Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 4 - 10 June 2015 Issue 1561

4 - 10 June 2015

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ISSUE NO. 1561

STATISTICS reveal Alicante Province’s deficiency

By Gemma Quinn THE number of doctors in Alicante Province is amongst the lowest in Spain.

In relation to proportion of doctors to population, data from the National Statistics

Institute (INE) reveal there are 351.10 physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in the province; the ninth lowest in the country.

The past few years have seen demonstrations calling for an end to cuts in the

health service, as our picture shows.

This may have had some effect as despite the low national placing, the figure is an improvement on 2013.

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LOCAL NEWS

Bed closures AROUND 70 beds will be closed at Elche General Hospital for the summer.

This happens every year in a bid to reduce costs and staffing during the holidays.

Third floor beds reserved for the admittance of surgical patients will be closed along with a wing on the fifth floor.

Theatre activity and outpatient clinics will be reduced until October when the hospital will return to normal.

The bed closures are always met with complaints as citizens struggle to understand how a hospital can run a limited service when there are people on the waiting lists.

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Businesses complain of police harassment OFFICERS should concentrate on crime and not terrace noise, they say

First for Maria ELCHE has appointed its first female Chief of National Police.

Maria Jesus Bustos has taken over from Antonio Selva.

She said one of her main pri-

orities was to “redouble efforts if necessary to improve the fight against gender violence in the family, allowing for the protection of the most vulnerable people.”

Mugger held A MAN has been arrested and remanded in custody after being recognised by several victims of robbery with intimidation in Elche. The 26 year-old, believed to be homeless, would allegedly threaten his victims with a knife before robbing them in the streets.

Free airport parking FROM July, Alicante Airport is offering new ‘express parking’ that will enable people to park right in front of the terminal exits to drop off passengers.

Currently, in the regulated area, nobody respects the fiveminute parking allowance. In the new area, parking will be free for up to 15 minutes.

BUSINESS CONCERN: Owners fear loss of trade if police don’t prioritise security.

By Gemma Quinn BUSINESSES in the heart of Alicante’s Tardeo restaurant and bar zone have complained about ‘police harassment’ focusing on curbing excess noise and monitoring the terraces when they should be offering more security.

Representatives of the

1,600 people are employed in Alicante’s bars, restaurants and cafés

Provincial Association of Hospitality met with the Councillor for Occupation of

Public Roads, criticising police action and for not ensuring security in the area where, according to traders, there have been 17 robberies in the last month.

Residents regularly denounce the nightly activities, claiming the right to a good night’s rest but the Provincial Association of Hospitality argues for the future of an

activity closely linked to tourism, which accounts for 15 per cent of GDP and stating the 150 establishments maintain 1,600 jobs in the city.

Restaurateurs demand more cleaning and more police presence to tackle the excesses of those who flock to the area to steal and harass customers.

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Learning Latin

FEATURED NEWS

No babies were harmed in the making of this fiesta

Culture lesson A PHD student from the University of Alicante has embarked on an innovative project to introduce the Latin language into education centres to ‘sensitise’ youngsters to past cultures.

BABY-JUMPING in Burgos during the feast of Corpus Christi Cordon Press

Robot degree First for Alicante THE University of Alicante will be the first centre in Spain to offer a degree in Robotics Engineering from September.

Less toxicity Tobacco additive A NEW additive has been developed to help reduce the toxicity of tobacco by 50 per cent, according to researchers at the University of Alicante.

Blood drive

Beer on tap

BABY LINE: ‘Devils’ jump over the infants.

500 users per week

By Steve Walsh FROM the early 1600s, every year during the feast of Corpus Christi, the small Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia in Burgos is where babies lay in the street as devils jump over them.

But don’t worry, it’s not as horrific as it sounds.

You could say there are some strange fiesta traditions here in Spain, from tomato throwing to snail eating, from guzzling grapes to being carried in your own coffin. But none seems as strange to the unsuspecting visitor as the Burgos ‘baby jumping’ fiesta.

Strange to say the least, but yes you read that correctly. During the feast of Corpus Christi - this week - all the town’s babies that were born within the previous 12 months, are taken out to the streets where they take pride of

117,985 is the number unemployment fell by in Spain during May, the fourth consecutive month of drops reported by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security. The decrease was reported to be the highest for a month of May in Spanish history.

place in the Baby Jumping Festival of El Colacho.

Mattresses are laid end to end with the babies carefully positioned in a line, (doting mothers close to hand, take note!). Then, local men dressed as devils in red and yellow suits proceed to jump across the baby line.

The idea behind this weird festival is to cleanse the babies of original sin, ensure them safe passage through life and guard against illness and evil spirits. The event, organised by the Brotherhood of Santísimo Sacramento de Minerva has unknown origins, but is believed to be a kind of baptism.

Although there are injuries every year, thankfully, it’s only the devils doing the jumping who seem to hurt themselves.

And as they state: ‘No babies were harmed in the making of this fiesta!’

Regardless of complaints from drivers, residents and caterers, Beer Bikes are proving a great success in Madrid, with an estimated 500 users per week touring Atocha and Cibeles on the multi-tandem vehicles for up to 18 people with beer taps incorporated.

Quote of the Week We’ve carried out self-criticism exercises but we have no intention of committing hara-kiri,” said Maria Dolores de Cospedal, general secretary of Partido Popular, speaking in the aftermath of the party’s disappointingly narrow local elections win.

Headrest car bomber to remain in prison A MECHANIC accused of planting an explosive device in the headrest of his ex-wife’s car in Elche is to remain in jail.

The man appeared in the ‘Court of Violence Against Women’ requesting bail but his

appeal was dismissed.

The court said the man must remain in jail following the evidence of his former wife and because in his garage workshop it was found that an identical car to that of his ex-wife’s had

also had the headrest removed.

Ammunition was also found with the man accused of having the tools and knowledge to rig up the small bomb within the headrest and set it to explode when the engine was turned on.

The incident happened in November 2014 when the woman got inside her vehicle, which was parked in Calle Antonio Pascual Quiles in the city.

The small explosion within the headrest caused minor injuries

to her neck and head and she was treated at the Vinalopo Hospital.

Her former partner was arrested later the same day on charges of setting and installing the device.

Donors needed MURCIA’S Regional Blood Donation Centre is hosting a blood drive today (Thursday). Donors can simply present their ID at the Hospital Ronda Sur from 9.30am-2.30pm.

GDP increase 3.4 per cent rise VALENCIA led the growth of Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of the year with a rise of 3.4 per cent. Murcia’s GDP rose by 0.8 per cent.

Outnumbered Not enough places NEARLY 1,000 applications have been made for the 600 places available at Elche’s nurseries for youngsters aged from one to three.

Cleaner Med Annual collection THIRTY bags of rubbish were collected from El Pinet, close to La Marina, as part of the annual ‘Clean up the Med’ campaign.

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INDEX News 1 - 37 Featured News 3 News Desk 36

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Airline takes zero tolerance stance JET2 gives man lifetime ban after causing Alicante flight to divert to Toulouse

European Press 38 Russian Press 39 Finance 41 - 46 Stocks 42 Leapy Lee 47 Our View 50 Mike Walsh 50

UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR: The airline will ban passengers who cause serious problems.

Colin Bird 50

By Gemma Quinn

Daily TV 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 Street Talk 55 Cassandra Nash 57 Nora Johnson 59 Letters 66 Time Out 67 - 70 Health & Beauty 71 - 73 Food 74 - 78 Pets 79 Homes & Gardens 80 - 83 Property 84 - 90 Services 92 - 97 Classifieds 98 - 100 Motoring 101 - 102 Sport 103 - 104

AIRLINE Jet2.com has pledged to take a harsh line against any disruptive and inappropriate behaviour on board its flights, following a rise in in-

flight incidents industry-wide.

The zero tolerance policy comes after the airline issued a lifetime ban to a male passenger who was headed to Alicante from Leeds Bradford Airport.

The man was asked on numer-

ous occasions to stop consuming illicit alcohol and to calm his behaviour with other passengers reporting his use of intimidating language and threatening behaviour. Jet2.com said: “Due to his unacceptable be-

haviour on board, the pilot diverted the flight to Toulouse where the disruptive passenger was handed over to the police authorities and the remaining travellers continued onto Alicante.�

Drunk driver arrested after road death A DRIVER has been arrested after allegedly causing a fatal crash.

His 21-year-old passenger died and four others were in-

jured in Alicante when the driver lost control and crashed in the early hours of the morning in the area of Avenida de Denia. The five young men, aged

20 and 21, were residents of Mutxamel and had spent the night in Alicante.

They were in a Toyota Rav4 which crashed against a wall

and telephone pole causing a tree to fall down.

The driver, who had minor injuries, was arrested after failing a breath test.

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FUTURE HOPE: Progressive output of medical students from local universities.

Doctor numbers ninth lowest HOPES are that the figure will increase in coming years From Front Page At the end of 2014, there were 6,560 registered doctors, slightly more than the 6,376 registered at the end of 2013.

Along with this increase of almost 200 doctors, the demographic decline has to be taken into account.

The official population figure of Alicante is lower than that of 2013 by 77,000 people, which has helped the proportion of physicians per 100,000 population increase significantly; in 2013 the ratio was 327.70 doctors per 100,000 inhabitants.

It is expected that the number of physicians in the province will increase in the

351.10 is the number of doctors per 100,000 inhabitants in Alicante Province coming years due to progressive output of medical students from local universities.

By gender, there are still more male doctors that female, although at 45 per cent, more women are now entering the field of medicine.

Zaragoza has the highest ratio of doctors with 597.12 per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Salamanca and Madrid.

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NEWS EXTRA

Tree collision FIRE CREWS were called to assist in Almoradi to release a driver from his car after losing control and hitting a tree.

Quiet track RAIL operator RENFE has begun to address the problem of noise and its obligations to take steps to soundproof the railway station in Alicante, with meetings now in the process of being scheduled.

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Aggression at Alicante Prison A SERIES of violent incidences at Fontcalent Prison’s psychiatric wing in Alicante, has led to prisoners being transferred to a Sevilla secure centre.

One prisoner was attacked with a chair, sustaining serious injury to his skull and this was the second event involving the same man, who allegedly set fire to his mattress the week before.

A second transfer was authorised for another prisoner who allegedly physically attacked and wounded four prison offi-

cials in a separate incident.

The spate of violence comes as unions complain that there is inadequate staff to meet the necessary security requirements for 300 prisoners at the Fontcalent facility.

It was revealed that there are 49 open vacancies for staff positions at the prison which have not yet been filled, and with summer holiday entitlements looming, the situation is likely to worsen.

A representative of the Professional Association of Prison Officers (APFP) said: “The situation is intolerable,” after it emerged that the Secretary General for Prisons, Angel Yuste, had failed to attend crisis talks.

APFP reported that the employees attacked were still in a state of shock and one of them kept repeating: “We thought we would be killed. I believed we would not get out of there alive.”

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Airports authority life better for near

THE move is part of the noise insulation plan aimed at soun

By Gemma Quinn AROUND €562,000 has been designated to soundproof houses within the locality of Alicante-Elche airport.

Airports authority AENA said an environmental monitoring committee has approved new materials with acoustic insulation properties which will improve the quality of life for people living close by to reduce aircraft landing and take-off noise.

In recent months the airport management company has received

QUIETER TIMES: Those living in the vicinity of Alicante-Elche a soundproofing their homes.

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y pledges to make rby residents

ndproofing a further 500 dwellings

airport will receive support for

€562,000 has been earmarked for soundproofing buildings near the airport

a total of 3,123 applications for assistance to soundproof buildings affected by their proximity to air traffic.

Of those, 2,079 projects have been approved for acoustic improvements.

In addition, a payment of €180,000 has been authorised for buildings that have already completed soundproofing works.

As previously reported earlier this year in the Euro Weekly News, the move is part of the noise insulation plan, aimed at soundproofing a further 500 dwellings in the Alicante-Elche area over the next few months. Many more will be assessed for eligibility.

AENA stated it was “committed to demonstrating a high degree of responsibility for the impact of noise on the environment and reconciling the quality of life for residents and workers within the vicinity of airports.”

Ticks attack police car A PLAGUE of ticks inside a Guardia Civil vehicle forced officers to abandon the car in Pilar de la Horadada.

The Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) has now denounced the poor state of the fleet and highlights the occupational hazards faced by agents.

It comes as the officers on patrol reported being “attacked” by the ticks in the police car in Pilar de la Horadada. They left the vehicle to be fumigated as one of the officers went to a medical centre for his bites to be checked out.

The AUGC reports that “scarcely two weeks ago we had to report a similar case with the official vehicles of the Guardia Civil at Fontcalent Prison in Alicante.”

They highlighted the fact that officers have to work daily in such conditions

with, they claimed, “little care given to the safety of agents.”

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Squatters in El Campello make stay more comfy STREET residents of Pla de Sarrio in El Campello have been c o m p l a i n i n g o f th e disrup t i o n a n d i n c o n v enience caused by the arrival

of several families who have moved illegally into a nearby newly constructed building.

The status of the new ar-

rivals is unknown other than it has been established that the ir oc c upa tion of the building is illegal. The police are aware of the situation but are unable to effect an eviction without a formal notice from the owners of the building via the court.

Sources have confirmed that the building is partly ba nk ow ne d a nd a n orde r for eviction is in the early stages of going through the court.

However, until such time as an evacuation mandate is issued, local residents are c onc e rne d tha t the ir ne w neighbours are noisy, devalue other homes in the area and do not pay a cent in taxes. It is reported that the occupants of the building have ma na ge d to ha ve a w a te r supply connected and are a tte mpting to a c hie ve a n electricity supply to make their allegedly illegal stay more comfortable.

FIGHTING FIRE: Crews spent four hours extinguishing the flames.

La Aparecida fire AIR units called in for assistance due to difficult access

By Gemma Quinn TWO air units from Alicante Fire Consortium were called to assist fire crews from Orihuela and Villena after a fire was detected in the mountains of the Orihuela hamlet of La Aparecida.

At the scene, next to the N-340, at the e dge of R a igue ro de Bonanza and La Aparecida, units of the Local Police, National Police, Guardia Civil and Red Cross

ambulances were stationed after an emergency call was placed.

The fire spread quickly due to the dry ar ea of scr ub and woodl and aff ect i ng mostly dead pines killed by the plague of t he Tom i cus bug sweepi ng t he Vega Baja.

Due to the difficulty in accessing the area air units were necessary to assist and fire crews spent four hours extinguishing the flames. No one was injured.

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Guardia officer is killed in accident A GUARDIA CIVIL officer was killed in a head on collision with a van in the Altiplano area, between Yecla and Jumilla.

Emergency medical teams could not save the officer who was on his motorcycle at the time when the collision happened.

The 42-year-old, killed in the line of duty, was married with three children. He was based in the traffic department in Cieza.

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Satisfied hotel guests in Murcia PEOPLE were happy with the care and services they received

By Gemma Quinn MURCIA’S hotels had the third most satisfied guests.

8.16 was the average score given to Murcian hotels

A c c ording to a hote l booking website, based on the views of more than six million users, Murcia was rated third of Spanish cities for customer satisfaction, receiving an average score of 8.16 out of 10.

Viga came out top with a score of 8.25 out of 10, followed by Malaga with 8.21.

Valencia came seventh with

HAPPY STAY: Hotel guests in Murcia are amongst the third happiest in Spain. an average score of 8.02.

Guests of hotels in Spain were generally satisfied with the care and services

t hey r ecei ved dur i ng their stay, giving a review scor e of an aver age 7.76 points.

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Assault in the cinema A MAN who was watching a film with two friends in the Panoramis cinema in Alicante received 30 stitches after he was seriously assaulted by another man who hit him over the head with a glass bottle.

The victim and his party of friends were watching The Avengers at the time of the attack, which was apparently instigated without any provocation with the attacker entering the cinema and allegedly attacking the victim for no reason.

Police were called and took the man into custody, by which time he had already caused considerable further damage by breaking advertising billboards and shouting at customers in the bar area. He said he would only justify his actions to a priest and muttered accusations about ‘one man sleeping with two women’ before being removed from the scene.

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EURO WOMEN PAGE

Enthusiasm and energy are key to success Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. Lucy Grande, as well as running a successful business, has helped countless children with her charity work.

LUCY GRANDE is full of energy. Never staying still for very long, she pours enthusiasm into whatever she undertakes whether it is running the highly successful Bed Centre in Calpe, organising vital fundraising for the Make A Smile charity or spending happy hours in her garden, one of her greatest passions.

Married to Tony Grande since January, Lucy is part of a team of incredibly focused and effective volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure the Emaus children’s homes have enough of – well – everything.

“Our main worry is that they have enough to eat, enough to wear, enough of life’s basics to keep them going,” said Lucy. “All the comfort and security that other children take for granted are not there for these kids. So Tony and I try to make sure there is food in the fridge. That is what we do, we always seem to be feeding people!”

The process of helping other people began for Lucy and Tony years ago. They can never turn their backs on anyone in need and it started with fundraising events, eventually growing into something that needed more professional suppor. So last year Make A Smile was launched, encouraging large companies to get behind a cause that puts food on the table for children who have no one else to turn to.

A self-sufficiency project at one of the Emaus homes is enjoying incredible success as the children have learned to tend chickens, harvest their own vegetables and make and market their own olive oil.

ALWAYS ON THE GO: Euro Woman Lucy Rowat Grande.

A determined children’s crusader

By Jan Gamm Hard work, training and the incredible commitment from Tony, Lucy and their band of volunteers have worked miracles in the hills surrounding the home.

Euro Weekly News asked Lucy where she would like to be in five years’ time: “What I really want is to see the children we support in a position where they don’t

Fact file Name: Lucy Rowat Grande Profession: Owner of Calpe Bed Centre/President of Make A Smile charity Age: 53 Family : Husband Tony Grande Originally from: Yeovil in Somerset Now living: In La Fustera, Benissa Languages: Spanish, English, some working French and German

Lucy is part of a team that works tirelessly to ensure the Emaus children’s homes are well provided for need us any more,” she said, adding: “We see self-sufficiency as the way forward, so that the money given by the government and donated through fundraising can go further. And I’d also like to see some career opportunities put in place for the Emaus children. When they reach 18 they must leave the home and surviving in the

Book or TV: Definitely book – I’ve never owned a TV in my life Favourite title: James Michener’s books covering historical facts Strengths: Practicality, capability and good organisation Weaknesses: Ice cream!

Greatest success: The Bed Centre and Make A Smile Greatest failure: There hasn’t been one, thankfully Irritants: Injustice, liars, cheats, cruel people Best period of your life: Got married in January this year after being with Tony for 26 years!

Biggest influences: The lady who taught me to run the Bed Centre in 1992. And of course Tony. And my incredibly talented grandmother.

outside world is hard; at 18 they are barely adults and need direction as any other kid that age would. Apprenticeships and work experience programmes are what is needed. And until then these kids need all our love and support even as Emaus faces bankruptcy and all it entails.”

Who does Lucy most admire?

“The carers who have looked after the Emaus kids for so many years. They are devoted and so brave, standing up for what they believe in and continuing their crusade to look after these children no matter what. Tony and I are privileged to have been accepted by them and to work alongside them.”

What is she most proud of?

“The Bed Centre, I think. It’s a good business, one to be proud of. And all the fantastic kids we help through Make A Smile.”

Why does she love Spain?

“I love everything about it; I’ve been here for 35 years and all my working life has been spent here. I love the people, the way they embrace the outdoor lifestyle, their exuberance, affection and the wonderful weather.”

Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured.

As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.

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Children’s hom doors to loyal s

INVITED guests are treated to a tour of the home, a BBQ a

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garden furniture – sofas – mattresses living room furniture – bedroom furniture – kitchen

Monday – Friday: 9:30 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 20:30 Saturdays: 9:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00

9,000m2 showroom

General Vives,1. Ctra. La Unión-La Manga, 30381

LLANO DEL BEAL, Cartagena.

Tel: 968 54 61 14 We Speak

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ELCHE Children’s Home opened its doors on Sunday for the first time ever to welcome its many supporters and fundraisers.

Director Mohamed Lamin Turad thanked everyone for their continued support in being able to provide them with the materials and items they need. Most of all, he said, that whilst the children are in a home, for whatever reason, the most important thing they try to give them is love: “We try to protect them and treat them like this is their home,” he remarked.

The home houses 18 youngsters aged from 12 to 18. At what can be a difficult age for teenagers at best, those who enter may have a host of issues and psychological problems having experienced a HEARTS OF GOLD: Director Mohamed (centre) with Annette (left) and Michelle (right).

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Fire-free THE Alcoy Environmental Department has begun a cleaning up campaign to help prevent fires in the area. Private property owners are asked to cooperate by keeping their land cleared.

and live entertainment in the garden

HAPPY GATHERING: Guests enjoy a BBQ.

difficult home life.

It costs between €150-160 each day per child and government funding does not cover all the costs. The rest comes from aid from the Fundación Aros Del Castillo and fundraising, of which a large majority is done by the expat community. Annette English has been raising money for the centre for over eight years and visits Mohamed regularly to see what items the youngsters need.

She said the home had improved immensely over the years which has resulted in happier children. “It really was like a hell hole. Children were lying on mattresses, there was no TV, books, games. It was awful and one of the first things we did was raise money to buy a television.”

The centre has now been transformed, offering a classroom area and common and private rooms.

The dining room has new cupboards, supplied and fitted free of charge by HFS Kitchens. There are spacious grounds and a vegetable garden.

As they enjoyed a BBQ and live entertainment in the garden, guests commented on how happy the teenagers seemed and that they were perfect hosts.

Michelle Diggle, has been volunteering for a year and helps coordinate all the volunteers and the fundraising events. She said they are always in need of volunteers.

For more information email Michelle at echcharity@hotmail. com or visit www.elchechildrens carehome.webs.com

Rental base RAILWAY infrastructure management company Adif has awarded 66 parking spaces at Alicante train station to rental companies Atesa, Avis and Europcar for their car hire vehicles.

Fiesta fun THE fiestas of Corpus Christi take place in Archena until Sunday June 7, with the celebrations ending at 9.30pm with a reenactment of the Parliament of the Town Charter, bell ringing and live music.

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Elche pesticide use condemned CONSERVATION group ‘Friends of Wetlands South of Alicante’ (AHSA) have claimed that Elche Town Council is violating various laws relating to the conservation and treatment of the natural habitat of the area, among which is the law for the sustainable development of rural areas.

According to the environmentalist group, the law affects the use of harmful products “that alter the conditions of ecosystems with damage to the values contained therein” and say there is a misuse of pesticides.

They have filed a report with SEPRONA, the nature protection branch of the Guardia Civil, claiming the council is spraying pesticides and herbicides which are settling in the the gutters of the CV-861 road, passing through El Hondo National Park and Los Carrizales de Elche. This road is also a cattle track known as’Vereda de Dolores’ and it is feared that the chemicals may affect the livestock.

AHSA believes glyphosate is being used in the area which is a powerful herbicide widely used in Spain, but has recently been the subject of controversy due to its inclusion as a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

AHSA is calling on Elche to change the use of herbicides.

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RIO SAFARI has launched unique sessions

By Gemma Quinn SEA LION therapy has commenced at Elche’s Rio Safari animal park.

The Rio Safari Foundation programme is believed to be unique in Spain, and is aimed at enhancing the capabilities of people with different problems and disabilities through interaction with these animals.

The therapeutic sessions launched last week and are targeting different groups. The College of Special Education Miguel de Cervantes and the seniors centre, both in Elda, were first to get into the pools with the animals during the sessions, led by an occupational therapist and accompanied by animal trainers.

From June 22, the programmes will be tailored to children with Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism, with each group undergoing two weeks of therapy.

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Paying tribute SCHOOLCHILDREN in Hurchillo held their annual tribute to grandparents as a thank you for helping them.

The schools paid tribute to the importance of the role of grandparents in assisting the youngsters.

Fair queen ELCHE will elect this year’s Child Queen of the Fiestas on Saturday June 6. There are 26 aspiring young candidates.

Good work

UNIQUE: Sea lion sessions are helping disabled people at Rio Safari animal park.

THE Molecular Genetics Unit at the University General Hospital of Elche has been recognised for its work in molecular diagnosis in hereditary colon cancer.

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May was hot and dry MAY in Alicante Province was officially the warmest ever recorded.

During the month, six municipalities in Alicante exceed 40 degrees between May 13 and 14, according to temperatures recorded by the Meteorological Agency, with temperatures the hottest in Crevillente (42 degrees), Elche, Orihuela, Rojales, Novelda and Villena.

Throughout the month, the average temperature was 21 degrees, two degrees more than normal, mixed with drought-like conditions with 85 per cent less rainfall.

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Hail storm MORE than 50 litres of rain per square metre, accompanied by hail and lightning, fell during a sudden storm in Yecla, Murcia, flooding parts of the town and leaving a motorist stranded in his car.

Yecla RTA TWO people were injured in Yecla in a traffic accident after their car ran off the road. The couple were trapped inside and after being released were taken to the Hospital Virgen del Castillo.

Dolphin rescue A WOUNDED dolphin was rescued on the beach of Las Delicias, Aguilas, after being discovered by bathers on the shore. Guardia Civil officers from the SEPRONA branch attended the scene.

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Car sales rose 8.6 cent in Murcia in

VOLKSWAGEN was the most popular brand, Citroen C4 th

By Gemma Quinn SALES of passenger cars and SUVs in the Murcia Region in May increased by 8.63 per cent over the same month of 2014, going from 1633 vehicles to 1774. The accumulated growth so far this year is 26.5 per cent with 8,756 cars sold in the Region.

According to the associations of producers (Anfac) and sellers (Ganvam) in Spain the average monthly growth was 14 per cent, saying the industry has responded “immediately” to the approval of the latest ‘PIVE 8’ plan offering discounts and cash back for trading in your old vehicle.

NEW CARS: Sales in Murcia rose 8.63 per cent in May

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8.63 per cent more cars were sold in Murcia in May compared to May 2014

G anva m p r e si d e n t , J u a n Antonio Sanchez Torres, believes that the May figures “demonstrate the need to continue the PIVE” until families recover their financial positions.

N ation a l l y, Vo l k swag en was the most popular brand with 8,1 0 7 v e h i c l e s s o ld , whilst the best-selling model was the C i t r o e n C 4 , w ith 3,315 units.

Next school year dates announced normal this year for the first SCHOOL may not have brotime but was met by some ken up yet for the summer, criticism due to the intense but thoughts are already turnheat that remained at the start ing to the next school year. of September forcing some The Ministry of Education classes to be of the Genercancelled. alitat ValenThe Christciana is mas holidays proposing will run from that the 2015September is when December 23 2016 course school is due to start in Vato January 6 in the Region lencia after the summer inclusive and starts on SepEaster will be from March 24 tember 3 for infant and prito April 4, 2016. mary school classes, ending School lunches on June 17, 2016.

Meanwhile, the President Secondary and baccalaureof the Federation of Associaate students will also start on tion of Parents of Students of September 3 and end June 9, Valencia (FAPA), Eva Griaccording to the proposals of maltos, is calling on the Rethe school calendar for the gional Government to keep next academic year. school cafeterias open during This is the second year that the summer months, to ensure the course will start in the a meal service, especially for first week of September with families currently experiencthe goal “to promote the recing economic difficulties, alonciliation of work and familowing children to still enjoy ly life,” said the Minister for a solid meal throughout the Education, Maria Jose Catala. holidays.

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Summer fair HELP Murcia Mar Menor charity is hosting a summer fair on June 20 from 10am2pm at The Arches in Los Alcazares.

Easter displays A NEW museum displaying the Easter embroideries owned by the Cofradia that take part in the Semana Santa parades has opened in Lorca in the church of San Francisco.

Cathedral opening CARTAGENA’S cathedral is to temporarily reopen to the public at the end of June for four days to comply with the law which states monuments registered as having ‘cultural interest’ must be open four days a month.

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Jellyfish nets to protect swi NETS will be renewed or replaced

By Gemma Quinn OVER 50km of protective nets have been installed along the Mar Menor to protect swimmers from jellyfish.

The Murcia Regional Government takes steps every summer to limit disruption to bathers from jellyfish and has this year installed the nets earlier than

50KM of nets are in place along the Mar Menor to protect swimmers from jellyfish.

normal. They will stay in place until end September.

Many nets will be renewed or replaced this summer as the Regional Government also carried out studies on the jellyfish population of the Mar Menor to analyse the numbers and their sizes, weight and maturity. The results of these studies will determine if any jellyfish fishing programmes are put in place as they are only carried out if the Mar Menor’s ecosystem is at risk due to overpopulation.

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The Samaritans launch new free phone number THE British Consul in Alicante, Sarah-Jane Morris, has congratulated the Samaritans in Spain on the launch of their national free phone number: 900 525 100.

The Consul said: “The Samaritans in Spain is a fantastic organisation run by a really dedicated and professional group of volunteers. They play a key role in supporting English speaking individuals in Spain who are going through a difficult patch in their lives.

“I’m always very impressed with the amazing work they do and think their motto ‘you talk, we listen’ really captures how they approach providing that support.”

She added: “Consular teams across Spain really value the impact they have and will continue to support them and promote their work at every opportunity. I’m delighted that they have been able to achieve their aim of launching a 24hour, 365 days a year free-phone service to those in need.”

The Samaritans in Spain is very active in the province of Alicante and throughout Spain supporting people of all nationalities who find themselves in situations of need, providing a much needed listening service.

For more information about the charity or on how to volunteer, visit www.samaritansinspain.com or visit the drop in centre and charity shop in the Punta Prima Commercial Centre in Torrevieja.

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Cultural awards THE 10th anniversary of the ‘Ars Creatio’ will take place on Sunday June 7 at the municipal theatre in Torrevieja.

Cultural awards will be made to both those inside and outside of the association.

School places for summer PROGRAMME is free in Torrevieja for local children

Work death

By Gemma Quinn

A TECHNICIAN died in Albatera after being electrocuted whilst working on an electricity pole on an industrial estate in the town.

TORREVIEJA’S summer school has a total of 463 places available for students.

T h e 11 th s u m me r school programme, free to children aged from four to 12, will run from 9am to 3.30pm from July 1 to 31, when 300 places are available, and in August from 3-31 with 163 places.

The programme aims to offer students the chance to experience new activities and workshops within a structured yet fun

Pool slap A MAN has been fined €60 for slapping a neighbour for making too much noise at their community pool. The sentence was issued by a judge in Alicante relating to an incident going back to 2013.

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463 places are available at this years summer school in Torrevieja

time ta ble . A nd w ith a n ‘early bird’ service to allow pa re nts to drop off their children at 8.30am, it a ims to fa c ilita te a stronger family life with parents able to continue working.

Councillor for Social Welfare Tomás Ballester said for the third consecu-

tive ye a r the s umme r school will have a theme that revolves around Torrevieja, its history, culture and traditions.

In this way, children will look at issues such as fishing, salt and handicrafts and the natural park of La Mata and Torrevieja, the sea, its people and festivals.

To pa rtic ipa te in the summer school, the child mus t be born be tw e e n 1999 a nd 2011 a nd be registered in Torrevieja.

There will be an average of four pupils to every supervisor.

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A taste of the sea TORREVIEJA and the Sea is the latest gastronomic event to be held in the town.

Launched by Councillor for Hospitality and Tourism Luis Maria Pizana along with President of the Hospitality Association of Torrevieja José Antonio Lozano and his deputy, Luis Miguel Blanco, the event is being held from Monday June 8 to June 13.

Six restaurants are taking part where diners can sample their special set menus for the price of €50.

The first restaurant offering the meal is El Puerto on June 8, followed by La Encina on June 9, Vela Beach June 10, Restaurante Catalina June 11, Asador Arroceria La Dehesa on June 12, and Restaurante Barlovento on June 13.

Councillor Pizana said the event was one of the most important on the gastronomic calendar in the town, giving visitors the chance to sample local culinary excellence at lower than normal prices.

GASTRO EVENT: A feast for food-lovers in Torrevieja.

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Film festival THE 12th Alicante Film Festival began on Monday with the screening of Noah’s Ark and Reset, and finishes tomorrow (Friday).

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Scary seagulls in Alicante attacks RESIDENTS complain about incidents of aggression

ALICANTE University Museum will host the First Day of Cultural Industries on June 11 bringing together various sectors including fashion, music, art, audiovisual and publishing.

By Community Reporter

Poetry for all A FREE poetry and music recital is on at the Santa Clara Museum, Murcia, on June 10 at 7.30pm.

Street protest RESIDENTS in Alcoy have protested against the redevelopment of Avenida Republica Argentina saying the money could be better used on other things.

RESIDENTS of Alicante have reported an increasing population of gulls nesting on rooftops on urbanisations. The council has received a number of complaints about the birds’ unsociable behaviour as they display territorial aggression and unfamiliar hunting habits.

One resident was alarmed to witness a seagull swoop onto a white dove before tearing it to pieces and devouring it.

Seagulls can be aggressive, especially when competing for food or protecting their chicks. And their migration from coastal areas into cities is simply their natural adaptability to find the best source of food.

In Tabarca there are frequent complaints regarding gulls on the attack and at the Santa Barbára Castle there have been some vicious pecking incidents, making visiting tourists wary of antagonising the seagulls that occupy some 50 nests around the walls.

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OPPORTUNISTS: Seagulls migrate to find the best source of food.

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AN English professor at the University of Alicante, (AU) has received the award for 'Best Translation and Adaptation' for dubbing video games, an award given by the Association of Audiovisual Translation and Adaptation of Spain.

The accolade seeks to value the best translations of films, TV shows and games of 2014 and give visibility to the work of those almost always unknown behind the audiovisual language adaptations.

The third gala awards were held at Madrid Academy of Cinema, where Ramon Mendez received his award.

Mendez won for his work on the translation of the game ‘Far Cry Four’.

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Torrevieja PP looking at pact FIRST choice for Dolon is Ciudadanos

By Gemma Quinn TORREVIEJA’S PP party is still taking in the results of the recent local elections and the fact they have lost the ir ma jority w ithin the town hall.

And although there are still a few weeks left to form the new government, Eduardo Dolon has said his first choice is to form a pact

with the Ciudadanos party.

With their two councillors and the PP’s 11, that would form the 13 seats needed for a majority.

Dolon also spoke about the possibility of the creation of an “anti-Torrevieja” if the five opposition parties all came together.

Joaquin Albaladejo and Eduardo Dolon appeared aft er t he el ect i ons t o t al k

about the future governance of t he m uni ci pal i t y and their analysis of their results. The PP lost nearly 10 per cent of voter support.

The pair spoke about possible corruption affecting their votes, including the mobile phone scandal but Dol on sai d t hey backed “100 per cent” the regional PP stance against corruption and transparency.

Unemployment falls in May UNEMPLOYMENT fell in Alicante Province in May by 6,709 people, representing a decrease of 3.42 per cent in the number of people out of work, compared to April.

According to Servef, at the end of May the

number of people in the province registered without work was 189,228.

Across the Valencia Region, unemployment fell by 14,161 people, resulting in a fall of 2.82 per cent over the previous month.

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GIVING BACK: Velvetones donate €300 each to ALPE and AFA charities.

Velvetones give back SELL-OUT concert raises money for local charities

By Community Reporter THE Velvetones Harmony chorus has donated €600, to be shared between ALPE and AFA Alzheimer’s charities following a sell-out concert in May.

Guest host Nikki G gave her usual polished performance with big diva songs.

The Velvetones rehearse every Wednesday from 10am-12.30pm at Restaurante El Paraiso, Jardin del Mar,

Torrevieja (behind Carrefour and McDonald’s) and new singers and social members are always welcome. For more information, call 965 707 598 or visit www.velvetonesharmony torrevieja.com.

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Line dancers help DEBRA THE ladies of LA Line Dancers, based in Los Alcazares, donated €1,800 to DEBRA Spain; the national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Founded in 1993, DEBRA, also known as the Butterfly Children Charity, is a non-governmental organisation formed by people with EB, a team of social and health professionals specialised in EB, as well as friends and collaborators.

Epidermolysis Bullosa is a very rare genetic condition in which the skin and internal body linings blister at the slightest knock or rub, causing painful, open wounds. It is estimated that there are currently 1,000 people with the condition in Spain. Because EB is an inherited condition which is passed on genetically from parents to children, first-time parents often do not know that

they are carriers and will have no prior warning that the child will be affected, until birth.

People with the more severe types of EB also have an exceptionally high risk of developing skin cancers, shortening their lives by approximately 30-40 years. In its most severe form, the condition is fatal in infancy.

Whilst considerable progress has been made in recent years in understanding EB and identifying the genes that cause the condition, there is as yet no effective treatment or cure. The money raised by LA Line Dancers will go to the charity to help it continue its care programmes and research for EB: Led by Diane Daniels, the LA Dancers meet once a week at The Arches, Urbanisation Oasis, Los Alcazares and always welcome new members.

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By Community Reporter ‘LET us entertain you’ is the latest show from the Campoverde Theatre Group, on stage at the Casa de Cultura in San Miguel from June 19-21.

The show has many styles of music with something for everyone and many short comedy skits and final re-

Post office works with Red Cross CORREOS post offices are collaborating with the Spanis h Re d C r o ss t o h o ld a ‘gold sweepstake’ to help raise money for the association.

Tickets are on sale for €5 availab l e a t p o st o ff ice s , ahead of a draw to be held on July 23 in Alicante.

In total, 1,560 cash prizes can be wo n a n d m o n ey raised will support the humanitarian work of the Red Cross making the draw “the most caring in the world” according to the organisers.

Correos has been working with the Red Cross on the draw s i n c e 1 9 9 4 t o h elp raise funds for their projects and aims within the organisation to assist the disabled, elderly, children, refugees and im m i g r a n t s a m o n g s t others.

Fashion show THE Country Club in Quesada is hosting a Fashion Show on June 11 at 7pm.

The event is in aid of Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity, to help continue the vital end of life care they offer people in the area.

There will be entertainment with Andy Jones, raffle prizes and a BBQ from 6.30pm.

Tickets, available from the Quesada Country Club and at Paul Cunningham Charity Shops, cost €4 and include a glass of cava upon entry.

Let us entertain you THE group has elected to support the new charity AMMA hearsals are now under way.

Campoverde Theatre Group always supports local charities and

over the years has given considerable sums of money to many of the charities that help people living on the

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they have elected to support the new charity AMMA (Alzheimer’s Mar Menor Association) which was formed to offer day care to people with Alzheimer’s and offer carers a little respite.

For show tickets call Jude on 966 844 460 or 676 557 104 or visit Bargain Books in San Miguel.

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Ballet show THE Madrid ballet company is performing at the Teatro Circo in Orihuela tomorrow (Friday) at 9.30pm with tickets available costing €12 or €15. Dances have been choreographed by Victor Ullate.

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BOOK your tickets now for Spain’

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Artist’s exhibition OVER 30 pieces of artwork by Valencian artist Joaquin Sorolla are on display in the Bancaja Cultural Centre in Valencia City until October 15.

Open day ADAPT Association is hosting an Open Day where non-members are invited to find out more about the international integration group on Saturday June 6 at the Pensionista building, Lo Pagan, from 10am.

CHESS the most flamboyant and famous Queen tribute band in Spain will be at Restaurante Los Rosales in Guardamar on June 6.

The band, known for their showmanship and all out audience partici-

€13,000 is needed to build new kennels for animal charity SAT.

pation, have not been at the venue for 18 months due to being booked up all over the country. Tickets have already been reserved by devotees of the band as the last three shows were sell outs.

The new line up is still headed by front man Charlie Joss and audiences

CHESS: Queen tribute fille

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te band comes to or animal charity s most famous and flamboyant tribute band

ed the dance floor last time they performed at Los Rosales.

can expect the unexpected.

SAT’s volunteers will also be on hand to hold a raffle to raise funds for the animal charity which is in the process of trying to raise €13,000 to build purpose built kennels at a new location in San Isidro.

Formed in 1992 the charity homes as many as 90 rescue dogs at one time. With hundreds of animals needing new homes, the new centre will cater for puppies and larger dogs in a more spacious setting including an isolation area. If you can help SAT call 966 710 047.

Tickets for the show cost €14 including a two-course meal and are only available from Restaurante Los Rosales on the CV-895 or by calling 697 501 992.

Visit www.lrshows.com or email letsrockshowslive@gmail.com Doors open at 7.30pm.

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Help for families SAN MIGUEL’S newest charity shop supporting families in need, is open Monday to Friday from 10am-2pm and is situated close to the post office.

Online stalls ALMORADI’S Saturday market has gone online on the town hall website.

Users can download an app to view which stalls will be present and market holders can add their own information.

Tapas time NINE restaurants in Torre de la Horadada are taking part in the Tapas and Cocktails route, running daily until June 14 from 12-4pm and from 7-11pm.

PAMELA RUSSELL: A listening ear for the Samaritans volunteers themselves when they need it.

EVER wondered what help there is to support the Samaritans, those people who spend their time volunteering to help others? The answer lies in Pamela Russell.

As branch representative for the Samaritans in Spain, Pamela is the listening ear for other Samaritans, offering support to them for any personal problems or when they have had a particularly difficult call

to deal with: “There are always two people on duty on the phones and at the drop-in centre, so you can talk to others directly after speaking with someone to help unload the issue, but sometimes you need someone else to talk to.”

This is a new post in the charity to help the volunteers themselves primarily, but Pamela has been a Samaritan in Spain for four years. “The same

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La Gente CHARITY SPECIAL AS part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. Over the coming weeks, she is meeting the well-known and not-so-wellknown faces who are the driving forces behind some of the area’s charities...

problems tend to pop up here as in the UK but there is the added problem of being homesick and not speaking the language that can escalate a problem,” she said. Pamela joined the Samaritans in the UK in 1986. She had recently become a widow and her sister-in-law thought she would be good at it.

Moving to Spain in 2001, she had no plans to carry on the work until she heard of Samaritans in Spain and went through their training programme to offer her assistance once more.

But is she surprised at how many people call the Samaritans’ line? “What actually surprises me is that more people don’t call. We know there are a

To think she has helped someone is Pamela’s greatest reward but lack of feedback can be hard to deal with lot of people struggling to cope and believe it must be a very small percentage who actually pick up the phone.” Pamela added: “The Samaritans are not just for people with suicidal tendencies, we want to encourage people to call to have a listening ear at the end of the phone to stop it getting to that level.”

With her soothing, calm tones, it is plain to see how

Pamela can offer that support at the end of the phone. To think she has helped someone is her greatest reward; however, the hardest part is also not knowing if, or who, she has helped: “We rarely get feedback and that can be hard. If you receive a call and someone is on the brink of suicide our role is to let them know they are not alone, but it can be hard when you wonder what the outcome was and how that person is.”

For more information visit www.samaritansinspain.com or call the free phone number on 900 525 100. If you know a charity worker with a story to tell, email gemma.quinn@ euroweeklynews.com

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A flashmob for dogs with impressive ‘doggy dancing’ FLICKR: MUFFINN

FURRY friends and their owners take a stand against public tolerance of pets

OZZIE: Joined in the fun of the day.

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By Community Reporter OWNERS and their canine friends gathered in the San Nicolas de Bari area of Alicante on Sunday May 31 to create a furry Flashmob. They put on an impressive demonstration of ‘doggy dancing’ showing how well the dogs responded to their owners’ commands.

The point of the exercise was to campaign for tolerance for pets on public transportation and in public spaces, under the slogan ‘We are well behaved and controlled dogs, we don’t bother anyone!’ One participant said: “We have to raise awareness of training our pets, because when there are problems, it will always be because we have not trained them adequately.”

A similar event has been running in Madrid for several years, and this year, pulled together through Facebook, was held simultaneously in 15 other cities across Spain.

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Policeman arrested

Sun burn

Little big talents

Help needed

A POLICEMAN who fired shots from his gun inside his home in Aldaia near Valencia spent five hours in a face-off with other officers before finally being arrested early on Monday June1.

THE Meteorology Agency (Aemet) alerted that the UV index will start increasing as of the present week in the Islands and recommends using sunscreen of at least SPF15 and avoiding exposure during the central hours of the day.

ALMUÑECAR’S Female Youth’s Handball Team has won a place amongst the eight best Spanish teams after winning against the Quirze (Barcelona) at the National Championship’s semi-final last weekend in the town.

ONE THOUSAND people formed a human chain in Almeria City on World Multiple Sclerosis day, calling for more involvement and support from public institutions, the business community and the pharmaceutical industry.

Serious accident

New rowing HQ

Bug plague

A 60-YEAR-OLD motorcycle driver sustained severe injuries after being involved in an accident on the BinialiBinissalem road. He was taken to Son Espases hospital were he remains.

RINCON de la Victoria Council has transferred the ownership of a municipal property in Avenida de Malaga to La Cala del Moral’s Rowing Club to be used for storing their equipment.

EXPERTS visiting Clisol greenhouses in El Ejido called for a ‘green revolution’ in the agro-food industry. Biological control is currently static, they said, with ever-increasing infestations that have no natural solution.

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Cycling fun

GUARDIA CIVIL police officers are searching for the driver of a car that was abandoned in a lane of the Inca motorway. The vehicle was found by an ambulance crew who began signalling for other cars not to crash.

THE World Environment Day will be celebrated in Carchuna-Calahonda (Motril) with a cycling day on Saturday (June 6) at 11am. The departure point will take place at Calahonda’s quay. The wearing of a helmet is compulsory.

Child injured

Road improvements Fiestas feast

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy is in critical condition after being run over by a car in the area of Sineu’s sports centre. The incident took place around 6.50pm and the victim taken to Son Espases hospital.

TRAFFIC is expected to resume on Nerja’s Los Huertos and Frigiliana streets today (Thursday, May 4), according to Infrastructure councillor, Nieves Atencia.

Fire analysis ALCOY Town Hall has commissioned a report on the Sierra de Mariola natural park by the University de Miguel Hernández to learn how the forest floor has been affected by fire.

Megayacht ‘A’ THE megayacht ‘A,’ a 118-metre submarine-like vessel owned by Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, docked at the Valencia Marina on Saturday May 30. The ‘A’ is named after the owner’s wife, Alexandra.

Antiques market A NEW antiques fair has opened in El Vergel with multiple dealers offering collectible and antiques, raising cash for animal charities. Call Tracy 679 182 622.

Lighthouse petition THE petition against the privatisation of the lighthouse at Javea’s Cape Sant Antoni now totals nearly 14,000 signatures, arguing that the facility should be devoted to public use and not put into private management.

Vendor jailed A BUSINESS owner in Palma has been jailed for 10 months and will have to pay a fine for keeping 22,000 fake brand items in a warehouse.

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Mayor testifies ACTING mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, testified on Monday (June 1) in Malaga for an alleged slander against spokesperson of the local Andalucian party, Jose Maria Gomez.

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Paper chase THE IU political party criticised Almeria City Hall for removing piled-up Town Planning files in an open lorry. The council replied that this was normal practice when clearing dead files.

AS always during El Ejido’s annual town fiestas, chorizo, fried eggs and fried peppers were provided for the townspeople and visitors. More than 4,000 people attended this year’s event.

Paltry prize POLICE raided a clandestine bingo session in Balerma attended by 37 people.

They found that the organisers assigned only 10 per cent of takings for prizes.

Dolphin washed up A DEAD dolphin was found floating in Mijas’s Faro de Calaburras coastal area on Monday. Several beach-goers were able to pull it to the shores of El Torreon beach. Authorities are investigating the cause of its death.

Luxury weekend LUXURY cruise liners Ocean Princess, owned by Princess Cruises with a crew of 375 and capacity for 680 passengers, and Hapag Lloyd’s Europa both arrived at Malaga port last week.

An honour ACTING Mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix revealed a plaque in the Pozo del Rey district of San Roque to commemorate King Alfonso XI, who gave the area its name and died of the black death in March 1350.

Busy museum THE Centre Pompidou Malaga received almost 60,000 visits in the first two months after being opened at the Cube in Malaga City.

Smoke fines THE Malaga provincial health department has fined bars and restaurants a total of €4,447 for failing to follow anti-tobacco laws over the first four months of 2015.

Donkey taxis JULIAN NUÑEZ ANDREU, the creator of Mijas’s well-known burro taxi donkey rides, has been remembered and honoured by the council this week. His widow Maria Peña received the Mijas Tourism Prize from Tourism councillor Santiago Martin.

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World Environment Day celebrations SAN JAVIER marks the occasion with a range of events

By Gemma Quinn EVENTS have been held throughout the week in San Javier to celebrate World Environment Day which is recognised tomorrow (Friday).

There are a range of activities specifically aimed at schoolchildren including a puppet show tonight (Thursday) in the town’s Plaza de España. Tomorrow (Friday) to mark World Environment Day, there is an ecological market in

the Plaza de España including entertainment and street parades and tapas served at 1pm before a photography exhibition at 8pm in the town hall entitled ‘For land, for sea, for air.’

On Sunday June 7 there is a snorkelling tour at La Manga, open to anyone aged over five, costing €10 per person. There is a limited number of places available so those interested should email medioambiente@sanjavier.es to reserve their place or to find out more.

Get ready to walk for life THE 5th Annual Pink Ladies Walk For Life takes place on Sunday June 7 in Playa Flamenca from 10.30am.

This is the day when the Costa Blanca becomes the ‘Costa Pinka’ as thousands of Maria’s Pink Lady supporters don their best pink outfits and walk for life to raise money for the AECC

cancer charity’s research and early detection programme.

There is day long entertainment with Sunshine FM and many of the Costa Blanca’s best acts in the programme.

Walkers can register to participate on the day from 9am on the front at Playa Flamenca, or in advance by contacting any Pink Lady or

at participating bars and restaurants.

The registration donation is €5 and many walkers are also sponsored by friends and family and official forms are available in advance from Pink Ladies or by calling 965 329 841 or 633 487 595 and 634 352 807.

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Chart success SWEDEN: Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Mans Zelmerlow has seen his song storm up the charts after his victory in the competition. Currently he is number three in the hit parade.

Workers jailed

100 people joined in to try and lift the double decker

Stag fiasco A LONDONER who slept in the luggage hold of a German bus

SWEDEN: A Malmo court has jailed a former Migration Board worker and his accomplice for three years for accepting bribes in exchange for resident permits and passports for asylum seekers.

FINLAND: Centre Party leader Juha Sipila has given the position of foreign minister to Finns party’s maverick leader, Alexander Stubb. The coalition has put Finland’s economy at the centre of their policies.

FINLAND: Kesko has detailed a financial restructuring package that will cut overheads by €50 million whilst increasing investment by €1 billion. It is expanding into the growing Russian market.

woke up in Switzerland. Jordan Addams was attending a stag weekend and woke up without his phone, wallet or passport.

BRITISH PRESS

Body in garage

Meal time A NEW report shows that fewer than a third of Brits sit down to eat together every night. People in Yorkshire are most likely to eat together with those in the north east the least likely.

MEAL TIME: More people in Yorkshire eat together every night.

New position

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Man trapped under bus UP to 100 bystanders in London rushed to help try and lift a double decker bus to free a unicyclist who was trapped under its wheels after a collision. They succeeded in freeing the trapped man.

DORCHESTER police have launched a murder investigation after a body was found in a car dealership.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the crime.

Teenage murder POLICE in Liverpool have appealed for information regarding the murder of Kevin Wilson. The 17-yearold was shot with a handgun earlier this year. He would have turned 18 this month.

Drug dealer taunt DRUG dealer Martin Way from Exeter taunted police that they could not afford his lifestyle on their public sector wages. After a financial investigation he was jailed and his possessions seized.

Budget explosion on renovations FIRST work to be carried out on the palace since 1981

3km carnage A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Dortmund has lost two legs and one arm after being dragged 3km between two streetcars. His condition is said to be serious.

Bomb chaos OVER 20,000 residents of Cologne were evacuated after the discovery of a 1000kg bomb, five metres underground. It was the biggest movement of people since WW2.

Merkel power FORBES has announced that the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is the world’s most powerful woman for the fifth successive year. Hillary Clinton was ranked sixth.

Toilet crime

Snap election

SWEDEN: Following the installation of a new wind farm in Glotesvalen, IKEA has become energy self-sustainable in the Nordic countries.

THE annual gothic convention was held in Leipzig with over 20,000 participants. The four-day event celebrates anything gothic including bands and entertainment.

A FISHERMAN in Bavaria caught a snapping turtle after a 40-minute struggle. The species which is indigenous to North America is thought to have been dumped in the river by its owners.

NORWAY: NORWAY's right wing government is negotiating with Eritrea to return asylum seekers. The Minister of Justice is seeking pledges from Eritrea that it will respect the human rights of those returned.

IKEA go green

Gothic event

Turtle catch

Asylum seekers

DENMARK: David Cameron cancelled a stop in Denmark on his European tour as Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt called a snap election for June 18.

NEWS

PALACE: Huis ten Bosch.

RENOVATIONS of the Dutch Huis ten Bosch palace will cost over €60 million, twice the estimate. It is the first work carried out since 1981.

Classic is best CITIES such as Maastricht, Leiden and Amsterdam are finding their heritage buildings are driving a move back to classic times. Modern urbanisations

DUTCH PRESS are being shunned in favour of historical features.

Too old for solar AN ELDERLY couple from Overijs-

sel were told they are too old for subsidised solar panels. Maarten Hillenius, 78, said he didn’t plan on being buried with him.

House prices rise DUTCH house prices rose 2.3 per cent in April. This means they are the same value as 2003 but 18 per cent lower than 2008.

THEFT of vital toilet components, seats, taps and toilet paper holders in Berlin have left officials bewildered. The stolen parts will be replaced and extra security installed.

East German A NEW survey by TNS Emnid has discovered that East Germans are more relaxed filming themselves in the bedroom than their West German counterparts.

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Indian funding IN an initiative to implement modern technology

FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE: Oil and gas production in Siberia.

OIL and gas production plants in Siberia could be funded by India in an initiative to implement modern technology in the fuel delivery infrastructure.

Russian troops RUSSIA has deployed 12,000 troops, tanks and aircraft along its north west border. The show of military muscle is in response to a NATO exercise led by Norway.

Volga film THE world famous director Peter Greenaway is to

Fast food

Depardieu admiration AWARD-winning actor Gerard Depardieu has said he admires the strength of the Russian people and would be prepared to die for his adopted country.

make a film about Russia’s past, present and future. It will focus on the multicultural aspect of the country.

Election ban LEGISLATION passed in Moscow allows for the banning of any organisation deemed to be undesirable in the run up to the general election. Amnesty has condemned the action.

Ikea under attack IKEA has been called heartless for planning to build a store in the Moscow suburb of Mytisjtji: the site is near a cemetery for war veterans. cinemafestival Shutterstock.com

TWO Oscar-winning Russian film directors are setting up a chain of fast food restaurants, Yedim Doma! (We’re Eating at Home) backed by the Kremlin.

Flag scandal PROSECUTORS from the Sverdlovsk region have launched an inquiry after Sofia Nititchuk, Miss Russia, was pictured draped in material in the colours of the Russian flag.

Waitress rebuke A WAITRESS in Kazan used a menu to fend off a customer who apparently touched her neck and bottom. The man was knocked to the floor and then helped away.

Space programme MOSCOW and Beijing have announced a collaboration for future space exploration.

One of the aims is to send a manned mission to the moon.

Biker deal A SEVASTOPOL councillor has been challenged to a duel by the leader of pro Kremlin biker group the Night Wolves.

A proposed sports club in the area is the issue of contention.

Gorky rebirth GORKY film studios, famous from the Soviet era, will be refurbished and modernised, and will be finished by 2020.

GERARD DEPARDIEU: Admiring.

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Court ruling for off plan buyers

By Jason Bailey THE Spanish court system is finally providing protection and the option to recover monies paid by purchasers for off plan property.

Many people who paid on account to promoters like bankrupt AIFOS for properties that were supposed to be constructed lost all their money. They found that either the properties were never to be built or that those that had

is the total owed by bankrupt property agencies in Spain been built were illegal and did not have the appropriate documentation for residence.

SPANISH UNIVERSITIES: Too expensive for Spaniards.

Studying expensive THE rising costs of studying at Spanish universities together with the limited availability of scholarships as well as the shortage of job opportunities in Spain have driven Spanish university students to seek higher education in alternative European cities.

One family who live in Gran Canaria elected to send their 17-year-old daughter to study Economics in Cologne which will cost between €600 and €700 per month compared to having to pay €1,200 at home.

When investors tried to recover their deposits they often found that the promoters had vanished or been declared insolvent and so never received a penny.

A recent judgement by the Spanish Supreme Court, supported by many of the High Provincial Courts, has held the banks directly responsible for the funds deposited by the

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.

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In Belgium it costs only half of what a student would need to pay out in Madrid to study medicine. And in most instances, living costs and standard of accommodation are superior to that available in Spain for the same money.

In addition to the cost of a university education, parents are also concerned about the lack of job opportunities in Spain for qualified graduates, and are leaning toward encouraging their sons and daughters to job hunt elsewhere in Europe.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Costly electric SPAIN is the fourth costliest country in the European Union for electricity.

In 2014 the cost of electricity in Spain rose 4.1 per cent compared with the EU’s 2.9 per cent average.

Eroski losses EROSKI has recorded a loss of €280.2 million for 2014-2015 ending January 31, almost triple (169.4 per cent) over the previous year, it was reported by the group on Wednesday May 27.

Lidl expands LIDL Supermarket has plans to employ an extra 400 workers in Spain by the end of 2015 to support its major expansion programme involving an investment of €200 million in 40 new stores.

IBEX fragility post-election AFTER the ruling People’s Party suffered massive losses in the local and regional elections, Spain’s IBEX fell 0.72 per cent.

The stability of the IBEX appears fragile in the coming months as there will be a General Election in Spain before the end of the year. The PP’s popularity is at a 20-year low and the rise of parties like Podemos, whose

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THE National Statistics Institute reports that more than 22 per cent of Spaniards were living in poverty at the end of 2013.

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fiscal policies are based on spending within Spain to encourage sustainable growth, are seen by many economists to indicate a very uncertain future, discouraging potential business investors. There is also a very real prospect of Greece exiting the Euro which would provoke more instability and from that a further drop for the IBEX.

promoters. That means people whose money vanished with the promoter can now take action against the bank for the sum deposited, compensation and also any interest accrued.

Although this seems a victory, the banks are complaining they were not party to fraud and should not shoulder the burden of repayment. The deposits were often paid with a so-called bank ‘guarantee.’

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Building starts and stops SPAIN is renowned for its urbanisations that were started and then stopped due to the financial collapse in the property market.

Operation Charmartin in Madrid which included 17,000 new homes and a railway link has been halted after missing a vital approval deadline. The €6 billion project was aimed to revitalise the Charmartin area with 20 tower blocks but the planning application cannot be considered before November.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Kingfisher 367.50 -2.50 Land Securities Group 1,327.00 14.00 Legal & General Group 265.75 -0.05 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 88.27 0.50 London Stock Exchange Gr 2,472.50 15.50 Marks & Spencer Group 585.00 2.00 Meggitt 509.25 0.75 Merlin Entertainments 463.20 4.30 Mondi 1,479.00 3.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 171.00 -0.03 National Grid 931.95 -2.05 Next 7,527.50 7.50 Old Mutual 220.15 -0.95 Pearson 1,325.50 18.50 Persimmon 1,979.00 17.00 Prudential 1,615.50 -11.50 Randgold Resources 4,701.50 -33.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,922.00 17.00 Reed Elsevier 1,091.50 6.50 Rio Tinto 2,865.75 9.75 Rolls-Royce Group 1,000.25 2.25 Royal Bank of Scotland Grp 346.25 0.95 Royal Dutch Shell 1,940.75 -2.25 Royal Dutch Shell 1,967.00 -6.50 Royal Mail 524.75 0.75 RSA Insurance Group 429.30 -2.00 SABMiller 3,496.75 2.75 Sage Group (The) 571.00 2.50 Sainsbury (J) 251.60 0.00 Schroders 3,377.50 3.50 Severn Trent 2,208.50 11.50 Shire 5,697.50 62.50 Sky 1,063.50 8.50 Smith & Nephew 1,167.00 7.00 Smiths Group 1,195.50 -3.50 Sports Direct International 676.25 0.25 SSE 1,669.50 4.50 St James's Place 924.25 12.75 Standard Chartered 1,039.00 -7.00 Standard Life 487.20 -0.50 Taylor Wimpey 185.50 2.00 Tesco 212.13 -0.47 Travis Perkins 2,232.50 15.50 TUI AG 1,162.00 3.00 Unilever 2,901.50 14.50 United Utilities Group 1,004.00 8.00 Vodafone Group 255.65 0.30 Weir Group 1,998.00 -26.00 Whitbread 5,162.50 42.50 Wolseley 4,069.50 28.50 WPP Group 1,556.00 16.00

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2015 to date: a year of volatility Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

IN terms of foreign exchange, 2015 has been a year of volatility; currently GBP/EUR is nestling just under 1.42 after an electric start to the year.

We started 2015 at 1.28 and have seen huge swings with monumental shifts on the back of the Swiss National Bank removing their peg, a whopping Quantitative Easing package from the ECB and a massive USD rally on expectation for a move to a US rate hike. Throw in a very uncertain UK election and you can understand why volatility is extreme.

To give some context to this volatility, in the last month alone GBP/EUR dipped from 1.40 down to 1.34 and then back up to over 1.40 again following the confirmation of a Conservative majority in the UK election and in a 12-month period GBP/EUR has moved over 16 per cent higher.

So what lies ahead for the rest of 2015 in relation to GBP/EUR? The good news is that

VOLATILE: GBP/EUR dipped from 1.40 down to 1.34 and back up again. many of the uncertainties have now been removed or accounted for by the markets. The ongoing impact of Quantative Easing in Europe is now more digestible by the markets and the UK election result has removed an elephant in the room for the pound in the short term.

However, we still have major themes to look out

for and in order of timing these are the Greek negotiations, the timing for a US and UK rate hike and the possibility of a UK vote on Europe.

Firstly the ongoing negotiations with Greece are a real short-term concern. The Greek government is currently in stand-off with European lenders to release €7.2bn of the bailout

programme. If Greece does manage to unlock the €7.2bn in aid it will still require further assistance beyond June when the current bailout plan ends. If agreement cannot be sought with relationships very strained and neither side looking to budge, it could lead to a Grexit and the impact on the euro would likely to be very negative.

Moving beyond Greece and on to central banks, which have been the key fundamental driver of currency moves, all eyes are currently on the US Federal Reserve (FOMC). The USD has rallied dramatically since mid-2014 as the market positions for lift-off from the FED. If the FED does raise in 2015 as expected, the divergence between US rates and ECB rates will lead to pressure on EUR/USD with some analysts pointing towards parity and below.

The fact that the Bank of England could follow soon after the FOMC in raising rates will certainly help GBP/EUR push higher especially given the ECB will still be entrenched in monetary easing. A move towards 1.50 in GBP/EUR would reflect a EUR/USD move below parity.

Regardless of the outcome with Greece, we see central bank divergence in policy driving the euro lower still in late 2015 and early 2016.

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Sabadell caution SABADELL president Josep Oliu said on Wednesday May 27 that the offensive launched

by Santander with its ‘1,2,3 Account’, offering up to 3 per cent interest could unleash a new “war of liabilities” in the financial sector

Tourist spend THE average tourist’s daily spend in Spain has grown by 4.4 per cent over the same period in 2014 and is now at €116 at the end of April.

Powerful lady FORBES magazine has placed Grupo Santander President Ana Botin among the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Dear EU...

SPAIN has written to European institutions asking for an overhaul of EU common economic policy to improve integration of member states. National daily El Pais reports the unconfirmed letter is from the prime minister’s office.

Sun care is a lifelong investment Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

WE are all well aware of the dangers of the sun, but for some reason we often choose to ignore expert advice.

Sunbathing on the beach, lying by the pool or walking along the promenade are all things we can enjoy in plenty here in Spain, but we must remember that these activities can also potentially play havoc with our health.

Therefore, since we live in a country where the sun shines a lot, it is really important to invest in good measures to help protect our skin against its harmful rays.

A report out this month from the UK states that a huge amount of Britons worry about skin cancer, but continue to put themselves at risk by allowing themselves to be burned by the sun.

And I can only presume that many expats fall into the same category.

According to the study, although more than eight out of 10 people are worried about skin cancer, 72 per cent

STAY SUN SMART: Buy a good sunscreen and apply liberally before exposure. have been burnt in the past year. People tend to underestimate the damage that sunburn can do to their skin, and many think that skin reddening is just a harmless part of the tanning process, rather than a sign that you have damaged your skin. Therefore, investing in good sun protection habits is a must.

Being careful in the sun doesn’t have to cost a fortune, it just means using common sense. Avoid direct sunlight between during the hottest hours of the afternoon. Buy a good suncream and apply it liberally before exposure and reapply after every swim.

Cover up in a light cotton T-shirt and

buy yourself a hat. Avoid exposing your face to too much sun now and save a fortune on anti-wrinkle cream later!

In the UK there has been a rise in people getting skin cancer. So be smart and save yourself the horror of having to deal with a health problem and doctor’s bills in the future.

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€100 banknotes: a notable difference THE number of €100 banknotes in circulation reached a record low in April. A great many entities took them out of circulation, surrendering them to the Bank of Spain. The difference between the number of notes distributed and those retired was 2.9 million units.

The Bank of Spain explained that the high number of notes being returned “could be due to tourism with credit institutions returning notes that are not needed to address the liquidity needs of its customers.”

The number of €500 banknotes remained at 71 million units, the same levels as 2005. The role of €50 notes, however, increased year on year by 3.5 per cent to 868 million units.

In the case of €20 and €10 notes, the balance between distributed and negative returns was 100 notes, with €26.407 million and €9.723 million respectively. Total cash put into circulation by the Bank of Spain stood at just over €48 billion (€44.206 million in notes and €3.898 million in coins) - 13.8 per cent less than the same period in 2014.

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Prices up CONSUMER prices in Spain rose by 0.4 per cent in May from April, easing fears that the country was falling into a deflationary cycle that could hit growth. Rebounding oil prices are said to be the main factor.

Sales rebound RETAIL sales in Spain rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4 per cent in April up from 3.2 per cent the previous month.

This was against analysts’ expectations of a fall to 2 per cent.

CUTTING QUEUES: New mobile phone app enables customers to pay at the pump.

By Community Reporter CEPSA is rolling out the first mobile phone payment system, enabling consumers to pay for petrol at the pump.

The process is often slowed down at busy petrol stations by the

cashier having to deal with personal shopping items as well as fuel payments, especially during the holiday season when numbers multiply. The increase in transactions is not always catered for by garages taking on extra staff.

The move is seen as progressive, helping to cut queues at the till.

It could, according to Cepsa, shorten waiting times by up to 75 per cent.

Free to download, the user signs up with personal details and a profile

and then processes fuel payments via the payment card of choice. It is safe, secure and operated via password.

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Getting better SPAIN’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the previous three months. This meant that annual growth was 2.7 per cent, showing the economic recovery is picking up pace.

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Predictions for an Islamic future THE West could face the largest internal enemy force ever seen LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT THESE are the rantings according to Leapy this week. What I believe will come to pass over the next few years.

Islamic State (IS) will take all of Syria, Iraq and Jordan. They will subsequently make a non-aggression pact with Iran. With their army on the borders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Allies, particularly the Americans, will have no choice but to declare war on the whole of the Islamic world. This will involve millions of allied troops on the ground and the possible limited use of nuclear weapons.

If it appears IS is in with a chance, Iran will join them, supplying armaments which will include the nuclear variety. Iran will nuke Israel.

This will result in the destruction of Israel, and with Israeli retaliation, probably Iran as well.

While all this is taking place, IS will call on its sympathisers throughout the world to launch attacks from within the towns and cities of the West. These sleepers are already en-

IN PERIL: Will the black flag of IS be seen flying over Westminster?

trenched and will cause havoc and destruction that will turn large chunks of our civilisation into areas resembling Beirut.

Vast numbers of so-called non-militant Muslims will have no choice but to join the fight, forming the biggest internal enemy force the West has ever seen. So many allied troops will be engaged in the Middle East, there will be too few to protect the citizens at home.

Commonwealth countries will be asked to come to our assistance, but with large dissident Muslim populations within their own cities, they will also find themselves threatened and unable to spare any military aid.

In this scenario it is not difficult to reach the conclusion that we could quite easily lose the battle and the black flag will be seen flying over Westminster and the White House.

Before you dismiss this piece as lunatic rantings, I have actually plagiarized a good deal of it from philosophers far more adept than me in the prophecy business. I think the Book of Revelations just about covers it.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy, Leapylee2002@gmail.com www.leapylee.co.uk

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It’s time to get involved…

JUNE starts with the full moon and this fiery influence will help you to believe in yourself heart and know that this will be received in the right way. Honesty really is the best policy, so discuss whatever is important to you right now, and you will feel a shift. Often when we hold onto our truth it stops the flow of abundance, so know it is worth the risk to express yourself truthfully.

The influence of the number six this month reminds us of the pitfalls of perfection. This killer of joy lurks in every human mind, bringing fear and doubt. This month remember that you always do the best you can in each moment, that any decision you make is the best one at that time and that you are here to learn through your choices.

Know you are good enough this month, and you will feel an incredible sense of relief and liberation. Release the pressure you place on yourself to be perfect, and you will feel more at peace. This more relaxed attitude will be infectious and you will notice that others re-

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JUNE is here and it’s time to get involved!

This month begins with the full moon in Sagittarius on June 4. This fiery influence is helping you to know yourself, be yourself, honour yourself and believe in yourself.

The archer fires his arrows high, and he is asking the same of you.

What would you do if you were guaranteed success? In fact, everything you do is a success and it is only you who views your actions harshly.

So start to give yourself praise for everything you feel proud to have achieved so far this year. We are almost at the halfway point of the year, and the summer solstice is beckoning.

Just before midsummer, the new moon in Gemini on June 16 arrives, giving you the opportunity to communicate differently. Is there something you need to say? Speak from the

GEMINI: When faced with a choice, ask your heart to guide you and take practical steps.

spond to you differently. Encourage others to do the same and give praise to others freely.

The sixth card in the Major Arcana deck is the Lovers. The influence of this card can indicate an actual new love coming into your life if single, or more of a sense of lightness within your relationship for those who are already involved. This card can also represent a choice of some sort where you may have to decide between two options.

Know that you are good enough this month and you will feel incredible relief and liberation.

Until June 21 the sun is moving through the sign of Gemini. The twins can provide an opportunity for greater self evaluation, reassessment and decision making. When faced with a choice, ask your heart to guide you and blend with practical steps. You will know which way is right for you.

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The turbulent demise of Flight AH5017 en route to Algiers Aviation in and out of the box Independent Aerospace Consultant appollo@consultant.com.

Now living in the Costa del Sol, Geoff spent mor than 40 years working in the aviation industry.

ON July 24, 2014, Flight AH5017 departed Ouagadougou at 0227 CET for Algiers. The aircraft was a MD83 and was wet leased to Air Algeries by Swiftair, a Spanish charter operator. The aircraft had to weave its way around cumuli nimbus clouds as it made its way to 31,000 feet being the designated cruise altitude. The turbulence persisted.

The workload in the cockpit was heavy and consisted of trying to change from one control centre to the next with some communication difficulties, adjusting the flight mode to ensure it was correct for turbu-

lence penetration, controlling anti-icing requirements as they were in icy conditions, attempting to contact Ouagadougou including having other aircraft in the vicinity trying to relay their request to return, closely monitoring their weather radar to steer clear of the larger cumuli nimbus cells and reassuring passengers that all was well.

The aircraft during this peri-

The airspeed change went unnoticed and the aircraft entered a high altitude stall

EXPERIENCED: The crew were very ‘high timers’.

od remained in auto flight mode. Unfortunately, the aircraft speed decayed from 340 knots to 160 due to the auto flight systems trying to sustain the cruise altitude but with insufficient power; this went unnoticed and the aircraft entered a high altitude stall. (The wing looses all lift and can no longer

fly due to the slow speed of the aircraft). It then spiralled into the ground killing all on board.

The flight data recorder shows that attempts were made to return the aircraft to straight and level but sadly on a pitch black night with no outside reference horizon it is very difficult to recover from ‘unusual attitudes’ just using instrumentation.

Boeing, now responsible for all MD-80 series aircraft, had previously warned that this type can be vulnerable to speed decay – particularly those in the vicinity of convective weather in warm temperature regions. If the airspeed is not monitored carefully the airspeed can bleed away to the point of a stall onset. A number of documented incidents are on file including fatalities.

On September 20, 2014, an interim accident report was issued jointly by the Mali Government and the French Regulatory Authority (BEA). This

report showed the full details of the flight data recorder in flight parameter readouts.

These readouts clearly showed that there was an uncorrected decay of airspeed and that the aircraft stalled and spiral dived into the ground despite a late attempt to level the aircraft and pull the nose back up.

The crew were extremely experienced pilots and were very ‘high timers’ on the MD80 series aircraft. The final report on the accident will probably be a further three years away - they usually wait until the dust settles and the law suits have fizzled out. The accident will be put down to pilot error due to the lack of attention given to the monitoring of the airspeed and therefore allowing the speed to decay below acceptable limits.

Don’t shoot the messenger; the aviation industry is highly self-critical and absolutely unforgiving.

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Cruising floats my boat Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

THE Princess and I have just returned from a cruise on one of the great Cunard ships - Queen Victoria.

Cruising isn’t for everybody, but in recent times, we have developed a fondness for this form of travel. Pampered and cosseted for two weeks, with the finest food and drink on tap, great entertainment in the theatre, a selection of bars and lounges to choose from, and a spa, library, casino and ballroom at your disposal - along with interesting ports of call - what’s not to like?

We still take regular trips to other locations, but cruising is very definitely included in our travel portfolio from now on.

However there are certain aspects of these floating hotels that I am wary of, and I would give a precautionary heads-up to any would be cruisers out there.

First of all the stateroom toilets - and please note, you no longer occupy cabins these days, but staterooms no less which still scare the heck out of me even though I know what to expect.

There is no flushing in the normal

CRUISING: Gone are the days when it was a luxury for the rich.

way, but when pressing the appropriate button, stand well back. There is a roar like a train entering a tunnel, and the contents are sucked out at break neck speed. It’s like a massive Dyson with attitude, and you certainly do not want to still be seated when this operation is carried out or you will be deposited into the bowels (a very apt term) of the ship, never to be seen again.

And if you want to enjoy a low key birthday on board - tell no one!

Otherwise there you are finishing your Steak au Poivre with an eye on the yummy Macadamia and Ricotta Crème Brûlée to follow, when a gaggle of Filipino waiters converge on your table bearing a large muffin with a single candle and start singing at the top of their lungs.

“Happy borday ta yaw - Happy borday ta yaw . . .”

But they don’t know your name.

“Happy borday dear . . . bordaaaaayyy . . . Then as if they have suddenly remembered an urgent appointment elsewhere: “Happybordaytayaw” The whole ship now knows it’s your borday!

Our cruise was part of Cunard’s 175th year celebrations. Gone are the days when it was a luxury only afforded by the rich and famous; now even low bred nobodies like me can enjoy the experience.

Blood money, the profits of war INVESTMENTS of a considerable number of political elite meant war propelled them to fortune Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

WE plebeians give much in times of war. World War One cost one million British lives; World War Two added another 450,000. Multiply these figures by 10 to represent those who lost limbs or other physical faculties. Don’t weep too lengthily. Many vampires become bloated on war.

Company holdings of Richard ‘Dick’ Cheney, American politician and businessman allegedly profited by $39, 500,000,000 from the Iraq War alone.

September 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany: “In Britain, Lord Halifax was reported as being ‘redeemed.’

He ordered beer. We laughed and joked.”

So they might; investments of a considerable number of

GUN WAR: Politicians should have sorted out their own differences. political elite meant war propelled many to financial fortune beyond their dreams. A different picture would emerge if politicians were obliged to wear the badges of those who sponsor them.

Minnows also plunder their own. The Economist, September 1941, conceded that just 2

A different picture would emerge if politicians were obliged to wear the badges of their sponsors.

per cent of real estate had been destroyed by German bombing. The article included a note that commented on ‘the furious pace at which speculators were buying the bombed sites for a song.’

Of course it’s all a long time ago. Whoa! We taxpayers continue to give blood, sweat and

OUR VIEW

SUN’S OUT: Get a hat.

Maybe a hat’s all that is needed SUNBURN, although being the butt of many jokes, can be a very serious problem.

With the temperatures in Spain being at a record high last month, we find ourselves needing to reach for the sun block a little early this year.

There are two types of ultraviolet light that not only reach your beach towel, but penetrate your skin. The skin damage is caused by both UVA and UVB rays.

Sunburn is the most obvious sign that you’ve been sitting outside for too long.

But sun damage isn’t always visible. Under the surface, ultraviolet light can alter your DNA, prematurely aging your skin.

Over time, DNA damage can contribute to skin cancers, including deadly melanoma. This we all know and typically avoid by covering up in the sun or using sun block. But children and toddlers don’t.

Even though it’s only early in the season, children playing out in the parks and beaches need to be covered up.

Prams and push chairs should already have their parasols fitted. While babies would benefit greatly by simply wearing a hat, (Kiss me quick optional).

tears to banks and war profiteers. In 2014 the UK announced you will pay $349 million of War Bonds debt incurred during WW1. These are Perpetual Bonds. Keep coughing up Tommy Atkins.

July 22, 1936, wily Winston departed £50,000 (€780,000 in today’s money) richer after attending a small house party organised by Focus Group.

The deal: “Provided he direct his canon squarely upon their enemy, Germany.” Needless to add that Focus Group was a cabal of leading war profiteers.

War is when people shoot each other, who don’t know each other, on behalf of people who know each other, but don’t shoot each other.

Harry Patch, last veteran of Now we The Great War, died in 2009 want to aged 111: “I felt then, as I feel hear your news. now, that the politicians who took us to war, should YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE have been given the guns - YOUR OPINION and told to sort their own www.euroweeklynews.com differences themselves.”

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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION

Why is cruising such an attraction?

CRUISES are becoming more popular than ever, with Alicante port expected to see the arrival of 87,500 tourists on cruise ships in 2015. But just what is the attraction of cruising?

“IT is amazing,” said Clive Smith from Spanish Life Properties in Quesada who went on a seven-day Mediterranean cruise from Palma: “We loved it, we went on a smaller ship to give it a go for the first time but are already planning going on a bigger ship again soon.

You meet different people, the food is great

and you see different countries and I loved waking up everyday in a different place. It is not the most relaxing holidays as you do have to keep to the ship’s schedule, but I would recommend it to anyone.”

Travel agent Soraya Fernandez from Rosa Tours, said there has definitely been a surge in interest about cruises, particularly as they have become a more affordable way to enjoy a unique holiday with a doorto-door service, making them ideal for those preferring not to fly or with limited mobility: “There is no other way of getting to see so many different places in one holiday with such ease and comfort and there are currently a lot of special offers on and we include CLIVE: Would recommend cruising to everyone and is already planning his next one.

transport to the port, so they are definitely more popular than ever.

Next year MSC, I believe, are launching cruises from Alicante so it will be even easier and more convenient for people.” Soraya went on a Mediterranean cruise last year on board a Royal Caribbean ship: “It was like a town and held 5,000 people, it had everything from surfing to an ice rink.”

Cruising is not for everyone SORAYA: Expects more cruise bookings particularly next year when Alicante becomes a departure point.

though. Owner of Immo Carpe Diem in Torrevieja, Lieven Pannecouque said: “Cruising is not my type of thing, I much prefer rural tourism, staying in small hotels and mountain biking and visiting castles and museums as I studied history. I would love to go to Scotland, Ireland and England

and only once went to England with my parents when I was around 10.”

But he was once offered a job on the QE2: “They were looking for security officers and had heard of me through my background as a Captain in the Military Police in Belgium, but I had to say no as I couldn’t let down my clients here.”

LIEVEN: Prefers rural tourism and remaining in one place.

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The countess and the judge The paint is now dry

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

ESPERANZA AGUIRRE, refusing to abandon ambitions of becoming Madrid’s mayor, claimed the law was on her side.

Despite lacking an overall majority, the PP was the most-voted party in Madrid in the May 24 municipal elections. That entitled her to take over city hall, not left-wing retired Supreme Court judge Manuela Carmena who co-founded the Calle Atocha law office where neo-fascists murdered five lawyers in 1977.

This begs one trenchant question of Espe (or Condesa de Bormos depending on the occasion). If, as the most-voted candidate, she is legally entitled to become Madrid’s next mayor, why did her party refuse to accept the equally most-voted Susana Diaz as Andalucia’s regional president?

Tearful ending PODEMOS voiced willingness for pacts to keep out the PP although party leader Pablo Iglesias stipulated that he will only pact with

that Catalan nationalism does not automatically entail separatism.

Mas has painted himself into a corner over the last three years but the paint is dry and he could step out and step back from independence. Then he might stop haemorrhaging votes.

THE CiU nationalists were Cataluña’s most-voted party in the municipal elections, but the PSC socialists overtook the ERC left-wing republicans. Regional president Artur Mas of the CiU party, who wants to guide Cataluña towards independence with ERC’s help, routinely forgets

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In other words it could all still end in tears.

Despite lacking overall majority, PP was the most voted party in Madrid.

Trickling away SPAIN’S president Mariano Rajoy admitted after the PP’s poor showing in the municipal and regional elections that perhaps he had been “too distant.”

The government could have explained things better, he conceded, but up close and personal wouldn’t have done the trick. Nor would using one-syllable words to tell the Spanish how he has put the country’s econo-

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Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

I’M a bit apprehensive about this week’s column! The last time I wrote about Sir Cliff Richard or ‘Cliffgate’, as I dubbed it - South Yorkshire police force’s handling of sex abuse allegations dating back to 1985 - my article attracted numerous letters to this paper’s Letters page and, at the time of writing, 28 five-star votes and 25 (a record?) readers’ vitriolic comments: both for and against Sir Cliff.

News this time round concerns the sale of the property belonging to Sir Cliff which was the scene of one of the most controversial police raids in recent times. Confirmed by his close friend Cilla Black, she has also expressed concerns about his welfare: “Cliff told me he’s just put the flat on the market. It’s the saddest thing for him but he had to do it. He said

CLIFFGATE: Is the thin blue line becoming invisible?

There’ll always be those who seize the opportunity of making money by making accusations which, 30 years on, nobody can prove or disprove

he never wants to live there again.

It’s awful. Cliff is not all right, not at all. He doesn’t want to go back there because he’s worried this is still hanging over him. When the police raided, it was an invasion of his privacy. He will never, ever go back there again. I don’t blame him.”

More ‘allegations’ (strongly denied by Sir Cliff) reportedly surfaced

following this highly-publicised police raid. Sadly, there’ll always be individuals who seize the opportunity of making money by simply making accusations which, 30 years on, nobody can categorically prove or disprove.

How many of us can truthfully say where we were and what we did 30 years ago? Wow, I can hardly re-

member what I was doing last week!

Now, if we’re talking about real abuse, what about another piece of recent news. Namely, that child protection chief, Sue Berelowitz, criticised for failing to speak out about widespread sexual abuse by British Pakistani gangs, quit her job with a six-figure payoff only to be immediately rehired on almost £1,000 a day.

This is not so much to do with child protection as with the patently abusive, cynical manner in which the public sector almost routinely ‘enhances’ people’s pensions by offering them fat ‘redundancy’ cheques prior to retirement, then retains them in some way or other subsequently.

Or, as one tabloid headline unintentionally (but genuinely!) put it recently: ‘Private sector when it comes to pay rises, pubic sector for pensions...’

Nora Johnson’s thrillers Landscape of Lies, Retribution, Soul Stealer, The De Clerambault Code (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore.

Profits to Cudeca.

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10:35am The Sweeney 11:35am TT 2015 Superstock TT Race.

12:35pm Magnum, P.I. 1:35pm Minder 2:35pm Gunsmoke 3:45pm Cycling 5:30pm Storage Wars 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Cycling 9:00pm Cycling 10:00pm TT 2015 11:00pm Jackie Brown 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Jackie Brown 2:05am BRDC Formula 4 Championship 3:05am TT 2015 Supersport TT Race2.

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders and 5 News Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Fatal Friends 5 News Home and Away 5 News GPs: Behind Closed Doors Animals Make You Laugh Out Loud Violent Assault: Caught on Camera Big Brother Big Brother's Bit on the Side Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel Super Casino Person of Interest Wildlife SOS House Busters House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

Chain Reaction Judge Dredd 300 The Top Ten Show 2015 True Lies Gravity Die Hard with a Vengeance 300 True Lies Con Air

7:00am Spy: Sky Movies Special 7:30am American Pie 2 9:20am Bruce Almighty 11:15am The Other Woman 1:15pm Anger Management 3:10pm Dave 5:10pm Stand Up Guys 7:00pm Ghostbusters 9:00pm The Other Woman 11:00pm Bruce Almighty 12:50am Anger Management 2:45am The to Do List 4:40am Pitch Perfect 2 Special 5:10am Home Alone

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7:00am The Package 8:45am Grand Piano 10:30am Jayne Mansfield's Car The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families.

12:45pm Think Like a Man Too 2:45pm Zombeavers 4:15pm The Top Ten Show 2015 4:30pm The Equalizer 6:45pm Jayne Mansfield's 9:00pm The Equalizer A retired tough guy returns to his old ways to protect a young prostitute from Russian gangsters.

11:15pm Grand Piano 12:50am Zombeavers 2:20am The Package A mob enforcer is tasked with delivering a mysterious package to a man known only as The German.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Abandoned vehicles will be removed AS part of this series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

ABANDONED: If a car shows signs of damage police will put a sticker on it.

MANY people ask about abandoned cars and what the procedure is. If the police have reason to believe that a car has been abandoned on the street there is a procedure they can initiate to enforce the owner confirms identity before they can have it removed.

This procedure is different to the case of a vehicle which has been legally parked, this particular process is aimed at vehicles which are in a legal, convenient and safe place but the police believe that they may have simply been abandoned.

The car may show signs of damage, may

be missing main components or has been parked in the same place for some time; all giving police indicators it has been abandoned. If they are unsure, a sticker will be placed on the vehicle advising the owner there is reason to believe it has been abandoned. The sticker is dated and the owner has 10 days in which to respond to the claim or it will be removed to the pound.

However, remember, this 10 day notice is only for suspected abandoned vehicles, if you park illegally in a prohibited area your vehicle will be removed immediately.

For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook

Declare Civil Service Pension REGARDING your response of May 14, 2015 about whether UK Civil Service/Armed Forces are declared for tax year 2014 or 2015. My Spanish accountant in Torrevieja informed me that my Army pension must be declared this year for the tax year 2014. This is the opposite of your advice. She informed me

This whole thing is driving me crazy. My lawyers interpret the Treaty, Article 28, to mean what I said in my EWN column, declare next year for 2015.

However, the Tax Agency has told several tax advisors in several areas of Spain that the government service pensions paid in 2014 must be declared now. My advice is that, if your tax consul-

that she had been in direct contact with the tax office and they told her that UK Civil Service pensions must be included for the tax year 2014. I would be very grateful if you could re-clarify the situation and also advise me of the BOE where this ruling can be found.

G.P. (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

The Tax Agency said they are not taxing you really, but rather than fight it, best just to declare it.

tant has been told to declare the pension, then do so. The main treaty did not go into effect for any purpose at all until June of 2014, so declaring for the whole year makes it retroactive for six months, which simply is not on.

The Tax Agency replies that they are not taxing you, really. Rather than fight it, just declare. The UK-Spain Treaty is published in Spain’s official State Bulletin, the BOE,

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We have right to call for a bullfighting ban otherwise what’s the point of being in EU? LAST week Mr Cronin suggested that bulls are bred for bullfighting.

His knowledge of such matters is marginal at best and thus we should dispatch his views to the recycling bin.

Now to enlarge upon such issues, what are his views as to Pedancos and trees? Are these dogs bred for such a final ignominy?

Mr Cronin, with so many arguments in front of you, perhaps you should now withdraw, for your views are without substance. The only pampered beef cattle are in Japan.

Does Mr Cronin know what happens after a bullfight?

Now to bleeding hearts. I am hopeful that when faced with the inhuman approach of bullfighting, he will no longer use the term.

We live in Europe and have the absolute right of freedom of movement and freedom of speech.

If I was restricted in my attempts to address ‘wrongs’ then what is the benefit of being in the EU? K W Ivin (By email) Editor’s note: Mr Cronin asserted that ‘bleeding hearts’ expats had no right to call for an end to bullfighting. Pedancos are hunting dogs. Over the years it has been reported that many have been found hanged from trees at the end of the hunting season.

In the past FOR centuries public cruelty to animals was endemic throughout Europe.

Baiting of chained bears with dogs, dogfighting and cock fighting, along with the public executions of criminals were greatly appreciated by a largely uneducated population as a gratuitous relief from the drudgery of their daily lives.

Only in Spain is this so-called ‘cultural sport’ of public animal torture now acceptable.

Up to relatively recent decades not only the bulls suffered a slow and brutal death.

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I HAVE just recently moved to Spain for the climate and weather, and at present I am living in Arboleas. I was surprised to see a storm brewing just as the sun was setting on Saturday evening. It skirted Arboleas but it looked like Albox got the worst of it, as the picture shows.

John Forbes, Arboleas (Almeria)

It was also common for horses to be seen staggering round the bullring with their entrails exposed after a tormented bull had vented its frustration on the only soft body he could reach. Although horses are now padded they can still suffer impact, causing internal injuries which the public will know nothing about.

A significant number of Spanish people now oppose bullfighting, which has no place in 21st century Europe.

It is a cruel and unnecessary, socalled sport, and letters such as that under the ‘bleeding heart’ heading only deflect from the reality.

Brian Nicholls, Moraira (Alicante)

In agreement I AGREE completely with Anthony Cronin. Please leave Spanish affairs to the Spanish.

Certain expats think that the ‘poor Spanish’ need help. They

have been doing well for hundreds of years without expats.

The whole thing has been shown by the Clark Expats Party getting binned in the recent election.

HW Geddis, Orihuela Costa (Alicante)

Not a pretty sight YES, Andy, what a sight indeed!

However, did you perhaps notice that in your picture (Letters Issue 1560) the grey mare appears to be hobbled? As an ex-stable owner I believe this is a cruel practice.

Ronda may be beautiful but the sight of the grey mare and her foal was not beautiful to me!

Norma Grant, Competa (Malaga)

Good luck!

WE found the article last week about the Special Olympic team (Costa del Sol Issue 1560) really interesting and hope their stay here

helps them get ready to show the rest of the world what us Brits are made of when they go to LA to compete.

It’s great that these sportsmen and women are able to prove their worth in this way and no matter what the final result is they will still know they have done their best, which is better than many young couch potatoes can say for themselves.

I would also like to take the chance to congratulate your team on their work to produce such a great paper every week.

Not only do you manage to tell us readers the news in a clear, understandable way, it’s all free too!

Thank you and keep up the good work.

Cecilia Kite, Fuengirola (Malaga) Editor’s note: Last week the EWN reported that Team GB’s swimming team were in Torremolinos to train for the Special Olympics in Los Angeles, which begin on July 25.

Number change MY name is Juan, I do not know ver y m uch Engl i sh but I t r y t o read your newspaper every week.

I want to tell you about a problem I have at my house.

On Monday a m an cam e and changed all the building numbers in the street where I live.

We don’t know if he was from the post office or the town hall, but now we have to change our addresses for everything - electricity company, driving permit, doctors, banks, everything!

Why did nobody tell us this was going to happen?

I think all our letters will get lost now and I don’t understand why they did it.

Please, if anybody knows who did this and why, can they tell me?

Thank you!

Juan Requena, Las Lagunas (Malaga)

Seedy streets I WAS walking behind a young woman yesterday and she was eati ng seeds and t hr owi ng t hei r shucks on the ground as she went along.

This morning I was out and about at 9am and saw a pi l e of shucks in one place and numerous seed shucks scattered elsewhere in the street.

Singapore got rid of messy chewing gum left around by banning it.

Perhaps these seeds should be banned t oo si nce m any peopl e who eat them just treat the streets as their dustbin.

Michael Hill, Torre del Mar (Malaga)

WHEN YOU WRITE All letters, whether by email or post, should carry the writer’s postal address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published.

Letters may also be edited.

Readers who have missed earlier correspondence can see all letters posted on:

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The views expressed and opinions given in Letters are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. They accept no responsibility for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements, and reject claims arising out of any action that a company or individual may take on the basis of information contained therein.

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This week

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

Stephen Hawking

in history 1191: Richard I arrives in Palestine and launches the Crusade.

1783: The Montgolfier brothers unveil their hot air balloon, which they call a ‘montgolfiere,’ in public.

1844: The Young Men’s Christian Association, now much better known by its acronym YMCA, is founded in London.

1913: Suffragist Emily Davidson runs out in front of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby and is trampled. She dies four days later.

1934: Donald Duck makes screen debut, in a film called The Little Wise Hen. 1944: D-Day sees thousands of Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy, exactly four years after the Dunkirk evacuation. On the other side of Europe, Rome is liberated in the same week.

1963: John Profumo resigns from his position as British Secretary of State for War after admitting he had lied to parliament about his affair with prostitute Christine Keeler.

1975: In a British referendum on the EU, then known as the European Economic Community, 67 per cent of voters say yes to remaining a member.

1977: Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee with street parties across the country.

1978: New Zealander Naomi James breaks the solo round-theworld sailing record by two days.

1989: A mass demonstration in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, calling for democratic reform, is crushed by the Chinese military with hundreds of peaceful protestors shot dead.

2000: Prime Minister Tony Blair is heckled at the Women’s Institute, the audience starting a slow handclap which leads to Blair cutting short his speech.

2003: NASA launches the Spirit Rover, beginning the Rover mission to Mars.

Women’s wit

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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?

Barbra Streisand

World of English

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If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.

‘THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS BALL - IT’S TICKING LIKE A BOMB!’

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Unscramble the name of a famous Lerner and Loewe musical (three words): NOT POURING AWAY

Selma

Don’t take me literally!

Lady: Is this my train?

Station Master: No Madam, it belongs to the Railway Company.

Lady: Don’t try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take this train to Madrid Station Master: No Madam, I’m afraid it’s too heavy, it can however take you.

Unscramble the name of a famous confectionery first produced by Mackintosh’s in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1936 (two words): TRY ELITE SQUAT

Director: Ava DuVernay Starring, David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tim Roth, and Oprah Winfrey.

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: PAINT YOUR WAGON, QUALITY STREET

Hexagram

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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

BANKER

HEARTS

BITTER

HORSES

BLADES

POTTER

BOTHER (10)

RACKET

CASTLE

REASON

CLOSER

SCENES

COARSE

SHARKS

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SPEARS

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Deduct, 2 Lunged, 3 Bridle, 4 Herded, 5 Handle, 6 Stride, 7 Gather, 8 Reared, 9 Desire, 10 Throne, 11 Jacket, 12 Sheets, 13 Cloaks, 14 Bruise, 15 Listen, 16 Clocks, 17 Letter, 18 Sticks, 19 Tested

5 June, David Bisbal, Singer

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Being at odds with someone close has given you pause for thought. This would be a good time to change the situation for the better. Offering the olive branch is your best approach, but be sure that you are sincere.

Sometimes, you are a book easily read.

SHUTTERSTOCK

4 June, Angelina Jolie, Actress, 40.

The actress and humanitarian who won an Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted and who Forbes named the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in 2009. In 1998, also won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the TV movie George Wallace.

6 June, Robert Englund, Actor, 68.

Character actor who was launched to fame for playing Freddy Kruger in A Nightmare on Elm Street. His acting in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

7 June, Tom Jones, Singer, 75.

From Welsh Wales, Born Thomas Woodward, Tom Jones gained fame for hits such as ‘It’s Not Unusual’ and ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ He won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966. When he was 12, he spent two years listening to music and drawing while bedridden with tuberculosis.

8 June, Nancy Sinatra, Singer, 75.

Actress and Singer of ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’’ and ‘Sugar Town’ and daughter of famous crooner Frank Sinatra. She and her father recorded a hit duet version of the song ‘Somethin’ Stupid.’ But she was better known in Japan and Europe than in America.

9 June, Johnny Depp, Actor, 52.

Johnny won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Primarily known for his depiction of Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean films, and has also starred in the films Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Donnie Brasco.

10 June, Prince Philip, Royalty, 94.

The Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He earned the distinction of being the longest-serving and oldest spouse of a reigning British monarch. He joined the Royal Navy when he was 18 years old. That same year, he began corresponding with his third cousin, Princess Elizabeth.

YOUR STARS CANCER (June 22 - July 23) All may not be what it seems this week and you need to be a little more realistic. This is particularly true when it comes to romance and close ties. Having the wool pulled over your eyes is not desirable and could even see you trip up. A different kind of trip, possibly over a long distance, may bring you face to face with an old friend or relative

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Such a time of expansion comes rarely, but now you are being handed opportunities. Be sure to make the most of them by being organised enough to take full advantage. With your energy high, you are in a position to steam ahead with plans.

Should others feel left out you can find a place for them.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having had such a busy time recently you may be craving a quiet period. I am afraid this will have to wait at the moment. Small snatches at tranquillity are possible but the pressure is still on.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Have you been too busy to spend time

GEMINI

9-Star Quiz A CAPITAL IDEA All the answers contain the name of a capital city 1. Also known as the ‘butter bean,’ Phaseolus lunatus is the scientific name for which legume, grown for its edible seeds?

2. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) were both written by which American novelist?

3. Tom Dooley (1958) was the only UK Top 10 hit single for which American folk and pop music group?

4. What was the name of the Duke of Wellington’s war horse, which he most famously rode at the Battle of Waterloo?

5. What was the name of the English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson?

6. Which American author, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat of the early 19th century is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820)?

7. Which former footballer and television presenter, born in Leicester in 1969, had spells with Norwich City (twice), Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Millwall, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Celtic?

8. Which former professional triathlete, born in Bury St Edmunds in 1977, won the Ironman Triathlon World Championship four times (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011)? She is the only triathlete, male or female, to have won the World Championship less than a year after turning professional.

9. Which Jamaican recording artist rose to prominence in 1974 after releasing his Grammy Award-winning single Kung Fu Fighting?

1. LIMA bean (Peru), 2. Jack LONDON (UK/England), 3.

The KINGSTON Trio (Jamaica), 4. COPENHAGEN (Denmark), 5. Lady Emma HAMILTON (Bermuda), 6.

WASHINGTON Irving (USA), 7. Dion DUBLIN (Republic of Ireland), 8. Chrissie WELLINGTON (New Zealand), 9. Carl DOUGLAS (Isle of Man).

Grammy Award-winning Spanish pop singer who started out on the reality show Operacion Triunfo. He released the number one single ‘Quien Me Iba A Decir.’ He was in the band Orchestra Expressions in his hometown of Almeria, Spain. He released his first album, Corazon Latino, in 2002.

TIME

(May 22 - June 21)

This is a spiritual week and you will be likely to want comfort. Give yourself time alone to look at the world around you and enjoy what it has to offer. As the weekend approaches, you will be able to get more into the mainstream and enjoy the company of others.

on yourself? Get your looks and health back on track by using this week to good effect. Revamp your diet and exercise as required. Spend time with people who are supportive and share the same interests.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Some difficulty in your love life will need to be handled carefully.

Unforeseen developments could take you by surprise (especially if you haven't read this in time). Your need is to avoid telling white lies to get out of a situation. Given time, most situations in this category will ease.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Meetings and travel dominate this week. Being with those who stimulate and inform will be even more worthwhile than usual. A trip that you are not looking forward to can bring added bonuses. Looking to further education at this time, could see you starting a course.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting involving business with a

senior person brings great benefits.

You are wrong to be afraid of asking for what you want because it is necessary. Do not bottle things up.

Consider that you have little to lose.

When dealing with legal matters, you are well advised to read the small print and look at the timescales involved.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) A recent journey has revealed possibilities. It is in this week that you will realise their potential. Nowhere is this truer than your romantic life, which is on the up. Someone who would not normally attract you comes into your sphere or may have done so last week.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A strong romantic flow to your week could be interrupted. This is because there are some business matters that really do need your attention. Although it is not a particularly good time to make firm financial commitments, there are areas to work on. These are mainly associated with saving money and reorganising.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This really is a week to get to grips with any healthy eating or exercise regimes. Owing to the influence of Mars, you are in a vigorous and determined mood. You find that your added confidence and healthy glow are attractive to the opposite sex.

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 L) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 14 Excellent: 17

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abet able bale bare bate bawl bear beat beer beet belt beta blat blew brae brat braw brew abate abler baler beret betel blare blear bleat brawl rebel table weber ablate arable bawler beater berate beware rebate treble warble eatable ratable retable rateable tearable wearable TABLEWARE

SOUND OF THE WEEK 1989 Artist: Taylor Swift Released Oct 27, 2014 by Big Machine Records.

1989 is the fifth studio album by American singersongwriter Taylor Swift. The album that was described by Swift herself as her “first documented official pop album.” After debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, 1989 sold 1.287 million copies during the first week of release.

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Enjoy filling in the following puzzles and check the answers in next week’s edition

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Across: 1 Lass, 3 Lettuces, 9 Storeys, 10 Mania, 11 Extra, 12 Taster, 14 Easter, 16 Delete, 19 Bruise, 21 Loser, 24 Abode, 25 Obscene, 26 Disaster, 27 Blue.

Across 1 Steam ship around lake (6) 4 The budgerigar licence contains Dracula’s worst fear (6) 9 Awfully eager to have the same idea (5) 10 Singer getting false note right (5) 11 German town makes sense (5) 12 Sailor understands the aims (7) 13 Scattered letters in a press (6) 15 Strong beliefs alter a shift (6) 19 Road not repaired in storm (7) 21 Colour that is constant in salt water (5) 23 Scrapes vehicle aboard the ship (5) 24 Dodge lady about now (5) 25 Get in a mess having a meal (6) 26 Desert bug (6) Down 1 Bags naughty cheat on board (7) 2 Predicts socialists to hold American capital (5) 3 Reds ran about - running these? (7) 5 More towards the rear later (5) 6 The most enduring song let off (7) 7 Pieces of stiff paper for California roads (5) 8 Trifling - like a naval officer? (5)

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Down: 1 Listened, 2 Scout, 4 Ersatz, 5 Times, 6 Concede, 7 Slap, 8 Menace, 13 Retrieve, 15 Serious, 17 Enlist, 18 Remote, 20 Ideas, 22 Spell, 23 Band.

QUICK Across:

14 Kept up with a bra set in a tangle (7) 16 Soften cooked sausage (7) 17 Guess everyone must tuck into an onion (7) 18 Conceal a hundred on top of (5)

Code Breaker

19 Sample some of the pasta’s texture (5) 20 Crime caused by faulty sonar (5) 22 It’s reported that no war is just a part of it (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents X and 17 represents H, so fill in X every time the figure 10 appears and H every time the figure 17 appears.

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

Across 1 Knitted woollen jacket with buttons (8) 4 Counts up (4) 7 Byways (5) 9 Intends to (5) 11 Agreement details (5) 12 Make fit (5) 13 Evening meal (6) 15 Result of an action (6) 19 Footwear (5) 21 Smallest amount (5) 23 Refrain from harming (5) 24 Agitate (5) 25 Carry out (4) 26 Corrupt (8)

Down 1 Inquisitive (7) 2 Respond to (5) 3 Very nearly (6) 5 Holy person (5) 6 Epic Icelandic story (4) 8 Wait on (5) 10 Have in common (5) 14 Devoutly religious (5) 16 Apartments (5) 17 Unbearable physical pain (7) 18 Sheep’s coat of wool (6) 19 Four-footed animal (5) 20 Remain (4) 22 Mock or make fun of playfully(5)

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

1 Sacred, 3 Latest, 8 Avarice, 10 Stain, 11 Costs, 12 Sunrise, 13 Abbey, 15 Cadet, 20 Termite, 22 Tibia, 24 Image, 25 Strange, 26 Single, 27 Absent.

Down: 1 Scarce, 2 Crass, 4 Arson, 5 Evasive, 6 Tender, 7 Messy, 9 Issue, 14 Bargain, 16 Alter, 17 Ethics, 18 Dense, 19 Lament, 21 Ideal.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Tocar, 4 Arcos, 7/5 Egg cup, 8 Siempre, 9 Orar, 10 Tray, 14 Captain, 16 Ola, 17 Opaco, 18 Spade.

Down: 1 Toes, 2 Cigar, 3 Resfriado, 4 Aceitunas, 6 Seed, 11 Ahora, 12 Ocho, 13 Cafe, 15 Pea.

CODE BREAKER

Across 1 To find (9) 8 Equal (number, amount) (5) 9 Author (writer) (5) 11 Sumas (dineros) (4) 12 Weight (4) 14 Orejas (4) 16 Izquierdo (4) 19 Help (assistance) (5) 21 Holly (5) 22 Hammers (tools) (9)

Down 2 Nombres (lingüística) (5) 3 Búhos (4) 4 Equipo (deporte) (4) 5 Hormiga (3) 6 To clean (7) 7 Pressure (7) 10 Uso (3) 13 Viejo (de mucha edad) (3) 15 Fir tree (5) 17 Oriente (4) 18 Alto (edificio, persona) (4) 20 Grape (3)

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World changing inventions inspired by science fiction

The Improbability Although they say science fiction becomes science fact, hoverboards of Love or transporter beams still haven’t hit our streets. However, many everyday items have come to us as the spawn of science fiction.

FINDING herself alone after the disintegration of her longterm relationship and trapped in a dead-end job, Annie McDee is searching for a present for her unsuitable lover in a neglected second-hand shop. Within the jumble of junk and tack, a grimy painting catches her eye.

Leaving the store with the picture after spending her meagre savings, she prepares an elaborate dinner for two, only to be stood up, the gift gathering dust on her mantelpiece. But every painting has a story - and if it could speak, what would it tell us? For Annie has stumbled across ‘The Improbability of Love,’ a lost masterpiece by Antoine Watteau, one of the most influential French painters of the 18th century. Soon Annie is drawn unwillingly into the art world, and finds herself pursued by a host of interested parties that would do anything to possess her picture. From an exiled Russian oligarch, an avaricious Sheika, a desperate auctioneer, an unscrupulous dealer and several others. books@euroweeklynews.com

1. Earbud headphones Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451 predicted that society would be addicted to media and entertainment. It suggested that we would all be obsessed with large screens as walls, links to media everywhere, ‘thimble radios’ and ‘seashells,’ which are essentially earbud headphones that lock us into our own world… Hang on a minute!

2. Diagnostic Bed Maybe not quite at the stage where Bones from Star Trek waves a spinning light over you and diagnoses all your ailments, but not far away is the Self Diagnostic Bed. At one British hospital, the space-age sickbay already has the facilities to detect illnesses ranging from stomach viruses to cancer.

With scanners and the latest detection software.

3. GPS In 1965, Star Trek’s Gene Rodenbury dreamed up a navigational plotting system.

30 years later the United States viewed the ‘Global Positioning System’ as a functional idea. From then on, GPS technology has continued to evolve. Today, anybody can find out exactly where they are on the planet via their mobile phone. What’s a little more concerning in an Orwellian sense, is that anyone can find you.

4. Floppy Disks and USB Drives Already old fashioned, floppy disks can be found littering any techies’ bottom drawer, but the original Star Trek crew put them to great use. The characters inserted small, different coloured square disks into computer consoles in order to save information.

Strikingly similar to the 3.5-inch floppy disks that we now love to hate.

5. House Cleaning Robots Whose mother didn’t say “I want one of those” every time a robot on TV did the housework in the 60s and 70s?

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anywhere in the world. However, universal translators have been in existence in the science fiction world for a lot longer than they have in the real world. Countless films and shows from the 1940’s onwards have overcome the “Why do the aliens speak English” problem with the invention of an auto translator.

8. Tablets Hands up who doesn’t have, or know someone with an iPad or Tablet PC. Well Star Trek beat you to it! The Next Generation featured touch-based tablets called PADDS, how familiar does that sound? They were very similar to the tablet computers of today.

But stranger than that, the show’s art director didn’t create the PADD because of his foresight, rather as an improvisation because his department had a small budget.

9. The Taser Primarily, Police only used Tasers to incapacitate hooligans. Based on an idea of Jules Vernes from the 1800s, the Taser International’s wireless projectile bullet is really a work of science fiction. But, even the standard Taser has sci-fi origins. The idea of stunning somebody with electricity is an idea Jack Cover, inventor of the Taser, was Geo rgie inspired to by the science fiction stories Pau we produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. ls F lick r 10. The Flip Phone It wasn’t that long ago that people weren’t so attached to their mobile phones, not to mention the fact they couldn’t always be put in your pocket. In the early days it was like carrying a small car battery around with you.

However, in 1996, Motorola made an effort to improve the phone industry by offering the Star TAC flip phone, a fairly tiny, stylish alternative to other mobiles at the time.

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App of the Week Simple Machines on iPhone or iPad Do you have small children and want them to learn physics in a fun and creative way? Then you should check out our App of the Week, Simple Machines

by Tinybop. In the latest educational app from the developer, children can explore the fun and playful side of physics with different types of machinery.

Play on Words 1 GLANCE ESTIMATE NEVER 2 YOU’RE 3 GLANCE NME 4 GLANCE

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

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

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: Average: 21 Good: 27 Very good: 38 Excellent: 47

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ease eased ekes eked askew aspen sake sakes skew skews saws sawed safe sane jaws jawed pegs peas peak peaked pent pews petty seas speak spend spent spew sped send sent sewn swan swede sweat sweaty kegs awes awed anew news newt edit wake waken wane wanes wend went wean fake fakes faked fawn fawned feat fete feted feta fate naked neat desk desks dens dense dent dews deny ditty diet tense tend tenet tent twenty tide tides ewes teat yews

Word Ladder TREE

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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.

Well house cleaning robots are no longer just on The Jetsons. Now with fully automated houses becoming a reality, robot vacuum cleaners, self-ordering fridges, and pool cleaners are available today.

6. Holographic Communicators Even though the Star Wars series has triggered research of life-changing technology such as space warp drives, it’s also responsible for more down to earth inventions like holographic communicators.

Ostendo Technologies Inc, has recently developed a small projector that can be placed in mobile phones, TVs, tablets, or even watches. The projector allows people to see 3D images without the use of 3D glasses.

7. Universal Translators OK, now days anyone can turn on their iPhone, select the right app, and have a chat with a stranger

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

TREE THEE THEN TEEN TERN FERN

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Answers: Without a second glance ,Never underestimate your enemy

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THE ‘logical you’ isn’t always in the mood to be rational Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving SINCE the major events of last week I haven’t got much to report apart from the first signs of the regrowth of two eyelashes. Stop the press! It might seem insignificant but honestly losing my eyebrows and eyelashes has had quite a big impact on me. Of course I knew it would happen and also that, like my hair, they would grow back.

The ‘logical you’ however isn’t always in the mood to be rational.

When I look at the ghost like face that stares back at me from the mirror I still don’t recognise myself. It is almost as if I were absent. I combat this by putting my wig on and a bit of lipstick and the world seems brighter. After all it won’t be forever.

I want to concentrate more on talking about emotions. Whether you are currently dealing with your

own cancer or that of a loved one I think that the emotional turmoil is far greater than the practical A-Z of dealing with the disease.

When you are first diagnosed with cancer there are a series of steps to take in varying forms from surgery to chemotherapy to ra-

Like life, cancer seems to be a lottery. I have been so focused on beating cancer and almost treating it with disdain, that as I slow down to think more, all sorts of things come to mind.

diotherapy depending on the type of cancer you have. It gives you a structure to follow and provides a routine with short term goals to reach, like the next chemo session for example. Once this stage is over and you start to examine your life a

little more and what the future holds then things can become more complicated.

Last week I was told that I was to look after myself and come back in six months’ time. Whilst I was waiting there were a number of ladies all at different stages of their cancer recovery.

One particular woman had reached her five year mark with the all clear so skipped off happily. Another lady had just received the news that her cancer had come back after years in remission and another that her cancer had spread to her bones. It was a reminder that I may have to face any number of outcomes in the long run.

Like life, cancer seems to be a lottery. I have been so focused on beating cancer and almost treating it with disdain that as I slow down and start to think more, all sorts of things come to mind. I imagine as I am now a single parent family that I feel an even greater need to survive.

The children are having a hard enough time coming to terms with losing their father. Now is not the moment for me to sink or falter.

SLEEP: Not getting enough affects productivity at work.

LACK of sleep is being blamed for low productivity at work.

Researchers say that smoking, drinking and eating does not affect productivity as much as not getting enough sleep does.

The study of more than 21,000 UK employees was carried out by Cambridge University and Rand Europe and found that those who slept for less than six hours a

night were notably less productive at work than those on seven or eight hours sleep.

Employees with financial concerns and mental health issues also had lower productivity, as well as those who felt bullied or were under unrealistic time pressures.

A lack of sleep, even for just a few nights, can also raise the risk of diabetes as insulin struggles to regulate blood sugar.

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Ecstasy could aid autistic adults ECSTASY could help adults with autism become more sociable.

Scientists say a therapeutic dose of the pure drug, chemically known as MDMA, could reduce awkwardness for sufferers that are known to respond poorly to conventional treatments. The drug, which came on the clubbing scene in the 1980’s and 1990’s, is known to induce feelings of warmth, a sense of well- being, decreased anxiety and empa-

thy towards others; all things that could help autistic adults who suffer in social situations.

Researchers in the US are now set to carry out the first study into the effects of Ecstasy for adults with autism after the study was given the green light by the authorities and will be conducted jointly by the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

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True cost of being a Celiac sufferer PEOPLE in Spain who suffer from Celiac disease do not get any help with the extra expense Spain is one of the few European countries that does not give any help to people with Celiac disease. In the UK for examONE in 150 people in Spain have Celiac disease, alple, gluten-free foods are free up to 16 though it is estimated that this intolerance to gluten years and from 65; in wheat, barley and rye alin France patients so affects another 400,000 r ecei ve €45 a w ho ha ve not be e n dia gmonth to help cover nosed. cost s wher eas i n Tha t’s a c c ording to Denmark that figure FA C E; the Fe de ra tion of is the amount that it can is €200.

A s s oc ia tions of C e lia c cost sufferers to pay out Supermarkets in Spain. of their own pockets Spain such as MerTrying to consume foods cadona, Li dl and without gluten is not cheap.

Carrefour are now FACE reports that to fill launching their own the fridge w ith c e lia c range of gluten-free products to help friendly products costs around €126 more per shoppers find the right food, but eating month than those without this kind of intolerance. out in restaurants can still be an issue.

Over the course of a year, that equates to around Symptoms of Celiac’s can be pain and €1,500, an extra expense these patients must pay a swollen abdomen, indigestion, vomitout of their own pocket because they do not receive ing, mouth sores and weight loss. any state aid.

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Some tips for summer

Neale Cousland

SUMMER is fast approaching which means scorching hot days, drying winds and strong sunlight. That brings a whole lot of challenges when trying to look your best and keep in top condition.

Here are some top tips to help see you through the summer.

Drink plenty of water to reduce the risk of heat stroke. Start the day with at least one large glass of water.

Drink another large glass of water before stepping outdoors. It would help you hydrate your skin from within.

Protect your eyes with large sunglasses.

CELIAC DISEASE: One in 150 people in Spain suffer from this including Patricia Conde, a Spanish TV presenter (right). Novak Djokovic is also a sufferer (left).

New drug claims to set fat on fire SCIENTISTS have created a new drug they claim helps people to lose weight by setting their ‘fat on fire.’

The treatment has shown encouraging results in early tests, suggesting it may accelerate the rate at which fat is burned off by the body.

It works by promoting the production of more ‘healthy’ brown fat and less ‘unhealthy’ white fat. The white fat soaks up calories and stores them in bellies, love handles and thighs, raising the risk of heart disease and type two diabetes.

Healthier brown fat burns off calories.

Researchers at Bonn University in Germany discovered a particular enzyme triggers conversion of food into more brown fat and less white fat.

Sun exposure increases the risk of cataracts so put on those shades.

Think SPF. Go for a sunblock. Use a lotion over your face and body with at least SPF 15 to ward off the skin cancer inducing UV rays.

Use it liberally and reapply frequently.

WATER: Drink plenty to reduce the risk of heat stroke.

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Ice cream, devoured in victory and fit for a king ALTHOUGH no particular inventor can lay claim to the creation of ice cream, it is dated in history that Alexander the Great had a craving for s no w a n d i c e wh i c h w a s covered in honey and nectar which probably set a trend for others to follow.

Italian merchant traveller, Marco Polo took a trip to the Far East and upon h i s r e t u r n t o Italy he presented a recipe wh i c h h a d similarities to that of a sorbet. The frozen dessert became p o p u lar and the Italians then were creating delicacies that they called ‘creamed ice.’

These went down very well with the F r e n c h r o y a l t y a t th e time , served up to Henry II, and in 1660 ice cream became available to the general public.

DELICIOUS FLAVOURS: Today ice cream parlours are on every street corner.

It w a s the Sicilian P ro co p io th a t a c tua lly introduced the recipe of blending milk, cream butter and eggs at the first

cafe in Paris ‘Cafe Procope.’

The Americans caught on to the trend in the 19th century, and ice cream was sold in soda parlours,

hence ice cream soda, and ice cream was an important part of raising the morale of troops in World War II. In fact in 1945 the first ‘Floating ice cream parlour’ was built for the sailors out in the South Pacific! Ice cream became so popular in the United States that they celebrated their war victory with it where t hey cl ai m ed t o have licked around 40 pint jugs per person!

Today we see i ce cr eam parlours on every street corner which the Spanish call Heladerias displaying trays upon trays of up to the minute delicious combinations.

The good news i s t hat you don’t ha v e t o eat snow wi t h honey or travel to the Far East or Italy, you c a n j ust r el ax on t he Cost a and choose some of the best ice creams that have evolved into being fit for a king. Why not indulge yourself!

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By Gemma Quinn LAUREL & HARDY’S are pleased to announce the start of their ‘Saturday Night Live’ programme of entertainment for the summer period.

This established favourite venue in Ciudad Quesada will be laying on live music to accompany diners and drinkers out on the rooftop terrace, every Saturday from June 13 through to September 26.

Top names from the region such as Darren Jones, Emily Hullman, Randall Cain, and Paul James Allen (who is kicking it all off on June 13), will feature regularly throughout the summer with a great blend of music to delight and entertain the guests.

For owners Martin and Julia

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er entertainment at Laurel & Hardy’s eir Saturday Night Live programme form regularly throughout the summer with a great blend of music to delight and entertain the guests

SATURDAY ENTERTAINMENT: The rooftop terrace of Laurel & Hardy’s is the place to be this summer.

Eastgate the aim of the Saturday Night Live programme is simple and consis-

tent with their overall goals since they took over Laurel & Hardy’s earlier this

year, to deliver an enjoyable and memorable experience to all guests, offering

warm hospitality, great cuisine, affordable prices, and now the best live music and a lot of fun to boot.

The singers will perform from 9pm on the rooftop terrace. For diners there is the choice of eating al fresco with tables laid on the terrace, or inside in the air conditioned restaurant, with tables bookable from 6pm. For guests wanting a great place to just enjoy drinks, there is a warm welcome for you to relax in the new comfy chairs and sofas, or at the high tables, whilst watching the sun set over Vega Baja valley and behind Callosa Mountains.

Their new cocktail menu has just been launched too; the perfect accompaniment to the balmy summer nights ahead. Enjoy the ever popular Mojito and Sangria Sizzler, or the new Martini Tango, and sure to be popular is their special cocktail, the Laurel & Hardy’s.

Dining choices include the regularly changing set menu, priced at €15 per person for three courses, with a varied choice of starters and main courses with all the favourite desserts and also the full a la carte menu.

Apart from the new Saturday Night Live programme, Laurel & Hardy’s is open every day, Monday to Saturdays from 6pm, and on Sundays from 1pm until 9pm serving their traditional Sunday Lunch for just €13.50 per person (along with other favourite choices from the a la carte menu).

Advanced booking through the summer period is advised, and essential for the Saturday Night Live events, and you can reserve your table by calling Martin & Julia on 965 077 444, emailing info@laurelandhardys.com or online at www.laurelandhardys.com or Facebook, Laurel & Hardy’s, Quesada.

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By Gemma Quinn THE family run Taste of India is this year celebrating their fourth anniversary.

Offering traditional Punjabi Indian cuisine as well as a selection of international dishes and a children’s menu, Taste of India is in Via Park II, Playa Flamenca.

For those looking for a great value meal, try the lunch time menu del dia available from 1-3pm for just €8.45 including a starter, main, rice or naan bread and a beer, wine or soft drink.

In the evening the menu de la noche is €9.99 to include poppadoms and pickles and a choice of starter, main, rice or naan bread along with ice cream and a beer, wine or soft drink.

A seven-course set menu for two is also a popular choice for a whatever the occasion, a sneaky mid-week treat or a quiet date night, costing just €25 per couple to include poppadoms and pickles with a choice of any two starters, any two mains with rice and naan bread, a

INDIAN: Go for a taste of India the next time you want a meal out. bottle of wine or two pints of beer, ice cream and a shot of brandy.

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TRADITIONAL: Comes wrapped in natural casings.

Chorizo comes in many types THERE are many varieties of the Spanish Chorizo, which are traditionally wrapped in natural casings and comprise pork and spices. The preparations have almost stayed with the same method for centuries, as in the salt and spices aiding preservation of the meat.

T h e Spanish version contains chopped pork, pork fat and seasoned with smoked paprika and salt, some contain garlic and herbs, and like some other produce Chorizo carries the PGI (Protected Designation of Origin) a seal

of approval. One of the regions well known for the production of Chorizo is the La Rioja region and the sausage is called Chorizo Riojano.

Chorizos are made in short and long lengths and some varieties are softer than others, the leaner ones should be eaten at room temperature.

If of a fatter nature, it is usually used in cooking. This is one of Spain’s most versatile and eaten dishes, it comes as no surprise that around 65,000 tonnes of chorizo is made every year!

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Summer strawberries are classed as an accessory fruit KNOWN as a super food, they are rich in antioxidants and include lots of vitamin C

By Wendy Ann Cowham

ovaries, they are also classed as an accessory fruit, and the exterior seeds on each strawberry amount to approximately 200!

Some do it yourself gardeners have grown their own strawberry plants using the exterior seeds on the fruit, but it can be a lengthy process, so it’s far easier to enjoy them ready grown and brought to your table!

DID you know that strawberries are classed as a bona fide super food? Not only are they rich in antioxidants and include masses of vitamin C, but they also help to keep the wrinkles at bay! The strawberry is one of the most popular fruits in the world that has been devoured by fruit lovers since Roman times.

The first garden strawberry was bred in Brittany, France in the 18th century, has since been grown worldwide, and according to the Germplasm Resources Network, there are now 103 distinct species and subspecies of the strawberry plant.

As they have the seeds on the outside and the fleshy part STRAWBERRIES: Are said to be an aphrodisiac. has not grown from the

This delicious summer delicacy has a history for only being fit for royalty, as a wedding breakfast, or at high profile events such as Wimbledon, and is said to be an aphrodisiac (hence the newlyweds!).

Because strawberries contain anthocyanidin, they can help to reduce any inflammation problems, cancer and heart disease.

The fibre and fructose content is said to be beneficial to help regulate blood sugar levels and some diabetic sufferers find it a good way to enjoy a sweet treat. Some people are hypersensitive to birch pollen allergies so they may not take to strawberries as well as other people do. On the whole the strawberry has more going for it than most fruits and they are great for helping the waistline as 100g contains only 32 calories and 0.3g of fat, a much better option for people on a diet! This summer, try to include strawberries into your diet, they are perfect with ice cream and at the same time a good all round asset to your health.

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Sangria, thanks to the Romans THE story of the birth of Sangria dates back to Roman times, when the Romans invaded Spain around 200BC and conquered the country.

Following their victory, they planted the vineyards that became the main produce for making Sangria. The Romans discovered red grapes were the best for making wine, while the locals used the red wine as a base to make variations of punch that were refreshing and fortifying. Because of the fact these punches were red, the name Sangria (blood in Spanish), was born.

Most creations of Sangria derive from Rioja, Brandy, spices and fruit. Many bars marinate the fruit and spices in the sangria which really show their flavour on the day they are served, so don’t be shy, get fruity!

SANGRIA: Many bars marinate the spices and fruit.

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Coffee on the rocks is great for summer time IN most of the bars in Spain, coffee is offered in many variations

By Wendy Ann Cowham IN most of the bars in Spain you can be offered many variations of coffee, so it’s a good way to find the perfect pick me up at your preferred strength. The most common morning coffee for the native Spanish is the Cafe Solo which is very strong and dark and is usually served in a tiny glass or small cup, probably because the taste is so intense the size is sufficient to get your caffeine fix for the day.

Cafe con Leche is common to the British as it is half coffee and half hot milk, but a Cafe Bombon is made with condensed milk so tends to be very sweet. Another traditional morning coffee ritual is Cafe Carajillo which is coffee without milk but a tot of Brandy or Rum in it.

I am sure we have all witnessed locals enjoying that in bars, though not recommended for the workforce! Cafe Cortado is also a small, strong coffee with just a dash of milk, and the Cafe Americano is served solo in a taller glass with more hot water. Sombra (meaning shadow) is a coffee made mostly with milk and hints a shadow of coffee which is good for the lightweight coffee drinkers.

During the hot months it may be a good idea to try a coffee with ice (Cafe con Hielo) or for workers that have little time to wait for a hot coffee to cool. This is a normal Cafe con Leche served with a separate glass of ice so that you can pour the coffee over the ice. The Cafe Bom-

bon is delicious in this way too, cold and refreshing and on the rocks for summer.

Two famous brands in Spain are Illy and Lavazza.

In 1933 Hungarian born Francis Illy had a passion for taste and after the Second World War he went to Italy where he studied economics. He later married and founded his own coffee company turning his passion for the cocoa bean into a thriving business. In 1947 he had his first laboratory, in 1965, the first manufacturing plant, and after years of perfecting

and revolutionising the bean selections used, Illy won The Brazil Award. From 2011 onwards the Illy coffee company have successfully supplied a huge chain of bars and restaurants with quality coffee.

Lavazza is also of Italian roots and was first established in 1895 and today operates in more than 90 companies and distributors. The Lavazza family name has retained this successful business for four generations and they pride themselves in the art of combining different coffee, giving it a distinctive taste through the blending. It is branded as ‘Italy’s favourite coffee’ and Lavazza exports 46 per cent of its production today. Worldwide people have been converted to the Lavazza taste.

You will see it in many bars in Spain, a must to try for coffee addicts.

COFFEE: Two famous brands in Spain are Illy and Lavazza.

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An unrestrained dog could fly through the air, go through the windscreen or break your neck in an accident. The National Canine Defence League urges dog owners to give their dog the same attention they would give a small child when they travel. So always make sure that the dog is properly restrained in the rear of the car. In many parts of Europe it is an offence to allow dogs to be loose or unsecured in cars. A costly fine can result if stopped by the police.

Part of the problem is caused when the puppy is brought home on the lap and continues to travel that way while small.

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Dogs loose in cars and barking are causing a nuisance in a public place, and you are liable if someone is bitten by your dog through an open window of your car. Small dogs that sit on a driver’s knee or are not secured could be a distraction and heavy fines could follow.

From stray to star, Lucky wins Palm Dog at Cannes CHANCE Lucky’s owner found him on the streets 11 years ago

By Eleanor Hawkins HE may not have set a paw on the red carpet, but Lucky was one of the winners in Cannes.

The dog, a Maltese-miniature Poodle cross, became the first Spanish pooch to win Palm Dog, an award to the best acting dog at the film festival, for his part as Dixie (an abandoned dog) in Portuguese film Arabian Nights.

Although Lucky couldn’t attend the awards ceremony to

receive his prize of a leather collar with Palm Dog (a play on words from the official Palme d’Or title) inscribed in gold letters, but his owners helped him bark his thanks via Skype.

Lucky is a specialist from Rafael Casado’s pioneer school in Spain that trains dogs both to work before cameras and for more serious matters including police canine teams. Casado found Lucky by chance 11 years ago while filming Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven in

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JUNE is the month in which gardens, gardening and the use of gardens change from a spring to summer mode.

Summer shrubs and lilies are already starting to bloom and vegetables for summer consumption are growing fast.

However, to gain the most from all plants watering now needs to be upped in frequency and extent, but naturally less so in gardens wisely planted with the more drought-resistant plants and with vegetable growing areas

in shade for a good part of the day.

That reminds me, several readers have asked me why the Terra-Cottem soil improvement product is so effective in reducing the extent of watering required. Most important are: 1 The hydrogel part of the composition of the product can absorb 50 times its weight of water and 97 to 98 per cent of this moisture is extractable by the roots of plants.

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Rainfalls in May were below average so watering frequencies now need to be increased as the soil is being heated up for longer each day.

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Letting the light shine through THE Sunflower House in Spain makes the most of sunlight and views.

The beauty of living in Spain is the fantastic amount of sunlight we get throughout the year.

To take advantage of this, some people simply live most of their year in the garden; others may go to the extremes of replacing windows to let in more sunshine. Some, howev-

er, go crazy and have a house designed and built to worship the sun gods in ways the Incas would have been jealous of.

One house in Spain was commissioned by architects Cadaval & Sola Morales to do just that. It stands out for its quirky geometry and striking relationship with its surroundings, but was designed primarily to make the most of the natural light.

Positioned near Port de la Selva in Girona, it was constructed on an exposed cliff-top location. “Cubic boxes protrude from each floor in a multifaceted composition, which opens up to seize as

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much sunshine as possible, framing magnificent maritime views in its wake. This gesture also lends the building its name, Sunflower House,” according to the the blurb in the brochure. Each cube has one side made entirely of glass, highlighted by black frames.

Takings its cue from the rich Catalonian nature, the green garden features shaded patios and a small pool looking towards the seaside, and the Cabo de Creus National Park, both of which are visible from all three top-floor bedrooms and the downstairs living spaces, as well as the roof, which is flat and laid to lawn.

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Seize the day and buy safely and securely with Immo Carpe Diem THE Torrevieja-based estate agent is constantly looking for quality properties to add to its portfolio

By Gemma Quinn CARPE DIEM - seize the day and that is exactly what owner of Immo Carpe Diem did in setting up this real estate company over 10 years ago in Torrevieja.

For Belgian born Lieven Pannecouque, the name was a natural choice for him and a mantra he believes in. Having lived a fascinating life; he was a captain in the Military Police in Belgium where he was shot by a sniper and also acted as a bodyguard for Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Brussels in the 1980s. He is a trained and qualified accountant, lawyer, translator and has a teaching diploma in French and History.

Lieven came to Spain 11 years ago as the milder climate improved his health. After working for another real estate company he was encouraged to set up on his own and Immo Carpe Diem was born. Over the years he has welcomed more than 500 buyers and a few of those have since sold and bought another property with Immo Carpe Diem.

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TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE: Lieven Pannecouque is at the helm of Immo Carpe Diem. you would expect when buying a property on the Costa Blanca.

Lieven uses his legal expertise to be able to offer a full service to customers, aiding them through the

necessary paperwork from getting an NIE number, to notary services and even changing over the names on utility bills. With this comprehensive service done in-house, fees

are substantially lower than most others.

With Lieven’s background in the Military Police, he prides himself on transparency and legitimacy,

which has led to Immo Carpe Diem becoming one of the most reputable property businesses in the area. Equally, Lieven is just as selective in working with other agents and builders on new builds: “There are hundreds of estate agents in Torrevieja but I work with just five of them whom I trust and are reputable. In Belgium, you have to train for three years to become an estate agent so we try and use those strict regulations here.”

He added: “I also like dealing in new builds now as there are greater controls and regulations surrounding them now so the quality is much better.”

Immo Carpe Diem serves from Moraira down to the Orihuela Costa and is constantly looking for quality properties to add to their books. For more information, visit the office in Calle Concordia, Torrevieja, open Monday to Friday from 10am-2pm and by appointment during the evenings and weekends.

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SIGNING UP: More people obtained a mortgage in March.

Mortgages on the up TOTAL loaned reached more than €2 billion at end of March

By Eleanor Hawkins NEW mortgages to buy homes in Spain increased by 19.7 per cent in March compared to the same month last year, reaching 19,806, the 10th consecutive year-onyear increase.

Yet although the number of mortgages taken out in-

creased, the average amount stayed virtually the same as the month before at €101,989, the National Statistics Institute reported.

Altogether, the amount loaned by financial institutions for home mortgages reached over €2 billion by the end of March.

The areas that registered the greatest increases in mortgages taken out were Cantabria, Navarra and Madrid.

Of the new mortgages taken out during March, 93.2 per cent applied a variable interest rate while 6.8 per cent went for fixed interest.

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Give your home more natural light ADDING a conservatory will also provide valuable extra living space John Graham The property expert

LAST week I talked about upgrading your balcony and terrace to increase the value of your home and save on energy bills.

This week it’s about how villa owners can maximise all-year-round living space by building a conservatory, reduce their carbon footprint, energy bills and enjoy more healthy, natural light.

The extra living space a conservatory offers is an excellent way of adding value to your villa and create an indoor/outdoor living space which can be enjoyed by the whole family all year round.

Your conservatory can be used in many ways, the most popular being as an extra lounge or dining area, with access normally from the lounge or kitchen.

Modern double-glazing with PVC frames is the most popular construction material for a conservatory, normally built on brick

UP-TO-DATE: A conservatory provides elegant indoor space.

or stone walls to a bespoke size, with traditional and modern designs to choose from to enhance the look of your villa.

Fit a high quality damp-proofing to your foundation and ensure the load bearing walls are strong enough to carry the weight

of the glass conservatory.

Solar control glass could be used, this will stop uncomfortable visual glare and keep your conservatory cooler in the summer months and warmer in the winter. The lower a window’s g-value, the greater its ability to insulate against solar heat buildup.

For easy maintenance, you could use self-cleaning glass; for the roof area fit laminated safety glass and you can choose from a new generation of window and door locks to ensure your conservatory is secure.

Your conservatory will require planning permission from the local town hall, so don’t start work until you have received written permission.

With your modern double-glazed conservatory your villa will increase in value, you will enjoy many hours in a beautiful living space.

If you would like to know more, please contact me: John Graham FGIS 020 32 900 983/+34 657 337 477 gk.ipad@me.com

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Survey finds buyers are ready to spend PROPERTY fair found people’s budgets had also increased

By Jo Harvie HOME buyers in 2015 have more money in their pockets, or better access to mortgages, and concrete plans to spend, says a survey of attendees at this year ’s SIMA property exhibition in Madrid.

Event organisers said their interviews with visitors to the fair found an increase of people with a budget higher than €300,000, from 12.8 per cent of the total number at last year ’s event to 21.6 per cent this year. Those looking to spend less than €150,000 had dropped from 36.5 per cent in 2014 to 22.1 per cent.

The number who said they were confident of getting a mortgage without difficulty had increased from 67 per cent a year ago, to 80.2 per

BETTER OFF: Buyers had more money in their pockets.

cent. Likewise, the percentage of attendees who said obtaining credit was the biggest

block on purchasing a property had halved from 18.3 per cent to 9.1 per cent.

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Courtyards grow in popularity AN inside patio provides a cool and tranquil retreat for city dwellers INTERNAL courtyards are a typical feature of Spanish architecture, with the Roman and North Africaninfluenced style of the ‘Patio Andaluz’ one of the most evocative images of life in the south of Spain.

Andalucia loves its flowerdraped and decoratively tiled courtyards so much that they are celebrated in many towns and cities with special fiestas, like the Festival de Patios Cordobeses in Cordoba, which takes place in the middle of May. Participants open the doors to their patios to invite the public in, and a coveted title is awarded to the most beautiful.

In recent years, the contest in Cordoba has been split into two categories, for patios in historic buildings and more modern creations, reflecting the continuing popularity of the architectural style.

And it’s a style that’s spreading, with architects worldwide picking

Photo credit: José Luis Filpo Cabana/Wikipedia.

By Jo Harvie

FULL OF LIGHT: A courtyard at a private home in Moguer, Andalucia. up on the benefits of an interior patio. “Adding valuable outside space and light to urban homes, internal courtyards are increasingly being included in new developments and

also being added to older homes,” says the Daily Telegraph’s property section, looking at current trends in home construction.

A couple of years ago, scientists

at the University of Sevilla established what Spanish families had known all along – that temperatures in a courtyard are cooler than out on the street.

There’s some complex thermodynamics behind that common sense assertion, says architect Juan Manuel Rojas: “These spaces create a mixture of phenomena: stratification (hot air rises and cold air falls); convection (the walls heated throughout the day project air upwards); and flow patterns (whirlwind formation depending on the geometry of the space).”

But learning how it works is helping developers to build homes with smaller carbon footprints, making efficient use of the courtyard’s cooling and heating capabilities.

The social and psychological benefits of courtyards are also being considered by architects. They provide private, quiet outside space for houses in densely populated cities, or for small communities of homes a courtyard can be a social place for shared activities.

But above all, such patios are beautiful spaces, which put daylight, greenery and colour at the heart of the home.

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More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 (95461) ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) meet on the last Tuesday of the month at Casa Ventura, San Luis Urbanisation, 6.30pm. The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. Further details Hon Sec 965 724 652

TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Telephone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablan ca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 2.45pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 966 718 964 or 965 071 920, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets 1st Monday of every month (except July and August) at Bar Sioux , Avda Escandinavia GA at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Brian, Branch Secretary on 639 917 971 / email secre tarybr3606@gmail.com (95474)

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Lamborghini confirms Urus, its sporty hybrid 4x4 SUV NEW crossover model will punch above its weight with 600hp and 400kwh

By Steve Walsh

FORD MONDEO: Awarded two honours by Honest John readers.

THE new thoroughbred in Lamborghini’s stable has been announced in Rome as the Urus SUV. The crossover model that may debut in 2017 is said to have 600hp and 400kwh and, at 5ft 6 inches (1.68m), the hybrid may be relatively small but will

€80m in tax breaks and other incentives to build in Italy

AWARDS: Car of the Year and most popular large family car.

Ford flying high in the rankings HONEST JOHN has named the Ford Mondeo Car of the Year.

The two million readers of HonestJohn.co.uk have sung the praises of Ford at the fifth annual Honest John Awards, by not only naming the Mondeo as Car of the Year, but also the most popular large family car.

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more than match the competition. Although not mentioned by the company, it’s believed that Italy’s government awarded Lamborghini more than €80 million in tax breaks and other incentives.

In return, Lamborghini will hire around 500 new employees and invest significantly in expanding its facilities.

Intended to take on key rivals including Aston Martin’s planned SUV and Porsche Cayenne, the Urus is likely to be the most affordable model in the Lamborghini line-up.

DISTINCTIVE: Style.

URUS: Likely to be most affordable and popular Lamborghini.

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Costa Cobras RFC juniors’ play do their club proud PLAYERS have only been playing together for two to three months

By Community Reporter COSTA COBRAS RFC were invited by Squalos to train with their juniors and have a few games as well.

The players put on a great performance and did the club proud and are looking forward to repeating it all soon.

This is followed by the seventh Murcia 7’s tournament on Saturday June 6.

The rugby club had four short games of seven minutes each playing five-aside, and the players put all of their hard work from training into practice and against more experienced players held

Eurogolf Society at La Marquesa EUROGOLF saw its Greensomes Stableford pairs played at La Marquesa.

In first place was the pairing of Robin Richards and Gill Gordon with an impressive score of 49 points. In second place were John Hill and Norman Woods, while Sue Gillett and Terry O’Regan came third with 45 points on countback.

The overall winner of the TOFF’s Stableford game was Marian Quinn with a score of 45 points.

The Captain’s Dinner Dance is at Stan and Ollies on Saturday May 30. Visit: www.eurogolf-quesada.

PAIRS: Played a Greensomes Stableford.

A short game guide playing out of bunkers Jordan Gibb (European Challenge Tour Player)

TOUR PERSPECTIVE Your weekly guide to better golf

LAST week we spoke about the basic chip, a shot I also referred to as the putt chip because of its lack of wrist action and the rhythm of the shot. It is important that you practice this shot regularly because you will find that it gets easier and easier over time and will become invaluable to you.

Today though, I would like to talk about bunker shots.

Shots from the sand probably represent the biggest gulf in performance between professionals and amateurs. Professional golfers get up and down more than half the time from all bunkers and almost every time when faced with a simple bunker shot. Many

IN THE BUNKER: Lose the fear and save shots. amateurs on the other hand are happy to just get the ball out and avoid wrecking their card. One of the problems is that mentality of “trying to get the ball out.”

First step is to create a new goal - to splash the ball out close to the pin. Having done that, we must set our club and body up in a way that allows your sand wedge to glide through the sand rather than dig down into it. Your bunker checklist is as follows:

1) Get nice and wide with your feet and create a solid base in the sand.

2) Flex your knees more than normal in order to feel lower to the ground.

3) Open the clubface.

4) Commit to the swing.

Mental Tip: Think of a bunker shot not as a chip but more like a smooth three quarter wedge swing.

For more information or to get in contact with Jordan www.jordangibbgolf.com.

their own comfortably.

In the first game Cobras ran out winners 5-3 with Kyle grabbing three tries and Jaime, with some silky footwork, getting two tries. In the second game it was closer with both teams putting in try saving tackles, but Cobras coming out on top 5-4 with again Kyle and Jaime getting two tries a piece.

The final two games began to tell on the lads as Squalos had fresh legs; the third game was 4-4 with Kyle and Dylan getting two a piece. The final game the players ran out of steam and went down 7-3 with Kyle and Jaime getting the tries again, but as this was their first time they had played contact they did brilliantly.

On top of that the players have only been playing for two to three months and with the overall score over the four games it meant they lost by just one try.

This coming weekend is another big weekend with the Murcia 7’s again with their seventh annual tournament.

For more info contact Dutch on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416.

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Prior to today’s round SMGS handed over 250 euros to Stuart Rennie, as its contribution to funds collected for cancer research on behalf of the Linda Rennie Memorial Trophy which took place on May 17. This brings SMGS’s contribution to both local and international charities in the last 2 years to some €4,000, with donations to worthy causes having become an integral part of what our society is about and an indication of our member’s generosity.

The Bronze category: saw Brian Mulligan fourth on 33, and Ellen Drakesmith, third also with 33. Second place went to John Trehy likewise on 33. The winner however was Chris Hamblett with 36 points.

Fourth in the Silver category was Glen Rapley on 34, beating Mike Jordan with 35. Second spot was taken by Ken Flaherty on 37, While first place went to Noel Bannon with 42 points.

In the Gold category, Ivan Hanak secured fourth with 36

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Long trip for TMGS players PINAILLAS CUP is sponsored by founder members John Whitaker and his wife

FOR their May meeting, 32 society members travelled to Alicante to challenge the Seve Ballesteros designed course.

Only 10 players managed to get a score greater than 30 points leaving the chasing pack behind on 28 or less. The day’s winner was Martin Collins scoring a creditable 37 points.

Second and third places went to Keith Smith and Bill Peters with 36 and 35 respectively.

The June match will be the Anne McGrath memorial Perpetual Trophy at Vistabella.

Call Bill on 635 212 916.

TMGS: Players made the journey to Las Pinaillas for their annual cup match.

By Dilip Kuner PLAYERS from The Members Golf Society (TMGS) made the two hour journey to Las Pinaillas for their annual cup match.

The Pinaillas Cup is sponsored by founder member John Whitaker and his

wife Marg. The course is always found by members to be in great condition and the greens can be very tricky to read.

In the visitors’ category 29 points was enough for Lennart Holmberg to take second place on lower handicap, but was far short of first placed T. Skymoen’s 38 points.

Playing for the main trophy, there were several players around the 30 points mark, but this came nowhere near the 40 points scored by Chris Gray for top spot.

More information: www.tmgs.org or www.facebook.com/tmgsgolf, tweet Twitter.com/TMGSGOLF, or call 661 524 101.

San Miguel Golf play La Finca MAY 27, saw 39 members and a guest attended SMGS’s monthly visit to La Finca to play a Stableford competition, where despite a few course issues some players posted superb scores. Not least Darren Hancock, Mick Cook, Robin Eastman and Noel Bannon, as Mick shot a gross 73, and Darren a best score of the day and possibly the year so far with a gross 71.

One singles match and one doubles match were held in the annual SMGS match play competitions, with Mike Jordan overcoming Alan MacDonald four/two in the former, so moving into the semi-finals of the competition, and Ken Flaherty and Phil de Lacy beating John and Ellen Drakesmith 3/2 in the latter.

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