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Traders battle to absorb VAT rises BUSINESSES - including many in Axarquia - are doing their best to cushion clients from the latest VAT rises. Even though many traders are struggling in the ongoing present economic climate, some have said they do not plan to put up their prices.
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One general trader in Nerja - who asked not to be named - said he would not increase prices in his store. “I need to absorb the increases in VAT, otherwise loyal customers of many years might move elsewhere to shop in establishments that decide to keep to the old price
rates. I cannot afford to lose local customers for the sake of a few cents in every euro.” This view was shared by a woman owner of a restaurant and café in Torrox Costa. “Increasing prices, even because of VAT rises, could put people off, and see them start using elsewhere,” she said. “So I expect many fellow restaurateurs to keep things as they are. I certainly do not plan to up my prices.” Meanwhile, nationally supermarket giants Lidl and Mercadona have announced they will not charge customers the VAT increase. Lidl said that thanks to their “business policies based on constant production improvements and cost reductions” the company will not have to pass on the VAT increases to consumer SMILES ALL ROUND: But summer holidays are over, and it’s back to school. costs. Both companies said the added VAT costs would be taken IT’S back to school for millions of one survey in Spain indicating backfrom their margins to children next week. For parents the to-school costs range from €300avoid affecting sales. challenging aspect of family budgets €700 per child in state schools, and Carrefour also plans has been faced in recent days, with more in private. to give VAT discounts •Turn to Page 4
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Finger check for workers A NEW fingerprint registration system to counter absenteeism of employees has been introduced by Nerja Town Hall.
Sewage woe RESIDENTS continue to complain that raw sewage is being discharged near the dried-up mouth of the Chillar River near El Chucho and El Playazo beaches in Nerja.
Budget Yes THE go-ahead has been given by Torrox Socialist PSOE party to a 2012 budget showing €20 million income and less than €19.5 million expenditure.
Blaze theory NEGLIGENCE is thought to have led to a fire that raged for two hours destroying three hectares of scrub, olives and pine in the El Tejar Alto and Barranco del Doctor areas of Frigiliana.
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Cheers! Six out of ten enjoy weekend tipple ALMOST six out of every ten people in Malaga Province drink at weekends. In fact alcohol and cannabis consumption in the province is the highest throughout Andalucia, statistics reveal. Almost 85 per cent of people regularly drink alcohol, with 14.2 per cent of men drinking daily, but only 3.4 per cent of women. The Andalucia statistics revealed by Health and Social Welfare Minister Maria Jesus Montero also spelled out that despite the tendency for more to drink at weekends, fewer than four also enjoy alcohol on weekdays as well. Research has also shown that 36.9 per cent of Malaga residents have tried cannabis at least once. Also a massive 80 per cent of those surveyed admitted that they knew alcohol and drugs could negatively affect health.
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700 hopefuls MORE than 700 candidates will be interviewed for 74 jobs at international home improvement company Bricomart in Malaga.
Jellyfish alert A PHONE app to warn of jellyfish on the coast has been agreed by the provincial government and ‘Sea Classroom’ (Aula del Mar). SALUD! People in Malaga Province enjoy a drink at the weekend.
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Couple in €12m expat swindle jailed A COUPLE is now behind bars having swindled 120 Spanish expatriates out of £10million (€12.6m). The fraud has left some of the expatriates penniless and without homes. John Hirst, aged 61, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court in the UK to nine years after admitting conspiring to defraud and money laundering relating to a ‘Ponzi’ scheme targeting expatriates in
Mallorca. His wife Linda was sentenced to two-and-a-half-years for money laundering. The couple used the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle including expensive houses and luxury holidays plus wedding celebrations in Las Vegas and Mallorca, the court heard during the six-week trial. A third person, financial advisor Richard Pollett, aged 70, was found guilty of
conspiracy to defraud and was jailed for six-and-a-half-years. Judge Durham-Hall said that those targeted were mainly ordinary, hardworking expatriates who put their pensions and savings into the scheme after being promised huge returns and a risk-free guarantee. Of the £10million invested, only around £4million has been repaid.
Farmers’ grant request
VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall’s debts to financial institutions including banks has more than doubled to €78 million in the last year, including €15 million in interest.
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FURTHER tests are being carried out after post mortem examinations on an elderly Danish couple whose bodies were found at their home in Urbanisation Costa del Oro in Torrox failed to establish a cause of death.
AN online campaign by Malaga animal protection associations has begun against municipal pounds annually destroying thousands of healthy animals.
ALL ABOARD: Jet-setters should check out Tuesdays when they want to travel with an eye on cost.
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F you want the cheapest airline tickets, then check out Tuesdays! In a consumer watchdog Which? survey into 1,174 flights within Europe with Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways, some Sunday flight costs soared 175 per cent compared to two days later. Flying from London Gatwick to Alicante with easyJet on a Tuesday on average saves 25 per cent compared to travelling on a Friday, the survey revealed.
Meanwhile the £100 (€125) cost of a Barcelona to Heathrow ticket with British Airways on Tuesdays leapt to £275 (€343) on a Sunday, while the £100 (€125) cost of a Heathrow to Barcelona ticket with British Airways on a Tuesday leapt to £150 (€187.5) by Friday and Saturday. Which? said: “People can save a significant sum if they can be flexible changing the day or time they choose to travel.”
Library attracts more readers THE number of people using Malaga city’s public library increased by 7 per cent between January and July this year. During this period, 120,000 people visited the library and took out 37,500 books compared to 35,000 in 2011. As well as the library’s 132,000 volumes it acquired 35 E-books, each containing 1,600 titles, in January. The library has a stock of 7,000 films and documents, 4,300 music discs, approximately 1,700 newspapers and magazines and 176 maps.
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ANYONE wishing to hold events at Nerja Municipal Exhibition Hall and the Sala Mercado in the first half of 2013 can apply until the end of this month.
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AN exhibition of 16th - 19th century Russian icons is being held at Nerja Museum until September 28.
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FOUR HUNDRED signs, warning dog walkers of €750 fines for failing to collect excrement in the street, have been placed in Malaga.
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NERJA’s Town Hall has requested a Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment grant so that farmers can buy machinery to reintegrate agricultural residue back into the soil.
ALL Nerja political parties have approved a motion rejecting prospecting for oil and gas off the Andalucian coast. Meanwhile several energy companies are waiting for approval from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.
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Every day I think about coming home
Alexia Garcia, translator and interpreter with a degree from Alicante University, speaking about her decision to leave Spain and move to Holland in 2010 in search of work opportunities.
Money matter outstanding PART of the increased VAT revenue from municipal culture activities will be assumed by City Hall Malaga, although the amount has not yet been discussed, Culture Councillor Damian Caneda said.
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kilos of tomatoes were thrown into the streets of Buñol, Valencia in the town’s annual Tomatina Festival. Local councillor Rafael Pérez said despite the recession the same amount of tomatoes were used as in 2011.
Local choice RESIDENTS of the Carretera de Cadiz area in Malaga will choose what a new plaza on Avenida de Europa will look like, city hall has ruled.
Free concert POPULAR Malaga musician Javier Ojeda will give a free concert on September 15 in San Pedro.
Two killed TWO people died in a collision between a van and a car on the A-406 in Sierra de las Yeguas.
No charges A WOMAN beaten by her partner in a Malaga street refused to press charges or receive medical assistance.
and finally... A MADRID comic shop has been named the best in the world. Arika Comics will receive the Eisner Prize for ‘best shop’ at the International Comics Convention in San Diego, US, next weekend, thereby becoming the first Spanish shop to receive the award.
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Pre-VAT rise sales slow From Front Page to shoppers over 65. And the end of the main summer sales that immediately preceded last weekend’s VAT rises failed to provide a big seasonal boost to traders. Leslie Hands of Nerja Secondhand Book Centre said the general feeling was that there had been a slight drop in sales, though not huge. “The reduction is just in line with recent months. Each year sales tend to decrease slightly.” But for a clothes boutique in Nerja - the owner asked not to be named - the summer sales were a disaster, saying: “We failed to move much stock and with autumn clothes now on the racks my business has been really badly hit. I thought perhaps some people might be tempted to splash out before the VAT increases, with the sales providing an ideal opportunity, but almost everyone seems to be tightening their belts.”
Malaga jobless cheer but Andalucia still the worst DEPARTING from the usual summer pattern, unemployment in Malaga dropped last month. The fall was the first in August for 20 years, albeit by just 46 people.
But still unemployment in Adalucia remains to be the highest of any Spanish region. The Malaga statistics do not correspond to overall
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unemployment in Spain where another 38.179 people registered as jobless in August. Andalucia itself with an extra 10,635 looking for work, still tops the Spanish regions for the highest number of jobless. This brings a regional total of 1,026,081, a year on year increase of 106,579. Most of the 1,459 people who found jobs in Malaga Province last month were working for the first time. These helped to offset the loss of 1,469 jobs in service industries. Compared with the Andalucia increased last month. same period in 2011, this year’s figures reveal how hard Malaga Province has been hit by unemployment over cent fall in overnight stays. Even so the last 12 months. Councillor of Tourism and Commerce There are now a Rafael Rodriguez has announced that further 16,808 people in the same period overnight stays by international tourists increased by without jobs, an around 6 per cent. increase of 9.6 per cent.
Tourism good but fewer Spanish THOUGH fewer Spanish headed to Andalucia for holidays last month, overall, this year is positive for local tourism. The number of domestic visitors is expected to show a 4 per cent drop, accompanied by a 6 per
€75,000 plea for cave RINCON Town Hall has requested a €75,000 grant to fight the so-called Mal Verde (Green Blight) affecting the Cueva del Tesoro cave. The blight which began to cover the cave walls with lichen, fungus and slime in 1991 is threatening the wallart. Painted thousands of years ago by the cave’s inhabitants, it has been declared a cultural asset. A request for €750,000 to restore the cave has already been made to the regional government, said Tourism Councillor Marta Marin. PA Hire, Club to Theatre Systems 24 Track Mobile Recording Experienced Engineers Supplied CD Mixing, Mastering, Duplicating Video Filming and Editing Photography Band Promo Packages and Demos Artist Web Sites Musicians and Equipment for All Events soundmill@me.com Tel: 634 371 709 www.soundmillstudios.com
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Valuable vomit A BOY found a piece of ambergris on a beach in Hengistbury Head, which is hardened sperm whale vomit and used for making expensive perfumes. It is thought to be valued at €50,000.
Medieval find A MAN uncovered a medieval sword and a 33-foot well beneath the living room floor of the home he has lived in for 25 years in Plymouth, Devon.
Doggy shrink ONE of the Queen’s pet corgis will receive professional help from animal psychologist Roger Mugford, to correct the animal’s aggressive behaviour towards other dogs.
Baby gender FIFTEEN per cent of patients that choose their baby’s gender, a procedure that is outlawed in the UK, are British, estimated Dr Steinberg of the Fertility Institutes in Manhattan.
Potter home THE Lavenham cottage that appeared as Harry Potter’s birthplace in the popular magic-themed movie saga is on the market for £950,000.
Truancy fines TEACHERS will be allowed to issue a fine of £60 to parents who condone truancy from September, reported Schools Minister, Nick Gibb.
No visas MORE than 2,000 foreign students may be deported within 60 days after the London Metropolitan University’s right to student visas was removed to prevent people taking advantage of visas to work in the UK.
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Counting the deadly cost By Nicole Hallett VICTIMS of the biggest fire in Malaga Province for 20 years continue to count the cost. Insurance officials are also looking at figures after the killer blaze which started last Thursday evening destroyed 200 homes and engulfed 8,225 hectares of land (the equivalent of 13,000 football pitches), almost 85 per cent of it forest, and the remainder agricultural and urban land. As the fire spread throughout the night it raged in half a dozen municipalities, including Coin, Alhaurin, Mijas, Marbella, Ojen and Monda. Helicopters and planes continued to damp down 48 hours later, by which time residents from outlying districts were using the weekend to take a closer look at affected areas. The blaze started in Barranco Blanco in Coin municipality and Guardia Civil officers are continuing to question people in the area in a bid to reveal the blaze source. The leading theory is that it was started intentionally. With temperatures well above 30ºC when the fire started, dried
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Cleavage war A TEACHER in Wiesbaden was ordered to pay a €400 fine for putting a pencil down a student’s shirt to draw attention to her ‘inappropriate clothing’.
Pink stinks The Red Cross collecting items donated outside Iceland in Fuengirola.
BLACKENED: The devastation caused by the blaze. scrubland and vegetation following the hot summer, combined with gusting winds of more than 30 kilometres an hour at times, saw the flames quickly spread over 12 kilometres, forcing around 5,000 people to be evacuated, including from La Cala Golf Resort Hotel. Police went door-to-door ordering families out of their homes as the flames approached. Killed in the blaze was a 54-yearold German who returned with his wife to their home in La Mairena after being evacuated.
His charred body was later discovered, but not that of his wife. Five people were also injured including a German couple aged 59 and 60 who remain in a critical condition in hospital. They suffered more than 50 per cent burns. The devastation left in the wake of the fire will mean a multi-millioneuro clean-up operation, including reforestation projects and reconstruction of housing and infrastructure. Many of those who have returned home from the emergency centres that were set
up have been left without power. The social network Facebook (FB) played an integral role during this disaster in which some householders lost everything. Early on during the emergency, various points were organised, including the Iceland stores in Fuengirola and Puerto Banus, for people to drop off donations, including clothes and food. “The response was overwhelming,” said an official. “People have come from all along the coast with items to donate, filling hundreds of trolleys.”
THE Kinder Surprise pink ‘just for girls’ products have been attacked by Pinkstinks Germany because they supposedly depict ‘stripper fairies,’ which they believe can pass negative gender roles to children.
Olympic bill GERMAN hockey gold medal Olympians may be held liable for a €500,000 bill for damages done to the MS Deutschland cruise ship during their victory celebrations.
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NEW assessed property values which will affect IBI tax calculations will soon be available for Antequera residents. The city hall will begin to provide full information from an update carried out by the General Directorate of Cadastre last June on September 14 and property owners will also be notified of a code to allow internet access with a digital signature. Council dates for availablity of the new assessments is September 14 for Bobadilla Pueblo Estacion, Slum Ortiz Recio and Colina De Santa Ana, September 15 for Cartaojal, Glen Couple and Los Llanos and September 20 for Antequera.
Prompt action halts fire FIREMEN from VelezMalaga, Torremolinos and Malaga plus two of Infoca’s fire-fighting helicopters were called to battle a pinewood blaze at Alhaurin de la Torre near the quarries at Caùada Chorrera. With the Guardia Civil also called to the scene, the fire was stopped from spreading and brought under control. Infoco as a regional body co-ordinates fire prevention and extinction throughout Andalucia.
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Another objective was to pay suppliers owed money by local and regional governments. “There will be no more bills hidden in drawers; that has got to finish,” he said, warning that anyone awarding public sector contracts without estimates would be pursued. Rajoy touched on other themes currently occupying Spain’s headlines. Referring to the release of ETA prisoner Iosu Uribetxebarria - ‘Bolinaga’ - on humanitarian grounds because he has cancer, he said he was aware the decision ‘disgusted’ many people, including himself, ‘but the government has to act Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy. within the law.’ “Naturally I understand that the government’s He also accepted the Constitutional Tribunal’s measures are hurting the public, but society is ruling that the Bildu party, close to nowbehaving responsibly,” the president said. disbanded ETA, could participate in the Basque Region “even though I might not like it.” Help will be forthcoming for Cataluña, whose government wants an unconditional bailout. There was also a gender accept a work offer, and in Spain’s financial system difference in worker pay Catalonia 37 per cent. “is absolutely safe,” he requirements, with 32 per cent General director of declared. of men unwilling to accept less Manpower Spain, Raul “I am totally convinced than €1,000, but only 28 per Grijalba, said the minimum the euro is irreversible. cent of women. wage accepted by workers Spain will remain in the Statistics also show that depends on living costs, which eurozone,” he added, almost half of the jobless in are notably higher in Madrid “and in better condition.” Madrid want €1,000 at least to and Catalonia. MATTHI
I CANNOT fulfil election promises, Spain’s President, Mariano Rajoy, admitted. The ‘reality’ of the current situation prevents this, he admitted to ABC newspaper in his first full newspaper interview since winning last November’s general election. The interview was also published in leading newspapers in Italy, France and Germany. “I’ve no magic wand and I did not promise miracles,” he said, but he remains confident he can help Spain emerge from one of the most difficult times it has ever known. “We will get out of this with endeavour, perseverance and faith in ourselves,” he said. “Growth and job creation are the goals”, Rajoy said, with a pledge to lower income tax as soon as he could.
Under €1,000 OK for 70pc SEVENTY per cent of Spanish unemployed people would accept a job offer that paid less than €1,000. However, a recent Manpower recruitment agency poll revealed that a third of a 9,000 people in a survey would not accept less than €800.
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Damp spirits SWEDEN - A woman in her 40s is facing criminal charges after urinating on a man in a house in Långås. The victim, who was asleep at the time, woke to find his spirits, and sofa, dampened after she relieved herself on him.
New recruits NORWAY – Members of the Norwegian military are now allowed to wear religious symbols as a part of their uniform to improve recruiting efforts.
Funding cuts DENMARK – Classes teaching immigrants Danish are predicted to see absentee levels rise from 30 per cent after the government proposed to cut 200 million kroner from funding.
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Desalination plants to rescue of tourist areas MANY tourist areas would have been without water this summer without the much-criticised desalinisation plants in Alicante and Murcia. Drought plus a structural failure in the Tajo-Segura pipeline prevented water transfers and threatened the domestic supply in Torrevieja and La Manga, as well as to Alicante and Murcia cities. Desalinisation plants in Murcia’s San Pedro del Pinatar and in Alicante City have instead worked at capacity this summer, processing 6.5 cubic hectometres of water in July compared with 0.3 hectometres during the same month in 2011. Thirty per cent of the area’s water already comes from the desalinisation plants including the city of Murcia, 40 kilometres from the coast. The remainder usually comes from the Taibilla river and the Segura-Tajo pipeline “There would probably have been supply problems without the plants. They were a good solution,� said Adolfo Gallardo de Marco the central government’s representative on the Canales de Taibilla water board.
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MUCH CRITICISED: Desalination plants in Alicante and Murcia. The present PP government has little enthusiasm for the desalinisation plants, introduced by their PSOE predecessors. Despite a â‚Ź1,600 million investment, they only functioned at 16 per cent capacity, complained Environment Minister, Miguel Arias CaĂąete earlier this year. But the plants would in any case have increased production, regardless of government reluctance. Brussels, which provided most of the money for them, told Spain earlier this year that the plants
230 foreigners locked up TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY foreigners were held in Madrid's Calle Genova cells under European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) during July and August. Of the detainees, 176 were European, and the remaining 54 from non-EU countries and consequently await return under extradition orders. Under Spain’s legal system judges question detainees and determine whether there is a case against them, but only the National High Court in Madrid can deal with EAWs. An average of four cases were dealt with per day with detainees having wildly differing profiles. Occasionally judges must process an EAW for an activity that does not infringe Spanish law. Even though many detainees are freed the judges have no choice but to process the order first, with all the expense this entails. Court officials have to appoint a legal aid lawyer, and a prosecutor must be located.
could not lie idle. This is unlikely for the time being, as repairs to the damaged section of the Tajo-Segura pipeline will not be completed until January at the earliest. Some desalinisation plants, including Torrevieja’s, have yet to start production. Those in Aguilas and Valdelentisco in Murcia cannot function because they lack sufficient electricity and pipelines to distribute the processed water.
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Stat of week 77% of Spanish aged 45 - 66 believe they will have to work until they reach 70, a poll by the ESADE business and law school in Barcelona has revealed.
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Bank HQ in €2 bn feud SANTANDER may be forced to buy back a €2 billion complex that includes the Madrid headquarters of its banking group. At present Santander holds a 40-year lease on the complex - which includes a hotel and an 18-hole Seve Ballesteros golf course - and pays €100 million a year rent. But now two men who bought the
freehold from Santander in 2008 Europe’s biggest property deal at the time - now find themselves at the centre of a complicated feud and are understood to be planning a move that could see the company set up to hold the site - Marme Inversiones - move operations out of Spain. According to a report in the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper such a move by UK-based tycoon, Glenn Maud and Irish financier, Derek Quinland could lead to an Abu Dhabi sovereign fund THERE will be no more VAT or income tax rises in pushing for control. 2013, President Mariano Rajoy has pledged. Such a move could set off a complex chain reaction which might allow AN aspiring Vietnamese mechanic has used Santander to claim scrap metal and an old Suzuki to design a up to €500 million in prototype of Batman’s motorbike, the Batpod. compensation. According to the Sunday Times, it would additionally cause a €650m loss THE “very strong” recent government financial on complicated measures will help Spain make “further progress at interest rate swap the European level,” International Monetary Fund derivative, causing spokesperson Gerry Rice has said. the feud to explode within weeks.
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Like! Mr Facebook spends €563,000 on jet set life WHAT’S it like to be a high-flying boss? Facebook chief, Mark Zuckerberg spent $692,679 (€563,153) on private jets for himself, family and friends last year, an airline report reveals. Zuckerberg needs to charter private aircraft for business and personal travel because he would be subject to ‘stalkers and other kinds of crazy’ on scheduled flights,
the report added. The total spend included the cost of chartering planes, crew plus catering, but did not identify the number of flights, passengers carried, nor the percentage of business compared to personal travel. DOWN TO EARTH: Mark Zuckerberg spends lots of time at 35,000 feet.
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It is easy to consult earlier columns by You and the going to the Law in Spain EuroWeeklyNews online By David Searl edition. Enter euroweeklynews.com, go to the Business section, and then click the Legal Q and A reference. Checking three or four columns on the same general topic will provide a deeper perspective on the issue. Should even more complete information be required, then go to santanabooks.com, and that gives the opportunity to order a 2011 edition of ‘You and the Law in Spain’ direct from the publisher. It is also available as an e-book that can be purchased in sections if required. For example, a community president might want to download only the section on Horizontal Law, which contains a complete translation of this for communities. Many have indicated they want a new edition of the book, and not one from 2011, and consequently updated information for 2012 is now being offered directly on the Santana web site. This includes the Spanish capital gains tax revised for 2012 up to 27 per cent on profits of more than €24,000, although non-residents pay a flat 21 per cent. There are also the 2012 revisions of the domestic workers law, under which employers are required to register cleaners as an employee and pay Social Security. In addition, other recent updates include the new requirements for European Union citizens to register as residents of Spain, which came into effect in April. 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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Retirement cash a worry for most MOST people are failing to take steps to ensure they will have enough money to fund comfortable retirement, says Prudential retirement expert Smith Hughes.
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GREEN tax contributions to a typical annual dual fuel bill costing £1,310 (€1,637) reached £91.50 (€114.3), almost double the amount in 2010, according to www.energyhelpline.com.
THE UK economy will grow as early as next spring, predicted Bill O’Neill, Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
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£££ THE £1,500 (€1,825) Apprenticeship Grant for Employers will be reformed and expanded to make more companies eligible and to encourage training, government sources say.
Spelling out harder time with VAT rises HIGHER IVA – Spain’s value added tax (VAT) – that came into effect last Saturday brings higher electricity, gas, water and phone bills. Telefonica clients will have already noticed that the new rate was applied to their bills for August because these are paid in September. Electricity providers have followed suit and a user whose electricity bill averaged €77.68 in July will pay €78.5 for power consumed in August. The average 2002 power bill was €42.83, according to the FACUA
In Madrid, for example, charges rose an average 11 per cent. Taxi fares have also been subject to a 2 per cent IVA rise. Drivers should wait until tariffs are revised at the end of the year before deciding whether to pass on the increased VAT to passsengers, advised the CTE, their professional association. The current situation makes it “neither prudent nor reasonable” to raise prices, according to the CTE. Airlines are also uneasy about the VAT increase although this affects only national flights, as international flights are exempt. “But any tax that discourages consumers affects tourism,” said the ACETA business association. a possible truce in the IVA on new cars has companies’ ‘patent battle.’ increased from 18 to 21 per cent. The sector is in no condition to absorb the JAPAN’S government could increase, say run out of funds by manufacturers’ association October, Finance Minister Anfac and importers Jun Azumi has warned. Aniacam. New car sales fell 9.5 per cent during the first half of this year compared with A EURO collapse would 2011 and the volume of take 10 per cent (€3.5 sales is likely to drop to trillion) off the German 700,000, Anfac believes. economy, according to In contrast, seven out of national economic adviser every 10 cars sold this year Lars Feld. will be second-hand, predicts GANVAM, Spain’s association of used vehicle dealers. THE average youth But whether a car is new unemployment rate in the or second-hand, the 2.54 Eurozone would rise to 13 per cent rise means a 60per cent if Greece were to litre tank now costs €2 leave the euro, says UN more to fill, although VAT International Labour accounts for only a third of Organisation senior the taxes on petrol and economist, Ekkehard Ernst. diesel fuel.
consumers’ association. The latest VAT rise means electricity has risen 86 per cent in 10 years, an average of €36.83 a month or €441.96 a year. This latest power increase is the third this year, following a 7 per cent rise in April and approximately 4 per cent in July. A VAT rate rise on public transport fares from 8 to 10 per cent has seen the average cost of a ticket on an AVE high speed train increase from €118.8 to €120. Independently of the VAT rise, some regional governments have also increased public transport costs.
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www.euroweeklynews.com MANY people have heard of double tax treaties, and some may know that the UK has an extremely sophisticated and large network of double tax treaties. But how much do you really know about what a double tax treaty is there for? And do you understand how they affect you as a British expatriate? One myth is that you can use any relevant treaty to choose where to pay tax. This is not correct, as tax treaties are designed to decide where taxes on different income, gains and inheritances are taxable, when assets are located in one country and the individual is resident in another country. They generally also contain “tiebreaker” clauses where an individual satisfies domestic resident laws of both countries. Tax treaties are very detailed, and all of them are different, so to make sure you apply them correctly to your situation you should seek professional advice. Blevins Franks study all the fine print and are experienced at guiding expatriates through the detail and effective tax planning. Another myth is that income taxable in one country cannot be taxable in the other. This is incorrect and, in many cases, income remains taxable in the source country but can also be taxed in the country in which
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the individual is resident. To avoid double taxation, i.e. being taxed in both countries, tax paid in the source country is offset against the liability in the country of residence. Where income can be taxed in both countries under the terms of the treaty, each country will always be able to apply its own rules in calculating the taxable income, and also the actual tax payable. While tax paid in the source country can be offset against the tax payable in the country of residence, if the tax paid in the source country exceeds the tax payable in the country of residence, no further tax will be due in the country of residence. If the tax payable in the country of residence is higher than that payable in the source country, you pay tax in the source country and then pay the difference between
the two amounts in your country of residence. You always end up paying the higher of the two amounts. The trick here, of course, is to minimise the tax in both countries legally so that the minimum amount of tax is paid. A good adviser can help you ensure that you minimise taxes in both countries, so that your overall tax liability is minimised. Generally, certain types of income and gains are only taxable in the country of residence and others are taxable in both countries. For example, capital gains on real estate, dividends and bank interest are often taxable in both the country where the income arises and the country of residence (although not always). However state, occupational and private pensions and annuities are usually only taxable in the country of residence. Government service pensions, such as Armed Forces, civil service, police, fire brigade and teachers’ pensions, usually are taxable only in the source country (but again, not always). The UK only has 10 treaties
regarding taxes on death. These are with France, Italy, India, Pakistan, USA, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands and Switzerland. There are also exchange of information agreements, generally between countries formerly blacklisted by the OECD (i.e, formerly seen as tax havens) and various other countries. Where there is no double tax treaty governing where income is taxed and how relief is given in the case of double taxation, the UK will give “unilateral relief” where another country charges tax on assets that are also taxable in the UK. The UK will apply UK law in determining where an asset is actually located for this purpose, and if the tax charged abroad exceeds the UK liability in the UK on that asset, the credit given for the foreign tax is limited to the amount of tax payable in the UK. Unilateral relief is also given where both the UK and another country tax income or assets in a third country. Double tax treaties supersede national law and therefore take precedence over either country’s domestic
rules. If you have assets outside the UK, or if you are moving or have moved abroad and retain UK assets, it is essential to have an adviser who understands how any relevant double tax treaty will apply to you, and how this works in relation to the domestic laws. We would always recommend that you take advice from an expert knowledgeable regarding the double tax treaty and both countries’ laws, such as Blevins Franks. They will be able to assist you in understanding exactly what will be taxed where, when and how, as well as assisting you in minimising taxation. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual should take personalised advice. 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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1.36
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Diageo PLC
1746.25
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1.25
802.45
303.10
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0.42
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Experian PLC
1015.00
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622.66
600.23
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1624.50
63.00
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255.00
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346.72
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214.65
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0.44
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0.32
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323.35
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1.54
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382.35
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183.90
0.61
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1353.50
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460.15
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0.62
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1299.50
11.32
0.88
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339.55
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550.75
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315.10
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606.75
13.50
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2,692.75
273.85
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129.00
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0.78
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0.13
0.39
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357.90
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396.65
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973.00
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426.05
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2795.50
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2294.00
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1733.50
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666.25
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1047.00
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1380.00
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267.20
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660.50
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338.60
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1385.00
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182.92
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2131.00
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824.75
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1.23
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Time is not money, say the Greeks GREECE is back in the spotlight after asking for more time to achieve its deficit reduction target. Indeed Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with Angela Merkel in Berlin and Francois Hollande in Paris to present new proposals which would involve delaying the timeframe originally agreed by two years to reduce Greece’s deficit to less than 3 per cent of GDP, whilst arguing that such delay would not result in extra costs for other EU countries. This would take the end of the Greek budgetary adjustments’ programme from 2014 to 2016, a necessary measure according to Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras to avoid further drastic austerity measures which would feed the recession’s vicious circle and dampen down any recovery hopes. However, German Finance Minister Wolfang Schäuble replied immediately that more time usually means more money, adding that such a request points towards new demands from Greece which is under the scrutiny of auditors from the IMF, ECB and European Commission. The verdict is expected early October. Meanwhile Spain is falling a little bit further into recession, recording a 0.4 per cent drop of its GDP in the second quarter
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of 2012. This confirms the tricky situation in which the fourth largest EU country finds itself in with domestic demand in decline, record unemployment and international demand and tourism not sufficient anymore to lift the national economy. Investors are convinced Spain will have no choice but to ask sooner, rather than later, for further EU help to reduce the interests on its debt which is now costing almost â‚Ź35 billion. Even so Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared on many occasions that the nation will wait to understand the
conditions imposed by the ECB before asking for a global bailout from the EU. Meanwhile Catalonia has now joined Valencia and Murcia asking for a â‚Ź5 billion financial life-line from the Spanish central government as it is suffering from a lack of access to capital markets. Catalonia faces debts of more than â‚Ź40 billion and one can wonder how many others of the 17 Spanish regions may have to join the liquidity fund set up by Madrid and under which conditions if any! Despite the lack of good news in the Eurozone and renewed tensions between troubled EU countries and slightly better
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How to create plan all businesses need In the second of a new occasional series, Nigel Fitzpatrick looks at the importance of having a business plan. A BUSINESS should always have a plan. key areas and include colour charts and Initially the business plan will capture the spreadsheets. strategic, operational and financial aims to The numbers will be under scrutiny, all be adapted as trade grows. costs should be fully documented and sales Ideally the plan should be written by the predictions should be realistic and potential or new business conservative. Preparing cash owner, but in the flow and break-even charts will perspective of the audience. Nigel Fitzpatrick establish how many sales must It is essential to idenity be achieved to cover costs and the purpose of the plan and also what start-up finance will to tailor it accordingly. be needed for the new Is it for personal use? enterprise. At the beginning Is it to secure finance or there are many start-up costs, investment? and sales can be uncertain, so Or simply to communicate provision for a strong cash flow future plans of the company? budget. Moving forward from creating the Do market research, factoring in market essential business plan as growth is size and potential growth paths. achieved, it is important to refer to it and For example, an internet cafe would adapt accordingly. Templates are available on the internet need research into local population, household internet coverage, and which can help with writing a business plan, and assist with Profit and Loss, cashpredictions on potential growth or decline. Going into business it is essential to have flow and break-even charts. a measure and understanding of competitors. If the market sector is highly competitive, is this price led and how will any new business be able to effectively compete with existing players? info@businessownersdirect.com When writing the business plan, cover all Tel – 0034 91 123 4006
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Charity fundraiser stays positive fighting cancer Charity fundraising expat Tina Sanchez got engaged on the second date and is currently organising a swanky event at The Polo House. Nicole Hallett reports. How did you get involved with Future events? charity work? A gala dinner and prize draw at The Polo A colleague roped me in six years ago House, Marbella, to raise money for Ciudad starting with buying things for poor de los Niños on October 4. We are still people on World Vision, followed looking for businesses to donate by animal charity AAA, Caritas, prizes. Contact metrobanus Cudeca and the Malaga @hotmail.com to donate. orphanage Ciudad de los Craziest thing you have Niños. done? How much have you Getting engaged on the raised? second date to my husband Around €3,000 in cash, of 10 years, Javier. We although I am mostly married two years later. involved in getting food and Scariest experience? other items for the poor and Finding I had ovarian cancer in children. I could not even begin to count March. Within days I had a hysterectomy and this value. am now halfway through chemotherapy. Have thing changed since the How have you coped? economic crisis? I try to stay positive and never give up. I Absolutely. Now it is more difficult raising work at Metro Restaurant in Puerto Banus donations and getting people to attend and my boss has been really flexible with my fundraising functions. hours. Read the full interview on www.euroweeklynews.com/features/interviews
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EWN COMMENT The luxury of regional pride ON top of Spain’s EU bank bailout and the spectre of sovereign rescue, Cataluña, Valencia and Murcia have sent out their own mayday calls. They owe €145 billion, of which €36 billion must be refinanced this year. Aided by lottery loot the government set up an €18 billion rescue fund in July but the arithmetic is not promising. Autonomies and nationalist pride come at an exorbitant price these days.
The vicious circle RECEIVING the €400odd allowance available after unemployment benefit is exhausted will depend on looking for work for the previous 30 days. As though it were that easy! After a month, the
majority will not find a job because there are none around and there are no jobs because there is no money around. And there is no money because there are no jobs. And so on to miserable infinity.
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FOLLOWING the front page story (Costa del Sol, Issue 1413) about the opening of the new runway and complaints about noise levels; we have a huge problem now. We live between the villages of Valle de Abdalajis, Alora and Pastalero; inland from Malaga. Both day and night low-flying planes come directly over the top of our valley and house. It is so loud that it starts many of the neighbourhood dogs barking. It is absolutely intolerable. We have about 20 houses in our little valley and it is very remote and is why we love it here. Due to the heat we leave our windows open, but the noise is intolerable and we can no longer sit outside enjoying our previously peaceful garden. Tony Lloyd, inland from Malaga Editor’s note: Airport authority AENA has installed a sound level meter in Cartama to collect data on noise levels generated by Malaga’s airport during August and September. Technicians will then study the information. In the meantime complaints can be sent to the Airspace and Environment Department. GABagp@aena.es.
Sleeping on job I BELIEVE I know one of the reasons many people choose to go to supermarkets rather than the smaller shops (Issue 1416). Supermarkets are open from morning until evening without closing in the middle of the day for a few hours. This is true for all shops. In the centre of Fuengirola I can see that many of the shops are suffering. These are the ones that close for siesta. Yet just a bit further up in the large Miramar Shopping Centre where the shops stay open all day, they seem to be enjoying a far better trade. Equally so, most of the cheap Chinese stores seem to do well, however the only one I know of that closes in the middle of the day – which was located on Carretera de Mijas – has closed. Jane Harder, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
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takes my breath away. How can people be so preoccupied with bulls and other animals when they eat them. They should be ashamed of themselves. First stop eating animals then protect them. Go to have a look at how they are killed. I am proud to say I am more than 80-years-old and have never tasted anything that comes from an animal, including meat dairy. Please do not ask the silly question where I get my protein from. At my age I walk six miles every day. So please let the animals live. Stop eating them, it will even help the climate change. R.Nedelec, Marbella (Malaga)
Born to sniff IN regards to the article on dogs sniffing out the red palm weevil in trees (Issue 1417). This makes one wonder why it was not thought of before. Dogs rely on their sense of smell to interpret the world much in the same way people depend on their sight. The area of a dog’s brain that is devoted to analysing smells is
around 40 times larger than that of a human and can smell between 1,000 and 10,000 times better, depending on the breed of dog. KH, Calvia (Mallorca)
Taxing thought I READ that Mayor Chalvi is delighted to be able to spend €1.5 million on the refurbishment of the Arenal area. His taxpayers wish he would show equal enthusiasm about repaying the excessive IBI extracted from them over the past seven years. I think that he talks the talk of good government, but like most politicians, when it comes to walking the walk, he becomes somewhat lame. He pleads poverty, but still seems to find plenty of cash for fireworks and rock bands! Eric Brown, Javea (Alicante)
Driving tonic THIS should interest those who need to take a medical for their driver’s licence. Catral now has its own ‘psicotecnico’ centre where my wife recently obtained hers for €20, instead of the often quoted €30-€50. It is carried out in a matter of 20 minutes or so. For those that do not speak Spanish the receptionist can help them with a reasonable understanding of English. We just turned up for our test with no problem. The centre is more or less opposite the small Consum supermarket, open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm-9pm. You should take your original residence
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Proud legacy I WAS annoyed by the insinuation in ‘EWN Comment’ (Issue 1416) that London should somehow be ashamed of its connection with Oliver Cromwell. As a Londoner I am proud of our association and the legacy he has left us. He rid us, both of a treacherous king and the concept of a divine right to rule. He gave us a strong parliament, a professional army and made us respected throughout Europe. Granted he didn’t do much for theatres, church music or Christmas but you can’t have everything. Don’t believe the monarchist propaganda.
Ken Bethell, Mazarron (Murcia)
Public outrage I AGREE with Mike Walsh (Issue 1417) in regards to the fury towards a two-year sentence on three women who cavorted on the altar of one of Moscow’s most revered places of worship, screaming blasphemies and obscenities. If this had happened in a Muslim place of worship the penalty would have been far more severe than a two-year sentence. Just look at the recent beheading of 15 men and two women in Afghanistan by Taliban. Their crime? Being at a late night party with music and dancing where there were men and women. Apparently this is immoral. In my mind, this should provoke far more public outrage. Also, what about the women who are raped and then stoned to death for their ‘crime’ according to Sharia law; the same law that Muslim Extremists seek in the UK. Something we should fight at all costs. LH, Torrevieja (Alicante)
Power bill shock WE were already bracing ourselves for the VAT tax increases on September 1, but I see we are going to be done again by backdating the bills like electricity. How do they possibly justify putting it on the August bill as well. There is no way anyone can receive their bill in August so is this just a marvellous way of raising extra money. DJH, by email
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Super fit humans Paralympics
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
Paralympic Torch Relay: Double gold-winning cyclist Simon Richardson lighting the cauldron at the lighting ceremony in front of the Paralympic Agitos outside Cardiff City Hall, Wales. impairments - it’s almost like a culture shock. I hasten to add I have no problem with the disabled. Over the years I have
been in touch with the infirm probably more than most through various charity organisations; it’s just the sheer volume of
individual tragedies that has suddenly confronted us that I find disquieting. Anyway, congratulations to all the participants.
Before I do leave the subject however, I didn’t think the antics of Barbara Windsor and Boris Johnson were particularly clever. I actually found their emulating people who have lost their legs, bordering on the downright offensive. Nothing constructive was achieved by the actions of this patronising pair of Wally’s, except get them in the newspapers. Wasn’t it great to see the ignoble art of squatting (no pun intended) made a criminal offence this week? With total predictability, there they all were. Grubby looking left wingers and do gooders, all whinging about the fact these parasites would now have nowhere to live. My God, just think. Some of them will probably have to get a job! Nothing gives them the right to take over and reside in other people’s property without permission. Nothing allows them to trash another person’s place of abode. If you want to drop out, get a tent or drop back in and earn your own. Otherwise good riddance . Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
Right on wrong I ADMIRE people like you who put on paper what so many feel. Your column (Issue 1416) sums up everything wrong about football today. I believe it has had such a bad influence on society and helped to create the aggressive culture we now have. Since I’ve been reading your column I don’t think I’ve disagreed with you once. Rod Blow, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante)
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I THOUGHT very carefully about my subject matter this week. I finally decided to go ahead because one thing I do pride this column on, is the fact that apart from the odd unintentional slip, I try to be honest. I am also completely aware, that writing what I consider to be how I truly feel can sometimes put me up to my eyeballs in mire! Well, it’s too late to change; so here goes. The truth is I simply can’t get my head around The Paralympics. Now before you all start screaming and shouting, no one could have more admiration for these brave men and women than me. Super fit humans, who have often overcome almost unbelievable odds to attain their exalted positions as para-olympians, it’s just I can’t watch without feeling uncomfortable. I don’t care what anyone says, as far as I’m concerned, no one could have been quite prepared for such an onslaught of missing limbs and
YOUR article regarding the football season start (Issue 1416) sums up the situation perfectly. Players are overpaid, over-rated yobs and prima donnas. Sadly it has become the general signature for British society. If you could stand for Prime Minister; you would get my vote! Ian Phillips, Benidoleig (Alicante)
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UK health tourism and compensation culture frustration I
AM angry – again - so angry, I need to lie down in a dark room and let my heart rate stabilise a bit. Meanwhile, why not flick ahead to the sudoku page or go and make that cup of tea … Hey, me again. Apologies for the short break but pleased to report the heart rate’s just about stabilised. But why so angry? The reason is the article I just read about yet another Nigerian ‘health tourist’ who went to the UK for an emergency caesarean on the NORA JOHNSON NHS. This heavilypregnant woman, Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological educated at suspense and crime thrillers. Harvard, flew to Manchester Airport more than 3,000 miles from her home, to have her baby FIGHTING FUND: British travel agents £1m fighting fund to deal with personal at cash-strapped Wythenshawe Hospital injury cases. costing the taxpayer around £10,000. It’s reported she required vast resources, including midwives, two ‘health tourist’ isn’t one. She’ll never Rather like the compensation culture so urology consultants, a radiology repay a penny and doubtless will be back prevalent now in the UK. British travel consultant, two obstetric consultants again for the next birth. agents are said to have an annual £1m and two anaesthetists. This has all to do with getting fighting fund to deal with personal injury Now, NHS treatment is not ‘free’. It’s something for nothing – something I’ve cases filed by holidaymakers. Among paid for by the UK taxpayer and this written about here before in this context. cases they’ve had to defend is that of a
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woman who sued after a coconut dropped onto her chest while reclining under a palm tree in the Dominican Republic. She received £1,700 in an outof-court settlement. Add to that the case of the teacher who secured a £200,000 compensation payout after slipping on a grape while in a school canteen. Good heavens! Not to mention the illegal immigrant labelled by the judge a ‘one man crime wave’ who was recently jailed for two years for a string of new offences (12 to add to his ‘previous’, namely 30!). Just a year after winning £17,360 compensation for ‘unlawful detention’ while awaiting deportation! Is it really surprising people like the Nigerian ‘health tourist’ above effectively ‘steal’ from the British taxpayer when the UK’s thriving compensation culture is not only keeping the door open for them but continuing to transport them over the threshold?
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Ecco Homigod! THE poet Rabindranath Tagore once wrote that, “Age considers; youth ventures.” Except, it seems, in the case of the 80 year old churchgoer from Zaragoza who decided to restore a 100 year old painting of Christ using a painting by numbers set and an old dish mop. Apparently she leapt with glee upon the beautiful fresco by Elias Garcia Martinez and duly proceeded to totally obliterate the pained features and delicate brushwork of the original. This story gave me the biggest laugh of the year, especially the protestations of the perpetrator who insisted (as a child would) that everyone knew what she was doing and she therefore had done nothing wrong. Personally if I were her I would have plead insanity or told everyone that Christ told her to do it then ran away and hid. What is telling is the vehemence with which she attacked the fresco. Not only did she endeavour to paint the missing sections ruined by damp and age, but she continued by covering the whole image with her own particular style of brushwork which was amateur, to say the least.
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).
Her ‘restoration’ to me smacks of something more sinister, artistic envy perhaps, a desire to destroy beauty or maybe she just hated the artist’s work. Whatever, the fact remains that she has deliberately ruined an accomplished work of art and you may feel I am being cruel but the woman is not stupid or mentally impaired, she seems quite bright to me and must have realised that one does not just paint over a century old fresco in order to save the church a penny or two. Perhaps it should be treated as a deliberate act of vandalism. Would a 16 year old graffiti artist be treated with the same benign amusement? How many of us who at least profess to a smidgen of artistic talent have thought “Ooh that Michelangelo could do with a spot of paint, let me just slap a bit of Titanium White over
the third Cherub from the left and see what happens?” I think not. Absurdly, given the wanton destruction the old lady caused, her act has created something of a tourist boom for the church and ‘Ecco Mono’, as the restoration has been called, has become a ‘must see’ attraction. The second laugh from this whole ‘fiasco’ surely has to be the sanguine attitude of the Councillor of Culture whose solution to the likely irreparable damage to the work was to comment that perhaps they could replace it with a photograph of the original. Why stop there, why not replace ‘Ecco Homo’ with a photograph of Bart Simpson? Anyway I’m off to The National Gallery, thought I might restore a few old masters, maybe brighten up a Caravaggio or two, add a few flowers and put a smile on the lips of St Sebastian. Then who knows, maybe I’ll straighten up the nudes in Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles D’avignon’ and finish up by cleaning Duchamp’s urinal. I may even rewrite the ending of Macbeth. The world is my lobster as Salvador Dali may have said. Anyone got a dish mop I can borrow?
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www.euroweeklynews.com CAN you hear it? If you listen very carefully, you can hear the collective sigh of relief of mothers across Spain; across most of the Western world, in fact. This week and next herald the start of the new school term and after some 11 weeks, not a moment too soon, may I add. There is nothing better than the company of my little ninja niñas, but two solid months is just de trop, demasiado, and zu viehl. One more bickering session over who gets the first pancake, the purple rather than pink cup or the really pretty Barbie and I will happily walk the plank of the nearest pirate vessel. This being our first year in Spain and the fact that our beloved, yet crazy dog now has separation anxiety, we decided to spend the summer here: The summer, the whole summer and nothing but the summer, your honour. If there has been an upturn in the local economy, surely we must have done our part as the staunchest supporters of all things Spanish. A thank you letter from Mariano Rajoy would not be inappropriate. Not to mention all the foreign guests we have dragged half-way across the globe to do the same - but then I think I already did (Holiday
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Hotel, EWN July 26 - August 1). We actually only made it as far as Sóller, which in itself was no mean feat with a no air-con sauna of a car, but then I was most curious about the brand spanking new Jumeirah Beach Hotel. How would such a legend of a hotel fare in the land not typically known for its superior and attentive service? Pretty well, is the answer, though they still need to decide if they love or loathe children, with family facilities a bit patchy. There has certainly been enough to do here in Mallorca to keep us occupied and entertained; horse riding, boating, water parks and the beach during the day; spectacular shows such as Son Amar’s Pasíon and Pirates at night.
ME TIME: After two months of holidays we can be close to breaking point. It’s just that I can’t wait to get back to routine; humans are, after all, creatures of habit and a mélange of sloth,
servitude (donning more ‘hats’ than a milliner as chef, entertainer, cleaner and chauffeur) and sun alone is not
enough and too much at the same time. So bring on the early starts, healthy salads rather than charred barbecues; time to blitz the now tractor-sized spare tyre in the gym, where they probably believe I have been abducted by aliens or emigrated (again) after such a long absence. Hallelujah to coffee mornings with the mummies before ticking off a few things on my to-do list, which now rivals the telephone directory in size and scope. Back to normality. Back to cooler days after such oppressive heat and back to burgundy, brown and black hues after months of pastels. More than January, I find the school start the most exciting time of the year; new projects and ideas abound; resolutions that you are more likely to stick with than in the bleak January lull. Heck, I may even go back to school myself after a summer sabbatical from my Spanish lessons - and enroll in another class: Maybe now is the time to take up BASE jumping or knitting? So, if you see me dropping off my little angels at the school gates this week, do excuse me if I don’t shed tears of sadness, and please overlook the odd impromptu cartwheel as I head off to an autumn of me, myself and I.
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T is over 30 years since I stubbed out my last cigarette. A 40 a day smoker I had started early. There was group pressure then and, ridiculous though it now sounds, cigarette smoking was pitched as being a cool, healthy habit. As a young seaman I could purchase a duty free pack of 200 ciggies for less than a euro. With the smug satisfaction of being a successful quitter I thought losing weight by dieting and exercise would be a breeze. Of the two addictions - nicotine and food - successful weight loss, whilst being equally satisfying and healthy, is just as tough and paradoxically is not a light undertaking. A tad short of six foot (in English) I had ballooned to 94 kilos; I had a pot-belly an alderman would have been proud of. Visiting my wardrobe was the only pointless exercise. Like most of us here in the costas I habitually wear shorts with elasticated waistband; a fatal mistake as it covers your sins. With a business trip in Northern Europe coming up I had three suits to choose from. There was no way any would now fit my waist. The suits were bought when I was a healthier 85 kilos. By necessity I am careful with my money and, getting on in years, mindful of my health.
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There was only one solution and it was a painful one. I was on a mission to lose at least 10 kilos. Now 82 kilos, I more than succeeded and my suits now fit perfectly. You’re going to ask: ‘How was it for you?’ Hard! I believe now that many dieters fail because they blissfully set out unaware of the level of self sacrifice needed to succeed. Either that or they are unprepared to go to the essential extremes by radically changing their eating habits. It is a mountain to climb. Dieting without an hour’s brisk
Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio.
walk several times a week can be slow. You want to see progress every Sunday morning when you step on the bathroom scales. Just do it! Walk, briskly! Granted my metabolism and lifestyle may have been working against me so it could be easier for you. Although my appetite was modest I learned I could live healthier by cutting down my food intake by at least half. If you think you are going to lose weight
BLISSFUL IGNORANCE: Most dieters are completely unaware of the level of self sacrifice required. by giving up dessert or taking two sweeteners instead of one you are a master of self-delusion. You need steely, unswerving self discipline to reduce what you eat by half. The good news is my tummy quickly adapted to less food; it is
indigestion free; I now look and feel much better; my doctor has given me a gold medal of unctuous approval. I do not have to replace my wardrobe. Was it worth it? An unqualified yes, definitely.
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LU may spread long before symptoms appear. Doctors and nurses could unintentionally be infecting patients after being exposed to the bug, even if they feel healthy. Office workers could be passing flu to colleagues before they have even coughed or sneezed. This is what a study in ferrets by Britain’s leading flu expert, Professor John Oxford of the Queen Mary School of Medicine in London suggests. The aim is to back the case for more healthcare workers to be given the flu jab and later a universal vaccination programme. The ferrets were able to pass on the flu 24
TOO LATE: Flu may spread long before symptoms appear. hours after being infected with the virus, even though no symptoms were shown
for another full day. The strain used was the same one that caused the 2009 swine
flu pandemic which reportedly killed almost 300,000 people worldwide.
ESSENTIAL: Good bacteria can keep one’s skin youthful.
Get the beauty bug and stay looking young THE good bacteria in one’s skin are essential for the immune system, just like it is for the gut. Upping them can also combat wrinkles, sagging and pigmentation, restoring your complexion’s youthful plumpness and glow, studies suggest. The beneficial bugs on the surface of the skin work to maintain moisture and radiance and fight the bad bacteria which cause redness, sensitivity, spots and other infections.
Good bacteria penetrate the deeper levels to repair skin DNA and build wrinklepreventing collagen. This probiotic reduced cellular damage by up to 50 per cent, irritation by up to 35 per cent and activated cellular renewal by up to 70 per cent in lab tests. Following these results many cosmetic companies are offering a host of ranges that contain ingredients to increase ‘beauty bacteria’.
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Exercise cuts risk of cancer return Self-luminous electronic displays can affect sleep; teens more affected.
Mobile phones can affect sleep
SLEEP problems can be caused by using an electronic gadget for just two hours before bed. Teens are particularily susceptible to the problem, researchers from the Lighting Research Centre at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York (USA) found. They believe the displays cause melatonin suppression. Melatonin is the chemical that controls the body clock. “Our study shows that a two-hour exposure to light from self-luminous electronic displays can suppress melatonin by about 22 per cent,” said Mariana Figueiro, associate professor at Rensselaer and director of the LRC’s Light and Health Programme. “Stimulating the human circadian system to this level may affect sleep in those using the devices prior to bedtime.”
EXERCISE can help cancer sufferers cut the risk of recurrence by half. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise reduced recurrence of the disease by up to 50 per cent, the study, which is part of a series of investigations by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA), found. An inactive lifestyle could hinder recovery. Despite these results, the study revealed that many patients are reluctant to make efforts to keep fit, considering their daily activities sufficient exercise. This study was published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. FIGHTING FIT: Halve risk of cancer recurrence through exercise.
BREAKTHROUGH: Early-stage sperm from human skin tissue could help thousands of infertile men.
Sperm made from human skin could help infertility EARLY-STAGE sperm has been successfully made from human skin tissue. Thousands of infertile men could be potentially helped by this technique. Using sperm ‘grown’ from slivers of their skin could allow them to father children genetically their
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own. It could also lead to a ‘miracle pill’ to treat infertility. American scientists used a cocktail of chemicals to wind back the ‘biological clock’ in skin cells, turning them into ones with the chameleon-like powers of
embryonic stem cells. Critics argue it is wrong to meddle with the building blocks of life, warning of a future where babies are created entirely through artificial means. The technique is still many years away from use in clinics.
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Feria fun all set to begin Friday TRADITIONAL: The neighbours will dress in costumes for the event.
Night festival this weekend
The neighbourhood of Ex Sesmo in Cartama will stage its night festival to the Virgen Maria, starting tomorrow (Friday) with a traditional parade which will see neighbours dressed in costumes, plus poker and a petanque tournament. The official opening at 10pm will
include a speech, music and selection of the festival king and queen. Over the weekend several sports activities, live music, singing and a flamenco show will be staged, and on Sunday there will be Mass and a procession in honour of the Virgin at 8pm.
Organic foods not necessarily better WHILE organic food contains fewer contaminants, there is little evidence that organic foods are more nutritious than conventionally grown foods. Eating organic foods can reduce the likelihood of consuming pesticides and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, one of the most comprehensive studies to address the questions to date shows. Two-hundred-and-forty published studies of the nutrient and contaminant levels in organic and conventionally grown foods and studies of humans eating them were looked at by a team of researchers from Stanford
LITTLE EVIDENCE: That organic foods are better for you. University in California. Both the nutrient levels and the bacterial fungal or pesticide contamination of various products including fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, milk, poultry and eggs grown organically and conventionally were reviewed.
“Despite the widespread misperception that organically produced foods are more nutritious than conventional alternatives, we did not find evidence to support this perception,” author Crystal Smith-Spangler wrote in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Expensive future of food FOOD in the future is expected to be far more expensive due to a spike in prices caused by poor harvests and rising demand. The increase in maize, wheat and soya bean prices this summer is the third spike in the past five years. Though farmers have become more efficient, increasing their yields of land under production, this has been offset
by two negative factors. These are policies in the US and the EU that divert large amounts of corn for biofuels and poor harvests caused by the weather, the Guardian newspaper reported. Over the next two decades there will be an extra 70 million mouths to feed each year, if the World Bank’s projections are accurate.
TOMORROW (Friday) the Feria de las Maravillas - the Wonderland Fair - in Maro, begins. It will run until Sunday. Today (Thursday) some rides will be operating at halfprice for young children before tomorrow’s official start of the feria at 1pm. It will be opened with a floral tribute and paella, a performance by ‘Placido’ and dancing shows in the Plaza de las Maravillas. In the evening the Feria Queen will be selected. On Saturday a midday Mass will be held in honour of the Virgin de las Maravillas followed by a concert by Charanga Los Tropicales. From 7.30pm there are concerts by Nueva Imagen and Alalba. The feria procession starts at 9pm accompanied by fireworks and will be followed by a free concert with Plaza Sur. Sunday’s activities include various performances throughout the day which will include singers, groups and dancers. At 5pm there will be children’s games in the Plaza plus horse riding competitions near the Jardin de la Marquesa. In the evening at 6.30pm there is the tribute to senior residents with entertainment by ‘Placido’. The festivities will continue until a grand firework display takes place as the finale.
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Falling palms Increasingly one is now hearing of more and more cases of palm trees falling and causing damage to properties, cars and people even when not yet affected by the palm weevil. So do check there is no movement of any palms you have, by having a couple of people put maximum pressure on the trunk from several angles while a third person checks for any movement from the vertical. Other palms have fallen because their trunks are
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seriously weakened by the hollowing out effects of fast munching weevil grubs.
Replacement and additional trees In spite of the crisis, councils have found monies for expanding the number of trees along streets and in public parks. Fortunately some councils require that other, perhaps better looking trees are planted to replace felled pine trees. Provided we do get heavy autumn rains to raise the water table beneath gardens, consider planting some new trees for shade and aesthetic beauty in the late autumn, winter or early spring.
Allotments During the past year we have heard of increasing numbers of councils and private land owners
FUNDING: Some councils have expanded the number of trees in streets and parks. developing areas allotments for rent.
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There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a
There will be a certain amount of discussion regarding holiday plans. You know what you want but how do you persuade others? It's quite easy really. All you have to do is to get someone else to suggest a certain place.
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You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself! Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter. You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular. Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department.
Being totally inspired this week, you
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With everyone busy round you, the chance may be taken to show what you are capable of. Instead of watching someone make a pig's ear of a work project, offer to help. It's important, though, to let them think any bright ideas were theirs.
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“I’m perfect for the position,” the man replied. “At my last job, every time anything went wrong, they said I was responsible.”
LEO (July 24 - August 23) A business partnership takes on a romantic tinge this week. It is possible that the other party sees this as more significant than you. To avoid problems later it would be best to let them do all the running.
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Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce? We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better to
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart. Many people do that at this time of the year and so you are not alone. Trusting is sometimes difficult but it must happen sometime.
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As you are very much in the limelight, it comes as no great surprise that admiration comes your way. What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise? Strange things happen sometimes. Treat life with humour and kindness and you will not go far wrong.
could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible. With many demands at the moment, restrict your exuberance on finances.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
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Born September 6, 1948 in Beasain Guipuzcoa, Karlos is a popular chef, cooking show host and television producer. His love for Basque cooking began at home as a child, when he would help his mother in the kitchen.
resolution to put more energy into everything that you do. The rewards are both social and financial. There is no great progress in love this week but patience is a virtue.
share one good moment with someone than none at all.
A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one. An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride? Let's face it, who is best equipped to blow your trumpet?
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Asking too much of yourself is unrealistic. You need to pace yourself and make plans.
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1. Aboriginal terms: bunyip, nulla-nulla, sadza, woomera 2. Abbey buildings: cellarium, cloisters, garth, sacrum 3. Aircraft: aileron, elevator, fuselage, pistolet 4. Alchemy terms: arcantum, azoth, elixir, tuatara 5. Alphabets and writing systems: cuneiform, Cyrillic, diptera, kanji 6. American Indian terms: axon, hogan, papoose, sachem 7. Angels: anaglyph, seraphim, thrones, virtues 8. Archaeology terms: dolmen, frond, menhir, stele 9. Architectural terms: Majlis, Norman, Regency, Rococo 10. Armour: babbit, fauld, gorget, greave
(old gold coin), 4. TUATARA (New Zealand lizard-like reptile),
Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year. A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance. Asking others may just confuse matters, so only seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Your outgoing attitude is spot on. Some may say you are a little crazy, the way you go for things. Each person has their own way and yours can be quite unique but that certainly does not make it wrong. People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems. Let's hope that you will be more fully appreciated in this exciting week.
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WITH self-catering holidays gaining in popularity, holiday let owners have never had it so good and more and more people are considering owning and letting a holiday home. And this summer many will be browsing estate agents’ windows while on holiday, thinking about how they can get a slice of this increasingly profitable pie.
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Across 1 Small laboratory with our work (6) 5 Search for water to put out the fire, one hears (5) 8 Quote the Church of England about it (4) 9 Order ale, but at riot (8) 10 Manager is hesitant but is the exact opposite (10) 13 Look at old boy over in summerhouse (6) 14 Possibly buries gems (6) 16 Selfish lover giving flowers to saint (10) 19 More of us play a game of golf (8) 21 Originate from Thailand (4) 22 Started to damage the skating area and take in liquid (5) 23 Vet show on television (6) Down 2 Enthusiastic prima donna on the way up (4) 3 Stayed too long at the fare? (7) 4 Schedule is not altered by the revolutions (9) 5 Spot the bad back (3) 6 Earnest writer spotted in the wilderness (5) 7 Involved ideal networks (8)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Sorpresas (9) 5 Lights (not darkness) (5) 7 Milk (5) 9 Después de (5) 10 Delante (5) 11 Circus (entertainment) (5) 12 Nickname (5) 14 Margarina (9)
Co d e B r e a ke r 11 Dines in with sailors who are late (9) 12 Hiding a Para? No Iʼd be fearful (8) 15 However, Sonnyʼs partner is a killer (7) 17 The Queen is dogged by an American soldier when the fabulous bird returns (5) 18 Dreadful ride (4) 20 Article in fine wood (3)
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QUICK Across 7 Garden flower (6) 8 In a foreign country (6) 9 Hairless (4) 10 Particular (8) 11 Moorland shrub (7) 13 At no time (5) 15 Convey (5) 17 Last course (7) 20 Hair problem (5,3) 21 See 2 Down 22 Containing salt (6) 23 Not wide (6)
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Euro NCAP safety award for New Clio THE new Renault Clio has been awarded a fivestar rating following passive tests carried out by Euro NCAP. This result, which was achieved in spite of a harshening of the independent body’s procedures in January 2012, provides a further illustration of Renault’s passive safety expertise. The New Clio attained a global score of 85 per cent – including the top ratings for child protection, pedestrian protection and safety equipment – which marks an improvement over its predecessor. The front end of the car
was designed to minimise injury to pedestrians. The bumper has no salient edges, while the lower part of the windscreen, which is traditionally very rigid, was designed to reduce the risk of injury in an impact. Meanwhile, the height of the bonnet was raised in order to incorporate a crumple zone between the structure and the uppermost parts of the engine. As a result, the New Clio has emerged as the best car in its class in terms of pedestrian protection. In addition to contributing to driving
enjoyment, minimising weight also causes a shorter stopping distance and less inertia in an impact. Therefore, New Clio boasts a weight saving up to 100kg. For greater comfort, instruments have been designed to be clear and graphical. New Clio also benefits from modern driving aids like advanced navigation, voice commands for cars equipped with the R-Link multimedia system, the automation of tasks such as headlight and windscreen wiper activation, plus rear parking sensors.
MINIMUM INJURY: The front end was designed with no salient edges. Renault’s approach to safety is founded on a detailed study of actual accidents and real world safety with a view to proposing products that correspond with realities on the road, including the incorporation of safety equipment as standard from first equipment level. Priorities consequently focus on the development of the most efficient technologies to prevent an accident happening, ensuring corrective action can be taken in unexpected
situations and protect passengers when impact does occur. Over the years, Renault has emerged as a
benchmark for car safety and this is mirrored in the results its models have secured in media ratings.
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Team GB get off to a golden start at the Paralympics DID YOU KNOW?
SPORTS SCENE By Tony Matthews
FORMER world superbike champion James Toseland has married Katie Melua, and Mo Farah has won £250,000 on the TV show The Cube.
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.
Friday in Monaco, Chelsea got thumped 4-1 by Athletic Bilbao in the European Super Cup, Falcao netting a treble for the Spaniards. The Champions League draw has conjured up some cracking Group ties including Manchester CityReal Madrid, CelticBarcelona, ChelseaJuventus, Manchester United-Galatasaray and Arsenal-Schalke. The competition starts in earnest on September 18/19. And among the third round League Cup-ties on September 25/26 are Carlisle-Spurs, ChelseaWolves, Leeds-Everton, Manchester City-Villa, Manchester UnitedNewcastle and WBALiverpool. Last weekend, WBA completed their best topflight start since 1984 by beating Everton 2-0; Tevez netted his 50th PL goal for Man City in a 3-1 win over QPR; Arsenal won 2-0 at struggling Liverpool, Van Persie’s hat-trick gave Man Utd a ‘late’ 3-2 win at now bottom club Southampton; West Ham eased home 30 v Fulham; and there were draws at Swansea, Wigan, Newcastle and Tottenham (again). Due to the WC qualifiers, there are no Premiership or Championship games
NEWLY-WED: James Toseland. Swansea and Inter Milan respectively to Man City), Dempsey & Dembele (Fulham to Spurs), Carroll (Liverpool to West Ham), Johnson (Man City to Sunderland), Berbatov (Man United to Fulham), Van der Vaart (Spurs to Hamburg) and Granero (Real Madrid to QPR). Sadly three exfootballers have passed away - Roy Horobin (exWBA/Notts Co), Les Green (Derby County) and Archie Gibson (Leeds). RIP.
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FOOTBALL – We’ll see action all over Europe (and the world) this coming weekend as several countries (the majority kicking off in the evening) get their respective 2014 World Cup qualifying campaigns under way their goal, a place in Brazil in two years’ time. England, without Rooney, Carroll, Cole and Young, begin their Group H matches in Moldova, whom they’ve beaten twice before in WC qualifiers 3-0 (in Christinau) in September 1996 and 4-0 (at Wembley) 12 months later. In Group A, Wales welcome Belgium to Cardiff and Scotland entertain Serbia in Glasgow. The Republic of Ireland visit Kazakhstan in Group C, and Northern Ireland compete in Russia in Group F. For the record, last
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this weekend, but the pick of the other matches is the Devon derby between Torquay and Plymouth. A total of 105 transfers took place on deadline day, including Essien (Chelsea to Real Madrid), Adam (Liverpool to Stoke), Sinclair and Maicon (from
PARALYMPICS – These Games are turning out to be better than the able-bodied Olympics with Team GB collecting gold medals galore. Swimmers Jessica-Jane Applegate (16) and Ellie Simmonds (17) both smashed records in winning gold… doubleamputee sprinter Richard Whitehead tore up the track… cyclist Sarah Storey roared round the velodrome… David Weir’s wheelchair ignited in the 5,000m… Aled Davies whirled his discus… and dressage riders Natasha Baker (twice) and Sophie Christiansen sat proudly on their horses. With more gongs, silver and bronze medals to come, the tally
of 102 secured in Beijing will be bettered, I’m sure. CRICKET – England went 2-1 up in their 50over series with South Africa - and retained top ODI status - after Ian Bell inspired a six-wicket victory at Lords last Sunday. Meanwhile, Andrew Strauss has retired, allowing Alastair Cook to take over as Test captain. And this year’s CB40 final will feature Hampshire against Warwickshire. GOLF – Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts are Jose Maria Olazabal’s wild cards in his European Ryder Cup team. And looking ahead, inform
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Mojacar-based, Newcastle fan George Crichton from the Valle del Este Golf Society, could make Europe’s 2014 Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles, if his legs hold up! FORMULA ONE – After a crash, bang, wallop start, last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa was won by Jensen Button with Sebastian Vettel second and Kimi Raikkonen third.