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Issue 06
7 - 13 december 2012
Squeezing blood from a stone
Repair works have begun on the LorcaÁguilas (Murcia) railway line The floods caused 7 million euros worth of damage to the railway line p6
Odyssey treasure to come to Cartagena
Readers may recall the tragic case of Helen and Len Prior, whose home was demolished by a bulldozer in 2008.
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Moving on with the help of the rental market renting your property could be the solution p29
Mazarrón ExServicemen raise over €4000 for the 2012 Poppy Appeal Sara Lara’s in the Puerto de Mazarrón donated an amazing €1,274.79 of the total p53
The Mayor started the ball rolling with the first donations
Los Alcázares Christmas toy appeal underway The Mayor of Los Alcázares, Anastasio Bastida, and his councillors began the Christmas toy appeal within the municipality the II Campaña Solidaria de recogida de juguetes, which aims to collect toys for needy children locally. Read the full story on page 53.
Images of the demolition, the couple watching from the gate as their home was bulldozed, and the subsequent collapse of Mr Prior, made headline news in the British daily press, their case co-inciding with the collapse of the property bubble and the implosion of the Spanish housing market which followed. Since that date, the Priors have become symbolic of the fight of thousands of ex-pats, who have been the victims of corruption and planning irregularities and have been fighting for compensation ever since. Auan is an organisation fighting on not only their behalf, but that of other expats in Almería who face the prospect of their homes being demolished and are trying to resolve the planning issues which hang over their homes, many of which have paperwork declaring them to be legal. The Superior Court of Justice has finally ruled that Vera Town Hall is responsible for compensating Helen and Len Prior. But will they ever be paid? Continued on page 6