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19 years for Briton who murdered ex-girlfriend A BRITISH man was sentenced to 19 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to
death in his Orihuela home. The Alicante Court discredited the convict’s
argument that drugs and alcohol he consumed the day of the crime inhibited
him from stabbing the victim, an Irish woman aged 21, 47 times. He was ‘completely conscious’ of what he was doing when in a passionate state of jealousy and revenge he attacked the young woman, according to the court. The court also took into account the murderer’s actions after killing his exgirlfriend. Upon dismembering the victim’s body and unsuccessfully trying to fit it into a suitcase, the man wrapped the cadaver in plastic and hid it under the sofa. He then burnt his clothes and the victim’s belongings.
BIG WINNERS: The dancers from ‘Flamenco for All’.
Driver killed in accident A lorry driver, 30, died in Orihuela when he blew out a tyre and crashed into another lorry. Emergency services declared the man from Crevillente dead at the scene of the accident.
Replica bust THE replica bust of the ‘Dama de Elche’ was admitted to the Alicante Archaeological Museum (MARQ) in celebration of the 115th anniversary of the original’s discovery in Alcudia.
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Furniture Store and MABS Centre a hit MABS Cancer Support Group opened the doors of their Information Centre and retail outlet in San Javier two years ago. No-one could have guessed how rapidly it would grow. It provides information, advice, counselling, reflexology, massage and lymphedema treatment for those affected by cancer. The retail side offers top quality clothing and accessories, raising much needed funds for MABS Murcia. In February this year, MABS opened a furniture store next to the Centre, which has proved a hit with locals and people far and wide. One can find everything from a sofa to a loafer, TV sets to kitchen cabinets, toasters to coasters. Gail’s Sunshine Slimmers hold their
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A RUSSIAN man with a warrant for deportation was arrested in Ciudad Quesada (Rojales). The suspect was working as a mason in a housing development in Ciudad Quesada when Rojales Police
Volunteers outside the Fur(left to right) Tom Winfwould, Margaret Fraser, Lesley Taylor, Pam Howd, Jan Green, Dyllis Winfwould. weekly meetings here and Lynn’s slow Zumba class. “I’m delighted with how well the
began a routine check for construction licences. The Russian mason was caught fleeing the site with another man according to police. Upon verifying the suspect’s identity,
police discovered an outstanding warrant from 2009 for the suspect’s deportation, an order that could not be fulfilled since the suspect’s whereabouts were unknown to law enforcement.
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Vinalopo River THE Vinalopo River in Elche is reportedly drying up. Residents have complained about the unpleasant smells produced by the stagnant water.
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A GHOST airport is all the private Corvera Airport (Murcia) is now, after its proximity to three military airfields prohibits it from operating. It was built in 2008 and cost €260m.
Russian team THE Russian rhythmic gymnastics team is currently training in Torrevieja’s the Infanta Cristina Sports Centre which is the best in the Valencia Region.
Lit sky ILLUMINATED paper balloons, or ‘farolets,’ will be released into the Elche sky at midnight on August 15 from the Santa Maria Basilica bell tower.
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Palm trees mysteriously collapse FIVE palm trees located within three kilometres of each other in the Alicante city centre have fallen for reasons unknown to the city council. In the most recent incident, a woman was injured and a car was damaged. The city council has requested a ‘second opinion’ of an outside consultant to help explain the mysterious collapsing of palm trees.
It appears the fate of the trees is a result of pure coincidence according to investigations that have found no sign of ‘necrosis (rot), diseases, fungi, or insects,’ which ruled out the dreaded red palm weevil. In fact, the last palm tree to fall was an old, yet perfectly healthy specimen according to experts. The theory that human activity may be
responsible for the destruction of the palm trees remains; however, Councillor Andres Llorens doubts it considering the lack of evidence that violence was used and the lack of motive for an individual to commit such acts. Llorens also doubts that everything is coincidental, but he did not want to “draw conclusions prematurely.”
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AN ALICANTE rubbish plant has been fined for improper waste disposal, or rather for not separating materials that go to the dump.
Helpful diving A TOTAL of €9,900 collected by ‘Diving Solidarity’ which performs open water baptisms was presented at the Casa de la Festa in Alicante as a donation to various organisations for the mentally handicapped.
Port agreement AN AGREEMENT to spread information about the Alicante Port was signed by representatives of the Alicante Port Authority and the Domestic Market Coordination Office who pledged to work together.
THE Alicante City Council is within their rights to demand €1.7m from the architect who designed the theme park in the Tossal mountains which has allegedly deteriorated due to infrastructure faults.
Fake goods NO TAKERS: Boris’ luxury villa named Son Coll which lies amid olive groves outside the Mallorca town of Arta.
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NLIKE many foreign homeowners in Spain who want to sell up, Boris Becker is unlikely to be short of a euro or three. For although the former tennis star’s luxury Mallorca villa is set to go under the hammer at a court-enforced auction on September 28, the 44year-old still possesses commercial sell-ability. Proof is that last week one well-heeled charity event diner in London paid €26,250 for the chance to play tennis against the three-times Wimbledon ace. Becker has not been seen at his Mallorca bolthole one hour’s drive from Palma and which carried a €13 million price tag for ‘a long time’, according to a woman caretaker. Recently a Palma judge - on the
advice of a valuation expert - ruled that bidding for the home should start at €8.5 million in a move that profits from the long-awaited sale can settle debts for building and landscaping work said to total around €710,000. Becker’s lawyers had argued that the debts ought to have been settled by the estate agents handling the property sale under an agreement that they pay all upkeep while it remains on the market. But this was rejected by the courts, leading to the auction. Meanwhile, Boris, second wife Lilly and toddler son Amadeus, recently moved from a stylish rented London property to live in a more modest home nearby.
€30.6m towards nursery aid THE Valencian regional government is directing €30.6 million toward nursery school aid for the upcoming academic year. Aid will vary between €650 and €1,640 per student for their education in primary or nursery schools, be they private or state-run, according to the Education, Training and Employment Council. The amount of financial assistance depends on the child’s age; €1,640 is for children under one year old, while students between the ages of one and two will be eligible for €900, and those between two and three years old may receive €650. Aid is issued in two cycles, one of which has already been completed.
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LOCAL or ‘cercanias’ trains were more affected by the Alicante train strike last Friday than long distance trains. Trains to San Vicente were reduced from 32 to 14 and trains to Murcia from 34 to 14.
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NEXT Wednesday (August 15) is a national holiday honouring the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Banks and shops will be closed on this day.
A PATRON and employee were injured after a worker from another establishment allegedly attacked them following an argument over an umbrella located in an outdoor area.
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FURTHER cutbacks will be very painful”
Tax Minister, Cristobal Montoro, who admitted that there will be further cutbacks in 2013, and that this is “just the beginning”, as even sectors with reduced budgets are likely to suffer further adjustments.
Catwalk THE Alicante Port Promenade may be the site for the next ‘Beauty of Fire’ catwalk during the next San Juan festivals according to presidential candidate, Manolo Jimenez who aims for a more attractive environment.
Going home A BELGIAN man was one of five arrested in Alicante for selling drugs and allegedly belonging to a drug trafficking gang. He had a European warrant for arrest and order to return to his country by Belgian authorities.
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A MAN caught selling imitation products along Calle Alvarado was arrested by Alicante Police for intellectual property crimes. Police allegedly found 113 fakes including glasses and watches.
of in Spain according to data from the National Institute of Statistics for the second quarter of 2012. This is almost 1 per cent more than the first quarter, despite many hoping for summer jobs.
One sector UNEMPLOYMENT decreased in every sector except agriculture during last July according to the Business Confederation of Alicante Province (Coepa).
and finally... A WOMAN, aged 74, was arrested when Tarifa Port in Cadiz. She had disembarking at arrived on a ferry from Morocco. It was discovered that she was carrying almost four kilos of hashish which were in pellets taped to her body under her clothing.
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Theatre freezes over THE ‘Gran Teatro de Elche’ (Elche Grand Theatre) will be converted into an ice rink for the first time ever. The September-January 2013 programme for the theatre was announced on Monday by culture councillor Pablo Ruz. Moscow’s Classic Ballet on Ice is one of the various events which will take place during the season, calling for the instalment of an ice skating rink. As tradition, the programme will begin with a Lady of Elche Amateur Theatre production in September. ‘Laughtherapy’ by North American group, Luna Negra Dance Theater and music by Jose Antonio Roman and Fraskito are among the shows to be included in the line up. The ice rink will be put to use in November when the Moscow Classic Ballet on Ice performs ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Cinderella.’
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Foreign population increases in Orihuela “ORIHUELA is one of the few municipalities in the Valencia Region where the foreign population increased,” reported immigration councillor, Emilio Zaplana.
A study done by the association, Vega Baja Acoge, in which the 2011 population was compared to that of the previous year, supports the councillor’s statement. Orihuela has a total of 91,716
residents of which 37,300 are foreigners according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). By nationalities, 19,000 of the foreign population are from the UK; followed by 3,000 from Germany; 2,000 are from Bulgaria; 1,500, Ireland; and the rest are from Morocco, Romania, Ecuador and Norway. “The economic crisis means that immigrants are the most punished since they were the last to enter into their jobs and the first to be fired,” said Vega Baja Acoge’s president Antonion Alfonso. Vega Baja Acoge provided services to immigrants on 9,000 occasions in 2011, the Delfin submarine. including assistance in resolving paperwork If interested in joining regarding their The Branch see immigration status, www.orihuelacostarbl.com healthcare, employment for more information. and more.
RBL at the sub and fair THE Orihuela Costa and District Branch of The Royal British Legion had a guided tour around the Torreveija Floating Museum including a trip around the Delfin submarine. This was followed by a very nice meal and evening at the Veni Vidi Vice Restaurant at the International Marina. Two days later they had a stall at the Laguna Green Fiesta to raise awareness of the RBL in Spain, the recruitment of new members and to raise funds for the 2012 Poppy Appeal. Through donations for
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Some branch members at second hand books, merchandising and a raffle for a hamper, €306 was raised.
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Less Olympic traffic ACCORDING to Olympic organisers, London traffic has dropped 17 per cent since the Games began.
Case solved THE murder of nineyear-old Christopher Laverack in Humberside has been solved 28 years after his death. An independent assessment found conclusive evidence against his uncle, who died in 2008 while in jail for sexually abusing four boys.
Twitter case A UK based company has decided to withdraw legal action against a tweeter ‘@UnSteve Dorkland’ for allegedly hacking into company accounts, after he mocked its chief executive.
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Mobile application aims to help Elche tourists VISITELCHE has introduced its mobile application designed for tourists visiting the city. The ‘app’ consists of 900 informative files that may be installed directly onto a mobile phone and later accessed by its
user without the need of the internet. Internet access is only required for the ‘Events’ portion of the application. With the new mobile tool, users can discover different places to
sleep, eat, and visit based on their current location. The goal is to make it easier for tourists to move about the city, said Mayor Mercedes Alonso who believes the application is a step toward increasing tourism and reviving the economy. “Last month the Visitelche website received 12,000 visits, 30 per cent of which were accessed by mobile devices, which makes the application a relevant tool,” explained director Isaac Vidal.
Are you confused about the changeover of your private health insurance to another provider? (From left) Paco Palazon, Mariano Fernandez, Carmen Sanchez, Bernard Ash, Maggie Milne (Cancer Support) and Jose Ioeano Vocal.
HELP MMM makes a Donation to AFACMUR A CHEQUE for €6,000 was presented by HELP Murcia Mar Menor to the
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Volunteer vigilance EIGHT volunteers will assist four legitimate fire officers from 10am to 8.30pm as look-outs for fires in the areas of Orihuela that have the most wildlife and vegetation. The city council has approved the service.
Vandalism THE south-eastern viewpoint of Monte de San Miguel (Orihuela) was destroyed just one and a half months after its opening. The Town Council has no leads on who ripped out the railings and wrote on the information boards.
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Association of Parents and Children with Cancer in the Murcia Region (AFACMUR). The donation is in line with HELP MMM constitution which commits them to donating a minimum of
10 per cent of their surplus to good causes in the Murcia area. AFACMUR is a Registered Association created 15 years ago by a group of parents, whose children suffered from cancer.
Girl, 12, dies in traffic accident A 12-YEAR-OLD girl died after the car in which she was travelling fell down an embankment. The six occupants were tourists from France and were travelling on the CV777 between El Campello and Busot. Another child, a seven-year-old boy was seriously injured, while the other occupants – two men and two women – only suffered minor injuries. The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is believed it could be due to the vehicle travelling at a high speed. This is the fourth death on roads in the Alicante Province since the beginning of August. The other three were a head on collision on the ‘black spot’ on the N332 between El Campello and Villajoyosa, a collision between two trucks on the A7 by Orihuela, and the third on the A70 by Sant Joan heading towards Valencia.
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Orihuela’s signs and pavements revamped THE repainting of signs and pavement renovations has begun in Orihuela under the town’s Infrastructure, Services and Maintanence Council. The first of two phases began last week and will continue through tomorrow (Friday) by “thoroughly washing down the streets,” a process that will be completed weekly and the repainting of horizontal signs, according to Infrastructure councillor Pedro Mancebo. Phase two, which is set to begin August 26 and will continue through September 9, will focus on repairing pavements, “due to the poor state of paths and the accumulation of rainwater in some areas,” said Mancebo. Trees will also line the roads according to the council’s plans.
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Mud spa project left abandoned after fire THE architect who designed the Torrevieja ‘Balneario de Lodos’ (Mud Spa) announced his abandonment of the project after it was set on fire. “The job presents new
challenges,” said the Japenese architect, Toyo Ito, who explained the difficulties presented after the establishment was set on fire, perhaps intentionally, last March,
incinerating a good portion of the only finished building of what was to become a three-part which was supposed to be part of a larger complex. The project was originally interrupted in 2006 when Coastal Management halted construction, despite 90 per cent being complete, due to their building partially on public land. “We’ve seen photos of the building since the fire and we’ve been told that it was occupied by homeless people and it’s being destroyed,” said Ito who is currently in Tokyo. Despite the Torrevieja city council’s insisting that the project will be CENTRE STAGE: Gregg with Peter Andre. finished, the Japanese architect explained that he does not even know if he can try finishing the job TO mark the second anniversary Heroes show. Starring the since he has not received of Afghan Heroes Bravo versatile talents of Gregg Lomas a clear response from the Promotions are marking the event who has been a support act for with a Swing and Swoon for Peter Andre. local architect regarding the project.
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Circumcision rights JEWISH and Muslim youths from Berlin are organising a petition against the Cologne district court’s decision to criminalise nonmedical circumcisions. They believe the right to be circumcised is a vital part of their religions.
Suicide help THE German justice minister has drafted a law to protect doctors and care-givers from being legally prosecuted should they decide to be suicide assistants for terminally ill patients.
Granny thief A 59-YEAR-OLD grandmother from France was sentenced to five years in prison in Frankfurt for trying to steal diamonds from a jewellery store.
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A FARMER accused of illegally hiring 16 workers at his Albatera company was arrested by the Guardia Civil. The business owner had 11 Ecuadorian daylabourers working illegally as well as five Spaniards who were working without contracts, according to police. Workers were allegedly subjected to poor working conditions and abuse, and some earned a salary of â‚Ź3 per hour, said a source close to the investigation. Since 11 of the workers were not legal residents and did not possess work permits, they supposedly did not want to report the abuse for fear of being
deported from Spain. The investigation began when a group of officers and civil servants from Work Inspection made a surprise visit to the agricultural company’s establishments in the La Granadina Industrial Lot in San Isidro and discovered the conditions. A manager was detained along with the owner and 15 illegal workers and all were brought to the Orihuela courts to make statements. All were released and the business owner was the only one who had to post bail. The investigation remains open.
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‘Too drunk’ for own good NORWAY - A man deemed ‘too drunk for his own good’ by police officers decided to take the man to hospital instead of jail when they found him at Cardemoen airport in Oslo.
Naked sleeper SWEDEN – A naked man, aged 35, broke into a flat and fell asleep next to an unknown woman. He kicked down doors to enter the building and was still asleep when police arrived.
North Pole DENMARK – The North Pole may belong to Greenland, and by extension to Denmark, claim Danish geologists who are going on location to confirm it. Their theory is based on seismic data collected.
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LYRICAL STYLE: Megan Morgan awarded ‘Most Promising Dancer’.
150 attend Mazarron Dance Festival THIS year 150 dancers from seven different dance schools participated in the Mazarron Dance Festival including 40 students from local school, Totally Dance. Students of Totally Dance from Hondon Valley were awarded five first places, five second places and four third places for their outstanding efforts. Megan Morgan, age 17, from Quesada was awarded ‘Most Promising Dancer’ in the 13-21-year-old category for her lyrical style.
NORWAY - Rapper Snoop Dogg was banned from entering Norway for two years and fined 8,600 kroner after trying to sneak eight grammes of marijuana into the country through Kristiansand Airport in Kjevik last month
Turbine ready DENMARK Foundations for 111 wind turbines are in place in Anholt as part of a project by the world’s largest developer of offshore wind power, Dong Energy A/S. Turbines are set to be installed in September.
60 jobs available at Media Markt THE chain Media Markt plans to open two new stores in the Valencia Region before the end of the year. They are in Orihuela and in Quart de Poblet (Valencia). The store in Orihuela will offer 60 new jobs, including managers,
marketing, sales, aftersales, advertising, cashiers and warehouse staff. They are looking for “qualified people who believe in the company,� according to human resources director Josefa Solanilla.
This follows the inauguration of their new store in Gandia which created 500 jobs and another in Madrid, where they contracted 100 people. They also plan to open three other stores in Badajoz, Palma de Mallorca, and Lleida.
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Doctors volunteer help in Togo A TEAM of medical professionals from various Alicante hospitals travelled to Bombuaka (Togo) to assist children in need of treatment. Saint Louis Orione centre provides children who suffer from a variety of afflictions including neurological and musculoskeletal disorders with emotional support, rehabilitation and general treatment. For the eighth year in a row doctors from Marina Baja hospital in Villajoyosa, Alicante University General Hospital, San Juan University Hospital, and Elda Hospital returned to Togo; this time in addition to treating children they were celebrating the inauguration of a surgical building. A diverse group of specialists including, but not limited to, orthopaedists,
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anaesthesiologists, plastic surgeons, gynaecologists, and dental surgeons provided their services “completely voluntarily,” said the regional government of Valencia. Of the 69 medical interventions during this year’s trip, 24 involved plastic and corrective surgeries, 42 required orthopaedic treatments and three were in the urology and gynaecology fields. Dental professionals performed a total of 290 extractions, teeth cleanings and three oral surgeries. The “most frequent” cases children suffered from during this year’s expedition were orthopaedic defects, including clubfoot and Blount’s disease, and conditions that required plastic surgery, including cleft lips and palates and severe burns.
Police ‘attacked’ with chairs and metal bars TWO police officers were hospitalised after being allegedly attacked by ‘manteros,’ or ‘lookylooky’ men, at Explanada de España in Alicante.
chairs, and metal bars. Both were left with head and body injuries. The following night, 13 of the illegal vendors were identified and two, aged 30 and 31, were arrested in the area surrounding San Juan and Alubufereta beaches. “It was a premeditated attack,” said Safety and Traffic councillor, Juan PHARMACIES in the Valencia Seva, “and they were Region have received nearly probably waiting for them €80million. (the officers).” This is the amount still “We have to do owed them for February by something so this doesn’t the Regional Government, happen again,” said the following the payment of councillor. Officers will now work €40million of the €120million in groups and change total on July 31. This came just a day before their behaviour according the promised date of August to police sources. One of the officers was 8 for the payment of the released from Alicante remainder owed. Of the €76,384,000, the General Hospital the Alicante Province received same night of the €26,434,000, the Valencia incident, while the other Region €40,968,000 and the remains in the intensive Castellon Province care unit after coming out €8,982,000. of a coma.
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Torrevieja’s August activities THIS Saturday in Torrevieja is the Electromar Day in Antonio Soria Park. It starts at 6pm and goes through the night until the very early hours of Sunday morning. It features the best in Indie and techno music as well as a pool party, bars, fund activities and nonstop partying through the night. For those seeking something a little more cultural and Spanish, there is the traditional Zarzuela ‘El Duo de la Africana’, on both Saturday and Sunday in the Teatre Municipal, starting at 9.30pm.
Elche offers a variety of tapas this summer A TOTAL of 24 Elche restaurants will be offering a beer and a ‘tapa’ for €2. Participating restaurateurs in the Elche Chamber of Commerce will be gathering together to provide citizens and visitors with the best local
cuisine, explained Festival councillor Justino Delgado. What is known locally as the ‘raco,’ or literally ‘corner,’ is actually a stretch of stands that will be serving food prepared by the chefs of
different local establishments. The ‘raco’ will last five days, beginning on August 11 and ending on August 15. People may stop by during the day between 12 noon and 5pm, or in the evening between 8pm and 12 midnight. Stands will span from the Paseo de la Estacion from calle Pizarro until the Municipal and Sports parks. Patrons will buy tickets
Paying for the privilege SCHOOLCHILDREN in Cataluña who take packed lunches with them, will still have to pay for lunch services. They will pay only half of the maximum fee set by the regional government at €6.20 per meal, in order to subsidize the use of fridges, microwaves, cleaning services and monitors. The option for children who need to stay for lunch to be able to take packed lunches with them has been introduced following
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LUNCH-TIME: School dinners can be costly. demands from parents who say that they are too costly. Each school
will be able to set the final price, based on their costs.
THE average salary in the Murcia Region has increased by 2.41 per cent during the first half of the year. Nationally, the average salary also increased, but by 1.73 per cent. Pais Vasco is the region that experienced the greatest increase in salaries by 2.88 per cent.
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Natural move NUTRITIONAL food provider, ForeverGreen, announced that it is expanding its market to Russia’s ‘rapidly emerging market’. The company’s natural foods are sold in all five continents.
Pussy Riot BRITISH rock stars have published a letter which calls for the release of the Russian band Pussy Riot. Contributors include the Who’s Pete Townshend, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, and the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant.
No swastika OPERA singer, Nikitin, claimed that his tattoo is not a swastika, despite some people’s belief that it is the Nazi symbol covered by other tattoos.
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Work on sewers will cut roads BOTH traffic and parking along at least five Alicante streets will be affected by the sewer repairs in Plaza Carolinas. The redirection of traffic began on Monday and the first stage of construction is expected to continue until August 17. During this period one lane on Calle Padre Espla between Calle Romeo Palazuelos and Calle Gonzalo Mengual will be closed. The streets that are expected to be affected as a result of the construction are Padre Espla Ingeniero Canales, Camarada Romeu Palazuelos, Gonzalo Mengual, and Barcelona, according to the company Aguas de Alicante’s plan. A second part of the sewer renovations is scheduled between August 20 and 27. In addition to reduced or no parking in theses areas, some city buses will be rerouted.
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ECONOMISING: More people are opting to take their own food to the beach than visit local restaurants.
Restaurants are less packed than beaches
TOURISTS continue to enjoy Alicante’s beaches, but are watching their spending in beachside restaurants and bars. Beachgoers are opting for a cooler filled with sandwiches and drinks
instead of stopping by the local ‘chiringuitos’ or beach restaurants. Restaurant owners have noticed empty tables since the beginning of August, although the beaches continue to be well populated.
Benidorm has seen a similar situation. Capacity in restaurants is not expected to exceed 80 per cent, according to predictions by the hoteliers and catering association, Hosbec.
FOUR people were rescued from a yacht 20 miles off the Alicante coast. They were two couples, one of them Finnish, the other Swiss, but nobody was injured. They arrived at Alicante Port without any documentation and were checked into a hotel for the night and taken to their respective consulates in the morning. It took maritime rescue services around an hour to carry out the rescue due to the bad weather, which is believed could be what caused the yacht ‘Isamari’ to sink in the first place.
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Court shelves case against police in Girona A COURT in Girona has shelved a case regarding the death of an Argentinian man in a police station cell last month. His family claim that the 41-year-old was abused by police, which has subsequently lead to his to his death. He is the son of the former president of the ‘Independiente’ football team from Trelew, Argentina, Omar Torroija. He had been living in Spain since 2005 and has a young daughter living in Spain. He had allegedly been living as a squatter in Girona. The judge, however, closed the case after
viewing CCTV images from the police station in which the man is seen attempting to hang himself using his own shirt. An autopsy revealed that there were no bruises or abrasions on the body which would suggest torture and that the man died from lack of oxygen to the brain. He was arrested after being caught stealing from items from inside a parked vehicle. He did not resist the arrest. When he got to the police station, his laces, belt and other objects which he could use to harm himself were taken away from him, and he also declined his right to
make a phone call to his relatives. The family reported the case to the Argentinian Press, claiming that he had been tortured and that there had been a coverup by the Catalan police. The lawyer they have hired has claimed he will demand a more in-depth investigation into the death. According to the family, his death was not reported to the consulate until two weeks later. His ex-wife, who is Spanish and lives in Palma de Mallorca, has travelled to Girona and told the Press ‘the police killed him.’
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Subsidies unpaid in July THINGS are tough up north. Catalonia, Spain’s most indebted region, says it can’t pay social service subsidies for July to hospitals, old age homes and other social services already feeling the pinch from sharp budget cuts. According to a spokeswoman for the Catalan regional government’s economy ministry, “It is due to a problem of liquidity and things will start to return to normal in September”. The Catalan government would not say how much money in grants it would not be able to pay, but national daily newspaper El Pais estimated the figure at 400 million euros. The situation has caused outrage among social services agencies in the region. The Catalan Confederation of Social Services Associations estimates that approximately 100,000 workers could be deprived of their salaries for the month of July. Sonia Martinez, president of the Catalan Federation of Child Care and Education Organisations voiced her concerns. “This is very bad. It affects the maintenance of premises, water supply, and electricity. These are children who are under our care round the clock.”
Defence ministry introduce rules on internet system SPAIN’s military chiefs, anxious to avoid a Wikileaks scenario, are imposing stringent rules on the Defence ministry’s internet system. More than 50,000 people use the WAN PG web that connects the ministry, armed forces, overseas units and other official bodies. All must now sign a document accepting a code of
International Left Handed Day MONDAY August 13 is International Left Handed Day, honouring lefties all over the world. Although celebrating left handedness in Spain is not as popular as in other countries, more and more people are aware of the problems and disadvantages approximately 10 per cent of the population have.
conduct when using the network and database. Behind the new set of rules lurks the spectre of the Wikileaks scandal when hundreds of thousands of the US government’s classified documents were made public. The conduct code was approved in April and recognises the fundamental
rights of personal privacy, communication privacy and protection of personal data guaranteed by the Spanish constitution. But the code also allows the ministry to “monitor and inspect” WAN PG’s use by members of the armed forces, the ministry’s civilian staff and employees of subcontracted companies.
Constant monitoring and inspection of WAN PG is entrusted to Cosdfe, the Defence Ministry’s security unit. Included in its responsibilities are “early detection of security breaches.” If these occur, Cosdfe can take “pertinent action to minimise their impact and lead to their solution.” After signing the code, individuals cannot complain of invasion of privacy arising from supervision of their emails or web browsing. Records will be kept of both and protected to ensure they cannot be accidentally lost or altered. Infringements include accessing information without authorisation and logging on to information related to illegal activities. Downloading programmes without prior permission and opening or copying personal information. Accessing pornographic and degrading content is also off-limits.
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New winter fuel payment hope for expat pensioners living in Spain BRITISH state pensioners in Spain are a step nearer to receiving the £200 (€250) winter fuel allowance. At present only pensioners who received the allowance prior to moving abroad - including to Spain and elsewhere - get the once-a-year winter payment. This has left tens of thousands of expatriates overseas fighting for the allowance against counter British Government claims that by living in a warmer climate they should not be entitled to it. The British Expatriates Association (Spain) has been leading the fight on behalf of British pensioners in Spain, with many increasingly feeling embittered as the pound weakened against the euro. David Burrage of Alfaz del Pi, Alicante, association co-founder and legal advisor, is delighted by the latest step forward in the years-long battle for all pensioners to be entitled to the allowance. “This is exactly what has been needed. We advise people to
SPANISH CLIMATE: Winters may be warmer than in UK but can still be cold and damp. continue to put in claims for the payment, and go to formal appeal if necessary in respect of earlier years of lost payment. “This has been a long, uphill battle for us since the inception of this benefit, although we never doubted we would eventually succeed,” said Burrage, himself a pensioner who has lived in Spain for 22 years.
The final step forward in the winter fuel payment battle follows the capitulation during tribunal appeal proceedings when Burrage had intervened on behalf of the appellant, a British pensioner in Switzerland - who has never received the allowance - fighting for the right to a winter fuel payment. While providing extra summer
cheer, payment of the fuel allowance is far from a done deal. The UK’s Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has already vowed to create a rule on eligibility by temperature. “We will fight these ridiculous EU rules. It is ludicrous we could have to pay more pensioners living in hot countries,” he told one British newspaper.
Burrage added that the Secretary of State should educate himself as to how difficult and expensive it is for residents of Spain to keep warm in winter once the sun has set. But the Department of Work and Pensions conceded that it was now possible that ‘people living in the European Economic Area and Switzerland may be entitled to claim the Winter Fuel Payment’. Thousands of British expatriates living in Spain have claimed that while winters may be warmer here than in Britain, the allowance should be paid as an entitlement as fully paid-up pensioners, and also that it is not possible - as many in the UK wrongly claim - to live here without any heating. “I spend more than €800 every winter on logs,” said Roy Gregory, a pensioner living in Alhaurin El Grande near Malaga. There is also a question mark over whether payments will be backdated. Burrage is currently addressing this issue.
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Clueless? It’s not just some of the expats! Do you know Spain? By EWN staff reporter BRITISH expats in Spain are frequently criticised for knowing little about their chosen new homeland. While most can name Madrid as the Spanish capital - though sadly not all and many know Spain won the 2010 Football World Cup, not many appear well briefed about the nation’s long, colourful history, or about its geography. Far too many British expatriates adopt a vacant look when asked to locate Galicia, and many more fail to name Cadiz as being on the Atlantic coast and once the capital of Spain. It may therefore come as little surprise that a survey in Britain has revealed that many nationals living in the UK are clueless about their own country... and this in the super patriotic year that has seen the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the present London 2012 Olympics. Clearly all too many Brits are in need of a crash course in geography. For despite media coverage of the Olympic Torch Relay and a continued focus on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tour, findings of an independent
WARWICK CASTLE: Maybe in Wales? survey by Warwick Castle revealed that: • Only 38 per cent of Brits can identify neighbouring counties; • Scots know more about England than the English; • Only 47 per cent correctly connect the River Avon with the town of Warwick; • Almost 10 per cent believe London is the nearest city to Warwick. Focus groups held to discuss ‘Where
is Warwick?’ revealed further flaws in Britons’ geographical knowledge, including one Essex housewife who said that SPANISH CAPITAL: Ma drid is well-known. the historic, land-locked town is by the coast; and a belief by one man from the south west that it is part of Wales. national curriculum and a move away The findings come at a time when from verbal reasoning exams like the UK government is stressing the GCSEs to more knowledge-based tests need for a focus on facts in the like O Levels and CSEs.
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4.00pm - midnight 5:00pm Olympics 2012 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm Olympics 2012 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:40pm Olympics Tonight
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1:00am BBC News The international news from Olympic Sportsday Weatherview Detailed 2:00am BBC News
latest national and the BBC. 1:10am 1:55am Holiday weather forecast.
BBC3 5:55am British Olympic Dreams 6:25am Total Wipeout 7:25am The Real Hustle 7:55am Great Movie Mistakes 8:55am Total Wipeout 9:55am Olympics 2012 1:45pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Live at the Electric 3:30am Live at the Electric 5:30am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life
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2:00am BBC News 7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 12:30pm Olympics 2012 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Olympics 2012
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4:35am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:05am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:25am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to hunting out the rightful heirs to unclaimed estates. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Antiques series. Best friends Dreena and Eleanor from Swansea have a passion for drama. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Olympics 2012 Featuring the climax of the women's long distance swim. 3:15pm Flog It!
4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:30pm Copycats 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Roy Comedy drama. The O'Brien family are new in town. 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep Animated adventures of a lamb at nursery school. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 More action from across the Games as all the team competitions reach a crucial stage. 8:00pm Coast 8:30pm EastEnders Shirley makes a momentous life decision on the day of her sponsored abseil. 9:00pm Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight 10:00pm Wonderland 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight
12:30am Amish: A Secret Life 1:30am Panorama 2:00am Horizon 3:00am Natural World 4:00am Real Rescues 4:45am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Proms 10:10pm The Story of Musicals 11:10pm Sinatra Sings 12:10am Frost on Interviews 1:10am Nature's Microworlds 1:40am Lost Cities of the Ancients 2:40am Sinatra Sings 3:40am The Story of Musicals
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4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Coronation Street A broken Tyrone turns on those trying to help him. Emily sends Tracy packing. 10:00pm The Briefs Second of a two-part documentary which looks at the cut-throat world of criminal law. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Talent Show Story
12:35am Poms in Paradise Documentary series following some of the Brits who have settled in Australia's Gold Coast. 1:00am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
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5:25am Countdown 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's and Channel 4 Presents... 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me French fitness instructor JeanJacques Silitto is the latest to host in Merseyside. 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 1:55pm Meet Me in St. Louis
5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge 6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed Anthony and Peta Lloyd of Fallowfield Hotel and Restaurant in Oxfordshire are last to host. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks 'What are the limits to religious education?' 9:00pm The Churchills 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm True Stories
4:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes Chinese cookery show with chef Ching-He Huang. 4:15pm Jane Doe - The Harder They Fall Mystery drama about a crime-fighting sleuth with a double life. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Vanessa gets the wrong idea when Rhys invites her over. 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cowboy Traders 9:00pm Born to Kill 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series with hotelier Alex Polizzi. 11:00pm Big Brother
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12:20am Random Acts 12:25am 24 Hours in A and E 1:30am Undercover Boss 2:25am Undercover at the News of the World 3:20am A Short History of Everything Else 3:50am Dispatches Britain's high streets are struggling to survive, but one business is booming; betting shops. 4:20am Apocalypse: The Second World War 5:20am Chrono-Perambulator 5:30am Countdown
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Sinbad 10:00pm Mount Pleasant 11:00pm Ultimate Road Wars 12:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:00am My Holiday Hostage Hell 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Don't Stop Me Now 3:55am Caprica 4:45am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:50am Dragnet 7:40am The Truth About Cats and Dogs 9:25am Transformers: Dark of the
Moon Special 9:55am The Royal Tenenbaums 11:55am Marmaduke 1:30pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 3:20pm Take Me Home Tonight 5:05pm Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 5:35pm The Truth About Cats and Dogs 7:20pm Marmaduke 9:00pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 11:00pm Take Me Home Tonight 12:45am The Royal Tenenbaums 2:40am 41 YearOld Virgin Who Knocked Sarah 4:10am Broadcast News
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9:00pm Footloose 11:00pm Shallow Hal 1:00am Rabbit Hole 2:35am Bird on a Wire 4:30am Blonde Ambition
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:40am Our Man Flint 7:30am Bunraku 9:40am Crimson Tide 11:40am The Eagle 1:40pm Real Steel 3:50pm The Other Guys 5:50pm Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 7:30pm The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 8:00pm The Eagle 10:00pm Real Steel 12:10am The Other Guys 2:00am Circle of Pain 3:35am The Thing 5:30am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
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5:05am The Count of Monte Cristo 7:20am Young Winston 9:45am 3 Men and a Baby 11:35am 40 Days and 40 Nights 1:15pm Footloose 3:15pm Shallow Hal
6:00am Soldier of Fortune 7:35am Gunsmoke 8:40am The High Chaparral 9:45am Bombers B-52 11:45am Bandolero! 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral
5:10pm Scents and Sensibility 6:45pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 8:30pm Footloose Special
4:00pm Young Dillinger 6:00pm Betrayed 8:05pm Fathers' Day 10:00pm Deep Blue Sea
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Blonde-haired, green-eyed bombshell needs a home By Joe the ‘Cat Man’ MISTY was brought to me as a tiny kitten at the beginning of November last year. She is a long-haired, white cat with green eyes and I thought there would be no problem finding her a new home as the prettiest ones are always chosen first. However, it soon became apparent that Misty is deaf - just like Joe - and this has deterred prospective adopters from offering
Misty’s looking for love. her a chance to make a new home with them. Misty has also made it
quite clear that she really doesn’t like other cats and this is a problem in a household like mine. On her own, she is delightful, she just wants someone all to herself! Misty needs someone to love her and a garden to play in. She copes with her deafness very well and always knows when it’s dinner-time. If she doesn’t fit in or there are any problems I will take her back, and this includes if her new adopters have to return
to their home country and are unable to take Misty with them. Anybody who is currently cat-less and would like to give Misty a chance please phone 966 719 272 and speak with Rose or call into Joe’s charity shop near the Quesada arches and again speak with Rose. Or you can email on rojo.cats@yahoo.co.uk. The charity shop is open Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm, although closed for the last two weeks of August.
Spain to close two embassies IN a spate of government belt-tightening measures, Spain is to close its embassies in Sana (Yemen) and Harare (Zimbabwe). The diplomatic service is in the midst of reorganisation and for months the Foreign Ministry has been debating whether or not to close the embassies. Given that Spanish diplomats can still protect Spain’s interests through the European Union’s representations in both capitals, Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo decided to close them. The closures will inevitably entail severance pay or compensation and cost the government money in the immediate future. Long-term, however, there should be annual savings of more than €1 million, according to the ministry. Spain needs a greater presence where there is
most economic growth, sources explained, and more cash and staff can now be allocated to these areas although no new embassies are planned. With spending cuts the order of the day, two of Spain’s consulates in
Portugal - Valenca de Minho and Vila Real de Santo Antonio – are due to close, leaving only those of Lisbon and Oporto. A further consulate in Larache (Morocco) will also close although six will remain open.
Concert cancelled THE Simple Minds concert due to be held in Alicante on Saturday night has been cancelled. Ticket refunds will be made through the official server entradas.com. Contact 667 536 078 or info@opheliapro.es
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Property boost from sick euro By Business Editor Brendan Small ONGOING poor euro exchange rates against the British pound are providing a small ray of hope over limited parts of the Spanish second
homes market, with bargain-hunting Britons jumping on to the property ladder as house, apartment and villa prices continue to fall. The strength of the pound now sees it worth around €1.28, compared to €1.14 a year ago. Additionally Spanish property has suffered its biggest slump in value over the past year since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007, with national economic need with money they did woes and banking not have,” he added. problems creating even Catholics - and all ‘people greater pressure on of goodwill’ - could forego real estate. one of their extra bonus But overseas payments to charities, mortgage specialist helping those most broker Conti which affected. operates in 45 Meanwhile, it has been countries reported a 33 revealed that middle-class per cent rise in Spanish jobless people are mortgage enquiries becoming the ‘new poor’ in over May and June Spain, with immigrants no compared to previous longer a majority at social monthly averages. dining rooms throughout Claire Nessling, the nation. director at Conti, said: Equal to the soup “The Spanish market kitchens of the 1930s’ has reached a low Depression, most people point, so buyers are attending dining rooms in shopping for a bargain, Madrid, Valencia and with the growing Barcelona, plus in leading strength of the pound resorts and towns and low interest rates elsewhere, are middle-aged making holiday homes unemployed Spanish men. attractively affordable.”
Give bonus pay to charities plea BONUS payments received by workers should be donated to charity, the Bishop of San Sebastian has urged. Employees traditionally receive an extra month’s pay in June and December, although most civil servants stand to lose their Christmas payout to the government’s austerity measures. “Despite this, the populace should show solidarity towards those now suffering most,” said Jose Ignacio Munilla. “The crisis is a sin we are all accessories to. “Administrations compromised the future by spending money they did not have, and people bought what they did not
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SPAIN’S banks are haemorrhaging money with depositors reportedly continuing to pull cash out at a frightening rate. More than €40 billion was withdrawn in May, according to a new report from the Bank of Spain. That made total withdrawals for the first five months of the year to €163 billion, representing about 16 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Domestic banks sending money abroad, foreign lenders pulling out cash and mostly non-resident investors dumping domestic assets are said to be jointly responsible for the huge losses. The figures show that austerity measures and requests to help recapitalise Spanish banks only calmed investors temporarily.
BETTER BUYS: Ever-lower prices and a strengthening pound against the euro are giving real estate sales a ray of hope.
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Is there stamp duty on a shop rental contract?
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I am in the process of renting shop premises in Fuengirola. The rental is to be €2,100 a month, and a gestor tells me that I will have to pay stamp duty of €1,000. Is this absolutely necessary, as I have never heard of it before? D G (Costa del Sol)
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The short answer is that it is not absolutely necessary to register your contract and to pay the corresponding stamp duty, but it is a very good idea to ensure that the terms of the contract can be You and the effectively enforced. Let’s go into a little Law in Spain more detail. By David Searl The rental contract can be a simple written agreement between you and the owner of the premises. This private agreement may serve very well as long as it is perfectly clear and no serious dispute arises. However, very few contracts cover all the possible situations that can arise. What if you cannot pay the rent for a time? Is this specified? What if the landlord sells the premises? Do you have the right to continue in the shop? Usually it is better to have a formal contract, which you make before a Spanish notary, and which is then registered in a special section of the Property Registry. This registration requires payment of stamp duty, just as if you were registering the purchase of a house in your name, along with the notary fee. Your contract is then a registered legal document and its terms can be enforced more effectively. The fee for this registration has risen steadily recently and is now 1.5 per cent. This percentage is applied to the total contract amount. Your contract sounds like it comes to about €25,000 a year, which would give about €375 for the stamp duty, usually referred to as Actos Juridicos. If the agreement is for a total of three years, this would put your stamp duty somewhere around the fee set by the gestoria. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Finger of blame pointed for frauds PAY freezes, unemployment and inflation are to blame for rises in company insider frauds, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.
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WOOLWICH ferry workers in London have finally reached agreement - after months of talks on extra compensation for additional work during the present London 2012 Olympic Games.
When a real crisis is not seen as the top priority AS many will know, I have often considered the ‘peripheral’ members of the Eurozone, and suggested means by which their problems might be resolved. Most solutions have revolved around the impoverished southern countries voluntarily quitting the Euro instead of just passively waiting until a final economic collapse forces them out. Now, however, Ambrose EvansPritchard, a leading financial correspondent, has come up with an intriguingly alternative plan. Taking Spain’s predicament as a prime example of a bad situation mainly of the national banks’ own making - rendered even worse by political interference and incompetence, he suggests that the debt-ridden peripheral countries, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy and perhaps Ireland - should form their own bloc. Then, using their joint ECB voting representation (against Germany’s two votes, plus a few from other ‘hard-core’ states) they should compel the European Central Bank (ECB) to comply with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which oblige that entity to ‘contribute to the stability of the financial system’, thus forcing a showdown. Of course, pointing as it might to ECB bond purchases, this would run contrary to Germany’s long-
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standing mistrust of anything that smacks of its own taxpayers being obliged to dig even deeper than they already do, to cover the undoubted costs of such a move. It may also prove to be the proverbial last straw, leading to the hard core nations, led by Germany, storming out in protest. But if this were to happen, it might in fact be the best solution, the final cutting away of the wreckage, and leaving the path clear for a once-again prosperous Europe. With the ‘hard core’ removed from the equation, the ‘Club Med’ countries would have the Eurozone to themselves, which would of course lead to the single currency being drastically devalued on international markets. At first sight FOUR consecutive years of falls in completed this might appear home builds have been recorded in Spain a truly frightening since the 2007 peak in construction, official prospect, but just data shows. In total this represents a 74 per think about it for cent fall in the market overall. a moment.
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A devalued Euro would provide these nations with many of the advantages of reverting to their own currencies, but with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty providing backup from the ECB. Such a realignment would, following a settling-down period with the devalued Euro, allow these countries to recover their competitiveness while honouring their euro-debt contracts. There would be difficult times of course, but for the presently-desperate Eurozone citizens, a glimmer of light in the darkness, leading eventually to the clearing of debts and, should they wish, to making a new start with their own separate currencies. Dearly as I would like to claim credit for these revolutionary ideas, it is Evans-Pritchard who must be awarded top spot on the podium, with a gold medal glinting in the sun. Ideas are wonderful, capable of changing - sometimes quite drastically - the course of individuals and nations, but they need the will to bring them to fruition. Perhaps it’s time the politicians of the peripheral states - those searching so desperately for rescue - considered such proposals. They may, after all, contain the seeds of their salvation.
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ONE of the most financially damaging taxes facing wealthier British families is UK inheritance tax. Living overseas does not automatically protect you from inheritance tax since liability does not rest on residence or even nationality, but on domicile. Domicile is a complex UK common law concept. If claiming a change of domicile the onus is on you (or more usually on your family when inheriting your assets) to prove you were non-UK domicile at the date of death, in the event of a challenge from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Anyone who is UK domiciled or deemed UK domiciled is liable to inheritance tax on their worldwide assets. The current tax threshold is £325,000 per individual or £650,000 for spouses/civil partners. Any amount over these figures is taxed at 40%. Transfers between spouses are exempt (unless your spouse is a non-domicile). Assets situated in another country may also be liable to inheritance tax there, although in most cases the UK would give credit for the tax paid overseas. This would be the case for British expatriates living here in Spain. If you are an expatriate
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with a worldwide estate worth over the inheritance tax threshold, you need to take professional advice from a firm such as Blevins Franks to establish both your domicile status and how inheritance tax interacts with Spanish succession tax. Blevins Franks are highly experienced in determining domicile and how double tax treaties affect an expatriate’s tax position. Under UK law you can only ever have one domicile at a time. You can never be without a domicile. Your place of domicile does not have to be the country where you have your closest personal association. You can live in Spain for many years and remain a UK domicile. The basic rule is that you are domiciled in the country
where your life is centred, and which you regard as your homeland. Changing your domicile is seen as very serious step. There are three types of domicile under English law: Domicile of origin - a child takes his father’s domicile of origin at the time of birth, not necessarily the country where you are born. A child of a single or widowed mother takes the mother's domicile. Domicile of dependence - applies to women married before 1974, children and mentally disordered persons. Domicile of choice - can be acquired by moving to another country which then replaces either domicile of origin or dependence. To acquire a domicile of choice here you must be physically present and tax resident in Spain, and have formed the intention of living here permanently, and not foreseeing any reason to return to the UK, such as widowhood or illness. You need to sever as many ties as possible with the UK. This in-
cludes disposing of UK property; resigning from memberships; cutting business interests; scaling down UK bank accounts, investments etc, and setting up new ones elsewhere. You should also be careful about the number of trips you make to the UK. Even stipulating in your Will that you wish to be buried in the UK will count against your case. HMRC will look for any indication that you regard the UK as your homeland and may return for good one day. It takes at least three years to shed UK domicile for inheritance tax purposes. You will be deemed domiciled in the UK for inheritance tax if you were UK domiciled at any time in the previous three years, or were resident in the UK for any part of at least 17 of the last 20 tax years. Although the link to domicile of origin can be removed, it is not destroyed and can be instantly reinstated. If you leave Spain and move to a third country, you
would re-acquire your UK domicile of origin unless you can demonstrate you have moved to a new domicile of choice. Inheritance tax is often described as a “voluntary tax” since tax planning devices are available to mitigate or avoid it. There are a number of ways in which your domicile status can be satisfactorily tested, but professional guidance will be required. In practice HMRC will not consider this until it becomes relevant for some tax purpose. If you get it wrong your heirs could receive an unexpected tax bill. Speak to an international tax and wealth manager like Blevins Franks for clarity on your situation. Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change. Individuals must take personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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SPENDING by tourists is putting bread on the table for many Spaniards this summer, and especially for the people of Madrid. Internatonal tourists spent nearly €24 million in the first half of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. This was a 5.6 per cent improvement on figures for the same time last year. The bulk of money was due to spending by British tourists, followed by German, Nordic and then French travellers. But on the reverse side of the coin, there has been a mass exodus of British expatriates worldwide - including an estimated 150,000 plus living in Spain going back to London for the 2012 Olympics. Just over one in every five were said to have plans to return home for the Games. At the same time they would also see family, according to a bank survey.
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‘Glamping’ offers a glam side to the challenges of camping CAMPING in any shape or form is not my preferred way of enjoying life. I am not a total novice, as the following clearly displays: I once tried it in the deserts A look of Arabia at finance but almost for females sweated to death. Jane Plunkett Then I jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. also tried it com in Thailand though there I spent the entire night swatting mosquitoes and poring antiitch cream onto massive bites. And additionally I gave camping a whirl in my native Ireland, and there the wind nearly swept the tent away, while at the same time, a flood of rainwater
Loose change
Micro motoring keeps industry on road SALES of micro vehicles - which can be used by motorcycle licence holders - plus purchases of small 4x4s are increasing, but Spain’s motoring industry is otherwise in the doldrums, with new vehicle sales falling 17 per cent in July, one of the worst in history.
THE CURRENT ACCOUNT WITH A WORLD OF BENEFITS.
UNDER CANVAS: Added extras now available with ‘glamping’. soaked my sleeping bag. Not surprisingly, I am therefore now slightly encouraged to hear about ‘glamping’ (glamorous camping). Basically it is camping, but without the mosquito swatting, neck cricks from dodgy pillows and serious sweating induced by cheap plastic tents. Glamping means instead luxurious tents, an outdoor shower, chefprepared meals, organic food, spa treatments and maybe even a butler! In these times of austerity
alternative holidays aren’t just all-therage, they are also a necessity. And luckily for us in Spain, the world of glamping is booming. On the Goglamping website, which offers details about glamping across the world, Spain features the most choices and opportunities. From Extremadura to Murcia, to Alicante and the Spanish Pyrenees, accommodation options range from beautiful traditional Bedouin tents and Safari tents to self-contained yurts and much more. Most glamping sites are set in picturesque mountain areas or cosy bays, but they are always a little off the beaten track. This equals less temptation to spend money in the local shops and restaurants. Glamping prices vary, but for four people sharing, tariffs start from only €30 a night, and just €180 per person for an entire week. Take your own food, barbecue, chill by the pool, enjoy long walks, horse ride or head for fun in the world of water sports... it all sounds appealing. And most importantly the chance to relax and get away from it all in luxury without spending a fortune you do not possess.
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Spanish architect takes forgeries fight to court A SPANISH architect, who alleges that Qatar forged nearly 1,000 street lamps she designed, has filed a lawsuit against the Gulf state. Beth GalĂ said she was invited to design the street lamps for a 10kilometre stretch of road in Doha for the 2006 Asian Games. Authorities in the gas-rich state chose the ‘Latina’ design but instead of purchasing the lights from the official manufacturer, they commissioned Ashghal, the Qatari Public Works Authority, to copy the design, the architect claims. GalĂ, together with manufacturer Santa & Cole and the Barcelona Design Centre, have now issued a public statement confirming that after six years of attempting to reach an amicable agreement, she plans to press ahead with a legal case. “The case is now in the hands of the Courts of Barcelona and one of the largest acts of piracy in the history of design committed by a sovereign state is now being made public,â€? GalĂ said in a recent statement published on the
LIT UP: Doha, the capital of Qatar, where forged Spanish-designed street lamps have allegedly been installed. Barcelona Design Centre website. Catalina-based GalĂ said Ashghal requested Santa & Cole to submit lighting designs for a project for Al Waab Street in 2005. GalĂ submitted five designs with models and technical specifications and adapted the design of the Latina light. Ashghal installed approximately
900 forgeries of the light in 2006, said GalĂ. Javier Nieto Santa, Chairman of Santa & Cole, said the forgery shows a complete disregard for copyright. “It is unbelievable that Qatar, a sovereign nation and member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, could commit such a large case of forgery.â€?
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FAST-FOOD firms in Chile still use toys to attract child customers, despite a ban. Statistics show nearly 25 per cent of all six-year-olds in the country suffer from obesity.
Down to earth AN Australian man claims he was kept on hold for 15 hours by national airline Qantas, during which time he read a book entitled ‘Judgment in Managerial Decision Making’. The carrier says it has no record of the call.
Golden rule is to keep asking one simple question In the first of a new monthly series, Nigel Fitzpatrick looks at how to buy a business BUYING a business in Spain is a daunting prospect when you are from another country. The language barriers, the process plus the red tape make it at times seem impossible, yet actually it’s fairly straightforward. Buying a business here in Spain is no different to buying one in the UK or in other parts of Europe. But there is a simple question to keep asking yourself in Spain. “Would I do this elsewhere, including in the UK?� If the answer is no, then invariably it’s right. The golden rule is not to get carried away with it all and keep your head; after all, you are about to go into business! Number One rule is to always appoint a well-known and recommended lawyer. He or she as a lawyer will negotiate on your behalf with the Spanish business owner and landlord (if language is a problem) and help you get the best deal. You may well be purchasing a business run by someone originally from the UK, and because of no language barriers, you may think you don’t need a lawyer. Wrong! Prepare yourself for the purchase, sit down and structure a personal business plan.
Nigel Fitzpatrick
Research the business in question. Do your ‘due diligence’ and don’t rush in. Visit the business at different times of the day, sit outside and watch. Do this for a week and it will provide a good understanding of the situation. Do not ignore potential competitors. See how and what they are doing. Build your knowledge and use it to full advantage when starting your business.
How long does it take to buy a business? Purchasing is not a lengthy procedure as long as all financing arrangements run smoothly and to plan, and normally can be completed in a matter of weeks. A lawyer will normally charge â‚Ź80â‚Ź1,500 for the conveyancing work carried out, and an opening licence, if needed, costs in the region of â‚Ź600.
Next month: I will cover how to compile a business plan. Every business should have one!
Email – info@businessownersdirect.com Tel – 0034 91 123 4006
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Cancer and quake survivor has a clear eye for charity Globetrotting freelance journalist Ulrica Marshall survived the 2011 Japanese earthquake and has now lived in Spain with her family for just seven months. Nicole Hallett reports. Tell us about your debut novel $Expat Wives. Stranger than fiction stories on events witnessed or heard, set to a fictional account of a British woman living in Japan with her family. It is an eyeopener and armchair visit to Japan, although also partially set in Mallorca. Why donate the profits to Run for the Cure Foundation? I am a breast cancer survivor and led an Englishspeaking support group in Tokyo. A friend and fellow survivor established it to help Japanese women receive early diagnosis. Most like to meet? A Hollywood producer keen on turning $Expat Wives into a TV series or movie.
Present work? I write a weekly column for EWN. Future plans? Another novel; really different in the light, tongue-in-cheek tone of $Expat Wives. Scariest experience? In Tokyo during the 2011 earthquake; I thought I was facing the final curtain. Then there was aftershock after aftershock and the radiation scare. Seeing all the horror of people who suffered major losses. Funniest? Six people arriving at my apartment in Japan to change the dishwasher and they returned one week later to ensure it was working to capacity. I guess that is why they have full employment.
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Vital Statistics • Born: Sweden • Lives: Mallorca • Age: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care • Status: Married with two young daughters • Hobbies: Snow ski-ing. • Best thing about Spain: Family-focused • Worst: Tardiness • Always in fridge: Alioli, avocado and a rosado wine • Previously lived: Sweden, UK, France, Japan • Loves: Sun • Dislikes: Bullies
EWN COMMENT A study in perpetual motion SPAIN’S short-selling crackdown can bring only short-term benefits and the ban is a threat to liquidity and the functions of the markets, experts warned. Markets are not NGOs and they have little remorse for the misery they inflict with their lust for
constant movement. The economic crisis might be a battlefield for Spain and its government but for the markets and speculators it is simply a croupier’s table.
A drop in the ocean FORMER presidents and ministers must now choose between the 24-month payment routinely granted on leaving office and earnings from their public or private employment. State handouts to those least requiring them are a covetable feature of public life and the measure is a step in the right direction. Nevertheless ‘shut’ and ‘stable door’ come to mind, while a cull of aides and close advisers is still sorely needed.
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IN his letter (Issue 1412) Andrew Coates asked why public transport terminates so early in Spain. I believe local town halls have an arrangement with taxi drivers. In most leading countries public transport continues with a night service, even if a restricted service. I would gladly pay up to €1 more on top of my usual €1.40 to get out of Benidorm at 2am than pay €14 for a taxi for the same trip. I would rather spend that money on a show or a meal. Spain would do well financially if they encourage people to stay in town for the night and spend money rather than people getting on the 10pm bus back to their towns. The same goes for the airport. The last bus leaves at 11pm when flights are still arriving in the early hours of the morning. M Hughes, Altea, (Alicante)
A little late IT is commendable that the European Commission has sent €21.1million to Spain to cover the cost of the Lorca earthquake (Issue 1413). However, this is 15 months later. Surely this money to repair the streets, railway lines, water supply and sewage as well as re-housing 10,000 residents, who lost their homes, should have come sooner. Ah, well, better late than never, I suppose. Rachel Button, Almeria
Much better I LIVE just outside Javea Port and frequently walk in the area referred to by Phil Harding in his letter (Issue 1412). The two ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs with his letter show how use of this public thoroughfare has benefited by the removal of the tables and chairs beside the sea wall. No longer is it a narrow and often terribly congested obstacle course. It has become a beautiful, wide and spacious walk, to be appreciated and enjoyed by all residents, visitors and cyclists. A pleasure to view and use and a huge asset to the port’s water frontage. The mayor should be congratulated for his foresight in enforcing the regulations which have brought about this splendid transformation. Peter Twelftree, Javea (Alicante)
Street cheer FURTHER to the article ‘Large botellon crowds affect local tourism’ (Almeria,
Snapped! By Sian Harris from Elviria (Malaga)
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I AM 14 years old and have lived in Spain nearly seven years. I enjoy spending lots of time on the beach near my house. I love photography and would like to go to university and study it. This photo was taken one evening when I was walking along the beach and the sun started to set. I picked a good spot behind some tall dry grass and took a few photos. The sky was absolutely beautiful. The colours were amazing and the sea was very calm. SUNSET: A pleasing beachside photo.
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Issue 1413). This trend started in the 80s with Andalucia workers wanting to enjoy a cheap drink outside instead of paying bar prices. In the 90s young people adopted it and it is now standard practice. I think they should provide an area away from residential homes so that they are not a nuisance. If they wanted to they could charge €2 for entry, which would then pay for the cleaning staff to clear up the mess the next day. Louise Linnen, Almeria
Bouncing back FOLLOWING the opening of a popular supermarket chain our two little shops in Javea and Benissa started to lose business. The town hall were not much help. Our prices have always been the best around as we have not got large
overheads. We have worked in our business for nearly 18 years and it upset us when suddenly we had to fight for our survival. The town hall employed an authoritarian policeman and in September alone we had three parking tickets for unloading our van and, as is usual, parking spaces disappeared in the village, and trees and paved areas were put in instead. This seems to be happening all around the Costa Blanca. I cannot understand their logic. They do not care for their local businesses. They only thing we could do, other than close, like the majority of little shops, was to move into our present premises and we have not looked back since, and with the help of our EWN advert we are definitely on the way up. Julie Day, by email
Helping hand I WOULD like to thank the EWN and Paul Deed for all their help prior to me opening my cancer research charity shop in La Nucia. The shop was empty with no sign of donations. Paul came along and took a picture of me with my empty shelves and did a piece about it in the paper. After it appeared in the paper (Issue 1408), the phone did not stop ringing and the shop was soon full. We are now due to open thanks to
9 - 15 August 2012 Costa Blanca South the generous EWN readers. If the EWN and Paul had not come to my rescue, I fear the shop would never have opened. Gary Burr, Finestrat (Alicante)
Heartbreaking I KNOW hundreds of thousands of cows must be slaughtered in Spain, but I found the story on the 5,000 horses killed each month due to the crisis heartbreaking (Issue 1413). It is a shame there is such a long waiting list at animal charities. They do the best they can in difficult circumstances and really need all the help they can get from the public so they can help these animals. JB, Mojacar (Almeria)
Travel alert I WOULD advise passengers to keep hand luggage with them when travelling with a certain airline, especially if there are valuable items inside. My daughter was travelling with hand luggage only. Because the flight was full they offered to put her case through free of charge, which she did. When home, she found her case had been unzipped and a letter ripped open and the contents removed. Her make-up was tipped out and an expensive shaver taken. My neighbour has also had things removed from his case a few months ago and I had things taken from mine in January of this year.
L Grinyer, Cartama (Malaga)
Trade in trams I AGREE with Peter Wilkinson’s letter (27/7) concerning the ‘ill-conceived’ tramway of Velez Malaga and Torre del Mar where there are only 75,000 people. In Morocco, the recently opened tramway connecting Rabat and Sale serves a population well in excess of two million. The tramway under construction in Casablanca will serve in the region of six million people. I read recently that Velez were wondering what to do with the carriages. Perhaps they should try and sell them to the Casablanca Tram. Peter Sanderson, Estepona (Malaga)
Stolen plants TORREVIEJA Town Hall has spent time and money on improving the area in Calla Salinas, Los Balcones. It looks really good. They planted trees and plants and water them frequently but someone has already pinched four plants from opposite our home. What low-lifes! Barbara Dale, Torrevieja (Alicante)
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Oddly, the Olympics keep getting their own back
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
Good luck to Britain in winning more medals.
‘Hey Jude’ keeps rearing its annoying head. This song was the McCartney composition that kept me at number two in the British charts for 23 weeks and subsequently cost me a fortune. So all of you who wrote and gloated can gain even more satisfaction knowing this stroke of utter mistiming keeps coming back to haunt me.
OTHERS THINK IT
As this week’s final word on these glorious Games, I would like to add I have never been more delighted to be so utterly wrong and hope by the time you read this I will have been proven even more of a nit. As a final, final word, I still consider many of the events that have brought a whole swathe of medals, are not open to the hoi polloi, and are restricted to the privileged few and not as
accessible as they should be. Horse-riding, rowing and sailing, to name but a few. Another wonderful result this week was seeing those ‘parents from hell’* jailed for 25 years for the ‘honour’ murder of their beautiful 17year-old daughter. And what wonderful words from the judge when he told them, and I quote: ‘Shafilea was a determined, able and ambitious girl who wanted to live a life which was normal
in a country in which you had chosen to live and bring up your children. ‘However, you could not tolerate the life Shafilea wanted to live. Although she went to local schools you objected to her socialising with fellow white pupils. You objected to her wearing Western clothes and objected to her having contact with boys. You wanted your family to live in Pakistan in Warrington’. Well done, judge! Couldn’t have put it better myself! Keep the faith, Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com *Iftikar and Farzana Ahmed, strict Muslims from Pakistan, were found guilty of the 2003 honour killing of their daughter Shafilea. They suffocated the 17-year-old in front of their four other children at their home in Warrington, Cheshire, after she rejected a forced marriage in Pakistan.
AN Italian man who told his cousin he had ‘no balls’ will now have to pay a fine. The judge has ruled that the insult had an ‘injurious quality’ to the male pride.
Bruce advice WORLD leaders should listen to Bruce Springsteen for economic advice, claims Australian Treasurer, Wayne Swan. He says the American rocker’s lyrics predict economic hardship way before economists pay attention.
Whale tale DON’T you hate it when you go for a swim only to find a dead 30-tonne whale in the pool? That’s what happened to Sydney swimmers last week, after heavy rain washed the sea creature inland.
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Why are the British the butt of Olympic-size fitness jokes? I N a recent UK medical journal, the British were labelled one of the laziest populations in the world. Lazier even than the Americans, a nation not known for their love of walking. Anywhere. Twice as lazy as the French. More than 63 per cent of Brits fail to get off their butts to carry out the recommended 150 minutes of weekly activity needed to maintain basic good health. Now, why are the British less active as a nation? I’d say the weather has something to do with it. I mean, who really enjoys going for a nice jog in the rain or NORA JOHNSON snow? Then, there’s the Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological distance to work, suspense and crime thrillers. invariably necessitating a bus, train or car journey. Labour-saving devices like washing machines from working longer hours and and lighter vacuum cleaners more days than anywhere else in play their part as well. Europe might have a lot to do And just being plain knackered with it, too!
Breaking Views
RULE OF TV: A killer for the couch potato. But the killer? It’s got to be the TV. More than anything else, it welds a significant number of the population to the couch. Keeping up with the ‘soaps’ to be able to converse with peers. Or the latest reality/makeover show to see people cry because they’ve just sung for their sick mum, or
because they’re remembering their dead cats, or because they’ve just been made over by Gok. That such idleness results in sickness - often major health problems - isn’t surprising. It isn’t surprising either that it results in a massive load on the NHS and the Exchequer.
Now, I’m not suggesting Brits hurl themselves about like rippling-muscled Olympian athletes. On the contrary, an acquaintance has a couple of simple ‘rules’ he sticks to. He uses the car as little as possible. Once parked, the car stays parked. The rest is done on foot, by bike or public transport. He never take lifts or escalators where there are stairs. Oh, and he walks a couple of kilometres a day. No big deal, but he does it every day… and that’s what counts. So, you could be spending your next 20 years being spoon fed by a nurse after a massive stroke. Or, if you exercise, spend the next 20 years chasing the nurse at Bradley Wiggins-speed around the front room. Your choice!
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Heard of the Forsyth Code? CATHERINE DE MEDICI had a penchant for indiscriminate destruction and being a member of one of Renaissance Italy’s most powerful families, she was permitted to indulge in her chosen hobby with abandon. The Medicis were at various times either in cahoots with or directly opposed to that other powerful family, the Borgias, well known for their desire for political and papal power at any cost. It was said that Lucrezia Borgia’s poisoning skills were second to none and that while her brother Cesare was off causing mayhem and terror in France she was happily despatching her own enemies with a nice cup of tea and a side of arsenic. An invite to dine at the Borgias was greeted with as much dismay and trepidation as a summons to ‘discuss’ your overdraft with the bank (although death by fiscal ineptitude is probably more painful than death by poisoning). While Catherine de Medici was encouraging lithe
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Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote. young artists and having an allegedly thoroughly debauched time of it, Lucrezia was bemoaning the fact that no one ever RSVP’d. Perhaps at this point her father (the Pope) should have taken her to one side and explained the cause and effect ratio of her arsenic habit: “Now
look here, little miss serial killer,” he may have said, “you’re not going to find a husband if you keep poisoning everyone within range. So get a grip and pour me a goblet of wine from the interesting looking bottle with the skull and crossbones label.”
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Thankfully life has moved on and the Renaissance has been relegated to a room at the National Gallery and interminable lectures in front of a flock of bored-looking art students. Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote and is probably spinning in his tomb as hordes of bespectacled, socks and sandals wearing geeks, brandishing copies of Dan Brown’s oddly hysterical (as opposed to historical) book, attempt to erase layers of priceless pigment in the hope of discovering the truth about Christ. I can imagine Da Vinci, hands on hips, calmly yet forcefully explaining that the ‘Last Supper’ is actually a representation of the Last Supper. For the most part things really are what they seem. Close study of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ would have afforded those desperate
conspiracy theorists a little insight into the workings of the political mind; he suggested that rumour and supposition and whispered threat of treason and espionage were cunning devices to divide and occupy an enemy that would have been spending far too much time planning and preparing for attack. The illusionist’s skill at distraction was one that Machiavelli felt all great men must master, that and the ability to snatch a coin from thin air and drink a casket of wine without falling over. Whether the stories about Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia were true, the fact remains that they and many other historically peripheral women were responsible for the patronage of great artists like Michelangelo and Bellini. It is quite likely that Catherine was the poster girl for sobriety and celibacy and Lucrezia was just a really bad cook. Oh, and have you noticed that the second figure to the left of Christ looks like Bruce Forsyth? Makes you think, doesn’t it?
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AGALUF! There, I've said it. As one of the most hotly debated venues in Spain this year, I decided it was time to engage in a wee social experiment to see what all the fuss is about. This notorious Mallorcan seaside resort actually boasts a stunning white sandy beach, with plenty of space and a glorious turquoise sea. The typical tourist here shuns sun lotion and favours food of the deep-fat fried variety, but there is also a surprising number of the fit and fabulous. Officials are, apparently, toying with the idea of renaming it to Nova Calvia to shake off unfavourable connotations and revamp it into a super-resort. Danger in many shapes does lurk in Magaluf. Unfortunately, some people put themselves in danger by ‘balconing’, which for those who don’t know, is the modern equivalent of Russian roulette and involves jumping from a balcony with the aim of landing in a pool.
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NOTORIOUS: But the resort boasts a white sandy beach and a glorious turquoise sea. However, it has left many dead, police and hoteliers horrified and the rest of us mystified at what the attraction is. On this occasion, the skies were clear apart from the odd low-flying plane advertising the megaclubs like BCM and Mallorca Rocks, but the day was young and we had many Magalufian experiences ahead of club-time.
WaveHouse is a recent addition - a chance for punters to try surfing or boarding in a controlled environment. Lots of fun - with only one A&E visit but the suspected broken rib was merely bruised, alongside the ego. By lunchtime, Magaluf is in full swing - there is really no need to bring a book - you can while away the hours reading
charming tank-top slogans, such as ‘On it ‘til we vomit’ and ‘All in favour of Viagra, please rise’. Sausages and beans are no longer the mainstay here; for the more discerning diner, you need only head to the brand new Nikki Beach where dishes range from sushi to sexy salad (their term) and chateaubriand. The bill will be about the same as most punters paid for their
package holiday, but target clients arrive on yachts or in Bentleys, though some seemingly - leave in police cars. During our late lunch, one man (allegedly a well-known, local restaurateur) punched the lights out of another, leading to a swift invasion of scores of police… I expected to witness the odd drunken fight, but not here. After lunch, we swerved the banana boats on the beach in favour of the upside-down house Katmandu, with its 4D cinema and stomach-turning games and rides. Worth a visit but best go before, not after, lunch as we found... Finally, we were ready for the pièce de résistance - BCM Planet Dance. My little troupe was excited to see brilliant singer Jessie J. We were fashionably late at 8pm, but JJ’s appearance on stage was closer to 11pm and four songs later she jetted off to a similarly brief appearance in Ibiza. All in all it was a curious sort of day, not devoid of danger. One to be recommended or repeated? Sure, just top up your insurance policies first.
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The rich diversity of scenic Spain SPAIN has a rich scenic diversity and vast areas of the country remain wild, rugged and sparsely populated. Not only that, but large parts of the country are protected. Within Europe, Spain leads the way in the conservation of its heritage. There are many categories of protection including National Parks, Natural Parks and Biosphere Reserves. Almeria A Biosphere Robert is an English writer of travel books. He has lived in Roquetas de Reserve is an Mar (Almeria) with wife Diane since 2003. international http://bob.robertbovington.net/spain/home conservation designation given by UNESCO. To achieve this status it must not only be ecologically diverse but also must demonstrate a balanced relationship between human CABO DE GATA. beings and the environment. The World Network of These include the spectacular Biosphere Reserves is the Ordesa National Park in the collection of all 482 biosphere Pyrenees, the lowland reserves in 102 countries (as of wilderness of the Doñana mid-2005). National Park in western Spain has a proportionately Andalucía, the beautiful Sierra higher number of biosphere de Grazalema and the snowreserves compared with other capped heights of the Picos de European countries with 33. Europa in Cantabria.
backdrop to the magnificent city of Granada and the Alhambra Palace and their southern slopes are sprinkled with the little white villages of the Alpujarras. Just a few miles from Almeria, is the pristine coastline of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park.
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There are two biosphere reserves close to my heart and close to where I live - the Sierra Nevada and the Cabo de Gata-Nijar. The Sierra Nevada contains the Iberian Peninsula’s highest mountains. They are the spectacular
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Eat like a champion WITH a certain international sporting event in full swing, health websites have been abuzz with advice on how to eat like an Olympian. British Olympic swimmer Gemma Spofforth has revealed she cuts out sugar prior to an event, and abstained from chocolate, ice cream and sweets prior to setting a world record in 2009. Meanwhile, taekwondo competitor Jade Jones swears by protein bars to supplement her diet. As well as helping her posttraining recovery, this helps to keep her feeling fuller longer.
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Doctors do not recommend trying the Olympic rowing team diet, however. A heavyweight rower has to consume around 6,000 calories a day, more than twice the recommended daily allowance. This includes breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, posttraining snack, dinner and a
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The sweet smell of dieting success? BIKINI season is upon us, but is there a way to get the body beautiful without giving up croquetas and cañas? A solution may be at hand… French cosmetics company Velds has launched a perfume that claims to help weight loss. Prends-moi was apparently created following extensive ‘aromatherapeutic’ and ‘neurocosmetic’ research. Independent tests showed that 75 per cent of women felt the perfume limited their need to snack and 73 per cent said they
CLAIM: Perfume limits need to snack. felt a feeling of pleasure after using it. Statistics do not make clear how much weight the women lost. Some have been sceptical of the claims, including Dr Kim BellAnderson from the
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TIMOTHY RAY BROWN, also known as ‘The Berlin Patient’, addressed the media in Washington DC recently as doctors announced that he was ‘cured of AIDS and will remain cured’. Brown underwent a stem cell transplant of his immune system, using cells from a donor who was genetically immune to the HIV virus. He has not taken his HIV medication since. Since then, he has become a figure of inspiration to AIDS sufferers around the world. However, Steven Yuki, part of a team who claimed at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus in Sitges, Spain back in June, claims they might have found some of the virus still in his body. Brown is adamant that any remnants of the virus are dead and cannot replicate, declaring: “Let me be clear. I am HIV-negative.” Doctors say the case is highly unusual, and may not lead to a widely-available cure, due to danger, expense and the scarcity of stem cell donors with the necessary gene mutation. On his blog Brown remains optimistic, saying: “My dream is to not be the man who stands before you and says ‘I am cured’, but to be the man who stands before you and says ‘We are cured’.”
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NEGATIVE THINKING: Embrace pessimism as a route to happiness.
A RECENTLY-PUBLISHED book explores the power of negative thinking and promotes the idea of embracing failure and pessimism as a route to happiness. Unlike many self-help books, ‘The Antidote: Happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking’ argues that we spend so much time trying to be happy, that it is actually making us miserable. Instead, author Oliver Burkeman adopts a technique known as ‘negative path’, which promotes thinking that however bad things are, they could always be worse. In the course of his research he attends a motivation seminar (headed by George W Bush), tries his hand at meditation and pretends to be mad on a train.
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Storm over treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome CONTROVERSY raged over a study claiming that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was the most costeffective way to treat chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The study examined the costeffectiveness of different treatments for sufferers of the illness, which affects between 120,000 and 200,000 people in Spain. It found that there was a roughly 63 per cent chance that CBT would be the best choice, graded exercise therapy was ranked second at just over 25 per cent, while pacing (avoiding overexertion) scored only 2.6 per cent. Professor Paul McCrone, lead author of the study, said: “Investment would be justified in terms of improving quality of life for patients and could actually save costs to society if the impact on family members is taken into account.” However, The ME Association (which represents UK sufferers) was critical of the findings. Spokesman Dr Charles Shepherd said that the results “do not match the feedback that we consistently receive from
people with ME and CFS.” He argued that ME and chronic fatigue syndrome were umbrella terms for a variety of problems, and could not be prescribed a uniform treatment. He also alleged that those who prescribe CBT falsely believe that there is no physiological problem behind these illnesses and that “symptoms are largely maintained by abnormal illness beliefs.” The ME Association pointed to their own surveys, where more than 50 per cent of patients found that CBT made no difference, exercise caused over half to get worse, while 70 per cent felt pacing had a positive effect.
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5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.
5:25am Countdown 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim During a heat wave, Jim and the family sneak into the pool of a neighbour who is on holiday. 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:00pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard Eric gets the opportunity to use his favourite ingredient: chocolate. 2:30pm Siege of the Saxons
7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Castle Farm 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4.00pm - midnight
4:00pm Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 11:00pm The Rob Brydon Show Entertainment show hosted by the Welsh comedian Rob Brydon. 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Countrywise Paul Heiney presents a series with memorable scenes drawn from the best of the ITV regions. 9:00pm Lewis Drama with Kevin Whately following on from the Inspector Morse series. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm The Specialist
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Brendan grows increasingly suspicious of Walker. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm Seven Dwarves 11:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls
4:10pm My Neighbor's Keeper 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Hard-driving reality show. 9:00pm The Fastest Man on No Legs: Oscar Pistorius 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Person of Interest Crime drama series from the man behind â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, JJ Abrams.
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm I Want My Own Room 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats 5:15pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Accused 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Traffic Cops Documentary series about Britain's traffic police.
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12:35am EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 2:05am Weatherview 2:10am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 3:10am Britain's Heritage Heroes 3:40am Real Rescues 4:25am Doorstcrime 999 4:55am Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 5:40am BBC News
BBC3 5:50am Russell Howard's Good News 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:55am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:55am Britain Unzipped 5:55am Live at the Electric
12:20am The Riots: In Their Own Words 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:40am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Talking Landscapes 9:00pm The Last Explorers Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers. 10:00pm Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:00am Lost Cities of the Ancients, the Cursed Valley of the Pyramids 1:00am Wallander 1:55am Wallander 2:55am The Last Explorers 3:55am Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures
11:00pm Person of Interest
12:25am Best of British 1:30am Surfing Special 1:55am KOTV Boxing Weekly Unbeaten Demetrius Andrade returns to action at middleweight against Rudy Cisneros in Connecticut. 2:25am Sailing 2:50am International Volleyball 3:45am Mobil 1 The Grid 4:10am British F3 4:40am Outlaw Triathlon 5:35am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 5:40am The Paralympic Show
1:35am Jackpot247 3:35am Golden Balls 4:25am ITV Nightscreen
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad Documentary series telling the stories of travellers who find themselves incarcerated overseas. 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Lion Man 7:30am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Got to Dance
12:25am Broadcast News 2:45am The Royal Tenenbaums 4:40am I Want Candy
1:05am Legends of the Fall 3:25am Intersection 5:10am Secretariat
4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
SKY MOVIES ACTION 8:30am Flight of the Intruder 10:30am Superman 12:55pm Salt 2:40pm Ironclad 4:45pm Killers 6:30pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 9:00pm Salt 10:45pm The One 12:15am Eraser 2:10am Uncommon Valor 4:00am Avenging Force 5:50am Thunderbirds
12:40am Top Ten Show 12:50am Caribbean Cops 1:50am Road Wars 2:50am Don't Stop Me Now 3:45am Caprica 4:40am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Death Becomes Her 7:15am Broadcast News 9:30am The Royal Tenenbaums 11:30am Ramona and Beezus 1:20pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 1:50pm Eurotrip 3:30pm Your Highness 5:20pm Ramona and Beezus 7:10pm Galaxy Quest 9:00pm Eurotrip 10:40pm Your Highness
4:50pm Losing Isaiah 6:40pm The Karate Kid 9:00pm Black Swan 11:00pm Water for Elephants
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HE culture of social drink driving tolerance in Spain is more relaxed than it is in Northern Europe. It reminds me of times when, in the 1960s, my friends, most of them police officers, would meet up at the Royal Oak. Some were on duty; some were not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where are you off to, Phil?â&#x20AC;? I would ask midway through the evening. I would then be told that there was some police work to see to; taking a statement or attending an incident. To say we were drunk would be an exaggeration, but without question we were, by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards, unfit to be behind the wheel of a car. Then, when officers patrolled there was what we regarded as a culture of tolerance. The usual procedure was a finger wagging unless the driver was clearly drunk, then he or she would be breathalysed. The officers, and for the large part the community, felt the balance was right. The juryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still out on that bar-debate subject. Recently it was announced by Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz and Director of the DGT Maria Segui that of those tested for drink driving during a recent
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A real sting in the tail was my coke spiked? Mike Walsh vwww.michaelwalsh.es Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio.
campaign only 1 per cent tested positive. I imagine that does not include the blind-eye, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mind how you go, sir,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; results. My doctor once told me he attends many social occasions; as a teetotaller he gets more enjoyment from parties than do the drinkers. He told me: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because I keep my wits about me, I enjoy the camaraderie more with the bonus that I am an amused spectator of those who get tipsy.â&#x20AC;? In Spain I have on occasion slightly pushed my luck and been glad of the more relaxed
GOLDEN RULE: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink and drive, stick to the soft drinks.
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I changed with the times; as a writer I cover a lot of ground across Europe for which I need to hire cars. I also have a lifestyle to consider and concede that being caught positive would be nothing short of calamitous. I bit the bullet. My friend questioned why I no longer bonded with the boys. When I told him, he said he would join me in self-denial. We two stuck to cokes and our small group thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. No one likes to be roadside checked and I cannot describe the feel good factor I felt at knowing that if stopped I had nothing to fear. Ironically there is a sting in the tail; I did suffer from a mild attack of gastro-enteritis in the early hours. Awaiting me in the morning was a missed email from my Ukrainian girlfriend, Nadia: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Enjoy your evening, but avoid drinking coke.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
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5:40am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:30pm Animal 24:7 Series following people who protect and work closely with wild and domestic animals. 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Escape to the Country
7:00am Guess with Jess 7:10am Louie 7:20am Wibbly Pig 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:40am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Latin America 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Frankenstein's Cat 8:50am Arthur 9:15am Ooglies 9:30am Nina and the Neurons Go Eco 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:45am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm Animal Park 1:00pm The Falcon Strikes Back 2:05pm The Falcon in Danger 3:15pm The Weakest Link
4.00pm - midnight
4:00pm Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 9:00pm Restoration Home 10:00pm Vexed Detective drama about two police detectives with very opposing views to the job and life in general. 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week. 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm I Want My Own Room Series in which kids take control of a room in their house and re-design it in any way they choose. 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious games. Presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes. 5:15pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:30pm Jedward's Big Adventure 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Flowerpot Gang 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News. 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm National Lottery Midweek Draws 11:45pm Have I Got Old News for You
12:15am The League Cup Show 1:15am The Invisible The story of life, death and something in between. 2:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:55am DIY SOS The Big Build Nick Knowles and the team work on another large scale building project. 3:55am Real Rescues 4:40am Britain's Heritage Heroes 5:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:55am Live at the Electric 8:00pm Free Speech 9:00pm The War of the Worlds 10:45pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Free Speech 3:30am Don't Tell the Bride 4:25am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 5:25am Don't Tell the Bride
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4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning . 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A h. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote
5:40am The Paralympic Show 6:05am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 2:10pm Malta Story
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4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder: The Big Clear Out
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm International Friendly England v Italy. 11:10pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:45pm International Friendly Highlights
Channel 5 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Mio Mao 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Castle Farm 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Chopped 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4:10pm Mom at Sixteen Drama about a 16-year-old girl living with a shocking secret. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series with hotelier Alex Polizzi. 9:00pm Britain's Strangest Pets 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Action from the BB house.
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12:20am The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:40am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 9:00pm Ian Hislop's Scouting for Boys 10:00pm Death Camp Treblinka 11:00pm Africa's Magnificent Beasts Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World. 12:00am Growing Children 1:00am Borgen 2:00am The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 2:30am Death Camp Treblinka 3:30am Natural World
12:05am 2 Broke Girls 12:35am Best of British 1:35am Summer Daze with Blackberry 2:00am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 2:15am Ibiza Rocks 2:30am Music on 4 Favourites 2:55am Karima Francis 3:10am Spotlight 3:25am The Crush with KFC Krushems 4:20am Happy Endings Alex offers to design Jane a dress for her charity event. 4:45am St. Elsewhere 5:30am Countdown
12:45am Grimefighters 1:15am Jackpot247 3:45am British Touring Car Championships 5:00am ITV Nightscreen
12:30am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:30am Comedy Kings 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am The Great Artists 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge
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7:00am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am All Star Don't Forget the Lyrics 10:00am Got to Dance 12:30pm Glee 1:30pm Got to Dance
9:00am The Count of Monte Cristo 11:15am Rio Special 11:45am Scents and Sensibility 1:20pm How Do You Know 3:25pm The Bodyguard
4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Caribbean Cops 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am The Good Guys 3:55am Caprica 4:45am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:40am I Want Candy 6:20am Galaxy Quest 8:10am Knucklehead 9:55am X-Men: First Class Special 10:25am Summer Rental 12:00pm Father of the Bride 1:50pm Just Go with it 3:50pm Analyze That 5:30pm The Rebound 7:10pm Father of the Bride 9:00pm Just Go with it 11:00pm Analyze That 12:40am The Rebound 2:20am Head of State 4:00am Knucklehead
5:40pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 7:25pm Beastly 9:00pm The Bodyguard 11:15pm How Do You Know 1:20am Irreconcilable Differences 3:20am 40 Days and 40 Nights 5:00am Young Winston
SKY MOVIES ACTION 7:30am Crimson Tide 9:30am Superman 2 11:40am Gone in 60 Seconds 1:40pm Real Steel 3:50pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 6:15pm The 13th Warrior 8:00pm Gone in 60 Seconds 10:00pm Real Steel
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12:10am The 13th Warrior 1:55am Rapid Fire 3:35am Firewalker 5:25am A Quest for Camelot
TCM 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am The High Chaparral 9:55am The Searchers 12:10pm Carson City 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Billy the Kid 5:50pm The Big Lift 8:05pm My Cousin Rachel 10:00pm 16 Blocks 11:55pm Disclosure 2:15am Another Time, Another Place 3:50am Teleshopping
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Looking for answers? They are there if only you go to the right source. There is no 'quick fix' this week and you need to delve deeper to get the information you need. It will be tempting to take a short cut but,believe me, it will not be worth the hassle in the longer term. Once you have the right facts you are truly in charge of what happens next.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:
Taking a more forceful approach with an authority figure will work only in short bursts. Nagging on and on won't, but you do need to get your point across.
will be so much easier.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The thing that you have to tackle this week is uppermost in your mind, but don't dwell on it. Write it down and what you intend doing about it, then put it away. Relax and get on with other things. When you do come to take it out again and face the situation it
go back to. Six years ago she’d left that city behind, along with Morgan Daire, the man who broke her heart. It almost destroyed her once, but hell, she loves a challenge! She’s working with the glamorous Verde Valmont and
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You are very much in two minds about how to deal with a personal situation. Ask yourself which approach will help and which will do nothing to help at all. Although you want to shout at someone and feel negative at times, hold fire.
Getting a romantic situation wrong could cause a humourous moment this weekend. I am not telling you this so you can avoid it. You could do with a good laugh right now. Planning ahead is your preferred method but sometimes it is the last-minute decision that brings the best results.
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Imposing restrictions on someone else also imposes restrictions on you. Why? Well, you have to hang around and see that your wishes are followed and take further action if they are not. Wouldn't it be easier to find some kind of compromise?
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoid getting involved in other people's arguments. There is no way that you can come out a winner if you do. Taking a step backwards is sometimes the best thing. You have been down this path before, and did your intervention do any good? Go and trim the roses or sort out those rockery stones instead.
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Born in Malaga on August 10, 1960, he is a famous actor, producer, director and singer. His full name is Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas, although he took his motherʼs surname for the stage when he joined a theatre troupe, beginning an acting career that would lead him to be one of the best known Spanish actors in the world. Although he is a self-declared agnostic, he visits his home town to participate in Easter processions every year.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
The need to be popular midweek could see you veer off track on a business matter. You have been warned and will be able to avoid it if you wish. Do not under- estimate how much hassle a wrong move could cause you. On the domestic front, you are able to fully relax and enjoy good company.
Having been dashing about like a mad thing, you find this week a refreshing change. Only when you slow down do you realise how much you have been doing and just how tired you have become. There are some social engagements that you would not miss for the world, however.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool. Getting a few people together and using someone else to blow your trumpet for you is better.
By using your intuition midweek, you will be able to solve a small problem at the weekend. Thinking ahead sometimes seems a waste of time to you because circumstances have a way of changing, but it makes sense to put in a bit of extra effort if you are able to avoid aggravation.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Just joking “Do you believe in life after death?” A boss asked one of his employees. “Actually, I do,” replied the subordinate. “Well, so do I,” the boss went on. “Because after you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you.”
A mistake seems a small thing until someone notices it. Although you feel that they are making a mountain out of a molehill, it still leaves a nasty feeling. Get out and do something completely different at the weekend. Not only will it blow the cobwebs away, but it will also put in perspective any negative thoughts.
SU DOKU HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.
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In which centuries did these 10 historical events take place?
1. Britain (and the British Empire) adopted the Gregorian calendar 2. Charles Darwin published On the Origin of the Species 3. Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) reached the Americas 4. First successful English daily newspaper (Daily Courant) was published 5. Great Fire of London began 6. Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn 7. Marco Polo first visited China 8. Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 9. Suez Canal was opened 10. The houses of Lancaster and York fought the Wars of the Roses
TARGET: Average: 21 Good: 27
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION acne, acre, alec, cane, cant, care, carl, cart, caul, cent, cert, clan, clue, cran, cult, cure ,curl, curt , cute, ,ecru, lace, narc, race, tact, talc, acute, caner, caret, carte, cater, clean, clear, cleat, crane, crate, cruel, cruet, cuter, enact ,eruct, lacer, lance, lucre, nacre, react, recta, tacet, trace, tract, truce, ulcer, uncle, acuter, canter, cantle, cartel, cattle, claret, curate, cutler, cutlet, cutter, cuttle, lancer, lancet, lucent, nectar, recant, rectal, trance, unlace, centaur, central, clatter, clutter, nuclear, unclear, uncrate, truncate, RELUCTANT
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BASED on Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, this film features Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), a free-spirited wife trapped in a passionless marriage with an upperclass judge (Simon Russell Beale). An encounter with a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston) throws her life into turmoil as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. 1h38m Director: Terence Davies Starring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale
Verde’s Irish assistant Emer. Then there’s her friend, Dublin designer, Murphy, an incorrigible rogue whose flirting causes jealousy and all sorts of trouble. She also encounters the sexy and handsome Sears Pearson, a New York cool-hunter. With Morgan and Sears vying for her attention, her love life is anything but smooth.
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The Deep Blue Sea
1. 18th (1752), 2. 19th (1859), 3. 15th (1492), 4. 18th (1702), 5. 17th (1666), 6. 16th (1533), 7. 13th (1271), 8. 16th (1588), 9. 19th (1869), 10. 15th (1455-1485)
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 8 Doctor with a jab, not completely harsh (7) 9 First part of evolution going to seed (5) 10 Not exactly the nicest day for our group (9) 11 Does Royal Mail accept payment in fish? (3) 12 Rail transport that is intended for cheese (4) 13 Before much time has elapsed a nobleman takes that over there (5,2) 16 Pickpocket is returning to fashionable flat (7) 19 Couch from the Courts of Appeal (4) 22 Ron goes back for conjunction (3) 23 Fine pottery, or a pencil, perhaps (9) 24 The road to the rescue boat is harsh (5) 25 Starts with groups over the side (4,3) Down 1 We use Sid to write lyric poetry for us (5) 2 The Queen brings in ʻRule Britanniaʼ composer for profitable scheme (6) 3 Start playing new super kit (6,2) 4 A predicament caused by disorderly capers (6) 5 Further news reports that the Italian capital is thrown into confusion (4) 6 Oxford University attempt to contain constant expression of public disapproval (6)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Worse (4) 3 To kiss (5) 8 Plug (electrical) (7) 9 Abuchear (3) 10 Cave (5) 11 Meat (5) 12 Comer (3) 13 Ruso (7) 14 Céspedes (5) 15 Ciervo (4)
Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Sheet used to cultivate flowers (7) 14 Takes into account the appearance of spectres (8) 15 Musician paints his heart out (7) 17 Television show that sounds corny? (6) 18 Force the last of you into evening wear (6) 20 Ensign aboard vessel? (6) 21 Chef in kitchen returns with a weapon (5) 23 Keep making a little dog (4)
QUICK Across 1/1D Closely cropped hairstyle (4,3) 3 Devout (5) 8 Piece of land (7) 9 End parts of sleeves (5) 10 Fashion (5) 11 Deduce (7) 12 Demand (6) 14 Jockey shorts (6) 17 Betrayer (7) 19 Crush (5) 21 Sharp metal projection (5) 22 Discolour (7) 24 Tiny arachnids (5) 25 Joke (4)
Down 1 Predicador (8) 2 Orquesta (9) 4 Ejercicio (físico) (8) 5 Berenjena (9) 6 Storm cloud (8) 7 To govern (rule) (8)
Down 1 See 1 Across 2 Ahead of time (5) 3 Penalise (6) 4 Happen (5) 5 Be enough (7) 6 Tags (6) 7 Evaluates (8) 10 Light-headed (8) 13 Sports ground (7) 15 Account (6) 16 Free (6) 18 Robbery (5) 20 Select group (5) 23 Head covering (3)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Smew, 4 Athos, 9 Israeli, 10 Blini, 11 Hated, 12 Bayonet, 13 Stolen, 15 Hot rod, 19 Pitcher, 21 Elbow, 23 Gamma, 24 Braille, 25 Nidus, 26 Mayo. Down: 2 Merit, 3 Wheedle, 4 Akimbo, 5 Hobby, 6 Spinner, 7 Lights, 8 Gift, 14 Ottoman, 16 Over arm, 17 Downer, 18 Tribes, 19 Page, 20 Hoard, 22 Billy. QUICK - Across: 1 Sociable, 5 Pass, 9 Bliss, 10 Premier, 11 Odd, 12 Infer, 13 Scary, 14 Bigot, 17 Year, 19 Mesh, 21 Spent, 24 Stout, 25 Incur, 27 Cot, 28 Regatta, 29 Terse, 30 Mate, 31 Fearless.
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Down: 1 Subsidy, 2 Chief, 3 Absorb, 4 Lapdog, 6 Agitate, 7 Sorry, 8 Feast, 15 Imp, 16 Own, 18 Amongst, 20 Harness, 21 State, 22 Escape, 23 Titter, 24 Scram, 26 Carve.
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (AROUSE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Sick, 3 Etapa, 6 Caras, 8 Adios, 10 Col, 11 Erizo, 12 Leave, 13 Ola, 14 Sweet, 15 Steep, 16 Gorra, 17 Lake. Down: 1 Success, 2 Carnicero, 4 Toallas, 5 Primavera, 7 Scooter, 9 Siempre.
1. Unscramble the name of an American singer-songwriter, pianist and actress: NO JAR SHONE 2. Unscramble the name of an awardwinning 2001 American biographical drama film (three words): LEAF BUD MINUTIA
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THE HAND
Answers: A little white lie A bird in the hand
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Mary Jane West, aka Mae West (1893-1980) was an American actress, playwright and comedienne.
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents Q and 10 represents Z, so fill in Q every time the figure 4 appears and Z every time the figure 10 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
AROUSE(10) Breach Desire Dodged Double Endure Lasted Lusted Matron Meteor Nursed Panted Pillow Resist Rugged Steals Stripe Troops Turned
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Crease, 2 Brooks, 3 Reared, 4 Loosed, 5 Barest, 6 Reader, 7 Portal, 8 Header, 9 Splash, 10 Ashore, 11 Arouse, 12 killed 13 Floors, 14 Grains, 15 Roared, 16 Refute, 17 Tinker, 18 Dealer, 19 Purred
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. NORAH JONES 2. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
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•FRIENDS UNLIMITED Quesada: 966 719 862 or www.helpvegabaja.com. •FRIENDS UNLIMITED, the social arm of Help Vega Baja, meets every Thursday between 2pm and 4pm at The Club in Rojales. Call 966 719 862. •LADIES CARD MAKING & CRAFTING GROUP, PAL Social Club, Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm: Call Maureen 966 789 977. •LIONS CLUB Torrevieja Costa: 966 789 571 or davedanie@gmail.com. •MABS Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org. •ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, Orihuela Costa and District meet at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras, third Thursday of month at 7pm. Email helenlloyd1@gmail.com. •VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearse at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 2pm4pm. Call 965 327 446. •TORREVIEJA COSTA LIONS CLUB: Meet second Thursday of month, 7.30pm at Cabo Severa Hotel, La Mata. 617 069 064 or davedanie@gmail.com.
Costa Blanca South’s best guide to local non-profit clubs, charities and societies Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.
•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja offers services in six locations. www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com. •BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am12pm. 966 760 665. •CHRISTIAN CHURCH English language meets at Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 www.losnietoschurch.es. •CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Pilar de la Horadada: Sunday service 11am; Thursday Bible Study and Prayer 5pm. 966 769 300/650 509 606
•CHOIR El Pinar de Campoverde: 966 763 446. •MODEL BOAT BUILDING GROUP Los Alcazares: 968 170 870 or www.rcmarmenorsailinggroup.eu •PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of RAOB now meet at a larger location; Bar Catorce in Benjofor from 7pm – 9pm. Call 653 066 919. •SHARE & CARE GROUP: An informal get together for anyone affected by cancer at MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier at 11am. Call 693 795 247.
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FRIDAY • ALICANTE BUSINESS CLUB – no joining fees or membership – meets first Friday of month at Captain’s Table in Benimar at 1pm. www.alicantebusinessclub.org. •CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at Restaurant El Paraiso in Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm. 965 077 457 or jenmorton@hotmail.co.uk or www.cantiblesingers.es. •CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja: 660 825 390. •CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933.
• MABS BOOKS SALE - weather permitting – The Arches Restaurant, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm. •50+ SOLOS - for singles, divorcees and widowers – meet first and third Saturday of month at different restaurants in Torrevieja.
SUNDAY •CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933.
Churches
home groups. PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@gmail.com or call Reverend Eddie on 966 769 300 or 650 509 606.
or email: communitychurch@gmail.com. •INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Torrevieja: Sunday service and children’s church 11am; Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. 966 799 273/660 127 276. •ORIHUELA CHURCH SERVICES: Call 966 733 093. • PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas 3, Pilar de la Horadada: Sundays 11am; Thursdays 5pm Bible study and Prayer; weekday
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•SAMARITANS Drop-in Café: Telephone 902 883 535. • S E W ‘ N ’ S O s Sewing Group (MABS): mabsmurciane@gmail.com.
•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES in Orihuela Costa: Don Joaquin Carlos - Fridays 5.30pm to 6.30pm. •ST NICHOLAS ECUMENICAL CHURCH Camposol Sundays 10.30am: 968 138 952 or www. stnicholaschurchspain.com. •TORREVIEJA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68: Services Sunday 10.30am with Communion and children’s Sunday School plus Wednesday 6.30pm.
•SUMMER NIGHTS with Christine King and Felipe at Lara’s Bar, Sector A, Camposol at 8pm on August 14. To include an Auction of Promises in aid of MABS Cancer Support Group. Call 634 362 954.
WEDNESDAY
•3A MARINA BAIXA general meetings every fourth Monday of month at Casa del Cultura in Alfaz del Pi at 10.30am. www.u3amarinabaixa.com.
•ARPO (Association of Retired Police Officers) Costa Blanca South meet second Wednesday of month at Sackos Bar, El Limonar, Torrevieja, at 10.30am. Contact Jim Wood, Secretary on 966 188 369 or email jameswood1226@hotmail.com.
TUESDAY • KNITTING CLUB Mazarron: 619 493 183.
•VEGA BAJA ASTRONOMY GROUP meet second Wednesday of month, 3.30pm-5.30pm at Lo Maribou Restaurant in Ciudad Quesada. Contact 965 720 967 or deryjo@gmail.com.
•FREE REIKI by The Reiki Healing Association on the first and third Tuesday afternoons of each month. If not well, three free treatments given. Call Age Concern 966 786 887.
•ART WORKSHOP at Cafe Golf, San Javier, 11am – 1pm. €2 donation for by MABS Cancer Support Group. Call 968 192 768. •BENIMAR SOCIAL CLUB: 660 825 390.
•SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja: 966 784 033.
•COMPUTER CLUB Torrevieja: 966 700 041 or www.torreviejacomputerclub.com.
•SEWING CRAFT CLASSES Torrevieja: 966 708 199.
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UCKED away in one of the urbanisations of Gran Alacant, near Santa Pola, just off the N332, you will find an authentic taste of India. Situated in Plaza Mayor square (behind Supa Valu supermarket) with easy parking close by, this well established Indian restaurant, which will enter
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There are no photographs of Indian elephants making the rounds of the Taj Mahal or of a sultry Indian lady in pink sari casting flowers into the Ganges, just tastefully simple style. The menu is available in English and Spanish and all the expected dishes are on hand. Main courses are all brought out together on a
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The decoration is tasteful and simply styled. large tray, so no one is kept waiting for their meal and they are served on different traditional Indian bowls. There is a good choice for vegetarians. A choice of bottled beers including Cobra (Indian beer) or Spanish and draught beer are available along with a varied selection of wines to wash down the aromatic foods. Why not finish up with a Mango Lassi to soothe the palette after one of the spicier choices or a delicate homemade Kulfi (Indian ice cream). Expect to pay about €12€16 per head for your complete meal including drinks and starters. A special ‘All Day Buffet’ is available every Sunday for €7.50, when diners may choose from over 20 freshly
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New Raquel Peña flamenco show THE Flamenco Dance Company is back by ‘popular demand’ at the Grand Design House to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. After last year’s sold out performances, which raised more than €400, be sure to book for one of these dates; tomorrow (Friday) or Wednesday August 22. This year local artist, Dennis Ashley has donated the proceeds of his winning painting Flamenco el Sol to the Alzheimer’s Association, which sold in excess of €80. More paintings will be on sale together with exclusive hand painted ceramic tiles, all with a flamenco and Spanish theme, exclusively made by local craftsmen and women with proceeds to the charity. Raquel Peña will be presenting her new outstanding male dancer, Daniel Assi, considered one of the most promising young dancers in Spain. As well as the young Pride of Spain winner Irene Martinez, now 11 years old, and Sara Martinez and Luciana Ibañez, two of the strongest soloists of the company. An exciting typical Spanish evening, with the beautiful backdrop of the La Pedrera Reservoir, a first class flamenco dance show plus the wonderful haunting music of guitarist Alejandro Blanco promises to make an unforgettable evening for all ages. Tickets are available by calling Jenni on
Daniel Assi is an outstanding dancer. 660 816 620 or Raquel on 630 689 431. Adults €12, Children €8. Family and group tickets available, call for information. Paella, BBQ, drinks and refreshments may be purchased on the night.
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SEVEN acts took to the stage to perform a benefit show at Viloriens Restaurant in Rojales on Saturday for their stricken colleague Rockin Lou Lou. Lou Lou suffered some bad open fractures following a recent motorcycle accident. She will not be able to work or walk for many months, possibly years. The special show, promoted by Jukebox Promotions featured
Jukebox Legends Fiona McLean and Peter Day, Andy Jones, Red Strokes, Tony Kelly, Nick Barker and Ravin Rupert, Louise’s father who was also injured in the accident. "We had a great night and want to thank everyone concerned with making it happen,” said Mr Day, from Jukebox Promotions. “Viloriens Restaurant, our show managers Colin & Carol, MC Mandy
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HERE are few households who do not buy dried fruits, crisps and other dried snack biscuits, dried soup mixes and dried herbs at various times of the year. But do you realise that you can now dry them yourself 365 days a year, whether it is raining or not and do so from your own ecologically grown produce without adding commercially used additives. When rising early this morning, to write this article the bathroom was scented with the stimulating aroma of raspberries, alpine strawberries, herbs and tomatoes that had been drying overnight on our Dorrex tray dryer which at glut times is in use several nights a week. A few weeks ago we
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were drying apricots, garlic, leeks and herbs. Shortly it will be courgette crisps and peppers and in this month, August, figs and grapes. During the winter months our drying programme includes wild mushrooms grown in the garage and mandarin, lemon and grapefruit slices The photograph shows the process for producing
Dried fruits make a healthy snack.
Try using a dryer rather than the sun or an oven. delicious mandarin slices for use as tapas, half dipped in chocolate for after dinner as healthier than sweet sugary chocolates, for flavouring casseroles and mixed with other home dried produce they are our lunch when out walking or fishing. The dryer illustrated is available from Conasi now based near Jaen. The email address for information in English is info@conasi.biz. And remember if you don’t have your own trees there are often inexpensive gluts of fruit that can be purchased in local markets. Why use a dryer and not the sun? You may well ask as dried vegetables, fruit and fish
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ancient artisan products of Spain. Some years ago we did dry some tomatoes, figs and apricots in the sun but it was not totally successful because on the Costa Blanca we don’t have the regular over 40 degree summer temperatures and low overnight humidity that successful drying without insect and mould problems requires. Such conditions are only found consistently in Andalucia, mainly Almeria, and then only for a few months a year. So we tried using our electric cooking oven on a low heat but found that the temperature control on our Spanish oven was not accurate or sensitive enough and we lost almost the whole of one year’s peanut crop.
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Vegetables can be dried the whole year round. The Dorrex dryer we have now is foolproof and the instructions indicate typical drying times and temperatures. The latter range from 30 to 70 degrees centigrade depending on what you are drying – herbs being the quickest and tomatoes the longest. Naturally overnight drying removes the 70 or 80 per cent of water content of
whatever one is drying, so it needs to be done in a utility room or the bathroom with the window open or outside on a covered terrace to avoid condensation. So in conclusion, drying is a useful gardening related process which can make a fantastic difference to one’s year round diet, as no more do you need to purchase expensive dried fruit and
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vegetables with unnatural colourants, preservatives and sweeteners. What better than putting your dryer on while cleaning, watching television, sleeping or putting around the golf course to have a fresh healthy snack available for tomorrow’s round!
© Clodagh and Dick Handscombe August 2012.
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Some country properties can be notorious for poor build quality.
Building surveys in Spain are essential! “WELL, building surveys are never really done in Spain,” is the refrain of some estate agents in Spain, when a buyer asks about getting a survey done on a property. In fact, the agents are more or less right. Building surveys are often not undertaken and this is
Nick Snelling Nick Snelling is the author of five books including ‘How to Buy Spanish property and Move to Spain – Safely!’ and runs the information site Culture Spain
undoubtedly the case with the majority of Spanish buyers, who rarely have a survey on a property they are about to purchase. In fact, in Spain there is no precise profession to match that of building surveyor. Indeed, the closest you can get is an aparajedor, who is a technical architect and is the person who project manages building work. However, an aparajedor is not as intensively
trained in assessing the condition of already built structures as a fully qualified UK building surveyor and is very unlikely to provide the type of detailed survey that we are used to obtaining in the UK. Indeed, most aparajadores will have neither the experience nor the knowledge to investigate an old property properly and few are regularly armed with even a damp meter! The trouble is that over the past 30 years an enormous number of villas, flats and town houses have been built (many for the foreign buyer market) with the quality of building work often indifferent and sometimes very poor indeed. The great rush to build during the recent Spanish property boom was certainly accompanied by few skilled workers and was notable for a lack of the rigorous state imposed building control we experience in the UK. There are undoubtedly fine properties in Spain (of all ages) but these are hard to spot with the untutored eye, particularly as the tiled finish of most Spanish properties can conceal any number of potential problems. It is also fair to point out that Spanish properties need to be built well to withstand the Spanish climate, which can test a property to its very limits. Summer temperatures can be very high, winters can
often fall below freezing point (depending upon where you are) and stunningly powerful rain storms can occur throughout the year. Spain also has problems with termites and many areas suffer occasional earth tremors. Meanwhile, some country properties can be notorious for their poor build quality (they were often self-builds), with many lacking basic damp proof courses and insulation. These always need to be looked at carefully by a professional. This is also true of any properties that have been constructed on steep hillsides where excellent foundations (something no layman can assess) are essential. How do you find a surveyor – in a country without a dedicated building surveying profession? Well, fortunately, some British qualified building surveyors do exist in Spain and there are very good arguments to suggest you should use one of them. However, make sure the surveyor you choose is a properly qualified building surveyor and that he or she is fully insured to practice in Spain and can provide a full written report. Certainly, never accept the ‘building surveys are never really done in Spain’ statement. They are, they should be and you would be foolish to buy any property that was not first properly surveyed!
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Sir Elton blasts Madonna’s tour
Official UK Top 10 1. Jennifer López – Dance Again 2. Maroon 5 – Payphone 3. Loreen – Euphoria 4. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe 5. Fun – We are Young 6. Tacabro – Tacatà 7. Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know 8. José de Rico – Rayos Del Sol 9. Train – Drive by 10. Gustavo Lima – Ballad
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CRITIC: Sir Elton says Madonna’s career is over.
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Kanye West and Hit-Boy collaborate with Beyonce
Vibe’s Top Tip Maroon 5 – One More Night is the follow-up single to the hugely successful Payphone track. The single is the second track taken from their upcoming fourth studio album Overexposed. Labelled by some as a catchy summer track, some disagree and criticise the lyrics. I will let you be the judge of his latest wonder, but in my opinion I think with this latest offering his good luck streak is set to continue. The video is available on youTube with a release date for the track in the UK set at the end of this month.
BEYONCE is reported to be heavily into production on her fifth studio album, which is believed to be headed by Kanye West and husband Jay-Z’s producer Hit-Boy, who also worked on the pair’s Watch the Throne LP. Jay Z’s Hit-Boy has a great track record including his work with Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland along with Nicki Minaj’s second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Beyonce is enforcing strict security measures at her recording studio to prevent any of her new tracks leaking out, which is one of the biggest threats in today’s music industry. The star had recently teased a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for August so watch this space for further updates.
Conor scores WELL, if you thought Justin Bieber was annoying, there
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is now a new kid on the block looking for his crown. Conor Maynard, 19, entered the album chart this week in top spot with his album ‘Contrast’. After setting up his own youTube account and uploading his songs in 2006, he was seen online and signed up (as if Bieber was not enough). Following the release of his first single in April, which climbed to number two in the UK chart, it also had some success elsewhere. His success in the album chart only goes to prove one of
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1. Wiley – Heatwave (Feat. Ms D) 2. Calvin Harris – We’ll Be Coming Back 3. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) 4. Lawson – Taking Over Me 5. Far East Movement – Turn Up The Love 6. Karmin - Brokenhearted 7. Rudimental – Feel The Love 8. Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm 9. Chris Brown – Don't Wake Me Up 10. Maroon 5 – Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
almost glad that her recent tour was receiving such bad reviews. He added that her career was over, her tour was a disaster and that it could not happen to a nicer... Lovely words from a man that once sang Madonna’s praises. Sir Elton’s good friend Lady Gaga had even commented about Madge being an inspiration. One thing is for sure, though, Sir Elton must be well and truly off the Christmas list by now in the Madonna household.
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1. Wiley – Heatwave 2. Calvin Harris – We’ll Be Coming Back 3. Stooshe – Black Heart 4. Maroon 5 – Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa) 5. Stooshe – Black Heart 6. Karmin – Brokenhearted 7. Rudimental – Feel The Love (Feat. John Newman) 8. Chris Brown – Don’t Wake Me Up 9. Conor Maynard – Vegas Girl 10. Flo Rida – Whistle
SIR ELTON JOHN, reportedly speaking on Australian TV, has hit out at Madonna’s latest tour saying that the singer looked like a fairground stripper. Following on from our story last week that Madonna was booed off stage at a recent concert in Paris, blaming the incident on ‘just a few mindless thugs’, Sir Elton continued with a scathing opinion of the singer by saying she is a nightmare and that he was
two things the general public in the UK must have severe seasonal disorder to buy so much rubbish or a new wave of young pop acts are set to break through and keep the Bieber fever alive. Either way, the young teens have spoken. God help us all!
TIGHT SECURITY: Beyonce fears leaks of her new tracks.
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UDI has incorporated faster S tronic twinclutch sports transmission and new lighter and more powerful V10
models for the 2013 Model Year Revisions. The totally new sevenspeed S tronic transmission replaces the R tronic
automated manual option in the latest R8 range, delivering blink-of-an-eye gear shifts and improved sprinting ability. The update is available as an
INTRODUCING: BMW’s Olympic ‘Mini MINI’.
Big debut for the BMW’s Mini MINI BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. The 160 BMW 1 Series ActiveE models and 40 MINI E’s are being used for many duties including shuttling athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites. However, the BMW group took the electric vehicles a step further and presented the specially developed and designed radio controlled electric car called the ‘Mini MINI’ measuring about one quarter of the size of the typical Mini. Spectators may see the model on the field of play in the Olympic Stadium ferrying javelins, discuses, hammers and shots from the field to the throwing area, saving valuable time during the competition. Three Mini MINIs will be deployed for this crucial task, loading up to eight kilogrammes at a time. Games makers who are assigned and trained for this duty can operate the small
On show at the Olympic Stadium. vehicle from 100 metres away. “The MINI team was thrilled to be given this challenge to develop a vehicle with such an important and high profile role during the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” commented Dr Juergen Hedrich, Managing Director of MINI Plant Oxford. “I know that everybody was inspired by the challenge and the knowledge that these models will be seen in action by millions of people around the world.” Each Mini MINI will cover around 6,000 metres per day in four-hour shifts across nine days of the Olympics and nine days of the Paralympics.
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S tronic twin clutch speeds things up in the 2013 Model Year Audi R8 range. alternative to the acclaimed six-speed manual gearbox with its open stainless steel gate, which continues to be offered for all versions in the UK. The twin-clutch S tronic transmission can make its rapid fire shifts via the selector lever or the steering wheel paddles. It offers a sports mode that adjusts the shift pattern to extract the very best from the V8 and V10 engines, and a launch control function that manages engine speed and permits exactly the right degree of tyre slip for the
quickest possible take-off when accelerating. A subtle yet significant change can be noted in the R8’s style. Its single-frame grille is a new design with bevelled upper corners and horizontal chrome inserts adorning the struts on the V10 variants. The bumper is also new, with the air inlets bearing three crossbars each, and in the new V10 plus coupe it incorporates a weight-saving Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) front splitter. LED head and tail-lights are complemented by the
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Great day of rugby at Alicante San Juan 7’s By Garry Holland IT was the annual San Juan 7’s over in Alicante on Saturday. Teams from as far as Denia and Albacete and the newly formed team from Alcoy were just some of the teams participating in the tournament. With quite a cool day compared with other years it was great for beach rugby with plenty of drinks on hand. There was some excellent rugby during the day from all of the teams. The second half of the day decided who were to go through to the semis. Elche, Albacete, AKRA and Alicante University made it and battled it out for the final. After two hard fought semis it was left with Elche and Albacete to see who would get third and fourth place. With plenty of tired legs after playing all day it was Albacete who eventually ran out winners to clinch third place.
The day is known as ‘President’s Putter’ day.
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Training on the beach is still ongoing.
In the final again it was Alicante University who came out on top for the second year, but this time they had a slightly easier time of it after winning only by a single try against Miami Calpe last year.
Meanwhile, training starts back at ITV Orihuela RFC on Wednesday August 29 on Guardamar beach. Centurion Rugby Summer School is still training on the beach at Guardamar on Monday and
WINNERS: (From left) John Feek, John Day (Mongo G S) and Ivie Davies (VBPGL).
Summer Cup contest THE Summer Cup was contested for the third year at the Font del Llop Golf Resort. This is a competition between Golf Society Captains and Secretaries from the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, organised by the Vega Baja Premier Golf League. The competition was contested by 45 teams and 90 players, using combined Stableford points. As part of the tournament there were five Nearest the Pins and two Longest Drives one for men and ladies, all sponsored by Campbell Lamont Golf with a Nearest the Pin second shot Hole 7 sponsored by Kameeleon Leisurewear. Los Caballeros G S were defending having held the trophy for two years, with
the same players as last year, Tony Monsalato and Harry Pearson and did themselves proud in coming in fourth spot with 69 points. The three top places were keenly fought for with just two points separating the teams. Results: 1st Montgo Golf Society – John Day and John Feek (78 points); 2nd Claptons II Golf Society – David Smith and Steve Hatt (76 points). Nearest The Pins: Hole 3 - Dave Mason, Valley G S; Hole 8 - Craig Roberts, St. James’s G S; Hole 12 - Angel Cantenera, Costa Blanca G S; Hole 16 - Carlos Garcia, La Sella; Hole 17 - Stewart Harris, La Manga North G S.
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EL RASO played their monthly stableford competition at their home course of La Marquesa. As this was the first game of the new season it is traditionally the ‘President’s Putter’ day so no prizes for guessing what the main prize was. The best guest on the day with a cracking score of 38 was Roy Lowe who we hope to see more of in future games. The best front nine was won by Jenny Cheetham with 18 points, on countback. The best back nine was won by Robin Richards again with a score of 18. The winner overall, and recipient of the President’s putter, with a great score of 40 points, was the President, John Fairhurst. The next event is Friday September 7 at Alto Real.
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Home crowd delight as Team GB cover themselves in gold Details of GB’s 37 medals (16 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze) won over the first nine days (with others to follow soon) ATHLETICS – Mo Farah became the first Briton ever to win a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, blitzing the field away with a devastating last lap sprint. CANOEING – Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott rode the rapids superbly to win gold in the C2 race ahead of fellow Brits David Florence and Richard Hounslow. CYCLING – Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women’s road race. She was followed onto the podium by Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins who collected gold in the men’s time trial;
RUNNING FOR GOLD: Mo Farah
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400 METRES – Christine Ohuruogu won a superb silver to go with her gold from 2008.
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team-mate Chris Froome took bronze. Inside the velodrome, Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Phil Hindes won gold in the team sprint The awesome foursome of Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Peter Kennaugh and Geraint Thomas charged home in the team pursuit; sixtime world champion Victoria Pendleton, relegated from an earlier final, brilliantly won the women’s Keirin gold The dream team of Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott broke the world record SIX times in six rides to clinch gold in their sprint event, and Ed Clancy added a bronze to his tally via the Omnium.
GYMNASTICS – Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Dan Purvis, Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham took team bronze – the first Olympic medal ever won by GB. Smith and Whitlock then won silver and bronze on the pommel horse. HEPTATHLON - Pinup girl Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon gold medal in terrific style, amassing almost 7,000 points, some 300 ahead of the runner-up. Great! JUDO – Gemma Gibbons (silver) and Karina Bryant (bronze) did wonderfully well on the 10m square mat, GB’s best effort since 2000. ROWING – GB’s 13 boats ALL reached their respective final and gold medals were won by Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger, at last after three silvers (women’s lightweight doubles sculls)… by Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking (doubles
HAUL: The medals keep coming. sculls)… by the first women to win a GB rowing medal, Helen Glover (a hockey player four years ago) and soldier Heather Stanning (pairs) and by ‘fourmidable’ Andy Triggs Hodge, Peter Reed, Alex Gregory and Tom James (men’s coxless 4s). Silver gongs went to Chris Bartley, Richard and Peter Chambers and Rob Williams (lightweight 4s), to Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter (double sculls), to Alan
Campbell (men’s singles), to George Nash and Will Satch (pairs) and to Messrs Egington, Foad, Langridge, Partridge, Ransley, Sbihi, Searle (aged 40) and Louloudis with cox Hill (men’s 8s). SAILING – Ben Ainslie, the greatest sailor in Olympic Games and world history, won his fourth gold medal in the Finn Class (terrific). Iain Percy and Andy Simpson, agonizingly had to settle for silver in the Star race. SHOOTING – Peter Wilson, the son of a Dorset farmer, won the doubletrap gold by two shots from Sweden’s Hakan Dahlby.
EQUESTRIAN – It was team silver for riders Zara Phillips, Mary King, Tina Cook and William Fox-Pitt.
SWIMMING ELATION: Greg Rutherford hoists the Union flag.
48 years later... LONG JUMP – Greg Rutherford became the first Briton to win gold in the sand since Lynn Davies in 1964.
THE MOTTO OF TEAM GB is simple... INSPIRE A GENERATION.’ Rebecca Adlington claimed bronze in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and Mike Jamieson took silver at 200m breaststroke. TENNIS – Brilliant Andy Murray thumped Novak Djokovic in the semis and Roger Federer, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4 in the final, to win GB’s first Olympic tennis gold since 1908. However, he and Laura Robson, settled for silver in the mixed doubles. Congratulations to USA superstar Michael Phelps after winning his 22nd Olympic swimming medal (18 of them gold) and to that man Usain, who ‘Bolted’ home in style in the 100m.
All the facts, stats, comments & reviews of London 2012 next Thursday.