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Nasty pong puts off tourists in El Zapillo RESIDENTS of El Zapillo, Almeria, have complained that bad smells are damaging local tourism.
Given that the streets in El Zapillo are very narrow, Urbaser (the local urban cleaning company) bin trucks
are unable to get through them during the nightly collection and rubbish containers need to be relocated before they can be emptied. According to residents, moving the rubbish from one end of the streets to another is simply spreading the unpleasant odours, which are reaching bars and restaurants, making the area unattractive to visitors and locals alike. Residents have thought of a solution to the problem, however; changing the rubbish containers to areas which are not as busy. According to local BIG BBQ: A meat-eater’s dream at the medieval market. newspaper Ideal, the Public Works and Citizen Services Area at Almeria City Hall have been THOUSANDS of people are Roquetas de Mar at the Councillor Jose Galdeano, “working for several estimated to have visited weekend. who was accompanied by months on finding the the medieval market held in It was inaugurated by other local dignitaries best place to empty the including Francisco containers and satisfy Gutierrez, Maria Angeles local pleas.” Alcoba and Genoveva However, residents in Sanchez. other areas of El Zapillo Artisans from all over and other neighbourSpain displayed their hoods of Almeria are produce at the market, complaining about similar which included food issues. Local residents’ products and handicrafts. associations believe there One of the major draws is still much to be done to was the enormous BBQ. eliminate the problem.
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Almeria Feria expands DESPITE a 30 per cent budget reduction, Almeria’s Feria (fair) is to have more casetas (outdoor bars and restaurants), rides and stands this year.
Meter theft THE new senior citizens’ home in La Loma de la Mezquita, El Ejido, has been robbed of its electricity meter. This means that its official inauguration will be delayed.
On the run THE provincial ‘Citizen Race Circuit’, which is being hosted in 12 different towns throughout Almeria, mustered 150 amateur runners in Garrucha alone.
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Roquetas installs web cams for beach updates THE official Roquetas de Mar webpage is now allowing beachgoers to see in ‘real time’ when it is a good day to go to the beach. La Romanilla, La Urbanizacion and Aguadulce beaches are three of the few pioneering coastal areas to show web visitors the state they are in at any time thanks to a new web cam system implemented by the town hall. The cameras show users if the weather is good, if there are jellyfish in the water, and also the lifeguard flags which indicate if it’s safe to go into the water. The town hall’s technology councillor Francisco Gutierrez reportedly said: “We have found that tourists search for this kind of information in order to choose their vacation destinations, and we want to make it easier for users to access this information so there will be more chance of them deciding to come to Roquetas.” Gutierrez assured that personal
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Posthumous honour MACAEL TOWN HALL celebrated an extraordinary plenary session to discuss giving the renowned Almerian architect Luis Pastor the posthumous honour of being Macael’s ‘Favourite Son’.
First aid CIVIL PROTECTION workers and volunteers gave medical assistance to 609 people from June 15 to August 1 on the beaches of Adra. BEACH CHECK: Web cams will report on ‘real time’ conditions. information protection laws are being respected with the use of the web cams given that they are placed at a distance that avoids the possibility of people being identified on the web page.
However, the information provided about the beaches is very detailed as it includes the wind speed, water temperature, ultraviolet ray levels and much more.
Sales market ADRA shop-owners hosted the outdoor summer sales market last weekend, which included free sangria, a photography exhibit, entertainment for children and low prices.
Health calls EL EJIDO residents made 32,971 doctor’s appointments through the free phone service ‘Salud Responde’, which allows them to avoid queues and get healthcare information at home.
Hotel to reopen MACAEL Mayor Raul Martinez has revealed a project to refurbish and reopen hotel Villa de Macael, the first to open in the region, which will create more than a dozen jobs.
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€11.8 million for construction jobs CONSTRUCTION work which forms part of the Agricultural Employment Programme (PFEA) in Almeria has been allocated funds amounting to €11.8 million. The PFEA will work as a social and territorial body that will encourage residents in rural areas to remain in their towns, as this will improve regional infrastructures and boost
the economy, according to the vicepresident and councillor of the Local Administration and Institutional Relations, Diego Valderas. The PFEA construction work is expected to create up to 5,300 work contracts, 4,500 of which will supposedly be assigned to unemployed farmhands. According to the PFEA agreement,
the Junta’s investment is 75 per cent of the total amount, reaching €2.5 million. This will be used for construction materials, while Almeria Provincial Government will be in charge of the remaining 25 per cent. The government has also committed to adding €8.4 million to pay for manpower.
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Pirates and tapas ALMERIMAR celebrated its first Tapas Route last weekend, which coincided with the ‘Pirate Week’, a series of pirate-themed activities for children and adults in memory of Almerimar’s past.
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The Junta de Andalucia does not have enough funds to invest in tourism promotion subsidies for Almeria due to Central Government’s debt reduction strategy, according to the tourism promotion director, Manuela Gonzalez.
SORBAS has hosted the first ‘Topo Sorbas International Potholing Topography Encounter 2012’, during which enthusiasts from all over the world helped to create new topographical maps of the Karst in the Yeso de Sobras natural reserve.
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EMILIO SANCHEZ, also known as ‘Emilio, the watchmaker from Sufli’, has been posthumously honoured by his town with the short film ‘El Tiempo al Tiempo’, and a street named after him in memory of his life and work.
Celebration BALERMA hosted a week of festivities, including sporting activities, a procession, entertainment for children, and more, in honour of the patron saint Virgen de las Mercedes.
Night-hiking THE Bacares Hiker and Culture Association held the VI ‘Filabres Hell’ night walk from Tabernas to Bacares through the Filabres mountain range.
Posters seized ADRA based CNT labour union has protested against the local government’s decision to seize anti budget cut posters they had put up.
BARE BODIES: Warm weather increases sex hormone levels, which are released through the skin.
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OVE is in the air... particularly in August! So whether young or old, Spanish or expatriate, just remember that testosterone, the main male hormone responsible for love and sexual desire, increases on long summer days. “It is a known fact that hormones are decisive in behaviour including loving emotions,” says Isabel Menendez, a Spanish psychologist specialising in childhood and youth. “Other important factors are that we go out more, drink more, feel the heat and are more
Arrested for insurance fraud
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A WOMAN was arrested in Vera for allegedly making a false police report stating that her home had been burgled. According to the Guardia Civil report, the 33-year-old woman had told police officers that a lottery seller had entered her home to sell her a ticket and stole €3,000 worth of jewellery when she was out of the room. However, when the police questioned her about the theft, the supposed victim showed several inconsistencies in her story, leading them to suspect she was lying. Finally the officers were able to verify that she had merely reported the theft in order to commit insurance fraud.
HUERCAL-OVERA Town Hall has decided to invest half of what it usually spends on gardening costs for festive events by planting €7,000 worth of palm trees, which will last considerably longer and cost local taxpayers less money.
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relaxed and open to relationships. “The warm weather also increases hormones that affect our feelings of wellbeing and happiness, and others which play their part in encouraging sexual stimulus, as they are released through the skin which is bare in the summer.” An added alert is that hormones are also responsible for reducing the feeling of culpability, making people more likely to be unfaithful. According to university studies in the US, high testosterone levels prove that falling in love is all about biology.
Griñan’s government is the most radical there has ever been in Andalucia’
Partido Popular Andalucia spokesman Carlos Rojas. He also commented that Griñan has “taken no measures against the financial crisis.”
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medals for Spain in the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, of which three were gold, 10 were silver and four were bronze. Eleven of the medals were won by women in several disciplines.
ALMERIA City Hall’s governing team has decided to cut local water costs by reducing the hours Almeria’s fountains are working.
Photo show THE work of the ‘XVI Seron Mountain Range Photographic Safari’ prize winners is being shown in the town hall’s exhibition room during the month of August.
Farming tech THE Junta de Andalucia is promoting technological research for the farming industry. Improving flavour, packaging and shelflife are some of the lines under consideration for the Agriculture and Fishing Investigation Institute (Ifapa).
and finally... FIVE National Police officers in Sevilla have been charged with injuring three young men following a pub brawl. The officers testified in court that the men had sustained their injuries before they arrived at the bar and had resisted arrest.
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Fire could have been avoided, say residents
Mental health initiative THE Torrecardenas Hospital Community Mental Health Unit has set up social integration schemes for patients and their families in Roquetas de Mar. The aim is to look after the needs of patients with serious mental disorders as well as their children, who are considered to be at risk of psychological and social problems. The idea was to prevent the needs of children under the age of 16 from being ignored due to their parent’s mental illness, with routine follow-ups to insure their well being. The social integration programmes for patients include gardening, painting, basketball and specific emotional activities to help them acquire skills which will help them adapt to society.
RESIDENTS of Nueva Almeria believe the fire in their neighbourhood could have been avoided. A total of 120
homes had to be evacuated when a fire broke out in the neighbourhood of Nueva Almeria, burning 190,000
hectares of scrubland. According to neighbourhood association member Jose Ortiz, they had been complaining to the town hall for the past 10 years about the empty plots and abandoned homes, where rodents, reptiles and rubbish would accumulate in the dry bushes. Also, squatters have illegally occupied many of the abandoned homes, stealing electricity as well. An unsafe power theft procedure may be the cause of this recent fire. As to the province of Almeria, the authorities have reported a total of 22 forest fires as of the first week of August, which DRUG BOAT: Used to transport the hashish. Inset: 44 kilos seized. have affected a total of 529,500 hectares of land. The drought is thought to be one of the reasons the ELEVEN people were arrested in people, one of the boats used to flames spread quickly; Almeria and Malaga for allegedly being smuggle the drugs began to sink 20 however, many could be part of a hashish smuggling miles off the Malaga coast. avoided if citizens were organisation. Coastguards rescued the crew, which more careful with activities After several drug busts since March, led to police investigations and the that could cause sparks and which resulted in the arrest of eight arrest of 11 more people. start a fire.
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Unfair justice system A JUDGE sentencing two men in Essex for stealing a vehicle and crippling a woman criticised the justice system’s pressure to give lower sentences to take pressure off overcrowded prisons.
Prison fund IN an attempt to repatriate foreign criminals, who cost the system almost half a billion pounds per year, the government has decided to help refurbish foreign prisons with £3 million per year.
Illegal store THE Ministry of Defence admitted more than 60 items of human tissue belonging to deceased soldiers were stored at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford without consent.
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hottest hours of the day, especially for the elderly, infants and people with chronic health conditions. According to AEMET, hydration is absolutely necessary to prevent heat strokes, which can also be avoided by staying out of the sun during the middle of the day. This year two deaths have occurred due to heat strokes in Almeria; one was a man working in a greenhouse in El Ejido, and the other a baby travelling inside a vehicle in Almeria. Also, the authorities have recommended taking extra care to avoid forest fires, which are more dangerous during heat waves.
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THE National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has predicted the high temperatures to go down this week. A hot air mass from Africa brought the intense heat wave that lasted throughout the whole weekend; leading meteorological experts to activate the yellow alert due to the dangerously high temperatures. Interior towns including Valle del Almanzora and Los Velez were two of the areas that were affected the most, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees. The yellow alert was activated as a reminder to residents and visitors to take extra precautions during the
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A REPENTANT tax evader has anonymously sent €2,000 in cash to a local tax office in Siegen to make up for his or her decision to falsely declare advertising expenses in 2004.
Grave crime A FAMILY in Wangen was horrified to find the body of an elderly relative partially undressed when they visited the funeral home before her burial. Police suspect necrophilia.
Tax breaks KRISTINA SCHRODER, the German Family Minister, has recently said long term gay partnerships represent “conservative values,” which should entitle them to the same tax breaks as marriages.
Deadly fall The festival took place at Jerez de la Frontera race circuit this year.
32,000 people at Creamfields THE electronic music festival Creamfields Andalucia 2012 attracted more than 32,000 people.
The festival, which used to take place in Almeria, debuted its new home at the Jerez de la Frontera
race circuit. There was a ‘closing sunrise set’ performance by Tiësto on Sunday.
‘Rambla del loco’ riverbed is unsafe EL EJIDO Town Hall has asked the Andalucian Water Agency to clean the ‘Rambla del Sentir’ dry riverbed in Balerma due to safety reasons. The Public Works, Maintenance and Service council of El Ejido has made the written petition in order to clean the popularly named ‘Madman’s riverbed’ (la Rambla del Loco) before autumn rainfall fills the watercourse and harms the town of Balerma with the reed beds and rubbish that have accumulated over the year. The undergrowth has completely covered the riverbed, which is close to several housing complexes, single-storey homes and the local high school, Mar Azul. The local government team’s worry is that the bushes and reeds will come loose with the torrential rains that usually fall in September and October and will damage the area unless the riverbed is cleared soon.
A RETIRED millionaire fell to his death in Cologne while trying to break into an empty home below his apartment after his young lover locked him out for the night.
Crew strike THE Lufthansa workers union stated that 97.5 per cent of staff voted in favour of a strike that will seek a five per cent pay rise and oppose the use of temporary cabin staff.
Pocket money ACCORDING to a recent survey, German parents are giving their children 10 per cent more allowance money, most of which is spent on sweets and comics or magazines.
Religious sex THE vicar of the ‘Church of the Saviour’ in the city of Wiesbaden, caused media controversy over his service celebrating physical love.
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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Job rivalry for Norwegians NORWAY - Young Swedes are increasingly taking jobs in Norway, according to recent figures. Locals are concerned that young Norwegians will be left without work.
Benefit cuts FINLAND - Criminals in Finland may lose social benefits if proposals go ahead. Those convicted of organised crime would lose unemployment benefit, but it is unclear whether child benefit would also be cut.
Weed support DENMARK - 53 per cent of Danes support legalisation of cannabis. The government decided not to legalise the drug, but supporters argue it would help authorities to regulate it.
Bridge jump SWEDEN - A 33-year old woman who attempted suicide while holding her threemonth-old baby could be charged with attempted murder. Both survived when she jumped from a bridge in Stockholm.
Snoop ban NORWAY - Snoop Lion (formally known as Snoop Dogg) has been banned from Norway for two years and fined €7,000 after being caught with cannabis at a Norwegian airport.
Mothers’ fears SWEDEN – A petition by Sandviken mothers calls for the eviction of a local man who has been seen touching himself naked on his balcony.
Body found DENMARK - The body of a Danish woman who went missing in February washed up on a beach in Poland.
Children’s school items will be affected. much school gear as they can in order to reduce back-to-school expenses.
Excess produce given to help those in need SEVERAL farming businesses in Almeria donated more than 1,700 tons of produce to food banks in the first six months of this year. The food has been given to approximately 200,000 people who are having financial troubles, as part of the crisis management measures being made by the Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations (OPFH) of Almeria. OPFH currently has donation agreements with food banks in Andalucia,
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VAT rises on school supplies ALMERIA’S Consumer Union - UCA/UCE has recommended that parents buy all their children’s school supplies before the VAT rises on September 1. The new Government measure, which is expected to collect approximately €82 million by 2014, is expected to raise school supply expenses from €100 to €117 on average per family. Despite materials including satchels, pencil cases, pens and drawing material being considered basic necessities in the past, the new value added tax regulation has changed their status and will raise their VAT from four to 21 per cent. Consumer unions also recommended parents recycle as
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Madrid, Comunidad Valenciana and Cataluña, which enables them to give the needy excess produce when prices go down or when a fruit and veg crisis occurs. Agriculture producers donate produce to food banks as a strategy to reduce supply and increase the demand of certain products. The OPFH also receive European Union subsidy money to fund the transportation and packaging costs the donations require.
20 more traffic accidents in 2012 THERE have been almost 20 more traffic accidents this year in Almeria compared to 2011. Nevertheless, there have been four fewer deaths in 2012 as of this date. Most of the accidents have occurred on secondary roads where, according to the General Traffic Department (DGT), most accidents happen. Last week was the worst this year, given that there were four accidents in three days, resulting in 16 injured and two deaths on the same road in San Agustin (El Ejido). The DGT also stated that traffic accidents are usually caused by distracted drivers who do not respect safety distances or traffic signs. Many deaths and injuries are related to incorrect or non use of seatbelts and safety seats for children.
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ALMERIA City Hall will terminate its agreement with Telvent-Inabensa before it finds a new company to take charge of traffic lights in the city. Local councillor Pablo Venzal petitioned the government team to put plans to hire another company on hold “until the previous Public Works contract has come to an end.” The decision was made in order to have all legal guarantees in place when the contract ends and to avoid any future issues. In fact, representatives of Telvent informed the city hall that any contracting activities carried out before the current contract has concluded would be illegal, as they were hired to manage traffic-lights up until mid-October.
Spectrum interviews Olympic gold-medalist OLYMPIC gold-medalist Nick Skelton from Coventry was interviewed by Spectrum FM’s Richard Shanley. Around 23,000 people were at the equestrian centre to watch the 54year-old jump for glory and win Britain’s first Olympic show jumping gold for six decades. He rode to victory on his horse Big Star. “He is definitely the best horse I have ever had and I have had some very good ones in my time,” said Skelton. “With any luck, hopefully in four years time he will be at Rio de Janeiro,” said Skelton, confirming his desire to be in the next Olympic games. This year was the seventh games Skelton has been to and said “it was the best games he had ever been to.
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Sentence cut for tax fraud A BUSINESSMAN serving a 13 year prison sentence, has had it shortened by three years. Lebedev and his business partner, were jailed for fraud and tax evasion. Both opposed Vladimir Putin.
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Man arrested for attack and stealing purse A MAN was arrested for allegedly hitting a woman and stealing her purse in Huercal Overa. According to Guardia Civil sources, the man was
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allegedly driving a female acquaintance in his vehicle when he took her to a dirt road that turned off the N340a highway. The accused allegedly grabbed his victim
by the hair and hit her in the neck. The woman then tried to leave the vehicle, when her attacker allegedly stole her purse containing €170 and
drove off. Given she knew her attacker, he was quickly located by the police and questioned. He is currently in police custody and waiting to go to court.
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a cow was found on the fifth floor of a Moscow block of flats. The cow was apparently trying to hide from the randy bull waiting outside.
Teen drinking THE government continues to seek ways to tackle the problem of teenage drinking. Fines have already been increased and TV/radio advertising banned.
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Pirated discs lead to arrest A BRITISH stallholder was arrested in an openair market Iznajar (Cordoba) with a stock of 993 pirated DVDs. The Briton, who lives in Alcaudete (Jaen), came to the notice of the Guardia Civil during an operation aimed at eradicating sales of ripoff designer goods, DVDs and CDs. Informed that pirated articles were being sold at the Iznajar market each Thursday, Guardia Civil officers kept an eye on the Briton. The DVDs were not on display, but hidden out of sight under a blanket and customers chose their purchases from a catalogue. Realising he was being observed, the suspect hid the catalogue amongst other items on the stall but handed it over when the officers asked for it.
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Healthcard bonanza claim ‘was an error’ ‘HEALTH tourists’ can expect a cool welcome in Spain, where health tourism is no longer a possibility. The position was spelt out by junior Health Minister Pilar Farjas, in response to erroneous information from an internet website. “Move to Spain and get free healthcare!” proclaimed a headline on the Rightmove Overseas website. From September 1 all legal residents whose income is below €100,000 a year will get free medical treatment, a blogger maintained. “This includes foreigners from the EU or elsewhere, whether or not they contribute to the social security system or are in work,” he wrote, adding that early retirees not yet receiving a state pension would therefore be covered. The claim, which appeared on July 27, was removed some days later. Proof that applicants are entitled to state healthcare or have private cover is now necessary for residency in Spain. This has been required since last April, Farjas said,
Proof of entitlement to healthcare in Spain is now necessary. and rectified a previous oversight in Spanish legislation. Changes made in 2007 failed to stipulate that EU residents staying for longer than three months must demonstrate that they have health cover. They must also demonstrate that they have sufficient means to support themselves and their
families. Entitlement to a health card for anyone with on an income of less than €100,000 a year, will apply only to Spaniards and legal EU residents. The information provided on the Rightmove Overseas site was “clearly an error,” Farjas said last week.
Unemployed spurn jobs as Spain looks elsewhere DESPITE a 24.6 per cent unemployment rate, Spain is having to advertise some jobs outside the country. Dentists are needed for Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. There is a shortage of doctors specialising in employee health in Gran Canaria and Tenerife while La Palma is looking for speech therapists. Chiropodists are wanted in La Gomera, where there is also a call for refrigeration engineers. Cake-makers are
required in Melilla and there are vacancies for professional sportsmen and women as well as trainers in every Spanish province. All coastal provinces, plus Madrid and Lerida, have Merchant Navy vacancies for ships’ pilots, chief engineers, cooks, waiters, stewards, stokers, and greasers. These positions, all listed by the Employment Ministry in the official state bulletin (BOE), are advertised
abroad because no-one in Spain wants them. Offers are fewer, however, than in the past. During the boom years, the BOE’s list of hard-to-fill posts covered page after page, advertising everything from grave-diggers to canine hairdressers and croupiers. A contract signed in their country of origin for one of these unwanted jobs grants immigrants the right to a temporary residence and work permit.
Going where the work is ONE out of every four secondary pupils wants to start a business on leaving university. In Sevilla province, 33 per cent of pupils hope to do this, followed by Malaga province with 29 per cent and Valencia, Mallorca and the Canary Islands, all with 28 per cent. Sitting civil service exams for a secure job in the public sector is now slightly less attractive than in the past. Last year 27 per cent of 23,000 ‘bachiller’ pupils studying Spain’s equivalent of ‘A’ levels intended to sit ‘oposiciones’ after finishing their degrees, they told pollsters. This year, prompted by spending cuts and cutbacks in public sector employees, those choosing this option dropped to 26 per cent. Twenty-eight per cent would prefer to work where they lived, they told pollsters, compared with 34 per cent giving this answer in 2011. A further 26 per cent were prepared to go wherever there was work and 24 per cent would like to work abroad, they said. Malagueños were again the most enterprising, with 33 per cent prepared to work outside Spain, followed by Murcianos (32 per cent) and Alicantinos (30 per cent).
Crisis closes 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 debated whether to close the embassies. Given that Spanish diplomats can still protect Spain’s interests through the EU’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 future. Long-term, however, there should be annual savings of more than €1 million. Spain needs a greater presence where there is most economic growth and more cash and staff can now be allocated to these areas.
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Daley’s Olympic bronze dive gives BBC Three huge ratings TOM DALEY’S Olympic bronze in diving gave BBC Three an enormous audience last Saturday night. Daley’s involvement in the 10m platform men’s final attracted a high of over six DISHING THE DIRT million to BBC Three at 10.30pm (CET), the channel’s best peak of the Olympics. When Daley Of Europa Digital switched to BBC One and BBC Olympics 1, the 18year-old made an even bigger FESTIVE FAYRE: splash, with 15.9m watching him win a Christmas with The medal at 10pm. Mo Farah capturing a Royle Family. Inset: second London 2012 gold was seen by a peak of at least 12.4m at 8.45pm (CET). Jessica Ennis. • Sue Johnston has confirmed that another special of The Royle Family will air special - ‘Joe’s Crackers’ - pulled in an this Christmas. The actress - who plays audience of 9.9 million. Before that, 2009’s Barbara - said that the planned episode is special had 10.2m, while 2008’s logged “definitely happening this year”. Co-creator 10m. The BAFTA award-winning sitcom Craig Cash assured Europa Digital last also stars Ricky Tomlinson as Jim, Ralf Little summer that a festive episode would air in as Antony, Cash as Dave and Aherne as 2011. However, it later emerged that he Denise. and co-writer Caroline Aherne had run out • Producers of Strictly Come Dancing, I’m of time finishing the feature-length edition, a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here and which would probably have aired in its Dancing on Ice are all interested in securing traditional 9pm slot on Christmas Day. London 2012’s champion athletes, The Sun Absolutely Fabulous became BBC One’s reports. Cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Christmas Day offering instead, marking its Elizabeth Armitstead are said to be major 20th anniversary. The Royle Family’s 2010 targets, while sailing star Ben Ainslie,
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gymnast Beth Tweddle and swimmer Rebecca Adlington are also being courted. ITV is said to have approved appearance fees nearing six figures in a bid to get Wiggins and Armitstead on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. “It’s war between the rival shows to get the biggest Olympic names signed up and smash their rivals out of the water,” a source said. “The nation has fallen in love with the Games and the most popular athletes have shot to the top of the celeb target lists.” A BBC insider added: “Our priority is to secure as many London 2012 medal winners for this series of
Strictly as possible. We want to get some big sporting names on board.” London 2012 star Jessica Ennis will be a guest on The Jonathan Ross Show when it returns this week. The Olympic athlete will discuss winning her gold medal in the Heptathlon, as well as her upcoming wedding to fiancé Andy. ITV bosses are said to be ‘delighted’ to have secured Ennis for the first show, which will also feature Colin Farrell, Kelly Brook and Rita Ora. “Jessica is the woman of the moment. To have her confirmed for the show’s comeback next Saturday night is fantastic,” a source told The Sun. “Despite her huge success, she is very down-to-earth and humble. Viewers will love her.” If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (90.8fm), or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm I Want My Own Room 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Copycats 5:30pm Roy 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm The BBC 999 Awards 10:30pm John Bishop's Britain 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Neighbourhood Watched
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5:10am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:30pm Animal 24:7 Series following people dedicated to helping animals in distress. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 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 Doctors When two warring cab companies fight for The Mill’s business, Howard is caught in the crossfire. 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country.
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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 Woolly and Tig 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm Animal Park 1:05pm The Falcon and the Co-Eds 2:10pm The Falcon Out West 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:00am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel Eammon Holmes and Ruth Langsford are Gino's and Mel's guests. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote
5:30am Countdown 6:15am Deal or No Deal 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 Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm The Nutty Professor
5:50am 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 8:05am 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 9:20am 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 Celebrity Big Brother 2:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 2:15pm Hero Animals 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country 9:00pm Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight 10:00pm The Best of Men Eddie Marsan, George Mackay, Rob Brydon, Niamh Cusack, Richard McCabe, Nicholas Jones. 11:30pm Newsnight
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Back in the Saddle: Jennifer Saunders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Talent Show Story
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 Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks: Do animals have souls? 9:00pm The Restoration Man 10:00pm Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour 11:55pm Verry Terry
4:10pm Cheating Fate Mystery thriller. 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 Cricket on 5 9:00pm 9/11: The Woman Who Wasn't There 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector 11:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Celebrity Big Brother house.
12:50am - Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
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In this two-part documentary, Ewan McGregor is on a mission to the ends of the earth to immunise some of the hardest-to-reach children in the world. Against the odds, health workers deliver vaccines to the world's most remote children.
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Mystery thriller. After the death of her husband and daughter, a young woman jumps at the chance to leave the city and move to her late aunt's remote home in the countryside.
BBC2 12:20am Is Football Racist? 1:20am Holiday Weatherview 1:25am Panorama 1:55am Food Factory 2:25am Britain's Heritage Heroes 2:55am Real Rescues 3:40am Doorstep Crime 999 4:10am Doorstep Crime 999 4:40am BBC News
BBC3 5:25am Don't Tell the Bride 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Russell Brand: Scandalous 11:00pm Wilfred 11:20pm Great Movie Mistakes 11:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Brand: Scandalous 2:30am Wilfred 2:50am Bad Education 3:20am Don't Tell the Bride 5:20am Live at the Electric 5:50am Bad Education
12:20am The Rob Brydon Show Rob Brydon returns with his unique show. 12:50am Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission 1:50am The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festival 2:20am BBC News 4:15am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Proms 10:50pm The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse 12:20am Lost Cities of the Ancients 1:20am Death Camp Treblinka 2:20am Nature's Microworlds 2:50am The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
12:35am Poms in Paradise 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:30am Brass Eye 1:00am Vic and Bob Present... 1:05am The Weekenders 1:40am Comedy Lab 2:10am Comedy Live Presents Russell Brand and Friends 3:05am Britain's Oldest Stand Up 3:35am A Short History of Everything Else 4:05am Dispatches 4:35am Apocalypse: The Second World War 5:30am Countdown
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am The Great Artists 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 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 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 Sinbad 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Ultimate Road Wars 12:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:00am Caribbean Cops 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Caprica 3:50am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY
12:45am Dinner for Schmucks 2:45am Women in Trouble 4:25am You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am Young Winston 7:25am Mask 9:25am Dear Frankie 11:15am You Again 1:05pm Love and Other Drugs 3:05pm Ghost 5:20pm Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 7:05pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm Ghost 11:10pm Love and Other Drugs 1:10am Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 1:40am The Kids are All Right 3:35am The 5th Quarter 5:15am The Lost Valentine
5:45am Summer Rental 7:15am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 7:45am Dragnet 9:35am You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 11:20am Father of the Bride II 1:10pm The Change-Up 3:10pm Bad Teacher 4:50pm The Top Ten Show 2012 5:10pm Father of the Bride II 7:00pm Dinner for Schmucks 9:00pm The Change-Up 11:00pm Bad Teacher
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:25am A Quest for Camelot 7:00am The Chaperone 8:45am Superman III 10:50am Reign of Fire 12:35pm X-Men: First Class 2:50pm Tron Legacy 5:00pm Jaws 2 7:00pm The Chronicles of Riddick 9:00pm X-Men: First Class 11:15pm Bloodsport 12:55am Machete 2:45am Invasion U.S.A. 4:45am Tremors
TCM 6:00am My Cousin Rachel 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:45am The High Chaparral 9:45am Billy the Kid 11:30am The Big Lift 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Kansas Pacific 5:20pm Morituri 7:40pm How Green Was My Valley 10:00pm A Perfect Murder 12:00am Body Heat 2:10am Breakheart Pass 3:50am Teleshopping
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd SMC
7:00pm - Dinner for Schmucks
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Al Qaeda suspects remanded after fears of attack on Gibraltar TWO Chechen jihadists have been remanded without bail on terrorism charges.
The men, identified as Eldar Magomedov and Muhamend Ankara Adamov, were arrested in
Ciudad Real last Thursday. Also arrested was a Turkish resident of La Linea de la Concepcion, Cengiz Yalcin. Yalcin, found with explosives, was remanded last Friday. Regarded more
of a ‘fixer’ for Al Qaeda than an activist, he worked as a foreman on a Gibraltar building site. Lacking firm evidence against the Chechens, police feared they would
walk free after being held the statutory 72 hours, but the court granted a 48hour extension. During this time sufficient information was received from Gibraltar,
LUNCH BILL: Even those having a packed lunch will have to pay.
Pricey packed lunches 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 subsidise the use of fridges, microwaves, cleaning
services and monitors. The option for children to be able to take packed lunches to school has been introduced following demands from parents who say that school meals are too costly. Each school will be able to set the final price, based on their costs.
France, Russia and the US to indict Magomedov and Adamov. Meanwhile, ‘Antonio’, a protected witness, declared before Pablo Ruz, the High Court judge investigating the case. Statements from Magomedov and Adamov themselves were full of inconsistencies regarding their relationship with Yalcin, the judge found. Magomedov supposedly lived under the name of Muslim Dost in 2010 and participated in terrorist activities in Afghanistan and tribal areas of Pakistan in 2010, Ruz was told. The Chechens reached Spain after travelling through France where they allegedly earmarked targets for future attacks. When arrested, they were making for Irun, near the French border, presumably intending to cross into France to carry out attacks. Yalcin is a paragliding enthusiast and allegedly asked his instructor to get him photographs of a Gibraltar shopping centre ‘at any price’. He also instructed the Chechens in the sport, leading Ruz to suspect that an attack on Gibraltar was also planned.
Social workers left shortchanged THINGS are tough up north. Catalonia, Spain’s most indebted region, says it can’t pay Social Services subsidies for the month of July to hospitals, homes for the elderly and other areas already feeling the pinch from 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. 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, which looks after 2000 children, 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,” she said.
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Stat of week SEVEN in 10 business owners are ‘put off’ by firms that overuse social media, a Business Network International survey shows, with many “still far from understanding how the medium works best.”
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SPAIN’S exports increased 6.2 per cent in May, showing quicker recovery in the economic climate than in neighbouring France, Germany or Italy. Latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures reveal that since the
economic crisis began in 2009, Spanish exports have bounced back 36 per cent, compared to 32 per cent for Germany, 30 per cent for Italy and 23 per cent for France. IMF predicts a 2.1 per cent annual increase in Spanish exports for 2012, followed by Germany (1.7 per cent), France (1.3 per cent) and Italy (0.9 per cent). PRIVATE secondhand car sales in Spain dropped 7.3 The greatest growth per cent last month, according to the Automation remains capital goods Studies Institute. However, used car purchases by - products that create companies, excluding rental car businesses, other goods or services with increased 16 per cent. Looking ahead, following the machinery accounting recent Government move to raise taxes, vehicle for €1,078.4 million sales are expected to be even harder hit. and transport construction materials bringing in €936.5 WORK reforms intro- taken he warned all million. duced in Spain six Euro-zone countries Meanwhile, food months ago would “will have to make exports rose 10 per have saved many jobs additional, far cent in May compared if made sooner, the reaching measures” with the same period president of the that will need raising last year, and European Central price and non-price chemical products Bank (ECB) Mario competitiveness levels increased 12.4 per Draghi has stated. to fight the present cent, mainly due to Analysing measures economic situation. medicines and plastics. However, car exports fell 7.5 per cent in May, with a 6.9 EACH Olympic gold medal, consisting of just six per cent reduction in grams of gold and mainly silver, has a monetary components and 7.8 value of €570. per cent in finished vehicles.
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Reindeer racing festive winner!
FLASHBACK: Reindeer racing staged last Christmas.
ENTREPRENEURS need to think outside of the box in these tough times. Reindeer Racing Party Nights might appear a little strange, but for Kempton Park Racecourse in Southern England they have proved so popular that the organisers have now announced an extra date for this year’s exclusive Christmas celebrations. Initially, the plan was to stage two evenings of reindeer racing but now private and joiner parties will also be available to Christmas revellers on a third night to ensure late bookers. Any thoughts that the Hipodromo racetrack on the Costa del Sol would perhaps consider such a plan?
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Spanish cheer as exports up EXPORTS BOOST: Spain is showing a healthier recovery in overseas trade than some Euro partners.
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Our town hall neighbours are far from neighbourly
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For the last four years, the basements of our building have been occupied by the works department of the Ayuntamiento of Casares. This entails storage and maintenance of tractors, JCBs, road-sweepers, beach-cleaners and other large machines. They are in the basements and also parked just beyond our perimeter fence. Unsightly, smelly and noisy, the operation of these vehicles starts from 7am, even at weekends. We have approached the supervisor on several occasions and he promises things will improve, but nothing ever alters. The urbanisation is ‘residential’, according to our understanding, so how was the You and the Ayuntamiento allowed to Law in Spain own two basements, and By David Searl use them as workshops and storage? We know the land in front of our urbanisation belongs to the council, but they are encroaching on our community land, and making it W R (Costa del Sol) more like a building site.
As you describe it, the town hall is the owner of basement space in your community. This makes them part of the community. As members of the community, they are responsible for paying their fees and abiding by the rules. These rules, set out in the Horizontal Law which regulates Communities of Property Owners, prohibit noise-making that disturbs the other members of the community. They also prohibit dangerous and toxic activities, including the emission of engine fumes and the presence of gasoline and oil. The community can take action against any member who carries out such prohibited activities. I suggest that your president sends an official letter from the community to the registered owner of the premises (basements), requiring them to desist from their undesirable actions. A lawyer should prepare this letter. If they do not rectify the situation, the community can then vote to authorise the president to go to court to compel them to stop. The final threat is that a member of a community can be barred from using his/her own property for up to two years.
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Truly deadly hope for retirement A QUARTER of British people do not know how they will fund their retirement, and 44 per cent say they will probably have to rely on inheritance money or home equity loans, a Baring Asset Management survey reveals.
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LONDONERS and women have the lowest job satisfaction, according to a survey by recruitment agency Hyphen.
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THE UK’s trade deficit rose to £4.3 billion (€5.3bn) in June, the highest level in 15 years, with a 4.6 per cent drop in exports.
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HOUSE prices fell 0.6 per cent in July compared to June, though Halifax Building Society housing economist Martin Ellis said he now expects prices to remain the same over the rest of the year.
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MOST small businesses are losing customers online and damaging their reputation due to inefficient social media usage, according to Business Network International director, Charlie Lawson.
Oh baby! What a state the world finds itself in today LET me tell you a story… something the British comedian and singer Max Bygraves never did say: Once upon a time, in a far-distant country, the emperor was playing chess with his most-valued vizier, and impressed by the man’s wisdom, he offered his opponent a gift of anything he wanted. The vizier gazed at the chessboard and replied: “Sire, I would like you to place two grains of rice on the first square of this board, then four on the next, 16 on the third; continuing until you have covered every square before finally presenting me with the resultant total.” Many may know this story, recognising that the vizier’s request was based upon something called an ‘exponential progression’, but have you ever considered how that principle might apply equally to the world in which we live? A few weeks ago, the news media were reporting the birth of the seven billionth human being! Seven billion of us presently inhabiting this planet - and that’s only the peoples of the ‘developed’ countries. The figures incorporating those living in the Amazon jungles, or the almost unexplored regions of New Guinea and elsewhere, can only be guessed at. Seven billion, and still increasing at an exponential rate!
HAPPY FAMILIES: But not all will be well in the future.
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The population 200 years ago is reckoned to have been about one billion. Census information obtained regularly since then shows the world’s population increasing at yes, you’ve guessed it - that fabled exponential rate. This might seem rather obscure, but the ancient vizier’s request, if carried through for just 64 operations - the number of squares on a chess board - would have resulted in the emperor being unable to keep his promise, because there wouldn’t have been enough rice in his warehouses, or indeed in his entire territories, to cover the final square. Given the reasonably precise census information available, it’s quite easy to graphically plot the trajectory, and by SIX million people in Spain are predicted to extrapolation be unemployed after the summer, the highest predict with some number since the start of the financial crisis, accuracy, what is according to Agett, the large temporary likely next year, employment company association. or in 10 years.
6m autumn jobless fear
The results, not trumpeted triumphantly by the media, show that unless urgent measures are taken the world’s population will grow to 11.5 billion before 2020. The world cannot go on like this; even genetically-engineered crops couldn’t feed a demographic explosion of this magnitude, and even if by some miracle they did, where are all these people supposed to live, and where are the raw materials to be found? Are we to chop down all the forests, denude the world’s oceans? Governments, although realising that action is needed, will find themselves shackled by both God and Mammon, those historically implacable enemies now working as uneasy allies. How could it be otherwise when almost every religion demands more and more adherents to the faith, whilst global industry requires an ever-increasing number of consumers to keep it running? A dark and dire outlook to be sure. But what’s to be done? Perhaps Nature will intervene with a deadly, uncontrollable epidemic; or maybe mankind will finally lose the plot, and by unleashing a global atomic war, cure over-population. Either or both would probably do the trick!
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www.euroweeklynews.com EU, EEA (European Economic Area) and Swiss nationals have the right to reside in Spain for more than three months a year. This is provided they apply in person at their local Oficina de Extranjeros or a designated police station, within three months of arrival. Spain has now introduced new residency rules for all EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. The basic rule above still stands, but they have tightened up the requirements. Note that these new measures have no bearing on whether you are a tax resident in Spain or not. Tax residence is a separate issue and assessed on different criteria. You can be tax resident in Spain even if you do not apply for a formal residence permit. It is your responsibility to register for, and pay, tax if you meet one of Spain’s tax residence rules. The authorities are cracking down on people who meet the residence rules but have not been paying tax in Spain. Tax residency can be more complex than first appears, and you may be resident here even if you are careful about day counting. British expatriates may also be tax resident in the UK if they retain strong ties with the UK and/or spend many days there. You need to take advice for your specific situation. Blevins Franks are
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highly experienced on Spanish and UK tax and residence issues, and how the rules of the two countries interact. Residence requirements The new rules were introduced on 10th July and are backdated to cover applications from 24th April 2012. Applicants now need to produce evidence of sufficient financial means to support themselves and any dependants, and may be asked for proof of private or public healthcare insurance. If you already have a residence card, you only need to re-register when your current card expires. In summary, the rules now state that a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland can live in Spain for more than three months provided: 1. They are employed or self-employed in Spain; or 2. They have sufficient
resources to avoid becoming a burden on the Spanish state, and health insurance covering all risks in Spain (Form S1 suffices); or 3. They are enrolled in an educational institution and have sufficient health insurance and resources. 4. They are a family member accompanying an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and meet the conditions set out above. These requirements conform to the EU Directive that sets out the rights of EU citizens to reside in another Member State. Until now Spain had not adopted all the requirements, and this has been very costly for the government. The new requirements formed part of a Royal Decree in April 2012 on urgent measures to guarantee the sustainability of the national health system. Tax residency You are resident for tax purposes if any of the following apply: 1. You spend more than 183 days in Spain in one calendar year. These days do not have to be consecutive. This rule also covers people living on a boat within 12 nautical miles of Spanish land. 2. Your ‘centre of economic interests’ is in Spain, which
means that Spain is the base for your economic or professional activities. 3. Your ‘centre of vital interests’ is in Spain. So if your spouse (unless legally separated) and/or your dependant minor children live here, you are resident for tax purposes. This applies regardless of how many days you spend in Spain yourself. There is no split year treatment in Spain; you either are, or are not, resident for the whole tax year. If you arrive or leave part way through the year, you should take advice to establish your tax residence status for that year. You also need to consider the tax residence rules of your home country as it will have its own rules. In the UK, a new Statutory Residence Test comes into effect next April which will provide much more certainty than the current subjective rules. However there is still a level of complexity so you should seek advice from a firm like Blevins Franks. It is possible to be tax resident in the UK under its rules and tax resident in Spain under its rules. In this case the UK/Spain double tax treaty ‘tie-breaker clauses’ comes
into effect to determine where to pay your taxes. If these are indeterminate, it comes down to nationality. If you are tax resident in Spain, you are liable for income, capital gains and wealth taxes on your worldwide assets and subject to Spanish succession tax on any gifts or inheritances you receive. This is in addition to other incidental tax liabilities such as IVA (VAT) and local taxes. For advice on your tax residency status, consult an advisory firm like Blevins Franks which keeps up to date on the rules in both Spain and the UK, and can advise on the most effective tax planning for your circumstances. The tax, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual should 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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0.09
26.99
Aggreko PLC
2265.50
3.00
0.13
122.51
AMEC PLC
1090.50
-1.00
-0.09
232.99
Anglo American PLC
2034.25
-5.50
-0.27
501.67
Antofagasta PLC
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1121.00
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239.04
ARM Holdings PLC
572.50
-1.00
-0.17
559.84
Ashmore Group PLC
356.90
1.50
0.42
84.89
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Associated Brit Fds PLC 1281.50
-1.00
-0.08
72.66
British American Tobacco PLC3449.75
AstraZeneca PLC
-9.50
-0.32
277.97
British Land Co PLC
2988.00
1.27264
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C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.
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PRICE(P) CHANGE 319.90 -1.60
% C H G. -0.50
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703.50
-1.50
-0.21
364.50
1247.00
-1.00
-0.08
308.72
Croda International PLC 2442.50
-20.95
-0.85
36.18
1705.25
-1.38
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359.69
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CRH PLC Diageo PLC EVRAZ PLC
269.75
-0.90
-0.33
249.19
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Experian PLC
981.50
3.50
0.36
263.25
1570.50
-11.00
-0.70
68.34
263.35
0.80
0.30
463.23
-23.00
-0.66
526.76
Fresnillo PLC
541.75
2.50
0.46
533.71
G4S PLC
British Sky Broad Gr
754.50
7.50
1.00
342.22
GKN PLC
BT Group PLC
219.15
0.32
0.15
3,273.50
Aviva PLC
325.00
1.40
0.43
3,692.82
Babcock Int Group
898.50
-0.50
-0.06
54.51
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
316.25
1.80
0.57
1,652.46
Bunzl PLC
1104.00
-8.25
-0.74
140.91
Glencore Int PLC
344.95
Barclays PLC
185.03
1.57
0.86
9,814.18
Burberry Group PLC
1358.50
-5.00
-0.37
115.47
Hammerson PLC
458.55
BG Group PLC
1321.75
4.50
0.34
845.52
Capita PLC
730.25
-1.62
-0.22
132.00
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 601.25
-0.95
-0.16
37.04
BHP Billiton PLC
1981.50
-10.28
-0.52
1,883.56
Capital Shopp Cntrs Gr
327.30
0.50
0.15
76.14
HSBC Holdings PLC
569.90
3.10
0.55
4,496.79
448.40
-0.25
-0.06
2,608.63
Carnival PLC
2181.50
-4.80
-0.22
38.39
ICAP PLC
337.80
0.61
0.18
197.20
IMI PLC
BP PLC
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NASDAQ
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1670.00
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76.82
150.20
0.66
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2772.00
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Intertek Group PLC ITV PLC Johnson Matthey PLC
2250.00
-5.00
-0.22
73.90
Kazakhmys PLC
736.75
-9.50
-1.27
274.04
Kingfisher PLC
290.40
2.30
0.80
1,138.18
Land Securities Grp PLC
803.50
5.00
0.63
170.94
Legal & General Grp PLC 131.50
0.20
0.15
1,711.74
Lloyds Banking Grp PLC
0.06
0.19
14,439.31 673.36
31.45
Marks & Spencer Grp PLC 353.35
2.70
0.77
Meggitt PLC
405.10
-3.80
-0.93
276.72
Morrison (Wm) Sup PLC
283.35
0.70
0.25
1,093.24 1,074.55
National Grid PLC Next PLC Old Mutual PLC
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216.60 1483.00
Imperial Tobacco G PLC 2518.00 International Consldted
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Pearson PLC Pennon Group PLC Petrofac Ltd
690.25
2.16
0.31
3567.00
6.42
0.18
66.19
167.80
0.00
0.00
899.01
1236.00
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264.47
733.00
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1486.50
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Polymetal Int PLC
919.50
-7.50
-0.81
84.25
Prudential PLC
814.25
4.03
0.50
978.95
Randgold Resources Ltd 6320.00
-40.00
-0.63
41.99
Reckitt Benckiser Gr PLC 3591.50
7.00
0.20
155.18
Reed Elsevier PLC
564.25
0.03
0.01
321.49
Resolution Ltd
219.95
2.29
1.05
374.50
REXAM PLC
431.15
-3.52
-0.81
202.32
Rio Tinto PLC
3200.25
-9.50
-0.30
881.18
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 851.50
0.36
0.04
406.01
Royal Bank of Scot Gr.
221.60
-1.28
-0.57
1,471.04
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
2333.25
-4.00
-0.17
474.23
RSA Insurance Group PLC 113.95
0.50
0.44
1,455.66
SABMiller PLC Sage Group (The) PLC Sainsbury (J) PLC
2833.50
12.50
0.44
193.12
299.80
1.50
0.50
246.91 604.49
325.85
2.50
0.77
1418.00
11.00
0.78
33.25
Serco Group PLC
577.50
-2.45
-0.42
107.90
Severn Trent PLC
1706.50
0.88
0.05
83.00
Shire PLC
1968.00
-20.00
-1.01
180.42
Schroders PLC
Smith & Nephew PLC
665.25
-0.50
-0.08
320.96
Smiths Group PLC
1039.50
-13.00
-1.24
200.97
SSE PLC
1323.50
3.71
0.28
256.22
Standard Chartered PLC 1347.75
21.00
1.58
2,949.93
Standard Life PLC
257.20
-0.40
-0.16
1,208.65
Tate & Lyle PLC
665.50
-4.50
-0.67
291.61
Tesco PLC
328.90
1.56
0.48
2,692.39
Tullow Oil PLC
1375.00
12.00
0.88
289.15
Unilever PLC
2285.50
3.00
0.13
307.59
United Utilities Group PLC 686.50
-1.00
-0.15
364.47
Vedanta Resources PLC
977.25
-19.50
-1.96
194.41
Vodafone Group PLC
190.88
0.45
0.24
9,208.88
Weir Group PLC
1736.00
6.00
0.35
149.58
Whitbread PLC
2121.00
-28.00
-1.30
188.26
Wolseley PLC
2458.00
-26.00
-1.05
460.24
WPP PLC
856.00
-7.50
-0.87
592.40
Xstrata PLC
924.65
-2.50
-0.27
1,271.56
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The Olympic way to earn a small fortune WITH the likes of Paris Hilton in the world and TV reality programmes including Big Brother clogging up channels, children may think that becoming rich and successful means becoming a senseless celebrity. And they aren’t necessarily wrong for the world of reality TV is massive. Fortunately, the 2012 Olympics have A look shown there is at finance another way to get for females rich. And it doesn’t involve removing the Jane Plunkett brain or only wearing jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. knickers and a bra, com but does mean hard work and dedication. QUEEN VICTORIA: Lucrative But the pay-off can be huge for those deals on the table. who win and gain lucrative sponsorship and marketing deals. Experts warn parents that raising an Olympic British cyclist Victoria Olympian is extremely pricey, especially Pendleton, despite falling short on dreams when measured over the years it takes. of gaining three London golds, has just The mother of US gold-medal gymnast been chosen by Pantene to promote a Gabby Douglas filed for bankruptcy earlier new range of its hair products. She also this year following Olympic economic toll lends her name to a range of bikes, and on her family. But despite the financial has a sponsorship deal with Hovis bread. hardships in making it to the Olympics, my But reaching Olympic stardom is not bet for best role model is on these only extremely tough on the body but also amazing athletes and not some loudon the finances, too. mouthed TV personality.
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Economic gloom takes the cheer out of a homely tipple THE findings leave little room for doubts. A survey in Spain has spelled out that although 24 per cent of people are happy to have a beer at home, 73 per cent like to go out for a drink. In fact, researchers for Cerveceros de Espana, the Spanish brewers association, discovered that going out for a beer is the preferred paid-for leisure activity for 44 per cent of the Spanish asked. Meanwhile, 31 per cent of those included in the survey opted for weekend excursions, and 29 per cent for dining out with family and friends. These tough economic times are clearly affecting the drinking patterns of family members, especially at home. For in Britain another survey just published shows that fewer people now stock up on alcohol to drink at home.
HOME CHEER: Fewer people now drink at home. Last year, home alcohol usage was 4 per cent less among people in the UK than in 2006. But while the percentage of households having a tipple in home comfort has dropped from 75 to 71 per cent, research by Mintel, a global research and consumer use company with offices worldwide, including London, shows that drinkers in the 18-24 age bracket are more likely to pay attention to the level of alcohol strength in drinks than those aged 25-64.
Not only are overall levels of drinking at home falling, but also the frequency, with a clear shift over the 200611 period away from heavy usage, with now 41 per cent of households drinking two, three or more times a week, compared to 46 per cent in 2006. Alex Beckett, Senior Food and Drink Analyst at Mintel, said: “As a nation wellacquainted with booze, most adults in the UK have a vague idea of their drink’s strength. Younger people drink more and are more
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A MAN in Washington DC who received a military-style semiautomatic assault rifle from amazon.com, called the police to explain that he had ordered a television.
Sexy business OLYMPIC officials were mystified after a bucket of Kangaroo brand condoms appeared in the Games village, with the makers denying knowledge of how they got there. Rival company Durex is the official supplier for the Games.
DON’T be left in any doubt. Even in these tough economic times, many people including tens of thousands throughout Europe - enjoy very privileged lifestyles.
Problems at home can add up even for very wealthy THEY not only have plenty of spending power for luxuries including topof-the-range cars, luxury holidays, regular spa visits and meals out at top restaurants, but many have two, three and even more homes. With such real estate holdings, even in these dire times, worrying over personal budgets is not an aspect of life. But having oodles of money and a choice of residences does not mean the wealthy avoid all concerns, with high up on their listed worries being finding good staff with issues of trust, security and training. The reality of life for multiple home-owners is that they frequently need a battalion of staff when in residence, and often when absent there is a need for staff to sort out everything from security to maintenance. But fortunately for those cash-rich, timepoor individuals who lack private offices to deal with such problems, nowadays they can increasingly depend on concierge companies to smooth life’s little creases, through a resident ‘house manager’. Often with a background as a hotel concierge, these key personnel inhabit the new super-prime residential developments, including the Walpole Mayfair in London, where recently a penthouse sold for ÂŁ4,542 (â‚Ź5,677) per square foot. With just five ‘state apartments’ in the
building, the house manager - a more glamorous reincarnation of the humble porter tailors his service to the requirements of each individual home-owner, providing everything from domestic staff to opera tickets, 24 hours a day. The cost of his services is subsumed into the notinconsiderable service charges, but is a modest arrangement when viewed against properties permanently staffed with several employees, which are used for just a few weeks a year. For many others among the world’s wealthy, the alternative is to fly their own chosen staff in. One Arab with a residence in Sotogrande on the Costa del Sol, and other global homes in London, Washington and Beirut, as well as his main base in Kuwait, never hires staff locally. “My wife has three housemaids who know our exact dietry needs, and they have been with us for more than 30 years and helped raise our children. I also have a driver plus a general assistant who knows exactly how we like things done and when. “All our children regard them almost as extended family, so whenever we spend time in Spain we fly them in ahead of us to open the house for three months, and then when the family and friends join us for holiday breaks, everyone feels comfortable... secure, and happy.�
SPANISH LUXURY: Sotogrande no stranger to the rich.
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Daniel lives life in fast lane ...and dreams of race team Car racing champion Daniel Ecker is now focusing his efforts on building a well recognised racing team. Nicole Hallett reports.
Vital Statistics • Born: Germany
How did you get into racing? My dad introduced me to it. He was a speed freak and fan of Formula One ace Senna but never had time to do anything in the sport, so enjoyed going with me to race tracks. Since then everything started rolling. Most notable awards? The Intercontinental A championship in Andalucia in 2001 when I drove a Road Rebel, team tag race endurance, single endurance, and extreme conditions championship - on test track - in which I drove a Formula F3. Scariest experience? Overtaking two cars which were
overtaking each other. I went for the gap and the back tyre lost grip and the car smashed at high speed into a safety wall. I bruised my rib, split my lip, and damaged my wrist, and also broke my helmet. Favourite memory? Winning a race with a brake failure in wet conditions. Current work? Setting up my own racing team, teaching new talented drivers, pushing them to win titles and become a well recognised race team. Future plans? Keep on racing, family, two children and who knows what else will come.
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• Lives: Mijas Costa (Malaga) • Age: 28 • Status: Single • Hobbies: Risk sports, gym, field trips, fast driving. • In Spain: 26 years • Loves: Unpredictability • Dislikes : Lies • Always in fridge: Chicken and pasta • Favourite place: Caribbean Islands • Drives: A modified Audi A5 v6
EWN COMMENT Silence is leaden INTERVIEWERS and commentators at RTVE, Spain’s BBC, are being sacked for questioning the government line too harshly and persistently. These are difficult times and it is understandable that the state television and radio prefers not to rub salt into the wounds of a wounded society. But
while shooting the messenger is a classic response to unwelcome news, silencing the message is the classic response of the politically insecure.
Tickets to ride SPAIN’S autonomies are draining the central government’s falling resources, and the State Council president has suggested slimming down the costly system. Only 30 per cent of Spaniards want to keep the autonomies as they are and 40 per cent believe changes should be made. Unsurprisingly, regional politicians of all hues leap to their defence. Passengers hate it when their gravy-train gets shunted into a siding.
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IT is a shame that a staged food grab was the only way for supermarkets to agree to give the items to a Sevilla food bank (Costa del Sol, Issue 1414). The amount of food that must go to waste is criminal. Surely as ‘nonperishable’ goods get within a week of their sell-by date they could be given to the food banks all over the country. Of course, they would then need to be passed on straight away to those in need, but with queues outside many places, I doubt this will be a problem. Likewise, every supermarket should allow the food banks to place a locked bin with a hole in it so shoppers can place an item in it. Jasmine Forrest, Estepona (Malaga)
Behind the times MIKE WALSH’S Images of Spain article regarding the lack of understanding of English by Spanish people is very true (Issue 1413). It also applies to other issues in Spanish society. Both my parents are Spanish, but I was born in London. Recently moving to Spain, I have met nothing but miserable, arrogant, rude, obnoxious, lazy Spanish people. Because of them, it has taken me seven months to fix my paperwork. They are behind by decades in technology, transport, work production, health and safety, schooling, among others. They are unwilling to change, to give up their siesta, to work and catch up with their European neighbours. As a construction manager back in England, I made it a rule never to employ Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or Greek labour as they would regularly arrive late and extend their tea breaks. No Spanish labour force would survive a week in England. They are no match for Eastern European labour. Spain only has the weather in its favour. Mark, Torrevieja (Alicante)
Heart-warming IT was heart-warming to read that La Caixa gave €21,600 to DEBRA (Costa del Sol, Issue 1415). This is such a worthy cause. These Butterfly children, and adults, have to live in constant pain, even with pain medication. It is difficult to understand and anything that makes their lives easier and happier is worthwhile as well as any research into finding a cure for this horrific genetic disease. Sarah Green, Benalmadena (Malaga)
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Beauty spot....or a health hazard? THIS is the state of the small lake at Parque de las Medranas, outside the main lake used by Cable Ski, San Pedro de Alcantara. No information was forthcoming from Aquagest men when asked if there is anything they are meant to be doing with it. The water level just dropped from one afternoon to the following morning to literally a puddle. It will stink. The carp and few goldfish will invariably die and the kingfishers and turtles will also be affected when the river which runs by the side of the driving range dries up. It is such a shame to let a place of natural beauty become a health hazard.
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Security concern BETWEEN checking in at Alicante airport and arriving at Exeter airport, several things were missing from my son’s and family’s suitcases, which had been bought in Spain. One of the items was a gift for my granddaughter. My point is that if things can be removed from suitcases, so can things be put in, like an explosive device. Security must be very lax, so if things can be smuggled out, they can also be smuggled in. C Allison, Arboleas (Alicante)
Mad dogs and... ONLY mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun, is what came to mind when reading that 40 people required emergency medical assistance in Almeria due to the extreme temperatures (Issue 1414).
However, I feel the Spanish no longer have need of the siesta break if their work involves being in an airconditioned office. During the peak sun hours, when the weather is this hot, it is foolish to be outside in the heat. If it is unavoidable, take a hand fan, plenty of water, wear a sunhat, sunglasses, and slap on the SPF30 sunscreen. Rachel, Roquetas del Mar (Almeria)
Looky away FURTHER to S Wallis’s letter (Issue 1410) about showing respect to the looky-looky men, I ask whether they show any respect to Spanish law and taxpaying shopkeepers trying to make a living. It would be lovely to go out to a restaurant or bar without being hassled by these illegal traders. They know they are illegal or why else would they flee at the sight of police? I frequently visit Puerto Pollenca (Mallorca) where police seem only to be tackling the problem half-heartedly. If they were serious, they would have plain-clothes officers walking along the seafront, which would be more effective, giving out hefty fines and confiscating goods. Whenever traders set up stalls along the seafront, they have to obtain a licence from the town hall, I assume at a cost. In front of these stalls, looky-
16 - 22 August 2012 Costa de Almería looky men sell their wares. Margaret Scott, Romford (UK)
Port much worse I TAKE issue with Peter Twelftree’s point of view (Letters, Issue 1414) that the thoroughfare in Javea Port is better off empty. To have a viable, thriving port area, we need successful businesses. The removal of the tables and chairs has brought many of Javea’s trademark restaurants to their knees and more to follow. Reduced employment in the restaurants is already evident. It has become more of a cycle track. If the sign that asks them to dismount was adhered to then the pathway would be more than adequate for pedestrians even with the tables and chairs. The mayor is enforcing a law that is not conducive to tourism. Other towns have used a common sense approach, allowing restaurants some leeway during the busy tourist months as Javea does for the chiringuitos. I think Mr Twelftree will find he is in a minority that would like to see the beach bars also close, a recipe for a ghost town. Tim Church, Javea (Alicante)
Clueless view I WAS not surprised to read that many people are clueless about Geography (Costa del Sol, Issue 1414). However, the British are not the only ones. I am Danish and while travelling in Asia hotel staff asked where I was from. When I told the person, he asked me if that was in America. I said no, it is in Europe. He looked at me, puzzled, and asked: “Europe is not in America?” I imagine this person was not well educated and that is what it all boils down to. Nicole Hauschild, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
Oily solution OLIVE OIL splashed on your clothes is a horror story. It never comes out. I have tried everything, including leaving a white garment in almost neat bleach overnight, but to no avail. The other day oil splattered onto a brand new blue top, and a friend told me a tip that worked. Crush up a dishwasher tab in a cup and add a small amount of water to make it like a paste. Place the dry garment onto a flat table and put generous portions of the mix onto the oil stains. Leave overnight. In the morning, rinse the garment in the sink to remove the dried mix and then wash with your normal soap powder/liquid. Rosemary, San Pedro (Malaga)
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POOR SHOW: GB’s medal tally for track and field only six.
that I would be stupid, or anywhere near knowledgeable enough to make predictions for every event in the Olympic calendar? If I were as capable as that, I wouldn’t be bashing out this weekly blurb, I’d be Minister of Sport, Head of the Olympic Committee and biggest Mastermind winner of all time. Give us a
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break! It’s not rocket science. Of course, I was only referring to a specific area. Although I enjoy them, I know very little about the equestrian, sailing or rowing events or indeed most of the other sports that generally receive minimum coverage by the media. But I do know my athletics. Therefore, my prediction was obviously only referring to those
events. My only miscalculation was generalising and not spelling it out! Well, surprise, surprise. In total there are 47 track and field events in these Olympics. At the time of writing, the Games are almost over. To date, our track and field athletes have taken just six medals: four gold, one silver and one bronze. That means we’ve failed miserably in 41 of the
events that most consider the core of the Olympiad. One commentator actually admitted he would never have imagined he would be cheering on a British competitor for seventh place!! (Mind you, compared with the utterly incompetent Denise Lewis, who remarked that one entrant was suffering from ‘lack of inexperience’, I suppose that observation was almost acceptable.) No, I’m sorry. Overall our athletic and field competitors have been abysmal and my predictions proven correct. Well done, our splendid winners in all the other categories. All I can say is thank the Lord you were there. Have you noticed how the Chinese only cry when they lose? Possible banishment to the salt mines awaiting them back in the ‘auld’ country?
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HERE’S been much hype lately about the social network site, Twitter. Tom Daley, the Olympic diver, was attacked by a tweeter after he and his team-mate, who had been widely tipped for gold, failed to win a medal in the synchronised 10m diving final. Helen Skelton, the Blue Peter presenter, who covered the Olympics for the BBC, announced she’s deleting her account because she didn’t have a thick-enough skin to deal with the comments she’d received. And likewise a host of other ‘celebrities’. Gary Lineker, the football guru, who said he felt “physically sick” after his son, George, was targeted over his leukaemia. Kirstie Allsopp, the TV presenter, who reported two 15-year-old girls to the police for their bullying tweets. And the England batsman, Kevin Pietersen, who’s said to be shutting down a NORA JOHNSON parody Twitter account followed by Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological his England teamsuspense and crime thrillers. mates which has 10,936 followers, the tweets making much use of the word ‘genius’. about Twitter - which has So, should we be worried become part of the daily life
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RECENTLY I took part in a public survey whereby people, males and females alike, from all walks of life, between the ages of 17 and 77, were asked what annoys and/or irritates you most of all. Here are some of the ‘most annoying things’ in the life of a Brit, which came out of the poll – and like you, some really get up my wick! * ARROGANT PEOPLE... Someone who thinks he/she are the cat’s whiskers. * KNOW-ALLS... Those who sulk, then disappear when they can’t give the right answer! * QUIZ MOANERS ... Participants (or one person) who say ‘Oh, not sport, or oh, not pop music?’ So why enter in the first place? What would you expect on Pointless, The Chase or The Weakest Link? * RUDE, MISERABLE SHOP ASSISTANTS... It costs nothing to put a smile on your face or indeed, some lipstick round your mouth when serving a customer! * THE PUSHCHAIR PUSHING PARENT... She (or he) who slowly but surely, without a please or may I, guides a buggy down the centre of an aisle, over the footpath or in and out of the crowd at a packed street market, muttering ‘get out of the way.’ * BOSSINESS... You can be bossy in your own home at any time - but you look (and perhaps feel) like a real idiot when shouting your mouth off in public! * SINGER WHO MIMES OR CAN’T SING AT ALL... This is embarrassing – isn’t it? * CAR DRIVERS... Those who don’t
Twitter is no worse than BT or Telefonica for abusive phone calls. of millions in Britain and tens of millions more around the world — and avoid it, too? Now, ‘celebrities’ who use Twitter are being naïve. Prior to its invention, would they have actively published and
publicised their email address and phone number to the world in general rather than just to family and friends? I don’t think so. Why not? Because they wouldn’t have wanted to
attract attention from people they didn’t know, who might bombard them with abuse/ practical jokes or even harass them over time. That’s why, after all, so many people opt to be ex-directory as far as their phone numbers are concerned. A recipient can ignore ‘trolls’, block them or simply switch the phone off. Otherwise, apart from threats or libels, you just have to accept or ignore offensive behaviour via this medium as you would a spoken or written comment. ‘If you play with fire, you’re going to get burned’ should be the mantra of any twit who uses Twitter! In other words, why blame Twitter itself? You might as well blame BT or Telefonica for abusive phone calls. This is just the same as blaming guns for killing people. They don’t. People do. “Twitter has a dark side”? – Rubbish!
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DOG WALKERS: When walking your dog, make sure you clean up any mess. indicate... Yes, sir or madam, you, the driver who chooses to turn right or left into a side road at the very last second when the person behind you least expects it. Also, those inconsiderate drivers who cruise slowly down the outside lane of a motorway, highway or freeway, and all those who tend to get right up against (even inside) your boot! * ENTER VIA THE EXIT, EXIT VIA THE ENTRANCE... The customer (he or she) who bustles into a shop/supermarket through the exit door and blames you for being in the way... or the customer who goes in the other
direction, out through the designated entry door, assuming the same thing! * MOBILE TALKERS... Those of you who talk loudly into a mobile phone when you are in a restaurant/bar/hotel, or even in company! Go 25 or so yards away… we don’t want to know what’s going on in your life (your partner might though)! * DOG WALKERS... Take your pet for a walk by all means, but please clean up it’s mess. The animal itself can’t do it! * LITTER LOUTS... Yes, they’re still around, hundreds of ‘em. Come on councillors, get your fingers out and start imposing those fines right now.
And finally, here’s a few more things that must surely irritate most of you: * Outrageously loud talkers (irrespective as to where they are) * A poor or slow internet connection * The numerous foreign call centres * Those people who cough and sneeze and do not bother to put a hand to their mouth * Poor (and rude) customer service * Spam and junk mail... pesty flies, wasps and mozzies * Noisy eaters * People who would do better with a dustbin lid rather than stacking up a plate when selecting food at a selfservice buffet * Someone who jumps the queue at a bar when he/she and the person serving, knows you were first! * And last by no means least, irresponsible people who complain about their own weight (and sometimes that of others) yet make no effort to exercise or eat properly to reduce it themselves.
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Toros return to Almeria feria IN a lean year emaciated by the personal greed of politicians and bankers it is indeed a pleasure to be able to witness one of the world’s few remaining authentic spectacles. Bullfighting it ain’t! It is a spectacle full of colour, tradition, absolute rules and daring. America’s Hemingway summed it up. “Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter’s honour,” he wrote. Almeria has a tradition of bringing the finest matadors in the world to its beautiful plaza. Societies from around the world come to view the spectacle. Ladies arriving in horse drawn carriages, Finns with the horned helmets waving banners. Mojacar’s taurine and social club is always in attendance (call Mike on 950 475 261 for information as it is very much a social and travelling group visiting many cities throughout Spain). Most prestigious of them all is the largest group in Europe, the famed Club Taurine of London. It is indeed an honour to speak with members, always entertaining, interesting and convivial. This year’s offering is not only the world’s best matadors, almost all ranked in the top 10 but also the special bull ranches that are usually seen only in Madrid. August 20 - Young apprentices in a practice class. No picking of the young bulls, but you can get a good idea of how quick and dangerous even the small ones can be. Free Entrance. August 21 - Ganaderia (ranch) of El Pilar for Ruiz Manuel, Ivan Fandiño and David Mora. El Pilar is one of the very difficult bull ranches. The handsome Ruiz Manuel is one of Almeria’s own toreros. He hasn’t had a lot of corridas this year, but for his home town fans he never lets them down. Fandiño and Mora were two that recently triumphed in Pamplona. August 22 - Ganaderías de Garcigrande y D. Hernandez for El Juli, Jose Maria Manzanares and
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Colourful. Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 and became one of the pioneer developers. He read extensively and travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
Jimenez Fortes. These toros are from the ranch that formed the ‘historic corrida’ last year! Spain’s top matador, the young El Juli will appear and he is red hot at the moment triumphing in each and every fair where he performs. Manzanares is killing ‘recibiendo’ which is worth the price of admission to witness (wherein the man remains firm and entices the bull to charge into the sword). The young torero, Fortes is from Malaga and also was superb in Pamplona. He is one of the top up and coming stars of the future. August 23 - the ranch of Parlade for Enrique Ponce, Morante de la Puebla and Sebastian Castella. Another very difficult ranch to get into the ring with. The legendary Enrique Ponce is one of the old timers still performing at a high level and should be seen before he retires. Morante is the ‘artista’ like Curro Romero was in the 70´s. Stylish and picture perfect, he brings lots of followers from Sevilla. Castella is the
Frenchman who would be number one if ranked by ears cut in the major plazas of the world. Very exciting to watch; almost frightening. August 24 – Fierce Bulls from the Carmen Lorenzo, San Mateo y San Pelayo ranches. Juan Jose Padilla, is the man the absurd press call the ‘pirate’, as he wears a patch over his eye. What an insult! He was and still is a very unique person, a real stand-out character that refuses to be dominated by his circumstances. His goring picture was on the front cover of every major newspaper in the world showing the horn thrust directly into his eye yet he still demonstrates his skill half blinded and puts in his own banderillas. An act dangerous as hell and even more so with just one eye. El Fandi, the top ranked torero in the world the past seven years is from Granada and buses of followers go wherever this human whirldwind shows up to strut his torera. Alejandro Talavante is young and already popular with the masses. He can be
Alexander Talavente. quite daring. If you’ve never been to a corrida de Toros THIS ONE is where you should start - if you can get a ticket. August 25 - Toros will be engaged from horseback (Rejoneo - a Portuguese word for this form of spectacle. Here are the top ‘caballeros’ in the world showing their stuff. I know plenty of ‘aficionados’ that come just to see the horses which not only take years to train but perform all over the world. Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Diego Ventura y Leonardo Hernandez. I personally avoid this action as I find it demeaning to the bulls as their horns are shaved. A bit too circus for me. But
when these three appear in Madrid you can’t get a ticket even from a scalper at any price. As ever, Almeria will have its usual fair with lots of fun, bands, parades and dancing. Remember to bring lunch as there is a long break to drink wine and eat sandwiches.
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A Degree of Stupidity THE melancholic German author Goethe once wrote that, “Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.” So with that in mind, I am attempting to apply for a PHD in creative writing. I won’t be actually attending university, so no drunken nights in the campus launderette watching the overloaded machines give birth to gallons of foam and no need for a huge Fort Knox type padlock for my kitchen locker (although sharing my life, as I do, with an adolescent boy, a padlock on the food cupboard is probably a good idea).´ And if I am to relive the pre-dawn delight of toilet roll adorned trees (why do students do that?), then I will have to throw a few rolls at the rubber tree on a Friday night myself, and as for the fire extinguishers… The PHD course is a distance learning one and will take about four years to complete but if accepted I will
Suzanne Manners Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character).
Studying from afar will require a lot of self control.
have a novel at the end of it and a real sense of achievement. So following Goethe’s premise I am busily e-mailing past universities asking for copies of transcripts and thinking of a research proposal. Academia is a world from which I fled many years
ago; brain and liver exhausted by the many and varied activities of the British student.
I was a good student but a lazy academic. As an art student I was ridiculously hip (now just ridiculously large of hip) I would saunter into my studio space, apply a few brush strokes to a large black canvas then roll a cigarette to begin the day’s artistic and philosophical debate, (which of the London art school bars was the best and which served the cheapest bottle of dog?) At Lancaster university (my only experience of campus living) most of my time was spent with the theatre studies students being theatrical and the rest trying to get my friend Andy to share his peanut butter. The life of a student is one of newness and excitement, all young people should have the time and money to experience it and perhaps
learn a little along the way. Goethe himself writes of student life in his dark novel ‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’, although I don’t think that modern day students would put up with all that prancing around in uniform (18th century Germans liked a good uniform) and you’re more likely to be told to “get a grip!” than be admired for the seriousness of your brow. Studying from afar will require a lot of self control but I am feeling the need of an intellectual toughening up and am hoping that a university somewhere on the planet will agree to be my personal trainer (and fund it for me). The gypsy in me having failed to move me physically is now trying to hitch my mental caravan to the horse of further study. Unfortunately it will take a lot more than a brightly coloured bandana and a darkly sexual glint in the eye to get this caravan in line. So ‘walk on’ and flex those metaphysical muscles Miss Manners.
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4:00pm Regional News 4:05pm I Want My Own Room 4:20pm Léon Animated comedy shorts. 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Shaun the Sheep 5:10pm Wingin' It Live-action comedy. Reckless angel in training Porter has been sent to Earth to earn his wings. 5:30pm Project Parent 6:00pm Newsround 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport
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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 Baby Jake 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 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast. 1:10pm The Falcon in San Francisco 2:15pm The Falcon's Alibi 3:15pm The Weakest Link
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5:20am ITV Nightscreen 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.
4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Don't Blow the Inheritance 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Ruth Rendell’s ‘Thirteen
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1:10pm 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Escape to the Country 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Lorraine's Fast Fresh and Easy Food 10:00pm The Riots: In Their Own Words 11:00pm James May’s Things You Need to Know... 11:30pm Newsnight
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5:35am Countdown 6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim Cheryl and Dana ignore Jim's advice about a tricky garage door and end up locked inside. 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier Frasier buys an expensive chess set and challenges his dad to a game. 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:25pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News 1:35pm Three in a Bed 2:35pm River Cottage Bites 2:45pm Sainsbury's London 2012 2:50pm Hope Floats
2:00am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Big School 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 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am 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 Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates Street Feast 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Pawn Stars 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:25pm Sainsbury's Paralympic Shorts 8:30pm Jon Snow Paralympic Show 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Simply Italian 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm Vic and Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners 11:35pm I'm Spazticus
4:15pm The Perfect Assistant 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 6:30pm Neighbours Jade has the strength of her feelings for Kyle tested when she is told that he is ill. 7:00pm Monkey Life Jeremy is on a mission to coax overweight Oshine into the great outdoors.¡ 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Cricket England v South Africa. 9:00pm Frontline Police 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Celebrity Big Brother house. 11:00pm Celebrity Wedding Planner
2:50pm Hope Floats
Birdee Pruitt finds out her husband Bill has been having an affair with her best friend when they all take part in a daytime chat show. Sandra Bullock & Mae Whitman
12:05am Room 101 12:45am Extreme Measures 2:40am Weatherview 2:45am Engineering Giants: Jumbo Jet Strip-Down 3:45am Holby City 4:45am Britain's Heritage Heroes 5:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:25am Signed Premiership's Most Amazing Moments 8:00pm World Craziest Fools 8:30pm Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 10:00pm Our War 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Our War 2 2:30am Bad Education 3:00am Don't Tell the Bride 4:00am Russell Howard's Good News 4:30am Snog, Marry, Avoid?
12:20am Toughest Place to be a... 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:20am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Wilderness Explored 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Growing Children 11:00pm Naughty Room 12:30am A Century of Fatherhood 1:30am Men About the House 2:30am Nature's Microworlds 3:00am Growing Children 4:00am Wilderness Explored The Jungle.
12:35am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 1:25am Jackpot247 3:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:25am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:10am Coming Up 12:40am Steve Coogan Presents... 12:45am Steve Coogan: Live 'n Lewd 1:45am Jam 2:15am Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 3:15am The Fame Report 4:10am Happy Endings 4:30am Happy Endings 4:55am St. Elsewhere 5:45am Deal or No Deal
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am The Hotel Inspector 1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming.
Satellite channels SKY1
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5:20am Gadget Geeks 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 10:00am Oops TV 11:00am Got to Dance 11:30am Raising Hope 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm Got to Dance 3:30pm Raising Hope 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Oops TV 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm Road Wars 12:00am Strike Back Project Dawn 1:00am Caribbean Cops 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Sun, Sea and A&E 3:55am Caprica
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Multiplicity 6:30am X-Men: First Class Special 7:00am House Arrest 8:50am Critical Condition 10:30am Sex and the City 2 1:00pm The Change-Up 3:00pm Due Date 4:40pm Dinner for Schmucks 6:35pm Sex and the City 2 9:00pm Due Date
11:30pm The Other Guys Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg
10:40pm The Change-Up 12:40am Dinner for Schmucks 2:40am Stan Helsing 4:20am Critical Condition
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:45am Young Winston 7:10am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 8:55am Cleopatra 1:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 2:55pm Blonde Ambition
11:00am The 13th Warrior 12:50pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 3:20pm The Other Guys 5:15pm I Am Number Four 7:10pm The 13th Warrior 9:00pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 11:30pm The Other Guys 1:20am The Chronicles of Riddick 3:25am Bunraku
TCM
4:35pm Irreconcilable Differences 6:40pm The Age of Innocence 9:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 11:00pm Girl, Interrupted
6:00am Off Set 6:35am The Charge at Feather River 8:25am The Only Game in Town 10:40am Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 11:55am Billy Two Hats 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm Maverick
1:10am Take Me Home Tonight 2:55am Frankie and Johnny 4:55am Cyrus
4:00pm Gunfighters of Casa Grande 5:50pm One of Our Spies is Missing 7:35pm Anna and the King of Siam 10:00pm My Cousin Vinny
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:20am Thunderbirds 7:00am Fortress 8:40am Super 8 35mm Special 9:10am The Mighty Ducks
12:25am Absolute Power 2:40am Bells of Coronado
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can barely find my way to the kitchen, so when I stumbled across the possibility of finding myself, I was intrigued - though not entirely optimistic about the outcome. I had done the odd yoga class before but this promised to be something more meditation, spiritual enlightenment and so forth. My Ommm moment here in the Tramuntana mountains, overlooking a gently lapping, swooning sea and a setting sun. If I could not find my inner self here, all hope was lost. A group of some 10 additional delegates share the experience, though they all appear to be far more in tune with themselves, osmosis and the universe than I. And while I have arrived in my lycra gym gear, their harem trousers and earth-coloured tanktops make me look as if Minnie Mouse has wrongfully appeared in Gone with the Wind. “Clear your mind of zee endless chatter,” our German primate instructor - or guide as he calls himself - chants to us in a melodic manner. He is a perfect blend of Michael Bolton and Mikhail Baryshnikov with only a hint of Herr Flick. We are all sitting serenely in a circle, hands poised, palm up, on our knees, eyes supposedly
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MEDITATION: Breathe in ... then out ... for a moment of spiritual enlightenment. closed, but I find myself peeking. Why is no one else looking uncomfortable? My knees creaked on the way down and may give up altogether on the way up again. “Breathe in….. zen out…..” Michael continues. Finally something I can do well. I have spent rather a few decades
doing it after all. Not sure why I haven’t done anything like this retreat lark before? But then, even five minutes of circle-sitting in the rain and chill of the UK and I would lead a rebellion to the pub. We are now embarking on the deep meditation in lying position, imagining a ball of light
traveling through our bodies collecting all aches, pains and worries on its way. “Feel zee light in your belly!” Michael hums, but I can mainly feel it rumbling. Hmm - what did I need to buy from the supermarket on the way back? Definitely some of those fresh ensaimadas…
definitely not wine, my body being such a temple and all. Or perhaps a converted ruin spruced up - would be a better description. So, some vegetables and fruit would be good, too. “Let zee light leave through your third eye Chakra. Expel it all…. Breathe out the old… breathe in the new…” I am quite warming to this. Can really visualise that beacon of light above my head. It’s making me feel quite snoozy… “Hello?” I hear the melodic voice very close. “ ‘Allo, ‘Allo,” I mumble back, opening my eyes… Michael is peering at me, only a tad concerned. “You achieved deep relaxation, no?” “Ahem, yes sorry… “ I mumble back, as I notice that I am the only one left in a horizontal position. I really hope I didn’t snore. It would not have been very Zen like - Buddha would not have approved. So on this short journey of selfdiscovery, I didn’t exactly find myself, but then I hadn’t necessarily lost myself beforehand. Who’s to say that I was not always destined to be a somewhat neurotic busybody in the first place? And I always have that lovely ball of light to keep me warm on a dark night.
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Back pain suffered by young Brits By Vicky Knill They should be in their prime, but a recent study shows that British young people suffer from back pain and from more common illnesses than older people. The survey revealed that a third of 16-24 year olds suffered from back pain and that 61% suffered from headaches, compared with 31% of over 65 year olds. The younger group also polled at above the national average for sore throats, coughs and colds or flu. “The high incidence of back pain in Britain’s youngsters is pretty alarming,” says Michelle Strutton from Mintel, who carried out the survey, citing British youngsters’ sedentary lifestyle as the probable cause. However, Dr. Francisco Kovacs from the Spanish Network of Researchers on Back Problems says “The frequency of back pain is very similar in all the industrialised
countries and in all age brackets.” So what should the young, and the young at heart, being doing to help with their back pain? “The most effective methods of prevention are, without doubt, exercise and health education. NOT focused on good posture, but on remaining physically active and avoiding bed rest whenever possible.” explains Dr Kovacs. “Contrary to what is usually believed, good posture only has an effect when it gives very obvious advice, for example, putting the computer in front of you and not to one side.” “There is no scientific proof that the measures marketed for their supposed preventative effect, like certain types of shoes or spine manipulation, have any effect. For more information, visit http://www.espalda.org/english/div ulgativa/prevencion/comoevitar.asp
The high numbers of back pain is alarming.
Happy ‘Deathday’ SWISS researchers found that you are 14 per cent more likely to die on your birthday than at any other time. As well as deaths caused by ‘falling down’ (which actually increased before birthdays too, but only among men) or committing suicide, deaths from natural causes (such
as heart disease, stroke and cancer) also increased. The study also found that the probability of death from cancer increased still further the day after your birthday. Some scientists claim that this supports the “postponement” theory; the idea that the terminally ill may be able to put off dying until after an important date. This claim was supported in 2006 when a separate study by Australian economists revealed the number of deaths fell just before the abolition of inheritance tax and increased afterwards.
Super antibody for flu
Birthday blues. The researchers themselves drew the opposite conclusions however, saying the results pointed to ‘anniversary reaction’, or death caused by birthday stress.
A ‘SUPER ANTIBODY’ against flu has been identified by scientists offering hope of a universal jab to wipe out the infection. The jab could also be used in severe infections or to protect hospital staff during an outbreak. Scientists have identified three human antibodies which protect against the influenza B strain and one, called CR9114, which also protects against the more common and serious influenza A virus.
Allergic diseases are gender related ALLERGIES such as asthma and eczema are gender-related and not simply hereditary, new research has claimed. Professor Hasan Arshad, a consultant in allergy and immunology at Southampton General Hospital, who carried out the study, said: ‘We have known for decades that allergy runs in the family and many thought that
maternal effect was greater than paternal effect due to a mothers’ closeness to her child. 'But we have discovered the inheritance is from mother to daughter and father to son.' Children are more likely to develop allergies such as eczema and asthma if they have a same-sex parent with it.
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Post birth stress disorder ONE in three women who have just given birth may experience signs of posttraumatic stress disorder, a condition usually associated with war and terrorist attacks. Symptoms include flashbacks, avoiding any discussion of the event or having physical reactions such as heart palpitations when it is mentioned. Women who suffer from this disorder are reluctant to consider having another child. Scientists in Israel who conducted the research said classifying childbirth as a cause of PTSD is controversial, but they believe it is ‘indisputable’, as it can trigger ‘intense fear, helplessness or horror’.
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Fasting may be good for health CONTROLLED fasting could offer a wide range of health benefits and lead to a longer life, it is claimed. In a recent British TV programme, the presenter tried out a number of different intermittent fasting programmes, opting for one which involved consuming less than 600 calories for two days a week. At the end of the five-week trial he had lost nearly a stone and his cholesterol had fallen. “On my feed days I ate what I normally do and felt no need to gorge,” claimed Horizon presenter Michael Mosley. “I will almost certainly continue doing it, albeit less often” he adds. Some researchers in the United States, speaking to Science Daily last year, claimed they too found that fasting reduced the risk of diabetes and heart problems. However, Dr Madelyn Fernstrom, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, speaking to Web MD, does not advise fasting, saying “The appeal is that [fasting] is quick, but it is quick fluid loss, not substantial weight loss. If it's easy off, it will come back quickly.” She adds that fasting “distracts people from the real message of how to lose
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Fasting can also reduce heart problems. weight: lower fat intake, eat five fruits and vegetables a day, drink water and stop drinking other liquids, walk 30 minutes a day, and get more sleep.”
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Channel 5
5:15am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 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 The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 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
7:10am 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 Baby Jake 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 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Lunar Jim 11:00am Octonauts 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm Coast 1:05pm The Falcon's Adventure 2:05pm Journey Into Fear 3:15pm The Weakest Link
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.
5:45am Deal or No Deal 6:40am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali 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 Frasier 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 Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News 1:35pm Three in a Bed 2:35pm River Cottage Bites 2:40pm Sainsbury's London 2012 2:45pm The Bad and the Beautiful
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 Big School 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 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am 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 Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates' Street Feasts 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Pawn Stars 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
4.00pm - midnight
4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 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 Don't Blow the Inheritance 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League Live 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Corrie Goes to Kenya
5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me Four amateur cooks in Sheffield compete to win the £1000 prize. 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Tilly is comforted by Neil as she struggles to accept Jen's news. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:25pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks: is it a sin to bare our flesh? 8:30pm Jon Snow's Paralympic Show 9:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 10:00pm The Queen's Mother in Law The late Queen Mother was one of Britain's most instantly recognisable figures. 11:00pm C4 Comedy Presents: Them From That Thing 11:35pm I'm Spazticus
4:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes Chinese cookery show with chef Ching-He Huang. 4:15pm The Elizabeth Smart Story 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Life seems great for Rhys when he is offered a work placement overseas. 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Tough truck-driving series. 9:00pm The Gay Slayer: Born to Kill? 10:00pm Person of Interest Crime drama series. The Machine delivers the social security number of a girl named Teresa who has been presumed dead since her father murdered his family and committed suicide two years ago. Could the Machine have made a mistake? 11:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Celebrity Big Brother house.
12:35am UEFA Champions League Extra Time A round-up of the latest round of action in the UEFA Champions League. 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am Golden Balls 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am Best of British 1:10am Best of British 2:10am Surfing Special 2:35am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:00am Sailing The America’s Cup World Series heads to San Francisco. 3:25am International Volleyball Coverage from volleyball’s annual flagship event, the World League, continues. 4:20am Mobil 1 The Grid 4:50am British GT 5:15am Ironman 2012 5:45am The Paralympic Show
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad Series telling real-life stories of young travellers who find themselves incarcerated overseas. 1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
4:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 4:05pm I Want My Own Room 4:20pm Léon Animated comedy shorts. 4:35pm Splatalot 5:00pm Shaun the Sheep 5:10pm Wingin' It Live-action comedy. Reckless angel in training Porter has been sent to Earth to earn his wings. 5:30pm Trade Your Way to the USA 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 BBC1 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Traffic Cops
12:35am Lord of War 2:30am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:35am Best of Men 4:05am Britain's Heritage Heroes 4:35am Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services. 5:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 4:55am World's Craziest Fools 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 9:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 4:00am Our War 4:55am Russell Howard's Good News 5:25am Don't Tell the Bride
12:35am Lord of War Nicolas Cage
12:20am The Riots: In Their Own Words 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:05am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm The Last Explorers 10:00pm Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors 12:00am Lost Cities of the Ancients, the Dark Lords of Hattusha 1:00am Wallander 2:00am Wallander 3:00am Great British Railway Journeys 3:30am The Last Explorers 4:30am Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures
Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Lion Man 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 10:00am Oops TV 11:00am Got to Dance 11:30am Raising Hope 12:00pm Glee 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 3:00pm Got to Dance 3:30pm Raising Hope 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Oops TV 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 12:40am Top Ten Show 12:50am Caribbean Cops 1:50am Road Wars 2:50am Sun, Sea and A&E 3:45am Caprica 4:40am Emergency Abroad 5:35am Airline
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:20am Critical Condition 6:05am House Arrest 8:00am Rio Special 8:30am Death Becomes Her 10:20am Father of the Bride 12:10pm The Rebound 1:50pm Little Fockers 3:35pm Analyze That 5:20pm Father of the Bride 7:15pm Take Me Home Tonight
9:00pm The Rebound 10:40pm Little Fockers 12:25am Analyze That 2:05am Take Me Home Tonight 3:50am Family Jewels
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:55am Cyrus 6:30am Secretariat 8:35am Scents and Sensibility 10:10am An Invisible Sign 11:50am You Again 1:40pm Love and Other Drugs 3:35pm Prom 5:20pm Stay Cool 7:00pm 'Til There Was You 9:00pm Love and Other Drugs 11:00pm Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 11:30pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
TCM 6:00am Anna and the King of Siam 8:10am Gunsmoke 9:15am Maverick 10:15am Gunfighters of Casa Grande 12:05pm One of Our Spies is Missing 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm Maverick 4:00pm Fort Utah 5:35pm Return of the Gunfighter 7:35pm The Legend of Bagger Vance 10:00pm Blown Away 12:25am Risky Business 2:20am Riot in Cell Block 11
1:45am Like Dandelion Dust 3:35am 40 Days and 40 Nights 5:15am The Count of Monte Cristo
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:40am The Mighty Ducks 8:05am Reign of Fire 10:00am Skyline 11:45am Tomorrow, When the War Began 1:40pm Real Steel 3:50pm Thor 5:50pm Jaws 2 7:50pm Real Steel 10:00pm Thor 12:00am Skyline 1:40am Gone in 60 Seconds 3:40am Crimson Tide
12:25am Analyze That
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OT an arresting sight. Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo has been mayor of the Sevilla town Marinaleda for 33 years. Fed up with austerity and taxpayer’s money being diverted to banks he organised a trade union raid on two supermarkets. In the glare of the media he directed hundreds of trade unionists in an audacious raid on two stores. What has been described as a ‘Robin Hood escapade’ seems to have paid off. At a demonstration on government land the following day there wasn’t a cop in sight despite the Interior Minister’s order that the perpetrators be arrested. Two people were arrested for taking part in the raids in Cordoba and Malaga and later released with charges. They have also been banned from being within 300m of the supermarket. Not a sign of times ahead one hopes.
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A not so guilty cat-nap NO further need for feeling guilty about your siestas. The findings of a Spanish mental health group, who researched the effect of what most of us call fortywinks, say naps are good for us. By Mike Walsh Spokesman Enric www.michaelwalsh.es Zamorano says it is recuperative, a sofa is better than a bed; a siesta improves physical and mental health. He probably speaks for most of us but he has distinguished agreement too; GOOD NEWS: Researchers say NASA’s researchers agree but suggest the alarm is put on for 26-minutes. Police and accident departments know that there is a sharp spike in the A TREND gathering number of road accidents momentum is a ‘no kids and which occur between 2pm no smoking’ lure used by hotel and 4pm. chains and restaurants to Afternoon sleepiness is entice adult clients who prefer perfectly natural; so go take a kids free environment. Six chains already practice a nap.
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that having ‘forty-winks’ is good for us. the legally questionable marketing ploy. It looks like they are through the loophole. It is a further extension of attracting certain lifestyle clients; a trend that has been around for some time. Hotel Director Antoni Homar says it isn’t fair that parents who leave their own children at home to get some peace
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You will consider this quite a boring week, no doubt, but that could soon be remedied as you seek out invitations and social events. You are doing no favours, either to yourself or others, if you do not push yourself forward. Others enjoy your company, even though you may be bored with it yourself.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It may be a bit scary doing something different - you are a strong person, but unused to entering into new experiences. Consider how you would have approached this situation 20 years ago; have you really changed? Are you not the same person? Try to gain a new experience every week. .
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are social aspects, and perhaps you feel unable to cope with too much attention at one time. Life busy enough? Is it the case that you could offload something that you really are bored with doing?
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Non-communication is a worrying thing. You sent out a message some time ago that remains unanswered, so to save yourself agonies, why not telephone? Perhaps you hesitate because of a rejection in the past.
It may be that you hesitate when offered an opportunity, not necessarily because you think that you are not up to it. The problem may be that you are aware that there
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A door fleetingly opens in front of you and you see something desirable. After the door has closed you still see the image. Why do you deny what you need when it is so easily possible for you to attain it? Reach out this week in the right direction and keep moving forward. .
A surprise visit or phone call this week takes your mind back into the past. Perhaps something that you did not fully understand is now explained. Although, there may be elements that you find upsetting midweek, it is important to realise that some things come your way for a good reason.
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As you know what you want, it should be a simple thing to devise a method of getting it. But you may need a little expert help and lots of determination. Younger people turn out to be most useful in this respect and treat the whole thing as a game.
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Born August 16, 1958, she is an American pop star, actress and entrepreneur. When she was small she was nicknamed ʻLittle Nonniʼ to distinguish her from her mother, of the same name. She is the third of six children, and lost her mother when she was just five. Despite being rebellious, she was an excellent student. She has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
Having put out feelers for something to do in the autumn evenings, it now seems that you are spoiled for choice. Go for new experiences first and the tried and tested later.
It is always difficult for you to stand by and see others make glaring mistakes, especially a family member. However, there are times when it is important that people work things out for themselves. It is only then that a lesson is truly taken on board.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Just joking A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, “Relatives of yours?” “Yep,” the wife replied, “in-laws.”
Doing what is 'right' comes easily to you, but this week throws up a strange situation, and this time doing what is 'right' could have the wrong result. I do hope that doesn't sound confusing, because it is not meant to be. To get the outcome that you desire it may be necessary for you to withhold some information.
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.
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It is hard to fit into a situation this week - you thought nothing of putting yourself in a certain position, but now that you are there you see the problem. You are not so much out of place, as feeling rather awkward. Why? This is a new experience for you, and you are unused to new places.
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A recently-accepted project seems to be running away with itself - did you volunteer to do something small and find out that it is a big task? Never mind, because you are quite able to ask for help, and in doing so you could meet someone who will be very important to you. Do I have your interest now? Good, because you almost walked away from this one, didn't you?
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GLOBALISATION led to the end of the Cold War. Russia and America no longer had an appetite to destroy each other’s interests. After the fall of the Berlin Wall Europe opened its arms to former Soviet countries and in 2004 the European Union welcomed nine new countries into its group. Western Europeans feared a flood of Eastern European
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Across 1 Can prigs change grating? (8) 5 Never loses new still (4) 9 Plenty follow old church cats (7) 10 Well-mannered for the community (5) 11 Moan about meat (4) 12 Date for Roman candles to be ordered (7) 15 Substitute Torres for Roll (6) 16 Supplicant getting food in bar (6) 19 There, in charge, unorthodox dissident (7) 21 Celebration when a prisoner returns (4) 24 Angry, as seen in Muhammad Ali video (5) 25 Noticed itʼs blemished (7) 26 Artist, unknown character in foreign state (4) 27 Pet - a cold one perhaps (8) Down 1 Bern yobs mistakenly have airs and graces (8) 2 No Tai fire-eaters made joints (7) 3 A mere game (4) 4 Some of Annaʼs sauce recipes are for a popular resort (6) 6 If youʼre so bright, what is six plus six plus 500? (5) 7 Have faith in royal Cambridge city (4) 8 Currently surrendered and
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Oscuro (sin luz) (4) 3 Countryside (5) 8 Hermanas (7) 9 There (near you) (3) 10 Sour fruit, flavour) (5) 11 To hate (5) 12 Goal (score) (3) 13 Remolque (de camión) (7) 14 Copper (metal) (5) 15 Island (4)
Co d e B r e a ke r acquiesced (7) 13 Heʼs in beads and tops (7) 14 Material making part of the body wither (8) 17 Head of government rabbited on, agreed? (7) 18 Feast I cook for a party (6) 20 Diplomatic representative in a maiden voyage (5) 22 Beat note record (4) 23 Old birdʼs repeating word of encouragement (4)
QUICK Across 1 Freight (5) 4 Pre-Soviet Russian ruler (4) 9 Layperson (7) 10 Beneath (5) 11 Sprite (3) 12 Concur (5) 14 Annoyed (5) 15 Called for (5) 16 Capital of the Ukraine (4) 18 Thought (4) 20 Country in NE Africa (5) 22 Regulations (5) 23 Sailing boat (5) 25 Owed (3) 26 Furnishings (5) 27 Branch of mathematics (7) 29 Raps (4)
Down 1 Unloading (8) 2 Rake (tool) (9) 4 Tan pronto como (2,4,2) 5 Saucers (9) 6 Periodista (8) 7 Bookshop (8)
30 Shabby (5) Down 1 Unconcerned (6) 2 Happen again (5) 3 Nocturnal bird of prey (3) 5 Foolishness (9) 6 Needlessly time-consuming procedure (3,4) 7 Type of cactus (7,4) 8 Terse (5) 13 Listen in (9) 17 Unlawful (7) 19 Primitive (5) 21 Stable (6) 24 Thick rope of wire (5) 28 American term for petrol (3)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 8 Drastic, 9 Ovule, 10 Syndicate, 11 Cod, 12 Brie, 13 Early on, 16 Insipid, 19 Sofa, 22 Nor, 23 Porcelain, 24 Stark, 25 Sets off. Down: 1 Odist, 2 Earner, 3 Strike up, 4 Scrape, 5 More, 6 Outcry, 7 Bedding, 14 Respects, 15 Pianist, 17 Serial, 18 Duress, 20 Flagon, 21 Knife, 23 Peke. QUICK - Across: 1/1D Crew cut, 3 Pious, 8 Terrain, 9 Cuffs, 10 Style, 11 Surmise, 12 Insist, 14 Briefs, 17 Traitor, 19 Press, 21 Spike, 22 Tarnish, 24 Mites, 25 Jest. Down: 2 Early, 3 Punish, 4 Occur, 5 Suffice, 6 Labels, 7 Assesses, 10 Skittish, 13 Stadium, 15 Report, 16 Gratis, 18 Theft, 20 Elite, 23 Hat. ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Peor, 3 Besar, 8 Enchufe, 9 Boo, 10 Cueva, 11 Carne, 12 Eat, 13 Russian, 14 Lawns, 15 Deer.
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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 (EXPECT) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
Down: 1 Preacher, 2 Orchestra, 4 Exercise, 5 Aubergine, 6 Nubarrón, 7 Gobernar.
1.Unscramble the name of a famous market town in Oxfordshire (two words): NO GIN, PINCH PORT 2. Unscramble the name of a current La Liga team: PLAYS ONE
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 12 represents N and 10 represents Q, so fill in N every time the figure 12 appears and Q 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.
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1 Lusted, 2 Endure, 3 Stripe, 4 Double, 5 Meteor, 6 Desire, 7 Matron, 8 Troops, 9 Nursed, 10 Arouse, 11 Panted, 12 Steals, 13 Turned, 14 Resist, 15 Lasted, 16 Breach, 17 Pillow, 18 Rugged, 19 Dodged
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IT is said a picture tells a thousand words; one that sticks in my mind is that of a small child, his eyes glued to a room’s bare corner. His mother explains: ‘The television’s being repaired but we haven’t told him yet.’ I occasionally wonder at the outrage if the suggestion was made that tranquilisers Mike Walsh be used to pacify the nation. Worse, that such sedative is vwww.michaelwalsh.es chemically Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, compromised to alter international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild our way of thinking. of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio. Can anyone better explain modern television? I recall a newspaper editor’s astonishment when, after a local TV service supplier closed down, thousands were deprived of their nightly fix. She told me their office was inundated by irate viewers wanting to know what they, Perhaps the most insidious the newspaper, were going to aspect of television is its social do about it. Some threatened engineering. Many to sell up and return to the UK. programmes insinuate Emergency measures falling propaganda aimed at furtively short of Martial Law were put moulding public opinion so in place. Videos of the latest what was once improper episodes were parachuted in becomes acceptable. from England; phones between I wish I could put my hands the two countries glowed as on it but I clearly recall a BBC the latest episodes were director being asked if there discussed in detail. had been many complaints
A lot of TV is aimed at moulding public opinion.
about the biased content of a previous night’s programme. Cheekily he replied; “no, only intelligent people complain and intelligent people don’t watch television.” Gerry Hines, BBC, Programme Organiser in Race Today, wrote: “The BBC is the only truly public service medium in this country disseminating information,
entertainment, and, in the case of race relations, propaganda. We are unashamed to admit it is what we are doing.” Programme makers insist they don’t influence public opinion but they rake in tens of millions selling advertising space because it does. Clean up television campaigner Mary Whitehouse was ridiculed by television
pundits when she warned of the media’s descent into decadence. She was right; I believe what is available now was not so long ago considered to be pornography. Blasphemy, against the Christian faith, is commonplace as is immorality, foul language, disrespect and anti-social behaviour. Racial and cultural melting-pot miscegenation, the flagship of the liberal mindset agenda, is now an accepted part of television ‘culture.’ The viewers are waking up: according to figures rating agency Nielsen, America’s most famous news channel, CNN has lost 50 per cent of its audience in just 12 months. It is a trend. Britain’s Piers Morgan stepped into Larry King’s shoes and the audience disappeared. Fox and NBC are losing viewers at an unprecedented rate. Media professor Robert Thompson; ‘it’s a blood-letting, there’s no other way to describe it.’ Good!
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from 200Watt to 600Watt or any configuration of 100Watt panels. We also supply small wind turbines and swimming pool heaters that are free to run (cost nothing to run after purchase, no additional fees to your electricity bills whatsoever). With these systems you add three months or more to your pool’s usage per year. If you have a specific system that you require, send us an email with
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Warning to home owners to rent their properties out by the Spanish law HOMEOWNERS who rent out their properties to holidaymakers are being warned they could face huge fines unless they comply with Spanish law. The British Embassy has become aware of a number of cases where homeowners have been fined up to €30,000 for letting properties without the correct permits. The embassy has published advice for homeowners who rent out their properties or are considering doing so, which can be found on the UKinSpain website. Short-term lets: The regulations on letting tourist apartments and holiday homes vary by region. If
you are planning on making a financial return by renting out your property, or buying one to let, you are recommended to seek independent legal advice and check the local licensing laws with your town hall. If you own or are planning to buy an apartment which is part of a Comunidad de Propietarios, you should also check whether there are any rules that prohibit or restrict shortterm letting. Long-term lets: Owners who rent out properties on a longterm basis are generally not required to apply for a special licence. However, it is worth seeking professional advice to make sure that
you are complying with Spanish legislation and that you are using the correct rental contract. There are different types of contracts depending on how long the property is being let for. You can get copies of these contracts from tobacconists (estancos). Taxes: Owners of properties should also be aware that whether or not you are resident in Spain, you will need to declare rental income to the Spanish tax authorities. Homeowners may wish to seek advice from a professional tax adviser (asesor/gestor). Managing a property rental: You may want to consider hiring a Spanish letting agent to
RENTAL INCOME: Landlords could face huge fines if undeclared.
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Let the Chili spice up your week in Turre
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ARIETY is the spice of life, which is why Chili Indian restaurant in Turre is the perfect choice for something a little different. Its seven-year history serving home-cooked, affordable, authentic Indian cuisine in Turre is no mean feat, especially as it just recently moved to bigger, improved premises with a huge, shady terrace. The new restaurant is just a little further along from their old place, on the main road through Turre. Parking is easy, the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxing, the bilingual waiters and waitresses are friendly and efficient, and the restaurant is clean and comfortable both inside and out. The good news is that eating out at (or taking away from) Chili won’t cost you any more than your local Spanish menu of the day either. In fact, it’s probably one of the bestvalue restaurants in the area. There is plenty of space for friends and families to sit out on the terrace, or in the air-conditioned restaurant and enjoy a first-class
The restaurant have just recently moved to bigger improved premises.
Indian meal or refreshing cocktail. If you have vegetarians in your group, you’ll be relieved to know
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Plenty of space for friends and family to dine out on the terrace. homemade pizzas that come in imaginative Indian flavours along with old classics. The chicken Jalfrezi pizza will definitely spice up your day, while the kids will be happy with the good old Marguerita. Chili’s two-course menu with tea or coffee is just €8.50 at lunchtime and €10 in the evening. At lunchtime you can also sample the chef’s specialities in the form of free Indian tapas with your beer or wine. They serve chilled lassi, in plain or mango flavours and have a great summer ice-cream menu. For more information refer to the advert in this week’s EWN, and see the menu and photos online at www.chiliturre.com.
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Quality cuisine at an affordable price FOR expatriates wishing to enjoy a taste of Spain while dining at an establishment run by an Englishman with a caring team, El Mar La Mar Restaurant in Villaricos is the place to go. Richard Shepherd has run El Mar La Mar since 2006. His team of both Spanish and non-Spanish, ensures not only a variety of languages are catered for, but offers a real Mediterranean ambiance. Here one can embark on an enjoyable journey of taste of traditional and speciality Spanish and Andalucian inspired dishes that are reasonably priced. The menu also contains many dishes that are more international in flavour guaranteeing all tastes are catered for both adults and children. Richard puts a lot of care and attention when creating his menu to ensure only the highestquality ingredients are used and swears by El Mar La Mar’s policy to work with and support local suppliers. Understanding that times are tough for many, he aims to make eating out at his establishment affordable while striving to maintain quality, something he believes
Enjoy a taste of Spain at El Mar la Mar Restaurant in Villaricos. strongly in. Not only do many expatriates living in the area come to enjoy the cuisine at El Mar La Mar, but Spanish locals are confident to dine there as well. Recently a party of 20 came to enjoy a Spanish man’s 80th birthday and El Mar La Mar will soon be hosting a wedding party for a Spanish couple with around 80 guests. “I am greatly honoured when Spaniards entrust me with their special occasions,” said ownerchef Richard. Richard invites everyone to come and sample some of his many dishes and hopes to make all customers feel comfortable and well taken care of by his excellent team. To book a table, call 950 467 030, text 666
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UMMER holiday time is when many investors in Spanish properties gain an insight into the opportunities and risks associated with their villa, townhouse, country finca or apartment. On the one hand the wonderful range of plants in the garden centres and less evening bugs than in the UK, make al fresco cooking and eating a dream with wonderful sunsets. On the other hand hot summer temperatures, no rain, sun baked soil as solid as a rock, hot dust laden winds from north Africa, insecure fencing and ants that don’t drown. You will discover that provided you use the early and late hours for outdoor activities and relax in the shade during the hot midday hours, a delightful outdoor life can be enjoyed here in Spain. Look forward to living in your garden. Against this background we suggest the following:
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Spain’s best known gardening authors who have lived and gardened in Spain for 25 years. www.gardeninginspain.com
1. Build up fitness and strength before tackling heavy jobs. 2. Get used to wearing a sunhat. 3. Design the garden to match the type of lifestyle you want whether quiet with a few visitors or the family pool resort for the summer and other fiestas. 4. Recognise that with luck you will live in your chosen property for the rest of your lives so take account of the future maintenance requirements when you start to design, construct and plant up the garden. 5. Whatever you do improve the soil before you plant anything. Start a compost heap for kitchen and garden rubbish as soon as you move in so that within six months you will have compost to mix into the soil.
Install solar water heating in your pool. 6. Unless you plan to retain wide open windy views and a minimalist garden plant up boundary hedges and internal windbreaks to achieve a more benign microclimate before you plant. 7. Select plants that are reasonably drought and frost resistant. 8. Ensure you continually irrigate plants during the summer until they have established deep roots. The soil improvement product TerraCottem can reduce watering by 50 per cent or more. Guttering on at least one roof and a large water butt/tank can be useful. 9. Plan to grow at least some of your own fruit and vegetables. Many temperate and tropical/subtropical fruits are possible depending on location. Seventy four are described in ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’. 10. If you plan a pool for
the hot summer months consider covering it with a sliding roof and installing solar water heating. With these you will not only be able to make better use of the pool but the cover can also be used as a greenhouse for early and late vegetable crops. ‘Growing healthy vegetables in Spain’ has a special section on growing vegetables in containers.
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• CARERS SUPPORT G R O U P M o j a c a r, 1 1 a m a t Tu r r e E va n g e l i c a l C h u r c h . Snacks, coffee and tea provided. Almeria Angels present to g i ve h e l p a n d s u p p o r t . C a l l 950 472 822 or 677 683 385. • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS Albox Information Centre and Library 10am–1pm. 636 918 942 or www.almanzoragof.org. • R B L A l b ox m e e t t h e f i r s t Thursday of the month for a c o ffe e m o r n i n g a t 1 0 . 3 0 a m and the third Thursday of the month for their Branch Meeting at 11am, both at La Parrilla Restaurant. Call 630 562 618. • R B L Mojacar meets at 11.30am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Artisan Centre situated at the base of the pueblo. Call 950 473 025. • R B L Zurgena and District meet the first Thursday of the month at 11am at Latinos Bar in La Alfoquia. Call 690 958 844 or email: aligard57@ hotmail.com. • ROYAL ACADEMY OF D A N C E B A L L E T Vera: Call 950 453 681.
Sunday • S O C I A L R U N N I N G Hash House Harriers: Second and fourth Sunday of month. Call 627 225 223 or 686 408 834.
Monday • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB
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Churches • ALBOX COMMUNITY CHURCH Sundays 11am in Christian Centre. Call 950 064 402 or see www.ftk-spain.net. • ANTAS CHURCH Jauro village meet second and fourth Sunday of month in the community room by the village church at 11am, followed by coffee. 950 092 091 or www. antaschurch.com. • LIVING WATER CHURCH
– Monday and Wednesday, 7pm in Torre – 950 437 100. • REGENCY POOL LEAGUE Albox – three-man teams – Call 968 006 149. • DAMES IN SPAIN, Mojacar meet third Monday of month at the New Kimrick, 11am. Members and guests welcome. Call the chairman 950 472 225.
Tuesday • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS: Information Centre and Library in Albox from 10am to 1pm. Call 636 918 942 or visit the website www.almanzoragof.org. • RBL Roquetas meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3pm at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio. Call 950 333 243.
Wednesday • SEWING CIRCLE at Turre
Mojacar, Sundays 11am. The venue is located at the Red Cross roundabout opposite the pharmacy on Mojacar Playa. See www.livingwaterchurchmojacar.com or call 950 618 814. • NEW VICTORY CHURCH Sundays 11am at Avda Guillermo Reynar, Huercal Overa. • TURRE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, near the top of Avenida de Almeria, on Sundays at
Evangelical Church, 10.30am–1pm. All welcome. Call 667 702 774. • ALBOX FISHING CLUB meet fortnightly at The Bar Wassy. Call Squidly Sid 634 313 650. • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB: Call 950 437 100. • LIVING ALONE IN SPAIN? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch e ve r y We d n e s d ay i n t h e Mojacar area. Call 667 303 788.
Others • ARTISAN NIGHT MARKET in Vera Playa in front of the Zimbali Hotel open every night from 8pm until the first week of September. • BOOK FAIR Friday and Saturday evenings in front of ELC in Vera. • A P S A Animal Charity in Almanzora Valley needs dog beds, bedding and blankets.
10.30am - 950 617 549 or www.turrechurch.com. On Fridays there is a Mums and Toddlers group 10am-12pm. 950 452 885/950 956 171. • CHURCH OF ENGLAND: Mojacar Eucharist Sunday 11am; Albox Evensong second Sunday in month 6pm; Roquetas Eucharist third Thursday in month 11.30am. Priest 950 478 432; Warden 950 478 066; www.mojacarchurch.org.
www. apsa.org.es or please call: 663 762 642. • BOAT MODEL BUILDING GROUP in Los Alcazares: Call 968 170 870 or email davidlees66@hotmail.com. • CLUB TAURINO Mojacar is a non-profit making social club for people interested in making friends and learning Spanish culture. Call 950 475 261 or www.club-taurinomojacar.com. • MACS Mojacar Cancer Support Group: Helpline 634 656 555; General enquiries please call: 607 598 470; or send an email: macscancer support@live.co.uk; visit the website: www.macscancersupport .com. • R B L Zurgena and District Branch offers members meetings, crib nights, coffee mornings, quiz and buffet nights, etc. See www.british legion.org.uk/branches/zurgena for more details.
C O N S U L AT E S British (Alicante) (+34) 965 216 022 British (Malaga) (+34) 952 352 300 Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356 German (+34) 914 199 100
EMBASSIES British Embassy German
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• THE VOICES OF A L M A N Z O R A Albox: New members always welcome to join. Call 950 432 333. • THE ROYAL BRITISH L E G I O N meets throughout the week: w w w. b r i t i s h l e g i o n . o r g . u k /counties/spain-north/ branches. • W A N T E D : Dog beds, old bedding and blankets for the A n i m a l C h a r i ty A P SA i n Almanzora Valley. APSA shop c a l l 6 6 3 7 6 2 6 4 2 - w w w. apsa.org.es. • PAWS CORNER Main shop 10.30am-1.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Boutique: 10.30am-1.30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, call 627 819 512. • R O S E S I N G E R S Mojacar, welcome enquiries from top sopranos for their future performances. Pleae call 667 275 614.
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When a great poet dies even the clowns feel the need to cry
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HAME on you! You’ve forgotten again! You should have remembered. It should be as familiar as your children’s birth dates or your wedding anniversary. You live here, breathe this air, dust yourself off below this Iberian sun. Why not remember one of its children snatched away in the night and taken to a lonely farmhouse in the hills overlooking his beloved Granada and then executed? He was one who made his own nation respect the vulgar village songs (cante hondo). For generations, he created favourite packaged sayings containing enough wisdom entwined within to educate a youth until he could perform his first catechism and chant a litany of ‘Hail Marys’ to ward off the coming world evils. For example, he admonished the tourists, saying: “Give the beggars a small monetary treat for Ric Polansky there is Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 and nothing became one of the pioneer developers. He reads extensively and travelled in South America worse than panning gold and looking for El Dorado. being blind in Drawing of a weeping clown. Lorca did Granada.” many of them. This is a copy of one. These present times are so THE ‘ESSENCE OF SPAIN’: Federico Garcia Lorca. constantly sad and unforgiving. Oh, how we need poets now! Even bad ones. Poets bestow honour and magnificence to a confusing world that needs something to garland or dignify it. If you haven’t read Federico Garcia Lorca in his native tongue, do so. He is so universal you can read his poems with but a touch of scholarship and obtain an acceptable meaning and total understanding. And, as your knowledge grows so too will your respect for the new flavours and scents that emerge from each further reading of the same ballad. The date was August 18, 1936. Federico Garcia Lorca didn’t pray that night. At least the guards told that story and history has recorded it as such. He knew his fate had run out. In Memorial park near the shooting site. his life-time, he had become a star that One of the remembrance plaques. shone too brightly and had to be extinguished. ostentatious, ill-mannered gestures chosen, the essence of Spain, its Federico prophesied his death in his Politically, he was of the people too and an overly comfortable well-being. vitality and its profundity.” book Poems from New York in which he much, dressed silly, and presented Memories and recollections he had. His Historical mythology paints the story stated: “Then I realised I had been life became a summary of Spain’s 20th with a tint of Guardia Civil green but murdered. They looked for me in cafés, century. He mingled with poets Rafael most likely it was the political Falange cemeteries and churches… but they did Alberti and the brothers Machado, that carried out the assassination not find me. They never found me? No. They painters Pablo Picasso and Dali, the order. Lorca had penned that little ditty. cinema director Luis Buñuel, ‘Those of the patent leather hats and never found me.” Yet, possibly it was the Moors philosophers Miguel de Unamuno and patent leather souls’ have tainted musician Manuel de Falla. Yet to the history’s recording. During Spain’s Civil themselves that pre-told of this tragic new powers in control of Spain at the War, more than 2,000 adversaries were event. Not far from where Lorca was start of the revolution, Federico executed in Granada alone. Spain’s executed, they had erected back in the flaunted his uniqueness too much. ruling political party (PP) will not allow 11th century an Arab reservoir aptly Chilean Nobel laureate and poet any memorial plaques to be put up on called ‘Ainadamar’, the fountain of Pablo Neruda wrote just one year after mass grave-sites recently unearthed tears. I hope you will remember something Federico’s death: “One could not have near the town. Yet, they appropriated a Wall scene in Fuente Vaqueros where found in anyone or in anything, to the further €27,000 to continue searching of that tragic date August 18; at least, Lorca was from. the poet’s name. degree it existed in this man who was for Federico’s lost grave.
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New strategy for defence ministry 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 conduct when using the network and data base. 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 sub-contracted companies. Constant monitoring and inspection of WAN PG is entrusted to Cosdfe, the Defence ministry’s security unit.
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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 that they cannot be accidentally lost or altered. The rules state that the ministry’s IT infrastructure may be used only for official purposes and anything not work-related will be considered “an abuse.” Infringements include accessing classified information without authorisation and logging on to information related to illegal activities. Downloading programmes without prior permission and opening or copying personal information are banned, as is all commercial or profitmaking activity. Accessing pornographic and degrading content “likely to offend others” or “impair the image” of the Armed forces is also off-limits.
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NUMBER of pet professionals who live and work on the Spanish Costas have agreed there has been a need for a recognised association that assures pet owners of quality and honesty within the pet world in Spain. Therefore in order to ensure they do get the quality and professionalism they deserve they can now choose a member of the Association of Professional Pet Carers (APPC) for their needs. The APPC assesses all their members according to their strict criteria which ensures they have the appropriate qualifications, experience and skills. Our members are required to keep these elements up-to-date, and adhere to a code of practice. If a member should fail to comply with this code, their membership will be withdrawn. So often in the past choosing a pet, vet, consultation, food, groomer, accessories
etc. has been pot luck, and much stress has been caused, and damage done to the unsuspecting pets and owners before the dangers have been spotted, or realised the discomfort it had caused their pet. The training of dogs has changed a great deal in the last few years. It is no longer acceptable to use harsh methods in training, and the use of gentle, motivational methods are as successful as they are enjoyable to use. Of course, all trainers use slightly different techniques when teaching pet owners to train their own dogs, but all members of the APPC use methods that are kind, fair and effective. What can you do? Ask your groomer, pet shop, stables, kennels, transport-people, vets in fact anyone associated with the animal/pet industry if they are members of the APPC.
If not ask them to contact gary@appc.es Tel 951 272 695.
OUR Chihuahua Bobby was rescued at Xmas. We took him to bed to make him feel safe! Two weeks later he was joined by our new Labrador Posy and now Bobby thinks he is the boss. A case of three kilos taking on 28kg. Catherine Cohen, Mijas Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo. Due to space restrictions not all submissions will be used.
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OCATED in north west The Region of Asturias, or more correctly, The Kingdom of Asturias, is one of Spain, this remote area is Spain’s smallest, least populated and isolated regions. Well-off the established bounded on three sides by formidable mountain ranges tourist track (more about this later), Asturias lacks the centrepiece attractions of and on the fourth side by the say, Granada’s Alhambra, Cordoba’s Great Mosque or Costa del Sol’s beaches. Yet jagged Bay of Biscay coastline. for some inexplicable reason, this area has been home to certain events that have In the 8th century as Islamic been ‘a preview of coming attractions’ to some of Spain’s most seminal historical influence spread like wildfire episodes. Asturias in microcosm has shown the tendency to be the harbinger of over much of Spain, Asturias future trends in Spain’s historical trajectory. Consider... defiantly remained the only Visigoth Christian outpost. In 718 AD an Islamic army marched into the Cantabrian Mountains determined to crush the last pocket of Christian resistance. In the Covadonga Valley, a chieftain named Pelayo (known as ‘the savage ass’ by the Moors) with the odds being 31 to 40,000 against the Christians, repelled this attack. Exaggerated myth, part legend to be sure, Pelayo did indeed go on to form the small US citizen Jack is spending the first years of independent ‘kingdom’ his retirement in Almeria. His articles have been published in Spain and the US. of Asturias. It remained only part of Spain never to submit to Muslim rule. Pelayo’s victory was the legendary beginning to The Reconquest. Subsequent Asturian rulers came to identify themselves as heirs to the Visigoth Christian tradition. Nowhere was this Known as From Asturias was kept alive more pronounced ‘Green the dogged determination to than in the Kingdom Spain’, someday reconquer Spain from of Asturias where, the Muslims. That day did in under the banner of Asturias is fact come to pass albeit some a ‘universal uprising an 750 years later. of the original incredible Peninsula War Spanish race and region to The Peninsula War (1808- nation’, Asturian visit. 1814) was a military conflict rebels were the first between Napoleon’s France and to drive out the Spain. This major conflict is French. 1939) was an epic viewed by some historians as They removed the 20th century one of the first ‘national wars’ local French nightmare. and is also significant for the governor, seized Fought along strategy of using ‘guerilla war’ various arsenals and ideological lines, (guerrilla means little war in declared themselves this blood-bath Spanish). as an independent government. (also called The War of Spanish divided families, friends and The French occupation of the The small Kingdom of Independence) was to last six communities splitting the basic Iberian Peninsula destroyed Asturias boldly declared war on years, the other regions soon fabric of Spanish life. Spain’s ability to equip or Napoleon at the height of his followed the example of ‘Republicans’, so called because deploy an effective army to greatness. Asturias and ultimately expelled they were loyal to the Republic, counter Napoleon. However, an Independent of France and the French. Napoleon, much ranged from moderate secular alliance with England allowed Spain, Asturias established like the 8th century Muslim centrists to wild-eyed the Brits to launch the major diplomatic ties to London by invaders, had wildly revolutionary anarchists with campaigns while Spanish exchanging ambassadors with miscalculated Asturian resolve. unionists, separatists, ‘guerrilleros’ bled the French appeals for aid and alliances. Spanish Civil War communists and socialists in from the periphery. Although the Peninsula War The Spanish Civil War (1936- between.
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This loose affiliation clashed with Franco’s ‘Nationalists’; a military, Catholic cleric, landed gentry, monarchist faction, in a complex conflict. A full two years before the start of the Civil War, a clash of Republican and Nationalist partisans played itself out in what yet again is another example of Asturias’ propensity to mirror the future trends endemic in Spanish history. The victory of the parties of the right (the Nationalists) in Asturias’ local election of 1933 met stiff opposition from leftist (Republican) partisans. Sympathetic union miners began to occupy some of the larger towns of Asturias, setting up town assemblies or revolutionary committees to govern those pueblos. The rightist government responded by organising troops to retake ‘occupied’ towns. These troops led by a then relatively unknown general named Francisco Franco, used mainly Spanish Legion and Moorish mercenaries to crush the uprising. What became known as The Asturian Miners Strike of 1934, foretold the perfect storm of the very same political actors and intense ideologies that was, in two years time, to become Spain’s darkest hour. Historic Asturias From the 8th century repelling of the Moors, to the successful guerilla tactics resisting Napoleon, to the prelude uprising of the 1934 Asturian Miners Strike, the brave and rugged people of Asturias have continually signalled the approach of future trends that have loomed large in Spain’s rich history. Spain has done honour to that legacy by calling the heir to her throne the ‘Prince of Asturias.’ Furthermore, this venerated heir gives out the prestigious ‘Asturias Awards’ which, similar to the Nobel prizes, bestows recognition upon those citizens who best exhibit mankind’s most positive virtues. It is no accident that Spain has linked the name Asturias to such honorary recognitions.
Memo to the reader: If you are within the normal orbit of The Euro Weekly News readership area, there probably isn’t a more distant point on the Iberian Peninsula than Asturias. Do not let this deter you from a visit to this incredible region. Known as ‘Green Spain’ due to its rainfall, cooler temperatures and varied flora and fauna, Asturias offers much in the way of spectacular scenery. About a third of Asturias is protected natural space and/or UNESO biosphere reserves. The Cantabrian Mountains and the Picos de Europa are superlative hiking areas for all levels. Long distance treks extending hundreds of kilometres abound. For example, The French route of the Camino de Santiago, replete with a network of well established refuges, runs the entire length of Asturias. The Covadonga Valley, home to Pelayo’s great victory is considered the gateway to the Picos de Europa. The small town boasts of a religious sanctuary, a historic basilica, a mythical grotto, a museum and Pelayo’s tomb. Daily masses and rosaries all pay homage to the Asturian and Spanish hero Pelayo. The mountain scenery above the village resembles the Matterhorn area of the Swiss Alps, with the added bonus of spectacular Atlantic Ocean views 25km to the north. Enjoy and travel safe!
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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 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 the historic, land-locked town is by the coast; and SPANISH CAPITAL: Madrid is well-known. a belief by one man from the South West that it is part of Wales. national curriculum and a The findings come at a time when move away from verbal reasoning the UK government is stressing the exams like GCSEs to more knowledgeneed for a focus on facts in the based tests like O Levels and CSEs.
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Jaguar’s ‘sports market’ return The F-TYPE, Jaguar's all-new aluminium two-seater sports car, will make its global debut in production form at the Paris Motor Show on September 27. “The unveiling of the F-TYPE in Paris will be a truly significant day in Jaguar’s history as it will mark the company’s return to the sports market, which it originally helped to create,” said Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director, Jaguar. The F-TYPE will be launched as a convertible with a choice of three petrol engines: 340PS and 380PS versions of Jaguar’s all-new 3.0-litre supercharged V6, and a new derivative of its existing supercharged 5.0-litre V8. All will drive the rear wheels through an eight-speed transmission and will be equipped with Stop/Start technology. “The F-TYPE will break new ground by delivering stunning sports car performance while vividly demonstrating Jaguar’s cutting-edge engineering technologies and world-class design excellence. The next step in Jaguar’s sporting bloodline is about to become reality.”
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The two seater will make its global debut in Paris in September. Following the F-TYPE’s ‘camouflaged’ public drive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June of this year, testing of the final verification prototypes has continued in some of the harshest environments in the world. “Now, we’re refining and adding those last few points - that true element of honing which the Jaguar test team are delivering - which will turn a great sports car into an exceptional one,” said Ian Hoban, Jaguar’s Vehicle Line Director.
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Aguilon Golf report WE are now into the difficult part of the year for golfers with temperatures in the high 30s, however, the main problem is the humidity which debilitates most of the players and only the brave (or foolish) walk whilst most of us use a buggy. RESULTS Wednesday August 1Monthly Medal Not many members turned out on what must have been the hottest/most humid day so far, so stamina played a big part and all completed the course. 1st Brian Everitt 9219=73 2nd Ann Miles 99-25=74 3rd Sally Keene 10630=76 Twos: only one Les Raufer at 4th Wednesday August 8 Individual Stableford Our winner is in a rich vein of form being on the leader board in the last five competitionss on what was a disappointing scoring day. 1st Sally Keene 33pts 2nd Ian Jenner 31pts on a card play off 3rd Jim Barclay 31pts on a card play off Twos: only one Bill Gibb on 4th. Guests and visitors are welcome to join us on a Mon, Wed and Friday. For information contact 634 641 199.
Boxers Golf Society
The Millwall team on the left won over Gloucester City, but it was a very close fought match.
Indalo Bowling Club 2012 Summer Footbowl League
THE two teams: (Gloucester City) Jan Dando, Keith Turner, Sandra Kyle and (Millwall) Derek Webb, Mo
De-Boer, Alan De-Boer reached this year’s final with exactly the same points total and the same goal
difference, the final was a very close fought match with the team of Millwall winning by a score of 3-2.
19th Hole Golf Society visit to Desert Springs course AUGUST 7 21 members along with a couple of visitors played our monthly visit to the beautiful Desert Springs course. The weather was as expected, very warm and dry, and yet the greens and fairways were in perfect condition. Our format for the day was a team competition played alongside our normal singles stableford competition.
The individual scores were a bit lower than of late and the team scores were even worse!! The team game was a ‘Waltz’ with the best score counting on hole one, then the two best scores on hole two, then three on hole three (one, two, three (hence the Waltz). The winning team with 75 points was Peter Tapsell, Tony Mason, Geoff Smith and Nigel Greenwood. In the singles competition Terry Caddick maintained his good run of form coming 3rd with 27 points, with Graham Ablitt 2nd with 28 points and our latest
member and winner of the day Nigel Greenwood with 29 points. So Nigel, playing in his first 19th Hole event won the singles, was in the winning Waltz team and just to round his day off he won the nearest the pin on the 17th. We refused to sell him an after match raffle ticket!! Good to see so many attending our events and the positive effect team games have on some players. Team 4 comprising of Brian (Dee) Lowden, Terry Caddick, Pete Dow and Christine Dow had a good round with not one club being thrown or swear word uttered by
Brian. He really is a proper gentleman!!!! Results. 1st place Nigel Greenwood 29 pts (28) 2nd place Graham Ablett 28 pts (21) 3rd place Terry Caddick 27 pts (18) Nearest The Pin. Hole No 2 Brian (Dee) Lowden. Hole No 17 Nigel Greenwood. There are now weekly games at various courses in the area, our home course, which we play fortnightly, is Aguilon. If you are interested in joining us call the secretary on 610 340 653 Or email gs19thhole @hotmail.co.uk.
Forum Golf Society results FORUM GOLF SOCIETY played a Combined Pairs Joker Stableford Competition at Playa Macenas on August 10, and a very large field provided two more first time winners this year in the form of Des Riley and Derick Oldfield, whose tally of 78 points was good enough to claim first place. Fran Elam and Malcolm Fenwick were second with 76 points, with Yvonne Strindberg and Maurice Jamieson (73 points) third. Forum’s Summer Singles Matchplay final will be contested by Fran Elam and Dave Sharp after both were victorious
in their semi finals against Bob Vincent and Frank Varey respectively, whilst Phil Elam (141 points) and Terry Moore (135 points) look like being involved in a close contest to top Forum’s Ryder Cup Qualifying Table. August 17 - Doubles League Greensomes Strokeplay at Marina, August 21 - UK v Spain 1st Qualifying Round at Aguilon (open to all local golfers). August 28 - Team Bowmaker at Aguilon For further information, contact Phil Elam on 666 847840 / philjelam@yahoo.co.uk, or see www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com
BOXERS GOLF SOCIETY met at Valle del Este golf course on Monday August 6 to compete in the fortnightly Stapleford. A late tee time meant we were playing through the hottest part of the day which, coupled with the tees being at the back, made for a challenging competition. For all of that the course was, as usual, in excellent condition and it is always a delight to play there. The overall winner on the day was Roy Bishop who also took first place in division 1 with 35 pts from Steve Peete on 33 pts with Paul Vickers (G) third on 28 pts. Division 2 was won by Eddie Vaughan with 32 pts from Tony Hammond who came second on count back with Richard Measures third, both on 30 pts. Division 3 which, because of numbers only went to two prizes, was won by Hylton Smith on 24 pts from Pam Partridge on 18 pts. Nearest the Pins Hole 6 Eddie Vaughan Hole 12 Roy Bishop. Hole 16 Tony Redston. Two’s. Eddie Vaughan and Roy Bishop. Dates for the Diary: Altoreal on September 23. Boxers Golf Society meets each Saturday morning in the Why Not bar Albox for competition bookings and information. Guests always made welcome. For membership email peterstooks@avired .com.
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The greatest Mo on Earth as Team GB bag 65 medals THERE’S no doubt that the LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS proved a great success. This magnificent achievement was brought about not only by Team GB, but also by everyone involved: the 10,500 competitors (from 204 nations); their coaches/managers; the 70,000 unsung volunteers; the armed forces who directed thousands of spectators to and from the venues, looked after and found missing children, opened doors, amused people with their dry humour, all with no pay, some choosing to sleep on floors, in tents, anywhere within walking distance of a venue. And what about the opening and closing ceremonies? Absolutely brilliant! Team GB won 65 For more local sports for this area visit
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A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
medals in 16 different sports (29 gold, 17 silver 19 bronze) and came third in the final table, their best effort since 1908 when 1,900 competitors participated, 1,300 British. So it’s ‘up yours’ to all the negative, miserable folk who said our athletes wouldn’t perform and that the 2012 Games wouldn’t be a success. I listed GB’s first 37 medallists last week… here are the other 28: • 5,000m runner Mo Farah (gold, for a majestic double) • Boxers Nicola Adams (gold, first ever for a woman), Luke Campbell (gold), Anthony Joshua (super-heavyweight gold, following Joe Frazier, George Foreman etc), Fred Evans (silver) • Cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Laura Trott, Jason Kenny (all gold), Vicky Pendleton (silver) • Diver Tom Daley (bronze) • Dressage riders Charlotte Dujardin (gold), Laura Bechtolsteimer (silver), team GB (gold) • High Jumper Rob Grabarz (bronze) • Women’s hockey team (bronze) • Long jumper Greg Rutherford (gold) • Modern pentathlete Samantha Murray (silver)
HIGH-FLYER: Dutch gymnast Epke Zonderland. • Rowers Liam Heath/Jon Schofield (bronze), Alan Campbell (bronze), Ed McKeever (gold) • Brownlee triathlon brothers, Alastair (gold),
Highlight of Games: Mo Farah, pure poetry in motion Jonny (bronze) • Twaekwondo stars Jade Jones (gold), Lutalo Muhammad (bronze) • Sailors Luke Patience/Stuart Bithell (silver), Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark (silver) • Showjumpers Messrs Skelton, Charles, Brash
and Maher (team gold) • Windsurfer Nick Dempsey (silver) My highlights of London 2012: • ‘Mo’ - commitment personified - the first Brit to win the 5,000/10,000m double. Pure poetry in motion. His victory last Saturday was my greatest athletics’ moment ever’! • Usain ‘Bolting’ to victory in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m sprints. The first athlete to win these three events at successive Olympics - magnificent. • Jess Ennis’s brilliant effort in the Heptathlon. • Seeing rowers Glover/Stannard (doubles), Triggs Hodge, Gregory, Reed and James (coxless 4s) and Watkins/Grainger, at last (pairs) winning gold • GB’s equestrian riders • Head-kicker ‘Flinty’ Jones winning Taekwondo gold • Cheering on cyclists Laura Trott (my female star of the Games, after her breaks,
OLYMPIC LEGEND: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt.
GOLDEN GIRL: GB’s Jessica Ennis.
fractures and operations), Pendleton, Dani King, Jo Rowsell, ‘The Real McHoy’ (now GB’s most decorated Olympian ever), Kenny, Clancy, Burke, Kennaugh and Hinds • Bradley Wiggins’ stupendous victory in cycling’s time trial • The superb efforts of GB’s gymnasts, especially Beth Tweddle • Watching the world’s greatest-ever sailor, Ben Ainslie, winning again • ‘Pistol Pete’ Wilson shooting for gold • The powerhouse skill of kayakist Ed McKeever • Andy Murray’s tennis victories over Djokovic and Federer • USA women’s 4x100m relay team smashing a 27-year world record • China’s table tennis clean-sweep • Michael Phelps’ final Olympic swim (22 medals, 18 gold) • Seeing the 800m world record blitzed by Masai warrior David Rudisha
• Dutch gymnast Epke Zonderland on the high bars – wow! • Tearful Dominican 400m hurdler Felix Sanchez on the podium • Allyson Felix’s terrific 200m sprint victory • Boxing exploits of Adams and Taylor, Joshua and Campbell • Diver Tom Daley’s well deserved bronze Most gutsy performances - KeriAnne Payne’s fourth place (by an arm’s length) in the 10,000m open water swim… Greatest comeback – Ben Ainslee, winning his fourth gold… Most embarrassing result – Netherlands 9 Team GB 2 (men’s hockey)… Biggest shock – Mexico 2 Brazil 1 (football final). And well done to the millions of spectators who watched the Games live, indoors and out; a record 2.1m attended football matches and 1.2m watched Sunday’s men’s marathon.
NB: Manchester City won last week’s Charity Shield (v Chelsea); Premiership football starts on Saturday; the 2012 Paralympics begin on August 29 and it’s Rio in 2016.