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King Juan Carlos abdicates THE King of Spain has abdicated. Juan Carlos decided to step aside after 39 years on the throne, announced Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Rajoy addressed the nation to say that there would be an amendment to the country’s constitution to allow the king’s eldest son Prince Felipe, 45, to take over. The new Crown Act, which will regulate the abdication and succession process was being pushed through the law-making stages on Tuesday. In his official speech, King Juan Carlos, 76 who has reigned since 1975, said: “We have felt the need for renovation, and to open up a better future. Today a younger generation deserves to step forward.” “I want the best for Spain, to which I have dedicated my whole life. I have decided to abdicate my crown to give way to a new generation embodied by my son Felipe, heir to the throne. I keep and will keep Spain forever deep in my heart.” Throughout his reign, which followed in the wake of Franco’s dictatorship, Juan Carlos was considered one of the
world’s most popular monarchs. Along with Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first Prime Minister following the dictatorship, the monarch helped to smooth the country’s transition to democracy. However, recent years have seen a loss of confidence in Spain’s royal family due to a long-running corruption scandal involving the king’s daughter and son-in-law. There has also been a growing discontent with the wider political elite - as revealed by the recent EU Parliament elections. Following the news of the abdication, cities across Spain began organising simultaneous proRepublic demonstrations. Reportedly, 1,500 riot police were deployed to central Madrid on Monday evening, in anticipation of city-wide unrest. Leftist parties such as Podemos, United Left and Republican Catalan Left have called for the government to hold a referendum on the monarchy. Turn to page 14 ROYAL FAMILY: Big changes ahead. carlos alvarez fluickr
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Diving to delve ROMAN CARGO: Almost 2,000 years on the seabed. SCUBA divers can now visit and photograph the Bou Ferrer wreck off Villajoyosa. The conducted underwater tours of the sunken Roman galley are authorised by the regional government and backed by Alicante University, Villajoyosa Town Hall and Villajoyosa’s yacht club. The wreck, named after Jose Bou and Antonio Ferrer who located it in 2000, sank off Villajoyosa during the
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second half of the 1st century. It carried a cargo of almost 3,000 amphorae of garum, the fish sauce prized by the Romans, and lead ingots. Visits will be organised by local diving firm Alisub which also provides the necessary infrastructure and equipment. The Bou Ferrer project demonstrates how public administrations and private enterprise can join forces to
create a cultural success, said Marta Alonso, second in command at the Generalitat’s Culture department. Participants will each be required to contribute €35 to ongoing explorations and must provide up-to-date documents proving that they are competent divers. A further €35 covers transport to the wreck and air recharges but excludes hire of equipment.
Fabra presents regional awards
DENIA: Alberto Fabra surrounded by representatives from regional brands.
THE regional president Alberto Fabra visited Denia to present the Parcs Naturals awards.
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The certificates went to 30 regional brands that are linked to the region’s national parks. These included rice grown in Albufera, sundried tomatoes from Serra d’Irta, sausages from Mariola and trout from Penyagolosa. An award also went to BENIDORM’s Local Police unit received a total of 150 the Marriott Hotel in applications for 10 temporary vacancies. Denia, for offering The high season is approaching and extra officers accommodation on the will be needed to cover increased police patrols this Montgo mountain. summer. This was a double The directive to take on more staff was issued event, as it also marked early last month as the town hall prepares to step up the formal presentation of the visible police presence on Benidorm’s streets. the Denia Montgo Trail. During the daytime Local Police patrols will The gruelling run is set concentrate on the Levante and Poniente beaches as for June 15 when 300 well as the itinerant vendors who offer everything runners will ascend 753 metres to the top of the from food to clothes and massages. emblematic mountain.
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75 years on ONE HUNDRED people recently took the AlicanteOran ferry, retracing the crossing made by SS Stanbrook in March 1939. Its British skipper took 3,000 Republicans to safety as the Civil War ended.
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Fraud sentence appeal fails THE Valencia region’s Supreme court has practically doubled an appealed sentence for property fraud. A German businessman was found guilty of continuous fraud arising from the supposed construction and sale of properties in Benidoleig and Sagra. He must also pay a €5,400 fine. He originally received a three-
and-a-half year prison term in a court case brought by two British couples. That has now been put up to six years by the appeal court. They had begun to hand over money in 2004 for retirement homes for which the German knew he could not receive planning permission. One couple paid out €187,384 before losing patience when work had not even begun on
the promised home in 2006. The other couple paid €59,401 before realising they were being swindled. The German’s defence lawyer appealed against the initial sentence on the grounds that it violated his right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise. He also claimed errors in appraising the evidence. SERGEI BACHLAKOV / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
Light of day ROBBERIES continued in the Muchamiel area when valuables were taken from two neighbouring houses on a gated urbanisation. Both were ransacked on the same day while their owners were out.
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Old links retied ARGENTINIAN cartoonist Fernando Sendra recently visited Pego where he was officially named an “adoptive son.” His father left the town in 1932 to seek his fortune when he was 15.
The real thing TEN members of Asean, the Asian trademarks defence organisation, recently visited OAMI, the EU’s Alicante-based trademark office. They attended a one-day course on combating fakes and copies. Medication blow FUNDRAISING to cover expensive Enzalutamide, denied to a cancer patient in San Juan hospital by the regional Health department, has been suspended. He now has kidney failure and doctors advised against using it.
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Easy way in ACCESS at Villajoyosa’s Barbera dels Aragones openair auditorium has now been improved for those with mobility problems. Architectural barriers have been removed to make it more wheelchair-friendly.
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Sporting chance JIJONA Town Hall paid architects €147,620 to draft plans for a 33,000-square metre sports complex. It is now looking for ways to finance the project which will cost €3.15 million. Summer site FINESTRAT Town Hall’s Information Point will be open on the beach each day from 9am-2.30pm until September 30. The Font del Moli point will now close until October.
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THE draft of the Generalitat’s new Health bill regards addiction to smartphones, internet or video games as a health problem. The syndrome will receive the same treatment as drug addiction.
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CELEBRATIONS: Millions will take to the streets if Spain wins.
World Cup dreams SPAIN is the European country which most wants its team to win the World Cup in Brazil, as it is the wish of 77 per cent of those questioned. This is according to a survey carried out as part of the ‘Free’ (Football Research in an Enlarged Europe) Project developed at nine universities in Denmark, the UK, Turkey, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Italy and Spain. In Italy, 61 per cent want their team to win, in Germany 60, in the UK 43 per cent want England to win, and in France only 40 per cent want victory for the national team. Four of the countries which took part won’t be playing in the World Cup but the Danes and Poles want Spain to win, while Austria wants Germany to come out on top and Turkey prefers Brazil. Football and the national team are elements which bring the Spanish together, according to the
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study, and 54 per cent of Spaniards over 15 claim to be football fans. In 2010, the World Cup final in South Africa was watched by 16.8 million throughout Spain. This huge interest has an impact on the economy with an estimated expenditure of €986 million if Spain wins the World Cup this year. It will not only affect sales of goods and services, but will also have a positive effect on people’s moods resulting in increased productivity. The highest rises in sales will be of food and drink (up by €305.6 million), TV and electronics (€270.3 million), clothes and shoes (€116.7 million) and souvenirs (up by €34.1 million). Bars and restaurants would see sales increase by €259.3 million, of which 29 per cent would be on the day of the final, when millions would take to the streets to celebrate.
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Constitutional Court Judge Enrique Lopez after being found drunk riding a motorbike without a helmet on the streets of Madrid.
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JAPANESE car-manufacturer Nissan is holding a conference for its agents from 19 countries at Benidorm’s MeliaVillaitana hotel. Continuing until July 12 it will bring the area an estimated €4 million.
Good excuse AN ELDA man arrested for car theft was an escaped prisoner who failed to return after a weekend release. He was worried about his family’s financial situation, it was said.
Rank outsiders ALFAZ DEL PI Council agreed that its local taxis can withdraw from the Marina Baixa’s joint service.
And finally... EIGHT people, including a child, were injured when a cow took fright and bolted during an animal parade in Santander; the cow escaped its minder and charged the assembled crowds.
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Monkey business THE primate population at Terra Natura in Benidorm increased after the birth of a titi monkey on May 6, followed by a capuchin six days later.
Scenic route CALPE has allocated €556,629 to its 24kilometre cycle lane. Tenders have been invited to complete the first phase which will include the Peñon de Ifach and the salt beds.
Yes and no THE Mediterranean Corridor rail link to Europe is a government priority, Public Works minister Ana Pastor said, but declined to set a date for the project.
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Pastor evasive on AP-7 tolls decision MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS Ana Pastor has avoided confirming or denying whether AP-7 tolls would be abolished in 2020. The Tarragona-Valencia and Valencia-Alicante concessions expire on December 31, 2019 but the president of the concessionary company Albertis denies that tolls will be lifted. The government has already extended the concession for the Valencia and Alicante sections of the AP-7 even though tolls were due to be removed in 2006, Campos said. According to earlier reports, the government is studying whether to charge some type of levy once the concession ends, pointed out Herick Campos, a Villajoyosa-born socialist MP who represents Alicante in the Madrid parliament. It was necessary to clear up doubts, Campos argued.
N-332: Saturated in Altea which has no bypass. Out of fairness and to ensure competitivity in an area with significant development and employment, the government should guarantee that there will
be no tolls after 2019, he added. This was of particular importance to the N-332 and the N-440 which are both saturated with traffic, the MP said.
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Difficult registration of birth TWO women complained of obstacles when registering the birth of their child in Muchamiel. Reme Vilella and Pilar Torregrosa, who are married, found that nonplussed officials at the ‘Registro Civil’ had never before registered the birth of a child born to same-sex parents. The couple should have warned them beforehand about their “exceptional situation,” they maintained. They also asked for a document explaining where and how their son was conceived. To obtain this the two women had to go to neighbouring San Vicente where they finally received the necessary authorisation from a judge. They later returned to Muchamiel where, after an hour’s wait, they were able to register the birth of their son.
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Slipping under the radar A SIX-METRE dinghy found on the Carritxal beach could have been used to transport immigrants or drugs. The Guardia Civil were alerted by a member of the public who noticed a half-sunk boat with markings in Arabic on the rocks of the beach located between Villajoyosa and Campello. Owing to the size of the boat and its small cabin,
investigators initially believed it was used to disembark illegal immigrants. Nevertheless, closer examination revealed the recent presence of drugs, said Guardia Civil sources. Boats like these are commonly used by immigrants, they said. It is also unusual to bring in drugs directly from North Africa as consignments
are usually transferred at sea to Spanish-registered boats and ferried ashore. Officers are investigating a possible link to three Tunisians who were recently arrested in Novelda. None had identification papers and although one admitted he had arrived by boat, another claimed he arrived six months ago. This was the third time
CABO SAN ANTONIO: Reassigned boat will patrol marine reserve.
New role for seized boat based in Denia A DENIA judge assigned a confiscated boat to Denia’s municipal Marine Environment and Fisheries service. The 10.97-metre boat has been named Guadalupe in memory of a frigate shipwrecked off Punta del Sardo in Les Rotes on March 16, 1799. The boat, which is based at Denia’s marina can expect to be called on for a
variety of activities. These will include patrolling the Cabo San Antonio marine reserve to prevent poaching by illicit fishermen and keeping watch for jellyfish. It will also be used for maintenance of buoys and mooring lines and collecting samples of water for quality control at river-mouths and sewage outlets.
Town halls plan to involve all local residents MARINA ALTA town halls and councillors responsible for residents’ participation are joining forces. Representatives from Denia, Ondara, Beniarbeig, Orba, Javea, Calpe, Jalon, Lliber, Alcali and Benitachell recently discussed the project with Esther Ponsoda, head of the Foreign Residents’ department at the Alicante Province Diputacion.
Following an interchange of ideas at the meeting held in Benitachell, the councillors proposed to create an institutional organisation that groups together all Marina Alta town halls. This will deal with the projects and problems that commonly occur in towns of their respective sizes, while encouraging the participation of foreign and Spanish residents.
The initiative was backed by all present who included Hazel Simmonds, Suzanna McAllister, Carole Saunders respective residents’ councillors from the town halls of Alcalali, Lliber and Calpe. “The direction we’re moving in will be very helpful for local institutions and the welfare of residients,” said Benitachell mayor Josep Femenia.
in just over a year that illegal immigrants have arrived in the Villajoyosa area by boats that were not detected by the Integrated Surveillance Systems’ radar set-up.
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Old terminal’s future up in air A FUTURE role for Alicante airport’s original and now disused terminal has yet to be decided. It has been de-listed for airport use, the central government’s ministry of Public Works confirmed. Earlier plans to connect the old and new buildings have been discarded as the new building, inaugurated in 2011 can handle 20 million passengers a year,
double the present number, the ministry said. The government decided against reserving the old terminal for the exclusive use of one airline - possibly Ryanair - as this formula proved unsuccessful with Iberia and the T4 terminal at Barajas in Madrid. Spain’s airports operator Aena is now looking for investors interested in taking on the 50,000-square metre building. A company linked to the current operators of the Alicante port’s cruise terminal made an offer a year ago, although entry for carts and the finally this came to former layout of the nothing. home, including the Aena is looking for cobbled interior patio and “commercial activities an unpaved area which that are economically probably was the corral. viable and compatible Archaeologists Pasqual with the airport’s Costa and Joaquim activities,” according to Bolufer have identified ministry sources. This fragments of glazed 18th would suggest hotels or century pottery. shopping centres.
Cinema reforms uncover the past JAVEA’s Central Cinema, closed 30 years ago, is being restored as a cultural centre. Builders have already uncovered foundations of the 19th century house demolished in 1950 to make way for the cinema. From the balcony it is easy to make out the
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EU HELP: (l-r), Maria Barrios, Gloria Ivars, Juan Bautista Rosello, Juan Manuel Viesca.
Getting the most out of Europe
LOCAL clubs and associations recently received official advice on EU funding. Maria Barrios, regional director general for Civic Participation and Juan Manuel Viesca, director general for European Projects and Funds, have been visiting towns throughout the Valencian Community.
Crackdown on billboards BILLBOARDS are springing up all over Gata de Gorgos and along the Gata-Javea road in particular. The town had 100 at last count with more 40 on the road’s Rana section although not one has municipal permission, Mayor Maite Signes confirmed recently. All political groups on the local council recently voted in favour of regulating the hoardings which will be inspected one by one. “We shall contact the owners of the land and see if the hoardings can be legalised,” Signes said. Those that cannot must be removed within six months, with fines awaiting failure to do so.
Not long ago it was the turn of Benissa where representatives from 55 local associations attended an assembly entitled “What can Europe do for your association?” Benissa’s mayor Juan Bautista Rosello also attended as did Civic Participation councillor Gloria Ivars. All those present received information from Barrios and Viesca on how to access the help that Brussels can make available to civic
associations and clubs. “Thanks to this meeting, some of our associations are now planning how to present projects and applications for EU funding,” said Ivars, who afterwards thanked the 55 Benissa organisations for the work they carried out. The EU help is aimed at enabling these clubs and associations both to keep up their activities and also to maintain direct contact with the town hall, Ivars added.
Fun in El Verger EL VERGER is having a Family Fun Day and the BBQ Rock Festival on Saturday, June 21. The event organised by El Verger Town Hall and Book-XChange takes place at the El Verger Summer Park on the old N-332 main road and the fun begins at 12 noon with face painting, donkey rides, school sports and a bouncy castle for the children. On the main stage there will be Viva España, Nearly Live and karaoke on the main stage for the adults. Later El Verger’s mayor Miguel Gonzalez Baño will judge the Paella contest. The Rock Festival commences in the early evening with the Graham Foster band, joined by Niamh O’Sheehan and the Rockets.
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Gate hinge damaged with intent AN iron gate at the ancient chapel of El Cami, Alcoy, fell injuring an eight-yearold girl recently causing severe head injuries. The eight-year-old girl was out skating around the chapel when the hinge gave way and the gate fell. She fell into a coma
due to the impact and regained consciousness a couple of days later. She remains in hospital as doctors say they will remove two blood clots when she is a little stronger. Meanwhile, the research on the fallen hinge showed no rust or erosion, but a clean cut instead, suggesting it had been cut by someone intending to break in. Two officers sealed the gate and hinges, ensuring public safety. The old building, formerly an asylum, is owned by the city, but was restored by the Fundacion de La Luz.
BALCON DE FINESTRAT: Roads, pavements, light and water in the pipeline.
‘All possible services’ for Balcon de Finestrat THE unfinished Balcon de Finestrat development will be taken on by the local town hall. Thanks to a favourable decision of Valencia’s Legal Advisory Board, the company involved has finally lost its development rights. Tenders can now be announced to finish what the developers failed to do and work should begin before the end of the year.
Part of the development is finished but some zones still lack water, electricity, street lighting, pavements or surfaced roads. Once finished, all Balcon de Finestrat residents - many of them expats - can all enjoy the same facilities, said Finestrat’s Urban Development councillor Juan Francisco Perez. More first-time residents are coming to Balcon de
Finestrat than any other urbanisation in the town, Perez said. “It is essential to provide them with all possible services,” he added. The project will cost the council €1.4 million but this will not be passed on to residents living on the urbanisation. The expense will be borne by the owners of new buildings and, as Perez pointed out, “Ninety per cent of those properties belong to the banks.”
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300 new homes for retirees DUTCH real estate company, Habidrome, has announced plans to invest €200 million in property construction in Denia and Javea. One of the resorts is 200 metres from the yacht club in Denia, and the other two are on the slopes of the Montgo orchards in Javea.
The Denia resort will host 140 luxury apartments. There will also be medical and home care available 24 hours per day. Habidrome said: “These are friendly homes, and ensure the owners autonomy. All properties will be a maximum of five minutes from a supermarket. Plans include a 200 metre pool and a rooftop club house.” The Javea project is to build 160 town houses. The homes and the supermarket will be within a gated community with tennis courts, paddle courts and two swimming pools. GUARDIA CIVIL in Denia arrested a man after There would also be a discovering almost eight kilograms of cocaine social club, a doctor and concealed in his vehicle. physiotherapy units. The drug, which was divided into 15 parcels, was CEO of Habidrome Living hidden in the dashboard of the car, which had been (a subsidiary in Spain of the adapted to remove the air conditioning ducts. Dutch company) said: “The The Serbian national, had easy access to the ferry Valencian coastline has a service to Ibiza with his vehicle on Irish licence special magnetism for plates. The man, aged 35, had claimed to be retirees. Make no mistake; Czechoslovakian, but Guardia Civil officers were able foreigners want to live to establish his true identity and seize the 7.9 here, but they lack kilograms of cocaine. sheltered accommodation.”
Cocaine smuggler arrested in Denia
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Signs Costa Blanca property on the up SIGNS indicate that construction on the Costa Blanca has bottomed out and is now beginning to emerge again. So far in 2014, the Association of Surveyors have granted licences for 600 brand new properties, with construction companies having to import skilled workers from the surrounding provinces, especially Murcia, Valencia and Albacete. Alicante holds the title, for the third year running, of the highest sales of homes to foreigners in Spain, boosted by Russians and Scandinavians, adding to the British buyers. There are 264 small or medium enterprises in the construction industry
ON THE UP: Signs suggest industry is improving. registered in the first quarter of 2014, after 70 months of decline. Price rises of 0.1 per cent on the Costa Blanca are reported for the first time since 2008.
Madrid and Malaga are the only markets with a similar level of positive activity to Alicante, making the three areas at the forefront of property growth in Spain.
Vietnamese pig battle CENTRE for Justice and Animal Protection, an environmental group based in Madrid, has submitted a formal letter to the Alicante Environment office in which it denounces the culling of Vietnamese pigs being carried out by police officers under instruction from Benidorm Council. Earlier this year around
70 of these pigs were roaming wild, causing problems. A large number were gathered by means of bait and then shot. It was reported at the time that as much accuracy was used as possible to avoid unnecessary suffering. However, the environmental group did not feel this was the best course of
Nurses call for earlier vaccine NURSES in the Valencian Community are advocating the inclusion of two chickenpox vaccines in the official calendar. Currently, children aged 12 receive the vaccine but the Nursing Council of Valencia (CECOVA) said it is a “mistake” not to include vaccines earlier, particularly at the ages of two or three, claiming the government is simply trying to save money. Regions in Spain can make their own vaccination schedule, regardless of what the national ministry says with other areas in the country already including an earlier vaccine.
action,saying: “We do not understand why they have not explored ethical alternatives for these animals, rather than putting them to death.” The group argues that the Vietnamese pig is a ‘pet’ and therefore is protected under legislation to enable the capture and treatment of it as a domestic species. The Government and the Public Safety department disagree, however, saying it is a species with invasive behaviour that could damage or alter the genetic purity of other native pigs and wild boar. Sources at Benidorm Town Hall have suggested that enquiries have been made by a local society, interested in the future care of the pigs. The Council commented, “By law, we cannot deliver animals that have not undergone health controls. If you want them, you know where they are.”
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Culture time MORE than 5,000 people gathered in the Marina Baixa to spread and promote the Valencian language and culture. Students, parents and teachers from over 30 schools participated.
Health week A HEALTH week is under way by the city of L’Alfas del Pi offering talks and workshops on healthy habits, promoted by the AECC cancer charity and the Hospital Clinica Benidorm.
Terrace war THE opposition UPyD party is calling for a stop to the unequal treatment between establishments regarding tables on the terraces in Benidorm.
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Meeting to combat noise AN emergency plan is being put in place against the noise from Alicante port. Mayor Sonia Castedo, along with central government representatives, the Port Authority and members of the hotel industry met
to discuss actions following complaints made about the noise generated from local bars and nightclubs in the port area. President of the hoteliers association, Cristina Rodes, stressed the inconvenience the
hotels have suffered for breach of closing times of some establishments saying some have not been closing until six or seven in the morning causing disturbance to the thousands of hotel rooms. They are demanding measures be taken.
First significant rain in months
RAINFALL: Province recorded first substantial amount of rain for months.
Costa Blanca open to Russians THE first tourists from Belarus have landed at Alicante-Elche airport. The first flight arrived from the capital Minsk with regular flights now operating until October 1 where it is expected 7,000 visitors will arrive on the Costa Blanca. Forecasts predict that by December a
total of 150,000 Russian tourists will have visited, especially from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Siberia. The Russian market moves annually around â‚Ź500 million in the province, divided into real estate investing and spending of these visitors.
ALICANTE Province recorded the first significant amount of rainfall in months. The weekend’s much needed downpours were spread across the province with an average of four litres per square metre falling; accounting for almost half of the accumulated rainfall so far this year in Alicante. Villajoyosa saw the most rain with 8.5 litres per square metre and San Vicente del Raspeig with 7 litres. The rain comes as the recent drought was causing problems to farmers and their crops.
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Two fugitives arrested TWO fugitives wanted on European extradition orders have been arrested in Benidorm and Torrevieja. The detainees, aged 40 and 28, have been found by the Fugitive Location Unit of the National Police following investigations leading them to believe the men were in Alicante Province. The British man was arrested in Benidorm. He is wanted in the UK for 10 offences of burglary and theft. The second arrest came of a Belgian man in Torrevieja for his alleged involvement in a criminal organisation involved in drug trafficking. They are now in the process of being sent back to the UK and Belgium for sentencing.
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Calls for republic MORE than 60 Spanish towns and cities saw a total of tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand a referendum on the future of the monarchy. Following the announcement of the King’s decision to abdicate republicans took the opportunity to call for the abolition of the monarchy rather than see the succession of Prince Felipe to the throne. Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square saw 20,000 people demonstrating, according to police, with Catalunya Square in Barcelona also seeing thousands on the streets. The monarchy was only restored under Franco’s dictatorship in 1975.
ROYAL FAMILY: There will now be a reshuffle of their titles.
PRINCE FELIPE: Now to be king.
Ramifications of the abdication KING Juan Carlos has abdicated but what does this mean for the future of the country and its ruling family? For the country it will probably be a good thing as ‘young blood’ may mean a renewed confidence in the monarchy and its ability to act on behalf of the nation.
The prince, soon to be king, is well versed in modern ways and the manner in which business is conducted in the cyber age which will possibly help the ailing economy. For the royal family itself the abdication means, more than anything else, a reshuffle of their titles. The
Infantas will no longer be members of the royal family but will change over to being relatives of King Felipe VI. The biggest question the collected press are asking is what does it mean for the ex-king and what will his legal situation be? On Tuesday alone there were
already three people claiming to be illegitimate children of the present king, there will be more to follow soon. As he is no longer the king he is now liable to the same laws as the rest of the citizens of the country and, as such, can be taken to court for
paternity cases. Parliament is currently working on changing the law to allow the king to abdicate and his son to take his place. The population can only wait and see what other laws may be brought in to protect the abdicated monarch.
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Domestic violence is highest in Valencia ALICANTE doctors say they see three patients every day with some injury caused by domestic violence. The courts claim that the Valencia Region has the highest number of complaints of violence per 10,000 women in Spain. Police referred 1,225 cases to court in 2013. One of the most telling statistics is those injuries that doctors refer to courts as cases of abuse. During 2013, physicians working in Alicante province submitted a total of 1,016; an average of more than three every day. The Department of Health explains when a doctor suspects a patient has suffered violence, even if the woman denies it, they may refer the case to the courts. The court will then interview the alleged victim and decide whether to take further action. Overall the province of Alicante has
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Alicante has one of the highest ratios in Spain. one of the highest ratios in Spain of complaints of abuse. Last year 66.5 complaints per 10,000 women were filed. The figures come as a 32 year-
old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her partner in Almeria. She was the 26th victim this year in Spain.
After the fire in Alcoy FOLLOWING the recent fire in Alcoy, the town hall has asked owners of industrial buildings and boats to get the area cleaned. Last Thursday a fire swept through the area, damaging three of the five ships owned by the old company Novedades Textiles, at the end of Calle Balmes, just below San Jorge bridge.
Firefighters contained the fire and stopped it from spreading, but residents were alarmed at the huge amount of smoke. Town Planning representative, Natxo Gomez, reported the municipal services were scheduled to perform a thorough review and determine the status of affected areas. He said:
“What is clear is that the council will task owners to clean the area and demolish the ships that have been damaged.” He added: “They were completely empty inside, to the point that there was only one sack with textile materials in the outer zone. The thick smoke was due to the structure itself, which had a fibre roof.”
Women are main carers NEARLY 58,000 more Valencian’s waived their right to work as they need to care for their family. According to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) by the National Statistics Institute, 425,500 people are declared inactive to work; 85 per cent of these are women with an additional 57,700 leaving the job search to look after
family in the last year. Carmen Serrano, president of the Housewives Association of Tyrius, said she knows of women who have had to give up their jobs to care for either children or an elderly relative and now cannot find work: “The only way out is self-employment and that is a path that is not easy to go on. Everything is a consequence of the crisis.”
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Apartment blaze A FIRE broke out on the second floor of a block of flats in Elda. There was concern that a person was trapped inside, but fire fighters reported there was no one inside at the time and there were no injuries.
Summer fete SHEZ FLO in La Fustera are hosting a summer fete on Sunday in aid of The Royal British Legion from 3pm. There will be stalls, live music and a BBQ.
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Benidorm petition for language school to expand its facilities GROWING demand for learning new languages and the inability to cope with increased numbers
has highlighted the need for the English Language School (EOI) in Benidorm to expand its facilities.
The school has collected 1,000 signatures to demand a new building. EOI currently shares a
building with the Open University. The language school, implemented in 2002, lacks its own
Denia beaches getting new sand for the summer PLAYA DEL BLAY in Denia has been looking sparse since the storms last autumn, as much of the sand was washed away. However, the provincial Costas agency, under the guidance of the Ministry of Environment, has begun work to regenerate that stretch of coast with 5,000 cubic metres of sand extracted from L’Estanyo beach.
Costas and the council know only too well that erosion is unstoppable in the area, and face the entire beach disappearing. The replacement of the sand began last week with trucks unloading sand every 10 minutes while a bulldozer spread it along the coast. Work is estimated to take a few weeks. This has enabled the beach to
reclaim around 10 metres from the sea for a stretch of approximately 100 metres. Meanwhile, the sea continues its relentless assault along the coast, with some areas seeing the sea striking walls of frontline properties. Although it is a lengthy chore, year in and year out, Costas prefer this solution instead of building breakwaters.
dedicated building, although in recent years the number of enrolments to learn new languages has soared. Recent examinations, which are supposed to be carried out on the same day at the same time, struggled to accommodate the 515 people registered. The director of EOI, Francisca Jimenez, pointed out the growth of the school, from the original 600 students who attended in 2002, to 3,608 today. She said 2,036 of these are studying English.
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Some snippets for U3A THE venue for the next U3A Moraira-Teulada monthly meeting on July 7 is the Salon de Banquettes, Avenida Mediterraneo, Teulada. The doors open at 9.30am and new members are welcome to join. Guest speaker is James Scottow. James was a Metropolitan Police Officer in London and then became a Protection Officer for the Royal Family, in particular for Princess Margaret. James will give members a brief insight on his working life in the Police Force together with snippets of his Royal Protection Officer duties.
For more information email Sue Popkin at suepopkin@u3amorairateulada.org or visit www.u3amorairateulada.org
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Whitsuntide exhibition
EXHIBITION: Painting and sculpture is on display at Casa Sjengarden.
ARTISTS Fredy E. Wubben and Chris de Droog are currently exhibiting in Casa Sjengarden in Alfaz del Pi until the end of June. Chris’s wall paintings with their warm colours and symbols evoke the atmosphere of Ancient Egypt. Corresponding names like, for instance ‘Ra and Joeja’ reinforce that image with Ra being the god of the Sun and Joeja is the name of the viceroy. Chris works by painting layer upon layer with his special painttechnique, appearing to
Bloggers in Javea to boost local tourism TRAVEL experts and bloggers will be in Javea from June 20-24 to get to know more about the town and to experience the Nit del Focs fiesta.
The trip is being promoted by the Tourism Department of the town hall and supported by local businesses who have also sponsored certain activities.
It is hoped the visitors will go on to recommend the area as a holiday destination and improve the ranking of Javea within social media tools and on social networks.
make them sparkle from the image. Accompanying these paintings are man size sculptures in the garden of Casa Sjengarden. These recent works of Fredy E. Wubben are about the creation of new life. Titles such as ‘La Madre de la Fertilidad,’ ‘Diosa de la Fertilidad’ and ‘La Danza de la Fertilidad’ are on display until the end of June after which time they will no longer be seen in Spain. The Whitsuntide exhibition can be viewed on Sunday and Monday from 9.30am-12.30pm and 5-9pm and then every Thursday and Saturday from 10.30am3.30pm and Sundays 9.30am-11.30pm and 59pm or by appointment by calling 966 860 522 or by emailing Chris@sjengarden.nl.
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Javea improvements RENOVATION work is to start immediately in the Freginal area. Improvements will include street resurfacing, changes in street direction and fencing round the sports complex.
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King Juan Carlos; ‘best time in history of Spain’ AFTER learning of the decision of His Majesty King Juan Carlos I to abdicate and pass the position as Head of State
to his son, Prince Felipe, the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, stressed the intention of the
Regional Government and the Valencian people to send their “respect, recognition and above all, admiration” whilst thank-
Cultural centre WORK continues on the former primary school in L’Alfas del Pi which is being turned in to a multifunctional cultural centre.
Tourist help VILLAJOYOSA is modernising its tourist information service. The changes will see the addition of three new staff, including English speakers, and longer opening hours to include Sundays and bank holidays.
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ing Juan Carlos for “the enormous outpouring of generosity and patriotism shown.” Fabra, speaking about Juan Carlos, enthused “in 39 years he built a country, with a solid future and monarchy. The Valencian and Spanish are very proud of our monarch, because he was the first Spaniard to defend our interests, inside and outside our borders,
and he was a strong advocate for freedom, peace and democracy.” The president went on to describe a future faced “with confidence, because we know that the Prince of Asturias will continue the legacy of our king.” Minister of Economy and Industry, Maximo Buch, also acknowledged the king “and all the work he has done.”
Not as many doctors SAVE THE CHILDREN: Rodrigo Hernandez from the NGO thanks attendees of the film festival for their donation.
Film festival helps children THE Film Festival of L’Alfas del Pi has donated €4,212 to the NGO Save the Children. The money was raised from the festival which is now in it’s sixth year. Rodrigo Hernandez, Head of Save the
Children in the Valencian Community, personally thanked deputy director of the Film Festival, Javier Pascual and all those involved. The charity serves around 1,000 children in the region each year.
THE ratio of doctors per 100,000 inhabitants in Alicante Province is the eighth lowest in Spain; lower than the regional averages. There are 6,376 practising physicians in Alicante Province, equating to almost 328 doctors per 100,000 people, putting the province at number 45 in the national rankings. Zaragoza comes out on top with 594 physicians per 100,000 people. At the other end of the scale is Jaen with 258 doctors per 100,000.
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Concern over the future of PCN charity THE Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity (PCN) have been visited by the medical police inspectors following a denuncia being lodged alleging the charity and nurses were illegal. PCN received a fine from the Social Security in 2013 relating to a misunderstanding of the charity status. Founder Jennifer Cunningham said: “As a small charity relying on donations and three charity shops this caused a great deal of distress and if it wasn’t for the generosity of you all I don’t know whether we would have survived. “For those who have had cause to use our
nurses, fully understand how experienced, compassionate and professional they are and I can assure you that they are fully regulated here in the UK and in Spain. Therefore it came as a great shock when the inspectors arrived to carry out a full investigation and search of the premises, administration and especially the nurses.” She added: “After the inspectors had met our head nurse they were extremely impressed with her qualifications and experience and understood more in depth what PCN stood for. I am deeply distraught to discover the reason for
JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM: Founder of PCN works to help those with terminal illnesses. their inspection was that PCN had been denounced for being illegal both as a charity, but especially our nurses. I am now anxiously awaiting the outcome of the inspection and findings and whether we will incur a further fine. Everyone at PCN are extremely upset and disappointed that a family member of a dying patient would want to close the charity down. “The extra stress that has been placed on me personally is enormous and when you consider all that I am trying do along
Payments arriving now; better late than never FAMILIES in the Valencia Region who qualified for financial help with textbooks and school supplies in the academic year
running from 2012-2013 have now started receiving their payments by bank transfer. The payments, due 16 months ago, were awarded based on family income. The amounts came in three brackets; 179,000 EL CAMPELLO’S sewer works were supposed to be families received 100 per completed back in 2009. However, the government cent funding (€125 per has now announced that the contract is terminated child), 32,848 families due to time and finance. received 70 per cent (€88 The works were supposed to solve the sewerage per child) and 24,163 issues afflicting the north of the municipality but a families received 40 per report deems the work ‘not necessary at this time.’ cent assistance (€50 per A major consideration for this termination was child). the urban development plans that have not been According to the met, so the project was considered oversized and department, payments unnecessary for the existing population. The totalling €26.7 million are council has already faced €150,000 in fines. going out, benefiting 236,000 students.
Sewer works ended
with everyone else in the charity is to help dying patients and their families cope at a very distressing time. The charity is already struggling financially and if we incur another fine, it is doubtful whether we will survive.”
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Javea jobs JAVEA has received 148 applications for 30 temporary summer jobs. The jobs are part of a recruitment plan aimed at the unemployed.
Benissa’s got talent BENISSA’S talent contest concluded with dancer Eduardo Velasquez scooping the €200 first prize in the individual category.
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New rubber sports floors for Sant Vicent college TWO new sports floors have been installed in Sant Vicent college. The rubber flooring has cost €35,000 and is weather resistant and will cushion any injury from
falls. The floors also have coloured markings to differentiate between games such as football, basketball and handball. Around 450 students have already started using
Local European funding available L’ALFAS DEL PI has hosted an information day for local businesses to raise awareness of new European funding available. It was an opportunity for entrepreneurs and companies to see first hand the aid options and grants that are available to help them become more competitive internationally.
the surfaces. Representative for Education, Manolo Gomicia, said: “It is essential to provide the optimal conditions in schools for the development of educational functions.” He continued saying Sant Vicent “has not been renovated since it was built about 30 years ago, and so we pushed through the reforms to ensure the proper operation of the facilities for welfare of students and staff. The last two years have also seen improvements to the school’s heating system, brand new urinals and work on the drainage system.
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Police dismantle organised crime group in Valencia NATIONAL POLICE have dismantled a group in Valencia which was dedicated to drug trafficking, swindling, falsifying documents and violent robberies; 13 people have been detained. The group had two marihuana
plantations and ran this operation alongside a series of swindles perpetrated on large shops in which they would arrange finance for the purchase of expensive electrical goods with false paperwork.
Paddy’s dazzling display SATURDAY night saw the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent, with star of the show being grandmother Paddy Jones who made it through to the final. The stand-out performance came from the 80year-old from Gandia and her dancing partner Nico, who wowed with their routine to Ricky Martin’s She Bangs. Last week it was reported that expat Paddy would be unable to perform after she sustained an injury in
rehearsals. However, the dancer overcame her rib injury to dazzle the crowd - and the judges, who gave them a standing ovation. Judge Simon Cowell said: “Paddy, I salute your courage and everything about you. You did this for your country. To sustain that injury and you look amazing by the way sweetheart. “You have that determined spirit and I think the British public are
going to vote you through to the finals.” Fellow judge Alesha Dixon said: “What you have just done is incredible. I respect you so much.” Amanda Holden added: “I adore you both and am so proud of you both. “To have done this overnight and put this together is utterly incredible. You are the epitome of Great Britain and something the Royal Family would just adore on the Royal Variety show.”
According to a National Police spokesperson the operation started in November last year when they became aware of a group of people who were distributing drugs in Alzira, Gandia and Oliva - all in the province of Valencia.
It was during these investigations the police discovered that some members of the group were also swindling large shops with false documentation. They also came across connections between the group and a violent robbery which took place in late March in which a kilo of cocaine and €36,000 were stolen from a rival gang. So far four women and nine men have been detained and 1,498 marihuana plants, 830 grams of marihuana, six grams of crystal meth, 62 grams of cocaine, two fake pistols, €52,000 in cash, a fake Guardia Civil badge, a car, a motorcycle, eight mobile phones and two computers have been confiscated. Police now consider the operation to be closed as they have no proof of any other people being STAND-OUT: Paddy and Nico dazzled the crowd. involved.
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Domestic abuse in reverse EVERY year in Spain around 5,000 parents denounce their children for ill treating them. Data released by the government indicates that the number of official complaints made by parents against their own children is not showing the real extent of the problem as many parents are embarrassed to denounce their offspring and the abuse stays ‘behind closed doors.’ The average amount of time to go by between being assaulted by their children and the official complaint being made is around 18 months. Javier Urra, psychologist and president of the Spanish Society for Violence against Parents, comments that “tonight there will be a large number of parents who go to bed in fear of being
assaulted by their own children.” Urra is also the president of Recurra Ginso (RG) which is a social programme that attends to the needs of the victims of these cases. RG has 95 professionals on staff, among them psychologists and psychiatrists, who, in the last two years, have attended more than 654 callouts and 3,399 calls as well as 1,028 e-mails from parents who live in fear of being beaten by their offspring. At their centre in Brea de Tajo they try to mediate an agreement between both parties to resolve the conflict. Urra comments that this problem affects all layers of society and that there is no indication that education or social standing has any effect on the problem.
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Six detained in Melilla operation JIHADIST TRAINING: Camps in Mali.
THE JIHADIST cell which has been discovered in Melilla stands accused of recruiting, and later sending, Jihadist fighters to Syria, Libya and Mali. The Guardia Civil was continuing to search outlying Muslim neighbourhoods of Melilla to find all of the components of the cell. In a joint operation, between the Spanish and Moroccan police in March, the biggest, and most active, Jihadist cell was taken down; it was in charge of recruitment for the ‘Holy War.’ Among those detained is the first Spanish Jihadist to come back from the conflict in Mali after spending time in the training camps which the MUJAO (Movement for the Unity of the Jihad in eastern Africa) have established there. The police operation will continue until the cell has been completely dismantled.
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Jessie J in Madrid UK singer Jessie J rocked Madrid on Saturday night, performing at the Palacio Vistalegre sports pavilion during her first and only concert in the country. An excited but nervous Jessie J debuted some of the new material from her upcoming third album during the concert. On Friday the star took to Twitter to tell her fans: ‘First show of the summer tomorrow! Brand new set list! Maaaaan I’m excited but nervous!! Madrid I can’t wait! New music! Wooooo!’ The next post read: ‘MADRID I’m on my way! The nerves are on some next level! Woooooo!’ The 26-year-old popstar took to the stage wearing an all-white skirt and crop-top outfit. Before taking to the stage the singer thanked her Spanish fans.
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RIOT POLICE: Protestors clashed with police over several days.
More arrests in Barcelona riots
AUTHORITIES in Barcelona have arrested seven more people in clashes between police and protestors that spanned several days. The unrest began when squatters were evicted from a building known as ‘Can Vies’ last week. Thirty arrests had previously been made during days of violence. The abandoned building owned by the city transport authority in the district of Can Vies, has been an unofficial community centre for years.
Following the eviction youths in the city took to the streets to protest, with the demonstrations soon turning to violence. Angry young people set fire to bins, broke windows and pelted police with rocks. They also set fire to equipment used to demolish the squat. Saturday saw thousands of Barcelona citizens take to the streets to march through the city centre in protest. The authorities reportedly deployed 300 extra riot police to combat
the situation which has seen city-wide vandalism to public property, banks and cars. Police have also noted the identities of some 200 demonstrators. There have been reports that the building which has been partially demolished following the eviction - will no longer be cleared after a government u-turn. However, the government had previously declared that ‘the time for negotiations is over,’ but now locals have started rebuilding the centre.
Donate food to the Red Cross at Specsavers in Benidorm SPECSAVERS OPTICAS in Benidorm is organising a food collection campaign on behalf of the Cruz Roja (Spanish Red Cross) unti June 7 to collect much needed supplies for local families requiring help. There is a collection point in front of the store in Calle de Gambó 2 from 10am until 8pm every day. Cruz Roja are particularly asking for tuna, milk, oil, tinned tomatoes and children’s food such as juices, cereals and cakes to be brought to the collection point. The food collected will be delivered to the Cruz Roja Benidorm’s food bank and donated to needy families at risk of social exclusion. They help between 80100 people per week and have seen the demand for the food donations more than double over the past few years due to the crisis. The Head of the Food Collection Programme, Mara Martinez Olivan,
explained why donations are so important. “There are so many people at risk of social exclusion and we are working on a very limited budget, therefore even small donations of food really make a difference. If everyone gives a little we can help so many people in need. “Please bring your food to Specsavers in Benidorm and help us to help Benidorm families who need support.” On Saturday Specsavers and Cruz Roja Benidorm will also be collecting on the Paseo de la Carretera Junto a la Palmera from 10am to 2pm. Cruz Roja in Benidorm is located on Glorieta del las Carrascos 3 and is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm and 5pm to7pm and they can be reached on 965 864 209. To find out more about Specsavers visit www.specsavers.es.
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Noche en Blanco ALMERIA City will be holding a Noche en Blanco tomorrow (Friday) with 150 businesses taking part and 70 activities planned throughout the night.
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A GROUP of 50 travel agents from all around Andalucia visited El Ejido as part of a familarity trip to learn about all the attractions on offer in the area.
TRAFFIC was stopped for several hours on the Cami de la Vileta when a large car had an accident and ended up on its roof; the tow truck had to come and remove it which caused the street to be completely closed.
A NEW Red Cross centre has opened in Pulpi. It will be manned by 42 volunteers and is located in Calle Diego El Municipal 3.
Work fatality A MAN has died after being trapped under a dumper truck. The worker was loading rocks in the Rambla El Higueral in Berja when the accident happened.
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Water pressure WORK is being carried out on the water supply in Calle Blasco Ibañez in Guardamar to enable residents to get more pressure in the summer.
New station MURCIA’S San Andres bus station is being completely renovated during the next year. It will include wi-fi and travel information in Spanish, English and Braille.
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School trip WALK FOR LIFE: Hundreds still turned up for the charity event despite the rain.
Rain doesn’t dampen spirits
THE annual Maria and the Pink Ladies ‘Walk for Life’ for the AECC saw 358 people turn out in the pouring rain to take part in what is usually the biggest single fund raising event by one association on the Orihuela Costa. Even though the weather was a let down some of the performers still went on stage to entertain the crowds which gradually increased as the day went on and the sun began to shine. Maria Wilson, president of the Torrevieja branch of the AECC cancer charity said: “I would like to thank all the entertainers that performed, Dan Davy, Rob Bonovox, Stevie Spit, Nikki G, Samantha Curtis, Gemma, Kye Jaymes and Richie Alexander. Once again Sunshine FM supported the entertainment for the whole day. There was a fabulous Zumba warm up led by Angie, a Pink Lady from Quesada and the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums led the walk in the most horrendous conditions and I would like to thank all who took part on the day.” The total amount raised is still being counted.
Embezzled funds THE EDUCATIONAL Committee of the Balearic Islands has denounced Joana Maria Camps for, allegedly, embezzling money from the committee on his recent trips to the mainland and other islands.
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Fish market THE OLD fish market in Almuñecar has been given a new lease on life after a revamp in which the squatters were removed and the whole area was cleaned. Although it belongs to the state, the council had to take charge due to the large amount of complaints it was generating among neighbours.
agreement signed between the two institutions.
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FARMERS in Antequera have complained about mass importation of garlic from China, meaning they are now being paid €0.70 per kilo at the most.
NERJA Council has presented a book entitled ‘The Caves for All’ which tells the story of the caves in both English and Spanish; it has been illustrated by local artist Luis Santiago.
Cocaine sales
Cherry record
THREE people were arrested in Fuengirola for allegedly selling cocaine to organisations which were based in Madrid. Police seized drugs and other items.
ALFARNATE, in the Axarquia Mountains will have a bumper cherry crop this year thanks to the dry winter which had almost no frosts; early predictions say that up to 100 tonnes could be collected.
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Fines swapped RESIDENTS in Mijas will be able to swap fines for misdemeanours or traffic offences for community work if they can’t afford to pay.
Driving lessons
Ham cutting
TORREVIEJA is holding a prize draw for youngsters to win driving lessons. To enter you must be between 18-25 years of age, unemployed and registered with Servef. Visit www.ciaj.es for information.
EIGHT of Spain’s best ham cutters took part in a competition in Ronda. The ham was enjoyed by visitors to the fair as it was sold at affordable prices.
MURCIA’S cherry production has almost doubled in the last decade. Last year 181
FIRST year students at the Joan Maria Thomas de Palma high school visited the Grup Serra which is a leading Palma communications company; they were there on a careers day.
hectares of land in the region were occupied by cherry orchards, 93 per cent more than in 2004.
FC BARCELONA is launching a new summer football camp at La Manga Club. It runs from July 21-25 for girls and boys aged from seven to 17. For information email campusfcb@lamangaclub.com.
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Republican demo
Traffic stopper
New centre
THE city hall of Almeria has begun work to repaint zebra crossings, road signs and 1,052 traffic lights in the city. The work will take four months at a cost of €229,000.
being against violence; the prize was given out by the Non Violence Project Award committee in New York.
THE PEOPLE of Palma took to the streets on Monday night to protest the monarchy and come out in favour of Spain becoming a republic. The demonstration was peaceful and there was no police presence.
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Peace prize
THE Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga will be free to enter for students and staff at Malaga University, thanks to an
THE RAFA NADAL Foundation, of which the tennis player is the president, has received a prize for promoting peace and
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AN 80,000 square metre park is planned for the centre of Rincon de la Victoria, as was promised in the municipal elections in 2011. The tender for the works should go out before September.
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We will never Woman’s life forget D-Day saved at airport TOMORROW (Friday) marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the event that is widely credited as kick-starting the demise of Nazi Germany. On Friday a reenactment group will bring back to life the tide-turning moment that more than 155,000 allied troops landed on the beaches in Normandy, in history’s largest amphibious invasion. Veterans, their families and others wishing to pay their respects, including many from Spain, have been arriving all week for the commemorations. The D-Day landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, took place on June 6, 1944, when
allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France. Around 4,400 Allied troops died on D-Day, while another 9,000 were wounded or declared missing. The re-enactment, part of a series of anniversary events, is to honour the historic day when troops waded and parachuted onto French soil as part of the famous Second World War D-Day landings. After the audacious attack, which marks the start of the eventual defeat of the Nazi Germany regime, America’s General Dwight Eisenhower declared that the ‘tide had turned.’ Eisenhower said: “The
free men of the world are marching together to victory!” On Tuesdays members of the re-enactment group arrived at Arromanches-les-bains ahead of the coming event. Members of the group are from the UK, Spain, France and the US. To mark the anniversary on Friday an international flotilla of ships will sail through the channel to Normandy before an international ceremony on one of the landing spots, Sword Beach. In the UK, Portsmouth will be the main focus for the anniversary, as thousands of allied troops left its port to head to Normandy.
THE search is on for a hero who saved the life of a woman at AlicanteElche airport. On May 13 Sheila Dawson set off from her home in Lancashire for a four-day break in Benidorm with a friend. Just before landing she felt a tightening in her chest which got worse and worse. In the airport she suffered from a heart attack at which point a British man, who had just arrived on another flight, ran over and performed CPR until paramedics arrived at the scene. With Sheila being taken to hospital, the man was never seen again. Her son Paul Coulson is now conducting a search to find the hero who may have returned to the UK or could still be on the Costa Blanca. Paul said: “I for one want to shake this man’s hand and buy him a pint, I know my mum would also wish to thank him too. These days good people like this are getting rarer and rarer.” All Paul knows is that he is a first response fireman and he believes his
SHEILA DAWSON: Would like to say thank you to the man who saved her life at Alicante airport. partner may also be an emergency service worker: “She was brilliant and helped calm my mum’s travelling friend and was so professional.” Anyone who may be able to help with information on the couple who assisted Sheila, should email Paul at paulcoulson55@yahoo.com.
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Freemasons three-year fundraising event comes to a close A THREE-YEAR fundraising event culminated at Benidorm’s Gran Hotel Bali with a Festival Gala Evening by the Freemasons of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Valencia. Festival 2014 came to a close at the event after launching June 1 2011 and raising €143,000. The idea came from the Provincial Grand Master of Valencia, Right Worshipful Brother
Barrie Mansell, after he attended a number of annual assemblies of other Provinces in Spain. Those Provinces, as part of their annual report, detailed the amount of money given by individual Lodges in various guises to charity and he was amazed at the considerable sum of money that was involved. He thought that if individual Lodges could raise so much money just
imagine the amount that could be raised collectively by a Province. The target was set for the Province to purchase ambulances during the life of the Festival to be used by Cruz Roja throughout the Valencian Community. In May 2013 the Provincial Grand Master handed a cheque and the first ambulance over to the President of Cruz Roja in Alicante at the Hercules Football Club in Alicante. Now, with the fundraising coming to a close at the gala event, where a further €2,000 was raised from a raffle, enough money has been raised to purchase a second vehicle which will be presented in the coming weeks. This is a homeless support vehicle
GRAND MASTER: Barrie Mansell and his wife Julie, at the gala event following three years of fundraising.
to be used by Cruz Roja. It will be designed to assist people who, for whatever reason, find themselves homeless and in need of medical or social support facilities and will also include personal shower facilities. This is a completely new and
innovative move for Cruz Roja and will have a significant impact on the way that they deal with social issues in the future.
CRUZ ROJA: Freemasons have raised over €140,000 to purchase an ambulance and homeless support vehicle.
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BRITISH PRESS Revealing wallpaper SWEDEN - A Swedish teen has been convicted for sending pictures of his genitals to friends via Facebook after they recognised his wallpaper in the background.
Fun police
Alcohol purchases
Weight problem
THE House of Commons spent more than £1.4 million on alcohol to sell in Palace of Westminster bars in 2012 and 2013, according to The Times.
MORE girls under 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in Western Europe, new research has shown.
Orders up
Prehistoric croc
THE UK commercial aerospace industry enjoyed a ‘bumper’ April, with a 10 per cent increase in orders, according to a report.
A 5.5 cm fossilised tooth belonging to a prehistoric relative of modern crocodiles has been recorded as the largest of its kind found in the UK, scientists have said.
Bar phobia
DENMARK - A group of police officers in Denmark took the term ‘fun police’ to another level after letting a group of teenagers use their car’s bonnet as a waterslide.
REVELLERS aged 18-23 drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs ‘scary,’ researchers at Plymouth University found.
CROC TOOTH: Largest one of its kind found fossilised in the UK.
Self tasting NORWAY - A Norwegian conceptual artist claims to have boiled his own hip bone and eaten the flesh with potato and a glass of wine. He had undergone a hip replacement.
Cover up
RUSSIAN PRESS Train robber TRANSPORT police arrested a 43-year-old father-of-three at a railway station for stealing tea, condensed milk and jigsaw puzzles from a train.
SWEDEN - A controversial painting depicting a smiling vagina on a staircase at a Swedish high school will be allowed to remain but has to be obscured by a wall.
New submarines
New craze
A YOUNG lioness, weighing 50 kilos, had to be removed from a train when its owner, who had registered it as a domestic cat, was unable to keep it under control.
NORWAY - A 20-yearold Norwegian and her two British friends have started a new internet craze by posing topless around the world and posting on Instagram.
THE Russian Navy will enhance its potential by introducing six project 636.3 ‘stealth’ submarines in the Black Sea Fleet.
possibility of being able to block entire web sites.
More bases RUSSIA has said that it needs more military bases around the world, as it currently has only four, compared to the 500 of the US army.
A 14-YEAR-OLD joyrider was arrested in the northern German city of Flensburg after a 200kph car chase, in which he crashed into two police cars and injured an officer.
Large dancer A 75-YEAR-OLD from Munich weighing 125 kilos took his sports club to court after he injured his leg when the ballet barre he was practising on collapsed.
Deleted past THE Higher Regional Court of Koblenz has ruled that ex-lovers should delete revealing photos and videos taken of their former partners when relationships end
Fast internet PASSENGERS on all German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains will have access to fast internet connections by the end of the year, Deutsche Bahn has promised.
MORE than a third of German homes have just one person living in them, according to census data, making single-person apartments the most common household.
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THE Dutch tradition of setting off fireworks on New Year’s Eve will be restricted. Their sale will be permitted from two days in advance and they will only be allowed to be set off from 6pm on December 31.
DESPITE a growing anti-EU mood, 76.1 per cent of Dutch people want to keep the Euro as common currency in the Eurozone, a survey by Kieskompas showed. The biggest support for the Euro is
FORTY per cent of the over 2.8 million Dutch bachelors have sexual intercourse once a year, 14 per cent once every half year, 15 per cent once every quarter and 19 per cent once a month, a survey showed.
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Illegal Chinese immigrants NATIONAL POLICE have detained 127 people and charged another 133 with illegally introducing Chinese immigrants into Spain. The 133 stand accused of falsifying paperwork and fraud. Hacienda (Inland Revenue Service) has calculated that the operation has defrauded them of around €3.5 million. Of the 127 detained, nine people also stand accused of ‘favouring individual immigration’ and belonging to an organised crime group. The detentions and charges have taken place all over the
country from Zaragoza to Palencia and Madrid to Merida. The original arrests took place in October of last year when the police became aware of the heads of the organisation whose criminal activities were centred on the falsification and sale of residence cards to the illegal Chinese community. The organisation would sell the immigrants fake residence cards, fake inscription cards (empadronamientos) and fake medical cards, all, in theory, expedited by the council of Zaragoza.
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“Alternative would be a catastrophe” EX-PRESIDENT Felipe Gonzalez has commented that a ‘Bolivarian’ alternative, like the newly successful political party Podemos, would be a catastrophe for the country. He made this comment at a presentation of the Foundation for Alternative Democracy in Spain (FADE) while at the same time refusing to comment on the poor performance of his own party, the PSOE, which did spectacularly badly in the recent EU elections. The main aim of the FADE is to discuss democracy without politics and this year’s conference was mainly preoccupied with discussing the widening gap between the people and the political elite. Gonzalez was pessimistic about the political stagnancy that Spain is currently going through and commented that Spanish politics, as well as world politics, had “bottomed out,” but would get going again very soon. The ex-president closed his talks with another reference to Podemos saying that they are offering a “Utopian” future
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OMORROW (Friday) is the 70th anniversary of D Day. Many veterans from the allied forces who landed on the beaches of Normandy on that June morning have returned to the scene to remember the event. It stood for many as the beginning of the end of World War Two. All of us should remember those brave soldiers who fell on that fateful day, we are forever in their debt. They helped rid Europe of the blight of fascism. With the rise of the far right in the recent European elections we must not allow anti immigration sentiment to become fascism. While it is legitimate to demand controls on the numbers of people arriving in our home countries, such sentiments must not be allowed to turn into something more sinister.
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Too many brave men died to rid the world of fascism to let it return. It would be an insult to their memories.
Adios King Carlos KING JUAN CARLOS should be applauded for abdicating. To make way for his dynamic son is the right thing to do after a long period of ill health. But it has highlighted the divisions in Spanish society as pointed out in this column before. Thousands of Republicans have taken to the streets calling for an end to the monarchy. It will be interesting to see if the abdication brings the country together in the long run, or splits it further apart.
FELIPE GONZALEZ: Warned against new party. which would be impossible to attain, he dismissed the new political force, which won five seats in the EU elections, as “Bolivarian revolutionaries making impossible promises.” He went on to remind those present that Spain had already had a similar popular social movement in 1968 when the population protested the government and then later discovered that the offers made by the social alternative parties were always empty.
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A TOP Spanish judge has resigned after he was caught drink-driving. Enrique Lopez, a Constitutional Court judge, was not wearing a helmet and Breathalyzer readings showed that he was four times over the legal limit for alcohol. Police in Madrid stopped Lopez as he was riding his motorcycle in Madrid early on Sunday morning. According to Spain’s ABC newspaper, Lopez ran a red light, prompting the police stop. Hours after the incident Lopez announced his resignation. He said: “I am aware what I did was wrong and I accept the consequences.” Lopez, 51, now faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison. He could also lose his licence for up to four years.
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Ex-bankers get suspended time THE Supreme Courts have condemned the ex-directorship members of Caixa Penedes bank to up to two years in prison. The courts consider them to have behaved in a “malicious and insidious” manner after they awarded themselves huge pensions. But they have given back the €28.6 million they stole for their pensions and will only get suspended sentences. The four ex-bankers admitted their crimes and returned the monies outstanding. The prosecution was asking for penalties of over three years as this would mean that the bankers would actually go to prison rather than having suspended sentences but the judges of the case considered that this was not necessary as they had given back all of the money. Prosecutor Emilio Sanchez Ulled commented that although he was pleased that the monies had been returned he still thought that the ex-bankers should have gone to jail like all other thieves.
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DRUGS AND DRIVING: Lead to road deaths.
Stoned drivers DATA released by the DGT (national traffic authority) shows that 12 per cent of drivers on Spanish roads are stoned or drunk - sometimes both. This is the principal fact to come out of the survey carried out on 2,932 drivers throughout the country. There are proportionally
more stoned drivers (8.8 per cent) compared to drunk (4.1 per cent). Maria Segui, director general of the traffic authorities, commented that although the Spanish nation has come to terms with the “if you drink, don’t drive” concept they have not taken on board that it also applies to drugs.
The DGT have concluded that the traffic fatalities could be cut in half if the driving population were to take to the roads completely sober. Taking data from 2012, in which there were 1,903 fatalities, they think that this number could have been reduced to 943 if there were no drugs or alcohol involved.
SPAIN’S Basque Country adopted a declaration of selfdetermination with lawmakers taking a step towards the region gaining more powers. The northern region, which already has significant selfgoverning powers and can raise its own taxes, is following in the footsteps of Catalonia’s regional parliament, which made a sovereignty claim last year. The declaration was backed by 48 votes from the Basque National Party and proindependence party Bildu. The declaration is a political statement which carries no legal weight, although it could eventually lead to a step towards secession. In March Spain’s Constitutional Court argued that the Catalan declaration was “null and unconstitutional.” However, the Catalan government has said it remains committed to holding a referendum on November 9.
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SPANISH multinational oil company Repsol is to pay out an extra dividend of €1.3 billion. Shareholders will receive €1 per share following the €3.6 billion payout after Argentina nationalised its 51 per cent controlling stake in YPF. The company provides approximately a third of
Argentina’s oil and a quarter of its gas and the takeover arrived a year after YPF announced the discovery of large deposits of shale oil and gas fields. Repsol confirmed it has now disposed of its remaining assets in Argentina after selling to JP Morgan all the government bonds it received in
The sandwich price index... CLUB sandwiches have succeeded loaves of bread and Mars bars as cost of living markers. The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) compiled by Hoteles.com compares prices of the classic sandwich containing chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayonnaise. The CSI is a ‘barometer of affordability’ based on prices paid by the clients of 840 hotels with five, four and three-star classifications in 28 countries, Hoteles.com claims. Madrid hotels, where a sandwich costs an average of €11.52, provided the statistics for Spain’s CSI. This put Spain in 27th position in this year’s
listings, up three places with a 7.8 per cent increase since 2013. The world’s most expensive city was Geneva, charging an average €23.91 for a sandwich, followed by €21.53 in Paris. Helsinki, ranked 11th in 2013, shot up to third place with this year’s €17.86 and had Stockholm close behind on €17.64. Oslo charges €16.93 and London €16.62. New Delhi (€6.44) is the cheapest city, followed by Mexico City (€7.17) and Buenos Aires (€7.61). Madrid is in the middle category but this could change. Prices have fallen in most countries but have continued to rise in Spain, according to the Index.
compensation for the YPF takeover. Mexico’s state oil company Pemex, which has an 8.75 per cent stake would receive €116 million, Spanish construction multinational Sacyr €122 million while Repsol’s largest shareholder, Cataluña’s CaixaBank would get €158 million.
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Go-ahead wanted BRUSSELS postponed until July 10 its verdict on Telefonica’s €4.14 billion purchase of German mobile operator E-Plus. A decision regarding the sale of Spain’s Ono to Vodafone is due on July 2.
Pay delay ANNUAL reports by Spain’s biggest businesses must reveal their time-lag in paying suppliers. The Finance ministry hopes this will persuade them to pay within the obligatory 60-day time limit.
Castle sell-off to raise money PART of a moated 10th century castle with walls 3.5 metres thick could soon be transformed into luxury apartments. The Interior ministry is selling off empty police stations and Guardia Civil properties and Maqueda Castle in Toledo is one of these. The section due to be sold off once housed a Guardia Civil headquarters that was later converted into a museum costing €5 million in 2010. The 2,600-
square metre building also has 30 parking spaces. The Maqueda property has a starting price of €9,588,290 and the sale is being handled for the ministry by admeet.com as are others in Barcelona, Cuenca, Galicia, Granada, Navarra, Santander and Sevilla. The sales come under the government’s economy programme and its bid to capitalise unused assets.
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STAT OF WEEK THE Caixa Banking Foundation, with net assets of €20 billion, is the world’s third-biggest foundation and Europe’s largest. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation occupies the number one slot, followed by the Wellcome Trust.
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UK data continues to improve in quarter four THE recovery in the UK in Quarter four maintained the momentum built in the previous quarters in 2013. Healthy data flow from the service, manufacturing and the construction sectors and most recently from the housing market are lifting sentiment and the British consumer is slowly reemerging from a long hibernation. The strong numbers have been a key driver for the bullish momentum in the pound which has forged higher on the anticipation that UK growth will continue to outstrip official forecasts. However, the latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report delivered a more dovish tone than expected and cooled appetite for the pound. Growth and inflation forecasts remained the same as the previous quarter, but Mark Carney Governor of the Bank Of England, played it with a straight bat and did not talk
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about raising interest rates as a result of positive growth indicators. The perception of slack in the economy was not altered much from previously and Carney noted that there is still more slack in the economy to be used up before the Bank of England will hike interest rates. Carney also noted that when the tightening cycle does commence it will be slow and gradual and not to the same levels as before the financial crisis. The pound fell on the report even despite a fall in the unemployment rate as Carney took the heat out of early rate rise chatter. Once the market settled down and following robust retail sales data and
GBP/EUR: Has managed to push to a 16 month high. higher inflation the sentiment flipped again to a view that interest rates could in fact rise sooner than projected by the Bank of England. Expectations on the timing behind an interest rate rise will to continue to see-saw in relation to UK economic data releases. In the Eurozone, low inflation in April and weak Gross Domestic Product growth in the first quarter of 2014 highlighted
once again the deep challenges faced by the single currency area. The latest economic reports published yesterday have given the European Central Bank yet another reason to ease next month. The EZ GDP for Quarter one printed at 0.2 per cent against a consensus of 0.4 per cent. The economic polarisation between Germany and the rest of Europe has again intensified and highlighted the structural
unbalances challenging the region. German GDP beat the forecasts printing at 0.8 per cent versus an expected 0.7 per cent while French GDP flat lined. Spanish and Italian GDP figures disappointedly contracted. EZ CPI readings remain also extremely low with core inflation coming only at 0.7 per cent, which is well below the ECB’s target rate of 2 per cent. The ECB have set their stall out to act in June and it is now a question of by how much. The recent European elections have given a further headache and alongside lower growth and inflation the market is expecting something comprehensive. With this expectation and the upbeat UK data, GBP/EUR has managed to push to a 16 month high and the market eagerly awaits the ECB decision in June for further direction.
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EVERYONE is a salesperson. From our infant years when we work out a strategy for getting what we want we sell ourselves daily to get our own way. Successful sales people prepare their presentation before meeting clients. Anticipating their customer’s needs and likely budget they add an inducement to their package. Salesmen who don’t have an Option B are disadvantaged. This is usually an alternative product, payment plan or time sensitive gift. Selling is close to the acting profession. The prepared
DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade. presentation is delivered in stages; it appears to be original but has been repeated day in day out. Long before the presentation the lures are set. Salesmen know how to use the terms ‘either or.’ If he asks for the order the client is
inclined to say, ‘No, I want to think about it’ or words to that effect. It is easy to reply ‘no’ to ‘can I help you?’ but not so easy to say ‘no’ if one is asked, ‘how may I help you?’ At the sharp edge of unscrupulous selling the client
is mentally prepared for the salesman’s pitch. However, he or she will have already decided to defer their buying decision. The salesman knows this and prepares for it. Hapless clients are blissfully unaware that the salesman is not acting on his own. At a predetermined signal, near to the close, there will be a call to his boss to see if the offer is still on or he receives a call: “Excuse me, this is my boss calling.” As soon as the muted phone conversation ends the salesman will turn to the couple with dismay written on his face. “I am awful sorry, it looks as though someone is negotiating to place the order.” Having already steeled themselves for the hard sell the clients are caught unawares. Rather than miss a bargain they will plead that they take priority over the phantom competitor.
Jobs that go begging despite unemployment ALTHOUGH 25.9 per cent of Spain’s working population is unemployed, 73,000 jobs remain untaken. There are posts that cannot be filled either in this country or elsewhere because applicants do not fit the profile that companies seek. On other occasions they lack the required level of specialisation, explained the recruitment agency Randstad. This is especially true of mining, the construction industry and the energy sector, particularly wind power. Engineering and IT posts are also going begging, Randstad said. In some selection processes that involve between 800 and 1,300 candidates, 43 per cent of vacancies are not filled and there is a 60 per cent failure rate, said one of the agency’s experts. Despite the rise in unemployment the problem of finding the ideal person for certain jobs is no easier than it was in 2007 when the economic crisis was starting. Paradoxically, when a suitable candidate is engaged, he or she will seldom have come from the pool of jobless, he added.
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New supplier SPAIN could supply 12 per cent of Europe’s gas once the Midcat pipeline is finished. Its three pipeline links to France would deliver an annual 15.1 billion cubic metres of gas.
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AS if the heartache of breaking up isn’t enough, it’s now been concluded in a recent study that girls are extra prone to random shopping sprees after a relationship split up. On average girls will spend nearly double after a break up shopping trip than they might tend to spend on any other spree. One study revealed that women will spend about €55 on an impromptu shopping trip for clothes, shoes and accessories after a relationship turns sour. This amount is much more than when girls shop to cheer themselves up for other reasons. In contrast, women who shop because they are bored spend an average of €35. About €32 is splashed out on treats after an
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Fat figures FOOD and drink exports rose to €22.584 billion last year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the sector’s turnover. This brought a positive trade balance of €3.466 billion.
RETAIL THERAPY: Way to feel better? argument or fight, while women who shop after a bad day at work are said to spend an average of about €32, according to the study. The only time where average spontaneous spending meets that spent after a break up is when a woman gets paid, where the study says about €48 is spent.
Obviously the more disposable money a woman has changes the above figures, but the average spend ratios remain the same. Retail therapy is known as such for the very reason that many women having a bad time do feel a little better after a visit to the shops; and a new top or
new bag does give them a lift. There is nothing necessarily bad about this, but the pick-you-up is short-lived. Putting money away towards a goal (a holiday, a new car) may not seem satisfying in the moment, but in the long run it will prove a lot more gratifying than splashing out on a
new jacket that is bought sporadically. Interestingly, women seem to be all too aware of their tendency to over shop when they are in a bad mood. The study found that 56 per cent of women avoid shopping when they aren’t in a great place knowing they will spend more than they want to.
Spending rise THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen.
No surprises in the most-bought rankings COCA COCA, Danone and Activia were Spain’s most-chosen brands in 2013. They occupied the first three places in the Brand Footprint rankings for the most-chosen consumer brands. The top trio were followed by El Pozo, Azucarera Española, Central Lechera Asturiana, Campofrio, Gallo, Don Simon and Puleva. Coca Cola, which came out top not only in this country but also worldwide, was chosen on 156 million occasions last year in Spain and included an average of 11.2 times in the shopping lists of 81 per cent of households. Danone was chosen by 55.3 per cent of
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COCA COLA: Most popular brand. Spaniards on 86 million occasions with an average of 9.1 repeat purchases each year. Activia was chosen 78 million times by 41.6 per cent of consumers and bought an average 10.8 times. Fastest-growing brands last year were Acor sugar, which was included amongst the rankings for the first time, followed by Dolce Gusto, Danonino, El Pozo
and La Casera. The multinational Nestle had more brands in the rankings than any other group and La Cocinera, Nescafe, Dolce Gusto, Maggi and Nesquik accounted for 180 million purchases. All brands in the rankings were nevertheless under pressure from the own-label products of the supermarket chains, the survey found.
Fake goods are “a scourge” for the fashion industry DESIGNER labels equal cachet and the Spanish happily spend an annual €108 per head on fashion fakes. They spend another €64.7 on copies of sports clothes and accessories revealed Acotex, an association of business owners in the textile and accessories industry. Spanish consumers also pay out a yearly average of €42.5 on imported fake leather goods, Acotex found after analysing figures supplied by Spain’s trademarks’ defence association Andema. Fake goods are ‘a big worry’ for the textile sector, whose sales diminished by 3.78 per cent by the end of 2013, said the Acotex president Borja Oria.
It is vital consumers are aware they are supporting mafias with their purchases, he declared. “What is more, fakes destroy jobs and undermine industry because they do not pay IVA valueadded tax or Social Security. They do nothing to help the economy,” Oria maintained. The fashion industry has been hard-hit by the economic crisis, accumulating a 30 per cent fall in sales over for seven consecutive years. Sixty-two per cent of fake goods described as a “scourge” by Acotex - are acquired in open-air markets as well as from itinerant street vendors (37.2 per cent) and the internet (21.4 per cent).
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Using votes as leverage to get things done... PERMIT me to comment on two letters published in the Euro Weekly News. Kath Williams’s letter regarding the changes to the Urban Planning Law states: “Both the main parties tell us they agree that the LOUA needs amending. But what is happening? Nothing.” Has she asked them why nothing is happening? K James writes about the removal of a bus stop at a roundabout in La Zenia. He thinks the bus company and the council could have placed a bus stop in another location nearby. Has he asked the bus company and the council if this is possible? Your paper is an excellent platform for airing grievances and protests involving the authorities but the authorities will not take any action solely from letters. People have to take their issues to the relevant authorities and ask questions until they receive an answer. If the authorities do nothing or don’t give answers, remind them that you will be voting at the next local elections and your vote won’t be going to them! R.G.Waugh, Fuengirola (Malaga).
Illogical crisis IT’S some time since I have read such an illogical piece from Nora Johnson. She seems to be saying that we, the general public, are as guilty as the bankers for the financial crisis of 2008. Absolute nonsense. The banks have been pushing debt since the introduction of credit cards in the early 70s. Pushing debt like heroin dealers push addiction. I know of 50-plus cases where friends were pushed to take out credit aka debt by their bank managers. Maggie compounded the issue of too-easily available debt by opening the veritable floodgates with her Financial Services Act (FCA) of 1986. Even Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer at that time, admitted that the meltdown of
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2008 was “an unintended consequence of the FSA.” The money markets pushed debt and we are all paying for their incompetence, greed and dishonesty. Kate Ferry (by email) In my view, we all contributed to the crisis, however big or small our individual contribution may have been. Let’s agree to disagree! (Norah Johnson)
All in the family PRINCE CHARLES seems to be somewhat confused, comparing Hitler to Putin. Let us not forget Russia lost 10 million troops and 20 million civilians to Hitler’s war machine. Prince Charles’s father Prince Philip, who is from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-SonderburgGlucksburg, had a brother-in-law, Prince Christoph of Hesse (would that make him an uncle to Charlie?). He was a member of the SS and piloted attacks on allied troops in Italy. George VI and the Queen’s mother (Charlie’s grandparents) sent birthday greetings to Hitler
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months before he attacked Poland. His great uncle Edward VIII would have been Hitler’s pet king had Hitler conquered Britain and he said as late as 1970: “I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap.” Tony Conlan, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)
Natural remedy REGARDING the letters about sparrows, my advice is get a cat. Cats love sparrows and my cat Millie brings at least one sparrow a day into my house. I love sparrows and hate it when she brings them indoors, but there are so many of them. It keeps the
numbers down, meaning there is more food to help them survive. It’s the law of nature. Len Parsons, La Vinuela (Malaga)
Hidden gem SINCE moving to Spain 14 years ago we have had short breaks in Barcelona, Cordoba, Madrid and Sevilla. All of these places have had screeds written about them but we have never seen a word about Valencia anywhere. The travel agents don’t seem to have any information about it. One said they could send us to Alicante! So last month we had a short break there, travelling on the AVE train. It’s the most beautiful city we’ve been to and the buildings are the best we’ve seen anywhere. There is so much to see and do with museums, churches, castles and a modern, almost futuristic, area. The main street has an enormous 10-kilometre park through the middle with football and hockey pitches and tennis courts. Where else could we find that? Four days was not enough time to visit it all. So why no information available
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Dodgy cargo WITH reference to Mike Walsh’s article about chemical weapons, how well I remember as a merchant seaman joining the SS Empire Simber in October 1945! She was an old ship with well decks and a counter-sunk stern, flat out at nine knots. We were bound for Valencia where we loaded 70,000 cases of oranges. This was my first visit to Spain and the beginning of my love for the country. On the way back the ship had a seven-foot split in the bilges so we had to put into Gibraltar. As it was nearing Christmas she was patched up and we arrived at London docks on December 22 with the first cargo of oranges since before the war. Once unloaded, she sailed for Swansea where she was loaded with 8,000 tonnes of mustard gas in drums, then taken out to sea and scuttled. She was an old ship with wooden hatch covers so nearly 70 years later they and the drums would have disintegrated but not the contents. As Mike said: “Mustard gas turns into a sticky mass that can drift around in the sea for years.” What a thought. Joe Billet, aka Joe the Cat Man, Quesada (Alicante)
Tax solution I READ yet again about Gibraltar’s complaints regarding the queues on the Spanish border. Surely the solution is in their hands? Just charge VAT and tax at the normal British rate. They tell the world that they are proud to be British, so why not pay their dues like everyone else? There is also a health concern that by reducing the cost of tobacco and alcohol they are increasing cancer cases and heart-related diseases. If Gibraltar has a social conscience, it should be contributing millions of pounds to the British and Spanish health services. Gibraltar is the carbuncle on the edge of Europe. I feel ashamed as a British citizen to be associated with it. Brian Lynch (by email)
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RECENTLY opera critics panned a young Glyndebourne soprano for looking “dumpy.” Though universally praised for her singing in the boy/girl rôle in Richard Strauss’s romantic comedy Der Rosenkavelier, Tara Erraught’s appearance was variously depicted as “a chubby bundle of puppy fat” (The Financial Times ), “stocky” ( The Guardian ), “something between Heidi and Just William” (The Telegraph) and “unbelievable, unsightly and unappealing both as a boy and girl” (The Times). Phew! But this is opera, not The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent etc where they pick the next blonde wannabe singer/ dancer/performer! Are we to reject any potentially stunning voice because its owner doesn’t conform to Joe Public’s idea of
CREDIT: Cordon Press.
Opera critics are hitting a bum note with their sexist gibes Nora Johnson
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the ‘wow factor’? And as anyone who’s sat in an opera house knows, the type of voice that can be heard at the back frequently leads to a figure both in male and female singers which isn’t exactly ‘skinny.’ Just think of Pavarotti! It’s surely the responsibility of directors/producers to check that a singer looks ‘right’ for a particular rôle, instead of critics expecting what’s all too often unachievable: a sylph singing opera. But then, these are strange times we live in now, aren’t they? With regular news items
PAVAROTTI: Who needs to be slim to sing? about teenagers opting for Botox and other procedures. Twenty-year-olds getting hung up over wrinkles. Male TV actors/presenters having ‘work done’ to look better (ie younger) on HD TV. Not to mention what A-List film stars get up to in order to keep their fans happy.
Though one actor, at least, apparently didn’t care less about his fans. One cold, wet night, after a stage performance of My Fair Lady, an elderly woman was standing alone outside the Stage Door waiting for Rex Harrison and his autograph. When Rex told her to “sod
off,” she was so enraged, she rolled up her programme and hit him with it. Stanley Holloway, who’d witnessed this, congratulated Rex on making theatre history for “the fan has hit the ****!”. My only claim to acting ‘fame’ was in a joint girls/boys school production of Julius Caesar. Unfortunately, I was killed off early on. But my death scene was a particular challenge because I had to lie unmoving on stage for ages and because, from my prone position, I had boys in togas bending right over me…
Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’ and ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm John Ogdon: Living with Genius 9:30pm John Ogdon: A Musical Tribute 10:00pm You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story 11:00pm Singer-Songwriters at the BBC 12:00am Still Bill 1:10am In Concert 1:40am You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story 2:40am Singer-Songwriters at the BBC 3:40am Still Bill
12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Best of You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Fast and Furious 12:10am Celebrity Juice 12:55am TV OD 1:25am Two and a Half Men 2:20am Take Me Out 3:30am Teleshopping
1:00pm Pie in the Sky 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Wire in the Blood 12:35am Law and Order: UK 1:40am The Hours
7:00am Tommy Cooper 8:00am Minder 9:00am The Sweeney 10:00am Kojak 11:00am Police, Camera, Action! 11:30am TT 2014 12:30pm French Open Tennis Live 10:00pm TT 2014 11:00pm Cycling 12:00am The Killer Inside Me 2:15am TT 2014 3:20am Tommy Cooper 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping vThe Store
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Happy Endings 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 12:05am Bodyshockers 1:10am World's Greatest Celebrity Body Shockers 2:15am Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 2:50am Friday Night Dinner
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5:45am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:15am Lola Versus 8:45am As Cool as I Am 10:20am A Fantastic Fear of Everything 12:05pm The World's End 2:00pm Ted 3:55pm The Full Monty 5:35pm Little Shop of Horrors 7:20pm Our Idiot Brother 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm Ted 12:55am The Full Monty 2:35am Best in Show 4:15am Mallrats
5:45am Loss of Faith 7:30am Ripley's Game 9:25am The Suspect 11:10am Dead Again 1:05pm Red Rock West 2:50pm Premium Rush 4:30pm The Mean Machine 6:35pm Eden 8:15pm Red Rock West 10:00pm Premium Rush 11:35pm The Mean Machine 1:45am Eden 3:35am Two Days in the Valley 5:30am Malpractice
7:05am First Night 9:15am Les Miserables Special 9:45am Cruel Intentions 11:30am My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sick of being bullied by her overpowering Greek family, dowdy Toula signs up for college. Despite every warning, Toula falls for a non-Greek guy, and it's not easy getting her clan to accept him. 1:15pm Forces of Nature 3:05pm Medicine Man 5:00pm The Great Gatsby Special 5:25pm Dangerous Minds 7:10pm Forces of Nature 9:00pm The Bodyguard
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5:30am Primates of the Caribbean 7:00am Last Passenger 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 9:00am Austenland 10:45am Edge of Tomorrow Special 11:15am The to Do List 1:15pm Admission 3:15pm The Hot Flashes 5:00pm Maleficent Special 5:30pm Kick-Ass 2 7:15pm Austenland 9:00pm Kick-Ass 2 10:45pm Admission 12:35am The to Do List 2:25am Last Passenger 4:05am In a World...
6:00am On the Waterfront 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 10:05am Island in the Sun 12:20pm Bad Men of Tombstone 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Charro! 5:50pm The First Texan 7:25pm King Rat 10:00pm Hollywood Homicide 12:15am The Fog 2:10am Hollywood Homicide 4:15am The Fog
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Nigelissima Nigella Lawson continues to share her passion for creating mouth-watering Italian food. 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Escape to the Country
BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:10am They Live By Night Dark interpretation of Thieves Like Us, combining gangster-led film noir with a touching love story. 8:45am Great British Menu 9:45am Great British Menu 10:45am FIFA World Cup 1970 12:20pm Wimbledon Classics 2:20pm F1 the Canadian Grand Prix
ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors 11:25am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 1:25pm Storage Hoarders 2:30pm French Open Tennis Live
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CH4 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am The Hoobs 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:30am Mobil 1 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Investec Derby
CH5 9:25am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Power Rangers Megaforce 11:35am Access 11:50am The Dog Rescuers 12:50pm Big Brother: Power Trip: Live Launch 2:15pm Police Interceptors
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SKY 1 9:00am Flying Monsters 10:30am Road Wars 11:00am Modern Family 11:30am Modern Family 12:00pm Maleficent: Special 12:30pm Edge of Tomorrow: Special 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama
3pm 3:55pm F1 the Canadian Grand Prix 5:05pm Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker
3:00pm French Open Tennis Live Live coverage from Paris as the 2014 French Open women's title is decided.
5:30pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS 5:00pm Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man
3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Simpsons
6:05pm Antiques Road Trip 7:05pm Flog It! 8:00pm The Summer Exhibition
6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Let Me Entertain You 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Britain's Got Talent
7:30pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:00pm The Restoration Man
7:00pm Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 8:35pm 5 News Weekend 8:40pm NCIS
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Elaine Paige Show 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm Yes, Prime Minister 9:30pm I Love the Eighties 11:00pm French and Saunders 11:30pm Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
10:30pm International Friendly Adrian Chiles introduces live coverage of England's final World Cup warm-up match against Honduras at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. Roy Hodgson will want his team to complete their preparations on a high.
9:00pm Grand Designs The old lifeboat station in Tenby was home to the brave souls of the RNLI for over 100 years. 10:00pm My Sister's Keeper
9:35pm NCIS The NCIS team is forced to work with the CGIS agency to solve the murder of a Navy diver. 10:30pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:30pm Big Brother's Bit on the Psych
9:00pm Star-Crossed When a hurricane unexpectedly hits the town and everyone is trapped inside the school. 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life
12:00am TOTP2 12:30am TOTP2 Wham Special 1:00am Shoot to Kill 2:45am This is BBC Two 3:15am This is BBC Two 3:45am This is BBC Two 4:15am This is BBC Two 4:45am This is BBC Two
1:15am ITV News and Weather 1:30am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2014 2:35am Reno 911!: Miami 4:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus
12:30am Street Crime UK 12:55am Access 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Illegal Immigrant and Proud 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show
12:00am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am Road Wars 3:40am Road Wars 4:30am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse
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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Top Gear 10:20pm Father of the Bride II 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:44am Family Guy 1:06am Family Guy 1:28am Family Guy 1:50am American Dad! 2:12am American Dad! 2:35am Backchat World Cup Special 3:20am Badults 3:50am Russell Howard's Good News
8:00pm Amazon Abyss 9:00pm The Story of Science Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path. In this episode, Michael demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find out what makes up everything in the material world. 10:00pm Wallander 11:25pm Rome's Lost Empire 12:55am Top of the Pops 1:40am The Genius of David Bowie 2:40am Amazon Abyss
12:55pm Farewell Tina 1:25pm Take Me Out 2:35pm I Wanna Marry Harry 3:35pm I Wanna Marry Harry 4:30pm You've Been Framed! 5:35pm Twister 7:50pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 10:30pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:30pm TV OD 12:00am Shaun of the Dead 2:05am Viral Tap 2:45am Britain's Got More Talent 3:35am You've Been Framed! 4:00am Teleshopping
9:35am The Royal 10:35am The Royal 11:40am The Darling Buds of May 12:45pm The Darling Buds of May 2:00pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 2:05am Judge Judy 2:30am Judge Judy 2:50am Movies Now 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
9:35am Cycling 10:35am Motorsport UK 11:35am TT 2014 12:35pm TT 2014 1:35pm Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2:40pm Magnum, P.I. 3:40pm Dunkirk 6:30pm French Open Tennis Live 8:00pm Hornblower 10:00pm TT 2014 11:00pm A Dangerous Man 1:00am Grand Prix Racer 2:00am TT 2014 3:00am Nitro Circus 3:25am Nitro Circus
9:00pm The Tomorrow People 10:00pm Black Knight 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:55am The Inbetweeners 1:30am The Inbetweeners 2:00am How I Met Your Mother 2:30am How I Met Your Mother 3:00am The Ricky Gervais Show 3:30am The Ricky Gervais Show 4:00am The Cleveland Show 4:20am The Cleveland Show 4:45am Glee 5:30am Ugly Betty
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3:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup 5:30pm A Question of Sport
6pm 6:00pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 8:20pm BBC News 8:30pm Regional News 8:35pm Weather 8:40pm Pointless
9pm 9:30pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys
12am 12:00am Live at the Apollo 12:30am Poseidon 2:00am Weatherview 2:05am BBC News
SKY MOVIES Action 12:15pm Anaconda 2 2:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Evil forces threaten the peace of Middleearth. Dark riders from Sauron search for the ring which will give him absolute power. And Frodo Baggins, nephew of dragonhunting Bilbo, must take the ring on a quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. 5:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11:30pm Total Recall 1:35am Commando 3:15am The Man with the Iron Fists
6:00am Little Shop of Horrors 7:45am The Out-of-Towners 9:20am You, Me and Dupree 11:15am The Internship 1:25pm Wedding Crashers 3:35pm Kindergarten Cop 5:35pm Napoleon Dynamite 7:20pm Nacho Libre 9:00pm The Internship When two fortysomething friends lose their jobs, they apply for an internship at internet company Google, despite not knowing the first thing about technology. 11:10pm Wedding Crashers 1:15am You, Me and Dupree
5:30am Malpractice 7:15am Witness 9:15am The Saint 11:25am The Bourne Legacy 1:50pm Witness 3:50pm Cellular 5:40pm The Saint 7:40pm The Bourne Legacy 10:00pm Deadfall 11:40pm Cellular 1:25am Traffic 4:00am Fear 5:45am Deep Family Secrets
4:40am The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 7:20am The First Time 9:00am Under the Tuscan Sun 11:00am Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 12:30pm Cinderella Man Romantic biographical drama. James Braddock was the washed-up 1930s boxer who could hardly pay his bills when he returned to the ring. 3:00pm Before Midnight 5:00pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin 7:10pm Never Been Kissed 9:00pm Million Dollar Baby 11:20pm Before Midnight 1:20am Cherry
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7:00am Last Passenger 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 9:00am The to Do List 11:00am Godzilla Special 11:30am Austenland 1:15pm Admission 3:15pm Edge of Tomorrow Special 3:45pm The Hot Flashes 5:30pm Kick-Ass 2 7:15pm Austenland 9:00pm Kick-Ass 2 10:45pm Admission 12:35am The to Do List 2:25am Last Passenger 4:05am In a World... 5:45am The Top Ten Show 2014
6:00am King Rat 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:40am Gunsmoke 10:45am The First Texan 12:20pm Charro! 2:10pm A Big Hand for the Little Lady 4:00pm The Great Escape 7:25pm The Long Gray Line 10:00pm Striking Distance 12:00am Last Man Standing 1:55am Striking Distance 3:45am Last Man Standing 5:25am Michael Caine Off Set
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8:00am Wagon Train 9:00am Gardeners World Gardening magazine. Monty Don and the team celebrate the start of summer as they indulge in the array of colour and scent beginning to take over gardens. 9:30am The Beechgrove Garden 10:00am FIFA World Cup 1974 11:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 1:00pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu
7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:25am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm Fool Britannia 2:00pm Let Me Entertain You 2:30pm French Open Tennis Live
6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am Transvulcania 8:05am British GT 8:30am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm Secret Eaters 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory
3:00pm Great British Menu In preparation for the big event the chefs research life during World War II, visiting the scene of the invasion in Normandy with D-Day veteran Ken Sturdy. 4:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup
3:00pm French Open Tennis Live John Inverdale presents live action from Roland Garros as the Coupe des Mousquetaires is presented to the men's champion. Two-times winner Jim Courier is joined by Fabrice Santoro and Mark Petchey.
3:05pm The Big Bang Theory Leonard confronts the guy who bullied him in high school, while Penny realises she did her fair share of tormenting in the past. 3:35pm The Simpsons 4:05pm Beaches
4:05pm Ghostbusters Supernatural comedy set in New York about three eccentric professors of parapsychology who decide to set up a ghost-catching agency.
3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Simpsons
6:30pm The Olympic Journey: Inspire 7:00pm Ice Age Giants 8:00pm The Tropic of Cancer
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9:00pm I Bought a Rainforest 10:00pm Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Adventureland
11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Atonement
9:00pm Born in the Wild: Elephant 10:00pm Fargo 11:05pm The Debt
9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:00pm The Greatest 80s Movies
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Futurama 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
1:25am Countryfile 2:20am Holby City 3:20am This is BBC Two 3:50am This is BBC Two 4:20am This is BBC Two 4:50am This is BBC Two 5:20am This is BBC Two
1:40am The Store 3:40am Motorsport UK 4:30am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
1:20am The Conspirator 3:20am Utopia 4:15am Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 5:15am Hugh's 3 Good Things 5:40am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 5:50am Building the Dream
2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Classic Car Rescue 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show 5:55am The Funky Valley Show
12:00am A League of Their Own Corden and co warm down as this fifth series finishes. There's still fun to be had, with appearances from Man City's Joe Hart and presenter Claudia Winkleman.
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8:00pm Decisive Weapons 8:30pm The Science of D-Day 9:00pm We Fought on D-Day 9:50pm Deer in the City 10:00pm Norman Wisdom: His Story 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm The Horizon Guide to Mars 12:30am You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story 1:30am Singer-Songwriters at the BBC 2 2:30am Norman Wisdom: His Story 3:30am Decisive Weapons 4:00am The Science of D-Day
1:50pm America's Got Talent 3:30pm Britain's Got Talent 6:05pm Britain's Got More Talent 7:10pm Zookeeper Romantic comedy about a zookeeper who is taught by his animals how to win the heart of his ex-girlfriend after he decides to quit his job to impress her. Breaking their code of silence, the animals talk to their keeper to share mating techniques and help him realise what he really wants. 9:10pm Year One 11:00pm Viral Tap 11:45pm Red Dragon 2:15am Viral Tap
7:45am Murder, She Wrote 8:45am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 10:50am Heartbeat 11:50am Heartbeat 12:55pm Lewis 3:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Midsomer Murders 1:05am In the Name of the Father 3:25am William and Mary 4:20am Judge Judy 4:40am Emmerdale Omnibus
9:00pm Police Academy 3: Back in Training Slapstick comedy in which the incompetent cops must save their beloved academy from closure. Cutbacks mean that only one of the two police training schools can stay open, so Commandant Lassard appeals to the motley crew of graduates to come back and train new recruits. 10:50pm Movies Now 11:00pm Age of Heroes 12:55am The Black Windmill 3:05am Tommy Cooper 3:40am Movies Now 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping
9:00pm Journey to the Center of the Earth 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:30pm The Inbetweeners 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory 1:00am Troy 2:00am Rules of Engagement 2:35am Rules of Engagement 3:00am 2 Broke Girls 3:25am Drifters 3:50am Drifters 4:20am Hollyoaks Omnibus
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9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Power Rangers Super Samurai 11:35am Access 11:40am Big Brother: Power Trip 12:40pm Teen Wolf 2:20pm The Money Pit
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12:00pm WWE All the latest news and stories from both Raw and Smackdown, including the best matches and interviews with all the biggest superstars. Contains flashing images. Experience 1:00pm Doctor Dolittle 2:45pm Futurama
3pm 3:15pm Best of Homes Under the Hammer 3:40pm Flog It! 4:20pm Escape to the Country 5:10pm Points of View 5:25pm Songs of Praise
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9:20am Mean Girls 11:10am There's Something About Mary 1:15pm The Hangover Part III 3:05pm Notting Hill A self-effacing bookshop owner bumps into a major American movie star and falls instantly in love. 5:15pm Ghostbusters II 7:10pm Mean Girls 9:00pm There's Something About Mary 11:10pm The Hangover Part III 1:00am As Good as It Gets 3:25am American Pie: The Wedding 5:10am Ghostbusters II
5:45am Deep Family Secrets 7:25am The Temp 9:10am Jennifer Eight 11:30am Rules of Engagement 1:40pm The Sum of All Fears CIA agent Jack Ryan races to avert war between Russia and the US after a terrorist threatens to detonate a nuclear bomb. 3:50pm Miami Vice 6:15pm Signs 8:15pm The Good Doctor 10:00pm Miami Vice 12:15am Falling Down 2:20am Black Rain 4:35am The Temp
5:15am Giant 8:40am Private Peaceful 10:30am Sparkle 12:30pm Darling Companion 2:20pm The Great Gatsby Special 2:50pm Hyde Park on Hudson 4:35pm Gorillas in the Mist 6:50pm Rock of Ages 9:00pm 50 First Dates 10:45pm The Lifeguard 12:30am Dead Poets Society 2:45am Ask the Dust 4:45am The Remains of the Day
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6:25am The Defector 8:15am The Long Gray Line 10:55am The Great Escape 2:20pm Operation C.I.A. 4:00pm The Moonlighter 5:30pm Gunsmoke in Tucson 7:05pm Fort Vengeance 8:35pm The Fighting Lawman 10:00pm Band of Brothers 11:30pm Band of Brothers 12:35am The Thin Red Line 3:40am Take a Hard Ride 5:25am Michael Caine Off Set
OPINION & COMMENT
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Elixir of snake oil salesmen Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
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ANY of us recall those old Western movies. A covered wagon rolls into town and townsfolk gather around, curious as to who their visitor is. You didn’t get many newcomers back in those days. Maybe two or three each year. The wagon’s canvas would be drawn aside and a well-oiled, not in the inebriated sense, salesman would appear. Very much like a politician at the hustings he would peddle his remedies to his naive audience. Naturally the community would be beset by health ailments; these are part of the human condition. You can assume that if you ask 10 people, of whatever age, they each have an ailment or several. What a stupendous
market for the unscrupulous. The salesmen would carry bottles of what euphemistically became known as snake oil, hence the term snake oil salesmen. It was a potion that would cure anything from varicose veins to galloping pi-aka. Whatever ailed you the elixir would cure toothache, a splintered femur or broken heart. This was quite some potion. The credulous townsfolk parted with their hard earned cash whilst the snake oil salesmen parts himself from the ripped off community. This brings me to the pharmaceuticals. Second only to the arms industry in terms of clout they can be self-serving. True, I and countless others owe our lives to dedicated medical personnel aided by their lifesaving drugs. However, many modern palliatives have their genesis in herbal medicine. There are alternatives to conventional medicines. You can’t beat healthy living as much bad health is self-inflicted.
SNAKE OIL: A potion that would cure anything. When younger I was prone to mouth ulcers. Doctors and dentists agreed that like colds there were suppressants available rather than cures. I kept buying snake oil remedies. Then, a blood test by a herbalist, a word of dietary advice and a natural remedy and the problem was fixed.
For six weeks, my infant sons were close to death from the effects of whooping cough. The NHS ducked so I dived - into a herbalist’s office. A swift diagnosis, herbal remedy provided. It was like the laying on of the hands. No wonder the pharmaceuticals are out to kill alternative medicines.
During the postwar rise of the pharmaceutical conglomerates the US population has become the most diseased of all those countries that compile medical records. Yet, one quarter of America’s 330 million population suffer serious disease and 400,000 die each year from fatty plaque related heart disease. The pharmaceuticals are making a killing. They are not charitable concerns. Their purpose is to maximise profits. The ‘elusive cure’ for cancer is a trillion dollar a year industry. Work it out for yourself: In America the number of advertisements for pharmaceutical cures are equalled by the number of adverts placed by ambulance-chasing lawyers seeking compensation from the pharmaceuticals. As economist John Maynard Keynes observed, ‘Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work for the benefit of all.’
The imposition of party favourites Plural. Its leader, Pablo Iglesias, shares the name of the PSOE party’s founder and this university professor’s message reached millions on a regular basis. He is a television celebrity with his own programme and although Iglesias’ populist anti-austerity, anti-banks message echoes popular sentiment it sank in because the public saw him so often. The message is important but had it arrived any other way Podemos would not have won five seats.
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“THE fault is mine, mine and mine,” admitted the PSOE leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba after the European elections thrashing. He announced he was quitting two-and-a-half years too late. Rubalcaba failed to connect with voters who could as easily vote PSOE as PP and vice-versa. He failed to capitalise on the government’s unpopularity and deserves to go for that alone. Rubalcaba is a politician’s politician, imposed on a public that has to take the rough with the smooth and party favourites. He is now resisting calls for primaries before July’s extraordinary general meeting from which he wants the new leader to emerge. According to insiders this could be Rubalcaba’s choice of Susana Diaz, despite her claims she is committed to Andalucia. The man who led the PSOE to its two worst-ever election defeats should not impose preferences that will slew next November’s primaries. Rubalcaba is trying to control the party machinery and hold back the tide but is more likely to get a short-circuit and wet
More for their money RESIGNED: Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba announced he was quitting. feet. “This could be his final error,” one PSOE source said.
The final countdown THE Partido Popular won Spain’s European elections. They won eight fewer seats than last time and lost millions of votes, but still had more than any other party. The PSOE has 14 seats to the PP’s 16, a narrower gap than in 2009 but nine fewer seats. They too lost millions of votes.
Politicians do not subscribe to the “it is more important to participate than win” school of thought. Secretly they’re digging for victory and the final count is what matters.
They saw it on the TV AS predicted, disenchanted voters were drawn to small parties and Podemos (we can), only registered last March, won five European seats, one less than Izquierda
SPANISH judges are still spitting over the government’s Universal Justice law. In retaliation for curtailing their pursuit of international genocide and violations of human rights they are using it to free drug smugglers arrested in international waters off Spain. While their motives for pursuing global justice are commendable they are wasting their time. In the 18 years that Spanish judges have investigated international cases, only the Argentinian Alfredo Scilingo has been tried and imprisoned for crimes during the ‘Dirty War.’ When weighed against commercial blackmail from China, there are no prizes for guessing which is most cost-effective.
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Becoming more racist... no surprise! W ELL of course we’re all far more racist these days. A recent survey in the UK didn’t hold any surprises for me - or for most of us I shouldn’t wonder. In the early days the British were abhorred by signs that appeared outside boarding houses or bed-sits that read NO Blacks. NO Dogs and NO Irish. They counteracted that truly bigoted bunch by introducing new legislation and doing all they could to make these newcomers, mainly West Indian, as welcome as possible, including wonderful support of the first Notting Hill Gate Carnival, which brought colour and sunshine to a somewhat grey and bleak area of London. The West Indians responded by integrating and working. A perfect example of how a diversified culture can truly be a boon to a race of people who had become a bit staid and somewhat gloomy in the aftermath of war and want. Great. Since then it has been all downhill. We now have millions of illegal aliens, have been bombed and massacred in our streets, been made by the authorities to accept cultures in our midst who have no intention whatsoever of integrating into the society that continues to support them and their families - often far over
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and above the call of duty. We have hatred for both us and our nation chanted on the streets, by people living off the taxes paid by those at the brunt of these insults. We’ve had a soldier all but beheaded in public in the name of Islam. Our schools integrated by subversives and just about enough gratitude for all our generosity to fill a small spittoon. It is not us who have instigated this deterioration in community relations, it is those who are hell bent on turning the Nations of the West into the Nations they have ‘escaped’ from. Of course we’re more racist than we used to be, and the sooner these grabbing, ungrateful instigators of terror and hatred simply get out and find countries more accepting of the lives they are hell bent on leading, the better for all of us. Another thing that hasn’t surprised me this week is the allegations of corruption in the FIFA World Cup affair. Most of these Middle East Sheikdoms are built on bribery and corruption. It really wouldn’t
FIRST WAVE: West Indian immigrants integrated. surprise me if there are actually no Arabic translations for the words morality and scruples. When you produce nothing but money, it not only the root of all evil it is the root of just about everything. To be quite honest, I bet most of those allegedly involved, deep down are totally
bewildered as to what all the fuss is about. One good thing which has come out of it is they are mostly now pronouncing the name Qatar correctly. It rhymes with Catarrh - OK. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm The Legalizer 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors
BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Building Dream Homes 8:30am The Legalizer 9:15am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Bang Goes the Theory 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Tennis
ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
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CH4 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Australia 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun
WEDNESDAY TV
CH5 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother: Power Trip 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 7:30am Real Filth Fighters 8:00am Stargate Atlantis 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:00pm Tennis Sue Barker presents live coverage of the second round of the men's championships at the Queen's Club in London.
3:00pm Celebrity Jeremy Kyle 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!
3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Jane Doe: Vanishing Act 6:00pm 5 News at 5
3:00pm Lie to Me 4:00pm Stargate Atlantis 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm Springwatch Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live from RSPB Minsmere on the stunning Suffolk coast 10:10pm Coast Australia 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Law and Order: UK 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Commando: Return to the Front Line
9:00pm Mary's Silver Service Mary's pop-up employment agency has been running for a month and lands a job redesigning a garden in Ruislip. 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm My Last Summer
9:00pm Brighton Bombing: Minute by Minute 10:00pm Football Hooligan and Proud Documentary. 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip Highlights of the latest events inside the house.
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm 24: Live Another Day 11:00pm The Ones to Watch
12:20am A Very British Airline 1:20am See Hear 1:50am The Story of Women and Art 2:50am This is BBC Two 3:20am This is BBC Two 3:50am This is BBC Two 4:20am This is BBC Twoe
12:40am Perspectives 1:35am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
12:00am CCTV 1:05am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 1:45am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:40am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:30am The Fighting Kentuckian 5:15am Hugh's 3 Good Things
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Under the Dome 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures 5:00am The Great Artists 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am HouseBusters
12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Lie to Me 5:00am Road Wars
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8:00pm Athletics Jonathan Edwards presents live coverage of the fifth meeting of this season's Diamond League series from Oslo. 10:00pm Street Kid World Cup 11:00pm Orphan Black 11:45pm Family Guy 12:07am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:52am American Dad! 1:15am Backchat World Cup Special 2:00am Street Kid World Cup 2:55am Orphan Black 3:40am The Cariad Show 4:00am Street Kid World Cup
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Medieval Lives 10:00pm Notes on a Scandal Adaptation of Zoe Heller's novel about manipulative relationships. Self-styled 'old battleaxe' Barbara befriends new fellow teacher, Sheba, but with ulterior motives, and feels betrayed when the younger woman risks marriage and career by having an affair with underage pupil Steven. 11:25pm Faster Than the Speed of Light 12:25am Norman Wisdom: His Story 1:25am Parks and Recreation 1:50am Parks and Recreation 2:10am Decisive Weapons 2:40am Medieval Lives
12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 10:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 11:00pm Release the Hounds 12:05am Celebrity Juice 12:50am Two and a Half Men 1:20am Two and a Half Men 1:45am Britain's Got More Talent
12:55pm Pie in the Sky 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Wycliffe 10:00pm Cornwall with Caroline Quentin 11:00pm Cold Blood 12:35am Law and Order: UK 1:35am Pie in the Sky 2:35am Judge Judy 3:15am ITV3 Nightscreen
9:00am Magnum, P.I. 10:00am World of Sport 10:15am TT 2014 11:15am TT 2014 12:15pm MSA British Touring Car Championship 6:40pm French Open Tennis Live 9:00pm Police Academy 3: Back in Training 10:50pm Movies Now 11:00pm Age of Heroes 12:55am The Black Windmill 3:05am Tommy Cooper 3:40am Movies Now 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping 4:30am The Store
1:30pm Youngers 2:00pm Made in Chelsea 3:05pm Revenge 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Tomorrow People 6:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Troy 9:00pm Journey to the Center of the Earth 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:30pm The Inbetweeners 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory 1:00am Troy 2:00am Rules of Engagement
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3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show
9pm 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm Del Boys and Dealers 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Match of the Day Live
12am 12:25am Room 101 1:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:10am BBC News BBC One joins the BBC's rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:20am The Marine: Homefront 9:00am Jaws 4: The Revenge 10:45am The Lone Ranger 1:20pm Executive Decision 3:40pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 5:30pm Back to the Future All-American teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 by crackpot inventor Doc Brown. But before he can return to the 80s, Marty has to make sure his parents fall for each other. Hugely successful time-travelling sci-fi romp. 7:30pm The Lone Ranger 10:00pm Executive Decision 12:15am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
4:50am Feels So Good 6:30am Edge of Tomorrow Special 7:00am Hairbrained 8:50am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 10:30am Stand Up Guys 12:20pm Grown Ups 2 2:10pm The Man 3:45pm Analyze This 5:35pm Best in Show 7:15pm Stand Up Guys 9:00pm Grown Ups 2 10:50pm Mr. Deeds 12:35am The Man 2:05am Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 3:40am Analyze This 5:30am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot
5:50am Malpractice 7:40am Argo: Sky Movies Special 8:00am Liars All 9:45am Compulsion 11:25am In the Line of Fire Frank Horrigan is the only active secret service man still to have 'lost' a President. 1:45pm Trance 3:40pm Murder by Numbers 5:55pm Beneath the Darkness 7:45pm In the Line of Fire Frank Horrigan is the only active secret service man still to have 'lost' a President. 10:00pm Trance 11:45pm Basic Instinct 2:05am Internal Affairs 4:05am I Against I
10:30am The Top Ten Show 2014 10:50am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 12:35pm The First Time 2:20pm Life of Pi 2:50pm Having You A former wild child must face his past when a one-night- stand from almost a decade earlier arrives with a child that she claims is his. 4:35pm Rock of Ages 6:45pm Dead Poets Society 9:00pm Lincoln As both sides tire of the ongoing American civil war, United States president Abraham Lincoln fights on in a bid to change the constitution and end slavery forever. Biographical drama. 11:30pm Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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6:00am From Here to Eternity 8:05am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am The Mackintosh Man A British agent assumes a fictitious criminal identity as a jewel thief in order to infiltrate a Communist spy organization. Contains flashing images. 11:55am The Magnificent Seven Ride! 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 6:00pm Operation Secret 8:00pm The Wrong Man 10:00pm Rollerball 11:55pm Cradle 2 the Grave 1:50am Rollerball
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in history 1893: Mohandas K. Gandhi, a young Indian lawyer working in South Africa, refuses to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train and is forcibly ejected. 1942: Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway. The US routs the Japanese Navy in a major threeday battle over a remote military base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. 1944: D-Day marks start of Europe invasion. Thousands of Allied troops are landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France at the start of a major offensive against the Germans. 1949: George Orwell’s novel of a dystopian future, Nineteen Eighty-four, is published. The novel’s all-seeing leader, known as 'Big Brother' becomes a universal symbol for intrusive government and oppressive bureaucracy. 1955: Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives. Another 77 are injured when a racing car spins off the track and into the crowd. 1958: Queen opens revamped Gatwick. The Queen opens an extended airport at Gatwick, south of London, modernised at a cost of £7 million. 1959: Hovercraft marks new era in transport. The Hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell is officially launched in Southampton. 1963: Profumo resigns over sex scandal. Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a prostitute. 1968: Robert Kennedy injured in shooting. Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and seriously wounded shortly after giving a victory speech in a Los Angeles hotel. he later dies. 1972: World leaders attend the funeral in Windsor of the Duke of Windsor, the former King of
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The film stars, as well as McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto. It has a run time of 116 minutes and is rated 15.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don't be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved. You have put on a jolly good show of late and it is now time to listen to the applause. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow. This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up. It is not necessary to go about things the way that you normally do. LEO (July 24 - August 23) You are moving on in an important area but do not burn bridges before you have others to cross. You will know why I mention this later in the week. You are able to influence others far more than you realise, but with your wish to keep things on an even keel you may be giving away too much. You need to keep a balance. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Is there a chance that you are burying your head in the sand? It is likely that something happening right in front of you is being overlooked or ignored. You are able to deal with this more easily than you think. Just take one step at a time and stick to your plan. Simply telling someone what to do instead of asking them to do it can work wonders. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting enough out of it. Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future. Avoid doing anything that could lead to you being blamed later. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having
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DALLAS BUYERS CLUB is an American biographical drama directed by Jean Marc Vallee and written by Craig Borten and Melias Wallack. Matthew McConaughey starts as the real-life AIDS patient, Ron Woodroof, who smuggles unapproved pharmaceuticals into Texas and distributes them while facing opposition from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: There are few areas where you can go badly wrong for the rest of this year. Finance is one of them and it is important to keep tabs on your spending. The second is love. June 6: Jason Isaacs, 51. Actor. Isaacs played the role of Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise but he first started with the lead role in Awake, a sci-fi series by Michael Britten. June 7: Liam Neeson, 62. Film actor. He was the star of Schindler’s List and was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Before fame he trained as a boxer. June 8: Kanye West, 37. Rapper. One of the best-selling and most awarded artists of all time, he has received more than 20 Grammy Awards in little over a decade and his Yeezus album was considered by critics to be the best album of 2013. He has just married TV personality Kim Kardashian. this opportunity could cause you to hesitate. Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. The temptation to keep something for yourself is not selfish but sensible. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don't let small things get you down. In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to
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June 9: Johnny Depp, 51. Film actor. This actor and producer won a Golden Globe Award for best actor for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He is perhaps best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
June 5: David Bisbal. Singer. This Spanish singer shot to fame through the first edition of reality show 'Operacion Triunfo' and has since gone on to win a Grammy and released four studio albums, all of which have topped the Spanish Albums Chart. He has sold more than 5 million records and been presented with 35 platinum albums from around the world.
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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 C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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June 10: Prince Philip, 93. Royalty. Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II he has earned the distinction of being the longest-serving and oldest spouse of a reigning British monarch. June 11: Hugh Laurie, 55. Actor. He is best known for playing the title role of Dr. House in the hit TV series, a role that, shockingly, has never earned him an Emmy win.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead? Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be? This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it? It could be that they are more passionate about it than you realised.
PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time. Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same. Show confidence in others and they will show it in you. Sometimes, your patience wears
1. How many times did Fred Archer win the Epsom Derby? 2. How old was Lester Piggott when he won his first Derby on Never Say Die? 3. In which decade did (Sir) Gordon Richards ride his only Derby winner, Pinza? 4. In which month is the Kentucky Derby normally run? 5. Over which course is the Irish Derby run? 6. Three horse races make up the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing; one is the Derby, what are the names of the other two? 7. Marketed as the ‘race that stops a nation’, what is the name of the Australian counterpart to the Epsom Derby? 8. What was the name of the suffragette who was fatally injured during the 1913 Derby? 9. Which jockey rode the following Derby winners: Troy (1979), Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994)? 10. Which jockey, who rode Shergar to Derby victory in 1981, was nicknamed the Choirboy?
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera? With the summer sun high, it is possible that passions will fire up. Everything seems to revolve round one person and it is upsetting everything else.
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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 (FABLES) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous children’s game (three words): THE WELL-READ FOOL
Across 1 Catch gunner returning with others (6) 4 Caught poor, lame pack animal (5) 9 Thus a popular time is needed for television series (4,5) 10 This’ll sound like a Scottish emblem (7) 11 Following behind the queen (5) 12 Man of the cloth’s a pain in the neck taking religious instruction (6) 14 Red cards for Scottish team (6) 17 European flower - a little tender honeysuckle (5) 19 Close to wild cats (7) 21 Servant to accompany worker (9) 23 Six for each snake (5) 24 Court order last month regarding energy (6)
Unscramble the name of a famous American composer and songwriter: POORER CELT FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FOLLOW THE LEADER, COLE PORTER
Play on Words GIVE GIVE GIVE GIVE 6 Was once on the stage to be precise (5) 7 Cringe when farm animal is next to her majesty (5) 8 Plastic or sand for decks (6) 12 Excuse me? Absolution? (6) 13 Tessie O’Shea, the Welsh entertainer, reveals cover (7)
15 Find, in the index, ‘Love bird’ (7) 16 Reliable noise (5) 18 Approve a constant beast (5) 20 Weapon seen in some circles as a breakthrough (5) 22 Service seen from space (3)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents R and 26 represents F, so fill in R every time the figure 11 appears and F every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Complete disorder (5) 4 Adjusts to fit (6) 9 Edible mollusc (7) 10 Landing stage (5) 11 Overdue (4) 12 Omnivorous American nocturnal mammal (7) 13 Unpleasant (3) 14 Bundle of hay (4) 16 Alleviate (4) 18 Cushion (3) 20 Pungent gas (NH3) (7) 21 Largest continent (4) 24 Freight (5) 25 Southwest African country (7) 26 Rob (6) 27 Conditions (5)
Down 1 Baby’s bed (6) 2 Acclimatise (5) 3 Reveal (4) 5 Downcast (8) 6 Magical concoctions (7) 7 Proverb (6) 8 Facial hair (5) 13 Informal term for tall thin person (8) 15 Supreme commander of a fleet (7) 17 Amusingly eccentric (6) 18 Cover with colouring matter (5) 19 Annoy continually (6) 22 Abstinent (5) 23 Leave out (4)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
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Answers: A large/big overdraft, Forgive and forget
Down 1 Concerning a boxing match (5) 2 Rosin is made for composer (7) 3 Dead, perhaps from disease (3) 5 It’s mean to state how old one is (7)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Aboard, 8 Borage, 10 Emerald, 11 Seine, 12 Skin, 13 Defer, 17 North, 18 Core, 22 Learn, 23 Shatter, 24 Stewed, 25 Beware. Down: 1 Vanessa, 2 Coterie, 3 Array, 4 Bolster, 5 Latin, 6 Level, 9 Advertise, 14 Bounder, 15 Portray, 16 Debrief, 19 Class, 20 Eager, 21 Danes. QUICK Across: 1 Fake, 3 Spoon, 8 Aniseed, 10 Drake, 11 Slum, 12 Stagnant, 14 Pre-Raphaelite, 16 Positive, 18 Asks, 21 After, 22 Nothing, 23 Creep, 24 Urge. Down: 1 Failure, 2 Keep, 4 Pedigree, 5 Obama, 6 Taps, 7 Beetle, 9 Dutch oven, 13 Sauterne, 14 Poplar, 15 Inspire, 17 Sitar, 19 Saga, 20 Stir.
Across 1 Barato (económico) (5) 4 Season ticket (theatre, rail, sport) (5) 7 Fork (cutlery) (7) 8/10 Dedo gordo del pie (3,3) 11 Without (3) 12 Seafood (7) 14 Nidos (5) 15 To leave (5)
Down 1 Courgette (9) 2 Comer (comida) (3) 3 Pinchazos (en neumáticos) (9) 4 Direcciones (9) 5 Works (musical, theatre, literature) (5) 6 Computer (9) 9 Juegos (5) 13 Búho (3)
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Blackbird, 8 Ahora, 9 Tunes, 10 Leer, 11 Ocho, 15 Apodo, 17 Araña, 18 Frambuesa. Down: 2 Loose, 3 Coal, 4 Bite, 5 Ron, 6 Bay leaf, 7 Escobas, 12 Coats, 13 Foam, 14 Tabu, 16 Oir.
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MANY PEOPLE dream of setting a world record but some record holders never planned, or wanted, the record they now hold and few would seek to dethrone them. Here are just a few of the more bizarre: 1. Farthest distance thrown by a tornado and lived. Matt Suter, a 19-year-old high school student in Missouri, was knocked out when his grandmother’s trailer collapsed and his limp body was sucked into the maelstrom and carried 398.37 metres. He awoke unharmed except for a small scalp wound.1 2. The most prolific parents. Feodor Vassilyev, an 18th century peasant from Moscow, had two wives who had 22 sets of twins, nine sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets - that makes 87 offspring.
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NIK MORTON’S latest crime thriller is Sudden Vengeance. It’s about a vigilante in a southern town in Hampshire, England. The moral question is posed about the rights or wrongs of taking the law into your own hands, and how addictive it can be. How many of us have been sickened by a crime only to be disgusted at the leniency
of the law? Or how we would want to dish out our own form of punishment? But where do you stop? And how long before you go over the line and commit murder in the name of justice? This is a thought-provoking story. The reader finds themselves being drawn in gradually, just like the avenger is drawn into the compulsion to
LONG WAIT: 144 hours on a trolley. continue exacting revenge. The story will demand that you stay with it and discover how far the vigilante will go.
3. The heaviest humans. Jon Brower Minnoch, from Washington State, USA, weighed an incredible 635 kilos - he suffered heart and respiratory problems and it took 12 firemen to transport him to hospital. Floridian Rosalie Bradford, also from the USA, weighed a scale-breaking 544 kilos.
5. Survived the fastest car crash. Donald Campbell held eight world speed records on both land and water but he set one record he didn’t count on: racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah he lost control at 586 kph. 6. Longest time spent on a trolley in a hospital corridor. Herbert Edwards, a 62-year-old Briton, once spent a total of 144 hours on a trolley in a hospital in Swindon after a heart attack.
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Just Joking I didn’t sleep very good last night. So this morning I put Monster energy drinks in my coffee… I was half way to work when I realized I forgot my car. How do you know when you are too drunk to drive? When you swerve to miss a tree then realise it was your air freshener.
career he managed to fracture 35 different bones a total of 433 times. 9. Survived the most ‘fatal’ incidents in one day. Dosha, a 10-month-old Pitbull from California had a really bad day on April 15, 2003. She was hit by a truck, shot in the head and then left in a freezer for two hours. For her triple death-defying feat Guinness dubbed her the ‘luckiest dog in the world.’
4. The most and biggest kidney stones. Dhanraj Wadile, from Shahadah, India, had a staggering 172,155 kidney stones removed; they ranged in size from a millimetre to two and a half centimetres. All of them came from his left kidney.
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THROWN: 398 metres by a tornado. 7. Most hand amputations from the same arm. Clint Hallam had three hand amputations in 1984 a circular saw cut off his right hand above the wrist, surgeons reattached the limb but it became infected and had to be amputated a second time in 1988, in 1998, he
Sudoku 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.
was offered a donor hand but his body rejected it and it had to be removed, for a third time, in 2001. 8. Most bones broken. Robert Craig Knievel, better known as Evel Knievel, was a motorcycle stunt artist who would jump over various obstacles and in the course of his
10. Hardest to kill. Five acquaintances of Michael Malloy, a drunk in New York City, took out insurance policies on him and then tried to kill him. The first let him have an unlimited tab at a bar hoping he would drink himself to death. The second replaced alcohol with anti-freeze, which he drank for a week before the third replaced the anti-freeze with turpentine then horse liniment mixed with rat poison, then raw oysters marinated in wood alcohol and rotten sardines. One night they left him in a snow bank and poured water on him but he still lived. They tried running him over with a car. Eventually they stuck a hose down his throat and fixed the other end to a gas outlet. It took an hour but he finally died.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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Average: 20 Good: 26 Very good: 37 Excellent: 46
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION oath, loan, loath, lath, late, later, natal, halo, hate, hater, aloha, anal, afar, fatal, fate, feat, feta, fetal, fete, fear, fare, faro, aorta, aortae, than, teal, tear, tore, tree, earth, area, areal, eater, real, rote, reef
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Slow or fast weight loss. Which is the best? CRASH diets may not be as effective as longer term plans. Researchers say the reason rapid weight loss may not be as effective as losing weight more gradually is because it leads to more muscle loss than slow, steady slimming. Muscle is better at burning off calories than fat which means that if you have less muscle, less energy will be used and so the weight may begin to creep up again. The theory is based on evidence from Dutch researchers who put one group of participants on a very low calorie diet for five weeks and another group on a less strict diet for 12 weeks. The eating plans were designed so that both groups lost the same amount of weight - just over different time scales.
Both groups lost similar amounts of weight but those on the very low calorie diet lost much more muscle. A month after coming off their diet, they had lost almost three times as much muscle as those who had lost weight more slowly. The researchers are now tracking the two groups for nine months to see if the crash dieters regain more weight than the slow dieters as expected. TIME: May make a difference when slimming.
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Spain’s high drug useage SPAIN is the second largest consumer of cocaine in the EU, second to the UK. The latest annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), analysed 28 countries of the EU plus Norway and Turkey, on drug use. It found that in Spain, 8.8 per cent of adults have or do use it, just behind the UK with 9 per cent. Spain is in fifth position for cannabis use, with 27.4 per cent of adults using it. EMCDDA Director, Wolfgang Götz said there is a “clear link” between drug use and unemployment, which in Spain is around about 25 per cent, because the unemployed have more free time.
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Almost half of all Spanish children are overweight A MASSIVE 44.5 per cent of Spanish children between the ages of six and nine are overweight due to not eating breakfast, not sleeping enough or spending their free time in sedentary pursuits. Only 3.8 per cent of Spanish kids have a proper breakfast which should include milk, cereals and fruit or natural fruit juice, according to experts. Of the kids who sleep less than the recommended eight hours a day 60 per cent of them were overweight. According to a report from the Organisation of Cooperation and Economic Development (OCDE) Spain is above the average for
VIDEO GAMES: Partially to blame for obesity. overweight children which is causing experts some concern over their future health.
Experts consider that the lack of breakfast is partially to blame, as well as other factors, and Juan Jose
Laser helps decayed teeth repair themselves SCIENTISTS say they may have found a new way to make a decayed tooth repair itself, using a laser beam. The breakthrough could mean many patients will no longer need painful and costly treatment at dentists as researchers, including experts from the US
Government’s dental research department, say that just a five minute blast from a laser was enough to kick-start the healing process inside the mouth. The treatment involves creating new stem cells to repair damage.
Diaz, spokesperson for the Spanish Society of Gastroenterologists, comments that “going to school in the morning without a proper meal inside them is a massive and key dietetic error in the development of the children”. The study also revealed that the movement of kids towards more sedentary pastimes, including, among others, video games, has had a huge influence on the weight of the younger generation.
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Think you can’t learn Spanish? Think again GWEN COOKSON has just launched her second book helping people to get to grips with the Spanish language. The Spanish tutor, who offers fun, easy classes around the Costa Blanca, launched her first book twoand-a-half-years ago. The book has been a great success, selling all over Spain and even across Europe. Gwen, who is originally from Bolton, wrote the book because of her struggle to learn Spanish using all the grammar based books. The simplicity of her book has made it very different from all the other grammar based learning Spanish books. Gwen said: “The feedback has been fantastic. People who had given up their struggle to
learn Spanish have been able to understand the simple foundations of the language and have continued to learn and study.” Since publishing the book she has been asked time and time again if she would be writing another one and now here it is. You can buy either or both books online from the website www.simplyspeakspanish.co.u k or from any of the stockists listed on the website. Books are also stocked in Javea at The English Bakery; Orba at The Corner Shop; Jalon at Kracklings; Moraira at Letters R Us; in Calpe at Quick Save and The Hotel Gran Sol; in Albir at Bar Casper’s and in Benidorm at The Tartan Shamrock or call Pam on 965
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FEELING depressed after the loss of a loved one is completely understandable. Being withdrawn, lost, and confused is normal. Many people experience a loss of appetite or an inability to focus, and find that taking care of even the simple things becomes a chore. Depression is like a steep downhill slope-once sliding downhill, it is difficult to stop and return to normal. Losing a cherished pet can open the floodgates and release many other unrelated feelings and emotions, making the depression even worse. For many people their pet was their only constant - everything else in life may be unpleasant and difficult, but they could always count
OLD FRIEND: Dealing with them passing away. on Rover to meet them at the door with a kiss. Pets offer amazing unconditional love and support. When that source of strength is removed, it is no surprise that depression follows. Accepting that a dear friend is gone is hard to do. It is a long road to travel, but there are many things to do along the way to make it easier. You must allow time to
mourn. You know what an important role your pet played in your life, so cherish those memories. Remembering all the good times with your pet will bring a smile, even if it is through tears. And although it may be painful to think about her now she’s gone, it will help you to focus and move past the pain. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.
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CHEESEBURGER: Making it more fun.
APPARENTLY it’s International Burger Month in May but sometimes a plain burger doesn’t hit that spot and the necessary ingredient missing is usually cheese. Here are five ways to beef up your cheeseburger game this summer, be it on the barbecue or on the stove. Avocado and melted Muentster cheese will give smoky burgers a creamy feel. Give burgers a taste of southern USA with creamy, spicy pimento cheese and some sour cream. Rub your burgers with coffee (liquid not grains) before cooking and then slather on any smoked cheese for a brand new delight for your taste buds. In some areas of the USA (new home of the burger) they like to ‘crunchify’ their burgers by adding a layer of crisps between the burger and the cheese covered bun. Last but not least comes the concept of layering different sorts of cheese over each other on the burger - choose any three or four cheeses and give it a go.
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Round Spain on a pla gastronomy of Astur THE gastronomy of Asturias is a collection of culinary traditions, ingredients and recipes that can only be found in this province. The gastronomy is quite clearly divided into what has come from the Cantabrian coast, which gives it the sea food and fish, and what comes from the Cantabrian Mountain Range which gives it the meat and milk. The gastronomy of this province is much more than just cider and Fabada so here are a few dishes to get you started on this rich tradition of warming foods. The most famous cheese from Asturias is ‘Cabrales’ which is not unlike Stilton; it is a strong blue cheese made from sheep’s, cow’s and goat’s milk. Among Asturias’s other cheeses are Gamoneu which is made
FABADA ASTURIANA: Typical and delicious stew. from cow’s milk and comes from the area of Amieva and Ponga, Pria which is smoked and comes from Llanes and La Peral which is another blue cheese, although not so strong, and comes from Aviles. No one can go to Asturias and not try a typical ‘Bollo
Preñao’ (pregnant bun), this is a small bun cooked with a chorizo inside. Another ‘must eat’ is either Fabada or Fabes con Almejes; the former is a stew made with beans, bacon, black sausage, chorizo and a mix of spices - a great winter warmer and the latter is
NO PACKAGING: Just what you want.
Supermarkets of the future are in Germany IMAGINE a supermarket in which there is no packaging and goods are displayed in a clean, almost Apple-like manner. There are no plastic bags, sealed Styrofoam cartons or twisty ties to deal with. This is the supermarket of the future and it’s opening in Germany. If all goes according to plan the Original Unverpackt will complete its crowd funding in July and open shortly thereafter. This is big news for bulk bin fans who will be familiar with the concept behind the shop. It’s simple and makes a lot of sense: you buy only what you need and
nothing more. For people who have had to buy a dozen Serrano peppers when they only wanted one for a dish, they can understand the value that this model could potentially provide. At Original Unverpackt there will be a range of over 600 different items, from wine to crackers, customers just have to bring their own containers to take it away with them. The biggest question mark about bringing the model to the rest of Europe is how the whole system will comply with each country’s public health codes.
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Kitchen hacks juicing a lemon SQUEEZING a lemon should never result in an eyeful of juice and yet it so often does. Check out these five pain-free ways to juice a lemon so you can extract every last drop without potentially blinding yourself. 1. Roll the lemon, cut in half crosswise, squeeze cutside up using only elbow grease. 2. Cut lemon in half crosswise, stick a fork in the centre and make up and down motions to extract the juice. 3. Cut lemon in half crosswise, stick a spoon in the centre then twist to extract the juice and HOW TO: squeeze cut side up. squeeze 4. Cut lemon in half a lemon crosswise, use a citrus press or a beater from a hand-held mixer. 5. Put the lemon in the microwave to warm up, cut in half lengthwise and use a citrus juicer. So now you know and need never stumble around your kitchen with an eyeful of citric acid to deal with.
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Restaurants taking over the internet IT has taken a while, but Spaniards are finally getting into the habit of booking restaurants online. Several websites have gradually edged their way into the highly competitive world of catering in Spain, and thousands of restaurants have seen an opportunity to attract more clients. One of the secrets to the success is that they often offer substantial discounts, sometimes of up to 50 per cent. But the sites are used by cheaper restaurants only, and offer clients the option of choosing not only the type of food they want to eat, but also the budget. Another popular feature is users can evaluate their exper-
iences with different businesses, and the better the review the higher their position on the page. According to one of the sites, El Tenedor, in 2013, some 300,000 bookings were placed, which is a spectacular 170 per cent more than the previous year. This generated more than €38 million for the catering sector, and the prediction is that revenue will continue to increase during 2014. Meanwhile, ordering online is also a rising business, and although currently in the hands of two sites almost exclusively, they are getting an increasingly long list of restaurants joining their ranks so people can order food and have it delivered.
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New owner, same friendly welcome HEPBURNS BAR in Albir is thriving under new owner Paul Hollinshead. Paul is the perfect landlord as he was a customer before, so knows what makes Hepburns Bar tick and what regulars want; a friendly welcome, quality drinks and low prices. Working in the Far East, he has lived in Albir for 10 years before now buying the bar. he said: “It has always been a good sports bar and a social place for expats and that is what I wanted to keep.” Paul has changed very little, he has kept the same staff running the bar and
social entertainment including bingo: “A lot of people are here on their own, on pensions, so Hepburns is a welcoming place where they can come together and we all just take care of each other.” That attitude has also spread further into the community as Hepburns has organised several charity nights in support of the EMAUS orphanage in Altea. Food is not served, this is a true, traditional watering hole, but Paul himself is a keen cook and baker and so customers may get to sample some of his treats during busy sporting events: “The
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HEPBURNS: True, sporting bar in Albir. World Cup is coming up so I will be putting on some food and buffets for that and there is lots happening.” So to find out for yourself what Hepburns is about, visit them daily
from 1pm until late and bring the family, dogs are also welcome. Hepburns Bar Calle Ruperto Chapi 12, Albir Tel: 966 580 315
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Geraniums galore in Cordoba! So just how do they do it? Dick Handscombe
Gardening Corner By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.
WE have never seen so many healthy geranium plants as in the past month. First we visited the Patio Garden Festival in Cordoba. Some 70 inner patio gardens with wonderfully colourful patios open to the public for 12 days each May. Some dedicated to geraniums, with up to 800 hanging pots covering the walls within a single small patio garden. Others a mix of geraniums and cascading petunias like you’ve never seen. Then we visited a
CORDOBA PATIO: A wonderful display of geraniums. number of garden centres at the time overflowing with new offerings of geraniums, from the hot houses of more northerly regions of Spain and the EU. And lastly we walked across
the ‘piece de resistance’ of the geranium world in Spain this year. The Pont d’Aragon bridge across the old watercourse of the river Turia in Valencia is decked with 20,000 geraniums stacked as a double sided wall, stretching right across the bridge on either side of the roadway. We thought ‘Where have the geranium moths gone?’ and ‘Who does all the watering and dead heading?’ The answers were not hard to find and made the mind boggle. Such displays were not for the amateur gardener. First the truth about Cordoba. By the time we had visited most of the patios during a long day on foot we realised perhaps only a quarter were dedicated to geraniums and these were generally only prepared and fully
maintained for the period of the fiesta. Others were genuine residential patios full of a wide variety of evergreen plants, succulents, pots of bulbous plants with just a few seasonal petunias and geraniums. The sort of patio garden that would be cool and colourful throughout the year. Some with a subsidy from the town hall. We walked through an arch into an adjacent patio that was in the competition. Eight hundred fresh plants festooned the walls. Not a dead head or poor plant to be seen. We chatted to the owners. “No we don’t keep this up all summer. We water and dead head in preparation for and during the festival but then cut back on the watering and hours of daily care. We can only water with a small half
litre tilting can on the end of a four or five metre pole. It takes us four hours a day to just water each plant every other day. In two months most will have succumbed to the sun and geranium moth. “It would be difficult to spray chemicals within these four high walls. Yes, we buy 800 new plants every March! “It’s worth all the effort if we win a prize.” Second the truth about Valencia. Intrigued by the freshness of the display on the Pont d’Aragon we phoned the parks department. “Oh, we maintain the display until December when we change to 10,000 poinsettias. “Keeping up the display is almost a full time job. Watering is by an inbuilt irrigation system. It needs checking several times a week and the task of dead-heading,
spraying against the geranium moths, replacing poor and missing plants is very labour intensive. “But the display makes a wonderful entrance to the town and tourists love it as you obviously did.” Yes we did enjoy both the displays in Cordoba and Valencia but it suggested that a resume of the care geraniums require in our more normal garden displays would be timely. So whether you have space for one or 10: 1. Only purchase strong healthy plants. 2. Assume the worst and spray new plants against the geranium moth the day you get them home from the garden centre. 3. Water to keep damp. 4. Feed weekly with a geranium fertiliser. 5. Dead head, and remove dead leaves weekly. 6. Watch out for the small holes surrounded by a black circle that indicates a geranium moth. Prune affected stems. 7. Take cuttings of your best plants in the autumn to propagate new plants for an even better display next spring. Looking ahead to next spring, do plan a visit to Cordoba to see the courtyards for yourselves.
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AFTER over seven years on the Costa Blanca, Casa Interior are proud and pleased to announce they have linked up with leading German kitchen makers Kuchentime. This new range is affordable and available for all budgets and sits alongside Casa Interior’s renowned Danish designs and Italian kitchens. By introducing the German
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the test of time with self closing drawers and unique space saving devices. Even with the new German products, before Casa Interior decided to offer them and link with Kuchentime, owner Carsten Klinsgaard, pulled apart every piece of cupboard and drawer to ensure that, even though they may be a more value for money line, they are up to the exacting
standards which Casa Interior customers know and expect. So whether you are looking for something simple, contemporary, classic or traditional, visit Casa Interiors, the options and possibilities are endless. Tel: 966 881 129 www.casa-interior.com info@casa-interior.com www.kuchentime.com
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THE price of smaller houses has fallen the most since the financial crisis began. Before the onset of the financial crisis, small apartments were, proportionally, more expensive, but according to a study carried out by Fotocasa, the tables have turned. In fact, the price of homes with less than 60m2 living space and those from 60m2 to 100m2 has dropped the most, with prices 44 per cent each cheaper than when they reached their maximum price, in March and April 2007. Meanwhile, those between 100 and 150m2, and 150 to 300m2, have fallen by 39 per cent and 30 per cent respectively. Small homes cost an average €1,468 per m2 less than they did seven years ago.
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BUYING home insurance can leave household catastrophes with no coverage if householders don’t read the small print. Home insurance heads the list of the most denounced insurance
categories, even topping those of motor insurance. That is why people should use the services of a reputable company such as advertised in the Euro Weekly News.
Fortunately many insurance companies now target the expat market and provide policies in English with English speaking staff as well. The competition, among
insurance companies, to gain new policies leaves price at the forefront of the marketing weapons which they use to attract new customers. With some companies that can mean as the price of the policy lessens so does the amount of coverage they receive. Of course other companies can give good value policies with excellent coverage. Alex Sanchez, director of Proyecta Gestion, a company which deals with insurance claims, comments that “being poorly insured is bad business and the only solution is to read all the fine print in order to avoid having a shock when you think you are covered and you discover you are not.” He goes on to comment that poor coverage can lead to big bills as if you HARD ROCK: The hotel is celebrating its grand opening in June. are not covered for third party damages then a Dogg are the confirmed artists so a personalised playlist, be the DJ in simple broken water pipe far for June 27, August 8 and their guest room or even take can turn into a huge bill if August 15 respectively. guitar lessons. you include the damages The hotel offers music-related There will of course be a Rock done to the flat below and features including ‘Sound of Your Shop with Hard Rock clothing and possible structural Stay’ which allows guests to create merchandise. damage to the building.
Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza HARD ROCK International will open its first European hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, this month. The weekend-long grand opening celebration will take place on June 13-14. The rock themed hotel is one of six five-star hotels on the island and has 493 rooms (293 of them suites) four restaurants, a convention centre, two pools and seven bars. It is located next to Playa d’en Bossa Beach and is ideally placed for visitors to enjoy the island’s club scene. However, holidaymakers who want to party without leaving the hotel will be able to enjoy live performances from top DJs and artists, although crowds of up to 2,500 are expected. UB40, Ellie Goulding and Snoop
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BLUESKYREPAIRS, all domestic appliances. TV satellite & audio professional, audio bar & restaurant appliances. 966 875 283 / 626 430 671 (223966)
PROPERTY FOR RENT Alfaz del Pi. Bung for rent, 3bed/2Bath/1T, A/C C/w, Parking, Garden Patio, very good condition, Near Norsk School, 700€ per month www.principado-proper ties.com. Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) MORAIRA - 2 bed. Furnished house. Nice terrace. Amazing views. 550€ pcm. 674 173 555 (223934) TEULADA 3rd floor apartment 95.0m2 - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, living room, kitchen, w/c, parking, lift - 450€. 636 565 765 (220900) LOVELY semi-detached house (2 beds/1 bath) in Alcalali for rent. Private garden, terrace, communal pool. 400€/month. More info at info@hoffmanninternational.com. Tel 966 492 402 (220897)
PROPERTY FOR SALE CHALET in ORIHUELA, NEW. 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, pool, 1,500 plot, 154m2 construction built, 145,000€. 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 (201518)
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CLASSIFIEDS HOUSE TO RENOVATE, 160m2 build, 825m2 plot in pure nature, 10km to the beach and 2.5km to the town of Gata, 80,000€. 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 (201518) 4 BED, 5th floor apartment, no lift, needs tarting up, in Oliva. 25,000 euros. Tel 686 624 017 (223174) La Nucia, Corner-Bung. Plot 400m2, Const. 130m2, Priv. Pool, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, A/C w/c, Independent Apartment with 1Bed, K/Living,Bath, Garage, Near Nucia Supermarket. 149.000€ www. principado-properties.com Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) Alfaz del Pi. Apartment Constr. 49m2, 1 Bed/1Bath/Living/ Terrace, Lift. Very central located, Very Sunny. 59.900€. www.Princi pado-properties.com. Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) PRIVATE SALE Moraira (no agents), 3 bed villa, all en suite. Spacious, reformed, pool and close to town. €50K under valuation. €410,000. Tel 628 776 433. Also plot and project in one of the best areas. €550,000. (223108) WANTED: 2 Bedroom Apartment. Javea/Moraira. Max 160,000€ For Mr Eldridge. Contact: info@spanishcoastvillas.com (215647) WANTED: 3 Bedroom Villa with private pool. Calpe/Benissa coast. Max 250,000€ for Ms Lekkerkerker. Contact: info@spanishcoastvil las.com (215647) WANTED: Min 5 bedroom Villa with private pool. Javea/Denia. Max 900,000€ for Mr and Mrs Latini. Contact: info@spanish coastvillas.com (215647) WANTED: 3 Bedroom Townhouse. Benissa/Javea/Denia. Max 250,000€ for Mr Fitz. Contact: info@spanishcoastvillas.com (215647) WANTED: Min 2 Bedroom Apartment. Calpe/Benissa Coast. Max. 190,000€ for Ms Van der Meiren. Contact: info@spanishcoastvillas .com (215647) WANTED: 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Villa. Benitachell/Cumbre del Sol. Max 300.000€ for Mr and Mrs O’Conor. Contact info@span ishcoastvillas.com (215647) WANTED: Min 5 Bedroom Villa. Moraira/Benissa coast/Calpe. Max 600,000€ for Mr. Schur. Contact info@spanishcoastvillas.com (215647) WANTED: 3 Bedroom Finca. Benitachell/Javea. Max 250,000€. For Mrs Fontaine. Contact info@spanishcoastvillas.com (215647)
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PROPERTY WANTED DO YOU want to sell a property? We are always looking for properties in Moraira, Calpe, Benissa, Benitachell, Javea and Altea for our customers. Qualified evaluation of your property and individual marketing strategy. Calpe Villas. Tel 678 586 775 or info@calpevillas.eu (223965)
REMOVALS/STORAGE EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes. UK Company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg. Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.focustransport.com (221351) EUROFASTFORWARD - UK/Spain - Removals & Storage - Specialist in Pet Transport. Tel 722 218 087 or UK 0044 7815 770410 (223848) VAN SPAIN-UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates. Contact Joe on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 or email civic1235@msn.com. Quote EWN1 (201592)
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SCRAP VEHICLES SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (220226)
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WIG SPECIALISTS WIGS-R-US. Indoor Market Rincon de Loix, Benidorm. Monday Saturday 10 - 3. Also outlet at Wel Cisne, Benidorm Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10 - 2. Home visits. 690 378 844 (215804)
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FURNITURE VAN FOR HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (201504)
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SOFT FURNISHINGS LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (222181)
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NEW YARIS: An important event for Toyota. the new Yaris features more distinctive stylistic aspects. They strengthen Yaris’s emotional appeal without sacrificing any of the rational strength of the original car, such as package and durability, said the manufacturer. Alessandro Massimino,
Product Manager in Brussels explained: “Yaris was always extremely strong in its rational dimensions: great packaging, durability, cost of ownership… What we wanted to achieve was to connect the model not only with our customers’ brains, but also with their hearts.” The interior has undergone some important modifications aimed at improving driving pleasure and onboard comfort. Efforts have focused particularly on the quality of the materials which, both in feel and appearance, have significantly changed compared to the previous model. The equipment and choice of colours have also been broadly diversified. Lastly, the new Yaris has benefited from major work aimed at significantly improving suspension comfort and sound insulation, as well as efficient handling and driving pleasure.
The Yaris remains available with a 1.0 and 1.33 petrol engine, a 1.4 D4D and finally the hybrid, which makes up almost one out of three sales. More than 84 per cent of the Yaris models produced at Valenciennes in northern France are for export. Not only to 42 countries in Europe, but also to the Unites States, Canada and Puerto Rico. In 2014, 26,000 Yaris models will be set to cross the Atlantic, accounting for 12 per cent of production. From the new thinking about Toyota’s Global Vision, led by its President Akio Toyoda in 2011, came the certainty that, in order to meet the needs and desires of consumers worldwide, more responsibilities and freedom had to be given to the 17
Research and Development Centres around the globe. This change in attitude to the Group’s worldwide strategy led to the creation of specialist hubs in each region of the world. The directors of the Toyota Group have paid particular attention to Europe because this is the region where the car culture is most firmly established and where car manufacturers have world-renowned expertise. Since Europe is the cradle of the compact car, Toyota Motor Europe has been given a leading role in defining future A- and Band C-segment cars. Toyota Motor Europe has also become Toyota’s skill centre in the three areas that identify the specific nature of the European market: the importance of the diesel engine, the customer expectations for perceived quality and their demands for vehicle dynamics. This specialisation is achieved through the increased collaboration with European suppliers, the work carried out with leading European universities on advanced research and through local alliances, such as the agreement signed with BMW for diesel engines. In the end, the fruits of this better understanding of the European market will be shared worldwide and will help to develop the Toyota product on a global scale, hope the manufacturers.
No need for a driver IT may look remarkably like a Bubble car from the 60’s but according to Google the car of the future is here. What makes it different is it is entirely self driving. There is no steering wheel, accelerator or brake - the car’s occupants are left entirely at the mercy of its powerful computer, software and sensors to get from a to b. The only concession to driving is it has a stop, start button. Chris Urmson, Director of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, said in his official blog: “Since we started the Google selfdriving car project, we’ve been working toward the goal of vehicles that can shoulder the entire burden of driving. Just imagine: You can take a trip at lunchtime without taking 20minutes to find parking. Seniors can keep their freedom even if they can’t keep their car keys. And drunk driving? History. “We’re now exploring what fully self-driving vehicles would look like by building some prototypes; they’ll be designed to operate safely and autonomously without requiring human intervention. Our software will do all the work.” The company hopes to have 100 of the cars on the roads within a year, assuming they can be made legal.
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Play doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop UNDER the dire threat of a 95 per cent chance of heavy rain the Orba Warblers travelled to Alenda for a Strokesford competition. Fortunately, although it did rain, just, it did not spoil a great day out. The best Strokesford score was recorded by Peter Gibson (15) from Division Two, he was followed by Glyn Walters (19) and in third Roy Booth (22).
Excellent scoring From Back Page (18.2) with a net 69 beating Stella Fox (19.2) on countback over the last three holes. The ladies were in the frame with Ros winning nearest the pin on the third and Penny doing the same on the 16th. Two were scored by Ed Wallace and George Braddick.
ORBA WARBLERS: Played despite the rain. Division One saw Ron Steele with 17, followed in by Deryck Williams and Steve Cliffe respectively both scoring 20. The nearest the pin prizes went to Nick Berry, David Rogers, Sheila Dindar
and Michael Taylor. There were two knockout matches played and Barbara Pollitt beat Robin Wheatley, 4 & 2 and in the doubles Andy Loeber with Nick Berry beat Colin Harris and Glynn Braidley 2 up.
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A winning tribute to Dave THERE was an all Benitachell Final as 24 teams of bowlers paid tribute to the memory of Dave Sackman, in the inaugural 3-2-1 Memorial Trophy, played at Javea Green. Some 72 competitors, representing clubs from across the northern Costa Blanca, enjoyed a highly competitive three-day competition, played out in a sporting manner in which Dave Sackman would
undoubtedly have approved. As one of the four group stage winners, Jacq’s Boys - Dave and Jacquie Roberts and Peter Collins, had to overcome strong local opposition in the semi-final from Pat Pittaway with Jan and Alan Phillips, to progress to the final. BBC’s other representatives, McArd - Jeff and Linda Richards and Bert McLean also topped their group and then beat off strong opposition from Anita and Derek Randall plus Paul Trunchion from El Cid team to make it an all BBC Final. In a closely contested final, Jacq’s Boys overcame their club compatriots to secure the Memorial Trophy for the first time.
From left, Jeff & Linda Richards, Bert McLean, Peter Collins, Jacquie and Dave Roberts. Stephen Sackman, David’s son, flew in from Dubai especially for the occasion. Before presenting the new trophy and cash prizes, he gave a moving tribute to his father. David Sackman loved Javea Green Club, he worked for and supported it for over 15
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years. When Captain of Quartz, he twice led the squad to the top spot in the Northern League Championships. He was Club Captain once, Vice Captain four times and Competition Secretary five times and was diligent in whatever
role he took on. He was very keen that bowling etiquette and dress standards were maintained by the membership. Stephen went on to say that the family’s wish was for the ‘David Sackman Memorial Trophy’ to become an annual event.
The Oliva Nova Cup MONTGO GOLF SOCIETY’S annual playing of the Oliva Nova Cup took place on Friday, May 30 and the Society was pleased to welcome as a guest, Vicente Miñana, the Caddy Master at the course who both played with us and presented the prizes. Great course conditions and fine weather resulted in some excellent scores from the members and none were better than Norman Howell, who finished with a net 65 from his 17.1 handicap. Close on his heels was Ros Fletcher with a net 66 from 12.5. Third place went to Penny Barden Turn to Page 87