Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 10 - 16 November 2016 Issue 1636

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Panther found at illegal zoo By Eleanor Hawkins A man from Arboleas has been arrested for illegally possessing exotic and endangered animals after police officers found he was keeping a private zoo which included a black panther. Officers from Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s nature protection branch, found a variety of exotic birds and small mammals of unknown origin during an initial visit to the man’s premises. They then called in the Soivre export and import surveillance and regulation service for assistance. A further two inspections by members of both teams revealed that paperwork for the animals presented by the owner was of dubious authenticity and many of the rings on the birds were found not to match up with their documents. During the second visit officers became aware that the man owned another building nearby where animals might be hidden and although at first he denied this he eventually gave in and led officers inside. The building turned out to be housing a number of exotic animals for which the owner was unable to provide legal CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild

Fauna and Flora) documentation. Officers also found a locked room within the building which, once opened, was found to contain a cage with a large black cat inside. Further inspection revealed it to be a black panther (Panthera Pardus) which has now, due

to its dangerous nature, been taken to a zoo in Alicante Province. Four offences against the animals’ owner for smuggling in relation to C ITES ha ve be e n lodge d w ith the Almeria Customs and Special Taxes Authority.

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Chilean visitors THIRTY-FIVE people from Chile have been visiting Almeria to discover more about local agriculture with an aim to employing similar methods in the South American country. Simi-

larities in climate have sparked interest in the government of the country, which decided to send investigators to Spain for tips. See page 5

Keeping safe MAYOR of Almeria City Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco has been trying to raise awareness amongst drivers and pedestrians in a bid to reduce road traf-

fic deaths. His message was given at a road-safety event held in the city as part of the Ponle Freno campaign See page 8

Tourism fair ALMERIA has been pushing its attractions in London at the World Travel Market, one of the largest tourism fairs in the World. Representatives of the Costa de Almeria destination took up their posts at the Excel Centre at a fair which attracts professionals from all over See page 12 the world.

Tied to a chair POLICE officers have taken statements from the parents of a boy with Down Syndrome who was allegedly tied to a chair by monitors at summer school. The seven-year-old boy’s stepfather twice found him bound See page 21 up and was told it was to correct his behaviour.

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PAYING OUR TRIBUTE

Remembering the fallen ON the eleventh hour of the ele v e n t h d a y o f th e eleventh month of 1918 an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany putting an end to the horrors of the First World War. For nearly a century we You may remember behave commemorated that ing told that devoting one day by paying homage to hour a week on a Sunday to the fallen, and to all those give thanks wasn’t much to who have since given their ask for the gift of life. Well lives in the service of their let us make the most of the country. two minutes and a day that A two-minute silence is we dedicate to those who held at 11am on Armistice died in our service. D ay an d , o n t h e Su n d a y It is often said but rarely closest, millions remember remembered that a picture the co n t r i b u t i o n o f all DON’T the clocks change onaSunday is worth thousandOctober words. British andforget Commonwealth 30 at 03.00, marking the end of Daylight Savings servicemen and women and Time for another year. Following the old adage Turn to page 22 for our civilians in the two World ‘Spring forward, Fall back,’ enjoy an extra hour’s modest EWN tribute to the Wars a n d a l l su c c e e d in g sleep on Sunday morning. fallen. conflicts.

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Defending the victims By Eleanor Hawkins ALMERIA’S favourite singer, David Bisbal, has become the image of a video for a new UNICEF campaign in defence of children in emergency situations. The video, entitled Duele Demasiado (it hurts too much) is part of the international children’s charity’s new #unomasuno (one plus one) campaign. This aims to raise awareness of the

plight of thousands of innocent youngsters who have fallen victim to natural disasters and wars. All funds raised under the campaign will be going to help UNICEF provide vital resources to help improve the quality of life for children in need across the world. These include vaccinations against disease, supplies of food and fresh water, protection against abuse and the right to education.

This is not the first time Bisbal has done his bit for charity in general and children in particular. In 2006, he launched a song, Soldados de papel, which brought attention to the plight of child soldiers.

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EWN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about the Battle against Brexit interview with Charlie Mullins.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few comments some of which have had to be cut due to size. We are always happy to hear from everyone.

False outrage WHY are Leavers so upset that the court ruled in parliament’s favour? Wasn’t the whole point of Brexit to bring power back to parliament? Leaving such an important decision in the hands of a (very tight) popular vote has no constitutional precedence in the UK and is utter folly. James

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DISASTROUS MISTAKE: For Britain Charlie Mullins believes.

Battling against Brexit By Matthew Elliott “EVEN Stevie Wonder can see what’s happening,” says Charlie Mullins, who has never been one to mince his words. Speaking exclusively with Euro Weekly News, the brains behind Pimlico Plumbers is adamant that leaving the EU is a disastrous mistake for Britain. “There’s already a skills shortage and the lack of free movement will drive construction to a standstill,” he replies when pressed on what Brexit’s immediate impact will be. “You’ve got 80-90 per cent of workers on site are from the EU... and they’re taxpayers too!” “Now many are returning home, jumping ship because of the uncertainty,” he says, arguing that without migrant labour the Olympics and Heathrow’s expansion would be pipe dreams. Mullins knows what he’s talking about. One of the UK’s most successful and outspoken businessmen, he founded Pimlico Plumbers from scratch in 1979 and transformed it into a household name with an annual turnover of £20 million. Appearances on Panorama, donations to the Conservative party, and impassioned defence of Britain’s place in Europe has seen the businessman and philanthropist evolve into a political activist. So much so that he helped fund the successful High Court challenge over the government’s right to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval. “People are happy that we’re standing up to fight,” he says on the case, which has pitted pro-Brexit me-

People were misled over the £350 million... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” dia against the judiciary, “even if we leave, we should at least do it right.” But should the referendum result not supersede the influence of parliament? “A 52/48 vote wasn’t really the ‘will of the people,’ plus you’ve 650 MPs who didn’t even get involved.” Mullins is scathing of the Leave campaign, which he accuses of blatant dishonesty. “People were misled over the £350 million (promised from the EU to the NHS)... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” He describes the High Court ruling that parliament must trigger Article 50, not ministers alone, as a victory for common sense. “You’ve got three judges, two of them the highest in the land, and they took less than 120 seconds to sum it up and blow the government’s case out of the water. It’s black and white, in 1972 parliament voted to join the EC and only they can vote to leave.”

Mullins notes with a tinge of irony that the “top two people in the country, Theresa May and Philip Hammond, were Remain people who switched horses after the fact” and are now muddying the waters by trying to make a case they clearly don’t believe in. So how can you make the ‘remain’ case and change people’s minds? “Well, you’ve got a mixture of Leave people who are now worried nothing will change and Remainers who are very happy with the court case and don’t want to leave, so it’s hard.” Mullins says it’s important to focus on simple facts, which he has a keen eye on as a businessman. “Boiler parts are more expensive, there’s job losses, supplies, food and fuel costs are all going up, the pound’s dropped, the writing’s on the wall.” He speaks to big business owners he says, and the money flow has stopped. The UK is not a place to be looking to invest. “Look at the facts,” he implores, “it’s not a coincidence that the pound fell and then rose after the court judgement.” “The disadvantages of leaving clearly outweigh the benefits, we will be in a mess and we will be poorer.” Where do British expats fit in to all this? (Mullins spends five months of the year in Spain and is a huge contributor to local charities) “People are concerned with their pensions, they want to know, can I survive and stay in Spain? “Now they know they can expect less for their money... people may have voted for Brexit, but nobody voted to lose their money.”

THANK you! Finally someone who actually knows what they’re talking about putting this terrible decision in context. We here in Spain are losing money, our pensions are under threat and the situation back in the UK gets worse by the day. Mullins knows the system, we ignore his warning at our peril. Heather

Storm and stress OF course it’s right that parliament should vote on Article 50 but Mr Mullins doesn’t realise that this is simply the final nail in the ‘remain coffin.’ MPs won’t dare vote against the referendum or they’ll lose their jobs. They will vote for it, give Brexit full legitimacy and then we’ll wait for Boris’ ‘sturm und drang.’ Thomas

Decision time FRANKLY I’ve lost the ability to care if we leave or not. Just make a decision either way! If we knew it was a hard Brexit at least we could all start preparing. Right now everyone is clueless even on the basics, we’ve become a laughing stock that markets and other countries simply can’t trust. It’s time to make our minds up. Arlene

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Following the Western trail By Eleanor Hawkins INTERNATIONAL promotion of Almeria’s Dollars Trilogy Route, dedicated to Sergio Leone’s famous Spaghetti Western films, was officially launched this week in London at the World Travel Market. The route follows the journey of Leone and Clint Eastwood across the province as the movie series, which is considered to have established the genre, was filmed in the 1960s. An initial print run of 3,000 copies of promotional material and maps in Spanish and English will be distributed at popular tourist spots and the route will also be promoted online and at various fairs across the world by the Andalucian Film Commission and the Junta de Andalucia regional government. Regional Culture, Tourism and Sports delegate Alfredo Valdivia presented the route, explaining that the initiative aims

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CLINT EASTWOOD: Starred in Spaghetti Westerns.

to project the image of Almeria as the perfect destination both for film locations and for movie-related tourism. The launch coincides with the 50th anniversary of filming of the last of the three movies, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, recorded in 1966 following the success of A Fistful of Dollars in 1964 and For a Few Dollars More in 1965. “The films are a fine example of the Western genre as Leone worked in all three with actor Clint Eastwood and composer Ennio Morricone and included scenes which have become part of the history of movies,” said Tabernas mayor Jose Diaz, who was at the presentation. The Dollars Trilogy Route is part of the Great Andalucian Cinema Route project, which the AFC and the regional Tourism and Sports Department are jointly developing to take advantage of the attraction of locations across Andalucia of more than 200 popular films.

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Visitors pick up tips By Eleanor Hawkins THIRTY-FIVE people from Chile have been on a visit to Almeria to discover more about local agriculture with an aim to employing similar methods in the South American country. Similarities between the climatic conditions and resources available in Almeria and in the northern Chilean province of Arica have

sparked the interests of the government of the country, which decided to send investigators to Spain for tips. The group was received by Jeronimo Perez Parra, head of the Institute of Agricultural Investigation, and regional Agriculture delegate Jose Manuel Ortiz, who later explained the visitors were particularly interested in learning about Almeria’s greenhouses, efficient water management and pest control.

Lottery ticket draw triumph HUERCAL-OVERA’S name and image will be blasted across Spain on March 4, 2017 as the mayor’s petition for the town to host the National Lottery draw has been accepted. The date was chosen to mark festivities in honour of the Villazgo on March 3, the date on which the first settlement was created on the site which now houses the town. The draw will be held at the municipal theatre and will be just one of the many activities and events planned for the weekend to celebrate the anniversary. Lottery tickets, Mayor Domingo Fernandez explained, will bear images of the town.

Green light for centre ALMERIA City Council has given the go-ahead for construction to resume on a giant commercial centre in the Torrecardenas district expected to create 3,000 jobs. Construction started in December 2015 but was halted due to appeals registered with the Town Planning department from four parties, one of whom was the owner of another shopping centre in the area. These appeals have now been rejected and the developer may go ahead with the project.

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Big win ONE of three second prizewinning tickets for the Primitiva lottery draw on Thursday (November 3) was stamped in Almeria City. The lucky winner will pocket €88,943.

Jobs rise THE number of unemployed registered at job centres in Almeria fell by 3,082 (4.42 per cent) in October, the Ministry of Employment and Social Security reported, bringing the number of jobless in the province to 66,570.

More funds THE Izquierda Unida councillor at Almeria City Hall, Amalia Roman, has announced her party will be presenting a motion to demand more funds to fight gender violence in the 2017 budgets.

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Masterclass held for budding chefs

ALMERIA: Lacks emergency plans.

No sweat over emergency plans in place THE socialist opposition within Almeria Provincial Council has complained that there are still 81 towns and villages in the province which do not have emergency plans. Delegate Rafaela Ortega said she was worried that Almeria was the only one of the Andalucian provincial councils not to have signed

agreements with the Interior Department for assistance and advice on these plans. Provincial president Gabriel Amata, Ortega somewhat sarcastically commented, is probably unconcerned as his home is one of just 22 places in Almeria which do already have emergency plans in place.

CHEF MASTERCLASS: Antonio Carmona visited Los Cuatro Caños primary school.

Migrant influx MARINE Rescue services intercepted five migrant dinghies off the coasts of Almeria and Granada on Thursday (November 3) and collected a total of 98 people, including two pregnant women and two babies.

By Eleanor Hawkins FOURTH year pupils at Vera’s Los Cuatro Caños pri-

mary school in Vera were treated to a masterclass by chef Antonio Carmona on Thursday (November 3) to honour the Dia del Gusto (Day of Taste).

Children were taught how to distinguish different flavours and how to evaluate a healthy meal. The chef is a spokesman f or Al m er i a Pr ovi nce f or Eurotoques, an association which aims to share knowledge on local produce and cuisine all over Europe, and t ook t he day off wor k t o cook with the children. “I told them how to distinguish different flavours and, especially, to use their senses: taste, sight, hearing,

sm el l and t ouch, t o hel p t hem eval uat e a heal t hy meal, the Mediterranean diet and encourage them from an ear l y age t o f ol l ow a healthy diet for a healthy life,” the chef explained. Car m ona pr epar ed a breakfast for the youngsters which included bread with ham and tomato, olive oil, orange juice and a homemade sponge cake to show them alternatives to packaged biscuits and buns. “I had worked with other schools before and am very happy to see the children enjoying themselves,” the chef said. Headm i st r ess Mar i t a Perez Redondo expressed her pleasure at the initiat i ve, whi ch she sai d she hopes will be repeated in future years. “It was great to see the pupils enjoying t hem sel ves as chi l dr en ought to and we all learned a lot,” she said.

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Selling abroad

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ALMERIA exported 56,051 tonnes of fruit and veg to the European market in September, the exterior commerce inspection service reported. Germany was the main buyer, followed by France, Holland, the UK, Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland and Sweden.

Big spender ALMERIA Provincial Council has given the green light to work on roads across the province set to cost €1.2 million.

No reception ABOUT 20,000 Almanzora Valley residents were cut off for almost 24 hours last week when mobile phone reception and the internet went down, causing major difficulties for banks and businesses.

DRIVING SIMULATORS: Showed how it felt when a car overturns. By Eleanor Hawkins MAYOR of Almeria City Ramon FernandezPacheco has stressed the importance of raising awareness amongst drivers and pedestrians of all ages to reduce traffic accidents. His message was given at a road-safety event organised by Onda Cera radio and Atresmedia media group which was held in the city on Saturday November 5 as part of the Ponle Freno campaign. This aims to encourage people to work to-

gether and reduce the number of accidents on the region’s roads. Although aimed at all age groups, the initiative paid special attention to children who are the drivers of the future. Driving simulators showed children and their parents what it feels like when cars overturn and there were also special glasses to reveal the effects of alcohol on a driver’s vision and explain how it can hinder their abilities. Mobility was also on the agenda and participants were invited to discover what it feels like to try and get about in a wheelchair.

Improvement contract awarded for town works ALMERIA Provincial C ounc il is to s pe nd €420,000 on improvement works to four specific areas of Cuevas del Almanzora,

t he aut hor i t i es have announced. The cont r act si gned by provincial president Gabriel Amat includes construction of pavements, replacement of drainage and utility syst em s on Aveni da At r al es, creation of a park between Calles Erica de la Piedad and Her m anos Machado, improvements to the park on Aveni da de Bar cel i na and new street lights on the way up to La Portilla from the river. Of particular note is the work between Erica de la

Pi edad and Her m anos Machado, which will turn an empty plot of land into a shaded area where children and adults alike will be able to rest and play near to the primary school. Amat explained that the local council will benefit from a €137,516 on the initial budget for the work. “The pr ovi nci al counci l aims to help provide funds for councils by letting them use the amounts saved on contracts to improve their t owns,” t he pr ovi nci al leader said.

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Husband to remain in jail despite request for bail A MAN suspected of dousing his wife in petrol and setting fire to her has had his plea to be allowed out on bail rejected. The 39-year-old suspect’s lawyers requested his release after the victim, who suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body and

has been in hospital for months, testified in front of a judge claiming to have caused the fire herself by accident. Yet the judge in charge of the Almeria court which deals with cases of violence against women, decided the victim was try-

ing to protect her partner. Later the woman asked to speak to the judge and changed her statement to blame her husband. The judge said there were “clear signs” of domestic violence in the case, which wit-

nesses and relatives have confirmed, and heard the testimony of a police officer who stressed a strong smell of petrol when the woman crawled from the flames and said her husband threw petrol on her and set her alight.

Brexit fears allayed UK CONSUL Sarah-Jane Morris, has moved to reassure British residents worried about Brexit. She reminded expatriates it was essential to register on the town hall ‘padron’ as the consulate will use this resource to

scrutinise the number and situation of Britons resident in Spain in order to bear their interests in mind during negotiations between the UK government and EU states. Ms Morris said: “Spain is a very important case as it has

more foreign residents than any other EU country.” She said it was important to remain calm at this stage as Britain’s negotiations had not formally started and the status quo would not change for at least two years.

Safety is important MORE than 1,000 schoolchildren from Cuevas del Almanzora, Los Gallardos, Mojacar, Sorbas, Turre and Vera saw a performance of Pompiduchos at Vera’s Municipal Auditorium on Friday, November 3. The play, organised by Botavara drama group, focused on safety in the home, school and workplace and was one of various activities laid on for Fire Prevention Week. Afterwards the youngsters were given tours of the fire engines.

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ALGARROBICO HOTEL: Awaiting repossession. THE story of the Algarrobico hotel continues as the constructors failed to turn up for the meeting on Friday (November 3) at which the Environmental Department was due to recover ownership of the land on which it stands in Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park. The department said that it would be asking the Andalucian High Court to execute the sentence issued in February approving repossession of the land by the authorities for

a price of €2.3 million. Azata del Sol construction company manager Jose Rodriguez said the hotel owners, Azata del Sol and Azata Patrimonio, had decided not to attend the meeting following the high court sentence, as they did not agree with it. Construction, began in 2003 with the approval of Carboneras Council and the Junta de Andalucia regional government. It was halted on February 21, 2006, on the orders of an Almeria judge.

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Nijar hosts provincial awards NIJAR has been chosen to host this year’s Day of the Province awards, organised each year by Almeria Provincial Council to honour the most noteworthy people from the area. The ceremony, set to begin at noon

on November 12 at the Scenic Arts Centre in the town, will see four medals presented. Doctor Miguel Angel Arraez, a leading brain surgeon, will receive the Gold Medal of the Province; actor Ed-

uardo Martinez Fajardo will be presented with the Culture Medal; the Jesus Peregrin Foundation with the Social Medal and Paralympic bronze medal winner Jairo Ruiz the Sports Medal.

Almeria selling on the world market By Eleanor Hawkins ALMERIA has been pushing its attractions in London this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) one of the largest tourism fairs in the World. Representatives of the Costa de Almeria destination took up their posts on the Andalucian Tourism stand at the Excel Centre from November 7-9 and met multiple travel agents and members of specialised press. The WTM is one of the three major annual tourism fairs in Europe along with Berlin’s ITB and Madrid’s Fitur, which last year attracted representatives from 190 different countries. Almeria Provincial Council is convinced that its presence at the London fair and the promotional agreements drawn up there are responsible for a marked increase in Britons holidaying in the province. UK travel agent Thomas Cook alone has reported a total of 7,127 bookings for trips to Almeria this year compared to 5,288 in 2015.

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‘Parliament must approve Brexit’ BREXIT PAGE By Matthew Elliott and Simon Firth

THE UK government has lost round one. The High Court ruled only parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50 and inform Brussels that the UK intends to leave the EU. Delivering the judgement, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, said “the most fundamental rule of the UK constitution is that parliament is sovereign.” Alth o u g h su b j e c t to ap p e a l at th e Supreme Court, the decision is a blow to Theresa May who planned to trigger Article 50 nex t Ma r c h u si n g ro y al p re ro g a tiv e alone. The reaction to the judges’ ruling was met with vitriol by some sections of the UK press, the Daily Mail running the headline ‘Enemies of the People’ and the Daily Express dubbing it ‘the day democracy died.’

HIGH COURT RULING: Was met with vitriol by some of the UK press. G in a M ille r, the inve s tme nt ma na ge r whose funds backed the legal challenge, accused some politicians and the media of “whipping this up because they are the ones inciting racism and violence and acrimony.” Somewhat belatedly, the Lord Chancellor Liz Truss, who is also the justice secretary, issued a short statement.

She did not rebuke the papers for their coverage, stating merely that the judiciary “is rightly respected the world over for its independence and impartiality.” The government’s appeal will be heard next month before the Supreme Court. Some observers have even suggested, somewhat tongue in cheek, that if she does-

n’t like what they have to say she can Although subtake it further to ject to appeal the European Court at the Supreme of Justice. Court, the deciIf the Supreme sion is a blow to Court does agree Theresa May who wi t h t he j udges then MPs will efplanned to trigf ect i vel y be r eger Article 50 next March using qui r ed t o vot e on Brexit, with no forroyal prerogamal necessity that tive.” they follow the referendum’s plurality vote. The majority of MPs are believed to be firmly against Brexit but defying the result would be hugely controversial and could spark a constitutional crisis. That poses no problem for the markets. Within seconds of the judgement sterling rose dramatically. Meanwhile, Theresa May has insisted the government will not be distracted and that it is ‘business as usual’ where Brexit is concerned. One respected political commentator put it this way: “The only way of making this headache go away could be an early general election.”

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Local vendors’ livelihoods cut By Eleanor Hawkins STALLHOLDERS at Vera’s weekly market are up in arms over a new by-law which will see the number of stalls permitted cut in half. The new by-law, imposed by European regulations, has been drawn up with no consensus

from those due to be affected by it, the Municipal Citizens’ Observatory has complained. The Observatory has announced it will be delivering a complaint to the town hall, stressing that a matter which will have such a negative effect on so many local families should not have been decided

upon without informing them. The document is also to include various proposed adaptions to the text which aim to ensure a fair system is applied to issue licences; that the changes take at least one year to come into effect and that the Council helps those affected find other means of income.

Training for natural disasters A GROUP of 15 teenagers from Velez Rubio are taking part in a European project aimed to create school protocols to cope with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The students from Jose Marin secondary school will be joining forces with similar French, Greek and Italian groups to study the effects of natural disasters and how education could avoid human and material damage when they occur. Coordinator of the Erasmus+ project and biology and geology teacher at the Velez Rubio

school, Diego Gea, explained that the Andalucian Geophysics Institute has stated that European citizens lack the necessary preparation and training to cope with unavoidable natural disasters. The earthquakes in Lorca in 2011, Gea said, motivated him to create the project. Students will be visiting each other during the two-year project to pool resources and the final goal is to draw up education protocols for areas at risk which will be published in English, Spanish, French, Greek and Italian.

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Drug dealer sent to jail By Eleanor Hawkins A MAN arrested at Dreambeach electronic music festival in Villaricos, Carbon-

eras, on August 10, 2014 for selling drugs has been jailed for two yars. The 22-year-old, who has not been named, did not

contest the Public Prosecutor’s request for a jail sentence plus a €500 fine for a crime against public health. He had admitted carrying

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Marihuana farm found

a bag with 31 ecstasy tablets, 3.5 grams of powdered ecstasy and 6.7 grams of amphetamines which he was trying to sell.

MARIHUANA PLANTS: Found growing in two homes. SIX people including two teenagers have been arrested by the National Police in Almeria for alleged crimes against public health after a tip-off led to the discovery of two marihuana farms. Officers were alerted to two people carrying marihuana plants out of a property on Calle Aliaga on October 24 and patrols sent to the scene found the two teenagers throwing remains

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of plants into a bin. A third person was arrested shortly afterwards and reluctantly revealed two homes which had been fitted out to grow the drug and contained 1,500 plants. Investigations led to the identification and arrest of three more people involved in the illegal outfit, including the owner of the properties who has been remanded in custody.

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Statements taken in alleged cruelty case By Eleanor Hawkins OFFICERS from the Family and Women’s Unit at Almeria provincial police headquarters have taken statements from the parents of a boy with Down Syndrome allegedly tied to a chair by monitors at summer school. The seven-year-old boy’s stepfather reported in August that twice on collecting the child from the school in El Toyo he had found him tied to a chair in a corner. The first time, he said, he thought it was part of a game but the following day he asked the monitor what was going on. The only response, the stepfather said, was to tell him it was a technique to teach the boy to calm down.

The judge in charge of the case has also called for the

director of the school and the monitor to be interviewed.

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POPULAR TOURIST SITES: The Alcazaba, historical centre of the city and Cabo de Gata.

Tourists cruise in to visit Almeria By Eleanor Hawkins MORE than 6,000 cruise passengers visited historial Almeria in October, the city council has reported. The passengers from six ships, which stopped off for a day in port, were received at a stand by representatives of the

City Promotion department, who handed out leaflets and maps and provided information in various different languages. British and North American people are the most frequent visitors, the council department said, followed by the

people of Germany. The most popular places tourists wish to visit are the Alcazaba, historical centre of the city and Cabo de Gata. Five cruise ships are due to visit Almeria during this month, the port authority informed.

Owner of cattle farm investigated THE owner of a cattle farm in Bayarcal is under investigation by the Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection branch after four dogs were found dead on the farm. A fifth dog was also found severely undernourished and has been handed over to an ani-

mal charity while the case is investigated. Officers inspected the premises on October 28 and confiscated the surviving dog. The owner was not found at the time and it took some days for him to be identified and called to make a statement, the police force reported.

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The Game of Thrones

Finally finished

CAST and crew of the Game of Thrones could arrive in Norway as the show’s producers hinted they were looking at the country, attracted in part by its tax break for film production.

SIX years later than scheduled and substantially over budget, but Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall has finally finished. A four-star hotel and restaurant a tta ched t o i t ar e al so due t o open.

Peace prize

Asylum arrests

THE Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos in recognition of his efforts to end decades of war in the country.

POLI CE r ai ded sever al re fug ee shel t er s and ar r est ed seven asylum seekers on suspicion that they had raped an Iranian girl, aged 17, and filmed the act.

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Top spot THE University of Munich has been ranked the best in Germany. It was ranked 57th globally and came in at the 11th best in Europe. Heidelberg University was Germany’s second best.

Wholesome ban ‘WHOLESOME’ describes something with health benefits and as a result, a court has ruled it is not allowed to be used by breweries in Germany in adverts for their beers.

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BELGIUM

JUNE saw a record 2.45 million overnight visitors in the country’s hotels; 3 per cent more than last June. Foreign visitors also rose by 10 per cent.

NORWAY COUNTRYSIDE: Could be used for filming.

ARTISANS and patissiers in Verviers spent three hours creating the largest chocolate éclair ever made. The 676-metre éclair used more than 70kg of butter, 2,000 eggs and will be divided into 6,000 delicious slices.

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Save the Children CHILDREN taken from the infamous Calais ‘Jungle’ could be being put at risk, according to the charity Save the Children. They say although the children are currently safe they may be tempted to flee if held in detention too long.

Database row IN a bid to crack down on identity theft the French government is

Chocolate triumph

creating a massive new database s to rin g in fo rma tion on a lmos t everyone with an ID card. Some parts of the French media have reacted with dismay, with one paper calling it “terrifying.”

Erotic downturn FRANCE’S only erotic museum is to close its doors after nearly 18 years. The owners put it down to

high rents, falling tourist numbers and so-called creeping gentrification.

Aging population FR A N C E w ill ha ve a round 270,000 people over the age of 100 by the year 2070, according to new figure s . The c ountry is a lre a dy home to the highest number of centenarians in Europe.

Hefty fine THE Belgian state is ordered to pay a €4,000 a day fine for failing to send a visa to a Syrian family trying to flee Aleppo. The Secretary of State for Asylum and Immigration, Theo Francken, has appealed the ruling.

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A SWEDISH study found that there was a notable reduction in the rate of violent criminals re-offending amongst those who had been given medication for antipsychotic conditions. They analysed 22,275 prisoners over five years.

AUTHORITIES seized 117,600 kroner (€15,805) from asylum-seekers after a new law came into force in February.

Beer day

Customs clearance

THIRSTY Danes enjoyed J-Day where party-goers decked themselves out in Santa hats and elf costumes to celebrate the release of Tuborg’s new Christmas beer.

THE USA and Sweden has signed a new agreement allowing customs procedures to be carried out in Sweden before passengers board their flight. They would then enter the US as a domestic passenger.

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Checks continue SWEDEN is extending ID checks on the borders for a further three months. Checks on rail, bus and ferries were introduced in January this year and will continue into next year.

TWO magazine editors might end up in prison over allegations they illegally spied on credit card transactions made by Danish royalty and national celebrities.

Magical fairytale A MUSEUM devoted to the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, is set to open in Odense.

Lady luck A BELGIAN man scooped more than €50 million in the Euromillions, just two week after a compatriot won an incredible €168 million. Belgians forked out more than €3 million on tickets last month.

Légion Étrangère FORMER Belgian football team coach Georges Leekens has moved onto ‘yellower pastures’ with his new role in charge of Algeria. The Meeuwen man will hope to get his side into the 2018 World Cup.

AMSTERDAM wants to move the cruise ship terminal in a bid to relieve pressure on the city by the growing number of tourists. Last year 134 cruise ships arrived in Amsterdam, eight more than in 2014.

share, Air France-KLM is planning a new airline initiative dubbed ‘Boost’ to compete with Gulf state airlines, which will be ‘simple, modern and innovative’ according to the airline.

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Sustainability lacking

THE transport minister has permitted Amsterdam to ban small mopeds from city bike paths, forcing them to use the roads and wear a helmet.

Airline boost IN a bid to win back market

UN sustainable development targets were agreed in September 2014, but the Netherlands is not performing well enough in some of the areas. The country is lacking in climate protection and renewable energy.

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A powerful enemy

PUTIN’S PAL: Theatre director criticised the new ‘moral police’ of Russia. A THEATRE director has made a powerful enemy in the leader of a patriotic biker gang that is pally with Putin. Konstantin Raikin, director of Moscow’s Satirikon theatre publicly criticised the new ‘moral police’ of Russia but Night Wolves biker gang leader Alexander Zaldostanov suggested his theatre was part of Russia’s degeneration into filth.

Pitch problems FIFA has said that the new Zenit football stadium isn’t up to scratch and needs serious work if it is to be fit for the 2018 World Cup. The 69,000 seat stadium is already five times over budget. In September 20 Orthodox priests arrived on site to pray for its

successful completion.

recalled by Stalin to finish shooting a film.

Amnesty anger HUMAN rights organisation Amnesty International claim that their Moscow office was broken into and the locks changed by Russian officials. The city claims that the standof is over unpaid rent, but the NGO suspects a political motivation given the recent crackdown on foreign groups across the country.

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Putin’s pride RUSSIANS caught an unusual glimpse of the woman believed to be Putin’s daughter. Katerina Tikhonova appeared on national television performing in an acrobatic rock’n’roll competition. ‘Outed’ by media as the president’s daughter last year, Tikhonova is married to the billionaire son of one of Putin’s closest friends.

Lenin love

VLADIMIR ZELDIN, believed to be the world’s oldest actor, has died aged 101. The Russian was still acting in October, playing a role in The Dance Teacher. He began his career just before the Nazi invasion in 1941 and was sent to the frontline before being

COMMUNISTS are campaigning to have Vladimir Lenin’s portrait on newly minted coins and notes celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution next year. One MP wants around 10 million coins produced with Lenin’s image and suggests it would show Russia’s allies and enemies that it was a world power once again.

Super Seagal NINETIES action star Steven Seagal has been awarded Russian citizenship by Kremlin decree. The decorated martial artist has described Putin as one of the great living world leaders and showed his support for the annexation of Crimea at a gig with the Night Wolves biker gang. STEVEN SEAGAL: A Russian citizen.

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Tesla to set up in Barcelona By John Smith DESPITE the controversy concerning the possible secession of Catalonia from Spain, the California-based manufacturer of luxury electric cars, Tesla has without fanfare decided to open new headquarters in Barcelona from which it will distribute its cars and accessories within Spain. This is considered to be something of a vote of confidence in the Catalan

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$3,000 (€2,700) is the amount of capital invested by Tesla when setting up its new Spanish subsidiary.

DUE to the fact it proved so easy to forge a £1 coin (make a mould using an existing coin, fill it with lead and paint it gold coloured) it is conservatively estimated that more than 3 per cent of all pound coins in circulation are fakes. This doesn’t take into account the number of one lilangeni coins of Swaziland which are worth about 6p (7c) which found their way back to the UK after some bright spark in the Royal Mint produced them using the same blanks! Suffice to say that the Treasury was sufficiently worried about the problem with the £1 coin that they instructed the Royal mint to come up with something that was more secure and in keeping with the dignity of sterling. This new, 12 sided coin will be made from two metals, will contain a latent image changing the £ symbol to 1, microlettering and a ‘secret ingredi-

government although the decision has not actually been announced by the currently loss-making company but was spotted by eagle-eyed reporters when the registration of the new company Tesla Spain SL was spotted in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry at the end of October. The parent company has seen a great deal of interest in the development of the self-driving model of the car which is currently in develop-

By taking my term in office beyond the expected period of the Article 50 process, this should help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the UK’s new relationship with Europe,” Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney

New pound coin due in 2017

The new £1 coin ent’ to strengthen security. The new coin will be introduced in March 2017 and for six months, will run parallel with the old pound which will then become obsolete and be withdrawn. All sounds good, except that anybody who operates machines that take coins will have to adapt them to accept both types for six months and then adapt them again to reject the old £1 coin. This is just another expenditure that companies and consumers will have to carry.

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Egyptian economics IN a move aimed at trying to obtain a $12 billion (€10.8 billion) loan from the International Monetary Fund, the Egyptian government has announced a range of economic measures which whilst possibly bringing short term hardship to consumers should help to replace lost tourist revenue in the medium term. Measures include the floatation of the Egyptian pound which could see an effective devaluation of up to 50 per cent against the dollar and an increase in interest rates of 3 per cent to 14.75 per cent.

Jamie Oliver down under FOLLOWING the news that Australian company Keystone Group had gone into liquidation, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver made it clear that he wished to purchase the six Jamie’s Italian restaurants he had franchised to the group and bring them back under his control.

Directors looking for comfort WORKING on the assumption she is going to take any notice, the Association of Spanish Directors (AED) wrote to Theresa May following a meeting at the British Embassy in Madrid co-sponsored by the AED and the British Chamber of Commerce in which the matter of Brexit was discussed.

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The gist of the letter is that as the Ambassador had been fairly vague in his comments on the future of Spanish workers and trade in the UK, the AED wanted some assurance from the Prime Minister there would be no restriction on the movement of workers or capital once Britain left the EU.

ment, but it does seem a considerable way from being completed and then accepted by US regulators before seeing its new models navigating Spanish roads, although hopefully the Spanish version will be able to recognise turning cars who don’t bother to indicate. It is expected there will be showrooms in both Barcelona and Madrid which are considered the two most attractive markets for the electric cars.

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Sanchez accused IT is almost as if the Spanish tax system is run by Real Madrid supporters as after high profile investigations and prosecutions of some of Barcelona’s finest including Messi, Mascherano and Neymar, the microscope is now firmly fixed on the financial affairs of Chilean and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez. It is suggested the player ‘actively withheld’ tax amounting to a little under €1 million through a Maltese company during his period as a Barcelona player from 2011 to 2014 although this is strenuously denied by the striker’s agent.

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ONE of Spain’s poorest regions Extremadura was proud of the fact that a company called Zetta Smartphone has set up in the province and was producing what appeared to be a potential world beating product which had the potential to rival Apple in the long term. A great deal of excitement surrounded the fact that these technically advanced mobiles with large screens and most of the facilities expected in an iPhone were being manufactured in Spain and offered for sale at prices up to three times less than an Apple product. Taking advantage of perceived images, the company created its own special logo which was an acorn (representing the oak forests found in the province) with a bite taken out of it in homage to Apple. During October however, matters began to unravel for the company as it appears that rather than being a newly created Spanish product, what the owners were doing was purchasing two handsets made in China by local manufacturers Xiaomi and then

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BHS DEMISE: The end of an era. two-edged sword as it is most likely that any money received from the pair, would actually go into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and not directly into the BHS pension fund.

According to Sir Philip, he does have a plan to help the pension fund directly which would see a better result for pensioners and he claims that the chairman of the trustees of

the pension fund agrees in principle that his scheme would be advantageous and on the afternoon that he received the demand he offered £250 million (€280 million) to the fund but

it is believed that the Pension Regulator is looking for him to increase the offer to £350 million (€392 million). The actual investigation into the pension scheme which has

Mobile phone company in Extremadura caught out Thomas Nilsson flickr Wikimedia

By John Smith AS if it wasn’t bad enough for Sir Philip Green to be threatened with the removal of his knighthood over the BHS fiasco but he has now been advised that enforcement action with regards to the pension scheme is also being taken by the Pension Regulator. In a fairly unusual action which demands large contributions from both Sir Philip and Dominic Chappell who purchased BHS for a pound supposedly in order to protect the pensions of the 20,000 staff who were members of the BHS pension scheme. Sir Philip had indicated some time ago that he would be looking at options to top up the scheme which appears to have had a shortfall of some £570 million (€627 million) by the time that the company finally went into liquidation but with a lack of concrete proposals, the Regulator has clearly run out of patience. This could however be a

PHONEY PHONES: Zetta rebranded the Xiaomi Mi4 mobile phone with their own logo. simply rebranding them with the Zetta logo! The Chinese company does not export its products to Europe at the moment, concen-

trating on the Chinese market and exporting only to Singapore and Taiwan with an interest in newly emerging markets within Brazil and India.

As the Xiaomi phones were not exported to Europe and were therefore unlikely to be recognised, Zetta simply imported stock from a third par-

ty and rebranded them as if they were their own. When the ‘Zetta phones’ were put on sale on the company’s web site and through

resulted in a 300-page document sent to those considered liable to make payments was opened in March 2015 long before BHS closed and has therefore taken 19 months to complete. This action will not however result in any immediate assistance for the pensioners and former employees of BHS as those being challenged will have the absolute right to respond and then if they refuse to comply with the enforcement action, the matter will be sent for independent arbitration, but any decision has to be agreed by all parties. In other words, this gives the impression of being a formality which may not resolve the situation in the short-term but may be a sensible ploy which prompted Sir Philip in particular to finally release his proposal and if considered acceptable could see some relatively speedy activity rather than watch the matter drag on for years.

shops, they simply added about €100 to the price that they had paid for their stock and renamed the phones Conquistador 4.7 and Conquistador 5.5 Plus. Since this information has been revealed in specialist press as well as some Spanish language newspapers, the company website and Facebook page have ceased to carry updated news and the website says that it is in the process of being upgraded. Reports suggest that only a few thousand of these mobile handsets have been sold in Spain compared to the millions sold by Xiaomi but it does leave those consumers who have purchased phones from Zetta unsure as to whether they will have any rights in the event that their phone goes wrong or whether they can return the phone for a complete refund. For so many years, Chinese companies were accused of ‘pirating’ western product and manufacturing it locally so it is ironic that Zetta co-founded by Chinese national Cu Bojan should be reversing the traditional roles.

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China beginning to take over Hollywood

SYLVESTER STALLONE: With his daughters at the 2016 Golden Globes. By John Smith TURNING his back, possibly temporarily, on Spain, China’s richest man Wang Jianlin is over in Hollywood where he has just spent $1 billion (€900 million) on purchasing Dick Clark Productions set up by the former TV presenter. Owning as he does already, America’s second largest cinema chain AMC and Legendary Entertainment a film company which has co-produced a whole range of hit movies with Warner Bros including a number of Batman and Superman hits as well as the incredibly successful Hangover, Jurassic World and 300 he is certainly an important figure already in the industry. If you are producing films and then placing in your cinemas, it makes sense to purchase the company that produces the Golden Globe Awards presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for film and TV with the show being part of the Dick Clark collection. The newly purchased company produces a whole raft of television shows and award ceremonies so is a natural ex-

There appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers.”

tension to the company Mr Wang owns, Dalian Wanda which has until recently been predominantly involved in property development and ownership although it has diversified and has even taken over Sunseeker yachts as well as Atletico Madrid. It is no secret that the billionaire, said to be worth in excess of $32 billion (€29 billion), has been anxious to not only diversify but to spread his investments around the world and he has certainly been flirting with various major movie companies looking to possibly take over or partner with one of them. Despite his international expansion, he has also made it clear that he wants to en-

sure that Chinese culture is more readily promoted and accepted in the West and many politicians and pundits in America see him as a potential threat to the traditional Hollywood movie empires and would certainly look to resist any major takeover. Mr Wang has produced a hugely successful business despite the fact that China can still be quite draconian in the way in which it invades individual privacy and there appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers. This is something he denies, saying that he is motivated by financial reasons rather than political ones and that in order to obtain the best financial results from the Chinese market then films have to be made which are aimed at that market. To this end, he has invested in the Hong Kong film industry and one of his companies is producing The Great Wall starring Matt Damon and well-known Chinese actors which has been financed from Hollywood but filmed and produced in China.

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Yesteryear comedies still make us laugh LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT AS someone who earns most of his living after dark, daytime television is often a major contributor to my psyche of amusement and entertainment. In a stroke of, probably financially instigated genius, the BBC has recently decided to present reruns of some classic comedies of yesteryear and what a treat they are. Open All Hours, with the wonderful Ronnie Barker, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em starring the amazing talents of Michael Crawford, Only Fools and Horses with David Jason, plus the antics of the zany cast of Hi De Hi, are just a few of a whole host of sitcoms gracing the box this year. Of course, ITV have been doing it for some time with programmes like Rising Damp. Another great series of days gone by, containing marvellous dialogue, full of witty innuendoes, completely innocuous non-PC statements, pathos and hys-

CLASSIC COMEDIES: Are a joy to watch. terical situations, these classics of comedy are a pure joy to watch. And do you know the most grati-

fying aspect of them all? Not a swear word or statement of filth in sight. To me acceptable comedy on

TV died at the end of the 80’s. Since then it has sunk into a desperate morass of sleaze and slimy stagna-

tion, its success being measured by just how low its writers and performers can take it. And do you know why? These days there are no proper comedy writers around. The morons who churn out the modern day rubbish, whose success is generally judged by how often you can say the word **** in any given minute, should hang their heads in humiliated shame. Talk about taking money under false pretences. They should all be weeded out and sent back to the gutter where they unquestionably belong. Alternative comedy? I’m sorry, in my book, today’s alternative comedies are the unforgettable, utterly unmissable ghosts of comedy past. Long may they shine as examples of the presentations that should really be making us forget our worries and delivering us a real good laugh. Come back the likes of Galton and Simpson, Roy Clark and Ray Allen, all is forgiven! Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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A trip to the ‘towering pizza’ Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

WE have just returned from Italy, the land of large arm gestures, small cars and even smaller coffees, as our friend Adrian observed when presented with a tiny glass cup, containing a half inch of cowering espresso. We agreed later that he should have asked for a fresh cup because the one served had a coffee stain in the bottom. But you always think of these smart retorts after the event. Wine tasting in Tuscany was yet another box on my lengthy bucket list that I have been able to sign off as accomplished. As we were preparing to land at Pisa airport, the Princess turned to me and asked, ‘Will we see the towering pizza?’ This will come as no surprise to those who know my lovely lady who has her own unique turn of phrase, and this

ITALIAN LANDMARK: The leaning tower of Pisa. is yet another entry for The Thesaurus of Brummie Sayings. Prior to our flight from Gatwick, we stayed overnight,

as usual, at the Premier Inn. We are fans of the hotel chain: the standard of the rooms is consistently good, the staff friendly and helpful, and

the food is excellent. But I have been a little dismayed of late, to see the bank of Dalek-like automatic checkin machines at reception.

These are supposed to make the process easier which they certainly do not in my opinion. These gadgets have their place, but not for ageing old gits like me who appreciate personal service. So I automatically turned to the only breathing staff member in the vicinity, who completed our check-in manually in 90 seconds, which is what I call quick and easy. It’s not about saving time of course, just saving on staff wages. However, as we arrived at 1pm and the rooms are not available until 3pm, it was suggested that we relax in the coffee lounge. I have always thought this ludicrous in a hotel that is situated at an international airport. However, we were informed that we could go immediately to a room if we would like to pay £10 for the privilege. In other words there were indeed rooms ready to be occupied, but only at extra cost and with 700 rooms, a nice little earner for Premier Inn. They obviously believe that it is worth the erosion of their ‘customer comes first’ reputation. Shame.

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Facebook blocks insurance firm John Smith Random thoughts... A BRITISH insurance company has fallen foul of Facebook which has told it that it may not proceed with a plan it had to offer young drivers a possible reduction in premiums if it was allowed complete access to their Facebook profiles. The trial which was to be undertaken by Admiral - which promotes its services on TV by showing a young woman dressed in an obsolete sailor’s outfit encouraging her staff to offer good deals – planned to use a computer review of the content of individuals’ Facebook profiles to analyse likely risks. If, for example, one of those reviewed was constantly referring to drunken nights out, bungee jumping and posting questionable images, then they would be likely to be considered less trustworthy than another youngster discussing flower arranging and making timed appointments for nights out. Facebook jumped in before the trial started saying that they could not

PRIVACY PROTECTION: No access allowed to analyse user risks. allow this to happen as there were serious privacy concerns, not so much centred on the person who had agreed to the review, but for those people who were friends who shared posts and timelines. “Protecting the privacy of the people on Facebook is of utmost importance to us. We have clear guidelines that prevent information obtained from Facebook from being used to

make decisions about eligibility,” said a Facebook spokesman. Indeed Facebook rules actually anticipate exactly this scenario and say “Don’t use data obtained from Facebook to make decisions about eligibility, including whether to approve or reject an application or how much interest to charge on a loan.” Admiral have been told that they can allow people to apply for a quote

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UK PM: Theresa May.

The British and Brexit AS a company owned by Britons who have based their lives in Spain and are very happy to have been accepted in this wonderful country, we are unashamedly pro-Europe as can be gathered from our masthead which proudly says Euro Weekly News. Part of our mission is to keep the large number of English speaking expats and the hundreds of thousands of annual visitors updated as to what is happening in our adopted homeland and how it will affect us all, especially as so many of our readers have to rely on pensions, many of which are paid in sterling and have to be converted to euros. It was no secret that the result of the referendum came as a disappointment and shock to us and it has hurt the financial position of many of our readers. There was at the time a great deal of speculation as to what would happen when Britain leaves the EU and scaremongering on both sides. A colleague was adamant it was pointless to speculate too early as no one knew what would unfold. How prescient he was as despite the expectation that the government could simply use the Royal Prerogative to initiate Article 50 this was challenged in court. The immediate result was a surge in the pound’s value, a dispirited Theresa May calling for an appeal to the Supreme Court and explaining what had happened to the President of the European Commission, statements of opposition from MPs like Kenneth Clarke and a general feeling things are by no means finalised. Plenty still want Brexit but there are now two imminent by-elections caused by Tory resignations which the disenfranchised may now vote in.

via Facebook and an Admiral App but they may not view the applicant’s posts. Clearly some youngsters between the ages of 17 and 21 will be disappointed that they can’t take advantage of this option to obtain a possible discounted quote for their first ever car insurance but there is no reason why Admiral can’t ask them to fill in a personality profile once they register their interest in obtaining a quote. Certain rights groups have applauded Facebook for their decision as they believe that the use of such analytical software is both unethical and intrusive. A cynic might suggest that this information is very valuable and therefore Facebook, which does sell advertising targeting specific users, has either developed its own analysis software or has been prompted to do so following this aborted trial. None of the media comments however appear to have taken into Now we account that after the purchase of want to WhatsApp, Facebook has made it hear your views. clear that it will be using comments by users to target advertising mesYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE sages and although users can opt - YOUR OPINION out from receipt of these messages it www.euroweeklynews.com is quite a complicated process.

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The incredible ‘comeback’ of animals Foto dien/shutterstock.com

Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.

THOSE earliest of years studying Spain left an unforgettable and bothersome recognition of the difference between indigenous folk and their animals. Very few had pets. Yet, the area abounded in dogs and cats. The animals themselves were as wild and abandoned as society left them to be. Children threw stones at both cats and dogs and correcting their behaviour brought you into a major argument if not a quick shoving match. We were separated by massive cultural backgrounds. Once their tireless working burros weren’t needed they were taken to a field, staked out so they could move within just a small circle, well hobbled and left, well forgotten, until it had fallen and could be seen no more. It just didn’t seem right. Years of burdened service and toil forgotten so quickly. Any ordinary drive anywhere was scattered with carcasses of dead animals. I counted 13 one time from Mojacar playa to Turre. It got worse

NEVER ALONE: If you have a goldfish or a dog in the house. if you made the journey and a Spanish friend was driving. They all played by the same modern transport rules: splat the cat; don’t dodge the dog. A practice that fulfilled their rights of passage and dominance, until the foreigners starting showing

up and demonstrating different values. Those happenings were tantamount to heresy until collectively they started realising that other values existed. And the locals not wanting to be deemed barbaric by the new invaders began a subtle change of uniting the long divided worlds.

Allow me now to skip forward almost five decades for an up-to-date reflection of current happenings. In Madrid, everyone is proud of walking their pedigree dogs. But, a mayor in a hamlet near Valencia is so aggravated by doggie droppings that he is requiring all pet dogs to be mi-

cro chipped and a DNA sampling so culprits can be aptly apprehended and fined, in his kingdom. Just up the road from us in Arboleas the Guardia Civil has invaded a warehouse wherein a live black panther was being held captive along with many exotic birds and mammals. A zoo I hadn’t heard of but was apparently well known to local residents. But wait, things get better. You’ve undoubtedly heard about the ferocity of the mythical junk yard dogs. Well, times have changed and a man owning a salvage yard up Alicante way has been robbed six times in the last two years. Solution, he got rid of his terror dogs and exchanged them for two Spanish fighting bulls (toros bravos). Business has dropped off however as customers are truly too frightened to come in. The evolution has been slow in coming but is definitely arriving. For those of you that remain confused concerning how animals have gone from beasts to family possessions, allow me to further aid your thinking, REMEMBER: YOU ARE NEVER DRINKING ALONE if you have a dog or goldfish in the house.

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Podemos MPs need to grow up Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

A SPANISH political observer compared Podemos MPs to the bad children on the back seats on the school bus as they gurned, guffawed and gesticulated during Mariano Rajoy’s investiture speech. One of Pablo Iglesias’ favourite gestures was an index finger twirled against the temple as h e o p e n e d h i s ey es w id e in mock puzzlement. As Ramon Jauregui, socialist spokesman in the European Parliament remarked, Podemos still has to decide what it wants to be when it grows up.

Quids in MOST of the 15 PSOE socialist MPs who gave Mariano Rajoy the thumbs down instead of abstaining belonged to the Partido Socialista de Cataluña, which

Pedro the chameleon “DONDE dije digo, digo Diego” is a tongue-twister and shorthand for ‘I’ve changed my mind about anything I might have said before.’ The defenestrated secretary general of the PSOE socialists Pedro Sanchez is instead doing it in longhand now that he has resigned his parliamentary seat. Sanchez has reversed most of his declarations between the December 2015 and June 26 general elections. He laments having dubbed Podemos a bunch of populists and regrets teaming up with Ciudadanos in an attempt to form a government last March. He blames his fall on Big Business as represented by El Pais newspaper, the banks and Ibex 35 rather than his party’s unwillingness to suffer another election rout under his leadership. Pedro the chameleon now claims it was error to dismiss dialogue with the Catalan secessionists. All this from the politician who stuck to ‘no means no’ because he could not break his word. SANCHEZ’ DOWNFALL: He blames Big Business.

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merged with the PSOE in 1978. Each must pay a €600 fine but it will be cheap at the price. Support for the PSOE in Cataluña, where it is now considered too centralist, has waned spect acul ar l y and t hat shor t , sharp ‘no’ could translate into an avalanche of regained votes.

Just grin and bear it AN old slogan from the May 2011 protests - “No, no, they don’t represent us” – has been resurrected. It was chorused during Rajoy’s investiture debate in a Madrid dem onst r at i on organi sed by Unidos Podemos, the Izquierda Unida-Podemos alliance that lost votes for both parties last June. Accepting a majority decision is democracy’s most demanding requirement and recognising only the result they wanted puts the Madrid protesters in the same cat egor y as Donal d Tr um p or Nicolas Maduro.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less time to spend socially, so it’s important to make time for loved ones at the weekend. Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your approval for an action they are going to take anyway.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week. Perhaps your natural charm just doesn’t seem to be working. As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of co-operation.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way.

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Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It’s a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun by indulging in a garage or car boot sale.

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SHIP BACK

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Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Inquisitive (7) 4 Less perilous (5) 7 Fertile desert spot (5) 9 Sure (7) 10 Light hours (7) 11 Award (5) 12 Chooses (5) 14 Enthusiastic (5) 19 Ensnares (5) 21 Card game (7) 23 Ape (7) 24 Sailing vessel (5) 25 Take without the owner's consent (5) 26 Disloyalty to one's country (7) Down 1 Overcast (6) 2 Dangerous (5) 3 Association football (6) 4 Undress (5) 5 Easily broken (7) 6 Jogger (6)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents C and 23 represents V, so fill in C every time the figure 1 appears and V every time the figure 23 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

1 Warrant, 5 Spain, 8 Romeo, 9 Reliant, 10 Akela, 11 Rider, 12 Belts, 14 Bowls, 19 Elder, 21 Apple, 23 Element, 24 Agony, 25 Rolls, 26 Retinue. Down: 1 Warmed, 2 Rampage, 3 Atone, 4 Tartan, 5 Salerno, 6 Award, 7 Notary, 13 Targets, 15 Lie down, 16 Meteor, 17 Batter, 18 Groyne, 20 Dwell, 22 Plant.

QUICK Across: 8 Awful smell (5) 13 Picture in the mind (7) 15 Irritate (5) 16 Blemishes (6) 17 Consider true (6)

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

Across 1 Otro (5) 4 Good-looking (5) 7 In the same way (5) 8 Después de (5) 9 Still (even) (3) 10 Equipo (deporte) (4) 11 Pulgada (4) 13 Peace (3) 15 Queen (5) 16 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 17 January (5) 18 Oats (5)

1 Drops, 2 Sunrise, 3 Greed, 4 Sweden, 5 Grapple, 6 Agile, 7 Slender, 12 Saddens, 13 Cassock, 15 Precise, 16 Closed, 18 Movie, 20 Tiara, 21 Yield.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Remolacha, 8 Ebano, 9 Ritmo, 10 Head, 11 Eggs, 15 Zorro, 17 Queen, 18 Sometimes.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down: 2 Etapa, 3 Olor, 4 Aire, 5 Hot, 6 Hechizo, 7 Cousins, 12 Geese, 13 Bone, 14 Aqui, 16 Rio.

Down 1 Hatred (4) 2 Ama de casa (9) 3 Flash of lightning (9) 4 Hailstorm (9) 5 Alcachofa (9) 6 Work (4) 12 Libre (persona) (4) 14 Tin can (4)

Hexagram

1 Designs, 5 Grabs, 8 Ounce, 9 Examine, 10 Swindle, 11 Plead, 12 Stench, 14 Helper, 17 Dumps, 19 Lottery, 22 Envious, 23 Alike, 24 Speak, 25 Dead end.

18 Attach firmly (6) 20 Little (5) 22 Subdivisions of larger religious groups (5)

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

ANGLED ANYONE ASTRAY COURSE ERSATZ EXEUNT FUNGAL LIABLE LOUNGE (10) ORIGIN

OXCART PHRASE SHEAVE SLEETY STEREO SULTAN THWART TOUCHY URGING

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Worsen 2 Desert 3 Pander 4 Sodden 5 Averse 6 Prince 7 Teethe 8 Inroad 9 Inhere 10 Evolve 11 Rotten 12 Teeter 13 Repeal 14 Spread 15 Larval 16 Teacup 17 Errata 18 Usable 19 Bushel

Across 1 Her playing around in German river (5) 4 Come clean about scones and loud music (7) 8 Spoiling for a fight? Build green billet (11) 9 Peat’s arranged around small Scottish plant (8) 10 Be unsuccessful finding an Ivy League entrance (4) 12 More hasty to produce a slice of bacon (6) 13 French city girl is in Civil Service (6) 16 Belt an item of footwear (4) 18 Amusing request by school worker (8) 21 Horribly garish train is perfectly in order (5,2,4) 22 Cease to pay cash outside the US (7) 23 A byword for a commercial age (5) Down 1 Gowns worn in Hydro-Bessemer process (5) 2 Complaint I will put to head (7) 3 Let spies exchange letters (8) 4 One hundred and fifty always bright (6) 5 Could do with a massage by the sound of it (4) 6 Additional non-speaking role (5) opened (7) 7 South African politician with the French 14 Sun god, after climbing once more, models (7) falls (7) 11 Alas, I may ruin an Asian country (8) 15 Some of cadet Al Edward's return is 12 Feels bitter about presents not being euphoric (6)

17 Spades, for example, for California roads (5) 19 It is said that these marquees are on edge (5) 20 Stare at contents of Google Docs (4)

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Living in cloud cuckoo land DEAR Sir, with regard to your article (Why doesn’t England just leave the UK?), the simple answer to that question is that without England there would be no United Kingdom. Without England the rest of the United Kingdom member countries would struggle to cope financially particularly with the vast amount of money that the EU would still expect if, as you say, the UK would still remain, so nothing would change for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar. You’re living in cloud cuckoo land if you think the EU would accept such a thing as you propose. When Scotland, and not forgetting all the Scottish people living outside of Scotland, get a second vote as Nicola Sturgeon is gunning for, then you’ll see just how much the ordinary Scottish person appreciates being a member of the United Kingdom, in or out of the dreaded EU. Len

Superiority complex THE answer to this is fairly straightforward. England thinks it owns the UK. Asking England to leave to them will seem like the renter kicking out the landlord. This is what the Scots and Irish nationalists have been arguing about for decades - the unjust dictatorship by the English elite over the rest of the island. You can’t expect England to voluntarily give up its will to dominate. It would rather take Scotland and Ulster kicking and screaming than leave them to their own affairs. Paul

Prospect of poverty MY husband and I live in Spain and are alarmed about the possibility of not receiving any annual increases in our pension once Brexit is completed. We are upset about this as it will condemn us all living outside the UK to a life of poverty in the future as prices rise over the years. The value of our pensions will drop and we will struggle to live. We do not ask or indeed receive any form of benefits from the UK but if we also have to pay for our healthcare as well as reduced pensions, then surely this is infringing on our human rights. Anyone living in the UK in this situ-

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winter fuel allowance. These are entitlements...not benefits! I’ve started a petition on change.org regarding these issues. I am also in touch with and support Nigel Nelson. I also sent a letter to Downing Street asking for an explanation on all these issues. So far after over one month, no reply! A reminder has been sent. Dave

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Cheeky immigrants I REMEMBER David Cameron (the chap who brought Britain to its knees then sailed off to Panama) said that the UK should only take in refugees from the camps out in Turkey and Lebanon, instead of those on the march across Europe. It was a nice PR-friendly, never to see the light of day, gesture but I respectfully disagree. Having seen the tremendous hard work these souls have put into crisscrossing an inhospitable continent, getting from Morocco to Manchester, from Syria to Sweden, I say let’s welcome them! These young men have proven themselves worthy of a passport and a job. They have the hunger for

ation would get help from the government to enable them to live, but we will have no such recall. We ask that the government think again about all the pensioners living abroad and leave things as they are. It is our generation who worked all the years, paying into the National Health Service so that we could have a pension for our old age. Ann & Colin

Vast majority? LEAPY, I suspect you already know the vast majority of Scots passionately want to remain in the UK. I still find it astonishing 45 per cent of my fellow Scots behave like demented turkeys and vote for Christmas. Ever since I

success most of our own youth unfortunately lack and might inspire a few to get up off the sofa. Some of the methods they’ve used are ingenious. The other day an Iranian commandeered a bloomin’ inflatable and almost paddled his way across the Channel. And he was a Christian software engineer! Our society could do with a bit of a shake-up so I suggest we treat those who made it this far with a little more respect. If we’re destined to become a cold, wet Caliphate anyway we might as well have a decent labour force to pump money into our sinking pensions. Raymond

was a kid I have detested the attitude of some Scots to hate the English. The Scots and English are so alike that our blood runs through common veins. Together with Northern Ireland and Wales we form a formidable union that has stayed the test of time and seen us through two World Wars. The incumbent ‘government’ in Holyrood is so incompetent and narrow-minded it simply can’t run a small country of five million people. The astonishing fact is it retains its large share of the vote despite its utter incompetence. The SNP mantra of anti-English, anti-Tory and ‘promise them the world’ still draws the votes from the deluded section of the Scottish electorate. It saddens me greatly so many of my fellow Scots can be so easily duped

- I thought my fellow citizens were well educated... how wrong I was! Alexander

Entitlements not benefits I WOULD like an answer as to how the UK Government thinks it has the right to freeze expats pensions and also to withdraw our winter fuel allowance. I was born and worked all my life in the UK. I am a fully paid-up National Contributor since the age of 15. I decided to spend my retirement years outside of the UK. That was my choice. As I have paid all my dues to the UK Government, I am entitled to all pension increases including the

THE Scottish independence campaign was as much a referendum on staying in the EU as it was in the UK. The unionists won by a narrow margin because they convinced many wavering minds to ‘vote with their heads not their hearts.’ That vote was annulled when Brexit beckoned, which is why calls for a second referendum are entirely justified. The wheels are set in motion. The demographic that voted against independence is dying off fast. Cultural changes, the need for localised solutions, and the democratic deficit of Tory rule make Scottish membership of the union untenable, especially if the country is dragged into some Little England anti-everyone post-Brexit backwater that is a stain on the pants of global society. Barry

Thank you DEAR Euro Weekly, Thank you for your great coverage regarding our various pensions organisations, and the work we’re doing to try and unfreeze them. I’ll report back once we return from our London visit. Very interesting court decision last week with respect to triggering Article 50. The UK government are appealing to the Supreme Court. Whatever side loses that challenge can then go to... the European Court of Justice! How ironic is that... Kind regards Nigel from British Pensions

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Flu season has arrived THE flu season is officially upon us. As thousands of vaccines are prepared across health centres ready for administration, a number of cases have already been recorded in Spain. The penultimate week of October saw 11.68 cases per 100,000 people, the highest occurring in Andalucia, Aragon, the Balearic and Canary Islands. Flu is reported to be in a ‘pre-epidemic’ period. The virus is mainly spread by coughing or sneezing or from touching contaminated surfaces. Frequent and thorough hand washing is often the best and most effective way of reducing the risk of catching the infection. High risk groups including the elderly, those with chronic diseases, pregnant women and medical professionals, are encouraged to have the flu jab. Visit your health centre for more information.

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Preparations for charity fundraiser APSA animal charity is once again preparing its popular fashion show to raise much-needed funds for the animals it cares for and construction of its new kennels. The show will begin at 5pm on Wednesday November 23 at Maloans in Albox and tickets priced at just €7 are now on sale at Maloans and the APSA charity shop on Avenida Lepanto, which opens Mondays to Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Tickets will also be available from the APSA stall at the Los

Llanos Saturday market. Volunteers are already hard at work preparing for the show and organiser Sue is matching outfits to models and putting them through their paces on the catwalk. The event will, along with the fashion show of new and nearly new clothes and accessories available for sale, include entertainment by singer Marilyn Shipley, an auction, raffle and tombola. Ticket prices include a glass of cava and there will be food available plus an informal crèche in the bar for husbands.

MODELS: Lynn, Carol and Dori with a vintage Ford car from the garage in Albox.

HALLOWEEN: The large majority of guests dressed up in costume.

Vampires for charity BELLA LUNA returned to Arboleas recently to entertain at a Vampire Ball hosted by Puppy Rescue and Helping Hands at Legends. By popular demand, the charities invited the talented duo to once again provide entertainment and supporters were not disappointed. Following a week of efforts by Angie, Susie and the team at Legends an amazing authentic Halloween setting was created to suit the occasion and the event was well supported. The large majority of guests entered into the spirit and dressed up in costume to celebrate Halloween and prizes were made

for the best male and female outfit. The charities wished to thank all those at Legends and the guests for making the evening so successful. The charities have almost completed a diary of events with top quality performers for next year and the final event for 2016 will be a show featuring top tribute artists to the Bee Gees & Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons). Tickets priced at €10 are on sale at the Puppy Rescue shop on Avenida Ley Panto in Albox (by Mercadona). For more information, call Jilly on 618 220 204.

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Royal British Legion of Mojacar THE Royal British Legion, Mojacar meets first and third Thursdays of the month at the Multi Usos Centre in Mojacar Pueblo at 11.15am. The group will celebrate Remembrance Sunday on November 13 with a service at the Anglican Church of Mojacar beginning at 10.45am. A piper will be playing outside the church from 10.15am, and all are welcome. On Thursday November 17 the branch AGM will take place at the Multi Usos Centre in Mojacar Pueblo at 11.30am, followed by lunch at Osteria. In order to book lunch contact Christine on 697 887 362.

EVENT LAUNCH: Council members treated themselves to some of the delicious snacks.

Sixth tapas route gets underway By Eleanor Hawkins

Off to a flying start MOJACAR’S traditional Theatre Month got off to a flying start on Friday, November 4, with a comedy performance, Cuando Perdi la Cabeza (when I lost my mind) by Ignacio Andreu and Jorge Barroso. Organised by Mojacar Council, the event will see performances (in Spanish) every Friday evening at the Multiple Use Centre with tickets priced at just €3 each.

THE Tapas Route in Huercal-Overa runs until this Sunday, November 13, with 31 bars and restaurants taking part and more than 60 different tapas to try. The sixth edition of the event was launched last week by local Mayor Domingo Fernandez,

Commerce councillor Monica Navarro and various other members of the council team, who took the chance to treat themselves to some delicious snacks. Fernandez invited locals and visitors to take part and reminded everyone that there will be prizes for those who obtain the most stamps on their tapas passport.

Christmas market AFTER a huge success last year, Marian May Simpson, councillor of Tourism, is organising another Christmas Market in Bedar. The fun event will take place on Tuesday December 6 from 11am to 3pm in the town hall square. There will be stalls selling Christmas gifts, children’s activities, Father Christmas, and a lucky dip, tombola and raffle with great prizes, as well as cakes, mince pies and mulled wine. There are only a few stalls left, and interested parties should contact the town hall or mmaysimpson@hotmail.com.

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I’m not your mate! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE had loads of emails so thanks for that and in them are quite a few things which drive me nuts too. One from Peter has one of my pet grumps and that is being called ‘mate’ by someone that I have only just met. There are a few of my friends that we address each other as mate, but we have known each other for years. How can you meet someone for the first time and say, ‘Hello mate?’ One of my daughter’s ex-boyfriends did it. I’d never met him before and the first thing he said was, ‘Hello mate.’ Anyway, as I said, he is now an ex ... see ya later mate. I used to work the markets and in fairgrounds all around the UK and, to be honest, as a cockney it would not be unusual, when serving the public, if it was a female, I would call them ‘love’ or ‘sweetheart.’ But it was in a very casual and friendly environment and I think you will agree that it’s half expected when shopping in a street market. Where it is not acceptable is when being served in a very expensive restaurant. That’s why Mrs S got the right hump when the waitress said to her, ‘Is everything OK sweetheart?’ Now believe

me we are not snobs, far from it, but it’s all about being respectful. Maybe if we are in a cafe and we are regulars, but a top end restaurant, I don’t think so? Are we wrong? We don’t want to be called sir or madam just not sweetheart. Talking about manners - how hard is it to say thank you, in the form of a small hand gesture, if I stop to let you out in a line of traffic? I don’t want you to get out and present me with a gift or blow me kisses, but just say thanks for letting me out you miserable ignorant git. Another Peter shares a grump with me about the women that insist on getting their baby out of the car on the road side so you have their back door open and them manoeuvring their most treasured possession into oncoming traffic. Why would you do that? And if you ever try and say something all you get is a volley of abuse. Talking about mums and babies why on earth do they step off the curb onto a zebra crossing with their buggy without looking? I know they have right of way but sometimes if my car has just come off the roundabout and there is another car right up behind me, I need that extra second or so. It’s not fair on anybody concerned. Just stop for a second and give us drivers a chance to stop too. Something else I realised this week is that arguing with the wife is like reading a software licensing agreement. In the end you ignore everything and just click ‘I agree.’

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LIGHTING UP: No mandatory requirement to have headlights on during the day. IT is quite a common sight to see cars travelling during the day with lights on, but these are often different to what most people know as ‘headlights.’ Daytime Running Lights (DRL) were installed on all cars from 2011 with the rule coming into force for buses and trucks in 2012. The DRL is a low energy consumption method of illumination that is designed more for making the vehicle more visible to other road users than it is to provide light for the driver. Studies show that they have made it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to detect vehicles with DRL than those without, making the road a considerably safer place for all. In terms of traditional headlights, there are certain times and locations when they must be turned on and used during the day. Areas where they are needed, such as when going through tunnels, are marked by a blue circu-

lar sign with a white headlight symbol on it. Coming out of the tunnel you should see another sign reminding you to turn them off. Headlights may also be used more at this time of year when the sun is lower and visibility can be problematic. As a result, the DGT can recommend headlights being on during the day to increase visibility. Aside from these, there is no mandatory requirement to have your headlights on during the day and it is not required, as many people think, to have headlights on when you are going through road works. However, for vehicles travelling on reversible, or bi-directional lanes, which can alter the flow of traffic at different times of the day, increased illumination can be of benefit as well as when travelling along an additional lane created with a series of cones to avoid an obstruction or to improve traffic flow in one direction.

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What is ‘useable area’? I AM the Vice President of a Community of 22 semi-detached bungalows. Our ‘quotas’ have always been assessed on the size of each plot. We have just received from our Administrator the updated version of the Horizontal Property Act. Article 5, paragraph 3, now defines how the quotas should be assessed, with specific reference to ‘useable area’ as the basis for calculation. Our question then, is how do we define usable area? Does this include extra storage space that has been created or just bedrooms and bathrooms or under-builds? We have to be sure before we can proceed. K D G (Costa Blanca) ‘Useable area’ includes all the items you mentioned. However, it is only one of the factors which may be used to calculate the quotas, or Community fees. In housing estates or semi-detached with land, the

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size of the plots is generally used. Nothing in the recent revision of the Horizontal Property Law

changes this. The law even states that any subsequent changes to the properties will not change their fees, unless the Community votes unanimously to change its original Charter of Constitution. I see no need for any action.

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Opposition is cross about white cross By Eleanor Hawkins THE Partido Popular opposition in Seron is up in arms over what it has referred to as an attack on historical heritage which has seen a 17th century cross in the graveyard crudely whitewashed. The council, the PP has claimed, went into a last minute frenzy at the end of October upon remembering that November 1 sees many people visit the graves of their relatives which led to rushed weeding and whitewashing of the local cemetery.

Sadly, the PP stated, nobody thought to tell municipal workers exactly what they should be whitewashing, which led to the inscribed marble base of the 1658 cross being covered over. Crosses of this type were commissioned by people of note, religious groups and churches and placed near places of worship and at the entrances to villages in the 17th century. “The incident of holes drilled in the Alcazaba in Almeria City led to resignation of the director. Will this attack on heritage see anyone pay or will they continue to cling to their municipal salaries?” the opposition party wondered.

New home for the elderly A PROJECT is under way to build a new Virgen del Saliente old peoples’ home on Rambla de Albox to meet increasing demand for services. The new centre will be built and managed by Grupo Gerial, a company with experience in caring for the elderly and disabled which already runs centres in Almeria City, Rioja, Macael, Albox, Tijola and Bacares and will replace the current home in the town centre. The plans have been drawn up by Esarquitectura

in Tijola, managed by local woman Esperanza Salas who began her career in London at the Norman Foster studio and set up on her own in 2009. Salas explained that her studio had worked hard to create a pleasant yet functional centre which will be a pleasure to live and work in and providing the best possible service. Covering an area of 4,420 m2 and with 1,300 m2 of gardens and outdoor areas including petanque courts, the centre will house up to 60 residents.

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Lady luck smiles on the valley A TICKET bearing the winning code for the ‘One Million’ prize on the Euromillions draw last Friday (November 4) was stamped at Tijola’s number two lottery office. Office manager Isabel Berruezo confirmed that the winning ticket had been sold on her premises and expressed her joy at the prize, the third big win the agent has delivered in her 15 years of business.

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New leaders for women’s federation By Eleanor Hawkins FEMAXI, the Almanzora Women’s Federation for Equality, has announced it has fresh leaders to continue its work for local women’s rights. Journalist Remedios Serrano has taken over as president, while head of the Cantoria Women’s Centre Yolanda Rubio remains as secretary and businesswoman Neus Calvo has become the treasurer.

The federation, Serrano explained, has multiple goals for the future yet the most urgent ones are to ensure that all the Almanzora women’s associations maintain their grants and continue their vital work. While the new times are tough for the associations, there is great potential for projects to encourage and increase equality of the sexes and young blood is entering the field to add new ideas to the experi-

ence of older members, the new president said. Femaxi is a non-profit organisation created in Purchena on September 12, 2008. The federation came to life to promote actions and resources for an equal society, boost equal opportunities for men and women, design programmes and activities for social and labour integration and organise courses, workshops and training sessions.

Competition proves popular THIS year’s first shop window display competition arranged to coincide with Albox fair was a great success, the council’s Culture Department has reported. Twenty-six shops took part, and almost 7,000 people voted for their favourite windows on the council’s Facebook page. The winning shop was New Factory with 743 votes, followed by Adara with 599 and Floristeria Juani Navarro with 583.

Aimed to boost local commerce and encourage people to make purchases from the small and medium shops in the town during the fair, the competition proved even more popular than expected. It also served to give an even more festive atmosphere to the streets during the annual festivities, Culture councillor Aurora Cerdan said. Plans are already under way to repeat the competition next year, the councillor reported.

ALBOX & SURROUNDING AREAS Association to feed the needy By Eleanor Hawkins EL SALIENTE association for the disabled has announced it will be providing meals for those in need for the next nine months thanks to funding from the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s Equality and Social Policies Department. From its kitchens in Albox and Huercal de Almeria, the association intends to distribute 20,586 hot meals to people at risk of social exclusion, particularly families with children and the elderly. Those who apply to receive the meals will be evaluated by a social worker, who will decide whether they meet the conditions established for the scheme. El Saliente employs disabled people as nutritionists, cooks, drivers and support workers.

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Learning the ropes By Eleanor Hawkins FAMILY businesses were the focus of the latest conference and training session held in the Almanzora Valley as part of Almeria Provincial Council’s business revitalisation scheme. People from 20 companies in the area took part in the session, held next door to Fines Town Hall, and were particularly interested in innovation within family-run businesses. Two lawyers, experts in fis-

cal matters, gave talks and answered a multitude of questions on taxes and financial matters related to this type of business. Across Almeria Province, a study carried out jointly by the eight universities in Andalucia recently revealed family businesses make up 80 per cent of the total. This type of business, the study reported, can be more profitable than others, cope better with recessions and allow more women to reach leadership roles.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Politicians who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

FOLLOWING the recent fiery debate in the Commons in which Sir Philip Green was lambasted as an ‘asset stripper’ and compared to Robert Maxwell, MPs voted to strip him of his knighthood. (I’d go further and suggest he deserves to be stripped of his knighthood, his retail reputation AND a couple of his superyachts as well). Labour MP, Iain Wright, claimed Green “took the rings from BHS’s fingers, beat it black and blue, starved it of food and water, put it on life support and then wanted credit for keeping it alive.” David Winnock, another Labour MP, labelled Green a “billionaire spiv.” Yet neither Winnock nor Wright, both MPs when Green was knighted by Tony Blair (enough said), objected then but, like many others, delight in his downfall now.

HYPOCRITICAL MPS: Are hardly squeaky clean themselves, often failing to uphold the reputation of their profession.

Leaving aside the corrupt Honours system which needs reforming or scrapping (Cameron’s resignation list, anyone?), this hypocritical lot are hardly squeaky clean themselves. Take former MPs Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer and Chris Huhne (all jailed: Aitken and Archer, who is still entitled to wear ermine, for perjury; Huhne for perverting the course of justice) and, more recently, MP Keith Vaz. One of the major reasons why MPs are so

often bad-mouthed is their failure to uphold the reputation of their ‘profession.’ Vaz’s alleged behaviour with male prostitutes is a classic example, but there are countless others. All other professions hold sacred their reputation, and bringing that into disrepute is considered a cardinal sin. A former Lord Chief Justice famously stated that “a profession’s most valuable asset is its collective reputation, and the confidence which that inspires,” and this principle is upheld by lawyers, doctors, etc. But not, it seems, by politicians. They’re good at telling others how to behave, but not themselves (“do as I say but not as I do”) If this hypocritical bunch just cleaned up their act and did their jobs properly, bullies like Green (who called a journalist a word ending in ‘-unt’ that isn’t ‘aunt!’) would never be given a gong in the first place and Parliament wouldn’t have the reputation it has. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ and ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Business is booming for real estate investment in Spain By Matthew Elliott SPAIN’s real estate investment party has wound down a little in 2016 as the frenzied energy of the past two years gives way to lower but more stable levels. A h ig h o f € 1 3 b illion w a s reached last year, which is expected to drop quite considerably to around €9 billion this year. Despite appearance, that is still an excellent figure which shows the Spanish property and construction scenes to be in rude health, while 2016 has seen its fair share o f in v es tme n t miles tone s , w ith spectacular sales of shopping centres and business parks making headlines. F o reig n mo n ey ha s be e n c ru cia l to th is s u cc e s s . Spa in has one of the world’s largest proportions of foreign investment in its b o o min g rea l e s ta te bus ine s s with money from Germany and Asia having a particular weakness for the bright lights of Barcelona

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Requirements for a home office 6. You probably use your mobile most of the time but you should also have a landline telephone with an answering system. 7. Make sure that you choose the right software to suit your business activity. 8. It is important to protect your data so consider having your own in-house backup or personal server. 9. To complement your electricity surge protector, you should also have an uninterruptible power supply or UPS, it will save your work and safely shut down your equipment if the electricity goes off. 10. To protect your office system make sure you have reliable antivirus software installed and keep it updated.

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GONE are the days of expensive huge bulky electronic computers and equipment, todays equipment is slim light and affordable, so it’s now so easy to work from your home office and enjoy having the latest technology at your finger tips. My top 10 tips this week are based on what most home offices will require. I am assuming that you have a desktop computer, a laptop computer or the latest iPad or tablet. 1. It is essential your office is connected to broadband. 2. If you work with a laptop or tablet, buy a desktop monitor and connect to a big screen. 3. You will spend a lot of hours in your office therefore choose a

Crowdfunding housing pilot A NOVEL plan to help Spaniards struggling with financial difficulties to find secure shelter has emerged from an innovative Madridbased housing association. The group have employed the use of crowdfunding to link private investors to people in need in a pilot programme which could change the very core of the welfare state. Selected families would be invited to rent a flat at a discounted price, with the discount paid for by volunteer investors. After three years of rent paid the property would then be sold with investors receiving a cut of the winnings and the family having had time to sort out their difficulties. It’s one of a variety of new corporate ways of raising money outwith government control and reducing the impact of the state’s austerity policies on working families that have grown in popularity since the recession.

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Things not to be kept in the bathroom By Eleanor Hawkins THE bathroom may seem the obvious place to store certain t h i n g s we t e n d to use there, yet by doing so we may well be damaging them without realising it. The hot and humid conditions within bathrooms, especially at this time of year when showers get steamier and doors are closed to keep the chill out, can play havoc on ma n y i t e m s u su ally stored inside.

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Hot and humid conditions can play havoc on certain items.

M e d icin e: w h ile b athrooms often contain a medicine cabinet, it is far from the best place to store your

drugs as the moisture and temperature changes are bad for them. Towels: like linen, towels can pick up a mouldy smell if kept in damp bathrooms so should be stored in another, drier room. Jewellery: humidity levels in bathrooms will make jewellery tarnish faster even if you’re careful not to actually get it wet. M a ke -up: a ll type s of make-up ought to be stored at room temperature, meaning the bathroom with its fluctuations is far from the best place to keep it. The same goes for nail varnish. Perfume: again, warm and damp conditions will make perfume deteriorate far faster than you can wear it.

BATHROOM TOWELS: Should be stored elsewhere.

How to clean your carpets and rugs By Eleanor Hawkins NOW the cooler weather has arrived and the rugs and carpets are back out, housewives all over Spain are faced with the not-so-pleasant task of keeping them clean. Although some people opt for taking their rugs for professional cleaning every now and again, they can be kept spotless easily enough with the right care.

The most important part of rug care is regular hoovering. At least once a week, give all rugs a thorough clean using the rotating brushes of your hoover on full power. This will stop crumbs, pet hairs, etc becoming embedded. New stains can be removed by applying carbonated water and leaving it for an hour without rubbing at the stain. It will disappear almost by magic! Older stains can be treated with a thorough brushing

to get as much of the dirt as possible out, then applying a specific stain remover product suited to the type of material. To bring some life back to an old, dull rug, sprinkle salt generously over the top and leave it to work for an hour before hoovering as normal. Finally, to get the shape back into flat patches where table legs have left a dent, rub the rug with ice for about 10 minutes, then brush the area with water.

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tem which offers a combined fuel figure of 70.6 mpg. Suzuki says most buyers will opt for the 1.0 litre turbo model, and this is the version I tested recently. It delivers nippy performance: top speed is 124 mph, 060 mph time is 11.4 seconds and it returns 62.7 mpg combined. The stats are typical of the sector, which includes rivals like the Ford Fiesta, Skoda Fabia and Hyundai i20, but the Baleno scores well with generous equipment and greater interior space. All models get air-conditioning, satnav and Bluetooth, and my test model, in SZ5 trim at £13,999 (€15,731) featured 16inch alloy wheels, chrome detailing to grille, door-handles and tailgate, door mirrors with builtin signalling and rear privacy glass. It also had tyre pressure monitoring, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry with push-button-start, a gear-shift indicator,

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WHAT cars do the crazy children of tyrannical African dictators drive? Bemused onlookers caught a glimpse of the luxurious world of sub-Saharan strongmen when the fleet of one young speed demon was seized in Switzerland. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is the son of the simi-

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charges of defrauding the impoverished nation of practically all its wealth. That meant the supercar collection of his son was fair game for the Swiss authorities. Last week the street stood still as they carted off his Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster.

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Congratulations go to number one Andy Murray, Chelsea and Ireland Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

LAST weekend (Friday-Sunday inclusive) there were enough hours of sport on TV (and live outside if you chose to travel) to please everybody, young, old, bed-ridden, whatever. And there were some superb team and individual performances… effectively there were plenty of fireworks on and around 5 November! TENNIS • Last Saturday

afternoon, Andy Murray became the first Brit to reach number one in the world rankings when Milos Raonic pulled out of France’s BNP Paribas Masters semi-final, giving the Scot a free passage into the final. Murray, second behind Novak Djokovic in the world for 76 weeks, went on to beat American John Isner in the final to claim his eighth title of 2016 (six on the APT tour, plus Wimbledon and Olympic Games triumphs). Rankings were introduced in 1973. • GB’s Johanna Konta, by reaching the semi-final of the Elite Open in China, will end 2016 in the women’s top 10. Petra Kvitova won the final. • The annual ATP World finals are taking place in CHELSEA FC: Cahill and Costa.

London (November 13 - 20). FOOTBALL • Recent PL action saw Chelsea, playing superbly with some brilliant goals hammer Everton 5-0 to top the table temporarily before being overtaken by Liverpool who crushed Watford 6-1… Manchester City were held 1-1 by Middlesbrough… Arsenal drew 1-1 with Spurs in the London derby… WBA ended Leicester’s 20-match unbeaten home run, winning 2-1… 10man Sunderland gained their first win of the season, defeating Bournemouth 2-1… Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice as Manchester United won 3-1 at Swansea… Burnley squeezed home 3-2 against Crystal Palace… Hull hit back to beat Southampton 2-1… and Stoke drew 1-1 at West Ham. • In the Championship, leaders Newcastle beat Cardiff 2-1… Leeds won 3-2 at Norw i c h … Brighton (with a 5 0 yard

lobbed goal by Steve Sidwell) beat Bristol City 2-0… Derby 3-2 won at Wolves who now have Paul Lambert in charge… Aston Villa defeated Blackburn 2-1… and after their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, QPR sacked manager Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink. • In the FAC first round, non-League Macclesfield won 1-0 at Walsall… Eastleigh held Swindon 1-1… and Westfields, the lowest-ranked team in the competition, drew 1-1 with Curzon Ashton. • Celtic beat Inverness CT 3-0 to go 10 points clear in the SPL. • Congratulations to Edinburgh City who won their first-ever League game in Scotland, beating Montrose 10… and Berwick (reduced to eight men) drew 1-1 with Cowdenbeath. • There are no PL/Championship games this weekend owing to WC qualifiers which include England-Scotland and Northern Ireland-Azerbaijan tomorrow and Austria-Republic of Ireland, Spain-Macedonia and Wales-Serbia on Saturday. • England meet Spain in a friendly at Wembley next Tuesday. • Congratulations to Manchester City (3-1 v Barcelona) and Southampton (2-1 v Inter Milan) on their excellent

‘European’ victories. Nothing to say about Manchester United! RUGBY UNION • Ireland (with five tries) pulled off a memorable 40 points to 29 victory over New Zealand before 62,300 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago last weekend - their first-ever win over the All Blacks in 111 years, while also ending the Kiwis’ run of 18 successive wins. • In other internationals, the Barbarians drew 31-31 with South Africa and Australia beat Wales 32-8. • In the Pro12 League, there were victories for Munster 33-0 over Ospreys and Edinburgh 28-17 against Ulster. • This weekend we have ‘friendlies’ involving EnglandSouth Africa, Ireland-Canada, Scotland-Australia and WalesArgentina. CRICKET • The first of five Tests between India and England started in Rajkot yesterday. The tourists are without fast bowler James Anderson who’s says he’ll be fit for the

ANDY MURRAY: Ranked World’s No 1.

DID YOU KNOW? Rochdale player Calvin Andrew has been banned for 12 matches by the FA who found him guilty of violent conduct in the recent derby with Oldham. The referee missed the incident but the FA took action after video replays showed Andrew elbowing Peter Clarke in the face.

IRELAND RUGBY: Won over New Zealand.

remainder of the series. India, the top-ranked country in the world, have the best batsman in captain Virat Kohli and their spinners aren’t bad either! The second Test is in Visakhapatnam from November 17 - 21. ROUND-UP • Five days ago England beat Scotland 38-12 in the first-ever Rugby League international between the two countries. • On Sunday, Valencia stages the final MotoGP of the year while the F1 cars and drivers are in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix - another must win race for Lewis Hamilton! • Boxer Manny Pacquiao beat Jessie Vargas to reclaim his WBO Welterweight title on his return to the ring. • Tiger Woods (after a practice round) will play in the Bahamas Heroes World Challenge from December 1 - 4. • GB cyclists Katie Archibald and Manon Lloyd won the Madison gold in Glasgow. • Champion racehorse Highland Reel won the 2016 Breeder’s Cup, and a fund, in aid of jockey Freddie Tylicki who was paralysed after a fall at Kempton Park 10 days ago, has now topped £150,000.

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GREAT BRITAIN’S Johanna Konta reached the semi-final of the Elite Open in China and will end 2016 in the women’s top 10.

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A busy week for Forum FORUM Golf Society played three events in the space of a week, including a three-day trip to the Los Alcazares region. At Las Ramblas on October 28 Dave Jordan was victorious with 39 points, ahead of Mike D u c k h a m i n se co n d p lac e w ith 3 6 points, John Smith (34 points) third, Marie Vickers (33 points) fourth and Brian Gyer (32 points) fifth. The nearest the pin prizes went to Roy Barker, John Smith, Dave Vickers and Kevin Bircher. The following day another individual stableford took place at Roda, and this time Ron Wileman’s 38 points was just enough to give him victory over Ian Postles on countback, with Mike Duckham (36 points again!) third, Dave Vickers (36 points) fourth and Fran Elam (25 points) fifth. The nearest the pin prizes went to Graeme Anderson and Fran Elam, with big hitting Geoff Hebb winning the longest drive The next event saw the society return to Aguilon for a Pairs 2 Man No Scotch strokeplay competition, and on a day perfectly suited for low scoring the winning pair of Chris Mardon and Ian Postles duly obliged with a superb 13 under Par net score of 58. Brian Gyer and Geoff Hebb (net 60) were second, a result that saw the in-form Brian clos e t h e g a p o n c u r ren t Win ter L ea g u e leader Mike Duckham to less than 10 points,

LAS RAMBLAS: Dave Jordan was victorious with 39 points. with Richard Price and Douglas Dickson (net 61) third, ahead of fourth placed John Smith a n d M a x G onz a le z a nd fifth pla c e d R on Wileman and Adrienne Ruiz on countback. Forum’s upcoming fixtures are November 18 Stableford at Valle del Este,

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D e c e mbe r 2 Sta ble fo r d at Agui l on, D e c e mbe r 16 Te a m Pr i ze Scr am bl e at Aguilon. For further information, contact Phil Elam on 666 847 840 / philjelam@yahoo.co.uk, or see www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com.

Badgers Golf Society report WEDNESDAY November 2 saw Badgers travel to En Via , the longest trip on calendar. Weather was fine for golf and David Wright was surely pleased to be back in Spain, having been back to UK on grandad duty. Well done Dave. The course was a picture and played very well, in particular Derick Dail who came in with 38 points on the midweek stableford, Derick is Badgers handicap sec, so he’ll surely enjoy asking the computer to reduce his handicap. Well done Derick. Full Results 1st Derick Dale 38 points 2nd Steve Argent 36 points 3rd Phill Fellows 32 points (on count back) NTP’s 8th Colin Commander 10th Dave Johnson 15th Steve Casburn 17th Jim Gevaux Two’s Colin Commander 8th Tony Waldren Badgers also play Saturday morning, for further information call Duncan Smart 634 331 059.