ALBOX Town Hall hasbeen told by the courtsthat it has civilresponsibility for the 98illegal homes within itsboundaries.

It has been ordered toprovide 3.1 million to thecourts to cover anycompensation arising from

the court case.Compensation is also

required from threebuilding firms, ProcoalVillas, Empire Villas andProyecto y Construc-ciones Almanzora.

However, as the com-panies no longer trade,the town hall will have to

foot the majority of thebill. Former directors ofthe companies, JuanFrancisco AG and DiegoLuis AH, have also beenordered to consign 3.8million and 3.1 millionrespectively or face prison.

A third man is alsoexpected to face an order,

but the amount is yet tobe decided.

The homes in questionare in the El Romeral-LaAljambra area on theoutskirts of Albox. Most ofthem are owned byBritons. The propertieswere all built on rural landduring 2004 and 2006.

Puppy homesFOLLOWING last weeksfeature on the ninepups at APSA thatneeded re-homing, anumber of enquirieshave ensured that therewill be some familieswith new additions.

Population up VICAR has releasedits population figuresfor 2014. Althoughthe population fell to24,391 at the end of2013, it has nowincreased to 24,739within native andforeign residents.

Hospital giftsCHILDREN at HospitalInmaculada received avisit from Almeria fire-fighters who took giftsto those who were too illto attend the ThreeKings procession.

Carnival datesPULPI has announcedthe dates for this yearscarnival. It will run fromFebruary 20 to 22.Residents are invited todesign a poster.

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ALMERIA Provincial Governmentheld a minutes silence to show itssolidarity with Paris following lastweeks terror attacks.

Government representativesgathered at the door of theprovincial headquarters at noon onJanuary 8 and honoured the deadin a mark of respect for the CharlieHebdo publication and those peoplewho were killed by the gunmen.

The ceremony was attended bythe deputy minister, Andres GarciaLorca, who was accompanied byinstitutional and politicalrepresentatives from all parties.

They were joined by additionalpublic sector employees and

members of the public and StateSecurity Forces.

Almeria stands insilence for Paris dead

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ALMERIA Council will again attempt toclose the illegal market held every Sundayin the El Puche neighbourhood.

Last Sunday, stallholders were givenpamphlets which read: Almeria Councilinforms you that from January 25, 2015,you will not be allowed to carry out streettrading of any sort in this area (El Puche),or other areas of the town, except for thesix authorised markets established in themunicipal regulations.

The council wants traders to stop setting

up stalls of their own volition, without theintervention of the local authorities.

However, a Local and National Policedeployment has already been instructed totake action on January 25.

More than 200 illegal sellers gatherevery Sunday, almost twice as many as thefirst time we tried to dismantle the site,preventing the bus from accessing thearea. In fact, we have received manycomplaints from residents because of it,said Councillor for Safety, Maria Muiz.

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UNEMPLOYED women fromHuerca-Overa will be able to takepart in a course aimed atboosting their job-seekingtechniques.

The new initiative wasconceived to give jobless womenthe chance to explore their skillsand learn how to use them whenlooking for employment.

During the course, women will

be taught different job searchingtechniques with the creation ofpersonalised profiles, allowingexperts to build a plan of action,featuring their potential, and tomotivate them.

The course will be taught onJanuary 20 and 27, February 3,10, 17 and 24 and March 3,between 11am and 1pm.

It will be held by Fernando

Rufaza at the Womens Centre.Mayor of the town, Domingo

Fernandez, stressed that theinnovative training initiative hadbeen specifically designed toprovide new opportunities whichwould be of benefit to thewomen in their daily life.

Applications can be made atthe Womens Centre and onlineat www.huercal-overa.es.

Smile for JuanTHE Huercal de Almeria raceto raise money for JuanBarrios Picon takes place onJanuary 18. Juan has cerebralpalsy and needs specialistequipment and treatment toenable him to walk.

More greeneryBENAHADUX now has anadditional 450 aleppo pinesand 1,000 herbs, includingthyme, lavender androsemary, in its rural areas aspart of an initiativespearheaded by the Junta deAndalucia regionalgovernment.

ITV extensionTHE ITV station at Huercal deAlmeria is to install two newvehicle inspection lanes andareas for mopeds andmotorcycles in two buildings.It will mean eight new jobs.

Elderly integrationPECHINA has launchedactivities for the towns elderlyas part of an integrationprogramme. The workshopsinclude coffee mornings,memory workshops and gymclasses.

Police activityHUERCAL DE ALMERIAS LocalPolice force closed 2014 with atotal of 5,500 interventions;2,400 were for public order,700 for traffic and councilrequests and 550 relating tojustice.

Cemetery improvementsCARBONERAS now has anadditional 93 niches in thetown cemetery with an extra20 in San Jose. The workswere carried out at a cost of28,161 and as part ofongoing improvements.

Kings crowdsMORE than 20,000 peopleattended the Three Kingsparade in Roquetas, one ofthe largest in the province.Councillor for Sports andLeisure, Jose Juan Rubi, calledit the best event yet.

ewswatchNJob-seeking made easier

Centre reopensTABERNAS solar centre hasreopened its doors. It is usedfor solar research and byschools, colleges anduniversities. The latestvisitors were from theUniversity of Jaen.

Garrucha worksMAYOR of Garrucha, PedroGea, has announced a seriesof works for the town. Theywill include rain drainage,underground parking, themusic school and expandingthe health centre.

Lucky AlmeriaLUBRIN has been announcedas a reference point for ruraltourism by the vice presidentfor tourism in Almeria, JavierAureliano Garcia, who saidAlmeria was lucky to haveLubrin.

Guadalinfo row MARIAS PSOE party hasdenounced the closure of thetowns Guadalinfo centreafter the dismissal of anemployee. The party claimsit will cost the town in excessof 13,300.

Carnival datesALMERIA CITY hasannounced its carnival dates.Events will run fromFebruary 6 to 22 and intribute to Sergio SantiagoMunoz, a big carnival fan,who died in August 2014.

Pilgrim aid THOUSANDS of peopleparticipated in this yearsTorregarcia pilgrimage.Police, firefighters and civilprotection officers were onhand to support the walkers.

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HE Sierra Nevada ski resort enjoyed itsbest Christmas season for five years,welcoming around 135,000 ski and snow-board enthusiasts over the holiday period.

The resort - dubbed the sunniest ski resort inEurope - saw its average hotel occupancy ratereach 77 per cent during the Christmas break, withsnow-seekers flocking to enjoy the pistes and aprsski while gazing down on miles of sunny Andaluciancoastline. The incredibly good weather throughoutlate December and early January resulted in 19 percent more visitors making the trip to the resort thanin the same period last year. Skiers like nothingmore than whizzing down mountains under azureskies and dazzling sunlight, and Sierra Nevada offersa sun n snow experience unlike anywhere else.

The resort kept as many pistes open as possibleand its reported that around 27,000 visitors availedthemselves of the Mirlo Blanco family activity zone,complete with ice rink, toboggans, mini-ski and mini-snowboarding facilities. Given its popularity withfamilies, the Three Kings even paid a visit this year,displaying their little-known but extremelyimpressive skiing skills. Depending on conditions,the season at Sierra Nevada can sometimes last untilas late as early May, when its possible to ski in themorning and then make the trip down to the Costadel Sol to enjoy an afternoon swimming in thewaters of the Mediterranean.

As the height of the 2015 ski season is approaching,the resort can expect further good figures tocomplement its successful Christmas period.

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The existing mobility in the European Unionis facilitating the movements (of jihadists)to any country and also to our country,

said Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz,who wants border controls restored in theSchengen Zone in the aftermath of the terrorattacks in France last week.

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A FAMILY in the UK got a shock when they founda live gecko in a pack of supermarket broccoli.The lizard had survived a journey from Spain, aspell on the shelves of Sainsburys in Powys,Wales, and four days in the Martin family shed,before they discovered him. The Martins arekeeping the gecko and have named him Broc.

is the amount of Spaniards whonever or hardly ever read

books, with nearly half of this amount puttingtheir lack of reading down to being notinterested, according to recent governmentresearch.

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SUCCESSFUL SEASON: The Sierra Nevada mountain range in Southern Spain, as seen fromthe International Space Station.

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MAYOR of Huercal Overa,Domingo Fernandez, haspresented the cleaningservices with a newsweeper.

Accompanied byrepresentatives of the towncouncil, the mayor said:With this sweeper we givethe city parks division anew vehicle, in order tocare for the environmentand improvements withinour town.

The sweeper carries the

slogan, La Fuerza Verde(The Green Force) and willincrease the capabilities ofcleaning the towns streets.

Existing machinery has

also been renewed. Also supplied are a

range of new cleaningutensils, vehicles and apressure washer.

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ONE of the mostemblematic areas ofthe historic old town ofMojacar has beenrenovated for publicuse following therenovation anddevelopment of thesite of the old mill nextto the Fuente.

The project, costing100,000 and takingsix weeks to complete,was included in theMojacar town plan ofworks for 2014.

During the openingceremony the mayorof Mojacar, Rosa MariaCano, said: Forcenturies, this part ofMojacar has been theplace where peoplehad to visit; after all,Where there is water,there is life.

At one time therewere more shops herethan in the towncentre. During themiddle ages there wasa water-powered milland a cattle market aswell as a generalmarket for food andsupplies.

The grain mill andthe associated bakerywere key meetingplaces to conductbusiness andexchange gossip.

The mayor addedthat a miniaturereplica mill and somereclaimed millartefacts had beeninstalled as well assome original stonesfrom the ancientfountain. These stoneswere well-worn by thewomen who used todo their washing whilstputting their feet inthe water, as wascustomary centuriesago.

There is now also asports and play areafor younger children inaddition to improvedstreet lighting, as wellas a wider street withallocated parkingspaces.

Mojacarshistoric millis restored

New road sweeperfor Huercal Overa

CLEANING UP: Town council representatives.

HE tragic events in Parislast week have served toconjure up all sorts ofconflicting emotions in

right-minded people. As events unfolded, we were in

a short space of time shocked,saddened, bewildered, angeredand dismayed, not just at thehorrible events that were takingplace in France but at the mind-setof the terrorists carrying out theawful atrocities that left 17innocent people dead.

These were people who weregoing about their daily businessbut were never to return homebecause of the distorted,radicalised views of a handful ofbrainwashed murderers.

We have unfortunately seen thistype of thing before: in New Yorkand Washington in 2001, in Madridin 2004 and in London in 2005, not

to mention the countless acts ofviolence committed in the name ofIslam every day in the Middle East,Africa and elsewhere.

The fear in the West is that moreand more lone wolves will armthemselves and kill innocent peopleindiscriminately in the name ofreligion.

The threat that the world faces inthis age from large scale attacksto this newer individual form ofterrorism is a constant worry, butwe cannot let these jihadists andbullies ruin our way of life. We areall entitled to our own beliefsdespite being branded infidels bythose who would have it otherwise.

The Charlie Hebdo attack and itsaftermath has saddened the world,and as we try to come to termswith this latest horrific act ofterrorism, we at the EWN are proudto say: Yo soy Charlie.

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ALMERIA CITY hasset aside 405,114for the second phaseof improvements toPlaza del Toros.

The plannedmeasures, which arepredicted to last fourmonths, will includeimprovements topedestrian areas,replacement of thesewers and stormdrains, streetlighting, paving ofthe square androads as well as theprovision oforganised parkingand installation ofvertical signage.

The work willconclude with treepruning and plantingof new greenerybefore adding brandnew street furnitureand bins.

SECRETARY of Co-operation andDevelopment for the PSOE (Socialist party),Noemi Cruz, joined a workersdemonstration in Purchena.

The maintenance workers had theiraccess barred to the military installation inViator when returning to work after theNew Year break. Their contracts had beenended when ownership was transferredbetween their employer and the SpanishGovernment. No crossover contract hadbeen organised and the workers have beenleft in limbo with no earnings or method ofsupporting their families.

Cruz attended the rally, spoke to the

workers and stood side by side with themin public protest. She passed on thesupport of the PSOE to the workers.

Plaza delToros setfor majorupgrade

Maintenance staffare left in limbo

NIJAR held three days of mourning after aKing fell from his throne at the processionon January 5, and died in hospital.

Juan Antonio Lozano, a 20-year-oldresident of the town, was playing KingBalthasar, when he was knocked from thefloat and fell, banging his head. He died inTorrecardenas Hospital the following

morning. Eyewitnesses described how thefloat collided with an electricity cable. Thecable pulled the throne back, causing theman to fall. Mayor of Nijar, Antonio JesusRodriguez, said an investigation had beenopened to determine the cause of theaccident, alongside that already beingundertaken by the Guardia Civil.

In mourning for King

PROTEST: Viator workers.

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GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized almost3,500 packs of cigarettes in a massive haulat Almeria during a routine inspection.

An amount of 3,433 packets was found

during an inspection of two vehiclestravelling from North Africa which hadentered the Nothing to Declare queue. Atotal of 1,883 Marlborough branded

cigarettes were hidden inpanels in the sides andbase of one vehicle and1,550 packets were locatedin three suitcases in theother.

The vehicles occupantswere arrested forsmuggling offences.

SEIZED: A total of 3,433 packets of cigarettes.

Port tobacco haulseized in Almeria

Drivers lucky escapeA DRIVER escaped with minor injuries after anaccident in Avenida Mediterraneo in Almeria City.

He had to be cut free after his vehicle was struckby another car, causing it to overturn on the road.

BRITISH singer Carlene QueenbritGraham, who is based in Almeria, isstarring in her own stage show,Angels and Demons, to be held at theRoquetas Auditorio in Roquetas deMar on Saturday January 31.

This will be the first opportunity tosee the show Carlene will beperforming with her own five-pieceband as well as a performing dancegroup.

Carlene has specifically asked thatall those fans who have seen herperform in Mojacar and Zurgena begiven the opportunity to see the show.With this in mind, if sufficient demandwarrants it, a coach will be availableto transport people from Bar La Unionin La Alfoquia to Roquetas de Mar.

The cost will be 20, which willinclude the coach transfer from LaAlfoquia. The concert is in aid of the

Verdiblanca charitywith 9 of everyticket sold going tothe charity, whichhelps people withdisabilities.

Booking isrecommended.

Anyone wishing toattend must booktheir seats byJanuary 19 bytelephoning 660 306692.

Food will beavailable before theshow from 6pm.

SPAINS most famousmagician, Juan Tamariz,is performing in Almeriafor one night only onJanuary 17.

The show will takeplace in El Ejidos TeatroAuditorio.

Accompanied byConsuelo Lorgio,Tamariz will be on stagefor two hours startingfrom 9.30pm.

The show is charac-terised by audienceparticipation and is likelyto sell out quickly, sobooking in advance isrecommended.

The magician haspromised to perform thebest acts of his career,full of humour, telepathyand improvisation.

Although the show isaimed at a mainly adultaudience, children olderthan 10 can also enjoythe magic and fun. Theauditorium is designedso that all seats willhave a good view of theshow.

Tickets can bepurchased onwww.unientradas.es orby telephoning inSpanish on 902 360 295.

You can also purchasetickets at El Ejidosdepartment of culture as

well as the Teatros boxoffice before the start ofthe show.

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Angels and demonsunite for charity

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CRIMINAL Court Number Sevenin Almeria has sentenced a manto six months for firing shots athis neighbours dog with the solepurpose of causing it harm.

The judgement stated as

proven that 52-year-old RE, aresident of Berja, shot hisneighbours dog on the morningof April 19, 2013. The casedetailed that the defendant wason his farm in the hamlet of

Penoncillo in Berja when henoticed the presence of hisneighbours dog, an Andalucianhound. The judge, Luis Columna,stated: With the sole purpose ofcausing the dog harm, he started

shooting it in the head with thegun he was carrying at the time.

The decision of the courtspecified that, as a result of therepeated shots, the animalsuffered multiple wounds. It

required emergency surgery,including the removal of its lefteye.

The court also required thedefendant to pay 1,023.55 tothe dog owner in damages.

PSOE tacklesemployment

issuesTHE PSOE (Socialist)candidate for mayor inAlmeria and spokesman forthe party in Andalucia, JuanCarlos Perez Navas, hasspoken on the issue ofemployment.

He highlighted his partyscommitment to employ-ment and social dialoguebeing undertaken by thecommunity government.

Navas, referring to arecent meeting withSusana Diaz, said theAndalucian governmenthad created more than40,000 jobs so far.

He added: It isexpected that in thecoming months, along withother plans like socialinclusion, grants andagreements with largecompanies, we can reachthe target of 60,000 jobscreated in Andalucia.

According to Navas,social dialogue is drivingthe regional governmentforward, a common goal ofthe Juntas president, thePSOE, employers andtrades unions.

Against this socialdialogue is Spains PrimeMinister Rajoy, said Navas.He accused Rajoy ofpunishing Andalucia withthe lack of an employmentplan and who hasapproved a labour reformthat favours only thedestruction of jobs.

Six months for farmer who shot neighbours dog

SPEAKING: Perez Navas.

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MANY expatriates in Spain are crying foul after the UKGovernment axed winter fuel payments.

Chancellor George Osborne has decided to apply atemperature test to entire countries to see whichpensioners should get the payment. Spain is one of those

that fails the test.A spokesman from the UKs Department of Works and

Pensions confirmed to the Euro Weekly News that the currentpayments are the last expatriates in Spain will be able toclaim. From September 2015 they will have lost their

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Thermostatmeans-testing

WHEN the Winter Fuel Allowance wasfirst introduced in 1997, I assumed that Iwas excluded.

At first I was too young and once Ireached pensionable age I still believed Ididnt qualify as I had paid tax andNational Insurance for such a short timeback in the 60s. By the time I realisedthat I was entitled to it, the opportunitywas snatched from under my nose.

But was I morally entitled to claim that200? Fortunately, Messrs Cameron,Osborne and Duncan Smith spared methat dilemma by telling me Im not goingto get it anyway.

Expats are seen asa soft target

I WRITE this with radiators full onand a steaming mug of rum-enhanced coffee at my elbow.

Does Tory millionaire George IainDuncan Smith (plain George Smithif he hadnt had grandiosepretentions) not realise that evenin Spain, the late afternoontemperatures drop signifi-cantly, and prolonged heatingis very much required?Obviously not.

Have the British Consulates,whose staff are aware of thisfact, lobbied on our behalf?Doubtful.

Most of us who chose to live inthis country did so because itpromised more affordable living andan enhanced quality of life, whichsays little for the mother countryand its pitiful state pensions.

The Winter Fuel Allowance is apension right, not a handout, and ifthe proceeds from our NationalInsurance contributions were usedwisely, there would not be ashortage of funds.

How dare Smith and his profligatepals refer to these payments as anobscene waste of taxpayersmoney! We have been, and manystill are, UK taxpayers.

With most retired expatsretaining the right to vote in theUK elections, but the majoritynot bothering, we pose littlethreat to the government and aretherefore seen as a soft target.

Were not all inthis together!

SO, with the loss of the Winter FuelAllowance, all those pensioners who,over the years, paid taxes and NI

contributions -thereby helping

to pay forhospitals,

schools,nurses,teachers,etc - willlose alittle helptowards

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themselveswarm in winter

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cheaper and/or warmer country to liveshouldnt mean their entitlements aresummarily cut. Unlike those who staybehind, pensioners who live abroadmake no demands on the UK formedical expenses, local services,welfare, etc, yet many still pay tax tothe UK Government through theirpensions.

Indeed, research by the pressuregroup, Oxford Economics, found thatemigrating pensioners save theGovernment 2.3 billion (2.95 billion) ayear in social care costs. Seems werenot all in this together!

With the NHS currently on life supportand a General Election looming, itsclear the Government needs to makesavings somewhere.

But its also clear it could save a lotmore if it stopped all handouts to thosewho arent entitled to be in the country particularly child benefit payments forchildren who dont actually live inthe UK.

Hey Britain! It doesget cold in Spain

AS a 30-something-year-oldIrishman living on the Costa del Sol,the decision to abolish the WinterFuel Allowance for UK expats is onethat (thankfully) doesnt affect me.

But my sympathies do lie withthose who will no longer receivetheir payments as a result of IainDuncan Smiths decision. Contraryto popular belief and British tabloidspoutings, the Costa del Sol does getcold during the winter months,particularly at night. While the suncan and often does remain warmduring the day, it may come as ashock to those in the British

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Parliament that it is not sunny allthe time in Spain, particularly ininland areas and those at higheraltitudes.

From personal experience, I knowwhat its like to shiver at home atnight during the winter in a Spanishhome that isnt built to withstandthe cold.

Sure, most of the year itsroasting, but come late Novemberthe temperatures drop and though itmay not be as cold as it is in the UK,heating is definitely needed until atleast early March.

And that heating is expensive, beit central heating, hot airconditioning or fuel for fires.

I can only imagine how muchcolder it can feel to an elderlyperson, a person who has paid theirUK taxes and has the right to live ina warm home.

The problem ismuch bigger

BRITAINS Foreign Aid bill this year isexpected to rise to 11.3 billion (14.5billion). Foreign Aid buys into products andservices in which the elite have a financialinterest; it is a misnomer for government-approved money laundering.

Britains oil-based wealth is 19th on theworld scale. Norway, drawing on similar oilfields, is not far ahead. The Norse nationhas so much oil-related wealth its problemis how to spend it.

Norway has no national debt. Britain isone of the most indebted countries in theworld. Britain ranks shockingly high in social

deprivation, crime, abysmal educationalperformance, child poverty, and aramshackle transport infrastructure.

The British pension is the lowest inEurope save that of Latvia.

The problem is far more than pensionersbeing deprived of their paltry heatingallowance. Nothing will change until wewake up to the fact that Britain and itswealth are managed by one of the mostcorrupt and inept pseudo-democraticregimes in the developed world. We eitherchange or change will be thrust upon us.

No choice at all

IT is a bit rich for the UK Governmentto say that pensioners living in Spainsomehow dont deserve a winter fuel

payment. Take the example of myretired father. His home in Mijas hasgas cooking and solar heated hotwater. His electricity bills still come inat more than 240 a time. He alsospends 100 a month on wood at thistime of the year for the one open firein his house. And that is a necessity,not a luxury.

Now he may well have to economiseon wood even if that means goingcold. If not, something else will haveto go. And what else is there? Food?Clothes?

Thousands of expatriates will facethe same choice that is really nochoice at all. Isnt that why thepayment was originally brought in, tostop people in that position fromhaving to make such a decision?

So why should British citizens livingin Spain have to choose to stay warmor not, whilst those back in the UKdont have to? The cradle-to-gravepromise of the UK Social Securitysystem would appear not to apply ifyou live in Spain.

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A slim chanceof a reversalTHERE is a possible loophole in theStatutory Instrument, the piece oflegislation that the British Governmentused to take away the Winter FuelAllowance.

There is a parliamentary technique,which is rarely used, to halt theimplementation of the StatutoryInstrument, otherwise known as aprayer. It must be activated within 40days of tabling of the StatutoryInstrument.

In order to have a chance ofoverturning the Statutory Instrument,the clerk must receive a large numberof submissions, then action may betaken to stop the implementation.

You must send an email to TheClerk, Work and Pensions Committee,at workpencom@parliament.ukoutlining your objection to the WinterFuel Allowance Statutory Instrumentand asking for it to be annulled.

We have paid all our taxes for over 40 years inEngland. In Spain the only benefits we are entitled to arewith healthcare as we are pensioners. Anybody going toEngland from other countries seems to be entitled toeverything from the word go. It DOES get cold. We dohave frosts.

Patricia Stooks, Aljambra, Albox, Almeria

Its like giving a child pocket money to save up forsomething to enjoy later and then, when the time comes tospend it, taking it away again. Totally unfair. Next they willbe deducting their pensions!

Lisa Sadleir, Mijas, Malaga

It seems totally reasonable that I do not get anyallowance here in Spain. I have chosen (15 years ago) toleave the UK. I think their resources should be spent IN theUK on the National Health, which seems at bursting point.

Steve Hall, Fuengirola

I have a problem with the Governments decision topenalise many of us who have paid in to receive benefitswhen they retired, to possibly use this money to pay out tomany people who have never contributed at all.

L Clarke, Costa Blanca

Paying winter fuel payments to British expat pensioners inSpain is NOT offensive - it is their right.

Sandra Piddock, Algorfa, Costa Blanca

We would like Iain Duncan Smith to come and live with usfor a week in January while we switch off the heating! Ournearest town is Chirivel in Almeria at an altitude greater thanthe top of Mount Snowdon!

Tina Charles, Chirivel, Almeria

I would say approximately 90 per cent of our purchasersdo not ask for or know what an Energy Performance Certificateis, and the results on the efficiency of a property do not formpart of their decision process. So I take from this that theclients do not put heating/energy saving as a priority on theirproperty purchase. However, I really feel for the people whoare losing the allowance.

Sharon Garner, Director, Spanish Property Choice

I feel that people who have moved to a warmer climeshould stand on their own two feet. Why should they besupported by the UK Government? Maybe it would be fairer if itwas means-tested so people on the breadline got some help.

Phil Langley, Director PLC Inter-Communicationsadvertising and marketing

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eligibility. He said: The regulations have been laid inParliament and will become law.

Designed to help with the cost of winter heating in thechilly UK, critics said people in warmer climes should notreceive it. It has caused much controversy over the years, but

one thing is certain, for many people losing the cash paymentof between 100 and 300 (128 to 385) will be a blow.

In this special Euro Weekly News report we asked people inthe street what they thought of the move, and some of ourcolumnists give their personal opinion.

Have your sayIs your blood boiling at the axing of the Winter Fuel Allowance? Or do you think it was the right thing to do?

Let us know your views by sending an email to editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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DURING a burglary inHuercal Overa, the 42-year-old suspect, SGR,dropped his phone.

Later, officersresponded to a callalerting them to SGR andhis attempts to break intothree vehicles. He hadbroken windows andlocks, and left thecontents of the vehicles

glove compartmentsstrewn inside.

When the officersarrived, SGR told themhe had lost his phone,enabling them to link himto the burglary where thedropped phone wasfound.

SGR and details of theoffence have beenpassed to the courts.

OFFICERS from the Guardia Civilhave arrested a driver after a carchase which culminated in thevehicle embedding itself in the sideof Bar Gloria in Calle Granada inAlmeria City.

The car chase began on the A-92before moving to Avenida delMediterraneo and eventually to CalleGranada.

The driver fled the vehicle but waseventually apprehended close to thekiosk outside the bullring.

Witnesses close to the scene saidthe mans wife and child were in thecar.

The car was so damaged that it willnot be driveable again and Bar Gloriawas left to assess the damage to thebuilding.

Big Macfundraiser

A FUNDRAISING event isbeing held in support ofMACS, the local cancercharity.

It will take place fromnoon until 6pm onFebruary 1. Localentertainers will performand there will be stallsand tombola as well as asupervised childrens playarea. Entrance is 5 withfree drink, children free.If you can help or wouldlike a stall, contact KayFrances on 689 404 244.

Car crashes into Bar Gloria

Lost phonenabs thief

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FOOD that was intendedfor disadvantagedindividuals and familieshas been lost in a flood ofsewage in the Caritas

store in Huercal Overa.President of Caritas,

Salvador Cabrera,lamented the loss of foodbut explained that it was

not the first time it hadhappened. The sewageflooded into the storeafter a blockage furtheralong the pipeline.

Despite the best effortsof many volunteers, largequantities of food had tobe disposed of including40 kilograms of sugar, 60boxes of baby food, fruitsand cereals, a significantnumber of packets ofpasta and boxes of riceand beans.

The disaster wascaused by a jam in asewage pit belonging toGalasa. Cabrera said thatif the issue is not resolvedit will happen again.

Caritas is askingeveryone if they canspare any more non-perishable food for theneedy.

The local council hassaid they will assist.

TEN professionals and students from Madhya Pradeshin India, accompanied by the Secretary of State forWater Resources, RS Julaniya and representative of theInstitute of Education of Unesco, Nora van Cauwenberghave visited Almeria.

The educational visit was organised by Unesco inorder for the Indian guests to see first-hand theirrigation methods employed by farmers in the province.Specifically they were examining how they could bestutilise the techniques in developing the first integratedhydrological plan in India. The meeting providedinformation about techniques used as well as technolo-gical and socio-economic aspects of water managementand modernisation of irrigation in the province.

Donated food isspoiled by flood

India comesto Almeria

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VERA and District LionsClub had a busy 2014culminating in four daysbag-packing at Iceland.

They raised lots ofmoney for good causesincluding for six-year-oldAntonio Cortes from Vera.

Antonio has GuillemeBarre syndrome andneeds specialisttreatment which is notcovered by the Spanishhealth system.

Local charities havealso benefited fromthe clubs fundraisingactivities including theVera and Turre foodbanks, Cruz Roja (RedCross), Asprodalba, Verde Olula and Asadis.

Events included socialgatherings, fairs, musicnights and raffles. Oftenthe support is practicalrather than monetary butit is always good fun.

They have collectedspectacles for recycling tothose in need in Spainand in poorer countriesand also plastic bottletops which go to Ver deOlula where they arerecycled to help fund a

new and bigger centre fordisabled children.

To get involved with theLions, contact thepresident, SandieTinkham, on 950 439 324or the secretary PamMattioli on 610 309 032.

The Lions meet on thefirst Wednesday of eachmonth at El Gnomo Felizat 6pm.

The club would like topoint out that all visitorswill be made verywelcome.

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GUARDIA CIVIL officershave arrested threepeople suspected of theftand the illegal possessionof weapons.

The investigation beganafter a burglary in Fines inwhich two shotguns werestolen, one with a valueof 5,000.

During their enquiries,the officers heard of an

Albox resident who wastrying to sell two guns.The officers were able tolocate the man andquestion him. During theinterview, it becameapparent that he had notworked alone.

Police were then able toarrest his twoaccomplices, one fromAlbox and one from Fines.

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MOJACAR Town Hall hastaken on board criticismthat they do not keep theirforeign residents fullyinformed about what isgoing on in the town.

They are launching afortnightly newsletter full ofevents and information, inEnglish. It will be availableby email, on Facebook andon the website. A papercopy will be available at anyMojacar Tourist Office.

Mayor Rosa Maria Canosaid: A regular newsletterin English will give residentsthe information that theyhave been missing.

FOUR men have beenarrested on suspicion ofbeing involved in fourrobberies in El Ejido, inwhich threats weremade by hooded menwith guns andscrewdrivers.

The men werearrested by the NationalPolice after robberies attwo bars, a supermarketand a petrol station in ElEjido. The gang alwaysused the same modusoperandi. While twocarried out the violentthefts, the other tworemained in a nearbyvehicle, acting aslookouts and providinga speedy getaway.

The police began aninvestigation which borefruit on day two whenthe four arrests weremade.

The four suspectsare known criminalswith numerous arrestsfor similar crimes onrecord.

PAWS PATAS are back to having cages outside to housesick and abandoned puppies.

The pups have to sleep outside in freezing night-timetemperatures. Volunteers are doing what they can butPAWS PATAS urgently need blankets, bedding, old towelsand newspapers. Without replacements they will run outvery quickly. If you can help, please contactfacebook.com/pawspatas, call 678 490 217, or via theirwebsite at www.paws-patas.org.

Armedrobbersdetained

Mojacar inEnglish

Three arrests inOlula del Rio

An urgent appealby PAWS PATAS

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PROSECUTORS are seeking a total of120 years in prison for those accusedof the kidnapping and murder ofJose Angel Bru in 2008.

Joses lifeless body was found onJuly 17, 2008, by the Guardia Civilalong a service road of the A-92close to Gergal. The car wascompletely burnt out and Bru hadsuffered a gunshot wound to thechest.

In total there are eight people whowill be in the dock in a case that hastaken more than six years to come totrial. The accused have protestedtheir innocence throughout. JLL, JSL,RSL, RSL and LGS are underscrutiny, the first four belonging to agang known as Los Culebros.

According to the Guardia Civilsinvestigations, the 33-year-old diedduring a dispute over thedisappearance of a stash of hashish.The prosecution claims that the fivemembers waited close to Brus

home, surprising him early in theafternoon.

Bru was then taken to a farmhousein San Isidro, Nijar, owned by LosCulebros. He was kept there untilearly the following morning whilethey interrogated him regarding thewhereabouts of the missing hashish.Shortly afterwards, he was killed.

The prosecution is also seekingprison sentences for RSC and PLZ,the parents of three of theperpetrators, who are accused ofcrimes against public health andpossession of explosives discoveredwhen their home was raided afterthe murder.

The final sentence is sought forOA, accused of collaborating with thekidnapping of Bru.

In addition, the prosecution haverequested compensation of 60,000for the two children of the deceased,with 25,000 for his partner and15,000 for his parents.

Kidnappers facetrial 6 years on

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Two wheelsto help

four pawsSAN ANIMAL SANTUARIO willbe holding a charity bike rideday on Sunday February 1 inSan Juan de los Terreros forfamilies and cyclingenthusiasts.

There will be two rides. Thefirst sets off at 10.30am and isfor enthusiasts, coveringapproximately 60 kilometres.The second leaves at 11.30amand is for families, covering adistance of approximately 15kilometres. Each participant isasked for a 4 donation.

There will be a BBQ anddrinks available for the ridersand those that prefer to waitbehind. Everyone will meet atthe El Pinar pine-wood area inSan Juan de los Terreros.

If you would like to join inon the day, contact Peter on630 528 464 orpete@sananimal.org

San Animal Santuario raisesmoney for abandoned catsand dogs in the Aguilas, Lorcaand surrounding areas.

MANU SANCHEZ visits Almeria forthe first time to perform his stageplay, El Rey Solo. Mi reino por unpuchero (The Lone King. MyKingdom for a Stew).

The play, being performed atHuercal Overas Teatro Villa, is acomedy but with cutting analysis.Manu Sanchez takes the title role.He has just left his mothers careand been crowned. The story followshis trials and tribulations as he

struggles with responsibility andadulthood. The original play wasbased on emancipation but recentevents have led him to introduce anew version which includes the endof Juan Carlos Is reign and thebeginning of Filipe VIs.

The play, in Spanish, is on for onenight only tomorrow (Friday)January 16 at 9pm. Tickets areavailable from the Huercal OveraTeatro Villa box office.

My kingdomfor a stew

LONE KING: Manu Sanchez performs in Almeria.

REPSOL expects to finishtest drilling off the CanaryIslands this Sunday,January 18.

Despite local oppositionthe Spanish multinationalbegan surveying theSandia oil field, 54kilometres fromFuerteventura and 61 offLanzarote, on November18.

Should the search for oilor gas give negativeresults, Repsol will go nofurther and abandon theCanaries project. If theseare positive, the companywill have to decidewhether to move on to theChirimoya field for moreexplorations.

A third option involves atemporary halt to allprospections while the

Sandia field results areexamined in depth andfuture strategy is decided.

This would leave thedrilling ship RowanRenaissance free to departfor Angola to carry outnew prospections.

According to unofficialsources, this is Repsolsfavoured choice as theship costs $1.2 million(approximately 1 million)to run each day.Prospecting off the Angolacoast would be preferableto having it lie idle, thesources said.

If a temporary halt iscalled, this could lastbetween three and fivemonths, depending on thequality of the Canariesresults and the duration ofthe Angolan explorations.

BY December 2014 there were 253,627fewer jobless in Spain than at thebeginning of the year.

The number of contributors to SocialSecurity also rose for the fifthconsecutive month with 417,574 morepeople in system. It was the first timethat this had happened since 2007when the first symptoms of theeconomic crisis began to be felt. Thereis still some way to go, however, as 2.6

million jobs have been destroyed in thelast six years.

The fall of 253,627 in registeredunemployed during 2014 was thegreatest in 15 years and minister ofLabour Fatima Baez predicted that2015s employment figures wouldoutstrip official estimates.

The greater part of Spanish society isconfident of finding work in comingmonths, she said.

Employment on the increase

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inanceA EURO WEEKLY NEWS 6 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION // WWW.EWNBUSINESS.COMF THE 35 firms on Spains Ibexstock market index were worth563.64 billion at the end of2014, a 27.17 billion increaseon 2013. Banks contributed to20.44 billion of this.

New shoesUS accessories firmCoach bought outupmarket shoemanufacturer StuartWeitzman, now ownedby Sycamore Partnersfor 481 million. All thefirms shoes are madeat 11 Elda (Alicante)factories.

More AVEsTHE AVE high speedtrain will reachZamora, Leon,Palencia and Burgosthis year and connectGalicias main cities.Valencia will link withCastellon, Alicantewith Murcia and theSevilla line willextend to Cadiz.

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legal&Taxing situation for Hacienda employees

Canariesdrilling results

HACIENDA and State AdministratorIGAE employees insisted that another26,718 workers are needed to combatfiscal fraud.

Gestha, the union representing them,claimed that without more personnel itwill be impossible to pursue evadersefficiently. Nor can they meet thetarget of reducing by half, Spains 253billion submerged economy which is

now equivalent to 24.6 per cent of thecountrys GDP.

Understaffing is one of the Spanishsystems greatest problems, a Gesthacommuniqu stated. In EuropeanUnion countries there is a taxadministration employee for every 970taxpayers, compared with Spain wherethere is one Hacienda employee forevery 1,958 taxpayers, the union said.

STAT OF WEEKbusiness

UNDERSTAFFING: Aproblem for Hacienda.

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British Amercn Tobacco 3501.75 30.00 0.86 104.30

British Land Co PLC 778.50 5.50 0.71 28.73

BT Group PLC 396.20 3.70 0.94 420.75

Bunzl PLC 1827.50 16.00 0.88 21.60

Burberry Group PLC 1652.50 5.00 0.30 24.86

Capita PLC 1082.00 4.00 0.37 26.86

Carnival PLC 3087.00 72.00 2.39 32.06

Most AdvancedAlexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 2.16 0.47 27.81%EDAP TMS S.A. $ 2.91 0.59 25.43%Alcobra Ltd. $ 5.29 1.04 24.47%Optibase Ltd. $ 7.21 1.01 16.29%SCYNEXIS, Inc. $ 12.84 1.69 15.16%Vimicro International Corporation $ 8.51 1.05 14.08%Arrowhead Research Corporation $ 9.06 1.06 13.25%Helen of Troy Limited $ 74.63 8.05 12.09%Kite Pharma, Inc. $ 79.14 8.11 11.42%Dot Hill Systems Corporation $ 4.83 0.48 11.03%Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 31.75 3.11 10.86%

Most DeclinedConatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. $ 6.19 4.14 40.08%E2open, Inc. $ 5.65 3.16 35.87%Argos Therapeutics, Inc. $ 6.51 3.10 32.26%Star Bulk Carriers Corp. $ 5.02 1.51 23.12%Five Below, Inc. $ 35.18 8.445 19.36%Knightsbridge Shipping Limited $ 4.59 0.90 16.39%MediciNova, Inc. $ 3.22 0.57 15.04%Tesco Corporation $ 10.16 1.45 12.49%Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $ 12.42 1.53 10.97%Golar LNG Partners LP $ 27.71 3.40 10.93%Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. $ 2.41 0.2899 10.74%

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IF you dont yell, you wont sell. Itmatters not how good your product is, ifpeople dont know about your service itwill stay on the shelf. Advertising, andnow social forum interaction, areessential components of selling.

Businesses traditionally turn toconventional media. Many, including themajor car makers, now add social onlinemedia to support their more formalforms of advertising.

The true value of the internet is that itgives the astute small business owner alevel playing field with the big hitters.

It is hard to believe that Facebook,founded only 10 years ago, todayoperates from 48 international city hubs,

employs 8,348, and is used by 1.567million people each day. The number ofthose signed up to Facebook comes to20 per cent of the worlds population.

The arts have always been the mostdifficult of livelihoods. Musicians, artistsand artistes, the literati, sculptors and

models; many suchlike, found doorsclosed in their faces. Facebook andTwitter are a lifeline for many callingsseeking work or orders.

Social media offers advertisingopportunities for the cash-strapped. Itsvalue cannot be underestimated forthose whose products or services arecold-shouldered by ring-fenced elite thatis for most difficult to penetrate.

They now post their interactiveprofiles on Facebook. By doing so, theyreach far larger audiences than theycould hope to present to in theatre, artgallery, catwalk or publishing house.New authors often use social mediaexclusively to sell their books.

Most businesses, restaurants to travelagencies, solicitors to estate agents,supplement their advertising with aworking Facebook presence.

Publishing houses, culturalassociations would be isolated withoutthis media. Conventional mainstreammedia, such as our own Euro WeeklyNews, value their formidable Facebookpresence.

This keeps users up to the minutewith local and international news, offersan opportunity to have their say, orcomment on various sections.

One thing for certain, social media isvery much a part of the if you dont yell,you dont sell culture.

Mike WalshMike Walsh was for 20 years RegionalAssessment Manager for the Guildof Master Craftsmen, Britainsbiggest quality assurancebody for businesses.

www.michaelwalsh.es 966 786 932

Talking shop

Using social media to sell

BUSINESS EXTRA

Cash inpesetas

SOME 1.664 billion inpeseta notes and coinsare still lying around inSpain, roughlyequivalent to thespending cuts recentlydemanded of Greece.They can be redeemeduntil December 31, 2020and the Bank of Spain iscurrently exchangingnotes and coins at therate of approximately1 million a month.

Not-so-prettyCORPORACION DERM-OESTICA, specialists incosmetic surgery, hasgone into voluntaryliquidation and ispreparing to lay off staff.The chain, whose 43clinics in Spain andPortugal will close, hasshort-term debts of15.5 million and adiminishing turnoverthat fell by 6 million to23 million in 2013.

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Q. With reference to your article in EWN lastweek, it seems each property in a Communitydoes not have a vote, as you state. Instead itis the owner who has the vote and he has onlyONE VOTE, regardless of how many flats heowns. Your view is in conflict with that of JoseLuis Navarro who writes the Community

Corner. If you were right, it means a property developer who still owns more than 50per cent of the apartments, can run the Community to suit himself. R.B. (Costa del Sol)

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola atAsk@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

You and theLaw in SpainBy David Searl

One man, one vote or is it?

A. Well, we are both right. And, yes, itis confusing. Firstly, the HorizontalProperty Law states that a majority votein the Community needs a majority ofthe owners, who must also represent themajority of the cuotas, or propertyshares. The need for this doublemajority is clearly stated in the law.

Now we come to the confusing part.Just as you say, one owner of manyproperties can dominate theproceedings. When some owners feeltheir interests are harmed, they can goto court. Spanish courts normally rule infavour of the small owners. As a result,some Communities have installed asystem of one owner, one vote, as theCommunity Corner points out.

Nevertheless, this system remainscontrary to the Horizontal Law.

THE eurozones biggestbank, Santander, hassurprised markets by tryingto raise 7.5 billion in freshfunds.

The announcement ofthe recapitalisation move,which is worth about a10th of its market value,was held after anextraordinary meeting ofthe board. Although noexplanation was given forthe move, some mediahave said that new

chairman Ana Botin wasreacting to some investorsworries that capitalreserves were weaker thanthey should be.

This operation will becarried out through anaccelerated placement,said Santander, in astatement.

It is a huge sum beingraised, topping the 7.2billion it raised in the midstof the financial crisis in2008. Athough not as

badly hit as someother banks, it stillhad to write offbillions of badproperty loans,19 billion in 2012alone.

But generally thebanking giant has agood reputation inthe market, andwas one of the fewbanks not to need agovernmental bailout.

Cash bid frombanking giant

Owning upSHARES in carbon fibre manu-facturer Carbures plummetedby 66 per cent after it restartedtrading following a three-monthsuspension and admitted it wasnot in profit, but making a loss.The Cadiz firm requested thesuspension last October toaddress questions raised by itsauditors regarding its viability.

Where there is willpower there isa happy financial future

HOW are those New YearResolutions going?Despite best intentions itcan be very difficult to stick tonew commitments. Goals tosave money each month, pay offdebt, or stop using that creditcard arent that easy to achieve,are they? And although

everyone tells us that all weneed is a little bit of willpower - it seems that actual

willpower is not as common asthe word itself is so frequentlythrown around. Self-control isnot something that justmagically appears when wewant to be successful; it is infact, something that takestraining.

So how do we train ourselvesto have the ability to

follow and

achieve our goals and secure amore content financial future?Well here are a few tips onwhere to start.

Be mindful: Something likemeditation is a great way to helpbuild up willpower. Meditation isabout sitting still, focusing yourmind on an idea or phrase andhaving the patience to sit thereand clear your mind of all otherthings apart from this goal.

If you can train your mind toconcentrate on a particular goalthrough meditation, youll see aremarkable change in yourwillpower.

Make small deadlines: Itsimportant not to overwhelmyourself. By putting too muchpressure on your plate, itspossible to overexhaust yourwillpower to the point where you

give up. Instead take little,

but significant steps. Forexample, if your goal is to save,start off by putting a smallamount away, then each weekor month, increase this figureslightly. This way you easeyourself into saving, withoutgiving yourself the shock thatmight force you to quit.

Be aware of impulses: Everytime an impulse arises,encouraging you to perhapsblow all your savings or skip thismonths savings quota, try toremember why you set yourselfthese goals in the first place.

Think of your long-term goals,and compare them to the short-term satisfaction you get fromcaving into temptation. A whimimpulse is not as important asthe goals you spent timeconstructing previously, so dontlet them ruin your future.

JanePlunkett

A look at finance for females

jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

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MEDITATION: Focus your mind on your goals.

Hard-won rightto voteAT 12.30pm on December 2,Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MPproposed a Bill that would giveback to 1.5 million expatriates inEurope their right to vote.

The Speaker called foropposition. There was none andthe Bill now goes forward to beconsidered again at the nextstage on March 6. I shall be in theHouse as I was on December 2.

It could be that the timing ofthe General Election blocks all theBills passing through the House.That would be a cruel fate after allthe campaigning, but it can onlydelay the inevitable regaining ofour right to vote. Arguing whetherwe vote at the 2015 or 2020election means we have won andit is now just a matter of time.

So that is how we enter theNew Year, knowing that ourcampaign is nearly over.

Harry Shindler MBE, London.

Home truthsELIZABETH COVINGTONS lettercontains some often-repeated butnevertheless false statements.

How could anyone imagine thattrade with the 30-odd millionpeople in Australia and NewZealand, at the other end of theworld, could possibly make up forendangering our access to the500 million who live in the EU,just across the Channel?

Also, it is misleading to implythat we gave up all trade withthe Commonwealth when wejoined the EU.

There is still a good deal left!And we dont need to leave theEU to trade with rest of theworld.

All the EU countries alreadydo that, so that if we left theEU, we would simply becompeting against our presentEU partners, on the same ormore probably worse termsthan now. We are not the mostpopulated country in more thanEurope.

Germany has about 20 millionmore than we have, and Franceand Italy have about the same.The Netherlands have morepeople per square mile.

Our services are not at breakingpoint because of massimmigration but because ourgovernments have failed to

anticipate demand and investsufficiently.

Elizabeth forgets that allcalculations show immigrants putmore into our benefits systemthan they take out, besidesplaying an indispensible role instaffing our hospitals.

I agree if jobs are available,British people should take themand lose benefits if they dont.

However, it is not easy to refinethe system in such a way as topush the able-bodied into workwithout punishing those whocannot work because of theirmedical condition, or becausethey are too busy looking afterdependants.

Bill Campbell (by email)

Long way to goI READ with some dismay theletter in last weeks Euro WeeklyNews the assumption that oldtrading partners such as Australiawould resume business with theUK if we left the EU.

Australia and New Zealandhave established highlyprofitable trading links withcountries in Asia such as China,

Japan and India where thedistances are much less.

Any imports or exports wouldhave a premium added for thecost of travel to and from theUK.

As for the NHS, there is aproblem (mainly in the south ofEngland), but the cost ofaddressing it will not be helped byleaving our biggest tradingpartner and striking out alone.

Far better working away insidethe EU with our natural allieswithin the structure such as theDutch and now, increasingly, theGermans to curb the excesses ofBrussels.

Lewis Rudge,Bellreguard (Valencia)

EU flipsideMY regards and a big kiss toElisabeth Covington who wrotewhat many Danes have beenfighting for years. This goes formany Swedes and Germans too.

My mother was Swedish, myfather was German and I wasborn in Denmark.

I was against the CommonMarket in 1972, but it wasmoderate then. Each countryshould belong to itself and not togreedy and egotistical politicians.

Let us hope that many peoplewake up in 2015.

Carl-Heinz Feddersen, TorroxCosta (Malaga)

Noisy childrenI WRITE in the hope that readersmay be able to help me with whatI know is a Spanish problem.

My wife and I live in a groundfloor apartment in a small Spanishvillage. We are the only foreignresidents and for health reasonsmy wife need periods of rest.

For several years the localchildren aged between seven and16 congregate under our window

from 5.30pm until any time up to2am. There can be four or 24 andtheir behaviour varies betweentexting, talking or playing musicon phones to running aroundscreaming, shouting and drinking.

This happens on Fridays andSaturdays in term-time and everynight during holidays. I havespoken to parents, the mayor andsat with the children trying toexplain that their behaviour isanti-social and lacks respect forelderly retired people, all to noavail.

I would be pleased to hear fromanyone who has been in a similarsituation.

Stuart Burnley, Torremendo(Alicante)

Things to come?IS this a sign of things to come?One day after Boxing Day a localsupermarket increased their jarsof Dolmio Sauce by 12 per centfrom 2.75 to 3.08.

Ann Paterson, San Fulgencio(Alicante)

Keeping abreastWHY does Leapy Lee just think ofhimself all the time?

Being married, he is in aposition to see and feel a breastany time of the day or night.

Does he never think of singlemen (we cannot help being ugly)who never see or feel a breast atall? When we do catch sight of awoman breastfeeding her child itis a sight for sore eyes to us andbrings us joy and happiness.

Thank you, ladies. Leapy wantsto ban the breast, I want tobeautify it and you can carry onwhen and where you like.

Bob Mitchell, Torremolinos(Malaga)

Split them upHAVE just read about the ladywho had her purse stolen. Minewas stolen several years ago inBaza where I use to live andwhen we went to the police toreport it, I was told off for havingmy cards, money, driving licenceall in the same purse. Theyadvised me to put them in aseparate purse and holders, sincethen I have done this and haverecommended to my friends thatthey do so, too.

Ann Davis (by email)

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THEY say you dont get real twilight in Spain like this beautiful Hampshire scene inmy sons photo. For myself Ill forgo the sunset and stay (comparatively) warm.

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ERE we go again. Months ofscreeching Kay Burley andpolitical purgatory. Never-ending queues of pontifi-cating politicians, filling us

with insincere claptrap, and predictablyevading any embarrassing questions.

Oh for a politician who answers a directquestion with a direct answer. Its an artyou know. Its a parliamentary ploy,honed over many years by people whoreally dont give a damn about you or I.

Cold mercenaries, who simply use anypolitical platform they can to further theirown careers. Perhaps we should all try it.WIFE. What were you doing in arestaurant, dining with a young blondelast night? HUSBAND. No no darling, youreally have to look at the broader picture.A recent poll revealed that it was far moreintellectually beneficial to dine out incompany than singularly. We must alsodo all we can to encourage small

businesses by bringing them as muchcustom as possible. We really must alllearn to move forward... etc. Alright Iknow Im not too good at it, but you getmy drift. Delighted of course to see UKIPgrowing more popular by the hour.Especially when it was over two years agoI advised everyone to look out for them.(Another Leapy rant!?) To tell the truth,with all the other parties and media

constantly discussing the UKIP threat, theadded bonus of so much free publicitymust be very welcome indeed. Ah well, atleast its democracy. Let the contest beginand may the outcome be beneficial to all.

My TV is at the moment stuckdisplaying the subtitles for the deaf.Actually with my tinnitus worse than ever,it can actually help with the odd words Idont catch. I assume its triggered by

some voice recognition process, which isall well and good, but does sometimesproduce some hilarious mistakes. Forexample, in a football game yesterday itgleefully informed us that a shot was firedat an open goat! We were also told thata vessel would write itself, a poster hadsunk off of cows and some poorunfortunate had had a shot across thebowels! Lovely stuff.

In the normal run of things, havingexperienced post incarceration problems,I would come out on the side of footballerChed Evans; after all he didnt receive ordeserve a life sentence for his criminality.But surely, for this young man to get amore sympathetic ear from his peers, astep in the right direction would be tosimply apologise. He doesnt even have toadmit his guilt.

If I misread the young ladiesintentions and behaved inappropriately,than I apologise unreservedly for anysuffering I have caused both her and herfamily. Job done. If his young arrogancedoesnt allow him to do even that, thenhe deserves everything he gets. Sthere.

Keep the faith, Love Leapyleapylee2002@gmail.com

H

Oh for a direct answer!LEAPY LEESAYS ITOTHERS THINK IT

VOTING TIME: May the outcome be beneficial to us all.

ACK in mid-Septemberof 69, somecompatriots had justtaken a stroll on the

moon and we found cheapflights to Spain. America wasimploding; a place on the otherside of the world had caused thehaemorrhage.

Why not do what our grand-fathers did and immigrate backto Europe? So, to Spain it was. Ihad a brother there bouncing offthe pathways that Hemingwayhad written about. It was asgood a place as any. Life wouldbe romantic and individualisticrather than marching to thedrum of the established order.

The dangers of military industrialcomplex were spoken of byEisenhower when he left office,but nobody ever heard thatspeech except those reallylistening. None of it made senseto me. That domino theory hadthe ring of a childs game and anabsolute lie.

We had come without purpose

or direction. We had bothagreed to go and not look backfor fear of being turned to salt.As the plane door swung open,we proceeded down the aisleinto pure vagueness anduncertainty. Descending thestairs, the heat engulfed us likethe embrace of a gargantuanSumo wrestler. I took quick and

short breaths to acclimatise.Strolling from the plane to theterminal, the heat swelled upfrom the ground up stinging us

and we became cocooned.Of course, it wasa dry desertheat, somethingneither of us hadever experienced.Our worldlypossessions werebulky to keep us

warm - gulp. We never reallyknew what we needed norwhere we were going. BrotherPauls whereabouts, in Mojacar,werent on any maps. He neverwrote. We knew we were inSpain from lingo, somethingsimilar to that Mexican talk Ifrequently heard back home.

I had a crisp new $5 bill in mypossession and our pocketscontained nothing but huge,vague dreams and ambition. Wewere both nervously excited to

meet my brother. It is worrisome to be in a

foreign land without a friend orlanguage to aid you. We hadtelegraphed Paul per hisinstructions three days before toalert him of our arrival. God, weneeded to see a friendly face torenew our flagging spirits.

Our mutual anticipatoryeagerness seemed to haveevaporated in the heat and the26-hour journey into the void ofa new adventure.

We waited an hour. I stoodoutside with buoyantanticipation but no one came.Inside we enquired. The airportdidnt have the luxury of aphone, not that he had one toreceive my plea. The wife waspanicking a little but I remainedforcefully upbeat as I flew aboutthe airport seeking someonethat could understand myperplexity and language.

More in Part Two next week

B

Ric PolanskyRic Polansky moved to Mojacar in1969 as a pioneerdeveloper. He readsextensively and hastravelled in SouthAmerica panninggold and lookingfor El Dorado. LOOKING

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INA JARRETT of LifestyleInteriors, in Portals Nous,Mallorca: There were a fewfunny things that happened

during the Christmas holidays. My parentshave been staying with us and afterChristmas Day lunch, I decided to makeus all Irish coffee. I spent ages over thepreparation, fresh coffee, fresh whippedcream, and the best single malt. We alltook our first sip, which my husbandpromptly spat out across the table - I hadput salt in the coffee instead of sugar! Iwont be making that mistake again.

Tony Roig of Bar Rositas, in Calvia,Mallorca: We went to the UK over theChristmas holidays. We still had someChristmas shopping to do and gifts to buy,but the shops were so busy, we got backquite late and wrapped the gifts. After afew vinos we realised no one had writtenout the name tags. It was quite funnywhen my daughter opened an El Divo CD,and my mum got One Direction. How todisappoint two people at the same time!

Claus of the Longhorn restaurant, inBenalmadena, Malaga, is always beingmistaken for the Italian referee, Collina:

When I am asked if Iam the famous Italianreferee, it makes mechuckle, although beingbald is all Collina and Ihave in common asfootball is not a hobby ofmine. Recently a footballteam from Benalmadenagave me a very nice

football shirt with the logo of myrestaurant Longhorn on it. I shall wear itnext summer.

Kirsty Gordon from Bar Boru inCalahonda, Malaga, told us: When aclient bought a Bar Boru Gold Card over

the Christmas period, getting hertwo for one evening meals allyear long the client asked meif it was also usable as a creditcard! Kirsty went on to replyNo... But it will give you agreat interest in Bar Boru!!

We were going on a cruisefrom Valencia, and couldnt

find the car park, said PeterSavage from PN TV Services.We had pre-booked the carpark, so ended up abandoningthe car on wasteland andleaving it with some guy. I gavehim 10 and said if it was stillthere in a week with all thetyres Id give him another 10.And it was! He was waiting bythe car when we got off theship. It was stressful at the timebut we laugh about it now.

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What is the funniest thing that hashappened to you recently?