Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 4 - 10 August 2016 Issue 1622 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1622

4 - 10 August 2016

COSTA DEL SOL

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Absolutely fabulous By Matthew Elliott Property sales in Malaga Province are at their highest level since 2008 with the regional property market cruising through 2016 at stratospheric levels, doubling the volume of activity seen in Sevilla. More than 13,000 homes were sold in the first half of the year, an impressive 11.6 per cent increase on last year, with a significant proportion in the Costa del Sol, which continues to see international investors and foreign residents flock to the resurgent region. Indeed Malaga Province has proven itself a dominant player in the Spanish property market, accounting for a third of all Andalucian transactions, with more sales seen only in Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante. The pulsating property sector has been charged with optimism in recent months, as records old and new continue to

be shattered, and the market finally transcending the disastrous recession years. Coastal hotspots like the Costa del Sol have been the engine of this startling recovery, defying predictions to deliver constantly improving, consistently excellent results of late,

injecting a vibrant boost to the budding national economy. Although industry insiders have honed their keen sense of optimism throughout the summer, the official figures and news will come as a welcome relief for those worried that the Brexit referendum might have

an adverse impact on the local property market. Given sales forecasts are resoundingly optimistic, with serious expectations Spain will be fully back on track in a matter of years, if not months, such fears have proven to be unfounded.

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Getting with it MARBELLA Council is planning to splash out €300,000 on a new, high-end digital telecommunications system for their Local Police force, with Innovation and Electronic Administration councillor,

Manuel Morales, adamant that replacing the outdated analogue system, which has “created a lot of problems,” will make interaction between members of the force “more efficient, safe, and agile.”

Hard dune-by THE Pro Dunes Association has once again reported vandalism and requested better vigilance at the protected natural space of the Artola sand dunes, the second time in a month that senseless clods have ripped up wooden handrails and sections of the wooden walkway designed to protect the reserve while permitting access to the Cabopino beach.

Thick skinned FOLLOWING two years of ‘partial service’ on two of its lines, the Malaga Metro service has now decided to launch profiles on both Facebook and Twitter, with administrators presumably

having been appointed based on the thickness of their skin given the never-ending stream of vitriol and controversy that has dogged the project ever since its inception.

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HUZZAH: Footloose filly Fergie will attend the glitzy gala.

By Matt Ford ONE of the most glamorous events in Marbella’s increasingly glittering annual social diary takes place on Saturday, August 6, as Malaga native and Hollywood heart-throb Antonio Banderas presents his annual charity gala dinner at Nagüeles quarry. This is the seventh consecutive year for the high profile event, which tends to attract a multitude of stars and television personalities as it has become established among the most significant philanthropic occasions in the country. All proceeds will be donated to the ‘Niños en Alegria’ (Joyful Children) and ‘Lagrimas y Favores’ (Tears and Favours) foundations, which aim to provide aid to underprivileged children in Guerrero, Mexico, plus socially depressed university students and cancer victims in Malaga, respectively. The extensive list of VIPs in attendance will mostly comprise Spanish celebs, although Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who enjoys a supremely lavish lifestyle despite owing money all over town, will also be present this year.

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AS if further proof was necessary that Marbella is the bling capital of the Costa del Sol, and arguably the entire country, a survey has revealed that the ritzy resort is home to three of the four Spanish streets with the most expensive property rentals. Only Avenida Tibidabo in Barcelona, which placed second on the list, managed to break the Marbs monopoly, although perhaps surprisingly, none of the big-budget boulevards are located on the city’s famous Golden Mile. Streaking ahead of all other contenders on the list is Calle Alcala in the Las Brisas urbanisation, found in the ‘Valley of golf ’ neighbourhood of Nueva Andalucia, where the average monthly rental for an ostentatious villa is an eye-watering €38,950. Those who really fancy forking out can rent a 10-

LUXURY RESIDENCES: Marbella has many that are exclusive and expensive.

bedroom mansion replete with two presidential suites, each of which has a bathroom with its own en suite living room, terraces, a huge cinema, and a separate bungalow for the hired help to

bed down, all set in a 4,000 square metre plot, for ‘just’ €118,000 per month. In the face of such wanton opulence, Barcelona’s Tibidabo area can only muster a pitiful average monthly rent

of €18,363, while Calle Sierra Blanca and the Guadalmina Baja urbanisation, both with a monthly average around €16,300, complete the near podium-sweep for Marbella.

Prosperous wine production wows JOSE LUIS RUIZ ESPEJO, delegate of the Junta de Andalucia regional government, highlighted the recent boom in wine production in Malaga province, and particularly the Ronda area, during a press conference at the

Doña Felisa winery in Ronda on Wednesday, August 3, at which he spoke alongside Agriculture delegate, Javier Salas, and mayor of Ronda, Teresa Valdenbro. He pointed out that local vineyards

now cover an impressive 330 hectares, producing more than 1.2 million kilos of grapes and 732,600 litres of plonk, while Malaga Province managed to bang out a staggering four million litres over the course of 2015.

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Iffy sentence A MALAGA resident who had a gun pointed at him before being clapped in irons for 20 days for a robbery he did not commit is on the warpath, claiming €100,000 compensation.

Cartoon fun FURTHER confirming our dramatic plunge off the social abyss, ‘Poketurismo’ has arrived, with a Spanish travel firm now offering ‘Pokefriendly’ packages that will maximise capture of the colourful cartoon blobs.

Raging fire A WAREHOUSE in Malaga containing ‘mostly plastic’ Chinese products was razed to the ground by a raging fire on Sunday, July 31, although thankfully noone was hurt, the worst upshot being an evil-smelling synthetic whiff.

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Feelin’ so hot, hot, hot By Matt Ford THE terral, that exceptionally warm, dry wind that blows out into the Mediterranean from inland regions, resulting in oppressive oven-like conditions, is expected to appear on at least a weekly basis throughout August, according to Spanish weather reports. The phenomenon, which typically disrupts sleep patterns, increases irritability, or prompts headaches and fatigue, and also brings with it an extremely high risk of wildfires, with those bedding down in rural areas asked to be particularly vigilant. A curious secondary effect of the baking breeze is that the sea tends to be mercifully cool when it blows, as the hot air pushes the surface water out to sea when it arrives to the coast, with cool, deeper water replacing it via displacement in a process known as upwelling. Another meteorological peculiarity seen on the Costa over the last few weeks is that of

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STAY HYDRATED: Readers are advised to take care. ‘blood rain,’ whereby cars and other objects are covered in what is essentially mud following a downpour, which is brought about by the presence of dust particles from the Sahara Desert in the air. These are dragged across the Mediterranean and are the cause of the recent haze since

they remain suspended in the atmosphere until rain washes them out, much to the chagrin of drivers throughout the region, many of whom will have been dragooned into cleaning their vehicles after the first deluge, only to be defeated by the elements afresh just a few days later.

As temperatures approaching 40 degrees look set to continue into the weekend, proper hydration is essential to avoid lightheadedness, heatstroke and sunstroke, so ensure that you are drinking enough water, and eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and salads, or perhaps a sorbet if you fancy some sweet relief.

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Marbella Half Marathon ANYONE who wishes to participate in the 31st Marbella Annual Half Marathon, the 21 kilometre race which takes place on September 25 will, according to the Marbella Town Hall be able to register their interest with effect from August 4. The limit to the number of participants has been extended to 3,000 places and registration documents will be available to download from the website of timekeepers Global Tempo SL at www.globaltempo.com from that date onwards. Half marathons in particular attract a great deal of interest and those who do wish to take part are advised to register as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment.

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Big numbers MALAGA airport set new records on Saturday July 30 and Sunday July 31, with more than 440 flights arriving or departing on Saturday and some 74,000 passengers on Sunday.

Trio caught A TRIO of felonious fraudsters have been brought to justice by Malaga police, after two men and a woman were nabbed for credit card forgery, using foreign account details before using the counterfeit cards around Malaga.

Watch out THE provincial council has launched a specialised service to support domestic violence victims who reside in villages of less than 20,000 inhabitants, which is available via local social service centres all year.

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Eye in the sky on the move By Eleanor Hawkins NOT content with having been dubbed the ‘Malaga Eye’ by the coast’s expat community, the company behind the city’s giant ferris wheel has come up with an ambitious project to ape the London Eye. Presented to Malaga Mayor Francisco de la Torre, port authority leader Paulino Plata and Town Planning councillor Francisco Pomares at a meeting last week, the project, which would cost between €30-40 million to build, includes a

MALAGA EYE: An ambitious project.

100-metre wheel with large, luxurious cabins similar to those found on London’s attraction. Mederyt, the company which runs the current wheel, which is loved by some and hated by others (mainly residents of the apartments it overlooks), has proposed placing its new wheel next to the Melilla ferry terminal on dock two, and building a sloping walkway up from Plaza de la Marina to the top of the terminal, where a terraced area could be built which would serve to give access

to the wheel itself and other facilities, probably including a restaurant. If the project is found to be viable and obtains approval, it would take an estimated two years to be built and in the meantime the company has asked to be allowed to leave the current wheel in place. While the port authority has agreed to this, the council said that local residents would have to be consulted first. If it does go ahead, Mederyt will be seeking a 25year, extendible contract on the facility.

Danish damsels in distress on the beach LOCAL POLICE in Malaga have taken two individuals into custody, amid suspicions that they are responsible for robbing a group of Danish tourists on La Malagueta beach in Malaga City. The incident in question occurred

around 12.30pm on Friday, July 29, when the two young men decided to take advantage of the fact that three Danish women had popped into the sea to cool off, rummaging through their belongings and making off with several choice items.

Realising what was happening, the bikini-clad ladies tramped out of the water and began to pursue the thie ve s, who unsur pr i si ngl y showed the frustrated females a clean pair of heels, leading them to start screaming for help, at which

point several other citizens began to chase t he boys as t he scene descended i nt o a Benny Hi l l - st yl e romp. The raiders were eventually grappled to the floor on Calle Cañada de los Ingleses.

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Beast of Estepona mystery now debunked? By Matt Ford AS the story of ‘The Beast of Estepona’, which EWN broke on Tuesday July 26, began to be picked up by the British national press, we believe we were able to identify the mysterious moggie, following consultation with several cat experts, including one who has a history of importing captive-bred big cats for zoos and private collections. Although we cannot be 100 per cent sure which species was captured on a British man’s smartphone as it skulked around in undergrowth close to Marbella, the majority of people we asked identified it as hybrid cat breed known as a savannah cat. This is a cross between a domestic cat and the serval, a medium-sized African species, which became popular among cat breeders during the late 1990s and was accepted as a championship breed in 2012.

Domestic cats tend to average 23-25 centimetres in height, whereas the savannah can top 45 centimetres, while the latter’s tall, slim build conveys an image of much greater size than their weight, which tends to be six to 11 kilos depending on generation and sex. Savannah cats retain many of the exotic features of the serval, including wide ears, very long legs, and a posted colour pattern, plus a ‘tear’ marking which runs from the corner of the eye to the whiskers, similar to the cheetah. These oversized kitties also display remarkable behaviour when compared with domestic cats, often tagging along with their owner like a dog, plus they

can be trained to walk on a lead. They also have a prodigious leap, being able to spring a ridiculous 2.5 metres into the air from a standing start, are inquisitive and often learn how to open cupboards and doors, and have no fear of water. The impressive and expensive animals are available in Spain, and this would seem a plausible candidate for the mighty mouser glimpsed in Estepona, although an element of uncertainty still remains due to the grainy nature of the video.

MYSTERY BREED: Could have been a savannah cat.

Putting it to the people

NEW STUDY: On battling poverty among the under-17s.

Youths at risk THE number of youths under the age of 17 at risk of being in a situation of social exclusion has doubled in Malaga City over the last five years. At least, this is one of the main conclusions arrived at by a new study ‘Diagnosis and Measures for battling poverty among youths in Malaga’s Capital.’ The study was conducted by Javier Espinosa, winner of the eighth Malaga Participates grant last year. Espinosa wanted to shine light on this social issue to highlight the fact that it’s a worrisome social phenomenon which is becoming more and more prevalent in Malaga City with every passing year. The document presented by Espinosa has indicated ‘there is evidence of an exorbitant growth’ in the number of cases of children who are in impoverished circumstances, 9,450 children were attended to by Social Services in 2011, but ballooned to 17,545 by 2015.

IN its efforts to get the people involved in running the city, Marbella Council has announced it is running a survey this week to determine the priority of various street improvements to be done next year with €9.3 million left over on the budgets. Local residents are invited to sign up on the Marbella website’s Citizens Participation section and give each of the jobs described, which include major renovations of streets in Marbella, Puerto Banus, Nueva Andalucia, San Pedro and Las Chapas to improve accessibility and sustainability, between one and five points depending on their importance. This is just another step in the council’s work towards allowing the people to have a voice.

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Heads in the sand SMOOTH-TALKING San Roque mayor, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix, has spoken of his satisfaction following the recent ‘symbolic’ cleaning of the Rio Guadarranque mouth, in which sand was transferred into buckets before being removed, in which members of the council and local residents and bathers were involved. The move was intended as a wake-up call for the Port Authority, with whom the council had signed an agreement to dredge the unfortunate river back in February, with extracted sand to be used to regenerate the eroded beach, but their requests to carry the plan through have fallen on deaf ears so far.

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Manilva fair By John Smith THE majority of people living in Manilva are gearing themselves up for all the fun of the fair which starts on Wednesday August 10 with a special child concession where every attraction will be priced at €1 for the children. Starting at 9pm, families are encouraged to bring the children to enjoy the fun and excitement in advance of the formal opening the following day. Thursday night at 11pm sees lights switched on and the opening of the grounds to the public by municipal officers and the maids in waiting. Actresses Naomi Ruiz, Virginia Muñoz and Carmen Vaquero will deliver the opening speeches which will be followed by the crowning of the various Queens and everyone will descend on the dance floor. Friday 10pm sees a performance by the municipal school of dance with choreography and direction from Ana Guerrero, Cristina Seguin and Eva Cabrera whilst on Saturday there will be the grand parade with special floats and musical attractions starting at 6pm from the El

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THE recent trend of adding the word ‘ruta’ (route) when concocting new ways to draw in the tourists is far from over, with local tomato variety ‘Huevo de Toro’ the latest recipient of its own circuit.

Dead dolphin A YOUNG, freshly-deceased bottlenose dolphin measuring some 110 centimetres in length washed up on Torreguadiaro beach on Friday, July 29, with a group of bathers alerting the police.

See the light FERIA TIME: Bring the children along to enjoy the fun and excitement. Castillo, running through Sabinillas and terminating at about 8.30pm. Nazareth Compaz, Miguel Angel Palma and Fran Doblas ‘Se llama Copla’ will delight all attendees on Sunday August 14

from 10.30pm with a selection from the world of song. In the official booth the orchestra ‘Selenium’ will be responsible for entertaining everyone with a selection of lively music and dancing.

A THREE-METRE bronze sculpture known as the Heart of Jesus, located on the highest point of the Sierra de Pizarra, now emits a silverfish light at night, visible throughout the Guadalhorce Valley.

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Accusations flying RECUPERA Marbella (Recover Marbella) group is up in arms and has made some extremely blunt statements regarding the announcement of a contract up for public tender for maintenance work on the San Pedro boulevard worth €1.5 million. The first accusation is regarding the fact that the tender was signed b y t h e S a n P e d r o d e p u t y m a y o r, R a f a e l P i ñ a , r a t h e r t h a n Wo r k s councillor Blanca Fernandez. While Recupera Marbella has stated that Piña is unable to manage his own matters let alone those of other departments, it also accused Fernandez of being in a “political limbo and completely unaware of m a t t e r s s h e s h o u l d b e i n c h a rg e of.” Apart from the fact that the wrong person arranged the tender, the group is angry about the amount allotted which it claims is far too much. The maintenance work could easily be done for less using municipal facility repair funds and employing staff, it says.

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MORE CONTROVERSY: The boulevard has endured a tough year. “If all municipal facilities were tendered out Rafael Piña budget style, the council would go bust in

weeks,” the group declared. Now Mayor Jose Bernal has been asked to step in and cancel the ten-

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der, which the group fears is part of an attempt to privatise everything possible.

A 26-YEAR-OLD Spanish woman has been detained by Local Police in Malaga after a number of witnesses spotted her giving her dog a good hiding, with one intervening to snatch it away from her. The small, brown mongrel was “pounded violently on the head and dragged down the pavement,” according to one horrified observer, who promptly called the police. A Local Police patrol arrived at the scene, where a second witness recounted he had reprimanded the hot-tempered pet owner, and she said: “Calm yourself, the dog is wrong in the head and I was going to bump it off with a skewer.” The officers chatted with several other people who had seen the “repeated drubbing” of the woebegone whelp, which continued until a brave 23-yearold man stepped. The remorseless owner has been charged with animal cruelty and ‘serious disobedience’ in respect to police officers.

A tattooed treble ONE of England’s most successful referees made a stir this week when it was revealed he visited a tattoo parlour in Benalmadena’s Arroyo de la Miel to permane ntly c omme mora te his 2016 conquests. Mark Clattenburg refereed both the European Champions League final in Milan and the Euro 2016 final in Paris, and appears to have immortalised the memories with artistic sketches of the trophies at Mick Mahon’s parlour, which posted images of the famous referee’s newly inked arms on Face-

ENGLISH REFEREE: Mark Clattenburg. book. It’s been a fine year for the County Durham born

41-year-old, who also refereed the 2016 FA Cup final.

Missing and returned THE defibrillator installed in Plaza de España, Casares, mysteriously went missing in the early hours of Tuesday, August 2, before slyly being returned to the town’s main medical centre by 3pm the same afternoon. Police have opened an investigation into the shocking incident, with the sordid events having apparently been captured by

CCTV cameras, while the town hall vowed to give the device a thorough once over before reinstating it. Comically, rumours abound that a misguided local may have attempted to jump start a car with the electrical contraption, although that remains to be confirmed as EWN went to press.

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Alexander O’Neal to perform at World Vision Gala Dinner

THE fourth year of the spectacular World Vision Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday, August 11 in the Sea Grill restaurant of the Puente Romano Beach Resort & Spa, a breathtaking location with guest tables located over the pool with direct views of the Mediterranean. A non-stop extravaganza of entertainment, live music, international gastronomy & fantastic raffle prizes, set under a twinkling summer sky. World Vision is the charity specifically chosen by Daniel Shamoon, owner of Puente Romano, it is the world’s largest international children’s charity, working to bring real hope to millions

of children in the world’s hardest places. The musical entertainment consist of triple platinum international recording artist Alexander O’Neal with his rhythm and blues performance. In addition, live performances by Mr Peet Rothwell singing Michael Bublé greatest hits, Las Vegas Showgirls and recording singer Vanna Vee, keeping guests entertained all evening. Plus our exclusive raffle with a huge variety of gifts from where all profits will be given to the charity. Singer and songwriter Alexander O’Neal is one of the finest soul and rhythm

and blues performers. O’Neal came to prominence in the middle of the 1980s as a solo artist, releasing 14 singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s. His singles include ‘If You Were Here Tonight,’ ‘To Make You Love Me,’ ‘Saturday Love’ and ‘Never Knew Love Like This.’ American born, Alexander O’Neal has created a cult appreciation across the globe. His back catalogue transporting his singles in to the UK and Billboard top tens as well as a triple plat-

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inum selling album and ever-expanding discography. The summer gala begins at 8.30pm on the terrace of Sea Grill with cocktails and canapés prepared by Michelin starred chef Dani Garcia. Once guests are seated around the pool area the gala dinner commences, the four-course meal is prepared by Puente Romano’s award-winning chef Thomas Stork and served with a selection of wines from the beach resort’s acclaimed sommelier. Dress Code of the evening is cocktail Price 275eur pp wines included For reservations call 952 820 900 or email events@puenteromano.com

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Park for pooches ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE Council has approved a €94,000 project to build its first dog park by Avenida del Barrio Viejo, on a public plot between the back of the health centre and Finca El Aleman.

Foolish hunt A HALF-WITTED hunter from Almogia has been detained after being caught in the act of shooting a male Spanish ibex, a protected species which is only hunted under strict regional government rules.

Staying safe A MAJOR estate agent has predicted that the Costa del Sol will remain the leader of foreign home sales, especially to British buyers, despite the recent Brexit vote.

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Chief Minister’s cordial meeting in London By John Smith GIBRALTAR’S Europe trotting Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo met the new Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London on August 3. Sir Alan indicated he had a deep and long-held affection for Gibraltar as he had lived on the Rock when he was a child and his father was posted there with the Royal Air Force. As the border between Spain and Gibraltar was closed when he was just 12, he would certainly have been aware of the effect that it had on Gibraltarians. The Chief Minister was clearly able to set out the concerns that Brexit has created in Gibraltar not only in respect of the pronouncements of the current interim Foreign Minister, but also the feelings of local politicians and even the PSOE with whom he has had dealings. In addition, Mr Picardo outlined

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LONDON MEETING: Fabian Picardo and Sir Alan Duncan. the opportunities that could possibly now be exploited as a result of a new relationship with the European Union. Following what was a most convivial meeting, the Chief Minister said: “This meeting is part of the con-

tinuing work that the Government is doing to put across the Gibraltar point of view to decision-makers in the United Kingdom. We have, since the EU referendum, discussed Gibraltar with the new Prime Minister Theresa

May, the new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and the new Europe Minister Sir Alan Duncan, among others. “This work will continue as we explore all the options going forward. Sir Alan came across to me as instinctively pro-Gibraltar. I am confident that there is a strong desire on his part to work with Gibraltar to secure a successful future that will guarantee our prosperity. “I am also clear that there is absolutely no suggestion that the United Kingdom will ever compromise at all on its commitment to respect and maintain our British Sovereignty.” “The double-lock commitment is strong and unshakeable. We will be able to continue to work collegiately and closely with Sir Alan as we embark with the UK in the negotiations in months and years to come in order to deliver the key factors that are important for Gibraltar as the UK leaves the European Union.”

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All about the arts By Eleanor Hawkins

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graphic entries may also be of any style or technique but with an Estepona-related subject. For more information see www.estepona.es and to compete, contact cultura@estepona.es or go to the Culture Department offices within Centro Cultural Padre Manuel on Calle San Fernando.

PHOTO COMPETITION: Must be of an Estepona relatedsubject.

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ESTEPONA Council’s Culture Department is running its third Estepona Crea competition for young local artists, this time focusing on scenic arts and photography. Anyone registered as a resident in the town and aged between 15 and 35 can take part and has until December 31 to do so. There will be a €5,000 prize for the winners of each of the two categories, to be presented at a gala at Felipe VI auditorium in April, Culture councillor Blas Ruzafa explained. The scenic arts category requires competitors, either individually or in groups, to present a play of any style or technique lasting between five and 20 minutes, while photo-

ELEVEN: Millie plays a girl with spooky powers.

It’s frightening stuff RELEASED on streaming giant Netflix on July 15, 1980s period (yes, really) horror series Stranger Things has proven to be one of the hits of the summer so far, and the presence of Winona Ryder as Joyce, the mother of Will, who goes missing under mysterious circumstances, only adds to the retro stylings. Will’s gang of indefatigable, bicycle-riding 12-yearold friends, could have been plucked from any number of

period Spielberg flicks, and the feeling only intensifies when they happen across lab-rat Eleven, a strange, near-mute girl with big eyes and telekinetic powers who they have to lock in a basement because she’s skedaddled from a sinister government laboratory where she has spent her whole life. Eleven is played by precocious 12-year-old actor Millie Bobby Brown, who was born to a pair of British expats who moved to the Costa

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del Sol in the early 2000s, their daughter being born in Marbella in 2004, though the location has been widely misreported as Barcelona in the UK mainstream media. Now an up-and-coming starlet, Millie remembers little of her time in southern Spain, but she certainly appears set for a stellar career having already starred in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy prior to this latest triumph.

A RUSSIAN man who lives in San Roque has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and beating up a mechanic, who he accused of stealing items from inside his car while repairing it. The victim was clobber ed over t he head wi t h a gun, t i ed up and shoved ont o t he floor of the car after denying having stolen anything, although luckily for him the vehicle was stopped at a Guar di a Ci vi l checkpoint on the A-7 motorway and he was able to let officers know what was going on before bei ng seei ng a doct or t o t r eat hi s open head wound. A brief search unearthed the gun, which the driver had tossed out of the window as he began to slow down for the check, and his vehicle, the illegal weapon and a computer were confiscated following a search of his San Roque home. The case has been placed in the hands of a court.

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Space to kitesurf at last

MULTITUDE OF MOGS: Feral cats are a serious problem.

Keeping the feral cats at bay By Matt Ford MORE than 30 Mijas residents now hold licences to feed feral cats at certain designated ‘stations’ around the town, these having been strategically located to draw the stray felines away from populated areas and rubbish bins. According to social affairs councillor, Maria del Carmen Carmona, the project has been impressive since the cats are drawn away from tourist areas and parks

where hopping mad parents had complained that their children caught fleas, as well as the rubbish containers where many dogs attacked them. Now the cats have moved to more rural areas where there are now fewer mice, and presumably other animals and birds as well, since feral moggies are well known to decimate local wildlife when present in numbers. The licences allow the holders to give food freely to

the cats, with the majority of applicants young and Spanish, with the latter point puzzling the bemused official, who had expected that older and retired people would be the ailurophile demographic

most likely to give up their free time to nourish the vagrant critters. One young lady, a member of the ‘Hope for Animals’ association, spends two hours a day feeding around

100 cats in several different locations, said: “We have spent many years feeding the stray cats in order to gain their trust, before castrating them, which is the only way to control the colonies.”

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MALAGA City kitesurfers who have been unable to practise their favourite sport for a year since the airport authorities banned it in Guadalmar for safety reasons will be pleased to know the council is arranging a new playground for them. A 250-metre stretch of beach between the old Guadalmar area and Sacaba beach has been put aside for their use and municipal workers have finished removing an old Emasa water company facility which could have posed a safety risk for the sportspeople. Beaches Councillor Teresa Porras explained that as soon as the signs were put into place the area would be ready for use.

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PLATFORM UNVEILED: The council crew at the opening.

Viewpoint anointed THE inauguration of the new viewing platform at the Centro Plaza shopping centre in Nueva Andalucia proceeded swimmingly, with a number of local big cheeses in attendance. Deputy Mayor Manuel Garcia was determined to look on the bright side as he said that “this proposal will enhance the attractiveness of Nueva Andalucia, as it represents a new tourist attraction for the town, and an extra push towards boosting the local economy and creating jobs.”

Local tourism councillor, Miguel Luna, could hardly contain his excitement as he shouted: “The town is already taking the first steps to include the new viewing platform in maps, brochures, and on websites!” Centre manager, Carlos Garcia, was more reserved but grinned broadly throughout, as he explained that “after 26 years, Centro Plaza goes a step further to innovate and promote this viewpoint, giving residents and tourists yet another reason to visit Nueva Andalucia.”

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By Eleanor Hawkins JUST one in four youths in Malaga admit to having driven under the influence of

alcohol or drugs, yet eight out of 10 say they have seen a friend do so and more than half have had to stop them getting behind the wheel, ac-

cording to a new survey. Carried out by the Mutua Madrileña Foundation and Aesleme spinal injury association, the survey questioned 3,533 youths aged between 18 and 25 in 14 different Spanish provinces between September 2014 and May 2016 and also touched on the danger of being distracted. One in three admitted to reading or writing WhatsApp or text messages while driving and 30 per cent also said they had made calls on the go. A third also confessed to ignoring speed limits. Risk perception does appear to increase with age, the survey responses appear to reveal, and women are more aware of the dangers than men. One piece of good news was that appointing one of a group of friends to stay alcohol free and be responsible for driving is becoming more widespread, with 39 per cent of those

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Youngsters driven to drink

PORKY-PIES: Few were prepared to reveal the truth. questioned saying they had done this, especially at weekends. Although the results appear to show a slight increase in awareness of the dangers of rash behaviour behind the wheel, there is

still work to be done, the survey creators reported. The Mutua Madrileña Foundation and Aesleme, which have been running the Hold Onto Life campaign since 2010 to try to prevent accidents amongst youths,

work to increase awareness by offering talks by medical professionals and road safety experts who have suffered spinal injuries in accidents which are attended by around 5,500 youngsters each year.

More missing funds reported A NEW development has come to light involving alleged dodgy accounting and missing funds at Ben a l m a d e n a ’s m u n i c i p a l s o u p kitchen, which led to an ongoing investigation into six people by a Torremolinos court. Now, the council has demanded t h a t M o n c h o Tr e n , t h e c o m p a n y which runs a tourist train in the area, pays the port €10,000 plus VAT which it claims has been outstanding since 2011. The company manager responded by revealing that €8,000 was paid into the soup kitchen account on the orders of former port councillor and president of UCB political group Francisco Salido. He explained that the payment had been made to the soup kitchen as the train was under investigation by the Public Andalucian Port Agency at the time due to noise level concerns and had not been authorised to function, but said he had no idea that the port was not aware of the payment and that he had had no qualms in paying the money to a charity. The remaining €3,200, the com-

pany manager said, was held back to cover damage caused to two train wagon roofs, however there is no record of this on the municipal books either. The port continues to demand payment, while the company insists that it did as it was told and cannot be he ld re s ponsi bl e f or what may have happened

to the money afterwards, thus if it decides to put its foot down to get the €8,000 back, the matter could well end up in court.

FUNDS: Apparently paid into soup kitchen account.

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Dozy duo detained A PAIR of hoodwinking hoodlums, aged 17 and 18, have been arrested in Fuengirola for allegedly posing as plain-clothes police officers in order to pilfer money, mobile phones and other valuables from unwitting tourists. Their sassy scheme involved flagging down rental cars before presenting the drivers with documentation suggesting them to be law enforcement officers, asking to see the wallets and mobile phones of the oblivious occupants, even managing to convince one gullible driver to jump out of his car while they performed a frisking. Once in possession of their victim’s belongings, the cocky couple pretended to receive an emergency call before hightailing it in their car, although this meant that it was easy for police to track them down.

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Change your tuna By Matt Ford CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR environmental group ‘Verdemar Ecologistas en Accion’ are up in arms over illegal fishing of bluefin tuna in the Alboran Sea, although they have also stated that they are “not surprised” by the unsanctioned trawling, since it has been reported in the media on numerous occasions, but the authorities continue to allow the fishermen to do as they please. According to the conservationists, the issues include “fishing outside of the legal season, capture of immature specimens, the increasing number of serious injuries suffered by dolphins, and the illegality of simply approaching dolphin pods,” all of which is done because the fishermen “only see money in the form of a tuna.” Tuna fishing is outlawed at this time of year in order to allow the recovery of stocks and to protect dolphins and other cetaceans which enter the Strait of Gibraltar to feed, but this is seemingly being ignored by cashhungry fishermen who are themselves suffering due to depleted stocks, with

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POLEMIC: Ecologists are foaming at the mouth.

the short termism on display nothing short of staggering. In addition, tourist-laden boats offer trips to fish for tuna and other notorious oceanic leviathans such as marlin, while others take visitors on whale

and dolphin-watching trips, all of which violate international law during the summer months. The group also says that it has been keeping tabs on boats owned by the Junta de Andalucia regional govern-

ment’s Ministries of Fisheries and Agriculture, and Environment, respectively, that are supposed to patrol the area and enforce environmental regulations, but in reality “almost never do activities that correspond to them.”

A spot of adventure

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ANYONE looking to add a little adventure to their weekend should consider celebrating the Casares fair which begins tonight and runs to Sunday August 7. The beautiful whitewashed village, just nine miles from the coastline is a frequent stop on any Costa del Sol tour worth its salt and the weekend’s fair will be a perfect time to see the pueblo in all its festive glory. The party will kick off

on Thursday evening with a parade, brass band and children’s show, while Friday will feature the Fandango Dance Contest with great music from local artists. Saturday will be the most adventurous day with a huge waterslide installed for revellers, and on Sunday a rociera party will be accompanied by an orchestra and provide paella and sandwiches for those with a rumbling stomach.

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Battling the plague of vampire vermin By Matt Ford RESIDENTS of Malaga City’s western districts are once again being driven bananas by the year’s second mosquito invasion, with plague-like numbers of the pests emerging from the Guadalhorce natural park at dusk and dawn to descend upon

To protect and serve NATIONAL POLICE officers sprang into action on the Costa del Sol to save two lives in the space of 72 hours. The first incident unfolded in Torremolinos, when a young girl went to the town station and presented the two officers on guard with a handwritten note, and ordered them to read it. She then marched to the kerb and flopped down, while the nonplussed bobbies cast their eyes over the letter, which quickly revealed itself to be a suicide note, so the pair approached the author in order to check her wellbeing. Upon seeing the advancing officers, the teenager threatened to top herself, pulling out a large knife and putting it to her neck, but the welltrained boys in blue did not panic, one of them calmly instructing her to drop the weapon, while the other sidled up to her and managed to wrest the blade from her grasp. The second drama took place in Marbella, when a concerned manager called into the police headquarters to report that one of his employees had not been seen for several days, and that noone knew why. A patrol was dispatched to the absentee’s home, where the coppers discovered the man lying on his bed, unconscious and apparently not breathing, although his body was still warm. One of the team began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the stricken individual, who suffers from obesity, eventually bringing him round, by which point an ambulance was on hand to transport him to hospital.

unsuspecting victims. The swarms don’t include the tiger mosquito, which was confirmed as absent in the area earlier this year, and have been identified as the common species Aedes caspius and Aedes detritus. The town council have wasted no time in asking for help, requesting aid from the Junta de An-

dalucia regional government, who have now approved the city’s first-ever major broadside against the voracious creepy-crawlies. Insecticides will now be used in two storm drains entering the river Guadalhorce near its mouth, and there are hints the treatment could be extended to the park, a protected nature reserve.

Panicking councillors have also sought permission from the Coastal Authority to dislodge a sandbar formed on the right bank of the river due to the recent easterly winds, which has raised the water level in the lagoons on the site and given the mozzies more space to breed as well as potentially hydrating previously dormant eggs.

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Residence permit fraud TEN people have been arrested in Marbella in what the National Police force believes to be an organised system to illegally obtain residence permits for foreigners. Investigations began when the authorities noted that a number of foreign men and Spanish women had registered as couples following which the men applied for residence permits, providing their partners’ work contracts as proof of income. Strangely, many of these contracts bore the same employer’s name. However, none of the women were actually in gainful employment, and officers concluded that both the relationships and work contracts were fictitious. So far, seven women and three men have been arrested, including the bogus employer and suspected ringleader, who faces additional charges of an offence against foreigners’ rights, while further arrests have not been ruled out.

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Thirty-one, get up and run ters, with activity peaking on Friday nights, leading to an eventual raid on the premises on July 29. As the party-poopers entered the fray with a knock at the door, a tense seventh round of the evening was underway, with €10 on offer for a line and €40 for a full house, although none of the dumbfounded pensioners who m ade up t he m aj or i t y of t he competitors were arrested. The operation was described as professional, with two callers announcing the numbers over a PA system, while three saleswomen were distributed around the room at tables where tokens could be exchanged for cards, although the pedantic plod did point out the distinct lack of fire extinguishers or emergency exits in the event of a fire.

By Matt Ford FOLLOWING the recent opening of San Roque’s casino to much trumpeting, it seems that police around the Campo de Gibraltar are clamping down on illicit gambling operations in the area, having swooped to slam the doors shut on an unlicensed bingo hall close to Algeciras. Throwing off the traditional image of the game being a sober affair populated by sweet, curly-permed older ladies with names like Denise or Jean, investigators were flummoxed to uncover a full-scale b in g o b as h ta k in g pla c e a t a loc a l petanque club, with more than 100 people sitting around 21 tables and placing off for cash prizes. It subsequently emerged that the illicit games had been going on for months, with regular eyes-down events on weekday evenings and at weekends, and during the raid an impressive 68,000 bogus bingo cards were seized along with 7,560 tokens used for redeeming against cards, €667 in cash, and two laptops used by callers and administrators. A series of police stakeouts revealed th a t b e tw ee n 7 5 -11 0 pe ople w e re involved in each of the clandestine encoun-

WINGS CLIPPED: Bingo may be a less innocent pastime than it appears.

Efforts paying off ESTEPONA Council’s efforts to reinvent and beautify itself to attract more tourists appear to be working as the latest official figures from the National Statistics Institute have revealed it has had the best June for visitors of the decade. Altogether 34,817 people came to visit, which resulted in 167,164 overnight stays, reported tourism councillor Ana Velasco. Of particular note, the councillor said, is the fact that the number of people coming to the town from abroad has doubled since 2013. One of the main attractions, Velasco said, is the historical centre

which has had almost 80 streets renovated under the town’s five-year-old Estepona, Garden of the Costa del Sol project. This has led to Tripadvisor reporting it to be the main attraction in town, followed by the botanical and orchid gardens and the open air murals route, which includes around 30 huge paintings on walls across the town. To boost its attraction even more, the local Culture department also plans a variety of cultural events and free activities all over town which are proving to be very popular, the councillor added.

ORNATE ORQUIDARIO: One of the town’s main tourist attractions.

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New primary school location finally chosen

LET’S DO THIS: The three officials get serious. The council has now started to organise the necessary paperwork so that construction can begin, in a move

which will no doubt delight some of the 11,000 Brits currently residing in the municipality, as the mayor said:

“With this initiative we have responded to an important need in the municipality which has also been requested in full by all political parties, and continuous dialogue with the regional government has allowed this council team to reach an agreement whereby we can get this school up as soon as possible.” Maldonado was understandably keen to point out that certain groups of children in Mijas have been studying in prefabricated classrooms for six years, and that his team “will not allow them to relive a similar situation,” adding that “we will work with the regional authority in order to include this in their next budget,” before Ruiz chipped in to add that this was “to avoid repeating past errors.” The centre will occupy a 7,500 square metre plot immediately adjacent to that on which work is due to begin on the Indira Gandhi secondary school later this month.

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A SOMEWHAT clammy mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, emitted a ‘Man from Del Monte’ vibe as he and his colleagues struggled in the sweltering conditions, bravely facing the heat to inform citizens that the new primary school in the neighbourhood of Las Lagunas is to become a reality. A team of technicians from the Junta de Andalucia regional government has already surveyed the three potential sites offered up by the town planning department, and they have now chosen what they believe is the ideal location. Flanked by trusty sidekicks, education councillor Andres Ruiz and infrastructure councillor Jose Carlos Martin, the mayor delivered information regarding the project from the site itself on Tuesday, August 2, hence the somewhat sweaty nature of his delivery.

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Criminal group busted A MAN suspected to be one of the main drivers of a drug trafficking group and his wife have been arrested in Marbella during a National Police operation which has seen 20 arrests on the Costa del Sol and in Alicante, Barcelona and the UK. The group is believed to have stolen expensive cars and mobile homes in the UK and brought them to Spain on Irish registration plates before using them to transport drugs to various places in Europe. The vehicles, a source close to the case reported, were then passed onto other criminal groups in Portugal and Italy as payment. During searches on 20 different properties in both countries police officers confiscated 2.5 kilos of cocaine, 128 kilos of hashish, 153 kilos of marihuana plus 300 plants and almost 3,000 cuttings along with large amounts of cash and 30 cars, at least 20 of which were stolen, and false documents.

Boom in new business N E A R LY 9 0 0 n e w businesses have been opened in Fuengirola since June 2015, aided by the council’s efforts to speed up the process and allow almost immediate opening, tourism councillor R i c a r d o v o n Wi c h mann has reported. Of the total, 202 of the new businesses were bars, 70 restaurants, 26 cafeterias, 86 food and drink shops, 57 motor-related and 64 beauticians.

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Bus passes’ future now guaranteed By Eleanor Hawkins

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MARBELLA Council will continue to provide discounted and free bus cards for the elderly and disabled, which will cost the city €160,000 this year. Although Grupo Avanza, the company which holds the contract for local transport, announced in December that it would not be covering the costs as it did not know whether its contract would be renewed, the council has

decided this is a vital service for the city and has taken over the responsibility, Social Rights councillor Victoria Morales explained. There are two types of card available: the Tarjeta Marbella 65, for registered residents aged over 65 who receive the minimum pension set each year by the government, which allows free travel, and the Tarjeta Blanca y Accesible, which gives 50 per cent discounts to residents aged 65 and over who receive up to twice the minimum pension and the disabled.

SPECIAL EDITION: The feria-themed bottle.

A birthday tribute AUGUST is Malaga City’s favourite month as the annual fair, one of the largest and most popular in Andalucia, runs from August 13-20, while many people are living the life of Riley as businesses shut down for a month. With this in mind, and to celebrate its 150th birthday, gin stalwarts Larios have launched a special edition of ‘Larios 12’ with funkily designed bottles paying homage to various elements linked to the week-long party.

Born and bred in Malaga, the popular drinks brand hopes to celebrate hand in hand with fairgoers preparing for their booziest week of their year on the streets and fairground alike. The lights of the Royal fairground, traditional paper lanterns, La Malagueta bullring, ‘casetas’ and floral creations are just some of the details of the fair which adorn the prized bottles, which will be available at the fair and usual sales points across the province.

Born under a lucky star GUARDIA Civil officers and ferry and port workers were shocked to discover five teenagers, three Moroccan and two Algerian, who had travelled from Melilla to Malaga hidden by the en-

gines of the high speed ferry covering the route. Ferry crew spotted the meddlesome youths under the vehicle ramp after unloading in Malaga, and after hearing how they had swum

into the space surrounding the engines in Melilla waters and perched precariously in the gap during the crossing, said it was almost miraculous that they had all arrived in one piece.

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Progressive parking BENALMADENA residents can now manage parking in the town’s ‘blue zones’ without leaving their vehicles, via a free smartphone app called ‘Prestoparking’, available for Android, iOS and Blackberry.

A tight ship MALAGA’S port was the fastest-growing in Spain over the first half of 2016, demonstrating significant increases in both freight and tourist traffic, with an excellent outlook for the remainder of the year.

Fighting for expat rights in Europe By John Smith

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Potted luck TWO people have been arrested in Mijas, after 117 cannabis plants were discovered in one of their homes, while the other’s property was used as a point of sale for the drugs.

Harry Shindler MBE

WHILST the UK is still a member of the European Union and no-one knows what the future holds when and if the divorce occurs, a number of expatriates have formed various groups in order to try to not only influence governments in the UK and Europe but to disseminate information as it becomes available. The latest new support group has been

formed for expats worried for their future in the EU post Brexit. ‘Expat Citizen Rights in EU’ or ‘ECREU,’ aims to persuade MPs in London and Brussels to state the expat case in negotiations following the EU Referendum. Concerned UK citizens living in EU countries are encouraged to join the group so their views can be put to the negotiators. The group was set up in France by UK expats, retired marketing and media man Dave Spokes, Roger Boaden who earned an MBE during his working life at the top level of UK Government, long time expat campaigner Brian Cave all resident in France and Harry Shindler MBE, the 95-year-old veteran campaigner who lives in Italy and was one of the instigators of the legal demand that all overseas expats should have been able to vote in the referendum. Membership is free, join at www.ecreu.com.

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Diet plans FOLLOWING a recent collaboration agreement aimed to introduce more people in Malaga to the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, Javier Salas from the provincial council, Fernando Rueda from Gastroarte and Jose Manuel Molina from the European Mediterranean Diet Institute met last week to plan activities for the next few months. These are to include gastronomy days, cookery competitions and talks by professionals including Dani Garcia, Celia Jimenez and Jose Alvarez and will be the first of many projects as the collaboration agreement is for six years. “We’re trying to combine forces to teach people about the Mediterranean diet,” Salas explained.

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Park is going to the dogs

FREAKS OF NATURE: The Guadalhorce deserves greater respect. By Matt Ford RESENTFUL residents of the Parque Clavero district in Malaga City have had a basinful of the perceived lack of council response to fly tipping in the neighbourhood, especially in a supposedly protected reserve which is home to the endangered Mediterranean chameleon. “Ok, we are not the golden mile of Calle Larios, or the seafront promenade in Huelin, which was tremendously popular during the local election campaign, but we deserve a minimum of cleaning,” muttered one crabby citizen, adding that “in the chameleon

habitat, which is supposed to be a protected environment, you can see the accumulated rubbish and the danger of all the broken glass bottles, among other picturesque things.” On the other side of the city, ecologically-minded visitors to the Guadalhorce natural park, between Malaga and Torremolinos, are also cross as two sticks due to thickheaded dog owners allowing their dogs to run loose on a beach which is part of a protected bird reserve and where their presence is illegal. Visitors to the reserve itself are no better, with one regular visitor bewailing the state of the footpaths in a “glorious

place which is completely full of dog doo from the moment you enter until you leave,” before claiming that when asked to pick up their animals’ waste, owners do so, then leave the bag in the middle of the path in a one-fingered salute. In recent weeks, parents have also been spotted allowing their children to fly drones and marching off marked trails to bring their bundles of joy closer to the many endangered bird species for which the wetland is a critical summer resource, leading to the unfortunate conclusion that the majority’s respect for the natural world has slumped to an alarmingly low ebb.

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With an oomph and a zing

BIODIVERSE: The Egyptian mongoose is among the critters inhabiting the peak. championed by scientists for years, but the wheels are finally in motion following the plenary vote, which also counted on additional support from environmental, biological, and conserPhoto Credit Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola.

MARBELLA and Estepona councils have backed the addition of the iconic Sierra Bermeja to the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s ongoing scheme which aims to raise the Sierra de las Nieves biosphere reserve to the level of National Park. The reddish behemoth, which forms a commanding backdrop to Estepona, is connected to the Sierra de las Nieves at its southern tip, and given that it represents the most important iron and platinum-rich peridotitic massif in the world, it is hard to argue against its inclusion. Iron deposits give the rocks their characteristic colour, forming a stark contrast to the surrounding limestone, and the small range is a paradise for biodiversity, with a number of invertebrate species found nowhere else on the planet. Its addition to the national park plans is not a new idea, having been

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BETWEEN JOBS: Mula and the graduating mob.

vation groups at local, regional, and national levels. The submission of a joint proposal was mystifyingly rejected by the regional environment ministry, who on-

ly agreed to throw their support behind the Sierra de la Nieves, but this determined band of officials, scientists and campaigners are clearly not going to give up without a wrangle.

Certified swotters FUENGIROLA mayor, Ana Mula, has once again been proving that she and her citizens are just like peas in a pod, as she moseyed on over to the Royal Hall to hand out diplomas to graduates of two office skills courses administrated by the Agency for Promotion and Local Development. Mula was all smiles as she dished out the certificates to participants in the ba s ic a nd a dva nc e d pro-

gra m m es, and t he st udent s expressed their gratitude and satisfaction after receiving the free training. The courses attracted people from all walks of life, many of whom are unem pl oyed, and t hey wi l l now hope that the skills they have acquired, which include word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, computer security, and cloud data storage, will see their chances of obtaining gainful graft improved.

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No more money problems A FAT H E R h a s b e e n fined €2,700 and ordered to pay outstanding maintenance plus interest by a Malaga criminal court, after his exwife reported him for not meeting the conditions of their divorce regarding their underage daughter’s upkeep. The man, who under terms of the divorce sentence which was issued in February 2013 by a Coin court, had to pay a monthly fee of €200 plus 50 per cent of additional expenses, admitted in court that although he h a d n ’t bothered paying maintenance for six months he owned an iPhone, travelled frequently with his new girlfriend, and is currently constructing a large swimming pool at his home. Although out of work, he admitted to doing ‘odd jobs,’ and the judge decided that unless he was being maintained by his girlfriend, of which there was no evidence, he had simply decided not to bother paying.

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Meeting turns into a farce

TRASH TALKING: The plenary before it descended into chaos. By Matt Ford THE sagacious, sophisticated nature of Spanish local politics has been on full display in Mijas’ recent plenary sessions, which have descended into a laughing stock of puerile ding-dongs orchestrated by the previous Popular Party administration.

Events reached a crackpot crescendo on Thursday, July 28, as former finance councillor, Angel Nozal, repeatedly called current incumbent, Andres Ruiz, a “cretin” as the latter was attempting to discuss bills that originated in 2015 but have been added to the 2016 budget. Allegedly speaking from a camouflaged position behind

his own hand, Nozal’s heckling was delivered with sufficient volume so that everyone in the room could hear him, with his childish chagrin appearing to stem from the fact that his own party failed to follow administrative procedures when in the council hot seat, for which Nozal is currently under investigation.

Concerning road death figures been reported THIS July was the worst in five years for deaths in accidents on the Spanish roads, with a total of 124, 11 more than last year, registered during the month according to the latest report from the DGT traffic authority. So far this year the roads have claimed 667 lives, 51 more than during the first seven months of 2015. In the last few days of July

alone, coinciding with holidaymakers returning or heading off to the beaches, 12 people sadly died in accidents. In fact every month this year apart from May has seen an increase in road deaths compared to last year, an extremely worrying trend that may have been exacerbated by the record tourist influx.

Only meant to blow doors off THERE was a combustible situation at the Malaga branch of children’s paradise Toys R Us, as a smash-and-grab raid on the cash machine located on the wall of the building was committed with arguably excessive force, with the looters having employed ‘some kind of plastic explosive’ to blow the machine

open before pilfering the cash inside. In scenes reminiscent of ‘The Italian Job,’ the bungling crooks employed an excessive quantity of the volatile material, with the resultant sonic boom splitting eardrums for several hundred metres in all directions, and sending bank

notes billowing around the car park. Bizarrely, no witnesses have come forward despite the shop being located on the busy MA20 motorway, while the peabrained perpetrators made their getaway with an unspecified amount of money and, presumably, some suitably sooty faces.

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Campaign for an Independent Britain By John Smith FORMED in 1969 in order to oppose Britain’s membership of what is now the European Union, the Campaign for an Independent Britain, continued to fight against what they considered to be the evil of continued encroachment on the rights of self-determination of the United Kingdom and was involved in the recent referendum campaign encouraging voters to indicate their wish to leave. Operations Manager John Petley told Euro Weekly News in an exclusive interview “We were thrilled by the vote to leave but the importance should be focused on how we go about leaving. Prospects are good, but let’s hope the politicians get the exit strategy planned and correct.” They fully understand that many expatriates are worried about the future and whilst there is no guarantee

of what will actually happen, their informative website which contains articles from many respected authors, www.campaignforanindepen dentbritain.org.uk goes some way in trying to explain how a staged exit could make life much easier and understandable for those possibly most affected by the result. According to Mr Petley, a staged exit would be the most sensible approach, with the first move, to leave the European Union but rejoin the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein who all enjoy high standards of living and also have an economic arrangement with the EU. One of the biggest worries that elderly expats in particular have concerns free health care and one piece of good news is that although there are no changes to health benefits at the moment, those who rely

on their EHIC cards to obtain treatment in Spain should expect this to continue in the event that Britain joins EFTA. Currently those from the European Economic Area which takes in EFTA and Switzerland are entitled to use EU health facilities and it is highly unlikely that this would change if Britain takes the first step to leave the EU and join EFTA. This and a great deal of other useful information is available on the Campaign’s website and now that the decision has been made to leave, the organisation sees itself as a medium for the dissemination of informed opinion and publication of news as it occurs, especially as Mr Petley says that they expect that it could take up to 10 years to actually complete all of the exit negotiations.

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King of the hill THE distinctive monarch butterfly, which is thought to have become established in southern Spain, has been recorded on the Ronda side of the Sierra de las Nieves for the first time, with a single individual spotted by a local naturalist on July 23. Native to the Americas, the monarch, scientific name Danaus plexippus, is notable for the impressive annual migration undertaken by the eastern North American population, the insects flying thousands of kilometres to reach Mexico and other overwintering grounds. It has been a scarce, but regular sight in Cadiz province for many years, with sightings tending to be attributed to migrating individuals having been blown off course and over the Atlantic,

but a 2008 study, led by a team from the University of Cordoba, proved that it is in fact resident in small numbers. Curiously, the survival of its Spanish enclave is due to the presence of two alien plants, both members of the toxic milkweed family Apocynaceae which were introduced from South Africa and the American

tropics, respectively. These plants are essential for the butterfly to complete its life cycle, during which their larvae munch on the frightful flora and are able to sequester some of the noxious chemicals, storing them in their bodies to act as a foul-tasting, poisonous defence mechanism. Now, potentially aided by climate change, the

RESIDENT: The monarch breeds in southern Spain.

monarchs may be moving slowly northwards, although the best place to clap your eyes on one remains Benalmadena’s ‘Parque de las Palomas,’ which is home to a thriving colony.

Imprisonment for terror husband IN a case that proves the need for the ‘No Is No’ campaign launched in Malaga this week and recently covered by EWN, a man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months behind bars for displaying a ‘state of permanent aggression’ to his wife, who was forced to exist in a ‘climate of terror.’ The prosecution demonstrated that the aggressor continually insulted his partner, physically assaulted her,

threw her against furniture and other objects, and hit her with blunt objects in order to intimidate and oppress her, often threatening to end her life. He attacked her with a knife on one occasion, wounding her in the neck, and on another pulled her hair and twisted her arm, fracturing her wrist. Events came to a climax when he threatened to burn her, waving a cigarette lighter

in her face, before eventually going through with the threat, dousing the woman he married in a flammable liquid before setting her alight. As flames broke out across the poor lady’s body, she began to scream for help, so the accused poured a mop bucket over her head, although she suffered injuries that apparently would have killed her without immediate medical attention, and she spent 25 days in hospital.

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Beastly way to behave MALAGA’S animal shelter ‘Protectora de Animales de Malaga’ is bursting at the seams, having exceeded its 250-animal capacity several times over, with around 900 animals currently being housed under its roof. Despite a sign on the main entrance which states ‘This shelter is full and more animals will not be admitted, if you have found an animal please seek an alternative shelter,’ cats and dogs continue to arrive in their droves, with one volunteer confirming that “many people” simply sling their unwanted pets directly over the wall.

The coast is clear By Matt Ford HAVING mined all feasible entertainment value out of watching Italian-American people get mullered before laying into one another and having existential debates about what it means to be ‘real,’ then making five additional series featuring the same bedlam, MTV sensibly cancelled Jersey Shore in 2012. Bizarrely, this only saw the theme expanded, with a number of spin-offs, including notorious northeastern English version Geordie Shore, whose cast of puffed up paramecia were recently banned from filming in Mallorca due to Calvia Council frowning on “a programme that promotes a skewed image of the town.”

Now, MTV producers’ latest effort, Super Shore, which brings together stars from two other spin-offs, Spain’s Gandia Shore and Mexico’s Acapulco Shore, has been warned about unauthorised shooting in glitzy Marbella, having al-

ready been barred from Puerto Banus by zealous city councillors. The show’s bosses have been told that they must apply for permission before setting their cameras rolling, with a

statement issued by Marbella Film Office stating that the show “degrades the image of the towns where it is filmed, giving the impression that the destinations they visit are exclusively devoted to debauchery, alcohol and parties.” This will come as a blow to the Super Shore team, with the city council moving quickly to nip their shenanigans in the bud, their decision no doubt influenced by English anthropological examination The Only Way Is Essex, which hit Marbella in 2014 and whipped up a storm of scandals and controversy. SHORED UP: Marbella Council is having none of it. MTV/Shutterstock

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Open again DEMONSTRATING that the one reassuring constant in this crazy, mixed-up world is a ubiquitous, clown-centric hamburger chain, processed meat purveyor McDonald’s has reopened the doors of its Torremolinos ‘restaurant’ after an extended hiatus.

Dodgy sale A BRAZEN-FACED San Roque resident has been arrested after receiving €10,000 for the sale of his car, only to retain possession of the vehicle and continue driving it.

Closing up FOOD charity Bancosol has warned that it may have to close its Marbella depot for “economic reasons,” in a written statement released from its Malaga office, with a decision expected shortly.

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We still have what Brits want By Eleanor Hawkins ALMOST five million foreign tourists have visited Andalucia during the first six months of this year, 17.4 per cent more than a year beforehand, and as usual the largest group came from the UK. Andalucia was in fact the

third main tourist destination within Spain, attracting 14 per cent of all visitors to the country and beaten only by the Balearic Islands and Cataluña, the latest Frontur (tourism at frontier) study by the National Statistics Institute released on Friday revealed. The southernmost region re-

Water trouble CERTAIN parts of Malaga are preparing for an impending drought, with the reservoirs supplying Malaga City and Axarquia now sitting below 50 per cent of capacity, although Costa del Sol residents can breathe easier since La Concepcion reservoir, near Istan, is still 83 per cent full. By comparison, the Guadalhorce dam complex at El Chorro was 66 per cent full at the end of July last year, meaning that if the rains at the beginning of autumn fail to arrive, as in 2015, Malaga will begin the new hydrological year on October 1 with a serious water deficit.

ceived 1,065,693 in June alone, 15 per cent more than in the same month in 2015, and of these, 30.8 per cent were British. At a nationwide level the UK is still the main place tourists come from: in June, 28 per cent of all visitors to Spain were in fact British.

A family fortune THE Popular Party (PP) in Mijas have registered their disquiet over what they consider to be the iffy appointment of the Planning and Finance councillor’s sister-in-law, María Eugenia Barranquero Cuevas, ‘as a new municipal adviser on €50,000 per year.’ A statement from perplexed PP members suggested town mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado, a member of the Ciudadanos party, has installed five trusted allies to key positions in the absence of a formal application process.

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Oh come on, Pokemon

GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL: Pokemon Go, you may have heard of it.

By Matt Ford THE best thing about Pokemon Go is that players must explore the real world to play it. The worst thing about Pokemon Go is that players must explore the real world to play it. Indeed, while reports suggesting that the global frenzy encourages previously inactive adolescents to leave the comfort of their bedrooms and mingle with the remainder of the population, it is becoming increasingly clear that in reality the hunt for virtual creatures further reduces the already dwindling amount of time we spend engaging with the outside world.

But it’s not just meaningful interaction that’s in danger; while the game’s loading screen counsels players to ‘be alert at all times’ and ‘stay aware of your surroundings,’ it doesn’t look like many are taking the advice to heart. Players race across town and city streets at all hours of the day and night, guided into sometimes dangerous, or even criminal, situations by the addictive app, and a Spanish law firm has now warned that certain misdemeanours associated with the craze could result in a prison sentence. Breaking into a private property, park or other public space, or stalking Pikachu while driving are just some of

the offences that could be punishable by up to five years behind bars, with the latter offence described as a manifest disregard for the lives of others,’ while your licence could also be rescinded if caught in the act. In addition, injuries sustained by bumping into benches, lamp posts, or other street fixtures cannot be claimed for if they occur as a result of ‘negligence by the player,’ and the National Police agree, having launched a social media campaign that includes tips for safe Pokemon-ing, as the inherent dangers of ambling along with your face glued to your mobile become increasingly evident.

Foreign raiders reeled in NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga City have arrested a total of 12 people suspected of committing 37 separate household burglaries since the beginning of June. One of the main offenders is a Georgian man who is accused of committing 14 robberies single-handed using the ‘lock bumping’ method, in which a special key is used to open

the front or back door, while a Croatian man and three women are also thought to have committed 14 break-ins. Three Chileans, including one minor, are responsible for ransacking six properties, while a gang of four Spaniards made off with loot from three homes, with all of them using carefully concealed stepladders to gain entry.

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Brexpats in Spain hold their first public meeting BREXPAT INFLUX: Some of those who attended.

MAYOR MALDONADO: Addressing Brexpats in Spain.

By John Smith BORN out of a Facebook page ‘Brexpats in Mijas,’ a group of five like-minded expats were worried and confused about their future once Britain leaves the European Union and the response online was so enormous that they decided to expand the group and rename it ‘Brexpats in Spain’ so that all British expats could have a forum to discuss their worries and to obtain advice. They had their first public event at the Hotel Tamisa Golf on the evening of July 27 where far more people than anticipated arrived in order to learn what they could about the group and its advisors. The staff of the hotel was hard pushed to provide enough chairs and the room soon became crowded with many standing to hear a variety of speakers. It was stressed by original founders Anne Hernández and Christine Rowlands that this is a non-political not-for-profit organisation which is not run by experts but by expats who live in Spain. They are dedi-

cated to obtaining advice from various specialists to help with questions although at this stage, little can be said for certain. One thing is sure however and that is this group has only been in existence for three weeks, and they already have more than 1,400 members. Interest is so encouraging that they are appealing for people across the nation to join with them and possibly set up satellite branches as whatever affects expats in Mijas will affect expats everywhere and the group is more than happy to disseminate the information to all. Indeed they plan to hold a more formal meeting in La Cala de Mijas in the future with specialist representatives ready to advise on specific matters that worry the British community. The mayor of Mijas Juan Carlos Maldonado is totally behind this venture and in a speech to those present he made it clear that the expat community is very important to the well-being of Mijas which has 11,000 British residents and he is dedicated to not only supporting their rights but to assist in bringing them further into Spanish society by making sure that they are fully

One thing is sure, this group has only been in existence for three weeks and they already have more than 1,400 members. registered in Spain to protect their best interests. The mayor was accompanied by the local foreign residents representative and also attending was Dominic Jackson, representing the British Consulate who understandably explained that nothing was set in stone but the British government had indicated that it would keep in mind the needs and wishes of expats during the forthcoming Brexit negotiations and finished by saying for the time being “keep calm and carry on.” Also present were legal advisors as well as a representative of a medical team, so that all of those involved will do all they

can to help with making sure that all members are kept well aware of developments. It was initially expected that members of the ‘team’ would circulate amongst attendees to discuss individual matters but due to the fact that the room was absolutely packed, questions were invited from the floor which wasn’t ideal as people started to chat amongst themselves if they couldn’t hear the question. All in all however this was a highly encouraging first presentation from a band of volunteers who want to ensure that the best interests of the British community in Spain are promoted and they intend to let others know what is happening in the coming months and years. Their slogan is best described as ‘Fighting for Expat Rights’ and as there is more power in numbers, we at Euro Weekly News stand 100 per cent behind this initiative and would encourage readers from all of our areas to visit their sites www.brex pats.es and Facebook Brexpats in Spain. If you have any specific questions or would like to offer assistance then e-mail info@brexpats.es.

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Heroic trio saves the day By Matt Ford AN off-duty National Police officer and his two mates were the men of the hour as they foiled a suicidal individual’s attempt to take his own life. The three men were out for a stroll when they spotted a chap perched precariously on the edge of a bridge spanning the

MA-20 motorway as it passes through Malaga City, having already clambered over the safety railing and clearly intending to take a leap of faith. After first requesting support by telephone, the officer attempted to dissuade the stricken man by talking to him calmly, and moments later a patrol from the Public Safety Brigade

swung into view. Following a stealthy, dramatic approach, during which the kamikaze kid let go of the barrier several times, only to grab it again before he plunged into the abyss, the officers pounced, lunging for him and pulling him back over the railings and onto the ground. An ambulance took him to the Civil Hospital.

Best control for the pests AS the summer really begins to heat up, populations of pests such as cockroaches and rats are exploding in certain areas, and Alhaurin de la Torre Council is having none of it, having commenced a four-week campaign to sanitise the town’s sewer system. The chemical treatment and placement of traps follows on from two earlier waves of assault which took place in May and June, and the council wishes to make residents

aware that cockroaches, in particular, tend to scarper when the product is first applied, potentially leading to a proliferation of the abhorred scuttlers during the early stages. T h e n eighbourhoods of Viña gra nde , Taralpe, Peralta, Pinos, Torrealqueria, La Alqueria, El Romeral, Mestanza, Santa Amalia, El Peñon, Molina, Zapata and Hacienda Garrido are those which will feature in the current offensive.

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Property fraud trio paralysed By Matt Ford NATIONAL POLICE have smashed another criminal network to smithereens, after bringing in a low-down crew who committed ‘multiple scams’ related to the promotion and sale of land and property, with two men and a woman detained on charges of conspiracy and fraud. A total of 21 separate victims of the tainted trio have been identified, all of whom were short-changed having been ‘sold’ land or property by the

gang, who did not in own it. The monkey business was brought to the attention of investigators when a fire-breathing individual reported that he had paid €13,818 to an agent for a plot of land which subsequently turned out was someone else’s property, and a case was opened immediately. The chief suspect was the sole director of several outwardly legal companies that were created to promote his real estate network, surrounding himself with ‘prestigious individuals’ in order to boost his

image, but also exploiting lower class workers who he later refused to pay. He spared no expense in developing his slippery scheme, employing lawyers and architects, zooming around the Costa del Sol in a chauffeur-driven car, and employing a personal secretary in order to make the business appear above board. It transpires the director, the secretary and a third collaborator, knowledgeable about the real estate sector, had swindled hapless clients out of €200,000 before being thwarted.

Luxury visitor comes to town MARBELLA attracted another floating palace last week as the Capella C, a 57-metre long luxury classical yacht, docked off La Fontanilla beach. Built in 1968 but reno-

vated in 2008, the yacht can carry up to 22 passengers and 17 crew members and is equipped with stabilising equipment to provide a smooth sail.

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Chess board comes to life again COSTA BLANCA NORTH

By Eleanor Hawkins

LIVING CHESS: Combines movements with the script of a story on a giant board.

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JAVEA’S Living Chess drama representation, considered an event of national tourist interest, celebrated its 20th birthd ay at t he weekend wi t h a special edition which more than 200 people took part in. Groups of children, the living chess pieces, combine chess movements with the script of a story on a giant chess board, which due to the size of this year ’s event was set up at the municipal sports centre. The spectacular performance takes place every year on the last Saturday of July.

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Gone fishing

Pony saved

Body found

Firefighters injured

JAVEA Local Police carrying out marine surveillance duties caught two French men fishing illegally at the Cap de Sant Antoni marine reserve during one of their daily patrols. The men were arrested and their gear and catch confiscated.

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has managed to rescue a pony found wandering by Almoradi’s sports centre while battling a critical funds shortage caused by the sudden serious illness of one of its horses.

A BODY in an advanced state of decomposition was found last week in the vicinity of the football pitch in Can Pastilla, in Palma. The macabre discovery was made in the early evening, and National Police officers were dispatched to the scene to remove the body.

THREE firefighters were injured on Friday July 29 after rolling their fire engine on a Maro roundabout. The firefighters were taken to the Hospital Comarcal in Torre Del Mar following the accident, but suffered only minor injuries.

Transport grants

Marine reserve

UNIVERSITY students from Poble Nou de Benitachell can now present applications for transport grants of up to €120 at the town hall on Calle Mayor from Mondays to Fridays between 9am and 2pm.

CABO TIÑOSA has become the second marine reserve in the Costa Calida. An area of 1,200 hectares between Cartagena and Mazarron has been agreed by the regional government to be protected and named a Marine Reserve of Fishing Interest.

Sandy balls

Drowning recovery

JAVEA’S Playa del Arenal will be hosting a beach tennis tournament from today (August 4) until Sunday 7. The finals will be at 6pm and 7pm on Sunday.

A CHILD was admitted to intensive care at the Virgen de Arrixaca Hospital in Murcia after nearly drowning. Paramedics carried out emergency CPR on the four-year-old before transferring him to hospital.

Runner dies A MAN from Majadahonda died of a heart attack in Javea last week while out running in the Portitxol area. The 57-year-old, a regular runner, was seen collapsing by a driver who called 112 Emergency Services, but they could do nothing to save his life.

Colony control SAN VICENTE has asked Alicante Council for a grant of €3,800 to carry out a sterilisation plan for cat colonies. The plan will involve sterilising around 60 cats in a bid to reduce the population of feral cats.

No idle minds

Savings made

LOCAL and visiting children were kept occupied and their brains working on Saturday (July 30) with a jigsaw puzzle day in Benitachell as part of festivities in honour of Saint Mary Magdalene.

FOR the first time in five years, Callosa de Segura has broken the negative trend and has a surplus of €2,111,888. The Department of Finance in their first year, has made positive net savings of €655,199.

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Cops robbed TWO British men staying in a Magaluf hotel allegedly sneaked into the adjoining hotel room by way of the terrace. Unknown to them, a Guardia Civil officer who had been deployed to Mallorca for the summer was staying there, and the two men, after searching the room, apparently decided to make off with the officer’s gun.

Hepatitis attack SUSI BUADES, president of the Mallorcan Association for those Affected with Hepatitis (AMAHC), has estimated that there are approximately 12,000 people in the Balearics who have Hepatitis C but don’t know it.

Cocaine bust THE Guardia Civil became aware earlier this year of a new gang consisting of a combination of Britons and Spaniards involved in the sale of cocaine throughout Mallorca and with the co-operation of the National Police have made a number of arrests with large amounts of cocaine seized.

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Keeping watch TWO new lifeguard towers have been installed on Nerja’s Burriana Beach after one collapsed in early July. More will be installed soon, with the council stressing that maintenance work will be carried out.

Handball success TORROX is to host its second consecutive Spanish Beach Handball Tournament in 2017, the mayor, Oscar Medina, announced on Saturday July 30.

First air show THE mayor of Velez-Malaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, has hailed the first Torre Del Mar International Air Show as a big success for the town. A staggering 250,000 people turned out for the event.

New school RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is to construct a new school in the Torre Del Bengalbon district. The project is budgeted at €312,406. The school is expected to hold 620 students, with four classrooms for each level of the secondary school.

Celebration week LUBRIN’S annual fiestas began this week. The festivities opened on Monday August 1 and will continue through to the weekend, finishing on Sunday August 7 with music from guest bands and orchestras, dancing displays from troupes of adults and children along with various sporting activities.

New heights THE career of a young Olula del Rio sportsman reached new heights this week. Ramon Garcia, aged just 16, was signed to La Liga club Real Betis on a two-year contract.

More jobs THE Active Population Survey results announced on Thursday (July 28) revealed there were 6,900 fewer unemployed people in Almeria Province at the end of June than at the end of March.

Better trips RENFE rail company has announced improvements to its Almeria-Madrid services as of September 12 including slightly shorter travel times on two of the daily trains between the two cities, more modern trains and specific seating for passengers with reduced mobility.

Old friend TERENCE HILL, an old friend of Almeria who appeared in many Spaghetti Westerns filmed in Almeria in the 60’s and 70’s, is returning to the province to work, this time as a director.

Tree tour FOR the fourth year running, Huercal-Overa’s Tourism Department is holding its Tree of Life in my Luggage photo competition, in which participants submit photos of themselves travelling and wearing t-shirts sporting the municipal tree logo.

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Failed birth SWEDEN: A baby died in hospital after six failed attempts at a natural birth before an emergency caesarean section. The mother, who was having her fourth child, said she repeatedly said she needed a caesarean following complications.

Bed bugs SWEDEN: The number of bedbugs in Swedish hotels has doubled in recent years, according to figures from a pest control firm. Bedbugs are parasites that feed on blood, particularly human blood and thrive in bedding.

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Penny pinching A 65-YEAR-OLD from East Sussex has been named the UK’s thriftiest great-grandmother after revealing how to make dinner from scratch for just 47 pence on her blog thriftylesley.com.

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ber 19 and the Radford family from Lancashire has said they won’t rule out another one to make it an even 20.

Body found

Fleeing father

THE body of a 32-year-old British financier was found six days after he was pushed off a boat by a friend in a ‘prank gone wrong’ while on a stag do in Lisbon, Portugal.

A COURT battle is under way in London to try and bring back a Welsh girl who is alleged to have been kept prisoner by her father in Saudi Arabia for four years. She was born in Swansea but taken to Saudia Arabia when she was 16.

CHEAP DINNER: A greatgrandmother shows how to make a meal for just 47p.

19 and growing THE UK’s biggest family has celebrated the arrival of baby num-

SWEDEN: Ahead of the popular crayfish season, thieves have stolen crayfish from a lake in southern Sweden. Around 180 unauthorised crayfish cages were found containing around 10 crayfish.

DENMARK: A 21-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident with police believing the man may have had the accident whilst hunting for Pokemon. They found the Pokemon Go app still running on his mobile phone.

SPEAKING for the first time after a Syrian refugee blew himself up, Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed her commitment to helping refugees saying “we’ll manage it.”

Attack plans A 15-YEAR-OLD was arrested in Baden-Wurttemberg on suspicion of planning to carry out an attack on his school. The teenager had been in contact with the youngster who shot nine people then himself in Munich the previous week.

Suitcase explosion

UNIVERSITY students have created the ‘Bloon,’ a plastic bubble on top of a converted telephone box in between two houses. They say it could be an answer to the overcrowding in student halls.

NORWAY: Reports suggest that, despite tourism in other cities across Europe being affected by a string of attacks, the tourist industry in Oslo appears to be heading for another record year.

Gaming death

Managing it

Bubble bedroom

Positive figures

NORWAY: A man crashed into a herd of reindeer in Stokkedalen. A total of 19 reindeer were killed or had to be put down following the accident.

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A SUITCASE was blown up near a migrant centre on the outskirts of Nuremberg. Bavarian police confirmed the detonation but said no one had been injured.

Fishing thieves

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Smelly fight ON THE GO: Driver was playing the game while driving a bus.

Pokemon has gone pe ople wi l l be t r ansf er r ed f r om te mporar y cent r es t o per m anent ones while their cases are being assessed.

A BUS driver has been sacked for playing Pokemon Go behind the wheel. Passengers on the service between Leiden and Alphen aan den Rijn, filmed the driver playing the game whilst behind the wheel.

Dutch nationality last year.

Cultural carnival

Double time

Centre closure

AN MP wants the residency period to qualify for a Dutch passport to d o u b le fro m fiv e to 10 ye a rs . Some 25,000 people applied for

THE refugee settlement agency is closing 15 emergency locations because of a falling number of new arrivals of asylum seekers. More

ROTTERDAM’S summer carnival is the 100th tradition to be included on the Dutch cultural herita ge list not ed f or i t s ‘ cul t ur al identity and social cohesion.’ It first began in 1984.

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POLICE were called to deal with an incident on a Berlin train when a fight occurred over a pair of smelly feet when a man decided to take his shoes and socks off and put them on the seat next to a fellow passenger who complained of the smell.

Beach value GERMANY has the best value beaches in Europe according to the Beach Price Index compiled by online travel agency Travelbird which ranked the world’s most popular beaches from least to most expensive. Timmendorfer Strand in Schleswig-Holstein, was named best value.

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MOUNT ELBRUS: Has two summits which are both dormant volcanoes.

Climber dies A CLIMBER from St Petersburg has died while attempting to scale Mount Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Europe. The 45-year-old had reached 5,350 metres before falling seriously unwell. Part of the Caucasus, Elbrus is near the Georgian border and has two summits which are both dormant volcanoes.

Subliminal soundbites SWEDISH authorities have accused Russia of initiating a campaign of psychological warfare by infiltrating media outlets, web articles, Twitter and other opinion shaping frontiers and promoting a subtle pro-Russian narrative. The Swedish Security Police say the plot is designed to impact political decision-making by sowing social tension and division.

Surprise surprise EVERY month polls are conducted to discover the approval rating of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political class and shockingly president Putin has come out on top again, with 82 per cent declaring themselves happy with his work. How willingly people would criticise the authoritarian leader to someone who has their address is a different story.

RIVER FIND: Army managed to recover the tank.

Tank is living history ARMY officers managed to pull the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only surviving and preserved T-34-76 tank from the Don River near Voronezh south of Moscow. It is thought that the tank sank into the ice during a retreat from the Nazis in 1942. T-34 models made a huge contribution to the war effort.

Punished planet CONSTRUCTION of a huge pipeline spearheaded by Gazprom and the Chinese government through the Altai mountains is being vehemently opposed by the World Wildlife Fund who are lobbying for a change in the route. The Golden Mountains of Altai in southern Siberia are home to a dwindling number of endangered species.

Cheeky chappies HACKERS based i n Russia and possibly allied to the Kremlin have been bl am ed f or a scandal ous

leak of emails from Democratic Party chiefs in the US that appeared to show the par t y conspi r i ng t o el ect Hillary Clinton as its nominee. Donal d Tr um p has called on Russia to release even more emails.

Party poopers THE Russian political and media class is in uproar over the banning of athletes suspected of doping from the Olympics, with Putin declaring that rejected candidates would have their very own Games in Moscow and be entitled to the same prize money and benefits, and that victory without Russian participation is meaningless.

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Unemployment continues to fall By John Smith IN a report released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on July 28, it announced unemployment in Spain continued to fall in the second quarter of 2016 and had now dropped to 20 per cent of the population, the lowest figure since the fourth quarter of 2009. The current unemployment figure of 4.57 million should see further falls during the third quarter as more people

is the number of people who found new employment in Spain during the second quarter of 2016.

EU COMMISSION: Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici.

No fine for Spain THE EU executive has backed down on its pledge to sanction Iberian duo Spain and Portugal for failing to meet deficit targets, with commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, citing current anti-EU sentiments sweeping the continent as the main reason for the about face. “Sanctions, even symbolic ones, would not have been understood by the public,” he said. “It’s not the best approach at a time when doubts are widespread in Europe.” The landmark move has

are employed on temporary contracts to cope with the continuing influx of tourists who have deserted previously popular spots such as Turkey. Whilst good news for the economy as a whole, the percentage of youth unemployment continues to be horrific with over 60 per cent of those under 20 and 43 per cent in the age range of 20 to 24 unemployed. In light of the fact Catalonia is once again banging the In-

We are operating in a challenging geopolitical environment, with repeated disruption in some of our key source and destination markets.” Peter Fankhauser CEO of Thomas Cook on drop in forecast profits.

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thus been vetoed once more, with Moscovici twittering about “new fiscal paths” for the debt-ridden nations, which both posted budgets exceeding the current EU limit of 3 per cent of GDP for a few years. “Spain and Portugal have come a long way having experienced severe economic and financial crises and have restored financial stability thanks to major fiscal adjustment.” said EU Commission Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis.

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Interest rates AS speculation continues to surround the Bank of England and the possibility it may decide to cut the base interest rate, the US Federal Reserve has decided it will not increase rates for the time being although it is widely anticipated there will be an increase, if not in September then before the end of the year. Whilst certain parts of the British economy would benefit from a rate cut, the Bank of England has to be careful that if it takes such a decision and the Fed pushes its rate up, both shares and sterling could be quite adversely affected.

Barcelona millionaires A RECENT piece of research by consultancy company WealthIn sight has produced a list of the cities in Europe with the highest percentage of millionaires per head of population and Barcelona is the only place in Spain which enters the top 20 with just 0.6 per cent of the population having a worth of $1 million (€900,000) or more.

British fall short with wages THE results of a report published by the Trades Union Council (TUC) in the UK which is based on figures prepared by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) suggests that wages in real terms in the UK have dropped by 10 per cent or more which is a worse situation than

€22,850.57 was the average annual wage in Spain in 2015 according to a report just issued by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

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any member of the EU except Greece. Whilst much is made of a decrease in unemployment figures, the TUC suggests that this is because wages are so depressed especially when compared to European partners who have seen an average increase of 6.7 per cent overall and in the case of Poland a stunning 23 per cent.

dependence drum, it is interesting to note that since the beginning of 2016, the number of unemployed in Catalonia fell by 65,608 and this June represents the biggest percentage decline for that month in the last 20 years. Catalonia leads unemployment decline in Spain and this shows despite fears concerning the future, employers are comfortable with continuing to create new employment opportunities.

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Hinkley Point DESPITE earlier reports that the French company EDF was thinking of pulling out of the production of the Hinkley Point power station it is now believed that the board will meet shortly in order to confirm its intention to continue with the £18 billion (€21.5 billion project). Once this is approved and funds are in place, work can then commence on the construction which is likely to involve the employment of 2,500 construction workers.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group PLC 619.50 2.50 Admiral Group PLC 2178.00 14.00 Anglo American PLC 861.35 30.70 Antofagasta PLC 511.25 11.00 ARM Holdings PLC 1673.50 1.15 Ashtead Group PLC 1193.50 -2.00 Associated British Foods PLC 2732.00 42.00 AstraZeneca PLC 5054.50 5.00 Aviva PLC 390.75 -0.30 Babcock International Group... 975.00 5.00 BAE Systems PLC 534.25 0.50 Barclays PLC 151.03 -3.55 Barratt Developments PLC 428.60 -8.70 Berkeley Group Holdings 2625.00 -58.00 BHP Billiton PLC 973.50 28.70 BP PLC 425.82 -1.05 British American Tobacco 4805.00 -20.50 British Land Co PLC 670.75 -0.50 BT Group PLC 408.07 -5.30 Bunzl PLC 2379.00 13.00 Burberry Group PLC 1318.00 -2.00 Capita PLC 950.00 -10.00 Carnival PLC 3661.00 19.00 Centrica PLC 242.70 1.70 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1574.00 13.00 Compass Group PLC 1457.50 21.00 CRH PLC 2323.50 22.00 DCC PLC 6862.50 115.00 Diageo PLC 2171.75 10.50 Direct Line Insurance Gr 351.60 1.20 Dixons Carphone PLC 345.60 -3.65 easyJet PLC 1030.50 -10.00 Experian PLC 1485.50 8.00 Fresnillo PLC 1958.50 29.00 GKN PLC 289.90 0.60 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1699.75 11.50 Glencore PLC 189.47 2.70 Hammerson PLC 553.75 -3.50 Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 1296.00 -3.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 2690.00 55.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 492.30 -2.85 Imperial Brands PLC 4008.75 25.50 Informa PLC 713.75 -0.50 InterContinental Hotels Gr 3034.50 13.00 International Consolidated 395.85 -10.10 Intertek Group PLC 3563.50 -62.00 Intu Properties PLC 298.30 -1.80 ITV PLC 194.80 -1.10 Johnson Matthey PLC 3289.50 12.00 Kingfisher PLC 338.45 2.10

% CHG. 0.41 0.65 3.70 2.20 0.07 -0.17 1.56 0.10 -0.08 0.52 0.09 -2.30 -1.99 -2.16 3.04 -0.25 -0.42 -0.07 -1.28 0.55 -0.15 -1.04 0.52 0.71 0.83 1.46 0.96 1.70 0.49 0.34 -1.04 -0.96 0.54 1.50 0.21 0.68 1.45 -0.63 -0.23 2.09 -0.58 0.64 -0.07 0.43 -2.49 -1.71 -0.60 -0.56 0.37 0.62

NET VOL 479.06 93.42 1,841.10 508.15 1,450.70 247.74 306.74 553.71 1,909.46 172.77 1,547.77 17,583.16 1,204.63 123.44 2,412.42 6,419.60 583.73 1,454.76 4,402.15 75.21 293.76 381.45 72.09 2,572.51 32.18 735.62 192.11 49.19 1,072.45 844.33 301.34 696.60 402.97 265.53 784.00 1,945.81 9,582.67 961.51 94.46 68.93 7,385.97 296.40 307.87 139.42 4,369.28 186.10 529.86 3,407.59 83.54 1,153.65

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group PLC 1095.00 1.00 Legal & General Group PLC 205.75 0.10 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 53.05 -0.10 London Stock Exchange Gr 2760.50 -15.36 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 319.50 0.20 Mediclinic International PLC 1080.50 7.00 Merlin Entertainments PLC 473.75 0.80 Mondi PLC 1550.50 21.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 182.05 -3.70 National Grid PLC 1094.75 11.91 Next PLC 4976.00 -48.00 Old Mutual PLC 216.70 6.10 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 8835.00 40.00 Pearson PLC 859.75 -22.50 Persimmon PLC 1658.00 -28.00 Provident Financial PLC 2703.50 -6.00 Prudential PLC 1326.75 -8.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 9012.50 135.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 7371.00 47.00 RELX PLC 1440.50 5.00 Rio Tinto PLC 2511.50 50.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 795.75 5.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 188.20 -4.20 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 1972.75 -29.42 Royal Mail PLC 511.75 2.18 RSA Insurance Group PLC 497.40 -0.20 SABMiller PLC 4425.00 11.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 721.25 8.67 Sainsbury (J) PLC 222.30 -1.82 Schroders PLC 2611.50 -6.00 Severn Trent PLC 2454.50 5.00 Shire PLC 4913.00 58.00 Sky PLC 914.25 -6.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 1260.50 18.00 Smiths Group PLC 1267.00 4.00 SSE PLC 1517.50 1.01 Standard Chartered PLC 605.90 1.20 Standard Life PLC 299.60 -3.30 St James's Place PLC 916.75 -9.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 151.35 -3.39 Tesco PLC 154.12 -1.87 Travis Perkins PLC 1567.00 7.00 TUI AG 985.75 1.50 Unilever PLC 3548.50 13.50 United Utilities Group PLC 1021.50 4.36 Vodafone Group PLC 229.33 -0.20 Whitbread PLC 3847.00 -12.00 Wolseley PLC 4218.00 8.00 Worldpay Group PLC 295.15 1.70 WPP PLC 1704.50 7.00

% CHG. 0.09 0.05 -0.19 -0.55 0.06 0.65 0.17 1.37 -1.99 1.10 -0.96 2.90 0.45 -2.55 -1.66 -0.22 -0.60 1.52 0.64 0.35 2.03 0.63 -2.18 -1.47 0.43 -0.04 0.25 1.22 -0.81 -0.23 0.20 1.19 -0.65 1.45 0.32 0.07 0.20 -1.09 -0.97 -2.19 -1.20 0.45 0.15 0.38 0.43 -0.09 -0.31 0.19 0.58 0.41

NET VOL 400.42 5,141.97 41,764.21 51.57 774.62 146.79 243.48 395.98 3,112.96 754.00 106.56 3,153.67 17.85 3,034.82 260.18 77.48 973.39 103.70 334.96 933.02 1,232.12 1,356.06 6,668.64 2,261.31 393.65 343.90 2,149.78 550.92 1,540.45 47.70 173.19 271.48 933.34 704.85 273.18 758.89 2,274.49 2,299.11 611.66 6,438.80 5,311.16 296.82 177.24 386.95 205.70 5,241.84 105.70 67.56 835.23 471.39

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$ 8.46 $ 10.54 $ 53.95 $ 11.87 $ 3.63 $ 2.21 $ 3.41 $ 26.80 $ 3.14 $ 11.12 $ 3.4008

1.66 ▲ 24.41% 2.04 ▲ 24% 9.46 ▲ 21.26% 1.97 ▲ 19.90% 0.55 ▲ 17.86% 0.30 ▲ 15.71% 0.44 ▲ 14.81% 3.37 ▲ 14.38% 0.39 ▲ 14.18% 1.17 ▲ 11.76% 0.3508 ▲ 11.50%

$ 10.94 $ 9.55 $ 12.76 $ 3.71 $ 5.80 $ 90.27 $ 6.63 $ 15.61 $ 3.54 $ 74.59 $ 47.51

24.83 ▼ 69.42% 4.49 ▼ 31.98% 5.43 ▼ 29.85% 1.3001 ▼ 25.95% 1.70 ▼ 22.67% 15.66 ▼ 14.78% 1.15 ▼ 14.78% 2.66 ▼ 14.56% 0.60 ▼ 14.49% 10.13 ▼ 11.96% 6.19 ▼ 11.53%

Most Declined Seres Therapeutics, Inc. eHealth, Inc. MDC Partners Inc. Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. Quotient Limited Stericycle, Inc. Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Arctic Cat Inc. Unilife Corporation Stericycle, Inc. Western Digital Corporation

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Brexit aftermath and moving forward Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

IT was a tough start to July for Sterling in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, as the pound slumped to a 31-year low on the dollar and a two-and-a-half year low on the euro. The pound was put further under pressure in the early part of July when former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from his post. As a result, uncertainty was rife in the markets as investors were hesitant to put their faith in the pound and instead headed for safe haven currencies such as the Yen and USD. It is predicted that the uncertainty surrounding the pound will continue in the short to medium term as all eyes sear on the Bank of England and what their intentions will be moving forward post Brexit. Furthermore, the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates on hold in their meeting in July, citing the initial impact that the Brexit had on the UK economy was currently too severe. By doing so the pound rallied in the second week of July as the decision was coincided with the UK’s

TOUGH TIMES: For Sterling with the uncertainty set to continue. new Prime Minister Theresa May being unveiled with the pound gaining 2-3 per cent on all of its major counterparts. The pound thrived in the days following May’s appointment as the new PM stated that despite having differing views regarding the Brexit, Britain would thrive in the long-term, without the EU.

If Theresa May’s remarks are a sign of what is to come then the general public would assume we can expect a UK healthy economy moving forward. Investors however are not so optimistic in the short-term, as the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee could potentially implement a programme of Quantitative Easing at

their next meeting in August. As they left interest rates on hold this month, they may be forced to give further stimulus in order to boost the economy in the long-term. Initially, however, the pound would be expected to weaken, especially on the euro as the Bank of England would essentially be printing more money highlighting the weakness of the economy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recently insisted that the UK’s negotiations to leave the EU will not commence until the new Prime Minister has triggered Article 50. It would appear Theresa May will seek to trigger the official deal in 2017, giving her party and the UK time to properly manoeuvre themselves out of the EU, as it will take approximately two years to be released from EU regulations. Angela Merkel did suggest that the bond between the UK and the European Union will still be as strong as ever after the Brexit, showing commitment to keep in partnership moving forward. Moving forward, the EU and UK could move interest rates in the coming months, which will again trigger a volatile period, plus with the US political race starting to heat up, certain global volatility is expected in the long build up to Christmas.

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New investment in British industry By John Smith DESPITE, or possibly because of the referendum result, GlaxoSmithKline, the sixth largest pharmaceutical company in the world does not intend to move new business outside of the UK but will invest a further £275 million (€325 million) in expanding its UK manufacturing base as it still believes that Britain is a good country to trade in. When announcing this decision, CEO Sir Andrew Witty said that a combination of a skilled workforce and an attractive tax regime meant that Britain was still a good base for the company even after Brexit and he was a well-publicised Remainer. By increasing production, most of which will be for export, the company expects not only to increase its turnover but to be able to afford to increase staffing levels and it is proud of the fact that with this latest proposed spend, it will have invested £1 billion (€1.2

GSK’s recognition of our skilled workforce, world leading scientific capabilities and competitive tax environment is further proof that there really is no place better in Europe to grow a business.”

billion) in expansion within the UK in just the last six years. Rather than create new factories, the money will be used to expa nd e x i st i ng si t es i n Count y The Rt Hon Durham, Hertfordshire and ScotGreg Clark la nd w h er e i t al r eady em pl oys MP 6,000 people in direct manufacturing. This news, following the news that the British econom y has expanded dur i ng Photo Credit No 10 flickr the last six months, was

welcomed by all, including the government and Greg Clark, the Business and Energy Secretary, commented that “An investment of this scale is a clear vote of confidence in Britain and underlines our position as a global business leader. “GSK’s recognition of our skilled workforce, world leading scientific capabilities and competitive tax environment is further proof that there really is no place better in Europe to grow a business.” Whilst the recent growth in the economy has brought a smile to the faces of many politicians, it should be noted that May and June did see a slow-down in growth and the figures following the referendum result are still to be compiled and wi l l be i ndi cat i ve of how British and Foreign business has really reacted. I t coul d be a ver y t ough f ew months for the economy or hopefully, the markets will find some other event or country to panic over and the British economy will carry on regardless.

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IRISH CUSTOMERS: More than 250,000 need to consider taking out a new policy.

By John Smith THE decision by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission a week ago to direct Enterprise Insurance Company to cease writing new business after the company admitted to being insolvent has now led to the directors agreeing with the Supreme Court for the company to be placed into liquidation and a provisional liquidator has been appointed. The insurer, being unable to obtain additional funds from shareholders is said to have had more than 250,000 customers, with 14,000 motor policies sold in Ireland and many indemnity policies sold to solicitors and other legal firms around the world. The appointment of a provisional liquidator has been made in an effort to speed up investigations as to whether any funds would be available in order to satisfy claims and shareholders but whilst authorities suggest that all policies remain in force, there is currently no guarantee

The co-ordination of national protection schemes for policyholders remains unsatisfactory.” that any claims will be settled. Indeed the Central Bank of Ireland in a public announcement encouraged motorists who have insured through Enterprise to consider taking out new policies to ensure that they are covered in the event of an accident and they are advised to contact their brokers regardless. According to the governor of the Irish Central Bank Philip Lane, Europe needs to be more co-ordinated with regard to protection schemes for insurance companies and their customers in the event of a firm failing. “The coordination of national protection schemes for policyholders remains unsatisfactory,” he said. “Should an insurance firm fail, citizens are

covered in full, in part or not at all, depending on where they are.” This inconsistency is because under EU ‘passporting’ rules, insurers are allowed to be regulated in one country but sell insurance in another so that under this system, when an insurer fails, the cost of paying claims sometimes falls on the country where the insurance was sold rather than the country in which the insurer is domiciled. This is not the first time that an insurance company of this type has failed, the most recent occurrence being when Malta based insurer Setanta Insurance failed and eventually, the bulk of the costs had to be met from Irish and other local protection schemes. As the liquidator starts investigating Enterprise, so more information about assets and liabilities should emerge although it is not unusual for professional costs to take up a great deal of any assets left in any company in similar distress.

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Innocent until proven guilty so stop the witch hunting LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT DELIGHTED to see my old ‘Tremeloes’ mates ‘Chip’ Hawkes and Rick Wakefield found not guilty of assaulting a 15-yearold girl almost 50 years ago. Not guilty is of course a far more exonerating verdict than ‘insufficient evidence to prosecute,’ the decision handed down by authorities in the recent Cliff Richard allegations. Sorry to once again get the backs up of loyal Cliff admirers, but there is still the Elm Tree guest house affair, whic h se e m s t o h av e c o n v en ien tly dropped out of sight over the past year or so. My main gripe in these so called historic ‘witch hunts’ is not that I’m against them being pursued; it’s the publication of

names before any charges have been proven, or indeed even made against possible suspects. I certainly do not think that crimes of this abhorrent nature should be s h e lv ed s imply be ca u s e c ons ide ra ble time has elapsed since the alleged assaults occurred. The Elm Tree allegations involved a large number of personalities and people in high office and I for one would still like to see any guilty parties receive their just desserts. I sincerely hope the police continue their enquiries into this affair and not back o ff s im ply be c a us e they’ve had their fingers burnt in a few

CLIFF RICHARD: Intends to sue police.

unproven cases. I was also surprised at the paltry sum Cliff Richard announced he was intending to sue the police for. A million pounds to this man is not too much above pocket money. I would have thought the figure sought by an innocent party in his position would be in the 10’s of millions. In my opinion suing for a million pounds is actually extremely clever. To not sue at all would undoubtedly be suspicious. To sue for 10’s of millions would invoke strong reaction from the police, who would then be under considerable pressure to fight the case. Who knows where a high profile investigation of that nature would lead? A million pounds is just right. Look out for a very low key, out of court settlement and a donat i on of t he m i l l i on pounds t o a favourite charity. Keep the faith. Love Leapy, leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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

AT the time of writing, no-one knows who will represent Spain at the Rio Olympics. No member of the royal family has been designated and acting president Mariano Rajoy is staying put. This is not pique because the Games should, in all fairness, have gone to Spain, but fallout from the political parties’ inability to get their act together and form a government. Who in their right mind would want to go to Rio right now? The Zika virus, a self-proclaimed Islamist terrorist threat and the everpresent threat of violence are hardly inviting. Sighs of relief all round at possessing castiron reasons for not going.

Get on with it THE Spanish complained in the past that

Reverse turn HAD Cataluña been allowed a referendum a couple of years ago the ‘remain’ vote would have obtained a narrow victory. No longer, the latest opinion poll showed that the balance has tipped in favour of independence. If Prohibition turned America into a nation of drinkers in the early 20th century, vetoing a Catalan referendum is creating a nation of separatists.

“all politicians are the same” and they haven’t changed their minds in the present. They are running out of patience as they are forced to endure dickering and bickering between people who are paid to represent them but can’t manage to form a government. The argument heard from intransigent MP’s – usually socialist – that they have a responsibility to their voters won’t wash. Few voters care a jot about party politics: they just want a government, any government, and they want it now.

Pots and kettles SPA IN mus t ma ke a nother €10 billion in cuts, Brussels says, but heaven knows what part of the welfare state will be slashed to provide them. Acting president Mariano Rajoy c a mpa igne d tw ic e on t he strength of returning the economy to the straight and narrow while running up a huge debit balance. Four years on he and his ministers continue to bleat about the situa tion the y inhe rite d from the socialists but studiously ignore the situation they ha ve c re a te d themselves.

ACTING PRESIDENT: Mariano Rajoy.

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MISSING LINK: Another probe may be launched at the expense of taxpayers.

Nora Johnson

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SHORTLY after Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in 2007, the late broadcaster/MP Sir Clement Freud, recently unmasked as a paedophile, befriended her parents at his nearby villa in Praia da Luz, Portugal. With the focus on the referendum and its aftermath (PM Theresa May possibly favouring a Brexit-lite fudge?), you’d be forgiven for missing some recent news. Namely, that police from Operation Grange, the ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance, are reportedly assessing whether this new information is relevant to their five-year, £12 million inquiry. Freud, who was “great friends” with Rolf Harris and

worked with Cyril Smith, was accused of child sex abuse after victims contacted ITV’s Exposure documentary team, who also broke the story of Jimmy Savile’s paedophilia four years ago. Freud allegedly spent years abusing one girl he raised as a daughter, and violently raped another who, now 64, said she “wouldn’t be surprised” if he was linked to the case. So, another probe launched by the police just in time for another trip to sunny Portugal at taxpayers’ expense maybe? The Met really needs to stop wasting valuable manpower and scarce resources. Freud was apparently in the UK the night Madeleine disappeared and never questioned by police. As for Kate McCann – a “Marmite-figure” like Cliff Richard - hasn’t she suffered enough? Nobody accuses Mrs Bulger of not looking after James when he was abducted or any other parent whose child

has been kidnapped: Ben Needham, April Jones, etc. No Way Back, the latest in my psychological crime thriller series featuring journalist Alice Myers (as you know, all profits to Cudeca cancer charity), has a character based on a Kate McCann-like figure. A woman who can’t rest until she discovers the fate of her own daughter who went missing 26 years earlier. A woman so obsessed with closure and peace of mind in her unending search for the truth she’d maybe contemplate blackmail, even murder. Whatever the outcome, Kate McCann surely needs closure, peace of mind, too, just like the character in my thriller. Whether she finds it only time will tell. Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) from Amazon. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Rude(Ish) Tube Jane the Virgin Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Made in Chelsea Rich Kids of Instagram New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Golden Compass Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Five-Year Engagement Gogglebox Gogglebox

12:00pm Burnt 1:45pm The Good Dinosaur 3:30pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 5:30pm Minions 7:15pm The Good Dinosaur 9:00pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. An undercover CIA agent and his KGB counterpart team up to thwart a fascist Italian socialite. 11:00pm Burnt A talented but troubled chef desperately tries to salvage his onceglittering career. 12:45am Bad Blood 2:20am Narcopolis 4:05am Hyena Road Tense war drama about Canadian troops in Afghanistan struggling to complete construction on a crucial highway link.

SATURDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:30pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Super Heroes Live Super Rugby Soccer A.M. Football’s Greatest Football Gillette Soccer Saturday Football Football Football Football’s Greatest Football’s Greatest Football Information not available Premier League Legends Football DC United take on Philadelphia Union at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Major League Soccer. Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Legends

Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket The Saturday Debate Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time. Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Day four of the third Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Cricket Cricket Specials

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Olympic Breakfast BBC News Sunday Morning Live Homes Under the Hammer Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Olympics 2016 BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. Regional News Weather Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. Olympics 2016 BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Weather for the Week Ahead

7:15am Countryfile 8:15am The Beechgrove Garden 8:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 10:15am Olympics Rio Highlights 2016. 2:00pm The Third Man 3:40pm Escape to the Continent 4:40pm Flog It! 5:25pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm New Zealand: Earths Mythical Islands 7:00pm Olympics 2016 8:30pm Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave 9:00pm Robot Wars 10:00pm Dragons’ Den 11:00pm Olympics 2016 12:15am Youth in Revolt 1:40am Countryfile Summer Special 2:35am Holby City 3:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather Long Lost Family Love Your Garden The Queen Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather The Zoo Midsomer Murders ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. Slow Train Through Africa Premiership Rugby 7s Highlights

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8:30pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 11:25pm 11:30pm 12:15am 2:00am 5:00am

7:00am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am 11:25am 12:25pm 2:25pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm

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7:35am 10:45am 1:10pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 3:45pm 4:45pm 4:50pm 5:40pm 6:40pm 6:45pm 7:45pm 8:45pm 8:50pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am

The Hot Desk Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out Celebrity Catchphrase You’ve Been Framed! Must Love Dogs FYI Daily Must Love Dogs The Smurfs FYI Daily The Smurfs The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey FYI Daily The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Bordertown American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show

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Olympics 2016 Live coverage of the Rio Olympic Games 2016. 5:00pm Olympics 2016 Live coverage of the Rio Olympic Games 2016. 8:00pm Olympics 2016 Live coverage of the Rio Olympic Games 2016. 11:00pm Olympics 2016 3:00am Britain on Film In 1959, Britain’s biggest cinema company, the Rank Organisation, decided to replace its newsreels with a series of short, quirky, topical documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. 3:30am Sounds of the Sixties 4:00am Time Shift 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

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Shipping Wars Mobil 1 The Grid Motorsport Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Great Mouse Detective 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm The Simpsons 4:25pm The Simpsons 4:55pm The Simpsons 5:25pm The Simpsons 5:55pm The Simpsons 6:25pm The Simpsons 6:50pm Channel 4 News 7:15pm Monsters, Inc. 9:00pm Flying to the Ends of the Earth 10:00pm 47 Ronin 12:20am Ghost 2:40am Friday Night Dinner 3:10am The World’s Weirdest Weather 4:05am Walking the Himalayas

10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Football on 5 The Championship. 12:30pm Football on 5 Goal Rush. 1:00pm Now That’s Funny! 2:00pm Benefit House: Me and My 26 Kids 3:00pm Benefits, Babies and Jail 4:00pm Benefits: Can’t Work, Won’t Work 6:05pm Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 3 7:00pm Now That’s Funny 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Bankrupt and Broke:When Celebs Go Bust 12:30am Body Freaks: Old Face, New Face 1:30am Lip Sync Battle 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Now That’s Funny 5:00am World’s Most Pampered Pets

7:00am 7:25am 8:20am 9:25am 10:30am 12:40pm 2:55pm 5:00pm

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7:00am Twister 8:55am The Da Vinci Code 11:25am Avengers: Age of Ultron 1:50pm Sherlock Holmes 4:00pm Rocky V 5:45pm Rocky Balboa 7:30pm The Da Vinci Code 10:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron 12:25am Sherlock Holmes 2:35am Armageddon

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Rising Damp Wycliffe Heartbeat Heartbeat Inspector Morse A Touch of Frost Goodbye, Mr. Chips Carry on Up the Jungle 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm Carry on Up the Jungle 6:55pm Doc Martin 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Royal Stories Ep 6. 9:30pm Royal Stories Ep 7. 10:00pm Million Dollar Princesses 11:00pm The Booze Cruise III The Scattering. 1:05am Wire in the Blood 2:40am Wire in the Blood 3:55am May the Best House Win 4:50am May the Best House Win 5:40am Rising Damp

9:00am 9:55am 10:55am 11:55am 12:00pm 1:30pm 2:40pm 2:45pm 4:15pm 5:20pm 5:25pm 6:55pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 10:10pm 11:15pm 12:15am 12:20am 1:25am

Hat-Trick Heroes Highway Patrol British Touring Car Championship Highlights Pawn Stars The Motorbike Show Captain Newman, M.D. FYI Daily Captain Newman, M.D. Dunkirk FYI Daily Dunkirk Nevada Smith FYI Daily Nevada Smith Mr. Bean Mr. Bean Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Cannonball Run II FYI Daily Cannonball Run II Raw Deal FYI Daily Raw Deal Nighthawks

7:00am 7:20am 7:40am 8:05am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:30am 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:35pm 3:00pm 3:35pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am

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7:15pm 9:00pm 8:10am The Waterboy 9:50am The Simpsons Movie 11:30am The Top Ten Show 2016 11:45am Entourage 1:40pm Crocodile Dundee 3:25pm Crocodile Dundee II 5:25pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 7:10pm The Wedding Ringer 9:00pm Wedding Crashers 11:00pm Entourage 1:00am The Simpsons Movie 2:35am In Her Shoes

11:00pm 12:45am 2:30am 4:35am

The Mindy Project The Mindy Project Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Made in Chelsea Hollyoaks Omnibus Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Step Up 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 Tattoo Fixers on Holiday Rich Kids of Instagram

Burnt Go with Me Minions The Good Dinosaur The Perfect Guy The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Minions Despicable Me’s gloriously silly sidekicks get swept up in a plot to steal the crown jewels. The Good Dinosaur The Man From U.N.C.L.E. An undercover CIA agent and his KGB counterpart team up to thwart a fascist Italian socialite. The Perfect Guy Burnt Hyena Road Narcopolis

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 9:30am 11:00am 12:30pm 3:00pm 5:15pm 8:00pm 9:30pm 10:05pm 12:15am 12:30am 1:05am

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Football Gold Football Gold MLS Highlights The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Football Football Goals on Sunday Football Football Football Gold Football Gold Football Orlando City take on Seattle Sounders at Camping World Stadium in Major League Soccer. Football Gold Football LA Galaxy host New York Red Bulls at StubHub Center in Major League Soccer. Football Gold A dip into the archives for the greatest matches in Barclays Premier League history.

Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Live Cricket Writers on TV Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

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7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:15am Countryside 999 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm The Housing Enforcers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Olympics 2016 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm Olympics 2016 9:00pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 9:30pm Olympics 2016 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Olympics 2016 1:00am Olympics 2016 5:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 5:05am BBC News

7:15am Countryfile Summer Diaries 8:00am Garden Rescue 8:45am Neighbourhood Blues 9:15am £100k House Revisits 10:15am Olympics 2016 2:00pm Olympics 2016 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm The Edge 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Olympics 2016 8:00pm Eggheads 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Olympics 2016 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Brexit: The Battle for Britain 11:00pm Olympics Rio 2016. 11:45pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather 12:20am Robot Wars 1:20am The Super League Show

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Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Britain on Film In 1959, Britain’s biggest cinema company, the Rank Organisation, decided to replace its newsreels with a series of short, quirky, topical documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. 3:30am Sounds of the Sixties Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop’s golden decade, including music by the Hollies, Nancy Sinatra and Petula Clark, plus a Jim Reeves track with lyrics inspired by the New Testament. 3:55am The Riviera: A History in Pictures 4:55am This is BBC Four

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:55am The Simpsons 11:25am The Simpsons 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Fifteen to One 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Three in a Bed 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Superfoods: The Real Story 10:00pm Eden 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am Tattoo Fixers on Holiday

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Wild France with Ray Mears 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Brief Encounters 11:00pm ITV News 11:45pm Benidorm 12:45am Britain as Seen on ITV 1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Bordertown 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm American Dad! 12:00am American Dad!

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

7:00am 7:50am 8:50am 9:50am 10:55am 11:55am 12:55pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

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Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Love Your Garden Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme Charles: The Destiny of a Prince Without You Liverpool 1 Blue Murder Marchlands ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

9:00pm 10:05pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:00am 1:05am 1:10am 1:50am 2:55am 3:45am 3:50am

Gunsmoke Minder Ironside Quincy M.E. The Chase Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sweeney Quincy M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Storage Wars Premiership Rugby 7’s Highlights River Monsters The Keeper FYI Daily The Keeper The Glimmer Man FYI Daily The Glimmer Man Premiership Rugby 7’s Highlights Motorsport UK Movies Now ITV4 Nightscreen

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

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Rosamunde Pilcher: Coming Home 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Aircrash: Collision in the Skies Police Interceptors Unleashed Celebrity Big Brother Mascara Boys: Sex Me Up Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Super Casino Person of Interest Witches: A Century of Murder

7:00am 8:45am 10:35am 12:45pm 2:55pm 5:05pm 7:00pm

Into the Storm Snakes on a Plane In the Line of Fire Ant-Man Crimson Tide Seventh Son The Day the Earth Stood Still 9:00pm Ant-Man 11:10pm Into the Storm 12:50am AVP: Alien vs. Predator

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Bad News Bears Romancing the Stone The Jewel of the Nile Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion Nacho Libre This is Where I Leave You And So it Goes The Cable Guy Unfinished Business Bad Bromance Ali G Indahouse Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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

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MONDAY TV

Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Rich Kids of Instagram The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Football Gold 8:00am WWE Raw 9:00am Premier League 100 Club 9:30am The Premier League Years 11:30am Great Sporting Moments 11:45am Great Sporting Moments 12:00pm Goals on Sunday 1:30pm Football Gold 3:00pm The Premier League Years 5:00pm Premier League 100 Club 5:30pm Sporting Triumphs 6:30pm Football Gold 6:45pm Football Gold 7:00pm Soccer A.M. 8:30pm Live Elite League Speedway 10:30pm Spfl Rnd Up 2016/17 11:00pm More Than a Game 11:30pm Great Sporting Moments 11:45pm Great Sporting Moments 12:00am Premier League Legends 12:30am Super League Fulltime

Infini Finding Pixar The Perfect Guy The Good Dinosaur The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Hyena Road The Good Dinosaur The Man From U.N.C.L.E. An undercover CIA agent and his KGB counterpart team up to thwart a fascist Italian socialite. The Perfect Guy A successful San Francisco lobbyist gets involved with a man who seems almost too good to be true. Infini Bad Blood Narcopolis Hyena Road

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

Cricket Classics Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket Live T20 Blast Cricket Sporting Triumphs Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest T20 Blast Cricket Sporting Triumphs Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

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7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:15am Countryside 999 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm The Housing Enforcers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Olympics 2016 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm Olympics 2016 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Olympics 2016 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Olympics 2016 1:00am Olympics 2016 5:00am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 5:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:45am Homes Under the Hammer 8:45am The Housing Enforcers 9:15am Gift of Hearing 9:45am The Hairy Builder 10:15am Olympics 2016 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm The Edge 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Olympics 2016 8:00pm Eggheads 8:30pm Olympics 2016 9:00pm Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made 10:00pm An Hour to Save Your Life 11:00pm Olympics 2016 11:45pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather 12:20am Dragons’ Den 1:20am Celebrity MasterChef 2:50am The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire 3:50am This is BBC Two

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Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Britain on Film In 1959, Britain’s biggest cinema company, the Rank Organisation, decided to replace its newsreels with a series of short, quirky, topical documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. 3:30am Sounds of the Sixties 4:00am Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:35am Frasier 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:35am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Fifteen to One 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Three in a Bed 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Job Interview 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 1:00am Eden 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Rosamunde Pilcher: Coming Home 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Conspiracy: The Nazi King The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Celebrity Big Brother Borderline Impractical Jokers Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night. Person of Interest Witches: A Century of Murder

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

Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Tattoo Fixers on Holiday Wasted The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

TUESDAY TV

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

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News 11:40pm UEFA Super Cup 2011 12:40am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 1:40am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad!

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

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Love Your Garden Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. Our Queen at 90 Documentary following the Queen and members of the Royal Family over the past year. Without You Wire in the Blood Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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

Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke The Sweeney Ironside Quincy M.E. Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke The Chase Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sweeney Quincy M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Mr. Bean Mr. Bean Benidorm Mars Attacks! FYI Daily Mars Attacks! 6 Bullets FYI Daily 6 Bullets Tommy Cooper ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:00am Teleshopping

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Little sparrows (sorry Leapy!) There was no malice intended, it was simply an avian warning of impending doom, I should have listened.”

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.

IT seems to me that the humble sparrow has always been present at key moments in my life. It came home to me many years ago. Having just arrived in Bermuda and taken a phone call at the airport that my new boss, who was coming to collect me, had been delayed, I perched myself on a wall outside the terminal building to take in the breathtaking view. Almost immediately a gang of sparrows gathered around, presumably in the hope that there might be a snack in the offing. It was hard for me to believe; there I was in that sub tropical idyll, but instead of birds of paradise or cockatiels whizzing round my head, there to greet me was a small herd of spadgers

SPARROW STALK: Greetings from paradise island Bermuda. looking as if they had just stepped, or rather flown, out of an English garden. Unaccountably though, it somehow made me feel welcome and quite at home. Five years previously, on my first wedding day - a

day that shall live in infamy, to quote a certain American President - a cheeky little sparrow had defaecated on the shoulder of my 30 guinea suit as I was entering the church. I believe now that there

was no malice intended, but that it was simply an avian warning of impending doom. I should have listened. Now this morning as we enjoyed coffee at our regular stopover after a lengthy

pre-breakfast walk, here they all were right on cue. We are well known to this Los Dolses chapter of house sparrows, who await our arrival with baited beaks in the sure knowledge that the Princess will feed them with small chunks of her complimentary biscuit. I have to be honest and admit that I too, find these little blokes charming and thoroughly engaging. There were some very cute infant birds present, and as I watched an attentive little mum feeding crumbs to one of her demanding offspring, I had this thought: Without the politics, hatred, Brexit and indeed, humankind itself, this would surely be paradise Earth.

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Good and evil live side by side John Smith Random thoughts... ON the day that Pope Francis, during his visit to Poland, asked the world to be more compassionate especially to migrants and refugees, a shopkeeper in India beheaded a man and hacked his wife to death over a row concerning a debt of just 15 rupees (€0.19) apparently because the couple were ‘untouchables’ and he was of a higher caste. The Pope had already spoken out

There’s still a large percentage of people who take no notice of acceptable moral norms.” against the evil that is Daesh and the fact that there is a full blown war, not between religions but effectively the forces of stability against the forces of chaos. On the following day, Francis be-

CHILLING SIGN. At the entrance to Auschwitz. came the third Pope in recent years to visit Auschwitz, the scene of the brutal murder of more than one million people, mainly but not exclusively of the Jewish faith, passing through the main gate with its chilling sign ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ the German phrase meaning ‘Work

makes you free.’ Visibly moved, the elderly pontiff looking sad and a little frail in his white robes walked through the camp, stopping to pray silently and clearly affected by the ghosts who must haunt this dreadful place. Unlike previous papal visitors, he

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Brexpat vision THE word Brexit seems to send shivers down the spines of so many British expatriates here in Spain where they have made their lives and in too many cases, they didn’t even have a chance to cast their vote in the referendum that could change their lives. Quite often, people don’t mind change, but what they do mind is not knowing what the future holds and this is where we see a great deal of discomfort and worry in letters and emails we receive from readers. Currently, it’s impossible to give any accurate information about what’s going to happen as far as pensions, health service, residency and other matters of high importance to the expat community although it’s been heartening to see the positive and supportive attitude of local councils generally. On our website and in the newspapers we have covered activities of a new group ‘Brexpats in Spain,’ a voluntary group set up to give expats a voice and also to help spread information as it becomes official rather than rumour. Although initially a Facebook group in Mijas, the organisers found that there was a desperate need for a central point of advice and news and they have therefore expanded their brief to try to keep all expats involved and informed. The internet is a great vehicle for disseminating information as are newspapers such as Euro Weekly News but not everyone uses a computer and there are often questions that need to be asked. For that reason, we are more than happy to promote Brexpats in Spain and encourage our readers to get in touch with them and maybe offer to set up satellite groups around the regions.

decided not to make any formal statement about the visit, letting his own sorrow and pain for those who had died speak for him. He did however meet with some of the now elderly survivors of the death camp, kissing them on each cheek and speaking to them softly. The stoic dignity with which Pope Francis contemplated this ‘temple’ to man’s inhumanity will hopefully resonate throughout the world, but the juxtaposition of these two stories just reinforces the fact that whilst the majority of individuals around the world lead blameless lives, there are still a frighteningly large percentage who take no notice of acceptable moral norms and believe that they have the right to do as they wish no matter how it harms others. Without even trawling through the internet, it is too easy to think of evil and persecution around the world, with Daesh being the most Now we covered, but there is still murder want to and mayhem in Syria, Yemen, Nigehear your views. ria, South Sudan and Palestine with troubles just waiting to YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE erupt again in Turkey and - YOUR OPINION some of the former Russian www.euroweeklynews.com states.

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Interesting airline awards YOUR recent (July 21) survey of the top 10 airlines was most interesting though the annual Skytrax list is often regarded as the most reliable as it is voted on by thousands of regular, frequent fliers. Cathay Pacific (based in Hong Kong but essentially British) and Singapore airlines have long been the benchmark for all other airlines; the Middle East companies like your top two, Emirates and Qatar, have learnt most of their service skills and qualities from these and other east Asia airlines like EVA (Taiwan-where I was based for 20 years) and ANA. I was surprised Turkish airlines and Lufthansa appeared in your list, as European - as well as American (north and south) or African! - rarely feature among the best. Peter Holmes

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Dear Leapy BEFORE moving back to the UK six years ago, my husband and myself lived in Costa Blanca North for 10 years. Every Friday we always read your column and we always agreed with everything you say. Why are so many people so blind? Keep up the good work. Rita Akerman

Best wishes I REALLY enjoyed your insert (and Bettina’s) in the ‘Growing Old Disgracefully’ TV show which was just on our TV3 channel! Hope that you are keeping well. Read your ‘Euro Weekly News’ column when in Spain, and have never forgotten ‘Little Arrows’... when I could move the feet! Continued good health to you. Maurice Foster (OAP)

Never give up I WOULD like to point out that out of 384 polling stations across Britain, 252 were won by Leave and constitutes an overwhelming vote and not ‘a narrow margin’ that Colin Granville stated in last week’s edition of the Sur. Furthermore we were battered by Cameron for about a year to Remain, which turned out to be a complete waste of our money, but a mere three month campaign by Leave wiped the floor with his pitiful whining on his

A SHORT list of financial and industrial FUBARs from the EU... Read it and weep! Ford Transit moved to Turkey 2013 with EU grant. Jaguar Land Rover has recently agreed to build a new plant in Slovakia with EU grant, owned by Tata, the same company who has trashed our steel works and emptied the workers’ pension funds. British Army’s new Ajax fighting vehicles to be built in Spain using Swedish steel at the request of the EU to support jobs in Spain with EU grant, rather than Wales. Gillette gone to Eastern Europe with an EU grant. Texas Instruments Greenock gone to Germany with EU grant. Boots sold to Italians Stefano Pessina who have based their HQ in Switzerland to avoid tax to the tune of £80 million a year, using an EU loan for the purchase.

bended knee to Angela Merkel. Since the Leave vote won, the establishment controlled media, TV, radio and newspapers will continue to undermine our democratic vote for years to come, by the arrogant bullying of the British working class. Will Remain ever give up? No I do not think so.. Brian Johnston, Benalmadena

Pure madness I HAVE never been so baffled in my life as I am by all of this Pokemon nonsense. It’s one thing for children to be doing it, but grown men and women, running around chasing after

UK airports are owned by a Spanish company. Scottish Power is owned by a Spanish company. Most London buses are run by Spanish and German companies. The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to be built by French company EDF, using cheap Chinese steel that has catastrophically failed in other nuclear installations. The Mini cars that Cameron stood in front of as an example of British engineering, are built by BMW mostly in Holland and Austria. His campaign bus was made in Germany even though we have Plaxton, Optare, Bluebird, Dennis etc, in the UK. Anyone who thinks the EU is good for British industry or any other business simply hasn’t paid attention to what has been systematically asset-stripped from the UK. William

invisible creatures like a bunch of eejits! What has this world come to? The thing that really gets me is that people are saying that it’s good because it gets children up off the sofa and running around and playing together. Are you kidding me? Heads down, bumping into each other, getting hit by cars! That’s not what I call playing together! It’s pure madness! As far as I’m concerned these horrible little ‘Pokemon’ are the first sign of the apocalypse. Call me when it’s over. Bertie

Thumbs up DEAR Leapy, I have just finished reading your column and yet again I

agree with all that you say. Europe or is it just the UK that is in a hell of a mess. I think it won’t be long before England is attacked, Sam Gilliland

Brexpats in Spain THANK you for a great article that really does explain our ethos very well. I have to say I am feeling a little worn out after a hectic couple of weeks since this all started, but we are all delighted and overwhelmed by the response of everyone who has given their support. Thanks to EWN, we really can go further and reach more people than we

ever thought possible. Of course we will keep you informed of all developments. Here’s to the future, and being prepared to meet it head on! John

Dual citizenship I FIND it depressingly ironic that the elder generation voted for Brexit to ‘protect future generations’ and now their grandchildren appear to be flocking to obtain Irish, Spanish and German citizenship, while Scottish youngsters continue paving the way for independence. The last time I remember it being ‘cool’ to be British, or there being some measure of pride outside the lunatic fringe, was way back in the swinging 60’s, a time I recall fondly. Of course there was ‘cool Britannia’ in the 90’s with the likes of Tony Blair and Oasis spreading the brand, but we all know how that turned out! Along the same lines, is there a country on earth whose flag is so contemptuously reviled by its own population? Sadly I think most of the characteristics which endeared us to the world - an underdog spirit, comic genius, literature, music - simply hit a plateau about 30 years ago and it’s been a steady decline ever since. Rick, Sotogrande

Cunning cats I HAVE immensely enjoyed recent letters from readers about how their cats react to classical music. There’s a few felines slouching and prowling around my home and over time I’ve come to realise just how emotionally intelligent they truly are. Sometimes I wonder whether it’s us who own the cats, or perhaps our feline friends are really the ones in charge! Beth, Javea

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in history 378 - A large Roman army under Roman emperor of the East Valens was defeated by the Visigoths at the Battle of Adrianople, in present-day Turkey, in one of the most decisive battles in history. 910 - The last major Danish army to raid England was defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall. 1100 - Henry I was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1305 - William Wallace was captured by the English near Glasgow and taken to London, where he was tried and executed. 1420 - Construction began on the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy. 1704 - Gibraltar was captured by an English and Dutch fleet commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles. 1783 - Mount Asama erupted in Japan, killing about 1,400 people and causing a famine which resulted in 20,000 more deaths. 1793 - Following more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre in Paris was opened as a public museum. Today it houses one of the richest collections in the world. 1818 - 22-year-old John Keats returned from a walking tour of the Lake District and Scotland during which he began to show signs of tuberculosis, which would kill him within three years. 1914 - The world’s first electric traffic signal based on a design by James Hoge was put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 1926 - Gertrude Ederle, 19, became the first woman to swim the 21 miles from Cape Griz-Nez in France to Dover on the other side of the English Channel, beating the previous record by two hours. 1944 - 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family were captured in Amsterdam by the Nazi Gestapo after 25 months hiding in a secret annex of a warehouse. 1945 - An American bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, killing about 80,000 people directly and injuring 35,000. A further 60,000 died by the end of the year from the effects of fallout. 1962 - Actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Los Angeles. While there are many theories regarding her death, the police put it down to a suicidal overdose of sedatives.

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Sing Street Directed by: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen THIS delightful comedy revolves around Conor, a 15-year-old bedroom Bob Dylan who forms a gloriously shambolic new romantic band with his new school chums in 1980’s Dublin. It is a movie about idealism, aspiration, and getting off with girls, an uplifting fairytale which is both happy and sad, and which features a superb soundtrack including an eclectic mix of period tracks from the Cure to the Jam, Joe Jackson to Spandau Ballet and beyond. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, then you’ll buy the soundtrack.

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Two cannibals were eating a clown - one said to the other, “Does he taste funny to you?”

Unscramble the name of a famous pop album released in 1966 (two words): OUTSPENDS

Did you hear about the shrimp that went to the prawn’s cocktail party? He pulled a mussel.

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

ABRADE ALKALI BLEACH CANCEL COCKLE DETOUR GAGGLE(10) GLACIS LOUNGE MIGNON

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1 Quarry 2 Harden 3 Advise 4 Pander 5 Reload 6 Elicit 7 Deacon 8 Scrawl 9 Venous 10 Cowman 11 Stride 12 Maroon 13 Inmate 14 Curlew 15 Layman 16 Honest 17 Parlay 18 Ruling 19 Pauper

Born on the Costa del Sol, Banderas is known for his many roles in Hollywood films including The Mask of Zorro, Philadelphia, Assassins, Desperado and Spy Kids and also appeared with Brad Pitt in the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire.

• Barack Obama, US President, August 4, 55 Obama became the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American president. His 2008 presidential bid was supported by Oprah Winfrey, who cried tears of happiness during his victory speech. • Pat Smear, guitarist, August 5, 57 Born Georg Albert Ruthenberg, this American musician was a founding member of influential punk band The Germs and the additional live rhythm guitarist for Nirvana. He currently plays with rock band Foo Fighters. • Geri Halliwell, singer, August 6, 44 Halliwell was one of the original Spice Girls members, known as Ginger Spice. She married Formula 1 driver Christian Horner in 2015. • Charlize Theron, actress, August 7, 41 Born in South Africa, Theron became popular after her role in The Devil’s Advocate and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a disturbed murderer in 2003 film Monster. • Roger Federer, tennis player, August 8, 35 This grand slam champion ranked as one of the top three ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) players in the world between 2003 and 2013. He speaks four languages and has four children. • Michael Kors, fashion designer, August 9, 57 Kors was the first women’s ready-to-wear designer for French fashion house Celine between 1997 and 2003 and now has his own brand, which sells women’s and men’s clothes, accessories, jewellery, footwear and fragrance.

YOUR STARS VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) This is a great week for parties and socialising. Libra is shining on you and the light is shooting right through your love life. Other relationships benefit, too, and it is a good time to ask favours. When it comes to showing your affections, avoid being super-cool. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Making changes in your surroundings takes priority this week. You want to be ready for a busy party time ahead and that means making a special effort. You do so love making your friends comfortable and giving them pleasure. As money is not likely to be so tight at the moment you have the chance. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Some disruptions from Jupiter’s influence mean that this is not likely to be a smooth week. However, there are some niggling drawbacks that you do not even notice until they are already past. That is no bad thing because time often solves these matters. Be aware that someone is waiting for a decision on the romantic front. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Why has that special plan not been started? Could it be that you are waiting until next year? Best strike while the iron is hot and not delay a moment longer. While others are having a good time this week, you can steal a lead.

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(July 24 - August 23

That niggling disagreement that you had with someone should not be allowed to take up your time any longer. Be sure to take the bull by the horns and get it sorted out. It may not be possible to use your charm in this situation but, if you look and sound determined enough, the message will get across.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Joint efforts and team projects go hand in hand this week. Your social life will improve dramatically if you make a special effort at the weekend. Realising and then admitting that you need others is the start of real progress. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Changes are to be made as soon as possible. There are people in your life who give you nothing but trouble. Being kind to them seems to do no good at all. Why not be kind to yourself for a change? Arrange not to be available to them all the time and they will soon find some other outlet. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Being firmly in control this week shows results. Although you prefer to accommodate others, this is not the time. Once you have realised how much easier your life is when you put your foot down,

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10-Star Quiz OLYMPIC NAMES 1. How many Olympic cycling gold medals did Chris Hoy win in total? 2. Ian Taylor, Paul Barber and Sean Kerly were three members of the Great Britain side that won the 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medal in which team sport? 3. In which event did Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win Great Britain’s first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics? 4. In which weight category did boxer James DeGale win a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? 5. Name any one of the four sprinters who won the gold medal in the men's 4x100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens? 6. Nicola Fairbrother (Barcelona 1992), Kate Howey (Sydney 2000) and Gemma Gibbons (London 2012) have all won Olympic silver medals in which sport? 7. What name was given to the 70,000 unpaid volunteers who performed a variety of tasks before and during the 2012 London Olympics? 8. Which British rower won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000? 9. Which famous Liberal Democrat politician competed for the Great Britain team in the 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo? 10. Which swimmer set a new British, Commonwealth, European and Olympic record of eight minutes 18.06 seconds in the preliminary heats of the women’s 800metre freestyle on August 14, 2008 in Beijing? Not a lot of people know that… British equestrian competitor Lorna Johnstone was 70 years and five days old when she rode at the 1972 Games, becoming the oldest woman ever to compete at an Olympic Games.

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there will be no looking back. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Finances may be the last thing on your mind at the moment but deal with matters now and get them out of the way. There are other directions that your thoughts are taking. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Please, please be organised. Not to be so would mean problems on the financial side for months to come. Money is good and this, combined with a romantic interest, means that you will be sorely tempted to overspend. When it comes to giving of yourself, emotionally, remember that you will only receive back what you are willing to give. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A pet love is given a helping hand from someone close. You may have criticised this person in the past but now they are showing you their best side. To keep this going, be sure to show your appreciation. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Steaming ahead this week, it will surprise you just how much you get done. A relationship that seemed to be going nowhere perks up and the chance to show just how versatile you are in that direction sees you shine. Generally, your confidence is good so don’t be surprised if someone starts singing your praises.

Answers 1. SIX (plus one silver), 2. FIELD HOCKEY, accept HOCKEY, 3. WOMEN'S COXLESS PAIR, accept ROWING, 4. MIDDLEWEIGHT, 5. Jason GARDENER, Darren CAMPBELL, Marlon DEVONISH, Mark LEWIS-FRANCIS, 6. JUDO, 7. GAMES MAKERS, 8. Steve REDGRAVE, 9. Menzies CAMPBELL, 10. Rebecca ADLINGTON

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

TARGET: • Average: 10 • Good: 13 • Very good: 19 • Excellent: 25

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Ceil, clef, eely, feel, felt, file, flee, flit, leer, left, lice, life, life, lift, lire, lite, lyre, reel, rely, riel, rile, tile, cleft, creel, elect, elite, filer, filet, fitly, fleer, fleet, flier, flirt, flyer, leery, lefty, lifer, liter, litre, lyric, relic, relit, rifle, telic, tiler, celery, eerily, filter, fleecy, flirty, freely, leftie, lifter, relict, relief, tercel, trifle, erectly, fertile, reflect, reticle, tierce, celerity, fiercely, ELECTRIFY

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Across 1 Hard case played a parlour game (8) 5 Russian ruler seen in artist’s area (4) 9 Mountain range in the Australian Desert (5) 10 Casual shoes for layabouts (7) 11 Strange knick-knacks containing uranium (7) 12 Incinerates Scottish streams (5) 13 Proceeded confidently and sorted out (6) 15 Wears away or redoes differently (6) 19 Get rid of the waterway (5) 21 What’s left of arranged rise is now unpaid (7) 23 Army unit rebuilt a bridge (7) 24 Extreme part of a devout era (5) 25 Duck into stealth bomber (4) 26 My encore involved a tradition (8) Down 1 Probabilities of Chinese detective with first class evening suit (7) 2 Summer snake (5) 3 Bad cons break out and flee (7) 4 Recruit from a dozen listeners (6) 6 Cut off an ear in the outhouse (7) 7 Nozzles for the flowers (5) 8 Save Britain? It’s an insult (4) 14 Greek wine turns up in a canister (7) 16 Bring back others' mineral (7)

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7 Arable, 8 Ravers, 10 Cottage, 11 Probe, 12 Ogre, 13 Item, 17 Saga, 18 Mane, 22 Needs, 23 Spaniel, 24 Cheers, 25 Yokels. Down: 1 Raccoon, 2 Factory, 3 Bleak, 4 Samples, 5 Devon, 6 Ashen, 9 Demitasse, 14 Maestro, 15 Cabinet, 16 Legless, 19 Snack, 20 Repel, 21 Bacon.

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17 Rely upon an orderly Serb way (5,2) 18 A waft from soft cheeses, they say (6) 19 Introduction of Fairtrade butter extract (5) 20 Father came back after him for Mass (4) 22 Some of what you said it to me is the same (5) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents Q and 22 represents T, so fill in Q every time the figure 3 appears and T every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Contracts (7) 5 Pieces of information (5) 8 Damp (5) 9 Informed or conscious (5) 10 Triumph (7) 11/19 Chinese martial art and system of callisthenics (3,3) 12 Dance craze from 1960s (5) 14 Raw, unprepared (5) 19 See 11 20 Expert (7) 22 Precise (5) 23 From that time (5) 24 Jobs (5) 25 Advanced in years (7)

Down 1 Try out (6) 2 Wrecks (5) 3 Observes (7) 4 Divided up (6) 5 Dreads (5) 6 Made (7) 7 Motionless (6) 13 Novelists (7) 15 Turned down (7) 16 Consider or hold as true (6) 17 Small (6) 18 Place where bread and cakes are made or sold (6) 20 Closes securely (5) 21 Of the moon (5)

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

1 Wages, 4 Singers, 8 Partner, 9 Utter, 10 Spare, 11 Arrange, 12 Sleepy, 14 Closes, 17 Restore, 19 Shaft, 21 Nurse, 22 Portion, 23 Slender, 24 Bends.

Down: 1 Wipes, 2 Garbage, 3 Since, 4 Streak, 5 Neutral, 6 Eaten, 7 Streets, 12 Shrinks, 13 Proceed, 15 Station, 16 Helper, 18 Serve, 19 Scrub, 20 Tends.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Barber, 3 Apio, 7 End, 9 Charlar, 10 Painter, 13 Lorries, 15 Tren, 16 Badger. Down: 1/14 Beer mat, 2 Escribir, 4 Pilgrim, 5 Otro, 6 Fantasma, 8 Deporte, 11 Flat, 12 Star.

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Across 1 Cacahuete (6) 4 Huevos (4) 8 Pulgar (5) 9 Fewer (5) 10 Escenario (teatro) (5) 11 Rocas (5) 14 Weak (5) 16 Dejar (5) 17 Cat (domestic) (4) 18 Bolsillo (6)

Down 1 Ducks (birds) (5) 2 Needle (5) 3 Paraguas (8) 5/14 Perro de caza (3,3) 6 Southern (side, part) (3) 7 Yellow (8) 12 Tiza (para escribir, de billar) (5) 13 Aguanieve (5) 14 See 5 15 Pero (uso adversativo) (3)

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Cheeky Fingers CHEEKY FINGERS is a genuinely decent digital keyboard and chord dictionary designed both for learners and people who want to tickle the virtual ivories once in a while. With its visual chord dictionary, it’s an invaluable teaching tool, especially for those who are teaching themselves how to play.

AS the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games begin this week, with hundreds of sportspeople due to compete in 42 different sports during the 19 days the games last, we take a look at the 10 best names in the history of the games. 1. Usain Bolt The Jamaican runner has won six Olympic gold medals, eight golds and two silvers from World Championships and holds the world records for 100 and 200 metres. Although recently injured, Bolt will be competing in the 100, 200 and 4x100 metre races this year and is expected to take more medals home with him. 2. Michael Phelps Considered by many as the best swimmer of all time, the American has won Olympic golds for various distances and styles and beat seven world records in the Peking games. He is also hoping to add to his medal collection in Rio. 3. Sergei Bubka This Ukrainian pole-vaulter is considered to be one of the best sportsmen of the 20th century and the best ever in his sport of choice. He has won six gold World Championship medals and broke the world record more than 30 times. He retired from competition in 1997. 4. Nadia Comaneci One of the best gymnasts of the 20th century, this Romanian was the first to ever obtain 10 points at the Olympics. She won five Olympic golds, three silvers, two World Championship golds and nine European Championship golds. 5. Edwin Moses One of the best athletes ever to

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USAIN BOLT: Will be competing in this year’s Olympic Games. compete in 400 metre hurdle races, this American sportsman won everything he took part in for a very impressive nine year, nine month and nine day period. He reached fame at the 1976 games in Montreal winning the Olympic gold, and he also won another gold in Los Angeles in 1984 and a bronze in Seoul in 1988 before retiring. 6. Felix Savon This Cuban boxer won three consecutive Olympic gold medals and four World Cup crowns in the under 91 kilo category during his 20year sporting career. He retired in 2001. 7. Jesse Owens Known as the Hero of Berlin, this athlete was the first American to win four gold medals at the same Olympics. However he was better known for beating German athletes in front of Hitler during Nazi times. 8. Johnny Weissmuller This Romanian swimmer was the

best in his class during the first half of the 20th century and the first person to swim 100 metres freestyle in under 60 seconds. He was Olympic champion in the 400 and 100 metres freestyle at the 1924 Paris games and renewed his gold for 100 metres in Amsterdam four years later. He won five Olympic golds and set 67 world records during his career. 9. Emil Zatopek Nicknamed the Czech Locomotive, he was considered one of the best long distance runners of all time. He won 261 of the 334 races he ran during his career and set 18 world records and is best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. 10. Abebe Bikila This Ethiopian runner is best known as the only athlete to have won an Olympic marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960. He has won two Olympic gold medals.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: • Average: 15 • Good: 21 • Very good: 30 • Excellent: 39

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ardor, armor, armored, armorer, amort, amen, ambo, amber, drat, dram, dorm, dormer, dome, doer, does, doest, dote, doter, doted, dotes, dots, debt, debtor, debts, emote, emoted, emotes, embed, ember, embeds, erode, eroded, erodes, enrobe, enrobed, enrobes, error, borate, border, bort, bode, boded, bodes, bore, bored, bores, borer, born, borne, bots, beds, bets, best, bromate, from, fret, erst

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

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OPINION & COMMENT

LEGALLY SPEAKING Driving under influence AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

DRINK DRIVING: A factor in many road deaths. THE latest statistics unveiled by the National Spanish Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF) reveals that 43 per cent of drivers killed in road traffic incidents last year tested positive for the presence of alcohol or drugs: 4 per cent more than the previous year. The report includes the results of toxicology tests of 900 deaths (638 drivers, 179 pedestrians and 83 passengers) in road traffic collisions. The DGT reported there were 1,126 deaths from traffic accidents but the INTCF figures are lower as some autonomous communities carry out their own toxicology tests). Of these tested by the INTCF, 275 drivers (65 per cent) tested positive for alcohol and more than 30 per cent tested positive for some kind of drug.

The report indicates that the data reflects an increased consumption of alcohol and psychoactive drugs (those which change brain function and alter perception) among those killed, whilst the level of other forms of drug use had been similar to the previous year. In 2014, 26 per cent tested positive for alcohol, 10.74 per cent for psychoactive drugs and 13.35 per cent for other drugs. In the case of pedestrians killed, more than 46 per cent of the 179 cases analysed were positive with 57 per cent having consumed alcohol. In those who tested positive for drugs, the most popular substance detected among drivers was cocaine (49 per cent positive) followed by cannabis (44 per cent). For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

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Can he fight insurance company? I WAS involved in a traffic accident that was not my fault. I had insurance through a broker. My broker, however, failed to pass on full information to the insurance company. The insurance company wrote off my car and because the brokers failed to pass on the relevant information, I will receive nothing for my car. I am on a disability pension and cannot afford to lose my car. R.W. (Costa Blanca) FIGHTING the insurance company is never easy but it sounds as if you have a case. The first step is to discuss the problem with your broker. If you find him reluctant to help, you can contact the ‘Atención al Cliente’ or ‘Defensor del

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Asegurado’ department of the insurance company. There is a telephone number on your policy. You will need to put your case

in writing. Every company has such an office. If all else fails, you complain to the DGS, the ‘Direccion General de Seguros,’ at Paseo de la Castellana, 44, Madrid 28046, in writing. You can also call them on the telephone at 902 191 111.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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Be a good sport Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LIKE sport and I enjoy watching it. Football, snooker, tennis, boxing, F1... I like all sorts but I don’t like the Olympics. I should qualify that by explaining I don’t like what the Olympics have become. This week the Russians have had some of their teams slung out for taking drugs that enhance skills, all approved by their Government. The whole lot should be banned, end of because it’s cheating, simple as that. I remember years ago looking at an East German female shot-putter and wishing my beard was as thick as hers. Then there was the bloke who took four Viagra tablets and ran the 200 metres, he tripped over and won the pole vault!! Then we have events like race walking, how stupid is that? It’s like having a ‘who can whisper the loudest’ competition. Equestrian, what nonsense! Look how clever my horse is. I’d rather watch a good dog act like Ashleigh and Pudsey (they won Britain’s Got Talent ) and get more dog acts from around the world (I bet a few of you are nodding). The 100 metres is brilliant though. I love

watching Usain Bolt who ran it in 9.58 seconds. I can’t do anything in 9.58 seconds. It took me 15 seconds to type that sentence. Then there’s the time difference, often having to watch stuff in the middle of the night because the event you want to watch is on after the 10 you don’t! Of course there are people who love the Olympics but not me. Plus now, with the PC brigade in the UK we don’t have anyone losing in school sports days. I have news for that lot, WRONG! The kid that came first won and all the rest lost. The one who came second wasn’t ‘first runner up,’ you came second son, sorry try harder next time and you might win, now jog on and practise harder. Then there’s cricket. Who invented a sport you can play for five days and finish up with a draw? What’s the point? If it’s competitive surely there’s a winner and a loser? Of course, there’s massive corruption in football. FIFA has to be the most crooked bunch ever and the bare faced audacity of Sepp Blatter is incredible. They’ve been nicked by the FBI and he still says, ‘I don’t know what they’re talking about.’ Get rid of them all. On the bright side, 50 years ago last Saturday West Ham won the World Cup...well, England did but as a Hammers fan that’s how I remember it. They think it’s all over – it is now!

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THE mayor of Gibraltar has launched a fund for making a presentation to the Right Reverend Carmelo Zammit on his installation as Bishop of Gibraltar, on behalf of the community. Donations will also be accepted by the Mayor’s Office and at the Cathedral Bookshop in Main Street although some people are questioning whether this is an appropriate use of funds.

FOLLOWING a blog on a US Eurovision website which suggests if the UK wants to stand a chance of winning the competition, the BBC should be looking to invite either very wellknown artists such as Emily Sandé or a lesser known singer but with class such as Surianne from Gibraltar to represent the country, there has been huge praise for her single ‘Hold On.’

THE Calpe 2016 Conference will be held at the University of Gibraltar from September 29 to October 1. The programme offers scope for a varied audience, ranging in subject matter from Pleistocene humans to life in Gibraltar in the 19th century. It is divided into three days and will discuss humans in South America and Gibraltar Neanderthals.

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CONTAINED in an article about Ministry of Defence expenditure on accommodation and travel, The Times newspaper published information concerning expenditure in Gibraltar which saw the MoD spending £8,800 (€10,460) on 20 night’s accommodation for military personnel at the Sunborn floating hotel in Gibraltar. Clive Lewis, shadow defence secretary criticised the use of luxury hotels during this time of defence cuts and was far more than any junior member of the armed forces could afford. According to the MoD, it had spent over £220 million on travel and hotels in the 2014-2015 financial year, but savings were being made and staff were expected to be able to justify costs.

Don’t damage the dolphins NOW that the tuna season is in full swing, the Department of the Environment and Climate Change has issued a press release to remind anglers who practise sports fishing, as well as recreational boat users, of the need to adhere to the Cetacean Protocol. Anglers targeting Bluefin tuna are advised that casting any lines close to dolphins may cause them serious injury. Vessels are required to maintain a minimum distance of 60 metres from any dolphin or whale whilst navigating in BGTW.

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DURING the last week of July the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) was particularly busy, with a number of new initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency of local teams. The GFA noted that only four local clubs had applied to UEFA for licensing to allow them to participate in European competitions. It has therefore instructed all teams in both divisions to apply for appropriate licences and if they don’t, they will not be allowed to be part of the league. Worried that Gibraltar will see a continuing influx of foreign players, the GFA decided that every team should have a minimum of three players eligible to play for the National team and will even give a financial incentive to teams for each local player used. Finally, it has also been announced that the first international match that European champions Portugal will play will be a friendly match on September 1 against Gibraltar in Portugal.

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FISHING LURE: Examples of colourful poppers.

The Protocol also establishes a 500 metre radius from the animals within which vessels must travel at a constant speed of no more than four knots or no greater than the slowest animal in the group. A popper is a fishing lure produced in a variety of sizes and colours. The body is hollow, which keeps it on the surface of the water so that the lure pops along the surface using its concave head which in turn throws up bubbles and splashes which makes this lure very effective for large fish, especially tuna.

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FLUID FABLE: Too much water can actually be harmful for older people.

FACT or myth? You hear myths about health every summer, but what is fact and what is fiction? Here are some myths about health in summer: Older people need to drink more fluids To avoid heatstroke, experts always recommend drinking more fluids a day. However, in the case of older people it is something we must take special care of, as they have less ability to sweat and excess fluid can cause kidney problems. It is not necessary to use sunglasses if it is cloudy Although it may not be sunny, solar radiation is always present. In the days when there are high clouds, ultraviolet radiation is weakened o n l y slightly, so y o u have to protect

your eyes. Urine relieves jellyfish stings Many Spanish beaches in summer warn about unwanted visitors: jellyfish. A widespread belief is that reducing their sting can be done by urine, but it has been shown that this serves no purpose. Instead, it is recommended to wash the sting with vinegar and then fresh water. Heat stroke only happens in the sun Heat stroke can reach anywhere with high temperatures, whether in direct sunlight or not. High temperatures can cause dehydration, dizziness and even suffocation. Energy drinks are the best to recover from exercise Consumption in excess of this type of drink can cause heart palpitations, as it is a stimulant it can lead the heart to unusual activity and rhythm. In summer you need less sleep Some people feel that in summer they need less sleep, although thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not entirely true. Exercise, diet or stress of the holidays are factors that influence sleep.

If you have moles do not sit in the sun The risks of skin cancer has helped establish this belief. Although the incidence of melanoma has increased and doctors have expanded the recommendations and precautions to take to avoid this type of cancer, the fact is that people who have moles do not have to shy away from the sun as long as proper sun care protection is taken. Athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foot affects athletes or people with poor hygiene In summer, visits to pools increases and with them the possibility of developing fungi. This happens if you do not use flip flops around the pool, especially at the edges of the water, where puddles are a breeding ground for micro-organisms so it is not due to poor hygiene. Sun improves psoriasis Although it is true that the sea water can help eliminate and ease psoriasis in sufferers, too much sun can be harmful to the skin of people suffering from this disease because it promotes skin aging.

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Want to stop back pain? By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com OFTEN people with back pain are told that their ‘core’ isn’t strong, that they should ‘strengthen their core’ to relieve their back pain. What is your core? Roughly speaking, when people refer to the core they mean the muscles between the base of your ribs and your hips: • The pelvic floor muscles • transversus abdominis • multifidus • internal and external obliques • rectus abdominis • erector spinae (sacrospinalis) especially the longissimus thoracis • the diaphragm • the latissimus dorsi • gluteus maximus

UPPER BACK: Can result in neck and shoulder pain. • trapezius Is it important? Incontinence - your pelvic floor is a key part of preventing incontinence - urinary and faecal. It can also be a factor in constipation and other bowel complaints. It is the hammock that all your internal organs rest on so keeping it strong keeps everything where it should be, functioning as it should! Lower back pain - if you aren’t using the big muscles

in your stomach, those large erector spinae muscles are picking up the slack. They get tight and locked, your spine isn’t being supported properly, and this can cause excess pressure, resulting in lower back pain or sciatica. Upper back pain - the core muscles are basically the big, strong muscles. They do the hard, stabilising work so that the little muscles in the upper back can help you move and reach. When the

core isn’t active the smaller muscles try to do a big muscle’s job - and they don’t like it so you get pain. This results in neck pain, shoulder pain and even headaches. Breathing - your diaphragm is also part of your core - so if you aren’t using it properly you aren’t breathing properly either! Skip the sit ups Sit ups put excess pressure on the discs in the lower back and often strain the upper back and neck unless your technique is perfect. In a recent review after the annual fitness test in the US Army, 56 per cent of injuries came from sit ups. Instead use the plank position and its variations to work deep core muscles with no pain! For more information on how to support your core and prevent back pain check out www.TheBodyworksClinic.com our Facebook page, Bodyworks Health Clinic or call us on 952 883 151.

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. AS sleepless nights seem to be a common problem at the moment, mainly due to the heat, we decided to ask the doctor a few questions about insomnia: • What causes insomnia apart from the typical summer ‘too hot to sleep’ problems? Insomnia is the impossibility of getting to or staying asleep at night, which is what our vital cycles require: sleep at night and activity during the day. There are many causes of insomnia which can include psychiatric problems such as depression or anxiety amongst others, stress (caused by work or personal problems) or physical problems ranging from infections of many types to other illnesses, especially those of an endocrinologic type which can affect normal circadian rhythms. • Can it be a sign of a health problem which hasn’t been diagnosed yet? Yes they can and these can be important. Patients with any doubts of this type should see a medical specialist for evaluation. • Can it have negative effects on our health if it lasts a long time?

Insomnia can affect patients’ ability to lead a normal life and personal relationships and can also worsen existing conditions and cause flare ups of others if it continues over a long period of time. • Is there anything that can be done to stop it without having to take sleeping pills? Apart from tablets, there are also relaxation methods and therapy which can help a lot with problems of this type. • Can / should we take sleeping pills without a doctor prescribing them? Definitely not! Every patient should be checked by a specialist who will recommend the best treatment for their particular case. • Do sleeping pills have any side effects or counterindications? Sleeping pills can have many side or adverse effects and can interact with other medication and harm patients who take them without medical supervision.

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The advantages of pure natural oils By Simon Russell THERE are a range of natural oils that might be worth trying if you are looking to avoid chemical products. • Marula comes from the tree of the same name and is said to be good for dry skin as it is high in fatty acids. • Tea tree is better known and many find it helps with soothing skin inflammations such as acne. • Chamomile oil when used on skin can cut down on redness and irritation and is even said to reduce chances of infections. • Coconut is good for conditions like eczema which are characterised by rough skin. • Rosehip oil is high in vitamin A. This retinoid product is said to help replace old skin

PURE ALTERNATIVES: That can help avoid the use of chemical products. cells and reduce the effects of scarring and stretch marks. • Rosemary oil is supposed to thicken your hair as is castor oil.

• Most larders have olive oil which is supposed to harden brittle nails. Apply last thing at night to allow them to soak.

• Another oil in many kitchens is sesame seed which many say is good for teeth and gums - just slosh round like a mouthwash.

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Safe eggs for anyone THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) could amend its advice

to pregnant women on the consumption of eggs. It comes after a report from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food concluded there was a ‘very low’ risk of salmonella from UK eggs, especially those produced under the Lion Code quality assurance scheme. The low risk means eggs

can now be served lightly-cooked to all groups in society, when previously pregnant women and those vulnerable to infection were advised against eating raw and runny eggs. The FSA has now launched a consultation on the matter and will review whether it will change its advice.

PREGNANT WOMEN: Can now have lightly cooked eggs.

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Could heels increase the risk of cancer? WOMEN have long been warned about the potential damage to feet and joints that wearing high heels can cause, but now they are even being linked to cancer. Previous studies have suggested high heels can lead to problems including hammer toes where the toes become permane ntly be nt, mus c le f at i gue and osteoarthritis but now scientists say there could also be a link between the footwear and cancer. A le a ding c a nc e r speci al i st , Dr David Agus, at the University of Southern California, has said in his new b o o k t h a t women should avoid heels a nd s pe nd more time in comfortable shoes. He argues that wearing uncomfortable high heeled shoes every day doesn’t just cause unnecessary pain and joint damage, it can actively trigger low-level inflammation as the body struggles with being forced into an unnatural posture. Certain kinds of inflammation have been linked to degenerative diseases, including heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and can dramatically increase cancer risk.

SNUG SHOES: Opt for comfortable.

The professor said that although cancer can be caused by damaged or faulty genes with the DNA code, anything that additionally damages DNA or hinders its natural process of repair can increase the risk of cancer.

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Malaga theatre bus going on a journey By John Smith DURING the months of August and September, a theatre bus will journey through Malaga with actors presenting a performance based on the adventures of Don Quixote by Cervantes in this the 400th anniversary year of the death of the famous playwright. It is not just about Don Quixote however as the actors will also reference areas of historical interest as the tour progresses. The pick-up place for this intriguing one-hour journey is bus stop number 13 of City Sightseeing (by Malaga Palacio hotel), located at the beginning of Malaga Park. The first part of the route will last about 30 minutes and along the route two actors who play Don Quixote and Sancho, respectively, give a performance highlighting the exploits of the immortal character. The bus will make a first stop along the Street of Malaga and the beach Malagueta. In the second part of the route to the Plaza de la Merced, Miguel de Cervantes himself explains the relationship of Don Quixote with the

THEATRE BUS: The actors will present a performance based on the adventures of Don Quixote.

city of Malaga, explaining the origin of some of the expressions appearing in his work. This part will last about 10 minutes. At the stop next to the Plaza de la Merced, at the entrance to Victoria Street, the actors will accompany the spectators to the Cervantes Theatre and later to Calle Alcazabilla, next to the Roman Theatre, so ending the representation in the historic centre Malaga next to the Alcazaba and the Picasso Museum. The performances will be in Spanish but there are two monitors installed inside the coach with English subtitles for international tourists which will cover the main part of the performance. Organised by Autocares Vazquez Olmedo, in collaboration with City Sightseeing Bus Theatre, the hour long cultural adventure will cost â&#x201A;Ź15 per person or just â&#x201A;Ź10 for those under 14 and runs from 4pm to 5pm Monday to Friday. This luxurious air-conditioned coach seats 60 people and tickets may be purchased from all of the outlets of Tourist Bus City Sightseeing as well as www.teatrobus.com.

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TRADITIONAL: Kuwaiti music is derived from the country’s seafaring heritage.

A cosmopolitan fusion of music PLAZA Antonio Banderas, Puerto Banus, was the scene for an intriguing cultural oddity on Friday July 29 and Sunday July 31, as it hosted the Costa del Sol’s first-ever ‘Festival Kuwait Spain in Marbella,’ a Mediterranean-MiddleEastern mash-up which delighted hundreds of attendees from a diverse range of countries. The event was free of charge and open to all religions and cultures, with vice-ambassador of the Kuwaiti embassy, Mesheal Abdelmohsen Alsaed, on hand to open proceedings

alongside ubiquitous city mayor, Jose Bernal. Among the many shows, which fused Andalucian and Kuwaiti music and dance, there was also the opportunity for visitors to witness a traditional Kuwaiti wedding ceremony, while those thinking with their stomachs sampled a tempting range of delicacies from both nations. The event may well be repeated, with all involved more than happy with the level of participation and sales obtained for local businesses.

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DJ Armin Van Buuren By John Smith WHAT a difference a couple of weeks can make! After the relative disappointment of the Marc Anthony show at the San Pedro Alcantara football stadium, Dutch electronic DJ Armin Van Buuren with 30 performers including acrobats and a terrific lightshow descended on July 30 and excited a crowd of nearly 14,000. He wasn’t as loud as last year’s David Guetta but with a packed show which lasted for hours, some of the comments on social media were spectacular with one saying ‘One of the best nights of our lives’ and another ‘you are amazing, best DJ I ever heard. I listen to you since I was a child and I’ll do it all my life.’ The event, entitled ‘Armin Only Embrace’ was launched in March and there were special concessions through the city council with reduced price tickets for those aged between 16 and 30 who live in San Pedro or Marbella, but the audience came from all over Europe for what was billed as his only ap-

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ELECTRONIC DJ: Armin Van Buuren performed in San Pedro. pearance on mainland Spain. The concert itself ran through the gamut of the hits of

Classic Car Club TH E C la s s ic C a r C lub of A nda luc ia is going to e njoy a s hort run on Sa turda y A ugus t 6 w hic h will start from Venta Morenos at 11.30am with their destination at El Castillo de Monda just 40 miles away where members will enjoy, food, wine and enjoyable company as usual.

this DJ voted best in the world on numerous occasions including many pieces from his latest

album Embrace and the crowd simply loved the man and the music.

All the bare necessities par excellence LA CALA RESORT i s t o host a chi l dr en’s gol f tournament sponsored by sports television channel Canal+ on Saturday, August 6. The ‘Bogey Bear’ tour is open t o gol f er s aged bet ween f i ve and 16 year s, with the La Cala stop one of 10 as t he t eam f r om t he Madrid Golf Federation undertakes a whistle stop circuit of the country. Participating nippers will thus be given hands-on golf training by a chap in a bear costume, with the character described as “charismatic and funny” due to his ribtickling language and code, as he teaches them the rules of the sport before everyone t ees off f or a ni ne- hol e i ndi vi dual st abl ef or d competition, with two age categories from which the

t op t hr ee i n each wi l l r eceive prizes. The ent r y pr i ce of €15 i ncl udes a wel com e pack and cover s gr een f ees pl us br eakf ast and ent r y t o t he pr i ze r aff l e, whi l e t he pr i vi l eged pr ogeny wi l l al so be abl e to use SNAG Golf equipment, a modified f or m of t he spor t wi t h si m pl i f i ed r ul es and t er m i nol ogy and a m axi mum driving distance of 50 yards. The competition begins at 9.30am, with the ‘America’ course and Par 3 academy t he chosen si t e, and i t i s open t o bot h nat i onal s and f or ei gner s, pr ovi ded they hold a Royal Spanish Golf Federation handicap or a si m i l ar cer t i f i cat e f r om an i nt er nat i onal federation.

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Great live music in Mijas Spotlight Events bring Spain’s Top Tribute Bands to Mijas Auditorium this summer!

MAD DOGS: The Joe Cocker Experience live in action. AUGUST is upon us and livemusicmijas.com and Spotlight Events have two great concerts remaining in their summer line-up. Following the success of Spain’s biggest and best Elvis Presley tribute (The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Band) taking Mijas Auditorium by storm in July they now bring us two more great tributes and The Johnny G Showband. On Friday August 5 (this weekend!) they present for the first time on the Costa del Sol Spain’s Nº1 Joe Cocker Tribute Band. A Sheffield born, Northern lad - Joe Cocker rose to fame in the 60’s and over his 40-year career became the world’s most famous cover artiste, taking other people’s songs and making them his own with a rock, blues and soul feel, his gritty voice and unique performance style. This brilliant tribute is a 12piece live band that has a great line-up including keyboards, bass, drums, guitar,

percussion, a three-piece horn section and four great backing singers. Collectively known as ‘The Mad Dogs Joe Cocker Experience’ they will perform all your favourite Joe Cocker hits with an authentic sound including great renditions of Honky Tonk Woman, Delta Lady, Bye Bye Blackbird, Feeling Alright, You Are So Beautiful and many more including of course the Joe Cocker anthem ‘With a little help from my friends.’ Also appearing on the same evening is a great tribute to The Bee Gees including all your favourite Saturday Night Fever hits. There’s always a great atmosphere in Mijas Auditorium, parking is easy in the multi-storey car park (just €1 for the entire night), and within the auditorium there is a nice bar serving food and drinks at normal bar prices. Also, children aged 12 and under go in free making it a great night for all the family.

Spotlight Events then save the best for last because on Thursday August 25 they bring us The Johnny G Showband. The man who rocked Mijas last year with his brilliant ‘Motown to Mars’ show, returns and this time it’s Live! He and his 10 piece live band perform the best of Soul & Motown, Doobie Brothers, The Blues Brothers and BRUNO MARS!!! You can book now for both of these great concerts at www.livemusicmijas. com or call 670 766 855. Alternatively you can pick up tickets from numerous sales points around the coast including Yorkshire Linen, Flandria Travel, Barboru Calahonda, Sunset Beach Club Leisure Desk, Irish Card and Party Store (Fuengirola), Pick-A-Card (Los Boliches) or the Casa Museo in Mijas Pueblo (C/ Malaga). So make sure you don’t miss these great live concerts. This summer Mijas Auditorium is the place to be!!!

Big band sound hits Marbella THE officer responsible in the Marbella Council, for Culture and Education, Gema Midon announced on August 2 that there will be a series of concerts performed by the Municipal Band during the month of August under the general title ‘The Sea of Music.’ Each week from Thursday August 4, the band will appear at 9.30pm on the Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo de Marbella to perform music of different styles but with a common theme. On August 4, the theme will be Music from the Films and will include many favourites such as ‘The Entertainer,’ ‘Life is Beautiful,’ ‘Circle of Life,’ ‘Moments for Morricone,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ and

‘Star Wars.’ The topic for August 11 is loosely termed the Blues but is probably more jazz orientated with performances of ‘Moonlight Serenade,’ ‘The Blues Factory,’ ‘Sinatra in Concert,’ ‘Film Festival,’ ‘Charleston,’ ‘The Pink Panther’ and ‘Santana.’ August 18 is more traditional with Coplas (a traditional form of four-verse Spanish song) and Zarzuelas whilst the following week sees a mixture of styles. According to Ms Midon who was accompanied by the director of the Municipal Band, José Almenara, the purpose of this innovation is to “publicise the Municipal Band and bring it to all audi-

ences.” In addition, she said that the band will “fill our streets and squares with music, take culture to the streets and promote places like the boardwalks and boost trade.” She also noted that “we are working with the municipal conservatory arranging for their students to participate and to visit the Municipal Band as part of their training.” In addition to these weekly appearances, the band will take part with a parade and pasa doble music at the Campus Book Fair on Saturday, August 6, at 9.30pm and then on Sunday August 14 also at 9.30pm it will appear at Pinar de Las Chapas playing the Blues.

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El Patio Dani Garcia IDEALLY located at Puente Romano Beach Resort and Spa’s Plaza Village in gorgeous Marbella, right next to the La Suite Club, is El Patio Dani Garcia, one of Andalucia’s finest culinary establishments. Offering a brand new concept of fine dining, this spectacular restaurant provides you with an unrivalled restaurant experience replete with awardwinning food and absolutely fabulous entertainment. With an exquisite blend of classic Spanish music and renowned chef Dani Garcia’s splendidly creative interpretation of traditional Andalucian cuisine, lucky guests can anticipate an evening full of rich flavours and stunning presentations. For those seeking a taste of luxury and history, Puente Romano is quite simply the Costa del Sol’s very best offering. Situated on Marbella’s Golden Mile, Puente Romano is named after an ancient Roman bridge in the heart of its lush sub-tropical gardens. Built in the style of an Andalucian village, the resort was opened in 1979 and has been a fashionable getaway ever since, with all the spacious rooms and suites offering lovely private terraces. Located directly on the beach with three swimming pools, a state-of-theart fitness centre and world famous tennis club, Puente Romano is also a sporting paradise. Guests enjoy exclusive access to the Marbella Club Golf Resort, the Dave Thomas-designed championship course, and El Higueral, one of the

most scenic courses on the coast. El Patio Dani Garcia features prominently amid this luxurious scenery and you would be well advised to embark on a culinary adventure with this acclaimed chef, his fantastic team and the spectacular entertainment on offer. You can have dinner at El Patio Dani Garcia with the Gypsy Kings, a flamenco show with the wonderful Aitana of Cordoba dancing Sevillanas. Exclusively priced at €90 per adult and €38 per child, your ticket includes a welcome cocktail, wonderful entertainment and a delicious gastronomic meal! Book your tickets now for one of El Patio Dani Garcia’s splendid summer nights any evening from Tuesday to Sunday. Call +34 952 820 900.

EXQUISITE BLEND: Of Spanish music and the chef’s creative Andalucian cuisine.

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LINE-UP: Includes wellknown names.

Flamenco in Ojen By John Smith NOW in its 42nd year, the Festival of Flamenco held annually in the inland town of Ojen attracts some of the great names in Flamenco and a large number of visitors. This year, the music starts at 10.30pm on August 6 with a host of well-known and respected performers. The line-up at the Castillo del Cante includes Archangel, El Pele, Manuel Lombo and El Farru together with the Malaga singer Antonia Contreras, will perform accompanied on guitar by Ismael Rueda. For an evening of Flamenco legends which promises to last for many hours, the price is €30 and tickets can be obtained from the Ojen town website or through its various offices.

COLOUR FESTIVAL: Thousands of kilos of paint and coloured foam are used.

Colour me festival visits Torremolinos TA K IN G its ins pira tion from the holy fe s tiva l of colour in India where people old a nd young throw coloured paint at each other, the Costa Colors Festival is making its way around the Costas and arrives at Torre-

San Pedro petanca tournament IF you fancy a few hours watching or even taking part in the ever popular sport played in many parts of France and Spain, Petanca (Petanque) then you will be interested in an announcement by the deputy mayor of San Pedro de Alcantara Rafael Piña on August 3 that the town’s 37th Annual

Petanca tournament will take place at 8pm on August 6 and 7 at the Polideportivo El Arquillo. The event will be held in pairs for both male and female categories as well as for young competitors with a range of prizes of both cash and trophies.

Those interested in participating can enrol up to 8pm on Friday August 5 by visiting the club at Polideportivo El Arquillo or calling 609 944 363 or 646 246 258. Cost of participation is €20 for a senior, €14 for a female and there is no charge for a youth competitor.

molinos on Saturday August 6. The party which is due to last from 4pm on August 6 unt i l 3am t he f ol l owi ng morning will take place in the bullring and the exhibit i on cent r e wi t h a whol e

host of DJs and thousands of kilos of paint followed by coloured foam. Entry is €16 and can be purchased from local post offices and www.entradasatualcance.com

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BALLOON RELEASE: Scene from a previous fundraiser. By John Smith POSITI VE LY PI NK an d Positively Blue, the Mijasbased charity’s sole purpose is to ra i se t h e n e c e ss a ry funds to provide education, support and free breast and pros tat e sc r e e n i n g p ro grammes to British women and me n wh o l i v e o n th e Costa del Sol.

This year the launch will take place from two different sites, El Oceano and Olivia’s.

The wh o l e p o i n t o f th e charity is to try to not only help men and women to put their m i n d s a t r e st b y organisi n g t h e se c h e c k s , but wh e r e v e r n e c e ss ary when a sc r e e n i n g is sadly p o si t i v e , t h e n t h ey will try to assist whoever is affected including members of the f a m i l y a l l t h e w a y throug h t h e t r e a t m e n t process. Funds are important and whilst the largest generator is the annual Gala Ball held at the El Oceano Hotel, another activity which not on-

ly raises funds but reminds ev ery o n e th a t Ca n ce r N e v er S lee p s , s ee s t he rele a s e o f p in k a n d b l ue b a llo o n s in me mo ry and support of those who have lost or are fighting a battle ag ain s t th e p ern icious b u t o fte n co n q u e ra ble disease. As a supporter of this initiative, Euro Weekly News will be participating in the fo rma l la u n c h an n o u n ce ment of the next ‘Love is in th e A ir ’ e v en t w h ich will tak e p la c e o n O cto b e r 22 w ith en v iro n me n tally frien d ly b allo o n s , b ut w e fee l it a p p ro p ria te to g iv e o u r re a d ers a little advance information now. This year, the launch will take place from two different sites, the traditional El Oceano Hotel and Spa property b u t als o fro m the trendy and much publicised Olivia’s Restaurant in La Cala de Mijas. As those who have been following the ITV BE programme ‘Playa from Marbella’ will be aware, the fath e r o f th e ma in ‘s t a r ’ Elliott Wright, Eddie is a cancer patient himself and it is therefore very appropriate th a t th e Wrig h t fa mily should be involved in helping to raise both funds and awareness. Many local firms are in-

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‘CO PR OPHAGI A , ’ to g iv e th e proper name is a natural form of behaviour which most dogs learn from puppyhood when their mother will clean up after them. It happens more in puppies which come from rescue kennels and pet shops. It can also be started by poor house-training where owners do not clean up after the pup. Boredom is another cause. Dogs that spend long periods alone in the garden or in kennels can develop this habit. In kennels, dogs will copy other dogs doing it. Don’t rub a dog’s nose in its excrement. This only teaches dogs to eat the evidence to avoid punishment. Don’t shout or chase the dog away. It will only learn to eat faster. Do remove the faeces, especially if

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you live in a warm climate, for they encourage mosquitoes. Yo u c a n a ls o tre a t fa e c e s w ith tabasco or peppers. The dog will not find that taste very rewarding. It co u ld b e th e dog is jus t hungry. Split the daily food ration into several portions and feed the dog three or four times a day with a higher fibre content. Alternatively, the dog could have a health problem. There is a condition called Exocrine Pancreatic Ins u fficie n cy, w he re a la c k of e nzymes in the pancreas will result in d o g s b e in g ra ve nous ly hungry. Dogs suffering from this will eat anything.

Although the eating of faeces is absolutely repellent to humans, the smell and texture is attractive to dogs. Dogs have a different palate to our own. If all else fails, only allow the dog off lead with a muzzle. Ta s te is not s uc h a n importa nt sense to dogs, despite claims to the contrary made by the manufacturers of pet foods. Dogs have around only 3,000 taste buds compared to the 10,000 of a human so their taste factor is much lower than ours. Smell is far more important to dogs, which is why the manufacture rs of dog food ma ke s ure the ir products smell good to a dog.

HORRIBLE HABIT: There are things you can try to help discourage this behaviour.

Keeping cats and rodents as pets CATS and rodents aren’t really ideal pets to keep together. However if you do find yourself in this situation here are a few tips so you don’t find yourself losing a pet. Cats eat mice and rats as part of their normal diet so will be interested. Gerbils and hamsters are less likely to attract their attention but that’s not guaranteed. Keep the rodent in a strong cage, not one that can be pushed apart with a cat’s claws and one with narrow bars so the cats claws can’t enter. Make sure both animals are disease free when bringing them into the house. Any diseases can spread between the species. Don’t leave children alone with the rodent. If they open the cage or take it out the cat may pounce. Ensure rodents bedding can’t escape the cage. If cats chew this they may get sick or even choke. Keep moving the cage, if possible put it out of the cats reach. If the cat is the newcomer to the house distract it with toys, etc. when near the rodent.

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KEEPING plants alive consists of four things: a. Keeping the roots of plants constantly damp both in the garden and containers. Whether you water with a drip irrigation system, hose or watering can this can be difficult to judge unless you dig a hole to check what layers are dry and at what level the soil is still moist. The latter is time consuming, difficult to do in closely planted beds and based on judgement as what one person regards as damp another person may regard as wet and it’s a hard lesson to learn when your favourite plants keel over and die. The solution is to purchase a soil moisture meter. Typically they have a probe to push into the earth in a garden bed or the compost in a pot down to 15 centimetres of depth and do not need a battery to operate them. b. Placing tender plants that are easi-

PLAN PLANTING: Ensuring what you plant is naturally drought resistant. ly shrivelled in full sun or by blazing hot winds in semi, dappled or full shade and watering twice a day if necessary. This includes annual herbs such as parsley or basil. c. Keeping roots cool by shading them with slabs of rock or mulches of compost or bark chippings. d. Ensuring that you plant up your garden with plants that are naturally

drought resistant and capable of slowing down their growth and moisture requirements during the hottest weeks. Keeping the garden colourful: Stimulating plants to flower continuously or again requires that you dead head as soon as flowers have finished to prevent seeds being formed, watering as above and minimising the use of feeds high in nitrogen. Most plants will

grow and flower well without regular feeding but should you consider it necessary use a feed high in potash rather than nitrogen. Regular feeding with the latter may result in excessive greenery at the expense of flowers. Fruit trees also need care: It is essential that fruit trees are watered thoroughly so their deepest roots are kept constantly damp so fruit de-

velops continuously. Intermittent watering can result in splitting fruit, major fruit falls or insect and fungal attacks. The vegetable plot can still be productive: Provided they are frequently watered fruit vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, squash and melons swell and ripen well in sunny weather. Root vegetables such as peanuts, carrots and beetroot will grow and keep well in the soil if kept damp but quick growing radishes will soon go to seed if not harvested when young. As the summer warms up flowering artichokes will stop producing and August is a good time to sow seeds to produce broccoli plants for planting out in the autumn. The above actions should help you enjoy a colourful and productive summer garden but do watch the garden for unexpected problems. For summer reading chapter 6.16 ‘Be a plant detective’ in our original book ‘Your garden in Spain’ lists 50 ways of killing plants, many of them related to summer conditions. (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2016

Practical and un space saving idea By Simon Russell

WE are all surrounded by stuff these days it seems and there are a range of products addressing this very 21st century problem. Also many of us are living in smaller spaces than ever. Here are some of the more unconventional ones that are all on the market: • Chairs that fit into shelves. Special shelving units with folding chairs incorporated that can be taken out when needed. • Stair drawers are where the bottom few stairs pull out to double up as drawers. • Sofa bunk beds: we’re all familiar with sofa beds but ones that convert into bunk beds are now on the market. Aimed at people with insufficient floor space for a double

SPACE SAVING: Sofa bunk beds are popular with children. sofa bed and they’re popular with children of course. • Window blinds that fold

out to make a table or clothes drying rack. • Hollow chairs, armchairs

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Are plants intelligent? IT certainly sounds like a strange question but there is a growing swell of opinion that the plant kingdom actually harbours a different but distinct form of intelligence worthy of human recognition. Biological studies are continuing to separate the previously solid linkage between intelligence and brains, suggesting that various parts of a plant’s make-up could act ‘like’ a brain. It really all depends on how you define intelligence and there is a current shift towards considering the phenomenon to simply be the ability to solve problems and react to the environment. It is well known that plants can shift and manoeuvre to reach sunlight, lure in bees to spread their genes with colours and food, and release toxic compounds in defence against predators. Less well known is the fact plants have at least 20 different senses, dwarfing the five that we have and incorporating humidity, gravity, and electromagnetic measures. Some have even sought to describe plant intelligence by asking us to picture them upside down, with the roots as the head and source of much of the sentient ‘decisions.’ It has been shown that underground roots powering through the earth can actually perceive obstacles ahead and change

PLANT LIFE: Perhaps smarter than human beings. course accordingly. Now it has been argued that rather than simply having one brain, plants have evolved to have millions of individual roots, each with a radicle, that ultimately amounts to a powerful and complex network that can easily survive even if most of the plant is destroyed.

Bearing in mind that plants comprise at least 99 per cent of the earth’s biomass, are extremely difficult to destroy, and are entirely independent of mankind, while we desperately need them, who’s the smart one in this equation?

nusual Cacti are cool as with storage under the seat. • For the garden, how about a wall barbecue? Comes out from the wall then folds back flush into the wall when not in use. • Sofa tables: sofas that convert into a table for four, complete with cushions and chairs. • Dining table that opens up as a pool table. Okay, pool tables would be a luxury if you’re pushed for space, this is one for the bachelors. • An ironing board with a mirror underneath the board itself that can be unfolded to give a full length mirror. These are all items currently on the market though your local furniture shop probably won’t stock too many of them. Nonetheless, some of them may give you a few ideas.

OFTEN when we think of flower gardens, we envisage beautiful blooming fields of violets and lavender. But many parts of southern Spain are known for their drier, more arid climates, meaning that a cactus can be the perfect companion. Cacti come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, whereas others can be taller than a house! There are more than 1,500 species of cacti in the world. Cacti generally need lots of sun. Cold, wet conditions often cause them to rot. Putting a cactus in a raised bed or on a slope can help prevent them becoming inundated with rainwater. House cacti are a popular choice because they are hardy and easy to nurture. Their spiny appearances also make them aesthetically pleasing adding an exotic touch to any room. Some versions have flowers and some

do not, meaning you can choose a cactus that is perfectly suited to your disposition. Just be careful if you’re a sleepwalker or you could end up with more than you bargained for if you have too

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Alternative and natural cleaning items THERE’S some fairly toxic stuff in a lot of shop bought cleaning products and i f you want t o use avoiding them as much as possi bl e ar ound your home here are some possible substitutes. • Sal t can be used i nstead of scrubbing powder or even to unblock drains instead of caustic soda. For the latter pour sal t down t he dr ai n and run through with warm water. For cleaning pots and pans sprinkle salt and cl ean off wi t h a dam p sponge. • Vinegar also has many uses as a cleaning product and can remove stains on grouting, just use a small

brush or cloth. It also acts as a nat ur al deodor i ser, simply place some in the m i cr owave and br i ng t o the boil. When left out the vinegar will absorb smells. • Baking powder is also a good cleaning agent due to its abrasive nature. Try it on stains in coffee cups that even conventional cleaning won’t remove mix with some water and soak for a few hours before scrubbing clean. • Olive oil can be used for polishing shoes or m et al i f r ubbed wi t h a cl ean cl ot h. I t al so r emoves stubborn stickers such as price tags on glass or plastic.

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“It may have an air conditioning button but it sure as hell doesn’t have air conditioning. The RollsRoyce system works with the power of 30 domestic refrigerators. Peugeot’s works with the power of an asthmatic in Bangladesh blowing at you through a straw.” Some might say...

DB9 era comes to an end By Matthew Elliott ASTON MARTIN has announced that it has built the very last run of DB9 sports cars, posting photos of the final nine awaiting inspection on its Twitter feed and heralding the end of an era. The news brings to an end 13 years of continuous production of the coupe and Volante convertible and a design which defined the Aston Martin brand for the best part of a decade. Debuting in 2003 the DB9 helped the British firm stamp some authority on the modern motoring era and was well received by experts and enthusiasts alike. The final nine models will hit the road with a powerful 402kw aspirated 5.9 litre V12 engine that can charge to 100km/h in just 4.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 295km/h. It will soon be replaced by the deadly

DB11 due in dealerships early next year, which will be more powerful, faster, sleeker, lighter and far more expensive at more than €300,000.

LAST RUN: The final nine await inspection.

Power rankings A NEW study from JD Power looks at the gratification and satisfaction experienced by an owner when they speed away from the dealership in their brand spanking new car. Known as the Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, it is based on the experiences, thoughts and opinions of more than 80,000 drivers questioned after 90 days spent spinning their new wheels. Particular brands are awarded a score out of a maximum 1,000 points based on such criteria as smoothness, visibility, fuel economy, navigation, infotainment and power. Top of the ranking was Porsche which scored a solid 877 points, beating out the industry average of 801. Bottom of the pile was Smart, whose energy efficient city zippers scored just 745.

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The Bullet is back SNAZZY SPEEDSTER: Has no roof.

BRISTOL CARS are on the verge of releasing their first new model in more than a decade, with a V8-engined roadster aptly dubbed the ‘Bristol Bullet’ being produced to mark the classic firm’s 70th anniversary in 2017. There will be 70 Bristol Bullets produced, with each costing ‘less than €300,000’ and all being designed in Britain, incorporating some classic Bristol design features alongside a cultivated modern spin. Powered by a 375hp 4.8 litre BMW

V8 and weighing just 1,250 kg, the Bullet will be able to hit 100kmph in just 3.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 250kph. It will incorporate Bristol’s trademark tailfins, speedster-style humps, and be constructed from carbon fibre composite, rather than traditional aluminium used by the firm. Leather trimmed seats and finetuned suspension make for a comfortable rather than track-screeching journey bolstered by an eight-inch touch-screen and smart-

phone connectivity. One key feature, or rather non-feature, to note is that there is no roof whatsoever, making it fairly susceptible to the relentless British rain, but those who can afford the hefty price tag are buying history, not an umbrella. Prototype images are available on the Bristol Cars website but the finished article isn’t quite ready yet, although a camouflaged version was spotted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this summer.

I can remember those cars! A POTATO farmer from Cambridgeshire scooped top prize with his pristine 1980 Morris Marina pickup at the brilliant Festival of the Unexceptional held at Whittlebury Park in Northants on July 23. Jonathan Papworth still drives his immaculate pickup and was one of hundreds of proud drivers showing off their kaleidoscopic variety of cars from the classic bygone years of 1968 to 1986. More than 400 hatchbacks, estates, campervans, and saloons from the period were on display and judged by a highly experienced panel to the cheers of hundreds more spectators. As you can guess from the name the Festival of the Unexceptional is a different breed of car show, aimed at enthusiasts more awestruck and intrigued by the cars they saw on their streets and driveways, rather than the supercars and unobtainable beasts plastered across magazines and bedroom walls. It’s one of the few remaining authentic

TALBOT AVENGER: One of the fine specimens on display. car experiences you can come across. Only in its third year, the only touch of opulence at the debut 2014 festival was that the much admired Mini Metro happened to be Princess Diana’s first car, driven as a 19-

year-old and sold in 1981. This year attracted brilliant specimens like an Austin Paralanian campervan, Talbot Samba cabriolet, a Talbot Avenger, and a 1988 Austin Metro Vanden Plas. Second place was won by a 1979

Volkswagen Golf Mk1, and a 1968 Hillman Minx estate won the People’s Choice. Sometimes, rather than flash, bling, and luxury, all you need is classic motors, brilliant food, a spot of humour and sunshine.

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Good, bad and the ugly THE weird and wonderful world of meriting threw up a few wild ideas this week, as well as a few stinkers. In Norway engineers suggested an idea to float underwater tunnels to connect the archipelago’s multitude of islands. The unique Scandinavian country’s many fjords mean underwater tunnels along the surface of the sea and bridged overland are difficult and unsustainable. The new idea is a pair of tunnels floating alongside one another aobut 100 feet below surface, moving and swaying with tidal energy but feeling normal to crustacean drivers within. Meanwhile in Scotland, Edinburgh will see about 80 per cent of city roads governed by a 20mph speed limit from August. Meant as a safety measure, critics argue sometimes it’s safer going above 20 and it’s a cheap blanket solution that is less effectual than speed bumps. Lastly a European wide survey conducted by Ford on young driver safety unsurprisingly found young men are three times as likely to be distracted by attractive pedestrians than young women and 60 per cent more likely to drive safer with their parents in tow.

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More than 10,500 athletes set to compete in Rio Olympics Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

ROUND-UP: • Lewis Hamilton comfortably won last week’s F1 German Grand Prix to go 19 points clear of Nico Rosberg in the driver’s championship. • American Jimmy Walker claimed the US PGA golf title ahead of Jason Day and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn won the women’s Open. • England and Pakistan stand 11 in the Test series; the third game is underway at Edgbaston. And the T20 quarter-finals are Glamorgan-Yorks, Gloucester-Durham, Northants-Middlesex and Notts-Sussex.

• Irish jockey ‘JT’ McNamara who rode over 600 winners, has died, aged 41. • Italian Walter Venga is Wolves’ new manager. • Manchester United are set to sign ex-player Paul Pogba from Juventus for £100m. • Football friendlies/ICL results: Liverpool 2 AC Milan 0; Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 6-5 on penalties; Manchester Utd 5 Galatasaray 2; PSG 4 Leicester 0; Real Madrid 3 Chelsea 2 (before 105,000 fans in Michigan) and Spurs 0 Atlético Madrid 1. • Aberdeen (1-1 v Maribor) and West Ham (1-2 v NK Domzale) are in Europa League 2nd leg action tonight (August 4) and Leicester play Manchester United on Sunday (August 7) in the FA Charity Shield. • A 200-1 shot at Wolverhampton last week was only the fourth such priced winner in horse-racing history. • Hull will play Warrington in RL’s Challenge Cup final. • Carl Frampton is now a twodivision featherweight champion of the world after beating Leo Santa Cruz. Tony’s Olympic Games Preview: The summer Olympics start on Saturday August 6 in Rio de Janiero,

Brazil. More than 10,500 competitors, including 555 Americans and 366 Brits, representing 205 nations will enter 306 events, covering 28 sports at 10 venues; 136 medals will be awarded to women, 161 to men with nine ‘mixed’ medals. My world stars to watch in Rio: * Ashton Eaton: The reigning Olympic decathlon champion is rated the world’s best over 10 events. * Simone Biles: The Texan (18) is the reigning world all-around gymnastic champion, unbeaten since 2014 and going for five medals. * Claressa Shields: In 2012, aged 17, she won gold at the first Olympics for women boxers and has not lost since. * David Boudia: Star of the American diving team that collected four medals in London, he’s aiming to become the first US diver since Greg Louganis to win back-to-back golds. * Jordan Burroughs: Winner of the 74kg freestyle wrestling gold in 2012, he could become the third American to seal successive Olympic titles. * Allyson Felix: The American won sprinting gold in London and will make history if she wins the 200m, 400m and both relays in Rio.

* Justin Gatlin: Could deny Usain Bolt the triple triple (three 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold medals). The American has been the world’s best sprinter for two years. * Gwen Jorgensen: She’s won 12 straight triathlons, a record by a man or woman. * Katie Ledecky: The greatest female freestyle swimmer of all time from 400m to 1500m, there’s talk of her taking on Michael Phelps in an exhibition race. * Kerri Walsh Jennings: Chasing a fourth Olympic gold medal, she’s one of the greatestever players in beach volleyball. * Federica Pellegrini: Italy’s first female swimming gold medallist, this is her fourth Olympics. * Tiago Camilo: Brazil’s world judo champion is confident of winning on home soil. * Lauren Jackson: Aussie basketball player who has five medals to her name already. * Serena Williams: Winner of 22 Grand Slam tennis titles and ROAD TO RIO: The 2016 Olympic games kick off.

four Olympic gold medals, she can add another in Rio. * Robert Scheidt: The Brazilian sailor has already won five Olympic medals (two gold) and is confident of adding a sixth. * Tamika Catchings: USA basketball star has won three Olympic golds already with a fourth on the way! * Lin Dan: China’s badminton champion is going for a third successive Olympic gold. These can make Britain ‘Great’ in Rio! • Swimmers James Guy and Adam Peaty. • Cyclists Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Lizzie Armitstead, Laura Trott and Becky James. • Gymnasts Claudia Fragapane, Louis Smith and Max Whitlock. • 100m sprinters Adam Gemili and Dina Asher-Smith. • High jumpers Isobel Pooley and Robbie Grabarz. • Long jumpers

Shara Proctor and Greg Rutherford. • 5,000m & 10,000m champion Mo Farah. • Showjumper Ben Maher. • Eventer William Fox-Pitt. • Equestrian rider Charlotte Dujardin. • Finn class sailor Giles Scott. • Female boxers Nicola Adams and Lisa Whiteside. • Triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee. • Heptathletes Katerina Johnson-Thompson and Jessica Ennis-Hill. • Diver Jack Laugher. • Golfers Danny Willett and Charley Hull. • Rowers Kath Grainger and Katherine Copeland. • Tennis stars Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund. • Runner Jo Pavey (42, in her fifth Olympics). GB/Northern Ireland’s aim is to eclipse the 65 medal-haul they gained at London 2012. And with a little bit of luck, they can achieve their goal... watch and enjoy the action.

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FIRST COURSE: Designed by Seve Ballesteros. course which presents a challenge for the experienced golfer and is a real test of skills for beginners. The course requires accurate play, especially in some tight tee shots where you may have to forego distance in your drive and opt instead for shorter irons or woods which ensure that the ball reaches the fairway. Hole 8 is especially tricky, as it is a long par 5, with a tight dogleg towards the right which slopes sharply downhill to

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Legacy of an F1 hero By Matthew Elliott

CHRIS AMON, MBE, widely considered the finest F1 driver never to win a championship Grand Prix, has passed away at the age of 73 in his native New Zealand on Wednesday August 3.

Although his reputation for bad luck preceded him, with Mario Andretti once quipping that if he became an undertaker people would stop dying, Amon leaves a legacy as one of the most distinguished drivers to ever grace the sport. He raced in 91 Grand Prix, with 11 podium appearances and racked up 83 championship points, driving for Ferrari, March and

Matra among 13 teams and frequently beating the other top drivers of his time and being inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. He competed happily alongside fellow patriots Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, partnering with McLaren to score his biggest success at the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race. His notorious bad luck wasn’t only related to his unrivalled knack of just missing out on Championship victories but also to misfortune with engines, teams, and management, none of which was his fault. Amon, however, also rebelled against the unlucky tag, pointing out that he narrowly escaped death or injury in some serious crashes, with Bruce

CHRIS AMON: Never won a championship Grand Prix.

McLaren himself killed on the track in 1970. Amon left the sport in 1976 after a career spanning 13 years saying he had ‘seen too many people fried in racing cars.’ In retirement he ran his family’s farm and made appearances on Kiwi motoring shows on television in the 1980s, and even returned for a friendly race in 2003. Amon has also been at the forefront of developing the sport for future generations, designing tracks, raising

funds for the Bruce McLaren trust, and lending his name to an international scholarship programme helping motoring talent progress in his home country.