Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 26 March - 1 April 2015 Issue 1551

ISSUE NO. 1551

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Tourism promotion THE Tourism Agency of the Balearic Islands (ATB) participated in two tourism fairs last weekend: the Salon Randonne in Paris and the Tur in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the goal of promoting the islands’ great tourism offer.

Shop award THE Casa del Mapa, a shop specialising in cartography, maps and satellite pictures, has been chosen by the Asian tourism website liarong.com as the ‘Top Choice 2015’, which recognises the good service provided.

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The best place to live is: Palma de Mallorca

By Maria Jose Fernandez THE capital of Mallorca has been chosen by English newspaper The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the world.

Palma de Mallorca has beaten 50 other candidates - including Toronto, Berlin and Auckland - thanks to its allure, beaches and great climate, as well as its warm welcome for foreigners, according to the newspaper.

Palma de Mallorca was described as ‘charming’ and ‘sophisticated’, and praised for the contrast between “Caribbean-like beaches” like Es Trench, and the mountain landscapes of Deia.

“It’s also a short drive (10 minutes) from the air-

port, with plenty of cheap flights taking you back to the UK in about two hours.

This is making it an increasingly popular ‘commuter’ destination,” said the article.

Mayor of Palma, Mateo Isern, emphasised the importance of the accolade, saying: “It is wonderful news for us to be chosen as the best city to live in the world. We must continue to promote our city as an ideal urban tourism destination.

“Palma is an open-minded, dynamic and cosmopolitan city that offers much more than beach and sun. These international titles encourage us to keep working to promote our city not only to foreigners, but also locals.”

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BERTHED: Costa Fascinosa passengers were caught up in the terror attack.

Tunis cruise ship arrives in Palma

ONE of the two cruise ships that docked in Tunis before the terrorist attacks occurred last Wednesday (March 18), arrived in Palma de Mallorca on Friday (March 20).

The Costa Fascinosa cruise ship arrived in Palma’s Port at around 5am

with 3,148 passengers on board, 13 fewer than those who arrived in Tunis.

At around 8am, passengers, mainly Italian, started disembarking.

The company in charge, Costa Cruceros, had confirmed the day before the deaths of five of its passen-

gers, four Italians and a Russian citizen. In addition, another seven Italian and Russian citizens were injured during the attack and remain hospitalised.

The attacks took place at the Bardo Museum when gunmen opened fire, killing 23 people.

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Fast lane complaints THE PSIB socialist party of the Balearic Islands voiced complaints related to the implementation of a new ‘fast lane’ at Palma’s airport, only for first class passengers. They have requested its immediate elimination.

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SEA view properties in Mallorca are more than 50 per cent pricier than homes without them, says a study.

The study, carried out by the Centre for Real Estate Studies (CRES) for Mallorca-based real estate agency, Porta Mallorquina, reveals that a property with sea views is 53 per cent more expensive than the average in Mallorca

and that every square metre is priced above €5,000, even reaching €7,000 in some areas.

Even within the same area, it’s estimated that a home with sea views is 20 per cent more expensive than another without them.

The report was mainly focused on properties offered to foreign buyers, who have continued to

show enthusiasm for buying property on the island during the financial crisis. In total, 4,000 homes were analysed, all displayed on websites.

The study shows that northern areas, Palma and its surroundings, come with a price tag per square metre 33 per cent above the average figure for the island (€3,856).

Expensive rooms HOTELS in the Balearic Islands are amongst the most expensive for the Easter holidays, according to website TripAdvisor. Average prices are between €100 and €174 per night.

Tap dance show TAP DANCE and jazz enthusiasts will be able to enjoy two of their favourite things at Palma’s Vamp Cafe next Saturday (March 28). The performance starts at 9pm. Tickets €5.

Wine success WINERIES of the Balearic Islands registered a 11.3 per cent increase in sales in 2014, if compared with the previous year. The industry produced 4.82 millions of litres of wine.

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It’s time to spring forward!

THIS Saturday night, March 28, it’s time to put the clocks forward an hour. Losing an hour’s sleep is the price we pay to welcome back those long, sunny evenings.

Natural assets MALLORCA Provincial Council spent €1.8 million on the maintenance and improvement of patrimonial assets and natural monuments in the Tramuntana Mountain range.

Quiz night AGE CONCERN in Mallorca is hosting the Ian Morrison’s Quiz Night at The Pub in Magaluf (opposite Katmandu Resort).

The event starts at 7pm and tickets are €10 from acmallor ca@ageconcern-espana.org or 663 016 061 and 971 683 741.

Investment increase INVESTMENT in the construction industry has increased by 29.9 per cent in the Balearic Islands in 2014 (€991 million). More than 4,000 jobs were created last year within the industry.

Worrying results THE Balearic Islands was the region of Spain which registered more official police reports regarding gender-based violence in 2014 with 84 complaints per 100,000 women.

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Gregorian concert A CONCERT featuring postgregorian chants will be held at the Auditorium Sa Maniga (Cala Millor) in Palma on Saturday (March 28) at 4.30pm. Entrance is free.

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RELIGIOUS SPECTACLE: Holy Week processions take place throughout Spain.

Prepare to be amazed!

FOR the last week of Lent (leading to Good Friday) and throughout Easter, Holy Week or ‘Semana Santa’ will be celebrated throughout Spain.

Semana Santa is an event that truly envelopes Spain’s love of religious pageantry, and one that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime.

Holy Week is the annual commemoration of the ‘Passion of ‘Christ’, celebrated by Catholic brotherhoods and fraternities, draped in hooded robes that date back hundreds of years, who undertake the ‘Penance Processions’ on the spectator-crammed streets of almost every Spanish town and city.

The passionate roll of the costaleros bearing the huge floats, and the mournful trumpets that accompany images of Christ and the Virgin Mary evoke

Quote of the Week We had reserved our tickets for the tour, but we missed it. When we arrived back at the ship they told us about the attack and we were in shock. It was chaotic,’ a couple from Mallorca explained upon arriving in Palma on board the Costa Fascinosa cruise ship, involved in the terrorist attacks last week in Tunisia.

another world, and the ambience and aroma lingers over the cries of the wailing saeta singers.

The stars of the show are the processions. Every brotherhood’s penance is to carry the magnificent ‘pasos’ or floats. These masterpieces (many sculpted by artists and some hundreds of years old) typically weigh more than a ton, and will normally be accompanied by sorrowful marching bands.

Don’t be surprised if for a moment the parade stops as an outburst of flamenco song wails out in the night air. It is sung from one of the balconies in the narrow streets by a saeta singer, who in times gone by spontaneously cried out when so totally overcome with fervour that only a flourish of flamenco would be enough to convey their emotions.

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million is the number of tourists that visited Spain from abroad in the first two months of this year. The UK produced the most visits, followed by France and Germany.

A CONCERT by renowned Spanish singer Sergio Dalma will be held on Saturday (March 28) at 9pm in Palma’s Auditorium. Tickets between €30 and €45 from www.audit oriumpalma.com.

Finnish concert A FINNISH pop band called Satellite Stories will perform next Saturday (March 28) at midnight in Es Gremi (Calle Gremi Porgadors, Palma).

Tickets are €15 at the door.

Vegan exhibition THE exhibition ‘Vegan Art, Bioart of Mallorca’ will be open until March 31 at the Galaria Art Mallorca from Monday to Friday 4.30pm-8pm and Saturday 10.30am-1.30pm.

And finally...

A man out partying in Madrid with friends decided six stab wounds received during a fight were certainly not a good enough reason to ruin an evening out and continued to drink at a bar until his friends eventually called for an ambulance hours later.

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Stop fumigation in Mallorca THE GOB (Ornithological Group of the Balearic Islands) has requested that the Mallorca Provincial Council stops weed-killing work on streets and paths.

The ecology group explained in a recent statement that the chemical herbicide used (Glyphosate) is considered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be

“probably carcinogenic for humans.”

However, the announcement by the WHO does not ban the use of products containing Glyphosate.

“Several of the local councils keep fumigating paths and streets, even around the inner centre areas of towns, including Palma,” said the GOB.

They have urged all governments to consider the toxicity of the product for humans and animals and the cancellation of all fumigation work using Glyphosate.

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HIS week will see the start of major transformations in our towns and villages as Semana Santa approaches and the biggest festival season in Spain this side of Christmas bursts onto the streets.

Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Easter is a time of year that literally transforms towns and cities across this region.

But while we think about spending time enjoying the spectacle, there is a price to pay.

If you are one of the millions of people living here amongst the splendour of the parades and need to get to work, or have a hospital appointment, or need to get the kids to school, you might want to think about the difficulties that may arise when you discover a one-tonne float standing outside

your garage one morning. You will need to be a little prepared to avoid frustration this week, as everybody involved in the celebrations will be oblivious to the fact that you need to work.

Because of the changes that occur before the festival - temporary street barriers, road closures, diversions and such that will surely be put in place - moving around may be difficult.

Typically most small shops close for the whole week, and from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday traffic is closed off in city centres. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say.

If you think that Holy Week will interfere in anyway with your daily routine (getting to work, etc) ask at your local town hall for a guide.

And be sure to do your shopping early!

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CRUISE BOATS: Two boats from Miama will visit the port in 2015.

Fair builds great hopes for cruise tourism in Alcudia REPRESENTATIVES of Alcudia port authorities visited Miami to take part in the Cruise Shipping fair and promote the town’s attractions.

Mayor of the town, Coloma Terrasa, and head of the Tourism Department, Josefina Linares, have held meetings with different agencies to boost cruise tourism.

The results are already evident as it was announced that the Silver Wind and Saga Pearl II cruise boats would visit the town port in 2015.

“Efforts made to boost this sort of tourism are proving fruitful, as the town has been included in

the fair’s official catalogue of destinations,” said the mayor.

Cruise Shipping Miami confirmed the first ship would arrive on April 16.

The mayor stressed the great quality of Alcudia’s tourist attractions, and the variety of nautical sports.

Flight prices drop PRICES of flights from the Iberian Peninsula to Mallorca are 33 per cent lower in 2015 than they were in 2013.

Mallorca stays, for the third consecutive year, amongst the 10 favourite destinations for people in Spain, according to travel website liligo.es.

The data displayed in their report shows that prices to Mallorca have gone from an average of €182 in 2013 to €152 in 2014 and €122 this year.

Mallorca continues to be a very popular destination, not only for European residents, but also for nationals.

The island is ideal for summer holidays and weekends.

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Sustainable taxis THE Balearic regional government will provide taxi owners with financial aid to install natural gas on their vehicle to reduce levels of contamination and due to its more affordable price.

Boy’s death A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who was run over by a car in front of the Parc de la Mar in Son Espases died last Friday (March 20) after nine days in a critical condition.

Good patient THE Balearic Islands is amongst the communities that registered fewest assaults on doctors in 2014. Out of the 344 that occurred in Spain, only four took place on the Islands.

Big fire SEVERAL haystacks fuelled a fire in a stable at Calle Samil in Playa de Palma. The fire brigade took two hours to extinguish it. No animals were injured.

Belt up!

FIFTY drivers and car passengers were fined last week by Local Police in Palma for not wearing seatbelts. A total of 2,214 were stopped in the city as a part of a campaign.

Bad timing BUSINESS owners in Calle Costa i Llobera of Palma voiced complaints over an electricity cut on Friday (March 20) morning due to maintenance work. They said the works should have been performed outside opening hours.

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Bidding to run conference hall MALLORCA-BASED companies Melia International Hotels and Baracelo Group are currently bidding to rent the future conference hall of Palma and its annexed hotel.

The two hotel multinationals

have made the same proposal to the council, meaning that both are still in the running to take on the contract to provide services for the hall, which is under construction.

The initial bid established by the council was €1.3 million per year,

and 5 per cent of the total revenue generated by both facilities. In addition, every five years there would be a 2 per cent penalty if the company did not buy the building.

After that, the penalty would increase to 10 per cent.

International campaign wants Nadal as its face MALLORCA-BORN tennis player Rafa Nadal will be the face of an international campaign to promote food cultivated in Spain.

The campaign was created by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fishing, and will be officially presented on March 25 at their headquarters.

The campaign will focus on the features that the player and the Spanish food share, such as quality and international recognition.

“We seek to open new

RAFA NADAL: To promote food cultivated in Spain. markets, internationalise the businesses, improve the position of products, reinforce the Spanish repu-

tation and support quality of our agriculture and food industry,” said the ministry in a statement.

The financial and technical conditions proposed by both companies will be analysed by a panel of experts, who will then report on which one they think is the best.

The final decision will be taken by the management of the hall.

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Migration from Balearics rises MORE than 13,000 Balearic residents left the islands in the past six years to work abroad, due to the financial crisis. The figure means a staggering 91 per cent increase if compared with the data of 2009.

Back then, the Balearic Islands had registered 14,176 citizens living in foreign countries. By January 1 of 2015, that number had reached 27,168 people.

During the economic boom years, more than 30,000 people from all corners of the world arrived on the islands. However, the numbers started showing a negative trend in 2009 - immigration started falling and emigration reached historic levels.

Since then, the increase in Balearic citizens leaving to work abroad has been constant, divided into two kinds of migrants.

On the one hand, foreigners who arrived in the islands as immigrants and were granted nationality have returned to their countries of origin. The number of Spanish Balearic HEAVY rain and storms at the weekend in Mallorca citizens born in foreign caused floods on the fourth floor of Manacor’s Hospi- countries and living outside of Spain went from 8,421 tal.

Renovation work being carried out on the hospital’s in 2009 to 18,948 in 2015.

On the other hand, the roof is believed to have resulted in leaks, forcing staff to cover the floor with towels and buckets. However, number of Balearic-born Spanish citizens migrating these measures were not enough to prevent flooding.

In total, 50 patients had to be evacuated and trans- to other countries has ferred to hospitals in Llevant and Muro, while all gone from 5,755 in 2009, surgery programmed has been cancelled until the work to 8,220 this year, an increase of 48 per cent. has been completed.

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Free course THE fourth edition of the English Course for specific purposes of the hotel industry launched

by Algaida Council has finished.

It was conducted for free by native teacher Sylvia.

Costly book A BOOK on Inca’s Teatre Principal has cost the Council more than €5,000. The publication has sparked controversy as renovation works at the theatre were paused in November due to budget problems.

Work needed THE Parents’ Association of Primary School Pintor Joan Miro in Palma protested last week about its multiple deficiencies.

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2 police officers jailed for torture TWO National Police officers have been sentenced to three years in prison for torturing a suspect in Palma.

The incidents took place in 2009, when the 36 and 37-year-old police officers were off duty and one of them was involved in a fight with a man in a club.

The Palma Court has decided that the victim, who was taken into custody as a result of the fight, was beaten and threatened by one of the policemen.

The officer was an inspector at the time. He went as far as simulating he was shooting the victim, aiming his partner’s gun at the man’s head.

The victim was taken to the Son Espases hospital as a result of the fight.

After that, he attended the Police Station of Palma to testify. Both policemen were put in charge of him and took the chance to take him to the garage and torture him.

According to statements, the man was repeatedly beaten about the head with a gun and received several threats to his life. The judge considered that the victim’s statement and other evidence shown in the trial proved that the two policemen were guilty of torture, and an injury offence, amongst other offences.

Multiple-vehicle collision in Andratx causes tailbacks AN ACCIDENT occurred yesterday (Wednesday 25) on the Andratx motorway when four cars crashed into each other

leaving eight people with minor injuries.

Authorities believe that the reason behind this multiple-vehicle col-

lision could have been a slippery road due to rain.

The magnitude of the accident then sparked curiosity amongst drivers who slowed down their cars to look, causing large tailbacks in both directions of the motorway.

At noon, another accident was registered in the Valldemossa road, in the area of the ParcBit roundabout, which also called lengthy tailbacks.

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CORREOS alert to current email scam CORREOS (the Spanish national postal service) has alerted people to a scam being perpetrated in several Mallorcan municipalities.

The company reports that fraudsters are sending emails claiming to represent CORREOS - a practice called phishing informing the recipient about the arrival

of a packet or letter for them. The email contains links urging the recipient to download content, which in reality is a virus that infect files and encrypts them.

Fraudsters then ask for money to decode the files and return them to their owners.

CORREOS explained in a statement: “These emails are illegitimate. Users must delete them WITHOUT OPENING the files. If a user clicks on the link, it is probable that the computer will become infected so it is advisable not to carry out operations such FINNISH travel agents and tour operators were invited as bank transfers, passlast week by the Tourism Agency of the Balearic Islands word typing, or sending confidential information (ATB) to participate in a familiarisation trip.

Mallorca was the destination chosen as the ATB seeks until the virus has been eliminated.� to spark a wider interest in the tourism market of Finland.

The company has alThe 10 tourism workers learnt about the tourism attractions offered by the city of Palma and other places such as ready taken necessary measures to deal with the Soller and its port.

In addition, they had the chance to participate in gas- threat and reminded all tronomy activities and get to know the hotel establish- customers that they can request more information ment of the city, amongst other activities.

This trip was part of the annual programme of promo- at 902 197 197 and 683 648 841. tion actions launched by the ATB to boost tourism.

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Exhibitions in Capdepera TWO new exhibitions have opened at the Cap Vermell Centre in Capdepera.

The first one features creations by local artist Juan Rodrigez from Cala Rajada. He started building his own toys out of wood when he was a child and he now forms all sorts of pieces depicting homes, boats and hotels, using materials such as wood, sand or matches.

The second exhibition was devised by the students of the Palma School of Design and represents a whole town with 60 different homes made out of mud.

Both exhibitions can be visited until April 10.

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New nursery school now open THE new nursery school in Palmanyola (Bunyola) was opened by the president of the Balearic Islands, Jose Ramon Bauza.

The new facilities cost â‚Ź547,259 and will be able to accommodate 37 children ranging from babies to three years old.

It is located between Calle de Els Gesammins, Les Gardenies and les Magnolies in Palmanyola, next to the town’s primary school.

The building is 310 square metres, sitting in a plot of land of more than 2,600

square metres.

The construction of the nursery school came as a response to many requests put forward by inhabitants of Palmanyola, who have been asking for these facilities for years.

Foreign workers see the highest increase THE number of foreign residents registered with the social security services in Spain has experienced the highest increase in the Balearic Islands in January. In total, 54,004 foreigners were registered in the first month of 2015, a 4.4 per cent increase if compared with the previous month, and the highest growth in Spain, according to the Ministry for Employment and Social Security.

MAGALUF: One of the areas where foreigners work.

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Bad weather causes havoc in Cala Figuera STRONG winds and heavy rains registered last weekend have caused great damage in the port of Cala Figuera in Santanyi.

The bad weather began during Friday afternoon at around 7pm, according to information provided by residents of the area who explained that the winds from Llevant to Xaloc started causing havoc at around 10pm.

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CALA FIGUERA: Damaged due to heavy rain and wind. were damaged by waves of up to two-metres high.

A small motorboat had

to be refloated, while others were completely destroyed overnight.

Major funds to fix up school THE Alexandre Rosello primary school in Palma will benefit from a major investment by the central Spanish government to carry out renovations.

The government will spend â‚Ź1.29 million on improvements and expanding the school, according to Education, Culture and University councillor for the regional government, Nuria Riera.

Plans are to create a sports centre and an entrance hall. In addition, barriers to full access for students with disabilities will be removed and a lift will be installed, as well as new stairs.

Bathrooms will also be renovated and the water and electricity systems will be improved. Finally, solar panels will be installed to provide the building with hot water.

Dolphin all washed up A DOLPHIN washed up dead on the shores of Magaluf (Calvia) yesterday morning (March 25).

Civil Protection volunteers accessed the area by motorboat and rescued the animal’s remains.

It was a 1.5 metre dolphin that weighed 80 kilos. The animal had a deep cut, suspected of having been caused by a boat propeller.

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Parents protest at custody laws SEPARATED and divorced fathers and mothers gathered at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Spanish Father’s Day (March 19) calling for a legal change to give preference to joint custody.

People at the rally, called by associations from across Spain, carried signs declaring ‘Not with Mum, not with Dad, with both of them,’ ‘Joint custody now,’ ‘No more orphans with living parents,’ and ‘Don’t allow Dad to be deleted from childhood.’

Association representatives explained their aim was to put an end to the generalised standard habit of awarding custody to one parent, which is still used in most Spanish courts.

“Children are born under joint custody then a judge comes along and leaves

RALLY CALL: Both parents should have custody. them fatherless for no apparent reason,” said Miguel Rodriguez from the Custodia Paterna (Paternal Custody) association.

Maite Disdier, President of Segundas Mujeres e Hijos por la Igualdad (Second Wives and Children for Equality), said the aim of the rally was to get politicians’ attention and

stressed that step-families, like her own, should be allowed equal rights and relationships without the financial setbacks caused by high maintenance payments.

Disdier believed children had the right to joint custody. “Kids should be allowed to grow up with dad and mum,” she said.

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SPAIN is holding three days of mourning for the victims of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the Alps leading to the deaths of all aboard.

One hundred and fifty people, including 51 Spanish and three British people died in the Tuesday, March 24 tragedy.

The Spanish government started a period of official morning yesterday, Wednesday, with it finishing tomorrow.

The small village of Meolans-Revel in France became the focal point of emergency services, as by 4.30pm searches of the local area revealed pieces of fuselage, wreckage and dead bodies.

Aviation and police officials stated that, with the rugged terrain and adverse weather conditions hindering the recovery operation, and the fact that darkness falls around

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In mourning for air crash victims FRENCH ALPS: Recovery operation expected to take days.

6.30pm in that area, the rescue services predicted that it was likely the operation would take days.

The Germanwings Airbus took off from El Prat at 9.35am on Tuesday, but disappeared off radars around 11am and crashed down in the mountains near Barcelonnette, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, according to French media outlets.

Amongst the victims were 16

German schoolchildren on their way back from an exchange trip in Barcelona.

Angela Merkel the German Chancellor told reporters, “This is the hour in which we all feel deep sorrow.”

The French Foreign Ministry also confirmed that the A320 that had crashed was one of the oldest planes in the company’s fleet.

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business & legal Ortega richer than ever AMANCIO ORTEGA, founder of Inditex and the Zara label, has a fortune topping €60 billion.

Recently relegated from third to fourth on the Forbes Rich List his fortune had not shrunk, the magazine stressed, but the euro had depreciated against the dollar.

Now the Galician, president of

the world’s largest retail clothing chain, is richer than ever with sales increasing by 8 per cent last year.

Days before Bloomberg put a €59.55 billion price tag on Ortega’s 59.2 per cent holding of 1.848 billion Inditex shares.

Two days later this increased to €60.75 billion when the shares

Temporary halt to bankruptcy BANCO DE MADRID’S request for a creditors’ meeting - an overture to bankruptcy proceedings - has been put on hold.

A Madrid court handling the case suspended the application until Spain’s Bank Restructuring Fund (FROB) decides whether the bank should be liquidated or restructured.

Banco de Madrid - not to be confused with scandalhit Caja Madrid which merged with other savings’ banks to create Bankia in 2011 - is the small Spanish offshoot of Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA).

The latter was accused in a US government report of money-laundering on behalf of government officials in Venezuela and

organised crime groups in China and Russia.

This triggered a €76 million run on Banco de Madrid, the board walked out and Spain’s supervisor Banco de España intervened, appointing an interim board which suspended operations and requested a creditors’ meeting.

FROB’s entry into the picture responds to legal formalities rather than the likelihood of rescue, said insiders who are conversant with the case.

Banco de Madrid’s situation does not imperil Spain’s financial system, they said, and FROB will leave the way clear for the Madrid court to go ahead with liquidating the bank’s assets.

jumped to a record €28.81.

In October 2012 Inditex shares rose above €100 for the first time but last summer a fivefor-one share split made them more affordable to encourage trading. The strategy paid off and the present €28.81 is equivalent to a pre-split value of more than €144 per share.

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Job choices SPANIARDS would happily work for Google, L’Oreal and Mercadona in that order, they told human resources consultants, Adecco. The Spanish chain also headed job preferences in the supermarket sector.

WiFi on high BUDGET AIRLINE Vueling will be the first European airline to offer free high-speed broadband on flights.

Passengers will receive a 20 megabyte per second connection provided by Telefonica.

Chickenfeed profits for farms IN 2011 there were 8,800 chicken farms in Spain and now there are 5,000.

Andalucia, the Valencian Community, Murcia and Galicia are worst-hit, with a knock-on effect on hatcheries and feed suppliers.

An average 11 million chickens are slaughtered each week in Spain where even in 2011 the ministry of Agriculture calculated that it cost

around €2.70 to produce a kilo of supermarket chicken.

Feed is now cheaper, but energy and labour costs have risen and intensively-raised supermarket chicken sells at between €2.15 and €2.20 a kilo or - in a minority of cases - at around €2.30.

With these prices they cannot cover overheads, producers complained.

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STAT OF WEEK SALARIES continued to fall in 2014, with an average wage of €1,991.84 a month during the last quarter of the year, 0.2 per cent below the same period in 2013.

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NET VOLUME 4,829.09 6,333.16 4,294.61 4,041.55 15,370.37 7,043.95 16,879.79 5,697.85 24,051.06 61,228.20 16,825.21 4,999.37 17,202.31 42,125.25 5,272.26 30,182.25 32,504.79 82,266.05

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 166.49 82.70 125.90 154.50 81.19 107.03 28.44 40.65 108.43 74.34 84.54 25.40 193.13 117.49 162.88 31.31 102.40 61.75 97.05 58.58 42.88 101.98 34.25 84.74 109.73 119.46 119.14 49.56 67.41 83.24

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NET VOLUME 68,170.57 8,841.38 37,907.46 6,285.84 8,341.46 7,882.76 6,914.69

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$ 38.66 $ 57.58 $ 5.75 $ 12.36 $ 6.65 $ 4.91 $ 14.31 $ 15.75 $ 3.14 $ 21.12 $ 2.68

9.43 ▲ 32.26% 11.44 ▲ 24.79% 1.01 ▲ 21.31% 1.70 ▲ 15.95% 0.81 ▲ 13.87% 0.55 ▲ 12.61% 1.55 ▲ 12.15% 1.68 ▲ 11.94% 0.32 ▲ 11.35% 2.11 ▲ 11.10% 0.25 ▲ 10.29%

$ 4.63 $ 7.31 $ 53.1227 $ 8.46 $ 2.62 $ 10.63 $ 24.86 $ 3.32 $ 14.20 $ 14.63 $ 46.94

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VOLUME 12,710.45 4,376.13 20,061.82 14,992.54 48,396.26 4,932.00 4,918.05 7,427.79 11,314.34 5,206.15 6,104.01 4,650.13 6,236.95 79,522.82 39,188.69 5,372.42 5,668.11 4,340.11 112,357.75 29,717.67 6,370.44 12,100.86 4,147.00 4,677.41 10,353.94 6,944.66 8,697.88 10,087.19 17,428.09 57,548.64 8,961.89 8,789.49 4,595.68 4,950.41 4,817.27 33,436.08 11,121.55 11,368.52 12,232.65 5,176.12 44,871.96 4,517.26 42,772.21 13,296.73 41,215.30 18,494.78 22,681.69 80,414.78 52,981.31 4,464.00 4,427.52 59,871.56 5,171.80 5,208.57 7,424.84 4,955.61 33,543.64 17,740.26 10,262.71 4,752.84 3,884.04 15,347.67 5,082.79 26,494.89 11,651.02 5,033.11 19,889.15 4,934.27 N/A 37,220.32 6,471.12 60,507.98 3,928.35 9,854.17 10,961.07 20,785.56

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Milking an intelligent debate ANOTHER survey has just been released claiming that breastfed babies grow up to have higher IQs and earn more money.

The study followed 3,500 newborns for 30 years. At the age of 30 all the participants were given an IQ test and the breastfed babies scored the highest.

The researchers maintain that the presence of long-chain saturated fatty acids (DHAs) found in breast milk are essential for brain development - and that the longer the child is breastfed the more benefits experienced.

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Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

Claire’s blood boiling as I gaze over this most recent ‘breastfed good formula bad’ study. Claire is probably one of the most intelligent women that I know - she’s a director of a multinational company, a history scholar and an all-round smart cook-

ie, who didn’t receive even a drop of breast milk her entire life. And her brother, who also wasn’t fed breastmilk, works for the British intelligence agency, MI5.

As she would quite rightly argue, it’s important to also consider in these studies the intelligence of the parents and their social status, as well as point out that genetics play a major part in a child’s IQ. That said, of course, breastfeeding is a beautiful thing. It helps to protect babies against stomach bugs, chest infections, asthma and allergies, while also helping new mums lose their extra baby pounds more

quickly. And if a woman wants to breastfeed - that’s great! Go ahead!

But what isn’t fair is the ‘guilt’ that these studies instil in expectant mothers. Breastfeeding is a choice.

But for some mothers it’s just not an option, so they shouldn’t be made to feel that their child will grow up to have lower intelligence and less potential to get a good job than those that are breastfed.

Whether your child ends up being a highflying business entrepreneur or the CEO of Microsoft has more to do with love, nurture and a good education than it has to do with a bottle or breastfeeding.

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Just let them go!

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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OW! Just read a report about even more ‘radicalised’ individuals being returned to the UK after being stopped at some Mid East border or another.

Great. That’s a few more, now severely disgruntled extremists in our midst, no doubt prepared to strap on a suicide bomb or spray innocent shoppers with the contents of an Uzi or Kalashnikov at the drop of a burka.

As I stated a couple of weeks ago, why do we insist on and indeed appear to crow about bringing these demented people back into a place they obviously hate and simply don’t want to be?

FLYING OFF: Runaways must learn the hard way.

For God’s, and indeed all our sakes, let them go.

The money these operations must cost is probably mindboggling. Of course I feel sorry for the parents of these misled youngsters, but I’m afraid that’s the way it goes.

If your kids are old enough to make these decisions and act on them, so be it. Kids run away from home all the time, for various reasons. It’s a tragic fact of life and believe me, forcibly getting them to return is NEVER the answer.

If these misguided parents and guardians think that bringing them back to the family abode will result in

everything in the garden being rosy, then they are more demented than their offspring.

Teenagers are notoriously difficult at the best of times; the idea of sitting on the sofa or at the breakfast table with one who would rather be fighting alongside, or become the third or fourth wife of someone who, among unimaginable atrocities, also beheads and burns his enemies alive, is to me positively horrific. I mean what on earth do you talk about? Have these misfits anything in com-

mon with any reasonably-thinking civilised person, family or otherwise?

Of course they haven’t.

Kids of this type can only learn the hard way. So, parents, the next time your little loves appear to be endeavouring to flee the coup (and they will), give ’em your blessing, give ’em a few quid and drive ’em to the airport.

Hopefully, if they’re still alive and manage to finish up in a tent with a computer, they’ll Skype you and show you how well they’re doing - but don’t

hold yer breath.

Well, by the time you read this, the ol’ boy will have once more disgraced himself on OAPs Behaving Badly. Swore I’d never do it again. Ah well, in for a pound as they say.

As a final word on the saucepans, I’ll leave you with a quote from Dean Martin who informed guests in an afterdinner speech that he had seven children and the three words he heard most around his house were: ‘Hello’. ‘Goodbye’ and ‘I’m pregnant!’

Yep.

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com web: leapylee.co.uk

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Plastic rubbish, polluted seas?

Plastic rubbish is thrown on the street with incredible regularity in Spain and often ends up in our oceans, affecting hundreds of marine species.

Would you pick it up or comment if you saw someone throwing rubbish on the street?

ALAN, owner Of Eurodog Kennels and Caravan Hire, Camino de Coin, Mijas Costa: said: “I think some people are generally lazy all round. I h a t e t o s e e a ny k i n d o f r u b b i s h thrown on the floor when it is so easy to use the appropriate bins.

Why do some people think that others are going to pick it up for them?

When I go to

ALAN: People should use the appropriate bins.

STREET TALK the bins, if I see any on the floor I end up picking that up too! As for plastic and pollution in the sea, that again is a result of people being lazy a n d i n c o n s i d e rate. Rubbish pollutes seas and attracts all kinds of vermin.”

Jason Hutchinson from Airb ox T V i s a g a i n s t l i ttering and fly tipping a n d i t s e ffe c t s a n d

believes it is a growing problem: “I would absolutely tell someone if I saw them deliberately drop litter, they would tell me and I think the Spanish are the worst culprits.”

Meanwhile Anne Bowles of the Diabetic Support Group and President of La Cala Lions, Malaga, said: “I hate to see rubbish on the streets, but don’ t think I would confront anyone if I were on my own. However they say that wet wipes contain plastic and are not bio-degradable and they are found all over in the sea, sewage and on the beaches.

“Most of these are thrown down the toilets. Why don’t the manu-

JASON: Would tell someone if he saw littering.

facturers make them so they are biodegradable? Maybe we should only use those that are? As Eamonn Holmes said on Sky TV - only the three Ps should go in the loo. Pee, Poo and Paper!”

ANNE: Manufacturers should make wet wipes so they are bio-degradable.

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El mejor! But this is not news for us!

Vicki Mcleod

Family Matters DID you see? Palma has been chosen as the Best Place in the World to live!

The Sunday Times announced this, something that we’ve all known for a while, as if it were actual news!

My husband is adamant that Mallorca is now commutable from London.

Imagine that you have a job where you can work remotely and then now and again, every month for example, you ‘pop back’ to the old country for a couple of meetings and a quick shimmy around Covent Garden. Sounds pretty good actually, in fact the best of all worlds.

I miss elements of the UK, but there are lots of

reasons why I wouldn’t want to go back. But it’s weird as this old/new news doesn’t seem to have stemmed the tide of people I know moving away from Mallorca. In fact it seems to be time for the ole switcheroo: new people coming to the island and others leaving and moving on.

Some friends of mine have announced recently they are leaving and I am very sad to see them go.

It’s tough to know they are going, even if it is for them to progress their careers.

What does get my goat is when people who have moved back to live in the UK for whatever reason hop onto Facebook and bad mouth Mallorca, complaining about things which maybe affected them when they were living here and bigging up where they are now as if they need some extra validation for

SPRING SUNSHINE: When everything starts to look better and brighter. their move. Get over it already, be happy where you are, and move on!

Meanwhile other people are coming onto the island and being ripped off and conned by some unscrupulous rental agencies. I’ve heard a shocking story

recently and there’s a certain business which should be rather ashamed of themselves for taking advantage of a brand new resident of Mallorca.

We all have some story or other of a disaster which befell us when we arrived,

I know I certainly do. Even so when you are on a limited budget and trying to get something started in a new place, it’s not easy to find that people you were trusting to guide you really only want to rip you off.

With the weather hope-

fully improving in the next couple of days we at least have the warm spring sunshine to look forward to, then everything starts to look better and brighter, the beach beckons and a chilled glass of Rosado suddenly looks very appealing. If you’ve just moved to Mallorca then welcome, and PLEASE remember to double check rental contracts before you sign them.

When things get challenging and tough (and they will) try to keep reminding yourself of why you’ve moved here: you’re following your dreams. We live in a place which is THE BEST in the WORLD, you just have to step over somethings to achieve it.

Don’t give up.

Check my blog www.familymattersmallorc a.com for more advice and stories or follow Mallorca Matters on Facebook.

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BBC TWO 5:15pm Three Up, Two Down 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi! 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Banished 11:00pm Inside No 9 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Eat to Live Forever with Giles Coren

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11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Late Debate 12:10am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights

CH4 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Richard III 10:00pm Coalition 11:35pm Britain's Benefit Tenants 12:35am Raised by Wolves

CH5 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Classic Car Show 9:00pm The Killer Next Door: Countdown to Murder 10:00pm Holiday Love Rats Exposed 11:00pm The Mentalist 12:00am Aidan: The Rarest Boy in the World

SKY1 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Forever 11:00pm Quiz Nights 12:00am Flintoff: Lord of the Fries

Friday BBC ONE 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Rooms, Rogues and Renters 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm New Tricks 12:35am EastEnders Omnibus

BBC TWO 5:10pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Hi-De-Hi! 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In 9:00pm An Island Parish 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Mastermind 11:00pm Blackadder the Third 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Artsnight

ITV 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm Emmerdale 8:15pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Live 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights 12:40am Coogan's Bluff

CH4 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:35pm Unreported World 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:10am Troy 1:05am Brooklyn Nine-Nine

CH5 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Mysteries of the Bible 10:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 11:00pm NCIS 11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours

SKY1 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Quiz Nights 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Saturday BBC ONE 5:00pm Over the Hedge 6:20pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The Voice UK 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Meet the Parents 1:05am Rogue

BBC TWO 4:00pm Growing Up Wild: Natural World 5:00pm Athletics: World Cross Country Highlights 6:05pm Flog It! 7:05pm Gardeners World 7:35pm Kew on a Plate 8:35pm Dad's Army 9:05pm Pavlopetri - The City Beneath the Waves 10:05pm Looper 11:50pm Apocalypto

ITV 3:00am This is BBC Two 4:30pm River Monsters 5:00pm Off Their Rockers 5:30pm Big Star's Little Star 6:30pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway 9:25pm You're Back in the Room 10:25pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:25pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 1:40am Jackpot 247

CH4 5:05pm Channel 4 Racing 6:35pm The Simpsons 7:05pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Stonehenge: Walking Through History 9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather

CH5 5:25pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 6:25pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:20pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

8:10pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm 5 News 9:05pm NCIS 10:00pm NCIS 10:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours

SKY1 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm Greatest Disney Songs 7:00pm Cinderella Special 7:30pm Wild Things 8:30pm Modern Family 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Alien Autopsy 11:50pm Hawaii Five-0 12:50am NCIS: Los Angeles

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BBC TWO 4:00pm Flog It! 5:00pm Triathlon 6:35pm Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath 7:35pm Pompidou 8:00pm The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past 9:00pm Caribbean with Simon Reeve 10:00pm Louis Theroux 11:00pm Bluestone 42 11:30pm Dream House 12:55am The Mission

ITV 3:40pm Brazil v Chile Friendly 6:15pm Catchphrase 7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm Celebrity Chase 8:30pm Off Their Rockers 9:00pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:15am Aviva Highlights

CH4 3:20pm The Simpsons 3:50pm Leap Year 5:50pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:50pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm Johnny English Reborn 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Indian Summers 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am End of Days

CH5 4:50pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 6:55pm Happy Feet 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm World's Scariest Animal Attacks 10:00pm Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 11:50pm Step Brothers 1:45am Jackass

SKY1 3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Moone Boy 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm About a Boy 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Wild Things 9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Monday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Ark 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2015 12:30am Live at the Apollo

BBC TWO 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Racing Legends: Vic Reeves on Barry Sheene 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Kew on a Plate 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather

ITV 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tales From Northumberland 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Mafia with Trevor McDonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:45am Carry on Henry

CH4 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Barcelona 10:00pm Britain's Benefit Tenants 11:00pm Raised by Wolves 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:35am 24 Hours in A and E

CH5 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Person of Interest 12:00am Daybreakers

SKY1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Driving School of Mum and Dad 10:00pm Moone Boy 10:30pm The Simpsons 11:00pm Arrow 12:00am Critical 1

Tuesday BBC ONE 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Ordinary Lies 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Costa Del Sol: Last Brits Standing 12:45am When a Man Loves a Woman

BBC TWO 4:45pm Are You Being Served?

5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Hi-De-Hi! 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 9:00pm Back in Time for Dinner 10:00pm Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 11:00pm Nurse 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Italy v England Friendly 11:10pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:50pm Italy v England Friendly Highlights 12:50am Carry on Matron

CH4 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Burger Bar to Gourmet Star 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Teens 12:00am First Dates

CH5 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER 10:00pm 40 Kids by 20 Women 11:00pm Nanna Love: 50 Shades of Granny 12:00am OAPs Behaving Badly

SKY1 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm Critical 11:00pm Forever 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Wednesday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am No Strings Attached

BBC TWO 5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!

5:45pm Hi-De-Hi! 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Revisits 9:00pm The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives 10:00pm Strangeways 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm DCI Banks 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Pop Gold 12:40am Gary Barlow and Friends

CH4 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Three in a Bed 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm First Dates 12:00am One Born Every Minute

CH5 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm Deadly Revenge 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm Oaps Behaving Badly: Grannies on the Loose 11:00pm Grand Theft Auto: UK 12:00am 40 Kids by 20 Women

SKY1 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Wild Things 10:00pm Alien Autopsy 11:50pm Stella 12:50am NCIS: Los Angeles

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3. Greatest Day, released in 2008, was which band’s 11th UK Number One hit single?

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5. What kind of entertainment was ‘the Greatest Show on Earth,’ established by Phineas T Barnum in the 19th century?

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7. Which American swimmer has won the greatest number of Olympic medals, 22 (18 gold, two silver, two bronze)?

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Use the telephone or email to full advantage to keep in touch.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Be cautious this week with your money. You have been aware for some time now that a change in your finances is likely.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Someone well and truly treads on your toes this week and it really puts your teeth on edge. There are some bridges that may not be mended at the present time and are best left alone.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A special chance to try something new should not be passed over. No one expects wonders from you, they are happy just to see you enjoying life.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 January 20) Your home life gives you the most satisfaction at the moment even though someone seems to be challenging you. Some things are best ignored until they go away of their own accord and that also often applies to people.

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 February 19) Involvement in a situation connected with someone close may not be the best option this week.

Giving advice is all well and good so long as you are sure of your facts.

PISCES (February 20 March 20) Some disruption to your plans annoys you but there’s no point getting in a huff. Outside influences cannot be stopped but you are able to keep calm yourself.

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Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET:

Average: 7

Very good: 14

Good: 9

Excellent: 17

cede, code, cord, cred, deco, deer, doer, dote, redo, reed, retd, rode, teed, toed, trod, cered, coder, cored, credo, creed, decor, derro, deter, doter, erode, erred, order, treed, decoct, record, retrod, teredo, coerced, CORRECTED

Word Ladder STOP

Move from the start word (STOP) to the end word (DEAD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) What a lovely surprise to find that something you have always wanted is coming your way at last. Keep a firm hand with finances and take control if you want to organise things for the better.

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Tackle one thing at a time and realise that Rome was not, indeed, built in a day.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You really do need to come to an understanding with friends over a social matter, although this may take a little effort this week. It is clear that there are those who are less helpful than others, but this could be because of a misunderstanding.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The brick wall that you start banging your head against this week is not an illusion. It is, indeed, true that others are not responding to you in an expected way.

Alicante TODAY:

STOP STEP SEEP SEED

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) It seems that you are putting a lot of effort into whatever you do without getting as much out as you would like.

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Across 1 Medicine man has transformed an isle (6) 4 Beat the one at the crease? (6) 9 Deal with skilled occupation (5) 10 Bats are hidden when side by side (7) 11 Hit friend’s back (4) 12 Sally’s pear tree chopped down?

(8) 13 Took out old hat (5) 15 Birds begin getting extra essentials surprisingly easily (5) 18 If they’re paid last, you’re dead! (8) 21 Armour in the post (4) 24 Tie a tag around whisk (7) 25 Like a made up uniform (5) 26 The merchant is in the basement we hear (6) 27 Game with first of threes and nines at sixes and sevens (6) Down 1 If Spanish set back places (5) 2 A Los Angeles graduate’s mother in the US (7) 3 Abraham Lincoln’s first murder victim in good book (4) 5 Braise a stew in a military installation (3,4) 6 Grilled bread for health? (5)

7 Row in London park is deplorable (6) 8 Cabbage is an ingredient of cock-aleekie soup (4) 12 Colour a point in the road (3) 14 Lift characters at levee (7) 15 Games without me will result in idle chit-chat (3)

16 Class Australian sheep farm (7) 17 Fears make it sadder (6) 19 Saint, not well yet (5) 20 River in the north of England used by golfers (4) 22 Yorkshire city is first to be heard (5) 23 Passion in fashion (4)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents J and 20 represents T, so fill in J every time the figure 2 appears and T every time the figure 20 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Duplicates, 7 Entreat, 8 Teems, 10 Airgun, 11 Camera, 13 Aussie, 15 Rattle, 16 Scones, 17 Stigma, 20 Larks, 22 Everest, 23 Celebrated.

Down: 1 Deter, 2 Prejudice, 3 Iota, 4 Art, 5 Element, 6 Metatarsal, 9 Spare parts, 12 Apartment, 14 Scourge, 18 Greed, 19 Bear, 21 See. QUICK Across: 5 Beach, 8 Previous, 9 Open, 10 Corridor, 11 Basic, 14/18 Fun run, 16 Rumba, 17 Unite, 20 Basil, 24 Treasure, 25 Ibex, 26 Familiar, 27 Unity.

Down: 1 Speck, 2 Learn, 3 Limit, 4 Sudoku, 6 Emphasis, 7 Consider, 12 Creation, 13 Imminent, 14 Far, 15 Nun, 19 Uproar, 21 Cabin, 22 Humid, 23 Beard.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sound, 3 Types, 7 Postre, 9 Hake, 10 Traveller, 13 Asar, 14 Agosto, 16 Abeto, 17 Globo.

Down: 1 Sopa, 2 Nut, 4 Prayers, 5 Seed, 6 Recetas, 8 Surname, 11 Baya, 12 Mono, 15 Owl.

injury (6)

17 Humped beast (5) 19 Utter a sudden loud cry (6)

22 Play (5)

20 Freed from illness or

24 Conscious existence (4)

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

Across 1 Houses (5) 4 Silver (metal) (5) 7 Goose (domestic) (3) 8 Customer (7) 9 Semilla (4) 10 Más rápido (6) 14 Tattoo (7) 16 Y (3) 17 Paz (tranquilidad, no guerra) (5) 18 Arriba (indicando situación) (5) Down 1 Cruz (figura) (5) 2 Esclavo (5) 3 Sack (bag) (4) 4 Spring (season) (9) 5 Still (even) (3) 6 Bird (large) (3) 11 Cloth (for cleaning) (5) 12 Caballete (de tejado) (5) 13 Carrera (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3) 15 Té (3)

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

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Funagram Unscramble the name of a popular 1990s computer game (one word): SLIM G-MEN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: JOHN CONSTABLE, LEMMINGS

Unscramble the name of a famous English Romantic painter: CLASH ON JOB TEN

Across 1 Clearly defined (5) 5 Skull (4) 8 Isn't active (5) 9 Person engaged in military service (7) 10 Share (7) 11 Places to sleep (4) 12 Faucet (3) 14 Round object (4) 15 Intense anger (4) 18 Affirmative response (3) 21 Calculates a total (4) 23 Small house (7) 25 Look at closely (7) 26 Savage (5) 27 Feel concerned about (4) 28 Firm and stable in shape (5) Down 1 Scratch repeatedly (6) 2 European country (7) 3 By chance (8) 4 Being away (6) 5 Fifty per cent (4) 6 Come into existence (5) 7 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 13 Safeguards (8) 16 Proceeding in small stages (7)

1 Portal, 2 Millet, 3 Learnt, 4 Metres, 5 Island, 6 Streak, 7 Flares, 8 Reeled, 9 Hearts, 10 Fierce, 11 Cheery, 12 Leader, 13 Lector, 14 Mutter, 15 Deacon, 16 Chinks, 17 Burden, 18 Events, 19 Gander

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Vanishing act keep an eye on your passport!

REGARDING your article ‘Passport theft alert,’ I was in a group of four people travelling to Luton airport from the old Alicante airport a few years ago.

We handed over four passports together at the check-in desk but only three were handed back with four boarding cards.

No matter how we queried this with the check-in employee, he denied giving us back only three passports. We went to the police to report a missing passport and they weren’t interested at all.

With the clock ticking on we were aware that we didn’t have much time before boarding the plane, which we all did.

On arriving at Luton, officials there couldn’t understand how someone could board a plane with only a boarding pass or why they were not notified in advance.

The person without a passport was the youngest in our group and he had a great deal of difficulty in obtaining a replacement. So beware of the person you hand your passport to at the airport!

Ireti Olusanya, Catral (Alicante)

Yellow peril REGARDING the yellow flowers that a reader mentioned, the first year we arrived to live in Spain I spent hours dead-heading them. Then I realised they were growing wild all over the area where we live. Aargh!

Pretty as they are they are definitely weeds and not easy to control.

Jacquelin Mawson, Albox (Almeria)

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eralise about Muslims, who are a very varied set of people coming from different cultures and backgrounds, as do Christians and the members of other faiths.

I stick to what I said about what other Muslims think about Saudi Arabia. I have heard Sudanese Muslims who have worked in Saudi complain bitterly about the hypocrisy they saw there.

And Pakistanis who were really embarrassed to see that Christians in Saudi were not allowed to practise their religion openly.

I take on board what Peter says about the reported sympathy with the Paris attacks, and it worries me too, but we have to stop the mutual distrust from escalating.

Whatever one thinks about those attacks, the fact is that a large number of French and probably British Muslims have the impression that we are failing to understand them and they do not see a good future in our society.

Seeing some of the Islamophobic rants that have appeared since then, I cannot say that I am surprised that some should hit back by saying they support the attackers, though in my view very few would really take any such action.

To Jonathan Allso, I would only ask “How often do you sing the National Anthem yourself ?” Most people stand up, but don’t sing.

known. However, I must tell you that if they post the ballot papers four days before the election they are worth absolutely nothing in the election.

Before the last election I was chairman of Conservatives Abroad and I received phone calls on polling day asking me when I was going to pick up the votes, which was totally impossible.

If you want to vote, and I know many do, you should organise someone to vote for you by proxy in the UK. Philip Sadd (by email)

SUCH a vertigo-inducing photo of my nine-year-old grand-nephew and friends on his birthday outing! Whatever happened to jelly, ice-cream and musical chairs?

Biddy Kearns (by email) I have often seen Muslims standing alongside everyone else, and that should satisfy you!

Bill Campbell (by email)

Small mercies HAVING stirred up some readers with my comments, perhaps I can make some recompense by listing a few things that the UK government does not advertise widely.

Firstly, the new Marriage tax allowance from April 2015, not to be confused with the existing Married Couple’s version that only applies to those born before 1935, God bless them.

If you are younger, you can transfer £1,000 of a spouse’s unused tax allowance: £212 profit.

With regard to inheritance tax, don’t forget that the surviving spouse acquires the deceased spouse’s tax-free allowance. This could affect future financial planning for some, but you have to apply for it.

If you are away from the UK for more than six months a

year, you can register for tax in the country of your choice. In Europe where double tax regulations apply this isn’t so necessary but in the US, for instance, it can get messy.

Finally, all dog owners should note that the laws have been tightened up and it is now an offence if your dog causes another dog or its owner to ‘worry’ that it might be attacked, even on your own private property!

I learned all these things on the grapevine recently, but you can check online at the UK GOV website and choose the appropriate link.

Michael Warren, Vera Playa (Almeria)

Snail mail I HAVE now read all the letters re the heating allowance taken back by Iain Duncan Smith.

When does bad news come out? After the election, usually, so this is an own-goal for the party.

Hundreds of thousands of expats should register and vote in May to let their feelings be

PERHAPS the BBC should focus their cameras more closely on Ed Miliband during his speeches in the House of Commons. Then we can all avoid looking at Ed Balls oscillating between an impersonation of Noddy and Woody Wood Pecker. It is excruciatingly annoying.

God forbid that he ever becomes Chancellor!

Richard Beames, Los Boliches (Malaga)

Heartless airline WELL, Ryanair has reached an all-time low, not helping the young boy at Gran Canaria airport who needed urgent transplants.

He was struggling for life, how on earth could the company not reply to the request to travel to Madrid to have a kidney and liver transplant?

Time is of an essence on these occasions and Michael O’Leary and his company failed miserably to help.

I did not think Ryanair could get any lower in my estimation but they have with this.

If a customer can only book an internal flight online what happens to the millions of old people who have never even seen a computer, never mind ordered air tickets through the Ryanair website?

The Ryanair charm offensive will come to a shuddering halt once readers see this, and rightly so.

Well done to Air Europa, and shame on Ryanair Malcolm Wise (via Euro Weekly News website)

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20th March WELL I mentioned in my last blog that I felt like I was in a boat paddling madly upstream, and at some times against the current, but today I feel I have emerged.

The sunshine hasn’t quite come out for me which I think is more down to the torrential rain we have been having! Never mind I am certainly not going to complain because you can count the number of days it rains a year on two hands here in Andalucia!

I had a strange week all in all. The biggest relief was that I didn’t succumb to a fever and the aches and pains were much lighter than the effects of the last chemo treatment. I have noticed I am a little more tired than usual, but I imagine that must be an accumulative effect of nearly five months of chemotherapy, so to be expected.

I have had a strange week all in all I think I have about three eyelashes left and hardly any eyebrows now, so I look a little strange! The hair on my head is sprouting away and I look like a little gosling! All fluffy and a dif-

ferent colour! Too many greys for my liking, but I have sustained a huge amount of pressure and stress over the last few years so something has to give!

I can always experiment with new hair colours in the future but it is obviously not advisable until the hair growth is much stronger.

It is hard to believe that all things being well I will finish my chemo next month. I have an appointment with my surgeon next month too so I feel like I am making progress. I am a patient person, but at times it is difficult because all you want to do is get better and get on with life.

It is the same for the children. We are in a holding pattern at the moment taking each week as it comes.

The mind, heart, body and soul are strange things.

You think you know yourself but when you suffer a trauma of some kind you find yourself reacting in ways completely foreign to you. I am normally in control at all times and very philosophical and realistic.

I will spend the weekend doing ‘fun things’ This week, however, has been a roller coaster of emotions for me primarily as I watch my children struggle to come to terms with losing their father. I too have had teary moments. My daughter has become anxious and very clingy emotionally, which is understandable. My son has his distant moments and then returns from the blue yonder when things

come back into focus for him.

Both continue to keep their heads down, study hard and press on with life.

I admire them hugely, but each day there is always an event or a moment that threatens to tumble them.

Yesterday was Father’s Day here in Spain. So they had to endure a day at school with everyone making presents and cards for their Dads. Then there were the endless TV adverts. The stark reminders went on at every turn.

They got through the day and I am thankful it is Friday today so they can rest as they both are mentally and physically exhausted.

I will spend the weekend doing ‘fun things’ with them and look forward to Easter and the imminent arrival of spring which always brings so much hope.

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Little Britain is large for selection LITTLE BRITAIN, a gold mine of a store, is bringing happiness to Brits in Mallorca, year after year. Why? Because all the old favourites are attracting new shoppers.

Donna, who has owned Little Britain for over two years, has built up a large selection of much sought after British products that

cannot be found in other stores.

It is ideal for the local residents, but holidaymakers also find the store a godsend. Little Britain offers a range of gluten-free products for those who require a special diet; there is a selection of ready-toeat, gluten-free food and also gluten-free baking products for

those who love to make their own. For vegetarians who have previously found it impossible to find meat-free products, now you can, as this veggie friendly store offers a wide selection.

Already Donna is supplying the shoppers of Alcudia their favourite choccie selection in readiness for Easter.

The hot cross buns have

arrived and have been selling like hot cakes!

Scones and teacakes have been going down a storm and that was just from the first delivery.

The Easter egg choice includs Dairy Milk, Maltesers, Cadburys, Disney and also the very popular Frozen character range for the kids.

Never before has it been so easy to shop for all the family and for personal taste.

All these are selling fast so shoppers should pay a visit while stocks last to avoid disappointment. Donna also realised that there was a demand for celebration items that all Brits love to buy, so now Little Britain stocks a range of glassware for events like weddings, anniversaries and birthdays.

British cards and giftwrap have always been a winner, from new baby ranges to a humorous selection of birthday cards. The ranges are ever expanding due to popular demand and the fact that this store

WELL STOCKED is unique in its product choice. In addition to all the food items, there is also a large range of beverages, toiletries and cleaning products carrying famous popular British brand names.

Little Britain is open from Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 6.00pm and closed on Sundays.

You will find Little Britain at Puerta del Andalucia in Mallorca.

It’s well worth a visit if you have never had the pleasure to browse the store before.

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ARDENING remains a major retirement activity in Spain although surveys suggest that more women than men actively garden on a regular basis.

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ACTIVE GARDENING: Satisfying and self-fulfilling. satisfying, self-fulfilling and if done in partnership with a spouse can rebuild relationships that declined during busy working lives.

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WITH Easter coming up and the prospect of chocolate treats in store be careful not to let your dogs near those tasty eggs.

Chocolate made for human consumption can cause death in dogs. Dogs are sensitive to a class of chemicals called methylxanthines.

Caffeine and theobromine are members of that family. Dogs simply cannot metabolise and excrete methylxanthines as efficiently as humans. The half life of those compounds in the human body is in the order of two to

three hours, in the dog it is more like 18 hours.

In a dog the compounds are taken up by the liver and transmitted via the bile into the intestine. They are then converted back into the original methylxanthines for another circuit through the animal.

This repeats itself a number of times and instead of getting rid of the substances the dog keeps repoisoning itself.

There are many formulations of chocolate with varying amounts of caffeine and theobromine.

The lethal dose of sweet milk chocolate for a dog is two ounces per kilogram of bodyweight. For a five kilogram dog this would be about 280 grams. A lethal dose of milk chocolate for a 25 kilogram dog would be about 1.4 kilograms.

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chocolate is at least 10 times as lethal. A 25 kilogram dog could die from the methylxanthines in five ounces.

Symptoms include vomiting, hyperactivity, restlessness, hypersensitivity to touch (a dog will jump when touched), very rapid heartbeat and rapid breathing rate. A loss of control of leg muscles, muscle tremor seizures, general weakness, coma and finally death follow.

It would be a tragic mistake to encourage a dog to develop a taste for chocolate. A small dog left alone with a box of chocolates might well follow his nose to the goodies and be poisoned.

EASTER EGGS: Not good for dogs.

Mongrels still favourites for pet-owners in Spain IF a mongrel was a breed of dog it would be the most popular for pets in Spain, a recent study has confirmed.

Murcia, Valencia and Aragon were found to be the regions where the most mongrels are kept as pets, while for cross-bred cats the top regions were the Basque country and Valencia.

The study by Veterinary Management Studies for QVET analysed data for 448,924 pets registered in the country in 2014, 368,473 dogs and 80,451 cats and found that 52.1 per cent of dogs in Spanish homes were mongrels or cross-breeds.

The most popular pure-bred pets were found to be Yorkshire Terriers, German Shepherds and Labradors followed by

French Bulldogs, Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas.

The average age of dogs was found to be five years, three months, and pet cats were also reported to have an average age of just over five.

Size-wise, an increase in popularity of small dogs as pets was noticed, with an increase from 47 per cent in 2011 to 49 per cent last year.

The breeds that registered the highest increases in popularity were Maltese and Chihuahuas followed by Labradors and Retrievers.

Cats were classified by hair length rather than size, with 85.7 per cent of pet cats reported to be of short-haired varieties.

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Fighting for the rental property owner GLOVES ON: Spain’s Monopolies Commission steps into the ring.

IN the boxing match that has become the long-running battle between rental property owners and the government, which wants to regulate them, a new champion has stepped to the fore.

The controversy over plans to regulate the privately-owned rental market appears to be set for a 15rounder. Especially now as the CNMC, (National Commission for Markets and Competition) has jumped into the ring on the side of

should be allowed to choose whatever kind of accommodation they want as opposed to being forced into officially approved establishments. For this reason it has delivered a blow to Madrid’s belly by lodging an appeal to Decree No. 79/2014 10 July, which regulates tourist properties in the region. It is also appealing against Article 17.3 which states: “Only rentals of five days or more will be allowed, any length of time less than that will be deemed illegal.”

The most popular rental period in Madrid, and lots of other tourist destinations alike is two or three days, (the classic weekend away). The regulation would make it Within the category of impossible to have a apartments, the price weekend away unless it per square metre for was in an officially secondhand apartments approved hotel. stood at €1,347 (-3.2 Acting on the wishes of per cent year-on-year), hotel owners, the same while the price of new kind of idea has been apartments plummeted implemented by the by -12.5 per cent, year- Government of the on-year, to €1,624 per Balearics, despite the fact square metre. that the right to rent out In January, there property is part of the were also 5,230 Spanish Constitution. The transactions on other other argument in favour types of real estate (- of the short-term rental 20.1 per cent year-on- market is that, if the year), of which 37 per largely empty coastal cent of the transactions property developments related to land or that stretch along the building plots.

The coast are ever to be sold, average price per square then those wishing to ‘Buy metre of these to Rent’ should be actively transactions reached encouraged, not legislated €167 (+9.9 per cent). against.

the owners. The CNMC, which is basically the Spanish version of the Monopolies Commission, is concerned that one of the main reasons underlying the initiatives to limit private holiday home rentals is the competition they represent to the hotel sector. It adds that the move to regulate tourist rentals in Madrid is obstructing free competition and restricts customer choice.

The commission in going toe-totoe with Madrid, saying the public

Home sales stabilising says Council of Notaries THE sale of homes in Spain dropped by 10.9 per cent in January in comparison with the same time last year, according to reports from publication El Economista, to a total of 21,320 transactions, in con-junction with the most recent data from the General Council of Notaries.

However, the notaries stated that “despite the drop in the monthly figures, the data reflects a stabilisation in home sales.”

By type of dwelling, apartment sales showed a year-on-year reduction of 11.5 per cent, mainly due to the sharp drop in

sales of new apartments (-31.8 per cent), while sales of secondhand apartments fell by 7.6 per cent, year-on-year, and sales of individual family homes reduced by 8.4 per cent.

With regard to prices, the average price per square metre of the homes purchased in January was €1,234, which represents a decrease of 6 per cent over the month of January 2014.

This reduction is due both to the drop in price of apartments (-5.6 per cent year-on-year), as well as to the reduction in the price of family homes (-6.4 per cent).

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Spanish yacht charter market is back “THE crisis is over and the Spanish yacht charter market is back.”

These are the words of Lorenzo Vila, Director of 25-year-established easyboats, the first motoryacht charter company in Mallorca.

“Charter enquiries are flooding in this year,” says Lorenzo. “Not only are they unprecedented in number but they’re also coming in, and closing, far earlier in the season than usual. Previously people waited until the last minute to book a boat, monitoring their financial situation and hoping to get a late deal 2015 is different. We’ve signed contracts on several charters, mainly in the 45ft to 60ft sector, and some for as early as Easter. “easyboats is also handling many more leads for larger boats and, thanks to the elimination of matriculation tax and a lifting of restrictions on non-EU-flagged vessels to charter in Spain, we have plenty more superyachts to offer - in-

YACHT CHARTERS: Enquiries are flooding in for this year.

cluding those licensed for parties of up to 36 guests. Our portfolio has also increased due to a law change which now permits private use of a business asset, provided the owner pays VAT according to market charter rate.

This makes it more attractive, and viable, for our boat owners to secure additional income through charter.

“Exchange rates are also affecting the make-up of enquiries,” continues Lorenzo. “The pound is at its strongest level versus the euro for seven years, the Swiss franc has risen dramatically, as has the Swedish krona.

These nationalities are picking up a bargain charter in the best cruising ground in Spain - possibly the western Mediterranean.

It’s shaping up to be a very rewarding season for easyboats.”

It’s not just charter that is keeping easyboats on its toes so far in 2015. By mid-January the company had already closed its first brokerage sale of the year, a Princess 52, and this month it completed a six-figure interiorexterior refit on a Mangusta 80.

“Due to the volume of work we’re looking to expand the busi-

ness - it’s a nice problem to have,” concludes Lorenzo.

Last year saw the first growth in Spain’s recreational boat market since 2007 as 2014 closed with a 9.92 per cent increase in registrations. Charter boat registrations had the biggest leap, up 56.72 per cent over the previous year, which is not only a reaction to the elimination of 12 per cent matriculation tax for charter yachts but a reflection of general industry feeling that Spanish yachting has emerged from the economic downturn.

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Basics to remember on the road in Spain ALTHOUGH the rules and regulations on the road tend to change from time to time, here is a brief reminder of what is required at the moment on Spanish roads.

Driving licence: Visitors riding or driving in Spain must have reached the minimum age laid down for residents of Spain, even if they are qualified to drive at a lower age in their country of residence.

A foreign driving licence does not entitle the holder to drive a motor vehicle in Spain until the age of 18 years old.

Driving licences issued in EU and EEA countries are accepted, and International driving permits are recognised but not required.

Important documents: Vehicles from the UK may be imported into Spain for up to six months in any period of 12 months. When driving in Spain the following

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Bloodhound breaking barriers in the desert A BRITISH car hopes to break the land speed record by shooting through the desert at over 1,000mph, and its body has to be made bulletproof to withstand the huge impacts it will undergo as it rockets into the record books.

The Bloodhound SSC car, took a tour of London’s streets this week, but won’t be getting any speeding tickets. The car which has been assembled just outside Bristol, is counting down to its final test, but first it must ensure that the car can withstand its journey.

As it hurtles through the desert, it will be going at such speeds that even a small pebble could cause huge damage.

If a bag of sugar hit the centre of the wheel while the car was travelling at full speed, for instance, it

BLOODHOUND SSC: Took a tour around London streets.

would be the equivalent of 50 tonnes of blast, the weight of a fully loaded lorry. To ensure that it can withstand such hits, the team behind the project has fired projectiles at the panels on the car. By ensuring the panels are essentially bullet-proof, they can make sure they are pebble-proof too.

The panels will protect the car’s driver, Andy Green, as he drives the car

through the desert. The project has been seven years in the making and has been a dream of former RAF pilot Andy Green since he set the current record in 1997.

The supersonic car will use one Nammo hybrid rocket in high speed testing scheduled for 2015 and a cluster of three rockets in its 1,000mph (1,609 km/h) campaign in 2016. This is in addition to the main

engine, which is normally found powering a Eurofighter Typhoon, weighs a tonne and produces 20,000lbs (90kN) - or nine tonnes of thrust. The two power plants together produce 135,000 thrust horse power, or the equivalent to 180 Formula 1 cars.

The team behind the car hope that it will be able to beat the 763mph record, which was set by Thrust SSC in 1997.

New Ford Mustang 2015 FORD Motor Company has announced the prices for the 2015 Ford Mustang in Europe. It is the first Mustang ever to go on official sale across Europe in its 50 years of production.

Up until now every Mustang on the roads of Europe has been ‘privately’ imported from the USA. After some time of guessing about the release date and debut of 2015 Ford Mustang, the company officially announced that their trademark car will be out on December 5.

While Executive Chairman Bill Ford introduced the new Mustang at Ford’s

FORD MUSTANG: First on official sale in Europe. special ‘Go Further’ event to an audience of around 2,500 journalists, dealers and employees in Barcelona, Spain in 2013, one of six cities across four continents where the new Mustang was simultane-

ously revealed, it has been a long time coming.

The 2015 Ford Mustang, which this year starred at the Geneva Motor Show, will be available in two forms for Europe: the EcoBoost and the GT. The

EcoBoost Fastback with a six-speed manual transmission will have a starting price around €34,000, and the Mustang GT Fastback (manual transmission) will begin at around €39,000, with a hefty €4,000 extra for the Convertible.

“Ford Mustang inspires passion like no other car,” said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. “The visceral look, sound and performance of Mustang resonate with people, even if they’ve never driven one.

Mustang is definitely more than just a car - it is the heart and soul of Ford.”

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By Lynda Demangeat BOTH semi-final playoffs were postponed at the weekend as Ibiza TC were having difficulty arranging flights for their team to come to Mallorca to play against RC Ponent A team.

These matches have been rescheduled for next weekend in Principes de España. Kick off for RC Ponent v Ibiza RC is 2.30pm and between Bahia RC and RC Ponent B at 4.30pm.

Members of the men’s and girls teams from El Toro joined with the young players and their parents in Son Caliu on Saturday for a fundraising paella and to enjoy what turned out to be a very exciting final day in the Six Nations Trophy.

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El Toro RC raise funds for next tour

FUN TIME: A kick around between children and parents at El Toro RC. It wouldn’t have been a rugby day without the fun kick around on the pitch between children keen to show their parents how well they play! The U8, U10 and U12 teams have a ‘tour’ planned during the

Easter holidays in Sant Cugat on the mainland which they are eagerly anticipating.

Bahia RC are to organise their first Rugby Day of the season next Sunday beginning at 10am. Teams in

the U6, U8, U10 and U12 categories are up first followed by the U14 teams at 12.30. All are welcome to support the youngsters at S’Arraco.

Now that the season has finished some of the local

SON CALIU: A delicious paella for fundraising. clubs will be welcoming visiting teams or organising tours. First up are the Mavericks who are visiting Mallorca to play El Toro RC; a repeat of last year’s tour which was a great success.

Kick off in Son Caliu will be

at 4pm. All spectators are welcome.

El Toro RC will also be organising the 11th leg of the Michel Rodier Trophy for the U16 teams and the girls teams should be playing in Principes De España.