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5 - 11 JUNE 2014

King Juan Carlos abdicates THE King of Spain has abdicated. Juan Carlos decided to step aside after 39 years on the throne, announced Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Rajoy addressed the nation to say that there would be an amendment to the country’s constitution to allow the king’s eldest son Prince Felipe, 45, to take over. The new Crown Act, which will regulate the abdication and succession process was being pushed through the law-making stages on Tuesday. In his official speech, King Juan Carlos, 76 who has reigned since 1975, said: “We have felt the need for renovation, and to open up a better future. Today a younger generation deserves to step forward.” “I want the best for Spain, to which I have dedicated my whole life. I have decided to abdicate my crown to give way to a new generation embodied by my son Felipe, heir to the throne. I keep and will keep Spain forever deep in my heart.” Throughout his reign, which followed in the wake of Franco’s dictatorship, Juan Carlos was considered one of the

world’s most popular monarchs. Along with Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first Prime Minister following the dictatorship, the monarch helped to smooth the country’s transition to democracy. However, recent years have seen a loss of confidence in Spain’s royal family due to a long-running corruption scandal involving the king’s daughter and sonin-law. There has also been a growing discontent with the wider political elite - as revealed by the recent EU Parliament elections. Following the news of the abdication, cities across Spain began organising simultaneous proRepublic demonstrations. Reportedly, 1,500 riot police were deployed to central Madrid on Monday evening, in anticipation of city-wide unrest. Leftist parties such as Podemos, United Left and Republican Catalan Left have called for the government to hold a referendum on the monarchy.

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Calls for a republic MORE than 60 Spanish towns and cities saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand a referendum on the future of the monarchy. Following the announcement of the king’s decision to abdicate, republicans took the opportunity to call for the abolition of the monarchy rather than see the succession of Prince Felipe to the throne. The streets of Madrid and Barcelona saw thousands of people demonstrating. The monarchy was only restored under Franco’s dictatorship in 1975.

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Letters CHARITY THIEVES: Targeted shops in Velez Malaga.

Two women steal from charity boxes NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga have detained two women for stealing charity collection boxes from various establishments in the city. They stole a total of 12 collection boxes. The matter first came to the attention of the police when they received complaints from several neighbours in Velez-Malaga saying their charity collection boxes had gone missing. The boxes were stolen from all sorts of businesses including pharmacies, bars and shops and were meant to help a family in the

neighbourhood which was in dire straits. According to eye witnesses the women would take advantage of a distraction in the establishment and take the boxes while nobody was looking. Witnesses were able to identify the women as they realised what had happened after the fact. The first 10 boxes were stolen on May 15 and the other two on May 19; the police identified and located the women on May 22 in Torre del Mar. The two women, 23 and 36, residents of the area, stand accused of a crime of continued robbery.

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Cave book NERJA Council has presented a book entitled ‘The Caves for All’ which tells the story of the caves in both English and Spanish; it has been illustrated by local artist Luis Santiago.

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A MALAGA judge has delayed a demolition order on a house which was thought to have been built on illegal land. It was hoped that paperwork could be put through to include the house in the ‘urbanisable’ area outside the municipal limits of Alcaucin. It is calculated that in the Axarquia alone there are around

100 municipal building licences which have been revoked by the Junta de Andalucia regional government; this obliges the local councils to tear them down in order to comply with the law. This judicial act indicates that in the case of the owner of the house not asking for the paperwork to be started to get the house included in the

‘urbanisable’ land of the municipality, then it is up to the council to initiate these proceedings. The judge is basing the decision on the fact that seven years have passed between the demolition order being given and its execution. The case will continue through the local courts.

Cherry record ALFARNATE, in the Axarquia Mountains will have a bumper cherry crop this year thanks to the dry winter which had almost no frosts. Early predictions say that up to 100 tonnes could be collected.

Step down PSOE councillor for VelezMalaga, Maria del Carmen Arrebola Martin, is to step down for “personal reasons.” Jose Alarcon is the most likely candidate to step into her shoes. Graduation dinner ALMUÑECAR high schools have celebrated the graduation of the 2012 - 2014 students with a certificategiving-ceremony followed by a dinner with all of the teachers and students.

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Pedestrians only VELEZ-MALAGA is proposing to make the whole of the centre a pedestrian only zone. Engineers are currently carrying out a study which will then be presented to the residents and a vote taken.

No-smoking day MALAGA and the Axarquia celebrated ‘World noSmoking Day’ with many activities and stands designed to help people understand why smoking is so bad for their health.

New park AN 80,000 square metre park is planned for the centre of Rincon de la Victoria, as was promised in the municipal elections in 2011. The tender for the works should go out before September. Snail festival RIOGORDO, in the Axarquia Mountains, held a snail festival in which they cooked up around 350 kilos of snails following a typical, local recipe; this was the 15th edition of the festival.

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Fish market THE old fish market in Almuñecar has been given a new lease on life after a revamp in which squatters were removed and the whole area was cleaned. Although it belongs to the state, the council had to take charge due to the large amount of complaints from neighbours.

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More courses CELEBRATIONS: Millions will take to the streets if Spain wins.

World Cup dreams SPAIN is the European country which most wants its team to win the World Cup in Brazil, as it is the wish of 77 per cent of those questioned. This is according to a survey carried out as part of the ‘Free’ (Football Research in an Enlarged Europe) Project developed at nine universities in Denmark, the UK, Turkey, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Italy and Spain. In Italy, 61 per cent want their team to win, in Germany 60, in the UK 43 per cent want England to win, and in France only 40 per cent want victory for the national team. Four of the countries which took part won’t be playing in the World Cup but the Danes and Poles want Spain to win, while Austria wants Germany to come out on top and Turkey prefers Brazil. Football and the national team are elements which bring the Spanish together, according to the

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study, and 54 per cent of Spaniards over 15 claim to be football fans. In 2010, the World Cup final in South Africa was watched by 16.8 million throughout Spain. This huge interest has an impact on the economy with an estimated expenditure of €986 million if Spain wins the World Cup this year. It will not only affect sales of goods and services, but will also have a positive effect on people’s moods resulting in increased productivity. The highest rises in sales will be of food and drink (up by €305.6 million), TV and electronics (€270.3 million), clothes and shoes (€116.7 million) and souvenirs (up by €34.1 million). Bars and restaurants would see sales increase by €259.3 million, of which 29 per cent would be on the day of the final, when millions would take to the streets to celebrate.

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Constitutional Court Judge Enrique Lopez after being found drunk riding a motorbike without a helmet on the streets of Madrid.

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THE Spanish Association of Tropical Fruit Growers has asked the Junta de Andalucia regional government to offer more educational courses aimed at people wishing to join the sector after finishing school.

Tourist promotion THE APTA (Axarquia Association of Tourism Promotion) has been present at the Torremolinos International Tourism Conference this week.

Cultural week ALMACHAR is celebrating its 24th Cultural Week until June 8; there will be exhibitions, talks, and competitions for all of the public.

And finally... EIGHT people, including a child, were injured when a cow took fright and bolted during an animal parade in Santander; the cow escaped its minder and charged the assembled crowds.

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Ramifications of the king’s abdication

STEPPING DOWN: What will the future bring for the royal family? KING Juan Carlos has abdicated but what does this mean for the future of the country and its ruling family? For the country it will probably be a good thing as ‘young blood’ may mean a renewed confidence in the monarchy and its ability to act on behalf of the nation. The prince, soon to be king, is well versed in modern ways and the manner in which business is conducted in the cyber age which will possibly help the ailing economy. For the royal family

itself the abdication means, more than anything else, a reshuffle of their titles. The Infantas will no longer be members of the royal family but will change over to being relatives of King Felipe VI. The biggest question the collective press are asking is what does it mean for the ex-king and what will his legal situation be? On Tuesday alone there were already three people claiming to

PRINCE FELIPE: Now to be king. be illegitimate children of the present king, there will be more to follow soon. As he is no longer the king he is now liable to the same laws as the rest of the citizens of the country and, as such, can be taken to court for paternity cases. Parliament is currently working on changing the law to allow the king to abdicate and his son to take his place. The population can only wait and see what other laws may be brought in to protect the abdicated monarch.

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Road tax for Industrial estate 2014 is due drugs plantation THE foreign residents department of Nerja Town Hall would like to inform all residents that all owners of a car are liable to pay road tax. If you have not received the notification, go to Nerja Tax Office, Patronato de Recaudación, at C/ Axarquía 3, (near the Supersol roundabout, in front of the big paint shop ‘Pinturas La Torre’), and ask for the invoice. Then go to your bank and pay it by June 16. We advise that for next year, you can make a direct debit so all the town taxes are paid through the bank. To do this just inform your bank or you can go to the Nerja Tax Office with your bank account number.

NATIONAL POLICE have come across a secret marihuana plantation in a building next to a scrap yard in Benamocarra. The ‘grow room’ was located in a business next to the one they were searching and was hidden behind wooden boards which were serving as walls and doors to the space. The operation has ended with the dismantling of the grow room, the confiscation of 148 cannabis sativa plants and the detention of four people. The police came across the plantation when they were searching a scrap yard on the same industrial estate and found a warehouse which had a large extractor fan on the exterior with a loud

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Kindergarten contract RINCON de la Victoria Council has promised to resolve contractual problems with CLECE, the company in charge of the local kindergarten, and take charge of the building the kindergarten currently occupies.

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GROW ROOM: Found in Benamocarra. sound which they suspected could have been ventilation fans. After looking around a little more they noticed a person who appeared to be the lookout for the warehouse; this person was later identified as one of those responsible for the illegal operation. As well as confiscating

the plants the police also took two industrial power ventilators, six lamps, five electricity transformers, a humidifier and some bags of fertiliser. The four detained, all Spanish and aged between 25 and 42, stand accused of crimes against public health.

RINCON de la Victoria is preparing to celebrate its 16th Tapas Route between June 12 and June 15; 18 establishments have already signed up for this year’s route.

Earthquake AN earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in the Mar de Alboran (just off the coast of Nerja), was felt in Nerja on Monday.

AVOCADO TREES: Bumper harvest.

Avocado harvest

LOCAL Axarquia firm, Salsa Agricola, has pulled in a record avocado harvest of 555,000 kilos. The plantations of Salsa Agricola, part of the Mazacruz group and leader in the field of avocado growing, have produced 40 per cent more per hectare this year. The usage of new cultivation technologies and methods has contributed to this bumper harvest of which 89 per cent are of the most popular ‘Hass’ variety and 11 per cent of the ‘Bacon’ and ‘Strong’ varieties.

The price of avocados has stayed at a good level for the producer this year as there has not been much change from last year at €1.91 per kilo which means that the company will show a decent profit. Salsa Agricola has five plantations in the Axarquia, all of them located in the meadows next to the Velez River and in total they cultivate 63 hectares with more than 17,000 trees. Spain is the biggest European producer of avocados with around 47,000 tonnes per year.

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Fishing boat carrying hashish caught off the coast of Motril FISHING BOAT: Similar to that captured.

A FISHING boat was intercepted nine miles off Cape Sacratif, on the Motril coast, by the Guardia Civil. It had sailed along the coast from Almeria to

Granada, causing suspicion amongst Guardia Civil carrying out surveillance duties on the coastline. It was spotted by a surveillance

Rincon de la Victoria science fair BEZMILIANA high school in Rincon de la Victoria played host to more than 2,500 people as it provided the setting for its sixth Scientific Meeting which was organised by the school’s Science Club. Antonio Lechuza, science teacher at the school, commented that “with this meeting we are trying to awaken creativity and an interest in knowledge in the students. We give them the tools and they can create what they want and see that science can be not only a lot of fun but also useful in everyday life.” At the meeting all sorts of weird things can be found; from a crane designed to separate residues to origami figures which can be used

SCIENTIFIC MEETING: Other schools were invited to take part. in the kitchen. This year, for the second time, schools from other areas have been

invited to take part and exhibit inventions, among them are Cadiz, Almuñecar and Jaen.

helicopter, and the Guardia Civil Maritime Team on land was alerted. When they reached the boat, they found more than four kilos of hashish resin on board, and three members of the crew were arrested. They are all residents of Almeria, aged between 25 and 45 and with extensive criminal records for drug trafficking. The drugs were hidden amongst fishing nets and were found by a sniffer dog in two bags containing

16 slabs of the drugs in each. The operation also revealed more than €24,000 believed to be from drugs sales, which were hidden in a life boat, and some 400 packets of contraband tobacco which were hidden in the prow of the boat. The detainees were taken before a judge charged with drug-related crimes amongst others, while the boat was taken into the custody of the Guardia Civil at Motril Port.

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Shepherd firemen in the Axarquia MORE than 50 shepherds in the Axarquia area are to coordinate with each other in support of Infoca and their fire prevention plans. This year Infoca (Andalucia Fire Prevention Authority) has new recruits to rely on: around 50

shepherds, who constantly comb the area while walking with their flocks, will be reporting on the more remote areas where the constant monitoring of the land is more necessary as there are not so many natural fire barriers.

Local Police chief is jailed for three years JOSE ROQUE FERNANDEZ, chief of Local Police in Torrox, has been sentenced to three years in prison for falsifying paperwork. As well as the prison sentence he has received a fine of €1,080 and has been banned from holding public office for two years. The provincial courts consider that the prosecution has demonstrated the police chief gave out a forged certificate of accreditation for an officer who was supposed to have given a course about domestic violence when the course never took place. The officer has been absolved of any wrongdoing. The mayor of Torrox and the police chief have refused to comment.

Antonio Rodriguez, shepherd in the Sedella area and president of the local sheep’s milk producers association, comments that in big fires there are usually 50 or 60 hectares that escape the ravages of the flames due to having been gone over by flocks which eat all the combustible material in the area, but leaving the trees, therefore making a natural fire barrier. The participating shepherds will receive a monetary reward for their efforts but their spokesperson has commented that they are happy to help as they rely on the good condition of the pasture lands for their livestock and once land is burnt it takes more than a year to become viable again.

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Blood weddings THE Almuñecar Municipal theatre group put on a production of ‘Blood Weddings,’ by famous playwright Federico Garcia Lorca; it was well received by the audience.

Life festival ALMUÑECAR will celebrate its Third Festival of Life in the Casa de la Cultura on Friday from 7pm. Many local art and dance schools will join in the event.

Recycling improving in Almuñecar ALMUÑECAR Council is improving its recycling facilities every year. Councillor for the

Environment, Luis Aragon, comments that “thanks to an improvement in the service and bringing the

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bins closer to where people live, more neighbours are using them more frequently.”

All the associations meeting together

Young homes MALAGA Council and the National Housing Institute are to approve the building of 12 council houses in Carlinda aimed at young people.

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MARIA DEL CARMEN REINOSO: Welcomed the participants.

ALMUÑECAR and La Herradura celebrated a meeting of all the associations in the area which was presided over by Maria del Carmen Reinoso, councillor for Social Wellbeing. The event took place in the Parque Majuelo, Almuñecar. Reinoso commented

that the aim of the meeting was to provide a sort of “shop window” in which all the associations of the area could showcase their works and bring their duties to the attention of the citizens so that they would be more aware of the function of each association.

GLASS RECYCLING: Being picked up in the centre. He went on to explain that the council has been working on three major points to improve recycling in the town: first the bins should be near people’s residences, second the service should be improved by having a greater variety of bins and third they have made several campaigns to get word out to residents to make them aware of the need to use the bins and the impact that recycling has on the environment. Concrete facts back up the councillor’s claims with 177.4 tonnes of general rubbish recycled in 2012 compared with 294,1 tonnes in 2013.

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A TOURIST has been taken to hospital by helicopter after falling from the first floor of her hotel room in Nerja. The young tourist, of Nordic origin, fell through the skylight, which could have saved her life, to the basement of hotel Perla Marina. The 17-year-old Swedish girl was on a school trip to Nerja with her classmates when some of them started playing around and throwing water over each other. The girl was on her balcony when she was surprised by being splashed with water and fell backwards over the railing of the balcony. Fortunately she fell through the skylight on the ground floor, which broke her fall, and the landing in the basement was not so heavy.

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Fascism must not return

OMORROW (Friday) is the 70th anniversary of D Day. Many veterans from the allied forces who landed on the beaches of Normandy on that June morning have returned to the scene to remember the event. It stood for many as the beginning of the end of World War Two. All of us should remember those brave soldiers who fell on that fateful day, we are forever in their debt. They helped rid Europe of the blight of fascism. With the rise of the far right in the recent European elections we must not allow anti immigration sentiment to become fascism. While it is legitimate to demand controls on the numbers of people arriving in our home countries, such sentiments must not be allowed to turn into something more sinister.

Too many brave men died to rid the world of fascism to let it return. It would be an insult to their memories.

Adios King Carlos KING JUAN CARLOS should be applauded for abdicating. To make way for his dynamic son is the right thing to do after a long period of ill health. But it has highlighted the divisions in Spanish society as pointed out in this column before. Thousands of Republicans have taken to the streets calling for an end to the monarchy. It will be interesting to see if the abdication brings the country together in the long run, or splits it further apart.

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SPANISH multinational oil company Repsol is to pay out an extra dividend of €1.3 billion. Shareholders will receive €1 per share following the €3.6 billion payout after Argentina nationalised its 51 per cent controlling stake in YPF. The company provides approximately a third of

Argentina’s oil and a quarter of its gas and the takeover arrived a year after YPF announced the discovery of large deposits of shale oil and gas fields. Repsol confirmed it has now disposed of its remaining assets in Argentina after selling to JP Morgan all the government bonds it received in

The sandwich price index... CLUB sandwiches have succeeded loaves of bread and Mars bars as cost of living markers. The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) compiled by Hoteles.com compares prices of the classic sandwich containing chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayonnaise. The CSI is a ‘barometer of affordability’ based on prices paid by the clients of 840 hotels with five, four and three-star classifications in 28 countries, Hoteles.com claims. Madrid hotels, where a sandwich costs an average of €11.52, provided the statistics for Spain’s CSI. This put Spain in 27th position in this year’s

listings, up three places with a 7.8 per cent increase since 2013. The world’s most expensive city was Geneva, charging an average €23.91 for a sandwich, followed by €21.53 in Paris. Helsinki, ranked 11th in 2013, shot up to third place with this year’s €17.86 and had Stockholm close behind on €17.64. Oslo charges €16.93 and London €16.62. New Delhi (€6.44) is the cheapest city, followed by Mexico City (€7.17) and Buenos Aires (€7.61). Madrid is in the middle category but this could change. Prices have fallen in most countries but have continued to rise in Spain, according to the Index.

compensation for the YPF takeover. Mexico’s state oil company Pemex, which has an 8.75 per cent stake would receive €116 million, Spanish construction multinational Sacyr €122 million while Repsol’s largest shareholder, Cataluña’s CaixaBank would get €158 million.

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Go-ahead wanted BRUSSELS postponed until July 10 its verdict on Telefonica’s €4.14 billion purchase of German mobile operator E-Plus. A decision regarding the sale of Spain’s Ono to Vodafone is due on July 2.

Pay delay ANNUAL reports by Spain’s biggest businesses must reveal their time-lag in paying suppliers. The Finance ministry hopes this will persuade them to pay within the obligatory 60-day time limit.

Castle sell-off to raise money PART of a moated 10th century castle with walls 3.5 metres thick could soon be transformed into luxury apartments. The Interior ministry is selling off empty police stations and Guardia Civil properties and Maqueda Castle in Toledo is one of these. The section due to be sold off once housed a Guardia Civil headquarters that was later converted into a museum costing €5 million in 2010. The 2,600-

square metre building also has 30 parking spaces. The Maqueda property has a starting price of €9,588,290 and the sale is being handled for the ministry by admeet.com as are others in Barcelona, Cuenca, Galicia, Granada, Navarra, Santander and Sevilla. The sales come under the government’s economy programme and its bid to capitalise unused assets.

STAT OF WEEK THE Caixa Banking Foundation, with net assets of €20 billion, is the world’s third-biggest foundation and Europe’s largest. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation occupies the number one slot, followed by the Wellcome Trust.

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Centrica PLC 337.60 2.00 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1421.50 49.00 Compass Group PLC 998.50 3.00 CRH PLC 1634.50 -2.00 Diageo PLC 1916.25 -3.00 easyJet PLC 1558.50 29.00 Experian PLC 1039.50 3.00 Fresnillo PLC 806.50 0.50 Friends Life Group Ltd 314.00 0.70 G4S PLC 251.30 1.20 GKN PLC 394.70 2.30 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1591.75 -9.00 Glencore PLC 328.38 5.05 Hammerson PLC 597.00 3.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1235.00 16.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 629.35 0.16 IMI PLC 1603.00 6.28 Imperial Tobacco Group 2693.00 0.00 InterContinental Hotels 2348.00 -8.00 International Consolidatd 399.70 6.20 Intertek Group PLC 2925.50 8.00 ITV PLC 183.05 0.90 Johnson Matthey PLC 3249.00 37.00 Kingfisher PLC 392.05 0.10 Land Securities Group 1071.50 3.88 Legal & General Group 231.60 1.40 Lloyds Banking Group 77.48 -0.39 London Stock Exchange 1960.50 2.25 Marks & Spencer Group 450.45 1.20 Meggitt PLC 487.80 3.40 Melrose Industries PLC 283.35 3.30 Mondi PLC 1075.00 4.00 Morrison (Wm) Sprmrkts 199.45 -2.20 National Grid PLC 892.50 2.50 Next PLC 6677.50 39.25 Old Mutual PLC 201.15 -0.90 Pearson PLC 1172.50 1.93 Persimmon PLC 1353.50 15.18 Petrofac Ltd 1266.50 5.00 Prudential PLC 1390.75 5.30 Randgold Resources Ltd 4414.00 57.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5112.50 10.25 Reed Elsevier PLC 955.75 4.75 REXAM PLC 537.75 6.50 Rio Tinto PLC 3104.75 47.90 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1051.50 11.12 Royal Bank of Scotland 345.30 -1.30 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2446.25 11.00 Royal Mail PLC 519.00 7.00 RSA Insurance Group 480.40 0.70 SABMiller PLC 3290.25 -21.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 413.55 3.90 Sainsbury (J) PLC 339.55 -6.60 Schroders PLC 2596.00 10.00 Severn Trent PLC 1969.00 1.00 Shire PLC 3471.00 56.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 1032.50 -13.00 Smiths Group PLC 1328.50 8.00 Sports Direct Internatnl 776.50 -9.72 SSE PLC 1565.50 9.30 Standard Chartered PLC 1344.50 2.00 Standard Life PLC 390.40 -9.79 St James's Place PLC 790.75 8.16 Tesco PLC 300.75 -2.15 Travis Perkins PLC 1704.00 21.00 TUI Travel PLC 411.05 0.80 Tullow Oil PLC 851.75 9.00 Unilever PLC 2680.50 1.00 United Utilities Group 874.75 7.00 Vodafone Group PLC 209.58 0.05 Weir Group PLC 2619.00 -1.00 Whitbread PLC 4214.00 28.00 William Hill PLC 356.80 1.30 Wolseley PLC 3366.50 42.00 WPP PLC 1290.50 3.00

% C H G. 0.60 3.57 0.30 -0.12 -0.16 1.90 0.29 0.06 0.22 0.48 0.59 -0.56 1.56 0.51 1.31 0.03 0.39 0.00 -0.34 1.58 0.27 0.49 1.15 0.03 0.36 0.61 -0.50 0.11 0.27 0.70 1.18 0.37 -1.09 0.28 0.59 -0.45 0.16 1.13 0.40 0.38 1.31 0.20 0.50 1.22 1.57 1.07 -0.38 0.45 1.37 0.15 -0.65 0.95 -1.91 0.39 0.05 1.64 -1.24 0.61 -1.24 0.60 0.15 -2.45 1.04 -0.71 1.25 0.19 1.07 0.04 0.81 0.02 -0.04 0.67 0.37 1.26 0.23

VOLUME 5,466.30 105.51 360.40 441.73 608.70 245.64 1,006.84 234.82 765.88 1,734.98 539.26 2,157.06 5,850.20 226.48 184.68 2,139.91 60.46 202.76 193.77 1,788.79 82.20 2,875.61 74.20 1,273.78 170.10 4,254.37 23,142.38 88.87 615.37 255.16 278.02 238.85 2,506.43 1,156.38 50.48 2,248.85 403.00 178.10 191.50 431.29 69.21 117.29 917.84 356.65 1,138.48 764.70 1,673.08 429.75 667.44 362.22 326.27 532.19 1,728.95 51.81 99.15 403.85 744.61 75.87 639.61 315.85 561.80 2,554.02 140.67 6,187.63 108.41 457.17 272.05 554.74 393.76 9,361.95 123.95 99.24 1,193.41 253.80 353.88

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UK data continues to improve in quarter four THE recovery in the UK in Quarter four maintained the momentum built in the previous quarters in 2013. Healthy data flow from the service, manufacturing and the construction sectors and most recently from the housing market are lifting sentiment and the British consumer is slowly reemerging from a long hibernation. The strong numbers have been a key driver for the bullish momentum in the pound which has forged higher on the anticipation that UK growth will continue to outstrip official forecasts. However, the latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report delivered a more dovish tone than expected and cooled appetite for the pound. Growth and inflation forecasts remained the same as the previous quarter, but Mark Carney Governor of the Bank Of England, played it with a straight bat and did not talk

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about raising interest rates as a result of positive growth indicators. The perception of slack in the economy was not altered much from previously and Carney noted that there is still more slack in the economy to be used up before the Bank of England will hike interest rates. Carney also noted that when the tightening cycle does commence it will be slow and gradual and not to the same levels as before the financial crisis. The pound fell on the report even despite a fall in the unemployment rate as Carney took the heat out of early rate rise chatter. Once the market settled down and following robust retail sales data and

GBP/EUR: Has managed to push to a 16 month high. higher inflation the sentiment flipped again to a view that interest rates could in fact rise sooner than projected by the Bank of England. Expectations on the timing behind an interest rate rise will to continue to see-saw in relation to UK economic data releases. In the Eurozone, low inflation in April and weak Gross Domestic Product growth in the first quarter of 2014 highlighted

once again the deep challenges faced by the single currency area. The latest economic reports published yesterday have given the European Central Bank yet another reason to ease next month. The EZ GDP for Quarter one printed at 0.2 per cent against a consensus of 0.4 per cent. The economic polarisation between Germany and the rest of Europe has again intensified and highlighted the structural

unbalances challenging the region. German GDP beat the forecasts printing at 0.8 per cent versus an expected 0.7 per cent while French GDP flat lined. Spanish and Italian GDP figures disappointedly contracted. EZ CPI readings remain also extremely low with core inflation coming only at 0.7 per cent, which is well below the ECB’s target rate of 2 per cent. The ECB have set their stall out to act in June and it is now a question of by how much. The recent European elections have given a further headache and alongside lower growth and inflation the market is expecting something comprehensive. With this expectation and the upbeat UK data, GBP/EUR has managed to push to a 16 month high and the market eagerly awaits the ECB decision in June for further direction.

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The takeaway sale 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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EVERYONE is a salesperson. From our infant years when we work out a strategy for getting what we want we sell ourselves daily to get our own way. Successful sales people prepare their presentation before meeting clients. Anticipating their customer’s needs and likely budget they add an inducement to their package. Salesmen who don’t have an Option B are disadvantaged. This is usually an alternative product, payment plan or time sensitive gift. Selling is close to the acting profession. The prepared

DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade. presentation is delivered in stages; it appears to be original but has been repeated day in day out. Long before the presentation the lures are set. Salesmen know how to use the terms ‘either or.’ If he asks for the order the client is

inclined to say, ‘No, I want to think about it’ or words to that effect. It is easy to reply ‘no’ to ‘can I help you?’ but not so easy to say ‘no’ if one is asked, ‘how may I help you?’ At the sharp edge of unscrupulous selling the client

is mentally prepared for the salesman’s pitch. However, he or she will have already decided to defer their buying decision. The salesman knows this and prepares for it. Hapless clients are blissfully unaware that the salesman is not acting on his own. At a predetermined signal, near to the close, there will be a call to his boss to see if the offer is still on or he receives a call: “Excuse me, this is my boss calling.” As soon as the muted phone conversation ends the salesman will turn to the couple with dismay written on his face. “I am awful sorry, it looks as though someone is negotiating to place the order.” Having already steeled themselves for the hard sell the clients are caught unawares. Rather than miss a bargain they will plead that they take priority over the phantom competitor.

Jobs that go begging despite unemployment ALTHOUGH 25.9 per cent of Spain’s working population is unemployed, 73,000 jobs remain untaken. There are posts that cannot be filled either in this country or elsewhere because applicants do not fit the profile that companies seek. On other occasions they lack the required level of specialisation, explained the recruitment agency Randstad. This is especially true of mining, the construction industry and the energy sector, particularly wind power. Engineering and IT posts are also going begging, Randstad said. In some selection processes that involve between 800 and 1,300 candidates, 43 per cent of vacancies are not filled and there is a 60 per cent failure rate, said one of the agency’s experts. Despite the rise in unemployment the problem of finding the ideal person for certain jobs is no easier than it was in 2007 when the economic crisis was starting. Paradoxically, when a suitable candidate is engaged, he or she will seldom have come from the pool of jobless, he added.

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Splurging after a break up

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New supplier SPAIN could supply 12 per cent of Europe’s gas once the Midcat pipeline is finished. Its three pipeline links to France would deliver an annual 15.1 billion cubic metres of gas.

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AS if the heartache of breaking up isn’t enough, it’s now been concluded in a recent study that girls are extra prone to random shopping sprees after a relationship split up. On average girls will spend nearly double after a break up shopping trip than they might tend to spend on any other spree. One study revealed that women will spend about €55 on an impromptu shopping trip for clothes, shoes and accessories after a relationship turns sour. This amount is much more than when girls shop to cheer themselves up for other reasons. In contrast, women who shop because they are bored spend an average of €35. About €32 is splashed out on treats after an

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Fat figures FOOD and drink exports rose to €22.584 billion last year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the sector’s turnover. This brought a positive trade balance of €3.466 billion.

RETAIL THERAPY: Way to feel better? argument or fight, while women who shop after a bad day at work are said to spend an average of about €32, according to the study. The only time where average spontaneous spending meets that spent after a break up is when a woman gets paid, where the study says about €48 is spent.

Obviously the more disposable money a woman has changes the above figures, but the average spend ratios remain the same. Retail therapy is known as such for the very reason that many women having a bad time do feel a little better after a visit to the shops; and a new top or

new bag does give them a lift. There is nothing necessarily bad about this, but the pick-you-up is short-lived. Putting money away towards a goal (a holiday, a new car) may not seem satisfying in the moment, but in the long run it will prove a lot more gratifying than splashing out on a

new jacket that is bought sporadically. Interestingly, women seem to be all too aware of their tendency to over shop when they are in a bad mood. The study found that 56 per cent of women avoid shopping when they aren’t in a great place knowing they will spend more than they want to.

Spending rise THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen.

No surprises in the most-bought rankings COCA COCA, Danone and Activia were Spain’s most-chosen brands in 2013. They occupied the first three places in the Brand Footprint rankings for the most-chosen consumer brands. The top trio were followed by El Pozo, Azucarera Española, Central Lechera Asturiana, Campofrio, Gallo, Don Simon and Puleva. Coca Cola, which came out top not only in this country but also worldwide, was chosen on 156 million occasions last year in Spain and included an average of 11.2 times in the shopping lists of 81 per cent of households. Danone was chosen by 55.3 per cent of

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COCA COLA: Most popular brand. Spaniards on 86 million occasions with an average of 9.1 repeat purchases each year. Activia was chosen 78 million times by 41.6 per cent of consumers and bought an average 10.8 times. Fastest-growing brands last year were Acor sugar, which was included amongst the rankings for the first time, followed by Dolce Gusto, Danonino, El Pozo

and La Casera. The multinational Nestle had more brands in the rankings than any other group and La Cocinera, Nescafe, Dolce Gusto, Maggi and Nesquik accounted for 180 million purchases. All brands in the rankings were nevertheless under pressure from the own-label products of the supermarket chains, the survey found.

Fake goods are “a scourge” for the fashion industry DESIGNER labels equal cachet and the Spanish happily spend an annual €108 per head on fashion fakes. They spend another €64.7 on copies of sports clothes and accessories revealed Acotex, an association of business owners in the textile and accessories industry. Spanish consumers also pay out a yearly average of €42.5 on imported fake leather goods, Acotex found after analysing figures supplied by Spain’s trademarks’ defence association Andema. Fake goods are ‘a big worry’ for the textile sector, whose sales diminished by 3.78 per cent by the end of 2013, said the Acotex president Borja Oria.

It is vital consumers are aware they are supporting mafias with their purchases, he declared. “What is more, fakes destroy jobs and undermine industry because they do not pay IVA valueadded tax or Social Security. They do nothing to help the economy,” Oria maintained. The fashion industry has been hard-hit by the economic crisis, accumulating a 30 per cent fall in sales over for seven consecutive years. Sixty-two per cent of fake goods described as a “scourge” by Acotex - are acquired in open-air markets as well as from itinerant street vendors (37.2 per cent) and the internet (21.4 per cent).

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Get ready for the biggest tournament in the THE biggest tournament in the World is nearly here, and to make the excitement even higher it is being held in the home of romantic football - Brazil. Will the Samba rhythms of Brazilian football triumph on home territory, or will the tipi-tapi game of defending champions Spain win the day again? Many see the power game of Germany as being the biggest threat to Brazil and Spain, with others seeing a Messi inspired Argentina as being a serious contender. England’s

youthful squad go with nothing to lose. With the pressure off maybe they will exceed expectations, as long as they can get past current South American Champions and twice World Cup winners Uruguay and four times winners Italy in the group stages. Football fans around the world will be glued to their TV sets to see all the drama, upsets and hopefully fantastic football that the World Cup is all about. The party kicks off on Thurday, June 12 with hosts Brazil playing Croatia in Sao Paulo at 10pm. It promises to be a great opening match.

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Using votes as leverage to get things done... PERMIT me to comment on two letters published in the Euro Weekly News. Kath Williams’s letter regarding the changes to the Urban Planning Law states: “Both the main parties tell us they agree that the LOUA needs amending. But what is happening? Nothing.” Has she asked them why nothing is happening? K James writes about the removal of a bus stop at a roundabout in La Zenia. He thinks the bus company and the council could have placed a bus stop in another location nearby. Has he asked the bus company and the council if this is possible? Your paper is an excellent platform for airing grievances and protests involving the authorities but the authorities will not take any action solely from letters. People have to take their issues to the relevant authorities and ask questions until they receive an answer. If the authorities do nothing or don’t give answers, remind them that you will be voting at the next local elections and your vote won’t be going to them! R.G.Waugh, Fuengirola (Malaga).

Illogical crisis IT’S some time since I have read such an illogical piece from Nora Johnson. She seems to be saying that we, the general public, are as guilty as the bankers for the financial crisis of 2008. Absolute nonsense. The banks have been pushing debt since the introduction of credit cards in the early 70s. Pushing debt like heroin dealers push addiction. I know of 50-plus cases where friends were pushed to take out credit aka debt by their bank managers. Maggie compounded the issue of too-easily available debt by opening the veritable floodgates with her Financial Services Act (FCA) of 1986. Even Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer at that time, admitted that the meltdown of

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2008 was “an unintended consequence of the FSA.” The money markets pushed debt and we are all paying for their incompetence, greed and dishonesty. Kate Ferry (by email) In my view, we all contributed to the crisis, however big or small our individual contribution may have been. Let’s agree to disagree! (Norah Johnson)

All in the family PRINCE CHARLES seems to be somewhat confused, comparing Hitler to Putin. Let us not forget Russia lost 10 million troops and 20 million civilians to Hitler’s war machine. Prince Charles’s father Prince Philip, who is from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-SonderburgGlucksburg, had a brother-in-law, Prince Christoph of Hesse (would that make him an uncle to Charlie?). He was a member of the SS and piloted attacks on allied troops in Italy. George VI and the Queen’s mother (Charlie’s grandparents) sent birthday greetings to Hitler

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months before he attacked Poland. His great uncle Edward VIII would have been Hitler’s pet king had Hitler conquered Britain and he said as late as 1970: “I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap.” Tony Conlan, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)

Natural remedy REGARDING the letters about sparrows, my advice is get a cat. Cats love sparrows and my cat Millie brings at least one sparrow a day into my house. I love sparrows and hate it when she brings them indoors, but there are so many of them. It keeps the

numbers down, meaning there is more food to help them survive. It’s the law of nature. Len Parsons, La Vinuela (Malaga)

Hidden gem SINCE moving to Spain 14 years ago we have had short breaks in Barcelona, Cordoba, Madrid and Sevilla. All of these places have had screeds written about them but we have never seen a word about Valencia anywhere. The travel agents don’t seem to have any information about it. One said they could send us to Alicante! So last month we had a short break there, travelling on the AVE train. It’s the most beautiful city we’ve been to and the buildings are the best we’ve seen anywhere. There is so much to see and do with museums, churches, castles and a modern, almost futuristic, area. The main street has an enormous 10-kilometre park through the middle with football and hockey pitches and tennis courts. Where else could we find that? Four days was not enough time to visit it all. So why no information available

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Dodgy cargo WITH reference to Mike Walsh’s article about chemical weapons, how well I remember as a merchant seaman joining the SS Empire Simber in October 1945! She was an old ship with well decks and a counter-sunk stern, flat out at nine knots. We were bound for Valencia where we loaded 70,000 cases of oranges. This was my first visit to Spain and the beginning of my love for the country. On the way back the ship had a seven-foot split in the bilges so we had to put into Gibraltar. As it was nearing Christmas she was patched up and we arrived at London docks on December 22 with the first cargo of oranges since before the war. Once unloaded, she sailed for Swansea where she was loaded with 8,000 tonnes of mustard gas in drums, then taken out to sea and scuttled. She was an old ship with wooden hatch covers so nearly 70 years later they and the drums would have disintegrated but not the contents. As Mike said: “Mustard gas turns into a sticky mass that can drift around in the sea for years.” What a thought. Joe Billet, aka Joe the Cat Man, Quesada (Alicante)

Tax solution I READ yet again about Gibraltar’s complaints regarding the queues on the Spanish border. Surely the solution is in their hands? Just charge VAT and tax at the normal British rate. They tell the world that they are proud to be British, so why not pay their dues like everyone else? There is also a health concern that by reducing the cost of tobacco and alcohol they are increasing cancer cases and heart-related diseases. If Gibraltar has a social conscience, it should be contributing millions of pounds to the British and Spanish health services. Gibraltar is the carbuncle on the edge of Europe. I feel ashamed as a British citizen to be associated with it. Brian Lynch (by email)

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Monday BBC ONE 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm David Beckham Into the Unknown 11:00pm BBC News

BBC TWO 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm A Very British Airline 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm 40 Years on Coronation Street 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Road Rage Britain 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

CH4 5:30pm Draw it! 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:35pm Breadline Kids 9:30pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm CCTV

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Classic Car Rescue 9:00pm DIY Dummies 10:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:30pm The 12-Year-Old Shopaholic... And Other Big Spending Kids 12:30am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:30am Under the Dome 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am The McCanns and the Conman 5:00am The Great Artists 5:20am Great Scientists 5:45am House Doctor

Tuesday BBC ONE 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The Beautiful Game

BBC TWO 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm Welcome to Rio 11:00pm The Fast Show Special 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm First Blood

ITV2 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 9:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 10:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:00pm Utterly Outrageous Celebrity Frock Ups

CH4 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it! 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Complainers 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Northern Lights Former Baltimore cop Nate Burns takes up the post of the police chief in Alaska, 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 9:00pm The Dog Rescuers Documentary series following the work of RSPCA officers. 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Wednesday BBC ONE 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm Del Boys and Dealers 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Match of the Day Live

BBC TWO 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Springwatch 10:10pm Coast Australia 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Law and Order: UK 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Commando: Return to the Front Line

CH4 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it! 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Mary's Silver Service 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm My Last Summer

CH5 11:35am Access 11:40am Big Brother: Power Trip 12:40pm Teen Wolf 2:20pm The Money Pit 4:05pm Ghostbusters 6:10pm Mannequin 7:55pm Dirty Dancing 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:00pm The Greatest 80s Movies 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Classic Car Rescue 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show 5:55am The Funky Valley Show

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Becoming more racist... no surprise! W ELL of course we’re all far more racist these days. A recent survey in the UK didn’t hold any surprises for me - or for most of us I shouldn’t wonder. In the early days the British were abhorred by signs that appeared outside boarding houses or bed-sits that read NO Blacks. NO Dogs and NO Irish. They counteracted that truly bigoted bunch by introducing new legislation and doing all they could to make these newcomers, mainly West Indian, as welcome as possible, including wonderful support of the first Notting Hill Gate Carnival, which brought colour and sunshine to a somewhat grey and bleak area of London. The West Indians responded by integrating and working. A perfect example of how a diversified culture can truly be a boon to a race of people who had become a bit staid and somewhat gloomy in the aftermath of war and want. Great. Since then it has been all downhill. We now have millions of illegal aliens, have been bombed and massacred in our streets, been made by the authorities to accept cultures in our midst who have no intention whatsoever of integrating into the society that continues to support them and their families - often far over

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and above the call of duty. We have hatred for both us and our nation chanted on the streets, by people living off the taxes paid by those at the brunt of these insults. We’ve had a soldier all but beheaded in public in the name of Islam. Our schools integrated by subversives and just about enough gratitude for all our generosity to fill a small spittoon. It is not us who have instigated this deterioration in community relations, it is those who are hell bent on turning the Nations of the West into the Nations they have ‘escaped’ from. Of course we’re more racist than we used to be, and the sooner these grabbing, ungrateful instigators of terror and hatred simply get out and find countries more accepting of the lives they are hell bent on leading, the better for all of us. Another thing that hasn’t surprised me this week is the allegations of corruption in the FIFA World Cup affair. Most of these Middle East Sheikdoms are built on bribery and corruption. It really wouldn’t

FIRST WAVE: West Indian immigrants integrated. surprise me if there are actually no Arabic translations for the words morality and scruples. When you produce nothing but money, it not only the root of all evil it is the root of just about everything. To be quite honest, I bet most of those allegedly involved, deep down are totally

bewildered as to what all the fuss is about. One good thing which has come out of it is they are mostly now pronouncing the name Qatar correctly. It rhymes with Catarrh - OK. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

Are women reluctant to drive in Spain? A recent survey shows that British women are reluctant to drive abroad. Why are woman so afraid to drive when here in Spain? Do they drive in Spain and did they drive in Britain?

REDA O’HARA from Cabo Roig admits she was very nervous about driving when she first moved to Spain 18 months ago and she was here a year before she got behind the wheel: “I said I would never drive here, but I realised if I wanted to get out and about I needed to drive, so I did it. I have a right hand drive car so I just took it slowly and went out on a Sunday the first time, when it was quieter on the roads. “I can feel you are putting your life in your own hands, especially on the roundabouts.” Jean Doyle, on holiday on the Orihuela Costa from South Dublin, agrees driving in Spain can be quite intimidating: “I would not drive here, I’m scared of the traffic, but I do drive in Ireland.” Her husband Billy is left to the driving here in Spain and agrees drivers can be quite erratic: “They don’t indicate or go round roundabouts properly.” Lesley Siverns, 53, on holiday

STREET TALK from Worcester thinks that all the new rules and regulations put people off. Lesley, who works as a carer said: “I got a fine for crossing over a white line in the road. I didn’t realise you couldn’t do that. The police here seem aggressive and intimidating. I still drive here in Spain and in the UK. I have driven in countries around the world and Spain is the most intimidating LESLEY: Rules put people off.

country to drive in.” Sandy Love, 65, is retired and shares her time between Albox and the UK. Sandy said: “I don’t drive in Spain because I find the left hand drive vehicles difficult to negotiate. I don’t drive much in the UK either, I

use my bus pass to get around.” Sandy also felt that the driving standards in Spain were quite poor. BILLY & JEAN: Billy is left to drive in Spain as Jean won’t.

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10-Star Quiz 1. How many times did Fred Archer win the Epsom Derby? 2. How old was Lester Piggott when he won his first Derby on Never Say Die? 3. In which decade did (Sir) Gordon Richards ride his only Derby winner, Pinza? 4. In which month is the Kentucky Derby normally run? 5. Over which course is the Irish Derby run? 6. Three horse races make up the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing; one is the Derby, what are the names of the other two? 7. Marketed as the ‘race that stops a nation’, what is the name of the Australian counterpart to the Epsom Derby? 8. What was the name of the suffragette who was fatally injured during the 1913 Derby? 9. Which jockey rode the following Derby winners: Troy (1979), Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994)? 10. Which jockey, who rode Shergar to Derby victory in 1981, was nicknamed the Choirboy?

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting enough out of it. Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don't let small things get you down. In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience.

are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to continue to be upset, it must. Luckily, you have mostly had your own way recently. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead? Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be? This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you

PISCES (Febraury 20 March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time. Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same.

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.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it?

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera? With the summer sun high, it is possible that passions will fire up.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow. This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: There are few areas where you can go badly wrong for the rest of this year. Finance is one of them and it is important to keep tabs on your spending. The second is love.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don't be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved.

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