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A rise in malaria MALARIA cases have quadrupled since 2010 in the Almeria area. The El Poniente hospital gets 7 per cent of all Spanish cases with more than 40 patients in the last year. The best treatment is to take precautions before travelling. Trips to tropical and sub-tropical countries, principally in Africa, by immigrants are thought to be the main cause of this worrying rise in the disease. Malaria is caused by a parasite, Plasmodium, which is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Chief consultant for these cases, Joaquin Salas Salvador points out that the best way to avoid malaria is to take precautions before leaving. He goes on to comment that it is not only the immigrants that bring it back but also attributes it to business trips made by local entrepreneurs and army exercises which don’t always protect themselves.
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Demolition threat to seafront homes lifted THOUSANDS of home owners including many expatriates - are breathing a sigh of relief after their seafront homes had a cloud of uncertainty lifted from them. Owners will be allowed to bequeath or sell homes and businesses that infringe Spain’s previous Coastal Law. The law was announced last year and the text has now been made public. New regulations annul a clause in the 1988 law warning that buildings and businesses on the 100-metre strip measured from the high tide mark would be demolished in 2018. Under the new law the Environment Ministry confirmed that concessions are safe for another 75 years and authorisations for four more years. Thanks to the new law the
right to remain in these properties is now transferrable to
third parties as a legacy or through a sale, with the proviso
that Environment Ministry authorisation is obtained first. The ministry also has the right to widen the state-owned strip to 200 metres and veto construction of new homes or hotels. The idea behind the original legislation was to protect the shoreline and immediate coastal area from unchecked development, but it also affected properties that had previously been built perfectly legally. But while the law - from the national government - helps many, thousands more homes in inland areas are still blighted by the threat of demolition from the Junta de Andalucia regional government. They have been declared ‘illegal’ with planning permissions withdrawn by the Junta, despite the owners having bought in good faith.
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UNCERTAIN: Observatory closure looms.
Observatory under threat
THE observatory at Calar Alto could cost almost €40 million to close. Worries about the observatory are at an all time high as, if it closes, the loss to the scientific community will be huge and the bill for its closure equally huge. Ricardo Hernandez, UGT delegate to Almeria, comments that dismantling the observatory could cost up to €40 million as the government would be responsible not only for taking down the building but also restoring the
environment and countryside. Local town councils in the area have expressed their concern over the closure as it would mean the loss of one of Europe’s most important scientific centres. Workers at the observatory feel they have their hands tied as they only have a budget of €1.6 million to do the necessary works to save the centre - this is not even half the money needed. The next few weeks will be decisive for the future of this scientific centre.
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NEWS Secure port THE Guardia Civil, National Police, Customs and Port Authorities in Almeria have all completed a safety course with the aim of making the port a safer place to work. Blood drive STUDENTS at the University of Almeria have participated in the first of this year’s two blood drives. Around 350 students donated.
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1 dead, 2 hurt in shooting A 60-YEAR-OLD MAN from El Ejido, Almeria, has been remanded in custody for shooting his neighbour dead and wounding two others. The two wounded are the dead man’s wife, 30, who was hit in the head and her friend, 20, who was shot in the side. Neither are in medical danger. The man, who will not be eligible for bail, first shot the three neighbours and then attacked his wife and a friend who were also wounded.
The attack happened after the two men had had another argument: the perpetrator went home, got a gun, which was home-made, and shot the victim dead. Having taken the life of his 48-year-old neighbour, in the Cañada Cortes area, the man then gave himself up to police. The apparent motive for the killing is thought to be a dispute over herding routes and land limits which they have been arguing about for years.
READY-MADE: Traditional dishes to make life easier for Spanish housewives.
Mayor’s debt THE Secretary General of the PSOE in Antas, Antonio Perez, has questioned the debt of €3.4 million generated by the town hall. There are no visible signs of it having been spent on the village, he claimed.
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THIS Sunday, March 30, the clocks go forward one hour. At 2.00am the clocks will go forward to 3.00am. This means one hour less in bed!
THE government has earmarked €3 million to hand out food to needy families in the Almeria area. There are thought to be around 66,000 families who need help.
Hospital help
Ship intercepted CUSTOMS intercepted a Liberian merchant ship carrying 12 tonnes of hashish in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Almeria. The ship was escorted to Malaga.
Hackathon CAJAMAR Building Society is sponsoring a ‘hackathon’ which will last for two days non-stop. The objective is for the 50 participants to invent something which would improve quality of life for everyone.
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Bus fire FIREMEN were called to a suburban bus which was on fire on Via Parque, near the port, in Almeria. The passengers, mainly from Roquetas de Mar, all got off the bus safely. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Budget agreed ALMERIA’S planning department have agreed on a budget of €1.6 million for the Parque de la Estacion, next to RENFE train station. Around 20,000 square metres will be revamped with green areas and parks.
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THE hospital complex at Torrecardenas is working on seven different paediatric investigative lines headed by eight different doctors. The investigations include asthma, bronchitis and obesity.
Mother’s milk
Tasty treats made easy
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IMES are changing and whereas Spanish housewives used to have time to prepare elaborate dishes, working women now need mealtimes to be quick and easy. However, the food industry is well aware of this and is coming up with ways to prepare traditional dishes which make life easier. One of the main components of the Spanish diet is ‘tortilla’ (Spanish omelette) but it takes time to prepare, which many don’t have. However, many companies already sell the ingredients in packets, ready to use, so that all that is required is to add some egg and prepare the omelette in a frying pan. If even this is too time-consuming, there are the ready-made versions, which can be prepared quickly in the pan or microwave. A popular treat for breakfast is ‘churros’ and Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz has come up with the idea of selling the dough pastry in spray form.
Quote of the Week “It depends on the Ministry of Public Works, but I think it’s a good idea,” mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, regarding the possibility of naming the Madrid-Barajas Airport after recently deceased Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first democratically elected Prime Minister after the Franco era.
The can then has to be shaken and goes straight into a frying pan with hot oil, and within minutes a family can be sitting down to enjoy a plate-full of churros with a mug of thick hot chocolate. The traditional cold soups ‘gazpacho,’ ‘ajoblanco’ and ‘salmorejo’ can be found in many supermarket cold cabinets in cartons and ready to consume. Elsewhere in the cold cabinet you may find ‘boquerones en vinagre’ (filleted fresh anchovies in vinegar), ready cut Manchego cheeses or Iberian ham, roast meats ready to serve, microwaveable ‘paella’ and even the refreshing ‘tinto de verano’ (red wine with lemonade) ready mixed and bottled. These are not only ways of making life easier for those in charge of preparing meals in Spanish homes, but also a way of obtaining more sales and making products easier to export, as the products become more accessible to a wider market.
Number of the week per cent of Spaniards shower for more than 10 minutes every day according to a study, which is well above the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of showering for less than five minutes, followed by only 9 per cent of the population.
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MOTHER’S milk donations are now a reality in Almeria. So far only one woman has donated her milk but more are expected to join the initiative.
Aladdin Almeria THE Municipal Auditorium, Maestro Padilla, has hosted a family friendly morning of fun with a production of Aladdin, musical support came from the municipal band.
5,000 books EX-NASA scientist Garcia Velarde has offered to donate over 5,000 books to the library in his home town, Nijar. Most, but not all, of the books will be physics text books.
And finally... THE mayor of El Pedroso, Sevilla, Manuel Melendez, has been charged with a crime against moral integrity for forcing a Local Police officer to wash his car, shouting insults at him, and taking his weapon, as well as cutting his salary.
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The Vicar of Mojacar THE new lady Vicar of the Church of England of Mojacar, Rev. Pauline Williams will be telling of her varied and interesting life, at an FGBMFI breakfast meeting. Born in Wick, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, she was employed by the Department of Employment and Productivity (later called the Job Centre), and when first married she
lived and worked in South Africa for a few years for a building society. Upon returning to the UK the family settled in Cornwall for some 10 years before finally returning to Wales. She and her husband, Noel, have four children and four grandchildren, all of whom live in Wales. Rev. Pauline Williams was ordained on her 50th birthday at Llandaff
An applaud for sports THE Junta de Andalucia regional government delegate of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Jose Manuel Ortiz, has applauded the increase of the use of natural areas for sporting events in the Almeria area. The mayor of Tabernas, Nieves Jaen, presented a commemorative plaque to Ortiz in gratitude for the Junta’s support in the organisation of the Ultra Trail Tabernas Desert, which took place this weekend. More events are in the pipeline.
BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Rev. Pauline Williams. Cathedral and prior to coming to take up her position here in Spain, she served as a Deacon and Priest in the Church of Wales, Llandaff Diocese. She has been termed by many as “a breath of fresh air,” and those who attend the FGBMFI breakfast on Saturday are sure to recognise a very genuine, caring lady. The full English breakfast costs €6, including toast, orange juice, tea or coffee. The venue is the Delfin Dorado Restaurant, Mojacar Playa and the breakfast meeting starts at 10am. David Templeman 950 168 349, 661 140 481, or mojacar@fgbmfispain.org
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Photo contest WORKS presented to the Diputacion’s Fourteenth Photography Competition on the subject of the nature surrounding Almeria, will be on show in the Teatro Auditorio until November 3.
Natural internet THE visitor centres in nature reserves in Almeria now have an online booking service for those who wish to make online reservations to visit any of their installations.
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Church burglars caught in trap THE Guardia Civil in Nijar, Almeria, have caught three burglars redhanded while they were robbing a church. During their investigations the Guardia Civil noticed the men ‘casing’ a local church and decided to set up a trap for them.
For two days they lay in wait, out of sight, and eventually saw the three men climb a neighbouring wall, clamber along the lightning conducting cable and enter the church through the bell tower. As soon as they were in they started collecting anything of value including silver candlesticks, communion cups and candelabras. Taking care that the priest, who lives in a building connected to the church, was in no danger the officers proceeded to arrest the EVICTIONS are slowing down in the three men. province of Almeria and are now down to Once under arrest the same levels as 2010. the Guardia Civil Statistics from the General Council of investigated the three Judicial Power, GCJP, show a reduction of men further and have evictions for the first time since 2008. managed to tie them to According to statistics from the GCJP other, similar, crimes in there were only 140 evictions in Almeria in the area. the term ending in October. Even though The three burglars are this figure is still high it is approximately in prison while awaiting half of the previous year. their trial.
Evictions down to 2010 levels
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‘Sort out health service staffing’ THE mayor of Gador, Eugenio Gonzalvez Garcia, has sent a letter to the provincial delegate for the Council of Equality, Health and Policy, Alfredo Valdivia Ayala, indicating his worries about the situation
in Gador concerning the health service and asking for urgent measures to be taken. This letter echoes the many Garcia has received from residents in the area about the way the health centre is run. There have been serious cutbacks to consultancy hours and the doctors are substituted almost every 15 days. THE Almeria Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and The Health Centre in Diputacion de Almeria (DA) have started an initiative to Gador should have: two help local businesses to break into national and general practice doctors, international markets. one paediatrician shared The ACC and DA are continuing their workshops and with the Benahadux visits to businesses in different areas of the province to municipality, two nurses analyse their needs and identify new opportunities that and one assistant nurse they could take advantage of to increase their business all on a permanent basis. both nationally and internationally. The mayor and the The workshops were inaugurated by the deputy for residents do not doubt Economic Promotion, Amos Garcia, councillor Francisca the professionalism of the Toresano and the speaker of the event, Anselmo Rios health care staff but are of RedFlexion. Participants commented the workshops worried that the constant had come about due to an increased demand from changes may lead to a businesses in the area. lack of personalised care.
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A-7 nearer THE Minister for Development, Ana Pastor, will inaugurate part of the A-7 which runs between Puntalon and Carchuna which includes the access to the port in Motril.
€19m debt THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has approved the long term refinancing of the €19 million debt accrued in the El Ejido area.
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Going eco friendly AFFORDABLE, sustainable community education has made its way into the Costa Levante area. ‘Learn with Us’ at the Association Eco Centre Bedar provides a variety of courses for members
of the Eco Centre. Membership application details can be found on the website. There are a number of benefits to donating to become a member of Eco Centre Bedar: you will
YOGA: Part of a sustainable life? support a cause which you feel is important whilst taking advantage of the services without having to become physically involved in the organisation. The Eco Centre Bedar is a collective concerned with unification, health and education. New courses for the spring include: Mindful Yoga, Biodanza, Reiki, Attunement Therapy, Guitar, Drawing in the
Natural Environment and Sustainable Health and Economy. Courses begin in April and confirmation of dates will be published on the website. The courses take place in Bedar Casa de Juventud and the Bedar Sala del Ayuntamiento. The overall goal of the courses is to provide members with opportunities to come together to learn different skills and share
experiences in a healthy and stress free environment. The courses reach out to the community with unique learning programmes that are more accessible, more affordable, more ecological and more flexible. Visit the website http://ecocenterbedar.co m/ and use the contact form to get more information.
Showing solidarity in El Ejido EL EJIDO will show solidarity by sending nearly 300,000 boxes of medicines to Iraq and Nicaragua. The Spanish branch of
Pharmacies without Frontiers and the council of El Ejido have collected around 281,000 boxes of aspirin, nearly 11,000 boxes of antibiotics and
around 9,000 boxes of vitamins, valued at more than €440,000 to be sent to the struggling countries. The mayor of El Ejido, Francisco Gongora, commented that the people of the area wanted to add their ‘grain of sand’ to helping those who don’t have enough resources to pay for the necessary medicines. He went on to say that it was the first time they would send a shipment this big. The shipment of 47 pallets is supposed to arrive in around 25 days.
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Hotel is a sign of ‘coastal destruction’ ECO organisation Greenpeace has commented that the El Algarrobico Hotel, in Carboneras, is a symbol of coastal destruction. Fuentsanta Coves, exEnvironmental councillor for the Junta de Andalucia regional government has commented that although the hotel is ‘horrible’ it is, for the moment, legal. The hotel is built right on the beach of nature reserve, Cabo de Gata, and many organisations, including Greenpeace, are lobbying local government for its demolition. The 21 storey, 411 room hotel is currently embroiled in a court case with local planning authorities.
MOJO’S: The perfect place to watch the world go by.
Calling all artists… POPULAR Mojacar eatery Mojo’s is looking for artists to exhibit in the restaurant. And it will soon be running some afternoon art workshops in different mediums to give artists of all levels the chance to learn new skills. For more information give Tracy a call on 674 113 217. Keep an eye their notice board and Facebook page for updates. Mojo’s, which has been a popular restaurant on Mojacar Playa for over 12 years, is the perfect setting for the works of art it hopes to attract. It has just been refurbished and now boasts a ‘shabby chic’ style interior with new tables and comfortable seating. Mojo’s offers a free book exchange and free wifi along with games and magazines to enjoy with a coffee and piece of home-made cake or scone.
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Vera lions make a contribution FOUR members of Vera Lions Club travelled to Sant Vincent del Raspieg near Alicante to deliver 1,510 pairs of unwanted spectacles for recycling.
This brings the total number of spectacles collected by the Vera Lions over the last 18 months to more than 3,500. The Lions Recycling Centre checks, grades and repairs the spectacles before sending them to wherever they are needed, usually Africa OVERSEAS VERA supermarket (Iceland) will have and Asia. been open three years on March 31. Vera Lions has During this period they have served 400,000 collection boxes in many customers and sold more than 157,000 pork pies; as local opticians as well as well as a lot of other British favourites. Iceland, the Macs shop in All the staff would like to take the opportunity to Turre, The Fundraiser, thank their customers for their continued support over Turre and The Fundraiser, this time. They take great delight in serving all their Vera. If you have any customers, new and old, each and every week of the unwanted spectacles you year. can take them to one of The Vera store is one of the largest in the Overseas the collection points. group and over the next few months they have some For more information exciting new products coming, including an extended about the work the Lions Waitrose range covering the top selling lines in do please contact the Waitrose stores in the UK. Lions President, Glyn Over the last three years they have helped Williams, on 950 467 324 numerous charities including Paws, The British Legion or the secretary, Sandie and the Lions, all thanks to the generosity of their Tinkham, on 950 439 customers. 324.
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Not native THE environmental Commission has announced a pilot project to eliminate invasive species like Pita, Sisal and Henequen plants. These plants are not native to the area and are taking over.
100 protest STOP eviction campaigners held a four hour march through El Ejido against banking corruption. More than 100 people attended.
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17 kilos of marihuana found in search of car DURING a routine traffic stop, in Chirivel, Almeria, the Guardia Civil have found 17.27 kilos of marihuana. They noticed a car some distance away perform an evasive manoeuvre to avoid them and so they took up the chase, stopped the car and searched it. The 29-year-old driver of the car has been arrested for crimes against public health after the search found nine packs of marihuana.
DRUGS: Police found stash.
Caught stealing metallic railings THE Guardia Civil in El Ejido, Almeria, have detained a man, 27, under suspicion of stealing 200 metallic railings used on building sites and farms. This detention is a result of a large operation directed at solving
burglaries on farms in the area. According to the Guardia Civil this type of robbery is on the rise and this prompted them to create a special task force to deal with it. The police came across the metallic railings at the
recycling centre in Roquetas de Mar, with the plant’s owner unable to explain where they had come from. He was arrested when Guardia Civil officers found that the railings had gone missing from a nearby nursery.
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Almeria clean up promise ALMERIA City Council, through Development and Citizen’s Services, have promised to clean up vacant lots in some areas of the capital. Manuel Guzman, councillor, has commented that after the clean up that took place in September and December this one will take care of anything not previously completed. This will include building site rubble and house rubbish - which are the main contaminants of vacant lots. He goes on to comment that, as well as the clean up; the council has also placed new skips in the area for the residents in the area to use. The cleaning company responsible has taken out 12 dustbin lorries full of waste which comes to a total of around 270 tonnes. He also pointed out that as this area houses the Alcazaba monument, it should always look smart, tidy and well looked after.
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Illegal money from drug deals A DRUG dealer, accused of laundering more than €400,000 of ‘black’ money from illegal drug deals, is to go on trial in Almeria. The accused, convicted in 2010 of
crimes against public health, is facing a prison sentence of four years. The alleged money launderer is accused of using a business account, of which he was a partner, to move the money. He would put ‘important sums’ of money into several accounts, in two separate banks in Almeria, and then take the money out again the next day. Prosecution is asking A MUNICIPAL campaign in the El Ejido area will speak for a fine of €400,000 and to 1,500 schoolchildren to try and make them more a prison sentence. aware of how they should deal with their pets. According to the The Local Police, an animal trainer, a vet and a prosecution he dealt member of SOS animal adoption will hold talks, in a drugs from 2007 until dozen local schools, on pet responsibility. 2009 when he was With this new campaign children will be given arrested. information and advice about owning a pet. As it is an The Spanish Inland interactive campaign the children will be able to ask the Revenue Service said that speakers questions and clarify any doubts they have. for the period in question Luisa Barranco, local councillor for Health and the man could only justify Consumer Affairs, explained the importance of making earnings of €3,019 but he children aware of the legal implications of owning a had an income of pet, and said the aim of the campaign was to instil a €103,565 which he could civic and ethic responsibility in the children. not explain.
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Villages facing crisis SEVENTY EIGHT villages in Almeria province face hard times trying to pay off their debts. If no extension is agreed, the current payment plan, put in place by the PSOE,
will come to an end. Esperanza Perez, spokesperson for the Socialist Group of Diputacion (SGD), has commented that the 78 town councils that joined the Provider Payment Plan in order to face the debts incurred by their villages would have “a very bad time.” She went on to say that the SGD would ask President Rajoy’s executive committee to extend the time allowed for the Spanish population repayment due to the that many according to data provided difficulty by Francisco Abad villages would have in such large Dominguez, president of finding the Andaluz Fajer amounts of money. The motion is in three Federation. Abad commented that, parts; the first is to reduce contrary to public opinion, the amount of interest on monies gambling is an ongoing owed problem during the borrowed, the second is to recession. He went on to extend the time allowed point out that because the for repayment and the percentage of affected third is to recalculate the people has not gone down depreciation of the original this actually indicates a rise loan. These three conditions in the number of individuals suffering from the disease would allow an acceptable solution for the councils. as people are earning less.
Gambling still a problem THE XXIII Andaluz Congress of Rehabilitated Gamblers is urging anyone affected by this addiction to seek professional help. Over the weekend more than 300 rehabilitated gamblers from all over Andalucia descended on the Hotel Bahia for the meeting in Roquetas de Mar. Several talks were given by therapists and experts in the field of rehabilitation of this type of addiction. Gambling is thought to affect around 3 per cent of
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MILK: Almeria was third largest exporter.
Record milk exports JOSE MANUEL ORTIZ, delegate for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, commented that Almeria was the third largest exporter of milk in 2013. Having closed the statistics for 2013 Almeria came third nationally and first
among the Andalucian provinces; Lugo and Asturias came first and second respectively. The biggest lactose product export from Almeria is milk although they also export other derivatives including yoghurt. The seven lactose product companies of the province closed last year with 111 international, commercial operations. Collectively they sold 9.6 million kilos of lactose products: principally goat’s milk, which was up 565 per cent on the year before. THE Neighbour’s Association of San Roque de Almeria only started selling Pescaderia is handing out food to 2,000 families in yoghurt abroad last year and, as need. The association has been working with the such, there is no comparable data. Food Bank for six years and in that time the The lactose sector is registering success internationally. demand has gone up by 25 per cent.
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Break in at nightclub THE Guardia Civil in Mojacar have arrested three people over an incident at a local nightclub. The three stand accused of breaking into and burgling the nightspot. According to the arrest report, one of the three had an argument with the porter and another took advantage of the situation to steal his keys. Police are still looking for a fourth man who is suspected of intentionally running over the porter in a car.
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Mojacar bonus row THE opposition party in Mojacar Town Hall has denounced the already approved proposal by the council to set aside €139,000 to pay bonuses to council employees. Opposition parties have tagged this action as campaign trailing while the Mayor, Rosa Maria Cano, says she doesn’t understand why all the fuss is being made. She comments that if the law allows her to do so, then there is no reason for her not to pay bonuses to the workers. Cano points out that as there are fewer workers they have to do more and therefore deserve more. Councillor Jessica Simpson, of the Mojacar se Mueve party, has pointed out that it is illogical to pay bonuses to people who are already well remunerated. She went on to say that the employees worked just as hard in 2013 and 2012 but received nothing extra and that “just because the law allows it,” was not sound reasoning to do it. The proposal is to pay €1,000 to fulltime workers and €500 to parttime workers.
JESSICA SIMPSON: ‘Bonuses are illogical.’
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Renfe will offer combined routes RENFE, national railway company, is now offering new routes that combine train and bus: among them several in Andalucia including those which go between Madrid and Barcelona to Roquetas de Mar (Almeria) and Cazorla (Jaen). It also has plans to link to the ferries in Algeciras (Cadiz) which go to Ceuta. Ana Pastor, Minister for Development, also commented that there has been a 23 per cent rise in
NEW ROUTES: Offer train and bus combinations. the number of passengers on the AVE (high speed train) since the drop last February. As well as Andalucia, Renfe plans to extend combined routes with buses to Benidorm and Torrevieja among others. Among other innovations on the Renfe service is a
‘silent’ car on the AVE in which there will be no loudspeaker announcements and passengers will not be allowed to use their mobile phones, there will also be softer lighting in these cars. There will be no extra cost to the passenger wishing to book in these new cars.
Guardia Civil catch 2 robbers TWO men, aged 34 and 40, were caught redhanded robbing a building site and are suspected of another three house burglaries in the area. The men forced the door to the building site, in the Adra area of
Almeria, and stole taps, a sink, gas installation piping and other building site materials worth approximately €2,000. The arrests were the result of investigations carried out by the Guardia Civil after they noticed a considerable rise in robberies in the area.
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Banking irregularities THE Junta de Andalucia has increased the number of bank accounts it holds in the local banks in Almeria; 93 per cent of these bank accounts have irregularities.
Courts overflow COURTS in Almeria are overflowing with labour disputes. According to professionals in the field if a case is opened today it will not be heard until 2016 or 2017.
Recorded arrest GUARDIA CIVIL in Turre have arrested two youths, of 14 and 16, for recording the beating up of a minor.
Charity quiz THERE will be a charity quiz, hosted by EWN columnist Tony Matthews on Thursday, April 3, at 8.30pm at the Hole in One Venues Bar in Vera. Entry is €2 per person and maximum is six per team.
Turre fashion show GREG & CO. invites you to join them at their Bar Diner Fashion Show on Saturday, March 29. With fashions by The Dressing Room, Turre, it promises to be a sell out. The show starts at 1.00pm and costs €8, which includes a glass of Cava and lunch. Tickets from Greg & Co. or The Dressing Room.
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Dressing up at the fair THE Expokatu fair was characterised by a multitude of people dressing up as their favourite characters from Manga and Anime, known as cosplay.
Bin burning ALMOST every night in Almeria the fire brigade is called out to put out a bin on fire. Each bin fire costs the council around €1,000.
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Fibre optics are coming shortly ALMERIA Council and phone company, Jazztel have accelerated the fibre optics programme and are hoping to provide 70,000 Almeria homes, businesses and shops with a faster internet connection. Mayor of Almeria, Luis Rogelio Rodriguez-Comendador, and Jazztel delegate, Jose Miguel Garcia, have signed an agreement that includes an investment by Jazztel of €14.4
million in the project. An investment of this size does not only directly generate new jobs within Jazztel but also, through subcontracting, generates many more: in the case of Almeria 290 in total. The mayor commented on the importance of being able to surf at 200 megas which he qualified as “one step further into the future” for the residents of Almeria.
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British students visit Huercal-Overa in exchange programme A GROUP of 13 teachers and students from the Brit School Croydon, in London, yesterday visited the council of Huercal-Overa. The visit was part of an exchange programme which has been organised by the local high school Albujaira de HuercalOvera. They were received by the councillor for Culture, Antonio Lazaro,
who gave them a short talk about the local sights to see. These included the hiking route and a pleasant walk through the streets of the village to see all the emblematic buildings, as well as a visit to the castle in the morning. During their visit the teachers and students also went to Tabernas, Sorbas and Granada to see the Alhambra Palace. On April 7 a group of teachers and students from the Albujaira high school will visit Croydon for one week as part of the exchange. The Council of Huercal-Overa gave all the students a small gift as a souvenir of their time in the village.
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NEW LAWS: Police will be able to fine drivers without pulling them over.
Pedestrian breath tests on the way BREATH tests for pedestrians, higher motorway speed limits and a total ban on speed camera detectors are just some of the new road laws, due to be ratified in June. Also on the cards is the compulsory wearing of cycle helmets for under 16s in urban areas and new rules to force foreign residents to register their vehicles. But not all the regulations are being tightened - rules that restricted the right of cancer patients to drive are being relaxed. At the moment doctors have to specifically take up a cancer patient’s right to drive
with the traffic authority (DGT), but those restrictions are due to be relaxed. Jay walking pedestrians will, under the new regulations, find themselves liable to take a drugs and/or alcohol test. Up until now they could only be made to take a test if they were involved in an accident. Congress decided to bring in new rules setting out deadlines for the registration of foreign registered cars, as it was proving difficult to track down their owners to pay fines. Police will also be able to fine drivers for offences without having to pull them over.
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Resisted arrest
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SWEDEN - Elli Avram, a 23-year-old Swede made her Bollywood debut last year and is now busy getting famous as a contestant in Indian reality show ‘Big Boss.’
ACCORDING to two police officers who found an emu roaming around near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, it ‘put up quite a fight’ when they tried to capture it.
LEN WILES’ decision to get up later than usual saved his life; he avoided being crushed by a 7.5 tonne Royal Mail lorry which crashed into his front room.
Shakespearian revenge
Best friend...
Power ballad NORWAY - Mohamed ‘Mo’ Farah Abdi, Utoya massacre survivor and XFactor star, is to represent Norway at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with power ballad ‘Heal.’
Fine affair DENMARK - Ticket controllers for national railways (DSB) are fining about 340 passengers a day on S-trains; due to a reduction in controllers, passengers are not buying the correct tickets.
Ikea recall SWEDEN - The Swedish furniture giant, Ikea, has recalled almost 3 million canopies for children’s beds over fears that the design may be dangerous to children.
A BRISTOL man, who was swindled by a Gumtree seller, took his revenge by texting him the entire works of Shakespeare in 29,305 individual texts.
World plan A NORTH Wales woman is preparing for a round-the-world challenge on a motorbike. Steph Jeavons, 38, is making the run to raise funds for Rally 4 Life, dedicated to tackling Third World poverty.
Off air
MEMBERS of the Russian-Japanese business forum in Tokyo have decided to continue cooperation despite the looming threat of sanctions against Russia. Japanese businesses, however, are worried about the weakening ruble.
YOUTUBE temporarily blocked the Kremlin’s English-language network, Russia Today, for unspecified terms of service violations. YouTube has now said that it was a “technical error.”
DENMARK - A national survey of estate agencies has revealed more adult children are now purchasing housing for their parents as an investment and to ensure that their children’s grandparents live close by.
Scholar fraud SOME 11 per cent of Dutch students use fake ID-cards in order to buy alcohol, since its sale to under 18s was banned on January 1.
TELECOM providers in The Netherlands earn €21 million a
WANDERER: The emu put up ‘quite a fight.’
Still cooperating
President on call PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin may again host his now traditional show in which the Russian people can call in and ask him direct questions. Kremlin spokesmen have declined to specify a date.
Home buys
Telecom trick
RACHEL HAYES, 40, was choking on a sweet when her pet Springer Spaniel jumped on her chestaccidentally performing the Heimlich manoeuvre and saving her life.
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Visa delay THE UK is to temporarily close visa centres in Russia due to a change in company operating them.
Pentagon considers RUBLES: Japanese worried about the currency.
THE WHITE HOUSE and the Pentagon are currently exploring the possibility of ramping up military support to NATO allies near the Ukraine.
DUTCH PRESS month by charging calls rounded up to minutes instead of charging in seconds.
Reporter death THE DUTCH journalist who reported for the first time about alleged child abuse by Joris
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Demmink, the former SecretaryGeneral of the Ministry of Justice, was run over and killed by a car in Thailand.
Martin Verfondern who disappeared in 2010 from his Galician biological farm after a quarrel with his neighbours.
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SPANISH police have started a new search for Dutchman
ROB ZWEEKHORST from Berkel en Rodenrijs, who was
PRESS No deal for forces VICE-CHANCELLOR Sigmar Gabriel has stopped a deal to provide a fully equipped camp for Russian forces claiming that, at this time, he cannot justify arms trading with Moscow.
Cheap wine ACCORDING to the German Wine Institute almost every second bottle of wine bought in Germany comes from discount supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl.
Window fall A MAN, aged 30, from Treuchtlingen in Bavaria threw himself and his three children out of a second floor window. The children are in a critical condition.
Camel surprise MUNICH police, answering a call about vandals tearing up a lawn, found themselves facing seven woolly camels which had escaped from a circus in the Obergiesing area of the city.
Bag defence A GIRL, aged nine, in Schwerte, North RhineWestphalia, tried to defend her mother’s handbag from two thieves who broke into her car.
shot and killed on January 1 apparently with no reason, is probably the victim of a mistaken identity, say police
Niqab voting A MAN dressed in a niqab in Amsterdam tried to vote as a woman during local elections. He showed a voting pass and the passport of a young woman.
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Catalonia quakes
THE wet spring and sunny summer resulted in Spain becoming the top wine producer of 2013. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine rankings will not be released until May, but if
SPAIN’S Girona Province was hit by an earthquake which struck just off the coast, shaking several towns and villages in the region on Wednesday. Measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, the quake hit at 1.13pm, according to Spain’s National Geological Institute. The quake was felt most strongly in the municipalities of Baix Empordà and Alt Empordà. Its epicentre was located off the coast between Palamòs and Palafrugell. Catalan daily La Vanguardia reported that no-one was injured and no damage has been documented. In September 2013 Spain saw some 400 earthquakes in the Gulf of Valencia. Since that time the area has seen intermittent intense seismic activity.
the figures are correct Spain’s pipped its competitors to the post. According to figures from the country’s agriculture ministry, wine production surged a massive 41 per cent last year, with
vineyards producing 50m hectolitres - enough to fill 6.7 billion bottles of wine. Spain beat competitors France and Italy, who reported 2013 harvests of 42 million and 47 million hectolitres respectively. Ángel Ortega, spokesperson for wine-growers from the La Mancha denomination, attributed the bumper year to unusual weather conditions: “It’s not often that you see all the right climate conditions come together like that.” More than 50 per cent of last year’s harvest came from Castilla-La Mancha. Others in Spain’s wine industry, such as Pau Roca of the Spanish Wine Federation, said it was a matter of time before Spain surpassed its neighbours. For years, production glitches saw Spain lag behind neighbouring wineproducers France and Italy. But it seems that recent investments in planting and irrigation systems, as well
BUMPER YEAR: Attributed to unusual weather conditions. as a renewed focus on productivity, helped the country excel. These factors - combined with the ideal weather resulted in the boom. The Madrid government welcomed the news, as it shows another industry on which the country can lean on in order to strengthen its fragile economy and assist the recovery process. Although very well-
known in Spain, La Mancha wines have not achieved the same recognition as wines such as Rioja and Cava. But it is hoped that the La Mancha wine can be well promoted abroad, particularly in markets like China and the US. Spain’s exports hit a record high last year and the surplus is expected to give the country another huge boost.
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ATCH out if you like a drink. Proposed new traffic laws will give police the power to breath test jay walking pedestrians. Up until now police could only do that if the pedestrian was involved in a road accident. But now anyone crossing the road where they shouldn’t will be liable to take a test for alcohol and drugs. That is a step too far (excuse the pun). Surely there are enough laws against drunkenness and unruliness without having to resort to alcohol tests at the drop of a hat. There is no need to suspect someone of being drunk - just taking a step onto the road would be enough to have the police descend with their alcohol meters. And on the crowded and often narrow pavements found in many Spanish towns and villages it can be nearly impossible to avoid stepping into the road. It is a charter for harassment of
people who have done nothing wrong and a sign of officialdom’s instinct to criminalise otherwise law abiding people.
Coastal good news THOUSANDS of owners of beach front properties built within 100 metres of the high water mark blighted with the threat of demolition, can sleep a little easier now. The new coastal law means they can now sell or pass on as bequests their homes, and removed the imminent threat of demolition (slated in for 2018). The old law had effectively made those homes - many already built quite legally - illegal. So some good news, but why do the Spanish authorities insist on putting many innocent people in such a distressing position in the first place? It is bad for tourism, bad for investment, and bad for the country.
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WATCH sales rose by 17 per cent just before March 19, Father’s Day and also the feast day of Josefas and Joses. The sector sold 23,000 watches, producing a €2.2 million turnover, said watchmakers Ayserco.
Slurry disposal plants may shut
not only wind and solar energy but also the slurry plants, many which could now close. Pig farmers will soon be faced with a “serious problem,” said the mayor of Langa de Duero (Soria). European regulations limit the amount of slurry that can be dumped. Having to go to plants further afield will reduce already slim margins and livestock, farmers said.
Ono says yes to Vodafone VODAFONE has finally pulled off its deal with Spanish telecommunications’ company Ono. The €7.2 billion that the UK-owned company hands over for Ono is the largest acquisition by a foreign company in Spain since 2008. Ono, with 1.9 million clients in 12 autonomous regions, is the country’s largest cable company and has its own high-speed fibre optic network. Based on both companies’ figures in late 2013, Vodafone’s presence on Spain’s broadband market will grow from 7.5 per cent to 21 per cent. Acquiring Ono’s 1.1 million
mobile clients will increase its share of this market from 24.8 per cent to 26 per cent. Between them Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange will now control 90 per cent of Spain’s broadband and mobile market and up to 80 per cent of its customer base. Vodafone, which earned $130 billion (approximately €93 billion) from the sale of its US division last year, is also rumoured to be on the verge of making another big purchase. This time it is looking towards the UK with TalkTalk, the no-longer state owned BT Group and BSkyB possibly in its sights.
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Posh addresses PROPERTIES in Monaco, Hong Kong and London are the world’s most expensive. Prices rose last year by 5 per cent in Madrid, ranked 29th, but fell in Sotogrande, Marbella, Mallorca and Barcelona.
Pay rises SALARIES in Spain’s Public Administration rose by 17.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2013, compared with 2012, thanks to delayed payment of that year’s civil servants’ bonus.
Catalan cava is still fizzing CATALUÑA’S desire for independence might be unpopular but its cava sales remain buoyant. Despite boycott calls, global sales of Catalan cava fell by only 0.77 per cent to 241.3m bottles in 2013 with a €970 million turnover similar to 2012. Sales in the domestic market fell by 0.47 per cent, an improvement on 2012 when they dropped by
6.28 per cent. The effects of the politically-inspired boycott outside the region have diminished, sources said. The crisis, they continued, exerted a greater influence on sales and although two out of every three bottles are sent abroad, falling exports, particularly to the UK - were important. CAVA: Sales buoyant.
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A pig of a problem SPAIN’S pig farmers have a problem. Usually they send slurry to 33 government-subsidised plants where it generates electricity by cogeneration while converting the waste into dried fertiliser pellets. This will change following the government’s announcement of cuts to sustainable energy subsidies. This affects
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Private money for Renfe STATE railway operator Renfe is looking for private money for its freight service. An investor will be sought through public tender, announced minister of Public Works, Ana Pastor. This will be a ‘positive step’ for all types of freight transport, Pastor maintained, while optimising Spain’s network of steadily improving track and its good geo-strategic position. Opening the door to private investment will arrive once the state operator makes the transition to a holding of four subsidiaries: the Renfe Viajeros passenger service, Renfe Mercancias (freight), Renfe Fabricacion y Mantenimiento (manufacture and maintenance) and Renfe Alquiler de Material Ferriviario. This fourth division which is due to be created in April will lease trains to private operators, Pastor explained. These will eventually compete with Renfe both for the passenger and freight service, she confirmed.
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LOSING a sale is stressful for most salesmen and women. Many sales books claim to offer the key to unlocking the secrets of closing a sale. These tend to confuse the reader and make matters worse. Many a grown man loses it when they come to ask for the order. I was able to reach the close in 30 minutes unless the client asked questions. However, I could not figure out why one sales person was taking up to two hours to explain his product. He couldn’t close. The best advice I ever received on closing a sale could have been written on the back of my business card. ‘Ask for the order.’ Closing the sale really is that simple, so why make a dog’s breakfast out of it. There is, however, one trick that will substantially increase your success rate when closing. Clients are as hesitant of making a decision as the salesman is in asking for the
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order. Often a decision to buy will be put off and ditherers have their excuses ready. Once they say no or that they have to think about it the sale is not going to happen. Never ever ask outright for
CLOSING: Best to use the ‘either this or that’ method. the order but use instead the ‘either this or that’ close. When asking for an appointment the best approach is to suggest, “I have an hour Monday morning or Wednesday afternoon. Perhaps an hour in the evening might be better?” It is difficult to say no to that proposal. The order pad should be on the desk long before you reach this point.
Chasm separates rich and poor THE gulf between Spain’s rich and poor is growing wider. In January, Spain’s Oxfam-Intermon warned that Spain’s 20 greatest fortunes are worth €77 billion equivalent to the earnings of the country’s poorest 20 per cent. The following month Fundecas, the Cajas de Ahorro (savings banks) think-tank, drew attention to the northsouth divide between Spain’s richest and poorest regions.
In the third month of the year comes a third alert, this time from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The effects of the economic crisis on the richest and the poorest 10 per cent are more marked in Spain than in any other OECD member country, the organisation announced recently. The wealthiest 10 per cent barely noticed Spain’s double dip recession, with a 1 per cent drop in annual earnings between 2007 and 2010. Wages for the poorest 10 per cent fell by 14 per cent a year during the same period. The OECD report placed Italy’s rich-poor divide as the second-greatest after Spain’s but while its wealthiest 10 per cent also saw incomes fall by 1 per cent, they fell by only 4 per cent each year for the lowest earners. Spain’s high incomes were 13 times greater in 2010 than the lowest, the OECD found, compared with a 9.4 average. In contrast, the organisation compared the Spanish figures with Iceland’s where the earnings of the richest 10 per cent shrank by an annual 12 per cent and the poorest by 8 per cent. The OECD did not hesitate to identify the root of Spain’s problem. Public aid is not directed towards those most affected by the crisis, according to the report. “Social spending destined for relatively prosperous families is higher than in most other EU countries,” it claimed.
The same rules apply when asking for the order. Always have an Option B to hand. “I think this plan would best suit your needs but the cheaper plan B is a good deal too. Which do you prefer?” That close is also difficult to say no to. I have seen salespersons double and treble their sales simply by using the ‘either this or that’ close.
Wine industry must look abroad to grow THE SPANISH wine industry needs to look abroad if it wants to grow. That is according to a report by Rabobank called La Mancha in the Middle. It says that recent EU support programmes have improved the efficiency in Spanish wine production, but oversupply remains an issue. “While Spain has seen marked improvements in its wine production efficiency as a result of EU subsidies, it still struggles to build penetration in non-EU markets”, states Rabobank analyst, Stephen Rannekleiv. “In conjunction with grubbing-up subsidies, Spain was also a major recipient of vineyard restructuring funds which
has raised yields and is expected to lead to an increase in wine in the market. “A pressing concern for many is that much of this increased production is destined for markets already dealing with their own oversupply issues, such as France and Italy.” While these EU markets will remain important destinations for Spanish bulk wine, the industry must focus efforts on building market demand outside the EU, he added. Spain will need to build stronger brands in international markets, and adopt a more consumer-driven marketing focus which will require continued improvement of grower and brand owner alignment, said the report.
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FAGOR ELECTRODOMESTICOS failed after months of negotiations to reach agreement with its creditors. The appliances firm has now applied to the San Sebastian (Guipuzcoa) courts to go into liquidation.
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FAMILY: Will bring you a wealth of happiness. How many rich and famous people have overdosed on drugs or thrown themselves from buildings? So many! Singer Amy Wine house, fashion designer Alexander McQueen, actor Heath Ledger - it’s not as though these people were out begging on the street, quite the opposite, they had loads of money, but that didn’t seem to mean that they were happy.
A documentary film called ‘Happy’ released in 2011 explores what makes people happy and it discovers that happiness most often comes from experiences that have nothing to do with money. The film, for example, follows a rickshaw driver from India who lives in the
Are Dashcams legally allowed? Q. Following on from your article regarding surveillance cameras. I have You and the fitted in my car a ‘Dashcam,’ videoing traffic to the front and rear of my car. I Law in Spain have captured many examples of bad By David Searl driving, including a large motor-cycle doing a ‘wheelie’ at speed through a red light, a fully loaded coach going through a red light, and cars overtaking on solid white lines. These incidents were recorded onto a memory chip, and transferred to my laptop, which was viewed by friends and family. My aim was to set up a Facebook page to show incidents of bad driving. The images would also be evidence if I am involved in any ‘incident.’ Is any part of the above illegal? T.H. (Torrevieja) A. Yes, practically all of it is illegal. Spain’s law of data protection is quite strict, as we mentioned. There is no law against having the cameras mounted in your car. However, if you record the images and show them to anyone in any form, you have committed an invasion of privacy under the law and you can be subject to severe fines. Further, these images are not admissible as evidence in court. The only strictly ‘legal’ cameras are those fitted in some new cars which basically act as expanded rearview mirrors. Many experts feel these Dashcams would be very useful and are opposed to the law as it stands. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
slums and earns a minuscule wage. He has nothing of material value in life, but says he feels like the richest man in the world as he has a son, a lovely family and neighbours. Meanwhile, another character documented in the film, a successful European banker, leaves
everything to go work as a volunteer in a hospital because he says he wasn’t happy within his rich and successful life. Wealth can be a vicious circle, where the more one has, the more one wants. Therefore those that might be considered wealthy aren’t always happy.
THOMAS MEYER, founder of Barcelona clothing chain Desigual, sold a 10 per cent stake in the company to French venture capital firm Eurazeo, owner of Europcar and shareholder in Danone, Accor and Elis.
Shares offer TROUBLED frozen fish company Pescanova has offered creditors up to 65 per cent of the company to try to stave off liquidation. Most lenders would have to accept losses of between 60 and 90 per cent.
Madrid landmark could go to China’s richest man SANTANDER BANK, owners of Edificio España, hope to sell the iconic Madrid building. According to El Mundo newspaper, Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, has offered €260 million for the 1953 tower block that was once Spain’s tallest building. Wang Jianlin is president and founder of the Dalian Wanda group, a Chinese real estate, hotels, tourism and entertainment conglomerate. He is worth €16.630 billion and showed interest in Edificio España during a recent visit to Spain at the invitation of Atletico de Madrid football club. The building, which formerly included an hotel, shopping centre, apartments, offices and a rooftop swimming pool, was bought by Santander in 2005 for approximately €389 million. Plans to demolish all but the principal facade and replace the original with luxury flats and shops were later shelved. Investors from China, Brazil and Mexico are also rumoured to be interested in the 1953 building, sources close to the sale process maintained. No firm offers have been received, they added, and
Luis Garcia
MAYBE it’s the sunshine and nicer warm afternoons we’re experiencing, but as winter turns to spring, isn’t there a general sense of happiness in the air? According to a report just released, happiness is definitely growing and the reason could be financial insecurity is beginning to abate. This would suggest that money, it seems, might buy happiness, with the report stating that financial security is more important than good health in making people content. I whole-heartedly agree that financial security does offer peace of mind and in certain terms a sense of happiness, but is a secure financial situation a deciding factor when it comes to a person disposition towards happiness?
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EDIFICIO ESPAÑA: A 1953 tower block. prospective buyers are still gathering information. Neither was it impossible that a dearth of tempting offers could persuade Santander to return to its original plan, they said.
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Times have changed Cassandra Nash
A weekly look and not entirely impartial reaction - to the Spanish political scene
ARE they still at it? A Guardia Civil lieutenant colonel organised a luncheon at the Valdemoro barracks (Madrid) last February. His 81-year-old father, a former Guardia Civil lieutenant colonel, attended with several contemporaries. So far, so normal: what might be regarded as an old farts reunion. But the surname of son and father was Tejero and the older man was a conspirator behind the failed coup d’état of February 1981 who later served 15 years of a 30-year prison term. Other plotters were allegedly present but Tejero Jr gave orders not to register guests’ name although one emerged, that of Capt Jesus Muñecas Aguilar. Now 77, he told the invaded parliament chamber to await the arrival of “the competent military authority” and later spent five years in prison. The younger Tejero has been
removed from his post by the Ministry of the Interior and the Guardia Civil, whose upper reaches were unaware of the luncheon, described it as “inadmissible.” Whoever gave the game way must have been a Guardia Civil insider. That’s something that would never have happened 33 years ago.
Squaring up for a fight SELECTING the Partido Popular’s party presidents in Andalucia and the Basque region became a wrist-wrestling match between Soraya Saenz de Santamaria and Dolores de Cospedal. Saenz de Santamaria is vice-president of the national government and De Cospedal who is the PP’s national secretary general is also regional president of Castilla-La Mancha. Splitting power between rivals in this way is the type of solomonic solution that president Mariano Rajoy is comfortable with, but another struggle is in the offing. Decisions must be made regarding the candidates for Madrid mayor and Madrid regional president in the 2015 municipal and regional elections. Neither woman has yet made a move but as they say,
“you ain’t seen nothing yet.”
Dues and views LUIS ORTEGA ALVAREZ, a Constitutional Tribunal (TC) judge believes that political affiliation in judges should be prevented by law. He was referring to Francisco Perez de los Cobos, another TC judge who was formerly a paid-up member of the PP, but the argument has a specious echo. Paying party dues might demonstrate commitment, but political inclinations don’t change just because a subscription has been cancelled. ALBERTO RUIZGALLARDON: Pardoned 10 employees found guilty of corruption.
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Sleight of hand ALBERTO RUIZ-GALLARDON, minister of Justice, was considered something of a liberal until he became Minister of Justice. Possibly he had a road to Damascus moment that led him into a cul-de-sac but at least he makes a convenient whipping-boy for the government. Rejection of his abortion reform plans does not abate but RuizGallardon could be using an old conjuring ploy, because while everyone is talking about abortion they’re not looking elsewhere. So not many people noticed that between 2012 and 2013 the minister pardoned 10 public administration employees found guilty of corruption. Nice piece of sleight of hand.
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ECENT news that UK discount chain, Poundland, has floated on the stock market and wants more shops than Sainsbury’s should come as no surprise, given the squeeze other high street retailers have experienced during the recession. Retail experts believe Poundland’s plans demonstrate a permanent shift in British shopping habits with discount retailers the biggest winners from the recession. Poundland itself has expanded from over 200 shops five years ago to 500 today, with such an increase in sales that it plans expanding into Europe, with 10 stores here in Spain. So, while other high street retailers continue to struggle for survival, discount leader
Poundland is booming thanks to clever business tactics, marketing techniques and price comparisons used to appeal to its shoppers. With a new store opening every few days, its stock market value is almost £1 billion. Whenever I return to the UK, though, it’s hard to see on the average British high street anything but discount shops like Poundland, charity shops, bookies and payday lenders where once there were butchers, bakers, greengrocers and fishmongers. What were once family-run shops have been driven out of business with the result that every town centre now looks much the same. Why? Partly, it’s the result of out-of-town supermarkets which, with competitive prices and free parking, undercut the high street. The high rents and business rates imposed are also a factor in driving out small, independent
businesses, a situation not helped by local councils with exorbitant parking charges and fines. Now, there are many who say that if you’d rather still go to a butcher’s, a baker’s, a greengrocer’s and a fishmonger’s, fine they’re still around. They go on to say they simply don’t have the time it would take, plus they like the choice and free parking supermarkets offer. And if city centres are ghost towns, it’s because they don’t provide what people are looking for. You could just as well say the production of the motor car destroyed the occupation of blacksmiths who no longer have to shoe horses. True. But who really wants to visit identikit towns with identikit shops and discount chains? Nora Johnson’s thrillers (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon. Profits to Cudeca.
HIGH STREET: High rents and rates driving out small retailers.
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Movistar moans SHEILA SKINNER is not alone. My friend returned to England last July. Her internet provider was informed and standing orders cancelled. Unfortunately, at this moment, we do not know when Movistar was informed as I visited her house in September and discovered that the telephone line was still connected. Movistar were then informed by an interpreter so that no-one misunderstood the situation. The line was finally disconnected in October! In her absence two bills have been received, dated November and December. Our interpreter contacted Movistar again and was told that the number was now allocated to a different person and probably the two
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I WAS very amused when I saw these young men on the beach in Los Boliches, who appeared to be enjoying an evening game of volleyball with the moon.
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Big time fraud WELL said Nora Johnson! How refreshing to see an article which tells it like it is, not as most of the media and the current UK government portray it. It is high time the spotlight was turned on the very wealthy tax evaders/avoiders, also private landlords. They are costing the economy billions more than those on benefits, the majority of whom are in low paid jobs which do not pay a living wage.
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It is also worth noting that only £1 billion of benefits are lost to fraud compared to £70 billion lost through tax evasion/ avoidance. Thank you Nora, keep up the good work. M. Brannigan, Vera Playa (Almeria)
Double meaning I’VE just noticed that the Ryvitastyle crispbread that I’ve been enjoying recently as a low calorie substitute for ordinary bread is, in fact, called Knackerbrod. Now I confess to not having a great knowledge of the Teutonic tongue but I do know that ‘brod’ means bread in English and many German words are similar to ours. So just what have I been eating? Perplexed, Valencia
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bills should have been sent to him/her. Would she make further contact in 15 days to confirm or otherwise? Movistar were contacted again but, naturally, a different staff member took the call and said that €25.31 had been credited in error to my friend’s bank account and they (Movistar) tried to reclaim it but the bank had refused. Movistar stated that the bills were sent direct to my friend’s address as they had no other means of reclaiming any money. No refund is shown on her bank statement. Our interpreter has now been told that €23.19 should be paid to Movistar but for what and as a result of an error by whom? P H, Almayate, (Malaga)
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All at sea THE municipal indoor swimming pool in Huercal Overa (Almeria) closed on July 31, 2013 and I read in your newspaper a few weeks ago that the mayor there was hoping to get it reopened very soon. I was a paid-up member of the pool and used it at least three times a week for therapy after having several bone problems. There is absolutely nowhere near us that has an indoor pool and goodness knows when, or if ever, the brand new one in Albox will open. Work restarted on this one two weeks ago and then the Guardia Civil shut the works down. Again, no information anywhere and in the town hall the staff just shrug their shoulders. Tina Turpie (By email)
Opening date GREAT news about the reopening of Cine Paz in Gata (Alicante). We spent many a good Wednesday evening there. Have you any more details regarding the opening? Hopefully they will have a website where we can check the programme. Ray and Wendy, Alcalali (Alicante)
Unsackable IN ‘Lessons to be learnt’ (Issue 1497) Mr McBride fails to understand the underlying cause of Spain’s high unemployment. Spain, along with France, has stringent employment regulations which have created an inflexible labour market. Put another way, Spanish companies cannot lay off employees as easily as UK companies. The French in particular argue that job security is fundamental to safeguarding family life and the social structure of the country. A legitimate argument, some might say, especially for those already in work but not so good if you are looking for employment. It means that companies must be absolutely certain of their future prospects before recruiting new staff because of the difficulties of dismissing them should their business take a downturn. Spanish companies are therefore reluctant to take the same risks as they would in the UK and USA. Much is said of freeing up the labour market here but precious little has been achieved. Ken Bethell, Puerto de Mazarron (Murcia)
On the track IT’S not rocket science and it’s not brain surgery (although it would seem that the latter is needed). Regarding the vanishing Malaysian airline, two things come to mind. Why isn’t every aircraft fitted with a small, floatable electronic device (in case it ditches in water) that breaks away and emits a signal that satellites pick up, pinpointing the position of the incident within 50 metres or so? Secondly, all aircraft are fitted with a device that shows where it is in the sky. What reason should there ever be for it to be disabled by anyone on board the aircraft? This is a stupendously stupid arrangement and no-one can convince me that it is necessary. Keith Hallam, Blackpool (UK)
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Not so tasty and definitely not a treat Michelle Obama said on a recent health food talk show that she didn’t like Brussels sprouts and liver as a child, saying that any
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ANJA VAN KOOTEN, aged 43, from Formentera (Alicante) agreed with Michelle Obama: “I don’t like Brussels sprouts, they’re smelly.” She believes that while tastes do often change from childhood into adulthood, she still doesn’t like them even as an adult. She isn’t a fan of Spain’s national dish either: “I dislike paella, the rice is just too mushy.” Steve Cambridge was out enjoying a beer on the terrace of a local bar in Mijas Costa (Malaga) where he talked about his childhood hatred for tomatoes. “When I was a kid you couldn’t bribe me with enough money, candy or toys to get me to eat tomatoes. It was the weirdest thing
day liver showed up on her plate was a ‘dark day’ at her house. What were the foods growing up that made your stomach turn?
As an adult, have you encountered anything here in Spain that you’d just as soon avoid?
Perks, from La Marina, wouldn’t eat them as youngsters. Kath said it was really only when she came to Spain 12 because now I love them, years ago that she started they might be the one eating liver: “I wouldn’t vegetable I wouldn’t want even cook it before, but I to go without.” think now I’ve found a He has been in Spain for recipe I like.” five years and hasn’t found She also has never much he doesn’t like, drank milk since she was “except rabo de 10 years old and isn’t a fan toro (bull’s tail). of popular Spanish tapas I know they dish, calamares. make it in a Shirley isn’t a fan of nice sauce but seafood either: “I’ve never the idea of SAME WAVELENGTH: (from left) Annette, Shirl really been that keen on eating a tail ey and Kath. seafood.” makes me Their friend Annette unable to enjoy it. I guess it’s just psychological.” Three lovely ladies enjoying the Reid, who is visiting from Tamworth, afternoon sun in Benimar (Alicante) Staffordshire, has a different dislike: all share one thing in common with “I hate tea. I would no more drink tea STEVE CAMBRIDGE: His the First Lady: They all disliked now than fly to the moon, I’ve hated main dislike in Spain is sprouts and liver when they were it since I was about three or four. It makes me come out in goosebumps children. ‘rabo de toro.’ Kath Langstaff and Shirley just thinking about it!”
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OPINION & COMMENT LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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DO get fed up with people telling me I’m merely being paranoid when I discuss the decline of the UK and its society. These people (and I’m delighted to say there are now far fewer than in the past!) seem to forget, that in my dual role as a working entertainer and columnist, I speak and am contacted by a tremendous number of so called ‘ordinary folk,’ from all walks of British life. I can tell you quite categorically, they are all now totally peed off with what is happening to our once great country. They are sick of the leniency shown toward criminals, they are sick of the laws and ‘human rights’ favouring ethnic and other minorities. They are sick of the ghettos, embedded like cancerous tumours in most of their great cities. They are sick of piddling bureaucrats.
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IN DECLINE: The attitude of the British public is changing. They are sick of being ruled by decisions made in other countries and they are heartily sick of Islamic bigots who seem to be able to get away with just about anything. The tolerant mood of the British public is undoubtedly changing. People are
beginning to speak out. Most have been quiet up to now; almost afraid to air their views in case of being accused of bigotry or racism. Well no more. And why shouldn’t they, when the ranting of their enemies (and believe me, they
are enemies) are not only allowed to be aired just about anywhere, but even when they contain blatant, hate provoking anti-British rhetoric, are punished by a mere slap on the wrist? If that level of incitement was aired in public by a member of the BNP they would be undoubtedly thrown in jail. In my cabaret spot, I have a couple of fairly light digs at the ‘changing face’ of Britain. When I first used the remarks they were met mainly by an almost fearful silence. As time went on the odd chuckle was the result. Over a period the chuckles turned into unchecked laughter. The same remarks are now greeted not only by laughter, but often applause.
A more accurate barometer for the changing attitude of the British public would be hard to imagine. I think one of the reasons for the disquiet is because, even with Cameron’s declarations, not much has changed. I suggest Dave and the team start speeding up the instigation of a few of their election promises, before a thoroughly fed up British public begin to take to the streets. If that happens then the prophecies of Enoch Powel may finally come to pass, coupled with finding Mr Farage and colleagues posing on the steps of number 10! Have a good week. Try to lend a helping hand. and whatever ya do. Always keep the faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm American Pie Presents Band Camp
Tuesday BBC1/ 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Shetland 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm George Michael at the Palais Garnier, Paris
BBC2/ 4:00pm Cagney and Lacey 4:45pm Himalaya with Michael Palin 5:45pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:00pm Revenge of the Egghead 7:30pm The Voice: Louder on Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight
ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm UEFA Champions League
CH4/ 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Kirstie's Best of Both Worlds 10:00pm New Worlds 11:10pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:55pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man
ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Celebrity Juice
Wednesday BBC1/ 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm Monkey Planet 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Panorama
BBC2/ 4:15pm Planet Earth 5:15pm The Great British Bake Off 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Revenge of the Egghead 7:30pm The Voice: Louder on Two 8:00pm Clegg v Farage Debate 9:00pm Collectaholics 10:00pm Kim Philby - His Most Intimate Betrayal 11:00pm W1A 11:30pm Newsnight
ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm Law and Order: UK 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Holiday
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ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Party Wright Around the World 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm The Big Reunion
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MICHEL ROUX JR has left his role as a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. The celebrity chef - who appeared on the show’s panel from the very first series in 2008 - was forced to exit the show because of a business conflict. “MasterChef is sad to announce after a very happy relationship with Michel Roux Jr as one of the judges on the Professionals series that he will no longer be appearing on the BBC due to a conflict in commercial interests,” the show announced on its Facebook page. “Chef Michel has been a committed and extremely well loved and respected member of the MasterChef team, an
inspiration for the young chefs who have appeared on the show and those he works with on behalf of MasterChef off camera. We wish him the very best of luck in everything he does.” Casting for the new episodes is currently taking place on the show’s official website. The Trip returns to BBC Two in April for its second series ‘The Trip to Italy.’ Michael Winterbottom agains directs Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in the six-part follow-up to 2010’s BAFTA Award-winning series. Following the UKset series, the pair will this time visit restaurants in Piemonte, Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and Capri. “Rob, tired from the responsibilities of being the father of a young child, is looking for some adventure,” explained the press release. Europa Digital invite you to an Open Day on Saturday April 5 from 11am till 3pm at Pueblo Laguna Bar and Restaurant. Come and enjoy a
MICHEL ROUX JR: Has been a committed and respected member of the team. complimentary drink and tapa whilst the latest developments in the world of satellite TV are demonstrated. Every option will be on show that does not require a dish the size of Jodrell Bank. Come and see Sky+ HD On Demand, UK terrestrial channels back via a one metre dish in standard and HD, Humax Freesat HD recordable on demand and the full sky package. Our technical team from the UK will also be in attendance to explain the amazing new UKIP wifi routers and an alternative of how to connect your devices by wifi-ing your ring main as opposed to cabling the property. All your TV questions answered at the Europa Digital Open day to be held at Pueblo Laguna Bar and Restaurant, Saturday April 5 from 11am till 3pm.
If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (90.8FM Coastal & 96.1FM Inland), now covering over 2000sq kms of Costa Almeria or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
When Almeria strummed, the world listened! Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
FRANCO turned his back on the province. Its people weren’t on his side in the civil war so consequently it was the last zone to be aided and developed. Throughout Spain it was known as the “forgotten province”, that is, if they could remember to call it that. In fact, on trips to Madrid it wasn’t infrequent to explain in vivid detail the ‘unknown province that was below Granada, between Murcia and Malaga.’ In years gone by historians would quote other scholars that
explained “when Almeria was Almeria, Granada was its garden.” A lot of important and vibrant things occurred here, but no one got to know about them until the word leaked out and then finally, historians started to take note. Here’s a vignette of information that should make you walk with a little more pride, if not strut. Let’s get personal here. What musical instrument is more iconic in summarising Spain than the guitar? Well, it was born here. Nurtured and grew into its final shape and resonance sound. His name was Antonio Torres Jurado and he was born in La Canada (near the airport). At the age of 16 he moved to Vera, married and moved to Granada obtaining the
GUITAR: Shaped like the curves of a woman. only job he could find at the time helping a man called Jesus Pernas continue to make musical instruments. Antonio learned resolutely but lost his wife. In the trauma that followed he moved on down the road to Sevilla to start a new life on the famed Calle Sierpes. He stayed with the only trade he had learned,that of fashioning a type of musical apparatus. But his new life meant new beginnings and changes. He knew well of the history of his instrument and its evolution from the kithara of the ancient Greeks, to the cithara of the Latins and then the gitara of Andalucia Arabic. But, Antonio Torres was
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different, he wasn’t just a craftsman, he too was concerned about the sound, the resonance and lyrical melodies. He quit selling and started making
changes. First he changed centuries of design by adding more curves. Soon too he jumped away from the notation that five fingers
had a man so only five strings were used. Success came overnight. You didn’t own a guitar unless it came from the Calle Sierpes and was made by Antonio Torres Jurado. The resounding effect kept everyone in raptures. The audience’s minds floated to far distant hills and the warmth of family fires. The man from the province of Almeria had given the world something it could hold unto forever and strum the reminisces of home. In years gone by he was often asked the simple secret to his success in which he might have replied “I shaped the body of the instrument with curves like a woman, so it can be held tight and added one more string for control.”
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will see the advantage of working towards a new location, or even a specific makeover for your domestic scene. Either way, wait for a further green light, especially where money’s concerned. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Refuse to be miffed by whatever disagreements or difficulties clutter your world. The
1. By what stage name was the British teen idol, singer and actor, who was born in Acton in June 1940 and originally named Terence ‘Terry’ Nelhams-Wright, better known? 2. In which Indian city did Mother Theresa found her famous Mission of Charity in October 1950? 3. Manchester United in 1908 and Liverpool in 2001, were the first and last winners, respectively, of which annual football trophy? 4. To what did John II of Portugal rename the mountainous promontory south of Cape Town, South Africa, near the southern extremity of Africa, originally known as the Cape of Storms (Cabo das Tormentas)? 5. Which Antiguan-born, British boxer won the world (WBC) lightmiddleweight boxing title in March 1979, knocking out the champion Rocky Mattioli in Sanremo, Italy in the ninth round?
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Move forward on this week’s positive waves of optimism. Treat yourself, but don’t over-indulge your temptations. The planets aren’t dancing to all your wants and desires. If certain situations or individuals seem complicated, wait until the dust settles, then follow your hunches.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Scanning the rest of the star-signs, you’ll see that you have many things in common this week: challenging influences at work and play, and during other clogging capers. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’re not the only member of the zodiac who’ll have to toughen up. It’ll pay you to chill on Tuesday, be
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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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 B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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Average: 18
Very good:33
Good: 23
Excellent: 40
peer, peri, pier, pore, prof, prow, ripe, rope, weep, wipe, power, prier, prior, repro, riper, roper, wiper, prefer, ropier, FIREPOWER
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The full moon in your own sign is a powerful ally against this week’s planetary fracas. Speak from the heart and reject any ambiguous emotional games. It's the only way to clear the air and truly know where you're heading.
AQUARIUS (January 21 February 19) Your emotions, extra expenses and other domestic pressures are on the boil. Put off major decisions until next week. Meanwhile, loosen up, walk into some creative space, and if necessary, talk to someone who understands your ups and downs.
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) It’s both a vertical and horizontal week. What goes right somewhere could easily go wrong elsewhere. Sensitive Venus conspires with touchy Mars to trigger tensions and troubles. If you're aware of where others are coming from, you'll be fine.
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patient on Wednesday, and put your potent insights into orbit throughout the weekend. Although certain set arrangements are liable to veer off track, some discussions and shared commitments are slowly but firmly improving.
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rain, it pours, so keep an umbrella of humour to hand. April is around the corner, and with it, a much happier trend for your workaday, social and financial prospects.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There's a saying that if it doesn’t
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Don’t jump from one financial frying pan into another. Take it easy on all fronts, especially where your money, emotions and other people's moods are at odds with your ideas.
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March 28: Duquesa de Alba. Aristocrat. Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva is the 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes. Best known for her outspoken attitude, she is the third woman to carry the title in her own right. According to Guinness World Records she has more recognised titles than any other noble in the world.
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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Important things are signalled by the stars. There are gains to be made in many different areas. Just keep believing things will work out for the best for you and they will.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your efforts to get your message across might be best delayed for seven days. Fickle Venus and flighty Mercury will cross swords with other planets, so keep your ideas and emotions grounded.
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1. ADAM FAITH, 2. CALCUTTA, 3. CHARITY SHIELD, 4. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Cabo da Boa Esperança), 5. MAURICE HOPE.
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Across 1 Discourage a lie down and a shower (8) 4 I’m in the French fruit tree (4) 7 Vocalise about large arm support (5) 9 Inflexible outfit I associated with duke (5) 11 The Middle East is the subject (5) 12 Gets a glimpse of what they confiscate, so we hear (5) 13 Are red letters less cheap? (6) 15 Old Bob Power runs around and turns away (6) 19 Girth control methods? (5) 21 Crown found in a Croatia railway station (5) 23 Nowadays a small party will improvise (2-3) 24 Glen I destroyed in Scotland (5) 25 Stinging wild rose (4) 26 Prepare a fashion for a comeback (8) Down 1 The side in red lived (7) 2 Arranged satin for a loved one (5) 3 Is Shakespearian king returning to this country? (6) 5 The First Lady touring Oklahoma will awaken memories (5) 6 In America, doing these crosswords,
Across 1 Juicy fruit (5) 3 Give a benediction to (5) 7 Staying power (7) 9 Monarch (5) 10 Additional (5) 11 Special loved one (7) 12 Make unhappy (6) 14 Sports attire (6) 18 Bugs (7) 20 Gain knowledge (5) 22 Cause to smile (5) 23 Raise to higher position (7) 24 Additional payment (5) 25 Closely packed (5)
ultimately grows old (4) 8 Birds initially get eaten every Sunday evening (5) 10 More ironic machine (5) 14 Declare Nagasaki includes a sports venue (5) 16 Lack of fighting sounds like a scrap
(5) 17 Organised a miners’ conference (7) 18 Well established place for horse (6) 19 Europeans’ odd sedan (5) 20 Exchanged head of state, elderly (4) 22 Point of view for fish (5)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 23 represents J and 16 represents Y, so fill in J every time the figure 23 appears and Y every time the figure 16 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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Thatch, 5 Pagans, 8 Olga, 9 Awakened, 10 Majestic, 11 Keen, 12 Blast, 14 Inner, 18 Vile, 20 Aberdeen, 22 Penitent, 23 Adam, 24 Weight, 25 Start. Down: 2 Holdall, 3 Trade, 4 Hearth, 5 Plaice, 6 Gherkin, 7 Niece, 13 Seeking, 15 Elegant, 16 Parent, 17 Depths, 19 Irene, 21 Drama. QUICK Across: 1 Scream, 4 Scrimp, 9 Let, 10 Overawe, 11 Mundane, 12 Solve, 13 Fetch, 15 Scope, 20 Again, 22 Eclairs, 24 Useless, 25 Ape, 26 Sweden, 27 Friend. Down: 1 Solemn, 2 Retinue, 3 Aroma, 5 Classic, 6 Ideal, 7 Pamper, 8 Level, 14 Convene, 16 Private, 17 Caress, 18 Repel, 19 Ascend, 21 Amuse, 23 Loser.
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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 To sew (5) 4 Century (5) 7 Todo (en su totalidad) (3) 8 Breath (respiration) (7) 9 Faja (de tela) (4) 10 Tornillos (en punta) (6) 14 Quizás (7) 16 Garlic (3) 17 Bee (5) 18 Estrellas (5) Down 1 Cangrejos (de mar) (5) 2 Rebajas (5) 3 Royal (4) 4 Maletas (para equipaje) (9) 5 Pistola (arma) (3) 6 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 11 Stage (of a journey) (5) 12 Zapatos (5) 13 House (4) 14 Guisante (3) 15 Laughs (3)
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (WEAKLY) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. ADHERE
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Aula, 3 Bache, 8 Mariposas, 9 Mosca, 10 Ancla, 12 Respuesta, 14 Alley, 15 Onda.
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a well-known colourful butterfly (two words): MARRIED LAD FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: DANNY BAKER, RED ADMIRAL
Unscramble the name of an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter: DRAB KENYAN
Down 1 Own (7) 2 Separated from (5) 3 Cognac (6) 4 Mistake (5) 5 Enlisted man (7) 6 Shoulder gesture (5) 8 Very angry (5) 13 Interrupt (7) 15 Divide by two (5) 16 Open and genuine (7) 17 Strengths (6) 18 European country (5) 19 Dirt free (5) 21 Once more (5)
1 Rigged, 2 Rugged, 3 Arrive, 4 Streak, 5 Grease, 6 Rental, 7 Swayed, 8 Invert, 9 Slayer, 10 Waving, 11 Dining, 12 Meager, 13 Dinner, 14 Farmer, 15 Sender, 16 Seized, 17 Others, 18 Waters, 19 Worthy
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Medical knowledge and caring expertise for your animal friend THE staff at Clinica Veterinaria Mojacar are there solely to serve the health and well-being of your animal with all their medical knowledge, utmost care and lots of loving attention. Founded in 1987, their veterinary surgery uses state-of-the-art equipment and modern technology. Clinica Veterinaria offers a wide range of services, be it puppy care, preliminary tests, screening, vaccinations, ultrasonic or endoscopic examinations, dental hygiene or surgical operations. Clincia Veterinaria is based in Mojacar Playa, providing all-round care for all types of pets in and around the area. They even have clients as far as Aguilas, Nijar and Sorbas. Astrid Schroder has worked as a veterinarian in Spain since 1987. Continuous training courses means that the clinic is able to provide the following, eye surgery, microsurgery, orthopaedics, endoscopy and endoscopic surgery and emergency medicine, warranting a good recovery for their pet clients. They also have a digital X-ray machine (see photos) and are able to undertake all
EXPERIENCED STAFF: Vet Astrid Schroder and asst Silke Montanus.
ADVANCED: Digital X-ray machine.
blood analysis on site. Silke Montanus, veterinary assistant has 10 years experience working in this clinic. Silke has great knowledge on the relationship between animals and humans. Silke and Astrid have been a really good
team for many years, both being extremely dedicated, enjoying challenges and constantly updating products. Their most recent campaign is for the detection and control of leishmaniosis. For any client deciding to have their pet vaccinated against this disease, Clinica
Veterinaria Mojacar will give a free leishmaniosis test beforehand. They sell animal food and medicines as well as other useful articles, plan treatments and fix appointments. In order to avoid longer waiting periods and stress for your DOGGY PAW: animal, they prefer Latest technology to work with prefor your arranged appointments, both pet. mornings and afternoons (naturally this does not apply for emergencies!). Home visits can be arranged if necessary, simply ring them up. Open Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm and Saturdays 11am2pm. Clinica Veterinaria Mojacar Paseo Mediterraneo 313 04638 Mojacar - Office: 950 472 252 24-hour emergency: 629 099 920 clivetmo@gmail.com
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Scared to be happy
PSYCHOLOGISTS say that millions of people avoid feeling happy because they think it will tempt fate and lead to unhappiness. Researchers from New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington, said they found many people fear that being happy also makes them seem selfish, boring or shallow. The study also looked at cultural differences. In America, happiness is one of the most important values guiding people’s lives. Western cultures are more driven by an urge to maximise happiness and minimise sadness, but in Eastern cultures, it was found that many avoided showing happiness.
Chocolate pill to be used in trials CHOCOLATE pills are to be tested to see if they can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Cocoa flavanols have already shown to improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels, but the benefit of flavanols are usually destroyed in the processing of making chocolate. However, now manufacturers have found a way to extract the nutritional benefits of cocoa and are ready to test their benefits. Previous studies have suggested that cocoa flavanols could help dementia sufferers. A study of 18,000 people will be carried out. Participants will get dummy pills or two capsules a day of cocoa flavanols for
COCOA BENEFIT: Could be healthy. four years and the results analysed and neither they nor the study leaders will know who is taking what during the study.
Reasons behind bad breath
BAD breath is estimated to affect half the population at some point and is usually caused by an excess of bacteria in the mouth. Normally, simple brushing and good oral hygiene can alleviate the problem, but bad breath can also be a result and sign of other conditions: Too much stress. When stressed the nervous system kicks in and the production of saliva stops, making the mouth dry which can make bad breath worse. Saliva stones. Another cause of bad breath are saliva stones blocking the salivary glands which form
when food debris reacts with chemicals in the saliva, crystallising in to a stone. Bacterial infection. Any bacterial infection of the nose, mouth or throat, can lead to bad breath. Certain rare cancer cells also have an odour and are more easily infected than ordinary cells so when they occur in the nose, throat, tonsils or larynx it can smell when breathing out. Mouthwash. People use mouthwash assuming it will freshen breath, but some containing alcohol can do the opposite as it dries the mouth out making bad breath worse.
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Nearly half of the population suffer with sleeping problems ACCORDING to the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) between 20 and 48 per cent of the adult population suffers from sleeping difficulties; either struggling to initially fall asleep or maintaining their sleep pattern. The SEN believes that 10 per cent of cases are due to a disorder of chronic and severe sleep, a figure that could even be greater due to the high number of patients which are undiagnosed. The most frequent sleep disorder is insomnia (20-30 per cent) followed by restless legs syndrome affecting approximately 5 per cent of the population and sleep apnea (2-4 per cent). SEN say that when adequate sleep is not achieved by some kind of
disorder, it not only affects a person’s intellectual capacity and performance, but increases the risk of
hypertension and the likelihood of developing other diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s (between 42 and 98 per
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Wine drinkers must be tempted
BULLS with human faces instead of labels, black bottles with just a large white number on them; these are just some of the marketing techniques being used by the wine company Vintae - one of the more modern Spanish vintners. Vintae are also one of the companies responsible for the proliferation of web points of sale, wine blogs, social networking sites dedicated to wine, designer labels and modern bottles. Ricardo Arambarri, the face of Vintae and a native of Rioja, comments that the industry has undergone many changes recently including the ‘education’ of
the end consumer through blogs and websites. He goes on to say that, in the past, the consumer simply drank table wine as a matter of course, but now wine is associated with more celebratory occasions and therefore demands a more specific marketing technique. This new marketing method must tempt the consumer not only with an attractive label but also with sumptuous descriptions of the contents of their bottle. At Vintae they are working on marketing to different demographics in order to capture a variety of markets.
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HAVING A REST: David Paez and Kevin Lewis tired, but happy, after the race.
Tabernas desert race MARCH saw the newly formed Valle Triathlon club enter its first race in the desert in Tabernas. On a very hot humid day four members took part in a very hard 27 kilometre off road ultra trail race. On its first outing Amanda Cantle got a second overall, Ian Cantle was third in age group, Kerrie Weir seventh in age group and Kevin Lewis fourth in age group. David Paez who races for Almeria Tri also took part.
If you are interested in running or triathlon then please email: davidkevin.lewis@exclusivos.libertyse guros.es or amanda@fitcamp spain.com. Club members would also like to thank Mark from Bikerun for their support and they wish them every success in their new shop in Albox. If you bike or run then this is the place to go.
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Get organised, use a calendar THE greatest problem with going back to Blighty isn’t the weather (grey, cloudy, rainy days and long cold nights), it’s losing track of what has to be done and when! I just had 14 days away from the computer (not a problem - DENIAL!) and thought that I had created enough articles for the publications that I write for. WRONG! So how do we fix this problem? Ever heard the phrase “best laid plans of mice and men,” well that was me. How then, can man’s greatest adversary, the computer, become man’s greatest ally? I should imagine that I’m not the only one who uses a calendar to keep track of what needs doing and
Trevor Spencer Computers Meet Trevor Spencer who will be writing a weekly computer column for the EWN...
when! But have you considered using one that is on your computer? I first came across this concept when I had a ‘dodgy’ copy of the now discontinued Outlook, which served as email, client and calendar and it was incredible! Strangely enough I had seen something similar on the Linux platform several years earlier (you can’t keep a great idea down when someone else can steal it!).
There are two main types of organiser. Offline, which works without internet, and Online, the other one. I use both! To be accurate, I use the one provided by my hotmail account (now called OUTLOOK.COM) which I have linked to my tablet (cheap but efficient). As most people know, I have a clinic at Jacks Bar (Albox) on a Friday afternoon. The dates for this are in the calendar right up to Xmas this year, and come Xmas I increase these ‘appointments’ to include all of next year. Anyway, I’m out of space for today so more about organisation, calendar, PIMs (not the drink) and all thinks time compliant, next week. Info: 689 892 745.
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APSA shop in Albox THE APSA shop in Albox, located in Avenida Lepanto, opposite Jacks is having a shop sale. There will be 50 per cent off all clothes and shoes until of March 29. New spring stock will be in the shop from Monday March 31. APSA will be holding its AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Wednesday April 2 at Jacks from 2:30pm - all will be welcome. If you love animals and would like to reduce the number of abandoned animals on our streets please contact Di on 663 762 642. Or perhaps drop into the shop in Albox to discuss ways of how you could help.
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HEN I first came to the Spanish costa for a holiday in 1960 the number of tourists and apartment blocks were rather fewer than today, as were the prices of restaurant meals and drinks. Indeed the unexciting hotel tourist food was forgotten each evening to enjoy real Spanish hospitality in small family run restaurants largely patronised by local Spaniards. Coming from the UK everywhere seemed to be filled with colourful flowering plants at ground level and on the balconies of two to five storey buildings. There were no Benidorm type skyscrapers in those days. While dining, the only interruption, sometimes two or three times during the evening, was the offer of stems of quality fresh perfumed roses for my then wife by elegantly dressed Spaniards making a few pesetas from adding pleasure to the dining experience.
BALCONIES: Used to be filled with colourful flowering plants, enhance yours now. One was not pestered with substandard named brand Chinese copies of leather goods, sunglasses, CDs by recent immigrants who may well have earlier in the day sold the sad plastic flowers in vases that sit on many tourist restaurant tables these days. Wandering back to one’s hotel very replete, one did not get the modern day impression that you were walking past prison block A, B, C and D, as someone described a
coastal resort the other weekend. Recognising this trend a few years ago I wrote, with Clodagh my wife, the book ‘Apartment Gardening - Mediterranean style’ to hopefully stimulate more apartment owners to make better use of their balconies and terraces by converting them into colourful, perfumed and perhaps productive patios in the sky. Fortunately some apartment owners, resident and non-
resident, have taken note and there are now more delightfully looking apartment blocks in expatriate and Spanish neighbourhoods. But so much more could be done. The book includes many photographs illustrating vividly what can be done and the roles plants, ceramic pots and tiles, modern and antique artefacts can play in producing the concept of a home in the sun. That’s not such a stupid idea
as largely unused balconies and terraces range from four to 40 and 400 square metres for roof tops. Yes, there is the sun to contend with, but blinds and awnings can immediately change the climate whether apartments face east, south, west or north. Clodagh took a long time sorting out 120 or so plants most appropriate to planting in full, partial or semi shade and the few that genuinely enjoy the full summer suns. The block of photos illustrate the range of possibilities without being very creative. You may be amazed by some of the photos in the book taken of real situations. So if you have an apartment do have a go this spring. If you live in a villa, buy the book as a present for friends who do. I will have some copies of the book at the Calpe Homes, Gardens and Lifestyle Show next week. It’s easy to turn a current storage space into your garden home to immediately enhance your Spanish lifestyle. Come and have a chat on Stand 66.
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Best blooms for Mother’s Day MOTHER’S DAY is on Sunday and flowers are the traditional gift to give on Mothering Sunday. If you haven’t already ordered your bouquet, try taking into consideration the
significance of each flower and create a truly meaningful display: Roses Roses are not just about true love, they have long been associated with
motherhood, as they were sacred to the Greek goddess Isis, who was seen as the ideal mother. Lilacs Lilacs are known to signify the love between a mother and child. Irises The iris symbolises affection and warmth, and some Christians associate the flower with the Virgin Mary. Carnations According to Christian legend, pink carnations are believed to have first grown
from the ground where the Virgin Mary shed tears over Jesus’s death. Many believe carnations are a symbol of a mother’s eternal love and an ideal choice for Mother’s Day. As well as the meaning of a flower take into account your mum’s personal choice of her favourite flower in her favourite colour. ROSES: Associated with motherhood.
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Champion of champions 2014 THE Champion of Champions Individual Darts Competition for 2014 will be held at La
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competition is open to all Albox & District Darts League Players and there is no Registration Fee. The draw will then be made for a 12 midday start and the competition will be played through to a finish on the day. Please come along and support this event even if you don’t intend to take part and hopefully as in previous years we will all have a great day.
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COCO: Now has 11 puppies. How she has managed to keep these puppies healthy enough for all of them to survive is short of a miracle considering how neglected she was when I found her. “I really need to find good homes for the puppies because including Coco (who I cannot now let go) I own six dogs altogether and I also do dog sitting in my own home.” If anyone can help please contact Helen on email hellsbells1940@hotmail.co.uk.
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DRIVER SENSORS: Could detect when a driver is tired or inattentive. such as in which direction the driver is looking, how open their eyes are, as well as their head position and angle, it is possible to develop precise safety systems that detect the driver’s state and are able to adjust the car accordingly. This also means that the car will ensure that it does not stray out of the lane or get too close to the car in front when the driver is not paying attention, as well as being able to wake a driver who is falling asleep. “Since the car is able to detect if a driver is not paying attention, safety systems can be adapted
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at the core of this family run business. With their latest investment in high tech fitting machines, balances and a state of the art computerised wheel alignment system, clients can be assured of a complete and professional service from the most humble of motors, all the way up to top-ofthe-range luxury driving dreams. There are always the most common tyre sizes in stock at the spacious, tidy and ordered
headlights give poor illumination for the driver and can make it difficult for other road users to see you. It can also be an ITV failure. Advice is always given honestly and freely, anybody is welcome to pop in for a free pressure and tyre check. Tyre King Poligono El Real, Calle El Garcia F19 no2 04628 Antas 950 459 253
A first glimpse of Bentley SUV BENTLEY MOTORS has given a taster of its much anticipated SUV, due to hit roads in 2016. It will be the most luxurious and powerful SUV on the market, setting it apart from any other SUV, true to the brand hallmarks of luxury, performance, quality and craftsmanship, says the Crewe based car maker. Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, Chairman and Chief Executive at Bentley Motors, commenting at a press conference in London, said: “It will create a completely new segment in the SUV
market.” The SUV forms part of Bentley’s £800 million investment in new model and facilities development in the next three years. The company anticipates a minimum annual sales volume of 3,000 SUVs.
premises on the main Antas industrial estate. If they do not have what you require in stock they can normally get these within 24-48 hours and will search for the best price and pass the savings on to you. As well as tyres, wheel
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TRAFIC: Sports a new look both inside and out.
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Renault Trafic range is refreshed THIS summer will see Renault refresh its Trafic range as it perpetuates the
success story of one of its most popular models, with 1.6 million sales since 1980.
This practical and economical ‘Van à Vivre’ will sport a new look both inside and out, while benefiting from clever smart innovations to facilitate the lives of business customers, as well as a new range of responsive engines. The vehicle will be available with a new Renault-developed 1.6 dCi power-plant, including a twinturbocharged version that boasts fuel consumption of less than six litres per 100km. New Trafic comes with a completely new exterior design. The front incorporates the bigger, more upright logo that is emblematic of Renault’s new brand identity. Its stance is forceful and dynamic, while its wide, slender headlights give it an expressive look, and the more sloping windscreen results in a clear division with the bonnet. Sharper lines make the vehicle’s silhouette more dynamic, whilst the sturdiness has been retained courtesy of a wrap-around front bumper.
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Villaricos at Lorca
VILLARICOS Golf Society had 20 members at Lorca this week for their singles stableford. Division 1 winner was Mike Oulton with 36 points followed by second Terry Thompson on count back, also with 36. Division 2 was won by Jorge Beimejo with 29 points, followed by Alan White in second with 24. Call Tom on 674 783 261 or Dell 693 945 587.
Badgers away BADGERS made their first trip of the year to Lorca Golf for an away day competition. A glorious sunny day and light breeze was to make for a good day’s golfing. Mastering the course on the day was Brian Watts with 39pts, with 2nd place going to Andy Mucha on count back with 38pts, with Dave Wright taking 3rd also with 38pts. Nearest the pins went to Derek Learey, Brian Watts, Achille Alberti and Dereck Dale. Saturday’s competition at Macenas was won by Dave Wright with 37pts , from Alan Thomas with 35pts and 3rd place going to Roger Whitehead with 34pts. Badgers Golf Society also plays every Wednesday at various courses in the area and every Saturday at Macenas for their weekly roll-up. Please book in at Badgers. Forthcoming fixtures are :- Wednesdays April 2 Marina Golf, April 9 Macenas, April 16 Marina, April 23 Macenas, April 30 Valle del Este. Book on 950 478 525.
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Marriner all at sea, more Messi magic and next F1 in Malaysia Tony Matthews
International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
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THIS WEEK’S SPORT On Tuesday evening, there were full-houses for the Manchester derby and the Arsenal-Swansea PL clashes, and last night a packed Anfield saw Liverpool take on Sunderland. On Saturday it’s Arsenal-Manchester City, Crystal Palace-Chelsea, Manchester United-Aston Villa and WBA-Cardiff and the big one, Burnley-Leicester in the Championship, while on Sunday Liverpool meet Spurs. The second F1 Grand Prix of 2014 takes place in Malaysia on Sunday. Nico Rosberg, who won the opening race in Australia, is hoping to double up in Kuala Lumpur where he finished fourth last year behind winner and fellow German Sebastian Vettel. FOOTBALL ROUND-UP Arsene Wenger’s 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal ended in a record 6-0 defeat at leaders Chelsea. Victory was also Jose Mourinho’s biggest win as Blues’ boss and with it went the Gunners’
THRILLER: Real Madrid v Barcelona. MESSI (left): Jubilant.
hopes of winning the Premier League! However, early in the London derby, referee Andre Marriner wrongly sent-off Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex OxladeChamberlain. In-form Liverpool won 6-3 at Cardiff with Luis Suarez’s third hattrick of the season... Yaya Toure also struck a hat-trick as
DID YOU KNOW? Only eight men have managed an English football club for 1,000+ matches: Manager Club Seasons Games Fred Everiss W B Albion 1902-48 1,521 Sir Alex Ferguson Man Utd 1986-2013 1,500 Dario Gradi Crewe Alex 1983-2007 1,362 John Nicholson Sheff Utd 1899-1932 1,222 Sir Matt Busby Man Utd 1945-71 1,141 Jack Addenbrooke Wolves 1885-1922 1,124 Dave Calderwood Chelsea 1907-33 1,012 Arsene Wenger Arsenal 1996-2014 1,001 * These just fell short: Sam Allen (Swindon Town), Arthur Dickinson (Sheffield Wednesday), Bob Jack (Plymouth), Syd King (West Ham), George Ramsay (Aston Villa), Frank Watt (Newcastle) and Charles Webb (Brighton).
CORTIJO GRANDE is enjoying more golfers, low prices and excitement on the course thanks to Wednesday’s hole-in-one by John Park. First Division winner was Juan Ramon Rubio with 35 points, followed by John Park in second, also with 35.
Manchester City whipped Fulham 5-0... Wayne Rooney emulated David Beckham’s long-range goal against Wimbledon in 1996, with a stunning 50-yard effort in Manchester United’s 2-0 win at West Ham... Austrian Alexander Tettey was another player who netted a cracking goal, in Norwich’s 2-0 win over Sunderland... Everton, who have never lost a match against Swansea, beat the Welsh club 3-2... Spurs (2-0 down) came back to beat Southampton 3-2... the 100th League meeting between Aston Villa and Stoke resulted in a 4-1 win for the Potters... Newcastle pipped Crystal Palace 1-0 with a 92nd minute goal by Papiss Cisse and Shane Long ‘dived in’ to help Hull City beat his former club WBA 2-0. A total of 42 goals were scored in the Premiership last weekend and the race for the title is the closest anywhere in the world. In the Championship, Derby County smashed ‘poor’ Nottingham Forest 5-0, leaders Leicester City drew 1-1 at Blackburn and secondplaced Burnley beat lowly Charlton
Good shot John... Second Division went to Barbara Wardley with 33 points. Ball sweep winners were Julie Oliver and John Wardley. There were very good scores on Sunday’s March 23 game,
with the top score coming from Second Division winner Ray Linforth with 41 points. Janet Key was second with 36 and third, with another 36, was Mary Higgins.
Athletic 3-0. FL1 table-toppers Wolves won 20 at Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United head FL2 after beating Burton Albion 1-0. A world-wide TV audience of 400 million witnessed a thriller at the Santiago Bernabeu last Sunday where Lionel Messi bagged a hattrick (the 26th of his career) and also set a new El Clasico scoring record with his 30th goal as Barcelona beat 10-man Real Madrid 4-3. The home side had captain Sergio Ramos sent off for the 19th time. This leaves Atletico Madrid and neighbours Real level at the top of La Liga on 70 points each; Barca are third on 69 and there are just nine games left. Atletico play Barcelona on the final day of the season. And we can have an all-English, all-German or all-Spanish Champions League final after the quarter-final draw paired Barcelona with Atletico Madrid, Manchester United v Bayern Munich, Paris St Germain v Chelsea and Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund. The first legs are on 1/2 April, the return legs on 8/9 April. GENERAL ROUND-UP • A record crowd for a John Wardley won the First Rugby Union club match Division with 35 from John 83,889 - saw Saracens beat Geaves with another 35. Harlequins 39-17 at Martin Oliver was just behind Wembley last Saturday. with 34 points for third place. • American Matt Every Cortijo Grande plays (aged 30) won the Wednesday and Sunday. Arnold Palmer Invitation To reserve your tee time, call Classic in Florida - the Patricia on 950 475 509. first title of his professional career.
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Excellent scoring FORUM Golf Society’s individual stableford on March 21 at Valle del Este had excellent scoring, with the first 13 golfers all scoring over 30 points. Only two players beat their handicap, however, with Tony Morgan (39 points) the day’s winner ahead of Phil Elam (37 points). Yvonne Strindberg beat Frank Varey for third place on countback (36). Nearest the pins went to Tony Morgan, Peter Harrington, Mick Smith
and Nicola Price. This event was also the final qualifier for the 20132014 Ford Leagues. Richard Swaine, Tony Morgan, Phil Elam and Fran Elam all advance to the finals at Las Colinas in May. Upcoming fixtures: April 4, Stableford at Desert Springs; April 17, Double Par Medal at Aguilon; April 24, Stableford at La Torre. Contact Phil Elam on 666 847 840/philjelam@yahoo. co.uk or www.forumgolf society.webs.com.
TEXAS SCRAMBLE: Winners from Thursday’s game.
Good win for St Patrick ANN KAVANAGH celebrated a St Patrick’s Day win in the Ladies’ Division with 37 points at Marina Phoenix’s March 17 individual stableford. She was followed by Isobel Jones in second (36 points) and Jackie Dale in third (32). Neville Duncan won the Men’s Division (38) from Mike Schorfield (36) in second.
Jim Budd won the only two’s prize on the 17th. Thursday’s team game was a fourball Texas Scramble with close scoring between the 10 teams. First place were Tony King, Jose Ramon, Isobel Jones and Jim Budd with 58.1 points. Placing second were Carole Donoghue, Dave Easton, Elmar Trappen and Mike Schorfield (59.4).
Third were Les Armfield, Maxine Mayhew, Steve Dimmock and Hylton Smith (60.9). Nearest the pins went to Dave Easton (5), Brian Couper (14) and Brian Mayhew (17). Marina Phoenix plays Mondays (individual) and Thursdays (team game). To join for a €25 green fee, ring Jim on 950 162 727 / 600 353 670 or Rosalie 950 397 117/ 697 512 882.