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Policeman suspended A JAVEA police officer has been suspended for five days without pay after he reportedly refused to take an alcohol breath test, after colleagues suspected that he had turned up for work drunk.

Machine flips TOTALLY ORGANIC: Stall selling fruit, vegetables and other products sourced locally.

Javea goes organic to promote local produce

By Benny Davis THE coastal resort town of Javea has launched its own organic crop programme.

From this week, the council-backed ‘Terra Xabia’ organisation will have its own stall at the weekly market, displaying

a variety of locally grown organic products for sale at competitive prices.

Juan Luis Cardona, Councillor for Agriculture and Economic Development, said that he was pleased with the initial results of the programme and the immediate

acceptance of the concept by the public.

Cardona added that he expected to attract more local farmers into the organic conversion scheme and eventually create a permanent position for all growers within the old town indoor market.

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Apart from direct public sales, farmers and stakeholders in the ‘Terra Xabia land bank’, will also be encouraged to sell directly online or to local restaurants and bars.

For further information, contact the Javea trade office in Calle Rogues.

A LABOURER, 34, was injured in Tarbena (Alicante) after the construction vehicle that he was operating malfunctioned and flipped over, crushing him. He was taken to Villajoyosa Hospital.

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PP party leader in Javea gets the boot

By Benny Davis THE Javea Partido Popular political party have announced that, Jose Juan Castello, their choice of mayor elect for the 2011 local elections, has been expelled.

He now joins former Mayor Monfort in the non affiliated group of councillors on the opposition benches.

According to an official letter to Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi, “Castello had conduct tending to impede the making of agreements within the municipal group and a stubborn rejection of the democratic decisions.

“This attitude served no purpose other than to impose his will against that of the majority and

Lead up to 2011 elections: (Left) Jose Castello PP (centre) Juan Planelles NJ, (right) Oscar Anton XD.

has permanently prevented the normal development of the functions of the party as well as seriously hampering the activities of its members with the bodies of this corporation.”

Prior to Castello’s

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appointment, in a last minute bid to halt their failing fortunes, the PP party leadership headhunted young local, upand coming independent Councillor and lawyer Oscar Anton to lead the party into the 2011 local elections. The talks failed.

Shortly afterwards, Jose Castello, an unknown young lawyer from Valencia, was parachuted into PP party headquarters from his home in Valencia, to fill the vacant gap. Councillor Anton went on to form his own independent XD party.

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Night shopping TONIGHT (Thursday) shops in Denia will remain open until midnight as part of the city’s ‘noche abierta.’

Shoppers can hunt for deals in 65 stores during what Commerce Councillor, Vicente Chelet, calls “a commercial party.”

Forced shut THE summer home of writer, Juan GilAlbert, is closing after serving as a cultural site in El Salt (Alcoy) for little over a year. The regional government’s debt of €11,000 to the Alcoy Centre of History and Archaeology (CAEHA) forced closure.

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Tourists spent 2.1% more this year NON-SPANISH tourists who visited the Valencia Region during the first half of this year spent €1.9 million, which is 2.1 per cent more than last year.

The improvement in the British market may be to thank for the combination of more tourists and higher spending in the region.

On average, each tourist spent an overall 6.6 per cent more and their daily expenditure increased by 11.6 per cent, according to a poll

by Egatur. Nationwide, €23.64 billion was shelled out by tourists visiting Spain in the first six months of this year.

Outstanding spenders were Germans (a 4.4 per cent increase from last year, at €3.9 billion), Britons (3 per cent, or €4.5 billion) and Nordic tourists (€3.3 billion, or €4.5 billion) while the spending habits of other nationalities including French and Italians decreased 7.3 per cent and 8.1 per cent respectively. Despite the Nordic

No to Xmas bonus MEMBERS of Parliament in Alicante unanimously voted to not accept Christmas bonuses this year. Both the Socialist party PSPV-PSOE and Conservative party PP agreed to ‘reduce annual payment by one fourteenth’.

€804.6m tax back THE Valencia Regional Government has returned €804.6 million to 1.35 million taxpayers for the 2011 fiscal year, according to the Treasury Ministry. Of those residents who applied for tax rebates, 79.85 per cent received them.

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ALICANTE police have arrested a man, 51, for violent robbery. He allegedly stole €240 and 300 lottery tickets from a sales point.

He allegedly stabbed the seller in the thigh before fleeing, according to police.

TWELVE Algerian immigrants kicked off the door of a police van transporting them to the Valencia Immigrant Interment Centre. All were caught after they dispersed in Alicante city centre near the courts.

Debt sit-in OLD NEW LOOK: Each of the lions has a different face.

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LHAMBRA PALACE is Spain’s most visited monument.

Last year more than 2.3 million visitors - an average of more than 6,300 every day of the year - flocked to Granada to see the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens in 2011.

And now, after 10 years of careful restoration, the Alhambra Palace has an added attraction: the famous Patio of Lions.

Restoration work most importantly focused on the 12 lions surrounding the fountain as well as archaeological digs.

The fountain is probably Andalucia’s most famous image, with visitors now able to walk on marble from Macael, in Almeria, similar to when it was first built under the orders of Sultan Muhammad V. During the lengthy renovation it was discovered that each of the lions has a different face.

Wife-beater sent back to jail after serving 33 for robbery TWO years after being released from serving a prison sentence of 33 years, a man has been sent back to jail for four-and-a-half years for abusing his wife.

Elda native Manuel Pinteño was originally imprisoned in 1977 for robbery.

He received further convictions for his major role in the Fontcalent riots in the 1990s.

In addition to the four-and-a-half years jail time, he is forbidden to come within 300 metres of his wife in the next three years, and within 200 metres for a further eight years.

Although this was the Alicante court’s ruling, Pinteño still may appeal the sentence.

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A BULGARIAN man, aged 32, was arrested for breaking into 15 parked cars and using a false identity when caught by police. The alleged acts occurred at the beaches San Juan, Muchavista (El Campello), Urbanova and Guardamar del Segura.

AN ALICANTE boy, aged 10, died of the peritonitis, or inflammation of the inner abdomen, while at a summer camp in Madrid with his Hermanos Maristas primary school.

Supervisors sought medical attention and contacted the parents.

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countries’ decreased average expenditure per person, the group experienced an overall increase in spending due to the higher volume of tourists from this area.

Valencia was not far behind other regions that experienced the greatest increase from January to June. First was Cataluña with €5.4 billion spent and 14.3 per cent growth, followed by the Balearics with €3.4 billion and 3.8 per cent growth.

Beach thief nabbed

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Siestas are known worldwide, there must be a reason’

The Spanish Industrial Ministry in a campaign on microblogging site Twitter to promote Spain. The campaign is based on clichés for which Spain is known.

Hashtag: #PorAlgoSera

No parking in the plaza THE Seneca Plaza in Alicante will not have underground parking after City Hall rejected offers by construction companies and opted to focus on residential development.

This is the second time that the city has said no to parking in the plaza.

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million is the record fine which a court in Truro (Cornwall, England) has handed down to a company from Galicia for illegal fishing. The Marine Management Organisation sued Hijos de Vidal Bandin, their delegation in Britain and the captains of two boats.

A SIT-IN was organised at various centres for autism in Alicante in protest at the regional government’s debts to programmes that work with people who are mentally disabled.

“Many centres can’t even pay their workers,” said one protester.

Services cut EL ALTET airport’s medical services will close from midnight to 8am starting August 17, as part of an economy drive by management. Trades union CC OO called the move ‘irresponsible’.

New Primark IRISH store Primark is to open in Orihuela’s La Zenia Shopping Centre between September and October.

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FIREMEN in Zaragoza (Northeastern Spain) discovered the decapitated body of a former soldier in an apartment, following complaints from neighbours about bad smells. Reports say that he is thought to have committed suicide using explosives some two weeks previously.

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Squatters make residents’ lives hell in Benidorm RESIDENTS of La Cala Benidorm have complained of fires, insults, threats, foul smells and scenes of public sex which they are having to put up with from squatters.

The situation has been going on for a year since they first occupied a large abandoned finca on Calle Benissa. The area’s Neighborhood Association has reported the situation to the police and the town council, but without any success.

Complaints have been made concerning roughly 15 squatters, believed to be Romanian, who are accused of threatening locals, begging in an aggressive manner, and causing a general nuisance with their anti-social behaviour.

The residents in Cala de Benidorm said “we are sick of these people� and complain they can’t even let their children play on the terraces because of the squatters’ lewd behaviour.

The immediate fear is that with the squatters lighting fires in the scrubland next to the building, a real fire might take hold.

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Denia mourn loss of their ‘adopted son’

By Benny Davis THE Marina Alta town of Denia is mourning the death of Diego Mena Cuesta, a man they called the ‘Adopted Son of Denia.’ He was awarded the title of ‘Honorary Citizen of Denia’ in 2002, for his ‘dedication and involvement in the development of tourism and his fellowship to all associations, organisations and institutions of the city.’ Diego Mena totally immersed himself in the development of aspects of Denia business life.

Together with other entrepreneurs, in 1975 he was a founder member of

Diego Mena Cuesta will be sorely missed. the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Marina Alta (AEHTMA) and was

elected as its first president.

Later in 1995, Mena was officially

recognised for his work with the School of Hotel de la Marina Alta (current DTC by being named, ‘supervisor’, an honorary position with the City of Denia, the Chamber of Commerce of Alicante and the Government.

Diego Mena also cofounded the Maestranza Bullfighting PeĂąa, was president of the Sports Club Denia and Association of Residents of Las Rotas, a member of Citizen Participation Council, a sponsor of athletes Denia professionals and accepted as an honorary member of the local Police force. “Diego Mena will be sorely missed and his death is a great loss to the City of Denia.â€?

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Safer trim for Boris LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson chopped off his shaggy locks before he carried the Olympic torch. “It’s less likely to catch fire,� said a spokesman for William Hill, adding that odds of setting himself on fire went from 66-1 to 100-1.

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No belongings A WOMAN and her son have been waiting for three weeks to get their belongings which were left behind when they were evicted from their home in Callosa d’en Sarria. They were evicted without notice, the woman said.

Beach activities ACTIVITIES on Roda Beach, organised by Altea Town Hall, including ‘biblioplaya’ book services, environmental workshops, and film screenings will continue until August 26.

Student visit FORTY European Erasmus students visited Benissa as part of an official tour of Alicante Province. They met Youth Councillor Jorge Ivars, saw historic sites and tasted local cuisine.

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‘Iron and Fire’: an outdoor sculpture exhibit THE outdoor sculpture exhibition called ‘Iron and Fire’ at the Frax Foundation’s Albir headquarters is now open to the public.

A total of 13 pieces created by artist Alejandro Romero are included in the exhibition. Among them are ‘The Siwa Oasis’ which is an iron palm tree with lights on the interior, and ‘Bull’s Head and Serenity’ which uses elements including gravel.

The Hotel Kaktus Albir took part by incorporating some of the artist’s sculpture in its lobby.

The exhibit is open Monday to Sunday, “one of the very few cultural centres in the Valencia Region that is open every

ON DISPLAY: One of the 13 pieces by sculptor Alejandro Romero outside the Frax Foundation day of the year,” said the president of the Albir Cultural Foundation.

Romero’s sculptures will be on display until September 15.

Mobile aid for small Concentaina businesses A MOBILE office made stops throughout Cocentaina as part of the council’s effort to reach out to small businesses by providing advice and assistance.

Summer school for future political stars?

By Benny Davis HELD in camera while banning all media, a group of Partido Popular dignitaries attended a fourday ‘Summer School’ at the Jeronimo Monastery, Las Planas in Javea.

Guests included Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, PP deputy for Valencia Esteban Gonzalez Pons and several top church dignitaries. Also present was Oscar Anton, leader of independent party ‘Xabia Democratica’ and Deputy Mayor of Javea. His attendance raised a few local political eyebrows questioning his involvement.

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EWN managed to contact Councillor Anton who willingly issued a brief statement. Shortage of space prevented his comments being published in full last week.

He told EWN that he had been a member of the Vives Foundation, political foundation of Christian Humanists since 2007, an organisation that promotes the policy of commitment to ideals and christian values and that he ‘jumped’ at the opportunity to explain how Javea was facing up to the realities of living within today’s Valencian community.

Oscar emphasised the importance of learning to coexist with a local population that in his community consists of more than 80 foreign groups, representing 55 per cent of the public vote.

“A fact,” he said, “that necessitated the adoption of other languages, especially English, into all local services, a move totally alien to previous Valenciano speaking governments. The aim is to create a totally integrated society that works in partnership with the town hall irrespective of nationality, language or creed.” Anton said he also took the opportunity to ask the Valencian Government Minister of Education to assist with the rehabilitation of two local public schools and to help establish a university of tourism in Javea, an initiative that ‘would generate healthy employment and attract more than 500/800 students per year’.

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Benidorm overspent on personnel without the required authorisation.

Benidorm slips further into red

By Paul Deed IT seems that Benidorm is slipping further into the red, despite its recent budget plans, as the opposition PP refuse to ratify the town hall’s latest budget from last year, claiming it was illegal.

The PP claim that in 2011 Benidorm spent €1.5 million in the recruitment of temporary staff, despite not having the legally required authorisation from the central government to do so. “With the law as it is, this (expenditure) would be void” said PP leader Lourdes Caselles.

“And this despite the fact that the Law of State Budget banning the hiring

of temporary employees or temporary staff if there was no express authorisation from the joint ministries of Economy and Finance and the Presidency”, said Caselles.

She went on to accuse the incumbent PSOE of “generating twice the expenditure from the previous year: 777,000 euros on temporary staff in 2010 compared to €1.5 million in 2011.”

This week, it was reported that Benidorm overspent on personnel to the tune of €2.8 million more than was budgeted: €38.6 million compared to the €35.8 million approved in the budget for 2011.

Crack-down on dogs who foul A whole range of rules dog owners should be aware of

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if your dog fouls the street, especially if it qualifies as a dangerous breed.

As far as Javea council is concerned, health and safety takes preference over getting caught short on four legs. The Councillor responsible for Environment and Services, Doris Courcelles, claims more and more pet owners are not only ignoring the law, but also showing a complete lack of responsibility and awareness to town hall extra cleaning costs and damaging the public image of the town.

The rules which have been in force since 2001, will be policed far more stringently in future and include the following.

All dogs must be identified electronically with a chip and are prohibited from entering all local parks, gardens and beaches. In other nondefined spaces, pets must be restrained by a leash or

chain and the owners should be in possession of all the requisite documentation.

This applies especially to dogs classified as dangerous who in addition must me muzzled and controlled on a nonextendable leash or chain measuring a maximum of six feet.

As indicated in the town ordinance, it is an offence for animals to foul roads and public areas with excrement or urine, owners must lead them to earthy or sandy areas in non pedestrian environments.

Doris Courcelles made the point that special areas for animals have been created in several parks, including Montaner, Reina Sofia, Avenida de Palma, Pedro 1V and Montserrat Caballe and that special free of charge bags for collecting dog dirt are available from council and tourist offices within the municipality.

RUSSIAN bassbaritone opera singer, Yevgeny Nikitin, decided not to perform at The Beyreuth Festival held in Northern Bavaria due to the controversial uproar caused by the swastika tattoo on his chest, which he covered with other motifs ‘in regret’.

Another leak POPE BENEDICT XVI has taken legal action to stop Frankfurtbased Titanic magazine from publishing pictures of him with yellow and brown stains on his cassock with a headline ‘Another leak is found!’.

Controversial DRESDEN locals were reportedly ‘shocked’ by Hannig, Ahrent & Partners’ 37second advert of a woman who had apparently murdered her husband with a chainsaw, with the slogan ‘This wouldn’t have happened with a divorce lawyer’ above.

False alarm HOURS after a search started for a woman seen being kidnapped in the middle of the street in Borken, she came forward saying they had just been making a short film for friends called ‘the stolen wedding gift’.

Dr Voyeur A GYNAECOLOGIST has been sued by several patients in Dortmund for allegedly taking pictures of their genitals with cameras hidden in his wristwatch and pen while he was examining them.

Confused cull CONSERVATION groups and politicians were reportedly ‘baffled’ when Northern German fishermen and hunters proposed a large-scale cull of seals to prevent the mammals from dying from epidemics.

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Nordic Night Walk TOMORROW (Friday) will see the fifth edition of the annual night walk from Guadalest to Altea, organised by the area’s ‘Nordic Walking’ association.

For the first time it has been organised in conjunction with the Altea Sports Department. In order to make the trek, a bus will depart at 9 pm from the parking lot of Altea market.

The route is about 20km, on a downwards slope, so the difficulty is considered average, and should last approximately four hours.

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The bullfight finally returns to Benidorm BENIDORM’S bullring will see action for the first time in four years when it hosts two tournaments this August.

All bullfighting was banned at the bullring by Spain’s official bullfighting commission in 2008, due to the inadequate condition of the building. Since change of ownership, the stadium has been the subject of improvement works, and now on August 11, bullfighting will return to Benidorm.

A second ‘Corrida’ will take place on the following Saturday, August

for the regional government to resolve their applications.”

The Dependence Law was proposed by PSOE and approved in 2006 and is in place to financially assist people who suffer from disease, disabilities or old age.

Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Delivery 50 years late SWEDEN - A postcard was delivered to a man in Varberg 50 years late.

It was from his sister who sent the card to their now deceased father from her summer camp back in 1962 when she was 10 years old.

All bullfighting was banned at the bullring in 2008.

18. The bullring is situated on Calle Austria, just up from the

Aguila park, and is in walking distance from the train station.

Socialist Torres blames PP for 30,000 deaths THIRTY thousand people in the Valencia region have died during conservative party, PP’s, ‘boycott’ of the Dependence Law according to speaker of the socialist party, PSPV-PSOE, Antonio Torres.

Torres indicated that people died “while waiting

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It was during his time in Alicante that Torres made such claims blaming the instatement of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the Spanish government which “made being from Valencia equivalent to having half the opportunities.”

He extended his pointed finger toward the head of the Generalitat in Valencia saying that Valencians who applied for the governmental aid would have had it by now had they lived in another region of the country considering the ‘obstacles’ which ‘eternalised’.

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NORWAY - A beggar, who gained sympathy for his inability to walk, reportedly took a stroll to buy a new battery for his wheelchair. Police in Haugesund found 10,000 kroner (€1,350) in his pockets.

‘Reel’ catch DENMARK - Two boys reeled in a human skull while fishing in Lyngby So, outside of Copenhagen.

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Drivers are fuming over raised fees TRAVELLERS who use the AP-7 are voicing their anger after the Alicante government raised motorway fees by 7.5 per cent.

Many people who disagree with the decision made by the government last Friday are speaking out against the increased rates including tolls.

While some were angry that such an increase was agreed upon, others were taken by surprise by the decision.

“It makes you want to fly through the tolls without paying. What’s next, paying to leave the house?” said a resident of San Vicente. “And on top of that, they took us by surprise.

It’s an embarrassment.”

In Cataluña, disillusioned drivers blocked part of the motorway in protest.

“We should do the same in Alicante,” locals said, “but no one should move.”

See more on the subject on page 40.

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Alicante youths leave in search for work contracts. In 2011 4,171 youths signed five or more contracts.

One in five young Alicante natives said they left the province to work in companies related to employment with a total of 6,530 youths working in temporary placement agencies of human resources.

The next popular job was farming and livestock work for which 2,312 contracts were signed.

Finally, 2,074 Alicante youths permanent. Young adults have also experienced a high turnover in found work in the hospitality field.

Murcia, Valencia and Madrid are the top three destinations for these individuals.

TEXT books at a school in Torremendo will be association AMPA, according to the schools Conversely, in 2011 replaced with small exercise books in the director, Maria Jose Agullo.

17,113 youths came upcoming academic year.

The exercise books replacing the larger to Alicante towns and This will mean a saving for families of €200 text books are much cheaper, costing around cities, mostly from per student at the Virgen de Monserrate €3 each, according to Agullo. AMPA will be Murcia, Valencia and public school. collecting books from previous years so the Madrid.

This measure was approved by the parents school has access to the material.

WITH the Alicante province unemployment rate of 27.5 per cent as of June, 26,152 men and women between the ages of 16 and 30 have decided to look for work elsewhere.

In 2011, 92.72 per cent of the contracts signed by men and women under 30 were temporary, according to the Ministry of Labour. That means that just 7.28 per cent signed indefinite contracts, compared to the 11.71 per cent in 2007 when the economic crisis hit.

The most recent Active Population Poll which was taken last Friday showed that six of every 10 youths (until age 25, inclusive) are without a job - neither temporary nor

No choice but to go.

Changing methods to save money

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University savings ALICANTE University has approved a savings plan in preparation for future economic hardships. Retirement incentives, the closing of two buildings during holidays, and recycling equipment are a few of their strategies.

Be flexible RYANAIR is requesting Aena be ‘flexible’ with the low cost airline’s request to be moved to the new El Altet terminal instead of using the corridors, or ‘fingers,’ that Aena has installed ‘for safety.’

Train delays MINERS succeeded in interrupting railway traffic when they put objects on the train tracks during a protest, according to sources at Renfe.

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Benidorm the most popular

By Paul Deed BENIDORM, the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca, continues to occupy the top spot on the list of destinations where Britons choose to spend their vacation time.

Despite the Olympic Games in London, Benidorm outstrips even London.

The total number of searches performed from ‘reckon’, an internet portal specialising in providing the best hotel choice between those available, shows Benidorm as the number one hit last month, beating even Barcelona and New York, second and sixth respectively, and Albufeira and all southern Portugal.

Alicante is positioned as the biggest receiver of British tourists in Spain, beating Salou in the Costa Brava and other direct competitors like San Antonio in Ibiza, which rank fourth and seventh place.

Although the ‘top ten’ are as varied and distant with places like Orlando (USA), Dubai (UAE) or Paphos (Greece), the fact is that the Iberian Peninsula shows itself as being exceptionally popular with visitors from the UK, hogging exactly half of the hits.

NAME GAME: The Peñon de Ifach in Calpe (or Calp).

The ‘valenciano’ name game is set to continue Chaos looms as ‘Google’ are set to change 1,000 Valencian town names

By Benny Davis benny@euroweeklynews.com

THE continuing Valenciano vs.

Castellano language battle within the Valencian Community reached a new high last week when the ‘Academia Valenciana de la Llengua’ (AVL) asked Google to change more than 1,000 Valencian place names on their websites back to their original Valenciano spelling.

A move, it is claimed, that could dramatically reduce tourism and business in the province at a time when it needs the full support of government.

As a direct response, Calpe (Calp) Mayor Cesar Sanchez, called an emergency council meeting to discuss the problem. “I don’t want the tourism sector to suffer by not promoting the Calpe brand that has worked for more than 40 years in the internet search engines.

“Our web page; www.calpe.es, receives more than 35,000 visits a month and promotes over 80 per cent of local shops, hotels and restaurants within the tourist market.” Mayor Sanchez, said he will seek a consensus between businesses, citizens and the town

hall to find the best solution for the municipality.

A government representative told the EWN that one of the possible solutions is to revert back to the double name of ‘Calpe-Calp,’ which was adopted many years ago as an interim change from ‘Calp’ to the more universally acceptable Calpe.

The nearby coastal resort of Javea is also listed as ‘Xabia/Javea’. although when a previous Valencian town council decided to drop Javea and promote ‘Xabia’ at an international travel fair in

Madrid, it was not recognised and the amount of recorded visitors dropped by 78 per cent.

Other local place names that could also come under the AVL axe are Alicante (Alacant), Elche (Elx) and Benitachell (Poble Nou de Benitatxell). Dictator General Franco banned all reference to the Valencian language during his reign.

In the meantime, Calpe town hall will be sending an official letter to the Google organisation requesting a stay of execution of the name change until the municipality finds a consensual solution.

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TWO minors and 17 adults were arrested for robbery of homes and cars throughout the provinces of Alicante, Albacete and Ciudad Real.

Police believe the 19 suspects are part of a gang that have committed a series of robberies, some violent.

Until now the authorities have charged the members of 67 crimes including robbery of goods in a vehicle, robbery using violence and intimidation, reception of stolen goods, and belonging to a criminal group.

Allegedly the group would stake out a neighbourhood, choose a day for the robbery, and assign roles to each person involved.

Police explained that the goods were then sold on the black market in the Alicante cities Villena, Crevillent, and Dolores.

Simple Minds concert now on at the Bullring SIMPLE MINDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; show on August 11 in Alicante City has been moved from IFA Open Air Auditorium to the Bullring.

This venue change is due to production issues, according to the concert promoter Ophelia Pro. The gig will be one of only three dates of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish 5x5 summer tour.

The other concerts are being held in Marbella and Cap Roig (Girona).

Simple Minds have sold more than 60 million albums and gathered many nominations and awards throughout their life as a band.

These include Best Live Band by Q Music Awards, as well as 22 platinum records only in the UK, five number one albums and 22 singles within the Top 20 charts.

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Simple Minds have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

Doors open at 8pm for the show and an 80s after show party.

See http://www.simplemindsalicante.com/english.html for more information.

UNIVERSITIES in the Valencia region have received more than 7,000 pre-enrolment applications from foreign students despite their having to pay the full tuition.

Alicante University (AU) and University of Miguel Hernandez de Elche (UMH) are two of the five schools that will take such students.

More than 4,000 foreign students, most from the Erasmus programme, have already been accepted according to the Annual Pre-Enrolment Report by the Ministry of Education.

The numbers have not varied from past years, despite the regional governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s withdrawal of scholarships and subsidies, meaning the students must pay the full tuition.

Referendum call would be less dramatic KING Juan Carlosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voluntary pay cut was dismissed as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a smokescreenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by a leading trade unionist.

Deducting â&#x201A;Ź100,000 from the â&#x201A;Ź8.3 million royal budget is a gesture that cannot disguise

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Mariano Rajoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programme is not what people voted for, he said, while dismissing PP

allegations that the socialist legacy was worse than suspected. They already governed most regional institutions, he pointed out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another general election would be too costly but a referendum would be less dramatic,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Children make their own horror movie

By Benny Davis

The children took part in acting and make-up.

TWO hundred students, who gave up online networking as part of a two week experiment, said they experienced withdrawal symptoms virtually the same as drugs or alcohol addicts.

In 2009 a slew of news reports warned that social networking sites would ruin our bodies and brains by shortening attention spans, weakening immune

systems and possibly fostering autism. But two organisations on the Costa Blanca would argue that networking is the best thing that has happened since sliced bread.

European Kids Association, *(EKA) based in Jalon, learnt online that La Nucia Drama Group, ‘StageKidz’ were running a film school and urgently needed a replacement cameraman.

EKA immediately clicked into action mode by scrolling ‘Facebook’ and sent an SOS message of help to London filmmaker and teacher, Paul Mcneilley.

Paul immediately responded by agreeing to fly cameramen Michael Hobdell and Charlie Clapham to fill the gap.

As a big ‘thank you,’ Stagekidz teacher Joanne Venet, invited some of the EKA teenagers to join the team during the filmmaking. The end result was that all kids received the opportunity to work with the two professionals for seven days, during which they were involved in scriptwriting, acting, makeup, wardrobe and sound and lighting.

Local parents also played their part in the project by acting as ‘extras’ in crowd scenes. The majority of

Most of the filming took place in La Nucia. filming took place in their home base of La Nucia, with one day on location at the Careline Theatre in Alcalali.

EKA founder Lauren Staton told the EWN she was delighted with how things turned out and that it proves Social networking has its good side. “There is nothing better than making new friends, especially when they are like-minded people. There is no doubt in my mind that social networking, used properly, can bring communities together. In fact through our own site, a young local rock band, ‘SFM’ have now offered to produce a sound track for the movie.”

The film is a 20 minute horror movie that will be

premiered at the Teatro del Sol in La Nucia on September 2.

The audience will include local dignitaries, principals of both organisations. Film makers Michael and Charlie will be flying in especially for the occasion. If you would like to attend this ‘red carpet’ occasion, e-mail europeankidsassociation@ hotmail.co.uk or go to www.facebook.com/eka.kids *EKA is an organisation formed to assist young European children by raising funds, which will be used to contribute to the cost of training for non-formal education projects and believes it is better to keep kids on track before they fall into despondency.

Spain’s youth prefer to stay at home regardless

By Linda Hall ALTHOUGH unemployment amongst the under-25s now stands at 52 per cent, three-quarters do not want to work outside Spain.

The economic crisis is prompting a growing number of Spaniards to seek employment abroad and 27,004 left the country in the first three months of this year.

But although 72 per cent of under-25s agreed that it is easier to find work outside Spain only 6.9 per cent in that age group have worked abroad, a European Commission study revealed.

Fifteen per cent did so in order to study but just 17 of every 1,000 students continues further studies outside the country.

Young Spaniards tend to travel less than their counterparts in other EU states, and 80 per cent of under-30s have never considered working abroad, researchers said.

Reluctance to study or work abroad is often due to over-protectiveness on the part of their families, they found.

Despite being regarded as the besteducated generation in the country’s history, young Spanish people face undeserved problems in entering the employment market, the survey concluded.

The high unemployment rate amongst the under-25s is not the fault of Spain’s young people, agreed Rafael Fonseca, head of the European Commission’s representation in Spain. They are betterqualified than ever before, he said.

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‘Contacts’ ban likely THE ‘Contacts’ columns found in most Spanish newspapers could soon be a thing of the past.

Earlier attempts to outlaw classified advertisements for prostitution came to nothing despite the backing of all political groups.

Self-regulation within the industry itself has been ‘fruitless’ and ‘manifestly inadequate’, according to a 2010 report by Spain’s Council of State.

The previous government’s plans to eliminate the newspaper advertisements were halted by last November’s early election.

The present government now intends an all-party parliamentary sub-committee to agree the terms of a ban.

Committee members will also have to decide whether to extend the ban to internet editions of newspapers carrying the columns.

There will be ongoing dialogue to ensure ‘maximum consensus’ with the media, said Marta Gonzalez, the PP’s Equality spokeswoman.

The elusive art of chillaxing MORE than half of holidaying Spaniards need a fortnight to wind down completely.

Disconnecting is hardest for young professionals aged between 25 and 34, found a recent survey.

A total of 46 per cent take between a week and a fortnight to relax and 11 per cent require even longer to shrug off workplace worries.

A further 38 per cent find it impossible to entirely forget about work while on holiday, compared with 36.3 per cent two years ago.

More fortunate are the 43 per cent account frozen after failing needing only one day to explain the origin of the to put routine aside €7,000.

The money and enjoy the summer corresponds to a nonbreak. contributory pension, the Women find it harder courts believe. than men to forget The Public Prosecution about work – 39 per Department now wants cent as opposed to 34 the administration to per cent – and 63 per investigate whether the cent of both sexes use pension assigned to Del a mobile to keep up to Valle’s account is date with what is going ‘reasonable’. on at work.

Del Valle has also Residents from the solicited the national Canary Islands take the parliament for financial longest to relax with 73 help.

Previously his per cent requiring up to disability pension was two weeks. impounded. These funds At the other end of were seized to cover the scale, 34 per of compensation payments Valencianos need just to his own daughter after one day to put worries he was found guilty of behind them, as do 45 sexually abusing her. per cent of Murcianos.

Convicted killer of Mari Luz made to pay

VICTIM: Five-year-old Mari Luz Cortes.

A HUELVA court impounded almost €7,000 from the bank account of Santiago del Valle, convicted of murdering Mari Luz Cortes.

Del Valle, now serving a 22-year sentence, was ordered to pay compensation of €122,000 to the five-year-old’s parents, and €22,000 to each of her brothers and sisters. He was also ordered to pay €19,000 for the family’s pain and suffering following Mari Luz’s disappearance from her Huelva home in January 2008 and the discovery of her body two months later.

Del Valle, declared insolvent, had his bank

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Having a beer is a ‘little luxury’ in hard times CRISIS or no crisis, 60 per cent of Spaniards have no intention of forgoing their beer.

Lack of funds has prompted 74 per cent to eliminate concerts and the theatre from their budgets while 63 per cent economise on cinema outings. Nevertheless, 60 per cent still find the wherewithal for a beer, found a recent survey for Spanish brewers’ association, Cerveceros de España.

This is most noticeable in the provinces of Badajoz and Caceres (Extremadura) where 77 per cent spare cash for a caña, followed by the Basque Region (76 per cent). In contrast, only 54 per cent in the Canary Islands and 52 per cent in Galicia are reluctant to cut down on beer money.

Although 24 per cent are happy to have a beer at home, 73 per cent like to go out for it, researchers found.

Going out for a beer is the preferred paid-for leisure activity of 44 per cent of those asked, compared with 31 per cent who opt for weekend excursions or 29 per cent who dine

SALUD!: 60 per cent of Spaniards won’t be giving up their beer. at night, confirmed Jacobo Olalla, Director General of Cerveceros de España.

Unsurprisingly, more beer is consumed in the summer, above all by foreign tourists who account for almost 30 per cent of the total.

In moderation, beer traditionally helps people to cool down in the summer and share happy moments with family and friends while providing ‘a introducing legislation in a little luxury’, according to medical situation where a Olalla. woman’s decision of But despite beer’s whether or not to continuing popularity, continue with pregnancy brewers are also feeling depends on professional the effects of the crisis, he advice,” objected Javier admitted.

Martinez Salmean, Head of Gynaecology at Madrid’s Severo Ochoa hospital.

“Laws cannot be passed on this. Doing so is demagoguery,” he added.

Women’s groups and the PSOE and IU Socialist parties also criticised the proposals.

“He is heading for criminalisation of abortion,” said IU’s Gaspar Llamazares.

Ruiz-Gallardon’s plans are ‘an attack on women’, warned PSOE Equality spokeswoman Purificacion Causapie.

“This could bring very serious problems to many women,” agreed Isabel Serrano, a gynaecologist and spokeswoman for Decidir Nos Hace Libres, a platform of 220 women’s groups.

out with family or friends.

Beer is also the most popular premeal aperitif for 94 per cent of Spaniards. It is usually drunk in the central hours of the day rather than

Justice Minister set to tighten abortion laws WOMEN expecting malformed babies will no longer be automatically allowed terminations under proposed amendments to existing laws.

He did not understand why abortion should be allowed merely because an unborn child was deformed or handicapped, Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon told an interviewer last weekend.

The same level of protection must be available to foetuses with handicaps as those without them, he insisted.

Only 2.5 per cent of 100,000 terminations carried out annually in Spain are prompted by foetal malformation, according to recent statistics. Abortion on these grounds is not anticonstitutional, ruled the Tribunal Constitucional, equivalent to the Law Lords, in 1985.

Planned legislation will also dismantle other aspects of the former

government’s law which allowed abortion on demand in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, Gallardon assured the Conservative Spanish newspaper, La Razon.

His revised law will allow abortion in determined circumstances, Ruiz-Gallardon continued, but would not be ‘exactly the same’ as the 1985 legislation. This permitted abortion in the first 12 weeks following rape and up to 22 weeks in cases of foetal malformation.

Terminations were available throughout pregnancy if the mother’s psychological or physical health was endangered, and this was the most commonly-used motive until 2010.

Ruiz-Gallardon’s pronouncements were ‘an historic advance’, according to Gador Joya, spokeswoman for Derecho a Vivir (Right to Life).

“The government is

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Abi’s success stories in Kiberia continue WEIRD SCIENCE: Mr Allan and his experiments.

Summer School

THE Summer School at Sierra Bernia School is not to be missed this holiday and is packed full of arts, crafts, music and games.

As well as having bundles of fun, toddlers and teens have gone Greek, making mini theatre productions, mini movies and even a mini Olympics. They have produced Greek artwork as well as making and sampling Greek foods.

There are also French lessons with Sophie, Chinese lessons with Lulu and science experiments with Mr Allan.

To join in the fun at SBS this summer, contact Sophie or Ebony on 628 748 495. Places are limited.

ABI FLETCHER, a teacher at the Xabia International College in Javea is almost singlehandedly running the entire Spanish end of the Hope Restoration Centre, a small school in Nairobi’s Kiberia slum township.

As I reported last week the area life there is a daily battle to survive and children are forced to work from a young age, with little chance of an education. However, with Abi’s help and the school which has been created there, some successes are shining through the hardship.

Jonathan is 15 and an apprentice car mechanic; Prilia started secondary school last September; and Marsha hopes to follow her this year. Prilia has a sponsor for her £480 per annum fees (the cost of seven cigarettes per day) and Marsha

CHARITIES’ CORNER Ron Williams charities.corner@gmail.com Author Ron retired to the Costa Blanca seven years ago. He wrote extensively as a member of The Guild of Motoring Writers and The Financial Journalists’ Group and was Motoring Editor of a basket full of publications.

prays for one.

A €20 monthly sponsorship provides a very great deal of help.

Would you or your school or club like to get involved?

Abi’s brother Owen, who has worked with people of the slum since 2006, brought some locally made jewellery to

The small school in the slum township. sell here on their behalf but without adequate training, their largely bead-based products are frankly unlikely to cause Dior to lose sleep.

They need skilled training, perhaps there is a craftsman reading this who wants somewhere exciting to spend an autumn holiday?

How much poorer would the world be if Shakespeare had been born here, never learnt to spell and spent his life emptying cesspits? That must have happened

somewhere in the Fourth World.

Abi and her friends are in need of help. There must be someone in this land of retired ex-pats who can assist in extending their fundraising and provide a measure of administrative help. Pay will be zero of course but satisfaction is guaranteed.

You can email Abi direct on hoperestcentre@gmail.co m or of course myself at charities.corner@gmail.co m.

Animal charities join forces to help unwanted animals

By Benny Davis APASA and AKIRA animal charities will be joining forces in Moraira market as a show of solidarity in their determination to help unwanted animals.

As part of their fund raising activities, the long established Javea based dog sanctuary APASA, have been operating an international book stall in Moraira market for several years and with the help of Moraira Lions Club working alternative weeks, the stall opens its doors every Friday offering a complete variety of books printed in several languages.

Bookstall founder and joint fund raiser Maggie Shuck told the EWN that the recently formed AKIRA animal shelter that operates within the nearby Teulada, Moraira and Benissa areas, has been so cooperative with their services that the new president of APASA, Mandy Conway, decided in the interest of their common cause, to share the bookstall profits and staffing on a 50/50 basis with AKIRA. Press officer for the charity Nikki Luxford,

A new animal shelter is proposed. said they were delighted with the offer and would continue to assist APASA wherever possible. She also announced that since their inauguration on August 1 2011, the charity has raised around €17,000 and enrolled 80 members.

They have also presented a business plan to several local councils, in which they propose to build a new animal shelter to serve the local community.

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Stat of week ALMOST 46,560 families were evicted from their homes in the first four months of the year after failing to pay their mortgages, court figures show.

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City visits get cold shoulder Oh baby! A job for grandads SPAIN’S economic situation is forcing grandparents to sacrifice their own needs and pleasures for their grandchildren.

Interests and friends are being relegated as they shoulder more childcare responsibilities and help family finances.

“If grandparents can’t help out, a family’s socialeconomic rhythm is badly affected,” said Jose de las Heras Gayo, spokesman for Spain’s third-age association CEOMA. Making the comments on the recent Grandfather’s Day in Spain, De la Heras said he hoped the situation would eventually change, with grandparents called on only when strictly necessary.

Dirty truth of house-proud Brits

UNPOPULAR: Cleaning windows is not liked.

THERE is a dirty truth behind the fact that 75 per cent of Britons are reported as being house-proud.

For almost three in 10 households admit their windows hardly ever get cleaned, and 23 per cent rarely attempt to clean their ovens.

While research by Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence, reveals that 24 per cent of Britons spend more than two hours every working day on household chores, three in 10 admit that their homes are a mess, Despite the recessionary squeeze on household budgets, business continues to boom for retailers of polishes and specialist cleaning products, with a 16 per cent sales increase in Britain between 2006 and last year.

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(WTO) figures ranking the Top 10 most visited cities by international travellers in 2011 reveal that Spain is left out in the cold.

In the just released rankings, the French capital Paris is the most visited city by international travellers followed by London (UK), Antalya (Turkey), New York (US) and Singapore.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hong Kong, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Istanbul But the current situation (Turkey) and Bangkok is so difficult that (Thailand) make up the grandparents and their remaining Top 10. pensions are vital, Madrid, the Spanish particularly amongst the capital, plus Barcelona, middle-classes.

Valencia, Granada, Grandparents are Sevilla and other Spanish increasingly roped in for cities are nowhere to be childcare and it is common seen. to see an elderly man Other figures released pushing a pram or a by the WTO reveal that shopping trolley. last year, in total 56.7 This would have been million international unthinkable in my father’s tourists visited Spain, a day, De las Heras said, 7.6 per cent increase on lamenting that the ‘classic the 52.7 million in 2010. role’ of helping out This placed Spain occasionally or being asked fourth in the world league for advice no longer exists. table, behind France, the “Regardless of tastes or world’s favourite tourist needs, parents are sending destination with 79.5 their children without million visitors, followed asking. Today’s society asks by North America (62.3 too much of grandfathers,” million) and China (57.6 he added. million).

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Sunny sales SALES of sun umbrellas for men have tripled, according to a top Tokyo store.

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You and the Law in Spain

By David Searl

The bank advises it has paid €966.25. Can you tell us how this figure was worked out and will we have to pay the arrears of €456.88? The administrator also says that the community fiscal year runs from February 1 to January 31, and for the current year, Year 6, the fees are €350. If we complete our purchase this August, what proportion of the fees do we pay? Also, if there are any unpaid bills in respect of SUMA or utilities, do they become our responsibility?

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Legally, the new purchaser can be held liable only for the unpaid community fees of last year and the current year. Also legally, the seller is required to pay community fees up to the date of sale. Properly, then, you would pay from your month of purchase.

If it is August and your fiscal year begins in February, this means you pay five-twelfths for 2012.

I cannot tell you exactly how the bank worked out its figure, but it looks like they are trying to get away with not paying last year’s fee. Have your lawyer make sure they pay up to date, and the current utilities as well.

David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers.

You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.

POORER pensioners pay more in tax - as much as 42 per cent than most households who average 29 per cent of income from direct and indirect taxation, according to annuity and insurance provider MetLife.

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CENTRICA, owner of British Gas, reported an 18 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £737 million (€943.69m) on sales, up 4 per cent at £12 billion (€15.36bn).

A great alternative way to face Euro-nation woes AS many will know, I have often considered the ‘peripheral’ members of the Eurozone, and suggested means by which their problems might be resolved.

Most solutions have revolved around the impoverished southern countries voluntarily quitting the Euro instead of just passively waiting until a final economic collapse forces them out.

Now, however, Ambrose EvansPritchard, a leading financial correspondent, has come up with an intriguingly alternative plan.

Taking Spain’s predicament as a prime example of a bad situation mainly of the national banks’ own making - rendered even worse by political interference and incompetence, he suggests that the debt-ridden peripheral countries, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy and perhaps Ireland - should form their own bloc.

Then, using their joint ECB voting representation (against Germany’s two votes, plus a few from other ‘hard-core’ states) they should compel the European Central Bank (ECB) to comply with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which obliges that entity to ‘contribute to the stability of the financial system’, thus forcing a showdown.

Of course, pointing as it might to ECB bond purchases, this would run contrary to Germany’s long-

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The house was originally sold by the builder in 2007 and subsequently repossessed by the bank 15 months ago without any community fees having been paid.

The community administrator has told us the outstanding fees are:

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SHOPPING IN SPAIN: But the nation has a predicament.

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standing mistrust of anything that smacks of its own taxpayers being obliged to dig even deeper than they already do, to cover the undoubted costs of such a move.

It may also prove to be the proverbial last straw, leading to the hard core nations, led by Germany, storming out in protest. But if this were to happen, it might in fact be the best solution, the final cutting away of the wreckage, and leaving the path clear for a once-again prosperous Europe?

With the ‘hard core’ removed from the equation, the ‘Club Med’ countries would have the Eurozone to themselves, which would of course lead to the single currency being drastically devalued on international markets.

At first sight SPECSAVERS have used the London Olympics this might appear blunder of showing the South Korean rather a truly frightening than North Korean flag at an event for an prospect, but just advertisement, highlighting Games’ officials think about it for should have visited them for an eye test. a moment.

Spot the error

A devalued Euro would provide these nations with many of the advantages of reverting to their own currencies, but with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty providing backup from the ECB. Such a realignment would, following a settling-down period with the devalued Euro, allow these countries to recover their competitiveness while honouring their euro-debt contracts. There would be difficult times of course, but for the presently-desperate Eurozone citizens, a glimmer of light in the darkness, leading eventually to the clearing of debts and, should they wish, to making a new start with their own separate currencies.

Dearly as I would like to claim credit for these revolutionary ideas, it is Evans-Pritchard who must be awarded top spot on the podium, with a gold medal glinting in the sun.

Ideas are wonderful, capable of changing - sometimes quite drastically - the course of individuals and nations, but they need the will to bring them to fruition.

Perhaps it’s time the politicians of the peripheral states - those searching so desperately for rescue - considered such proposals.

They may, after all, contain the seeds of their salvation.

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www.euroweeklynews.com COUNTRIES across Europe have been stepping up their fight against tax evasion in order to make sure they receive all monies due from their taxpayers, including on capital held abroad. While European efforts against hidden offshore assets go back well over 10 years, the international crackdown intensified after the financial crisis hit in 2008, with the G20 declaring war on tax havens and banking secrecy.

Local tax authorities have been receiving increasing amounts of information on offshore bank accounts over recent years, and from a variety of sources including, controversially, stolen client data. Countries like the UK, Spain, France and Germany have been using the data to track down tax evaders and start to collect unpaid tax.

Now HM Revenue & Customs has had its most successful prosecution to date. A millionaire property developer from Berkshire, Michael Shanly, has been found guilty of using an undisclosed Swiss bank account to evade tax, and has been made to pay around £830,000 as a result.

The back tax amounted to £430,000, but on top of this he had to pay £400,000 in penalties and costs.

“He HMRC commented: thought [the bank account] was out of reach of HMRC and

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hoped we would never find it.

However, we discovered it, and he will pay a heavy penalty.”

Choosing not to declare offshore assets is very high risk these days, and this case is a lesson of what can – and does – go wrong. In some cases it can also include a prison sentence. Even if you somehow get away with it, your heirs will be left to face the consequences when they inherit your money. Blevins Franks believes that tax planning is an important part of protecting your wealth, and only recommends compliant and approved tax mitigation strategies. We take both the UK and local rules of Spain/France/Portugal/Cyprus /Malta into consideration when making our recommendations.

The UK revenue pointed out that it had offered disclosure facilities in 2008 and 2010,

where people with undeclared offshore assets could come forward and pay the tax due in return for leniency over penalties. Shanly did not take up either opportunity.

HMRC confirmed that Shanly’s Swiss bank account was discovered when it received information about UK taxpayers with HSBC Geneva accounts in 2010.

The data had been stolen by a former employee of HSBC Geneva and handed over to the French tax authorities, who in turn passed the names of UK taxpayers over to their British counterparts. This is part of the routine exchange of information we are seeing across Europe these days.

It is believed that there were 6,000 British names on the list and last year HMRC wrote to 1,000 of them, offering them an opportunity to come forward and disclose their tax liabilities.

HMRC has been waiting for a successful high profile tax evasion case to draw attention to the consequences of hiding money offshore. Shanly may not be as high profile as football manager Harry Rednapp, who was unsuccessfully tried earlier this year, but he is a successful businessman who features on

the Sunday Times Rich List.

This is not just a one-off warning to other tax evaders; Shanly is likely to just be the first on a list of court cases.

An HMRC statement confirmed that its criminal investigators are continuing to review the information they have already received and that further prosecutions are likely.

It receives information from various sources and works with partner agencies in the UK and abroad.

David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said that the case “proves that the Government will track down and take action against those who try to get out of paying the tax they owe.” He added: “The message is clear: even if you try to hide money abroad, HMRC will find you.”

This is a common message around Europe.

France introduced new controls on tax evasion earlier this year.

German and French tax authorities have launched raids into Swiss bank clients and employees as part of their crackdown. They have both benefited from stolen client data, as has Spain.

It is believed that 3,000 Spanish taxpayers were on the HSBC Geneva list. Last year it was reported that Spain had

already collected €300m as a result, with some people choosing to come forward voluntarily.

Spain has also now launched a ‘voluntary disclosure facility’ which is running until November. Taxpayers will only need to pay a one-off 10% levy on the value of all their undeclared assets.

The government has promised to get tough on anyone who does not take this opportunity to regularise hidden offshore assets, and the UK case is an example of what the consequences can be.

Tax planning has become something of a minefield over recent years. It is often still possible to successfully lower your tax liabilities on your savings, investments, wealth and estate, but you do need to take professional advice from an experienced international tax advisory firm like Blevins Franks. They keep on top of all the frequent changes in tax regulations to ensure your tax planning is both as effective as it can be and fully legitimate.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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LONDON - FTSE 100 PRICE(P)

C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.

NET VOLUME

Aberdeen Asset Man PLC 262.40

-1.80

-0.68

2,318.68

Admiral Group PLC

-4.00

-0.36

299.38

1115.00

Aggreko PLC

2059.50

27.00

1.33

232.96

AMEC PLC

1121.00

23.00

2.09

647.77

Anglo American PLC

1918.50

24.50

1.29

2,739.94

Antofagasta PLC

1088.50

19.00

1.78

729.08

553.25

5.00

0.91

2,980.77

ARM Holdings PLC

CU RR EN CI ES

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0.78012

1.28184 Units per €

United States $..................................................... 1.22442 Japan Yen ¥.......................................................... 95.7224 Switzerland Francs............................................... 1.20105 Denmark Kroner ................................................... 7.43874 Norway Kroner...................................................... 7.41317

C O M PA N Y

PRICE(P)

C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.

NET VOLUME

C O M PA N Y Carnival PLC

PRICE(P) CHANGE 2181.00 46.00

% C H G. 2.16

VOLUME 285.36

Centrica PLC

321.00

2.92

0.92

3,717.67

Compass Group PLC

701.25

11.50

1.67

2,714.95 1,398.67

CRH PLC

1217.00

13.00

1.08

Croda International PLC 2374.50

-9.00

-0.38

126.88

Diageo PLC

21.50

1.26

2,287.97

1731.25

Eurasian Nat Resources

403.05

18.50

4.81

1,859.67

EVRAZ PLC

238.95

10.30

4.51

1,753.73 1,285.38

Ashmore Group PLC

331.60

7.70

2.38

287.79

BP PLC

445.32

6.60

1.50

18,359.92

Experian PLC

963.75

0.50

0.05

Associated Brit PLC

1257.00

8.00

0.64

373.38

British Am Tobacco PLC 3400.25

42.50

1.27

1,442.15

Fresnillo PLC

1452.00

34.00

2.40

397.29

AstraZeneca PLC

3000.75

49.50

1.68

1,961.29

British Land Co PLC

538.25

1.50

0.28

1,051.20

G4S PLC

247.20

1.90

0.77

2,001.44

Aviva PLC

299.60

13.12

4.58

11,389.04

British Sky Broad Gr.

713.75

-1.00

-0.14

1,999.85

GKN PLC

210.70

2.70

1.30

4,047.65

Babcock Int Group

867.00

-6.50

-0.74

303.66

BT Group PLC

218.55

0.31

0.14

7,953.66

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

1469.75

27.00

1.87

4,086.92

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

313.80

2.50

0.80

4,169.65

Barclays PLC

171.40

4.40

2.63

43,999.96

BG Group PLC

1281.25

28.55

2.28

2,858.74

Capita PLC

723.75

7.00

BHP Billiton PLC

1883.75

33.50

1.81

5,022.60

Capital Shop Centres

324.10

2.00

Bunzl PLC

1122.50

9.00

0.81

200.07

Glencore Int PLC

320.07

6.85

2.19

8,083.53

Burberry Group PLC

1299.00

15.00

1.17

601.98

Hammerson PLC

468.65

1.60

0.34

910.77

0.98

916.72

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 574.50

3.00

0.52

225.30

0.62

851.53

HSBC Holdings PLC

545.00

13.98

2.63

22,675.86

ICAP PLC

322.65

5.40

1.70

704.13

IMI PLC

824.00

11.39

1.40

490.61

Imperial Tobacco Gro

2486.50

18.00

0.73

901.91

InterCont Hotels Gro

DOW JONES

NASDAQ

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C O M PA N Y

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME

MMM 3M Co 91.01 AA Alcoa Inc 8.36 AXP American Express Co 58.59 T AT&T Inc 37.44 BAC Bank of America Corp 7.29 BA Boeing Co 75.08 CAT Caterpillar Inc 85.42 CVX Chevron Corp 109.16 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc 15.91 DD E. I. du Pont de Ns and C...

49.62 XOM Exxon Mobil Corp 87.34 GE General Electric Co 20.75 HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co 18.34 HD Home Depot Inc 52.98 INTC Intel Corp 25.69 INTC Intel Corp 25.73 IBM International Business Machine... 196.27 JNJ Johnson & Johnson 69.33 JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co 36.23 KFT Kraft Foods Inc 39.48 MCD McDonald's Corp 89.22 MRK Merck & Co Inc 44.48 MSFT Microsoft Corp 29.51 PFE Pfizer Inc 23.65 PG Procter & Gamble Co 64.93 KO The Coca-Cola Co 80.41 TRV Travelers Companies Inc 63.22 UTX United Technologies Corp 75.01 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 44.91 WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc 74.98

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100.6K 624.3K 175.3K 866.7K 2.4M 286.4K 145.2K 194.0K 2.7M 229.3K 381.1K 1.5M 482.2K 287.9K 1.5M 1.5M 93.3K 325.3K 1.3M 663.3K 142.2K 728.9K 1.6M 1.1M 289.8K 174.2K 72.3K 256.6K 381.5K 319.7K

C O M PA N Y

PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

Most Advanced TriMas Corporation $ 22.01 2.82 / +14.70% Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. $ 9.598 1.13 / +13.45% MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. $ 104.02 11.63 / +12.59% BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited $ 4.365 0.45 / +11.64% pSivida Corp. $ 3.08 0.32 / +11.59% City Telecom (H.K.) Limited $ 4.5452 0.42 / +10.32% Farmer Brothers Company $ 7.848 0.598 / +8.25% Addus HomeCare Corporation $ 4.925 0.375 / +8.24% AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 2.999 0.209 / +7.49% Vitran Corporation, Inc. $ 4.94 0.30 / +6.47% magicJack VocalTec Ltd $ 21.50 1.25 / +6.17% Durata Therapeutics, Inc. $9 0.50 / +5.88% Summit State Bank $ 6.40 0.34 / +5.78%

17.00

1.08

400.38

161.95

10.90

7.21

8,562.62

Intertek Group PLC

2841.50

28.00

1.00

135.16

76.80

-1.39

-1.78

8,912.54

ITV PLC Johnson Matthey PLC

2220.50

52.00

2.40

476.63

Kazakhmys PLC

723.50

24.00

3.43

1,183.45

Kingfisher PLC

268.45

3.00

1.13

3,871.92

Land Sec Group PLC

797.75

5.65

0.71

908.40

Legal & Gral Group PLC

129.65

2.60

2.05

7,671.22

Lloyds Banking Group PLC 31.18

0.98

3.24

104,993.90

Marks & Spencer Gro

337.15

4.70

1.41

3,026.11

Meggitt PLC

391.15

3.70

0.96

743.21

Morrison (Wm) Smarkets 277.75

-0.20

-0.07

3,998.45

National Grid PLC

667.75

6.44

0.97

3,870.57

3236.00

-11.00

-0.34

318.59

160.50

2.10

1.33

3,359.20

1190.50

-40.00

-3.25

3,247.17

773.00

13.00

1.71

728.74

1502.00

42.00

2.87

1,059.11

Polymetal Int PLC

887.75

12.00

1.37

189.47

Prudential PLC

Next PLC Old Mutual PLC

Most Declined Progenics Pharmcals Inc. TGC Industries, Inc. First Security Group, Inc. Lufkin Industries, Inc. Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. ALCO Stores, Inc. MercadoLibre, Inc. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Canadian Solar Inc. Given Imaging Ltd.

1596.50

International Cons.

$ 5.54 5.26 / -48.70% $ 7.18 1.70 / -19.14% $ 2.44 0.55 / -18.65% $ 48.82 10.51 / -17.71% $ 46.48 6.71 / -12.62% $ 6.36 0.75 / -10.55% $ 68.07 7.64 / -10.09% $ 40.30 4.14 / -9.32% $ 2.365 0.24 / -9.21% $ 2.8601 0.27 / -8.91% $ 13.89 1.27 / -8.38%

Pearson PLC Pennon Group PLC Petrofac Ltd

777.25

8.00

1.04

2,271.02

Randgold Resources Ltd 5815.00

65.00

1.13

143.46

Reckitt Benckiser Gro

3528.50

-14.00

-0.40

979.84

546.00

-2.00

-0.36

3,503.78

Reed Elsevier PLC Resolution Ltd

211.05

2.82

1.35

1,580.20

REXAM PLC

440.70

3.60

0.82

1,942.81

Rio Tinto PLC

2939.50

48.50

1.68

2,898.13

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 877.00

1.50

0.17

2,171.39 6,252.42

Royal Bank of Scot

222.60

8.00

3.73

2254.50

35.50

1.60

1,977.34

RSA Insurance Group PLC 111.05

-0.59

-0.53

7,720.24

Royal Dutch Shell PLC SABMiller PLC Sage Group (The) PLC Sainsbury (J) PLC

2784.00

4.00

0.14

1,029.15

298.50

3.90

1.32

2,563.56

321.10

-2.20

-0.68

3,255.20

1322.00

35.00

2.72

145.66

Serco Group PLC

579.75

4.00

0.69

378.79

Severn Trent PLC

1744.00

25.00

1.45

642.15

Shire PLC

1923.50

6.00

0.31

467.47

663.75

6.50

0.99

1,801.70

Smiths Group PLC

1089.00

13.00

1.21

306.92

SSE PLC

1312.50

5.88

0.45

1,083.67

Schroders PLC

Smith & Nephew PLC

Standard Chartered PLC 1502.50

9.50

0.64

1,793.91

Standard Life PLC

242.55

3.70

1.55

1,970.62

Tate & Lyle PLC

660.00

4.00

0.61

1,318.28

Tesco PLC

318.07

-2.90

-0.90

10,559.96

Tullow Oil PLC

1334.00

33.00

2.53

1,394.47

Unilever PLC

2274.50

14.00

0.62

1,212.06

United Utilities Gr PLC

692.00

-1.00

-0.14

1,868.06

Vedanta Resources PLC

926.50

31.00

3.46

852.32

Vodafone Group PLC

182.08

0.65

0.36

45,768.16

Weir Group PLC

1694.50

34.61

2.09

1,063.81

Whitbread PLC

2165.50

29.00

1.36

953.77

Wolseley PLC

2366.50

30.00

1.28

399.47

WPP PLC

824.25

-7.50

-0.90

2,286.14

Xstrata PLC

851.10

28.00

3.40

3,837.62

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THE mega-rich, including some from Spain, are hiding billions of euros in offshore bank accounts, which are protected by savvy banking professionals.

A new economic study reveals that an elite group of billionaires is using loopholes to hide border capital amounting to €15 billion, which is equivalent to the combined GDP of the US and Japan.

Compiled from data from various sources including the International Monetary Fund, the study suggests the equity capital that has left the borders of many developing nations could pay off what they owe to the world due to the present crisis.

The G20 vowed in 2008 that action would be taken against tax havens but many countries still do not provide that information.

A prominent workers’ rights group in the UK is pushing in favour of taking action against these tax loopholes used by multinational corporations and millionaires.

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Like dynamite, money chats need handling with care WHILE making dinner, a wife comments to her husband that she must put money aside to buy a new food processor.

“This one is on the blink,” she says.

A look “Yeah, at finance like that’s for females ever going to happen,” Jane Plunkett her husband jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. replies. “Not com the way money burns a hole in your pocket.”

Are your conversations about money with your other half a little like driveby-shootings; passing jabs thrown around out of the blue in order to get a money-point across?

These hit and run comments do

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Oh Lord! A raunchy sign of the times A SMALL hotel in England’s Lake District has replaced Bibles in its rooms with copies of 50 Shades of Grey, which has shot to popularity, for its raunchiness. The hotelier, while identifying the move as a gimmick, feels placing Bibles in rooms in this day and age is not correct.

THE CURRENT ACCOUNT WITH A WORLD OF BENEFITS.

LOUD AND CLEAR: Discuss money matters on a regular basis. nothing good for a couple’s financial health and only serve to increase tensions, bad feelings and arguments.

Many couples will do everything in their power to avoid talking about money, or tip-toe around it. Ask yourself: When was the last time you had a serious conversation about finance with your partner?

Most times when financial issues arise both parties get defensive, bored and agitated and try to bring the discussions to an end quickly.

This, however, according to psychologists is very unhealthy. Like a

stick of dynamite money conversations need to be handled with care.

Throwing them around only increases the chances of an explosion and someone getting hurt.

Experts give the following simple steps to avoid such an explosion: (1) Agree a time and place to meet specifically to talk about money matters.

Clear your diary and make an effort to listen to your other half.

(2) Sit as close together as possible and make sure there are no distractions including a mobile phone (switch it off) or television.

(3) Listen without interruption. One person speaks for two or three minutes and the other person only listens - no interruptions allowed.

(4) Do not daydream through your partner’s speech.

After they have finished, it’s your turn to sum up without analysing, interpreting or arguing.

(5) Switch roles and repeat as necessary.

Use this format for personal finance chats whenever issues arise. Make it a monthly date! It may help keep your marriage and financial situation in tact.

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Child’s play A TAIWANESE vegetable seller who has given away the equivalent of almost €190,000 to children’s charities, is among six winners of this year’s Asian equivalent of the Nobel prize.

Fuelled up THANKS to the strength of Sterling against the Euro, Britons driving abroad are saving 4.2p (5.5c) a litre on petrol and 21p (27c) on diesel compared to costs at home, a survey by the AA showed.

MI5 at a cost!

FORMER MI5 office, Clarges Estate, in London’s West End, is to be bought

by British Land for £129.6 million (€165.94m) and turned into an impressive office and residential complex.

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Euro remaining under pressure NOT a week or a day goes by without an avalanche of news and data confirming that the Eurozone is sinking deeper into trouble.

Whilst all eyes have temporarily been taken away from Greece, Spain has now become the centre of all attentions for all the wrong reasons. Despite bailouts from the EU aimed at supporting the Spanish banking system as well as numerous announcements from the Spanish Government of upcoming austerity measures to reduce the debt, investors remained seriously concerned about the country’s possible need for a full sovereign rescue package.

This comes as the cost of borrowing has rocketed to a record 7.5 per cent whilst a number of Spanish regions (Murcia and Valencia) have been asking for help from Madrid.

Spain’s financial woes have been spreading renewed unease throughout the Eurozone with the most significant effect being the widespread steady decline of the

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Euro across the board. We are now reaching levels against Sterling which we had not achieved for more than four years.

The single currency is not faring any better against the US dollar, losing more than 8 per cent in the last 90 days.

Whilst the Euro’s widespread weakness will in itself support exports outside the Eurozone by improving competitively, one cannot ignore the deep-rooted issues which have led to such a

decline and which could alarmingly point towards a widespread depression in Europe.

The Euro/GBP levels are already putting pressure on the UK’s export sector, damaging growth efforts and dampening the effects of austerity measures. The latest most significant sign that Britain is also suffering despite being outside of the Eurozone is the publication of the second quarter GDP figures which came out at -0.7 per cent whilst forecasters

were expecting a 0.3 per cent drop. High volatility has been hitting the British stock market, affecting investors’ portfolios and savings, whilst Spain decided to temporarily ban the short selling of shares to avoid heightened speculation adding unnecessary pressure on the markets.

Meanwhile, Germany is under threat of losing its AAA rating due to the very high uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone and its most fragile members.

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How writer and journalist nearly became circus clown Wanderlust has taken award-winning journalist, writer and blogger Karen McCann from her native California to more than 30 countries. Nicole Hallett reports.

How did you get into journalism?

I approached a local Ohio paper with an idea for an article which led to assignments, then jobs with regional magazines.

Volunteer work?

My husband and I volunteered with NGOs who needed help with microenterprises in the Republic of Georgia, Bosnia, Mexico, El Salvador and Kenya.

Other jobs?

Graphic design, marketing and public relations and setting-up volunteer fire department support team after 9/11.

Favourite places?

To live: Spain... To visit: Impoverished

Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan; it is so spiritual and like stepping back in time.

Strangest achievements?

Hitching a ride with the circus as a teenager and nearly becoming a clown.

Eating fried flies in Thailand. Taking part in a police stakeout of a crazed gunman in Ohio.

Proudest achievement?

Writing and publishing my book Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad.

Best way to enjoy living abroad?

Mentally unpack your bags. Embrace the way things are done in the new country of residence.

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• Age: 60 • Status: Married • Lives: Sevilla • In Spain: Eight years • Hobbies: Painting, exploring Sevilla and global travel • Loves: Living abroad • Dislikes: Air travel • Best thing about Spain: Pace of life • Worst: Bureaucracy • Always in fridge: Chocolate

Smoke screen IT is common knowledge that restricting abortion does not produce fewer terminations. Women with sufficient means go abroad and women without them go to primitive backstreet practitioners. But while people criticise Justice Minister Alberto RuizGallardon for wanting to introduce abortion

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Beach ashtrays a great idea even for non-smokers I THINK that the provision of ashtrays on Javea’s beaches is a great idea (Costa Blanca North, Issue 1311).

People who smoke are going to do it whether they have these ashtrays or not, so this is the lesser of two evils in my mind; at least the beaches will stay cleaner.

I hate it when I see cigarette butts in the sand.

On some beaches there seems to be hundreds scattered all over the place.

Some smokers do not see digging their cigarette butts into the sand as littering, but it is, and it is disgusting.

I know beach cleaners are employed to pick them up, but with hundreds of people on the beaches during the day, this is not always possible.

Alison Dawson, Javea (Alicante)

Woe from Wiggins WHILE Bradley Wiggins should be congratulated on being the first Brit to win the Tour de France, what a shame he let himself down so badly while speaking on the dais with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

Surely someone from his team should have explained that jokey remarks about the raffle or not drinking too much might go down well in his home town but not in front of the multi-national audience both there and in their homes watching TV. Better would have been, ‘I owe this victory to my mum for helping me, etc.’

Let us hope this young man will be able to repeat his victory and get it right next time. While on the subject, did anyone enjoy that horrendous version of ‘God Save The Queen’ or was it some kind of revenge by the French for not having won their own race in donkey’s years?

Jonathan Allso, Valencia Letters for Your Say should be emailed to yoursay@ euroweekly news.com, posted to Euro Weekly News, C/Moscatel 10, P-62, Polígono Industrial, Arroyo de la Miel, 29630 Benalmadena, Málaga, Spain or faxed to 0034 952 440 887

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Identify priorities SO, Almeria has lost out on an estimated €2.7 million by not having the Extreme Sailing Series Circuit (Issue 1411).

The excuse apparently is that there is a ‘lack of councillors’.

I thought that there were too many councillors getting paid high salaries.

Whatever the case, surely something that can bring in that much money should have been a priority.

Also, an event of that level helps raise the profile of the city.

Sophie Rainer, Almeria

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Blissful time in nature park

READING about the new train that connects Murcia and Zaragoza (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1412) brought back memories of a wonderful trip to see the waterfalls in the Monasterio de Piedra Nature Park in Zaragoza.

There are fabulous walking trails and bridges that take you through the lush, garden-like environment of waterfalls, lagoons, grottos, tiny ferns, mosses and rivulets.

The sound of the water and singing birds is blissful.

FALLING WATER: Trinidad waterfall in Zaragoza.

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Strange decision!

I THOUGHT it strange that Telefonica had renewed the Spanish King’s sonin-law Iñaki Urdangarin’s contract to work for them in the US on a salary of €1.5 million (Issue 1411).

What will they do if he is convicted and has to serve a prison sentence?

If they decide to sack him he will get €4.5 million compensation.

This does not seem to make good business sense to me; I must be missing something.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

J Wells, Nerja (Malaga)

Proof in pictures I WAS very surprised to read that fewer British tourists are taking cameras and camcorders on holiday with them (Finance, Issue 1411).

Also, digital camera sales have fallen by 29 per cent since 2006.

Instead people are using the cameras on their smartphone.

While the cameras on smart phones have got better over the years, they do not offer the quality photos that good cameras do.

However, they do offer the convenience of being small and nearly always with you.

Jack Fletcher, Mallorca

Alive and biting THE other night I was bitten by a centipede while asleep. Luckily it was only a young one, about four inches long, so no ill effects other than a panic attack.

I drowned the centipede in the toilet, took some antihistamine, put on an ice pack and waited for my leg to drop off.

Then I remembered that if you have to go to hospital you should take whatever has stung or bit you along.

So I fished out a waterlogged centipede and put it in a jar with a lid on it.

The next morning the centipede was very much alive, having dried out.

The only dead centipede is one that is in several pieces, so keep an eye out in swimming pools, etc, they are not dead, only dormant.

Carol, by email

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Delayed dismay I WAS disappointed to read that the renovation of the ‘Caminito del Rey’ (Walkway of Death) in Alora have been delayed (Costa del Sol, Issue 1412).

I was looking forward to returning to the gorge and walking the route once it was safe.

Maybe there are other projects that require the money in these difficult economic times.

However, this walk was popular with tourists in the past and could have served to boost tourism in the area for many years to come.

Jasmine Forrest, Estepona

Gobbledygook IN regards to Mike Walsh’s article about using Google translate (Issue 1411).

It might give the general gist of what you want to say, but a lot of the time it comes back as ‘gobbledygook’; at least when translating English into Spanish and vice versa.

At times it can turn out meaning something totally different to what you meant to say, or can be embarrassingly funny.

I have seen this many a time when friends have asked me to check a letter they want to send.

Apart from this, I recommend anyone to make the effort to learn Spanish as without it you lose 50 per cent of the wonderful experience of living here.

Mike Sissons, Estepona (Malaga)

€20,000 find THE cleaner who found €20,000 in a bag in Ciudad Quesada and returned it to its owner should be commended (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1411).

I wonder how many people would have done the same?

That amount of money would have probably helped her out a lot, especially considering she is separated with three children.

TJ, Torrevieja (Alicante)

Excellent show IT was great to see the horse show on Vera Beach put on by the Hipico Vera riding stables (Almeria, Issue 1411).

This was despite the fact that women and children were not allowed to joust at the Moors and Christians Festival this year.

All the acts were entertaining and the acrobatics’ performance was amazing.

Let us hope that next year jousting will again be allowed.

JC, Vera (Almeria)

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ON YOUR MARKS: British athletes need more encouragement. of the greatest scribes of all time; the chosen objective. Gorr! I’ve As I write, we are well immortal bard who wrote dated two athletes in my into the second Olympic so wisely: ‘Methinks thou life.

The first was day and have finally won dost protest too much.’ somewhat of a surprise, our first medal. Already I love athletics. when her Olympic diver’s there are long faces, where Particularly seeing the statuesque body turned out expected medals didn’t female participants. To me to be mostly muscle! The materialize. A couple of there’s nothing more sexy second was a sprinter who months ago I predicted than a finely tuned, fit unfortunately ultimately that most of our athletes female, straining every decided she preferred the were nowhere near world fibre to be the first in her ladies. C’est la vie. class. As the host nation,

this is not only unacceptable, but could also turn out to be extremely embarrassing.

I accept that the opening ceremony was nothing short of magnificent, but the most important part of the Olympics are the contestants themselves.

Nowhere near enough encouragement, facilities or investment are directed toward those who are somewhat less fortunate than the equestrian, sailing, tennis and other disciplines that only the more privileged of society can financially aspire to.

Let’s hope by the time you read this the medal situation will have improved; sadly, I doubt it.

Don’t forget to listen out for the new rap version of Little Arrows - I know, I know. Is nothing sacred?!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

ELEVEN days after being thrown on to a Florida highway when his cage accidentally opened, a Labrador mix was found alive. The dog was travelling in the back of an animal control pickup on his way back from an Adopta-thon.

Lame excuse “MY dog ate my ticket,” said US Olympic shooter Kim Rhode when she explained her difficulties in getting to London 2012 on time.

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EMARKABLY, although it was almost a month ago, I still find myself under attack from German colleagues for remarks I made in this column.

Oddly, none of my German friends (yes, I do have quite a number!) have taken umbrage at all. Probably because they know me better and realise that my observations are more ‘wind up’ than ‘put down’. Many of them find Monty Python’s ‘Don’t mention za vaar’ sketch hysterical. So, fear not, I can assure you the German sense of humour is still in good health, hovering just below the surface of bristling indignation.

For a final word on the subject I will refer all those scribing dissenters to one

Lucky dog escape

Croc hunting CROCODILE hunting may be allowed in Australia again if officials agree to lift a ban established in 1971.

Before then, Australia’s Northern Territory had only 5,000 crocs, but today the population is between 100,000 and 150,000.

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‘Let’s circle back and have a quick meeting to touch base’ NICK BUCKLES, CEO of G4S, (Twitter text-speak for ‘guffaws’) recently gave evidence before the UK Home Affairs Committee.

In an attempt to explain the fiasco of his company’s security staff shortages for the London Olympics, he used endless jargon. Words like ‘reporting template’, ‘filters in place’, ‘backended processes’. Stop!

As you might expect, G4S’s website is also full of jargon. The company’s vision is to be ‘recognised as the global leader in providing secure outsourcing solutions, to help customers to achieve their own strategic goals’. It has an NORA JOHNSON ‘unrivalled geographic footprint’ and works ‘to Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological build solutions that suspense and crime thrillers. combine our knowledge of in-store security processes’. Enough!

Which reminds me of all the hanging fruit’, ‘opening the other gobbledygook business- kimono’, ‘blue sky thinking’. Not to speak. Phrases like: ‘thinking mention when you’re called to an outside the box’, ‘picking the low- on-site meeting, you need to go

Breaking Views

BUSINESS JARGON: Thinking outside the box! in ‘guns blazing’ and establish some ‘key takeaways’ before someone can start ‘raising all the red flags’. Good grief!

It’s obvious people don’t use anymore what’s called plain English because they’re advised to use ‘consultant speak’. So,

today everyone calls himself an ‘Executive Assistant’, ‘Business Development Manager’ or ‘Project Officer’ who’s ‘ensuring compliance’. Very few people, when asked what work they do, say: “I make phone calls and type stuff.” People don’t (despite what

they say) always appreciate blunt clarity. If G4S had instead said: “We pay guys to stand around and make people feel safer,” they’d have been accused of being unprofessional and not taking it seriously. No one wants to make his job sound less difficult than it already is.

I read the other day about a member of staff at a UK gym whose title was ‘Specialist Membership Consultant’. Her role included jotting down members’ details and using the cash register.

Always called a spade a shovel, myself. Well, off now to have lunch, and then take in a movie.

Oh good, it’s Jaws! Clever animals, sharks. Wonder what text-speak they might use? “Hi, gr8 white here - strvng. Cn we mt 4 lunch? C U l8er!”

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A slippery tall tale AN Austrian man admitted that the 2.3m 7kg snake he claimed he found on a riverbank was, in fact, his unwanted pet. An animal rescue group said the Salzburg man made up the story because he could no longer handle the snake.

Pool closed THE swimming pool has closed at Greece’s largest maximum security prison in Athens.

The 7.4m pool with its waterfall and barbecue area was closed by the Justice Ministry since it was constructed without permission last year.

Lock up A MAN who refused to leave a North Carolina jail once he had been released was arrested again for trespassing.

Rodney Dwayne, aged 37, stood his ground in his jail cell when police refused to give him a ride to a motel.

False goat A MAN spotted dressed as a goat amongst actual wild goats in the Utah mountains was identified as a 57-yearold hunter from California. He explained to officials that he did so to prepare for a hunt next year.

G’day...sir AUSSIE flight attendants on Virgin Airlines are prohibited from calling passengers ‘mate’ unless it is specifically requested by frequent fliers. They are also being trained in etiquette and wine appreciation to move away from their ‘sexy’ reputation.

BEHIND THE TIMES: The English language is not as hot as the climate.

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HE Brits, which include the Irish, are much criticised for being mono-lingual; as the English language is international they have an excuse. Spain has little to crow about in this respect; their familiarity with the English language is not as hot as their climate.

Spain ranks an abysmal 9th on the scale of European countries.

Not good, especially when you consider its biggest earner, second only to the United States, is tourism. It means of course that tens of millions of tourists, of all nationalities, visiting rival destinations are more likely to be understood. The fact is,

Images of Spain

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Spain should be Number one, but it is not.

Pot of gold THE ghost of Generalísimo Franco returns to the lovely Mar Menor region of Murcia.

The marina of El Carmoli, covering 315 hectares of prime beachfront development land, has been wrested

Unpopular politican NOT so popular Popular Party (PP) politician and mother of two, Andrea Fabre, finds herself in the crosshairs of public outrage.

When him upstairs, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy revealed that unemployment benefits were being scaled back, Socialist (PSOE) members jeered and catcalled.

Rajoy’s kitten snarled back: que se joden, which to you and me means ‘screw them’; taken to mean screw the unemployed. When future elections are held she could find a significant number of her constituents have disappeared.

Not counting those unemployed Spaniards who have fled abroad.

back from the Defence Ministry. An estimated 100 heirs have struck gold. The land was originally commandeered in the 1940s. The new owners of this expropriated land want to sell it for development; they are asking for a negotiable €116 million.

To sell the newly acquired land for real estate, mainly to foreign buyers, could be problematic because of environmental issues.

They could offer it as suitable for a theme park. Great news; the tourists will outnumber the jellyfish.

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EWN www.euroweeklynews.com As I walk my daughter to school I look at the view, and remember how lucky I am to live here.

Freya Baxter ,46, teacher Thinking I’m doing the right thing, plus a day with good company.

Ruth Espallargas, 29, translator Getting inked (tattoed).

Francisco Hernandez, 22, student Fatty food.

Madeleine Kerrigan, young mother

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What makes you happy?

When my class becomes passionate about a lesson or activity.

Savanna Hvaark, teacher

A cup of tea. Winning the EuroMillions would also make me happy.

Vicki McLeod, 42

My children telling me they miss me when I’m away.

Lee Graham, aka EWN columnist Leapy Lee Spending money: buying new things gives me a rush.

Nicole Daly, 23, assistant director

A bottle of Mitsouko and a packet of biscuits. Also having learnt not to expect to be happy all the time makes me happiest of all.

Linda Hall, 67, EWN columnist Cuddling up to my cat at home after a long day at work.

Jessica Paez Time alone with the guy I’m seeing.

Jennifer Sancho, student Kissing my wife and son before they go to bed.

Santi Gago, 41, web designer Knowing someone loves and appreciates me.

Melissa Matthisen, 23, teacher

Throwing stones in the water and hearing the bubbles.

Mario Almafi, 52, optometrist Clocking out at work after a long day.

Marta Llorente, 37, customer service

With tax increases, more than 25 per cent unemployment and ongoing austerity plans, it is far from sunshine all the way for many in Spain.

But with scientists recently revealing a positive outlook can guard against heart attacks, EWN’s Michael Wahba asked people from Mallorca to the Costa Blanca, from Almeria to the Costa del Sol and beyond, to reveal the little things that never fail to make them instantly happy.

A mature holistic Spanish garden with great mountain views and sufficient shade to enjoy the 25th summer in Spain.

Dick Handscombe, EWN Gardening columnist

Seeing my grandkids who live more than three hours away.

Steven Jones, taxi driver

When CF Malaga win.

Jose Luis Sanchez, student

Every new thing my disabled son Tomas does unexpectedly and against the odds.

Gill Gregory, currency trader Good food, company and conversation. Enjoying my free time, being silly and having a laugh. Simplest pleasures are the most rewarding.

Jane Plunkett, freelance writer Cruising through mountains on my HarleyDavidson on a day off.

Alejandro Alcalá, 26, hotel receptionist Animals in general and my three dogs.

Kara Madden, student Being in good health.

Patrick Keane, 60, bar owner

Training and the feeling after a successful workout.

Ickie Roest, 19, blacksmith

The cool feeling upon diving into the water in summer.

Pepe Garzon

Family, friends, work and a lot of sunshine.

Jessica Avery Sunlit countryside, a smile from a loved one, and the first faltering steps of your child or grandchild.

Jim Collins, EWN contributing columnist Lying in bed with my boyfriend.

Mercedes Arguello, receptionist Having a job.

Natali Trujillo, 22, graphic designer Relaxing at home knowing I have reached my objectives: at work and in kickboxing training.

Alejandro Moreno, 20, shop assistant Soaking up the sun on holidays in Cyprus.

Amy Thomas, 22, waitress Visiting my big family in England and Spain at Christmas and on other occasions.

James Atteck, 28, engineer

how fortunate we are living in Spain.

Michael Walsh, EWN freelance writer and columnist Seeing puppies in the street that I can cuddle.

Oli Baxter, aged 9 Reggae and rock music.

Max Vandefontana, 24, chef Playing board games with friends.

Flor Semeria, student Seeing business coming through.

Sally Corboy, 52, business owner Sipping a piña colada.

Nora Louise, student Girls.

Alen O’Sullivan, student

Getting approval from a customer when I finish their hair.

Aida Fall, 34, hairdresser

Going through items bought after a day’s city shopping.

Catherine Keane, 27, retail assistant

Training every day for rugby, playing games, and even better when we win.

And going to games in general.

David O’Brien, student

Keeping up to date with events and the weather in the UK. This reminds me

Waking up to a sunny day.

Jill Turner, 54, retired civil servant

Going through family and travel photos.

Melanie Ferrou, 26, accountant Music festivals.

Mateo Muñoz, 20, labourer Money.

Ben Malloy, 23, customer service YouTube videos.

I also like to watch comedies online.

Samira Boushaken, law student My twin boys and girl. My sons used to pick on my daughter but now they’re growing to protect her, and love playing princess and guards.

Angela Vidal , 27, psychologist Going out with family for meals (because they pay for it).

Abigal Avery, 19, barmaid Anything that involves mosaic.

Felipe Villafranca, 32, architect Hearing good news from family in Scotland; we don’t talk very often.

Zara Jane, 37, barmaid Smoking.

Pedro Cañete, 17, waiter

Putting brown sauce on baked

beans.

Kirsty Aspey, 19, barmaid Sudoku and crosswords.

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EXCITEMENT: The joy of travelling the world and embarking on new journeys.

Nostalgic for travel plans

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OR me the most exciting part of a trip or vacation is the planning. The anticipation, as Alain De Botton has noted in ‘The Art of Travel’, is often more powerful than the reality of travel itself.

Of course, being lazy, my plans usually involve the internet and the tourist information website of whichever country I am intending to visit.

In my youth, as the date of departure approached, I would pack, repack, unpack then pack again delirious with romantic notions of far-flung places and dark strangers. I now tend to pack the evening before and by experience know that the dark strangers tend to be pickpockets not paramours.

A profound fear of flying meant that until quite recently travel for me involved a train or coach, but my desire to visit places outside of Europe eventually overcame that. My favourite places in the world are airports (having now developed an antidote to the fear which is two parts Cava and one part brandy), service stations and train stations (coach stations on the other hand are surely the inspiration for Dante’s Inferno).

Whilst a student at Lancaster University, I would regularly breakfast at Forton Services, not just because it was open 24 hours and able to pander to my insomnia, but because the smells, brightness and constant flux conjured up for me the nostalgia of travel.

The best service stations are undoubtedly in Austria (where one can sample the most delicious fresh bread and purchase boxes of spicy Christmas biscuits); the worst are in the UK. Airports come a close second in the romance stakes, with Changi in Singapore being the best and Heathrow the worst.

Gibraltar airport is also one of my favourite places although when I visit I now catch the Alsa bus from Alicante to La Linea (which I am sure actually

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appears in The Inferno as the third circle of Hell; in fact, the artist Hieronymus Bosch once visited the bus station in La Linea and was so traumatised by the experience that he stopped painting flowers and cute children with big eyes and embarked on a series of disturbing canvases depicting fornication and torture).

The journey I took from Budapest to Moscow by train remains my most fondly remembered. The train lumbered across snow-covered fields dotted with wooden houses and birch forests, pausing at a place called Chop in order to change the wheels to enable it to continue on to the wider gauge tracks in Russia and to allow Soviet border guards to board and confiscate my copy of Cosmopolitan.

A flight would have afforded none of this and I would have missed the experience of waking at dawn to peer out of the window at a long line of shambling figures walking to work, like the peripheral characters in a novel by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

How wonderful to escape the everyday and embark on a journey of self discovery, even if it is only the greasy enjoyment of a ‘full English’ in Benidorm.

Al Gore famously said: “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.”

An hour at La Linea bus station will make you look like Charles Manson on crack, but not as charming.

Buen viaje!

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Longer life in Zamora for women THE life expectancy of Spanish women is already one of the world’s highest but in Zamora they live longest of all.

The average lifespan for Spanish females is 85.18 and in Zamora they can hope to live until they are 86.77 years of age, according to Spain’s statistics office, INE. Women from Salamanca are close behind with 86.70 years, followed by Guadalajara (86.58).

There are a further 10 Spanish provinces where women outlive the national average: Navarra (86.42 years), Burgos (86.35), Madrid (86.28), Cuenca (86.25), Teruel (86.16), La Rioja (86.14), Alava (86.13), Segovia (86.08), Soria (86.06) and Guipuzcoa in the Basque Region (86.01).

The least long-lived come from Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, where female life expectancy is calculated at 82.03 years.

The volume of traffic on the motorway has fallen significantly since the start of the economic crisis.

AP7 toll road charges increase overnight THE price of using the AP7 toll road between Alicante and Valencia has risen by 7.5 per cent as from midnight last night following a decree which was passed back in 1999 (Article 8 of Royal Decree

Law 6/1999) which stated that the subsidy from the Government would disappear.

Many have just learnt about it as the Ministry did not offer any official statements but confirmed

to Efe the rise Development, would occur. the use of the Blogged However, AP7 between most Alicante and down in management Valencia fell Benidorm companies by 12 per cent that use the over the same Irena Bodnarec, blogger at toll roads daily www.benidormallyearround.com period of were aware of info@benidormallyearround.com 2011. this change, Between such as taxis and January and shuttle transfer companies.

May an average of 15,287 Shuttle transfer vehicles per day used the companies such as Travel motorway compared with Republic, already making a 17,313 recorded in the loss on the airport transfers same months last year. do not use the AP7 but As of September 1 the instead go on the free N332 tolls will increase even dual carriageway - as do further with the new IVA most of the shuttle transfer rates coming into effect, companies. pushing the prices up a With a return fare to further 3 per cent . The rate Benidorm costing as little increase from 18 per cent as £3.50 its hardly to 21 per cent means that surprising they use the free in little over a month the road. Travel Republic are a tolls will have gone up by multinational company and just over 10 per cent! I so can afford to make a imagine the volume of loss, therefore trying to traffic will fall even further push other local companies come September. out of business and then I can’t remember the last having the monopoly... time I used the AP7 to go A litre of diesel is to the airport - I always use currently 1.42€ so work out the N332. Time wise there the maths - it takes a lot of is hardly any difference, litres to fill up a 54 seater. unless you are stuck behind They are not alone, a cement mixer!

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MADRID residents in search of a beach needed to go no further than the Agriculture, Food and Environment ministry last week.

They would have had to hurry, however, because minutes after Greenpeace installed sand, sun loungers, parasols and a bar in front of the ministry, it was dismantled by police.

“No to reform!” declared a banner, and question marks were added to the word ‘Environment’ on the ministry plaque.

The ‘beach’ was Greenpeace’s protest at proposed changes to the Coast Law. Modifications including a further 75 years’ grace for houses built on the shoreline were barbaric, declared Pilar Marcos of Greenpeace, before she and other activists in beachwear were moved on.

The rewritten Ley de Costas would also allow the central administration to suspend municipal bye-laws opposed to the regulations and allow four-year concessions for chiringuito beach bars.

The scenario in front of the ministry was symbolic of the luxury beach that the Spanish coastline might become if the law goes ahead, Marcos said.

Land of great environmental and social value would be prey to speculation, she claimed, and public terrain handed over to private concessions.

“With the current economic situation and so many spending cuts it is absurd to waste public money on an unnecessary reform that would increase the cost of coastal upkeep,” Marcos said.

“It is mortgaging our future,” she warned.

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HERE are certain Spanish pastimes that should be undertaken only with extreme caution and after a long, soul-searching discussion with yourself, your nearest and dearest. Running with the bulls in Pamplona is one; getting behind the wheel of a car another.

There is something about this joyfully relaxed and generally pacified lot that sends them into a tailspin when it comes to driving: Leisurely concepts of mañana are abandoned by their inner racing driver in a bid to arrive ayer even if it is just to make it home in time for tapas.

In fact, there is no wonder there are so many drunk-drivers out there; you need a stiff one before embarking on these motorways from Hell. The school drop-off is more akin to running the gauntlet: keep up or be unceremoniously shoved off the road by a lorry driver. Seasoned motorists admit that driving is more of a pursuit than a purpose, and you have to come to love these daily chases to survive.

Visiting friends and relatives grasp the passenger seat with

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ROAD RAGE: Spain has the drivers from Hell. white knuckles and gasps of horror, proclaiming they will never, ever drive in this country.

But as a resident you don’t have much choice.

At times, the pace turns to standstill or snail as we sidle past yet another crash scene straight from the pages of Armageddon; stretchers and ambulances at the ready. It is practically a daily occurrence and just a matter of

time... Meanwhile, the Guardia Civil seem more interested in catching those hardened criminals who have momentarily forgotten to renew their tax or change licence plates than stopping reckless drivers.

Amidst all the lose cannon on the roads, there’s the other type of driver that leaves me dumbfounded - the motorcyclist who insists on tearing around the

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streets at breakneck speed in nothing but bikinis, shorts and flip-flops; the helmet really is cursory by then and it is hardly surprising that most fatal road accidents involve motorcyclists.

Enough of the rant and the rave and now for some constructive suggestions, since most of us are unable to avoid venturing onto the roads once more. Firstly, wear protective

clothing - the Michelin man has survived decades of motoring in his white, padded suit, which basically functions as an everready airbag, though you may want to ensure that the airconditioning in the car is working as the heat may otherwise consume you and convertibles are also a no-no for an inflatable figure.

Secondly, get a really intimidating looking car. Other drivers are unlikely to pick a fight with a Hell’s Angels vehicle with bared teeth - or make your runaround-town a tanker lorry tough to park but unlikely to cause you personal injury.

Or, thirdly, do as our Russian oligarch friends - mosey around by helicopter as the airways are slightly more regulated and a whole lot less crowded. A twoseater Robinson will set you back around €300,000, excluding pilot and mansion or yacht to land it on.

Still, it is reassuring to hear that consideration is currently given to increasing the speed limit to 130 kilometres per hour. That way we can all buzz to our destination and ‘bee’ there before we know it.

Lessons to be learnt for Spanish schools PUPILS at schools in Castilla y Leon, excellence in education, said IVIE Madrid and La Rioja get the best investigator and university professor, academic results in Spain.

Antonio Villar.

The worst-performing pupils come Investigators discovered little from Ceuta and Melilla, the Canary difference in pupils from private and Islands, Baleares and Andalucia. state schools and the amount of Despite significant advances made investment by the state or private since the 80s, the quality of education sector made no appreciable difference, in Spain has not improved, revealed a according to Villar. recent study by the BBVA The wealthiest autonomous Foundation and the Valencian regions do not produce the research body IVIE. best academic results, he The quality Investigators analysed pointed out, although the academic standards broadly speaking the of education of 15-year-olds from 65 North does better than in Spain OECD countries, the South. Pupils from comparing them with regions where incomes has not pupils in 14 Spanish derive principally from improved. communities excluding tourism and the property Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha industry tend to do less well and Extremadura, which did not than those in areas where wealth participate. is industry-driven.

Standards vary enormously The cultural habits and interests of depending on region, investigators the pupils’ families and friends are also found, with such marked differences an important factor in pupils’ scholastic that there can be an 18-month time- performance, the BBVA-IVIE analysts lag in completing basic education. decided.

The two worst problems are the The current economic climate means failure rate, with 36.6 per cent of that government spending on pupils repeating an academic year, education will bring little to rejoice compared with the OECD average of about, Villar admitted. What matters 17.4 per cent. Equally problematic now, he said, is “how and where” was an inadequate pursuit of money is invested.

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MOVING TO THE RHYTHM: Today’s music is more about ‘dancing and relaxing’.

Changing trends of pop music TODAY’S pop music is louder and blander than in the 50s and 60s.

Almost half-a-million pop, rock and hip hop songs from 1955 to 2010 were analysed by Spanish researchers.

Modern recordings were louder because sound engineers and producers are cranking up the volume at the recording stage, the researchers said.

This means that if two tracks are turned up to the same volume at home, the more

recent will sound noisier. Songs are also more similar today than they were in the past. The cords used and the changes between them are simpler, leading to the production of music that is easy on the ear but contains little variety.

“I think this is related to the role of music,” said Martin Haro of Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University. “Nowadays, it is more about dancing and relaxing; you do not want to think about what the music is telling you. In the 50s and 60s, music was more artistic and for getting messages, things about politics, across.”

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Giving birth later reduces risk of womb cancer WHILE women who have children earlier are less likely to suffer from complications during pregnancy, giving birth later has its advantages, too.

Women who have their last baby when they are 40 or older have a 44 per cent decreased risk of developing womb cancer than those who have

ADDED BENEFIT: Having last baby when 40 or older decreases risk of womb cancer by 44 per cent.

their children by age 25, a study shows.

The risk begins to decrease after age 30 by around 13 per cent for each five-year delay in last births, a team from the University of Southern California found.

Those who have their last child between age 30 and 34 reduced their

Dangers of buying contacts online CONTACT LENS wearers are being warned about the potential risks of buying lenses online.

A worrying link in those buying online complaining of eye infections and irritation has been noticed

by Specsavers Opticas.

In some cases this has resulted in corneal neovascularisation - which can cause permanent vision loss if not diagnosed early - due to lack of expert advice, poor lens selection and no aftercare.

“Contact lenses wearers should be supported by an optical professional to avoid problems with the

risk by 17 per cent compared to those who last gave birth before age 24.

Those between age 35 and 39 reduce their risk by 32 per cent.

“The size of this study definitely shows that late age at last birth is a significant protective factor after taking into account other factors known to influence the disease – body weight, number of children and oral contraceptive use,” said study leader Dr Veronica Setiawan.

WORRYING LINK: Eye infections and irritation caused by contact lenses bought online. lenses not fitting, having the wrong strength or being used incorrectly,” said Louise Stone, Store Director at Specsavers Opticas Calpe, who

added: “We have recently seen cases where users have just relied on the internet and it has caused them some serious issues.”

Women as objects WOMEN are seen as objects by both men and other women.

The brain actually processes images differently depending on which gender one is looking at, scientists have revealed.

When casting one’s eyes upon an object, the brain either perceives it in its entirety or as a collection of its parts.

In the study, people looking at the images of men tended to be perceived as a whole, while those of women were seen as something of a grouping of its various parts.

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Lack of exercise not an excuse LACK of exercise is not what is making people fat, rather what they eat is the root of the growing problem.

Westerners surrounded by modern appliances do not burn any fewer calories on a day-to-day basis than African tribes that spend their days hunting and foraging for food, research shows.

The movements of Hadza huntergatherers from Northern Tanzania whose lifestyle is thought to be similar to that of our

MODERN-DAY: Westerners burn same calories as hunter-gatherers.

ancestors - were tracked by American anthropologists.

They also did chemical tests that provide an estimate of how many calories are used up per day.

Despite walking for miles each day in search of food and lacking modern equipment, the Hadza burnt off the same number of calories as Westerners, results showed.

This can be explained by physical activity only making up a small portion of our energy requirements, researcher Herman Pontzer of Hunter College in New York said.

The Hazda’s daily forays for food accounted for 10 to 15 per cent of the energy used.

The rest goes on bodily processes, from fuelling the immune system, heart and other organs to feeding the brain.

In the West, people’s organs may burn up slightly more energy, leading to the same number of calories being used up overall.

“For the most part, it is the amount eaten and not lack of exercise, that is making people fat,” said Dr Pontzer.

However, exercise is still important for general health, including preventing heart disease and diabetes.

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5:05am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote 4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 6:00am White Van Man 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Pramface 1:00am Pramface 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show 4:30am Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show 5:30am Deaf Teens: Hearing World

12:25am Weather 12:30am The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World 1:30am Coast 2:30am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 3:30am Britain's Heritage Heroes 4:00am Signzone

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Wilderness Explored 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Wild Swimming 11:00pm After Life: The Science of Decay 12:30am A History of Art in Three Colours 1:30am Nature's Microworlds 2:00am Wilderness Explored 3:00am After Life: The Science of Decay 4:30am Wild Swimming

2:10am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates Street Feast 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am Para Shorts 3 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Come Dine with Me 11:00am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Para Shorts 3 2:10pm Rescue Remedies 2:20pm How to Marry a Millionaire

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4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 5:00pm Olympics 2012 Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. games. Presented by Sam Nixon and Mark 7:00pm BBC News Rhodes.

The latest national and international news 4:45pm Shaun the stories, Shechampionsheeps followed by 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Weather.

Adventures 7:30pm 5:30pm Project Parent Regional News 6:00pm Newsround All the latest Topical news magazine local news. for children.

8:00pm 6:05pm Shaun the Olympics 2012 Sheep Coverage of the 6:15pm Antiques Road 2012 London Trip Olympics.

7:00pm Olympics 2012 11:00pm BBC 8:00pm Coast News 9:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm 9:30pm Panorama BBC2 6:00pm Regional News 10:00pm Horizon 11:35pm Weather Newsround 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Olympics 11:40pm Newsnight Tonight

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2.20pm How to Marry a Millionaire

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Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall star as three glamorous young women on the prowl for wealthy husbands, who move into a lavish New York apartment in the hope of attracting affluent suitors.

5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Hit Factory 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:35pm Real Crime

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Simply Italian 10:00pm Undercover Boss 11:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls

4:10pm An Accidental Friendship 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cricket England v South Africa.

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Walking Dead 11:55pm Red Sonja

12:35am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 1:25am Jackpot247 3:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:25am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

12:05am Coming Up 12:40am Swimmer 1:00am Random Acts 1:05am Embarrassing Bodies 2:05am The Good Wife 2:45am The Good Wife 3:30am The Big C Cathy’s search for her missing brother Sean takes her and Adam out onto the streets. 4:00am The Big C 4:30am Happy Endings 5:00am St. Elsewhere 5:45am Deal or No Deal

1:45am Comedy Kings - Best of Just for Laughs 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Great Scientists Historian Allan Chapman profiles famous and influential scientists. 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton.

5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am Gadget Geeks 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 9:30pm Spy 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Afterlife 1:10am Taxi 2:50am Head of State 4:30am Family Jewels

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:55am The Count of Monte Cristo 7:05am Mercy 8:40am The 5th Quarter 10:20am The Karate Kid 12:40pm The Help 3:10pm You Again 5:00pm Easy A 6:35pm The Karate Kid 9:00pm The Help 11:30pm Life as We Know it 1:35am Take Me Home Tonight 3:25am Bread and Roses 5:25am A Valentine’s Date

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Time Out Tell the truth or let the past lie?

10-star quiz

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you looking for guidance? Maybe you are thinking that a recent acquaintance will be able to provide it. You ran something by a few friends and they are not so sure. That is because this is a situation where you need an expert, not a well-wisher. Best not to waste your time and jangle your nerves. Get that expert even if it costs a few pennies.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) It appears at times that you are in the middle of a play. The lights are on you, the mikeʼs wired, your audience awaits, then nothing. Not that you are lost for words. You know exactly what to say and do. What you are wondering is why you are there in the first place.

Maybe where you are was not intended.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Thereʼs a lot of buzzing going on in your head. No, it isnʼt tinnitus, itʼs something quite different. You know itʼs a great time to get ideas and act on them. However, trying to act on too many at once is causing some confusion.

Maybe thereʼs too much going on.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Youʼve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Surprised? You shouldnʼt be.

Just joking A homeowner was delighted with the painter’s work on his house.

“You did a great job,” he said and handed the man a cheque. “Also, to thank you, here’s an extra €80 to take the missus out to dinner and a movie.”

Later that night, the doorbell rang and it was the painter.

The homeowner asked: “What’s the matter, did you forget something?”

“Nope,” replied the painter. “I’m just here to pick up your missus.”

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Make this week to build on friendships and stimulate relationships. Busy as you are, at the end of the day, your well-being is tied up with those close to you. Money is not everything.

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When Harry dies in strange circumstances, Margery does not know what to tell his family. His children want to evict her from the family home and the only weapon she

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

Getting a creative project started has opened your eyes to many things.

Perhaps you question why you did not do it before. The fact is that it doesnʼt matter. You are where you are right here and not because that was where you were heading. Enjoy the feeling, the praise and the satisfaction. .

Yours is a big ship. You are able to take a lot on board but you donʼt have to. In this special week, when you see things so clearly, be selective. Allow into your life only that which is valuable and worthwhile. This is not selfishness, it is providing a source of inspiration for the present and the future.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something.

Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely. There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

Just imagine for one day that you have achieved everything your heart has desired. When you wake up in the morning believe it is so. Feel how your spirits lift and your heart sings. Carry that feeling through the week and beyond. If you believe that you are a success you can be. Why stop when it feels so good?

Your old shoes are comfortable and still have a lot of wear in them but someone is suggesting that you should buy some new shoes and throw the old ones away. They are no longer shiny. They are no longer fashionable. They do, however, provide all that you need.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

SU DOKU

Someone needs to learn to stand on their own two feet. It isnʼt you, but itʼs close. Finding a balance between helping and idly standing by while mistakes are made is necessary. Itʼs not easy but it has to be done. You may break into a sweat this week and it wonʼt suit your nerves, but youʼll get through.

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

CANCER (June 22 - July 23)

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A way opens up before you that can bring wealth. Branching off from that is a path to certain happiness. Which will you take? If having that money means changing your nature (or trying to) is that going to make you happy? On the other hand, if you sidestep the money can you still be happy? Keep things simple.

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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL UK IRISH LOTTO LOTTERY THUNDERBALL

1. Which British swimmer won the Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold medal in Moscow in 1980?

2. Where did Steve Redgrave win the first of his five Olympic rowing gold medals?

3. In which two track events did (Dame) Kelly Holmes win Olympic gold medals in Athens in 2004?

4. What were the names of the two brothers who, along with coxswain Garry Herbert, won the Olympic gold medal in the coxed pair event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona?

5. Who was the last British boxer to win an Olympic gold medal? He beat Cuban Emilio Correa to win the 2008 middleweight title.

6. Which Olympian became the first British woman ever to compete in two different sports at the Olympic Games when she won gold in the individual cycling pursuit in Beijing having won the silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics in the quadruple sculls?

7. In which team event did Britain win Olympic gold medals in 1920 in Antwerp and in 1988 in Seoul?

They also won silver in London in 1948 and bronze in Helsinki in 1952 and Los Angeles in 1984.

8. Name any two of the three British runners who have won Olympic gold medals in the men’s 100 metres?

9. In which event did Wilfred White, Douglas Stewart and Harry Llewellyn win Great Britain’s only gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics?

10. Which Scots-born competitor won the Olympic women’s modern pentathlon gold medal in Sydney in 2000?

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best. Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one. You will need to do two things. The first is to open your mind to the possibilities.

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Born August 2 1956 in Sevilla, Isabel (aka ʻLa Pantojaʼ) is a famous Spanish folk singer. She inherited her passion for singing from her father and grandfather, who were also Andalucian folk singers. Isabel made her singing debut in 1974 and has made 27 more records since. She is also known for being currently on trial for Malaya Case related crimes due to her relationship with the ex Mayor of Marbella, Julian Muñoz.

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JIRO ONO is considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. Sushi lovers around the world make repeated pilgrimages to his humble-looking yet Michelin awarded restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, in the Tokyo train station.

At the heart of this story is Jiro’s son Yoshikazu who struggles to live up to his full potential while in his father’s shadow.

1h21m Director: David Gelb Starring: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Takashi Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto

FASHION designer Margery Kane has been too busy climbing the career ladder to sustain a long-term relationship, until she meets the charismatic Harry Wilkinson, and falls in love for the first time.

There’s only one problem: Harry is already married to Barbara, a stay-at-home wife and mother.

The close-knit Wilkinson family unit is blown apart when Harry leaves Barbara, deserting the

has against them is the fact she has recently discovered that, throughout their marriage, Harry and Barbara were keeping secrets from one another.

Now she has to decide whether to tell the truth or let the past lie.

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Move from the start word (RAIL) to the end word (ROAD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

RAIL RAID RAND REND READ ROAD

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

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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Type of seabird. Youʼll find ʻem back in this south-west region (4) 4 A host injured by musketeer (5) 9 Mad Lear is one found in Tel Aviv (7) 10 Pancake student found in receptacle number one (5) 11 Disliked death, as it were (5) 12 Bean toy, used as a weapon (7) 13 Sweet German bread with middle missing is hot (6) 15 Gangster going around Turkey in souped-up car (3,3) 19 He will throw an earthenware vessel (7) 21 Joint mix up below (5) 23 Ray gets a letter from Greece (5) 24 Read with feeling (7) 25 A nest Iʼd find back in a hot place (5) 26 Irish countyʼs Lord Mayorʼs Show (4) Down 2 Tim returns with ruler, goodness (5) 3 Coax wheeled contraption (7) 4 A Kipling hero, unfinished boy, with hands on hips (6) 5 Copper initially swaps bottle opener for heroin as a sideline (5) 6 Cricketer DJ (7) 7 Comes down with something for the cat (6)

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

Across 1 Enfermo (4) 3 Stage (in process) (5) 6 Faces (5) 8 Goodbye (5) 10 Cabbage (3) 11 Hedgehog (5) 12 Dejar (poner, soltar) (5) 13 Wave (in sea, lake) (3) 14 Dulce (postre, galleta, vino) (5) 15 Empinado (cuesta) (5) 16 Cap (hat) (5) 17 Lago (4)

Co d e B r e a ke r 8 Present head of Government if time (4) 14 Turkʼs seat (7) 16 Swimming stroke not used

by Chappell in infamous cricket match (4,3) 17 Wonder about depressing experience (6) 18 Attempts to contain British social divisions (6) 19 Call for part of a book (4) 20 Had or drunk reservoir (5) 22 Goatʼs club (5)

QUICK Across 1 Companionable (8) 5 Overtake (4) 9 Ecstasy (5) 10 Chief (7) 11 Unusual (3) 12 Deduce (5) 13 Frightening (5) 14 Chauvinist (5) 17 Twelve months (4) 19 Net (4) 21 Exhausted (5) 24 Sturdy (5) 25 Sustain (5) 27 Small bed (3) 28 Boat race meeting (7) 29 Concise (5) 30 Companion (4)

31 Daring (8) Down 1 Grant (7) 2 Boss (5) 3 Suck in (6) 4 Toady (6) 6 Stir violently (7) 7 Regretful (5) 8 Banquet (5) 15 Sprite (3) 16 Possess (3) 18 Amid (7) 20 Tackle (7) 21 Declare (5) 22 Get away (6) 23 Giggle (6) 24 Go away (5) 26 Cut up (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Demons, 8 Anodes, 9 Case, 10 Easterly, 11 Teacher, 13 Jaunt, 15 Jaded, 17 Factory, 20 Nominate, 21 Tool, 22 Fillip, 23 Nerves.

Down: 1 Relate, 2 Tome, 3 Ushered, 4 Lasso, 5 Tolerant, 6 Merlin, 12 Credible, 14 Taverns, 16 Adonis, 18 Rhodes, 19 Tampa, 21 Turn.

QUICK - Across: 1 Clarinet, 9 Lookout, 10 Adder, 11 Away, 12 Dead Sea, 15 Spoken, 16 Hassle, 19 Parsley, 21 Fret, 24 Guess, 25 Examine, 26 Side, 27 Strikers.

Down: 1 Collapse, 2 Avocado, 3/5 Iron Lady, 4 Esteem, 6 Addle, 7 Yard, 8 Cardiac, 13 Persist, 14 Restless, 17 Surmise, 18 Relent, 20 Ahead, 22 Ages, 23 Mali.

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Beso, 3 Casas, 6 Trees, 8 Meals, 10 Oro, 11 Often, 12 Nuera, 13 Red, 14 Snore, 15 Snail, 16 Entre, 17 Wait.

Down: 1 Buttons, 2 Sweetcorn, 4 Almonds, 5 Ama de casa, 7 Sonreir, 9 Scarlet.

1. Unscramble the name of a famous American sprinter: I’M JAN, SCHOOL HEN 2. Unscramble the name of a large fish (two words): GRAB HANK’S SKI

Play on Words

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Answers: Tip top A backwards glance

Funagram

Down 1 Éxito (buen resultado) (7) 2 Butcher (9) 4 Towels (7) 5 Spring (season) (9) 7 Patinete (7) 9 Always (7))

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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

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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot (1819-1880) was a leading English novelist of the Victorian era.

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 26 represents C and 22 represents Y, so fill in C every time the figure 26 appears and Y 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.

Arouse ASHORE(10) Barest Brooks Crease Dealer Floors Grains Header Killed Loosed Portal Purred Reader Reared Refute Roared Splash Tinker

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Desire, 2 Poised, 3 Thence, 4 Mapped, 5 Shouts, 6 Lather, 7 Metres, 8 Mother, 9 Massed, 10 Rumour, 11 Meteor, 12 Desert, 13 Normal, 14 Needed, 15 Rotund, 16 Nearby, 17 Doomed, 18 Coddle, 19 Orders

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. MICHAEL JOHNSON 2. BASKING SHARK

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2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

12:15pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 3:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 3:15pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

4:00am Signzone 7:00am Postman Pat Fun for the young with the postie and pals. 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary. 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:20am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin’s House 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:45pm Bargain Hunt 2:30pm Olympics 2012 3:15pm Flog It!

4.00pm - midnight

4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Helicopter Rescue 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Midwives Make Me a Midwife.

11:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:40pm Newsnight

5:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:35pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:40pm Olympics Tonight

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5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Trash to Treasure 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Island

Channel 5

5:45am Deal or No Deal 6:40am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 1:10pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Jungle Book

2:15am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby’s Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates Street Feast 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me Second to take the challenge on the Wirral is feminist and student Candida Darling.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Drama series set in Chester, in the fictional borough of Hollyoaks.

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv Sexuality has become a major battle ground for the world religions.

9:00pm Supersize Versus Superskinny Anorexia 10:00pm True Stories 11:00pm Lost Children

4:05pm Impact 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 9:00pm World’s Tallest Towers 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

with Scarlett Johansson

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 5:30am Deaf Teens: Hearing World 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Pramface 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Wilfred 5:10am Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 5:30am British Olympic Dreams

12:25am Weather The latest weather information. 12:30am Super League Show 1:15am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 2:15am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain's family businesses. 3:15am Britain's Heritage Heroes 3:45am Signzone

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Talking Landscapes 9:00pm Venice 24/7 9:30pm Venice 24/7 10:00pm The Secret Life of the Motorway 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:00am Dive, Dive, Dive!

1:00am Wallander 2:15am Venice 24/7 2:45am Venice 24/7 3:15am The Secret Life of the Motorway 4:15am Talking Landscapes 4:50am Talking Landscapes

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2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am Golden Balls 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Best of British (the Quadfather) 1:15am Best of British (Mind Game) 2:15am Pokerstars.Co.UK Caribbean Adventure 3:10am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:35am Sailing 4:00am FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour 4:55am Intelligent Sport UK Challenge

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad .

2:00am Super Casino

Satellite channels SKY1 5:40am Airline 6:10am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Bourne Legacy Special 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

12:40am My Holiday Hostage Hell 1:40am Road Wars 2:40am Top Ten Show 2:50am Don't Stop Me Now 3:45am It's Me or the Dog 5:40am Airline

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Family Jewels 6:10am Dragnet 8:00am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 8:30am Best Defense 10:10am High Anxiety 11:50am The Stepford Wives 1:30pm You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 3:15pm Super 8 35mm Special 3:45pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 5:25pm The Dilemma

7:20pm The Stepford Wives 9:00pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 10:40pm The Dilemma

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12:35am Best Defense 2:15am A Night at the Roxbury 3:45am High Anxiety 5:25am Project: Alf

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:25am A Valentine's Date 7:00am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 8:40am Scents and Sensibility 10:15am Mask 12:15pm Friends with Benefits 2:10pm Blonde Ambition 3:45pm 3 Men and a Baby 5:30pm 40 Days and 40 Nights 7:10pm Losing Isaiah 9:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 11:00pm Friends with Benefits 12:55am Bird on a Wire 2:50am The Kids are All Right 4:40am Young Winston

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:40am The Warrior's Way 6:30am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 7:00am The Longest Day 10:00am Sanctum 11:55am Van Helsing 2:10pm

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Green Lantern

4:10pm Sucker Punch 6:05pm Superman 2 8:15pm The 13th Warrior 10:00pm Green Lantern 12:00am Sucker Punch 1:55am Van Helsing 4:10am American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 5:45am A Quest for Camelot

TCM 6:00am The Young Lions

8:55am Gunsmoke 10:00am The High Chaparral 11:05am Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 6:15pm Key Largo 8:10pm The Last Challenge 10:00pm Magnum Force 12:20am Ghosts of Mississippi 2:50am Randy Rides Alone 3:50am Teleshopping

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SISTERS: But one has developed a ‘leaky’ problem.

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Disney candidate Friends say that my dog Winston looks like something out of a Walt Disney film.

Luisa Mendoza, San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga

Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible.

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Involuntary urine woes Hi Connie We have two bitches (sisters). They are just coming up to five years old. We had them both from three weeks and they have the run of a very large garden.

The problem began when the weather started to get very hot.

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One of them would lay on the settee in a deep sleep, and her back end would be wet. We thought she was sweating on the leather, but she was peeing and did not awake.

A few days later the same thing happened, and now it has progressed and she will start leaking wherever she is. When told off she puts her tail between legs.

They have always been clean dogs, ask to go out in the garden to pee, morning and night, and are never kept in all day.

My wife hates the thought of having a dirty dog.

Regards, Brenda and Dennis Dear Brenda and Dennis, I have a question.

Why have you not been to your vet? You cannot punish a dog verbally to an extent that the poor darling puts her tail between her legs. If she knew what she had done wrong she would not do it again.

This is a common problem with females who have been spayed and it is a hormonal condition known as ‘involuntary urine’.

Take her to the vet.

Most will prescribe Propaline Jarabe, which is a hormone liquid you insert with a small tube into the side of her mouth, normally twice a day.

Your vet will explain all. This will stop the involuntary urine immediately.

Now give her a big cuddle.

Best wishes, Connie

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7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

12:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

3:45am Signzone 7:00am Postman Pat Fun for the young with the postie and pals. 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:20am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Olympics 2012 2:45pm Escape to the Country 3:15pm Flog It!

4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

5:45am British F3 6:10am FIM Superbike World Championship 2012 6:40am Paralympics Extra 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Come Dine with Me 11:00am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Rescue Remedies 1:45pm Jumbo

4.00pm - midnight

4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Jedward's Big Adventure 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Coast 9:00pm Restoration Home 10:00pm Vexed 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Lakes 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Dead Calm

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Drama series set in Chester, in the fictional borough of Hollyoaks.

8:00pm CH5 Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Secrets of the Pickpockets

5:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:35pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:40pm Olympics Tonight

ITV

11:35pm Dead Calm Nicole Kidman & Billy Zane

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 6:00am British Olympic Dreams 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Pop’s Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am Don't Tell the Bride 1:00am Family Guy 1:22am Family Guy 1:45am American Dad! 2:07am American Dad! 2:30am Butterfly on a Wheel 4:00am Girl Power: Going for Gold 5:00am Olympics’ Most Amazing Moments

12:25am Weather The latest weather information. 12:30am National Lottery Midweek Draws Coverage from the Lottery HQ with the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws. 12:35am The Midwives 1:35am DIY SOS The Big Build Nick Knowles and the team work on another large scale building project. 2:35am Hairy Bikers' Best of British 3:20am Food Factory 3:50am Signzone

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1977 9:00pm Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails 10:00pm A History of Art in Three Colours 11:00pm Arena A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment.

11:55pm Lost Cities of the Ancients, the Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh 12:55am Borgen 1:55am Top of the Pops: 1977 2:25am Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails 3:25am A History of Art in Three Colours

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am 2 Broke Girls 12:40am 2 Broke Girls 1:10am New Girl 1:40am Summer Daze with Blackberry 2:05am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 2:20am Ibiza Rocks 2:35am Spotlight 2:50am Nervo 3:00am Swiss Lips 3:10am Home Road Movies 3:25am Mogambo 5:25am Countdown

1:20am Jackpot247 3:05am Spartacus

Channel 5 2:00am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby’s Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates Street Feast 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

4:10pm Impact 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm The Hotel Inspector 9:00pm Britain's Strangest Pets 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Fatima Whitbread - Growing Up in Care

Impact - 4:10pm An asteroid crashes into the moon, changing its electromagnetic surges.

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am 1:00am Harold Shipman 2:00am Super Casino 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:40am Airline 6:10am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don’t Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 1:30pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Spy 11:30pm The Cafe 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am My Holiday Hostage Hell 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am The Good Guys 3:55am Caprica

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Project: Alf 7:00am Critical Condition 8:40am Ramona and Beezus 10:25am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 12:15pm Dragnet 2:05pm Wayne's World 2 3:45pm Hall Pass 5:35pm Ramona and Beezus 7:20pm Wayne’s World 2 9:00pm Hall Pass 11:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

12:50am Jackass 3.5 2:20am Vampire in Brooklyn 4:10am Critical Condition 5:50am Dragnet

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:40am Young Winston 7:05am Africa United 8:40am Cleopatra 12:45pm Rio Special 1:15pm No Strings Attached 3:10pm Prom 5:00pm Footloose Special 5:20pm Going the Distance 7:10pm You May Not Kiss the Bride 9:00pm No Strings Attached 11:00pm The Whistleblower 1:00am Dear Frankie 2:50am Intersection 4:35am X-Men: First Class Special

TCM 6:00am Key Largo 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:45am The High Chaparral 9:45am Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 11:55am The Last Challenge 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Soldier of Fortune 5:50pm Bombers B-52 7:55pm Bandolero!

10:00pm Showdown in Little Tokyo 11:30pm The Challenge 1:40am Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am A Quest for Camelot 7:15am Tracker 9:05am The Mighty Ducks 10:55am I Am Number Four 12:55pm X-Men: First Class Special 1:25pm XMen: First Class 3:40pm Predators 5:40pm Superman III 7:50pm Tron Legacy 10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am Predators 2:05am Takers

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HE UK’s Daily Mail tabloid is at its happiest when having a poke at Europe and in particular Spain’s estimated 400,000 expatriates.

The headlines Mike Walsh will predictably be along the lines of Costa vwww.michaelwalsh.es Catastrophe. The Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, lurid details international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild follow in which of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio. we learn that we are all on the beaches scanning the seascape for a rescuing flotilla sent by Britain.

CHEER UP!: The average Brit scrimps and saves to enjoy two weeks of what we have every day It reminds me of one of the best known sayings in journalism: ‘all the news that is fit to print’. Yes, you can read that in two ways.

On the eve of Black Wednesday, when Britain’s included, Britain’s total debt which benefits the Spanish dependent upon income recession was revealed as the reaches £2.24 trillion, or 147 Government. sourced in the UK; usually worst in living memory, the per cent of GDP. That ratio The correspondent adds: ‘If pensions. Typically one is on a anti-Europe section of the makes the UK economy worse Spain leaves the Euro and basic state pension of a little media is keen to paint other than those of Spain or Greece. goes to the Peseta our over £400. This month it countries as being in a worse One of the most highly incomes rise by a further 30 appeared in his Spanish bank state than their own. regarded letters in response to per cent because of the account as €568. He is better According to the McKinsey the Daily Mail’s article was that currency’s devaluation against off by €98 compared to April 2011.

Global Institute, Britain’s total of Fred Etherington of Spain. sterling’.

The only comments that Property prices have debt is the highest in the He points out that we expats world; the equivalent of 60 per are better off now than we received higher approval were dropped but how many are cent of GDP. That is the good have been for years. Pensions those who praised Spain’s affected by this? The number news. The bad news is, if are up and an improved Government for means-testing of ‘se vende’ signs seems high only because of year on year financial sector interventions, exchange rate gives us 30 per incoming immigrants.

Of my many friends most are accumulation. This is due to like quantitative easing, are cent more disposable income,

of the year.

Costa catastrophe? property sales stagnating for four years so is not a true picture. Properties will always come on the market, people die; they move; it is life.

The 99 per cent not selling, or renting, are unaffected. If a few sell then the property they buy will be reduced by as much, so loss is imaginary.

For 50 weeks a year your average Brit scrimps and saves to enjoy two weeks of what we have every day of the year.

Cheer up, everyone!

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Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.

Church services

•THE Valleys International Bridge and Social Club – friendly and relaxed – meet Thursday 1.30pm-6pm at Bar Tormos, Orba Valley. Call 966 404 533.

•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Sunday Services-Holy Communion in eight locations: See www.costablanca-anglican chaplaincy.org.

• PIETER SWINNEN Painting Club, Calpe: 965 835 212.

•BENITACHELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Benitachell: 966 494 036 or 966 470 303.

•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION meet for lunch second Thursday of the month at various restaurants in the Jalon Valley. Call 966 474 532.

•AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: Call 966 723 401.

•AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP Benidorm – don’t suffer alone through another person’s drinking – Call 634 758 539.

•HELP INTERNATIONAL Benidorm meetings. www.help-benidorm.com.

•RBL BENIDORM and district branch covers Polop to Villajoyosa at different locations for social meetings, day trips, excursions or meals.

Membership: 695 605 129. Secretary: 966 860 735.

•XABIA RUGBY CLUB: Juniors meet at 7pm; Seniors at 8pm. Call 688 640 092.

•TORMOS, Orba Valley, International Bridge and Social Club meet at Restaurant Tormos, 1.45pm. 966 404 533.

FRIDAY •ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

•CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Perlamar, Sundays 11am: 965 835 502 or www.calpechristian fellowship.org.

•CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF

FELLOWSHIP Costa Blanca North weekly lunch meeting at Los Leones restaurant 1.15pm.

Call 965 795 421 the Wednesday before. www. rotarycostablanca.wiki.dot.com.

•AUCTIONS FOR AECC. Items for donation wanted. Call 965 319 929 or 688 238 879.

GLORY CHURCH: Sundays 10.30am at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino.

•ERMITA CHURCH, Javea – Father Robin Carter 965 771 792.

•HOLY EUCHARIST at Nuestra Senora de la Merced Church, Calpe: Sundays 10.30am. 678 787 509 or bill.ingram@angliac3.demon. co.uk.

•JAVEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH – Pastor Clive Read 669 386 702.

•JAVEA INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Pastor John Hansford,

•JACARANDA MORAIRA CHARITY AUCTION first and third of month at 1.30pm. Exchange unwanted goods for cash; one person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. Call 965 743 292 to book your goods in.

SUNDAY

•GANDIA Area Social Club Petanca: Call 962 852 828.

• AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: Call 966 723 401.

•JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413.

MONDAY

•TENNIS GROUP meet Tuesday and Friday mornings at Toscamar, Javea. Call 966 473 301.

•JALON VALLEY MUMS AND TOTS CLUB at the Town Hall 10.15am-12pm. Call 639 326 135.

SATURDAY

•COSTA BLANCA SAMARITANS: Visit the website: www.costablan casamaritans.com.

•COMPUTER CLUB in Alfaz del Pi: Call 965 889 187.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start

Sundays 10.30am at Javea Players Studio, Calle del Cronista Francisco Figueres Pacheco, Javea. Tel: 965 794 624 www.javeabaptist.com.

•MOSIAC COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday 12pm Multicultural Service; Wednesday 8pm Intercessory Prayer; Last Thursday of month 1.30pm community lunch. 678 066 222.

•SPIRITUALIST CHURCH Alfaz del Pi: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm. Call 966 878 469.

•THE KINGS CHURCH Benissa English Sunday service, 11am: www. thekingschurch.net.

4pm. Call 965 785 387.

•JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413.

•JAVEA STAMPS & POSTCARD CLUB meet second and fourth Monday of month at L’Ancora Tennis Club at 10am. All welcome. 965 795 499 or 608 765 245.

•ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION in Pedreguer meet the second Monday of month: Call 966 430 215 or visit the website www.rafa-ncb.org.

•U3A Marina Baixa meet fourth Monday of month at 10.30am at the Alfaz del Pi Casa de Cultura.

TUESDAY •AUCTIONS FOR AECC (donations welcome): 965 319 929 / 688 238 879.

•CANCER CARE CENTRE Javea park: Call 965 796 846.

•JAVEA Bridge Club Duplicate Pairs Tournaments: Call 965 793 413.

•MALE VOICE CHOIR Teulada: Call 965 744 577.

•RAF Costa Blanca: Third Tuesday of month. Call 965 724 256 or email nwhancox@hot mail.com.

• BERNIA BABIES international group meets 10.30am-12pm at Sierra Bernia School, Alfaz del P i . C a l l t h e s c h o o l o ff i c e 9 6 6 875 149.

WEDNESDAY •FREE informal group that shares the understanding of the three principles for innate well being every first and third Wednesday

7-8.30pm in Alfaz del Pi. Call Mark 616 762 131 or Sheela@sheelamasand.com.

• COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS: There will not be any more walks until October 3 coinciding with their 25th anniversary.

• QUIZ NIGHT and buffet last Wednesday of month at Restaurant Paraiso in Parcent to raise funds for Emaus children’s home in Altea. Email david reeley@hotmail.com.

•BENIDORM INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB: Call 690 300 166.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start 4pm. Call 965 785 387.

•GARDENING CIRCLE: First Wed of month in Moraira. Call 966 498 681.

•INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB Benidorm: Call 690 300 166.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs 965 793 413.

•PERKY PENSIONERS, Jalon, 2.30pm-4.30pm: 652 584 272.

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Namaste: Nepali and Indian Restaurant

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AMASTE means ‘greetings’ throughout south eastern Asia, including Nepal.

And that is precisely what you’ll get when you enter this friendly little restaurant tucked down an anonymous side street in Jalon town. It should be in India or Nepal, but amazingly, and luckily for us it’s right here.

It’s owners are the Jaisee (pronounced J C) brothers, who come from a town about 250 kms from Kathmandu called Lumbini, home of the world famous Golden Buddah statue.

They left Nepal after working in restaurants there and together went to New Delhi where they worked in a 5 star hotel restaurant, and now with 15 years experience behind them, they are in Jalon.

Why is Namaste so special?

The small kitchen gleams, Dinnath the younger brother and chef invited me in with pride as he mixed the dough for a fresh naan bread, before slapping it into the real clay tandoori oven.

All the spices are bought whole and ground down fresh in the kitchens making their flavour amazing.

A tandoor in Urdu means a clay oven, and that’s where we get the word tandoori from. It makes the flavour of the chicken really special.

As well as the hospitality and fresh spices and herbs, Namaste serves all your favourite curries and its own unique Nepalese specialities, for instance, Golden

Brothers, Rudranath and Dinnath.

There are nine more Nepali speciality main dishes to choose from as well!

Open from midday-3.30pm and 6pm-11.30pm everyday (closed Monday lunchtime), it has a five course lunch menu for €9.95.

And plenty of special meal deals.

Plus a 10 per cent discount for takeaway.

Prawn Curry, made with fresh mango, saffron, cumin and freshly ground aromatic spices, or Lamb Solukhumbu, lamb tikka served with fresh mushrooms, aromatic herbs and served in a Nepalese style curry sauce, it’s mouth watering.

In Calle San Rafael no. 41 Jalon, close parking is easy. On the road between the garage roundabout and the Lliber roundabout, the street is the last on the left going down the hill.

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Jorge Martinez de Lizarduy Araico and the Specsavers Opticas Benidorm Team.

A healthy lifestyle for Specsavers

SPECSAVERS OPTICAS in Benidorm is committed to supporting local charities and events which benefit the community and inspire a healthy, active lifestyle.

They recently participated in a gruelling mountain run and sponsored the 24 Hour Padel Competition and Benidorm’s International Tourist Chess Competition.

The team travelled to the Basque Country to compete in the G2 Haundiak Ultra Trail

Event - one of the toughest races in the whole of Spain - to compete and spread the message of the importance of suitable eye protection to avoid UV damage.

They were also ‘proud’ sponsors of the 24 Hour Padel Competition and Benidorm’s second International Tourist Chess Competition.

These two fun events encouraged healthy bodies and minds and engaged the local community.

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Lizarduy Araico believes that supporting local events and charities is an important responsibility as a business who wants to have an active role in the community.

“We want to get behind events which inspire a healthy, active lifestyle, engage residents and tourists alike and are linked to our commitment to good optical health.

“If more businesses did the same we could have even more free events to benefit our community.”

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Accordionist, Richard Galliano.

Motis Andrea (left) will play with the Joan Chamorro Group.

Special dining and top jazz in Javea

By Benny Davis

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OOD food, excellent wine and great jazz, an offer that should attract lovers of the good life to Javea this weekend.

Starting Saturday August 4, a cross selection of town restaurants will be Showbiz offering a Javea Jazz Festival menu Benny Davis combining a special Born into a theatrical family, Benny majored in marketing, public relations dinner with a and journalism before moving to the Costa Blanca reserved seat ticket Bassist, Omer Avital. for the evening €30 for all three nights, the festival performance at the Jazz Festival.

Plenty of time to eat, drink and promises to be another hit for get merry beforehand as the show artistic director, Kiko Berenguer does not kick-off until 10.30pm who has booked some great nightly at the Plaza de la musicians for the occasion.

Opening the festival is bassist Constitution, conveniently situated Omer Avital and his quintet who over a large underground car park.

Running for three nights only, according to ‘Downbeat’ magazine (4/5/6th) with seats priced at €15 is, “one of the leading composers of (€12 for seniors and children) or his generation,”

The quintet features Avishai Cohen, trumpet: Joel Frahm, tenor saxophone: Jason Lindner, piano and Jonathan Blake drums.

Sunday will see accordionist Richard Galliano take the stage, who for many years played the streets of Paris. Today his accordion swings as hard as any Hammond Organ and is a must on any jazz lovers ‘must-listen-to’ list.

Finally to close the event on Monday 6 we have classic jazz starring the young and versatile Motis Andrea covering vocals, trumpet and saxophone along with the Joan Chamorro Group – a group we are told that has a sense of humour second to none in the jazz world.

Incorporated into the performance will be ‘Swingmania’ accompanied by a ‘fun’ dance partner.

Can’t wait to see what that is all about.

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THE CAST: (From left) Giovanna Wallis, Amanda Wright, Christopher Farrow, Philip Ashley.

Accidental rubbish A UNIQUE sculpture, put in the entrance hall of an apartment block, was removed by a tenant and put out for the bin.

The tenant who threw it away did not realise it had been made by the landlord to brighten the place up.

This is the beginning of the second part of the show ‘Musical of Musicals: The Musical’ entitled ‘A Little Complex’ held at the Casa de Cultura in Benissa on Wednesday September 26 and Thursday 27.

In this short story the landlord, Jitter (Chris Farrow) goes crazy when he discovers his artwork has been destroyed by one of his tenants and plots to murder all of them in revenge.

The girl who made the mistake, Jeune (Giovanna Wallis), is also behind on her rent and tries to appeal to Jitter's better nature.

Jeune's deep-thinking, song writing boyfriend BillyBaby (Philip Ashley) hopes to protect her by selling hummable melodies to anyone who will listen.

The third tenant, Abby, a bitter floozy, gives her advice on how to handle the situation with the help of a good drink.

Tickets are €12 with 25 per cent of each ticket sold going to the Lions Club to help them continue their work with children in the local area.

Order online at www.philipashley.com or call 965 581 483.

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Handmade cabinets in glorious lacquers but decorated in more modern Scandinavian style are featured. look. The technique is rare, and shell is used, giving an added its effect truly beautiful. lustre.

There As well as larger items of Quality and creativity of are also furniture there are the orient has always available complementary pieces been appreciated by complementary that would sit well in any discerning western well planned room: chairs, collectors.

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Spain still a draw for foreigners

By Linda Hall SPAIN has 5.7 million foreign residents, the second-highest number in the European Union. Only Germany with 7.2 million has more, according

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Spain has the second highest number of foreign residents in the EU.

to the EU statistics office, Eurostat.

Germany and Spain also have more non-native EU residents, with 2.6 million and 2.3 million respectively.

Nevertheless, their impact is less marked than in other EU countries

where the proportion of foreign residents is greater although they are numerically fewer.

Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5.7 million foreign-born citizens make up only 12 per cent of the population, but Luxembourgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 220,000 registered foreign residents represent 43 per cent.

Cyprus is next with a foreign population of 20 per cent, followed by Latvia (17 per cent) and Estonia (16 per cent).

It was clear the noise Luxembourg again has and trouble caused by the the highest proportion of family made it impossible foreign-born EU citizens, for other residents to live with 37 per cent. Belgium â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;normally and peacefullyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, is next with 7 per cent, ruled a Salamanca court. followed by Ireland (7 per Ignoring warnings, their cent), Spain (5 per cent) and Austria (4 per cent). uncivilised, aggressive and In all, 48.9 million arrogant behaviour instead foreign-born citizens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9.7 escalated, said the judge, per cent - were living in finding in favour of the the EU in 2011. other residents.

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N 1013 AD, a young boy named Samuel wandered the narrow streets of Malaga selling spices.

He was successful in that he was friendly and respectful to all. His success was driven by something else, however.

Samuel spent much of his spare time learning of his family’s Jewish and rabbinic traditions. He also spent equal time learning the ways of Malaga’s dominant population group, namely the doctrines of the Koran and Arabic traditions.

At a young age, Samuel was fluent in Hebrew and Arabic, wrote eloquent poetry in both languages and was intimate with the literature of both cultures.

His precocious enthusiasm and intellect was contagious. He soon caught the attention of Ibn al-Arif, a royal family member in Malaga with direct connections to the Berber King of Granada, ruler of Andalucia.

Samuel became the personal secretary to this royal family by translating business, personal and governmental documents, and by writing poetry flattering to both traditions.

He quickly gained widespread popularity within both the Jewish and Muslim communities of Andalucia. Through a series of favourable royal successions, Samuel’s role grew exponentially. More than a mere personal secretary, Samuel began to write political speeches,

POSITION OF POWER: Samuel ruled from the Alhambra Palace.

Most history books portray Jewish and Islamic relations in Al-Andalus under Muslim rule as a complex inter-faith co-existence

with periods of both peace and violence. Jack Gaioni explores this intriguing era of medieval Andalucia.

Samuel and Joseph’s story advised diplomatically, travelled to foreign lands as the king’s confidant, sponsored both Talmud and Korana academic studies, continued his infamous poetry, and even commanded military operations.

He was so trusted by Jews and Arabs that upon the Berber king’s death, Samuel, a Jewish spice salesman, became ‘vizier’ (top political advisor) to the Kingdom of Andalucia.

He ruled from the Alhambra Palace.

During his 30-year tenure, Samuel acquired the highest civilian honours of both the

Jack Gaioni US citizen Jack is spending the first years of his retirement in Almeria. His articles have been published in Spain and the US.

Jewish and Islamic communities.

Samuel lived a long life and died peacefully, never once doubting that his successor and son Joseph would have anything other than a life of peace and prosperity.

Joseph, by all accounts, shared his father gregarious and egalitarian nature. The similarities

ended there, however.

Joseph was the unfortunate scapegoat of an economic downturn, petty jealousies, political resentments, and perceived conspiracies.

In 1066 AD, at the hands of an outraged Muslim mob, Joseph was tortured, crucified and later hung inside the Alhambra walls.

The mob later turned its rage loose on the Jewish community of Granada, pillaging the town and killing as many as 4,000 Jews. This incident has become known as the 1066 Granada Massacre.

The story of Samuel and

Joseph is typical of many of the accounts of medieval Islamic Spain. Collectively, most narratives of this era portray Jewish and Islamic relations as a complex mixture of intermittent peace and inter-faith co-operation contrasted by periods of violence and strife.

Was medieval Andalucia a ‘Golden Age’ of relative peace and tolerance as depicted by Samuel’s experience?

Or, was it an era of violent retribution and inter-religious conflict as was Joseph’s experience?

The short answer is we’ll probably never really know and the reasons are numerous.

Consider…

The most seminal text regarding Samuel’s life, The Book of Tradition (by Abraham ibn Daud) was written a full century after his (Samuel’s) death.

Like the most enduring

texts of the Jewish and Islamic faiths -The Old Testament and The Koran - these accounts were compiled centuries after the events they describe actually happened. This fact begs the question of reliability. Can we rely on the accuracy of a narrative written so long after the events and not consider that it is so hopelessly confused and contradictory?

Consider too that Abraham ibn Daud was a rabbi who, either consciously or not, might have been predisposed to view Judaism favourably.

Likewise, the most consequential text regarding Joseph’s life was written by a rival Muslim scribe named Abu Ishaq. His tone is wildly retaliatory and anti-Jewish. Playing off an unsettled climate of inter-religious distrust, this author depicts Joseph as villainous, having amassed wealth at the expense of Granada’s Muslims and as one who mocked the Islamic faith.

He calls for violence as a remedy for Jews to ‘answer for their crimes’.

These medieval Jewish and Islamic accounts tend to harden along sectarian lines and were often modified to meet the concerns of authors or politicians.

‘In-house-productions’ such as these leave themselves open to the temptation of ‘embellishment’ or outright religious intervention.

Aside from the obvious problems of translation and transliteration, the task of determining the degree of such sentiments as ‘co-operation, tolerance, acceptance and co-existence’ is daunting if not impossible.

These concepts are too mercurial and ephemeral to draw sustainable conclusions.

To be continued next week

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Albir to Denia. Contact Carla: 693 698 868 or grootenc@ya hoo.com (97349)

Cleaning

POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool .com (98424)

Bed & Breakfast RURAL B & B Tabernas, close to Mini Hollywood, Almeria Circuit.

Tel: 667 950 144 (200034)

MICHAEL’S 28 YEARS IN JAVEA - ENSURES YOUR SATISFACTION! 600 photos: www.michaels-javea.com Tel 965 791 328 (95824)

I BUY RECORDS 50’s to the 90’s. Best prices for good records. Tel: 622 750 117 / 962 851 809 (97355)

BRAND new Memory Foam Dream 4’6” Double Mattress, excellent quality, can deliver, only 249 euros. Tel: 607 016 267 (99435)

Airport Transfers

AT MICHAEL´S Hospital bed in pine. Zimmer frames etc. See photos: www.michaels-javea.com (95824)

Business Opp. A1 SPECIALIST CLEANING. Carpets, upholstery, 15 years experience 965 058 177 / 697 511 071 marc@barnaclebills.co.uk www.britishbusinesspagesin spain.es (100314)

Antiques

Computers

FULLY equipped, nice and clean restaurant, Jalon Valley, 40 covers, to lease. Contact 677 833 668 (97406)

Buy & Sell

BRITISH stairlifts, pay in Sterling or Euros. Repairs and service call 965 740 835 (98274)

Electricians ELECTRICIAN WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE on the Costa Blanca. Electrical upgrades, downgrades, meter boxes moved to boundaries.

Rewiring with all paperwork issued. Installation of ICP switch and box for Iberdrola requirements. Tel: Mark 608 669 165 or 965 831 082 (97455)

Entertainment 1993 GEORGIEBOY 10m, 6 berth motorhome. LHD, P/S, C/C, C/C, offers around 6,000 euros. Tlf: 634 108 686/3 (99418)

Carers HELPING HANDS, Altea, will do any jobs you cannot do yourself, shopping, cooking, cleaning, dog walks etc. Tel: 653 067 434 (101025)

Carpentry Budget Stairlifts

“RISING DAMP” can cure Rising Damp, Leaking Flat Roof or Terrace. WE can make your Underbuild Dry. Villa Re-painting Due! we can protect your villa and stop PENETRATING DAMP with a Protective coating. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone/email us for a free survey now; Tel: 965 050 065 Mobile 634 322 672 www.dryzoneespana.com (97263)

www.dragonreforms.com Tel: 966 807 098. Free quotes given (95802)

ESTABLISHED 30 Snack Vending Machine Business, sited Denia & Javea. Taking approx. 12k a year cash. €12,995 including stock. Due to ill health. Tel: 680 501 404 (97428)

SAILING YACHT SADLER 26, moored Denia. Excellent condition, new sails, engine, upholstery, rigging & more. €25,500 (£19,995) or may sell shares at €7,550 (£5,895) each. Tel: 680 501 404 (97475)

Damp

MADE TO MEASURE loose covers. Choose from a wide range of materials in your own home.

Javea area 686 453 827 (98486)

Boats

FULLY rigged 6m (20ft) Fixed Keel Sailing Boat, complete with trailer and 2HP outboards. Price €2,750 ono. Tel: 626 127 299 (97266)

PC Repairs & Upgrades in your own home. No job too small.

Call Clive 648 883 202 / 966 260 403 (101766)

Dressmaking

Caravans

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. Childrens’ 2 level soft play area with slide and ball pool. Dimensions 7 x 4.5 x 3m. Cost new 45K, FOR SALE 17K ono. Ring 722 737 688 or email warrior538@ aol.com for more info.

COMPUTER SERVICES: Internet, ADSL. Repairs, maintenance, new or second hand. All your computer needs call David 629 672 538 or 965 584 071 (97460)

www.dragonreforms.com Tel: 966 807 098. Free quotes given (95802) sales@euroweeklynews.com

VINYL albums and/or cassette tapes digitally remastered and transferred to CD. Jalon Valley based. 965 581 474 / 679 601 743 (100996)

Floor Polishing FLOOR POLISHING, all marble types. Excellent professional, excellent service. Free estimates. Tel: 627 103 412 (97484)

Friendship FIND LOVE IN THE SUN w w w. i w a n t 2 m e e t y o u . c o m .

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Price per word: 0,42€ + IVA minimum 15 words - Discount: Book 10 weeks, get 2 weeks free - Deadline: 4pm Mondays North Levante Office Phone +34 965 842 777 • Fax +34 965 845 280 • email costablanca@euroweeklynews.com / South Torrevieja Office Phone +34 96 671 3596 • Fax +34 96 671 5889 • email torrevieja@euroweeklynews.com

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Gardening

Mobile Homes

TREE SPECIALIST, cut and removal of palm/pine trees. Size not a problem. Also dangerous & difficult work. Garden cleaning and gravelling. Free estimates. 627 103 412 (97484)

WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzica ley@gmail.com (100120)

OASIS Garden Pool Maintenance, Calpe to Javea. Call Martin 669 261 868 (97473)

Motoring

www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Est. Costa Blanca 1995. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 (95863)

Personal Readers of a sensitive disposition may find some of the advertisements in this section offensive.

Gold Wanted ALEXANDERS Antique Jewellers pay top London prices.

Est 2003, Open Mon-Sat 10am2pm. Javea port seafront. 965 792 595 (97327)

GENTLEMEN. A happy love life with the amazing blue pill.

Guaranteed. Amazing (from 2€). Delivery North Costa Blanca. Call Keith 687 357 529 (97476)

GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (99222)

GORGEOUS ENGLISH BLOND 45 years gives discreet massage, 1 hour or over night stay. 15 mins Alicante airport.Tel Karen: 662 049 021 (101006)

GOLD CENTRE ALTEA N332 Albir. See the main ad on page 14. (97479)

SWINGERSBENIDORM.COM. Regular parties in purpose-built club. (97345)

Handyman

CAROLINE, 40 year old English rose. Easy to find in Benidorm.

602 566 804. No private numbers (97450)

PURELY MAINTENANCE For all your maintenance needs big or small, contact Carl on 965 878 866 or 669 218 928 email purelymaintenance@hot mail.com (88988)

GORGEOUS ENGLISH BLOND 45 years gives discreet massage, 1 hour or over night stay. 15 mins Alicante airport.Tel Karen: 662 049 021 (101006)

Health & Beauty

WIFE, HUSBAND or both available for your pleasure. Singles or couples. Benidorm 602 507 127. No private numbers.

(100848)

DENTURE REPAIR SAME DAY SERVICE. Moraira and surrounding area. Tel: 666 745 139 (97351) CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST, Philip Mann, clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Javea, Calpe and Albir.

686 912 307 (97461) TANTRA WITH THE PROFESSIONALS, MASSAGES, ONE DAY SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING AVAILABLE. SINGLES AND COUPLES. ALEGRALUZ DOT COM. MARIA 618 478 067 (97906)

Insurance

GOTELE, stipple, gypsum, rough internal walls, smooth skim coat sprayed, new concept. www.vil lapainting.es 678 179 346 (97340)

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

FIRST CHOICE CARS. Want to sell your car or van? Call first choice cars. A professional & friendly service. Matt 965 771 553/ 647 948 525 www.firstchoice-cars.com (87276) GOING HOME? Want to swap my UK reg RHD new shape 2008 Mondeo Estate Titanium diesel for Spanish car. 646 600 898 (94920)

SOS INSURANCE. Best prices available. Call us first for all your insurance needs. Including funeral plans. Tel: 966 787 123/622 275 561 (101720)

Locksmith

JUST BRAKES, JUST SERVICING. Competitive rates. Call Dave 634 408 749 (99228) RHD, Peugeot Boxer, large reliable van, tax, MOT, 895€. 674 653 492 (97381) MAZDA MX5, October 2008, 5 speed, electric hard top convertible, 25,000km, 1 owner, immaculate, 16,000€ ono. 679 087 440 (99490)

THE BEST FROM GERMANY, VERONICA SEXY LADY. 27, tall, 1.78, brunette, beautiful face, playboy body, lovely. Discreet luxury apt, 7 days, 10am 11pm. Benidorm 697 648 395 ALBIR; BENIDORM, Young beautiful lady, speaks English, offers massage & escort services. 626 096 866 (97258) SEX CINEMA ‘El Sofa’.

(Straight, Gay and Bi rooms), Calle de la Parra 5, Benidorm www.SexCinemaBenidorm.com (97998) BUSTY (89dd), horny, sexy lady (40), very private and discreet, in Denia for him and couples. Tel: 642 651 686 (97424) NEW in Albir, Sheila, 28, newly qualified masseuse, busty, curvaceous body, oriental techniques. www.sensualspain.net 602 442 932 (201922)

Pets

PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (95495) NEED YOUR PETS TAKEN CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 Altea (97344) PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month. We treat all pets as if they belonged to us. Maybe the best rates in Spain. Please call JOE on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 for a chat or email pawspettrans port@hotmail.com. Quote ewn1 (97486) PET CARER, animal lover will care for your pets in her home or yours. Altea area. Tel: 653 067 434 (101025)

Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. info@protectapet.eu (95962)

Plastering ALL aspects of plastering.

Smooth finishing. Rendering.

Monocapa. Plasterboard ceilings. Coving. English standard of finish. 30 years experience.

965 874 827 / 608 000 247 (95956)

Plumbing www.100percentplumbing.com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006) www.dragonreforms.com Tel: 966 807 098. Free quotes given PLUMBING & ELECTRICS, Kitchens & Bathrooms. Tel: 634 401 805 www.plumbing-electrics.com (97341)

Pool Services www.instantpools.eu YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL – We manufacture & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools from 8ft – 32ft. Remember, with above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. Email: info@instantpools.eu - Tel: 965 050 064 – Mobile: 634 322 672 (97263) A.P.M. Pool Maintenance. Visit our shop for all your pool products, one off lessons, Sand Change, New Pumps and Filtros, Cleaning Contracts. Call Linda on 966 499 314 / 654 443 638

WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyanycar@ hotmail.com (101888)

TH.POOLS.sc. Maintenance, servicing and repairs. New pumps and filters, sand changes and regrouts. Pool equipment and one-off lessons available.

Moraira - Benidorm. CALL TRISTAN 627 008 158 (95844)

Metal Works

Painter/Decorator

Professional Services

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE, gates, rejas, railings etc. Made to measure or repaired. Free quotes. NO JOB TOO SMALL. Calpe. Dave: 616 173 699 / 965 834 869 (97481)

W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (97457)

TV, ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, satellite, amplifiers, mixers, keyboards, etc. BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (100901)

LOCKSMITH/ELECTRICIAN/CARPENTER for emergency safe opening, Altea based. Call Michael Rice 686 513 510 or Sean Gannon 667 507 630 (101007)

WASHING MACHINE and all domestic repairs, Calpe/Campello BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (100901)

Property for Rent APARTAMENTOS PLAYA ALBIR SL. Quality rental accommodation with reception, 2 beds, 2 bath. Washing machine, air con, sea views and swimming pool.

Available for short or long term let. apartamentos@playaalbir.es / Tel/fax 966 866 206 (100774) M100 - BENITACHELL, top floor apartment of a 2 storey block, 2 bedrooms, quiet location, stunning panoramic views. 420 euros pcm - 965 745 969 (89468) M141 - Second floor, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in the sought after Port Xabia complex, Javea, walking distance to beach and all amenities 600 euros per month plus bills. 965 745 969 (89468) CHEAP Winter lets from £30 per week near Gandia. Rentals also available in Albir and near Mojacar. Email:oasisparks@yahoo .co.uk (97331) FREE Accommodation offered in return for companion help. Mature, reliable person. References required. Call after 8pm.

Tel: 646 118 837 (101003)

Property for Sale SELL your property with Schaich Estate Agents. See our main ad on front page. (1009030) 3 BED, 2 bathroom, new build bungalow in Benidorm. 200m2 living/150m2 land. All services nearby. Spanish speaking. 619 117 332 (99174) CALPE, La Calalga, 75 metres to the beach and local amenities. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, swimming pool. Only €265,000. Tel: 629 991 543 (99211) OLIVA, 500 metres from beach, 2000m2 plot with 98m2 prefab house, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, good quality kitchen, large living/dining area, pool and mobile home included in the price €75,000. 658 368 653 NEED A UK BASE? 2 bedroom bungalow in Kent. £22,000. 965 696 113 ron-elliott1@hotmail. co.uk (99181)

Property Management COMPLETE HOME SERVICES Villa changeovers, laundry, pool cleaning, gardening, and general maintenance. Everything You Need. North Costa Blanca. denisebridger12@gmail.com Denise 667 298 576 (97374)

Property Wanted LONG TERM rent wanted with terrace or small garden, La Nucia/Benidorm. Working woman, non-smoker. Max 450€ pcm.

Tel: 673 468 914 (97472)

Removal/Storage COAST2COAST TRANSPORT & REMOVALS. 20 years experience. Regular trips SPAIN-UKSPAIN. Call for competitive quote. 617 500 876. email coast2coasttransport@hotmail. com or www.coast2coas tremovals.com (97387)

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www.euroweeklynews.com BENIDORM & SURROUNDING AREAS, 2 men removals, house clearances. Also regular trips to UK. 655 239 797 (100948) EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes.

UK company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg.

Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.fo cus-transport.com (96826) MAN & VAN Costa Blanca North Removals / delivery, house & garden clearance. 10€ per hour plus fuel. UK fixed prices. Call Graham 965 730 382 / 644 114 876 (96939) SPAIN2UK2SPAIN man and van. Trips between UK/Spain twice a month. Excellent rates. enquiries@spain2uk2spain.com.

Christine 965 571 837 / 638 261 341 (97380) UK - SPAIN - UK. Local & distance work. Call Kevin. 627 075 334 (99229) VAN going to UK 8th August.

Space available. Tel: 679 042 805 / 0044 (0)755 298 5343. keithmarion9@yahoo.co.uk (97430) INTER EUROPE REMOVALS, UKSpain-UK, monthly service from £75 CM3. Door to door service.

Full/part loads. Local removals and deliveries. Tlf: 607 016 267 / UK 0044 7791 172 976 www.intereuroperemovals.com (99373)

Skip Hire JAVEA SKIP HIRE 626 670 038, Moraira, Benissa, Calpe, Denia from S & W TOOL HIRE & FERRETERIA MORAIRA (97294)

Solar Power

Taxi Service

SOLAR BEST DEAL IN SPAIN, www.gosolarin spain.com (99345)

LEO TAXI’S, 24H, covering all CBN, Airport Transfers. Call 633 433 369 (97384)

Structural Surveys

Telecoms

MARK PADDON BSc Hons.

Building surveying. MCIOB, CAAT. From 245 EUROS + IVA. Insured and legally registered in Spain. Tel: 653 733 066 / 962 807 247 www.costablancasur veyors.com (100949)

FED UP PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE PHONE CALLS? THEN CONTACT TELITEC TODAY. CALLS TO SPAIN 7C PER MINUTE INCLUDING MOBILES. CALLS TO UK 5.3C PER MINUTE. NO MONTHLY FEES, NO CONTRACT. WWW.TELITEC.COM TEL: 902 889 070 (0)

Tax Affairs

Soft Furnishings LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (97456)

TV Satellite UKTVSPAIN.COM. See our main ad in services. (101037)

Wanted

NO monthly fees, BBC, ITV and all Freesat channels on a small dish. Full range of HD receivers, Sky and non Sky. Sky cards available immediately, no UK address. Dish re-alignment, fault finding and repairs. Call 962 800 807 (98081) SECOND HAND Dishes/Systems, 1m, 1.37m, 1.9m, 2.4m. Call UKTV Spain on 689 205 137 (97377) sales@euroweeklynews.com

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Situations Vacant

FURNITURE VAN for HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (97462) VAN SPAIN-UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates.

Contact Joe on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 or email civic1235@msn.com. Quote EWN1 (97486)

Scrap Vehicles SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (97379)

Shops

Situations Vacant Situations Vacant FREE accommodation in Spain this winter in return for handyman work. For further details email: oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk

Removal/Storage

CASH PAID - Garden and household items wanted. 686 198 531 (99012)

Wig Specialists WIGS-R-US EL CISNE MARKET BENIDORM. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 9.30 till 2pm. 690 378 844 (95294)

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It is a mobile business, which customers love, and Pete puts its success down to being quick, friendly,

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Appointments can sometimes be same-day.

Pete as an added service is a fully qualified autoelectrician and mobile mechanic, and can take your car for its ITV test.

Thinking of getting that

service done for the car?

Cool Solutions will come to you and do the works.

Battery, auto electrics etc.

Plus a new service offered is the fitting of hightech parking sensors to make parking that bit easier. As far as ITVs are concerned, there’s now a separate section of Cool Solutions, called ‘JUST ITVs’, they collect and present the car for ITV, book the appointment, check the vehicle over and take it for the test.

And as Pete is a fully qualified electrical mechanic Cool Solutions now offer a service supplying, fitting and repairing alarms, and all electrics on caravan tow bars and trailers.

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HE future is taking shape: with more than half of its development time completed, the Porsche 918 Spyder is firmly on course to become the super sports car of tomorrow.

As a plug-in hybrid vehicle, it logically combines a high-performance combustion engine with cutting-edge electric motors to deliver performance that is beyond extraordinary; the best of both worlds endows the 918 with the dynamics of a racing car packing more than 770hp of power accompanied by fuel consumption, which at approximately three litres per 100 kilometres is less than that of most modern compact cars.

Moreover, Porsche is breaking yet more new ground with the technology demonstrator with spectacular solutions like the full carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) body, fully adaptive aerodynamics, adaptive rear-axle steering and the upward-venting ‘top pipes’ exhaust system.

In the process, the 918 Spyder is offering a glimpse of what Porsche Intelligent Performance may be capable of in the future.

The 918 Spyder has been designed as a super sports car and the legitimate successor to the Carrera GT. As such, the first goal was obvious: improving yet again on the Carrera GT’s performance.

As far as is currently known, the 918 Spyder will be significantly faster, both in terms of acceleration and also performance on the racing circuit: less than three seconds from zero to 100km/h (Carrera GT: 3.9 seconds) and less than 7:22 minutes on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (Carrera GT: 7:32 minutes) is an unmistakable statement.

However, the uniqueness of the 918 Spyder is best represented by the union of outstanding performance with a level of efficiency never seen before in the super sports car sector. Fuel consumption of approximately three litres per 100 kilometres and an electric range in excess of 25 kilometres are unprecedented.

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showed up their top division colleagues with scores of 34, 33 and 32; in the lead was David Edwards off 24.5, followed

by David Rogers off 21.2 and Jorgen Mortensen off 18.5, respectively.

Nearest the pin prizes went to David Corcoran on third, Derek Gray the fifth,

guest Keith Evans the 14th and Clive Kay on the 16th.

The nearest in two were David Rogers and Steve Robinson on the ninth and 17th respectively, unsurprisingly there were no two’s.

The next fixture is on Wednesday August 8 at Alicante for a ‘Yellow Ball’

VICTORIOUS: Pego winners with prizes.

Pego Cup individual stableford results

By Donna Green MEMBERS of Pego Golf Society met at Oliva Nova to play for the Pego Cup. The three guests – Alan Guest, Jean Paul Simon and David O’Connor – were welcomed by the captain and O’Connor took the guest prize with 34 points off a handicap of 22.

The winners were: 1st Bill Sykes (37 off 19.1); 2nd Steve Patton (37 off 9.5); 3rd Roger Millar (36 off 24.2); 4th

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WINNERS: The Orba Warblers are all smiles as they show off their prizes.

HE Orba Warblers Golf Society played at ‘La Galiana’ course.

On top of Division One this week was Rob Fallon with a score of 33 off 16.3.

In second place was Ron Steele with 28 off 14.4 and in third Brian West with a score of 27 off 18.3.

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Martin Gates (36 off 5.2); 5th Sam Salmon (35 off 14.0); 6th Donal Murphy (35 off 18.3).

Nearest the pin on hole three was Donal Murphy and hole 16, Mike Holloway.

Two’s were Donal Murphy, Peter Chapman, Mike Holloway and Bill Sykes.

Guest Jean Paul Simon correctly guessed the ‘triple roll over’ 88 balls in the water. www.pegogolfsociety.com.

competition. Be there by 8.45am for a first tee time of 10am.

As always guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate.

To book in you can telephone 634 351 950 or visit the web site (www.orbawarblers.com).

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The victorious Spanish team beat their competitors from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Germany.

Vistabella Golf hosts the Six Nations Trophy for second year VISTABELLA GOLF hosted the ‘Six Nations’ trophy for the second year.

Teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Spain and Germany competed for this trophy with the best eight out of 10 individual scores to count.

Each Captain handpicked their players and were ready for the 8.30am start.

The overall prize went to the team from Spain with a combined score of 257 points.

This included the days highest individual score by Jose Julian Lopez Rodriguez with 39 points and father and son pairing of

Paredes and Martinez Pintado who scored 68 points between them.

Runners up were England with 242 points, then came Scotland 237 points, Ireland 232 points, Wales 219 points and finally Germany with 207 points.

Nearest the pin was won by Mike McDonald who also came second in the overall individual scores.

Longest drive was won by Ireland’s Commilus Fitzpatrick. The best ladies prize

went to Germany’s Petra Hoenig.

The day ended with drinks and a bbq before the prize giving and an auction of green fees donated by local courses.

The auction raised €395 which will go to the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.

“Many thanks go to Alex McLennan and Pablo Riestra for staging this yearly event and making it a great success. We all look forward to next year’s challenge,” said England Captain, Bob Gallard.

WINNING: Montgo winners after the monthly competition.

Montgo medal game

By Richard Morris THE Montgo Golf Society played their monthly medal game at Oliva Nova Friday, sponsored by Stella and Simon Fox. The winner with a fantastic round was Nigel Siddall who scored a net 63

from his 17.7 handicap - his recent course of lessons with Paul Tolley obviously paying dividends.

In second place with a steady net par round of 72 was Colin Foster (7.3). John Lamont (5.6) scored a net 73 to take third spot.

Nearest the pins on three and 11 were won by Nigel Siddall and Brian

Redfearn with ‘Lucky’ Steve Legg winning best second shot on hole 18.

Coveted Montgo balls for two's were won by John Day, John Lamont and Nigel Siddall who took two of these.

The next game is at Bonalba on August 10 for a stableford competition. www.montgogolfsociety.net.

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