Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 22 - 28 May 2014 Issue 1507

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Good access FRIGILIANA has won the Reina Sofia prize for accessibility, which is given to towns and villages which have continuously improved access for the disabled for five years.

Spring-clean LA HERRADURA has begun cleaning up the town’s streets in readiness for the tourist season.

Prado poetry JAVIER SIERRA presented a recital ‘Master of the Meadows’, which was included in the International Poetry Festival, in Almuñecar; it is based on stories about the Prado museum in Madrid.

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Politicians finally listen to illegal home worries MORE than 200 people packed into a meeting where senior Junta de Andalucia politicians finally met worried householders whose homes have been declared illegal.

For the first time since the creation of SOHA (Save Our Homes Axarquia) senior members of the ruling PSOE socialist party came to the Axarquia to listen to the association’s concerns.

Held at the Hotel Viñuela, the meeting featured Rafael Marquez and Maria Nieves Masegosa from the Junta de Andalucia, and Viñuela Mayor, Jose Juan Jimenez Lopez.

Mario Blanke and Mike Stevenson of SOHA explained the social, legal and economic context of the meeting.

Stevenson highlighted the €1.5-billion contribution made by foreign pensioners to Andalucia. Blanke presented SOHA’s preferred solution, which is a general re-categorisation of all irregular houses as ‘fuera de ordenacion legal’, outside the existing

plans but, nevertheless, legal. Many homes were declared illegal by the Junta despite them having licences granted by local town halls as they were built on land not zoned for homes.

During a tense meeting, Marquez stressed this was a new beginning.

“We must tell the truth. This is something that in the past has not happened.” He confirmed his commitment to keep the dialogue going in the future.

Masegosa said it was her “desire to see the problem face to face.” She agreed with SOHA that the decree of 2012 had been a failure in Andalucia but added that “it’s a positive beginning to a complex problem.”

Philip Smalley, Chairman of SOHA, said afterwards: “It was very gracious of Señora Masegosa and Señor Marquez to come and talk to us. The words of our guests suggested they felt that they were at the beginning of a long and difficult process, which is strange as we have been fighting this fight for almost 10 years! One of the problems is the merry-goover the bar’s balcony round of new faces at the after being hit with a blunt Junta; each year or so object. He died later in someone new takes over hospital. the ministry and the The oral part of the trial dialogue begins again. At continues over the next least they have signalled to few days. us that they are prepared to talk. I hope they do.”

Mallon case continues in Malaga THE accused in the trial for the death of Briton Stephen Mallon are claiming self-defence.

The trial has begun in Malaga for the 15 defendants who face a

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collective total of 33 years in prison and fines of up to €400,000.

The case involves a bar fight in the village of Competa, in which Mr Mallon was celebrating

with his sons when a fight broke out between the Britons, who numbered only seven, and the locals, who numbered around 16.

During the fight Mr Mallon was either thrown or fell

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LIBRARY FACILITIES: Carpenters at work on the beach.

Books on the beach EL SALON beach is to follow in the footsteps of Burriana and Torrecilla and install its own library.

The service, known as ‘biblioplaya’, lends books to beach-goers in much the same way as a normal library.

Gema Garcia, Councillor for Education, indicated that this was not a new service as it has been going

for 12 years in Nerja, which was a pioneer on the Costa del Sol for the initiative.

She went on to thank the employment workshop and the carpentry department at the council for their hard work in building the beach installation.

Garcia also thanked the Nerja cultural association whose personnel are going to man the post.

Garcia has made an appeal to all residents and tourists to donate books and board games to the project; most in demand are children’s books.

The stand not only lends books but also serves as an information point for tourists, a press kiosk and, on occasion, organises games for the younger beach-goers.

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Coastal improvements under way in Torrox NOW that the winter storms are over, Torrox Council is working on developing new projects to improve the situation on the municipality’s shores.

Mari Nieves Ramirez, PSOE councillor for beaches and tourism, has commented that they are currently working on the traditional landing zones which exist in the area.

The first thing that needs to be done, according to Councillor Ramirez, is to remove the extra sand which arrived with the winter storms and all the flotsam and jetsam strewn around the beaches.

She went on to explain that, at the same time at they dispose of all the ‘foreign objects’ on the beach, they are also looking into removing

TRADITIONAL: Fishing boats on a beach. some of the boats which have let their licences expire and no longer have the right to be there.

The clean-up operation is consistent with Malaga Provincial Government’s plan to spruce up all the beaches before the tourist season starts when council workers will be unable to have

access to all areas of the beach.

Councillor Ramirez went on to comment that tourism in the area is strongly linked to the fishing industry as it creates not only a source of income for those involved in the sector, but also a “romantic backdrop against which to spend your holidays.”

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NEWS Flamenco singing ALMUÑECAR has ended its second municipal course of Flamenco singing with a prizegiving ceremony for the nearly 20 students who attended.

New centre LA HERRADURA is to get a new health centre; it will be located in the Centro Jate and should be open by around September.

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Axarquia museum is a reality THE Museum of the Axarquia, to be located in Velez-Malaga, will tell the history of the area with the help of around 1,700 historical objects.

The museum will be housed in a historic building which dates back to 1487, which used to be the old Hospital San Juan de Dios and will tell the history of the area

from prehistory (Palaeolithic Age) to modern times.

Among the 1,700 items to be displayed are archaeological finds, photographs, etchings and items donated from private collections.

Francisco Delgado Bonilla, Mayor of Velez, commented that the project had a

budget of €1.2 million and was planned to occupy 600 square metres with seven rooms over two floors of the building. He said that visitors to the museum would be able to see important events which have occurred in the area, including relics the Romans left behind.

Bazaars targeted TWO men have been arrested in Malaga for their alleged involvement in six hold-ups at Chinese bazaars. In one of the robberies, they stole €200 in cash and two cakes.

Poet portraits PABLO DEL PINO is exhibiting a collection of portraits of poets in the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñecar, which fits in with the town’s international poetry festival.

Paying respects ALMUÑECAR, and many other Axarquia towns, has held a minute’s silence in memory of Isabel Carrasco, who was assassinated last week.

Push-up record DURING the third Sport Festival in Malaga a Guinness World Record was broken by 336 people doing push-ups at the same time.

Alpujarra walk RAMBLERS from the Axarquia area walked the route between Portugos and Bubion in the Alpujarra area of Granada; although the day was cold the walk was enjoyed by all.

Out of Africa PASCUAL RIVAS, Professor of Palaeontology at the University of Granada, is to give a talk about Man’s exit from Africa on May 22 at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñecar.

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Almuñecar to Asturias

ALMUÑECAR has been promoting its tourist attractions in Gijon, Asturias, this week and has contacted around 250 travel agents from the conference in order to “stimulate more national tourism.”

Ship repairs A MERCHANT ship from Togo has arrived in Malaga Port for repairs after suffering a fire on board. Work should take two months.

Cyclist qualifies

Keep on shopping ONLINE SHOPPING: The Spanish are becoming more accustomed to it.

FIFTY-FIVE per cent of Spaniards shopped online in 2013, which is 8 per cent more than in 2012.

According to a study carried out by OMD Resolution, the Spanish are becoming more accustomed to online shopping.

Seventy-six per cent use credit cards to pay, although other methods are also becoming more popular.

According to the study, most people who use their computers for online shopping in Spain buy holidays, fashion and jewellery, and tickets for shows or visits.

However, those who use mobile devices tend to purchase fashion and jewellery, followed by consumer electronics and tickets.

A study by DigitasLBi also shows that 76 per cent of people in Spain use their smartphones to look up prices, specifications or compare offers in different shops. The favourite device on which to do this is a laptop computer (73 per cent), followed by a desktop computer (60 per cent),

Quote of the Week Regarding this ‘lady’, it’s best not to say anything, she has already portrayed herself.’ Racing de Santander footballer Mamadou Kone, speaking of a woman who made racist gestures towards him during a match by behaving like a monkey.

tablets (34 per cent) and Smart TV (17 per cent).

However, when it comes to actually buying products, 60 per cent use their desktop computer, followed by 29 per cent who use a tablet and 26 per cent who use smartphones.

Online sales of fashion articles rose 32 per cent in Spain in 2013, according to Kantar Worldpanel, amounting to 3.1 million buyers who use the internet to buy clothes an average of three times per year, buying an average 6.4 items and spending around €130 per year.

Online sales of shoes in Spain also rose by 67 per cent in 2013, making €43.3 million, according to the National Market and Competition Commission. Sixty-four per cent of buyers are women.

The travel sector also saw sales rise, and 63 per cent of Spaniards now claim to purchase their flights, book hotels and reserve other products for their holidays online.

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lost their homes in 49,694 people Spain in 2013, according to the

Bank of Spain, 11 per cent more than in 2012.

There were 28,173 evictions by court order and in the remaining cases, an agreement was reached with banks to repossess the properties.

RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ was the first cyclist from the Axarquia to qualify in the ‘Costa del Sol Pyrenees’ challenge, he came 24th overall.

New connection LA HERRADURA now has a new road to connect Calle Las Maravillas to the Camino Real; the works were completed within the budget of €12,000.

Money owed QATARI Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani reportedly owes more than €500,000 to architects for plans for the football academy he intends to create in Malaga.

Pensioner’s break PENSIONERS in the Axarquia area can apply to go on holiday in La Linea (next to Gibraltar) from June 16 to June 20 thanks to a new programme from the council. The holiday is free and provides halfboard meals.

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JUDGE Castro is investigating if Telefonica transferred €12 million to an account in the Ukraine for Royal son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin in December 2007, when he held a high management position within the company.

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Huge debt MALAGA Province’s councils owe more than €1.48 billion to the Tax Office. More than half of this amount is owed by Malaga City.

Spring clean LA HERRADURA has begun its spring cleaning with around 20 council workers cleaning up the streets and roads in readiness for the tourist season.

Master act JAVIER SIERRA surprised audiences in Almuñecar with his act ‘Master of the Meadows’ which was included in the International Poetry Festival; the act was based on the Prado museum in Madrid.

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Four drownings in two weeks A FOUR-year-old boy has drowned in a swimming pool in Nerja.

His family, from northern Europe, had just arrived in Malaga to spend some holiday time.

The boy died in the Hospital Materno Infantil de Malaga after accidentally falling into a private swimming pool in the chalet his family had rented in Nerja. He is the fourth drowning victim so far this month in the province of Malaga.

The family had just arrived and were celebrating the birthday of one of the boy’s grandfathers when he fell into the pool and was under the water for only a few seconds before a family member dived in to rescue him.

His mother, who does not speak Spanish,

SWIMMING POOLS: Children need to be careful. asked the neighbours for help and they called the emergency services and the Local Police in Nerja.

The emergency service workers tried to revive him as he was in a very serious condition.

When he was stable they took him to the hospital where he was immediately placed in the intensive care unit.

He died a few days later.

Other drownings in the province include a 53-year-old British man who drowned off the beach in Carvajal and last week another British man was found drowned in his hotel pool in Torremolinos. A 60-yearold man was found drowned off the coast of Los Alamos a few days later.

PILGRIMS: On the road in Almuñecar.

Celebrating the pilgrimage of San Isidro MORE than 50 carriages, almost 100 horse riders and in excess of 200 people took part in the pilgrimage of San Isidro of Almuñecar last Sunday.

The pilgrims made their journey from the church of El Salvador using the paths of the outlying meadows and along the Verde River bed to Caicillos. The pilgrimage was organised by the council of Almuñecar and various local brotherhoods, among them the Hermandad Virgen Madre.

After mass at the church the participants set of on foot, horseback and carriage, escorted by the Local Police. The head of the pilgrimage was an image of San Isidro on a carriage pulled by oxen and accompanied by pilgrims of all ages.

The procession arrived at Caicillos at around 2pm and was followed by many festivities and parties during which the figure of San Isidro was carried, on foot, up to the chapel at Torrecuevas.

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Marihuana gang busted after ‘grow houses’ found in Malaga A CRIMINAL group which was sending truckloads of marihuana to other European countries has been busted in Malaga.

The National Police have detained six members of the group who were in charge of planting and harvesting the drug in ‘grow house’ flats in Malaga or buying it off other local providers in various Andalucia provinces.

There are three Spaniards and three Dutchmen among the

detained; these arrests are the last leg of a fourmonth long investigation.

Special agents within the investigation noticed that individuals who were being investigated all had a common contact which was located in the Malaga village of Rincon de la Victoria who, presumably, was dedicated to the buying, selling and cultivation of large quantities of the drug.

Through this discovery they were then able to unravel other parts of the

GROW HOUSES: Located in flats in Malaga. organisation and determine exactly who

Vespas are kings in the Axarquia THE Axarquia area showed its passion for the Vespa scooter by hosting the area’s first Vespa rally.

More than 150 Vespa fans from all over Andalucia and Melilla descended on the quiet town of Torre del Mar for a non-competitive ‘fun run’ around the villages of the area.

Manuel Arbol is 77years-old; he bought his first Vespa in 1961 and says he loves them as much as his children.

This reunion is the first of its kind in Torre del Mar and has gathered fans from all over the south.

The ‘rally’ started out from the lighthouse in Torre del Mar and toured around the approximately 30 villages that make up the eastern Axarquia area, it was a total distance of 120 kilometres with no winners, as the objective was to enjoy the bikes.

At lunchtime they stopped at Asador La Maroma for the prize giving ceremony with

VESPA: A classic ride. prizes to the oldest, the one with the most chrome, the oldest rider and so on.

There were also gifts from the sponsors in the form of a night in a

hotel in Torre del Mar, tshirts, bottles of oil and even a professional caricature portrait.

A good time was had by all and they hope to repeat it next year.

did what. They found the ‘grow house’ flats in Malaga which were perfectly conditioned for the cultivation of marihuana as well as the storage of other ‘harvests’ which they bought from other growers.

They also discovered that the aim of the group was to store

enough of the drug until they had a large enough quantity to fill a truck and send it to northern Europe.

Police intercepted a shipment as it was being unloaded at one of the store houses in Malaga, at the same time they raided another two flats in La Cala del Moral and Rincon de la Victoria where they detained the six men.

In one flat they found 278 plants with all the paraphernalia for growing indoors and in one of the store flats they found 72 kilos of processed drug, €82,000, a starter’s pistol two laptops and two BMW X5s.

The six men are on remand until their court case can be heard.

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Podium wins THE Sexitana (Axarquia) Cycling School won a dozen podium places in the Alhendin cycling challenge; the highest place was for Andres Rodriguez who came second in the gymkhana.

La Paloma THE neighbourhood of La Paloma, in Almuñecar, has had improvements made to its sewers, gardens and a facelift for many of the public buildings.

New gardens THE contract for the creation of the new gardens on the road to the cemetery in Nerja has been adjudicated; the works will have a budget of €50,000.

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Last wishes MORE than 6,600 people in Malaga Province have registered their wishes in the event they develop an incurable illness and are unable to express themselves.

Trops shop TROPS, a VelezMalaga company which promotes tropical fruit, is to open a shop in Velez to sell directly to the consumers. It is expected to cost around €1.5 million.

Power talks WOMEN in Motril took part in talks sponsored

by Junta de Andalucia’s equality department entitled ‘Women Leading Spaces’ in which they learnt about leadership skills.

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A good turnout for farmers’ workshops NEARLY 300 people attended farmers’ workshops covering new rules for the agricultural sector.

In view of the large number of people who wished to attend, the workshops were held at the auditorium in Almuñecar’s Casa de la Cultura.

The workshops were organised by the municipal office of agricultural information, and the main aim was to keep local farmers abreast of new developments and bylaws

which are currently being applied, with particular attention to the new laws dealing with pesticides.

Five representatives from the Guardia Civil gave talks not only about the need for farmers to keep to the new rules but also to warn them of the rising amount of petty theft going on in rural areas, targeting light farm machinery and crops. They gave advice on how the farmers could best protect themselves from this sort of crime.

The workshops were wrapped up by a talk from COAG (farmers’ association) on the importance of form-filling in today’s farming. They explained A TOTAL of 11 facades and patios have been how to fill in all the most relevant entered for the first Almuñecar Facade and Patio forms and reminded those Beautification Competition, sponsored by the present that they had to get local council. them in on time in order for Maria del Mar Medina, Councillor for them to count.

Institutional Relations, announced that the judging panel would visit the sites this Friday and reminded everyone that the main objective of the competition was to beautify the whole town for the arrival of summer so that everyone could enjoy walking around and taking in the sights.

LOW-COST airlines carried The principal criteria for the judging panel will almost 21 per cent more be, among others, cleanliness, plants, plant pots, passengers to and from architecture and maintenance.

Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport First prize will be €1,200, second prize will be in April compared to the same €600 and third will receive €200. month last year.

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Fire-starter c Velez palm A MAN, aged 24, has been detained by Local Police on suspicion of starting a fire in a palm grove in VelezMalaga.

The fire affected around 200 square metres and burnt down approximately 50 palm trees.

The mayor of VelezMalaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, said that residents in the area had alerted the police to the blaze in the palm grove and gave them a description of a man who was seen leaving the area.

In a press release, Bonilla

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Habaneras festival time

PALM GROVE: 50 trees were affected.

caught after grove blaze stated that the fire brigade arrived promptly and extinguished the fire and the Local Police then found a young man in the immediate area. He tried to run away but was quickly caught.

After being arrested, the man, a resident of Torre del

Mar, admitted that he had set the fire and, as such, he was taken to the National Police station where officers are now investigating the possibility that he might have been involved in another 12 fires in the Vega de Velez area, all in the last month.

ON May 30 and 31 and June 1, the Tropical Coast is to celebrate the first International Festival of Habaneras and Popular Latin-American Music.

On this occasion the invited country will be Mexico.

The festival will take place in Salobreña at the Anfiteatro Nilo Cruz in Parque de la Fuente and entrance will cost €3 or €7 for a three-day pass.

Tickets can be bought at the Casa de la Cultura and the tourist offices as well as www.atrapalo.com/entradas.

Beach wait THE mayor of Torrox, Francisco Muñoz, has said that he is still waiting for an agreement to be reached with the coastal authorities on the replacement of sand, eroded by the winter weather, on the Ferrara beach.

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Electronic platform TORROX Council has completed installation of their electronic platform which will give residents the option of dealing with them via the internet.

No barriers VELEZ-MALAGA is the only council on mainland Spain which has eliminated architectural barriers to the handicapped from its blue flag beaches.

Good web VELEZ-MALAGA and Marbella are the only councils in Andalucia to have their websites approved by a survey

by Malaga University they were graded on ease of access.

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Two people injured in Torre del Mar flat fire TWO people have been injured in a fire in a Torre del Mar building.

The woman and her husband were in the kitchen when they heard their son shouting that there was a lot of smoke in the corridor.

As soon as they looked out they realised there were flames all over their home.

They tried to put the fire out themselves but the flames were already too strong so they had to call for help. The fire completely consumed their second floor, rented flat on Avenida del Mediterraneo.

The fire brigade and the Local Police had to evacuate around a dozen people from the surrounding houses and buildings.

The only people injured were the woman and her husband who suffered minor burns to their hands and forearms and were attended to by ambulance workers at the scene.

A neighbour explained that she thought the fire had been provoked by a short circuit as they had to call out an electrician just a

SHORT CIRCUIT: Thought to be the cause of the fire. few months ago because every time they turned on a light in the building the electricity would be cut.

“We weren’t even cooking; it just started in the corridor. Thank god we weren’t asleep or it would have

killed us,” commented the injured woman. After the fire was put out the rest of the neighbours were allowed back to their houses as there was no damage except to the facade of the building.

NEWS 235 more employed UNEMPLOYMENT has gone down in Motril while the number of contracts has gone up for April.

Luisa Garcia Chamorro, mayor of Motril, has said how pleased she was to see “the good news arriving in our small town”. She underscored the fact that unemployment in Motril has gone down by more than double compared to the rest of the province.

Two hundred and thirty five people have found work in April which puts it 10 points above the national average and five per cent more than last year.

Chamorro pointed out this rise in employment was a good sign for the growth of the town and that it had a positive outlook for the summer.

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Lux Mundi on trend RECENTLY Lux Mundi held its Spring/Summer Fashion Show in Torre del Mar, organised by Carolyn

Bowen and Kristine Freeman.

On arrival, 86 guests were greeted with a free

DARIO BRUZON SALADO: Making the long jump.

Athletic success

FIVE young sportspeople from the Axarquia have qualified for the athletics finals in Almuñecar on June 7.

Axarquia Athletics Club achieved an ‘excellent result’ in the classification rounds of the Andalucia Championship held in Motril last weekend, according to Claudio del Zotto, the club’s trainer.

Among those who achieved classification were Celia Bellicourt who managed 4.39 metres in the long jump and a time of 11.45 seconds in the 80-metre sprint.

Dario Bruzon Salado got 4.41 metres in the long jump.

In the middle-distance races Alfonso Gomez Carrasco and Alejandro Garcia Ortuño ran the 1,000 metres in 3.31 minutes and 3.38 minutes respectively.

drink after which they were shown 51 outfits of new and nearly-new clothing and accessories.

The outfits were modelled by 10 international friends of the centre.

The show was accompanied by background music and the compere, Carolyn Bowen, gave an amusing, descriptive and anecdotal commentary.

During the interval, the audience were able to buy drinks, homemade cakes and raffle tickets.

At the end of the show the organisers and models were given a vote of thanks and there was time for a group photograph.

Lux Mundi would like to thank all the 23 volunteers including the models, who helped with the coffee bar, sound system, and the dressers, to make the event a success.

The show raised €707.50 to support Lux Mundi and its charitable work.

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Chemists gather for Malaga conference RED CROSS: Giving talks to nurses.

Red Cross advice THE Red Cross in Velez-Malaga has given a talk to nursing students about attending to psychiatric patients.

The aim was to help them understand the way in which these patients should be treated.

They also spoke about what to do in the case of a patient having a mental breakdown, with particular reference to Alzheimer’s, and what to do about it.

MALAGA will become the capital of Spain’s chemists from May 22 to May 24 when it hosts the sixth National Congress of Community Chemists.

More than 1,000 experts will attend the congress, which will take place at the Palacio de Ferias.

The slogan of the conference is ‘Making a difference’ and this year the organisers, the Spanish Society of Chemists, want to highlight the contribution that pharmaceuticals can make to a patient’s recovery.

The programme will include more than 30 sessions, which will include round tables, symposiums, debates and workshops, among others.

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: To showcase its contribution to public health.

Add to this the activities designed for the patients and students and those aimed at doctors and nurses, and the result is a full and well-rounded

programme for the three days.

As well as the conference itself, there will be activities for the general public in Fuengirola and

Marbella, which will include showcases about the work of the pharmaceutical industry and its contribution to public health.

Fighting the red plague ALMUÑECAR is finishing its second wave of palm tree treatment against the ‘red plague’.

The ‘red plague’ is an infestation of palm weevils which have colonised many trees in the Axarquia area. Although they affect all types of palm tree, the Phoenix variety, which is mainly used in the Malaga area, is more susceptible than other varieties.

The affected trees are in Almuñecar and La Herradura and have been treated at night, between 9pm and 4am, so as not to interrupt the daily life of residents.

Luis Aragon, Councillor for the Environment, said they were making good headway against the plague, which has been going on since the mid-90s, and

FUMIGATING: Against palm weevils. underscored the importance of keeping it contained as, before, it had spread to other parts of the province.

Rincon to assess summer camp needs for autistic children RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council has asked nine families to provide documentation on the needs of their children so that they may attend summer camp.

After being formally denounced by the mother of a child with autism, the

council has asked for a full psychiatric report on the children in order to better evaluate whether their attendance is possible.

“The council has not denied any children access to the summer camp at any time. That is false,” commented Lydia Montes,

councillor for disabled matters. She went on to state that the council had asked for more details so that they could consult with the authorities at the summer camp but they had, at no time, refused anyone entrance to the camp programme.

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Gift for mayor THE Harley Davidson Motoclub of Almeria gifted the mayor of Santa Cruz de Marchena a plaque as a ‘thank you’ for the town’s hospitality during the recent fiesta.

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A YOUNG eaglet was rescued by environmental agents in the Seron area. The bird has been sent to an adoption centre in Madrid. Once it is able to fly it will be released in Navarra.

DIESEL siphoned off from parked lorries and buses in Aspe was re-sold at €1 a litre. Five men, all Aspe residents, were finally arrested following a three-month Guardia Civil operation.

Canine help

THE Junta is planning 43 events between July 1 and August 30 at the Alcazaba Arab fortress in Almeria City.

They include theatre, music and exhibitions to mark the city’s millennium.

NOA, a black labrador-cross abandoned when two months old, was rescued and taken to Gandia’s animal shelter. She has now been selected as a therapy dog for autistic children.

School grant

MORE than 120 pupils from the Emilio Zurano school in Pulpi planted pine trees on the main Pulpi to San Juan de los Terreros road as part of the ‘Grow with your tree’ programme.

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Selfie arrest A MOBILE phone thief in Callosa del Segura was caught after continually taking ‘selfies’ on the stolen device.

Chase crash A DRIVER, aged 38, is in intensive care in Torrevieja Hospital after crashing the car he was driving after trying to avoid a police control in the Mar Azul area of Torrevieja. Police believe the car was stolen.

Official mourning

Factory facts

Fuel scam

Alcazaba activities

Pines planted

expecting the best crop for 15 years have amended earlier predictions. Continuing lack of rain has reduced production by 20 per cent, they said.

FORD’s Almussafes (Valencia) plant increased its European sales by 14 per cent in April. It outstripped other Ford plants in Germany, Belgium, Romania and Turkey which all saw sales fall.

Bird rescue

SCHOOLS in Huercal-Overa, Cuevas del Almanzora, Bacares and Viator are to receive a €230,000 facelift from the Education Department.

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Thirst quencher ALICANTE Province’s growers are resorting to old-fashioned ‘blanket flooding’ irrigation. Despite the large amounts of water required, only this will save parched crops and trees, cooperatives said.

HORSE SHOW: One of the most popular aspects of Torrevieja’s May Fair.

Fiesta fun

THE major cities of Torrevieja and Orihuela attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend.

Torrevieja hosted the 26th annual May Fair with the port area transformed into the Sevillanas festival which was declared of ‘Provincial Tourist Interest.’

In Orihuela feasts and dancing were held in honour of the Virgen del Rocio along with a paella contest.

MALLORCA

Woman rescued A WOMAN, 62, had to be rescued by mountain teams after falling from a jetty while walking in Deia. She was taken to Son Espases Hospital.

Three cultures

Fire engine

Mystery fall

MURCIA'S ‘Three Cultures’ festival is on until Saturday with a range of concerts happening across the city.

Tickets are free, available from the Teatro Romea. Visit the Tourist Information office for more information.

FUENGIROLA Town Hall has donated a fire engine to NGO ‘Firemen in Action’ which collaborates with volunteer firemen in Paraguay.

GUARDIA CIVIL are investigating the death of a woman, 86, who fell from a first-floor apartment in Esporles, although foul play is not suspected.

Unique street

Heart disease

TORREMOLINOS-based businessman Javier Checa has proposed the creation of a street in the town dedicated exclusively to prostitution, similar to Hamburg’s Herbertstrasse.

PEOPLE in the Balearic Islands have double the risk of other Spanish regions of suffering from heart diseases, according to the Spanish Cardiology Society.

Noise measure

Port protest

THE Andalucian Ombudsman has proposed that Puerto Marina in Benalmadena be provided with means to measure noise levels in order to reduce acoustic contamination.

MORE than 10,000 signatures have been handed in to the port authorities to protest against plans to expand Al Molinar Port.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

THE Playa de Palma area now has a new immediate ambulance service which will operate in popular night life spots.

COSTA DEL SOL

Dog attack

SAN ISIDRO is in three days of mourning for the death of the PP Councillor Juan Jose Gil Ruiz. Flags will be flying at half mast.

A BRITISH couple was charged after their four dogs escaped from their home in Alhaurin de la Torre and one of them injured a woman and her Yorkshire Terrier.

Widows conference

Wanted woman

MORE than 900 widows gathered in Torrevieja for the 42nd edition of the National Assembly of Confav (Confederation of Federations and Associations Widows Hispania).

A BRITISH woman, 66, wanted in the USA for fraud, was arrested in Marbella when she went to the police station to carry out a procedure regarding her NIE document.

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Signal for success

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NE thing Spain is good at is beaches. And so it should be as millions of tourists flock to the country for their sun, sea and sand holidays.

If the country’s tourism trade is to continue the resurgence experienced at the start of the year, the authorities must continue to improve and not sit back on their laurels.

So it is to be welcomed that Spain has the highest number of Blue Flag beaches in Europe, with 34 more awarded the coveted title this year.

Unfortunately Nerja has managed to lose its coveted flags due to a technicality. Previously ‘advisory’ rules on water quality were made compulsory meaning Nerja lost out.

How ironic that since the inspections a new water treatment plant - fought for over many years - has finally opened. So the water quality is better than ever, but the Blue Flag status has been lost. Only in Spain…

Royal crisis THE Spanish Royals are suffering from a credibility crisis. With 85 per cent of Spaniards believing the family is implicated in corruption cases and scandals the question arises - will it be able to survive?

Loyal subjects point to the fact that 55 per cent of the population want Prince Felipe to one day be king. Republicans point at the same figure and say 45 per cent don’t want a king.

The figure confirms that the deep divisions that have always run through Spanish society, culminating in civil war and dictatorship, still exist. The Spanish royal family must look at their British counterparts with envy. Despite the deep unpopularity of Charles in the wake of his failed marriage to Diana, the British royals look to be as secure as ever.

PLAYA DE BURRIANA: Standards of excellence have been maintained.

Nerja beaches better than ever before

THE NEW rules set out by Adeac (authority in charge of ‘blue flags’) have meant Nerja no longer has any of the coveted blue flags on its beaches.

This new rule is in reference to the treatment of residual waters and, until now, was recommended rather than obligatory.

Nieves Atencia, beaches

councillor, has indicated that despite this new rule the beaches of Nerja had all reached the standard of excellence of previous years, but would not receive the flags until the water treatment issue was resolved. She went on to indicate the Nerja water treatment plant was now up and running and

treating the waters very efficiently, but Adeac made its judgement before it was completely opened and, as such, Nerja would have to wait for next year to receive the coveted flags.

Atencia went on to underscore the fact that the water around the beaches of Nerja was better than ever before.

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In this year’s first quarter Ryanair brought 3,820,032 passengers to or from Spain, according to the latest figures from Spain’s airports operator AENA. Vueling was not far behind with 3,032,325 passengers, followed by Air Europa’s 2,078,586.

If the figures for all four IAG

Civil service jobs are ‘not enough’ SPAIN’S Official State Bulletin (BOE) is advertising 6,500 new public administration jobs.

The CSI-F civil servants’ union was underwhelmed by the announcement.

“Despite losing 70,000 posts in recent years only 6,500 are being filled,” complained Francisco Javier Camarillo, who heads CSI-F’s central administration.

The new intake will cover only 10 per cent of the jobs lost to government cuts, Camarillo told an interviewer from finance daily, Expansion.

This will not cover the demand for public administration jobs or

ensure that public services function correctly, he said.

Speaking at the launch of a campaign to improve the public sector image, Camarillo conceded that the job offers suggested a change of direction on the government’s part.

“Public services have begun to decline and the spending cuts have had an impact on civil servants’ efficiency,” he said.

In addition to the cuts, the workforce was aging, with more than half of employees aged over 50.

As employees retired, however, they were not being replaced and this too is eroding efficiency, according to Camarillo.

companies - Vueling, BA, Iberia and Iberia Express - are taken into account, IAG overtakes all its rivals with 6.4 million users.

A total of 51,434,596 people used Spanish airports in the first three months of this year, an increase of 4.1 per cent on the same period in 2013.

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Summer promise HUMAN resources company Randstad predicted 569,700 new jobs for Spain between July and September, a 5 per cent year-on-year increase. Most will be in hotel and catering industry.

New money CREDIT SUISSE paid €77.2 million for a 3.19 per cent stake in Spanish construction company Sacyr. The group increased its share capital in April, raising €166 million from institutional investors.

Spanish store spreads its wings IF they haven’t heard of it before visiting Spain, tourists soon make the acquaintance of El Corte Ingles.

The 60.6 million people who come to Spain each year are potential customers once they return home, the chain store realised. Although it has been selling online in Spain and Portugal since 1999 it has now extended its website to include European sales.

Three months ago the service

reached the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and France and since then has received 70,000 hits.

The 200 products originally on offer have been extended to 250, with labels that include Custo Barcelona, George Rech, Pecado Original and Clanxart.

The website hopes to boost the ‘El Corte Ingles’ brand and the labels associated with it in countries whose tourists visit Spain.

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STAT OF WEEK OIL company Repsol has set aside €10 billion to shop around for investments in ‘safe’ countries. It is looking towards the 34 OECD countries and particularly Norway, Canada and the US.

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Vueling catches Ryanair THE gap between Vueling and Ryanair closed further in March.

Iberia’s budget airline was used by 1.2 million passengers while Ryanair maintained its place as sector leader with 1.4 million passengers - a difference of 224,000.

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Don’t sell on price alone JOE SEER / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

CHINESE buyers are increasingly interested in acquiring property in Spain for three reasons.

Anyone outside the European Union who spends at least €500,000 on a Spanish property gets a residence permit thrown in.

As Spanish property prices plummet, this buys a semi-detached house in a leafy city suburb, a seaside villa or two apartments.

The third reason?

China is enjoying its own property boom and the equivalent of €500,000 is just enough for an 80square metre twobedroomed apartment in Beijing. This would be outside the fourth city ring-road and some way from the city centre.

Spain’s ‘Start-ups Law’ has the double advantage of attracting foreign money and marketing Spain’s huge stock of new but unsold properties.

The law, which came into effect in September last year, also offers a residence permit to anyone from a non-EU member country who invests €1 million in sovereign debt or €2 million in a Spanish company.

Since then Spain’s Beijing consulate has approved eight visa requests to purchase properties here. The Spanish embassy there has received ‘a flood’ of requests, sources said, although not all applicants had sought residency permits either because purchases were below €500,000 or were formalised before the 2013 law.

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Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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MY well-heeled friend excitedly told me that her home had received the attention of an interior designer notorious for charging exorbitant prices.

We both knew the owners of a rival business that could do the job just as well for considerably less.

Why did she use the more expensive one? In a word, snobbery. The one chosen had a reputation for nouveau-riche pretentiousness. Selling on price, her competitor charged down-to -earth, reasonable prices.

Good salesmen know that people buy for emotional reasons. A prime buying incendiary is social status.

Having bought a £10 replica

PRICE MATTERS: The more expensive the better.

Rolex I was struck by the number of clients who, thinking it was the real thing, were impressed by it.

Deception was never my intention. I had bought it because I liked the look of it, it was reliable and cheap. Then I

recalled a seminar addressed by the sales boss of a major motor manufacturer.

Over coffee he named four different car makes that were fundamentally the same vehicle other than their bodywork

design. The difference in their showroom prices was about £8,000, yet the engines, chassis, transmissions - all the basics were products of the same production line.

Asking why buyers would choose to pay so much more for a car little different than the lowest price option, he smiled: “People don’t buy cars; they buy badges.”

Social status is a far more powerful selling tool than is price.

To make my point I used to flip my neck tie to show a maker’s label few had heard of.

“It cost £10,” I said. “If I were to change the label to that of Gieves and Hawkes, the Savile Row tailors, it would command a price fifteen-times higher.”

Often people fail to compare prices and presume the price suggested is about right. Many a builder told me that they doubled or trebled a price as, being busy, they didn’t want the order. Often they were taken aback when the exorbitant price was happily accepted.

Drones becoming busy bees Towering purchase in rapidly growing sector for Abertis group SPAIN’S Ministry of Public Works is preparing to regulate drones.

A draft law with rules for their commercial and professional use will be ready by the end of the month.

Technology has been less of a hindrance for regulation than the legal vacuum surrounding drones, according to Junior Minister for Transport, Carmen Librero.

“Until 2011 they weren’t regarded as aircraft,” Librero said recently. Once the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) equated drones with unmanned aircraft these became subject to general aeronautical legislation. The European Union followed suit and began preparing regulatory framework that will be approved in 2016.

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DRONES: A draft law is being prepared. industry that lacks regulation, the sector is growing so rapidly that the European Commission believes it will account for 10 per cent of the aeronautics market within 10 years. It foresees an annual €15 billion turnover.

Drones have a bad name owing to their spying and military associations although their principal uses are fumigation, photography, fire extinction and

inspecting high tension cables and railway tracks.

They also keep frontiers under surveillance.

The 2016 regulations will bar drones from overflying built-up areas except in exceptional circumstances and only with specific permission, the minister said. They will be able to fly only in restricted airspace without exceeding an altitude of 150 metres, so visible to the controller.

ABERTIS bought TowerCo, which operates mobile phone masts on Italy’s toll roads.

The Spanish group specialising in mobility and telecommunications infrastructure paid €94.6 million for the Italian company. The operation is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, sources said.

TowerCo provides service for Vodafone, Wind, H3G and Telecom Italia, the country’s principal telecommunication companies. Until the Abertis deal, TowerCo managed 212 towers and 94 points in tunnels on Italy’s 3,000 kilometres of paid motorways.

Last year the company had a €21 million turnover and Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) of €13 million.

This is Albertis’s first acquisition of telecommunications towers in Italy and the first step of this kind that it has taken on the international market.

The company also expressed interest in bidding for the wireless towers of Telecom Italia and Wind once they come up for sale.

Abertis already controls around 6,000 mobile towers inside Spain and last last December paid Telefonica and Yoigo €171 million for more than 1,700.

Having taken over the Hispasat communications satellite in 2013, more than 65 per cent of Albertis’s telecommunications’ revenue comes from services other than broadcasting.

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I should be so lucky!

I BUY lottery tickets on a regular basis. Regular, as in once or twice a month.

The habit stems from my parents, who have as long as I can remember, remained convinced that one day it could just be possible that they will win. We’re still waiting for that windfall.

But imagine it did happen. Imagine your numbers were the ones to win big. How does one go from struggling to pay bills and living expenses to suddenly being absolutely loaded. The first piece of advice would be to take things slowly.

Don’t go popping Champagne like a Formula One driver from the top of your roof just yet.

On the contrary, keep it quiet till you can organise yourself properly.

Immediately sign the winning lottery ticket.

Lottery tickets are the

‘No change’ Cemex

Loose change

LORENZO ZAMBRANO, Cemex president, died of a heart ailment in Madrid, aged 70. The Mexican cement firm’s operation and administration will continue as normal, said a company communiqué.

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belonging of the bearer.

This means that whoever holds the ticket is the winner.

We’ve all got Smartphones these days, so why not also take a photo and video of yourself with the ticket to prove you are the winner.

Change your phone number and get a PO mailbox in order to help avoid unwanted mass mail begging for money or endless calls from long-lost relatives who suddenly want to be in touch.

It might be tempting to tell your boss you’re quitting, but knee-jerk

Sareb interest PRIVATE-EQUITY firm KKR run by billionaires Henry Kravis and George Roberts is interested in Spain’s bad bank, Sareb. The firm is keen to invest in a Spanish lender, revealed KKR’s Spanish head Jesus Olmos.

BIG WINNINGS: Best to take things slowly. decisions like that are not advisable. Keep your job, at least for a while, until you figure out how to handle your new wealth.

Settle any big debts you may have, a mortgage, a car loan, etc, and make a date with

Do I need a non-residency certificate?

Q. Regarding non-residency certificates in connection with Spanish bank accounts, I find You and the that my bank charges €29.50 plus another €6.82 each for my wife and me, as we have a Law in Spain joint bank account. This totals €72.64 every

By David Searl year, so I wonder if these certificates are really necessary now that we are all European, even those of us from the UK. If the certificates are still necessary, can we apply ourselves to save on the expense?

P.S. (email) A. Yes, the non-residency certificate is still necessary for those non-residents who hold accounts in Spanish banks. This is because the bank itself withholds 21 per cent tax on interest earnings by tax residents of Spain for capital gains tax. The bank pays this directly to the Spanish Tax Agency in the name of the account holder.

This tax is not withheld from the accounts of non-residents, as they are supposed to declare such interest income to their country of residence. The bank needs the document to justify their not collecting tax.

Yes, you can apply on your own. You need your passport and photocopy of all pages, Form EX-15 in duplicate, explaining why you need the certificate, and Form 790 to pay the charges. You present the forms at your nearest National Police station.

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

a financial adviser.

A financial planner plays the role of coach, keeping you on track so that your cash doesn’t run out before you do. They can also help in terms of gifting money to relatives or charities.

Don’t treat your win as a bottomless purse - pay yourself a salary. This will allow you to make a year or two of potentially bad financial decisions while you learn the ropes of the best ways to manage your money.

Less debt LATEST data from Spain’s central bank showed net debt owed by the country’s banks to the European Central Bank fell by 29 per cent in 12 months. This is a sign the economy is starting to recover.

Biofuel danger to ‘green’ industry EXECUTIVES at advanced biofuel companies are nervous now that the EU has pulled back on rigorous biofuel targets it began putting in place in 2009.

Without an aggressive, long-term biofuel framework, these companies are less likely to get monetary help - whether bank loans, tax credits or subsidies needed to build and run their refineries.

They claim the industry would move out of Europe altogether which, while sounding ominous, is based on incomplete and exaggerated information, according to the the Pine Chemicals Association (PCA) which believes the EU’s more measured approach is clever.

Pine chemicals, made from renewable crude tall oil (CTO) as a product of forestry, are key ingredients in many consumer products that add value to other businesses, according to the PCA. In the EU, CTO is now being diverted for use in biodiesel fuel, but that threatens to damage the pine chemicals industry. This is because there is a finite supply of the product, and as it is used to make biofuels its use in other industries could decline, with other less environmentally

PINE FOREST: Used for chemicals. friendly products taking their place.

For example, a cradle to gate study of the CTO lifecycle finds the carbon footprint of pine chemicals in Europe is 70 per cent lower than the substitutes that would be used if CTO is diverted to biofuel use.

OPINION & COMMENT

Property and politicians’ promises A FEW weeks ago I was feeling quite positive about the proposed changes to the LOUA (urban planning law) and the prospect that the problems of thousands of homeowners in Andalucía, including mine and my neighbours’ in Las Huertas (Alcaucin), would at last be resolved.

For the past few months there has been so much in the press about these changes, but still nothing has happened.

Don’t the politicians realise the misery and heartbreak they are causing? The worry and stress as well as the high cost of any legal action?

The local Spanish people I know are very caring, especially to the older generation. It is hard to comprehend that once they become involved in politics they change and no longer care about how fairly they treat people.

Both of the main parties tell us that they agree that the LOUA needs amending, but what is happening? Nothing!

As usual they are saying what they think we want to hear. What we want is action, not words.

Stop talking about it and make the changes.

Kath Williams (by email)

Old as you feel EVERYONE is aware the Rolling Stones are on tour again in Spain next month. They were here several years ago in El Ejido as well as Madrid.

A señorita friend and her brother said that as they were going to see the Rollings (as she put it), should they get extra tickets? Since the price of tickets was equivalent to the cost of a moon landing, we declined.

They did not seem at all impressed when I told them I had seen the Stones at Walthamstow Assembly Halls in 1963.

I further added that it was about time Old Age Pensioners started to act their age.

The reply was who did I think I was, telling pensioners to act their age!

Harvey ‘Hogan’ Appel, Sorbas (Almeria).

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LIKE many Anglo-Spanish grandparents, we have family back in the UK. At least our grandson keeps everyone happy by supporting a former Spurs player as well as Real Madrid.

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Long walk home AS the non-driving owner of a holiday home in La Zenia I am writing to register my dismay regarding the sudden withdrawal

by Costa Azul Autobuses of the bus stop at La Zenia.

Whilst I appreciate that the bus company is being fined for causing an obstruction at the roundabout when the bus pulls in, withdrawing the bus stop completely without an alternative stopping point seems a bit harsh.

At the moment our only option is a walk of at least 15 minutes to Cabo Roig or Playa Flamenca to catch or get off the bus.

This of course causes a great deal of inconvenience, particularly if you have heavy shopping or luggage if you are going to Alicante airport.

I would have thought that the bus company and the local council could have placed a bus stop off the roundabout at La Zenia just past the Consum towards La Zenia boulevard.

Some buses already call at the Boulevard in any case and it would only mean a diversion of approximately 800 metres to the next roundabout to turn around.

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The only results no-one can argue with are with swimmers and runners etc, where the obvious winner is the first one past the tape.

Keep up your good work, very best wishes to you all.

Colin Clarke, La Cala de Finestrat (Alicante)

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I would assume that there are a lot of residents and tourists who use the bus service and I am surprised that there has not been a greater protest from everyone, including local businesses, who would like to see the stop restored.

As I see it, the only people to benefit are the taxi drivers who would take the people who cannot physically make it to the the alternative bus stops.

K James (by email)

Neck and neck HELLO to all you hard-working Euro Weekly News staff!

Now that the Emerald Isle talent contest finals are over for

Tasteless soup ALREADY 2014 has been the year for a number of incidents: the missing Korean plane, the conflict in the Ukraine and worldwide shark culls.

But 2014 is also the year that sees my local Chinese restaurant put controversial shark fin soup on its menu. This dish features the fins of sharks that are killed for said fin, tens of millions of them. This is then served in a soup whose main flavour is chicken stock, because the meat of a shark’s fin is actually tasteless.

Interestingly enough, though, shark fin soup is legal in Spain, despite a ban put into place for all of the EU back in 2003. The ban was opposed by both Spain

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and Portugal, who currently possess a special permit that allows them to continue to land fins as long as they are separate from the bodies.

The permits are standard practice but are considered by most to be a major mockery of the law. One third of Europe’s shark and ray species are categorised as ‘threatened’ by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

It might even shock you to learn that EU fishing industry companies are the biggest suppliers and exporters of shark fins to mainland China.

So if you have a hankering for something new and fancy trying the dish, which is viewed as “rather pointless,” “an insult to nature” and “disgraceful” by many conservationist groups and organisations, then head on down there today.

It will not be long before various members of differing communities begin lodging complaints and the dish is removed from the menu.

J.H. Longman (by email)

Pat on the back JUST to say a big “thank you” for printing details of the dog show organised by the Protectora de Animales de El Campello (APAC) in your newspaper.

Thank you for your response and your professionalism.

Pamela Fielden, APAC secretary, Campello (Alicante)

Sweet music I CAN go one better than the Your Say correspondents commenting on endlessly chirping and sparring sparrows or monotonous pigeons repeating the same phrase time after time.

Late every night for the last week or two as I sit at the wideopen window and take off my make-up I have been listening to a nightingale.

It sounds as though it is a field and a coppice away from our house, but its voice carries - and what a voice!

Want to know where? Not a chance!

I’m keeping this late-night concert all to myself.

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N the light of those poor Nigerian girls, abducted in the ‘name of Islam’, it struck me that there has been a remarkable absence of burka-clad women standing up displaying those ‘bring back our girls’ notices in their support. I wonder why that is?

Well, it could be they don’t give a damn. I think that unlikely. It could be they agree with the sentiments of the abductors. I feel that is also untrue.

No, I think the real reason is that their menfolk have ordered them not to. Basically, you see, most Islamic men believe in the inferiority of women. They want them to remain second-class citizens. They don’t want their females too well educated, it frightens them.

So although they may not agree with the methods used by this murderous bunch, most of them will certainly agree with their sentiments.

I wonder what happened to those women in Saudi Arabia, who were leading the protests against the ban on women being allowed to drive? That’s all gone pretty quiet, hasn’t it?

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No, believe me, those protesters were squashed like bugs by the Saudi authorities. They had no chance. Islam is a man’s world.

Women are merely chattels. The way they are treated under the yolk of Islam is almost beyond belief. Made to walk four or five paces behind their men. Stoned to death for adultery. Stripped of their marital status simply by their husband standing up in court and declaring ‘I divorce thee’ three times. Needing three or four male ‘witnesses’ before having rape proven. The list simply goes on and on.

Then to top it all, to comply with their ‘religion’ they are clad from head to foot in a black shroud. To me it’s the mentality of some of the women you see interviewed that amazes me. Women, whose eyes peer out from narrow slits and muffled voices actually condone these practices. I can only assume

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Keeping women under the thumb I NOT PROTESTING: Why are burka-clad women not demanding the return of kidnapped girls?

they are either suffering from some form of phobia, are simply brainwashed or mega-masochistic.

As a final observation it is important to remember this is not a militant situation. This is not something that can be dismissed by ‘moderate’ Muslims as something perpetrated by a ‘small number’ of extremists in their midst. These practices are the norm among the followers of Islam.

Well, all I can say is on your own heads be it, girls. And as a word to their menfolk, I think your fear of women is perfectly justified. I dread to think of the reaction of western ladies should you try and inflict these rules and regulations on them. Singing in shrill falsetto comes to mind!

Thanks for all your mail. You know I can take it.

Have a good week and, whatever ya do, always keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Cash-raising laws hit drivers..

New driving laws in Spain mean people face a fine of €500 for being just one kilometre over the speed limit, and in some areas new limits of 20kph are being brought in. Are these sensible rules for road safety, or a way for the government to make money with heavy penalties?

Are drivers being unfairly targeted, or should drivers just be more careful?

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OANNE and Terry Pearson moved permanently from the UK to Quesada in Alicante just six months ago and are already finding that Spain is full of red tape and bureaucracy with these new driving laws adding to their experiences.

“It is so strict here,” said Joanne, with Terry believing it is purely just a way for the

STREET TALK government to boost coffers. “It is just a way of getting cash and is unfair to drivers. I think the 20kph speed limit is good if it is an area where there are schools, but if there are then going to be police there checking

and if you go at 21kph you will get a €500 fine, that’s a lot.”

Bryn Williamson, aged 59, on holiday in Rojales on Costa Blanca wasn’t aware of the new regulations.

“As a holidaymaker renting out hire cars, I’d want to be aware of any changes and new speed limits. I think people should be made aware or will it just apply to residents? Probably not, unsuspecting tourists are likely to be the victims. It doesn’t surprise me, though, governments will do anything to get more money,” Bryn believed.

George Rennie, 66, who lives in Zurgena, Almeria, and is retired, thought that it was definitely a way for the PEARSONS: It government to make money. He said it was is just a way unfair that the police for the could watch you on a government road and fine you to make without you money. knowing. He was

surprised that the European courts let them get away with it.

Johnny Bedford, retired, from Arboleas in Almeria, has just celebrated his 66th birthday. He also thought it was a way for the government to make money, saying: “I think children’s safety is important, you shouldn’t put children in the front seat.

“The speed limit is to make money, but drivers need to be careful. There is a high mortality rate on Spanish roads.

The lorry drivers are particularly dangerous.”

GEORGE: Unfair law.

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1. Which BBC sitcom that ran from 1975 to 1978, featured a goat named Geraldine, a cockerel called Lenin and two pigs named Pinky and Perky?

2. In the TV sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, what was the name of Frank and Betty Spencer’s baby daughter?

3. Whose neighbours were Fred and Ethel Mertz played by Vivienne Vance and William Frawley?

4. Which 1990s BBC2 television comedy series featured the characters Richard ‘Richie’ Richard and Edward ‘Eddie’ Elizabeth Hitler?

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you will be grateful to those making things difficult now.

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

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Average: 14

Very good: 25

Good: 18

Excellent: 31

gent, gift, girn, grin, rip, grit, ping, prig, ring, ting, trig, feign, genii, grief, grift, gripe, reign, tiger, tinge, feting, finger, firing, fringe, ignite, pinger, tiring, igniter, rifting, tiering, FINGERTIP

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TODAY:

Barcelona TODAY:

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don't allow an open-ended offer to muddle your mind. There is no need for an immediate decision and this may be too soon for a positive move. A sense of urgency may be put down to practical reasons when, in fact, it is no such thing.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Get out in the fresh air as much as possible and be kind to your body. You may have neglected yourself because you have been such a busy bee of late. What about a trip to the seaside or a walk in the hills? Maybe a trip to the local cocktail bar is more your style! Whatever puts a spring in your step will be good.

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PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Are things going swimmingly? Good. Maybe you had forgotten how to have real fun. Remember when you were a child? Life was so simple.

Relax and be that child again. If some old fogey accuses you of being silly, feel sorry for them.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) An intimate meeting is less excit-

6-Star Quiz NO LAUGHING MATTER

Your Stars

May 22: Paloma Lago.

TV presenter.

This famous television presenter and model was born in Ferrol, Galicia. She started as a model with International Booking agency and in 1990 debuted on the Tele 5 programme ¿Digame?

Now she presents the De Lujo section on Antena 3.

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SWAY AWAY

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Someone really has rattled your tree, but try to refrain from throwing coconuts on their head. It is much more effective to be charming and get them confused.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: You are not so much in the mood to be practical are you? A lot is going on that you are really happy about but you do not seek perfection. Be aware if no one seeks it then it will cease to exist for appreciation. Try to improve your own lot.

PLUG SLUG SLAG SWAG

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A fleeting meeting stirs feelings that you thought were dead. This could be good if it reminds you of how life can be, or bad if it makes you think of missed opportunities. It is never too late to make a fresh start.

1. THE GOODE LIFE, 2. JESSICA, 3. LUCILLE BALL/ARNAZ in I Love Lucy, 4. BOTTOM, 5. FATHER DEAR FATHER, 6. DAVE ALLEN

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Across 1 Castro arranged to share the lead (2-4) 5 Show support for the runner up (6) 8 Lot overweight, needing energy (4) 9 States journey begins on the landing site (8) 10 Learned about elite art (8) 11 Shouldn’t it be "Is a region"? (4) 12 Lead in main trolley dash (5) 14 The song for Sunday is in hand (5) 18 Large deer with no tail makes a beastly noise (4) 20 Camera in development for US resident (8) 22 Starting point for Balinese building (8) 23 Observes what they grab, by the sound of it (4) 24 Strain trifle by mistake (6) 25 Racing car plant (5) Down 2 Love to put a limit on speech (7) 3 Main melody from the meerkats’ advert (5) 4 President whose age ran out (6) 5 Awful scene about right PC etc display (6) 6 Weapon used to lacerate young

Across 1 Soak thoroughly (8) 4 Unemotional (4) 7 Adjust (5) 9 Footwear (5) 11 Money holder (5) 12 Drinking vessel (5) 13 Modify (6) 15 Common toast (6) 19 Have in common (5) 21 Collect together (5) 23 Wait on (5) 24 Make fun of (5) 25 Lure (4) 26 Move forward (8)

woman (7) 7 The racket of Yoko Ono is excruciating (5) 13 Admire broken sceptre (7) 15 The Parisian reads about pioneers (7) 16 Delicacy from Antarctica via

Russia (6) 17 ‘Rice’ really covers any grass that produces an edible grain (6) 19 Fine given to a Greek character for a striped animal (5) 21 Small picture from poinsettia collection (5)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 22 represents B and 24 represents G, so fill in B every time the figure 22 appears and G every time the figure 24 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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sandals, 5 Part, 8 Alert, 9 Alabama, 10 Skin, 11 Register, 13 Treat, 14 Munch, 19 Red giant, 21 Dime, 23 Inspire, 24 Apart, 25 Code, 26 Abscond.

Down: 1 Sparse, 2 Needier, 3 Ante, 4 Seabed, 5 Platinum, 6 Roast, 7 Lairs, 12 Maritime, 15 Chicago, 16 Grail, 17 Angela, 18 Heated, 20 Disco, 22 Laos.

QUICK Across: 7 Ocelot, 8 Humane, 10 Concede, 11 Cheat, 12 Peek, 13 Dazed, 17 Jaded, 18 Zero, 22 Alter, 23 Initial, 24 Travel, 25 Stress.

Down: 1 Concept, 2 Meander, 3 Boxer, 4 Succeed, 5 Eager, 6 Petty, 9 Menagerie, 14 Barrier, 15 Decided, 16 Foolish, 19 Faith, 20 Stray, 21 Dirty.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Talk, 3 Glove, 8 Atreverse, 9 Chefs, 10 Nests, 12 Aguanieve, 14 Cabra, 15 Pegs.

Down: 1 Trinchar, 2 Llave, 4 Lavender, 5 Ver, 6 Prisoner, 7 Peasants, 11 Siete, 13 Uña.

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

Across 1 Works (musical, theatre, literature) (5) 3 Páginas (5) 5 Two (3) 7 Cubo de la basura (7) 9 Ordenado (4) 10 Plano (llano) (4) 13 Faint (medical) (7) 14 Quién (3) 15 Gust of wind (5) 16 Manzana (fruta) (5) Down 1 Computer (9) 2 Silk (4) 3 Weight (4) 4 Insolación (9) 6 Intercambia (sellos, fotos) (5) 8 Debajo de (5) 11 For (going to) (4) 12 Boot (footwear) (4)

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

ABASES

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous American composer: RARE BLEND, IN NOTES FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: ATLANTIC PUFFIN, LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Unscramble the name of a species of seabird in the auk family (two words): UNFIT, PLAIN FACT

Down 1 Cooking utensil (7) 2 Walk heavily (5) 3 Pill (6) 5 Sediment (5) 6 Hanker for (4) 8 Conditions (5) 10 Lacking freshness (5) 14 Denim trousers (5) 16 Hollow muscular organ (5) 17 Triumph (7) 18 Vocation (6) 19 Clean thoroughly (5) 20 Acquire by effort (4) 22 Humiliation (5)

1 Streak, 2 5 Leader, 6 9 Tested, 10 13 Enters, 14 17 Larder, 18

Trades, 3 Rector, 4 Bushel, Steeds, 7 Hearts, 8 Closer, Recede, 11 Abases, 12 Latter, Nearby, 15 Toward, 16 Thread, Region, 19 Wilder

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published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour.

The high caffeine content of energy drinks and sugar and calories of many sports and

energy drinks is causing much concern to health professionals.

The information was collected from a study of 20 public school students.

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Paediatrics recommends that adolescents consume sports drinks only after vigorous and prolonged activity and that, in general, they should not take them because they increase the risk of overstimulation of the nervous system.

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RELAXING LUNCH: Helps employees perform better and makes them comfortable.

Taking a proper lunch break can help you perform better at work HAVING a relaxed lunch and taking time to follow a Mediterranean diet helps employees feel better.

That’s the conclusion from a group of scientists who say more and more companies are encouraging healthy eating habits to boost the health of their workforce.

“A healthy employee performs better and is more comfortable,” said the director of occupational medicine at the College of Physicians of Malaga, Salvador Marquez. Respecting meal times is one of the key issues to consider in a workforce, ensuring they take adequate time

away from their desks, but it is not only the time and dedication, but also what you eat that affects your work performance.

“If respected, the Mediterranean diet does

not require much more as it is healthy and suitable for any type of activity because it has carbohydrates, fats, proteins, nutrients and minerals.”

A NEW toothpaste has been revealed that claims to regenerate 82 per cent of tooth enamel after just three days of use.

The new Regenerate Enamel Science Advanced Toothpaste contains calcium silicate and sodium phosphate, which effectively rebuilds a new layer of white enamel on the teeth. The technology appears to work much like replastering a wall, filling any microscopic holes caused by fizzy drinks or sugary foods to leave a strong, smooth finish. It is being marketed more as a form of beauty product that will sit alongside antiaging creams and potions.

The toothpaste has been created by the Unilever research and development laboratory at Port Sunlight on Merseyside (UK) as well as teams in Milan and Shanghai and was developed in collaboration with dental experts from International Oral Health Research Centres.

Get your feet ready for summer sandals

OUR feet come under a lot of stress throughout the year but in summer we expect them to look ‘sandal ready’ despite a winter spent in boots.

One simple suggestion to get them ready: exfoliate!

Eliminate those calluses and hydrate the whole foot with a good quality cream while giving the foot a massage to really make sure the cream gets into all the nooks and crannies.

If you don’t want to spend the cash on a pedicure then this is the best alternative to make them look better without having to spend a lot of time on them.

REGENERATING: Product claims to build a new layer of white enamel on teeth.

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A summer salad guide for dummies SUMMER is nearly here and with it comes the desire to eat lighter meals and lose a little weight, so salads are the obvious answer.

Here are a few tips to make them more delicious and less boring.

Drain your ingredients really well. Salads depend largely on their dressings to make them taste interesting, so if the dressing is watered down the salad ends up tasting of little else. Buy yourself a salad spinner! They are reasonably cheap; you can even buy them in Ikea so there is no excuse to have watery salads ever again.

Think about how the ingredients go together. Don’t just throw in whatever is at the bottom of the crisper drawer, look for contrasts

SUMMER: Means salads. between textures and tastes.

Break up the lettuce with your hands - don’t cut it. If a lettuce is cut it will absorb the dressing too quickly and become wilted, tearing it causes a natural break that will remain intact.

If the onion is too strong leave it in hot, but not boiling, water for 10 minutes. Onion can overpower even a well-balanced salad if it is too strong in taste.

Change the dressings. Don’t always go for the oil and vinegar option. Play around with different tastes until you have found four or

five decent dressings that you like.

The most important rule - have fun with it.

Don’t be afraid to try ingredients you wouldn’t normally use; if you don’t like them you can always avoid them in future.

Study of the foodmood connection OUR mood could be affected by what we eat, according to a study by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

For example, you may feel depressed after eating fast-food and more positive after a green salad.

Medical researchers are studying the effects of the ‘food-mood connection’.

So far, limited studies have shown mixed results and therefore dietary changes are not recommended as a substitute for professional treatment of

mental health problems.

However, evidence suggests that getting the proper nutrients from a balanced diet can help you to feel better.

Folic acid and vitamin B-12 play an important role in metabolism and production of blood cells.

They also are related to chemicals dopamine and noradrenalin. In many cases, people who are depressed don’t have enough of these chemicals. Folic acid is in leafy greens and fruits.

Vitamin B-12 is in fish, shellfish, meat and dairy products.

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Keep cats apart when eating CATS all feeding from a row of food bowls look cute and you will find many of these photos on the web. Cute they may be, but this is stressful for cats, even cats which get on well with each other.

Cats go hunting on their own and they eat on their own. They don’t socialise over a meal like humans do.

So keep those food bowls well apart.

Is your cat going bald? It could be fleas.

Some cats are so allergic to a single flea bite that they pull or nibble their fur in this area.

Cats also pull or nibble their fur if they FEEDING TIME: Cats prefer to eat alone.

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Some cats even pull their fur through stress. So take your cat to the vet

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Choosing a pedigree kitten Today’s pedigree cats are beginning to develop inherited diseases from too much inbreeding, just like the diseases found in pedigree dogs. It’s a complicated topic but worth looking into before you decide on one

particular breed. All the information you need can be found at International Cat Care – www.icare.org.

There are now genetic tests available for some disorders, and you may like to discuss these with cat breeders.

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MILLIE: Looking for a ‘forever’ home.

Can you give Millie a home?

SOME dogs - like Millie just want to fit in. She went from fending for herself at a petrol station as a young thing to being a proper little lady in Kennel 3.

She’s got a lovely black coat with a distinctive white patch on her back.

Being quite shy when she first moved to the refuge, she has since come out of her shell. She loves to eat raw carrots like many

other dogs. She mixes well, is gentle with children but would also be an excellent companion for an older person. She’s now eight-years-old, in good health and pines for a forever home. Can you help?

Contact Lola on 657 219 269 or www.apariv dogrescue.com. APARIV in Rincon de la Victoria is a dog rescue shelter and registered charity.

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By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.

BUYING plants is like looking for clothes. Keep a watchful eye open for well shaped, well grown, strong, and realistically priced quality plants.

Whenever you are tempted to buy plants do check out the following before making the final decision.

This will help ensure that the plant has an above average chance of becoming one of the best plants in your garden for years to come.

Make sure: a. Plant has a good root ball and is not root bound. b. The chosen plant has a good natural shape. c. Plant shows no sign of disease or insect damage. d. Leaves and stems are not scorched by cold or hot winds or the scorching sun. e. Plant shows no sign of stress caused by under or over watering. f. If a tree or climbing shrub tied to a supporting cane, check that there is no sign of rubbing or cutting into the bark of the main stem. g. If a flowering plant, choose one that is not in full flower but one which has just a few flowers out to be able to check the colour and has plenty of follow on flower buds already formed. We note that some garden centres have started to charge a premium price for this type of plant!

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h. Ask yourself ‘Do I really want this colour. Will it really fit into the garden or look good alongside existing plants?’. i. Labels that explain what you are buying. This is especially important when buying citrus trees to know whether you are buying an early or late fruiting variety. j. If a new type of plant, labels that inform you how the plant should be cared for. k. Check prices at a number of garden centres if

you feel that a plant is overpriced. Recently we found that prices for an apparently identical plant, the same size and same sized pot, can vary by 50 per cent between two garden centres only a kilometre apart. l. If a bushy plant, check if it is grown from one or several cuttings in the same pot. m. Think ‘Is this plant really right for the microclimate of my garden and the particular spot you have in mind for planting it?’

n. Consider whether it is really the best time of year to plant that type of plant. o. Check that the pay desk prices are the same as the price tags displayed in front of or amongst the plants.

Being vigilant when buying plants can save disappointment and wasted money. Spanish garden centres used to be much less expensive than those in the UK. Today not so. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com May 2014

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Rolls-Royce to honour Campbell ROLLS-ROYCE has unveiled its Waterspeed Collection Phantom Drophead Coupés in honour of power boat record-breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell They feature a number of exclusively created bespoke design and engineering features, to create a contemporary tribute to Campbell’s famous Bluebird craft.

The new car will be shown to the public for the first time at Concorso D’Elegenza at Villa d’Este on the shores of one of Italy’s world-famous lakes, Como. It was on the adjacent Lake Maggiore where, on September 1, 1937, Campbell established his legend, setting a worldrecord speed of 126.33mph in the famous Bluebird K3

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This very special motor car serves to pay a perfect homage to my grandfather’s remarkable acts of British daring and endeavour,” said Donald Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell. “The extraordinary attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence so evident in these motor cars perfectly echoes the lengths my grandfather and his colleagues went to in their pursuit of the waterspeed records.”

boat powered by a RollsRoyce R Engine.

The car is finished in a specially developed

‘Maggiore Blue’ exterior paint, inspired by Bluebird’s famous colour scheme.

Nine layers of paint are

A new updated look for the 2015 Toyota Verso-S JUST three years after its launch Toyota’s Verso-S has been given an update.

Keeping in line with Toyota’s ‘Keen Look’ design of clear, expressive and intelligent styling, Verso-S’s front face has been upgraded to reflect this with a new ‘assertive dynamic stance.’

Engaging headlights featuring projector technology and LED daytime running lights are now standard on all grades. An upmarket feel is attained by a newly refreshed upper grill enhanced by its chrome bezel surround.

Continuing the theme from the front face of the car, the rear features a new light design which, thanks to the adoption of LED lights, benefits from more distinctive contrasts.

To further enhance the changes of the mid-life update, a new 16” alloy wheel design with 3-D effect has been introduced. And to complement Verso S’s new look, a new trendy bronze metallic paint has been added to the colour palette to replace the current light blue metallic.

Sales will start this summer.

UPDATED: Clear and intelligent styling.

Focusing on the interior of the vehicle, Verso-S customers now have a choice between a single-tone black interior or a bi-tone brown interior with black seat bolsters. To strengthen the sensory quality on board, trim, dashboard graining, silver stitching as well as additional elements have been revised and refreshed.

To provide additional safety and convenience, a tyre pressure

warning system has been added to the standard equipment list. VersoS, now equipped with Toyota Touch 2 on mid and high grades, features a 6.1” full colour touch screen display, Bluetooth connectivity for hands free calling and music streaming, a USB port to connect portable music players and an optional DAB/DAB+ radio.

A rear-view camera is fitted as standard.

Optional upgrade, on mid and high grades, include Toyota Touch 2 with Go providing full map navigation with customisable speed limit and speed camera warning.

The system also offers on-board connectivity to an expanded range of services and applications, including Toyota Real Time Traffic powered by TomTom, Google Street View, Panoramio, Google local search, weather, fuel price and parking space information.

applied before an exhaustive process of hand-sanding and the application of a cuttingedge powdered lacquer is undertaken to ensure an impeccable finish.

For the first time in RollsRoyce history the exterior finish extends to the engine, creating a visually striking homage to the power behind Campbell’s records.

The finish also adorns the car’s specially developed, fully-polished 11-spoke wheels for the first time, providing a subtle decorative accent.

The exterior is completed

with a hand-painted coachline that culminates in a Bluebird motif with the design taking Rolls-Royce’s master coachline painter four hours to apply by hand.

Phantom Drophead Coupé’s traditional teak decking to the rear makes way for brushed steel. Each piece of material is individually panel-beaten by hand for 70 hours following initial mechanical pressing. A Rolls-Royce craftsperson will then hand-brush the metal for over 10 hours - showcasing the fastidious attention to detail and commitment to hand-craftsmanship.

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Valentino Rossi Marc Marquez (Spain) became the first rider in 42 years (and the youngest) since Giacomo Agostini in 1972, to win the opening five races of a season when he won the French MotoGP at Le Mans last Sunday. Valentino Rossi was second with another Spaniard, Alvaro Bautista third.

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Glory for Gunners and Atletico

By Tony Matthews FOOTBALL ROUND-UP At last, after a nine-year wait, Arsenal have won a

trophy! Last Saturday the Gunners, playing in their 18th final, came back from 2-0 down to beat Hull City 3-2 to lift the FA Cup for the 11th time.

This was the first time since 1966, when Everton defeated Sheffield Wednesday, that a team has come back from a twogoal deficit and it’s only the second time in 25 years that five goals have been scored in a final.

Congratulations also to St Johnstone who won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their 130-year history, beating Dundee United 2-0 at Celtic Park.

Perth is rocking this week!

And here in Spain, Atletico Madrid gained the point they needed at the

LA LIGA: Atletico won the title for the tenth time.

Nou Camp with a 1-1 draw to win the La Liga title for the tenth time ahead of Barcelona.

And on Saturday Atletico have the chance to complete the double when they play city rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Lisbon.

Also coming up we have the League play-off finals at Wembley when Derby play QPR for a place in the Premiership on Saturday, Leyton Orient meet Rotherham in FL1 on Sunday followed on Monday by Burton Albion v.

Fleetwood Town, the latter

having already won six promotions in 10 years.

ROUND UP Later, Rafael Nadal, having beaten Andy Murray on clay (again), eventually lost to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid tennis final.

Also in Spain, home favourite Miguel Angel Jimenez, with a brilliant final round, won the Open de Espana in Gerona.

And don’t forget, the World Cup starts on June 12, when host nation Brazil take on Croatia in Group A (10pm). Spain, in Group B, start their tournament against the Netherlands the following day (9pm) while England meet Italy in their opening Group D game on June 14 (midnight). The final takes place on July 13.