Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 20 - 26 March 2014 Issue 1498 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

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Historical theft EIGHT people have been arrested in Murcia for stealing items of historical interest from abandoned mines in La Union and Cartagena.

Flying low ALICANTE-ELCHE airport received 228,206 passengers via low-cost airlines last month, an increase of 11.9 per cent compared to February last year.

Several hurt A COLLISION between two vehicles on the CV-951 near the Embalse de la Pedrera left several people injured. One woman had to be airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

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2,000 people scammed by fake gasmen Victim’s warning BOGUS gas installers have scammed around 2,000 people in Spain, and left many victims in the Valencia Community. But a national police investigation has now succeeded in breaking up the criminal network. It was dedicated to deceiving and charging home-owners for unnecessary work and checks, charging between €50 and €390. The gang targeted the homes of vulnerable people including the elderly and disabled, threatening to cut off their supply or face heavy fines if they refused the ‘mandatory’ checks. The two-year police operation centred on a

network of companies dedicated to the service and maintenance of gas bottles. The corporate network was created from a non-profit association, in which five of the 12 detainees were listed as members of the board. A man from Elche is also amongst those arrested, charged with crimes of fraud and money laundering and Social Security debt.

Editor’s note: Readers should contact a reputable firm to have appliances serviced and never answer the door to cold callers.

ONE victim contacted Euro Weekly News to warn readers that thieves posing as gasmen are operating in the area as she was targeted at her home in Benijofar. Asking not to be named, she said two men, who looked like father and son and not of Spanish origin, knocked on her door within minutes of her arriving home alone. The 75year-old asked for identification when they said they would carry out a check which would be free of charge. As the two men left she spotted her open bag on the side and realised €200 had been taken. She believes opportunist thieves could be offering free checks as a way of casing a property.

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Lorente resigns ahead of trial MONICA LORENTE, the former PP Mayor of Orihuela, has announced she is to ‘temporarily’ leave her position within the Council of Alicante. She is facing charges of alleged crimes of forging public documents relating to the awarding of work on Orihuela’s Plaza el Escorratel before the tender process was completed and has stated she will step down from her position as head of the Department of Water Cycle. She handed in her notice during a meeting with the President of the Provincial Council of Alicante, Luisa Pastor pending her hearing in May. Lorente has continually said the corruption allegations are false but her appeal against the charges for alleged irregularities was dismissed by the Provincial Court in February. Lorente’s decision comes as her PP colleague, Pepa Ferrando, is being investigated for invoices relating to the presence of the city at the FITUR tourism fair. She also denies the allegations. MONICA LORENTE: Resigns ahead of court hearing over alleged corruption.

running from the police and having drugs within the vehicle. He spent three months in prison at the time, but now, a further jail sentence has been imposed on him which he and his family are fighting, saying he is

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Father faces jail 10 years after crime A FATHER from Santa Pola faces going to jail for crimes committed 10 years ago. Esteban Salgado Amoros made a ‘mistake of youth’ when he was 19 after evading a police check point in Elche,

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fully reintegrated into society, has a job and a daughter. The petition has been launched asking for a more lenient sentence of community service.

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NEWS Shoe jobs OF the 3,600 jobs created in Elche in the last 14 months, 55 per cent came from the footwear sector and components, as there is increasing demand for both managers and qualified professionals. Harbour checks GROUND patrols, helicopter and a boat were part of the public security unit of the Guardia Civil deployed to Torrevieja’s harbour as vehicle and boat inspections were carried out. Samsung opens THE first official Samsung shop opened in Alicante at the Plaza Mar II Shopping Centre offering shoppers 20 per cent discount.

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Opposition grows to oil law THE 12,000 restaurants, bars and cafes in the province of Alicante have now had to remove from their tables refillable bottles of oil and replace with disposable or single dose sachets. It follows a Royal Decree which came into force on January 1. Bars and restaurants had until March to carry out the changes, granting them a few months to use their stocks. According to industry estimates, at least half of

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TORREVIEJA has hosted a public information day on European resources for companies and associations making them aware of EU funding and programmes available.

Air ambulance A WOMAN, aged 30, was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a car accident on the road between Torrevieja and Orihuela.

Benidorm in Iceland THE ‘Benidorm Brand’ is in Iceland attending a tourism conference to promote the city and Costa Blanca as a tourism destination.

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Transport help TRANSPORT grants have been given to 253 students in Torrevieja, totalling €46,424.

Tapas route THIRTY-SEVEN establishments in Orihuela are taking part in the latest tapas route which is being held from today (Thursday) until Sunday. A drink and tapa will cost €2.

the restaurants are in breach of the new rules by failing to change their oil containers with many complaining about the extra cost and waste which will result from sachets being opened and left unused. The changes have been made in a bid to ensure that olive oil is correctly labelled. The Government aims to improve the image of the olive oil and ensure it is correctly labelled to users, showing the designations of origin.

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Blood drive TORREVIEJA Hospital has hosted a marathon blood drive on Tuesday during two sessions. The centre hoped to have 85 donors contribute. Last year the hospital received 1,143 donations.

Dangerous dogs TWO dogs are believed to still be on the loose in the Formentera area after they attacked a Belgian couple who were walking along the riverbed close to Consum supermarket. The police were called and the man treated in hospital.

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ODAY (March 20) is International Day of Happiness, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and celebrated throughout the world with education and public awareness-raising activities. A recent study shows that only 59 per cent of Spaniards claims to be happy. The study, by Ipsos, was carried out in 24 countries and shows that only the Hungarians are unhappier than the Spanish. Meanwhile in Indonesia, 92 per cent of those questioned claimed to be happy, as did 86 per cent of Canadians, 85 per cent of Swedes and 84 per cent of North Americans. In Europe, the happiest residents after the Swedes are the Belgians, British, French, Germans and Italians. The study also shows that women are happier than men, and that people under 35 are happier

Quote of the Week Until ETA is broken up, the team of 4,500 National Police and Guardia Civil will remain in place.’ The Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, during a visit to the Basque Country, where a regional police force, the Ertzaintza, is also present to fight terrorism.

than those above that age. A study carried out earlier this year by Adecco showed that in Spain, teachers, firemen, journalists, pharmacists and engineers claim to be happiest in their work. Despite cutbacks in the education sector, more than 94 per cent of teachers claimed to be happy in their work, mainly because they enjoy contributing towards the social and personal development of others. The study shows that the Spanish think those who are happiest in their jobs are artists, football players and sportspeople in general. More than 29 per cent think that the secret to being happy at work is enjoying the job, 17.6 per cent considered the key was to have a good relationship with colleagues and 13.3 per cent put work happiness down to a good salary.

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men who entered prison between 2003 and 2012 for killing their partners or former partners remain behind bars. A further 264, according to the prison institution, are not on record or have been since been released.

Fewer nappies AFTER two decades, the largest industrial company in the province of Alicante, which manufactures Dodot nappies, is removing its fifth work shift and is closing at weekends to adapt to market demand.

Body found AN investigation has opened into the identity of a man whose body was found floating in the waters of El Campello close to Muchavista beach. The body showed no signed of violence.

Smash & grab A BUSINESSMAN was robbed of €26,000 in cash in the centre of Orihuela as two thieves on motorbikes broke his car window and stole the money the passenger seat.

And finally... At least 750 more illegal immigrants managed to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa this week, by climbing over the frontier fence from Morocco. Some were injured and had to be treated before being taken to the already full centre for immigrants.

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Transport scam SINCE 2011, a criminal network is believed to have cheated 67 businesses across Spain, including in Alicante and Murcia, as well as in European countries, out of an estimated â&#x201A;Ź700,000. A police investigation has resulted in the arrest of 26 people who were

claiming to outsource deliveries, charging a fee to the company to pass the work on to a third party, common within the industry. The investigation was launched after complaints relating to alleged fraud by a transport sector in the Murcia Region.

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A costly trip TORREVIEJA has been ordered to pay €5,000 in compensation to a resident who suffered a fractured ankle after tripping on a payment. The pedestrian was walking along Calle Pascual Flores when he fell and injured his ankle. The accident happened in August 2008. He initially claimed €13,000 in compensation but the court in Elche granted the plaintiff €5,000 saying ‘he did not act with all due caution’. This decision is in addition to two others for which the city has been criticised and forced to pay compensation as a result of deficiencies in the maintenance of public roads. In all, these resolutions have already cost the city €10,000.

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Man jailed for stabbing A MAN is being held in prison accused of

Lucky escape PASSENGERS escaped injury after a collision between a tram and a bus in Alicante. It happened near Gaston Castello station towards San Vicente when the bus apparently turned in at a red light, on to the tram tracks.

stabbing a woman in Murcia. The Ukrainian national, unable to pay bail, is accused of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing the woman following an argument at a house in Avenida Reyes Católicos in the Murcian village of El Ranero. The victim was taken to the Intensive Care Unit of Murcia’s Morales Meseguer Hospital.

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Airport and port united by rail A NEW rail project has been proposed to unite Alicante-Elche Airport and the port of Alicante to the AVE high-speed train. The plans are a step closer to the Mediterranean Corridor with Mayor Sonia Castedo saying the design of a railway line by the airport and port will be connected with the Mediterranean corridor and AVE station

and, in turn, would free the seafront road of Agua Amarga, a black spot on the coast south of the city, which has seen numerous deaths occur with people trying to cross the railway line. Castedo said following initial analysis there is no trace of any urban problems with the line planning to be run in an area where there are no buildings or planned construction.

President of Alicante’s Port Authority, Joaquin Ripoll, said the rail option would benefit the entire freight traffic along the Mediterranean Corridor between Alicante and Murcia, connecting to the French border. The port has had no rail connection since 2011 after the government prioritised the completion of the AVE, failing to complete 200 metres of track.

No access ACCESS to Alicante from Cox, Granja de Rocamora and Callosa de Segura was closed after a lorry overturned on the exit ramp of the A-7 motorway. Two cranes were needed to remove the vehicle.

NEWS Parents coping better THE number of parents asking for help to ‘manage’ their teenagers fell by 16 per cent last year in Elche. The specialised service for minors at risk in the city attended to 68 cases of families requesting help in 2012, which fell to 57 in 2013. The service offers various techniques of psychosocial counselling, family mediation and family therapy. The Social Services department last year also assessed 30 cases of parents unable to care for their children, usually for economic or mental health reasons, and authorised 23 of those children to stay with other family members.

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Checking phones to see if councillors were using public phones for private calls. Emilio Fernández wants to see how much public money was wasted on ‘premium’ services, calls abroad or downloading via mobiles belonging to the council. He wants to see all invoices relating to the BENIDORM recorded 531,000 overnight stays in period between February January. However, despite the positive occupancy rates, and June 2011. hotels are generating less revenue as prices have been Fernández suspects reduced to attract visitors. that throughout the Hotel employer Hosbec said a study reflecting the offprevious legislature there season shows that four-star hotels obtained a daily was a “misuse of public elements used for private average of €29.30 per night per room, with three-star purposes” and wants to resorts getting €21.30, below the national average of know “the extent” of the €39.5 for four-star and €24.10 for three-star hotels. whole affair.

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DONATION: Luis Fernandez-Mellado presents cheque to DEBRA’s Evanina Morcillo.

Ryanair donates €10,000 to DEBRA RYANAIR has presented the Butterfly Children Charity (DEBRA Spain) with a €10,000 cheque. Ryanair’s Luis Fernandez-Mellado, Sales and Marketing Manager, presented Evanina Morcillo, Director of DEBRA Spain, with the donation from their ‘Fly to Win’ scratch cards sold on board flights. The funds will be dedicated to the Respite Home project which the charity runs in Marbella. This home is a specially adapted apartment in the centre of

Marbella which has a fully-equipped nursing station offering families specialist holidays away. Evanina Morcillo expressed her gratitude to Ryanair on behalf of DEBRA Spain and all the Butterfly Children and their families. DEBRA Spain was founded in 1993 to help those affected by EB or Epidermolysis Bullosa (Butterfly Skin) an incurable, rare and genetic condition that affects the skin, making it as delicate as a butterfly.

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Workers accept redundancy plan NINETY PER CENT of the 111 workers at the CocaCola plant in Alicante have accepted a settlement. The workers agreed to the conditions of the Voluntary Redundancy Plan (ERE) set by Iberian

Partners which run the factory. The proposal of the company’s compensation package is of a payment of 45 days wages per year served, with a maximum of 42 months, for those who take voluntary redun-

dancy; €15,000 for those who move to Valencia, and early retirement for those aged 56 or older with 80 per cent of their salary. Of the employees affected, between 70-90 per cent requested a transfer to Valencia.

Breast cancer screening fall TEN PER CENT fewer women attended routine mammograms in Elche last year. Critics say a faulty machine has resulted

in more than 3,000 women waiting to get tested, however the Department of Health said: “The fall from 80 per cent to 71 per cent relates to participation, not coverage. It means that of women cited in 2012 for screening, 80 per cent attended compared to 71 per cent in 2013.” They say that the decline can also be accountable and justified by the fact that women are not required to have mammograms every year.

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Library usage THE use of Alicante’s libraries has increased by almost 40 per cent since 2008, as users try to save their own electricity costs by using public facilities.

Drink offer THE AECC cancer charity of Elche is encouraging people to donate and support its ‘solidarity basket’ which aims to collect milk, coffee etc to offer patients on Elche’s oncology department a drink and company.

Sales up THE sector of footwear components in Alicante Province, increased sales by 8 per cent in 2013 over the previous year, reaching €700 million.

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Chinese investment raises shoe concerns THE footwear industry in Alicante Province is concerned about the future of the ‘Made in Spain’ brand if Chinese investors join the Spanish shoe factories. The interest shown by Asian importers and distributors to become partners in more Spanish companies has raised concerns amongst the

industry who fear that the arrival of Chinese entrepreneurs will mean they want to manufacture their own products but give them the ‘Made in Spain’ label. One Elche business owner said: “It’s a double-edged sword. Undoubtedly, the Chinese capital can serve at this time to revive a company

Big spender ALICANTE is spending more on services than other large cities. According to the study on Transparency of Public Accounts, relating to the budgets of 2010, 2011 and 20112, Alicante City spent an average €374 per inhabitant, whilst the average for large cities is €337 on basic public services. However, spending on social protection was below average for cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, registering €53.7 per person compared to €70. Regarding development projects, Alicante spent an average €28.6 with other large municipalities spending an average of €47 per inhabitant.

that is going through serious problems, but that’s bread for today and hunger for tomorrow.”

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Taxi drivers go on strike TAXI drivers at Alicante-Elche airport had to explain to groups of English, French and German passengers arriving at the airport why they could not transport them to their destinations. The confusion arose as 185 taxi drivers from Elche took part in a 24-hour strike. Sixty-four flights were scheduled to land during their strike as they took action in protest against taxi drivers from other municipalities picking up jobs at the airport. The Elche drivers said they welcomed the solidarity of their fellow workers from Alicante, but did allow for a woman in a wheelchair to take a taxi.

NEWS Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground THE first accessible playground allowing children with and without disabilities to play together has opened in Torrevieja. The specially adapted playground, located inside the Park of the Nations, cost around â&#x201A;Ź9,000 and was funded thanks to a donation from the Rotary Club Torrevieja who have worked together with the Association of Parents of Students with Special Education Needs (APANEE) to realise the dream. Mayor Eduardo Dolon was joined by councillor for Parks and Gardens, Carmen Gomez Candal and the President of the Rotary Club, Gema Cruz in opening the park. It was blessed by priest Manuel Martinez Rocamora.

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Breakthrough in animal welfare FOLLOWING our story two weeks ago of the 14 horses rescued from a farm in Callosa de Segura by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC), the centre contacted us to

St. Patrick’s Day parties ST. PATRICK'S DAY was celebrated on the Orihuela Costa with a range of parties. The CDM sports centre hosted their their annual event in honour of the patron saint of Ireland with a range of activities including football and paddle tournaments, dance exhibitions and a range of stalls.

say they have since had two further calls regarding horses in the same place. “The Collosa de Segura Local Police called us late one afternoon to say that there was a horse abandoned in the same place as the horses, mules and donkeys that were rescued,” said Sue Weeding, co-founder of EHCRC. With their new arrival safely settled in at

the Rojales centre, they went off to rescue a mule kept in a box in a falling down factory unit in the town. Sue said: “We feel that a huge breakthrough has been made in animal welfare in the Collosa area and we are now working closely with U.R.M.A., the rural division of Local Police in Collosa de Segura. These great guys really care about animal welfare.”

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Tourism aims to be even better TOURISM staff in Torrevieja have had a lesson on how to offer better tourism experiences. They have completed a course organised by the Valencian Agency of Tourism (AVT), aimed at getting to know the Integrated Quality Tourism in Destinations (SICTED).

The system works on improving the experience and satisfaction of tourists. SICTED involves the participation of all the tourist attractions of the destination, from the hospitality structure to catering establishments, travel agencies, cultural and leisure activities, tourist information services, beaches, trade, transport services, security and urban sanitation, covering up to 30 trades. The International Contest of Habanera and Polyphony of Torrevieja will be the first event that the city intends THIS year’s 12th Mediterranean Conference of to be recognised with the Bonsai, held in Torrevieja, has been recognised by SICTED quality tourism the Japanese Government as an official activity system. within the ‘Dual Year of Remembrance’ between Spain and Japan. The dual year is in commemoration of 400 years of Spanish-Japanese trade and will see a variety of activities held to promote mutual understanding PUBLIC funds will subsidise between the two countries. 65 per cent of the cost of The bonsai exhibition, attended by the Consul transporting students to General of Japan, Takashi Fuchigami, was held in Torrevieja’s only private the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre and marked a school, La Purisima. Grants weekend of Japanese culture with demonstrations of up to €300 per student in martial arts, origami and shiatsu, amongst others. have been handed out.

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Lions raise €8,000 for the Philippines THE Torrevieja Costa Lions Club has now completed its fundraising efforts for those most in need following the devastation in the Philippines in November

A sweet gesture DOLLY MIXTURES Ladies Club held an auction at The Club, Quesada, to raise money for the Valencia Freemasons. They hope to raise enough funds to support Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and aim to purchase an ambulance and homeless support vehicle before the end of May this year.

2013. Two days after the disaster the Lions donated €1,000 from its own emergencies fund to the Lions Clubs International Foundation Disaster Fund for the Philippines. In the ensuing weeks and months the funds raised grew with offers of support coming from many individuals, companies and groups throughout the area. Lions President Janette Bennett would like to thank everyone who contributed

to this local Lions Club initiative and is pleased to report that €8,000 has been sent from Torrevieja Lions to the Philippines. She said: “This achievement would not have been possible but for the hard work of the Lions and the remarkable generosity of all those who contributed and supported the fundraising events.” Janette added that of all the Lions Clubs in Spain, Torrevieja Costa had donated the most.

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Making fitness fun for everyone FITNESS can be fun and is fun at the Quesada Fitness Gym and Dance Studio: Boxing and MMA Club. The gym in Calle de Pino, Quesada, hosted an open day on Saturday where participation was key. With demonstrations of dance boxercise, spinning, Dance Xtreme and capoeira - a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance,

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Discovered territory CASINO Mediterraneo in Orihuela Costa has opened an exhibition ‘Discovered Territory’ with works by artists Mario Romero, Ivan Albalate and Evaristo Alguacil.

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acrobatics and music visitors were invited to try out some of the classes on offer at Quesada Fitness Gym, free of charge, with owner Vivienne Shepherd welcoming everyone, of all ages and nationalities, through the door. With a BBQ and live music from Bay Radio, the event was also helping to raise funds for Care for Catral with stalls and

BOXERCISE: One of the many classes available at Quesada Fitness Club. tombola raising money for the charity which helps families in the Catral area. For more information visit www.misionescatral.com. For details on any of the many classes and fitness sessions available at Quesada Fitness Gym, call 722 477 512.

THE 11th Naval and Radio Controlled Boats exhibition in Torrevieja is open every weekend until April 13 at the Park of Nations.

Sound project ORIHUELA is hosting a free concert every month until June. The next one is on April 5 at the Palacio Sorzano de Tejada and La Lonja as part of the ‘Sound Ecounters’ project.

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Re-launch for Easy Horse Care shop EASY HORSE CARE’S La Zenia charity shop has relaunched after undergoing a refurbishment. The store, in Calle Maestro Torralba, is the largest of the charity’s five shops and the renovations mean it now has more floor space, more stock and a changing room to try on those bargain clothes. If you have any quality, saleable used or new furniture or any other items that you wish to donate to this or any other of the charity shops located in

RE-LAUNCH: La Zenia charity shop has expanded. Guardamar, Quesada, La Siesta or Los Montesinos please call the donation

hotline on 636 062 000 or visit www.easyhorse care.net.

Ladies who Lunch donate THE Ladies who Lunch group from Catral has made a donation to the Grupo Parroquial de Misiones de Catral, also known as Care for Catral. The money was spent on essential items to help the 32 families and 89 children in Catral who live below the poverty line.

Care for Catral volunteer Helen Davis, said: “Every penny donated goes towards food supplies, toiletries, educational needs, utility bills and other essentials.” If you have any items of non-perishable foods, secondhand clothing or bric-a-brac, take them to the Religiosa Charity Shop at Calle Cruz 1, near Village Inn, Catral.

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Gala to honour local charities THE countdown is on for the Bay Radio Charity Gala on April 12 at Denia’s Marriott La Sella Hotel. The Euro Weekly News spoke to two of the 20 charities being honoured: MABS Cancer Support Founder Jacqui Philips set up MABS 15 years ago and has since received an MBE for her work. MABS offers support, help and advice

to cancer patients and their families. Jacqui said: “I started it after I finished my own cancer treatment. We couldn’t fault my medical treatment but there was just no support or anyone explaining things.” There is no age barrier and MABS helps all nationalities with transport assistance, nursing care, counselling

and equipment supplies. For more information visit www.mabscancer support.org. Grant a Wish Grant a Wish is a relatively new charity set up by Jody Kirby in 2012 who, after returning from Africa, wanted to help her local Spanish community: “As a charity we are unique in that we help other charities as well.” Jody said she was delighted to have been nominated for an award: “We were completely blown away when we heard.” To find out more visit www.grantawish.es. For more information on the gala event email Bay Radio at studio@bayradio.fm or call 965 796 761.

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Funding food for needy families A NEWLY registered charity ‘Ayuda Al Neccesitado de San Fulencio’ (AAN), which exists solely to help the needy of San Fulgencio and Urbanisation La Marina, is holding its official grand opening day on Monday. The opening of the charity shop, in Plaza Sierra Castilla, takes place from 11am-2pm. AAN President Pauline Prior said: “The

charity supports many families who need food or other essentials. “There are currently over 200 people including 70 children in the local community who do not qualify for state assistance and do not have enough money to feed themselves. “Distribution of food is controlled by the town hall via a list supplied by Social Services which identifies families in need.” The official opening of AAN will continue in the evening with a Las Vegas Night at The Hillside Bar in Urbanisation La Marina starting at 8pm with tickets at €5 each. STUDIO 32, in conjunction with El Alto La Dolores Restaurant, Guardmar, present the If you would like to popular Woody and The Peckers, a night of help the charity either Rock ‘n’ Roll on April 1. Not only is it an by volunteering or opportunity to let your hair down, you will be donating clothes, supporting the Alzheimer’s Association as a furniture, bric-a-brac donation will be made from the proceeds. or cash please call into Tickets are on sale now from El Alto La the shop or email Dolores, the Post Room Benijofar and the aancharity@gmail.com Card Place, Benimar, or call 966 318 019. or call Pauline Prior on 660 934 615.

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Kidnapped girl returns to Spain A NINE-YEAR-OLD kidnapping victim who was kept in Bolivia for seven months has returned home to Spain. The kidnapping came to light after her captor, a Bolivian resident in Spain, was arrested and taken to prison. The Bolivian authorities said the man stands accused of sexual abuse and white slavery. The perpetrator’s

KIDNAPPED: The victim returns home. mother has also been taken into custody, accused of collaborating

with her son. The minor, from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, was held captive for seven months but could not be returned immediately due to needing medical attention for psychological damage. Her kidnapper claims that the girl’s parents gave their permission for him to take her on holiday. The court authorities will decide if she goes back to her parents or into the care of Social Services. The judicial authorities in L’Hospitalet are in charge of the case but are working closely with the Bolivians. Nothing has yet been decided about the extradition of the kidnapper as he also faces charges in Bolivia.

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Tougher new traffic penalties NEW regulations for traffic fines are going through the Senate and will come into effect soon. If a radar inhibitor of any sort is installed in the car, the fine is up to €6,000 and the loss of six points. A fine of €1,800 will be levied if the car has been involved in a serious or very serious offence and the national police authority (DGP) is not notified of who was driving the car. There will be no loss of points for this. If the vehicle weighs less than 3,500 kilos and has no valid insurance the fine will be €1,500, no loss of points but the vehicle will be immobilised for one month. If the vehicle is parked and has no insurance then the fine is €800. If the driver doubles the legal alcohol limit, is a

NEW LAWS: Will be coming into effect soon. frequent offender or refuses to take the breath test then there is a loss of six points and a fine of €1,000. The same applies for driving under the influence of any amount of drugs. There will be a fine of €600 and a loss of six points for a ‘very serious’ speeding offence.

There is a loss of six points and a fine of €500 for lesser speeding offences. A loss of four points will be applied if the driver is not correctly licensed for the vehicle. There will also be a loss of four points for a driver who is over the alcohol limit but without doubling it. Editor says: See page 30.

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EXPATRIATES looking to renew their British passports should hold on until April when it will become 35 per cent cheaper. James Brokenshire, Immigration and Security Minister, has announced that from April 7, the passport fee for customers applying for a UK passport from overseas will be reduced by £45 for adults and £28.50 for children. The new fees are: • Adult 32 page passport £83.00 Child 32 page passport £53.00 • Jumbo 48 page passport £91.00 (Adult/Child/Veteran) The 35 per cent decrease in passport fees is the result of efficiency savings made over the last three years by bringing back the processing and issuing of overseas passports to the UK, including from the former

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PASSPORT REPLACEMENT: In future will be 35 per cent cheaper. passport processing centre at the British Embassy in Madrid. Will Middleton, Consular Director for Spain, said: “This is good news for British citizens applying for a UK passport from

Spain. The repatriation of overseas passport centres means overseas applications can now be handled more efficiently and at significantly lower cost. “The new fees will benefit some

four million Britons living overseas, including many of the estimated 800,000 who live in Spain for all or part of the year.” If you need a new or replacement passport, go to the Overseas British passport applications page on www.gov.uk. You need to apply and pay online and send your supporting documents direct to the UK (no longer to the nearest embassy). The turnaround time is four to six weeks, and applications are accepted up to nine months before the expiry of your current passport. The new fees for overseas applications remain marginally higher than the equivalent fees for UK-based applicants because

on average overseas applications take longer - and therefore cost slightly more - to process. This is because it is often less straightforward to establish whether or not an overseas applicant is entitled to a UK passport. Overseas customers will also continue to pay a courier charge in addition to the passport fee. British nationals can get more information and advice on living in Spain by ‘liking / following’ the British Embassy’s popular new social media channels on: • Facebook - www.facebook. com/BritslivinginSpain • Twitter - www.twitter.com/ BritsliveSpain

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A bit of pain and a bit of gain S

TRINGENT new fines are being introduced for driving offences. With penalties of up to €6,000 on the cards for some offences, it can be an expensive business breaking the rules of the road. A sensible move for road safety? Or a money-raising scheme for cashstrapped government? Probably a bit of both, with a €6,000 fine on the use of radar ‘inhibitors’ seeming a little excessive. But without a doubt the introduction of the penalty points system in Spain has coincided with a dramatic drop in the number of road deaths with all the human misery and financial cost - that entails. The Spanish Government should be congratulated.

Some good news… As everything seems to get more

expensive day by day it is good to get a little cheer. The price of getting a British passport for expatriates in Spain is set to come down by a whopping 35 per cent. By law a profit - or loss - cannot be made on passports, so with changes in the way they are issued overseas the cost has come down, with those savings being passed on. Which begs the question... why did it not happen sooner? But it is good news, especially if like myself you are part of a family of five members who all need their passports changing at the same time. And just in the nick of time too! I was about to complete my application, but now I will wait until after April 7 and save myself a substantial amount of money. So thank you, HM Government! But expatriates around the world will be saying: “About time too!”

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OECD praises economic reforms

GREECE, Ireland and Spain - in that order - have closely followed Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommendations. The OECD pinpointed priorities for each member country during 2012 and 2013. The three countries under most pressure were those who had made the most effort to comply with the ‘Going for Growth’

programme, said Rintaro Tamaki, the OECD’s vice-secretary general and chief economist. Spain was immediately in front of New Zealand and nine other countries, including the UK, Tamaki said. The majority of member states still had a wide margin for manoeuvre, he added, which would allow them to carry through structural reforms.

More models more money CAR companies could invest another €3.5 billion in new models between now and 2017. Energy and transport costs will be decisive, declared Mario Armero who heads the country’s automobile manufacturers’ association, Anfac. A flexible work force and background knowledge will be equally important, he said. The association has remitted proposals to the government aimed at reindustrialising Spain and Europe, based on Brussels’ insistence on increasing the role of industry. The country’s production

plants and assembly lines have already received €3.5 billion since 2012 from Spain-based manufacturers, but this could double by 2017, Armero believes. In addition to alreadyannounced new models, more are likely to go to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria and General Motors in Figueruelas (Zaragoza), he said. The car industry in Spain is seen as being hugely important in bringing economic growth to the country with the billions spent by international car manufacturers investing in Spanish plants.

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Boxing clever HACIENDA earned an extra €2 million after impounding 542 safety deposit boxes. Their 551 owners owed €317 million in back taxes, Spain’s tax authority revealed.

Pay slashed A 75 PER CENT reduction in employees’ salaries by Barcelona firm ImesApi was illegal, ruled a Cataluña judge. The firm cut eight workers’ monthly wages from €3,000 to €751.38 without prior agreement.

Spanish go for cheaper homes SPAIN’S property market is still in crisis six years after the property bubble burst. Foreign buyers are the only bright feature in a barren landscape blighted by a dearth of loans and reduced spending by Spanish families. According to Ministry of Public Works’ figures for the last quarter of 2013, properties acquired by foreign buyers are 12

per cent more expensive than those bought by the Spanish. The average home acquired by a foreign buyer changes hands at around €153,000 compared with €135,000 spent by national purchasers. While properties bought by foreigners were 2.5 per cent cheaper than during the last quarter of 2012, those bought by Spaniards were 6 per cent lower.

STAT OF WEEK A BUTANE gas bottle remains at €17.5 including tax, the same as in March 2013. The price will be revised every two months, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism announced.

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PRAISE: Rintaro Tamaki said Spain was on track .

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Handing over the reins FLORENTINO PEREZ has revealed who will take over when he steps down as ACS president. Perez is commonly associated with the presidency of the Real Madrid football club but his fortune is founded on the ACS construction and services group which last year had a €38.373 billion turnover. Eightysix per cent of its projects were outside Spain and the company made a €702 million net profit. “I have a successor at ACS,” 67-year-old Perez announced during a television appearance. “It is Marcelino Fernandez Verdes, CEO at Hochtief.” Fernandez Verdes has run Essen-based Hochtief since November 2012. It is Germany’s largest construction company and ACS holds a 56 per cent stake in the company. “I shall be able to do what I can’t do now,” Perez said. “All I want now is to consolidate what we have done. Fortunately I have successors and one successor in particular, so I’m comfortable.” Perez left unanswered the question that most of Spain is now asking. “I don’t yet know who will follow me at Real Madrid,” he said.

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Body language in selling T

O succeed in selling, awareness of body language is essential. Twenty-five years in business, selling a concept on quality rather than price that had no immediate benefit, taught me selling is a tough career option. Most are aware of sales terms like ‘buying signals,’ ‘the close’ and ‘body language.’ Do we understand their importance? Let us look at body language. Well named, it means the positive or negative signals radiating from a client’s body language as you set out your stall. Eye avoidance is clear indication of deceit. When you meet and greet maintain eye contact. If one has the upper hand during the handshake, it suggests dominance. Times up: If toes point the opposite way to his face he cannot wait to end the

Crowdfunding threatens to crowdout banks CROWDFUNDING is an increasingly attractive way of raising money for business ventures. It took off via the internet in 2006 and eight years later typing ‘crowdfunding’ into Google produces link after link to specialist platforms. They detail schemes that range from raising £15,000 for Chagford Community Farm (Devon) to HK$12.7 million for an off-grid solar farm in Qianhai (China). Now comes news that the Spanish government plans to restrict total funding to €1 million per project. Individual contributions will be limited to €3,000, with a €6,000 cap on the amount donated to the same platform. Crowdfunding platforms will need capital of at least €50,000 and insurance of at least €150,000. “We do not understand these limits,” said Xavier Olivella, President

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of the Asociacion Española de Crowdfunding (AEC). They were fixed without taking the reality of the sector into consideration and without consultation, he complained. The government is not trying to limit crowdfunding; on the contrary it hopes to boost it, a Ministry of Economy spokesman responded. The formula is conceived for micropatronage by many small investors, not large-scale investments, he continued. The proposed law will encourage crowdfunding while

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conversation. When invited to take a seat, take the boss’s chair and you have just lost the sale. Much the same if you focus unevenly on his wife or secretary. Try to position your seat so you are not directly opposite and if possible without a desk between you. Never mind what your client says. He may nod approvingly but if his arms are folded or legs crossed with lowered chin he is negative and you can kiss the sale bye-bye. Legs spaced apart with hands behind the neck are a strong

buying signal. Size matters. Watch the pupils of his eyes as you show him what is on offer. Enlarged pupils means he likes what he sees. Reduced size means he is underwhelmed. This is the reason why astute gamblers wear dark glasses. It is something we have no control over. If he scratches his nose or covers his mouth when talking, he is possibly being deceitful. If he touches his sleeve, he is nervous. An interested client will show an interest in what you are saying; asking questions that enable him to confirm his decision to buy is the right one. One last thing: body language works both ways.

FROB’s anger over recent court ruling CROWDFUNDING: An increasingly attractive way of raising money for business ventures. offering guarantees to investors. “It is hard not to come to the conclusion that once again a Spanish government is legislating in favour of business lobbies, in this case, the banks,” said Enrique Dans, a professor at the IE Business School in Madrid. “Remember that Spain’s banks have effectively frozen lending to small businesses in the wake of a financial crash that they largely brought about in 2008.” Reading between the lines of a BBVA report, banks clearly fear that crowdfunding could erode their dominance. “There is a real risk that banks could cease to be a principal source for personal loans and small businesses,” the study concluded.

TWO sacked Catalunya Banc executives can keep their pensions and will each receive €600,000. Adolf Todo and Jaume Masana, respective former chairman and CEO of Catalunya Bank, were dismissed without a payout by the government’s FROB rescue fund after the bank was nationalised last year. It was one of many savings banks that needed bailing out after its solvency was threatened by bad loans during the property boom. By the end of 2012, Catalunya Banc’s €11.8 billion losses required a rescue costing €12 billion, the FROB’s second-highest bailout and the highest ever for

a bank of its size. Despite the bank’s problems, Todo paid himself €3.3 million between April 2008 and May 2013. According to a Barcelona court, the FROB letters informing Todo and Masana of their dismissal were ‘full of generic terms’ and ‘lacked concrete, definite deeds.’ Todo and Masana each claimed €900,000 compensation for unfair dismissal, although the judge reduced this to €600,000. He also ruled that their pensions - totalling €4.5 for Todo and €1.5 for Masana - still held good and would be paid at the appropriate time. The Economy Ministry is appealing the sentence.

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Joint smoking for better healthcare Loose change A look at finance for females

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I DON'T know about where you live in Spain but where I live, the waft of marihuana smoke is about as commonplace as the smell of freshly ground coffee, the smell of fumes from cars or the smell of fried food from open kitchen windows. Compared to Ireland, where I recall that most joint smokers used to hide away in their homes to puff on ‘ganja,’ in Spain many people appear to be free and open about their habit, lighting up on streets, outside bars or wherever else they fancy a joint. What’s interesting about this situation is that this apparent love for smoking

SMOKE FREELY: If easy to get hands on, why not regulate? Bob Marley’s favourite herb could help better the society we live in here in Spain. It could lead to big financing for better roads, better education and better healthcare for all! How? Well by simply changing the law and legalising marihuana.

It’s just been reported that the US state of Colorado collected €1.5 million in taxes from newly legalised recreational marijuana businesses in January. Colorado became the first US state to legalise the commercial sale of cannabis

Has Horizontal Law changed regarding community areas? You and the Law in Spain By David Searl

A. Yes, the Horizontal Law has been modified and, no, a unanimous vote is no longer required to authorise changes in individual units of the Community. This change comes in ‘Ley 8/2013,’ the Law of Rehabilitation, Regeneration and Innovation of properties. It is quite complex but one basic and important change is that an owner who wishes to make changes to his property needs only the approval of three fifths of the votes instead of the unanimous

Q. Can you advise on whether the Horizontal Law has recently been modified with regard to changing the status or the layout of individual units or Community areas? Does the law still require a unanimous vote of the AGM? AM (Canary Islands) approval formerly required. These changes might include a change of use, where, for example, commercial premises are modified into residential apartments, or where a large apartment might be subdivided, or where three flats might be made into one large apartment. These are changes which require modifications to the constitution of the Community, because the percentage of ownership and Community fees for the new system will be different from the original

charges. If the building or development has come under an official plan of rehabilitation, and the changes are ordered by the authorities, no AGM approval is required.

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in 2012 and stores opened for business on 1 January 2014. In total, 59 marihuana companies filed tax returns for the first month of 2014 and collective sales for January are estimated to have been about €10 million. If medical marihuana firms

are included, the US state collected a total of €2.5m in marihuana taxes. The money made from the taxes on the sale of marihuana in Colorado is chalked down to be used to aid youth prevention services, substance abuse treatment and public health. Not surprisingly many US states are carefully watching the figures coming out of Colorado and the nation’s capital, Washington, is already set to introduce legal sales within the next few months. If people are going to smoke anyway - and judging by the smell on Spanish streets, marihuana is easy to get your hands on - why not regulate the plant? As is already the case for cigarettes. This will cut out dodgy dealers, better control usage and at the same time give a good bit back to society through taxes.

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Bank must pay BANCO POPULAR BANCA PRIVADA must return €9.9 million to clients who bought ‘atypical financial products’ on the bank’s advice. They were not told they were investing in high risk products, the courts ruled.

Right track AN FCC-LED consortium of four companies will build a section of the Doha metro for the Qatar Railways Company. The €506 million project will be completed in 31 months.

New hub INTERNET shopping giant Amazon is opening a new distribution centre in Barcelona, according to Spanish media in unconfirmed reports.

E-cigarettes hitting stop smoking market ONCE quitting smoking was simply a matter of a patch, gum or tablet, but new research from market analysts Mintel sees smokers increasingly turning to E-cigarettes to beat the habit. Indeed, latest research from Mintel finds that today, while sales of smoking cessation aids have slowed, the market for Ecigarettes is booming, increasing an impressive 340 per cent in the UK over the past year from an estimated £44 million (€52.7 million) in 2012 to reach an estimated £193 million (€231 million) in 2013. While the smoking cessation market has seen strong growth historically, with annual increases of around 6-10 per cent between 200912, sales of

products such as gum, tablets and patches have slowed. Indeed, in 2013 the market for smoking cessation aids grew just 1.7 per cent to reach a value of £131 million (€157 million). Roshida Khanom, Senior Personal Care Analyst at Mintel, said: “The rise in popularity of E-cigarettes has hampered growth in the value of the smoking cessation market, which saw modest growth in 2013. Although E-cigarettes are largely marketed as an alternative to smoking, smokers have been using them to cut down or quit smoking. But with the growing popularity of E-cigarettes, there is concern that young people may take up ‘vaping’ as a less harmful alternative to smoking. This concern has resulted in the British Government announcement made in January 2014 that the sale of Ecigarettes to under-18s is to be made illegal. The Spanish Government has also vowed to restrict the use of Ecigarettes. E-CIGARETTES: Being used as an alternative.

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A timely scammer warning THANK YOU Yvonne Thomas! A couple of weeks ago I read a letter from Ms. Thomas, recounting her experience with tricksters who pretended they were calling from Microsoft in Glasgow. They tried to make her believe there was a problem with her Windows programme. Would you believe that a few days later I had a call from you’ve guessed it! - Microsoft, telling me they needed to troubleshoot a problem with my computer. I wouldn’t have said the call was from Glasgow, though, as this person spoke good AmericanEnglish with a hint of a Hispanic accent. The number 0019 (or something very like that) came up on my phone screen. “Well thank you very much, but I happen to know that this is a scam and there’s nothing wrong with my computer. So thank you very much, but no thanks,” I said rather tartly and hung up. A day or so after that there was another call from the same number, and this time a youngish-sounding man asked to speak to me. So I launched into my spiel once more, advising him not to waste his time on me. Blow me down, if he didn’t start giggling before hanging up! There was a third 0019 telephone call yesterday from an American-sounding female with a hectoring voice, but not wanting to waste more breath this time, I hung up without answering. Be warned: this really is a scam, and they’re persistent too. T Freeman (By email)

Pigeon problem ARE there more pigeons and collared doves in the old part of Pinar de Campoverde, than in the Rio Seco ‘area of natural beauty?’ After walking for more than two hours in the morning in

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SPRING is perfect here and I love finding little pockets of ‘real’ Spain, even though it’s overgrown like this meadow a few hundred metres away from Altea’s open air market. Linda Gonzalez

the area around Pinar de Campoverde, I was amazed at how quiet it was. I heard no more than two pigeons the whole time, whereas in the area where I live in the old part of Pinar de Campoverde there is constant noise from pigeons, particularly in the early morning. Also we get a problem with the pigeon droppings and suffer ill health from the excessive amount of pollen from the pine trees. Has anyone else encountered these problems? The ‘Ayuntamiento’ seems powerless to tackle them. David Fentum, Pinar de Campoverde (Alicante)

Car solution YOUR reader Gill Nickson should have asked the Gestor for a ‘Baja Permanente.’ This requires the owner to hand over the registration documents to Trafico and effectively removes the car from the road. Richard, (Crevillente) (Alicante) Editor’s note: Gill Nickson asked how to take an old car off the road, while holding on to it for spares.

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Winds of war I SAW something in ‘Your Say’ quite some issues back, probably in mid-February, that I half-forgot about until now. It was a reference to the death of a Spanish photographer Jose Couso, who I believe was shot by US snipers in April 2003 in the early days of the Iraq invasion. “Now what must be understood, this is war!” the writer of the letter exclaimed in reply to a Euro Weekly News columnist who had criticised the shooting. Personally I would question that. Yes, it later became a war but we in the UK, the US and Spain were under the impression at the time that allied forces went to Iraq to liberate the country from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein.

It was not, or at least it should not have been, a war at that early stage, not long after the troops first went in. If I cite the letter all these weeks later it is because the same old percussionists are beating their war drums again, this time over Crimea. A few months ago it was Syria, which we were thankfully spared. A couple of years before that it was Libya, preceded by Iraq and Afghanistan before that. Ironically all those names from our old history books are coming back to haunt us once more. Trevor Mortimer, (By email)

Horse sense I’D like to convey heartfelt thanks to town halls that fine owners who leave their dogs’ disgusting ‘calling cards’ on public roads and pavements. I’m lucky enough to live on a Camino Verde for walkers and cyclists, now closed to all but residents’ cars. There is not nearly so much dog excrement these days, either because owners are more civic-minded or more likely don’t want a fine. But there’s another problem, albeit sporadic: the other morning I heard the clip-clop of a horse passing by and

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when I went out later was confronted by a heap of manure. There are no pooperscoopers for horses! But I wonder what the legal situation is for riders and if they run the risk of fines too? Gwen Beaumont (By email)

Fine example SPEAKING to your Spanish friends, you would have to believe this is the most corrupt country in Europe. I have never encountered it here myself, however. I have lived outside the UK for many years, but my British friends all assure me that there is no less corruption there although I was barely aware of it in my day. “Look at the MPs’ expenses scandals,” they say by way of an example. Now I am beginning to believe they are right, after reading headlines screaming about Nigel Farage having both his wife and his mistress allegedly on his taxpayerfunded payroll. Farage, that Wooden Horse of an MEP, might not like Europe but by gum he’s taken to their customs all right! A mistress, indeed! Now you know what to expect, UKIP! Derek Paston (By email)

Go away THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been criticised for leaving their baby son, eight-month-old George, at home while they holidayed in the Maldives. Hands-on parents and the anti-nanny brigade were appalled and envious in equal measure but good for you, say I. I don’t eat out all that often these days and a birthday treat of lunch with a pal was wrecked recently by the presence of a fractious months-old infant. Unfortunately its British parents, hands-on and droolingly indulgent, were sitting at a table uncomfortably close to ours. If only they had gone to the Maldives! Sadly for us, they chose Mallorca. S McNamara, (Mallorca)

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The Importance Of Tax Residency – Don’t Risk An Unexpected Tax Bill The issue of where you are resident for tax purposes is an important one for British expatriates. Getting it wrong can result in large tax assessments. If you want to stop paying income and capital gains taxes in the UK, you must ensure you are non-UK resident. It is not enough to look at Spain’s tax residency rules, you also need to understand the rules governing UK tax residency, follow them carefully and keep records. In the case of Mr and Mrs Rumbelow, getting it wrong cost them £600,000 in taxes. They left the UK in April 2001, initially residing in Belgium. Later that tax year they disposed of UK properties, believing they would avoid UK capital gains tax since they were no longer resident. They had a villa built in Portugal and moved there in September 2002. Becoming Belgian residents first meant their property disposals in 2001-02 were

By Neil Jenkins, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks taxed at zero rate in Belgium; if they had been resident in Portugal then they would have had to pay tax there. HM Revenue & Customs opened a tax enquiry into their disposals of UK property, and the matter was referred to the First Tier Tax Tribunal. The Rumbelows maintained they stayed within the limits for non-UK residence and made a “substantial

loosening” of family, social and business ties to amount to a distinct break as required by HMRC’s IR20 residence guidance. However they were unable to provide a detailed diary of their movements, or documentary evidence of their Portuguese villa purchase. The tribunal used evidence of cash withdrawals, debit card purchases and business transactions to track their movements, and considered their UK visits were more frequent and extensive than described. Their 15 year old daughter also remained in the UK family Cheshire home. The tribunal ruled that their settled and usual abode remained the house in Cheshire, and they were resident in the UK. HMRC’s decision to levy capital gains tax for the years 20012005 was upheld. Although they were resident in Belgium and then Portugal, it is possible to be resident in more than

one country under the local rules. Double tax treaties exist for such cases, but do not provide as much protection as many believe. In this case, the terms meant that the gains were taxable in the UK. On the other hand, careful planning about when you leave the UK and sell assets can prove very beneficial. In a case brought by HMRC against Mr Glyn, the tribunal ruled in favour of Mr Glyn, who saved himself £5.5 million in capital gains tax as a result. It ruled that he had effected a distinct break; significantly loosened his ties and had no ‘habitual abode’ or ‘abode for a settled purpose’ in the UK. Mr Glyn’s meticulous records aided his case considerably. These court cases relate to the pre2013 residency guidance. The UK’s Statutory Residence Test which came into effect last April does clarify matters going forward. It is still very detailed and complex, but there are

clearer rules to follow. However HMRC is still looking at cases from the previous 10 years, and the old and new rules run alongside for three years. Whether pre or post April 2013, the burden of proof falls on the taxpayer. It is therefore essential that you seek specialist advice, understand the application of the rules, follow them closely and keep detailed records. Tax rates, 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 is advised to seek 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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An uncontrollable temper had always considered the Princess Diana rather a manipulative woman, fully prepared to use the press to further her own cause. The reaction I got to that particular statement was, as anticipated, a deluge of hate mail descending through my inbox. Well, in the light of the recent

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT uncontrollable temper, used to throwing his weight about and, up to this point getting away with just about anything. Irrespective of who was in the loo, he killed them in a fit of vicious rage and is, in my opinion, therefore guilty of murder. One or two other things have fascinated me about this trial, not least the fact that it was from the same court Nelson Mandela was sent down all those years ago. Having been in SA during the dark days of apartheid the situation today appears to me nothing short of miraculous. Another is the rather quaint way they address the female judge. M’Lady in that SA accent sounds for all the world like Thunderbirds’ chauffeur Parker addressing Lady Penelope herself! In a recent piece I wrote that I

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IKE many of us, I have been intrigued by the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in South Africa. As someone who also watched just about every minute of the OJ Simpson trial, where, in the light of overpowering evidence to the contrary, an animal was actually found not guilty (later to be found guilty in a civil court) by a sympathetic jury - mainly composed of elderly black ladies I have been fascinated to see if another celebrity wriggles out of something that, for a lesser mortal, would be cut and dried within a few days. Personally, I can’t see what difference it really makes who was in the toilet when this young man blasted the shots through the door. Nor do I think any intruder who locked himself in the loo screaming for mercy was actually any threat to a person standing outside with a loaded pistol in his hand. No, to my mind this is a spoilt young man with an

disclosures of her handing over the phone numbers of all the Royals up to, and including the Queen, I think my point has been somewhat proven, wouldn’t you say? And that’s about it. I’m still down in the Tenerife sunshine. There is something to be said about all-year-round sunshine! Ah, well, someone has to do it. Just a few more weeks and I’ll be back with the family. Yesss. I’ve actually just finished appearing in a Channel Five documentary. The theme is ‘Growing old Disgracefully’. Sounds about right! I understand it’ll be aired late May early June. I’ll keep ya posted. Enjoy your week, and whatever ya do, always keep the faith, love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com INTRIGUING: Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial.

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GOOD strong, brave words on the Northern Irish situation (Issue 1496). I’m with you 100 per cent, let’s live together but not one rule for one and another for another. It must be hard for anyone involved directly in the struggle but, as an outsider, we must stop the issues being passed to future generations. I think we learn that when we live abroad and I hope and wish the British and Irish can do the same Phil Saint (By email) Editor's note: Leapy said it is time to forgive and forget the troubles in Northern Ireland and move on. That applies to former soldiers implicated in Bloody Sunday as well as people who took part in bomb attacks.

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Ed Harris directs and stars in this western as Virgil Cole, who, with his lifelong buddy Everett Hitch, plays a lawman for hire, cleaning up towns beset by bad guys before moving on. The duo's latest job is in the town of Appaloosa, which is terrorised by evil rancher Randall Bragg. But matters get complicated when Virgil falls for widow Allison French. Everett, worried his distracted friend will lose his edge when Bragg makes his move, must decide on the best course of action as, between the shootouts, a delicate balance between romance and friendship must be struck.

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H dear. Yet again, it seems that we shall have to reach for the freeze-dried nutrition capsules to subsist without risking our lives. A study recently published in the medical journal Cell Metabolism claims that eating a diet high in protein is as bad for you as smoking. So while you thought a lean piece of fillet accompanied by a light salad was just the ticket for optimum nutrition, it seems you may as well have lit up a fat cigar. Now, it later emerges that the findings were not quite as conclusive as they first appeared, but it still leaves us ordinary folk confused about what should safely make it on to our plates. Sugar - or the white poison - is banned. Salt is slowly killing us, as the average Briton

apparently consumes some eight grammes each day, while the limit should be set at six grammes to avoid heart attacks and strokes, according to the World Health Organisation. Best not even get started on the whole minefield of bread, pasta or wine, consumption of which seems to rank higher than say bungee jumping in the health risk stakes. Frankly, I am feeling a little weak just writing this crouched, over a

coffee and a croissant (to calm my frayed nerves). The fact that I grew up eating meat and biscuits, drinking milk and later wine makes me a walking miracle - surely I should be six feet under already? Even opting for vegetables and fruit doesn’t put you in the safe zone. Recently a lunch guest gave me the third

degree about the origins of the strawberries I was serving his children. Were they local? Organic? Feeling like a criminal, I googled this dangerous murder weapon to discover that, indeed, strawberries have been found to contain 13 different pesticides. Lettuce, apples and potatoes were also among the suspects, unless organic, while safest of the conventionally farmed offerings included avocados, bananas and broccoli. Organic food isn’t always an Protein or a option because of cost factors and we don’t cigarette for orall availability, have the space or time for lunch... Any an effective allotment in our difference? backyard. So, ultimately the day of the freeze-dried nutrition pack may soon be upon us after all. Either that or hope that all those pesky preservatives in our diet actually turn out to ‘preserve’ our bodies, too. Imagine the irony. HEALTHY EATING: How healthy is what we put on our plates these days?

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A weekly look and not entirely impartial reaction - to the Spanish political scene

AFTER the destruction of the World Trade Centre it emerged that Mohamed Atta spent 10 days in Spain in July 2001. He piloted one of the planes that hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 but if it was ever discovered who Atta met, no-one is letting on. In 2011 his visit confirmed the official view that although jihadists were present, Spain was a staging post for onward journeys and a source of income via robberies, credit card fraud and drugs dealing. Spain, it was thought until March 2004, was safe from attack and warnings of jihadist activity from the Guardia Civil were discounted by the Intelligence Service. Even on March 11 when jihadist bombs killed 191 people on four commuter trains, the government refused to accept any hypothesis other than an ETA attack.

Days later its continued insistence lost the PP the general election, not because the Spanish caved in to terrorism as the international pro-Iraq war faction claimed, but because voters were lied to. Ten years later the same old conspiracy theories are trotted out again by those who spread them at the time. They will always be more attractive than the truth, especially amongst bad losers.

Not rocket science SPAIN and the UK should both understand the majority of Crimea’s population unwilling to become part of Ukraine. The Falklands, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla and the Canaries all have populations reluctant to be swallowed up by their theoretically rightful owners. Forget sovereignty and geographic coherence, feelings come into this equation, too. But trouble starts - and this is hardly algebra - when gas pipelines and naval dockyards skew the calculations.

Leaders of the pack ARANTXA QUIROGA, newly-named president of the PP in the Basque

region, wanted to choose the regional secretary general. Alfonso Alonso, Speaker of the national parliament and influential in Euskadi, wanted to impose his choice, backed by vicepresident Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. Quiroga, steelier than opponents suspect, got her own way, although not totally unaided: she was supported by Dolores de Cospedal, the PP’s national secretary general. However much she wanted to help Quiroga, it’s not farfetched to assume that De Cospedal was happy to use this situation to challenge Saenz de Santamaria yet again.

BONO: Wants to help Spain.

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Bono dixit BONO – he of U2 and not Jose Bono, former minister of Defence and Speaker of the Spanish parliament - wants to help Spain. “This week Rajoy has urged the EU to introduce structural reforms to create liquidity for the Spanish economy,” Bono told his captive and captivated audience at the European People’s Party congress in Dublin. He suggested launching a pro-Spain campaign to all present, including Angela Merkel. There goes Bono the World Saver again, convinced that a few words from him will do more than Spain, Brussels and the ECB together.

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Don’t lose the siesta... BEING on the ‘wrong clock’ makes people in Spain eat, leave work and go to bed later than the rest of Europe. With summer time coming

soon (March 30), our question was: Will changing Spain’s time zone to be on the more ‘natural’ GMT make a difference in increasing productivity as some

OPINION & COMMENT RAY WELLER: Keep the Spanish way of life.

Spanish MPs have suggested? Or should Spain keep the siesta lifestyle (work-rest-work) and the extra hour of summer evening daylight?

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EBEKAH WALSH, on holiday in Benalmadena (Malaga) from Cardiff, said she wouldn’t favour any time zone change. “Everybody loves productivity by changing to GMT since it’s be affected really, working hours are Spain for its laid-back style. I think making too hot for people to work in the working hours whether it is light or dark outside,” stated Patricia. work hours like the rest of Europe would afternoon in the summer months.” Husband and wife Steven and Brenda Howser, who is retired and just make it like the rest of Europe! Why living in La Marina (Alicante), agreed with would it want to do that? I like the mid- Patricia O’Hare, on holiday on the Costa Blanca from her Costa Blanca neighbours. “I can’t day siesta. I know it’s a pain when Belfast, said they don’t really see what difference that hour stores close for a few hours, but believe there is much would make, to be honest. I wouldn’t they also stay open later, which has difference in the one be worried either way if it changed to its convenient aspects.” hour between GMT GMT or stayed the same.” Ray Weller from Albox and European time Eric Nickel lives in Mijas Costa (Almeria) thought the country work-wise. “I don’t think (Malaga) and he actually had quite a bit should keep the Spanish way of productivity to say. The 37-year-old water life. The 68-year-old retiree said,: “I think the shop hours are would engineer was appalled to think that the country would switch better now, with shops to GMT for productivity open in the evening and purposes. He said: “If we’re closed on Sundays.” Ray talking workplace advanadded, “I don’t think it ERIC NICKEL: Switching BRENDA HOWSER: Doesn’t tages, Spain does most would make any might actually backfire. trade with the rest of the difference to think there is much difference.

STEVEN & PATRICIA O’HARE: “Working hours are working hours.” continent anyway, not with the ones on GMT. It makes sense for them to stay on the working hours zone as France, Germany, Holland, the rest of Europe.” He also mentioned a time change wouldn’t change the Spanish work culture anyway. “People are used to it. Late going in, late coming out; it’s part of the culture. Besides, a one-hour time difference gives the whole country less light in the summer hours, which would actually do a lot to negatively affect tourism. So it might actually backfire.”

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Falling standards: Eating out ain’t what it used to be R

UNNING a profitable bar or restaurant in a cut-throat, fast moving environment requires considerable understanding of the licensed trade. But, like politics, everyone thinks they can do it. It sure tells. The successful licensed trade runs best on change. We do have fine restaurants serving Costa communities. Sadly these are outnumbered by bars and cheap cafés that evoke a perception of tackiness. Despite the absence of subtropical rival destinations, and with 730 million Europeans on its doorstep, Costa Spain is struggling. Do millions of modern Europeans recoil from the 1960s’ time warp Costa lifestyle? My wife and I were recently invited to a function held in a café; I refuse to call it a restaurant. You know the type; coarseness, strobe disco lights, overflowing ashtrays, tin or plastic advertising chairs and tables, the latter covered by paper tablecloths. Wearily we peered at stained sun-bleached menus that

Mike Walsh Mike Walsh. Based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

listed pre-prepared overpriced junk food; my compliments to the microwave. For entertainment kara-crokey and B side 1960s’ 78rpm vinyl records. If I hear Knock Three Times or Sweet Caroline one more time I swear someone will swing for it. Conversation is impossible when competing with TVs and a bawling DJ. My wife cringed as ‘mine host’ went from table to table sweeping up the leftovers. He was dressed in jeans, grubby shirt and trainers. It was a depressing new experience for her. I too winced, though I have seen it all before. Sadly the image it creates abroad is that of poor taste and

SIMPLE YET STYLISH: How things used to be.

vulgarity. Many such eateries are a time capsule for hi-de-hi entertainment at Britain’s 1960s’ holiday camps and seaside resorts. It doesn’t have to be like this, nor does it have to be drink-sodden

youngsters spewing across overpriced city centres. Ten years ago my home city’s night life offered a rich assortment of classy internationally themed eateries,

attractive bars, stylish restaurants, bistros and bars. These were frequented by ordinary people who welcomed the opportunity to dress cool, stylish and look their best. There was a refreshing absence of boorishness. Such bistros and stylish wine bars, many of ethnic ambience, were perfect for business meetings, romance or socialising. I took many Spanish visitors to a continental eatery in my home city. “Why can’t we have places like this,” they asked. In December I visited a vibrant Bristol, where one had difficulty booking a table. Restaurants were far more chic, expensive and busy than those of Med-Spain. In such watering holes, melodies were unobtrusive and televisions definitely non-u. Busy throughout the week whatever the weather, when for nine months of the year Costa bars are quiet. It is time for Spain to play catch up, not just with Britain but with much of Europe. We really do deserve far better than what is on today’s menu.

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in history 1839: The word ‘OK,’ one of the New World’s greatest linguistic exports, makes its way into American vernacular. Though erroneous theories abound, OK stands for ‘oll korrect,’ a popular slang misspelling at the time of ‘all correct.’ 1894: First Stanley Cup hockey championships played in Montreal. 1918: German forces cross the Somme River in northwestern France against the British 5th Army three days after launching their major spring offensive. 1919: Mussolini breaks with Italian socialists to found the right-wing Fascist party. 1941: Yugoslavia joins Axis powers Germany, Italy and Japan. 1941: Italy uses the newest naval weapon, the manned torpedo, to sink a British cruiser at Suda Bay in Crete. 1942: Sir Stanford Cripps and Gandhi meet for talks on Indian independence in the ‘Cripps Mission.’ 1945: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar). 1953: Dr Jonas Salk announces his successful testing of the polio vaccine on a national radio show. 1958: A 23-year-old Elvis Presley is inducted to the US Army for two years of service that would delineate a clear line between the ‘Old’ Elvis and the New. 1967: Martin Luther King, Jr leads a march of 5,000 anti-Vietnam war demonstrators in Chicago. 1973: The London Stock Exchange admits women on the floor for the first time in its 200-year history. 1979: British ambassador in Holland Sir Richard Sykes is shot dead by the IRA outside his Dutch home. 1979: Egypt and Israel sign a peace treaty in a White House ceremony to end 30 years of war. 1980: The US decision to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics is announced to Olympic athletes by President Jimmy Carter.

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Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, this film is the second in the adventure trilogy. Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen who returns home victorious after the 74th Hunger Games. But she and her fellow winner Peeta Mellark (played by Josh Hutcherson) soon discover that rebellion is in the air, with growing dissent to the Capitol’s rule. Donald Sutherland plays President Coriolanus Snow who uses the 75th Hunger Games, known as the third ‘Quarter Quell’ to wipe out resistance in the districts. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Runtime 146 minutes. Rated 13.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A trip to the cinema or theatre makes you take notice and may even shock. There are many things in life that normally do not touch us but, once we are aware, there seems to be a need for action. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Expecting others to automatically know what you want is unrealistic. Even dropping heavy hints can go well astray of the mark. Although it is unpalatable to your sensitivity, plain talking is needed. Stop wanting everyone to like you and your personality will grow in leaps and bounds. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Oh, gosh, this is a really sensitive time for Leos. Although it is easy to upset you, it is equally easy to fire your enthusiasm. Anyone considering not keeping a promise or appointment with you should beware because they will be whipped into shape. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) This is a week of deep thinking and meaningful conversations. Someone's opinion of you reaches your ears and pleases you greatly. Work that has been progressing at home faces hold-ups and tact is needed to avoid a row.

March 23: Chaka Khan, 61. American musician and performer. Known as the Queen of Funk, her career has spanned four decades and she has 10 Grammy Awards to her name.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Family members bring a sparkle to your eyes and a spring to your step. When there is so much going on it is easy to forget how much we are part of a whole. If you have neglected keeping in contact of late, this serves to remind you to try to do better.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Taking control of both your finances and emotions has already started paying dividends. Such a change is not easy but most satisfying. Satisfaction is something of which you will have a lot.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Surprising and happy news about the 30th really puts some bounce into you. Having been so busy recently, you may not have noticed that someone has a special interest in you. Another surprise then, but how will you react? Probably with interest but no great passion.

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March 20: Fernando Torres. Spanish footballer. Nicknamed El Niño (The Kid), Torres began his career with Atletico Madrid and now plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team. He is married to Olalla Dominguez Liste; they have two children. Torres is an avid admirer of JRR Tolkien and has a tattoo reading ‘Fernando’ in ‘Tengwar’ - a language from the book - on his left forearm.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Take extra care where finances concern your home. A legal matter should be considered carefully. When planning home improvements, get plenty of good advice and do not trust your heart. A new activity means new friends.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Be determined to make a budget and stick to it. Even if you are arranging a holiday, resist the urge to splash out. Because this is such a busy week, it may not seem that there is time to read the small print. However, that would be a mistake, causing problems later.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Being protective of those close does not mean worrying all the time. With their co-operation, the burden, welcome though it may be, can be lightened. There is the opportunity to have fun with some young friends, which may not come again for some time.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) With a big event coming up, you need someone to give plenty of love and support. Starting a new interest could lead you into their path. Going for looks alone will do you no favours. Be as broadminded as possible when it comes to making friends.

March 24: Tommy Hilfiger, 63. Fashion designer. Fashion designer and founder of ‘lifestyle brand’ Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. He claims direct descent from Scottish poet Robert Burns. March 25: Aretha Franklin, 72. Singer. Queen of Soul! With 15 Grammys, she is a legend worldwide. She sang at Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration ceremony. March 26: Keira Knightley, 29. Movie actress. Well-known for her roles in films like Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, and Anna Karenina. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) An area in which you have experience means that you are able to help someone close this week. Keep the advice free from personal opinions wherever possible. Some upsets on a day-to-day basis are all minor and will pass. Your sensitivity this week is certain to cause frustration and even mayhem. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) What will really be appreciated this week is if you will give your time to others. I realise that your life is busy but the emotional rewards from helping someone will be more than worth it. To see yourself in a truly positive light, imagine being in the positions of those round you.

A SPORTING CHANCE 1. For which American football team did the now infamous O J Simpson play? 2. In Australian Rules Football, how many points are awarded when a team scores a goal when the football is propelled through the goal posts at any height (including above the height of the posts) by way of a kick from the attacking team? 3. With which sport would you principally associate the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons? 4. How many times did Evonne Goolagong (Cawley) win the Wimbledon Ladies singles title? 5. Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the real name of which famous sportsman? 6. Which country won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 and 2007? 7. Including the cue ball, how many balls are there on the table at the start of a snooker game? 8. Which British athlete was the first ever recipient of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, in 1954? 9. At which Winter Olympics did the British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean become the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving 12 perfect 6.0s and six 5.9s, which included artistic impression scores of 6.0 from every judge? 10. Which team won the both 2013 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final and the 2013 Super League Grand Final?

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 5 Good: 6 Very good: 9 Excellent: 11

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aper, para, pare, parr, part, pate, pear, peat, peer, pert, pray, prey, pyre, rapt, reap, tapa, tape, tarp, trap, type, apart, apery, apter, parer, parry, party, pater, payee, payer, peart, peaty, perry, peter, prate, pryer, repay, taper, perter, prater, prayer, reaper, repeat, retype, RATEPAYER

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1. BUFFALO BILLS (accept also SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS), 2. SIX POINTS, 3. BASKETBALL, 4. TWO - 1971 and 1980, 5. PELÉ, 6. SOUTH AFRICA, 7. 22 (15 reds, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black and white/cue), 8. CHRISTOPHER CHATAWAY, 9. SARAJEVO – 1984, 10. WIGAN WARRIORS.

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 (WAVING) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of a famous alternative rock band (three words): PRINCES MASTER TEACHER

Across 1 Roof covering for former prime minister, almost (6) 5 Heathens keeping silver in cooking pot (6) 8 Goal being reset for Soviet gymnast (4) 9 Roused when a vigil comes to a sorry end (8) 10 Splendid joke I fed into Scotsman (8) 11 Eager to sing with a sad song (4) 12 Criticise bad start and end (5) 14 Victor loses his head midway (5) 18 Partial delivery sent back? That's disgusting (4) 20 Been a red revolutionary in Scotland (8) 22 Rosa left the presentation confused and remorseful (8) 23 The first person mentioned in Nostradamus's predictions (4) 24 With crew's net (6) 25 Begin to show fear (5)

Unscramble the name of a ‘challenging recreational outdoor activity’ (three words): WIN WITH GREATER FAT FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MANIC STREET PREACHERS, WHITE WATER RAFTING

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(6) 6 “Small cucumber is a bit rougher”, king said (7) 7 Nice embracing an oriental relative (5) 13 Attempting to visit the ruler (7) 15 The Spanish man's a gent,

strangely charming (7) 16 Author is apparently inside (6) 17 The SDP rewrote the drafts (6) 19 Woman is in an entire new outfit (5) 21 Show doctor a graduate (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 21 represents D and 15 represents Z, so fill in D every time the figure 21 appears and Z every time the figure 15 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.

Across 1 Shriek (6) 4 Economise severely (6) 9 Permit (3) 10 Subdue by force of personality (7) 11 Ordinary (7) 12 Work out (5) 13 Go after and bring back (5) 15 Range (5) 20 Once more (5) 22 Chocolate pastries (7) 24 Futile (7) 25 Monkey (3) 26 Scandinavian country (6) 27 Chum (6)

Down 1 Extremely serious (6) 2 Entourage (7) 3 Pleasant fragrance (5) 5 Masterpiece (7) 6 Perfection (5) 7 Mollycoddle (6) 8 Flat (5) 14 Meet formally (7) 16 Confidential (7) 17 Light touch (6) 18 Drive back (5) 19 Climb up (6) 21 Make laugh (5) 23 Defeated contestant (5)

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

whey or way

Answers: A little at a time, One way or another

Down 2 Antique in the vestibule is a bag (7) 3 Sell the business (5) 4 Hard ground in floor of fireplace (6) 5 First person is in place for the fish

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Plaque, 8 Nevada, 10 Retains, 11 Spine, 12 Acre, 13 Relic, 17 Corps, 18 Code, 22 Acorn, 23 Tourist, 24 Ousted, 25 Repose. Down: 1 Spartan, 2 Batters, 3 Music, 4 Seismic, 5 Batik, 6 Cadet, 9 Osteopath, 14 Bounder, 15 Monitor, 16 Leather, 19 Salon, 20 Toast, 21 Tuber. QUICK Across: 1 Begins, 5 France, 8 Cats, 9 Terrific, 10 Cellar, 11 Checks, 12 Owls, 14 Axe, 15 Bank, 16 Crisps, 18 Thrill, 20 Disaster, 22 Leap, 23 Greedy, 24 Sorted. Down: 2 Erase, 3 Insults, 4 Saturdays, 5 Far, 6 Alike, 7 Chicken, 11 Creatures, 13 Warrior, 15 Burglar, 17 Scare, 19 Leave, 21 Toy.

Across 1 Classroom (4) 3 Pothole (in road) (5) 8 Butterflies (insects) (9) 9 Fly (insect) (5) 10 Anchor (5) 12 Answer (reply) (9) 14 Callejón (5) 15 Wave (in sea, lake) (4)

Down 1 Carpet (8) 2 Corderos (5) 4 Aplausos (8) 5 Su (de él) (3) 6 Tesoro (de mucho valor) (8) 7 Frost (substance) (8) 11 Cadena (de eslabones, de joyería) (5) 13 Sun (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Lapiz, 3 Fiero, 6 Swim, 7 Trucha, 9 Caballero, 12 Acento, 13 Lago, 14 Peaje, 15 Jeans. Down: 1 Last, 2 Primavera, 3 Farola, 4 Escarlata, 5 Orar, 8 Sastre, 10 Damp, 11 Toes.

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TOP 10 BUCKET LIST SPOTS IN EUROPE VICTORIA Falls, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China... great places to put on your ‘bucket list’ (to do before ‘kicking the bucket’). But if you never get there, how about some great places nearby and cheaper to get to? Here are our picks for Top 10 places in western Europe to put on your Bucket List. 1. Northern Lights Catch a flight up to Finland or Norway and get to the far north to experience the incomparable Aurora Borealis. There are even alert websites that help you track when they are expected to be brightest.

2. Liechtenstein/Andorra Against the odds as a black man under apartheid in South Africa, Mandela trained as a lawyer and helped many black South Africans survive the system. After 27 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid, Mandela played a key role in the end of apartheid and the country’s first truly democratic elections.

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3. Stonehenge The prehistoric monument is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is thought that the first stones were built anywhere between 2,400 BC and 2,200 BC, that is, REALLY old. If you haven’t been, there’s no excuse! Make a sunrise visit during the summer solstice for a memorable experience.

is of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II. Being illiterate, Liesel is teased at school and her adoptive father encourages her to learn how to read. When Max, a Jew hiding in their home, comes to live with the family, the power of words help him and Liesel escape from the terrifying events unfolding around them. Markus Zusak's book itself is a testament about the ability of

4. Fjords The process of how they are formed is fascinating (look it up on Wikipedia) but even those not interested in geological science can’t help but appreciate the sheer breathtaking beauty of Norway’s fjords. Plenty of reasonable flights up to Norway; go in summer to escape the Spanish heat. 5. Neuschwanstein Men, maybe your childhood wish was to be Prince Gallant flying in on your valiant steed to rescue the damsel in distress… Ladies, maybe you had dreams of being a princess with flowing dresses living in sumptuous elegance. Return to the age of innocence by visiting Europe’s most gorgeous castle: Neuschwanstein (near Munich, Germany).

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CASTLE: Neuschwanstein, Germany. 6. La Concha Here’s one right here in Spain: La Concha de San Sebastian (the ‘seashell’ beach), named for its beautiful shape. If you haven’t been up to Spain’s Basque region, know for a fact that the best tapas in all of Spain are in Donostia (Basque name for San Sebastian). And the best place in Donostia to eat famed

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the written word to feed the soul. It is both the messenger and the message in one.

Basque tapas is on Donostia’s beach, La Concha.

beautiful cities on the planet. An extra perk: Fly into Paris during a time of year when clear weather is expected and you’ll see the Eiffel Tower from the plane, a lovely experience. 10. Fez Medina OK, this one isn’t technically in Europe but for those in southern Spain, it’s EIFFEL actually much closer TOWER: In than northern one of most European beautiful destinations. A quick flight to cities. Casablanca puts you near the amazing Fez. The ancient medina in the old city is something everyone should experience in their lifetime.

7. Schlaf im Stroh Head to the Swiss-German part of Switzerland for the memorable experience of ‘Schlaf im Stroh’ which means ‘sleeping in the straw.’ Yes, you sleep in a barn, in the straw. A little rustic but definitely unforgettable! Besides, the Schlaf im Stroh Association makes sure that participating farm families meet quality standards (it is Switzerland, after all). 8. Positano Watch the film Under the Tuscan Sun and you’ll be unalterably inspired to get on the next plane to Italy and find the coastal town of Positano (or any other adorable town on the coast) where you can scoot around on a Vespa and basically have a fabulous time. 9. Eiffel Tower A popular tourist site but if you’ve never been, it’s only one country away and in one of the most

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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Average: 18

Just Joking

Good: 23 Very good: 33

What’s the difference between roast beef and pea soup? Anyone can roast beef. What did the ocean say to the beach? Nothing, it just waved. I am a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I am perfect.

Excellent: 40

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION news, nips, numb, neon, unpin, upon, wine, wisp, pine, prone, pros, prow, prows, pone, pore, swum, swine, sine, sinew, spun, spin, spine, spore, sore, swop, swore, sworn, rosin, rows, opine, wore, worn

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MADRID FUSION 2014 will showcase the tastiest and most desirable dishes found around the country. Estanislao Carenzo, head chef at Sudestada, comments: “In Asia they are concentrating on extravagant luxury while here we are interested in going back to the old, more simplistic ways.” Angel León, head chef at Aponiente in Cádiz, is trying to bring back ‘humble’ fish ignored in recent years with ‘modern’ sauces.

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Does low calorie fast food make sense if you want a ‘quick fix’? THE image of the fast food restaurant has never been very associated with healthy options, but one fast food giant is offering 30 per cent lighter chips. That raises the question: are consumers really looking for light food on these menus? Many people actually want the grease factor when going to these restaurants - think David Hasselhoff drunkenly devouring that hamburger or the legions of consumers who believe that greasy food is good for a hangover. All of this comes about because Burger King has

LIGHTER CHIPS: But are consumers really looking for light food? brought out ‘satisfries’ with 30 per cent less fat, which begs the question does it make

sense to offer a consumer who wants grease, less grease? People who want to eat

healthily rarely enter fast food establishments, whereas many of the customers of these restaurants are actually looking for a greasy meal. According to medical studies humans are genetically programmed to enjoy grease and sugar, the very two components that make fast food so desirable to the masses. It remains to be seen whether the fast food giants can capture a corner of the healthy market alongside the majority who just want a quick fix in the form of grease and sugar.

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Different ways to reduce food wastage throughout the world EVERY year between a quarter and a third of all food production is wasted. All over the world countries are trying to implement formulas to stop this wastage, such as: 1. Steam Fridges - in underdeveloped countries a lot of food wastes due to lack of electricity and these fridges use vapour from the food to maintain it. 2. Rigid Packaging - a simple cardboard box could save untold amounts of fresh produce. 3. Metal Silos - these would provide a more stable environment for the produce keeping it fresher. 4. Hermetically sealed plastic bags - to keep out plagues of insects on growing food in the fields. 5. Infrastructure - better roads and electricity lines would mean less wastage in transport and storage.

6. Reduce offers - the consumer often buys more when things are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get the third one free.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

7. Allow donations - some countries stop restaurants from donating food to the needy.

8. Avoid compulsive buying. 9. Recycle food left over and use it in another meal.

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Street food in land of the tapa FOOD trucks, so popular in other cultures, have never really taken in Spain with their loud music, waiters who are also chefs, orders cooked at high speed and nowhere to sit down. None of these fit in with the traditional Spanish way of eating. Tapas bars are a better way of understanding street food, but it’s a very Spanish way of looking at it. Street food is more equated with a hamburger or hotdog whereas a tapa is

a reduced format of food that is restaurant quality. Francis Paniego, head chef of Echaurren in Logroño, said: “Our rhythm of life is not compatible with street food. In London or other large European cities they like to eat while walking in the street, but in Spain the culture is more of sitting around a table and taking our time. We consider this a virtue rather than a problem. Every country has its own identity and ours is the tapa.”

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Gardening Corner By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.

ITH the moving of the clock an hour forward for spring we can enjoy longer sunny afternoons. For those who still enjoy a gin and tonic, the perpetual flowering and fruiting lemon trees prove their worth. There is an Italian habit of adding a few slivers of lemon peel into a bottle of white wine, a day or two before drinking it. The doctored wine is delicious with pickled olives. If you have yet to plant one, the perpetual lemon tree varieties are Lunar, Quatro Estaciones and Eureka. If the trees say lemon, go elsewhere.

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Citrus plants are in season. Always ask what the ripening and harvesting seasons are before buying. I recently read that a new variety of orange has been bred in Valencia which will ripen quicker and have a higher content of essential vitamins. However, it will probably be years before such trees are available. Give your citrus trees a spring spray against unwanted leaf minero insects and sooty leaves. Use a joint Neem and Propolis spray with a foliar feed added.

Citrus survey 2014 Please indicate which of the following 10 problems you have experienced with citrus trees. 1. Poor quality trees. 2. Poor choice of varieties. 3. Poor labelling. 4. Poor guidance on planting by garden centre. 5. Knowing when to water. 6. Knowing how and when to prune. 7. Stunted trees after a few years. 8. Knowing when to feed. 9. Knowing when to harvest. 10. Poor harvests. I will report back on the results at the end of April.

Fruit growing I’m doing a survey on fruit trees. Each entry will go in the hat for a copy of ‘Growing healthy fruit in Spain’ plus a copy of ‘Our 52 day retirement adventure along the Spanish Pyrenees.’ Just send an email to gardeninginspain@hotma il.com listing the numbers from the questionnaire of the problems that you have had with citrus trees. The winner will be

contacted by email. Entries will close on Monday, March 31, at 6pm.

Easy ordering It is now easy to order books online via Amazon Books and the initial four Santana books* from online bookshops, such as The Book Depository and The Royal Horticultural Society Bookshop. *Your garden in Spain, Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain, Growing

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between 10.00am and 17.00pm at the Calpe Diamante Beach Hotel.

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Caravanas Sangar: Annual open days CARAVANAS Sangar is the largest caravan and camping shop in south east Spain. Established for more than a decade, its expert bilingual staff has helped thousands of customers get on the road to enjoy happy holidays or retirement travelling around Spain or Europe in the freedom that a caravan and motor home offer. The 10,000 square metre site in Los Beatos, Cartagena, is an expansive and fullyequipped showroom offering everything you

could want, from the simple overnight camper to the experienced motor home enthusiast wanting home-from-home comforts. There is a specialised workshop where all repairs as well as general servicing are carried out. There is also, of course, an excellent display of caravans and motor homes for sale, including top brands like LMC, Dethleffs, Sunlight and Caravelair. Caravanas Sangar is also a primary distributor of the Aitana range which is at the forefront of the

market, fully-equipped with all the mod cons and built for comfort and style. For those on a budget, there is a wide range of good quality and affordable second-hand caravans and motor homes for sale. Static homes are also available for those looking for a more permanent base. A rental service by MC Rent is also available if you wish to sample what life could be like touring around Spain or further afield, with full insurance and 24-hour assistance included in the price.

Open days Caravanas Sangar is hosting its annual open days at the end of the month, offering customers past, present and future to join them for a fun-filled fiesta with live music. The open days take place from 10am-6pm on March 28, 29 and 30.

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Extra nutrition THERE are many different reasons why you might choose one variety of vegetable over another, but why not choose it for its nutritional value. Now, many vegetables have been bred to have enhanced nutritional values: Carrots Rich in carotene levels, which boost vitamin A, new carrots with higher levels have now been bred. An ‘Ingot’ carrot which can be harvested in 63 days is a hybrid carrot with a sweet flavour and carotene levels between 120 and 170 parts per million (ppm) when the average carrot has 80-100ppm. A ‘Beta Champ’ hybrid proves a good choice for juicing with tests showing it has 150 to 270 ppm of carotene. Tomatoes Tomatoes are also getting a boost in vitamin A, as well as in vitamin C. Several varieties are being grown, enriched with nutrients and some are available now to be grown at home. ‘Double Rich’ tomatoes which harvest in 65-75 days contain twice the vitamin C of other tomatoes, holding nearly as much as in an orange. The ‘Caro-Rich’ which harvests in 80 days contain 10 times the vitamin A of other tomatoes. So next time you’re growing your veg, look out for hybrid versions that may hold extra nutritional value.

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Fastighetsbyran sold a home a day last year SWEDISH property buyers in Spain increased by 68 per cent in 2013 compared to 2012, which is why Swedish real estate agency Fastighetsbyran in Torremarina Commercial Centre, Torrevieja, is the obvious choice for property owners wanting to sell. Advertising extensively in Sweden and across Scandinavia as well as attending regular large trade fairs and exhibitions, Fastighetsbyran is targeting the people who are ready and waiting to buy. “Scandinavia is the second biggest market (12 per cent) in Spain currently,” said Jon Lindsmyr, adding, “the resale market is growing, accounting for 54.4 per cent of all sales last year. Before it was more 50/50, so we are always looking for more resale properties.”

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FASTIGHETSBYRAN: Office in Torrevieja. Jon believes the trend is down in part to the better standard of resale properties now being available and the prices have been better adjusted. “Seventy-two per cent of our

clients are buying resales so we are very strong in this area and we are very proud of the amount of resales we do.” They have recently also begun to advertise on Right Move

property website to attract the other largest market buying in the area right now: the British. The Land Register report for 2013 shows that prices dropped another 8 per cent last year, making it a buyer’s market. Fastighetsbyran works hard on pairing up these buyers with their ideal home and their results speak for themselves: last year they sold an average of one

property per working day just from the Torrevieja branch alone. Fastighetsbyran was established in Sweden in 1966 and the company now has 240 offices. It was launched in Spain in 2008 and has a solid network of nine offices. Fastighetsbyran is a whollyowned subsidiary of Swedbank, Sweden’s largest bank and one of the most well-known brands in the country, which means sellers and buyers know they are in safe hands. The office is open Monday to Friday 9am-6pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm but appointments are available outside these hours. For more information and to discuss how your property could be sold quickly and easily, call 966 925 281.

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How to sell property to the Chinese IN the last few years the fluctuation of the Spanish property market has attracted a lot more foreign buyers and investors. Among the many non-nationals who are now entering the market are the Chinese who, apparently require special treatment. They are considered such a niche market that real estate giant Lucas Fox has created a special department in its organisation just to deal with the Asian market. Among the guidelines set out for this market are that agents should, above all, be extremely patient, bear in mind certain peculiarities such as handing them a business card with both hands, being prepared to barter, preparing their properties so that they

SHANGHAI: Chinese investors aspire to live the European lifestyle. are Feng Shui friendly and even being prepared to pick them up from their hotels to take them to dinner and pay! Agents are also reminded that the Asians are very cordial and don’t like to say ‘no’ to anything; so if they are asked if they like something and they don’t answer or just

change the subject then that answer was a ‘no.’ Chinese investors and buyers are generally around 38 years old, from Beijing, Canton or Shanghai and aspire to live the European lifestyle. They prefer to purchase new, south facing buildings (for the Feng Shui).

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Specsavers and More on our feline Lions put Javea friends woman in the frame OVER the last three months Specsavers Opticas have been working with the Lions Club Charity to collect unwanted glasses to distribute around the world, to help improve the sight of the world’s poorest people. Specsavers ran a competition in conjunction with the Euro Weekly News to exceed the target of collecting 3,000 pairs of glasses, and the result was a fantastic total of nearly 4,500! The competition helped drive more people to donate their unwanted glasses and gave them the chance to be entered into a prize draw to win a new pair of designer frames. Congratulations to the winner, Tricia Comer, who

LAST week’s article on cats got a good response from readers, so here are some more cat facts... Why do cats bring home dead prey? A cat is a predator. Little predators. Cats who fill up at while avoiding being home with food will bitten. still potentially hunt; For all dog treats please call: Or it may be that appetite only really 971 887 007 / 634 152 813 the cat hasn’t affects the level of learned how to kill it enthusiasm in their properly and so endeavours. can’t quite reach Bringing the prey that final stage back home to you David THE Dogman indicates that your quickly and cleanly. Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am cat feels secure Movement is then Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm there and it’s a safe necessary in order (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm place to leave food to maintain the cat’s (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm to eat now or keep interest in killing the Mallorca 103.9fm for later. As your cat prey, and throwing it gets older it will around causes movement. probably hunt less. Of course, it could be that cats simply Why do cats play with their prey? It’s been suggested that cats play enjoy the hunting game. more with ‘dangerous’ prey like rats to For your local radio frequency log onto practise manipulation and handling www.talkradioeurope.com

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WINNER: Tricia Comer (centre). chose a Karen Millen designer frame from Specsavers Opticas Javea. All eight Specsavers Opticas on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Mallorca are continuing to support the Lions Club by

being a drop-off point for old glasses, so residents are being encouraged to make sure their old glasses don’t go to waste.

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Lucky Irene gets a Telitec boost with €100 voucher LUCKY Irene Hiscock from Gata is the first winner of €100 in vouchers from Telitec’s draw at thir new Pop Up shops in Jalon. Participating businesses all sported a bright pink sticker in their window letting clients know that they were participating. As part of the deal any customer in any of the shops making any purchase had the opportunity, as an added bonus, to win up to €100 in vouchers to spend in their

FIRST WINNER: Irene Hiscock from Gata. community with the shops taking part. Telitec had some fantastic offers from discounts on mobiles and tablets to special introductory offers on our services of ADSL, WIFI, LOWCOST calls and MOBILE. They have packages to suit all residents, part-time, full-time or on holiday . For more info call 965 743 473 or visit website www.telitec.com.

Now Telitec are moving into Quesada for their Pop Up campaign. Those taking part are: Euronics ‘The Electrical Shop,’ Martin’s Barber Shop, Big Girls Blouse, Ibertech, Redz Boutique, Gigi’s Boutique, As Seen on TV, Hiz & Herz, Spice Hut, Sam’s Bar, Muebles 43, Linen Mills, Ibex Insurance, Quesada Butchers, Howards Gym, Quesada Fish & Chips.

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ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac. There is usually something there for everyone —- but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! During July and August the shop will only be open Wednesday to Saturday from 09.30 until 13.00. We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF QUESADA, meets at new premises, Hamiltons Bakehouse, Calle Vicente 62, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar. Sunday Service at 11.30am. A Tuesday evening of Mediumship at 7.30pm and every Thursday there is an opportunity to develop your skills at the Open Circle at 7.30pm. Spiritual Healing is available Sunday and Tuesday. Contact Wendy on 965 323 028. (95454)

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. English-speaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated

THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP VEGA BAJA. We help anyone, any age and any nationality, 24hr helpline. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega and in Torrevieja on Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4. You can contact us on 966 723 733 between 10am and 1:30pm or online at www.helpvegabaja.com. For emergencies 24hr helpline 965 704 282 (95456)

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co.uk. (95457) THE BAKER FOUNDATION for SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. 16 Nicolas De Bussi Ave, Playa Flamenca. Sunday Service every week 11am to 12 noon, everyone welcome. For further details please phone/fax 966 760 665 (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 653 066 919 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 (95461) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, contact Pi larChristian.CommunityChurch@g mail.com / 968 575 417 / 966 848 806 Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463) TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Tele-

phone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) HELP MMM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Appointments for cervical, breast and prostate screening in the Murcia area, please ring 680 393 257 (95466) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 3pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 96 671 8964 or Carol, Secretary: 966 765 488, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@ hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant Branch meets 1st Tuesday of every month at The Norwegian Club on Sierra Mar Urbanisation at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Barbara Turnbull, Branch Secretary on 608 994 456 or email b_dmt1966@yahoo.co.uk (95474)

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CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc, and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone. Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hotmail.com (95475)

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MR FIXIT. For all your electrical, plumbing, general & appliance & boiler repairs. No call out charge. 698 320 434 (201515)

GARDENER, 25 years working in Spain. English/Spanish spoken. Private gardens and communities. Free quotes, billthegardener@hot mail.es. Tel 699 682 630 (217645)

GOLF GOLF Power Caddy equivalent, 33 amp batteries with adaptors available, in stock, quantity discounts. www.hispavan.com 687 845 730 (222034)

MOTORHOMES and caravans for sale. Interesting selection. Part exchange considered. www.hispa van.com 687 845 730 (222034)

MOTORING SCRAP YOUR CAR LEGALLY. Cash paid for newer cars, but all cars taken and legally disposed of for free and Baja Final issued. Call 667 711 380 (216565)

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GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (201540)

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MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now!

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PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.protectapet.eu (216721)

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MOBILE HOME plots for rent. Also Sited Mobile Homes for Sale. Competitive Rates. Rural Site. Albatera. 690 106 885 (221591)

PROFESSIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEP. Family business established over 60 years. 660 478 881 (206390)

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PERGOLA COVERS TAILOR made, durable canvas, sails, umbrella, spa and BBQ covers. Mazarron based, and at Procomobel Market, Guardamar Saturday mornings. 667 879 399 krugercanopies@in.com (221198)

METAL WORKS, REJAS, GATES, automatic gates, general welding and fabrication. Reliable service 638 449 944 (223767)

International Christian Assembly Calle Pilar de Horadada 5, Torrevieja Evangelical non-denominational Sunday services 11am Children’s church 11am House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. Pastor, Rafael Restrepo All nationalities welcome 966 799 273 / 660 127 276. (95476)

RISING DAMP! We can cure Rising Damp, Leaking Flat Roof or Terrace. We can make your Underbuild Dry. Villa Repainting Due? We can protect your villa and stop PENETRATING DAMP with a Protective Coating. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone/email us now for a FREE survey. Tel 965 050 065 or 634 322 672 www.dryzone-espana.com (201503)

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WANTED WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyanycar@ hotmail.com (215783)

NURSERY HIRE KIDEASE NURSERY HIRE. Wide range of Children’s Equipment FOR HIRE. FREE DELIVERY 7 DAYS A WEEK. Family business. Tel: 966 764 267 / 665 124 448 www.kideasenurseryhire.com

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PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (206497) CAMPOVERDE CANINE CLUB. New classes starting very soon for obedience training for your four legged friend. Courses taken by an experienced Home Office approved instructor. Club formed July 2000 to enable you to feel proud of your dog. For enquiries email campoverdecanineclub @outlook.com (221587)

CLASSIFIEDS PET TRANSPORT INTERPAWS: 20 years’ licensed pet transportation. Competitive rates. Difficult dog? Effective behavioural training in your home. www.interpaws.com janette@interpaws.com 689 742 289 (204958) PET TRAVEL UK family pet transporters Spain/UK. Travel with your pets for free. All air conditioned vehicles (no vans) www.pettravel.co.uk / UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960 130 537 (201747)

PET CHARITIES EASYHORSE CARE RESCUE CENTRE We aim to rescue HORSES. If you would like to DONATE please call 965 967 033 or sales@easy horsecare.net www.easyhorse care.net or call Sue 652 021 980 (95706) SPAMA GANDIA SHELTER. Dog and cat rescue registered charity, La Safor area. 500 animals awaiting re-homing. Shelter open 7 days a week 12noon 2.00pm & 3.30pm - 7.00pm. (Spanish speaking staff ) or phone Gail 962 896 118. Visit our website for directions. www.spama.org and view our new blog at www.spamasafor.blog.com.es PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM (95707) P.E.P.A. VOLUNTEERS & FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED. By fostering an abandoned dog, or spending a few hours each week on our telephone helpline, you could help save the lives of many animals. Please call: 650 304 746. For more information browse our website: www.pepaspain.com EURO WEEKLY NEWS CLASSIFAX AGENT (95708) GATAMI ORGANISATION, to help kittens and cats, looking for good homes, also spaying wild cats in the community. Kittens require adoption, fully vaccinated, dewormed, de-fleed. We also need volunteers to help Car boot sale in Polop on Sundays Tel Anna: 966 806 976 / 654 729 977 (95709)

PLUMBER MR FIXIT. For all your electrical, plumbing, general & appliance & boiler repairs. No call out charge. 698 320 434 (201515)

POOL SERVICES YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL - We design & install Wooden AboveGround Pools. Pools installed from 1,185€. With above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. info@piscinasmadera.com - Tel: 965 050 064 / 634 322 672 w w w. p i s c i n a s m a d e r a . c o m (201503)

PROPERTY FOR RENT VILLAMARTIN. Very large, 2 bed, 2 bath furnished apartment, air con, Sky TV, com pool, sun terrace, 5 mins walking distance to Villamartin Plaza, €350 pcm, plus only electric and water, Dean 639 288 935 (221575)

www.euroweeklynews.com SM179 - 3 bedroomed house in Las Filipinas, Villamartin. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully furnished with lots of extras, air con, security grills, paved front garden, terrace, solarium and communal swimming pools. For long term let 450€ pcm - 965 720 766 (221183) SM154 - 2 bed apt on first floor of secure building with lift in the centre of San Miguel. Communal rooftop pool and solarium with fantastic 360º views over salt lakes, Torrevieja and San Miguel. Underground parking and short walk to town centre, bars, shops & restaurants. For long term let 330€ pcm - 965 720 766 (221183) SM203 - 2 bedroom, first floor apartment in Pinada Golf, Villamartin, bathroom, lounge/diner, kitchen, utility room, terrace, balcony, communal swimming pool and 3 air con units. For long term rent, 350€ pcm - 965 720 766 (221183) SM139 - 2 bed ground floor apt, Punta Prima. 2 bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen, utility room, garden and terrace. 2 communal pools and communal garden. New shopping centre nearby. 5 minutes to beaches, shops, bars and restaurants. For long term let 350€ pcm - 965 720 766 (221183)

PROPERTY FOR SALE MOBILE HOME, near Guardamar. Fully legal site. Lots of extras. €12,000. 628 743 688 / Noj1955@hotmail.co.uk (221540)

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ARE you positive thinking, motivated, and hard working? Do you have a desire to succeed? Are you looking for a challenging role in real estate where the only limit on your earnings is the limit you set yourself? Then forward your CV today to costablanca@dreamlifeproperty.com. Based in El Campello (Alicante). Excellent conditions apply. English is essential; other languages would be an advantage, like any Scandinavian or Russian. (221577) 40 HGV Class 1 European drivers required. 4 days on, 4 days off. 11GBP per hour, 27GBP night out. Call 0044 7846 624312 or email cambscontractors@live.com

EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes. UK Company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg. Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.focustransport.com (221351)

POSITION vacant for sales representative. Must have experience, knowledge of the area, willingness to work flexible hours and have French as a second language. Work vehicles are provided during work hours and a full driving licence is essential. If you think you meet these characteristics apply via CV to; Matthew Bateman, matt@costablancasales.com or call 0034 669 866 252 or 0034 630 419 583. Salary and conditions will be discussed during employment interviews for suitable candidates. (215636)

UK-SPAIN-IRELAND. Removals with the personal touch. Pets transported 965 696 750 / 0044 (0) 7447 918 589 e-mail chrisy ounge73979@aol.com (206333) CAR TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY. UK-SPAIN-UK. Established 5 years. Do you need your car transported? We also transport boats, plant and machinery. Fully insured. Call Martin on 0044 7970 861141 or email martin.emer aldfreight@gmail.com

EXISTING client portfolio and telesales marketing position available. The applicant must be competent in an office environment, must have basic IT knowledge, good telephone manner and organisation skills. The language used for this position is English. Salary and conditions will be discussed during employment interviews for suitable candidates. If you think you meet these characteristics apply via CV to; matt@ costablancasales.com or call 0034 669 866 252 or 0034 630 419 583. (215636)

SPANISH MOVES. Small removals and deliveries. Spain/UK Budget prices. Last minute jobs undertaken. www.spanish moves.net. Telephone UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960 130 537 (201747) MAN AND VAN UK - Spain. 2 vans travelling twice a month, Murcia North / South UK. Tel 610 846 260 or 0044 751 918 6355 email van.man@hotmail.co.uk (222084)

SEWING QUALIFIED SEAMSTRESS 40 years experience, turn-ups to tailoring patterns taken from your favourite cloths, reasonable prices. Torrevieja, Sandra: 966 799 188 / 680 486 336 (221097)

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WE are looking for qualified Nursery Staff to join us in Lorca, please email your CV along with details of your experience & expectations to ramon@anywaycon sulting.es (221454) ENGLISH speaking staff required to assist with weekend activities for Spanish nationals, Saturdays & Sundays in Lorca. The activities are varied and do include sports and workshops. Please call Ramon for more in-depth detail 619 417 077 or alternatively email ramon@anywayconsulting.es (221453)

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SAMM open Spring Series BLUE skies and sufficient wind to make for interesting racing greeted the opening of the Spring Series racing calendar for the Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM). Shoestring entered three of their boats. The Gamba with John Down and a crew of Alan Darby and Andy Barke, the two Laser 2000 having their own race within a race, one with Tug Wilson and Vernon O’Byrne and the other with Tim Clarke and Ingo Wilson. It was good to welcome back David Belcher in his Faversham 14 with his daughter Chloe crewing. For the Balaton Group, Mistral signed on with Rob Hudson, Terry Chapman and Carole Sibson. The Hartley, the only single-hander, had Don Clarke at the helm, hoping to emulate some of the success of last season. The first race got under way with a wind speed of 8-10 knots in a southwesterly direction enabling four laps to be completed, all boats coming home in just under 90 minutes. Once the handicaps were applied the Hartley with Don Clarke came first with Mistral, Rob Hudson, Terry Chapman, and Carole Sibson in second place, putting Tug Wilson and Vernon O’Byrne in third place. The second race saw a slight increase in wind speed to 10-12 knots south, south-west and four laps later a change in fortune for some, but not for Don Clarke, taking another first. However, a disappointment for Mistral only making fifth allowing Tug Wilson and Vernon O’Byrne to take second and John Down with Alan Darby and Andy Barke to come in third. For more info: www. sailingmarmenor.com

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ITV Orihuela Rugby Football Club keep marching on ITV ORIHUELA RFC cadets’ last game was away to Lorca while the B team were at Totana, who have been improving week on week in their first season. ITV Orihuela RFC came away with an emphatic bonus point try win 65-7 against Totana whilst the cadets were hoping to get back to winning ways after their unbeaten record was taken from them against UCAM in their last game. Having only been able to go to Lorca with 13 players, things were not going to be easy, but they got off to a great start as David managed to break through to get the game’s opening try by powering through and Gregory the extras. Towards to end of the first quarter Gregory got in on the try

RFC ORIHUELA: Played away to Lorca. scoring act with some quick feet dancing through the defence and again getting the conversion, but Lorca were not going to lie down and hit back, pinning the opposition back on

their own line and after a great try-saving tackle by David they eventually went over in the corner. Orihuela RFC hit back with another try attacking from deep

with Jose going over, but Lorca hit back with another try leaving it 19-10 to Orihuela RFC at half time. In the second half Lorca picked up another try, before Orihuela RFC put some distance between the teams with two more tries. More tries, conversions and bonus points continued to bring the final score to 29-36 to Orihuela RFC. The next game is away to Murcia for the A team this Saturday at 5pm for their final game of the season. On March 29 the cadets and the B team are at home to Murcia XV. For more information on the club or to join call Garry on 692 767 242 and for the juniors contact Oscar on 600 871 60.

Rockets at Club de Golf Alenda CONGRATULATIONS to Rocket’s League team who came away from La Peraleja Golf last Friday with a win over Paddy’s Point Golf Society 3-1. At Alenda, Rockets played a medal, also

incorporating five singles games. Out of these, three games finished All Square with Arthur Williams defeating Tom Richardson 5-4 and Mick Hithersay defeating Ron Chambers

4-3. Two nett 75s won the respective category with Rocket Ron beating Arthur Williams on countback to take the Inaugural Trophy. Merv Williams was second in Gold category

Ruby’s mid month extra RUBY’S Golf Society had their Tuesday mid-month extra game at Alenda with some players joining who usually cannot play on the usual Fridays. Winners of the Mulligan Stapleford were Colin Fear in the Gold Division and Bill Malcolm in the Silver Division. Overall winner was Bill Malcolm who is improving every week. There were two nearest the pins, Theresa Wright on hole 13 and George Marshall Deane on hole 16. Ruby’s next game on March 21 is at

ALL SMILES: Ruby’s winners. Alicante. To join Ruby’s, send an email to rubysgolf@yahoo.co.uk.

Fair turnout for Fairwayz TWENTY-FIVE players from Fairwayz turned out for a Stableford competition at Alenda Golf. Winning the Gold category was G Hoy (33)

with J Saunders (33) second. N Padmore (18) had the best front nine and G Branton (14) the best back nine. In the Silver category D

Barratt (32) was first followed by I Cleaver (28). Best front nine was scored by G Butterworth (18) with the best back nine recorded by A D Titchen.

(76), with Les Yates in third. Nearest the pins went to Ron Chambers on hole 3, Pete Nicholls on hole 5, Arthur Williams on hole 13, and Rodney Smith on hole 16. Longest drive was Alan Moody, and best guest was M Swift. Next game is at Alicante Golf on Tuesday, March

25. First tee time 10am; please arrive at course 45 minutes before tee off. Next Vega Baja League game is at Alenda on Friday, April 4.

For more information or to play with arguably the friendliest golf society, contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com.

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Mazarron lose again MAZARRON slumped to their fourth successive defeat and, with just one victory in 10 games in 2014, are beginning to look anxiously over their shoulders at the teams below them in the league. With new coach Javi taking over from the departed Antonio Lorente, there were some signs of improvement notably in defence where the visitors were restricted to four breakaways in the entire game including the disputed goal which they scored. La Hoya took the lead after 13 minutes when Tico lost the ball in midfield and the it was played to a La Hoya striker who looked suspiciously offside. His shot was turned away by Marcos but fell to Mariano who slotted the ball home at the far post. Mazarron had a number of chances in the first half, mainly from dead ball situations, the best

Despite being on top Mazarron slumped to a 1-0 defeat. of which fell to Moha who headed just over from Tico’s free kick. Mazarron again dominated the second half and should have equalised after 52 minutes. Randry and Jose Ruben combined on the left and Randry’s excellent cross found Tolo unmarked at the far post. Unfortunately, Tolo’s weak

shot went straight back across goal into the hands of the relieved La Hoya keeper Mazarron had another great chance to equalise in the last minute when Cecilio and Tolo combined to set up Juanillo but he lost his footing and his shot went harmlessly wide.