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By h.b. - Mar 28, 2011 - 10:20 AM
property problems were among the concerns raised by British residents who on Thursday 24th March enjoyed a lively Open Day at Mazarrón. The British Consul, Paul Rodwell and the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team from Alicante were on hand to offer expert advice.
The feedback from the event was extremely positive with 96% of attendees rating their overall impression of the event as excellent or good and 87% of attendees saying that the event had met their expectations.
The event was fully booked and after the Consular presentation, Martyn Standing and Laura Leeman from the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare team were kept busy as people asked about specific problems and concerns around their benefit entitlements and how to get access to state healthcare in Spain.
The open day was held in a brand new social centre in Mazarrón, which the Consul inaugurated just before the event with the Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco Blaya.
Afterwards Paul Rodwell said “It was great to see such a fantastic turnout and to inaugurate the brand new social centre, which should give the residents of Camposol a welcome place to meet.
“However, the one message I hope people took away from the event is that it is essential to get their information from official sources. We have a wealth of information available on our website www.ukinspain.fco.gov. Our ‘Living in Spain’ section covers everything from residency requirements, pension and healthcare issues to who to contact regarding property issues. If anyone has any doubts about what they should do or what they are entitled to, we encourage them to check it out there!”
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29804.shtml#ixzz1Ht1dDCfY
A British man has been arrested in Magaluf, Mallorca after he killed a compatriot by cutting his neck with a broken bottle.
The Guardia Civil arrested 45 year old Thomas William Swannell after the fatal attack on 42 year old Gary Clive Vigors in the Plaza Café in Punta Ballena, Magaluf.
Civil Guard sources say it happened at 0030 in the early hours of Saturday, when for reasons which remain unclear, the two men got into an argument, and then a fight, which resulted in the cutting of the dead man’s jugular. There are unconfirmed reports that the fight was over a woman.
The aggressor has been taken to the Guardia Civil barracks in Palma, and is being held in the cells there. He’ll appear in court in the next few days.
Despite the prompt arrival of an ambulance, the health team were unable to do anything to save the life of the other Briton who died at the scene.
The victim, a city financier from Chelmsford, Essex, was in Mallorca on holiday and his attacker is reported to have been there for a pre-season cricket tour, having travelled with other supporters of a Northamptonshire-based cricket club.
The President of Finedon Dolben Cricket Club, Alan Henson, told the British press that ‘The club is shocked and saddened to learn of this tragic incident, and would like to convey our deepest sympathies to the bereaved’.
Three witnesses declared before the judge on Sunday in Instruction Court Three in Palma. All three are British and confirmed that an argument had started between the two men inside the bar and that a broken bottle had been used to cut the face and then the neck of the victim. They confirmed the accused carried out the attack at 2,30am on Saturday morning.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29791.shtml#ixzz1Ht23iATN
The feedback from the event was extremely positive with 96% of attendees rating their overall impression of the event as excellent or good and 87% of attendees saying that the event had met their expectations.
The event was fully booked and after the Consular presentation, Martyn Standing and Laura Leeman from the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare team were kept busy as people asked about specific problems and concerns around their benefit entitlements and how to get access to state healthcare in Spain.
The open day was held in a brand new social centre in Mazarrón, which the Consul inaugurated just before the event with the Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco Blaya.
Afterwards Paul Rodwell said “It was great to see such a fantastic turnout and to inaugurate the brand new social centre, which should give the residents of Camposol a welcome place to meet.
“However, the one message I hope people took away from the event is that it is essential to get their information from official sources. We have a wealth of information available on our website www.ukinspain.fco.gov. Our ‘Living in Spain’ section covers everything from residency requirements, pension and healthcare issues to who to contact regarding property issues. If anyone has any doubts about what they should do or what they are entitled to, we encourage them to check it out there!”
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29804.shtml#ixzz1Ht1dDCfY
British man kills another cutting his neck with a broken bottle
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By h.b. - Mar 28, 2011 - 7:22 AM
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By h.b. - Mar 28, 2011 - 7:22 AM
A British man has been arrested in Magaluf, Mallorca after he killed a compatriot by cutting his neck with a broken bottle.
The Guardia Civil arrested 45 year old Thomas William Swannell after the fatal attack on 42 year old Gary Clive Vigors in the Plaza Café in Punta Ballena, Magaluf.
Civil Guard sources say it happened at 0030 in the early hours of Saturday, when for reasons which remain unclear, the two men got into an argument, and then a fight, which resulted in the cutting of the dead man’s jugular. There are unconfirmed reports that the fight was over a woman.
The aggressor has been taken to the Guardia Civil barracks in Palma, and is being held in the cells there. He’ll appear in court in the next few days.
Despite the prompt arrival of an ambulance, the health team were unable to do anything to save the life of the other Briton who died at the scene.
The victim, a city financier from Chelmsford, Essex, was in Mallorca on holiday and his attacker is reported to have been there for a pre-season cricket tour, having travelled with other supporters of a Northamptonshire-based cricket club.
The President of Finedon Dolben Cricket Club, Alan Henson, told the British press that ‘The club is shocked and saddened to learn of this tragic incident, and would like to convey our deepest sympathies to the bereaved’.
Three witnesses declared before the judge on Sunday in Instruction Court Three in Palma. All three are British and confirmed that an argument had started between the two men inside the bar and that a broken bottle had been used to cut the face and then the neck of the victim. They confirmed the accused carried out the attack at 2,30am on Saturday morning.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29791.shtml#ixzz1Ht23iATN
Ryanair defends its boarding pass policy to the court in Barcelona
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By h.b. - Mar 27, 2011 - 12:34 PM
The airline charges 40 € to print out boarding passes when the passenger has failed to do so at home..
Irish low cost airline, Ryanair, has admitted charging 40 € to print a boarding pass at the airport is a penalty on the passenger used by the company to persuade the use of online booking. The admission is made in the appeal that the airline has made to the Barcelona Mercantile Court One which has ruled the practice as ‘abusive’.
The airline’s submission says ‘it’s hard to believe’ that people who have a computer ‘cannot find a printer’, and contend that the 40 € charge is ‘not exorbitant or disproportionate’. They say it was necessary to establish a penalty to dissuade those who refused to book online.
The Spanish court notes that article 3.1 of the 1999 Montreal convention obliges airlines to ‘issue’ the boarding cards. The passenger who brought the case to the court contends that the charge is ‘unjust enrichment’ by Ryanair, and that the airline gains ‘millions of Euros a year with the abusive practice’.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29795.shtml#ixzz1Ht37JGCn
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By h.b. - Mar 27, 2011 - 12:34 PM
The airline charges 40 € to print out boarding passes when the passenger has failed to do so at home..
Irish low cost airline, Ryanair, has admitted charging 40 € to print a boarding pass at the airport is a penalty on the passenger used by the company to persuade the use of online booking. The admission is made in the appeal that the airline has made to the Barcelona Mercantile Court One which has ruled the practice as ‘abusive’.
The airline’s submission says ‘it’s hard to believe’ that people who have a computer ‘cannot find a printer’, and contend that the 40 € charge is ‘not exorbitant or disproportionate’. They say it was necessary to establish a penalty to dissuade those who refused to book online.
The Spanish court notes that article 3.1 of the 1999 Montreal convention obliges airlines to ‘issue’ the boarding cards. The passenger who brought the case to the court contends that the charge is ‘unjust enrichment’ by Ryanair, and that the airline gains ‘millions of Euros a year with the abusive practice’.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_29795.shtml#ixzz1Ht37JGCn
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