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SOUTH EDITION
Dicing with death Read Louise Clarke’s report on the residents whose urbanisation has become a short cut for drivers wanting to avoid the busy N332. • p4
Commercial crime prevention
A new crime prevention scheme, using a pioneering system, has been unveiled which is hoped will cut commercial crime significantly. • p6
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Creaking crane causes concern 13 - 19 AUGUST 2010
by Louise Clarke
How to keep your baby safe in the sun If you have a child or are expecting visitors with babies, read Dawn Blythe’s advice on how to keep them safe in the sun. • p32
Do you own your website? Karla Darocas explains how you can find out if you do and what to do if you don’t. • p51
There are still football junkies
The creaking crane towers dangerously above the urbanisation
Read Andy Kay’s exclusive interview with one of them... Peter Drury • p62
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RESIDENTS IN an urbanisation in San Pedro del Pinatar are literally dicing with death every time they go for a swim in their pool after an aging and creaking crane from a neighbouring building site has become stuck directly above their communal area. Manzana 10 was built in 2004 and two years later construction started on the plot of land next to it by the construction company Luido Construction, which is based in San Javier. Due to the crisis, building stopped more than two years ago but the crane remained. Until earlier this year, the boom of the crane did what it was supposed to do and moved with the wind. However, now it is stuck completely. Birds are roosting in it, causing a huge amount of bird faeces to be deposited in and around the pool area and the crane has rusted dramatically over the years. Continued on page 3