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ARTWORK by three local art enthusiasts has been taking Mo-jacar
by storm recently. The work displayed at the Shockpalmoexhibition
attracted dozens of visitors.
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A LARGE drugs group has been busted by the Guardia Civil inAlbox
following a two-year investigation. Two local propertieswere
raided, plants, drugs and tools confiscated and five
peoplearrested.
Drugs haul
Local artists
See page 6
ALBOX Town Hall has an-nounced it is now running on100 per cent
solar energy fol-
lowing installation earlier inthe year of 30 solar panels.
Going greenDozens of Mojacar residentsturned out last weekend to
saygoodbye to an iconic Mojacarbar owner, who died earlier inthe
week following a short ill-ness.
Jaime Tito Del Amo, wasborn in California and first ar-rived in
Mojacar in 1964. Hewas joined in 1966 by his jour-nalist brother,
Andre, who wassent to report on the Palomaresnuclear incident for a
US newsagency.
The 22-year-old was soon re-cruited as the agency photogra-pher,
and according to a recentinterview he was paid 500 pe-setas per day
to find and photo-graph the elusive fourth bomb.
After becoming friends withthen Mojacar mayor JacintoAlarcon,
Del Amo played ahuge part in the regeneration ofthe town,
introducing the dete-riorating village to friends andfamily from
the United Statesand encouraging them to investin what he described
as a mag-ical location.
Having decided himself tosettle in Mojacar, he bought acomplex
of restaurants and barson the Las Ventanicas beach-front.
The self-confessed hippysoon became one of the mostpopular
characters in the town,
a great storyteller and amiablehost.
Del Amo famously defendedthe story that Walt Disney wasborn in
Mojacar, a story disput-ed by many and, as yet, a mys-tery which
remains unsolved.
His bar, Titos, became a
busy hang-out for expatriatesand locals, with live music anda
vibrant atmosphere.
A celebration of Del Amoslife was held at the bar on Sat-urday,
June 25 and was attend-ed by many local residents,some who knew the
colourfulcharacter well and others whofrequented the bar and
wishedto pay their respects.
Friends and family across theworld were able to be a part ofthe
informal event via the barswebcam.
Local dancers Nikki anddaughter Aisha performed anenchanting
fusion ritual dancewith candles and gentle musicwhich had onlookers
transfixed,and was a perfect way to hon-our Del Amos spiritual
nature.
A moving tribute waswritten by Somos Mojacarcouncillor, Jessica
Simpson,a close friend of Del Amoand his family.
The tribute described him asan institution, and a manwho
followed his dreams andtouched many hearts far andwide.
By Adele Land
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MOJACAR has influenced the latest collection of up-and-com-ing
young Almeria designer Jesus Vera, who recently held ashow in Plaza
Nueva to display the pieces the town has in-spired.
Inspiring fashion
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A NEW computer club has started in Albox, and is holding anopen
day tomorrow to allow those interested to see what theycould learn
from the clubs courses and meets.
Getting technical
See page 68
Fond farewell toa Mojacar icon
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ALTHOUGH Almeria had, since 2011,been following the national
trend with birthrates dropping drastically due in part to
thefinancial crisis, last year it decided tochange things up and
became one of the
few provinces in Spain to register morebirths than deaths.
Population figures for 2015 released thisweek by the National
Statistics Institute(INE) have revealed there were 7,931 ba-bies
born in Almeria (1 per cent more than2014) and the number of deaths
was 5,293.
As the recession finally appears to be lift-ing, Almeria
residents are also once againstarting to get married. Altogether
2,100couples tied the knot in the province lastyear, however church
weddings are becom-ing less popular with 1,299 of those marry-ing
going for purely civil ceremonies.
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ELEVEN workers allegedlytaken on in an irregular fashionby Albox
Town Hall testified incourt in Huercal-Overa thisweek. The Public
Prosecutor hasreported the town hall after not-
ing possible irregularities whenPP opposition party
spokesmanJuan Pedro Perez Quiles report-ed that all 11 new
employeeswere friends or relatives of so-cialist councillors.
Workers to testifyLOCAL NEWS
By Eleanor Hawkins
THIS years summer sales areexpected to create 13,600 jobsin
Andalucia in July, about1,000 of them in Almeria, ac-cording to
data from Adecco
employment agency. There areexpected to be about 3 per centmore
new contracts created dur-ing the sales period than lastsummer.
Great job news
ALBOX is mourning one of its favourite doctors, Jose Anto-nio
Garcia Ramos, this week. The popular GP, who wouldhave been 70 in
November and was due to be named a mem-ber of honour of Almerias
College of Doctors tomorrow (Fri-day 1) died of a heart attack
while getting ready for work onMonday morning (June 27).
Popular doc dies
More weddings,and more babies
BABIES BORN: Almeria Province has registered more births than
deaths.
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MAY you live in interesting timesgoes the old apocryphal
Chinesecurse, and interesting times do in-deed lie ahead for
Britain and theEuropean Union, who will now partways after a stormy
marriage span-ning more than four decades.
After 52 per cent of the votingpublic chose to leave, facts on
theground have already changed dra-matically.
David Cameron has announcedhis resignation, opening the way toa
leadership contest for the Conser-vative command and the
possibilityof a fresh general election.
Not to be outdone, the Labourparty has stolen the headlines
afterJeremy Corbyns shadow cabinet re-signed en masse in protest
againsthis leadership.
In Scotland, the Nationalists aredrawing up battle plans after
NicolaSturgeon made it clear that the re-sult justifies a second
independencereferendum, while Republicans inNorthern Ireland
decried theprospect of a hard border splittingthe island.
Although the voters have spoken,the process of leaving will be
tortu-ous and convoluted. Nothing willoff icial ly manifest unti l
the UKgovernment tr iggers Art icle 50,which sets in motion a
two-year no-tice period for a member state toleave the union.
European leaders have declined toengage in informal talks until
Arti-cle 50 is invoked, meaning the crys-tal ball is likely to
remain murky atleast unti l a new prime ministertakes office in
October.
With two years to orchestrate adeal before Britain automatically
re-
verts to the World Trade Organisa-tion regime, whereby all goods
soldto the EU will incur tariffs, the ne-gotiations are likely to
be both bitterand delicate.
Any deal will require the backingof 20 of the 27 member states,
all ofwhom will be considering incredi-bly varied calculations as
to what isin their best interests.
While the UK is doubtlessly anessential trading partner
memberstates would be loath to needlesslyantagonise, they must also
have oneeye on their own rest less elec-torates, and the
possibility that an-other chink in their collective ar-mour might
prove fatal.
It may well be in the states bestinterest to punish Britain as a
warn-ing to other prospective exiteers, athreat roundly dismissed
by theLeave campaign, who seek solace ina thinly spread
commonwealth andacross the Atlantic.
Alternatively, given that twoyears is a long time in politics,
it isentirely plausible that the conti-nents political landscape
will shiftin Brexits favour.
Marine Le Pen, the French na-tionalist making serious strides
in
local elections, has welcomed theresult and demanded a
referendumin her own country.
Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Hol-land and Denmark are also
witness-ing strengthening calls for similarreferendums, lending
credence tothe idea that Brexit may well be thestraw that broke the
camels back.
Britain must also now answer se-rious questions on democratic
ac-countability, as the vast majority ofpoliticians are now proven
to be outof lockstep with increasingly angryconstituents, who will
be expectinginstant change.
While all the wrangling goes onbehind closed doors, the key
ques-tion for British workers, pensionersand expatriates is whether
the coun-try will remain in the single market.
This will depend largely on theoutcome of the negotiations,
whichwill have to consider everythingfrom pensions to health care,
freemovement, rebates and highly com-plex payment issues.
With long-term expatriates deniedany say, and the parties
engulfed ininternal warfare as Britain turns in-ward, it would be
unwise to expectany immediate answers.
FEATURED NEWS
Brexit: What happens next?
By Matthew Elliott
Your papers,your views
Selfish sulkYOUR vote has helped to re-strict once again the
futures ofour children and grandchildren,those who will be paying
foryour pension in the near fu-ture.... God, some of you Britsare
really selfish!
Toni
Buyer beware I WAS speaking with mySpanish lawyer on Friday.
Hesaid he will be advising manyof his property purchasingcustomers
to suspend buyingnow. A 10 per cent fall in pur-chasing power when
buying aPlace in the Sun costs youthousands.
Brian
Prejudice call IT was racial prejudice thattipped the balance -
therewould have been a good num-ber of people voting to
leaveanyway, but the racial hatredand xenophobia whipped up bysome
of the UK Press had adefinite impact.
Stuart
False alarmITS not a matter of turningour back on Europe but
ofleaving the political structureof the EU which is designedto
create a single Europeanstate. Some 74 per cent of EUlegislation is
geared towardsthat political end. Of the 26per cent relating to
trade,most is now made by globalbodies like UNECE.
Edward
Heavy heart HOW tragic that our grand-childrens future was
decid-ed by clueless old Leavevoters trying to bring backtheir old
chi ldhood. Andhow appal l ing that ouryoung people hardly votedat
all. The system really isbroken.
Mary
Our readers have been ex-pressing their views about thearticle
on the Brexit whichappeared on our website.
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EU REFERENDUM: Nothing will manifest until the UK government
triggers Article 50.
Sweden, Poland,Hungary,
Holland and Denmark are witnessing
strengthening calls forsimilar referendums,
lending credence to the idea that Brexit
may well be the strawthat broke thecamels back.
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ALMERIAS Guardia Civilare searching for HichamBB, the
35-year-old Moroc-can father of a 45-day-oldbaby that was found
dead inCampohermoso, Nijar,Almeria on Friday (June 24).
The Guardia Civil has re-ported that surveillance is inplace on
all major transportcentres in the province in anattempt to stop the
man, sus-pected of kil l ing his son,from leaving the area, buthas
said that the large num-ber of African families in thearea who may
have takenhim in are making the searchcomplicated.
The general public hasbeen asked to look out forthe suspect, who
is of largebuild and measures 1.85 me-tres with short black
hair,and call 062 or 950 256 112
if they have any informationon his whereabouts.
Emergency services werealerted to the presence of ababy with
serious head in-juries at 1.40pm on Friday
and police officers and para-medics were sent to thehome,
however the baby waspronounced dead on arrival.
The mother was treated ata local health centre for mi-
nor injuries, Nijar MayorEsperanza Perez later re-ported.
At time of going to pressthere was still no sign of
thesuspect.
By Eleanor Hawkins
Authorities searchingfor dead babys father
AIRPORTS: Are under surveillance as the police hunt for the
missing mansuspected of killing his child.
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ALMERIAS administrativecourt had to postpone the datefor former
Albox mayor Ro-gelio Mena and councillorFrancisco Carrillo to
testifyregarding management of the
Centro de Agua y Salud dueto procedural faults.
These faul ts (errors onthe notification dates) plusthe fact
that Mena had in-correctly given Albox TownHall as his address,
meantthe pair could not testify on
Tuesday, June 28.The dispute in question
dates back to 2013, when Al-box Council decided to cancela
contract for the companyServicios Socio Deportivosdel Sur SL to run
the waterand health centre for 50 years.
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By Eleanor Hawkins
Mayor declaration delay
A smoothSan JuanSAN JUAN celebrationswent smoothly with no
se-rious incidents reported inAlmeria, city mayor Ra-mon
Fernandez-Pachecoreported on Friday (June24).
Two hundred people(cleaners, police officers,Civil Protection
volunteers)worked during the nightand the following morningto
ensure everyone stayedsafe, and an estimated29,000 kilos of rubbish
wascollected in record time onFriday morning to clear thebeaches
for bathers.
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THE town of Vera has gonedigital with the launch of itsnew
virtual tourist office.
The mobile phone andtablet application includesinformation on
beaches,shops and services.
It also features restau-rants and accommodationas well as
traffic warningsand other important alerts.
Vera Council said the ap-plication will be a usefultool for
visitors and resi-dents alike.
The app is available oniOS and Android systemsand can be
downloaded bysearching for VeraTourism.
Vera applaunched
A UNIQUE art display has tak-en Mojacar by storm over thepast
few weeks.
Three art enthusiasts, fromdifferent walks of life,
partici-pated in classes last winter withhighly respected artist,
ManuelGarcia de la Torre, and theirwork was recently installed
inthe Shockpalmo exhibition atthe Mojacar art centre.
De la Torre has a unique col-lection of work inspired by
histravel throughout the worldduring his work as a navy
com-munications officer.
Local artists Anika Samoa,Bea Onieva and MicheleKoster, spent
months learningnew techniques in preparationfor the exhibition.
Samoa, from the Nether-lands, came to Mojacar in the1980s and
runs a watersportsbusiness. Having spent her dayslooking out at the
sea, horizonand mountains with what shedescribed as forever
changingin their colours in the amazingMojacar light, she decided
totranslate what she saw into art.
She told EWN: I enjoyedlearning new techniques andwas delighted
with the results.
Koster, an experienced artistwith a passion for classical
andimpressionist art, said shelearned a lot from the classes.
Onieva was born in Madridbut moved to Mojacar in the1980s. Shes
worked with wa-tercolours and oils in the pastand using pastels was
a newand exciting experience for her.
Dozens of people passedthrough the art gallery at Mo-jacar
Fuente each day, includ-ing Mayor Rosa Maria Cano,who bought De la
Torres stun-ning painting of Mojacar.
Classes will begin again inOctober and are open to all.
ARTISTIC SUCCESS: The artists and the painting bought by Mojacar
mayor.
Hard work pays offfor Mojacar artists By Adele Land
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New gearTHE day centre for the el-derly in Cuevas del Alman-zora
has five new pieces ofgym equipment, whichhave been supplied
byAgroecopark, the councilannounced after a visit.
More cashALMERIA ProvincialCouncil has approved ameasure to
providegrants of up to 100,000for sports events in townsand
villages with fewerthan 20,000 inhabitantsthis year, double the
max-imum amount in previousyears.
Job scheme THE council in Cuevas delAlmanzora has approved anew
local employmentscheme which intends tohelp villagers find work.The
scheme will attempt tobring employers and jobhunters together.
NEWS EXTRA
AS the huge skeleton ofthe empty hotel contin-ues squatting on
its ownseaside version of death
row awaiting demoli-tion, legal battles contin-ue over El
Algarrobico.
The Junta de Andalu-cia regional governmentobtained court
permis-
sion two weeks ago tosend inspectors into thebuilding to carry
outevaluations in responseto the developers claimfor 70,042,712 in
ma-
terial and moral dam-ages, yet there has beenno news of who
wouldgo or when, and now ithas asked the high courtto delay
proceedings.
The Junta has askedfor the cases against it-self and
CarbonerasCouncil to be put onhold until another twocases are
resolved.
Hotel still waiting
By Eleanor Hawkins
DEATH ROW: The hotel is still waiting to be demolished.
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Brokenhinge atfault?POLICE investigationshave pointed to a
brokenpart as the probable cause ofan accident which saw
afour-year-old Nijar boy hos-pitalised in intensive carewith
serious head injuries afew weeks ago.
The child was playing inthe patio at La Atalaya in-fant and
primary schoolwhen a metal gate fell ontop of him.
Although the child isnow at home he is still re-ceiving
treatment for his in-juries and the familyslawyer has asked for the
po-lice report to be handedover to the courts to try andfind out
who is responsible.
The local council and theregional education depart-ment also
ordered investiga-tions into the accident to seewhether it could
have beenrelated to repairs made tothe gate in question justdays
beforehand.
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THE Costa de Almeriapromotion roadshow hasfinished a two week
tourof Andalucia, the Provin-cial Councils TourismService has
reported.
During the first of thetwo weeks the show spentin the region,
one of themain areas that brings vis-itors to the coast for
theirsummer holidays, theshow visited Almeria,Jaen, Granada and
Malagabefore moving on toCadiz, Huelva, Sevilla andCordoba in the
secondweek.
The show includedmeetings and promotionalactivities aimed at
travelagents to provide themwith more information toshare with
customers tohelp them choose theirholiday destination.
THE Andalucian governmentis presenting a proposal togradually
remove all tracesof asbestos from publicschools where it was used
inconstruction and has statedthat it sincerely hopes pri-vate
schools will follow suit.
The announcement camefrom the Junta de Andaluciaregional
government, whichhas stressed that although the
substance is present in someparts of a few older schoolbuildings
(mostly in gymna-siums, parking and roofs) itposes absolutely no
healthrisks as long as it is unbro-ken and in good condition.
However due to recentalarm on the part of parents,the Junta
stated, it has decid-ed to act for their peace ofmind.
A BUSINESSMAN has been arrested for faking hisown kidnapping as
an excuse to spend a weekendaway from home, Almeria Judicial Police
have re-ported.
Investigations began when two of the El Ejidobusinessmans
employees (who have now also beenarrested for collaborating) went
to a police station toreport that they had received messages from
theirbosss mobile phone claiming he had been kid-napped. The mans
wife also reported that she hadstarted getting constant WhatsApp
messages fromher husbands phone demanding 50,000 within 48hours to
avoid him being killed or having his fingerscut off.
However, police officers tracked down the manscar and, when they
stopped it, they discovered himinside the vehicle alone and he
confessed that he hadactually made up the whole story, to cover up
thefact that he intended to spend the weekend awayfrom his
wife.
TWO dead dolphins in thespace of a few hours werewashed up on
the provincesbeach last weekend.
The first animal, a three-metre-long bottlenose dol-phin, was
found on a beachnear San Jose.
A second alert was raised ofa smaller creature on a beachin
Roquetas de Mar, this timea 1.6-metre striped dolphin.
Volunteers from marine res-cue group, Equinac, attendedboth
scenes and reported thatdue to the decomposition ofthe bodies, it
was not possibleto perform necropsies to es-tablish the cause of
death.
Samples were taken of thestomach contents of the small-er animal
and findings includ-ed large amounts of plasticwrap.
Asbestos removal
Sway theneighbours
By Eleanor Hawkins
Almeria husband takeslying to the extreme
SHAM SPOUSE: Entangled work colleagues in his lying so he could
get away for the weekend.
Two dead dolphins in one day
TWO DEAD: One dolphin had ingested plastic.
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Fatal crashA 38-YEAR-OLD bikerdied in San Isidro, Nijar,
onMonday (June 27) aftercolliding with a car, emer-gency services
reported.The accident happened at11.40am on the AL-3111road.
Spirit in portTHE Thomson Spiritcruise ship will be stop-ping in
Almeria port to-morrow, Friday, July 1.The 216-metre-long shiphas
capacity for 1,350passengers and 520 crewmembers.
Suspect heldTHE Guardia Civil has ar-rested a 38-year-old man
inNijar, suspected of beingbehind the burglary of ahome in San
Isidro inMarch, during which theowner reported 1,500 incash,
clothes and a mobilephone were stolen.
NEWS EXTRAApplication rejectedAN Ecuadorian woman has been
denied Spanish nationality bythe Ministry of Justice for bad
behaviour.
The woman, who has been living in Almeria since 2007, wascaught
driving without a licence in 2009 and sentenced to 22days of work
for the community.
The courts said: She committed a crime against road safetywhich
affects society, as she put others at risk.
CARLO PEDERSOLI, betterknown as Bud Spencer, oneof Almerias
favouriteSpaghetti Western actors,died on Monday (June 27) atthe
age of 86.
Born in Naples in 1929,Pedersoli was an extremelyprolific actor,
appearing inmore than 50 films and tele-vision series in the 70s
and80s particularly, and was in-volved in a number of pro-ductions
filmed in Almeria,an area he was particularlyfond of.
During an interview withSpanish national daily ElPais last
summer, the actorjokingly said that back in thedays of recordings
Almeriareally did seem like the endof the world it was so
quiet.
However, he explained, hefell in love with the sceneryand the
people, who were:extraordinary, magnificent,down to earth,
friendly, sen-sible, unique.
I filmed a lot in Africa
too but Spain was marvelous,easy to get to, cheap andfriendly,
he explained.
The actor, who also repre-sented Italy at the 1952,
1956 and 1960 Olympics,died peacefully with his fam-ily by his
side and his lastwords were Thank you, hisson, Guiseppe said.
Popular actor diesBy Eleanor Hawkins
BUD SPENCER: Was a great fan of Almeria.
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Authorities work toincrease water safetyTHIS time last year the
Spanish Life-guards Association launched a call forcaution aimed at
swimmers who werepreparing to dive into pools and the seaacross the
country. However this ap-peared to have little effect, as the
num-ber of people who drowned during thesummer season increased
considerably.
This was particularly true in Almeria,a province which will
forever rememberthe summer of 2015 as a tragic one, with12 people
losing their lives in the water.
This year the authorities have decidedthey cannot let the same
happen again,and Nijar has taken the matter particular-ly seriously
as most of last years deathsoccurred within its boundaries.
Although the 12 drownings were dueto various factors, strong
winds and alack of lifeguards on beaches in Cabo deGata-Nijar
Natural Park were a commonfactor in most, which has led
NijarCouncil to try and get its act together.
Local mayor Esperanza Perez an-nounced that her council had made
more
effort than ever this year, with life-guards, Civil Protection
volunteers andLocal Police officers all being given re-fresher
courses in rescue and lifesavingtechniques before the start of the
season,which in the area runs from June 15 toSeptember 15.
Although many of the beaches in thenatural park do not have a
lifeguard ser-vice, the council has purchased two new
rescue boats, which Civil Protection vol-unteers will be using
to patrol the coastlooking for problems.
Another measure this year are flags onunmanned beaches and
information pan-els in three languages to remind visitorsthat there
is no surveillance service inthe bays and warn them of the
dangersof the currents, waves and rocks off theshore.
By Eleanor Hawkins
NEW BOATS: Will be patrolling Nijars coasts looking out
forproblems.
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FOLLOWING her first yearin office, Garrucha mayorMaria Lopez
Cervantes hasgiven a round-up of the workher council has done to
im-prove the town, and pledgedto continue taking steps inthe right
direction to benefitlocal residents and tourists.
Theres still a long wayto go, but in just 12 monthswe have la id
the founda-tions to turn Garrucha intothe capital of the
Levantearea, the neuralgic centre oflocal commerce and cater-ing.
However we have notforgotten that the town willnot function unless
we allrow in the same direction,the mayor stated, stressingthat
social services, seniorcitizens and youths and edu-cation had been
the depart-
ments where the most workhas been done.
As a result , Lopez said,
residents are becomingmore involved in what goeson around
them.
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Steps are in theright directionBy Eleanor Hawkins
ON TRACK: But still a way to go, says MayorMaria Lopez
Cervantes.
THE provincial council has agreed to cover the cost of
repairingand preparing the municipal swimming pool in Olula de
Castrofor the summer and has provided the council with a cheque
for19,650 to repair its leaks.
The pool, built in 2014 at a cost of 200,000, has been
closedsince leaks were detected, and the provincial council
haspromised to get these repaired so locals can swim this
summer.
Fixing the problem Chemists uniteHEFARAL pharmaceut icalgroup, a
cooperative consistingof more than 300 chemists inAlmeria Province,
has agreed tojoin forces with Cecofar inSevilla to create a giant
distrib-ution group, which will makeup 23 per cent of the
market.
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New route for city Crashinjuresfour
Better serviceMOVISTAR telecommuni-cations company has
an-nounced that it has rein-forced its 4G networkalong the coast of
Almeriato provide better mobileservices for tourists overthe summer
season.
Road readyIMPROVEMENT workon the AL-6100 road be-tween Tijola
and Lucar isnow complete, AlmeriaProvincial Council an-nounced. The
final stretchhas been resurfaced toprepare for the extra traf-fic
over the summer.
Sea rescuesSIX people were rescuedfrom a fishing boat 18miles
south east of Aguilas(Murcia) and carried tosafety in Carboneras by
Al-genib lifeboat on Saturday(June 25) after a fire brokeout on the
vessel at 1pm.
NEWS EXTRA
ALMERIA City Council has announcedthat by popular demand a new
bus routewill be launched in September to linkLa Goleta and Cortijo
Grande districtswith Vega de Aca, Nueva Almeria and
the beach areas.The need for this new route, to be
known as Line Four, was stressed by localresidents during a
meeting with city May-or Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco, especiallynow
that the health centre in El Palmeralhas closed and most people
have to go to
the Vega de Aca centre.Initially the line is due to open in
Sep-
tember to coincide with the new academicyear and will be covered
by minibuses,which will run from 7.30am to 3pm to co-incide with
the opening hours of both thehealth centre and local schools.
FOUR people were in-jured when two carscrashed at the N340-A370
junction in LosGallardos on Mondaymorning (June 27).
Emergency servicesreported that they werealerted to the
accident,involving three womenaged 20, 21 and 35, and a26-year-old
man, at7.39am and as witnessesreported one of those inthe cars was
trapped.
The Guardia Civil traf-fic department, Levantefire brigade,
Civil Protec-tion and road maintenanceservices were alerted.
After rescuing the per-son trapped and attendingto their
injuries at thescene, all four were takento La Inmaculada hospi-tal
for treatment, al-though initially nonewere reported to be
indanger.
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FRIDAY June 24 was a very special night atCasa Teja in Pulpi as
La Esperanza disabledassociation had organised its first
musicalgala to raise funds to build a home for dis-abled members
next to its day care centre.
Altogether the amount raised was in ex-cess of 1,500 and the
organisers expressedpart icular grat i tude to a group of
localBritish residents who donated 700 for thecause.
Organised by the association in collabora-tion with Pulpi
Council, the Junta de An-
dalucia regional government and the munic-ipal music school, the
gala was preceded bytastings of local products provided by anumber
of businesses in the area.
The evening continued with performancesby pupils at the music
school and local co-medians and poets among others. All of the
performers were thanked for taking part bylocal Mayor Juan Pedro
Garcia and the Jun-tas Employment delegate Miguel AngelTortosa, who
also announced on the nightthat the number of places for the
disabled atCasa Teja is to be increased in the not toodistant
future.
Gala night raises funds for the disabledBy Eleanor Hawkins
Jail requestfor dinghycaptainTHE Public Prosecutors of-fice is
requesting six yearsin jail for an African manaccused of captaining
adinghy which was intercept-ed on March 22, 2015 with26 migrants on
board, threeof them children.
The accused, with initialsJB, is accused of a cr imeagainst
foreign citizens andthe prosecution stressed inits initial report
that the mi-grants had paid about1,000 each for the trip andhad no
life jackets or safetymeasures.
The dinghy was locatedby the coast guard Helimer203 hel icopter
27 milessoutheast of Isla de Alboranthe day af ter set t ing sai
lfrom the Moroccan coast.
Local poetpresentsnew workORIA poet Gines Recheslatest book,
Otras Causas,will be presented at the mu-nicipal library in
Purchenaat 8pm this evening (Thurs-day 30).
The local poets work isconsidered to be some of themost
important to have comeout of Almeria in the last fewyears and Otras
Causas hasreceived praise from criticsand fellow poets
includingNational Poetry Award win-ner Angel Garcia Lopez andJose
Maria Herraz.
Born in 1966, Reche was afounding member of Contra-punto
magazine during hisstudent years and foundedthe Almeria Poet
Meetswhich ran in his hometownbetween 1991 and 1998.
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Consequences of Brexit for the UK
What implications could the UK leaving theEuropean Union have on
other Europeancountries?
The answers depend heavily on the politicalapproach. But leaving
ideology to one side,Britain brings each year 1 billion to
Europeanreserves, which could disappear, warns MatthewBeesley, head
of Equity Henderson. Although themaths are not that simple because
a number ofthings are not reflected, for example, benefits
thecountry receives from Brussels and what offsetsthat amount. The
fall of British GDP, whichAXA IM estimates to range between 2 per
centand 7 per cent, will also have an impact on traderelations with
its current partners on both sides ofthe border.
If demand decreases in the UK, exports falland companies that
trade with each country alsohave fewer transactions. According to
data fromthe UKs National Statistics Office, Britainstrade deficit
with EU countries reached highs of89 billion (107 billion) in 2015.
That meansthat purchases of French wines, German cars,Spanish
vegetables or Italian clothes exceeded
what Britain was able to sell to its neighbours,while exports to
EU countries fell by 8 per cent.
Do I have to renounce British citizenship toacquire Spanish
nationality?
Yes. Except for citizens of countries withwhom there is
agreement of dual nationality(which is not the case of the UK).
When youcomplete the process of acquiring Spanish na-tionality, the
regulations require, that when youswear loyalty to the
constitution, you renounceyour nationality in order to obtain
Spanish na-tionality.
If I renounce British citizenship, will I still beentitled to a
pension from the UK?
Yes, of course. For the right to a retirementpension you do not
have to be a British nationalbut you have to have contributed to
the BritishSocial Security. You are required to contribute atleast
30 years to collect a full basic pension.Those who do reach this
period will receive a ba-sic pension proportional to the amount
con-tributed, with the minimum requirement of oneyear of
contributions.
If the UK leaves the EU, will I still have theright to use the
Spanish health service?
Yes, provided you are registered in Spain andhave requested
healthcare cover because of limit-ed income, if you are not
working.
Will pensions be frozen if the UK leaves theEU?
No not at all. The system for calculating pen-
sions will remain the same: Basic pension: Consisting of
113.10
(144.53) per week, which equals approximate-ly 16 per cent of
the average wage. This pensionis currently revalued in line with
the consumerprice index.
Pension linked to income: It is calculatedbased on the average
salary of the professionallife of the taxpayer, updated based on
rates ofeconomic growth salaries initial years, and fromthe
calculation based on the consumer price in-dex. The average rate in
the UK is around 40 percent, compared with 75-80 per cent in
Spain.This means that public pension is normally about40 per cent
of the last salary of an individual.Therefore, what we see is a
fairly low coveragerate and left to the private savings to
supplementretirement prior to the same levels.
Pension credit: This is a welfare pension, taxfree, for people
most at risk of exclusion. It isbased on income and not what has
been con-tributed over the period of your working life andit aims
to cover a minimum income for thosewho have reached retirement age
and cannot sur-vive with their own resources and other
pensions.
If the UK leaves the EU, will I lose the rightto stay in
Spain?
No not at all. British citizens remain entitled toenter and move
freely throughout the territory ofthe EU, either because they are
considered simi-lar to EU citizens or because they pass the
gen-
eral arrangements for foreigners in Spain.What about Spaniards
living in United
Kingdom?It is still to be decided that in the case that the
Brexit is approved, that EU citizens may nolonger have benefit
or ability to enter UK simplywith a passport, and so to enter the
country insearch of work may not be easy.
Would Spaniards in the latter case needwork visas?
Yes, if this scenario were to take place a workpermit for
professionals who want to developtheir career in the UK would be
necessary. Au-thorisation for a work permit would be obtainedand
governed by the rules established in this re-gard by the British
domestic law. Logically, theprinciple of reciprocity would mean
that a Britishwork permit in Spain would also be necessary.
Would the British need a passport/visa to en-ter EU
countries?
In the case that no agreement between the EUand the UK is
reached, that has been signed withthe integrated EEA block, then
yes, since thisscenario would not be included within the spaceof
European free movement.
What will happen to Gibraltar?If the UK leaves the EU it
threatens access to
their territory. According to negotiations the gateof La Linea
de la Concepcion could be resealedwith the havoc that entails for
daily transit work-ers on either side of the border.
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ALMERIA born designer, Jesus Vera,has dedicated his latest
collection toMojacar.
The young designer calls the Lunade Mojacar collection a coming
to-gether of his best moments.
Inspired by his muse, Spanish actressPenelope Cruz, Veras work
is alreadybeing sold in Peru and there are talks ofprojects in
China.
The latest collection of hats, head-dresses and turbans was
displayed in afashion show in Mojacars Plaza Nuevaand the next
seasons project is alreadyunderway.
Despite his success, Vera remainsloyal to his roots and says he
is stillvery attached to the area in which hegrew up.
Designer returnsto Mojacar
MORE than 150 companies have benefited from AlmeriaProvincial
Councils business revitalisation scheme in the Lev-ante and
Almanzora-Los Velez areas, the council has announced.
The scheme consists of activities including information
ses-sions on internationalisation. A session was held in Pulpi
lastweek and was welcomed by many local business people.Provincial
delegate Carmen Belen Lopez said: business peopleobviously want to
grow, well continue activities after summer.
Growing local businesses
ANDALUCIA is the first Spanish re-gion to have started
proceedings tofine Volkswagen over its allegedemissions fraud,
Facua consumersassociation has announced.
The Junta de Andalucia regionalgovernments Health
Department,Facua reported, has opened a caseagainst the car
manufacturers regard-ing alleged manipulation of softwareto adjust
data on nitrogen oxideemissions which affected about 11million
vehicles worldwide, an esti-mated 700,000 of them in Spain.
The consumers association haslodged complaints with 17
differentauthorities in Spain, and Andaluciawas the first to
respond with actionafter its regional consumers depart-ment
received more than 800 com-plaints through eight
differentprovincial branches of Facua.
Meanwhile seven other regions
(Canary Islands, La Rioja, Asturias,Navarra, Murcia, Castilla y
Leonand the Balearic Islands) have decid-ed to shelve the case or
pass it overto the national consumers depart-
ment and Facua has said thatCatalua, Casti l la La
Mancha,Aragon, Pais Vasco and Valenciahave not even bothered
respondingto their complaints.
Andalucia first toto fine Volkswagen
EMISSIONS FRAUD: VW allegedly manipulated software.
ALMOST 300 schoolchildren from schools in Car-boneras have had
their first contact with sailingthanks to a week-long course
organised by the lo-cal town hall and Isla de San Andres
NauticalClub.
Accompanied by 20 teachers and six specialisedmonitors, 274
youngsters were given theorylessons before heading out in groups on
five yachtsto start learning how to handle them.
The course was supported by the Public PortsAgency and parents
associations and the manage-ment of San Antonio de Padua, Simon
Fuentes andFederico Garcia Lorca schools.
Local Sports Councillor Pedro Jose Venzal ex-plained that the
course, which was mainly financedby the council and the nautical
club with childrenpaying just 2 each to take part, had been well
re-ceived and thanked all involved in its organisation.
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SPANISH voters in the Alman-zora valley showed renewedconfidence
in the Partido Popu-lar (PP) at last weekends gen-eral
elections.
The PP won in towns cur-rently governed by the social-ist PSOE
party, including Zur-gena and Arboleas. Votes werealso recovered in
Albox andLaroya.
PSOE strongholds such asSeron, Lucar and Purchena re-mained
loyal to the socialistsbut across the province thePSOE lost more
than 5,000votes.
Almanzora loyal to PPTHE Institute ofAlmeria Studies, partof
Almeria ProvincialCouncil, has donateda batch of books onlocal
matters to Ni-jars La Atalaya infantand primary school.
Culture delegateAntonio Jesus Ro-driguez, explainedthat they
came fromdifferent collectionsowned by the instituteand cover a
variety ofNijar and Almeria-re-lated topics.
A gift ofbooks
New jobsprovided NINE people have been takenon by Alcampo
supermarketin Almeria as part of a RedCross employment scheme.
The scheme, which is fund-ed by the European SocialFund and run
by Red CrossSpain in Almeria, aims toprovide training and work
op-portunities for people at riskof social exclusion.
The nine new employeessuccessfully passed a trainingcourse
provided by the super-market on manipulation ofperishable
foodstuffs andwere then offered jobs withinthe company.
By Adele Land
REMAINING LOYAL: Towns in the Almanzora valley.
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PUPILS at Veras Angel deHaro school will be able tohave school
lunches as ofSeptember as a new canteenservice has been
announced.
The news came from re-gional Education delegateFrancisca
Fernandez, whopaid a visit to the school onFriday (June 24).
Accompanied by localMayor Felix Lopez, schoolheadmistress Josefa
Fernan-dez, various councillors andteachers and members ofthe
parents association, thedelegate was able to see thenew dining room
for herselfand spoke of the importanceof providing meals at
publicschools.
We need to ensure thatour public schools guaran-tee equal rights
and oppor-
tunit ies for al l and this isanother way to do this ,Fernandez
stressed.
The mayor thanked Fer-
nandez for her departmentscollaboration regarding Ve-ra schools,
while the dele-gate thanked the teachers
for taking time out of theirbusy week preparing gradesand report
cards to greether.
SCHOOL VISIT: Education delegate visits the school to see the
new dining room.
Local workTHE PFEA rural employ-ment scheme has spentmore than
100,000 pro-viding 1,100 days of workfor locals in Partaloa
onimproving infrastructure inCerrogordo district, garden-ing,
cleaning and painting.
New kitEL OLIVO parents asso-ciation has donated twodigital
blackboards to theJuan XXIII School in LosGallardos and this
washanded over to headmas-ter Manuel Iglesias beforethe start of
the holidays.
Hat display A HAT and fashion acces-sories designer from
Ar-boleas, Isabel Maria Gon-zalez Bonillo, is displayingher
creations at 080Barcelona Fashion thisweek. She studied designand
opened Txano Comple-ments four years ago.
NEWS EXTRACanteen service willprovide lunch meals
Back toschooldatesrevealedTHE calendar for the2016-2017
academicyear for state fundedschools in Almeriawill run from
Septem-ber 1 2016 to June 30,2017.
Classes start on Sep-tember 12 for infantand primary schoolsand
September 15 forsecondary schools andend on July 23, 2017,the Junta
de Andaluciaregional governmenthas announced.
Between September12 and 26, those start-ing at infant schoolsfor
the first time maybe given flexibletimetables to allowthem to adapt
to bigschool depending onthe centres rules.
By Eleanor Hawkins
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CLEARLY the Brexit result is big newsin the United Kingdom and
the BBC de-cided that it needed to find out how ex-patriates in
Spain were handling thenews and what they thought would hap-pen in
the future, so they naturally turnedto Euro Weekly News for
comment.
On Monday June 27, this writer ap-peared as a guest on seven
different ra-dio shows on BBC stations running asfar south as the
Solent up to Scotlandand plenty of places in between includ-ing
Merseyside, Teesside and Humber-side.
Each presenter asked a number of sur-prisingly different
questions but all wereinterested in how expatriates had reactedto
the result, what they thought about thefuture and what the Spanish
thought ofthe decision.
They also expressed some surprisethat a person living in an EU
memberstate could even consider voting to leavethe EU but
understood that many saidthey were thinking of their familiesback
home, even though they werent
eligible to vote themselves as they hadbeen out of the UK for
more than 15years.
The answer that seemed to most res-
onate with each of the interviewers wasthe EWN view that British
expatriateswould keep calm and carry on, as onlytime would tell
what lay in the future, al-
though those on restricted incomes, par-ticularly pensions paid
in sterling wouldsee some immediate reduction in theireuro
value.
By John Smith
BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE: Just one of the BBC stations that
interviewed EWN.
InstructorstrainedALMERIA ProvincialCouncil and the
AndalucianTennis Federation hastrained 16 regional beachtennis
instructors, the 16-hour course included theo-ry and practice.
Sorry state ALMERIA Council hasurged the Junta de An-dalucia
regional govern-ment to upgrade the citysAlcazaba, claiming
itsslowly falling down andrequires full renovation,not emergency
repairs.
Three mealsTHE Junta de Andaluciaregional government
iscontributing 5.6m thisyear to guarantee childrenat risk of social
exclusionattending summer schoolsin Almeria Province getthree meals
per day.
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Family mattersAN Almeria man has been given a 19-month
sus-pended jai l sentence af ter injuring his mother,grandfather
and various National Police officers in adomestic incident on
January 15, 2016.
The accused was living with his grandparents inAlmeria City and
attacked his mother when shewent to visit, knocked his grandfather
to the floorwhen he tried to intervene and also attacked
policeofficers alerted by screams when they rang the door-bell, the
Number Three Criminal Court sentencestates.
Although he has been released with charges, theculprit will have
to present himself at the courtstwice per month and pay two fines.
He has also beenbanned from going within 200 metres of his
grand-father.
The SantiagoWay exhibition
Top for flagsALMERIA is again the An-dalucian province with
themost blue flags flying on itsbeaches this year. Almeriasmore
than 200 kilometresof beaches have received25 flags from Adeac
Envi-ronmental Education andConsumers Association.
Better resultsSELECTIVIDAD (the of-ficial university access
ex-am) results in Almeriawere better this year thanlast year, with
95.63 percent of men and 95.58 percent of women who satthem
passing.
Traps caughtENVIRONMENTAL offi-cers confiscated 12
illegalmollusc traps from the seaoff Cala de Enmedio inCabo de
Gata-Nijar Natur-al Park during a surveil-lance operation
supportedby the Isla Tarifa ship.
NEWS EXTRA
Road improvementsplanned for villagesRURAL roads in the
Huercal-Overa area are to beimproved as part of a plan by the
provincial council.
An investment of 110,000 will see roads in areasincluding, Las
Norias, Urcal, El Saltador, SantaMaria de Nieva and many others,
undergo resurfac-ing works.
Councillor, Emilio Perez said the plan will im-prove the lives
of many residents in these areas andassist the transport of
livestock and agriculturalproducts to and from the towns.
HUERCAL-OVERAS in-door pool building is hostinga travelling art
exhibition, ElCamino de Santiago desde elSur (The Santiago Way
fromthe South) which has been
brought to town by theAlmeria Jacobea Friends ofthe Santiago Way
Associa-tion.
The exhibition, which willbe in place until July 10,consists of
26 photos depict-ing a pilgrimage to Santiago.
The association aims topromote the Camino and isalso working on
setting upan official route for pilgrimsfrom Almeria along the
coastto Villaricos, on to Cuevas,then Huercal-Overa and on-wards to
Santiago.
By Eleanor Hawkins
PILGRIMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY: Depicted in the exhibition on
display.
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A NUMBER of schools in the Levante area ofthe province are set
to undergo a series of im-provements.
Plans have been revealed by the ministry ofeducation for the
revamp of the Maria CachoCastrillo infant school in Turre, the
ReyesCatolicos school in Vera and the Mediterraneohigh school in
Garrucha.
The Mediterraneo high school will receive aninvestment of 1.2
million to meet the demands
of increased intake of pupils.A new classroom will be built on
the top floor
with a capacity for 120 pupils and on the lowerfloor the space
will be redistributed. The jointworks will increase the space
considerably.
Turres Maria Cach Catrillo school will un-dergo repairs to the
playground, entrance andsports ground to the sum of 712,000.
In Vera a new annex will be built adjacent tothe Reyes Catolicos
school to house new teach-ing spaces and a dining hall. The budget
for theworks is 1.7 million.
SAN JUAN DE LOS TER-REROS in Pulpi hosted AlmeriaProvincial
Councils fourthAdapted Leisure Days last week,which was attended by
around300 people.
The event, organised by the
Provincial Councils sports andyouth departments and
PulpiCouncil, is for people attendingcentres for the disabled in
munic-ipalities with less than 20,000 in-habitants to have a fun
day outwith fresh air and activities.
The participants, accompaniedby monitors, played beach
vol-leyball,football, water polo, didaquagym, zumba and tried
outtrampolines and bouncy castleson Playas Mar Serena and
MarRabiosa before heading home.
A TOTAL of 5,342 pas-sengers and 1,231 vehi-cles were regis
teredboarding ships in AlmeriaPort during the first weekof
Operacion Paso de Es-trecho, the annual migra-tion of Africans
travellinghome for the summer hol-idays.
This year a record threemillion people are expect-ed to pass
through An-dalucia during the opera-tion, the government
hasreported.w
By Adele Land
Plans for schoolimprovements
Recordfiguresexpected
A day of fun on the sand
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RESIDENTS in Villaricos re-ported a red floating sub-stance in
the sea off thebeaches in the town lastweek.
The incident came exactlya year after beaches along thecoastline
were closed due tothe appearance of a microal-gae which caused
respiratoryproblems for a number ofbeachgoers.
Vera beach residents asso-ciation, Veraplayazul, re-ported last
weeks incident tothe 112 emergency servicesand a specialist
technicalteam was sent to the area.
According to reports, a pre-liminary study showed there
was no decrease in the waterquality.
Landfill areas connected tothe nearby Deretil chemicalplant were
also studied butthere was no indication of ab-normal discharge.
Deretil safety and environ-ment coordinator, FranciscoMartinez,
stressed that the ar-eas were monitored daily andthat there had
been no abnor-mal activity.
Concerns were heightenedafter several beaches wereclosed last
year on the nightof the busy San Juan festival,during which many
beachsidebusinesses suffered financialloss.
Resurfacingbad memories AN Almeria man hasbeen jailed for six
years
for attempted homicideafter attacking anotherman in a disco,
leavinghim with serious injurieswhich could have killedhim.
The attack, whichhappened in the earlyhours of April 22, 2012in
a popular city disco,left the 24-year-old vic-t im requiring
urgentsurgery to repair veinsand arteries in his neck.
The 34-year-old cul-prit was found guilty ofsmashing a glass
into theyounger mans neck af-ter an argument, know-ing full well it
could killhim.
Attackerjailed
PEOPLE on the beach in SanJose on Thursday morning(June 23) were
concerned tosee a person appear to fainton the sand and watched
onas lifeguards rushed to attendand load the person in ques-tion
onto an ambulance to betaken for treatment.
However this was not a realmedical emergency, it turnedout to be
a drill which is car-ried out every year to checkthe efficiency of
the emer-gency services at the start ofthe season.
Each year a different typeof medical emergency is cho-sen for
the drill: last year itwas a heart attack in the wa-
ter, this year the chosen prob-lem was heatstroke.
The authorities run exhaus-tive checks on everythingwhich could
over the summermonths help save lives on thebeaches including
rangingfrom these emergency drillsto checking the contents offirst
aid kits, Nijar Councilexplained.
By Eleanor Hawkins
Help, emergencyon the beach
TO THE RESCUE: Lifeguards participating in the yearly drill to
check efficiency.
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Flipping heckMORNING strollers weretreated to the sight of a
trioof playful dolphins frolick-ing around Malagas porton the
morning of SaturdayJune 25.
ContemporarycopsNATIONAL POLICE havecome up with a novel way
toencourage younger infor-mants, by setting up a profileon image
messaging appSnapchat, after the bodyamassed more than two mil-lion
Twitter followers.
Free parkingTORREMOLINOS Councilhas announced that the
pilotinitiative to offer free park-ing to shoppers visiting
thetowns centre, which wasintroduced on April 29, hasbeen so
successful it will beextended by 12 months.
Finding faultSAN PEDRO DE ALCAN-TARA Council is investi-gating
whether damage tothe towns flagship boule-vard is the result of
poormaintenance or construc-tion defects, in order to de-termine
who should forkout for repairs.
For saleA MERCHANT SHIPnamed Just Reema, whichhas been moored in
Mala-gas fishing port for almosta year, after being seized ina
drug-trafficking operationwith 15.7 tonnes of hashishon board, is
to be auctionedoff with a minimum startingprice of 401,000.
Down boyMALAGA is to be amongthe first Spanish cities tohave its
own pet cemetery,with plans expected to befinalised and approved
inthe next six months, follow-ing the opening of success-ful
ventures in Madrid,Barcelona and Zaragoza.
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
Lucky numberA WINNING La Primitiva lotteryticket, with a prize
of almost300,000, has been sold from ElCorte Ingles store in Elche.
The ticketholder has yet to come forward.
Course completePRESENTATIONS and awards havebeen handed out to
all 18 studentswho took part in Guardamars firstcooking course.
Students spent a totalof 160 hours training and working indifferent
restaurants and hotels.
Late shoppingWHITE NIGHT has been held inElche. Organised by the
MerchantsAssociation and Department of Com-merce, the event saw
stores open from10pm-midnight.
Summer schoolSUMMER school for children at riskof social
exclusion will run from July4-29 in Crevillentes Francisco Can-dela
school. Registration is now openfor children aged three to 16.
Counterfeit arrestPOLICE in Alicante have arrested aDutch man
aged 48, for alleged of-fences against intellectual property.The
man was accused of selling coun-terfeit goods in Guardamar del
Segura.
MALLORCA
Hotel pricesHOTELS in the Balearics have closedcontracts for the
2017 summer seasonwith German, British and Scandinaviantour
operators which include price risesas high as 15 per cent. The
increase ismainly due to high demand caused bysafety concerns of
terrorism elsewhere.
Costlier waterTHE Balearic government has increasedthe rates of
desalinated water by 45 percent for golf courses which will nowhave
to pay 1.45 per cubic metre.
ITV testsCAR inspection services in Palma andInca have been
saturated recently afternew security cameras were
installedresulting in a multitude of fines fordrivers who hadnt
passed the ITV.
New minibusesTHREE minibuses will connect Sa Rapi-ta and Ses
Covetes in an effort to allevi-ate the problem of vehicle access
whichbegan last summer with the closing oftwo illegal car
parks.
Parking protestWORKERS in Son Espases Hospitalhave been summoned
by the board ofpersonnel to protest the lack of free park-ing for
all employees of the hospital.Workers will hold a three-day
protest.
AXARQUA
Cooler marketWORK is to be done to reduce heat in-side the
municipal market on Velez-Malagas Avenida Vivar Tellez
followingcomplaints from users, the council said.
Migrants caughtWHILE some headed to the beach onThursday evening
(June 23) to celebrateSan Juan, others arrived from the
otherdirection as a dinghy with 31 African mi-grants, five of them
16 and 17-year-oldswas intercepted by the Guardia Civil.
Discovery visitA GROUP of Spanish travel bloggerswere invited to
stay in Salobrea lastweek to discover its attractions andenable
them to write about them fortheir readers, the council
reported.
Paragliders injuredTWO people, a 56-year-old man and
a27-year-old woman, were injured in aparagliding accident on the
A7207 roadbetween Competa and Canillas de Albai-da just after
midday on Friday (June 24).
Smoke inhalationTHREE men aged 23, 38 and 40 re-quired medical
treatment after inhalingsmoke when the lid of a fish tank and
anumber of plugs caught fire in a flat onMotrils Calle Cuartel de
Simancas onSunday (June 26).
COSTA BLANCA NORTH
Schools out!THE children of CEIP Santa Maria inDenia celebrated
the end of the schoolyear with an end of term school prom.This
included a play performed in Eng-lish, dances and other
performances.
Madrid promotionA DELEGATION from Teulada-Morairas tourism
office travelled toMadrid to promote the municipalitysbeaches.
Under the name Aqui hayPlaya the presentation was made at atourism
fair in time for the summer.
Benissa beach PLAYA LA FUSTERA announced itselffully open for
the summer season fromMonday June 27. The Blue Flag beachhas a full
lifeguard service and there isalso a Red Cross station.
Post OfficeBENIDORMS main Correos post of-fice is to move before
the end of theyear. It will vacate its present location inAvenida
de LAiguera and move topremises in Calle Marques de Comillas.
Dog fines DENIA Town Hall has announced aproposed increase from
200 to 400maximum fine for any owners caughtnot clearing up after
their dogs in themunicipality.
By Matt Ford
SAN PEDRO DE ALCAN-TARA will host the travellingexhibition The
Arctic is Bro-ken until July 20 on theseafront boulevard.
The aim of the installation isto publicise the important
rolethat ecosystems of the NorthPole play in global
climatemanagement, and demonstratethe importance of their
conser-vation, as subsurface ice contin-ues to disappear at an
alarmingrate.
These changes are triggeringan acceleration in climatechange
that will affect the entireplanet.
The exhibition is open sevendays a week from 11am to 2pm, and
5pm to 11pm, whileguided tours are available at6pm daily, with an
extra 1pmslot on Saturdays and Sundays.
WARMING UP: The Arctic ice is melting fast.
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BRITISH pop star Rita Ora brokedown in court while giving
evidenceagainst two men charged with breakinginto her home in North
London andstealing 200,000 (260,000) worth ofjewellery and
items.
Birthday tributeTHE widower and children of the late
MP Jo Cox joined her friends, col-leagues and high-profile
campaigners tomark what would have been her 42ndbirthday. The MP
was shot and stabbedin an attack in Birstall near Leeds.
Smoking costsQUESTIONS are being raised over
whether smokers should be paid less af-ter figures emerged
showing that the av-erage UK smoker takes seven minutes
to have a cigarette costing busi-nesses an average 1,815 a year
peremployee who smokes.
Grinder attackBIRMINGHAM Crown Court has
heard how a woman tried to kill her ex-husband with a pepper
grinderbefore stabbing him with acarving knife. The courtwas told
she feared hewas trying to take theirdaughter to Pakistan.The man
survived.
A MAN who sparked a security scareat Amsterdams Schiphol airport
in Aprilby saying he was a terrorist has beenfined 500 by
judges.
Smoke freeAN anti-smoking group is taking the
Dutch state to court in a bid to havesmoking areas in Dutch
cafes and barsclosed down. International agreementsrequire that the
entire catering sector
be 100 per cent smoke free.
Ocean projectAN experiment to clean the ocean of
plastic with a 100m long barrier begins23km off the Dutch coast.
The projectuses long floating arms to capture the
floating plastic, but allows fish andplankton to pass through
unharmed.
Holiday pay JUST over four in 10 people will use
their annual holiday pay for a holidayaccording to the family
spending insti-tute Nibud. Dutch workers get an addi-tional 8 per
cent of their annual salariesto cover the cost of a holiday, but
manywill be saving it.
Magicmushrooms
A 12-year-old was hospi-talised after her father fed hermagic
mushrooms. The manhad already eaten some of themushrooms which have
a psy-chedelic compound. He nowfaces charges.
Cap insultsA YOUNG Jewish man re-
ported being beaten in Berlin forwearing his religious
skullcap.The 21-year-old said three menof Arabic appearance reacted
tohis kippah and began insultinghim before kicking and punch-ing
him.
Boss sorryTHE boss of Volkswagen has
issued an apology to angryshareholders over the
emissionscheating scandal that cost thecompany billions and a 40
percent drop in the companysshare price.
Child adventureA CHILD was left to travel
80km on a bus on her own onthe Autobahn after the motherwent to
use the bathroom duringa stop and the driver left withouther with
her 1-year-old stillsleeping on the bus.
Gun registryGERMANY wants to
strengthen the gun registry in itsfight against terror. The
planwould make it easier to ex-change information aboutweapons
across the EU. In Ger-many there are around 5.8 mil-lion privately
owned guns regis-tered.
Mural horrorBERLIN residents are
shocked and upset by a 42mhigh mural on a wall in theTegel
neighbourhood of abloodied girl. It is supposed tobe reflecting the
refugee crisisand is part of a series of fivemurals by the street
art networkUrban Nation.
GERMANPRESS
DUTCHPRESS
Fined for airport scare
Surgeonsuspicion
SWEDEN: Prosecutors havetold the renowned Italian sur-geon Paolo
Macchiarini that heis formally suspected on twocounts of
involuntary man-slaughter. He was sacked inMarch by Swedens
KarolinskaInstitute following controversyabout his methods.
H&M profitsSWEDISH fashion giant
H&M has reported lower prof-its in the three months
betweenMarch and May, a fall of 17 percent compared to last year.
Thecompany is still expecting toopen 425 new stores this year.
Bed shedDENMARK: A Scottish
councillor has upset Legolandafter leaving his taxpayer-fund-ed
trip to Denmark after justtwo hours because the cabinsdidnt meet
his certain stan-dard calling the chalets basi-cally sheds.
Concert deathDENMARK: A music fan
died after sustaining injuries ata concert by the punk bandNOFX
at the Christiania venueDen Gra Hal. The venue saidthe young man
died as the re-sult of a fall after the show.
Terror chargeDENMARK has convicted
its first Daesh foreign fighter.The 24-year-old was convictedon
terror charges under Den-marks terrorism law.
Whale killersNORWAY: Animal rights
groups have criticised Nor-ways whaling industry. Thecountry now
leads the world inwhaling, killing more whalesthan Iceland and
Japan com-bined within the past two years.
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AMSTERDAM AIRPORT: A man threatened that he was a terrorist.
RITA ORA:Her Londonhome wasbroken into.
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THE FSB raided 14 loca-tions linked to the Churchof Scientology
as conflictbetween the controver-sial cult and the
Russiangovernment notched up agear. Accusing the churchof illegal
business deal-ings, the authorities havelong denied its claim to be
areligious organisation cour-tesy of its names registrationas a US
trademark.
Decadentdivorce
DESCRIBED as thebiggest divorce case in his-tory, a weal thy
Russianbusinessman is embroiled ina bitter battle with his ex-wife
who is claiming 6.5bi l l ion of his for tune.Vladimir Potanins
wife Na-talia is currently exiled inLondon and says her hus-band is
hiding his wealththrough a Kafkaesque net-work of corporate s t
ruc-tures.
Lake horrorTRAGEDY struck the
north-west region of Kareliawhen 13 children and theirinstructor
died in a boatingaccident. A storm capsizedseveral boats containing
chil-dren on a trip from Moscowwith experts saying they like-
ly died of hypothermia in thecold waters not far from theFinnish
border.
ClockworkOrange
AFTER being widely con-demned for fan violenceduring Euro 2016,
the gov-ernment has unveiled a newprogramme seeking to re-
duce the threat of vi-olence ahead of the2018 World Cup tobe
held in Russia.Experts have criti-cised the pro-gramme for only
working with goodfans who arent like-
ly to cause trouble any-way.
Rolling rubleA REPORT on the worlds
most expensive ci t ies forexpats to l ive in has seenMoscow
drop by 17 places.In 2013 the city was consid-ered the second most
expen-sive city but now occupiesno 67 on the list. St Peters-burg
has also fallen dramati-cally, from 23rd three yearsago to 152nd in
2016.
Crashconspiracy
RELATIONS betweenPoland and Russia were fur-ther strained when
Polishprosecutors announced theywould exhume the bodies ofthe 96
victims of a presiden-tial plane crash in 2010. ThePolish president
and othertop brass perished in thecrash near Smolensk inwestern
Russia with con-spiracy theories speculatingas to the cause.
RUSSIAN PRESS
Cult crushers
SOVIET workers vil-lages in Moscow are un-der threat from
developersdespite once being protect-ed due to their cultural
her-itage. The PogodinskayaUlitsa district is set to bedemolished
to make wayfor luxury housing ignitingfury among locals and
ar-chitects hoping to preservethe iconic buildings.
THE FSB: Raided 14 locations.
Modernmadness
MOSCOW: Local fury.
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By John Smith
ACCORDING to a tweet from theFinancial Times correspondentJim
Pickard, the amount wiped offthe value of British stocks in
thefirst couple of hours of tradingfollowing the announcement ofthe
referendum result was equiv-alent of 24 years of UK contribu-t ions
to EU and i t seems that
there is a general panic not just inBritain but in world
markets, withMadrid having one of i ts worstdays ever.
Generally speaking, individualmarkets do bounce back, but
forthose expatriates based in Spainwith pensions being paid in
ster-ling, it is likely that they will seea definite lowering of
the value oftheir income as the pound fell dra-
matically against the euro as well. The Bank of England has
issued
encouraging words of how it willprotect the economy if it needs
tobut for the f i rs t t ime in a longtime, the value of Great
Britainplc fell below the value of Franceplc, even though that
country is inthe gr ips of a vicious s tand offwith unions over
proposed newlabour laws.
STATE PENSIONS: Keep alert about developments.
FINANCEbusiness & legal
35Costa de Almera EWN30 June - 6 July 20161,250 was the price of
one ounce of gold up 7 per cent soon after the Brexit result as
investors lookedfor a safe haven although it did drop back.
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ASSUMING Boris Johnson wins anyleadership election and becomes
primeminister, then the very real possibilityis that those who
joined him in theLeave camp will be rewarded for theirloyalty
rather than the government bypicking up some of the juicier
jobs.
The politician most likely to get thechoice of jobs is Michael
Gove and itis not beyond the realms of possibilityhe may choose to
become the nextChancellor of the Exchequer.
ALTHOUGH the exit vote isunlikely to have an immediateeffect on
the state pension, as avast number of British expatri-ates in Spain
are either in re-ceipt of the British state pen-sion or are near to
becomingeligible, there will be somefears concerning its real
worthin the future.
Currently, pensioners livingin any EU member country re-ceive
any increase in the basicrate of pension as and when it
occurs in the UK, but thosewho reside outside of the EU(except
in Switzerland) do notreceive the same increases.
For the next two years or so,Britain will remain a member(albeit
on the periphery) of theUnion and it is unlikely anychanges to
pension laws willtake place, but with a newPrime Minister due to
take of-fice and an election no laterthan 2020, it is possible
pen-sions for expats will be frozen.
And what aboutstate pensions?
Nigel Farageand the NHS HAVING spent a great deal ofcampaign
time explaining thatshould Britain leave the EU thenthe NHS would
expect to have anadditional 350m (420m) aweek made available to it,
NigelFarage declared on the day of theresult of the referendum that
thisactually wasnt the case.
Considering he is an MEPwith absolutely no power withinthe House
of Commons to directany expenditure at all, it is sur-prising
anybody took his state-ment at face value, although it isnot
surprising he now says thathe regrets making the claim.
ExchangewoesAPART from the fact the LondonStock Exchange is
seeing colos-sal falls which doesnt hurt itsprofitability, the
proposed mergerwith the Frankfurt exchange isnow under pressure
with the Ger-mans wanting Frankfurt to be-come the legal
headquarters ofthe new group.
ONE major question now is whether banks andfinancial
institutions will decide to desert Lon-don and the UK as imagined
by a number of fi-nancial journalists in the lead up to the
referen-dum in the event that an exit vote wassuccessful.
Whilst the possibility had been brushed off by
the Leave campaigners, the next few weeks willsee exactly how
the financial world, which tendsto put profit over country will
behave as withinhours of the result it appeared that the first
evac-uee would be US bank Morgan Stanley whocould move 2,000 staff
to Dublin or Frankfurtfor efficient euro clearing facilities.
The Leave banking casualties
was the amount wiped off the valueof UK shares within two hours
of
the opening of the market followingthe Brexit result.
Quote of the WeekSome market and economic volatility can be
expected as thisprocess unfolds. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank
of
England on the leave vote.
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Chancellor keeping a straight batBy John Smith
DESPITE the fact that George Os-borne had indicated before the
ref-erendum that in the event thatBritain voted to leave that
therewould be a need for a speedy andfairly draconian mini budget,
hekept quiet until Monday, June 27when at a press conference,
aimedat settling a jittery financial mar-ket, he said that the UK
is ready toface the future from a position ofstrength, and let drop
that therewouldnt be an emergency budgetafter all.
He did confirm that there wouldbe a need to adjust the
Britisheconomy following the results buthad no intention of doing
this untilsuch time as a new prime ministerwas in place, but in the
meantime,he had no intention of resigning hisposition.
With regards to Britains actualdeparture from the EU, he
said:Only the UK can trigger Article50. And in my judgement,
weshould only do that when there is aclear view about what new
arrange-ments we are seeking with our Eu-ropean neighbours.
In the meantime, during the ne-
gotiations that will follow, therewill be no change to peoples
rightsto travel and work and to the wayour goods and services are
traded,or to the way our economy and fi-
nancial system is regulated.It is not just the economy which
is feeling the fallout from the Brex-it vote, as the
Conservative partyknows that it should elect a new
leader and prime minister by Octo-ber (the time of the next
party con-ference) although some Leave cam-paigners and potential
candidatessuch as Liam Fox have been call-
ing for the election to be even later.It appears that the leader
of the
Leave campaign Boris Johnson,and in the eyes of many the
naturalsuccessor to David Cameron, hasbeen caught somewhat
wrongfooted by the vote and one of theLeave campaigners admitted
thatthere was actually no plan to dealwith a withdrawal from the
Union,and that was the job of the incum-bent prime minister.
On the other side of the house,Labour saw itself fall into
disarrayover what many shadow ministersreferred to as a lacklustre
displayfrom leader Jeremy Corbyn, andfollowing the sacking of
HilaryBenn, 14 shadow ministers andaides have resigned, leaving
MrCorbyn possibly facing a vote ofno confidence and in the
meantimeappointing a shadow cabinet of lit-tle-known
personalities.
Early trading in Asia saw a dropin the pound against the dollar
of afurther 2.6 per cent and the FTSEfell by just 1 per cent, and
Britainmust hope that rather than continueto sl ide, the economy
and thepound will settle over the next fewdays.
STAYING PUT: David Cameron has resigned but George Osborne says
he does not intend to.
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Election results steady stocksBy John Smith
WHEN the IBEX (Spanish stock market) re-acted very badly on
Friday June 24 to thenews of the British vote to leave the EU,
itwas considered as possibly the start of a majorslump in the
Spanish financial market.
The good news however is that the resultsof the election on June
26 has seen a very pos-it ive reaction from the market, and
whilstshares in other exchanges continued to fall,the IBEX gained 3
per cent upon opening.
Once again the opinion polls in Spain (as inmany other
countries) proved to be unreliableas the Unidos Podemos group did
not knockthe traditional left wing PSOE into third placeas
predicted, but just won the same number ofseats as it did in
2015.
The PP current interim government saw anincrease in seats to
137, and it is consideredthat the instability of the markets
followingthe Brexit result and fears of a drop in tourismbusiness
may well have persuaded floatingvoters to look for the traditional
right-wingparty to take control of government.
Once again, there is no individual party ableto form a majority
government and no twoparties are even able to work together to
forma workable coalition, unless the unheard ofhappens and a Grand
Alliance between rightand left takes place.
Whilst it may well be that the left-wing par-
ties decide not to veto the appointment of thePP as the official
government of Spain, even ifit recruits the fourth-placed
Ciudadanos party(whose leader Albert Rivera has already indi-
cated that he would work with Mr Rajoy) intoa coalition, any
government is going to facethe risk of being voted down over any
contro-versial law it wishes to introduce.
The politics of these past two elections havenot just been about
political policies but alsoabout individuals and morality.
Supposedlysome of the biggest s tumbling blocks forcoalition have
been over the alleged dishon-esty of certain members of the PP, a
generaldislike of Mariano Rajoy, a massive differenceof opinion
over a possible independence refer-endum for Catalonia and
allegations of Iranianand Venezuelan involvement with Podemos.
If Mr Rajoy does cont inue in power asleader of the government
then he will have toexplain at some point how he will implementEU
demanded austerity measures whilst re-ducing income tax for
all.
For expatriates l iving in Spain, this lastweek was one of the
most important ever, andnow we will have to wait and see who goes
tobed with who in both Britain and Spain, andhow the markets
react.
POSSIBLE COALITION: Albert Rivera and Mariano Rajoy.
For expatriates living in Spain, this last week was
one of the most importantever, and now we will
have to wait and see whogoes to bed with who in both Britain and
Spain, and how
the markets react.
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de Almerawww.euroweeklynews.com
By John SmithWHILST it is painful to sayanything nice about
bankers,who have def ini te ly takenover from estate agents
andlawyers as those profession-als we most love to hate, tosome
extent it is understand-able that they should be con-sidering
leaving London andthe City for pastures new.
In the same way that thedolphins said so long andthanks for all
the fish in thefourth book of the Hitchhik-ers Guide to the Galaxy
se-ries, so various banks, havingin many cases been rescuedby the
Brit ish Governmentare now seriously consideringrelocating many of
their staffto different EU cities.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutchpolitician and leader of theEurogroup
of finance minis-ters has already made it clearthat by leaving the
EU,Britain would limit its accessto the single market and forthe
Banks who trade in euros,if they lose access to the abil-ity to
passport their fundsthroughout Europe without
restriction or delay, there isl i t t le incentive for them
tokeep that part of their busi-ness at least within the UK.
In theory it should be pos-sible for Britain to a