Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 27 March - 2 April 2014 Issue 1499

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27 MARCH - 2 APRIL 2014

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Hands tied BENITACHELL is powerless to halt a local developer from dumping earth and rubble in the Garsiva watercourse. Permission was granted by a unanimous council vote in 2005, the mayor said.

Home bound TWO illegal immigrants were arrested in Villajoyosa after their empty boat was found on the Torres beach.

They now await repatriation to Algeria at an immigrants’ centre in Valencia City.

Sailing away BALEARIA, which covers the Denia-Ibiza sea crossing, will operate two high-speed ferries each day in Easter week. A daily 2,000 passengers are expected to use the ferries over the holidays.

Lucky escape THE engine of an Alsa longdistance bus caught fire shortly after leaving Benidorm bus station. Six passengers and the driver were able to escape before the fire took hold.

Demolition threat homes are saved THOUSANDS of Costa Blanca home owners - including many expatriates - are breathing a sigh of relief after their seafront homes had a cloud of uncertainty lifted from them.

Owners will be allowed to bequeath or sell homes and

businesses that infringe Spain’s previous Coastal Law. The law was announced last year and the text has now been made public. New regulations annul a clause in the 1988 law warning that buildings and businesses on the 100-

metre strip measured from the high tide mark would be demolished in 2018.

Under the new law the Environment Ministry confirmed that concessions are safe for another 75 years and authorisations for four more years.

Around 5,000 homes along the Costa Blanca coast from Pilar de la Horadada to Denia are thought FLAGS flew at half-mast for three days this week as Spain mourned the death of to have been affected by the law change.

Adolfo Suarez.

Thanks to the new law the On the Costa Blanca mayors, councillors, police and members of the public observed a minute’s silence outside town halls in memory of Spain’s first freely- right to remain in these properties is now transferrable to elected president after almost four decades of dictatorship.

Together with King Juan Carlos, Adolfo Saurez pulled off the daunting task of third parties as a legacy or through a sale, with the proviso steering Spain to democracy in a climate of consensus and relative harmony.

Environment Ministry He was president of the Spanish government from 1976 until 1981, when his that authorisation is obtained first. resignation triggered the failed military coup of February 23.

Costa Blanca mourns Adolfo Suarez

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Letters L to R: Gema Amor, Cesar Vicedo, Rafaela Llorens, Agustin Navarro and Rafael Ferrer.

Benidorm’s ‘thank you’ to Beniarda

BENIDORM Town Hall celebrated World Water Day with a tribute to Beniarda and the resort’s 1978-1979 corporation.

In 1978 Benidorm endured the worst drought ever known in the area. Water was brought in by cistern ships as a dependable supply was vital if Benidorm was to continue attracting and maintaining tourism.

The water-rich inland

village of Beniarda solved the problem by allowing prospections within its boundaries and a pipeline finally brought water to the resort. Benidorm’s mayor at that time, Rafael Ferrer Melia, his Beniarda counterpart Cesar Vicedo Bou and Rafaela Llorens Cepas, Beniarda’s current mayor were guests of honour at the World Water Day event. There were also

certificates for councillors at Benidorm Town Hall when the agreement was signed.

“The 1978 corporation and Beniarda’s generosity saved Benidorm’s tourism,” said deputy mayor Gema Amor.

Rafael Ferrer paid special thanks to Cesar Vicedo: “He helped us throughout without asking for any financial reward, only a pavilion for the village fiestas.”

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NEWS Slim pickings SAN JUAN households have the highest per capita income in the province and the third-highest in the Valencian Community. This is not reflected in the town’s economy, local businesses claimed.

Jalon winner BAHIA DE DENIA was declared the best of eight muscatels from the Vall de Pop and the Marina Alta.

The winning wine was produced in Jalon.

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Last-minute eviction averted AN eviction scheduled for this week in Denia has been averted.

Two victims of domestic violence, a woman and her 16-year-old son, faced finding themselves out on the street after falling behind with rent payments.

The Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) - originally created to fight evictions throughout Spain on behalf of householders unable to meet mortgage payments - decided to intervene on their behalf.

The company that owns the apartment where

the woman lives with her son consented to suspend the eviction if one month’s rent was paid. After members of PAH arranged a meeting with Denia’s Mayor, Ana Kringle and the Social Welfare councillor Pepa Sivera, the town hall agreed to provide the necessary cash.

This has only provided breathing space for a month, the PAH said, and it is now vital to find affordable accommodation for the woman and her son. Meanwhile, other local families in the same situation are similarly threatened by eviction, the platform warned.

Far from home MORE than 4,000 residents left Alicante Province last year. This was 10 per cent more than in 2012 and brought the number of Alicantinos living abroad to 34,505.

Former ties ALICANTE City Hall wants UNESCO to declare Tabarca Island’s history an intangible cultural heritage. The application is backed by three Italian towns and Tabarka in Tunisia, all historically linked to the island.

Times past AN early 20th century machine used for selecting raisins was donated to Javea museum. It recalls the times when the raisin industry was vital to the local economy.

Bargain offer VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall will not have to pay for the new N-332 roundabout at the hospital turnoff. It has been included in the deal with the Bulevar Comarcal developer.

First choice MOST of the Spanish properties acquired by Russian buyers are located in Alicante Province. Four out of every six purchase proxies formalised at Spain’s Moscow consulate are for local properties.

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READY-MADE: Traditional dishes to make life easier for Spanish housewives.

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Time change

THIS Sunday, March 30, the clocks go forward one hour. At 2.00am the clocks will go forward to 3.00am.

This means one hour less in bed!

No move VILLENA prison board opposed Jose Breton’s request for a transfer to Alcolea (Cordoba) jail. Breton is serving a 40-year sentence for murdering his children, Ruth and Jose, aged six and two, in 2011.

Eyesores to go OLIVA Council will pay €9,000 to remove three cranes from two abandoned building sites.

Work began in 2008 but was halted after the developer filed for bankruptcy.

Trade growth

Tasty treats made easy

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IMES are changing and whereas Spanish housewives used to have time to prepare elaborate dishes, working women now need mealtimes to be quick and easy.

However, the food industry is well aware of this and is coming up with ways to prepare traditional dishes which make life easier.

One of the main components of the Spanish diet is ‘tortilla’ (Spanish omelette) but it takes time to prepare, which many don’t have. However, many companies already sell the ingredients in packets, ready to use, so that all that is required is to add some egg and prepare the omelette in a frying pan.

If even this is too time-consuming, there are the ready-made versions, which can be prepared quickly in the pan or microwave.

A popular treat for breakfast is ‘churros’ and Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz has come up with the idea of selling the dough pastry in spray form.

Quote of the Week “It depends on the Ministry of Public Works, but I think it’s a good idea,” mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, regarding the possibility of naming the Madrid-Barajas Airport after recently deceased Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first democratically elected Prime Minister after the Franco era.

The can then has to be shaken and goes straight into a frying pan with hot oil, and within minutes a family can be sitting down to enjoy a plate-full of churros with a mug of thick hot chocolate.

The traditional cold soups ‘gazpacho,’ ‘ajoblanco’ and ‘salmorejo’ can be found in many supermarket cold cabinets in cartons and ready to consume.

Elsewhere in the cold cabinet you may find ‘boquerones en vinagre’ (filleted fresh anchovies in vinegar), ready cut Manchego cheeses or Iberian ham, roast meats ready to serve, microwaveable ‘paella’ and even the refreshing ‘tinto de verano’ (red wine with lemonade) ready mixed and bottled.

These are not only ways of making life easier for those in charge of preparing meals in Spanish homes, but also a way of obtaining more sales and making products easier to export, as the products become more accessible to a wider market.

Number of the week per cent of Spaniards shower for more than 10 minutes every day according to a study, which is well above the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of showering for less than five minutes, followed by only 9 per cent of the population.

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EXPORTS by Alicante Province toy factories rose to €142 million in 2013, an 8.36 per cent increase on 2012. Best customers are EU countries and Russia.

Motorway perils SIXTY-NINE people died at eight AP-7 black spots in the Valencian Community between 2008 and 2013.

Three sections are located in Alicante Province: Oliva, San Vicente and Monforte del Cid.

Trees come down LA NUCIA Town Hall allowed a residents’ community to fell four pines, claimed the Compromis party.

The century-old trees were the responsibility of the CHJ water board, Compromis said.

And finally...

THE mayor of El Pedroso, Sevilla, Manuel Melendez, has been charged with a crime against moral integrity for forcing a Local Police officer to wash his car, shouting insults at him, and taking his weapon, as well as cutting his salary.

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Battle lost, war goes on SAN JUAN Town Hall has lost the fight to close the crematorium located inside the town.

The Valencia Region’s Upper Court (TSJ) approved the crematorium’s operating licence and vetoed further appeals. The seven-year battle is apparently lost but the war will continue, town hall sources warned.

Although the corporation has exhausted every possibility through the administrative courts it will now open an attack on the health and environment fronts. The town hall is waiting for the results of analyses of air samples.

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Great news for bargain hunters THE Original Charity Shop and Library, Javea, is holding its

popular end of season sale.

From Monday March 31 until Saturday April 12 there is a 50 per cent reduction on marked items.

The shop in Avenida Fontana 14 is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm.

It will not be taking items for sale on commission from Monday March 24 until

Saturday, April 5 but from Monday April 7 the shop will be taking in summer items.

Donations are very gratefully accepted at all times.

If you want to relax with a good book after all that bargain hunting, call in at their library in Javea Park where there are always lots of books and cards at great prices.

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Good start to March THE Costa Blanca began March with record hotel occupancy.

Excluding Benidorm, the area’s hotels were 54. 2 per cent full during the first fortnight of this month. This was 3.1 percentage points more than in 2013 and the highest since the hoteliers’ association Hosbec began keeping records.

Finestrat hotels were 86.9 per cent full, followed by Alfaz del Pi (68.3 per cent occupancy) and Altea (54.4 per cent).

Calpe’s 50 per cent occupancy hovered between 37 per cent in the town’s fourstar hotels and 85.5 per cent for three-star establishments.

Spanish tourists accounted for 58.3 per cent of the total and for the first time visitors from northern Europe outnumbered the British by 15.9 per cent compared to 13.1 per cent.

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It’s a long hard haul for runners AS though a marathon were not enough in itself, Benissa is holding a marathon-and-ahalf.

Benissa’s ‘Perimetral’ will be run this Saturday, March 29, and has been organised by the town hall’s Sports department and Club de Muntanya

Margallo. The 64-kilometre route rises to 3,800 metres and crosses the boundaries of Benissa, Calpe, Callosa d’En Sarria, Jalon, Lliber, Senija and Gata.

Runners set off at 6am from Plaza Jaime and finish in Plaza de la Iglesia Vieja.

The first person to cross the finishing line during last year’s ‘Perimetral’ arrived at 1.15pm although runners have until 10pm to complete the circuit.

Six hundred people A HIGH-SPEED train link between Alicante City and the are running this airport is unfeasible on economic grounds.

Saturday, 100 more than in 2013. They “But we shall continue to study the matter,” said have arrived from all Isabel Bonig. The current economic situation is over Spain and include “complicated” admitted the head of the regional runners from the UK, government’s Infrastructure department. With Alicante Netherlands, Germany Council continuing to oppose a regular bus service and Argentina. between the city’s AVE station and Benidorm or The installations at Torrevieja, it is now necessary to study other options, Benissa’s heated Bonig admitted. swimming pool will be These included direct bus links with Villena, the first available to the runners stop after Alicante City on the high speed train’s Madrid afterwards. route, she said.

Villena could provide the solution for AVE

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Calpe comes out on top THE profitability of Calpe’s tourist sector increased more than in any other Spanish resort last year.

A survey by the Exceltur tourism association revealed Calpe’s earnings per hotel room grew by 22.4 per cent in 2013, putting it ahead of Costa del Sol, Canary Islands and Baleares.

The most increases were five in Baleares, six in the Canary islands, and three on the Costa del Sol.

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Pay cut for the mayor of Villajoyosa VILLAJOYOSA Council approved a motion to cut the salary of mayor, Jaime Lloret.

The proposal was put forward by Lloret himself following the amended Public Administration law that came into effect on December 31 last year.

Only the mayor was affected as no other council members earn more than

the amounts that are stipulated in the new law.

Lloret’s yearly salary has now been cut from €61,203 to €55,000 and the excess that he has received over the last three months will be docked from the extra month’s pay that Administration workers traditionally receive in June.

The number of town hall advisers and aides has also been reduced from 12 to the seven permitted under the new rules for a town of Villajoyosa’s size.

Those remaining are the head of the mayor’s office, the press officer and five secretaries, three of whom work for PP councillors and two for the Opposition.

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Horse show APPROXIMATELY 350 show jumpers from 40 countries are competing at the Centro Ecuestre Oliva Nova (CEON) in the third phase of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour 2014 which continues until April 6.

Job hazards TWENTY-SIX Alicante Province doctors suffered attacks last year, two more than in 2012. Sixteen assaults occurred in primary attention centres, eight in hospitals and two in private medical centres.

Staying put

LEVANTE BEACH: Lights will go out for Earth Hour.

It’s a black out

WHEN the lights go out in Benidorm on Saturday it won’t be because the municipal fuses tripped.

The town hall has signed up to the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2014 and like thousands

of cities throughout the world it will turn off public illuminations between 8.30 and 9.30pm.

DEMOLISHING the La Nucia apartment building badly damaged by a gas explosion last December may not be necessary.

The structure is sound, said an architect commissioned by residents.

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Costa Blanca won’t say ‘nyet’ THE Costa Blanca intends its relations with Russia to remain unchanged.

As the EU and US announced sanctions following Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, regional president Alberto Fabra immediately cancelled visits to two Moscow tourist trade fairs.

Commercial relations with Russia are too important to be jeopardised, said the

hoteliers’ associations Hosbec, the Asociacion Provincial de Hoteles and Provia.

“Russia is a very important market and we must consider this from a professional point of view,” said Cristina Rodes, president of the Asociacion Provincial de Hoteles.

“I have always believed that promotion should be left to the technicians, to those in the know. The presence of politicians isn’t so important. The more normal things are, the better,” Rodes added.

Antonio Mayor, president of Hosbec, the largest association of its type in the Valencian MARINA SALUD lost €2.9 million in last year.

The company, which belongs to the DKV Community, was of the same international insurance group, is responsible for opinion. The EU-Russia crisis “isn’t state system health care in the Marina Alta which going any further,” Mayor said and was outsourced by the regional government, the if the rouble stops falling against the euro, there will be few Costa Generalitat, five years ago.

The Marina Salud losses in turn affected DKV Blanca cancellations, he predicted.

Fabra’s absence from the Seguros, which saw its 2013 profits fall to €30.7 Moscow fairs is “irrelevant” he said, million, a 12 per cent fall on 2012.

Marina Salud has had to adjust its business plan so long as the Generalitat owing to a 15,000 fall in the local population, continues to promote the region in admitted DKV managing director Josep Santacreu. Russia which is in its best interests.

Figures less healthy for outsourced firm

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Priest Reig dies PRIEST Rafael Reig, has lost his battle against cancer and died in Valencia, aged 50. Reig was ordained at the Cathedral of Valencia in 1988.

He was then pastor in Yesa, Alpuente and Torrent.

Currently, he was episcopal vicar of the region of Ribera and holder of the parish of St. Juanes de Cullera.

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Congress tourisms make money for Alcoy

Body found in lift THE body of a man has been found in the lift of a residential apartment block in Javea.

A neighbour of Javea Park found the body of the man, in his late forties, wearing just his underwear and showing no signs of violence.

Police are investigating the theory that he may have died in a nearby club with his body then dumped in the lift.

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RENOVATION: Casco Antiguo will become an Ethnographic Centre.

Casco Antiguo heritage stays THE Casco Antiguo in L’Alfaz del Pi is to become the town’s Ethnographic Centre for the study of the history and traditions of the municipality.

The entire structure of the building is now under renovation with work being carried out by local residents through various training and employment programmes financed with European funds.

The Such Devesa family have donated the building which has been in the family since 1927.

UP to €240,000 has been generated in Alcoy as a result of what the town hall is calling ‘congress tourism.’

Three medical-related events have seen 800 people pass through the city with these and additional conferences and seminars estimated to have generated an investment of between €150,000 and €240,000.

This calculation is based on expense allowances, overnight stays, transportation and local spending as well as work for local companies involved in organising the conferences such as catering and event staff.

The department of Tourism has highlighted its intention to continue on the same line.

Councillor Maria Llopis said: “We remain committed to tourism congresses and meetings in a

reasonable and effective way, helping companies and institutions to bring these events to the city.”

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THE Bolivian kidnapper who took a 10-year-old girl from Hospitalet de Llobregat, in Barcelona, did so because he needed to marry a 10year-old virgin in order to rise up the ranks in his sect.

The Guardia Civil who accompanied the girl on her return to Spain, Jose Miguel Hidalgo, explains that The Evangelic Association of the Israelite Mission of New Universal Pact (EAIMNUP) is a Bolivian religious sect which is very popular in the

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Kidnapper was member of sect

REMOTE: Jungle village where girl was hidden. jungle region of Chapare, where the girl

was found.

Hidalgo also explained

that in order to be a leader in these ‘destructive’ sects, it was necessary to marry a virgin no more than 10 years old.

Jordi Domenech, Missing Persons Department, head of the Mossos d’Esquadra commented that the girl had been through hell with her kidnapper, who even made her work with cocaine as well as making and selling fruit juices locally.

He added that, when the police pressure became too great,

the kidnapper would make the girl walk several days into the

jungle to reach more remote villages in which to hide.

Franco grandson in police run-in A GRANDSON of former dictator General Franco has appeared in court. Francisco Franco Martínez-Bordiu, 59, stands accused of deliberately ramming a police patrol car following a high-speed chase.

Martínez-Bordiu, the oldest grandson of the late dictator, is charged with dangerous driving and an attack against authority.

A complaint lodged by a police officer involved in the car chase, describes how on April 30 2012 Guardia Civil officers spotted Martínez-Bordiu driving near Calamocha in the dark without any lights.

When the officers signalled for him to stop, he supposedly sped up, missing several stop signs.

Apparently, Martínez-Bordiu then rammed a patrol car, running it off the road.

Martínez-Bordiu, one of seven children by Franco’s only daughter Maria del Carmen Franco Polo, denies being in the vehicle that rammed the patrol car. The accused’s lawyer, Felix Martin, told reporters on the day in question Martínez-Bordiu had lent his car to a former Romanian employee who ‘probably’ is longer in Spain.

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Poisoned fish and birds ELDA’S councillor for Health instructed an investigation and research to be carried out into the cause of the death of birds and fish.

A large number of dead fish and seven pigeons have been found in the lagoon and park gardens around the Vinalopo Peri.

Initial tests confirmed the birds and fish died by poisoning from an insecticide used on agricultural pests. The councillor said fines will be imposed on anyone found to be poisoning the animals.

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Hosbec predicts another record Benidorm summer THE summer of 2014 could mark another record year for tourism in Benidorm.

That’s according to Antonio Mayor from hotel employer Hosbec who said this year could be as good

Taxi strike cancelled TAXI drivers at Alicante-Elche airport have ruled out another strike.

It comes following a meeting between the Elche drivers and the Director General of Transport and Logistics in Alicante who has ensured that measures will soon be put in place to prevent intrusion from other taxis at the airport. These will include a licence plate reader which will reveal which taxis are regularly serving the airport and a barrier control for drivers.

A clampdown on illegal taxis is also intended.

as last year “or even better.” Hotel occupation was not below 91 per cent between July and September last year.

He added that British tourism; the main source market of customers to Benidorm along with national visitors, was going “very well” and reservations maintained a growth rate “of between 3 and 4 per cent.”

Bookings from Portugal are also increasing thanks to two weekly direct flights between AlicanteElche airport and Porto and Lisbon.

Mayor also commented on the “emerging” Russian market.

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UK fugitive arrested POLICE in Benidorm have arrested a fugitive wanted in the UK accused of helping two inmates to escape.

The man, who was also wanted for a crime of illegal possession of weapons, was located and arrested in one of the cafe terraces in the town. He is accused of breaking the path of a van carrying inmates from prison to court in Manchester and being armed, helping them to escape.

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Javea’s judo gold

JAVEA youngster Amos Lopez took the gold medal at the VI Judo League Tournament as part of the ‘JudoEduca’ event in Alicante.

He won gold in the junior, under 60kg category which serves as a warm up for the regional championships to be held in April.

Twenty-five judo clubs and 500 children from four to 14 from across Valencia, Murcia, Castilla la Mancha and Catalonia took part.

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Walking tours to learn region

GUIDED WALKS: The ‘Know your region’ project has launched a series of walks.

WALKING tours aimed at young people have been organised by L’Alfaz del Pi Town Hall.

The initiative is supported by the youth councils of the municipalities of the region, which aim to show the environment and

landscape of the Marina Baixa.

The first was a free guided visit to the Villa Romana and the Faro de l’Abir with more planned for the year.

Visit your local town hall for more information on the ‘Know your region’ walks.

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Still time to see Galileo HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED plays rarely follow American and British tours with a Costa Blanca run, but this time Tim Hardy brings his one man production to Javea.

‘The Trials of Galileo’ is on at the Javea Players’ Studio Theatre until tomorrow (Friday) and was specifically written for the actor, director and freelance member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tickets cost €12 and are available on 965 794 937 or by emailing boxofficejp@gmail.com.

Alcoy to pay debts ALCOY Town Hall closed 2013 with a surplus of €2.5 million; the best result since 2000.

However, mayor and councillor for Finance, Antonio Frances, said that this money cannot be spent on investments, but, according to guidelines, will be allocated to pay off debts.

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An honour at gala event for charities THIS week we meet two more charities being honoured in the Bay Radio Charity Gala, taking place on April 12 at Denia’s Marriott La Sella Hotel.

Paul Cunningham Nurses and Emaus are just two of 20 charities being recognised.

Paul Cunningham Nurses Offering end of life home hospice care, Paul Cunningham Nurses have been working and caring for the community since it was founded by Jennifer Cunningham in memory of her son, over eight years ago.

The qualified nurses care for the terminally ill with the service offered free of charge through the charity as well as supporting family members and friends.

Jennifer said there is great need for the service and the charity is struggling with funds in the economic climate: “The UK is geared up for people to die in hospital but here it is not like that.”

She said: “The recognition from Bay

Radio is absolutely great.”

For more information visit www.paulcunning hamnurses.com.

Emaus Tony Grande from Calpe has been working and raising funds on behalf of Emaus for seven years and said he was “honoured and privileged” to be nominated, but adds it is really the carers within the centres and children’s homes who deserve the recognition.

Tony’s work and commitment to the charity started when, through his business; The Calpe Bed Shop, he was asked to take four mattresses to the children’s home in Benissa. Shocked at the conditions, he undertook a complete refurbishment of the centre with an army of friends and volunteers all giving their time.

Since then he has helped five of the units, providing food and basic needs for underprivileged children.

He has recently planted 1,000 olive trees which he hopes

individuals and businesses will sponsor: “I hope it will create enough money to help make these centres selfsufficient.”

Follow their work by searching CalpeBedCentre on Facebook.

For more information on the gala event email studio@bayradio.fm or call 965 796 761 for tickets.

FUTURE HOPE: Tony and volunteers are planting olive trees which he hopes to get sponsored to raise money for Emaus.

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From pram push to Silverstone A PRAM push is taking place around the streets of Benidorm on Sunday.

The fundraising event has been organised by the Geordie Bar Tat with locals dressing up going round the bars of Benidorm to collect money for local man David Bently. The 41 year-old was diagnosed with stage four, terminal lung cancer and the Geordie Bar Tat hope to raise enough money to fulfil one of

David’s last dreams; to go to the British Formula 1 in Silverstone with his wife and 10 year-old daughter.

The bar is dedicated to raising funds for charity and are also arranging a golf tournament for David.

The pram push departs from the Geordie Bar Tat at midday. Anyone interested in donating money or taking part, can call Stuart on 661 185 319.

Jacaranda’s auctions return JACARANDA Restaurant and Bar in Moraira is well known for its AKIRA Charity Saturday Auctions every first and third Saturday of each month.

With auctioneer Bob Gingell, the auctions start at 1.30pm allowing you

to change your unwanted goods for cash. Money raised also goes to help the AKIRA dog’s charity to fund the building of their new kennels. The next auctions take place on April 5 and 19.

Call 965 743 292.

Red Cross donation THE Charity Shop of Calpe recently made a donation of €600 worth of food vouchers to the local Red Cross.

The Red Cross supports a number of needy families in the town and the vouchers were gratefully received by one of their representatives.

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Get ready for the cook off THE Costa’s Cook Off takes place next Thursday and Friday at the Homes, Gardens and Lifestyle Show at the Diamante Beach Hotel, Calpe.

Chefs David Ellaway from Patio de la Fuente and Jim Goodrich from Laura’s at Saffy’s will be producing dishes where the audience can watch, enjoy

and decide if it’s the Red Chilli Pepper Kitchen or the Green Olive Kitchen that will win on the day. The cooking demonstrations are being staged from 12 noon and 3pm and are sponsored

by Cambridge 800.

Visit www.gmpromotions.es for more information.

WHITE ROSETTES: 14 times UK champions performing in Calpe on Wednesday.

Calpe entertained by a cappela groups IF you are looking for entertainment with a difference next week, then look no further than SABS, the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers.

SABS is part of a worldwide network of barbershop associations and is affiliated to the Barbershop Harmony Society in

America.

Delegates from Spain and the rest of Europe will be in Calpe at the SABS Convention and, although the convention itself is only open to delegates, SABS has organised a special show, ‘A Cappella Meets Dance’ for the public. It takes place on Wednesday

at 8pm at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe.

SABS has secured two a cappella groups; The White Rosettes from the UK and Vocal Six from Sweden, supported by Calpe’s Phoenix Dance Group.

Tickets are €12 from Cath Hunter at cath@sabs.es or call 686 773 442.

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NEW LAWS: Police will be able to fine drivers without pulling them over.

Pedestrian breath tests on the way BREATH tests for pedestrians, higher motorway speed limits and a total ban on speed camera detectors are just some of the new road laws, due to be ratified in June.

Also on the cards is the compulsory wearing of cycle helmets for under 16s in urban areas and new rules to force foreign residents to register their vehicles.

But not all the regulations are being tightened - rules that restricted the right of cancer patients to drive are being relaxed.

At the moment doctors have to specifically take up a cancer patient’s right to drive

with the traffic authority (DGT), but those restrictions are due to be relaxed.

Jay walking pedestrians will, under the new regulations, find themselves liable to take a drugs and/or alcohol test. Up until now they could only be made to take a test if they were involved in an accident.

Congress decided to bring in new rules setting out deadlines for the registration of foreign registered cars, as it was proving difficult to track down their owners to pay fines.

Police will also be able to fine drivers for offences without having to pull them over.

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Chickenpox death of girl, 3, is to be investigated THE Basque health authorities are trying to clarify the circumstances which lead to the

death of a three-year-old girl who was ill with chicken pox.

Neighbours in the

village of La Puebla de Arganzon are concerned over the case of Anne Ganuza, three, who

Observatory under threat A MAJOR Spanish observatory at Calar Alto, Almeria, could cost almost €40 million to close.

Worries about the observatory are at an all time high as, if it closes, the loss to the scientific community will be huge and the bill for its closure equally huge.

Ricardo Hernandez, UGT delegate to Almeria, comments that dismantling the observatory could cost up to €40 million as the government would be responsible not only for taking down the building but also restoring the environment and countryside.

Local town councils in the area have expressed their concern over the closure as it would mean the loss of one of Europe’s most important scientific centres.

UNCERTAIN: Observatory closure looms.

Workers at the observatory feel they have their hands tied as they only have a budget of €1.6 million to do the necessary works to save the centre - this is not even half the money needed.

The next few weeks will be decisive for the future of this scientific centre.

died of chicken pox due to not reaching a hospital in good time.

Her home is only 17.5 kilometres from Vitoria, yet her family were told that they had to call Burgos for assistance; Burgos is 100 kilometres from the village.

Two investigations, one medical and one judicial, have been opened to find out what went wrong.

This case has reopened the debate about health authorities’ cooperation in the areas which are on the edge of catchment limits.

The mayor of La Puebla de Arganzon has questioned the protocols employed by the health authorities of Euskadi and Castilla y Leon pointing out that they are deficient.

Villagers have commented that this has never happened before and that, in the past, if they called an ambulance it would always take them to Vitoria.

NEWS Getting priorities right THE official announcement of Alicante City’s Hogueras fiestas next June will be made earlier than scheduled.

It was initially set for 9pm on June 13 but instead the announcement or ‘pregon’ from the city hall balcony will take place at 8pm.

This break with tradition is prompted

by Spain’s first match in the World Cup, when the national side meets Holland.

“The logical thing is to bring everything forward that day because it will be a good match, a repetition of the South Africa World Cup when Spain won,” said Fiestas councillor Andrés Llorens.

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Footwear export growth THE European market is the main destination for exports of Spanish footwear from Alicante Province.

The continent received 80 per cent of the 134.8 million pairs exported last year with France, Germany, Portugal and the UK, being the main buyers.

Asia is a growing market with Japan; the first Asian country to buy Spanish shoes, receiving 12 per cent more in volume in 2013.

The Chinese market, ranked number 14, saw an increase of 45 per cent, South Korea grew by 45 per cent and Singapore by 76 per cent.

Sales to the USA increased by 19 per cent in pairs and 13 per cent in value, where the average price is the highest export at almost €40 per pair.

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Thirty-five MS-13 gang members are arrested GUARDIA Civil officers have arrested 35 members of the Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13.

MS-13 gang members between the ages of 17 and 25 were arrested in an operation called ‘Cruasan.’

To dismantle the Central American criminal organisation, a total of 28 searches were conducted throughout various regions, including Alicante.

These searches included the confiscation of firearms and other weapons, varying amounts of drugs, and documents that will be analysed by police authorities.

The MS-13 is a dangerous and violent criminal organisation that has roots in various Central American countries and has been trying to establish itself in Spain.

Those arrested represent a wide range of nationalities, including Salvadorian, Romanian, Ecuadorian, Spanish, Bolivian, Honduran, Pakistani, Bulgarian and Moroccan.

Palliative drug care guide a ‘pioneer’ A GUIDE produced for drug administration in palliative care is being hailed as a ‘pioneer in the Valencian Community.’

The Pharmacy Service

from Elche’s General Hospital has produced the guide which includes information on a total of 65 drugs and is intended for health professionals and

aims to inform on subcutaneous administration of these drugs and their suitability.

Chief of Pharmacy Service, Andres Navarro,

explained “the idea arose in the Home Care Unit, where they suggested the possibility of carrying out this project in order to facilitate the work of professionals.”

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Alicantinos emigrating abroad MORE than 4,000 residents of the Alicante Province went abroad in the last year.

Whilst many foreigners are moving to the region, figures from the Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad (PERE) show that many are also leaving.

The population from the province currently residing abroad has increased by 10 per cent since 2012, with 34,505 now living outside of the country. Of these emigrating abroad, 59 per cent of them had been born outside Spain, suggesting that many had returned to their home country, with 28 per cent born in the province.

Of those born in Alicante currently residing abroad, most do so in France, where 2,905 live. In second place is the UK, followed by Argentina and Germany.

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Catalonia quakes SPAIN’S Girona Province was hit by an earthquake which struck just off the coast, shaking several towns and villages in the region on Wednesday.

Measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, the quake hit at 1.13pm, according to Spain’s National Geological Institute.

The quake was felt most strongly in the municipalities of Baix Empordà and Alt Empordà. Its epicentre was located off the coast between Palamòs and Palafrugell.

Catalan daily La Vanguardia reported that no-one was injured and no damage has been documented.

In September 2013 Spain saw some 400 earthquakes in the Gulf of Valencia. Since then the area has seen intermittent activity.

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Spain has become the world’s biggest wine producer for 2013 THE wet spring and sunny summer resulted in Spain becoming the top wine producer of 2013.

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine rankings will not be released until May, but if the figures are correct Spain’s pipped its competitors to the post.

According to figures from the country’s agriculture ministry, wine production surged a massive 41 per cent last year, with vineyards producing 50m hectolitres - enough to fill 6.7 billion bottles of wine.

Spain beat competitors France and Italy, who reported 2013 harvests of 42 million and 47 million hectolitres respectively. Ángel Ortega, spokesperson for wine-growers from the La Mancha denomination, attributed the bumper year to unusual weather conditions: “It’s not often that you see all the right climate conditions come together like that.”

BUMPER YEAR: Has been attributed to unusual weather conditions.

More than 50 per cent of last year’s harvest came from Castilla-La Mancha.

Others in Spain’s wine industry, such as Pau Roca of the Spanish Wine Federation, said it was just a matter of time before

Spain surpassed its neighbours.

For years, production glitches saw Spain lag behind neighbouring wine-producers France and Italy.

But it seems that recent investments in planting and

irrigation systems, as well as a renewed focus on productivity, helped the country excel.

These factors - combined with the ideal weather - resulted in the boom.

The Madrid government welcomed the news, as it shows another industry on which the country can lean on in order to strengthen its fragile economy and assist the recovery process.

Although very well-known in Spain, La Mancha wines have not achieved the same recognition as wines such as Rioja and Cava.

But it is hoped that the La Mancha wine can be well promoted abroad, particularly in markets like China and the US. Spain’s exports hit a record high last year and the wine surplus is expected to give the country another huge boost.

It is expected that the economy will grow by 1 per cent this year.

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ATCH out if you like a drink. Proposed new traffic laws will give police the power to breath test jay walking pedestrians.

Up until now police could only do that if the pedestrian was involved in a road accident.

But now anyone crossing the road where they shouldn’t will be liable to take a test for alcohol and drugs.

That is a step too far (excuse the pun). Surely there are enough laws against drunkenness and unruliness without having to resort to alcohol tests at the drop of a hat. There is no need to suspect someone of being drunk - just taking a step onto the road would be enough to have the police descend with their alcohol meters.

And on the crowded and often narrow pavements found in many Spanish towns and villages it can be nearly impossible to avoid stepping into the road.

It is a charter for harassment of

people who have done nothing wrong and a sign of officialdom’s instinct to criminalise otherwise law abiding people.

Coastal good news THOUSANDS of owners of beach front properties built within 100 metres of the high water mark blighted with the threat of demolition, can sleep a little easier now.

The new coastal law means they can now sell or pass on as bequests their homes, and removed the imminent threat of demolition (slated in for 2018).

The old law had effectively made those homes - many already built quite legally - illegal.

So some good news, but why do the Spanish authorities insist on putting many innocent people in such a distressing position in the first place? It is bad for tourism, bad for investment, and bad for the country.

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WATCH sales rose by 17 per cent just before March 19, Father’s Day and also the feast day of Josefas and Joses. The sector sold 23,000 watches, producing a €2.2 million turnover, said watchmakers Ayserco.

Slurry disposal plants may shut

not only wind and solar energy but also the slurry plants, many which could now close.

Pig farmers will soon be faced with a “serious problem,” said the mayor of Langa de Duero (Soria).

European regulations limit the amount of slurry that can be dumped. Having to go to plants further afield will reduce already slim margins and livestock, farmers said.

Ono says yes to Vodafone VODAFONE has finally pulled off its deal with Spanish telecommunications’ company Ono. The €7.2 billion that the UK-owned company hands over for Ono is the largest acquisition by a foreign company in Spain since 2008.

Ono, with 1.9 million clients in 12 autonomous regions, is the country’s largest cable company and has its own high-speed fibre optic network.

Based on both companies’ figures in late 2013, Vodafone’s presence on Spain’s broadband market will grow from 7.5 per cent to 21 per cent.

Acquiring Ono’s 1.1 million

mobile clients will increase its share of this market from 24.8 per cent to 26 per cent.

Between them Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange will now control 90 per cent of Spain’s broadband and mobile market and up to 80 per cent of its customer base.

Vodafone, which earned $130 billion (approximately €93 billion) from the sale of its US division last year, is also rumoured to be on the verge of making another big purchase. This time it is looking towards the UK with TalkTalk, the no-longer state owned BT Group and BSkyB possibly in its sights.

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Posh addresses PROPERTIES in Monaco, Hong Kong and London are the world’s most expensive. Prices rose last year by 5 per cent in Madrid, ranked 29th, but fell in Sotogrande, Marbella, Mallorca and Barcelona.

Pay rises SALARIES in Spain’s Public Administration rose by 17.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2013, compared with 2012, thanks to delayed payment of that year’s civil servants’ bonus.

Catalan cava is still fizzing CATALUÑA’S desire for independence might be unpopular but its cava sales remain buoyant.

Despite boycott calls, global sales of Catalan cava fell by only 0.77 per cent to 241.3m bottles in 2013 with a €970 million turnover similar to 2012.

Sales in the domestic market fell by 0.47 per cent, an improvement on 2012 when they dropped by

6.28 per cent. The effects of the politically-inspired boycott outside the region have diminished, sources said.

The crisis, they continued, exerted a greater influence on sales and although two out of every three bottles are sent abroad, falling exports, particularly to the UK - were important.

CAVA: Sales buoyant.

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A pig of a problem SPAIN’S pig farmers have a problem.

Usually they send slurry to 33 government-subsidised plants where it generates electricity by cogeneration while converting the waste into dried fertiliser pellets.

This will change following the government’s announcement of cuts to sustainable energy subsidies. This affects

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PIG FARMING: Cuts could mean reducing livestock further.

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Private money for Renfe STATE railway operator Renfe is looking for private money for its freight service.

An investor will be sought through public tender, announced minister of Public Works, Ana Pastor. This will be a ‘positive step’ for all types of freight transport, Pastor maintained, while optimising Spain’s network of steadily improving track and its good geo-strategic position.

Opening the door to private investment will arrive once the state operator makes the transition to a holding of four subsidiaries: the Renfe Viajeros passenger service, Renfe Mercancias (freight), Renfe Fabricacion y Mantenimiento (manufacture and maintenance) and Renfe Alquiler de Material Ferriviario.

This fourth division which is due to be created in April will lease trains to private operators, Pastor explained. These will eventually compete with Renfe both for the passenger and freight service, she confirmed.

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How to close the sale

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LOSING a sale is stressful for most salesmen and women.

Many sales books claim to offer the key to unlocking the secrets of closing a sale. These tend to confuse the reader and make matters worse. Many a grown man loses it when they come to ask for the order.

I was able to reach the close in 30 minutes unless the client asked questions. However, I could not figure out why one sales person was taking up to two hours to explain his product. He couldn’t close.

The best advice I ever received on closing a sale could have been written on the back of my business card.

‘Ask for the order.’

Closing the sale really is that simple, so why make a dog’s breakfast out of it. There is, however, one trick that will substantially increase your success rate when closing.

Clients are as hesitant of making a decision as the salesman is in asking for the

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order. Often a decision to buy will be put off and ditherers have their excuses ready.

Once they say no or that they have to think about it the sale is not going to happen.

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CLOSING: Best to use the ‘either this or that’ method. the order but use instead the ‘either this or that’ close. When asking for an appointment the best approach is to suggest, “I have an hour Monday morning or Wednesday afternoon.

Perhaps an hour in the evening might be better?”

It is difficult to say no to that proposal. The order pad should be on the desk long before you reach this point.

Chasm separates rich and poor THE gulf between Spain’s rich and poor is growing wider.

In January, Spain’s Oxfam-Intermon warned that Spain’s 20 greatest fortunes are worth €77 billion equivalent to the earnings of the country’s poorest 20 per cent.

The following month Fundecas, the Cajas de Ahorro (savings banks) think-tank, drew attention to the northsouth divide between Spain’s richest and poorest regions.

In the third month of the year comes a third alert, this time from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The effects of the economic crisis on the richest and the poorest 10 per cent are more marked in Spain than in any other OECD member country, the organisation announced recently.

The wealthiest 10 per cent barely noticed Spain’s double dip recession, with a 1 per cent drop in annual earnings between 2007 and 2010. Wages for the poorest 10 per cent fell by 14 per cent a year during the same period.

The OECD report placed Italy’s rich-poor divide as the second-greatest after Spain’s but while its wealthiest 10 per cent also saw incomes fall by 1 per cent, they fell by only 4 per cent each year for the lowest earners.

Spain’s high incomes were 13 times greater in 2010 than the lowest, the OECD found, compared with a 9.4 average. In contrast, the organisation compared the Spanish figures with Iceland’s where the earnings of the richest 10 per cent shrank by an annual 12 per cent and the poorest by 8 per cent.

The OECD did not hesitate to identify the root of Spain’s problem. Public aid is not directed towards those most affected by the crisis, according to the report. “Social spending destined for relatively prosperous families is higher than in most other EU countries,” it claimed.

The same rules apply when asking for the order. Always have an Option B to hand. “I think this plan would best suit your needs but the cheaper plan B is a good deal too.

Which do you prefer?”

That close is also difficult to say no to. I have seen salespersons double and treble their sales simply by using the ‘either this or that’ close.

Wine industry must look abroad to grow THE SPANISH wine industry needs to look abroad if it wants to grow.

That is according to a report by Rabobank called La Mancha in the Middle.

It says that recent EU support programmes have improved the efficiency in Spanish wine production, but oversupply remains an issue.

“While Spain has seen marked improvements in its wine production efficiency as a result of EU subsidies, it still struggles to build penetration in non-EU markets”, states Rabobank analyst, Stephen Rannekleiv.

“In conjunction with grubbing-up subsidies, Spain was also a major recipient of vineyard restructuring funds which

has raised yields and is expected to lead to an increase in wine in the market.

“A pressing concern for many is that much of this increased production is destined for markets already dealing with their own oversupply issues, such as France and Italy.”

While these EU markets will remain important destinations for Spanish bulk wine, the industry must focus efforts on building market demand outside the EU, he added.

Spain will need to build stronger brands in international markets, and adopt a more consumer-driven marketing focus which will require continued improvement of grower and brand owner alignment, said the report.

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How happy are you with your financial situation?

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FAGOR ELECTRODOMESTICOS failed after months of negotiations to reach agreement with its creditors. The appliances firm has now applied to the San Sebastian (Guipuzcoa) courts to go into liquidation.

Jane Plunkett

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FAMILY: Will bring you a wealth of happiness.

How many rich and famous people have overdosed on drugs or thrown themselves from buildings?

So many! Singer Amy Wine house, fashion designer Alexander McQueen, actor Heath Ledger - it’s not as though these people were out begging on the street, quite the opposite, they had loads of money, but that didn’t seem to mean that they were happy.

A documentary film called ‘Happy’ released in 2011 explores what makes people happy and it discovers that happiness most often comes from experiences that have nothing to do with money.

The film, for example, follows a rickshaw driver from India who lives in the

Are Dashcams legally allowed?

Q. Following on from your article regarding surveillance cameras. I have You and the fitted in my car a ‘Dashcam,’ videoing traffic to the front and rear of my car. I Law in Spain have captured many examples of bad

By David Searl driving, including a large motor-cycle doing a ‘wheelie’ at speed through a red light, a fully loaded coach going through a red light, and cars overtaking on solid white lines. These incidents were recorded onto a memory chip, and transferred to my laptop, which was viewed by friends and family. My aim was to set up a Facebook page to show incidents of bad driving. The images would also be evidence if I am involved in any ‘incident.’ Is any part of the above illegal?

T.H. (Torrevieja) A. Yes, practically all of it is illegal. Spain’s law of data protection is quite strict, as we mentioned. There is no law against having the cameras mounted in your car. However, if you record the images and show them to anyone in any form, you have committed an invasion of privacy under the law and you can be subject to severe fines. Further, these images are not admissible as evidence in court.

The only strictly ‘legal’ cameras are those fitted in some new cars which basically act as expanded rearview mirrors. Many experts feel these Dashcams would be very useful and are opposed to the law as it stands.

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

slums and earns a minuscule wage. He has nothing of material value in life, but says he feels like the richest man in the world as he has a son, a lovely family and neighbours.

Meanwhile, another character documented in the film, a successful European banker, leaves

everything to go work as a volunteer in a hospital because he says he wasn’t happy within his rich and successful life.

Wealth can be a vicious circle, where the more one has, the more one wants.

Therefore those that might be considered wealthy aren’t always happy.

THOMAS MEYER, founder of Barcelona clothing chain Desigual, sold a 10 per cent stake in the company to French venture capital firm Eurazeo, owner of Europcar and shareholder in Danone, Accor and Elis.

Shares offer TROUBLED frozen fish company Pescanova has offered creditors up to 65 per cent of the company to try to stave off liquidation.

Most lenders would have to accept losses of between 60 and 90 per cent.

Madrid landmark could go to China’s richest man SANTANDER BANK, owners of Edificio España, hope to sell the iconic Madrid building.

According to El Mundo newspaper, Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, has offered €260 million for the 1953 tower block that was once Spain’s tallest building.

Wang Jianlin is president and founder of the Dalian Wanda group, a Chinese real estate, hotels, tourism and entertainment conglomerate. He is worth €16.630 billion and showed interest in Edificio España during a recent visit to Spain at the invitation of Atletico de Madrid football club.

The building, which formerly included an hotel, shopping centre, apartments, offices and a rooftop swimming pool, was bought by Santander in 2005 for approximately €389 million. Plans to demolish all but the principal facade and replace the original with luxury flats and shops were later shelved.

Investors from China, Brazil and Mexico are also rumoured to be interested in the 1953 building, sources close to the sale process maintained. No firm offers have been received, they added, and

Luis Garcia

MAYBE it’s the sunshine and nicer warm afternoons we’re experiencing, but as winter turns to spring, isn’t there a general sense of happiness in the air?

According to a report just released, happiness is definitely growing and the reason could be financial insecurity is beginning to abate. This would suggest that money, it seems, might buy happiness, with the report stating that financial security is more important than good health in making people content.

I whole-heartedly agree that financial security does offer peace of mind and in certain terms a sense of happiness, but is a secure financial situation a deciding factor when it comes to a person disposition towards happiness?

BUSINESS EXTRA

EDIFICIO ESPAÑA: A 1953 tower block. prospective buyers are still gathering information. Neither was it impossible that a dearth of tempting offers could persuade Santander to return to its original plan, they said.

OPINION & COMMENT

The little things that mean so much IT is very rare for someone to stand out in such a busy environment as this.

However, I feel you ought to know that you have an outstanding employee within your organisation.

I do not know the name of this gentleman but I am sure you will be able to work out who delivers the newspapers to our school.

There are three things that make this gentleman stand way above all others.

He ALWAYS smiles.

I only had to ask him once to pass me one of the papers and he does this every single time without asking!

He always removes the white plastic strips that keep the papers together. This makes all the difference as people don’t have to struggle with these strips which normally tear the papers.

I shall say to you as I said to the gentleman this morning: at Laude, we all look forward to our Euro Weekly News!

It’s the small things in life that make a huge difference.

Thank you.

Gail Summerfield, Reception/School Secretary Laude San Pedro International College

Movistar moans SHEILA SKINNER is not alone.

My friend returned to England last July. Her internet provider was informed and standing orders cancelled. Unfortunately, at this moment, we do not know when Movistar was informed as I visited her house in September and discovered that the telephone line was still connected. Movistar were then informed by an interpreter so that no-one misunderstood the situation. The line was finally disconnected in October!

In her absence two bills have been received, dated November and December. Our interpreter contacted Movistar again and was told that the number was now allocated to a different person and probably the two

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I WAS very amused when I saw these young men on the beach in Los Boliches, who appeared to be enjoying an evening game of volleyball with the moon.

Colin Smyth, Fuengirola, Malaga.

Big time fraud WELL said Nora Johnson! How refreshing to see an article which tells it like it is, not as most of the media and the current UK government portray it.

It is high time the spotlight was turned on the very wealthy tax evaders/avoiders, also private landlords. They are costing the economy billions more than those on benefits, the majority of whom are in low paid jobs which do not pay a living wage.

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It is also worth noting that only £1 billion of benefits are lost to fraud compared to £70 billion lost through tax evasion/ avoidance.

Thank you Nora, keep up the good work.

M. Brannigan, Vera Playa (Almeria)

Double meaning I’VE just noticed that the Ryvitastyle crispbread that I’ve been enjoying recently as a low calorie substitute for ordinary bread is, in fact, called Knackerbrod.

Now I confess to not having a great knowledge of the Teutonic tongue but I do know that ‘brod’ means bread in English and many German words are similar to ours. So just what have I been eating?

Perplexed, Valencia

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bills should have been sent to him/her. Would she make further contact in 15 days to confirm or otherwise?

Movistar were contacted again but, naturally, a different staff member took the call and said that €25.31 had been credited in error to my friend’s bank account and they (Movistar) tried to reclaim it but the bank had refused.

Movistar stated that the bills were sent direct to my friend’s address as they had no other means of reclaiming any money.

No refund is shown on her bank statement. Our interpreter has now been told that €23.19 should be paid to Movistar but for what and as a result of an error by whom?

P H, Almayate, (Malaga)

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All at sea THE municipal indoor swimming pool in Huercal Overa (Almeria) closed on July 31, 2013 and I read in your newspaper a few weeks ago that the mayor there was hoping to get it reopened very soon.

I was a paid-up member of the pool and used it at least three times a week for therapy after having several bone problems.

There is absolutely nowhere near us that has an indoor pool and goodness knows when, or if ever, the brand new one in Albox will open.

Work restarted on this one two weeks ago and then the Guardia Civil shut the works down. Again, no information anywhere and in the town hall the staff just shrug their shoulders.

Tina Turpie (By email)

Opening date GREAT news about the reopening of Cine Paz in Gata (Alicante). We spent many a good Wednesday evening there.

Have you any more details regarding the opening?

Hopefully they will have a website where we can check the programme.

Ray and Wendy, Alcalali (Alicante)

Unsackable IN ‘Lessons to be learnt’ (Issue 1497) Mr McBride fails to understand the underlying cause of Spain’s high unemployment.

Spain, along with France, has stringent employment regulations which have created an inflexible labour market.

Put another way, Spanish companies cannot lay off employees as easily as UK companies. The French in particular argue that job security is fundamental to safeguarding family life and the social structure of the country.

A legitimate argument, some might say, especially for those already in work but not so good if you are looking for employment.

It means that companies must be absolutely certain of their future prospects before recruiting new staff because of the difficulties of dismissing them should their business take a downturn. Spanish companies are therefore reluctant to take the same risks as they would in the UK and USA. Much is said of freeing up the labour market here but precious little has been achieved.

Ken Bethell, Puerto de Mazarron (Murcia)

On the track IT’S not rocket science and it’s not brain surgery (although it would seem that the latter is needed).

Regarding the vanishing Malaysian airline, two things come to mind.

Why isn’t every aircraft fitted with a small, floatable electronic device (in case it ditches in water) that breaks away and emits a signal that satellites pick up, pinpointing the position of the incident within 50 metres or so?

Secondly, all aircraft are fitted with a device that shows where it is in the sky. What reason should there ever be for it to be disabled by anyone on board the aircraft?

This is a stupendously stupid arrangement and no-one can convince me that it is necessary.

Keith Hallam, Blackpool (UK)

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8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway 9:25pm The Cube 10:25pm Law and Order: UK 11:25pm The Americans 12:25am ITV News and Weather 12:40am Through the Keyhole 1:35am Jackpot247 5:00am In Plain Sight 5:40am ITV Nightscreen

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7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 1:00pm The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 1:55pm The Only Way is Essex 2:45pm The Only Way is Essex 3:30pm Britain's Got More Talent 4:30pm The Hot Desk 4:45pm Honey 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Honey 6:40pm The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 7:40pm FYI Daily 7:45pm The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 8:50pm Whip it!

9:50pm FYI Daily 9:55pm Whip it!

11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Crazy Beaches 12:20am The Butterfly Effect 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am The Butterfly Effect 3:30am Dads 3:55am Teleshopping

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes Not in 3D. 8:20pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Top Gear 10:20pm Old School 11:50pm Family Guy 12:21am Family Guy 12:52am Family Guy 1:23am Family Guy 1:54am Family Guy 3:25am Family Guy 4:00am Pramface 4:30am Pramface 5:00am Pramface 5:30am Pramface

Top Gear (Motoring) BBC 3 from 9:15pm to 10:20pm Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older 'classic' models and news in the motoring world.

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5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm Modern Family 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Arrow 11:00pm Revolution 12:00am A League of Their Own 1:00am Football's Funniest Moments

3:00am Street Crime UK 3:30am Street Crime UK 4:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Emergency Abroad

SkyMoviesComedy/ 4:25am Head of State 6:10am Ernest Saves Christmas 7:55am Black Sheep 9:30am The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 11:25am Mean Girls

•Jude Law •Nicole Kidman •Renée Zellweger •Eileen Atkins

1:10pm The Hangover Part III 2:55pm 50 First Dates 4:40pm The Cable Guy 6:25pm Without a Paddle 8:10pm Mean Girls 10:00pm The Hangover Part III 11:45pm 50 First Dates 1:30am The Cable Guy

SkyMoviesDrama/ 6:40am Argo: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Struck by Lightning

Cold Mountain (Film, 2003) A wounded soldier escapes the American Civil War to go home to his sweetheart Ada. She's battling to keep their farm going, but her luck changes when she takes in a feisty wanderer.

8:30am Runaway Bride 10:30am Never Been Kissed 12:25pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2:35pm Cold Mountain 5:10pm Tootsie 7:10pm Never Been Kissed 9:00pm Million Dollar Baby 11:20pm Cinderella Man

SkyMoviesAction/ 5:40am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers

BBC4/ 8:00pm David Attenborough's First Life

7:20am This Means War 9:05am Speed 2: Cruise Control 11:15am The Fast and the Furious 1:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 3:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 6:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 9:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12:20am The Fast and the Furious

9:00pm Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History 10:00pm Inspector De Luca 11:50pm Chas and Dave: Last Orders 12:50am Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours 1:50am Top of the Pops

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7:00am Countryfile 8:00am Gardeners' World 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 1:30pm Living Famously 2:30pm Foreign Correspondent 4:25pm I Confess 6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip 8:00pm Great Barrier Reef 9:00pm Border Country The Story of Britain's Lost Middleland 10:00pm Louis Theroux's LA Stories 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Top of the Pops 1977: Big Hits 12:45am War Requiem 2:10am Countryfile 3:10am Holby City 4:10am Silk 5:10am This is BBC Two

7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Murder, She Wrote 11:30am The Unforgettable...

12:00pm ITV News and Weather 12:10pm River Monsters 1:10pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:05pm Big Star's Little Star 4:05pm Moonraker 6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:50pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm Surprise Surprise 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 12:15am Crocodile Hunter Diaries 12:45am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:40am The Store 3:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 5:10am ITV Nightscreen

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7:00am Beauty and the Geek 7:45am The Hot Desk 7:55am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:40am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:10pm The Xtra Factor 2:10pm Britain's Got More Talent 3:15pm You've Been Framed!

3:45pm Kangaroo Jack 4:45pm FYI Daily 4:50pm Kangaroo Jack 5:35pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 7:00pm Casper 8:00pm FYI Daily 8:05pm Casper 9:00pm Two Weeks Notice 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Two Weeks Notice 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm Party Wright Around the World 12:50am The Big Reunion 2:20am Mom 2:45am Mom 3:10am The Vampire Diaries 3:50am Teleshopping

BBC3/ 5:30am Pramface 8:00pm The Voice UK 10:15pm Hair 11:15pm Family Guy 12:00am American Dad! 12:25am Bluestone 12:55am Bluestone 1:25am Wilfred 1:47am Wilfred 2:09am Wilfred 2:31am Wilfred 2:53am Wilfred 3:15am Bad Education 3:45am Bluestone 4:15am Bluestone 4:45am Kerry

Wilfred (Sitcom) BBC 3 from 1:25am to 1:47am Offbeat comedy series about a man who sees his neighbour's dog Wilfred as a man in a canine costume.

BBC4/ SkyMoviesAction/ 8:00pm Time Shift

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SATELLITE CHANNELS/ Sky1/ 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Sinbad 2:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 3:00pm Futurama 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Modern Family

4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Modern Family 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons

9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA

SkyMoviesComedy/ 8:00am Mousehunt 9:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 10:00am Pitch Perfect 12:05pm Scary Movie 3

•Uma Thurman •David Carradine •Lucy Liu •Vivica A. Fox •Daryl Hannah •Michael Madsen

1:40pm Look Who's Talking 3:20pm Look Who's Talking Too 4:50pm Look Who's Talking Now! 6:35pm As Good as It Gets 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm Scary Movie 3 12:30am Blazing Saddles 2:10am A Fantastic Fear of Everything 3:55am Look Who's Talking

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Film, 2003) After waking up from a coma, a female contract killer known only as The Bride (Uma Thurman, pictured) is devastated to learn that she is no longer pregnant with the child she carried before the incident that landed her in hospital.

Switching between flashbacks and the present day, the film follows The Bride's mission for revenge. She escapes from hospital, visits Japan in search of a new sword, and tracks down the people who betrayed her, including their leader Bill (David Carradine).

The highlight of the film takes place in a crowded restaurant in Japan where The Bride is pitted against former partner O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) and her personal army.

SkyMoviesAction/ 9:50am Men in Black 3 11:40am The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2:40pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 5:40pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9:00pm Men in Black 3 11:00pm Kill Bill: Vol. 1

SkyMoviesDrama/ 11:00am Under the Tuscan Sun 1:00pm The Oranges 2:40pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 4:20pm The Top Ten Show 2014 4:35pm Trouble with the Curve 6:30pm Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 9:00pm The Great Gatsby

9:00pm The Review Show

10:00pm The Poet Who Loved the War: Ivor Gurney 11:00pm Mark Lawson Talks to...

12:00am What Do Artists Do All Day? Albert Watson 12:30am Pendle Witch Child 1:30am Time Shift 2:30am Robert Plant: By Myself 3:30am The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues and Beyond

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7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Rip Off Britain 8:50am Watchdog Test House 9:20am Wanted Down Under 10:05am The Restaurant Man 11:05am Great British Railway Journeys 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:30pm Nature of Britain 3:30pm Cagney and Lacey 4:15pm Himalaya with Michael Palin 5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Revenge of the Egghead 7:30pm The Voice: Louder on Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 10:00pm The Plantagenets 11:00pm Rev 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather 12:20am Louis Theroux's LA Stories Edge of Life.

1:20am Viking Art - A Culture Show Special 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am Infested! Living with Parasites

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm River Cottage Bites 1:10pm Reap the Wild Wind 3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Nigel Farage: Who are You? 9:30pm Shop Secrets: Tricks of the Trade 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Our Gay Wedding: The Musical 12:05am Gogglebox 1:10am Random Acts 1:15am Little Children 3:30am Hostages 4:15am The Good Wife 5:05am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

7:00am Emmerdale 7:25am Coronation Street 8:25am You've Been Framed!

8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm American Pie Presents Band Camp 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am American Pie Presents Band Camp 12:55am Two and a Half Men 1:55am Dads 2:20am Dads 2:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

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SATELLITE CHANNELS/ Sky1/ 7:00am UK Border Force 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Modern Family 9:30am Modern Family 10:00am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Modern Family

10:30pm About a Boy 11:00pm Stella 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

SkyMoviesComedy/ 9:00am Stepping Out 11:00am Here Comes the Boom 12:50pm Scary Movie 5 2:20pm That's My Boy

• Bill Murray • Laura Linney •Samuel West

4:20pm The Five-Year Engagement 6:30pm 2 Days in New York 8:10pm Here Comes the Boom 10:00pm Scary Movie 5 11:35pm That's My Boy 1:35am The Five-Year Engagement

SkyMoviesDrama/ 9:10am The Lucky One

In 1939, president Franklin D Roosevelt welcomes the distinguished British monarchy to America, where cultural differences offer tests for both visitor and host.

Biographical drama.

10:55am Dangerous Liaisons 1:00pm First Night 3:00pm Walk the Line 5:20pm Hyde Park on Hudson 7:00pm Ask the Dust 9:00pm The Break-Up 11:00pm Before Midnight 12:50am Dangerous Liaisons

SkyMoviesAction/ 7:00am Firewalker

BBC3/ 8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Would I Lie to You? 9:00pm Junior Paramedics 10:00pm Life and Death Row 11:00pm Growing Up Down's 12:00am Family Guy 12:23am Family Guy 12:46am Family Guy 1:10am Life and Death Row 2:10am Kris: Dying to Live 3:05am Impractical Jokers 3:35am Fuzzbox 4:00am Life and Death Row

Would I Lie to You? (Quiz Show) BBC 3 from 8:30pm to 9:00pm Comedy panel show in which team mates must remain pokerfaced while revealing personal stories previously known only to their closest confidantes, being put through their paces in a quickfire lies round, and explaining their real or invented relationship with a mystery studio guest - all with the ultimate aim of discerning the truth from the fiction.

BBC4/ 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys

9:00pm Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home

9:00am The Scorpion King 10:40am Assault on Precinct 13 12:40pm Fast and Furious 6 2:55pm Lethal Weapon 3 5:00pm The Jewel of the Nile 7:00pm Assault on Precinct 13 9:00pm Fast and Furious 6 11:15pm Lethal Weapon 3 1:20am The Man with the Iron Fists

10:00pm Mission to Mars: A Horizon Special 11:00pm Storyville 12:15am Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures 1:15am The Walshes 1:45am Brushing Up on...

2:15am Great British Railway Journeys 2:45am Mission to Mars: A Horizon Special 3:45am Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home

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6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:00pm Revenge of the Egghead 7:30pm The Voice: Louder on Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Border Country - The Story of Britain's Lost Middleland 1:20am Royal Cousins at War

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 1:10pm The Cowboys 3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Kirstie's Best of Both Worlds 10:00pm New Worlds 11:10pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:55pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:55am Random Acts 1:00am Pokerstars.Com EPT London 2:05am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:30am Transworld Sport 3:25am Mobil 1 The Grid 3:50am Garmin Arenacross 4:15am Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge

7:00am Emmerdale 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Coronation Street 8:25am You've Been Framed!

8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile 12:50am FYI Daily 12:55am American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile 1:55am Two and a Half Men 2:20am Two and a Half Men

BBC3/ 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Hair 11:00pm Killer Magic 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Hair 2:10am Killer Magic 2:40am Life and Death Row 3:40am C-Bomb 4:00am Hair

Don't Tell the Bride (Reality Show) BBC 3 from 9:00pm to 10:00pm Series in which the groom must choose every detail of his upcoming nuptials, from venue to cake to wedding dress.

BBC4/ 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys

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6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Disney's Greatest Moments 11:00pm Hawaii Five-0 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am The Smoke 2:00am About a Boy 2:30am Hawaii Five-0 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am All Aboard: East Coast Trains

•Jon Heder •Jon Gries •Aaron Ruell •Efren Ramirez •Diedrich Bader

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4:45am Hero 6:30am Captain America: The Winter Soldier Special 7:00am The Marine: Homefront 8:40am The Karate Kid 10:50am 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded 12:35pm Battleship 2:50pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 4:40pm The Mummy 6:50pm The Karate Kid 9:00pm Battleship 11:15pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Geeky high schooler Napoleon fancies quiet Deb but can't ask her to the prom. His brother Kip has an online relationship and dreams of being a cage fighter, while his uncle Rico is more interested in his mailorder timetravel machine.

1:05am Hammer of the Gods 2:50am A Man Apart 4:45am Resident Evil: Apocalypse

SkyMoviesDrama/ 5:20am Fun in Acapulco 7:00am East of Eden 9:00am Trouble with the Curve: Sky Movies Special 9:20am Borrowed Time 11:00am Runaway Bride 1:00pm Go for It! 2:40pm Philadelphia 4:50pm Oka! 6:45pm The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00pm Runaway Bride

9:00pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:30pm Weird Nature

10:00pm Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

9:00pm 13 Going on 30 10:45pm The Four Feathers 1:05am Permanent Record

TCM/ 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Rio Conchos 12:10pm Santa Fe 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Marooned 6:25pm Son of Paleface 8:15pm The Three Stooges in Orbit 10:00pm Passenger 57 11:40pm Dangerous Ground 1:30am The Big Gundown

11:00pm The First World War 11:50pm Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami?

12:50am Time Shift 1:50am Madness in the Desert: Paris to Dakar Rally 2:50am Weird Nature 3:20am Weird Nature 3:50am Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

OPINION & COMMENT LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

I

DO get fed up with people telling me I’m merely being paranoid when I discuss the decline of the UK and its society.

These people (and I’m delighted to say there are now far fewer than in the past!) seem to forget, that in my dual role as a working entertainer and columnist, I speak and am contacted by a tremendous number of so called ‘ordinary folk,’ from all walks of British life. I can tell you quite categorically, they are all now totally peed off with what is happening to our once great country.

They are sick of the leniency shown toward criminals, they are sick of the laws and ‘human rights’ favouring ethnic and other minorities. They are sick of the ghettos, embedded like cancerous tumours in most of their great cities. They are sick of piddling bureaucrats.

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Because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you...

IN DECLINE: The attitude of the British public is changing.

They are sick of being ruled by decisions made in other countries and they are heartily sick of Islamic bigots who seem to be able to get away with just about anything.

The tolerant mood of the British public is undoubtedly changing.

People are

beginning to speak out. Most have been quiet up to now; almost afraid to air their views in case of being accused of bigotry or racism. Well no more.

And why shouldn’t they, when the ranting of their enemies (and believe me, they

are enemies) are not only allowed to be aired just about anywhere, but even when they contain blatant, hate provoking anti-British rhetoric, are punished by a mere slap on the wrist?

If that level of incitement was aired in public by a member of the BNP they would be undoubtedly thrown in jail. In my cabaret spot, I have a couple of fairly light digs at the ‘changing face’ of Britain.

When I first used the remarks they were met mainly by an almost fearful silence. As time went on the odd chuckle was the result. Over a period the chuckles turned into unchecked laughter. The same remarks are now greeted not only by laughter, but often applause.

A more accurate barometer for the changing attitude of the British public would be hard to imagine. I think one of the reasons for the disquiet is because, even with Cameron’s declarations, not much has changed. I suggest Dave and the team start speeding up the instigation of a few of their election promises, before a thoroughly fed up British public begin to take to the streets.

If that happens then the prophecies of Enoch Powel may finally come to pass, coupled with finding Mr Farage and colleagues posing on the steps of number 10!

Have a good week. Try to lend a helping hand. and whatever ya do. Always keep the faith Love Leapy.

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in history 1905: Fingerprints are first used to solve a high-profile murder case in South London.

1939: The Spanish Civil war ends with Republicans raising the white flag over Madrid, putting Nationalist dictator Franco in power.

1957: The BBC pulls the ultimate April Fool joke with its spoof spaghetti crop documentary.

1959: The Dalai Lama escapes through the Himalayas from Tibet to India on foot in the face of Chinese crackdown in Lhasa.

1973: US troops begin their withdrawal from Vietnam as Hanoi releases the last US prisoners of war, two months after the Vietnam peace treaty was signed.

1973: Marlon Brando declines Oscar award for his performance in The Godfather in protest at Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in films.

1977: Two charter 747 jumbo jets collide on the Canary Islands airport runway, killing 582 passengers and crew members.

1979: A nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island overheats, leading to America’s most serious nuclear accident.

1981: US president Ronald Reagan is shot by a lone gunmen in Washington, DC, sending shockwaves through the country.

1982: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, a cause of friction between Argentina and Britain since being claimed by the latter in 1833.

1989: Millions of Russian voters cast their ballots in parliamentary elections in their first chance to vote for non-official communist leaders.

1990: Anti-poll tax demonstrations in London turn into the worst riots in a century.

1991: The jury in the Hillsborough disaster in which 95 football fans were crushed to death returns a verdict of accidental death.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your efforts to get your message across might be best delayed for seven days. Fickle Venus and flighty Mercury will cross swords with other planets, so keep your ideas and emotions grounded. Take nothing for granted on Tuesday, and don't agree to anything without the facts.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will see the advantage of working towards a new location, or even a specific makeover for your domestic scene. Either way, wait for a further green light, especially where money’s concerned. Monday and Thursday are delicate days, so play it cool.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Refuse to be miffed by whatever disagreements or difficulties clutter your world. The sooner you get on with things, the better for your peace of mind. Even this week's affrays and dismays are simply passing clouds. Put yourself first, and things will start to change. There’s no telling what might occur, especially if you explore new options.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Move forward on this week’s positive waves of optimism. Treat yourself, but don’t over-indulge your temptations. The planets aren’t dancing to all your wants and desires. If certain situations or individuals seem complicated, wait until the dust settles, then follow your hunches.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There's a saying that if it doesn’t rain, it pours, so keep an umbrella of humour to hand. April is around the corner, and with it, a much happier trend for your workaday, social and financial prospects. Strive through this showery emotional week, and the sunshine will surely follow. Meanwhile, focus on the now.

March 30: Eric Clapton, 68.

Musician. Member of Cream he was ranked second greatest guitar player of all time. He collaborated with Bob Dylan on the 1976 album No Reason to Cry.

CREASE

RESENT

EARNED

SEARED

ELAPSE

TRAMPS

ENTERS

WATERS

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WEAKLY (10)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Rigged, 2 Rugged, 3 Arrive, 4 Streak, 5 Grease, 6 Rental, 7 Swayed, 8 Invert, 9 Slayer, 10 Waving, 11 Dining, 12 Meager, 13 Dinner, 14 Farmer, 15 Sender, 16 Seized, 17 Others, 18 Waters, 19 Worthy

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March 29: Eric Idle, 70.

Comedian. An original member of the innovative Monty Python comedy troupe. He sang 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.

REPEAT

PANTED

March 27: Nathan Fillion, 42.

Actor. Best known for his ongoing role in Castle he also had a small part in the award winning film Saving Private Ryan.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Don’t jump from one financial frying pan into another. Take it easy on all fronts, especially where your money, emotions and other people's moods are at odds with your ideas. There will be more than one good reason to compromise a little.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Important things are signalled by the stars. There are gains to be made in many different areas. Just keep believing things will work out for the best for you and they will.

PRAYER

BEARDS

March 28: Duquesa de Alba. Aristocrat.

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva is the 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes.

Best known for her outspoken attitude, she is the third woman to carry the title in her own right.

According to Guinness World Records she has more recognised titles than any other noble in the world.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Scanning the rest of the starsigns, you’ll see that you have many things in common this week: challenging influences at work and play, and during other clogging capers. Unexpected events, finances, or the usual everyday frustrations could pile on the pressure.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The full moon in your own sign is a powerful ally against this week’s planetary fracas. Speak from the heart and reject any ambiguous emotional games. It's the only way to clear the air and truly know where you're heading.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’re not the only member of the zodiac who’ll have to toughen up. It’ll pay you to chill on Tuesday, be patient on Wednesday, and put your potent insights into orbit throughout the weekend. Although certain set arrangements are liable to veer off track, some discussions and shared commitments are slowly but firmly improving.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There’s a financial theme to many of your plans and ideas. Above all, spend with care and examine all offers carefully. Rely on your sixth sense, especially where close-to-you matters are concerned. Give more thought to what you hope to have achieved in 12 months from now. Be patient, especially over personal stresses and strains.

March 31: Ewan McGregor, 42.

Movie actor. Best known for his role in the Star Wars prequel trilogy he also starred in British classic Trainspotting.

April 1: Susan Boyle, 52.

Singer.

Gained worldwide recognition after singing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ during an audition for Britain’s Got Talent.

April 2: Linford Christie, 53.

Olympian.

British runner and Olympic gold medallist in the 100 metres at the 1992 Barcelona games.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Your emotions, extra expenses and other domestic pressures are on the boil. Put off major decisions until next week. Meanwhile, loosen up, walk into some creative space, and if necessary, talk to someone who understands your ups and downs. There are good things waiting to happen, so refuse to lose your nerve.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) It’s both a vertical and horizontal week. What goes right somewhere could easily go wrong elsewhere.

Sensitive Venus conspires with touchy Mars to trigger tensions and troubles. If you're aware of where others are coming from, you'll be fine. You’ll have fun, but don't let your spending splurges rule your head on Wednesday or Saturday.

FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY 1. By what stage name was the British teen idol, singer and actor, who was born in Acton in June 1940 and originally named Terence ‘Terry’ Nelhams-Wright, better known?

2. In which Indian city did Mother Theresa found her famous Mission of Charity in October 1950?

3. Manchester United in 1908 and Liverpool in 2001, were the first and last winners, respectively, of which annual football trophy?

4. To what did John II of Portugal rename the mountainous promontory south of Cape Town, South Africa, near the southern extremity of Africa, originally known as the Cape of Storms (Cabo das Tormentas)?

5. Which Antiguan-born, British boxer won the world (WBC) light-middleweight boxing title in March 1979, knocking out the champion Rocky Mattioli in Sanremo, Italy in the ninth round?

6. Which cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park, is one of the most predictable geographical features on Earth, erupting almost every 91 minutes?

7. Which Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields musical, first produced on Broadway in 1966, features the songs Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now and The Rhythm of Life?

8. Which famous comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer and author, who appeared on Broadway, in vaudeville, movies, television and on the radio, was born in Eltham on May 29, 1903?

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

TARGET: Average: 18 Good: 23 Very good: 33 Excellent: 40

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION peer, peri, pier, pore, prof, prow, ripe, rope, weep, wipe, power, prier, prior, repro, riper, roper, wiper, prefer, ropier, FIREPOWER

Word Ladder NEAR

EAST

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

You must only change one letter at a time.

NEAR NEAT NEST VEST VAST EAST

John Lee Hancock directs this biographical drama starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson as Walt Disney and P.L. Travers respectively. It tells the story of the development of the Mary Poppins film from when the struggling author arrives in Los Angeles to finally meet Walt Disney who, at his daughter’s request, has been seeking to acquire the rights to the film.

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NEAR PEAR PEAT PEST PAST EAST or

Saving Mr Banks

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1. ADAM FAITH, 2. CALCUTTA, 3. CHARITY SHIELD, 4. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Cabo da Boa Esperança), 5. MAURICE HOPE, 6. OLD FAITHFUL, 7. SWEET CHARITY, 8. BOB HOPE.

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

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Funagram Unscramble the name of an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter: DRAB KENYAN

Across 1 Discourage a lie down and a shower (8) 4 I’m in the French fruit tree (4) 7 Vocalise about large arm support (5) 9 Inflexible outfit I associated with duke (5) 11 The Middle East is the subject (5) 12 Gets a glimpse of what they confiscate, so we hear (5) 13 Are red letters less cheap? (6) 15 Old Bob Power runs around and turns away (6) 19 Girth control methods? (5) 21 Crown found in a Croatia railway station (5) 23 Nowadays a small party will improvise (2-3) 24 Glen I destroyed in Scotland (5) 25 Stinging wild rose (4) 26 Prepare a fashion for a comeback (8)

Unscramble the name of a well-known colourful butterfly (two words): MARRIED LAD FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: DANNY BAKER, RED ADMIRAL

Play on Words

LY LIKE ultimately grows old (4) 8 Birds initially get eaten every Sunday evening (5) 10 More ironic machine (5) 14 Declare Nagasaki includes a sports venue (5) 16 Lack of fighting sounds like a scrap

(5) 17 Organised a miners’ conference (7) 18 Well established place for horse (6) 19 Europeans’ odd sedan (5) 20 Exchanged head of state, elderly (4) 22 Point of view for fish (5)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 23 represents J and 16 represents Y, so fill in J every time the figure 23 appears and Y every time the figure 16 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.

Across 1 Juicy fruit (5) 3 Give a benediction to (5) 7 Staying power (7) 9 Monarch (5) 10 Additional (5) 11 Special loved one (7) 12 Make unhappy (6) 14 Sports attire (6) 18 Bugs (7) 20 Gain knowledge (5) 22 Cause to smile (5) 23 Raise to higher position (7) 24 Additional payment (5) 25 Closely packed (5)

Down 1 Own (7) 2 Separated from (5) 3 Cognac (6) 4 Mistake (5) 5 Enlisted man (7) 6 Shoulder gesture (5) 8 Very angry (5) 13 Interrupt (7) 15 Divide by two (5) 16 Open and genuine (7) 17 Strengths (6) 18 European country (5) 19 Dirt free (5) 21 Once more (5)

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

O DO DO U

Answers: Highly likely, Nothing to do with you

Down 1 The side in red lived (7) 2 Arranged satin for a loved one (5) 3 Is Shakespearian king returning to this country? (6) 5 The First Lady touring Oklahoma will awaken memories (5) 6 In America, doing these crosswords,

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Thatch, 5 Pagans, 8 Olga, 9 Awakened, 10 Majestic, 11 Keen, 12 Blast, 14 Inner, 18 Vile, 20 Aberdeen, 22 Penitent, 23 Adam, 24 Weight, 25 Start.

Down: 2 Holdall, 3 Trade, 4 Hearth, 5 Plaice, 6 Gherkin, 7 Niece, 13 Seeking, 15 Elegant, 16 Parent, 17 Depths, 19 Irene, 21 Drama.

QUICK Across: 1 Scream, 4 Scrimp, 9 Let, 10 Overawe, 11 Mundane, 12 Solve, 13 Fetch, 15 Scope, 20 Again, 22 Eclairs, 24 Useless, 25 Ape, 26 Sweden, 27 Friend.

Across 1 To sew (5) 4 Century (5) 7 Todo (en su totalidad) (3) 8 Breath (respiration) (7) 9 Faja (de tela) (4) 10 Tornillos (en punta) (6) 14 Quizás (7) 16 Garlic (3) 17 Bee (5) 18 Estrellas (5)

Down 1 Cangrejos (de mar) (5) 2 Rebajas (5) 3 Royal (4) 4 Maletas (para equipaje) (9) 5 Pistola (arma) (3) 6 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 11 Stage (of a journey) (5) 12 Zapatos (5) 13 House (4) 14 Guisante (3) 15 Laughs (3)

Down: 1 Solemn, 2 Retinue, 3 Aroma, 5 Classic, 6 Ideal, 7 Pamper, 8 Level, 14 Convene, 16 Private, 17 Caress, 18 Repel, 19 Ascend, 21 Amuse, 23 Loser.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Aula, 3 Bache, 8 Mariposas, 9 Mosca, 10 Ancla, 12 Respuesta, 14 Alley, 15 Onda.

Down: 1 Alfombra, 2 Lambs, 4 Applause, 5 His, 6 Treasure, 7 Escarcha, 11 Chain, 13 Sol.

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WITH 1,093 patents to his name, Thomas Edison is perhaps the most prolific inventor ever. His Menlo Park, New Jersey ‘Invention Factory’ could, he boasted, invent something minor every 10 days and a ‘Big Trick’ every six months. Here are Edison’s 10 best ‘Big Tricks’: 1. Phonograph: Also known as the gramophone, this amazing invention, from 1877, allowed for the recording and reproduction of audible sounds. The cylinders were made first of paraffin paper and later of metallic foil.

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2. Durable light bulb (40 hours): He did not invent the light bulb, as is popularly thought but did come up with a commercially viable version of it with improved durable incandescent material, a better vacuum and a filament material of higher resistance.

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When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan one girl spoke out and refused to be silenced on the subject of her right to an education.

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5. Carbon microphone: Also known as the button microphone this transducer converts sound to an electrical audio signal. It is made of two metal plates separated by grains of carbon which change the electrical resistance producing sound waves.

Just Joking What happened when the butcher backed into his meat grinder?

He got a little behind in his work!

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

9. Kinematograph (motion picture camera): Edison wanted to make ‘an instrument that does for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear.’ This was later improved on by the Lumiere brothers Louis and Auguste.

encourages his daughter to fight for her right to an education.

10. Kinetoscope (peep hole viewer): This is an early motion picture device designed to allow one individual at a time to see stop-and-go film movement. It was not a projector, but was the forerunner of what would become the industry standard.

PHONOGRAPH: An amazing invention.

4. Alkaline battery: Edison discovered an alkaline solution which produced a longer-lasting battery - he was, originally, experimenting with an iron and nickel battery.

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was shot in the head at point blank range.

Rather than discouraging her from the fight she went on to speak at the United Nations in New York. By the age of 16 she had become a global symbol of peaceful protest for women’s education and the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I am Malala is a remarkable story of a family displaced by terrorism and a father who

images of the internal structures of a patient.

8. Stock ticker printer: Edison improved telegraphy technology to make a Universal Stock Printer which was faster than the existent version.

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6. Electricity distribution system: This is the final stage in the delivery of electricity to end users carrying electricity from the transmission system at the power plant and delivering it to consumer’s houses.

7. First commercial fluoroscope: This is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to get real time moving

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

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

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Not so tasty and definitely not a treat Michelle Obama said on a recent health food talk show that she didn’t like Brussels sprouts and liver as a child, saying that any

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ANJA VAN KOOTEN, aged 43, from Formentera (Alicante) agreed with Michelle Obama: “I don’t like Brussels sprouts, they’re smelly.”

She believes that while tastes do often change from childhood into adulthood, she still doesn’t like them even as an adult.

She isn’t a fan of Spain’s national dish either: “I dislike paella, the rice is just too mushy.”

Steve Cambridge was out enjoying a beer on the terrace of a local bar in Mijas Costa (Malaga) where he talked about his childhood hatred for tomatoes.

“When I was a kid you couldn’t bribe me with enough money, candy or toys to get me to eat tomatoes. It was the weirdest thing

day liver showed up on her plate was a ‘dark day’ at her house. What were the foods growing up that made your stomach turn?

As an adult, have you encountered anything here in Spain that you’d just as soon avoid?

Perks, from La Marina, wouldn’t eat them as youngsters.

Kath said it was really only when she came to Spain 12 because now I love them, years ago that she started they might be the one eating liver: “I wouldn’t vegetable I wouldn’t want even cook it before, but I to go without.” think now I’ve found a He has been in Spain for recipe I like.” five years and hasn’t found She also has never much he doesn’t like, drank milk since she was “except rabo de 10 years old and isn’t a fan toro (bull’s tail). of popular Spanish tapas I know they dish, calamares. make it in a Shirley isn’t a fan of nice sauce but seafood either: “I’ve never the idea of SAME WAVELENGTH: (from left) Annette, Shirl really been that keen on eating a tail ey and Kath. seafood.” makes me Their friend Annette unable to enjoy it. I guess it’s just psychological.”

Three lovely ladies enjoying the Reid, who is visiting from Tamworth, afternoon sun in Benimar (Alicante) Staffordshire, has a different dislike: all share one thing in common with “I hate tea. I would no more drink tea STEVE CAMBRIDGE: His the First Lady: They all disliked now than fly to the moon, I’ve hated main dislike in Spain is sprouts and liver when they were it since I was about three or four. It makes me come out in goosebumps children. ‘rabo de toro.’

Kath Langstaff and Shirley just thinking about it!”

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Mercadona government buy-out A tongue in cheek look at a state run supermarket...

Mike Walsh Mike Walsh. Based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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ERCADONA’S 1,470chain of supermarkets is now Forbes listed. Its president, Juan Roig, is Spain’s fourth richest man and the chain is said to carry a €3.47 billion price tag.

Curious, I wondered how the chain would fare if brought under public control. Will we still have an appetite for Mercadona...

“My day didn’t get off to a promising start.

The entrance to the store’s car park is now accessible by a security barrier for which one needs an online purchased token.

A kindly motorist, having decided to shop elsewhere, came to my rescue by offering his token.

Car spaces nearest the supermarket’s doors were reserved for staff but street parking is available.

What was to follow gave me much food for thought. Having waited patiently in a queue, uniformed staff enquired if I had a ticket. It appeared necessary to make an appointment to shop.

Being my lucky day I was offered a slot by a customer who, having to pick the kids up, offered me her ticket. I could now shop.

Having used the store when privately owned I recall it was efficiently managed by about 10 friendly staff. No longer the case.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained I queued for my trolley.

First a little paperwork to be dealt with. There was a fee to be paid, a trip to the bank and production of an ST1R bank receipt in duplicate. I get to keep a copy.

Proof of identity was required for which thankfully I had my NIE, padron and driving licence plus duplicate photo-copies.

Finally free to roam the overstaffed aisles I smiled at an elderly lady with large melons.

“This is expensive.” I smiled as I held my cucumber up for her to see.

“Oh yes. They were 85c but are now €3.95. If you want a receipt it is extra.”

“Nuts,” I replied.

“They are over there.”

“No, I mean they are nuts. How do they justify such an increase in price?”

“Everything has quadrupled in price,” she smiled. “The government bought the store at four times its value. Extending it by 200 metres, they sub-let the car park and built new access toll roads. There are several suboffices. Then there is the security

screening and the quadrupling of staff. It all adds up you know,” she smiled resignedly.

Having made fewer purchases than usual I was to learn that one does not choose a checkout. A desk operative, one of several, checks your purchases and then directs you to the caja point.

Each of the store’s

SHOPPING TROLLEY: Do you have proof of ID ready?

10 check-outs were manned by staff who appeared bored, demotivated and in one or two cases hostile. Asking why, the teller told me she didn’t like the job but took it on because it was impossible to fire her. A relative had got her the position.

Yes, it all makes sense now.”

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Carpal Tunnel is the ‘pinching’ of the nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel of the wrist.

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the wrist. Nerves in the neck exit the spinal cord and travel through the shoulder, along the arm and down to the hand.

Pinching of these nerves can happen at any point, causing symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Chiropractors can find these problems and help get rid of them!

If you think you might have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or have pinched a nerve, there is a good chance we can help.

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Artichokes and other edible flowers

FOR a long time flowers that people noticed when eating were on the table not on the plate. Then came stuffed courgette flowers that some people were a little suspicious of but ate anyway; then there was a new gastronomic movement to include garden flowers in everyday cooking.

Now there is yet another gastronomic movement trying to bring the humble artichoke to prominence.

The artichoke is a variety of thistle, Cynara scolymus, which origin is unknown but was mentioned in Sicilian recipes as early as 1432.

In order for an artichoke to look like a flower on a plate it must be fried in moderately hot oil so that its leaves splay out but it shouldn’t be fried long or it will lose its delicate flavour.

They can also be stuffed as their flavour won’t block out other tastes.

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HE Jacaranda Restaurant and Bar in Moraira, where a warm welcome always awaits you from Paul, Jill, Paul Jnr. and Becky, is opening again on Tuesday after the winter season.

The popular Jacaranda has all your favourite traditional English dishes served with home-made chips and with everything freshly cooked.

Take aways are also available.

The Sunday home-made roast is back by popular demand with one course costing €8.95, two courses are €10.95 and three courses are €12.95, including wine.

Booking before a Friday is necessary.

The Jacaranda has regular weekly entertainment with the fantastic duo, vocalist Becky BB and guitarist WRX. Performing everything from Adele to Rod Stewart numbers and much more, Becky BB and guitarist WRX are on Thursdays from 9.15pm.

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Doctors propose a ban on advertising for fast foods

THE Royal Academy of Medicine (RAM) in the UK has asked for similar bans on junk food advertising to those in place for tobacco.

Doctors reason that as both are bad for the health they should be treated in the same way.

One in four adults in Britain are obese and a third of children are overweight warns a report from the RAM urging that something be done.

This is in line with the recommendations from the recent World Health Assembly and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Experts are asking politicians for more laws to regulate the fast food industry.

The deregulation and globalisation of markets have extended obesity.

Even in developing countries the diet is changing from mainly cereals to one high in fats, sugars and processed foods.

UNHEALTHY: Just like cigarettes.

At the World Health Assembly, the 194 state members agreed on a plan to try and control and prevent obesity, an epidemic that is spreading quickly in developed countries.

The situation is considered so serious that the WHO is asking

politicians in all member countries to bring about legislation to regulate the fast food industry.

Through this the WHO is hoping to combat not just obesity but the many other, related afflictions including diabetes, cardiac illnesses and cancers.

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MANZANARES: World’s first Manchego museum.

Manchego museum THE town of Manzanares, in Ciudad Real, houses the world’s first and, so far, only museum dedicated to Manchego cheese: the Museo del Queso Manchego de Manzanares.

Manchego is a hard cheese made from sheep’s milk, aged for between 60 days, for the lighter versions, and two years for the stronger, more ‘curado,’ versions.

The colour of the cheese varies from white to ivory-yellow and the, inedible, rind a brownish beige. Manchego has a distinctive flavour, well developed but not too strong, creamy with a slight piquancy - it leaves an aftertaste characteristic of sheep’s milk.

The town council of Manzanares hopes that the museum, located in the old part of town, will become a tourist attraction not just for foreigners but also for national fans of this variety of cheese.

The museum is aiming to be a dynamic, interactive space in which there will be, among other events; tasting evenings, sales of the cheese, audiovisual aids to help visitors understand the process, information about the flocks of sheep (where and what they eat and drink), and even recipes which are based on Manchego cheese.

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Airport named in honour of Suarez SPAIN’S government has said it will rename Madrid’s Barajas airport after Adolfo Suarez, the man who was Spain’s first Prime Minister following the Franco dictatorship.

Suarez, who died on Sunday at the

Naked viewing in Florence A SPANISH tourist, 25, caused a stir on social networking sites and in the press after undressing before a Botticelli painting in Florence, Italy.

The unknown Spaniard was reported for ‘obscene acts’ and later released with charges after entering the Galería degli Uffizi in Florence and undressing before the painting of The Birth of Venus on Saturday.

He entered just like any other tourist, but once in front of the painting, he undressed, kneeled down and threw rose petals, according to witnesses.

age of 81, was the country’s first postFranco leader. The statesman helped to draft the 1978 constitution and was a key figure in Spain’s democratic transition.

The Ministry of Public Works has said that the airport, which opened in 1931 and is currently known as Barajas, will become ‘Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez, Madrid-Barajas.’

The ministry said that the airport name-change was to “honour his memory” and acknowledge “the historic role of the first prime minister of our democracy.”

They wanted to pay homage to the man whose ‘moral stature and sense of the state were key to the success of the transition and of the democracy.’

Suarez was buried on Tuesday in his home town of Avila before a state funeral on March 31 in Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral.

The government called for three days of national mourning. On Monday thousands of people queued to file past the former PM’s coffin in the lower house of parliament.

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HEN I first came to the Spanish costa for a holiday in 1960 the number of tourists and apartment blocks were rather fewer than today, as were the prices of restaurant meals and drinks. Indeed the unexciting hotel tourist food was forgotten each evening to enjoy real Spanish hospitality in small family run restaurants largely patronised by local Spaniards.

Coming from the UK everywhere seemed to be filled with colourful flowering plants at ground level and on the balconies of two to five storey buildings. There were no Benidorm type skyscrapers in those days. While dining, the only interruption, sometimes two or three times during the evening, was the offer of stems of quality fresh perfumed roses for my then wife by elegantly dressed Spaniards making a few pesetas from adding pleasure to the dining experience.

BALCONIES: Used to be filled with colourful flowering plants, enhance yours now.

One was not pestered with substandard named brand Chinese copies of leather goods, sunglasses, CDs by recent immigrants who may well have earlier in the day sold the sad plastic flowers in vases that sit on many tourist restaurant tables these days. Wandering back to one’s hotel very replete, one did not get the modern day impression that you were walking past prison block A, B, C and D, as someone described a

coastal resort the other weekend.

Recognising this trend a few years ago I wrote, with Clodagh my wife, the book ‘Apartment Gardening - Mediterranean style’ to hopefully stimulate more apartment owners to make better use of their balconies and terraces by converting them into colourful, perfumed and perhaps productive patios in the sky.

Fortunately some apartment owners, resident and non-

resident, have taken note and there are now more delightfully looking apartment blocks in expatriate and Spanish neighbourhoods.

But so much more could be done. The book includes many photographs illustrating vividly what can be done and the roles plants, ceramic pots and tiles, modern and antique artefacts can play in producing the concept of a home in the sun.

That’s not such a stupid idea

Best blooms for Mother’s Day MOTHER’S DAY is on Sunday and flowers are the traditional gift to give on Mothering Sunday.

If you haven’t already ordered your bouquet, try taking into consideration the significance of each flower and create a truly meaningful display: Roses Roses are not just about true love, they

have long been associated with mother-hood, as they were sacred to the Greek goddess Isis, who was seen as the ideal mother.

Lilacs Lilacs are known to signify the love between a mother and child.

Irises The iris symbolises affection and warmth, and some Christians associate the

flower with the Virgin Mary.

Carnations According to Christian legend, pink carnations are believed to have first grown from the ground where the Virgin Mary shed tears over Jesus’s death.

Many believe carnations are a symbol of a mother’s eternal love and an ideal choice for Mother’s Day. As well as the meaning of a flower take into account your mum’s personal choice of her favourite flower in her favourite colour.

ROSES: Associated with motherhood.

as largely unused balconies and terraces range from four to 40 and 400 square metres for roof tops.

Yes, there is the sun to contend with, but blinds and awnings can immediately change the climate whether apartments face east, south, west or north. Clodagh took a long time sorting out 120 or so plants most appropriate to planting in full, partial or semi shade and the few that genuinely enjoy the full summer suns. The block of photos illustrate the range of possibilities without being very creative. You may be amazed by some of the photos in the book taken of real situations.

So if you have an apartment do have a go this spring. If you live in a villa, buy the book as a present for friends who do. I will have some copies of the book at the Calpe Homes, Gardens and Lifestyle Show next week.

It’s easy to turn a current storage space into your garden home to immediately enhance your Spanish lifestyle. Come and have a chat on Stand 66.

© Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com March 2014.

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Their service to and from the UK is tailor made for each client, whether it be a few boxes of personal items to full house removals, all size removals are welcome and carried out with competence and care.

A packing service for fragile items is always free and so are all the packing materials.

SilverFox Removals can guarantee collection dates, storage until it leaves for the UK is free and with a truck leaving every two weeks, they really do try to work out the schedule to meet the client’s preferred dates.

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Time to buy? Global house prices saw a record growth in 2013 NOW could well be the time to get on the property market in Spain, as latest figures show a global up-turn in the property market.

Whilst Southern Europe may be propping up the latest Knight Frank Global House Price Index in terms of property inflation, the world-wide trend is on the up.

That could mean the Spanish housing market may well be nearing the bottom and be poised to start on an upward trend again. There is evidence that the fortunes of even the most embattled housing markets can change, and change swiftly.

Prices in Ireland, the US, and the UK rebounded in 2013.

Between 2009 and 2011 Ireland occupied the index’s bottom ranking on no fewer than seven occasions. Ireland now ranks in 19th position in terms of house price growth, above

SPAIN: The housing market may well be near to bottoming out, so will be poised to start on an upward trend again.

Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The index, rose by 8.4 per cent in 2013 compared with 4.6 per cent in 2012. That made it the highest annual rise since the

index was first set up in 1995.

The headline global index is now weighted according to each country’s GDP, which means that the movement of house prices in the US and China will have a

greater bearing on the index’s performance than that of locations such as Malta or Jersey.

Dubai, China and Taiwan recorded the largest annual rise in mainstream house prices ending

LUXURY residential property prices in Spain appear to be edging towards the bottom and should remain stable during 2014 and beyond.

The latest Spanish property market reports by estate agency Lucas Fox suggest that sales prices across all regions where the company operates appear to have steadied and may have bottomed out.

Prices in most areas are between 30-40 per cent below their peak in 2007, although in some areas there is still a considerable margin between asking price and the final sales price.

The reports cover the company’s key areas: Barcelona, the Costa Brava, Marbella, Ibiza and Mallorca.

Spain’s prime residential property market is still being driven by international buyers, attracted by the country’s low prices, investment opportunities and lifestyle, said the reports overview.

These are the strongest signs yet that the market is about to reach the bottom, with official figures showing prices decreasing just over 1 per cent overall in

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Luxury property prices nearing bottom

PRIME MARKET: Still being driven by international buyers.

2013 compared to 2012.

Sale prices in the second half of 2013 for luxury properties in Marbella averaged between €4,500/m2 to just over €6,000/m2.

There has been significant growth in interest in prime residential Marbella property amongst Scandinavian, Asian, Middle Eastern and Russian buyers.

In 2013, Lucas Fox saw a three-fold increase in the number of enquiries and

property viewings over 2012 levels in Mallorca. International buyers are most interested in villas, rural estates, vineyards and equestrian properties in close vicinity to the island’s best golf courses, marinas and yacht clubs.

Palma de Mallorca is giving the strongest signs yet of stabilising prices, ending 2013 on an average of €1,870/m2, down just €85 from average asking prices at end of 2012.

the year 35 per cent, 28 per cent and 15 per cent higher respectively.

Despite Dubai’s stand out performance in 2013, mainstream prices remain 25 per cent below their 2008 peak. Improving employment prospects and the continuation of low interest rates in Europe and the US are together fuelling buyer confidence.

Thirty nine countries recorded positive annual price growth in 2013, a year earlier only 27 countries fell into this category.

Several emerging markets, despite their economic wobble in 2013, still recorded a strong performance.

Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia and Colombia are ranked in the top 10 in terms of annual price growth, each having recorded double digit growth.

Europe continues to dominate the lower half of the table but the rate of decline is slowing in countries such as France, Spain and the Netherlands.

In 2013, Ukraine, Croatia and Greece were the weakest housing markets. Here, house prices ended the year 26 per cent, 14 per cent and 9 per cent lower respectively as political tension and economic stagnation caused demand to wane.

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They are backed by 12 years of property experience in a large international real estate agency and another rental company before setting up HMR. “We offer HMR: For all your villa transparency, services, property the ethos management and rental. which has formed the nucleus of HMR Villa Services,” said Irene from their new office by Platgetes beach in trust Moraira. us to “Trust is critical to what we provide their do. Owners trust us to look after their much-needed break in the sunshine in property as their own, while clients a property that meets expectations.”

VILLA RENTAL: Find your ideal rental with HMR Villa Services.

Irene also said HMR pays its owners eight weeks before the property is rented out: “We don’t wait until the end of the year as do so many other rental agencies.”

This is relatively rare in the industry but is all part of HMR’s transparency philosophy.

HMR offers peace of mind to home owners by using their reputed, professional approach to carry out regular checks on owners’ property while also offering gardening and pool services and any needed repair work.

“We are happy for the client to use their own pool cleaning company and gardener, but as part of our regular checks we ensure this work is being carried out,” said Iain.

For holidaymakers, they offer competitive and value-for-money properties on short-term and longterm contracts.

Full meet-and-greet service is a given with added extras available, like car hire and a 24-hour call out service for unforeseen problems.

Howard said, “We love what we do and we do it well. Come and have a chat with us and decide for yourself.”

Office is open Monday-Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm and 3:00-6:00pm; Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm.

HMR Villa Services Ctra Moraira, Calpe (by Plategetes beach) 966 492 544, 627 848 357 info@hmrvillaservices.com www.hmrvillaservices.com

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OUNDED in 1999, Serenity House is the longest established Englishspeaking treatment centre in Spain and was recently identified as one of the world’s top 10 rehab centres by Global Healthcare Magazine.

Four years ago, Chris Spencer and Anita Cragen took over the Centre and its reputation grew quickly, given Chris and Anita’s passion about recovery.

The Centre helps people with all sorts of addictions including cocaine, sex, gambling and drugs.

Chris has worked in addiction over 20 years and Anita is a 12step therapist who had been in recovery for over 10 years and who has since helped hundreds of individuals recover.

Though they can house up to 12 clients, they accommodate only five at a time, making treatment exclusive to each client.

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There will be a flea market, entertainment, raffles, restaurant, games for children and much more.

The aim of the event is to raise money for two rescue organisations, Asociacion Protectora de Animales de La Nucia,

and Spaniahundene.

The Asociacion Protectora was set up in 2007 to help abandoned animals. At the moment it is looking after 50 cats and 240 dogs, so needs all the help it can get to meet running costs.

More information: www.protectoraanimalesl anucia.com.

Spaniahundene is a group of Norwegians, Swedes and Spanish who look after rescue animals in Alfaz del Pi, Benidorm and Mallorca. They take care of and rehome all sorts of animals including cats, dogs, rabbits, birds and even the occasional donkey.

More information: www.spaniahundene. com.

Both organisations are always looking for more volunteers, fundraisers and people to adopt pets.

and statistics of recovery are high.

After admission, the client is assessed and given a timetable, after which a flexible programme is mapped out, changeable according to progress made.

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Clients have said: “I arrived lonely, scared and sceptical. A month later I am leaving having re-found the person I had lost.

I am happy, strong and looking forward to enjoying life” (Kate, UK).

“As someone highly sceptical of the idea of rehab, Serenity House has convinced me… I feel as if I had rid myself of all the weight I have been carrying most of my life” (Jean, France).

Serenity House’s clients come from all walks of life all over the world with one thing in common: The inability to stop using drink or drugs combined with the desire to seek expert help.

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WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com (215521)

MOTORHOMES and Caravans for sale. Interesting selection. Part exchange considered. www.hispa van.com. Tel: 687 845 730 (222034) WANTED. Motorhomes and caravans, any condition, age or registered country considered. www.hispavan.com. Tel: 687 845 730 (222034)

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NEED YOUR PETS TAKEN CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 Altea (201528)

PET INSURANCE PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.protectapet.eu (216721)

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PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month.

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COSTA BLANCA PET TRANSPORT TO UK. DEFRA registered.

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BENIDORM long let apartment, fully furnished, Sky TV, sunny balcony, parking, pool, nr Hotel Princesa, 425€ pcm. Tel 635 538 233

BENISSA COAST, Montemar, 1km to the beach. NEW HOUSE 1025m2 plot, 350m2 build, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool 5 x 10, garage, underfloor heating, 415,000€. 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 HOUSE TO RENOVATE, 160m2 build, 825m2 plot in pure nature, 10km to the beach and 2.5km to the town of Gata, 80,000€. 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 (201518) QUICK SALE: Alfaz/La Nucia apartment 90m2, 2 bed & 2 bath, comm pool, parking, sea view 89,500€. Tel 672 608 579 JAVEA Villa for sale 199,000 euros. 3 beds, 2 baths with separate accommodation, quiet location, lots of potential. Tel 609 631 254 for more information.

REMOVALS & STORAGE EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes. UK Company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg. Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.focustransport.com (221351) VAN SPAIN-UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates. Contact Joe on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 or email civic1235@msn.com. Quote EWN1 (201592) CAR TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY. UK-SPAIN-UK. Established 5 years. Do you need your car transported?

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LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (222181)

SOLAR POWER LOWEST PRICES IN SPAIN, www.solarmegastore.es (201513)

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Choose from a wide range of materials in your own home. Javea area 686 453 827 (206492)

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STRUCTURAL SURVEYS FREE accommodation in Spain this winter in return for handyman work. For further details email: oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk or 696 090 776 (218521) EXPERIENCED CARERS REQUIRED! Join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from £868 - £1330 for 2 weeks. Good written/spoken English/ British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@consultuscare.com.

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MARK PADDON BSc Hons. Building surveying. MCIOB, CAAT. From 245 EUROS + IVA. Insured and legally registered in Spain.

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TV/SATELLITE QUALIFIED BRITISH SATELLITE ENGINEER with over 25 years experience on Costa Blanca. Installing and repairing SAT TV equipment. Same day service, all work guaranteed. Call Steve 617 911 118 (223760)

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EURO FAST FORWARD - Removals & Storage - we also store caravans, boats, etc - from 50€ per month, nr Finestrat. Tel 0034 722 218 087 (223773)

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CONTENEDORES MATA - SKIP HIRE 3-5-10m3. Tel 965 790 172 / 679 440 046 (218835)

FURNITURE VAN FOR HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (201504)

REPAIRS, cords, slats, winding mechanisms, motors. Calpe + 40 kms. Tony Bowers 659 464 992 w w w . t o l d o s a l c h e m y. c o m (215803)

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First glimpse of Bentley SUV BENTLEY MOTORS has given a taster of its much anticipated SUV, due to hit roads in 2016.

It will be the most luxurious and powerful SUV on the market, setting it apart from any other SUV, true to the brand hallmarks of luxury, performance, quality and craftsmanship, says the Crewe based car maker.

Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, Chairman and Chief Executive at Bentley Motors, commenting at a press conference in London, said: “It will create a completely new segment in the SUV market.”

The SUV forms part of Bentley’s £800 million investment in new model and facilities development in the next three years.

The company anticipates a minimum annual sales volume of 3,000 SUVs.

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OLVO - already known for being at the forefront of driver safety - is developing systems for cars to ‘get to know their drivers.’

The ‘driver sensors’ they are developing could detect when a driver is tired or inattentive, and take measures to keep the car and its occupants safe.

Examples of this include technology that detect closed eyes or what the driver is looking at.

“This will enable the driver to be able to rely a bit more on their car, and know that it will help them when needed,” explains Per Landfors, engineer at Volvo Cars and project leader for driver support functions.

By placing a sensor on the dashboard to monitor aspects such as in which direction the driver is looking, how open their eyes are, as well as their head position and angle, it is possible to develop precise safety systems that detect the driver’s state and are able to adjust the car accordingly.

This also means that the car will ensure that it does not stray out of the lane or get too close to the car in front when the driver is not paying attention, as well as being able to wake a driver who is falling asleep.

“Since the car is able to detect if a driver is not paying attention, safety systems can be adapted more effectively. For example, the car’s support systems can be activated later on if the driver is focused, and earlier if the driver’s attention is directed elsewhere,” Per Landfors explains.

DRIVER SENSORS: Could detect when a driver is tired or inattentive.

Some of the current systems that can be included are Lane Keeping Aid, Collision warning with full auto brake and Adaptive Cruise Control with Queue Assist.

The technology is based on a sensor mounted on the dashboard in front of the driver. Small LEDs illuminate the driver with infrared light, which is then monitored by the sensor. Infrared light is just outside the wavelengths that the human eye can see, which means that the person behind the wheel doesn’t notice it at all.

Driver sensors are also opening up other possibilities. By monitoring eye movements, the car would be able to adjust both interior

and exterior lighting to follow the direction in which the driver is looking. The car would also be able to adjust seat settings, for instance, simply by recognising the person sitting behind the wheel.

The technology is already installed in test vehicles. Volvo Cars is also conducting research together with partners including Chalmers University of Technology and Volvo AB to identify effective methods for detecting tiredness and inattention.

The analysis of the driver’s state, known as Driver State Estimation, in which driver sensors play an important role, is a field that may be key to self-driving cars in the future.

Renault Trafic range is refreshed THIS summer will see Renault refresh its Trafic range as it perpetuates the success story of one of its most popular models, with 1.6 million sales since 1980.

This practical and economical ‘Van à Vivre’ will sport a new look both inside and out, while benefiting from clever smart innovations to facilitate the lives of business customers, as well as a new range of responsive engines.

The vehicle will be available with a new Renault-developed 1.6 dCi powerplant, including a

twin-turbocharged version that boasts fuel consumption of less than six litres per 100km.

New Trafic comes with a completely new exterior design.

The front incorporates the bigger, more upright logo that is emblematic of Renault’s new brand identity. Its stance is forceful and dynamic, while its wide, TRAFIC: Sports a new look both inside and out.

slender headlights give it an expressive look, and the more sloping wind-screen results in a clear division with the bonnet. Sharper lines make the vehicle’s

silhouette more dynamic, whilst the sturdiness has been retained courtesy of a wrap-around front bumper.

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Marriner all at sea, more Messi magic and next F1 in Malaysia

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Martin holds on LEVANTE’S leader at the beginning of the second round of the Spring Trophy, Martin Gates held on to win the 36-hole strokeplay competition by the narrowest of margins.

Following the first round at La Sella, Martin took a three-shot advantage into the final round at Oliva Nova where Frank Carroll, Martin’s nearest challenger and one of his playing partners, kept up the pressure right to the end.

Martin’s net score of 147 (73 and 74) edged out Frank (148, 77 and 71) and held off a late burst from Roy Molyneux, who also returned a net 148 (76 and 72) to take the runners-up spot on handicap.

were full-houses for the Manchester derby and the Arsenal-Swansea PL clashes, and last night a packed Anfield saw Liverpool take on Sunderland. On Saturday it’s Arsenal-Manchester City, Crystal PalaceChelsea, Manchester United-Aston Villa and WBA-Cardiff and the big one, Burnley-Leicester in the Championship, while on Sunday Liverpool meet Spurs.

The second F1 Grand Prix of 2014 takes place in Malaysia on Sunday. Nico Rosberg, who won the opening race in Australia, is hoping to double up in Kuala Lumpur where he finished fourth last year behind winner and fellow German Sebastian Vettel.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Arsene Wenger’s 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal ended in a record 6-0 defeat at leaders Chelsea.

Victory was also Jose Mourinho’s biggest win as Blues’ boss and with it went the Gunners’ hopes of

THRILLER: Real Madrid v Barcelona. MESSI (left): Jubilant.

winning the Premier League!

However, early in the London derby, referee Andre Marriner wrongly sent-off Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex OxladeChamberlain.

In-form Liverpool won 63 at Cardiff with Luis Suarez’s third hat-trick of the season... Yaya Toure also struck a hat-trick as Manchester City whipped Fulham 5-0... Wayne

PERFECT CONDITIONS: For players of the Strokesford.

Pego at Oliva Nova PEGO Golf Society enjoyed perfect conditions for their ‘Strokesford’ Competition on Tuesday, March 18 at Oliva Nova.

Fifty players were present, including guests Mike Alsey and Mark Butler.

Division One winner was Feli Baybut with 13 points (17 handicap).

Second went to Shaun O’Gorman (18 points, 8 handicap) while third went to Ronnie Webb (19 point, 22 handicap).

In Division Two, Peter Brown took first with 15 points (31 handicap).

Stephen Halstead came in second (17

points, 32 handicap) followed by Paul Trigwell in third (21 points, 27 handicap).

Nearest the hole were Paul Trigwell (hole 3, 3.12 metres) and Angus Muir (hole 16, 5.00 metres).

There were two ‘2’s’ by Angus Muir and Dave Collins.

Next week’s new ‘Memorial Trophy’ competition is at Oliva Nova.

Guests welcome, please enter through www.pegogolfsociety.com or email Donna Green at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com.

Rooney emulated David Beckham’s long-range goal against Wimbledon in 1996, with a stunning 50yard effort in Manchester United’s 2-0 win at West Ham... Austrian Alexander Tettey was another player who netted a cracking goal, in Norwich’s 2-0 win over Sunderland... Everton, who have never lost a match against Swansea, beat the

Welsh club 3-2... Spurs (20 down) came back to beat Southampton 3-2... the 100th League meeting between Aston Villa and Stoke resulted in a 4-1 win for the Potters... Newcastle pipped Crystal Palace 1-0 with a 92nd minute goal by Papiss Cisse and Shane Long ‘dived in’ to help Hull City beat WBA 2-0.

A total of 42 goals were scored in the Premiership last weekend and the race for the title is the closest anywhere in the world.

A world-wide TV audience of 400 million witnessed a thriller at the Santiago Bernabeu last Sunday where Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick (the 26th of his career) and also set a new El Clasico scoring record with his 30th goal as Barcelona beat 10-man Real Madrid 4-3.

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Well earned win CALPE bowls had a well earned 6-4 win away at BBC Jaguars on Friday, March 28.

Geoff Hutchinson, Alan Steed and Glenda Rowe lost 1416.

Stan Walmsley, Geoff Pack and Robert Daplyn won 17-12.

Ray Collom, Roy Fuller and Alan Edwards won 23-10.

Kate Sayers, Alison Edwards and Tony Sayers lost 19-21.

Paul Brown, Val Street and Enid Duxbury (F) lost 816.

Gary Vincent, Barry Rowe and Sheila Garnham lost 16-21.

The next League match is at home to the Javea Opals.

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Qatar MotoGP Reigning champion Marc Marquez held off Valentino Rossi to win the first MotoGP of the year in Qatar last Sunday.

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Winning run ends AFTER a 15th straight win on March 12, Javea’s Winter League winning streak finally foundered at Monte Mar on March 19.

Javea went down by 210 points in a right match with very closely scored games. They are now in third spot in the League Table with just one match to go to the season’s end.

As a consolation, the Berleen Cup Team won by 1 shot in a close match with a scoreline of 17-16 shots.

In the Northern League,

Quartz beat El Cid Javelins 8-2 at home on March 10.

Opal took down local rivals BBC Jaguars in an away match on March 13, also winning by 8-2 points.

In the Federation 4’s League, Javea successfully retained their 2013 title with a comprehensive 8-0 point victory, beating El Cid on their home turf and knocking El Cid off the top spot to take the 2014 Northern Section title. www.javeagreenbowls. wikidot.com for more info.

ALL IN GREEN: Montgo Golf Society at St Patrick’s Day Medal competition.

Montgo medal winner MONTGO Golf Society’s annual St Patrick’s Day Medal play took place on Friday, March 21, at Oliva Nova.

First place was a close finish decided on countback with Arthur Burrowes in first edging out secondplace Geoff Willcock, both with 71

points. Third went to Gordon Gleeson with a net 74.

The four nearest the pins went to Arthur Burrowes (hole 3), Pierre van der Zee (hole 6), Bob Edwards (11) and Russ Peters (hole 16) where he also had the only two of the day.

Longest drive on hole 14 was won by Graham Powell for the men and Glenys Cuming for the ladies.

Next game is at Alenda for a stableford competition on Friday, April 4, first tee at 10.48am. www.montgogolfsociety.net