HOMEOWNERS in Spain havesuffered another setback in thecontinuing saga of planning chaosthat plagues various parts of Spain.

This time it is not only the Britishwho are affected but also Belgians,who purchased houses in the hamletof Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa, where theState Prosecutor is asking for thedemolition of 13 houses.

The prosecution is not accusingthese EU citizens of any wrongdoing.A criminal case has been broughtagainst the promoter and thecompany, Lakes Vega SL, and otherindividuals for alleged planning crimesand corruption.

As obliged to do so by the PenalCode, the prosecutor is asking fordemolition of the houses and statesthat the promoter should compensatethe buyers. However, the normalchain of events is that the house isdemolished first and the victims thenstart an uphill struggle to obtain

compensation. The problem is that, asseen in Vera and Cantoria, in practicethe victims are left without a houseand without compensation.

Maura Hillen, President of thehomeowners association, AUAN, said:This nonsensical scenario is set out inArticle 319.3 of the Penal Code. Weare asking for this article to bechanged. It does not make sense thatthe only people who are reallypunished for these types of crimes are

the victims. We petitioned SeorEsteban Gonzalez Pons and othersenior figures of the Partido Popularon this issue when we met with themseveral weeks ago. They promised tostudy our proposed change but wehave heard nothing. We have madethe same proposal to other politicalparties; the PSOE have promisedlegislative changes to resolve all thislegal and planning uncertainty.

However, we are still waiting forconcrete results. At themoment the only ones whoseem likely to see results, inthis case disastrous ones,are the victims, when thecase goes to trial tomorrow(Friday).

Anyone who feels theymay affected by theseproceedings may contactAUAN on info@almanzora-au.org.

Monasteryworks

ALBOXS SalienteMonastery is under-going maintenancework with new leadrain gutters and rooftiles being fitted. Thework is being carriedout by Restauralia,who are also workingon the Santa MariaChurch in Albox.

Uni homeWORK is to start onthe future resi-dence of AlmeriaUniversity in thecapital. Constructionwill cost 9.3million and thebuilding will be ableto accommodatesome 500 studentsand teachers.

Beach boost THE Junta deAndalucia has ear-marked 200,000 forthe regeneration ofbeaches in Adra, ElEjido and Balanegra.The bulk of the moneywill be spent ontransportation costs.

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MOJACAR is holding a solidarity walk onSunday in aid of NGO (Non GovernmentOrganisation) for the Street Academy andthe Street Children of Accra in Ghana.

The aim of the project is to provide afree basic education, a daily meal andhealthcare for the children.

The meeting point is the Parador Hotelin Mojacar for a 7pm start and thedonation fee is 5. People are encouragedto wear a red t-shirt and invite friends andfamily along.

There will be a refreshment stop at theCueva del Lobo beach during the walk.

Red Day for street children

Prosecutor asks for demolition of 13 houses in Partaloa

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VELEZ BLANCO: Singles will visit the town looking for love.

SINGLE people looking for love will head toVelez Rubio and Velez Blanco for the secondSingles meeting on June 28 and 29.

Excursions, speed dating, laughtertherapy activities, guided tours and hikingtrails are planned for a weekend in which tofind love in Los Velez. Thats the aim of theinitiative of the local council that has thesupport of the provincial government.

Its a very original way to promote LosVelez and to forge relationships betweenpeople without a partner, said MaraVazquez, Head of Culture for Almeria.

The meeting of singles, is aimed atsingle, widowed or separated peoplebetween the ages of 30 and 50 from townsin Almeria, Lorca, Alicante and even theCanary Islands taking part last year.

Love is in theair in Los Velez

ALMERIA is in fashion, said JavierGarcia, Head of Tourism for AlmeriaProvince, at a presentation for thetourist operation this summer.

And no wonder, since the figuresof this new plan will confirm at least150,000 international tourists whohave chosen Almeria as a holidaydestination for the summer months,surpassing the 126,000 from theprevious year.

The operation, which runs fromJune to October, extending theusual summer season, aims toattract tourists from Norway,Finland, Iceland, Sweden, CzechRepublic, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia,Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium,Ireland, UK, Germany and France.

With a powerful campaign forinternational flights, promoted bythe Provincial Tourism Service, this

summer will see 51 weekly flightswith nearly 150,000 touristsconfirmed to the towns of Roquetasde Mar, El Ejido, Mojacar, Vera,Almeria, Nijar and Vicar.

The tourists, travelling on charterflights direct to the province, willspend on average at least fivenights and have the choice ofseveral excursions, including theTabernas Desert and Los Velez.

IN 1994, the General Assembly of the UnitedNations designated June 17 as World Day toCombat Desertification and Drought.

Desertification affects more than 110 countries,among them Spain and in particular Almeria wherethe Tabernas Desert, Europes only desert, islocated. This day is set aside to make the generalpublic aware of the problem and the necessity forinternational co-operation to fight the spread ofdesertification.

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the UnitedNations, commented at last years meeting: It isdifficult to avoid droughts but we can mitigate theireffects. The price of being prepared is nothingcompared with the price of aiding an emergency

drought area. So we must give priority to preparingand improving the worlds resilience to thisproblem.

Despite being a wonderful place to film aWestern, the Tabernas Desert suffers its ownproblems as a heavy drought area. The principalproblem is that when it does rain in the desert ittends to be torrential and, as the ground has verylittle vegetation, the rain just erodes what littletopsoil there is, instead of permeating down to thewater table. This leads to the formation ofbadlands, which are particularly difficult to recover.

In recent years, there have been worries ofcreeping desertification of other areas of Spain,particularly parts of Andalucia.

Malaga visitorsA GROUP of 14 pensionersfrom a Malaga residentialhome had a day out inCuevas del Almanzora.The group visited severallandmarks in the townincluding the church, castleand Cave Museum.

SeronadedWRITER Yolanda Saezde Tejada visited Seronlast week to give a talkand share her poetrywith youngsters in thetown.

New chemistsA NEW pharmacy hasopened its doors in thevillage of Overa. As well asserving the town, thepharmacy will also serveresidents in thesurrounding villages ofPalaces, El Cucador andLos Carasoles.

Outside the boxTHE England World Cupgame against Italy onSaturday night is due to beshown on Spanish TVchannel Cuatro.

On the roadTHE Costa de Almeriatourism roadshow arrivedin Madrid and Jaen lastweek to great success. Atotal of 98 travel agentstook part in the meetingsdesigned to attract moretourists to the province.

Ice pleaTHE PP party in Roquetasde Mar has called for anice factory in the port as amatter of urgency, claimingthat fishermen are havingto sell their fish elsewheredue to the lack of ice.

Tourist officeTHE new touristinformation office inRoquetas de Mar is set toopen at the end of June.The revamp of the wholearea has cost almost355,000.

ewswatchNMore tourists Almeria-bound

Melon haul POLICE in Adra havearrested a 61-year-old manaccused of stealing threetonnes of melons from agreenhouse. The suspectwas caught driving his OpelAstra loaded with melonsand with the rear lightsblacked out.

Cantante concertTHE singing groupCantante will beperforming a free concert onSaturday night at theConvento de la Victoria inVera at 8pm.

On the planeUD ALMERIA midfielderRamon Azeez has beenselected for the NigerianWorld Cup squad for thetournament in Brazil.

Luis libraryTHE Museum of Almeria isto open a new library today(Thursday). The Luis Siretlibrary will hold 8,000 bookson archaeology, pre-history,history, anthropology andthe history of Almeria.

Award winnersTHE Cosentino group basedin Cantoria has gained anaward at the prestigiousEuropean Business Awardsfor 2013/2014. The awardwas won in the Importation-Exportation category.

Street honourANTONIO LOPEZ DIAZ, oneof the original members ofthe group of IndialianoArtists has had a streetnamed in his honour in hishome town of Alhama deAlmeria.

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Desertification andDrought World Day

TABERNAS BADLANDS: Heavy drought area.

An historic figure is renouncing histhrone; he is so closely related to Spanishdemocracy that you cannot understandone without the other

Mariano Rajoy commenting on the kingsabdication.

Quote of the Week And finally...Palma Council has banned people fromwearing mankinis, bikinis and all sorts ofother kinis on the streets of central Palma deMallorca; there will be a fine of 600 foranyone daring to go shirtless in the citycentre.

is the percentage of Spaniards who arecalling for a referendum about the

continuance of the monarchy in the country,according to a survey conducted in Spanishcentre-left daily newspaper El Pais.

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Tractordeath

A 81-YEAR-OLD manhas died after tippingover his tractor. He wasworking on his land inGoar, Huercal-Overawhen the accidenthappened.

Beer festival AN estimated 4,000people visited thefirst El Ejido BeerFestival at theweekend. On offerwere 15 types ofbeer to try.

Race success ALBOX youngsterJuan Javier JimenezOller of the Aqueata-camos Racing Clubwon the second 42kmBike Trail Race inVelez Blanco, in a timeof 2 hours 55 minutes.

NEWS EXTRAA TOTAL of 24professionals willreinforce Health Centresin coastal zones ofAlmeria Province thissummer.

The Health Councilplans to hire a total of 10doctors, 10 nurses andfour support staff,resulting in more than1,500 working days. This

is a measure of planningthat is repeated everyyear, based on pastexperience which aims toprovide an adequateresponse to the demandfor care during thesummer.

These professionals willstrengthen the primaryhealthcare centres of SanJuan de los Terreros,

Garrucha, Puerto Rey(Vera), Mojacar Playa,Cabo de Gata,Carboneras, San Jose,Aguadulce and RoquetasSouth.

Moreover, to achievemaximum efficiency ofhealth resources, a maphas been produced ofprimary care andemergency points which

will remain open duringthe evenings of thesummer months and hasbeen designed based onstatistics gained fromprevious summers.

This year, the provincialcentres will remainopen in the evening inCuevas del Almanzora,Huercal-Overa, Vera,Cabo de Gata, San Jose,

Aguamarga, Huercal deAlmeria (two eveningsa week), Adra, Berja,El Ejido, AguadulceSouth, Roquetas Northand South, Vicar andthree centres in AlmeriaCity.

ALMERIA City Hall iscelebrating the firstGala of Tourism andMediterranean today,(Thursday) in the Patio delos Naranjos.

The mayor of Almeria,Luis Rogelio RodrguezComendador, hasannounced the first fourwinners for this year. Theawards go to people orcompanies who play avaluable role in thepromotion of tourism inthe province.

The winners are singerDavid Bisbal, journalistCarlos Herrera, thewebsite Booking.com andSecretary of State forTourism, Isabel Borrego.According to the mayor allthe award winners will bepresent at the event. Theprize will be a replica ofthe Iglesia de Las Salinas,one of the wonders of theCabo de Gata.

AGENTS of the GuardiaCivil have arrested a 22-year-old man from Murciaafter he was found withhalf a kilo of hashishhidden in his trainers.

The arrest took place inAlmeria Port, aspassengers disembarkedthe boat Las Palmas deGran Canari on arrivalfrom the Port of Nador(Morocco).

The officers noticedthat the passengerappeared to have

difficulty walking as heapproached the baggagesurvey zone. He alsoshowed signs ofnervousness which led tohim being pulled over fora search. Agents found adouble layer in the sole ofhis shoes, between whichwere hidden 55 pellets ofhashish of approximately100 grammes each.

The man was arrestedand put at the disposalof Number 4 Court inAlmeria.

Tourismgala

awards

Summer healthcare bolstered

Port arrest for shoe drugs man

HIDDEN HASH: False soles in shoes.

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Promotionsealed

COMARCA del Marmolfootball team, based inOlula del Rio, wonpromotion as cham-pions to the AndaluzaPrimera League. A 3-0home win on Sundayagainst Los Gallardossealed the move forthe team managedby former Deportivodefender, Hector.

Fiesta time SAN ANTONIO inAlbox will be cele-brating its fiesta thisweekend, with livemusic and a fair.

Numbers up ALMERIA Airport han-dled 245,233 passen-gers in the first fivemonths of 2014, 7 percent up on the sameperiod in 2013.

SERON Town Hall has again participatedin tourism workshops, organised by theProvincial Tourism Service.

Councillor for Tourism, CarmenCuadrado, attended meetings with travelagencies in the cities of Valencia,

Alicante, Murcia and Granadaon a three-day tour to promotethe town as a touristdestination.

The result, according to thecouncillor, has been muchbetter than it was last yearbecause this year, many moretravel agencies attended themeetings in the different citiesand all of them were trulyinterested.

Seron and Turre were theonly inland towns to attendthe meetings.

NOT IMPRESSED: The PP has likened the new outdoor pool to a frog pond.

The PP criticisesAlbox Frog Pond

THE Partido Popular (PP)has called the outdoorswimming pool in Alboxan Olympic-sized mess.

They consider itunacceptable that thesocialist-run council hasspent nearly 200,000 oftaxpayers money on apool which bears nocomparison with theplanned pool in thesports centre project of2007. This was promisedby the PSOE at zero costto the people of Albox.

The PP has criticisedMayor Rogelia Mena,accusing him of conningthe townspeople with amunicipal pool ofridiculous dimensions,

(25 metres x 12 metres)for a town the size ofAlbox with more than12,000 inhabitants. Hewas providing a pool ofthe same size as those inZurgena and Cantoria,towns which had lessthan 3,500 inhabitants.

According to PPspokesman Juan PedroPerez Quiles, the megasports centre promisedby the PSOE has becomea mega failure of thesocialist government anda big problem for Albox.

Mayor Mena hasresponded to the PPscriticisms, saying: Itseems that apart fromthe members of Albox PP

everyone knows thatbefore we had a pooland now we have two,an open-air pool,somewhat smaller thanbefore and which servesfor two months insummer, and a coveredpool which will open for10 months a year.

For the mayor, thesports facilities beingbuilt for the municipalitywere magnificent andhe criticised the PP,likening them to the dogin the manger, whoneither eats nor letsothers eat, in referenceto protests in previoussummers when the townhad no pool.

Seron councillor hits theroad to promote tourism

Albox MunicipalBand in concertALBOXS Municipal Band performed a concertin Plaza San Francisco on Saturday night.

The concert was one part of a week ofmusic organised by Loma residents. Theaudience were treated to a mixture of musicfeaturing Paso Doble and film music from thetalented musicians.

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A CYCLIST from Sevilla hasset off on a journey whichwill take in the eightprovinces of Andalucia.

Francisco de Asis NietoRuiz began his journeyon Monday morning at8.30am from the Puerta

de Andalucia in PozoHiguera, Pulpi.

The challenge will takein 1,161 kilometres, withthe first stage beginningin Pulpi and ending inAlmeria City.

A further seven stageswill cover the provinces ofGranada, Jaen, Cordoba,Malaga, Sevilla, Cadiz andHuelva.

The stages will betough, and making themeven more difficult will bethe high temperatures.The hardest stage willbe Malaga-Cadiz, thelongest, and with themost significant climbs.

Francisco will have asupport car, driven by hisfather who will take careof the logistics of the ride.

The mayor of Pulpi,Juan Pedro Garca, was atthe start line to wishFrancisco good luck in hisendeavour.

THE people of Zurgena will soon have a new facilityin the shape of a public library.

The town hall is putting the final touches to therenovated library, which will be located in its formerbuilding in the Plaza de los Martires.

Zurgena Mayor Luis Diaz commented: With thelibrary, we add another service to offer to ourcitizens, adding that the space would not be just aplace to study or borrow books. Although the lawdoes not oblige municipalities under 5,000inhabitants to have this service, it is not an excusefor not having it available to the townspeople.

The library is not only for the Spanish, however,as there is a section for English books and DVDs.

The town hall is also happy to take donations;people interested in donating books are requestedto contact the town hall beforehand.

The eight provincecycle challenge

Zurgena libraryto open soon

THE town of Huercal-Overa celebrated its ThirdNoche en Blanco on

Friday night and it provedto be a great success.

Thousands of people

from the town andfurther afield took to thestreets to enjoy theatmosphere and theactivities. The eveningkicked off with the mayorDomingo Fernandezinviting everyone to enjoytheir shopping andactivities, and bythanking all thebusinesses for makingthe evening possible.

There then followed achildrens and adultsfashion parade, withclothes from differentestablishments in thetown.

The Ria Pita danceassociation took to thestreets to bring a touch ofcolour and flamenco tothe night with the H2OSports Centre organisinga Zumbathon. The PlazaMayor held a concert byguitarist Guillermo

Fernandez and in the pubzone, live music with localband La Skala Richterand Maikel y El Klanaccompanied cocktails onthe Cocktail Route.

The final act was thelighting up of the night skywith a lamp for each of thestores taking part, a nicetouch, and a symbol ofNoche en Blanco.

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THE Revival in Vera ofthe Moors andChristians parade wasa great success, onthe second day ofcelebrations in honourof its patron la Virgende las Angustias.

On Saturdayafternoon theexpectation was high,and the Plaza Mayorand surroundingstreets were abuzzawaiting the ceremonythat was brought backthis year after morethan a century withoutit taking place.

The dramatisation ofthe taking of Vera, andthe atmosphere ofcordiality between thetwo groups, was thekeynote. On Sundaythere was a floraloffering, and onMonday a processionto the patron.

Verarevives atradition

Third Noche en Blanco abig hit in Huercal-Overa

DANCING: The colourful Ria Pita Dance Group.

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THE four day fiesta of San Antonio inCarboneras starts today (Thursday).

The official opening of the Fiesta is at11pm followed by the Cantores deHispalis in concert.

The traditional festival of Moors andChristians gets the fiesta off to a livelystart tomorrow (Friday) with the firstpart taking place at 10am around thecastle and beach.

The Feria del Mediodia at 1pm hasmusic from Aureola and DJs Dani andLoren. At 8pm the second part of theMoors and Christians festival takesplace, followed by the third youth music

festival at 11pm followed by DavidBarrull with dancing and music fromOrquestra Expresiones and Sabor a Marat 1.30pm.

Saturday has the Feria del Mediodia at1pm with Musical Azahara and DJ PakoRevolution. At 8pm there is a Moors andChristians parade with chariots, followedby music at midnight with OrquestraArizona. At 2am Henry Mendez takes tothe stage.

Sunday has an early start with aparade of Giants at 9am followed by thesecond Marathon Mountain Bike Race at9.30am.

The Feria del Mediodia at1pm has music from Aureolaand DJs Dani and Loren. At10pm, the third FlamencoFestival Duende y Talentopor San Antonio features ElPele, Jeromo Segura and aspectacular horse show.

The fiesta comes to a closejust after midnight at00.45am with fireworks andthe closing ceremony.

San Antonio Fiestain Carboneras

A7 Autovia blocked A DRIVER of a heavy goods vehicle was injuredon Monday following an accident on the A7 in thedirection of Almeria at km 490 near to the townof Nijar. The lorry blocked off the road and policewere called to set up a diversion to ease thecongestion. The driver was taken to a nearbyhealth centre.

OPERATION Nehar con-ducted by the Guardia Civiland the Tax Department

has resulted in the arrest of10 people in Almeria. Thearrests were made for

alleged fraud in the sale ofdiesel fuel. Police also madesix searches in petrolstations, industrial buildingsand private addresses.

Police sources in Almeriaindicated to Europa Pressthat the action in theprovince had focused onthe regions of Almanzoraand Los Velez, where theplot in Almeria Province ofallegedly selling adulterateddiesel fuel to petrol stationswas unravelled.

It is believed thatpayments valuing morethan 5.5 million on thespecial hydrocarbon taxhave been avoided.

The agents arrestedthree people in Cantoria,three in Velez Rubio, two inPalomares and one in Alboxand Huercal-Overa. Threesearches took place inCantoria, two in VelezRubio, one in Velez Blanco.

The investigation startedin 2011 and was carried outjointly by members of theCentral Operational Unit ofthe Guardia Civil andCustoms Enforcementofficials, concluding in acombined action in 24provinces with 98 arrests.They are all accused ofsuspected, numerous

crimes against theTreasury.

The scheme was madeup of nine organisations,who acquired agriculturaland heating diesel, taxsubsidised, which wasmanipulated and mixedwith other products notsubject to further tax tolower tax costs.

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Photographyexhibition

UNTIL June 22, youcan visit thephotographic exhi-bition, America, tierrade cine (Almeria,earth film) in theExhibition hall (oldmarket building) inGador. It is open from5pm until 9pm daily.

Specialbeauty spots

SIERRAS GADORAND ENIX, Gergal,Tabernas andSierra Alhamillaare expected toapply for specialconservationstatus. Fifty fourareas in Andaluciaare expected toapply to theMinistry ofEnvironment.

NEWS EXTRATen arrested in Almeria inalleged diesel fuel tax fraud

DIESEL FRAUD: In order to avoid payments of tax.

THERE were probably afew aching limbs and soreheads in Partaloa onMonday morning forthose who took part inthe England versus Spainfootball match.

With the World Cup inmind a friendly game offootball was hosted byAndy and Antonio of theEL Poli Bar.

Both teams were madeup of mostly over 40swith the Spanish teamslightly having the edgewith a few more youthfulplayers. This seemed to

pay off for Spain as theyraced into a 4-2 lead byhalf time. EnglandManager Andy made afew changes which wereeffective as Englandfought back and with theclock ticking down andtrailing 5-4 they managedto level the game at 5-5.

With extra time and themidday sun taking its tollneither team could find awinning goal.

So it was on topenalties, and thequestion of who could

handle the pressure. Onepenalty ended up in thenearby swimming pool,while another wascrashed against the bar,but in the end it wasEngland who wonthrough, 3-1, thanks tosome good saves fromthe goalkeeper.

So England lifted thetrophy, and on a daywhen football and friend-ship were the winners,everybody headed to thebar to slake their thirstand enjoy a barbecue.

VERA Town Hall isfinalising the refurbish-ment of several streets in

the area of Vera Playa.Among the work carried

out is the transformationof the Avenida Barcelona,one of the main streets inthe naturist area. This isthe broad avenue thatleads to the Hotel VeraPlaya Club, and in which anumber of shops arelocated aimed mainly atproviding a service forvisitors.

Councillor BelenCarnicer said: It has been

a major effort by VeraTown Hall, but also a bigshow of support for localcommerce, and animportant tourist area inVera.

Works have consistedmainly of improvingroundabouts and flower-beds with the use ofartificial turf, new lighting,the creation of new areasand well marked signagefor the location of urbanwaste containers.

The transformation ofthis area has beenspectacular and in recordtime, taking into accountbudgetary constraints.

Undoubtedly, this areais one of the primeattractions of Vera;therefore, the town hallhas invested inimprovements thatresidents and visitors willenjoy in the summerseason ahead, Carnicercommented.

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A face-lift for VeraPlayas boulevard

Everyones a winner inPartaloa friendly

ENGLAND V SPAIN: World Cup warm-up in Partaloa.

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INFOCAS firefightingplane in which a pilotdied in an accident inSeron, made anaccompanied waterdrop with a sharp turnto the right.

So says the interimreport of the Committeeon Accidents andIncidents of the CivilAviation under theMinistry of Develop-ment.

The report concludesthat the manoeuvre led

to the loss of control ofthe aircraft, causing it tocrash.

The incident occurredat around 2.20pm onMay 25 in the Recondoarea of the Sierra de losFilabres.

The pilot, a woman inher 40s with more than5,000 hours of flyingexperience, was flyingher cargo plane, an AirTractor AT-802, onfirefighting duties closeto the town of Seron.

FREE Spanish lessonsare available for 2014-2015 in Albox.

The classes are heldin the old FranciscoFenoy College off theHigh Street in Albox,with classes adapted toall levels of Spanish.Classes are available inthe afternoons orevenings.

The centre is open forapplications between4pm and 10pm with theclosing date on MondayJune 16. Anybodyinterested in the classeswould need to takealong a copy of theirpassport or residencepermit.

The classes begin inSeptember and willinclude trips anda varied culturalprogramme. For moreinformation Telephone950 63 96 38.

Albox freeSpanishlessons

Fire-planecrash verdict

THE much-anticipated Spanishtour Tu y yo of Almeria-bornsinger David Bisbal gets underway in his home city onSaturday.

For one group of fans,Saturday night cannot come

quick enough with 12 girls intwo shifts of six campingoutside the front door of theJuegos del MediterraneoConcert Hall.

Since Monday morning, themembers of fan club David

Bisbal Siempre Contigoranging in age from 18 to 34,and from all corners of Spain,have set up camp, determinedto be in the front row onSaturday night.

We follow David Bisbal

wherever he goes, if thebudget allows, said one ofthem.

Sonia Gonzalez, for example,is from Valladolid and isalready camping in front of thepavilion to see her idol.

Camping vigil for fans of David Bisbal

Obituary

A DARK, pagan shadowcrept into the village andstole another.

This time it was noneother than BarbaraBeaumont Napier. Shewas a vivacious Californiagirl, always pleasant andpacked full of energy.

During her prolongedillness she continueddaily to demonstrate herimmense strength ofcharacter while enduringconstant pain anddiscomfort.

Known locally for hercharity work, the national

papers did big write-upsabout her a few yearsback. I then jumped onthe bandwagon andwrote one too.

Later in the week when

I bumped into her, shecommented: You mademe into a Mother Teresaand didnt say enoughabout the charities.

She was that way,direct, well-oriented andunique.

Barbara was from theold school preferring togive and share with theless fortunate.

And, everyone whoknew her, knew that!What a TRAGIC LOSS forall of us.

Ric Polansky

Barbara Beaumont Napier

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TWO minors who allegedlystole to order have beenarrested by the GuardiaCivil in Garrucha.

Following a two-monthinvestigation, the twojuveniles were chargedwith a total of 16 thefts,the majority committed inapartments and hotels

along the Levante coast.A 25-year-old from Turre

and a 35-year-old fromVera were also arrested,accused of ordering therobberies and then buyingthe stolen goods.

Officers recovered adozen high-end phones, aswell as computer, audio

and video equipment.The youngsters, now

detained, waited for thearrival of new clients inhotels and apartments. Afew days after their arrival,they would break into theirroom and rob their victims.

They selected easilytransportable, compactobjects, with a special focuson jewellery, laptops andhigh-end phones.

The Guardia Civil begantheir investigation in April,on detecting a series ofthefts at hotels and leisureareas in Mojacar, arriving atthe conclusion that thecrimes were carried out bythe same person.

Officers set upsurveillance in selectedareas and managed tocatch one of the minorsstealing from a hotel.

The arrest led to threefurther arrests, allconnected to the 16 crimes.

THE second Noche en Blanco in Albox will takeplace on the weekend of June 27 and 28.

The two-day event is a change to last year whichwas on one evening only. It is hoped that theagressive discounts and offers will attract people,with the majority of activities taking place in themain high street (Avenida Pio XII). Among theactivities already planned will be sporting events,live music and an observation point on the roof ofthe town hall to do a bit of stargazing.

Second whitenight in Albox

Two minors heldfor 16 robberies

THE British vice-consul in Andalucia,Rosslyn Crotty, is set to visit Zurgenaon Wednesday June 18. Therepresentative for the Britishgovernment will attend a meeting tobe held in Zurgena Town Hall from

9am. Among other objectives, themeeting will focus on explaining thenecessity of registration on thepadron for British residents.

Attracting a lot of interest in thewhole region, mayors and councillors

from other towns in the AlmanzoraValley have been invited to thismeeting in which Almeria Provincewill be promoted as a place to live.

The event has been organised byZurgena Town Hall in collaboration

with the British Consulatelocated in Malaga. Variousmunicipal officials in thedistrict, will participate inaddition to representativesof the British Government.The British-born populationaccounts for approximatelyhalf the number ofinhabitants of Zurgena.

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RememberingMiguel

THE former Ambassador ofAlmeria, Miguel Vizcainohas died at the age of 101.His influence was decisivein the building of Almeriaairport and the Cala AltoObservatory.

Cruise stop offTHE city of Almeria hosted750 passengers from FredOlsen Cruise Ship BlackWatch. The ship arrivedfrom Gibraltar, afterstopping off in Almeria, thecruise continued on toCannes in France.

Jewellery raidA 30 YEAR-OLD man wasleft with head woundsafter receiving a blow froma pistol when a man andwoman wearing wigs triedto rob a jewellery shop inCampohermoso (Nijar).

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FORMER Real Madrid andValencia goalkeeperSantiago Caizares is totake part in the Costa deAlmeria Rally on June 21and 22. Since hanging uphis boots in 2008,Caizares has taken part innumerous rallies as anofficial driver for Suzuki(2011-2013).

Caizares who works asa commentator for TVChannel, Canal Plus will bedriving a Mitsubishi Evo XN+ and will have youngAlmeriense, Pepe MartinVallejo as a co-pilot. Therally will pass throughLucainena to Gador.

Caizaresin rallyVisit from British Vice-

consul in Zurgena

THE town of Oria received a visit frommembers of the Cultural Association ofthe House of Melilla, based in Almeria.

The visit began with a reception fromthe Mayor Marcos Galera in the townhall. After welcoming the group, themayor presented a gift of various bookson the town of Oria. The president ofthe Association, Dolores Ruiz in turn,presented a book on the history of theCity of Melilla.

The group then took a tour of thetown visiting its most emblematicplaces and monuments ending at thePosito.

A culturaltrip to Oria

The Basilica Nuestra Seora de las

CRISTOBAL GARCIA GRANADOS,Mayor of Arboleas, opened anexhibition hosted by the Zurgena &District Royal British Legion at the

Museo Pedro Gilabert in Arboleas.The exhibition, titled The Great War

19141918, featured details of eventsleading up to the start of the First

World War, letters from the frontline, photographs, a selection ofpropaganda posters, and a range ofother memorabilia, predominantly

donated by local residentsin Arboleas.

Cristobal Garcia openedthe exhibition by saying:We would like to thankyou for choosing Arboleasas a place to commemorateyour history.

A number of residentsand visitors from outsidethe area were inattendance to listen toGarcias opening speechand to view the manyobjects forming part of theexhibition.

Also in attendance wereChairman of the RBLBranch, Kenneth Davis,Branch Standard Bearer,Dennis Hibbert, DeputyMayor of Arboleas, RogerDone, and members of theZurgena branch of the RBL.

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MEMBERS of the charityF.A.C.E. (Fundraising inArboleas, Caring forEveryone), have beeninspired to dig into theirpockets once again.

It discovered that ZoeEgland, a member of theGrupo Scout 106 DelSaliente, had set up astall in the Arboleasmarket, with the aid ofher mother Debbie. Sheplaced sweets in agigantic jar and askedpeople to guess howmany were in it.

Zoe managed to raise103, and F.A.C.E.

decided that they wouldmultiply by five theamount of money thatZoe collected.

Unfortunately, over thelast two years, the AlboxScout group has suffereda run of particularly badluck.

A fire caused someinternal damage to theScout huts, under the oldbridge in Albox, and muchequipment was damagedor destroyed.

For furtherinformation regarding

F.A.C.E. go towww.face-charity.com

F.A.C.E. backs unlucky scout group

Mayor opens RBLwar exhibition

INSPIRED: F.A.C.E. members with the Albox Scout group.

Arboleas Mayor Granados, right, with RBL member.

RESPONDING to the manyrequests for information bypeople in Arboleas, specificallyfrom the areas of ArroyoAceituno, Los Carrascos, Los

Garcia, El Chopo, Los Requeasand Los Torres; mayor ofArboleas, Cristobal GarciaGranados, has stated that themain reason for delays is an

unexpected development thatemerged in the work plan,which has caused an economicdeficit that has prevented itscompletion as planned.

Referring to the provincesrefusal to provide the fundsnecessary to complete thework, Garcia said,This municipal

corporation has proposed asolution to cover the costs withits own funds, approximately90,000 across the two treat-ment plants. This investment

requires a great deal ofeffort by the town, but ismore than justifiedbecause we understandthat the treatment plantsare of general interestand much needed forour residents. We cannot afford to do without

them.The mayor also

reported that the finalcost of the project hadincreased becauseenvironmental andflooding issues weredetected, so theinstallation had to changelocation and urgently.

Arboleas Council hasdetermined that itsprimary goal is to finishthe works for bothtreatment plants, so thatthey are in operation assoon as possible.

With this in mind, thecompletion of works hasbegun in earnest againthis month.

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Moon trailREGISTRATION forthe Ruta de LunaLlenas (Full Moontrail) is open. Theroute is 12km andstarts at 7:30pm onJune 14 from theAyuntamiento squarein Arboleas.Registration is onwww.dipalme.org.

Charity night BAR LA UNION in LaAlfoquia is hosting acharity night on June14 at 9pm. Entry is 4and features a RoyOrbison tribute act.The event is raisingmoney for localschools.

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Arboleas paying for completionof two local treatment plants

CAMBRIDGE UniversityPress (CUP) has releasedthe results of a surveycarried out on Englishteachers in Spain and cannow reveal that the vast

majority of them think thecountrys president, MarianoRajoy, would not even passa school English test.

Three out of four Englishteachers surveyed revealed

the president, who recentlyrefused an offer for freelessons, would fail even aprimary English exam.

Ninety-two per cent ofthose surveyed thoughtthat Spanish politicians ingeneral were lacking inlanguage skills, while 88per cent thought that theyhad the worst Englishamong their peers in theEU. Ninety-four per centsaid they felt embarrassedto hear them speak in theQueens tongue.

Seventy-three per centthought the level of spoken

English in the country waspoor and it would takeSpain around 15 years tocome up to the levels ofother EU countries.

CUP spokes-person, JulioRedondas, com-mented that Spain has ahistorical and cultural hang-up about learning lan-guages and would be hardto change. He went on tounderscore the fact thingswould have to change overthe course of a generationand not two days.

On a more positive note,

Spaniards were now moreaware of the need to learnother languages.

President would fail at school

POOR: President Rajoyslanguage skills.

THE LUVVIES THEATREgroups production ofCalendar Girls has proveda huge success.

This very popular stageplay was based on real lifeevents which resulted in acalendar being produced,which all goes to supportresearch into Leukaemiaand Lymphoma.

The Luvvies stayed trueto the original aim of theshow, raising funds for this

worthwhile cause byproducing their owncalendar, in addition to theactual stage performance.

The profits from the saleof the calendar, togetherwith an in memoriampage, a raffle and theperforming rights fee(kindly donated by theauthor Tim Firth), plus theamount raised by FACEwho ran the bar, producedjust over 2,800 for charity.

On a visit to the UK, thechairman of the Luvvies, MrIan Revill, presented aninitial cheque for 1,450 toLeukaemia and Lymphoma

Research in Chesterfield,Derbyshire. Mrs Smedley,chairman of the Derbyshirebranch commented Pleasethank everyone who helped

to make the show asuccess.

A further donation of300 was presented to Mr.Tony Dart, RegionalChairman, Wales, ofLeukaemia & LymphomaResearch by Elaine Skinnerof the Luvvies, making agrand total of 1,750.

In addition to the above,the Luvvies chosen charity,Age Support Almanzora,will benefit with the groupsannual donation followingthe AGM.

Visit www.theluvvies.com or by telephone on634 346 309.

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Fundingfor DaliasGABRIEL AMAT, presidentof the provincial council hasvisited Dalias this week toaward them an investmentof 440,000 for improve-ments to the town.

The money will be usedto improve paving andstreet areas, as well assanitation, replacement ofrubber flooring in childrensareas, improvements towater pressure and somebasic infrastructure.

The projects also includecompletion of works in theCelin neighbourhood. Amathas asked the town councilto approve the works.

MojacarrestaurantevacuatedEMERGENCY servicesin Almeria havereported that 25people wereevacuated from arestaurant andadjoining businesseson Saturday eveningdue to a fire.

The restaurant onthe Paseo delMediterraneo in thearea known as Vistalos Angeles, inMojacar, evacuated25 people.

The fire began atroughly 6.30pm inthe hot buffet area.

Guardia Civil, LocalPolice and firefighting servicesattended the fireimmediately andevacuated theadjoining businesspremises also as aprecautionary mea-sure.

The fire causeddamage to the hotbuffet area, thekitchen and diningareas.

However, nobodywas injured.

Fire fightersreported that the firewas extinguished atapproximately8.30pm.

Calendar Girls - aroaring success

CALENDAR GIRLS: Thetheatre group used theshow to raise funds for charity.

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THE former president of FC Barcelona,Sandro Rosell, has been summoned totestify before Spains High Courttomorrow (Friday) as part of aninvestigation into alleged financialcrimes regarding the Neymar signing.

Judge Pablo Ruz handed down thedecision in a ruling which took intoaccount a Tax Agency report statingthat the club failed to make taxpayments of 9 million between 2011and 2013.

Reportedly, there is also a TaxAgency document which outlinespossible fraud of 2.6 million for the2014 tax year.

Also summoned by Judge Ruz areemployees from the football clubsauditor, Deloitte, to appear as expertwitnesses.

The court has requested a numberof documents, including those relatingto the voluntary tax payment of 13.5million made by FC Barcelona after acomplaint of financial wrongdoing waslodged.

The voluntary payment does notexempt FC Barcelona from the charge,as the money was paid after thejudicial proceedings had alreadystarted.

Spains Tax Agency has accusedBarcelona of committing tax fraud tothe tune of 9 million in the signing ofBrazilian player Neymar.

The Catalan club had originallystated that the transfer had cost 57.1million. However, selling club Santossaid it had only received 17.1 millionfor the highly-rated player.

After investigations it transpired thatBarcelona had paid a 40 million fee tothe company N&N, which is owned byNeymars parents.

The club being implicated in thefinancial wrongdoing forced Rosell toresign as club president and aninvestigation to be opened.

Josep Maria Bartomeu, Rosellsreplacement, waived a confidentialityclause which revealed that the actualfee paid for Neymar was 86.2 million.

Ex Barca boss inNeymar tax case

THE EU is asking for morecontrol over travellers inorder to avoid EuropeanJihadist attacks.

Ministries of the Interiorfrom several countries arerequesting permission tocross-check passenger

lists against police files. The phenomenon of the

European Jihadists andhow to correctly deal withit without suppressing therights of the people needsrenovating in order toface the new times, andco-ordination among themember states to ensurethat terrorist paranoiadoes not impede freecirculation.

The Council of theMinistries of the Interiorhas approved a series ofmeasures in record time,15 days, and SpainsMinister of the Interior,Jorge Fernandez Diaz,commented that forsecurity reasons theycould not tell the presswhat the measureswere, but they would beimplemented soonerrather than later.

He alluded to the factthat there would bemore communicationwith Interpol and agreater exchange ofinformation betweenShengen member states.

Several Ministers ofthe Interior haverequested aresuscitation of thecontroversial Europeanpassengers registerwhich was rejected atthe beginning of 2013because it was thoughtto invade passengersprivacy in anunacceptable manner.

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PASSENGERS OR JIHADISTS: New measures to be introduced.

More control interrorism fight

THE Guardia Civil hasmade its first arrest,in Pontevedra, ofsomeone involved inposting traffic alertsof police action onsocial networkinggroups.

The suspect hadbeen posting trafficalerts through a groupon WhatsApp. Sourcessaid the individual notonly alerted otherusers as to thepresence of trafficradars and breath-testcontrols, but also hecould have notifiedother users aboutother sensitiveaspects of policeactivity.

A Guardia Civilagent said themessages were notjust about where thetraffic controls weresituated, but alsoabout personal detailsand descriptions of

Guardia Civil officers.In the past fewmonths there hasbeen an increasedawareness of theemergence of thesetypes of groups onWhatsApp.

Social media webpages and applica-tions such asWhatsapp, Facebookand Twitter aregenerating concernwithin the GuardiaCivil, as they reducethe efficiency of trafficand alcohol check-points and can exposeprivate, third partyimages. However,they also understandthat these types ofgroups can helpprevent and reportany crimes witnessed.

The judge hasestablished a gaggingorder, so it is as yetunknown whatcharges he may face.

WhatsApp trafficalerts produce

first arrest

Expensive stayA MOTRIL court has sentenced a woman to13 months in jail and to pay a Salobreahotel 621.96 for staying there six daysOctober 2010 without paying the bill.

Almuecar tourismFORTY FIVE travel agents from all cornersof Andalucia visited Almuecar-LaHerradura to learn what this beautifultourist destination has to offer now thatsummer is just around the corner.

Free tripTHE social welfare and senior servicesdepartment of Almuecar Councilannounced the names of 52 winners of theGet to know your region holidayprogramme. The winners will go on holidayto Lnea de la Concepcin in Cadiz, allexpenses paid.

Festival for lifeTHE third edition of the Festival for Life washeld on June 6 at the auditorium of theCultural Centre of Almuecar. The aim is toraise funds to fight cancer in children.

School for parentsALMUECAR Council presented the ThirdSchool for Parents as a space for reflection,education and information for parents. Theevent covered a wide range of topics, suchas personality, self-control, dealing withemotions, psychological and psychosexualdevelopment.

Tiles to BrazilTWELVE thousand metres of Novelda tileswere used at Brazils Corinthians Arenawhere the first World Cup match is to beplayed tonight (Thursday). They took 500hours to make and were shipped in 50containers.

Drugs bustSIX people were arrested in Campello andSan Vicente and charged with drugtrafficking. A Guardia Civil posted toAlicante airport and a Campello club ownerwere amongst the detainees.

Watch it!PLASMA screens cost the Generalitatregional government 64,000 during the2011 Valencia Grand Prix. They wereinstalled in the VIP area so that guests didnot miss any details of the race.

Smoother rideTHE country road up to the much-visitedSanta Barbara chapel in Altea is to be

resurfaced. Half of the 57,217 cost will bemet by the Alicante Province Diputacion.

Mapped outJESUS POBRE residents association haspublished a guide to local agriculturalarchitecture. Listing traditional but fast-disappearing farmsteads, riuraus, corralsand windmills, the guide includes a map forlocating principal features.

Hotter and wetterLONG term weather forecasts arepredicting the summer along Alicanteand Murcia coastlines will be hotter andwetter than usual.

Toddler hurtA THREE year-old boy has beenseriously injured after being hit by amotorcycle in Elche. The toddler wastaken to Alicante General Hospital with

a head injury. The motorcyclist wasunhurt.

Long rehabilitationPATIENTS are complaining of the longwait for rehabilitation appointments andphysiotherapy sessions at ElchesGeneral Hospital and Hospital Vinalopo,with delays of more than threemonths.

New flightsVUELING has launched flights betweenAlicante and St. Petersburg. Thecompany is connecting the cities twice aweek with a total of 3,000 seats permonth in both directions.

Home birthA WOMAN, aged 33, gave birth on herown in her Elche hotel room. The babywas born before medical crews arrived.Both mother and baby were in goodhealth and treated at Hospital Vinalopo.

University examsTHE Balearic Islands have seen 3,871students register to take universityentrance exams. They are scheduled tobe administered at the UIB campus untilThursday June 12.

Dog training A DOG training course is being offered inseveral Mallorca municipalities. It aimsat teaching dogs basic discipline andobedience, how to walk without a leashand to respond to their ownerscommands.

Extremoduro on tourSPANISH rock band Extremoduro isscheduled to play in Palma as part oftheir last tour. They will play 40 dates inSpain and South America to the delightof their most faithful fans.

Greenpeace MallorcaGREENPEACE has stated that oilprospecting in Mallorca would destroythe tourist industry for ever and onlyproduce a six month supply of petrol.

Palma recordTHE Palma de Mallorca airport reachedan historic high in May when it receivedmore than 2.5 million passengers in justone month.

Contemporary artTHE SALA DE BLAS, in Malaga, will beoffering inventors and creators, in alldisciplines, a space in their CAC (centrefor contemporary art) installations.Anyone interested can apply to the CACin Malaga.

Gypsy flamencoFAMOUS flamenco dancer JoaquinCortes has chosen Marbella as the placeto start his new show Gitano (gypsy).The first dates are July 25 and 26 at thePuente Romano Beach Resort.

Alhaurin footballTHE Geneva Football Federation haschosen Alhaurin de la Torre as thelocation for its winter training in 2015.The federation was said to be veryimpressed by the sporting facilities in thetown.

Malaga teenJUNE 12 is the date chosen for the onlyMusic Teen concert which will be held inthe Malagueta bullring at 9:30pm. Theconcert is aimed at a young audience.

AXARQUIA

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

MALLORCA

COSTA DEL SOL

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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LIFEGUARDS are now on duty at Morairas three Blue Flag beaches, and will remain sountil September 28.

Seven lifeguards and a co-ordinator have been assigned to the Ampolla, Portet andPlatgetes beaches where they are present each day from 10am until 8pm. Each has afirst aid post and this year a defibrillator is also available.

From July 1 until August 31, there will be an access point and specialist lifesavers inattendance at the Ampolla beach for those with mobility problems.

Free keep-fit sessions will be held on the beach three mornings a week while otheractivities there and at the Portet beach will include Taichi, Zumba, aerobics andswimming lessons.

This year for the first time there will be a 300-square-metre floating platform offAmpolla with inflatable games for children and adults.

PLATGETES: One of Morairas three Blue Flag beaches.

Beaches gearingup for summer

Faint pageTHE QUEEN was visibly surprised when a page

boy fainted during her speech at the state openingof Parliament. The boy, who was standing to theright of the Queen fell to the ground with a thudand had to be carried out of the chamber.

Scottish supermanKEVIN HANNAWAY, from Cambuslang in

Scotland, has become an internet star afterreleasing a video of himself supposedly flying

alongside a white van. Although he claims hewas cycling it is unclear exactly how he filmed

the shot.

Cornwall sharkA SWIMMER, off the coast of Sennen Cove

in Cornwall, was almost swallowed whole bya huge shark. This is not the first time a

shark has been seen in those waters.

999 sprinklesWEST MIDLANDS police force gave a suitably

frosty reply when a woman called 999 to complainabout the lack of chocolate sprinkles on her icecream.

Northamptonaliens

A SCHOOLGIRL inNorthampton hasfilmed a strange ball oflight dancing in thesky. The 11-year-oldcaught the ball of lightas it turned red andplunged downwards andout of sight.

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BarbecuebodiesBARBECUE goers in Stuttgarthave found the bodies of a 50-year-old man and anunidentified woman hidden insuitcases in a park. Police haveopened a murder investigationto clarify the circumstances.

650-year-oldchurchA FIRE blazed through a 650-year-old church in the historicold town of Nuremberg largelydestroying the roof andcollapsing the interior walls ofthe building.

UnacceptableCHANCELLOR Angela Merkelhas slammed arguments thatthe UK should leave the EU, ifit refuses to back down overa dispute about a top job, asunacceptable.

PrivatebroadbandTHE locals of Lowenstedthave clubbed together toraise the money to build theirown mega-fast internetservice after becoming boredof waiting for the slowspeeds they were currentlygetting.

Berlin bansAUTHORITIES in the capitalcity of Berlin have bannedHells Angels members fromwearing their clubs insigniaof a winged death head inpublic. Offenders could facefines or even imprisonment iffound breaking the rule.

Bobsledder crashOLYMPIC bobsledder Nikolai Khrenkov, who

died in a car crash earlier this week, has beendeclared responsible for the crash. He was at thewheel of the car when it strayed out of its laneand hit oncoming traffic.

Armed jetACCORDING to a Pentagon report

an armed Russian fighter jet flewwithin 30 metres of the nose of aUS military spy plane in theairspace over the north of Japan.

Mistral honourRUSSIA expects France to

honour its contract to sell its twoMistral helicopter carriers.France is under pressure

from allies, including Washington and Warsaw, toreconsider the contract.

G7 threatsTHE WORLDS leading industrialised nations

have threatened to impose harder-hittingsanctions on Russia if stability is notrestored to the eastern Ukraine and

troops withdrawn.

Power remainsPRESIDENT PUTINS arrival

in Normandy, France, to takepart in the World War IIcommemoration served asa bold reminder of thepower his country stillwields in spite of recentattempts from the West toisolate it.

SCANDINAVIANPRESS

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EUROPEAN PRESS

Budget deficitTHE Netherlands are no longersubject to strengthened EU-supervision because the statedeficit has been lowered beneaththe required 3 per cent.

Quality teamTHE Dutch national football teamwill bring quality into the World

Cup, but lacks the experience toplay a decisive role, footballlegend Johan Cruyff stated onSpanish radio station Cope.

National anthemFORTY per cent of the Dutchdont know the words of their

national anthem. Even the firstverse of the Wilhelmus is toodifficult to sing along, though 73per cent of the nation deems itimportant to be able to.

Museum legacyTHE Groninger museum received

a legacy of millions of euros fromthe deceased Mr and Mrs. DeMarees van Swinderen, leavingfamily and heirs with nothing.

Less wealthTHE average wealth of Dutchhouseholds has halved between

the beginning of the crisis in 2008and 2012 from 51,000 to27,000, mainly because of adecrease in the value of theirhouses, CBS reports.

Skull identifiedAFTER 14 years a skull that wasfound in the net of a fishing vesselhas been identified as that of a57-year-old Belgian woman.

D U T C H P R E S S

Charitablefiremen

NORWAY - In a bid toraise awareness of theircampaign, dozens offiremen have biked thenearly 500 kilometres fromBergen to Oslo andhanded over a petition toparliament to have cancerrecognised as a workplaceinjury.

Wolf skin NORWAY - Despite the

fact that the wolf is anendangered animal inNorway, an upmarketfurniture shop hasoutraged animal rightsactivists after it was caughtselling wolf skin rugs.

Pirate arrestSWEDEN - Peter Sunde,

founder of infamous filesharing site Pirate Bay, hasbeen arrested in southernSweden after nearly twoyears on the run - he hasbeen on Interpols wantedlist since 2012.

Stories making headlines in Europe

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R U S S I A N P R E S S

WOLF: Skin for rugs.

SPRINKLES: Notan emergency!

BOBSLEDDER: Died in car crash.

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HE driver is to blame forthe Santiago deCompostela train crashthat left 79 people dead.

So says the official report intothe tragedy nearly a year on. It ishard to argue with that conclusionwhen one hears that the train wasgoing at around 190kph when thespeed limit was just 80kph.

Revelations that the driver wasdistracted by a phone call from theguard at the crucial momentcannot exonerate him - the driversfirst responsibility is to the safetyof his passengers.

But pointing the finger of blameat the trains driver, Francisco JosGarzn Amo, who has beencharged with 79 counts of homicideby professional recklessness, is notenough. Why, in a state of the arttrain on a modern railway system,was such an excessive speedpermitted?

In this day of computerised

driving aids, the technology existsto automatically prevent suchaccidents. Indeed much of Spainsvaunted high-speed rail networkhas just such systems in place. Butfor some reason - the suspicionbeing to save money - the stretchof line which included this bend,acknowledged before the incidentas highly dangerous, did not havethem fitted.

Such mechanisms were fittedsoon after the accident in threeplaces approaching the scene tomake sure a similar accident couldnot happen again. As so often thesound of a stable door beingslammed shut too late.

The driver should not be left toface the music alone. Thoseresponsible for not ensuring thesafety of the passengers, and thatmeans not just local managers, butalso people at boardroom level,should also be forced to face theirresponsibilities in court.

A note from the

A scapegoat?

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Editor

FAMILY debt fell once more in Apriland now stands at 771.6 billion.

This is the lowest figure since2006, according to Bank of Spainfigures, confirming the diminishinglevel of indebtedness since theonset of the economic crisis.

Aprils figures were 2.72 billionlower than those for March and5.2 per cent less than in April2013.

The 0.35 per cent reduction onthe statistics for March wasproduced by a 0.07 per cent fall inconsumer loans for personal orhousehold purposes, which fell to166.26 billion.

Mortgage loans also fell by 0.47per cent to 602.29 billion butdespite the reduction, these stillaccount for 80 per cent of familydebt.

Families owe less

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inanceA EURO WEEKLY NEWS 6 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION // WWW.EWNBUSINESS.COMF STAT OF WEEKPRISA media group is selling 56 percent of its Canal+ pay televisionchannel to Telefonica for 750million. Although this is 25 millionmore than Telefonicas initial offer,it could be subject to last-minutechanges.

New formatJACOBO GONZALEZ-ROBATTO, formerlyInternational Adviser atBanco Popular, wasappointed chairman ofNueva Pescanova. Theresuscitated frozen fishfirm is now controlled bythe seven banks that areits creditors.

Best policyHONESTY, followed byreliability, sincerity,intelligence andassurance are thequalities that workersaged between 40 and 65most value in a boss,researchers found.Younger employees alsoapplauded audacity.

THE proceeds of drugsmoney and vice are to beincluded in Spains GrossDomestic Product (GDP)forecasts.

The national statisticsinstitute INE will begintaking these into accountnext October when it willalso be using ESA-2010,Europes new accountingsystem, and a newpopulation census, itrevealed.

So far INE has not givendetails of the economicimpact of these hidden butimportant sectors onnational statistics. The UKrecently estimated thatdrugs and prostitutioncontributed 10 billion(12.28 billion) to thecountrys economy.

The UK government has

also announced itsintention of adding theseproceeds to its GDPestimate after the summer,as will Italy. Norway,Sweden, Finland, Austria,Estonia and Sloveniaalready do so.

All other EU memberstates statistics bodies willsubstitute the ESA-95method currently used forestimates with the ESA-2010 system in the autumn.

Nevertheless, the deci-sion to include what theEUs statistics agencyEurostat described as theinformal economy in theirGDPs was contemplated inthe previous method.

Nor is this adaptationsolely European, it is alsoglobal, a Eurostat spokes-man said.

FOLLOWING Aprils trend, therewas an improvement in Spainsunemployment figures lastmonth.

The number of jobless fell by111,916 in May, reducing thecountrys unemployment figureto 4,572,385. There are now318,543 fewer people out ofwork than at this time last year,

bringing a 6.5 per centreduction.

Unemployment is traditionallyreduced in May and June. Thehotel and catering industry,agriculture and the constructionsector take on workers for thesummer season but last monthswas the third consecutive fallthis year.

Mays seasonally-adjustedunemployment figure of 24,604was the greatest reduction since1998, accumulating its 10th fallin as many months.

A further 198,320 peoplewere registered as SocialSecurity contributors, a statisticthat is generally regarded as thetrue gauge of job-creation.

usinessBextraTainted moneyto swell GDP

&business

legalJobless figures better

CATERING: Traditionally takes on summer staff.

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THE Spanish government hasdeclared it will start payingback financial aid it receivedfrom the European Union in 2012

for its banks.It has pledged to pay back 1.3

billion of the 41 billion rescuefunds by the end of this year in

what is seen as an attempt toboost confidence in the economy.Deputy Prime Minister SorayaSaenz de Santamaria told

reporters that the government'sCabinet had approved a growthplan to support the ongoingeconomic recovery.

Other measures beingtaken include a reduction innet borrowing and morefunding for small andmedium sized businesses.

Spains recovery iscontinuing in the secondthree months of 2014 andis set to complete a fourthstraight quarter ofeconomic growth accordingto the Bank of Spain.

With the governmentforecasting growth of 1.2per cent this year it isconfident it can afford themeasures, despite anunemployment rate ofaround 25 per cent. PrimeMinister Mariano Rajoy isalso planning to cut taxesnext year in the hope ofincreasing demand. Somesee it as a pre-election bidto buy votes.

The deep cuts introducedby Rajoy in 2011 in aneffort to slash debt haveproved hugely unpopular.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL www.euroweeklynews.com 12 - 18 June 2014 / Costa de Almera EWN 37

INDUSTRIAL output inSpain was up 4.3 per centyear on year in April - thebiggest growth in fouryears.

That means that Spainhas now posted sixmonths in a row of risingindustrial output accordingto the National StatisticsInstitutes seasonallyadjusted figures.

It is a boost to thecountry which onlyemerged from five years ofon/off recession in themiddle of 2013. Since thenthere has been a smallbut sustained growth inGDP with manufacturingleading the way.

One of the mostimportant industries forexports is the carindustries with manu-facturers like Nissan,Volkswagen and Seat allincreasing production inrecent months.

Industrialoutput 4-year-high

MARKETING is the strategy ofusing ones imagination to createawareness of your product orservice. There is no limit to theways by which you can achieveyour ends.

Marketing is not dull; it is funand brings with it many sidedishes as part of the package.

Involved in the propertiesabroad industry, a member ofstaff, aspiring to a career inmodelling, suggested I sponsorher. I owed her that much andbesides, Clare was great eye-candy. During her campaign trailsmy business would benefit byassociation. We both did well. If Irecall correctly, Clare made it to

second place in the Miss Englandcontest.

It placed my companys name inthe right places before the rightpeople. My companys profile wasraised considerably and I was anesteemed guest at dinners and

events. The outlay was veryreasonable.

Having invested in a restaurantthe owner was aware that withlittle passing trade and areputation yet to be built he wasobliged to splash out heavily on

marketing. The restaurateursspirits lifted when a friendsuggested a way to get hisrestaurant off to a flying start at afraction of the outlay.

Purchasing silver embossedinvitations the budding entre-preneur mailed them to a fewscore of the towns hairdressers.Each invited the recipient andpartner to a free meal,entertainment and bottle of wine.

The evening went well. Thoselucky enough to attend the soirenever stopped talking about thefabulous evening they experien-ced at his restaurant. Therestaurateurs outlay was very low.

A London estate agent, on theday a client moved in, delivered ahamper, flowers and a bottle ofwine. Customers spoke very wellof him and so helped gain him anexcellent word of mouthreputation. The only requirementis to exceed your customersexpectations. Apart from excellentservice a goodwill gesture can bea small unexpected gift given as atoken of appreciation.

DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade.

A model way to do businessMike Walsh

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SPAINS tax-collecting agencyAEAT will not pursue out-standing debts of less than3.

These sums are usually thebalance owing on IRPFincome tax returns and thecost of recovering them isgreater than the casheventually received, AEATannounced.

Taxpayers with amountslike these still outstanding willnot be pursued any further onstrictly economic grounds,said a notice in the OfficialState Bulletin (BOE).

This cannot be interpretedas a softening on the part ofHacienda, as the taxinspectors union IHE recentlycalled for fiscal fraud to bedeclared a prison offence.

They suggested raising thethreshold for tax fraudbeyond which it becomes acrime, from the current120,000 to 600,000. Inreturn penalties wouldbecome more severe.

Tax give andtake from theHacienda

THE central government in Madridis in talks with other EU countriesregarding bitcoins.

International discussions arecentring on the digital currencyand its potential inclusion as apayment, admitted a governmentspokesman responding in parlia-ment to the UPyD partys AlvaroAnchuelo.

The MP had alerted the chamberto the currencys volatility owing tothe great speculative processesto which it is exposed. Neither arebitcoins subject to the preventivemeasures introduced to preventmoney-laundering, he pointed out.

Bitcoins are intangible lines ofcomputer coding that are digitallysigned each time they pass fromone owner to another. Theyremain in a digital wallet that is

accessible from a computer, tabletor smartphone and are producedvia a procedure known as mining.This rewards users who verify thattransactions have taken place.

The currency is independent ofbanks, companies or governmentsand because bitcoins can be traded

without involving a third party theyare favoured by speculators, drugdealers and money launderers.

The coins were introduced in2009 and soon grew in popularity.They can be used by anyone and agrowing number of conventionalbusinesses are accepting them.

Keeping an eye on bitcoins

BITCOINS: Introduced in 2009 and soon became popular.

Its payback time... for borrowed funds

REFERRED to as one ofthe founding fathers ofAmerica, BenjaminFranklin was a smartman.

Renowned as author,printer, politician,scientist, inventor, civicactivist and diplomat -there wasnt much thisman didnt set his mindto. And in the area ofmoney matters he alsoimparted his wisdom.

In fact, this man fromhumble beginningsdished out soundfinancial advice, which tothis day is worth payingattention to. Heres aquick look at howFranklin would have us

manage our money.A penny saved is a

penny earnedThis is one of Benjamin

Franklins most famousquotes and for goodreason, as the quote wasas relevant back then asit is now to ensurefinancial stability.Franklin knew theimportance of savingand was able to putenough aside toretire pretty early.

Rather go to bedwithout dinnerthan to rise indebt

How many of ushave fallen into thetrap of living a lifestylewe cant afford? Franklinrecognised the dangersof this and warnedpeople not to live beyondtheir means. Avoidingdebt is essential tofinancial stability whileoverspending in order tolive a certain lifestyle isjust fools-play.

Diligence is themother of good luck

What Franklin wasgetting at here is that themajority of the time

financial success is notjust random luck. Hebelieves that a so-calledovernight success ismost likely the result of

lots of factors - and mostimportantly years of hardwork and diligence.

An investment inknowledge pays thebest interest

Invest in yourself iswhat Franklin advises. Byimproving our ownknowledge and skills weare able to make wiserchoices and expect thatmore opportunites mightarrive at our door.

Money never madea man happy yet, norwill it. The more aman has, the more hewants

Franklin advises us notto be blinded by a goal togenerate wealth. Heviewed money as a meansto an end, not the enditself. The motto viewedmoney as a tool to helphim do things that makehim happy but itacknowledged that itdoesnt bring unconditionalhappiness just becauseyou process it.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGALEWN 12 - 18 June 2014 / Costa de Almera www.euroweeklynews.com38

BUSINESS EXTRA

Vote-catchers THE EU questioned Spanishgovernment moves tolower taxes before the2015 elections. InsteadVAT, environmental taxesand rates should be raisedand lower-paid workerssocial contributionsreduced, Brussels said.

Shares soldPEMEX, Mexicos state-owned oil company, soldmost of its Repsol stakeafter having been a share-holder in the Spanishcompany for more than 25years. It raised approxi-mately 2.2 billion.

Spain leading SPANISH companieshelped European shares intheir 8th week of gains lastFriday. The EuropeanCentral Bank easedmonetary policy helpingSpanish banks make gains.Spanish shares were up 0.4per cent on average.

Q. I own an apartment in a community of 64apartments in Torremolinos. We were told atour AGM that our community pool could onlybe open from June to September, inclusive. Wewere further told that should this law not becomplied with, then the President and the

Administrator could be subject to legal proceedings. This seems rather harsh. What isthe law regarding the opening of swimming pools?

B.G. (Costa del Sol)

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Must we close our pool October to May?

A. There is no law that requirescommunity swimming pools to closefrom October to May. If your Communityof Property Owners has voted at theAGM to open the swimming pool fromJune through September, it may do so.Your phrase, we were told disturbs me.You should have the right to cast yourvote. Perhaps the committee decided onits own to use the pool only in thesummer to save money. The Andalucianregulations on swimming pools ofcollective use has many strict provisionson health and safety standards for thesepools, but closing down is not one ofthem. It is true a community pool mustmeet these standards and must registera responsible person who can be heldlegally liable if the rules are not compliedwith. If the pool is not properly fenced

and a child drowns, the responsibleperson can be held liable, for example.

THE markets barely reacted to the newsthat King Juan Carlos was handing overto his son, Felipe.

The abdication was received with aninterest that had no impact on shareprices that day. The Ibex 35 - Spainsequivalent of the UKs FTSE 100 - finishedwith a 0.27 per cent increase, attainingthis years high of 10,827 points.

The bond yield hovered at around 150basis points and that day, a Monday,finished at 147 compared with 149 theprevious Friday.

The abdication news was similarlyabsorbed without repercussions by theinternational stock, bonds, currency andcommodity markets.

Spains biggest financial names wereequally unperturbed by the abdicationbut all had only praise for Spainstransformation during Juan Carloss 39years on the throne.

Pablo Isla (Inditex chairman), JuanRosell (president of Spains confederationof industry, CEOE, Alicia AlcocerKoplowitz (FCC) and Emilio Botin(Santander chairman) were amongstthose who acknowledged the countrysdebt to the monarch.

Don Juan Carlos is without any doubtthe best king Spain has ever had, saidFlorentino Perez, president of the ACSconstruction and services group as wellas Real Madrid football club. We shouldnever forget that he stood up to theenemies of freedom.

Candido Mendez, secretary general ofthe UGT trade union also paid grudgingtribute. Over and above what hashappened in recent years, hiscontribution to consolidating democracyis totally positive, he declared.

JanePlunkett

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Loose change

TRUTH: A penny saved is a penny earned.

RELAXED: Markets barely reacted tothe kings announcement.

Franklin tells us like it was and is

Finance worlds reaction toSpanish abdication

NEWS 12 - 18 June 2014 / Costa de Almera 41EWN

TENNIS LEGEND Boris Becker hasmanaged to save his holiday home onthe Balearic Island of Mallorca at the lastminute.

He has had to pay up for the huge billhe had accrued with a local builder justas the property was about to beauctioned off to the highest bidder.

The enormous, 2,900 square metre,property was confiscated by the localMallorca authorities as Becker had notpaid a local builder the sum of 391,000for various works he did on the siteincluding carpentry, plumbing jobsand even the surfacing of abasketball court.

The three time winner ofWimbledon, currentlytraining worldnumber two tennisseed NovakDjokovic, was toldthat his home wouldbe under thehammer for 7million.

Becker savedthe nine bedroom

mansion with just minutes to sparewhen his lawyer handed over the430,000 (original sum plus the fine) tothe presiding Mallorca judge.

This is not the first time Becker hashad to save his home from an auction asin 2012 he was in the same courtssystem over some unpaid gardening billswith came to 359,011.

Since leaving the tennis scene Beckerslife has been beset by a series ofscandals including being caught with his

trousers down, literally, withmodel Angela Ermakova on astaircase in a Londonrestaurant while his pregnantwife was at their homewaiting for him.

Boris Becker savesvilla at last minute

JUST IN TIME:Becker savesvilla.

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It was time to go for Juan Carlos

KING JUAN CARLOS did the decent thingby abdicating in favour of his son, Felipe.

Visibly infirm and with waningpopularity he threw in the towel with thelast remnants of his old charm andastuteness.

Who knows to what extent Juan Carloswas also affected by recent unjust claimsthat he knew beforehand about theattempted coup of February 1981?

Revelations about his womanisinghave been doing the rounds for decadesbut were never a big deal in a countrywhere money and not sex is at the heartof the biggest leadership scandals.

That is why his dodgy son-in-lawsbent business dealings with local andregional governments tipped thebalance. Worse still, the royal hip andthe story detailing the full extent ofUrdangarins alleged corruption bothbroke at roughly same time. Shootingelephants in Botswana accompanied bya woman not his wife while his son-in-

law siphoned off public funds was notwhat Spain wanted to hear about JuanCarlos just then.

Damage limitation did not limit thedamage and the kings health has notco-operated. Time to go. And becausethe king has usually known how to dothe decent thing when it needs to bedone, he did it.

Under adifferentflag

THE Spanish have feltsafe in calling for a

republic whileliving under aconstitutionalmonarchy.

Given thecurrent nature

of politics, withthe main partiesseemingly moreconcerned about

themselves than

the country, it is less challenging to havea non-political head of state.

There will always be calls for a returnto the violet-edged version of theSpanish flag.

But for the moment a tall, reasonablyhandsome, reasonably young king witha photogenic wife and daughters is thesafest bet. And it will boost Hola! salesno end.

Own goalENRIQUE LOPEZ, a ConstitutionalTribunal judge, has had to resign.

Controversy surrounded hisappointment when he was directlynominated by the government lastyear.

His impartiality was questioned ashe was formerly a PP member and stillclose to the party.

His opponents had the last laughwhen he was recently arrested inMadrid at 7.30am one morning. Hehad jumped a traffic light on hismotorbike while four times over thedrink-driving limit and not wearing acrash helmet. Must have been quite aparty.

Cassandra NashA weekly look

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

Fighting talkPABLO IGLESIAS party Podemos wonfive seats in the European elections.Now the television personality andchat show habitu is talking about aBolivarian alternative presumablyalong the lines of Venezuela. He hasalso mentioned ousting the twonational parties and ademocratic audit of the debt -in other words, faulting onSpains debt.

Its easy t