ISSUE NO. 1413
2 - 8 AUGUST 2012
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Let ‘Little Arrows’ fly into the 21st century
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902 88 90 70 OLD MEETS NEW: Leapy with Will Scott.
MALLORCA singer and columnist for EWN, Leapy Lee, has been challenged by student Will Scott to update his 1960s’ hit ‘Little Arrows’. Will heard Leapy sing the song at his school, the Balears International College, and, as a singer in the school band, he had the idea of recording a rap version. This led to an unlikely collaboration between the two singers who have a 56-year age gap. The duo is now in the process of recording a new version of the track called ‘Little Arrows 2012’, which
Attack on animal activist THE attack on an animal activist during the protest against running of the bulls in Alcudia has been denounced by AnimaNaturalis. The incident took place on July 22 in Plaza de Toros when a fan of the running of the bulls allegedly attacked one of the protestors, kicking the placard he was carrying causing an injury to his leg. “This action is inadmissible and shows the violence of these fans,” said Guillermo Amengual,
AnimaNaturalis coordinator of the campaign against these festivities. “In the past five years, participation at these bull events has fallen 40 per cent.” Amengual added that the town hall stipulated that the protest should be 100m from the doors of the Plaza de Toros and that nobody from the town hall or the regional government answered their request to have the protest closer to the area.
will be released as a CD and available for download. They will then perform the song at various venues on the island and elsewhere. ‘Little Arrows’ reached number two in the UK charts in 1968 and number 16 in the American Billboard chart. Laura Penn from Spectrum FM, the largest network of English radio stations in Spain, says that the track has every chance of being a hit all over again. “It is an incredibly catchy song and with a new 2012 twist it could be a winner with young and old alike.” she says.
3 injured in explosion THREE people were seriously injured in a gas explosion. The explosion took place at the home of a Swiss national on Call Sud in Cala Llombards, in the Santanyi municipality in the south of the island.Two of them were carrying out works in the basement of the house. Initially they were taken to Son Espases Hospital in Palma de Mallorca, but later transferred to La Fe Hospital in Valencia. The property owner was first taken to Miramar Policlinica and then transferred to a health centre in Switzerland.
FRONT EXTRA
No pictures QUEEN Sofia, along with Princess Elena, her children and the four children of the Dukes and Duchess of Palma were seen trying to avoid the media in Porto Pi, Marivent before they headed out to sea in their cutter Somni.
Axe in hand A MAN, aged 51, who allegedly chased his exgirlfriend through the street, was arrested by Palma Police. The suspect called them himself to report two people for banging on his door, but police found him in the street with the weapon.
Legal budget THE Baleares government, or ‘Govern’ reserved a €100 million budget to pay compensation as ruled by judges in a variety of past cases. However, the budget is not set in stone and may be extended in the future.
Undetected ONE in every three Baleares residents may be dehydrated. Despite 98 per cent denying having ever been dehydrated 59 per cent showed symptoms, according to a study by the Hydration and Health Observatory (OHS).