Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 23 - 29 June 2016 Issue 1616

ISSUE NO. 1616

23 - 29 June 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

A climate of fear

By Linda Hall Few days go by without another article about Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ in the local Spanish Press.

Noise and drunkenness are perennial problems, but bouncers also cause trouble, like the two doormen at a Calle Mallorca pub recently arrested for allegedly beating a Briton, who later needed hospital treatment. Nor are the National Police immune, as three officers were injured in an incident involving a doorman two months ago.

According to police unions, SUP and CEP, the number of officers at Benidorm’s National Police Station has fallen by Turn to page 4

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Booking ahead ALCOY’S Moors and Christians fiestas are the longest-established in Spain and the Asociacion San Jorge has organised them since at least 1839. The association recently

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received a request from a Tokyo travel agent for an ‘important’ number of seats along the route of next year’s processions. “Obviously we shall reserve them,” they said.

Running empty THE Valencian Community’s reservoirs are 38 per cent full.

Levels are the lowest in eight years with reserves of 1,295 cubic hectometres that are 226 cubic hectometres below those of last year. Worst off is the Marina Baja, whose reservoirs are at 17 per cent capacity, five times lower than in 2013.

Not a choice THE owners of a restaurant now being built on Villajoyosa’s Varadero beach - it is authorised by the Coastal Authority but opposed by the local council - denied that

they rejected the town hall’s offer of moving to a different location. “Costas decided the restaurant’s location. We can’t go anywhere else,” the manager said.

NAME CHANGE: Rio Verde aka Rio Monnegre aka Rio Seco.

By Linda Hall CREATING a pedestrian and cycle path that follows the River Seco between Campello and Muchamiel will cost €60,000.

The six communities that make up the L’Alacanti area have nursed this idea since

2009 and San Juan has now decided to apply to the Alicante Provincial Council for €60,000 to carry out the project.

The river, which rises 1,100 metres above sea level in the Sierra de Onil, is called Rio Verde until it reaches the Tibi damn, where it becomes Rio Monnegre and finally enters Campello as Rio Seco.

Designed for walkers and cyclists, the path will follow the left-hand riverbank, covering seven kilometres from its mouth in Campello to Moli Nou in Muchamiel.

It will be bordered by native riverside and wetland plants and shrubs and there are plans to adapt the path for those with reduced mobility.

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Do guns kill, or do people kill? The great gun debate

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about gun control which appeared on our website.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few of your comments some of which have had to be cut due to size but we are always happy to hear from everyone even if their comments are uncomplimentary.

Hunter killers IT always amazes me to see hordes of hunters with their dogs entering specially preserved areas so that they can go shooting animals for sport as much as for food.

Everyone complains about an old lion being shot and that was terrible, but do we really need to allow such wholesale hunting to take place?

Marsha

Pest control THERE is no genuine reason for anyone to use an automatic weapon for hunting and in the UK they even banned the ownership of automatic shotguns because of their possible use in criminal activities. At least in Spain the bulk of all guns are shotguns, many being used for pest control, but it is worrying to discover how many handguns are legitimately owned.

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GUN CONTROL: Barack Obama is known to be in favour of more gun restrictions in America.

By Eleanor Hawkins THE recent mass murder of 49 people by a gunman at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, has once again opened up the can of worms that is the great gun control debate in the United States.

While American citizens have the right under the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, adopted in 1791, to keep and bear arms (and many see any attempt at gun control as a breach of this constitutional right), as the Senate prepares to discuss possible measures, such as preventing those suspected of terrorist links from buying guns, there seem to be signs that Americans could be becoming more willing to accept limited restrictions in the aftermath of the horrific massacre.

Although President Barack Obama is known to be in favour of more gun control, the presumptive Republican nominee to run for president Donald Trump has admitted there is scope for more restrictions, but insisted he will “save the second amendment.”

However in Orlando, where he travelled to comfort victims’ relatives and survivors, Obama said:

While as a mother I am completely against guns, I have had to face the fact that wishing they didn’t exist is not going to stop them existing.

“Those who defend the easy accessibility of assault weapons should meet these families. Our politics have conspired to make it as easy as possible for a terrorist or even just a disturbed individual to buy extraordinarily powerful weapons, and they can do so legally. I hugged grieving parents and they asked ‘Why does this keep happening?’”

Gun owners claim that if ‘the baddies’ have guns, they must be able to defend themselves, and go as far as to insist that the guns themselves are not the problem at all.

Victor Pfund, from Texas, told

EWN: “Guns don’t kill. Gay, Muslim, jihadist ********s kill.”

While in Spain this may seem a matter which is of little importance, a little-known fact is that there is one legally owned gun in the country for every 16 inhabitants according to Guardia Civil records, although controls are far stricter, with only certain people being able to own weapons, and a number of different licences required to do so.

Those who are allowed to obtain licences range from military, police and state security force members to hunters, however there is also one type of licence (type B) available to those able to prove that they ‘need a gun to protect themselves from serious threats.’ These include jewellers and people who have received terrorism threats.

Although they are subjected to exhaustive studies, they are not required to undergo any tests on use of the weapon itself and are also restricted to 100 bullets per year, which they claim seriously limits their ability to shoot their guns correctly if they did not have previous experience.

There are currently 8,592 holders

of this type of licence in Spain, meaning there are 8,592 people out there carrying guns who may not even know how to use them properly, Madrid’s Olympic Shooting Federation vice-president Felipe Lopez explained.

Of the total number of guns legally registered in Spain (2,918,136), 75 per cent are shotguns and 11 per cent are rifles used by hunters.

With the gun debate also running in the European Commission following recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the National Arms Association in Spain poses an important question to us all, stating: “It makes no sense to limit the number of legal arms in the fight against organised criminal groups that use illegal weapons.

Placing more restrictions on gun ownership is not the way to ensure criminals can’t kill.”

While as a mother I am completely against guns, I have had to face the fact that wishing they didn’t exist is not going to stop them existing, and believe that there are some convincing arguments from both sides.

Are we really naïve enough to believe that passing laws will stop those intent on evil from breaking them?

Personal use MY son lives in Florida so whilst I can see both sides of the argument I am glad that he has guns that are locked in his safe. He takes them in another locked unit when he goes shooting at the club, and has learned to shoot and handle the gun properly.

Kay

Gun control FUNNY how countries with the strictest gun controls have fewer people killed by guns than those that have less strict controls, no correlation between the two of course.

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American way WHILE some of the weapons available are certainly over the top, guns are an intrinsic part of American culture and won’t go away any time soon.

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A fiery way to begin the summer season

By Simon Russell THE Valencians are great believers in recognising the change of seasons with fire.

They have the Fallas for celebrating the end of winter, a n d n o w th is we e k bonfires will be lit across the Valencian Community, to celebrate the beginning o f th e s u mmer w ith the San Juan festival.

San Juan is actually celebrated across the Iberian Peninsula, but its heart is in Va le n cia , a n d the biggest event anywhere is always at Alicante City’s beaches.

A rg u ab ly A lica nte ’s most important festival of the year (in a city that has a lot of festivals), San J u a n tak es p lac e e ve ry

SAN JUAN: Bonfires burn across the Costa Blanca’s beaches this week.

year on the night of San Juan.

Alicante always has an incredible firework display and there will be bonfires burning all along the beaches.

However nearly every beach community along the Costa Blanca will have celebrations of some sort.

Bonfires burn through the night as the summer solstice is welcomed in, the majority being groups of friends and families.

As you can imagine the combination of late nights, warm weather and pyrotechnics has a particular appeal for youngsters, who will be out in force across the regions beaches, most of t hem st ayi ng out al l ni ght gat her ed ar ound their own bonfires.

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more than 50 in the past five years.

There are two patrols for all of Benidorm, the unions maintained. “There are days when there are four cars but other

days with only one or two, compared with up to 12 five years ago” union sources said.

Benidorm National Police Commissioner Juan Carlos Hernandez questioned this claim. There are a minimum of three patrols, bearing in mind that they can

call on Rapid Intervention units during the day and Prevention and Reaction units at night, Hernandez pointed out.

Two months ago he admitted that the station was understaffed, “But that is a problem at a national level,” he said.

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Bonfires bring the big bucks

By Linda Hall ALICANTE CITY residents look forward to the Hogueras fiestas all year round, and that includes local businesses.

This year should be the best ever, bringing €60 million to the city, not least because the big day – tomorrow, June 24 – is a Friday, and thousands of visitors

will stay over the weekend.

Hotel prices shot up with the news that Jose Tomas, probably the best bullfighter in Spain, will be fighting tomorrow.

Vocational training for all ALFAZ DE PI, with the cooperation of the APSA charity, is opening a school for vocational training for pupils with learning difficulties.

It will be the first centre of its kind in the Marina Baja, and pupils will be able to obtain qualifications for posts in administration, tourism, gardening and plant nurseries.

“The centre will assist integration in the workplace for those with development and learning difficulties,” said Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques.

Some 10 future pupils from Alfaz, Villajoyosa, Benidorm Altea and La Nucia have now enrolled for the next school year that starts in September.

Man drowns trying to swim to safety THE summer season has barely got underway, but Denia’s beaches sadly witnessed their third drowning this month on Sunday (June 19).

The latest victim was a 53year-old man who was attempting to launch a small boat with a companion off Las Marinas at around 7pm.

It appears he became nervous as the wind buffeted the vessel and jumped into the water to swim ashore, but quickly got into difficulty and disappeared from view.

The police and coastguard

were alerted and an immediate search began, but tragically his body was found a few hours later.

Earlier in June two women drowned within 24 hours of each other on Denia’s Els Mollins and Punta del Raset beaches. It appears natural causes were the major factors in the deaths of both women.

Although lifeguard cover is in place on most Costa Blanca beaches now and for the rest of the summer season, not all beaches have this service.

The 2016 Hogueras will also provide 14,000 jobs. Although the majority have signed only temporary contracts, this is a considerable increase on last year’s 12,000.

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Beach protests continue A PETITION signed by 360 local residents has been sent to the Valencian Director General of Public Works in protest at the ongoing breakwater repairs effecting Puerto Blanco beach in Calpe.

As reported last week works started with no consultation with residents or the town hall and are due to continue through the summer months causing major disruption, not just the works but also because of the excavation vehicles. The petition was sent via Calpe Mayor Cesar Sanchez’s personal office to show his support.

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Colour double celebration

TERRA NATURA: Albert Garforia (l) and Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate (r) with Petita in the background.

By Linda Hall THE Benidorm Holi Festival is now included in the official programme of events supported

by Benidorm Town Hall.

The Festival of Colours will be held on August 20 and is inspired by the Hindu festival representing the triumph of good over evil.

It is held each year in Terra Natura and is a double celebration as it coincides with the Petita’s 44th birthday, an Asian elephant who lives in the park.

Petita’s story goes back several years and begins sadly as she was originally repudiated by most of the herd. She is petite for an elephant, and was treated as an outcast until her

companion Kaiso helped out, she gradually integrated and is now fully accepted.

During the Holi Festival’s recent presentation, Festivals and Events Councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, thanked Terra Natura for this addition to the summer programme. “It’s full of colour and enjoyment for everyone,” De Zarate said.

Terra Natura’s director general Alberto Gaforio explained that more than 3,000 people will attend the festival where participants can join in the traditional battle of colours.

The programme includes a procession, songs and dances (now familiar thanks to Bollywood), as well as presents of fruit and vegetables for Petita.

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Elderly abuse by relatives

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn NEARLY 14,000 elderly people in the province of Alicante are victims of assaults within the family environment.

The figure represents around 4 per cent of those aged over 65 years, according to data provided by the Permanent Observatory Seniors and the Communication of the Permanent University of Alicante, based on different studies.

Despite the statistics, experts warn that these figures, as always, are just the tip of the iceberg, as they only refer

DIFFICULT: Many cases go undetected as the elderly find it hard to report family members.

The figures were released tected because it is difficult to those cases where comto mark World Day of Awarefor the victim to report a famiplaints were made to the ness of Elderly Abuse. ly member. courts. Many cases go unde-

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Arsonist arrested POLICE have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of the fire that burned a total of 13 vehicles in a garage in a residential area of Alicante City.

The fire was started last month, as previously reported in the Euro Weekly News.

Fire crews and analysis determined the fire was started intentionally, and National Police said the man now arrested caused the blaze following “a discussion between him

and his sister about a disagreement over the family inheritance.�

The fire was started early one morning in a parking lot belonging to urbanisation Rosaleda in the Babel district and destroyed eight vehicles and damaged a further five.

The blaze was concentrated on one of the outdoor car parks with a metal roof. It started in one of the vehicles and spread rapidly, destroying eight cars.

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Landfill verdict delayed

By Linda Hall RESIDENTS living near the Les Canyades landfill site in Campello are waiting for a court decision that never comes.

Almost three years have passed since four experts and three witnesses declared before the Valencia Region’s Upper Court of Justice (TSJ) regarding complaints about the bad smell from Les Canyades.

Tests and analyses were made and statements taken but no ruling has yet arrived from the court and the smell

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LES CANYADES: Nearby residents object to smell. continues to persist.

Earlier this month, residents living near the site complained yet again about the stench which has become even more unbearable at night, they said.

Measures taken at the site over the years have done nothing to improve the situation which always gets worse during the summer.

This, they insist, also poses health risks for those living nearby.

The latest delay on the

The smell is unbearable at night and always gets worse during the summer. This landfill site has given us seven years of hell.” part of the TSJ is the fault of the Consell – the regional government’s Cabinet – which has failed to supply the court with vital paperwork referring to modifications brought in by the previous Generalitat.

Both the regional government and FCC, which runs the plant, are in the TSJ’s sights although on the strength of a study by the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Conselleria finally acknowledged in 2014 that the smell from the plant was a serious problem.

The TSJ process is the last of the residents’ ammunition in their case against Les Canyades which they say has given them “seven years of hell.”

Lucky number A FALLAS group in Port de Sagunt, a small town just outside Valencia, are celebrating a big win on the Spanish lottery.

The syndicate scooped a share of the midweek first prize on June 19 which will enrich the lives of the dozen members by about €12,000 each after the prize is shared out.

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Wine winner THE 2015 vintage of Bodegas Bocopa’s ‘Señorio de Benidorm’ was formally presented at an event in the Castillo. Available as a red or white, the wine has already won several international prizes.

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Pigeon murder mystery case

By Linda Hall

Fiesta haul MORE than 14 tonnes of glass were collected for recycling in Elda during the recent Moors and Christians fiestas. Members and guests deposited more than 53,000 bottles in the 200 containers throughout the town.

It’s playtime THE Local Police in Alcoy ejected 40 young people from the Isabel la Catolica School, after they climbed over the wall into the playground. One of them was charged with possessing drugs, police sources said.

NOT everybody likes pigeons, and readers now drawing pensions probably still remember the Tom Lehrer song.

But in Elda, someone really was poisoning pigeons in the park, and at least 50 birds were found dead in the town’s green areas and public gardens last March. The case was then referred to the Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Unit (Seprona).

Three of the dead birds were sent to the Department of Toxicology and Veterinary Pathology at Murcia University and analyses revealed that they were poisoned with methomyl.

This pesticide is highly toxic to humans, animals, and particularly birds.

The pigeons had eaten corn, oats and bread before they died and the investigators believe that this was laced with methomyl.

POISONED BIRDS: The deaths are being treated as deliberate.

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Brits are arrested TWO British nationals were arrested in Benitachell on Monday, June 20 by the Guardia Civil based in Moraira.

The men, aged 29 and 39, have been charged with forging car number plates, growing marihuana and banking fraud.

The charge had come about after an investigation into possible Internet fraud led the Guardia to an address in Benitachell.

After seeing one of the suspects pick up a package, the police had sufficient reason to raid his home, where many fraudulently purchased articles were found.

The British authorities have also been contacted regarding possible offences committed in the UK. In addition the suspect’s car was found to have false number plates and it has now been confirmed the vehicle was stolen in the UK. They impounded this along with the marihuana plants, a number of phone SIM cards, a laptop and several packages.

The laptop has been passed to the UK police to help with their investigations which may lead to further charges. The suspects had been using a false address in Benitachell for the fraudulent deliveries.

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Massive forest fire prompts evacuation

By Simon Russell THE first major forest fire of the year in Valencia devastated more than 2,700 hectares in and around Carcaixent (La Ribera).

The fire was first detected in Bolbaite and spread rapidly to several other municipalities.

While efforts were being made to control this blaze a second fire started in the Montecamp urbanization at Carcaixent. The urbanisation Santa Marina nearby was evacuated along with some residential buildings around the monastery.

As the situation remained out of control the authorities then took the decision to begin evacuation of the Agua Vivas Hospital.

Gruesome discovery in flats A MAN’S body was discovered by occupants of a communal apartment block in Valencia city centre on Monday, June 20.

He had severe head injuries consistent with a fall on the concrete stairs, though it is too early to confirm the cause of death. The corpse was discovered at around 12.30pm, and early indicators are that the man had been dead for around three hours, although again this is yet to be confirmed. It has been confirmed that the deceased was a Spanish national.

The hospital had earlier been put on standby for possible evacuation and 15 ambulances began the task of moving patients as soon as the order was confirmed.

The second fire destroyed over 1,220 hectares and the first destroyed over 1,500.

George Rothwell, who has a holiday home in Oliva, was driving back from Valencia airport when the fire was at its peak. He said “We were at a safe distance but the fire was enormous and clearly out of control. There were at least three planes visible from where we were. You wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere near it.”

Thankfully, there have been no reports of any casualties.

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Health centres open all hours THREE Benidorm health centres and one in Villajoyosa will not close in the afternoon this summer. The Tomas Ortuño, Foietes, Rincon de Loix in Benidorm and Almassera de Tonda centres, which have the Marina Baja’s greatest volume of patients, closed during July and August for the last two years.

Each centre will have at least one doctor and a nurse on duty between 3pm, when the remaining health centres close, and 9pm.

At 9pm the emergency service will take over in Foietes, Rincon de Loix and Almassera de Tonda but Tomas Ortuño emergencies will need to cross town and go to the Rincon.

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Pensioner sees off Circus receives daylight muggers frosty reception

WHEN three muggers targeted 83-year-old Mary Gomersall in Benidorm last week they soon

discovered they had picked on the wrong person.

Mary had left Hotel Calypso,

where she has stayed many times, and was walking along Calle Jerona. She saw the three women walking towards her, but thought nothing of it.

As they walked past one of them took hold of her bag. As soon as she realised, Mary took her walking stick to them and started shouting. She managed to hit at least two of them. Her shouts brought several traders out of their stores, who helped look after the brave pensioner.

Mary, from Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was told that the police are aware of these three women, who are believed to be Romanian Gypsies.

After the daylight attack Mary phoned her daughter Jane in the UK from a phone booth, and Jane then phoned the Jet2 representative. Mary was full of praise for the way the rep helped her, including arranging for her to give an account to the police over the phone.

By Linda Hall THE circus that arrived in Muchamiel recently excited more censure than pleasure.

In the past a fascinated Muchamiel public would have flocked to see the circus’s lions, tigers, wolves and crocodiles.

Instead, residents voiced their concern for the animals’ wellbeing on social media websites.

“I hope that this will be the last circus with animals that comes to our town,” wrote one commentator.

Others described circuses as antiquated and shameful, and ‘No to animal ill-treatment’ was scrawled on posters put up in Muchamiel to announce the spectacle.

The days of circuses with animals are numbered anyway in the Valencian Community after parties in the regional parliament voted unanimously to ban them throughout the region.

Parliament will now ask the regional government to implement the ban on the grounds

that it is “impossible to adequately satisfy their physiological, mental and social needs.”

The proposed law reflected public demand, said Compromis MP Cristina Rodriguez, who also stipulated that there should be a satisfactory solution for the animals.

Elisa Diaz, a Partido Popular MP, called for circuses to continue “but with clowns and acrobats to fill us with satisfaction and delight, without the need for wild animals.”

Monkey tree problems FALLEN branches closed the N-332 access to Altea’s Camino Verde via the old abattoir.

The huge monkey puzzle tree that dominates the entrance to the Green Route was affected by the recent high winds, and for the time being it is closed both to vehicles and pedestrians.

The tree is listed in the regional government’s Catalogue of Monumental Trees, and the town hall’s Environment department has now informed their Generalitat counterparts that the tree requires attention.

Experts from the government are inspecting the tree this week and will decide what steps now need to be taken.

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There was only one empty shop at that time, and although they hadn’t sold up they contacted the landlady and agreed to rent it.

By June they had bought a villa and got the shop up and running.

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So, what is Browse Awhile all about? It’s principally a book shop, selling both new and used books, but it’s also an exchange.

It’s possible to return books and receive a credit against future purchases, and the concept has proved to be very popular.

Ban the pickpockets

Diving courses

A PLAN to impose restraining orders on pickpockets is to be put before the judicial authorities, in an effort to curb crime in the Rincon de Loix area.

Currently this method of control is authorised for women who attract foreign tourists in the area using sex as a lure to then rob them.

The ban would be imposed on those with prior convictions for pickpocketing.

Similar action in Madrid and Barcelona has proved successful.

YOUNG people over the age of 10 will have the chance to attend diving courses in Benidorm this summer.

There will be two initiation dives, which will focus on equipment and safety. Lasting approximately 30 minutes, these dives will take place near the Isla de Benidorm and will go down to about six metres. They will be held in the afternoons of July 3 and August 14 at a cost of €38.

The courses for obtaining the ‘Open Water Diver’ qualification, which authorises solo diving in open water anywhere in the world, are divided into two parts, one theoretical and one practical. Four dives of 30 minutes each in the open waters of the Isla de Benidorm will be made.

They will take place in the afternoons of July 9, 10 and 16 and then August 22 to 26 at a cost of €240.

For more information, contact the Youth Information Centre (CIJ) located in the basement of City Hall, in the Plaza de Sus Majestades los Reyes de Espana.

Flying the flag ONCE again Benidorm has been awarded three blue flags for its beaches – Levante, Poniente and Mal Pas. These flags confirm the high quality and purity of bathing water, as well as the environmental management, safety,

Yvonne also sells CDs and DVDs, so make sure when you visit you allow enough time to take in all that’s on offer.

Edificio Benidorm 7, Moraira: Tel: 966 265 072. services and facilities.

This year, Valencia has won a total of 125 blue flags distributed amongst 42 coastal municipalities, as well as 14 obtained by ports.

Gastronomic awards AT an awards ceremony in the municipa l building of El Tor r ej o, 10 B e nidorm re s taur ant s r ecei ved t he recognition of the professional jury and the public in the three competition cate gorie s : Top/Tr adi t i onal Skewer, Tapa/Skewer Original and Top/Skewer Special Audience Award.

The 6th Tapas and Pinchos (Skewers) Contest was said “to raise the cuisine of Benidorm to the highest level” by Toni Perez, Benidorm’s mayor.

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Neighbours have complained to the council about the pest-infested property, but the planned disinfestation has had to be postponed due to protests by an animal protection group, worried that the chemicals could hurt the stray cats that inhabit the plot.

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Free Cinema tickets for blood donors

By Simon Russell

GANDIA’S health authorities have been using incentives recently to encourage people to donate blood.

Last Saturday (June 18) proved especially popular amongst volunteers as all donors were given a free pair of cinema tickets. Mobile donation centres were set up in the La Vital shopping centre.

Tickets were valid for the ABC multiplex located in the shopping centre and after donating many were seen heading straight to the movies.

The minimum age for donors in Spain is 18 and some British 18 and 19 year olds (born 1997) were the first Brits able to give blood in the municipality for a long time.

Anyone living in Britain between 1980 to 1996 are not permitted to donate due to the ‘Mad Cow Disease’ outbreak in the UK. Homosexual men who have been sexually active within the last 10 years and people under 50 kilos in weight are also excluded from giving blood and many feel these restrictions are outdated.

Spain regularly has to buy imported blood from countries like the US as quantities donated annually here are well short of what is required.

BLOOD DRIVE: Special cinema ticket thanking blood donors.

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No need to change THE first Benidorm-Alicante shuttle bus arrives in the resort on June 27.

Passengers arriving from Madrid on the AVE or catching the high speed train back to the capital will have a direct Benidorm connection after three years of negotiations with Alicante City Hall, bus company Alsa, railway operator Renfe and track operator Adif.

Nor is the service limited to the Madrid trains as Renfe is offering combined ticket rail and bus tickets to and from Barcelona, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Ferrol and Santander.

Alsa has assigned eight buses for the BenidormAlicante route and six for the opposite direction.

The earliest bus will leave Benidorm at 5am on weekdays, in time to catch the first Madrid-bound AVE that departs at 6.15 or the Barcelona Euromed at 6.40am.

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Working together to prevent cyber-bullying CYBERBULLYING experts and specialists gathered in Alicante for a forum urging greater measures to be taken to prevent this widespread problem.

The meeting took place at the University of Alicante with over 1,000 experts from 32 countries.

Delegates called for action against bullying in the classroom as well as cyberbullying, which has grown in the last decade, particularly with the increased use of social net-

works leading bullying away from the traditional name-calling and pushing in corridors.

Experts such as Rosario del Rey said teachers need to be fully aware of cyberbullying and its effects on students and that more workshops and activities are needed “to raise awareness and change beliefs.”

It is estimated that in the province of Alicante around 13,000 school children under the age of 17 are, or have been, victims of bullying at

school. From the Valencian Association Against Bullying (Avalcae) it is considered that around 6 per cent of students are victims but have not reported the issue.

The Ministry of Education has also confirmed that bullying is not just limited to the classrooms with an increase in harassment and cyberbullying in the region. Last year, the Department of Education found 228 cases of cyberbullying compared with 70 the previous year.

Profitable pallets stolen A MARRIED couple have been arrested in Alicante accused of theft of plastic and wooden pallets. The woman’s son, aged 20 was also arrested.

Police recovered around 40 pallets, valued at approximately €2,000. The robberies were carried out across the province from industrial buildings, farms and even from some supermarkets in the towns of Callosa de Segura, San Miguel de

Salinas, El Campello and Jijona.

The detainees would travel in a van waiting for the right moment to take advantage of workers, and quickly load the pallets on to the van, although on some occasions they forced entry onto premises. Police estimate damage to some establishments totals more than €3,000, excluding losses from delays in normal working processes.

BENIDORM PALLADIUM: Location for the fabulous fundraising event.

A spectacular fundraising event AN action-packed fundraising day was held on Sunday (June 19) at The Benidorm Palladium featuring lots of Benidorm’s top acts all of whom gave up their free time to help raise much

needed funds for the children of Emaus.

Organisers Wayne Edward Bellamy-Wright and husband Des, along with Tad from The Yorkshire Pride hosted a fabulous day from

beginning to end.

After all the hard work that was put into organising one of Benidorm’s biggest charity fundraisers, the generosity of donations is currently a staggering €21,591.

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Official help to neuter stray cats THE Alicante Provincial Council will help town halls with cat sterilisation.

This provincial body, which is similar to a county council, has set aside €250,000 for neutering cats. This measure will help to control colonies of strays and in turn stem what the Provincial Council described in a recent statement as “environmental problems.”

Javier Sendra, who heads the Provincial Council department of the Environment and Territorial Protection, cited hygiene, bad smells, mess and noise during the mating season as just a few of the drawbacks that accompany overpopulation by felines. These are the problems

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CAT CROWDING: Too many strays can cause problems.

that generate most complaints from residents, Sendra added.

All councils are eligible and they will be assisted by the Alicante College of Veterinary Surgeons. Town halls will be expected to provide the means of trapping and taking the cats to veterinary centres and later collecting and releasing them on their home ground.

The Provincial Council explained that preference would be given to municipalities with the largest cat populations and the amount of cash available will be determined by the number of registered inhabitants.

Grants will range from €25,000 for municipalities with populations of below 5,000, rising to €100,000 for those with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Diversity celebrated JUNE 28 has been dubbed as the International Day of Sexual Diversity and Denia Council has organised events to help celebrate and raise awareness amongst the public.

These begin on June 27 with an exhibition by the Department of Youth of wall paintings representing sexual diversity as well as posters, books and comics. There are also

On the summer beat FOUR Local Police officers are now patrolling Villajoyosa beaches as the high season gets under way.

This will be the second year that a specific police unit will keep an eye on La Vila beaches over the summer until September 15.

As there have been four new officers assigned to the task, this will not divert the existing Local Police complement from their existing day-to-day duties elsewhere in town, explained Public Safety councillor Jaime Ramis.

workshops, plays and musicals planned across the two days.

On June 28 itself a declaration of solidarity with the LGBT community will be read out at the town hall at 11.30am. Festivals and parades are being held across Spain, Europe and the USA during the week.

Denia’s Councillor for Equality, Elizabeth Cardona, said this was not just about recognising and accepting individual differences but also new family models in an increasingly changing society.

See www.denia.com for more details of the local events.

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Laboursaving manual A MANUAL written for and by Alcoy midwives has received praise from the World Health Organisation.

At Virgen de los Lirios hospital a woman who arrives in A&E in labour is first seen by a midwife.

Healthy women with fullterm pregnancies and no complications remain in the midwife’s care but if problems are foreseen she’s transferred to specialists.

“This is what we have always done here,” said Pepa Santamaria, coordinator of the hospital and primary care centres.

This system faltered when health professionals who followed different training plans joined the hospital. Managers then asked midwives to produce an operational manual to establish procedures and define team members roles.

Santamaria said: “This is a chain, every link is important and everyone plays a vital role; midwives, auxiliaries, gynaecologists, and anaesthetists.”

The manual, recognised by the Ministry of Health in 2014 and presented to WHO, is included in the European Compendium of Good Practice in Nursing and Obstetrics.

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Spreading the word of tourism

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Costa Blanca Board and the University of Alicante (UA) are to work together in spreading the offer of language tourism in Alicante Province in international markets such as the US, China, Germany, Norway and England.

The President of the Delegation of Alicante, Cesar Sanchez and the President of the UA, Manuel Palomar, signed an agreement of collaboration in the coordination of promotional activities that promote language tourism: “This is an

agreement with no financial contribution, but will allow us to join efforts and share knowledge to make the Costa Blanca become an attractive reference in the field of being a top language tourism destination” explained Sanchez.

Palomar added: “This alliance is a unique model. The aim is to work together to attract students to the province of Alicante, offering two benefits; on one hand, they can learn Spanish through our Language Centre and on the other, to know and enjoy the tourist wonders that exist in our territory.”

Eviction of family halted MEMBERS of the Stop Evictions group have managed to stall the eviction of a woman who lives with her two children in a house in the north of Alicante City.

The woman was renting the property, but was being evicted

as a court order was issued against the owner who had failed to meet mortgage payments.

Members of Stop Evictions, which works and fights against families being evicted, remained outside the property

with the woman waiting for the judicial authorities to arrive.

They managed to stop the action but the respite is only temporary: “We will try to urgently find a home for this family, because it is a priority,” said the group.

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By Linda Hall IT never rains but it pours in Alicante Province despite three years of drought.

Well aware of this, Altea Town Hall has replaced the gratings over storm drains in the El Planet industrial area on the outskirts of the town.

This section of the N-332 – the only way in or out of Altea apart from the AP-7 toll road – routinely floods during prolonged periods of torrential rain. The existing gratings proved unable to cope when rain is at its heaviest, resulting in traffic chaos, said Infrastructure and Water Councillor Roque Ferrer.

Earlier this year Ferrer had meetings in Alicante to discuss problems arising from the N-332 inside Altea’s boundaries. During talks with the Provincial Roads Delegation, which is dependent on the national government’s Ministry of Public Works, the councillor explained that wider gratings in El Planet were a priority.

He pointed out that the service roads on

MINI FLOOD: New gratings will do a better job. either side of the main road are slightly higher than the N-332 itself and the gratings cannot absorb sufficient rain during a prolonged downpour.

The Ministry refused to substitute the gratings, prompting Altea Council to re-

place them at its own expense. The newlyinstalled drains are no bigger than before, but the gratings’ openings are three times wider than the originals, which will also prevent them from becoming clogged with leaves and litter.

Refugee help BENISSA Town Hall, in conjunction with the Municipal Bureau of Solidarity, has launched a campaign aimed at

raising funds to alleviate the terrible plight of the Syrian refugees.

They hope to give help to

NGOs (Non-governmental organisations) working on the ground in Syria thus ensuring the money goes directly where it is most needed. Initially this will be the Red Cross refugee programme.

Collection boxes will be placed in many businesses around the town which have agreed to help. The Municipal Bureau of Solidarity is a cross party organisation in the town with representatives from each party in the group. The campaign runs from June 20 to September 20.

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More cash for the Med Corridor

By Linda Hall THE European Commission has announced the second raft of grants for ‘Connect Europe Facility’ projects.

These include the Atlantic Corridor and the Mediterranean Corridors, although it is the latter rail link that interests the Valencian Community Transport commissioner Violeta Bulc allocated €54.4 million for 12 projects connected to the Corridor that begins in Andalucia and crosses Murcia,

the Valencian Community and Cataluña to the French border.

This will be part of a 3,000kilometre railway that will eventually end at Hungary’s border with Ukraine.

Much remains to be done and the two gauges - 1,668 millimetres in Spain and 1,435 millimetres elsewhere - is another problem to be tackled.

These EU funds will cover installing European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) at a cost of

€36.25 million.

This follows on from the Ministry of Public Works’ request last February for €30.4 million to install ERTMS between Monforte del Cid to Castellon as well as from Castellon to Vandellos and Castellbisbal-Vilaseca.

The system replaces signalling equipment with digitalised, wireless versions and creates a single standard for train control and command systems throughout Europe.

Everybody out, everybody back PUPILS at an Agost high school who thought that term finished on May 27 were sent back to school until June 17.

Exams were over and teachers felt that this would give more time to revise for pupils who needed to resit exams but not all parents were as glad as their children.

One family complained to the regional government’s Education department, which ordered the school to reopen.

Personally, the early holiday suited him, said the president of the school’s Parents’ Association, but he admitted that it had caused problems for families where both parents worked.

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TERRA MITICA: Plant also supplies theme park.

Making the most of precious water

By Linda Hall BENIDORM Council has requested a grant from the Alicante Provincial Council to modernise the Terra Mitica water purifying plant.

The plant, which is in the hands of the municipality and at present provides water for the theme parks and hotels, was designed to answer the needs of future development in the area. If necessary it would also be possible to connect the Terra Mitica plant to the main purifying plant currently serving the municipality with domestic water.

The Terra Mitica installation is now 15 years old and its received basic maintenance but no im-

provements, explained Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, Benidorm’s councillor for Water.

The plant needs to be updated to comply with new regulations while applying all possible technological advances to ensure it operates efficiently. It’s essential to efficiently use the available water and increase its quality, the councillor added.

Planned improvements will cost a total of €242,000 and includes a motorised valve for the water brought in from the Amadorio dam, updating the control system with newer and better programmes, a remote-control, new chlorinators for the four deposits to guarantee the quality of stored water and a recycling system.

Drugs smugglers had swallowed contraband GANDIA’S National Police arrested three Spanish nationals who they had previously suspected of being involved in smuggling hashish. They were discovered to have swallowed 347 capsules of the drug weigh-

ing a total of 2,124 grams.

The three had been monitored visiting the house of one of the suspects and were detained and transferred to a hospital for a scan which revealed the large haul. After appropriate

medical treatment the drugs were expelled naturally.

The detainees are all in their 50’s and were regular visitors to Morocco, where the marihuana derivative is relatively commonplace.

Helping fight drug abuse VOLUNTEERS from fourth and fifth year of Teulada’s secondary school have been trained as mediators in drug prevention as well as alcohol and other prohibited substances.

The course was taught by an expert in drug addiction prevention, Tamara Ojeda and organised by the towns youth office. The eight-hour course should make them aware of early warning signs in their

peer group and what actions to take if they suspect someone has problems.

Substances covered include alcohol and tobacco (both illegal for under 18’s) and universally illegal drugs like cocaine.

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New addition to the wine route

Fares please ALICANTE High Court judges ruled that travelling on public transport without paying is a minor crime, as sums involved are below €400. Those found guilty face fines, but transport firms will receive only the unpaid fare.

THE Al i cant e por t i on of t he ‘ Rut a del Vi no de Espana,’or Spanish wine route, has been confirmed at a presentation in Alicante City. This now includes the Marina Alta municipality of Teulada-Moraira for the first time, whose mayor, Carlos Linares, was presented with a certificate from the presentation committee.

Those present also included the national president of the ‘Ruta,’ and representatives of local companies across the region involved in the initiative.

Bull ban BOU EMBOLAT events, where burning torches are fixed to the animals horns, can no longer be held in the Valencia City bullring. It is within the council’s remit to withhold permission.

Ferry clever TWO men of French origin were arrested at Alicante Port while trying to board the Algiers ferry with two stolen cars. Police checking the vehicles’ papers found that they differed from the chassis numbers.

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NATURAL WEEDKILLER: A more eco-friendly way to control the town’s greenery.

A more natural solution for weeds and wee stains

By Linda Hall ALTEA Council is using biological weedkiller in the town’s parks, gardens, green spaces and roadside verges.

This substitutes the glyphosate weedkiller which

was used until now, and is about to be banned by the European Union.

The new product, based on vinegar and alcohol, is 100 per cent natural, and is now being used experimentally on plants of different types and sizes, ex-

plained councillor Imma Orozco.

Not only does the new ecofriendly product not have an adverse affect on wildlife but its use has also proved effective in cleaning urine stains left by dogs, Orozco said.

Bars win as market stays open for longer FRIDAY, June 17 saw the first day of Tardeo, or late opening, for Denia’s indoor market and the market’s four bars were undoubtedly the biggest beneficiaries. Although opening was supposed to be obligatory for all outlets, some of the shops remained closed and the others were relatively quiet.

The opening coincided with Spain’s European Championships match and this was thought to be the main reason some shoppers stayed away, as well as school commitments.

The bars remained packed all afternoon, partly helped by the events laid on, including a free jazz concert.

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Balanced books pay for improvements MUCHAMIEL Council is spending more than €1 million in improvements.

Twenty lamp posts costing €42,000 will

be installed in the Valle del Sol urbanisation and La Venteta road, currently unlit, is to have street lighting. Pavements there will be repaired in a €60,000 project co-financed by the Alicante Provincial Council.

The athletics track and artificial turf at the sports complex are receiving a €510,000 upgrade and a skate park will be installed near the old abattoir. A further €240,000 will be spent on the Casal Jove

youth centre, currently located in the former public library.

All this investment is possible thanks to a continuing budget surplus since 2011, explained Muchamiel Town Hall.

Lorries raising some dust CAMPING RACO in Benidorm is located at the rural end of the Rincon de Loix.

It nestles below the Sierra Helada in an idyllic setting where Euro Weekly News readers Ian and Gwen Pearce have spent many enjoyable holidays.

They intend to spend many more, they told us, but are intrigued by an infill site containing literally tons of rubble not far from the Raco campsite.

This has been topped by a huge pile of conglomerate, Ian said, and lorries go back and forth periodically, he said. They load up helped by an excavator in an operation that raises a great deal of dust and makes a considerable amount of noise, he told the paper.

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INTRIGUING INFILL: Tons of rubble in idyllic setting.

Ian and Gwen cannot make out a name on the lorries and it’s anyone’s guess where they

come from, where they are making for or who owns them, they said.

Chef’s secrets to be revealed TONI REIG is the author of a biography of internationally celebrated Denia chef Quique Dacosta entitled The Secrets of Quique Dacosta.

Reig will be presenting the book to the public this Friday June 24 at Denia’s Cantre d’Art L’Estacio at 7pm. The book was written in full

collaboration with Dacosta and is available in English and Spanish. It charts his meteoric rise from dishwasher to three Michelin star celebrity chef at the restaurant bearing his name in Denia and will be of equal interest to foodies and just those who like a good read.

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Threatening a Fallas argument

By Linda Hall

EACH year, three Benidorm neighbourhoods erect a Falla that is ceremonially burnt on the night of March 19.

Benidorm’s Fallas tradition goes back to 1972 when just one of the elaborate bonfires went up in smoke.

There was only one Fallas committee and just one bevy of girls and young women wearing the elaborate Valenciana costume.

By 2000 when there were three Fallas – in Benidorm centre, the Rincon de Loix and Els Tolls at the top of the town – it was decided to

choose a Fallera Mayor and a junior counterpart from the three districts.

Now the Centre and Rincon committees have decided during a general assembly to eliminate the role. Unlike Valencia capital where the Fallera Mayor officially represents the city’s 350 Fallas at official functions, there is little for Benidorm’s counterpart to do during the fiestas. Even visits to the other Fallas were unpopular, as protocol gave her precedence over her hosts.

The Els Tolls is dissatisfied with the decision and appealed to Fiestas Councillor Jesus Carrobles, who also belongs to their committee.

Market is on the move THE Arts and Crafts market in Moraira moved to its new location on Avenida de la Paz, and the first market was held there on the weekend of June 18-19.

The old location on Aveni-

da Madrid was becoming increasingly busy due to a through road which was causing problems, and the move has been under discussion for a while.

The relocation has been

used as an opportunity to improve the market, as it now has permanent structures as stalls rather than the previous ‘flat-pack’ versions, which had to be constructed each weekend.

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Money laundering investigations

New build THE firm of Jorge Antonio Ruiz Boluda y Paul Dieterlen has been selected to design the new multicultural centre in Benitachell.

Their proposal met criteria including functionality, versatility, sustainability and integration into the towns existing architecture.

Sea access A NEW water channel has opened on the far south of Javea’s Arenal beach to allow access for windsurfers and similar crafts. This allows them to access the sea without imposing on sunbathers and other beach users.

Medals won JAVEA Local Policeman Fernando Escolano won three medals in the European Police and Firefighter games held in Almeria earlier this month.

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GYM DONATION: Associates of Club Nautico with some equipment purchased.

Fundraisers donate new equipment

By Simon Russell CALPE’S Club Nautico recently held a solidarity race to raise funds for good causes.

They chose to donate the €800 raised to the town’s oc-

cupational therapy gymnasium at the Maite Boronat Centre which had been badly in need of new equipment.

The treadmill and weights bought will assist the 29 currently registered users of the

centre with their therapy.

Representatives of Club Nautico visited the gym where they were able to see the equipment they had helped provide being used for the first time.

THE Falciani List caused as much of a furore in 2008 as the recent Panama Papers.

Herve Falciani identified HSBC clients who used expert advice to dodge taxes and launder money via opaque Swiss bank accounts. All these years later Alicante courts are investigating two HSBC clients who either reside or have resided in the province and whose names appear on Falciani’s list.

Their names were forwarded by National High Court judge Jose de la Mata who is investigating 40 suspected cases of HSBC laundering and recently lifted a gagging order on the case.

According to the local Spanish press, one alleged evader is a French citizen now living in Switzerland who was living in Coveta Fuma (Campello) in 2007. With a bank balance of around €10 million, he failed to declare a €650,000 increase in his assets while residing in the province.

Mature students THE successful graduates from the Seniors UNED course run in Javea have now all received their diplomas.

The students were all aged 55 or over and attended courses on a variety of subjects such as arts, music and science.

Another course is planned to start in July on gender diversity and students will be able to attend in person or participate online.

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No trial for unwell pharmacy assailant

By Linda Hall A TRANSSEXUAL who stabbed a pharmacy assistant in Alicante City cannot stand trial as she has been diagnosed as schizophrenic.

The employee was stabbed

with a pair of scissors, and her life was probably saved thanks to her metal name tag which deflected the blow.

Police arrived immediately as the pharmacy is in front of the National Police station and the assistant was taken to Ali-

cante General Hospital where her wounds were treated.

The accused, now in a psychiatric prison, was known to the pharmacy assistants owing to her erratic behaviour, and apparent fixation on the woman she attacked.

Safety on the beach Boat MORAIG playa at Poble Nou de Benitatchell is the only local beach that has health personnel on the beach in the summer, making it one of the safest to visit in the region.

This service has now started and will run until the end of the summer season on September 15. There will be a nursing service and heath station able to administer immediate first aid and deal with other medical situations as they occur.

The beach also has the normal lifeguard service as well as local police presence, and the service will be strengthened further at weekends as crowds increase.

Councillor Manolo Segarra stated: “This stresses our commitment to making this one of the safest beaches in the region.” The health station also contains a defibrillator.

This is the fourth year this service has been in operation.

Last year thankfully there were no major incidents.

repairs MAINTENANCE work has be gun on the orna me nta l ‘boat’ Chorroll which stands on the traffic island at the Ave nguida de l Port in Javea.

The work consists primarily of re pa irs to the c oncrete, as well as a new coat of paint and special weatherproofing of the wood.

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Award for local businessman BENIDORM hotelier Jose Maria Caballe received Alicante Chamber of Commerce’s gold medal with diamond distinction.

The award, recognising

his long career as president of Servigroup Hotels, came at the end of a gala dinner to support the province’s business sector.

The event was attended by

regional president Ximo Puig, Spain’s acting Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, Alicante City’s mayor and the president of the Provincial Council.

Caballe heads 16 hotels along the Mediterranean coast and another in Colombia which employ 1,800 workers during the high season.

Goodbye to all the privileges FRANCISCO CAMPS and Jose Luis Olivas, ex-presidents of the Valencian Community, could lose their perks.

A regional parliamentary committee, debating the reform of privileges granted to former presidents, agreed that these should be revoked if they are found guilty in corruption cases.

Camps, acquitted in the ‘suits for contracts’ trial linked to the Gurtel scandal, has been accused of perverting the course of justice and fraud linked to the Valencian Formula 1 race. Held between 2008 and 2012, this cost taxpayers €300 million.

Olivas, who succeeded Camps as regional president, was also president of Bancaja Bank and vice-president of Bankia. He now faces charges that include money-laundering and misappropriation of funds.

Privileges for ex-presidents include the ‘Molt Honorable’ (Very Honorable) title and as they automatically occupy a seat on the Advisory Council, they also receive an annual €57,000 for 15 years.

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Slime mystery solved LARGE clusters of unpleasant looking slime were appearing in the seas along the Marina Alta last week, close to the beaches.

Several bathers reported this to the authorities worrying it could be something chemical but they have been assured that this is microalgae - scientific name phytoplankton - and is completely harmless.

It was an unusually large concentration of the naturally occurring algae, made up of microscopic marine plants, hence the impression of slime, which is essentially what it is.

By the middle of the week the substance had started to dissolve and things are now back to normal.

Learn the language with free classes

By Linda Hall ALFAZ DEL PI’S Agency for Integration and Social Harmony (AMICS) has been offering free Spanish classes for almost 10 years.

The tuition is provided with qualified volunteers who are living in Alfaz and lessons are based on theory and conversation practice.

The courses have always been very popular with the town’s foreign residents with all places snapped up each year, explained Social Welfare and Immigration councillor Vicenta Baldo.

“We set out to help residents of other nationalities to integrate by learning the language,” Baldo said.

The 60 students of 20 different nationalities who attended this year’s lessons range from the young to pensioners, and have now received their diplomas after attending one of the five courses provided by AMICS. “Tuition ranges from elementary level to

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Uni marks STUDENTS taking the entrance exam for Elche’s Miguel Hernandez University had a 97.7 per cent success rate with an average mark of 6.62. town hall

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Triple score GUARDIA CIVIL officers investigating a Villena man suspected of 19 robberies found marihuana growing in his home.

He was charged with theft, cultivating drugs and defrauding Iberdrola with an illegal hook-up.

Pied pipers INTEGRATING: Alfaz residents with their Spanish diplomas. intermediate conversation and literacy,” Baldo said. The lessons also prepare students for the A2 exam, a requirement for residents who hope to acquire Spanish nationality.

Baldo also thanked volunteers Raimun-

do, Pura, Queta, Clara, Rosa, Ana and Mar, who are all qualified teachers, for giving the classes without any kind of payment.

“They give their time so that people can learn Spanish and integrate socially and in the workplace,” the councillor said.

FUMIGATION specialists are ridding Alcoy’s old quarter of rats after increasing complaints from residents. The sewers have been cleared but Environment councillor Jordi Martinez complained of the difficulty in clearing all privately owned land.

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Spick and span

By Simon Russell AS part of its ‘Viva Denia!’ campaign the town’s council has launched a major initiative regarding cleaning up the town and keeping it clean. This will be based on an awareness campaign combined with a practical campaign of cleaning and sanitation around the town.

The campaign will be spearheaded by posters in parts of the town and slogans on all municipal cleaning vehicles in Spanish, Valenciano and English.

25 new bins are being installed across the town.

The practical side of things has to be addressed too of course and this will include rubbish collection during daylight hours in prominent parts of the town such as the Marques de Campo, the town's main shopping and tourist street. This will take effect from June 16.

Twenty-five new bins are also being installed across the town, with a view to installing more at a later date. Extra recycling points will also be in place and a regular collection of garden and vegetation waste. Personnel will be increased on the overnight cleaning teams which will lead to improved cleaning of the streets themselves.

Separate from this campaign, but in the same vein, Denia has also been running an initiative to address the issue of dog waste.

Art display in the open WORK by Fine Arts students at Miguel Hernandez University’s Altea campus are adorning Callosa streets until June 29.

Fifty pictures are displayed on balconies in Callosa’s Old Town, giving students the opportunity to show their work in what Callosa’s Culture councillor Frances Guardiola described as an “open-air muse-

um of contemporary art.”

A jury of art teachers will award a €300 first prize to the best picture but the public can also vote for their four favourite pictures, casting their votes at the Casa de Cultura. There will be €100 each for the first two and art materials for third and fourth.

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It’ll cost you to rent on the Costa

By Linda Hall BENIDORM rentals are the highest in the province.

Prices are no longer plummeting as they did during the crisis and a Benidorm apartment now costs twice as much to rent as a similar property in Elda, found the Fotocasa.es website.

The tourist sector’s influ-

ence on the recovering economy has widened the always-present gap between inland and coastal properties.

Costa rentals increased by more than 10 per cent over the last year and in some localities the rise has been even higher. In Campello, for instance, holiday rentals have shot up by 23 per cent.

Although inland prices have also risen, the increase hovers at around 5 per cent, Fotocasa said.

The 11.6 per cent increase in Alicante Province rentals are the fourth-highest in Spain, outstripped only by the Balearics, where they went up by 18.1 per cent, Huelva (17.3 per cent) and Barcelona (15.9 per cent).

Beach activities announced FOR those who love the beach but not necessarily sunbathing all day, Teulada-Morarira’s beaches could offer an attractive solution.

The beaches have announced their timetable of summer activities for Playa del Portet, L’Ampolla and Platgetes beaches which sees an increase in scheduled events due to the success of previous years.

On Playa L’Ampolla on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 8am and 9am peo-

ple can enjoy Tai-chi and Pilates lessons.

From 9am until 10am on Monday and Wednesday they can participate in the swimming exercises and Aqua Gym, and in the evenings at 7.30pm there will be circuit training.

Del Portet and Platgetes beaches will have different timetables so it is best to consult the tourist information office for the venue, class and location that best suits your requirements.

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Footballer recognised as a good example

By Linda Hall ELIAN’S school in La Nucia recently held its fifth graduation ceremony.

Fernando Morientes, an exinternational and now manager, was the honoured guest. He

played 47 times for Spain and clubs including Real Madrid, Liverpool and Valencia.

The ceremony was presided

by Marisa Marin, president and co-founder of the Iale-Elian’s Educational Group, the group’s director general Alejandro

Celebration of murky history JAVEA has announced the staging of a major new festival in the town, ‘Xabia Negra.’

The festival will dwell on aspects of the town’s murkier distant past which saw criminal activities such as smuggling and pirateering. Activities will include street theatre and dramatised guided tours through the old smuggling and criminal routes.

It will also have gastronomic events and associations like the Xabia historical society will be involved. There will be competitions to make a suitably themed short film, story writing and photography with prizes available. The festival is planned for Halloween weekend from October 28 to November 1.

Monzonis and also La Nucia’s Mayor Bernabe Cano.

After his speech as honoured guest, Fernando Morientes was named Doctor Honoris Elian’s in recognition of the human and professional example he sets for young people.

Involving youngsters LEVEL one baccalaureate students in Teulada-Moraira were invited to submit ideas by the mayor to the DUSI project which is now underway.

DUSI is the town’s major sustainable urban development project in conjunction with Benissa, which was presented last week. Student ideas submitted covered environmental issues, economy and social activity. The project gets fully underway this week.

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HONDON DE LOS FRAILES: Population doubled after illegal building progamme.

Mayor unaware of breaking the law

By Linda Hall THE mayor of Hondon de los Frailes told an Alicante criminal court that he knew nothing about town planning.

Eleuterio Jover, accused of allowing more than 500 houses to be built on rural land between 2001 and 2005, explained that he merely signed documents prepared for him by the clerk of the council.

He had “total faith” in him, Jover explained. He also completely trusted his co-accused Jose Ramon Gamez,

who was Urban Development Councillor from 2003 until 2007, and Gamez’s now-deceased predecessor.

The properties received planning permission after applying for licences to construct rural refuges and this situation continued until 2007 when the town hall produced its first General Urban Development Plan (PGOU).

He had no idea what was being built at that time but neither did he have the means to prevent it, Jover claimed. According to a report from the

Guardia Civil’s Nature and Environment Protection Unit, Seprona, the illegal construction programme doubled Hondon’s existing population of 1,200.

He had no idea that the law was being broken said Jose Ramon Gamez, who owns a building supplies firm. “I thought it was allowed. When I was 16 my father and I built a house in the country,” he explained and added that he was unaware that there was any difference between rural and building land.

Direct link to AVE station ALTEA now has a direct link with Alicante City’s mainline railway station.

The service with two local stops is provided b y B e n i c o n n ec t, an n o u n ce d Tourism councillor Anna Alvado.

One is located outside Hotel Cap Negret where a bus stop already exists for Number 27 and mainline buses. The other

is at the taxi rank outside Hotel Villa Gadea.

Both are on the N-332 road and will solve AVE passengers’ current problem of reaching Alicante, Alvado said.

Tickets can be reserved online, at travel agencies as well as at local hotels, tourist accommodation and campsites.

More water in the pipeline T H E Te u l a d a a n d B e n i tatchell water consortiums will invest just over €1 million in new surveys and improvements aimed at improving summer water supplies which are stretched by the influx of visitors.

They are currently in a position to release 17,500

17,500 cubic litres of water will be released this summer.

cubic litres of water this summer as opposed to the 16,000 released last year.

This has been achieved by approving the opening of twin wells and an increase in other water extraction. Planned works will not commence until after the summer to avoid the risk of hindering supplies at the peak demand time of the year.

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Watch what you’re doing

By Linda Hall SAN VICENTE Town Hall admitted responsibility for a park gate which fell and broke a teenager’s leg.

He was in hospital for four days and the break took three months to heal entirely. He will now receive €6,307 in compensation – although this is almost €1,000 less than the

amount claimed – after an inspection revealed that one of the gate’s hinges was broken.

Less fortunate was the San Vicente resident who slipped on wax dropped from candles during a procession in Calle Mayor on Good Friday.

The street was in good condition and the municipality was not responsible for her fall, the town hall claimed.

Likewise a compensation claim from another San Vicente woman who tripped on a paving stone was rejected

by Valencia’s Judicial Advisory Council.

Tripping over insignificant objects easily seen by pedestrians paying normal attention should be considered ‘socially admissible,’ the council ruled.

The sounds of music IF classical music is your thing then Javea is the place to be in June and July.

Their Department of Culture has organised various events starting on June 30 in the Arnauda Riurau, with recitals on piano and guitar with accompanied singing and will run until July 3.

This will commence with a recital by composer Carlos Bianchini on Thursday, June 30. A concert featuring younger musicians will take place on July 7 at 10.30pm at the Xabia Music Conservatory. There will also be a classical music festival from July 25 to July 28.

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Fiesta cash WITHDRAWALS from ATM cash machines and payments by bank card increased by 18 per cent during Alicante City’s San Juan fiestas. Visitors from other Alicante Province areas accounted for most of the spending.

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Rivalry for Operacion Estrecho passengers

Let us in THREE HUNDRED people, mainly from Ukraine and Syria, applied for asylum in Alicante Province last year compared with 96 in 2024. Nationwide Spain received 14,881 asylum requests.

Show piece THE Guanyar political party in Alcoy criticised the Mercedes purchased for the mayor’s use. “It is an example of unnecessary ostentation when so many are experiencing genuine need,” said a spokesman.

ALICANTE PORT: Will probably have to share passengers with Valencia.

by Linda Hall THE Balearia shipping line’s ferry between Valencia and Algiers will probably poach passengers from Alicante this summer.

This will improve traffic flow on Alicante roads as North Africans from all over Europe head home for summer holidays but that could

be the only compensation.

This year’s Operacion Estrecho crossing to North Africa began on June 15 and continues until September 15.

The last week of July and first two days of August will be the busiest for outward bound passengers and from August 25 to 28 for those returning. Alicante Port was used by 35,000 people in last

year’s Strait operation.

Until now there has been little competition for the Alicante-Algiers ferry and the Alicante Port Authority views the new link with misgivings.

The Valencia option, which began operating on June 15 and continues until late September, will cut two hours off the road journey to

Alicante and the Port Authority is resigned to losing passengers to Valencia. “That’s the way the cake is, and we shall have to share it,” sources said.

In its favour the long-established Alicante ferry functions year-round and the Algerian operators, which pay mooring fees, have not yet cancelled any ships.

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Blue Flags are flying again CARLOS LINARES, the mayor of Teulada-Moraira, personally raised the Blue Flag on the municipalities Platgetes beach as the official summer season gets underway.

Ampolla and El Porter beaches have also received the prestigious award, given by the Foundation for the Environment to beaches deemed to have achieved high standards in beach management regarding water quality, the environment, security and services.

The mayor pointed out that while he wanted everyone visiting the beaches to enjoy them he also asked that they respect them, by using rubbish bins and recycling points, obeying safety notices and avoiding behaviour likely to offend fellow users.

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Inditex Group just keeps growing

By John Smith INDITEX, the world’s biggest clothin g m a k e r a n d o w n e r o f chains including Zara and Pull & Bear, continues to impress and has reported b e t t e r- t h a n-e x p e c te d quarterly profits, with sales up an excellent 12 per cent.

To some extent, the company is like a racing car which, as it con-

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€554 million is the above expectation net profit of the Inditex Group for the quarter ending April 30.

tinues to expand, sees its profits speed up and it now has more than 7,000 stores across five continents, with Antarctica being the only area where it is not represented.

With recent openings in Aruba, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Vietnam, this truly globa l bra nd jus t move s from strength to strength and although

Nothing is more sad than how this has ended.” Sir Philip Green on the demise of BHS when appearing before a joint hearing of the Business and the Work and Pensions select committees.

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CURRENCY TROUBLES: Hoping to attract investment.

Nigeria is to devalue naira AS previously reported, Nigeria, one of Africa’s potentially strongest economies which depends so heavily on oil revenues, has been experiencing significant troubles with obtaining foreign currency.

Having blocked credit cards and transfer of funds out of the country, the black market rate between the dollar and naira

has doubled over the last few weeks.

Several years ago, a new naira was introduced almost ‘overnight’ which meant a lot of the illegally held, black market and money-laundered currency became worthless.

Now the naira is to be devalued in the hope it will attract new foreign investment.

Brexit halts bond sales IN order not to cause any disruptions in the value of its regular sales of Treasury bonds, the US Treasury will suspend the sale of bonds on June 23, the day of the Brexit referendum It is apparently quite common for the Treasury to suspend such auctions in the event of US monetary policy statements and for the sake of protection of its bonds, it is placing the Brexit referendum in the same class.

Brothers help Conde ALTHOUGH Mario Conde was arrested over money laundering and embezzlement charges for when he was head of Banesto bank, it appears he is unable to meet the €300,000 bail requirement to allow him to await trial from home. Luckily for him, it has been revealed two brothers, who are prominent members of the Francisco Franco Foundation, have used some of their properties as guarantees against his bail.

Government debt levels rise FROM an electoral point of view, the interim government must have been disappointed when the Bank of Spain announced on June 15, just a few days before the general election, that Spain’s public debt rose above 100 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to its highest level in 20 years.

This means that with a debt of €1.09 trillion

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(€1,090,000,000,000) Spain now owes more than it earns and it is difficult to see how the interim government can afford to cut income tax and meet EU calls for prudence.

In the few days left before the General Election, the opposition parties will use this information to their advantage.

best known for the Zara operation, it actually operates eight different store brands.

Shares have not performed as well as might have been expected, although they did move forward on the latest profit news and had it not been for some adverse currency rates, analysts believe that its inc ome coul d have been even higher.

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An interesting rule to work A MADRID Court has instructed a company to re-employ a worker who had been fired because he was sent to prison for two years, as it considered this decision was contrary to the former employee’s right of rehabilitation.

Not only should the company take him back, the judge declared, it should also pay him a full salary for the period following his release from prison in February when he became available to return to his former job.

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A pretty serious business Revlon known worldwide for its hair colour products has announced it wishes to take over Elizabeth Arden to create a giant company.

Well-known US Company Estée Lauder has announced that it will shed 1,200 jobs and just six months ago Revlon’s major shareholder Ron Perelman declared that he wished to see a

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By John Smith DESPITE the fact that reports for several months have indicated that there is plenty of money available to consumers around the world to spend on ‘luxuries’ it has become apparent that the cosmetics world is suffering quite considerably with many of the larger companies finding themselves financially stretched with declining sales and the need to reduce staffing levels.

RON PERELMAN: Here with his daughter, is the major shareholder of Revlon.

sale of the brand but has now had a change of heart and wants his company to grow with this takeover.

At one time, it seemed that price was no barrier to the sale of cosmetics and a famous

name such as Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift would ensure that perfume would literally fly off the shelf, but times have changed and consumers are becoming much more price conscious and are not so easily swayed by a fa-

mous name, if they can obtain a similar fragrance at a lesser price.

Revlon, known worldwide for its hair colour products has announced that it wishes to take over Elizabeth Arden to create a giant company which can offer both hair treatment and anti-aging creams with a huge offer of $14 (€12.4) per share which values the company at $870 million (€773 million) although more than half of that amount will need to be used to pay off debts.

Apart from the advantage of being able to offer a much larger range of product, Revlon estimate that by combining manufacturing and distribution networks with the resultant loss of staff, it can generate combined savings of $140 million (€124 million) as well as expand its exposure across the world market.

Any decision to proceed will depend upon approval by shareholders as well as regulatory bodies but it is anticipated that this should not cause any particular problem and the two companies should merge before the end of 2016.

Both companies have significant histories with Elizabeth Arden opening her first business in 1910, whilst Revlon was founded as a family business in 1932 but if the takeover does happen then forecast annual turnover for the combined brands will be $3 billion (€2.65 billion).

By John Smith SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has announced that it will form a joint venture with a recently founded company in California called Kind Financial which is intended to give accurate reports to businesses and government agencies on the production and sale of legalised marihuana products in its first ever partnership of this type.

With 29 States having either decriminalised the use of marihuana completely or for medical purposes and with Native American reservations starting to make marihuana freely available, there is an incredibly large potential market for software which will track legal marihuana movement from ‘seed to sale.’

Kind has the software and Microsoft runs the government Cloud facility so the pair of companies has identified a natural synergy which will no doubt raise significant income for their businesses.

Microsoft told the BBC in an emailed statement that it supported “government customers and partners to help them meet their

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LEGALISED PRODUCTS: A medical marihuana store in Colorado in the US.

missions.

“Kind Financial is building solutions on our government Cloud to help these agencies regulate and monitor controlled substances and items, and manage compliance with jurisdictional laws and regulations.”

With such a large potential market, it may also be in the mind of State and Federal taxation authori-

ties that once a high quality working system is in place that there will be a significant opportunity to raise funds.

Kind’s software, which is called Agrisoft Seed to Sale, ‘closes the loop between marihuana-related businesses, regulatory agencies, and financial institutions,’ a press release said.

Apart from the fact that the movement of legal marihuana will be closely monitored, there is the added bonus as far as the authorities are concerned in that it will be extremely difficult for unscrupulous producers or sellers to divert any significant amount of marihuana to the illegal trade.

With the drop in sales of tobacco

product, it seems likely that manufacturers will be keeping a very close eye on the development of legalised sale, particularly as it was reported more than 30 years ago that many of them had registered trade names such as ‘Acapulco Gold’ in anticipation of the full legalisation of the plant and its commercial sale to the public at large.

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Be guided by your cross-border specialist, because sometimes a single worldwide will is best and sometimes (rarely) a ‘foreign’ will drafted by an overseas lawyer is sensible.

Does my will need to be drafted by a Spanish lawyer to be valid?

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Does my Spanish will need to be registered in Madrid?

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Will Brexit affect my will?

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The only difference a Brexit would make would be that the UK could not, in future, opt in to the Regulation.

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Great Britain destined for an eruption of chaos and disaster LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

IN my opinion the UK is a tinderbox waiting for a flint.

I am firmly convinced that some event will occur that will cause the whole, up to now suppressed anger and frustration, to erupt into a conflict that will bring unprecedented, disaster and chaos onto the streets of our once great country.

It is of course virtually impossible to predict what will ignite this. It may have already happened with the tragic murder of Jo Cox. It appears her alleged killer was a right-wing fanatic, who disagreed with her views on immigration and so called Islamophobia. Apparently

THE UK: Is a tinderbox waiting for a flint.

she had been exposed to other threats and suspicion of stalkers in recent weeks, so this maniac is most definitely not a one-off.

It may be triggered by a close-run vote to stay in the EU. Disgruntled Brexit fanatics could well take to the streets to voice their disapproval.

One mad neo-Nazi running amok in a predominantly Muslim area with a Kalashnikov is also, to my mind, an extremely possible scenario that could also spark a confrontation.

Bearing in mind that up to now all these types of attacks have been perpetrated by Islamic extremists on the ‘infidels,’ I think this occurrence is probably the most likely of all.

Another of Leapy’s ‘dangerous rants,’ I hear the dissenters crying out.

Well, be that as it may. I have been accused of ranting on numerous occasions over my 30 years as a colum-

nist and subsequent events have very often silenced the scorners and disbelievers of my alleged scaremongering.

Not that I would be in any way presumptuous enough to compare my eloquence or intelligence to that of the great, sadly maligned statesman Enoch Powell, but I do pride myself in having at least one thing in common. I refuse to live with my head stuck firmly in the sand and an aura of misguided optimism floating around my hind quarters.

I simply cannot understand why there was such an outcry about the UKIP poster of untold thousands of immigrants crossing European borders. To me a picture paints a thousand words!

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy, leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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Nietzsche: Genius of the Modern World Series in which historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world.

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour The Jury The Knock Drama series following the investigations of a Customs and Excise unit.

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Straight Outta Compton Step Dogs Straight Outta Compton Captive Close Range Action thriller about a former soldier forced to protect his family from corrupt cops and drug cartel thugs.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LIKE choice, freedom of choice really. But I’m finding it harder and harder to have that freedom. I’ve had to change passwords two or three times lately because someone decided that it wasn’t ‘strong’ enough. It wasn’t for my bank account or anything that I considered needed one of my super-duper secret passwords. The thing is it should be my choice. If someone can hack the CIA, FBI or Sony it doesn’t matter what my password is, if someone really wants to check my air miles they will find a way. I also don’t want to have to go through Facebook to find out about some product I may be interested in.

I have a couple of apartments that I rent out for short lets to holidaymakers and I’ve been doing it for 12 years and never had a problem. I’m now being told that they have to be registered. This is no problem as the income has always been declared but some of the other stuff is nuts. We have to have air conditioning or be fined. Why? We advertise and inform there’s no air conditioning so whoever books makes a choice, air con or not.

But there are now laws in place that are so ridiculous they are almost un-policeable. You now have to register every person that stays with the police. It is reckoned there are about 80,000 apartments being rented. That’s a lot of people being registered and a lot of extra work for the police. People have to have a choice. If they want to stay in a hotel in one room that’s up to them. If they want an apartment and to self-cater that should be up to them and if they want to stay in an apartment that doesn’t have air con that’s up to them too. These new rules have been brought in, as far as I understand, because of lobbying by the hotels. So, does every hotel room now have to have air con? Because I know for a fact that they don’t.

It seems the whole world now knows what I want and what’s best for me and actually they don’t. I don’t want to have to give my email address, age and sex just to get past the first page of a shopping site and if I do decide to look on Amazon I don’t want them emailing me three or four times to ask if I’m still interested. My choice was not to buy thank you Mr Amazon. I feel like I’m being chased around the shop by a sales person. IT’S MY CHOICE, GO AWAY! I heard some bad news this week. The guy who owned the Odeon chain died. His funeral will be on Monday at 2:10, 4:20 and 8:40.

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11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Live at the Apollo 12:20am L.A Confidential 2:35am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

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7:20am Miracle of the Bells 9:15am Carve Her Name with Pride 11:10am Homes Under the Hammer 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 1:30pm Talking Tennis 2:15pm Tennis Coverage of the latest tennis action.

5:00pm Glastonbury 2016 6:15pm Rugby League Challenge Cup Coverage of the Rugby League Challenge Cup. 8:00pm Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of the first tourists to Scotland.

9:00pm Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Glastonbury 2016 2:00am Football: Euro 2016 Match Replay 3:40am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Squeeze and Madness at Glastonbury 2016 9:00pm Baaba Maal and Mbongwana Star at Glastonbury 2016 10:00pm Egypt’s Lost Cities Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin join Dr Sarah Parcak on a journey to Egypt to find out whether cities, temples and pyramids are lying beneath the sands.

11:30pm Glastonbury 2016 1:30am Top of the Pops Peter Powell presents the pop chart show, first broadcast on 7th January 1981.

4:55am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

7:00am The Aquabats! Super Show!

7:20am Pat and Stan 7:30am Dino Dan 7:45am Dino Dan 7:55am Share a Story 8:00am Sooty 8:15am Super 4 8:30am Nerds and Monsters 8:45am Looped 9:00am Thunderbirds are Go 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend Aled Jones presents the weekend chat show.

10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:30pm The Wine Show 1:55pm ITV News and Weather 2:00pm Euro 2016 5:00pm Euro 2016 8:00pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm Euro 2016 12:30am Carry on Don’t Lose Your Head 2:15am Jackpot247

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55pm You’ve Been Framed!

1:25pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:25pm The Perfect Man 3:25pm FYI Daily 3:30pm The Perfect Man 4:30pm Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 6:10pm Along Came Polly 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Along Came Polly 8:00pm Rumour Has It...

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The Jury City Lights ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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11:00pm Big Brother 12:00am Body Freaks: Make Me a Perfect 10 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Big Brother

Goals of the 80’s Ax Men Ax Men Motorway Patrol Motorsport UK World Superbike Highlights Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama.

The Saint British Touring Car Championship Highlights Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Police Academy 3: Back in Training FYI Daily Police Academy 3: Back in Training Superman FYI Daily Superman World Series of Darts Sleepers FYI Daily Sleepers

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2:30am Close Range Action thriller about a former soldier forced to protect his family from corrupt cops and drug cartel thugs.

4:00am The Frankenstein Theory

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3:40am Holby City 4:40am Horizon 5:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

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7:00am The Aquabats! Super Show!

7:20am Pat and Stan 7:30am Dino Dan 7:45am Dino Dan 7:55am Share a Story 8:00am Sooty 8:15am Super 4 8:30am Nerds and Monsters 8:45am Looped 9:00am Teen Titans Go! 9:13am Teen Titans Go! 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Griff’s Great Britain 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 12:30pm Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 1:00pm Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 1:55pm ITV News and Weather 2:00pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm Euro 2016 12:30am Peston on Sunday

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3:35pm Beethoven’s 2nd 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Beethoven’s 2nd 5:25pm Charlotte’s Web 6:25pm FYI Daily 6:30pm Charlotte’s Web 7:30pm Twilight 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Twilight 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am The Cleveland Show 2:00am The Cleveland Show 2:30am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 2:55am Planet’s Funniest Animals 3:20am Teleshopping

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Black Beauty FYI Daily Black Beauty Heartbeat Heartbeat Goodbye, Mr. Chips Columbo Agatha Christie’s Marple The Making of a Lady Midsomer Murders The Bletchley Circle Lewis Wimbledon FYI Daily Wimbledon A Touch of Frost May the Best House Win May the Best House Win Game show in which the owners of some of Britain’s most interesting and unusual homes compete against each other in a bid to win a cash prize.

7:20am Salvage S.O.S 7:45am Salvage S.O.S 8:05am World Endurance Championship 8:30am World Endurance Championship 9:00am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 2:30pm Runaway Bride 4:50pm 101 Dalmatians 6:30pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service 9:00pm Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army 10:00pm The Railway Man 12:20am The Sixth Sense 2:15am The Secret World of Tinder 3:10am Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit 4:05am French Collection 5:00am Posh Pawnbrokers 5:50am Fifteen to One

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Goals of the 90s Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men British Touring Car Championship Highlights The Saint The Saint Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Superman FYI Daily Superman The Wine Show World Series of Darts The Darts Mavericks The Boat That Rocked FYI Daily The Boat That Rocked Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now That’s Funny!

FilmUnder the Tuscan Sun The Horse Whisperer The Deep End of the Ocean 5 News Weekend Cricket on 5 Now That’s Funny!

Big Brother FilmSacrifice It’s Not Me, It’s You Lip Sync Battle Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors

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The Man Twins Hot Pursuit Trainwreck The Top Ten Show 2016 Get Smart Click Hot Pursuit Trainwreck Dumb and Dumber Analyze That Better Living Through Chemistry The Opposite Sex

Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Made in Chelsea Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Natural World The Inbetweeners

7:00am Close Range 8:30am Step Dogs 10:15am The Frankenstein Theory 12:00pm Irrational Man 1:45pm The Runner 3:30pm Step Dogs 5:15pm Paper Towns 7:15pm Irrational Man Drama about a tormented philosophy professor struggling to find purpose in life.

9:00pm Paper Towns 11:00pm The Runner 12:45am The Frankenstein Theory 2:30am Close Range Action thriller about a former soldier forced to protect his family from corrupt cops and drug cartel thugs.

4:00am The Frankenstein Theory 5:45am The Top Ten Show 2016

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Cricket Classics CWC Classics Crickets Greatest Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Live Cricket Writers on TV Cricket MLS Highlights Cricket Boxing Gold Sporting Triumphs James Horwill - Super Heroes A series profiling some of the greatest players to have played in Super Rugby.

Football Portland Timbers host Houston Dynamos at Providence Park in Major League Soccer.

Cricket England host Sri Lanka at The Brightside Ground in Bristol for the third ODI.

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7:00am Flog It! 7:30am Close Calls on Camera 8:00am Homes Under the Hammer 9:00am The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 9:30am Gardeners’ World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon 2016 9:30pm Today at Wimbledon 10:30pm The Great British Sewing Bee 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Top Gear 1:15am The Women’s Football Show 1:45am Football: Euro 2016 Match Replay 3:25am Koko: Breaking the Silence 4:25am DIY SOS The Big Build Nick Knowles and the team work on another large scale building project.

5:25am This is BBC Two

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Orangutan Diary Nature series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo.

9:00pm Canals: The Making of a Nation Documentary exploring the history of Britain’s canal network.

9:30pm Handmade: By Royal Appointment 10:00pm The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide 11:00pm Wonders of the Universe In the last episode of Professor Brian Cox’s epic journey across the universe, he travels to show how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, including our own deepest origins.

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Euro 2016 8:15pm Euro 2016 11:15pm ITV News 11:45pm Regional News and Weather 11:55pm Drive 12:55am The Big Fish Off 1:55am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

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9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am American Dad!

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory On the Buses Man About the House Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

Midsomer Murders Collision Wycliffe A Touch of Frost ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Posh Pawnbrokers Fifteen to One Countdown Couples Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Shipping Wars The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches The Real Story 24 Hours in A and E Britain’s Benefit Tenants Bodyshockers

8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:00am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm To B&B the Best 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:20pm Dark Desire 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm On Benefits: Life on the Dole 9:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Wentworth Prison 12:05am Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

7:00am Gunsmoke 7:50am Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama.

8:50am Ironside 9:50am Quincy M.E. 10:50am Ax Men 11:50am The Chase 12:50pm Goodwood Members Meeting 1:50pm Pawn Stars 2:15pm Pawn Stars 2:40pm The Saint 3:45pm Minder 4:55pm Quincy M.E. 6:00pm Ironside 7:00pm British Cycling 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Motogp Highlights 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm American Gangster 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am American Gangster 2:10am Motorsport UK 3:10am Pre-Historic River Monsters 4:00am Teleshopping

7:25am Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 9:35am Reign of Fire 11:30am Taken 3 1:40pm Lawrence of Arabia 5:20pm Sword of Vengeance 7:00pm Clash of the Titans 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Gladiator 1:35am Clash of the Titans 3:35am Jaws 3

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Jersey Girl Three Amigos!

Pixels Splash Superbad The Wedding Ringer The Wedding Singer Pixels How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 1:00am Cop Out 2:55am Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 4:50am Mr Woodcock

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Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory

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Close Range Irrational Man Step Dogs The Frankenstein Theory The Runner Step Dogs Paper Towns Irrational Man Drama about a tormented philosophy professor struggling to find purpose in life.

The Runner Drama about a Louisiana congressman whose political ambitions shine a spotlight on his messy personal life.

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

THIS time round Mariano Rajoy took part in the televised debate between the presidential candidates.

Rajoy didn’t stray once from his line that his government has created employment and only he has the know-how to steer the country on a steady course.

Four years in government after losing the two previous elections undeniably adds up to experience. But despite his immovable faith in himself Rajoy looked elderly and vaguely beaten beside the three young lions who will settle their differences before allowing him another four years in power.

MARIANO RAJOY: Participated in the televised debate.

Product placement THE Unidos-Podemos voting alliance sell themselves as social democrats even though the Unidos side of the marriage is Spain’s former communist party. But what’s in a name?

The label hardly matters if punters buy the product and as the latest polls show, notwithstanding Iglesias’ personal unpopularity, that’s what they will probably do.

Newspeak WITH the exception of the scrupulously politically correct, the Spanish are tiring of campaigning politicians’ insistence on using the individual niños y niñas instead of a collective niños when referring to children or trabajadores y trabajadoras for workers.

Rigorous respect for equality legislation should never be ridiculed in a society

where women endured centuries of discrimination. But the modification is a boon for politicians who never make do with one word where they can use two.

All isn’t forgiven THE Telecino programme ‘Quiero gobernar’ gave young children the chance to talk to Mariano Rajoy. Even the tots wanted to hear his excuses about his party’s links to the country’s biggest corruption cases, to which Rajoy truthfully answered, “Nobody’s perfect.”

It’s unfortunate that even for the Spanish, especially those of a certain age, the phrase is indelibly, inextricably linked to the closing line of ‘Some like it hot’ when Jack Lemmon admits to Osgood Fielding III that he isn’t a blonde bombshell.

Voters everywhere naively want the politicians they put in power to be perfect.

A party inextricably and indelibly linked to corruption can’t expect admitting its faults to lead automatically to forgiveness, let alone a partnership.

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Referendum decision day To suggest we will be unable to hold our own and thrive is insulting.

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.

AS this week’s EWN hits the streets, the British people are voting on their long term future.

This time tomorrow, we will either still be a member of the EU or an independent sovereign country, making its own way in the world.

All the arguments have been exhausted, with very few hard facts emerging from the debate.

Scaremongering, personal insults and self interest have dominated the media in recent weeks, with very little attention being paid to the most important issue that this referendum throws up, whether we wish to remain a country ruled by an elite club of appointed overseers or claim back our independence and ability to make our own decisions.

I fail to understand why

IN OR OUT?: British people are voting on their long term future. anyone who purports to be a lover of democracy could ever contemplate voting to stay in an organisation where new laws, directives, rules and regulations are drafted by an unelected, and

therefore unaccountable Commission.

Economics, economics and economics has been the battle cry of the ‘in’ brigade.

Of course the economy of our country is vitally impor-

tant, but to suggest that we will be unable to not only hold our own, but to thrive in a world where we are free to negotiate our own trade agreements is insulting nonsense.

In my view, the reason that there has been so much desperation on the part of the EU to bring us to heel, is because the vested political and economic interests of this undemocratic club realise just how influential our decision today will be, and that an ‘out’ vote could very well mark the end of the EU as we know it and the derailment of the aptly named, gravy train.

It is an irony that in the event of a British exit, the EU will have to make sweeping and fundamental changes to the way it does business, in order to survive.

Changes that we have been unable to help bring about in 43 years of membership.

This is not a ‘Little Englander’ mentality, but a vote to leave ‘Authoritarian Europe.’

I hope that Jo Cox’s killer is mad and not just evil Credit Garry Knight flickr

John Smith Random thoughts...

IT’S one thing to throw an egg at John Prescott, it’s another to be so blinded by hatred to shoot and stab your local MP as happened on June 16 to mother of two Jo Cox in her constituency of Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire.

I hope that the alleged killer, identified as 52-year-old local man Thomas Mair is diagnosed as a lunatic, because if he isn’t and he did commit this outrageous murder then it doesn’t say a great deal for humanity if he is classed as ‘normal’ or simply ‘evil’.

Personally, I’ve never been in favour of the death penalty, Too many people have been cleared of murder, years after the event (and can’t be resurrected), and to some extent it brings society down to the same level as the killer.

Having said that however, what’s the point of keeping him imprisoned for the

TOUCHING MEMORIAL: To murdered MP Jo Cox, rest in peace.

rest of his life when there’s little chance of him being released back into society as a useful and welcome member?

It’s difficult to know what to think but one thing for sure is that despite the waste of this relatively young woman’s

life, some good must emerge. There’s always an outpouring of sympathy when a tragedy like this occurs but are they just crocodile tears with little good coming out of the bad, hopefully not.

This is the first murder of an MP

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The European Parliament.

And they think it’s all over BY the time that this edition of Euro Weekly News is published, the die will have been cast in the Brexit referendum and the Spanish General Election will be on its way to being completed.

These are perhaps two of the most important ballots to affect expatriates in Spain and to some extent the result of one could well affect the result of the other.

Now that we can’t be accused of trying to act as scaremongers or even influence anyone, we at Euro Weekly News hope most sincerely that the vote is in favour of remaining within the European Union.

Some very intelligent and committed people want to see Britain leave the EU but their passion, whilst genuine and impressive, simply cannot hide the fact that no-one has any idea what the result would be in the event of an exit. Perhaps it will be the saviour of Britain as some predict or maybe it will be a disaster which will cost us all dear.

One way of making money quickly is to take everything you own to a casino and placing it all on black or red and within a matter of just seconds, chance will either see you distraught and bankrupt or delighted and rolling in money depending on a single roll of the ball.

The only difference between this and the referendum is that it won’t be so clear cut and it will take a lot longer to be resolved and may have the added distraction of a very worried Gibraltar.

since 1984 when a bomb exploded in the Grand Hotel in Brighton where a number of prominent Tory MPs were staying, killing five people including Sir Anthony Berry MP. For a short period of time, politicians in all parties, all over the world, united in their disgust at what had happened in their praise for a woman who was well liked, even by her opponents, and all expressed sympathy for her husband and their two young children.

It makes a pleasant change in such vituperative times that both sides of the Brexit argument called a truce and the Conservative party announced that they would not contest the eventual bi-election in her former constituency. Both David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn buried their differences in order to visit the spot where she died and to leave Now we flowers in her memory. want to Hopefully this won’t be one week hear your views. news but will encourage politicians to act in a less adversarial way YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE and consider the harm their deci- YOUR OPINION sions can unleash on innocent peowww.euroweeklynews.com ple living thousands of miles away.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool.

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Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION amen damn dean dine elan lain land lane lean lend lien limn line main mane mean mend mien mind mine nail name admen admin alien aline amend amine anile anime denim dined eland laden leman limen lined maned mined named alined ammine damned dandle demand denial landed limned madden madmen maiden median medina menial midden minded nailed mailmen midland MIDDLEMAN

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The need to be popular midweek could see you veer off track on a business matter. You have been warned and will be able to avoid it if you wish. Do not underestimate how much hassle a wrong move could cause you. On the domestic front, you are able to fully relax and enjoy good company.

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A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are very much in two minds about how to deal with a personal situation. Ask yourself which approach will help and which will do nothing to help at all. Although you want to shout at someone and feel negative at times, hold fire.

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Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

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Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Seek (6) 3 Mollycoddle (6) 8 Inter-group communication (7) 10 Requirements (5) 11 Further or added (5) 12 Crash together (7) 13 Having a sharp inclination (5) 15 Military trainee (5) 20 Make longer (7) 22 Quarrel (5) 24 Dimwit (5) 25 Open and genuine (7) 26 Reference point to shoot at (6) 27 Missing (6) Down 1 Showing a brooding ill humour (6) 2 Separately (5) 4 Invalidate (5) 5 Exact (7) 6 No longer tired (6) 7 Light informal meal (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 C and 14 represents W, so fill in C every time the figure 11 appears and W every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sprain, 3 Defect, 8 Bramble, 10 Event, 11 Limbo, 12 Entitle, 13 Raise, 15 Taunt, 20 Acetate, 22 Taste, 24 Idols, 25 Garbage, 26 Seesaw, 27 Stress.

Down: 1 Subtle, 2 Realm, 4 Elect, 5 Everton, 6 Titled, 7 Repel, 9 Blots, 14 Anemone, 16 Actor, 17 Varies, 18 Merge, 19 Deters, 21 At sea, 23 Space.

QUICK Across: 9 Place a bet on (5) 14 Small, breed of dog (7) 16 Once more (5) 17 Help (6)

English - Spanish

1 Success, 5 Saves, 8 Meant, 9 Regular, 10 Lantern, 11 Seals, 12 Regret, 14 Strong, 18 Smash, 20 Example, 22 Austria, 23 Hears, 24 Tests, 25 Narrows.

18 Apparition (5) 19 Begrudge (6) 21 Name (5) 23 Aquatic bird (5)

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

1 Similar, 2 Chain, 3 Extreme, 4 Shrink, 5 Signs, 6 Volcano, 7 Sorts, 13 Glasses, 15 Teacher, 16 Guesses, 17 Remain, 18 Start, 19 Hurts, 21 Piano.

Across 1 Puppy (8) 7 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 8 Acordar (5) 10 Royal (4) 11 Expensive (4) 14 Key (door) (5) 15 Sand (5) 16 Lazy (idle) (8)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cita, 3 Speech, 8 Trafico, 9 Sol, 10 Cauliflower, 11 Out, 12 Numbers, 14 Narrow, 15 Peon.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Cut, 2 Traductor, 4 Problems, 5 Elsewhere, 6 Helar, 7 Pimiento, 10 Crown, 13 Son.

Down 2 Stewardess (7) 3 Talón (de pie, calcetín, zapato) (4) 4 No Clue 5 Mops (for floors) (8) 6 Star (8) 9 Lectores (personas) (7) 12 Cerveza (4) 13 Root (4)

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

BESTIR COWARD DEPART ERRANT FILTER GIRDLE LOOSEN MALICE MOTION ORIENT

POWDER RATING REGENT SPREAD STANCE STRODE TURRET UNITED (10) WITHIN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Evince 2 Rescue 3 Iodine 4 Spread 5 Tundra 6 Verify 7 Teeter 8 Terror 9 Beaten 10 Earwig 11 Gyrate 12 Emerge 13 Weapon 14 Mitten 15 Casein 16 Uproar 17 Monies 18 Cougar 19 Marvel

Across 1 Old horses and hounds (4) 4 Scattered boxes, enthusiastically initially (6) 9 Distract Tory leader with Russian money (7) 10 Prince Henry has one in a bottle (5) 11 Follow husband in lawsuit (5) 12 Some eccentric once declined a grant (7) 13 Messy sty can be limited (6) 15 Edge out Red Rob (6) 19 Feel concern about holder for gun (7) 21 Computer message is a mile off (5) 23 Drummer from Ulan Bator in Gobi Desert (5) 24 A job with the French for an evangelist (7) 25 Estate redesigned crockery (3,3) 26 Was in a choir in Los Angeles (4) Down 2 Nice smell from a Kilimanjaro magnolia (5) 3 Citizen is put through (7) 4 Outline of stop-start sailing vessel (6) 5 Tree snake has a nurse (5) 17 Court judge accepts a false statement as 20 International leader rips off religious 6 Reorganised pits end regular payment (7) reassurance (6) figures (5) 7 Supplies public funds (6) 18 Two popular television presenters transfer 22 An area of west London is part of the 8 Evidence of odd culture (4) to another place (6) Zodiac tonight (5) 14 Plan a railway over the mountains (7) 19 String section of recording (4) 16 ‘Cats’ about to close (7)

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Keep fighting the good fight MY wife and I, as owners of a property in La Siesta, are extremely grateful for the interest Euro Weekly News has taken with regards to what has been happening over so many years at Calle Bach and Calle Elgar.

John Smith listened to what the problem was, and took action so that Gemma Quinn contacted us and saw for herself the rubbish being dumped in our area, and this resulted in a very welcome front page article.

In the past we have seen rats and all kind of vermin, chemicals, oil and general dumping which is very bad for the health of children, people and animals.

We believe that the articles in EWN will encourage the town hall to recognise their responsibility and to take action to make this a healthy and attractive place again.

Please, EWN, follow the situation until our part of La Siesta becomes a nice place where everybody can walk and children can play.

Fred de Jong

Candy man ISN’T nostalgia a wonderful thing? I was reading Colin Bird’s article in EWN’s June 15 newspaper remembering what London Airport used to be like. In 1960 I was in the RAF stationed at Hendon in North London.

One of my tasks was to go to London Airport to collect compassionate cases which had flown in from all over the world and transport them to one of London’s main line stations. In those days, London Airport consisted of a few Nissen huts located next to the old A4. One day, whilst I was waiting, Sammy Davis Junior came out of arrivals, saw me in uniform and said “Oh! Have you come to get me?” I said “No but I would love your autograph.” Needless to say, he gave it to me. I wonder if any other readers remember LAP with its few Nissen huts?

Peter Simpson, Granada

Street wise I HOPE you don’t mind but I thought I would bring this incident to your readers’ attention.

My wife and I were walking on Marina Baixa Avenue in Finestrat when a white saloon four-door car pulled up alongside us with two men dressed in civilian clothing. One of them then showed us his police ID card with his photograph on it and then asked to see our passports. I said I didn’t carry them

Photographs for possible publication should be sent by email with a full caption to: photonews@euroweeklynews.com

Rants and rambles I HAVE been residing in Murcia for almost a year and one of the highlights of my week is to collect my copy of the Euro Weekly on Thursdays and enjoy breakfast reading your excellent coverage of what’s going on locally and internationally. I also enjoy the many and varied contributions from all your columnists barring one. His name appears to be Leapy Lee. His strap line is ‘others think it, Leapy Lee says it,’ but I would be very interested in hearing how many other readers agree with my observations.

I could mention other articles that he has written which I find totally abhorrent but will concentrate on last week’s.

In his piece he asks why Gordon Brown is telling us what to do on Sky News. This was wholly incorrect as I watched the piece on television and it was a nicely put together piece of history, which was in steep contrast to some of the threatening rhetoric that has been apparent in most ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ lives thus far.

Not content with calling our ex-prime minister egotistical and disillusioned, he then turns his vitriol to Eddie Izzard who he describes as a pathetic idiot.

What justifies his remarks against Eddie Izzard I have no idea! Is it because he is openly a cross-dresser or is it that he has run 27 marathons in 27 days raising in excess of £1,000,000 (€1,298,289) for charity?

I enjoy other contributions in your newspaper because, although controversial, they are presented with intelligence, which, for me, ‘Leapy’ fails to achieve.

Malcolm Le Gassick, Murcia

with us and he then asked us what hotel we were staying at, assuming us to be tourists, so he would take us to get our passports from our room to check our ID. I informed them that we lived here and, smelling a rat, asked him, after telling my wife to get a pen and notebook from her bag, could I see his ID again? He said why? So I replied that I would like to make a note of his police number to check all was well.

That comment freaked them out and the car took off like an episode of Starsky and Hutch (giving my age away there) not to be seen for dust, however, I did manage to get the registration number.

I have reported all this to the police for which they were very appreciative

EDDIE IZZARD: The ‘pathetic idiot’ who raised over a million pounds for charity in March.

governing party capable of kicking some doors down I might find some common ground with Ian but we do not have that person or party!

The EU ideal of a free market and political harmony was and is a good idea, but sadly it’s a bit like the old saying ‘communism is a great idea, the only problem with it is the communists.’ My point is the EU is no longer the pure ideal it once was, it is now a politically driven entity by career politicians who earn vast sums of money. A certain Labour leader who lost his chance at being the PM was sent to Brussels as a euro commissioner.

It was reported that almost €500,000 per year was the remuneration package. Please do not tell me that this level of income does not ‘corrupt’ a politician’s political ideals when carrying out his duties ‘for us,’ his electorate!

Robert Caley

Stay neutral HELLO all. I, a Sherwood Ranger, and comrades were presented to our Colonel in Chief the Queen Mother.

Now, having quoted that fact and other things that I have done, does not qualify me to try to persuade people to stay or leave the EU, so why do people say for instance, ‘my grandfather shot and ate three elephants before midday’ that they are entitled to cast a slur on others that do the same.

Leslie, Mallorca

It’s a fact

and they put the number out to all patrols in the area.

I would just like to warn other readers of the outcome, as falling for this could be catastrophic and doesn’t bear thinking about. This incident occurred on Tuesday, June 14 and if you want to publish the registration number and make and model I will be happy to supply the details.

Alan Fenlon, Finestrat

cafes and bars, and in come the British family from hell, making a load of noise, causing havoc in general, and on leaving take the daily English paper that is meant for all customers with them! To say we are ashamed to be British is an understatement. I think the Europeans will be hoping for Brexit more than Boris.

Cath, Albir

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I LIVE on the Costa Blanca in a beautiful place called Albir, and I am writing to say how sad it makes me feel when we are out and about in our local

IN response to the letter sent by Ian on June 16, cowardice has nothing to do with a Brexit, actually totally the opposite. If we had a prime minister and

I AM writing regarding the article ‘Euro 16’ from the June 16 edition. The letter was rude and insulting, there is no doubt about that. Even if the person who wrote that letter is a bit simple (reading what he had to say), you as the newspaper should not publish it.

Erika

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Letters may also be edited.

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By Keith Baker GOING to the dentist on holiday might not sound like something you’d put at the top of your priority list, but for many Brits it makes perfect sense.

Some private dentists in the UK charge £100 just to sit in the chair, here it’s just £7.

Dr Jones sees many holidaymakers at his practice, Clinica Dental Alfaz, and for very good reasons, the main one being the cost! It can make perfect sense to combine your dental visit with your holiday, or indeed make a mini-break out of your dental visit. And you can settle your bill in sterling too.

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CLINICA DENTAL ALFAZ: Your pounds are welcome and go further here. compare the cost of private dentistry in the UK to that in Spain.

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Back to school for parents A TOP health expert has said the UK Government should teach parents on how to raise their children to prevent anorexia and obesity.

The outgoing president of the Faculty of Public Health believes today’s children are being neglected by schools and bad parents and warned more needed to be done by the state to prevent future generations being crippled by conditions such as obesity.

Earlier this year, Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he also believed all parents should take classes on how to bring up their children and that parenting classes should be accessible to all families, not just to those at greatest risk.

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Go for a walk to lengthen your life J UST a b r i e f , b r i sk w alk , c a n ad d years to your life.

Experts say that 15 minutes of daily exercise is enough for older adults to see big benefits to their health with this activity being linked to a 22 per cent lower risk of an early death.

Researchers carried out a study on two groups of people to see if lower levels of exercise could be as beneficial as the recommended 150 minutes each week.

One group of 1,011 French people aged 65 in 2001, were followed over a period of 12 years while the second, an international group, of 122,417 people aged 60, was followed over 10 years.

Participants’ activity was measured in Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) minutes e a c h we e k , as s e s s in g th e amount of calories used per minute of physical activity.

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had a 22 per cent, 28 and 35 per cent low e r ris k of de a th, re s pe c tive ly, showing that even smaller amounts of exercise can boost life expectancy and improve health.

This week a concerned husband has written to ask the doctor about his wife’s memory loss: DEAR doctor, For a few months now I’ve been worried about my wife. She seems to have become very forgetful and, although I know as we age our memories can suffer a bit, I think this could be something more serious.

She’s 70 years old and in good physical health, but she has been forgetting things a lot recently.

She doesn’t remember to go to her hairdresser’s after booking appointments, she loses things or puts them away in the wrong place then says I’ve hidden them, she forgets words when we’re talking and the other day she even got lost on the way to see our daughter, a trip she has made hundreds of times.

When I try and suggest she sees a doctor to discuss these things she gets angry and says it’s just because she’s getting older but I’m not sure.

What do you think? Will this get worse over time, or is there anything we can do to stop that happening?

Should I force her to see a doctor even if she gets cross with me?

The doctor replied: Cognitive impairment is quite a common health problem as people get older.

Occasional forgetfulness, memory loss and confusion which don’t affect basic daily activities don’t tend to point to anything more significant.

In your wife’s case these incidents seem to be moderate as they are beginning to affect her normal life and they might gradually worsen over the next few years.

In my opinion, she should be seen for evaluation by a specialist, who should order tests including a scan and blood tests and will probably prescribe a treatment to include medicine and therapy to improve memory and other cognitive functions.

In many cases, the impairment is due to causes which are reversible with correct treatment, and if this is not the case and it is caused by a degenerative condition such as Alzheimer’s, treatment will still slow the process down.

The only way to tell and treat the problem is to see a specialist for correct diagnosis through tests.

If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com

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Tips for a stress-free summer THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE: Yoga or meditation helps to calm your body.

SUMMER may not be a stress-free idyll for everyone. Whilst many come to Spain to enjoy the relaxed way of life, for others it has become a fast-paced lifestyle, struggling to find the right balance between work, rest and play and there can be no harder time to find the balance between work and enjoying the regular fiestas than in the summer.

But every time we stay late at work, or have an extra drink at a party or fiesta, it puts additional pressure on our bodies.

This, in particular, can affect adrenal glands and lead to adrenal fatigue which can cause everything from weight gain to insomnia and mood swings. With the lives of many becoming ever more stressful, there are some simple steps you can take to help strike a balance: • Breathe correctly: A simple thing that many do not think about but stress often changes the way we breathe and how deeply and effectively we breathe can impact muscles and overall health. If you don’t breathe correctly it can lead to neck ache and tension headaches so be conscious and aware of your breathing.

• Try pink salt: Too much salt can be harmful but a certain amount is necessary to maintain the body’s water balance. Try Himalayan pink salt as it contains small amounts of other valuable minerals which can help support adrenal function and bone strength.

• Calm start: Hitting the snooze button on the alarm in the morning and falling back to sleep can deny the body of the time it needs to wake up and therefore causes confusion in the stress hormone. Instead of hitting snooze for 20 minutes, try getting up and spending that 20 minutes doing something for yourself such as practising yoga or meditating to get your body calm and prepared for the day.

• Go for green tea: When we feel tired or drained we reach for coffee to give ourselves an energy boost but this high dose of caffeine and other stimulating substances found in coffee can cause the body to make more stress hormones. Try opting for green tea instead that has a natural substance called L-theanine, that has been found to have a relaxing effect on the mind, reduces anxiety, and helps with focus.

Stem cell hope for premature ageing SCIENTISTS say they have successfully grown functioning pituitary cells in the lab from stem cells which could treat premature ageing disease.

They said when the cells were tr a n sp l a n t e d t o rats with a d a m a g e d p i t u itary gland, t h e y r e st o r e d h o rmone levels and helped to treat the rare premature ageing condition known as hypopituitarism.

They hope these results will pave the way for treat-

STEM CELLS: Restorative. ing the human form of the disease.

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The pituitary gland helps keep us on an even keel and regulates growth and metabolism, producing hormones which control other glands in the body.

Pe ople w ith hypopituitarism have problems with this ‘master gland’ which means their brains are unable to produce or release e nough of c e rta in ke y hormone s a nd this c a n lead to dwarfism in children a nd pre ma ture a ge ing in adults.

THE Global Nutrition Report for 2016 has reported that every country is facing a ‘serious public health challenge’ from malnutrition. The study of 129 countries found one in three people suffer from malnutrition in some form.

Malnutrition can take various forms from child stunting and wasting due to starvation, being overweight and also if lacking in nutrients like iron, folic acid and vitamins.

While malnourishment is usually associated with people not having enough to eat, hundreds of millions of people are now classed as malnourished because they are overweight with too much sugar, salt or cholesterol in their blood.

The authors of the report said while progress is being made in terms of children starving they are now looking at the opposite end of the scale with soaring obesity levels.

The chart showed that out of 667 million children under five worldwide, 41 million are now overweight.

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ONE evening between Monday July 4 and Saturday July 9, enjoy an ab-sobloomin-lutely lovely summer ’s evening with the Javea Players.

In the warm night air, enjoy an al fresco three-course dinner with wine in the lovely Plaza Baix. Then take a few steps from your table to the Casa de Cultura theatre and be blissfully immersed in the musical magic created by Julie Andrews - My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins - and now recreated by the very talented British singer and actress, Aimi Percival in her tribute show, Truly Andrews.

Aimi became a devoted fan of Julie Andrews when she trod the boards as one of the Von Trapp tots in a 1992 production of The Sound of Music. Her devotion has remained undimmed through her years of professional training and successful roles in the theatre, in films and on television. Last year her devotion gave birth to a showcase of Julie’s greatest hits in a tribute show she devised called Truly Andrews.

It is a tremendously feel-good show and has been warmly received in England. Javea Players are bringing it to Spain at this time as they feel it is a show just perfect for the celebration of

THI S year ’s season of free* summer concerts, organised by the TeuladaMoraira Lions’ Club, will begi n on June 26. The first event sees the return of the band U3A, and will take place on the seafront, Moraira, beside the castle.

The guys who make up U3A don’t leap about the st age ( i ndeed, som e of them barely move at all (!)), they just produce real l y gr eat m usi c f r om a repertoire which is as rich as it is varied, covering primarily golden classics of r ock ‘ n r ol l f r om t he 50’s, 60’s and 70’s with, from time to time, a little bit of blues thrown into the mix.

For example, last year’s mouth-watering playlist i ncl uded such al l - t i m e favourites as ‘Woolly Bully,’ ‘Jumping Jack Flash,’ ‘ Mony Mony,’ ‘ Pr oud Mar y,’ ‘ Honky Tonk Woman,’ ‘You Ain’t Seen

NIGHT OUT: Al fresco dining to start a perfect evening. a 40th birthday.

The inclusive price of al fresco dinner and the show is €15. Book at box office@javeaplayers.com or on 966 472

876. Dinner will be served at 7pm and you are asked to give your choice of chicken or grilled Dorada when you book.

By Keith Baker

Nothin’ Yet’ and ‘Mustang Sally.’ *Admission to all T M Lions’ Summer Concerts i n Mor ai r a i s f r ee, but Teulada-Moraira Lions’ Cl ub Mem ber s wi l l be there in their distinctive yellow tops to raise funds for their community work and var i ous char i t abl e projects by ‘rattling buckets’ and asking for donations from the audience.

Thi s concer t , whi ch starts at 8pm, is sponsored

by Dr agon I nsur ance, Benitachell, to whom T M Lions extend their grateful thanks and appreciation.

Details of all the fundraising events organised

by T M Lions to support their various projects can be found on www.tm lions.com and the Teulada Moraira Lions Facebook Page, or you can join their mailing list by simply sending ‘add me’ to mailinglist.tmlions@ gmail.com.

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By Keith Baker THE 12th Moraira Music Festival has been deemed a success by the organisers, Eric an d An g i e Ta y l o r. It took place on an open air stage in front of the floodlit castle.

The weather was superb, and an estimated 4,000 people at t e n d e d . I t wa s a chance for local bands and vocalist s t o p e r f o r m o n a large s t a g e i n f r o n t o f a huge crowd. “The success of the festival is also due to the lighting and sound engineers from Limon (sound and light). Their experience, co-ope r a t i o n a n d p r o fes sionali sm e n a b l e u s to change t h e a c t s r o u n d quickly,” said Eric, who also hosted the event.

The concert was free, but the crowd made donations which will be used to support the Music Festival and the Moors and Christians Fiesta Celebrations.

MUSIC FESTIVAL: Eric and Angie with stage manager Steve (left), next to Darrell (sound desk).

MOUNTAIN WALKERS: Enjoyed a celebration meal after the event.

Treasure hunting THE Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers hung up their hiking boots and enjoyed a morning hunting for treasure in Denia recently, as part of their summer programme of social events.

Twenty walkers searched the streets and squares of the old town, visited the castle, churches and museums looking for answers to the clues. The treasure trove of two bottles

of cava was presented to the winners, Robin and Helen Baxter at the celebration meal in the old fisherman’s quarter.

Prospective walkers are invited to check out their website www.cbmwalkers.org to find out more about the group, and to share their love of walking in this beautiful part of Spain.

Giving4Giving open as usual GARY from Giving4Giving would just like to clarify that while the charity’s other fundraising activities are suspended for the summer period, the charity

shops will be open for business as normal.

The shops can be found in La Nucia, Altea and Finestrat.

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By Keith Baker FOUR members of the Oliva U3A visited the Make a Smile charity near Villajoyosa recently. The main reason for their visit was to present to Tony Grande, an Ambassador for the charity, €200 towards their ‘Sponsor a Chicken’ project.

This money was donated by a number of Oliva U3A members over the past month and was collected from the members by Lynda Goy. Mick Goy, of Oliva U3A said “It is great to be able to help the Make a Smile charity and a big thanks goes to our U3A members who sponsored a Chicken.”

The photo shows Lynda with Tony Grande and some of the Make a Smile volunteers.

MAKE A SMILE: Received €200 towards their ‘Sponsor a Chicken’ project.

Big name for El Salvador TH E El Sa lva dor fie s ta s in Mutxamel will include one of the most respected a uthors a nd c ompos e rs of the Spa nis h mus ic scene, according to Rafael Pastor, councillor for Fiestas.

David DeMaria’s musical car eer spans al m ost 20 years. He has released 10 albums, with more than one million copies sold.

On April 1, he released his 10th studio album ‘Septimo Cielo’ (Seventh Heav-

en), produced by himself wi t h Javi Bu Car t er and Sonobox and r ecor ded i n Madrid.

The concert takes place on Friday, August 5 at the Municipal Park Canyar Les Portelles.

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A fantastic evening

HOG ROAST: Event was held in order to raise funds for the Raquel Paya school.

Pig of a fundraiser for Denia local school

By Keith Baker LAST week some 70 people enjoyed a hog roast fundraising event in aid of the Raquel Paya special needs school in Denia. The event was organised by the Freema-

sons Lodge Javea 40, and raised an impressive €1,400 for the school.

Guests paid €15 to be involved, and had the opportunity to donate further to the cause with various fun initiatives.

Music was provided by local singer Matt Mason.

ON Saturday evening, June 18, the BBC welcomed the U3A Band of Moraira-Teulada. The event was a sellout with all the guests being wowed with fantastic music for the band, who voluntarily gave of their time and effort on behalf of the Cancer Care Javea Park.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the excellent food and went on to dance the night away. A really great raffle helped bolster the proceeds and the whole evening enabled the organisers to present Cancer Car e wi t h €450.

Congr at ul at i ons and

SELL-OUT: Fantastic music. thanks must go to the organisers and all those people who gave of their time and effort. Everyone agreed it must be repeated soon.

Spanish tapa in Paris DENIA continued to promote itself as a major gastronomic force by taking part in a major event at the Spanish embassy in Paris.

Alongside five other Spanish cities they were tasked with producing a tapa to be presented to the 250 guests at the World Tapas day event. Jose Manuel Lopez Iglesias, from restaurant Peix & Brases, produced a dish consisting of local speciality, the red prawn along with cured Mediterranean red tuna belly and local Les Rotes bread. The event was organised by Turespana (the Spanish institute of tourism) and representatives from Denia included the mayor and Denia’s head of tourism.

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BOOMING RENTAL MARKET: Making it difficult for young people to save to buy property.

An optimistic outlook MEDIUM term forecasts are in for Spanish property with studies advising on both the necessity of new home production and expected price levels for the next decade.

It’s estimated that Spain will need to produce roughly 100,000 new homes per year until 2020, then stretching to 2025 demand is expected to stabilise at approximately

140,000, still far below levels reached in the heady pre-crisis days.

In fact even stretching back to the early 1990s the demand for new homes has more than halved but this could well be highly beneficial for a country enjoying a slow but steady revival, with demand during the crisis years dipping to just 70,000 per year.

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Vicious cycle of housing DESPITE the UK’s housing market finally showing signs of slowing down and even the prospect of lower prices, welcomed by aspirant young homeowners, the rental market continues to balloon, with many workers forking out substantial percentages of their wages on rent alone.

Across the country the average price of a new tenancy on a one-bedroom home is now €940 per month which would take up on average 48 per cent of a young workers salary. In London the figures are even more dramatic with people spending an average of 58 per cent of their wages on having a roof over their heads.

The development has impacted society as a whole, with many now moving into flat-shares and the proportion of single people living alone declining significantly.

Particularly affected are tenants whose leases are up for renewal who are facing steep annual increases of 5.7 per cent.

The unfortunate news for those trying to save up to buy a home is that rents are expected to increase faster than house prices throughout the next five years. Astronomically high house prices and tough tests for mortgage eligibility have meant that many people who would be typically taking their first steps on to the property ladder are instead being forced to rent and contribute to the escalating costs.

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The current outlook suggests that prices per square metre will match those of 2007 by 2025, when they are anticipated to hit €2,046, rising to roughly €2,212 in 2027.

Like demand this reflects a significantly healthy increase, with per square metre prices dipping to just €1,400 as recently as 2014.

On the up SALES have kept up their end of Spain’s ongoing property rehabilitation with the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute showing that in April home sales increased by an impressive 29 per cent over the same month last year.

That represents the largest jump since August 2010 and, with 35,199 sales, the largest monthly volume since February 2013. The report also demonstrated that house prices rose by the highest level since 2007, boasting a sizeable 6.3 per cent increase.

April’s sales make for three consecutive months of improvement and were largely boosted by the second-hand market. Andalucia registered the most transactions, closely followed by Cataluña, Valencia and Madrid.

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Stress free holiday rentals, part two John Graham The property expert

FOR EWN readers on the Costas and Mallorca planning to rent out their property this summer, here is part two of my Top 12 Tips on preparing your property for holiday rentals, you may want to keep this article and use it as a check list.

• You should have an information pack on your property: Holiday renters need to be made aware of your community rules and a copy should be in the property’s information pack.

Common problems are towels on balconies, loud music, late night noisy parties, improper use of the pool, etc., if not you could have serious problems with the community.

The pack should have instructions on how to use all your appliances, security alarm and

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY: Making sure everything is in tip top condition for renters. mandos, etc. and emergency telephone numbers for you or the agent, doctor, chemist, hospital, 24/7 repairs, etc.

• Set the rules: When advertising your property, inform holiday renters on the maximum number of persons that can occupy your property and if pets or smoking is allowed in the property.

• Charge the right rental prices: You will need to decide what you will charge for rental prices per week throughout the summer so if you are handling the bookings and advertising yourself go online and check what other similar properties are charging. If you are using an agent, ask your agent to give you an idea of

rental rates that you can charge and still be competitive.

Don’t forget rental income is not all profit, you need to cover the cost of an agents fee, or your advertising costs, maintenance, cleaning, laundry, tax, insurance, and other costs in your rental prices.

• Prepare your property for hassle free summer

rentals: Remember to have your property in top condition because your property has to stand up to constant rental wear and tear throughout the summer so you must check that all your appliances and plumbing are in excellent working order.

The best thing to do is have all your appliances serviced before you start renting your property: air conditioning systems and filters, power supply, kitchen appliances, gas supply or gas bottles, automatic gates, garage doors, pool equipment, fuse boxes and TV channels.

Health and safety rules will apply and you will need to check smoke detectors and fire alarms are in good working order.

Hire a plumber to check toilets, baths, showers and the kitchen sink and boiler are all in good working order and the water pressure is correct. If you have a private pool check pump, etc. are in good working condition.

• Avoid late payment of utility bills: Make sure all your utility bills such as water, gas, electricity, community fees, etc. are paid on time throughout the summer, by standing order is best but still double check the bank has made the payments when due.

You would be surprised how many properties have water, gas or electricity cut off because the bank didn’t pay on time.

• Take the risk out of holiday rentals: Make sure that you take out a special property insurance which covers you for holiday rentals, it’s well worth it and gives you peace of mind. Common problems and claims are bath overflows damaging apartments on lower floors and damage to community property.

John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. If you would like a personal consultation please contact John by email. gk.ipad@me.com

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TRAINING of dogs does not give the end product.

A dog’s natural instinct plays a vital role. Man first domesticated the dog because he had so many useful instincts.

When we think that man has used the dog for many thousands of years for his own benefit, it’s very difficult to understand why so few people can differentiate between instinct and intelligence.

BASIC INSTINCT: Dogs, like humans, are born with natural instincts that are not taught.

Instinct is an urge from within which makes a dog act

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squirms about until it finds a teat and then sucks, no intelligence or learning by association plays a part in this process.

Maternal instinct tells the female to clean up the foetal membrane, and stir the puppy into action by licking it.

This is not taught, she hasn’t seen another female do this. Most instincts provide pleasure and because it associates the action with pleasure the instinct grows stronger with usage.

In my opinion instinct is either there or it’s not and it can be strengthened, weakened, or diverted. It might lie dormant but once developed it can never be weakened again.

A dog’s obsession for chasing balls can be controlled by training and providing other energy outlets in the same way. If a young dog is divert-

ed the first time he chases a car he may give up the idea, but if allowed to chase cars the hunting instinct becomes stronger and it will be very difficult, even impossible to cure the habit.

Instinct covers survival, maternal, hunting, guarding, pack, and self-preservation.

Self-preservation makes dogs furtive and afraid of the unfamiliar. In my opinion, nervousness in dogs is one of the common causes of problems in dogs today.

Nearly all cases where children have been attacked by dogs and owners bitten by their own dog arise from nervousness, it’s afraid it’s going to be hurt and attacks first.

The self-preservation instinct has been weakened by simply breeding from bold dogs rather than nervous ones but has never been entirely removed.

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Nicola and Ray prefer for him to be cared for at home and insist the sitter joins them for a day or two before they leave so that Jack can meet them and relax into their company.

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Hide from the sun with an awning AT this time of year the sun and light can be a little too strong and can turn your home into an oven and damage furniture. The best way to hide from the worst of the rays is with an awning, and there are all sorts of options out there to choose from.

First, if you live in a residential complex or apartment block you need to check with the community of owners as generally there will be just one approved colour and pattern.

Next, decide on the type of awning depending on your needs and where you intend to install it. There are hood-type awnings for small windows, roll-up sheets for balconies and larger, folding types for terraces and large windows. It’s best to have a qualified installer measure and fit your awning.

Once it’s in place always try to close your awnings when it rains or is very windy to avoid damage, but never fold or roll them up while wet unless you want damp stains and mold.

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A CHANGE of gardeners often results in a lack of continuity in the development and maintenance of a carefully nurtured garden. To avoid this try to ensure the outgoing and incoming gardeners meet on site in your garden for a handover. The following check list is useful for an effective changeover.

1. The extent to which the owner likes to be involved or whether they leave the gardener to do what they think is best.

2. The most important owners likes and dislikes in respect of the garden.

3. The current agreed programme for development/improvement eg new terraces, flower beds, rockeries etc.

4. Any urgent jobs planned for the next few months.

5. Recently planted plants and their needs until established.

6. Provisional planting plans for the next autumn/winter including cuttings required for propagation.

7. The regular programme of watering and feeding plants, trees and lawns.

8. The normal schedule of weeding, hoeing and weed-

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GARDEN MAINTENANCE: Is there a regular handy man as well as a gardener? killing (if allowed), areas normally killed and with what.

9. The normal frequency and height for cutting the lawn.

10. The range of machinery (mower, strimmer, shredder, etc) and tools available and servicing arrangements.

11. How the watering system works and the normal seasonal settings. Who to contact if there are problems with the controls on a complex system. The owner’s attitude to cost of watering.

12. The normal programme for the winter clean up in January/February.

13. Facilities for disposal of garden waste eg compost heap, etc.

14. The owner’s policy re: organic/ecological versus inorganic manufactured fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides.

15. Programme for pruning, watering and feeding fruit trees.

16. If there are any vegetables planted that the gardener will be expected to look after.

17. Location and types of spring and summer bulbs to ensure they are not disturbed or damaged.

18. Owner’s desire, fancy, for displays of annuals in containers or beds.

19. Owner’s budget for new plants and agreed re: plantings.

20. Ownership of hedges and owners policy re: height and

depth of hedges.

21. Owner’s pet plants and names.

22. Areas of terraces and paths regarded as gardener’s territory for sweeping up.

23. Is the garden eco or are chemicals still permitted?

24. Where tools and chemicals can be stored securely.

25. Who’s responsible for repair of steps, paths, terraces, walls, repainting of terrace walls, garden furniture, etc. Is there a regular handy man as well as a gardener?

Best of luck if you are involved. © Dick Handscombe June 2016.

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Some home emergency solving tips for dummies NOT everyone is born with a talent for DIY related tasks, however there are a few home emergencies that even you can solve quickly and easily by following a few tips from the pros.

Broken light bulbs: Either a light bulb exploded when you switched it on, or you went to change it and it smashed in your hand. First, for safety, turn the electricity off. Next, grab the biggest potato you can find. Cut it in half, then push it onto the glass. The jagged edges will become firmly embedded in the potato so you can unscrew it and throw the lot away safely.

Overflowing toilets: Another urgent, panic-inducing moment is when you realise your toilet is overflowing.

First stop the water by turn-

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DIY vertical gardens

VERTICAL WALLS: Produce your own colours.

BROKEN BULBS: Use a potato cut in half to pick up all the bits of broken glass. ing off the little tap near the cistern. Most Spanish bathrooms have taps high on one of the walls which will cut off the water supply.

Flush systems work through a float inside the cistern. This activates a valve which allows more water to flow in. In most cases, over-

flows are due to a trapped float or valve, so open up the cistern, locate the pieces and dislodge them. If this fails, it’s time to call a plumber.

VERTICAL gardens have become very fashionable over recent years and are allowing everyone, no matter where they live, a chance to produce their own scents and colours, herbs and even vegetables while hiding ugly vertical walls.

You can actually make your very own vertical garden in the smallest of spaces on a low budget and even by recycling!

One idea for those who need an orderly, uniform look is to buy strips of plastic guttering, which can be fixed to the wall at any height you like.

Another great idea is those hanging shoe/accessory racks often found in the shops. You can either choose one with plasticlined pockets or line them yourself and plant directly inside, or you can pop suitable sized plant pots or cut off plastic bottles.

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Giving a new feel or look to older homes

By Eleanor Hawkins MOST of us find at one time or another that we’re bored or tired of looking at the same old home every day and yearn for a total refurbishment.

However, if your budget isn’t up to that much spending, there are two cheaper options that can give your home a facelift and make it feel brand new.

Time to paint: Although using the same, or similar, colours all the way through the house may sound boring, it gives a uniformity which will be far more impressive to the e y e t h a n a c o l le c tio n o f rooms d e c o r a t e d i n d iffere n t

LICK OF PAINT: Use shades from one colour palette. styles. Repaint walls and ceilings all the way through using shades from one colour palette. If you

find one colour you really like, buying a la rge qua ntity is a ls o likely to work out cheaper!

A dore your doors: Anot her w a y to tr ansf or m your hom e i s w ith a set of new door s. Ol der

properties may have had individual doors replaced along the way, leaving a far from pleasing mismatched group.

Today there are many different options out there: sliding doors can save space and change t he looks of the rooms they divide, while glazed or partially glazed doors will allow daylight to flow f r om r oom t o r oom and r eal l y cheer up dark areas.

Pricewise there are all sorts on the market, from the cheap and cheerful to the exorbitant. If your budget is small, you can make the cheapest of doors look far smarter through careful choice of handles and hinges.

Cooling down time in summer WITH the nights growing hotter and stickier, comfort and health demand that you find ways to cool down your home.

Air conditioning isn’t for everyone, however, it can be aggravating, noisy and expensive.

Other ideas include switch-

ing your sheets to freshen up the room and using cotton to have more breathing space.

If you have a ceiling fan then adjust it to spin counter-clockwise at a higher speed for greater effect.

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in winter but you can fill one with ice for the opposite effect in summer and take it to bed for a more refreshing sleep.

Assuming you’ve found a way to deal with mosquitoes, then opening your windows slightly in the evening can help improve air flow and temperature as the thermometer drops slightly in the early hours.

Finally why not crack open a recipe book and make some fantastic chilled teas and cocktails to cool down and embrace that summer feeling. You can also start barbecuing more and rely less on the oven which is sure to raise temperatures to uncomfortable levels.

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Now you can see it FOLLOWING Landrover’s see-through bonnet in 2014, the company has now produced a system called Transparent Trailer, an aid for drivers to see behind trailers, horseboxes and suchlike.

While the bonnet tech used cameras mounted in the grille of the Discovery Vision Concept to project an image of the road surface onto the windscreen, the new kit combines video footage from the existing surround-view apparatus, which comprises cameras located on the wing mirrors and back of the car, with that shot by a third unit attached to the towed vehicle.

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By Matt Ford THE Maserati Quattroporte sports limousine has been given a facelift for 2016 which is now on sale, featuring an updated exterior, new features to boost efficiency, and the latest in-car technology.

Outside, the new car boasts subtly restyled bumpers, a new angular front grille with vertical chrome slats, and a matte black body trim, offering a more refined look.

A new infotainment system comprising an 8.4 inch touchscreen controlled by a rotary

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knob mounted on the centre console means less buttons on the dashboard, meaning the cabin is cleaner and less cluttered.

Maserati say that the new variant is both more potent and fuel efficient compared with the outgoing model, with a choice of turbocharged diesel and petrol V6s or a turbocharged petrol V8 offering improved straight-line performance.

Aerodynamic efficiency is 10 per cent better, thanks to a new electric air shutter which opens and closes parts of the front grille, plus a power upgrade for the base 3.0-litre petrol V6,

which now provides 345bhp and an improved 0-62mph time of 5.5 seconds.

At the other end of the scale, the 3.8-litre V8 produces the same 523bhp as the previous model, but the improved aerodynamics mean its top speed is now 193mph.

Other new features include adaptive cruise control, lane departure and collision warning systems with brake assist, and an automated emergency brake, plus a new surround camera that can be ordered as an option.

An entry level diesel spec will set you back around €89,000.

AS humanity continues to head on its way towards a robotically-controlled future, Mini has unveiled its own vision of what lies ahead, in the form of the Mini concept Vision 100.

Created for the BMW Group’s centenary, Chief Designer Anders Warming says: “Today we connect emotionally to a Mini. In the future we’ll connect to it digitally.”

Mini say that in a future where cars are commonly shared in overcrowded cities, every Mini will become your Mini, with their theory that if the vehicle feels like your own every time you get into it, then brand loyalty should increase.

The theory can be compared to losing your smart phone, with a backup of all your files and information stored in the Cloud, in that the future Mini will remember driving and performance preferences, but also employ graphics projected onto the roof, doors, interior, and even the ground around the car.

In addition, the navigation system will know the kind of places you go, and make suggestions based on that by harvesting data from your internet and social networking history, or whatever the equivalent is in 20 years’ time.

Hero for Zero ELECTRIC motorcycle manufacturer Zero is to mark a decade of pioneering vehicles by launching a limited edition 10th anniversary model, with 50 of the flagship bikes due to be handcrafted at Zero’s California headquarters.

The limited edition model is designed to be Zero’s most elegant and refined, with signature touches of metallic black paint, custom graphics, as well as a full complement of accessories, while as a versatile dual sport, the 10th anniversary Zero DSR is a nod to Zero’s off-road roots.

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Orba Warblers Report THIS week the Warblers travelled to the fabulous course at Los Colinas, and were not disappointed because everything was perfect.

The annual sojourn to compete for the ‘Away Day Trophy,’ a better-ball match play event between teams led by captain David Knight and vice-captain Clive Kay, as 40 players took part in a 10-match contest. The captain’s team wore society blue while the vice-captain’s team donned dangerous red.

The competition unfolded amid high spirits, and after the first six matches it was all square at 3-3, before the last four games saw the blues pull away to win 7-3.

Results (captain’s team first): David Knight and Margaret Wheatley beat Clive Kay and Fran Dickinson four and two.

Fred Cooley and Simon Elvery lost to

Michael Taylor and Paddy Kenmore three and one.

David Corcoran and Arthur Sullivan beat Steve Smith and Peter Gibson five and three.

Bob Edwards and Rosemary Edwards beat Chris Williamson and Derek Gray three and one.

Glynn Braidley and Tony Dickinson lost to David French and John Daniels four and three.

Tim Harrison and Roger Vicars lost to Steve Cliffe and Roy Booth two down.

Jan Wilson and Barbara Pollitt beat Sylvia Mortensen and Sheila Dindar two up.

Michael Morley and Jorgen Mortensen beat Robin Wheatley and Robbo three and one.

Jack Bell and David Edwards beat Allan Wilson and Deryck Williams five and four.

Steve Davis and Brian Kircaldy beat Malcolm Robinson and Arthur Rowley two up.

It was a wonderful day and a big thank you to the staff at Los Colinas for treating the players so well.

Captain David would like to thank all the players for making it such a special day, with a special mention and sincere thanks reserved for chief organisers Clive Kay and Michael Taylor, who worked extremely hard to ensure a fuss-free occasion.

The group travel to Font de Lop for a stableford competition on Wednesday June 29, with a first tee off at 10am, meaning players should arrive for 9.15am in order to register.

To book please contact David at dr.knight1207@googlemail.com or phone 634 307 407. Guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate.

A great win for the men of Benitachell THE BBC once again contested the ladies-only Rose Bowl friendly competition, while the men competed for the Walton Trophy, created and carved by Tony Walton, who was a great guy and long-term BBC member. The matches are played home and away against our bowling neighbours Javea Green, and this year took place on June 9 and 16.

The ladies were at home for the first leg, and with temperatures in the 30s it was hot work, but a hard fought game saw success with a 6-4 win for the BBC. The away fixture at Javea Green was again a real battle, culminating in the ladies of Javea Green snatching the Rose Bowl Trophy away from BBC by two shots.

The BBC men were away at Javea Green in their first leg, and things did not go according to plan as they returned to the BBC with a deficit of 33 shots. Happily, the weather was much cooler for the return leg, and the breeze at BBC was very welcome as the boys needed to fight hard. The match ended in a spectacular success, as BBC triumphed five points to two with an overall shot difference of 52.

These were two great

BBC: Men’s team won the Walton Trophy. days which were enjoyed by all, with a superb meal and raffle following the sport.

To enjoy this type of camaraderie yourself, check out the Benitachell Bowls Club website.

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