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Legionnaires’ threat closes sports centre POPULAR: German tourists admire Benidorm.

Germans come back to Alicante THE Costa Blanca is a favourite once more with German tourists.

The area is regaining the popularity that waned during the 1990s, according to Spain’s Tourist Promotion Board, Turespaña.

German tourists are drawn to areas free of mass tourism, Turespaña said, particularly those with golf courses where they can play several hours a day, year-round.

Last year Alicante Province courses were used by 120,000 German golfers, according to figures from the

Provincial Tourist Board.

Alicante Province’s German market will grow by 15 per cent this year, 5 per cent above the national average, Turespaña foresaw. The report pointed out that Germany has an unemployment rate of only 6.5 per cent and a Gross Domestic Product predicted to grow by 1 per cent in 2015.

Having overtaken Norway last year, Germany is now the Costa Blanca’s third most important tourist market after the UK and France.

BENIDORM’S Palau d’Esports l’Illa sports centre has been closed as a precautionary measure following a possible Legionnaires’ outbreak.

Four people are currently being treated at Villajoyosa Hospital, revealed the mayor, Agustin Navarro, at an emergency press conference.

All four had recently used the swimming pool and showers at the complex, Navarro said, while nine more suspected cases have tested negative.

Faced with a potential outbreak

it was decided to close the entire sports centre which is municipallyowned but run by a concessionary.

Samples have been taken at 50 different points in the centre, Navarro revealed as he called for calm. “The focus is situated in a specific place located well away from the town centre and does not affect the population,” he said.

Although still waiting for results of analyses, everything pointed to the swimming pool showers, the mayor added, and the town hall was co-ordinating all preventive

measures with the regional government’s health department.

“Legionnaires’ is not contagious but has a 10 to 12-day incubation period so if anyone who used the Palau has fever symptoms they should go to their health centre,” the mayor advised.

Once the focus of the infection is located, more samples would be taken and all installations disinfected. “But until we can guarantee 200 per cent safety, the Palau will not reopen,” Navarro declared.

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INDEX News 1 - 26 Finance 27 - 32 Leapy Lee 33 Daily TV

34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48

Pets 47 Letters 49 Time Out 50 - 51 Health & Beauty 52 - 54 Food 55 Homes & Gardens 56-57 Services 60 - 64 Classifieds 65 - 67 Motoring 68 - 70 Sport 71 - 72

‘VUELTA 2015’: Organisers with Benitachell mayor and councillors.

Getting prepared for the big race

A DELEGATION from the organisers of the international Vuelta a España bicycle race paid a preliminary visit to Benitachell.

The ninth stage of the race reaches the town after leaving Torrevieja on August 30 and the organisers recently met Benitachell mayor Josep Femenia and local councillors.

The race begins on August 22 in Puerto Banus, but the organisers are

already planning the finish at the top of Puig Llorença, allocating zones for the riders, their teams, officials, assistants and the Spanish and international media.

Ex-cyclists Fernando Escartin and Paco Giner were amongst the experts who examined the road up to Puig Llorença. The steep climb provides an attractive summit finish, they said, with the added bonus of superb views.

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NEWS Lagging behind JUST seven Alicante Province secondary schools were amongst the Valencian Community’s 30 bestperforming schools after 49,603 pupils sat diagnostic tests last year. All seven are fee-paying but state-aided.

Fire protest THE region’s Emergency Brigades called for a sacked forest ranger to be readmitted as ordered by the courts. He criticised orders received during the Torremanzanas forest fire in 2012 in which two coworkers died.

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Basketball team misses player YURI KOLOBOV, the Ukrainian exminister of Finance arrested recently in Altea, allegedly embezzled €7 million.

He is now remanded in Madrid while the National High Court reviews the Ukrainian government’s extradition request.

Meanwhile, a Benidorm basketball team is a player short, as 42year-old Kolobov played regularly

with the ISCV senior team.

“He kept himself in good shape for his age and you could tell that he had played since he was a boy,” the club’s president Julian Romay told the local Spanish press.

Kolobov made no attempt to conceal his identity, revealed his teammates who knew him as Yuri and communicated with him in

English as he spoke no Spanish.

They were aware that he was a former minister, but only knew that he had left Ukraine owing to political problems, they said.

He rarely missed a training session and was always accompanied by two bodyguards.

“He was an excellent person and very well thought of by the team,” Romay said.

Birthday boy THE first Asian rhinoceros ever born in Spain recently celebrated its third birthday in Benidorm’s Terra Natura. Its keepers presented the rhino, named Susto, with fruit and branches shaped liked the number 3.

Fast reaction A BEAGLE that ate sausages laced with needles in Cabo de las Huertas (Alicante City) was saved because its owner immediately saw what happened.

The Guardia Civil are now investigating.

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NATIONAL sales of Alicanteproduced toys rose last year for the first time since 2011 with a 3.2 per cent increase and €984.67 million turnover.

Exports jumped 6.7 per cent to €454.46 million.

Marina overhaul THE regional government invited tenders for a €3 million contract to remodel Calpe’s Puerto Blanco marina. The revamp specifies 110 moorings for 15-metre boats.

Train setback EXPORTERS lamented the lack of government funds for a high speed rail connection to Alicante port.

Brussels also confirmed that it will not finance a wide-gauge link to the docks.

Landmarks lost BENIDORM lost control of its Castillo and Tossal after the government delayed designating them cultural assets (BICs). Located inside the maritime demarcation line, they are now the Coastal Authority’s responsibility.

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Tried and tested THE second vintage of Benitachell’s local white wine, ‘Moraig’ is now ready to drink.

“Its brilliance, freshness and marine aroma represent the area’s identity,” pronounced wine expert Manu Guardiola.

Grants slashed

PASSION OF CHRIST: Believed to be the oldest religious play in Europe.

Getting passionate about Christ at Lent

PEOPLE in Cervera in Lleida, Cataluña, take to the stage once a year at Lent to put on what is believed to be the oldest religious play in Europe.

The play, a six-hour-long stunning representation of the Passion of Christ, is believed to have started in 1481 as notes found in the regional archives detail payment for building a stage for the play in that year.

At the end of the 15th century it was a custom for religious representations of the story of Christ to be put on inside Cervera’s Santa Maria church, and notes have also been found from rehearsals for the play in 1534 when almost all the parts were played by priests.

The Council of Trent (1545-1563), one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most important ecumenical councils, banned all non-liturgy events from churches, forcing the traditional plays to move out-

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side to the Plaza de la Sebolleria square next door.

Citizens continued with their traditional representations for many years, eventually moving inside theatres, until the start of the Spanish Civil War brought performances to an end.

In 1940, the people of Cervera decided to recover the tradition and staged a modernised version of the Passion at the Teatro Principal for Lent.

On March 12, 1967, the performances moved to the Gran Teatro de la Pasion de Cervera, with space for 2,200 spectators.

Tourism Minister of Spain Manuel Fraga declared the performances of public interest in 1969, and the plays, which have been enhanced with modern sound and lighting effects, stage extensions and costumes copying traditional apparel, have been a constant success ever since with shows held every Sunday during Lent.

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€23,500

is the amount the Spanish House of Commons spent on buying and repairing iPads in the last three months of 2014. The House provides every representative with an iPad as they are considered necessary for their work.

SPAIN’s fruit, vegetables and wine are profit-makers, said Brussels, which has now cut subsidies. Valencian Community growers stand to lose between €150 and €200 million, they said.

Mexican wave BENIDORM businessmen Juan Ferri and Jose Baldo, owners of Mar Confort hotel group, due to stand trial for moneylaundering, want their passports returned. They need to attend to Mexican business interests, they claimed.

Size matters MUCHAMIEL’S new rubbishcollection company has reduced the number of containers from 297 to 230. Residents will not be affected as the new containers are bigger.

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A GRANADA family has gathered more than 65,000 signatures in a week in support of Nicolas and Inmaculada, a Granada couple that was given a 21-month jail sentence and a €3,000 fine after neighbours complained about their dogs’ barking.

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Planting in Finestrat PUPILS from the Puig Campana school in Finestrat recently celebrated World Tree Day. Accompanied by Local Police officers and staff from the town hall’s

maintenance department they walked to the area adjoining the La Foia sports complex where they planted holm oaks, firs and rosemary.

“Trees are essential, not only for the planet but for humanity, too,” said Finestrat mayor Honorato Algado who, together with councillors, lent the children a hand.

WORLD TREE DAY: See how they grow.

NEWS Lost points MOTORISTS in Alicante City lose more points on their licences than anywhere else in Spain.

Drivers in Alicante City receive eight sanctions for every 100 drivers each year, a survey by European Automobile Association (AEA) found.

Of 180,982 drivers in Alicante City, 14,872 received fines that resulted in the loss of 46,692 licence points.

British couple’s killer on the run THE convicted killer of a British couple who were kidnapped, forced to empty their bank accounts over a period of three weeks, then murdered in Alcoy, is on the run.

Jorge Real Sierra is being hunted by Spanish police after he failed to return to jail after temporary release from a Granada prison.

The judge’s decision to

give him temporary release, which flew in the face of recommendations from the prison board, was the second one Real had been granted in the past 12 years.

In a crime that shocked both the UK and Spain, Real, and his partner in crime, Juan Antonio Velazquez Gonzales, were sentenced to a total of 116

years for the kidnap and murder of Anthony and Linda O’Malley, as well as fraud, in 2003.

In 2002, the unsuspecting Welsh couple were lured to a property in Alcoy with a view to buying it, but when they arrived, their dreams of retiring in the sun became the nightmare from hell.

The O’Malleys were held

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There is definitely spring in the air

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OULD it be that the cold winter winds of the crisis are finally behind us? Dare we look ahead to a new and revitalised Spanish

lifestyle?

It may simply be that spring is knocking on the door, and the days are getting longer, which gives us at the EWN a skip in our steps and the warm reassuring feeling that 2015 is going to be the turning point.

We suspect it may also have something to do with the fact that the housing market is showing promising signs of growth for the first time in 10 years. Or maybe that the unemployment figures are at the lowest they have been for the last three.

But everywhere you turn there seems evidence that subconsciously people can feel the wind of change, although they may be nervous to admit it so as not to bring a curse on it.

The golf courses have been manicured. The tennis courts have been painted, and the beaches are clean.

The hotels have made the beds, and the town hall steps have been scrubbed. Semana Santa (Easter Week) is on the doorstep, and the tourist season nearly upon us.

Whatever the reason for this elated spirit, it’s time to spring-clean! Out with the old and in with the new.

Start that new business, build that extension, buy that new bikini, and look forward to a bright new Spain.

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bound and gagged for nearly three weeks in the basement of the property while Real and Velazquez systemically emptied their bank accounts. At one point, Anthony, 42, was forced at gunpoint to withdraw €25,000 in cash.

Shortly afterwards, he was suffocated to death. It’s believed his wife Linda, 56, died from a heart attack due to stress of her ordeal.

After killing the couple, Real and Velazquez decided to go on a spending spree using their hire car.

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Out to sea MORAIRA’S new outfall pipe will carry waste water 900 metres offshore, 300 metres more than previously. The water reaching the sea will be totally purified via tertiary treatment.

Learning aids THE Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) donated €6,000 to parents’ associations at four San Juan schools.

The money will help to buy textbooks and materials for families in financial difficulties.

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Breathing space ALTEA’S new General Development Plan (PGOU), now on display, reclassified a seven million-square metre area as nonbuilding land. Only 26 per cent of the town is now zoned for development.

Going rate ALL TeuladaMoraira councillors voted to cut IBI rates by 10 per cent next year. The reduction was made possible by the town hall’s €1.6 million budget surplus, said Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu.

Mayor passed over ALICANTE CITY’S acting mayor Miguel Mayor is not the PP’s candidate for the May elections. Party headquarters in Madrid chose Asuncion Sanchez Zaplana who heads the Generalitat’s Social Welfare department.

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New route for La Vila hikers A FORGOTTEN Villajoyosa path is now a hiking route with magnificent sea views.

The 18-kilometre Ruta del Cantal starts out from the La Ermita district and crosses the countryside to the El Cantal ridge.

“We have recovered an area of great beauty with this route,” declared Villajoyosa’s councillor for Sports, Pedro Ramis. “Collaboration from the Sendes i Muntanyes walking club has been fundamental,” he said.

The walk is long but not difficult and because it starts near the AP-7 exit and the N-332 it will be easily accessible to out-of-town walkers and hikers.

NOW USED: New use for an old path.

“We are very satisfied,” Ramis added. “We always work with the

clubs and when Vileros work together, we get good results.”

Open (nearly) all hours at San Juan hospital for MRI scans SAN JUAN hospital is carrying out MRI scans on Saturdays to cut waiting times.

This is a pioneering step for the Valencia Region’s state Health system, the hospital revealed.

Scans were performed experimentally over some weekends in January and February and since the beginning of this month were introduced on a permanent basis. They are carried out between

8am and 2.30pm although if necessary the service could be extended to afternoons.

San Juan’s Radiology department, which starts work at 7.30am and continues without interruption until 10pm carried out 5,442 scans last year.

The wait for non-urgent cases is in any case below the two-month limit stipulated by the regional Health department, said Isabel Gonzalez, who heads San Juan’s Radi-

ology department.

“Nevertheless, in the last two years we have gradually added more

processes and opted to open on Saturdays to avoid longer waiting lists,” Dr Gonzalez said.

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Not equal after all INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was recently celebrated all over Spain.

But while officials heaped praise on women in Spain, an UGT trade union report pointed out that in Alicante Province a man’s wage is 26.4 per cent more than a woman’s.

The gap has widened by three percentage points and on average a woman can expect to earn €6,500 less than a man doing the job.

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A return from duty SIXTY-FOUR soldiers from the Rabasa barracks are back in Alicante City.

They belong to the Special Operations Command and were deployed three months ago to the Central African Republic with the European Union mission there.

Their main task was improving public safety in Bangui, the capital, following confrontations

between Muslims and Christians.

They strived to provide a safe environment so that people could return to their homes, explained the returning soldiers, who admitted that the situation there was still ‘sensitive’.

The Spanish flag opened doors and they were well-received by the population, the soldiers commented.

Better flow in Alfaz ALFAZ’S N-332 roundabout will be inaugurated at the end of the month or in early April.

The roundabout in the Casas Blancas area provides new access to the town, eliminating an interminable wait at the old traffic lights. It will ease traffic flow and bring greater safety to the always-busy road, said Town Planning Councillor Vicente Soler.

Despite rumours to the contrary there are no doubts about its legality, Soler declared.

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Jobs progress FEBRUARY ended with fewer Marina Alta jobless.

The number of unemployed was reduced by 55 with 15,551 now out of work in the area, 950 below February 2014’s figures.

Muddy waters WATER authority Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar (CHJ) should dredge the Molinell River, said Oliva Town Hall. Turbid waters pumped from the nearby Pego-Oliva marsh affect wildlife and silt up the river, sources said.

Dressing down SAN JUAN Town Hall has sought government permission to assign six Local Police officers to plainclothes duties.

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Finestrat signs up for tourism quality FINESTRAT’S Enterprise Incubator recently hosted the town’s first SICTED meeting.

Experts introduced local businessowners to the Commitment to Tourism project promoted by Turespaña, the official body that markets Spain throughout the world. At this first meeting, the experts outlined how the system works and ex-

plained how to use the online support platform. A timetable was also set for events planned for the first six months.

Maria Llorca, Finestrat’s Tourism Councillor, expressed satisfaction with this first meeting. “There will be a series of training days to assist businesspeople in using the system with workshops, improvement groups and visits to establishments already inside the project,” Llorca said. “All this will help the new members to adapt to the different stages set out in the SICTED manual,” she added.

CALPE’S fishing guild is opting for sustainable fishSo far 11 local businesses ing. “We want to provide a future for coming genhave registered, as well as the erations,” said the guild’s president Juan Perez.

Local Police, the street-cleanThe fishermen are collaborating with the Departing service and the town hall’s ment of Marine Science at the Universidad Catolica tourism department. in Valencia, which has installed an investigation Llorca urged other Finestrat centre in the port’s former fish market. businesses to join the scheme.

Current projects include the evolution of recently“There are numerous advanhatched octopus returned to the sea after being tages which include free adcaught in the boats’ nets and control of the fish vice and personalised training, parasite, anisakis simplex. “In the unlikely event together with the SICTED seal that anisakis is found, we would stop fishing at that endorsing the quality of serdepth and in those latitudes,” Perez said. vices offered,” she said.

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Meet the mayor TEULADA-MORAIRA’S mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu will address English-speakers in Salon de Banquetes Canor on March 24 at 6pm.

The mayor will explain the recent projects, those that are about to begin and other matters of general interest.

There will be time for questions afterwards and all English-speakers are asked to come along as this is the last meeting before the municipal elections on May 24.

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By-pass pledge will be kept THE N-332 main road crosses Benissa and a by-pass is badly needed.

Work actually began in 2009 but ground to a halt when the construction company awarded the €17-million government contract went bankrupt. The central government in Madrid, responsible for the country’s main roads, has

promised that work will recommence although the cost has risen to €27 million.

It was included in the 2015 budget but to local disappointment was allocated exactly zero.

Instead the company awarded the contract will finance the project, recovering its investment in 2018 when the government will

assign €26 million.

Progress made in 2009 will be of little use as the Ministry of Public Works has detected errors in the original plans. ‘Slight modifications’ to the planned route will entail more compulsory purchases, Madrid said. These modifications are less slight than the ministry admitted, as they affect an area of

103,738 square metres and 230 landowners.

The government must pay €1.8 million more to 180 owners who will lose more land than anticipated while new compulsory purchase orders will add another €171,390.

Compensating the owners of five rural buildings that will need to be demolished will cost €138,500.

Sniffer dogs needed on the school run HEADTEACHERS in Alicante City estimate that the studies of 5 per cent of pupils are affected by

drug-taking.

Dealing outside Alicante City secondary schools has, however, fallen by 80 per

cent since 2012. This is when Local Police officers from the canine unit began patrolling areas around ‘in-

stitutos’ after first introducing themselves – and the dogs – to pupils.

The team recently arrested a 19-year-old for alleged dealing in a park behind the Instituto Cabo de las Huertas. Although availability has been reduced marihuana and hashish still remain in the orbit of the more streetwise pupils, teachers said. “They consume over the weekend and need until Tuesday to get over it,” said Laura Oliva, head of a Muchamiel

secondary school.

When disruptive behaviour in the classroom leads teachers to suspect drugtaking they talk first to the pupil and then to the parents. If a problem exists it can then be tackled both at home and in school.

Government-backed campaigns need to be more exhaustive and should extend their services. “Appointments are made between three and six months ahead,” lamented Oliva.

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Vehicle crashes into petrol pump A VEHICLE crashed into a petrol pump at the Petronor petrol station in Avenida Orihuela in Alicante on Sunday morning.

The force of the impact resulted in the

petrol pump being uprooted and moved eight metres. The incident could have caused a tragedy, said police, and the petrol station had to be cordoned off for four hours.

The Department of Security in Alicante reported that several firefighters and Local Police patrols responded quickly after receiving notice of the event.

Due to the leakage of OFF-SEASON tourism to key destinations in the Marina large amounts of petrol Baixa region including Benidorm, Finestrat and Alfaz fire crews closed off the del Pi continues its positive trend. area for more than four February is normally a challenging month for the hours. The area then reSpanish tourism industry; however, a new report conmained cordoned off unfirms the region’s capacity to attract tourists even durtil 11am. ing the winter period.

The cause of the acciHotels in Alfaz del Pi had an average occupancy of dent is not yet known 60 per cent in February. Spokesman for the local govand at the time of going ernment, Deputy Mayor Toni Such, said he found the to press, the perpetrator numbers very encouraging. He said: “These figures had not been found. merely confirm that the socialist party’s policies in supSurveillance cameras port of the local tourism industry are working, and that at the site were not in Alfaz del Pi is able to compete with tourist destinations use at the time of the like Benidorm and Finestrat even in full off-season.” incident.

Winter tourism holding strong

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Local artwork on show in Albir LOCAL artist Esperanza Delgado is behind the art exhibition ‘What if the wind loses its wings?’, which is currently on display at the Ramon de Soto Gallery in Fundacion Frax in Albir.

Last Saturday, March 7, the Mayor of Alfaz del Pi, Vicente Arques, inaugurated the individual exhibition alongside Culture Councillor Rocío Guijarro

ON DISPLAY: An unusual range of artwork. and representatives from the University of Fine Arts in Altea.

Friends film attacks A MAN who allegedly got his friends to film him when he attacked women in Benidorm and Barcelona has been arrested by National Police in Talavera de la Reina (Toledo).

The attack was filmed by 24-year-old Mario García Montealegre’s friends and later uploaded to the internet.

The video shows the man kicking a 48-year-old woman from behind in a central street in Barcelona, and later went viral on social media website twitter. In summer 2013, he allegedly attacked a woman on the promenade in Benidorm and had his friends record the assault.

The exposition displays pieces made out of materials including salt, ashes and feathers, and reveals the dreamy, sensitive and creative world of the local artist. The exhibition is open to the public until March 22.

Other current exhibitions shown at Fundacion Frax include Jewels and Figures by Salvador Molla, Serpent Shed Skin

by Hrach Vardanyan, and The Swedish-Norwegian Hospital by Antoni Miro.

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New medical centre in Calpe HOSPITAL CLINICA BENIDORM (HCB) continues to expand its presence on the Costa Blanca.

On Monday March 2, the private hospital opened the doors to its brand new medical facility in the municipality of Calpe in the Marina Alta region.

It was the local mayor, César Sánchez, who had the honour of opening the clinic. Also present at the inauguration were Health Director Manuel Yarza and Ana Paz, owner and director of HCB. The new clinic has been named HCB Calpe Internacional and is located next to the town’s bus station.

HCB already runs a hospital in the centre of Benidorm and an outpatient clinics in Moraira and Albir.

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Better sewers

PLATGETES: The pavement has been renewed.

A walk on the safer side

THE Moraira-Calpe road between Cala de l’Andrago and the

Platgetes beach is now less perilous for pedestrians.

Work has finished on continuing the existing pavement at the l’Andrago beach as far as Platgetes, providing residents and visitors with safe walking on this much-used section of the CV-746 road.

“It’s now possible to walk from the Portet beach to l’Andrago and from there to Calle

Tunez in Cap Blanc where there is a 1.3kilometre cycle lane as well as pavement,” said Teulada-Moraira mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu.

“We are always working to improve existing projects and offer new ones,” he added. “With this latest undertaking we now have a five-kilometre pedestrian route along the coast with some magnificent views.”

EARLIER this week Councillor Juan Carlos Casiano in Alfaz del Pi announced funding to improve the sewerage system. The work will finish next week at a cost of €54,000.

New talent TWENTY-THREE-YEAROLD Roberto Merhi could be Spain’s next Formula 1 star. It’s expected a deal between the British team Marussia Manor and the Spaniard will be announced shortly.

Raisin app A NEW mobile application for the Raisin Route is due to be launched. The app will make information about the raisin-drying facilities located in the Marina Alta-region more accessible to the public.

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‘Illegal’ holiday rentals targeted WEBSITES advertising thousands of private rentals to tourists now risk fines of up to €50,000 in cases where the property owners

have not applied for special permission to rent out their homes on a short-term basis.

This is one of the measures presented by

Fraud case comes to court TWO alleged fraudsters from Belgium must appear in court after obtaining by deception the property of an elderly woman diagnosed with dementia.

The defendants, the woman’s neighbour and an estate agent, stand accused of having exploited their knowledge of the state of the woman’s health when persuading her to sell her home in Calpe far below the market value in 2005.

The Belgians bought the property for €34,500, while the tax value of the house was €103,100.

The prosecutor is asking for five years in prison for each of the two men. In 2007, two years after the deception, the woman died without heirs.

the regional government of Valencia, La Generalitat, in order to put an end to the letting of apartments and homes which are neither listed in the regional registry for rental housing nor meet the minimum safety and quality standards.

Hotel owners and professional renting companies on the Costa Blanca applaud the initiative and are convinced the illegal dwelling fraudsters deceive the Spanish government out of large sums each year.

The hoteliers urge the national tax agency to conduct more frequent inspections, both in order to bring an end to this type of illegal accommodation, as well as to prevent crime.

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Long jail sentence for car theft gang THE State Prosecutor is asking for a prison sentence of 97 years and five months for five members of a criminal gang who allegedly are behind a series of burglaries in car

parks near the El Altetairport outside Alicante.

The list of crimes committed by the five men of Moroccan and Algerian origin ahead of their arrest is, according to the

Killer landlord’s appeal rejected THE High Court of Valencia has upheld a sentence of 17 years in prison for a Briton who killed his tenant in 2009.

The man was sentenced to 15 years for murder and two years for burglary in the provincial court in Alicante and the Valencia High Court has now dismissed his appeal.

After stabbing the tenant twice in the neck and stomach, the homeowner disposed of the body in a pine forest in Orihuela, where it was found 14 days later.

The killer was arrested in the UK in March 2010 after an international arrest warrant was issued.

National Police, very long.

The five defendants were arrested in an apartment in the village of Bacarot (Alicante) on October 28 of last year, where officers from the National Police seized among other things â‚Ź3,000 in cash, electronic valuables, drugs, firearms, fake documents and licence plates.

The prosecution takes the matter seriously and this week decided to charge the five men for belonging to a criminal group, forgery, drug trafficking, two violent robberies, two burglaries and illegal possession of firearms.

Since most of the gang’s victims are tourists so far only four people have been able to identify their belongings.

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Extra auditions MORE than 700 people turned up at the Benidorm hotel to audition as extras in the eighth edition of the television series of the same name. Filming starts on March 23.

141 honoured A TOTAL of 141 volunteers and associations were honoured at the 5th Friends of Hospital La Pedrera Gala, which this year was held in the Auditorium Teulada Moraira.

Modern Alfaz THE local government in Alfaz del Pi continues its technological modernisation. New photocopiers represent important ecological and economic savings, said Deputy Mayor Toni Such.

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Cash boost for natural park land WITH financial support from the provcial government of Alicante the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada has carried out major improvement work in the natural park Lagunas de Lo Monte.

The project had a total cost of €10,000, of which around 25 per cent (€2,649) was funded by the provincial government in Alicante.

Lagunas de Lo Monte is a particularly popular recreational area for bird watchers and the local authorities have cropped the vegetation surrounding the lookouts to improve visibility. The endangered bird species

found in the lagoon include the Whiteheaded duck.

With the welfare of the birds that nest in the area in mind, the local authorities have also erected a fence of organic heather to avoid visitors being of nuisance to the birds.

Visitors to Lagunas de Lo Monte will also experience major improvements in the recreational area located next to the lagoon. The local government has also laid down a new sewer pipe in the slope that separates the picnic area from the parking space, upgraded the picnic area with benches and tables of stone, installed a new drinking fountain as well as planted dozens of trees and shrubs.

Environment councillor in Pilar de la Horadada, Ivan Romero, LOCAL theatre company Arabi and director said the municipality is Ricardo Molina stage their first performance now looking to make together during the opening of the Alfaz del the natural area more Pi Theatre festival this week with a classic accessible to people adaptation of Molière’s Les Femmes Savants. with limited mobility.

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Court upholds murder sentence THE Supreme Court has upheld 15-year jail sentences for three men who murdered a 69-year-old woman during a burglary at an apartment in Alicante on September 13, 2011.

The burglars broke into the woman’s residence at four o’clock in the morning. When the woman woke up, she was strangled and suffocated by the intruders. The men, all in their 40s, then gagged the woman and chained her to her bed using handcuffs.

The ordeal led the woman to have a seizure and she later suffocated while lying face down.

On March 6, 2014, the RESTORATION work on the largest Roman three assailants were funerary tower preserved in the Iberian sentenced to 15 years in Peninsula is on course. prison for murder and to The Tower of Sant Josep in Villajoyosa is pay the family compensaan icon of the archaeology of the Valencian tion of €200,000.

Region and is being restored by means of In addition, the three virtual anastylosis, which is the computer were sentenced to four guided replacement of original pieces. and a half years in prison “The ancient stones have been replaced in for the theft of €1,200. their original location and fit perfectly, A fourth person was which gives great satisfaction to the team of also sentenced to four architects, archaeologists and restorers and a half years in prison involved in the project,” said site supervisor for his part in planning Antonio Espinosa. the burglary.

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Planted lemon trees to conceal untreated waste SEVEN people stand accused of having buried at least one million tons of untreated waste in the municipality of Orihuela between 2008 and 2011.

To conceal one of the biggest environmental crimes ever uncovered in the province of Alicante the defendants buried the rubbish at various farms in Orihuela and then planted lemon trees to hide the smell.

The magistrate in the case, Rosa Maria

Villegas, considers the investigation closed and in a comprehensive indictment she accuses five companies and seven business leaders of serious environmental crimes.

The alleged mastermind behind the plot is Angel Fenollar, the director of Proambiente.

Fenollar, along with his son, authorised the environmental waste originally destined for a treatment facility to be transported to various farms in Orihuela from 2009 to 2011.

Two other men playing key roles in the criminal case were farm owner Francisco Poveda and Javier Bru, head of Ambiental Elements, a private company responsible for the handling of waste delivered by the Centre for Waste in Baix Vinalopó.

After the untreated garbage was transported to the various farms the two latter’s responsibility was to dig it down and then cover the waste with soil.

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Junta funding ALMERIA town councils are set to receive €19,833,559 from the Junta de Andalucia to hire unemployed people in community projects. The amount was announced by Junta representative Adriana Valverde.

German Vera FOLLOWING a similar meeting with the Brits in Vera, the town council has met with members of the German community.

The meeting was to address needs and concerns and to hear suggestions.

Almeria walking THE province has launched its hiking trails for 2015 with 65 routes and trails planned which are expected to see 5,000 participants. The season kicks off with Laroya.

Registration is €5 or €15 depending on the route.

Chirivel improvements THE province of Almeria has announced improvements to the town of Chirivel. Projects planned include a municipal warehouse and a multipurpose centre. €237,200 is the budget set for the work.

Oria video MINISTER of Justice, Emilio de Llera, has condemned the controversial video showing young men tied up at Oria’s youth centre. He described it as a montage from someone who had spurious motives.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Marihuana raids TWO marihuana plantations found in Murcia were using electricity illegally from the national grid causing power cuts in the area. Five people have been arrested.

Art con A MAN tricked art dealers in Murcia into giving him a number of paintings, promising to pay for them later. He gave false personal details at several establishments in the city.

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Mojacar singer shines through MOJACAR fans watching The Voice on BBC1 were thrilled to see 26year-old Sheena McHugh from Coalville in Leicestershire go through to the next round in the singing competition.

Euro Weekly News readers will remember that Sheena was chosen by Spectrum FM to sing their Mojacar song to promote the Costa Almeria.

Sheena was paired with Holly Barry for their stage battle, and Will.i.am chose Aretha Franklin’s Sisters are doin’ it for themselves for the two girls to sing.

Sheena was concerned about the song choice. Speaking to Will.i.am, Sheena’s mentor for the competition, ahead of the battle, she said: “It takes away the good parts of my voice.”

Will.i.am responded harshly: “Sink or swim. It’s a battle. You’re not supposed to be comfortable in a battle” But when the two girls took to the stage, Sheena forgot her misgivings and belted out the classic soul number with gusto and passion.

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English lessons AN English course for tourism purposes has been launched by Almuñecar Council, earmarked at workers in tourism fields such as commerce and hotel industry to help them improve their services.

Walking for equality MORE than 800 people took part in Nerja’s fifth edition ‘Walk for Equality’ celebrated last Saturday (March 8). Equality Councillor, Gema Garcia stressed: “Women do not want to have more rights than men, but not fewer either.”

FOR the second consecutive year, Rincon de la Victoria will participate in the charity race ‘In Real Time,’ which will take place on March 15. It will simultaneously take place in other places such as Madrid, Valencia and Ethiopia.

Certified pool SHEENA: Through to next round.

Rita Ora loved the performance and added: “There’s nothing better than seeing two females actually supporting each other.”

It was Will’s decision that mattered though and he kept the girls on tenterhooks before he enthused: “Sheena - tonight you shined,” and put her through to the next round. have to prove that the properties are sufficiently soundproofed as part of a city scheme to fight acoustic contamination and improve citizen’s quality of life.

Sporting activity

Players welcome

A NEW multi-sports facility has opened in Pozo Aledo, San Javier, following an investment of €35,000 from the town hall.

MORE than 4,200 national and international sportsmen from 92 different teams spent time training in Benalmadena in 2014 and generated almost €1 million in income for the area.

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Fugitive caught

THE opposition IU party of Almoradi has criticised the ruling PP party for a lack of police, saying that the €13,000 spent recently on overtime could have employed new officers.

THE run-up to the Andalucian elections on March 22 will be a much tidier affair this year in Marbella as social media and electronic noticeboards have officially replaced posters and glue as the way to share electoral propaganda.

A BRITISH man wanted by UK authorities for burglary has been arrested in Fuengirola. The 28-year old fugitive is wanted for burglary and suspected of being involved in a number of break-ins in 2013-2014.

Police raids

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A POLICE clamp down on drugs in Torre Pacheco saw numerous inspections and

AS of next July, developers in Malaga City applying for first occupation licences will

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do voluntary community work instead of paying fines for minor offences.

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searches taking place at pubs and clubs in the town. More than 100 people were questioned and 11 were arrested for being in Spain illegally.

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Community work NINETY-THREE people have so far made the most of a regulation which came into effect in Mijas last July allowing locals to

THE Spanish Swimming Federation has certified Torre del Mar’s municipal pool, which is now allowed to host national swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo competitions.

Cycling victory JAEN runner Manuel Beltran won the fifth edition of the ‘City of Almuñecar’ cycling race, celebrated last Sunday (March 8), which drew a total of 220 cyclists from all corners of Andalucia.

MALLORCA

Equality parade MORE than 200 people paraded around Palma streets last Sunday (March 8) to show their support towards gender equality on the occasion of the International Women’s Day.

Man injured A MECHANIC was severely injured in Palma after the trailer he was working on fell on his thorax, causing a cardiac arrest.

The 36-year-old man was taken to Son Espases hospital where he remains critical.

Restricted parking MANACOR Council is looking to approve a new regulation to limit parking space in the Cala Varques beach area to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety in case of an emergency.

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Road due to reopen this week ALTEA’S Municipal Development Company has undertaken maintenance and repair work on the cobblestone road which connects the town with neighbouring Albir.

The road that runs along Playa de Cap Blanc had sunk in several sections due to heavy traffic.

During the repair work, which began on March 2, the area from the restaurant El Chiringuito to Cap Blanc Camping has been closed to traffic.

Councillor Gregorio Alvado visited the area last Monday to check on progress. During his visit the councillor announced that the work would most likely be completed this week, and that normal traffic circulation was due to be restored by yesterday, March 11.

Repairs include refilling and compressing the soil, as well as replacing the cobblestones in the areas of the road most affected by vehicle traffic.

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Cyclists may be made to have insurance CYCLISTS should not only wear a helmet regardless of age, but also be registered and have mandatory liability insurance.

These measures are proposed by the Department for Road Safety at the Institute for International Political Science in Madrid in a recently released report.

The institute states that Spain’s lenience towards cyclists is contributing to creating risk situations in cities and towns. The reason for this is that cyclists are practically never held liable for the traffic accidents they cause Cyclists should therefore hold a mandatory liability insurance, given that they create certain safety risks for pedestrians and other road users, according to the researchers behind the report.

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Pox cases PAEDIATRICIANS predict a worst-case scenario in the battle against chickenpox. The number of cases increased by 13.2 per cent in 2014 and is expected to go up by 30 per cent this year.

Wildcats back THIRTY years after the Iberian lynx disappeared from Extremadura, 10 of the wildcats have now been released into the wild.

NEW MEASURES: Aimed at cyclists.

The institute believes it should also be possible for the police, and others involved in a bike accident, to identify cyclists via a visible numberplate.

In addition to number-plates, the researchers believe that reflective bicycle vests and helmets should be mandatory.

Thown out FORTY-SIX people were evicted from an empty building in Madrid on Wednesday. According to Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) mortgage foreclosures rose by 7.4 per cent in 2014.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

SWEDEN: Staff and guests were left holed up in a Stockholm hotel when an angry badger ‘blockaded’ the hotel for 40 minutes. Police called wildlife experts but the bad tempered animal made a getaway before they arrived.

Asylum cuts SWEDEN: The Swedish Migration Board said that 4,894 people sought asylum in Sweden in January, a cut of nearly a half since last September. The country gets the highest number of refugees per capita in the EU and is second to Germany for Syrians.

Not expelled NORWAY: France has issued an international arrest warrant against a Norwegian citizen for a 1982 gun and grenade attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris. But Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, is unlikely to be extradited as there is no legal basis to expel a Norwegian citizen from the country.

Vaccine risk NORWAY: Parents have been warned that refusing vaccinations for their children exposes them to much higher risk. Britt Wolden, of the Institute of Public Health was reacting to a survey which showed 18.1 per cent of parents believed vaccinations could lead to severe side effects.

School porn DENMARK: A leading sexologist has called for porn to become part of the school curriculum. Christian Graugaard wants schoolchildren to learn the difference between real life sex and ‘unrealistic’ expectations raised by hardcore porn.

LARGE companies and the government will be forced to hire more women managers and executives.

The German parliament (Bundestag) agreed new legislation that will make publicly traded companies have boards composed of at least 30 per cent women by 2016.

Commonwealth message QUEEN Elizabeth of England used her Commonwealth Day radio message to encourage continued cooperation, saying that the 53 nations that make up the commonwealth are guardians of a ‘precious flame’ which they are obliged to keep burning for decades.

Worrying increase THE National Paediatric Diabetes Audit has reported alarming increases in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children and young people in England and Wales, with 26,867 cases reported amongst those under the age of 25.

Crufts investigation WEST MIDLANDS Police is liaising with Crufts officials to secure potential evidence and examine CCTV after reports of suspected poisonings at the dog-show. A prize-winning Irish setter died after being given poisoned beef at the show, its owners have declared.

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YORK: One of the safest cities in the world.

No vertigo A MAN aged 23 was arrested in London after spending most of the night pacing up and down on the roof of Parliament. Scotland Yard said the reason he was up there had not yet become clear.

Safe as York A SURVEY by Post Office Travel Insurance of 2,075 UK adults found that 72 per cent of them thought York was the safest city in the world, followed by Bath, Edinburgh and Brighton.

AS the Russian economy slips further into crisis President Vladimir Putin has taken a 10 per cent pay cut. The cut will also apply to other members of the government said a Kremlin website.

Chinese investment A BOOST of €920 million in Chinese investment in Russia came from the bordering province of Heilongjiang according to province governor Lu Hao. Trade grew by 4.1 per cent between the province and Russia to €21.36 billion in 2014.

Big freeze A MOTORIST who left his car parked in a ditch returned to find it frozen into a solid block of ice. He abandoned the car during a heavy snowstorm only for the ditch to fill with water above the wheels, then freeze overnight.

Tofu confusion RUSSIAN authorities have released 34 Chinese suspected of smuggling crystal meths. It

SINGER Anne Sophie will represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest even though she only came second in a public vote.

Winner Andreas Kummert gave up his title live on air for reasons that have not been revealed.

Flu warning GERMANY is set to suffer more flu deaths this winter said experts at Berlin’s Robert Koch Institute. So far 40,000 people have been treated for the virus this winter.

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turns out the suspicious white substance they were caught with was actually 230 kilos of tofu.

Jets deal RUSSIA and India have signed a €25 billion joint deal for 127 Russian fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft.

SEVEN German cities have been named in the top 30 in the world to live in.

American research group Mercer named Munich as having the best quality of life in the country and fourth worldwide. Düsseldorf and Frankfurt also made the world top 10, followed by Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Nuremberg.

Off to fight ABOUT 650 people have travelled to Iraq and Syria from Germany to fight for IS, according to Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. He added that it followed a trend seen in France of more people joining the Islamic fighters.

SUSPICIOUS GOODS: Authorities thought 230 kilos of tofu was actually crystal meths.

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business & legal Ortega’s fortune drops ZARA boss Amancio Ortega slipped to fourth place on the 2015 Forbes Rich List.

For the second year running Microsoft’s Bill Gates, estimated to be worth $79.2 billion (€71.64 billion), headed the list.

Mexican magnate Carlos Slim with $77.1 billion (€69.74 billion) came next, followed by US

investor Warren Buffett’s fortune of $72.7 billion (€65.76 billion) The Inditex chief’s $64.5 billion (€58.34 billion) wealth grew last year by ‘only’ $500 million although Forbes pointed out that this was largely caused by depreciation of the euro.

Department store has to tell THE taxman is on the tail of big spenders at El Corte Ingles.

In 2008 the National Office of Fraud Investigation (Onif) attached to the tax authority, Hacienda, requested details of clients who racked up €30,000 a year or more on El Corte Ingles cards.

The department store was given a month to supply the names and addresses of these customers as well as their card numbers and bank details. Failing to comply would be considered an offence, Onif warned.

The department store objected and appealed to the High Court, which in 2012 sided with Hacienda.

El Corte Ingles again appealed, this time to the Supreme Court which has once more taken the tax authority’s part.

The Supreme Court took the same line that it applied to 4B credit cards by ruling that a duty exists to provide information and collaboration whenever required by Hacienda.

There have been at least 10 similar rulings in recent years, obliging banks and credit card companies to supply information even when users are not under investigation. This has included itemised records of users’ spending and not merely a final balance figure.

Forbes lists 21 Spaniards who boast a combined wealth of $116.3 billion (€105.20 billion). Five others - Francisco Jose Riberas Mera, Juan Maria Riberas Mera, Leopoldo del Pino, Isidoro Alvarez, Jose Maria Aristain and Enrique Bañuelos - lost their places this year.

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usiness extra

Not our fault BANKIA’S customer care service received 48,298 complaints from customers last year. The part-nationalised bank settled 11,903 cases in the client’s favour and refused to investigate a further 2,396 complaints.

Not now THIS is not the moment to increase taxes, said Finance minister Cristobal Montoro. He was responding to calls from European thinktank and monitoring agency OECD to bring in more green taxes.

Big UK contract for Ferrovial FERROVIAL secured a €1 billion contract to construct part of the 25kilometre Thames Tideway tunnel.

Together with Laing O’Rourke, Ferrovial will build the middle section of the €5.77 billion tunnel beneath central London.

The BAM and Balfour consortium was allocated the western section of the tunnel, while a consortium headed by French company Vinci, will

build the eastern zone.

The new sewer will tackle overflows from the capital’s existing 19th century system that spills millions of tons of sewage into the river each year.

The contract due to be signed this summer underlines Ferrovial’s presence in the UK, currently the construction, services and concessionary group’s principal market.

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STAT OF WEEK DEFENCE exports fell by 24.3 per cent to €1.37 billion in the first half of 2014 compared with €1.82 billion in 2013. The government suspended 15 licences to sell anti-riot equipment to Venezuela.

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BILL GATES: Again top of the Forbes Rich List for 2015.

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VOLUME 12,024.74 4,208.52 19,494.82 14,642.17 48,509.45 5,125.50 5,035.47 6,673.10 11,749.89 5,147.20 6,051.88 4,581.86 6,001.16 75,874.99 37,905.53 5,235.17 5,549.53 109,148.63 30,818.33 6,283.08 11,213.94 4,172.82 4,582.60 9,938.66 6,940.56 8,542.73 10,000.23 16,673.45 58,119.63 8,448.39 8,356.15 4,455.69 4,946.73 4,810.27 32,544.90 11,511.38 11,142.82 11,888.30 5,356.93 42,920.44 4,244.84 41,623.96 12,888.65 41,257.72 18,485.42 23,942.13 79,090.12 52,224.79 4,250.00 4,244.74 60,371.83 5,291.33 5,294.71 7,121.97 4,866.94 30,888.47 17,121.41 10,226.95 4,654.16 4,078.54 14,982.25 4,908.78 25,320.36 10,654.96 4,857.42 19,698.25 4,998.93 N/A 3,216.46 36,848.12 6,307.47 58,294.44 3,868.60 9,627.32 10,636.01 20,272.50

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Copy writing and translations PROFESSIONAL writing services are not something many make use of despite their importance to business.

Proven, a single spelling mistake on a website’s home page will reduce sales by 50 per cent. It suggests professional sloppiness and possible fraud.

Although there is a pressing need for both translators and copywriters in Mediterranean Spain, there is little demand for either of these services. I may be wrong but I put this down to businesses here being more laid back than their northern European counterparts. There is perhaps a shortage of hard-nosed business professionals.

Translating is of course the simple

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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conversion of say English to Spanish or Russian. The translation will be a faithful copy of the original content. Like for like is rarely good. Russians who translate into English are fine at grammar but the results fail to communicate in a

way we are comfortable with. It is wooden and written in bureaucracyspeak. Russian businesses tend to favour copywriters whose first language is English.

Copy-writing is a creative trade in which there is a need for word empathy. The copywriter takes uninspiring content and ‘sexes it up’: You sell the steak, the copywriter sells the sizzle.

Fees charged for either services can be modest or challenging. Like much else in life you get what you pay for.

Many translators are doing it ‘on the side.’ They have only their time to consider. These translators are inappropriate for such as legal and official docu-

ments that require a notary’s stamp.

The copywriter is rarely paid his true worth. He or she takes your product on its blank sheet of paper and creatively spins a web of enticement to attract interest and buyers. Their fees are often high.

So they should be. You see an advert; he sees many hours of inspired concentration. Their job is to create masterpieces out of a basic sales pitch.

The true business professional does not count the cost of the investment as he expects returns to be far higher.

A good copywriter can quadruple sales.

You cannot put a price on that.

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Are you the grumpy boots at work?

Loose change RIGHT ATTITUDE: Make your work a happy place.

A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

OUR jobs may fall under the word ‘work,’ but that doesn’t mean that we have to be miserable while doing them! Just today at the Health Centre I noticed that the receptionists that take the appointments always have long sour faces on them. Granted, their jobs are detailed and somewhat tedious at times, but being gloomy while working isn’t helping matters! I am not asking that they jump around and sing like they are in a Broadway musical, but cracking a smile now and then wouldn’t hurt.

Find the right attitude: Just because someone pays

you to do something does not mean you can’t enjoy it or at least use the experience to help you get a job that you will enjoy.

Given that most of us spend more waking time working than we do anything else,

putting in some effort to make our work gratifying for us too will have lasting implications, both in and out of the office.

A bad attitude breeds a bad working environment, so being more cheerful can only make work a more pleasant place to

spend time.

Acknowledge stress: If work for you is a pain, then it’s a good idea to try and figure out what it is that’s causing tension in your job.

Maybe you can change the way you operate to ease the

Does he need to file a Tax Return?

Q. Do I still need to do a yearly tax return? I have lived here for 11 years and always filed a Spanish income tax return. Each year I have received a refund because my income is modest and the bank had withheld Spanish tax on the interest payments they made to me on my capital. I own half a property in Madrid with my former partner. The Spanish rates, IBI, are paid every year, and there is a mortgage on the property of €90,000. It is my resident prop-

You and the Law in Spain

By David Searl

A. Yes, you need to declare for Spanish income tax. There really is no set figure below which you do not need to declare. It is in your own best interest to declare each year. Keep in mind that declaring for tax and paying tax are two different things.

First, as you say, after you apply your exemptions from Spanish income tax, including your deduction for being over 65, you will not owe any tax, so the Tax Agency will return to you any amounts

erty, which I have owned since 2011. I am an official resident and a pensioner, 67 years old. My English old age pension is basic, around €10,000 per year, and I have savings of about €25,000 in the bank at a ridiculously low rate of interest. I am not married. So, do I still need to make a return? If not, do I need to tell the tax office that I no longer need to send in a return?

Can you advise?

B.P. (Madrid) withheld by the bank. Even if this is now a very small amount. You may also have a reduction for your mortgage payments.

This reduction was cancelled in 2013, but those who obtained their mortgages earlier are still entitled to it.

Secondly, if you later wish to sell your Madrid property, you will find you can escape Spanish capital gains tax entirely on any profit you make. This is because you are over 65, the property has been your primary residence for three years, and you are a tax resident of Spain. You can obtain a certificate from the Tax Agency that you are tax resident even if you do not declare, but it is better to present three years of tax declarations.

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

stress. But, if this is not possible, then just acknowledge the stress and let yourself understand that you can’t change things, so you just have to accept things as they are and not get extra aggravated.

Whether you are dismayed by your role, or your productivity, sometimes even just allowing yourself to acknowledge the flaws can be very freeing. You can only start to work on the problems after you admit them.

Plan ahead: Think about what you want out of your job? Do you want more responsibility at work?

Or less? Are you thinking about going off on your own?

Start writing down your goals so that you have a clearer idea of where your career might be taking you. Sometimes a tough job can be a great training ground for future ventures.

An ideal stepping stone, so enjoy every moment.

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Foreign affairs CONSTRUCTION and services group OHL hopes to duplicate turnover to €8 billion between now and 2020. It has presented to Spain’s stock market regulator CNMV a strategic action plan centring on the US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Spain and the Czech Republic which generate 85 per cent of OHL’s business.

Tower deal ABERTIS agreed to buy a 90 per cent stake in Italian company Wind Telecomunicazioni for €693 million. This will raise cash for Wind’s Russian parent company while Abertis, which also has interests in toll roads and broadcasting, will become Europe’s leading operator of telecommunications’ towers once the deal goes through.

No comeback TWO former Telefonica executives who each paid more than €1 million tax on stock options under 1999 legislation were refused compensation although the law was revoked as unconstitutional.

They were told the Constitutional Tribunal made it clear that cases like theirs with a final ruling would not be reviewed.

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Watch out for the media manipulators OTHERS THINK IT

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NCE again I was interested to see the new series of politician ‘rappers’ put out by Sky news this week.

These heavily manipulated adverts, somewhat irreverently, portray our esteemed leaders as twitching entertainers informing us they are bringing down the deficit and so on.

To my mind, by presenting these highly technical images, the media moguls have actually shown us all just how much they can in fact meddle with any of the information they gather before delivering it to its unsuspecting viewers. It’s all very well to make their technically tweaked twitchers appear humorous

actually made Blair look even worse than what’s ‘er name who runs the current Green party. It was so laughingly bad, I actually got then spouse Pauline out of bed (no mean feat!) to watch it when it came

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(The one that presented a completely different ‘Queen’s speech’ some years ago I found particularly funny), however the practice can also be extremely misleading, and indeed dangerous.

Some years ago, when the Murdoch media turncoats were scurrying around to appease their boss’s new mate Tony Blair I had cause to be watching Sky around 6am. They put out what was obviously the first airing of an interview with Blair, who was then leader of the opposition. I forget the gist of the interview, but this obviously unedited piece

around again. We duly waited in bated anticipation for its next airing.

Finally on it came. Well.

Frankly it was like a different interview all together.

In the interim period of the two broadcasts, the bulls... boffins had hacked and honed the piece to such an extent, that his eloquence and wit shone through like a war deliverance of Winston Churchill.

(Thanks Sky news, you nearly led to fisticuffs between me an ‘er indoors!)

Far from coming over as a complete idiot, Blair looked unreservedly like a completely acceptable leader of the future. The media has an enormous power to TONY BLAIR: Looked like a completely acceptable future leader.

manipulate and influence the public. Consequently it is honour-bound to retain the highest standards of responsibility, truth and integrity.

So do us a favour all you wags in the cutting and editing rooms, keep it light.

Wouldn’t like Twitter and all your social media rivals out there to make you all out to be the power mad morons many of you actually are, would we!

One thing they can’t control is the sub-titles for the deaf.

Lovely one this week which interpreted Zimbabwe as Simm of Way. Now that’s what I call really manipulating the truth.

By the way. Has anyone ever seen Andy Murray look smart in anything!?

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com website: leapylee.co.uk

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Conveniently assassinated P

REDICTABLY, mainstream media describes murdered Russian politician, Boris Nemtsov, as ‘Putin’s opposition.’

Really? In election terms the playboy oligarch was less popular than Screaming Lord Sutch’s Monster Raving Loony Party.

At least the latter gathered enough votes to gain seats. I doubt President Putin, with a popularity rating of 86 per cent, lost much sleep over such a ‘threat.’

Half a Prime Minister David Cameron has the gall to demand Russia hold a transparent investigation into the murder.

Would this be the same Etonian who hides from view a score or more inquiries? These include the murder of government weapons expert, Dr David Kelly, institutionalised paedophilia, and lies told to get Britain into America’s various conflicts.

Between 1970 and 2013 there have been 758 assassina-

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tions worldwide of which only 8 per cent occurred in Russia, the world’s largest country. The US is well ahead in the ‘Assassination of Political Inconveniences’ League.

Since 1865 more American heads of state have been assassinated than in any other country. Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1882), William McKinley (1901), John F. Kennedy (1963). The latter almost certainly by the CIA. There were attempted assassinations of Franklin D Roosevelt in Miami on February 15 1933, Theodore Roosevelt, wounded in 1912, and President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

In November 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists sought to murder President Harry S.

JOHN F KENNEDY: ‘Almost certainly assassinated by the CIA.’ Truman in a shoot-out.

During and following World War Two there was a wave of convenient ‘suicides’ throughout the US. Harry Dexter White, Stephen Duggan and former US Ambassador to Britain John G Winant.

General George S. Patton died when the Jeep he was travelling in was ‘accidentally’ rammed. The outspoken critic

of President Truman’s regime had earlier written to his wife and predicted he would not be coming home.

Another US policy critic, US First Secretary of Defence James Forrestal. Diagnosed as being ‘deeply depressed’ he was placed in an upper floor room of a Washington hospital.

On May 22, 1949 he ‘fell’ from its open window. Why

was a man in such a state not given a ground floor room with a sealed window?

William Colby, a former CIA Director, spilled the beans. He should have taken the Edward Snowden route to Russia. Soon afterwards, Colby died in a mysterious boating ‘accident.’

As recently reported in EWN, over 40 high profile Western bankers have recently died under suspicious circumstances. The EU records more assassinations than does Russia; trying to catch up with the US perhaps?

This might be a good time to remember that of late, no less than 12 notable US political figures have been murdered or been discovered dead under suspicious circumstances.

These include Senators, Congressmen, Federal Prosecutors, a Federal Judge, a State Governor; all died after their questioning corruption or corporate malpractice. Name and shame: perhaps another time if I am still here to tell dead men’s tales.

Educashun is just wot we need

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HE nerdy, would-be world statesman Ed Miliband announced to great acclaim last week, that when the Labour Party forms the next government, it will reduce university tuition fees from nine to six thousand pounds.

Now that’s what I call radical thinking; I almost fainted with uncontrolled admiration.

But before Labour supporters start to reach for their telephones, let me say this is not a diatribe directed at Labour politicians - I am equally repelled by the lot of them, of whatever political persuasion.

No, it’s this mind-set that our politicians seem to have and their ridiculous dream and target of sending every school leaver in the land to university that I don’t get.

University was once the mark of excellence. A place where those above average abilities could hone their natural talent and academic abilities to the

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highest level. Because the truth is, we are not all equal.

That’s not to say that the less academic amongst us are inferior. Quite the opposite. Many of my ex-school pals trained under the apprenticeship scheme and went on to become skilled mechanics or technicians. Others had careers as diverse as nursing, sales and construction occupations that were suited to their own particular fields of interest and aptitude, and did not require the university experience to achieve.

One pupil from my secondary modern school, who plodded through the lowest academic stream for four years, used his talent of gardening to good effect and now owns two large garden centres in Hampshire.

The point is we all have a niche

ED MILIBAND: ‘Labour party will reduce university tuition fees.’ in society and it’s just a question of finding it. An all round education and an awareness of our place in the world is what is

required in order to become an equally rounded individual.

I recently watched a repeat of a TV quiz first aired in 2013. One

of the contestants was a university student who was asked to name the explorer who mapped New Zealand. His answer, Robinson Crusoe. And it got worse when asked by Julia Bradbury the show’s host, to name the book by H.G.Wells about a man who could travel to the future.

Answer, Great Expectations.

They weren’t even intelligent guesses.

Anything less than a university education we are led to believe, will condemn your kid to a life sitting outside a tube station with a lurcher and holding out an empty cocoa tin for loose change.

If you believe that Robinson Crusoe mapped New Zealand, then yes, this is a possibility.

But what does it tell us about those who study economics or political science at university and then without proper jobs or real experience of the world, go directly into the business of politics?

I rest my case.

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Cliffgate: is the thin blue line getting thinner and thinner?

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AVE you been assaulted in South Yorkshire recently? Did eight police officers in five cars come to your home to conduct their enquiries? Did they hang around for five hours conducting those enquiries? Oh, and did they arrange for a BBC crew in a helicopter to record everything and broadcast it live to the nation?

No? Thought not. That’s because you’re not famous and the alleged offence didn’t occur 30 years ago. If it happened to you yesterday, too bad! South Yorkshire police seem much more interested in the highprofile ‘historical’ stuff.

This follows news that Sir Cliff Richard faces at least one more allegation of sexual abuse after police reports that their investi-

gation has “increased significantly in size.”

As for Sir Cliff, he’s said the claims against him are “absurd and untrue” and he has “never, in my life, assaulted anyone.”

The police have so far behaved with a staggering lack of judgement, and it’s hard to avoid the conclusion they’re now attempting to deflect public scrutiny away from the Rotherham child grooming scandal. It’s high profile and doesn’t threaten them - unlike Rotherham which is right on their patch and ongoing.

The police usually leave the well-known accused in such cases in limbo for ages while they do little or nothing. That’s what’s happened several times in cases that have eventually been dropped.

Take, for instance, the broadcaster, Paul Gambaccini, whose bail was extended seven times over a whole year. They owe it to Sir Cliff to investigate speedily and resolve this - one way or the other. It’s the least they can do.

So, another nail in the failing reputation of the UK’s justice system and public trust in the police? Whatever your view, this case undeniably illustrates, yet again, the

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unfairness of naming the accused and ridiculously long police investigations.

It’s really hard to find safe ground on the naming issue.

However, police and prosecutors rationalise that the surrounding publicity allows others who may have been wronged by the alleged offender to come forward: a fishing trip, in other words. Cases such as Sir Cliff’s are flawed and dangerous to the innocent party but, without anonymity, the current situation leads inevitably to a publicly declared presumption of guilt of the accused.

Anonymity for both parties is the only answer.

SIR CLIFF RICHARD: Has said the claims against him are absurd and untrue.

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Transfers and Related Bridge Terms THIS article is intended to give precise definitions of four closely related bridge terms that are frequently misused: transfer, relay, puppet and marionette.

Transfer: (1) a bid that shows length in a different suit; or (2) a call that asks partner to make a certain call regardless of his holding.

Note that the referenced suit is not necessarily the suit above. For that reason, when a transfer bid is alerted and an explanation sought, the answer must specify the referenced suit and not merely be the word ‘transfer’.

Example: 1NT-2♦ and 1NT-2♥ are common transfers to the suit above.

Some partnerships employ four-suit transfers where the referenced suit is two steps above: 1NT-2♠ shows clubs; 1NT-2NT shows diamonds.

Relay: an artificial call, very often the cheapest bid, possibly

non-descriptive or at most partially descriptive, that asks or allows partner to offer a description.

The usual purpose of a relay is to allow partner to clarify his hand at a conveniently low level. Note that a relay does not have to be the cheapest bid.

Example: 1NT-2♣. A Stayman response that guarantees a four-card major is a partially descriptive relay.

It is possible to play this 2♣ bid as non-promissory Stayman where it does not promise a four-card major.

2♣ then becomes a non-descriptive relay.

Example: 2♣-2♦.Some partnerships require responder to make an automatic 2♦ response to a gameforcing 2♣ opening that says nothing about clubs. In this case, 2♣ is a puppet to 2♦.

There is a convention called Puppet Stayman, used when an opening 1NT or 2NT bid may contain a fivecard major, but the name is a misnomer as no puppet bid is involved.

Readers who use this convention m ay b e i n t e r e s t e d t o k n o w t h a t there is a significantly superior variation called Muppet Stayman, which ensures that the strong NT hand is declarer in all major suit contracts.

Puppet: a call that asks partner to make a certain call regardless of his holding.

A transfer with meaning (2) above is properly called a puppet. If a partnership were to agree that opener would never break a 1NT-2♦ or 1NT2 ♥ t ra n s fe r, t h e n 2 ♦ a n d 2 ♥ respectively are called puppet bids.

Marionette: a transfer (meaning 2), after which partner will usually make the cheapest bid but is permitted to bid higher with special hands.

When a game-forcing 2♣ opening usually expects a 2♦ relay, but responder is permitted to bypass 2♦ to show a good suit headed by top

We play duplicate four days a week, starting at 3pm (arrive by 2.45pm please): Monday – no fear, Tuesday & Friday – open, Wednesday – host system, so you will be assured of a partner.

On Thursday – lessons.

We’d like our articles to be interactive so if you have bridge-related comments, problems, etc, send them to: questions@javea bridgeclub.com and we’ll do our best to answer. honours, then 2♣ is called a marionette.

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Gender wage gap widens in Spain The gender pay gap in Spain is widening with women earning an average of 19.3 per cent less than men, compared to a 16.1 per cent difference in 2008. What is your opinion on the matter?

OWNER of The Pub in Formentera del Segura, Sheralee Selves, is not surprised to hear that female workers receive less pay than their male counterparts. “I’ve never experienced it here personally as I’ve always worked for myself in Spain but I definitely experienced it in the UK so can well believe it happens in Spain where I think women are still seen by some in a bit of a derogatory way,” she said, and added: “As an employer we always try and look after our staff and pay them more than the average and I would never think to pay a woman less than a man; if they can do the job they get paid.

It’s so wrong to pay depending upon gender.”

Florence Navarro, owner of Agua Flo, a spas, pools and accessories company in Los Montesinos, was shocked to find such a wage gap between men and women. “Women should absolutely be paid the same as men for the same job. I would never consider paying a

STREET TALK woman less, if anything they should be paid double as they have two jobs, the work they do at home and work itself.”

do other chores; it is in our nature to do so. If you are in work that is exactly the same as a man then there is no reason whatsoever to be treated differently. I fully support equal pay.”

Julie from Yorkshire Linen/Beds and More, Mijas Costa, said: “I don’t think there should be any difference in the rate of pay. If the job is equal, then the salary should be too.

Women tend to multi-task too and after doing a day’s SHERALEE: ‘It’s wrong to work they often pay depending upon go home to pregender.’ pare dinner or

FLORENCE: ‘Women should be paid double.’

JULIE: ‘If the job is equal, the salary should be too.’

Promises are like piecrusts Cassandra Nash

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

IN order to crawl out of recession Spain and Portugal introduced unloved austerity measures imposed by Brussels that hurt the most vulnerable of all.

So did Greece, whose new president Alexis Tsipras was elected on the strength of promises to reverse austerity.

The EU predictably called him to heel and Tsipras has now accused Spain and Portugal’s conservative governments of conspiring against him, fearful of the rising Left.

Of course they fear the Left but their lack of support stems from believing that if they did it by the book and at great cost, then Greece can too.

Neither Spain nor Portugal lied to join the single currency, neither frittered away the shoals of shimmering euros that flowed

from Brussels and used them to live beyond their means.

That Greece did all this is not Tsipras’s responsibility. Making promises that Brussels and other EU partners will not allow him to keep is his fault and noone else’s.

subjects. Not necessarily. Picture a syllabus devised by mildewy clerics and imparted by earnest proselytisers with pat answers.

Now picture theories posed by cool Stephen Hawking with his wheelchair and synthesised voice. Conflict? No contest!

Getting it right ANGEL GABILONDO, a former Education minister, is the PSOE’s candidate for the presidency of the Madrid autonomous region.

He substitutes Tomas Gomez, a regional politician more popular with his own coterie than the party. Neither was Gomez popular with the electorate, leading the socialists to their worst-ever beating in Madrid during the 2011 regional elections.

Gabilondo can certainly do no worse and possibly will do considerably better. He’s off to a good start with a call for politicians who care more about the population than internal party

By invitation only

STEPHEN HAWKING: No contest with regard to his theories. affairs, but how many will heed his words? Starting with his own party?

Six-day wonder PUPILS who study Catholic Religion at school will be expected

to evaluate ‘an understanding of the divine origin of the cosmos.’

The return to Creationism which this amounts to - has been criticised by teachers and scientists amongst others, who claim that will conflict with other

FORMER president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero increasingly does his own thing.

He caused feather-spitting fury by dining with Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias without warning the PSOE’s own leader, Pedro Sanchez.

Then the governing PP had a hissy fit because Zapatero travelled to Cuba and met its president, Raul Castro, who declined to receive Spain’s Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Maragall last November. After Iglesias at Christmas and Castro in February, the PSOE awaits Zapatero’s Easter outing with trepidation.

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The money raised is to be shared by the Doggie Angels animal rescue charity and the Anemona breast cancer charity in Benidorm.

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Veronica Rubio and Arezki Tesbia will perform works by Bach, Handel, Saint-Saens, Schumann and others. Call 966 860 522 or 606 652 242.

MALE CHOIR: Will be supporting the AECC.

THE Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir under the direction of Nigel Hopkins will be performing in Albir in aid of the AECC cancer charity.

They will perform a wide variety of music from musicals to Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan and some beautiful Welsh tunes. There will also be arrangements of some popular songs like ‘You Raise Me Up’ and ‘The Rose.’

The choir will perform at the Forum Mare Nostrum on April 11 at 6pm and then at the Frax Centre, Albir, April 12 at midday.

Guest artist soprano Alyson Horsfall from Torrevieja will also be performing.

For more information call Pam on 966 860 735 or email pdawson802t@cv.gva.es.

Easter market THE ISVH Bomberos, Javea’s voluntary fire service, is hosting their Easter market on March 22 at Balcon al Mar, Javea.

Around 40 stalls will offer a large selection of various goods and gifts with a bar and BBQ. All proceeds raised will go towards supporting the firefighters and to providing much needed safety gear.

For info email foerster marai@telefonica.net.

Concert for Project Hope THE Association of New Hope in Oliva is hosting a concert on March 21 to raise funds to help feed the needy and homeless of Oliva.

The event is for Project Hope and will start at 7pm at Centro Polivalente, Oliva.

Tickets cost €5 with all proceeds going to Project Hope.

For more information call 607 470 221.

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IF you give your dog a command, even a simple one like SIT then the reward of ‘good dog’ is given as the dog’s bottom hits the ground. Just a verbal praise given in a light happy voice can be enough for most dogs.

Sometimes people will use food or a motivator for

this reward system. I believe if you have used treats for a couple of months a dog will now be content with the bright happy voice which should be sufficient for such a simple command.

As your commands become more difficult for the dog to achieve you can always up the reward, especially if you are doing scent work.

A motivator the dog really loves can now be used such as that special ball or toy. Most professional working dogs are rewarded in this manner as soon as they have found something.

WELL DONE: Verbal praise for most dogs is usually enough.

Whatever you use, you only have a split second to give it on completion of an exercise. I use my voice and a quick touch under the chin as my rewards.

Think about the dolphin which performs in a show.

He is being taught to jump out of the water. If he jumps about two metres, he gets a small whistle to call him back, and when he returns to the edge of the pool, he gets a small fish.

As his training increases, and he jumps about six metres or more out of the pool, he gets a huge instant whistle while he’s at the top of the jump, which brings him swiftly back to the pool edge where he gets a bucket of fish as his reward. Timing of any reward is important. (If your timing is out, you may be rewarding for the wrong action.) The reward is always there for him immediately and he will give his best every time.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Witness for the defence I KNOW that Leapy Lee can defend himself perfectly well; after all, he has his column to do so.

However, I think Bill Campbell has missed the point. Mr Campbell, please let me ask you this one question: “Did you ever, if only once, hear a Muslim singing “Allah save our gracious Queen” with their eyes closed and their hands on their hearts?

I suspect not. Until that day comes, Mr Campbell, I am with Leapy 100 per cent and I think you should be too.

With affection and gratitude for your excellent newspaper.

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Newspeak peril BILL CAMPBELL’S attack on Leapy Lee contained the usual one-liners used by the liberal left to shut down any discussion with people of opposing views.

I am referring to “the world has changed” or “you’re stereotyping.” Add “you’re a dinosaur” or “this is the 21st century” (as if you were 100 years out of date) and one has the full set.

These phrases are a common trick used by pseudo-intellectuals who feel their use is an argument in itself to denounce any opposition. They despise anyone with (non-political) conservative attitudes, as they are so absolutely certain of their standpoint.

Campbell says that the restrictions in Saudi “embarrass most Muslims.” Really!

I presume he speaks for those in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya where I believe the nightlife is a riot!

Similarly he believes only a tiny minority of Muslims are involved in recent atrocities.

Who says so? The BBC or the Guardian? A recent poll showed almost 30 per cent had sympathy with events in Paris and who knows what is said in private?

As someone who was born and lived in Blackburn for the first 33 years of my life I know a thing or two about ‘multiculturalism.’ The communities do not overlap, they don’t even touch and the town, like many others in the North of England, is in terminal decline.

Finally, he acts as an apologist for what he euphemistically terms “extreme behaviour” (straight from Orwell’s ‘1984’ newspeak).

This sounds like what some said at the very start of the Second World War: “We shouldn’t bomb Germany or they’ll retaliate.” We all know where that one ended.

Peter A Fletcher (by email)

Put to good use DOES anybody know of a charity or organisation that collects electronic components and printed circuit boards for recycling? I have a substantial number to dispose of and would rather see them used for a good purpose than leave them by a bin for the scavengers to take.

Contact oldboy23@live.co.uk Bright spark, Torrevieja area (Alicante)

Stem the tide READING Mike Walsh’s latest dredgings from the depths of his paranoia, I am reminded of the folk who kept telling us in the 1930’s that Mr Hitler was really a nice guy who would not do any harm provided we gave him what he wanted. They went on saying that, even after Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and even after he invaded Poland.

Interestingly, Mike seems to

LIKE a previous correspondent I don’t recognise those acid yellow flowers with trefoil leaves, but I can tell that this busy bee was investigating freesias.

D Compton (by email) believe that absurd bit of propaganda, as he last week assured us that Poland’s army was bigger than Germany’s in 1939.

I suppose it may have been bigger numerically, but that meant nothing in terms of effectiveness.

Now he constantly claims that the crisis in Ukraine is all the West’s fault and the West has ruined that country. He completely ignores the fact that Russia has done its share of destruction, by invading the country and organising the secession of the Crimea.

If Putin did not want to damage Ukraine, why did he annex the Crimea?

It is, I am afraid, blindingly obvious that Putin has a longterm plan to reassert Russian domination at least over what used to be the USSR and probably over the former satellite states of Eastern Europe.

He will not be stopped by giving him everything he asks for at each stage of the process.

Mike would do better to support NATO and the EU’s moves to beef up its military presence and hit Russia economically. The countries which Mike says are

suffering because of the sanctions have made it clear that they would rather suffer that than be left at Putin’s mercy.

Bill Campbell (by email)

Frankly spoken I AM in Spain for a few weeks’ holiday from Scotland and was both impressed and alarmed by Mike Walsh’s column. We would not find an article like this in the Scottish press.

Well done, Mike, I will follow your articles from Scotland.

Jim Mcallister (by email)

Word perfect IN a week when Russia’s last Opposition politician has been murdered, it is an embarrassment to the Euro Weekly News that Mike Walsh sets himself up as a mouthpiece for the Putin regime.

He even stoops to the level where he copies the Kremlin vocabulary, calling Putin a statesman but the Ukrainian government skinheads.

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Greger Lindberg, Nerja (Malaga)

EHIC hint I HAVE just renewed my EHIC card after reading your article (Euro Weekly News January 2218 edition ) and have to point out that the advice you give is only for new applicants.

For renewal you simply have to phone the number you gave and select option #2. After being referred to an operator and answering a few questions, giving full name, date of birth etc, the card will be renewed there and then and forwarded to you by post.

Wendy Hunter (by email)

No-go zone WITH reference to the new pedestrian precinct at Paseo de Larios in Torre del Mar, I have already seen a number of cyclists using it, dodging around pedestrians and families.

It needs to be made a nobicycle area before they knock someone down and injure them or worse.

Michael Hill, Torre del Mar (Malaga)

Tell your mum NOT many here saw any reason for changing the Abortion law although Mr Rajoy was set on it.

I suppose like politicians everywhere he depends on opinion poll results. Whatever, most people - most women were relieved when he changed his mind.

As your newspaper mentioned, there is still the problem of parental consent for girls between 16 and 18, but isn’t that a minor issue? I’ve seen things change over the years and all the Spanish girls I know would confide in their parents, especially their ‘mami.’

Connie Bartholomew (by email)

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Across 1 Cook roast in fixed portions (7) 4 British capital’s ultimate crash (5) 7 Prepared steak or fish (5) 9 Short article at home, then call at the theatre (7) 10 Organise a run to the mountains (7) 11 It is said that these marquees are on edge (5) 12 Request we turn sideways (5) 14 Stirred up regal beer (5) 19 A portion of mushroom soup for a place to stay (5) 21 European nation curtailing an American test (7) 23 Prince Charming singer is determined (7) 24 Turn away from a green (5) 25 School head gets caught with one cake (5) 26 New renters are less forgiving (7) Down 1 Nasty scar for Mr Capone, the goodfor-nothing (6) 2 The main broken canoe (5) 3 Cedar’s nuts are revered (6) 4 A bitter cocktail goes to a priest’s head (7)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Shanty, 4 Demean, 9 Amass, 10 Arise, 11 Elton, 12 Restore, 13 Secret, 15 Layers, 19 Lorelei, 21 Stair, 23 Award, 24 Exert, 25 Tanner, 26 Beards.

Down: 1 Sellers, 2 Apart, 3 Trainee, 5 Evans, 6 Epitome, 7 Niece, 8 Usurp, 14 Certain, 16 Austere, 17 Sprints, 18 Aided, 19 Least, 20 Lodge, 22 Alter.

QUICK Across: 1 Deep, 3 Trembled, 9 Various, 10 Nanny, 11 Loyal, 12 Earned, 14 Polish, 16 Spends, 19 Ragged, 21 Awful, 24 Alert, 25 Inspect, 26 Insisted, 27 Thud.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Raindrops, 8 Hielo, 9 Ostra, 10 Meat, 11 Pata, 15 Smoke, 17 Reina, 18 Afternoon.

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Across 1 Bibliotecas (edificios) (9) 6 Edad (de persona, animal, árbol) (3) 7 Canal (7) 9 Well (for water) (4) 10 Mouth (4) 14 Sunflower (7) 16 Mar (3) 17 Too much (9) Down 1 Plomo (metal) (4) 2 Heather (5) 3 Anclas (7) 4 Hijo (3) 5 Campana (de iglesia, puerta) (4) 8 Trees (7) 11 Basket (5) 12 Huevos (4) 13 Expensive (4) 15 Rojo (3)

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a European country and its capital: THE GREEN CASE FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: DAMIAN LEWIS, GREECE, ATHENS

Unscramble the name of a famous British actor/producer: A DISMAL WINE

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Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving

4th March I SIGNED off my last blog feeling more than a little under the weather. I have likened my chemotherapy to an assault course in the past and until recently I had been metaphorically jumping over walls and racing along at a great pace.

Last week I seemed to get a little stuck in the cargo netting! Not to worry as nothing lasts forever.

Finally my body seemed to kick into action and my defence system rallied and my fever dissipated.

My dear friend Pepi called me to see if I was up to having a visitor. It was just what I needed so she came over. It was a beautiful sunny day and just sitting having tea and chatting with Pepi made me feel so happy.

The small things take on greater importance when life changing events happen so now I appreciate every little happy moment.

Small things take on greater importance It was Andalucía Day so we went up to the football club. My son was playing in

a ‘friendly’ match. Wonderful Spanish music accompanied by a healthy portion of paella was just what the doctor ordered.

We spent the afternoon there and then a quick icecream on the way home.

I was starting to feel tired so went to bed and fell asleep.

Sunday dawned and I really felt so much better. I decided as it was another lovely sunny day that I would flash up the BBQ. Jorge was coming over and wasn’t expecting a BBQ so that would be a nice surprise.

He had just finished training in the gym and sent me a message to say he was on his way, extremely happy at the prospect of chorizo, chicken wings, burgers, pinchitos and the like!

He wasn’t the only one… we all love a BBQ! I always like to mention

the special people in my life.

I have to thank Jorge so much for all his support and love.

He really does understand what I am going through because he is also a cancer survivor. I draw great

I strongly believe in remembering the good times strength from having him by my side.

I am now in the last week in the run up to chemo session number six.

I do feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel, but still have a further two treatments to go and

probably the toughest yet.

I busy my head with thoughts of better days and of all the things I plan to do. For me the outlook is good despite everything that has happened to me and to us as a family.

I strongly believe in remembering the good times, enjoying the here and now and looking forward to the future.

Any other philosophy just wouldn’t be helpful. Lamenting your ill fortune or asking why me is frankly a waste of time and energy.

It sounds so simple, but honestly thinking positive thoughts really does bear fruit.

My plan for this week is to hug my children lots! And to tick off a few things on my ‘list to do’! I will above all rest, eat well and keep my fingers crossed that I will be in shape for my next treatment.

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Most people are more like their fathers than mothers SAD FILMS: Tendency to eat more popcorn.

Don’t watch weepy films if on a diet WANT to lose weight? Try watching comedies rather than sad films. US researchers say people ate more than double the snacks when they watched a sad film compared to a funny one.

Their study offered a group of office workers a range of snacks while they watched the Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw film ‘Love Story’ and lighter, funny film ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’ Their study found that those watching ‘Love Story’ had eaten up to 36 per cent more popcorn. When a group watched George Clooney’s ‘Solaris,’ they ate 55 per cent more popcorn than those who enjoyed humorous film ‘My Big Fat Greek Weeding.’

IN terms of genetics, most people are more like their fathers.

Although we inherit equal amounts of genetic mutations from our parents, new research has revealed we actually ‘use’ more of the DNA that we inherit from our fathers. Finding out whether we inherit variants of these genes from one parent or another is crucial for the development of diseases and treatments to diseases, like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

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sor from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, (USA) said the research was the first to show that mammals are more genetically similar to their fathers than mothers.

PARENTS GENES: Crucial for the development of treatment of diseases.

For the study, researchers selected three different species of mice with different genes, bred them and quantified how much genetic information was inherited from the mother and the father for every single gene in the mouse’s DNA.

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Scientists say that a high-salt diet causes sodium levels to build up in the skin, and that may boost the immune system and help fight off germs that cause bacterial skin infections. In an experiment, German researchers discovered that mice which were fed a high-salt diet healed infections in their feet more quickly.

Professor Jonathan Jantsch, of the University of Regensburg, said: “Up to now, salt has been regarded as a detrimental dietary factor; it is clearly known to be detrimental for cardiovascular diseases, and recent studies have implicated a role in worsening autoimmune diseases.

Our current study challenges this one-sided view and suggests that increasing salt accumulation at the site of infec-

SALT DIET: High sodium levels may boost the immune system and help fight off germs. tions might be an ancient strategy to ward off infections, long before antibiotics were invented.”

Future studies will examine how salt accumulates in the skin and

triggers immune responses, and why salt accumulates in the skin of aging adults.

It is hoped that by getting a better understanding of how salt accumulates it might not

only help to design drugs that specifically enhance local salt deposition and help to combat infectious diseases, but also may lead to new strategies to mobilise sodium stores in the aging population and

prevent cardiovascular disease.

It is not suggested that people increase their salt intake due to the known negative effects of high salt consumption.

Don’t suffer acne DR Consuelo Molina, from the Acne Unit at the Dermatology Centre of Alicante, said they are continually treating more cases of acne in adults; a disease that can have physical and psychological effects which can be devastating for sufferers.

“In adults it usually manifests with more inflammatory and deep lesions. Due to differences between the skin of adults and adolescents, there is greater likelihood of scars or marks.”

Dr Molina said causes in adults can be varied: “It is important that a full clinical study is carried out to help us identify and to prescribe the most appropriate treatment in each case.”

Causes can include inappropriate use of cosmetics.

Make sure you use noncomedogenic products which are oil free.

Hormonal imbalance; increased androgenic hormones in women favours increased oil production that clogs the follicle and generates acne. An unbalanced diet and stress can also be a cause.

Dr Molina said there are many different treatments.

Discomfort can be healthy BEING a bit uncomfortable could actually be good for you.

Not many of us like being cold or wearing uncomfortable shoes, but research suggests this may be better for you health in some cases...

Loo stop A urologist in Birmingham said many bladder problems come from past habits such as emptying your bladder too often.

Over time, this could lead to training your bladder to become more sensitive and being over-active. So rather than heading to the bathroom as soon as you get the first twinge, leave it a few minutes.

Be smart Physiotherapists suggest that when people wear slouchy, comfy clothes, they get in the mindset of being slouchy. Wearing smart, formal clothes makes people stand straighter and engage more muscles.

Cold baths A warm bath is tempting to ease aching muscles but try a cold shower or cool bath instead as the cold is thought to be best for reducing pain and inflammation in muscles. Cold showers also increase levels of endorphins that raise our mood and make us feel happier.

Wearing heels A day wearing heels may not be the most comfortable but a study found that wearing 2in heels activates the pelvic floor muscles, working the muscles, helping to increase strength and reduce the risk of problems such as stress incontinence.

Get stressed Short bursts of stress can trigger positive reactions in the body and help the immune system become more efficient at fighting infection.

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NETTLES AND GARLIC: Safer to use than chemical products.

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Some useful home made products Nettle fertilizer - If you see any nettles growing in your garden or in the nearby lanes and countryside, cut them and steep them in water for a couple of

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overwintered vegetables and fruit trees.

The solution can be used as a foliar feed. Not much different to the preparation of nettle soup for human consumption in the early spring. In fact might make a bowl this week.

Comfrey leaf fertilizer and compost accelerator - Fill a bucket or dustbin with leaves and then cover with water for three weeks before diluting with water and using to feed vegetables. Fresh leaves or

the mush at the bottom are useful accelerators for the compost heap. If you would like some cuttings email via ‘gardeninginspain@hotmail.com.’

Compost heap compost - With luck last year’s compost heap is now ready for mixing into soils and tree planting holes being prepared for plantings and also for use as a mulch around shrubs.

Garlic insecticide Mash a head of garlic and pour hot water over it and then leave it for a couple of days while the insecticide ingredients are leached out. Then strain and use, neat or diluted in water, to spray any insect attacks and as a preventive against the geranium moth. With

geraniums repeat the spraying weekly, as new moths tend to come from neighbouring gardens where unsprayed plants can become breeding grounds. Now is a good time to plant a couple of garlic segments in containers planted with geraniums and under rose bushes to combat fungal attacks.

Thyme insecticide Not as strong as a garlic spray but useful. Hang up bunches of leaves on the kitchen door to deter flying insects from entering.

Some useful internet sites for eco products Trabe - trabe@trabe. net : Sell neem oil, propolis and dried nettle etc.

Niem-Handel - kon takt@niem-handel : A German company with own plantations of neem trees in South America. Sells neem oil and dried neem powder. If you are a believer in 5,000 year old natural products, also sell neem based shampoo and tooth paste. You can email in English with no problem.

Terravida - www.ter ravida.com : Easiest and most economic source of TerraCottem soil improver which is a gel based product useful for improving moisture holding and fertility of composts and soils.

First used for growing vegetables in Africa, is now widely used for growing vegetables, fruit and all garden plants.

If you are preparing a new garden or replanting an existing garden, it is well worth buying a five kilo bucket of the product.

Sojivit - www.agro items.com : Sell a wide range of Neem products based on their involvement in eco agriculture in Spain, India, South Korea and China. Also sell an inexpensive eco fertilizer and high quality peat substitute.

Happy spring gardening. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com March 2015.

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Ford delivers most advanced range FORD powered into the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with its most technologically advanced performance model range ever, including the global motor show debut of the all-new Ford Focus RS high-performance hatchback, and the European

premiere of the all-new Ford GT supercar.

Revealed with the help of former F1 driver Johnny Herbert, these exciting new models lined up on the Ford stand alongside the new Focus ST - available with a performance diesel engine for the first

time, the highly acclaimed Fiesta ST, and the all-new Ford Mustang.

“The Ford performance vehicle line-up on show in Geneva stretched from a compact hatch to a supercar, and with 12 models to come through 2020, this

promises to be a vintage era for driving enthusiasts,” said Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company executive vice president and president Europe, Middle East and Africa.

“A passion for performance runs through our veins at Ford, and it’s our mission to make performance accessible to as many people as possible.”

“Ford also is delivering exciting new products such many more combinations of as the all-new Ford Edge symptoms, all make driving par- SUV, and the new upscale ticularly problematic for sufferers.

Vignale product and ownDrugs to combat the physical ership experience that will symptoms can help ease the further expand our dreaded onset of Hay Fever, but appeal,” Farley added. some of these drugs also cause The third-generation problems with driving, sometimes Focus RS performance causing drowsiness, or other hatch pioneers the innovaproblems, and can interact with tive Ford Performance Allprescribed medication.

Wheel-Drive system, and is Sufferers of Hay Fever might the first RS to offer selechave already realised that the table Drive Modes - includpollen season has started early ing industry-first Drift once again in Spain, but it can Mode - and Launch Convary depending on the geographi- trol. The all-new Ford GT cal location. supercar sets new stanWithin the car, keeping the dards for Ford innovation vehicle clean, inside and out, can through performance with remove much of the residual light-weighting, aeropollen, as can the installation of dynamics and EcoBoost filters in the air distribution sys- technology. tem. Keeping windows closed, Both models were develwearing sunglasses and avoiding oped by the newly estabkey problematic times such as lished Ford Performance dawn and dusk can all team, which unifies Ford ease the symptoms.

SVT, Team RS and Ford All antihistamines sold Racing globally. Ford Perin Spain should carry a formance will serve as a pictogram on their pack- laboratory and test bed to aging, depicting a car create unique performance within a danger warning vehicles, parts, accessories signal, which is designed and experiences for custo alert drivers of the pos- tomers, as well as innovasible effects on the ability tions and technologies to to drive safely. enhance Ford products However, it may not be across the range. The present on imported med- team is committed to delivication. But, if you see this ering the 12 new perforsign you need to be mance vehicles through aware that your driving 2020, adding to Ford’s rich ability is likely to be af- performance heritage. fected. If you are taking On display for the first any medication, make time in Geneva were two sure you read the instruc- all-new EcoBoost-powered tion leaflet, or check with Ford motorsport vehicles your doctor or pharma- that make their competicist. tive debuts this year, the Visit www.polenes.com Ford Fiesta R2 rally car and for more information or the MSA Formula singlewebsite n332.es. seat, purpose-built race car.

Hay fever season can be dangerous SUFFERING from allergies and being a driver are a combination of factors that poses a potential risk on the roads.

In a new campaign by the DGT, it is revealed how a sneezing fit of just five seconds, means that a car travelling at 90 kilometres per hour covers a distance of 125 metres, the distance greater than a football field, when the driver’s attention is distracted as a result. The sneezing fit can often last longer than five seconds though, perhaps eight, 10 or more, with the vehicle continuing to travel without the driver’s full attention.

On a normal, dry road, the overall stopping distance for a car travelling at 90 kilometres per hour is calculated at 65.7 metres, just half of the distance covered during our five second sneezing fit.

SNEEZING: Can be dangerous while driving.

During the reaction time alone, the vehicle would have travelled 25 metres. In other words, in the event of an incident ahead, there would not be enough time to react and stop.

Sneezing is only one symptom of an allergic reaction, most commonly Hay Fever at this time of year, severe itching of the eyes, irritation, congestion or a runny nose, light sensitivity and

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Bowling at its best at Benitachell ESTABLISHED for over 26 years, the Benitachell Bowls Club is the only independent club on the Costa Blanca.

The land and ground was bought by some friends, the original founders, with the club being passed down, owned and run by the members themselves through a board of directors and the Club Captain who are responsible for its day to day running.

Since then, it has gone from strength to strength and boasts over 200 active members and around 30 social members.

Being run by the members for the members, Benitachell Bowls Club is rightly proud of its facilities. Non-profit making, all club fees are ploughed back into the group and in 2013 a new carpet was laid on the green. They are not beholden to a bar or venue and as a result can operate their own hours with all members having a key giving access to

them providing drinks and snacks.

The club is also growing and supporting great talent and has had numerous success in local and national competitions with teams playing in the Costa Blanca Winter Leagues and Northern League with their ‘Lions’ team winning the last year’s League for the fifth time. There are also three ladies who play for the Spanish National Team. The teams are also on the BOWLS CLUB: Friendly fun hobby for all to enjoy.

BENITACHELL BOWLS: Members run club invites new bowlers to join them. the hut for mats and equipment to be able to play as and when they want.

However, they still have a club house and they have a Spanish company run it for

Prize winners at Villaitana (l to r): Frank Carroll, Roger Miller, Mary Toone, Roger Jennings, Mike Cuerden and Alan Overton.

Levante’s Spring Trophy AFTER the first round of a 36-hole Medal competition for Levante’s Spring Trophy at Villaitana Mike Cuerden heads the ‘leader board’ by four shots.

Playing off seven, Mike’s gross 80 for a net 73 leaves him clear of eight handicapper Peter Jenkins, Michael Morley (11), Dave Hillis (17) and Brian Norbury (16) who all finished with net scores of 77.

There is no divisional split in the Spring Trophy but there were Division 1 and Division 2 prizes on the day.

Mike, Peter and Michael took the honours in Division 1 and Frank Carroll

headed the list of Division 2 players with a net 82, one shot ahead of Alan Overton and Roger Miller, who both had a net 83.

A stunning tee shot by Roger Jennings at the 180 metre par 3 hole finished only 1.34m from the pin and made him a clear winner of one of the Nearest the Pin prizes. Anne Edwards took the other prize, at the 102 metre 14th hole, where her ball was 4.85 metres away.

Levante are looking for new members and anyone wishing to join can find contact details on the website www.levantegolfsociety.com.

right track to success this year with the Winter League and Northern League going strong.

The club is also preparing to welcome the Open Competition in April open to bowlers from across the province.

However, if competitive sport is not your thing, there is no pressure at all to compete and players of all levels are welcome to take part in a friendly game and enjoy the lively and active social scene that Benitachell Bowls Club offers.

So if you have never bowled in your life, Benitachell Bowls Club will welcome you with open arms, offer you a taster and a basic starter course to get you going. There are a range of membership packages available making it an accessible, cheap and friendly sport and hobby.

For more information contact club president Brian Doggett on 965 995 270 or visit www.benita chellbowlsclub.com.

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Javea Green team come back fighting STILL reeling after their 8-4 defeat at the hands of Quesada last week, a determined Javea Green team travelled to La Siesta knowing this was their last chance to regain lost ground and give themselves a chance of winning the title this year.

Nick Cole’s team had a run-

away win of 33-8, closely followed by Clive English’s team with a score of 28-8. Captain Sheri Fletcher's team won 1510, John North’s team won 19-13 and Paul Brown’s team after a 0-9 start, had a nip and tuck game but battled on to win 20-15.

The Berleen team lost 1520.

Javea Green’s Northern League team Opals managed an away score of 6-4 and with a shot difference of just one in Javea’s favour, it couldn’t have been closer.

Top scoring team was skipped by Barry Elms with an excellent 23-11 win fol-

lowed closely by John Coates’s team who won 2520.

Javea’s Quartz team played host to El Cid Shields and with two winning rinks, one drawn and the overall shot difference, were pleased to finish with a 7-3 win. Top scoring teams were Bryan Payne’s 19-15, Sue Kent’s 2411 and Clive Pearl’s 13-13.

The Challenger’s team skipped by Brian Taylor also won.

Javea’s Onyx team had the toughest match of the week against top of the table BBC Lions and did extremely well to manage a score of 4-6.

WINNING TEAM: The Mavericks.

BBC Winter Fours League ‘Mavericks are League Champions’ ON Saturday March 7 the Finals of the BBC Winter Fours Competition, arguably the best Fours competition on the Costa Blanca came to an exciting conclusion. The Mavericks defending their title, won it for the second year in a row.

BBC send thanks to competition Secretary Derek Mawson for organising the competition and to sponsors, Prudential International and Direkt Optik of Moraira and an extra special thank you to George Forsythe from the Prudential, who had flown over from the UK to present the prizes!

Please check out our website for details about our club and for a full update of all our competition results at www.benitachellbowlsclub.com.