Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 10 - 16 July 2014 Issue 1514

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Hashish on the shore

GUARDIA CIVIL officers have recovered two bundles of hashish with an approximate weight of 60 kilos. They were washed up along the coast in Almeria.

Brussels prize STUDENTS in HuercalOvera have beaten nearly 3,000 others in a competition to win a trip to Brussels.

Their effort took four months of study and preparation.

Stone laid THE first stone has been laid this week for a cultural centre in Huercal de Almeria, signalling the beginning of work on the building.

Pulpop party THE resounding call from revellers at the weekend’s Pulpop party was: “Bring on the next 10 years!” The musical extravaganza was considered another massive success.

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Council pledge to open new health centre

THE seemingly never-ending saga over a new health centre for Arboleas took a new twist when the construction company tried to quit.

During 2007-2009, the previous PSOE council commissioned the centre with the Junta de Andalucia regional government providing €100,000 towards the project.

When the new PP council took over in 2011, work had not started in earnest, the architect had not been paid, and the €100,000 was missing.

The Junta agreed to pay more in instalments, but to date nothing has been received, so Arboleas Council has been funding the project itself, €500,000 so far. The council has made arrangements for a bridging loan to finish the work by the end of 2014.

Albaida SA, the construction

company contracted to complete the works, had been kept abreast of the situation. So it came as a surprise to the council when they received a fax from Albaida announcing the termination of the contract, and demanding €190,000 in unpaid bills and compensation.

For every €100 paid to Albaida by

Arboleas Council for the centre, €30 was to be set aside by Albaida for work in addition to the health centre (a day centre). As far as the council is concerned, the contractor is not out of pocket due to the minimal amount of work carried out on the day centre.

A private architect was requested by the council to oversee the project and give his financial assessment of the situation. The architect’s findings agreed with the The mayor added: council.

“Despite the adjustments, Council members voted cuts and difficulties of all unanimously this week to kinds that we are going reject the request. Arboleas through, the Albox Mayor Cristobal Garcia said: governmental team is “In analysing the situation prioritising the manage- we saw that there are no ment for all citizens. grounds for termination of “Ultimately we are the contract legally. That is building the town of the the only reason the council future,” he concluded. would consider it.”

Albox indoor pool now open ALBOX indoor swimming pool opened on Monday, and locals can use it free of charge between 10am and 8pm.

The pool will cater for groups and individual users, who “will be surprised by the high quality of the pool and facilities in this Centre for

Water and Health,” said Rogelio Mena, Mayor of Albox, who expressed his “satisfaction and great joy.”

In the next two weeks, swimming lessons are to begin, which will be available for swimmers and non-swimmers of all ages and abilities.

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No phone closes tourist office MAYOR of Almeria, Luis Rogelio Rodriquez-Comendador announced on Monday that the tourist office located in the church of Las Salinas in Cabo de Gata has been forced to close at the request of the regional government because it did not fit their specifications.

The reasons given were the lack of a telephone line, and inadequate space of just 1.2 metres square.

The office originally opened in 2012 as an agreement between the Bishop of Almeria, Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, and the mayor which covered usage for 10 years.

In exchange, the city provided 100,000 Euros towards the rehabilitation work on the church, which cost a total of 400,000 Euros. The Bishop handed over the crypt to the city council, which allowed access to visitors to the area without entering the rest of the building.

The closure has been criticised and the office described as “an essential information point” for the many visitors to the area.

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NEWS Record numbers MACAEL hosted the fourth of 15 races across the province with a record number of 150 runners. Javier Domene won the heat with a record 35 minutes 34 seconds.

Pechina handicrafts PECHINA kicked off its summer activities by launching the third Zoco Bayyana. The event with handicraft stalls begins at 9pm on Saturday July 12 in Almaryya park.

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El Saltador needs playground RESIDENTS in El Saltador have presented a document containing more than 600 signatures, citing the need for a children’s play area in the repopulated area.

Currently, parents have to travel some distance for their children to be able to play safely and with others, and so raised a petition to ask for help. Emilio Perez from the town council,

received the document and acknowledged the “need for parks and recreation areas, which play an important role among our children, as well as being a focal meeting point with friends where social activity and communication are developed; a place where physical activity can encourage their

development outdoors.”

“We will look at the possibilities and see if the idea is feasible so that children in El Saltador have a place to play and spend their leisure time.

This area has been repopulated in recent years and therefore this is a need that we face.”

Fugitive caught NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 42-year-old from Romania who had an international warrant of arrest for drink driving. The detainee, arrested in Almeria City, now faces extradition.

Mobile ITV MOPED owners in and around Pulpi can get their vehicles tested at a mobile ITV station at the Concourse Centre in Pulpi on July 23 from 9:45am until 14:15pm.

Cyclist tours SEVILLANO cyclist, Francis Ruiz Nieto, set off from Pulpi this week in his tour of eight provinces. He will cover 1,161 miles ending at Cadiz, Huelva to complete his challenge.

Food for needy MORE than 2.5 million kilos of food has been distributed across Almeria through Cruz Roja and Banco de Alimentos (Food Bank), thanks to the food aid programme of 2013.

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Increase in fish exports BETWEEN January and April this year, Almeria exported 875,000 kilos of fresh fish and shellfish according to official data. The figure represents an increase of 20.2 per cent on 2013.

Warm welcome THIS week saw a warm welcome for 74 Saharawi children and their families in Almeria. The project was funded by the province of Almeria at a cost of €7,000.

Mayor criticised MAYOR of Nijar, Jesus Antonio Rodriguez, has been criticised by the PSOE (Socialist Party) for taking a holiday before organising a fire service.

Night walks FANCY a stroll through Cabo de Gata on an organised walk this Saturday? The route is 12km and costs €12. Tickets from juventud@aytoroquetas.org.

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Beaches fit DEPUTY minister of Almeria, Andres Garcia Lorca, said the regeneration of Berja beaches will be completed this week in time for the summer holidays.

NOT JUST HOT AIR: The festival has a lot to offer.

Fun run success

European hot air balloon festival THE EUROPEAN balloon festival, which runs from July 9 to July 13, is taking place in Igualada, Barcelona.

It is one of the most important in southern Europe, certainly the most important in Spain.

The festival started in 1997 and since then it has been held every year with ever increasing interest from the public. One of the most popular aspects of the festival is the photography competition which is being held again this year; anyone wishing to take part should send their pictures, of the festival, to the Igualada Council before September 5.

The event is usually well attended by both amateur enthusiasts and professionals and also brings with it thousands of tourists who go just to see the spectacular array of multi-coloured balloons.

This year more than 25,000 visitors are expected to watch the approximately 50 teams which have

Quote of the Week “When you think something is impossible, just look at Rajoy - he got to be president!”

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The festival includes, among other things, hot air balloon races, recreational exhibitions like ‘night glow,’ which is when the balloons switch their burners on and off after dark giving the craft an eerie glow, and several competitions - all related to ballooning.

The flights and races take place in the early morning or in the late afternoon as this is when the weather conditions are most favourable for the sport.

Visitors can take advantage of the opportunity to ride a balloon if they book in advance with the relevant authorities.

The festival will end with a spectacular music and firework display.

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10,000

ALMOST 200 runners of all ages took part in a fun run in El Ejido at the weekend as part of Las Norias celebrations.

The day continued with zumba and other activities.

people every day. That is the number of extras applying for the Game of Thrones casting taking place, initially, through Facebook. Filming begins in October in Sevilla and Osuna.

Social Services SOCIAL SERVICES in El Ejido hosted their fifth edition of ‘More than dance’ this week, and in the process managed to collect more than 1,000 kilos of food for the needy.

Thief arrested NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a Lithuanian man in a hotel in Almeria, under suspicion of several robberies in the areas. He faced two warrants for similar crimes.

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Mallorca is suffering from an image problem since a video was leaked of an illegal competition in its bars in which young women would perform sexual favours in exchange for free drinks. Island authorities are looking into what has become an international scandal.

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Fewer foreigners as population increases MAYOR of Vicar, Antonio Bonilla, has announced figures that show population numbers in the town are increasing, while the number of foreigners decreases.

The Padron reflects that the number of people other than

Spanish is 28 per cent, when 12 months ago it was 30 per cent. By contrast, there has been an increase in the number of Spanish nationals, which currently sits at 17,680 people. There are 70 nationalities living in the town, with

Moroccans being in number two spot after the Spanish, having 2,871 residents.

The town’s population census on June 30 stands at 24,654 residents, representing an increase of 263 compared to 2013.

Vicar also has the youngest average age in the province, 32, placing it youngest in the province and one of the youngest in Andalucia.

Almeria most protected MONDAY saw Almeria become the municipality with the most protected areas in Spain, with an additional 6,718 hectares being declared zones of special conservation.

Previously, the area had more than 30 per cent of its land under some form of environmental protection.

New areas affected are Alhabia, Alhama de Almeria, Almeria City, Alsodux Gador, Gergal, Nijar, Pechina, Roja, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe de Mondujar, Tabernas, Terque and Turrillas, with the capital itself being most affected.

Of the areas affected, 80 per cent is privately owned land. These areas are designated as such following the European

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Mayor helps recycling ALMERIA: Has the most protected areas in Spain. directive of 1992 to protect habitat. In 1995 the Natura 2000 Network was put in place, and only now are these areas all being classified. In Almeria there are 24 proposed areas not yet classified, affecting 269,000 hectares, which will become protected as

happened with Cabo de Gata and Sierra Alhamilla.

Private owners affected have created a partnership, Aperna, presenting arguments about the new protected area classification because they believe it penalises their land without compensation for owners.

False teeth testimony THIS week, officers from the Guardia Civil arrested a 69-year-old man in Garrucha who claimed he had been mugged and lost his false teeth in the process.

The man stated that he was approached from behind by two men with a foreign accent who pinned him down, demanding money. He claimed they stole his wallet containing €200 and documentation, and that he lost his dentures in the process.

Once the officers started their investigation, they determined that something didn’t taste right, and started a second line of investigation.

The Guardia Civil officers had a second meeting with the accused, where his recollection of events started to show contradiction, ending in an admission that the allegations were untrue, and he had been hoping to claim for a loss of his dentures through an insurance claim.

MAYOR of Vicar, Antonio Bonilla, has asked residents to use common sense when using recycling bins, by placing inside rather than beside, making sure the lids are closed.

Getting out ZURGENA Council is pioneering The City Walk, by providing an employee to visit people that have no means of travel. So far, this initiative has assisted 102 queries.

Postie retires FOR 20 years, Maria Rosa Navarro has delivered post in Almeria, and is a familiar, well-loved face. Maria Rosa has been honoured by her colleagues who call her La Bueli.

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Fines mayor accused of squandering funding FINES mayor, Rodrigo Sanchez (PP) has been accused by the PSOE of “squandering” more than €693,000 in the construction of a new plenary hall.

PSOE spokesperson, Francisca Serrano, said that the work is “completely unnecessary because there is enough room to have a decent Plenary Hall space in the current town hall.”

According to the PSOE, there was a particular

interest in the project, because the work involved the purchase and demolition of three houses, one of which was owned by a business called ‘Cars Rodrigo’ who had a partner at the time with a family connection to the mayor. The sale, which according to PSOE was of “great benefit” to the company, is currently being investigated. One of the property owners has yet to be paid.

Francisca Serrano

states that the construction of the new municipal building “has had no benefit for the people” because “they did not even create jobs. The mayor may be able to clarify how many Fines masons have worked on the project, how many unemployed found work, or how many companies of our town have benefited from the

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El Ejido Social Services ALREADY this year, El Ejido has received 2,500 applications for assistance with basic needs such as medications, aid dependency and disability benefits.

Cultural space CAPITAN: Suffered horrific treatment and injuries.

Donkey abusers charged SOCIAL networks carried the outrage of many thousands of people around the world as they read of Capitan, a donkey found in Los Almendros having suffered horrific treatment and injuries.

This week, officers from the Guardia Civil have charged three people with animal abuse.

Capitan had suffered a severe beating, leaving him seriously wounded, and had rectal wounds from abuse, as well as being seriously dehydrated and malnourished.

Capitan was rescued by a teacher who overheard some of his students discussing the animal at school.

The teacher notified the authorities who began an investigation. Capitan was not micro chipped, but Seprona (branch of the Guardia Civil dedicated to animal welfare) tracked down FUF, 38, a resident of Almeria. Two minors have also been charged, aged 15 and 16.

Capitan’s story was told on Change.org where almost 180,000 signatures were collected. He is now recovering slowly at a shelter for abandoned or mistreated horses and donkeys in Sevilla.

LAS TRES VILLAS has already begun the process for the construction of the new Cultural Space, with a starter fund from Andalucia of €87,000.

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Naturism in Vera to be banned in public spaces?

GOING topless or nude in public spaces may be banned if the go ahead is

given to an ordnance that was approved at the last council meeting in Vera.

The news was announced by the Andalucian party which has voted against the proposal, referring specifically to point four of article 32, in which it says it is forbidden to “remain or circulate in public areas topless or without clothes.”

The PSOE (Socialist party) abstained in the vote on the ordnance, referring specifically to the impact a rule such as this would have on the local economy.

The municipal team (PP) have responded to the controversy by explaining that the text is mistaken and that it is considering the possibility of correcting, or deleting, that particular point, because they recognise that clearly

PUBLIC AREAS: Keep your clothes on. that rule would be contrary to the special status Vera holds as a destination for naturists.

In 2013 Vera achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest number of nude people in a single bathe.

Nobody seems to be taking the rule seriously,

but it is being included as the latest in a line of ambiguous rules that have affected people in the province over the last weeks, many of which have been very controversial, such as a Murcian family being fined €500 for drinking water near a beach.

NEWS Symphony and dance MUSIC and dance lovers were treated to an extravaganza from the students of the Municipal School of Music in Roquetas this week, led by Gines Martinez.

Seventy five people aged between nine and 50, gathered in the Amphitheatre to entertain the crowd with music from a number of disciplines. The evening kicked of with Dixieland Salute and Castles of Scotland before moving on to Fantasia and Sevilla.

A saxophone solo was performed by Lucas Soto. Dancers wowed the audience to the soundtrack from Last of the Mohicans by Trevor Jones.

The crowd was large and enthusiastic and everyone deemed the night’s events a success.

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Fondon is favourite location for walkers FONDON’S recent promotional push as a great location for walkers has seen positive results with the Rural

Tourism Service announcing more than 900 visitors having enjoyed the trails so far this year.

Popular museum MORE than 2,200 people have visited the Museum of Adra in the first six months of 2014, according to figures released this week by the Department of Culture in the town.

The official figures show that 26 per cent of visitors came from outside the province of Almeria, and eight per cent were non Spanish.

Most of the visitors were residents of Adra, Almeria, Berja, Dalias, El Ejido, Macael Laujar, Pulpi Roquetas de Mar and Velez Rubio. However the museum has also proved particularly popular with travellers from Barcelona, Granada, Jaen, Madrid, Malaga and Murcia.

There were 800,000 foreign tourists, predominantly from Britain and France, with a sprinkling of guests from Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland.

A number of trails cover the area, and guided walks are regularly organised.

Particularly popular is a trail of a little more than six kilometres which borders Rio Acequias and offers views of Fondon, Benecid and Fuente Victoria.

The various walks are soon to be launched on www.turismoalmeria.com adding to the existing trails already available on the website.

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La Casa del Mar protest NEW PROGRAMME: To assist employment issues.

Adopt-a-talent HUERCAL-OVERA has once again pioneered a new programme for young people and businesses in a bid to assist employment issues.

Apadrina un Talento (Adopt-a-talent) launches this week in the town, encouraging businesses and young people to work together to improve their employment prospects

with a three month placement inside businesses, developing knowledge of a working environment and discovering working methods.

Mayor of HuercalOvera, Domingo Fernandez, explained that the aim is “to improve the employability of young people, providing equal opportunities and to facilitate their entry into the labour market”.

The mayor concluded, “There are already a number of companies interested in the programme. In fact we are open to any Spanish company - let’s skip the local borders to give our youth more possibilities.”

RESIDENTS on San Roque have gone on hunger strike at the temporary closure of the La Casa del Mar health centre five years ago. Protesters claim they were lied to about the closure.

Night shops GARRUCHA has announced a summer of night shopping with businesses in the Malecon area being open until 1am.

Music fest TOMORROW (Friday) Macael hosts its summer music festival from 6pm. Hip-hop, rock, techno and more as well as food and drink. Tickets cost €8.

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Hackers infiltrate council website THE news blog on Almeria Council’s The council had their best technicians dipalme.org was attacked a few days ago on the case immediately, who managed by hackers who called themselves Hacker to restore the blog within an hour. All Amazigh & Mr Black Neo, representing information gleaned during the mend has been passed to the authorities for Sahara Marroqui.

The site was down for an hour, only investigation.

The Facebook profile linked on the page displaying a white and black screen with contained a list of businesses with an a red and green logo. The hacked internet presence, prepage even had the functionality dominantly in Almeria, which to share the link on the page claimed were Facebook, encouraging At one point, the already hacked. There social network seemed no pattern to interaction. page displayed an the business types, as At one point, the page image of Saddam the wide range of also displayed an image Hussein with businesses included a of Saddam Hussein with lawyer, a cleaning and Arabic text, which when Arabic text translated into English maintenance firm and a said: “If you fail the road you business consultancy. The first take, be true to what makes Facebook profile has been you a man.” Below this in smaller closed down. writing were the words: “The late This is not the first time that a Saddam Hussein,” which linked to a governmental website as been targeted Facebook profile. The Facebook profile by hackers. In 2013, Albacete Council’s contained photographs of Saddam website was attacked twice. The first Hussein, plus a gunman, and made attack affected approximately 60 various threats of a physical nature municipal websites in the province, all of which were hosted on the same servers. towards its enemies.

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PSOE plea for help with local unemployment LUIS VALVERDE, representative for the PSOE (Socialist Party) in Santa Cruz de Marchena has urged the mayor to implement an employment plan with public funds.

Valverde suggests the surplus of funds recently boasted about by the mayor could be used to help support the long term unemployed that have family responsibilities. He says

this proposal has been made after he was approached by members of the community requesting help. “Many of our townsfolk have been unemployed for some time and are in a state of extreme necessity due to their low income.”

Valverde reminded the council that “the mayor boasts Santa Cruz as one of the few in the province that has surplus

funds. He should allocate that amount to launch a special employment plan which may help the long term unemployed people with dependants who are having a hard time with the lack of work”.

He addressed the mayor, “In allocating jobs, do not discriminate against anyone for their ideology, but strive to hire the unemployed of this village. We

have seen the works executed in the past year against plans of the town council have been carried out with workers from outside Santa Cruz.”

He concluded by asking for more honesty from the mayor, and to “stop lying to the people looking for work, saying no work is available as the regional government has not given us any money.”

NEWS Too late for sand replenishment on Berja beaches?

COMPLAINTS have been made by the PSOE (Socialist Party) in Berja, who claim the replenishment of sand along its beaches has come too late.

The Socialists have urged the council to raise a complaint to the Ministry to ensure more forethought is given in future years to avoid inconvenience to locals and visitors.

They reminded councillors it was a month ago when Carmen Crespo, government delegate in Andalucia, announced that activity should begin ahead of the summer season, but that this did not happen.

Activities are now under way, as discussed in last week’s EWN, to replace sand across the coastline.

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Music event JULY 5 to August 22 sees musical performances in El Ejido from Brazilian to flamenco, rock, pop and gospel to tango at Castillo de Guardias Viejas.

Rambla work WORK has begun on the Hornos rambla in Los Gallardos with maintenance and installation of a low water channel to improve water flow.

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Pulpi pipicans placed PULPI’s Department of Health and Environment has launched a crackdown on dog mess by installing 25 ‘pipicans,’ containers for the collection of animal waste.

This latest campaign also includes a number of information boards

with rules about animal waste, reminding owners to carry bags in order to pick up their dog waste, ready to place into a pipican.

The bins and signs are concentrated around the beaches and promenade at San Juan de los

Terreros, and will extend across the municipality. Councillor for the Environment, Pedro Jesus Martinez commented, “the launch of this campaign seeks awareness of dog owners, awareness of the environment and its surroundings.”

Three blue flags for Mojacar MOJACAR proudly hoisted its three blue flags a few days ago, aided by Mayor Rosa Maria Cano.

Rosa Maria Cano was accompanied by the councillor for Tourism, Emmanuel Aguero, plus

several members of the government team, as well as members of the Civil Protection responsible for surveillance and life guards.

The mayor expressed her pleasure at the awards, and stated her pride “to have three of the best beaches on the Andalucian coast” She went on to say: “We have waters with superb quality, the beaches are very clean.

Not only these three blue flag beaches, but around the coast of Mojacar all the beaches are very clean and have all

BEST BEACHES: Very clean with superb quality water. amenities for citizen services. It is positive to see these beaches being appreciated, especially by visitors, and people

associate the blue flags with cleanliness, water quality, security, safety services and accessibility among other things.”

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Aid for storm damage JOSE MANUEL ORTIZ, delegate for Agriculture and Fisheries, announced the possibility of state aid for farmers of 700 hectares of vineyards in Laujar Andarax.

That represents approximately 80 per cent of the total, whose crops were demolished by recent hail storms.

A technical board of control has been set up with public and private sectors to examine the damage and see what support can be made available. The storms last week, saw hailstones - some larger than golf balls pummelling the area, destroying much of this year’s yield, and potentially wiping out next year’s produce.

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Night of solidarity THE Red Cross is holding a Noche Solidario on July 14 with a fun-packed night at Plaza Batel in Almerimar. The free event will raise funds for programmes which the organisation develops within the town.

Choral recognition CHORAL group Las Tres Colinas has been awarded an acknowledgement for their “great work” since 2002 in a simple and moving ceremony at the town hall.

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Mother and son arrested POLICE in HuercalOvera have arrested a mother and son on suspicion of theft from farms in the Bajo Almanzora, as well as causing damage valued at €500.

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Longer opening hours for Almeria businesses NOW there is even more time to shop as the government has granted Almeria City permission to extend its shopping opening hours into public holidays.

The decision means that Almeria joins Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Cordoba, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sevilla, Valencia and Zaragoza.

Within the province, a

TRADING: Businesses can open longer. number of towns have also been granted this special tourist status: Carboneras, El Ejido, Garrucha, Mojacar, Roquetas and

The night I tell you JULY 11 sees the third edition of La Noche que te cuento (the night I tell you) at the Casa Cultura in HuercalOvera from 9pm. This year the theme is ‘Around the world in 80 books’.

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GRIM TASK: Divers had to retrieve the body.

Body recovered THE body of a young Moroccan woman has been found in a reservoir located in Campohermoso in Nijar.

Guardia Civil divers retrieved the body, which showed no signs of violence.

Initial investigations surmise that the young woman was simply trying to fill her bucket with water and slipped in. The reservoir

Water at long last THE small hamlet of Hirmes, eight miles from Berja, is finally to get a supply of drinking water.

Work has begun on installing a supply network that could be completed later this month. It means no more lugging bottles from the supermarket or fountain, or relying upon deliveries. The arrival of drinking water is a matter of “social justice,” according to Berja mayor, Antonio Torres.

He said: “It was delayed because it involved a very high cost to meet the basic needs of a small group of residents.

In the end we got permission to use water sources above the dam to supply the villagers naturally.”

had no easy means of exit, so the woman drowned. A post-mortem examination is to be carried out.

Vera. The announcement comes as part of a package of measures

included in a royal decree to create an economic boost.

There are currently more than 680 areas officially declared as places of large tourist influx, in a total of 526 municipalities, where traders can freely determine their opening hours according to season.

Councils decide which trade can open, but the autonomous communities must approve it at a local level.

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Basketball camp BASKETBALL player Isma Torres has organised another summer camp in the town of Tijola.

Between July 21 and 27, children aged between eight and 16 will be able to practise basketball and paddle tennis, as well as enjoy outdoor activities in the countryside.

Registration is restricted to 40 places and can be done via email to clubdeportivolajuaida@ hotmail.com The cost is yet to be confirmed.

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La Alfoquia fiesta HEAD to La Alfoquia this Sunday, July 13 for what promises to be a bumper day with food, entertainment and fun for all the family.

New parks THIS week saw the inauguration of two new parks in Almerimar. One is in Parque del Espigon with five apparatus, and the other at Paseo de Levante with two apparatus.

Dancing night EL EJIDO was treated to a night of dance on Sunday as part of a fundraising effort between the town hall and the Department of Social Services and Women.

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HuercalOvera is musical THIS weekend saw the third edition of the popular DejHO music festival with DJs from all over Spain entertaining the HuercalOvera with electronic music

throughout the night.

The DejHO was born after a hugely successful concert by DJ and singer Juan Magan brought hordes of visitors to the

Poaching cage found in Cabo de Gata

DEJHO FESTIVAL: With DJs from all over Spain. town. After its great success, the Department of Culture vowed to continue investing in young people’s

Mayor cleared in Algarrobico court case CRISTOBAL FERNANDEZ, former mayor of Carboneras has been cleared in court of administrative charges regarding the controversial Algarrobico hotel.

The announcement also clears Fernandez’ administrative team in place at the time.

The judge referred to earlier judgements and agreed the land should

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be classified as D (land for development) and said it “is not consistent or fair to consider their actions as transgressions or disobedience.”

The prosecution had brought a file against Hernandez in 2012, accusing the former mayor and his administration of ignoring “judgements” about the Algarrobico hotel and its construction.

music. Javi Torres, Kilian Dominguez and ZManiakz were amongst the line-up of approximately a dozen DJs, blasting out tunes to keep everyone on their feet all night.

Antonio Lazaro, councillor in HuercalOvera’s Department of Culture said “this event has been well received in the past, so we again offer this activity to include well known DJs. “The government team is attentive to the needs of our residents, and of course our young people, so we offer great activities and opportunities.”

AGENTS from the Environment Department of the Junta de Andalucia regional government have found a large cage trap in Cabo de Gata, set up ready for poaching.

The cage, which is of a style banned for hunting, was located in Cuevo de la Pajara, a protected area. When officers examined the cage, they found bait often used for attracting wild boar and ibex.

The cage has been dismantled and transported to the offices of the Delegation of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of Almeria.

An investigation has been opened to track down the offender.

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PA announces mayor candidate THE Andalusian Party (PA) has become the first to announce their candidate for mayor of Almeria in the municipal elections due to be held in 2015.

Antonio Jesus Ruiz and Juan Martinez, representatives of the PA, presented their

new candidate, Carmen Maria Gonzalez Piedra, who had already stood as candidate during the European elections, with record breaking results.

At a press conference, the PA respresentatives predicted “that after the great success in the European elections and with a renovated Andalusian Party, we are facing the upcoming municipal elections with great enthusiasm and are BENAHADUX power station is now complete, according ready to excite the citizens to electricity giant Endesa. of Almeria.”

The substation now has new machinery, equipment “We will demonstrate to that Endesa say will ensure a more stable electricity Almeria there is another way of doing politics. Let’s supply for the Benahadux citizens, thereby providing begin a campaign in the quality and capacity of electricity supply at high voltage streets, with Almeria (66 kV). The total cost of the upgrade was €537,000. people, knowing their The new processor, together with two others in the issues and develop an substation, interconnects with other stations at electoral programme with Torrecardenas, Santo Tomas, Belen and Naranjos; this the best possible solutions. enables better network reconfiguration and a more We trust creativity sincerity balanced load distribution while optimising a rapid and enthusiasm will ensure recovery in case of power failure by way of power an indispensable force for supply redirection. the next ruling party.”

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Mojacar goes the smart way THIS summer, users of smart phones will be able to access useful information during their visit to Mojacar.

The town claims to be the first to implement this new system of technology, which offers visitors a cultural and historical tour direct from their mobile telephones.

Dotted around the town are a number of QR codes and NFC tags, which when scanned will provide the visitor with information, photographs, images and professional audio guides in English or Spanish, using voice commands and maps.

The Visita Mojacar website explains the system will be easy for visitors to access and use by way of an application, which once installed will capture the codes and immerse the visitor in many learning activities.

So far, the NFC tags and QR codes have been PUPPY RESCUE is asking the general public for installed in Plaza Nueva, some extra help by fostering puppies and dogs.

Plaza de la Iglesia, Le In April alone, more than 40 dogs and puppies Fuente Publica (public were either abandoned at the kennels or taken fountain), the Mirador del in through the helpline. Due to the low number Castillo and the town of potential permanent homes in Spain, many harbour. dogs are sent to Holland, Germany and the UK. Already, visitor feedThis holding period can be up to four months. back has been extremely With this in mind, Puppy Rescue are desperate positive, both for the high for volunteers that could provide a temporary quality of the information home for these dogs. available and the techIf you can help, please contact Diane on nology implemented. info@puppyrescueinspain.org.

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Lane closure THE Provincial Traffic Department would like to advise that the AL7107 running from the A-370 at Vera to the A332 at Pulpi will have lane closures for repairs until August 8, 2014.

Market move HUERCAL-OVERA’S weekly Monday market has moved to a new location. It is now held on Avenida Guillermo Reyna. The move is in response to resident and business owner requests.

School jobs PUBLIC school PFEA Relaño Antonio in Abrucena has been awarded a budget of €23,277 for improvements and providing an extra eight jobs.

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Call for terrace tax instalments in Fines FINES bar and restaurant owners are watching keenly after the PSOE (Socialist Party) have put forward a request for venue owners with outside spaces to have the ability to pay their

terrace tax in instalments.

The PSOE delivered a letter to the Fines Town Hall this week asking the government to show some flexibility in payment for fees for those bars installing

terraces to mark the festival of San Juan. The councillors urged that the request is taken seriously in what is described by them as a “serious economic situation.”

PSOE continues to fight for farmers FOLLOWING Rajoy’s recent tax amendment draft, the PSOE (Socialist party) has pledged to continue submitting amendments and make demands on behalf of the farmers in the province.

According to the PSOE, Almeria farmers are the most adversely affected by the reforms that have SUPPORT PLEDGED: For the farmers of Almeria. been drafted by the PP (Popular Party). Busines- tax system providing Under the proposed ses can currently be their income is less than law, this threshold drops taxed under the modular €300,000 per year. to €200,000.

Previously only 3 per cent of farmers in Almeria hit the €300,000 threshhold. But to lower the limit to €200,000 will increase that figure to roughly 50 per cent.

Juan Carlos Perez Navas of the PSOE accused the government of penalising Almeria saying, “It is the latest in a list that includes lowering this tax relief, to the refusal of aid to alleviate drought damage.”

They continued, “Because of the direct correlation between the stone industry and the construction sector, this has caused severe economic losses to both families and professionals, which in turn has affected the shops in the town centre, supporting industry suppliers and the service sector.

“These businesses have been reduced and even more are facing economic losses. This, with the labour reform carried out by central government with higher taxes and fiscal measures, has led the town of Fines to experience a large scale crisis.

“Therefore the PSOE Council urges the town to take measures to ensure the economic recovery of the area, and in this case helping bars and restaurants in the summer to take advantage of the good weather and make use of terraces and thereby increase sales.”

STOLEN GOODS: Guardia Civil uncovered gang involved in organised theft.

Gang of thieves arrested OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have arrested four men, dismantling an organised group of thieves thought to be responsible for 48 burglaries in Almeria.

The investigation, which lasted two months, concentrated on western Almeria and burglaries in Adra, Puente del Rio, La Curva, Cuatro Higueras and Venta Nueva. The thieves were especially skilled in home robberies and

showed a high level of specialist entry methods, characteristic of organised crime. Particularly targeting family homes, one member of the gang would conduct a preliminary observation of the property, including the comings and goings of the inhabitants as well as recommending entry points, before leaving an identifying paint mark for other team members to respond to.

The burglars also checked for home security systems, before accessing properties to steal electronic goods, jewellery, mobiles and white goods.

One of the robbers is also accused of being involved in organised thefts in 33 properties in Granada, predominantly in the capital and southern area of the province. The Guardia Civil is not ruling out the possibility of further arrests.

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El Ejido windsurfer heads to Canaries for PWA World Tour

VICTOR FERNANDEZ, from El Ejido in Almeria flies to Playa Pozo Izquierdo in Gran Canaria this week for

the PWA Gran Canaria windsurfing championships running from July 14 to 20.

Gran Canaria has been an extremely successful spot for Victor in the past, resulting in top rankings in

each event since 2006.

Last year was the first that the event had to be cancelled due to adverse

weather conditions, but early reports suggest all will be perfect for this year.

Favourites to win are Philip Koster and Marcilio Browne, both former PWA champions.

However, Victor is still really positive.

He said: “I am training really hard in and out of the water. I feel very confident and close to the level of Koster and Browne. I hope to compete well in this first round of the PWA because I am very motivated. This winter I sailed through extreme conditions in Almerimar, and I also travelled to Hawaii for a few months. Therefore, I’m in great shape.”

After Gran Canaria, Victor heads to Tenerife from August 4 to 10 before travelling on to Hawaii, Germany, France, Hawaii again and finally Chile.

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Disaster training in Gador GADOR became the setting for three days of mock disasters as emergency teams were put through their paces as part of an intensive 80hour training programme.

Mayor Eugenio Garcia Gonzalvez welcomed the participants in the training course covering disaster and emergency, thanking them for choosing Gador as a base for the event.

In the simulation, 50 participants were taught to better manage complex emergency situations, to organise and develop base camps in devastated areas and monitor the needs of the people. There was also a number of additional exercises in team-work as well as immobilisationmobilisation techniques.

There was even a module on working with rescue dogs.

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Doctors want more tax on alcohol SPANISH doctors have called for higher taxes on alcohol.

The Spanish Society for Public Health and Sanitary Administration (SESPAS) said last Thursday that the higher taxes should be based on the actual alcohol content of alcoholic beverages. The idea seeks to put a brake on excessive alcohol consumption.

SESPAS released a communiqué saying that “higher taxes will not only increase tax revenues but also contribute to reducing alcohol consumption levels.”

The communiqué goes on to say that Spain is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates on alcohol in Europe.

While SESPAS acknowledges that a moderate wine intake - one glass a day - can improve cardio-

HEALTH RISK: Excessive wine consumption. vascular health, they also said “excessive wine consumption is one of the biggest health risk factors in Europe.” According to SESPAS, 10 per cent of deaths in people aged 1564 in Spain are related to drinking.

SESPAS emphasised that excessive alcohol con-sumption is associated with car accidents and that 5 per

cent of Spaniards aged 1564 abuse alcohol.

In its opinion, taxes on alcoholic beverages serve as a preventive measure.

As is the case in Italy and Germany, Spain levies a type zero tax on wine, and consumers only have to pay VAT on their wine purchases. Tax rates on beer are low and higher on distilled beverages.

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THIS weekend marks the beginning of what is traditionally known as ‘operacion salida’ (operation exodus) with

more than 3.9 million cars expected on the roads.

The DGT (Spanish traffic authority) is preparing itself for the onslaught of extra

cars and they will be concentrating mainly on secondary roads as these are where 80 per cent of all accidents happen.

During the same operation last year, 235 people lost their lives; this was 10 per cent less than 2012.

From three o’clock on Friday afternoon until midnight on Sunday the DGT will be on high alert watching over the nearly four million road trips that are being made by people starting their holidays; most of them will be going from the inland areas towards the coasts.

One of the many measures the DGT are taking is the use of the Pegasus radar system which is installed in their traffic control helicopters and can judge the speed of a vehicle from 1,000 metres up in the sky.

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ACCIDENT: A teenager has been killed after falling off a ride at Terra Mitica.

Teenager dies in theme park fall A TEENAGER has become the first person to die at the Terra Mitica theme park in Benidorm in the park’s 14-year history.

The 18-year-old, believed to be from Iceland, was killed after falling from a height of between 10-15m from the ‘Inferno’ attraction, a roller coaster that turns riders 360 degrees and reaches speeds of 60 mph. The accident occurred

during the turning of the ride and is believed to have been the result of a mechanical failure in the seat.

The teenager, who was with his father, brother and a friend, was alive when paramedics arrived but he later died in the ambulance. Benidorm Mayor Agustin Navarro has sent his condolences to the family and said the city was in contact with the family to help in any way.

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Running the bulls every day DON’T forget, it’s San Fermin... the running of the bulls in Pamplona. You can see them every day on Spanish TV at 8am. It’s a real eye opener and gets you rolling for the day.

There are plenty of other places that celebrate these runnings on August 15... so have a word with Mojacar’s Taurine and social club directors Mike and Audrey and get ready to have fun and do many alternative outings enjoying Spain at its best.

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TEENAGE tourist was thrown to his death from a theme park ride in Benidorm.

The 18-year-old, said to be from Iceland, was on the Inferno attraction when tragedy struck.

An investigation will be launched, and let us hope the cause is found and steps taken to make sure it never happens again.

But for the family of this young man it is too late. Amusement parks are supposed to give the illusion of danger so that people can get their thrills in complete safety. It is no use saying, as the Terra Mitica park operators have done, that there have been no fatal accidents until this one since the park was opened.

The simple fact is that one death is one death too many.

People have the right to take their

families to such parks in total confidence that their safety is assured. Let us hope the park’s owners are held to account.

Oh dear!

Mallorca, or rather Magaluf, is getting quite a reputation for itself with the sleazy antics of some British tourists. In the latest scandal to hit the UK tabloid press headlines, an 18-year-old girl was filmed performing sex acts in a bar for a free drink.

This says more about British society than it does about Mallorca.

Let us hope no one is put off visiting the beautiful island by the lurid headlines surrounding the drunken antics of tourists visiting one small district. The rest of the law-abiding and moral businesses should not be tarred with the same brush. They deserve better.

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Tax blacklist CLOSE to 2,000 Spanish taxpayers could be on a feared defaulters’ list.

The list will include the names of those who owe more than €1 million in taxes, Santiago Menendez, General Director of Spain’s revenue service (AEAT), told the media.

Menendez said publishing the list on the revenue service’s website was a dissuasive measure to demonstrate that such behaviour was reprehensible.

Furthermore, he said the tax reform was designed “by someone who was able to weather a storm and reach a safe harbour,” so it deserves “credibility.”

Menendez emphasised that the tax reform lays solid foundations for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities.

In addition, he pointed out that the reform would increase household liquidity levels and have a €9 billion impact in two years.

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New protocols for missing children SPANISH police forces have all agreed on a new protocol to follow in cases of missing children, like the one of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.

Under ‘certain circumstances’ the media will be alerted if help from the public is needed. These circumstances will be determined by the officer in charge, but will mainly be used when the life of the child is considered to be in imminent danger.

In 2013, there were 13,054 cases of children going missing and 468 of these are still open; so far this year there have been 7,171 cases.

The new system introduced by the Ministry of the Interior to deal with missing children includes a special alert system which can be activated in a matter of minutes so that the first crucial hours of the search are not lost.

Jorge Fernandez Diaz, Minister for the Interior, has qualified the new system as extremely efficient and faster than the old one. The minister presided over the signing of the agreement of the new protocols, which

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Pylons going ESTEPONA has begun the removal of the six high-voltage pylons which fall within its urban area. The work is expected to take no longer than three weeks.

Heritage dunes MARBELLA Council has voted unanimously to petition the environmental agency to make the Marbella dunes an ecologically reserved site. The campaign has been going on for several months.

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Clone troopers invade the city

Flamingo Fuente

IN agreement with the central government the Junta de Andalucia (regional government) will make a one-off payment of €300 to any company that employs a person under the age of 25 for at least six months.

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Night watch FOLLOWING the success of Moraira’s first ‘Shopping Night’ with shops open until 1.30am, this will be repeated on August 2 and 16, the AECO business-owners’ association announced.

Stub snubs THE Diputacion is installing 400,000 ashtrays on 10 La Safor beaches this summer. It hopes to encourage smokers not to bury cigarette ends in the sand, a Diputacion spokesman said.

No crime wave

School’s out THE Almuñecar Municipal Music and Dance School organised a zarzuela and traditional Spanish music event at the Parque El Majuelo to celebrate the end of the school year.

Judo event ENTHUSIASTS from Andalucia and Valencia gathered at the Almuñecar Sports Pavilion to put their skills on display in an event organised by the Judo Clubs Association from Granada.

THE Almuñecar and La Herradura Youth Department has a new logo. It was designed by Madrid-born Jose Manuel Puga Molina, winner of a contest organised by the council.

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THE nature reserve at Fuente de Piedra in Malaga Province has hosted the birth of more than 5,500 flamingo chicks. They will be ringed before they fly off.

SPAIN is to transfer command of the NATO maritime group in Malaga to the US; until that time members of the public will be able to take part in conducted tours of the frigates.

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Welcome Paula INVASION: Not as bad as it looks.

CLONE troopers took over Alicante City some days ago.

It was not a Clone War or even a Star Wars prequel or sequel. Instead it was the 10th anniversary of the Legion 501 Spanish Garrison.

The association of Star Wars aficionados paraded from the Volvo Ocean Race museum at the port, along the Explanada de España and Rambla de Mendez Nuñez to the Plaza de San Cristobal.

A contingent of troops was also in evidence at Santa Barbara Castle earlier the same day.

The city’s ‘Toda la galaxia en tu castillo’ exhibition at the castle, which is dedicated to the Star Wars saga, has now received 20,000 visitors since it opened last April.

The Star Wars memorabilia belongs to collector Gaby Navarro and is the most extensive display in Europe, said the exhibition’s organisers.

Other Spanish cities including Madrid and Santander have already shown interest in hosting the exhibition after it leaves Alicante next April.

Open again

Cyclist hurt

CALLE Doctor Fleming in Denia reopened to traffic after work finished on storm drains. The street, a principal access for Les Marines and the port, has also been resurfaced.

A CYCLIST was seriously injured after a crash in the mountainous area of Alhama de Murcia, known as the Criaderas.

Rescue units had to be sent out to locate the man, and he was later transferred to hospital.

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Corrupt politicians

€64m for education

CRIME in Oliva’s Raval district fell by 40 per cent in the last year. Twenty-six offences were reported in May and June compared with 43 in 2013, Guardia Civil records showed.

THE Department of Education has announced an investment of €64 million to provide schools in the Valencia Region with 1,600 teachers, following complaints and protests about cuts in teacher training programmes.

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LA NUCIA is spending €184,000 on extensions to the La Muixara school.

Although this should be the regional government’s responsibility, town hall is committed to local education, the mayor said.

A CAR crashed into the window of a shop in Calle Jorge Juan in Elche City when the driver lost control and smashed into the fashion store. The two occupants of the car escaped without injury.

NINETY-FOUR per cent of Murcians believe that accused politicians should resign from their position, and 86 per cent of those questioned said corruption allegations and court cases would influence the way they voted in the future.

Girls on the ball SANTA POLA’S female football club joined in the town’s monthly institutional event against violence against women.

The councillor for women thanked the club for its support and for demonstrating a policy of equality in sport.

A BABY GIRL called Paula was born at the Almuñecar Medical Centre on Monday, July 7, at 6pm. It was the first birth since the centre first opened its doors.

Total success THE Torre del Mar Shopkeepers and Business Owners Association was “very pleased” with the Beach Festival held last weekend.

MALLORCA

Da Vinci show THE Fundacio Sophia in Palma is presenting a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit until September 30. Tickets are €4.

Admission is free for all children aged 12 and under.

Musical soirees THE PALMA Municipal Band will perform on July 21 at 8.30pm in Santa Pagesa square and on July 22 at 7.30pm at Passeig del Born.

Football documentary FILMED by British filmmaker Sam Bernstead, the documentary Coach Zoran and His African Tigers will be screened today and on July 24 at the Catalina Valls theatre at 8.30pm.

Language workshops THOSE interested in practising Spanish can participate in the free language workshops taking place every Friday from 5.30pm until 7pm at the Flassaders Centre, Carrer de la Ferreria, Palma.

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Two in boot NORWAY – Romarike police found two men in the boot of a member of a biker gang’s car. They were alive and unhurt; police are investigating.

Sinkhole survival

LANDSCAPE gardener, Andy Cameron, 27, mowed a wedding proposal into the lawns of the hotel where his girlfriend, Kayleigh Hawthorn, 25, works to surprise her with the big question. She said yes.

DAISY-MAE JONES, seven, survived a fall into a 25ft deep sinkhole when she was out playing in a field near her home. She walked away with just cuts and bruises.

Tip arsonist SWEDEN – A man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to one of Stockholm’s biggest rubbish piles. The fire was rapidly brought under control.

Fatal fall SWEDEN – A man has died after falling out of an ambulance helicopter which was taking him off a Norwegian oil rig. Details remain unclear as to how this could have happened.

A GAME of Thrones super-fan has paid more than £5,000 (€6,290) to make herself look like Daenerys Targaryen. Tabitha Lyons spends her free time making costumes and props and has admitted to spending more than £15,000 (€18,860) in the last two years on her obsession.

SHAMED artist and TV entertainer Rolf Harris is behind bars after being jailed for five years and nine months for 12 indecent assaults on young women and girls. His victims included an eightyear-old and a 13-year-old family friend.

Violent punch-up

LOOKALIKES: Girls dressed as Daenerys Targaryen.

CROWDS of hundreds stood by in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens as two young men engaged in a violent punch-up. Many were shouting words of encouragement before riot police were called.

Segways back NORWAY – A ban on Segways on the streets of Norway has come to an end. Originally they were banned as their top speeds of 20kph classified them as mopeds.

Thrones super-fan

Harris jailed

largely due to them having more access to showers and washing machines, according to military officials.

MAFIA boss Alexander Matusov has been extradited from Thailand to Russia. Matusov is suspected of taking part in the murders of four members of a rival gang in St Petersburg in the 1990s.

Tiger hug A TIGER at Kiev Zoo suffered an attack of stress after being hugged by a human. A drunken man scaled the fence into his enclosure and proceeded to hug the large feline who was ‘shocked’ by the incident.

Gas crisis PRIME Minister Dmitry Medvedev has commented that there is a full scale gas crisis going on between Moscow and Kiev and he predicts it will get much worse in the autumn.

Italian estates

STRESSED: Tiger who was hugged by a man.

RUSSIANS are buying large amounts of real estate in Italy. The Russians made up only 2 per cent of buyers in 2005, compared to 13 per cent last year.

Healthy army

Old guilders DOZENS of criminals and tax evaders get caught every year trying to change their old guilders into euros at the Dutch National Bank. Hundreds of thousands of euros worth of black money has been traced in the last four years, according to the Metro newspaper.

Sick doctor A FRAUDSTER pretending to be a doctor who treated seriously ill children at a hospice he founded in Hanover has been jailed for more than two years.

Drive-by hit

RUSSIAN PRESS Mafia extradition

OLD rivals, the two cities of Berlin and Hamburg are once again battling it out, this time to be the hosts of the German bid for the Olympic Games.

A HUSBAND and wife were killed in an apparent drive-by shooting just outside their home in Lubeck, Northern Germany.

The suspected gunman was found dead in his car.

Crystal meth A SOCIAL Democrat MP, Michael Hartmann, is suspected of buying illegal drug crystal meth. A spokesperson for the SDP commented that the allegations must be cleared up quickly and fully.

Armed apology POLICE in Cologne have apologised to a one-armed man after fining him €25 for only having one brake on his bicycle which he had modified specially.

PATTOISE

DENMARK – More than 900,000 Social Security numbers were leaked and available for all to see on the internet for nearly an hour after the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior accidentally released them online.

Novel proposal

PRESS Hamburg or Berlin?

THE health of the Russian army has improved

FLICKR BY

Ministry mishap

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Aviation alert

DUTCH PRESS Sex change

Joy-riding

What crisis?

AS OF this month transgender people of 16 years and older can easily have their sex changed on their birth certificate if an expert confirms that he or she consistently identifies with being of a different sex.

THE Royal Marechaussee (military constabulary) stopped a YPR armoured vehicle of the Dutch Army on highway A28, which had been stolen from the Johannes Post base in Havelte by a 52-year-old man.

IN SPITE of the social demand for austerity the average wage for bank personnel has risen by 10.1 per cent compared to 2.3 per cent for most people.

They already earn an average 83 per cent more.

AIR SAFETY authorities in The Netherlands have discovered a worldwide problem between the automatic pilot on aircraft and the landing systems at airports. Instead of the expected descent, the nose of the airplane can go up too much, causing the plane to stall.

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STAT OF WEEK EVICTIONS for mortgage default fell by 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2014. Proportionately the Canary Islands and Castilla-La Mancha had more evictions than any other region.

Chicken pricing ‘unfair’ THE chicken production sector has accused Spain’s supermarket chains of pricefixing.

A live chicken fetches €0.97 a kilo, with the price per kilo rising to between €2.05 to €2.18, plus marketing and distribution costs, on leaving the

processing factory.

Consumers should pay between €2.45 and €2.76 a kilo, according to Ministry of Agriculture calculations, but supermarkets sell at an average €2.18 a kilo while traditional butcher’s shops charge around €2.75.

Chicken is being sold as a

July heralds summer sales SUMMER is here and so are the sales.

The predicted spend of €76 per person during the summer sales is 5 per cent more than in 2013, the FUCI consumers’ association has said.

Basques, Madrileños, the Catalans and Valencianos will be the biggest spenders, with an outlay of more than €85 for every man, woman and child in their communities.

Nationwide chains like Mango, Cortefiel, Blanco and H&M brought in reductions some weeks earlier, except in Cataluña and the Basque Region, thanks to a change in

government regulations, which was introduced in 2012.

Other stores like Zara and El Corte Ingles preferred to wait for the traditional July 1 date, which coincides with the start of the holiday season.

The clothes industry expects a turnover of €2.7 billion this summer, 3.5 per cent more than last year, with discounts ranging between 30 and 50 per cent.

Coupled with the recent and promising rise in sales, this should help it to finish 2014 without losses for the first time since the financial crisis began.

loss-leader, chicken farmers complained. The market needs urgent rebalancing so that chicken remains cheap for consumers but profitable for producers, they said.

The country’s 5,000 chicken farms also provided 50,000 jobs, they pointed out.

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Payback time for banks

CLIENTS who were missold preference shares by now-nationalised banks started legal proceedings that involved investments of €1.773 billion. So far only 4 per cent of verdicts have been in the banks’ favour.

Peruvian gas deal BRAZILIAN consortium Odebrecht will build and operate a 1,000kilometre gas pipeline in Peru. Spanish company Enagas, which controls 25 per cent of Odebrecht, is investing €180 million in the project.

Moving on after €40m loss DEMETRIO CARCELLER, President of the Damm brewing group left the Pescanova board in May. Damm invested €40 million in Pescanova but together with Luxempart failed to win creditor support for the ailing frozen fish company’s rescue plan when it was in insolvency proceedings.

He and Luxempart’s Francois Tesch left the board when

Pescanova’s creditor banks took over the company.

“It was a bloody swindle,” complained Carceller ahead of the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting earlier this month.

“They’ve cheated us out of €40 million,” he reiterated.

He now wants to move on, Carceller stressed, and centre on internationalising the Damm group.

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Russian link for Spain’s OHL

MANUEL MARTIN VICENTE/FLIKR

WHAT was once the tallest building in Spain now belongs to the richest man in China.

Edificio España, a white elephant bought by Banco Santander in 2007 for €379 million just as the property crisis hit, was bought by Wang Jianlin.

This was common knowledge as long ago as last March, but the purchase has only recently been confirmed.

Wang heads Dalian Wanda and is China’s largest property developer although the group also has interests in enterprises ranging from tourism and cinema to retailing.

Wang paid €265 million for the emblematic building with the blessing of Madrid’s regional government.

The bank had commissioned architects Norman Foster and Carlos Lamela to draw up plans for 300 luxury apartments, a hotel and a shopping centre.

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ICONIC: Edificio España was bought for €265 million.

Although the new owner has been in touch with Foster and Lamela it is not confirmed whether Wang will go ahead with earlier plans or introduce others.

Whatever he decides, there is likely to be little delay. Rapidity is what sets him apart from rivals, Wang maintains, and his projects rarely take longer than 18 or 24 months.

First he decides on an opening date, Wang told a masterclass at the China Europe International Business School

(CEIBS). “We have never postponed a project, not even by one day,” he remarked.

This rapidity saves money, he added: “In the 100 or so projects that Wanda has invested in over the past 10 years, costs are always lower than the estimate and net profits always above it.”

Wang, needless to say, was referring to projects inside China.

Whether the formula will travel well remains to be seen, insiders said.

SPANISH construction giant OHL transferred 49 per cent of OHL Rus to Marina Sechina last December.

Sechina is the ex-wife of Igor Sechin, a former KGB agent and right-hand man of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Two years before the transaction, OHL obtained contracts worth €2.48 billion from the Russian government.

The impact of the Spanish multinational, a world leader in railway construction, was first felt in Russia in 2011. Its Czech subsidiary won a €1.95billion contract, OHL’s biggest until then, to construct a 390-kilometre single track railway for transporting coal between Obskaya and Nadym.

This was followed by the Olympic Flame touristsports complex for the Winter Olympics in Sochi

and an 11-storey hotel in Novosibirsk.

Meanwhile, OHL created its Russian subsidiary in May 2012, of which 49 per cent is now in the hands of Sechina. She spent the rouble equivalent of €105, as the OHL Rus’s capital amounts to just €220, revealed the Spanish daily ABC. She will now be entitled to half of the company’s future profits.

Sechina entered the business scene only after separating from her husband in 2011, although the break-up was amicable, sources reveal.

OHL acknowledged its links to Igor Sechin’s exwife but the company is inactive and has not made bids for infrastructure contracts, a spokesman said. Sechina will in any case soon leave OHL Rus, according to official sources quoted by ABC.

Employees should be paid on results 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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IMAGINE government department staff no longer on salaries but target driven and paid on results.

You need a padron renewed or UK driving licence replaced?

No problem. One call, an appointment made, followed by a visit to your home. The paperwork is helpfully completed and prompt delivery assured.

You need to acquire an NIE or residency, register with Social Security or apply for a business licence? No need to cross fingers as each document is analysed for the slightest excuse to reject it. The clerk is paid on completions so obligingly helps you through it all.

TARGET-DRIVEN: Results are much higher in the private sector than in the public sector.

It may seem fanciful but the pay of millions of non-salaried workers is based on performance and results; an environment I worked in for more than 30 years. No salary, commission only. If I failed, I starved.

As a sales manager I refused

to interview job applicants from certain careers. Government employees were definitely excluded. Experience had shown that some are unable to function effectively in a performancerelated competitive environment.

The worst thing that ever

happened to Europe’s work ethic was transfer of payment from results to wages. Working in both sectors I realised that those who gravitate towards safe, salaried posts tend towards sloth; driven, ambitious achievers write their own pay cheques.

Effort, cost effectiveness and results are much higher in the private sector than in the public sector. Official figures show that public sector workers are 63 per cent more likely to take a ‘sickie’ than are private sector workers. The self-employed just shrug illness off.

Self-employed staff tend to be optimistic, customer-friendly achievers. The dispirited ‘hard done by’ are those whose income is guaranteed regardless of their performance. A safe, salaried job is a curse on society. Robbery by indolence, it fails to bring contentment or a sense of achievement to those ensnared.

As an employer you might find that gradually reducing wages and switching to a system of performance-related earnings pays dividends.

Bonuses and incentives fuel employee motivation and efficiency, reduce staff absence and increase profitability.

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Fast track plan SPAIN’S Competition and Markets Authority (CNMC) has called for deregulation of more AVE high-speed train routes. Rail operator Renfe’s privileges should also be eliminated, the CNMC argued.

Big payoff JUAN MARIA NIN, Caixabank’s former CEO and vice-president, will receive a €10-million payoff equivalent to six years’ salary. Caixabank’s chief financial officer Gonzalo Cortazar will replace him.

No deal THE Spanish government has warned its citizens not to do business with Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. EU countries do not recognise Israeli rule there so any business deals could entail ‘legal risks’.

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Internet savings that can translate onto the high street SOMETIMES handing over money hurts.

Paying a restaurant bill after a really bad meal accompanied by terrible service is quite painful.

Receiving a speeding ticket for going two kilometres over the limit is another unexpected headache.

While buying what you thought was a bargain only to find the same item much cheaper somewhere else is a frustrating kick in the teeth.

Everyday we are robbed of our money. It might not necessarily come in the classic animated form of a thief sporting a black and white stripy T-shirt and a

Loose change A look at finance for females

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black mask, but nonetheless crafty people and businesses relieve us of our hard-earned money each and every day.

That’s why, when there is a way around such tricky operators it’s smart to check out your options.

Irritation can stem from big charges, often from unnecessary middlemen.

No first occupation licence Q. WHEN I bought my finca in 1996 there was a small existing house and services were You and the connected. I had architect’s plans drawn up Law in Spain and in 1997 I applied for the building licence.

By David Searl It did not come but I went ahead and built my new house. The licence never came. In 2002, on the advice of my gestor I obtained a Certificado de Antigüedad from my architect and registered the Obra Nueva.

Now I want to sell my house and one estate agent has insisted that a Licencia de Primer Ocupación is required, which I do not have. My gestor said it was not necessary because I have the certificate and the property was registered in 2002, and I am paying IBI. However, reading about illegal houses, I am worried. Can I sell my house without this certificate?

D W (Malaga) A. So, you have no building licence and no first occupation certificate. I and others always advise people to never buy a property without these documents. This may be why the estate agent refuses to handle it. Nevertheless, there is no law against your selling it if you can find a buyer. What you need is to obtain a certificate from your town hall which is called a Certificado de Asimilado a Fuera de Ordenación, which means that your house will not be demolished but will never be completely legal until the law is changed.

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

ONLINE RESEARCH: Resulted in getting a better deal for a guitar amplifier.

But this doesn’t have to be the case.

Facebook pages are replacing the old noticeboards found in shops and supermarkets as a way to buy and sell items locally.

And it’s not just secondhand clothes and gadgets.

Big-ticket items like cars and houses are often posted on social networks.

But for many looking for savings it is well worth checking out the internet, even if you do end up buying from a local shop instead.

A friend of mine wanted to buy a guitar amplifier, so he popped down to his local shop. There it cost €345. When he pointed out he could get the same

one for €299 on the internet, the shop not only matched the price but also beat it by €30 to ensure the sale!

So a little internet research resulted in a saving, the shop made a sale and the customer didn’t have to wait for delivery. Everyone was happy!

Thumbs down all round for redundancy tax WHEN Hacienda gives with one hand, it takes away with the other.

So to offset next year’s lower taxes, the government intends to tax redundancy payouts.

Until now exemption was considered part of the compensation for dismissal, sweetening the bitter pill of losing a job.

“The government has put its foot in it,” the unions complained while employers, no less critical but for other reasons, are preparing a report expressing their own thoughts.

Law firms specialising in labour issues voiced concerns and like the unions and bosses want the government to reconsider. They foresee

more conflict and more expense for employers when agreeing redundancy payments.

Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro sees it differently.

Although compensation must now be included in tax returns, there should be a minimum exemption of €2,000 for each year worked.

According to government estimates, this means that anyone entitled to a maximum payout of 33 days for every year worked and who earns less than €20,000 a year would not pay tax.

In contrast, employees entitled to 45 days per year under old agreements must pay even if they earned

less than €20,000.

Nor does the government stand to bring in much extra cash. In 2009, one of the worst years for employment, a total of 1.1 million jobs disappeared and the government lost €340 million by not taxing redundancy pay.

During the remaining crisis years, Hacienda missed out annually on less than €150 million.

If, as Montoro claims, 80 per cent of sacked employees will not be taxed on compensation, the extra €100 million is a drop in the ocean compared with the €9 billion that tax reform is going to cost Mariano Rajoy’s government overall.

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Off the scale taxi fares are bad news for businesses…

I HAVE lived in Benalmadena for 10 years. I work six days a week and have one day off a week.

On my day off we often use public transport and later in the day we normally get a taxi home.

This used to cost €8 or €9 and I was shocked when I got into a taxi last week and was immediately charged €3.43 just for sitting down.

It cost €1 for the taxi to turn round and by the time the meter was up to €10, we chose to get out and walk.

By the time the taxi reached our house, it would have cost €15. Ridiculous! We have a restaurant and rely on trade by taxi. This is extortion and the government should look into it.

E Hebron, Benalmadena Pueblo (Malaga)

Taxing topic ALLAN DUHIG complained as a pensioner about tax being claimed in the UK on his private pension.

As a tax resident in Spain in the circumstances which he describes, he must make tax returns in Spain and pay tax here.

He has no choice in that. So instead of complaining that HMRC have got it wrong, he needs to put his house in order by informing HMRC that he is tax resident in Spain and on receiving the paperwork, taking it to Hacienda and registering here.

He will then be exempt from tax in the UK. Tax must be paid in the UK on government pensions (police, military, prison officers, etc) and on rental income from property in UK. All other income is taxable only in Spain Julian Ward (by email)

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Brussels remedy WELL, well, what a surprise!

Now that their lucrative livelihoods are under threat all the major political parties in Europe are saying there must be change.

They wouldn’t listen until forced to by the electorate voting for fringe or singleissue protest parties.

The priorities now must be to slim down the Brussels bureaucracy and for them to get their own budget under control with transparency.

Next, certain powers should be returned to nation states, allowing self-determination.

The UK 1975 referendum for continued membership of the ‘Common Market’ was just that. It was not a vote for a federal Europe and consequent loss of sovereignty and border controls.

That was driven by the Eurocrats, irrespective of the views of the electorate. It is time to turn the clock back

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and wind in the powers of the European parliament.

Politicians, many of whom have never had a proper job, must listen to the will of the people and act upon it. Good places to start would be the redistribution of wealth, job creation and using our military forces for defence only.

Paul Whitfield, Murla (Alicante)

Exotic Essex THE photo of the Thames Estuary submitted by Patsy

Vincent looks very similar to the beach near where I live on exotic Canvey Island.

My other home is in Torre del Mar on the Costa del Sol and yes, I do sometimes get fed up with wall-to-wall sun.

But I often wonder why Canvey Island and neighbouring towns cannot create the fantastic playas that Spanish resorts manage to provide.

Dr Alan Whitcomb, Canvey Island and Torre del Mar (Malaga)

Immigrant draw MY very dear friend Roger Page and I usually have our arguments on Mojacar mountainsides.

I don’t even read the Guardian!

Okay, the EU affects us all but that’s because Europe affects us all as we’re part of it whether we like it or not.

And while UKIP and the like constantly tell us that the EU

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is bad for us, it’s hard to find anyone who can say that they have themselves suffered in person.

It’s always vague statements like Roger’s claim that “the UK is full up.” There is no real measurement or statistic to tell us if this is true, it’s only what ‘everyone says’.

If we have a lot of immigrants it’s a sign that our country is well off and secure, otherwise they would not come. It is very clear that we need more immigrants, not less, to fill the jobs that we don’t have people qualified to take.

Getting rid of the immigrants would certainly make us poor, so perhaps that would be a way of dissuading them from arriving. However, no government could do that even if it wanted to.

Hate preachers and other criminals should be put on trial and punished if they are found guilty, not deported to places where they will be tortured.

We have always to remember that both the British and European legal systems are there to ensure that trials are fair and torturefree. That is what we would expect if we were accused in a foreign country and we must allow it to foreigners in Britain.

See you walking in September, Roger!

Bill Campbell, Mojacar (Almeria)

Precious few SPAIN’s flagrant corruption among its elected officials, until now only of epidemic proportions, seems to be approaching pandemic level with more rotten apples appearing daily among its elected representatives.

If voter apathy was widespread before, it’ll take another nose-dive next time around.

Reminds me of the saying, ‘If we separate the good from the bad, we’ll be lucky to come out with Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Abraham Lincoln.’

Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)

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Should I leave or stay?

WE had a quiet day together at the beach with obligatory paella and many tintos de verano.

Of course, another perfect day made us a bit sentimental and focused us to think analytically about our continuing to live here.

The cerebral neutrons exploded in my head but for a nano second.

Who would ever want to contemplate leaving? Everything about living here was so good, especially the people. So many unforgettable vignettes came back, flashing through my head.

I had asked for directions from a pedestrian in Madrid once. He couldn’t explain exactly where the place was so sprinted in front of the car waving me on for some six long city blocks until we got there. It was unbridled kindness.

It was a hint of many more kindnesses to come.

Miguel, the gardener, was suffering from bouts of depression. His son had been badly injured in an accident. His wife was having severe

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Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 as a pioneer developer. He reads extensively and has travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.

JOBY: An endless curiosity with his bright, blond hair. migraines. We decided to visit him at his home. He was in bed but still had his black beret placed atop his noggin’ so that I could recognise him. He muttered something to his wife and she flew out the door returning with a bottle of Anis to share.

Poor son, Joby, was endlessly a curiosity with his bright, blond hair. He was pinched in the cheeks. The yellow hair was touched and rolled in their fingertips. He was bear-hugged and viciously kissed, then passed along to the next person. Just as

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LOOKING BACK IN MOJACAR

he thought it was finished, the ordeal was sweetened with more strong embraces and a chocolate bar! I started to think these Spaniards don’t like kids much. Later I found I was very wrong!

There were the external social factors that were as perplexing as the Gordian Knot. A definite class structure prevailed. Yet when time for drinks and food, everyone rolled up their sleeves and dug in together, always with much laughter and pleasant banter. That was nice.

MOJACAR: Everything is good, especially the people.

The restaurants that we visited on the weekend jaunts were so different from one village to the next. Of course, none of them spoke perfect ‘Mojaquero’ like myself, but we could often understand each other. They taught us to eat artichokes and habas (broadbeans) and drink from a wineskin.

We were surrounded by eye candy.... dolphins bounding from the sea as they swam south. Oh, and the big flock of flamingoes

that rested in Rio Abajo on their migratory journey.

Under full, moonlit nights, I could read outside. It was all a visual dawning.

We were in a magical place... a corner of enchantment. Every moment of every day, you learned new things, ideas, and ways of surviving in this perplexing place named by the Phoenicians after rabbits.

Multiply that by 45 years and it all becomes even better!

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Never too soon for Christmas IT seems it is never too soon to start planning for Christmas. World-famous toy store Hamleys in London has just unveiled the top rated children’s Christmas presents for 2014. How soon do you start planning your Christmas?

Are you the sort to plan ahead, or do you wait until the last minute?

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ATT SHATFORD of Weekend Sport in Vera Playa, Almeria, likes to wait. He said: “We tend to get all our shopping done about five days before Christmas. My wife and her family are Spanish so our little girl gets spoiled rotten from Christmas through to Los Tres Reyes (Three Kings) on January 5.

STREET TALK “Christmas is less important to us than Los Tres Reyes, although of course it is great to spend time with family,” he added.

For some there is a definite divide between work and home when it comes to Christmas planning. Tony Kauffer from Megacall, based on the Costa del Sol, said: “At work we start organising the company meal in June, but at home it is really done at the last minute. I am definitely a Christmas Eve shopper; buying for my wife is

Steve Harrison (left): ‘I don’t do Christmas.’

Tony Kauffer (right): A Christmas Eve shopper.

the most stressful!”

Alison Smith from Carredent Dental Clinic in Torrevieja, on the Costa Blanca, agrees with Hamleys launching their Christmas toy list now. A mother herself, she believes it is best to be prepared. “I start my planning months before, maybe around August time. I just like to be organised and don’t like last-minute rushing,” she explained.

Steve Harrison, better known as Scuba Steve, who offers dives and diving courses across the north Costa Blanca, believes Christmas is hyped up and promoted far too early. “I don’t do Christmas.

It is a religious celebration and I don’t believe in religion so it’s hypocritical.

Equally so now that it is so commercialised and just a moneyspinning campaign.”

He added: “We did celebrate more when the children were young but they are all in their 30s now and there wasn’t the pressure then to get the musthave toy that there is now.”

Matt Shatford: ‘We get our shopping done about five days before.’

British taking leave of their senses...

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M I missing something here?

Let’s try and get it straight.

You leave British shores, travel to a foreign country, commit a few murders, make videos boasting about it, encourage others to do the same and then gaily swan back to your original country and take up where you left off?

Have the British finally taken leave of their senses? To make matters even worse, these young Islamic assassins then threaten to commit even more atrocities in the country that nurtured them. You couldn’t make it up. The very least that should happen to these people is permanent tagging.

You simply can’t allow would-be terrorists to wander around unchecked and free to plot and kill members of the society that fed them simply because it may infringe their human rights. Give us a break! These people forfeited all their rights as human beings when they fired the first bullet into the body of a complete stranger, purely because they were a member of a different tribe.

If I were in charge, I would lock these misled young men and women away for life. I would also seriously consider their family members. Irrespective of some of their protests to the contrary, I maintain

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT that purely by taking their offspring back into the family unit, they are, at the very least, condoning their criminal actions.

Britain simply has to toughen up. If it doesn’t, and continues to let the dangerous human rights and PC spouters influence their decisions, I consider the authorities will be as responsible for any future atrocities committed on the British public as the perpetrators themselves.

Moving on, contrary to the views of a number of people I am not one of those who considers the sentence given to Rolf Harris too lenient. To a man in his position, any sentence for a crime of this nature is totally devastating. Ordinary members of the public, who are imprisoned for sexual crimes, merely lose their freedom, put up with some abuse from fellow cons and, on completion of their time, simply rejoin society and blend back in.

To a man so prominent and in the public eye as Rolf Harris, there is no chance of this outcome. He will be pointed out and reviled for the rest of his

WOULD-BE TERRORISTS: Should not be allowed to wander about unchecked. days. His life’s work and career have been erased permanently. Honours presented to him by royalty have been taken away.

In prison he will be the brunt of abuse and in continual danger from cons, wishing to make a bit of a name for themselves by causing harm to him simply because he is Rolf Harris.

Compensation will probably ultimately

cost him his entire fortune. No, as revolting as his crimes were, believe me, if he lives through it, which I consider unlikely, five years, nine months is ample punishment for this vile paedophile.

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Samsung to cease production of plasma TVs by end of the year SAMSUNG has revealed that it will stop making plasma television sets by the end of 2014.

Sales of plasma displays have been in steady decline in recent years, due to the cheap production of LED LCD displays. The South Korean manufacturer will shut down production of plasma televisions on November 30, following Panasonic, who gave up on the format last December. In a statement to CNET, Samsung said it will now focus on growing production of its UHD and curved television lines instead. “We plan to continue our PDP TV business until the end of this year, due to changes in market demands,” the company said.

“We remain committed to providing consumers with products that meet their needs, and will increase our focus on

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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THIS week I’m writing about Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and time-wasting 999 phone calls.

What’s the connection? I hear you say. Well, bear with me, but if you can’t stomach any further mention of Savile or Harris, go and have a cup of coffee or turn to the crossword page...

With recent revelations of ever more repulsive accounts of sexual abuse/improper conduct over four decades by Jimmy Savile in 28 NHS hospitals and now Harris’s conviction, why wasn’t something done about these assaults earlier?

As far as Savile is concerned, he had a strange charisma that hoodwinked everyone: hospitals, officials, MPs, charities, the media and the police. I’m in no way at all condoning the crimes committed by either man, but a

to make this work, so we’re thrilled that 221b is going to be inhabited again,” she said.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will return to Sherlock for the special and new series.

Richard Shanley

DISHING THE DIRT OF EUROPA DIGITAL

SHERLOCK: Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch return for a one-off special plus a new series growth opportunities in UHD TVs and curved TVs,” it added.

LG is one of the few remaining companies still producing plasma televisions, but will likely follow suit in favour of 4K. SHERLOCK will return to BBC One for a one-off special, followed by a new three-part series. Shooting on the special will begin in January 2015, and the series later next year. The official plot teaser reads: ‘After

the briefest of exiles, Sherlock will return to face one of his biggest mysteries yet... why is Moriarty’s face being broadcast on every television in the land?’

Sherlock co-creator, writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said: “A special, plus a new series of three episodes it’s a record-breaking run! Of course, it’s far too early to say what’s coming, but we’re

reasonably confident that the very next thing to happen to Sherlock and John is the very last thing you’d expect.”

Sue Vertue - Executive Producer for Hartswood Films explained that it had “taken a little while to get [filming] dates sorted. None of the boys are exactly sitting back twiddling their thumbs but there was unanimous goodwill

If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions.

Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum 91.1FM Radio, now covering over 2000sq kms of Costa Almeria or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.

Pulling the wool over our eyes: is there no end to all this abuse?

EMERGENCY CENTRE: The staff have to deal with some bizarre calls. point often overlooked is that things were different in the 1970s. Predators were often a grim fact of office life.

Remember, too, that this was the era of ‘Sweeney’ type policing, as reflected in the Life on Mars TV series. Political correctness was still a long way off; a concept most of us were

hardly aware of until the 1990s.

Some things don’t change, though, for the UK emergency services. And that’s the number of bizarre/hoax 999 calls made to it.

How about the woman who rang the police to say her snowman had been stolen from her front garden? Or the call for

a paramedic to take a dog’s temperature? Or the Birmingham woman who called to complain there weren’t enough sprinkles on her ice cream, telling an operator: “It doesn’t seem like much of an emergency but it is. I’ve ordered an ice cream and he’s put bits on one side and none on the

other. He’s refusing to give me my money back and saying I’ve got to take it like that.”

West Midlands Police released this last recording with a plea for people to use 999 for genuine emergencies only.

Chief Superintendent Jim Andronov, head of the force’s contact centre, said West Midlands Police, for instance, get more than 1,500 calls a day to the number and between 10 and 20 per cent fall into the bizarre/hoax call category.

In 1937, in just the first week of the 999 service, there were 91 hoax calls! As I said, little change there, then.

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Spain’s Tax Reforms – How Will You Benefit?

Earlier this year, Spain’s Expert Tax Committee released a consultation document proposing a number of tax reforms. This included cutting income tax rates and revamping succession tax.

We have been waiting to find out how much the government would follow through with. On 23rd June, the government released its long-awaited draft legislation.

The key changes affecting individuals and families are outlined below.

These are proposals which still need to go through Parliament and undergo a consultation process with employers, trade unions and political parties. It is therefore possible that changes will be made during the process.

Income tax The general income tax scale rates and bands will be modified.

The current seven income tax bands will be reduced to five from next year, with tax rates reduced over two years.

The lowest rate of tax will be cut from 24.75% to 20% in 2015 and 19% in 2016.

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks

The current top rate of 52% will fall to 47% next year and 45% the following one, but the income threshold for this rate reduces from €300,000 to €60,000.

Savings income rates and thresholds will also change.

Currently, income up to €6,000 is taxed at 21%; income between €6,000 and €24,000 at 25%, and the excess at 27%. Under the proposals the rate for the first tax band will

reduce to 20% in 2015 and 19% in 2016; income between €6,000 and €50,000 to 22% and 21% respectively, and anything over €50,000 at 24% then 23%.

Besides bank interest, this also benefits arrangements like life assurance polices.

On the other hand, the annual exemption of €1,500 against dividend income will no longer be available, and the 60% deduction against net rental income for residents would reduce to 50%.

The special ‘Beckham law’ will no longer be available to sportsmen; for other professions employment income of up to €600,000 will be taxed at 24% and the excess at the general scale rates.

Capital gains tax Under current rules, gains arising on assets held for less than a year are subject to the normal scale rates of up to 52%. From 2015, all capital gains, regardless of the holding period, would be taxed at the revised savings rates. Indexation would no longer

apply on the sale of a property.

Inheritance tax and wealth tax Although changes were widely anticipated for these taxes no changes have been proposed.

Controlled foreign company (CFC) regulations CFC rules are tax anti-avoidance rules designed to stop offshore companies being used to shelter income and gains. Spain intends to introduce and apply rules to subject a foreign company to an annual tax in Spain where there is no real substance to the company, i.e. where the company is an investment company rather than a trading company.

This will not affect life insurance policies.

Exit tax The government proposes to introduce an exit tax.

Typically such a tax is applied when an individual becomes nonresident and disposes of their assets within a certain time period. If implemented as in France, as expected, life policies will be

excluded from the assessable taxable base.

After the high Spanish taxes of recent years, this is welcome news for locals and expatriates alike.

The main aim of the income tax cuts is to help those on lower incomes, so those with savings and investments still have need of specialist tax planning to protect their capital and income from tax.

We would also like to have seen succession tax improved, and the future for wealth tax remains unclear too.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

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Marc Marquez - Magic Man of MotoGP Marquez’s amazing record in top class racing:

By Tony Matthews LAST Saturday week, just as the heavy, dark clouds gathered and the weather gods wept buckets of tears on the cathedral in Assen, Netherlands, Spain’s reigning world champion Marc Marquez ‘swam’ his way to his eighth consecutive 2014 MotoGP win.

Superstar Marquez has certainly proved that nothing will stand in his way on his quest for a second title, not even the weather! Oh, yes, it rained cats and dogs, elephants and pigs in Assen on June 28.

Marquez told me: “There were streaks of electricity flying across the sky and in the pits all the respective team crews were forced to make a difficult tyre choice before the race even started. It was also very dark with black clouds hovering above the track.”

The next MotoGP of 2014 takes place at the Sachsenring in Germany this weekend, where maybe someone will finally be able to put a stop to Marquez’s winning streak.

Or will they?

Right now, there is an air of invincibility surrounding ‘MM’ - the Magic Man of motorcycling, Marc Marquez.

I spoke recently with the 1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz who tips Marquez to become the most successful rider in MotoGP history.

“He is the guy who is winning and still learning and right now he thinks there is nothing he can’t do. That’s the way he’s riding,” Schwantz said.

Marquez, who is only 21, is slowly building a huge reserve of self-confidence, the most valuable weapon in a rider’s armoury.

He is not scared of increasing pressure to maintain focus and concentration from his dominant start to the season.

“It will be easier to keep focus now, after eight straight victories my confidence is very high although, even if I think it will be easier, the season is very long,” Marquez said, adding: “I try 100 per cent to win every race I compete in but you never know what will happen. I know there will be some circuits where I will struggle.”

• Youngest in pole position: 20 years, 62 days (USA 2013) • Youngest GP winner: 20 years, 63 days (USA 2013) • Youngest in successive podium positions: 20 years, 63 days (Qatar, USA 2013)] • Youngest rider for fastest lap: 20 years, 49 days (Qatar 2013) • 4 successive podium finishes in first 4 races (shared with Max Biaggi) • Youngest rider to lead the Championship: 20 years, 63 days (USA 2013) • First rider of the modern era to win at the same circuit for four successive years in three different classes • Youngest rider and the first rookie to win 4 races back to back: 20 years, 189 days (Germany, USA, Indianapolis, Czech Republic 2013) • Youngest rider to set fastest times in every weekend session: (Indianapolis 2013) • Most wins as a rookie: 6 • Most pole positions as a rookie: 9 • Most podium finishes in a season and also by a rookie: 16 (shared with Rossi, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo) • Most points scored as a rookie: 334 • Youngest rider to take back to back pole positions (Silverstone, Misano 2013) • Youngest rider and rookie to take 4 pole positions in a row (Silverstone, Misano, Aragon, Malaysia 2013) • Youngest rider to win the title: 20 years, 266 days (2013) • First rider to win back to back Intermediate Class and Premier Class titles • First and only rider (2002 to date) to win first 6 races of a season from pole position (Qatar, USA, Argentina, Spain, France, Italy, 2014) • First rider in 4 stroke MotoGP era (2002 to date) to win first 8 races of a season (add Cataluñya and Netherlands to list above, 2014) • Most pole positions from start of a season: 6 • Youngest rider to win 5/6/7/8 races in a row (21 years, 90131 days) • Most points scored in first 8 races of a season: 200 Earlier this year, at Jerez, Marquez celebrated his 100th start across all senior classes with a stunning victory at his home race - his 36th win on two wheels.

Both Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan had this same air of invincibility a few years ago, and backed it up with supreme domination on the track. Marquez is doing the same.

Doohan claimed five consecutive world titles and 54 Premier Class race wins, all with Honda, while Rossi won seven MotoGP championships and registered 80 race victories.

Rossi is the benchmark in terms of numbers; that is where Marquez is heading, and beyond.

Marquez has only just entered the peak

period of his career which effectively covers the ages of 21 to 30. So who knows what his potential win list will be when he retires.

He will certainly beat Rossi’s record of seven titles. The Italian won his last in 2009 at the age of 30; he’s still racing now.

Marquez has at least 14 racing years left in him and if he wins 10, even seven or eight races each year, his finishing career record could be quite staggering... it could easily read 10 world titles and more than 100 race victories.

Born in Spain on February 17, 1993, in Cervera, Cataluñya, Marquez is one of four riders to have won world championship titles in three different categories - Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and the imperious Rossi are the others.

Marquez won the 125cc world title in 2010, the Moto2 Championship in 2012 and the MotoGP World crown last year, when he became the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to accomplish the Premier Class title in his first season, and the youngest to win the title overall.

“I know records and achievements are there to be beaten. But first and foremost my aim is to be safe on my machine; not to be stupid; don’t take any undue risks and take what comes. I am fortunate to have a terrific motor cycle to sit on. That’s down to the Repsol Honda team - a great set of lads,” said a confident Marquez.

Marquez’s younger brother, Alex, is currently riding at MotoGP3 level.

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21:00 Why we love the World Cup….

“World Cups are uncompromising, brutal, emotional affairs that invariably end in heartbreak for all but a few. But that’s why we love them.”

So said former England striker and BBC football pundit Gary Lineker.

And he is right. As we look forward to the final we can look back at the tournament so far: Uncompromising? The tackle that ended Brazil and Barcelona star Neymar’s World Cup was certainly that. A cracked vertebrae suffered in a

heavy challenge from behind ended the tournament for one of its brightest stars.

Brutal? You need look no further than Louis Suarez. A moment of madness and a bite on an opponent and his country’s best hope was on a plane home in shame.

Heartbreak? The hopes of millions of fans have already been broken. Just two sets of fans still have the World Cup dream alive. For most the wait goes on for another four years now.

Emotional? Tears and cheers are the currency

of the World Cup. There have been plenty of both this time round at what has been one of the most entertaining tournaments ever seen.

But whatever happens for football fans everywhere, it is the most compelling tournament in the world. They will be glued to their screens for the last match to see who will be crowned the Champions of the World…

World Cup 2014 On TV will be shown live in the UK on both BBC and ITV. England v Italy on TV will be shown live on BBC1 / BBC1 HD, England v Uruguay on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD and England v Costa Rica on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD. BBC will have 1st pick of the Second Round matches and 1st pick of the Semi Finals, whilst ITV will have 1st pick of the Quarter Finals.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone who has been unhelpful in the past suddenly steps forward. Could you have been wrong about them? Probably not. Keep a clear mind when with them. Saturn influences you to be more organised before a bout of indecision strikes.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The influence of Venus and Jupiter brings you the influence and status that you deserve. It's not that you haven't worked towards it but now you start to see the benefits.

attachment and harmony in your life should not be underestimated or denied in the name of practicality.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) To be truly happy you need to build on your partnerships. Keep these in balance and everything else will fall into place. Life has taught you some rather harsh lessons recently.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is an all-consuming need to see some reward for all your efforts.

There will be those who will tell you that you need to push harder for success.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) During the past few weeks you may have gained a different perspective on life. Your need for a close

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Your flexibility stands you in good stead.

You are able to take opportunities at short notice. Others may not come up to expectations and there are times when it is best to ‘go it alone’.

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Film actress.

This Spanish actress was nominated for a Goya award for her role in Tesis by Alejandro Amenabar. She first came to fame in 1973 at the young age of seven when she got a role in La Colmena by Victor Erice.

Perhaps you need to be with more like-minded people.

the need of having more than one string to your bow, it is more that you are tired of using the same old arrows. So, what is out there to fire your imagination?

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) When needed you are sure to be positive this week. On a project, 'striking while the iron is hot' springs to mind. There is much fun to hand but it must be 'work first' at the moment. Some opportunities do not come twice and you need to be aware of them when they present themselves.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This is a brilliant week for money and business. Mars is influencing you to be more up-front and practical in your approach. You may feel changes coming on that you would rather deny. Burying your head in the sand is not an option. Take the bull by the horns and you could be surprised at your success.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are in a romantic mood but something is missing from the picture. It is not that you are feeling

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You will see the lighter side of life this week when you discover that someone is holding a torch for you. You are flattered and vaguely interested.

Your combination of intelligence and humour make you a delightful companion. .

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is much to be tackled this week, but you are wary of making full-on decisions. Taking things one step at a time is the best policy because it gives you space to consider the options. There is a restlessness about you that is hard to pinpoint. Perhaps you are feeling positive but have to hold fire because of others.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Energy levels go up and down and you seek to ration yours by not going all-out physically.

It is still possible to be quite dynamic while planning. Indeed, your clear vision impresses a colleague. If you are due for promotion then some good news is likely.

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Average: 5

Very good: 9

Good: 6

Excellent: 11

aced, acid, cede, cedi, cite, dace, dice, iced, acted, cadet, ceded, cited, diced, dicta, edict, addict, caddie, decade, deceit, decide, caddied, decided, addicted, dedicate, DEDICATED

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The changes affecting you for the past few weeks continue but you are now getting better at managing their direction. Someone wanting you to take a logical action should not be allowed to push you forward.

All the answers begin with the letters B B 1. By what name was the English dandy, born in London in 1778, who was an iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men’s fashion, and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, usually known?

2. Named after a British minister of transport, what name is given to an amber-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white pole, marking pedestrian crossings of roads in the UK? 3. What is the name of the table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs? Penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over.

4. What name is often applied to a person born in the years following the Second World War, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate?

5. What name is frequently given to Southern and Mid-western United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant? .

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Across 2 Expensive animal, by the sound of it (4) 4 Prints showing fish (4) 9 Name of bloke to steal cattle, it’s said (7) 10 Part of speech idealists rebuke (5) 11 Let Ms Duff fish (5) 12 Foolish fancy makes him race around (7) 13 Swimmer, female, joining the club (6) 15 Detector of nitrogen in plastic roses (6) 18 Crush the star characters (7) 20 Sam is sort of wrong (5) 22 Odour created by a Catholic mostly (5) 23 Perhaps dead men improved (7) 24 Exclusive school returning record (4) 25 Loose cloak or carbon copy (4) Down 1 Poets start drinking in pubs (5) 2 Socialist leader in fitting decline (7) 3 A male representative (5) 5 Store damaged car at Queen’s home (7) 6 Parisian flower (5)

Across 1 Walk unsteadily (7) 4 City in Florida (5) 7 Once more (5) 9 Quite sure (7) 10 Irish folklore spirit (7) 11 African scavenger (5) 12 Telling an untruth (5) 14 Smooth and glossy (5) 19 Plucked string instruments (5) 21 Violent rotating windstorm (7) 23 Not man-made (7) 24 Expand (5) 25 Waterway (5) 26 Proverbs (7)

7 Alfresco? Rope in a replacement (4,3) 8 A follower to lock barrier (5) 13 I am bats cooking rice (7) 14 Take out essence (7) 16 Edwin’s upset about Lloyd’s first fraud (7)

17 Major ganglia, part of the brain, perhaps (5) 19 A callus fruit? (5) 20 Declare Namibia is hosting sports venue (5) 21 Send a model form of transport (5)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents Q and 21 represents Y, so fill in Q every time the figure 11 appears and Y every time the figure 21 appears.

Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Corsican, 4 Plus, 7 Egret, 9 Cheer, 11 Later, 12 Thorn, 13 Rosier, 15 Malaya, 19 Beams, 21 Larva, 23 Tools, 24 Eager, 25 Skit, 26 Mainstay.

Down: 1 Cleaver, 2 Rural, 3 Accord, 5 Shown, 6 Heat, 8 Tithe, 10 Rioja, 14 Smart, 16 Agree, 17 Allergy, 18 Alaska, 19 Bucks, 20 Stop, 22 Argot.

QUICK Across: 1 Scared, 4 Attack, 9 Abase, 10 Reply, 11 Annul, 12 Cassock, 13 Allude, 15 Affect, 19 Anarchy, 21 Recur, 23 Loner, 24 Nasty, 25 Target, 26 Better.

Down: 1 Sultana, 2 Again, 3 Enabled, 5 Turns, 6 Approve, 7 Kayak, 8 Reach, 14 Learner, 16 Foresee, 17 Terrier, 18 Lying, 19 Allot, 20 Carve, 22 Crypt.

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

Across 1 Gemelos (5) 3 Health (5) 5/14 Dedo gordo del pie (3,3) 7 Oraciones (7) 9 Royal (4) 10 Kiss (4) 13 Piece of toast (7) 14 See 5 15 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 16 Enfadado (5) Down 1 Stools (seats) (9) 2 Soup (thick) (4) 3 Jabón (para lavar) (4) 4 Descubrimiento (de país, invento, deportista) (9) 6 Cristal (5) 8 Acontecimiento (5) 11 Carrera (competición) (4) 12 Nothing (4)

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

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous English rugby union club (two words): SLID ON RHINO FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: RESERVOIR DOGS, LONDON IRISH

Unscramble the title of a 1992 American crime film (two words): SORE RIVER GODS

Down 1 Showing signs of wear and tear (6) 2 Long seat (5) 3 Surpass (6) 4 Law officer (7) 5 Make less active or intense (5) 6 Ancient Greek (6) 8 Disturb (5) 13 Nose opening (7) 15 Avoid capture (5) 16 Medical centre (6) 17 Plays for time (6) 18 Sheds hair or feathers (6) 20 Moon of Saturn (5) 22 Hazardous (5)

1 Bolted, 2 Herded, 3 Salute, 4 Reeled, 5 Taller, 6 Desert, 7 Degree, 8 Steals, 9 Learnt, 10 Glazed, 11 Tilted, 12 Awards, 13 Hazels, 14 Wearer, 15 Seated, 16 Desire, 17 Advice, 18 Theirs, 19 Drives

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Matt has cycled at the highest level and has cemented his place in the Top 20 in his categories.

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TAKE THE PLUNGE: Sea water has been believed to offer a range of health benefits since the time of Hippocrates. toxins and improves blood circulation.

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MULCH: Saves water.

COOKING: The author’s solar cooker preparing a chicken in beer casserole. describes 35 ways of mulching and improving existing mulches.

These range from 10centimetre covers of compost heap compost, 10 centimetres of stone chippings laid over woven or solid plastic sheeting, similar layers of almond shells, stone slabs or large rocks over the roots of climbers. Plant alongside paths and terraces so that

roots seek moisture and coolness under them and let fallen leaves rot down as a natural mulch under hedges and shrubs.

Mulching is something that can be done at any time of the year.

Recognise that 10 centimetres to 20 centimetres will be a great help during drought conditions but three centimetres of bark chippings, which can be blown about by wind or washed away by rain, achieves little. And with bare patches of plastic underlay showing through, it looks unattractive as well as achieving little.

If you grow vegetables try growing them through holes in black plastic sheeting and likewise fruit trees bushes and plants.

Another form of mulching is to use a natural ground

cover of adjoining ground cover and plants with thick leaf cover.

In the early days of a new garden some plants can be regarded as sacrificial ones in that they give immediate ground cover between plants but you intend them to be eventually covered and smothered by more important plants.

Failing to keep the roots of plants damp is a substantial summer risk and another is the creation of sparks that can start fires. Two useful ways of summer cooking is to use paella pans as a hot plate for cooking fish, meat and vegetables as well as paellas, and to use a solar cooker for preparing stews, vegetables and grilling sardines and sausages, etc. Both paella and solar cooking are possible on apartment terraces as well as in gardens. ©Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com July 2014

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Making the perfect scrambled eggs MAKING scrambled eggs is indeed easy. But getting them just right or making sure they are as great as they should be takes a little know-how.

The eggs should be scrambled on low heat.

Yes, it will take longer for them to cook but they will not overcook or brown.

One of the tricks for great scrambled eggs is to stop scrambling them and to take them off the heat while they still look wet.

Seasoned cooks recommend constant stirring for creamy eggs.

With stirring, the egg curds that form will break down making the eggs softer and smaller.

It is also recommended not to whisk them too early but only just before putting them in the pan, and remember to whisk them vigorously, which adds both volume and air.

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SCRAMBLED EGGS: Anyone can make them, but getting them just right takes a little know-how. warn against adding water, cream or milk to eggs, unless overcooked and wet eggs are on the menu.

Choosing the right frying pan also plays an important part. As a rule of thumb, its size depends on how many eggs are going to be cooked.

It is also important to keep whisking them until

they are completely homogenous and to avoid seasoning them too early.

Adding salt at the wrong time can break the eggs down and make them watery.

In fact, it is better to wait until they are cooked before seasoning them.

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Crowd-pleasing summer appetisers IT’S always a good idea to start a meal with something truly tasty to set the scene for the meal to come.

Here are some tasty starters: Grilled pesto prawns. There are so many ways to use pesto the Italian sauce made from roasted pine nuts, basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and garlic - here is another: just slather the sauce all over the prawns and then throw them onto the grill.

Roasted tomato dip.

Totally addictive this easy, spicy dip unites vineripened tomatoes, onions, chilli peppers, coriander and fresh lime or lemon.

Just roast all the ingredients, except the lemon, and mix together.

Courgette fritters

INTENSE AND FLAVOURFUL: Guacamole with roasted garlic. with Feta cheese and dill. Shred the courgettes and combine them with eggs, garlic, spring onions, Feta cheese and dill, then pan-fry the lot together until crisp on the outside and still tender on the inside – a winner

every time!

Guacamole with roasted garlic. Normally guacamole is made with fresh onions but adding some roasted garlic makes the whole dish more intense and flavourful.

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VERYONE has their favourite restaurants, places for different occasions, or even for different dishes.

Goah, in Villaricos, is one of those hip, cool and trendy restaurants that should be on everyone’s list. Formerly El Mar la Mar, this popular restaurant consistently pleases its visitors in every way.

With stunning views across the Mediterranean, the interior and exterior areas of Goah are tastefully decorated and simply perfect for a romantic meal with a loved one, or a night of cocktails with friends.

It is also the perfect venue for your special occasions such as birthdays and weddings.

They stock a wide selection of your favourite drinks, and proudly boast an extensive array of gins and vodkas available in the outdoor cocktail bar. The wines are 100 per cent Spanish, and with a bottle of house wine costing just €12, nice and easy on your pocket, too.

Open every day of the week from 11.30am until late, Goah is a firm favourite with residents and returning holidaymakers.

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ELEGANT DINING: Interior and exterior areas are tastefully decorated and perfect for any occasion.

The staff are professionally presented, and multilingual, so there will be no issues with communication.

The cuisine is varied and modern with menu del dia available from Monday to Friday during the day, with choices of four starters, four main courses and desserts plus a drink; a

stunning six-course tasting menu in the evenings, and of course an a la carte menu to delight any palate.

On Wednesday evenings, be ready to enjoy the entertainment on offer, as you will be treated to a night of Flamenco music and dancing; and on Friday evenings the baby grand piano is put through its

paces, enthralling you with beautiful tunes while you eat and drink in absolute comfort.

July 18 is the first anniversary of Goah, and to mark the occasion, a special six-course menu is being designed.

Booking is highly recommended for what promises to be a night of celebration and fun.

Finding Goah is simple.

Heading from Mojacar to Villaricos, cross over the large bridge and the restaurant is a little further on the left.

Restaurante Goah Urbanizacion Los Conteros, Villaricos Tel: 950 467 030 www.facebook.com/goah. villaricos www.grupolua.com

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MOJACAR RESTAURANT GUIDE

Bustling Mojacar M

OJACAR situated in the south east of Almeria is a great travel destination for families and couples looking for the perfect getaway.

No other corner of Andalucía can boast such a rich and close heritage with their Moorish past as does Mojácar. With an exceptional situation as a lookout dominating the surrounding terrain, Mojácar has been settled by many and varied cultures. From La Marina de la Torre to Sopalmo and

CUISINE: Traditional fare is born from rural and Moorish skills.

the Granatilla beach, Mojácar’s coast is 17 kilometres of shoreline from empty coves to

los Angeles beaches offer quiet sunbathing with some installations and services. El Cantal is the most popular of all our beaches, with a large variety of installations, beach bars and the like.

Mojácar offers a rich variety of regional and bustling beaches. international dishes. The Marina de la Torre, in traditional fare, born from front of a golf course, is rural and Moorish skills, around two kilometres of continues strongly. white sandy From both the sea coastline, the nearby A huge and removed from orchards comes choice to a rich variety of the urban sprawl. suit every materials The mouth of bringing such taste the River Aguas simple delights as offers an extended fresh fish on the hot sandy beach which plate, and such continues along the coast traditional dishes as our as La Rumina. The stews, soups and Descargador and Vista de savouries.

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MOJACAR: The coastline is 17 kilometres of empty coves to bustling beaches.

National and international cuisine is also well represented in our many fine restaurants and beach bars.

Night time is a special experience. From the setting of the sun over the mountains, delicately tinting the town in shades of pink and silvering the sea below.

Enjoy romantic dinners, in many of our restaurants or beach bars, Mojacar

offers a range of choice appealing to all ages.

There is something for everyone from traditional Spanish Chiringuitos (beach bars) to good home cooked English food and a taste of the East with Indian cuisine. There is a huge choice to suit every taste, and the restaurants all have one thing in common - they serve delicious meals in the beautiful setting that is Mojacar.

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Let’s hope Windo is a major step fo HELLO and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Last week we started with a string of insults and, if you managed to read any further, ended with the truth of just how smart you really are!

This morning is just like every Thursday morning, I get up, and start wondering what on earth to write about.

Some weeks technological change comes thick and fast, and other weeks it’s as dead

as a mother-in-law’s kiss.

Today, it seems that Microsoft ‘MIGHT BE’ building Windows 9 for us simple folk who like the mouse and keyboard approach. As with everything Microsoft does, there is an element of secrecy, and Windows 9 isn’t any different BUT according to ‘sources,’ they will be bringing back the ‘Start Menu’ button as well as including a number of features especially for us

Trevor Spencer

Computers ‘traditionalists.’

According to ‘the rumour mill,’ this version of Windows will be able to detect the system that it will be going onto and change its appearance and functionality

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ows 9 Albox gets its orward water extension to suit. Linux has been doing this for several years - changing from webbook tiny to full screen desktop/tower. But for Windows to adopt this change is a major step forwards. Windows 8 - like Windows Vista - has proven to be a lemon, an embarrassment to Microsoft!

Let’s hope that Windows 9 will follow the Vista to 7 step up and be the OS that we all want. I make a promise to you now. If Windows 9 keeps the rumour mill’s promise, I will buy (yes you did hear me right!) a legal copy of Windows 9 and finally upgrade from this solid, safe and stable XP! I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! You can get hold of me any time.

Call me on 689 892 745 for information about my services and rates.

ALBOX Town Council has been granted an extra year by the Andalucian government to continue sourcing water from Negratin.

Mayor of Albox, Rogelio Mena, said that “because of the extension of the temporary authorisation of Negratin water, Albox residents are in luck again, despite the institutional disloyalty of some provincial governments and local spokespeople.

“Those who have worked to take away our authority, and even on the day of the inauguration of the water treatment threatening to leave us without water from August, are unlucky.”

Mena reminded the media of his former commitment of the

PSOE in Albox and its “conviction that it is worth the work to the public to solve community problems from politics.”

He continued, “We are contributing from equality of rights and services to build the town our Albox residents deserve. We will continue to work for solutions.

I encourage anyone who is willing to participate in the development of Albox to work to make this a democratic town together.”

Susana Diaz, President of the Junta de Andalucia visited the town at the end of June to inaugurate a new plant for supply of water to the town and its villages, as well as to observe the progress of the connecting motorway.

TOWN COUNCIL: Granted extra year.

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RBL summer bazaar a success for appeal LAST week, the Albox branch of the Royal British Legion held their Summer Bazaar at La Parrilla Hotel and Restaurant in Albox, an event which raised a very welcome €255 for the Poppy Appeal. The Royal British Legion would like to thank everyone who came along to support them.

The next fundraising event is on Sunday July 20 at the Piedra Amarilla amphitheatre, and is called Music in The Park. For a

ticket price of €10, visitors can enjoy music from The Voices of Almanzora, a rousing choral group, Dave Sharp, a saxophonist, and Almeria Strings. The price also includes a BBQ, which is being sponsored by Ibex Insurance. Starts at 7pm.

Tickets for the Piedra Amarilla BBQ and evening are available at any Royal British Legion meeting in Albox, Total Entertainment on Avenida Lepanto, The 1 Stop Pool Shop outside the

entrance to Longo’s on the Albox - Arboleas road, or by contacting Brian Gyer on 634 327 757 or email alboxrblegion@gmail.com.

The Royal British Legion is a charity that supports serving and ex-service men and women in the world.

The Albox branch meets twice a month and hosts regular activities for all the family. You can find out more by visiting website www.britishlegion.org.uk/b ranches/albox.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Bluffers guide to fluent Spanish 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.

To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall

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HE difference between fluency in a foreign language and ‘getting the ball over the net’, as the late language guru Michel Thomas said, is a combination of speed and accuracy.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages provides the most in-depth framework for evaluating proficiency, with some 20,000 to 40,000 word knowledge for native-level fluency and just 3,000 for basic conversation.

A few years ago, the UK Government’s new children’s Communication Champion, Jean Gross, said teenagers’ vocabulary was limited to 800 daily words, with a predominance of ‘yeah’, ‘no’, and ‘but’. Tweeting and texting are presumably not

TWEETING AND TEXTING: Not helpful for developing vocabulary. helping matters where brevity and acronyms rule. You might know your LOLs (Laugh out loud) and C U l8s (see you later) but here in Spain you have to add the likes of salu2 (saludos) and d= (da igual) into the mix.

For me, however, the real joy of languages comes through the

ability to use idioms. Being such a rich language, and with the Spaniards themselves both poetic and expressive, there is plenty of fodder to choose from in Castellano. Insults and put-downs exist plenty-fold, of course, with most making impertinent comments relating to family members

or ancestors, this being a very family-centred culture.

Not wishing to lower the tone of this fine publication or to preach to the converted, I shall abstain from repeating these here.

On a more general note, there are some nice little expressions that will make you appear fluent.

If you put your foot in it: ‘Mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado’, which translates as ‘to mention rope in the house of a hanged man’. Or to pick up the courage to do something is: ‘Hacer de tripas corazón’, literally, turning your guts into heart.

Asking for the impossible is ‘pedir peras al olmo’, or asking the elm tree for pears. And finally, my own personal favourite: ‘Ni harto de vino’, which translates as not even if I were drunk (on wine), though literally means ‘over my dead body’.

But why stop there? The funniest idioms are the ones that people make up, or even misuse, which is why TV series Friends was so entertaining, with the classic where Joey explains the meaning of a ‘moo point’, or the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda, with Kevin Kline’s hilarious interpretation of the gun-toting Otto. Use your inventions or adaptations enough and you may even create an idiom that will stand the test of time. The word (sic) is your oyster!

Winds of political change Cassandra Nash

A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

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HE PSOE socialist party votes for its next Secretary General on Sunday. Initially, Eduardo Madina seemed likely to replace Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, whom everyone praises to the skies now that he is going.

Paid-up party members have endorsed three candidates: Madina, Pedro Sanchez plus Jose Antonio Perez Tapias, who lags behind.

Madina, a Basque who is spokesman for the parliamentary PSOE party, was overtaken by Madrileño Pedro Sanchez who arrives with thousands more endorsements than Madina. The latter has now complained that he lost out for challenging Rubalcaba’s choice of Andalucia Regional

President Susana Diaz as his successor.

PSOE party members and delegates will vote between these three on July 13 and anything can happen. As it needs to; there has been too much of the same-old, same-old ever since Rubalcaba took over from Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

These gents are for turning THE government could backtrack on plans to tax redundancy payments. Where payable, it could be negotiated, announced Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro in the wake of concerted criticism.

Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez also toned down controversial aspects of his Public Safety Law following accusations that they infringed civil rights.

Faced with opposition within his own party, even Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon will grudgingly add foetal malformation as a motive for abortion.

‘Rectification indicates wisdom’ according to the Spanish saying.

PSOE SPOKESMAN: Eduardo Madina

It also indicates governments that govern by opinion poll.

Silly season idea MARIANO RAJOY is toying with the idea of elected mayors.

Municipalities would vote for the man (or woman) rather than a party list and the election would be held ahead of local polls.

It will prove unworkable, critics said. Politically it won’t mean much either, as personalities, likes, dislikes and feuds that go back generations can play a bigger part than ideology in local elections.

Still, it gives people something to think about during the silly season when the punters must be kept happy and given something else to think about.

Football failed to provide a distraction this summer when Spain’s national side was shown the World Cup door at a humiliatingly early stage. Fans must have felt disappointed but not nearly as much as the government did.

Relatively speaking THE king’s sister Cristina is accused of complicity in the shady business dealings and tax dodges committed by her husband Iñaki Urdangarin.

She is likely to stand trial if the judge in charge of the Noos case has his way. If the public prosecutor assigned to the scandal gets his, she won’t.

With some reason, the public prosecutor claimed that Cristina is receiving this treatment because of who she is.

The protagonists of other scandals – think Gurtel, think Caja B double bookkeeping – are walking free and unworried.

If Cristina were not the daughter and sister of a king, her name would have been mentioned only in passing.

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After developing, building and managing more than

100,000 flats, residences and buildings in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami and New York in the last three decades, the Related Group has set its sights on Spain.

According to company

sources, the group believes Spain now has and will continue to have a lot of potential as a market for primary and secondary homes.

It also thinks the country is ‘interesting’ for investors.

Therefore, the American group is already analysing real-estate purchase operations and its representatives are scheduled to meet with the country’s most important financial institutions and Sareb

– Spain’s ‘bad bank’.

The company generally associates itself with prominent architects, designers and artists, who create high quality residential projects.

In 2007, the Related Group began expanding its international realestate market with urban and luxury hotels projects in Mexico, ancy levels.”

Panama, Brazil, Pritchard went on to Colombia and Uruguay. say: “As a property Valued at $10 billion developer operating (€7.5 billion), the group across Spain, we are was founded by naturally thrilled that Argentina-born Jorge M tourist numbers Perez, Chairman and continue to soar into Chief Executive Officer of the summer months.” the company.

Pritchard concluded: Time Magazine named “We are very confident Perez ‘one of the top 25 that this will bring a most influential Hispanics further boost to the in the United States’ in Costa Blanca second August 2005. He is also homes market in known for his support of particular.” art and culture.

Costa Blanca real estate booming MORE than two million foreign tourists have already visited the Costa Blanca from January to May this year.

This is according to the latest data from the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey released by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (FRONTUR).

Nationally, Spain received 21.4 million foreign tourists up to May, representing an increase of 8.2 per cent over the same period in 2012.

In the first five months of the year, almost all major emitting countries contributed to this growth, particularly Britain and France, with

COSTA BLANCA: Upswing in the property market and surge in tourist bookings. increases of 6.9 per cent and 11.1 per cent, respectively.

Furthermore, supporting news of a tourist surge to Spain, independent travel agency A1 Travel has reported a year on year increase of more than 40 per cent for bookings to Spain.

The last three months in particular have seen a real boost in bookings to Spanish resorts, as families, couples and groups of young people look to finalise their holiday plans for this summer.

Marc Pritchard, Sales and Marketing Manager for leading Spanish

house builder, Taylor Wimpey España, commented: “It comes as no surprise that the Costa Blanca is once again a favourite summer holiday destination.

“Here we have seen an abundance of holidaymakers and foreign property buyers drawn to the clear blue waters, miles of golden sandy beaches, quaint villages, sophisticated cafés and restaurants and an abundance of historical, cultural and leisure activities.

“With the continued frequency and ease of flights to Spain, this boost in tourism will undoubtedly spell good news for property owners, boosting rental occup-

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FRIENDS Brian and Lynn from Mallorca sent me this wonderful picture of Hokoyo, a rare Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy, having his dinner alongside the two cats in their kitchen.

Brian said: “He couldn’t have done this a few days ago so he is learning to be tolerant of sharing the kitchen with cats and they are tolerant of being near him.”

When you have a resident pet and bring in another one, this is the

HARMONY: Hokoyo the new puppy has learned to tolerate the resident cats. time to allow them to mix without human interference. For the first week or two your resident pet will stare and maybe growl but if you walk away and leave them alone you end up with pets mixing like those in Brian and Lynn’s picture.

Often the advice is to keep a new cat in another room and not allow it to roam around the home and to change over the sleeping mats so that the cats are able to scent each other. This works but one must be patient and it takes much time.

My daughter Sarah decided to take the hair which she had groomed from one of her resident cats and put it on the new cat and vice versa. This way they got used to each other’s scent and within a few days the cats were all getting on well with each other.

This will also work with dogs so why not give it a try especially if you’re introducing cats to dogs or dogs to cats.

If you have an interesting picture then send it to me with a short story and I will present this to the editor for consideration.

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Pet-sitters for pets who are poorly

By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch FROM time to time regardless of how poorly or infirm your pet is you just need to get away.

Whether for a holiday to recharge your batteries or

home to see relatives.

But how can you find someone reliable who might understand the detailed routines of medicating your arthritic Labrador, or know how to spot the febrile signs of a

cat.

One of our favourite dogs is Henry the Basset hound. Sadly he has health issues and gets separation anxiety whenever his owners are getting ready to go away.

Suitcases are like a red rag to poor Henry’s frail constitution. They used kennels in the past and he suffered severe separation anxiety resulting in colitis.

Now Henry is kept at home, and unfortunately until recently his Mum has had to stay with him, effectively trapped because she couldn’t find

an experienced care giver.

Then she called and asked if I knew anyone.

Fortunately, we have a number of vet nurses trained and registered in the UK who are also registered in our network, many of whom are keen to travel. Job done! Now Wendy can have a holiday and Henry is cossetted by a vet nurse who cares.

Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001 To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch. com or call Lamia on +44 (0)186 552 1508

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Toyota’s green car of the future?

TOYOTA has revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen Fuel Cell Sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year.

The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are under way for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015.

In Japan, the Fuel Cell Sedan will go on sale at Toyota and Toyopet dealerships, priced at approximately seven

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million yen (€50,460). Initially, sales will be limited to regions where hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is being developed. European and US prices have not yet been decided. Likewise, more detailed information, such as specifications, exact prices and sales targets, will be announced later.

Toyota’s commitment to environment-friendly vehicles is based on three basic principles: embracing diverse energy sources; developing

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FUEL CELL SEDAN: Environmentally-friendly. efficient, low-emission vehicles; and driving positive environmental change by popularising these vehicles.

Hydrogen is a particularly promising alternative fuel. It can be produced from a wide variety of primary energy sources - including solar power and wind power - and is easy to store and transport.

When compressed, it has a higher energy density than batteries. In addition to its potential as a fuel for home and automotive use, hydrogen could be used in a wide range of applications, including large-scale power generation.

Toyota has been developing fuel cell vehicles in-house for more than 20 years. Its fuel cell system includes a proprietary FC Stack, which generates electricity from the chemical

reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, and highpressure hydrogen tanks. In 2002, Toyota began leasing the Toyota FCHV, a fuel cell SUV, on a limited basis in Japan and the US. Real improvements have been made to the FC system since 2002. The fuel cell sedan Toyota just revealed, for example, features performance and a cruising range similar to a petrol engine vehicle and a refuelling time of roughly three minutes. When driven, it emits only the water vapour produced by hydrogen and oxygen reaction.

Fuel cell vehicles contribute to the diversification of automobile fuels, emit no CO2 or environmentally harmful substances during operation, and offer the convenience of gasoline-powered cars.

Toyota believes they have a great deal of potential, and are ideal environmentfriendly vehicles for promoting a sustainable mobility society.

Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Europe, said: “We are very excited by the arrival of Fuel Cell technology. Of course, there are many challenges ahead, such as the availability of fuelling infrastructure and customer awareness. But our history with hybrid gives us all the experience we need to launch a new technology to the market. In Europe, we will be taking it step by step, gradually introducing the car in selected markets. But we are confident that hydrogen will become increasingly popular as a way of powering vehicles.”

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New McLaren GT3 racer MCLAREN GT has confirmed first details of the McLaren 650S GT3 – the latest generation trackfocused racer which will contest GT3 championships across the globe from the 2015 season.

Building on the highly

successful 12C GT3, which has firmly re-established McLaren at the front of the GT grid over the past three seasons, the 650S GT3 was unveiled in front of fans and the global motorsport media at the recent 2014 Goodwood Festival of

Speed.

As the 12C GT3 continues claiming trophies around the world, the 650S GT3 has big shoes to fill, but it has been designed to do just that. The menacing and purposeful-looking racer is the second-

generation GT3 car from McLaren GT, the GT race car building arm of McLaren, and follows in the slipstream of the 12C GT3, now competing in its third competitive season.

To date, the 12C GT3 has secured three

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MENACING: The McLaren 650S GT3 will contest GT3 championships next year. championship titles, 51 race victories and 71 further podiums, a number that continues to rise on a weekly basis, and currently leads the highly competitive Blancpain Endurance Series and the GT Asia championship.

Based on the recently unveiled McLaren 650S, and built around the same lightweight carbon fibre MonoCell chassis, the GT3 iteration has been honed using CFD technology and the latest in automotive and motorsport simulation to offer enhanced aerodynamics and improved levels of cooling. At the front, an aggressive splitter and larger air intakes dominate the purposeful new look, incorporating the familiar McLaren ‘face’ – albeit a more aggressive and menacing version, while on the flanks, the allnew lightweight carbon fibre bodywork wraps around reprofiled air intakes, which offer further optimised cooling.

The fixed carbon-fibre rear wing works in tandem with the large carbon-fibre splitter to complete the management of air as it is worked across, through and beneath the sleek lines of the 650S GT3.

The road-going version has been designed and developed to provide ‘the ultimate in driver engagement on the road’, and the 650S GT3 uses this same approach. Revised suspension geometry, wider track and updates to the overall set-up provide enhanced levels of drivability, optimising engagement for the wide range of drivers competing in GT racing. In addition, the updates have been made with added emphasis on endurance racing, pulling from the lessons of the past few years, and responding to feedback from the customer teams.

Reduced cost of ownership has been a priority during the design and development of the 650S GT3, and this has been achieved through extended component life, including increased engine and gearbox rebuild intervals, together with redesigned components and systems to reduce parts costs. Body panel design and fit have also been optimised which will not only minimise pit lane repair times but also aids weight distribution through the use of lighter components.

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A trio of winners: Djokovic, Kvitova and Hamilton

Beating the heat at Aguilon A CHANGE from Thursday to Wednesday for the 19th Hole Golf Society to play its Individual Singles Stableford at the impressive Aguilon course.

On a sweltering hot day 26 members battled round the beautiful venue trying to ignore the blistering heat and concentrate on the job in hand. Most failed miserably. Star of the day was Gary Grey, scoring 37 points, to romp home the clear winner from Nigel Greenwood and Ian Postles on 33 and 32 points respectively. Best shot of the day was by guest player Byron Sherlock on the third par 3; his second shot from the edge of the water over a three-metre wall to end up one metre from the pin was a joy to behold.

Mark had a lucky escape when Ian Postles’ wayward fairway shot on the 5th landed in Mark’s buggie before hitting him behind the knee. The only comment from Ian to Mark was: “Where’s my ball?”

Alan Chippingdale playing his first round with the 19th Hole for some weeks due to work commitments, managed a Nearest the Pin and a two on the 17th. A good day’s golf tinged with sadness having to say goodbye to good friend Harry Eels who with his wife Kathy have now returned to the UK.

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FOOTBALL - The two World Cup semi-finals have already been played - Brazil (minus the injured Neymar who, with an injection, could play in the final if his country get there) met Germany on Tuesday and Lionel Messi’s Argentina played Holland last night.

So we could have an allSouth American final or even an all-European one.

We could well have a repeat of the 1978 showdown in Buenos Aries, when Mario Kempes inspired the Argies to a 3-1 victory. Or there might even be a repeat of the 1990 showdown when (West) Germany defeated Argentina 1-0.

Brazil last played in the World Cup final in 2002 when they edged past Germany 1-0 while the Dutch also lost in the finals

GREAT SUPPORT: Millions in Yorkshire turned out to support the riders.

Tour de France saddles up

CYCLING - The 2014 Tour of France started in Leeds last Saturday. It went from York to Sheffield on Sunday and finishes in Paris on 27th of this month. Last year’s winner Chris Froome is hoping to retain his title and was going well the last time I saw him on his bike (he was lying second) but unfortunately Mark Cavendish wasn’t... he crashed out! of 1974 (to Germany) and in 2010 (to Spain). * The Dutch had 120th minute substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul to thank for saving two spot-kicks in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over gutsy Costa Rica in their quarter-final tie.

The final, at Rio’s Maracana Stadium, takes place on Sunday, 24 hours after the third/fourth place

DID YOU KNOW? The aggregate number of paying spectators who attended the recent Wimbledon fortnight was a staggering 501,445. And the longest rally in a Grand Slam tournament is a remarkable 86 shots, featuring the legendary Swede Bjorn Borg and the Argentinian Guillermo Vilas in the 1978 French Open final.

play-off match. * Next week, I will review what has been a terrific, allaction tournament.

FORMULA 1 - Last Sunday, in front of 120,000 spectators, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) comfortably won his second British GP, six years to the day after his first. It was the 26th F1 victory of his career. Valtteri Bottas was second with Daniel Ricciardo third and 17 cars finished. This leaves Nico Rosberg (who was forced to retire) just four points ahead of Hamilton in the driver’s championship. * Next up for the respective crews, cars and drivers is the German

Well bowled, Peter CABRERA Lawn Bowling Club hosted The Reddington Cup, a singles competition for the male members of the club.

The winner of each tie is the first bowler to reach a score of 21 and there were definitely some very close rounds. Stuart Field, who has only been bowling for a few months, had some excellent games, beating far more experienced bowlers. In the first round he won 21-18 and the next round 21-13.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Peter Marriot and Trevor Robinson.

Sadly he was beaten in the semi final by Peter Marriot who then went on to play Trevor Robinson in the final.

Everyone was really looking forward to the final as both these players are excellent bowlers. After nine ends the scores were level at 6-6 but then Peter pulled away and after 20 ends won the match 21-9.

Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday week.

TENNIS - This year’s singles titles went to Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova.

Serbian Djokovic beat Swiss Roger Federer in a classic five-setter spanning four hours, while two-time champion Kvitova from the Czech Republic defeated Eugenie Bouchard, the first ever Canadian to reach a Wimbledon final, in just 55 minutes - the shortest final for over three decades.

Both singles winners receive £1.7 million (€2.14 m) while the two runnersup each receive £880,000 (€1.10m).

CRICKET Last Saturday, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of Lords cricket ground, the MCC (296-3) beat the Rest of the World (293-7) by seven wickets.

More than 20,000 spectators saw Aussie Aaron Young score 181 not out for the winners while Yuvraj Singh hit 132 for the losers. Shane Warne (who broke his hand), Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist all took part. It was a great day’s cricket all round.

THIS WEEK’S SPORTING EVENTS MOTOGP - Spain’s super star, Marc Marquez, will be aiming to win his ninth successive race this weekend round the Sachsenring circuit in Germany.

ATHLETICS - The Diamond League meeting takes place on Friday and Saturday in Glasgow.

ROWING - This year’s World Cup is in Lucerne, Switzerland and runs over tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday.

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Lewis Hamilton Won his second British GP, six years to the day after his first.

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42 points at Marina Playa

Cortijo Grande

ON Wednesday July 2 the winner of the Cortijo Grande competition was John Geaves with 33 points.

In second with 32 was Mike Picken and third with 32 on countback Greg Ward.

On Sunday July 6 there was a close match with John Wardley with 33 points winning out over Carol Hardy, who also had 33 points.

In third with 31 was John Geaves.

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THURSDAY WINNERS: The team game was Traffic Lights.

Marina Phoenix GS MONDAY June 30 at Marina Phoenix saw John Kavanagh keep up his good run of form as he won the individual stableford with 36 points. A countback was needed to separate him from Antonio Ubeda, also 36, who took second from Jim Budd (35) third. The ladies division was won by

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Margaret Budd with 33 points; Isobel Jones was second and Ann Kavanagh third.

The team game on Thursday was Traffic Lights with the best three scores on par 3’s and best two on the rest. Scoring was close with only two points between the first three teams.

In first with 94 points were John Jeeves, Geoff Dixon, Isobel Jones and Eddie Vaughan; Brian Mayhew, Jim Humphries, Joe Cross and John Kavanagh (93) in second.

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LAST Wednesday saw Badgers Golf at Marina Playa for their weekly competition.

Winning score of the day was 42 points scored by Alan Thomas, second place went to Rod Goff on count back with 36 points and third was Roger Whitehead, also with 36.

Nearest the pins went to Steve Casburn, Richard Jones, Gordon Hume and Roger Whitehead.

Saturday’s competition was held at Macenas and was won by Barb Goff with 36 points.

Badgers Golf Society also plays every Wednesday at various courses in the area and every Saturday at Macenas for their weekly roll-up. Please book in at Badgers, Mojacar Playa or on 950 478 525 / 686 038 259.

Fixtures can be found on www.badgersmojacar.com.