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IN a dramatic sea chase, Guardia Civil intercepted a motorboat with almost 400 kilos of hashish aboard. As part of an operation against drug trafficking along the Granada coast put into action at the beginning of the year, the Guardia Civil intercepted the yacht 18 miles offshore and detained two people for offences against public health. The boat was detected by members of the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil who were suspicious of its movements and took the boat and its occupants to the port of Motril. Once there, investigators went over the six metre semi-rigid launch from stem to stern in a meticulous search. Eventually, police say, a highly trained sniffer dog detected the presence of drugs. A further search revealed a false bottom to the launch in which, police say, they discovered 57 packets containing 180 bars of hashish.
Hungry thief tucked in SALOBREÑA police detained a man who allegedly broke into a flat and ate food from the fridge before ransacking the flat and stealing a television, an oven and a microwave.
Family arrest
CAPTURED: Two men were detained after Guardia Civil discovered hashish on board a motorboat. Police claim the two detained men, both Spaniards from Malaga, have previous convictions. The traffic of drugs from Morocco generates 85 per cent of the money earned by organised gangs, according to police sources, particularly from cannabis and its
derivatives, which is the drug most widely consumed in the world. Spain’s geographical location is the main entrance for drugs coming from North Africa into Europe, and because of this has confiscated the most hashish in the world.
SEVEN members of one family, aged between 27 and 45, were arrested for allegedly selling drugs from their home in Motril.
Musical act THE Chamber Choir of the Juventudes Musicales de Almuñecar will be in Casa de la Cultura, Almuñecar, at 8pm Saturday March 23.
No street judgement JUDGES in Torrox will no longer have to listen to evidence in the street. The councillor of Justice and Interior, Emilio de Llera, announced improvements
will be made to the courts which only have stair access and no lift which meant judges had to hear witnesses with mobility problems in the street.
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Letters ANDALUCIAN DAY: San Miguel castle in Almuñecar will throw open its doors.
Keep flag flying on Andalucia Day AXARQUIA will be holding lots of events to celebrate the Dia de Andalucia tomorrow (Thursday). Festivities in Salobreña will start at 9am in the park La Fuente and the fairground, and will cater for all ages and tastes. At noon, the commemorative ceremony will start with hymn singing accompanied by the Municipal School of Music band and the hoisting of the green and white flag of Andalucia. This will be followed by a concert of Paso Dobles by the Salobreña
Municipal band, and at 1pm the Cantares choir will perform. At 1.30pm awards will be given to the Local Police in the town hall. At 2pm the Rociero Chorus of the Tropical Women’s Association of Salobreña will sing. And in Almuñecar, celebrations will begin at 12.30pm on the San Miguel Promenade. The Andalucian flag will be raised and the Manifest will be read out, then the hymn for Andalucia will be sung by Maria Gomez accompanied on the guitar by Niño Carmelo.
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Street project to commence RENOVATION of Calle El Barrio is due to start. The project has a current budget of €280,000 and is presently scheduled to be completed in four months.
Musical trip THE Nerja Municipal Band took part in a concert at the School of Music of the National Conservatory in Lisbon, Portugal.
Fat recycled RECICLADOS La Estrella collected a total of 68,832 kilos of used cooking fats from catering establishments in the municipality during 2012.
Museum sought NERJA is looking for a suitable location for a permanent museum to expand its exhibits. The recent carnival exhibition held at the Sala Mercado attracted 2,362 visitors.
Main suspect A gardener who worked in the Las Palomas Urbanisation, La Herradura is the suspect in a spate of burglaries there as he is familiar with all the houses and gardens.
Happy parents PARENTS association of the Puerta del Mar Institute in Almuñecar is celebrating that the school will provide high school education after operating for seven years as a junior secondary school.
Super donation INTERNATIONAL supermarket chain Al Campo in Motril donated €8,000 this year to help towards funding for important areas covering education, culture and social welfare.
Online tourism boost
ALMUÑECAR is looking forward to a tourism boost after signing up to an online promotion scheme with travel giants Logitravel.com. Mayor Trinidad Herrera and the director of Marketing and Publicity for Logitravel, Carlos Garcia, signed an agreement for the promotion of Almuñecar especially during the Easter week and the summer. The campaign is aimed at the Spanish tourist market and will
Board for taking this initiative that began during the Fitur tourist fair and is now finally taking shape. “The hotel sector appreciates the effort being made by this company to promote tourism nationally and increase the number of visitors this summer,” he said. Tourism is very important to the area during the summer months and the town hall and the tourism board are making a real effort.
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PANIARDS are not as happy as Britons, Danes or Swedes. But they are equally as happy as the French and Germans, and considerably more positive about daily life than Russians. The happiest people in the world are South Americans, with eight out of the top 10 in a survey of 148 nations by Gallup from that region. Equal top of those surveyed were Panama and Paraguay residents each experiencing 85 per cent of positive emotions. In Europe, the Danes topped out regionally with 79 per cent, followed by the British (77), and Swedish (76), with the Spanish, French and Germans each weighing in with 74. Russians were 59 per cent positive, while at the bottom of the poll were Singaporeans (46 per cent happy) Armenians (49) and Iraqis (50). Wealth clearly does not bring happiness, with economic indicators placing Singapore fifth in the world for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while Panama ranks a much lower 90th. Gallup measured positive emotions by asking people whether they had experienced
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promote hotels with publicity online, in newspapers, social networks, and through 1,400 travel agencies. The idea is to increase the 8,000 tourists that already use Logitravel.com to make their holiday reservations by 20 per cent. Garcia said 65 per cent of people last year left booking until the last minute. Hotels representative, Jesus Megias, expressed his thanks to the town hall and the Municipal Tourist
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Princess Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein regarding e-mails between her and Royal son-inlaw Iñaki Urdagarin revealed in court by his former business partner, Diego Torres.
SMILES GALORE: Spaniards are 74 per cent happy, but the Brits are happier. a lot of enjoyment the previous day, and if they felt respected and rested. Additionallly they were asked whether they
laughed and smiled a lot, and if they had learnt something interesting in the previous 24 hours.
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per cent of Spanish workers claim they have to go without sleep so they can manage to combine work and family commitments, either by working late into the night or getting up earlier.
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and finally... A BUSINESS owner is going to rent 16 apartments in Rialp (Lleida) to families with all members unemployed and who have a child with a rare disease for just €1 per month for six months, then €75 from then on.
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Hidden in bar TWO men were found hiding inside a bar by the Guardia Civil who stopped to investigate when they noticed the door had been forced open. One man was hiding behind a chair and the other under the sink at the Salobreña bar. The men aged 42 and 44 are from Motril. They had allegedly disabled the alarm on entry, but had no time to take anything before they were discovered. This latest arrest follows a wave of thefts from bars and chiringuitos in the area.
Winter sale POCAPECUNIA charity shop, Calle Bella Vista 6, Nerja, will hold a winter sale in aid of The Love a Child Foundation from Friday to Monday.
Astronauts wanted IF you are Spanish, over 18, like adventure and are in good physical shape then this is your opportunity. A well known company, Unilever, took an aerospace simulator to the Velez-Malaga shopping centre of El Ingeniero to let the public experience
at first hand how it would feel to be at the controls of a space ship. The idea is to promote a worldwide competition for 22 successful candidates to travel into space. Axe Apollo has as its ambassador Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step onto the moon.
ON TOUR: Scandinavians like Almuñecar.
To apply, all an aspiring astronaut has to do is apply on the web AXEApollo.com explaining why they deserve to have the chance to fly into space and get as many votes as possible. The competition was started last March during the Fitur Tourism fair in Madrid and so far 10,000 Spaniards have signed up, and 232,038 people from 60 different countries have applied. Aspiring contestants will be subjected to rigorous medical, creativity, resistance and ability tests until only two are left. The two finalists will then travel to the AXE Global Space Camp in Orlando, Florida to pass three more difficult tests. They will have to go The report by Ola Josefsson details on a training simulator, the lives of various Swedes that zero gravity chamber have become ‘ambassadors’ for and fly in an aircraft. Almuñecar and are enamoured by the Then after all this, in food, the culture, the climate and the 2014, the successful quality of life offered by the Costa young astronauts will Tropical, and who spend a lot of time travel 103 kilometres either on holiday or as their second into space. residence.
It’s a Costa Tropical paradise ALMUÑECAR loves the Scandinavians. This was on the front page of Swedish magazine ‘Svenska Magasinet’ aimed at the Scandinavian residents on the Costa del Sol. Under the title of ‘Real Almuñecar’, the magazine this month carried a report on the life of Nordic visitors in the tourist capital of the Costa Tropical.
Fire expansion for Nerja THE Malaga Government has set aside €80,000 to enlarge the present fire station in Nerja. This move will be a temporary
measure until the Junta gives the go ahead for the project to construct new premises that will cover all of the Axarquia, including Torrox, Frigiliana and Competa. The enlarging of the fire station should mean a THE Supreme Court has prohibited charging mobile telephone better service and companies for installing aerials. increase the There are 72 aerials installed in the municipality of Veleznumber of fireMalaga, many lacking any appropriate licences. The town hall fighters from nine had estimated a yearly income of €350,000 from charging to 15. mobile phone companies for the use of land for their telephone The new station masts. However, although the Superior Justice Court of will be built on land Andalucia had allowed these charges, the Supreme Court of given by the Spain refused to allow it following a European directive. municipality and it Controversy already surrounds the telephone masts due to will include a health concerns. gymnasium for use by the firefighters.
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Rubbish going green NERJA has taken delivery of 111 new recycling containers, from Malaga Provincial Council. As well as recycling, it will prevent the build up of rubbish during the summer months.
Ladies lunch TO celebrate the International Day of the Woman on March 8, the women’s department of Salobreña have organised a traditional lunch for anyone wishing to attend at the La Cumbre restaurant.
Loot found A MAN, 22, was arrested, accused of stealing items from a house and a car in Rincon de la Victoria. The stolen goods were recovered.
Fish food THE fish farm of Salobreña hopes to restart production by using a new multi nutritional system for better quality.
Red card VELEZ-MALAGA court fined a footballer €360 and ordered he pay €760 compensation for seriously injuring a referee who gave him the red card during a match.
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Bike day for Nerja NERJA will stage the XXV Day of the Bicycle to take place tomorrow (Thursday) to coincide with the public holiday for Dia de Andalucia starting from Plaza de España.
Hash hauled from ferry GUARDIA CIVIL officers detained a man who they say was in possession of 56 kilos of hashish.
The man from Melilla allegedly had the drug concealed in false compartments under the dash-
Mast stopped WHEN employees from a mobile telephone company arrived to erect a new mast, a group of protestors from Viña Malaga, Torre del Mar gathered to prevent it.
Cable theft THIEVES have stolen 500 metres of copper cable from four different sections of the Macharaviaya road valued at €3,000 leaving the road without lighting.
Lucky food THE lottery for the blind, ONCE, will feature traditional Andalucian food on its coupons until tomorrow (Thursday) including Migas from Torrox.
AGREEMENT: Almuñecar councillors renewed agreement.
Russian agreement
MAYOR of Almuñecar and president of the Tourist Board, Trinidad Hererra confirmed the renovation of an agreement with Natalie Tours (NT). The company’s rep-
resentatives met with the mayor to sign an agreement reached last year. Russian tourists arrive from Moscow directly at Malaga airport at least once a week. The mayor said
board and in the petrol tank of the car in which he, his wife and daughter were travelling. It was discovered when they were disembarking from the Melilla car ferry at Malaga. A sniffer dog indicated the locations of the concealed drug, police say. The Guardia Civil questioned the driver and his companions, and whilst he was detained, the woman was released along with their daughter.
there would be leaflets printed in Russian and a plan to operate ‘tax free’ shopping, as well as defer the costs of transfer by 50 per cent for the tourists that visit in June and October.
Red tape delay THE president of Malaga Council, Elias Bendodo, joined a number of local politicians on a visit to the new Social Services building in Nerja. The new building is still not open as it is still pending administrative approval from the Junta de Andalucia. It was started in 2009 with a seven
month completion period and was at one time scheduled to open in April 2010. In December 2012 the provincial council provided €87,062 to enable the building to be completed and has also provided funding of €80,000 to provide improved facilities at the temporary fire station near the Burriana roundabout.
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Ex-mayor fined EX-MAYOR of Canillas de Aceituno, Jose Manuel Aranda has been fined €3,600 and banned from public office for 10 years. The case of granting a licence for construction on land that was not classified as urban took place in May 2005, included seven other people. Aranda admitted the offence and accepted the sentence. The magistrate ordered the fine be paid over 10 months and default would result in six months prison.
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Port passenger success MOTRIL port has increased the number of passengers using it by 280 per cent. Close to 290,000 people used the port, to enter or leave the peninsula in 2012. One reason for this increase is for the first time the port has been used during the Operacion Paso del Estrecho, when many Moroccan migrant workers return to their country during the summer. There were 129,665 passengers and 34,369 vehicles during that time, giving third place to the port after Algeciras and Almeria. Motril hopes to keep up these figures using three regular passenger ferries from the company Armas. There will be a daily boat to Melilla and two more on alternate days with routes to Alhuceima and Nador in Morocco.
President appreciated THE Association for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in Vélez-Málaga, has awarded Oscar Medina a Certificate of Appreciation for his selfless work with the group. The organisation is dedicated to
the distribution of food to needy families and also includes the Agrupación de Cofradías de Semana Santa, el Grupo Parroquial de San Juan y Santa María and the charity Cáritas. The award is in appreciation of
the help given by Oscar Medina, the president of the Community of Municipalities of the Costa Del Sol and Axarquia (mancomunidad), such as providing free transport of food between Málaga and VélezMálaga.
Safer crossings for pedestrians NEW illuminated pedestrian crossings will be created for La Herredura. New crossings are to be installed with lighting so that they will be more noticeable at night for drivers to give way to pedestrians waiting to cross the road. Beacons will be placed to indicate the position of the crossings. They are being fitted in areas of most frequent use, especially by children. They are in Avenida Prieto Moreno next to the
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Restoration for Posito THE Junta de Andalucia has approved a plan to restore a grain store constructed in VelezMalaga during the eighteenth century. The Posito has been in ruins for years.
Close up VELEZ town hall approved a proposal from owners of bars in Torre del Mar to place their establishments on the beach less than 200 metres apart.
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LIT UP: New crossings will be illuminated. children’s playground, and Calle Gonzalo
Barbero, Andres Segovia, and the crossing of Unidad and Alhambra. There will also be markings on the road
that are powered by solar energy warning drivers that they are approaching a pedestrian crossing.
Tourist strategy VELEZ Town Hall will put together a strategic plan for tourism. It has joined up with the Municipal Tourism Association to create a Marketing Plan for Tourism concentrating on the tourist sector in the municipality. The object is to create a product to commercialise the area. The company Auren will be paid €21,175 to draw up the scheme.
Sanctuary pony club NERJA donkey sanctuary is starting a Pony Club for children aged five to 16. Children can go every Saturday from 11am to 1pm and enjoy a 30 minute ride. Experienced instruc-
tors will be on hand. The club is open to all levels of riders, and they will also receive instruction on how to care for the horse. For information contact Harriet on 618 467 575.
THE first company to install itself in the new Technical Park for Alimentation in Velez Malaga is a firm that grows sub-tropical fruits like mango and avocado established in 1993.
Land sought TORRE DEL MAR is looking for land to build a new cemetery to serve the region of the Axarquia with investments from an administrative concession or a funeral company.
Learning visit STUDENTS from a Velez college visited the Regional Hospital of the Axarquia to learn how the public health system functions.
Motril’s Coke deal AGREEMENT has been made between Coca-Cola and Motril for sponsorship. The mayor of Motril, Luisa Garcia Chamorro accompanied by the deputy mayor for sports signed an agreement with the delegation of Coca-Cola in Motril to sponsor sporting events. In return the town hall has promised to
insert the image of Coca-Cola in all publicity relating to such events, and this will be funded by Coca-Cola. For its part, CocaCola will give free drinks and promotional gifts at the events. Tomorrow (Thursday) Motril celebrates the Day of Sport with 4,000 participants and sponsored by Coca-Cola.
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Police fitness POLICE officers will undergo compulsory annual tests to ensure their fitness levels are up to standard. Those who fail face having their salaries docked. A recent report revealed three out of four officers in London were overweight.
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Papal praise OUTGOING German Pope Benedict XVI has won praise from an unusual quarter, the Catholic church’s leading exorcist priest.
Gay adoption GERMAN and European top courts have extended gay adoption laws in Germany, a further step towards equality for homosexual couples.
Violent toy THE German manufacturer
emergency calls is underway. The 48 year-old Chinese woman was taken ill, collapsed and later died before paramedics arrived at the London leisure centre.
Fat start FIGURES suggest one in 10 children in the UK is obese when they start school at the age of four and five. The figures indicate that the UK’s obesity epidemic has become worse over the last two decades.
SURVEY: Tesco was voted as the worst supermarket.
Got the job UNEMPLOYMENT figures in the UK have fallen over the last six months resulting in the number of individuals claiming jobseekers allowance falling to the lowest in two years.
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voted Tesco as the worst supermarket. The annual survey of 11,000 people shows the results of nine major UK supermarkets based on overall customer satisfaction.
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AN off duty police officer has been shot dead in his home in London. A RECENT Which? consumer survey The death of the 43-year-old specialist protection officer is not being treated as suspicious, but an RESS investigation continAMAZON’S operations in ues. Germany are set to come Stories making headlines from Germany under further scrutiny in a probe into policies banning sellers from of Playmobil toys has come to be used in its Ababil III third-party BILLIONAIRE lowering prices on other under fire from anti-gun surveillance and attack drone. Richard Branson has sites. campaigners over its Bank and promised to donate Safe pack with all the pieces half his fortune to needed to stage a heist. charity. The Virgin CASCADA, the German Group founder has RTL2 in Germany has entry for this year’s Eurovision added his name to Song Contest, has been commissioned an 8x60 series the Giving Pledge TWO Iranian men have accused of plagiarising last of UK format Embarrassing campaign set up in been charged with allegedly year’s winning song Illnesses distributor Zodiak the US by fellow has confirmed, smuggling dozens of German- “Euphoria” by Swedish singer Rights billionaires Bill Gates following a successful pilot. made aircraft motors to Iran Loreen. and Warren Buffett.
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RUSSIAN PRESS Smoking ban THE Russian parliament approved a law banning smoking in restaurants, cafés, state institutions, hotels, universities, schools, hospitals, stadia, trains, ships and near entrances of metro and railway stations.
Earth threat “WE must create a system to detect objects that threaten Earth,” Dmitry Rogozin, first deputy prime minister in charge of the Russian defence industry, said on Twitter.
Adoption concern RUSSIA expressed “serious worry” over the fate of
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a Russian boy adopted by an American woman who did not reveal that she was a lesbian.
Writings stay A COLLECTION of Jewish writings will remain in Russia because returning it to a New York-based group would set a precedent for claims, President Putin said.
Gypsy care RUSSIA is going to map out guidelines to promote the image of gypsies in the country and help them integrate into Russian society.
End conflict RUSSIA has urged the warring sides in Syria to halt their almost two-year conflict and start talks, warning that both sides risk “mutual destruction.”
PRESS Self-surgery SWEDEN - Golfer Daniela Holmqvist performed surgery with a golf tee to extract potentially fatal spider venom from her leg before completing her round in a qualifying event for the women’s Australian Open in Canberra.
Meat scandal SCANDINAVIA - German discount chain Lidl has pulled ready-made meals from the shelves of its Finnish, Danish and Swedish stores after tests confirmed the presence of horsemeat.
Asylum given DENMARK - Denmark has granted political asylum to a Ukrainian former acting defence minister who served under jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko.
Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Blown away DENMARK - Denmark, already the world’s leader in wind energy, gained more percentage points in 2012, with wind now responsible for 30 per cent of the country’s OUCH: electricity consumption. ‘Open’ wound.
Exile jailed
NORWAY - A Norwegian court sentenced a Rwandan man to 21 years in prison for his participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He has been living in Norway since 2002.
Homeless hotel SWEDEN - The Faktum Hotel in Sweden, is raising awareness of what it’s like to be homeless, charging $10 a night to sleep on the floor or under a bridge. The money is put towards raising awareness.
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Stat of week January saw 4.6 per cent fewer UK tourists visiting Spain compared to a year ago. Total international visitors were 2.6 per cent down.
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Bosses say ‘no more Miss’ Beauty contest company latest victim of crisis MISS ESPAÑA is bankrupt. The company which organises the Miss Spain beauty contest is insolvent, announced the Official State Gazette (BOE). The company has taken the first steps towards bankruptcy proceedings and has gone into voluntary administration. In the contest’s heyday, securing the Miss Spain title launched lucrative, celebrity careers for many young women.
Spanish company looking to offload SPANISH company Abertis is considering offloading Cardiff, Luton and Belfast airports from its assets. The group owns Cardiff and Belfast airports and operates Luton under a long term deal. Abertis, which either owns or runs 29 airports around the world, is carrying out a review of all its airport businesses. It has signed up AZ Capital and Citi to look into the division, valued at £900m (€1.02 billion) with the possibility of a sale or part sale on the agenda.
At the moment the Welsh Government is undertaking a due diligence process with the aim of buying Cardiff Airport by next month in a deal worth about £50million (€56.9 million). However, if a deal cannot be sealed Abertis could put Cardiff Airport up for sale alongside its other airports. Abertis’ portfolio currently includes telecommunications, car parks and motorways. In Spain it has been hard hit by the recession with big falls in toll road revenues.
Not least among them is Baroness Carmen ThyssenBornemisza, now more often identified as a patroness of the arts than a beauty queen. The contest has struggled financially for some years and was not held last year. Both Telecinco and Marina d’Or pulled out as sponsors and Andrés Cid Fernandez, owner of the contest rights since 1990, sold them in January 2011 for €3 million.
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Orange alert MOBILE PHONE company Orange España made a net profit for the first time last year. It had a turnover of €4,027 million, 0.9 per cent more than in 2011.
Belt tightened LUFTHANSA earned €990 million last year but could decide to dismiss 3,500 employees, 2,500 in Germany.
IOU time BOLIVIA promised a ‘solution’ for expropriated Spanish companies, Red Electrica Española, Iberdrola and Abertis.
Spanish giant expands in UK FERROVIAL is moving into the UK in a big way with a £385 million (€445 million) deal for Enterprise. The Madrid-based business has made the move for the services company in an effort to double its UK trade. But the deal must be confirmed by the European Commission first. If given the go ahead Enterprise will be absorbed into Amey, Ferrovial’s UK arm. Its total workforce would be
21,000 with annual revenue of £2.3 billion (€2.66 billion) and an order book of £8.2billion (€9.48 billion). Currently Amey has more than 11,000 employees and works with clients in a range of sectors including justice, aviation, and education. Enterprise has 9,600 employees and provides environmental, property and utilities services as well as road maintenance.
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Most Declined Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Boingo Wireless, Inc. Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Rocky Brands, Inc. BSQUARE Corporation Immunomedics, Inc. Volcano Corporation Digimarc Corporation Alimera Sciences, Inc.
C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Diageo PLC 1968.75 -4.50 Eurasian Nat Resources ... 371.50 6.90 EVRAZ PLC 275.65 5.70 Experian PLC 1090.00 3.00 Fresnillo PLC 1508.00 18.00 G4S PLC 287.75 0.70 GKN PLC 253.20 1.10 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1477.00 -1.75 Glencore International 377.75 4.05 Hammerson PLC 501.00 -2.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 855.75 -1.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 729.50 8.10 IMI PLC 1219.00 5.15 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2367.00 -13.00 InterContinental Hotels 1941.00 2.00 International Consolidtd 225.05 -2.12 Intertek Group PLC 3375.00 -22.00 Intu Properties PLC 354.90 -0.60 ITV PLC 120.10 -0.90 Johnson Matthey PLC 2327.50 20.00 Kazakhmys PLC 687.75 9.50 Kingfisher PLC 280.20 -2.10 Land Securities Gr PLC 839.00 -2.00 Legal & General Gr PLC 160.10 1.80 Lloyds Banking Gr PLC 55.02 0.17 Marks & Spencer Gr PLC 371.75 -5.80 Meggitt PLC 460.05 2.30 Melrose Industries PLC 253.90 3.00 National Grid PLC 712.25 -3.00 Next PLC 4208.00 -35.00 Old Mutual PLC 202.00 2.20 Pearson PLC 1165.50 -50.10 Petrofac Ltd 1604.50 14.00 Polymetal Intrnatinl PLC 996.00 13.50 Prudential PLC 967.00 2.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 5470.00 80.00 Reckitt Benckiser Gr PLC 4339.00 -177.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 688.50 -16.00 Resolution Ltd 264.30 1.00 REXAM PLC 508.25 5.00 Rio Tinto PLC 3500.75 24.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1043.50 5.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 354.90 9.80 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2217.50 17.00 RSA Insurance Grp PLC 119.00 1.40 SABMiller PLC 3239.00 1.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 341.75 -1.31 Sainsbury (J) PLC 345.10 0.13 Schroders PLC 2068.50 52.80 Serco Group PLC 593.50 5.50 Severn Trent PLC 1615.00 -4.42 Shire PLC 2126.00 30.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 709.00 2.36 Smiths Group PLC 1260.00 4.00 SSE PLC 1442.00 -0.18 Standard Chartered PLC 1766.50 23.00 Standard Life PLC 350.10 0.10 Tate & Lyle PLC 799.00 -8.00 Tesco PLC 374.55 2.35 TUI Travel PLC 324.05 2.00 Tullow Oil PLC 1246.00 5.00 Unilever PLC 2642.50 14.00 United Utilities Gr PLC 737.00 -3.38 Vedanta Resources PLC 1217.00 1.00 Vodafone Group PLC 164.12 1.10 Weir Group PLC 2168.00 12.00 Whitbread PLC 2597.00 -35.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 264.15 2.04 Wolseley PLC 3071.00 42.00 Wood Group (John) PLC 808.75 12.08 WPP PLC 1044.00 8.00 Xstrata PLC 1130.50 11.50
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Fall in trade union income and members THE CCOO trade union is losing members and money. By the end of 2012 the union had 1,143,000 members, 60,309 fewer than in 2009 when membership peaked at 1,203,309. Revenue has fallen correspondingly. In 2009, CCOO had an income of €159,290,850; this rose to €162,131,212 in 2010, but fell to €156,800,914 in 2011. General category members – including pensioners and the unemployed – with an income of more than €700 a month pay monthly dues of €11.10. Members earning less than this pay €6.70 a month, with a lower rate of €5.50 for pensioners, students and unemployed without benefits.
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The loss of union members and income has been a principal concern since Ignacio Fernandez Toxo took over as secretary general in 2008, union sources revealed. Family budgets have had to be adjusted to cope with unemployment and wage and pension cuts, with a “significant increase” in STATE-OWNED coal mining group Hunosa is resignations, said suing Grupo Alonso for misappropriation. More CCOO. At best, than 528,000 tons of coal, worth €46 million, members are switching stored with companies belonging to the group from the general to the have disappeared since 2009. reduced category.
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More cash flowing into public coffers BETTER tax revenues helped the public finances to an £11.4 billion (€13.2 billion) surplus, the best for five years. But Chancellor George Osborne still faces an uphill struggle to meet his borrowing target for the 2012/13 financial year.
£££ MOTORISTS have been warned that pump prices could soon hit a record high. The AA said sterling’s slide and market speculation could push
MARIANO RAJOY: Election promises.
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ABOUR market reforms are heralded at home and abroad as the basis for Spain’s improved economic performance. The shake-up, announced a year ago has reduced labour costs and made exports more competitive, although this has come at a price. Collective bargaining between employer and employees has been John Keynes radically deregulated while wages have been cut. Cheaper, easier dismissal has destroyed more jobs than it has created. These reforms are one of the few election promises that Mariano Rajoy has been able to keep. But they have not reduced unemployment and they merely redistribute the few jobs that are available, wrote Bob Hancke in The Guardian, recently. There is also growing unease outside Spain, which its European neighbours see as a new and aggressive competitor, whose low labour costs will invite future investment. “For every job in the ‘competitive’ Spanish car industry, another is gone in the French, Italian, Belgian, Swedish or German,” wrote columnist Bob Hancket. “Beggar-thy-neighbour policies of this kind never increase the number of jobs, as Keynes pointed out more than 75 years ago,” Hancke continued.
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prices to record levels by Easter. The average cost of petrol in the UK is now 138.32p ( €1.60) per litre,
£££ BAE, the defence and aerospace
company saw its underlying profits fall 6 per cent to £1.89bn (€2.18 billion) in 2012. Defence cuts hit BAE’s US business, which accounts for 40 per cent of group sales.
£££ THE Weston family, which is behind Primark, Fortnum & Mason, and upmarket furniture store Heal’s, has given £65 million (€75.2 million) to charity after a bumper year of profits.
Historical step to nationhood better than squabbling states I SHOULD have been writing this and other articles from the UK, where I was expecting to spend some time, undergoing nonurgent medical treatment. But, as Rabbie Burns wrote: ‘The best-laid plan o’ mice and men gang oft agley’, and so it has been with me. My flight was booked, my pick-up at Gatwick arranged and my taxi to the airport this end ordered, all to no avail when my old heart decided to take a holiday, forcing me to make a hurried visit to ‘Emergencias’ at Torevieja hospital, my first experience of such a move. Now, unless you are one of those suffering Munchausen’s Syndrome, this is never going to be a happy time, but I have to say the staff could not be faulted. Tender loving care seemed to be top of the list, and although the many tests to which I was subjected were sometimes less than pleasant, the doctors and nurses rendered them bearable, and I was almost sorry when, after five days, they told me I could go home – but not to the UK, since I am still in no condition to fly. This was my first personal experience of the Spanish Health Service and I can only say how pleasantly impressed I have been. I hope I was a good patient and that I did not stretch the staff’s patience too far. Whilst in hospital with nothing better to do, I bought and read
UNITED SPAIN: Catalans and Basques should think hard about what they really want.
Jim Collins Costa Blanca
several newspapers of various political views, finding it interesting how the same items of news are reported, or at least approached, including that of Cataluña’s proposed – or threatened, rather – separation from Spain. Now, I don’t usually write about this, feeling as I do that it
is a purely internal subject better left to the Spanish people, but one columnist – I won’t give his name, or that of the paper for which he writes – came up with some comments that I thought quite profound. He is clearly antiseparatism, his arguments being that as far as much of the world - including Europe believes, Spain has not moved on very far from the civil wars of the 19th century, and that this opinion has, and still does, tended to colour the way some Germans, French, Britons and others regard the nation and its people. Of course Spain has moved on since then. The post-Franco transition and constitution has broken through the almost traditional ‘estado de excepción’ that afflicted the country for centuries, to become not a group of squabbling states, each thinking itself independent, but a NATION. The Spanish nation that has abandoned its historical malevolent past to become a strong, proud European state. Perhaps the Catalans and Basques should consider very carefully whether their own pseudo-national pride has the right even to consider overturning such an historical advance. I shall say no more, suggesting only that a National vote might be the course to follow.
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Online dating boosts economies as singles keep looking for love IN times of crisis we’re told that it’s important for the public to continuously consume products and services, because this helps the economy to continue to thrive. If people stop buying, then the companies that produce the goods and services collapse and go into bankruptcy. By continuously buying, we can ensure the livelihood of companies and can help maintain employment rates. A look It all sounds logical at finance enough, but when things for females are tight and the media is full of doom and gloom Jane Plunkett and recession talk, it does jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. make people think before LOVE BOOST: Online dating is big business. com putting their hand in their pocket to spend. sites reporting a 350 per cent increase in sign- reported to have earned the most financial There is one group of people, however, who ups in the last two months alone. Apparently its reward with an annual turnover of $280 million are not holding back on spending. A new report money well spent to join online dating at the (€212 million). German dating sites turned over reveals that people looking for love in their lives, moment as more and more singles are using this $268 million (€203 million), and French sites a total of $161 million (€122 million). are responsible for massively boosting platform to find love. With so many people nowadays in search of economies worldwide. The report’s statistics show that last year According to the report, online dating is almost 30 per cent of all relationships in the EU ‘The One,’ it seems that there is plenty of love to booming around the world, with some dating were formed online. British dating sites are keep our world economies ticking over.
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Job losses DANONE has eliminated the jobs of 76 office and administrative employees in Spain. The Frenchowned company intends to save €200 million with 900 redundancies throughout Europe to offset reduced demand.
Less profit EMILIO BOTIN, Santander president, earned €3 million last year, 32 per cent less than in 2011. Santander’s €2,205 million 2012 profits were down 59 per cent on the previous year.
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Still waiting for mains water four months on I LIVE in Fuente Amarga and I was conected to Galasa mains water, that was until the deluge. It is now over four months ago and we have been without water ever since. The torrent that swept down a gully exposed the pipework, which was just black rubber hosepipe. That being the case, the replacement of broken pipes should not be that difficult. After the first month of having to travel to fill bottles with water, I contacted Galasa only to be told that my details would be passed to their engineers and they would contact me! I have now repeated this five times and am still waiting. Now I and others have received a bill from Galasa for service charges! Is it legal to charge for a service that is not there? When you consider that only two months after the dreadful Japanese tsunami they had new roads and rail systems and water, are we living in a truly Thirld World country ? David S-H, Fuente Amarga (Almeria)
Great attitude MY wife and I have recently moved to Turre and of course we had heard all the usual stories about the Spanish mañana attitude. Our experiences have been completely the opposite. When we needed a new oven it was delivered right away, the two Spanish workmen
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use the (expensive) facilities of the person who had prevented me from parking for free! It is about time that Spain got up to date and provided the same modern facilities as France and Portugal, where towns provide basic services for a few euros or free. If camper vans are going to be banned from parking on any land except official sites overnight, then they will simply go elsewhere, taking their money with them! Peter Reales, Callosa De Segura (Alicante)
Sour grapes I NOTICED an interesting looking line of approximately 54 caterpillars. I picked one up and attached it to the end. Later I learned I had handled a dangerous insect that can cause skin irritation and/or nausea to adults, serious illness to children and death to dogs. It is known as the Processional Pine Caterpillar.
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made sure it was installed and working and were very pleasant and helpful. The same with a new fridge. When we had problems with tiles, a Spanish builder said he could be round in five minutes. Sure enough he turned up, gave a quote and did a great job. We certainly do not miss anything
about the UK and I haven’t bought an English newspaper since we moved. Why would I need one when I can get a good free read every Thursday! Steve Clarke, Turre(Almeria)
Service wanted THE manager of Camping International at La Marina is complaining (EWN Costa Blanca South, Issue 1441) that camper vans are staying in the free car park at El Pinet. Maybe he thinks that by getting camper vans banned from all places except official sites, this will increase his business. My opinion is that if I had to pay to park overnight, I would be unlikely to
Anna Jefferson-Smith is provoking diverse comments from some readers...
Just ludicrous
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AS a mature and intelligent woman, I would ask that you discontinue publishing ‘As I see it.’ I am not alone in finding this ridiculous, inane and puerile nonsense irritating. Obviously, it is complete fiction but, even so, at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, it is highly insensitive. And the constant references to ‘daddy’ are just ludicrous. The excellent quality of articles by your other female writers are in stark contrast. Sue Frost, Moraira (Alicante)
I HAVE just read the article written by Ana Jefferson-Smith. Would she like a guy to look after her cats? Ten is a lot. I adore animals, and for some bizzare reason, they seem to like me. I’ve just arrived in Spain from France. Merci. Duncan (By email)
Oh mother! I WOULD like to know why the
EWN, a reputable and informative publication, gives any column space to Ana Jefferson – Smith. If it’s not Mummy having to live in Monaco for tax reasons while Daddy and Long Term companion Layla travel the world in the private jet, it’s weeping and wailing about Crispin the Cad. I can only think Daddy must own shares in EWN for you to publish this rubbish. D Clark (By email) Editor’s note: Ana’s Daddy does not own EWN shares. Also, many readers enjoy the column.
I THINK the manager of the Camping International La Marina is suffering from sour grapes. Many of the campers are pensioners and cannot afford to pay the high prices some of these campsites ask. All these people want is a care-free holiday, water and somewhere to empty their grey water and toilet waste. So Elche council, don’t drive campers to Camping International La Marina so we can be ripped off, use common sense, be camper friendly and boost local shops, bars and restaurants. W Winterburn Gran Alacant (Alicante)
Thanks all! I WAS really very surprised by the help I received while having a fractured hip and trying to keep getting about. I would like to thank friends and colleagues at Javea Computer Club, local shop keepers at Javea Arenal, friends and neighbours at Toscamar and our local supermarket, the local farmacia, people at Urbatenis , my vet, Help of Denia and finally Denia Hospital. From the caring and happy doctors and nurses, down through the chirpy meal suppliers and smiling cleaners, it was a pleasure! Mick Scarles, Javea (Alicante)
Police policed WITH reference to Ed Tarwinski (Grammar Police Letters Issue 1440) I think he should check his grammar before he corrects others. Does he not know that all adjectives of nationality begin with a capital letter and not the lower case in ‘spanish’ as he stated in his letter? R Macdonald, Torremolinos (Malaga).
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them to almost certain death shudders to mind. No, 21 to vote and 21 to fight. Makes far more sense to me. I’m all ears. I, as most of us I’m sure, welcome the far overdue decision to make sure doctors in the UK are to be tested in their knowledge of the English language before being allowed to practice. I do sincerely hope, however, that those who set these particular tests are also well versed in the language of our British medical society. ‘How are you’? ‘Take one of these three times a day’ and ‘next’ doesn’t quite hack it for me. Oh and in the light of the recent court fiasco, could these exams also be extended to take in those elected for jury service and indeed anyone who seeks to integrate into the far too generous British society and way of life? Have a good week. Keep the Faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.
THAI airport customs seized more than 2,000 live snakes hidden in cargo. The reptiles, worth €15,000 were stashed in 200 fruit boxes heading to Hong Kong.
Orange alert ITALY holds an annual Battle of the Oranges in the village of Ivrea where hundreds of people participate in a huge citrus fruit fight.
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OWER the voting age of British subjects to 16? Have they all completely taken leave of their senses? Apart from the extremely rare exception, most teenagers are not aware, or frankly even care about the intricacies and often devious workings of the political parties who infest our lives like incurable lice. In the first place children of 16 are more EAPY EE likely to vote in the latest rap sensation SAYS IT than any candidate LEGAL AGE: 21 should be the age to vote and fight. OTHERS THINK IT from a major political party. And why not? Before you all should lead them on to the field of They’re children for heaven’s sake. begin screaming I am undermining battle or through the battlefield of Let ‘em enjoy it. Plenty of time to our brave troops, nothing could be life. involve them in the affairs of the so further from the truth. I have the The elderly masters of war have called adult world, which will utmost respect and admiration for been sending our young men and undoubtedly blight the rest of their our armed forces. women to an early grave for much existence. What I truly believe is that no too long. If they’re allowed to Frankly I think that even 18 is too young person should be exposed to continue unchecked, who knows young. Which brings me to the active service until they too are 21. how far they will endeavour to take argument that if they’re old enough This should also be the age they it? The sickening sight of Adolph to kill they’re old enough to vote. A are allowed to vote. At 21 they are Hitler congratulating the children of five year old can pull a trigger. far more capable of deciding who his youth brigades before sending
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Sweet revenge CHILDREN at a US Primary School were caught smoking and inhaling crushed Smarties and sherbet. The school has banned all sweets from the school as punishment.
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Word list Muerte – Death Divorcio – Divorce Pareja registrada – Registered Civil Partner Marido – Husband Mujer – Wife Hijos – Children Custodia – Custody Victima – Victim Violencia de Genero – Gender violence Declarar – To give a statement Abogado - Lawyer
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A weekly focus aimed at keeping expatriate readers informed on various aspects of Life in Spain
Retaining the right to live in Spain T
HE death of an EUcitizen, departure from Spain or annulment of marriage or civil partnership does not affect the right to live in Spain of the non-EU citizen. Non-EU citizens can reside in Spain as seen in last week’s edition if they are married or in a civil partnership with an EUcitizen. If the EU-citizen dies, the non-EU citizen can remain in Spain as long as they lived here before the death and must inform the authorities of the death. If the EU-citizen leaves Spain or dies, their children can continue to live in Spain, as well as the parent who
SEPARATION: Who retains the right to stay in Spain?
retains custody, while they remain in school here. If the couple divorces or ceases to have a civil partnership, the non-EU citizen must advise the authorities and prove the following: That they have been married or in a partnership with the EU-citizen for at least three years and lived in Spain for at least one.
That they have been granted custody of the children of the EU-citizen. That they have visitation rights to the children. Once six months have passed, unless the former husband, wife or partner of the EU-citizen has obtained a permit to permanently
reside in Spain, they must request authorization to reside in Spain legally. They must prove that they are paying social security or that they have sufficient resources for themselves and their relatives.
Did you know? More than 51 per cent of EU citizens registered as residents in Spain are from Romania (913,405 people), the UK (246,533) and Italy (189,841). In 2012, the highest percentage rises were seen amongst the French (7.32 per cent more), Italians (7.09 per cent), Dutch (7.08), Germans (6.43) and British (6.26 per cent).
Tips to face a breath test
1 – Do not refuse or attempt to escape 2 – Do not attempt to tell the officer you haven’t drunk 3 – If the first test is positive, you have the right to another 4 – You have the right to compare the breathalyser test results with other tests 5 – Don’t smoke before the test or between tests, it can alter the results 6 – If you are taking any medicine, let the officer know 7 – If you are with someone who has a license and hasn’t drunk, they can be tested and drive your vehicle 8 – Report any possible anomalies in the test or equipment 9 – The officer can have your car immobilised or removed if you test positive and you can be OVER THE LIMIT: taken into custody What should you 10 – You have the right to refuse giving a do when faced statement. If you do give one, do it in the with a breath test? presence of a lawyer
Useful information There is no obligation to register the death of a British national overseas with the British Consulate-General. However, doing so means a British form of the death certificate will be made available to the relatives of the deceased, and that a record of the death is held at the General Register Office in the UK.
This is important should a record of their death be required in the future for any reason. For more information on how to register the death, visit: http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/he lp-for-british-nationals/living-inspain/births-deathsmarriages/death-registration
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www.euroweeklynews.com BUDDY HOLLY grew up on the forlorn Western Texas plains about as far away as imaginable from upbeat music centres or downbeat metropolitan cultural cores. Buddy’s sound was his own. It was new, rebellious, had an inventive beat and rhymed with the times. His friends formed a group, and from their first recording Buddy Holly & The Crickets were a success. Just about every decade since Buddy’s tragic death one of his songs is re-recorded to remind us of his unique style and our loss with his 1959 death still honoured in the uncanny early ‘70s Don Maclean hit American Pie that lives on today. Many still remember the tune and most words. “A long, long time ago, I can still remember, how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had the chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they’d be happy for a while. But February made me shiver, With every paper I’d deliver, Bad news on the doorstep... I couldn’t take one more step. I can’t remember if I cried, When I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me deep
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February and it’s raining in my heart! Ric Polansky Fifty four years after US rock star Buddy Holly died in an Iowa air crash his memory still lives on, as long-time Spanish resident Ric Polansky - himself an American - nostalgically recalls.
BUDDY HOLLY: Fifty-four years since the singer died in a plane crash. inside, the day the music died.” Lennon and McCartney were influenced by Holly...along with many other global superstars. With rock music young in the ‘50s, the only way to make it grow was to roll it to the masses. A bus tour was arranged in the winter of ´58 - ´59 and the books say it ended in Mason City, Iowa, where I grew up. But Buddy’s last venue was in nearby Clear Lake. After performing, Buddy hired a plane from Mason City to fly that night to
Mankato, thereby resting before the next day’s show. Also on the plane was the Big Bopper,
whose Chantilly Lace had been in the charts for months, and chart-topping Donna singer Richie Valens. But Buddy Holly was the biggest attraction. Pilot Roger Peterson, a 21-year-old with four years flying experience but uncertified for instrument flying, was not told of weather advisories predicting low visibility in snow and fog. Shortly after take off, Peterson was forced to depend on instruments of the single-engine plane with no lights or landmarks visible. After dropping out of view about four miles from the airport tower, all attempts to contact the plane by radio failed. On February 3, the crash site was located in a snowy field. The Music had died. Buddy Holly had lived for just 22 years. February always makes me shiver, and reminds me of my favourite Holly song: “The sun is out, the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud, to spoil the view But it’s raining... raining in my heart.”
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Be determined not to be intimidated by someone who thinks that they are superior. Decide who you will take advice (or orders) from and stick to it. You are not the person that you were in the past and others need to realise it. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Outside influences and pressures make it hard to concentrate. However, finances in particular need attention, so do not be distracted by others trying to put a finger into your 'pie'. Do not be concerned about making changes in your social life because this, in turn, will sort out some of your more immediate practical problems. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being unusually uncertain of yourself this week could throw confusion into your ordered life. There is a partnership problem to be sorted out. Links with personal matters, however, make this tricky. Let some time pass so that someone close can get the message without feeling pressured. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Some loss of control over a project is irksome. A new start that seemed so promising seems to be going off course. A real injection of time and effort will make all the difference, however. Midweek, you see things
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Cinder, 2 Hasten, 3 Chosen, 4 Housed, 5 Hinted, 6 Speeds, 7 Adhere, 8 Seated, 9 Reared, 10 Heated, 11 Elders, 12 Steeds, 13 Enters, 14 Patron, 15 Resent, 16 Sender, 17 Averse, 18 Meters, 19 Scared
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Arians can be elusive and even slippery customers. Making use of the element of surprise serves you well. Keeping rivals guessing puts you well ahead of the game in many respects.
February 28 -Brian Jones (1942) Legendary guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones March 1– Justin Bieber (1994) American pop singer and teen heart throb March 2 – Daniel Craig (1968) English actor best known for playing James Bond March 3 – Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Scientist, engineer and
going in the right direction again. Keep finances simple and try not to combine business with pleasure. That way lie complications. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are holding a good hand. Deal with the right people and the rewards are high. There is potential for being cheated out of something that is morally yours, so it may be necessary to be 'difficult' or 'awkward' to get what you deserve. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Being a brave and forthright soul, it is easy this week to dispel the negative thoughts of others. A relationship that makes you hesitate could be of great benefit to you. There is little to lose by 'going for it'. The outcome could be beyond your dreams, something that you have not had many of lately.
Your Stars
1910 – 118 people die in the biggest snow slide in US history 1923 – Time Magazine first issue is published in New York 1944 – The first US bombing of Berlin, Germany 1956 – First televised showing of King Kong on US television 1968 – The BBC broadcasts the news for the first time in colour on television. 1973 – President Rochard Nixon imposes price controls on oil and gas 1975 – A major tube train crash in Moorgate station, London kills 43 people. 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast to 125 million viewers.
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Javier Bardem, Born March 1, 1969, he is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for and win an Oscar for his part in No Country for Old Men (2008). He has since been nominated twice. He is married to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and the couple has a child, Leo, born in 2011. He comes from a family of actors, but he initially wanted to be a rugby player. He also studies painting.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Hidden forces are working away in the background. These give good and bad influences but life will not be dull this week. Sometimes you wish others would leave you alone. Not that you are being anti-social. We all reach a point when we need space to think. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Petty arguments should be forgotten. More important things are afoot. Have you heard about fiddling while Rome burns? This may be you at the moment. Avoid wasting time with certain individuals and projects. A little extra effort in other directions, however, yields great results.
March 4 – Dr Seuss (1904) Famous children’s book writer and poet March 5 –Eva Mendes (1974) American actress, model and singer March 6 – Michelangelo (1475) Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoiding a decision will not help this week. Who will deal with this matter but you? A relationship is threatened if you do not make a move. Will loved ones always be there for us no matter how much we neglect them? Why take such a chance? We only get out of life what there is willingness to put in. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) In your heart of hearts you know what you want out of life. It is a little timidity of spirit that is now stopping you. I know that recent experiences have sapped your confidence, but I have a message for you. Now is the time that you are most likely to make progress in your chosen field. Do not hesitate through lack of confidence in your talents. Build on your strengths.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you will be grateful to those making things difficult now. Midweek sees you turning the tables, which gives much satisfaction.
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Let others whinge if they will. Being determined to get your own way, they will stand little chance. Recent disagreements have left a sour taste. In the best of worlds, things will not always go your way. Life would be boring if that were the case. What you need now is a good dose of realism washed down with some sound financial planning. Be likeable and you will be liked. Simple, isn't it?
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Argo chronicles the lifeor-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis. On November 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Based on true events. 2hr Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin and John Goodman.
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Very good: 22 Excellent: 27
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
aery, arty, cyst, easy, eery, eyas, eyer, eyes, racy, rays, stay, stye, tray, trey, tyre, yare, year, artsy, carry, retry, satyr, sayer, scary, stray, tarry, teary, terry, yeast, artery, creasy, eatery, scarey, starry, stayer, yester, catseye, sectary, strayer, tracery, SECRETARY
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed
Word ladder FAIR
DEAL
Move from the start word (FAIR) to the end word (DEAL) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
FAIR VAIR VAIL VEIL VEAL DEAL
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FAIR HAIR HEIR HEAR DEAR DEAL
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 (SIMPLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Across 7 Albanian city volunteers to capture a Middle Eastern country (6) 8 Some colleagues are about three miles away (6) 9 Piece of evidence Rod left hidden (4) 10 The cleaning lady has a dress, oddly, for these word games (8) 11 Turned out quite spruce and beautiful (11) 14 Device to repair torn Pontiac (11) 18 Food that South Africa and America have for a long time (8) 19 Group making joke about Norway (4) 20 Small seal sounds like small swan (6) 21 Possibly a tenth local government district in Kent (6) Down 1 Lost mails I'd prepared (7) 2 Sounds like pretend church (4) 3 Ballerina gets caned terribly by Romeo (6) 4 Nothing found in apartments but swimming aids (6)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Soup (thick) (4) 3 Falda (prenda) (5) 6 Suizo (5) 8 Stem (of a plant) (5) 10 Cálido (climate) (3) 11 Stage (phase) (5) 12 Águila (5) 13 Hombre (varón adulto) (3) 14 Oveja (5) 15 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5) 16 Alcalde (5) 17 Perros (4)
5 Sling talc up at doctor (8) 6 Still, stop taking Ecstasy (5) 12 Made up handouts are grand (8) 13 In opposition at the shop (7) 15 The nights a bird goes out in clingy attire (6)
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16 Benefits Tessa's arranged (6) 17 Practice weakness (5) 19 Insect in habit of altering nature (4)
Down 1 Hermanas (7) 2 Spring (season) (9) 4 Gatitos (7) 5 Religious (beliefs, leader, service, reason) (9) 7 Champú (7) 9 Listeners (radio) (7)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
Across 1 Illuminated (6) 4 Jobs (5) 8 Tender and brittle (5) 9 Put back (7) 10 Analyse (7) 11 Profound (4) 12 Small green vegetable (3) 14 Acquires (4) 15 Revolve (4) 18 Bath (3) 21 Twilight (4) 23 Free (7) 25 Heads (7) 26 Twofold (5) 27 Velocity (5) 28 Consider true (6)
Down 1 Pail (6) 2 Copy (7) 3 Most joyous (8) 4 Handy hints (4) 5 Portion (5) 6 Drowsy (6) 7 Crawl (5) 13 Good at sports (8) 16 Understand (7) 17 Grownups (6) 19 Grooming implement (5) 20 Overcome (6) 22 Frighten (5) 24 Stoop (4)
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sales, 4 Doses, 7 Currants, 8 Rear, 9 Persuade, 11 Path, 12 Stupid, 14 Assist, 16 Must, 18 Election, 20 Pine, 21 Specimen, 23 Sinks, 24 Tests. Down: 1 Student, 2 lyres, 3 Son, 4 Desperate, 5 Stripes, 6 Smart, 10 Addresses, 13 Pattern, 15 Storeys, 17 Units, 19 Tails, 22 Eat.
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QUICK - Across: 1 Resent, 4 Super, 8 Bayou, 9 Terrain, 10 Stadium, 11 Bore, 12 Pup, 14 Skua, 15 Rule, 1 8 Let, 21 Over, 23 Replace, 25 Arrears, 26 Range, 27 Dirty, 28 Hybrid. Down: 1 Robust, 2 Skylark, 3 Nautical, 4 Sort, 5 Piano, 6 Runner, 7 Stump, 13 Property, 16 Learner, 17 Poland, 19 Trust, 20 Defend, 22 Error, 24 Easy.
Funagram 1. Unscramble the name of a famous Cole Porter musical (three words): MIKE’S STEAK 2. Unscramble the name of a famous footballer: SEE MILLIONS
Play on Words little little little
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ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Necks, 4 Spade, 7 Aeropuertos, 8 Ask, 9 Ver, 14 Hermanastro, 15 Towns, 16 Ancho. Down: 1 Near, 2 Corkscrew, 3 Sapo, 4 Stew, 5 Authentic, 6 East, 10 What, 11 Saws, 12 Papa, 13 Pozo.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents B and 17 represents C, so fill in B every time the figure 1 appears and C every time the figure 17 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.
Answers: A little on the large side, For once in your life
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1 She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies, And all that’s best of dark and bright Meets in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellow’d to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denise.
2 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English poet who helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
3 Ode to Autumn by John Keats John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet and played a key rose in the Romantic movement. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright, regarded as greatest writer in the English language. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
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Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
A modern day pilgrimage BOOKS BETH is a woman who takes life on the chin but when she discovers that the cancer has returned she cannot face any more treatment. She decides to keep the news from her husband and her son and get away from it all. She embarks on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela not knowing what she will find on the way
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nor how long it will take her. On her journey she meets other pilgrims: a soldier, a retired policeman, a marketing executive and others, each with their own story to tell and each looking for something. After five hundred miles and five weeks of walking across northern Spain she
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
5 How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was a prominent poet of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the US. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day's
6 Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
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arrives in Santiago de Compostela, a changed woman. By the time she returns home she is no longer afraid and is able to face whatever life has in store for her once more.
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
7 Death by John Donne John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. DEATH, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thouart not so: For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death; nor yet canst thou kill me. From Rest and Sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow;
8 O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, journalist and humanist and played a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism. O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead
9 A Dream by William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake is considered a seminal figure in the history of poetry and visual arts. Once a dream did weave a shade O'er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way Where on grass methought I lay.
10 Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round;
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Just joking Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? He had no-body to go with Why won’t Cannibals eat clowns? They taste funny Why do they compare men with roses? You have to watch out for the thorns Why couldn’t the ghost get a drink at the bar? They don’t serve spirits
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ARIA Antonia Ferrer, a librarian from Santa Maria del Cami, Mallorca thinks it’s a great idea. “I read just last week that every person needs to receive some sort of positive feedback every day in order to feel good about themselves. “March 1 is already a holiday here in Mallorca (Balearic Islands Day) but I think the National Compliment day would be a better way to spend the day” But waitress Estefania Arribas from Santa Maria del Cami, Mallorca who would happily partake in the National day feels it should be not be treated as a commercial day like other days of the year such as Valentine’s Day. “I do compliment people every day. It takes little time and effort to
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After 10 years success with a National Compliment Day in The Netherlands - and introduced since 2011 in Belgium and Norway -
now calls are demanding the March 1 celebration goes global. What do people in Spain think?
Being nice to each other a good idea but will it work? compliment someone.” Norman Croughtley, from London holidaying in Benidorm, feels there are already too many national days in the year. “At my age I can never remember them all! I think if you want to say something nice about someone, you should. You don’t need a special day to do that.” Bill Winston, a retired shop owner from Benalmadena welcomes the idea of compliment day. “With the current doom and gloom it’s a nice thing to do.” Punta Prima resident Pamela Derry feels that ‘National Compliment Day’ would not really take off in Spain. “I suppose it’s a good idea but I wouldn’t take part, I give compliments but I don’t think there should be a national day for it.” Agreeing with Pamela, Bill Bill Beckett
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Beckett, a resident of Denia is pessimistic the National day would catch on here in Spain. “It sounds a great idea, but I have doubts about whether it would catch on in a country like Spain. Most people take a great deal of delight in sarcasm rather than dishing out praise. A bit of re-education would be needed before it took hold.” Meanwhile Dee Barryman from Quesada found the idea quite amusing.
“Where do they come up with these things? I guess it would be lovely to think everyone would be nice and positive to each other for a whole day but it’s not exactly going to bring world peace is it.” When Kim Scammell from Sorbas was asked about her thoughts towards introducing the day to Spain she said: “Trust the happy-clappy Norwegians to think of this!” But Spanish resident Marien Navarro Ramirez from Pulpi stated: “The Spanish are very sensitive and are always complimenting our family and friends, you are asking us to do what comes naturally.” Caroline Walker a student from Mijas believes we should take more time to appreciate our friends, family and coworkers. “We often get caught up in our own daily lives and forget those around us and that’s a shame. We should focus more on the good in people.”
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Organic shoppers less likely to help others RESEARCHERS say that shoppers who buy organic foods are less likely to help out other people. The study, at Loyola University in New Orleans (USA) used 62 students in three groups. One group was given pictures of organic produce, another images of ice cream, cookies and chocolate and a third, pictures of porridge, rice, mustard and beans. They were then all asked their views on six moral issues. When the participants thought the study had finished, the students were told that a professor in another department was looking for volunteers. The students who were shown photos of
the organic fruit and vegetables spent the least time helping whilst those who saw the comfort food were happy to set aside 25 minutes
to help out. Psychologist Dr Kendall Eskine said: “This is because using organic products makes people feel more secure
about themselves, weakening the urge to act unselfishly and also makes them judge immoral behaviour more harshly.”
Edible packaging EDIBLE food packaging is set to transform how we eat and will ultimately cut down on the amount of plastic we throw away. Whilst sustainable and biodegradable food packaging has had many innovations over the last decade, packaging that is actually safe to eat has appeared as part of a Brazilian burger chain’s recent marketing campaign. The ‘ready-to-eat’ wrapping has been developed by scientists
NO MORE WASTE: Great news for the environment. to try and reduce the amount of waste discarded by consumers. The environmentally friendly packaging is
tasteless and harmless and is set to become a popular choice for food manufactures in the future.
Drink your breakfast FOOD companies in the US including cereal brand Kellogg’s are preparing to release the new concept of breakfast drinks. The idea of turning meals into drinks is attracting interest as people look for more convenient ways to eat on the move. Although sitting down every morning and eating a bowl of cereal does not take much time, people are increasingly looking more for food they can eat on their way to work or school. Kellogg’s version called ‘Breakfast to Go’ milk based drink is available in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla flavours which contains protein and fibre is set to be released this year. This innovative consumer idea is set to
become popular around the world with drinks giant PepsiCo already offering a cereal
powder drink in China and they have begun testing an oatmeal drink in Brazil.
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Move forward to build happier relationships and better health March WELCOME to your forecast for March. Each month I write about how the moon cycles, numerology and major arcana tarot cards connected to the current month affect you. By understanding these influences, you are able to move forward to create happier relationships, By Sally Trotman better health and a more www.sallytrotman.com prosperous future... Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a The influence of the qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each number 3; March is the month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self third month of the year, awareness. which means it’s time to get creative! We tend to think of creative people being month is a time to explore your good cooks, artists or musicians creative side. Every moment we but actually we all express our create situations in our life from creativity in different ways. our thoughts and follow this How do you express your through by taking action. Think creativity? Perhaps it is through about what you want to create in your ideas, by decorating your your life this month. home, or painting your nails! This You are the master of your
destiny so confidently create what you want in your life by keeping your thoughts positive and focused on your desires. Get in touch with your feminine side: In the tarot deck, the third major arcana card is the Empress. This archetype is the
MARCH: Get in tune with the moon embodiment of female power. By tapping into your unlimited well of ideas and concepts you are connecting to your female power. Allow yourself to daydream this month as you are being influenced by the sign of Pisces, the most imaginative sign of the zodiac. Let your mind explore all the possibilities open to you. In April you will have the chance to take practical steps to make these dreams reality, so make the most of this coming month to explore all of your hopes and dreams. Get in tune with the moon: The new moon on March 11 is in the sensitive sign of Pisces. Listen to your intuitive hunches on this day. Your dreams may be more vivid at this time also, with important messages for you. On March 27 the full moon is in the
sign of Libra. This highlights the area of relationships. Old issues may come to the surface to be resolved within your existing relationship. To attract new love make a wish list on the full moon to bring your ideal partner to you. Libra encourages you to find balance within your life, and reminds you that your relationships are simply a mirror of your inner self. Would you like to discover how to develop happier and healthier relationships in 2013? Discover how the numbers in your date of birth and placement of the planets influence your relationships in particular, with an Astrology and Numerology reading. One hour sessions can be done via Skype, or face to face in Palma, Mallorca. Visit www.sallytrotman.com for more information and to book in for your one hour session.
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AST month, Euro Weekly News readers were given the opportunity to win a free pair of designer glasses from Specsavers Opticas by correctly identifying Elton John as the bespectacled singer who wrote Candle in the Wind. Each of the eight Specsavers stores situated on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca gave away a pair of glasses from their designer ranges including; Karen Millen, GW by Gok Wan, Missoni, French Connection, Red or Dead, Osiris, Tommy Hilfiger and newly introduced ranges Emporio Armani and Aurora. One of the lucky winners of the competition in Javea in northern Costa Blanca, Ayanlaja Adekunle was very fortunate as his eye test revealed signs of possible glaucoma, despite exhibiting no symptoms. As a result he has been referred to an optometrist for further investigation. Louise Stone, Store Director at Specsavers Javea commented; “Glaucoma is a build-up of fluid on the eye which increases pressure and in turn damages
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WINNERS INCLUDED: • Teresa Poverda – Benidorm (northern Costa Blanca) • Sarah Jane Gibbons – Fuengirola (Costa del Sol) • Ayanlaja Adekunle – Javea (northern Costa Blanca) • Sharon Dixon – Torrevieja (southern Costa Blanca) • Mark Clements – Guardamar (southern Costa Blanca) • Charles Walker - Calpe (northern Costa Blanca)
the importance of regular eye tests to make an early diagnosis.” Mr Walker from Calpe said “I received an excellent service, as per normal, and am excited to have won the competition! I will enter again in the future, as they say; you’ve got to be in it to win it!” There is another competition in collaboration with the Euro Weekly planned for March, so look out for details.
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www.euroweeklynews.com LAST week we looked at propagating plants, here are some more ways to grow your own…. Layering: Many ground cover plants and shrubs with low branches can be multiplied in this way. Just peg a branch to the ground and cover the pegged area under a heap of earth for six months. When there is a good root ball cut off the rooted branch and plant up. Air layering: This slightly more difficult method can be easily used to produce new rubber tree or solandra plants. Make a slit in a healthy branch and then seal it within a plastic sleeve of dampened moss or potting compost. When a good root ball has developed, cut through the branch below and plant up the new plant. Grafting: Many fruit trees, roses and acacias are produced in this way. A cutting of the desired cultivar is inserted into cuts in a suitable host rootstock just before the sap rises in the spring. Unfortunately the several methods involved require a little practice but at the second or third attempt you may create an
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Spain’s best known gardening authors who have lived and gardened in Spain for 25 years. www.gardenspain.com.
LAYERING: Peg a branch to the ground and cover the pegged area under a heap of earth to encourage growth. minimised by washing and sterilising plant pots, sterilising the potting compost on a tray in an oven, adding sand or fine grit to the potting compost to achieve good drainage, adding a few drops of a
fungicide to the watering can or spray before watering cuttings when first planted and when subsequently
required. Thirdly don’t be tempted to plant new plants too early. Be patient and wait until
there are signs of a good root ball and the weather has warmed up in the spring. Then harden them off for a few days in the sun before finally planting in the garden or in pots.
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EBATING the state of the nation is superfluous for much of Spain’s population. For them, abstract debate in Madrid is window-dressing by the government and an ineffectual PSOE opposition. They have their own opinions and regarded Mariano Rajoy’s predictable promise of anticorruption measures as a sop. He scrupulously avoided mention of the former PP treasurer, Luis Barcenas, who stashed away a fortune in Switzerland and recently used Rajoy’s fiscal amnesty to launder some of it. Despite sacking him in 2009 for involvement in the Gurtel politicalfinancial scandal, the PP continued paying his social security payments until last December. The man who doled out salary top-ups from PP party funds clearly had to be looked after. Mentioning Barcenas and some of those – including Health minister Ana Mato’s ex-husband – who were paid with Gurtel money, would have been like shouting in an avalanche zone. The white-out would have ended in blackout and too many people would have been hung out
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By Cassandra Nash IF banks give in to social pressure to accept mortgaged properties in lieu of further payment, this could make it harder for families to access credit, Rajoy told parliament. In the good old days before sub-prime mortgages toppled the first domino that triggered a global chain, these loans were not easy to obtain. If mortgages had been harder to acquire during the pre-2008 building boom, times would be less hard now. is too soon to consider fitting him with an electronic tag, the Public Prosecution Office says. Surely it THERE are multiple, convincing would be more realistic to say indications that disgraced Luis that it is too late to give him a Barcenas committed crimes but it Peckham Rolex?
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Putting their money where their mouth is SPANISH actors and directors lashed out at government austerity measures during the Goya film awards ceremony. “Spain does not need a Depardieu,” Cristobal Montoro, Treasury minister said, referring to the French actor who went to Belgium where he pays less tax. Do you know why? “Some of our actors do not pay taxes here.” Hello? If Spain’s actors are concerned, they should ensure their taxes go to their own country.
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TEASER: Toyota will unveil the FT-86 Open in Geneva.
GENEVA: Organisers say 130 cars will be unveiled. 130 premieres as Geneva takes centre stage THE GENEVA Motor Show will have 130 cars premiered there this year. The 83rd edition of the Geneva International Motor Show will be officially opened on March 7, by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer. Some 700,000 visitors are expected to attend the 11 days of the exhibition. Before that, more than 10,000 representatives of the media from all over the world will be there to see all the latest cars. Ten per cent of the 900 vehicles being exhibited will be ‘green’ powered. A series of conferences regarding the future of vehicle transportation will be presented by 10 different experts. The Geneva International Motor
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Show, which provides an open showroom for the world to the latest technologies and designs, is one of the five most important automobile exhibitions in the automobile world. This year the show will present more than 130 World and European Premieres from the private vehicles market sector. Amongst the new exhibitors is Qoros, a Chinese brand that has chosen Geneva to launch its products for Europe. McLaren will also present its range of sports cars based on its motor sports technologies. Bringing together nearly 260 exhibitors within an area of 110,000 square metres, the Geneva International Motor Show will once again be presented in the seven exhibition halls that compose Palexpo.
For five years the technologies for more economical and alternative vehicles have evolved to the point where this year more than 10 per cent of the 900 vehicles in the exhibition emit less than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre. The list of these vehicles is available in a special brochure that will be available to all visitors. A series of conferences running from March 8-15 will enable visitors to become better informed about the latest technologies in ecology, security, and performance, as well as the evolution of automobile advertising and publicity. The themes of politics and infrastructures will also be discussed and debated. More information: visit www.salon-auto.ch.
Supermotoland brothers set for another fantastic year THE Supermoto racing brothers from Murcia are busy training and making final preparations for the first round of this year’s Spanish Supermoto championships held in Seville on Sunday March 10. 2012 saw the two brothers right at the sharp end of the results with Mat Ford-Dunn finishing second in the SM30 championship and his younger brother Anthony finishing fourth in the Elite championship despite being injured for part of the season. The potential for great results this year is high, with Mat now one of the favourites to take the newly formed SM Masters 35 class and Anthony moving over to the highly competitive SM Road category that has Spain’s best Supermoto racers competing on an asphalt only circuit. The Supermotoland team have decided to continue with last year’s SML 450 supermoto bikes that are prepared and developed at the team’s base in Murcia. The brothers have
PREPARATIONS: Anthony and Mat will compete in the Spanish Supermoto championships in Seville in March. been busy testing alongside a selection of Moto 3 and Moto 2 riders from the motogp world championships to further hone their skills. The Murcia and UK based international removal company ‘Advance Moves’ will continue to be the team’s headline sponsor, but the team are continuing the search for extra sponsors to help the brothers achieve their goals and benefit from the success and publicity 2013 has to offer. Anyone interested in joining the team as a sponsor should visit the www.supermotoland.com website.
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WORLD NO. 1: Serena Williams is oldest woman to top rankings.
CELEBRATION: Jack Nusbaum (second from right) with the young golfers
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Para Golf Tour lands at Parador T
he Sight Impaired Golfers Association (SIGA) held the first ever Para Golfers Tour at the Malaga Parador Golf Club. Last Saturday, the competition saw visually, physically and mentally impaired golfers taking part in the unique golf event. SIGA is a non-profit charity based at the Parador Club. The charity was founded in 1994 by Jack Nusbaum, a retired advertising agency owner originally from Boston in the US. Jack moved to Torremolinos 25 years ago and worked as the publication director of the Costa Golf Magazine. SIGA is the first and only golf academy working with and teaching the visually, physically, and mentally impaired in Europe to play golf. The association relies on financial support from the Professional Golfers Association, donations from friends and help from the Costa del Sol Tourist Board. Jack has been working with disabled individuals for the last 15 years and after the success of this event, he is working towards holding two more golf competitions this year at the Parador Golf Club. He said: “The day was a tremendous success and it was truly
heartwarming and The day saw two precious to watch 28 separate tournaments; players put their heart the first group of 10 adult and souls into the male golfers from the competition. It is a Scottish Disability blessing to be able Golf to give these Partnership disabled “It’s precious to (SDGP) youngsters watch 28 players played the18 this opportunity.” put their heart and hole course The soul into the challenge. Parador Golf Club is the competition.” There were two groups of ideal place for the six male tour as the course is flat making it accessible youngsters, one group and comfortable for from the La Cañada Golf Club in San Roche and disabled players.
another group from Churriana, Malaga, and two youngsters who travelled from Sevilla and Italy to partake in playing the par three, nine hole course which was ideal for them to show off their golfing skills. Accompanied by professional golfing instructors, each group successfully completed the courses. Competitors afterwards had a prizegiving presentation presented by Jack and a drinks and tapas celebration.
GOLFING SUCCESS: The SDGP enjoyed the competition
SMILES ALL ROUND: The SIGA competitors
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Malaga must get back on track against Atletico after defeat SUNDAY’S game with high-flying Atletico Madrid at La Rosaleda (kick-off 7pm) assumes vital importance for Malaga after they suffered an emphatic 3-0 reverse at Real Betis in the Andalusian derby. Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who were beaten by Porto in the Champions League last week, turned in their worst performance of the season as a first-half Betis onslaught at the Benito Villamarin made it a miserable few days for Los Blanquiazules. They need to turn their form around quickly if they want to clinch the fourth
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Champions’ League spot. The hosts had not scored in the previous four La Liga games, yet they needed less than a minute to end that run when Jorge Molina got on the end of Joel Campbell’s leftwing corner to steer a header inside the near
Champions League
Europa League
Relegation
PT
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
Barcelona
68
25
22
2
1
82
28
Atlético
56
25
18
2
5
48
23
Real Madrid
52
25
16
4
5
62
23
Málaga
42
25
12
6
7
37
24
Valencia
41
25
12
5
8
36
37
R. Sociedad
40
25
11
7
7
41
31
Betis
39
25
12
3
10
34
35
Rayo
37
25
12
1
12
34
43
Getafe
35
25
10
5
10
35
44
Levante
34
25
10
4
11
30
38
Valladolid
33
25
9
6
10
34
33
Sevilla
32
25
9
5
11
34
37
Espanyol
31
25
8
7
10
31
35
Osasuna
28
25
7
7
11
22
27
Granada
26
25
7
5
13
24
36
Athletic
26
25
7
5
13
30
50
Real Zaragoza
25
25
7
4
14
25
36
Celta
23
25
6
5
14
24
32
Mallorca
18
25
4
6
15
24
48
Deportivo
16
25
3
7
15
29
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Position as of Tuesday noon.
post. Molina almost doubled his tally on 16 minutes with an effort that
Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero did well to divert round a post. However,
Betis got their second of the night just 10 minutes later when the visitors’ defence was once again guilty of poor marking. It should have been 3-0 moments afterwards when Ignacio Camacho was adjudged to have handled in the box, only for Molina to see his spot-kick crash against the crossbar. Nonetheless, Los Beticos did increase the advantage on the stroke of half-time, when Colombian international Dorlan Pabon turned a shot past Caballero from a tight angle after his initial header had been saved. Pellegrini made two
Swans’ long wait finally over 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.
while Southampton are back in trouble after making the longest PL trip and losing 4-2 at Newcastle. Cardiff (2-1 winners at Wolves) lead the championship; Sheffield United top League One, Gillingham and Port Vale are on course for promotion from League Two and Celtic are 21 point clear in the SL. In last week’s Champions League, Arsenal lost 3-1 at home to Bayern Munich and Barcelona went down 2-0 at AC Milan, while in the Europa League, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs reached the last 16, but
Rookies’ triumph • GOLF - After snow in the desert and the top three golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods (first round) and Luke Donald (second) were beaten by unknown rookies, Matt Kuchar went on to win the Match Play Championship in Arizona.
Liverpool missed out. A 94th minute goal by Eden Hazard put Chelsea through, 2-1 on aggregate over Sparta Prague; Moussa Dembele’s stunning rocket with just 25 seconds remaining, gave Spurs a 3-2 overall
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City had goalkeeper Matt Duke sent-off. Manchester United won 2-0 at QPR to maintain their 12-point advantage at the top of the PL over rivals City who also won 2-0, against Chelsea, Joe Hart saving Frank Lampard’s penalty. At the bottom of the table, QPR look dead and buried; Reading have slipped into the bottom three (whipped 3-0 by Wigan), likewise Aston Villa (2-1 losers at Arsenal),
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• FOOTBALL - After 100 years of trying, Swansea City have won their first major trophy, whipping Bradford City by a record 5-0 scoreline in the League Cup final before 82,597 fans at Wembley.
changes at the break, bringing on Julio Baptista and Lucas Piazon for the ineffective Isco and Jeremy Toulalan, but any hopes Malaga had of getting back into the game disappeared on 62 minutes when Camacho was dismissed for a second yellow card after a foul on Juan Carlos. After that it was predominantly one-way and only a mixture of poor finishing and decent saves from Caballero prevented Pepe Mel’s side from adding to the score. Malaga remain fourth but are looking nervously over their shoulders.
victory over Lyon and Shola Ameoba’s penalty earned Newcastle victory over Melatist Kharkiv. Liverpool went out to Zenith St Petersburg on the away goal rule. Also out are the holders Athletic Bilbao.
GINS (Golf International Nerja) had 60 players play Los Moriscos, with 36 of these competing in the final round of the Jimmy Ogilvie’s British Heart Foundation Research Eclectic. The remaining players played an individual stableford round. In the eclectic the society raised €405 for the Heart Foundation Research and Jimmy Ogilvie flew over from Britain especially to hand over the prize and the Annual Trophy. The overall eclectic winner was Captain Ray Craig playing off eight with a score of 40 points. This was a very closely contested game with three people on 39 points. Second place went to Godfrey Camilleri playing off 16 (CB), third was Sean Rooney playing off 17 (CB) and fourth was Pat Lowe playing off 22. Overall winner of the stableford competition was Barney Downey with 40 points.