Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 29 May - 4 June 2014 Issue 1508

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In your face vandal A 25-YEAR-OLD who is accused of vandalising PP party headquarters in Calpe could face a three-year prison sentence if found guilty. He was wearing knickers over his face as a disguise, which was considered an ‘aggravating factor’.

Bull by horns FIESTA bull-running is held in 288 regional towns and police are advising each province on safety measures.

Alicante’s talk will be attended by 39 town halls in Teulada next July.

Kitchen hell CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay will feature a Benitachell bar-grill in the TV programme Kitchen Nightmares. The name of the establishment is being kept secret until the programme airs on Channel Four.

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Preparing to fight the summer fires FOREST fire is always a summer danger and this year’s drought heightens the risk.

“We are in for a hellish summer.

It could be worse than 2012,” predicted Carlos Bea. He is an instructor at Muchamiel aerodrome where pilots are trained to fly fire-fighting helicopters wherever needed in Spain.

They are equipped with Bambi buckets which can carry up to 4,500 litres on each fireextinguishing journey.

The situation is worse than in other years owing to the drought but the number of pilots assigned to the Valencian Community has not been increased. Instead the helicopters have been deployed earlier than usual.

“Fortunately there is water in the reservoirs; there are no problems in that respect,” said pilot instructor Carlos Bea.

The Cortes de Pallas and Andillas fires which devastated 48,000 hectares of Valencian Community woodland in 2012 are fresh in his memory.

A pilot died while fighting the Cortes fire and others were injured.

“The risk is enormous. Pilots must stop above the reservoir, scoop up water and carry it to the fire zones.

It’s essential to be mentally prepared and motivated. Training is fundamental,” Bea said.

The fire-fighting brigades will be kept busy, he believed. “Drought, wind and high temperatures will be determining factors but it’s fundamental that people don’t cause fires. Too many are deliberate,” Bea added.

Police’s vested interest THE recent stabbing of a Malaga policeman has highlighted deficiencies in protective clothing issued to Alicante Province police officers.

Last year the Ministry of the Interior announced that it had spent €6.5 million on 21,000 bulletproof and anti-stab vests. These would be distributed over a three-year period between 2013 and 2015, the ministry said.

Half of Alicante Province’s 1,000-plus uniformed public safety policemen are still waiting, complained a spokesman for the CEP police federation. Those that have arrived do not always fit and there are sizing problems, he said.

The federation also called for the vests to be supplied to all police officers from all forces.

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A bag of rubbish worth €50,000 ALFAZ resident David Gomis turned in luxury items worth €50,000 to the Guardia Civil.

A bag in a rubbish bin near his home caught his eye because it was crammed full of documents. Then he saw an Ikea bag which turned out to contain not documents but jewellery, gold cufflinks, a Rolex and a Hublot Big Bang watch amongst other covetable objects.

His immediate thought was that the items were either fakes or stolen.

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Daily TV The treasure trove was worth around €50,000, Gomis learnt after consulting the internet.

After finding receipts giving an address, Gomis’s first reaction was to return them to their rightful owner before deciding to hand them in to the Guardia

GOLD CUFF LINKS: Similar to those found in the rubbish.

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Keeping them was not an option: “Neither my conscience nor the kind of upbringing that I had and want to pass on to my daughters would allow that,” Gomis told the provincial press.

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Discovery of a brain malformation gene RESEARCHERS at the Institute of Neuroscience and the University Miguel Hernandez, have been

part of an international team of scientists that have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for brain malformations.

CAR CLUB: Members on their third annual rally.

Classic cars off THE Los Antiquos European Car Club has set off for their annual rally.

The group departed from outside the Cultural Centre in L’Alfas del Pi on Sunday, headed for Castilla la Mancha after the cars were on display for public viewing.

The mutated EML1 gene causes the accumulation of large numbers of neurons in brain areas where these cells should not be and is believed to cause intractable epilepsy and intellectual disabilities or profound mental retardation.

Victor Borrell, researcher and coauthor of the study said: “In the study we found that this gene is mutated in patients with epilepsy and mental disabilities.”

He added: “This is an important finding as a diagnostic tool and useful for couples who want to have children to see if they are carriers of the mutated gene. It could also lead to the development of future drugs.”

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NEWS Waiting game MUCHAMIEL Town Hall is reducing levies on outdoor bar and restaurant tables to generate employment.

Reductions in next year’s fee will be proportionate to staff taken on.

Columns saved FOUR 18th century columns from an Alcoy church demolished in 1936 were restored and installed in San Jorge church where they had been stored. Riddled with woodworm, they were almost thrown out as worthless.

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Campello conflict over dogs THE Askampe animal protection association recently cleaned up Campello’s ‘dogs allowed’ park and beach.

Afterwards members emphasised they found little to do and rejected claims the park and beach were health hazards.

Opponents are clearly mistaken as the recent clear-up proved, said

Askampe’s president Juan Carlos Seija. So little was necessary that association members also cleared the stretch of wasteland behind the beach although this area is not reserved for dogs.

Campello Town Hall’s decision to allow dogs on the Punta del Riu Sec beach last year was welcomed by

pet-owners but also opposed, particularly by some of the residents in four nearby urbanisations.

While appreciating Askampe’s gesture, opponents were not appeased. They continued to call for the beach to be closed and maintained it was the town hall’s obligation to keep the area clean.

Good accounting CAMPELLO Town Hall finished 2013 with €8.188 million, thanks to income from the IBI rates. It will cancel debts with banks and use the remainder for investments and creating employment.

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DESPITE many dropouts and an unacceptable school failure rate, 91.65 per cent of Valencia region pupils passed university selection exams.

Only the Basque Region and the Canary Islands did better last year.

EACH day 10 women in the Valencian Community seek protection from gender violence. However, these figures reflect only a fraction of the real problem.

Port decline A TOTAL of 74,404 tons of merchandise passed through Gandia port during the first four months of 2014. This was 25.7 per cent less than the same period last year.

Paint job SOME San Juan hospital wards will close this summer, ostensibly for renovations.

This is merely a ploy to avoid contracting staff to provide holiday cover, the Satse nursing union claimed.

Bugged out OLIVA Council is fumigating drains in the town centre, urbanisations and beaches.

Although carried out annually this year’s operation was brought forward owing to lack of rain and high temperatures.

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All mapped out THIRTY years of excavations have defined the shape and extent of Roman Denia, said archaeologist Josep A Gisbert.

They also revealed its commercial activities and exports at that time, he said.

Buskers needed ELEVEN Benidorm pitches for street entertainers are still unallocated. Hopefuls should be on the town register, up to date with their tax declarations and covered by Social Security.

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Minor attacks TEAM OF SURGEONS: Performing a transplant.

National Organ and Tissue Donors’ Day IN Spain, National Organ and Tissue Donors’ Day is held on the first Wednesday in June.

For more than 20 years, Spain has been a world leader for organ donation and transplants. In 2013, Spain carried out 4,279 transplants thanks to 1,655 donors. Earlier this year, a record was broken when 45 transplants were carried out in just 24 hours.

Most of the transplants in 2013 were kidneys (2,552), followed by 1,093 liver transplants, 285 lung, 249 heart, 92 pancreas and eight intestinal.

Tissue such as bone, corneas and heart valves can also be donated.

Spain has 35.12 donors per million inhabitants, well above the European average of 19 per million.

More than 50 per cent of donors are over the age of 60.

Quote of the Week WE said from the start that we would win and we have come through former minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment and conservative Partido Popular candidate in the EU elections, Miguel Arias Cañete.

Becoming an organ donor in Spain is quite easy, all that is required is a donor card, which is not legally binding, but does show the holder’s wish to donate their organs when they die.

According to Spanish law, anyone deceased is a potential donor, unless they have expressed in life their wish for their organs not to be donated.

Despite this, the usual procedure is to ask for written authorisation from the person’s relatives. It is not enough to present a donor card, which is why those wishing to donate are told to inform their relatives of their will so that they do not oppose.

If there are any organs they do not wish to donate, they should also make this known.

For more information, visit the site of the National Transplant Organization, www.ont.es.

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million foreign tourists visited Spain between January and April this year, according to the Frontur survey Publisher by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. That is 9.2 per cent more than over the same period in 2013.

THE number of minors found guilty of attacking their parents’ has risen by 300 per cent since 2008. This is now the second most-frequent offence in the juvenile courts.

Deposit needed MICHELIN-STARRED chef Quique Dacosta now charges €50 per head when making reservations for a meal at his Denia restaurant. This is later discounted from the bill but forfeited by no-shows.

Work experience EIGHT recently-qualified doctors are now working as residents at Denia hospital, revealed Marina Salud. heir areas include Family and Community Medicine, Anaesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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A MAN, 42, was arrested in Granollers, Barcelona, for knocking down and killing a cyclist , 34, and fleeing the scene. He was located thanks to statements from witnesses and pieces of his vehicle which were found at the accident.

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No green light AN Alicante court dashed Benissa Town Hall’s hopes of registering Golf Ifach as partly occupying municipal land. The court accepted the golf club’s appeal against the council move.

On time The Line Two Luceros-San Vicente tram’s punctuality rating of 98.40 per cent was the network’s best. Line One LucerosBenidorm came last with 95.44.

Smooth ride BENIDORM Town Hall will spend €181,000 on asphalting 19,000 square metres of the resort’s worst streets.

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Mountain shows a new face PUIG CAMPANA’S north face route is now official.

Listed as PRCV 289.1, it has been approved and authorised by the Valencian Federation of Mountain and Climbing Sports (FEMECV).

It is a variant of the PRCV 289 route which runs eastwest and vice versa.

All signposting on the 1,406-metre-high mountain has been renewed and climbers are orientated by

Rocket project

PUIG CAMPANA: 495 metres up – just 1,000 more to go.

29 signposts and more than 100 painted markers.

Further markers identify the path for climbers wishing to emulate runners

Beach bar controversy A RECENTLY-AWARDED contract to run a Villajoyosa beach bar has come under scrutiny.

Work on the chiringuito (beach bar) on Bol Nou beach has been halted and all its paperwork presented to the town hall.

The hitch occurred because the concessionary was unaware that all documentation had first to be examined, town hall sources explained.

He had already obtained permission to run another four of the six chiringuitos

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authorised by the town hall, arousing the suspicions of others who presented bids.

One revealed to the provincial press that he had lodged a formal complaint, alleging a chain of irregularities linked to the assessments made by the contractawarding committee.

The successful contender had also offered to sell him the Bol Nou chiringuito’s lease, he claimed. This version was immediately challenged by the businessman concerned.

in the demanding ‘Vertical Kilometre’ race. This is a direct route which starts at Finestrat’s Font del Moli and rises 1,000 metres over a distance of 3.6 kilometres.

Finestrat Town Hall has also issued an updated edition of the ‘A pie (On foot) guide. It includes maps and routes which include the new PRCV 289.1 trail and also lists Puig Campana’s paths, caves, and shelters.

Tourism Councillor Maria Llorca highlighted the importance of improving Puig Campana’s signposting and the significance of the official recognition for the north face route.

PAYLOAD AEROSPACE, unwelcome in Salinas, has found a home in Tibi.

The company tests prototypes of a motor for launching satellites into space.

Testing would not have endangered humans, wildlife or the environment but plans for trials on land adjoining the small inland town were met with hostility from residents and Opposition parties at Salinas Town Hall.

The two owners of Payload Aerospace, Raul Torres and Raul Verdu, graduates of Elche’s Miguel Hernandez University, decided to look elsewhere.

The regional government has now offered them a 24,412-square metre site at El Maigmo in Tibi.

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Grant for La Alcudia ALICANTE Provincial Government has approved funding of €40,400 for Elche’s La Alcudia archaeological site.

The grant was made available for fieldwork and in the laboratory.

The provincial government has maintained the same financial allocation this year as in 2013.

Prehistoric, Iberian, Roman, Visigoth and Byzantine remains have been found at La Alcudia, which is world famous for the Iberian bust of the Dama de Elche discovered there in 1897.

With prehistoric, Iberian, Roman, Visigoth and Byzantine remains it is one of Spain’s most important sites.

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Selling fast FOREIGN buyers acquired 17,500 properties in Alicante Province last year, according to the Fundesem Business School. Three-bedroom properties are a sellout, said Fundesem, but one-bedroom flats do not shift.

UK visit LA NUCIA’S parish priest Father Juan Manuel Cortes celebrated Mass at London’s Westminster Cathedral recently. He was accompanied by La Nucia residents Paul and Joan Case.

Gas change CAMPELLO Town Hall has assigned €50,000 to substitute fuel oil with natural gas at local state schools. This will save an annual €8,000 on central heating costs, according to Education Councillor Marisa Navarro.

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DNA leads police to suspected intruders ONLY two of five people accused of a 2010 assault on a Pedreguer villa are standing trial.

The balaclava-wearing gang broke into the house at night and tied up and gagged the owner of the house, her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend.

The five ransacked the house and forced the woman to tell them where

the safe was. They then calmly made and ate a meal before making off with €3,900 and the family’s two vehicles, leaving their three victims still tied up.

The cars were found later in Sagunto (Valencia) with traces of DNA inside. This led police to the two people, a man whose whereabouts are yet unknown and the woman now on trial in Alicante.

All in a day’s work PUPILS at the El Bressol municipal kindergarten recently received a visit from the fire brigade.

Fortunately, there was no fire to extinguish and the visit tied in with what the young pupils were learning about the jobs that their parents do.

Past and future visitors include a cook, nurse, doctor, policeman and musician.

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EL BRESSOL: Trying it on for size. inspected one of the Marina Baja fire engines, tried on a firefighter’s helmet and sounded the siren.

The firefighters also presented the school with a book about fire prevention with the aim of inculcating the

Preparing for summer fiestas THE official poster for Denia’s Cristo de la Sang fiestas has now been chosen.

Entitled ‘Splash’ it features Bous a la Mar, the bull-running which is an integral and traditional feature of the celebrations between July 5 and 13.

As the name suggests and the poster makes clear the bulls - and sometimes the participants - end up in the water.

It is the creation of Juan Diego Ingelmo Benevente, a designer from Burriana (Valencia) and was the unanimous choice of the jury headed by Education Councillor Pepa Sivera.

The villa owner also identified the woman from police mugshots.

Although the woman was masked, she recognised her eyes, she told the court.

Despite the DNA evidence on a glove found in one of the abandoned cars, the accused woman has denied involvement. She had been working in Oliva, picking oranges at the time, and someone must have taken and kept the glove, she claimed.

If found guilty, she faces a 16-year sentence.

SPLASH: Bous a la Mar in Denia.

The 50 posters submitted for the competition can now be seen at the Casa Munical de Cultura until June 6.

‘prevention is better than cure’ ethic in the very young.

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City eviction A 60-YEAR-OLD woman in rent arrears was evicted from her Alicante City home. Police had to break down the door and later arrested her for attacking an officer.

War of words TWO families in Benitachell will not send their three-yearolds to school, they said. The regional government had breached their rights by not offering state education in Valenciano, the language of their choice.

Work hope DENIA Town Hall has launched its second employment scheme for 30 people. They will receive €430 a month while attending training courses.

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Architect had warned of Palau construction snags VALENCIA CITY’S Palau de les Arts was in trouble at the end of last year.

The ceramic cladding on Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic

opera house was buckling and falling after eight years. It had to be removed and Calatrava came in for heavy criticism as some of his works in Spain and

abroad had also caused problems once built.

Neither did it help that the opera house finally cost the regional government €478

Forgotten war is brought to light ADOLFO CANO, a Campello resident, is one of the few remaining soldiers who survived the Sidi Ifni conflict.

During a talk tomorrow (Friday) in Campello’s municipal library, he will retell his time as a young man carrying out military service in Sidi Ifni. This had been a Spanish enclave in North Africa since 1474 and was

Spain’s 51st province.

Cano’s talk coincided with the last days of his exhibition of photographs taken during conflict entitled ‘The war that never existed’.

In June 1957, the Moroccan Liberation had occupied 95 per cent of Sidi Ifni, taking 42 Spanish soldiers prisoner. Two hundred were killed, 500 were wounded and more than 80 disappeared.

SIDI IFNI: National servicemen prepare to eat.

million instead of the €100 million initially budgeted for.

It now emerges that Calatrava had warned that the Palau would need an “exhaustive” inspection every five years.

According to official documents consulted by Monica Oltra, a regional MP from the Compromis opposition party, Calatrava specified that the cladding should be “sensitively” installed. Problems could arise as the ceramic tiling and the metal structure beneath it would expand at different rates.

Instead, the joint venture company created to build the Palau brought in Cimbra y Encofrado SA to install the cladding, despite not being specialists.

The regional government had failed to carry out the necessary inspections, Oltra said, adding: “Everything confirms our suspicions of irregularities in the choice of companies used.”

Waste not, want not in Murla THE mayor of Murla, Josefa Roca, has asked residents not to waste tap-water.

Posters have gone up in the Valle de Pop town, announcing a ban on using the domestic supply for filling swimming pools

or agricultural use.

Those ignoring the ban risk heavy fines, the notices continue.

“We are not short of water at present, but we must look ahead,” Roca said, referring to the Alicante Province drought.

The Font de Murla natural spring, which covers the domestic supply for the town’s 604 inhabitants, is stable at present, she said.

“But we can’t throw water away,” the mayor warned.

Gender violence awareness campaign arrives in Altea ALTEA is participating in the provincial government’s campaign against gender violence.

The first in a series of four talks entitled ‘Porque es possible’ (Because it’s possible) will be held at the Centro Social on June 11 at 7pm.

All attending will receive two booklets from the provincial government. One details the rights of and the assistance available to the victims of gender violence and

another deals with minors who are exposed to it.

The talks centre on one of gender violence’s most complex problems, said Social Services councillor Gregorio Alvado. The repercussions on children who see women exposed to abuse is negative and harmful, Alvado said.

“This requires action and recognition that they too are victims of gender violence,” the councillor added.

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ALICANTE has been allocated 14 more judges to deal with the backlog of pending cases. The majority involve labour disputes and mis-selling of shares.

More homes PARCENT’s new Urban Development Plan (PGOU) has plans for 170 new homes in the next 20 years.

Retail therapy APPROXIMATELY 40 new businesses opened in San Juan this year. They include clothes and shoe shops, beauty salons, bars and dental surgeries, said Charo Lopez, the Employment and Development Councillor.

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Potbellied porkers pose problems AROUND 70 potbellied Vietnamese pigs have colonised Benidorm’s semi-rural Armanello district.

There has been a wave of complaints from hotels and apartment blocks where they can be found rootling for food.

They have also been involved in traffic mishaps in Avenida de la Comunidad Valenciana and Avenida Bernat de Sarria.

The town hall’s Public Safety department has now carried out two culls and dispatched a total of 23 pigs.

They were lured to a pen with food, shot by skilled marksmen and their carcases taken to a Vulture Rescue Centre near Alcoy. More culls will follow, confirmed Public

BIG PROBLEM: This little piggy will soon grow.

Safety Councillor Carlos Lopez.

Most would have been bought as pets but were abandoned when they literally began to outgrow their welcome, a local vet explained.

Vietnamese pigs are often confused with miniature pigs or are

bought as a cheaper alternative, as they can cost as little as €15 compared with €200 for a micro-pig.

They can weigh 100 kilos when fully grown and reproduce very quickly with a gestation period of 114 days and litters of up to 12 piglets.

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Spare a euro for the Albir Eurothon fundraiser!

AS reported in the Euro Weekly News earlier this month, Alfaz is holding a Eurothon on June 1.

The fundraiser has been organised by the Alfaz del Pi branch of AECC, the Spanish cancer charity, Giving4Giving and Voluntariado Social de Alfaz.

From 12 noon until 2.30pm euro coins will be lined up one after another along the Paseo in Albir, starting at the anchor sculpture and continuing as far as the donations allow.

Collecting boxes have already been placed in bars, clubs and shops before the Eurothon so that those wishing to donate €1 before the day can do so.

The boxes will be opened on-site on June 1 and the coins inside added to the growing strip of euros.

The money raised will be shared between the AECC and Alfaz’s Voluntariado Social for the immediate benefit of needy families in the town.

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School lists STUDENTS applying for higher education in Alicante Province for September will find out if they get the place of their choice when the lists are published on July 10.

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A long wait for a GP appointment SEVENTY-FOUR per cent of citizens in the Valencia Region are unable to get

a next-day appointment with their family doctor at public health centres.

One in 10 have to wait two weeks to access an appointment.

Bus arrest A MOROCCAN woman, 29, has been arrested at Alicante bus station after sniffer dogs detected she was travelling with drugs. Police found 48 pieces of hashish in her bag.

Adacea day THE Acquired Brain Injury Association of Alicante Province (Adacea) held a fun day to raise awareness in Alicante Port.

ALICANTE PORT: 85,000 cruise passengers expected next year.

Full speed ahead into 2015

THE number of cruise ships arriving at Alicante Port next year has been increased to 47.

The concessionaire managing cruises in the city, Costa Blanca Port, has expanded the number of arrivals from 35 to 47, potentially bringing up to 85,000 visitors throughout the year.

This volume of cruise tourists far exceeds the 48,700 expected this year and 41,861 last year.

The Britannia, owned by P&O, is one of the new ships to visit and will make three stops in Alicante next year with P&O’s Ventura scheduled to make five visits with up to 3,000 passengers on board each time.

These are the findings of a survey carried out by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU).

The survey showed that 66 per cent of the 4,000 citizens questioned are satisfied with primary care and public health emergency care.

Of the respondents, 94 per cent had visited a health centre in the last year and more than half had undergone an emergency procedure at least once.

Appointment waiting times varied across Spain; in Asturias 62 per cent of patients got an appointment the next day, compared to the Balearic Islands at just 20 per cent.

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PP loses votes in European elections FOLLOWING the recent European elections, the PP party lead the way in the Valencia Region with 29.09 per cent of the vote, followed by the PSPV with 21.62 per cent.

Despite their lead, the PP received 478,000 votes less than in the 2009 elections.

In Alicante Province, they lost 22 percentage points compared to 2009.

The party said: “Despite the really difficult situation for the economy and unemployment, we received the votes.

Logically, we expect that within regional and municipal levels we will be recovering day by day with active policies for recovery and job creation.”

Farmers’ water plea FARMERS in Monovar say they need the urgent dispatch of 300,000 cubic metres of water to save their fields and crops.

They say the lack of rainfall and overexploitation of wells is serious and are calling on the mayor to ask for a meeting with the Confederation Hydrographic Jucar to request a water supply to ensure the survival of rain-fed crops.

The mayor is expected to meet the president of the Confederation of Jucar next week.

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Biker accident A 62-YEAR-OLD man died on Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Villena.

Emergency services were unable to save him.

Safety call POLICE and firefighters are calling for more staff during Alicante’s Hogueras bonfires. They say that cuts should be set aside to ensure safety is not undermined at the fiestas.

No noise ALICANTE’S Councillor for Urbanism has said that since 2010 ‘only’ four complaints have been received about noise from the pub/ restaurant in Torre Golf commercial centre.

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The consequences of connectivity EXPERTS are warning that the continued and overuse of mobile phones and tablets by adults is affecting relationships between parents and children.

“We can talk about two types of effects,” said Jose Pedro Espada, child psychologist and professor at the University

Miguel Hernandez of Elche (UMH): “There is interference in the parent-child relationship. By continually using the phone or other devices (for work or social reasons) parents fail to pay attention to the child so that they communicate and interact less.

“The second effect is that this also influences the modelling of the child, so they learn that the mobile is very important and then spend a lot of time on them themselves.”

Psychologist Antonio Castaños said that usage can soon become an addiction. “It can

Stars come out for film festival THE Alicante Film Festival is under way.

The Auditorium of Alicante (ADDA) hosted the opening gala of the festival, which is now in its 11th year and will run until Saturday.

Actors Hugo Silva and actress Goya Toledo are being honoured.

Silva said: “It’s always nice

to receive awards which indicate you’re on the right track.”

Director Agustin Diaz Yanes, winner of the 1996 Goya for Best New Director and Best Screenplay for ‘Nobody Will Speak Of Us When We’re Dead’, will receive this year’s Lucentum Award, which recognises the

career of directors.

Goya Toledo is receiving the Honour Award for “longevity and versatility to play characters of all kinds,” according to the director of the film festival, Juan Seva.

Hugo Silva will get the City of Alicante Award for his talent and projection on the national scene.

become a psychological dependence,” he warned.

France has tried to take control of the situation and with technology meaning people are constantly available, has worked with unions and employers agreeing that workers may not answer emails outside of work.

Card cloning gang arrested NATIONAL POLICE have broken up an organisation which falsified bank cards to make purchases.

Four of the 15 suspects, mostly Nigerian nationals, were arrested in Alicante Province.

The cloned cards were used in stores and online, and to obtain residence permits.

Some of the goods were sold on or sent to Nigeria for trade.

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Pinoso says yes to speed limit PINOSO is limiting traffic speed in urban areas to 30 kilometres an hour.

It comes following a referendum held in the town which saw 1,040 residents voting for the proposal; a majority of 61 per cent.

The town hall took the opportunity to hold the vote during the European Elections with residents able to enter their vote in a separate ballot box.

Voters were asked their opinions on the ‘Slow city, shared space’ initiative, which plans to reduce speed limits for traffic and include the possibility of installing bike lanes and creating a pedestrian bypass.

A FOREST fire in Cocentaina has burnt and destroyed Mayor Lazaro Azorin said around 22 hectares of scrub and woodland, according he was pleased with the to firefighters. first referendum held in The first major fire in the region this year came 10 Pinoso: “This greatly days after the launch of the annual awareness facilitates our work in campaign to prevent forest fires. making the decisions that Flames swept woodland areas located close to a the public wants. Now, shopping centre heading towards the Benilloba reducing the speed limit will roundabout and an area of cottages by the Serpis river. go through Board and Several properties were affected and six homes and Plenary Speakers, but it a restaurant had to be evacuated. seems that with the results, Fire crews from Alcoy were working on the flames all Pinoso will be a ‘slow city’ weekend. A plane cooled the middle hot spots, while and ‘shared space’. three ground crews worked the perimeter.

Thirty-one per cent of The exact cause of the blaze has not yet been eligible residents took part determined. in the vote.

Weekend forest fire destroys 22 hectares

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Aid grants ALICANTE neighbourhood associations have reported a 60 per cent reduction in aid grants from the government and urge them to revise their decision.

Trade activity SIXTY entrepreneurs are today (Thursday) participating in an activity of commercial revitalisation in various areas of Alicante.

Skyrunning BENIDORM’S Hotel Bali is hosting the latest edition of the Vertical World Circuit Racing by the International Skyrunning Federation on June 7. Athletes will take on the challenge of racing up 52 floors.

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Fogueres fiesta and celebrations for Javea JAVEA has launched it’s Fogueres fiesta programme which starts next Friday.

Next Saturday, June 7, there is the proclamation of the Queen and ladies in waiting at 8pm in the Plaza de la Constitucion.

Other highlights and events include a table tennis

competition on June 8, a ‘Quintades’ parade on June 14 at 11.30am with games and inflatables for all who participate, a children’s luncheon with games and a bouncy castle at the Reina Sofia Thiviers park from 10.30am on June 15 followed by a musical parade at 7pm.

The fiesta and celebrations continue until the day of San Juan on June 24 which will see the mascletas from 1.30pm being set off in Avenida Palmela and the parade of floats from 7pm.

Fireworks and the foguera will then commence at midnight.

Father and son in drugs bust POLICE have seized 103 marihuana plants from a farm in Pusol.

National Police in Elche made the discovery and proceeded to arrest two men, aged 78 and 39, believed to be father and son, for allegedly growing the plants and distributing the drug.

DRUGS BUST: Officers recover 103 marihuana plants.

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Hotels at their busiest HOTEL occupancy across the Costa Blanca (excluding Benidorm) stood at 61.2 per cent during the first half of May; 5 per cent more than during the same period in 2012.

Hotel and employer’s association Hosbec, said the data was the best of the last seven years.

The five-star hotels have been at 45 per cent of overnight stays, the fourstar hotels had 57 per cent, the three-star 71 per cent and two-star 49 per cent.

By visitor’s origin, the domestic market has seen the majority with 61 per cent of the total, while foreign tourists accounted for 39 per cent.

British tourists were the main foreign market with almost 17 per cent, followed by the Nordic countries, Germany, Belgium and France.

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First Spanish sub tested in Alicante THE first Spanish submarine is understood to have been tested at the Port of Alicante.

Designed by logroñes Cosme García Saez, it was built in Barcelona in 1850.

The first prototype was made of iron with a structure similar to a cylinder; the apparatus was three feet long, five feet wide, and three feet and two feet high and called ‘Garcibuzo’ by the inventor.

It was tested in Barcelona in ALICANTE Province has a rich heritage of ‘cathedrals 1858 but failed on its of snow’. The artificial snowfields, which depending buoyancy.

A second prototype, on the area and typology were also named as champagne wells or glaciers, are known from Roman correcting the flaws of the previous model, was built with times.

They were a common sight in the Alicante the official name ‘Apparatus for mountains, serving to keep the snows of winter and Underwater Navigation Diver’ to supply ice to the main cities, especially for food also known as ‘Garcibuzo II’.

It was transferred from the preservation and therapeutic use. The trading of ice was prominent across the Valencian Community, port of Barcelona to Alicante.

To get a patent a successful disappearing with the invention of the refrigerator, test was required and on leaving a unique heritage on the hillside.

The arched domes on the buildings resemble a August 4, 1860, the submarine snowflake when looked at from below, and passed a 45-minute test.

Now, the local port authority degradation over time has threatened to condemn the buildings, many of which were built during the are encouraging replicas to 16th and 19th centuries. The province has around be made in posthumous 100 of the monuments, with only 10 being restored. recognition of the inventor.

Cathedrals of snow heritage

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RENFE introduces four new high-speed train services between Madrid and Alicante RAILWAY operator RENFE is offering four new services on the AVE high-speed train between Madrid and Alicante.

The additional trains (two in each direction) will begin on June

15, representing a daily increase of seats of 22 per cent.

RENFE is also changing the schedule, after increasing the commercial speed to 300 kilometres an hour for the

Alicante-Albacete section.

Since its opening on June 18 last year, the demand for these services has grown steadily, reaching an average occupancy of 80 per cent.

Passenger numbers for the AVE high-speed train between Madrid and Alicante, with stops in Villena, Albacete and Cuenca, have exceeded 6,000 on certain days.

Delve into history in Villajoyosa VILLAJOYOSA’S Institute of Culture is publishing the works of Ignacio Marti Miquel, written between 1887 and 1922.

The town hall and Institute of Culture said the move will make a “definite contribution to the recovery of the figure of one of Alicante’s first historians... Marti will, at last, take the place he deserves in Valencia as a 19th century historian.”

The Institute’s Advisory Committee approved the publication of the book, which includes the full transcript of the handwritten work of Marti.

Through the Network of Museums and Monuments of Villajoyosa, it has taken four years to finish work

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Javea triathlon JAVEA’S third triathlon takes place this weekend with more than 600 athletes expected to take part.

The event starts with the swimming at 8am on Sunday on the Arenal beach.

Karate kids in Benissa VOLUNTEER: Francisco Martinez had the challenge of transcribing the 3,000-page manuscript. on the transcription of 3,235 manuscript pages in 19 notebooks, carried out by volunteer Francisco Martinez.

The work is considered an important addition to the history and cultural

values of the area as it recounts the War of Succession, the Berber attacks, the War of Independence, the visit of Alfonso XIII and the granting of the title of city to Villajoyosa.

Teulada goes musical MUSIC DAY attracted a crowd of residents and visitors in Teulada.

Organised by the Musical Cultural Association of Teulada, it was a new initiative created and driven by the town’s band director Rafael Pascual, supported by the town hall and local associations. The aim was to unite

various local cultural groups and music. Musical events and bands played in the town at various locations starting with the Orchestra of the Conservatory of Music in the Plaça de España. A concert parade closed the day with Pascual directing a band playing in five cars.

BENISSA is hosting the third district Karate championship on Saturday involving more than 130 children from schools across Benissa, Javea, Denia and Pedreguer. Around 60 medals will be awarded at the event.

Summer school THE Summer School programme has been launched by Benissa’s Youth Council and the Department of Music.

For more information visit the town hall or the Casal Jove Benissa.

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Alicante Wine Route ENTREPRENEURS in Benissa have created the Wine Route of Alicante.

It is an alternative form of gastronomic tourism, acting as a

Javea’s cultural calendar for June events JAVEA has launched its cultural programme for June.

A number of exhibitions are on display around the town. Currently there is an exhibition of paintings by Borja Guijarro on at the Casa del Cable until June 15.

Portraits of the area are on show at Bento’s Galeria until the end of the month and a collection of paintings

by Marita Moreno are on display from June 4-22 at the Archaeological Museum.

For those wanting to discover more about the area, there is a thematic tour, which will be narrated in English, departing from the Tourist Office at 7pm on Tuesday.

The cost is €6 for adults and €3 for children aged over eight. Those wishing to attend should register at the Tourist Office.

Next Thursday there is a recital at the Music Conservatory at 8pm by sixth-year professional education students from the Javea Music Conservatory.

Next Friday sees the opening of the summer concert series by Los Zigarros with a concert in Calle Sor Maria Gallard in front of the Cactus Club shop.

boost for inland areas where wine-making is still a tradition. It would showcase the process as well as typical cuisine and local produce. Benissa is one of the

municipalities representing this route as well as tourism companies. The route will connect the Vinalopo and Marina Alta and Baja.

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Ball cancelled APASA animal charity has had to cancel it’s summer ball at the Salon Canor, Teulada, on June 7. Organisers apologise for any inconvenience caused.

New courses L’ALFAS DEL PI is organising a new course for the unemployed to promote training, development and employment in the town.

Charity event A CHARITY event by the Rotary Club of Javea takes place on June 8 to raise money for cancer research and collect food for the Red Cross.

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Spending by foreign tourists increases SPENDING by international tourists in the Valencia Region reached €1.171 billion from the start of the year until the end of April, an increase of 1.9 per cent over the same period in 2013.

According to a tourism

expenditure survey by Egatur prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, the bulk of spending was done by the British tourists, which accounted for about 30 per cent of the total, 9.8 per cent more than the same period

last year. Other markets that recorded positive changes during the first four months of the year were German tourists and Italians, both spending more. Russians also spent 1.6 per cent more than in 2013.

Weightlifting championships A WEIGHTLIFTING competition has been organised in Finestrat.

The AFA club of Altea, Alfas and Finestrat will now take part in the grand championship being held on June 7 in the Castellon town of Vinaros, which is one of the major events in the weightlifting world.

Club president, Sebastian Pastor, said he is confident of success at the championships: “They will return to prove that they are great athletes, so get new triumphs and be recorded one day more, in gold letters the name of L’Alfas in the history of the sport.”

WEIGHTLIFTERS: Heading to the grand championship.

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Full rooms HOTEL occupancy across the Costa Blanca (excluding Benidorm) stood at 61.2 per cent during the first half of May, 5 per cent more than during the same period in 2012.

Missing teenager A TEENAGE girl has gone missing from Javea.

Khristina, originally from the Ukraine, is 16 in September and went missing last Tuesday, leaving for school in the morning but never returning.

Her parents are calling for her return, saying they had argued just days before and confiscated her computer as a punishment, but it was given back a day later.

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Knitting group FOLLOWING the successful launch of the Knitters of Pinosol, Javea, a second knitting group is being formed in Denia, meeting on Fridays from 3-5pm.

Email knittersofdenia@gmail. com for information.

Festival fund THE Moraira Charity Shop presented the Freemasons of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Valencia with €2,500 for its 2014 Festival Fund.

Charity lunch A CHARITY lunch at Restaurante Republica in Denia raised over €4,500 for Friends of the Children of EMAUS charity. The money will go towards summer clothing for the children.

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Double Diamond Wedding celebrations TWO couples, members of the U3A Marina Baixa, are celebrating their Diamond Wedding anniversaries.

Leila and Eddie Welch celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary on May 15.

Eddie first met Leila at New Brighton on the Wirral in Cheshire in 1951.

Eddie was serving his National Service and stationed there. Leila worked for Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight. They married on May 15, 1954, three years after meeting. After retiring at an early age, they moved to Spain in 1987. They have two daughters, four grandchildren and

CELEBRATING (above): Leila and Eddie Welch.

CELEBRATING (left): Jean and Ray Barber. one greatgrandchild.

The second celebration was the Diamond Wedding anniversary of Jean and Ray Barber, who met on the dance floor in October 1953 and have often danced the night away ever

since. Jean and Ray were married at St Michael’s Church, Welling, Kent, on June 5, 1954. They moved to Spain in 1976 to live in their villa in Orba. They have two sons and a daughter.

The couple will be celebrating at the Benidorm Palace.

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Medical donations THE vice-president of HELP Denia and Marina Alta, Candy Wright, was at the Ondara Centro Salud to present some much needed medical equipment.

It was donated on behalf of HELP for use in the health centre and outlying villages.

The equipment included two 24-hour blood pressure monitors to be used by patients with high blood pressure in their own homes, and also two semi-automatic defibrillators for use at the local surgeries in Parcent and Murla and by local emergency medical teams on call-outs.

The equipment was very gratefully received by the health centre but particularly so by the village surgeries which are several kilometres inland from Ondara.

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La gente Last week, as part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn met with up and coming author Saffron Mello Castro. This week Saffron introduces us to the Trench Town Reading Centre, a charity supported by one local resident...

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CHARITY event was held at ‘The Mistelera’ in La Xara in support of the Trench Town Reading Centre in Jamaica.

Long term Denia resident April Mills has been supporting the charity for a number of years now and has previously visited and is hoping to return next February: “I started collaborating with the centre eight years ago after simply coming across a link to the website. The project appealed to me as I’m interested in Jamaican music and culture but

also because the idea of making books available to children was something I felt I would like to get involved with. I adored the library as a child and know the importance of reading.”

April made personal donations when possible, but soon became more involved with active fundraising: “With the collaboration of artists and DJs we’ve organised a number of reggae concerts and benefit events in different parts of Spain. Trench Town was not only the birth place of Bob Marley but also of reggae music

TRENCH TOWN: Local fundraising to support Jamaican reading centre. and so many artists are pleased to get involved and support this cause.”

Trench Town is a poor district with a community that is presently trying to recover from three decades of political war and violence. The Reading Centre opened as a community initiative aimed at combating the high levels of illiteracy and to turn the youth toward opportunity and away from

crime, offering activities and workshops, all overseen by centre director Roslyn Ellison, the main driving force behind the project since 1993. It is a non-profit organisation that receives no state support, with funding coming purely from donations and events such as

the ones organised by April.

The event saw live reggae music entertain crowds and there was a variety of stalls selling clothes, music and Jamaican food.

A film documentary was shown during the afternoon to inform the public about the centre.

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Putin stayed at Spain ‘detox spa’ RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has reportedly recently enjoyed a break in sunny Spain.

Putin is said to have headed to a ‘detox spa’ in Spain in order to unwind after recent trials and tribulations as the leader of Russia.

Putin took time out from his busy schedule to relax at the Sha Wellness Clinic near Alicante.

Sha Wellness Clinic, which features 93 suites set in Zen gardens complete with swimming pools and waterfalls, is a celebrity favourite.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and pop sensation Kylie Minogue are said to be huge fans of the luxury health spa, which was voted seventh best spa in the world by Conde Nast readers in 2010.

And the spa promises a certain level of exclusivity too. A one-night stay in its Royal Suite, which has a heliport service and private

NIGHT SHOPPING: A different experience.

A night of shopping SHOPPING NIGHT 2014 takes place in Alicante City on June 12. It is being billed as an event where glamour and night merge to offer a different evening of shopping, live performances, music and food.

From 8.30pm to midnight, the Central Zone of the city between La Rambla, San Francisco, Federico Soto and calle Alfonso el Sabio, will offer late-night shopping with a difference, in a bid to boost trade.

LUXURY RESORT: Sha Wellness Clinic near Alicante. swimming pool, costs around €5,000. Or maybe Putin opted for the aptly-named Presidential Suite, which boasts a private terrace Jacuzzi and costs a more modest €1,800 a night?

Putin is said to have been on a detox diet of whole cereal grains, beans, vegetables and a daily cup of miso soup during his stay at the resort, although he is reportedly back at work now.

Workers call for their bonuses to be paid MORE than 75 municipal workers from the Elda area are calling for the payment of 25 per cent of their 2012 Christmas bonus.

Union representatives say the complaint has been filed with the registry, on more than one occasion, and relates to extra pay and allowances accrued by workers between June 1 and July 14, 2012.

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Painting found in 1988 confirmed as early work by Dali A PAINTING bought for a mere €150 from a dusty antiques shop in north-eastern Spain some 26 years ago has been confirmed as the earliest Surrealist work

by Catalan artist Salvador Dali.

Art experts at Madrid’s Institute of Bellas Artes have confirmed that the colourful oil painting, which features angels flying above an erupting volcano, was created by Dali when he was 17 years old.

The work caught the eye of young Art Historian Tomeu L’Amo when he was in a Girona antiques shop in 1988. Experts employed a series of methods to test the painting’s authenticity. They used infrared photography on the canvas to reveal lines made by the artist, consistent with Dali’s style.

They also analysed the paint to conclude that it could not have been used before 1909 and the inscription lettering, studied by a handwriting expert, was said to have matched the artist’s other works.

The painting has been titled ‘The Intrauterine Birth of Salvador Dali’. Art historians have said that it explores a

SURREALIST PAINTER:World-famous Catalan artist Salvador Dali. recurring theme in the works and writings of the artist, who died aged 84 at his Figueras home on Catalonia’s Costa Brava in 1989.

There has been much confusion as the canvas bore the date 1896, which was some eight years before Dali’s birth.

However, experts have dated the work to 1921 and are convinced that Dali, known for his stunts and tricks, used a numerology code to come up with the date.

L’Amo sold the work to an anonymous private collector last month for an undisclosed amount.

Groom-to-be faces jail over ‘Stag Don’t’ A BRITISH groom-to-be could be jailed just two months before his wedding day after an incident on the way home from his Spanish stag-do.

Peter Thompson, 48, was on a flight from Alicante to Bournemouth, Dorset, on May 4 when he drunkenly harassed a female Ryanair crew member.

A UK court heard how Thompson told the hostess that he ‘loved her’ before he slapped her bottom as she walked past. The attendant, who will remain anonymous, told him not to do it again.

The woman told the court that she had been made to feel like ‘a piece of meat’ by the ‘disrespectful’ passenger.

RYANAIR FLIGHT: Stewardess harassed.

Thompson has appeared at Bournemouth Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to being drunk on the flight and to one charge of assault. He is due to be sentenced on June 16, two months before he is due to marry.

Thompson’s defence was that he was in high spirits and looking forward to

seeing his fiancée during the flight. He argued that he had accidentally made contact with the stewardess as she walked past.

His lawyer said: “He was barely aware that he’d even touched her. Unfortunately, she got this wrong... It wasn’t nasty, it wasn’t malicious and it didn’t cause any trouble.”

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Cool water ZURGENA residents are being promised that their water will come through at a better temperature now work has begun this week to repair and replace underground pipework.

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MOHAMED is amongst the 50 most frequently used names in the Balearic Islands, where 2,167 people have that name. The most popular overall are Antonio and Maria.

Pulpi boost

CYCLISTS will soon have a 12kilometre cycle path running along the A-1050 from the A-7 / A-1050 towards Los Marin farms at Roquetas.

Light repairs VERA Council has received funding from the province of €100,000 for the repair and replacement of street lighting. In total, 76 areas will benefit.

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Cider Day MORE than 100 members from a total of 16 local associations gathered at the premises of the Asturian Centre of Torrevieja, to celebrate the 'Day of Sidra.'

Voting assistance THE Red Cross in Santa Pola offered free assistance to those who wanted to vote in the European Elections, in helping them get to the polling stations.

Climber rescued

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BUSINESSES in Cuevas donated a new mantle for the coronation of the Virgin on May 31. It displays in the Virgin’s Chapel until that date and took six months to complete.

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drugs in Calvia between 2012 and 2013. They are facing prison sentences of up to six years.

A CLIMBER, 20, had to be rescued by firemen in Valldemossa after falling from a height of five metres and hurting his leg.

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CRUZ ROJA have been awarded a cooperation agreement in Pulpi this week during a meeting with the local mayor, representatives of Cruz Roja and the council.

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Rescue drill BALLET DANCERS: The girls won many prizes.

Girls dance to victory GIRLS from the Huercal-Overa have returned home from the Nacional Aneprode ballet competition finals in Huesca with armfuls of medals.

Councillor for Sports, Alonso Mena congratulated the students and their teacher, Martina Fernandez, for the excellent results. He added, “Once again our girls return home with several medals, having achieved great work in the competition. The truth of the matter is this year has been a very good one for them, and they have achieved significant results in every competition they have entered.”

The young dancers won eight gold medals, nine silvers, and a number of other prizes including a summer scholarship at the Conservatory of Dance in Valencia for Nerea Teruel.

Fundraising auction THE auction held at La Zona in Los Narejos on behalf of HAH Help at Home Mar Menor, raised just under €600 for the charity. For more information call Lesley on 968 134 978

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Reef support

World record

REEF band performed at the Lo Monte Hotel in Pilar de la Hordada to help support the Campoverde branch of the AECC, helping to raise €370 for the cancer charity.

ON June 14, Estepona will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the highest number of couples dancing ‘sevillana’ (traditional Andalucian dance) at the same time.

Summer fair

Goat farms

AGE CONCERN Costa Blanca South host their summer fair on Saturday from 11am at their centre in La Siesta. Prize draw tickets from the centre and Age Concern charity shops.

THE local goat farming sector will establish commercial relationships with Mexican experts visiting an agricultural fair in Antequera from tomorrow (Friday) until Sunday.

Indian visit THE mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, received the Indian Ambassador in Spain, Sunil Lal, to establish ties with India, for potential tourism.

Family evacuated THREE members of a family had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in the kitchen of their bar in Teba, located under their home, due to a faulty fryer.

Horse market THE traditional horse market was held again in Ronda this year. It is one of the oldest in Spain and has been held for 500 years.

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Drug trafficking NINE people are on trial in Palma this week for allegedly trafficking with

A RESCUE drill was carried out in the Serra de Tramuntana involving the emergency services and the Air Force and simulating a crash between two planes.

Safer beaches ALBERCUTX beach in Pollensa will have a reserved area for the disabled this year so that they can enjoy the sea and sand in total safety.

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Fire damage A WOMAN, 18, was arrested in VelezMalaga for allegedly causing more than €10,000 worth of damages by setting fire to rubbish containers.

Hashish find A MAN was arrested at Motril Port when he was found to be transporting 60 slabs of hashish resin in a carafe of olives.

Stolen birds A COURT in Motril has sentenced a man to two years in prison for stealing two cages and two birds from a house in August 2012. He also has to pay a fine and compensation.

New lighting MOCLINEJO Council has announced that public lighting in the town, including lights at the town hall building, has been changed with 309 LED lamps.

Eco-farming EL ALGARROBO garden centre, located in La Viñuela, held a conference on Ecological Farming for self-consumption and small-scale sales.

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NORWAY - Norway’s fishing minister has pledged to work harder to restart exports of whale meat to Japan after a warning from the whaling industry that it could die out within 10 years if more orders didn’t come in.

Viking film NORWAY - Director Hans Petter Moland has pledged to make the first “truly successful” Viking film based on classic novel The Long Ships by Frans G Bengtsson.

Bacon problems ED MILIBAND, Labour leader, tried to be a ‘man of the people’ last week by eating a bacon sandwich in a cafe in New Covent Garden flower market but he seemed to be having problems choking it down and was making all sorts of faces to the delight of passersby.

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Sexy pics CAUGHT: An eight foot shark off Devon’s coast.

A CAT that went missing from its family home in Plymouth for four days was found under the bonnet of the family camper van, even though it had been to the garage for an MOT and full service.

Clean poster A GIANT poster, currently hanging in Sheffield, is helping to remove air pollution by absorbing fumes released by passing cars. It works by using tiny particles of titanium dioxide which then provoke a reaction which cleans the air.

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AN ARTIST has been carving sculptures of England football legends out of Brazil nuts for a World Cup project. He uses a scalpel and a magnifying glass.

THE Higher Regional Court of Koblenz has ruled that exlovers should delete revealing photos and videos taken of their former partners - if one of them asks for it to be done.

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ANGLER Graeme Pullen hooked an eight foot shark weighing 204 kilos; the shark was reeled in by the stunned fisherman less than a mile off Devon’s coast.

TWO German satellites have been orbiting Earth for the last four years mapping the planet’s surface to a level 30 times more accurate than anything seen before.

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SWEDEN - One in 10 Stockholm teenagers seeks help for mental health problems. A new survey has revealed figures are almost twice as high as those in southern Sweden.

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CHINA and Russia have signed a longawaited, $400 billion gas supply agreement thus securing the world’s top energy user a major new source of cleaner fuel and opening a new market for Moscow.

A FORMER Polish war refugee has said that Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, likened President Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during a royal visit to Canada.

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Wrong people SWEDEN - Five extreme-left militants have been sentenced to prison for politically motivated and ‘unfathomable’ crimes.

They mistook two Slovak workers for Swedish neoNazis and attacked them.

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Car bomb A POWERFUL explosion ripped through a car in the Crimean city of Simferopol, badly injuring the driver and shattering the windows of a nearby apartment building.

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DENMARK - The 14th Copenhagen Beer Festival will give guests the opportunity to sample several novelty beers.

THE chief executive officer of metals giant Severstal has commented that sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow, over its involvement with the Ukraine, are harmful for businesses in countries that imposed them.

Theo van Gogh PRODUCER Gijs van de Westelaken and scenic designer Theodor Holman are working on a film about the murder of Theo van Gogh. It will be a journalistic movie that will show the political and administrative reactions in the government city of The Hague.

GAS SUPPLY: A new source.

THE CONTROVERSIAL former leader of Germany’s far-right National Democratic Party, Holger Apfel, has started a new life and opened a bar on the Spanish island of Mallorca with his wife.

DUTCH PRESS Black money

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TAX authorities expect to receive an extra €450 million; since September 6,000 people have declared €3 billion of illegal savings abroad, State Secretary of Finance Eric Wiebes reported.

BECAUSE of the mild winter giant jellyfish, one and a half metres in length and 11 kilos in weight, the so-called ‘barrel jellyfish,’ have been spotted along the Dutch coast, Ecomare reported.

FOUR Moroccans, who allegedly stole €38 million worth of diamonds from Brussels airport and €75 million worth of diamonds and jewellery from Amsterdam airport, have been arrested in Morocco.

Technology chiefs SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC panel member Christian Flisek has revealed that the parliamentary panel looking into US internet and telecoms surveillance plans to invite the heads of Google, Facebook and Apple to testify in the hearing.

Fewer youths THE number of German youths starting apprenticeships has sunk to a record low with demographic changes being blamed for the decline.

Young people are opting for university instead.

Unpopular fitness test A HIGH proportion of police officers in The Netherlands do not show up for the compulsory fitness test. This concerns 15,000 of the 40,000 officers carrying a weapon.

Another 3,500 did not pass this test.

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Foreign tourist spend in Spain sets new record OFFICIAL figures have revealed that spending by international tourists in Spain has reached €10.1 million up to March 2014.

This represents an increase of 8.1 per cent over the same period in 2013 and, according to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, sets a new record.

In March 2014 foreigners visiting Spain spent €4 million, an increase of 6.6 per cent, which represents the highest increase since records began.

The Canaries received the biggest economic boost, getting the most of the total spend for the fifth consecutive month.

The growth has been put down to a surge in foreign visitors and an increase in the average expenditure

per trip (5.9 per cent).

Average expenditure reached €113, with German tourists spending the most.

Germans accounted for €1.7 million, reaching 17.3 per cent of the total, while British tourists came in second, spending €1.6 million, up by 7.8 per cent despite a 3.3 per cent decrease in British arrivals.

The regions which saw the biggest rise in big spenders were the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Andalucia and Madrid.

In Andalucia tourist spending rose 8.5 per cent to €1.4 million, coinciding with an increase in the number of tourists and a 17.5 per cent growth (€105) in the average daily expenditure.

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Madrid ‘lost Olympics bid over Gibraltar row’ A SENIOR UK politician has claimed that Britain ruined Madrid’s bid for the 2020 Olympic Games deliberately after a row over Gibraltar.

MEP Sir Graham Watson has described how PM David Cameron threatened Spain’s Mariano Rajoy that he would derail the Madrid bid last summer amid escalating diplomatic tensions.

The row was over controls imposed by Spain at its border with the British Overseas Territory.

Cameron reportedly threatened to block Madrid’s bid for the Olympics if Spain didn’t resolve the border queue issues.

Ahead of the EU elections Sir Graham said: “I am told Mr Cameron actually said: ‘if you carry on with these border queues we will make sure you don’t get the Olympic Games’ to the Spanish Prime Minister.

“And I believe that is what happened,” he added.

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ITH Spanish political parties having come through a little the worse for wear after the EU elections it was no great surprise that Rubalcaba should have resigned after the extremely poor performance of the PSOE at the urns.

It was the smaller, more recently emerged, parties which took the lead and capitalised on years of civil discontent, corruption, shockingly high unemployment figures and harsh austerity measures to take seats away from the ‘Big Two’.

Sunday’s biggest success story came from Spain’s new left-wing, antiausterity party ‘Podemos’, which celebrated its wins only three months after its formation.

Podemos (We Can) stunned national and international analysts and pollsters by winning 8 per cent of the vote and capturing a total of five seats.

They accrued such an unexpected

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amount of votes in large part thanks to the younger voters who turned out in stunningly large numbers to support them. But this is really no great surprise as Podemos has risen on a wave of anti-establishment feeling in the country which has been expressed mainly by the young, who are getting the roughest deal out of the recession.

In some regions, including the capital, Podemos has emerged as the third largest political force after the ruling PP and the PSOE. All the polls taken before the vote suggested that the new party would struggle to earn more than one seat.

This new shooting star of the political scene, headed up by the charismatic 35-year-old Pablo Iglesias, could even harness the disenfranchised ‘Indignados’ (Outraged), who are clearly looking for a leader and some political weight behind them.

We can only hope.

CLAIM: Sir Graham Watson.

Sir Graham was speaking at a televised debate in Gibraltar.

Madrid managed to reach the final three cities, competing against Tokyo and Istanbul.

However, Spain lost out at the September vote, which came following a summer of renewed tensions over Gibraltar.

President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform

Party, Sir Graham said that as well as contacting Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, to lodge a formal complaint at Spain’s actions at the border, Cameron also sought other ways to pressurise Spain.

Sir Graham said: “He also drew up a list of things we could do to say to Spain ‘this is not right’ and as a result Madrid will not host the Olympic Games, it will go to Tokyo as a result of UK action.”

A British Government spokesperson played down the claims: “Sir Graham Watson was speaking as an MEP, not as a member of Her Majesty’s Government.

“As has always been the practice, the UK government did not favour any of the three finalists over others, and there was absolutely no UK attempt to influence any of the bids.”

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Spain apologises over offensive TV sign SPAIN has been forced to apologise to China after an offensive TV scene sparked outrage.

Last week, television programme ‘Aida’ was broadcast on Telecinco.

The comedy show featured a character, Mauricio Colmenero, who is the resident racist bar owner.

In the episode Colmenero is annoyed that a Chinese person has opened a shop nearby. He puts graffiti on the ‘No dogs’ sign in Bar Reinols, making it read ‘No dogs or Chinese’.

China failed to see the humorous side and demanded an apology from Spain after the satirical show’s skit.

Spain’s ambassador to China, Manuel Valencia, had to apologise to Beijing following the humiliation.

Valencia apologised “profoundly for any offence given to the Chinese community.”

He added: “The opinions voiced

SHOES SEIZED: Top brand copies.

Fake shoe alert OUTRAGE: China did not see the funny side. by this fictional character in no way represent the feeling of Spanish society.”

A statement from the ambassador’s office added that in Spain, Chinese citizens are “valued, respected and loved for their contribution to the community.”

This is not the first time that Spain has had to say sorry to China.

Back in 2008, just days before the Olympic Games opened in Beijing, the Spanish basketball team landed in hot water for making ‘slit-eyed’ gestures in a publicity campaign.

TWO THOUSAND pairs of shoes have been seized by police in Elche.

The shoes were allegedly copies of a patented model made by a businessman to sell on.

The complaint was made by the company who owns and produces the Penelope Collection.

A spokesperson said: “Due to the great success of our Penelope Collection shoes in the market, we have found that in recent years many copies are being made by other manufacturers who respect neither patents nor the records of such models, resulting in poor quality products being passed to the customer.”

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€125 million they paid for the Ritz in 2003. Marriott would spend up to €50 million refurbishing the hotel to enable it to reclaim its position as one of Madrid’s best hotels and compete with the Four Seasons, due to open in 2017 in the Canalejas complex. The number of rooms would be reduced

Colomer boosts Revlon profits professional LAST summer Revlon paid Colomer’s €482.9 million for beauty sector and its geographic diversity, as Cataluña’s Colomer Group.

It has spent almost €10 approximately half its sales million more during the first come from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. quarter of this year, The US plus €2.7 million cosmetics on integrating giant expect Colomer.

2014 profits There was between an additional €7.2 million €1.9 million and €10.9 for inventory million adjustments. following Colomer’s restructuring Cornella headquarters now REVLON MAKE-UP: that should belong to Revlon, Bought Colomer. save Revlon together with its €25.4 million. factory in Tarragona as well This will involve staff as the Natural Honey, redundancies and other American Crew and changes, said the company, Llongueras brands. which announced last The US company was January it was withdrawing particularly interested in from the Chinese market.

from its present 137 rooms and 30 suites.

The operation includes the rights to use of the Ritz brand in Spain although Marriott intends to change the name to RitzCarlton. The sale is a done deal, it is believed inside the finance sector, although it must first be approved by the Marriott board.

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Tile exports up GLOBAL sales of Spanish ceramic tiles rose by 2.3 per cent in 2012 to €2.657 billion, of which €2,082 billion corresponded to exports. By last year sales had risen to €2.797 billion.

Safe jobs ACCORDING to the latest official statistics, there are now 13,925,500 wageearners in Spain, 3.2 million fewer than before the crisis. Of these, 10.4 million are on open-ended contracts.

Hard time for soft fruit SPAIN has always been the EU’s main producer and exporter of strawberries, producing an annual 300,000 tons.

Ninety-six per cent of the 7,000 hectares given to strawberry growing are located in Huelva, but the last two years have been negative for producers.

Not only did the fruit fetch low prices but the UK, France, Germany and Italy are beginning to grow their own in more modern installations.

Germany now grows 150,000 tons of strawberries a year, while Poland is currently producing an annual 170,000 tons. Holland and France are also growing more, over 50,000 tons each.

Spanish strawberry growers are now exploring other avenues and are beginning to grow soft fruit like raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. These produce smaller crops but sell at a better price.

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STAT OF WEEK THREE out of every five Spanish employees believe they are not paid enough, and 84 per cent told researchers that they spend too long working. Sixty-two per cent are dissatisfied with their purchasing power.

Putting on the Ritz THE Marriott chain has offered €130 million for Madrid’s Hotel Ritz.

The hotel belongs to Alicia Koplowitz, one of Spain’s richest businesswomen, and the Orient-Express group. Each possesses a 50 per cent stake.

If the deal goes through, they will make a tidy profit on the

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RITZ MADRID: Marriott has made an offer.

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Desert AVE must keep within budget IN 2011 a Spanish consortium won a €6.736 billion contract for the Medina-Mecca AVE high speed train.

The contract, which requires the line to be finished in December 2016 and functioning

by January 2017, includes penalties for late delivery.

There is also a 10 per cent margin on the stipulated price but no more. “The Saudis want the best at the cheapest price,” consortium sources told Spanish daily El Pais.

One of the 10 people arrested for the Spanish AVE scandal in Spain was in Saudi Arabia working on the desert AVE when the story broke, the same sources revealed. He has since been suspended from duty.

There have been no Saudi comments on the scandal, the sources said. “Neither were they worried when Sacyr had problems in Panama.

But they were worried when Spain was on the brink of a bailout and the bond yield had soared.”

So far the Spanish have completed 185 of the planned 450 kms.

“We are not alone,” the consortium’s president told an El Pais interviewer. This was an oblique reference to China which has the task of building the infrastructure and delivers “late and badly” according to the consortium.

The first AVE will be making test journeys by early 2015, it promised confidently, aware prompt delivery will ensure more contracts from Saudi Arabia’s €100 billion infrastructure budget.

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Employ a salesman for free 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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GOOD salesmen are worth their weight in gold. My first lesson was when our new sales manager paused at the factory’s workshop where we could see employees hard at work. He smiled: “When you stop selling they’re out of a job.”

Many businesses function through their sales team. I recall a services supplier that, by mailed inducements, converted only 1 / 100 leads. Changing strategy they gave the leads to a newly recruited sales team.

The cost of the sales force did not add to its overheads. It simply upped the prices and converted the difference into commission and administration costs. The conversion rate shot up to 1 / 3.

SALESPEOPLE: The backbone of any company.

Chatting with a loft conversion specialist he told me he personally followed up customer enquiries.

He would visit clients after work or during weekends. This approach comes with the territory for homebased tradesmen.

My client was a craftsman but his people skills were not strong. He disliked selling when all he wanted was to be with his wife and kids.

My suggestion he engage a salesman was dismissed out of hand.

He wasn’t making enough profit to

feed another’s man’s family.

I explained that employing a representative would not cost him a penny. He should increase his prices by 20 per cent and offer a salesperson 15 per cent commission. His prices would still be competitive. He could then have his weekends and evenings free.

His face lit up and by the time I was leaving he was making plans to advertise for a salesman.

Many companies employ commission-based salesmen yet despite higher prices they are more successful than the self-employed sector.

Good salesmen first sell themselves; instilling confidence they are their company’s ambassadors.

They listen and understand the client’s needs. Explaining their service without jargon, they sell benefits, professionally close and scratch the pad.

If you are personable and have genuine concern for client’s needs you will spend your working life making people happy, looking after your family and keep others employed. Mission accomplished.

More evictions than ever

VODAFONE ESPAÑA: Profits were reduced by 58.9 per cent.

Vodafone España profit down but they are still confident VODAFONE’S Spanish turnover dropped by 11 per cent during the 20132014 tax year.

This made it the British group’s worst-performing subsidiary, with a 25.7 per cent fall in earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation. Once all these factors were taken into account, Vodafone España’s profits

were reduced by 58.9 per cent.

Spain’s economic situation, the slow recovery in consumer spending, competition from rivals and lower connection charges have all eaten into the group’s profits.

Despite this discouraging result, Vodafone’s confidence in Spain remains intact.

Last year it invested €608 million, 32.3 per cent more than in 2012, destined for its new fibre optic network which by last March had been installed in 276,000 homes. The 4G mobile network was rolled out in all Spanish provinces and the company also spent €7.2 billion on acquiring the Ono cable operator.

BANKS granted 28,583 mortgages in the first three months of this year.

The 48.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase is the ‘up’ side of the see-saw. Down at the other end are the 49,600 families who lost their homes last year, an 11 per cent increase on 2012.

Despite a new law alleviating the situation of householders unable to meet mortgage payments, 38,961 families lost their principal residence to the banks in 2013.

Nor did the law increase the number of negotiated surrenders although this was one of the new law’s specific aims. Agreements between the banks and defaulters fell by 9.1 per cent to 17,907 according to the Bank of Spain. These represented 46 per cent of repossessions compared with 50 per cent in 2012.

The remaining 21,054 properties reclaimed through the courts were empty when repossessed except in 1,688 cases of principal homes and 392 relating to other properties. The police intervened during 147 evictions, more than 50 per cent fewer than in 2012.

The AEB bank association emphasised its willingness to negotiate despite the 5.67 per cent increase in mortgage default. As evictions represented only 0.77 per cent of all mortgages, the AEB said, this indicates that a solution was found for defaulters in approximately 5 per cent of cases.

There is no motive for optimism, the PAH antieviction platform argued. “These are alarming figures without comparison anywhere in the EU,” said spokeswoman Lucia Martin.

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Cleaning up at our expense LOOK around. Everywhere the eye can see there are people glued to their mobile phones probably sending irrelevant messages or harping on about nonsense.

All this mobile addiction is making communications companies a fortune, while on the other hand consumers are falling further and further into debt.

Twenty years ago hardly anyone had a mobile phone and now all of a sudden we can’t take our eyes off the things.

And they are not cheap too. A decent Smartphone costs about €500 and if you buy it bound to a contract, then you pay a hell of a lot more over the two years or so the phone company has you as their prisoner.

Yes, it is great to call friends, check emails and log into social networking sites, but apart from

Phone-in UNDER an agreement signed between Telefonica and insurers Muta Madrileña, the Spanish multinational group will provide the company’s telecommunications for the next four years.

Loose change A look at finance for females

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SMART PHONES: Cut off direct communication. perhaps a small minority of mobile phone owners, most of our livelihoods do not depend on being constantly online, rather we waste a lot of time staring at a screen when we could be putting that time to better use.

With this obsessive mobile phone use we are creating and encouraging a culture of distraction where we are increasingly disconnected from the people and events around us. More and more people inhibit real human connection by prioritising

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silly games or message beeps from our phones over the people right in front of us.

Perhaps it’s too late for us adults, but one way we can save some money and perhaps the creativity of our children is to not buy young kids mobile phones.

Currently an investigation has begun in the UK looking into whether

mobile phones and other wireless technologies affect children’s mental development.

The study plans to follow 2,500 11 and 12year-olds and take a look at their cognitive ability thinking skills, memory and attention - and then repeat the tests in 2017.

The researchers say “very little” is known about what impact these

technologies have on children.

Health experts in general advise that children under the age of 16 should not be given mobile phones. So any parents out there might be better off holding back on buying young children fancy mobile phones, and putting that money away towards their collage fund!

LAST year the Spanish spent an average of €206.37 per head on cigarettes, an increase of 1.32 per cent. Spain is in the world’s ‘top five’ for smokers along with Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Japan.

Spain launch AMAZON.ES has launched its fashion department in Spain with more than 700,000 garments of 2,000 brands, bringing the total number of products in their Spanish warehouses up to more than 41 million.

Property With Community Problems Q. I purchased a townhouse on a development near Estepona. My solicitor did the usual You and the searches. I was told there were no problems.

Now it has come to light our swimming pool Law in Spain has no licence. Further, the water supply for

By David Searl the Community irrigation and swimming pool has no contract with the water company. There is a court case against the developer. The Estepona court has ruled against us so the Community has appealed and awaits the results. Costs so far include a fine of €18,000 from the water company, a requirement to install separate metered supplies at a cost of €8,000, an estimate of nearly €20,000 for works to obtain the swimming pool licence and an obligation to pay nearly €30,000 in costs should our court appeal fail.

The President has requested funds which have been paid. The Administrator and the President were aware of these problems but did not tell my solicitor. Comments?

R.L. (Costa del Sol) A. What a mess. Your lawyer did not check the Community’s finances, which is poor practice but does not constitute an actionable fault. Perhaps no one asked your President so he did not volunteer the information. In my book, You and the Law in Spain, I urge buyers to obtain a copy of the most recent minutes of the AGM, where these problems will appear. This will save you a charge of €29.50 by your bank, which is equipped to do it on the Internet.

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

CATALUÑA: Received 3.9 million visitors in total.

Tourism up in April by 13.2% ALMOST 5.3 million foreign tourists visited Spain in April, 13.2 per cent more than the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

This was mainly thanks to the boost at Easter, as well as the fact that tourists are avoiding going to certain traditional destinations such as Greece, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and others.

Over the first four months of the year, the number of tourists from Germany has increased by 11.3 per cent (2.51 million), there have been 10.9 per cent more French tourists (2.52 million), 6.5 per

cent more from the UK (3.1 million) and 13 per cent more from Italy (0.87 million).

However, the number of tourists from Portugal fell by 3 per cent and US tourists by 9.5 per cent.

The region with the highest number of visitors, with more than four million, was the Canary Islands, 13.1 per cent more; followed by Cataluña, with 3.9 million in total (10.4 per cent more).

In Andalucia, there were 10 per cent more visitors (2.02 million), while numbers fell in the Balearic Islands by 6.8 per cent to 1.1 million.

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When the chips are down I RECENTLY lost my cat.

I went to the vet and asked if he would amend the information on the cat’s chip to say he had been lost.

I then asked if a vet would check to see if a chip and the person’s particulars were one and the same when an animal was taken in for treatment. He said: “No, probably not.”

So why should I go to the trouble and expense of having a chip put into my animal in the first place? Is it only on the off-chance and the very unlikely event of a dog or cat being picked up and taken to an animal rescue centre?

Veterinary care isn’t cheap so why can’t they do this little thing?

It would take minutes to run a machine over the animal and could reunite a person with their much-loved pet.

For the life of me I cannot understand why they don’t do this. I suppose it’s because they are not trained to do so. People don’t seem able to think for themselves. The nanny state the world over.

Or is it the same old story that we constantly seem to be hearing in Spain: when the euro comes in through the door, then honesty goes out the window?

Sheila, Estepona (Malaga).

Fine situation ALMOST a year ago, Marbella set up the ‘foto-grua’ service, an initiative consisting of private towtruck operators taking photos of vehicles that in their opinion break parking laws.

Images are sent electronically to the Local Police, following which immediate removal of the vehicle takes place.

After months of operations, officers from the Local Police have voiced concerns over how the project seems to have turned into a money-making scheme, particularly in certain areas of Marbella and Puerto Banus.

M. Perez, Marbella (Malaga).

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ready. I missed and my hand went into the boiling water.

A friend of mine, a Vietnam veteran, came into the house just as I was screaming, and asked me if I had some plain old flour.

I pulled out a bag and he stuck my hand in it. He said to keep my hand in the flour for 10 minutes which I did. He said that in Vietnam, this guy was on fire and in their panic, they threw a bag of flour all over him to put the fire out.

Well, it not only put the fire out but he never even had a blister!

So, I put my hand in the bag of flour for 10 minutes and then pulled it out. There was no red mark or a blister and absolutely no pain.

Now I keep a bag of flour in the fridge, as cold flour feels even better than room-temperature flour.

Don’t run your burn area under cold water first, just put it right into the flour for 10 minutes and experience a miracle!

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Nightmare move WE changed our phone provider to Movistar six months ago, not

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knowing the problems that lay ahead.

Movistar said we had to do nothing as they would handle the transfer.

However I did call the previous provider as a courtesy to thank them for their service over the last few years.

We are now receiving demands for €132 from them and they have put us on a national debtors’ list, apparently for not notifying them in writing about our cancellation!

I was not asked to do this and Movistar insist it is illegal to have two lines running for the same number. Ideas on a postcard, please.

Mary Goosey, Mijas Costa (Malaga)

Snail mail I HAD a letter delivered by Correos on April 3 dated March 13 in England. The corresponding letter for my wife was delivered on April 17.

Two weeks difference for the letters of the same date to be delivered! What is the matter with Correos?

I am now waiting for my tax codes to arrive from England.

At this rate I may be unable to file my tax returns. If so, will Hacienda take it up with Correos?

I think not.

Come on Correos, sort yourself out as well as the post.

I doubt I am the only one with this problem.

Brian Widdicombe, Formentera del Segura (Alicante)

Callous crooks AS the victim of a recent £800 scam I write in the hope that I can prevent other disabled people from financial loss.

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I was informed by Barclays Bank Fraud department that the account to which I transferred the money has been frozen on suspicion of fraudulent usage.

Their website illegally uses the address of a firm of lawyers without their permission and the use of the UKAS and SGS logos is also totally illegal.

I trust that you may wish to protect your readers and assist in discrediting these people.

Neil Duncan (expatriate who lived in Almeria for seven years)

Take it easy WITH reference to the article on speeding, in the UK it has always been the case that anyone exceeding the speed limit even by 1mph was liable to be prosecuted.

I believe it has always been the same in Spain too. I suspect that the practice of not reporting drivers for small infringements will probably continue as before. But note: breaking the law even by a little is still breaking the law.

However, as speedometers which are not accurate - will in almost all cases read higher than the actual speed you are doing, responsible drivers have nothing to fear.

Julian Ward, former UK police officer (by email).

Hot topic I AM constantly plagued by cold callers who invariably ask me in English if I am “Mrs Mortimer.”

No, I reply shortly, my surname is Mortimer but I am not Mrs Mortimer. The callers, some with plummy voices and others with a chav whine, are usually taken aback.

My husband is Spanish and I have never lost my surname.

Perhaps I’m being prickly but why must people assume that I am a surname-less ‘little woman,’ the other half of an initial and name in the phone book or wherever they get their cold-call list from?

S Mortimer (by email)

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

SEEING INTO THE FUTURE: Vanga’s predictions often came true.

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F concerned about where our world is heading it would be well to take an interest in Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova (Vanga) 1911-1996. At 12 years old she lost her sight in an accident.

Vanga lived in Rupite, straddling the borders of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece, a place said to be a source of incredible cosmic energy. Her predictions began when, as a teenager, she helped her father find a stolen sheep by giving a detailed description of where it was hidden.

Efforts to save her sight were fruitless but the youngster acquired a sixth sense, so simple jobs became routine. To amuse herself she played at being a ‘healer.’ Visitors arrived to hear

her predictions or cure them of ailments, but her powers really took shape after she turned 30.

In January 1941, a phantom knight appeared and told her: “The world is on the threshold of disaster. Millions of people will die.

You will stand here and prophesy.

Do not be afraid. I’ll tell you what you should say.”

It is claimed her famous visitors included Adolph Hitler who ‘departed a very sad man’. Five months later, with 170 Soviet

divisions poised to strike Germany from the East, the German leader pre-emptively struck Russia with disastrous consequences.

Such were her powers that she spent time in a Soviet prison for predicting the Russian dictator’s death. She was right. In 1980, she prophesied: “In 1999 or 2000, Kursk will be covered with water and the world will weep.”

It didn’t make sense as Kursk is a landlocked city in Russia. In 2000, the Russian nuclear

submarine Kursk sank. Its crew of 118 perished before the eyes of an agonised world.

In January 1988: “We are witnessing events of paramount significance. Two big leaders shake hands.” Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan were soon to do so, heralding the collapse of Communism.

Later: “American brethren will fall after being attacked by the steel bird. The wolves will howl in

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The prophecies of Vanga the bush, and innocent blood will flow.” In 2001, New York’s World Trade Centre collapsed after two commercial planes were flown into them. Was the term ‘bush’ connected to the name of the US president at the time?

“Numerous catastrophes and disasters will shake the world.

The mentality of the people will change. They will be divided by their faith.”

Of her motherland, Vanga was more upbeat. One of her predictions was when permafrost thaws and floods come, nothing will survive on earth but Russia.

The climate will change and Russia will occupy the best inhabitable zone.

Russia is predicted to herald in world peace and flourish in the face of good fortune.

Everything melts away like ice yet the glories of Vladimir, the glory of Russia, are the only things to remain. Russia will not only survive, it will dominate the world.

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Gap widens between classes Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

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SO, what have you been up to of late? Rubbing shoulders with the stars in Cannes? Swanning around on your super yacht with P Diddy? Or perhaps enjoying daily baths in Beluga Caviar, while deciding whether to buy Louis Vuitton or Chanel - the company, not just the handbag. No? Me neither.

Yet a very select few are doing precisely this and while the working and middle classes are getting poorer, a wealth gap wider than the sky has crept up on us, and is threatening to destabilise our world.

The debate in the US is well documented, with Democrats and Republicans alike calling for measures to redress the balance, by making billionaires share their loot, or at least pay some taxes.

CANNES: Playground of the rich.

The top 1 per cent own more than 40 per cent of America’s $54 trillion in wealth, while the bottom 80 per cent try to survive on just 7 per cent. Social unrest is already visible, with coordinated strikes of fast food workers demanding a raise to the $7.25 minimum wage.

Back in Spain, the situation is scarcely better; the country has been named the most unequal society in Europe in a report published late 2013. Three million live in abject poverty, while the number of millionaires has increased.

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Caritas, says the report paints a picture of a fractured society where the middle class is being eroded, while only a minority live in privilege. This is a sentiment echoed and supported by the Council of Europe’s commissioner on human rights. There is little

trust in politicians to make any significant changes, not least since so many have been ousted for defrauding the tax payers of millions, much of which remains stashed in hidden destinations.

But with Spain arriving late in the democracy game, there may be less will or ability to take the matter further.

Pope Francis advocates the redistribution of wealth, but has yet to offer any of the Vatican’s estimated pot of $10 to $15 billion. Equally, the billionaires listed in this month’s Sunday Times Super Rich list may engage in a charity event or two, but this is unlikely to redress any balance.

The debate remains rife as to how to solve the conundrum, without any clear solutions - taxes generally hit the wrong people and stifle productivity, revolution is best avoided and general acts of kindness by the super rich have only occurred from the likes of Bill Gates.

So, what should be done?

Let me know on ulrica@euroweeklynews.com.

Guests demanding more and more freebies - whatever next?

RESTAURANTS: Getting unusual reviews.

Nora Johnson

Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.

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HEY! It’s holiday time again and hotels and restaurants everywhere will naturally be looking to tourists to help fill their premises and their bank accounts.

They’ll also be looking to TripAdvisor to gauge how well - or badly - they’re perceived by Joe Public.

All the more so with the recent phenomenon of blackmailers or ‘food blaggers.’

Those who pitch up, drink the wine and eat the food in your restaurant or stay the night in your hotel and then, at the end of the meal/check-out, say: “We’d like our food/hotel bill comped or we’ll put a **** review on TripAdvisor.”

Now, the odd reader may recall I’ve written about TripAdvisor before.

And that just mentioning it

gets my blood pressure up.

Now, I’ve warned you: don't get me started again!

Oh, OK then ...

The problem with all these customer review guides or ‘selfies’ like TripAdvisor is that the grading isn’t consistent.

Three star hotels may be great in their own category, but in TripAdvisor etc they appear as good as the outstanding five star ones.

With restaurants, it’s the same story.

At the time of writing, a ‘tiny fish and chip shop’ in London, for instance, finds

itself placed in the top 10 of the capital’s 16,000 restaurants alongside ‘three star’ Michelin ones!

Reviewers generally give high marks if they’re happy even if the place is less than excellent. Often they rave about simple stuff that should be a given. Or the reverse.

You can easily work this out for yourself by checking out lots of reviews and looking for repeated complaints. Do they have a consistent theme (‘Surly, unhelpful

staff,’ ‘restaurant terrible,’ ‘Room dirty’) or are they just plain daft? (‘Didn’t like the carpet colour,’ ‘The restaurant decor looked tired,’ ‘The waiter didn’t speak a word of English” this in a restaurant here in Spain.)

Then note if any of this is reflected in the middle-ofthe-road comments. As for malicious reviews, they just stick out like a sore thumb.

But why read so many?

A holiday or business trip costs time and money so it

pays to make the effort for a successful outcome.

And if they’ve enjoyed their restaurant meals or hotel stay, the last thing on most people’s minds is blagging, let alone blackmail.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’ and ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore.

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Are school summer holidays too long?

As the school summer holidays approach in both Spain and the UK, the Euro Weekly News asks if the number of weeks children are on holiday over the summer is too long or is it not long enough?

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AM Myler is from London, currently on holiday in Fuengirola (Malaga). Back home, she is a secondary school teacher who says that regardless of what students and parents prefer, she appreciates and needs the long break. “I don’t think most people understand that teaching is not a job where you just clock in and clock out at the end of the day,” Sam said. “Not only do you arrive very early in the morning, but you also take your homework home with you.”

There are also difficult

STREET TALK parents and misbehaving children to manage, on top of the actual teaching and administrative duties. “Teaching today is a very tough vocation. I don’t think holidays are too long; I think good teachers earn every break they can get.”

There was another vote given for the length of holidays not being too long, but for another reason. Anne Pringle, currently on holiday outside Malaga capital, says she disagrees that holidays are too long. She has two children aged seven and nine, and she loves having her kids at home all summer.

“Having long ANDY COX: Long holidays are fine.

Anne Pringle.

summers allows us to have plenty of time to reconnect as a family. The school year is so hectic. Summers allow us to not only go somewhere for a holiday away, but also to normalise our lives once we’re back. We need a long enough chance to disconnect from the norm and also to enjoy being home together before going back into the frantic pace of the school year with all the kids’ activities.”

There were mixed views on the Costa Blanca regarding the length of the summer holidays. Rosalie Robinson, who is retired and lived in La Marina for 12 years said: “It is a long time. When my grandchildren went to school here I would look after them and my granddaughter actually missed school and her friends, but my grandson never particularly liked school so he enjoyed the long break.” Another of Rosalie’s grandchildren, Lauren, a health club manager on holiday visiting from the UK, said: “It's nearly 12 weeks and that is too long, but I think the UK’s six weeks is too short, eight weeks would be about right.”

Her friend Danny, a window cleaner

added: “I wish I had that much of a long summer holiday when I was a kid, I hated school and did everything I could to get out of it.”

Bar supervisor from La Marina, Andy Cox, who is a father of two, with a third due any day, is happy with the summer break: “I quite like it, it’s too hot for them to be at school, it can be hard for working parents but we are lucky, our child care is fine as I mainly work evenings and my wife works days.”

Sam Myler.

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No Hurry To Raise UK Interest Rates As the UK economy improves and house prices rise, there has been much discussion about how soon the Bank of England will raise its base interest rate. The Bank has however now pretty much quashed speculation that we could see an increase this year.

Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, previously said that the Bank would “absolutely” be prepared to raise rates before next May’s general election. Analysts have since observed that the recent strength in the UK economy could lead to an earlier rise. In the lead up to the Bank’s quarterly Inflation Report on 14th May, there were reports that the Bank would endorse market expectations of a hike in the first quarter of next year.

However the Bank of England instead reiterated that it is in no rush to raise rates. At the press conference Mr Carney said that the Bank Rate will remain low for a while.

He cautioned: “Amidst the

By Neil Jenkins, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks excitement that output is close to regaining its pre-crisis level, we should not forget that the economy has only just begun to head back to normal”.

Although the economy has been growing, there is still plenty of “spare capacity” for rates to stay low. In other words, there is enough room for the economy to expand without increasing consumer prices.

Mr Carney did acknowledge that the economy has “edged closer” to the point where the Bank Rate will need to rise, but when this does happen, increases will be gradual and limited, so rates “may stay at historically low levels for some time”.

There had been discussion among analysts that the Bank of England could use interest rate hikes to cool the housing market.

Mr Carney however said this would be the last line of defence, and that the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee has a wide range of tools it can use to reduce risks emanating from the housing market.

The Governor concluded his press conference speech with a sporting analogy: “Securing the recovery is like making it through the qualifying rounds of the World Cup. That is an achievement, but not the ultimate goal. The real tournament is just beginning and its prize is a

strong, sustained and balanced expansion.”

High street and offshore banks set their own interest rates on their savings and deposit accounts. A report in The Telegraph on 12th May disclosed that UK banks and building societies have reduced interest paid to savers by almost £1 billion over the last year. In March 2013 easy-access savings accounts were paying an average interest of 1.04%. By March 2014 this had fallen to 0.75%.

Simon Rose of the campaign group Save Our Savers commented: “These calculations are truly shocking, and show there is nowhere for savers to turn. The Government might have had a 'Budget for savers' but the elephant in the room is interest rates, which have been left so low that many people who rely on the returns from savings are struggling to maintain living standards.”

As to when the Bank Rate will finally start to rise, we can expect much more discussion over the coming months. Mr Carney himself commented that the exact timing will be the subject of considerable speculation, but that the ultimate answer will depend on the evolution of the economy.

How much of your investible capital you hold in cash should depend on your personal circumstances, aims and risk tolerance.

Remember that keeping too much in cash carries the risk of losing spending power over time. You need a clear and objective assessment of your attitude to risk to establish the savings and investment strategy that suits you best, and should take professional guidance on this.

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UKIP puts main parties on the run I SN’T it interesting to note that a couple of years ago, the only column where you saw the initials UKIP mentioned was this ole boy’s scribble and these days it’s difficult to find a column that excludes them!?

Don’t forget you read it here first, folks! Remember all the sneers and derogatory flack I took for it as well? Ha! I also recall the lady some years ago who, after my warnings about conflict with Islam extremists, wrote: “Oh come on, Leapy, what war!?” Haven’t heard much from that particular source for some time, either.

Lovely to see the hierarchy of the major parties wriggling liked hooked minnows in the light of UKIP’s recent successes.

Most of those interviewed have been asked the same question: “How are you going to deal with this threat from Farage’s party?” With slight variations they have all given exactly the same answer:

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“Well, we’re going to have to listen to the public and take the appropriate action to comply with their wishes.”

Er, but I thought that’s what politicians were always supposed to do! Well of course they are, but they don’t, do they? It’s not until something really rattles these arrogant out-of-touch con artists’ cocoons that they start taking any notice of Joe Public at all.

Well, the Farage team has certainly done that. The frightening thing is it’s all so simple.

With UKIP’s almost nonexistent policies on most other issues (despite the irate gentleman who reeled off a whole rather unconvincing list to me!) the party has gained all its ground on two fronts only: Immigration and the EU.

RATTLING CAGES: Nigel Farage’s UKIP. The British public is simply fed up. Fed up with the amount of foreigners flooding the country, fed up with Brussels and its nonsensical ’uman rights’, PC and ludicrous rules and regulations, fed up with

being taken for mugs and fed up with losing their proud British identity.

UKIP will never gain enough power to bring about the kind of changes needed (not for the moment, anyway) but are a

wonderful sounding-board for the British voters to bounce off and reverberate along the musty, self-satisfied, arrogant and complacent corridors of those who can.

Meanwhile, I’ve got the answer to all the problems involving the biased BBC – sack ‘em all and start over. This latest gem really takes the whole tin.

They edited the word ‘girl’ from a remark made by a sports commentator because they considered it ‘sexist’. You simply couldn’t make it up.

What description of Homo sapiens would they consider acceptable? All of us wearing grey ‘onesies’ and being referred to as ‘its’? British Broadcasting Corporation?

More like Bumbling Biased Cretins. Sometimes I really do despair of it all.

Chins up, summer’s here.

Now all we need are some holidaymakers!

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

Just too clever for his own good T

WO years ago Elena Valenciano, who headed the list of last Sunday’s PSOE candidates, sent an indiscreet Tweet.

“Did you ever see an uglier man?” it asked of Franck Ribery. If the French footballer who plays for Bayern Munich is no oil painting, it is because of a traffic accident, as Valenciano soon learnt. She apologised for the personal insult but not its political irrelevancy.

The PP dragged up this gaffe in defence of its principal European candidate Miguel Arias Cañete following his own outsize gaffe after a televised debate with Valenciano.

He later admitted to a television interviewer that he was not at his best. He had not allowed his intellectual superiority to shine through because he did not want to get the better of a woman, he said.

It was a triple whammy because he questioned Valenciano’s intelligence, lauded his own and ladled out the type of patronising gallantry no longer needed in Spain or anywhere else.

He also made the common mistake of assuming that intellect is a winner in politics.

ELENA VALENCIANO: Indiscreet Tweet.

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NO-ONE expects politics to be a fragrant garden of decency and impartiality.

So when the going got tough and rough in the last days before the European elections, Spain’s politicians delivered bouquets of wormwood, nettles and deadly nightshade, not lilies.

One of the worst things about politicians is the way they ignore the people who pay their wages. Mariano Rajoy has had to move heaven and earth to get the economy on some sort of even keel, but only because the economic crisis had sunk the lifeboats. Other than that he, his party and the main Opposition party, the PSOE, base their strategy on scoring points off each other.

There’s no ‘may the best man win’ ethos because they both believe they should. Only the voters are allowed to lose.

No classless society WHEN the time came to present his daughter Cayetana in society, the

Duke of Alba organised a lavish ball for her.

Hearing of this, Spain’s then dictator General Francisco Franco sent word to the duke, asking if his granddaughter Carmen, the same age as Cayetana, could share it. The duke sent back the message: “Tell the general that there are still classes.”

Not many things transcend politics and power, but snobbery is one of them.

Double standards ESPERANZA AGUIRRE, a former government minister and ex-president of the Madrid autonomous region, made headlines some time back when trying to evade a parking fine.

She drove off after parking in a bus lane in Madrid’s Gran Via and knocked over a policeman’s motorbike. While not a hanging offence, there is currently some legal wrangling over whether this is a misdemeanour or a crime.

One thing is certain, anybody else doing the same would get the book thrown at them.

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1859: Big Ben goes into operation in London. The famous St Steven’s Tower clock, aka Big Ben, rings out over the Houses of Parliament for the first time.

1940: Dunkirk rescue is over Churchill defiant. As the last Allied soldier leaves Dunkirk, the British Prime Minister vows his forces “shall never surrender.”

1953: Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest. The New Zealander, Hillary, and the Sherpa, Tenzing, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal.

1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath. The Queen is crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London.

1957: Arthur Miller guilty of comtempt. The US playwright is convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to reveal the names of alleged Communist writers.

1962: 130 die in Paris air crash. An Air France Boeing 707 crashes on take-off at Orly Airport killing all but two of those aboard.

1967: Egypt and Jordan unite against Israel. The King of Jordan and President Abdel Nasser of Egypt sign a joint defence agreement in case of conflict with Israel.

1970: British Prime Minister hit by flying egg. Harold Wilson was hit in the face with an egg thrown by a young conservative demonstrator.

1972: Japanese kill 26 at Tel Aviv airport. Three Japanese gunmen open fire at Lod International Airport in Israel, killing 26 and injuring dozens.

1979: End of white rule in Rhodesia. The country formally ends nearly 90 years of white minority rule and declares it will now be known as ZimbabweRhodesia.

1982: Israeli ambassador shot in London. Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to Britain, is critically ill in hospital after being shot on a London street.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The company is so interesting that you can hardly tear yourself away and new experiences are arriving every day. You could be forgiven for getting a little over-excited. When travel brings you face to face with a stranger, you find that a bit of information you hear has to be acted upon.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Someone close gets a real stroke of luck this week and no doubt the benefits will rub off on you. It seems that some fortune will come your way by the end of the month and lead you to see a situation in quite a different light. Any travel should be left until the beginning of next month if possible because there are likely to be delays and irritations.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone you have been holding at arm's length recently is insisting on getting closer. Charm and tact alone may not save the day, but enlisting the help of a friend could. Travel and career are well-aspected and, if you are expecting a financial windfall, you may have a bit longer to wait.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The hard work you have been putting in recently has left you tired and, at times, quite tetchy. This week you will start to see the rewards of your efforts which will undoubtedly help you to keep up the momentum. There is a lot of both passion and travel this week, which is set to continue.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a highly sociable week, and you could meet some new faces that not only attract but inspire you.

You are a social butterfly, and this brings out your Libran flutteriness. You will have to draw on all your powers of concentration to keep ahead of practical matters such as paperwork.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You dominate the scene this week and no one is in any doubt about what you are aiming for. If you want to impress someone new to your circle,

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THIS 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of Captain America is the sequel to the 2011 film - Captain America: The First Avenger and was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johanson and Sebastian Stan among others. In the film, Captain America, the Black Widow and Sam Wilson join forces to uncover a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing a mysterious assassin.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: This is a time fraught with financial pitfalls. All you need to do, however, is spend less and call in a few favours.

Know that people want to help.

May 29: Mel B, 39. Singer. She performed with the Spice Girls under the stage name Scary Spice and had a child with Eddie Murphy in 2008.

however, try a bit of cunning as opposed to brow-beating.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Communication and selfexpression are what it's all about this week. Although you may feel that indulging yourself is in some ways selfish, you should realise that you are entitled to some fun.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The call of romance is strong but so is that of your business life. The two will clash to the detriment of each other if you do not plan ahead and pace yourself. Do not be at the beck and call of others when you need all your time and energy for yourself.

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June 1: Morgan Freeman, 77. Film Actor.

He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Million Dollar Baby in 2005 and has appeared in hits such as Bruce Almighty.

May 30: Keith Lemon 42. TV actor. Best known for his popular show Celebrity Juice and Keith Lemon's LemonAid .

He was encouraged by television presenter Davina McCall to perform stand-up comedy, and created television characters including Bobby Stark and Barry Gibson.

May 31: Clint Eastwood, 84. Actor, director, pianist, politician, TV personality, and jazz enthusiast. He became a toughguy icon and a household name after playing Rowdy Yates on the long-running CBS Western series Rawhide.

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June 3: Rafa Nadal. Tennis player. Left-handed player nicknamed the ‘King of Clay’ he was born in Manacor, Mallorca. He is famous for being the best Spanish player in history, reaching number 1 in the ATP rankings. Nadal has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and a record 15 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Such is your popularity this week that you can be assured of success in many things. Remember that first impressions can be the most accurate and don't be tempted to make too many allowances for others.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) For some time you have been trying to settle a certain matter.

Although it is in your nature to get things out of the way quickly, this has not been possible. The chance to make progress this week is welcome but be sure that all is not what it seems.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A friend of long standing comes

June 2: Charlie Watts, 73 . Drummer. He was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2006 for his work with the Rolling Stones and, in the 1980’s, he punched Mick Jagger in the face for calling him "my drummer."

June 4: Angelina Jolie, 39. Actress and humanitarian.

She won an Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted and Forbes named her the highestpaid actress in Hollywood in 2009. up with some bright ideas to get you out of a tricky situation. Don't be surprised.

You have for a long time now underestimated their worth. Your friend will be surprised when you show your gratitude in an immediate and physical way, but if there is anything better than finding a new friend it is finding an old friend has hidden talents.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The urge to get ahead at as fast a pace as possible is apparent this week. Some would say not before time.

However, you know the art of choosing the moment and it has not been until now that you have felt the time was right. This is a truly expansive week and one in which your powers of imagination are given full rein. No wonder you are being admired.

QWERTY All the answers can be spelt using only the top row of a (standard) typewriter keyboard (QWERTYUIOP) 1. Based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains, which system of weights is used for precious metals and gemstones?

2. By what other name is the lightweight helmet made of cork or pith with a cloth cover, the ‘pith helmet,’ also known?

3. Formed in 1930 by a group of West End performers and one of the last of the closed shop unions in the UK, what is the name of the trade union for actors, stage managers and models in the United Kingdom?

4. The name of which large hairy creature resembling a human or bear, said to live in the highest part of the Himalayas, is derived from the Tibetan for ‘little manlike animal’?

5. What is the name of the circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting that was originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing?

6. What is the name of the tall white hat with a full pouched crown, worn by chefs?

7. What name is given to the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food?

8. What was the surname of the German-born bacteriologist, who gave his name to a shallow, circular, transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of microorganisms?

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.

TARGET: Average: 9 Good: 12 Very good: 18 Excellent: 22

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arco, arid, card, coir, cord, corn, cran, croc, darn, door, iron, narc, nard, noir, odor, orca, raid, rain, rand, rani, rind, road, roan, rood, acorn, acrid, adorn, cairn, circa, croci, croon, dinar, donor, doric, drain, nadir, narco, noria, radio, radon, rondo, accord, candor, condor, cordon, corona, indoor, inroad, ordain, racoon, rancid, cardoon, concord, raccoon, draconic, ACCORDION

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1. TROY, 2. TOPI, 3. EQUITY, 4. YETI, 5. YURT, 6. TOQUE, 7. TRIPE, 8. PETRI .

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

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Unscramble the name of a famous 1970s British television drama series (two words): STUPID ARSONIST’S WAR

Across 7 A swine taking daughter is ready for flight, possibly (6) 8 Herb, for example, coming back after wild boar (6) 10 Turn dear Mel to stone (7) 11 Sounds like a sensible way in Paris (5) 12 Film in animals’ kingdom (4) 13 Freed eccentric put off (5) 17 Pole coming from Pakistan or Thailand (5) 18 Alternative in church’s centre (4) 22 King John’s last to find out (5) 23 Ruin the star turn (7) 24 Drunken horse that’s swallowed whisky (6) 25 Watch out for second-rate merchandise (6)

Unscramble the name of a famous American golfer: WANT A BUS BOB? FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, BUBBA WATSON

Play on Words HOMOREPE ANTHANGER

in modern Italy (5) 6 Uniform showing rank (5) 9 Bill from vet is dear (9) 14 He’s no gentleman, perhaps, unrobed (7) 15 Show appeal, nothing right in it (7)

16 Remove underwear to find out how the operation went! (7) 19 Kind about Scottish girl (5) 20 Thirsty? Energy drink left out (5) 21 Europeans spotted in Sundanese restaurant (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 26 represents B and 24 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 26 appears and Z 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.

Across 1 Fraudulent (4) 3 Piece of cutlery (5) 8 Licorice flavouring (7) 10 Male duck (5) 11 Ghetto (4) 12 Not circulating or flowing (8) 14 Group of painters including Millais and Rossetti (3-10) 16 With no possibility of doubt (8) 18 Requests information about (4) 21 Subsequently to (5) 22 Not any thing (7) 23 Advance slowly (5) 24 Force in an indicated direction (4)

Down 1 Lack of success (7) 2 Castle stronghold (4) 4 Ancestry of a purebred animal (8) 5 Current US president (5) 6 Faucets (4) 7 Large insect (6) 9 Iron or earthenware cooking pot (5,4) 13 Sweet white wine (8) 14 Tall, fast-growing tree (6) 15 Fill with enthusiasm (7) 17 Indian instrument (5) 19 Long and involved tale (4) 20 Move very slightly (4)

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

PAT EHT Answers: More in hope than in anger, A pat on the back

Down 1 Ms Redgrave appearing disguised as Evans (7) 2 Crew on lake’s bed (7) 3 Boy not beginning to wrap a range of items (5) 4 Help poorly lobster (7) 5 Language making a comeback

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Co-star, 5 Second, 8 Fate, 9 Airstrip, 10 Literate, 11 Area, 12 Intro, 14 Psalm, 18 Moos, 20 American, 22 Baseline, 23 Sees, 24 Filter, 25 Lotus.

Down: 2 Oration, 3 Theme, 4 Reagan, 5 Screen, 6 Cutlass, 7 Noise, 13 Respect, 15 Leaders, 16 Caviar, 17 Cereal, 19 Okapi, 21 Inset.

QUICK Across: 1 Saturate, 4 Cold, 7 Adapt, 9 Boots, 11 Purse, 12 Glass, 13 Adjust, 15 Cheers, 19 Share, 21 Amass, 23 Serve, 24 Tease, 25 Bait, 26 Progress.

Down: 1 Spatula, 2 Tramp, 3 Tablet, 5 Dregs, 6 Long, 8 Terms, 10 Stale, 14 Jeans, 16 Heart, 17 Success, 18 Career, 19 Scrub, 20 Earn, 22 Shame.

Across 1 Mirlo (9) 8 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 9 Melodías (música) (5) 10 To read (book, poem, story, music, sign) (4) 11 Eight (4) 15 Nickname (5) 17 Spider (5) 18 Raspberry (9)

Down 2 Flojo (nudo, tuerca) (5) 3 Carbón (4) 4 Mordedura (4) 5 Rum (3) 6 Hoja de laurel (3,4) 7 Brooms (brushes) (7) 12 Abrigos (prendas) (5) 13 Espuma (de jabón, champú) (4) 14 Taboo (4) 16 To hear (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Obras, 3 Pages, 5 Dos, 7 Dustbin, 9 Neat, 10 Flat, 13 Desmayo, 14 Who, 15 Racha, 16 Apple.

Down: 1 Ordenador, 2 Seda, 3 Peso, 4 Sunstroke, 6 Swaps, 8 Below, 11 Para, 12 Bota.

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TEN BIZARRE THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT DISNEY 1. Communal Underwear Disney controls every aspect of its parks’ operations and for years, this meant uniformity among employees who wear Goofy, Pluto, and Mickey Mouse suits. The actors had to wear company-issued underwear; however these undergarments were shared among performers. Employees began complaining that the underwear they were issued was filthy and smelly; there were cases of pubic lice and scabies being transmitted. In 2001, Disney agreed with the actors’ union, allowing them to take their own underwear home for washing.

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2. Mickey Mouse The Drug Dealer In ‘Mickey Mouse and the Medicine Man,’ a mini-comic distributed in conjunction with General Mills Wheaties, Mickey and Goofy discover a new medicine called ‘Peppo,’ a thinly veiled reference to an amphetamine so powerful it has them crashing into the ceiling and running in circles. Mickey decides the drug is a perfect get-rich-quick scheme, and approaches Peppo’s manager about acquiring a distribution territory.

3. Homeless Employees Those earning Disney’s starting minimum wage of just $8.03 an hour ($16,702.40 a year before taxes) find paying for an apartment nearly impossible, leaving some employees homeless. Many Disney employees get by sharing cheap motel rooms on a week-by-week basis making it affordable, if several adults share the room -though that breaks hotel occupancy rules.

4. Escape From Tomorrow Filmmaker Randy Moore’s project ‘Escape from Tomorrow’ was filmed in Walt Disney World - without permission. It follows the last day of a family’s Disney holiday, father Jim White receives a call notifying him that he has been laid off from his job. Moore filmed secretly and although Disney’s lawyers could have suppressed the film, they took no action, hoping to deny the film any further publicity.

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Just Joking Why did the blonde get excited after finishing her puzzle in 6 months?

The box said 2-4 years!

What if there were no hypothetical situations?

My wife recently told me she wanted to go around the world, so for her birthday I decided to buy her an atlas.

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Miley ‘Hannah’ Cyrus.

5. Disney’s Housekeeper Thelma Howard was employed as a live-in housekeeper for the Disney family; she served them for 30 years. During her tenure, Walt Disney would give Thelma shares of stock in his company as holiday gifts. At the time, they were worth pennies, but over the years, they rose in value. Thelma retired in 1981 and died in June 1994. Her estate was worth over $9 million.

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.

behaves, and why it thinks and acts in the way that it does. You also need to understand your Human and not muddle up your Human with your Chimp.

6. Character Protection Disney is protective of its brand and has gone to extraordinary lengths to preserve copyright. In 1989, three day-care centres in Florida had Disney characters painted on their walls, the company threatened legal retribution if they were not removed.

they found a picture taken during a 1980 Disney World holiday which showed fiveyear-old Donna posing with Mr. Smee, Captain Hook’s first mate. In the background, a man can be seen pushing a child in a buggy. The boy in the buggy was Alex. At the time, he and Donna weren’t even living in the same country - Alex was Canadian, Donna was from the US - and it would be another 15 years before they met.

9. Self-Destructing DVDs Disney invented the self-destructing Flexplay EZ-D DVDs, distributed by Disney through various convenience stores. The DVDs were sold in vacuum-sealed packages that, once opened, left the disc playable for 48 hours. After that, the playing surface would oxidize, and destroy the disc.

10. The Story Of Menstruation Disney made an educational film for girls adapting to their developing bodies, ‘The Story of Menstruation,’ a 10-minute film seen by millions of schoolgirls in the 1960s.

The film won the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

MICKEY MOUSE: Dabbled in drugs.

7. Hannah Montana Was Almost Alexis Texas Hannah Montana would become one of Disney’s biggest hits and Miley Cyrus was auditioning for the role of the main character’s friend. Producers liked her and gave her the lead role. Several names were considered before deciding on ‘Hannah Montana,’ including ‘Alexis Texas.’

8. The Family Photograph Engaged couple Alex and Donna Voutsinas were going through family photographs,

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.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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Average: 14 Good: 18 Very good: 25 Excellent: 31

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION riot, rayon, rate, ratio, ration, duration, date, dour, dote, doggie, vote, irate, iota, atone, oaten, obdurate, boar, boat, boot, bootie, boon, bogie, yeti, tour, today, toad, tony, tone, toil, goad, goat, goon, gooey, gilt, note, lion, lite, lien

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MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD: Isn’t just a myth.

IT seems the middle-age spread isn’t just a myth after all.

A new study says women are more likely to pile on the pounds from the age of 35-40, with men being more susceptible from the age of 38.

In a survey of 1,000 people for a diet company, many women blamed their weight gain on having children and settling down with a long-term partner, with men saying their weight gain is caused by divorce and spending so much time at work they do not exercise.

Experts say that many people don’t realise that as we age we need fewer calories, so to even maintain the same weight.

Bearing this in mind, we need to eat 200 calories less per day so as not to put on weight.

Detox ‘waste of time and money’ A GROUP of scientists claim that detox diets are a waste of money and time.

They have produced a book called Making Sense Of Chemical Stories, which claims that instead of subsisting on raw fruit and vegetables and shunning sugar and caffeine to cleanse the body of chemicals, all we need is a glass of water and a good night’s sleep.

The guide says: “The process does not occur any more effectively as a result of taking ‘detox’ tablets, wearing ‘detox’ socks, having a ‘detox’ body

wrap, eating nettle root extract, drinking herbal infusions, following a special ‘detox’ diet or using any of the other products and rituals that are promoted. Save your money: have a glass of tap water and a good night’s sleep.”

Alan Boobis, a toxicologist at Imperial College London, contributed to the guide and said: “The body’s own detoxification systems are remarkably sophisticated and versatile. They have to be, as the natural environment that we evolved in is hostile.”

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A study published in the Spanish Journal of Cardiology (REC) highlights the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome, (which includes hypertension, abdominal obesity and high cholesterol) in Spain and the significant geographical differences in distribution.

Andalucía, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands are regions with the highest number of people at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, reaching double other regions such as Basque Country, Navarra, Cantabria or Valencia.

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This treatment is fantastic for boosting collagen and restoring a more youthful look to the skin and is favoured by many celebrities.

Despite its Gothic-sounding name, it is actually a high-tech treatment with a solid grounding in medical science; no bats, pointy teeth or garlic involved.

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Foods to help tackle chronic lung disease GRAPEFRUIT, bananas, fish and cheese could help patients suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Scientists from the US and Europe used diet records for 2,167 COPD sufferers over a three-year period which showed a direct link between the foods and improvements in the patients.

Those who had eaten the abovementioned products showed improvement in a range of measures such as lung function, fitness scores and white blood cell count within 24 just hours.

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GRAPEFRUIT: Could help COPD patients. their fifties.

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Restaurante Saltea a breath of fresh air RESTAURANTE SALTEA is like a breath of fresh air on the local culinary scene in Altea.

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Mediterranean diet secrets RESEARCHERS at King’s College London and the University of California claim to have discovered the ‘secret’ of the Mediterranean diet.

After a series of tests done, on genetically modified mice, they have concluded that when olive oil is eaten together with vegetables they form nitro fatty acids which help lower blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease, by blocking the enzyme responsible: epoxide hydrolase.

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Pistachios for healthy skin DIET plays an important part in maintaining our skin quality, and one of the foods that should be on the top 10 list is pistachios.

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PISTACHIOS: Play an essential role in skin protection.

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Create windbreaks to protect from strong winds MANY Spanish gardens are in exposed positions. So windbreaks are required to cope with strong gusty winds that can spoil your enjoyment of an otherwise attractive garden by: a. Making it chilly to sit out on a summer evening. b. Making it difficult to control the barbecue. c. Quickly drying out the garden soil and flower pots. d. Rolling pots over and causing damage to plants. e. Evaporating water off the surface of a pond or pool.

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mesh fences cover them with shrub, cane or wood slat fencing panels or strong closely woven green plastic wind break cloth.

3. Site eating and resting terraces on the down-wind side of the house.

4. Retain any trees. Trim the tops and train them to grow like a fan.

5. If a small copse of holm oak or pine trees have survived keep them as a valuable windbreak.

6. Plant only deep rooted specimen

trees and ensure that they are strongly guyed on four sides.

7. Construct Dutch style reinforced glass windbreaks at strategic points in the garden .

8. Similarly glaze in covered terraces on windy sides of the house so that you can sit in the sun.

9. Plant internal hedges as internal windbreaks and plant smaller plants downwind.

10. Low growing plants can also be protected by a semicircle of rocks or low dry stone walls.

If totally demoralised move to a more sheltered situation!

Gardening should be a joy as well as a challenge. Š Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com May 2014

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Spain rentals: the cheapest and dearest THE average price for property rental in Spain is €6.91 per square metre per month, according to property website fotocasa.es.

Prices have risen a little in the first months of this year after as many as 19 months of falling prices.

The highest rent is in Ibiza (€11.79/m2), followed by San Sebastian (€10.73/ m2).

Meanwhile, the cheapest is Baeza, in Jaen, where a property can be rented for €3.21/m2 per month.

The most expensive houses to rent in Spain are in two locations, the Salamanca-GoyaRecoletos area of Madrid, at €14.42/m2 per month, and Barceloneta-Born-Santa Caterina in Barcelona, at €13.45/m2.

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ANKING group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) recently presented its new housing complex, Alhondiga Residencial, in the centre of Bilbao.

Through its real estate branch, Anida, it announced the beginning of commercialisation of the complex, which is still being built, and has already had 1,000 requests for information from potential buyers.

The seven-storey building is located in Alameda Recalde, opposite La Alhondiga culture and leisure centre, and close to Plaza Moyua. It will have 115 modern apartments and storage areas, commercial premises on the ground floor, and 322 garage spaces.

Prices will start at €250,000 for a 45.63square-metre one-bedroom, one bathroom apartment.

There will also be twoand three-bedroom apartments available, measuring up to 106 square metres.

Garages and storage areas will be on the five floors of the basement and sold with the apartments, but not included in the price. They will be built by Construcciones Amenabar and have been designed

by TGA Estudio, and should be ready for moving into in 2016.

The project replaces a previous one by French architect Jean Nouvel for Vizcaina de Edificaciones, as the company had to hand over the plot to BBVA to cover debts.

The aim is to ‘conjugate the architecture of the Basque capital with avantgarde designs’.

Light has played a key role in the design and all the houses are to have large glass-surrounded terraces.

A BASQUE company has come up with an intelligent façade which is totally adaptable to the needs of a home.

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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)

MOTORHOMES WE BUY ANY CAR for cash, don’t sell your car without calling us first, for your FREE instant quote. Tel 630 961 755 www.byrnecars.com (221308)

PAINTER/DECORATOR W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (201505) SEMI-RETIRED painter and decorator looking for work, radius 20 kilometres of Calpe, 6 hours per day, 50 euros per day. Tel 606 399 281 (223908) http://www.villapainting.es/ offers 10yr waterproof breathable coatings for the same price as standard painting. Karl 678 179 346 (215529)

PET TRANSPORT PEST CONTROL CHEAP, all insects and rodents.

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PETS PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (206497)

INTERPAWS: 20 years’ licensed pet transportation. Competitive rates. Difficult dog? Effective behavioural training in your home. www.interpaws.com, janette@in terpaws.com 689 742 289 (218076) PET TRAVEL UK family pet transporters Spain/UK. Travel with your pets for free. All air conditioned vehicles (no vans) www.pettraveluk.co.uk / UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960 130 537 (201747) PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month.

We treat all pets as if they belonged to us. Maybe the best rates in Spain. Please call JOE on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 for a chat or email pawspettrans port@gmail.com. Quote ewn1 (201592) COSTA BLANCA PET TRANSPORT TO UK. DEFRA registered.

Excellent rates. www.costablan cadoghoming.com or call 965 698 052 (223781)

PLUMBING www.100percentplumbing.com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006)

LIMESCALE PROBLEMS

www.dragonreforms.com Tel. 966 807 098. Free quotes given (223752)

LIMESCALE REMOVAL FOR LIFE Single Homes to Urbanisations for under 20 cents per week.

For more information call Scalewatcher 952 857 680/687 760 038 or visit www.hardwa terproblems.com (215661)

PAUL FAULKNER - PLUMBER. Dripping tap to complete kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, including tiling. Fully legal. 965 792 134 / 676 861 963. Facebook.

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LOCKSMITH LOCKSMITH/ELECTRICIAN/C ARPENTER for emergency safe opening Altea area. Call Michael Rice 686 513 510 or Calpe area Sean Gannon 667 507 630 (221335)

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REGROUTING. Excellent value, quality service. Completed in 1 week. Javea area. handy javea@gmail.com / 625 397 209 (223774)

BEAUTIFUL pedigree Persian kittens for sale. All colours. 689 135 835 / www.taridianapersians.es.tl (220892)

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)

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POOL MAINTENANCE YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL We design & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools installed from 1,185€. With above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. info@piscinasmadera.com Tel: 965 050 064 / 634 322 672 www.piscinasmadera.com SWIMMING POOL CLEANING SERVICE from Oliva Nova to Gandia and inland. Call Paul 678 308 107 (221361)

BLUESKYREPAIRS, all domestic appliances. TV satellite & audio professional, audio bar & restaurant appliances. 966 875 283 / 626 430 671 (223966)

PROPERTY FOR RENT Alfaz del Pi. Bung for rent, 3bed/2Bath/1T, A/C C/w, Parking, Garden Patio, very good condition, Near Norsk School, 700€ per month www.principado-properties.com. Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) BENIDORM, long let, 1 bedroom apartment, fully furnished, Sky TV, sunny balcony, parking, pool, 425€.

635 538 233 (223968) MORAIRA - 2 bed. Furnished house. Nice terrace. Amazing views. 550€ pcm. 674 173 555 (223934) TEULADA 3rd floor apartment 95.0m2 - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, living room, kitchen, w/c, parking, lift - 450€. 636 565 765 (220900) LOVELY semi-detached house (2 beds/1 bath) in Alcalali for rent. Private garden, terrace, communal pool. 400€/month.

More info at info@hoffmanninternational.com. Tel 966 492 402 (220897)

PROPERTY FOR SALE 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 (201518) 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) 4 BED, 5th floor apartment, no lift, needs tarting up, in Oliva.

25,000 euros. Tel 686 624 017 (223174) La Nucia, Corner-Bung. Plot 400m2, Const. 130m2, Priv. Pool, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, A/C w/c, Independent Apartment with 1Bed, K/Living,Bath, Garage, Near Nucia Supermarket. 149.000€ www.principado-properties.com Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) Alfaz del Pi. Apartment Constr.

49m2, 1 Bed/1Bath/Living/ Terrace, Lift. Very central located, Very Sunny. 59.900€. www.Princi pado-properties.com. Tel. 648 716 939 (223907) PRIVATE SALE Moraira (no agents), 3 bed villa, all en suite.

Spacious, reformed, pool and close to town. €50K under valuation. €410,000. Tel 628 776 433.

Also plot and project in one of the best areas. €550,000. (223108)

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REMOVAL/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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ROLLER SHUTTERS 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 (222307)

SCRAP VEHICLES SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (220226)

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SITUATIONS VACANT FREE accommodation in Spain this winter in return for handyman work. For further details email: oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk or 696 090 776 (218521) WAITRESSES wanted for busy bar in Benidorm. Tel 660 715 505 (223948)

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E-TYPE: Only 18 of the sports cars will be made.

Super sports police car

even the windows were designed to save the odd ounce.

It was raced by the likes of Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Roy Salvadori and Briggs Cunningham.

Jaguar’s global PR manager, Dan Connell, said the revival of the car had been prompted by the launch of the Jaguar F-type in 2013.

“The E-type was in the minds of a lot of people when we made that car,” he said.

He said the first car was already being built and would be unveiled in the summer.

Production is likely to last throughout 2014 and into 2015.

LAMBORGHINI officially donated its latest supercar, the Huracan to the Italian state police at a ceremony in Rome.

Lamborghini has had a strong relationship with the Italian state police and has, in the past, donated some Lamborghini Gallardos.

Now a brand new Lamborghini Huracan has been handed over to head of the Italian Police, Alessandro Pansa, at the ‘Museo delle Auto Storiche della Polizia di Stato’ (Museum of Historic State Police Vehicles).

The police version will be fitted with an array of gadgets to help the police carry out their duties, including a new realtime video relay system; number plate recognition and police radio. It also comes with a gun holster and hand-held stop sign to pull motorists over.

PHOTO: Brian Snelson.

Jaguar to complete Lightweight EType production JAGUAR has announced that it plans to complete the 18-car production run of the Jaguar Lightweight E-Type, which was suspended in 1964.

Only 12 of the highperformance sports car were

built, but now the remaining six cars are being handmade at its Browns Lane factory, in Coventry.

Jaguar expects high demand for the cars - predicted to cost about £1m each - and will

prioritise sales to collectors with historic race car interests.

The Lightweight E-type was a stripped down version with 114 kg shaved off for more speed and better performance. It differed from the standard EType in having an all-aluminium monocoque and aluminium body panels over a steel chassis, as well as a 3.8-litre, straight six XK engine with an aluminium engine block and head.

To further keep the weight down, the interior trim and chrome work were left off, and

Toyota announces three recalls in a day for 516,000 vehicles TOYOTA announced three recalls in one day, affecting 516,000 vehicles in total, most of them in the USA. The largest of the three new recalls affects Toyota Sienna minivans sold between the 2004 and 2011 model-years.

The problem can affect those being used in colder areas as corrosion can be triggered by road salt and cause the spare tyre under the vehicle to fall off if their supporting cable rusts out.

Toyota has had several large recalls related to excess corrosion

in recent years.

The second recall is for Toyota Highlander and Highlander SUVs from the 2014 model-year. The Highlander uses a ‘smart’ airbag system designed to distinguish between large adult males, small women and children. That can affect how fast airbags inflate, if they inflate at all, depending on the severity of the collision. But a software glitch may result in the bags not inflating properly.

The third is for 2013 Lexus GS350 sedans. A sensing switch designed to sense when a driver

has applied pressure to the brake pedal may inadvertently activate on its own, without driver input.

If that happens, the car could begin to decelerate unexpectedly, and without the brake lights coming on to warn other drivers, could lead to a rear-end collision.

General Motors alone has recalled more than 13 million vehicles so far this year, but Toyota is the second manufacturer in terms of total vehicles impacted by callbacks.

It has led the recall list for five years.

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28 years of Benidorm rugby sevens EACH year in late May Villajoyosa (La Vila) host an Annual International Rugby Seven a Side Tournament, played at

New Villajoyosa Rugby Stadium, very near Motorway Exit nº 66 at Villajoyosa.

This year is the 28th

running of the event, and, as usual, the tournament is held over two days (Saturday May 31 and Sunday June1).

This thriving event is supported by Villajoyosa Council and Patronato Turismo Costa Blanca.

Eight International

Club de Golf Ifach’s annual Tee for Two Competition WEDNESDAY May 21 was the annual Tee for Two Competition when the ladies invite the gentlemen to partner them in a foursomes competition.

Twenty four pairs teed off on a bright breezy day with the course in a very good condition. The winners with a net score of 55.5 were Yvonne Holtel and Pat Shortt. In second place were Angela Clery and Brian Eastman with a net 57 closely followed in third place with a net 57.5 by Walli Meyer and Roger Coates.

Before the presentation the Club Captain, Paul Verbist, reminded players the Club Championships take place shortly, the Ladies on Wednesday 28 and Friday May 30 and the Men’s on Saturday 7 and Sunday

MEMBERS: Yvonne, Pat, Paul (captain) and Alan (competition secretary).

8 June. There will be a joint presentation on June 8 with a BBQ and music. Paul also mentioned the

Club’s 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance on Friday June 20 and the Competition on Sunday 22.

Selections are to play: Israel, Scotland, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Spanish VII, Valencian VII, Elche Selection and Kidwelly RFC from Wales.

Saturday games start at 1.00pm until 7.00pm.

Sunday games will start at 1.00am until 8.00pm.

Finals will start at 5.30pm.

Tickets will be sold by CAM BANK or on the internet at www.instanticket.es.

Saturday €9 and Sunday €14. Two-day pass €19.

Children

under 12 free.

Facilities at the ground include bars, food stalls, souvenir shop, free parking area, catering area. Make a date and mark off your diary for May 31 - June 1.

Anyone wishing to come along will find La Vila Rugby Club is at Carretera Pantano, Villajoyosa. Just take the motorway AP-7 exit Nº 66 (Villajoyosa).

For more information phone Jason Craig on 659 674 768 or Ignacio Davila 608 068 208.

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Sport Costa Blanca’s best guide to local sport

Montgo golfing MONTGO Golf Society played a Team Accumulator Stableford Competition at Oliva Nova on Friday May 23 sponsored by Penny and Brian Barden.

Teams of four played normal Stableford rounds with the best two point scores to count on all Par fives, the best three scores on all Par fours and all four scores on Par threes with a score of 108 points being equivalent to a par round.

WINNERS: The Arnold Palmer team.

The winner was the Arnold Palmer team consisting of John Lamont, Richard Morris, Tom Atkinson and one of our sponsors, Penny Barden who recorded a total of 118 in second place, also with a good score of 114, the Sam Snead team of Neil Cuming, Nigel Siddall, Peter Twine and Alan Skinner.

Nearest the pin on the 11th was won by Carla Chaszczewski where she also had a two with Nigel Siddall, the victor on the fifth.

The Society’s next game is at OlivaNova on Friday June 6 for a Stableford competition sponsored by Bob Tucker. All details on www.montgogolfsociety.net.

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Nico & Hamilton Last Sunday, in the Monaco Grand Prix, it was another Mercedes one-two with Nico Rosberg finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton with Daniel Ricciardo third. But Hamilton is not a happy chappy after some unscrupulous tactics by his team colleague. And Alain Prost wasn’t too pleased either!

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Thrilling CL final in Lisbon

Last Saturday in Lisbon, Real Madrid beat rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra time in the Champions League final - the first time two teams had competed for the top European prize from the same city. It was 1-1 at the end of normal time, Sergio Ramos heading a dramatic 91st minute equaliser for Real, before Carlo Ancelotti’s team took control. Gareth Bale - only the fifth Welshman ever to play in an EC/CL final - headed Real’s second goal before Marcelo and a late Cristiano Ronaldo penalty - his 17th CL goal this season - sealed victory.

LEFT: Ramos scores crucial equaliser.

RIGHT: Bale gets second for Real.