Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 30 June - 6 July 2016 Issue 1617 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1617

30 June - 6 July 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

By Linda Hall Benidorm’s Hoteliers Association HOSBEC does not foresee that Brexit will bring ‘substantial risks’ in its wake. Short-term, the UK’s exit

from the European Union will not affect arrivals, HOSBEC predicted: “This summer’s accommodation is already sold as well as next winter’s.” Benidorm hotels’ price-quality offer could not be better, said HOSBEC president Toni Mayor, although he admitted that a low exchange rate might have an impact on last-minute bookings. Possible fallout from the victory of the Leave vote will not be felt in Benidorm until next year, Mayor said. “We’ll see what happens

Leif Harboe

Brexit: Jam today but not (perhaps) tomorrow

then,” he added, insisting that he considered that it is important not to overdramatise at this

stage: “The British won’t stay at home with it raining week in, week out.” Turn to page 4

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Rescued at sea THE Red Cross had to tow two boats into Altea harbour after successive mishaps on the same day. A seven-metre craft with six adults and two children aboard developed en-

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gine problems while shortly afterwards a catamaran crewed by three adults found itself in trouble after the mast snapped, requiring a three-hour rescue operation.

Better late... WORK began on repairs at Campello’s Rafael Altamira school, three years after detecting aluminosis caused by the use of defective cement. The 300 props put up as safety measures have been removed and the structure is now being reinforced in a €206,869 project that should be finished by the end of August.

Arson suspected SIX fire engines were required to put out a fire at a deserted industrial unit in Alicante City’s San Agustin district. Rapid intervention by the emergency services saved

the lives of four homeless people living there but witnesses said that the flames started shortly after they saw two people throwing accelerant into the building.

LES CALETES TOWER: Only the base now remains. By Linda Hall THE 16th century Torre de Les Caletes in Benidorm belonged to a network built to protect the coast. These towers were lookout posts where advance warning was given of pirates or other unwelcome visitors. Many have disappeared since then but others,

like the Les Caletes tower, are now listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC). It is located on private land inside the Sierra Helada national park and the Compromis-Los Verdes party on the local council are claiming more protection for the ruined tower. His party has always taken a special

interest in restoring and preserving the tower in order to conserve Benidorm’s history and culture, said Compromis spokesman Josept Bigorra. It is now very deteriorated, Bigorra said: “Torre de Les Caletes has as much right to be as well-maintained as the Bellaguarda tower in Altea and the Aguilo tower in Villajoyosa.”

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Best of British in Spain By Keith Baker ANOTHER business in the Benidorm Indoor Market with a long family history is run by Jose and his wife, Fely. They have been running their popular cafe for more than 12 years now, having taken it over from Jose’s parents, who ran it for 28 years. The couple’s son and daughter used to work here with their parents too, but their son is now training to be a chef, and their daughter is a housekeeper at a hotel in Russell Square, London. Running a busy cafe is a demanding job, and Jose and Fely only get to take 15 days off each year, when they take the opportunity to go to London and visit their daughter. Affectionately known as the ‘Roast Chicken Man’ in the market, Jose’s other speciality is paella. He also ensures he has just what his British customers want, and does a roaring trade with his British sausages, bacon, beans and so on. Jose’s English is very good, considering he has learnt it serving his British customers. He clearly

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CHICKEN MAN: Jose and Fely have run the cafe for more than 12 years. has an affinity with the British, and has many photos of visits to Newcastle, Manchester, Blackpool, and Leeds, as well as his trips to London. Asked about his busiest times, Jose says that he

Good behaviour THOUSANDS of people celebrated the night of San Juan on the beaches of Benidorm without major incident. The Councillor for Beaches and Public Safety, Lorenzo Martinez, congratulated the public’s good behaviour as they enjoyed what he described as a ‘magical night,’ adding that it was ‘mission accomplished.’ He also added that he is confident that the success will be repeated next year.

is normally busiest in winter, but the pattern seems to have changed recently, with last winter being different to previous ones, and last summer being particularly good.

Water exhibition

Burger King deal done

A FREE exhibition has opened showing the urban water cycle and what’s behind the supply to towns, and will continue until July 22. ‘¡H2Oh!’ is installed at the Levante beach end of Avenida Europa, and is structured in three parts: ‘Water, the Elixir of Life,’ ‘Water in the Town’ and ‘Sustainable Water.’ The first part, ‘Water, the Elixir of Life,’ serves as an introduction, and demonstrates its exceptional physical properties and the close relationship between this unique compound and all living things, including humans. The next section, ‘Water in the Town,’ shows the challenge of supplying drinking water to a town, and demonstrates the urban water cycle from the point of collection through purification to distribution. Finally, ‘Sustainable Water’ presents the challenges of the 21st century with regard to drinking water supply in the urban environment, and shows how the responsible use of water can lead to a better future for all. The exhibition has been organised by the council, Hidraqua and La Caixa bank. At the opening ceremony, Mayor Toni Perez pointed out that Benidorm has a management model recognised nationally and internationally by water experts, that is the result of “work and sustained effort for decades.”

THE ongoing battle between the council and Burger King appears to have been settled. The lease for the land on which the fast food outlet stands on Avenida Uruguay expired in 2011, and the council rejected the chain’s request to stay open. After months of negotiations it has finally been agreed that the company will continue to trade from the site during this summer, but will return the site to the council by October 15, 2016. The cost of the demolition will be shouldered by the company, as well as the cost of refurbishing the plot. Burger King will also give up the judicial proceedings against their eviction, potentially saving years of legal wrangling.

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THE Rotary Club Benidorm has announced the seventh edition of the ‘Isidro Cortina’ award for the student with the best test score for access to university (PAU). It is open to students in the Marina Baixa, and is worth €3,000. In the event of a tie the money will be shared between the winners. The closing date is September 30, 2016. The winner(s) will be selected by the Board of Directors of Rotary Club Benidorm. The Isidro Cortina award is named after the deceased member and founder of the Rotary Club Benidorm, who was in charge of promoting it. It was introduced in 2010 to support educational excellence.

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Hospital drinking water warning STAFF, patients and visitors at Villajoyosa Hospital were advised not to drink the tap water. “You are informed that until further notice the water is not fit for human consumption” warned a staff notification. Signs were also put up in all bathrooms and washrooms. A routine analysis found contaminated particles in the building’s water pipes that could have posed a health risk. A Public Health official confirmed the discovery and said

the warning was a precautionary measure. There was a slight risk only if “excessive amounts” were drunk, principally by those with immunodeficiency. The problem emerged during cleaning and disinfection after an inspection detected the legionella bacteria. Patients were not affected, stressed the hospital management and the Public Health department, who explained that the bacteria is often present in hospitals and other

large buildings. “Scrupulous procedures were carried out including hyperchlorination and treatment with other chemicals,” they said. Subsequent analyses found that products used to eliminate the legionella, plus normal wear and tear, affected the water pipes and made it preferable not to drink the water. It was perfectly safe to wash with and hospital staff said that it was even used to bathe newborn babies.

Change of management THE port front area in Denia will be managed by the town hall rather than the Valencia Communidad Generalitat from July 1. This was requested back in April by Mayor Vicent Grimaldi, as in practice the town hall has overseen all maintenance and construction over

the past few years. The area includes various commercial zones such as terraces and street markets. The change will allow the council to better calculate tariffs chargeable for renting these spaces and have closer control over cleaning, etc. in a key tourist zone.

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Nurses’ handbook will Marine invaders help chronic patients pose wildlife threat By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A HANDBOOK on therapies in rheumatology has been produced by the University Hospital Sant Joan in Alicante. It includes information on biological therapy (TB) and non-bio l o g i c a l su b cu taneous treatment in rheumatology and is the first document of its kind in Spain. It was an initiative of the Working Group of Nursing

of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology, which aims to fa c ilita te k n o w le d g e , training and management of th e v ario u s in jec tio n de v ic e s a v aila b le a ime d a t ch ro n ic p a tie n ts w ith inflammatory diseases, autoimmune (such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic back p a in a n d ten d o n itis ) and diseases of bone metabolism such as osteoporosis. The head of the Nursing Co n s u ltatio n at t he

Rheumatology Unit of Sant Joan, Amelia Carbonell, has been responsible for managing this work along with 22 participating authors from different hospitals: “Therapies that have appeared in the last 15 years, especially biological, have changed the c ours e of c hronic inflammatory disease, assuming a before and after in the history of rheumatology.” She added that the prolife ra tion of the s e drugs “ ma ke s it ne c e s s a ry for nurs e s in rhe uma tology, which have an essential role in education and health information of the patient and his family, to learn and instruct them on proper management of biological therapie s a nd non-biologic a l therapies.” The manual was created for educational purposes for nursing professionals, so that in turn, they can better inform, educate and train the patients with rheumatic disease in more self-mana ge me nt tre a tme nts , a s prope r informa tion a nd training on available treatments is fundamental in addressing chronic disease. The manual will be going to primary care nurses and will be sent to other regions across Spain.

BLUE CRABS: Not native to the Mediterranean. ATLANTIC blue crabs have been detected at the mouth of the Barranco de las Ovejas watercourse in Alicante City. This crab, so-called because of its bright blue legs, is an exotic invader species with a voracious appetite. With no natural predators, it is feared that it could strip the Bay of Alicante of marine wildlife, said Jose Manuel Santa Maria who lives near the watercourse. He and friends have spotted and captured blue crabs like those discovered in 2014 in the

Albufera in Valencia by Universidad Polytecnica de Valencia scientists. The Barranco de las Ovejas crabs are now being investigated by the Alicante University’s Marine Science department. The blue crabs are believed to have reached the Mediterranean in water taken on as ballast by merchant ships from the US, Mexico and Cuba. Once these reach their next port of call it is usual practice to discharge this water, especially when taking on cargo.

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PONIENTE BEACH: One of Benidorm’s Blue Flag beaches. By Linda Hall READER Michael White, who swims each day off the Poniente beach in Benidorm, recently had an unpleasant surprise. “When I was roughly 150 metres out, I suddenly found myself surrounded by a slick,” he told the Euro Weekly News. This is where Mr White’s story becomes a dirty one, but not necessarily the type usually associated with the term, because this was thick sewage. He had no choice but to turn straight round and return to the beach where he told the life-

guards and first aid attendants about his disagreeable encounter. They had already been warned about the slick, they told Mr White as they hosed him down, he said afterwards. The police were informed but Mr White explained that he was told nothing could be done until the following day. They also suggested that the slick was unlikely to have been local sewage but was probably caused by a boat discharging its waste tank. Mr White went back the next day and the slick had gone: “But I still think the authorities should have put up a warning sign or sealed the area with buoys on the day it happened,” he said.

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Population is ageing throughout Spain By Linda Hall DEATHS outstripped births in the Valencian Region by more than 1,000 last year. A total of 43,311 babies were born in the three provinces that make up the Valencian Community; Valencia, Alicante and Castellon, between January and December 2015. In contrast there were 44,320 deaths, resulting in a negative population balance of 1,009, although this is a situation that exists in 10 other autonomous regions according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). There were 419,109 births in Spain last year, 8,486 fewer than in 2014. The number of deaths increased by 26,446 to 422,276 and created a negative balance of 2,753 deaths. This is the first time this has been known to occur since an-

FEWER BIRTHS: There were 43,311 babies born in the Valencia Region last year compared to 44,320 deaths. nual records began in 1941. At present, an average of 8.8 babies are born in the Valencia Region for every 1,000 inhabitants and there are nine deaths, compared with Spanish averages of nine and 9.1 respective-

ly. INE attributed the fewer births to a continued fall in the number of women of childbearing age which has steadily diminished since 2009. This, the statistics office said, was caused by the pronounced

reduction in births in the 80’s and first half of the 90’s. Immigrants who returned to their countries during the economic crisis and an increase in Spaniards emigrating are also responsible, INE said.

It’s raining money A VILLENA pupil visiting the municipal swimming pool shook his towel and showered everyone with banknotes. Purple and yellow €500

and €200 notes flew through the air, and there was pandemonium as pupils from the El Grec, Salesianos and Las Paulas infants’ schools chased after the money.

Unable to control their charges, the teachers accompanying them had to call the the Local Police, who managed to get the children onside by appealing for their help in collecting the notes. All were successfully chased down to the tune of €3,700. A Guardia Civil investigation found that the child’s father had hidden the banknotes inside a folded towel a year ago and put it away in a cupboard. He had forgotten about it, he admitted, until the swimming trip and the day it rained money.

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Contentious landfill swallows digger By Linda Hall FCC, the company that runs the Les Canyades landfill site, had to explain away a half-buried excavator seen there. The digger was discovered thanks to the Plataforma de Afectados group which represents nearby residents whose lives are affected by the proximity of the rubbish dump. The group keeps a close watch on the site and recently circulated a photograph taken a

month ago of the apparently abandoned piece of heavy machinery. It was involved in an accident during routine work at the site and sank into the rubbish, FCC told the Basura Mare Consortium which represents towns whose refuse is processed at Les Canyades. The excavator was removed and is in use again, said FCC maintaining that the photograph was taken out of context. Plataforma members pointed

out that when they took the photo they could also see old mattresses as well as organic refuse that had not been recycled at the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s composting area. On many occasions, organic rubbish goes directly to the landfill pit without passing through the recycling or composting facilities. This contributes to the unending problem of the unpleasant smell that is always present near the site, the Plataforma claimed.

Safety first course for youngsters FOR the 15th year running Denia Council is organising a month of safety courses for young moped riders aged between 14 and 16. This is coordinated by the Local Police led by Manuel Moreno and started on June 22 and runs until July 20. Forty-one youngsters are currently signed

up to the course which will promote safety using both theory and practical teaching. In addition there will be a first aid course with a special presentation by Salvador Olmedo of the spinal cord association, spinal injuries being particularly prevalent with users of bikes and mopeds.

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Pet’s death is not linked to poison By Linda Hall A CAMPELLO family’s two-year-old greyhound died 13 hours after visiting the local ‘dogs allowed’ beach. The dog, named Elsa, had drunk stagnant water from a rockpool on the beach and its owners believe that she was poisoned. A local vet agreed that Elsa might have been poisoned and that the water could have contained a type of diatom: a marine neuro-

toxin, that can prove fatal in 6 or 8 per cent of cases. A subsequent analysis by Campello Town Hall of water taken from the same pool that the dog drank from revealed that it contained eukaryotes, a single-celled organism that has never been shown to produce toxins. These pose no danger to humans or animals, the town hall emphasised, and there was no link between the dog’s unfortunate death and the biotoxins found in the water.

Dog fines are set to double DENIA Town Hall has announced a proposed increase from a €200 to €400 maximum fine for any owners caught not clearing up after their dogs in the municipality. Councillor Javier Scotto said this was to complement

the recently launched initiative towards a cleaner Denia. The proposal is expected to be approved at the council plenary meeting on June 30. People who pay the fine immediately will receive a 50 per cent discount.

Upgrade for library THE library L’Espai in El Poble Nou de Benitatchell has received a grant of €4,180 from the Alicante Provincial Council. This will allow them to purchase some much-needed equipment, such as a scanner and computer.

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Environmental weekend events By Simon Russell THERE will be a series of environmental related events organised by Denia’s Department of the Environment on Saturday July 2 and Sunday July 3. On the Saturday, participants will meet at the bird observatory at 6pm before undertaking a five hour exploration of the Les Rotes area. This will include a session on night photography led by expert Elias Gomis. On Sunday morning there

will be various activities for children to take part in from 10am to 1.30pm. Sunday is ‘World without bags’ day to try and educate people of the dangers to the environment of plastic bags and children are to be given fun but educational projects around this subject. In addition to this there will also be a chance to see the home of the Kentish plover, a native British bird that has found a home in Denia. On Sunday evening at

6.30pm there will be a guided tour along Els Molins and La Alberca beaches until 9.30pm and the day will end with a picnic. Those taking part are advised to wear suitable clothing, comfortable shoes, sun cream, a hat and to take plenty of water, swimming gear and a camera. The event is in collaboration with Magic&Nature. Please contact info@magican dnature.com for more information.

More options for travellers ALICANTE has welcomed two new direct routes into the airport this week. The first is a new connection with London City Airport adding to the services of connections to Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow. The flight is operated by BA CityFlyer, a

subsidiary of British Airways and will fly four days a week. Ukraine Airlines has also launched direct connections between Alicante and Ukraine with flights on Wednesdays and Sundays to the airport of Ivano-Frankivsk.

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Cardinal has been let off the hook By Linda Hall

A VALENCIA CITY court will not follow up official complaints against Cardinal Bishop Antonio Cañizares. Red Española de Inmigracion (Spanish Immigration Network) and LGTB collective Lambda lodged the complaints which accused Cañizares of breaking laws penalising hate crimes and discrimination.

Head office relocation for Guardia CAMPELLO’S Guardia Civil is to move house on July 1. The need for a move has been discussed off and on for more than 10 years, but the project did not progress until recently. The complement will occupy rented premises near the mo u t h o f t h e R iv er Seco, and officers can at last le a v e t h e i r p r e s e n t headquarters near the La Illeta dels Banyets tower. The old building is inadequate, d a m p , u n h y g i en ic and in a bad state of repair, although archaeologists will be itching to get their hands and their trowels on the site. Recent excavations in the area between La Illeta and the tower revealed Iberian remains going back 2,500 years, but experts concluded that th e r i c h e st a n d m o s t complex discoveries lie beneath the old Guardia Civil building. Relocating is only a temporary measure as a new headquarters will eventually be built on municipal land ceded by the town hall, between Av e n i d a Au s ias March and the junction with the old N-332 main road. The p r o v i si o n a l h ea d quarters situated between Campello’s Carrerlamar and Muchavista beaches are not ideally placed for rapid respons e d u r i n g a n e me rgency, sources said, but in contrast the purpose-built headquarters will be strategically situated and wellcommunicated.

Amongst other things, Cañizares has asked if the “invasion of refugees and immigrants could be trusted,” and he abhors gay marriage. He also urged churchgoers to ignore equality and gender leg-

islation which he dismissed as “insidious and destructive.” Based on rulings by the Supreme and Constitutional Tribunals in Spain and the European Human Rights Tribunal, Cañizares’ declarations are pro-

tected by freedom of speech legislation, the Valencia judge ruled. Tolerance towards all types of ideas imposed by ideological and free speech rights does not imply accepting or understand-

ing them, the judge said. “Ideas, as such, should not be pursued as crimes,” he claimed. The judge gave both collectives leave to appeal, which Red Española de Inmigracion has already. “Cañizares is not a

private citizen expressing an opinion in public or private,” a spokesman said. “He is a cardinal of the Catholic Church and his declarations attracted a great deal of publicity because of their content and context.”

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Rainbow on the zebra YOU can’t fail to notice the pedestrian crossing on Denia’s Calle Diana at the moment as it is literally rainbow coloured. The stripes represent the Gay Pride flag and are all part of the Sexual Diversity day celebrations which took place on Monday and Tuesday this week across the town. It is not clear when the crossing will be returned to its more traditional black and white.

FOIETES SPECIALIST CENTRE: Best to attend with a translator.

Avoid getting lost in translation By Linda Hall IT is sad but true that many long-term expatriate residents still struggle to speak Spanish. This was made very clear in the recent spate of radio and television interviews asking British residents for their reactions to the Brexit triumph. ‘No comprendo’ was an often-heard response and they weren’t necessarily referring to the UK’s decision

to leave Europe. But there are occasions when a sketchy command of Spanish just isn’t enough for getting by and these include visits to the doctor. Hardly surprising, then, that a notice at the primary care health centre in Benidorm’s Rincon de Loix warns patients in English - that they should be accompanied by a translator if they do not speak Spanish. The same notice can also be seen in Dutch, French and Ger-

man as well as English at the Foietes Specialist Centre and in other Marina Baja towns including Alfaz del Pi and La Nucia. Many doctors speak English, the local Health authority admitted, but do so to improve communication with patients on a personal level. For crucial exchanges of information regarding symptoms or about prescriptions, it is essential there is no room for errors.

Dock closed for summer FOR the second year running the varadero (dry dock) at Cala de la Granadella will be closed to the public until the end of September.

The closure is once again due to safety concerns over issues such as difficulty of access for emergency services. Signs will be put clearly in place.

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More firefighters needed inland By Linda Hall

FIREFIGHTERS operating in the La Montaña area complained that they are understaffed. They belong to the fire services based in Cocentaina and Ibi and have asked La Montaña Town Hall to mediate their request for more staff to provide an adequate service. Sometimes shifts are carried out by only seven people, including a sergeant, telephonist and two drivers, a spokesperson said. At present La Montaña has 78 firefighters whose average age is 50 but seven will retire next year and nine more in 2018. Thirty-two per cent

also carry out a second activity, the spokesperson revealed. The La Montaña firefighters have written to the provincial Consortium of fire brigades, warning that should an accident occur the Consortium would be responsible as they are understaffed. “It’s obvious, without giving more details, that this isn’t ideal for such an essential service, the spokesmen said adding “without an immediate and continued increase in human resources there’s a risk that we shall not be able to provide an adequate response in an emergency.” This in turn increased the risk to firefighters and citizens as well as natural resources and materials, they said.

Post office on the move BENIDORM’S main Correos post office is to move before the end of the year. It will vacate its present location in Avenida de L’Aiguera and move to premises in Calle Marques de Comillas that Correos ac-

quired in 2008. The move will bring “a complete renovation” of the services that Correos currently provides, bringing with it a reduction in waiting times and improved accessibility bringing “a better

buying experience,” sources said. The new Correos will have six windows to attend the public, a 24-hour shop and 360 post boxes in a spacious 400-square metre area.

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Ferrari is involved in traffic collision PETROLHEADS will wince at the news that a classic Ferrari was involved in a collision with another vehicle on the Teulada-Benimarco road on Monday, June 27. The red sports car, a model F512M, was seriously damaged in the crash. One driver suffered a slight injury and was transferred to Teulada Health Centre.

The F512M was the last of Ferrari’s iconic Testerossa range. It is difficult to put an exact value on classic cars such as these, but it would have been in the range of $150,000 (€135,000) when new. Only a few thousand of them were ever produced by Ferrari.

KLM are finally back after 25 years away DUTCH national carrier, KLM, is investing in Alicante, and from July has announced it will be operating a daily flight between Alicante-Elche airport and Amsterdam. KLM abandoned its operations in the province 25 years ago when it left Holland connections to its subsidiary Transavia, but it is now returning. From July 2 it will fly Sunday to Friday, departing from Alicante at 12.55pm and arriving at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam at 3.40pm. Flights from Amsterdam will return to Alicante at 5.15pm. On Saturdays the schedule is leaving Alicante at 5.15pm and from Amsterdam at 1.50pm. KLM, which since 2003 has been part of Air France, is not a ‘low cost’ company, and markets their connections from €119 one way. Holland is one of the EU states which sends the most tourists to the Costa Blanca, with around 800,000 visitors a year.

Racer’s life in pictures FORMULA 1 racing driver Lance Macklin (19192002) cut an interesting figure on and off the track. Macklin chose to live out his twilight years in Moraira, and the council is organising a photographic exhibition documenting his life. This include scenes of the infamous Le Mans crash of 1955. The exhibition is now underway at the L’Almassera in Teulada.

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Compensation delay for landowners By Linda Hall PROMISED compensation for Sierra Helada landowners is late in arriving. In 2001 the then town hall suspended building licences in the Sierra Helada and in return owners of land there were to be compensated with land elsewhere in the town. The landowners, who included developer Andres Ballester, owner of Edificaciones Calpe,

and the Puchades family, signed an agreement with the town hall in 2003 and the Sierra was declared a national park in 2005. The council was to hand over the land within five years but 2008 came and went without anything changing hands. The agreement was extended by three years in 2010 but when 2013 arrived the deal was put off until June 24, 2016. Once again no land has been assigned to the landowners but since the agreement has not

been extended as it was on the previous occasions, they can now claim financial compensation under the terms of the original agreement. Benidorm’s Finance and Urban Development councillor Lourdes Caselles recently played down the problem. Her department has requested internal and independent analyses of the agreement and its validity. She said: “Until all the reports are in, there is nothing we can do.”

Dead whale spotted Swim free close to the beach A DENIA tugboat spotted a whale corpse floating about 600 metres off Las Marinas’ Albaranas beach last Friday June 24. Authorities were informed as the partly submerged creature could have potentially posed a hazard to any shipping activity.

FOR the second year in succession the Teulada-Moraira municipal swimming pool will open its gates for free. It is now fully open and will remain so through the summer months. Daily opening times are 10am to 1.30pm and 4pm until 7.30pm.

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Flamingos flock to fishing town By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Costa Blanca is welcoming more and more flamingos. Their population has grown steadily in the Western Mediterranean and despite variable and sudden migrations, the Calpe Salinas near the Calpe natural park are a favourite habitat. The natural park of El Hondo has also experienced strong growth over the previous year, and this area has recorded 1,288 birds, compared with 871 in 2015. The general increase in the number of flamingos in the Western Mediterranean is due to increased protection of their colonies.

However, at local level “flamingos are a bit special,” explained Juan Antonio Gomez, head of the Department of Wildlife and Environment. “They move over large areas of wetlands depending on water levels and the food they can find.” This is one of the main reasons why migrations of flamingos can be so variable, and lead to a change of thousands in a period of time as short as one week. However, this is also the reason why the Costa Blanca is a good area for flamingos in the region, according to the Consell: “There are constant water levels that retain salt, which this species knows it will find here” said Gomez.

Benissa set for summer PLAYA LA FUSTERA announced itself fully open for the summer season from Monday, June 27. The Blue Flag beach has a full lifeguard service and there is also a Red Cross sta-

tion with access to first aid and a place to treat and monitor people if required. Prior to the opening training exercises were undertaken by lifeguards and the Red Cross including simulations

of emergencies. The beach also has facilities for disabled people including an amphibious bathing chair. All facilities will be open until September 15 in common with most other beaches in the area.

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Largest one DENIA’S ruling party, the Partido Popular, remained the largest party on the town council after the Spanish general elections held on June 24. They polled 5,362 votes, an increase of 653 or 4.6 per cent.

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Beach promo A DELEGATION from Teulada-Moraira’s tourism office travelled to Madrid to promote the municipality’s beaches. The presentation was made at a tourism fair in time for the summer.

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THE children of CEIP Santa Maria in Denia celebrated the end of the school year with an end of term ‘school prom.’ This included a play performed in English as well as dances and various other performances.

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LA NUCIA ALLOTMENTS: There were more applicants than plots.

Get ready, steady, grow! By Linda Hall TWENTY-ONE more allotments have been allocated in La Nucia. With 15 in the EcoHuertas zone in the Porvilla recreation area and six more in Avenida Planet, La Nucia Town Hall has now assigned a total of 55 allotments. Preference was given to pensioners and the unemployed. The 21 allotment-holders have received

the keys to the plots of land which will be theirs for the next two years, with the option to renew when this period ends. All will take part in a free, day-long practical and theory course on organic growing. No investment is required from the allotment-holders as the town hall has already prepared the plots and installed drip irrigation. They have a shed for controlling the system and to store tools. The scheme has met with immediate

success and there are so many applicants that the town hall is already preparing land for more municipal allotments. “La Nucia’s EcoHuertas were very well-received when we created the first 40 allotments in the Planet and Calle Matisse last year,” said local mayor Bernabe Cano. The allotments are a further leisure and socialising option for La Nucia residents that centres on organic growing, he added.

NINE Marina Alta youths were awarded their diplomas in hairdressing and aesthetics on Thursday June 23 after completing a year long course. The vocational training was funded by a grant of around €30,000 from the Department of Education and is aimed at helping young people, aged between 16 and 21, who had left full time education without achieving any qualifications for various reasons. The programme totalled 960 hours in length and as well as hairdressing taught skills including maths, science, communication and first aid. Practical teaching in the course included visits to local old people’s centres. The successful students came from La Xara, El Verger and Denia.

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Whether you like it or not By Linda Hall SCHOOLS in Alicante and other areas where Valenciano is never spoken are at present exempt from teaching it. Valenciano is not a ring road, but “a direct communications’ route” emphasised the head of the regional government’s Education department, Vicent Marza recently. The Generalitat will devote

20 per cent of its budget for promoting Valenciano in monolingual areas. “We don’t ask parents whether or not they want us to teach their children maths,” Marza reasoned. Valenciano opens another door, he added. “It is a right that we must promote with all our might so that it can be enjoyed throughout the region without discrimination.” The Generalitat is currently

preparing a new multi-language decree and Marza made it clear that there will be no exceptions: “We don’t want anyone excluded from this right, we can’t deny them this opportunity.” Sixty-five per cent of the Valencian Community’s population cannot write Valenciano correctly and 47 per cent cannot read it. A further 49 per cent no longer speak it fluently, Marza said.

EcoFair is confirmed DENIA’S Department of Agriculture has announced their will be an ‘EcoDenia’ fair on October 7 - 9. The focus will be on organic farming and local craftsmen in Denia and the Marina Alta. There will also be an area of the fair set

aside to celebrate the local environment. Councillor Josep Crespo said “this shows Denia’s firm commitment to the environment and organic farming as well as supporting local artisans.” The event will be held on Calle La Via and municipal buildings in the vicinity.

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Town hall sells off its unwanted assets By Linda Hall VILLAJOYOSA is selling off municipal property and land. It is doing so on a speciallycreated internet page accessed via the town hall’s www.villa joyosa.es website and clicking on the ‘Venta de Inmuebles’ option. The website offers ‘all available information and total transparency’ regarding the 16 properties in Spanish, Valenciano and English. Location, price and rateable values are

stated and photographs provided of each item. At present, the town hall owns a considerable number of unused properties, explained Heritage councillor Pascal Amigo. “They are costing us money in community fees and other charges,” he added. There are six garages, four homes and five plots of land. They are worth a total of €3.360 million and belong to the municipality thanks to an agreement with SUMA,

which collects taxes on behalf of Alicante Province town halls. All belonged to individuals and companies who defaulted on local rates and taxes. The most valuable is a plot of land in the Atalaies neighbourhood, which is in included in Villajoyosa’s General Development Plan and has a reserve price of €2.348 million. The cheapest item is a garage in Calle Nou d’Octubre with a €9,617 starting price.

Book banks for schools THE province of Alicante has so far submitted 46,202 requests for the €100 grants for school books during the second phase of the Xarxa Llibres books programme. As well as giving money back to parents on what they paid for school text books this year, the programme, open to all students in

public and private schools, special education, primary, secondary and basic training, aims to create a bank of free books involving the entire educational community with parents invited to return books in good condition for another student to use the next year.

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We want one too by Linda Hall VILLAJOYOSA hopes to be included on the Alicante Benidorm shuttle bus route. The service, which began earlier this week, connects passengers taking high speed

AVE trains to and from Alicante City and Madrid. “I was surprised to read about the shuttle in the press and find that nobody at Villajoyosa Town Hall had done anything about it,” PP councillor Pedro Ramis declared

Something fishy here ALICANTE Province’s Coca, often claimed to be the origin of Italian pizza, is a favourite fiestas snack. Alicante City’s San Juan fiestas were no exception but another version was available this year thanks to Conchi Sirvent of the El Xixonenc who invented Coca amb Tonyina ice cream. “People loved it and said that it tasted like coca and I told them that was because it contained coca with toasted flour, onion, anis and tuna,” Conchi said. It was the perfect accompaniment to the daytime mascleta fireworks displays, she added, or as dessert with a cool beer.

at the last plenary meeting. “We can’t just look on as the AVE shuttles go past our door.” Ramis’s fellow councillors agreed and all parties voted unanimously to request inclusion on the shuttle route.

No April showers ALICANTE Province had a drier and cooler spring than normal. Records show rainfall was some 50 per cent lower than what is normal for spring, traditionally the wettest season. The average temperature was 13.5 degrees centigrade in the last quarter according to the National Meteorological Agency. The three spring months had average rainfall across the whole Valencia Region, but Alicante Province was below average and not sufficient to reduce the deficit accumulated during the winter and autumn.

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CAMPSITES: Over 4m overnight stays expected in the province’s campsites this year.

Province sees camper revival By Gemma Elvins-Quinn CAMPSITES are seeing a revival this year. More and more people are choosing to camp in Alicante Province, with the industry reporting they are confident that this year they will exceed over four million overnight stays for the first time ever. The recovery has been much anticipated, but it has not come out of chance. Like many other businesses, campsites have been forced to take on the economic crisis head first and transform and innovate, in addition to having taken the opportunity to adapt to European standards to strengthen and expand their services.

Juan Delgado, provincial president of the Association of Campsites of Alicante, noted that if last year was a very good year, with growth of 12.65 per cent, they expect this year to be even better and in the first quarter they have already experienced a rise of 6 per cent on bookings compared to the same period last year: “Since 2013 we are soaring after the crisis,” said Delgado, who notes that in 2015 they were just 20,000 overnight stays short of reaching four million. As a result, the association believes that 2016 will be “historic.” The province has around 3 8 c a mp s ites w ith 9 , 561 plots, and spaces for around

28,000 people to camp. This business in the province employs about 500 people, although that numbe r is us ua lly double in summer, all without counting the indirect jobs they generate. Alicante Province is the third in Spain in terms of occupation behind Girona a nd Ta rra gona , but the province are leaders when it comes to the length of holiday with the average stay almost 14 days. The tourist demographic is made up mainly of those from the Netherlands (20 per cent) followed by French visitors at 10 per cent. Only 2 per cent of the Spa nis h popula tion a re campers.

Bonfires banned JAVEA Town Hall reiterated a warning that bonfires are prohibited on its beaches prior to the San Juan festivals held on June 23. San Juan is traditionally celebrated with bonfires on the beach but special patrols were in place to ensure the local regulations were not contravened.

The council had organised a special ‘Nit dels Focs’ for residents and tourists and people were encouraged to attend this. The fine for lighting a fire on the beach, at any time of the year, is €750. Devices such as flaming Chinese Lanterns are also banned.

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By Matt Ford SAN PEDRO DE ALCANTARA will host the travelling exhibition ‘The Arctic is Broken’ until July 20 on the seafront boulevard. The aim of the installation is to publicise the important role that ecosystems of the North Pole play in global climate management, and demonstrate the importance of their conservation, as subsurface ice continues to disappear at an alarming rate. These changes are triggering an acceleration in climate change that will affect the entire planet. The exhibition is open seven days a week from 11am to 2 pm, and 5pm to 11pm, while guided tours are available at 6pm daily, with an extra 1pm slot on Saturdays and Sundays.

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A WINNING La Primitiva lottery ticket, with a prize of almost €300,000, has been sold from El Corte Ingles store in Elche. The ticket holder has yet to come forward.

HOTELS in the Balearics have closed contracts for the 2017 summer season with German, British and Scandinavian tour operators which include price rises as high as 15 per cent. The increase is mainly due to high demand caused by safety concerns of terrorism elsewhere.

WORK is to be done to reduce heat inside the municipal market on VelezMalaga’s Avenida Vivar Tellez following complaints from users, the council said.

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Albox took part in the first of a series of educational concerts organised by the town council. The event was described as a great success and enjoyed by all.

Course complete PRESENTATIONS and awards have been handed out to all 18 students who took part in Guardamar’s first cooking course. Students spent a total of 160 hours training and working in different restaurants and hotels.

Costlier water THE Balearic government has increased the rates of desalinated water by 45 per cent for golf courses which will now have to pay €1.45 per cubic metre.

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WHITE NIGHT has been held in Elche. Organised by the Merchants Association and Department of Commerce, the event saw stores open from 10pm-midnight.

CAR inspection services in Palma and Inca have been saturated recently after new security cameras were installed resulting in a multitude of fines for drivers who hadn’t passed the ITV.

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SUMMER school for children at risk of social exclusion will run from July 4-29 in Crevillente’s Francisco Candela school. Registration is now open for children aged three to 16.

THREE minibuses will connect Sa Rapita and Ses Covetes in an effort to alleviate the problem of vehicle access which began last summer with the closing of two illegal car parks.

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POLICE in Alicante have arrested a Dutch man aged 48, for alleged offences against intellectual property. The man was accused of selling counterfeit goods in Guardamar del Segura.

WORKERS in Son Espases Hospital have been summoned by the board of personnel to protest the lack of free parking for all employees of the hospital. Workers will hold a three-day protest.

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Migrants caught WHILE some headed to the beach on Thursday evening (June 23) to celebrate San Juan, others arrived from the other direction as a dinghy with 31 African migrants, five of them 16 and 17-year-olds was intercepted by the Guardia Civil.

Taking a dip THE municipal swimming pool in Albox has opened for the summer. Entrance costs at the pool remain the same as last year, €2 for adults and €1 for children. Children under four are free.

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A GROUP of Spanish travel bloggers were invited to stay in Salobreña last week to discover its attractions and enable them to write about them for their readers, the council reported.

A TOTAL of 5,342 passengers and 1,231 vehicles were registered boarding ships in Almeria Port during the first week of Operacion Paso de Estrecho, the annual migration of Africans travelling home for the summer holidays.

Paragliders injured TWO people, a 56-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were injured in a paragliding accident on the A7207 road between Competa and Canillas de Albaida just after midday on Friday (June 24).

Smoke inhalation THREE men aged 23, 38 and 40 required medical treatment after inhaling smoke when the lid of a fish tank and a number of plugs caught fire in a flat on Motril’s Calle Cuartel de Simancas on Sunday (June 26).

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Most flags ALMERIA has once again become the Andalucian province with the most blue flags flying on its beaches this year. Almeria’s more than 200 kilometres of beaches have received 25 flags.

Traps snatched ENVIRONMENTAL officers have confiscated 12 illegal mollusc traps from the sea off Cala de Enmedio in Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park during a surveillance operation.

Flipping heck MORNING strollers were treated to the sight of a trio of playful dolphins frolicking around Malaga’s port on the morning of Saturday June 25.

Contemporary cops NATIONAL POLICE have come up with a novel way to encourage younger informants, by setting up a profile on image messaging app Snapchat, after the body amassed more than two million Twitter followers.

Free parking TORREMOLINOS Council has announced that the pilot initiative to offer free parking to shoppers visiting the town’s centre, which was introduced on April 29, has been so successful it will be extended by 12 months.

Finding fault SAN PEDRO DE ALCANTARA Council is investigating whether damage to the town’s flagship boulevard is the result of poor maintenance or construction defects, in order to determine who should fork out for repairs.

For sale A MERCHANT SHIP named ‘Just Reema,’ which has been moored in Malaga’s fishing port for almost a year, after being seized in a drug-trafficking operation with 15.7 tonnes of hashish on board, is to be auctioned off with a minimum starting price of €401,000.

Down boy MALAGA is to be among the first Spanish cities to have its own pet cemetery, with plans expected to be finalised and approved in the next six months, following the opening of successful ventures in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza.

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Surgeon suspicion SWEDEN: Prosecutors have told the renowned Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini that he is formally suspected on two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He was sacked in March by Sweden’s Karolinska Institute following controversy about his methods.

Birthday tribute THE widower and children of the late MP Jo Cox joined her friends, colleagues and high-profile campaigners to mark what would have been her 42nd birthday. The MP was shot and stabbed in an attack in Birstall near Leeds.

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SWEDISH fashion giant H&M has reported lower profits in the three months between March and May, a fall of 17 per cent compared to last year. The company is still expecting to open 425 new stores this year.

QUESTIONS are being raised over whether smokers should be paid less after figures emerged showing that the average UK smoker takes seven minutes

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RITA ORA: Her London home was broken into.

to have a cigarette costing businesses an average £1,815 a year per employee who smokes.

Whale killers NORWAY: Animal rights groups have criticised Norway’s whaling industry. The country now leads the world in whaling, killing more whales than Iceland and Japan combined within the past two years.

A 12-year-old was hospitalised after her father fed her magic mushrooms. The man had already eaten some of the mushrooms which have a psychedelic compound. He now faces charges.

Boss sorry THE boss of Volkswagen has issued an apology to angry shareholders over the emissions cheating scandal that cost the company billions and a 40 per cent drop in the company’s share price.

Child adventure A CHILD was left to travel 80km on a bus on her own on the Autobahn after the mother went to use the bathroom during a stop and the driver left without her with her 1-year-old still sleeping on the bus.

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DENMARK has convicted its first Daesh foreign fighter. The 24-year-old was convicted on terror charges under Denmark’s terrorism law.

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A YOUNG Jewish man reported being beaten in Berlin for wearing his religious skullcap. The 21-year-old said three men of Arabic appearance reacted to his kippah and began insulting him before kicking and punching him.

BIRMINGHAM Crown Court has heard how a woman tried to kill her exhusband with a pepper grinder before stabbing him with a carving knife. The court was told she feared he was trying to take their daughter to Pakistan. The man survived.

DENMARK: A Scottish councillor has upset Legoland after leaving his taxpayer-funded trip to Denmark after just two hours because the cabins didn’t meet his “certain standard” calling the chalets “basically sheds.”

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DENMARK: A music fan died after sustaining injuries at a concert by the punk band NOFX at the Christiania venue Den Gra Hal. The venue said the young man died as the result of a fall after the show.

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Rita breaks down BRITISH pop star Rita Ora broke down in court while giving evidence against two men charged with breaking into her home in North London and stealing £200,000 (€260,000) worth of jewellery and items.

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Gun registry AMSTERDAM AIRPORT: A man threatened that he was a terrorist.

Fined for airport scare A MAN who sparked a security scare at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport in April by saying he was a terrorist has been fined €500 by judges.

DUTCH PRESS be 100 per cent smoke free.

Smoke free AN anti-smoking group is taking the Dutch state to court in a bid to have smoking areas in Dutch cafes and bars closed down. International agreements require that the entire catering sector

Ocean project AN experiment to clean the ocean of plastic with a 100m long barrier begins 23km off the Dutch coast. The project uses long floating arms to capture the

floating plastic, but allows fish and plankton to pass through unharmed.

Holiday pay JUST over four in 10 people will use their annual holiday pay for a holiday according to the family spending institute Nibud. Dutch workers get an additional 8 per cent of their annual salaries to cover the cost of a holiday, but many will be saving it.

GERMANY wants to strengthen the gun registry in its fight against terror. The plan would make it easier to exchange information about weapons across the EU. In Germany there are around 5.8 million privately owned guns registered.

Mural horror BERLIN residents are shocked and upset by a 42m high mural on a wall in the Tegel neighbourhood of a bloodied girl. It is supposed to be reflecting the refugee crisis and is part of a series of five murals by the street art network Urban Nation.

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THE FSB: Raided 14 locations. THE FSB raided 14 locations linked to the Church of Scientology as conflict between the controversial cult and the Russian government notched up a gear. Accusing the church of illegal business dealings, the authorities have long denied its claim to be a religious organisation courtesy of its name’s registration as a US trademark.

Decadent divorce D ESC R IB ED a s the biggest divorce case in history, a w e a lthy R us s ia n businessman is embroiled in a bitter battle with his exwife who is claiming €6.5 billion of his fortune . Vladimir Potanin’s wife Natalia is currently exiled in London and says her husband is hiding his wealth through a Kafkaesque netw ork of c orpora te s truc tures.

Lake horror TRAGEDY struck the north-west region of Karelia when 13 children and their instructor died in a boating accident. A storm capsized several boats containing children on a trip from Moscow with experts saying they like-

duce the threat of violence ahead of the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia. Experts have criticised the programme for only working with good fans who aren’t likely to cause trouble anyway. MOSCOW: Local fury.

Modern madness SOVIET ‘workers’ villages’ in Moscow are under threat from developers despite once being protected due to their cultural heritage. The Pogodinskaya Ulitsa district is set to be demolished to make way for luxury housing igniting fury among locals and architects hoping to preserve the iconic buildings.

ly died of hypothermia in the cold waters not far from the Finnish border.

Clockwork Orange AFTER being widely condemned for fan violence during Euro 2016, the government has unveiled a new programme seeking to re-

Rolling ruble A REPORT on the world’s most expensive cities for expats to live in has seen Moscow drop by 17 places. In 2013 the city was considered the second most expensive city but now occupies no 67 on the list. St Petersburg has also fallen dramatically, from 23rd three years ago to 152nd in 2016.

Crash conspiracy RELATIONS between Poland and Russia were further strained when Polish prosecutors announced they would exhume the bodies of the 96 victims of a presidential plane crash in 2010. The Polish president and other top brass perished in the crash near Smolensk in western Russia with conspiracy theories speculating as to the cause.

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matically against the euro as well. The Bank of England has issued encouraging words of how it will protect the economy if it needs to but for the first time in a long time, the value of Great Britain plc fell below the value of France plc, even though that country is in t h e g r i p s o f a v i c i o u s s t a n d o ff with unions over proposed new labour laws.

ASSUMING Boris Johnson wins any leadership election and becomes prime minister, then the very real possibility is that those who joined him in the Leave camp will be rewarded for their loyalty rather than the government by picking up some of the juicier jobs. The politician most likely to get the choice of jobs is Michael Gove and it is not beyond the realms of possibility he may choose to become the next Chancellor of the Exchequer.

By John Smith ACCORDING to a tweet from the Financial Times correspondent Jim Pickard, the amount wiped off the value of British stocks in the first couple of hours of trading following the announcement of the referendum result was “equivalent of 24 years of UK contributions to EU” and it seems that

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£200 billion was the amount wiped off the value of UK shares within two hours of the opening of the market following the Brexit result.

there is a general panic not just in Britain but in world markets, with Madrid having one of its worst days ever. Generally speaking, individual markets do bounce back, but for those expatriates based in Spain with pensions being paid in sterling, it is likely that they will see a definite lowering of the value of their income as the pound fell dra-

Some market and economic volatility can be expected as this process unfolds.” Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England on the leave vote.

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Nigel Farage and the NHS

STATE PENSIONS: Keep alert about developments.

And what about state pensions? ALTHOUGH the exit vote is unlikely to have an immediate effect on the state pension, as a vast number of British expatriates in Spain are either in receipt of the British state pension or are near to becoming eligible, there will be some fears concerning its real worth in the future. Currently, pensioners living in any EU member country receive any increase in the basic rate of pension as and when it

occurs in the UK, but those who reside outside of the EU (except in Switzerland) do not receive the same increases. For the next two years or so, Britain will remain a member (albeit on the periphery) of the Union and it is unlikely any changes to pension laws will take place, but with a new Prime Minister due to take office and an election no later than 2020, it is possible pensions for expats will be frozen.

HAVING spent a great deal of campaign time explaining that should Britain leave the EU then the NHS would expect to have an additional £350m (€420m) a week made available to it, Nigel Farage declared on the day of the result of the referendum that this actually wasn’t the case. Considering he is an MEP with absolutely no power within the House of Commons to direct any expenditure at all, it is surprising anybody took his statement at face value, although it is not surprising he now says that he regrets making the claim.

Exchange woes APART from the fact the London Stock Exchange is seeing colossal falls which doesn’t hurt its profitability, the proposed merger with the Frankfurt exchange is now under pressure with the Germans wanting Frankfurt to become the legal headquarters of the new group.

The ‘Leave’ banking casualties ONE major question now is whether banks and financial institutions will decide to desert London and the UK as imagined by a number of financial journalists in the lead up to the referendum in the event that an exit vote was successful. Whilst the possibility had been brushed off by

the Leave campaigners, the next few weeks will see exactly how the financial world, which tends to put profit over country will behave as within hours of the result it appeared that the first evacuee would be US bank Morgan Stanley who could move 2,000 staff to Dublin or Frankfurt for efficient euro clearing facilities.

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By John Smith WHEN the IBEX (Spanish stock market) reacted very badly on Friday June 24 to the news of the British vote to leave the EU, it was considered as possibly the start of a major slump in the Spanish financial market. The good news however is that the results of the election on June 26 has seen a very positive reaction from the market, and whilst shares in other exchanges continued to fall, the IBEX gained 3 per cent upon opening. Once again the opinion polls in Spain (as in many other countries) proved to be unreliable as the Unidos Podemos group did not knock the traditional left wing PSOE into third place as predicted, but just won the same number of seats as it did in 2015. The PP current interim government saw an increase in seats to 137, and it is considered that the instability of the markets following the Brexit result and fears of a drop in tourism business may well have persuaded ‘floating voters’ to look for the traditional right-wing party to take control of government. Once again, there is no individual party able to form a majority government and no two parties are even able to work together to form a workable coalition, unless the unheard of happens and a ‘Grand Alliance’ between right and left takes place. Whilst it may well be that the left-wing par-

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POSSIBLE COALITION: Albert Rivera and Mariano Rajoy.

ties decide not to veto the appointment of the PP as the official government of Spain, even if it recruits the fourth-placed Ciudadanos party (whose leader Albert Rivera has already indi-

cated that he would work with Mr Rajoy) into a coalition, any government is going to face the risk of being voted down over any controversial law it wishes to introduce.

For expatriates living in Spain, this last week was one of the most important ever, and now we will have to wait and see who goes to bed with who in both Britain and Spain, and how the markets react. The politics of these past two elections have not just been about political policies but also about individuals and morality. Supposedly some of the biggest stumbling blocks for coalition have been over the alleged dishonesty of certain members of the PP, a general dislike of Mariano Rajoy, a massive difference of opinion over a possible independence referendum for Catalonia and allegations of Iranian and Venezuelan involvement with Podemos. If Mr Rajoy does continue in power as leader of the government then he will have to explain at some point how he will implement EU demanded austerity measures whilst reducing income tax for all. For expatriates living in Spain, this last week was one of the most important ever, and now we will have to wait and see who goes to bed with who in both Britain and Spain, and how the markets react.

By John Smith DESPITE the fact that George Osborne had indicated before the referendum that in the event that Britain voted to leave that there would be a need for a speedy and fairly draconian ‘mini budget,’ he kept quiet until Monday, June 27 when at a press conference, aimed at settling a jittery financial market, he said that the UK is ready to face the future “from a position of strength,” and let drop that there wouldn’t be an emergency budget after all. He did confirm that there would be a need to ‘adjust’ the British economy following the results but had no intention of doing this until such time as a new prime minister was in place, but in the meantime, he had no intention of resigning his position. With regards to Britain’s actual departure from the EU, he said: “Only the UK can trigger Article 50. And in my judgement, we should only do that when there is a clear view about what new arrangements we are seeking with our European neighbours. “In the meantime, during the ne-

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STAYING PUT: David Cameron has resigned but George Osborne says he does not intend to. gotiations that will follow, there will be no change to people’s rights to travel and work and to the way our goods and services are traded, or to the way our economy and fi-

nancial system is regulated.” It is not just the economy which is feeling the fallout from the Brexit vote, as the Conservative party knows that it should elect a new

leader and prime minister by October (the time of the next party conference) although some Leave campaigners and potential candidates such as Liam Fox have been call-

ing for the election to be even later. It appears that the ‘leader’ of the Leave campaign Boris Johnson, and in the eyes of many the natural successor to David Cameron, has been caught somewhat ‘wrong footed’ by the vote and one of the Leave campaigners admitted that there was actually no plan to deal with a withdrawal from the Union, and that was the job of the incumbent prime minister. On the other side of the house, Labour saw itself fall into disarray over what many shadow ministers referred to as a lacklustre display from leader Jeremy Corbyn, and following the sacking of Hilary Benn, 14 shadow ministers and aides have resigned, leaving Mr Corbyn possibly facing a vote of no confidence and in the meantime appointing a shadow cabinet of little-known personalities. Early trading in Asia saw a drop in the pound against the dollar of a further 2.6 per cent and the FTSE fell by just 1 per cent, and Britain must hope that rather than continue to slide, the economy and the pound will settle over the next few days.

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Hopefully the rats won’t desert the sinking ship By John Smith WHILST it is painful to say anything nice about bankers, who have definitely taken over from estate agents and lawyers as those ‘professionals’ we most love to hate, to some extent it is understandable that they should be considering leaving London and the City for pastures new. In the same way that the dolphins said ‘so long and thanks for all the fish’ in the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, so various banks, having in many cases been rescued by the British Government are now seriously considering relocating many of their staff to different EU cities. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch politician and leader of the Eurogroup of finance ministers has already made it clear that by leaving the EU, Britain would limit its access to the single market and for the Banks who trade in euros, if they lose access to the ability to ‘passport’ their funds throughout Europe without

restriction or delay, there is little incentive for them to keep that part of their business at least within the UK.

Many banks are now seriously considering relocating many of their staff to different EU cities.” In theory it should be possible for Britain to apply to join the European Economic Area, joining Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway which enjoy such ‘passport’ rights as does Switzerland in its own right but that will be yet another treaty to enter into and have signed. It seems that the first financial organisations likely to move at least some of their operations out of the UK are Morgan Stanley and HSBC. Whilst HSBC has indicated that it intends to keep its headquarters in London, it had previously announced that it planned to axe up to

8,000 jobs in the UK as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The general opinion from overseas observers in both government and banking circles is that whilst job losses may not be catastrophic for the financial sector, there is little doubt that London and the City would lose much of their influence in the European Financial Sector. Those who advocated Brexit believe that the City can replace the European losses with increased business throughout the world, although why bankers have been ignoring what they consider to be an overlooked and lucrative area of business is not explained. Although there will be a two year period for exit of the EU once article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered, time moves very quickly and it is more than likely that members of the financial industry will act sooner rather than later in order to cover their backs and open additional EU offices.

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Britain has decided, what a historic week it has been LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

WELL, that really was the week that was. Now thoughts must be turned to the future. The first responsibility is to begin weighing up all the wonderful positive opportunities that have now opened up. I cannot believe the negative doom and gloom response most media outlets have been putting forward since the out vote was secured. What Britain needs now is the emergence of leaders, eager to take advantage of its new historic role with optimistic enthusiasm; safe in the knowledge that they can now embrace business from all over this wonderful planet of ours. Let us see

LEAD ON: With optimistic enthusiasm.

corporate executives and politicians from all parts of the world invited to Britain’s shores. The UK is now a new huge shopping mall. A business that can make its own deals and decisions free of the shackles and destructive regulations of unelected, unhelpful bureaucrats. Without these trade barriers the UK can conduct and complete its business ventures virtually overnight; a tremendous plus in the world of commerce. They must also begin to throw out all the ridiculous PC and health ‘n’ safety regulations that have been foisted on the British public by idiots with nothing better to do. The sooner the UK is able to change the rules on the prompt deportation of various undesirables is also a priority, and of course borders must be severely tightened. Come on GB the future is

exciting and full of fascinating possibilities. Let’s get it on. Couldn’t let this week go by without a comment on the highly vitriolic letter that was almost inexplicably given such prominence on the letters page last week. The writer of course got the whole point wrong. When I referred to Mr Izzard, I was not casting aspersions on his highly commendable fundraising or indeed his cross-dressing. I was referring to the pantomime farce he reduced David Dimbleby’s Question Time to last week. His arrogant, inane comments and ranting behaviour, most certainly proved to me (and indeed the audience) that he should most certainly keep his political observations firmly under his pink beret. Keep the faith. Love Leapy, leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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Buy in budding Costa Blanca By Matthew Elliott A QUIET regeneration has been budding in the northern Costa Blanca where local property specialists in places like Javea, Denia, Benidorm, Calpe and Benissa have seen burgeoning business from international investors and foreign residents. As well as cultivating a reputation for honesty and transparency in property dealings, Costa Blanca North is also gaining a strong prestige as a region with real potential. With an unparalleled and relatively untouched natural environment the northern Costa Blanca has the capacity to grow, using the benefit of hindsight to forge a clean, legal, transparent housing market. A cursory glance through these pages will introduce you to a variety of property specialists, hand-picked for their respective expertise and reputation for trustworthiness. These are people who have worked tirelessly within their local communities in Javea, Denia, Xabia, Benidorm, Calpe and beyond to secure a future for themselves and their children, and therefore have more intimate knowledge of local dynamics than outside actors only looking to turn a profit. Knowing the people you are doing business with when buying or selling a property is extremely important. Fortunately in the northern Costa Blanca you will have the

CAPACITY TO GROW: Costa Blanca, one of Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest performing regions.

chance to engage in a proper relationship with your chosen property expert while also being able to relax in the knowledge that they have a stake in the outcome. You will be dealing with people who have children attending local schools, and a firm grounding in the local community that they will strive to protect by embracing concepts of fairness befitting such a neighbourly community. The northern Costa Blanca is also a favourable position as Spain collectively emerges from a rough few years in its history with a prosperous property market. Record-breaking year on year improvements in sales and transactions, healthy measurements across the vast majority of Spanish regions, and solid indicators for related markets, including the rental, construction and legal sectors, all point towards a property economy standing on firm foun-

dations. These successes are amply reflected across the Costa Blanca which continues to be one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest performing regions. Occupancy rates, yield compression, bank lending, mortgage rates, rental increases, massive construction projects and attention from investors beyond Europe may not be the first thing on the mind of a British buyer focused on improving their lot with a fantastic new home. They are, however, among many of the factors making this an ideal time to make their dreams come true. Likewise for sellers this is an excellent moment to consider making a move and at least consulting with some of the many experts featured throughout these pages. Selling property is a tough and arduous process at the best of times, but by acting proactively and getting the right advice, it will be of huge benefit to your family and your finances. So if you are looking to buy or sell, your interests will be best served by engaging with a local property specialist who knows the area inside out.

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Brexit impact on Spanish property sales John Graham The property expert

THE Leave Vote has won the referendum and the UK will now be leaving the European Union, possibly sooner rather than later. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission wants the UK to leave the EU as swiftly as possible. It’s no surprise that the financial markets have reacted negatively, with substantial drops on the world’s stock exchanges from the FTSE to the Dow Jones and UK construction companies and UK banks have been hit badly. So how could this historic decision impact property sales on the Costa del Sol,

EXCHANGE RATE POUNDING: UK buyers will have less euros to spend. the Costas and Mallorca, now and in the future for UK property buyers? First, let’s look at one of the most important benefits UK buyers have had for many years when buying a Spanish property, which is the strong exchange rate of the pound to the euro. Over the years, the pound’s exchange rate has

fluctuated between 1.50, 1.40 to the euro making property prices in Spain excellent value for money for UK buyers. The shock of the UK voting to leave the EU has now seen the exchange rate of the pound drop sharply, down to 1.24 to the euro, the worst fall in one day in 50 years, therefore UK buyers will have less euros to spend and

property prices will now be more expensive than preBrexit. My advice to sellers who want a quick sale and are selling to a UK buyer, is to take the new low exchange rate into account and reduce your selling price down to the pre-Brexit level of the pound to euro exchange rate, that way the UK buyer will

have no price resistance in buying your property. At present UK and EU buyers can arrange a mortgage in Spain easier than Non-European residents, pay a 10-20 per cent deposit and borrow at a low interest rate. When the UK finally leaves the EU, buyers will probably need to pay a higher deposit and may have to pay a higher interest rate. Alternatively UK buyers may prefer to arrange their mortgage in the UK, borrowing against their UK property, with a lower interest rate. Double Tax treaties between the UK and Spain should remain unaffected and could remain in place even after the UK leaves the EU because tax agreements are made between individual countries. If you are from the UK and sell your property you should have no problem

but always check with your lawyer or financial advisor. On a positive note, my investor clients decided to wait for the Brexit result and now that the UK have voted to leave the EU, the investors have decided to invest in Spain which is a EU Member and member of the Schengen Agreement, with excellent market conditions. In future articles I will keep EWN property owner readers up-to-date on the impact of the UK property buyers leaving the EU and give you some helpful advice and tips. If you would like a personal consultation and professional advice on the best way to buy or sell your property, please contact me by email, gk.ipad@me.com. John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute.

A NEW report has provided detailed insights into the Marbella property market, giving an overview of everything from price trends to stock levels and the most sought after areas in the chic Spanish city. The Marbella Property Market Report 2016, from Panorama Properties Marbella, the Costa del Sol’s longest established real estate agency, resists the usual inclination to view the market through rosetinted glasses and instead delivers a well-documented and experienced assessment of the state of the sector. Christopher Clover, Panorama’s Managing Director, has been writing about the Marbella property market for more than 46 years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and Panorama is now the international associate agency for Savills in the Marbella area. “With the 2016 Marbella Property Market Report, we wanted to produce in depth insights into how the market has fared since the 2007/08 bubble burst. There are some excellent headlines and much to celebrate, but there are also some cautionary notes within the report. The

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Marbella properties in the pink

PUERTO BANUS: Strong upturn in the Marbella property market. purpose was not to gloss over these factors but provide a thorough picture of where the property market in Marbella really stands.” The headline figures are certainly positive. Marbella has enjoyed five

years of recovery, with the volume of residential sales rising by 9.83 per cent in 2015. The city has raced ahead of national performance thanks to its multi-country source market, which has positioned Mar-

bella at the forefront of the Spanish property market recovery. There were 4,390 properties sold in Marbella in 2015. The figure is less than 1 per cent behind the 2006 pre-crisis boom year figure of

4,432. Interestingly, despite all those bargain hunters rushing to pick up their dream Marbella property in 2013 and 2014, there are still plenty of affordable homes on the market. Prices in Marbella remain broadly at around 20 per cent below their peak, rising to just 10 per cent to 15 per cent below peak in the most desirable areas. Nationally, prices remain at 28.4 per cent below peak levels, according to the Spanish Registradores. The strong upturn in the Marbella property market is also highlighted by figures from the Colegio de Arquitectos of Malaga, which show a sharp increase in the number of completed residential construction projects in 2015, following years of steady decline. The market’s return to life has been particularly noticeable for high-end properties, which are defined in the Panorama Properties Marbella report as those worth €4 million or more. Over 100 sales of such properties were completed in the greater Marbella area during 2015, up 30 per cent above the 2014 figure.

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Headache free offplan purchasing

THE BIG SMOKE: London dominates as the city with the highest average price per square metre.

Princely property sums By Matthew Elliott WHILE it may boast the continent’s most expensive city in London, the UK slips down to fourth place as a whole when it comes to ranking Europe’s most expensive countries for property. With an average price of €4,294 per square metre the UK falls well behind top places Luxembourg at €5,855, Sweden at €5,205, and just under France at €4,424. Spain is significantly lower at

€2,260, while the lowest EU member is Bulgaria where the average square metre costs just €780. On the city front London’s dominance is impenetrable, even despite recent decreases and the fallout over the referendum vote. With an average price per square metre of an eye-watering €16,135 the Big Smoke is more than double the price of second-placed Paris at a measly €7,807. The news will make grimly repetitive reading for first time buyers des-

perately trying to gain a foothold on the city’s slippery and prohibitively expensive property ladder, and also highlights how London raises the UK’s average, despite the country being soundly outperformed by other areas of the EU. Outside the EU but well within Europe, Monaco surpasses all of the competition with a startling average price of €47,000 per square metre, a fitting figure for Europe’s playground for royalty, oligarchs, sheiks and celebrities.

ONE of the best ways to buy cheaply, as long as you’re not in a hurry, is to buy property off-plan. When the real estate crisis began in Spain in 2008 construction halted, however it is now starting up again and there are off-plan projects on the market. To avoid disappointment, or worse, it’s advisable to follow these tips when buying off plan: • Know who you’re buying from. You need to know exactly who is selling you your future home and their history. If it’s a developer, find out whether they have previous experience in the sector and always make sure they own the land they intend to build on before taking the plunge. • Read and reread the contract. This might seem obvious, but make sure you read the private contract you’re going to sign with the company very carefully. Have it trans-

lated if it’s in Spanish and you don’t understand it all. Check all the clauses and ask any questions you may have. • Keep a copy of the plans. Ask the developer for a copy of the plans for your home the minute you sign the contract in case you need to prove in future that changes were made after you signed. • The EXACT price and date Make sure the documents the developer give you state the final price of the property, including the IVA (VAT) and the exact date the keys will be handed over. Never sign anything with estimations to avoid nasty surprises. • Always pay through a bank. The developer should have opened a bank account which can only be used for construction costs. This is where you should make your payments, by bank transfer for safety reasons.

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Planning ahead to make that house move easier By Eleanor Hawkins WHILE moving house is known to be one of the most stressful experiences people go through, being prepared can alleviate some of the stress and ease the process somewhat. Here is a summary of ways to avoid minor hitches, which are to be expected, turning what should be a happy occasion into a nightmare. • Six weeks to go: Although it feels like there is an eternity to go while the solicitors do their thing and you wait for the keys, there are plenty of things you can be organising now to get ahead. It’s time to start looking at moving options. Shop around, ask for quotes and book now to avoid last minute panics. If you are an employee and expect to need time off now is also probably a good time to inform your boss. • One month to go: This is the time to get rid of all that junk that’s been building up in the cupboards over the years. Be ruthless: if you haven’t used it for a while you’re probably never going to so it needs to go. This will reduce moving costs and ease storage problems, plus if you sell it you could get your hands on a little spare cash or you could take the chance to do your thing for charity and donate it all. Insurance for your new home should also be looked into now to make sure it’s covered from the moment you move in.

SMART PACKING: Labelling boxes clearly by room will save time when unpacking after the move. If possible, go and measure up for curtains, furniture, etc. and start collecting packaging materials. Even if you’re employing a removal company there’s likely to be a lot of things you’ll pack yourself so start picking

up spare cardboard boxes, etc. • Three weeks to go: Work out who will need to be informe d of your ne w a ddre s s (ba nk, ins ura nc e , he a lthc a re provider, town hall, schools, etc.,

etc., etc.). If you take medication and are going to have to change doctors, make sure now that you will have enough prescriptions to last until you can see your new one.

New owners are expected to put utilities into their name so it’s a good time to investigate providers and shop for the best prices. • Two weeks to go: Many peopl e ar e shocked by how long it really takes to pack up a house. Start packing everything you can live without for a while now, making sure boxes are clearly labeled by room to save time at the other end. Back up your PC and find a safe place to keep important documents like passports and birth certificates now to ensure nothing gets lost accidentally in the move. • One week to go: Arrange essentials boxes with things you’ll need on the day of the move and get everything else possible packed now. Return library books, make sure friends and family have your new address, write instructions for the removal company and confirm the date and time with them. Dismantle any furniture that you can now and make sure screws, bol t s and f i t t i ngs ar e seal ed i n bags and clearly labeled. • Moving day: First of all, make sure you have breakfast! It’s going to be a busy day and you’ll need energy. Once the van or lorry has left, make sure you do a thorough final check and switch everything off before locking up and heading for your new dream home.

Spaniards still prefer to buy Local buyers THE number of people in Spain who live in rented property is on the up, according to a new study by Fotocasa real estate portal. Whereas four years ago just 15 per cent of Spaniards said they live in rented homes, this increased to 23.5 per cent in 2015, the Spaniards and their relationship with housing study revealed. H o we v e r, m o r e th a n h a lf s till dream of buying a home of their own and hope to do so soon.

The reasons given by those who are forced to rent are mainly financial, study director Beatriz Toribio explained. “Spain is, and always will b e, a c o u n try of prope rty ow ne rs . However the rental market is growing because despite lower prices many people simply cannot afford to buy now,” Toribio said. Nine out of 10 people questioned for the study said they still feel owning one’s own home is important and seven out of 10 said they considered

buying a home to be a n importa nt long-term investment and far better than renting. Six out of 10 went as far as to say that renting felt like throwing their money away and insisted they would rather pay the bank and have something to show for it at the end if they could. Of those questioned 56 per cent stated that they fully intended to take the plunge and buy within the next four years.

A REPORT f r om Al f a I nm obi l i ar i a has suggest ed t hat ar ound hal f of al l homes sold on the Spanish coast s ar e pur chased by Spanish investors looking to convert the properties into cash cows through holiday rentals and capital gains. The findings indicate that sm al l er l ocal i nvest or s priced out of expensive city markets in Barcelona and Madrid are focusing on the coast as their best hope of

turning a profit, typically buying multiple units at the cheaper end of t he spectrum. Foreign buyers accounted for roughly 35 per cent according to Alfa’s figures, while families or couples buying private homes represented just 15 per cent. With the market enjoying a solid recovery and some homes avai l abl e f or as l i t t l e as €35,000, the trend looks set to continue.

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Unsellable properties IN ord e r t o c l e a n u p th e marketplace, developers in Valencia are suggesting that unsellable homes be demolished, following the example set by Ireland when the Emeral d I sl e ’s v e r y o w n property bubble burst spectacularly.

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Coastal rents skyrocket

99,000 approximate number of ‘never sold’ homes in the Valencian community.

ON THE UP: Strong development sees annual price increases in the rental market. By Matthew Elliott SPAIN’S coastal provinces recorded the biggest yearly increases in rental pricing, with 13 of the 15 regions seeing the highest jumps lying by the sea. The report from property portal Fotocasa indicates that there were four provinces which saw an annual increase of more than 10 per cent, namely the Balearic Islands, Huelva,

Barcelona and Alicante. The Balearics saw a huge jump of more than 18 per cent while the top four were closely followed by Malaga and Murcia which clocked up 9.9 per cent and 9.8 per cent respective rises. By the same token the areas seeing the largest declines in rental prices all lay in the country’s interior with Jaen, Zamora, Caceres and Burgos hitting solid negatives. Regardless of annual change, the

coastal regions also command the highest rental prices with six of the 10 most expensive provinces following this pattern. Spain has seen a strong development of its rental market in recent years following the financial crisis and difficulty in securing a mortgage for those at the lower end of the ladder. The development has led to a significant increase in buy-tolet landlords snapping up cheaper coastal properties with an eye on rental profit.

Breathing walls for climate control A GERMAN design company has produced a new type of construction technology, comprising an epidermal ‘responsive’ façade that can adjust its permeability according to a fluctuating external environment, thus maintaining control over the internal temperature. Describing itself as “an architectural experiment aimed at simplifying the future of human living,” the project is inspired by “organic skins that adjust their permeability to control the necessary flow of substances between inside and outside.” Inflatable elements of the

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Half-finished housing developments were knocked dow n b y b a n k s so th e y could relieve themselves of toxic assets and burdens, leading to an ‘accelerated recovery’ according to El Mundo. Whe t h e r su c h a mo v e might reap similar rewards in the more complex Spanis h ma r k e t i s d i ff i c u lt to gauge. There are around 99,000 thousa n d ‘ n e v e r s o ld ’ homes i n t h e Va l e n c ia n community alone, the vast majority owned by banks, and 36 7 , 5 0 0 a c r o ss th e country. Interior areas still remain the hard e st p l a c e s t o s ell however the coastal stretches hav e b e e n e n j o y i n g a strong recovery in recent years.

FAÇADE FUTURISM: Intelligent walls are coming. facade work as pneumatic muscles which mimic animal

skin pores, and are operating according to the preferences

of the homeowner in order to control the desired quantity of air, light and visibility. The system can also change colour, exposing the inside of the transparent glass façade, and providing a rich interplay between the natural environment and interior living spaces, while opening the possibility of whimsical stained glass effects or interactive projecting screens. The product’s beauty is imparted by its ever-changing appearance throughout the day, with the façade taking on a sculptural appearance that makes it look like an art installation.

Revolution with BIM CONSTRUCTION in Spain is set to change dramaticall y i n t he near f ut ur e wi t h the advent of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. Generating digital representations of buildings before they are built, the syst em al l ows ar chi t ect s t o create wholly integrated, intelligent and energy efficient properties that can be easily managed on a daily basis. BIM has taken off in India and Hong Kong and is expected to become regulated by the EU very soon. In Spai n t he gover nm ent i s pl anni ng t o m ake i t s use mandatory for public sector works by 2018. Spain is considered an excel l ent envi r onm ent f or BI M devel opm ent due t o the demand of new homes and buildings after the financial crisis. It is expected to drastically improve the quality of future housing projects, all owi ng f or easy maintenance, preventative design and improved environmental sustainability.

Merlin merger TWO of Spai n’s m ost prominent property compani es have m erged t o becom e t he count r y’s l argest r eal est at e group. The m erger bet ween Merlin and Metrovacesa does not yet have the full green light from shareholders but has received the support of key shareholders in Metrovacesa, Santander, Banco Popular, and BBVA. The as yet unnam ed new group will boast net assets of roughly €5 billion, and will combine Merlin’s experience in m anagi ng com m er ci al r eal est at e wi t h Metrovacesa’s long history of construction and development.

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Lost your deposit for an off-plan property? Read on... ON June 21, 2016 Martin de la Herran, a lawyer based in Albir, appeared on Ireland’s LMFM Late Lunch show together with The Claims Bureau. Abolex and The Claims Bureau were invited to discuss exciting news for people who had lost money after paying a deposit or stage payment to a Spanish developer for an off-plan property that was never built, or was severely delayed. Martin de la Herran was joined by a customer, Ollie Reel, who had lost money investing with Ocean View Properties, and Michael Coyne and Peter O’Donnell of The Claims Bureau (chief executive and chairman respectively). Both companies have joined on this project to help those who may have lost their investment in Spanish properties during the boom times. Until recently the Spanish banks have all challenged the interpretation of an old law that was put in place in 1968 (Law 57/68)

to protect local and foreign investors who bought property off-plan in Spain. Over the last 12 months the Supreme Court in Madrid has found in favour of claimants in no fewer than five separate cases, each one challenging a different aspect of Law 57/68. The judgements confirm that the banks, where deposit monies were held, were legally bound to guarantee those funds and return them in the event the developer went bankrupt, ceased trading or failed to meet the agreed completion timetable. The Supreme Court in Madrid has now given the Spanish banks a clear interpretation of Law 57/68 which clearly details that they must pay out on claims made against them in cases where clients’ money has not been protected. Martin de la Herran from Abolex took time to explain Abolex’s new no-win-nofee Reclaim in Spain service, and gave his

expert view on Spanish law and how UK and Irish investors in Spain can now apply to receive all their money back. So if you paid money to a Spanish developer for a deposit or stage payment on an off-plan property that was never built, or was severely delayed, or your developer went broke in the Spanish property crash leaving an empty plot or just the shell of a building where your dream home was supposed to be, contact Abolex on 966 865 592 (email: albir@abolex.es) or visit www.abolex.es.

ABOLEX LAWYER: Martin de la Herran.

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...and on that happy note PABLO IGLESIAS’ decision to pal up with the former Communist party Izquierda Unida didn’t pay off. Declaring that Podemos were Social Democrats didn’t fool anyone, and between them they didn’t overtake the PSOE as expected. Perhaps the last word should go to Antonio Elorza, a Spanish historian, writer and professor of Political Science: “Pablo Iglesias is Marxist, but more Groucho than Karl.”

- and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

MARIANO RAJOY is the victim of his own mediocre success. The Partido Popular was again the most-voted party and even increased its share of the vote, and no one could blame Mariano Rajoy, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria and Dolores de Cospedal for preening on Sunday night. But who will invite Mariano to dance? Adding Ciudadanos’ 32 votes to his 136 leaves him short of an overall majority, and Albert Rivera vowed that his votes will not go to the PP while Rajoy heads it. So unless he wants to sit this one out again, the acting president will have to attempt a solo.

Talk, talk, talk PSOE candidate Pedro Sanchez’s enigmatic pledge some weeks back that there would be no third election could mean anything. Against all the odds he edged into second place once more, but despite t h a t

MARIANO RAJOY: Needs a majority, but who with?

promise, it looks as though Spain can expect a long hot summer of meetings, pacts and, on the part of the electorate, boredom. The lunatics might have taken over the asylum in the UK, but in Spain the inmates are sedated while the staff sit around talking.

Maybe next time CIUDADANOS once again did not live up to expectations. Perhaps Spain is not ready for a truly centre party not yet tainted by corruption. Maybe the Spanish are less concerned about corruption than they tell the pollsters. In the latest scandal, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz trying to dig dirt on Catalan politicians made no impression on voters. Or was that because no money was involved?

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A matter of diverse opinions I REFER to the letter from comparatively new reader Malcolm Le Gessick in last week’s edition, one of the main points about the varied contributors is just that; varied points of view! I have been regularly reading your journal for in excess of 15 years and enjoy this variety. Specifically, Mr Le Gessick questions the intelligence of Leapy Lee, a pretty poor tactic recently used in the referendum debate where, for want of a substantial argument, the politicians (on both sides) played the (wo)man rather than the ball by resorting to personal attacks. I can only assume Mr Le Gessick has spent a little too much time in the sun, in his inaugural year as an expat. Unfortunately, Eddie Izzard wasn’t placed in full context, Leapy Lee was surely there referring to the ‘advice’ he gave on Question Time regarding the referendum where to my mind he performed as a clown offering no worthwhile contribution to the serious matter in hand, this is nothing to do with his manner of dress nor his almost superhuman marathon achievements. I certainly don’t always agree with your columnists, it would be boring were I to do so, but the EWN consistently displays intelligence in the weekly serving of discerning yet divergent articles. Please keep up the good work. Barry Morgan

Smarty pants WELL, I owe 51.8 per cent of the average British Joes an apology as they do have the sense they were born with. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply to the average Scottish Joe who appears to hate the English so much they would prefer to be ruled by Germany. As one German politician said today “No one will take the European Union away from us.” Jes Allen

Puzzling polls ONCE again the experts got it wrong. Why do we listen to pollsters and financial geniuses when the answer, invariably, is to trust your own instincts? Thursday, June 23, 2016, will go down in history as the day the British people showed the world that they believe in their country’s ability to stand on its own feet and to survive and prosper in the greater world by dint of its own ability.

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Check mate PERHAPS many Brexiters do not realise it yet, but they have actually lost, and it is all down to one man: David Cameron. With one fell swoop, Cameron effectively annulled the referendum result, and simultaneously destroyed the political careers of Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and leading Brexiters who cost him so much anguish, not to mention his premiership. Throughout the campaign, Cameron had repeatedly said that a vote for leave would lead to triggering Article 50 straight away. The image was clear: he would be giving that notice under Article 50 the morning after a vote to leave. In the midst of the sentimental nautical references of his speech on June 24, he quietly abandoned that position and handed the responsibility over to his successor. And as the day wore on, the enormity of that step started to sink in: the markets, Sterling, Scotland, the Irish border, the Gibraltar border, the frontier at Calais, the need to continue compliance with all EU regulations for a free market, re-issuing passports, Brits abroad, EU citizens in Britain, the mountain of legislation to be torn up and rewritten ... the list grew and grew. The referendum result is not binding. It is advisory. The Conservative party election that Cameron triggered will now have one question looming over it: will you, if elected as party leader, trigger the notice under Article 50? Who will want to have the responsibility of all those ramifications and consequences on his/her head and shoulders? Mike

During the referendum, a great deal of hype and disinformation served only to confuse and scare voters and in view of the importance of the decision people were expected to make, this was unforgivable. Fortunately, the British public saw through it and voted for the chance to decide their own destiny outside of the EU. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to really make a difference to the futures of our children, grandchildren and generations to come; the great pity of it all was that so many young people saw the result in a negative light. So much of today’s thinking is short-term, aptly demonstrated by the hysterical comments following the referendum result. The focus of the ‘Leave’ campaign

was taking back control of matters which concern Britain specifically, whether that relates to the economy, immigration or making and abiding by our own laws and there should, surely, be no stigma attached to that; neither should the desire to preserve the character and culture of our country, together with the health, education and welfare of its citizens, be the subject of criticism. Ken, San Fulgencio

Brexit blues I AM gutted. I’ve been a patriot all my life but have just thrown my England football shirts in the bin and have no

more desire to be British. The shortsightedness and arrogance of so many Brits brought up on the “Brits are better than Johnny foreigner” dogma has left me disillusioned and demoralised. I never wanted to be Spanish but now I have no choice. The insular British nation can now go and stew in its own juice on their horrible rainy little island and suffer the consequences of their folly. I quit. Jonathan Allso, Valencia

Homecoming horror EMPATHISING all too well with Cath

of Albir from last week’s letters re bloody boring British boors. Their behaviour and lack of manners or basic decency often make you cringe. Having given up my business, friends, lifestyle and income to be in Rojales full-time over the past two years to care for the old folk, I have witnessed the downturn in society and standards. Our community used to be a mixture of nationalities, now it’s a British backwater dominated by low lifes, C3/C4s with all their boorish uncouth habits, drunken rants at wife (for winning booby prize for lowest score in local quiz, yet again) or poor dogs, and their infernally repetitive soap opera-style “seeyalaters....” The Dutch and Belgians are well-mannered and educated, the standard of their spoken English shaming most Brits. The Germans and French have largely disappeared. And of course a Brit cabal now controls the local community through their “I second you if you propose me” version of ‘democracy’. Our annual charge has been raised from €200 to €450 even though the pool is used mostly by visitors, loud unruly Brit families renting as holidaymakers, a euphemism for noisemakers. I cannot wait to be back somewhere civilised where people have manners; Taipei, Texas, Penang .... Peter/Pedro, Rojales

Knitted knockers IN your edition February 18-24 a letter mentioned knitted knockers in Spain. Can you please pass this message on to Maggie or please give me her contact no? I have a good friend who needs one badly. Many thanks. Pauline King

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feeling that you should not be involved with their business. Trusting our instincts is something that we do not do enough.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) A close relationship seems to be changing. You need to know why and maybe believe that you do. However, be sure to get all the facts. Asking outright questions of the person involved is your best chance of getting the right answers. Someone may urge you to ‘read between the lines’ but it is hardly necessary.

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that aroused your curiosity. Whatever it is, do be aware that any decisions made this week could have farreaching effects, for the good as well as the ‘not so good’.

chance to impress someone important to you. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Life can get complicated at this time of the year and you may feel pulled in more than one direction. You are perfectly entitled to change your mind about an arrangement. Those who try to make you feel guilty may be thinking only of themselves, and what does that tell you?

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) When you start to worry too much about things, it is time to take a step back. Senseless worrying is when you really cannot do anything to change the situation. Take into account how, in the past, worrying has affected your wellbeing. Maybe it is time to walk away and take another path entirely. Some may not be happy about this. You must come first now.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With so much energy around you, it will be hard to concentrate on business matters. Finances, however, do require your attention and a brief period of scrutiny will show you why. Someone close may be spending too much or undermining the situation by making big plans.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) A need to listen to your innermost feelings and needs has perhaps been overlooked. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, philosophical thoughts are often pushed into a corner. Even so, you owe it to yourself to truly consider what you want as opposed to going along with what others want from you.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) There are enough people in this world who will be willing to tell you what to do. Although it is in your nature to value your freedom, have you been compromising? Think of the time you have left to get to grips with a particular situation.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This is a creative week and one in which you seek to find your talents. For some time now you have toyed with the idea of joining a club or group. This will enhance your social life and bring you laughter. Although your confidence has been a little lower than usual, you have the

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Nostalgia overtakes you and an urge to look back into the past is strong. Perhaps you are thinking of tracing your family tree. It may be that you have received a letter or phone call

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There is a lightness to this week that is welcome. After more than a little bit of aggravation and frustration of late it is overdue. Someone you believed had lost interest in you suddenly surfaces. You may be unsure of how to react, so save judgment.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone you would not normally consider to be a friend shows an interest in you. Your immediate reaction may be joy or suspicion. In fact, you are not quite sure what to think. All the same, try to put aside preconceived ideas and give them a chance.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your opinion of someone is in the process of changing. It is not through any particular action of theirs towards you, rather it is a

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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.

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TARGET: • Average: 5 • Good: 7 • Very good: 11 • Excellent: 13

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION airy boar brag bray brig brio garb giro gory grab gray grip gyro hair harp hoar orgy pair pray prig ropy abhor graph grapy hairy harpy hoary porgy BIOGRAPHY

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Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Warning of danger (5) 4 Patron (7) 7 Glazed currant bun (7) 8 Musical instrument (5) 9 In a softened tone (5) 10 Admit to a wrongdoing (7) 11 Cheap and shoddy (6) 13 Express opposition (6) 17 Small fatty fish usually canned (7) 19 Decided on (5) 21 Mentally quick (5) 22 Female singer (7) 23 Marked by extreme anger (7) 24 Flowers with prickly stems (5) Down 1 Make an effort (7) 2 Modify (5) 3 Wander aimlessly (7) 4 Unpleasant smell (6) 5 Open and genuine (7) 6 Chambers (5) 8 Prohibit (3) 12 Skilled fighting man (7)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 13 represents B and 22 represents M, so fill in B every time the figure 13 appears and M every time the figure 22 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.

1 Nags, 4 Sparse, 9 Trouble, 10 Phial, 11 Chase, 12 Concede, 13 Scanty, 15 Border, 19 Carbine, 21 Email, 23 Ringo, 24 Apostle, 25 Tea set, 26 Sang. Down: 2 Aroma, 3 Subject, 4 Sketch, 5 Aspen, 6 Stipend, 7 Stocks, 8 Clue, 14 Arrange, 16 Ocelots, 17 Relief, 18 Decant, 19 Cord, 20 Icons, 22 Acton.

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14 Embarrassing mistake (7) 15 Tiresome (7) 16 Playing in opposition to (6)

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17 Neck warmer (5) 18 Anger (3) 20 Pulls apart (5)

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Across 1 Equipo (deporte) (4) 3 Nicknames (6) 8 Sobrinos (7) 9 As (naipes) (3) 10 Boniato (5,6) 11 Oreja (3) 12 Our (7) 14 Por favor (6) 15 Ass (donkey) (4)

1 Sullen, 2 Apart, 4 Annul, 5 Precise, 6 Rested, 7 Snack, 9 Stake, 14 Terrier, 16 Again, 17 Assist, 18 Ghost, 19 Resent, 21 Title, 23 Grebe.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cachorro, 7 Shade, 8 Agree, 10 Real, 11 Caro, 14 Llave, 15 Arena, 16 Perezoso.

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Down: 2 Azafata, 3 Heel, 4 Road, 5 Fregonas, 6 Estrella, 9 Readers, 12 Beer, 13 Raiz.

Down 1 Estaño (mineral) (3) 2 Manzano (5-4) 4 Shepherds (8) 5 Diamonds (9) 6 Floor (of room) (5) 7 Windows (8) 10 Dormir (5) 13 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3)

Hexagram

1 Search, 3 Pamper, 8 Liaison, 10 Needs, 11 Extra, 12 Collide, 13 Steep, 15 Cadet, 20 Stretch, 22 Argue, 24 Idiot, 25 Sincere, 26 Target, 27 Absent.

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

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RUDDER RUSTIC (10) SERVER SINTER SODDEN STATUE STEREO STRIVE THREAT

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Spread 2 Depart 3 Rating 4 Powder 5 Regent 6 Bestir 7 Turret 8 Orient 9 Errant 10 United 11 Loosen 12 Coward 13 Strode 14 Within 15 Stance 16 Girdle 17 Motion 18 Filter 19 Malice

Across 1 Liar cut-off limit (7) 5 Frivolous, as in an Emily Bronte novel (5) 8 See me about French river (5) 9 Go past different park as a temporary solution (7) 10 Make a speech about gym function (7) 11 Tapestry returned in disarray (5) 12 CIA not about for encounter (6) 14 Ordinary Seaman Ford to finish in Belgian port (6) 17 VAT, as for instruments (5) 19 Rearranges holiday locations (7) 22 Give up part of attic once de-cluttered (7) 23 Fall in with eager eccentric (5) 24 Doctor Lee is a female (5) 25 Cooking utensil for a large ship (7) Down 1 Orchestra leader is after chamber instrument (5) 2 Minaret fashion clothing (7) 3 Sports ground in Delaware Naval Academy (5) 4 A good man, being guided around, survived (6) 5 As Biros spoilt map lines (7) 6 Annoyance when decrepit old car doesn’t start (5)

7 Former lover sat for a photo uncovered (7) 12 Newspaper report about recital (7) 13 Offensive outside broadcast location (7) 15 It receives sounds of a Red Rum running wild (7)

16 Gives instructions for underpants (6) 18 Additional payment is British duty (5) 20 Fend off a vet’s mongrel (5) 21 She starts every race perfect (5)

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The scourge of bullying Bullying was not restricted to just peers, one teacher used to openly sneer at me.”

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.

IF there is one kind of person that I find hateful in this world, it’s a bully. Bullying in UK schools seems to have reached epidemic proportions if you believe what you read in the media, but I suspect that it is simply no longer swept under the carpet as it was in my day. My own nemesis was a kid called Norton. He was an ugly git, with fingers like courgettes, and cauliflower ears. He was a greengrocer on legs, though of course I never told him that. He would actively seek me out with his apprentice bully and do his best to make my life a misery. Norton was three years older than me and in the lowest grade, with an IQ that was measured in fractions. Thankfully I was shot

SHAMEFUL BULLIES: Physical or mental, bullying can have a long-term detrimental impact. of him fairly early on. Quite by accident on the internet, I came across a fellow pupil from my secondary school days who was himself a bully. Not physical bullying, but with taunts and

humiliation which believe me, can be every bit as damaging. When I reminded him of this, he seemed genuinely shocked that he had been guilty of these activities.

These people go through life completely oblivious to the fact that they may have inflicted misery and perhaps lasting damage. It wasn’t done in my day to go complaining to those

in authority because ‘grass’ in the ‘Bullies Bumper Duffing Up Manual’, was another excuse for a chinning session. Bullying was not restricted to one’s peers. There was one teacher who took such a dislike, he openly sneered in distaste every time he had dealings with me. He once wrote in an end of term report, “This boy lacks personality”, a seemingly innocuous statement, but to an insecure 13-yearold (and I cannot explain why) it was devastating. Illogically, I felt deeply ashamed when I took the report home and reluctantly presented it to my parents, who were thankfully very supportive and reassuring. But it left its mark and I have never forgotten the experience.

Life goes on but becomes a little more complicated Credit UK Parliament Jessica Taylor

John Smith Random thoughts... TWO surprises in one week, both of which could have lasting effects on expatriate residents in Spain. First of all came the vote to leave the European Union which apparently came as something of a surprise to a lot of people, especially those who now say that it was a protest vote and they didn’t actually expect it to have any meaning! It now seems that two of the three most voluble Conservative members of the Leave campaign Boris Johnson and Michael Gove weren’t really expecting to succeed, which perhaps explains the fact that they have both kept a very low profile after the announcement and one of their supporters mentioned on Sky News that they didn’t actually have a plan for withdrawal in place but they assumed that

SURPRISE RESULT: MPs debating inside the House of Commons.

the British government would. Nigel Farage committed the gaff of the year, possibly the century, when in his excitement he blurted out “we will have done it without having to fight, without a single bullet being fired,” not

realising how upset so many people would feel following the shooting of Jo Cox just a week earlier. Having used him to promote the Leave case, he has now been told that he won’t be invited to participate in a

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No Brexit blues THE result of the referendum came as a major surprise and as previously mentioned, we at Euro Weekly News were both hoping and expecting that there would be an overall majority to remain. However, it’s over and barring some very unusual decisions being made in parliament, the decision is made and within two and a half years at the most, Britain will no longer be a member of the EU. What we all have to do as expatriates living in Spain is to ensure that we don’t go into a flat spin but use the time to ensure that we are ready and educated about what the future holds for us. There was bound to be some disruption with stocks and exchange rates following the announcement but the market has been lower in the past and whilst the dollar has smacked sterling, the euro is not as strong and no doubt many will remember when it was almost on par with the pound and we managed to get over that. Yes, those who are receiving sterling pensions are going to have to get used to converting their pounds into fewer euros but history suggests that the pound will recover as it invariably does and if any of the larger European countries even hint that they are considering a referendum then watch what happens. It’s not a catastrophe and as Brits in particular we just need to take a deep breath and make the most of what the next few years bring especially as we still have friends around the world. To quote Monty Python let’s “Always look on the bright side of life.”

cross-party committee which will negotiate Britain’s exit from the European Union, which as an MEP has irritated him, although there are still a number of decisions to be made before anybody is appointed to that committee. So certain was at least one person that Britain would remain, that a proleaver William Healey set up a petition in May which asks for the EU referendum to be re-run if the remain or leave vote is less than 60 per cent, based on a turnout of less than 75 per cent. He is, naturally, uncomfortable that it has been hijacked by disgruntled Remain supporters and has already received over 3.5 million signatures although David Cameron has indicated a second referendum is unlikely. Spain took a turn for the better or worse depending upon your view, by Now we voting in a manner which still didn’t see want to any party with a majority and any coalihear your views. tion, right or left, would have to negotiate with some of the minor YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE parties, such as those who repre- YOUR OPINION sent the Canary Islands and the www.euroweeklynews.com Basque country, to obtain a majority.

& Quitting sugar for good HEALTH BEAUTY

SUGAR is largely considered the devil of the dietary world with it leading to spiralling obesity rates and ill health. More and more people are attempting to banish sugar from their diet but it may not be as difficult as you think with some simple steps to get you on the path to a sugar detox: Choose wisely Sugar can be hidden in a lot of products so pay attention to food labels when shopping. Look at the ingredients list and anything ending in ‘ose’ such as glucose, sucrose and fructose, is a form of sugar, as are honey, agave, molasses and syrups like corn and rice syrup. The higher up the ingredients list the more sugar the product contains. Smaller steps For those who particularly eat a lot of sugar, going cold turkey can be difficult so take smaller steps and don’t beat yourself up if you fall off the wagon once in a while. But if you do, immediately go back

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to better eating the next day. After a week or so, most people report feeling more alert, having more energy and a clearer mind after not eating sugar so start feeling those benefits and you are less likely to want to go back to eating it. Balance your gut Scientific studies are producing a growing amount of evidence about the importance of the microscopic bacteria that inhabit our guts. Taking probiotics can help balance the microbes and reduce sugar cravings. Stay fuller for longer When hunger strikes, it is hard to resist the urge to quickly grab the chocolate or other sweet treats but these hunger pangs are more likely to signal that your body is needing protein. One way to help prevent sugar cravings is to try and ensure you include a portion of protein with every meal as this is broken down more slowly and therefore stays in the stomach longer, helping you feel fuller for longer.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Blood donor day thanks volunteers THE World Blood Donor Day has thanked donors for their voluntary and selfless contribution, which helps to save millions of lives each year and allows increased life expectancy and quality of life of patients with potentially lethal diseases. Spain recognised the day with the main objective to raise awareness of the need to donate blood regularly to ensure the quality, safety and availability of blood and blood products to those in need. Currently, there are only 62 countries in the world where the national blood supply comes almost entirely from voluntary unpaid donations, while 40 countries remain dependent on donations from family or paid donors. According to the Spanish Red Cross, the most common blood groups in the Spanish population are A positive and O positive, with 36 per cent each. However, the universal and most versatile group is O negative, since it can be used for all blood groups in an emergency.

GIVING BLOOD: Helps to save millions of lives every year.

Walking can help bonding A SIMPLE walk could be the best way to bond with your family. A study suggests that gett i ng away f r om t he TV, video games and computer scr eens and havi ng a 20 minute walk with family in the park or countryside areas can improve family tensions, calm children down and lead to less arguments and irritability. Researchers based their f i ndi ngs on t he at t ent i on restoration theory which describes how interaction with natural environments can reduce mental fatigue and restore attentional functioning. As wel l as at t ent i on restoration and getting away from the day-to-day humdrum, the researchers suggest that nature-based rituals, such as walking the dog t oget her coul d boost family morale.

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BREAST BEHAVIOUR: It’s now believed breastfed babies develop less behavioural problems.

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RESEARCHERS believe that babies who are breastfed until six months of age are better behaved as children. Experts from Glasgow University monitored the behaviour of 1,500 children aged between seven and 11 and found those who had only been breastfed for the first month of their life, or less, were twice as likely to display behavioural problems than those who were breastfed until six months. The findings further add fuel to the fire that experts have, for years, recommended women breast feed for at least six months leading to a stronger immune system and improved digestive system in infants. Figures show that 34 per cent of British children are breastfed until six months, compared to 49 per cent in the US, 50 per cent in Germany and 62 per cent in Switzerland.

Look out for your elders THE World Health Organization has reported that at least 10 per cent of the elderly suffer some sort of abuse, either physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or negligence and has classified this as an important public health problem. Most cases are at homes in developing countries, but this is a reminder we should all look out for our elders and report any suspicions.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. This week a reader asked the doctor whether she really needs sunscreen: DEAR doctor, The other day we went to the beach for the first time this year and as it isn’t that hot yet I didn’t think to take sunscreen with me. We all ended up with sore, red skin and now it’s starting to peel. Do I really have to start using sunscreen already? I want a tan and if I start this early I think I’ll be stuck all white and pasty all summer. What can I do about the state of our skin now? I know there are special after sun creams but some people say yoghurt or vinegar will work just as well… I guess I’ll have to go and buy some sunscreen now anyway. Do we all need a different one or can I get one for the whole family? They’re so expensive….. Dear reader, Protection from the sun is vital for absolutely everyone, regardless of their skin type. Obviously, those with paler skin need a higher level of protection than those with darker colouring. Sunscreen shouldn’t just be used in the summer or on very sunny days, it should always be used from the

moment you go outside and even on cloudy days. The best way to get a tan is to start off with sunscreens with a high protection factor and gradually reduce it as your skin becomes accustomed to the sun, however you should never stop using sunscreen and always avoid being in the sun for too many hours. Everything possible should be done to avoid burns. If your skin is already red, the only way to treat it is to moisturise well with after sun creams, two or three times per day. For more serious burns you may need anti-inflammatory medication to reduce inflammation and pain. It’s important to stay out the sun until your skin is fully recovered and to use special clothes which completely block out the sun’s rays. You shouldn’t use home remedies like yoghurt or vinegar. One cream isn’t a good idea unless you all have the same skin type. Different people need a different level of protection. Children and those with pale skin need a higher protection factor.

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Football cuts A&E attendance A NEWLY released study by a group of doctors in the Canary Islands has proved what A&E staff have known for some time: football is one heck of a doctor. Juan Toral, an emergency doctor and football fan who works at Hospital Negrin in Las P a l m a s h a d f o r so me time noted there was less work when there was an important football match going on, and after posting a photo of an empty waiting room o n Twi t t e r d u r in g a Barcel o n a - R e a l Mad rid match and receiving comments f r o m m a n y o th e r doctors sa y i n g t h e y w ere seeing the same phenomenon, he decided to get to-

gether with some colleagues an d c a rry o u t an o fficia l study. The results of this study, which were revealed at the National Emergencies Conference in Burgos, showed th a t o n fo u r S a tu rd a y s in May 2014 when there were S p a n is h an d Ch amp io ns League finals happening the number of people who went to A &E w a s 3 3 p er ce nt lo w er th an o n a n o rma l, fo o tb a ll-fre e S atu rd a y. When cases which were not rea lly eme rg e n cie s w ere ruled out this increased to 44 per cent which led doctors to adopt the name for the phenomenon, ‘Doctor Football’.

Good news for coffee lovers CO FFE E , wh i c h w a s classed in 1991 as having a possible link to bladder cancer by t h e I n t e r n a t i o n al Agency f o r R e se a r c h o n Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has now been moved down the agency ’s b l a c k l i st as studies h a v e r e v e a l e d it probably isn’t all that bad as long as i t i sn ’t d r u n k to o hot. The group has concluded there i s i n su ff i c i e n t ev idence to say it causes cancer but stated that drinking any drinks over 65ºC probably can cause esophageal cancer following reviews by 23 scientists of hundreds of studies. H ow e v e r t h i s d o e s n ’t mean e v e r y o n e n e e d s to rule o u t h o t d r i n k s, D r Rachel T h o m p so n o f th e World C a n c e r R e se arc h Fund said: “It is the very hot temperatures that have been identified as a cancer risk, and so, when drinking

tea or other hot drinks, just let it cool down for a few min u tes , es p ec ia lly if y o u ’re n o t a d d in g a ny milk,” Thompson advised.

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KNOW YOUR VITAMINS: Make sure you are getting enough and if not consider supplementing your diet. SALES of vitamins and supplements are rising after a six-year slump, with the market growing 1.8 per cent in the past year according to research in The Grocer, the retail industry journal. Analysts said a combination of guilt over rushed meals and a desire for quick ‘pick-me-ups’ sparked the revival. But what supplements and vitamins should you be taking? Memory boost Vitamin B12, in particular, may help some people stave off the memory problems linked to old age as the nutrient helps keep nerve and blood cells healthy, and helps make DNA. One of the advantages of vitamin B12 supplements is that there’s no evidence of a risk of overdosing, whatev-

er your age. It is naturally present in liver, meat and foods such as fortified cereals. Over 50’s B12 can also be beneficial for those over the age of 50, particularly those with type 2 diabetes or heartburn should consider taking B12. Glucosamine sulfate is another supplement that may help ageing people as it is a natural chemical compound in your body which helps maintain healthy cartilage with levels dropping with age. It can help prevent osteoarthritis. Teenagers The NHS recommends children aged six months to five years have vitamin D drops, needed for healthy

bones. There is also a deficiency danger with teenage girls who consume lots of fizzy drinks and very little dairy produce. Supplements of iodine and selenium can also be beneficial as research has showed iodine deficiency in pregnancy may damage children’s mental development and a selenium deficiency can harm immune systems and fertility in men and women. Beauty vitamins There are question marks over an increase in new ‘beauty’ supplements that claim to hold back the signs of ageing. European Union analysts say there is no accepted scientific basis for these claims and some claim they should not even be legally allowed to be sold or advertised.

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Cliffgate: Sir Cliff Richard, the police and a trial by media Nora Johnson

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THERE’s no denying he has that ‘Marmite’ effect, you either love him or loathe him. Yes, I’m referring to Sir Cliff Richard who’s in the news again, alleging “illegal collusion” in the police raid on his home and considering legal action for the “gross intrusion” into his privacy. This saw him named - and “hung out like live bait” - as part of a criminal investigation which has now been closed. There’s no denying, either, the shambolic “investigation” by South Yorkshire Police: the televised raid, the BBC “deal” and the grandstanding, all without the singer’s knowledge. Then they virtually sat back and waited for people to roll

CLIFF RICHARD: Considering legal action for ‘gross intrusion’.

up and have a go at this celebrity. With the prospect of compensation for ‘victims,’ did they expect no takers? By now, people surely know anyone can make a claim of “historic abuse.” And as for the CPS: is it acceptable to leave a permanent cloud of suspicion over someone with its “insufficient evidence” statement? How about: “We have rigorously reviewed the case and there will be no prosecution?” The real issue here, though, is the anonymity of any person under investigation until a formal decision has been made to prosecute, which should only be made if the CPS consider there is sufficient evidence to proceed. And “investigating” should always mean establishing the facts, then assessing whether they warrant a reasonable likelihood of conviction. Until the investigation has been completed, the person under investigation is, legally speaking, wholly

innocent of any offence. This cornerstone of the British legal system has been systematically undermined by both the police and the media. Those in the public eye immediately become fair game for anyone to slag off, regardless of whether there is any substance that might ultimately lead to a prosecution. Anonymity for both parties is the only answer. Whether you’re for or against Cliff, if he’s guilty of anything, surely it’s crimes against music! Even Costa Coffee refused to play his Christmas song Mistletoe and Wine. And he’s responsible for Congratulations: I rest my case. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer ’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/e-book (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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U3A speaker A NEW speaker for the monthly General Meeting of the U3A Moraira-Teulada has been found. Pat Spencer has kindly stepped in at the last minute, and will give a talk entitled ‘100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.’ www.u3amoraira-teulada.org

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Outdoor art ART invaded the streets of the old town of Callosa d’en Sarria recently, turning it into an outdoor museum. Organised by the Department of Culture, the town celebrated ‘Setmana Callosa d’Art,’ with some 50 paintings by students of the Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Altea. (Faculty of Fine Arts of the University Miguel Hernandez of Altea). The works were hung on the balconies of the main streets of the old town, creating an exhibition tour.’ There were also exhibits of ceramics and paintings by students of municipal schools in the exhibition hall of the Casa de Cultura.

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JOINING TOGETHER: Jalon Valley Help volunteers met up with ADIMA volunteers.

An enjoyable joint lunch JALON VALLEY HELP volunteers were invited recently to spend a very enjoyable lunch with ADIMA’S volunteers and the young people they support. ADIMA is an organisation that supports people (young and old), who have learning disabilities. Their work has been regularly supported by JVH,

who have provided the funds with which to ensure that a skilled worker is employed during the summer to strengthen the respite facilities on offer that families and young people depend upon. It is not surprising therefore, that the relationship between the two organisations has flourished. In presenting this year’s financial

contribution, Elaine Horton, President of Jalon Valley Help, thanked ADIMA for their hospitality and congratulated the organisation for the quality of service provided - “Every year, we look forward to our visit and are truly humbled by the work that goes on here. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.”

A PROJECT which helps deprived children on the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua has received a donation of €4,300 from the Film Festival L’Alfas del Pi. The gift was presented to the NGO (Non-Government Organisation) Color Star, which promotes interesting educational and cultural projects in Nicaragua and Tanzania, and manages the project. This is the second time organisation has benefitted from the generosity of the festival. The project started some years ago with the commissioning and maintenance of a library for young people. A computer room was then added. The goal is now to provide the facilities with a new toy library. A container with more than 3,000 books and school material is now on its way to Ometepe, as well as a group of teachers who are going to help. The Film Festival has raised about €25,000 since 2008 for various NGOs.

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New charity to help animals around Altea FLEDGLING charity Peluts D ’A lte a o n l y st a r t e d in A pril th i s y e a r b u t i s already starting to make a difference. They are based in Altea and help abandoned cats and dogs anywhere in the area they can. Last Friday June 24 they had a charity fundraising stall set up on the terrace of Altea Vets clinic El Port and EWN sp o k e t o o n e o f th e founders, Maria Paz. “We do what we can for the s ad l y a b a n d o n e d an imals people tell us about all the time. We provide food and try to house them where we can. The vets at El Port have been a great help with

s o me o f th e an imals w e h av e fo u n d w h e n ev er w e have needed them.” As well as the ‘pop-up’ charity stall which can be seen around A ltea , th e re is a ls o a big concert scheduled. This features tenor Franc is c o a n d tak es p la c e a t 8pm on Friday July 8 at the Palau de Altea with all proceeds going to Peluts D’Alte a . D eta ils ab o u t tic ke t sales, the whereabouts of the charity stall and how to d o n ate o n lin e c a n b e re quested on the details below. E-Mail info@pelutsaltea.com or call 653 755 478.

CHARITY DONATION: Several local social groups benefited from the Rotary Club’s generosity.

Something to smile about By Keith Baker SEVERAL local social groups celebrated the generosity of The Rotary Club of Benidorm at a ceremony at the Madeira Centro hotel (the club’s headquarters), which was also attended by the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez.

The sum of €2,000 was given to help each of the organisations, including the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer’s Marina Baixa (AFA); Caritas Benidorm; Disabled Association of Benidorm (ASMIBE); Asociacion Doble Amor; Association of Relatives of the Mentally Ill (AFEM); Association of Women with

Breast Cancer (Anemone); the Association of the Disabled of Villajoyosa (ASMIVI) and The Watchmen Centre of Villajoyosa. Jaime Carbonell, the president of the Rotary Club of Benidorm, took the opportunity to highlight the “great work” done by these organisations.

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Open House THERE will be an opportunity to see the work of two artists in one location for just two days from tomorrow, Friday July 1, Brigitte Schemmel’s workshop in Javea becomes an Open House as she joins with another Javea artist, Maggie Morgan, in an exhibition of Maggie’s paintings and collages and her own ceramics. Brigitte’s imaginative and unusual ceramics will also be on display. As well as Brigitte’s own work, she currently offers ceramics classes in her workshop to students of all ages. She has lived in Javea for 10 years, and exhibited her work at Artefactus last year. Maggie Morgan’s collages are created from scraps of paper recycled from magazines and mounted on waste card. She describes the technique as ‘Painting with paper.’ She will also be showing paintings in acrylic. Maggie has lived and worked for 15 years in the old town of Javea and has previously exhibited successfully at Artefactus, the KBARET Cafe, and other venues. Visitors are welcome between 6pm and 8pm on Friday July 1, and from 10am until 2pm, then 6pm and 8pm on Saturday July 2. Brigitte’s workshop can be found on Calle Metge Jaime Marti 5, Javea Port. Please contact Maggie on 627 815 279 or maggie javea@gmail.com.

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Original charity shop summer sale IT’S ready steady go for all bargain hunters: the Original Charity Shop is about to launch the summer sale season with the mid-season sale which begins on Monday July 4, for one week. Those interested can browse their many boxes with special offers at only €1 and €2. They also have some brand new children’s clothes on sale at great prices. So pop in to see them on Avenida Fontana, Javea, shop in comfort in their fully air-conditioned premises and grab a

few of these fantastic bargains. But hurry, their special offers sell out fast, so don’t miss out! They are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm. For more information visit their web page: www.charityshopli brary.com. After all that shopping it is time to spend the afternoon with your feet up and read a good book, so visit their library in Javea park and you are sure to find the perfect read from their great selection of books at bargain prices.

Tours announced By Keith Baker THE Department of Tourism has announced summer guided walks to enable people to discover the delights of Altea. From today, Thursday June 30, and each Thursday in July and August from 7.30pm, there will be a tour of Altea la Vella. The meeting point is the car park on Calle Cura Llinares. From Friday, July 1 and every Friday during July and August at 7pm, a tour of the seaside district of Bellaguarda will take place finishing up in Altea’s old town. This starts from the Tourist Information Centre on Carrer Sant Pere 14.

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Anniversary celebrations

FREE SPIRITS HD: Harley Davidson riders who live in and around the Marina Alta area.

Group a roaring success ALTHOUGH it is a new group, Free Spirits HD already has 41 members, mainly drawn from the expatriate community. It is a group of Harley Davidson riders living in and around the Marina Alta area. They describe themselves as an ex-

tended family of Harley enthusiasts who enjoy a varied social calendar of rides and events in like-minded company. They recently held their first summer party at El Forn Vell Bar in Orbeta, where members were presented with group patches by their sponsor, Telitec Connections of Moraira.

The group will be launching a Charity Biker Babe Calendar later this year with all funds raised being divided equally between two local children’s charities. For further information about the group, contact Peter Emmett, President, on freespiritshd@gmail.com or phone 966 461 039.

drews ever since she trod the boards as one of Von Trapp’s tots in a 1992 production of The Sound of Music. She has included in her tribute show, of course, the songs from Julie’s wellknown and greatly loved films such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady, and she also performs some lesser-known numbers from the early years of Julie Andrews’ career. It is a tremendous feel-good show - for a special celebration. Before Aimi’s show, theatre-goers will enjoy an al fresco three-course dinner with wine served by the Bar Imperial in the picturesque Plaza Baix at 7pm. The cost of such a perfect summer evening - dinner and the show - is just €15. An early booking is strongly advised. Book at boxof fice@javeaplayers.com or on 966 472 876.

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JAVEA PLAYERS’ 40th anniversary celebrations take place in the Plaza Baix during the first week of July. On Saturday July 2 there will be an ‘everybody is welcome’ party with free cake, cava and a free concert. The cake will be cut at around 7.30pm and the band, Strikland with lead singer Rob Sweeney, will strike-up at 8.30pm and entertain partygoers until mid-night. The ever popular, Javea Players’ Summer Show plays the Casa de Cultura from Monday July 4 to Saturday July 9 and as this year is a special year for the Players, they are importing from the UK the very special onewoman show, Truly Andrews, to be part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. Truly Andrews is devised and performed by singer and actress, Aimi P, who has been a devoted fan of Julie An-

CRAFT MARKET: A variety of handcrafted objects will be available. THE 23rd edition of the Altea Crafts Market kicks off on July 2. Year after year, the market is gaining more and more popularity, and this year there will be a total of 21 stands which will make up an exhibition of high quality and prestigious handcrafted products.

Once again, the market will be in the Plaza de la Iglesia. Visitors will have the possibility of acquiring exclusive objects of leather and jewellery made of different materials. Complementing the activities there will be concerts and workshops of various kinds.

The market aims to encourage and promote handcrafted products and artwork in Altea, in order to ensure that the skilled work of local artesans is given the social recognition that it deserves. The market lasts until September 4 and will be open every evening from 7.30pm to 12.30am.

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All political lies Drivers beware Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DON’T like politicians at the best of times but this last few weeks they’ve managed to hit an all-time low with their out and out lies that they’ve told to sell Brexit or Brexin. Let’s start with the £350 million the NHS would get if the UK left the EU. It’s a lie! An absolute untruth and now I’m watching the slimy toerags distancing themselves from it. I have to state I didn’t vote as I live in Spain. I love living in Spain and haven’t voted in the UK for years and I’m ready to accept whatever people living in the UK vote for. But I never realised how much they would use hatred and fear to try and convince people to leave. My 90-year-old mother-in-law voted to leave. My 28-year-old daughter voted to stay. The mother-in-law voted out because she wants things back how they were. Too many immigrants and all that stuff. My daughter, a doctor by the way, voted in because she believes it’s better long term. See what I don’t get is a great proportion of the older, very old generation voted out and have lumbered the young with that decision.

As an immigrant in Spain I’m very pleased with how I’m treated here but there is a difference. When you live in Spain you do things their way, end of. If you go to the hospital, town hall or post office, if you don’t speak Spanish you have to take someone with you who does because they speak Spanish and if you don’t understand that’s tough. The forms aren’t in 40 different languages they’re in Spanish. You might get the odd one in English now and again but for me that’s fine, I’m an immigrant and it’s up to me to sort it. If you don’t have a job – tough, get one or do one – there are no handouts here. All I do know is that all our pensions and savings in the UK dropped by 8 per cent Friday and all the punters’ holidays went up in price. Only time will tell how things will evolve. So be careful folks what you wish for you might just get it. I can’t wait for PM Farage or Johnson sitting down to talk immigration with President Trump. I also have this picture in my head of Johnson running around Friday morning ringing everyone up saying “what are we going to do now?” Now people are hoping for another referendum as their petition has been signed by three million people. It’s like when you were a kid and lost a coin flip and then said, “No it’s always the best of three, yeah it is honest.” The world has gone a little bit crazy!

AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

BIN IT: Avoid throwing anything from cars, especially cigarettes. SPAIN is currently on a heightened alert status for the risk of forest fires, a devastating phenomenon that can take lives, livelihoods and homes, and a situation which is usually caused by simple neglect. In Spain, it’s estimated that more than 80 per cent of all forest fires are caused by human interaction. While some are started deliberately the vast majority are caused by accidental ignition, but these can be prevented. The heightened state runs to the end of October, although can be extended depending on the weather. It’s a time when everybody is asked to be alert and vigilant to the risks any of us can pose on a regular basis. According to the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, of the 21,000 forest fires in Spain last year, 3 per cent were caused by a cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle. Despite the decline in the number of smokers and the public awareness of the risks of fire, it still remains one of the

gravest dangers to forests and fields. It’s not only cigarettes as litter can pose a risk if discarded by the roadside. In searing summer heat paper based products can get so hot they combust. Glass can have a magnifying effect and can instantly cause a flame to ignite as the sun’s rays amplify through it. For that reason throwing any object from a vehicle is considered a serious offence. You can be fined €200 and lose four points off your licence. Become a continual offender and your licence can be withdrawn. Vehicles also poses a risk of fire, as the engine and motor components heat up whilst driving they too become a potential threat. A hot exhaust catching dry and arid shrubbery for example could quickly ignite. If you spot a fire, or smoke which could soon become a major problem, contact the 112 emergency centres as soon as possible. The DGT are also supporting the campaign at the moment.

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They removed his car I HAVE an apartment in a community which also has a private parking space. I bought a Spanish car and parked it on my space but over time a complaint was made that it had been abandoned. This was placed on the agenda of the community meeting and a motion was passed to remove the car. I resisted this action even after the community administrator advised me that it would be removed and I would bear the costs. When I arrived in Spain for a holiday, I was shocked to find that my car was missing. Neighbours told me that the car had been removed and left on the road and was later taken away by the police. Can this be legal? T P (Costa Blanca) If the community voted to have your vehicle removed from their private car park and they warned you of the consequences, they

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can expect a fine for leaving your car in the road plus storage costs from the municipal vehicle deposit. You should act swiftly to clear this up.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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

THIS week’s column is written especially for the many property owners arriving for a summer in Spain if their penthouse, apartment terrace or villa terraces look bare and uninteresting. We look at what can be purchased to immediately brighten up your living area for the next two months. The most practical way of looking at plants for absentee owners who only visit for the summer months, and do not have a fully planted garden looked after by a gardener, is to see an investment in colourful plants at the beginning of your stay as the equivalent of buying cut flowers for the next eight to 12 weeks. So focus on buying colourful and perfumed plants that can be given away or allowed to die at the end of the summer. The following are some practical suggestions based on those that will flower continuously during the time you are in Spain and in some cases add a magic touch of perfume for al fresco cooking and siestas. We have also added in

PRACTICAL PLANTING: To give colour and perfume for summer. some herbs for their attractive leaf colour, perfumes and in some cases flowers and a useful addition to cooking flavours. 1. Small shrubs in pots: • Hibiscus • Fuchsia (semi shade) • Lantana • Gardenia 2. Climbing shrubs in pots: • Dipladenia – Mandevilla • Bougainvillea – purple • Jasmine – officinale common white.

• Plumbago. 3. Annuals: • Petunias • Busy Lizzies – Impatiens (semi shade) • Cinerarias Pericallis • Portulacas • French marigold – Tagetes 4. Perennials: • Argyranthemums • Euryops • Gazanias • Geraniums/pelargoniums. • Carnations.

• Bigonias. • Verbena 5. Herbs: • Mint • Basil • Curry plant • Lavender • Rosemary • Sage • Marjoram • Parsley • Stevia Care of Plants: a. Potting: Buy pots at least twice the size of the pots in which the plants came from the garden centre and fill with a dampened high quality general potting compost. Tap the bottom of pot to loosen plant, remove and plant in pot to same level. If your intention is to give the plants to a keen gardening friend when you leave you could plant the plants without taking them out of the pots so that the roots would be intact when passing them on and you would still have your terracotta pots to plant up for the next summer. b. Position: Generally all the above will survive in full sun or semi shade with the exception of fuchsias, begonias and busy lizzies which definitely

need semi shade. Use your awning or blind to keep the midday sun off your plants to stop them drying out too quickly. c. Watering: All potted plants in full sun at the height of the summer need daily watering. Annuals may need to be watered twice a day. d. Feeding: Feed once a week with a proprietary liquid feed suitable for flowering plants. e. Dead heading: Dead head regularly to stimulate a continuous show of flowers. f. Use of gels: Water absorbing/retaining gels such as TerraCottem are very useful for the absentee gardener. Firstly the crystal and jelly like gels material can be worked into the bottom half of the soil in pots. This ensures a reservoir of moisture where plants need it most, alongside the expanding root ball. The reservoir means that you have a day or two grace should you forget to water. There are also gels for placing on the surface of the soil of pots but we prefer the former. Enjoy a colourful summer stay. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com July 2016

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Blinded by choice for windows By Eleanor Hawkins BLINDS and curtains are one of the quickest, cheapest and easiest ways to give a room a new look and stamp your personality onto it. There are some great styles and fabrics out there and it can be very hard to resist impulse buying but there are a few things you need to consider before splashing out. Windows have different amounts of use and purposes depending on their location,

size and orientation, which will influence how you cover them. Look at each one: do you open it a lot? Is it important to allow light into the room? Can passersby see in? All these factors will influence the style and weight of window covering. Thick curtains are a good choice for privacy but they need to be closed to work and then you can’t see out and light can’t get in. Plus thick fabric is expensive and can take up a lot of space.

This could be solved by using Venetian blinds instead. They can be lowered, raised and slanted to vary the amount of light coming in while stopping those outside seeing in. Another advantage to blinds is that you can easily adjust them to allow more or less light in. Roman, roller and Venetian blinds all have scope for varied positioning without looking strange, whereas curtains really need to be fully open or fully closed.

‘Healthy’ house plants SOMETIMES it’s hard to admit air within our homes can be more polluted than outside. Yet acetone, ammoniac, dust mites and even fungus spores can float about. The best way to clear the air is by using anti-contamination plants. They have also been found to reduce frequency of colds, coughs and sore throats by up to 30 per cent and dry skin related problems by up to 23 per cent. If there are smokers about, Chlorophytum or spider plants are very good at clearing formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, benzene and trichloroethylene and shut in a small smoky room can absorb up to 96 per cent of bad air in 24 hours. Raphis palms, weeping figs (ficus benjamina), dracaenas and ferns are also air-cleaners. Many flowering plants have similar properties e.g. Spathiphyllum, chrysanthemums or gerberas. Two or three help keep air in a 1720m2 area clear and healthy. To combat the effects of cleaning products ivy, Sansevieria, and pothos are best against the trio of formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene. Butterfly orchids and bamboo palms are others to bear in mind. Yuccas, palms, canes and azaleas are great to get rid of the smell of ammoniac.

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UNVEILED as a concept just one month ago at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the now production ready Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato has seen all of the planned 99 models already snapped up despite the cool €650,000 price tag.

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legendary One-77 supercar. Only 99 will be made, built to order at the British firm’s Gaydon factory, and all are sold after what Aston Martin described as unprecedented customer interest following the concept’s debut.

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A car fit for a king UNVEILING its very first driverless vehicle, RollsRoyce has joined the modern quest for dominance of the highways of the future with the new Vision Next 100. The zero-emission model boasts a silk throne as the driving seat. It is aimed at “the most discerning and powerful patrons in the world” by rejecting “the notion of anonymous, utilitarian and bland future modes of mobility”. A high-definition TV screen, classic interior luxury, and an artificially intelligent virtual assistant named Eleanor awaits the opulent occupants, who will be treated to a ‘carpet like’ red laser beam announcing their arrival at a destination. Expected to hit the streets in the 2040s, the concept car will likely change dramatically over time as technology marches ever onwards.

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REV IT UP: Ford has patented technology designed to amplify engine noise. THE roar of a powerful car is one of life’s pleasures and industry executives have cottoned on to the potential profit involved ensuring that your new car strikes that chord. Ford has now patented technology especially designed to amplify engine noise, using computer ad-

vances to effectively mimic the roaring engines of time gone by. Think of the shutter click made by a smartphone camera as a small scale example and you have a picture of what has been described as motoring’s ‘dirty little secret’. Regulations limiting car noise are part of the issue as

manufacturers seek to provide ample volume to satiate drivers while not raising decibels too high. Synthetic sounds may not be the romantic ideal of hardcore petrol-heads but, as a growing business, look set to dominate an ever-changing future.

MOTORING Enthusiasts cram Festival of Speed LAST weekend the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Sussex had more than 150,000 spectators cramming in to see some of the world’s finest cars in living history. Enthusiasts were treated to a vibrant selection of F1 cars from seven different teams, including the Bugatti Chiron, which struck 236mph at Le Mans, the McLaren 570S Sprint, and the new Abarth 124 Spider. An auction on Friday June 24 boasted an excellent mix of old and new with a heavy focus on classics. Organisers Bonhams buyers treated onlookers to real history with the appearance of a 1949 Aston Martin DB team car that finished seventh in Le Mans that year. Just about intact with regulation Le Mans seals still on the radiator cap, it’s expected it to fetch almost €1 million. Veteran hippies would have been delighted to see a Volkswagen type 2 Microbus, particularly a 1957 23-window Samba version repainted in original Sealing Wax Red and Chestnut Brown colours. It wouldn’t have been a proper car auction without a few Ferraris and Goodwood didn’t disappoint with a 275 GTB/6c Berlinetta, hoped to go for upwards of €2 million. Described in 1965 as “a thoroughbred, with luxury devoid of excess, and a fiery temperament,” it’s powered by a 300hp 3.3-litre V12 with six carburettors. Two iconic Jaguars were on stage, the SS100 3½-litre Roadster and E-Type 3.8-litre coupe, the former being produced by Nazi-linked SS Cars in 1936, and the latter representing the E type in its earliest and purest form. Other highlights included a Jenson Interceptor Mark III Convertible formerly owned by Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham; a 1978 BMW M1 supercar designed by Giugiaro; a pop-art themed Bentley Continental GT V8 S convertible; a sleek Maserati 3500 GT coupe; and an original Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA.

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Javea Inn on the Green THIS turned out to be a great competition, thoroughly enjoyed by all 24 teams that took part. The weather was very hot, but everybody played with great spirit and got down to some very good bowling. This competition was organised by Bill Barrie, who once again ensured that everything ran smoothly over the two days this event took place. He also helped with the draw and the seeding of each competitor so that everyone had a fair chance of success. The four group winners were John Pittaway with Tony Walker, Diane Wynne with Christine Day, Felicity Jenkins with Mike Wynne and Chris Salter with Neil Fagen. With the very generous prize money at stake, totalling €1,000 to be shared amongst the six finalists, it was proving to be a very promising day for the Wynne family, who managed to avoid playing each other in the semi-finals.

In one semi-final, John Pittaway and Tony Walker played against Diane Wynne and Christine Day. This was a close fought match with John narrowly missing taking the Jack on at least two occasions. Christine and Diane managed to narrowly beat John and Tony and they were through to the final. In the other semi-final, Felicity Jenkins and Mike Wynne played against Chris Salter and Neil Fagan. However, Felicity and Mike had a fairly comfortable win and they were pitted against Diane and Christine in the final. The final, like the semis, was played over four ends and with only Felicity’s last wood to bowl, the match was level but Felicity did a running shot into the head to reduce the adverse head count by two shots and to take victory. The losing semi-finalists played off for the third place prize money, in which John

and Tony prevailed over Chris and Neil. It was to be Mike Wynne’s day by also winning the fun ‘spider’ game and a prize. Very generous sponsor Colin Johns, of SK Underwriting, then presented the prizes to the winners, which was followed by a free barbecue provided for all the players, again supplied by the sponsors. Javea Bowls Club would also like to thank Joe Schulein for all his great efforts to attain their sponsors. Without his input they would not have had such a brilliant competition. Javea Inn on the Green welcome any more new players and if anyone is interested in having a go at lawn bowls please come along . Javea bowls club will supply you with complimentary bowls and shoes when you hire one of their rinks. Visit javeagreenbowls.wikidot.com and also Inn on the Green at www.innonthegreen.es.

Orba Warblers Report

WARBLERS: Played at Bonalba in a stableford competition. LAST week the Warblers travelled to the much improved Bonalba for a stableford competition. There were 42 players, three of which were guests; David Reynolds, Edwin Brindley and Geoff Collier each received a coveted Orba Warblers golf ball. The competition was sponsored by two popular members Jan and Allan Wilson, who put up a nice selection of prizes, very much appreciated by everyone there. There were two divisions with first to third places and four nearest the pins. First in Div One and top scorer of the day was Vicki Loeber (HDCP 17.2) with a great par-breaking score of 38pts. Second on countback

was Steve Cliffe (HDCP 11.6) with 36pts and in third also with 36pts was John Daniels (HDCP 17.6). Div Two saw Roy Booth (HDCP 20.9) come to form, winning with 36pts. Second on countback was David Edwards (HDCP 26.2) with 33pts. Third, also with 33pts, was Roger Vicars (HDCP 20.6). The four nearest the pins were won by captain Dave Knight on holes four and eight, John Daniels on hole 11 and Tony Young on hole 14. There was only one two, won by Dave Knight. Four matches was played, one pairs match saw Clive Kay getting his own back on the Captain, winning with

Vicki Loeber two up against Dave Knight and Susan Harrison. John Daniels beat Andy Loeber 2 & 1 and Steve Harrison beat Roger Vicars also 2 & 1. Congratulations to all our winners today and a big thank you to Jan and Allan Wilson for supporting the Society. Next week the Warblers travel to Alicante with a first tee start of 10am so please arrive by 9.15am for registration. It will be a stableford competition. To book please contact David Knight by email at dr.knight1207@googlemail.c om, or phone 634 307 407. Guests are welcome subject to availability and a current handicap certificate.

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Dismal England humiliated by Iceland and out of Europe twice in a week 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

ONCE again we have an action-packed weekend of sport with Euro 2016, tennis, cricket, Formula 1 and lots of horse racing. FOOTBALL - Results of the last-16 round in Euro 2016 were: Croatia 0, Portugal 1… England 1, Iceland 2… France 2, 10-man Republic of Ireland 1… reigning world champions Germany 3, Slovakia 0… Hungary 0, Belgium 4… Italy 2, 2004 and 2008 winners Spain 0… Switzerland 1, Poland 1 (Poles won 5-4 on penalties)… and Wales 1 (an unfortunate own-goal by Gareth McAuley), Northern Ireland 0. After all that, the quarter-fi-

nals are: Poland v Portugal (tonight), Wales v Belgium (tomorrow), Germany v Italy (Saturday) and France v Iceland (Sunday)… all have 9pm kickoffs. In the final of Copa America in New Jersey Chile beat the favourites Argentina 4-2 on penalties, and after the game Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football, saying “I’ve done all I can for my country.” RUGBY UNION – Hearty congratulations all round to England who plastered Australia with the proverbial ‘whitewash,’ by beating them in all three Test matches down under for the first-time ever. After earlier wins of 39 points to 28 in Brisbane and 23-7 in Melbourne, England clinched the Cook Cup and a 3-0 series victory, with a terrific 44-40 triumph in Sydney with the surefooted Owen Farrell kicking 24 points. In fact, Farrell booted over 61 points out of England’s

overall tally of 106. Unfortunately, Ireland and Wales ended their summer tours with 19-13 and 46-6 defeats against South Africa and New Zealand respectively, while Scotland beat Japan 2116. Meanwhile, England’s stars of the future beat Ireland in Manchester to win the U20 World Championship. RUGBY LEAGUE – The Super League Challenge Cup semi-finals on July 30/31 will feature Hull FC v Wigan Warriors (chasing their 20th title) and Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Wildcats. CRICKET – The first of five ODIs between England and Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge ended in a tie (286 runs each – thanks to Liam Plunkett’s last ball six). England (256-0 with Jason Roy 112 and Alex Hales 133) then won the second at Edgbaston by 10 wickets but the third, at Bristol last Sunday, was abandoned through rain. The fourth game took place at

The Oval yesterday and the final encounter will take place in Cardiff on July 2. BOXING – All three bouts last Saturday in front of a packed London O2 Arena, ended in British wins! IBF heavyweight champion Antony Joshua knocked out Dominic Breazeale in round seven… super-middleweight George Groves out-pointed Martin Murray and middleweight Chris Eubank Junior decked Tom Dorran in round four. MOTORSPORT – Jack Miller (Australia) was a surprise winner of last Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP at Assen. Spain’s Marc Marquez was second with GB’s Scott Redding third. This weekend we have the Austrian F1 Grand Prix from Speilburg where Lewis Hamilton will be aiming to reduce the 24 point gap his fellow Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg has over him in the driver’s championship.

TENNIS – And Wimbledon fortnight is now well underway with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams hoping to retain their singles’ titles, but there are plenty of players ready and willing and, indeed confident, to make glory on centre court. Watch out for Dominic Thiem and Andy Murray in the men’s section and Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber in

the women’s tournament. And for the first time there will be a wheelchair competition at the All England Club.

MESSI: Has retired from international football.