Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 31 March - 6 April 2016 Issue 1604 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

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31 March - 6 April 2016

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For love nor money

BRITS will never quit Costa Blanca and prove it by the billions By Linda Hall The Costa Blanca never did depend for its survival on bricks, mortar and property sales. Tourism and even agriculture saw it through the darkest days of the economic crisis, but as the property market sees an increasing amount of genuine daylight at the end of the tunnel, the upturn is welcome nevertheless. ‘For Sale’ notices might not disappear overnight as they once did in the past, but neither are they there long enough to fade in the sun as they did when sales were at their lowest ebb in 2010 and 2011. And building is starting again. Benidorm witnessed the start of its first big building project - two tower blocks as reported in last week’s Euro Weekly News - since the crisis

really began to bite. There’s good news for the Marina Alta, too, where figures from the national government’s Ministry of Public Works showed that 4,902 properties were bought and sold in its 10 principal towns during 2015. This was more than at any

time since 2008 with transactions rising for the fourth consecutive year. Not just the Marina Alta, but the entire province owes much of the buoyant sales recovery to foreign buyers. They now move an annual €2.25 billion according to records kept by Alicante

Province’s official College of Notaries. Or, to put it another way, more than the €2.02 billion Alicante’s marble, footwear and toy industries earn in exports. And, as always, the faithful British buyer headed the list followed by the Swedish, Norwegians, Belgians and French.

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New use for disused Tabarca cats refinery put forward LOCAL NEWS

population of approximately 150 and department head Marisol Moreno, who recently visited the island, promised the Residents’ Association that the campaign will begin next month.

Names erased THE regional government’s Transparency department has written to the Valencian Community’s 542 municipalities and the three provincial Diputaciones asking them to remove all commemorative plaques that name politicians who have been found guilty of corruption. “Obviously these cannot remain in hospitals, sports centres or public buildings,” said Transparency head Manuel Alcaraz.

On the buses FOUR years after the Valencia Supreme Court invalidated Enrique Ortiz’s contract to run Benidorm’s mainline bus station, the Alicante businessman is still there. The contract

cannot be put out to tender until town hall officials agree on the amount that Ortiz’s successor should pay and also commission an external assessment as ordered by the courts.

THE site which includes tunnels is unique in Spain By Linda Hall A DISUSED oil refinery at the foot of Alicante City’s Serra Grossa could become a cultural theme park. The idea was put forward by Ignasi Candela, an MP for the Compromis party in the national parliament in Madrid. The ‘La Britanica’ refinery, which was built in 1875 on a site carved out by quarrying, eventually supplied half of Spain’s petrol. It was eventually taken over by Campsa and moved in1966 when new storage tanks were built at the Alicante port. ‘La Britanica’ became State Patrimony in the 80’s and is now administered by the central government. The refinery site, which includes tunnels inside the Serra Grossa is

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ALICANTE City’s Animal Protection department will carry out a Trap, Neuter and Return programme on Tabarca. The island, which comes under the jurisdiction of the city, has a feral cat

SERRA GROSSA: Quarry viewed from Santa Barbara castle. unique in Spain, Candela said. The zone’s archaeological

finds go back to the Bronze Age and the Iberians but there are later remains including

the Los Almendros concentration camp where Republicans were held after the Civil War.

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Concern leads to meeting THE Councillor for Citizen Participation, Maria Jesus Pinto, and Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, Councillor for Works, have met with the Association of Residents of the market area, headed by its president, Vicente Castelluccio, to discuss the concerns of the residents. The meeting aimed to see first-hand the concerns and needs of the residents of this area of Benidorm, open lines of communication and discuss short and long-term plans.

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Bullfight goes ahead despite objections A TRADITIONAL bullfight took place in Benidorm’s bullring on Good Friday, de s pite a pe titi on whi ch col l ect ed 10,000 signatures in just over a week, calling for it to be cancelled. Benidorm Council granted the original application, and refused to overturn its decision. The petition decried the organisers’ justification of the bullfight as a charity event, and proposed that the council should instead organise “any other event or spectacle that does not involve this cruel, mean and intentional animal abuse.” Attendance was not what the organiser Jose Ortega Cano had hoped, however, with half the stands being left empty.

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Born to be wild A ROCKING and rolling exhibition By Sam Croft ONE of the biggest hits at the La Nucia SX Sports Experience Festival was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Garage Rulesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, an event in which attendees were able to enjoy a rocking and rolling exhibition of cars, motorcycles, and a little bit of live music. More than 6,000 people went to the La Nucia Pabellon on March 26 to enjoy the first edition of the event, which aimed to bring lovers of custom vehicles from far and wide together under one roof. In addition to sizing up the different vehicles, a jury and the public voted on their favourite cus-

tom-made motorcycles, bikes, and cars. The winner in the bicycle category was Abel Reig for his bicycle with a sidecar, which he invented a year ago. In the motorcycle category first prize went to Sergio Bernabeu, who transformed a 1974 Harley Davidson FLH by modifying the chassis, handlebars and exhaust pipe to transform his h o g in to a w h o le ne w kind of beast. Meanwhile, in the car category, the victor was Miguel Orihuela, w h o e me rg e d v ic torious w ith his 1926 Ford T, which he had converted into a sizzling Hot Rod.

Archery gallery THE last functioning slaughterhouse in Marina Alta (closed in 2007) is about to be reborn, with a surprising new use. Benissa Council workers are in the process of remodelling the building, located in the Calor neighbourhood, with the intention of turning it into an archery gallery. Due to their industrial construction and ample space, slaughterhouses can be ideal candidates for dramatic makeovers.

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Spy eye FOUR CCTV cameras were installed at the entrance to a block of social housing apartments in Elda’s Almafra neighbourhood. This will discourage vandalism and illicit hookups to the electricity supply.

Rights fight ONLY 14 of 28 Moors and Christians groups in Alcoy give equal rights to female members. The remainder should ignore discriminatory rulings the organising committee imposes on fiestas, said pro-integration association Fonevol.

Obstacle race A TWO kilometre obstacle race where competitors were showered with coloured talc brought La Nucia’s ‘Sport Xperience’ to a close. The fifth edition included 50 free activities.

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Dark days ahead for the ill-fated Ciudad de la Luz PINEWOOD STUDIOS in London complained about unfair competition Photos Gabri Solera.

By Linda Hall BUILDING Ciudad de la Luz accounted for less than half of its final cost. Constructing the ill-fated film studios on the outskirts of Alicante City cost €184.9 million, said Miguel Mazon who was appointed managing director six months ago. By 2016 the amount spent on Ciudad de la Luz had risen to €500 million. The €315.1 million difference trickled away in salaries, subsidies, publicity, propaganda and contracts with supplier, according to Mazon. “It’s absurd,” he said. The studios opened in 2005 and closed in 2012 after 63 films had been shot there. Problems came to a head after Pinewood Studios in London complained in 2007 to the European Union in Brussels that Ciudad de la Luz was built with money put up by Valencia’s regional government. This funding and subsequent subsidies for each production amounted to unfair

CIUDAD DE LA LUZ: Unfulfilled promise. FILM STUDIOS: Opened in 2005 and closed in 2012. competition, according to Pinewood. All of the cash, which amounted to €264 million had to be repaid, the EU ruled, a decision that resulted in closing the studios, which the UK director Ridley Scott described as having the best facilities in the world. Ciudad must also repay €225 mil-

lion that it owes to the publicly-owned Sociedad Proyectos Tematicos, plus another €9 million that is due to the Valencian Finance Institute (IVF). The auction process began last February and sealed bids for separate lots or all six will be opened and assessed in April.

The Generalitat plans to hold on to the complex’s study centre, which cost €13 million, as well as administrative and catering premises that are worth an estimated €37 million. No administration or institution has formally approached Ciudad de la Luz or shown interest in acquiring them, Mazon maintained although it is intended that they can later be put to good use.

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Be careful SOIL around trees planted along the revamped Avenida Jaime I in Benidorm was washed away during the first heavy rainfall for months. Residents warned the subsidence poses a danger to pedestrians.

Bad image NEIGHBOURS said the site of the demolished house in Monovar where 19th century writer Jose Martinez Ruiz, ‘Azorin,’ was born has become a dogs’ lavatory. Thoughtless dog-owners are spoiling the town’s image.

No time THE present regional government’s Education department will retain its predecessor’s decision to move secondary school resits from September to early July. Pupils say this leaves insufficient revision time.

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Make way for the new sport of Jugger MATCH was part of various activities that were organised By Sam Croft AN exhibition match for a rising new sport recently took place in the Camilo Cano Sports Complex in La Nucia. The match was part of various activities that were organised under the banner of the 5th La Nucia Sport Xperience, which filled the town with sound and fury between March 25 and 27. One hundred athletes of all ages showed up to play Jug-

ger, a new team sport which combines elements of ball sports with elements of combat sports. The objective of this sport is to score points at the opposite base by putting a cylindrical object, called a Jugg, in the designated zone. On each team there is a runner, and he is the only one who can take the Jugg and score a point. The rest of the players must protect the runner by

fighting each other using a padded object called a stick. When an opponent is hit, he must crouch down during a determined period of time before becoming an active player again. Jugger has become very trendy in recent times and is always attracting new players. There is even a team that plays once weekly at the Camilo Cano Sports Complex.

No soldiers yet for Elda THE recreation of the Via Scipionis historical march in Elda on April 17 has been postponed. The activity was part of a greater programme which was scheduled to take place between April 7 and 21, but it had to be pushed back due to a lack of funds.

The commemorative ceremonies are funded through the different town councils in the area, and until they can collectively raise the necessary money, the would-be soldiers will be forced to stay home.

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RED CROSS contract expired in By Linda Hall UNLIKE Moraira or Javea, there were no lifesavers on Denia beaches over Easter. The town hall’s agreement with the Red Cross finished last October without the option of extending the contract. This has now been put out to tender, announced Denia’s Beaches councillor Oscar Mengual. The two-year, €1.208 million contract will be allocated in May and the beach service should begin in June, the councillor said. He did not see the lack of lifesavers on Denia’s 21 kilometres of beaches at Easter as a problem: “Despite the large number of visitors the beaches were less crowded than in the summer.” Ana Belen Quintanar, president of the local Red

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crowded than in the summer months. what other town halls have done this year while waiting to finalise contracts for the

service, she was quoted as saying in the local Spanish press.

Marina’s woes are not over A BOAT being removed from Calpe’s Puerto Blanca marina badly damaged another when it slipped from a crane. No-one was hurt during the episode, but boat-owners are up in arms after the marina was closed without warning by the regional government. The concessionary company that ran the port since 2008 was finally evicted last month five years after its contract expired, and the port cordoned off. Owners were informed that they should remove boats moored there and are now having to pay for cranes to lift them from the water, they complained. Electricity and water have been cut off and there are no staff to control boats entering and leaving the harbour, they said. The marina needs urgent repairs and no longer offers protection to the craft moored there, said the Generalitat which plans to spend €600,000 on improvements.

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Antibeggar benches outlawed ALICANTE'S new tripartite council, led by PSOE, Guanyar, and Compromis, has begun to remove the iron barriers from the benches in the city, which were put up years ago to prevent homeless people from sleeping there. The initiative was implemented in line with the Begging and Prostitution bylaw which was approved by the previous PP government. This bylaw was recently repealed in a plenary session, and the green light was given to do away with the barriers. The work began in Canalejos Park, where there are still various examples from this anti-beggar project. As of the morning of March 28, visitors to the park could once again see homeless people sleeping peacefully on these benches, now stripped of their anti-indigent feature. The work of removing the plaques will not be limited to the Canalejas Park. There are many examples of the benches in different parts of the city.

Islamic centre damaged ONLY a few hours after the attacks in Brussels, the Annor Islamic Cultural Centre in Denia had anti-Islam graffiti painted on one of its walls. “We have been here for 10 years have always lived in peace with the residents and the business owners,” explained Abdelhafid Mchawri, spokesperson for the Denia Mosque. President of the Muslim Federation of the Valencian Community, Hassane Moutawakil, asked residents to work together.

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Benissa decides to do its own thing BENISSA’S town fiestas will include the bou embolat version of bull-running. The fiestas committee ignored discreet pressure from the town hall to follow the lead of Ondara, Javea, Benitachell and - possibly - Calpe by banning the practice. To avoid conflict, Benissa Mayor Juan Bautista Rosello

has left the decision in the hands of the committee whose members claimed it is too late to amend the programme. So for at least another year, bulls will still have burning balls attached to their horns as they are baited during the Purissima Xiqueta fiestas next month.

Field fire breaks out A FIRE broke out in the Sierra de Bernia area of Altea on March 28, burning close to 1,200 square metres of shrubs and grass. The fire started after various firecrackers were set off by a group of minors, and it was put out in less than two hours.

San Juan Zika talks SURVEY: Interviewer near Aiguera Park. By Linda Hall BENIDORM’S Sustainable Urban Transport Plan (PMUS) entered its final phase with a survey of 2,500 drivers and pedestrians. They were asked for information in the Plaza Triangular, beaches and the TRAM station. Interviewers also stopped residents and visitors in residential areas in the town centre as well as districts

like Colonia Madrid. Interviewers asked about the journeys people made inside the town and what type of transport they used. Their answers will be collated with the 7,500 collected last summer and at Christmas, together with 5,000 from hotels and schools. “The findings will provide a complete picture of how residents and tourists move inside Benidorm that will al-

low us to plan transport strategies for coming years,” town hall sources said.

REPRESENTATIVES from the San Juan Hospital will host a series of talks about the Zika Virus. The objective is to educate residents firsthand about any doubts or questions

they might have about the illness. The first of these talks took place in the town hall, and more are scheduled to take place in the near future.

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Big demand THERE were 866 applications for a temporary post as an autopsy assistant at Valencia City’s Institute of Legal Medicine. Candidates were required to be over 16 with the ESO basic education qualification.

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Fine deal ALICANTE’S City Hall earned €1.43 million from towed-away vehicles last year, €15,412 less than in 2014. The concessionary company fared better with a €140,541 incentive bonus on top of its annual €1.9 million fee.

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A RUSSIAN was arrested at Alicante airport after Guardia Civil officers found 1,300 packets of cigarettes worth €6,000 in his bags. He is accused of intending to sell them on the black market.

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STREET FOOD: Something new in Alfaz del Pi.

An invasion by food CLASSIC fare was served from all over the world By Linda Hall ALFAZ DEL PI has been introduced to street food. The parking area outside the Fundacion Frax on Albir seafront saw the town’s first Wonderfood Festival with the participation of 15 food trucks. The classic street food was sourced from the Mediterranean and further afield from Mexico, and Japan, together with Fusion tapas, desserts and food from all over the world. The street food was accompanied each day of the three-day event by live jazz, chill-out and flamenco.

RIO PARK residents in Muchamiel want Spain’s Markets and Competition (CNMC) regulator onside in their battle against Correos. Correos insists on classing the Rio Park urbanisation as a ‘special area’ ineligible for home deliveries. These were discontinued in January 2015 and Correos leaves letters only at strategically-placed banks of post boxes. Muchamiel Town Hall has asked the CNMC to re-establish deliveries as a precautionary measure and called on Correos to reconsider its classification of Rio Park as a ‘special area.’ According to the postal service, the urbanisation is located in a zone of urban expansion with minimum population density. When dis-

tances were measured Correos included unbuilt phases of the urbanisation as well as Muchamiel aerodrome which is not a residential zone, the Rio Park residents argued. As interested parties the Rio Park Asociacion de Vecinos wants to be present in the official review of the case, they said, claiming that home postal deliveries are a universal right. The residents are also asking for access to all the documentation and paperwork relating to the issue that are in possession of Muchamiel Town Hall. He did not entirely trust the corporation, said Asociacion de Vecinos president Jose Molina, who accused the local council of not revealing the full facts and details.

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Competition is drawing to close STUDENTS celebrate library’s 50th anniversary By Sam Croft THE Callosa d’en Sarria Culture Council handed over the prizes to the primary school students who were winners of the ‘My Library’ drawing competition’ in a ceremony that took place in the library itself. The competition was or-

ganised to mark the 50th anniversary of the municipal library, and was open to all students from the 1st to the 4th grade. It was divided into two categories. First prize consisted of a €100 cheque exchangeable for school materials, whereas the second prize consisted of a cheque for €50.

Under the same title (‘My Library’), the council has organised another contest which will be directed at 5th and 6th grade students, but on this occasion it will be a literary contest. Those interested can still hand in their work in the Casa de la Cultura, because the period has been extended until April 15.

Water up and running again DURING the Easter period, municipal workers in Callosa d’en Sarria had to turn off the drinking water in the area of Algar, after noting that a break in the pipeline was affecting the supply. Technical Services Councillor Alfonso Puigcerver indicated that “municipal workers worked from minute one on the repair work, in which they had to substitute various

pieces in the affected zone” and said they “had the aim of re-establishing the drinking water supply in the Algar area as quickly as possible.” Puigcerver thanked the workers for their hard work and expressed his gratitude to the people in the area for the patience and understanding that they showed during the time that the repair work took to be completed.

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Three arrested for attempting to steal a car THEFT failed after one of the men didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to drive an automatic By Sam Croft THE National Police in Alicante have arrested three people for allegedly attacking two brothers

Big youth party on its way to Denia THE Youth Department of the Denia Council has organised the first edition of Festijove 2016, a new event for youngsters in the town. The festival, which will take place from April 1 to 3, will feature all kinds of youth-related events, including concerts, a Segway circuit and the projection of the film Fast and the Furious 7. There will also be a Go-Kart circuit on April 3. The activities on Friday and Saturday are directed at teenagers, whereas the Sunday schedule will cater more to infants and younger children. All of the activities have been made possible thanks to the collaboration of different town establishments and businesses, who have worked together to ensure that the first edition of Festijove will be a runaway success. The council hopes the upcoming Festijove celebrations will only be the first of many, as the idea is to launch a similar event every two months. The majority of the planned activities will take place in the Llunatics Multi-Purpose Room, although anyone interested in a full rundown should contact the town council website.

Child porn A TIP from a resident of San Vicente del Raspeig has allowed the Guardia Civil to arrest four people, residents of other provinces, for possession and distribution of child pornography. The concerned citizen stumbled upon the material while attempting to download file-sharing programmes.

and trying to steal their car. The men apparently only managed to get away with a mobile phone because the man attempting to drive the car didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to drive an automatic.

The incident occurred when the brothers stopped at a traffic light in the Mercedes they were travelling in. A car stopped beside them and its occupants began to insult them.

The men ordered the brothers to get out, hurting them and damaging the car in the process. A nearby witness called the police, and officers in the area pursued and arrested the alleged thieves.

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Spring festival is in the air REBASA celebrated its Spring Paella Youth Festival on March 24, with more than 10,000 youngsters showing up to the town’s fairground to partake in the festivities. The Paella Festival has completely disconnected itself from the University of Alicante and now opens its doors to any youth over the age of 18. The paellas and beers included in the price of the entrance were divvied out between 2 and 4pm, with students being warned that

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Stylish new names CELEBRATING a momentous occasion

drinking outside of the fairground could result in fines. About 50 security guards were hired to patrol the area and a medical tent with two doctors was set up in the area. Organisers made a point of insisting that those who refer to the festival as a ‘botellon’ (a public drinking party) are missing the point. They stressed that the main objective of the fair was to encourage youths to socialise and spend time together in the fresh air.

NAMES UNVEILED: Streets are named after important people of Calpe. By Sam Croft FIVE new streets in Calpe’s Partida Borumbot neighbourhood have been named. In a recent ceremony, Deputy Mayor Manuel Cabrera was placed in charge of unveiling

the names of the different streets. The streets are named after important people who have contributed to the cultural and social identity of Calpe over the years, including the Parish Priest Francisco Bernabe, the

writer Pablo Pineda, and the architect Ricardo Bofill. The Calpe Municipal Music Band also now has a street named in their honour, and they were indeed present at the ceremony to celebrate the momentous occasion.

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The rocky road to victory OFFICIALS in Altea have decided to ask the European Commitee to carry out a preliminary investigation about the possible destruction of the volcanic outcrop in the Cala del Soio neighbourhood. It is thought that work on the estuary of the port may have caused damage to the natural environment of the area. Residents are determined to preserve the zone, which has great geological value. The volcanic formation is 225 million years old, and two years ago the Altea Council began to petition for it to be made into a Natural Municipal Park.

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Spring air NIGHTS in the Valencian Community are still chilly but daytime temperatures shot up thanks to west winds after recent rain. The highest was recorded in Lliria (Valencia) where thermometers read 28.1 degrees.

Marcelo visit REAL MADRID footballer Marcelo visited Benidorm recently. The Brazilian-born player was able to take advantage of the break in league matches to see his son play in a youth tournament.

Pine rescue THE Alicante Diputacion is spending €100,000 this year on replacing pines that have been damaged by bark beetles on municipally-owned land. All towns in the province with affected pines are eligible for the grants.

Benissa bells did not lose their tongues TWENTY-KILO clapper has been replaced By Linda Hall BENISSA’S church bells did not have to stay silent over Easter as feared. Earlier, the 20-kilo clapper from the bell named Ruben, one of eight at the Purissima Xiqueta parish church, had been found in the street after peals were rung on Palm Sunday. All of the bells were checked and found to be safe, with no signs of deterioration, explained Benissa’s parish priest, Jose Tomas. The only bell not heard over Easter was Ruben, which is now waiting to be repaired. Relatively new and one of four that were replaced in 2001, it is in good condition, according to the experts who examined it. The clapper fell because the steel cable attaching it to the bell had worn through but once this is

BENISSA: Purissima Xiqueta bell can be repaired. replaced, they said, both bell and clapper will be as good as new. Benissa’s chronicler recalled

that many years back the clapper from Sant Pere, the only bell not melted down during the Civil

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War, also fell to the street. As with the Ruben mishap, no one was injured.

ACCESS to Alcoy’s Font Roja national park over Easter was adapted to the capacity of its car park. Once all spaces were occupied the approach road was closed to ensure that no vehicles parked on the verges at the side of the road. This measure has been adopted in the past, explained Alcoy’s Environment Councillor Jordi Martinez. Like now this was done to make certain that roads remained clear in the event of a medical emergency or fire, he said. As an alternative to private transport, the city provided a bus service from the cemetery up to the park, charging €2 for the round trip.

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Baby left in city lobby A NEWBORN baby girl with her umbilical cord still uncut was abandoned in the foyer of a Valencia City apartment building. A woman visiting her mother walked past the blanket-wrapped bundle assuming it was an abandoned puppy. The two women went to investigate and were shocked to find a baby. “She was rosy and healthy with light-coloured hair,” Amparo, the elder of the two women told the local Spanish press. Having contacted the emergency services but afraid to touch the baby, they asked the owner of a shop for help. She calculated she had been found soon after being left in the lobby as she was not there when her husband left the building minutes earlier.

New regulations for flower market

Fire hazard THE regional government announced a ban on agricultural bonfires throughout the Valencian Community from March 24 until April 4. Despite recent rain the fire risk is still high, the Environment department said.

SALES of products will be limited to stallholders By Linda Hall SALES of horticultural products will be limited to stallholders linked to the gardening sector at Villena’s flower market. In the past, local associations and charities have sold pot plants to raise funds, earning criticism from the professionals, explained Maria Carmen Garcia, councillor responsible for Villena’s Old Quarter. They will still be able to participate in the market in the Plaza Mayor on April 24, where they have been invited to organise workshops for children who can then make donations to the not-for-profit organisations. Planned activities that are being promoted by the town hall will include workshops on planting mini-gardens in a box, art, face-painting and balloonsculpting.

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More jobs CALLOSA Town Hall welcomed Generalitat plans to revive Local Development Agencies that will help to generate employment. The former agency was wound up by the previous council, said Mayor Josep Saval.

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CHILDREN under 14 were responsible for half of the bullying cases reported in Valencia City. A group for victims lamented that due to age, they can’t be held criminally responsible.

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Red palm weevils used for biscuits INSECTS were turned into ground powder RED palm weevils are one of the biggest threats for the palm trees of Elche, but at the same time they have a lot of nutritious properties. This is a characteristic which has not gone unnoticed by Biotechnology students at the Miguel Hernandez University (UMH), who have made biscuits enriched with red weevil proteins. In groups or individually, students were assigned the task of designing and creating healthy and inventive new food products. Other projects included vegan, gluten

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RED PALM WEEVIL: Has lots of nutritious properties. free and quinoa-based recipes, but the weevil biscuits have perhaps been the biggest hit of all.

To use the weevils, the students first extracted different parts, like the shell and the head, which they

then threw away. Then they dehydrated the insects and turned them into a ground powder.

UMH Professor Jose Angel Per ez expl ai ned t hat “al l i nsect s ar e hi gh i n pr ot ei n, and t he st udent s have chosen t he weevi l because i t i s ver y present in Elche. Additionally, t he weevi l i s edi bl e, so i t s use i n t hi s pr oj ect i s a way of saying to people that it could have a use.” Perez reminded that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations recommends t hat we shoul d begi n t o eat i nsect s, because t hey ar e wi del y available and have a lot of nutritional value.

Senior citizen hit by train AN elderly man died in the morning of March 27 after being hit by a train when he was crossing the tracks with his bicycle. The incident happened in the area of the Calle Trinidad, in the urban centre of Villena. The train was a high-speed Euromed model making its way from Alicante to Barcelona.

Even though the driver saw the man, he was unable to stop in time and the elderly man was hit and killed almost instantly. Guardia Civil sources are considering the possibility that the man’s death was a suicide, although the working hypothesis is that it is more likely that the man failed to correctly calculate the speed and distance of the train.

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Woman injured in house fire TRIED to throw mattress out of the window By Sam Croft A WOMAN suffered light burns after a fire broke out at her home in Elda. The incident took place in her bungalow on Calle Rambla de les Ovelles in the residential area of Salinetas de Petrer. The fire apparently originated in the main bedroom of the top floor and soon travelled to

other parts of the home. The blaze began when the mattress caught fire. The woman, 40, attempted to throw the mattress out of the window, but was unable to do so and she suffered burns as a result. Additionally, the oxygen that came in through the window stoked the fire further, and caused it to spread more quickly. In addition to her injuries,

the woman suffered smoke inhalation, and was taken by a neighbour and her daughter to the General University Hospital in Elda to be treated for her burns. Thanks to the quick action of firefighters and Local Police officers, the fire was put out in less than an hour, and some parts of the house were salvaged.

Jesus takes a bit of a tumble PARTICIPANTS in the Villajoyosa Easter Processions got a bit of a scare on March 27 when the statue of the Resurrected Christ fell from his pedestal. Everything was going ahead as normal until Christ suddenly began to break apart from the base he was attached to, causing him to slip

downward. Seeing what was happening, many people became alarmed and began to shout. The next few metres of the procession were done with Christ on one side, and the base on the other. Although it was alarming, the processions carried on as planned for the rest of the day.

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Easter bunnies not wanted by hunters RABBITS and drought are threatening the harvest By Linda Hall ALICANTE Province produces an annual 14,000 tons of cereal crops, but rabbits and drought are threatening this year’s harvest . The Alcoy, El Comtat and Vinalopo areas have asked the regional government to oblige hunters to combat the rabbits. They too are affected by the drought and, lacking food, are attacking the growing wheat, barley and oats. “Hunters don’t comply with the obligation of keeping rabbits down,” complained a spokesman for the Unio de Llauradors agricultural union. “Rabbits aren’t an attractive trophy and they

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CEREAL KILLERS: Rabbits are demolishing crops. hunt them only if the Administration puts them under

pressure and threatens to take away their licences.”

Benissa now sporting a €4 million surplus TH E B e nis s a C ounc il is headed by PP in a minority government, which means that political disagreements are commonplace, but regardless of differences in opinion, the town has man-

aged t o r ack up a budget surplus of €4 million. This economic coup is a record for Benissa, which had a surplus of €2.5 million last year. Mayor Juan Bautista

Rosello has indicated that as a result of the surplus, residents will now pay 8 per cent less IBI municipal property tax. He also indicated that the most urgent projects on the horizon will likely be guaranteeing that the municipality has a large water supply in spite of the drought, as well as the rehabilitation of t he ol d Par e Mel chor School. Addi t i onal l y, i deas f or how to spend the extra money will be put out to the local s, al ong wi t h a l i st of suggestions from the council.

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San Vicente street work completed AFTER five months of remodelling work, Calles Ciudad Jardin and Doctor Marañon in San Vicente are ready to reopen to the public. Urban Planning Councillor Marilo Jorda indicated that the road work “is practically finished other than some concluding touches which do not affect the normal flow of the vehicles.” Additionally, the bus lines 2424N and 45 will resume their usual itinerary and stops, as they had been forced to make detours over the past few months. Jorda thanked all business owners and residents for their patience during the work, which has mainly consisted of repaving and improvements to the drainage and drinking water networks. In some areas the pavements have also been widened to improve safety for pedestrians and children, and bicycle lanes have been created on both streets. The work had a total budget of €650,000.

FAIR: There were top-quality products at very reasonable prices.

Outlet fair was a big hit in Calpe HUNDREDS of locals and tourists flocked to the event By Sam Croft THE first edition of the Calpe Outlet Fair was a big success as hundreds of curious locals and tourists flocked to the event to see if they could score a good bargain. The fair, which took place on Avenida Juan Carlos I from

March 24 to March 28, was marked by good weather, ensuring that all attendees were able to browse the many stalls and stands amongst a jovial and lively atmosphere. Customers were able to purchase various top-quality products at very reasonable prices, in some cases with up to

70 per cent discounts. Food was also available, with a variety of gourmet products from all over Spain up for grabs. The fair also featured a charity drop-off where visitors had the option of leaving nonperishable food, health and hygiene products for Syrian refugees.

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Sunny days LOCALS and holidaymakers flock to beaches

GOOD WEATHER: Albir beach was busy over the Easter weekend. By Sam Croft NATURE, gastronomy, and good weather combined to fill the Albir Beach of Alfaz del Pi over the Easter weekend.

Now that the days are longer and warmer, holidaymakers and locals are beginning to flock to the beaches in droves, and Albir and its surroundings offer a prime choice

to lovers of sun and sand. In addition to the beach, the area also offers such touristic delights as the Serra Gelada Natural Park and the famous lighthouse route.

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Council cleans the coast OVER the month of March, the Denia Council successfully removed more than 2,500 tonnes of seaweed from the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beaches. Seaweed is a sign that beaches are healthy, but in past years the issue has been a controversial one in Denia as the excessive amount of seaweed has deterred tourists from going to the beach. As a result, this year, the council has been working frantically to clean the coast before the summer season. Additionally, the council has strengthened the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleaning and maintenance workforce, by hiring more employees to carry out these important tasks until the middle of June. Work includes the collection of rubbish, cleaning of wooden walkways, and the installation of 100 new rubbish bins around the beaches.

Store room gang busted in Elda

FOUR men have been arrested after a wave of thefts were committed in Elda and Petrer.

All four of the men, residents of the area, had previous criminal records. Three of them are

Spanish and one is Romanian. The gang was especially active in the last few weeks, with various residents reporting missing items from their homes. The thieves allegedly waited until people left their houses or apartments, either on foot or by car, and then sneaked in and stole various items from store rooms and garages. They then presumably put the stolen goods in their vehicles and transferred it to a flat in Elda and a house in Salinas. The National Police have managed to recover various stolen items, including everything from guitars to helmets to dartboards to electronic devices. They also found 30 bicycles. Many of the items have been returned to their owners, although the stash was so big that some of it has to be kept at the police station in the hopes that people will come and reclaim their belongings.

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Wall repair THE western end of Denia’s Moorish town wall had to be cordoned off after a faint crack in one of the buttresses became worse after recent rain. Emergency repairs have begun.

Parent tips ACTOR and writer Pablo Pineda, who has Down Syndrome, presented his second book ‘Children with Special Needs’ in Calpe. A manual for parents, it stresses that it is vital not to over-protect or have hung-ups.

Time to go ALICANTE CITY councillor Nerea Belmonte of the Guanyar party, allied to Podemos, allegedly facilitated city hall contracts for two friends. Seventy-six per cent of local party members voted to demand her resignation.

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Removing all traces LONG memories in Benitachell By Linda Hall IT’S never too late to rectify and Benitachell plans to r em ove al l t r aces of t he Franco era from its street names. If March’s plenary council meeting votes in favour of the motion, Calle Jose Antonio - named after the Falange’s founder Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera - will become Carrer la Pau. The renaming initiative al so cover s st r eet s l i ke Calle Lepanto, which commemorates the 1571 victory of the Spanish-led alliance of Cat hol i c count r i es agai nst t he Ot t om an Em pi r e. Thi s wi l l now be called Carrer de les Capelletes.

“It’s senseless to retain a street name that exalts war,” said Benitachell’s Culture department. “Names evoking peace and tradition are the best legacy we can leave our children.” Mem or i es ar e l ong i n Benitachell, which is why Calle Sant Antoni will officially revert to its traditional name of Carrer Trinquet and Carrer Raconet, designat ed Cal l e Cur a Mas i n 1934 in memory of a local priest, will revert to its original name. Carrer de Denia, which was adopt ed i n 1924 but r ar el y used by t he Beni tachell born and bred, will once again be called Canto del Bufo.

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La Nucia wins with sport and tourism NEGOTIATING with St Petersburg athletes to visit By Linda Hall LA NUCIA’S sporting tradition has earned it recognition - as well as Spain’s National Prize for Sport - in the past. Now it has attracted the attention of St Petersburg, a city that has produced 68 Olympic gold medallists and has 21 Olympic schools. The Russians discovered the Marina Baja town after a visit by the Zenit Football Club in February. This prompted the recent visit by St Petersburg’s deputy mayor Avdeev Yuri Vasilevich and vice-mayor Vladimir Vladimirovich Kirillov accompanied by representatives from the Olympic schools. It is clear that La Nucia’s commitment to sport as a driving force for the town’s economy has been a success, declared La Nucia’s mayor Bernabe Cano. It was equally clear that sports tourism has a great future, he added. Negotiations are now underway for St

ST PETERSBURG VISIT: Bernabe Cano (foreground) with the Russian delegation. Petersburg athletes to attend training courses throughout the year in La Nucia. “St Petersburg with a population of five million has selected La Nucia with 20,000 inhabitants out of all the municipalities in

Spain and along the Mediterranean coast. It’s surprising and motivating,” Cano said. “We hope these negotiations bear fruit and that St Petersburg and La Nucia can be linked in the future.”

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Pet facility A PEDREGUER firm, Petsky, has applied to the town hall for a licence to install a crematorium for pets. If granted, it will be built at the Les Galgues industrial estate in Pedreguer.

Business boost ALCOY, Ibi and Onteniente town halls and local companies have asked the regional government for funds to improve facilities in their industrial areas. This would include improved public transport and nursery schools for employees.

More people GANDIA’s official population grew last year by 4,571 inhabitants, of whom 525 were children born in the town. The municipality now has a total of 75,840 residents registered on the padron.

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Tourist Info office returns to seafront PUBLIC preferred the original site By Linda Hall ALTEA’S Tourist Information office is back where it started, in Calle San Pedro. The decision to move the office from its present location at the town hall was prompted by the falling number of enquiries, revealed Ana Alvado, Altea’s Tourism councillor. The decision to relocate the office in 2012 had been an error, she admitted. “Our records show that in 2011 when the Tourist Information office was in Calle San Pedro, 38,000 people used its services,” Alvado said. “By 2015 this had fallen to an annual 7,000,” she revealed. Access has been improved with a ramp and there are facilities for those with sight and hearing problems, but the move back to Calle San Pedro, which was carried out in time for Easter, was not a drain on town hall funds. Good use was made of existing resources, thanks to cooperation between the Valencia Tourist Agency and Altea Town Hall, explained Raquel Huete, the Generalitat Valenciana’s director general for Tourism.

RELOCATION: Ana Alvado, Raquel Huete and Altea’s mayor, Jaume Llinares outside the relocated office.

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Looking ahead to exams OLIVA’S public library pledged to do its bit for local students over Easter by extending its opening hours. As it did over Christmas, the library is open from 9am to 2pm and 4pm to 10 pm from March 29 until April 2. This gives them access to the library’s facilities and reference books, and provides them with somewhere peaceful where they can study and revise for next term’s exams. The library also plans to extend its services in May, June and July when students revise for their end-of-year exams and school-leavers prepare for university access tests. The dates and opening hours will be announced shortly.

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Hiking for the holidays AVID hikers were able to get some fresh air and exercise on March 24 and 25 thanks to some guided hiking routes that were organised by the Teulada Moraira Council. The first was a five-kilometre stroll

along the Font de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Horta route, whereas on March 25, the scheduled itinerary took the hikers from Portet Beach to Moraig Cove. This one was for slightly more adventurous and experienced walkers, being 10 kilometres long and lasting for four hours.

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Fresh and clean VILLAJOYOSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S new remodelling plan

PROJECTS: Almost 30 have been carried out in green spaces. By Sam Croft VILLAJOYOSA is looking fresh and clean just in time for spring thanks to a new remodelling plan. Almost 30 projects have been carried out in green spaces, squares, walkways, and other areas of the town.

Pruning has taken place in various neighbourhoods of the community, which council members highlighted as essential for the safety of the citizens, the health of the trees, and the general aesthetics of the town. The palm trees on the seafront have been given a

touch up, and so have olive trees in the Creu de Pedra. The work has not been limited to plant maintenance. In La Cala, the roundabout of the Avenida Dels Mariners has been remodelled, whereas in Censal Park the balustrade has been given a fresh paint job.

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Low Easter occupancy rates for inland hotels By Sam Croft OVER the Easter holidays, the hotels of the interior of Alicante Province had disappointingly low occupancy rates, with only 25 per cent of rooms being filled. The numbers are especially low in contrast to other parts of the province, like Benidorm with a 90 per cent occupancy rate and the rest of the coast at around 72 per cent.

The sector recognises that this percentage is low, and officials have underlined the necessity to strengthen the natural, historical and gastronomic values of the area in a bid to make it more popular with tourists. The Provincial Tourism and Hospitality Sector of the Interior of Alicante has indicated that increased promotional initiatives will be implemented in the future.

Man dies of flu in Sant Joan Hospital A MIDDLE-AGED man with a severe case of the flu has died in the Sant Joan Hospital after spending several days in the Intensive Care Unit. Medical sources from the centre have explained that the patient suffered a flu which was aggravated by bronchial pneumonia. Hospital management expressed their deep sadness over the incident, but indicated that they did not want to give out too many details in order to respect the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical history. Doctors consulted have claimed that the flu this year is

affecting people more severely than usual, with more middleaged and even young people having a great difficulty trying to shake the virus this time around. The Valencian Community has been hit particularly hard this year. According to the last bulletin put out by the Board of Health, the third week of March saw 391.6 cases reported for every 100,000 inhabitants, a 31.5 per cent rise compared with the week before. These numbers also exceeded the maximum peak registered last year.

The association reminded people that it recently launched the Alicante Interior Tourism Product Club which includes, among other things, an online reservation platform where potential clients can book everything from accommodation to restaurants to guided tours. The initiative was created in an effort to bind together all of the products offered in the interior of the

p r o v i n c e , i n a n e ff o r t t o showcase the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatility and diversity.

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By Emily Chettle ANGRY Marbella cyclists are gearing up to take to the streets in an attempt to gain extra funds for bicycle projects in the town. The Marbella cyclist association ByCivic is set to take part in the demonstration that will take place in cities across Andalucia starting on April 3. The protest will see many cycle enthusiasts congregate in attempts to ensure a decent bike budget is allocated by the Junta de Andalucia for projects such as the Andalucia Bike Programme. In Marbella, the demonstration will take place in Plaza del Mar.

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THE Ciudadanos group of Almoradi want the installation of games for children with disabilities or reduced mobility in the parks of the town as well as adapted swings to be used by all.

ARENAL will have a mobile tourist information unit to be stationed along the seafront promenade available during the summer season that will complement the service provided by the existing tourist office.

TWO cars collided on the morning of March 26 in Nerja resulting in considerable damage to the front of one of the cars with the other completely blocking the road. One of the drivers received minor injuries and one failed a breathalyser test.

A MAN has been arrested in Garrucha in connection with acts of vandalism against buildings, cars and homes of members of the religious brotherhood. The 33-year-old is accused of throwing paint over cars and against the walls of buildings belonging to the brethren.

Benefit show A DANCE show on April 1 at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio is to raise funds for the ADIS handicapped association of the Vega Baja. Tickets cost €5 and the show starts at 8pm.

Art supplies ART students in Cartagena have raised funds and materials for school children. The ‘Arte por un Lapiz’ event saw people ‘buy’ students’ artwork with classroom materials that will now be donated to those who need them.

Bonfires outing THE Hogueras fiestas of Alicante are to be promoted in Sweden. Events are being organised in Gothenburg to include parades and paella as part of the first international outing of the Hogueras.

Dog fines AGUILAS Town Hall has issued its first fines for owners not cleaning up after their dog on the streets. Ten people were caught in the act and have been fined under a new crackdown on the law.

Quick turnaround FIREMEN, ambulance staff and Local Police intervened in a car accident in the Pedregalejo district of Malaga when a vehicle overturned while turning. A man and his son were travelling in the car, and suffered minor injuries.

Business joy MARBELLA councillor Javier Porcuna did not mince his words when he described the opening of 51 new businesses in March alone as a sign of “noticeable joy.” San Pedro accounted for 32 of the new licences while Marbella city saw 16 granted.

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Montuiri Cossiers MONTUIRI wants the Council of Mallorca to recognise its iconic ‘Cossiers’ as part of the Fiestas of Cultural Interest. The Cossiers, a group of seven male dancers, perform traditional dances every year on August 15 during the Montuiri village fiestas.

Donors thanked BLOOD donors who flocked to the old IDEA shop on Almuñecar’s Plaza Mayor in the week preceding Easter in response to a call for help from the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre have been thanked by the authorities for their generosity.

Tunnel open THE new access tunnel to Garrucha port finally opened this week. Hundreds of lorries per day arrive and depart from the port carrying building products from the nearby Sorbas cement quarries.

A SOPHISTICATED syndicate devoted to trafficking hashish from Morocco to Spain by helicopter was smashed by the Guardia Civil with the arrest of 20 people of different nationalities, including the ringleader, a Moroccan based in Estepona.

Bla Bla travel THE APP taking transport by storm, BlaBlaCar has announced that Spanish users chose Malaga as their favourite destination for spending the Easter holidays, with more travelling to the Costa del Sol using the service than Sevilla or Madrid.

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A 78-YEAR-OLD man disappeared around 5pm on Easter Sunday after going out to look for asparagus near the village of Algaida. Rescue services found his car in the rural road of Sant Miquel Joan, a kilometre away from the town centre but there was no sign of him.

A GROUP of 31 scouts from Madrid made Frigiliana their home for a night on a stop off from their route during the Semana Santa holiday. The group of youngsters accompanied by six monitors camped in the football camp taking advantage of the recent installations.

WORK is expected to start on the final phases of the Autovia del Almanzora in the next few days. The stretch of motorway between La Concepcion and Cucador and another section which will join the motorway with the A7 Autovia del Mediterraneo, will link the towns with the coast.

A MASSIVE fire which began in a San Pedro Alcantara apartment saw the evacuation of 150 surrounding flats as it swiftly spiralled out of control. The occupant of the home in which the fire originated jumped out the window and fractured his legs.

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ALBOX Council has a new member of its team. Lorena Ibanovich, aged 22 was sworn in this week filling the vacant position created by the resignation of former mayor, Rogelio Mena as Sonia Cerdan was elected as the new mayor, leaving a vacant seat on the council.

A HELICOPTER was sent to rescue a hiker in Ojen who had fallen into a ditch and broke his leg. The Estepona man was reportedly out looking for his dog.

Drought alleviated THE Council of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries reported that rainfall in recent months has had a positive effect in the fields and, depending on the weather in the next few weeks, may reduce the expected losses.

Sugar cane THE old sugar cane factory of Torre del Mar will become a visitor centre or new style heritage museum for tourists to learn about subtropical agriculture in La Axarquia. The building was restored two years ago and now it will also be an important tourist centre.

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PUTIN visited construction workers

ROAD: From Crimea to the Kerch Strait.

PRESIDENT Putin visited workers constructing a bridge between Crimea and the Russian mainland to encourage what he described as their ‘historic mission’. The bridge will connect the peninsula across the 12-mile stretch of the Kerch Strait. Plans to build such a bridge have existed unrealised since Tsarist times.

Trials and tribulations A UKRAINIAN pilot has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, after being found guilty of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists killed during the height of the war in June 2014. Nadiya Savchenko sang her national anthem in defiance of the court and denied all the charges.

Awaiting answers INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the Boeing 737-800 crash in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, which killed all 62 people on board. The FlyDubai flight was trying to land in difficult conditions and burst into flames during its second attempt, just 250 metres from the runway.

Lollipop love SWIMMING is the next target of the World Anti-Doping Agency as it investigates an alleged illegal syndicate promoting performance enhancing drug taking across Russian sport. The news comes as a Russian company unveiled new lollipops in support of disgraced tennis star Maria Sharapova. LOLLIPOP: Support for Sharapova.

Hard justice A NATIONALIST politician is advocating bringing back the death penalty for convicted terrorists and foreign drug smugglers. Nikolay Nosov said: “We should stop flirting with terrorists,” but opponents argued that such people would welcome martyrdom. The last formal execution to take place in Russia was nearly 20 years ago in September 1996.

Tough times ROUGHLY 20 million Russians are living below the state-defined poverty

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line of 9,452 roubles (€122) per month, which marks a 20 per cent rise on 2014. The economy shrunk due to recession and sanctions throughout 2015, but poverty indicators are still far better than a decade ago.

Old wounds THE International Criminal Court based in the Netherlands is launching an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 over South-Ossetia. The object is not to apportion blame for the conflict but to account for the unexplained deaths.

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Baby kindness SWEDEN’S Crown Princess has thanked well wishers for their “kindness” following the birth of baby Oscar. The third in line to the throne was born on March 2 weighing 3,655g.

Solidarity show

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Player sent to prison FOOTBALLER abused his position E N G LA N D footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for sexual activity w ith a 15year-old fa n. In sen-

BRITISH PRESS tencing, the judge said he showed no remorse and abused his position.

Drugs death

SWEDEN: Monuments across the Swedish capital were lit up in the colours of the Belgian flag in a show of solidarity with Brussels following the bomb attacks at the airport and subway.

TWO professional footballers caught urinating in a glass at the Cheltenham Festival apologised for their behaviour. The y w e re spotted relieving the ms e lve s a t the ra c e s be fore ADAM JOHNSON: throw ing it ove r Showed no remorse.

Chemical choc DENMARK’S Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has criticised websites for publishing an Easter recipe for making chocolate bowls with party balloons, warning that it risks contaminating the chocolate with dangerous chemicals from the rubber balloon.

the private balcony.

Migrant misery POLICE in Kent stopped a lorry and 26 migrants came out of the back. Another 26 migrants were found in a second incident in Canterbury. It comes as four lorry drivers who help smuggle people into the country were jailed for five years each.

No emergency A&E departments in UK hospitals face closure as junior doctors announce plans for the first ever all-out strike over continued disagreement with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over a new seven-day NHS contract.

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NORWAY: Police launched emergency patrols and ordered all officers in Oslo to carry weapons, as part of plans to boost security following the terrorist attacks in Brussels.

Pure evil NORWAY: A dog was found dead and almost completely encased in concrete. Local police described the act as “pure evil.”

THE first suspect has been charged with sexual crimes following the wave of sexual assaults and robberies in central Cologne on New Year’s Eve. A 26-year-old Algerian man is accused of surrounding and groping a woman along with 10 accomplices.

Woman missing A GERMAN wom an i s missing following the Brussels attacks while her husband lies seriously wounded in a coma. Over 30 people died and around 300 were injured in the bomb blasts.

Nutella good GERMANY’ S t op consumer rights organisation has revealed that 16 out of 21 chocolate spreads they tested contain potentially cancer-causing toxins, although brand leader of the chocol at e and hazel nut spread, Nutella, was fine.

A CEREMONY was held in the French Alps village of Le Vernet, to mark the first anniversary of the Germanwings plane crash. The illf at ed pl ane t ook off f r om Barcelona and was heading to Dusseldorf in Germany when the co-pilot deliberately crashed it.

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DENMARK has seen the fastest growth in the amount of rubbish it throws away of any major European country. A report said in 2014 Danes threw away 46 per cent more than they did in 1995.

NORWAY: Most Church members in Norway are not Christian. According to a poll, less than half of the 3.8m baptised members of the Church of Norway consider themselves Christians.

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DUTCH POPULATION: Prefer to listen to the radio or watch TV in the traditional way.

Saying no to Netflix DUTCH audiences prefer to be traditional A SURVEY has found that despite the growing presence of Netflix and other online services, the Dutch are still largely listening to the radio and watching television in the traditional way.

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Cruyff dies

Dutch football and won the European Player of the Year award in 1971, 1973 and 1974.

DUTCH football legend Johan C ru y ff h as d ied at his home in Barcelona at the age of 68. Cruyff was often credited with reviving

Defence concerns NATO has said it is concerned

about the Dutch government’s defence policy and in particular the lack of investment. Currently the Netherlands invests 1.14 per cent of its GDP in defence.

Coach arrested THE coach of Dutch tennis number one Robin Haase has been arrested in connection with the murder of a businessman who was found dead at his home earlier this month.

Army spending A PLANNED €10.2 bill i on i ncr ease i n def ence spending agreed by minist er s won’t be enough t o modernise the German army, according to soldiers who say al m ost doubl e t hat amount is needed.

Two heads A GERMAN zoo now has a twin-headed snake on display. Experts say it is a biological rarity, and visitors to Rostock Zoo can now view the spectacle of a snake with two heads for themselves.

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Unwanted attention

TO ensure the budget was not derailed by dissident Tories

UK food manufacturer Premier Foods has rejected an uninvited bid from US spices and herbs maker McCormick. Premier said it had turned down the 52p-a-share offer on the grounds that it “substantially undervalued the company and its prospects.” Premier owns many UK household brands including Mr Kipling, Homepride, Oxo and Bisto but has agreed to sell 17 per cent of its shares to Japanese noodle manufacturer Nissin.

By John Smith MUCH to the satisfaction of the opposition, George Osborne was forced to make a U-turn over the plan to cut disability payments as touted in his latest budget, in order to ensure that the budget was not derailed by dissident Tory rebels voting it down.

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£1.3 billion is the amount that Chancellor George Osborne had hoped to save with a cut in disability payments

Prior to the vote which the government won by just 35, he defended his role in controlling the economy, but admitted in parliament that where mistakes were made he was ready ‘to listen and learn.’ Two opposition amendments to scrap the ‘tampon tax’ and reverse an

“He is a political chancer whose grubby, incompetent manipulations could not be defended.” Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell on George Osborne.

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HUGH HEFNER: Founder of Playboy.

No nudes is bad IT appears that following the decision announced by the Playboy group to stop publishing images of nude women in their magazine that sales have shrunk and in consequence, advertising revenue has also reduced. Hugh Hefner, who will soon be 90, has already put the Playboy mansion up for sale at a reported $200 million (€179 million), which includes a life-long lease for the multi-millionaire and it

is now widely touted that the entire empire is now also up for sale with an asking price in the region of $500 million (€447 million). Founded in 1953, with the coup of featuring Marilyn Monroe as the first ‘Playmate of the Month’, the Playboy product has often been seen as a little ‘tacky’ but not outright pornography, and both the group and its founder have become American icons.

Yahoo’s poor performance IN what is quite an unusual move, Starboard Value, a significant investor in internet company Yahoo, has called for the replacement of the entire board in a letter to other shareholders, where it says it is “extremely disappointed with Yahoo’s dismal financial performance, poor management execution, egregious compensation and hiring practices.” Latest figures for Yahoo, which is cutting costs and shedding staff, showed that it made a loss of €3.9 billion.

Superhero success IN an effort to emulate the success of the various Marvel films such as Spiderman, Warner Brothers gambled $250 million (€224 million), on rival DC Comic’s Superman v Batman and despite a hammering from critics, it grossed $424 million (€380 million) at the box office in its first five days.

Ferrovial UK business AMEY, a subsidiary of Spanish Ferrovial Services, has won a contract from Highways England to maintain 370 kilometres of roads in the East Midlands area for a 15-year period. The contract is said to be worth €389 million although it will be reviewed every three years for quality and service provided. Currently, the com-

pany undertakes a similar role in the East of England as well as Wales and Scotland. The company, which employs 21,000 people in the UK, generates over 30 per cent of the annual income for Ferrovial and has also just won a contract for total facilities management with a triumvirate of London councils.

increase in VAT on solar panels were accepted by the government without the need for a vote. What the chancellor has not been prepared to do as yet is explain where he will find new funds to replace the cuts originally planned in the disability budget.

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NET VOL 7,338.61 27,376.09 5,367.25 4,331.28 4,753.80 14,301.24 19,112.12 49,939.12 16,009.84 4,749.53 26,241.97 75,387.62 5,753.72 4,489.19 7,154.98 16,801.53 6,684.79 65,112.32 6,080.87 36,885.53 5,316.50 7,612.92 11,277.27 20,174.30 6,826.90 15,916.80 4,939.77 5,381.31 47,523.90 5,632.50 12,058.81 6,017.70 7,000.49 4,733.21 22,389.82 67,956.59 6,218.32 4,482.34 87,438.71 11,308.11 6,597.12 4,455.82 36,503.45 4,529.61 4,188.99 4,237.24 5,069.99 9,773.69 5,543.03 8,653.75

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Most Advanced TiVo Inc. $ 9.45 Mercury Systems Inc $ 18.81 Cadiz, Inc. $ 4.53 CareDx, Inc. $ 5.27 Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. $ 14.66 XBiotech Inc. $ 10.41 AveXis, Inc. $ 27.41 Siliconware Precision Industries Company, Ltd. $ 8.17 Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. $ 2.64 BroadVision, Inc. $ 6.868 Office Depot, Inc. $ 6.91

1.79 ▲ 23.37% 2.32 ▲ 14.07% 0.49 ▲ 12.13% 0.57 ▲ 12.13% 1.50 ▲ 11.40% 1.05 ▲ 11.22% 2.71 ▲ 10.97% 0.80 ▲ 10.85% 0.24 ▲ 10.00% 0.578 ▲ 9.19% 0.57 ▲ 8.99%

Most Declined Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sigma Designs, Inc. Qumu Corporation Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Spark Energy, Inc. Concordia Healthcare Corp. Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc. United Therapeutics Corporation REGENXBIO Inc. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Reduction in rent for BHS STRUGGLING chain may survive after agreement with creditors Photo Credit Mtaylor848 Wikimedia

By John Smith BACK in 2000, the very astute businessman Philip Green, owner of the Storehouse Group, was so impressed by BHS (remembered by many as British Home Stores) that he paid £200 million (€250 million) to take over the group,

but despite all of his knowledge and work, he actually sold it in 2015 for a nominal £1. Since then the chain, which at one time was the largest retailer of light fittings in the UK, has continued to struggle and its investors have had to ask creditors to agree to reduce the rental costs of its 164 stores, which was agreed in principle for a number of them. The agreement means that 47 of the worst performing stores will

BHS: Company has debts of more than £1.3 billion (€1.6 billion). s e e cu ts o f u p to 75 pe r c e nt of rental costs, 40 stores will continue to trade whilst discussions continue over a possible 25 per reductio n , a n d 7 7 s tore s w hic h a re

trading relatively successfully will pay the same amount, and this will be paid monthly rather than quarterly. A lthough this w ill he lp, the

FBI unlock an iPhone to Apple’s disgust THE FBI and Apple have been deadlocked for a period of months over a demand that the company unlock a phone belonging to San Bernadino Daesh couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who killed 14 people in December 2015. It appeared that the matter had reached an impasse and would be going to court with the FBI expecting Apple to be instructed to unlock the phone, despite the fact that th e c o m p a n y n o t o n ly in ten d e d to re fu s e o n grounds of customer security, but also because it said that its security features were so good that it did not know how to unlock the phone. The matter is now out of Apple’s hands, however, as the FBI has not only dropped the lawsuit but has revealed that it has found a third party able to unlock the phone without any input from Apple. It is rumoured that an Israeli firm has ‘cracked’ the security, but there is no news as to whether it intends to offer this service to any other governments. In the meantime, Apple will be desperately trying to discover the secret to the unlocking the phone and then increasing the security of future models, and in a moment of bravado, it is reported that Apple has asked the FBI to let it know how the unlocking was achieved. It is assumed, however, that the FBI will not wish to save them any time or money.

needs a f ur t her £100 m i l l i on (€125 million) quickly to ensure that it doesn’t join famous names such as Timothy Whites and Woolworths on the scrap heap.

company still has debts of more than £1.3 billion (€1.6 billion), which includes an enormous pension ‘black hole’ and the company w hic h em pl oys 10,000 peopl e Photo Credit J Griffin Wikimedia

pound is how much Philip Green sold the group for in 2015

YUM BRANDS: Owner of fast food chains to sell 20 per cent stake.

Group to sell large stake in its Chinese business AMERICAN owner of a range of fast food chains including KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, the appropriately named Yum Brands, is in talks with various financial institutions about selling a significant stake in its Chinese business. It was only six months ago that the company which had previously been part of PepsiCo, announced that it intended to incorporate its operation in China and to have it quoted on the Chinese stock exchange. The total company has a market value estimated at $32 billion (€29 billion), but

it is reported that it is in discussions to sell 20 per cent of the Chinese business, once devolved, for as much as $10 billion (€9 billion), even though sales have dipped recently due to the downturn in the Chinese economy and a scandal over some of the meat used by the group. Despite these problems, shares in the parent have gone up in value due to this speculation and a Yum spokesman is reported to have said: “We continue to make good progress since we announced the transaction separating Yum and Yum China.”

Massive fraud in Valencia OFFICERS of the National Police have arrested 91 people in the Valencia Region of La Safor, charged with defrauding the treasury of the social security of nearly €1 million. They are charged with a total 142 offences of fraud and forgery, and the main protagonists are believed to be t he head of an agency whi ch wor ked wi t h up t o 200 companies and a former official of the Public State Employment Service. The concept of the scam r equi r ed t hat f i ct i t i ous workers were created and public benefits such as unem pl oym ent paym ent s could be claimed. In addition, false papers were issued to illegal immigr ant s i n or der t o al l ow them to work in Spain.

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Brexit finances continue to confuse CONFLICTING opinions from so-called experts are hitting the news AS the war of words over the Brexit begins to hot up, conflicting opinions from so-called experts are hitting the news on an almost daily basis. Recent contributors include the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and credit agency Moody’s, with one saying that the Brexit would be a financial disaster and the other being of the opinion that it wouldn’t make a huge amount of difference to the economy. The CBI commissioned a report from hugely influential financial analysts PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers), which says the Brexit will cost the United Kingdom €130 billion and up to one million jobs. General Director of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn endorsed the findings of the report which effectively saw no financial benefits to the UK, apart from the cancellation of its payments to Brussels, and this would be off-

High Speed 2 AMERICAN company CH2M, the lead company in a consortium which includes a Spanish group, has won a potential 10-year contract said to be worth €450 million to provide engineering and construction support for the first phase of the High Speed 2 railway project, which is to run from London to Birmingham. CH2M will work with Spanish company SENER and Atkins to provide programme and construction management support, and engineering services. It is intended that the American firm will provide programme management services, SENER will provide expertise on high-speed rail, while Atkins will provide engineering services as part of the contract. The group hopes it will obtain additional work when future contracts are put out to tender as the overall cost of the project is expected to run into many billions of euros.

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DR MARK ZANDI: Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Easter but not for eggs ALTHOUGH it has been happening for some years, social media and the press has been buzzing this Easter about the lack of the very word Easter on Easter Eggs. Slowly but surely, the word has been removed by the majority of major manufacturers, in what is considered by many as a cynical gesture to ensure those who are not Christian are not offended. To the manufacturers, it’s like the eponymous Curate’s Egg, good in parts but they do deny there is any religious reason for removal of the word, and it is just to make the wording on the packaging more attractive. However, it is good news for the

EGGS: Majority of manufacturers have removed the word Easter. Meaningful Chocolate Company, which not only uses free trade chocolate but markets the ‘Real Easter Egg’

with packaging which when opened forms a cross and pictures the story of the crucifixion.

The world’s longest train line WHAT was to have been a way to save time for importers and exporters when the world’s longest railway line, which runs between Yiwu in China and Madrid, was opened amidst considerable excitement in 2014, has proven to be a bit of journey into a siding as far as business is concerned. In 15 months there have been just 40 freight trains sent from China with only eight returning. The reality is that although it is quicker than sending a container of goods by sea, it costs nearly twice as much by train, and with the general downturn in the Chinese economy there just isn’t the demand for the service.

set by the losses in income, together with massively increased payment of unemployment benefits. On the other hand, the Moody’s report accepted that there would be some small loss to Britain in financial terms but the overall impact was considered small, with an unlikely increase in unemployment as many EU passport holders may choose to leave the UK. Whilst acknowledging that an exit could hamper economic growth, the ratings agency believed that the value of sterling would suffer which would mean that prices of exports would drop, making manufactured goods more competitive. Moody’s said: “We expect that, over time, the UK and EU would come to an arrangement to preserve most, but probably not all, of the current trading relationships, thereby limiting the impact on UK exporters and supply chains of UK importers.”

UK sugar tax IN theory the decision announced in the budget to add a tax onto soft drinks with high sugar contents was a brave one, but the government may find itself ‘holding a tiger by the tail’, as various groups consider whether they will take action to try and change this decision. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is overjoyed by the news, but others have criticised the chancellor for not making the tax cover a wider range of fast foods and chocolates which also contribute to childhood obesity. On the other hand, UK representatives of the beverage industry are considering their position, as although they have until 2018 to either reduce the sugar content of the drinks or see the tax imposed, they may decide to take the UK government to Brussels as they consider the imposition of this two tier tax to be unreasonable. With the weight of some of the biggest corporations in the world such as Coca Cola behind them, and having seen Finland being forced to reverse a tax on ice cream, financial interest may conquer the search for a healthy future.

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Stable is the new smart NESTLED between Alicante and Valencia, the region maintains its own very individual flair By Matthew Elliott

PLACES like Denia, Xabia, Calpe, Javea and of course Benidorm, have long been secret favourites of expatriates in the know, people who understand the value of community and the eternal appeal of the Costa Blanca’s sun-soaked beaches and stunning scenery. Unsurprisingly long-term residents on the northern shores of the Costa Blanca, and those interested in buying property here, are extremely savvy investors. Indeed it comes with the territory, the idyllic towns and villages that adorn the region straddle that perfect balance between modernity and nature that is increasingly hard to find in this modern age. This is what distinguishes the northern Costa Blanca from other regions in Spain, beautiful as they may be. Nestled between the cultural hotspots of Alicante and Valencia, the region maintains its very own individual flair, expressed in some of the world’s best scenery, while being safeguarded from the pendulum

CALPE: Has long been a favourite of expatriates on the Costa Blanca. swings of urban economies. It is a place which has been secured by stability and anchored by the evergreen features which make it not only an incredible place to live, but also to holiday in, and invest in. So much so that property

The northern Costa Blanca truly is the jewel in Europe’s property crown.

experts across the country frequently look to the Costa Blanca North as an example for the rest of the nation. It was across such vibrant communities that are found in Javea, Denia and beyond, that the first signs of a full recovery

in the property market were seen. And it is here today that the recovery can be seen in all its glory as investors from Britain to China snap up and sell properties by their thousands. There is a confluence of fac-

tors at work today in the Costa Blanca which make it the perfect place to invest in property. On the national, and indeed global, level, banks are lending again, construction is booming, post-crisis records are being shattered, and the pound is performing well. A snowball effect has been unleashed but comes with local dynamics and restraints that embrace stability. Local property developers and estate agents across the northern Costa Blanca are not only among the most intelligent and attuned in the business, they are also the most honest and experienced. The civic nature of the region means that the property people featured in this newspaper have excelled in a region where you simply don’t excel without trust. Add into the mix the incredible array of modern technology at their disposal, simply not the case in years gone by, and you have a potent property market brimming with potential. As always, and for a long time to come, the northern Costa Blanca truly is the jewel in Europe’s property crown.

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Rental racket THE capital of Catalonia has stolen the rental rip-off throne from Madrid after rising prices throughout 2015. Barcelona’s Paseo de Gracia is now officially the most expensive street in the entire country in which to rent property, with an average square metre costing an astounding €29.58 per month. This means the monthly rate for a 100 square metre flat in the vibrant central boulevard is fast approaching an average of €3,000. In contrast an apartment of the same size in Madrid’s Serrano street, previously the nation’s most expensive, actually dropped in price by a steep 13 per cent and now lingers at a relatively paltry €2,784. Barcelona also features the widest rental gaps with a family home of 100 square metres readily available in the Ciutat Meridiana Besos district for just €600, an enormous difference which is based on averages alone. Also on the rich list are Pamplona at €2,490, Marbella at €1,920 and Cadiz at €1,768.

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Property owners concerns over the Brexit decision AT present we can buy property in other countries without permission By Emily Chettle THE date is getting closer, yes you guessed it, Brexit. Never too far from political debate, a Brexit is a concern to many home-owning expats and potential investors in the Spanish property market. Spanish property owners are now asking some important questions on the practical elements of what a Brexit would mean. For example, is it worth becoming a Spanish national?

June is the date everyone is looking to

Commercial director of Judicare Group, a large legal property group, Peter Esders has said if the exit does go ahead on June 23 then the likelihood is a treaty will be put in place to protect expats which will maintain the status quo although this cannot be guaranteed. Judicare has had inquiries from clients asking if it is worth getting Spanish nationality in advance of buying a property just in case Britain exits Europe. Mr Esders said: “Cameron has struck a deal with the other EU leaders for changes to the British

BREXIT: A perplexing situation for property owners in Spain.

membership of Europe. On the other hand there is a call to exit Europe. Whilst the deal that Cameron has struck has been widely reported, what doesn’t seem to have been talked about in great detail is the effect of a full exit.” People buying and owning property within Europe have several concerns and these predominantly revolve around the ability to buy property. Presently within the EU we have the right to buy property without having to apply for permission from the government of said country. That should not change under the Cameron deal. On the other hand if there is a full exit from Europe then in theory this could become a necessary feature. In non-membership countries it can be usual for buyers to seek permission from the government before a purchase which feasibly could be the case for the UK in the wake of a Brexit. As there are so many British people owning property in Europe and vice versa a full exit restricting purchases oversees would result in a stifling stagnation of the property market. Drop of Light / Shutterstock

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Don’t panic over Spanish property purchases Alicante leads pack among foreign buyers 17

HOME purchases made by non-Spanish residents in the last quarter of 2015 registered an increase of more than 10 per cent when stacked up against the same period in 2014. In fact, purchases made by foreigners represented 17 per cent of all residential property sales in Spain during this quarter of the year, with 19,482 acquisitions overall. Alicante Province stood out in this regard, with more than 50 per cent (50.6) of all homes snapped up by peo-

per cent of purchases made by foreigners ple living abroad. In second place was Santa Cruz in Tenerife, where foreign investors made up 42.3 per cent of sales overall. The Costa Blanca in general was a popular choice in the last quarter of 2015. Torrevieja was the seventh most active local property market in the country.

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TORREVIEJA: A popular choice in Costa Blanca.

IT is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure taxes are paid By Emily Chettle THE three consecutive words of ‘Spanish property conveyancing’ send shivers down the spines of many potential British purchasers. However, this is often a misapprehension as fears that the system is unsafe or inferior to that in the UK are usually unfounded. There are many horror stories rife in the media and it’s always easier to remember the bad news stories than the good ones. In fact, the Spanish system is generally secure, transparent and efficient, it’s just different from that in the UK and you’ll need to be aware of what it comprises of before buying. The process of buying a property is relatively simple in Spain and usually runs as follows. First, the buyer makes an offer, usually through the seller’s estate agent. If this is accepted, then the buyer and seller sign a preliminary contract (contrato privado de compravento) and the buyer pays a deposit which is usually around 10 per cent of the price. If the buyer needs a mortgage then now is the time to arrange it although make sure that previous research has been done.

PROPERTY PURCHASE: Can be a scary prospect in a foreign country. The contract of sale (escritura de compravento) is then usually signed in front of a notary, at which point the full sale price, taxes and other costs are due. In fact, notaries are not legally required to complete property sales, but it is always advisable and it is required by many mortgage lenders. It is advisable to get a lawyer that speaks English as it’s always a good idea to know what you’re signing. If there are any defects or hidden problems with the property then that is the responsibility of the seller although it can

It is advisable to get a lawyer that speaks English so that you know what you are signing.

be difficult to get these issues resolved in a timely manner before completion.

Paying the costs and taxes associated with buying a home can be completed by the buyer or their agent. It is the buyer’s responsibility, however, to ensure taxes are paid. The buyer is also responsible for registering the property. Lawyers may provide this service for a fee, and/or may notify the registry office that the sale has taken place, without completing full registration, leaving the paperwork to you. It’s always a good idea to establish exactly what the process will consist of from the start.

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PRICES SLASHED: In comparison to the initial asking price. ON average, houses that were sold in 2015 had to slash prices by 14 per cent in comparison to the initial asking price. In terms of money, this reduction equates to an average price decrease of €33,400. The re-

duction is one percentage point below the reduction in 2013. Meanwhile, the percentage of Spanish nationals who managed to sell their homes went from 28 per cent to 36 per cent.

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Spaniards are best flatmates to have THERE are many kinds of flatmates, but a recent survey indicates that a high percentage of people enjoy rooming with Spaniards. Twenty three per cent of the international students who were surveyed would prefer to share a flat with a Spaniard. Some of them even said they would rather share a flat with a Spaniard than with someone from their own country. The survey, carried out among 1,200 European students, indicated chief reasons were language, habits, lifestyle and schedule. After Spaniards, the most appreciated flatmates are Brits (22 per cent of the survey respondents), and Italians (17 per cent). The Germans, the Portuguese and the French were among the least desirable flatmates.

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Free-market housing still on the increase PRICES have risen for the last seven consecutive quarters HOUSING MARKET: On the upswing.

By Jill Pickering THE price of free-market housing has risen for the second year on the trot after six years of falling prices. The price in the last quarter of 2015 rose 4.2 per cent in comparison to the same period the year before, indicating that up to that point, house prices have increased for the last seven consecutive quarters.

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Rented house prices down again RENTED houses in Spain have experienced a price decrease for the third year in a row. According to the Spanish Statistics Institute, the price of rented houses went down by 0.3 per cent in February, which means one 10th less than in January, after seven consecutive

months featuring decreases of 0.4 per cent. The regions with the biggest downshift have been La Rioja (-2 per cent), Castilla y Leon (-0.9 per cent) and Castilla La Mancha (-0.9 per cent). Andalucia experienced a slightly smaller decrease (-0.3 per cent).

Bet ween 2008 and 2013, free-market housing registered annual falls of varying degrees of intensity. It was only in 2014 that prices returned to positive rates with an average annual rise of 0.3 per cent which in 2015 accelerated up to 3.1 per cent. In regards to types of residences, second-hand homes were up by 2.9 per cent in 2015, which represents the biggest growth since 2007. As for new homes, the price went up an average of 4.2 per cent i n 2015, the greatest increase since 2008.

Investments look good SPAIN is the third most attractive European country for investments in the property sector in 2016. Additionally, Madrid is the second preferred European capital to invest in, just after London. Figures released in the Global Investors Intentions survey carried out by the property advisors CBRE (Commercial Real Estate Services) have indicated that 10.2 per cent of respondents showed interest in investing in Spain this year, only coming behind Germany (17 per cent) and the United Kingdom (15.1 per cent). As for cities, 12.2 per cent of respondents chose Madrid as a good destination to invest in. The study indicated that investment expectations seem more diversified in comparison to previous years, as up to 53 different cities were mentioned in the survey. This is owing to the fact that the investors’ interest in central and western European markets is growing more and more.

Property sales off to a flying start in 2016 MORE and more people want to own a home in Spain John Graham The property expert

SALES have got off to a flying start this year and it looks a racing certainty that property sales in 2016 will be another record year on the Costas and the Balearics. According to official figures, property sales in January 2016 were up by almost 28 per cent compared to sales in January 2015. The Spanish property market looks in good shape, especially when you include official data on mortgages, which shows lending is up by a considerable margin compared to mortgages issued at the same time last year. Property prices have remained stable for some time

FLYING START: Looks like another record year. now and in popular destinations and prime locations, prices have now started to increase. With property sales of around 28,000 for the beginning of the year, it’s obvious that more and more people now want to own their dream home in Spain. The increase in property sales is all the more impressive when you take into account the political impasse

with Spain’s government, the Brexit question and regional tax changes. All of which would under normal circumstances have a negative effect on property sales. However as you can plainly see by the sales figures, the race to buy property in Spain is on and has definitely got off to a flying start. John Graham Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute

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MY observation is proven to be utterly correct LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

A FEW months ago, on my Facebook page someone posted a photo of Donald Trump. The caption underneath invited the reader to describe the man in one word. Most of the words that followed were just about unprintable, even in this column! My personal contribution was, ‘underrated.’ I am delighted that today, my observation is proven to be utterly correct. Why? Simply because we are on the brink of allout war! I have no idea how this man would handle the American economy, civil rights, or indeed most any other American malady. In fact he may be a disaster, but in a war, he’s the man I want on my side. Churchill was a useless peacetime prime minister, but as a combat leader he was ruthless, stubborn, and arrogantly dedicated to victory at almost any cost.

DONALD TRUMP: Readers were invited to describe him in one word. If we are to beat the animals of the Middle East, this is the type of individual we need to do the job. When Trump was asked in an interview what he would do about

Daesh? He said he would hit them so hard they wouldn’t believe it. Well I believe he would. I’m also convinced that he would also

curb the bluffs and liberties undertaken by Putin and the ilk of places like North Korea, purely because he could just be unpredictable enough to press the button. If all this sounds like another Leapy rant then so be it. To me it’s common sense. The time for pussyfooting and ‘diplomatic moves’ are history. We now need all the action we can get. Obama’s, extremely questionable, term is nearly over. America will soon have a choice between a proven lightweight hypocritical liar and a tough, no nonsense hardnosed nutter, who doesn’t recognise the word failure. Well I know who I would choose. I am also convinced that the American people are finally realising that unless they elect a truly patriotic president, with the balls to really go for it, freedom, democracy and culture as they know it, will soon be a dim memory. Vote for Trump. You know it makes sense. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Better off outside HELLO Leapy, I have lived for about 30 years in Belgium and Holland and I understand why the people in the UK think they will be better off outside the EU. One of the reasons is that ever since the UK became members there has been constant criticism in the press and TV. Some of it valid but an awful lot of rubbish and scaremongering. For me the EU is a bit like communism. A good idea ruined by politicians. If they had stuck to being simply a trade organisation it would have been better, but politicians have to get involved which has led to some really stupid ideas, like how vegetables should look. What makes you think that things would be better if the UK leaves the

country for the sake of the expats living in the EU, and that’s including the pensioners in Spain. It would appear that Spain would be worse off

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DEAR Editor, Another coastal landmark is to disappear this Friday. The beautiful tower beside the N332 at Punta Prima is to be demolished after standing there so majestically for more than 160 years. It was built from pieces of stone of various shapes and sizes all held together with lime and shingle, long before cement, concrete and blocks but that’s progress, to make way for a new commercial centre which will also take in Cala Mosca. There will be a centre with 180 shops, a bowling alley, a cinema, a medical centre and also stations for police, fire and ambulance – this should please the Orihuela Costa residents. Explosive specialists will place small charges at ground level so that the tower will collapse into a crumpled heap of rubble, which will be hauled away by a fleet of trucks and used for extending the harbour pier in order to accommodate larger ships for carrying salt. The police and proteccion civil will close one lane of the N332 dual carriageway for this work to be carried out. The tower is scheduled to collapse at 11am and the N332 is expected to be back to normal by 1pm. As this has been kept very low profile the police do not anticipate many sightseers.

I DO not believe that the people who are against bull fighting and eat meat are hypocrites. I abhor factory farming and have not eaten meat in 30 years. But many people are ignorant of the horrors and misery suffered by farm animals and others cannot afford organic meat, eggs, etc. I do eat chicken but always try to buy organic. More and more small farmers are producing eggs from ‘happy hens’ - a lovely idea to advertise. Everything has to die and I believe that if farm animals have a good free life and have a quick humane death (and not kept in crates so that their meat is white to please the palate of some uncaring wimp, and geese also have space to walk about and not force fed, sometimes with their feet nailed to the ground so that it cannot move and the greedy farmer can get an ounce more of foie gras), is acceptable to some. Nothing is perfect in this life. We do what we can. As usual, it is all to do with money and power. The difference between the two is the ‘corrida’, bulls are tortured to death, in the name of ‘cultural interest’ and enormous amounts of money are moved around, including subsidies paid by the taxpayer each year, which I have just discovered, and the politician gets his votes while the farm animal is at least to feed people, most times after a short miserable life. Olivia by email

EU? When I look at the state the UK is in now with the NHS on its knees, public service, units like firemen, police and nurses pay and conditions being far short of what they should be. These things are not due to the EU but to UK politicians, both parties are guilty. I don’t favour one party over another but I think two of the last lot should be in the tower for treason. One for depleting the nation’s wealth and the other for sending our troops to war and lying about the reason. Best regards, John Taylor

Scaremongers HERE we go again scaremongering the expats living in Spain. All the measures George Peretz QC outlines that can be implemented by Spain on the British living in Spain, could be implemented by Britain in the opposite direction against the 900,000 Spaniards currently living in the UK. Let’s be honest the majority living in Spain are pensioners costing Spain nothing, spending their pensions and

paying taxes into the Spanish treasury. As for the health care we all know that unless a pensioner you get nothing out of the Spanish health system unless you have contributed, not so in Britain. According to your newspaper March 17-23, 2016 (issue 1602), Britain pays Spain a whopping €290 million so medical treatment is not given to pensioners free. Whereas the NHS is being constantly abused by millions of EU citizens to the point it is on the verge of collapse. How can we expect Britain to be forced to continue to sacrifice the

Import tax DEAR B Kendall, re your comments in issue 1603 of this paper. Coming out of the EU is about import tax not export tax. If the UK is trading outside of the EU trading zone then the UK government would place tax on all imports from the EU. The EU would in-turn place import tax on all imports from the UK. Import tax is only one of the problems that UK exporters would face. They would have to agree trading agreements with every one of the 27 countries in the EU and 20 countries outside of the EU, a massive job. Also with regard to your comments regarding people that have made their life in Spain. Expats who have made their lives legally in Europe do not need to worry they will be protected by the Vienna Convention of treaties 1969. Please do not take any notice of David Cameron’s comments trying to throw doubt on this treaty, it is just to try and influence your vote and is not true. After all if in doubt you can read it for yourself. What would be the situation after a vote to come out? Regarding UK citizens wanting to move to the EU we do not know. David, Murcia

Wonderful! WHAT a WONDERFUL write up. Thanks so very much. And no misquotes! Chuffed I am indeed. Sheyla Bonnick leader of Sounds of Boney M London and Alicante

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The culture of greed and selfishness IF this is human nature, how do you control it? Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WHAT is it about some of today’s politicians, bankers, charity bosses and other heads of organisations? Take MEPs for example. They can claim £120,000 annually in expenses without providing ‘real proof’ of how the money is spent, because EU officials don’t want to saddle them with an ‘administrative burden’ which would hamper their freedom. The EU expenses chief admitted he had never seen the bank accounts of long-serving Labour MEP Peter Skinner, who is accused of using his expenses to pay £10,000 to his ex-wife. As for banks, the Royal Bank of Scotland paid its chief executive Ross McEwan £3.8 million for 2015, double the amount he made the year before, as the bank reported its eighth consecutive year of losses since it was bailed out by the taxpayer in 2008. Its total

THE BBC: Savile’s behaviour was noted but not formally investigated, a report revealed. losses since the financial crisis amount to an an eye-watering £51.7 billion. And charities? Chief executives working for the UK’s top 100 charities had an average remuneration package of just over £167,000 last year. The highest paid CEO, David Mobbs of

Nuffield Health, earned more than £780,000. Phew! Too many charities have become vehicles for paying excessive salaries for ‘jobs for the boys’ under the pretext of paying ‘the rate for the job’ (in other words: everyone else is ‘at it’) for ‘tal-

ented’ people (BBC-speak for not talented at all). Remember what they said about highly paid bankers, (RBS, anyone?), that they had to pay large sums to get the best. And where did this ‘best’ get us? There should be a cap on salaries

funded by charitable donations or government subsidy. Speaking of the BBC, what about the recently published 1,000 report on the Jimmy Savile scandal? It concluded that his dreadful behaviour was noted many times but not once formally reported or investigated and that the BBC ‘as a corporate body’, had no knowledge of the sex crimes being committed over many decades by one of its most prominent celebrities. Is it just the BBC that has put its best interests before the protection of children? Haven’t we heard similar claims about the Church and politicians? Are things different today, or is it just the selfishness and greed of human nature and, if so, how do you control this? OK, rant over. Next scandal, please! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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7:15am Call the Council 8:00am Homes Under the Hammer 9:00am Sea Cities 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 1:05pm The Chef's Protege 1:35pm Wogan: The Best of 2:20pm Talking Pictures 3:05pm Angels One Five 4:40pm The Indian Doctor 5:25pm Coast Australia 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Too Much TV 8:00pm The Enemy Files 9:00pm Perry and Croft: Made in Britain 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Lilting 1:25am I Am Love 3:20am Inside Obama's White House

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Gok's Lunchbox 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm A View to a Kill 2:10am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:30am Dinner Date 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:35am Catchphrase 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 7:50pm The Hot Desk 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 12:10am Family Guy

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1981 9:00pm Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick 10:00pm Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 11:00pm Heavy Metal Britannia 12:30am Metal at the BBC 1:00am Top of the Pops: 1981 1:35am Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 2:35am Heavy Metal Britannia 4:05am Metal at the BBC Compilation of memorable heavy metal performances from BBC TV shows. 4:35am Sounds of the Sixties Forget Madchester, forget Factory, forget Oasis. 4:40am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

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Countdown The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Shipping Wars Shipping Wars Channel 4 News Summary Formula 1 The Big Bang Theory Deal or No Deal Countdown Formula 1 The Simpsons The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Food Unwrapped Travel Man Gogglebox The Last Leg Raised by Wolves

Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes The Chase The Professionals The Sweeney Ax Men The Chase The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes The Sweeney The Professionals Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Goodwood Members' Meeting The Krays FYI Daily The Krays Eraser FYI Daily Eraser Hell on Wheels Hogan's Heroes

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Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Family Secrets 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show That's So... 1994 Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits The Last Stand Super Casino Trauma Doctors

9:25am The Marine 4: Moving Target 11:10am Reign of Fire 1:00pm Run All Night 3:00pm San Andreas 5:00pm Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 7:05pm Reign of Fire 9:00pm Run All Night 11:10pm San Andreas 1:10am Revenge of the Green Dragons

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Hot Shots! Hot Shots! Part Deux The Waterboy Johnny English The Top Ten Show 2016 Let's be Cops Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber To Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Superbad Jackass: The Movie

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Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement New Girl New Girl Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Terminator Salvation The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Robot Overlords 8:45am Tracers 10:30am Kung Fu Panda 3: Special 11:00am The Captive 1:00pm Robot Overlords A group of kids decide enough is enough and hit back against the robots who have occupied Earth. 2:45pm Zootropolis: Special 3:00pm Entourage 5:00pm Jurassic World 7:15pm Tracers 9:00pm Jurassic World 11:10pm Entourage 1:00am The Captive 3:00am Stage Fright A masked killer terrorises a performing-arts camp in this gruesome horror musical. 4:45am Tracers

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8:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 9:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 10:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 11:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 12:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 1:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 2:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 3:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 4:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 5:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 6:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 7:00pm Cricket's Greatest 7:30pm Cricket's Greatest 8:00pm ICC Cricket 8:30pm Live Super League 11:30pm 20 Years of Super League 12:00am ICC World T20 Highlights

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm MasterChef 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:00pm Escape to the Continent 5:00pm Final Score 6:20pm Now You See It 6:50pm BBC News 7:00pm Regional News 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Can't Touch This 8:00pm The Voice UK 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:55am Salvage 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15am BBC News

7:30am I Remember Mama 9:40am The Women's Football Show 10:10am A Distant Trumpet 12:00pm Natural World 1:00pm Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul 2:00pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:30pm Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Talking Pictures 3:20pm Easter Parade 5:00pm Flog It! 6:00pm Big Dreams, Small Spaces 7:00pm Gardeners' World 7:30pm Bake Off Crème de la Crème 8:30pm Tribes, Predators and Me 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely 11:00pm Quartet 12:35am The Lady 2:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

4:40am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. 8:00pm Treasures of the Indus 9:00pm Human Planet Nature series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today. 10:00pm Follow the Money 11:00pm Follow the Money 12:00am TOTP2 1:00am Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity 2:00am Top of the Pops: 1981 2:35am Top of the Pops: 1981 3:10am One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 4:10am Sounds of the 70s 4:40am This is BBC Four

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am Freerider World Tour 8:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12:00pm The Superhumans Show 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm Formula 1 3:05pm Channel 4 Racing 4:00pm Formula 1 6:30pm Speed with Guy Martin 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather 9:00pm Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge 10:00pm Identity Thief 12:15am Sliver 2:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Milkshake! 9:55am The Fairly Odd Parents 10:30am The Saturday Show Live 12:30pm Police Interceptors 1:25pm Police Interceptors 2:25pm Rookies and Raids: Police Interceptors Special 3:25pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 4:20pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 5:20pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 6:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 7:10pm NCIS: Los Angeles 8:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 9:00pm NCIS 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm The Championship 11:00pm Goal Rush 11:30pm NCIS 12:25am NCIS 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 5:00am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

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7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 1:35pm The Almost Impossible Gameshow 2:30pm Scorpion 3:25pm A Little Princess 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm A Little Princess 5:25pm Britain's Got More Talent 6:30pm Happy Feet 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Happy Feet 8:35pm The Mummy Returns 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pm The Mummy Returns 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:15am American Dad! 1:45am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2:45am FYI Daily

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CITV Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder The Chase Planet's Got Talent Nanny McPhee Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You've Been Framed! Saturday Night Takeaway You're Back in the Room The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather Hot Fuzz Jackpot 247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

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Movies Now Judge Judy Carry on Loving FYI Daily Carry on Loving Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Carry on Cleo FYI Daily Carry on Cleo Carry on Matron FYI Daily Carry on Matron A Touch of Frost Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama. Midsomer Murders Foyle's War Inspector Morse A dramatic manhunt is triggered by the violent escape from prison of a convicted rapist. Blue Murder

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Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Shalako FYI Daily Shalako The Rawhide Years FYI Daily The Rawhide Years Dr. No FYI Daily Dr. No The Snooker Mavericks Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol FYI Daily Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Driven to Kill FYI Daily Driven to Kill FIA Formula e Championship Live

Eragon Seventh Son Furious 7 Lucy Eragon Seventh Son Furious 7 Rambo Lucy Lucky Number Slevin Maverick

9:25am The Top Ten Show 2016 9:40am Click 11:35am Get Hard 1:25pm The Interview 3:25pm Barely Lethal 5:10pm Father of the Bride 7:05pm Father of the Bride II 9:00pm Get Hard 10:45pm The Interview 12:45am Planes, Trains and Automobiles 2:30am South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

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SATURDAY TV

Jane the Virgin Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Fantastic Mr. Fox Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17 Again The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Red Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube

7:00am Barclays Premier League Preview 7:30am Football Gold 7:45am Football Gold 8:00am Football Gold 8:15am Football Gold 8:30am Barclays Premier League Preview 9:00am Game Changers 9:30am Nick Kicks 10:00am The Fantasy Football Club 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Football 3:45pm Live Pro 12 Rugby 6:00pm Live Ford Saturday Night Football 9:00pm Live Fight Night 12:30am Super League Highlights 12:45am Super League Highlights 1:00am La Liga 1:15am Sporting Mavericks 1:45am Sporting Triumphs 2:00am SNF: Match Choice 3:30am SNF: Match Choice 5:00am Football's Greatest II 5:30am Football's Greatest II

7:00am Robot Overlords 8:45am Tracers 10:30am Kung Fu Panda 3: Special 11:00am The Captive Thriller about a couple plagued by the disappearance of their young daughter. 1:00pm Entourage 3:00pm Zootropolis: Special 3:15pm Robot Overlords A group of kids decide enough is enough and hit back against the robots who have occupied Earth. 5:00pm Jurassic World 7:15pm Tracers 9:00pm Jurassic World 11:10pm Entourage 1:00am The Captive 3:00am Stage Fright 4:45am Tracers

7:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 8:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 9:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 10:00am ICC World T20 Highlights The second semifinal from the ICC World Twenty20. 11:00am ICC World T20 Highlights The first semi-final at the Women's ICC World T20 in India. 12:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 1:00pm Football 3:45pm Live Super League 6:00pm Live Super League 8:00pm Football Action from Spain's La Liga. 11:00pm Football 1:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Smackdown 3:00am Boxing Gold 3:30am Fight Night

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8:25am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Secret Britain 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Points of View 5:15pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm Life in the Air 7:00pm Paul O Grady: The Sally Army and Me 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Undercover 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:35am Butterfly on a Whee

7:45am This Farming Life 8:45am Gardeners' World 9:15am Island Parish Shetland 9:45am The Beechgrove Garden 10:15am Countryfile 11:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45pm The Best Dishes Ever 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Silk Stockings 3:55pm Flog It! 4:30pm Figure Skating 6:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 7:00pm The Secret History of My Family 8:00pm Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius 9:00pm Natural Born Winners 10:00pm Tribes, Predators and Me 11:00pm Thirteen 12:00am The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 12:40am Snow Cake

8:00pm Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick 9:00pm Pappano's Classical Voices Series in which Antonio Pappano explores the great roles and the greatest singers of the last hundred years through the prism of the main classical voice types. 10:00pm Bob Geldof on Wb Yeats: A Fanatic Heart 11:40pm Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas 1:35am Dan Cruickshank: Resurrecting History Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw for the first time in almost 60 years. 2:35am Sounds of the 70s 3:05am Bob Geldof on Wb Yeats: A Fanatic Heart

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Formula 1 7:30pm Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Special 8:30pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Indian Summers 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am Formula 1 1:00am I Love You Phillip Morris 2:45am Embarrassing Bodies 3:40am Come Dine with Me 4:05am Come Dine with Me

7:00am Milkshake! 10:45am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am The Championship 12:20pm Goal Rush 12:50pm The Gadget Show 1:45pm Police Interceptors 2:45pm Greatest Animated Movies 5:40pm Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return 7:20pm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 9:00pm Now That's Funny 9:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 10:00pm Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas 11:00pm Carrie 1:00am The Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final 1:55am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night. 4:10am The Tube: Going Underground

7:00am How I Met Your Mother 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 7:45am Baby Daddy 8:10am Baby Daddy 8:40am Melissa and Joey 9:05am Melissa and Joey 9:35am The Goldbergs 10:00am The Goldbergs 10:30am The Goldbergs 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Hop 3:30pm Toy Story of Terror 3:55pm Toy Story Toons 4:25pm Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 4:55pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm Tattoo Fixers 12:00am Rude Tube

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7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:30am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:30pm Take Me Out 1:45pm Catchphrase 2:45pm Peter Pan 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Peter Pan 4:55pm Britain's Got More Talent 5:55pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 7:25pm King Kong 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm King Kong 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Bordertown 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad! 1:55am The Cleveland Show 2:25am The Cleveland Show 2:50am @Elevenish 3:15am The Hot Desk 3:25am Teleshopping

7:00am Carry on at Your Convenience 8:00am FYI Daily 8:05am Carry on at Your Convenience 8:30am Carry on Again, Doctor 9:30am FYI Daily 9:35am Carry on Again, Doctor 10:15am Heartbeat 11:15am Heartbeat 12:20pm Columbo 1:50pm A Touch of Frost 3:55pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm By Royal Appointment 10:00pm Great Estates 11:15pm The American President 12:15am FYI Daily 12:20am The American President 1:35am Kindness of Strangers 3:05am Wycliffe 4:00am May the Best House Win

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7:00am Armageddon 9:35am Exodus: Gods and Kings 12:10pm Snakes on a Plane 2:10pm American Sniper 4:25pm Lethal Weapon 6:25pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 9:00pm American Sniper 11:20pm Lethal Weapon 1:20am Armageddon 4:00am Snakes on a Planet

7:00am Robot Overlords 8:45am Kung Fu Panda 3: Special 9:15am Tracers 11:00am Entourage 1:00pm Robot Overlords 2:45pm Zootropolis: Special 3:00pm The Captive Thriller about a couple plagued by the disappearance of their young daughter. 5:00pm Jurassic World 7:15pm Tracers 9:00pm Jurassic World 11:10pm Entourage 1:00am The Captive 3:00am Stage Fright A masked killer terrorises a performing-arts camp in this gruesome horror musical. 4:45am Tracers

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CITV Formula e Highlights Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show River Monsters Big Star's Little Star Off Their Rockers The Living Daylights Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather The Chase: Celebrity Special The Durrells Home Fires ITV News and Weather The Olivier Awards 2016 Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Jackpot 247 Nightscreen

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Football's Greatest Ax Men Storage Wars Pawn Stars The Classic Car Show BRDC Formula 4 Championship MSA British Touring Car Championship Goodwood Members Meeting Football's Greatest: George Best Pawn Stars Rugby Highlights Police Academy FYI Daily Police Academy Driven to Kill FYI Daily Driven to Kill The Sweeney Ax Men Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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Patch Adams Inside Out: Special The Simpsons Movie Search Party Pitch Perfect 2 Special A Million Ways to Die in the West Ali G Indahouse The Simpsons Movie Death Becomes Her A Million Ways to Die in the West Search Party Balls of Fury

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Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Premier League SNF: Match Choice The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Live Ford Super Sunday Live Ford Super Sunday Sir Alex Ferguson Interview Boxing Football League Goals Goals on Sunday Boxing Sir Alex Ferguson Interview Ford Football Special Football Gold Football Ford Football Special The Sunday Supplement

7:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 8:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 9:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 10:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 11:00am Live ICC T20 Cricket Women's w/Cup 3:00pm Live ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Final 8:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 9:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 10:00pm ICC World T20 - Live Verdict 11:00pm ICC World T20 Highlights 12:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 1:00am ICC World T20 Verdict 2:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 3:00am ICC World T20 Highlights 4:00am ICC World T20 Verdict

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Investor behaviour and opportunities MOST times in life, when we are looking to buy something we view falling prices as a positive factor. If we want to buy a new TV, furniture etc, we often wait for the sales to get better value for money. If we are planning to buy property, we will take advantage of falling property prices to make the purchase then. When it comes to equities, however, many people behave very differently. Falling prices make them fearful and they refrain from buying shares at that time - they may even sell the ones they have. Inversely, they see rising prices as a good thing and buy shares when prices are high. Emotions play a large part in investor behaviour. As the prices of an asset rises, investors are attracted by the returns they have seen and buy this asset. However, if you have ever seen the ‘cycle of market emotions’ graphic, the point of ‘euphoria’, when prices are highest, is also the ‘point of maximum investment risk’ when it is most likely that prices will start to come down. So many investors find they have bought when prices were highest.

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks Likewise, as markets fall investors get fearful. Many existing investors sell their shares, causing further falls. People with money to invest sit on the side lines, waiting until they feel confident that prices are back on an upward path. However, when markets are lowest, the point of ‘despondency’ is also the ‘point of maximum financial opportunity’. Although stockmarket volatility can be uncomfortable, it can bring value back to the markets and create opportunities. If you have capital to invest, share prices falling can be a good time

to buy. You can potentially buy more shares with your money; shares that will rise in price once the downturn ends. If you are still concerned the market may fall further - even though it could instead rise - you could apply the principle of ‘pound cost averaging’ (or euro or dollar), where spread out entering the market over time. The principle notes that if you invest, say, a third of your money on one date, a third two months later and the balance two months after that, the average of your investment will provide comfort that you are not unduly exposed to the risk of the market falling the day after you buy and a better opportunity having arisen. As history shows, markets always recover eventually. Declines over the last five decades have been followed by upturns, which on average have been longer lasting and with gains larger than the losses preceding them. What we cannot know in a downturn is when markets will hit the bottom.

If you keep waiting you will probably miss the upswing, often when price increases are sharpest. Do not risk waiting too long. Make your investment but be prepared for further short-term volatility and to hold your investment for the longer-term. We do not generally advocate ‘timing the markets’ - it is ‘time in the market’ that counts however this does not mean that those with capital to invest should ignore the opportunities presented by falling markets. If you are invested for the longterm your portfolio should ride out temporary market volatility. A chart from Blackrock* shows how a £10,000 hypothetical investment in the FTSE All-Share Index would have grown to £71,602 in the 25 years 19892014. This was in spite of events like September 11, the subprime crisis, Lehman Brothers collapse and European sovereign debt crisis. As always, your investment strategy and choices should be dictated by your specific personal circumstances, aims, time horizon

and an objective assessment of your attitude to risk. It is critical to review your portfolio on a regular basis and adjust the strategy accordingly. Last but not least, build up a good relationship with your financial adviser, so they understand your needs and concerns and will guide you through market turbulence as needed. *From Blackrock’s brochure “Weathering Uncertain Markets Learning from the past, positioning for the future.” These views are put forward for consideration purposes only as the suitability of any investment is dependent on the investment objectives, time horizon and attitude to risk of the investor. This article should not be construed as providing any personalised investment advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

They’re getting it together SPAIN’S parties conversed without animosity following the Brussels attacks Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

AFTER months of mutual insults, Spain’s political parties conversed without animosity following the Brussels bomb attacks. They signed an anti-terrorism pact in February last year to combat the jihadi threat and met after the Brussels massacre to monitor Spain’s situation. Even Podemos, not a signee, sent a representative as an observer. But did anyone mention during a meeting where there was no room for acrimony that Belgium has a history of inconclusive general and federal elections? Did anyone mention the potential difficulties in coordinating security and anti-terrorist strategy with only a caretaker government may not be the best way to counter the jihadi threat?

Second thoughts ADA COLAU, mayor of Barcelona, who owes her post to the votes of Podemos coun-

Divide and rule IN sacking the Podemos third-in-command Sergio Pascual from his post as Organisation Secretary, Pablo Iglesias removed Iñigo Errejon’s right-hand man. Observers suspect that he is reinforcing his own camp while debilitating that of Podemos co-founder Errejon. Once upon a time Iglesias would have objected to the use of a word like hierarchy in connection with a party that was created to counteract the PSOE and Partido Popular ‘castes’. Now he is doing a very efficient job of creating his own. cillors, wrote recently, “There’s a certain air about Pablo...” She was referring to Pablo Iglesias and what she and others increasingly identify as his arrogance. Unfortunately she rectified immediately as is required practice these days even – or especially – when speaking sincerely.

Unwise monkeys MARIANO RAJOY heads the Partido Popular, the most-voted party in last December’s elections. He possesses an unalienable belief in his right to form the next government but cuts an unimpressive figure. And he does not grow in stature when he claims that Madrid had no inkling that Valencia City Hall was riddled with corruption for years. Madrid was either incompetent for not knowing what was happening in Valencia or, worse, knew about it but did nothing. Only monkeys may behave like the three wise monkeys - not national politicians. ADA COLAU: Owes her post to the votes of Podemos councillors. Ricardo Patiño on Wikimedia Commons

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Perhaps it was the mac?

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THE third time I detected a more hostile stare Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

I HAVE just returned from two rather chilly but nevertheless satisfying weeks in the Mother Country. The focus of my visit was to meet up with my five grandsons who I had not seen for some considerable time and with my daughter who, on reflection, should carry the married name of Fry. This remark will only have significance for people of a certain vintage who remember a particular chocolate bar manufactured in Bristol. Each of the boys has a different work schedule, so our get-togethers were spread over more than a week, but at least this meant that instead of one large gathering, we could take our time to catch up and generally enjoy each

PUB: We took our time to catch up and generally enjoy each other’s company. other’s company individually. For convenience I had suggested that we meet up for lunch at a pub location on the outskirts of the town, where

the food is reasonable and the atmosphere congenial. Having arrived early on the first day, I noticed a rather dishevelled character of indeterminate age and

gender, sporting lank shoulder-length dyed blonde hair, leaning against the pub wall. He, for it turned out to be a man, was enjoying a smoke and a cough outside, before

returning to the bar where he slouched behind a pint of lager and to my discomfort, stared at me intently for 30 minutes until my grandson thankfully arrived. Two days later, the same gentleman was in attendance behind another glass of beer with the same unnerving stare levelled in my direction. But again, on the arrival of my second grandson, he was soon forgotten amid much hugging and joyful acknowledgements of each other ’s presence. It was with a certain amount of reluctance that I entered the establishment another two days on, but there he was again with the same unsmiling and, I now detected, more hostile stare. “He thinks you are a dirty old man,” my third grandson told me matter of factly. “And we are all rent boys.” I spluttered on my beer. Perhaps it was the mac I was wearing.

Bombing on a scale of one to 10 Photo Credit Aaron Tang Wikimedia

IF it’s in Europe it’s far more important than Africa as it is close to home John Smith Random thoughts... I SAW a cartoon on the internet this weekend which showed a map of the World, indicating the scale of interest and worry that we in Europe have with regards to suicide bombs and explosions caused by terrorists around the world and it does seem remarkably accurate. The basic idea is that the closer to home the bomb is then the more worried we are and the more coverage it receives in the international press. The map is entitled ‘Tragic World Map’ and divides the world into five differently coloured areas so that Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA and Western Europe are all the same colour and carry the punch line ‘Oh my God how terrible.’ Next come, India, Israel, Latin America, Mexico, South Africa and

BOSTON MARATHON: Scene of a terrible bombing. Turkey with caption, ‘That’s sad.’ Third is a combination of China, Egypt and Russia with ‘That’s life.’ Fourth come bits of the Middle East and Far East with the caption ‘Wait a moment, where is that?’ Last comes the rest of Africa

with a swear word which translates as ‘So what.’ If American or European civilians are involved, then any one of the lower ranked areas will increase in prominence for a few days, but then things will quieten down again.

MOTORWAY: Charges rise.

Taking their toll WITH Spain so anxious to attract tourists to the country, it does seem rather strange that the toll roads should be allowed to increase prices during the high tourist season. This means that overseas visitors, as well as the thousands who descend on the Costas from Madrid, suddenly have to pay considerably extra for the privilege of driving on a decent road which was funded in the main by the European Union. A simple journey from Malaga to Estepona normally costs €7.85 but for Semana Santa and the four summer months this shoots up to €12.40, to cover just 80 kilometres at a cost of 15.5 cents per kilometre. If you are travelling further afield then the price goes up as well, and although on their website it is suggested that regular travellers can save up to 50 per cent on their journeys, the truth is that that saving only occurs after you have undertaken 36 journeys and paid by credit or debit card on each occasion. There is also a possibility for regular travellers to ‘freeze’ the price hike provided they undertake 15 journeys a month also paying by card, but not everyone wants to do that and many prefer to pay cash. They used to charge extra in the Christmas period as well but in an anti-scrooge measure, that seems to have been done away with. It does however, beg the question of what the justification is for increasing prices and placing more strain on the other free and often illmaintained roads.

In the same week that I saw this map, we had the dreadful bombing in Brussels which grabbed headlines for days on end, but within a week either side of that there were 65 killed in Lahore, Pakistan when a suicide bomber picked an area in a park near a playground where mainly women and children were killed. In Iraq, another bomb was exploded at a football ceremony with 17 footballers aged between 10 and 16 killed as were another 15 in the crowd. Favourite city for Boko Horan terrorists saw 20 killed by a mosque in Maiduguri which seems to be hit on almost a monthly basis whilst in neighbouring Cameroon, two girls, who may have been kidnapped by that group in Nigeria two years ago were discovered before they could blow themselves up. Now we The only moral to this story is that want to these explosions are happening all of hear your views. the time around the world and in the West we still don’t really YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE take too much notice unless it is - YOUR OPINION close to home and shakes us out www.euroweeklynews.com of our own complacency.

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in history 1119 - King Richard I is killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France. 1581 - Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world. 1801 - The British navy defeats the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen is born, Danish author of fairy tales. 1843 - Queen Victoria proclaims Hong Kong a British crown colony. 1862 - Slavery is abolished in Washington, DC. 1889 - The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opens on the Left Bank as part of the Exhibition of 1889. 1918 - England’s Royal Air Force is formed. 1918 - The Battle of the Somme ends. 1920 - Germany’s Workers Party changes its name to the Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazis). 1921 - Great Britain declares a state of emergency because of the thousands of coal miners on strike. 1926 - John Fowles, English novelist (The Collector, The French Lieutenant’s Woman) is born. 1933 - President Franklin Roosevelt signs legislation ending Prohibition in the United States. 1939 The Spanish Civil War effectively ends with the official recognition of Franco’s government. 1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty is signed. 1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as British prime minister. 1968 - Rev Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 1982 - Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands.

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Carol

BASED on Patricia Highsmith’s novel, The Price of Salt, Carol explores the relationship between Theresa Belivet (Rooney Mara), an aspiring photographer, and Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett), an older woman going through a difficult divorce in 1950’s New York. An immediate connection sparks a series of innocent encounters that then lead to a deeper connection, romantic involvement, and love. As Carol breaks free from her loveless marriage, her competence as a mother is questioned when her husband realises Carol’s relationships with Therese is more than just friendship. Carol received critical acclaim and many accolades, including six Academy Award nominations and was named one of the best films of 2015.

David Ferrrer, April 2, Tennis Player Born in Xabia in Alicante, David Ferrer is a successful Spanish professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain, Ferrer has won tournaments at all levels except at a Grand Slam, but has still joined the elite top 10 of highest earning tennis players.

Richard Chamberlain, March 31, Actor, 82 Probably most famous for his TV role of Dr Kildare in the 1960’s for which he won a Golden Globe, Richard Chamberlain appeared in a number of films and TV series including the Thorn Birds for which he received a great deal of praise. Susan Boyle, April 1, Singer, 55 SuBo staggered the judges and audience when she appeared on Britain’s Got Talent, looking a shambles and singing like an angel. Her appearance on the show shot around the world of social media and made her a star particularly in the USA. Nigel Farage, April 3, Politician, 52 Former commodities broker and one of the founders of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mr Farage became an MEP and stood for election to the UK parliament without success. He is violently opposed to Britain’s membership of the EU and is campaigning for the Brexit. Graham Norton, April 4, TV Presenter, 53 Cheeky Irish comedian who became known for his risqué performances and has hosted his own BBC TV talk show which has run for several years attracting some very high profile guests. He also appeared in anarchic comedy Father Ted as an irritating priest who wouldn’t stop talking.

I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

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Hexagram

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (EITHER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ATTACK CHEERY CLIQUE EASILY EITHER (10) ETHNIC HEATER HERETO INHERE KNOTTY

METEOR MORRIS REGRET SEETHE TARIFF TEETHE THEIST THEORY WRIGHT

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1 Radium 2 Strain 3 Bureau 4 Cannot 5 Marina 6 Regent 7 Intern 8 Retain 9 Effort 10 Tingle 11 German 12 Teethe 13 Regime 14 Seethe 15 Beetle 16 Easier 17 Hither 18 Fabric 19 Creaky

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

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. 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. 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. 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. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having this opportunity could cause you to hesitate.

I’VE STARTED, SO I’LL FINISH All the answers begin and end with the same letter 1. By what name was the northeast African country of Ethiopia formerly known? 2. According to Queen’s hit single Bohemian Rhapsody, who ‘has a devil put aside for me’? 3. What name is often applied to someone who is abnormally afraid of closed-in places? 4. Which famous theme park in Anaheim, California was opened on July 17, 1955? 5. What is the name of the river in central Europe that arises in north-western Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea? 6. Which famous comic character appears in three plays by William Shakespeare? In the two Henry IV plays he is a companion to Prince Hal and in The Merry Wives of Windsor he is the buffoonish suitor of two married women? 7. Which seaport in southwest Sweden on the Kattegat strait is the second-largest city in Sweden? 8. Which Leonard Cohen song was the UK Christmas number one in December 2008 for The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke? 9. Which type of canoe, originally used by the Inuit, is made of a light frame with a watertight covering having a small opening in the top to sit in? 10. What is the surname of the Czech-born former tennis player who won the Australian Open in1989 and 1990, the French Open in 1984, 1986 and 1987 and the US Open in 1985, 1986 and 1987? Not a lot of people know that... Abba is not only the name of a hugely successful pop act but also the name of a well-known fish-canning company in Sweden

YOUR STARS 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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Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. 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 continue to be upset, it must. 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. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it also 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 thin but it is in your best interests to remain calm.

Answers 1. ABYSSINIA, 2. BEELZEBUB, 3. CLAUSTROPHOBIC, 4. DISNEYLAND, 5. ELBE, 6. (Sir John) FALSTAFF, 7. GOTHENBURG (Swedish name GÖTEBORG), 8. HALLELUJAH, 9. KAYAK, 10. (Ivan) LENDL

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 D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 15 • Excellent: 20

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cedi cent cert cite code coin coir cone cord core corn cote cred deco dice iced icon nice once otic rice torc cento cider cited citer coder coned conte cored credo cried crone decor dicer dicot doric edict icier ionic nicer recon recti recto riced ricin tonic trice cinder citron coined coiner corned cornet credit cretin dicier direct docent erotic incite indict irenic ironic nitric noetic notice triced citrine cordite crinoid diction incited inciter noticed oneiric centroid doctrine indirect DIRECTION

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Across:

Across 1 Excited as Spurs excel (7) 5 Spotted in embarrassing tapestry (5) 8 Bouquet from a romantic affair (5) 9 Strange new aura in the dark (7) 10 Register brew or rest (6) 13 Pete’s recipe prepared for Harry (6) 15 Be ill from beer it’s said (3) 16 Make money from The Bear Necessities (4) 17 Gemstone from old friend (4) 19 Caught first goal on television (3) 21 Cheats maybe innocent (6) 24 Be quiet near pear prepared for mountain guide (6) 28 Postponement concerning bad feeling (7) 29 A constituent that is excluded (5) 30 Weary author discovered in the road (5) 31 Baseball player’s large jug (7) Down 1 Is star unhappy with Steps (6) 2 Or sit out fights (5) 3 Saw a Danish leader get older (5) 4 I feel comfortable returning guns (4) 5 Lower a support (5) 6 About turn, come back (5) 7 Quiet queen’s railway drink (6) 11 Mates forming bands (5) 12 Choice of kitchen appliance (5) 13 Parking on a great many building sites (5) 14 Climb over a weighing machine (5) 18 Marks football results (6)

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1 Salted, 4 Batons, 9 Alice, 10 Extreme, 11 Operates, 12 Vote, 14 Snares, 16 Teases, 19 Beef, 20 Valencia, 23 Scrooge, 24 Adapt, 25 Sadden, 26 Dealer. Down: 1 Shadows, 2 Loire, 3 Elevated, 5 Acts, 6 Ocelots, 7 Sieve, 8 Repel, 13 Serenade, 15 Averred, 17 Shatter, 18 Dated, 19 Basis, 21 Crawl, 22 Note.

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20 A cricketer’s clobber (6) 22 Sale I organised for part of the church (5) 23 Dramatic turn for Oliver (5) 25 Core of Earth is in a bad way (5) 26 Fish in Ebro, a charming idea (5) 27 He and father returned for Mass (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 17 represents F and 23 represents W, so fill in F every time the figure 17 appears and W every time the figure 23 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 Commends (7) 5 Hurl (5) 8 Oblivious (7) 9 Sharp (5) 10 Happening (5) 11 Aversion (7) 12 Period of 10 years (6) 14 Disperse widely (6) 17 Capable of being seen (7) 19 Little (5) 22 Cheek, impertinence (5) 23 Belief (7) 24 Great fear (5) 25 Good behaviour (7)

Down 1 Intermission (5) 2 Cognisant (5) 3 Began (7) 4 Fixed (6) 5 Sport groups (5) 6 Everyday procedure (7) 7 Friday evening to Sunday evening (7) 12 Invented (7) 13 Dressing, clothing (7) 15 Strong feeling or emotion (7) 16 Change for the better (6) 18 Combine into one (5) 20 Similar (5) 21 Loans (5)

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

1 Doctor, 4 Trying, 9 Comes, 10 Massive, 11 District, 12 Bait, 14 Sorted, 16 Models, 19 Lead, 20 Guessing, 23 Smiling, 24 Brave, 25 Steady, 26 Recent. Down: 1 Decides, 2 Camps, 3 Observed, 5 Risk, 6 Imitate, 7 Guest, 8 Smack, 13 Possible, 15 Realise, 17 Segment, 18 Judge, 19 Lasts, 21 Image, 22 Find.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Solapa, 4 Flor, 7 Lunes, 8 Until, 10 Peliculas, 13 Small, 14 Bells, 15 Azul, 16 Fresas. Down: 1 Sell, 2 Lenteja, 3 Pastilla, 5 Rule, 6 Cucumber, 9 Toallas, 11 Isla, 12 Osos.

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Across 1 Flash of lightning (9) 6 To be able (5) 7 To put (5) 9 Awake (9) 12 Escritorios (muebles) (5) 13 Queen (5) 14 Pasajero (9)

Down 1 Clothes (4) 2 Escaleras de mano (7) 3 Butterflies (insects) (9) 4 Manzano (5-4) 5 Priest (4) 8 Nada (7) 10 Age (of person, animal, building) (4) 11 To fall (4)

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ELTON JOHN: Raises funds for AIDS. ELLEN DEGENERES: Came out on her TV show. guests to raise money for his AIDS Foundation, and also hosts other parties as a fundraiser. He was involved in campaigns in the UK for the legalisation of gay marriage and speaks publicly about equality. He lives with his husband, David Furnish, and two sons. 5. Alice Walker Alice Walker is the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Colour Purple as well as a poet and activist. She has been an activist for all of her adult life, and a defender of human rights and the rights of all living beings. 6. Stephen Fry Stephen Fry has made documentaries on HIV and Aids to raise awareness, as well as a documentary covering what it is like being gay in prison. More recently, Fry has shot a documentary for the BBC about being gay around the world, this has taken him all around the globe to discuss with gay men and women what it means to be a member of the LGBT community in different countries. 7. Sir Ian McKellan Ian McKellan came out in 1988 and

since then has used his influence and star-power to fight for equality. He co-founded Stonewall, a gay rights organisation, and has spoken and written on gay issues regularly. 8. Jóhanna Siguroardóttir Jóhanna Siguroardóttir was the world’s first lesbian prime minister in Iceland. Her government banned strip clubs and she is an advocate for women’s equality. 9. Neil Patrick Harris A vocal advocate for LGBT rights and active supporter of same-sex marriage, Neil Patrick Harris has been involved in many campaigns fighting for equality. He lives with his husband and two children. 10. Tim Cook Following Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, Tom Cook has not actively come out but has graced the top of Out magazine’s most powerful list of gay people for three years. He is currently fighting against the American government and their demands to bypass security protections on the iPhone.

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.

TARGET: • Average: 16 • Good: 22 • Very good: 32 • Excellent: 41

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

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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Move from the start word (STEP) to the end word (DROP) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

STEP STOP SHOP (SLOP) CHOP (PLOP) CROP (PROP) DROP

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Crackdown on wearing seatbelts

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STATISTICS: The wearing of a seatbelt can reduce the risk of death by 80 per cent. DURING the recent crackdown on the wearing of seatbelts and child restraint systems carried out by police, a total of 2,728 people were caught not wearing one. Irresponsible adults allowed 167 children under 12 years of age to travel without the appropriate safety device, 46 of them in the front seat. Of all of those people found to be not wearing a seatbelt, 74 per cent of them were driving on conventional roads. The law states that all occupants within a vehicle must wear a seatbelt or restraining device appropriate to their height and weight. The rule of one seatbelt, one passenger must also be adhered to. Many modern cars for example are only fitted with two seatbelts in the

back, and so, irrespective of the width, only two passengers can be carried on that seat. During this week-long campaign, a total of 379,246 vehicles were checked, some from the air and others from the roadside or at checkpoints. The Pegasus-equipped helicopters were out in force, with many road users now being aware of their power, as there was an increase in the number of vehicle occupants who decided to ‘buckle up’ having spotted the helicopters in the air. Statistically, the wearing of a seatbelt can reduce the risk of death in a vehicle collision by 80 per cent and although adults can make the decision for themselves, the importance of ensuring children comply is paramount.

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When does he declare for tax? I have been employed under the Spanish ‘regimen de autonomos’ for 16 years. I now plan to return to the Netherlands, my home country. I will deregister as ‘autonomo’. My Spanish gestor says that I will have to file an income tax return in Spain for my worldwide income for up to two fiI think your gestor did not explain this very well but he is approximately right. Now, in May and June of 2016, you declare your selfemployed Spanish income

nancial years after leaving. He told me I could find the relevant provisions in Spanish Act 35/2006 of November 28 on Income Tax for Natural Persons, amended by Act 26/2014 of November 17 but I cannot find any such provision. Is my Spanish ‘gestor’ right? BM (Costa Blanca)

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January and February of 2016 here in Spain before you leave, you will have to declare this income in May and June of 2017, a year and three months after you left.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man

LAW states all occupants of a vehicle must wear one AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

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I KNOW I’m a grumpy old sod but the world around me doesn’t half make it easy. I have written about my car before and people spoke to me and said it was something that ticked them off too. But this one has given me the serious hump. I got in my car after being away for two weeks and two warning lights came on, one saying ‘code 82’ and the other was a filter light. So having three years warranty and three years free servicing, I wasn’t too worried. I looked up ‘code 82’ in the handbook and it just said ‘change oil soon’. I thought that was strange as I’ve only done 18,000 miles in two and a half years. I take it to my local garage where I purchased the car, who now don’t sell them as Chevrolet has pulled out of Europe. The mechanic then proceeds to tell me I’ve been driving the car wrongly and it’s all my fault and it’s not covered by god knows how many warranties I have on the car. What? How can I be driving it wrongly? It’s a fully-automatic turbo diesel and, for

your information young man, I’ve been driving for 50 years and never had an accident! What came next left me flabbergasted like never before. He says I can’t turn the engine off, I mustn’t drive it out of the garage because if I do and I quote ‘you will break the engine. We have to change the engine oil immediately!’ Wait - it gets better. He asks me if when I stop, the engine fan carries on after I turn the engine off? “Yes, it does sometimes.” “Oh. Well if it does, start it up again and take it for a run getting it up over 3,000 rpm.” “Are you loco?” “I’ve just got home why would I want to go out again?” “You have to take the car to Malaga once a week reaching 4000rpm. Don’t use the automatic gearbox.” “Whoa, whoa hombre, what are you talking about? Why on earth would I want to do that?” “Because these cars, and many others, have this problem with big diesel engines.” I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing. That just doesn’t make any sense that the car I paid extra for to have an automatic gearbox I have to drive manually, at speeds that break the law, to a place I don’t want to go to at least once a week! “Oh and it’s going to cost you €207 too.” I now have to phone GM Europe and find out exactly what’s going on because surely this can’t be right. I’ll let you know!

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Smooth your wrinkles as you sleep AROUND a third of our lifetime is spent with our head in a pillow and now, spending all that time sleeping could improve your health and even smooth wrinkles. A new high-tech pillow called the ‘Save My Face’ pillow which looks like the shape of a spanner claims that it can prevent wrinkles. Three-quarters of us sleep mostly on one side and, according to dermatologists, this may result in deeper facial creases. Studies have also found that ‘redistributing the pressure’ while we sleep may prevent wrinkles and as the pillow only supports your temple and your jaw the skin around your eyes and cheeks is supposed to fall into the gap and is not squashed. The ‘Copper Pillow’ also claims to banish crow’s feet around the eyes. The pillow contains copper, a mineral needed by the skin to make collagen which plumps up the skin. The pillow has tiny copper particles woven into the fabric of the pillow case, which can slipped over any pillow. The makers say that as you sleep, the copper penetrates the upper layers of the skin, making it look smoother and more youthful in as little as four weeks.

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Five steps to keep old skin looking younger WE can protect our skin in order to keep a youthful looking glow By Emily Chettle AS we get older, signs of aging become more apparent facially. Like it or not, it’s a fact of life caused by everyday circumstances that takes a toll on skin. For example stress, sun damage, hormonal imbalances and environmental factors all play an important role in the aging process. Skin naturally loses its elasticity as we age, but it can be protected to keep it as young looking as possible. Here are our top five steps to keeping a youthful glow. Cleanse, cleanse, cleanse Everyone should cleanse regularly, but over-65s also need to use a richer, waxier cleanser. Use a gentle toner to remove the cleanser fully but without aggra-

AGING PROCESS: It is essential to stay hydrated. vating skin. Protect skin from ultraviolet light Much of our aging comes from light damage. By using SPF facial sun creams the damaging rays

from the sun can be blocked. Even when the sun is not shining, creams will help protect against invisible UV rays. Have regular facials There is nothing quite as good

as a well-performed facial massage to stimulate circulation and tone up the muscles. Even a mini facial when applying night creams will help invigorate skin. Eat Healthily ‘Good fats’ protect the lipid parts of your body. Omega oils are essential in helping maintain healthy skin. Typically found in borage, fish and flax. Nuts, seeds, fruit and vegetables are always rich in vitamins and minerals and are good for the skin. H2O It is essential to stay hydrated for your skin. Drink at least four glasses of water a day, plus antioxidant-rich green, rooibos, white or honeybush tea. Water is essential. Drinking enough water flushes out toxins and plumps up tired skin.

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. THIS week, the doctor replies to a reader’s letter asking about pulse rates and pacemakers. Dear Dr Perez Belmont, After reading your piece on blood pressure I wonder if you can tell me the correct pulse rate, I read on the internet that it should be between 60 and 100. I had a pacemaker fitted in 2013 in England, we come to Spain every winter ‘snow birds’ and my pulse has gone up to 110 and 118. On the internet it said it could be a faulty pacemaker. Is it possible to get it checked out in Spain or do I have to get back to England? My local hospital is Los Arcos del Mar Menor. Any information would be a great help. Yours Sincerely R Bennett

Dear Mr Bennett, As you say, the normal pulse rate for a healthy adult should be between 60 and 100 beat s per minute, although when some heart diseases are pr esent , i t shoul d be maintained below 60. Although pacemakers do not tend to be faulty, it can sometimes happen and one of the signs of this is an increased pulse rate. I f you not i ce t hi s i s happeni ng of t en you should go to a hospital to have t he pacem aker checked out. You do not need to return to England to have it checked. Most hospi t al s i n Spai n have speci al i st s who ar e f am i l i ar wi t h pacem aker s and can check whether they are working correctly or not and even change them if necessary.

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SIESTA: Long naps or being excessively tired during the day is linked to a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

Limit the siesta time SLEEPING for too long can increase risk of heart disease By Gemma Quinn STILL enjoying the benefits of a Spanish siesta? Well be careful how long you nap for in the daytime as a team of scientists have warned allowing yourself the luxury could increase the risk of premature death. They say long naps, or being excessively tired during the day, is linked to a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which covers a range of conditions, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol and high blood sugar, which can all raise a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risk of heart disease.

The findings, which were presented at the American College of Cardiologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 65th annual scientific session showed napping for 40 minutes or longer was tied to a steep increase in the risk of being diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. The researchers evaluated data from 21 studies involving 307,237 people. Those people who slept for less than 40 minutes during the day did not show any increased risk for the conditions, but beyond 40 minutes and the risk rose sharply. A siesta for 90 minutes increased metabolic syndrome risk by as much as 50 per cent, as did being excessively tired during the day.

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SOS building team fixes roof of children’s home BUILDERS also retiled a bathroom which had been damaged by the leaking roof By Keith Baker A TEAM of experts from Knight’s Constructions and the Continental Wealth Management building team volunteered their time recently to take on the repair of a dangerous portion of the roof at the Relleu children’s home, which has been leaking for some time. The large SOS building team, overseen by Tony Grande of the Make A Smile Charity, repaired and resurfaced the damaged roof in 10 hours of non-stop work. A fund has been set up by the Make A Smile charity, and the Benitachell Charity shop donated €1,750 for roof repairs. They also made a second donation of €630 to replace the old fire door. This meant Make A Smile was

JOB DONE: A team of experts volunteered their time to take on the repair works. able to purchase all the materials to carry out the work. Whilst the builders were at the home, they also retiled a bathroom which had been damaged by the leaking roof. On the same day, Make A

Smile volunteers planted over 200 fruit trees at the Relleu Self Sufficiency Project to create an orchard for the residents there. The trees were funded by La Caixa Bank’s Social fund who donated

€2,500 to Make A Smile after they had heard about the work being done by the charity, to better the lives of the underprivileged children and mentally challenged residents at the Emaus homes.

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A successful meeting for U3A OVER 160 members of U3A Marina Baixa gathered in the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz del Pi recently for their monthly General Meeting. All the regular topics were discussed and reported on and all events relating to the town hall were brought to the member’s notice. After the meeting an extremely interesting talk with slides was given by Ann Currie, this was all about her excellent work in the community in Tanzania and also her leisure time. Before the meeting started

(and once members had signed in and paid for trips and meals), coffee was the order of the day and the attached cafeteria was buzzing as usual. Liz Parker organised a meal to follow the meeting. This month 40 members went to Oasis in La Nucia. If you have not yet joined and would like to know more, you can check the website (www.u3amarin abaixa.com) where you will find past newsletters and all group information. Meetings are held on the fourth Monday each month.

Play is extended TO help meet demand for tickets for the first production of their 40th Anniversary Year - Roger Brown’s production of Steel Magnolias - Javea Players are extending the run at their Studio Theatre in Javea’s Old Town. It will now play Saturday April 9 as well as April 11 to 16. Curtain-up is at 8 pm. Tickets are €8 and are available from the box office on 965 794 937 and at boxofficejp@gmail.com.

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Fashionable charity EVENT helped to raise €525 for HELP By Keith Baker CAVA and canapes preceded the very successful Fashion Show held at the Activity Centre in La Xara by HELP of Denia and Marina Alta. All the outfits and accessories, taken from stock in the La Xara and Moraira shops, were modelled by members of HELP and their friends. The event was very well attended, and raised €525 for HELP. After the show HELP President, Candida Wright, thanked La Xara shop manager Amanda Rosser for organising the event and for all the hard work that went into it behind the scenes. She also gave a big thank you to the models who took part. P hot o s o f t h e e v e n t c a n b e v iew ed at www.helpofdenia.com where more information relating to HELP, their events and the s er v i c e s t h a t t h e y p ro v id e ca n b e viewed.

FASHION SHOW: Modelled by friends.

Shakespeare celebrated by Xabia Book Circle THE focus of the next meeting of the Xabia Book Circle will be William Shakespeare, as they honour the 400th a n n i v e r sa r y o f th e bard’s death. It will take place on Tuesday A p r i l 5 i n t h e So cia l Centre in Xabia Old Town, at 6.30 p m f o r a 6 . 4 5 p m start. The presentation is entitled ‘Shakespeare’s Theatre: From t h e Gl o b e t o th e Movies.’ There will also be

an opportunity for attendees to share favourite Shakespearean scenes, dialogues o r s p e e c h es . A ll a re we lcome. F o r mo re in fo rma tion, contact Alma Dorndorf on 6 3 6 8 9 8 1 6 2 o r e ma il al ma@dorndorf.es. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Centro Social, Xabia Old Town, beside the Health Centre, at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start, and finish at 8.45pm.

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Crossover Concert deemed a success SANG a variety of classical songs and songs from musicals By Keith Baker TWO charities benefited from a Crossover Concert held at the Espai de la Senieta Theatre in Moraira. Organised by the local Freemasons of Deportiva Lodge, funds were raised for both the Teulada Alzheimer’s Association and the Pedrera Hospital Ultrasound Scanner Appeal. Over a period of more than two hours, mezzosoprano Gill Henry and tenor Manuel Lazaro sang a wide variety of classical songs. They also sang songs from the musicals, including The Man of La Mancha, Cats, Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. A charity raffle was also held raising a further €230 towards the appeal.

SINGERS: Gill Henry and Manuel Lazaro.

HELP stall set up at The Marriott in Denia MANY visitors requested information about the services provided by HELP of Denia when they attended a recent Homes and Gardens event held at The Marriott, Denia. The photo shows Mavis Wade (HELP volunteer), Amanda Rosser (La Xara Shop Manager) and Candida Wright (HELP President) representing the charity on the stand. If you would like more information relating to HELP and their services, or should

HOMES & GARDENS: HELP stall at the show. you feel you may have something to offer as a volunteer, please visit the web-

site www.helpofdenia.com or their Facebook page Help DAMA.

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Denia Spring Fair NOW is the time to book your stall at the Spring Fair, organised by HELP of Denia and Marina Alta. It will take place at Gran Riu Rau, Jesus Pobre on Saturday April 23 from 11am to 4pm. There will be lots of stalls and attractions, traditional crafts, food and drink, Fun and games, plus entertainment from The Elderly Brothers, William and The Bassman, Celtic Knot and Denia Rock Choir. There will also be a Doggy Beauty Contest, so the event is sure to be well attended. To book a stall, call 690 358 244 or email eventshelpdama@gmail. com

A drawing contest A DRAWING contest, organised on the occasion of Women’s Day, was declared a big success. The winner were Gines of CEIP San Vicente Ferrer and Rhiannon of CEIP Cap d’Or. Both received a voucher to the value of €20, which was sponsored by Teulada-Moraira’s Lions Club. The vouchers can be cashed in at bookshops and stationers in the town for teaching materials.

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Barbershop competition starts today in Calpe EVERYONE who enjoys a musical evening with some comedy is welcome By Keith Baker TODAY (Thursday 31) sees the start of the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers convention at Hotel Bahia in Calpe. The event runs to Sunday April 3. Around 600 competitors are expected to attend.

The event starts with a public celebration concert at the town’s Casa de Cultura where the singers will be supported by Marcia’s Dance Studio. Everyone who enjoys a musical evening with some comedy thrown in is welcome. Tickets will be paid for on the night but should be reserved in advance. To make a

reservation please call 693 017 617 or, if easier, email: tickets@sabs.es. Amongst those attending will be Barberidad from Madrid and ANIMA from St Petersburg, Russia. (This will be their first visit to Spain). It is hoped that this ensemble will be able to appear at the Russian Church in Altea on April 2.

Credit: Fiorella Mendez.

BARBERSHOP CONVENTION: Anima from Russia to appear in Calpe.

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Monthly quiz night THE animal charity AKIRA is to hold its monthly quiz ni ght on Apr i l 5 at t he Casa de Cul t ur a i n Beni ssa at 7.30pm. The cost is €10, including buffet. To book your table call Pam on 676 534 486. AKIRA was formed in 2011 after animal lovers noticed a need for a shelter in the areas of Benissa, Teulada and Moraira.

Charities supported THE Masonic Home of Valencia recently held its Annual Gener al Meet i ng, at which members were given the details of its disbursements during 2015. These am ount ed t o €136,500, of whi ch t he

l argest am ount s wer e f or two ultra sound scanners for Denia hospital. Various other local charit i es benef i t ed, i ncl udi ng Age Concern, Ells Special School Turis and EMAUS Calpe.

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Breeding for the first time David THE Dogman Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm

THERE are so many things to consider when breeding from the family pet for the first time. Do you know her faults as well as her virtues? Does she

meet the standard of the breed? Is she of desirable temperament? Is she of sound health? Do you have customers so that the pups don’t end up in the pound? If you can answer ‘yes’ to all of these questions and are still determined to try your hand at raising a litter, then read on for the list of things to do next (time consuming, isn’t it?) - Get an opinion of your bitch from reputable breeders. - Learn about genetic problems within the breed. - Seek advice about potential stud dogs.

- Go and look at the offspring of your chosen stud dog. - Be sure that the stud dog has no genetic problems. - After you have chosen your stud dog, take your bitch to the vet. She will need a full health check including X-ray, hip scored, her eyes need to be checked and she needs to be wormed and vaccinated. Many of these points cost money but it’s necessary when planning for a health litter. - While you’re waiting for her to come into season, read all the books you can on

your particular breed, breeding, whelping and rearing young puppies. - Start saving all the newspapers and have your friends and relatives do the same. You will need all the newspapers you can get your hands on! - Have a whelping box built. - When your bitch comes into season contact the stud owner and you will be advised when to take your bitch to him. There may also be a boarding charge if she has to stay. Be sure you understand in advance what the stud fee you pay guarantees.

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Easter gardens not at their best AFTER a droughty winter and a period of cooler, cloudy and showery weather als, shrubs, bulbs and trees were in flower for Easter, or indeed for my birthday today, there are some pleasant surprises such as echiums in full flower, as well as the south side of several varieties of bottle brushes and over-wintered purple and white velvet sages, that without a single frost have just continued to flower. Against this background a Judas tree still shows no signs of its flower buds opening, although a more sheltered tree less than a kilometre away was in full bloom in the middle of March. Whatever the microclimate, design, plantings or holistic ambitions of your own gardens best wishes for your spring gardening.

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Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

BEING a n e a r l y E a st e r a fte r a droughty winter and a period of cooler, c l o u d y a n d s h o w e ry weathe r, g a r d e n s a r e n o t th e best we have seen at Easter. However, ours was rather better than the rocky terraced ex-monastery mountainside that we inherited with the house on March 31, my birthday, in 1988. But this year weather forced us to d e l a y o u r t r a d i tio n al E a s te r Monday Paella at the end of Lent to Sunday Ap r i l 2 4 . Fo r tu n ate ly, although still early, most of the ingredients will be from the garden, as we will substitute broad beans for butter beans. F or t h o se wh o p l a n a n e a rly A p ril paella so that friends can enjoy wandering round the bulb colourful garden with a glass of wine in one hand and a tapa in the other, you can still obtain a copy of the book ‘Authentic Valencian Paellas’ in Eng l i sh o r Sp a n i sh fro m A maz o n Books or The Book Depository. If you have yet to establish a herb or vegetable patch consider establishing a paella garden growing the following: • Vegetables - Tomatoes, garlic, globe artichokes, red peppers, butter beans, haricot beans and climbing flat beans similar to runner beans, and broad beans for early paellas. Spaniards are adaptable by using a mix of fresh, frozen and bottled vegetables

early in the year and for Christmas Day. • Herbs - Bay leaves for the stock, ro s ema ry for a n e xtra ta s te in the fina l stages when the rice is cooking, garlic, parsley and thyme for the essential meatballs, a n d a u tu mn c roc us e s for the s a ffron colourant and flavour. Although not all the early spring perenni-

THIS YEAR: The weather has forced us to delay our traditional Easter Monday Paella to Sunday April 24.

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Feeding your bird on a budget THERE is a variety of economic options By Sam Croft THERE is perhaps nothing more relaxing than sitting out in your garden with a good book and a cup of tea, taking in the sun and listening to the birds. However, bird food can be expensive. Luckily, there is a variety of economical alternatives for those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to spend a truckload to keep their bird buddies satisfied. First of all, remember to always include fresh water. This can be supplied in numerous ways although an elegant birdbath makes a welcome addition to any garden. When it comes to food, black-oil sunflower seeds are one of the best options. Almost every bird will eat sunflower seeds, and they can be mixed with other seeds and fruits.

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BIRD FEEDING: Always include fresh water. Another option is cracked corn. Cracked corn is cheap and high in carbohydrates and fat, whereas calcium and grit supplements are also essential for a birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health. These can even be offered up in crushed oyster

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Amazing aloe VERSATILE plants By Sam Croft SOMETIMES we forget how versatile some of our everyday houseplants are. Aloe vera, for example, is a common sight among many homes and gardens, and we often use it solely for decorative purposes, but there are various options when it comes to this dynamic little plant. The plant is popular among many chefs, who know that simple snap of aloe will offer sweet soothing relief to any burnt area. It can also be used to treat rashes,

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A centenary for BMW MOTORING evolution By Matthew Elliott WITH more than a full century elapsing since the founding of luxury vehicles, engines and motorbikes manufacturer BMW in Munich, a dedicated exhibition will open in the German city showcasing a fascinating spread of 100 years of motoring evolution. From April 6 to 10 the Techno Classica 2016 will feature a BMW stand devoted to telling the awe-inspiring story of motoring milestones through a selection of historic vehicles, to celebrate the company’s impressive anniversary. The excellent choice of vehicles will include the 1930s BMW 326 convertible. A BMW 502 ‘Barockengell’ from the late 1940s, a BMW M1, and on-

wards into the 21st century with the fanstastic BMW i8 sports car. The very first product to be emblazoned with the BMW logo will hover over the exhibit as lucky spectators get the chance to see an original Kelmm L25 light aircraft, built in 1927 and the oldest licensed aircraft in the country. There will also be a heavy focus on the BMW 02 series which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, while a fitting

tribute will be paid to other brands MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad. The 02 series is widely regarded as representing the pinnacle of vehicle manufacturing for the firm and making its hugely successful foray into customer car design. It immediately became the ‘epitome of the ultimate driving machine’, and was lauded for its agile handling and pioneering engine and chassis technology.

BMW: Celebrating an impressive anniversary. The Rolls-Royce brand will be represented with attendees offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a RollsRoyce Silver Ghost from 1923, and a Rolls-Royce Ghost from the modern production facility in Goodwood. There will also be motorbikes from the golden age and a host of other flagship car models that have captured the attention of avid motorists throughout the eras.

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Umbrella Parking WITH people-focused staff and offering superior protection, they have a winning formula By Keith Baker HAVE you ever stopped to think about the land surrounding Alicante airport? You may have noticed that there are lots of cars parked up, being stored by parking companies. What used to be there though? Manuel Gonzalez of Umbrella Parking can help by sharing a little of the history of his company. For more than 30 years they were one of the main producers of roses in Spain, supplying not just Spain but further afield in Europe too. That enterprise started back in the early 1970s, but as that market changed they decided to diversify and started to offer parking on their land. That decision proved to be a wise one, and the parking business grew to become the dominant one. They therefore decided to focus solely on providing parking for discerning clients.

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Benitachell Bowls Club THERE are still 36 points there for the taking LAST week’s Benitachell Winter League bowls game was against local rivals Javea Green. There is lot at stake for both sides in the closing stages of their respective league campaigns and this game at Javea Green went down to the wire. The top team was skipped by Dudley Davies with Clive Langan, Mike Smith and Carol Davies. The game can only be described as a truly exceptional away performance. Dominating from the outset they went on to win with a 22 - 9 victory. The final outcome was two rinks winning with enough score to take the overall shot difference making an equal share of the 12 points on offer. The Berleen with Harry Chick, Viv Erridge, Peter Collins and Steve Griffin, 3 - 13 at the half way stage, managed to fight their way back taking all but two of the final nine ends culminating in a final score of 16 - 18. There are still 36 points there for the taking and BBC are hoping to maintain their 100 per cent home record with their game against La Marina next week.

WINTER LEAGUE: A lot at stake for both sides.

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SPRING TROPHY: A pairs better ball stableford competition at El Saler. A GROUP of 28 Warblers travelled to El Saler for their Spring Trophy, a pairs better ball stableford competition. It was a lovely sunny day with a slight sea breeze making as usual the course fairly tough to score on. The winners of this well contested Spring Trophy, and making light of the tough conditions, was Chris ‘bang in form’ Williamson and Roger ‘I don’t believe it’ Vicars with a great score of 41 pts. In second place was Steve Cliffe and Peter Gibson winning on countback with 37pts from Chris Hoare and Glyn Walters also with 37pts. There were two Nearest the Pins on hole nine won by our handicap secretary Sheila Dindar and hole 17 by Shaun O’Gorman. There was also two two’s on the day both

on the 9th hole achieved by Steve Smith and Sheila Dindar. The winning team on the football card was Leeds United won by Captain ‘Billy no mates’ Dave. Story of the day was about Sheila Dindar ’s brand new quality Chinese Bazaar golf trousers which unfortunately split all the way up the backside when bending down. Lucky for Sheila, Barbara Pollitt had amazingly got a spare pair of trousers in her golf bag. Sheila was able to continue her round with dignity. Well done to all our winners today. To b o o k i n p l e a s e e m a i l D a v i d a t dr.knight1207@googlemail.com or phone 634 307 407. Guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate.

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England at the double, Kohli brilliant and Cambridge winners NEXT week sees first legs of the Champions League quarter finals Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

FOOTBALL • In international friendlies over the Easter weekend, Wales drew 1-1 with Northern Ireland, Italy likewise with Spain, Scotland won 1-0 in the Czech Republic, England, 2-0 down, stormed back to beat Germany 3-2 in Berlin; the Republic of Ireland defeated Switzerland 10; Spain drew 0-0 in Romania, while England played Holland at Wembley on Tuesday. • Ex-Sunderland and England star Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in

prison for grooming and having sex with a 15,year-old girl. • Premiership action returns this weekend, with ArsenalWatford, Bournemouth-Manchester City, LeicesterS o u t h a m p t o n , Liverpool-Tottenham, Manchester United-Everton, Norwich-Newcastle, SunderlandWBA and West Ham-Crystal Palace. The top Championship games are Brighton-Burnley and Cardiff-Derby; FL1 leaders Burton play Bury and in FL2 it’s Exeter-Plymouth. • Here in Spain on Saturday, it’s Barcelona v Real Madrid in El Clasico. • Next Tuesday/Wednesday we have the first legs of the Champions League quarter-finals with Manchester City, Barcelona, Athletic Madrid and Real Madrid all in action. And 24 hours later the first legs of

the last four Europa League games take place with Tottenham, Atletico Bilbao, Villarreal and Sevilla all seeking glory. Could we have an all-English or all-Spanish final in both competitions? CRICKET • In the T20 World Cup, England defeated Afghanistan by 15 runs and reigning champions Sri Lanka by 10 to quality for yesterday’s semi-final against New Zealand in Delhi. The other semi-final is India (conquerors of Australia courtesy of the brilliant Virat Kohli) against the West Indies in Mumbai today. The final is in Kolkata on Sunday. ROUND-UP • Cambridge won last Sunday’s annual Varsity boat race.

Johan Cruyff One of the world’s greatest-ever footballers and coach, Johan Cruyff, died in Spain, last Thursday, aged 68. The Dutchman scored 405 goals in 711 senior appearances for club and country between 1964 and 1984, playing for Ajax, Barcelona, Levante, Feyenoord, in America and Holland. He won 48 international caps a n d h e l p e d h i s c o u n t r y re a c h t h e 1 9 7 4 World Cup final. Then, as a coach/manager, he guided Ajax and Barcelona to European glory. An early exponent of ‘Total Football,’ Johan won the Ballon d’Or three times (197173-74) and was the recipient of 36 medals overall, 22 as a player. I had the pleasure of meeting him twice and now, I say, to a truly great football man, R.I.P.