Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 5 - 11 May 2016 Issue 1609

ISSUE NO. 1609

COSTA BLANCA NORTH YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

5 - 11 May 2016

End of an era

By Linda Hall Costa resorts have split personalities.

Their existence depends on entertaining hundreds of thousands of tourists lapping up sun, sea and sand during the day and gulping down nightlife once the sun sets.

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LOCAL NEWS

Animal rights CAMPELLO has banned circuses with animal acts and spectacles involving bulls in a council vote backed by practically all local political parties.

A census will also be made of

dogs living in the town. “Animal protection and the fight against abandoning or mistreating animals is our fundamental objective,” the Environment department declared.

Mosquito hunt BENIDORM Council issued advice on measures that members of the public should take to control the tiger mosquito, which is known to spread the Zika virus, yellow fever and dengue fever amongst other diseases. As the mosquitoes tend to breed in a ‘private, home environment’ the public’s cooperation is essential, the health department said.

Rest in Peace ON a sad note, EWN would like to send condolences to the neighbouring residents of the Benidorm butcher, Melchor, located in the Mercaloix Rincon indoor market, on the sudden passing of Maria Jose Arevalo.

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Street revamp has already started

By Linda Hall EVEN in Altea’s version of the rush hour, busy Calle Garganes is strangely deserted at present.

Cars that usually line both sides of the wide street have been banished and workmen are taking over as the town hall embarks on its Garganes makeover.

Pavements will be widened and once the road has been resurfaced and the excavators, drills and workmen have departed, cars will be allowed to park once more, but only along one side.

The fountain that stood at the intersection of Garganes and Calle Raspall has already gone but it will be necessary to wait three months before the €200,000 project is completed.

In the meantime, Roque Ferrer who heads the town hall’s Infrastructure department announced that it will be possible to keep track of the progress made via the town hall’s website www.altea.es.

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CALLE GARGANES: A new look ahead for the busy street.

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FEATURED NEWS

The role of a newspaper

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views on a suggestion that a new edition of a newspaper in Almeria would be the first free English language paper in the area.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are just a few of your comments and remember we like to hear from everyone regardless of which side of the fence you may sit.

Great paper ABSOLUTELY unbelievable that not only do they not know the area, they have no idea about the fact that there are other long-standing and well-established newspapers in the area. A very bad judgement call and this will no doubt bite them on the backside! So happy to hear I will still be getting my EWN each week! Gordon

Regular read GLAD to hear that EWN is going from strength to strength in Costa Almeria. Thought I was going senile when I heard that there were no papers in this area as I have been reading this paper for years. Gloria

THE EWN: Has been distributed in Almeria for many years.

Bad form SHAMEFUL display today of ignorance! I thought we lived in a civilised society #liars.

EWN has been going for years, how can another publication say they are the only newspaper in the area? Do they think we are idiots that live here? Ian

By John Smith IT is clearly impossible to be 100 per cent correct in all that one publishes as information can be misunderstood or even sometimes deliberately altered in order to confuse or mislead, but as soon as any newspaper realises its mistake then it should take immediate action to correct its statement and any that ignores this is really treating its readers with contempt.

A good number of our readers have contacted the Euro Weekly News regarding a statement that appeared in a Costa Blanca publication, which appears to suggest that their soon to be launched Almeria paper will be the only English language free paper in the area.

We have been publishing our Almeria edition for decades and naturally we would like to confirm to all of our readers in Mojacar, Albox, and across the Costa de Almeria, that the Euro Weekly News continues to be the finest and longest standing free newspaper to the vibrant expatriate community in Almeria, and will continue to be so for many years to come.

Some considerable time has been spent deciding whether or not to even comment on the statement which appeared both in print and on the web, but the support of readers in the area has encouraged us to stand up and remind our entire readership that not only do we see ourselves as part of a vibrant community, but we keep

The EWN continues to be the finest and longest standing free newspaper in Almeria growing and are looking to produce more copies of more papers throughout Spain.

One thing that is quite fascinating is that of the 19 comments at the time of writing about our web story, of which admittedly three are from EWN staff (some of whom have worked for other newspapers), there is just one negative review and there is another comment which we have decided not to publish as it bordered on the realms of both the obscene and the libellous.

So, 15 comments received prior to going to print are from readers supporting the EWN, yet a number have been given negative reviews and we can only assume that this has been done by persons unknown, who are too cowardly to reveal their identities and to express their opinions but want to make it appear that our readers’ views are not respected.

At no time have we suggested that there is not room for any other newspaper in this or any region but the least our readers should reasonably look for is the simple truth, and it is not just us who distribute in the area

Idiot readers

EURO WEEKLY NEWS: Would like to reiterate our unending commitment to our loyal readership. but there are other newspapers as well.

One thing we do have is an office, people on the ground and we have not closed any editions at any time in Spain since the launch of Euro Weekly News.

It can, however, be confirmed that the company behind this latest launch attempted to split their Costa Blanca South publication into two separate papers covering Costa Blanca South and a Costa Calida edition, but their venture was unpopular and unsuccessful meaning that they had to return to a single publication. A similar attempt at publishing an edi-

tion in Benidorm also failed.

Further activities by the company where they tried to split Costa Blanca North into Marina Baxia and Marina Alta were overwhelmingly rejected by the expatriate communities there and the company backed out, following a pattern they have become accustomed to by reverting to a single edition.

The Euro Weekly News would like to reiterate our unending commitment and dedication to our loyal readership, and our determination to bring real news and true information to all our expatriate readers every week of the year.

SO many shills in these comments... Let’s hope we get a decent free newspaper in the area, I think we deserve at least one.

Maberry Note. The dictionary definition of a shill is “a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.” We are not sure which of the readers or advertisers who took the trouble to comment are being accused of this, as those directly associated with EWN declared their interest. Who wrote it?

Draw your own conclusions!

Staff member HAVING worked as a writer for the EWN since the start of the year after working for other local newspapers, I can say I am proud to work for the EWN and am confident in the loyalty of our readers. Adele

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No visitors for sleeping lion

By Linda Hall POLOP Town Hall and the local mountaineering club, Leon Dormido, have reluctantly closed Ponoch’s Via Ferrata.

Literally an Iron Way, this is a mountain route equipped with fixed ladders, cables and bridges for climbers. A steel cable on the 250-metre Ponoch route now shows signs of rust and needs replacing but the Generalitat aid is not available.

The route installed 10 years ago was never officially recognised by the regional government and consequently no engineer is willing to give the Ponoch Via Ferrata, or any other in the Valencian Community, a favourable report.

“This isn’t an enclosed environment like a climbing wall. It’s in the open and they don’t know if there’s a danger of rock falls, for instance,” said a Leon Dormido spokesman.

The first phase of the Ponoch Via Ferrata was completed in 2006 thanks to Polop Town Hall and the Leon Dormido club, which takes its name

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POLOP: Was declared a Protected Landscape. from Ponoch’s resemblance to a sleeping lion.

The initiative had permission from the regional government’s Tourism Department but Ponoch was declared a

Protected Landscape soon afterwards.

The Via Ferrata had to go, the Environment department said, although it was never dismantled and has been used until now.

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Our View 70

Time Out 71 - 72

Health & Beauty 75 - 79

Social Scene 80 - 84

Property 85 - 87

Pets 89 - 90

Homes & Gardens 93 - 96

Services 98 - 102

Classifieds 103 - 105 Motoring 107 - 109

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Tiki Beach appeal From front page

But the people who cater to their needs want a good n ig h t’s s lee p an d th at’s when the trouble starts.

This was brought home by an Alicante High Court verdict ordering the closure of Benidorm’s Tiki Beach that was welcomed by the

seafront pub’s immediate neighbours.

A nd not only the Tiki Beach’s owners were worried by its implications because bar and pub owners fear this ruling could set a precedent.

The Alicante judges cited the “ gra ve proble ms ” caused by the Tiki Beach’s

loud music and the “unbridled behaviour” of the pub’s largely British clientele.

As the Tiki Beach proprietors prepare to appeal the Alicante ruling pub, bar and disco owners warn that this c ould dra s tic a lly a lte r Benidorm’s nightlife.

Victor Navarro, president of the sector’s Ociobal asso-

ciation expressed support for the Tiki Beach owners.

He also voiced worries that the Alicante verdict brought into question the validity of the resort’s noise control measures.

“It creates a worrying situation where we are at the mercy of our neighbours,” Navarro said.

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Bridge over the troubled N-332 NO prizes for knowing when Calpe is on the horizon because the famous Peñon de Ifach is visible kilometres away.

But Calpe is well known for another feature, the N-332 main road that anyone - resident, visitor or tourist - must negotiate to enter or

exit the town. Even vehicles using the AP-7 motorway are forced to use the N-332 after leaving the toll road at the Denia-Ondara exit.

The Ministry of Public Works promised roundabouts will contribute towards solving motorists’ problems and should be finished by

Blessed bread and red roses

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Blessed bread in Benitachell.

By Linda Hall AS it does each year in early May, Benitachell is celebrating its Fiestas de la Rosa.

An important part of the

fiestas and one of the oldest customs is the bread blessed at Sunday Mass and given out to residents who stand at their doors, plates at the ready.

The fiestas continue this coming Saturday (May 7) with a ‘Gran Cagada’ competition, a paella-cooking competition and an evening fancy dress parade.

next year. Meanwhile, Madrid has announced that it will build a footbridge over the N-332 and pedestrians making for the railway station or the urbanisations on Olta will no longer be obliged to dodge traffic on one of the busiest roads in Spain.

As well as the €1.299 million footbridge, the Ministry will also improve the exit for vehicles leaving Calpe at the same point. At present there is only a ‘give way’ sign which is not always respected, but this will be supplemented with a 200-metre acceleration lane.

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A search for fruit brings shock bust

By Linda Hall POLICE who intercepted and searched a Marina Alta van found more than 130 stolen exhaust pipes.

The owner of the vehicle was arrested and charged with receiving, but ironically

they were looking for fruit and vegetables, not exhaust pipes.

Police were stopping vans and lorries in the Marina Alta and Sagunto (Valencia), carring out spot checks on the documentation and origin of produce in a crackdown on

Motorbike boom TWO-WHEELED vehicles are taking over the streets of Alicante Province, and the recession is to blame, according to reports following the release of new statistics by the General Traffic Directorate (DGT).

Financial difficulties, which have hit thousands of local residents, combined with the high price of petrol over recent years, and the cost of buying and maintaining a car, led to more than 25,000 mo-

torcycles of more than 50cc being sold in the province between the end of 2008 and 2015.

Although they have now dropped, fuel prices reached an all-time high in 2013 with diesel reaching almost â‚Ź1.40 per litre, and petrol higher still.

With an unemployment rate of 29.48 per cent at the end of that year, this was deemed by many as another good reason to swap four wheels for two.

agricultural theft.

Instead their biggest haul was the exhaust pipes. These are targeted for their catalytic converters which, thanks to their platinum, rhodium and palladium content, are currently fetching â‚Ź150 each on the black market.

Air lifted A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD hiker from Alto Vinalopo had to be rescued by helicopter and flown to a medical centre, after falling and injuring an ankle in a cliffy area by the sea, between Denia and Xabia on Sunday (May 1).

Emergency services were alerted at about 2.30pm after the man fell in an area about 100 metres from the Cova Tallada, and due to the difficulty accessing the scene a helicopter was sent to collect him.

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Theme park sentences after 11 years TWENTY-TWO businessmen involved in Terra Mitica’s earliest days received prison terms, totalling 305 years, for defrauding €6.3 million.

The 20 convicted businessmen, with the collusion of ex-directors Justo Valverde and Antonio Rincon, defrauded Hacienda Publica of €6.3 million.

They also caused losses of €1.3 million to Terra Mitica during its construction, with a complex maze of fictitious invoices and padded bills.

They must now pay €71 million in fines, ruled the Valencia High Court.

Justo Valverde, a retired lieutenant colonel and lawyer, is also the former brother-in-law of Eduardo Zaplana, mayor of Benidorm between 1991 and 1994. He was president of the Valencian Community from 1994-2002 when he was named

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TERRA MITICA: Now privately owned after it was sold for a large loss.

a Cabinet minister in the national government.

Zaplana was one of the principal movers behind the theme park which opened in 1999 and would, he promised, become Europe’s most important theme park.

The theme park earned lasting fame, principally through the court case that began when all the chicanery came to light in 2005, and has only just finished after twice being shelved by the judges.

The land where Terra Mitica was built had been devastated in 1992 by three fires that were deliberately started over a space of three days, and the theme park was inextricably linked to corruption and speculation from the outset.

The pharaonic project – the first of many carried out by Zaplana and his successors - lost hundreds of millions for the Generalitat before it was sold in 2012 for €65 million, despite costing almost €200 million to build.

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Shutting up THREE concertado schools, which are part subsidised, part private, will close in Alicante Province.

The Alicante schools of Jesus Maria Assisi and Medico Pedro Herrero, along with El Salvador in Alcoy, are earmarked for closure. Other centres, including the San Jose and San Jose Artesano in Elche will also see the loss of classrooms.

Parents of those already at the schools and those registering for September have been informed and as a result, a protest is being held in Alcoy today (Thursday May 5) at 8pm.

The Minister for Education, Vincent Marza, said before the courts, in an appearance requested by him to explain school planning, that these closures and decisions were made “in compliance with current legislation.”

USOC union said the measure was unfair particularly in the case of Alicante City which was losing two schools and complained of the resulting loss of jobs.

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Statue is destroyed

By Eleanor Hawkins A WOMAN, who later failed a breathalyser test, failed to turn at the ‘fallas’ roundabout opposite the central market in Elda on Sunday morning (May 1), and went straight into the

statue in the middle, causing extensive damage.

A Local Police patrol was sent to the scene at 8.20am, and reported that the driver had mounted the roundabout and crashed into the ironwork statue, which will require an evaluation by the artist before it can be repaired.

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Babies keep coming BIRTH rates remain stable in Alicante Province regardless of the falling population, the latest data from the Valencian Statistics Institute (for the year 2014) has revealed.

While the province lost 77,204 inhabitants between 2013 and 2014, the institute reported that as many of these were not of a childbearing age it had no adverse affect on the birth rate.

In fact, whereas in 2013 there were 8.32 births per 1,000 inhabitants, this actually increased to 8.45 per 1,000 the following year.

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Truth is in no sense stranger than fiction THE front page of the April 29 edition of RTN bizarrely states; ‘The Chosen One: RTN, your English Newspaper, has been hand-picked by the British Consulate to become their official media partner.’

It seemed so unlikely that an arm of the British Government should actually have done this, that on April 29, on behalf of the Euro Weekly News I wrote formally to the British Ambassador in Madrid, asking for his observations, and received the following reply at around 10pm on Saturday, April 30.

CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL. “John, Thanks for your email on Friday afternoon. It was very good to see you at the Voter Registration event in Malaga.

My thanks to you for making it down there, and my apologies for having to dash off back to Madrid so quickly.

In your email you raised your concerns about the reporting of the launch of our ‘local ambassadors’ pilot project in Alicante, in RTN.

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...the Embassy has in no sense decided to start working exclusively with any one expatriate newspaper.”

I understand that one of your colleagues has raised similar concerns with my head of communications, Simon Montague.

I think there may be a misunderstanding. I can assure you that the Embassy has in no sense decided to start working exclusively with any one expatriate newspaper in Spain.

Nor would it of course make any sense for us to do so.

The reality is that we have one pilot project in one region (Alicante) where we felt we would achieve more media impact with the target audi-

THE TRUTH: British Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Simon Manley. ence through giving one paper access to the project launch.

Offering a story to a few or even one particular channel is a technique that is widely used by organisations of all kinds public and private - when they believe it may achieve greater impact than by issuing it to more outlets and then finding that few or none give it much

or indeed any prominence.

As ever one doesn’t, of course, have any editorial control over how a channel selected in this way might present the story. That’s the nature of a free press, as I hope you will appreciate.

We would be very happy to provide all the information about this specific pilot project

to EWN or indeed any other channel that wishes to follow up the launch, and my communications team would be happy to brief your news desk on the project next week.

The very large majority of our stories are, we believe, of relevance to British nationals right across Spain, and we offer them to all English lan-

guage channels at the same time.

However, even then, we may be able to invite only a select few to a particular event, as was the case with the event in Malaga which you attended.

Your newspaper, with its several editions and wide readership across Spain, is one of the most important and valued channels for us to reach the British expatriate audience, and, needless to say, it will continue to be so. I look forward to working with you.

I am copying this email to our Consuls for Central and Southern Spain, to our viceconsuls for Alicante and Malaga, and to Simon Montague.

Best regards, Simon Manley British Ambassador to Spain and Andorra” Truth will out and having received this communication from the Ambassador it is clear that the statement on the front page of RTN is neither accurate nor fact.

Unemployment on the up again

By Eleanor Hawkins ALICANTE Province ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 210,800 people registered as unemployed, 4,500 more than at the end of the last quarter of 2015, and with 681,700 people registered as working, 10,300 fewer than at the end of the year.

Although jobs were created over the Easter period in the tourism sector, this was unable to combat the fall in employment following the end of the winter sales and due to the lack of

construction in the area.

These are the results of the Active Population Survey, released last week, which did however reflect an increase in youngsters in work with the percentage of 16 to 24-year-olds on the dole dropping from 51 to 47.7 since the previous survey.

At the end of March there were 83,700 families in the province with no members working, 10,800 more than three months beforehand, showing that although the authorities insist that jobs are being created, there is still a long way to go.

Britons in football fight causes fright on flight TWO Britons, allegedly on their way to Spain to watch the Villareal-Liverpool Europa League football match, caused a Ryanair flight between Liverpool and Alicante to have to stop off in France on Thursday (April 28).

The French police reported that the pilot diverted the path of the Boeing 737 and requested their assistance after the two passengers, who had been drinking, began to fight on board the plane, putting the other passengers and crew at risk.

Although they were drunk and excitable, police in Limoges reported, the two people did not resist arrest and were taken to the local police station. in the French city while the flight continued on to Alicante without them.

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Work threatens beach

By Linda Hall ANOTHER summer approaches without a solution for Campello’s Cala d’Almadrava perennial problem.

Swimming from much of the beach is banned owing to the instability of the low cliff above it, a restriction that is largely ignored by the public.

But the situation has worsened, residents complained, now that three villas are being built on the part of the cliff nearest the La Illeta dels Banyets.

Despite requests for protective netting to be installed in the past, the council still has not taken this step, now that earthworks during construction work have increased the rock falls, they said.

Criminals’ loss is police’s gain A LAUNCH requisitioned by a Denia court is now on the right side of the law.

The boat has been made available to Javea’s Local Police force to maintain security and safety on the beaches, and patrol the town’s 25 kilometres of coast.

It will also keep watch on the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve, where its presence should help to discourage poachers from illicit fishing in this protected area.

Denia’s senior judge Javier Reyes has been putting as-

sets impounded during criminal operations at the disposal of local town halls and police forces since 2006.

The court is a pioneer in putting to good use boats, jet skis and vehicles taken during large-scale police operations involving drug trafficking and money-laundering.

The six-metre boat, which was recently handed over to Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi and Public Safety councillor Pepa Gisbert, complements the seized jet ski that was ceded to the Local Police last year.

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A PERMIT to dive in the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve takes at least five days to arrive.

Denia’s Mayor Vicent Grimalt raised this issue during a recent meeting

with Elena Cebrian, who heads the regional government’s Environment Department, asking if the process could be speeded up.

The five-day time lag was

off-putting for the many tourists and visitors keen to dive in the Cabo de San Antonio reserve if the permits did not take so long to come through, Grimalt said.

Local diving schools and clubs are also concerned about the lengthy wait, he added.

The mayor, who was accompanied by Denia’s Environment Councillor Josep Crespo, pointed out that the delay in obtaining permits obstructed one of the town’s tourist offers. Five days was excessive, both men said, suggesting that this could be cut to two.

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Lengthy wait for divers

DROUGHT-FIGHTERS: Members of the Marina Alta Water Consortium.

Beating the drought

By Linda Hall THE Marina Alta Water Consortium is moving its headquarters to Javea’s desalination plant.

At its last meeting the Consortium, which answers to the Alicante Provincial Council, discussed the latest report on the drought where low rainfall has left the Marina Alta on the

threshold of an emergency situation.

The consortium proposed creating a technical committee to analyse work to be carried out in the near future. Projects include enlarging the Parcent water purifying plant and replacing water pipes in Benigembla but, above all, deciding on a strategy to counter the imminent drought.

Tax divides regional government THE regional government’s proposed Tourist Tax is meeting opposition from within the Consell, its own cabinet.

Secretary for Tourism, Francesc Colomer, who belongs to the PSOE, expressed his categorical rejection of the tax that the Generalitat calculates will bring in approximately €30 million a year.

The nightly levy that could be imposed on tourists staying in the Valencian Community was dismissed by the region’s tourism chief as “a superficial glance at reality.”

Colomer was speaking in Benidorm at the closing ceremony of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the hoteliers’ association Hosbec, which re-elected Toni Mayor as its president.

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E-CIGARETTE SHOP: Jane at her counter in the Benidorm Indoor Market. stead, as there are very few places in Benidorm where these are available.

That side of the business is steadily growing, with 99 per cent of their clients being British.

Jane also sells reading glasses and costume jewellery, so there are

We believe A CAMPAIGN to promote local commerce and boost sales is to run in Benidorm throughout the month of June.

Entitled ‘Creemos en Benidorm’ (We believe in Benidorm), the Banco Sabadell initiative has the support of the Department

more reasons to visit her shop.

Rowdy takes care of their other business interests, including the two apartments they rent out in Albir for holidays, which can be viewed at: www.appartement-in-albir.nl.

It’s all quite a change from when

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Customers buying goods at participating businesses will be able to enter a draw with a prize of €3,000.

The bank has also arranged for 15,000 environmentally friendly raffia bags to be made available.

There will also be a draw for €1,000 for stores participating in the campaign who use Banco Sabadell.

Workman injured A WORKMAN has suffered injuries after falling five metres whilst working on reforms at a Benidorm hotel.

The man was supervising work at the Hotel Las Dalmatas in the Rincon de Loix area of the town. The hotel belongs to Antonio Mayor, who heads the hoteliers’ association Hosbec.

The injured man was taken to the nearby Hospital de Levante, where health officials confirmed that his injuries were not serious.

Initial reports blamed human error for the incident.

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The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, along with the mayor of Finestrat, Juan Francisco Perez, and Carmen Diaz, the mayor of the Benidorm Provincial Bar Association, have signed the agreement.

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Heartless thieves TWO attacks on the same night – one successful and one thwarted – have highlighted the heartless nature of the attackers.

The first target was the Doble Amour centre in Benidorm for people with disabilities. The thieves broke in and caused a significant amount of damage.

It is thought that they were hoping to find a safe containing cash, but failed.

The second target was the regional headquarters of the Alzheimer’s Association, where a man repeatedly tried to break a window with a paving stone.

The noise alerted a passerby, who confronted the man and called the police. The perpetrator fled the scene, but was arrested shortly after. He was released the following day.

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Murky prospect for inland water

By Linda Hall LLIBER’s tap water is not suitable for drinking.

Analysis by Proaguas, attached to the Alicante Provincial Council, detected cloudiness and aluminium content above the permitted levels.

The council immediately warned the 1,090 residents that they should not drink the tap water.

Lliber’s water comes from the Parcent purification plant,

which can treat only 1,500 cubic metres of water daily, despite a demand for 1,900 cubic metres, explained Lliber’s Mayor Jose Juan Reus.

As a result, the water coming out of the plant is not correctly treated, although this is the first time that Lliber water has exceeded permitted aluminium levels he said.

Neighbouring Jalon is also worried and Gerard Fullana, councillor responsible for the town’s water, has urgently re-

quested an analysis of the domestic supply.

Jalon’s water also comes from Parcent but is combined with water from a Lliber artesian well which has a slightly high salt content. Samples from April 7 indicated that the water was fit to drink but Fullana said that Jalon’s supply “is up against it.”

Like Lliber it could soon be necessary to warn residents that their tap water was not fit to drink, he predicted.

New details for Pellicer & Heredia PELLICER & HEREDIA, Costa Blanca Lawyers, Conveyancing, and Tax Advisors, would like to inform all clients and collaborators that their new address is Calle San Fernando 46-1 (left) in Alicante.

The telephone numbers and e-mail ad-

dresses remain the same. They can be reached at 965 480 737, or (mobile) 606 056 282, whereas the fax number is (+34) 965 981 069.

Meanwhile, they can also be reached by email at info@pellicerheredia.com.

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What Will Happen To Your Legacy?

Even if you have put a lot of thought into your wealth management in the past, there comes a time when we need to look at our financial planning again in terms of multi-generational wealth management.

How will your wealth be passed down to your children, grandchildren and any other chosen heirs? How will they handle your legacy? How much will they actually receive, and how much will go to the taxman?

Complex family situations need particular consideration – for example, if you remarried and have children from previous marriages, or need to consider stepchildren. You may wish to establish a way to gift with certainty, where you still have some control over when your heirs receive their funds and how they use it.

Taxation is another essential component of estate planning.

Spanish succession and gift tax If you live in Spain or if you have Spanish assets, you need to plan to

By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks protect yourself and heirs from Spanish succession and gift tax. It is due when either the assets are located in Spain regardless of where the recipient lives, or if the recipient is resident in Spain, regardless of where the assets are.

Tax is paid by each recipient and spouses are not exempt. Allowances under the state rules are very low – €15,957 for spouses, descendants and ascendants. There is a 95%

allowance against the main home (maximum €122,606 per inheritor) when inherited by a spouse or descendant if they keep it for 10 years.

Under state rules, tax is applied at progressive rates from 7.65% to 34%. Multipliers, depending on the relationship between the two parties and the recipient’s pre-existing net worth, can take the tax up to 82% in some cases.

Each autonomous community has the right to amend the state rules, so they could be more beneficial in your area, particularly for spouses and children. Whether the state or regional rules apply depends on where the beneficiary and the donor are resident and where the assets inherited/gifted are located.

UK inheritance tax UK nationals are also faced with UK inheritance tax. Determined by domicile rather than residence, it

continues to affect many British expatriates living here. For wealthier families, the tax bills can be considerable.

Other tax considerations If you are leaving your heirs savings and investments, once they receive the funds they will start to pay tax on the income and gains. So you plan how to hold your investment capital so that it is tax efficient for them. Also consider how these investments will pass on to chosen heirs – will it be a drawn out and costly process, or can ownership easily change hands?

Finally, do not forget your own needs. You also have to ensure you and your spouse benefit from your wealth in the meantime.

Writing your ‘last will and testament’ is one key step in estate planning. You may need one in Spain and one in the UK. But a will can only go so far. If you are looking

to gift with control, and reduce taxation, you need to employ other arrangements as well.

Cross-border estate planning is complex, and needs to take multijurisdictional succession law, inheritance taxes and probate into account. There are compliant opportunities available in Spain that allow you to do all this, and which provide significant tax advantages.

This is a specialist area, so take professional, personalised advice to get it right.

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

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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In the interest of tourism

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A WORKING group met to discuss the establishment of a tourism lobby of Valencia representing the Confederation of

Hotels and Tourism of Valencia (CONHOSTUR) and the Federation of Hotel Brand Valencian Community.

The aim is to try to unite under this new confederation the

two main tourist sub-sectors in Valencia, representing more than 38,000 companies and more than 175,000 direct jobs.

Its creation plans to represent for the first time these compa-

nies that make up the tourism, hotel, and hospitality sectors of Valencia, as the industry joins forces in the defence of the sector.

Attending the meetings were presidents of associations from Castellon, Alicante and Valencia comprising CONHOSTUR, and the presidents of the Hotel Union of Valencia Province, the Castellon Hotels Association and the Provincial Association of Hotels of Alicante (APHA).

Throughout this month the association will be formally set up, and will be established before the summer.

Going home ALICANTE Province lost 22,910 inhabitants over the last year, and new statistics released last week revealed that 13,750 of those who left were British.

The National Statistics Institute’s Continuous Census Study, published on Thursday (April 28), placed the number of people living in the province at 1,832,137 on January 1, 2016, while a year beforehand this was 1,855,047.

While about 3,000 Spaniards moved to Alicante during the year, 25,489 foreign residents left. Although Britons formed the largest group of people returning to their homeland, French, German, Dutch, Romanian and Bulgarian residents also left in large numbers.

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Province is opened up to Israeli tourists

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Costa Blanca is preparing for the first time this summer to receive tourists from Israel.

It comes after it was announced there will be charter flights operating from Alicante-Elche airport to Tel Aviv from June. To mark the new air link, this week the Costa Blanca welcomed 38 Israeli travel agents on a trip to the province.

Provincial Vice-President and Deputy of Tourism Eduardo Dolon said: “The objective of this familiarisation trip is to allow professionals

who visit to meet the quality and variety of our tourism, and experience first-hand experiences which can then be conveyed to their customers.

We are aware that the person who knows and enjoys our destination is best able to promote it.”

The group visited Alicante, Benidorm, Calpe, Castell de Guadalest, Altea and Elche.

The initiative was been organised by the Patronato Costa Blanca, in collaboration with the tour operator Aviation Link.

The new route will be operational from June 23 to October 20, with weekly flights.

Roman villa under Denia A PASSERBY confirmed archaeologists’ long-held suspicions that a Roman villa lies beneath the Francs neighbourhood in Denia.

After finding ceramic shards near the River Girona he contacted Denia’s Archaeological museum whose experts concluded that they dated from the first century AD,

and could only have come from a large Roman villa.

Construction material has also been found in the immediate area, revealed Denia’s municipal archaeologist Josep Antoni Gisbert: “If we excavated we would discover the villa immediately.”

The discovery also gives experts a clearer idea of rural

Dianium (Denia’s ancient name) in Roman times, Gisbert said.

The villa’s location would have been influenced by its closeness to a Roman road that branched off the Via Augusta highway, and whose present-day version is the Viejo Camino de Gandia, Gisbert said.

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British Embassy anxious to get expats to vote on referendum

By John Smith THE British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, made the train journey to Malaga on Friday, April 29, to speak to a collection of press and council representatives to promote the voter registration campaign.

In some ways, whilst clearly anxious to ensure that as many British expats did take the trouble to register to vote as possible, the ambassador had a somewhat difficult position to defend.

This was due to the fact that the current government had, as part of its election manifesto, stated that it wanted to see one person one vote, but it had called the referendum with insufficient time to pass legislation to allow those UK passport

holders resident in Spain (or elsewhere), who had lived here for more than 15 years, to vote.

This coupled with the fact that those who had lived in Northern Ireland could not apply to register to vote online, and that no obvious assistance was available for those without internet connection, rather dampened the excitement of those being exhorted to invite British expatriates to register to vote.

Regardless of this trio of disappointments, there are still potentially hundreds of thousands of British potential voters still not registered for the referendum. No one actually knows the true number, but since the start of 2016, it appears that as many as 80,000 people from Spain have

RECRUITING: Ambassador Manley, flanked by British Government officials on April 29. visited the government website dedicated to voting: https://ww w.gov.uk/register-to-vote and the majority of them have registered to vote.

It is a very simple process and basically requires a passport number, national insurance number and postcode of your last UK address.

Despite everything that appears on any website, it is highly recommended that anyone who possibly can should register no later than May 16.

The reason is very simple, as whilst you can register online, ballot papers will be sent by post on May 23 which means that you have to receive the physical document, cast your vote and then post it back in time to be counted in the referendum.

One thing that the ambassador made clear was that there is a great deal of misinformation with regards to what could or would happen in the event of an exit from the Union.

The only things that he could really say with certainty is that in the event of leaving, British nationals would cease to be nationals of the European State and that everything else was effectively supposition, and possibly wishful thinking.

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Watch a film and breast feed

By Eleanor Hawkins BREASTFEEDING mothers who miss the chance to go to the cinema are in luck as Alfas del Pi and Denia cinemas have both started running a ‘sesion teta’ (tit session), where parents will be completely welcome to feed their babies and go in and

out as much as they wish to without worrying about bothering other people.

The films are specially chosen to be suitable for an adult audience but without scary sound or light effects likely to upset babies.

In Alfas there will be a tit session on the last Thursday of

every month at 5pm at the Roma cinemas, while in Denia the first film will be Grandma, screening on May 8.

The initiative was clearly a welcome one in Alfas, where mothers and their babies danced in the cinema entrance to celebrate the first session on Thursday April 28.

Look out for fire

Bridge works

A NEW forest fire lookout tower has been put up in the Sant Antoni area, on the edge of the Font Roja Natural Park, by Alcoy Council’s Environmental department.

The tower has been strategically placed, department head Jordi Martinez explained, to allow surveillance and quick action in the case of fire.

“We continue to work in our battle against fires and we have always said prevention is the best solution,” Martinez stated.

URBAN bridges are under the spotlight in Alcoy, with plans to get much needed repair work finished in some cases and underway in others as soon as possible.

While the government will be spending €1.5m on extensive work to Fernando Reig bridge, local Mayor Antonio Frances reported that €662,000 from the municipal coffers will be spent on other bridges.

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The wrong kind of staple food A DOG almost died after eating chicken deliberately laced with metal staples in an Alcoy park.

“I called when I saw him eating, and when he wanted to eat more I took the strips of chicken skin from his mouth,” his owner said.

“Then I saw that they were full of staples,” she told the vet afterwards.

Realising that the first mouthful could also have contained staples, she gave him milk to drink and took him to the vet. An x-ray re-

vealed that the dog’s stomach was full of staples and the only option was an emergency operation.

The dog, a shih-tzu, is recovering well but still under observation after what the vet admitted was a “major and expensive” operation.

The vet has now informed the local authorities and Health Department.

“Baited sausages containing staples and nails have been left in the same place in the past. We suspect it is the same person,” she said.

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Marsh-destroying mayor avoids second prison term

By Linda Hall CARLOS PASCUAL, ex-mayor of Pego, who has already served a six-year prison term, was found guilty of breach of conduct.

The Alicante High Court fined him €496,615 for paying a contractor to clear rice fields in the Pego-Oliva marsh, an officially protected national park.

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RICE FIELDS: Pego-Oliva national park. marsh’s Comunidad de Regantes irrigation syndicate.

Pascual paid out €399,821

of municipal money without a prior estimate or contract, and must now repay this, plus

€96,793 in interest.

Since Pascual has been declared insolvent, it is improbable that Pego corporation will ever receive the money.

The sentence also barred Pascual from holding public office for seven years, but cleared him of misappropriating public funds, for which the private accusation requested a four-year sentence.

Between 1996 and 1998, the marsh’s water level was lowered and pumps installed to extract water. Vegetation was deliberately burnt and dykes and paths were built for traffic, based on an illegal town plan.

Pascual was the first politician in Spain to be imprisoned for environmental offences that affected 600 hectares of the Pego-Oliva marsh. The damage done between 1995 and 2003 when he was in office caused more than €1 million of damage to the national park.

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More jobs EL CORTE INGLES arrives at Finestrat’s La Marina shopping centre in July.

It will be an outlet selling reduced items, explained Finestrat Mayor Juan Francisco Perez.

“This consolidates La Marina and confirms the expansion of all types of businesses in the shopping centre,” he said.

The outlet will provide employment for 25 full-time and 10 part-time assistants, revealed the satisfied mayor. “We are very satisfied to know that 35 people from the town and surrounding area will find direct employment,” Perez said. “This is an achievement, as our main ambition is to put an end to unemployment in the municipality.”

The mayor also stressed the importance of the link between the Benidorm ring road and the La Marina shopping centre. “Now that traffic is so much more fluid, stores have increased takings and more businesses and franchises have opened at the centre.”

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A burning issue

By Linda Hall JAVEA bullfight fans insisted that bou embolat bullrunning is not cruel.

“Everything is very carefully evaluated and the bull s uffe rs little ,” c la ime d Guillermo Boluer, president of the Bullfighting Cultural Association (ACT).

The Marina Alta town rec e ntly c e le bra te d its N a z a re no fie s ta s w he re bull-running a nd ba iting were allowed, but not bou e mbola t w he re burning brands are attached to the animal’s horns or bou encaixonat where it is cooped up in a container before being released.

Both have also been prohibited in Ondara and Benitachell, while Pedreguer has vetoed bou embolat but retained encaixonat.

Would-be bullfighte rs participating or wanting to get close to the action take s he lte r in ba rre d c a ge s known as “cadafales” and

BANNED TRADITION: No more bou embolat in Javea. thos e us e d in the re c e nt J a ve a fie s ta s w e re hung with placards proclaiming “Yes to bou embolat” and “Yes to bou encaixonat.”

These shelters are sponsored by groups or individuals and none objected when the ACT asked their permission to display the notices, Bolufer maintained.

The gr oup’s di scont ent cam e t o a head on May 1 with a demonstration calling on Javea’s Mayor Jose Chulvi to reverse the ban.

Both versions are a local cust om goi ng back t o t he 50s and even longer according to Javea’s oldest resident s, t he ACT pr esi dent claimed.

It was unfair to veto a tradition with “a flourish of the pen” and the town hall should have carried out a survey first, Bolufer said.

Reinstating bou embolat woul d be “di ff i cul t and complicated,” he recognised but ACT i nt ended t o use everything within its power to achieve this, he said.

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Garden named after patroness

By Linda Hall THE Elaine Evans Gardens that surround the Sant Josep tower in Villajoyosa are now officially open.

Mrs Evans, who spends h e r t i m e b e t w e e n Vi l l a joyosa and her UK home, has been a volunteer at Vilamuseu for some years.

She is also a patroness of the museum and as well as giving her time, she has helped to finance several projects.

The latest involved funding the gardens that surround the restored Sant Josep funerary tower, one of the largest and finest in Iberia.

Until some years ago the remains of the tower were part of a house that had

become a campsite restaurant and blocks of Roman masonry littered the ground.

The latest work involved funding the gardens that surround the restored Sant Josep funerary tower, one of the largest and finest in Iberia Now the campsite has gone, the blocks have been returned to the tower whose restoration, which was funded by the Generalitat with the collaboration of Mrs Evans, was completed last year.

The garden is located in the outer part of the plot

to facilitate public access to the monument.

The plants, bushes and flowers are those that would have been found in a garden surrounding a Roman funerary tower: Laurel for Apollo, myrtle for Venus, cypress for Plut o , w h o r u l e d t h e u n d e rworld and ivy to symbolise eternal life.

There are red roses and violets which were taken to graves during the Rosalia Festival, usually held i n M a y, a s w e l l a s l a v e n der and the acanthus whose leaves are carved on the tower’s capitels.

A vine has also been planted to provide grapes f o r t h e w i n e t h a t Vi l a museu will use when recreating Roman funeral ceremonies.

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Definitive farewell for Alicante hotel

By Linda Hall THE derelict Hotel Sidi San Juan outside Alicante City has finally found a buyer.

It was provisionally acquired at auction for €19.1 million by Torrevieja-based group TM, which will raze what was once Alicante City’s most glamorous hotel.

The company plans to build 175 properties in 10-storey blocks and the demolition will cost around €2 million,

according to construction sector sources.

Alicante Council would have preferred a hotel on the site but admitted that the city’s 1987 urban development plan (PGOU) made provision for homes.

Ironically, the new PGOU envisaged by the previous city council, which was controlled by the Partido Popular, never came into being.

Had it done so, the Sidi site would have been classified

for use only as a hotel.

As it is, the city’s urban regulations state that no building may overshadow the beach on the day of the September equinox between the hours of 8am and 4pm.

“We shall scrutinise the project with a magnifying glass to ensure that no irregularities infringe planning regulations or annoy neighbours and beachgoers,” warned Urban Development Councillor Miguel Angel Pavon.

Something in the air THE Generalitat will allow mini-wind farms.

Property owners, small businesses, town halls and cooperatives can now install wind turbines producing up to 500 kilowatts.

The regional government’s lawyers announced that individual wind farms are not subject to the strict regulations set out in Spain’s Plan Eolico. Neither are they tied by

the need for public tendering or restricted to ‘appropriate zones’ established in the plan.

The Economy Department is committed to energy self-sufficiency, said Julia Company, director general for Energy. “We are convinced that this is fundamental in the use of renewable energy and evolution towards a really sustainable model.”

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FOUR minors have been arrested in El Campello suspected of being behind a wave of more than 30 crimes, the Alicante Guardia Civil headquarters has reported.

The boys are aged between 14 and 16, and are suspected of having been involved in a robbery and 26 burglaries from homes and commercial premises in the area.

Investigations began in April 2015 when a woman who had been jogging

Asylum petition MORE than 151,000 people have signed a petition asking the Spanish Government to allow asylum, for humanitarian reasons, to Osman, a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy currently in a refugee camp.

The youngster’s story was highlighted after two volunteer firefighters from Elche joined the humanitarian effort and met Osman and his family at a refugee camp in Idomeni in Greece.

This was after what they called a “harrowing journey by land and sea” from Afghanistan.

They said his life is at risk and wanted to move him and his family to Spain where he can seek the help he needs, a move backed by Elche Town Hall, which has offered to support them as a host city.

They had already begun proceedings but need the approval of the government.

Upon hearing the story, thousands of people have signed the petition in support of the bid for asylum.

Tram is the best transport ALMOST half of all users of Alicante’s tram service say they prefer to travel by tram than by any other means of transport, a Customer Satisfaction Index has revealed.

Around 48 per cent said it was their preferred choice of both public and private transport for its convenience (18.1 per cent), cost effectiveness (11.4 per cent) and speed (7.8 per cent).

Teenagers arrested on a residential complex reported having been accosted by a teenage boy, with three more similar cases reported over the following months.

Although investigators managed to arrest a suspect who matched descriptions, the fact that the attacker always

wore a hood meant that the victims were unable to identify him.

Then in February two young girls were robbed at knife point and a police operation was launched, which eventually led to the arrest of a 14-year-old and investigation of another, aged 13.

The arrestee turned out to be the same boy who had been questioned over the assault cases, leading the police to start putting two and two together. After being granted permission to search the boy’s home, officers found clothes used during the crimes and

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items which had been reported as stolen and the boy broke down and confessed.

A further three teenagers were later arrested as alleged accomplices, and searches led to confiscation of two mobile phones valued at more than €1,000, and the discovery of a collection of wooden carved ornaments valued at €6,000, which had been reported stolen from one of the burgled homes.

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Past erased A NEW committee will examine Elda’s streets to detect lingering traces of the Franco era. The local EU party also suggested changing the names of 12 streets honouring public figures linked to the dictatorship.

Extra hours ALICANTE’S health authority could, after months of requests, extend the paediatrician’s hours at the Santa Isabel district’s health centre in San Vicente.

Bug search FORMER Generalitat vicepresident Jose Ciscar admitted that his office was searched for bugs. This was common practice, he said, and denied that it was connected to the so-called ‘Palau Mole,’ responsible for damaging political leaks.

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Backlash ag

By Linda Hall RITA BARBERA, ex-mayor of Valencia City, awoke recently to a death threat.

The words ‘Corrupta Rita al paredon’ – ‘A firing squad for corrupt Rita’ - were graffitied beside her city apartment. She and

Killed by buffalo A MAN was killed after he was trampled by a charging buffalo, at a safari centre on the Costa Blanca.

Whilst carrying out maintenance at the Safari Aitana, near Alicante, the 42-year-old man was gored and dragged along the ground for a few metres, which tragically resulted in his death. A spokesman said: “All we know is that he was working and then he was charged by a buffalo.”

After being rushed to hospital the man was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Some people have reported that the man had stepped outside

of a security zone when the incident occurred, but the Guardia Civil did not confirm these reports. Authorities are currently investigating what happened.

Aitana refused to comment at this time. The wildlife safari centre has animals from across the globe including Europe, Asia, the Americas, Australia and Africa.

On Aitana’s website it states that it is an ‘authentic safari by car, just like in Africa,’ and tries to provide a more natural way to see animals rather than in a zoo behind bars.

It also helps with the preservation of endangered animals.

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gainst ex-mayor many former and current city councillors are currently embroiled in a tangle of corruption accusations linked to her 28 years in office.

The regional Partido Popular (PPCV) to which Barbera belongs censured the scrawled slogan. “The PPCV condemns and will always

condemn any type of violent action although without undermining freedom of speech,” an official statement said.

All political parties criticised the threat, which they described as ‘inadmissible’ and ‘reprehensible.’

LA NUCIA’S Julieta Dobromirova was proclaimed Spanish ch a m p i o n i n t h e novices’ Rhythmic Gymnastics category.

Julieta came first out of 170 gymnasts from all over Spain in t h e finals h e l d i n Gi j o n (Asturias).

Although the youngest in her 11 to 13 age group, she was awarded 9.75 out of 10 – one of the highest marks in this year ’s national championships – for her hoop exercise.

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Championship triumph for talented gymnast

JULIETA DOBROMIROVA: National champion in the Novices’ category.

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Dangerous sports field From oasis to rally track

CHILDREN playing football at the Antonio Solana sports grounds in Villafranqueza had a nasty shock on Thursday afternoon (April 28) as yet another lorry skidded into the fence just metres from a goal post.

Although luckily nobody was injured, the accident has sparked concern as this is the fifth time it has happened and players have al-

ready warned of the danger of the situation, as the grounds are right by a bend on the Villafranqueza road which gets very slippery when it rains.

The last accident of this type happened just a month ago when a delivery van hit the fence, causing a hole which has yet to be repaired.

By Eleanor Hawkins RESIDENTS of the streets parallel to Avenida de Denia in Vistahermosa are up in arms over a situation which is making their lives a misery.

Until recently, these streets were an oasis of peace for the families who live there, in comfortable villas with spacious gardens where they were able to retreat from the outside world.

Yet since traffic lights were put into place at the roundabout that links Avenida de Denia to the Via Parque, drivers have discovered these streets are a shortcut which allows them to avoid the roundabout and skip the queues.

That wouldn’t be so bad if these drivers respected the rules, yet although the streets have 30 kmph speed limit signs in place, local

residents complain that these are ignored and cars fly through at 80-90 kmph.

We’re even scared to cross the road to put the rubbish out.”

All this is worsened by the fact that the streets have gravel surfaces and are not prepared for the amount of traffic speeding along them.

“The gravel is coming loose and cars skid when they brake, meaning there are crashes virtually every day. Rush hours are the worst, they fly past and don’t stop for anyone.

We’re even scared to cross the road to put the rubbish out,” said local resident Manuel Fuentes.

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High street v home shopping

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn

trading online, but almost all were present on social media: “It is a great showONLINE shopping is becase. The business that is coming increasingly popunot on the internet is dying lar. and in one way or another The convenience offered needs to be updated.” has led to 30 per cent of AlMari Angeles Cinos, icante traders launching president of Fecoema assotheir services online to ciation however make the most is more cautious of the sales saying it can be channel. a double-edged The figures per cent of Alicante sword that were confirmed traders launched could see fewer by presidents of their services online people hit the various associahigh street: “I tions of traders am a lover of street trading, in the city who admitted that the rides and the atmoselectronic sales are evident phere generated in the and cannot be overlooked. neighbourhoods.

However, all said this won’t “When I buy something I lead to the demise of physiwant to try it and see how it cal stores and considered is and that cannot be ofthere must be a balance befered online.” tween the two.

As a result of the growVicente Armengol, presiing trend and demand for edent of Corazon de Alicommerce, Alicante Town cante, which has around Hall has launched a revital200 members, said 30 per isation plan that includes cent of their members were

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training for traders to use the Internet responsibly and how to take advantage of what it can offer in promot-

ing business.

Pedro de Gea, advisor to the council, has indicated that the main idea is to use

the Internet as a complement and not a substitute: “ We m u s t e n c o u r a g e o u r businesses to go digital but

to not use it as a replacement for the immediate and personalised attention offered in stores.”

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Grown up overnight THREE 17-year-olds Britons were arrested and accused of stealing wallets in a Benidorm pub before they flew home.

They were discovered after a chambermaid found discarded identity documents in a room vacated that morning. Police investigators found that these and other IDs were reported miss-

ing after their owners visited the same pub on the same day When the boy and his companions were stopped at the airport they were found with the stolen IDs and admitted to taking the wallets. Once back in the UK they intended to use the identity documents so they could pass as adults, they said.

Chapel now has a bell A NEW bell at a Muchamiel chapel rang out during the recent Virgen del Montserrat fiestas.

The bell that was previously used was stolen last summer, shortly before the fiestas in the El Ravalet neighbourhood. Another of Muchamiel’s district chapels saved the day by lending their own bell on that occasion, but the Montserrat chapel once again has its own bell.

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Local wine set to go further afield

By Linda Hall BENITACHELL’S BioMoscatell project continues to expand.

The initiative to market wine made from local musc a te l gra pe s ha s be e n inc lude d in the Era s mus +Learning for Biodiversity programme. Co-financed by the European Union, this proposes to introduce more biodiversity in vineyards and organic production.

Approximately 50 growe rs w ill c oope ra te on the proje c t, w hic h inc lude s guidance and assessment.

While promoting increased biodiversity it also encourages top quality, competitive production that is also sustainable.

The two-year project includes a visit to each participa ting c ountry w ith the

purpose of sharing experiences and discussing how organic vine-growing can contribute to improvements in the diversity of plant and animal life. The loss of variety is, along with climate change, one of the greatest challenges now facing the world, environmentalists warn.

“Being selected for such a prestigious European project is a sure sign that Benitachell BioMoscatell is getting it right,” said Manolo Segarra, councillor for Agriculture and Economic Development.

“The local wine has acquire d na tiona l a nd e ve n Europe a n re le va nc e in a short space of time and inc lus ion in the Era s mus +Learning for Biodiversity is a big step forward for us all.”

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To return THE Director General of Radiotelevision Valencia, Canal 9, which was closed in November 2013, is expected to reopen in August.

The post will be advertised, said Podemos spokesman Antonio Montiel.

By Linda Hall

Cold spell TEMPERATURES fell in Alcoy by 11C from 21C down to 9.7C in the space of an afternoon as rain was replaced by a hailstorm. On the coast temperatures remained relatively stable with intermittent drizzle.

Run free DENIA’S dogs-allowed beach will be sited beside the northern arm of its harbour, the regional government confirmed. Like all ports this is dependent on the Generalitat’s Ports Authority.

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Getting ready for Rio BOTSWANA has chosen La Nucia as a training centre for the country’s 2016 Olympic team.

La Nucia’s excellent climate and sports facili-

ties were deciding factors, they told the local mayor, Bernabe Cano and Sports councillor Sergio Villalba during their recent visit.

THE 73-year-old British woman who crashed into six professional cyclists in Benigembla has been formally charged with reckless driving.

The unnamed woman was allegedly on the wrong side of the road in a right-hand drive car when she drove head-on into John Degenkolb and five teammates from the Giant-Alpecin team.

Degenkolb, a world-class sprinter who won last year’s Milan-San Remo and ParisRoubaix races, suffered a fractured forearm and almost lost the index finger on his left hand. American rider Chad Haga fractured an eyesocket and Max Walscheid his tibia and thumb. Warren Barguil from France broke

the scaphoid bone in his wrist although Fredrik Ludvigsson and Ramon Sinkeldam suffered lesser injuries.

A seventh team member, Soren Kragh Andersen, was the only cyclist not hit by the car.

“We could all have been killed,” Warren Barguil said afterwards.

The charges against the woman who spends six months in Spain each year have now been formalised and the case is in the hands of an investigating judge in Denia.

Degenkolb resumed racing earlier this week but Walscheid has yet to announce a return date. Haga, Barguil, Ludvigsson and Sinkeldam are all race-riding once more.

Port front complete DENIA’S new port front park and walk was officially inaugurated last week with various members of the local and regional authorities present.

The new area, covering 13,000 square metres, has been prepared with sustainability and energy efficiency in mind and includes a sepa-

rate bike path, carefully planned lighting, gardens and benches along with a 410 metre walk along the port front.

The work, which cost in the region of €1 million, was carried out by Varadero Port Denia concessionary as part of the agreement to manage the port.

Quicker payments THE amount of time it takes for Denia Council to pay its bills has dropped from an average of 51 days to one of 48 days over the last quarter, a new report has revealed.

Treasury councillor Paco Rosello explained that his team is well on the way to meeting their goal of ensuring the town gets its bills paid in a maximum of 30 days and also stressed that the commercial debt has been reduced by €524,115.

The walk boasts a sculpture, Portal del Vent, at one end which has been donated to Denia by the artist, Teo San Jose.

Further work on the port is planned in the near future, including repairs to the southern dock, the Generalitat regional government has confirmed.

Russian visit JOURNALISTS from Russia stopped off at Moraira Castle last week during a visit to the Costa Blanca.

They also wandered the streets of the town, had lunch at the Club Nautico and took a boat trip to the Peñon de Ifach.

Alicante-Elche airport received 169,905 Russian passengers in 2015, a 1.43 per cent increase on the year before, and there are 736 flights programmed between the airport and Moscow or St Petersburg for 2016.

Local mayor Carlos Linares welcomed the group and invited them to discover the delights of the area and share them with their readers.

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Hospital banishes discrimination

By Linda Hall THE Generalitat renewed Marina Salud’s seal of approval for maintaining gender equality in the workplace.

To earn it Marina Salud, the company providing Marina Alta healthcare under an agreement with the regional government, has to observe all equality regulations in every employment situation.

This is vital, the company explained when the renewal was confirmed, as 75 per cent

of Denia’s Health Department employees are women. Personnel enjoy equal opportunities regardless of gender and no discrimination exists when promoting or evaluating staff, Marina Salud said.

The company also attempts to even the balance in posts where women are traditionally under-represented and offers retraining for staff returning to work after maternity leave or leave of absence.

Active procedures assist

working parents in coordinating work and family life, Marina Salud said, and official guidelines are followed on salary discrimination with identical pay for the same job and responsibility.

Use of a non-sexist vocabulary is encouraged and the group’s Equality Plan includes basic principles that establish recognised procedures to deal with sexual harassment, bullying or discord generated by ideological differences.

EXHIBITION: Jaume Llinares, Diego Zaragozi with librarían, Ignacio Beltran.

Casa de Cultura now a ‘thirtysomething’

By Linda Hall IT is now 30 years since the Casa de Cultura in Altea first opened its doors.

An exhibition marking the anniversary can now be visited in the public library there entitled ‘La Casa de Cultura d’Altea: Origens.’

Photographs and press cuttings on display trace the story of how the cultural centre came

into being and its activities since 1986. There are also ‘before and after’ pictures of Casa Beneyto, where it is located and which has undergone several transformations since it was built in the late 18th century for a wealthy landowner.

The exhibition is one of a series of events commemorating the anniversary which were inaugurated by Altea’s mayor, Jaume Llinares and Culture councillor Diego Zaragozi.

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Down, Fido!

CAR and motorcycle accidents have decreased nationwide, but those involving cyclists have doubled since 2011. The Valencian Community, where cycling is increasingly popular, was responsible for 3,000 of 25,400 cycling accidents on Spanish roads during this period.

THE owner of a dog from a potentially dangerous breed was fined €1,650 in San Vicente on three counts.

The dog had neither identification nor licence and was walked without a muzzle, the Local Police reported.

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Calling all young players

By Eleanor Hawkins THE Camilo Cano sports centre in La Nucia will be hosting the Alexandra Fernandez ‘Ruby23’ football camp this summer for the fifth time in a row.

Previously a girls-only camp, this year it is open to children of both sexes aged six and up and will be held from June 27 to July 1.

The camp aims to find a balance between education and sports, with the children receiving tactical and technical training (with some sessions in English too to improve language skills) from both Fernandez herself, a player and coach with more than 21 years experience, and Adrian Tabala, a former Hercules player and qualified coach.

The camp also includes other sports activities at the centre such as swimming and a day-trip to the water park in Benidorm.

Parents have the choice of sending their children during the day from 9am to 8pm or those from further afield can also stay overnight for the five-day period.

SPORTS CENTRE: Will host the football camp this summer and boys can join in too.

For more information see www.campusruby23.com, call 676 212 576 or email campusruby23@gmail.com.

“We wish to thank Alexandra

Fernandez for having chosen La Nucia to hold her Mixed Football Campus for the fifth year running. This year it isn’t just for girls, boys are allowed too. We

hope it is as successful this year as it was in previous editions and it continues to grow every year,” said La Nucia Sports councillor Sergio Villalba.

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Dangerous new steps WORKERS had to close off the steps on the Plaza del Portal del Clot outside the town hall just two months after i t wa s o ff i c ia lly opened.

One of the first departments to move to the new

building was the Local Police team, and officers have been noting the number of falls that have occurred on th e s te p s d u e to th e fa c t they are not level and the dark colour means they are hard to see.

Caring council complains THE Environmental councillor for San Vicente, Nuria Pascual, has written to the regional government to complain about use of chemical products at roadsides.

In her letter, the councillor stressed that experts have found that use of certain products can adversely affect peoples’ health and the environment and urged the authority to ask the practice to be swapped for manual weed removal.

Chemicals are being used to weed alongside the Carretera de Agost (CV820) and the Ronda San Vicente-Sant Joan (CV-821), the latter of which runs through urban areas and is close to a park and a school.

This le d to the polic e force drawing up a report re c omme nding the s te ps w e re c los e d off to a void danger to the public, stressing that the square is now even busier since the town hall move.

No more money

By Eleanor Hawkins THE 2016 budget is out in Sant Joan d’Alacant, and tempers have sparked already as there is no municipal funding included for the Fernando Soria Museum.

Culture councillor Clara Rodriguez declared the agreement the council had previously with the museum foundation had run out but that it will continue paying for upkeep of the Casa del Reloj premises, which costs around €13,000 per year.

Rodriguez explained that although the Alicanteborn artist is important to the authorities, the museum needs to become self-sufficient which so far it has not managed to be.

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WIND FARMS: Small turbines are permitted in the region.

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By Linda Hall THE Generalitat will allow mini-wind farms. It means that property owners, small businesses, town halls and cooperatives can now install wind turbines producing up to 500 kilowatts.

The regional government’s lawyers announced that individual wind farms are not subject to the strict regulations set out in Spain’s Plan Eolico. Neither are they tied by the need for public tendering or restricted to ‘appropriate zones’ established in the Plan.

“We are convinced this is fundamental in the use of renewable energy and evolution towards a really sustainable model,” said an Economy department spokesman.

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Cycling victim

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A ROAD traffic accident victim is to receive €6,200 in compensation by the man who ran him over. The victim was riding a bicycle when he was hit on the RM502 in the municipality of Totana. A court ruled that the van driver did not respect the right of way of the road and hit the cyclist causing numerous injuries which took 60 days to heal.

ACCORDING to ‘the newspaper for people of the sea’ Gaceta Nautica, one of the 124 underwater sewage pipes is causing a terrible stench and releasing an enormous cloud of grey water, plastics and other waste near Ciudad Jardin beach in Playa de Palma.

FROM May 23 an official course will be held on social care work in Nerja for people living at home and is aimed at unemployed people who may want to learn this vocation with a possibility of finding work.

A NEW retaining wall at the entrance of Zurgena will be finished shortly. This 50 metre long, two metre high wall is not only intended to stop the landslides which worry local residents - especially during heavy rains - but it will also embellish the entrance to the town.

Promised land THE Costa Blanca is preparing for the first time this summer to receive tourists from Israel. It comes after it was announced there will be charter flights operating from Alicante-Elche airport to Tel Aviv from June. To mark the new air link, the Costa Blanca welcomed 38 Israeli travel agents.

Longer hours ALICANTE’S Health authority could, after months of requests, extend the paediatrician’s hours at the Santa Isabel district’s health centre in San Vicente. If agreed this service would also cover Haygon and El Sagrat patients.

Bugs and moles FORMER Generalitat vice-president Jose Ciscar admitted that his office was searched for bugs saying it was common practice and denied that the sweep was connected to the so-called ‘Palau Mole’ responsible for damaging political leaks.

Worker’s Day AROUND 500 people gathered in the Plaza de España on International Workers’ Day protesting against wage and social poverty.

Graffiti clean-up THE Municipal Water and Sewer Company (Emaya) has cleaned 92 offensive graffiti messages in the last month. The company removed the graffiti targeting tourists and has plans to clean another 15 areas on protected buildings in Palma.

Monastery revival WORKERS have been restoring the ancient La Trapa Monastery after centuries of deterioration. Parts of the complex are already taking shape.

Cruise tourists THE Palma City Council has proposed to ‘reorder’ and ‘redistribute’ tourist access to the city from cruise ships. One of the first measures to be taken is to have the coaches more accessible.

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Beach parties THE new season has begun to request permission for barbecues and moragas (a traditional nocturnal barbecue) to be held on the beaches of the Velez-Malaga coastline which will run from May 1 to September 30. The authorised person is responsible for cleaning up afterwards and leaving the place in good condition.

New attraction THE keys to the ancient granary building El Posito, have been handed over to the town hall of Velez-Malaga by the Junta de Andalucia after finalising restoration work. The building, located in the Plaza de la Constitucion, dates back to the 18th century.

Culture week THE village of Benagalbon is holding its 37th Cultural Week which is one of the oldest events in the province. Famous for its outdoor painting where artists are dotted around the village enthralled in their artistic inspirations.

Other activities include concerts and flamenco.

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Murder suspect A MAN wanted for alleged murder in nearby Aguilas, Murcia, was arrested in Carboneras on Sunday (May 1) in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Local Police. The arrestee, with initials LY who sported a bandaged right arm and a number of wounds to the left arm, is believed to have stabbed another man to death in a fight, possibly over drugs.

Fishing boat THE Coastguard service had to help out in the early hours of Monday morning (May 2) when a fishing boat with five members of crew on board got into trouble with a leak about 40 miles from Almeria.

Young farmers AN agreement has been reached with 10 banks to allow young farmers access to loans with better conditions than usual in an aim to keep rural activities going. The Fisheries and Rural Development department, said this will allow for even better conditions for young farmers.

Pooch patrol ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE Council has voted unanimously to foment agreements with local associations in order to facilitate the adoption of animals collected by municipal services, thus avoiding them being put down.

Jog on THE fifth ‘Urban Race’ will take place in Arroyo de la Miel on Sunday May 8, with 400 runners already signed up to tackle the 6.5 kilometre dash.

On the buses CHURRIANA residents have politely requested that its status as the only one of Malaga City’s 11 districts to remain without a direct public transport link to the university and ‘Clinico’ hospital, both of which are in the neighbourhood of Teatinos, be reviewed.

Local paradise TORREMOLINOS mayor Jose Ortiz aims to promote cinematography in the town, and has made a good start by signing an agreement with the company responsible for the movie ‘Resort Paraiso’ (Paradise Resort), filmed mostly in La Carihuela, for which a teaser was shown at the Malaga Film Festival.

Stamping feet WALKERS and cyclists tackling Malaga’s ‘Gran Senda’ hiking trail, a 650 kilometre circular itinerary, can now certify their achievements using a ‘passport’ with stamps for each of the route’s 35 legs. A certificate and gift pack will also be dished out to those obtaining stamps for three or more legs.

No racing LOCAL POLICE have increased night surveillance in the Trevenez industrial estate, Campanillas, after illegal motorbike racing was reported.

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ID checks SWEDEN: Politicians have proposed a law change to avoid a two-week gap on the ID checks on public transport this summer to prevent a fresh wave of refugees trying to make it into the country.

Shorter sentence SWEDEN: An appeal court has shortened the 10-year sentence given to a doctor who kidnapped a woman and locked her in a soundproof bunker. The 38-year-old will now serve an eight year jail term after kidnapping his victim, but being cleared of aggravated rape.

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Nazi apologist LABOUR’S Ken Livingstone has been suspended from the party after his Hitler comments were seen as anti-Semitic.

BRITISH PRESS

KEN LIVINGSTONE: Has been suspended from the Labour party.

Thai attack A BRITISH couple are recovering after being beaten unconscious by drunken thugs in Thailand. The grandparents from Cardiff, were on a month long trip to visit their son who works in Singapore. He was also beaten in the attack.

Lover dumped THE 20-year-old lottery winner from Edinburgh has dumped her boyfriend after discovering he sold the expensive gifts she gave him for cash.

Jane Park became a millionaire after

winning when she was just 17.

Teacher troubles

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SWEDEN: King Carl XVI Gustaf has said he believes a letter he wrote to his Saudi counterpart King Salman Abdul Aziz, helped end a conflict between the two countries last year.

DENMARK: No British expats who launched a legal battle to entitle them to vote in the EU referendum have had their case thrown out by judges. The law states those who have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years cannot vote.

Girls only DENMARK: Hundreds of young Muslim girls have joined swimming lessons at a Copenhagen pool after it introduced segregated girls only swimming sessions.

Toll trouble GERMANY has been criticised for plans to charge a toll on the Autobahn for foreign drivers. The European Commission said it unfairly discriminates against foreign drivers, therefore violating EU law.

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A SUSPECT in the New Year ’s Eve sexual assaults case in Cologne was seen shoplifting in southern Germany. The 19-year-old was later arrested across the border in Switzerland.

UNEMPLOYMENT remained at historic lows in April and was at 6.2 per cent, the same as in March. The number of people registered as unemployed in Germany declined by 16,000.

King to rescue

DENMARK is looking at spending a potential 100 billion kroner (€13 billion) on up to 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft from producer Lockheed Martin. They look likely to be chosen ahead of Boeing’s Super Hornet which was fighting for the contract.

Suspect spotted

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A 25-YEAR-OLD teacher killed herself after becoming depressed because her career had stalled. Chesterfield Coroner ’s Court heard how she killed herself in her bedroom whilst her mother was downstairs.

Photo: flickr by Tom Jutte.

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BERLIN and Paris have proposed a plan for an ‘emergency brake’ on visafree travel from Turkey as the EU negotiates a deal for Turkish citizens.

Scientist investigated

CELEBRATING: The Royal family of the Netherlands.

Less of a King’s day DESPITE hundreds of thousands of people in the Netherlands celebrating King’s Day, a new survey shows support for the monarchy has now gone down to 65 per cent, its lowest level since 2008.

Drugs find ROTTERDAM customs officials found 2,900kg cocaine hidden in a shipping container at the city’s port. They

DUTCH PRESS were disguised in boxes packed in a shipment of household goods.

Baby killer A MOTHER could be jailed for four years for killing three of her babies. The

31-year-old is currently on trial charged with the manslaughter of the three girls and hiding their bodies.

Rental rise THE average rent tenants pay in the private sector in Amsterdam is now over €2,200 for a 100 square metre property, according to new research.

The same property in Rotterdam would cost €1,350 per month.

AN award-winning scientist in Munich is being investigated after eight children who participated in an experimental gene therapy study contracted leukaemia.

Three of those children later died.

Security checks OKTOBERFEST is introducing security checks for the first time. This year, all those visiting will be subject to security and bag checks before entering the festival grounds.

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#ShaurmaZhivi

POPULAR SNACK: Authorities have threatened to ban the kebab.

MUSCOVITES have been outraged by new threats from city authorities to ban shawarma kebabs, a hugely popular snack among locals. Officials claim that vendors have repeatedly failed to comply with sanitation standards but now a Twitter campaign named #ShaurmaZhivi (long live shawarma) has been launched in its defence.

Kalashnikov blues NATIONALIST MPs from Leningrad have demanded fines for anyone found to insult ‘unofficial symbols’ of Russia, including the Kremlin, the Tsar Cannon, and the Kalashnikov.

The authors of a proposed bill have lamented the ridiculing of various institutions since the advent of the internet.

Cheeky trip AN 11-year-old girl who had never flown before managed to wander aboard an aeroplane departing from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport and quickly found herself in St Petersburg without a ticket or identification. The little traveller claimed she was simply curious about flying while red-faced airport staff face investigation.

Lord of War CONVICTED arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was dubbed the ‘Lord of War’ and had a Hollywood film made of his exploits, has made an unlikely surfacing in connection with the jailed Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko. Reports have emerged that Russia is demanding Bout’s release from an American prison in exchange for Savchenko.

FINES: For insulting symbols.

Tatar troubles THE Supreme Court of Crimea has declared the top legislative representation of the Crimean Tatars, known as the Mejlis, an extremist group and banned its activities. A Turkic ethnic group, the Tatars long dominated the peninsula until Russian rule and relations have been heavily strained by the recent annexation.

Space palm A TECHNICAL glitch caused a minor delay to the inaugural launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east, with president

Putin on hand to witness the disappointment. The president has also vowed to discover where the responsibility lies for the corruption and controversy which beset the space port’s construction.

Digital dissent THE architects of the great firewall of China are being courted by a millionaire religious fanatic who is attempting to censor the Russian internet.

Konstantin Malofeev has the ear of both the Kremlin and the church and is attempting to curb American influence online, although critics say the real motive is crushing dissent.

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DreamWorks Animation rumours

By John Smith THERE is a whole family of DreamWorks companies producing feature films and animation, but probably the most recognised is DreamWorks Animation which has been responsible for such huge successes as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, as well as various TV offshoots.

Originally founded by the triumvirate of David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzen-

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$3 billion (€2.65 billion) is rumoured to be the amount that Comcast would be prepared to pay to take over DreamWorks Animation.

berg and Stephen Spielberg, with its trademark boy fishing from a ‘banana moon’, the company has become phenomenally successful in its 21 years of activity and there are now very strong rumours that it is about to attract an enormous takeover bid from US Cable giant Comcast.

Shares have shot up in light of these rumours, which suggest that the company could be worth considerably

China respects strength, and by letting them take advantage of us economically like they are doing, we are losing all their respect,” according to Donald Trump as he outlined his policies if elected.

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INTERIM GOVERNMENT: Will change working pattern.

Plan for shorter working hours DESPITE the fragility of their position in the lower house of parliament and the fact that there will be a new election in June of this year, the interim government is determined to push ahead with its plan to change the working pattern within Spain and with a majority in the upper house, it is quite possible that this will be approved.

The intention is that the majority of employers would effectively remove the long lunchtime siesta period and introduce a closing time for offices in particular of 6pm, in order to ensure that families were able to spend more time together and to make working life more pleasurable for the majority of people.

No payment THE EU has confirmed the Spanish deficit of 5.1 per cent at the end of 2015 is the second highest in the European Union and is looking for Spain to reduce this by at least 2 per cent.

In addition, it has stopped the payment of more than €1 billion due to Spain for regional funding because of bad fund management from 2007 to 2013. This freeze on payments will adversely affect no less than 22 programmes around Spain due to past poor control of previously paid subsidies.

Job losses MEDIA Group Unidad Editorial is to reduce its staffing by 224 people, of whom 91 will be cut from the wellknown daily newspaper El Mundo, which has a circulation of more than 200,000 and a huge web following.

Other cuts are due to take place in Andalucia, the Basque Country and the Balearics and all are being discussed with the appropriate union.

Mitsubishi fuel tests scandal IN scenes reminiscent of the end of the Second World War, a number of senior Japanese executives from the world’s sixth largest car manufacturer Mitsubishi stood with their heads bowed in shame as they admitted falsifying fuel efficiency tests.

The majority of the problems have arisen

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with models that were only marketed in Japan but since the news broke, ongoing sales of their cars have almost halved and there is every chance of the company and its directors being fined, and having to pay compensation to consumers who were misled into purchasing their cars.

more than its Wall Street valuation.

The combination of a great back catalogue together with a strong list of films in production or pre-production would make this a very attractive purchase for Comcast, and there is the added benefit that many of the characters would be a perfect fit for its collection of Universal Studios theme parks, and characters such as the very popular Minions.

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Rather than take the loss of profits on the chin, it appears they have approached the Development Ministry explaining their situation and have indicated if they do not receive authority to recover this additional expenditure, they may be forced to cease work.

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NET VOL 196.81 133.60 1,211.80 289.55 410.40 124.32 60.51 233.89 1,109.71 29.04 501.93 3,774.87 125.79 60.21 891.12 2,541.35 219.66 194.95 1,369.96 35.95 118.57 107.49 31.87 500.26 45.60 390.80 78.04 9.53 338.43 354.86 189.71 108.84 171.55 136.45 251.33 1,051.29 4,598.19 102.62 16.03 5,059.45 114.39 164.39 60.88 27.49 1,506.68 53.71 128.09 1,783.97 39.66 443.76

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group PLC 1140.00 8.00 Legal & General Group PLC 223.55 0.40 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 67.50 0.43 London Stock Exchange Grp 2716.00 3.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 420.80 -2.70 Mediclinic International PLC 903.00 -2.50 Merlin Entertainments PLC 429.80 -1.70 Mondi PLC 1305.00 -3.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 191.20 0.10 National Grid PLC 978.95 4.20 Next PLC 5070.00 -15.00 Old Mutual PLC 185.30 -0.10 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 9147.50 5.00 Pearson PLC 784.00 -20.50 Persimmon PLC 1978.00 -9.00 Provident Financial PLC 2936.00 23.00 Prudential PLC 1363.50 16.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 6787.50 20.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 6668.00 14.00 RELX PLC 1209.50 -1.00 REXAM PLC 632.50 7.50 Rio Tinto PLC 2223.00 -77.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 659.50 -9.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 227.70 -2.30 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 1774.00 -12.00 Royal Mail PLC 485.85 -0.90 RSA Insurance Group PLC 476.65 17.60 SABMiller PLC 4192.25 6.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 593.50 1.92 Sainsbury (J) PLC 287.35 -1.70 Schroders PLC 2514.00 1.00 Severn Trent PLC 2235.50 9.00 Shire PLC 4216.00 -45.00 Sky PLC 939.50 1.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 1180.50 24.85 SSE PLC 1512.00 2.00 Standard Chartered PLC 540.80 -10.98 Standard Life PLC 324.70 -1.40 St James's Place PLC 869.00 2.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 183.90 -0.40 Tesco PLC 170.15 -1.95 Travis Perkins PLC 1838.50 -10.00 TUI AG 985.75 -5.00 Unilever PLC 3063.25 8.50 United Utilities Group PLC 948.00 8.50 Vodafone Group PLC 220.70 1.50 Whitbread PLC 3882.00 10.00 Wolseley PLC 3832.50 11.00 Worldpay Group PLC 271.85 4.95 WPP PLC 1602.50 6.00

% CHG. 0.71 0.18 0.64 0.11 -0.64 -0.28 -0.39 -0.23 0.05 0.43 -0.29 -0.05 0.05 -2.55 -0.45 0.79 1.22 0.30 0.21 -0.08 1.20 -3.35 -1.42 -1.00 -0.67 -0.18 3.83 0.16 0.32 -0.59 0.04 0.40 -1.06 0.16 2.15 0.13 -1.99 -0.43 0.23 -0.22 -1.13 -0.54 -0.50 0.28 0.90 0.68 0.26 0.29 1.85 0.38

NET VOL 116.39 1,179.34 12,476.39 28.95 507.46 24.80 45.75 64.52 534.97 411.52 57.82 431.85 2.35 548.99 67.20 17.33 558.52 23.39 116.70 391.26 232.40 561.90 235.53 1,363.07 383.81 139.66 392.70 171.68 105.85 452.86 21.18 21.73 268.90 211.26 530.47 109.48 630.32 430.73 80.52 747.45 1,237.11 35.46 42.22 235.56 223.83 4,798.27 31.09 47.23 350.11 254.89

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Sterling is enjoying a spring bounce Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

AFTER a stormy start to 2016, Sterling is defying gravity and enjoying a spring bounce back as it is trading at its highest level against the dollar and the euro at the end of April.

This is fairly surprising as the gains posted by the pound appear to completely disregard the economic fundamentals. As a matter of fact, investors seem happy to ignore a spate of bad economic news out of the UK, as concerns over Britain leaving the European Union have started to weigh on economic activity.

As the FTSE surged on the back of a rebound in the price of oil, so did the pound in a very remarkable turnaround from the dark days in February. Investors turned positive on sterling after a very rocky start to the year. Weaker labour market numbers with unemployment nudging higher, slower wage growth and weaker consumption failed to stop the rebound in the pound, as investors are more concerned with the possibility of Brexit.

STERLING: Trading at its highest level against the dollar and euro so far this year.

Sterling sold off aggressively until the beginning of the spring, and this was mainly due to the uncertainty that the EU referendum is causing among major investors. Many thought the pound depreciated too quickly and too fast but Brexit fears were enough to spook investors away. The majority of economists are unani-

mous to expect the pound to slump if the public do vote to leave the EU and therefore Obama’s visit to the UK indirectly provided a major boost to the ‘Remain campaign’.

Late in April, the President of the Unites States Barack Obama made a dramatic intervention in the UK referendum debate as he threw

his weight behind the continued membership to the EU as he urged voters to remain in Europe.

The US president delivered a killer press conference while in the UK, where he insisted that Britain would be at the “back of the queue” to arrange a trade deal with America in case of a Brexit, and urged the public to support the continued membership of the European Union.

President Obama’s intervention drew harsh criticism from the ‘Leave’ campaign, which tried to silence his remarks, but this ended up backfiring after both Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage were criticised for referring to arguments that the President has an anti-UK outlook because of his ‘part-Kenyan’ heritage. Traders cheered Barack Obama, who has single-handedly offered a major boost to sterling, as traders are convinced the US President’s comments will sway many of the undecided voters to vote to remain in the EU, and his words will surely be used many times between now and the June 23.

The situation can still unfold in the weeks to come and the pound might be under pressure again as the debate enters its final stage ahead of the referendum day, when British people will be called to decide their future within Europe. It reminds us how Brexit alone remains a pivotal moment for the United Kingdom and Europe.

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O2 sale blocked by Brussels Photo Credit Simon Wikimedia

By John Smith DESPITE the apparent universal hatred of Brussels interference, sometimes it does actually appear to be working in favour of the British consumer and this is very much the case with mobile telephony.

Having decided that it is wrong to

13 billion euros is the likely financial benefit to the shareholders impose ‘roaming charges’ within the EU boundaries, which will save all consumers quite significant amounts of money over the coming years (although possibly not the British if the Brexit vote is to leave), it is now trying to block the sale of O2, the British affiliate of Telefonica, to the Asian group Hutchinson which wishes to amalgamate it with the Three network.

The reason is that this would then reduce the competition within the

O2 SALE: Asian group wishes to buy the network to amalgamate it with Three.

Three and Tesco have already announced the massive reductive charges will actually be applied now UK, effectively reducing the number of service providers from four to three.

With a likely financial benefit to shareholders of more than £10 billion (€13 billion), there is bound to be considerable lobbying to the British agency responsible for competition but it will need to take heed of the Brussels opinion.

Not all mobile services are acting in accord with each other, as both Three and Tesco have already announced that the massive reductive in charges, which does not come into place across Europe until 2017, will actually be applied now, whilst O2 appears to be ramping charges by making a £1.99 (€2.60) daily charge to certain of its customers who make calls or send texts (regardless of the number) from within the EU.

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Probably the most expensive hair dryer in the world

SIR JAMES DYSON: Has a large number of products in development.

mired and much copied. It is thanks to them that he has built a massive empire and earned himself his knighthood, but he is clearly not a SIR JAMES DYSON spends a great deal of ‘one trick pony’ and supposedly has a large time considering new products which would number of other products in development. be beneficial to his customers and then spends Time will tell whether this extremely exa decent amount of money in developing them pensive accessory will beand bringing them to market. come another of his successHis latest product, which will es or whether the price initially be launched in Japan, (which in some cases is more is a £299 (€385) hair dryer expensive than a vacuum which could be the most expencleaner) will be too high for sive consumer hair dryer in the euros is the price of the the average person. world and has supposedly cost new hair dryer which is to Perhaps in anticipation of £50 million (€65 million) to be launched in Japan. some resistance, in an interdevelop. view with the BBC, he is According to the accompanyquoted as saying “It’s not so much how many ing ‘spiel,’ this is a quieter and more hair you sell that’s important, it’s whether people friendly dryer which uses a miniature air who buy it like it.” pump in the handle based on the same princi“I don’t mind if I only sell 100 a year, as ples as his desk fans which have no visible long as those 100 people think it’s really blades. good. I wouldn’t make much money but that’s There is no question that Sir James has been not always the point. That’s not what drives extremely successful with his innovative bagus, that’s not what makes it exciting.” less vacuum cleaners which are both much adBy John Smith

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Getting a few things straight LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

RIGHT, let’s use this week’s blurb to get a few things straight. Particularly to the purveyors of all the hate mail I have been receiving of late.

I’m referring of course to my position regarding the British ‘in/out’ fiasco.

Frankly I was against the whole Common Market concept from the word go. With our trade deals and wide range of powerful partners in the Commonwealth, I truly believed we didn’t need to amalgamate with other European countries to enable us to move forward in the world of commerce, and subsequently enjoy the prosperity of our country and its citizens within the world of finance.

Over the years many of my opinions have changed. Indeed I have taken full advantage of the freedom of movement and inte-

grated social services offered by the countries involved in the scheme.

As I stated some time ago, if David Cameron had returned from Brussels with a renegotiated deal, I would vote to stay in. But he didn’t did he? On the one thing that I believe is the biggest danger, not only to the UK, but to the whole of Europe, he achieved just

about zilch. Namely the open border policy.

This mind numbing exercise is either being perpetrated by bureaucrats of quite unbelievable naivety or traitors, pure and simple. We are in a war, and the enemy is being allowed to flood in like a veritable tsunami. If we don’t do something to prevent it, within a generation or two, we will either be under Sharia law, or have

been embroiled in an internal war which will have cost untold thousands of lives.

Well, I am not prepared to succumb to these perpetrators of hatred and inhumanity purely for my own selfish ends. Contrary to the belief of many of my dissenters, I am not a rich individual who doesn’t need the protection of the Spanish medical and social infrastructure.

OPEN BORDER: Policy is one of the biggest dangers not only to the UK, but to the whole of Europe.

On the contrary, soon to be 77 years of age, with a small British and Spanish pension, and a singular responsibility for two teenage children who, although born in Spain, hold English passports, I am extremely worried about what fate should befall us should we opt to leave the EU. No, despite not living in the UK for some 40 years, I am extremely patriotic, proud of being British, and truly mortified to see it walking blindly into capitulation and servitude through the blind ignorance of its power hungry bureaucrats.

My father and millions of other patriots risked and sacrificed their lives to preserve our nation, and I for one refuse to hand it all over to heathen, undeserving aliens, purely for my own selfish ends. I trust I have now made my position perfectly clear.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Liberty brokers…stars of the show THE new Liberty Seguros press advertising campaign for 2016 has been launched and this year, the ‘stars’ of the campaign are the actual brokers and agents themselves!

It’s a nice ‘twist’ from Liberty, who believes that their intermediaries (another name for agents and brokers) should be strongly featured in their marketing campaigns, because they are at the core of the Liberty Seguros insurance business.

A specially created microsite was designed for the intermediaries to access, where they were able to vote for the ‘real look and feel’ of a true insurance intermediary.

In this microsite, they voted for the person that they thought could represent the look of a real intermediary from a selection of photographic models. Two men and two women were chosen. They also selected the look and style for the models. The results were very conclusive, with the winning choice being a smart-casual look.

Following the online voting, the chosen models, two women and two men, were invited to a photo

AD CAMPAIGN: The stars of the campaign are Liberty Seguros’ brokers and agents. shoot and were dressed to fit the chosen smart-casual look and the shoot began!

The resultant images are now be-

ing used in the press campaign which will run, in different formats, throughout this year, including the current promo ads, where as much

as 50€ can be saved on car, home and life insurance.

As Ivan Ortego, intermediaries experience director, pointed out,

“We value the amazing support that all our agents and brokers give to Liberty Seguros and, of course, to all our valued customers, who are insured by Liberty Seguros. What a better way to get them involved in our business strategy for 2016? We would like to thank them for their involvement in this project.”

Liberty Seguros currently has over 300 expatriate intermediaries in Spain, providing customers with professional advice on any insurance matter, including car, home, life, marine, leisure, pet as well as business and commercial covers.

Go to www.libertyexpatriates.es or call 902 255 258 for the name of your nearest LIBERTY SEGUROS broker.

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Brexit to cause financial turmoil for consumers • Three in five consumers are concerned about their financial well-being • Yet 66 per cent have taken no action to protect their currency • HiFX urges consumers to protect international money transfers in run up to and after June 23.

THREE out of five Brits who regularly make international money transfers believe their finances will suffer if Britain leaves the EU on June 23, new insight from HiFX, international money transfer specialists, reveals.

Amid uncertainty around the referendum result, the pound has already dropped in value by 7 per cent, and it could fall by another 15 per cent should the ‘leave’ camp triumph.

As the vote inches closer, HiFX asked its clients for their views on how a Brexit could affect their financial well-being.

Although 60 per cent of respondents believe a Brexit would be detrimental to their financial well-being, 66 per cent reveal they are currently taking no action to protect their finances from foreign exchange risk.

Almost a third (29 per cent) of these expatriates believe the fluctuations to be out of their control, and 34 per cent don’t know what they could be doing to safeguard their money.

Protective measures Of those who have taken action, almost half (49 per cent) are now actively watching the exchange rate. A further 30 per cent are holding off from making any transfers until the result of the referendum is known, with just 6 per cent locking in exchange rates now using a forward contract or regular payment plan.

Andy Scott, economist at HiFX, says: “In any period of change we expect a degree of currency fluctuation, which we’ve already seen with the pound falling in value, and as we draw closer to June 23 the uncertainty looks set to continue to put the pound under pressure. For example, those transferring £500 (€633.50) a month could be set to lose up to £600 (€760.20) a year due to a weaker pound if Britain leaves the EU. With this in mind, it is concerning that although clients are worried about the financial implications of leaving the EU, few have taken steps to protect themselves against potential currency instabilities and therefore remain vulnerable to financial losses.

To find out how you can protect yourself against market fluctuation, please email HiFX Spanish offices on spain@hifx.co.uk, or pop in to one of the local branches, which are open Monday to Friday 9.00am-6.00pm.

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Three Kings Volcano Taken 3 Gone in 60 Seconds Godzilla Last Knights Behind Enemy Lines Taken 3 Gone in 60 Seconds The Sum of All Fears De@Th on Live

Hot Shots!

Twins Johnny English The Top Ten Show 2016 The Hangover Get Smart The Simpsons Movie The Other Woman The Hangover The Wedding Ringer Eight Legged Freaks Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

7:00am 8:35am 9:05am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:35pm 12:05am

7:00am 8:45am 9:00am 10:30am 12:45pm 1:00pm 2:45pm 4:30pm 6:45pm 9:00pm 11:10pm

12:40am 2:25am

2:40am 4:25am

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine Angie Tribeca The IT Crowd The IT Crowd The Big Bang Theory

Partisan Zootropolis: Special The Overnight The Longest Ride The Top Ten Show 2016 Partisan The Forger Ted 2 The Longest Ride Ted 2 The Overnight Two couples have a dinner party that quickly goes off the deep end. LA-set adult comedy.

Dying of the Light Zootropolis: Special Sky Movies takes a special look at Disney's animated buddy-cop comedy set in a world entirely populated by animals.

Partisan The Forger

THURSDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 1:30am 2:30am 3:30am 4:30am 5:30am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE SmackDown!

Bpl 100 Club BPL Legends Bpl 100 Club BPL Legends Elite League Speedway Bpl 100 Club BPL Legends Bpl 100 Club BPL Legends Elite League Speedway BPL Legends Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League World Bpl 100 Club BPL Legends Live Premier League Darts La Liga Show 2015 Barclays Premier League World Bpl 100 Club Bpl 100 Club

Cricket's Greatest Sky Sports Years Cricket Classic Cricket's Greatest Racemax Ricky Ponting Masterclass Sporting Greats Racing News Cricket's Greatest Sporting Heroes Racemax Cricket Classic Cricket's Greatest Live Indian Premier League World Rugby Indian Premier League Time of Our Lives Cricket Classic Sky Sports Years Cricket Classic Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Neighbourhood Blues 12:45pm Oxford Street Revealed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Code 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:30pm Have I Got News for You 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am Witless 12:50am Eurotrip

7:30am Neighbourhood Blues 8:15am Escape to the Country 9:00am Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 10:00am BBC News Special 1:00pm Election 2016 2:00pm Coast 2:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 3:00pm Election 2016 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 8:00pm Nick Baker's Wild West 8:30pm The Food Detectives 9:00pm The Extraordinary Collector 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Artsnight 12:50am Later... with Jools Holland 1:50am Question Time 2:50am Europe: Them or Us

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8:30pm BBC Young Musician 2016 10:00pm Elton John at the BBC 11:00pm When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album 12:00am Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story 12:25am The Genius of David Bowie 1:25am When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album 2:25am Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story 2:50am Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story Documentary about the musician and composer Mike Oldfield.

3:55am Elton John at the BBC Elton John's career tracked in archive from performances, interviews and news clips.

7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:25pm 12:55pm 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

10:00pm 11:00pm 11:35pm 12:05am

Will and Grace Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Channel 4 Racing Couples Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Shipping Wars The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News George Clarke's Amazing Cabins in the Wild Gogglebox The Windsors The Windsors Rude Tube

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Cowboy Builders 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Henry VIII and His Six Wives 10:00pm Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration 11:00pm Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives 11:55pm The Hotel Inspector 12:55am Access

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Insidious The Big Bang Theory

FRIDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 11:30am 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 8:30pm 8:40pm 8:55pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 3:00am 5:00am 5:30am

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Chopping Block 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Secret 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm The World is Not Enough 2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:20am Dinner Date 8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:30pm Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 9:00pm Skyfall 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pm Skyfall 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

7:00am 7:25am 8:30am 9:35am 10:35am 11:00am 11:25am 11:55am 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:05pm 5:10pm 5:45pm 6:15pm 6:50pm 7:55pm 8:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 2:05am 2:10am 3:05am 3:55am

Doctor at Large Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Noah's Ark Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor at Large On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans Law and Order: UK Trial and Retribution The American President FYI Daily The American President Long Lost Family Rory Bremner's Great British Views

7:00am 7:10am 7:35am 8:00am 8:55am 9:55am 11:00am 11:55am 12:55pm 1:55pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 3:55pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:10am 12:15am 1:00am 2:00am

Football's Greatest Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes Minder Ironside Quincy, M.E. Ax Men The Chase Minder Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes Quincy, M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Fifth Gear Bear Grylls: Mission Survive The Glimmer Man FYI Daily The Glimmer Man The Snooker Mavericks The Boxing Mavericks

11:15am Captain America: Civil War - Premiere Special 11:45am Avengers: Age of Ultron 2:15pm Bad Boys 4:20pm Crimson Tide 6:25pm The Last Samurai 9:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron 11:25pm Bad Boys 1:30am Gladiator

12:05pm 1:40pm 3:25pm 5:05pm 6:50pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am 3:00am

Hot Shots! Part Deux Mr. Deeds Big Daddy The Wedding Singer Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber To A Million Ways to Die in the West The Rocky Horror Picture Show

7:00am The Longest Ride 9:15am Friday Download: The Movie 11:00am Kid Vengeance 1:00pm Maggie 2:45pm Captain America: Civil War - Premiere Special 3:15pm The Longest Ride 5:30pm Ricki and the Flash 7:15pm Friday Download: The Movie 9:00pm Ricki and the Flash 10:45pm Maggie A world-weary farmer cares for his daughter as she slowly turns into a zombie.

12:30am Kid Vengeance Dean Cain stars as a hard-nosed detective who vows revenge following the death of his wife.

2:20am The Overnight Two couples have a dinner party that quickly goes off the deep end.

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Main Event Football's Greatest Live Super Rugby Live Super Rugby Football Gold Football Gold La Liga Show 2015 Barclays Premier League World Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Live Indian Premier League Rugby Gold Rugby Gold Live Rugby League The Fantasy Football Club Barclays Premier League Preview Barclays Premier League World MLS Live The Premier League Years Barclays Premier League Preview BPL Legends

7:00am Cricket's Greatest 7:30am Cricket's Greatest 8:00am Ricky Ponting Masterclass 8:30am Cricket Classic 9:30am Ricky Ponting Masterclass 10:00am Darts Gold 10:30am ATP Tour Uncovered 11:00am Sporting Heroes 12:00pm Live ATP Masters : Madrid 1000 6:00pm Game Changers 6:30pm Barclays Premier League World 7:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 8:00pm Live ATP Masters : Madrid 1000 12:00am Indian Premier League 4:30am Darts Gold 5:00am Cricket Classic A look back at the fourth Test between South Africa and England in 2005 in Centurion.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Athletics 3:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News 6:23pm Weather 6:25pm Can't Touch This 7:15pm Pointless 8:05pm Michael Mcintyre's Big Show 9:00pm The National Lottery 9:50pm Casualty 10:40pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:55am Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle 1:25am Mad City 3:15am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am MasterChef 9:00am MasterChef 10:00am MasterChef 11:00am The Women's Football Show 11:30am School for Scoundrels 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmet 2:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:45pm Escape to the Continent 3:45pm Money for Nothing 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 5:00pm Flog It! 6:00pm Bake Off Crème de la Crème 7:00pm Gardeners' World 7:30pm Attenborough's Passion Project: A Blank on the Map 8:30pm Lost Gods of Easter Island 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The Hollow Crown 11:50pm Zodiac 2:20am Kicks

8:00pm What Do Artists Do All Day? 8:30pm BBC Young Musician 2016 Semi-Final 10:00pm Hinterland 11:30pm Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance Series in which Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley uncover the British love affair with dancing as they explore the nation's favourite dances from the 17th to the 20th centuries and discover what they reveal about our social history.

12:30am Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy 1:30am An Evening with Glen Campbell 2:50am John Denver: Country Boy 3:50am Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy 4:50am This is BBC Four

7:00am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am 11:15am 12:15pm

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm Britain's Got Talent 1:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 2:15pm The Almost Impossible Gameshow 3:15pm Scorpion 4:10pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 6:05pm You've Got Mail 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm You've Got Mail 8:25pm The Scorpion King 9:25pm FYI Daily 9:30pm The Scorpion King 10:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:15pm Celebrity Juice 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am American Dad! 2:30am The Cleveland Show

7:00am 7:20am 7:50am 8:50am 9:55am

1:15pm 1:25pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:15pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 1:35am 4:00am 4:50am

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show BBQ Champ Despicable Me The Wine Show Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You've Been Framed!

Bang on the Money Britain's Got Talent Play to the Whistle ITV News and Weather Body of Lies Jackpot 247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

10:55am 11:00am 11:45am 1:45pm 2:55pm 4:55pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

2:00am 3:00am

3:30am

Judge Judy On the Buses Where the Heart is Where the Heart is All Creatures Great and Small FYI Daily All Creatures Great and Small Columbo Wycliffe Agatha Christie's Marple Foyle's War Midsomer Murders Foyle's War Lewis Trial and Retribution Crime drama series which includes the crime, investigation and trial of a particular case.

Northern Lights ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping

7:10am 7:35am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:55pm 3:00pm 5:30pm 6:25pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:25am 2:40am 4:45am 5:00am 5:55am

7:00am 7:45am 8:20am 9:20am 9:55am 10:55am 11:55am 12:20pm 1:50pm 2:50pm 2:55pm 3:25pm

4:25pm 5:30pm 6:35pm 6:40pm 8:00pm 9:10pm 9:15pm 11:00pm 12:00am

King of Queens Cycling Motorsport Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond The Morning Line Frasier Frasier The Superhumans Show The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Come Dine with Me Channel 4 Racing A Place in the Sun Homes by the Med Channel 4 News Great Canal Journeys Coastal Walks with My Dog Prometheus Alien Hollyoaks Omnibus Kirstie's Vintage Gems Location, Location, Location Four Rooms

7:00am Milkshake!

9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show Live 12:40pm Fail Army 1:10pm Police Interceptors 2:05pm Police Interceptors 3:05pm Police Interceptors 4:00pm Police Interceptors 6:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

7:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

8:00pm NCIS 9:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm The Championship 11:00pm Goal Rush 11:30pm NCIS 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Now That's Funny 5:00am The Tube: Going Underground 5:50am Divine Designs Paul Binski examines some of Britain's most fascinating religious artworks and artefacts.

Ax Men Cycling Motorsport UK Formula E: Sound of the Future Bundesliga World Superbike Highlights Pawn Stars Pawn Stars No Name on the Bullet FYI Daily No Name on the Bullet British Superbike Championship Highlights The Big Fish Off The Dam Busters FYI Daily The Dam Busters On Her Majesty's Secret Service FYI Daily On Her Majesty's Secret Service Double Jeopardy FYI Daily

7:00am Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 8:55am Dante's Peak 10:50am Twister 12:45pm San Andreas 2:45pm Minority Report 5:15pm Rush Hour 2 7:00pm Dante's Peak 9:00pm San Andreas 11:00pm Minority Report 1:25am Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

1:30pm The Top Ten Show 2016 1:50pm Bad Neighbours 3:35pm Entourage 5:25pm Dragnet 7:15pm Tammy 9:00pm Entourage 11:00pm Bad Neighbours 12:45am Balls of Fury 2:25am Jackass: The Movie 4:00am The Art of the Steal 5:40am The Trail of the Pink Panther

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:35am 9:35am 10:35am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am 1:10am

Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Jane the Virgin Made in Chelsea Joe and Caspar Hit the Road Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Mr. Popper's Penguins The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Adjustment Bureau Gogglebox Gogglebox

7:00am The Longest Ride 9:15am Kid Vengeance 11:15am Friday Download: The Movie 1:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service Special Alex Zane looks at Matthew Vaughn's riotous love letter to the spy genre starring Colin Firth.

1:30pm Maggie A world-weary farmer cares for his daughter as she slowly turns into a zombie.

3:15pm The Longest Ride 5:30pm Ricki and the Flash 7:15pm Friday Download: The Movie 9:00pm Ricki and the Flash A struggling musician returns to the family she abandoned to confront her mistakes.

10:45pm Maggie 12:30am Kid Vengeance

SATURDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:45pm 6:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:30am 2:00am 3:30am

5:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Preview Bpl 100 Club Game Changers Nick Kicks The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Live FL Live Pro 12 Rugby Live Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Extended highlights of Saturday's games in the Barclays Premier League.

SNF: Match Choice Extended highlights of Saturday's games in the Barclays Premier League.

7:00am Sporting Triumphs 7:15am Live Super Rugby 9:15am Sporting Triumphs 9:30am Live Super Rugby 11:30am Cricket's Greatest 12:00pm Cricket's Greatest 12:30pm Cricket's Greatest 1:00pm Live FL 3:45pm Sporting Triumphs 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League 8:30pm Live Fight Night 12:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Smackdown 2:00am Cricket's Greatest 2:30am Cricket's Greatest 3:00am Cricket's Greatest 3:30am Cricket's Greatest 4:00am Cricket's Greatest 4:30am Cricket's Greatest 5:00am Cricket's Greatest 5:30am Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

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8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MasterChef 2:15pm BBC News 2:25pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:30pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Invictus: The Road to the Games 4:45pm Points of View 5:00pm Songs of Praise 5:35pm Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Attenborough at 90 9:00pm British Academy Televion Awards 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:45am Smart People 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:15am The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge 8:15am This Farming Life 9:15am Gardeners' World 9:45am The Beechgrove Garden 10:15am Countryfile 11:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Rowing 3:00pm Equestrian 5:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 9:00pm Burma's Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson 10:00pm Hillsborough 12:00am Robot and Frank 1:25am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

2:20am Holby City 3:15am This is BBC Two

8:00pm A History of Ancient Britain Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history.

9:00pm Forest, Field and Sky: Art out of Nature 10:00pm The Silk Road 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy.

11:30pm Ran An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

2:05am Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor 3:35am The Silk Road 4:35am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

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7:15am 7:40am 8:05am 8:30am 8:55am 9:25am

10:30am 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:50pm 6:25pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:10am 2:50am 3:15am 3:45am

King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Ipc Swimming European Championships 2016 Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Lilo and Stitch The Rescuers The Tiny Tots Talent Agency Channel 4 News The World's Most Famous Train Paul Merton's Secret Stations Indian Summers Gogglebox 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Extract Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me

7:00am Milkshake!

10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am The Championship 12:30pm Goal Rush 1:00pm The Gadget Show 2:00pm The Secret Life of Puppies 3:00pm Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 4:35pm The Fifth Element 6:55pm 5 News 7:00pm Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 10:00pm Greatest Ever 90s Movies 12:50am Goal Rush: League One Final Day 1:35am Reservoir Dogs A group of perfect strangers have been assembled to pull off the perfect heist.

3:20am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night.

5:00am Great Scientists 5:25am Great Scientists

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:25am How I Met Your Mother 7:45am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am Suburgatory 8:35am Suburgatory 9:00am Baby Daddy 9:30am Baby Daddy 10:00am The Goldbergs 10:30am The Goldbergs 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Made in Chelsea 2:35pm Joe and Caspar Hit the Road 3:35pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm We Bought a Zoo 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm Tattoo Fixers 12:00am The Inbetweeners 12:35am The Inbetweeners 1:05am The 100 2:05am Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 10:00am 11:30am 1:30pm 4:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 3:00am 4:00am 5:30am

9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Griff's British Adventure 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:05pm ITV News and Weather 1:15pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:15pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:15pm Fierce 4:20pm Britain's Got Talent 5:30pm Midsomer Murders 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:55pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The Durrells 10:00pm Home Fires 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Her Majesty's Prison Norwich 12:20am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:30am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:40pm Take Me Out 1:25pm Catchphrase 2:10pm You've Got Mail 3:15pm FYI Daily 3:20pm You've Got Mail 4:35pm Nanny McPhee 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm Nanny McPhee 6:30pm Britain's Got Talent 7:50pm Britain's Got More Talent 8:50pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 9:50pm FYI Daily 9:55pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

7:10am The Secret of My Succe$s 8:20am FYI Daily 8:25am The Secret of My Succe$s 9:00am Heartbeat 10:05am Heartbeat 11:10am Inspector Morse 1:35pm Foyle's War 3:40pm Columbo 5:15pm City of Angels 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm City of Angels 7:30pm Richard Wilson on the Road 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 9:30pm Royal Stories Ep 5.

10:00pm An Audience with Barry Manilow 11:00pm The Blonde Bombshell 1:20am Inspector Morse 3:20am Blue Murder 4:10am May the Best House Win 5:00am May the Best House Win

7:00am 8:00am 8:25am 8:55am 9:55am 10:55am

12:00pm 7:20pm

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The striking junior doctors need an injection of realism Nora Johnson

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

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THE first all-out doctors’ strike in the NHS’s history recently took place in England, as thousands of junior doctors walked out of both routine and emergency care in protest at the imposition of new contracts this summer.

Are you as fed up as me with pictures of mainly young junior doctors laughing on picket lines, holding banners claiming they’re ‘saving the NHS’? So hypocritical when strikes cause cancer treatment to be disrupted, operations cancelled, consultants drafted in and outpatient appointments postponed. Junior doctors should remember their primary concern is the care of their patients, and return to work.

Spreading their work over seven days will, after all, enable more efficient scheduling, balancing the supply of doctors against the demand which varies over the week. Their maximum

NHS HISTORY: The first all-out doctors’ strike recently took place in England.

hours are being reduced, not increased. They won’t be compelled to work longer hours. They can’t be compelled to work beyond the maximum legal limit. The current contract encourages some to do just that, by rewarding them with extra money. That’ll now be stopped.

The ‘compromise’ proposed by Labour was denounced as an ‘opportunistic’ political ploy. A valid trial is impractical - there are too many variables for any control to work, and one side has a vested interest in ensuring it fails. Would you want to be a patient in a trial where doctors

want to ensure that death rates aren’t improved?

They need to stop hurting patients as a weapon against the government and the hypocritical pretence that they’re trying to ‘save the NHS’.

The NHS is, as usual, being used by the left and the unions as a Trojan horse to attack (bring down?) the government and the junior doctors have been deluded into dragging it into their political agenda. And with talk of ambulance drivers possibly striking too, this ‘weaponisation’ of the NHS continues apace.

Ironically, the strike helps Brexiteers who claim the pay dispute could be settled at a cost equivalent to just two weeks of Britain’s EU contributions.

These doctors have taken the country back to the 1970s, operating a closed shop and holding the public to ransom.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca charity.

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A right Royal rhapsody SOME of the comments by British expats on the relative values of their monarchy, and especially those that question the cost, leave me absolutely dumbfounded.

I wonder where Britain would be without such an important and internationally admired Head of State, together with the family who in the main carry half the cross among them.

I am equally amazed when those curious Costa know-it-alls (a minority of the residents), talk about costs when the figures show just how ridiculously cheap the British royals are.

Where on earth would the presidency of any democratic or tin-pot state cost any less? Britain talks in billions when it comes to the cost of the real expenses of the bureaucratic armies and their generally unproductive machinations, which create no more than quirky services and increasing demands for new taxes.

Does anybody really think a short term president with or without real social skills, can relate on a long term basis with the leaders of the world in the way the Royals can?

Neither would they attract the sort of reverence and genuine affection that the Royals generate with their simplicity and lack of need to impress. Only heritage can do that as has been seen with so many exiled monarchs who have returned to restore their nations to former glory.

It is only the diehard Willie Hamiltons of the past who make such a pastoral issue out of the royal, non-existent economic drain.

This government without reins is a blessing which needs no prompting and gets on with it with an inflexible sense of duty that is awesome. Without them, Britain would be no more than a backwater which would fare even worse by the poor reflection cast by so many of its pompous emigrants.

What I saw so closely, made me have sleepless nights many a time when I realised that an ageing woman could not only be kept up at banquets past midnight but be expected to make the unrelenting whole day agenda, whether or not she slept well or at all.

The problem, as the Queen would say, is that she is averse to fuss and would rather just get on with the job, however intimidating, than be associated with groans and moans. Think what she does for the nation despite being stripped to basics (they do not even have a Royal yacht whilst minor foreign Princes have two or three

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Known unknowns I RECENTLY wrote to the Department of Work and Pensions asking the following questions in the event of a vote to leave the EU: 1. British pensioners living in Spain currently are entitled to healthcare funded by the UK. Will this arrangement continue?

2. British pensioners currently receive the annual pension increase the same as UK resident pensioners. Will this arrangement continue?

3. British nationals living in Spain do so as an entitlement as the UK is part of the EU. Will rights of residence be affected by a ‘Leave EU’ vote?

I have received a reply from the Department of Work and Pensions, dated April 25, from which I

each). I can assure anyone that getting up for what lies in front of them each day is not just inspiring, but were she my mum, I would put the crown away somewhere safe or find someone like King John to do something with it.

Michael via email

No lame-duck I FEEL I must respond to ‘Leapy says it others think it’.

It’s a pity he does not think to say that president Obama threatening the UK is nonsense as he has every right to say what he thinks of the dangers of Brexit, especially considering that the UK involved the USA in two world wars not of their making.

Thousands of American servicemen are buried in the graveyards of Europe.

Leapy questions Obama’s birth certificate, may I suggest he reads ‘The

quote: “UK citizens living in the EU currently enjoy a range of specific rights to live, to work and access to pensions, healthcare and public services that are only guaranteed because of EU law.

“There would be no requirement under EU law for these rights to be maintained if the UK left the EU. These questions would need to be answered as part of the process of negotiating the UK’s exit if there is a vote to leave.”

It does seem odd to me that people are asked to vote when the implications in these areas are unknown, and UK expats should rightly be concerned that their lives will change if there is a vote to leave the EU. Lynda, San Miguel de Salinas

Dreams of my Father’ as it might put his small mind to rest.

Leapy seems to portray Barack Obama as a lame duck president, let me point out that he has given the poor people of America healthcare.

He has also reunited the USA with Cuba, something that no president has done in 50 years.

I can assure Leapy that approx 160 million American Democrats respect him, even if Leapy doesn’t, but then again who’s Leapy?

Tony A via email

Misplaced morals I CAN’T help but comment on a post in the Letters column (issue 1607), when Ian from Calpe wrote on his anger at the prospect of dogs being allowed on beaches.

There are too many foolish and egotistical views to comment on but have you ever compared what the human race is inconveniently making of our planet and societies?

And the exaggeration about the bowl of water in a restaurant ‘which turns the WHOLE surrounding floor into a skating rink’... you poor soul…

Moreover, yes I will correct you because the law in Spain asserts the proprietor of the establishment to determine whether pets are allowed indoors or not.

Presently there are guides dedicated to larger cities in Spain listing where dogs are welcome in restaurants, with more also being permitted on public transport, such as in our neighbouring countries.

I would rather see some excrement which will dry and blow away than all the plastic and tins discarded everywhere (by humans), which will never biodegrade. These end up in the guts

of animals in oceans or wash up on shorelines, where humans are most likely to come into direct contact with the toxins (relating to your ‘pristine’ beach comments).

Every day in countries around the world, animals are fighting for their lives. They are enslaved, beaten, and kept in chains to make them perform for humans’ ‘entertainment’, they are mutilated and confined to tiny cages so that we can kill them and eat them, they are burned, blinded, poisoned, and cut up alive in the name of ‘science’, they are electrocuted, strangled, and skinned alive so that people can parade around in their coats, and worse.

Now this is a topic to write about and not in your view about ‘selfish dog owners.’

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi Felipe via email

Healthcare woes I WOULD like to respond to Sue in your Letters page (issue 1607), who is worried about her healthcare here.

Who told you your healthcare would come to a stop if we exit the EU? As pensioners living here you will probably be paying tax in Spain, if you are you should have a Spanish social security number which entitles you to healthcare if we are in or out of the EU. If you are living here and using your EHIC E111 you are breaking the law as this is intended for holiday and short stay. If you have healthcare after filling in an S1 form then the UK government still pay for your healthcare and there is no reason for this to stop upon leaving the EU. This is the information I have received after researching this. I will vote ‘Leave’ either way because I believe in Britain and in the long run all us Brits will be better off.

Dario via email

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It’s just plain luck Why some have far more than their fair share of either, however, is a mystery.

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

I HATE it when you wish someone good luck, and back comes the smug reply: “You make your own luck.”

Sure, being really organised will help, but there are some people who are just born lucky and seem to have access to the Philosopher’s Stone and capable of turning base metal into gold.

You know the ones.

Whatever they do in life, they always seem to land on their feet, or as my old Dad used to say: “If they fell down the loo, they would come out with a box of Quality Street.”

Then conversely there are those who always drop the bread butter side down.

GOOD LUCK: I will continue to touch wood and do the lottery.

The ones who realise that the ITV on their car is overdue, and then get pulled over by the Guardia on their way to the test centre.

There is good and bad luck - of course there is.

Why some have far more than their fair share of either, however, is a mystery.

It’s the same with accident prone people. I have friends who are so butterfingered, that you would never dream of breaking out the best crystal.

You just know that at some point something will get spilt, dropped or knocked over. It’s as inevitable as a politician say-

ing: “Let me be perfectly clear.”

A friend from my younger days was such a person. For some inexplicable reason, he only had to approach a young lady and a run would mysteriously appear in her tights.

It happened time and again. He was responsible

for more ladders than George Wimpey.

One night travelling home in his Ford Anglia during a heavy storm, both wipers, as if by mutual consent, shot off into the night, leaving two metal spikes eeek eeeking back and forth across his windscreen.

Give him a new Airbus A380 for Christmas, and he would break it by Boxing Day. So don’t give me that guff about making your own luck, it’s a contradiction in terms anyway.

For my part though, I will continue to touch wood and do the lottery.

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June sees two important votes John Smith Random thoughts...

THE next few months are going to be very hectic as far as we expats are concerned, as we can look forward to the Brexit referendum and then the Spanish general election, which will fall within a few days of each o t h e r i n t h e l a tter p a rt o f June.

Every day a different pro or anti Brexit report appears and all of the big guns are vying for position to make sure that their words of wisdom (or in many cases unproven opinion) are given prominence.

Whilst the Conservatives are doing a p r e t t y g o o d j o b o f b a d mouthing each other and Boris Johns o n , i n wh a t a p p e a rs to b e something of a fit of misplaced excitement, played the Trump card by reminding everyone that President Obama was a Kenyan who really shouldn’t be allowed to express an opinion on the referendum (unless of course it agreed with the mayor of London’s).

Ironically, by Obama coming out

BARACK OBAMA: Heavily in favour of Britain remaining in the EU. so heavily in favour of Britain remaining in the EU and with poor financial figures coming from some of the main members of the Union, the pound received a fillip and started to bounce back against th e eu ro , mo v ing up by s e ve ra l cents.

The Labour Party seems to be keeping a low profile on the mat-

te r, a gre e ing in princ iple tha t Britain should remain but being a bit jealous of the conservative implosion, has decided that it is far more important to suspend members MP Naz Shah and Ken Livingstone for appearing anti-semitic due to comments the MP made before being elected to Parliament, and for Mr Livingstone’s defence

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We see ourselves as being part of a caring community which is quite rare in this day and age. Whilst reporting on news events in each area, we are also very careful to do our best to alert readers to local charities and what they are doing especially in our social pages, and by announcing the activities of these charities, we feel that we are undertaking a service for the community as a whole.

One thing that has become increasingly clear over the past few months is that if any of our readers have a problem with local government, are searching for a lost member of the family or just want advice, then they are not scared to contact the newspaper to ask for our assistance and wherever possible, we will do all that we can to help in one way or another.

Sometimes all we can do is publish an appeal to other readers who may know a missing person, but in many cases one of our Spanish speaking reporters will contact a local council office or hospital just to try to find an answer to a particular question.

All of our staff and especially the Euesdens are proud to be part of this expat community and welcome the opportunity to assist wherever and whenever we can.

of her, which was perhaps not terribly well-worded.

The main Liberal activity was to send Sir Simon Hughes to Gibraltar to effectively preach to the converted, as even the warring politic ia ns t her e ar e uni t ed agai nst a Brexit vote.

No party in Spain believes that it c a n run a m i nor i t y gover nm ent therefore after four months of futile attempts which included some quite good name calling, the king has had no option but to call another election which is the first time that this has ever happened. Although it must be remembered that there have only been 12 elections so far and some of the governments didn’t last too long.

Opinion polls don’t seem to be able to predict a clear-cut victory for any party, but possibly things will become clearer as the election date looms.

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We have enough in life against us already, don’t be against yourself.

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in history 973 - Edgar the Peaceful is crowned in Bath as King of all England. He then goes to Chester, where eight Scottish and Welsh kings row him on the River Dee. 1215 - Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England, part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.

1429 - French warrior maiden Joan of Arc leads the Dauphin’s troops to victory over the English laying siege to Orleans.

1494 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.

1536 - King Henry VIII orders English-language bibles to be placed in every church.

1671 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

1682 - Louis XIV moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.

1812 - The British Prime Minister since 1809, Spencer Perceval, is shot to death by demented businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons.

1816 - John Keats’ first poem is published by The Examiner.

1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte dies as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

1940 - Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.

1955 - The United States, France and Great Britain end their military occupation of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), which then becomes a sovereign state.

1961 - Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr becomes the first American astronaut to travel into space.

1963 - The first James Bond film starring Sean Connery, Dr No, is released.

1985 - Fifty people die in a fire in the grandstand at a football stadium in Bradford during a match against Lincoln City.

1994 - The channel tunnel, or ‘Chunnel’ connecting England and France is opened in a ceremony presided over by Queen Elizabeth II and French president Francois Mitterand.

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Adele, May 5, Pop Singer, 28 This British singer and songwriter has won numerous Grammy Awards, as well as a Golden Globe Award for her song ‘Skyfall’, the theme for the 23rd James Bond movie of the same title. She continues to woo the public with her soulful voice.

George Clooney, May 6, Actor, 55 The Hollywood star is not only a TV and movie actor, noted for films such as Ocean’s Eleven and The Descendants, but also a filmmaker. He is the only person in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for Oscars in all six film-making categories.

Michael Rosen, May 7, Children’s Author, 70 This London-born writer is best known as a children’s novelist and has written over 140 titles, amongst which are The Sad Book. He succeeded Jacqueline Wilson as the 6th British Children’s Laureate in 2007.

Billy Joel, May 9, Rock Star, 67 The American singer, pianist and songwriter has been lauded as one of the greatest American musicians of his time since his 1973 hit song, Piano Man. He has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the US. Bono, May 10, Singer, 56 Front man and lead vocalist of rock heavyweights U2, the Irish songwriter and musician is also an activist and philanthropist.

Thanks to hits such as Beautiful Day and The Sweetest Thing, the band has sold over 150 million records.

Andres Iniesta, May 11, Footballer, 32 The Spanish midfielder is noted for his long career with Barcelona FC and has helped lead the Spanish national team to the World Cup Championship in 2010. His club won 6 La Liga titles between 2004 and 2013.

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YOUR STARS GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Energy levels go up and down and you seek to ration yours by not going all-out physically. It is still possible to be quite dynamic while planning. Indeed, your clear vision impresses a colleague. If you are due for promotion then some good news is likely. Blow your own trumpet rather than wait for others to do it for you.

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

This is frustrating, but try to relax.

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

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The changes affecting you for the past few weeks continue but you are now getting better at managing their direction.

Someone wanting you to take a logical action should not be allowed to push you forward. When to act will be clear to you.

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

Your need for a close attachment and harmony in your life should not be underestimated or denied in the name of practicality.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are in a romantic mood but something is missing from the picture. Its not that you’re feeling the need to have more than one string to your bow, it is more that you are tired of using the same old arrows. So, what is out there to fire your imagination? Something really new will not miss the mark with you.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone who has been unhelpful in the past suddenly steps forward. Could you have been wrong about them? Probably not. Keep a clear mind when with them.

Saturn influences you to be more organised before a bout of indecision strikes.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) To be truly happy you need to build on your partnerships. Keep these in balance and everything else will fall into place.

Life has taught you some rather harsh lessons recently. The upshot of that is you now feel more in control and more secure.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is an all-consuming need to see some reward for all your efforts. There will be those who will tell you that you need to push harder for success. Perhaps you need to be with more like-minded people. Certainly being with the wrong colleagues can bring your spirits down.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You will see the lighter side of life this week when you discover that someone is holding a torch for you. You are flattered and vaguely interested. Your combination of intelligence and humour make you a delightful companion. Venus smiles on all your close relationships and you seem to be able to do no wrong.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The influence of Venus and Jupiter brings you the influence and status that you deserve. It's not that you haven't worked towards it but now you start to see the benefits. There is an urge to improve your appearance and surroundings to fit in with the ‘new you.’

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2. Situated at 646 metres above sea level, which is the highest capital city in the European Union?

3. Though given its charter in 1158 by Frederick I Barbarossa, historians have traced its founding back to 1088, making which Italian university the oldest, continuously-operating university in Europe?

4. Which city-state, with a population 842, is, not only the smallest country in Europe, but the smallest country in the world?

5. Which dormant volcano in Russia is the highest mountain in Europe?

6. Which is Europe’s most northerly capital city?

7. Which is the longest river in Europe?

8. Which London landmark is the tallest building in the European Union?

9. With 303 stations spread over 214 kilometres and over 1.5 billion passengers every year, which is the largest metro (underground) system in Europe?

10. With a seating capacity of 99,750, which is the largest stadium in Europe?

Answers: 1. SWEDEN, 2. MADRID, 3. University of BOLOGNA, 4. VATICAN CITY, 5. MOUNT ELBRUS, 6. REYKJAVÍK, 7. River VOLGA, 8. THE SHARD, 9. PARIS MÉTRO, 10.

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

TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 15 • Excellent: 20

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1 Test end product with special rail (5) 4 Level-headedness in Montreal is mixed (7) 7 Feeling of joy from damaged toenail (7) 8 Part of stair is Eritrean (5) 9 Police officer in Home Counties area (5) 10 Pele mentioned part of kettle (7) 11 Most pleasant French city street (6) 13 Merchant returns scarlet paintings (6) 17 Refuse to leave book in service station (7) 19 Head of clan calls for drums (5) 21 Downgrade a pedestal (5) 22 Sit dear, not straight but with one leg on each side (7) 23 Manual dexterity is unimportant by the sound of it (7) 24 A good man holding small Scottish dessert (5) Down 1 Unpleasant reasons to hide betrayal (7) 2 Some proclaim a golden rule for an adult insect (5) 3 Lags: Rot! Lies! Deviation! (7) 4 About a tenner for curdled milk (6) 5 Alternatively, some of Britain’s tea drinkers (7) 6 Worth me having a right to it (5) 8 The odd rioter has eggs (3) 12 Devastation of old horse in care (7) 14 Quotes poetry in acts of worship around Ecuador (7)

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1 Napkins, 5 Trees, 8/24 White goods, 9 Imitate, 10 Scratch, 11 Slice, 12 Oscar, 14 Defer, 19 Annul, 21 Spenser, 23 Terrace, 25 Stave, 26 Saddles.

Down: 1 Newest, 2 Prior, 3 Inertia, 4 Slight, 5 Toils, 6 Evasive, 7 See red, 13 Sangria, 15 Emerged, 16 Tastes, 17 Assess, 18 Crisis, 20 Lease, 22 Scowl.

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15 Look up to unnatural spectre (7) 16 The banquet is about Dad’s last bet (6) 17 The informer is back in the flats, Sarge (5) 18 Yes, start another youth establishment (3) 20 Spike nips back with sweetheart (5) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents N and 22 represents F, so fill in N every time the figure 10 appears and F every time the figure 22 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 Enters by military force (7) 5 Outer garments (5) 8 Offers for a price (5) 9 Colonist (7) 10 Unique or specific (7) 11 Have in common (5) 12 Disturb the balance of (5) 14 Requested information about (5) 19 Falls vertically (5) 21 Observe closely (7) 23 Confidential (7) 24 Make fun of (5) 25 Take without the owner's consent (5) 26 Most immense (7)

Down 1 Maintain firmly (6) 2 Worth (5) 3 Aversion (7) 4 Furnish (6) 5 Prepares food by heating (5) 6 Lacking exceptional quality (7) 7 Arranged into groups (6) 13 Commit to undertake (7) 15 Disperse (7) 16 Makes fit or suitable (6) 17 Make visible (6) 18 New (6) 20 Gastropod mollusk (5) 22 Representation (5)

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

1 Scared, 4 Lances, 8 Relic, 10 Alarm, 11 Elect, 12 Lists, 13 Hyena, 14 Saucy, 17 Sick, 19 Fuss, 21 Shine, 24 Start, 25 Mocha, 27 Alike, 28 After, 29 React, 30 Porter, 31 Delete.

Down: 1 Surplus, 2 Atlas, 3 Excess, 5 Apathy, 6 Chateau, 7 Samba, 9 Menu, 15/16 Ash can, 18 Charter, 20 Startle, 21 Starve, 22 Ibis, 23 Emerge, 24 Sharp, 26 Chase.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Cuadro, 3 Used, 7 Tan, 9 Viernes, 10 Newspaper, 13 Entrada, 14 Sea, 15 Root, 16 Sangre.

Down: 1 Cats, 2 Revistas, 4 Singers, 5 Dust, 6 Telaraña, 8 Nuestro, 11 Beer, 12 Lake.

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Across 1 Celery (4) 3 Playing cards (6) 8 El más fácil (7) 9 Laughs (3) 10 Computer (9) 12 Rum (3) 13 Prefix (7) 15 Por favor (6) 16 Red (4)

Down 1 Edad (de persona, animal, árbol) (3) 2 Seguro (9) 4 Day before yesterday (8) 5 Newspaper (9) 6 Semilla (4) 7 Recibos (de haber pagado) (8) 11 Trampa (para cazar) (4) 14 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3)

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SET in the author ’s childhood hometown, Lorain, Ohio, The Bluest Eye tells the story of a black, 11-yearold girl named Pecola whose wish is that her eyes would turn blue so that she will be beautiful.

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WITH recent plans approved to build the tallest skyscraper in Europe in Madrid, EWN have decided to do the world’s top 10 tallest buildings. All the buildings are outside the EU however, mainly in China and the East. The glass tower design which will be built in Madrid will be comprised of ‘four towers’, 70 floors and a height of 250 metres which unfortunately won’t make it into the top 10.

1. Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, standing at an incredible 828 metres tall and towers above Dubai, UAE. It includes 160 floors and was officially opened in 2010. Construction began in 2004, with the exterior completed in 2009.

The primary structure is reinforced concrete. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai.

2. The Shanghai Tower is a megatall skyscraper in Pudong, Shanghai. Designed by Gensler. It is the tallest of a group of three adjacent super tall buildings in Pudong, the other two being the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Centre. The building is 632 metres and has a tiered construction, designed for high energy efficiency, and provides multiple separate zones for office, retail and leisure use. The exterior of Shanghai Tower was completed in the summer of 2015.

3. The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, is a government-owned megatall building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is 601 metres high. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernise the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel building has the world’s largest clock face. The building complex is metres away from the world’s largest mosque and Islam’s most sacred site, the Masjid al-Haram.

4. One World Trade Centre (also known as 1 World Trade Centre, One WTC and 1

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Using Fitbit you can log your food intake using the barcode scanner, measure hydration, and monitor your heart rate. The sharing with friends option keeps you motivated, and helps you stay on track.

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BURJ KHALIFA: The tallest building.

WTC; the current building was dubbed the ‘Freedom Tower’ during initial basework) and is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Centre complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is 546.2 metres high and is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

5. CTF Finance Centre formerly The CTF Guangzhou, Chow Tai Fook Centre is a skyscraper in Guangzhou, China. It is the second of two Guangzhou Twin Towers skyscrapers built that overlook the Pearl River in Guangzhou. It was completed in 2016 with a height of 530 metres and 111 floors. The building is used as a conference centre, hotel, observatory, mall and office building.

6. Taipei 101, or the Taipei Financial Centre as it is also known, was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010. Located in Taipei, Taiwan it reaches an impressive height of 509 metres. The enormous tower is seen as an icon of modern Taiwan.

7. The Shanghai World Financial Centre is a super tall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping

malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the tower’s hotel component, comprising 174 rooms and suites occupying the 79th to the 93rd floors.

8. The International Commerce Centre is a huge skyscraper in Hong Kong. It stands at 483 metres in height. It features 118 floors. A commercial skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project on top of Kowloon Station.

9. The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)’s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. They reach an incredible 452 metres in height and feature 88 floors.

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: 22 • Good: 30 • Very good: 43 • Excellent: 56

10. Zifeng Tower or the Greenland CentreZifeng Tower is a 450-metre super tall skyscraper in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The 89-storey building completed in 2010 comprises retail and office space in the lower section. The floors near the top feature a hotel, numerous restaurants, and a public observatory. The tower’s stepping is functional, helping separate these sections.

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

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Word Ladder ARMS

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9.

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Move from the start word (ARMS) to the end word (RACE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

Solution ARMS AIMS RIMS RIME RICE RACE

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Rare twins born in India A PAIR of Siamese twins with just one face were born in India.

The infants, who each had their own heart, arms and legs were born at a hospital in eastern India but died just minutes later.

Medics said as soon as they saw the babies they knew they were unlikely to survive as their brains were fused together.

The Siamese twins were delivered by Caesarean section after a scan revealed they were conjoined. The mother had not been for any checkups during her pregnancy, which is normally the case in India, due to severe poverty.

The bodies have been donated to the government medical college for medical research.

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Friendly help NEW research by Oxford University has found that having lots of friends could be ‘better than morphine.’

“Endorphins are part of our pain and pleasure circuitry - they are our body’s natural painkillers and also give us feelings of pleasure,” said Katerina Johnson from Oxford University.

Adults aged between 18 and 34 were asked a variety of questions about their lives, and also took a noninvasive, physical pain test.

Researchers discovered that people with larger social circles tended to have a higher pain tolerance.

One theory is that social communications generate positive emotions when endorphins bind to opioid receptors in brain.

Ms Johnson said: “These results are interesting as research suggests the endorphin system may be disrupted in psychological disorders such as depression.”

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HITTING CHILDREN: Could have long-lasting effects.

Harmful smacking BEING smacked as a child could have long-lasting effects according to researchers.

Professors from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan in the USA, analysed 50 years of research involving more than 160,000 children. They said their research found that children who were smacked as

five-year-olds were slightly more likely to be aggressive and break rules later at school and were more likely to misbehave and defy their parents; the opposite effect of what parents intended.

Those who were hit were also more prone to act out and could be more distracted in the classroom, they found.

The researchers also investigated cases of adults who were hit as children and found the more they were smacked, the more likely they were to experience mental health problems later in life.

The researchers classed smacking as hitting a child with an open hand without causing physical injury.

WITHIN a relatively short space of time, green tea has gained a global following because of its undeniable health properties, being packed full of anti-oxidants.

Here are some of the health benefits : Anti-Aging: Free radicals created in the body are responsible for our bodies aging and green tea can drastically put a halt to these.

Immunity Boosting: People who regularly drink green tea do not fall victim to common bacterial and viral infections as easily.

Astringency: These substances trigger contractions in muscles and tissues which tones up muscles and skin.

Anti-carcinogenic: The Catechins present in green tea neutralises free radicals, responsible for causing certain types of cancer.

Reducing Cholesterol: Reduces cholesterol levels due to its alkalinity.

Detoxifying: Green tea with lemon is a great hangover cure.

A cup with lemon will soon have the hangover a distant memory.

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GREEN TEA: Has so many health benefits.

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A smoother way to enjoy those smoothies

HOME-MADE SMOOTHIES: Keep all the pulp from the fruit and vegetables for much-needed fibre.

MANY people are turning to smoothies as a healthy way to boost their intake of fruit and vegetables and to help lose weight, but they could be doing more harm than good.

A leading nutritionist believed a lot of people put too many ingredients in their home-made versions and they should be 50 per cent liquid base, 25 per cent fruit and 25 per cent veg.

So how can you make the most from your smoothie?

The base should be a low fat liquid such as coconut water or skimmed milk and not fruit juice and fruit should be limited to a single serving such as a cup of berries or a single piece such as apple or banana to limit sugar intake, then fill with vegetables.

If your smoothie is replacing a meal

such as breakfast you can include a few filling foods such as oats but if it’s a snack or after a workout, keep it lighter.

Keep all of the pulp from fruit and veggies in your smoothie for muchneeded fibre and make sure you have them as part of a healthy diet. Living off smoothies will leave you starting to lack essential nutrients such as iron and zinc.

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By Emily Chettle K EEPIN G your mind a c tive, especially in older age is importa nt. N ume rous studies into cognitive decline have deduced similar s e ts of a dvic e for pe ople such as staying physically a c tive , ge tting e nough sleep, not smoking, having good s oc ia l c onne c tions , limiting a lc ohol to one drink a da y, a nd e a ting a balanced diet low in saturated and trans fats.

Here are a few other factors which might help keeping your mind active: - Keep learning A high level of education is a s s oc ia te d w ith be tte r functioning brains in older age. Being mentally active and pushing the brain intellectually increases mental activity which is good for the bra in c e lls . Le a rning new skills, hobbies, crosswords or languages are the prime examples.

- Believe in yourself Negative stereotypes can

CROSSWORDS: Are a good way of stimulating the brain. contribute to a failing memory. People who believe that a failing memory is out of their hands hold themselves back f r om m ai nt ai ni ng a sharp mind.

- Use all your senses If you use multiple senses when l ear ni ng t hen i t i s

m or e l i kel y you wi l l r emember new things.

- Repeat, repeat, repeat I n or der t o cem ent new m em or i es or new l ear nt skills, the best way to fix it into the brain is by repeating it out loud or writing it down.

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We are already a large community of vapers. If you want to learn and make the leap to repairable coils, this is the event for you.

A group of friends is getting together to host this workshop where people can learn from scratch or improve their knowledge about vaping and repairable coils.

When you learn how to properly repair a coil, there are always doubts, problems that arise and although there is always someone willing to help, there is nothing better than seeing it done live.

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XABIA VAPS: The workshop will demonstrate different types of coils. friends who are knowledgeable in the subject and also the presence of Mark Skyhigh of Mech Addiction, a known blogger and point of reference in the UK. The event will take place in the vaping store in Javea, Xavia Vaps, on May 13 at

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Today we take a look at something that is all too relevant at this time of year: allergies! No matter the season, allergies can be a nuisance for people of all ages, but spring in sunny Spain offers an abundance of new irritants that can keep people feeling far from their best.

Here’s a question from a reader.

HI there, My husband has terrible hayfever and allergies, he has had a blood test and they said he is allergic to grass pollen, olive pollen and dust which is relatively normal, but we think he is also allergic to something else as he is suffering terribly and it can make him bed bound until it passes.

We think he requires a full allergy test as he has tried all tablets and even the steroid injection but nothing works. A pharmacist did mention about a vaccine - would this be a possibility once we know the allergies?

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tion by a specialist in allergies to determine whether or not his symptoms are allergic. Once they are confirmed to be allergic then it is the time to find out what is causing them. To this end, tests are needed which consist of small injections into the arm (Prick Test) which allow us to discover what the patient is allergic to.

Sometimes blood tests are also needed but generally the skin test is sufficient.

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WOMEN who have been cheated on by their partners often end up in stronger relationships as a result.

Researchers said infidelity helps women make better choices of partners in the future so after the short term pain and grief, cheating can actually be a good thing in the long term.

Dr Morris, an evolutionary biologist at Binghamton University in New York, led the study, and said over 85 per cent of individuals will experience at least one break up in their lifetime. He worked with colleagues at University College London, and conducted an online survey of over 5,000 people in 96 different countries about their relationship breakups.

Their findings showed while discovering an unfaithful partner could have negative short term effects, in the long run it actually benefited women.

For shiny hair NATURAL oils and nutrients in avocados make them a great treatment for damaged and frizzy hair.

Mash up half an avocado and massage into your hair.

Leave for around 15 minutes before shampooing and your hair will be smooth and more controllable.

This treatment will help against split ends and also change your hair from frizzy to smooth and sleek.

An avocado hair mask can add shine into your hair.

Mash one ripe avocado and mix with one egg yolk, add a tablespoon of coconut oil and massage into your hair, leave for 15-20 mins, then shampoo and condition.

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Residents meet the chief THE Pinosol Comunidad in Jav e a h a s a t h r i vin g Neighbourhood Watch Association and local coordinator, Malcolm March, recently arranged a meeting at the Pinosol Aparthotel between Pinosol residents and Javea’s police chief.

The m e e t i n g wa s v ery productive, with Chief of Police Jose Antonio Monfort stressing that he and his team of Urbanisation officers wanted to build on their g o o d r e l a t i o n sh ip with local residents.

Comunidad President, Margaret March, said “the meeting was very useful.

Everyone had the opportunity to put their questions to the Police Chief. He was very approachable and informat i v e , a n d we all learnt a lot.”

Topics covered included how to contact the police, how they dealt with emergency calls, improving local road markings and reducing

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: The Chief of Police met with Pinosol residents.

local speed limits, police visits to abandoned plots that pose potential fire risks and health hazards, and noise and parking problems when there are social events in the nearby park.

Margar et Mar ch sai d “together, the Comunidad and Chief of Police have agr eed t he way ahead t o examine and, hopefully, bring about an improvement in all these areas. I am opt i m i st i c t hat som e l ong- st andi ng pr obl em s will be addressed.”

Anyone wanting more information about setting up a local Neighbourhood Watch Association can email nhwjavea@gmail.com.

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New Samaritans sought THE Samaritans are planning to open a branch in Denia, and will be carrying out a t r ai ni ng sessi on t hi s month.

The organisation operates a 24-hour free phone telephone suppor t ser vi ce as well as an email support line covering the whole of Spain.

They have drop-in centres in Torrevieja and Madrid, and the branch in Denia will become the third centre.

The training, which will take place over two consecutive days in the middle of May, will help to establish the Denia branch.

If you are interested in joining the Samaritans and becoming part of the new branch please email bevatsams@outlook.com for further information.

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All booked out TH E Si e r r a B e r n i a School in L’Alfas del Pi held its first ever World Book Da y e v e n t t h i s year, with tremendous results.

The whole school participated in loads of fun events including a spons ored r e a d , c h a r a c t er tyre painting, tents and torches and buddy reading.

The c h i l d r e n r a i se d an ama z i n g a m o u n t of mo n e y wh i c h h a s been sp e n t o n n e w books f o r t h e sc h o ol library.

Well done to Ella in Year 4 and Kai in Year 1 w ho r a i se d t h e m o st money i n t h e i r sp o n s ored r e a d , wi t h E l l a being the overall winner.

The c h i l d r e n h a v e been in sp i r e d a n d a r e looking forward to next year ’s event when they w ant t o i n c o r p o r a t e some of their own fun ideas!

BOOK DAY: The children raised an amazing amount.

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After a fashion CARELINE THEATRE wants to take you on a magical, musical journey from the Egyptian desert, to the wild plains of Oklahoma, the dungeons of the Chateau D’If, the nautical Port of London, the fast and furious flamenco of Spain, and a host of comedy sketches in between.

Several familiar songs have a new spin, but guarantee to have you singing along, and there are lots of surprises too along the way, featuring a cast of young performers to the more mature familiar Careline faces, some as you have never seen them before. Featuring an extremely long rope, some unusual special effects, no less than three dames, and a multitude of colourful costumes, the latest performance is designed to highlight Careline’s huge wardrobe of costumes, hats and accessories all managed by the talented Janet Walker.

Rehearsals are well under way, and the musical numbers have been carefully choreographed by Suzanna Mace, and directed by Roger Dean, whilst Andy Crabb and Tony Sim have ensured the sketches, skits and comedy numbers are full of humour.

Show dates are Thursday May 19 to Saturday May 21 at 8pm. Tickets cost €12, and there’s a 10 per cent discount for parties of 10 or more (prepaid tickets only). To book, call the box office on 652 294 750, or email carelineboxoffice@gmail.com.

EL CAMPELLO: Great cars at a great location overlooking the harbour with wonderful views along the beach.

Beautiful cars on a day out

By Keith Baker TWENTY Jaguars and 51 people all made their way to a popular El Campello restaurant recently in order to enjoy good food and good company, as well as to display a stunning collection of beautiful cars.

The group - members and friends of the Jaguar Enthusi-

asts’ Club in Spain - gathered at Restaurant La Cova, which is located on the cliff top overlooking the harbour, with wonderful views along the beach.

Eric Arnold, the president of the club, said “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that attended the meeting, especially all the new members, and of course a

big thank you to Ian and Uschi McMenemy for organising the event, a brilliant job as usual.”

Their next meeting will be on Sunday, June 5. They will be celebrating the club’s fifth anniversary. This very special event will be held at Restaurant Rebate, Pilar de la Horadada, This is always a very popular restaurant with the club.

Later in the year is their Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls BBQ - a two-day event starting in Hotel Parador, Albacete and spending one day in Lagunas de Ruidera.

For more information on the club and its activities visit www.jec-spain.com or contact Eric on 609 931 647 or by email: jaguarspain@outlook.com.

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NEW SPECTACLES: Treasurer Fritz presents the gifts to officials.

FOUR children from needy families in La Nucia have received new spectacles, thanks to the generosity of a local group.

The German Cultural Association Euromason Costa

Blanca raised the €456 needed to make the gifts possible.

The treasurer of the group, Fritz Hadrich presented the spectacles to Beatriz PerezHickman, councillor for Social Welfare. Also present at

the ceremony at the ‘La Casilla’ centre was Bart Gommans, councillor for Foreign Residents of La Nucia.

Euromason Costa Blanca celebrated its 25th anniversary last month.

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Brexit backtrack THE interest of overseas companies in investing in the British property market has been steadily declining due to fears over the impending Brexit vote, according to a new report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

A survey of the respected group’s members found that 40 per cent had seen marked reductions in investment, while in London 80 per cent claimed that uncertainty over the result was hindering investment.

Only 5 per cent said they had seen an increase in interest during the year’s first quarter, and others reported fears that major internationals are considering relocating to the likes of Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris.

Even uncertainty over whether multinationals would leave is holding back further investment as they typically own huge chunks of the capi-

tal’s property market.

The report added: “Brexit could see less demand for higher end properties as highly paid executives could follow their headquarters to mainland Europe. We can, therefore, suggest house prices could decrease in the immediate to short term.”

A further impact on property should a Brexit come to pass would be within the construction industry as an estimated 10-12 per cent of workers come from overseas. Construction costs have already escalated sharply due to a lack of skilled workers.

Summarising the report chief economist Simon Rubinsohn said: “There is no doubt that since the EU referendum became a certainty following the general election last May we have seen a decline in interest from overseas investors in UK commercial property.”

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Top 10 tips on buyer’s psychology John Graham The property expert

IN previous articles I’ve talked about the psychology of buyers’ first impressions when visiting your property for the first time, and the importance of controlling the good appearance of your neighbourhood or community and the good appearance of the exterior of your apartment or villa.

Before we get into the buyer setting foot in to your property and looking inside and talking about what you should do to make the right first impressions, I want to first cover one of the most important points of the sale and that is, the sales price!

The sales price of your property will either sell your property fast or it will take a long time maybe years to sell, so getting this right is obviously very important and there are golden rules to follow.

It’s common for sellers to overvalue their property due to the emotional attachment and the psychology that sellers have in wanting the

BUYER’S PSYCHOLOGY: Make the right first impression. highest sales price possible.

As a senior surveyor I have carried out hundreds of valuations over the years and there are a number of golden rules in pricing a property correctly. Get it right and the property will sell fast, get it wrong and the property could take years to sell or worst case scenario, you will have no offers.

Here are my 10 top tips on the psychology of selling your property.

1. Getting the sales price right is vital, remember a surveyor is professionally qualified to

For the love of flats

By Emily Chettle LIFT manufacturers across Europe should all move to Spain as compared to other countries Spain’s lift supply looks remarkably well elevated.

More Spaniards live in apartments than anyone else in Europe, with roughly 65 per cent of the population living in blocks, which is much higher than the euro-area average of 46 per cent. However, most other nations who also favour flat living, do not own their properties unlike the Spanish.

Spain hasn’t always been such a hotbed of homeownership. In fact, well into the 1950s less than half the population owned their own homes. That jumped to more than 80 per cent over the next half century.

This is due to the policies of Franco, the dictator who ruled Spain from the end of the Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975. One of the side effects in many wars is the housing shortage it creates, and this was no different during the Spanish Civil War. Franco made it very

difficult for people to rent making it hard for landlords to make money and therefore many properties were in a terrible state of repair.

Eventually top-down planning gave rise to relatively high-density urban buildings, often by politically connected construction companies in a building boom that stretched from the 1960s into the late 1970s.

By the 1950s, the government recognised it needed to change its position. “We want a country of proprietors, not proletarians,” Franco’s housing minister said in 1957. Many Spaniards moved to the cities from the countryside in the hope of greater opportunities.

The Spanish lifestyle and climate limits the need for a lot of space in the house, a commodity highly prized in colder northern Europe.

Spaniards spend more time outdoors enjoying the good climate than nestled indoors like northern Europeans, giving them less need of the desirable space preferred in northern

countries. Spain is, in fact, one of the least crowded countries in Europe.

Research suggests that the Spanish are happy with their living conditions, rating them, on average, 7.3 out of 10.

do this work.

2. Psychologically the first number stays in the buyers mind, so for example the four in €487,500 will stick and seem much cheaper than a price that starts with a five as in €500,000.

3. Don’t overprice your property, it’s a common mistake.

4. If you have priced your property too high you may have to discount the price at some time in the future.

5. If you need to discount the price do so by

at least by 15 to 20 per cent in one big discount.

6. Avoid discounting your price over a period of time by several small amounts, it doesn’t work and your property will be on the market for a long time.

7. After you have discounted your price, avoid buyers thinking there could be something wrong with your property and explain that you are in a hurry to sell and are moving away, hence the discount, even if it’s not the case.

8. Saying you’re eager to sell quickly is good, buyers will want to visit and make an offer.

9. Avoid telling buyers you’re in no hurry to sell, it puts buyers off and you will have fewer visits because they will think your price is nonnegotiable.

10. Don’t lose the sale of your property by haggling with the buyer over some items of furniture or fittings he wants included in the price, just agree and focus on selling your property.

I hope you have learned a few new ideas from how the psychology of selling property works and if you are selling your property I hope you will sell it in 2016.

If you are looking to sell your property contact me for more professional assistance.

John H Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute Contact him by email gk.ipad@me.com

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

I’m getting old Category ‘B’ Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’M getting old. Well actually I am old. I don’t like the ageing process but of course it’s better than the alternative. All sorts of things start happening to the body and in some cases stop happening.

On a recent visit to my doctor she told me that I should stop eating chocolate, stop smoking, stop drinking, stop eating red meat, stop having fried food, cut down on my dairy products, walk four miles a day and stop having sex… I asked if this would make me live longer and she said ‘No but it will definitely feel like it!!’

The other day I was trying to do something on the computer. By the time I’d logged on I’d completely forgotten what it was I was going to do. What’s that all about? I walk in to rooms, look round and walk out. Not a clue why I went in. I stand there like a doughnut looking around for some inspiration but nothing.

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been driving somewhere then realised that I’ve gone past the turning because in my head

I’m going somewhere else! Please tell me it’s not just me.

Today I was looking to hire a car so I went on to a car rental company’s website and all I had to do was put in my username and password and I was all set. Was I heck? Could I remember my password? I thought I did. I tried it three times then got locked out. I got a message saying I now had to change my password. I spent the next hour trying to do that but it all got too complicated as they wanted my driving licence number and credit card details. Driving licence was fine but I couldn’t remember what credit card I had on their file. I tried three which were wrong and then I got locked out of that screen! I’ll call them tomorrow if I remember.

I have so many pin numbers and passwords it’s impossible to remember them all and you are always told don’t write them down, so I hide them on my phone and code them. Then I forget the code! I have decided to change my password to ‘incorrectpassword’, so if I put it in wrong or forget it at least when that pops up I’ll have half a chance of remembering it.

When you get old, I’ve decided, two things happen to you. One is that your memory starts to go and the second ….. err, err, mmm can’t think of it at the moment. I’ll get back to you on that one.

AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

CATEGORY ‘B’: Holders can drive a normal passenger car and some other vehicles.

THE majority of drivers in Spain have a category ‘B’ licence, which means they are certified as qualified to drive a normal passenger car, but being qualified in that category also allows you to drive some other vehicles.

As a category ‘B’ licence holder you are permitted to drive specially-designed passenger cars, for private use, ranging from a small urban car, an SUV, minivan or sports car. There is no limitation to the type of vehicle, so long as it is a private car, but there are limitations to the physical characteristics.

Namely, a private car must be equal to or less than 3,500kg in weight and can have a maximum of nine seats, including the driver.

The vehicle can only be driven for private and leisure use and not for any commercial gain, whether that be for business or carrying passengers in exchange for cash or goods.

In the case of vans, you can drive any van

in which either passengers, goods or both can be transported, whether that vehicle is approved as a private or commercial vehicle, so long as it has a maximum weight equal to or less than 3,500kg and no more than nine seats including the driver. For both cars and vans you can also attach a trailer with a category ‘B’ licence, provided the total combined weight of the vehicle and trailer do not exceed the maximum weight permitted.

If the trailer exceeds 750kg and the joint weight between car and trailer is 3,5004,250kg it is necessary to take two specific practical tests, which covers vehicle manoeuvres and dealing with traffic. For combined weights of over 4,250kg, it is necessary to obtain a BE category certification.

This requires both a theoretical test and two practical tests, one of manoeuvres and the other in traffic.

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

One owner – one vote?

IN our small Community I own several properties and garage spaces but our administrator insists that I get only one vote. Is this legal?

Let us clear up the voting picture.

The Law of Horizontal Property clearly states that each property has one vote, and this vote is weighted according to the size of the property.

If one large owner controls the community and his actions prejudice the group of small owners,

I pay fees on five units, so why don’t I get five votes? You have written that the law says each property has one vote.

JA (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

they can go to court.

However, in 1995, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that communities can simply vote to use a oneperson, one-vote system.

Over the following years

more and more communities have voted to use this system. It is simpler and easier to administrate.

Now it is the large owner who has to go to court if he feels prejudiced. This gradual change has overtaken my standard advice that each property has a vote, and I regret not making it clear any sooner.

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

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THE third part of the story of a woman with a rare skin disease and her beloved dog, Edward.

One day on the bus home from art, laden with art books etc, Edward stopped the bus at the beach.

As we passed the beach the bus stopped and the driver turned to me and said:”Do you want this stop love.” I said “no.” “Well your dog pressed the button.”

You can see that Edward has a sense of humour.

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EDWARD: He even stays in hospital with me, no one is as gentle as he is. closes my throat altogether and I have to go into hospital and be put on a drip until it opens again.

Sometimes it is very hard not to get upset so I just bury my face in

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He even stays in hospital with me as it would make my throat

close if I get upset at being parted from him. The nurses have found he is the best one to undress me as he causes less trauma. No one is as gentle as he is.

I used to dread going shopping and had to go when the shops were quiet or people would bang into me and take my skin off with their bags or trolleys. Now I can go anytime as they give Edward more room and it protects me.

One day last November, Peter was in the garage and I started to choke. I gripped the sink and Edward let himself out into the conservatory and into the garden, barking his head off till Peter came in from the garage to help me. I was terrified I was going to die.

In recognition of his valued work, Edward is paid £30 (€38.47) a week by the government. He saves them over £29,000 (€37,192) a year.

I love Edward more than I ever thought I could. With him I can fly, if he thinks I am ok - I am ok.

If Edward never worked again I could never part with him. I love him more than life itself.

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MAP TURTLES: Usually sold as coin-sized hatchlings, they grow large.

Heroes in a half shell

By Matt Ford TURTLES can often appeal as a family pet, not least because they are widely available and quite cheap to buy in Spain, with thousands traded each year, although sadly they are almost always sold with insufficient information regarding their long-term care and eventual size.

There is some history here, since Iberian lakes and rivers are awash with now-prohibited red-eared and yellow-bellied

sliders (Trachemys scripta), originally released by unwitting owners when they outgrew their containers, but now established and outcompeting native turtles and other species.

The most common species available legally are map turtles and false maps (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni and G. p. pseudogeographica), which are easily identified by the row of black points running along the centre of the shell.

Males grow to around 15cm

shell length, with females much larger, so adults need plenty of space.

Also increasingly common is the Florida red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni), which also attains 15-30cm in shell length, although the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) is perhaps the ideal starter species since it reaches a more manageable 12-14cm.

Unless maintaining your turtle outdoors, housing should consist of a sufficiently-sized aquarium or plastic container.

This small ‘tortugeras’, typically featuring a tiny island and often a tacky palm tree or two, are NOT SUITABLE FOR ANY TURTLE and are outlawed across much of Europe, though sadly not in Spain.

Next week we’ll take a look at how to care for your pet turtle to ensure it lives a long, healthy life.

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A solar pool heating system seems very high tech, but does it really work?

Spain has the perfect climate for solar energy and pool heating is one of the most popular applications. A well-designed solar energy pool heating system will be fully automatic, which means that you do not need to worry about the technical aspects.

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The Solmate solar pool heating system by Solar in Spain is fully automated. It has two temperature sensors and when there is a temperature differential between the water in the solar panels and the water in the pool the system switches on. The pool water is pumped around the panels for heating and then returned to the pool. This cycle is continued until the pool reaches its desired temperature. It really is that simple. The Solmate system uses

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Solar panels can be ugly... how can I have a system that blends in with my property?

As with any solar installation here in Spain it is important to locate the panels as close to a

southerly direction as possible. The roof of a property is an obvious place for the panels, however, your house roof is not the only place for the panels. Solar panels are regularly used as the roofs of carports and pergolas. In this way, not only is your pool being heated but at

the same time the panels are providing shade. The panels can also be sited on a frame structure on the ground.

How much warmer will my solar heated pool be?

The swimming season in a solar heated pool starts in late March and runs until late October. In the shoulder months of March, April, May, September and October a solar heated pool will increase the pool water temperature by eight degrees. If a pool cover is used in conjunction with a solar pool heating system then the temperature difference can be as much as 10 degrees.

As well as extending your swimming season, a solar energy pool heating system will not break the bank. A Solmate system will cost less than a good quality heat pump.

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OPINION & COMMENT

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

MARIANO RAJOY is already going for Albert Rivera’s jugular. If the country is going to the polls again – if not the dogs – it’s the fault of Ciudadanos and the PSOE, Rajoy claimed.

His animosity towards the PSOE is understandable but Ciudadanos, which perches not on the fence but dead centre, ran off with Partido Popular votes last December and refused to pact with the party afterwards. Correction: Rivera refused to pact with Mariano Rajoy which is an entirely different matter.

Get it over with AN austere monarchy is a prime example of tautology, but insofar as an austere monarchy is possible, the present Borbon generation does its best.

Unsurprisingly, Felipe VI in his last-ditch

round of talks with political leaders, expressed hopes that the coming election campaign will be pared-down and not a burden to the population.

What would make Spanish voters really happy is an election now, preferably tomorrow. June 26 is just over eight interminable weeks away and like childbirth or the dentist’s drill they want the agony to end as soon as possible.

Support needed THE PSOE will hold pre-election primaries with Pedro Sanchez as the only candidate. It might smack of totalitarianism but should ensure that he has the support he needed and didn’t always get before and during the December 20 election campaign.

Not every ‘baron’ or regional president could digest the fact that Sanchez was chosen by the PSOE cardcarriers, not them, and many still don’t warm to him. But he’s put up a good

enough show over the last four months to overshadow anyone else in the party, and that includes Susana Diaz.

MARIANO RAJOY: Is already going for Albert Rivera’s jugular.

Wrong country PABLO I GLESI AS, l eader of Podemos, chided the journalists who give him and the party a hard time. In his best, chatty, prime time television mode he added that of course he understood they were “professionally obliged” to speak ill of them.

Wrong country, Pablo. This is Spain you’re talking about – not Venezuela, the near-dictatorship that you and yours were formerly paid to advise and assess on economic and political matters.

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By Keith Baker M ICHAE L m o v e d o v er to S p a in fro m Doncaster, UK, where he had a secondhand furniture business. Sticking to what he knew, he opened up a second-hand furniture shop in Javea. That was 34 years ago. He soon opened a second shop, and then a third, which sold new beds.

Nowadays the business is managed by his step-daughter Jennifer, along with her partner Christian, allowing Michael to reap the rewards of his labours.

As befits a healthy business in the 21st century, Michael’s of Javea has a strong presence on the internet. Both their website and their Facebook page carry good quality photos of their stock, enabling people to browse on a regular basis.

Stock changes daily, and both the website and Facebook page are updated every Friday morning. Jennifer reports a steady increase in business done via the internet.

All items have a reference number, and good quality photos mean people are able to see what’s on offer without visiting one

QUALITY PHOTOS: A great selection of second-hand furniture. of the shops. Despite the high quality of the items, some will, of course, show signs of wear or damage, so photos show any

such issues and people know exactly what they are buying. Jennifer takes care of managing all this, whilst Christian looks

after purchasing the stock.

They have a good team behind them too - assistants in the shops, plus guys in the van, taking care of collections as well as the free local deliveries.

Jennifer says people can save a lot of money with their high quality second-hand furniture compared to new prices, and they have the biggest range in the area, and possibly on the Costa Blanca.

For those wanting to sell furniture, it is possible to send photos prior to making an appointment for Christian to come and view, make an offer, then arrange for the van guys to come and pay cash before taking the item away.

So, what of Michael? Jennifer is happy to report that he’s enjoying his retirement, spending time with his dogs and doing his gardening. He often pops in and enjoys meeting up with some of his regular customers, who are always asking after him.

Why not take a look at their Facebook page, or visit their website http://michaels-javea.com

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HOMES & GARDENS

Will the water table rise in May – that is a key question!

Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner

By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

UNTIL a few years ago the first week of May was the traditional time when heavy rainfalls and some thunderstorms used to saturate the soils of agricultural fields, orchards and gardens deeply just in time for the late spring sowing and planting of plantlets for summer vegetable crops and the swelling of fruits that form from late spring blossoms.

Checking the weather forecast for the first fortnight of May this year doesn’t look too promising in terms of urgently wanted rain, so taking steps to minimise the need for water in gardens makes good sense and the longer and not too hot days of May allow one to get much done along these lines before the heat of June.

There are many ideas appropriate to all expatriates in our earliest books - Practical Gardening on the Costa, Your Garden in Spain, Growing Healthy Fruit in

SPRING BLOSSOMS: Bring seasonal colour to garden terraces.

Spain, Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain and Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style, but unfortunately these are no longer in Spanish bookshops as the publisher and main distributor stopped trading as a result of the impact of the declining economy and reduction in the number of

new expatriates buying properties in Spain.

This led to the collating and expanding the number of practical ideas for designing, planting up and maintaining gardens which require much less water than traditionally from day one in new gardens or in the future by modifying existing gar-

dens and gardening practices in the handy book ‘How to use less water in your Garden’.

The book is designed to be used by yourself or in conjunction with your gardener, should you have one.

Just going down some of the section headings in the index starts to prompt a recognition of things that are often done only halfheartedly.

These include the following: • Designing and developing your garden • Soil improvement • Select plants that need least water • Preparing planting areas and planting holes • Effective watering practices • Reducing evaporation losses • Reduce drainage losses • Mulch more and more • The importance of shade • Protection from drying winds • Interesting features that don’t require watering • Special ideas for apartment and patio gardens

EAT WELL: Grow healthy vegetables.

Some 300 individual ideas, often easy and inexpensive, are grouped under these and other section headings.

To have a very colourful and productive garden without having a large water bill has been an objective for my

garden from the day a number of overworked rocky abandoned orchard terraces were taken over on Good Friday March 1988.

But each spring I still think of new things to do to further enhance the achievement of the three aims of maximum colour and edibles productivity with minimum watering.

Best of luck in achieving similar enjoyment from your own plots however inhospitable they start out. © Dick Handscombe May 2016.

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SANDPITS: Can look nice as well.

YOUNG children love nothing more than digging in the sand with a bucket and spade. If the beach is too far but the allure is too great then one option is to bring the beach to your back garden and build a sandpit. It is a safe, soft play area for children of varying ages to enjoy.

When children start to grow up it can also be transformed into a paddling pool.

Borders give a chance to be creative with the aesthetic of the sandpit or pond. Wooden chips or sleepers can be used or perhaps create more of a dune effect with the use of planted grasses.

A paddling pool can be built directly in the ground which, essentially, is a small pond but by using a shallow beach area it makes it easy for children to paddle in and out of

the water and has the bonus of attracting wildlife.

Older children usually love trampolines, but buying a free-standing one and placing it in the garden can completely dominate and completely ruin the scheme. By sinking the trampoline into the ground, the trampoline no longer overshadows the garden and is safer as there is not such a distance to fall.

Creature feature FROGS and toads are under increasing threat across the planet due to habitat loss, pollution, introduced species and, in the last few years, the deadly parasitic chytrid fungus.

All the more reason to do your bit by attracting some to your garden, where they are a valuable asset with their appetite for insects and slugs helping to keep the bugs at bay, while their tadpoles will munch any mosquito larvae in your pond.

Among the dozen species native to southern Spain, the stripeless tree frog, Hyla meridionalis, is perhaps the most charming, with its cute looks and fondness of clambering up plants.

It is normally a beautifully vivid green colour, but grey or brownish individuals also exist, as does a rare bright blue morph.

They have been out and about for a good couple of months already and are breeding now, the males providing a raucous nocturnal chorus with their slow, booming croaks as they show off for females.

If you want to build a pond to attract amphibians, it should be at least 60cm deep, located in a shaded area with some tallish vegetation nearby.

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‘Share Driving Licence’ will generate a code which is valid for a maximum period of 21 days and requires the driver to submit their driving licence number, National Insurance number and home postcode.

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Impressive 20-inch wheels in RS Snyder design are provided with much larger and wider arches, while the interior now features leather sport seats with an electric adjustment with eight settings.

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There is ‘Platinum Edition’ lettering for both models, with the letters being luxuriously illuminated for the Hybrid model. Finishes are a non-metallic black or white, with optional deep black, mahogany, carrera white, Purpurite, and rhodium silver metallic paints.

On to the important matters of power and torque, the three-litre V6 engine in the Cayenne Diesel consumes around 6.7 litres per 100 kilometres, depending on the tyres, and has an impressive output of 193 kW (262 hp).

Radio face THE latest trailer for the BBC’s revamped Top Gear in the United States has left out frontman Chris Evans in favour of more recognisable Friends star Matt LeBlanc.

The snub is the icing on the cake for a tough period for the former Big Breakfast pres en t e r, wh o h a s b ee n fending off accusations that he made a producer cry and is even m o r e o f a d r a ma queen t h a n h i s m a v eric k predecessor.

Meanwhile the BBC have announced a new Top Gear spin-off show aptly named Extra Gear. It will be filmed after each Top Gear production an d f r o n t e d b y Ro ry Reid, a motoring presenter w ho p r e v i o u sl y h os te d Gadget Geeks on Sky. It will be broadcast on BBC3 a n d o n t h e o n lin e iPlayer from May 8.

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NEW: The Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition.

The combined power of the Cayenne S E-Hybrid results in a spectacular output of 306 kW (416 hp) courtesy of the fluid interaction between the three-litre V6 petrol engine and the electric motor.

With a consumption of 3.3-3.4 litres per 100 kilometres the Cayenne S E-Hy-

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Porsche is taking orders now, with the deliveries to commence from late August.

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Zombie fleet THE DVLA has published interesting figures which reveal which cars have substantial numbers listed as SORN (Statutory OffRoad N o t i f i c a t i o n ) , me a n in g th e y are currently languishing in garages and gardens, yet are still registered.

As of April 2016 half of all registered MG Midgets are listed as SORN, with more than 7,000 of the 14,000 classics now officially off-road. The Ford Sierra clocks up the

highest proportion of SORN listed vehicles with a hefty 75 per cent now squirrelled away. In terms of sheer numbers, however, the trusty Volkswagen Golf storms first place with a massive 60,875 SORN registered.

Other cars which feature prominently are typically old classics including the Ford Escort, Saab 900, Austin Mini, Renault Cleo and Mercedes 200.

DIESEL CATASTROPHY: Cars have been caught without essential filters.

Deadly diesel DIESEL could be causing far more harm than it’s worth as UK government figures reveal thousands of cars have been caught without essential pollution filters. The diesel particle filters have been compulsory since 2009 but can cost upwards of €1,000 and frequently break down. Without the filters, emissions soar dramatically and contribute to the estimated 29,000 deaths caused each year in Britain by air pollution.

Many garages offer discreet ways to avoid motorists being caught by recently implemented visual checks at MOTs, and also claim that removing filters can enhance fuel efficiency. Clean Air London now estimates that hundreds of thousands of vehicles have been tampered with in this way, leading to a ‘diesel catastrophe’ that is costing the National Health Service billions.

MG MIDGETS: As of April 16 half of all those registered will be listed as SORN.

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Benitachell Bowls Club SUNDAY May 1 was the finals day for the Rinks, Mixed Pairs and the Singles game.

An early start faced the Rinks teams, with Maggie Lawley, Tony Lawley, Steve Griffin and Tim Woodcock against Dave Roberts, Jacquie Roberts, Annie Jones and Rosina Dunham. A hard fought game between the teams saw Maggie Lawley and her team the winners.

The Plate competition for the rink’s team went to Brian and Diane Manser and Joe and Diane Ridley, runners up were Dudley and Carol Davies and Jeff and Linda Richards.

The pairs competition again featured Maggie and

FINALS: An excellent week of bowling was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Tony Lawley against Alan Phillips and Velia Woods from Javea Green. The winners of the game were Alan and Velia.

The singles were last, with the ladies event first. It was a really good game involving two BBC Bowlers, the game being won eventually by Viv

Humble and runner up was Jackie Munt.

The men’s singles went to the wire with Alan Phillips (Javea Green) and our own Dudley Davies. A great final game won, in the end, by Alan Phillips.

This competition was really well organised and gave

one and all an excellent week of bowling. As always it was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants.

Congratulations to all those that took part and all the people behind the scenes, organising, marking, umpiring and, of course, the catering.

Linda wins her first golf competition with Montgo

OLIVA NOVA: Montgo Golf Society’s next event will be sponsored by the golf resort.

ON Friday April 29 Montgo Golf Society played a stableford competition at Oliva Nova, sponsored by Mick Farmer.

Due to Costa Blanca League commitments, a smaller-than-usual field of 20 members enjoyed benign conditions on a course that continues to be in excellent condition, although the wind got up later in the day, and we only just managed to get off the course before the forecasted rain arrived.

In first place, with an excellent 37 points off 21.2 was a delighted Linda Coe, winning her first competition with the society. Second place went to the consistent Ian Bonsor with 36 points off 18.5, although he is getting a bit fed up with coming second, and in third place was a welcome return to form for Gordon

Gleeson with 35 points off 17.1.

With nobody managing to hit the green on the third, Mick decided to give the prize to fourth place, and this went to Glenys Cuming with 35 points off 25.5. Mike Oxley took the prize for nearest the pin with his second shot on the fifth, and Linda Coe completed a great day by winning the prize for nearest the pin on the 16th. There was one match completed in the second round of the singles knockout, and Bob Marsden beat John Feek 5 and 3.

The next event is on Friday May 13, when the club will be playing a medal competition for the Oliva Nova Cup, kindly sponsored by the Oliva Nova Golf resort. Guests are welcome, subject to handicap, and should register by visiting the website at www.montgogolfsociety.net.

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Glory, glory Leicester City, and congratulations to Mark Selby Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre.

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FOOTBALL • Leicester City are Premier League champions; they’ve pulled off one of the greatest upsets in football history! After their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, Claudio Ranieri’s Foxes and their jubilant supporters watched and listened with baited breath, and finger nails down to the quick, as Chelsea drew 2-2 with Spurs on Monday night to ensure the top prize in British football went to Leicester. The party is still going on in the East Midlands city.

• Meanwhile, last weekend Southampton kept alive their hopes of European football with a 4-2 win over Manchester City, West Ham won 3-0 at WBA, Everton defeated Bournemouth 2-1, Watford knocked over Aston Villa 3-2 and Swansea beat Liverpool 3-1.

• At the bottom of the table, Newcastle, 1-0 winners over Crystal Palace; Norwich, who lost 1-0 at Arsenal in Arsene Wenger ’s 750th match as manager and Sunderland, who drew 1-1 at Stoke, are all battling for their lives to stay up. This weekend Newcastle visit relegated Aston Villa, Norwich play Manchester United and Sunderland take on Chelsea.

• The final games in the Championship and Leagues One and Two all take place this weekend. The ‘big one’ in the Championship is Mid-

dlesbrough-Brighton. A draw would see ‘Boro promoted with Burnley, a win for Brighton would send them up. Derby, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday have already secured their play-off places.

FL1 champions Wigan Athletic will automatically be joined in the Championship next season by Burton Albion (at Doncaster) or Walsall (at Port Vale). And either Oxford (v Wycombe), Accrington Stanley (v Stevenage) or Bristol Rovers (v Dagenham & Redbridge) will rise from FL2 with champions Northampton, who are on a 22-match unbeaten run.

• Celtic have been crowned Scottish League champions for the fifth season running and the 47th time overall.

• With two games remaining, Barcelona (85 points), Atletico Madrid (85) and Real Madrid (84), all winners

last Saturday, stand 1-2-3 in La Liga.

• Earlier this week the second legs of the Champions League semi-finals took place between Bayern Munich (0) and Atletico Madrid (1), and Real Madrid (0) and Manchester City (0). Tonight we have the return legs of the Europa League semi-finals between Liverpool (0) and Villarreal (1), and Sevilla (2) and Shahktar Donetsk (2).

FORMULA ONE • World Champion Lewis Hamilton was livid once again in Russia! Another engine problem (hybrid system failure) for the second time running meant that he started Sunday’s Grand Prix at Sochi 10th on the grid. Nico Rosberg went on to win the race with Hamilton second and Kimi Raikkonen third. Rosberg lead’s the driver’s cham-

pionship by 43 points (100) from Hamilton (57). The next race is in Spain on May 15.

SNOOKER • World number one Mark Selby, from Leicester, beat China’s Ding Junhui 18 -14 in the final of the World Championship in Sheffield.

Junhui, 6-0 down at one point, fought gallantly throughout, and gave Selby a really tough game. And what a ‘double’ it was for Leicester last Monday as Selby collected a cheque for £330,000.

RUGBY LEAGUE • Warrington Wolves (10 wins from 13 starts) lead the Super League, ahead of Catalan Dragons, Hull FC and Wigan Warriors.

RUGBY UNION • Leicester (for the 12th year running), Exeter Chiefs,

Saracens and Wasps have qualified for this season’s Premiership semi-finals, with the make-up still to be decided.

HORSE RACING • Frankie Dettori rode 14-1 shot Galileo Gold to victory in the first Classic of 2016, The 2000 Guineas.

Other events taking place this weekend: • French MotoGP at Le Mans (Sunday) • The BTCC at Thruxton with fellow Baggies’ fan Matt Neal in action • Madrid Open tennis tournament in Spain • Badminton horse trials • Premiership darts in Manchester •North Carolina Wells Fargo golf tournament • Rabat Trophy golf festival, Egypt.