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MENORCA SUNFriday 14 November 20082

This year, the Balearic Min-istry for Tourism’s inspectors have stepped up their activi-ties and a total 581 establish-ments, including restaurants, holiday flats and homes, have fines pending after having been caught operating “ille-gally” or without all the neces-sary permits.

Last year, 309 fines were handed out but during the first ten months of this year, that number has risen by 88 per-cent.

The Minister for Tourism, Miguel Nadal, this week ex-plained that one of the biggest problems continues to be the unauthorized renting of holi-day flats and homes.

At the moment, the owners of 133 apartments and 120 homes in the Balearics are facing fines, as are a total 38 restaurateurs for also being caught operating without the necessary licences.

This Saturday evening in the Sala Multifuncional in Es Mer-cadel will see the second edi-tion of the “Nit de Magia” as part of a programme to assist the integration of disabled chil-dren in Menorca

Organised by Javier El Mago, on behalf of the equiva-lent of The Magic Circle here in Menorca, the show will begin at 5.30pm.

250 kids have been invited from all the associations and schools on the island to see a display that will surely leave them all open mouthed.

Javier says that six profes-sional magicians froom various points in the mainland will take

The administrators con-trolling the affairs of Vicenc Grande and fourteen of his companies are looking to put four of them into liquidation. Among these four will be the company that has the agree-ment with Es Castell council for the ambitious plan to re-form the Esplanada in the town and to construct a new hotel

Drac Hotels have agree-ment with the Town Hall to be allowed to develop the build-ing known as the Duque de Crillon barracks and to reno-vate the Esplanada to the tune of 420,000 euros, in return for permission to build the hotel and 45 luxury homes on the site of the Conde de Cifuentes barracks.

The company however is in difficulties financially. The ad-ministrators, Salvador Fornes and Jorge Sainz put the debt level at 96.3 million euros a figure that is higher than the value of work currently on their books. The problem arises from land purchases made by the company at elevated pric-es. Much of the land bought was rustic and it was hoped to make big profits as build-ing land. This hasn’t panned out and these operations have now become a burden for the Drac Group.

The administrators are now trying to sell contracted work to three other companies (Auto Recambios Hilario, Pinanova, and Promotra Poligno) which

will allow Grande to reduce his debts with over 700 credi-tors to around 822 million. This will leave the debt at less than the value of work and the survival of the group will then be more viable.

Four years ago Grande’s group announced an invest-ment of some 40 million eu-ros in the Es Castell project. The idea was to recuperate this when the future Conde de Cifuentes Hotel would reach a value of 60 million.

Councillor and ex mayor Irene Coll remains confident

that any arrangement with creditors will not affect the agreement made with Grande in Es Castell. According to Coll, in the event of any auc-tion, the administrators have given guarantees to the coun-cil’s lawyer, Joan Nadal, that the two barracks will form part of the same package and the contracts will stay in place for any potential buyers.

Coll also pointed out that the re-classification of the property in question would have an immediate effect on the value.

COUNCIL CONFIDENT THAT PLANS TO REFORM TOWN CENTRE ARE STILL ON TRACK!

part. There will be two shows. The

first will be attended by the kids. The second show begins at 8.30pm and is open to all the public.

The event comes under the wings of “Aprenem Junts”, (Learn Together), part of the Iberostar Foundation. Among the patrons are the tennis star Rafa Nadal, and the swimmer Xavi Torres.

The programme “Aprenem Junts” began in 2005 and since then has developed vari-ous bright and educational ini-ciatives to assist the integration of children with disabilities into the community.

IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC

Eyesore!

GOTCHA

MENORCA SUN Friday 14 November 2008 3

Menorca Bridge Club ur-gently seeks new members for Wednesday evening duplicate in the comfortable surround-ings of the Hotel Port Mahón. We are a small very friendly, mixed-nationality club. We welcome all players of any standard. All languages are spoken. Refresher lessons (free of charge) for novices (and and up to advanced level) can be arranged with the Club Di-rector if required. For further details please contact Janet Brown (971 188 856) or Club Director Peter Barlow (971 188 559).

Results of the duplicate played on Wednesday 5 No-vember:

1st: Sue & Mike Hodges, 64%

2nd: Pilar Sintas & Paloma Garcia, 53%

=3rd: Ruth Smith & Janet Brown, Maripi Serrano & Peter Barlow, 50%

Menorca Bridge Club

Owing to the year on year drop in the number of Brirish tourists arriving in Menorca, various tourism bodies have began looking at the altena-tives and come up with a novel idea. The Irish!!

Having decided that they should seek a similar type of tourist to make up the shortfall, the councillor for Tourism, La-zaro Criado, and the head of the Desti Menorca Foundation have had talks with representa-tives of the Irish airline Aer Lin-gus.

This was the first time that the two groups had sat down to talk about the possibilities.

During the past year 7,577 Irish tourists visited Menorca, 12% less than the previous year. The Irish market sits in sixth place in the list of coun-tries where people visit from behind the British, Germans, Spanish, Italians, and the Dutch.

At the World Travel Market moves were made to intensify attempts to attract more low cost airlines to Menorca.

This resulted in a new agree-ment with Jet2 to bring a pub-licity campaign to consumers The government declaration

of inter island flights as a pub-lic service have led to a 10% increase in passengers using the routes.

Between January and Ses-tember of this year Air Nos-trum, the airline that covers the routes between Mallorca, Ibi-za, and Menorca, has carried a total of 385,493 passengers. That is 35,000 more than a year ago. Round 10,000 more used the Menorca-Palma route which represents an increase of 6.2%.

Sterling hit a record low against the European single currency on Monday of this week, with the pound falling to a level of just 1.21 euros.

The all-time low comes less than a week after the Bank of England’s dramatic 1.5% rate cut sent UK rates lower than those in the euro zone.

But there are hopes that the plunge will keep British shop-pers at home this Christmas - and entice Europeans to chase bargains in UK shops.

The euro briefly hit a high of 82.08 pence, exceeding a pre-vious record of 81.95 pence.

There has been more praise for the Bank of Spain, this time in the latest edition of The Wall Street Journal. The paper says that the Bank of England has proposed copying the Spanish methods, previously considered too conservative by many, and to transfer them to the interna-tional scenario. Coming in for particular praise is a dynamic system introduced by the Span-ish Central Bank in the year 2000, under which reserves are accumulated against any future mortgage losses. It means that Spanish banks will start next year with a cushion of 40 billion €.

BRING ON THE IRISHattention by way of television, internet, newspapers, maga-zines, and advertising on buses. This has enabled the start of three new routes with Blackpool, Belfast, and Liver-pool adding to the two that the company already have with Newcastle and Leeds.

Criado and the other repre-sentatives also met with Mon-arch Airlines to close an agree-ment to increase the number of flights to the island. The Desti Foundation confirmed that flights will increase next year.

This agreement was reached after Monarch had announced the cancellation of all their winter flights to Menorca ex-cept that to Luton.

Preliminary talks were also held with Tui Germany, Touch Holidays, and Hotelbeds.

On Tuesday further meet-ings were to be held with the internet search engine giant Google to discuss how best to place a new tourism page for Menorca.

With all these moves in the pipeline, at least small busi-nesses can see that there is an effort being made to improve the tourist situation.

Driving without a licence. Speeding. Driving on the pave-ment. All to escape from the police. A young 18 year old boy racer was stopped by the Local Police on his motorbike in Mahón last Friday.

According to the police the youngster had violated several traffic laws while travelling in Calle San Manuel. When they tried to stop him he stepped on the gas and made to escape before the police had man-aged to identify him.

To assist his escape the idiot didn’t hesitate to mount the

The plans and project for the new prison to be built in Mahón have been modified..It has been decided to construct a smaller building. However, the reduction in volume, es-pecially in the control tower, will not affect the number of cells which will still total 126 as previously planned.

The new complex will cover 15,000 sq mtrs close to the Cuartel of the Guardia Civil in Mahon and will have a budget of 43 million euros. The government authorised the compulsorily purchase of the land required for the plans.

The head of General Admin-istration on the island, Javier Tejero said, “ This is a unique

IDIOT BOY RACER NICKEDpavement, travel against the flow of traffic at great speed through the streets of Mahon putting pedestrians at risk as well as the surrounding traffic.

Realizing that he was go-ing to be caught the kamikaze rider made for the Es Castell road in an attempt to shake off his pursuers. After a chase lasting a few minutes he was finally cornered in Santa Ana where the police made the ar-rest.

He was charged with dan-gerous driving, driving without a licence, and resisting arrest.

project in Spain. It has been designed and will be made to measure for Menorca.”

The project has been ap-proved after finishing touches to the infrastructure. “The con-struction could start immedi-ately,” confirmed Tejero.

Examination of the plans show that the prison will be built over four buildings sur-rounded by a wall, the high-est rising to four floors.

Other aspects of the plan allow for communal areas, visiting zones for prisoners’ families, and a medical cen-tre. There will also be areas for conjugal visits. The cultur-al and education facilities will include various classrooms and a library.

... and meanwhile his future home is being built!

CHICKENS SETTLED AND ROOSTED FOR BRITAIN’S DISASTROUS PRIME MINISTERSterling hits all time low against the Euro

The UK base rate stands at 3%, compared with the euro-zone rates of 3.25% after the European Central Bank also cut rates last week.

UK rates are now lower than euro rates for the first time since the single currency’s inception in 1999.

The ailing pound could turn British shops into a good deal for shoppers from the Conti-nent.

According to VisitLondon, the capital’s marketing body, the number of visitors coming from Europe is up 3% since the onset of the credit crunch.

No hiding place Mr Brown!

MORE PASSENGERS: MENORCA TO PALMA

It looks like an agreement has been reached regarding the Formula 1 testing at the aerodrome at San Lluis mean-ing that several teams will once again return to use the facili-ties.

There were worries that test-ing of cars would have meant flying being banned at San Lluis and the land being given back you the original owners. The proper licences and per-mits should now be issued.

There was a meeting last week between Marc Pons, President of the Island Coun-cil, and Jose Luis Villalonga,

President of the Aerodrome in a successful attempt to legalise the activities of the Formula 1 teams.

The promoter of the trials, Raimon Duran will now be able to confirm bookings for early in 2009. It is too late for two of the teams though who have decided to make other arrangements. Duran now has the job of contracting the rest.

The approval will also allow the Aeroclub to put on other related motoring events and hopefully an agreement like this can guarentee the long term future of the club.

F1 SET TO RETURN

Hamilton to return to Menorca?


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A Taliban suicide attacker rammed a bomb-filled minivan into a NATO military convoy in Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Spanish soliders and criti-cally wounding another.

The attack was in western Herat province’s Shindand district where in August, Kabul and the UN alleged that air strikes on Taliban rebels there had killed dozens of civilians. The US military admitted later 33 had died.

The International Security As-sistance Force (ISAF) convoy had been driving through the district with Afghan security forces when it was struck by the attacker’s vehicle, Afghan police said.

One soldier had died on the spot and another later suc-cumbed to his injuries, western Afghanistan police commander General Ikramudin Yawar told AFP. Three others were wound-ed, he said.

Yawar had identified the troops as Italian but they were later confirmed to be Spanish.

“Two Spanish soldiers were

The merger plans between British Airways and Iberia air under threat following the new results from B.A.

The world’s favourite airline announced a loss of 51 million € compared to a profit of 612 million € for the same period, the first six months of last year.

The airline is justifying the loss with the end of industrial subsidies which has meant a cost to the airline of 97 mil-lion €. However passenger numbers were down 3.9% to 17.158 million.

Despite the numbers shares in both BA and Iberia have ral-lied on the markets today.

Telefónica has been fined the Telecommunications Market Commission CMT for placing obstacles to Orange. The fine of 20 million € is for blocking the rental of its lines to Orange, and comes following a complaint placed by the French company in December last year.

Meanwhile the number of new broadband lines in Spain contracted in September was down 27.3% on the same month last year. There are now a to-tal of 8.79 million broadband lines – a penetration of 19.5 lines per 100 inhabitants. 71% of the broadband lines are from Telefónica.

A Spanish court has sus-pended the opening of mass graves in the inquiry into the fate of more than 100,000 who vanished under General Franco’s rule.

The top criminal court ruled by 10 votes to five to stop ex-humations from the 1936-39 Civil War.

It imposed the halt to allow it to rule on whether Spain’s best-known judge, Baltasar Garzon, had the competence to launch the inquiry.

Campaigners condemned the court’s ruling as “brutally inhumane”.

“There are many people who are very old who have been waiting for a long time,” Emilio Silva, head of the As-sociation for the Recovery of Historical Memory, told AFP news agency.

Judge Garzon announced last month that exhumations could start, including the gravesite of poet Federico Garcia Lorca.

Judge Garzon named Gen Francisco Franco and more than 30 members of his re-gime as instigators of alleged crimes against humanity.

But the top criminal court, the National Audience, ruled on Friday: “The activities relat-

SPANISH SOLDIERS DIE IN AFGHANISTAN

killed and another was critical-ly wounded in an attack south of Herat,” the Spanish defence ministry said in Madrid.

Defence Minister Carme Chacon was to speak to the media about the incident later Sunday, an official said.

The NATO-led force -- which includes 2,350 Italian soldiers and 780 Spaniards -- confirmed there had been a suicide attack but was unable to give details.

A spokesman for the insur-gent Taliban, who were in gov-ernment between 1996 and 2001, said the attack was car-ried out on behalf of his organi-sation.

Fifteen Afghan and for-eign soldiers were killed and wounded, said the spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi. The extremists often exaggerate the number of casualties.

Taliban insurgents have been behind scores of suicide at-tacks in Afghanistan, most of them targeted at Afghan and international security forces.

Sunday’s attack took place about two kilometres (one mile)

from the village of Azizabad, where Afghan and UN investi-gations said 90 civilians were killed in air strikes on August 22.

The US military initially said five to seven civilians were killed along with 30-35 Tali-ban. It reviewed its investiga-tion under pressure, and said 33 civilians and 22 militants were killed.

The conflict in Afghanistan has steadily worsened with this year seeing the most insurgent attacks since the Taliban were removed from power for shel-tering Al-Qaeda.

Around 256 international sol-diers have lost their lives in the country this year, according to the icasualties.org website that monitors the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Two US soldiers and two Af-ghans were killed in a suicide attack in the northern province of Baghlan on October 27. Two German soldiers, along with five Afghan children, were killed in the far-northern prov-ince of Kunduz a week earlier.

ed to the exhumation of bod-ies must be suspended while this court resolves questions raised by the public prosecutor regarding the competence of the judge to make this move.”

Its ruling follows an appeal from the public prosecutor who says Franco-era crimes cannot be examined because of an amnesty law passed in 1977.

Judge Garzon has the sup-port of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which recently asked Spain to abolish the amnesty law be-cause it contradicted interna-tional treaties.

COURT SUSPENDS OPENING OF MASS GRAVES

More than 100,000 vanished under General Franco’s rule

IN BRIEF


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LETTERS THIS DAY IN HISTORY14th NovemberAround 150 Africans rushed

the border surrounding Spain’s African outpost city of Melilla, the government said on Mon-day, in the latest violent attempt by migrants to reach Europe.

The migrants tried to batter down a fence during their as-sault on the heavily fortified en-clave which began at 5.30 a.m. (0430 GMT). Border guards re-sponded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported.

A government statement said two civil guard police were bruised and another six suffered the effects of tear gas inhala-tion, but that police closed the control gates at the Beni-Enzar checkpoint with Morocco and

Dear SirsCongratulations on your pa-

per, it’s improving with every issue. As many people have already mentioned, it’s about time we had an English news-paper, and from small English acorns...

What I want to know is what’s with the power cuts we seem to suffer almost on a dai-ly basis .

I can understand that it can happen during stormy weather if power lines etc are blown down, but on a clear, bright day? What’s going on?

Edward Simpkins

Menorca Sun,In response to Mike Han-

nibal’s letter last week, I must admit I’m sorry (and rather sur-prised) that he felt that an arti-cle on all-inclusive tourism was printed in the diario “Menor-

thwarted the attempt.Sub-Saharan migrants have

stepped up their attempts to break into Melilla in recent weeks after storms damaged the fences around the Mediter-ranean city of 60,000 people.

On Saturday, Moroccan police arrested 50 African mi-grants who tried to storm a gap in the fence following a simi-lar attempt by seven migrants the previous day. On Oct. 27, around 30 others managed to breach the border by over-whelming police.

Thousands of migrants are stranded in Morocco and often sleep rough for years in the for-ests near Melilla in the hope of reaching Europe.

ATTEMPT TO STORM MELILLA

1533: Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Ca-jamarca, Inca empire 1862: American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln ap-proves General Ambrose Burn-side’s plan to capture the Con-federate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg. 1889: Pioneering female jour-nalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in seventy-two days. 1921: The Communist Party of Spain is founded. 1922: The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom. 1940: World War II: In Eng-land, the city of Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. 1941: World War II: The air-craft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from U-81 sustained on No-vember 13. 1952: First regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express. 1969: Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon. 1971: Mariner program: Mari-ner 9 reaches Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit an-other planet. 1972: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 (1,003.16) for the first time. 1973: In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. 1975: Spain abandons West-ern Sahara. 1979: Iran hostage crisis: US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive order 12170, freez-ing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. 1982: Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland’s outlawed Solidar-ity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. 1991: American and British au-thorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. 2001: War in Afghanistan: Af-ghan Northern Alliance fight-ers takeover the capital Kabul.

The Town Council at Ciuta-della must decide whether to go ahead with the construction of the Joan Pons Auditorium.

The adjusted plans for 700 seats will see the costs rocket from the original budget of 5.4 million to 10.8 million. For this reason a meeting was held to face up to the shortage of finance in place and to seek

a way out which will not only make the project viable but will also be agreed by all the par-ties.

The installation will also in-clude two projection rooms of 150 sq mtrs each, an observa-tory for astronomers, and a muti use area with 300 seats. Time will tell if it all comes to fruition.

AUDITORIO JOAN PONS

ca” above his letter on the decline of tourism solely to “make his comments worth-less”.

As is common practice in journalism, the items were placed on the same page as they dealt with the same subject (tourism) - albeit from different viewpoints. If there had been any other reason it would have been in the hope that readers would re-alise the direction in which the island was heading, i.e. towards the all-inclusive mar-ket, and ask themselves if this was what they and the island wanted, a form of tourism which brings little or no ben-efit to the local traders such as restaurants, bars and car hire companies.

Regards,Christine WattersonDiario “Menorca


In an effort to improve the reputation of the Local Police in Marbella, the Town Hall has said they want to see the po-licemen subjected to regular drug tests.

Such examinations are not currently carried out anywhere in Spain, with the National Police and Guardia Civil only carrying out medical exami-nations when there is a disci-plinary matter or investigation underway.

Councillor in Marbella for Citizen Safety, María Francisca

The Provincial Court in Barce-lona has sentenced the two peo-ple accused of setting a vagrant, Rosario Endrinal, on fire to her death in 2005, to 17 years in prison. The sentenced ordered 16 years in prison for Ricard P.B. and Oriol P.S., for the death and an additional year for the damage to the bank entrance hall and cash machine, where the victim had been sleeping. Ricard was named in court as the one who started the fire, by throwing a cigarette butt af-ter the woman had been covered with flammable dissolvent, but the

‘Cos it’s freezing and it bloody snows on the mainland. The Si-erra Nevada ski resort opens for the new season on Saturday with 27 kms of pistes available for ski-ers.

11 chair lifts will be operational in Borreguiles, Veleta and Loma de Dílar, with the forfeit costing

THREE GOOD REASONS TO LIVE ON MENORCA!NÚMERO UNO

Caracuel, said they had been considering the idea for a year or so, and have started by test-ing 30 police under training.

It comes just a month after two local police in the town were imprisoned in connection with their alleged links to drug use and trafficking in a case brought by two local prostitutes who alleged aggression and said the police concerned were cocaine users. That case re-mains to be completed with the police meanwhile suspended without pay.

NÚMERO DOSsentence does not distinguish be-tween the two. The two also have to pay 46,000 € to the family in compensation and 26,719 to the La Caixa bank. The case was of interest because one of three ini-tially arrested, Juan José M.R. was underage at the time of the attack and he has been sentenced to eight years in a closed youth offenders centre – the longest punishment considered under Spanish law.

Rosario Endrinal died in hospi-tal from second and third degree burns to 70% of her body 24 hours after the attack.

NÚMERO TRES32.50 for the weekend for adults and 19.50 for children. Depths of powdered snow are between 20 and 50 cms!!! Heavy snows last weekend have meant that the season has been brought forward by a week, according to Cetursa, the public company which runs the ski station.

A brazen prisoner demand-ed a paid holiday in Spain earlier in the year – as his “hu-man right”.

Lag Ian Hutchinson caused outrage by claiming working in the laundry 52 weeks a year entitles him to a break.

He said in a letter to bosses at HMP Coldingley, Surrey: “I write to ask if it might be pos-sible to provide information on working prisoners’ eligi-bility for holidays, ie summer

MEANWHILE... ONE GOOD REASON NOT TO LIVE IN BLIGHTY

and Christmas. I asked one of the managers in the laundry where I am employed and the reply I got, after the laughter stopped, was that prisoners are not entitled to holidays, ‘because we are prisoners’.

“Now, don’t get me wrong. I like a good laugh as well as the next man, but on this oc-casion I would have thought there would have been a more sensible answer.” The con’s claim that he had a hu-

Three mounted matadors, known in Spain as rejonea-dores, have gone on trial this week accused of contracting the hitmen to set fire to 12 hors-es belonging to the Domecq family in June 2001. Six of the animals died instantly, six took years to recover from serious burns.

The arson attack resulted in the Domecq family being una-ble to take part in 60 mounted bullfights during the 2001 sea-son.

However it seems the Domecq horses were not the intended target.

The accused – Jose Miguel Callejon Martin, 30, then a promising young competi-tor; his father, Jose Antonio Callejon Amoros, and Manuel Buendía – allegedly contracted three Colombian hired assas-sins, or sicarios, to destroy horses belonging to another rejoneador – Sergio Galan, an up-and-coming rival.

But the Colombians – who have since vanished – attacked

man right to a holiday sparked outrage.

Former judge Keith Matthew-man QC said: “It is absolutely rubbish that prisoners deserve a holiday in Spain and is typi-cal of the Human Rights Act to stir up this thought.”

He was refused. Another lag said: “Ian had

his mind set on two weeks off his baps in Ibiza, but he’ll be in the laundry as usual. He’s gutted.”

the wrong horses by mistake.On the day of the crime, Ser-

gio Galan and the Domecq brothers, Luis and Antonio, had taken part in a bullfight in Ma-drid and when each party set off for home with their horses in trailers, the Colombian hitmen chose the wrong lorry.

On their way home, the Domecqs stopped for dinner

at a roadside inn. According to prosectors, the hitmen, the hitmen allegedly pushed two petrol bombs through the vents in the horseboxes.

Police said the crime was un-precedented in the history of Spanish horseback bullfight-ing.

And you thought horse rac-ing is corrupt !!

SCANDAL IN THE BULLRING


Menorca was the last place in Spain to fall to Franco.

A public uprising one day af-ter Menorca’s military governor declared support for Franco’s Nationalists gave the island to the Republican cause for the duration of the civil war from 1936-39. Menorca was the last place to fall to General Franco and the island suffered much retribution, including a ban on the local languages. During the Franco years, public groups of three people or more were bro-ken up by the police as “illegal gatherings”. Thankfully Spain returned to democracy in 1975 under King Juan Carlos I.

The Spanish Civil War was a civil war in Spain between rebels (known as Nacionales) and the Spanish Republic and its Republican government and supporters. It took place between July 1936 and April 1939, and ended in a defeat of the Republican cause, fol-

seen as a war between tyranny and democracy, fascism and liberty or communism and civi-lization. It was seen later as a prefiguration of World War II.

From 1934 to 1936, the Sec-ond Spanish Republic was gov-erned by a center-right coalition that included the conservative Catholic Confederacion Es-pañola de Derechas Automas (CEDA). During this time, there were general strikes in Valencia and Zaragoza, street conflicts in Madrid and Barcelona, and a miners’ uprising in Asturias, which was put down forcefully by the troops commanded by General Ochoa and the Le-gionnaires commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Juan Yague, under the direction of Minister of War Diego Hidalgo. During this time, the government ex-pended great efforts to annul the social gains that had been made in the previous years, es-pecially in agrarian reform.

Cadiz,Jerez de la Frontera, Córdo-

ba, Zaragoza and Oviedo all fell under control of the rebels, also known as the National-ists or the fascistss, but failed in Barcelona and Madrid. Be-cause of this, a protracted civil war ensued.

The active participants in the war covered the entire gamut of the political positions and ide-ologies of the time. The Nation-alist side included the fascists of the Falange, Carlist and Legiti-mist monarchists, and Spanish nationalists and most conserva-tives. On the Republican side were most liberals, Basque and Catalan nationalists, socialists, Stalinist and Trotskyist commu-nists, and anarchists of varying ideologies.

To look at the breakdown another way, the National-ists included the majority the Catholic clergy and of practic-ing Catholics (outside of the Basque region), important ele-ments of the army, the major-ity of landowners and many businessmen. The Republicans included most urban workers, peasants, and much of the edu-cated middle class, especially those who were not entrepre-neurs.

The leaders of the rebel-lion were the generals Fran-cisco Franco, Emilio Mola and Jos?Sanjurjo. Sanjurjo was the unquestioned leader of the up-rising, but he was killed in a plane crash on July 20 as he was going to Spain to take con-trol of the rebel side. Franco, the overall commander of the Spanish army since 1933 and already a noted pro-Fascist, flew from the Canary Islands to the Spanish colonies in Moroc-co and took command there.

For the remaining three years of the war, Franco was effec-tive commander of all the Na-tionalists, and he unassumingly arranged events (including as-signing missions to political ri-vals that would likely get them killed) so that at the end of the war there would be no opposi-tion to his rule.

One of the principal motives claimed at the time of the ini-tial Nationalist uprising was to confront the anti-clericalism of the Republican regime and to defend the Roman Catholic

Church, which was censured for its support for the monarchy and which many on the Repub-lican side blamed for the ills of the country. In the opening days of the war, churches, con-vents and other religious build-ings were burnt without action on the part of the Republican authorities to prevent it. Articles 24 and 26 of the Constitution of the Republic banned the Jesuits, which deeply offended many of the Nationalists. Noth-withstanding these religious matters, the Basque national-ists, who nearly all sided with the Republic, were, for the most part, practicing Catholics. John Paul II has recently canonized several of these martyrs of the

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lowed by the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The number of victims has been long dis-puted, with estimates generally ranging between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people killed in the war.

Many Spanish intellectuals and artists (including much of the Spanish Generation of 1927) either were killed or were forced into exile. The Spanish economy needed dec-ades to recover (see the Span-ish miracle).

The political and emotional repercussions of the war went well beyond one nation. From varying points of view, it was

After a series of governmental crises, the elections of February 16, 1936, brought to power a Popular Front government sup-ported by the parties of the left and opposed by those of the right and centre.

On July 17, 1936, there was a conservative rebellion against the recently-elected leftist Popu-lar Front government of Spain. The rebellion was not only a military coup, but it had a sub-stantial civilian component.

The rebels had hoped to gain immediate control of the capital, Madrid, and all the other important cities of Spain. Seville, Pamplona, A Coruña,

Hitler’s meeting with Franco: The Führer was totally unimpressed with the Spanish dictator

A brief history lesson. We know that many of you will already be well versed in the story of the Spanish Civil War, but for the unititated we’ll be giving you a potted his-tory of the conflict over the next couple of weeks. In this issue you’ll read a bit about the background to the conflict. Next week we’ll detail the actual fighting itself.

Spanish Civil War, murdered for being priests or nuns.

The rebellion was opposed by the government (with the troops that remained loyal), as well as by Socialist, Communist and anarchist groups. The Eu-ropean powers such as Britain and France were officially neu-tral but still imposed an arms embargo on Spain, and active-ly discouraged the anti-fascist participation of their citizens. Both fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini and Nazi Germany violated the embargo and sent troops (Corpo Truppe Volon-tari and Legio Condor) and weapons to support Franco. In addition, there were a few volunteer troops from other na-

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tions who fought with the Na-tionalists, such as Eoin O’Duffy of Ireland.

The Republicans received lim-ited support from the Soviet Un-ion as well as from individual idealistic volunteers from many countries, collectively known as the International Brigades. American volunteers formed the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and Canadians formed the Mac-kenzie-Papineau Battalion (the “Mac-Paps”). Among the more famous foreigners participating in the efforts against the fascists were Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell, who went on to write about his experiences in Homage to Catalonia.

Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was in-spired by his experiences in Spain. Norman Bethune used the opportunity to develop the special skills of battlefield med-icine. As a casual visitor Errol Flynn used a fake report of his death at the battlefront to pro-mote his movies.

However, though the Nation-alists were receiving overt aid in the form of arms and troops from Germany and Italy, the Re-publicans received no aid from any major world powers (e.g. Britain or France or the United States).

Many of these powers were still practising a policy of ap-peasement towards Fascist re-

gimes, or they viewed social revolutionary elements within the anti-fascist forces with dis-taste, or they believed that the Republicans were Communists.

Germany used the war as a testing ground for faster tanks and aircraft that were just be-coming available at the time. The Messerschmidt Me-109 fighter and Junkers Ju 52 trans-port/bomber were both used in the Spanish Civil War. In addi-tion, the Soviet I-15 fighter and I-16 fighters were used. The Spanish Civil War was also an example of total war, where the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by the Luftwaffe fore-shadowed episodes of World War II such as the bombing campaign on Britain by the Na-zis and the bombing of Dres-den by the Allies.

The German Condor Legion made extensive use of the Flak 88 in the Spanish Civil War. This image is from La Mola on Menorca

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The bus services on Menorca are brilliant! They are clean, punctual and cheap, and they pretty much cover the entire island. To give you an idea of the cost of travel, the most expensive journey is Mahon (Maó) to Ciutadella at 4.25e. Most tickets are under 1.50€.

A few words of caution though… some of the services are fairly infre-quent, so plan your journey carefully!

As mentioned above, the buses are usually spotlessly clean, and they dis-courage the consumption of food and drink whilst travelling. Also, if you want to show off your tanned beer-belly, you can’t! Shirts must be worn.

Only coins and 5€, 10€ and 20€ notes are accepted, so you’ll have to find somewhere else to exchange your hooky fifties!

There’s access for the disabled only on Lines 01, 02 and 03.

Finally, whilst every effort is made to ensure that these timetables are accurate and up to date, it’s always worth double-checking with the trans-port companies before travelling.

01 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MER-CADAL-FERRERIES-CIUTADELLA Approximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15 mins) CiutadellaMonday to FridayMahon: 6.45, 8.15, 9.15, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 13.15, 14.15, 15.15, 16.15, 17.15, 18.15, 19.15, 20.15, 21.15, 22.15 23.15, 00.15Ciutadella: 6.40, 7.40, 8.40, 9.40, 10.40, 11.40, 12.40, 13.40, 14.40, 15.15, 15.40, 16.40, 17.40, 18.40, 19.40, 20.40, 21.40, 22.40, 23.40SaturdayMahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 14.30, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 16.30, 19.00Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 14.30, 16.30, 19.00

02 MAHON-ES CASTELLMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.20*, 7.45*, 8.15*, 8.45*, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 13.15, 13.45, 14.15*, 14.45*, 15.15*, 15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45Es Castell: 7.30*, 8.00*, 8.30*, 9.00*, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.00, 14.30*, 15.00*, 15.30*, 16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.30, 20.00, 20.30, 21.00

03 MAHON-SANT LLUISMonday to Sunday (* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 8.10*,

8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.15*, 15.30, 16.00, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.30, 20.00*, 20.15, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*Sant Lluis: 7.30*, 7.40*, 8.20, 8.40*, 9.10, 9.40, 10.10, 10.40, 11.10, 11.40, 12.40, 13.10, 13.40, 14.10, 14.20, 14.40*, 15.10 (Sun only), 15.40, 16.10, 16.40, 17.40, 18.10, 18.40, 19.10, 19.40, 20.00, 20.40*, 21.40*, 22.40*, 23.40

14 MAHON-CIUTADELLAEXPRESS BUS – directMonday to Friday Mahon: 7.00, 8.00, 9.45, 12.45, 14.15, 15.15, 16.45, 17.45, 19.45, 22.15Ciutadella: 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.15, 12.10, 14.15, 15.15, 16.15, 18.10, 19.10, 21.15

21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENTMonday to SaturdayMahon: 7.45, 8.45, 9.30, 10.30, 11.45, 12.45, 13.30, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 19.40Sant Climent: 8.00, 9.05, 10.10, 11.10, 12.25, 13.05, 14.05, 16.40, 17.20, 18.40, 19.20, 20.10Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 9.15, 12.15, 15.15, 18.15Sant Climent: 9.25, 12.25, 15.25, 18.25

21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENT-CANUTELLS Monday to SaturdayMahon: 8.45, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Canutells: 9.00, 13.00, 17.15, 19.15No service on Sunday or Public Holi-days

31 MAHON-SANT CLIMENT- CALA EN PORTERMonday to SaturdayMahon: 9.30, 10.30, 11.45, 13.30, 16.00, 18.00, 19.40Cala en Porter: 10.00, 11.00, 12.15, 13.45 16.30, 18.30, 20.00No service Sunday or Public Holidays

31 MAHON-ALAIOR-SON BOU (TORRESOLI & CLUB SAN JAIME)Monday to SaturdayMahon: 7.15, 8.30, 10.00, 11.00, 11.30, 12.30, 14.00, 15.30, 16.30, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.30, 22.00Alaior: 7.25, 8.40, 10.10, 11.10, 11.40, 12.40, 14.10, 15.40, 16.40, 17.10, 18.10, 19.10, 20.40, 22.10Torresoli: 7.40, 8.55, 10.25, 11.25, 11.55, 12.55, 14.25, 15.55, 16.55, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20.55, 22.25Club Sant Jaime: 7.45, 9.00, 10.30, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00, 17.00, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30, 21.00, 22.30Son Bou: 8.00, 9.15, 10.45, 11.45, 12.15, 13.15, 14.45, 16.15, 17.15, 17.45, 18.45, 19.45, 21.15, 22.45Alaior: 8.15, 9.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30, 13.30, 15.00, 16.30, 17.30, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00, 21.30, 23.00Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 17.00, 18.30, 20.00Alaior: 8.40, 10.10, 11.40, 13.10, 17.10, 18.40, 20.10Torresoli: 8.55, 10.25, 11.55, 13.25, 17.25, 18.55, 20.25Club Sant Jaime: 9.00, 10.30, 12.00, 13.30, 17.30, 19.00, 20.30Son Bou: 9.15, 10.45, 12.15, 13.45, 17.45, 19.15, 20.45Alaior: 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00, 18.00, 19.30, 21.00

51 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MER-CADAL-FERRERIES-CALA GALDANAApproximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15 mins) Cala GaldanaMonday to SaturdayMahon: 9.30, 16.45

Cala Galdana: 10.20, 17.05Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 10.30, 17.30Cala Galdana: 9.20, 16.20

52 CIUTADELLA-CALA GALDANAMonday to SaturdayCiutadella: 10.40, 13.50, 16.50Cala Galdana: 10.00, 13.20, 16.20Sunday and Public HolidaysCiutadella: 9.50, 13.50, 16.45Cala Galdana: 10.20, 13.20, 17.20

53 FERRERIES-CALA GALDANAMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Ferreries: 7.05*, 8.05*, 9.05, 9.40*, 10.05, 11.05, 12.05, 13.05, 15.05*, 16.05, 16.50*, 17.05, 18.05, 19.05, 20.05, 21.05*, 22.05*Cala Galdana: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20, 10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20, 15.20*, 16.20, 17.05*, 17.20, 18.20, 19.20, 20.20, 21.20*, 22.20*

71 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MIG-JORN GRAN-CALA TOMASApproximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Es Migjorn Gran (10 mins) Cala TomasMonday to SaturdayMahon: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30, 15.15, 17.30, 19.45Cala Tomas: 9.00, 11.15, 13.15, 16.15, 18.30, 20.30Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.15, 11.15, 14.15, 18.30Cala Tomas: 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 19.15

71/72 ES MIGJORN GRAN-ES MERCADALMonday to SaturdayEs Migjorn Gran: 8.55, 11.10, 13.40, 16.10, 18.25, 20.55Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55, 15.40, 17.55, 20.10Sunday and Public HolidaysEs Migjorn Gran: 9.05, 12.35, 15.35, 19.25Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00, 18.50

71/72 ES MIGJORN GRAN-CALA TOMASMonday to SaturdayEs Migjorn Gran: 8.25, 8.45, 10.40, 11.00, 12.55, 13.15, 15.40, 16.00, 17.55, 18.15, 20.10, 20.30Cala Tomas: 8.45, 9.00, 11.00, 11.15, 13.15, 13.30, 16.00, 16.15, 18.15, 18.30, 20.30, 20.45Sunday and Public HolidaysEs Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 11.40, 12.10, 14.40, 15.10, 19.00Cala Tomas: 8.55, 9.00, 12.00, 12.25, 15.00, 15.25, 19.15

72 CIUTADELLA-FERRERIES-ES MERCADAL-ES MIGJORN GRAN-CALA TOMASMonday to SaturdayCiutadella: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30, 15.15, 17.30, 19.45Ferreries: 8.15, 10.30, 12.45, 15.30, 17.45, 20.00Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55, 15.40, 17.55, 20.10Es Migjorn Gran: 8.45, 11.00, 13.15, 16.00, 18.15, 20.30Cala Tomas: 8.45, 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.15, 20.45Sunday and Public HolidaysCiutadella: 8.10, 11.40, 14.40, 18.30Ferreries: 8.25, 11.55, 14.55, 18.45Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00, 18.50Es Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 12.10, 15.10, 19.00Cala Tomas: 8.55, 12.25, 15.25, 19.15

91 MAHON-SANT LLUIS-ALCAU-FAR-S’ALGAR (LAS PALMERAS)Monday to SundayMahon: 8.30, 9.30, 12.30, 13.30, 15.30, 18.30Alcaufar: 8.45, 9.45, 12.45, 13.45, 15.45, 18.45Las Palmeras: 8.55, 9.55, 12.55, 13.55, 15.55, 18.55S’Algar: 9.00, 10.00, 13.00, 14.00, 16.00, 19.00

92 MAHON-PUNTA PRIMA (SUR MENORCA-INSOTEL-XALOC)Monday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00*, 15.00*, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00*, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*Sur Menorca: 7.15*, 8.15*, 9.15, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 13.15, 14.15*, 15.15*, 16.15, 17.15, 18.15, 19.15, 20.15*, 21.15*, 22.15*, 23.15*Insotel: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20, 10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20*, 15.20*, 16.20, 17.20, 18.20, 19.20, 20.20*, 21.20*, 22.20*, 23.20*Xaloc: 7.25*, 8.25*, 9.25, 10.25, 11.25, 12.25, 13.25, 14.25*, 15.25*, 16.25, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20.25*, 21.25*, 22.25*, 23.25*Punta Prima: 7.30*, 8.30*, 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30*, 15.30*, 16.30, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30, 20.30*, 21.30*, 22.30*, 23.30*IMPORTANT! All the times given are DEPARTURE TIMES 93 MAHON-BINIBECAMonday to SundayMahon: 10.30, 14.00, 17.30Binibeca 1: 10.15, 14.15, 17.50Binibeca 2: 11.00, 14.15, 18.00

94 SANT LLUIS-BINIDALIMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Sant Lluis: 8.45, 11.15, 13.15, 18.15, 20.45*, 23.15Binidali: 9.30, 12.00, 14.00, 19.00, 21.30*, 00.00*

BUS FORNELLSMonday to SaturdayFornells to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.40, 12.15, 16.00 Cala Tirant: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Es Mercadal: 9.20, 13.35 (not Sat), 18.00Mahon: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Son Parc: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Arenal d’en Castell to:Es Mercadal: 8.50, 19.20Fornells: 8.50, 13.35, 19.20Mahon: 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 16.20, 17.20Cala Tirant to: Es Mercadal: 9.10, 13.30 (not Sat), 17.45Fornells: 9.10, 11.20, 13.30 (not Sat), 17.45Mahon: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05Son Parc: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05Es Mercadal to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.15, 11.45, 14.15 (not Sat)Cala Tirant: 8.15, 11.45Fornells: 8.15, 11.45Mahon to:Arenal d’en Castell: 9.30, 11.40, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00Cala Tirant: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Fornells: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Son Parc: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Son Parc to:Cala Tirant: 11.00, 17.25Fornells: 11.00, 13.15, 17.25Mahon: 9.10, 12.35, 16.20SundayFornells to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.45, 16.45Mahon: 8.45, 16.45Son Parc: 8.45, 16.45Arenal d’en Castell to:

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Monday to SundayMahon: 5.45, 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 7.45, 8.15, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 13.15, 13.45, 14.15, 14.45, 15.15, 15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.15, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45, 21.15, 21.45, 22.15, 23.15, 00.15

Airport: 5.55, 6.25, 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55, 9.25, 9.55, 10.25, 10.55, 11.25, 11.55, 12.25, 12.55, 13.25, 13.55, 14.25, 14.55, 15.25, 15.55, 16.25, 16.55, 17.25, 17.55, 18.25, 18.55, 19.25, 19.55, 20.25, 20.55, 21.25, 21.55, 22.25, 23.25, 00.25

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Don’t forget that if you’re using your English phone always add the interna-tional dialling code for Spain, 0034, before calling the numbers below.

Emergencies - 112Ambulances - 061National Police - 091 (urgent)Guardia Civil -062Local Police - 092Fire Brigade - 092Sea Rescue - 971 728 322Airport - 971 157 000British Consulate - 971 367 818

CouncilsAlaior - 971 371 002Ciutadella - 971 381 050Ferreries - 971 373 003Es Castell - 971 365 193Es Mercadal - 971 375 002Es Migjorn - 971 370 111Mahon - 971 369 800Sant Lluis - 971 150 950

TaxisAlaior - 971 367 111Ferreries - 971 480 685 & 660 411 965Ciutadella - 971 367 111Es Castell - 971 362 779Es Mercadal - 971 367 111Es Migjorn - 971 367 111Mahon - 971 367 111Sant Lluis - 971 150 641 & 971 367 111

Tourist InformationCiutadella - 971 481 515Mahon - 971 363 790

The International Dialling Code for the UK is 0044

Fornells: 11.20Mahon: 9.20, 17.20Mahon to:Arenal d’en Castell: 11.00, 18.00Fornells: 11.00, 18.00Son Parc: 11.00, 18.00Son Parc to:Fornells 11.50Mahon 9.00, 17.00

NIGHT BUSES

CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUISFridayCiutadella: 00.00, 03.00Ferreries: 00.20, 03.20Es Mercadal: 00.35, 03.35Alaior: 00.45, 03.45Mahon Port: 01.00, 04.00Mahon Bus station: 01.10, 04.10Es Castell: 01.20, 04.20Sant Lluis: 01.30, 04.30

SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLAFridaySant Lluis: 00.00, 03.00Es Castell: 00.10, 03.10Mahon Bus Station: 00.20, 03.20Mahon Port: 00.30, 03.30Alaior: 00.45, 03.45,Es Mercadal: 00.55, 03.55,Ferreries: 01.10, 04.10,Ciutadella: 01.30, 04.30,

CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUISSaturdayCiutadella: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00Ferreries: 23.15, 01.15, 03.15, 05.20Es Mercadal: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30, 05.35Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45Mahón Port: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00, 06.00Mahón Bus Station: 00.10, 02.10, 04.10, 06.10Sant Climent: 04.20Es Castell: 00.20, 02.20, 04.20, 06.20Sant Lluis: 00.30, 02.30, 04.50, 06.50

SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLASaturdaySant Lluis: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00Es Castell: 23.10, 01.10, 03.10, 05.10Mahon Bus Station: 23.20, 01.20, 03.20, 05.20Mahon Port: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30, 05.30Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45Es Mercadal: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00, 06.00Ferreries: 00.15, 02.15, 04.15, 06.15Ciutadella: 00.30, 02.30, 04.30, 06.30

BUS SERVICES


All times given are local

RUGBY LEAGUESaturday 15 NovemberEngland vs New ZealandWorld Cup Semi-Final09.30 Sky Sports 2Sunday 16 NovemberAustralia vs FijiWorld Cup Semi-Final09.30 Sky Sports 2

FOOTBALLSaturday 15 NovemberBolton vs LiverpoolBarclays’ Premiership13.45 Sky Sports 1Doncaster vs IpswichChampionship18.20 Sky Sports 1WBA vs ChelseaBarclays’ Premiership18.30 Setanta Sports 1Sunday 16 NovemberEverton vs MiddlesboroBarclays’ Premiership14.30 Sky Sports 1Hamilton vs CelticSPL15.00 Setanta Sports 1Hull vs Man CityBarclays’ Premiership17.00 Sky Sports 1Monday 17 NovemberGlentoran vs CliftonvilleN. Ireland Premier20.45 Sky Sports 1Tuesday 18 NovemberScotland vs N. IrelandU21 Friendly20.45 Sky Sports 1England vs Czech RepublicU21 Friendly20.45 Setanta Sports 1Wednesday 19 NovemberGermany vs EnglandFriendly20.45 ITV1N. Ireland vs HungaryFriendly20.45 Sky Sports 3Scotland vs ArgentinaFriendly21.00 Sky Sports 1

MUSEUMS & HISTORY

Bastió de sa FontPlaça de sa Font, CiutadellaTue to Sat: 10.00-14.00 and 18.00-21.00The Municipal Museum is based in the bastió, one of the few re-maining structures from the town’s 17th century fortifications. The permanent archaeological exhibi-tion is worth a visit.Diocesan MuseumC/Seminari 9, CiutadellaMon to Sat: 10.30-14.00A small museum housing a di-verse mix of archaeological finds, art and ecclesiastical objects. Fort MarlboroughCala Sant Esteve, Es CastellTue to Sun: 9.30-15.00 A major fortification built by the British in the 18th century to guard the entrance to the port of Mahón. The visit starts through the underground galleries before emerging into the (now dry!) moat and then up into the battlements. Intelligent use of modern technol-ogy helps create a real feel for the age. 3€ (Sun. free)Fortalesa la MolaLa Mola, MahonDaily: 10.00-20.00An imposing fortress that domi-nates the entrance to the Port of Mahon. Built in the mid-19th century to repel the British it later served as a high security prison. Guided tours daily at 10.30, 12.30 and 17.30.Military MuseumPlaça de l’Esplanada, Es CastellMon, Wed & Fri and first Sun of the month: 10.00-13.00Housed in an old barracks on the Esplanada A fascinating little mu-seum that takes you through the island’s rich military history.Museum of MenorcaAvda. Dr. Guardia, MahónTue to Sat: 10:00-14:00 & 18:00-20:30. Sun: 10:00 to 14:00A fascinating museum situated in a former cloister of a Franciscan monastery. Offers a great insight into the history of the island.Nature MuseumC/ Mallorca 2, FerreriesSat: 10:30-13:30 & 17:30-20:30. Sun: 10:00-14:00The Museu de la Natura de Menorca is a captivating mu-seum, exhibiting a wide range of the many natural wonders from the island and surrounding areas.Sant Felip CastleCarrer Sant Felip, Es CastellThur and Sun at 10.00Twice weekly guided tours around one of 18th century Europe’s key defences.

Friday 14 NovemberMarket: Ciutadella9.00 to 13.30Plaça des BornMarket: Ferreries9.00 to 13.30Karaoke: Cala en PorterAloha @ 21.00You will survive!Quiz: Arenal d’en CastelSmithy’s @ 20.00Thinking caps on!

Saturday 15 NovemberMarket: Mahón9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaMarket: Ciutadella9.00 to 13.30Plaça des BornBowls: S’AlgarSant Lluis Hotel @ 10.00The Menorca Bowls Club meets at the bowls green opposite the San Luis Hotel , S’Algar. Newcomers always welcome. Bowls are avail-able to hire. For further informa-tion, please contact the Captain, John Smith – Tel: 971 939 045Quiz: Es CastellThe Delfin @ 20.00Saturday night quiz returns!

Sunday 16 NovemberFlea Market: MahónParque des Freginal 9.00 to 13.30Discover a few hidden treasures! A great place to potter around on a Sunday morning.Trotting Races: MahónHippodromo, Av J.A. Clavé 400 @ 11.30More horsey fun!Bingo: Es CastellThe Delfin @ 20.00Prize bingo at the Deli on C/Gran.

Monday 17 NovemberMarket: Es Castell9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaMarket: Sant Lluis9.00 to 13.30

SPORT ON TVRUGBY UNIONFriday 14 NovemberSale vs WorcesterGuinness Premiership21.00 Sky Sports 1Saturday 15 NovemberEngland vs AustraliaFriendly15.30 Sky Sports 2Scotland vs South AfricaFriendly16.30 BBC1Ireland vs New ZealandFriendly18.15 BBC2

Watch Sky and/or Setanta Sports in the following bars (please note that not all of these bar have Setan-ta Sports, always check first!);

Es Castell: Scandals, Delfin, TeapotPunta Prima: The Blue Anchor, Sebastian Place, El ForoCala en Porter: Galleon, Champs (has Showtime), Irish Bar, Village Pub, Poolside Bar, SalamandraBinibeca: Bar PalominoCala Galdana: Black & White Bar, Pub MississippiSon Bou: Kit Kat BarSant Tomas: Bar Halley, Sant TomasCala’n Bosch: McCarthy’s, KaraokeAddaiaEs Pins

Plaça de Sa CreuBowls: S’AlgarSee Saturday for details.

Tuesday 18 NovemberMarket: Mahón9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaMarket: Ferreries9.00 to 13.30Red Cross Craft Group: MahónEl Picadero @ 10.00 - 13.00Call 971 188 856Jazz: Sant ClimentCasino, Sant Jaume 2 @ 21.30Menorca’s longest established jazz club.

Wednesday 19 NovemberMarket: Es Migjorn Gran9.00 to 13.30Market: Es Castell9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaBowls: S’AlgarSee Saturday for details.

Thursday 20 NovemberMarket: Alaior9.00 to 13.30C/ Reverendo HuguetMarket: Fornells9.00 to 14.00C/ de ses RoquesMarket: Cala’n Porter19.00 to 23.00Plaça de MevisLive Jazz/Blues: MahonAkelarre Jazz Bar, Moll de Ponent 42Regular Thursday night jazz and blues jam session with the Lou Deach Quintet.Quiz: Es CastellThe Delfin @ 20.00Get the old brain cells working at the Delfin’s weekly pub quiz. Teams of up to four.Karaoke/Quiz: Sant ClimentCoach & Horses @ 20.00Sing ‘n ponder night!

If you want your social or sporting organisation to be included in our listing then simply drop us a line at [email protected].

Menorca Cricket ClubFounded in 1985 the M.C.C. are based at the delightful Biniparrell ground which is to be found on the road between S’Ullestrà and Llucmaçanes in the Sant Lluis area. Games are played most weekends and spectators are very welcome. www.menorcacricketclub.com Age ConcernThe island’s Age Concern have a shop on C/ Padera 39 in Es Castell.

Membership Secretary is Sheila Cox 659 185 407.Menorca Bridge ClubThe club meets every Wednesday evening at 7.15 at the Hotel Port Mahón. Call Janet Brown 971 188 856.Menorca Bowls ClubThe Menorca Bowls Club meets at the bowls green opposite the San Luis Hotel, S’Algar on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Meet 10.00 for a 10.30 start. Newcom-ers always welcome. Bowls are available to hire. For further infor-mation, please contact the Captain, John Smith – Tel: 971 939 045

Red CrossCall 648 168 034Es Castell Brass BandA new venture supported by the lo-cal council. If you play a brass instru-ment and would like to get involved then call Dave on 663 459 245.Menorca Charity PlayersCurrently in rehearsals for their pro-duction of ‘Allo ‘Allo. The company is always on the look out from new talent. Chris Coleman 696 434 787.MenHoCa Futbol 7Doing the Brit community proud in Menorca’s 7s league. They train in Malbuger. Lee 659 987 362.

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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

The Picadero Art GroupThey meet at the El Picadero restau-rant every Tuesday at 10am. Call Liz Quayle on 647 237 210.Rotary Club of MenorcaMeets on Tuesdays at La Minerva on the port in Mahón.Masonic LodgeCall Jeremy McHale on 971 361 606.Royal British LegionCall Geraldine Dogget on 971 188 210.Club de Golf Son Parc - MenorcaOpen all year round, 10 and 12 month membership available. Inter-esting rates for Winter Green Fees

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Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adven-tures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, “Now don’t get mad at me . I know we’ve been friends for a long time ...but I just can’t think of your name! I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember it. Please tell me what your name is.” Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, “How soon do you need to know?”

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My wife and I were sitting at a table at my old school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asks, “Do you know her?” “Yes,” I sighed, “She’s my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been really sober since.” “My God!” says my wife, “Who would think a person could go oncelebrating that long?”

HOROSCOPESAQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18)Always make time to shop for car insurance. It will make your day more fulfilling. You’re gen-erally hopeless with money, so this week should come as no shock to you at all.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20)Do what you feel is right in your heart. The best way to undo your mistakes is to stand up, take a good look around, and then shout “Sorry chaps! Today has been one almighty cock-up and I’m very much to blame. If you need to give any-one a good kicking, I’m your person. Please form a queue.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22)Anything someone says this week that is unkind is probably meant in jest, you ugly so and so!!! Actions take a moment, consequences last a lifetime. Knowing your hand span may become useful over the coming days, although the mystics will not give me any information as to how or why.

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21)All this week you are set for uncontrollable setbacks to all your plans. There’s nothing you can do, so you might as well start being awful to peo-ple you suspect might cause your setbacks. You like to think that you’re finally gettings your financial affairs into good or-der. May the tax be with you.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20)When trying to take the top of a bottle of paracetamol, you may find yourself contemplat-ing destroying the universe. Tensions could rise over com-ing days when someone close to you opens your mail and then puts it in a drawer without telling you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 20)The media will try to control your life this week. Many con-gratulations! You are not the person you once were, try to reflect those changes in your general appearance and, please, smile for a change.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22)You must relax more, take long walks and fill the bath up re-ally full so that you can soak those weary limbs. Whilst we are not all superhuman, some of us are at least able to go to sleep without wetting the bed in the night.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21)When taking out the bins, re-member that blood stains don’t easily wash out of white shirts. Did you happen to see a film called “Creepy Creatures of The Night”? It wasn’t a good film. This week is your own personal “Creepy Creatures of The Night”.

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19)Everything you have to fear comes from within. You should have chosen the korma instead of the vindaloo. Comb overs will suddenly attract you this week as you attempt to get a hospital appointment for an eye problem.

CANCER (Jun 21-Jul 22)When faced with a lifetime of trauma, please remember what your mother always told you. When faced with life’s prob-lems you generally prefer to stride in with both boots kick-ing. If you never liked sprouts before, try them again. Your tastes may have changed.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22)You think you’re so advanced, but when was the last time monkeys had to worry about their finances? Exercise may seem like a dirty word, but un-til you lose some weight fatty, it’s the dirtiest word you’re go-ing to hear for a long time.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19)You are not a sham, nor are you a mockery. You are you. Lots of love. Your friends will call you Jumbo.

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Yes, Barcelona continue with their Ming-the-Merciless style maulings of opponents. And yes, Real Madrid continue to be somewhat lucky in their ability to grind out results when playing poorly. But so what?

As one pertinent reader pointed out over the weekend, none of these results matter a Maniche’s meal, thanks to the bungling of La Liga’s fixture-fix-ers.

In the first quarter of the sea-son, Madrid should have been punished by tougher teams than the Malaga’s of La Liga whilst Barcelona deserve to be further ahead of their rivals having been victorious over the likes of Villarreal.

Instead, the two clubs have been fed cannon fodder to chump on and that will con-tinue until round 13 when both will then face Sevilla, each oth-er, Valencia and Villarreal in a rapid run, followed by another five months or so of fish-food.

What happens if Barça break down, as Xavi fears? Or if Real Madrid suddenly rediscover their mojo? Would the first 12 rounds have been a big waste of time?

Samuel Eto’o helped Barcelo-na stay top of the Primera Liga by scoring four first-half goals as the leaders crushed Val-ladolid 6-0 at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

The striker took his league tally for the season to 13 and matched Gonzalo Higuain’s earlier heroics for Real Ma-drid when the Argentine striker scored all four goals as they came back with 10 men to beat promoted Malaga 4-3 at the Bernabeu.

Barca’s eighth straight league win gives them 25 points from 10 games, two ahead of cham-

LA LIGAHiguain and Eto’o bag four each for Real and Barca

pions Real in second.Eto’o raced through to beat

two defenders and open the scoring for Barca in the 12th minute before doubling their lead on the half-hour with a volley after a wonderful flow-ing move.

He picked up Lionel Mes-si’s pass to round the keeper for the third in the 42nd and slotted home the fourth two minutes later after the Argen-tina forward’s surging run was blocked and the ball broke free for the Cameroon forward.

Eidur Gudjohnsen netted a delicate chip in the 71st and a sublime passing move ended with Aleksandr Hleb squaring for France’s Thierry Henry to stab home the sixth near the end.

While Barca’s victory was a one-sided affair full of intri-cate passing moves, Real’s win owed more to their gritty fighting spirit as they narrowly avoided making it four games without a victory in all competi-tions.

The injury-hit side were under pressure to appease the Berna-beu faithful who had whistled the team during Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League defeat at home to Juventus.

They got off to a bad start when Malaga’s Portuguese midfielder Eliseu dribbled off the wing past two defenders. When his pull-back was fired against the post he put away the rebound.

The home team responded quickly with Higuain netting af-ter Francesc Arnau could only parry Marcelo’s shot but a low cross from Duda caught Real defender Gabriel Heinze flat-footed in the 18th minute leav-ing Malaga striker Nabil Baha free to score.

Higuain came to the rescue from the penalty spot after a handball on the edge of the area, but Real were reduced to 10 men when defender Ser-gio Ramos stepped on Eliseu’s chest after a challenge.

Duda was fouled in the area and Apono drilled home a penalty to restore Malaga’s advantage, but the lead only lasted a minute until Higuain beat Arnau from well outside the area.

The home crowd came to life and Higuain was bundled over for a penalty on the coun-ter-attack in the 78th which the 20-year-old put away on the rebound, and both sides came close to adding another goal in the frantic closing stages.

Villarreal and Valencia - it seems a little unfair to leave this impressive pair out of these calculations. But unless they are still in the hunt with 10 games to go, rather than 10 games gone, they must surely be con-sidered as Champions League contenders rather than title-chasers - something managers Emery and Pellegrini would both perhaps admit after a pint or two.

Five goals from Mohamed Tchité in Racing’s last three league and UEFA Cup games have saved his manager’s skin by moving his team into a snug mid-table position, after the wobbliest of starts to the cam-paign.

Another coach-saving per-formance came from Athlet-ic’s Fernando Llorente with an injury-time equaliser against Mallorca to keep Joaquín Ca-parrós hopping about on the touchline for another couple of weeks.

Already a contender for the buy of the season. The Turkish titan, Mehmet Aurelio, made the right move this summer by becoming a very big fish in a very small Betis pond with a move from Fenerbahce.

In the absence of Edu, the trundling of Pavone and the absolute hopelessness of José Mari, the Brazilian-born mid-fielder is now the club’s top scorer with three, thanks to a double against Numancia.

Sevilla were awful. Just aw-ful in the first half against Rec-reativo. From the distribution of Palop to the aimless punting of the midfielders Sevilla made Recreativo look half decent,

which is a criminal offence in some parts of Spain.

A slightly improved second half showing gave Sevilla a narrow 1-0 win, but did not stop the inevitable boos and whistles from the home sup-port.

“We didn’t play well and to say anything other than that would be to delude ourselves from the truth,” admitted Mano-lo Jiménez after the game.

Diego Capel made a return to La Liga with another stun-ning dive - a dive which some-how fooled the referee into giving his side a penalty. Fortu-nately it was missed by Freddie Kanouté. Yet again, a player

We haven’t checked, but the Real Madrid captain still prob-ably got one point from Marca and AS for his brilliant bench-sit-

ting performance against Malaga.

Eto’o on target

Higuain celebrates

with undoubted talent came across as an enormous cheat.

“Dear Lord no,” was the three-word review on Sunday night’s goalless draw between Osasuna and Atlético from one seasoned observer. It’s a game that has the Madrid press call-ing Javier Aguirre a big old yel-low belly for deploying a five man midfield and Kun on his own against a team who have only netted three goals all sea-son.

Finally, Recreativo, Numan-cia. We’re not betting people here at Menorca Sun Towers but we’d put our Buffy box-sets on this duo going down with Os-asuna at the end of the season.

REAL IN CUP SHOCK!Real Madrid are out of the

cup! Bernd Schuster’s side were eliminated by second division B side Real Unión on the away goal rule after the second leg finished 4-3! The Basque team went ahead twice through Abasolo and Salcedo, but Raúl equalised both times. And after youngster Alberto Bueno got a third and then Raúl completed a hat-trick, Madrid appeared to be through. But Eneko Romo headed a third goal for the visi-tors in the last minute to com-plete one of the biggest surpris-es in Spanish cup history.

Schuster under pressure


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RUGBY CLUB CRASH TO HEAVY DEFEAT

In the end the shortage of players through injury proved too big a hurdle to overcome against the superior physical power of Bahia, the current champions.

From the very early moments of it was clear that the Mallor-can team had prepared for this match. However, with tremen-dous concentration and effort the locals managed to reach half time without conceding a try, led by some spectacular tackles by Petrotta. Bahia led 0-10 at the break.

At the start of the second half, the sin-binning (10 minute expulsion) of various Menorca players for repeat offending in tackles, allowed the Mallorcans off the leash and they ran over five tries in this period.

For Menorca, apart from Tomaso Petrotta, centre Moi-ses Borras, and forwards Driss Asenjo and Jaime Pons all stood out with good performances

For the visitors, Guillem Nad-al, with two tries, and Rocerto Monasterio later voted man of the match, both stood out

The game ended 0-52 to Ba-hia and next up will be Ibiza Rugby Club. In spite of this re-sult Menorca RUC are looking forward to the rest of the season with the return of several of their best players for that game.

ViveMenorca have finally run out of excuses following their lamentable performance at Fuenlabrada where they surren-dered and eighteen point lead to slump to their sixth defeat in the opening seven games of the season.

The signs for the rest of the campaign are ominous and whislt it’s not yet the case of the knives being drawn for coach Ricard Casas he’s certainly under pressure to turn matters around.

The 80-91 defeat saw the island club drop to the foot of the table

Once again ViveMenorca got off to a promising start but by the half way point the home team had reeled in the eighteen points deficit to trail by only one. The opening minutes of the third period were nothing short of disastrous for the Menorcan team as Fuenlabrada scored fifteen unanswered points to establish a lead that the visitors never looked capable of clos-

CASAS UNDER PRESSURE?

ing. Menorca once again had

Pooh Jeter as their MVP with 20 points but he lacked sup-port from his team-mates.

The only real positive from the game was the debut of Damir Markota who came on for the

final five minutes. The fans are hoping that he can add the spark to the struggling team.

This weekend ViveMenorca entertain Zaragoza who sit mid table with three wins.

The game is on IB3 at 12.30 on Sunday.

In the latest in a series of ap-parent personal data blunders, the government has been forced to admit that an Isle of Wight resi-dent found a book containing the names and telephone numbers of hundreds of thousands of people ‘literally left on his doorstep’.

‘As soon as I found the book I knew something was wrong,’ said Michael Sexton who found the incriminating volume. ‘I started flicking through it looking for myself and my family, and it was all there. I just can’t see how something like this could have been allowed to happen. How could they know my number, my address, my postcode and every-thing? It’s frightening.’

Sexton fears that had the book been found by a less honest in-dividual, they might have been able to commit identity fraud, although he admits that he isn’t sure exactly how. ‘When I re-alised that,’ he said, ‘I immedi-ately resolved to contact my MP and discuss the security breach

with him. Unfortunately I don’t have his phone number. Is there something where I can look them up?’

A representative of the Home Office told reporters that the in-formation contained in the book does not constitute a leak. ‘This is the telephone directory,’ he said to the scorn of reporters. ‘The phone companies compile it and you can opt out at any stage. Everybody gets a copy. I… I don’t understand what you think has happened here.’

But Sexton is not convinced, and with the backing of the Dai-ly Express has launched a cam-paign to force Gordon Brown to start an inquiry into how so much personal information came to be left on his doorstep. The cam-paigners have also announced that they intend to investigate the claim that a group of children recently visited his home ask-ing for a donation of chocolate. ‘How did they know where I live? That’s what I want to know.’

Book of phone numbers ‘left on doorstep’

Coach Casas

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MENORCAMART.COM DARTS LEAGUEFirst of all: a big thanks to all

the teams that are texting us their results and details of the games. Your support is greatly appreci-ated!

One such team, Sa Grava, is pictured right. Based in Alaior this is their first season in the Darts League and on Tuesday they registered their first ever win - a comfortable 7-2 humbling of Es Castell’s Delfin A.

Many of the guys in the team hadn’t thrown a dart in anger until last week’s opener, but they certainly turned in a good per-formance against and erratic Deli outfit.

Pick of the bunch for Sa Grava was Casto who defeated the Delfin’s star man Juan in the match winning tie.

In the top division San Mames continued their good form and made short work of the Fun House A by 6-3, whilst Skip-py’s enjoyed a cracking win at Hallissy’s, winning 7-2 with the highlight of the night being Phil Harrison’s maximum.

Delfin B atoned for the loss of their second team by defeating Castillo B 6-3.

Back in Division B Smithy’s squeaked a nail-biter against Bar Pons, 5-4, whilst Bar Pins emerged victorious by the same score against Fun House B. In the latter game Ron Cross of the

Fun House was the second player in the evening to notch a 180. Menorca’s water may contain high levels of nitrates but a cou-

ple of glasses seem to add the OOMPH when it comes to throw-ing the ‘arrers! Four maximums have been registered in the open-

ing two rounds. Good stuff!Highest checkout of the round

went to Adrian Deamer who pulled off a 145 in Castillo A’s

4-5 loss to the Anchor. He later followed it up with a 120 finish! Finally Champs demolished the Fun House C by 9-0!

Sa Grava’s victorious team: Top - McGuiver, Alan, Dani, Christine & Luis. Bottom - Miguel, Nino, Casto, Quique & Juame

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