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Prices up across board as VAT rises FED UP WITH PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE?
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EXTRA VAT woe will face millions of families throughout Spain from this weekend. From Saturday, prices across the board will rise with the standard rate of IVA - the Spanish equivalent of VAT - increasing from 18 to 21 per cent. And certain items - including cinema and discotheque visits, health products, plus funeral and cleaning services - will soar 13 per cent as from September 1 they will be categorised into a different VAT rating as the government battles to put more money into the national coffers. It is believed that €18 billion a year is at present lost to VAT fraud. Many in business fear that the planned VAT increases will encourage the more unscrupulous to round-up prices, bringing further hardship to families struggling to survive the ongoing economic problems throughout Spain and most of the Euro nations. • No escape - Page 6
Handbag-snatch man caught
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Two held for balcony raids TWO suspects, aged 29 and 30, who climbed balconies in order to gain access to hotel rooms, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery in Arenal de Llucmajor.
Marriage fix SEVEN people have been arrested for involvement in a Mallorca network that allegedly charged Indian and Pakistani citizens €4,000 to arrange marriages to Spaniards.
Quite a catch
POLLENSA PORT: A favourite with visiting tourists and residents, but scene of the two handbag snatches. POLICE have arrested a 21-year-old after two handbags were stolen from women in the port area of Pollensa. One of the elderly women victims was slightly injured.
THE possible leader of the ‘Malaga Clan’ airport pickpocket gang thought responsible for stealing items worth €42,000 has been arrested at Son San Joan airport.
More deaths WHILE road deaths have dropped in Mallorca over the last year, increased fatal accidents in Ibiza and Menorca have seen an overall rise in the Balearic region.
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€162 million investment for Balearic airports
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BALEARIC airports are reportedly set to receive a €162 million investment. Of this, Palma de Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan airport will get nearly €110 million, according to Ana Pastor, Spain’s Minister of Public Works and Transport. Ibiza’s airport will receive €40.72 million and Menorca €11.76 million. This will be broken down into an average of €27.75 million a year for Mallorca, €10.18 million for Ibiza and €2.94 million for Menorca. Meanwhile, a record number of passengers flew into Balearic airports during July with 3.4 million to Mallorca, 1.07 million to Ibiza and 501,681 to Menorca.
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Cleaning fee CLEANING company, Kluh Linaer, has been ordered by the Palma courts to pay a fine of €6,000 and re-hire a worker after employees reported not having been paid their salaries.
Flexible plea TO accommodate 52 hotel reform projects, Mallorca’s Hotel Business Federation (FEHM) requested the flexibility of banks in considering granting a loan of €87.2 million.
€180,000 in aid
Palma de Mallorca’s airport set to receive €110 million investment, according to Ana Pastor (inset), Spain’s Minister of Public Works and Transport.
HUMANITARIAN aid worth €180,000 is to be used in the Sahara after President of Palma Council Antonio Gomez signed two agreements pledging to help the cause.
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24-hour fire believed ‘intentional’ A FOREST fire that raged for 24 hours in Calvia was started deliberately, officials believe. The blaze, which began around 4pm on Monday destroyed 69 hectares of land by Bendinat Golf Course, and had three starting points just metres apart. Just a day later there was another forest fire near Soller in Esporales. Meanwhile, mainland Spain is suffering
its worst summer for wildfires in the last decade. Six hundred people were evacuated from their homes and a hotel in Estepona and the A-7 motorway was cut off by the blaze which raged for more than seven hours on the Costa del Sol. And a village in Almeria Province was evacuated on Saturday after a devastating blaze broke out on a pine tree covered hillside by Bedar.
It took firemen – with military emergency response team help – more than 24 hours to extinguish the blaze. The fire, which burnt around 350 hectares of land, is also believed to have been started intentionally. Other fires in the past few days around Spain include 217 hectares of land in Madremanya (Girona) and 85 hectares in Canillas de Aceituno.
400 evacuated from hotel
A GERMAN woman and Spanish man, aged 23 and 22 respectively, have been arrested for falsifying medical prescriptions using a Son Espases surgeon’s signature.
Well rescue TWO men had to be rescued from a well after being overcome by paint vapours while working between Galilea and Puigpunyent.
Same hours A REQUEST to not reduce the Son Bonet airport hours has been sent to AENA by the Mallorca Tourism Promotion president.
A MAN, aged 21, has been arrested accused of stealing two handbags at Pollenca Port, with one elderly woman victim allegedly being slightly injured.
Police hunt IN SPAIN: The Blairs, Cleggs and Camerons (clockwise from top left) and their chosen destinations.
Forget politics, it’s holiday time
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PAIN may not see eye to eye with Britain politically over the sovereignty of Gibraltar. But this does not put off Britain’s bestknown politicians from choosing Spain as the ideal for sunshine breaks away from the pressures of work for summer holidays. Returning to the UK in recent days with work once more beckoning, British Prime Minister David Cameron, wife Samantha and their children looked relaxed after a break in Mallorca. Meanwhile, his coalition partner and
deputy Nick Clegg took a family holiday with his Spanish-born lawyer wife Miriam in Valladolid, an historic university city in north central Spain. And former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and family holidayed at a friend’s home in Benahavis, near Marbella. The now jet-setting ex-politician was seen out and about dining in Marbella and after becoming a Catholic during his time as a Downing Street resident also attending mass with wife Cheri in nearby San Pedro during his Spanish break.
Rescue by helicopter costly POTENTIAL rock jumpers in Cala Varques could have to pay €6,000 for helicopter transport to hospital if seriously injured. This information is set to be displayed on a sign put up today (Thursday) by Manacor Town Hall. This comes after at least four serious accidents occurred there during the summer. The most recent was last weekend. All of them had to be taken by helicopter to hospital. The sign, which says ‘Your life is worth more than a jump’, informs people of the dangers, including severe spinal injury and possibly paralysis.
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TWENTY-NINE people have been held for illegal knife possession in Son Gotleu neighbourhood over the last year, says the Preventative Action Group (GAP) of Palma Local Police.
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FOUR HUNDRED people were evacuated from a Costa des Pins hotel following an electrical box fire. A similar blaze also caused a power cut in the Santa Ponca tourism office area.
ANDRATX police have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of stealing a van which was used to transport €5,000 collected from arcade games in Magaluf.
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‘BRETON is a cold, distant, inaccessible person, impassive and imperturbable, but he always knows what he is doing, what he is saying, and with clear awareness of what is right and what is wrong.’
Jose Cabrera, forensic psychiatrist on mental state of the father of Ruth and Jose Breton, the two children who were reported missing in Cordoba in October, 2011.
Quite a run! Donkey escapes in Andratx A DONKEY which escaped from an Andratx property dragged police and a local resident 700 metres before being brought under control.
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is the estimated price for a litre of petrol once the VAT increase hits the pumps on Saturday. EC statistics show fuel taxes have grown to 47 per cent for gasoline and 42 per cent for diesel; however, Spanish prices are 8 and 6 per cent respectively below the EU average.
A PERSON who set three motorcycles on fire within a week, most recently on Calle Son Pontivic near the Guardia Civil station, is being hunted by Palma police.
Food theft TWO youths have been held accused of stealing €437 of food from a Campos supermarket, and two more have been arrested as getaway accomplices.
Game is up! SHELL game players could be banned from operating within 500 metres of the beach following a planned court plea by Palma city council officials.
and finally... THE multinational British-Dutch company, Unilever, has reportedly created a plan to adapt its brands, which include Knorr, Lipton, Rexona and Pond’s, to an ‘impoverished Europe,’ with strategies that will use cheaper formulas and smaller packages to reactivate sales.
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DISTIGUISHING MARK: Paul Scott has a tattoo of 11 stars going up his arm.
Search goes on for missing man By Nicole Hallett POLICE throughout Spain are continuing to search for a British expatriate who has been missing for more than 10 days, along with €30,000 cash. Interpol has also been alerted with border crossings keeping a watch for 28-year-old Paul Scott. The Manchester United fan had been a crew member on board the yacht the money went missing from for six months. He was one of four crew aboard the Britishflagged yacht hired privately by passengers to take them from Ibiza to Moraira, north of Alicante on the Costa Blanca. After dropping off the
passengers the yacht docked overnight in Denia, near Moraira, before a planned return trip to Ibiza to pick up other clients. It was after a night out in Benidorm that it was discovered the money and other items were missing from the safe and there was no sign of Scott. “Paul had been drinking a lot that night, so we are not sure if it was premeditated or if he found the key and it was a spur of the moment thing,” said Ruth Cherrett, who is from Australia but has lived in Mallorca for 10 years with her husband. “We had worked with him for six months and he is a really nice guy.
We are devastated.” Along with the €30,000 cash, personal documents belonging to fellow crew members and jewellery given to Ruth by family – including her late father - went missing. Theft of the passports and other documents meant Russian clients who they were booked to pick up in Ibiza had to book another yacht. Now that they have returned to Mallorca, Captain Dave Cherret and his wife Ruth plan to go to the local police. Paul has a distinctive tattoo of 11 stars from his wrist to his shoulder, standing for Manchester United Premiership wins, according to Ruth Cherrett.
€60 fine for dumping rubbish RESIDENTS in Soller that put their rubbish out before 8pm could face fines
starting at €60. For reoffenders the fines will be higher.
Arrest for assault TWO men were arrested after a German woman fell from the second-storey of an Arenal hotel in Palma de Mallorca. She suffered serious injuries to her face and wrists and was taken to hospital. Police are investigating and suspect the victim might have been trying to escape sexual assault by the men. Meanwhile, at least two other sexual assaults allegedly occurred in Magaluf and Andratx, with both victims taken to hospital in Palma de Mallorca for medical examination.
This is because of the increase in complaints due to ‘bad smells’ that the rubbish inside the containers creates when left out in the heat of the summer sun.
Bypass rise GASTRIC bypass operations have risen from 858 to 5,407 in six years, despite Health Department efforts to promote healthier life-styles among an increasingly overweight population.
Appeal denied THE two men sentenced to life in prison for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in London in 1993 were denied their first bid to appeal their convictions at the Court of Appeal.
Holiday costs AN online survey revealed that Britons intending to save on their holidays spend an average of £710 per person for a 10day holiday at home, while on average a foreign holiday costs £680.
Athletes told PARALYMPICS 2012 contenders have been warned that self-harming practices, which can be used to improve performance, will be punished in the same way as doping.
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NO ESCAPE! VAT rises to hit everyone NO household - expatriate or Spanish - will escape an increase in spending following this Saturday’s IVA/VAT rises. Whether simply buying an item of clothing, having a cigarette or selecting a CD, from September 1 it will cost more. While many families have - when budgets have allowed - tried stocking up in advance on some items to help ease the VAT charges, with daily incidentals, including making phone calls and having a beer or wine facing increases, life is about to get a whole lot more costly across the board. The standard rate of VAT in Spain is 18 per cent at present, but from Saturday this rises to 21 per cent on many things including alcoholic drinks, tobacco, television and radio services, clothes, phone calls, animals used in bullfighting,
agricultural machinery and overthe-counter pregnancy tests. Also rising to 10 per cent VAT from Saturday will be items at present in the reduced 8 per cent rating, including: • Foodstuffs in general (with the exception of some basics in the 4 per cent band • Soft drinks • Animals destined for human consumption or breeding • Health and social services, plus dental work • Imported artworks and antiques • Motorway tolls • Taxi fares • Rubbish collections. Odd items will be removed from the reduced 8 per cent rate and moved to the standard 21 per cent VAT rate from Saturday, meaning there will be a massive 13 per cent price increase in visits to the
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Cinema visits. cinema and to discotheques, and it will also cost 13 per cent more to die, with funeral service costs now moved to the standard VAT rate. Only items identified to remain in the 4 per cent category rate will NOT go up in price, including: • Basic foodstuffs like bread, eggs, cheese, milk, beans, fruit and vegetables • Books, magazines and newspapers
Phone calls. • School items (but not electronic purchases) • Medicines • Vehicles and transport for the disabled and part-handicapped including wheelchairs • Prosthesis and implants. At present new property falls within the 4 per cent VAT category, and this will continue until the end of the year, but will increase to 10 per cent from January, 2013. Many tourists visiting Spain during September have offset the planned increases in car hire, excursions, accommodation and airport transfers by paying in advance, with a number of websites helping them achieve such savings. But when they arrive from Saturday onwards and go to relax over a cooling beer, wine or even a soft drink, then they should prepare to pay more than they would have done had they visited in August!
THE Ikea group is planning to build a neighbourhood in Hamburg, which will have hotels, offices, restaurants and ecofriendly transportation.
Draft law A RABBI in Hof, Bavaria has been reported by a local doctor for allegedly circumcising baby boys; however, the Justice Ministry is expected to draft a law to allow this practice for religious reasons.
Brothel bill A GUNMAN injured three security men at brothel Artemis in Berlin, during an argument over the bill for the prostitution services he had received.
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Ryanair make passengers fume RYANAIR could face legal proceedings from at least 100 passengers stranded for 12 hours on an internal Spanish flight. Police and Guardia Civil officers were called to ease tensions after the flight from Menorca to Madrid was aborted after the crew detected a technical fault.
Passengers were returned to the airport building but they claim Ryanair failed to explain what was happening. Tempers flared from the 180 people waiting to leave for Madrid. Police and Guardia Civil officers helped Ryanair staff stamp and validate passengers’ official complaint forms.
They also kept them informed of developments. None of the crew was willing to explain what the fault was or how the problem would be solved, said one of the passengers afterwards. Declining to give her name, she confirmed that she and approximately 100 others intended to lodge an official complaint against the airline. Ryanair later refused to provide its own version of Spain, after getting home late, she events. The company is discovered she had left her purse currently under containing cash, bank cards, driving investigation by the licence, Residencia card and other Spanish authorities personal items on the plane. regarding three But the following day, after going emergency landings to the airport with Julia, within 10 made at Valencia airport minutes Jean was handed her purse on July 26. with all its contents. The planes were low “The airport security officials and on fuel, but had been the easyJet staff were so polite and fuelled according to reassuring. European regulations, “I couldn’t believe it,” says Jean. Ryanaie boss O’Leary “I was a damsel in distress and later said. twice the airline became knights in “Ryanair operates like shining armour and flew to my every other European rescue. airline and no-one was in “You hear so many critical stories danger,” he insisted. about low-cost airlines, but to me "And although Spain easyJet airline staff are just could investigate the wonderful. And what’s more the company,” it cannot airline is always on time if not withdraw Ryanair’s early.” licence,” he claimed.
Jet-set granny says thanks GRANDMOTHER Jean Leftwick has only sky-high praise for easyJet after the budget airline twice came to her rescue. Sixty-eight-year-old Jean who lives near Alhaurin el Grande frequently flies to and from Malaga and Liverpool airports with her UK-based holidaying grandchildren. A couple of weeks ago after collecting all the left-over holiday spending money following a visit by Daniel, 10, and six-year-old James to her and a friend Julia Holley, she set off to accompany them on the flight back to the UK. But on board with two hungry and thirsty children, she realised she had forgotten her handbag with the money in it. “But the crew could not have been more understanding, giving us drinks and crisps,” said Jean.
JEAN LEFTWICK: Now back at home with her belongings. “I can’t imagine what would have happened to us if the easyJet staff had not understood my problems and helped us.” Days later, when returning on an easyJet flight to
SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Bear flees accident NORWAY - A DRIVER swerved to avoid hitting an elk with her car on a Hedmark country road, only to hit a bear shortly afterwards.
Bumpy fight DENMARK - A blogger is fighting to prevent the city of Copenhagen from levelling out the grass bunkers near the Norre Solgade in autumn.
Belly ache SWEDEN - A Spanish drug smuggler, aged 33, was brought from Stockholm airport to the hospital where an x-ray revealed 50 capsules of cocaine in his stomach. He was then arrested.
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Santander (67 per cent). In descending order, Gijon, Logroño, Vitoria, Albacete, Valladolid, La Coruña and Bilbao all made the top 10 with more than 60 per cent. In Andalucia, 54 per cent of Sevilla residents said they felt safe, as did 54 per cent of Malagueños. Palma de Mallorca and Alicante both did slightly better with 56 per cent. Perhaps surprising to many, only just over half of Barcelona's 1.5 million residents feel totally safe in the city. And in Badalona and Hospitalet – two suburbs – only 47 and 48
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PAMPLONA may be one of the most dangerous places in Spain to be hanging out in the streets during the annual ‘Running of the Bulls’ festival. But when it comes to day to day life, 70 per cent of residents feel safe and secure out and about in the famous Basque university city, giving it the top ranking in a Spanish city safety survey. In total 5,416 people living in 30 Spanish cities were asked how safe they felt by OCU consumer group, with Pamplona just nudging into top spot. It was closely following by Oviedo (68 per cent) and
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per cent say they feel secure. While the majority of those taking part in the survey told OCU that they feel safe in their own homes, in Badalona one in four admitted feeling apprehensive after dark, even indoors. Most survey participants agreed in general that they found the streets more dangerous at night, especially in unfamiliar neighbourhoods or in outlying areas away from the centre.
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Stat of week ENERGY consumption since last year by Spanish businesses has dropped 4 per cent; the industrial sector by 6.6 per cent and the service sector by 1.4 per cent.
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Extra help for 200,000 €450 grant ongoing, but with strings attached THE government’s about-turn decision to continue payment of a subsidy to jobless people who have run out of dole credit has provided six months of new hope for an estimated 200,000. With payments originally due to end on August 15, the government has now approved an extension until February. Additionally the ‘Plan Prepara’ grant payment has been increased by €50 to €450 for people with at
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Petrol hits €1.51 litre THE cost of a litre of 95 octane petrol has reached a record €1.511, and diesel €1.42, according to an EU Petrol Report. Prices vary in different regions and filling stations, with the litre price recorded as a national average.
least two other family members in their charge. Several labour unions are sceptical and warned that people will have to be careful with the ‘fine print’. People receiving the ‘Plan Prepara’ grant have to take training courses as part of a scheme initially introduced by the Zapatero government in February 2011, with an initial six-month duration. The latest extension is the third to be put into place.
Getting tough on sharp sales THE government has stepped in to halt what many feel was ‘sharp selling’ by many banks. Buyers of preferred bank shares will now have to know exactly what they are investing in. And they will need to personally sign a consent form before purchasing. In some cases there must be a minimum investment of €100,000, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has stated. Tempted by high dividends and led by some banks to believe they were making a deposit, not an
Flirty way to get a good deal IN tough economic times, flirty women are more likely to get a good deal than men. Women who act ‘flirtatiously’ when out shopping, or negotiating for major purchases including a car, are more likely to get a substantial discount than males, a study in both the UK and America shows. It is thought a combination of flirting and friendliness may help women disarm male salespeople in sales negotiations. Laura Kray of the University of California, Berkeley in the US, said that flirty women can often be seen to ‘convey assertiveness and power’.
investment, more than one million bank customers saw savings trapped after buying into unredeemable shares. De Guindos described the shares as a ‘sophisticated product’, but many who invested originally discovered too late that they could get their money back only by reselling on the secondary market. Many invested in banks subsequently nationalised by the Spanish government and found their chances of breaking even, let alone making a profit, were nil. The latest legislation introduced last Friday will prevent situations like those of recent years, De Guindos added. Meanwhile, banks with clients wanting to recover money ploughed into preferred shares are offering to exchange them for ordinary shares or other products. With time, this may enable them to recoup their original investments. But this course is not open to nationalised groups including Bankia, Novagalicia and Catalunya Caixa, as the European Commission is insisting that restructuring must be financed by creditors, including preference shareholders.
JOBLESS: Payment extended to those out of dole credit.
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We have a problem with the president of our community, who takes a fee for doing the job but fails to carry out some duties despite several requests. One duty is maintaining the street lights, two of which have been out of order for some time. Recently a group of noisy youths identified the area as a good place to congregate. We have repeatedly requested our president to You and the make the defective lights operational again, but Law in Spain have been ignored. By David Searl It seems that at the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) the matter was raised but the lights remain dark. What action can we take to ensure that the president carries out duties for which she receives a fee from the community? P D (Costa Blanca)
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Community of Property Owners is a democracy. The problem with this is that a democracy is a do-it-yourself organisation. The members discuss the issues at the AGM and settle disputes by majority vote. The AGM is the supreme authority. In your case, if the elected president fails to carry out his or her assigned duties, you should first make the complaint in writing, directly to the president and also to the assembled members at the AGM. Perhaps you could inform the other members by a circular in mailboxes. Make sure your complaint is on the formal meeting agenda for discussion and vote. This agenda is a serious matter. Only issues which appear on the agenda can be voted upon. Then, the vote of the majority of members requiring the president to fix the street lights should do the trick. If there are even more serious problems, one-fourth of the members, who represent one-fourth of the ‘cuotas’ or community fees, can force the calling of an Extraordinary General Meeting. This meeting might have only one item on the agenda, which would be replacement of the president. 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.
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Plastic payments keep home-life ticking ALMOST half of British households continue to depend on credit cards to pay their rising utility bills, a recent survey has shown.
£££ HALF of Britain’s employees spend an average of £367 (€458) of their own money each year on work-related expenses, with only 45 per cent claiming expenses back, revealed a Capital One study.
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£££ APPROXIMATELY 39 in every 10,000 mortgage applicants lied about their finances from April to July, representing a 23 per cent yearly rise, a study shows.
£££ THE campaign group, ‘Save our Savers’ has asked the government to abolish taxation of British saving accounts to boost returns for millions.
£££ APPROXIMATELY 130,000 people receive £7 (€8.75) or less state pension, about the same number that receive £230 (€287); however, this will change when the £140 (€175) flat-rate pension scheme is enforced, says Pensions Minister Steve Webb.
Daft ideas don’t take holidays but get summer-break boost IT’S a well-worn and rather tattered cliché. But it really is beginning to appear that the lunatics have finally taken over the EU asylum. One might file and forget the latest foolish proposals emanating from the EU merely as something thought up by tabloid journalists to fill pages during the annual July-August silly season. But, sadly, this is not the case. Perhaps the ideas floated by Spanish MEP Alejandro Cercas should not be taken too seriously. Maybe he was just acting the court jester during the holiday absence of those wannabe statesmen in Brussels. But, then again, it is important to ponder on the flood of directives - around 2,000 per year and some truly foolish - finding their way on to the statute books without parliamentary debate. The following gem came as a surprise when I discovered it as an insignificant-looking paragraph hidden in a 65-page research document sent to me by a British MP. It concerned a proviso that every EU Commission directive must be perused by the European Scrutiny Committee at Westminster before being passed to the relevant ministers and departments. This, I felt, was a practical safeguard until I discovered, tucked away, a further codicil stating that if an EU directive is not rejected by the
HOLIDAY MODE: The UK’s Houses of Parliament takes a long summer recess.
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scrutiny committee within six weeks, it will be deemed to have been agreed, and will pass directly - and without parliamentary debate - into the statute book. Six weeks might appear long enough for even a parliamentary committee to make up its mind, but the British parliament enjoys a long summer break from the end of July until October, and the European Scrutiny Committee, along with all the others, does not sit during this period. However, the European Commission is away from its office only during August, which means that for 12 weeks every year, the EU can issue proposals that will not be scrutinised at Westminster. It raises the question just how JUST over 5,150 people in Spain have many potentially declared incomes of more than €600,000, ‘toxic’ ideas have, more than 5,300 fewer than five years ago. over the years, Experts say it is normal for the rich in bad passed into British times to invest away from home when their law without parliaown country is experienciing recession. mentary scrutiny or debate?
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When in opposition Theresa May promised to address this anomaly, but I have not been able to discover if any action has been taken. Now, coincidentally(?), along has come another sample of EU idiocy which might still slip under the wire. The EU mandarins are forever banging on about the need to improve the eurozone’s ‘competiveness’, and emphasising the importance of this in getting the various economies moving again. But then someone like Señor Cercas comes along with an altogether daft idea that, unless enforced worldwide, would slam the EU brakes full on, resulting in even more misery and deprivation than is already being suffered by so many poor souls living in the real world. Under these proposals all employers intending to make job cuts would have to ‘measure the happiness of their staff’, and carry out ‘psychological health’ checks before and after redundancy. Ridiculous, perhaps, but this silly idea has already received European Parliamentary approval, clearing its way to becoming a commission directive. European Scrutiny Committee, watch out!
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www.euroweeklynews.com “IS this a good time to invest?” This is one of the questions wealth advisers are frequently asked, and the answer is “yes” more often than not. In order to protect the value of your savings from inflation, it is generally better to be invested for the long-term rather than wait in the sidelines for a ‘right time’ to invest or trying to time the markets. Unpredictable events and investor sentiment can have a negative or positive impact on markets, often unexpectedly, and no-one can predict the future. In order to successfully time the markets you would need to accurately identify both the best time to buy and the best time to sell, and even very experienced investors cannot get this right. You would need to somehow foresee all the factors and trends that contribute to market performance; reacting to current conditions is usually too late. Time in the markets is the wiser strategy for most investors rather than timing. Every market cycle has up and down days. Often a few very good days account for a large part of the total returns over a market cycle. The real risk of market timing is missing out on the best performing days. If you are not invested, for example because you are waiting for share prices to stabilise after a period of volatility, you are likely to miss out on the sudden market rallies that could improve your long-
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term wealth. You should work with a professional wealth management adviser like Blevins Franks to ensure your investment portfolio is suitable for your objectives and circumstances, and designed to spread risk. Blevins Franks specialises in providing personalised wealth management advice to expatriates living here in Spain. There are many statistical examples to illustrate the cost of being out of the market. Goldman Sachs calculates that a hypothetical investment in the US S&P 500 index from 1992 to 2011 would have generated an average annual total return of 7.81%, if invested for the whole 5,046 days. If however you missed the 10 best days your average annual return would only be 4.14%. If you missed the 40 best days, you would have made an average annual
loss of 2.31%. This loss increases to 7.2% a year if you missed the 70 best days. BlackRock have a similar illustration using the FTSE AllShare index. A hypothetical £100,000 investment would have grown to £598,478 over the 20 years from 1st January 1991 to 15th August 2011. If you missed the five best days your return would be £186,738 less. If you missed the 25 best days your investment would only have grown to £172,955. While volatility and down periods can be testing for investors, they form part of every market cycle. Short-term declines should not detract from the long-term potential of stockmarket investing. BlackRock have an interesting chart tracing the S&P 500 index from 31st December 1985 to 31st December 2010. It lists the key events that affected the market over this period, including the 1987 stockmarket crash; first Gulf war in 1990; September 11th, 2003 Iraq war, subprime crisis and collapse of some of Wall Street’s biggest names in 2008. Even with these tumultuous
events and resulting volatility, an investment in the US S&P 500 equity index on 31st December 1985 would have grown to over 10 times its original value in 25 years. Emotions can also cause people to effectively try and time the market. They sell in falling markets because they are afraid of remaining invested, and lock in their losses as a result. They buy in rising markets as they chase returns, but could end up buying just as the market peaks. Too many investors end up buying at market highs and selling at market lows. Markets often suddenly rebound from their lows, but they miss out. A study by Barclays Wealth last year showed the potential dangers of letting emotions control your investment decisions. Entitled Risk and Rules: The Role of Control in Financial Decision Making, it surveyed 2,000 high net worth individual investors. It found that investors who make investment decisions based on emotion rather than strategy lose on average up to 20% of their potential returns over a 10 year period. The study also found that
people who employ an investment strategy tend to feel more satisfied with their financial situation. The group with the highest strategy usage is 12% wealthier than the group with the lowest strategy usage. Portfolio performance is more significantly determined by asset allocation and diversification than market timing. A wealth management professional like Blevins Franks would review your investments and objectives and help you develop an effective tailor-made strategy going forward. While we may advocate the “buy and hold” strategy, this only applies if your portfolio was designed for your specific aims, situation, risk tolerance and time horizon. Also, buy and hold does not mean buy and ignore. Your portfolio should be reviewed at least once a year to see if it needs re-balancing or if your circumstances have changed, something which Blevins Franks does for their clients. 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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1077.50
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Aggreko PLC
2276.00
25.00
0.00
327.14
AMEC PLC
1045.00
-8.00
0.00
785.56
Anglo American PLC
1930.00
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3,584.36
Antofagasta PLC
1124.50
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1,531.94
ARM Holdings PLC
569.50
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Ashmore Group PLC
323.55
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1,767.28
Associated British Foods 1245.50
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597.73
AstraZeneca PLC
2949.00
22.00
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Aviva PLC
326.50
0.10
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839.00
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BAE SYSTEMS PLC
311.00
2.30
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4,983.07
Barclays PLC
186.50
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51,764.53
BG Group PLC
1308.50
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0.00
3,169.31
BHP Billiton PLC
1948.00
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6,396.49
445.25
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1705.00
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Eurasian Nat Resources
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Diageo PLC
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3,274.29
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1,027.15
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Fresnillo PLC
1620.00
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535.88
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252.75
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215.10
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1082.00
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442.25
Glencore Int PLC
362.12
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16,347.28
Burberry Group PLC
1322.50
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697.10
Hammerson PLC
518.50
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Capita PLC
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Hargreaves Lansdown
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HSBC Holdings PLC
552.50
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326.94
ICAP PLC
325.00
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IMI PLC
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Imperial Tobacco Group 2462.50
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0.00
1,682.85
InterContinental Hotels 1640.00
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Kazakhmys PLC
635.00
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Kingfisher PLC
285.50
2.80
0.00
5,785.34
Land Securities Group
799.00
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0.00
2,186.53
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127.50
-0.30
0.00
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Marks & Spencer Grp
372.50
15.20
0.00
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Meggitt PLC
376.85
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Morrison Supermarkets
287.50
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0.00
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National Grid PLC Next PLC Old Mutual PLC
Most Declined Autodesk, Inc. $ 30.12 Porter Bancorp, Inc. $ 2.0126 Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. $ 3.13 P & F Industries, Inc. $ 5.33 Shoe Carnival, Inc. $ 22.56 Stratasys, Inc. $ 62.50 RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. $ 5.10 Deswell Industries, Inc. $ 2.59 rue21, inc. $ 26.81 EMCORE Corporation $ 4.90 Zumiez Inc. $ 31.51 School Specialty, Inc. $ 2.65
Intertek Group PLC
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Pearson PLC
693.00
4.50
0.00
3178.50
0.00
0.00
360.86
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5,808.14
1217.50
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621.00
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715.35
1490.50
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717.97
Polymetal Intnal PLC
980.00
2.50
0.00
401.27
Prudential PLC
804.00
1.00
0.00
3,984.31
Randgold Resources Ltd 5631.50
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0.00
206.45
Reckitt Benckiser Group 3588.00
53.00
0.00
1,315.41 2,288.89
Pennon Group PLC Petrofac Ltd
Reed Elsevier PLC
555.00
2.50
0.00
Resolution Ltd
235.00
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0.00
2,023.76
REXAM PLC
420.00
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0.00
4,973.32
Rio Tinto PLC
2894.50
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0.00
6,923.28
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 850.00
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0.00
2,227.42
Royal Bank of Scotland
227.50
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0.00
8,899.91
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
2305.00
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0.00
1,621.17
RSA Insurance Group PLC 112.50
0.10
0.00
6,729.31
SABMiller PLC Sage Group (The) PLC Sainsbury (J) PLC
2812.50
13.50
0.00
919.47
298.50
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0.00
2,719.78
322.60
0.30
0.00
3,719.66
1370.50
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0.00
143.35
Serco Group PLC
575.75
2.50
0.00
533.99
Severn Trent PLC
1858.50
10.00
0.00
316.72
Shire PLC
1950.00
19.00
0.00
771.42 1,704.30
Schroders PLC
Smith & Nephew PLC
654.50
10.00
0.00
Smiths Group PLC
1041.50
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0.00
431.33
SSE PLC
1340.00
8.00
0.00
1,545.76
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18.50
0.00
2,724.61
Standard Life PLC
252.50
-0.30
0.00
5,896.02
Tate & Lyle PLC
655.00
3.00
0.00
758.77 15,889.40
Tesco PLC
340.75
1.00
0.00
Tullow Oil PLC
1385.00
-26.00
0.00
1,648.48
Unilever PLC
2285.50
26.00
0.00
1,407.61
United Utilities Grp PLC
722.00
3.50
0.00
1,710.83
Vedanta Resources PLC
963.50
-16.00
0.00
1,024.43
Vodafone Group PLC
185.50
0.65
0.00
37,817.84
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1710.50
-48.00
0.00
1,019.68
Whitbread PLC
2039.00
9.00
0.00
280.43
Wolseley PLC
2505.00
-18.00
0.00
1,066.50
WPP PLC
825.00
-8.50
0.00
5,302.26
Xstrata PLC
925.50
1.10
0.00
7,690.97
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Are you brave enough to ring some changes? HOW do we take control of our finances? Change.org is a global online petition Often it can be all about throwing some site that allows the public to bring weight around a little bit matters close to their and actually making a hearts to a wider audience difference. in the hope of changing Most people want to be the way things are done. debt free and therefore try A young lady using the to start saving a little American version of the A look something for a rainy day. petition site managed to at finance It’s something frequently get Bank of America to for females at the back of the mind, ditch a $5 debit card fee but unfortunately taking after 300,000 people Jane Plunkett the proper active steps is signed her petition against jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. what holds a lot back. the bank fee. com Like most things in life, A disabled woman in facing up to a (financial) Spain has posted a petition problem and making a against any reform to conscious effort to rectify national abortion laws, matters is what can believing that it should ensure a return to the always be a woman’s path of prosperity. personal decision. She Whether it’s paying off a has received almost credit card or making a 122,000 signatures. Change.org adds difference in the world, 15,000 new campaigns making a change can be from people in 175 hard when there are bills countries every month, to pay or there is little SAVING: A conscious with at least one project time to dedicate to a effort is needed. claiming success each worthy cause. day. So, like personal A new online petition site is a perfect example of how facing up to finance, to make a change just be a difficult matter can make a big brave enough to take the necessary steps to make a difference. difference.
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Spanish able to teach a lesson to the Chinese over breakfast WHEN it comes to breakfast in Spain, pan con tomate (tomato on toast with olive oil), pan con aceite (olive oil on toast) and churros - especially in winter - are all-time favourites. And not only with the nationals, but equally with thousands of expatriates... though some do remain true to the full English! In Mallorca, as well as to a lesser degree on mainland Spain, many like a savoury start to the day, including ensaimada. And, of course, when it comes to breakfast out - a daily way of life for millions of workers in Spain from bankers to builders, from shop assistants to gardeners - it isn’t rare to see a fairly early morning coffee being served along with an accompanying small brandy. But, according to a new survey, when it comes to breakfast and eating out, then the the Chinese are slow starters. For only one in five urban consumers eat at fast-food restaurants between 4 and 11am, as opposed to a massive 75 per cent at lunchtimes. With the total number of foreign fast-food outlets in China set to break the 50,000 mark this year - up from 48,477 in 2011 and 36,037 in 2006 - and 44 per cent of
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Many Spanish eat breakfast out. Chinese consumers planning to spend more on fast-food in the coming year, the potential for the sector is clear. Tan Heng Hong, Senior China Research
Analyst at Mintel, the global supplier of consumer, product and medical intelligence, with offices worldwide including in London, says: “More has to be done to unlock opportunities in the breakfast market where usage is the lowest.” Following a recent survey by Mintel, he revealed that despite having the upper hand in quality, safety and service: “Foreign fast-food still has much work to do in flavour, affordability, health and variety in order to compete more effectively against Chinese fast-food, which has the largest share of the fast-food sector.” Research also shows an interesting gender divide when it comes to foreign fastfood. More women (71 per cent) claim to eat at foreign fast-food restaurants than men (66 per cent). Additionally while a quarter of all women eat at fast-food restaurants when there is a promotion including meal vouchers or coupons, only 19 per cent of men seek such special deals. “To increase traffic among women, promotions such as vouchers and coupons can be a useful marketing tool. Women are interested in deals because they enjoy the thrill of not paying full price for an item,” said Hong.
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Pianist Vincent hits the right notes worldwide! Concert pianist and music professor Vincent Russo has performed all over the world, recorded nine CDs and spends his time between Spain, Italy and Switzerland. Nicole Hallett reports. Were your parents musical? various European countries and nominated Not really, though they appreciated Honorary Citizen of Osaka (Japan), music and art. My grandfather was a founding promoter of Greek theatre flautist at Naples Opera House. events and European music film Did you always want to festivals. be a pianist? Career highlight? Since a child, I have been Performing at the moved by the magic sound Leningrad Philharmonic of a piano. I started playing Hall in St Petersburg when 11 and gave my first (Russia), the mythical concert aged 13. Carnegie Hall in New York Globally, where have and with major orchestras you performed? and noted conductors in the USA, Canada, South America, USA, Canada and Japan. Russia, Japan and in several European Future? countries. I have performed in Mallorca Four live CD recordings of Rachmaninoff (1986), for national Spanish radio and as well as Schumann, Brahms and Scriabin television (1997-98) and Valencia and a double CD with Chopin works. They (2000). will be released gradually during 2013 and Achievements? 2014. Also, potential 2013 concerts in International ‘merit’ mentions from Mallorca and Valencia. Read the full interview on www.euroweeklynews.com/features/interviews
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Vital Statistics • Age: 54 • Born: New York • In Spain: 16 years • Spanish base: Mallorca • Marital status: Single • Speaks fluently: English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French and Russian • Best thing about Spain: Warm, cheerful attitude • Worst: Unpunctuality • Hobbies: Researching Greek/theatre history, 17th century Flemish and Dutch art history, psychoanalysis
EWN COMMENT Pie in the sky A HOSPITAL in Lliria (Valencia) has never opened since building finished in 2009. Castellon airport - the Valencian Community again - opened last year but has never received a single passenger. Who knows, if the
second had not been built, perhaps the first would be functioning. Public money and megalomania are a marriage made in heaven for spendthrift administrations. And hell for those at the receiving end of spending cuts.
Banking on secrecy SPAIN is apparently disinclined to extradite Herve Falciani, a former HSBC employee who revealed details of 24,000 Swiss accounts to the French tax authorities. Arrested in Barcelona, he is wanted by Switzerland for breaching bank confidentiality - not an offence in this country. Some governments have already acted on his information and this includes Spain, who collared Santander Emilio Botin. president Emilio Botin. Falciano deserves a medal, not extradition.
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Waste collectors mean bleary-eye starts to the day WHILE I love living in Spain, enjoying all that the weather and culture have to offer, I do have a pet hate; the rubbish collectors pitching up just as I am about to drift off to sleep or waking me up. They are so noisy, between the vehicle and the tipping of the containers and the workers shouting, it is impossible to ignore. I have to wake up early in the morning and as a result of this a couple of days a week I am exhausted at work, not having had the required hours of sleep. I understand the reason, as this is the least busy time on the roads, but I wish they could do it a bit earlier.
Nicole Hauschild, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
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Snapped! By Jean Smith from Fuengirola (Malaga)
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HERE is a photo of a butterfly taken at Benalmadena Butterfly House. This looks like the Scarlet Mormon from the Philippines, one of the larger butterfly species.
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I WAS shocked to read that despite the 24.6 per cent unemployment in Spain, the Employment Ministry still had to advertise some jobs abroad because ‘no-one’ in Spain wants them (Issue 1415). Here in Spain these benefits only last for a short time. Surely people not working in Spain and who have no other source of income should be willing to do almost any job. I read all the time that the various town halls offer work training programmes. Michelle Tremble, Almeria
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Mallorca’s airport and a low-cost, nofrills airline. We were notified whilst waiting on the bus to take us to the airplane that my suitcase had had an accident. Upon arrival back in the UK we headed to make our claim. My suitcase was mangled - made to look like a bus had gone over it – and cut down one side. Five items were missing, including an iPod, a mobile phone charger, a pair of sandals, an expensive lady shaver and a little case of gold jewellery. While I understand the terms and conditions of airlines regarding placing
Mallorca valuable items in suitcases and that accidents can happen, for five items to have gone missing does smell like theft to me. L Bloom, Palma de Mallorca
Dumbing down I WAS intrigued by your article (Issue 1414) which pointed out that British expats in Spain are frequently criticised for knowing little about their chosen new homeland. In a British survey it revealed that many nationals living in the UK are clueless about their own country and particularly in the field of geography. This should come as no surprise to anyone acquainted with current methods of teaching and the dumbing down of modern examinations. While the Spanish state system focuses on using the memory, acquiring knowledge and regularly testing students, the UK system has moved towards verbal reasoning exams, questions with multiple choice answers and project work. Peter Sanderson, Estepona (Malaga)
Reality of tips
IN regards to the ‘Loose Change’ article by Jane Plunkett in the finance section (Issue 1412), while it may be true many people are not sure how much to tip in restaurants and we all have to watch the pennies these days, www.euroweeklynews.com and that in some places staff may not depend on tips, on the Costa Blanca it is very different. Here many depend on their tips to make ends meet. This is because while they are paid FURTHER to L Grinyer’s letter ‘Travel around the minimum wage - currently Alert’ (Issue 1414), I too had a similar €5.02 an hour - for a 40-hour week, in experience this year at Palma de many cases staff work anything up to 70 hours or more. Even with such poor EWN received a number of letters in reply to Mark from Torrevieja’s letter (Issue 1415) on Spain being pay most are behind the times and the Spanish ‘arrogant’ and ‘lazy’. courteous, professional and fees by 147 per cent? gies for the misunderskilled. If someone leaves their standing. C J Cotrelle, country to improve their family La Nucia (Alicante) WHILE I agree that paperwork WHEN I read Mark’s letter, I felt situation working abroad, how in Spain can take a long time to like burning the paper and quit- dare they say that no one go through the bureaucratic ting my English degree. should give them a chance on process, I think Mark is off the Fortunately, I am a cultivated the basis of their nationality. HAVING read the most insultmark on his vehement dislike person, able to distinguish beWhat if Mark’s parents had ing letter to a complete nation of his Spanish heritage. tween the stupidity of a single found such a discriminatory from a person named Mark, Having lived all over the person and a national stereo- rule when they got to London? may I suggest that he returns IT was good to see world, I do not think the Span- type. What I cannot understand to the UK, or, better still, go to that Benidorm aired ish are any more or less miserThink about the following. on EWN’s part is that a smiley live in an Eastern European on CNBC in the USA able, arrogant, rude, obnoxious Work ethic: a Spanish labour face was put next to the letter. country where he, I am sure, (Costa Blanca North, or lazy than people of other force built the machinery for Sonia Perello, Valencia will be appreciated. Issue 1415). nationalities. the Heathrow Express, as well Editor’s note: The smiley Coincidentally, a study was Regardless of the The national health system in as the Metros of Hong Kong, face or sad face is put on published in the British Press news itself, this Spain far exceeds that of many Washington, Sacramento and articles agreed on or dis- that British workers were the hopefully will put the other countries. Pittsburg. agreed on. In this case he laziest in the world, preferring name in people’s As for siesta, well, not all Healthcare: there are was agreeing with Mike to receive state benefits rather minds when thinking Spaniards take one and it is 800,000 health tourists coming Walsh’s Images of Spain than seeking paid employof a destination and something that is slowly going to Spain each year. article regarding the lack of ment. drive tourism more. out of fashion. Education: was it not the UK understanding of English E V Botting, Mazarron Sarah Simons, Louise Harrow, Mijas Costa which raised university tuition by Spanish people. Apolo(Murcia) Benidorm (Alicante)
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Britain’s broken pride
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT BRITISH BOBBY: Police force was once the envy of the world. surrounded by a gang of seven black youths in a local park. After terrorising the lad and stealing his biscuits, they accused him of being a racist. When he denied the accusation, they shot him three times with an air rifle and made him kiss their feet. The next day, riding in his dad’s car, Oliver recognised one of his attackers. Mr Pettman approached the young man
and insisted he accompany him to the police station. The youth was questioned and subsequently released. The next day Mr Pettman was asked to go to the station. When he arrived, he was arrested, had fingerprints and DNA taken and was locked up for SEVEN hours. Apparently the youth had (falsely) accused him of assaulting him with a hacksaw blade!
Finally released without charge, Mr Pettman said he was now taking steps to sell his ÂŁ800,000 home and move to Singapore, where he was opening new offices. Both his daughter and son were now too traumatised to even go out and this event had simply been the last straw. None of the gang has been arrested and in a statement the police
declared they (the police) were simply ‘following procedures’. Can you blame this law-abiding gentleman for deciding to finally throw in the towel? Of course you can’t. The whole episode is a disgrace and perfectly described by Mr Pettman as the product of a ‘broken Britain’. I dunno, sometimes I really do despair of it all. Finally a funny. A friend was telling me that some years ago they were staying at a Magaluf hotel on their first visit to Mallorca. The wife noticed a sign outside the restaurant which advised guests to ‘dress for dinner’. That evening, suitably attired in long evening gown, abundant jewellery and boa, she swept into the dining area only to discover the other guests in shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops. The hotel had merely been requesting the residents to wear clothes. Lovely! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
A BLUE SHARK measuring 1.5 metres came closer than usual to the shore of a Rome beach. Lifeguards ordered swimmers out of the water when it was spotted 10 metres from the coast.
High life
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I WISH people would stop having a go at me for knocking the UK. I NEVER have a go at the auld country itself but at what some irresponsible and downright traitorous individuals are turning it into! The beautiful country of my birth prided itself on freedom of speech, patriotism, its low crime rate, wonderful NHS care and a police force that was the envy of the world. But, since the Labour government decided to buy itself votes by inviting in all and sundry, Britain has been reduced to a land of crime, deteriorating health services, no-go areas, feral gangs of hooded yobs, foreign spongers and a warped sense of justice. This last point was put in the spotlight this week by businessman Stuart Pettman. Apparently his 12-yearold son Oliver had been
A close-call for bathers
CANNABIS plants as tall as 80 centimetres sprung up in the courtyard of the Saint-Martin-deRe prison in France where inmates are allowed to grow their own produce.
There yet? A FRENCHWOMAN spent 18 hours on a plane that travelled from Lahore (Pakistan) to Paris and back again after she slept through the two-hour stop-over in France.
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Spain - The model of good practice?
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UMAN rights groups have expressed outrage at recent ‘inhumane’ forced evacuations of Roma gypsies across France. Police raids left hundreds of Roma, including many children, homeless after caravans were impounded. Images of the dismantled camps and comparisons to former President Sarkozy's Roma-crackdown two years ago have been a PR disaster for President Hollande. Now, to be fair, for a long time the French seemed not unhappy about a huge camp of immigrants near Calais, Sangatte, as long as those immigrants were expected to move on - illegally - into Britain. But since I was the victim of a mugging by Roma travellers on the Paris metro, which left me sweating like a dodgy MP on expenses-check day, it’s difficult not to have a bit of sympathy for one of their claims. The Roma arrived en masse from Romania and Bulgaria, defying France’s right until 2014 to bar immigrants from the EU’s newer member states. However, maybe France should be advised to look to Spain as the model for integration. Of the 10-12 million Roma living in Europe, Spain has the second biggest community, estimated at 970,000 –
about 2 per cent of the total population. Only 5 per cent of gypsies live in makeshift camps, and about half are NORA JOHNSON homeowners. Almost all have access to Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological health care and at suspense and crime thrillers. least 75 per cent are believed to have some Roma gypsies sort of steady income. have melded Roma gypsies have melded into Spanish into Spanish mainstream culture — flamenco dancing and traditional Spanish dress have both mainstream been borrowed. culture. While many European countries regard their Roma communities as problems, on their Spain has embraced its own by giving them ‘inhumane’ rights, celebrating their history and treatment, the bringing them into the fold. question as to In the final analysis, there are two issues. how social Firstly, the unrestricted movement of large cohesion can be numbers of people in a system that was maintained designed for freedom of movement in a appears to be completely ignored. limited way so social cohesion could be There are some problems in society that maintained. just don’t have a solution. And deporting And, secondly, the so-called ‘inhumane’ these people is not one – they’ll simply end treatment of a community regarded as up somewhere else – but I really can't ‘illegal immigrants’. Whatever your views think of an answer either.
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Ooh er Madame I want my man to be strong I AM Emma Bovary (which is slightly less dangerous than being Spartacus). Having just re-read Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert I’ve come to the above conclusion. It is eerie how alike we are (apart from the fact that in the novel she is known for her beauty and I for my hips); the ennui, the sniping and petty
Suzanne Manners Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character).
jealousies and the inability to commit to one man. Once as a young woman I was accused by an ex of having a feet of clay complex, which meant that I coated all my men in gold then stood back horrified as the gold fell off to reveal ordinary clay like figures (which actually quite truthfully summed up Daniel whose skin resembled plaster of Paris, but then I’ve always had a soft spot for Goths) and as much as I protested at this slur (while edging out of the door) I had to agree that his evaluation was, in essence, correct. While believing myself to be a deeply flawed human being I refuse to associate with similarly flawed men (another reason I am single). I may look like a Telly Tubby but I still believe I’m in with a chance with George Clooney, although knowing me I’d doubtless find fault with him too (OK yeah that was stupid!). I want my men to be strong, fearless, confident, sensitive and built like brick houses. My ideal man would be a cross between a mercenary and Mother Teresa with the intelligence of Einstein
(but not the hair) and the face of a Calvin Klein model, the one with black hair and a chiselled chin coated with stubble (hmm!) or George Clooney who I believe probably possesses all the above qualities. I am at heart an unreconstructed woman. Men should not cry or talk about their feelings and yes I know that that statement is inherently sexist but if they try it with me I’ll be off before you can mutter ‘new man’. Masculinity and confidence turns me on, although machismo I’m happy to say turns me off. Now Emma Bovary desired a fey, fawning
but wealthy man to adore her and keep her in a style to which she felt she deserved. I on the other hand want to be swept off my feet by a man who knows his own mind (and has a ‘thing’ for Telly Tubbies), is buff and brave but doesn’t mind buying roses or earrings and of course must love me totally, never criticise me and stump up for expensive meals out. All this must be achieved
without tears or declarations of love and whilst living in a different house, town or preferably country. As George Clooney wisely said; “...instead of figuring out how to make it (a relationship) work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is you shouldn't be married if you’re that kind of person.” And unfortunately Emma Bovary and I are both that kind of person except I’d never swallow arsenic in case my husband found out about my rabid spending… I’d swallow the receipts instead, then disappear. But don’t tell anyone.
CLOONEY: Ticks all the boxes as the perfect man?
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Some insomniacs born without ‘comfort’ genes for easy sleep A NEWLY identified group of people have been found to be born without the ‘comfort’ genes needed for easy sleep. This means that they are immune to the feeling of warmth and relaxation which sends an average person off to sleep within 15 minutes. Instead, their genes are designed to maintain a state of mental alertness, making normal extended sleep impossible.
This means they sleep fitfully, only in short bursts. Even then, their lack of ‘comfort’ genes can mean they find it hard to get comfortable, fuss about the bedding or finding their sleeping position. Up until recently, insomnia was thought to be purely a psychological complaint triggered by stress, grief or sleep disruption caused by shift work or jet lag.
INSOMNIAC: Those born without ‘comfort’ genes find it hard to get comfortable.
It started with a ‘kiss’ AN X at the end of an email or text has been found to have started more than half of office affairs. Both men and women often wrongly assume that a message ending in an X is a come-on, when in fact a work colleague is merely being friendly. Forty per cent of women and 10 per cent of men put Xs in emails to their boss, while 86 per cent say they mark
mails to ordinary colleagues with a kiss, a dating website WhatsYourPrice.com found in a poll of 1,000 British members on the significance of Xs in emails. A quarter of men and 35 per cent of women said they had sent messages bearing kisses which had been wrongly seen as sexual by the recipient. Sixty per cent of men and 55 per cent of
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OFF THE HOOK: It is not older women, but older fathers that affect children’s risks of autism and schizophrenia.
Older fathers could raise the risk of autism in children MEN wishing to become fathers later in life have been advised to consider freezing their sperm. This comes after a study showed older men fathering children could raise the risk of autism and schizophrenia, and possibly dyslexia and low intelligence in their offspring. Ninety-seven per cent of genetic mutations were caused by the age of the
father, while the mother’s age had no effect at all, scientists in Iceland discovered. The child of a 40-year-old father had two-and-a-half times as many potentially damaging mutations as that of a 20-year-old; 65 mutations transmitted compared to 25. Mothers transmitted around 15, regardless of age. This gap was found to
increase every year. The father’s age was “an extraordinarily important force in evolution,” said the study’s lead author Dr Kari Stefansson of decode, a leading genetics firm in Reykjavik. “The number of mutations coming from the mother is constant, which makes sense as her eggs are formed before she is born, whereas men
constantly generate sperm through to old age. The important conclusion we draw from this is that the concern focused on the increasing age of mothers is probably misplaced. They may be off the hook and men are on it, as disorders from these mutations are much more common than the risks associated with older mothers.”
Regular brushing aids memory in the fight against dementia REGULARLY brushing one’s teeth could help to keep the memory sharp in years to come. Nearly 5,500 elderly people were monitored over an 18-year period and it was revealed that those who brushed their teeth less than once a day were up to 65 per cent more likely to develop dementia than those who brushed three times a day. The link between poor oral health and dementia was far more pronounced in women than in men. “Not only does the state of your mind predict what kind of oral health habits you practice, it may be your oral health habits influence whether or not
you get dementia,” said the study’s lead author Annlia Paganini-Hill. This is not the first study linking poor oral health with health conditions. People with gum disease have been found to be more prone to suffer a narrowing of the arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Those with Alzheimer’s have more gum diseaserelated bacteria in their brains than others, some research has found. This is thought to be because gum disease bacteria causes inflammation and brain damage when it reaches the brain.
FOR many people, a new house does not begin to feel like home until they have walked around it in their birthday suit. This is according to a survey of 2,000 adults by online department store Very.co.uk. Men living in London were the most likely to walk around their home naked, while men in the North and East were much more bashful. They found that on average it takes people two months and six days to feel at home in a new property. Other rituals people need to feel to be truly settled into a new abode include throwing a housewarming party or having friends over for dinner, having breakfast in bed, buying new furniture and putting up pictures of family and friends.
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Someone’s rubbish another’s bargain IT’S an old adage that one person’s rubbish is another person’s bargain. If you happen to find yourself in the Son Bugadelles industrial estate near Santa Ponsa in the early hours of any Saturday morning (I am talking 4am) you will see feet sticking out of car windows. Now before you get any ideas of steamed up windows and sordid assignations in car parks the people are merely sleeping in their motors. I am told that is the action necessary to ‘get a pitch’ at the now-famous Magaluf car boot sale which takes place every week. It used to be near the Mallorca Cricket Club but it grew so big it had to move to larger premises. I tried it once. I parked in the wrong
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place, got sent to the back of the queue, never got a pitch and took my stuff to the Sally Army instead. I reckoned that I would benefit more from the good karma than the dosh. Professional ‘car booters’ know what they are doing and clearly I was a total novice. If you are organised enough, lucky enough and masochistic enough to go without a night’s sleep in order to flog your unwanteds you will get a ‘pitch’ but you will not get
as far as opening your car boot before being set upon by bargain hunters like vultures swooping over a juicy carcass. Watch they don’t just walk away with your vintage push button ashtray. Every Sunday morning in Marratxi you will see hoards of locals on pilgrimage, not to church, but to the local ‘flea’ market where you can find anything and everything from a bike to a blow-up doll. “What a load of tat!” my disgruntled companion was heard to mutter - clearly he is not a connoisseur of 1970’s 12 inch vinyl. ‘Booting’ has become a way of life now and boy do the Spanish love it. Now they are also getting the hang of the relatively new concept (in Spain) of charity shops.
The Sally Army, the Lions Club, the Allen Graham Charity for Kidz and various other organisations have shops on the island that sell donated goods to raise money. If I look in my wardrobe I can see many items purchased at these fine establishments and I am proud to have them. Recently I have become aware of online trading posts, mainly on Facebook, which act as buy and sell forums. These work very well on a small island like Mallorca and I know several people who may potentially have an addiction problem. They seem to spend most of their time scrolling away at their computers only raising their heads to enquire “Anyone need a dehumidifier? Only €25” or to tempt the unwary with “Nice set of condiments going cheap here”. Everyone loves a bargain, especially in these frugal times and hence why canny folk have found alternative ways to trade. Lets do a good old-fashioned bringand-buy sale or a garage sale … now there’s an idea … I have a big garage. Just get me a yellow Reliant Robin and this time next year Rodney…..
Laura Penn is the Station Manager and Breakfast Show Presenter of Spectrum FM Mallorca broadcasting on 88.6FM across the island. www.mallorca.spectrumf m.net / laura@spectrumfm.net.
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Nit de l’Art in S’Arraco - a night of art, music & tapas.
CONCERT - Brazilian Jazz by the Yara Beilinson Trio at Palma’s Auditorium at 10pm.
MALLORCA ROCKS - Annie Mac & Magnetic Man
JAZZ FESTIVAL - in Alcudia with music from the Talk Trio from Madrid at the Passeig Maritim starting at 10pm Free.
The BIG SCREEN FILM is the animated comedy ‘Rango’ starring Johnny Depp at Palma’s Parc de la Mar starting at 10pm. In Catalan. For all ages. • Fri August 31
REY JAUME FIESTA – Start of the big annual fiesta in Santa Ponsa which runs until Sept 9. Starts with the Nit de Foc (Night of Fire) on the beach at 11pm. Night Fair in Manacor with clothes, gifts, decorations and more for sale. CONCERT – The ‘Sounds of Hollywood’ with violinist Freidemann Eichorn and pianist Andreas Frolich at Palma’s Palau March starting at 9pm. CHARITY CONCERT at the gardens of A l’Auba in Manacor in aid of Aproscom, Estel de Llevant, Tip-Tap, Can Gazà and Cáritas Manacor. Tickets €20. FIESTA – in Felanitx Concert and DJ music at 11pm at the Municipal Parc Sa Torre. Free.
NIGHT Fair at Vilafranca de Bonany. CONCERT – The ‘Sounds of Hollywood’ with violinist Freidemann Eichorn and pianist Andreas Frolich at the Son Marroig centre starting at 9pm.
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FOOTBALL - Real Mallorca vs Real Sociedad at Son Moix Iberostar Stadium. 10pm kick off. • Sun September 2
MELON FAIR - in Vilafranca del Bonany BIG SCREEN FILM - the action film ‘Super 8’ at Palma’s Parc de la Mar in front of the Cathedral. Free at 10pm and in Spanish. FOLK DANCING – by ‘Aires des Pla’ of Marratxí at the Passeig del Born in Palma. 7.30pm.
-REY JAUME FIESTA – Santa Ponsa Medieval Market 12 noon till midnight. At 8pm commemoration of the landing of Rey Jaume at the cross. MALLORCA ROCKS – DJ Fresh • Fri September 7
SOCIETY SINGLES MALLORCA – Gala buffet with entertainment at the Santa Ponsa Country Club. €55 • Sat September 8
• Sat September 1
CHILDRENS’ GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT -. with the Magician Fèlix at the Passeig del Born in Palma. 8pm. Free. CONCERT of Medieval music by Ana Alcaide at Bellver Castle. 9.30pm. Tickets €5. REY JAUME FIESTA – Santa Ponsa – Parade of the giants at the beach front 6.30pm and at 9.30pm folk dancing. BIG SCREEN FILM - action movie ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ at the Parc de la Mar in front of the Cathedral starting at 10pm. Free and in Spanish.
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REY JAUME FIESTA – Santa Ponsa. At 8.30am a canoeing and stand up paddle race at the Malgrats then at 10pm presentation of the Kings of the fiesta with music and Cavallers of Calvia. Concert on the beach front at 11pm. GARAGE SALE – at Avenida Bella Vista 113, El Toro. Lots of kids games, toys and clothes for sale. 10am till 4pm. • Tue September 4
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meeting 10.30am in Calle Ramon Llull 9, Casa 2b Portals Nous MALLORCA ROCKS – Bloc Party
REY JAUME FIESTA – Santa Ponsa Battle of the Moors & Christians ART FAIR – Santanyi • Tues September 11
MALLORCA ROCKS – New Order • Thurs September 13
- MALLORCA ROCKS – Example & DJ Wire - DAY OF THE TOURIST - Magaluf • Sat September 29
- SPONSORED WALK – Rotary Club of Calvia in El Toro
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RECENTLY put the spotlight on the pernicious nature of television as a mindbending re-laxative. Sadly, the conventional press hardly comes up smelling of roses either. Successful people are often criticised. The venerable Bruce Forsyth, arguably Britain’s most popular entertainer was often lampooned by the orchestrated media over his relationship with his then wife, Anthea Redfern. His sin; he wanted privacy from Press intrusion. The conventional Press never vigorously confronts government ministers with questions their readers are screaming for. Wonderful candidates would be PM David Cameron or Foreign Secretary William Hague. Leading Trade Unionists doing their job are routinely demonised. The latest to raise the ire of editorial is Rail, Maritime and Transport Union boss, Bob Crow. If you are a public figure this behaviour comes with the territory. As U.S. President Harry Truman said: “If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.” New York Tribune editor John Swinton, in 1893, addressed the New York Press Association: “There is no such thing as an independent Press, unless it is
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in the country towns. If you express an honest opinion, you know beforehand it would
ASSANGE: Vilified for doing his job? never appear in print. If I should permit honest opinions to be printed in one issue of my newspaper, like Othello, before twenty-four hours, my occupation would be gone. The business of the New York
journalist is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, and to fawn at the feet of Mammon. We are intellectual prostitutes.” The onus really is on readers to keep an open mind and use
Mallorca the internet to search for more balance. What is insidious is the Stalinist orchestration of major dailies on a single issue. They all sing to the same hymn sheet. A glaring example is coverage of the Pussy Trial in Moscow. Co-ordinated media coverage of the affair should alarm all of us. Why does the media react in fury to a two-year sentence on three women, old enough to know better, for cavorting on the altar of one of Moscow’s most revered places of worship. There they screamed blasphemies and obscenities. Their supporters hacked down Christian crosses. One of those sentenced wore a tee-shirt carrying a Communist slogan. What if these punks had behaved similarly in a British synagogue or mosque? These extreme feminists want football banned and describe footballers as sperm chasing seed. Why is the palace press championing them? That is worrying. Their behaviour offended Christians, who in Russia take their religion seriously. It took them six months to apologise. How odd that the media critical of the punks’ sentencing is the same media that is hostile to Julian Assange, who as an investigative journalist has been doing their jobs for them.
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El Pais, Spain’s leading newspaper selling more than 360,000 copies a day, spotlighted Euro Weekly News and the publishers Michel and Steven Euesden in a feature in the national
section of its best-selling Sunday edition. Here are extracts from the John Carlin interview which also appeared on the Madrid-based publication’s internationally-read website.
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EOPLE earning a living from newspapers live with the absurd knowledge that the more readers they have, frequently the less they earn. Discovering a newspaper that earns money in the Western World is, it seems, harder than finding an admired politician in Spain. But without intending to, I found one on the industrial estate in Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol. Distributed free, written in English and published weekly, since 2007 while the remainder of Europe has plunged into economic crisis, the Euro Weekly News (EWN) has increased pagination from 64 to 120 (in Costa del Sol). Income - entirely from advertising - has risen and while five years ago EWN published four separate editions each week, it now produces six (with a total pagination of approximately 450). EWN owners Michel and Steven Euesden, aged 50 and 52 respectively, are proud of their working-class backgrounds with Michel’s undiluted energy and Steven’s mature and more reserved approach. Michel - blonde, slim, high heels and with the longest nails in the world (painted blue and white) - involves herself mainly in daily management, administration and editorial. Steven takes care of the advertising and the sales teams. What is the secret of their undisputed success? “Passion and energy,” says Michel. “We work seven days a week.” Anything more? “We are permanently in touch
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Steven and Michel. with clients and we know how to adapt to what the market wants.” They produce ‘tapas’ journalism with few long stories ‘unlike Spanish newspapers’, and articles on a wide range of topics from bank scams to foreign pensioners, jellyfish beach invasions to new restaurant openings. There is financial advice and the latest on the Spanish royal family, plus recipes for slimming
or advice on spicing up life. In addition to plenty of news and features, there is also wideranging advertising. “When our competitors were paying dividends during the boom years, we were investing. Today practically all of them have gone.” Is there a lesson here, not just for other newspapers but for the rest of the business community? Diego Spadoni, an Italian who has lived in Spain for 20 years
and owns the Sol y Miel Hotel near the EWN headquarters, says so. This year he has lowered prices, turnover is down and clients are not staying for as long, but even so he expects this month (August) to show 90 per cent occupation. “The great present need is to be more professional, have more initiative and connect better with clients. You have to work longer hours and watch costs,” he said.
“People who don’t know what to do, open a bar. A Spanish classic,” says Spadoni. Super-professional Dani Garcia agrees that opening a bar is no longer a good idea. “The sector is saturated,” says the Marbella restaurateur whose establishment - Calima - has two Michelin stars. He has succeeded because he describes Marbella as ‘a protected bubble’, with a flow of rich, foreign clients compensating for the fall in national tourism. Additionally, Garcia emphasises the importance of attention to detail, as ongoing plans will see him open a New York restaurant in November. But for every winner there is a loser. Some four-star hotels in Benalmádena are offering rooms for €20, less than half of the price Spadoni charges at the two-star Sol y Miel. Tourism is supposedly buoyant in Spain and has increased since last year. “If the least affected sector in Spain is the way it is now, what must the rest be like?” Spadoni asks. So what about publishing, where lay-offs are frequent nowadays and the outlook appears grim? Strangely, the greatest problem for the audacious Euesdens is the lack of firstclass staff. “They must speak English, naturally, as well as Spanish. We are desperately looking not just for journalists and salespeople but also bloggers and people with computer expertise,” says Michel. “Help us to find them. Please!”
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SINCE his parents were killed in an unfortunate accident in Holland, the local lunatic, Nial McCulmore, has been making a misery of the lives of the residents of the village of Brackenhead by persistently searching at dead of night within their paper bins for something he cannot find. Brain damaged in a childhood incident in which four other choir boys lost their lives, he is driven by
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path.
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When looking at where you have come from, it is gratifying to know progress continues. The months ahead convince you the path you took was right.
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The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.
excitement. Rather than setting down hard-andfast plans, it may be better to be flexible.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some
Just joking WHEN the expensive printer in an office began to print black lines on every page, the manager called a repair shop where a friendly man informed him that the unit needed to be cleaned. Because the store charged €100 for such cleanings, he said, the manager might try reading the manual and doing the job himself. Pleasantly surprised by his candour, the manager asked, “Does your boss know that you discourage business?” “Actually it’s my boss' idea,” the employee replied. “We make more money when we let people try to fix things themselves first.”
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wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face. Continue to plan to get the best results but bide your time.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
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There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be
Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home.
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As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your wellbeing now is to see some results.
Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times
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Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.
his deranged obsessions and his belief that the comic book gods and goddesses who form the main interest in his life, have hatched a plan to have him reveal the truth when Jenny Gorem - who had been blamed for the tragedy – reluctantly returns to the village to face her past.
When wealthy Gerard Carter stands upon the face of the ancient sundial his wife, Brighid, believes that the vandalism has allowed through the forces that will see the wreck of a car raised from the waters of a local river bed and Police Sergeant, Meakin Mild, make the assumptions to start a murder enquiry, fifteen years after the event. Beware those who underestimate the lunatic as those who risk exposure seek to keep hidden the truths which claimed so many lives.
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance. A glitch in a close relationship needs sorting out now before things get worse.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Grab something from the car (6) 5 Greek character leading very small rebellion (6) 8 Use a converted Old Testament character (4) 9 Look at the next page for value of total sales (8) 10 It sharpens art quality (8) 11 Besides itʼs included in chapel service (4) 12 Logos I designed for these cold dwellings (6) 14 Fools could start lifts (6) 16 Gather about a piano (4) 18 Serious or only a big hat (8) 20 Classy ferries go off and are sure to succeed (4-4) 21 An element of jazz in classical music (4) 22 Senior journalists in little apartment (6) 23 Flogs suntraps (6) Down 2 Continuing the French con trick (7) 3 Bridge support rusts badly (5) 4 Got dosh from frankfurters (7) 5 Become lost in accident and emergency department (5) 6 Hate our eccentric US writer (7)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Kitchen sink (9) 5 Cansado (persona) (5) 7 Ribbon (5) 9 Smooth (skin, hair) (5) 10 Ruido (5) 11 Tin cans (5) 12 Juncos (plantas) (5) 14 Seguro (contra robo, incendio, daño) (9)
Co d e B r e a ke r 7 The French son moves for the holidays (5) 13 Great musician makes her soup (7) 14 Military policeman cares about tent dwellers (7) 15 The root vegetableʼs a standard crop (7) 17 Avoid fool appearing topless (5) 18 The deanʼs very fast (5) 19 ʻAbracadabraʼ, Zoroastrian exposes blade (5)
QUICK Across 1 Writ issued by authority of law (7) 4 Subject (5) 7 Injure with hot liquid (5) 9 Keeps (7) 10 Pardon (7) 11 White lily (5) 12 US five-cent piece (6) 14 Former name of Chennai (6) 18 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 20 Rubeola (7) 22 Female thespian (7) 23 Solid (5) 24 Wander (5) 25 Cul de sac (4,3)
Down 1 Gordo (persona) (3) 2 Direcciones (de casas) (9) 3 To find (9) 4 Freno (5) 6 Asado (al horno) (5) 8 Playing card (5) 9 Ensalada (5) 13 Ver (persona, objeto) (3)
Down 1 Maintain (7) 2 Methods (5) 3 Scream (6) 4 Sum (5) 5 Artist (7) 6 Prices (5) 8 Burrow (5) 13 Main division of a book (7) 15 Prize (5) 16 Hang (7) 17 Entertained (6) 18 Wild pigs (5) 19 Shabby (5) 21 Sudden thrust (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Appro, 4 Ailing, 9 Demesne, 10 Thora, 11 Real, 12 Virgins, 13 Cry, 14 Newer, 16 Oread, 18 Ell, 19 Genesis, 20 Cuff, 23 Adobe, 24 Exempla, 25 Treats, 26 Aegis. Down: 1 Andiron, 2 Pampa, 3 Oast, 5 Interpol, 6 Idolise, 7 Goats, 8 Heavy, 13 Crescent, 15 Winsome, 17 Defrays, 18 Ester, 19 Giant, 21 Unpeg, 22 Hera. QUICK - Across: 1 Batch, 4 Cursed, 9 Arrange, 10 Spree, 11 Dust, 12 Zealous, 13 Bee, 14 Rogue, 16 Lusty, 18 Lie, 19 Sincere, 20 Cite, 23 Aorta, 24 Steward, 25 Pulled, 26 Spend. Down: 1 Boarder, 2 Terms, 3 Hint, 5 Unstable, 6 Serious, 7 Dregs, 8 Seize, 13 Beverage, 15 General, 17 Yielded, 18 Least, 19 Scalp, 21 Irate, 22 Mess.
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (FENDER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Cama, 3 Straw, 8 Pestaña, 9 Cue, 10 Lirio, 11 Leche, 12 Oro, 13 Indoors, 14 Essay, 15 Caer. Down: 1 Cepillos, 2 Mushrooms, 4 Traslado, 5 Alcachofa, 6 Gasolina, 7 Defensor.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents T and 21 represents Z, so fill in T every time the figure 1 appears and Z every time the figure 21 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.
FENDER (10) Barely Billed Cheers Elders Enters Felled Hinted Hopped Island Oceans Reeled Render Resent Sender Shells Steady Spears Waters
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t seems rather fitting, what with it being the Paralympics starting Family Matters this week to be Mallorca doing something to Vicki Mcleod benefit and encourage disabled people who live in Mallorca. Next week on Wednesday September 5 I’m getting together a group of young musicians to do a benefit concert for Aspace. Aspace is a centre for people with cerebral palsy and other similar disabilities. They support babies and children as they grow up, and through school and continue to work with adults right throughout their lives. The organisation has been going in Mallorca for thirty five years. It was set up by GREAT CAUSE: Musicians raising money for others. concerned parents who felt that the educational and physical needs of their children were not being met. Back then in the mid Seventies there weren’t such things as ramps to get into buildings, or toilets big enough to get a wheelchair into, let alone the idea that someone using a wheelchair may be capable of holding down a job. Now the centre has grown and Aspace has over a hundred registered users of all ages. They offer a comprehensive service for people with disabilities and this means that they are helping disabled people integrate into school and work and helping them to lead their lives to the full and enjoy themselves. I have to declare an interest. I worked for many years in the UK in the theatre, in particular community theatre with different groups of disabled people (both physical and learning disabilities), so
integration and inclusion are things which I really feel strongly about. And I think that local young musicians need to be encouraged and supported as they develop as well, so hopefully this will be the first of a series of concerts we will do throughout the year. So that’s why I am organising a concert next at 7pm on Wednesday September 5 at Mood Beach. Local youngsters from the island will play a mixture of their own and others’ songs. Performers include Luke Evans, Giorgio Garrett, and the band Jipsy. The evening will be hosted by comedian Glynis German. The money we raise will go to the Aspace centre and will be spent on musical activities, I like that: musicians raising money for other musicians. To get hold of tickets or for more information contact me on vicki@moodbeach.com.
Blaze threatens future of village A FOUR-DAY blaze has not only threatened a region with environmental disaster, but a small village with financial ruin. Land-locked Castrocontrigo (Castilla y Leon) in northern Spain on the border of Portugal, has 900 residents, many of them earning a living from collecting resin. But despite the recent efforts of 800 fire-fighters and the emergency services, they saw 10,000 hectares of pinewoods lost to flames, some 40 metres high. The blaze which started in Castrocontrigo at its height had a 60 kilometre perimeter. Surrounding countryside, with firebreaks and paths carefully tended for generations, is now just ashes, and an overpowering smell of burning resin hangs over the area. “Pine resin is the perfect fuel for flames,” explained one expert called in to help with the emergency. The resin-collecting industry, which had slowly recovered after faltering in the 80’s, is now under threat again, said Castrocontrigo’s Mayor Aureliano Fernandez. The future is uncertain for the families who depend on resin for their income, more so now that the area’s agricultural activity is in decline, he said. Initial investigations indicate that the fire was started deliberately.
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Spanish Hidalgos and the dishonour of manual labour H
IDALGO is a contraction of the Spanish ‘hijo-de-algo’ or ‘son of something’. While the other titles of Spanish nobility like king, prince, duchess, etc, clearly suggest something royal and aristocratic, such is not the case with the title Hidalgo. The ‘son of something’ implies something vague and undetermined. Not an heir, nor of royal blood, not necessarily the son of a military leader, the title Hidalgo is one of ambiguity. The Spanish Hidalgos of the 17th and 18th centuries claimed, or sometimes self-appointed themselves, to be descendants of past gentry. They had no land, no fiefdom, were often poor and penniless yet claimed a distinction as being something other than a mere commoner. Implicit within the Hidalgo ideal was a deeply ingrained, almost congenital, aversion to manual labour. People who worked with their hands were shunned and considered ‘vile and mechanical.’ Physical labour, even skilled craftsmanship was off limits and dishonourable to Hidalgos. Some historians have argued that the Hidalgo mentality goes a long way in explaining why Spain did not progress as did other nations of Europe. They claim aversion to manual labour has been a purely Spanish characteristic that has slowed its development. This theme is touched upon by Cervantes in his epic Don Quixote. The protagonist, Don Quixote, is the quintessential Hidalgo; noble, yet landless, distasteful of any labour and forever inclined to examine the contemplative side of life. Quixote’s behaviour is considered by many to be emblematic of Spain’s society of rigid social classification. Likewise many historians have portrayed 17th century Spain as debauched by wealth and luxury with vast numbers of workers and nobility idle because they
“There are those who live by their hands and those who are rich.” 16th century poet, Jorge Manrique
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considered labour contemptible. But is this notion of Hidalgos and their distain for labour necessarily a Spanish trait? Have other cultures experienced this phenomenon? Is the Hidalgo mentality a marker of the Spanish national character or is it a more universal reflection of human nature? Consider… The 5th century BC philosopher, Confucius, had much to say about nobility and the work ethic. The main basis of Confucius’s teachings was that man should not be idle but be active in seeking knowledge while continually striving to become a better person. Confucius argued for the revolutionary idea of replacing ‘nobility of blood’ with ‘nobility of merit’. A virtuous person who cultivates his life through effort can and should be considered a ‘gentleman’ while the shameless, idle son of a king is only a ‘small man’. The works of Confucius may have been some of the first to articulate that alternatives to blood nobility and elitism can and do exist. Individuals with intelligence, credentials, physical talents and education who, when combined with effort, are mankind’s ‘natural nobility.’ The
HIDALGO: Claimed to descend from past gentry. CONFUCIUS: Nobility of merit instead of blood. concept of an idle, self-proclaimed elitist such as a Hidalgo would be anathema to Confucius. An autocratic leader, who rules through elitism, claims Confucius, ‘need not be obeyed’. Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) is often regarded by Western historians as one of the most respected thinkers ever to come out of the Islamic world. (Interestingly, he spent many of his formative years in Granada.) He is considered to be the father of modern social sciences and cultural history. His ‘magnum-opus’ or his masterpiece, The Muqaddimah (Introduction to History) is concerned with theories of social change. Khaldun believed the rise of thriving, vigorous societies is cyclical in nature. First
generational leadership is characterised by fortitude, bravery, enterprise, individuality and discipline. Second generational leadership has a personal relationship with the generation before ‘which created glory’ but has learned these life lessons through study rather than by practical application. Third and fourth generations inevitably lose those qualities that began the original edifice of glory. This generation of nobility imagines that leadership was built not through individual effort but by the mere fact of their inheritance. A state characterised by a sedentary population, drained of vigour and exhausted energy is indicative of a society susceptible to decline. It leaves itself open to a more dynamic leadership who values the dignity of labour.
Confucius and Ibn Khaldun both recognised that many societies produced the Hidalgo mentality and the elitism towards labour and effort associated with it. My guess is they would see the Hidalgo phenomenon as something universal rather than Spanish specific. The historical notion that the Spanish have had a long tradition of doing practically anything rather than besmirch their honour by working with their hands is misguided. Perhaps it’s the widespread popularity of Don Quixote, or the vast corpus of literature overstating Spain’s Hidalgo legacy that perpetuates this observation. Entitlements, motivation, effort, passion, indifference, etc, are, it seems, more reflective of a broader human condition rather than any specific Spanish national characteristic.
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Time for a property amnesty in Spain? OVER the past few years there has been a tidal wave of negative Press and accompanying horror stories about illegal property in Spain. Indeed, hardly a week has passed when the media, national and international, has not focused upon some disaster or another that has befallen people buying property in Spain. Frankly, some of these problems have been down to the crass stupidity of some buyers and some have been the problem of ‘Spain’ – a lack of (or erratic) enforcement of the law, crooked mayors, corrupt officials and lousy lawyers. However, what is not in contention is that there are a significant number of properties that have legality problems. Notable examples, of course, are those properties that transgress the 1988 Ley de Costas, which restricts building close to the coast. This law, despite being eminently sensible, has been almost completely ignored and has resulted in vast numbers of properties being built in direct contravention to its regulations. In theory, they should all be demolished but this is, quite literally, unthinkable. In fact, given the present economic crisis and Spain’s past reliance on the property industry, the very last thing the country needs is any more bad Press about buying property in Spain and no worse Press can be gained than threatening widespread demolitions (particularly of foreign owned properties!). In reality, Spain should
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wake up to the fact that its reputation for ‘safe’ properties is not great and that this needs to be corrected. In the past, Spain could afford to be cavalier about ignoring the bad Press that was generated, as money was coming in and the country could (and did) shrug aside any bad PR. However, those days are long past and Spain must now develop a reputation, fast, as somewhere with a squeaky clean property market. One answer is to have an amnesty for all illegal properties or at least for all those that are not heinous in the extreme. This should then be followed by total intolerance to any further illegal building. Providing an amnesty would certainly draw out a good deal of the poison inherent in the Spanish property market and make buying in Spain safer, whilst almost instantly removing
PROPERTY LAW: There is no better time than now to clean it up. one constant cause of continuing bad publicity. Frustratingly, of course, an amnesty would end up rewarding crooked developers who have deliberately flouted the law in building property illegally. However, I fear this is just an unwelcome sideeffect to real politics and there is no reason why the original builders could not be prosecuted for building illegally, with the amnesty restricted to legalising the building itself not the illegal act of building it. Certainly, there is no better time than now to clean up Spain’s property law, which may result in the country stealing a march on other Mediterranean states competing for the same
property buyers. In reality some of these states have far more inherent problems for buyers than Spain, so the opportunity exists to make Spain the outstandingly safe place in the Mediterranean to buy property.
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of Powertrain Engineering Joe Bakaj. “We’ve done this with innovation – represented by nearly 500 hybrid patents – while driving costs down 30 per cent so we can bring these fuel-
Low-grip conditions conquered
ALL-WHEEL: Jaguar introduces AWD to the 2013 Model Year XF and XJ ranges. JAGUAR announced its introduction of All-Wheel Drive to the 2013 Model Year XF and XJ ranges. Media and celebrities were invited to an exclusive unveiling in a snow-dome constructed in Manhattan. The AWD XF and XJ will be powered exclusively by
Jaguar’s new 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine in 340PS form and will offer optimised traction in all grip conditions. Also featured is an eight-speed automatic transmission and stop/start technology. The AWD models will be available in selected
markets including North America, Russia, China and continental Europe. Ian Hoban, Vehicle Line Director, Jaguar, said: “Our All-Wheel Drive system preserves all the dynamic qualities of our rear-wheel drive Jaguar saloons in terms of handling, steering
quality and ride refinement while adding a new depth of ability in low-grip conditions. The system delivers all the traction benefits you would expect, but the AWD XF and XJ are still very rewarding cars to drive - which was exactly our intention.”
TRUE HYBRID: The Ford C-MAX Hybrid is certified at 47mpg city, highway, and combined.
saving vehicles to more customers.” C-MAX Hybrid is expected to be America’s most affordable hybrid utility vehicle with a base price of $25,995 (€20,726), including destination and delivery, which is $1,300 (€1,037) lower than Toyota Prius v. As hybrid vehicle drivers traditionally saw superior fuel-economy figures in city driving, loyalists maximised their fuel economy through regenerative braking in stop-and-go traffic. But now higherspeed innovations have caught up on efficiency. The latest-generation SmartGauge® with EcoGuide is designed to help drivers get the most from the C-MAX Hybrid, providing information such as instantaneous fuel economy to help them more closely monitor how their driving behaviour affects the vehicle’s efficiency. The Brake Coach feature – part of SmartGauge – helps drivers optimise their use of the braking system so that driving range can be enhanced through proper braking techniques. Redesigned imagery of green leaves shows overall driving efficiency – as drivers improve their efficient driving, they are rewarded with more leaves. C-MAX Hybrid offers room for five people and plenty of cargo – making it perfect for the owner with an active lifestyle.
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MO’S MEDALS: Farah victorious at Birmingham Grand Prix.
Chelsea still top, Villa bottom, Frankel wins again as Lance retires
FOOTBALL – Chelsea remain on top of the PL (by three points) after a third successive win, Torres scoring again in a 2-0 win over Newcastle. ‘RVP’ netted for Manchester United, 3-2 victors over Fulham. Everton rumbled struggling Aston Villa 3-1. Wigan won at Southampton. Reigning champions Manchester City (gifted an equaliser) drew 2-2 at Liverpool. Swansea, yet to concede, whipped West Ham by 30. Goal-shy Arsenal (at Stoke) are missing their ‘Reliant Robin’. And points were also gained by WBA at Spurs and QPR at Norwich, both 1-1 scorelines. Elsewhere, unbeaten Blackpool lead the Championship while Oxford United, Yeovil and Celtic head Leagues 1 and 2 and the SPL respectively. This weekend’s PL
SPORTS SCENE
By Tony Matthews
A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
games are as follows: Liverpool v Arsenal Man City v QPR Newcastle v Aston Villa Southampton v Man U Swansea v Sunderland Spurs v Norwich WBA v Everton West Ham v Fulham Wigan v Stoke Soccer Shorts – Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the 1st leg of the ‘SSC’ at the Nou Camp where 80,000 fans saw some superb goals, a Messi penalty and a goalkeeping clanger. There’s been plenty of European action this week as well as some intriguing second round Capital (League) Cup-ties. The transfer window closes at 12 midnight tomorrow and I expect a fair batch of last minute signings following those of
Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid to Liverpool), Matt Jarvis (Wolves to West Ham, £10m), Steven Fletcher (Wolves to Sunderland, £14m) and Victor Moses (Wigan to Chelsea, £7m) while QPR bad boy Joey Barton is keen on joining Olympique Marseille. And Andy Thorn is this season’s first managerial casualty, sacked by hardup Coventry City. CYCLIST LANCE ARMSTRONG STRIPPED BARE – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been banned for life and stripped of all titles by the US Anti-Doping Agency, following allegations (etc) of drug abuse. Said Armstrong: “I’m fed up. Enough’s enough. I’m retiring.” GENERAL ROUND-UP - The London Paralympics started yesterday (well worth watching). GB cyclist Chris Froome is on course to win the Tour of Spain (Vuelta a España) which ends in Madrid on September 9. New Zealand beat Australia 22-0 to win Rugby Union’s Bledisloe
Cup for the 10th successive year. Warrington Wolves gobbled up Leeds Rhinos 35-18 in last Saturday’s RL Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Hampshire (150-6) defeated Yorkshire (1408) to win cricket’s T20 Cup for the third time in four years. Afghanistan lost to Australia in a 50-over international (wow!). Frankel, the greatest racehorse ever, made it 13 straight wins at York – the first 12 over one mile, the latest, in the Juddmonte International Stakes, over 10 furlongs. It was Dani Pedrosa first, Jorge Lorenzo second and Cal Crutchlow (the first Brit on the podium for 12 years) third in last weekend’s Czech Republic MotoGP (there are six races left this season). Jacksonville Jaguars, a top NFL team, will play several games at Wembley Stadium between 201316. The US Open tennis tournament started at Flushing Meadows on Monday with Andy Murray (versus Alex Bogomolov), Novak Djokovic and Roger
LIFE BAN: Lance Armstrong stripped of all titles by the US AntiDoping Agency.
Federer, all going for glory. And Team GB Olympian gold medal winners Mo Farah (2 miles) and Robbie Grabarz (high jump) were both victorious in front of 15,000 fans at the Birmingham Grand Prix meeting last Sunday.