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ISSUE NO. 1613

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AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Smart City plans resume at last

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Save the olives A LOCAL political group is pushing for a law to be created to protect the Axarquia area’s ancient olive trees, which environ-

mentalists fear are being destroyed to make way for subtropical fruit. See page 2

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What a stink! THE police had to persuade a woman from Torrox to let municipal cleaning teams in after neighbours complained that she had accumulated half a tonne of rubbish in her home. See page 4

Trial and error A COUNCILLOR has had his driving licence confiscated for eight months and been fined at a speedy trial after

being caught driving while three times over the legal limit for alcohol. See page 5

Culture club A THREE CULTURES MARKET attracted hundreds of visitors to La Herradura on the last weekend of May, with newly renovated streets glowing by candlelight for the much-announced event, which included market stalls, music and dancing. See page 6

By Eleanor Hawkins Although all went quiet for a while, the ball appears to be rolling again to turn Nerja into one of the Costa del Sol’s 13 Smart Cities, a project which aims to mix the old with the new and bring new technologies to the chosen towns. The project, which in the Axarquia town includes providing four free WiFi zones in public areas, installing special low energy and ecologically friendly street lighting, and ‘smart’ tourist offices and car parks, also includes creation of

10 ‘intelligent taxis.’ At a meeting last week between local Transport councillor Cristina Fernandez, New Technologies councillor Jorge Bravo and taxi sector representatives, one of the matters discussed was how intelligent equipment to be provided for the vehicles was to be distributed. The meeting also covered proposed changes to local bylaws concerning the sector. The Smart City project, which also includes Rincon de la Victoria and Velez-Malaga, has funding from the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and revolves around an urban vi-

sion to integrate multiple information and communication technology in a secure fashion to manage a town or city’s assets including council departments, schools, libraries, transport systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement and other community services. The end goal of all this is to improve quality of life by increasing the efficiency of services and meeting the needs of residents and tourists while reducing costs and resource consumption. Altogether the Ministry set

aside €9.8 million for Smart City projects in Andalucia, and 81 municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants applied to join. However just 23 where chosen in all of Andalucia, including the three in the Axarquia area.

International pilots TORRE DEL MAR’S Air Show will include displays of aircraft and pilots from a number of European countries including the UK and Belgium,

and there will even be an acrobatic wing walking display to wow the crowds, the organisers have announced. See page 8

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Safer pedestrians VELEZ-MALAGA and Torrox councils have received projects from Malaga Provincial Council for work on four new stretches of the coastal pathway (Senda Litoral).

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Saving our trees

The work, with a €1.3m budget from the provincial council, will concentrate on four sections totalling 2.5 kilometres and will begin when the projects are approved.

Caves awarded NERJA CAVES, the town’s main tourist attraction, have been awarded with the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the third year in a row. This distinction is handed out by the popular tourism website, to monuments, attractions and service providers found to offer top quality services to visitors.

Worker injured A FORTY-EIGHT-YEAROLD municipal worker was injured in VelezMalaga in the early hours of Saturday morning (May 28) while carrying out maintenance tasks on Caleta Beach.

Emergency services reported that the worker ’s foot had been trapped inside a piece of machinery at the entrance to the port at 3.50am and he had to be taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

OLIVE TREES: Authorities have been asked to protect them. By Eleanor Hawkins THE olive trees which have covered Axarquia for centuries are gradually disappearing, leading a local political group to speak out and ask authorities do something to protect them.

Following a recent report by the Axarquia Nature Studies Board, which alerted to a mango boom enticing farmers to swap crops, Velez-Malaga’s Izquierda Unida (IU) political group has decided something needs to be done.

The group, spokesman Miguel Angel Sanchez explained, has proposed that the council asks the Junta de Andalucia regional government to draw up a law similar to one in place in Valencia to stop olive trees that are hundreds of years

old from being dug up or knocked down. The Valencian Tree Heritage Law, which came into effect last year, protects olive trees more than 350 years old and allows for fines up to €500,000 for those who break it.

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Playground closed due to flea alert at school

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CLOSED OFF: The patio at the school has been cordoned off just in case. Daily TV 28, 30, 32

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THE infants’ playground at Almayate’s Juan Paniagua infant and primary school has been closed for two weeks and will remain that way until the summer holidays due to fear that children are being attacked by fleas and ticks, parents have reported. The alarm went up when a family from

the countryside had to take their young daughter to hospital after she was bitten by a tick, although nobody knew whether she had picked it up at school or at home. However in the following days 15 children from the school went home with flea bites, leading the school management to contact the authorities and

express their concern. Although Environmental department technicians inspected the school and reported there were no signs of insects, the patio, which is next to a public park where dog owners often walk their pets, has been cordoned off just in case and the park fumigated.

Woman forced to let cleaners in FOLLOWING multiple complaints from her neighbours and some persuasion from the Local Police, a 60-year-old Torrox woman with Diogenes syndrome allowed municipal workers into her home on Calle

Sayalonga on Tuesday (May 31) to clear approximately 500 kilos of rubbish she had accumulated. The elderly widow had flatly refused to do anything about the state of the house herself

when the police gave her a deadline and initially refused to let the workers in but eventually gave in. “I don’t know what the fuss is about, it isn’t that dirty and it doesn’t smell bad because I

open the windows every day,” the woman complained. Her neighbours however had put their foot down and refused to put up with the smell caused by the leftover food and rubbish in the house any longer.

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Councillor loses driving licence By Eleanor Hawkins

VELEZ-MALAGA councillor Jose Antonio Moreno, who was caught drink-driving in Torre del Mar on May 17, has lost his licence

for eight months and two d a y s an d h as b ee n fin e d €1,440. The Ciudadanos councillor, who was caught by the L o c a l P o lice d riv in g a friend’s car while more than three times over the legal

alcohol limit, was initially asked to step down by party secretary Fran Hervias. However Ciudadanos delegate in Malaga Teresa Pardo has said that that is a matter for the party’s legal team in Madrid to decide.

Residents’ disruption Barbecues claim rejected banned RESIDENTS’ of Paraiso del Sol residential complex in the Añoreta area of Rincon de la Victoria have lost a legal battle against a sports complex opposite their homes which they have claimed violates their fundamental rights. The group, represented by lawyer Inmaculada Galvez, had placed a claim at the number six administrative court in Malaga City for compensation for disruption to their daily lives caused by noise and light contamination allegedly caused by a five-court paddle tennis club which opened in September 2012. Although the court has rejected the home-owners’ case, their lawyer stated that they intend to appeal the decision.

AS summer season kicks in, the government has announced that barbecues and fires are forbidden in rural areas until October 15. Statistics reveal the summer ban, in place since 2006, helps drastically reduce the number of forest fires during the high-risk season. Barbecues are forbidden in all areas including camping and leisure areas, a few exceptions include authorised tourist accommodation and children’s summer camps.

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HISTORICAL CENTRE: Held the Market of the Three Cultures. By Eleanor Hawkins HUNDREDS of visitors flocked to La Herradura on the last weekend of May to visit the Market of the Three Cultures held on Calles Canalejas, Principe and EspaĂąa in the heart of the historical centre.

The event, which at night was lit by more than 1,200 candles along the newly renovated streets, was centred around the harmonious cohabitation of the Jewish, Christian and Arabic cultures in the area and along with around 30 stands offering products also included music, dancing and other activities.

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Holy processions By Eleanor Hawkins THE children of La Herradura and Almuñecar who received their first communions this year took part in Corpus Christi processions in both areas on Sunday (May 29) in keeping with tradition. In La Herradura, the holy mass was accompanied by the extraordinary voice of Polish singer Karolina Bariga, who sang a number of hymns and the Ave Maria. The procession threaded between Market of the Three Cultures stands on Calles Canalejas and Principe, where two altars had been erected for the event, providing a curious mix of images.

Protection please FOLLOWING recent complaints regarding a proposed 1,500 home residential complex and 18-hole golf course in Velez-Malaga, the regional government has been urged to catalogue and protect an archaeological site at Arroyo Santillan. The request has been put to the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s Culture Department by Malaga’s Public Prosecutor’s office, and the local council has also been urged to ensure the protective measures already in place are maintained in the meantime.

Joint animal shelter NERJA and Frigiliana are going to join forces to create a decent shared shelter for abandoned animals. The mayors of Frigiliana, which does not have a shelter of its own, and Nerja, which has one which is not currently

CORPUS CHRISTI: Children also received their first communions.

Welcome ceremony for interns THE Eastern Malaga-Axarquia health district welcomed 13 new interns and waved off 16 who have completed their time in the area at a ceremony at the Axarquia Area Hospital

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on Monday (May 30). The new interns, who have completed their university studies and will now be acquiring valuable hands-on experience at local hospitals and

medical centres, are specialising in family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery and midwifery. The reception, held every year to welcome new interns

and inform them of the values and projects which define the health district, was presided over by district head Jose Pinazo, who wished the newcomers all the best.

in an acceptable condition for use, agreed at a meeting to club together to clear and clean up, improve and extend the centre near Rio Chillar to create a decent centre to take in pets abandoned in the two municipalities.

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Alleged peeping Tom caught A MOTRIL man is under investigation for allegedly us ing a mobile phone to film a woman changing her clothes without her consent. Investigations began after

the woman lodged a report at Motril’s National Police St at i on cl ai m i ng t hat t he suspect had held the phone over a partition in the locker room of a municipal sports

facility while she was changing her clothes. The police have confiscated the man’s telephone but have not yet ar r est ed him.

Preparations for air show

SHOW ORGANISERS: Announced it will include sunset air exhibitions. By Eleanor Hawkins PILOTS and planes from the UK, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain will be attending the Torre del Mar International Air Show at the end of July, the organisers have announced. The show, running from July 29-31, will include sunset air exhibitions off the beaches of the town on July 30, training session on July

29-30 and the main show on July 31, which will include a Wing Walking display. There will be a very varied display of aircraft, including a Eurofighter and a Belgian F16 and performances by the Spanish Air Force’s Aguila and Acrobatic Parachute patrols. Velez-Malaga Council has stated it will be one of the biggest air shows in Europe and is expected to attract large numbers of visitors.

Parents protest with parasols PARENTS and pupils from Torre del Mar’s Blas Infante School held a protest last week outside the gates with umbrellas and parasols to illustrate their so far ignored request for shade in the playground.

The building is more than 45 years old, parents’ association president Maria Jesus Pastor explained, and there is no gymnasium so, apart from break times, the more than 400 children also have to do PE out in the sun with

no protection at all. Although parents have for years been demanding awnings or other shade creating items be put up, nothing has been done. In fact, Pastor said, the need was stressed before recent renovation works were done at the centre but the requests fell on deaf ears. Even though the association has had quotes drawn up for awnings used in schools in northern Spain and even offered to cover some of the cost, the authorities continue to pass the matter from one to another while the children bake in the sun, the president complained.

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Visit us VELEZ-MALAGA Council’s Tourism department has been running a promotion campaign at Atocha station in Madrid to advertise the 22 kilometres of local beaches and attract summer visitors.

HEALTH workers and volunteers arranged a series of events and initiatives at medical centres and hospitals across the province on Tuesday (May 31) to mark World No Tobacco Day. Although different health centres took different approaches the theme and information provided was common to all as smoking is the most important avoid-

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Life plans DIABETES sufferers and relatives met on Thursday (May 26) in Velez-Malaga to discuss creating an Axarquia association to improve their lives and raise awareness on the illness amongst the public.

Medical staff help quitters

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OVER the first four months of the year 16,092 kilos of used textiles have been collected from 20 containers placed in various areas of Rincon de la Victoria by Humana NGO, the council has reported.

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STEEP SLOPE: Emergency services had to use ropes to reach the car.

Lucky escape By Eleanor Hawkins A WOMAN had a lucky escape on Monday morning (May 30) when, for unknown reasons, her car went over the edge of the CN340 road and down a steep slope into the valley known as the Barranco de Enmedio, near Almuñecar.

Emergency Services were alerted at 9.30am and fire brigade members had to use ropes to get down to the car, which ended up on its roof some 20 metres below the road, and rescue the driver. The woman, who was alone inside the vehicle at the time of the accident, was taken to hospital in Motril for treatment.

able cause of death in the developed world. Government delegate for Malaga Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo appeared at an information stand set up on Malaga City’s Calle Larios, where he reported that health centre staff have advised and assisted 331,330 people in the province who wished to stop smoking over the first four months of this year.

Pay extra costs THE new fire station in Nerja is almost ready, however the council has been informed that it must pay €80,000 for final touches including the doors for the main entrance before it can open. The new building by the motorway access road, which has so far cost €1.2 million, was jointly financed by Malaga Provincial Council (57 per cent) and the local town hall (43 per cent). Nerja Council has however complained that it has been asked to pay the extra costs, which are to cover modifications to the original project.

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Brexicide observations receive letters of complaint I am staggered, disappointed an d somewhat bemused that yo u sh o u l d p u b lis h such a one sided and quite honestly biased virtually whole page article in this week’s paper on page 3. If you have personal views, just state that fact, don't try and present it as a balanced view. May I remind you and the writer, John Smith, that the referendum is not based on personalities, name calling and petty quips, but on the real pro b l e m s f a c i n g th e UK. If you publish such an article, you should at least take a balanced and more pragmatic approach rather than pandering to one side or the other.

IN our May 19 edition, the Page 3 article by John Smith elicited some criticism for the fact that it appeared biased and insulting to the British voter so we are publishing the two letters we have received (edited due to size not content) to show that we are always happy to receive comments from readers.

RESPONSE: John’s article received criticism. As a proud Briton w h o h as s erv ed h is country, what we need are facts. Yet you seem to believe that the colour and logo on 50 million passports is an issue? What a plonker! If you want to know how the UK is run, just look at

As certain assumptions are being made about John’s age, experience and length of time in Spain, he is using his half page byline in this week’s edition of the Euro Weekly News to explain some of his background and knowledge of both Britain and Spain.

ernment, it is pretty much 100% accurate, v e r y alarming and so, so frightening. Sta te the facts, not the fiction!” a ny progra mme from the old "Yes Minister" series. Having worked closely with the inner workings of Gov-

A very disgruntled exreader Ian Munro Mr Smith, I could have ignored your headline, I could have even ignored the ill-informed article you wrote, but sadly and unprofessionally, your penultimate paragraph made the fatal mistake of judging others, their capacity to understand what Independence from the European Union means to the UK, their intelligence and their reasoning…. and just exactly how are you any more informed,

educated or able to fully understand or comprehend the results of the UK rejecting their Membership of the European Union? As you have chosen to forsake the UK in favour of living and working in Spain, when was the last time you actually spent any time in your homeland? As a registered Freelance Photo-Journalist with the NUJ in the UK and Internationally with the IFJ in Belgium that has travelled around the European Union for over 27yrs, I have seen for myself the detrimental changes that have occurred and you and many others are sadly mistaken if you think that only people in the UK think that the EU is not working for them Due to our Membership of the EU, the UK gave up many trade ties with former commonwealth countries and

leaving the EU will permit the UK to rebuild these trade agreements and relationships and on this topic, whilst blasting our lost predecessors that built the British Empire, it was a different time and place and the people of today need not to be reminded and made to feel lesser worth because of the actions of our forefathers. Both my Grandfathers and Great Grandfathers gave their lives in 1914-1918 and 19391945 for Democracy, Freedom and Liberty, three words sadly missing in any document relating to the EU and their plans for a super state with a single government. I am proud to be English and therefore British, I am proud to have the Freedoms I enjoy today around the world because of those that gave their lives in two world wars to give me and every other UK Citizen to vote for what we ‘believe’ to be best for our country… we certainly do not need crass, pious, ignorant insults from a Journalist, who, like the rest of the EU believes they know better than anyone else.” Demon Lee B.Sc. MBA (Hons) Ph.D

Burned out bar - owner suspects burglary A FIRE at Bar Sweet in Torre del Mar in the early hours of Thursday morning (May 27) which destroyed the premises and forced a dozen residents of the block of flats above to leave their homes as a precaution, could have been started by burglars, the owner has said. The bar, on Calle Las Yucas, caught fire at about 4.55am and emergency services sent to the scene decided to evacuate the building above due to the amount of smoke. Owner Efren Reyero, quite a well-known young man who works with the Torre del Mar Tourism department and has in the past played football at a professional level and gained relative popularity on a Spanish TV show in 2008, said

the next day that he was very upset by the incident but relieved that nobody was injured. The bar only opened on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Reyero said, so he was at home in bed when he was called and informed about the fire. However he commented that the cash register, a laptop computer and other items of value had not appeared amongst the ashes, leading him to suspect that the bar was actually burgled and the culprits started the fire on their way out to remove their traces. This suspicion, the owner claimed, is backed up by the fact that when the fire brigade arrived they found the back door had been forced open.

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Social aid regulations now been adapted By Eleanor Hawkins

ALTHOUGH Velez-Malaga Council’s Social Welfare department does a lot for those in need in the town, it has for some time been complaining that its hands were

A dream come true MOTRIL is to host, on September 1, a classifying match for the 2017 under 21s European Football Cup between the Spanish national team and that of the Republic of San Marino. The feat is an admirable one, hosting a match starring the national team, which has won the European Cup four times, in 1986, 1998, 2011 and 2013, and is the firm favourite for the match. Local Mayor Flor Almon said “this will once again put Motril in the spotlight, both on a sporting level and also as a tourist destination.” “One of our main goals is to bring new life to Motril and make the most of its great potential. The fact that this project has come to a positive conclusion is great news, it if in fact a triumph of local sport and for Motril,” Almon said. The match, at Escribano Castilla municipal stadium, is a group six classifier for the 2017 European Cup in Poland.

5 Injured FIVE people were injured in the early hours of Saturday morning (May 28) when two cars collided on Motril’s Carretera de la Celulosa. Emergency Services reported that four women aged between 18 and 28 and a 33-year-old man were taken to Motril Hospital for treatment to minor injuries but were later released.

tied in certain cases by the rules, which only allowed for certain types of assistance to be provided for certain things. This is now set to change as changes to the town’s regulations have been published in the Official

Bulletin for the Malaga Province. From now on, Social Welfare councillor Zoila Martin announced, her department will be able to provide assistance to families in need who are unable to pay their utility bills. Altogether

€330,000 has been put to one side to help cover these bills, which are now covered under the Social Emergency Aid scheme. “Before, people were coming to tell us they couldn’t pay their electricity or water bills and we had no

way of helping them as these were not covered,” the councillor explained. Now utilities have been added to the list of things the council can help with, along with food, medicine, rent or mortgage payments.

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Fishermen targeted during environmental month By Eleanor Hawkins JUNE is environmental month in Almuñecar and activities kick off tomorrow, Friday 3, with an awareness day targeting fishermen. The day includes clear-up activities on the rocks on the town’s beaches used for fishing and users will be urged to keep the popular area clean and safe by taking their rubbish, discarded bait and other equipment away with them after fishing. This, the council’s Environmental Department head Luis Aragon announced, is the first of a month packed with activities related to environmental awareness which include distribution of portable ashtrays for smokers to use on the beach, workshops and awareness days and hiking and cycling routes to discover the local countryside among other things.

BIN THE BAIT: Fishermen are being asked to clear up after themselves. Almuñecar Council has been celebrating environmental month for the last five years and activities are open

to all members of the public who wish to join in, the councillor explained.

For more information visit the town hall or Spanish speakers can call 958 616 021.

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Popular council offices THE council offices in La Cala del Moral have been open for seven months and have so far proved a great success, deputy mayor for the area Pedro Fernandez Ibar reported on Thursday (May 26). Locals, the councillor said, have welcomed the new facility, which now enables them to deliver documents, lodge complaints and suggestions, make queries and receive information on councilrelated matters without having to make the trip to the town hall in Rincon de la Victoria. The offices have not cost the taxpayers any extra money as they are staffed by municipal workers at municipal premises, Fernandez Ibar explained.

Parks need more than a lick of paint ALMUÑECAR has been urged to do something about the alleged sorry state of local parks and playgrounds by socialist opposition councillor Maria Dolores Manzano Martin. After receiving complaints about the

parks, Manzano announced, she visited a number of them and found that they were indeed lacking in maintenance and in a bad state. “What is needed, rather than a quick lick of paint, is a proper park renovation project to benefit local boys and girls and

their parents,” the councillor insisted. “Swings are broken and in some cases the flooring is far from adequate, plus they are dirty and generally uncared for,” Manzano complained, “Children and their parents don’t seem to be a top priority for this

council.” The councillor suggested that some of the parks need bathrooms and drinking fountains, and that the possibility of creating more dog parks in those with space to spare should also be considered, she said.

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Family row leads to gunfire

More new businesses SIXTEEN new businesses have opened in Nerja over the first three months of this year, creating 25 new jobs, thanks to the support and assistance of the CADE business development support centre.

Hot workout TORRE DEL MAR Street Workout, which is one of the classifiers for the 2016 Spanish Street Workout Championships, will be on Saturday June 4 from noon to 9pm at Las Melosas beach.

New store A NEW Carrefour Express minimarket has opened on Nerja’s Calle Castilla Perez, at the junction with Calle Manuel Marin, providing work for five people.

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BIKERS MEET: Includes a tour of the area and a prize for the biker who comes from furthest away.

The sharks are coming By Eleanor Hawkins MORE than 700 bikers from all over Spain are set to descend on the Costa Tropical at the weekend (June 4-5) for the 17th Tiburones (Sharks) Bikers Meet. Tiburones Motorbikers Club president Miguel Rodriguez ‘Litri’ announced

tha t the me e t w ill be he ld a t the El Pozuelo-Pepe Matias park in Almuñecar, where there will be a number of activities and concerts. The meet also includes a tour of the area and prizes for the biker who comes from furthest a w a y, the c lub tha t brings the mos t members and other categories. “It’s a great event which about 30 of

us work together to organise, with much-appreciated assistance from the town hall. We want it to be a great motorcycle party so of course there will be rock concerts and strippers on the Saturday night,” Rodriguez promised. Local Sports councillor Luis Aragon congratulated the club on its efforts to organise the meet each year.

THE National Police have arrested a 26year-old man and his 40-year-old fatheri n- l aw i n Vel ezMalaga for their alleged involvement in a f am i l y di sput e whi ch ended wi t h gunfire. Lucki l y nobody was reported injured during the incident, i n t he l a Vi l l a di strict of the town on Sunday af t er noon (May 29). Witnesses inf or m ed t he pol i ce that the two men had argued and the older of the two had taken a hunt i ng r i f l e out on to the street and fired shots at a wall.

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Insufficient dose By Matt Ford

MANY parents in Malaga Province are still unable to buy meningitis B vaccinations for their children, with pharmacies continuing to receive an inadequate supply of the drug, marketed under the name ‘Besxero,’ since its sale was authorised by the Health Ministry in October 2015. The company that fabricates the vaccine has already guaranteed a number of deadlines for the situation to be resolved, but these have all passed as demand persistently outstrips supply. Pharmaceutical cooperative Cofaran are currently receiving around 1,200 doses each month, which are distributed ‘in a fair and even way’ between the 850 chemists in Malaga Province, but this is insufficient, with five to six hundred families left anxiously

INADEQUATE SUPPLY: Many families continue to wait for the vaccine.

twiddling their thumbs. Each dose costs €106.15, with the vaccine designed to inoculate children against meningitis and sepsis caused by meningococcus B, and although the disease is rare it

is extremely severe. Although recommended by the Spanish Paediatric Society, it is not included in the Andalucian immunisation schedule, meaning families must pay for it. The shortfall has appar-

ently been caused because laboratories tend to produce such vaccines according to specific orders received, since they are expensive and perishable biological products, therefore they do not have a permanent stock.

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Stubble fire causes evacuation of homes STUBBLE burning is believed to have caused a fire in the Cuesta de Benamayor area of Competa which temporarily forced 10 local residents from their homes on Thursday (May 26). The fire was reported to emergency services at about 2pm and Infoca forest firefighting and prevention team and fire brigade members, Guardia Civil and Local Police officers and paramedics were sent to the scene and decided to evacuate as a precaution. While the evacuation was carried out, a 46-year-old Guardia Civil officer had to be tended to as he had started to feel ill due to the smoke. Local mayor Obdulio Perez later confirmed that the flames had affected one hectare of countryside about two kilometres from the village.

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By Matt Ford A TOTAL of 51 photographs of animals taken in the Torremolinos portion of the Sierra de Mijas will be on display in the ‘Torremolinos, Naturally’ exhibition at the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Cultural Centre until Friday June 10. The images, which include birds, butterflies, mammals and reptiles can be viewed in the Elena Laveron auditorium, and are the work of forest guards Christian Rueda and Javier Cerdan, plus naturalist and ent om ol ogi st Rober t o Gonella. Entrance to view the exhibition is free from 10am to 1pm, and 5pm t o 8pm Monday t o Friday, while guided tours of the images with the authors can be pre-arranged via the council’s cultural department.

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Bar fines

Woman killed

Valenciano rock

Fiesta safety

MURCIA is to fine bars that violate closing times up to €12,000. Establishments engaged in the catering sector in the region must comply with their legal closing times or they will face penalties ranging from €1,001 to €12,000.

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the murder of a Romanian woman stabbed to death in Puerto Pollensa on Sunday May 29. The 46-year-old woman, identified as Lucia P, was allegedly killed by her 58-year-old husband, also from Romania.

THE Vilabeach Festival, planned for July 9 and 10 at Villajoyosa’s Torres Beach will not take place. The town hall cancelled the festival after the promoters announced a one-day event and withdrew the Valenciano indie-rock section.

SPECIAL safety measures will be put in place in Mojacar for the upcoming Moors and Christians fiesta. The celebrations, which take place on June 10, 11 and 12, attract hundreds of visitors from across Europe.

School Olympics NEARLY 500 children from 24 schools in Cartagena took part in an Olympicthemed event ahead of this summer’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Spanish Olympian David Cal was also present.

Cyclist education MURCIA City has issued 20,000 leaflets to educate cyclists in road safety and reminding them of the Highway Code.

New flight VUELING has launched a new direct link from Alicante-Elche airport to Birmingham, UK with flights three times a week in the summer on a Vueling Airbus with a capacity for up to 180 passengers.

Palms saved A NEW plan for pest management in the palm groves of Elche, which launched in September, has managed to save 500 trees. The town hall created a geolocation map of all specimens affected by the palm weevil pest and generated a database of information.

Best homes TWO houses in Mallorca are finalists for the 2016 ‘Best Holiday Home in Europe’ award organised by the EHHA (European Holiday Home Association). The objective of the awards is to present high quality examples of holiday homes and raise public awareness of the benefits of holiday home rentals in Europe.

Magaluf drunk AN 18-year-old British teenager is so proud of his ability to drink too much that having allegedly almost having drunk himself to death after slinging beer and 75 mixed shots of Sambuca and Vodka in a bar in Magaluf, he wants to keep going as he is on holiday.

Inca glory INCA wants to turn into the capital of its district and attract people to the town through an ambitious building initiative, with the construction of cinemas and a leisure centre.

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COUPLES in common-law partnerships, regardless of gender, can now adopt in the Valencian Community. The Compromis proposal was backed by the PSOE socialists and the Podemos party although the Partido Popular (PP) and Ciudadanos abstained.

FANCY a spot of fishing? Albox fishing club meets every two weeks at Diego’s bar in Albox. Last week the group fished off Vera Playa and all seven caught fish.

Royal occasion QUEEN SOFIA, mother of Spain’s King, Felipe VI, recently visited the Primadomus rescue centre in Villena. She officially opened the new big cat reserve that Primadomus, the Spanish branch of Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP), has installed in Rincon del Moro.

Altea tombstone EXTENSIONS to Altea’s promenade brought to light a 15th century tombstone that had been ignored for decades. It did not originate in Altea but was brought there from Leon in Northern Spain 46 years ago to decorate the seafront garden of former mayor, Jose Maria Planelles.

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More midwives ALMERIA desperately needs more midwives, PP party spokeswoman Carmen Crespo has told the Andalucian Parliament. There are just 12 primary care midwives for the province, in spite of the fact it has one of the highest birth rates.

Best beach LOS GENOVESES beach in Cabo de Gata-Nijar natural park is becoming a firm fixture on the best beaches lists. This time it has been included in one of the best places in Spain to windsurf by weather website eltiempo.es.

Runners prepare APPROXIMATELY 200 runners are expected to take part in the fourth Huercal de Almeria 10km run on Sunday, June 5.

Barby-boats MARBELLA Council is installing 12 new boats to be used as ‘moragas’ (outdoor barbecues) in Marbella, San Pedro de Alcant ar a and Las Chapas. Councillor Miguel Diaz said: “We want residents to continue sharing traditional meetings with family and friends every summer, with sardines as the protagonists.”

Palm avenues ESTEPONA will continue its ‘ beaut i f i cat i on’ process, which began in 2012, by installing some 400 palm trees along the access roads to the town, with work having already started.

Full house TORREMOLINOS came out on top for tourism in April, with a hotel occupancy r at e of 74.78 per cent, the highest along the entire Costa del Sol.

Sad loss A 23-YEAR-OLD man lost his life following a col l i si on bet ween a car and a motorbike in Alhaurin de la Torre on Thursday May 27, with the incident occurring on a rural road just outside the town.

Pizza magic CALLE MARBELLA in Fuengi r ol a wi l l be t he scene for an audacious attempt to produce a giant Nutella pizza measuring over a hundred metres in length on June 16, in aid of a chi l dr en’s cancer charity.

Woods blaze A FIRE which broke out on farmland near Competa forced the evacuation of sever al near by hom es, with a Guardia Civil officer treated for smoke inhalation the only medical issue reported.

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Summer rain SWEDEN: Flood warnings were put in place as the summer weather ended abruptly with continual rain. Forecasters predicted as much as 70mm of rainfall in just 12 hours.

No security SWEDEN: The national audit office has warned that IT security in some of Sweden's most important state-controlled agencies is completely inadequate and such deficiencies could lead to significant consequences.

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AN East London tube station was evacuated after a woman got trapped between a train and the platform for 45 minutes after her foot fell into the gap between the platform as she was getting off the train.

BERLIN’S much-delayed new airport’s provisional opening date for late 2017 is no longer achievable according to local authorities who still have to approve plans for the fire safety systems.

Support dropping THE RSPCA has seen a drop in membership by a third over the past 10 years. The charity’s trustees report and accounts for 2015 also reveal that bequests and overall income for the charity has also fallen in the past year.

Child abuse A FEMALE ex-soldier subjected a child to a campaign of abuse using a

Wage war TUBE ACCIDENT: Woman got her foot caught when stepping off train. dog training collar to inflict electric shocks to the boy’s neck. The 34year-old was remanded in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Empty homes LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has

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criticised foreign millionaires who buy UK flats as “gold bricks for investment” but never live in them. He said there was “no point” building thousands of new homes in the capital if they were just going to become “second homes or sit empty.” shutterstock.

SWEDEN: Malmö has been ranked the sixth-best city in the world for biking. The city has more than 500km of bike lanes and it is reported every fourth trip in Malmö is made by bike.

A 4-YEAR-OLD boy was miraculously saved when a bin man happened to see him hanging from the window ledge and managed to catch him as he fell. The boy was slightly injured on one arm.

Wasted beer THOUSANDS of smashed beer bottles brought the Autobahn to a standstill after a truck driver transporting the alcohol along the A9 Autobahn failed to properly secure it leaving 230 crates to burst on to the road.

App reading

NORWAY: Rescue vessel the Siem Pilot came to the aid of more than 1,000 refugees off the coast of Libya. The Siem Pilot has saved more than 19,000 refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean since June 2015.

Amazing rescue

THE Catholic Church in southern Bavaria is offering religious asylum to refugees who fled Daesh, to help them avoid being deported.

NORWAY: Dominant fishing company Fiskebat has signed up to a voluntary agreement to not expand cod fishing into untouched parts of the Arctic. Other main players such as British-based Young’s Seafood have also joined the agreement.

Refugee rescue

AN employee has taken her boss to court claiming her €8.03 an hour wage was below the legal minimum of €8.50, but the court ruled the wage was fair after bonuses and holiday pay was taken into account.

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NORWAY: Terms and conditions of the 33 apps typically found on a Norwegian smartphone amount to 260,000 words. In order to demonstrate the texts’ complexity, consumers were asked to read them on a website and the process took more than 31 hours.

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Owl attacks AN eagle owl which attacked dozens of people in the town of Purmerend last year has been found a permanent home in Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo after experts said it cannot be released back into the wild.

More millionaires THERE are now more millionaire households in the Netherlands with the figure rising to 107,000 in 2014, accord-

DUTCH PRESS ing to the National Statistics Office. It means 1.4 per cent of Dutch households now hold assets over €1 million.

Home mothers A SURVEY of 4,000 youngsters between 12 and 25 found that just 3 per

cent of Dutch girls plan to carry on working full-time after they have children. Even without children, only 40 per cent of girls want a full-time job.

Political interference FACEBOOK has taken down three popular nationalist Dutch websites in the last two months, prompting claims of political interference by the social network.

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary has told a German newspaper that it’s only a matter of time before his German competitors of Eurowings and Air Berlin close and go bust.

Orient Express THE Venice Simplon-Orient Express will leave Berlin’s Central Station in June for a fourday trip to Paris and London. The locomotive will have the original carriages of the luxury train. Tickets cost over €3,000.

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Sacyr’s request for more money By John Smith THE Spanish construction group Sacyr, the leader of the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), confirmed that it had now completed the work that it had been commissioned to undertake on the Panama Canal and that the first ship will pass through the expanded third lock on June 26.

billion is the original amount agreed between the Government of Panama and Sacyr for the construction work on the Panama Canal.

SPECIAL SESSION: G7 members in Japan.

G7 talk Brexit AT the latest G7 meeting in Japan, the leaders of the six leading industrialised nations, together with the European Union made it clear that they sided with David Cameron in wanting Britain to remain within the European Union saying that any decision to leave would pose a “serious threat to global growth.” Whilst those in favour of leaving will accuse the group of cronyism and promotion of national self-interest, those who wish to remain will be de-

Unfortunately the work has cost nearly double what had originally been forecast and there also appears to be a deficit of up to €3 billion which the company hopes to reclaim from the Government of Panama. The president of Sacyr, Manuel Manrique, has indicated that the causes of the additional costs were due to the poor quality of materi-

“Getting to budget balance, would require an additional year or two of austerity at current rates of spending cuts.” Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies on Brexit.

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lighted of the communiqué issued jointly by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA supported by the European Union, and of course David Cameron. Heads of state from a number of less developed countries around the world were invited to attend which gave them unprecedented access to the G7 Heads of State. It was agreed that much needed to be done, global growth is a major priority to deal with threats to the world’s economy and security.

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French crackdown THE French Government, despite its many industrial disputes, is determined to crack down on tax evasion (legal or not) by international companies and has now sent police into the offices of both Google, which it claims owes €1 billion in evaded taxes, and McDonald’s, which it believes owes €300 million as it allegedly diverted profits to Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Motorway madness THE Spanish Development Ministry is up in arms against a court ruling which requires it to continue funding three toll motorways in the Madrid area which are bankrupt. The R3 and R5 will be closed to traffic from the end of September if an appeal is successful.

Spanish still in poor state DESPITE the fact that the Spanish economy is supposedly growing, the government’s National Statistic’s Institute (INI) has published its annual report on poverty and social exclusion for 2015. The report suggests that, whilst some parts of the population are benefitting, many others are still in a poor financial state or worse off. It says that no

€50 billion is the amount of debt which Telefonica is believed to carry and which will not be reduced now that its proposed sale of O2 has been blocked.

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less than 3.2 million Spaniards earned fewer than €332 per month and the average income of Spanish households fell slightly to €26,092. The worst hit section of society continues to be those under 16 as they will be affected by their parents’ poverty and those youngsters of working age who continue to be unable to find any work.

a ls , s tr i kes and unexpect ed changes in regulations so he hopes that the matter will be settled amicably although it may go to court in Miami. At the moment, it appears that the company would be prepared to settle out of court, and possibly for a lesser amount but that would a t le a s t al l ow t hem not t o l ose money on the work undertaken.

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Coca-Cola share listing THREE European bottlers of CocaCola agreed earlier this year to a merger creating a company named CocaCola European Partners PLC which will have plants in 13 European countries and an estimated turnover of €10.7 billion in a bid to cut costs and reverse slowdown of sales. Shares will be traded on stock markets in Amsterdam, London, Madrid and New York and were available to purchase from June 2.

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NET VOL 8,822.86 23,275.22 5,481.44 4,942.84 4,415.65 13,774.36 18,293.85 50,725.50 15,297.58 5,203.31 31,233.36 78,018.13 5,988.70 4,666.18 7,827.80 17,990.63 6,751.54 67,961.34 4,815.30 44,680.37 4,811.39 7,314.05 10,465.49 21,157.06 7,311.47 16,973.35 5,128.61 5,616.95 46,987.32 5,076.50 12,353.10 6,085.23 7,604.74 4,706.77 19,569.65 70,966.64 6,384.33 4,545.79 88,062.00 11,022.07 6,252.61 5,281.55 36,133.81 4,328.44 4,089.19 3,368.76 5,083.68 8,807.60 5,566.02 8,460.74

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Brexit, the elephant in the room Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

WITH the UK’s referendum on Europe approaching on June 23, 2016, the campaign for both sides is gaining pace. The Brexit vote is also the major focus and driver for the Great British Pound and this will continue to play out in the run up to voting day. Since the announcement of the vote in February, the pound has eroded in value and this process was catalysed when Boris Johnson aligned with the ‘leave’ camp. After a period of consolidation in the last few weeks, we expect volatility to start to ramp up with the options market pricing in a significant spike in volatility for the month of June. Momentum for the pound will be closely aligned to expectations on the result, at the moment it is slightly leaning towards ‘remain’ and we are seeing some pound gains.

EXCHANGE RATE: Instability and volatility of the pound continues. However momentum could shift sharply if polls show the ‘leave’ camp gaining momentum, in which case the pound will fall. In the Scottish referendum vote in 2014,

the market was largely ignoring the chance of a negative result until polls a week ahead showed in favour of a vote for independence, the result was a sharp nosedive in

the pound across the market. In addition, the latest general election confirms that we can no longer really trust the polls as they certainly did not predict a majority Conservative government. A better indicator would be the bookmakers who currently favour a vote to ‘remain,’ and it will be interesting to see how these odds change in the coming days. To gauge an overall indication we can look to the polls, the bookmakers and risk premium pricing in financial markets but still we face uncertainty. The cloud of uncertainty alone is currently holding the pound back to some extent, despite the uptick on the lean towards remain. As we approach polling day, we expect headlines and polls to drive price action in the pound both ways depending on how the news is leaning, and of particular importance will be the proposed television debates in the run up. The Brexit vote has been the elephant in the room, capping pound gains since the vote date was announced, and this is expected to continue.

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AFTER a meeting in Brussels that finished at 2am on May 25, the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have come to an agreement over another loan to assist Greece’s struggling economy. The payment has allegedly been split in order to comply with requests from the German government, and will now be sent to the recession-hit country in two separate instalments. The final agreed sum of €10.3 billion is apparently a significant reduction to what the IMF originally expected to achieve. Discussions went on for 11 hours, principally because of differing positions between the IMF and Germany. The IMF demanded on Monday, May 23 that Greece’s bailout programme included ‘upfront’ and ‘unconditional’ debt relief, however they have had to make massive concessions due to Germany’s stance; the central European state was adamant that no loans should even be considered before Greece completes its current €86 billion bailout programme, due to end only in 2018.

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BAILOUT BUDDIES: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and EU Parliament President Martin Schulz. It has been speculated that Germany’s reluctance to assist its EU neighbour is due to growing fears over lost votes ahead of the October

2017 federal elections; the governing party has previously faced public backlash for financial decisions in relation to Greece. Greece’s cur-

rent debt stands at €321 billion and is worth 180 per cent of their annual economic output. The new bailout programme is the

second instalment of Greece’s third bailout and the agreed sum of €10.3 billion will be split into two tranches: €7.5 billion in June and €2.8 billion in September. Despite appearances, several Eurozone finance ministers have conceded that they believe Greece has implemented enough changes to earn another bailout; Athens agreed on contingency measures, including tax increases worth €3.6 billion and spending cuts, earlier in May. The recent austerity measures and tax increases, agreed on by the Greek parliament on Sunday May 22, were praised by the Eurozone community. The new bailout programme also includes short-term debt relief measures such as reorganised repayment measures and the locking in of lower interest rates. Furthermore, Greece is also now expected to profit from the European Central Bank by buying eurobonds; since 2014 the Greek government has been unable to benefit from bond arrangements due to a dispute, however it is probable that transfers will be restarted in light of the new bailout programme.

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France faces disruption due to work strikes

TURMOIL: Oil refineries and nuclear power stations have been affected. been intensified because of the spring bank holiday closely followed by the Euro 2016 Football Championship, where France will of EVERYBODY has a memory of French farmcourse be in the public eye in a big way. ers blockading British lorries carrying sheep, With a huge influx of supporters wanting to but the current economic turmoil in France is travel across France to watch various football causing a great deal of upset and unpleasantmatches, the fact that internal flights and ness not just for the government but for the trains are so badly affected, coupled with the population and tourists. difficulty in obtaining petrol and diesel means Objecting to new government policies with that unless the unions call a truce, there is the regards to the workforce, pay and security in potential of a chaotic and employment, a range unpleasant few weeks, of different workers ...there is the which will be fuelled by decided to take their potential of a reports in the world’s mecomplaints to the chaotic and dia. streets, with oil reunpleasant Interestingly, not all of fineries, nuclear powfew weeks, which the unions agree with the er stations and the inwill be fuelled by strikes, and indeed some of evitable transport reports in the them actually support the systems adversely afworld’s media. government position. fected. The power of the French Demonstrators have unions even crosses the channel as it now closed motorways, bridges were blocked and transpires that they may have a key role in deflights delayed not only within France but for ciding whether EDF should proceed to build those aircraft needing to enter French air the Hinkley Point power station, as the mainly space. French-Government-owned company has six Following some clashes between demontrade union directors on the company board, strators and police in a number of cities, the and a committee of workers has indicated that French Prime Minister Manuel Valls insisted it is not convinced that EDF would be able to that the reforms will not be withdrawn alafford to undertake the work. though he accepts that there is the possibility No final decision is expected until Septemof them being ‘modified.’ ber of this year, but the possibility of the deal Although the action has been rumbling on not proceeding is very much on the cards. for several months, everything seems to have By John Smith

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A politician we can trust? David Cameron is now running scared.

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT IN my opinion David Cameron is now running scared. In his barely disguised panic, he is actually revealing his true contempt for the voters who put him into office. With every ludicrous statement concerning the downside of leaving the EU, he insults the intelligence of the public even more. Well, tread a little more carefully Dave, better leaders than you have underestimated the British people. You may consider your constituents as inferior peasants, but public schooling and a lofty disdain for those with intellect ‘below’ your standing blinds you to the fact that your average Joes are a great deal brighter than you may think. Personally I don’t believe the leader of our country should be on any side. To my mind he should be a mediator. Garnering all the facts together and presenting both sides of the argu-

CAMERON: Revelling his true contempt for the voters who put him into office. ment, so that people can have clear unbiased choices and make their own minds up accordingly. We are not voting for a govern-

ment; it is far more serious than that. This is a vote for the future, and probably the survival of our children and our culture. All this bickering,

traded insults and increasingly inane statements from our politicians are not helping at all. We need a voice of impartial reason, someone we can

trust and rely on to tell us the truth. Unfortunately Dave, although it should be, it certainly isn’t you. In fact casting an eye over the whole ragbag of the nation’s power-mad politicians, I actually couldn’t come up with one name I truly thought could reach this particular criterion. Now if we could resurrect Enoch Powell, I think the quest would be far easier. Ah well, dream on Leapy. As a final thought this week: correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t the economists warn us all those years ago that not joining the Euro would also result in economic isolation and monetary disaster for the UK? Mmm? Thanks for all your mail. Keep ‘em coming, the ol’ boy can still take it. And whatever you do, always Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Proof of the pudding Glaring absence

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

ELECTION promises seldom have to be broken before the punters trudge down to the polling station. But that’s what happened to acting president Mariano Rajoy who pledged to lower taxes if he is re-elected on June 26. But he has also promised the EU’s president Jean-Claude Juncker that once re-elected he will make all the cuts necessary to meet Spain’s deficit target. The voting public is sadly aware that politicians’ promises are like piecrusts and meant to be broken, but this could be the first time the pie didn’t even make it into the oven.

MARIANO RAJOY: Preelection promises.

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FORMER socialist presidents Felipe Gonzalez and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero have both travelled to Venezuela. Gonzalez hoped to join lawyers defending political prisoners Leopoldo Lopez and Antonion Ledezma but got the bum’s rush. Zapatero fruitlessly attempted to talk sense into Nicolas Maduro whose government can’t accept defeat in the 2015 elections. Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera was the latest to visit and meet opponents to the regime. He couldn’t resist pointing out that no one from Podemos has yet visited. Pablo Iglesias, Iñigo Errejon and Alberto Monedero formerly assessed Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez so their absence is glaring. Or are they reluctant to draw attention to the outcome of their advice?

No majority IF pollsters are correct PodemosIU will overtake the PSOE socialists on June 26, but won’t have an overall majority. Likewise the Partido Popular will be the most-voted party but equally unable to form a government. Looks like it will be a long hot summer dominated by conversations between the deaf and poetry-readings by the sightless.

Unholy union ANTONIO CAÑIZARES, Archbishop of Valencia, took his usual swing at gay marriage. Bigoted Cañizares claimed it undermines and demolishes the sacrament of holy matrimony but he contradicts himself. Many homosexuals are keen to marry because they respect the institution as much as the heterosexuals that Cañizares would reserve it for.

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THURSDAY - 02 JUNE

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7:30am Family Finders 8:15am The Instant Gardener 9:00am The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2:45pm The TV That Made Me 3:15pm The Big Allotment Challenge 4:15pm Australia with Simon Reeve 5:15pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Springwatch 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm Peaky Blinders 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Top Gear 1:20am Panorama 1:50am The Truth About Dementia

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SAUTURDAY- 04 JUNE

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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 Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 1:40pm Athletics 2:40pm Boxing 3:40pm Flog It! 4:35pm Escape to the Country 5:20pm Madagascar 6:40pm Can't Touch This 7:30pm BBC News 7:40pm Regional News 7:45pm Weather 7:50pm Pointless 8:40pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 9:30pm The Musketeers 10:25pm Casualty 11:25pm BBC News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 1:45am The Children 3:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:10am BBC News

7:10am Finishing School 8:20am Hue and Cry 9:40am Island at the Top of the World 11:10am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 2:00pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 2:30pm Pal Joey 4:20pm The Great British Sewing Bee 5:20pm This Week's World 6:00pm Women's Football 8:30pm Gardeners' World 9:00pm Dad's Army 9:30pm Alice in Wonderland 11:55pm Versailles Period drama depicting the decadent and turbulent early reign of King Louis XIV of France. 2:35am Quatermass 2

8:00pm Francesco's Venice 9:00pm D-Day: The Last Heroes Two-part series in which historian Dan Snow examines how two years of meticulous planning, espionage and the analysis of millions of threedimensional aerial photographs helped the Allied Forces gain a foothold in northern France. 10:00pm The Disappearance 10:55pm The Disappearance 11:45pm The Richest Songs in the World 1:15am Biggest Band Breakups and Makeups 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1981 3:25am The Richest Songs in the World

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7:05am Great British Garden Revival 8:05am This Farming Life 9:05am Gardeners' World 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 1:00pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 1:30pm How the West Was Won 4:00pm Flog It! 5:00pm Gymnastics 7:00pm Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 8:00pm Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm City in the Sky 11:05pm Top Gear Extra Gear 11:30pm Stupid Man, Smart Phone 12:20am Flat TV 12:45am Later... with Jools Holland 1:45am Countryfile 2:40am Holby City

11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:30pm French Open: Roland-Garros Live 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Bang on the Money 9:00pm You Saw Them Here First 10:00pm It'll be Alright on the Night 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Secrets of Growing Old 12:20am Carry on Cleo

2:10pm Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 3:10pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 4:00pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 5:45pm Despicable Me 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Despicable Me 7:40pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 8:40pm FYI Daily 8:45pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

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The Tory Civil War is heading for a bloody climax on June 23 Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WITH the Tories descending into civil war over the upcoming referendum with vicious claim and counterclaim, you have to wonder what the outcome will be. One thing’s for sure though, the Tory party won’t ever be the same again. On the one hand, the remainers warn that Brexit could be “very dangerous” for the NHS, food prices and mortgage rates will soar, and Cameron effectively accusing Brexiteers, including his own defence minister, of flat-out lying about the prospect of Turkey joining the EU. The Brexiteers, meanwhile, claim the UK’s powerless to stop Turkey, point to a secret government memo showing the EU costing UK billions,

EU COST: Secret government memo shows EU is costing UK billions. with dear old Boris even “comparing the EU to Hitler.” All this, then, plus respected former MI6 spy chief, Sir Richard Dearlove, warning that the EU is facing a “populist uprising” amid growing anger from voters who feel they’ve been betrayed by political

elites in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. “If Europe cannot act together to persuade a significant majority of its citizens that it can gain control of its migratory crisis then the EU will find itself at the mercy of a populist uprising, which is already stirring.”

Sir Richard describes Britain’s in/out referendum as “the first roll of the dice in a bigger geopolitical game,” and brands the EU-Turkey deal “perverse, like storing gasoline next to the fire we’re trying to extinguish.” Oops! Here’s hoping for the EU’s sake, Sir Richard’s warn-

ing is a wake-up call rather than a wake. Finally, have you read the latest about the private security company, G4S? We all know about its past débâcles: the London Olympics security fiasco, overcharging for tagging offenders, losing its prison contracts, losing prisoners (when ‘Group 4’), etc. Now it’s been caught inventing emergency 999 calls. I wonder what contract they’ll be offered next: running the in/out referendum? Let’s face it, they couldn’t run a bath, but would charge a fortune to prove it. (And lose the baby with the bath water whilst they were at it!) Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer ’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-john son.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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What price independence? This is the most important decision that we Britons will ever make.

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.

IN recent weeks, we have been led to believe that in leaving the EU, Europe would be plunged into war, Britain’s economy would descend into chaos, immigration would expand, and unemployment would swell dramatically. Moreover that we would be less safe. Yes, well, tell that to the people of Paris and Brussels. Given that this is the most important decision that we Britons will ever make, Cameron’s declarations are utterly disgraceful. Like all politicians he knows that the most effective way of bringing the people to heel, is to scare the hell out of them. This is why there have been no reassuring words to the many UK nationals living across Europe should we vote to leave.

EU REFERENDUM: Remain in union or go it alone? That is the question. No one knows for sure what would happen, but in the interest of millions of EU citizens living in Britain, as well as us expats, mutual agreements would have to be struck. Failure to do so would cause serious damage to the

Spanish and other EU economies. As for the threat of war, I wonder, as Cameron bows his head before the Cenotaph in November, what the ‘Glorious Dead’ would think of a peaceful Europe that is increasingly dominated by Germany.

Just recently it was reported that the Germans are pushing for a European army in which they should take a leading role. Think about that. The fact that President Obama hopped on a plane to support his pal Dave, has no

bearing on the issue. America has always pursued a policy of self interest and is only concerned with how their powerful conglomerates, aka the owners of US politicians, will benefit. Likewise large corporations and the global banking fraternity. Just look at their record. Their recent history alone should make us doubt the veracity of anything they tell us. Ordinary people are simply cannon fodder for their ambitions. It is of course a worrying time for us expats, but the choice is clear: Freedom for Britain to make its own decisions and laws, or increasingly become a Euro lackey governed by unelected bureaucrats.

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The story behind the face John Smith Random thoughts... IN response to one of my page 3 articles, three readers wrote in to complain about the position I had taken and accused me of a number of things which were based on supposition rather than fact so this week, I will be more than happy to give some of my background and that of my family in order to balance the picture. Naturally we are very happy to receive comments from any of our readers but it is interesting how the Brexit situation has really encouraged those who are in favour to be most vociferous in their comments and perhaps a little unkind in dismissing opposing opinion. My grandfather was one of the officers in Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Parade and went on to train Australian troops and then fight at Gallipoli where he was mentioned in dispatches. My father served in China prior to the Second World War, returned to the UK as an officer in the Home Guard as he

REFERENDUM: I fear that people may vote without understanding.

was in a reserved occupation and was then sent to Tehran in the late 1940s. I married a Gibraltarian girl in 1978 and lived in the UK until 18 months ago, when at the age of 62 we moved to our holiday home in Spain because of health reasons, and so that my wife could be near to her now 93-year-old

mother who still lives an active life in Gibraltar, with many family members around her. Having spent more than 40 years working in the UK initially as a Crown Servant and more recently dealing with a large number of foreign governments at up to Premier level as well as many

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Referendum countdown IT is really quite amazing that the run up to the Brexit referendum has become something of a very poor film script with vaguely believable characters on both sides pontificating on what will happen in the event of either remaining or leaving. It does seem at the moment that the remain camp seems to have the greatest support, but there are still a few weeks for those wanting to leave to promote their position and to change people’s minds. Almost as if set up, the matter of immigration has jumped to the front of the agenda, with two stories of British people-smugglers being caught bringing in Albanian families including children to the UK. When you consider that it is an island completely surrounded by water, there is little doubt that anyone competent and determined will be able to bring migrants over with little chance of detection. Clearly a certain number of Albanians are hedging their bets as they want to get into the UK before the referendum, in case Britain does leave the EU and before any final decision is made concerning that country’s admission to the Union. As we get nearer to the actual day of the referendum on June 23, there are also a large number of expatriates anxiously awaiting their voting papers, which should have been dispatched on May 23 to arrive, and hoping that there will be sufficient time for them to cast their vote and for it to arrive back in the UK in time to be counted.

of the Overseas Territories I was in regular contact with both the FCO, for whom I wrote certain draft papers and with the Palace as well. I try to be balanced in what I write although sometimes I may appear a little frivolous, but am in favour of remaining within the Union and do fear that people will cast their votes without understanding the situation. I don’t pretend that I am a journalist but am delighted to be a writer for a first class company which is very fair in allowing all opinions to appear in what are after all, six free newspapers greatly enjoyed by a huge number of expatriates. There are genuinely plenty of kind reviews of my work but I have quite fairly chosen to publish those that attack me and my opinions and that really sums up the Euro Weekly News. My comment on the British having more knowledge of voting for Britain’s Got Talent was meant to be Now we tongue in cheek and more than a few want to people have told me they thought it hear your views. funny, but the frightening thing is that as only 35.6 per cent of the YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE British electorate turned out for - YOUR OPINION the last European elections, it www.euroweeklynews.com might just be true!

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is an emotional week, when it is difficult to keep things to yourself. Get together with others and do a bit of social networking. Talk, and if you cannot bring yourself to confess to a problem, say that it is a friend of yours who has it. Certainly, you need to share this concern to get a balanced picture. LEO (July 24 - August 23) There is a highly social week ahead with social gatherings here and there. A trip means that finances start to look brighter. You may find it necessary, if you are to progress, to consider a move to another job or area. Get involved with people who have been in the same situation.

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reaction shows this. It may be necessary for you to sort out a situation which has been going on far too long. As you dislike loose ends in any respect, your patience may come to an end.

puppy-like enthusiasm attracts others and a barrage of good vibes comes your way. Indeed, your relaxed attitude allows someone close to get their own life a bit more into perspective.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Energy is high and there is a lot of fun to be had. An invitation sent out brings an old friend to your table. This is not as straightforward as you think it will be. Odd stirrings make you confused.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) People look to you to guide them through the maze of right and wrong this week. Your talent for bringing humour into the most tense situations is invaluable midweek. Summer is a socialising time for you and it is all steam ahead as you issue invitations and receive some back.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You feel like a fish out of water in a confused and noisy situation. Perhaps you are not making the right kind of friends, so take control of the quality of people who you associate with. Maybe it is relatives that are causing concern. You cannot choose your relatives, but it is possible to see less of them.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There is a great impatience this week when someone flatly refuses to see something through to the end. You do not admire sloppiness and your

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You like to do your own things in your own way and in your own time. That certainly shows this week. It can cause a bit of a stir with family. Even so, it will inspire someone close to step forward and make their own stand. Put someone straight when they step out of line.

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Quick Across 1 Want (6) 4 Hammered (6) 9 Loses velocity (5) 10 Watch (7) 11 Treated with indignity or contempt (8) 12 Rules (4) 14 Examine in detail (6) 16 Powerful (6) 19 Remain (4) 20 Divide (8) 23 Yellow grassland plants (7) 24 Objectives (5) 25 Appeared to be (6) 26 Trademarks (6) Down 1 Send away (7) 2 Footwear (5) 3 Determined (8) 5 Posing no difficulty (4) 6 Violent whirling windstorm (7) 7 Requirements (5) 8 Sweet liquid produced by bees (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents J and 15 represents V, so fill in J every time the figure 11 appears and V every time the figure 15 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.

1 Intruder, 4 Isis, 8 Scatter, 10 Annie, 11 Conga, 12 Numbers, 13 System, 15 Ushers, 19 Barrage, 21 Plato, 23 Alarm, 24 Examine, 25 Toss, 26 Calypsos. Down: 1 Insects, 2 Train, 3 Errant, 5 Sincere, 6 Seems, 7 Calm, 9 Trade, 14 Streaks, 16 Sepia, 17 Showers, 18 Seneca, 19 Beast, 20 Acme, 22 Alias.

QUICK Across: 13 Alien (8) 15 Understand (7) 17 Estimates based on little or no information (7)

English - Spanish

Down:

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

Across 1 Sábanas (de camas) (6) 3 Alto (edificio, persona) (4) 7 The (pl, f) (3) 9 To know (someone) (7) 10 Passengers (9) 13 Noisy (7) 14 Mar (3) 15 Guiñar (4) 16 Twenty (6)

1 Suffer, 2 Least, 3 Inspect, 4 Regret, 5 Crabs, 6 Austria, 7 Lasted, 13 Chatter, 15 Similar, 16 Accept, 17 Jigsaw, 18 Ceases, 20 Tunes, 22 Nurse.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Castle, 4 Beso, 8 Party, 9 Sitio, 10 Newspaper, 14 Erizo, 15 Falta, 16 Easy, 17 Poesia.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down: 1 Copa, 2 Surgeries, 3 Ley, 5 Estrellas, 6 Osos, 7 Isla, 11 Slow, 12 Jefe, 13 Pala, 15 Feo.

Down 1 Alone (4) 2 Keyboards (8) 4 Anclas (7) 5 Parrot (4) 6 Sobre (para cartas) (8) 8 Estación (de ferrocarril) (7) 11 Cuervo (4) 12 Merluza (4)

Hexagram

1 Soldier, 5 Crawl, 8 Flats, 9 Glasses, 10 Extreme, 11 Serve, 12 Acute, 14 Usual, 19 Coast, 21 Immense, 23 Extends, 24 Lords, 25 Turns, 26 Workers.

18 Banquet (5) 19 Teams (5) 21 Once more (5) 22 Not coarse or heavy (4)

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

ARTERY AVERSE BEETLE BOTTLE CORSET EASILY FETTER FILTER FIXATE FORGET (10)

LETTER PERIOD SENIOR SLEDGE SPECIE STATED STRAND TRACED TRITON

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Filter 2 Corral 3 Uptake 4 Relief 5 Repeal 6 Rename 7 Genial 8 Umpire 9 Tenser 10 Garner 11 Pupate 12 Desert 13 Genius 14 Tweedy 15 Teensy 16 Specie 17 Shoddy 18 Cringe 19 Assist

Across 1 Better honeymoon in European river (5) 3 Dinners perhaps you will find in the summertime also (5) 7 Tea, unusual cure for poet (7) 9 I went off the Twist (5) 10 The Spanish adjust tie for the chosen few (5) 11 Scared about changing shopping centres (7) 12 Posted railway watch (6) 14 Rest some bothersome players (6) 18 Scottish town’s tune has dire arrangement (7) 20 Bombardment starts soon after last villains overthrown (5) 22 Spirit from German publican (5) 23 First lady’s support for highest point (7) 24 Positions spies (5) 25 Stone worker Sam’s back on (5) Down 1 Noises from fiddles... (7) 2 ... all right, a soft island creature (5) 3 Army military leader has dairy repaired (6) 4 Old Mexican is a last detective (5) 5 Rip off complicated new lids (7) 6 Flatten fourth estate (5)

8 It’s easy to understand about Shakespearian monarch (5) 13 Anxious about sun over building (7) 15 Experience Sunday in a London gallery (5) 16 Seen in a squash or tennis professional's contract (7)

17 Puts off desert development (6) 18 Financial backer is in a strangely odd mood (5) 19 Spanish uncle is after an artist for a share (5) 21 Yorkshire city shows the way we hear (5)

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Impact of referendum result IN response to Philip and Vera of Palma de Mallorca (Issue 1612) “comfortable and secure in Spain”......how so?? If the UK votes to exit the EU then all EU citizens would lose the right to reside in the UK and conversely we would lose the right to remain in Spain (or any other EU country). I have read of some rights to reside which might accrue in respect to the length of time spent here but whether this right would be applied and how long you need to have been here to enjoy this benefit has not been clarified, and obviously that covers only existing residents not ones (your children or grandchildren perhaps) who might want to work and live in an EU country in the future. The idea that the result of the referendum “would not make much difference either way” is seriously delusional. Denise Payne, Murcia

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The unknown BACK in UK for a few weeks. The UK public are being bombarded here with ridiculous statements all of which are just lies. Firstly we get so called statements of economic fact about impending disaster. If they can make these ‘accurate’ statements, why couldn’t the same ‘experts’ predict the bank crisis? Why did we need a period of austerity when these ‘experts’ should have seen it coming and introduced measures which would have prevented or mitigated against the need for any public pain. The simple answer is, they are incapable of telling the truth, which is that THEY JUST DON’T KNOW. I will vote LEAVE, not because I won’t live or holiday in Europe but because I want to stand up to people who have no interest in me as a British person. Pete Godfrey, Cala Millor, Mallorca

Religion blight IN response to John Smith’s Random Thoughts: Does Religion Belong in Politics? (Issue 1611) Oh dear! John you make the same mistake most people make when th e y d i sc u ss t h is ma tte r. There seems to be an assumption that because a person is ‘religious’ that this somehow makes them incapable of governing simply by

arch enemies? Don’t forget we were only allowed membership as De Gaulle wanted our expertise for Concorde. This is yet another Cameron myth. We are expected to be gullible enough to believe, like all the other fairy tales to which his campaign has given voice, the latest that ‘every expat wishes to stay.’ George Morland

DEAR Sir We are students at the Instituto IES Núm.1 in Xàbia. We are studying in the 2nd year of ESO. We are all learning English and we have eight hours of English every week. We are writing because we love the EnglishSpanish crossword in your newspaper. We com-

plete this crossword every week in our class. We would like to have more English-Spanish puzzles in your newspaper. We hope that you can publish some more for us, please. We love your newspaper! Thank you very much. Best wishes from the 2nd year Practical English class, IES Núm. 1 Xàbia

DEAR EWN Having read in an earlier EWN about unfair pensions to us expats which I myself and many thousands of expats up in turmoil about the increase in pension for the UK married couples but not for the expats who have contributed to the system all their lives like myself. I’m now 80-years-old and married again in April but how can we not be entitled to the same benefit as UK citizens? I suppose it’s out of sight out of mind. England has the worst pension rate I think in the world, even in Spain they send their pensioners on a two week holiday with pay, pity we weren’t born here. I would like some comments from OAP expats and I appreciate you printing this comment. Thanks for your help. RJ Hackett, Benalmadena

Thespa thanks virtue of the fact they have a belief in a superhuman power of God (Webster’s definition of Religion). Wherever is the evidence that this is the case? Does your atheism (incidentally Webster ’s also defines religious as having a devout b elie f in a p rin ciple or c a us e ) make you more qualified to govern? All people come to a position of governance, oversight or leadership with their own principles and they are influenced by them. If I, as Christian, believe in hone s ty, h a rd w o rk , inte grity a nd kindness does that make me incapable of providing leadership? Religious people are blighted by hypocrisy for sure but do you really believe that non-religious people are therefore automatically free of dishonesty? I see no evidence of this! Please do not confuse extreme people, whether reli-

gious or not, with those who have high ideals and do their best to live up to them. Greg Hall, Duquesa

Nonsensical I REFER to Leapy Lee’s week of May 19th column, in which he outdoes even his usual prejudices. Gays, blacks, Muslims, and the Chinese all come in for his special brand of vituperative bile. Leapy Lee may well say it when others only think it, but one has to ask why these silent people acknowledge that it is inappropriate to say it. Could it be that in Spain, which has a significant Muslim population, it is the British who are the immigrants? We all know that the world is becoming a more dangerous place because of extremist views which are fuelled by inflammatory nonsense

and which set out to dehumanise and denigrate others. We are not helping by adding Leapy Lee’s ill-researched hyperbole to the cacophony. L Bailey, Nerja

Expat myth DEAR Editor David Cameron is telling us to vote for Brexit as he has told us the existing terms of membership are unacceptable and, as his earth shattering ‘new deal’ will not be ratified before our referendum, if ever, the only course is to vote for EXIT. The number of times his government has performed some spectacular u-turns in recent history illustrates how the supposed intentions of a political body can’t be trusted or guaranteed, so why should the EU be any different especially when influenced by the French and Germans, our historical

HI! Thank you for your support over the last season. I have received many comments about the good coverage our performances are getting. We are now having our summer break and start a new season in September. We look forward to reading your reports then. Enjoy your summer. Janet Gillett, Secretary of Thespa You’re welcome Janet, EWN is happy to help!

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Are home fragrances making you ill? SC JOHNSON has released a list of fragrance ingredients found in its European products to allay consumer’s fears about dangerous chemicals in cleaning products. They said it’s part of their long-term efforts to ‘transform ingredient transparency’ in fragrances, or ‘parfums’ commonly used in chemical sprays and plug-ins which are often a source of controversy with some warning that they can include hazardous substances which may cause lung damage, tumours and asthma. They have created the website www.whatsinsidescjohn son.co.uk which lists all ingredients in its brands. REVEALED: See what ingredients are in your favourite products.

Impact of stress FEELING stressed can lead to wrong food choices. We’re more likely to grab a bar of chocolate than a carrot stick when feeling under pressure. Stress can trigger chemical changes in the body resulting in bad food cravings and whilst

you may feel better briefly, it’s bad news for the waistline. When stressed, the brain signals that it is under threat and floods the body with the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. If stress levels remain high, cortisol stays in the body long after the initial adrenalin rush, wanting energy rich foods as the brain attempts to balance out the physical and mental demands of stress. Cortisol affects how fat is distributed, it builds up around our middles making it harder to shift. To beat a bulging waistline try to stay calm to help reduce the temptation of reaching for the chocolate.

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Lux Mundi Music of the mountains special events By Robin George and Vix

WH E N m u si c i a n R o b in G e o rg e moved to the sleepy, white mountain village of Periana, an oasis of tranquility high in the mountains of the Axarquia, he knew he’d find inspiration for his writing. And it often appeared in unlikely forms!

I have worked with some amazing musicians since I moved to Spain. Robin recalls “I was sitting outside my favourite local bar, having a beer with a friend when an unusual character strolled by: long beard, coxcomb cap and flowing robes… not your usual olive farmer!” My m a t e sa i d “ I ’m s u re th a t’s Arthur Brown most famous for the song Fire.” “I was surprised to say the least, from the Crazy World of… to the tranquility and sunshine of Spain was surreal, so I chased after him a n d i n v i t e d h i m to s in g o n a couple of tracks I was recording for my latest project.” Arthur Brown became one of the 60 world class artists who donated thei r t i m e a n d t a l e n t fo r R o b in G eo rg e ’s L o v e Po w er an d P ea c e charity album which raised money for three small charities. He may hav e l e f t t h e UK b e h in d , b u t h e would not forget the causes which are close to his heart.

ROBIN GEORGE: Found inspiration for his writing in Axarquia. S in c e R o bin ha s be e n living in Spain, a whole host of British musicians have flown out to record at his mo u n ta in s tudio, but, Vix, w ith Arthur Brown’s timely presence, led to one of the most unlikely duets imag in a b le. R obin ha d produc e d Fuzzbox, Vix’s 80’s all-girl charttopping band, who are now back in th e s tu d io . It w a s Vix w ho introduced Robin to his wife; her sister, Fiona Bond, who introduced Robin to th e ma g i c of Spa in a nd the y promptly eloped. Although Fiona keeps him otherwise occupied with her many animal rescue projects, especially the Peri-

ana Helicats, Robin and Vix continue to work together. Toge the r the y w rote the a lbum ‘Y O U !,’ out now on A nge l A ir Records. As well as recording the album in the Axarquian mountains, the duo filmed two videos, set in the heart-stoppingly beautiful scenery that surrounds Robin’s studio. “It’s not all sunshine. Especially when you’re involved in animal rescue; life can be cruel, but when I think of all the amazing musicians I’ve worked with since I moved to Spain,” Robin explains, “There’s inspiration round every corner. Every day is full of surprises!”

THERE will be a coach trip to Gibraltar on June 16 organised by Lux Mundi Torre del Mar which will allow plenty of time for participants to take a guided tour of the Rock, jump on the cable car, browse all of the shops on Main Street or even visit one of the supermarkets selling a wide range of British food as well a duty free alcohol. The price is just €12 and departure times are from Puente don Manuel (Hotel Romero) 6.45am, Algarrobo (Lidl) 7.15am, Caleta (Vets) 7.20am and Torre Del Mar (Bus Station) 7.30am. The coach will leave Gibraltar at 3pm. Don’t forget your passport or ID card otherwise you won’t be allowed across the border and

make sure that you are aware of the duty free limits. Then on Sunday June 19 at 4.30pm there will be a concert by the Touch of Class choir together with traditional English Tea. Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar invites you to join friends at the centre for an evening of song and entertainment entitled Around the World in Song, performed by the choir which was founded in May 2014 and who range in age from five to 75 plus years. Ticket price is €10 and you are requested to also make a donation of one kilo of non-perishable food for the Lux Mundi collection for Caritas. Tickets for both events may be obtained from the Centre in Torre del Mar.

Armed Forces Day THE Royal British Legion Nerja Branch is organising a very special dinner dance to be held at the Caves Restaurant in Maro on June 16 to celebrate Armed Forces Day. It costs just €25 for a three-course meal preceded by drinks and canapés and there will be music and dancing to the Flying Dolphins together with an incredible view of the surrounding countryside. The dress code for gentlemen will be collar and tie and no doubt the ladies will want to wear something extra special for this enjoyable evening. Reservations should be made in advance and tickets are available from: D Graves Tel; 654 085 811 or e-mail: dgdeepblue@gmail.com D Allen Tel; 951 066 676 or e-mail: dallenpuntalara@yahoo.co.uk

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Lux Mundi’s spring bazaar By John Smith ON a beautiful sunny day, Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar held their highly successful Spring Bazaar at the centre which enabled many of the International friends who attended to sit in the garden. It was a time to relax, savour their drinks, delicious home-made cakes and warm food which were on sale. The friends also took advantage of the ladies and gent’s boutique, tombola, book stall, preserves, cards, and various arts and crafts. Thanks to the generosity of all the helpers and friends who attended, the centre was able to raise funds, which will enable them to continue with their charitable work. Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar. Avda. Moscatel 1 ‘I’, (Jardines Viña Malaga/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, 29740. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm and they can be contacted on 952 543 334, via e-mail luxmundi@luxmundi.org, or through their web site www.lux-mundi.org.

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TINY KITTENS: Give a squeaking bundle of life the chance to purr and play another day by becoming a kitten fosterer.

Axarquia Animal Rescue AT this time of year, Axarquia Animal Rescue is always overwhelmed by the flood of kittens. They are discovered in rubbish bins by passersby, often children, who are devastated to discover the pitiful squealing sound they hear from a squirming sack made by a litter of tiny kittens that have been left to die. But what do you do if the responsibility of keeping a fluffy little bun-

dle alive is somehow yours? You may be able to walk on when the pitiful mewing you hear is in the distance, or pretend that the whimpering from the bins is just a trick of the mind. But, if a child, tears in his eyes begs you to save the bag stuffed full of kittens in his arms; otherwise his dad will kill them, how do you react? If you’re any kind of a human be-

Costa Animal Society fundraiser HAVE a great evening out on June 30 and help an important cause by supporting the Costa Animal Society in Nerja. Starting at 7pm, there will be a dinner dance offering canapés and drinks, a three-course meal, wine, coffee and liqueurs together with music from the ubiquitous Flying Dolphins. The dinner will be held at the Hotel Rural

Almazara and for just €35 you can help the society celebrate 30 years of caring for orphaned and abandoned animals that need homes. To reserve your ticket for this very worthy evening contact the CAS office on 952 523 607, call Diana on 679 714 612 or for information about the charity visit www.casnerja.org.

ing, you will do your best. Many will call AAR, desperate for advice or a fosterer who can step in to the breach. If only they had more fosterers. Although there is a growing network of puppy fosterers, somehow people believe kittens are less important. ‘Cats are so independent, aren’t they?’ Yes, when they grow up, but if you don’t give them a chance to

grow up, then how do you sleep? So, please consider joining AAR’s elite army of kitten fosterers. You won’t believe what joy and satisfaction comes free when you give that squeaking bundle of life the chance to purr and play another day. See more about Axarquia Animal Rescue by visiting their Facebook page or www.axarquianimalrescue.com.

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Journalists’ jibes Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE to admit that I enjoy TV shows like Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing etc. like millions of others. So I get a little bit peed off when, after every show, the UK’s scum newspapers, usually the red tops, insist on trying to find something to put the winners, or any contestant that comes on to entertain us, down. Saturday night there was a guy who dro p p e d 1 2 f e e t d o w n a p o le an d stopped an inch away from a chain saw. All the papers could say was that he had a safety cord attached to his ankle. So what? I’d like to see those ‘journalists’ even attempt to get up the pole in the first place! Why do they feel it’s their job to spoil my entertainment? Why do they have to do it to everyone that has a bit of success? Every day last week they printed something they considered detrimental to one of the contestants on BGT? For what value? Do I care that a young 14-year-old girl once

sung in a stage show or two dancers danced in another show and the winner was not too bright when he previously appeared on The Chase? No I don’t. Then I’ve just watched Top Gear. I enjoyed it. Why? Because I’m not comparing it to the old one. I’m just enjoying a car show. But you would have thought that the new presenters had committed mass murder if you read the papers today (Monday). Am I the only one that just puts these shows on to be entertained? There is so mu ch d oom a nd gloom in the w orld right now with wars, terrorists, etc. So just let me watch my TV shows which I’m not meant to be watching because of greedy licensing laws by the way. Wow I’m really grumpy this week but it gets me so annoyed to see people that are trying to entertain millions of people have stuff written about them that sometimes has no relevance or truth by useless no talented, tabloid press. I feel better now so I’ll finish with a joke. My annoying neighbour was banging on my door at 3 o’clock this morning …... luckily I was still up playing my drums! Think I’ll enter BGT next year. What do you think?

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LEGALLY SPEAKING More potential road hazards 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.

OBSTACLES: If you need to ‘moove’ into opposite lane you must give way. EVERY time we get behind the wheel of a car to embark on a journey our fate lies somewhat in the hands of others and there are potential hazards at every turn. Last week we looked at some of the hazards and this week here are some more hazards drivers meet and how you can best avoid the risk. Obstacles in the road: There are countless items that could find themselves in the road and pose a problem to vehicles, fallen trees, items fallen from vehicles, rocks and boulders, parked cars, the list is almost endless. If you encounter an obstruction one thing you must be aware of is that if you have to invade the opposite lane then you must give way to oncoming vehicles and only pass when safe to do so. Permanent road features: It is vital that you pay attention to surroundings by reading and observing the physical signs on a road, like maximum permitted speed limits or warnings of hazards ahead. Also look at the

physical characteristics of the road itself for junctions, narrow streets, dangerous bends, elevation changes and dips, blind corners and merging traffic. Parking: When parking your vehicle, always choose a location that is safe, legal and convenient. Respect distances between vehicles, look for signs or signals that prevent or restrict parking. Be careful when opening your door, look in the mirrors and around the vehicle for cyclists, motorbikes, pedestrians or other cars. Reversing vehicles: Always try to avoid reversing wherever possible as the field of vision is significantly reduced. Reversing into a parking bay makes it safer and more convenient for leaving, and avoid reversing from a minor road to a major road. Animals: Animals in the road pose a major risk, especially in countryside areas. Drive slowly and always respect distance, because animals are unpredictable and can be startled.

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Can we change quotas? Some owners in our community have extended their properties by almost 50 square metres, making them into units of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. My own property is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, as originally designed and built. However, I pay the highest community charges due to the original quota system established in the year 2000. Is it possible to have the cuota reassessed? I have asked at the AGM for equal shares, but this was refused. S M (Costa Blanca) Yes, it is possible to change the assignment of quotas. In your case, it is necessary in order to match the reality of the new construction. Ask these questions: Did the owners have community permission

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from the town hall? Are the new extensions registered in the property registry? Legally, your community needs to change its original basic charter and assign new percentage shares that reflect the new reality.

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More top tips from John Graham IN previous weeks we’ve discussed my top 10 tips for selling your home. Today we bring it all to a close with number nine and 10. 9. The buyer is looking at your home and imagining living there. If the buyer doesn’t feel comfortable they will quickly switch off and you’ve lost a buyer. My top tip number nine is to create an attractive focal point or points in your rooms which will make the buyer feel at home. Position your furniture to highlight the views from the rooms. If

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you have attractive views make sure that when the buyer sits down to discuss your home that you seat the buyers looking out towards the views, which could be views of the sea, golf course, mountains, pool or a well kept garden. 10. The majority of buyers who

buy property on the Costas or Balearics are from Northern Europe. They want to buy in your region because there are many more hours of daylight and sunny days throughout the year compared to Northern Europe. My top tip number 10 is make sure that your home looks bright and sunny throughout and the buyer will feel more attracted to buying your home. Open up the windows, pull the curtains fully back, make sure nothing in the garden is blocking your

Spain smashes into luxury list

VALENCIA: A luxurious and thriving city. By Matthew Elliott THE highly regarded Christie’s International Real Estate has conducted a fascinating study into the world’s hottest luxury real estate markets which can expect spectacular growth in the near future. Surprisingly Auckland in New Zealand is top of the exclusive list after seeing a 63 per cent growth in sales of homes with a seven-figure price tag. Last year’s top dog Toronto came in second place in the latest analysis with a 48 per cent growth rate, closely followed by its Canuck neighbour

Victoria in British Columbia in third place. San Francisco and Sydney also made the top 10 list but Spain was represented in fourth by Valencia which has seen remarkable growth of both its prime and luxury real estate markets in recent years. The thriving Spanish city has been completely transformed over the past decade, ushering in a new age of cosmopolitanism, which Malaga is successfully attempting to re-imagine itself on the Costa del Sol. Having Spain present on the luxury list represents further progress for the national and

coastal markets which are once again in a great position to tout themselves as superior alternatives for wealthy elites from the UK, Russia and China to purchase second homes and invigorate local business.

windows or the views. Use floor and table lamps with neutral pastel shades, to brighten up the rooms in your home, especially in any dark corners and use warm colour light bulbs to make sure every room looks light and cosy. If you have lighting under wall cupboards in your kitchen make sure all the light fittings are working. To make your home look at its very best when the buyers visit your home, make sure that all your lights are on, even though it is in the daytime, this is a very impor-

tant small detail. There are of course many more points to cover in preparing your home for sale but even if only one of my top 10 tips helps you in selling your home I’m sure you will be very pleased. John H Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. You can contact him by email if you are thinking of selling your home, his company can be of great help in finding a buyer. Email. gk.ipad@me.com.

Unusual valuation advice WHEN selling a property, it’s common sense to keep it spic and span and ensure that prospective buyers are aware of its advantages. If buying, with a view to selling on, remember some key factors to ensure you get the best price. Check out the neighbourhood for nuisances who can wreak havoc on the price with thier loud, selfish and destructive behaviour. Areas

quickly gain a bad reputation which lingers even if nightmare neighbours have moved on. A local pub and other amenities nearby add real value to the price. Street names, house names and numbers (for the superstitious), can also make a difference. More complex in Spain but even selling to expats, it’s easy to distinguish the generic from the romantic sounding.

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WELL we have experienced yet another non-traditional May in terms of rainfall. Traditionally the month opens with heavy thunders torms t h a t so a k e d th e ground to enable planting holes for late flowering shrubs and trees to be easily dug, to stimulate the formation of f r u i t o n o l i v e a n d other fruit trees and enable secano (growing without regular watering) of melon, squash and onion crops It also raises the water table, e sp e c i a l l y o n th e north facing where a line of springs ran throughout the year to provide inexpensive running agricultural water and the possibility of bottling up pristine unchlorinated water for domestic cooking and drinking. Sinc e n o n e o f t h i s h a p pened even more villagers have given up traditional agricultural practices and expat gardeners have had to commence summer levels of watering early with very low water tables so there will be no let up until the autumn.

LANTANA: Noticeable difference at the end of May with south facing plants in full bloom, unlike the north facing. It’s d iffic u lt to b elie ve that the first summer we spent in Spain, in the late 8 0 ’s , i t h a d r a i n e d o n 1 0 days in May and it rained on eight in the first half of June. But despite the climatic

changes gardens are certainly becoming colourful and pe rfume d a nd gre a t ve getable crops are being harve s te d w ith thos e be ing grown in well prepared soil mixe s in ra is e d be ds or builder’s buckets which are

less water demanding than poorly prepared vegetable plots in the open ground. In the latter case success comes from ensuring that the top 30 c e ntime tre s of soil contains 30 per cent of worked in composts from

compost heaps, local horse stables and sheep or goat sheds or bags of ground up well composted animal manures. In recent years the use of a little TerraCottem water conserving soil improver available via the TerraVida website www.terravida.com at t he bot t om of pl ant i ng holes and in seed drills has certainly paid off. It may seem expensive at first but one uses so little per planting that it is in fact economical in water and plant savings. Those who devel oped their garden as four mini gardens, each on one side of the house will have noticed significant differences in the speed of leafing up and flowering of plants such as lantanas, hibiscus and roses as i l l ust r at ed i n t he t wo photographs.

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During the last winter cut back both plants had been pruned to the same size and neither have been watered bei ng now 20- year- ol d plants. This adds to the interest of gardening in Spain and by midsummer both lantana plants will be equal, indeed the north facing plant may well require more summer pruning as it will require less watering as temperatures rise to the mid-30’s. © Dick Handscombe June 2016

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sprinkle some into soil to help seeds germinate better. Tomatoes and peppers both do well with this as they both tend to have a magnesium deficiency. Vitamin boost: The water you use to cook vegetables is a great treat for your plants too, but wait for it to cool down first! Not just for coffee: Line plant pots with coffee filters before filling with soil to avoid it all going down the drain when you water the plants.

LUXURY: How to keep your towels soft and fluffy like a top hotel. By Eleanor Hawkins THERE’S nothing worse, particularly in Spain where they see a lot more use during the summer than elsewhere, than stepping out of the shower or climbing out of the pool and drying off with a towel like sandpaper. Luxurious feeling fluffy towels depend not just on their quality but also on how they’re cared for, and a lot of us are killing the fluffy feel ourselves without really realising it. Hotel laundry staff use the following tips to help towels last longer: - A good shake before they go into the washing machine opens up the fibres a little which helps

detergents sink into the material. - Specific detergents with softening properties are used in hard water areas to stop the texture going harsh. - Fabric conditioner is used sparingly. Although it improves the smell and softness, too much will stick to fibres, making them lose absorbency and eventually fall out. - Whenever possible towels should be hung out to dry in fresh air and only given a quick spin in the tumble dryer to fluff them up. Strange as it may sound, a tennis ball or two should always go in the dryer with towels to aid the fluffing process.

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will happen when it acknowledges our superiority. Since it knows that squatting and urinating will stop aggression, it can only assume that the punishment we dish out means that we did not understand its signal. The answer, it thinks, is to give a bigger signal. So, instead of a tiny puddle, we get a large one. Punishing submissive urination always makes the problem worse. The only solution anyone has found to the problem is to react as though you are a wolf, to be non-aggressive. As your puppy matures, submissive urination will slowly cease if you do not exacerbate it

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FOOTBALL • Premiership-bound Hull City are now £170 million richer (at least) after their 1-0 play-off final win over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Barnsley beat Millwall 3-1 and Wimbledon beat Plymouth 2-0 in the FL1 and FL2 showdowns. • Real Madrid defeated city rivals Atletico 5-3 on penalties to win the Champion’s League (European Cup) for the 11th time. The game had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes during which time Griezman of Atletico missed a spot-kick. • Recent friendlies saw England beat Australia 2-1 at Sunderland… outplayed Scotland (who did not have a shot at goal) lost 1-0 in Italy… the Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with Holland… Northern Ireland defeated Belarus 3-0… and Spain beat Bosnia & Herzogovina 3-1. • England won the annual U21 Touloun international tournament by beating hosts France 2-1 in the final last Sunday. • Bosses Chris C o l e m a n (Wales), Roy

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DID YOU KNOW Last Friday, Marcus Rashford became England’s youngest scoring debutant at the age of 18 years and 209 days old, netting with his fourth touch in the second minute against Australia. He beat Tommy Lawton’s record of scoring against Wales in 1938, aged 19 years and 16 days. Rashford is also the third youngest England scorer ever, behind Wayne Rooney (17 years, 317 days in 2003) and Michael Owen (18 years, 164 days in 1998).

Hodgson (England). Martin O’Neill (Republic of Ireland) and Michael O’Neil (Northern Ireland) have named their 23-man squads for Euro 2016 which starts in earnest tomorrow week. CRICKET • England (498-9 declared and 80-1 beat Sri Lanka (101 and 491) by nine wickets in the second Test in Durham. Moheen Ali scored 155 not out in England’s first innings, while Alistair Cook reached the milestone of 10,000 runs in Test cricket in the second, becoming the youngest ever Englishman to reach figures. The third and final Test starts at Lords on June 9. • The Sunrisers Hyderabad (2087) surprisingly beat favourites King’s Royal Challengers (200-7) in the final of the Indian Premier League. • The ‘big bash’ (T20) tournament is now well underway and tomorrow we have the ‘Battle of the Roses’ when Lancashire take on Yorkshire. MOTOR SPORT • Lewis Hamilton, after taking the lead 45 laps from home, went on to gain a superb victory in a close battle with Red Bull’s second-placed Aussie Daniel Ricciardo with Ser-

gio Perez third in a thrilling Monaco Grand Prix to reignite his title campaign. Hamilton’s first win of 2016 enabled him to cut the deficit to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who came seventh, to 24 points. And afterwards the British driver thanked ‘gentleman’ Rosberg for ‘letting him pass’ at a crucial stage in the race. Next up, the Montreal Grand Prix on June 12. • American driver Alexander Rossi won the 100th staging of the famous Indianapolis 500. BOXING • Super-lightweight Ricky Burns (Scotland) and cruiserweight Tony Bellew (England) are both celebrating after winning title fights last weekend against Michele di Rocco and Ilunga Makabu respectively. Burns, in fact, has now won world titles at three different levels. ROUND-UP • England ran in five tries and George Ford missed five conversions, but they still whipped Wales 27-13 in a friendly Rugby Union international at Twickenham.

• Englishman Chris Woods came back from three shots down to win the BMW PGA golf tournament at Wentworth and Jordan Speith was victorious in the Colonial National in Texas; his eighth title and he’s only 22. The Open is next up on June 9. • At the start of the week, tennis stars Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, holder Stan Wawrenka, David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, plus the Williams sisters, were all heading for the quarter-finals of their respective singles events at the French Open at Roland Garros, while Jamie Murray and Yung-Jan Chan were going well in the men’s doubles. • On Saturday we have the Epsom Derby… the women’s European gymnastics championships are taking place in Switzerland … and on Sunday we have the latest Diamond Athletics meeting in Birmingham. REAL: Won their 11th Champion’s League trophy.

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Hcp14 37pts Hcp28 35pts Hcp12 34pts Hcp26 34pts Hcp18 34pts Hcp28 34pts

It was a much quieter Friday than the previous with 43 members

playing an Individual Stableford. The wind blew making it a bit difficult but it was the same for everyone, although it didn’t deter some players, Karen returning an excellent score of 42 pts - a handicap cut is on its way! In the men’s games, Gil played well, 37 pts, managing to recoup some of his ‘lost’ euros over the last few weeks, he is happy now that his pension pot is growing again! Great to see Pat and Claire Gray back, they haven’t lost their touch, both coming in with good scores. Very sorry to see Peter Oram and his wife Barbara return to the UK. Peter has been a long-standing popular member of the society for many a year. They will both be missed and look forward to seeing them during the coming winter months when they have promised to return to avoid the rigours of the English climate. Anoreta Monday May 23 Individual Stableford Overall Winner Judy Howard 40pts Ladies 1st Lyn McAllister 33pts 2nd Marisa Elias Garcia 32pts Men 1st Granville Hirst 37pts 2nd Carlos Villen 34pts Twos Lolina Canete & Mayliz Santon 5, Rob Oldham 9

Judy Howard made the most of the conditions and came in with a superb 40 points to take the overall prize. 1st Man Granville Hirst with 37points, 2nd Carlos Villen with 34. 1st Lady Lyn McAllister on 33 points, 2nd Marisa Elias Garcia on 32. Twos came from Lolina Canete and May Liz Santon on the 5th and Rod Oldham chipping in on the 9th. Baviera Tuesday May 24 Texas Scramble 1st team Derek Sibson, Clive Akid, Ian Paterson & Pauline Pearce nett 2nd team Roy Boutel, Jack Lowe, Graham Stevens & Tim Davies nett 3rd team John Blanco, Gill Sibson, Ron Rowley & Jeff nett

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60.9

Summer really has arrived and a perfect day for golf saw six teams playing a Texas Scramble. The course was excellent with grass under the ball on the fairways and the recently tyned greens coming into their own. The scores reflected the good conditions with most teams having gross scores well below par.