.

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SPANISH scientists havecreated a new drugwhich could cure half ofbreast cancer cases.

The experimentaldrug, called nintedanib,causes, in combinationwith standard chemo-therapy with paclitaxel,a total remission oftumours in 50 per cent

of patients with earlybreast cancer HER2-negative, the mostcommon type of breastcancer types.

These are the findingsof a first phase clinicaltrial sponsored by theNational CancerResearch Centre (CNIO)through the Clinical Research Unit of Breast

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SLEEP is one of the mostimportant habits to restorephysical and mentalbalance, especially inchildren.

Now school has startedagain, it is time to get backinto the routine of earlynights as it is essential forthe development andwelfare of the child. It helpswith the processes ofattention and memory andalso helps in strengtheninglearning and perform-anceimprovement.

Primary care paedia-tricians recommend thefollowing to help childrenadapt to the routine:

1. Try and keep regularsleep schedules, even atthe weekend.

2. Having regular timesfor meals will also help witha sleeping routine.

4. Avoid stimulatingactivities in the final hourbefore bedtime.

5. If your child enjoys anap, keep it short, 30 to 45minutes and early in theafternoon so bedtime is nottherefore too late.

6. Avoid allowing yourchild to fall asleep with theTV on. It is also advisablenot to place a TV orelectronics in the bedroom.

Children aged three toeight-years-old shouldsleep at least a minimum ofnine-10 hours a day.

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SLEEP: One of the mostimportant habits.

AS half of Britons say they often feeltired, sales of sports and energy drinkshave surpassed £1.5 billion (€1.9billion).

New research from market researchcompany Mintel reveals that half (54per cent) of Brits claim to often feeltired, rising to six in 10 (60 per cent)women. In line with this, throughoutthe downturn the sports and energydrinks market saw steady growth risingfrom £1 billion (€1.27 billion) in 2009 toan estimated £1.5 billion in 2014.

Today, three-quarters (75 per cent) of

Brits say they are more fun to bearound when they’re feeling energetic(rising to 82 per cent of women) and 64per cent say they get irritated easilywhen they’re tired (rising to 75 per centof women). Further to this, it seemsthat many have been looking to fighttheir fatigue with sports and energydrinks as 61 per cent of Britons havedrunk a sports drink and 46 per cent anenergy drink in the past year.

However, despite its relatively highpenetration, the sports drink market isdeclining, with sales of this drink down

from 173 million litres in 2011 to apredicted 156 million litres in 2014,falling in value terms by 15 per centfrom £236 million (€300 million) to £218million (€277 million) over the sameperiod. This comes despite sales ofenergy drinks rising from 454 millionlitres to an estimated 550 millionbetween 2011 and 2014.

Sales are expected to rise to 647million litres in 2019, compared to thesports drink sector, which is expected tosink to 115 million litres.

David Zhang, Research Analyst at

Mintel, said: “The growth of the sportsand energy drinks market has sloweddramatically over the past couple ofyears since peaking in 2011, due to theailing sports drink market. The declinein sales of sports drinks at a time whensports participation is rising highlightsthat consumers are opting for othersources of hydration when undertakingsports. With strong overlap betweenusers of sports and energy drinks,cross-category competition between thesegments looks likely to remainintense.”

FIGHTING FATIGUE: Many turn to sports and energy drinks.

Energydrinks areever morepopular

BY now most readerswill have had an inch ortwo of rainfall andgardens are lookingfresher and greenerthan a few weeksago.

Plants that havehibernated in terms of

producing flowers willbloom again. Alreadyautumn flowering plantssuch as our salvia/sagecollection are cominginto flower.

With days a littlecooler it is great tospend a half day in thegarden again withouthaving to start at

sunrise. And there isplenty to do asdescribed in the monthlywork lists in each of thebooks written by myselfand Clodagh.

If you need newplants to extend plantedareas, or replace plantslost during the hot drysummer, now is a goodtime to start potting-upcuttings of manyperennial plants, notjust salvias, shrubs andtrees.

Shrubs and treecuttings often take bestif the cutting and pot issealed in a clear or semiopaque plastic bag.Rooting powder isavailable in Spain.

It is called ‘Hormonasde enraizamiento.’

By the way, if you arelearning Spanish, thereare comprehensivegardening vocabularies

at the back of ourgardening books.

If you have vegetablegluts, process some forunseasonal use duringthe winter or buy aturkey or a couple oflaying hens that will behappy to eat mostvegetables, to cut downon grain costs.

As discussed lastweek, have a go atstarting to growvegetables with firstobjectives being autumnsalad leaves and all thevegetables for ChristmasDay including newpotatoes grown in alarge bucket or dustbin.

Garden centres andgeneral stores arestarting to stockwinter/spring bulbs.Many grow well in Spainbut in general tulipsdon’t survive year afteryear here as they can beattacked by moistureloving pests such asslugs.

Daffodils and irises dobetter. You might alsocome across someautumn-flowering saffroncrocuses. It can be fun

to collect and dry thestamens to flavour andcolour rice dishes.

As the temperaturesdrop reduce yourwatering and promptplants to put downdeeper roots and avoidautumn pest attacksbrought on by overwatering.

Make the best of thenext four gardeningweeks before the clockschange and autumnstarts for real.

Autumn to springtalks

From time to time DickHandscombe givesgardening or healthyliving talks aroundSpain.

If you belong to agardening or social clubthat would be interestedin a talk betweenOctober and June nextyear please contact himasap by email [email protected].

(c) Dick Handscombewww.gardenspain.com

September 2014

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By Lamia Walker ofHousesitMatchWHEN Diana startedlooking for pet sitters forher fur family she thoughtit might take a while tofind suitable candidates.

This is not because shehas a challenging list ofrequirements for sitters,but because she has alarge fur family - ninedogs and four cats to beprecise!

When she travels awayfrom home, kennels arenot an option because of

the sheer cost of housingher extensive family offour legged friends. Soinstead she prefers tohave experienced petsitters come to her hometo care for them.

If you look online youcan usually find what youwant these days…certainly Diana found asmall selection of suitablecandidates through anonline network ofspecialist pet and housesitters calledHouseSitMatch.com.

That’s where she metJim and Denise, bothretired police-checkedcare workers who hadworked at a rescue dogshome in their spare time.What a perfect housesitmatch!

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WHEN Zuri, a six-year-oldJack Russell disappearedon August 12, her ownerJone Jauregui, who lives inNerja, Malaga, never evendreamt that she would befound again - in all places- Bilbao.

How the dog managedto travel the 1,000kilometres that separateNerja and Bilbao, we maynever know, but Zuri’sowner is certainly giving ita lot of thought.

Jone, who is Basque bybirth but has lived in Nerjafor a decade, said: “I’mfrom Bilbao, and it’s truethat the dog has beenvisiting the area with meseveral times a year sinceshe was a puppy, everytime I go and see myfamily during the holidays.

“But to think that shecould have walked all thatway alone; I don’t believeit’s possible.

“I’m more inclined tobelieve that it was a purecoincidence.

“That someone who isalso from Bilbao took herwhilst holidaying here inNerja, and when sherecognised the area sheescaped.

“When she was found

by the police she waswearing a lead and collar,and when she escapedfrom my house her neckwas bare.”

Zuri, short for ‘zuribeltz’which is Basque for ‘blackand white,’ was taken toan animal shelter whereshe was picked up by herowner’s brother Javier.

In the end, it was Zuri’smicrochip which finallyreunited her with herowner. The chip carrieddetails including herowner Jone Jauregui’s fullname, DNI number andmobile phone number.

Jone continued: “Whenthey called me I couldhardly believe it. I hadthought that I would neversee her again, I had evenadopted another dog acouple of weeks before.

“The girl on the phoneasked if I was in Bilbao,and when I could comeand collect Zuri. I wasstunned when I heard theword ‘Bilbao.’ I called mybrother Javier who quicklywent to get her.”

Zuri will stay with Jone’sparents until Christmas,when they will finally bereunited during theholidays.

CATS all feeding from a row offood bowls look cute and youwill find many of these photos onthe web. Cute they may be. But theyare stressful for cats, even cats thatget on with each other.

Cats go hunting on their own andthey eat on their own. They don’tsocialise over a meal like us. So keepthose food bowls well apart.

Is your cat going bald? It could befleas. Some cats are so allergic to asingle flea bite that they pull or nibbletheir fur in this area. Cats also pull ornibble their fur if they have a painfularea, if they are allergic to some

forms of food, or if they are ill. Somecats even pull their fur out of stress.So take your cat to the vet anddiscuss the problem.

Choosing a pedigree kitten. Today’spedigree cats are beginning todevelop inherited diseases from toomuch inbreeding, just like diseasesfound in pedigree dogs.

It’s a complicated topic but worthlooking into before you decide on one

particular breed All the informationyou need can be found atInternational Cat Care -

www.icare.org. There are nowgenetic tests available for somedisorders, and you may like todiscuss these with cat breeders.

Helping feral cats. Many of usfeel sorry for the feral cats thathang about towns and resortareas scrounging food from

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EARLIER this year world leadingcar manufacturer Nissan revealedan innovative self-cleaning paintthat repels dirt.

Now according to experts, thistype of super-hydrophobiccoating will be available tosuperyachts within two years andis already in the research anddevelopment stage at many paintcompanies.

Jonathan Broughton of YachtSurface Restoration explained:“This product is still very new andwill need time and developmentbefore coming into the main-stream. Still, a lot has beenaccomplished in a short amountof time. I expect that we will seesomething viable for the marineindustry in the next couple ofyears.”

Super-hydrophobic coatingcreates a protective layer of air

between a surface and theenvironment preventing water,dirt and oil from adhering to thetreated surface. The coating itselfis anti-corrosive, anti-icing andalong with the obvious cleaningproperties will also preventmarine organism growth andreduce the drag of a yachtthrough water, resulting in lowerfuel consumption.

Additionally with manycomplex tenders and toys onboard, this water resistantcoating could increase thelongevity of expensive equip-ment.

Michael Henson, website anddigital marketing executive atYachting Pages, a specialist inproducts and services for thesuperyacht market said: “Ninetyper cent of tasks on board ayacht are cleaning jobs, so this

type of resilient paint could makea huge difference to the marinesector, saving a lot of time andmoney.”

However, despite its clearadvantages, Yachting Pagesspoke with many differentprofessional yacht paintingcompanies to find out if thisinnovative coating willrevolutionise the yachting world.

For all its benefits, there aresome fundamental flaws, NickBarber of Blue Fin explained:“The drawback with products ofthis nature is a yellowing andpetrol type staining for thecoloured finish, we decided notto recommend the use of ceramicpolishes or coatings on ourpainted yachts for this reason.

“If the product was repairableand offered the anti-scratch andself-cleaning, I’m sure it would

be a big hit in the marineenvironment.”

Dermot Joubert, operationsdirector of Tribos said: “Theproduct needs further develop-ment and proving. Based ontechnical articles I have read, theproduct adds cost and complexityand is not universally applicable.Apparently the product dries to atranslucent chalky finish whichmight suit a white vehicle butapparently leaves white streakson other coloured vehicles.

“This is counter intuitive togloss and shine. There are alsoquestions about the effectivenessof the product where the vehicleis static for an extended period.”

Michael Henson of YachtingPages added: “The Super-hydrophobic coating appears tohave a limited life span, due to itsvery low abrasion resistance the

constant friction thatyacht hulls receive wouldrequire regular re-application to maintain ahigh degree ofperformance. However,this science is still in theearly stages, withcontinual investment, I’msure specialists insuperyacht paint willsolve these issues in thenot-so-distant future.”

Innovative paint that cleansitself could be suitable for boa

THE regatta sailorsrepresenting the RealClub Nautico de Palma(RCNP) brought homethree gold medals fromthe Bart’s Bash Regattaorganised by Club NauticS’Arenal.

Maria Bover andMargarita Alba were theoverall winners of the 420class, while JaumeGenovard and JavierGonzalez were therunner-ups. Third placewas for Laura Akrich andClara Llabres.

The RCNP teamrounded out its amazingperformance at the eventwith the victory of AinaBauza in the Laser Radialclass and that ofCatherine Havenga in theLaser 4.7 class.

Three goldsfrom theBart’s Bash

1. The Rising Sun -$200 million (€156million)

This 138.4 metre motoryacht was custom built in2004 by Lurssen Yachtsand was once owned byOracle CEO Larry Ellison.

It has a steel hull andaluminium superstructureand offers accommo-dation for up to 16guests. It is currentlyowned by Americanbusiness magnate,producer and film studioexecutive David Geffen.

2. Seven seas - $200million (€156 million)

Currently owned bySteven Spielberg, thismega yacht was custombuilt in 2010 by Oceancoin the Netherlands. It hasa fully equipped gym, ahelipad, a pool with aglass surface that can beused as a movie screenand can house up to 12guests in seven suites.

3. Lady Moura -$210 million (€164million)

This is one of thelargest superyachts in theworld (105 metres) and isowned by Saudi multi-billionaire Nasser Al-Rashid. Its hull and

superstructure are madeof steel and it has twoDeutz diesel engines(6,868 horsepower each).

4. Al Mirqab - $250million (€195 million)

Owned by the PrimeMinister of Qatar, the AlMirqab was designed byTim Heywood andconstructed by PetersSchiffbau Wewelsfleth

yard. It is 133 metreslong and can reachspeeds of up to 23 knots.

5. Eclipse - $800million (€625 million)

Owned by Russianbusinessman and ownerof Chelsea Football clubRoman Abramovich, this163.5 metre luxurymotor yacht has twohelicopter pads, 24guest cabins, twoswimming pools, a mini-submarine, three launchboats and a disco hall.

Furthermore, it has itsown intruder detectingsystem.

Inside information on some of themost expensive yachts in the world

VENTONILA of JaumeDuran, Savanna ofAntonio Jover andPantaleu of Gabriel Catalaare the winners of the18th Diada de Mallorca deVela Latina held lastweek.

The competition wasorganised by the Consellde Mallorca and CN CalaGamba and attractedclose to 30 boats andmore than 100 regattasailors, who participatedin four differentcategories.

The awards ceremonywas presided over byEnvironment councillorCatalina Soler and wasfollowed by a banquet forall participants.

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AUTO-MOTO-KIT is agarage located in SantaPonsa that carries out allsorts of repairs to alltypes of cars, vans,motorcycles and scooters.

Owners Keith Haigh (aresident in the island for33 years) and GuillermoSalva Lamas have beenworking in tandem for thelast 10 years and createdwhat today is a well-established business. “Weaim at giving an honest,reliable and good valuefor money service inthese financially difficulttimes,” Keith Haigh said.

When asked about hisprevious experience,Keith Haigh said: “Istarted my working lifewhen still at school. Iworked part-time in amotorbike shop in thenorth of England back inthe early 60’s.

“Then finished off myapprenticeship in a RollsRoyce dealership, workingon such makes as Jaguar,Rover, Aston Martin,Jenson, Daimler and alsoa lot of the British Leylandvehicles, meanwhilepassing all my exams attechnical college. I alsoattained the position ofservice manager within alarge franchise group in

the north of England.When moving to Mallorcain 1981, I continued onwith all the rest of theEuropean makes.”

With Keith having beenin the motor trade forsome 48 years, andpartner Guillermo forsome 25 years, they havegained lots of experiencewith lots of differentmakes and models ofmotor vehicles. “We arethe only garage inMallorca that repairs bothcars and motorbikes inthe same location (Ithink!!),” Keith said.

At Auto-moto-kit, theservices they offer areendless. They prepareand take vehicles for ITV(Spanish MOT); they cando engine managementdiagnosis; servicing andrepairs to air-conditioningsystems; fitting andbalancing of new tyres

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FOOTBALL - Over the lasttwo nights there has beenplenty of action in theLeague Cup and no doubt

there’s been one shockresult - there always is. Andthat was the case over theweekend when Leicesterwalloped 10-manManchester United 5-3(after trailing 2-0 and 3-1); West Ham beatLiverpool 3-1; WBA won 1-0 at Tottenham (their firstwin at White Hart Lane for30 years as Spurs werebooed off); Arsenalflattened Aston Villa 3-0;Crystal Palace won 3-2 at

Everton; Southamptonpipped Swansea 1-0 andFrank Lampard equalisedfor 10-man Manchester Cityagainst his former clubChelsea (1-1).

Nottingham Forestremain top of theChampionship after a 0-0draw with Millwall; Norwichwho drew 2-2 withBirmingham, are secondwith Wolves, 1-0 winnersover Bolton, third; bottomclub Fulham, without amanager, lost again!

Bristol City (3-3 atFleetwood) lead FL1 aheadof MK Dons, the new ‘goal-machine’ who thrashedCrewe 6-1 and Swindondefeated Sheffield United5-2.

In FL2, Bury (top) beatBurton Albion (second) 3-

1 while WycombeWanderers (third) drew 1-1 at Portsmouth.

Celtic drew at home withMotherwell in the SPL,allowing Inverness CT tostay top.

This weekend, the topgames (in general) areArsenal-Spurs, Chelsea-Villa, Liverpool-Everton andManchester United-West

Ham (PL); Blackburn-Watford, NottinghamForest-Brighton andReading-Wolves (FLC);Bristol City-MK Dons andPeterborough-Fleetwood(FL1) and Burton-Cheltenham, Exeter-Buryand Wycombe-CambridgeUnited (FL2) andAberdeen-Inverness CTand Celtic-St Mirren (SL).

Thereafter, next midweekit’s back to the ChampionsLeague with all the topteams in action includingArsenal-Galatasaray, Basel-Liverpool, Ludogorets-RealMadrid, Manchester City-Roma, Paris St-Germain-Barcelona and Sporting CL-Chelsea.

FORMULA ONE -Brilliant Lewis Hamiltonleads the driver’schampionship by threepoints (241-238) afterwinning the SingaporeGrand Prix in style - hissecond F1 victory insuccession, the sixth of theyear and his 29th careerwin overall. The Red Bullduo of Sebastian Vettel andDaniel Ricciardo finishedsecond and third, but NicoRosberg failed to finish.

Costa de Almeria

A former football playerand the world’s mostprolific author of footballbooks (more than 100published), Tony is alsothe sports reporter forSpectrum Radio andlives in the Cabreramountains.

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TO READ MORE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM Mallorca’s best guide to local sportportS GOLF - For this first time since 1973, and for only the second in the history of the

Ryder Cup, Scotland is playing host to the greatest tournament in match play golf, atthe magnificent Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. The event starts tomorrow between

Europe captained by Paul McGinley and the USA skippered by Tom Watson.

Ryder Cup 2014

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Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix.

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