RTN North Marina Alta/La Safor Edition 831

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NORTH (MARINA ALTA/LA SAFOR EDITION) Friday September 18 - Thursday September 24 2015

Jalon murder arrest THE GUARDIA Civil swooped in Jalon last Thursday to arrest a 63year-old man suspected of killing David and Jean Tarsey at their villa on Sunday 29th March. p3

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Healthy, wealthy and wise p30 THE POPULAR and unique ‘Currency and Wealth Clinic’ makes a long awaited return after the summer break to help people keep more of their cash when moving money around the world or making key investments.

The jolly angler

A SKILLFUL cormorant refused to get its feathers ruffled over what to have for dinner – it simply took a dive into the sea and caught something fresh and tasty. However, the seabird did take a couple of minutes to consider how best to swallow the fish before enjoying its meal.

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Fan the flames over WFA by Jack Troughton

EXPAT PENSIONERS are being invited to bombard British MPs with complaints their winter fuel payments are being controversially axed this month. Spain is one of seven countries being denied the universal benefit after the Government introduced a temperature test – and was promptly accused of massaging figures. And the decision to end the payment was implemented via statutory instrument in the House of Commons; preventing any democratic debate before Parliament. A 20-page submission was submitted by the organisers of a Europe-wide campaign designed to protect pensioners living abroad and insist on democratic voting rights for all expats. However, when the detailed document, which highlighted the real winter temperatures for areas of Spain and France, was sent to the Select Committee on Work and Pensions it was sidelined. It was said to be outside the remit of

the select committee which is investigating how the Department for Works and Pensions ‘delivers’ benefits and universal credit correctly and promptly and any impact of delays and errors. POLICY The committee was said to be looking at the ‘administration’ of benefits while the government has ruled that the winter fuel allowance issue is a “policy” matter. Campaigners are now urging pensioners to write to their MP – or their last representative – outlining their anger at being denied the benefit because the information will be received by the committee chairman – MP Frank Field – when passed on from colleagues. Pensioners, many struggling to make ends meet, feel particularly aggrieved because they have contributed to the system all their working lives and say they are being discriminated against – a stance the EU is likely to support.

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