Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 11 - 17 August 2016 Issue 1623

ISSUE NO. 1623

11 - 17 August 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Controversy in Javea late former car park which became a piece of waste ground into a community area with a children’s playground.

They managed to evict the junkies and by begging and making do obtained a table tennis table, goal posts without nets and basketball hoops and regularly attracted up to

By John Smith As the mayor of Javea, Jose Chulvi was congratulating his council on the building and opening of a new medical centre in Javea Park near Arenal, so the president of the Javea Park Residents Association, Maaike Onkenhout was complaining about the fact that it was built across a children’s playground.

According to the council, the population of Javea quadruples in the high season meaning that for years there were insufficient medical facilities to cope with the needs of residents and visitors, hence the need to build this centre which will be staffed

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by a doctor, nurse and receptionist but will only be open at the moment in high season until the end of September.

The local residents com-

plain that the entire area had been left desolate and was nicknamed the ‘Bronx’ until women in the area banded together to try to turn a deso-

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Red flag alert LOCAL POLICE officers in Javea have warned swimmers that they risk fines if they refuse to leave the sea when the red flag is flying. Police took

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the details of the most obstinate who, like two people fined last week in Javea for ignoring the red flag, could now be fined €750 each.

Strongly scented FOUR Dutchmen aged between 40 and 50 were arrested following a Guardia Civil raid on a Calpe villa where 850 marihuana plants were found growing in the basement. Police suspicions, aroused by a pungent smell noticeable several metres away from the property, were confirmed on finding three rooms filled with the intensively-raised plants.

ALFAZ DEL PI: The town has succeeded in maintaining employment levels.

Sandcastles go THERE will be no more sand sculptures on Benidorm’s beaches after the town hall decided that these “are not necessary for the tourist offer.” The artists crit-

icised the decision, not least because they have been paying a yearly fee of €2,200.

“The town hall is treating us like beggars,” one of them complained.

By Linda Hall ALFAZ DEL PI has the Marina Baja’s largest per capita income. Altea, Finestrat, Benidorm, La Vila, La Nucia, Polop, Callosa d’en Sarria and Relleu all come lagging behind.

According to figures from

Spain’s tax authority, Hacienda, Alfaz residents have an average gross yearly income of €21,257. Next in line are Altea (€21,165) Finestrat (€21,120), Benidorm (€20,165), Villajoyosa (€20,152) and La Nucia (€20,118), Polop (€18,870), Callosa d’En Sarria (€16,624)

and Relleu (€15,891).

The town has succeeded in maintaining unemployment levels below both the regional and national averages during the harshest years of the economic crisis, said Finance councillor Mayte Garcia.

The good results of its own

economic activities have also contributed to the Marina Baja’s economic growth, attracting more residents and more businesses, she added. Working for a town that creates wealth for the good of its citizens was something to be proud of, said the mayor, Vicente Arques.

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Death on the Rock revisited On two occasions that vessels were stopped, senior IRA officers were found on board.”

MUAMMAR AL-GADDAFI: Provided assistance to the IRA by supplying material for their use.

By John Smith WITH the current security alerts all over Europe due to fear of terrorist attack and the ongoing activities of both Spanish and Gibraltarian authorities to detect potential threats, I decided to revisit the IRA plan to explode a bomb in Gibraltar back in 1988 and to see whether there were any links to any other country which might explain the reason for choosing Gibraltar as a potential target.

There has been a huge amount of controversy about the events that led up to the shooting of three members of the Irish Republican Army in 1988 with accusations of incompetence on the part of the British authorities, inefficiency by the Spanish, obfuscation and even misdirection by the British government and the printing of untruths by the press immediately after.

The first question that needs to be asked is where did the IRA get its arms and explosives from and the answer goes back to the 1970s where, apart from traditional support from Irish American sources, the group made contact with Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi who was, to say the least, a maverick and decided to assist the organisation by supplying material for their use.

As early as 1973, the Irish government seized the Claudia which contained five tons of munitions and weapons sent by the Libyans for the use of the IRA. It is believed however that three additional shipments plus as much as $5 million got through and helped the IRA to undertake

120 tons of armaments were seized by the French when they intercepted MV Eksund.

their campaign of terror in Ulster and mainland UK. This all came to an abrupt end in 1976 when Gaddafi broke off all contact with the IRA and had nothing more to do with them until the early 1980s when he decided to back the IRA again especially as relationships with the UK had deteriorated dramatically. It is estimated that in 1985 and 1986, four enormous shipments of up-to-date arms and ammunition including surface to air missiles, arrived in Ireland and at one stage the IRA were said to have had ‘an embarrassment of riches’.

Just one consignment was intercepted, on this occasion by the French, who boarded and seized the MV Eksund which carried more than 120 tons of armaments. On each of the two occasions that vessels were stopped, senior IRA officers were found to be on board.

One of the reasons that Gaddafi wanted to support the IRA was because Britain had allowed the

US Air Force to use bases in the UK as starting points for attacks on both Benghazi and Tripoli in 1986 and he certainly had a wish to see Britain suffer the consequences of its actions.

So turning to Gibraltar, the question is why would the IRA focus its attention on what was a tiny British Colony sitting opposite the Maghreb States and the closest British point to Libya?

From my research it seems likely that the operation was undertaken either at the request of the Colonel or as a gesture of thanks for all of the support that he had given.

The British authorities were very lucky that they became aware of the planned attack months in advance when a supposedly retired member of the IRA let drop to another member that he was off to Spain on ‘a recce’ which clearly meant that he was going to be undertaking a review of an area for a potential attack and this would most likely target Gibraltar. Unfortunately for the IRA the man he mentioned it to in passing was an informer and the British authorities were alerted.

There has been some disagreement about how the IRA planned the attack but it appears more than likely that an Irish woman, who did not take part in the actual attack, spent a great deal of time visiting Gibraltar and working out the plan.

All of the time, she was under surveillance and as the three-person gang arrived in Spain, so were they. On the day they were killed, it was believed that they were intending to plant a car bomb near the assembly point for the British regiment which was to take part in the changing of

the guard outside the Convent (the Governor’s Official Residence). The targets were clearly British; Gibraltarian casualties would have been unfortunate but acceptable.

In the event one member of the ‘gang’ parked a white Renault 5 at the assembly point and walked off whilst the other two walked into Gibraltar having left their car on the Spanish side.

It was decided that this was the actual attack and a decision was made to ‘neutralise’ those responsible and the result was that all three senior IRA members were shot as they were heading back towards the border.

Controversy still rages over whether this was a simple planned execution or whether the SAS members who undertook the shooting genuinely believed that they were about to detonate the explosives remotely.

Upon investigation, it turned out that neither car contained the explosives and it was assumed that the Renault had been parked to reserve a space so that the real bomb could be driven in to Gibraltar for the next changing of the guard.

Once again, there was element of luck in the fact that three car keys were found on the bodies and having received permission from the Spanish authorities to search the car in Spain, a ticket from a parking garage in Marbella was found.

It was this third car that was parked up in Marbella which was full of explosives and would have caused untold suffering and multiple deaths if it had ever been taken onto the Rock.

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FERNANDO REIG: Emblematic Alcoy bridge.

Bridge held in suspense

By Linda Hall THE Fernando Reig suspension bridge in Alcoy has again been closed to traffic and pedestrians.

It was closed for five days last week after workmen carrying out maintenance work on the bridge heard a creaking noise. The ground shuddered and cables “moved strangely,”

they said afterwards.

Civil engineering experts from the Ministry of Public Works in Madrid inspected the bridge and closely examined each cable. All were in good condition, they concluded, despite at first assuming that one or more of the hawsers might need replacing.

The Ministry’s announcement that the bridge could re-

open came as a relief to city hall as traffic was diverted during the days that it was closed, initially creating traffic chaos.

Six days later the Ministry ordered the Local Police to reclose the bridge while one of the cables was replaced and to let engineers assess the structure’s reaction to the substitution.

Alcoy City Hall received the

news with resignation as well as irritation especially as it learnt of the closure through the police.

Sources from the national government delegation to the Valencian Community explained that the entire structure will be comprehensively studied and the bridge’s southbound lane will reopen once this has been completed.

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Tram passengers left stranded THIRTY tram passengers bound for Luceros in Alicante City were left stranded kilometres away.

“The driver said he had finished working,” a passenger complained in writing to

tram operator FGV. “He stopped at Lucentum and told us that we could catch the next tram.” They were still waiting at 12.30am and after the driver of a Campello-bound tram told them there were no more trams to

Luceros, they all had to make their own way home.

FGV later confirmed the tram’s destination was Lucentum, not Luceros, but agreed to refund the passengers “out of deference.”

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Upset over new medical centre

Opening of Medical Centre and the painted walls.

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70 children a day, many of whom helped to paint the walls of the area to make it a better environment, even though there appear to be five ‘puti pubs’ close to it.

The residents say that an EU research grant of €65,700 was spent on ‘studies’ which achieved nothing and that half of the playground was taken to build the medical centre, with the loss of the football pitch and table tennis area and that the main use of the new area will be for parking cars.

Mayor Chulvi (pictured with Ximo Puig on page 1) said as the centre was opened,

“It answers a demand that could be described as historic both for residents and visitors and we can now say that Javea is safe and well-protected.”

Regional president Ximo Puig, who is holidaying in Javea, attended the opening to demonstrate his support for a safe health system and said.

“This is one of the Valencian Community’s most important assets as a tourist destination compared with other competitors.”

Ms Onkenhout commented

on behalf of the residents however: “Now it would seem that Javea Park has to be grateful for the establishment of the Arenal Medical centre as if it benefits them. Well NO!” There is clearly a great gulf between the council and residents on this matter. Medical assistance is without question important to all communities but the residents feel their needs and wishes have been ignored as has the area for too long.

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The new face of Spanish cinema A YOUNG person from Villajoyosa has participated in a spot to promote Spanish cinema directed by Gracia Querejeta. Pedro Sierra, 16 years old, was chosen by the director after having participated in a cinema course that took place in the Ciudad de la Luz film studio.

The spot, which will be presented in Los Angeles and Miami, was spearheaded by the Min-

istry of Culture and its debut screening is expected to be at the end of the month in the Egyptian Theatre of Hollywood.

“The experience has left me enchanted,” said Pedro Sierra who added that he believed that they chose him because they were looking for someone similar to the legendary bullfighter Manolete.

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Persistent teenager gored at bull-running mediately gored.

His parents were criticised: “They knew he shouldn’t be there,” commented fiestas Councillor Ana Perles, who stressed their responsibility for the boy’s injury.

By Linda Hall BULLS are inseparable from Mediterranean culture and local fiestas and danger is part of the fun, or the thrill, that attracts young and old alike.

A Calpe boy of 15 was gored in the armpit then tossed at the bous al carrer event during the town fiestas. After receiving first aid he was taken to Denia Hospital. The wound was stitched and dressed before he was discharged after several hours in observation, he was amongst the lucky ones.

Witnesses saw him persistently trying to enter the cordoned-off bull-run, ignoring loudspeaker announcements barring under-16s. He finally made it under the barrier at 2.15am but slipped and was im-

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RISKY TRADITION: Bull-running during Marina Alta fiestas.

RAGING BULL: An unpredictable creature.

Four more were injured at events in Alicante Province at the weekend. Another incident, in Museros (Valencia), involved a 14-year-old female spectator.

Even the prudent can come to grief. Two people were hurt in Gata despite assuming they were out of harm’s way inside the barred ‘ratera’ or rat-trap.

Bulls are unpredictable and during the last run of the Gata fiestas they twice managed to inflict harm by sticking their horns through bars. A 46-yearold French tourist was badly injured inside the ‘ratera’ and taken by ambulance to hospital. A second man aged 65, was taken to hospital but didn’t need admitted. There have been several deaths this year so far in Spain.

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Open longer ALICANTE mayor, Gabriel Echavarri, hopes to extend Sunday and Fiestas opening in the city despite general directorate of commerce misgivings and must convince the directorate it will generate employment while guaranteeing workers’ rest days.

High fees THE regional government broke its promise of lowering university fees.

Each credit towards a degree works out at €24.89, making regional charges Spain’s fifth highest.

Levelled out SPAIN’S track operator ADIF plans to spend €527,760 to remove three Valencian Community level crossings within a year in Novelda (Alicante-Madrid line), Tavernes and Cullera (both Valencia Province).

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Wi-Fi on the beach PROVIDING free Wi-Fi on Benidorm’s Levante Beach is a winwin situation.

Beachgoers will not be forced to choose between running up big mobile bills or suffering withdrawal symptoms. And between August 15 and mid-October, the Costa Blanca Tourist Board will receive a rundown of users’ preferences, holiday habits, country of origin and length of stay.

The mutually beneficial project will put Benidorm at the head of Big Data technology in Alicante Province, the tourist board explained. Big data is the huge amount of computer information that inundates businesses and institutions on a daily basis.

It is not the amount of data that is important but how organisations use it and Benidorm was chosen on the strength of its size and influence on the tourist sector.

There will be 11 free Wi-Fi hot spots along Levante beach bringing coverage to 3,300 users. After the two-

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TECHNO HOLIDAY: No need to leave the mobile at home. month Wi-Fi experiment concludes in October, the tourist board will decide whether or not to continue the service which cost €15,000 to install.

In the meantime, there will be free

Wi-Fi in the Castillo, El Torrejo and Avenida de Bilbao over the next 12 months as Benidorm takes another step in its bid to become a ‘smart city, the town hall announced.

Quicker with stickers THE Local Police in Benissa are stepping up security in the town’s districts on the coast.

They are at present registering the vehicles of residents who habitually live in the urbanisations to assist controls and surveillance in these areas. Police officers have had several meetings with the presidents of the different residents’ associations to explain the system and how it works. They in turn will now explain the arrangements to the urbanisations’ homeowners.

Police are giving out identification stickers to residents in the beach areas following voluntary registration of their vehicles.

Thanks to the stickers the police will be able to t e l l a t a g l a n c e w h e th er o r n o t a parked car belongs to the area. They will be equally useful in traffic controls, speeding up checks and contributing to greater police efficiency, a Local Police spokesman said.

CAR ID: To increase police efficiency.

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Reconnecting with the past in San Juan WORK began this week on excavating San Juan’s Civil War air-raid shelters.

F o rg o t t e n a n d i g n o r e d since 1939, it was necessary to turn to the oldest residents for clues of their whereabouts.

To w n h a l l e m p l o y e e s have started digging in Finca Pedro Jose behind the Justice of the Peace building where those with long memories were able to pinpoint the entrance to o n e o f t h e t o w n ’s t h r e e shelters.

There is a second shelter in the Casa del Reloj and a third below the foundations of the Cristo de la Paz

School, although possibly there are more on private land, said councillor for culture Clara Rodriguez.

Once the three known shelters have been located and excavated they will open to the public.

“We shall leave them as they were, respecting their original appearance,” Rodriguez said.

Eventually the town hall hopes to convert the shelters into informal museums with visual and sound e ff e c t s r e c r e a t i n g t h e tension in the shelters during three years of bombing b y F r a n c o ’s t r o o p s a n d allies.

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Bending the rules THE Valencia Supreme Court (TSJCV) again invalidated the previous regional government’s straight-line, three-kilometre policy for free school transport.

Parents protested that it was unfair to impose the ‘as the crow flies’ rule as many pupils living inside a three-kilometre radius of their school often had far longer journeys.

One-way systems inside towns and the lie of the land in rural areas could add kilometres to the distance their children actually travelled each day, they said.

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Red Cross rescues

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THE Red Cross has carried out 151 rescues on the beaches of Valencia so far this summer season.

Most of them, 119 (78.8 per cent) of the rescues, have been concentrated in Alicante Province whilst in Valencia Province they ha ve re s c ue d 20 pe ople and 12 in Castellon.

Added to these figures can be the 18,284 attenda nc e s on the re gion’s beaches for issues such as cuts, sunburn, bites and burns. More than 10,000 of the m w e re on the be a c he s of A lic a nte Province.

The Red Cross service has also carried out 114 transfers to hospitals across the Valencia Region and assisted in the search for 196 missing children.

The organi sat i on i s serving 48 beaches in the region, 19 of them in Alicant e, wi t h 370 pr of essionals working to keep the shoreline safe from the 41 watchtowers, 49 health posts, boats and jet skis and 28 rescue intervention vehi cl es such as am bulances and SUV’s.

The Red Cross is also strengthening its presence on social media networks to highlight and promote awareness and safety campaigns reminding people to take note of the flags flying as too many people are ignoring lifeguards warnings and red flags.

RED CROSS: Has so far carried out 151 beach rescues in the Valencia Region.

Pensioner stung by parking fine system A HAPLESS pensioner in Alicante has reported having fallen victim to the system after being charged for a parking

fine after a year, with no correspondence in between.

Seventy-three-year-old Mr Gane told the EWN that he received two registered letters to his home in Orihuela Costa in July regarding an incident which happened in August 2015.

Although he had paid and displayed, the pensioner explained, the parking attendant failed to spot the ticket. When he consulted the attendant, the expatriate said he was told he would receive a form and instructions through the post on

how to pay the fine, which would be reduced to €40 for prompt payment. However, according to the affected party, nothing arrived and he was given no indication of a time limit.

Now, Mr Gane said, he has been charged €61.65. He has written to the authorities requesting the extra €21.65 be returned to his account as he feels he cannot be held to blame for not knowing how the system works or not receiving promised mail which he said never turned up.

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Bathing for all

By Linda Hall AS in previous years, Villajoyosa has marked out a bathing area for those with mobility problems.

A section has been roped off at the Centro beach and installed with equipment acquired with the collaboration of the Valencian Tourism Agency. Railings, awnings and seats set up in the water all make it easier for those with disabilities to enjoy the sea in safety.

The accessible beach facilities will be available

until September 15 from 10am-2pm and from 4pm-9pm.

These were used by 3,700 people in 2015 and the same number or more are expected this year, said La Vila’s mayor Andreu Verdu, who visited Playa Centro with Marta Selles and Jose Ramon Ucles. “The accessible beach project is essential if we want to guarantee that those with mobility problems can enjoy the seaside. And we are proud to have been able to extend the service this year,” Ucles said.

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Tough on animal cruelty AN Alicante City dog-owner faces prosecution for leaving four dogs on a balcony in the blazing sun. The dogs, three of them puppies, were left without food or water and neighbours, already worried, contacted police after hearing them howl and bark throughout the day.

The owner arrived at the same time as the Local Police but it was too late to save one of the

MORE ACCESSIBLE: Mayor Andreu Verdu and councillors at Playa Centro.

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puppies. The police made out a report alleging animal ill-treatment which will be passed on to the courts. The dogs are now in an animal shelter and a vet will determine exactly how long they were left on the balcony.

Alicante Province animal protection groups announced that they intend to take the part of the private accusation in the case.

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Pokemon distraction campaign kicks off

By Sam Croft

THE new Pokemon Go game has taken the world by storm, but unfortunately it has not been without hiccups, as various players have been injured or worse as a result of not paying attention to what they are doing.

Local Police officers in Elda have decided to tackle this problem head on by launching a new campaign aimed at children and teenagers in the area.

They have created a video, which they hope goes viral, in which people dressed as the popuPOKEMON GO: Various players have been injured playing the game.

Local Police officers decided to launch a new campaign. lar cartoon creatures warn of the dangers of being too engrossed in video games.

In the video, a Pokemon finds one of his best friends in Elda’s Plaza Castelar. An actor dressed as Pikachu plays with his ‘trainer ’ (the owner of the mobile phone), but points out that ‘that if something happens to him he will never be the same.’

The campaign, which comes with the slogan ‘Pokemon are not real, but danger is. Go out, enjoy yourself, live,’ aims to ensure that Pokemon-related accidents in Elda will be few and far between in the future.

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What a mess A SWEDISH tourist group has written to Euro Weekly News registering a complaint about an area west of the golf course in Albir near to Calle Andres Segovia which has become a favourite for dog owners which they use as a dog toilet and rarely if ever clean up after their animals.

They say that this open land has become an eyesore which is unsanitary and a potential health risk which no one in authority appears willing to do anything about. In addition they argue that a number of cars drive through the area collecting dog mess on their tyres which then gets spread throughout the town.

Visitors to the area are not impressed with this blot on the landscape and the group suggests that signs should be erected in the area instructing owners of their responsibility to clear the mess and take it away in plastic bags for safe disposal in containers to be made available by the authorities.

Furthermore, they would like to see regular inspection of the area by the council and imposition of fines on any owner who doesn’t heed the regulation.

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Fireworks coming up

LA OLLA: Thirty years of annual firework displays.

By Linda Hall THIS coming Saturday (August 13) is La Olla’s big day. The mammoth firework display off the La Olla beach is celebrating its 30th anniversary and promises to be bigger and better than ever. With thousands converging on this Altea neighbourhood, logistics play a vital role especially as the public will have to park away from the beach.

In addition to the Tuesday market site, where there is space for 400 cars and Porto

Senso with room for another 150, La Colina, Les Viguetes and Altea la Vieja in front of the Las Mimosas will respectively accommodate 500, 300 and 150 vehicles.

The main N-332 road between the bridge over the River Algar and Villa Gadea will have a cordoned-off corridor for those on foot and the Camino Verde green route will be strictly limited to pedestrians.

The Tram-Trenet is putting on a late night service whose timetable has yet to be announced but if other years are anything to

judge by, there will be trains run until the early hours of the morning. More details are available from the rail operator FGV’s free 900 72 04 72 helpline or stations.

Police, firemen, beach lifeguards, Civil Protection, the Guardia Civil, Seprona, Marine Rescue, the Red Cross’s maritime service and the National Police will all be on hand. Five First Aid posts will be assisted by a SAMUR ambulance, a DYA Intensive Care ambulance and one from Hospital de Levante.

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FAMILIAR FACE: Tayha has taken over her mum’s reigns.

Gambling crackdown A TOTAL of £6,932 and €32,450 has been seized in 30 raids on establishments in Benidorm involved with illegal gambling in the past nine months.

In addition, computers, televisions, monitors, tickets, validating machines and calculators have been confiscated, according to a government statement.

Between the months of June and July 395 people involved in the shell game have been intercepted, with a total of €2,282 being seized, in addition to their equipment.

Battles in Benidorm THE bullring in Benidorm was transformed into Rome’s Colosseum for a few hours last Friday night when Circus Maximus put on a show of gladiators for the second year running. More than 6,000 people attended the spectacle, which included sword-play and races with twohorse chariots.

Gladiator battles and equestrian demonstrations, including jumping through rings of fire thrilled the audience with their realism and originality.

More than 20 actors, horses, 150 costumes and 50 types of weapons took the spectators back in time. The period weapons were manufactured in the workshops of Legend Specialists in Villajoyosa.

First for local zoo MUNDOMAR has revealed that it has bred the first bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) in Spain using artificial insemination. The birth was quick and without complications, according to staff at the Benidorm zoo. It took place at 2.12 am on July 20. The pregnancy lasted 12 months.

Comprehensive medical examinations of the dolphin, called Aqua, were conducted to accurately determine the time of ovulation, thereby ensuring the success

of the process. This included blood tests, urine tests and an ultrasound. The Department of Physiology at the University of Murcia cooperated with the zoo on the project. This is the second time Aqua has given birth. Her first calf is now seven years old. For that delivery Aqua was helped by an older dolphin, Maya, who despite her advanced age acted as midwife. Maya is still with Aqua and her calf and is supporting them.

Lion exchange SEVEN young people participating in the Lions Club exchange programme have met with Benidorm’s mayor, Toni Perez. The meeting was also attended by the president of the Benidorm Lions Club, Vicente Saval, and the president of the Board of Governors of Lions Clubs in Spain, Maria Isabel Pacheco.

The exchange began on August 1 and runs until August 15. It involves girls from Italy, Greece, Serbia, Poland and Estonia. In addition to the visit to the council, the list of trips includes a visit to the Valor Chocolate Factory in Villajoyosa, an opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the Hotel Bali, a visit to the MARQ (Provincial Archaeological Museum) Alicante as well as trips to Aqualandia and Terra Mitica.

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Getting dug in

ROMAN VILLA: Excavations being carried out by young students.

By Linda Hall A WORKING party of young students are helping with excavations at Albir’s Roman villa.

The remains are now an open-air museum but much of the building, which was inhabited between the fourth and seventh Century AD, has yet to be uncovered.

This is the ninth year that

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years is the length of time that students have assisted with the dig.

students have assisted with the dig in an annual venture coordinated by the Valencian Youth Institute (IVAJ). Fourteen of the young people are Spanish and five are from Germany, Italy and Turkey.

Their work at the site continues excavations carried out earlier this year by members of an Employment Workshop subsidised by the regional government.

The remains of the villa were discovered in 1983 but excavations in conjunction with Alicante University did not begin until 2008. The open-air museum opened in 2011.

Mobiles solve the problem FOUR mounted policemen from the National Police force have recently patrolled Benidorm streets.

“They go out in pairs and are there principally to discourage the ‘potato-men’ and the kind of petty crime that occurs on the beach,” explained Gonzalo Alarcon.

This was not the first time that mounted National Police officers have visited Benidorm. “Many years ago two came here but did a shift and returned each day,” said Alarcon.

He recalled that at the time there were more complaints about the horse droppings than praise for the service. “These days we have telephones so whenever droppings occur, the street cleaners are advised and they clear up as soon as possible,” he explained.

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Sun-power SOLAR lighting has been installed in the leisure area at the Font Roja national park. This system was chosen because it is not only sustainable but has a reduced visual impact, said Alcoy’s Environment councillor Jordi Martinez.

Two tickets NO-ONE took first prize in the latest Gordo de la Primitiva draw but two winning tickets for the second prize were processed in Denia’s Number 5 lottery administration. The winner(s) will receive €77,279 for each coupon.

A bug’s life COCKROACHES accounted for 48 per cent of its insect infestation operations in the Valencian Community last year, an annual report by multinational Rentokil revealed.

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Government change brings more posts

By Linda Hall VALENCIAN COMMUNITY president Ximo Puig finally carried out his expected government reshuffle.

Big hitters in the Consell - equivalent to the Cabinet - remain but several second-tier politicians have gone with five new posts created for high-ranking officials who will be responsible for Europe, Social Services, Finance and Economy.

The exit of Health department secondin-charge Dolores Salas was announced last month when she resigned after wrangling a contract for her under-qualified daughter with medical research foundation, Fisabio.

Salas, who helped to precipitate Puig’s reshuffle, was replaced by Narcis Vazquez, a specialist in Internal Medicine.

Maria Parra, a 31-year-old with a doctorate in Economics substituted Monica Cucarella, responsible for Internationali-

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RESHUFFLE: Regional president Ximo Puig has made some changes. sation. Cucarella was sacked last month after putting the Consell on the spot with irregularities which included failing to disclose that she owned a petrol station pursued for causing pollution.

Defending the five new posts and fur-

ther expense, Puig argued that these were “more than covered” by savings in other areas. Mediocre results in the June elections and the rise of the Partido Popular also made it necessary to strengthen the government, Puig said.

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Hacienda gets its sums wrong AN error by tax authority Hacienda means that 38 Alicante Province towns must repay a total of €3.8 million to the state.

The Hacienda slipped up because the government’s Finance Ministry predicted greater earnings through taxes for the 38 municipalities than they eventually received. Town halls will now have to cough up the difference after Madrid transferred cash on the strength of this miscalculated income.

The Hacienda has now totted up the municipal accounts for 2014 with the unwelcome news for towns that include Adsubia, Altea, Calpe and Javea.

Calpe is by far the worst off as the town hall will have to return €741,239 out of its annual budget of €34.2 million.

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Are you paying too much wealth tax?

There are so many attractions and advantages to living on the Costa Blanca. However, some expatriates find the tax burden in Spain quite high, especially if they are liable to wealth tax on top of income tax.

Wealth tax returns had to be submitted by the end of June, for assets held at 31st December 2015. If you are unhappy with your tax liability now is the time to seek advice to see what you can do to reduce your tax bill next year.

By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks

Wealth tax rules Wealth tax is an annual tax, payable on the total value of your taxable assets as at 31st December. If you are Spanish resident you are liable to wealth tax on your worldwide assets. Non-residents are liable on assets located in Spain.

This unpopular tax was effectively abolished in 2008 when the government approved a measure to apply a 100 per cent tax credit against an individual’s wealth tax liability.

However, it was reinstated in 2011,

supposedly as a temporary austerity measure, but it is still in place for 2016.

In general, each resident individual has a tax free allowance of €700,000 plus a €300,000 allowance on his main home. If a couple owns the property in joint names, each gets the €300,000 allowance.

Non-residents receive the individual allowance of €700,000, but no allowance against their

Spanish property.

The progressive state tax rates range from 0.2 per cent for assets up to €167,129, to 2.5 per cent on assets over €10,695,996.

The local autonomous communities can amend the allowances and rates.

In Comunidad Valenciana the wealth tax rates are higher than the state ones, ranging from 0.25 per cent to 3.12 per cent. The individual allowance was also reduced from €700,000 to €600,000 for the region. In Murcia the rates range from 0.24 per cent to 3 per cent.

The tax is payable on the value of most of your assets, such as real estate, savings and investments, jewellery, art, cars, boats etc.

Some assets are exempt, such as household contents (excluding jewels, fur coats, vehicles, boats, art and antiques); pension rights (but not purchased annuities); owner managed small businesses and business assets (with conditions). Certain shareholdings

are exempt where you carry out managerial duties and derive a salary.

Loans are deductible in calculating your net taxable wealth provided they were not used to buy or invest in assets exempt from Spanish wealth tax.

Limiting wealth tax Your cumulative wealth and income taxes cannot exceed 60 per cent of the ‘general and savings taxable income bases’ of residents (but still excluding from savings income any gains on assets held for more than one year, and the associated tax rates). This is subject to paying a minimum of 20 per cent of the full wealth tax calculation.

However, this liability cannot be reduced at all on assets that do not produce an income.

There may be other steps you can take to reduce a wealth tax liability, or eliminate it completely, particularly on your

investment assets. You need to seek specialist advice on how to restructure your investments, but you need solutions that are personalised for your situation and objectives.

If wealth tax, or other Spanish taxes, are a concern for you, seek advice from Spanish tax experts who have in depth knowledge of Spanish taxation and specialise in reducing tax on invested capital, pensions, wealth and inheritance.

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

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

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Scouting around abroad

By Linda Hall EIGHTY-FIVE members of Muchamiel’s 653 Quetzl scout troop are currently in Kandersteg (Switzerland).

The party of 56 scouts, 12 monitors, four cooks and 13 committee members set out on July 30 and returns on August 11 after spending 12 days of activities at the Kandersteg International Centre .

The trip was organised with the collaboration of Muchamiel Town Hall which has given all possible support to the scouts’ journey.

During their 12 days’ holiday the Muchamiel troop are meeting scouts from 33 countries in Kandersteg where there is a permanent mini-jamboree.

The Muchamiel scouts were in the same section as two German troops who will visit Spain next summer and with whom they will share a camp.

KANDERSTEG: Muchamiel scouts showing the flag.

Facelift for central streets of Benidorm

VITAL: Toni Perez (second right) and Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate (right) inspect the revamped streets.

RENOVATING the domestic water supply and drains in central Benidorm is now complete.

Water and main drainage pipes in Calle Ruzafa, Calle El Pino and Calle Los Arcos have been replaced and a new storm drain system is now in place.

The €700,000 cost was financed by the town’s water company, Hydraqua, via its Investment Plan.

Drought notwithstanding, at some stage each summer or au-

tumn Benidorm will have at least one monsoon-like deluge resulting in a flash flood. Until now this has turned the bottom of Ruzafa and Tomas Ortuño into an ankle-deep pond, with rainwater occasionally seeping into the shops there but this will no longer happen, said Benidorm’s Mayor Toni Perez.

The renovations had generated complaints from residents and visitors inconvenienced by the ongoing work but were ab-

solutely vital, the mayor emphasised as he and councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate inspected the work.

It was imperative to solve the recurring problem of flooding during heavy rain while the existing sewage system had become obsolete after 40 years, Perez explained.

The three roads themselves received a much-needed facelift with resurfacing, and all now have wider pavements.

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An unhappy ending THE Sunny V, a 10.5-metre pleasure boat, ran aground near the Farallo rocks in Denia.

The boat’s owner, who lives in Oliva where the craft is usually moored, had set out from there to go fishing at 3am. By the time he reached the Denia port breakwater approximately three hours later, he pulled in his fishing rods and sailed further south.

“It was very dark and without meaning to I found myself on the Marineta Cassiana beach,” the angling enthusiast said afterwards. “I missed the Farrallo breakwater by a hair’s breadth but I hadn’t expected the slabs of rock and ran aground.”

The boat beached comparatively gently as the engine had begun to splutter as it reached the shore, the angler said afterwards. The heavy seas were actually an advantage, as the undertow dragged the boat away from the rocks and lifted it onto the sand, he explained.

Red Cross rescuers soon came to his aid and tried unsuccessfully to tow the boat away. It was left in the hands of experts from the Denia port concessionary to decide how best to remove the craft after verifying whether the hull was damaged.

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It’s only an excuse

By Eleanor Hawkins POLITICIANS can sometimes appear to always be looking for an excuse to speak badly of the other side, and in El Campello they have found one in the recently announced elimination of cemetery taxes.

The tripartite council team was congratulating itself on cutting costs for residents after explaining that the taxes local families have for

years been required to pay to cover maintenance of niches and pantheons will end next year, reasoning that only about 45 per cent of those who should do actually pay them.

However, former mayor and opposition councillor Juanjo Berenguer, who voted against the change at the last plenary session, said: “if they are only managing to get about €6,000 of the €20,000 they should, it means those responsible for the department aren’t doing their job properly. I really hope

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people don’t realise that if they don’t bother paying a tax the council gets rid of it.”

The council team has been quick to point out that the fact that there will be no cemetery tax as of next year doesn’t mean those who owe for previous years will not be made to pay their debts.

DEBTS NOT DEAD: Outstanding amounts will need to be paid

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More snips, fewer cats SAN VICENTE has applied to the Alicante Provincial Council for a € 3 , 8 0 0 g r a n t t o s t e ri l i s e 6 0 o f t h e t o w n ’s cats.

The town hall has already set aside its own budget allocation for defleaing and worming the cats before they are neutered.

Some months ago the provincial council, which is similar to a county council, set aside €250,000 for neutering cats.

This will help to control colonies of strays and in turn stem what the provincial council described when announcing the measure as “environmental problems.”

20 cat colonies were located with a total population of around 250 cats.

Like many other Costa Blanca municipalities t h e S a n Vi c e n t e To w n Hall is anxious to control the proliferation of cats after a recent census located 20 colonies with a total population of around 250.

Sterilising the first 60 cats will help to ensure that the population does n o t i n c r e a s e f u r t h e r, said health councillor Begoña Monllor.

Region’s competing gastronomic wonder PAELLA VALENCIANA is competing to be chosen as one of Spain’s Seven Gastronomic Wonders.

The region’s supreme rice dish is vying with 20 Spanish specialities that include Gazpacho Andaluz, Chicken Cilindron from Aragon, Bean Stew from Asturias and Mallorca’s sugar-sifted Ensaimadas.

The Allianz Global Assistance insurance company has organised the poll and once selected, the Seven Gastronomic Wonders will become candidates for nomination as an In-

CHAMPION CUISINE: Can the tasty paella win the vote? tangible Human Asset.

Votes can be cast on the www.7maravillas.es website until August 20.

Promoted by Allianz Global,

the vote has the backing of Spain’s hoteliers’ association FEHR, Toledo’s Hotel and Catering School and leading hotels amongst other bodies.

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Savings on public sector spending ALICANTE Province has the lowest number of public employees in the whole of Spain.

The Valencia Region has the second lowest number of public workers, only behind Cataluña. That’s according to a study by the

University of Malaga which looked at the number of people paid from the public purse.

Valencia Region has 45.31 civil servants per thousand inhabitants compared to Cataluña, whose ratio of employees is 40.24 per thousand

Train uproar refuses to quieten

By Linda Hall INDIGNATION is growing, not subsiding, over the disappearance of the Line 9 trenet between Calpe and Denia.

With the Alicante-Valencia Coast Train pronounced financially unviable, there was consolation knowing the 101-yearold trenet was still going strong.

The consolation was shortlived after the Calpe-Denia section was closed overnight on safety grounds. It should reopen in 2017, announced the region’s rail operator FGV, although this deadline has been extended to 2020. No one knows where the €44 million investment is coming from and there are fears that the closure could be permanent.

Denia mayor Vicent Grimalt did not hesitate to criticise former Generalitat and the regional Partido Popular leader, Isabel Bonig who formerly headed the

LONG WAIT: No train until 2020. region’s public works department. Had the Generalitat maintained and invested in Line 9 its present woes would not exist, Grimalt said.

At a recent protest meeting in Benissa, Bonig accused the current regional government of being “useless managers.”

In Bonig’s day 2012, ru-

mours were rife the BenidormDenia line 9 would close but the Generalitat instead announced modernisation, she pointed out. This had been running to schedule when the closure bombshell dropped.

“We won’t allow suspending the service to develop into closure,” she promised.

inhabitants. The Basque Country has the most with 51.31 workers.

In terms of provinces, Alicante has the lowest amount, with 41.76 public employees; the lowest number in Spain, followed by Girona,

with 44.19, Malaga with 45.6, Valencia, with 47.2 and Castello, with 48.28.

The Valencian Community is also far below the Spanish average, which is 54.54 public workers per thousand inhabitants.

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Youths getting less than ever

By Eleanor Hawkins CONTRARY to popular belief, a new study by American scientists published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour has revealed that today’s youth, the so-called Millennials, are having less sex than their predecessors.

Whereas 20 years ago 6 per cent of youths claimed to be virgins, this has now increased to 15 per cent, a shocking increase if the general opinion that the generation is a promiscuous one is to be believed. In fact in the US, one has to look back to the generation born in the 20s to find a less sexually active bunch.

Jean Twenge, an investigator at San Diego State University and co-author of the report, has said that in stark contrast to what is thought, there are many youngsters who aren’t having

As youngsters interact more online they have less physical contact.” sex at all let alone with more than one partner.

“Mobile apps to find partners should, in theory, help Millennials find someone to have sex with, however it’s possible that technology is actually having the opposite effect. As youngsters interact more online they have less physical contact, which obviously leads to less sex,” the scientist said.

Although they could not prove their theories, the scientists reckon there could be various reasons behind the sudden coyness of youths including the

ease with which they can access pornography on the internet, the late age they leave home and the variety of entertainment available nowadays.

They also suggest the amount of sexual education youngsters now receive could be an understandable reason.

Youths have never been more aware of the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and personal safety than they are today.

What the investigators are sure of is that whatever the reasons, it’s a generational thing as the change was an abrupt one.

There is a clear gap between those born in the 80’s and before and those born in the 90’s which is defined by more than just sex. They are also less interested, the study states, in other activities traditionally linked to their age group such as passing their driving tests.

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TAKE THE PLUNGE: Entrants are encouraged to sign up early for the competition.

Getting in the swim

By Eleanor Hawkins TH E da te for the 11th e dition of the A lbir ope n s e a s w imming ra c e in honour of Carlos Pardo has been set for Sunday August 21.

O rga nis e d by C lub D e portivo Finisher and Alfas del Pi and La Nucia councils’ sports departments, the

race includes categories for swimmers aged between 15 and 70 and will set off on its 2.5 kilometre route paraller to Playa de l’Albir at 9.30am.

Those wishing to sign up can do so via www.cdfinish er.com until Thursday August 18 for €15 or latecomers can sign up on the day f or €20, however any

swi m m er s under 18 m ust present signed parental authorisation to take part.

There will be prizes for the three general winners plus the winners of the seven separate age group categor i es, and boat s and kayaks will accompany the swi m m er s f or saf et y r easons, t he organi ser s explained.

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Running free RESPONDING to popular demand, Ibi Town Hall will spend €5,000 on creating a dog park to be located in the Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente Park, named after the late naturalist.

Fatal fall A WOMAN died in Benicassim (Castellon) after falling from a seventh floor. Reports said the death was accidental as the woman appeared to have been hanging a towel over the balcony when she slid and fell.

Tough time NOEL GADEA, Gata councillor for Education, Tourism, Youth and Fiestas is leaving the town hall. It was hard combining studies and work and he wanted to make way for someone who could dedicate more time, he said.

CLEAN BEACHES: Mayor Andreu Verdu and Beaches councillor Pedro Alemany inspect the new equipment.

Big clean green machine

By Linda Hall TIME was when teams of men raked th e C o s ta B lan ca ’s b ea c he s e a c h evening and collected litter by hand.

The piles of seaweed that still form a barrier between the water ’s edge and the sand after storms received the same treatment, but those days be-

long to a past when tourism was still a growth industry.

It wasn’t long before the teams of men were replaced with machinery and then the machines themselves were replaced with newer, bigger and better machines.

This part of the process continues and it was with pride that Villajoyosa

Town Hall took delivery of a tractor a nd be a ch- cl eaner t hat r akes and sifts.

U nlike Vi l l aj oyosa’s exi st i ng equipment the new cleaner can be used with dry or damp sand. It can also shift large piles of seaweed but gather up minute objects like cigarette ends too.

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Meals on wheels for vulnerable children FOR the second year running, Campello’s Social Welfare department will be delivering meals to 50 children.

Throughout July and the first fortnight of August these children, whose precarious circumstances are monitored by the local Social Services department, were covered by the Summer School programme.

Here their basic food requirements were covered and their days were filled with leisure activities as well as spare time.

The Summer School programme ends on August 15 but between August 16 and September the Children’s Catering Scheme will ensure that the Campello minors, whose families are known to be threatened with social exclusion, can at least eat each day.

This will continue until school starts in September and they can eat their main meals in the school dining room.

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Home delivery FIFTY school children are receiving home meals to ensure they get fed this summer.

Through a catering programme, Alicante City Council is attending daily to the children in order to meet their basic food needs.

For the second consecutive year, the Department of Social Welfare of the municipality of El Campello is performing a home delivery food service for children who are part of families at risk of social exclusion, until they return to school.

The Department of Social Services said the programme “ensures the prevention of social inequality, especially of the most vulnerable groups such as children, which is a priority for the city.”

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New queen is crowned

By Eleanor Hawkins LA NUCIA is gearing up for its annual summer fair in honour of the Virgen de la Asuncion, due to run from August 14 to 18, and elected this year ’s Queen and Ladies of the fair at a crowded ceremony on Plaça Major on Saturday (August 6).

Olga Fernandez Jumilla was pronounced the 46th Queen, and received the crown and sceptre from 2015 Queen Angela Cano Lloret.

Once the six ladies in waiting, Ariana Alonso Powell, Victoria Lopez de Lamo, Alba Lopez de Lamo, Maria del Alamo Villaescusa, Lucia Galdon Muñoz and Maria Perez Llario had

FAIR QUEEN: Receives the crown and sceptre. received their sashes, all seven were given the town’s insignia by local mayor Bernabe Cano before taking

part in the traditional waltz to end the ceremony, the final event before the fair itself begins on Sunday.

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Watercourses situation tamed THE Conferacion Hidrografica del Jucar (CHJ) water authority has at last come to terms regarding the region’s watercourses.

They rarely bear water in these drought-blighted times but are usually overgrown with reeds, weeds and litter. They are fire hazards when blocked with vegetation and rubbish but also pose risks during flash floods when surface water is unable to drain off.

Agreement between the CHJ, the region’s town halls, the provincial councils that fulfil the role of country councils and the national government in Madrid was a relief to all municipalities concerned.

Some town halls have resorted to clearing and cleaning streams and riverbeds. In theory, although they are performing

a public and civic service, they need permission from the CHJ which controls watercourses over an area of 50,000 square kilometres of the Valencia region.

Paradoxically, by clearing local streams and rivers local councils risk fines for taking matters into their own hands.

“The agreement is a very important first step in unblocking an untenable situation,” said Elda mayor Ruben Alfaro who is president of the Federacion Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias.

It was obvious the CHJ’s budget for clearing watercourses became smaller each passing year, Alfaro said. At the same time it’s unacceptable the CHJ have put obstacles in the way of town halls trying to solve the problem.

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A city for everyone ALICANTE CITY has been promoted for the first time as its own tourist brand. It means the city is breaking away from being advertised solely as part of the Costa Blanca as a whole offering a more distinct and targeted promotional campaign.

Regional Secretary of the Valencian Agency of Tourism, Francesc Colomer wants to highlight the city’s position and reinforce it as the capital of the Mediterranean region.

Colomer highlighted the work of entrepreneurs crediting them for the good data of tourism in the area, but warns of the need to remain vigilant to build loyalty of visitors.

The tourism campaign for Alicante includes different messages to different segments of tourism and aims to promote the area as suitable for families, the LGBT community, cultural, urban and accessible, among others.

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Payback time

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn AN error by the Ministry of Finance will mean that 38 municipalities have to return money to the government.

The Ministry of Finance has communicated to local authorities the s e ttlin g o f ac c ounts re la ting to 2014, which is always done two years later, and the results are mixed.

Whilst most municipalities a n d th e P ro v in c ia l G ove rnment will receive additional funds, a total of 38 municipalities will be forced to rep ay € 3 . 8 million to the State. This is because when the government of Mariano Rajoy prepared its forecast of revenue in 2014, it predicted and expected that these locations would raise more money in taxes. They d id n ’t, an d n o w mus t re pa y the money that was given to them.

Calpe and Javea are the worst affe c te d to w n s , h a ving to re turn

€741,000 and €663,151 respectively, although in principle they do have a period of 10 years to pay it back if the Government decides to maintain the deadline.

Other most affected include Rojales (€536,761), San Fulgencio

GIVE BACK: Municipalities are having to return €3.8 million following Ministry of Finance error. (€4 88,249) and Al gor f a (€230,747), Benissa (€202,211) and Altea (€151,232), among others.

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Grab a gun NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 33-yearold for breaking into a bar in Alicante and assaulting the owner causing serious injury.

The assailant had already left the premises as officers arrived at the scene, but quickly gave chase and caught up with him in a vehicle being driven by a 31-year-old woman.

A gun, with the serial number erased and loaded with five cartridges was found underneath the car seat which the man was trying to grab before officers quickly defused the situation.

The man was arrested and charged with assault and illegal possession of weapons. The woman was also arrested over an alleged crime of illegal possession of weapons.

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Body found THE body of a loggerhead turtle estimated to weigh between 80 and 100 kilos was found by divers near Benidorm island on Saturday (August 6). The turtle is suspected to have died after colliding with a boat.

Business aid TEULADA-MORAIRA Council is to provide €500 grants to 10 entrepreneurs to help cover the costs of setting up in business. The grants will benefit businesses started between November 1 2015 and October 31 2016.

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Lower ratios demanded

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE provincial Federation of parents has said it supports the complaint made by the delegate of the Alicante teaching federation CCOO, about the different treatment received by students in classrooms with disabled children.

Classrooms with disabled students or those that require

special needs, should have a decreased ratio of pupils to teaching staff, but the complaints made argue that this has not happened in many of the province’s classes.

“This discrimination against the families of Alicante Province should be solved as soon as possible,” said Ramon Lopez, president of the group of parents.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Classrooms should have a decreased ratio of pupils to teaching staff.

No proof

Fighting to find a proper cure

AN Alicante man has been absolved by a judge who decided there was no impartial evidence he had been illegally distributing Canal Plus satellite TV signals to others for €15 per month.

AN Alicante researcher is heading up a new team that is working on the battle to cure pancreatic cancer. Silvestre Vicent is working on new research at the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra.

The team believes the key to com-

bating the disease could be through reduced antioxidant levels in cells that cause pancreatic cancer.

This conclusion came from a team from Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory (USA), which is part of the specialist team of the Department of Oncology at the University Hospital

of Navarra and CIMA. This is a finding that opens the possibility of creating a new specialised treatment strategy for this disease as less than 5 per cent of those affected survive five years after diagnosis. “Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest, so this line of

investigation was opened,” said Silvestre Vicent.

The Alicante researcher has highlighted the importance of collaboration between research centres and oncologists, as this allows in some cases for the results to be applied to clinical cases.

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Housing fair for all location of social housing by the city council, denying claims that there is favourable treatment towards some foreigners.

The groups came out in defence of councillor for Immigration Julia Angulo, and denounced

the attempt to create “a climate of rejection amongst migrants.”

The 12 entities, representing residents of Alicante originating from various European and Latin American countries - with many of them already nationalised Spaniards - insist there is no favouritism and that “only four have been assigned to nonSpanish citizens.” They stressed: “The selection process has been carried out based on the criteria proposed by the Housing Board” and that councillor Angulo has not intervened in any way.

However, they complained that “the PP has carefully and exclusively searched the records of migrant citizens for faults and errors” with the aim, they say, to “accuse” the councillor of “some preferential treatment.”

They said allegations of favouritism against the councillor are “absurd, false and fabricated controversy,” which, they said, shows a “xenophobic attitude.”

DOGS ALLOWED: The area will be clearly signposted with litterbins.

Another dogfriendly beach

By Linda Hall ONLY the Partido Popular voted against Altea Council’s proposed “dogs-allowed” beach.

The agreed 340 metre section is located on the Mar y Montaña beach, explained Beaches councillor Roque Ferrer.

The town has 10.3 kilometres of coastline, Ferrer said, and the council wanted to eradicate

discrimination against domestic animals. Nevertheless, the councillor continued, the beach would continue to be accessed by all members of the public.

The area will be clearly signposted with litterbins and pooper-scooper dispensers so that owners can clean up after their pets and information panels will detail norms for bringing dogs to the beach.

Deterioration of roads brings bad statistics SEVENTY people have died on Valencian Community roads this year, 10 more than in 2016.

The region has the fourthlargest number of fatalities after Andalucia, Castilla y Leon and Cataluña. Nationally there was a 7 per cent increase, with 42 more victims than during the same period last year.

The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) attributes this rise to more car journeys, more transport on the region’s roads, motorists’ increasingly decrepit vehicles and speeding.

Manuel Miñes, spokesman for the Valencia Community’s Chamber of Contractors, also maintained that the bad condition of the region’s roads is also to blame.

“Not only does this influence the alarming rise in accidents and deaths but it reduces

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IMMIGRANT associations are defending the municipal social housing allocation.

Twelve associations and cultural organisations of immigrants living in Alicante have shown their support for the al-

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BAD CONDITIONS: On the region’s roads partly to blame. the roads’ value as assets,” Miñes said.

“The roads belong to the Spanish and their deterioration is the government’s responsibility.”

The Ministry of Public Works in Madrid, responsible for Spain’s roads, has not re-

vealed its exact investment in the region this year. Nevertheless the contractors claim that it has spent less than €500,000 of a €77 million national allocation. Even those tenders that have been accepted have yet to be carried out, Miñes complained.

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Council put stop to illicit work XABIA Council had to take a c t i o n l a st we e k and put a halt to work which saw more than 100 o l d p i n e t r ee s knock e d d o wn o n an enormous plot of land on Carrer l’Illa on the Portitxol coastline.

A lt h o u g h n o c o n struc t i o n p r o j e c t h as been p r e se n t e d o r licence applied for, a developer appears to have bought the land with the inten t i o n o f b u i l d i n g new villas.

However, this will not be approved as construction is not permitted on that plot of land, which is under special environmental protection, c o u n c i l so u r ce s stated.

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Service sector survived the crisis ALICANTE serves a lot.

What appears to be an advertising slogan of the province is in fact more relevant to the economic and labour scenario.

The service and tourism industry has generated some 66,200 new jobs in recent years and absorbed much of the unemployment which occurred when the crisis hit.

As jobs were lost in the traditional areas of construction, industry and agriculture, services came to the forefront, along with the digital economy which is also showing signs of being in a boom.

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GOING ONLINE: Digital economy has grown in Alicante along with the services and tourism sector. businesses linked to the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Alicante (Jovempa), although there are more in the province.

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not only helped to create domestic employment, but serve as a platform for other more traditional activities and companies to update and improve their services.

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Warning issued after patient goes walkabout THE Health Department has had to remind people of the rules after a hospitalised man in Valencia was spotted popping out to the bar last week.

A photo of the patient from Doctor Peset Hospital sporting blue hospital pyjamas and dragging his drip-stand along behind him as he popped across Avenida de Gaspar Aguilar to a cafeteria was published by Las Provincias local newspaper and although the department was quick to state this was not a usual occurrence, Cesm medical union has said in fact it happens more often than people think.

While leaving hospital without being discharged is forbidden and can lead to disciplinary discharge, and a judge can be informed if a patient puts their own or other peoples’ lives at risk by leaving medical facilities against doctors’ orders, hospitals cannot actually keep anyone inside against their will.

Security guards on doors are ordered to warn patients trying to leave that they are breaking rules and may be punished, but can do nothing more than take their room number and inform the management if the patient insists on leaving, the union explained.

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Fewer jams IBI Council has announced it will be spending €209,125 next month to build two roundabouts at the entrances to its industrial estate to improve traffic flow and replace traffic lights with pedestrian bridges.

Debt down THE municipal debt in Villena has been reduced by more than €15 million over the last five years, and soon the council will be able to start spending more money on other things, local Mayor Javier Esquembre has reported.

Open night DENIA’S Open Night last week was a great success and hundreds of people went out to browse the racks and make the most of discounts and activities provided by more than 80 businesses which took part.

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Foreign future for Alicante students

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn MORE and more students from Alicante Province are looking towards Asian universities.

China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam are among the most sought after destinations offered by the University of Alicante to students outside the Erasmus scholarships programme.

China seems to be seen by Alicante students as a country full of opportunities and is the most popular choice for those looking to study in the Far East.

The most recent agreements reached by the University of Alicante (UA) with similar centres in Asian countries has opened the door to students and in just four years the demand for

FOREIGN STUDYING: Hong Kong is one of the favoured places for UA students studying abroad. studies in non-EU countries has increased threefold.

The UA has worked on a model of exchange programmes based on ‘multilin-

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Thailand, Malaysia and Taiwan. This year, for the first time, the University will also send students to Malaysia and Vietnam.

A MAN who set fire to his ex-partner’s sofa on Tuesday (August 2) was jailed by Alicante’s number two gender violence court on Friday to await trial.

The man, who admitted to incinerating the sofa in the first floor flat in the city’s Los Angeles district after an argument with his ex, insisted he had no intention of killing anyone, but the Public Prosecutor nevertheless intends to accuse him of attempted murder, arson, threats and abuse.

His former partner ’s 14-year-old daughter, who was inside the flat at the time, was injured when she tried to climb to a neighbouring balcony to escape the flames and fell to the ground.

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More police presence WAITERS and owners of bars and restaurants on Denia’s Calle Loreto hav e e x p r e sse d t h e ir concern at what they say is a lack of police presence on the busy tourist street.

More officers are needed in the area, especial l y f r o m 8 - 11 p m when up to 1,000 people gath e r o n t h e n a r ro w street.

There are times when this leads to problems and fights which waiters have complained they always have to sort out themselves as there is nev e r a p o l i c e m a n in sigh t wh e n t h e y n ee d one.

The matter was put to

citizens security councillor Javier Scotto at a me e tin g w ith L e s R o q u e s res id en ts a n d business owners, but the council was unable to meet their requests for permanent police presence on the street.

A lth o u g h th e L o c a l P o lice h a v e b e e n in formed and asked to include the area on their rounds and the council wishes to do everything it c a n to h elp th e tourism sector, Scotto said, there are only so ma n y o ffic e rs to g o round and demands for assistance are almost constant in the summer, especially at the weekends.

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By John Smith BEWARE a new scam which could be very expensive if you fall for it. Recently a householder in the prosperous area of La Quinta near Marbella received an unexpected call from some individuals claiming to be from their alarm company who advised that they needed to make some improvements to the system.

Having no reason to suspect that they weren’t genuine, the householder let them in and they proceeded to undertake the work. As events unfolded the next day however, it transpired that these guys were completely bogus and had actually wired up the property so that they could see and hear what was going on.

When the owners were out and the housekeeper had also gone out, this crew calmly went into the house, suppressing the alarm which they had previously doctored and over a period of more than three hours stole whatever they could that was loose and discov-

PHONEY POSSE: Claimed they needed to check the alarm system. ered the house safe.

Once they found that they could not open the safe, they simply attacked it from the wall to which it was affixed and removed it to open away from the house in their own time.

The home owners were devastated with the results of the burglars’ day’s work when they returned home and natu-

rally when they called the alarm company, they sadly confirmed that these ‘workmen’ were not on their books.

It is a lesson to be shared with all of our readers who are advised to check with the head office of any company, should you receive an unexpected visit from anyone advising that they are due to check anything in or on your property.

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Not cheap TWO streets in Javea are amongst 15 in Valencia Region with the highest rental prices according to a new report by idealista.com real estate portal. Prices reach €3,767 on Avenida del Mediterraneo and €3,033 on Fray Jaime Ibañez.

Joining up THE Archbishopric of Valencia has had to merge the Santa Maria and San Mauro parishes in Alcoy due to a lack of population, church-goers and priests.

Quick action DENIA firefighters, Local Police officers from Teulada and Benitachell and a helicopter quickly tackled a fire which broke out on farmland near Font Santa in Teulada on Thursday (August 4) before it reached nearby pine trees.

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Tourist injured in pub brawl

By Eleanor Hawkins A FRENCH-Algerian tourist was admitted to hospital in a serious condition in the early hours of Thursday morning (August 4) and another Frenchman arrested after a fight broke out between two groups in a pub by Playa de Levante in Benidorm.

The brawl, the reasons of which remain unknown, broke out in Penelope Beach pub at about 3am between the two men, aged 18 and 25, and one was seriously injured when the other smashed a glass and left a deep cut on the other’s throat before running away.

While the injured man was rushed to Marina Baixa Hospital, police officers tracked the alleged attacker down near Del Carmen church.

A Spanish man was also injured after the victim’s friends mistook him for the attacker and laid into him, managing to get various punches in before he managed to escape and shake them off on Avenida de Europa, police sources reported.

A MARINA ALTA association for students, AICMA, has announced it will be running a bus service to help students at Va l e n c i a U n i v e r s i t y c o m e home at the weekends.

Two buses will take students to the city on Sunday evenings.

For €225 for the term, two buses will take students to the city on Sunday evenings and bring them home again on Friday afternoons, with one stopping in Javea and Ondara and the other stopping in Benissa, Teulada and Gata.

BUS SERVICE: Being introduced to help students return home.

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Please bring our language back

By Eleanor Hawkins CALPE residents are up in arms over recent changes which have seen the local council start to put aside the Valencian language and stick to Castilian Spanish. New signs are going up with no Valencian on them, and official documents and posters for cultural events appear to have forgotten all about their official local dialect.

This has upset many traditionally-minded

locals, who have written to the council to complain. Not only are they annoyed that Valenciano is disappearing, they have also complained that the authorities have started to call the town Calpe although its official name is Calp without the ‘e’.

To back up their complaint, the locals have pointed out that the use of Valencian is clearly required by the Lleid’UsiEnsenyament del Valencia (Law of use and teaching of Valencian) and the autonomous region’s statutes.

A piece of royal history DENIA’S municipal archives have acquired an ancient letter dated January 29, 1604 and signed by King Felipe III, proving his presence in the town at the time.

The king is known to have stayed in Denia in January and February of that

year, and this documentary proof is a rare remnant from the times.

Although he had attempted to hold the Valencian Courts in Denia as he enjoyed the hospitality of the fifth Marquis of Denia and Duke of Lerma, they were eventually held in Valencia

city from January 9 to February 20.

The letter now in the hands of the municipal archives is addressed to Don Alvaro Vich y Manrique, governor of the Realm of Valencia and Xixona, and discusses a conflict over churches in Alicante.

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Coast Train refuses to be derailed to say and at a recent extraordinary plenary meeting, all parties approved a motion setting out Gata’s objections to the proposed route.

Mayor Magda Mengual explained that the motion continued documentation going back to 2013 which set out identical claims and objections. The council will ask the Ministry to modify the track, ensuring that it remains parallel to the AP-7 motorway.

Gata also hopes to see that a budget allocation is made to connect Gandia, Denia and Alicante so that the Coast Train can provide a local service not limited to high speed trains.

LA VUELTA: The council has created a video of what the visit will look like for the cyclists.

Preparing for the visit

By Eleanor Hawkins EL POBLE NOU DE BENITACHELL can’t wait for its turn as the scene of part of a stage of this year’s La Vuelta cycling race and, to make the wait a little more interesting, the council has created a video of what the visit will

look like for the cyclists.

It was filmed by a local youth on a bike using a GoPro camera, supervised by the Local Police force, and edited by the New Technologies department a t the tow n ha ll headed by Myr na van’t Hoff.

The video shows the route the multi-

coloured snake of competitors in the Tour of Spai n wi l l f ol l ow t hr ough town on September 9.

The roads will be closed to traffic on the actual day from 11.30am onwards and cyclists are expected to be coming through between 1.44pm and 5.02 pm.

City is top choice for cruise visitors

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE Castle of Santa Barbara, Postiguet beach and shopping.

These are the three highlights for passengers arriving to the city of Alicante aboard cruise ships, including those on the Costa Magica Genova, which docked in Alicante this week.

With 4,000 people on board including passengers and crew, the ship arrived at 12.30pm and left at 7pm giving passengers a few hours and a lot to do.

Up to 80 per cent of the people on board left the ship and many took one of the shuttle buses to the Melia Hotel to board the open top Turibus service, or took to the streets on foot armed with a map of the city.

Tourism and port officials say the most common inquiries are how to get to the top of Santa Barbara Castle, or questions about the beaches or shopping.

Around 22 per cent of those

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AN Alicante-Valencia coastal rail link is still only planned but Gata knows what it does and does not want.

Despite the Ministry of Public Works’ loud hints that the Coast Train is financially unviable, Marina Alta and Marina Baja town halls are determined not to see the project shelved.

All local towns want the Coast Train although not all want the route suggested by the Ministry. Alfaz del Pi and neighbouring Altea have already suggested that when the train materialises it should follow the planned and approved, although never built, Altea by-pass route.

Gata, too, had something

TOP CHOICE: Heading to the castle, with its panoramic views of the city below is one of the preferred activities for cruise passengers arriving in Alicante. who disembarked from the Costa Magica Genova ship opted to go on an organised tour and visited the nearby towns of Guadalest, Elche, Benidorm or Altea.

The ship arrived in Alicante after a full day of sailing from

Lisbon. After departing from the port in the afternoon, the ship sailed off to Rome.

This year Alicante port is to exceed last year’s cruise figures with 55 ships in 2016, expected to bring around 108,000 passengers.

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Burglars caught on camera TWO Algerian men and a Spanish woman have been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil suspected of being behind more than 50 burglaries in Javea, Calpe, Benissa, Alfas del Pi and TeuladaMoraira.

Officers tracked down the suspects after viewing security camera recordings provided by one of the victims of the smash-and-grabs, during which the nefarious crew confiscated cash in various currencies to the value of €130,000, two cars, 350 mobile phones, 250 watches, 200 pairs of sunglasses, 200 computers and tablets and thousands of euros worth of jewellery.

The police force is now trying to locate the owners of the recovered goods.

The case is still being investigated and further arres ts h a v e n o t y e t b e e n ruled out.

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Drone duty for Spanish beaches

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AS the country continues to sit on a level four terror alert in the wake of recent attacks in France, Belgium and Germany, Spanish authorities are quietly introducing flying robots to patrol heavily-populated beaches, as the dystopian nature of 2016 shows no sign of slackening.

Drones are currently used for detecting swimmers or vessels in distress.

To u ris m ap p e a rs to be going through a mini-boom in Mediterranean Spain, as jumpy holidaymak ers a v o id Tu rk e y, Tunis ia , Greece and other former hotspots in favour of the relative tranquillity of the Iberian Peninsula, although the continental collywobbles have ex ten d e d th is fa r s outh, a s e videnced by the hysterical reaction to a teenage prank in Catalonia on Tuesday, August 2.

RISE OF THE MACHINES: The robots are here already, but people seem too distracted to pay much attention.

Armed patrols and drones are thus set to be ever more common sights in tourist enclaves throughout the remainder of the summer, with squadrons of Mosses d’Esquadra brandishing submachine guns and assault rifles highly prominent at Catalan resorts such

as Floret de Mar and Roses.

M e a nwhi l e, i n Beni dor m , a drone has been patrolling the local sandy strips since July 1, in a repeat of a pioneering scheme piloted la s t ye a r, whi ch has now been picked up by other popular resorts, including Torrevieja (Alicante),

Marbella and Benalmadena (Malaga), Cartagena (Murcia), Ribadesella (Asturias), and Isla (Cantabria).

Weighing around two kilos, the robotic devices can fly for 25 minutes at a time, ascend to a height of 500 m et r es, and achi eve a t op speed of 70 kilometres per hour, plus they are equipped with a 4k video camera, GPS, and an autom at i c ‘ r et ur n t o base’ f unct i on should any signal loss occur.

In Benidorm, the drone will fly six times per day throughout August, being piloted by four specially-trained local police officers, alt hough i t wi l l not f l y above sunbathers on the beach, since the law does not (yet) allow it.

The cutting edge contraptions are currently used for detecting swimmers in distress, vessels in trouble, or signs of wildfires, but officers believe they could be used for ‘additional security purposes,’ whatever that might entail.

Over 18 million tourists visited Spain in the first four months of 2016 alone, representing a 13 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.

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Viking hero SWEDEN: A fireman stripped down to his underwear to jump into a river to rescue a stranded sheep north of Gothenburg. The man has since been named a ‘real Viking man.’

Caught on film SWEDEN: A bus driver has been sacked after he was caught on camera hitting and kicking an asylum seeker. The bus company said it was “unacceptable” and have launched an internal enquiry.

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Top job on offer FOMER Prime Minister David Cameron has reportedly been offered a £36 million (€42,436,477) job in Kazakhstan working for the president where he would have the title ‘sultan’ and have his own harem of women.

Euro win THE British Euromillions winner has handed £12 million (€14,145,492) to each of her children apart from her estranged son. The Gloucester woman won £61 million (€71,906,252) after buying a ticket following successful surgery saying she “felt lucky.”

Street safety MORE police officers have taken to patrolling London’s streets after

BRITISH PRESS a man, armed with a knife attacked people in Russell Square. One woman was killed and five others were taken to hospital.

FORMER PM: Would be called sultan.

Free fighting A BRITISH actor who starred in Pirates of the Caribbean, has ditched his Hollywood career to go to Syria to fight Isis as a volunteer. Fifty-two-year-old Michael Enright from Manchester previously went in 2015 to fight with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units.

Alive or dead?

US intelligence believes that German rapper Deso Dogg may still be alive. He joined Daesh in 2012 and is thought to have been killed in an air strike in Syria.

FIVE young Germans were arrested after a flashmob stunt in Girona, north Spain, went wrong and sparked a terror alert. The group pretended to be chasing after a celebrity, but people thought it was a terror attack.

NORWAY: An Oslo court jailed two jihadists of Pakistani and Chechen origin who were living in southeastern Norway for joining the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.

DENMARK: Thieves have robbed Denmark’s Olympic team of mobile phones and clothes. The team also complained about the state of athlete’s rooms and apartments in Rio.

A GERMAN who went to Syria to join Daesh has told of how he was asked to return to Europe and carry out attacks there instead. The man was speaking from his prison cell where he is serving a three-year sentence.

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Jihadists jailed

Olympic theft

Homeland attacks

A GERMAN man has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of starting a wild fire in the Canary Islands which resulted in around 700 residents being told to evacuate. It is not clear if the 27year-old started the fire deliberately.

SWEDEN: Malmo is to host the Vans Pro Skate Park Series World Championship final on August 20. Malmo has become a popular destination for skateboarding since the early 2000s when a new outdoor skate park was built.

NORWAY: Unemployed Norwegians are being urged to try Sweden, particularly in the construction sector, teaching and computer engineering as the country’s unemployment rate has fallen in the past few years.

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DATING SITES: Dutch people have been paying vast amounts of money to people operating fake accounts.

Love con on internet MORE people are being conned by people they met online on dating sites.

Since January, 73 Dutch people have reported paying around €1.2m to conmen and women they met online who were operating fake accounts.

Alternative worries A DUTCH woman has died at an alternative cancer clinic in Germany.

The 43-year-old is thought to have died under ‘suspicious circumstances’

DUTCH PRESS and German police have issued a warning about allegedly dangerous practices.

Strike delayed A STRIKE over pay and temporary contracts by KLM staff at Schiphol air-

In-flight sleeping

port, Amsterdam, was stopped by a court after KLM said it was illegal. The judge has stopped it until August 11 to have more time to look over the issue.

GERMAN scientists say they have proved that birds can fly while sleeping. Researchers in Bavaria studied the frigate birds in the Galapagos Islands which fly for months.

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No blame

THE number of attacks on public transport sector staff has fallen sharply since 2005, according to research that collated figures from railway firm NS and bus and tram companies nationwide.

A SURVEY has shown that 69 per cent of Germans believed that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policies were not to blame for the recent attacks in the country.

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UNITED RUSSIA: Reported to be the biggest beneficiary of funds from the government.

Spider’s web POLITICAL parties friendly to the Kremlin are being funded discreetly by the government, who award contracts to private companies making donations to those same parties, according to a report from an independent election monitor. The pro-Putin United Russia party is the biggest beneficiary, receiving the vast majority of corporate donations.

Currying favour PRESIDENTIAL contender Donald Trump may have curried more favour with Vladimir Putin after suggesting that the Crimean population is much happier under Russian control.

The Republican nominee has also suggested that NATO’s European members have been free loading on the military alliance and should pull their own weight in the future.

Football furore A SQUAD’S-WORTH of Russian footballers will be investigated by FIFA over doping allegations, as

Maketh the man IT was an intense 11 days and six hours for Russian Orthodox priest and renowned explorer Fedor Konyukhov who barely ate or slept as he voyaged around the globe in a hot air balloon in record breaking time, surviving lightning storms, exploding fuel canisters, extreme fatigue and freezing temperatures to make history.

FEDOR KONYUKHOV: Making history.

11 players in the Football Union become the latest athletes to become embroiled in the growing scandal. The decision comes as many Russian athletes stage a pretend ‘games’ having been banned from this year’s Olympics.

Sitting ducks SHOUTING that the judgement was a political set-up, former Yaroslavl mayor Yevgeny Urlashov was handed a 12-year prison sentence for extortion.

The popular politician is one of dozens of mayors who have been arrested during Putin’s reign, as they struggle to run cities in the face of complex bureaucracy.

Apocalypse now AN anthrax outbreak in Russia’s far north has killed one child and hospitalised dozens of nomadic herders.

Climate change thawing the permafrost is thought to be behind the first flare-up of ‘Siberian plague’ since 1941.

There is now a quarantine zone around the Arctic town of Salekhard.

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By John Smith IN what could be described as a piece of sensible logistical action, Ryanair, criticised in the past for putting profits before passengers, has announced with effect from September 1 at least one passenger travelling with a child under 12 years of

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£1.2 billion (€1.4 billion) is the forecast profit for Ryanair for their year ending March 2017.

age will have to purchase an allocated seat on each leg of the journey at a cost of £4 (€4.8) per leg.

Whilst some believe this to be an attempt to raise additional funds, the airline explains this is to eliminate problems when checking in as children are not al-

“Brexit hasn’t started the economic Armageddon some predicted but there’s still sufficient uncertainty in UK outlook to warrant the Bank of England cut.” Peter Hemington head of corporate finance, BDO UK

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BANK OF ENGLAND: The London headquarters.

UK interest rate cut TWO things have happened as forecast over the last week or so. Firstly, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England unanimously cut the bank rate from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent in order to try to help the economy and secondly the value of the pound immediately took a knock.

In addition, it has decided that it will buy back £60 billion (€72 billion) of UK government bonds and £10 billion (€12 billion) of cor-

porate bonds in order to help stimulate the economy.

Growth forecasts have been reduced whilst it is expected that unemployment will increase slightly in the coming year.

It doesn’t look as if there is likely to be a recession (which according to the Bank of England is in part due to its current actions) but the next few months could be difficult for the economy although not catastrophic.

Indian tax ONE of the legacies left behind by the Empire and honed by Independent India was the concept of duplicated bureaucracy and now, the current Indian government is trying to introduce a common rate of taxation on products across the country.

Currently, it is quite possible for goods to be shipped from one end of India to the other and for each State through which the goods travel to impose its own duty. Now if a minimum of 50 per cent of the Indian States agree, there will be a single tax of perhaps 17 per cent collected by central Government although it will compensate individual States for lost revenue.

Below par NIKE has become the second major sporting company to announce it will stop selling all golf products except for clothes and shoes, following the lead of German based competitor Adidas.

The company explained that its golf accessories businesses have seen regular reductions in annual sales and this has prompted the decision.

Hinkley Point Project news WHEN, in issue 1622, we reported that the Hinkley Point Project would proceed assuming that the board of EDF approved the expenditure, we had no indication that it might be put on hold by the new British government which seems worried about continued Chinese investment.

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ways being allocated seats with parents.

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Make the move THERE is some crafty work afoot in Barcelona as the city and regional government have their eyes fixed firmly on encouraging British companies who don’t have confidence in post referendum Britain to move to pre-independence Cataluña.

A campaign to try to attract a range of existing and new companies is due to begin in September and Barcelona has already indicated it would like to see the European Medical Agency (EMA), currently in London, relocate whilst Madrid is interested in attracting financial companies from London.

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% CHG. 0.87 0.54 3.55 3.21 0.06 0.50 0.27 0.54 1.55 1.18 0.19 3.59 2.13 1.66 3.30 0.25 -0.92 1.20 0.85 0.09 1.14 1.41 0.62 0.26 1.40 -1.23 0.92 0.44 -0.32 0.62 0.99 0.87 0.21 -0.48 1.04 -0.74 1.64 1.25 1.29 -2.91 1.55 -0.68 0.28 1.89 1.35 0.26 1.11 1.48 0.64 0.17

NET VOL 124.17 38.25 693.84 221.71 589.36 58.96 43.99 345.89 648.84 29.11 208.41 8,605.72 331.33 79.24 988.18 2,522.61 244.17 251.22 1,352.61 17.54 161.18 99.17 27.70 1,215.35 23.96 788.59 143.77 7.36 198.14 579.05 338.79 228.68 77.59 134.72 685.19 743.04 9,752.26 92.68 27.24 89.98 3,467.97 115.23 112.56 112.33 655.08 20.23 146.76 397.12 18.46 903.08

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group PLC 1107.50 7.00 Legal & General Group PLC 218.60 5.10 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 54.18 1.06 London Stock Exchange Gr 2797.50 18.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 325.80 4.20 Mediclinic International PLC 1079.00 -2.00 Merlin Entertainments PLC 474.75 -0.70 Mondi PLC 1581.50 18.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 185.80 1.00 National Grid PLC 1065.75 -3.00 Next PLC 5277.50 60.00 Old Mutual PLC 220.05 2.90 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 9142.50 -5.00 Pearson PLC 880.00 -2.50 Persimmon PLC 1746.00 23.00 Provident Financial PLC 2786.00 43.56 Prudential PLC 1406.00 28.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 8407.50 30.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 7421.00 -9.96 RELX PLC 1423.50 -7.00 Rio Tinto PLC 2549.50 65.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 765.25 6.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 180.80 2.60 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 1983.50 6.50 Royal Mail PLC 515.50 2.35 RSA Insurance Group PLC 504.25 1.00 SABMiller PLC 4359.50 2.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 720.00 3.59 Sainsbury (J) PLC 232.30 2.34 Schroders PLC 2723.50 55.00 Severn Trent PLC 2388.00 -11.00 Shire PLC 5107.50 -39.12 Sky PLC 913.25 4.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 1266.50 0.20 Smiths Group PLC 1296.50 17.00 SSE PLC 1539.00 1.00 Standard Chartered PLC 654.15 15.40 Standard Life PLC 321.95 7.30 St James's Place PLC 961.50 17.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 156.50 2.40 Tesco PLC 154.50 -0.30 Travis Perkins PLC 1583.50 28.09 TUI AG 995.75 8.50 Unilever PLC 3540.00 -1.50 United Utilities Group PLC 981.75 -5.90 Vodafone Group PLC 234.17 0.38 Whitbread PLC 3975.00 27.00 Wolseley PLC 4189.50 25.00 Worldpay Group PLC 302.85 4.49 WPP PLC 1745.50 1.00

% CHG. 0.64 2.39 1.99 0.65 1.31 -0.19 -0.15 1.15 0.54 -0.28 1.15 1.34 -0.05 -0.28 1.33 1.59 2.07 0.36 -0.13 -0.49 2.62 0.79 1.46 0.33 0.46 0.20 0.05 0.50 1.02 2.06 -0.46 -0.76 0.50 0.02 1.33 0.07 2.41 2.32 1.80 1.56 -0.19 1.81 0.86 -0.04 -0.60 0.16 0.68 0.60 1.50 0.06

NET VOL 119.53 1,878.92 23,089.98 11.89 502.47 44.13 67.26 243.43 359.13 732.95 39.68 874.84 2.64 158.89 108.84 10.84 531.48 60.72 74.93 162.80 417.39 538.30 2,618.42 461.95 150.01 207.43 73.21 100.46 574.61 21.71 47.16 115.93 301.57 100.67 77.72 199.18 850.43 1,019.62 110.36 2,733.47 1,585.98 90.71 50.44 172.34 133.94 1,880.20 32.05 29.92 145.86 152.75

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 178.57 +0.76 +0.43% 1.8M 65.52 +1.58 +2.47% 4.9M 107.48 +1.61 +1.52% 40.6M 131.73 +0.52 +0.40% 3.1M 82.56 +0.79 +0.97% 3.3M 100.51 +0.12 +0.12% 6.7M 31.04 +0.24 +0.78% 18.9M 43.48 -0.03 -0.07% 10.4M 95.83 +0.67 +0.70% 6.5M 69.22 +0.37 +0.54% 1.8M 87.56 +0.08 +0.09% 9.6M 31.28 +0.11 +0.35% 21.6M 162.09 +4.04 +2.56% 2.7M 136.91 +0.86 +0.63% 3.0M 162.10 +1.95 +1.21% 3.8M 34.98 +0.40 +1.16% 20.0M 124.24 +0.38 +0.31% 5.1M 66.30 +1.74 +2.70% 20.8M 119.21 +0.91 +0.77% 3.9M 63.86 +6.02 +10.41% 72.9M 57.96 +0.57 +0.99% 29.3M 55.85 +1.06 +1.93% 7.5M 35.44 +0.29 +0.83% 27.2M 85.78 -0.27 -0.31% 6.7M 118.58 +0.70 +0.59% 1.2M 107.74 +1.38 +1.30% 2.7M 142.99 +0.28 +0.20% 2.0M 53.64 -0.29 -0.54% 13.5M 80.14 +0.66 +0.83% 6.7M 73.76 +0.46 +0.63% 5.4M

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$6 $ 2.58 $ 10.60 $ 7.77 $ 12.55 $ 5.38 $ 14.79 $ 6.47 $ 8.88 $ 20.19 $ 10.87

2.11 ▲ 54.24% 0.66 ▲ 34.38% 2.34 ▲ 28.33% 1.68 ▲ 27.59% 2.24 ▲ 21.73% 0.83 ▲ 18.24% 1.97 ▲ 15.37% 0.84 ▲ 14.92% 1.13 ▲ 14.58% 2.53 ▲ 14.33% 1.36 ▲ 14.30%

$ 27.47 $ 9.84 $ 20.61 $ 20.86 $ 32.99 $ 13.94 $ 20.52 $ 33.78 $ 3.02 $ 9.17 $ 6.43

11.63 ▼ 29.74% 2.79 ▼ 22.09% 5.69 ▼ 21.63% 5.434 ▼ 20.67% 7.76 ▼ 19.04% 3.23 ▼ 18.81% 4.16 ▼ 16.86% 5.83 ▼ 14.72% 0.52 ▼ 14.69% 1.55 ▼ 14.46% 1.07 ▼ 14.27%

Most Declined Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. Hortonworks, Inc. Liberty Interactive Corporation Liberty Interactive Corporation SAExploration Holdings, Inc. Sierra Wireless, Inc. Encore Capital Group Inc Shenandoah Telecommunications Co PDL BioPharma, Inc. Fluidigm Corporation Immersion Corporation

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

Yet another Premier League club sold to overseas investor AT the end of the latest Premier League season, no less than 11 of the 20 clubs were owned by overseas investors and another two clubs had overseas investment.

Following the end of that season, the statistics stayed the same with one foreign owner relegated and one promoted.

The situation changed with an announcement on August 5 that chairman and owner of West Bromwich Albion (‘the baggies’) has accepted an offer for an undisclosed amount from a Chinese investment group fronted by well-known entrepreneur Guochuan Lai who is ready to appoint former Blackburn CEO John Williams as the new English based boss of the club.

The 41-year-old Mr Lai who made the bulk of his money in landscaping in China through the publicly listed Palm group w hich i s sa i d t o b e w o rth £ 1 . 8 b illio n (€2.1 billion) is quoted as saying “My immediate priorities will be to maintain the club’s stable structure, respecting its well-

Photo Credit Warwick Gastinger flickr

By John Smith

SAIDO BERAHINO: May be en route to Stoke City. run nature and its heritage and I have no intention of changing the club’s ethos.”

H e w e nt on to s a y “ I bel i eve t hat we have a competitive team, with the right

management and coaching staff in place,” which must have come as some relief to head coach Tony Pulis.

The club has been for sale for some time (at least eight years) and there was some suggestion of a sale to a different Chinese consortium last year which fell through.

The sale of the club which reportedly made £7.6 million (€9 million) profit in the last financial year is subject to approval by both the Premier League and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Chinese investment in European football is growing dramatically as there is a potentially enormous market not only for revenue from TV exposure but from the sale of merchandise to the growing number of fans of British clubs in particular.

I n addi t i on, wi t h a num ber of ast ut e signings and possible sales, there are immediate profits to be made during the transfer window, especially as Stoke City have made a £20 million (€24 million) bid for unsettled striker Saido Berahino.

WHEN the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio finally saw the opening ceremony on August 5 amongst a great deal of controversy both within Brazil and internationally, with athletes banned from competing due to failed drug tests, some not participating because of the Zika virus and many worried about pollution in the waters and dangers from local hoodlums, sponsors who had invested millions must have been wondering whether they had done the right thing.

Some of the biggest companies in the world, many from the USA and Japan jumped at the chance to be associated with the Olympic Games and interestingly some have been very clever in the way in which they have taken local street artists (Pichação) who have been very negative about the Games in their graffiti and paid them to decorate walls with images of their product.

Many of the artists undertake the work and then still criticise, but the major companies believe that many in Brazil and overseas will be influenced positively by tweets and other social media featuring the ‘cool positive image’ of the product.

By and large, those sponsors who

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Sponsors still positive about Rio Olympics

STREET ARTISTRY: The Selaron Steps are now a tourist attraction.

have invested heavily in the Games have kept their thoughts to themselves as to possible side effects of the negativity surrounding the event as they clearly don’t want to upset their shareholders or indeed make matters worse.

There is a certain irony in the fact some companies who are being blamed for promoting obesity in the young are supporting such a major athletic event but they will of course argue they are changing their entire philosophy and product to ensure healthy options are always available to all.

One company that is positive about the sponsorship is Nissan which has supplied an amazing 5,000 cars for officials and the Brazil team to use.

When it first became involved in sponsoring the event, the company was selling nearly four million cars a year in Brazil but over time this has dropped to two million.

Whilst some would question the wisdom of investing in such a falling market, the Chief Executive of the company sees it as a positive way of raising product awareness so that when the market does (as they believe it inevitably will) recover, then Nissan will benefit from new sales.

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UNDER INVESTIGATION: Airbus, manufacturer of the A380.

By John Smith ON Sunday August 7, Airbus, the European manufacturer of a range of different aircraft issued a statement saying that it is co-operating with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) which is investigating allegations of ‘fraud, bribery and corruption’ related to some of its third party consultants.

The investigation which commenced in July coincides with the suspension of Export Credit facilities by Britain, France and Germany where the bulk of the aircraft parts are manufactured. Export credits are used to assist companies such as Airbus to sell high value product to companies with limited liquid funds by guaranteeing bank loans.

Whilst the availability of export credit is useful, it is not the main source of funding for most airlines and a great deal of credit comes from the manufacturer itself which is said to have extended €583 million in the first

It’ s common knowledge some governments within the Union offer ‘incentives’ to ensure firms in their countries receive orders.”

six months of the year although this is a drop in the ocean compared to its order book which supposedly exceeds €900 billion.

The company employs more than 70,000 people around Europe with 2,000 in Spain where the tail planes of various aircraft are constructed and tested and it is a very important company as far as the economies of France, Germany and the UK are concerned.

Although legislation has been introduced throughout the EU in order to make the payment of financial inducements illegal, the huge

amounts of money involved in the purchasing of aircraft and the fact that bribery is a recognised way of life in certain countries (in some, the value of the third party inducement is even included in government contracts) means that in order to do business, the use of agents and consultants is widespread.

It is common knowledge that even some governments within the Union offer ‘incentives’ to purchasers to ensure that firms within their country receive orders rather than those in countries competing for the work.

Whilst this current investigation and an ongoing one into Rolls-Royce Engines may make the companies tighten their appointment procedures for consultants, in today’s cut-throat market any changes are most likely to be cosmetic when such large amounts of money are involved and there is more than one company offering an aircraft product.

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Has never fooled me for a moment LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT THE one thing that gratifies me in all this Labour fiasco of late is the fact that it has finally brought to the surface what a sorry bunch of sad losers most of them actually are. It does frankly amaze me how anyone can possibly even consider voting for any of them.

Corbyn, probably the worst leader they have ever had, is a prime example of everything that is wrong with the party. His softly spoken, peace and love approach, has frankly never fooled me for a moment.

Some of the most dangerous leaders and dictators in history have been of a quiet, unassuming demeanour. The truth of the matter is that he is an ag-

ing, left wing, disillusioned, bitter hypocrite.

He is a man who has been on a mission all of his life His barely disguised support for Palestine and Hamas and his failure to eradicate the anti-Semitism that is rife among his cronies, is not because he is unable to solve the problem.

It’s because he doesn’t have the will to. Oddly he reminds me of Tony Blair.

Blair used the Labour party as a vehicle for his own personal ambitions.

Corbyn is endeavouring to do the same. His refusal to stand down, when the majority of his party are voting against him, shows how stubborn and uncaring he is.

This man is not interested in the policies and politics of the Labour party; he is in it for his own dangerous ends. Clear thinking, genuine Labour party members know they have to get rid of this man and his supporters, or

face decades of life in the wilderness of political desolation and disaster.

The fact that they can’t seem to shift him shows us just what a bunch of ineffective and weak incompetents they all actually are. Run the country? They couldn’t even run a brewery event.

Thanks for all your mail and support. I can’t reply to them all and some are just too lengthy to publish, but I do read every one.

Don’t worry, the ol boy can still take it!

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

JEREMY CORBYN: In it for his own dangerous ends.

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Cybercrime: at the fraudsters’ mercy Nora Johnson

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

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

YOU are now 20 times more likely to be robbed while at your computer by a criminal based overseas than mugged in the street, new official figures have revealed. The explosion in online fraud and cybercrime involved almost six million offences last year, in other words, one in 10 of us fell victim.

Oh dear, Mrs May only left the Home Office a few weeks ago and already crime seems on the increase. The conspiracy theorists will blame it all on Brexit. Brexit, it appears, is Britain’s great gift to the rest of the world. A failsafe excuse for Italy’s failing banks, Germany’s failing Deutsche Bank and faltering economies everywhere. Blame everything on Brexit! Little matter that the vast majority of these problems existed long before David Cameron came up with the idea of THAT referendum.

SOPHISTICATED CRIMINALS: Exploit weaknesses in server, database or browser software.

But hang on! Actual crime levels haven’t increased, online offences weren’t covered previously! These online crime numbers simply give the very first official snapshot of the

scale of the threat we all face from online attacks and scams every day.

The problem is most people parade around the internet with the same attitude they have when on

holiday: far too laid back. And there really needs to be a distinction drawn between crimes by idiots who hand over their personal information on a platter to strangers on

the internet, and crimes by sophisticated criminals exploiting deep weaknesses in server, database or browser software. After all, there have been enough high profile cases of phishing, identity theft and especially hacking (e.g. TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone).

But, sorry, I’m too busy to add any more now as I’ve just got an exciting email from Reverend Jo King in Africa offering me the once-in-alifetime chance to invest in his oil well for £60k and get 1,000 per cent return... and an ex-US Marine who needs help getting gold bullion out of Iraq.

Isn’t the internet exciting? But wait a moment, all the money’s vanished from my bank account. What was his name again? Reverend JO KING?! Ooh, er...

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

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Garage Sale Mystery VII: Guilty Until Proven Innocent 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Cricket on 5 On Benefits: Life on the Dole Celebrity Big Brother 30 Stone and Counting... What’s Your Problem?

Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette and autowheel.

Clash of the Titans Wild Wild West Everest Flags of Our Fathers Unbroken Backdraft Clash of the Titans Everest The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Behind Enemy Lines Last Knights

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 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

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9:00pm 8:00am Barely Lethal 9:45am Calendar Girls 11:40am Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion 1:20pm Team America: World Police 3:05pm Drillbit Taylor 5:00pm Never Been Kissed 6:55pm Hitch 9:00pm Hot Pursuit 10:35pm Drillbit Taylor 12:25am Cop Out 2:20am Mr Woodcock

11:00pm 1:00am 2:45am 3:00am

THURSDAY 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 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 Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory New Girl Angie Tribeca Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory

9:30am The Premier League Years 11:30am Great Sporting Moments 11:45am Great Sporting Moments 12:00pm Barclays Premier League World 12:30pm Premier League Legends 1:00pm Efl Cup Highlights 1:30pm Barclays Premier League World 2:00pm Football Gold 3:00pm The Premier League Years 5:00pm Sporting Triumphs 6:00pm Preview to the Premier League 7:00pm Information not available 8:00pm Premier League Match Pack 8:30pm Football 11:00pm More Than a Game 11:30pm Great Sporting Moments 11:45pm Great Sporting Moments 12:00am Premier League Match Pack

Infini 4 Minute Mile Sixteen The Good Dinosaur The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Perfect Guy The Good Dinosaur 4 Minute Mile Richard Jenkins stars as a jaded athletics coach who comes out of retirement to train a talented but troubled teenager.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. An undercover CIA agent and his KGB counterpart team up to thwart a fascist Italian socialite.

Infini Northwest The Top Ten Show 2016 The Perfect Guy

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

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

Cricket Day one of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.

Cricket Ashes Best Days Relive the final day of the first test in the 2009 Ashes series in Cardiff.

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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 at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Olympics 2016 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm Olympics 2016 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Olympics 2016 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Olympics 2016 1:00am Olympics 2016 Jason Mohammad presents live coverage of day seven of the 2016 Olympics.

5:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 5:05am BBC News

7:00am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 7:45am Homes Under the Hammer 8:45am The Housing Enforcers 9:15am Eat Well for Less 10:15am Olympics 2016 Replay 2:00pm Olympics 2016 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm The Edge 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Olympics 2016 8:00pm Eggheads 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Olympics 2016 9:30pm Gardeners’ World 10:00pm Highlands Scotland’s Wild Heart 11:00pm Olympics 2016 11:35pm Newsnight 12:10am Flying Blind 1:40am The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Ear

1:00pm This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

2:00pm Olympics 2016 Ore Oduba presents live coverage of day seven of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

5:00pm Olympics 2016 8:00pm Olympics 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 California Comes to the Whistle Test 5:00am This is BBC Four

www.euroweeklynews.com

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Frasier 10:35am The Big Bang Theory 11:05am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm The Simpsons 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 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 Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner 11:35pm First Dates 12:40am Man Down 1:05am A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World 1:35am Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 3:30am Fresh Meat

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Milkshake!

The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Against the Wild 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Cricket on 5 The Lost City of the Pharaohs Celebrity Big Brother It’s Not Me, It’s You Entertainment panel show hosted by Eamonn Holmes.

Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side Super Casino Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Big Brother Criminals Caught on Camera

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:10am 9:05am 9:35am 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 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:25am 12:55am

Hollyoaks Coach Trip Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement 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 Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Five-Year Engagement The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

FRIDAY TV

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

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4:00am

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather Wild Animal Reunions Doc Martin River Monsters The Mummy Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed!

Catchphrase Spotless The Bourne Identity ITV News and Weather The Bourne Identity Carry on Henry Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

Murder, She Wrote

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:15am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm Ninja Warrior 1:45pm Catchphrase 2:35pm Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 3:35pm The Smurfs 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm The Smurfs 5:40pm The X Factor 6:45pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 7:45pm FYI Daily 7:50pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 10:00pm The Matrix Revolutions 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Matrix Revolutions 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy 1:55am American Dad! 2:25am American Dad! 2:55am The Cleveland Show 3:20am The Cleveland Show 3:45am Teleshopping

7:00am 7:10am 7:30am 8:25am 9:30am 11:45am 1:50pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 3:45pm 5:45pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 1:05am

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Movies Now Judge Judy Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Heidi Lewis Carry on Up the Jungle FYI Daily Carry on Up the Jungle Lewis Foyle’s War Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

Lewis A Touch of Frost Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter’s enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis.

ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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

Gunsmoke Motorsport UK Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Mr. Bean Mr. Bean British Superbike Championship Highlights Captain Newman, M.D. FYI Daily Captain Newman, M.D. Dunkirk FYI Daily Dunkirk The Motorbike Show TT Blues Cannonball Run II FYI Daily Cannonball Run II Lock Up FYI Daily Lock Up 30 Days of Night

9:25am Poseidon 11:05am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2:05pm Terminator Genisys 4:15pm Seventh Son 6:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 9:00pm Terminator Genisys 11:15pm RoboCop 1:15am RoboCop 2

7:35am Dumb and Dumber 9:35am Dumb and Dumber To 11:35am The Hangover 1:25pm Pitch Perfect 2 3:25pm Dumb and Dumber 5:20pm Dumb and Dumber To 7:20pm Bad Words 9:00pm The Hangover 10:45pm Pitch Perfect 2 12:45am Search Party 2:30am South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

7:00am 8:25am 10:05am 12:00pm 1:50pm 3:35pm 5:35pm 7:10pm

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Sixteen The Good Dinosaur Infini Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods The Perfect Guy Pan The Good Dinosaur Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods The Z-fighters have to band together following the awakening of the ancient and powerful God of Destruction.

Pan The Perfect Guy A successful San Francisco lobbyist gets involved with a man who seems almost too good to be true Sixteen The Top Ten Show 2016 Northwest Infini

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am

10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 2:00am 3:00am

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Football Gold WWE Main Event Efl Cup Highlights Premier League Match Pack The Premier League Years Great Sporting Moments Premier League Match Pack Barclays Premier League World Efl Cup Highlights Football Gold Barclays Premier League World Premier League Match Pack The Premier League Years Barclays Premier League World Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Football Sky Sports Originals A Sky Sports Original Programme.

More Than a Game

Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Day two of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.

Cricket The Saturday Debate Cricket Football Cricket Cricket EFL Goals Super League Highlights Great Sporting Moments Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket

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7:00am Olympic Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Home Cooking Made Easy 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather.

1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus A look ahead to this weekends football action with interviews, expert opinions and highlights.

1:45pm Olympics 2016 6:00pm BBC News 6:10pm Regional News 6:15pm Weather 6:20pm Olympics 2016 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action.

12:55am Olympics 2016 5:00am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:10am Two Tickets to Broadway 8:50am The 39 Steps 10:15am Olympics 2016 Replay 1:45pm Bargain Hunt 2:45pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:45pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Gardeners’ World 5:00pm Final Score 6:15pm Full Steam Ahead 7:15pm Dad’s Army 7:50pm Proms Extra 2016 8:30pm BBC Proms 2016 10:30pm Edinburgh Nights 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm Olympics 2016 12:55am Versailles Sumptuous period drama depicting the decadent and turbulent early reign of the Sun King.

1:55am The Kid with a Bike 3:20am Treacle Jr. 4:35am This is BBC Two

7:00am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am 11:25am 12:25pm 2:25pm

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:15am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm Ninja Warrior 1:45pm Catchphrase 2:35pm Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 3:35pm The Smurfs 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm The Smurfs 5:40pm The X Factor 6:45pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 7:45pm FYI Daily 7:50pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 10:00pm The Matrix Revolutions 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Matrix Revolutions 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy 1:55am American Dad! 2:25am American Dad! 2:55am The Cleveland Show 3:20am The Cleveland Show 3:45am Teleshopping

2:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 7:15pm

7:30pm 7:45pm 8:15pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:35am 2:10am 4:00am

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather Wild Animal Reunions Doc Martin River Monsters The Mummy Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed!

Catchphrase Spotless The Bourne Identity ITV News and Weather The Bourne Identity Carry on Henry Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote

www.euroweeklynews.com

This is BBC Four This is BBC Four This is BBC Four Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Britain on Film The series looking at the culture, economics and society of 1960s Britain turns its attention to one of our great national treasures: the countryside 3:30am Sounds of the Sixties Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop’s golden decade, with all the facts and figures and stories behind the songs.

4:00am Joy of Disco 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

7:15am 7:40am 8:05am 9:05am

7:00am 7:10am 7:30am 9:30am 11:45am 1:50pm

7:00am 7:50am 8:40am 9:10am 9:40am 10:05am 10:35am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:35pm

5:00am 7:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 3:00am

2:55pm 3:00pm 3:45pm 5:45pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:05am

3:10am

3:30am

Movies Now Judge Judy Where the Heart is Heidi Lewis Carry on Up the Jungle FYI Daily Carry on Up the Jungle Lewis Foyle’s War Doc Martin Lewis A Touch of Frost Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter’s enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis.

ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:20pm 10:00pm 12:00am 2:00am 2:55am

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Shipping Wars Gillette World Sport Armoy Road Races Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond The Morning Line Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News Men in Black II Rise of the Planet of the Apes Predators Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Hollyoaks Omnibus

Gunsmoke Motorsport UK Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Mr. Bean Mr. Bean British Superbike Championship Highlights Captain Newman, M.D. FYI Daily Captain Newman, M.D. Dunkirk FYI Daily Dunkirk The Motorbike Show TT Blues Cannonball Run II FYI Daily Cannonball Run II Lock Up FYI Daily Lock Up 30 Days of Night

7:00am Milkshake!

9:25am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:00am The Saturday Show Live 12:00pm Fail Army 12:30pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 1:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 3:10pm Police Interceptors 4:10pm Police Interceptors 5:10pm Police Interceptors 6:10pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

7:05pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:30am Impractical Jokers UK 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Celebrity Big Brother

9:25am Poseidon 11:05am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2:05pm Terminator Genisys 4:15pm Seventh Son 6:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 9:00pm Terminator Genisys 11:15pm RoboCop 1:15am RoboCop 2 3:25am The Marine 4: Moving Target

7:35am 9:35am 11:35am 1:25pm 3:25pm 5:20pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:45am 2:30am

Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber To The Hangover Pitch Perfect 2 Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber To Bad Words The Hangover Pitch Perfect 2 Search Party South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 4:00am Just Before I Go

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:25pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:35pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:05am 1:10am 2:20am

7:00am 8:25am 10:05am 12:00pm 1:50pm 3:35pm 5:35pm 7:10pm

9:00pm 11:00pm

12:45am 2:15am 2:30am 4:15am

SATURDAY TV

Jane the Virgin The Mindy Project The Mindy Project 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 Step Up The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory X-Men Origins: Wolverine Gogglebox Rude Tube First Dates

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 8:00am

Sixteen The Good Dinosaur Infini Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods The Perfect Guy Pan The Good Dinosaur Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods The Z-fighters have to band together following the awakening of the ancient and powerful God of Destruction Pan The Perfect Guy A successful San Francisco lobbyist gets involved with a man who seems almost too good to be true.

Sixteen The Top Ten Show 2016 Northwest Infini

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am

8:30am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:30pm 4:00pm 6:15pm 9:00pm 9:30pm

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11:30am 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am

4:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Preview Sky Sports Originals Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals Nissan Game of the Day A full 90-minute rerun of the best match from the opening day of the 2016-17 Premier League season.

Nissan Match Choice Football Premier League Highlights Premier League Highlights Premier League Highlights

Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket Cricket The Saturday Debate Cricket Football Cricket Cricket EFL Goals Super League Highlights Great Sporting Moments Cricket Cricket Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

Cricket Day three of the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.

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7:00am 8:35am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:45pm 1:55pm 2:00pm 6:00pm 6:20pm

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7:30pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 11:25pm 11:30pm 12:25am 4:00am 4:05am

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

5:40am

Olympic Breakfast Match of the Day BBC News Sunday Morning Live Homes Under the Hammer Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Olympics 2016 BBC News Regional News All the latest local news.

Weather Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

Olympics 2016 BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Olympics 2016 Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

CITV ITV News Weekend Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather Long Lost Family The Chase The Peter Pan Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather The Zoo Midsomer Murders ITV News and Weather Slow Train Through Africa Tipping Point Jackpot247 Motorsport UK British Superbike Championship Highlights Nightscreen

7:15am Gardeners’ World 7:45am Countryfile 8:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 10:15am Olympics 2016 Replay 2:00pm The Prisoner of Zenda 3:40pm Flog It! 4:25pm Highlands Scotland’s Wild Heart 5:25pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm Olympics 2016 7:30pm Megamind 9:00pm Robot Wars 10:00pm Dragons’ Den Series in which budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires.

11:00pm Olympics 2016 12:25am Mister John 1:55am Countryfile 2:50am Holby City 3:50am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm The X Factor 1:45pm Take Me Out 2:55pm Mr Bean’s Holiday 3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Mr Bean’s Holiday 4:45pm The X Factor 5:50pm The Smurfs 2 6:50pm FYI Daily 6:55pm The Smurfs 2 7:55pm The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:30am Bordertown 1:55am The Cleveland Show 2:25am The Cleveland Show 2:50am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

7:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 3:00am

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This is BBC Four This is BBC Four Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Britain on Film In the 1960s, the giant Rank Organisation cinema company produced a long-running series of high-quality colour films on the changes unfolding in the economy, society and culture of modern Britain.

3:30am Sounds of the Sixties Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop’s golden decade, with all the facts and figures and stories behind the songs.

4:00am Pendle Witch Child 5:00am This is BBC Four The BBC channel for people who want more.

7:05am London Triathlon 8:00am Motorsport 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:30pm A Place in the Sun 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Flying to the Ends of the Earth 9:00pm Captain America: The First Avenger 11:30pm Cuban Fury 1:15am Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 2:05am Friday Night Dinner 2:35am Walking the Himalayas 3:30am Location, Location, Location

7:00am 7:10am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 1:20pm 3:25pm 4:40pm 5:40pm 5:45pm 6:55pm 7:55pm 9:00pm

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9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:05am 1:20am 2:50am 4:10am 5:00am 5:50am

Movies Now Heidi Heartbeat Heartbeat Inspector Morse A Touch of Frost Wycliffe The Railway Children FYI Daily The Railway Children Doc Martin Doc Martin Royal Stories Royal Wives.

Royal Stories Spare Heirs.

Million Dollar Princesses Elizabeth: The Golden Age FYI Daily Elizabeth: The Golden Age Wire in the Blood Wire in the Blood May the Best House Win May the Best House Win Rising Damp

7:15pm

8:15pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 1:40am 2:40am 2:45am

3:55am 4:00am

Gunsmoke The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Motorbike Show Silverstone Classic MSA British Touring Car Championship BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights Football Rivalries Arsenal v Spurs.

Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special The Deer Hunter FYI Daily The Deer Hunter Mars Attacks!

FYI Daily Mars Attacks!

Bug-eyed Martians in flying saucers descend on unsuspecting Planet Earth to wreak untold havoc.

ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:50am 8:05am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:10am

Zack and Quack Pets Noddy in Toyland Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy!

Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football on 5 Football on 5 Now That’s Funny!

WarGames The Time Machine Planet of the Apes Cricket on 5 Monkeys Make You Laugh Out Loud 5 News Weekend Celebrity Big Brother Pulp Fiction Super Casino Mascara Boys: Sex Me Up House Doctor

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

EX-PRESIDENT Felipe Gonzalez won three elections on the trot and was in power for more than 13 years.

He therefore possesses more political common sense than the current PSOE mob have in their little fingers “Let Rajoy be elected president, even though he doesn’t deserve it,” was the former president’s message to Pedro Sanchez and the PSOE party barons.

A third election would be the politicians’ fault, he said, although they are giving the impression that the public is to blame. Rajoy doesn’t deserve to be president, but neither does Spain deserve self-serving politicians who put their jobs first, the party second and voters third.

Tough line THE acting government wants to prosecute Carme Forcadell, Speaker of the Catalan parliament, for disobedience. She is clearly

Accentuate the negative

Double standards

THE musical ‘Oklahoma’ had the unforgettable song ‘I’m just a girl who can’t say no.’ She sounds exactly the kind of politician than Spain needs just now, someone capable of saying yes even when they shouldn’t.

Albert Rivera is saying ‘no’ to voting in favour of Mariano Rajoy’s investiture when he should say yes, and Pedro Sanchez is saying no when he should be saying maybe.

MADRID’S Complutense University suspended Juan Carlos Monedero, lecturer and co-founder of the Podemos party for six months without pay.

He failed to tell the university or Hacienda that he had earned €425,000 for assessing the Venezuelan government in 2010 although he wasn’t paid until 2013. Now he must return €42,500 to the university for the oversight.

What with Monedero and party Number Three, Pablo Echenique, who paid his carer in the black, the Podemos hierarchy is practising what it preaches against. Railing against the hypocrisy and corruption of the political caste is dangerous unless your own affairs can stand close scrutiny.

“implicated and affected by” the CUP party’s parliamentary call to set in motion a unilateral declaration of independence, Madrid claims.

Forcadell, like most Catalans with independence leanings, has little love for Madrid and Madrid is doing nothing to make itself more lovable. Prosecuting her will only recruit more separatists.

Felipe Gonzalez

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Don’t be a target, fight smart A TERRORIST who dies killing a British citizen should be buried in a pig cemetery. This has the effect of releasing his 72 virgins.

I believe that just the threat of these three measures should be enough.

During the Second War, Sir William Stephenson ran a propaganda campaign in the US. Part of his scam was a fake horoscope, in which Hitler was targeted. Since Hitler was very superstitious, this was quite successful, and the Nazis did not connect it with the British Secret Service, as it was run in America. Jihadis, likewise, are very influenced by propaganda.

A good ‘archaeologist’ could ‘locate’ an ancient document (hadith, sira) which adds to the Islamic scriptures. It could ‘reveal,’ for example, that if a jihadi is buried in close proximity to pigs, he forfeits his 72 virgins.

It’s time we learned to fight smart, instead of repeatedly serving as targets. Of course the liberals and other bleeding hearts will squeal. That’s how we’ll know that it’s the right thing to do.

Vivienne

No direction home HATS off to a recent, hard hitting, factual, letter by Colin Granville, regarding the crazy Brexit debacle.

In the lead up to Brexit vote, several of us expat ‘stay’ campaigners were labelled as unpatriotic by a few ‘leave’ advocates on a Facebook group chat site.

EWN contributor Colin Bird was one such person who refused to listen to reasoning, persistently referring to UK being in a position of controlling its own borders if it left EU. Have he and Loopy (sorry Leapy!) Lee never stopped to wonder why huge amounts of asylum seekers choose UK ahead of other EU countries?

The UK does not need to leave EU, simply adopt a system similar to that c u r r e n t l y o p e ra tin g in Spain, thus dramatically reducing (if not stopping entirely) benefits to not only asylum seekers, but also non-UK passport holders.

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Life after love...

YOUR article dated July 14-20 titled ‘What makes for a great marriage’ I viewed with great interest and read several times.

I agree for a good marriage it’s companionship, laughter, working together, being as stress free as possible.

We made the decision to move to Spain to take life at a slower pace, just as many couples before us had and are doing right now. We chose to buy a rambla in the campo, with the ideal first years a tonic to us. We never considered when leaving the UK what could be around the corner.

Then at Christmas 2009 there was tragedy as I lost my beloved wife. Unprepared for so much hurt and loneliness my whole life was turned upside down.

Since then some friends have moved away, some passed away and some chose to stay away.

You build an emotional wall around yourself, hide emotions, feelings, and live day to day.

Do they really believe that leavin g th e E U w o u ld imme dia te ly prevent terrorists entering UK? What about the hundreds that already reside there?

Messrs Bird and Lee might not miss the drastic decline in pensions that the vast majority of us expats have experienced since the Brexit vote as a result of the plumme tin g p o u n d , b u t s ure ly e ve n they cannot have missed how it has prompted realistic predictions

Here in the south of Spain there must be many people who are not computer literate, maybe don’t drive and, as time passes, maybe their dream home becomes like a prison.

Perhaps there could be a column informing the likes of myself and others in the same situation of forthcoming events? Our main source of information is your paper, which I’m sure others scan as closely as myself.

It seems the over 60’s living in outlying places have no access to information. Even arranging to collect and take them home afterwards would be helpful. A night out once a week does the soul a power of good.

We still have the ability to laugh and dance (in a fashion) and there are times when it’s good to put good and especially bad memories on the backburner, they will still be with you tomorrow.

of another recession in the UK economy.

Steve

Mob rules I AM glad you print at the bottom of the letters page that you are not responsible for any accuracy, errors, etc. because in the July 28 to August 3 edition you had two letters from people that are confused.

M Ward, Almeria

Firstly a ‘Colin’ said that it was a mistake to leave the EU. That is his opinion but a democratic vote said leave. Does he not understand democracy? You lost, get on with it.

And a ‘Brian’ stated ‘a majority of Scots want to quit the UK.’ Am I wrong in saying that you have just had a referendum and voted to stay in the UK? You lost, get on with it.

Ron, Mallorca

Bigger picture I WATCH with growing alarm the vast expansion of the tourism industry across Spain as foreign visitors flock to a destination thankfully free of terrorism for the time being.

It is of course a tremendous boon t o t he l ocal econom y and keeps t he seasonal econom y swinging but at what cost?

In Mallorca, where I reside, the environment is facing imminent peril as thousands of polluting cr ui se shi ps haul m i l l i ons of tourists to our small, beautiful land each year.

Lest we forget, economic conditions are but a fad in fashion of history and once big business has dried up Spain, forcing it always t o t hi nk shor t - t er m pr of i t , not l ong- t er m sust ai nabi l i t y, our adopted nation will be cast aside for the wolves.

Perish the thought.

Harry, Palma

Terrible twos IF you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. Newspaper columnists were originally considered people capable of cutting through the headlines to offer an independent take on the day’s events.

Unfortunately they occasionally drift off into ignorant, attentionseeking prattling which, given the f act t hat t hey ar e on a nat i onal platform, needs to be challenged, debunked and ridiculed accordingly.

When you have an egoist like Leapy Lee tooting his own horn and babbling incoherently about serious current affairs, it is important that he is corrected.

Yet when anyone offers a considered critique he throws a tantrum and uses his entire weekly column space to moan about people saying what they think. Pitiful.

Edward, Sotogrande

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11:00pm Kite 12:40am Hangar 10 2:20am 4 Minute Mile 4:00am Infini A search and rescue team travel to a distant mining colony to save the sole survivor of a biological outbreak.

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11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction.

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

7:00am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 7:45am Homes Under the Hammer 8:45am The Housing Enforcers 9:10am Gardeners’ World 9:45am The Hairy Builder 10:15am Olympics 2016 Replay 2:00pm Olympics 2016 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm The Edge 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Olympics 2016 8:00pm Eggheads 8:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland 9:00pm Olympics 2016 9:30pm The Hairy Bikers’ Bake-ation 10:00pm Skies Above Britain 11:00pm Olympics 2016 11:45pm Newsnight 12:20am Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made

7:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 3:00am

This is BBC Four This is BBC Four Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Britain on Film Throughout its history, the Rank Organisation’s 1960s documentary series Look at Life sought to reflect the diversity of Britain’s ways of life.

3:30am Sounds of the 70s Toe-tapping series featuring classic Seventies music from the vaults. Kings of rock on stage include The Who, The Rolling Stones, Queen and the late, great David Bowie.

4:00am Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork 5:00am This is BBC Four

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7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:20pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother: Eviction Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Killer Instinct 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys GPs: Behind Closed Doors Celebrity Big Brother Suspects: The Enemy Within Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side On Benefits Super Casino Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

Criminals Caught on Camera HouseBusters

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am 9:05am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Alphabetical 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise Secret Wild Places 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News 11:40pm UEFA Champions League Highlights 12:40am Murder, She Wrote 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

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7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am You’ve Been Framed!

10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You’ve Been Framed!

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9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Hell’s Kitchen 11:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad!

7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:30am 10:55am 11:20am 11:50am 12:55pm 1:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:10pm 5:45pm 6:15pm 6:50pm 7:50pm

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In Loving Memory 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 In Loving Memory Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

Foyle’s War Feature-length drama about an enigmatic detective working on the south coast during World War II. Wycliffe Wire in the Blood Inspector Morse Teleshopping

7:00am 7:50am 8:45am 9:45am 10:50am 11:55am 12:55pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:15am 12:20am 1:50am 2:50am 3:50am 4:00am

Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke The Sweeney Ironside Quincy M.E. Magnum, P.I. Gunsmoke Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sweeney Quincy M.E. Ironside Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters The Motorbike Show Public Enemies FYI Daily Public Enemies The Sweeney Gunsmoke ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, valuefor-money products brought directly to you at home.

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7:55am Valentine’s Day 10:05am The Top Ten Show 2016 10:25am Alien Autopsy 12:10pm Mr Woodcock 1:50pm And So it Goes 3:30pm The Top Ten Show 2016 3:45pm Pixels 5:40pm Nacho Libre 7:20pm The Simpsons Movie 9:00pm Pixels 11:00pm Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 12:45am Entourage 2:35am Jackass: The Movie 4:10am Confetti

7:00am Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 8:50am Suffragette 10:40am Pan 12:40pm Sixteen 2:05pm Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 3:55pm Hangar 10 5:25pm Kite 7:00pm Suffragette Absorbing account of the British suffragette movement and their battle for the female vote.

9:00pm Pan 11:00pm Deep in the Wood 12:40am Avengers: Age of Ultron Special Alex Zane ushers in the Age of Ultron with a special look at Joss Whedon’s spectacular superhero sequel.

1:00am Kite An orphaned assassin hunts down the henchmen of a child-slavery cartel in a dystopian nearfuture.

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

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Use your energy wisely. You may find yourself in the limelight for the wrong reasons. Someone envious of your popularity may challenge you to a debate.

Travel for business purposes may bring the highest returns. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

Fri Sat Sun -

Fri Sat Sun -

Fri Sat Sun -

a will or with an insurance policy. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.

(July 24 - August 23)

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Put your efforts into being creative.

Don’t give out any personal information that you don’t want spread around. You could lose a good friend because of it.

Learn some new skills that will increase your income. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday

charm members of the opposite sex this week. Have some fun, but draw the line if someone tries to fast talk their way into your heart. You have to let go of your past if you wish to get out of any sentimental mood that might be hanging over your head. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) New partnerships will develop if you join investment groups. Property investments could be prosperous. You can’t do everything on your own. Family responsibilities are escalating. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your ability to visualise will help you convince others of the possibilities. Insincere gestures of friendliness may be misleading. Spend some time with people who can shed some light on your personal situation. Don’t be too quick to voice your opinion. Listen to others carefully.

Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your home environment may be hectic, which could result in emotional upset if you aren’t well organised. Try not to take everything so seriously. Be sure to find out all you can before you commit to anything. There might be a problem with

Saturday August 6

34

39

42

6

17

18

47

53

54

30

40

43

BONUS BALL

BONUS BALL

8

46

2

8 38

27 46

LUCKY STARS

2

6

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19 35

24 37

LUCKY STARS

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Mon - 29 22 C Tues - 30 22 S Wed - 32 23 Cl

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MAX MIN

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Mon - 27 18 Cl Tues - 28 20 S Wed - 29 21 Cl

25 19 C 27 18 S 27 18 Cl

CLOUDY MAX 28C, MIN 18C

TODAY:

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Mon - 31 18 Cl Tues - 32 19 S Wed - 32 20 Cl

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CLOUDY MAX 27C, MIN 21C

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

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Mon - 28 22 C Tues - 29 23 Cl Wed - 30 24 Cl

27 20 S 28 21 Cl 28 21 C

S Sun,

CLOUDY MAX 29C, MIN 18C

TODAY:

Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

MAX MIN

29 17 S 29 17 Cl 30 19 C

Mon - 31 19 Cl Tues - 34 20 C Wed - 35 22 C

C Cloudy, Th Thunder

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

Nonagram

TARGET: • Average: 13 • Good: 18 • Very good: 26 • Excellent: 33

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abed aced acid adit aide bade bead bide cedi dace data date dead debt dice died diet edit iced idea tide tied abide acted aided baaed bated bided bidet cadet cited dated debit diced dicta edict tided abated abided acedia addict baddie baited caddie abdicate ABDICATED

Sudoku

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.

EURO MILLIONS Tuesday August 2

MAX MIN

28 19 S 28 20 S 27 21 C

Mallorca

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You can’t make things better if you don’t know what to fix. You may interest people in a service you have to offer. Work quietly behind the scenes for best results.

Don’t hesitate to look for alternatives that will enable you to raise the kind of donations you need to do the job right. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

LOTTERY Saturday August 6

Fri Sat Sun -

SHOWERS MAX 24C, MIN 18C

MAX MIN

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are likely to reveal information unintentionally. You’ll find it easy to

IRISH LOTTO

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

Benidorm TODAY:

Mon - 34 19 C Tues - 35 20 S Wed - 34 20 S

SUNNY MAX 28C, MIN 20C

TODAY:

Mon - 33 24 C Tues - 34 25 Cl Wed - 34 25 Cl

30 20 S 29 20 S 30 22 C

MAX MIN

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You need to sit back and enjoy. Things have been moving so quickly that you need to do something physical to release your tension. Unexpected changes in friendships could occur. Make creative changes to your living quarters.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

MAX 30C, MIN 22C

Barcelona TODAY:

MAX MIN

33 18 Cl 33 18 S 33 19 C

Malaga

SUNNY MAX MIN

Fri Sat Sun -

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Arguments with children or friends may leave you steaming. You will have excellent ideas and you should be able to help your partner get ahead. Concern yourself with legal matters and formulating contracts rather than finalising your objectives.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Changes involving your domestic scene may be unpleasant. Try to mix business with pleasure while travelling. You can

Fri Sat Sun -

Almeria TODAY:

MAX 31C, MIN 17C

MAX MIN

Mon - 29 22 C Tues - 30 23 Cl Wed - 31 24 Cl

27 20 S 28 20 S 28 21 C

SUNNY

TODAY:

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

convince anyone of anything. Get your domestic chores out of the way early.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) You can ferret out secret information if you just listen to what others have to say.

Travel will be good if you are seeking knowledge. Minor accidents may occur if you don’t concentrate on what you’re doing. Problems with financial investments could make you nervous.

Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday.

Madrid

CLOUDY MAX 27C, MIN 21C

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EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

Saturday August 6

Saturday August 7

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17

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39

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32

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8

9 25

12 33

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

GETS NETS NEWS NEWT NEXT TEXT or GETS

YOUR STARS

for next 7 days

Alicante

Those you work with may have little consideration for the underdog. You can raise your standard of living if you pick up some freelance work on the side. Don’t jump into investments too quickly. Try not to overreact to the loss. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

LEO

Weather TODAY:

Solution GETS LETS LESS LEST TEST TEXT or

TEXT BACK

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

Move from the start word (GETS) to the end word (TEXT) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

GETS

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

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Rough or vulgar (6) 4 Horse's fastest pace (6) 9 Oblivious (7) 10 Fierce stare (5) 11 Sugary (5) 12 Outlive (7) 13 Fix firmly (6) 15 Implored (6) 18 Reached a destination (7) 20 Tumbles (5) 23 Lag behind (5) 24 Egyptian monument (7) 25 Domesticated ass (6) 26 With a light touch (6) Down 1 Societies (5) 2 Cognisant (5) 3 Disperse (7) 5 Wrath (5) 6 Act of departing (7) 7 Make believe (7)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents C and 25 represents V, so fill in C every time the figure 7 appears and V every time the figure 25 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

1 Charades, 5 Tsar, 9 Andes, 10 Loafers, 11 Curious, 12 Burns, 13 Strode, 15 Erodes, 19 Ditch, 21 Residue, 23 Brigade, 24 Outer, 25 Teal, 26 Ceremony.

Down: 1 Chances, 2 Adder, 3 Abscond, 4 Enlist, 6 Sheared, 7 Roses, 8 Barb, 14 Retsina, 16 Restore, 17 Swear by, 18 Breeze, 19 Debut, 20 Heap, 22 Ditto.

QUICK Across: 1 Shrinks, 5 Facts, 8 Moist, 9 Aware, 10 Success, 11/19 Tai chi, 12 Twist, 14 Crude, 20 Skilful, 22 Exact, 23 Since, 24 Tasks, 25 Elderly.

19 Worth (5) 8 Thick, closely spaced, compact (5) 13 Commenced (7) 21 Greatest possible degree 14 Sure, confident (7) of something (5) 16 Compel to behave in a certain way (7) 22 In an unfortunate way (5) 17 Make fit or suitable (5)

English - Spanish Across 1 Melodías (5) 4 Tiger (5) 7 Tinte (producto) (3) 8 Winner (7) 9 Newspaper (9) 13 Limpiadora (persona) (7) 15 That (f) (3) 16 Águila (5) 17 Tiburón (5) Down 1 All (4) 2 Sobrina (5) 3 Following (9) 4 Forks (cutlery) (9) 5 Dios (3) 6 Ganar (sueldo) (4) 10 Cave (5) 11 Dolor (4) 12 Oscuro (sin luz) (4) 14 Huevo (3)

Hexagram

Down:

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

1 Sample, 2 Ruins, 3 Notices, 4 Shared, 5 Fears, 6 Created, 7 Static, 13 Writers, 15 Refused, 16 Accept, 17 Little, 18 Bakery, 20 Seals, 21 Lunar.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Peanut, 4 Eggs, 8 Thumb, 9 Menor, 10 Stage, 11 Rocks, 14 Debil, 16 Leave, 17 Gato, 18 Pocket.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1

J

14

V

2

X

15

S

3

Q

16

Z

4

G

17

I

5

Y

18

M

6

L

19

U

7

8

9

21

22

O W

20

K

B

N T

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10

11

12

13

23

24

25

26

H A

C R

D P

F

E

1 Patos, 2 Aguja, 3 Umbrella, 5/14 Gun dog, 6 Sur, 7 Amarillo, 12 Chalk, 13 Sleet, 15 But.

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

ADORES ARTFUL COFFEE CONFER COOKIE (10) ECHOES EXHORT EXOTIC FECUND HACKLE

HEATER LETTER LICHEN LOCALS STATED TEETHE THENCE THREAT WALLOW

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 System 2 Stingy 3 Subtly 4 Cancel 5 Yeasty 6 Rotate 7 Glacis 8 Lounge 9 Abrade 10 Gaggle 11 Detour 12 Bleach 13 Mignon 14 Rhombi 15 Alkali 16 Urgent 17 Cockle 18 Seamen 19 Volley

Across 1 Wish for something ornate (5) 4 Kind of rash letters from National Archives (5) 9 I sing about first independent red wine (7) 10 Empty shower after last showered (5) 11 Tight for time (5) 12 Tearing around monumental rock (7) 14 She hides a ring in her footwear (4) 16 Part of St Jerome's Symphony is sloppy (5) 18 I read about broadcast (5) 21 Damages the fourth planet (4) 24 The fish in the ring is in a spin (7) 26 How come Galileo has the last letter? (5) 28 Buddies forming teams (5) 29 Journey Tristan made (7) 30 Gym in the vehicle, that's a lark (5) 31 Aristocrat keeps a car for him (5) Down 2 Foreign ale in disguise (5) 3 Reveal criminal starts finding exotic solid silver (7) 5 Asian country found within diagram (5) 6 Think about former dictator and England (7) 7 Someone calling out in jargon (5) 8 Inferior to a couple of foreign articles (5) 9 Mention view, we hear (4)

13 Raise the back (4) 15 Sound chap of sacred song (4) 17 Treacle pie for mythical being (7) 19 Is Opposition leader not on time, then keep apart (7) 20 Muck in mug rim edge (5)

22 Rock a barrier (5) 23 Turns up in non-negotiable inducement (4) 25 Offspring is with little Susan (5) 27 Lee is out to get her (5)

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Keep cool but watch out for throat issues WITH temperatures outside now sizzling, many of us use air conditioning to try and keep cool, but with it comes an increase in the number of throat problems in the summer such as pharyngitis, laryngitis and speech disorders.

The Spanish Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL- CCC) explains that cold air expelled from these devices causes a number of changes in the natural defence systems that are in the nose and throat.

Normal circulation can become slower which can lead to conditions such as sinusitis and otitis.

Pharyngitis is the inflammation of the pharynx, a region in the back of the

throat and is the most common cause of a sore throat resulting in 36 per cent of the consumption of antibiotics in Spain.It is also particularly common in the summer as a result of the changes in temperatures and dry environment and low humidity from air conditioning.

Laryngitis is mainly caused by sudden changes in temperatures as well as factors such as smoking, pollution and irritating vapours.

Experts recommend trying to limit time spent in air conditioned rooms and avoid sudden temperature changes.

SORE THROATS: Common in summer with use of air con.

FUTILE FLOSSING: May do more harm than good.

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COULD flossing your teeth be a waste of time?

A new investigation has claimed there is little proof that flossing works in preventing gum disease and cavities.

Other studies also showed it can actually damage health, causing harmful bacteria to dislodge from in between the teeth and enter into the bloodstream.

The British Dental Association and the Oral Health Foundation has also agreed there is no evidence for flossing.

They recommend that the best way to reduce your risk of tooth decay and gum disease is to brush teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, see the dentist regularly and cut back on sugar.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Keep your brain healthy WHEN we think of health we usually think of our bellies, muscles and bones, rarely our brains. There are strategies you can employ to improve brain health and its power, making you smarter and healthier.

Exercise for instance is crucial to improve blood flow to the brain and nerve production, while lessening the risk of stroke. Primate studies have shown that exercising monkeys learnt new skills far faster than their inactive counterparts.

Fats are important too, particularly animal-based Omega3 fats which comprise a significant proportion of your brain tissue. DHA in particular is essential and provides structural support to your central nervous system, while supplementation can even reverse degenerative conditions.

Get a decent sleep to repair, revitalise and rejuvenate your body and mind. It’s been shown to improve your memory, cognitive scope and ability to learn and adapt to new information.

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Disconnecting from your work for some true holiday time THE summer holidays are here and whilst many still have to work, most are able to enjoy some form of down time.

Holidays serve to act as a necessary way to rest and recharge the batteries, but it is not possible for all workers.

A survey by Randstad revealed that 28 per cent of Spanish employees said they were unable to disconnect from work during the holidays. Everyone knows the theory, but when it comes to putting it in practice, over a quarter can’t switch off, so what can you do to help?

Sleep when you need it. After months of hard work, take the holidays as a chance for your body to physically recharge itself. Forget setting alarms and sleep as much as you need to.

Make plans. Enjoy time with family and friends that you sometimes don’t always get the chance to see.

Turn the phone off. Don’t allow yourself to get distracted with phones and tablets as you will then be tempted

CHILL OUT: Enjoy the freedom of your time off work. to check emails or return work calls.

Forget the time. Don’t clock watch or stick to schedules. Holidays are the chance to have more freedom and see where the mood takes you, not to con-

tinually be looking at the clock and planning.

No one is indispensable. Many in the survey said they worried about what happened at work when they

were away but remember no one is indispensable. Think of all the times you have covered colleagues when they were away, they will do the same for you.

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BETTER SUCCESS: Couples attending private clinics had higher success rates than those using public heallth services.

Couples’ unsuccessful IVF HALF of the couples who have resorted to assisted reproduction to have a child

have not been successful according to a survey by the Spanish Organisation of

Consumers and Users (OCU).

The survey, which has been prepared by the OCU from the experience of 1,273 couples aged between 36 and 38 years who started some kind of assisted reproduction, found that half had tried to have a child without success, although the success rate was higher among couples who attended private clinics compared to those who did it through the public health service.

The survey also highlighted the difference in waiting times between public and private health care when attending the first consultation: six months for public health compared with one or two months for private services.

Starting treatment within the public system can also take a year compared to two months within the private system.

The OCU found that the most frequent problems of couples who resort to assisted reproduction is lack of ovulation for women and low sperm count in men. The OCU also advised couples to see a doctor sooner. If couples have been trying for a baby for more than a year and especially if a woman’s age exceeds 33, specialist advice should be sought as fertility decreases with age and deadlines for diagnosis and subsequent treatment “may take quite some time.”

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.

THIS week we have asked the doctor about alternative and natural remedies and the healing qualities of certain foods and substances, which have recently been receiving a lot of press.

- Are home remedies for certain problems, such as onions as a natural way to reduce mucus, really useful or are they all just old wives tales?

Certain foodstuffs and natural substances can often be very helpful in reducing symptoms of certain illnesses and complaints and they are not simple old wives tales. Food is an important part of our lives and the well-known expression ‘we are what we eat’ is the best way to sum up the benefits of some foodstuffs.

Some conditions have been linked to consumption of foods which favour the appearance of heart problems, cancer, etc. meaning it is very important for everyone to ensure they follow a healthy, balanced diet.

The Mediterranean diet is a good example. Onions and other vegetables provide many essential minerals and vitamins which help the body function correctly.

Onion in particular has been traditionally used to alleviate breathing problems such

as nasal congestion, although how helpful it really is has sparked many a heated discussion as there is no scientific research to back it up. Yet many people do find it helpful.

- Can these substances substitute medicines?

Definitely not! For some minor ailments which do not strictly need medication some foodstuffs or natural substances can be used to alleviate symptoms but this should always be done under the control of an expert.

- Can abuse of this type of remedy be dangerous?

Yes. This type of remedy should be used with caution, especially if the condition is serious enough for a doctor to prescribe medication.

Home remedies can be used to complement medication in these cases but never as a substitute.

- What about to prevent rather than cure ailments?

Under the supervision of a professional, there are some foodstuffs which can help prevent certain ailments.

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

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Poetry in a perfect setting POETRY lovers will not want to miss a special poetry evening this coming Saturday, August 13. Starting at 10.30pm, ‘Poems on a summer night’ will take place at la Font de l’Horta, Benimarco, just one kilometre outside Teulada. It is organised by the Cultural Association of Friends of Teulada (ACAT).

The guest poet of the evening will be Isabel Garcia Canet, who is licensed in Catalan Philology by the University of Valencia. Many of her award-winning poems have been translated into English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Norwegian.

Isabel will open the evening with a very special poem and then anybody can share their own poem or recite any poet’s poem in any language.

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By Keith Baker THIS coming Sunday, August 14, the third free* summer concert, presented by the Teulada Moraira Lions, takes place on the seafront, Moraira, beside the castle.

Sponsored by Hamilton’s of London, the event brings back the popular band Black Glitter, the local rock, blues & soul band formed by ace drummer Geoff Britton who has, during his long and successful career, featured with top bands such as East of Eden, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Rough Diamond and, of course, Paul McCartney’s Wings, when Geoff made the drummer’s seat his own and recorded many successful albums with the great man himself, including the worldwide super hit, ‘Venus and Mars.’

The band is fronted by lead singer, Kelly Lee Cottom, whose repertoire in-

Music on the seafront. cludes great hits from the worlds of soul, the blues and rock ‘n’ roll.

The sound which these guys produce is not merely professional. It can, at its best, give you goose bumps but, at the same time, Kelly Lee is always quick to establish a rapport with the audience and involve you in the performance as Black Glitter belt out hit after hit to get those feet dancing.

W h y not go along and see for yourselves! *Admission to all T.M. Lions’ Summer Concerts on the Seafront in Moraira is free but Teulada-Moraira Lions’ Club Members will be there in their distinctive yellow tops to raise funds for Lions’ charitable projects by ‘rattling buckets’ and asking for donations from the audience so do please give generously.

THE autumn season of the Moraira Teulada U3A is only a month away, so now’s the time to put the date in your diary.

The Art History and General History Group was one of the first activities formed after Moraira Teulada U3A started in November 2008, with less than 10 people, a CD and a TV in the sitting room of a villa.

The group grew steadily, and when Teulada Town Hall offered use of the lecture theatre in the Moraira La Senieta building they developed a full lecture programme attracting quality speakers in a range of subjects. They now present two illustrated talks each month, except July and August.

Opening on Monday September 12 at 10.30 am group organisers Cheda Panajotovic and Brian Nicholls present the 120th lecture, a dual presentation titled ‘Strange London Histories’ and ‘Iconic Photographs of the 20th Century.’ There’s no charge or need to sign up in advance. For information visit www.u3amoraira-teulada.org.

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The stars come out for charity evening

By Keith Baker EARLIER this year the Druids Cave Bar in Moraira organised two fantastic Stars in Their Eyes evenings to raise funds for HELP of Denia and Marina Alta.

What amazing nights these were, and the amateur performers pulled out all the stops to entertain. All these performers gave their time for free and HELP would like to say a big thank to both them and the organisers of the event.

Over the two nights a massive €800 was raised for the charity. The photo shows the ‘Stars,’ including Sid Vicious, Cyndi Lauper, Freddie Mercury and Cher, with the hardworking landlady of the Druids Cave handing over the cheque to a representative from the HELP Charity Shop in Moraira.

As you may know the

STAR PERFORMANCES: From the amateur performers. shop is manned by volunteers who obviously give their time for free and they are always looking for new members to come along and join in the fun.

If you feel you could offer a little of your time please contact the HELP Office at

La Xara on 966 427 044 for further details, or you can visit their website at www.helpofdenia.com.

You can see more photos of the event and details of other HELP activities by visiting their Facebook page Help of DAMA.

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Youngsters catered for

By Keith Baker A FOOTBALL tournament, organised by the Apostolic Christian Fellowship in Albir, took place earlier this month.

The event involved some 45 youngsters aged between 13 and 22 from both Albir and Altea, the aim being to take them off the streets and to add value to their lives.

They were split into four teams: ACF, The Killers, Inazuma 11 and Remar. The winning team was ACF. After the tournament, they went to the church premises where medals and the trophy were presented, followed by a short inspirational film showing interviews with several famous Christian footballers.

WINNING TEAM: With Pastor Emilio (right).

They were then treated to hamburgers and hotdogs.

For more information

about the Apostolic Christian Fellowship, visit their page at facebook.com/apostoliccf.

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A special antiques fair RUNNING just five times a year, a very special Antiques Fair is taking place this Monday on August 15, offering a wonderful opportunity for anyone hoping to do something different to celebrate the long weekend.

With a fascinating range of treasures and trinkets, collectables and antiques, this hugely popular Fair has been drawing inquisitive travellers from all across Spain and beyond for more than 10 years.

This edition of the fair will be especially dedicated to raising funds for essential local charities and takes place in elegant surroundings, indoors and is fully air conditioned.

Tasty food and refreshing drinks will be available, while parking is ample and free.

So if you’re looking for a great day out and the chance of discovering that special item or gift, then why not pop along?

The fair takes place from 9am until 3pm at Salon de Banquetas, Camino de Assagador de Canor, 03724 Teulada. You can call Sue on 965 732 741 or 626 795 584 for more info, help and directions.

Giving4Giving make generous donations GIVING4GIVING recently donated to Grant a Wish to help buy a seizure dog for a young boy with severe epileptic fits and owner Gary James decided to call them to find out if they needed help with anything else.

They said that they were saving to buy clothes for a men’s shelter in Gandia run

by Franciscan brothers, nuns and volunteers for homeless men with mental and physical illness so Giving4Giving decided to go out and buy €1,000 worth of shoes, trousers and T-shirts which were given to Ramon on Friday morning.

Giving4Giving always needs donations and volunteers so please call Gary on 603 137 697.

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Buying price vs asking price John Graham The property expert

BUYERS ask me all the time for professional tips on how to negotiate with the seller or estate agent on the price of a property in Spain.

We call it the seller’s preferred asking price versus the buyer ’s preferred buying price.

When you have found your dream home in Spain it is almost certain that you will try to negotiate a reduction on the asking price either direct with the seller or through the seller’s agent.

Several buyer surveys have been carried out in the property industry and the stats are quite interesting.

Recent surveys have found that

DREAM HOME: Make sure you don’t miss out. around 73 per cent of buyers made offers below the asking price and 66 per cent secured a purchase below the asking price.

However, in some cases the survey found that around 5 per cent of buyers actually paid above the asking price. This is common in competitive prime locations and

when it is a seller ’s market or where demand is higher than the supply and sellers could receive offers from more than one buyer.

In order to work out what would be a sensible offer for a property, make sure you compare several comparable properties in the area.

Write out a check list of all the

key points in each property you view, which could include location, views, local amenities, size, condition, number of rooms, etc.

This will help you to get a good idea if the asking price is good value or not.

When making an offer below the asking price EWN buyers should remember that the asking price does not always accurately reflect what a property is worth.

Here are some top tips for EWN buyers offering less than the asking price: 1. Comparable properties were sold recently for lower prices and the market hasn’t changed.

2. The property is not in good condition and some repairs or improvements would need to be carried out to bring the property up to your satisfaction.

3. If the seller is motivated to sell quickly because they need to move to a new location or have a

new job in another town or most commonly the seller wants to move back to their country of origin quickly.

4. If you find out that the property has been on the market for a long time and no one else has made an offer recently.

5. Or you can take the guessing game out of offering the right price by retaining a surveyor to value the property on your behalf; this is the only foolproof way to purchase for the right price.

Before putting in your offer, carefully think it through and ask yourself the question: is the saving worth risking losing your dream home over and do you want to risk losing your dream home to another buyer?

John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveying Institute. If you would like a professional valuation or advice contact John by email gk.ipad@me.com.

Spanish gold rush

By Matthew Elliott SPAIN has grown familiar with the waves of foreign nationals landing on its sunny shores and looks set to welcome a new breed of investor a s t h e r a p i d l y e x panding Chinese upper/middle class looks to Europe for prime property opportunities.

Excepting the UK, which retains a strong historic and cultural appeal through the Englis h l a n g u a g e an d renown e d u n i v e r si t ie s , Spain is now the most popular European destination for Chinese buyers of residen-

Chinese businessmen expect more direct flights and an enhanced usage of Mandarin.”

tial housing.

In fac t it’s th e s ev enth most popular country in the world according to the gig an tic p ro p erty p o rta l Juwai, which clocks up two millio n v is its a mo n th ogling Spanish property opportunities.

T h a t ap p e a l is g ro w i ng

ra pidly, w ith B a rc e lona , Madrid, Alicante, Valencia a nd M a rbe lla the mos t sought after Spanish destinations.

Key to the interest is the presently low prices, which Chinese investors interpret as high potential, looking into the medium-term future to reap the financial reward.

A key attraction for the Chinese is the gold visa offered by the Spanish government which enables Chinese investors contributing more than €500,000 to receive a residence permit and the re fore a c c e s s to the Schengen zone.

Alicante.

The process is fa r e a s ie r in Spa in tha n in more ins tinc tively attractive destinations including the US, A us tra lia a nd C a na da , tha t have tightened immigration controls.

There is, however, work to be done if the Spa nis h wish to lure more Chinese investment, with businessmen expecting more direct

Valencia. f l i ght s bet ween t he t wo countries, and an enhanced usage of Mandarin for offi-

cial documentation, much as is the case with English, German and Russian.

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Buoyant Spanish property market

By Matthew Elliott HOME sales across Spain rose by almost 20 per cent in June, heralding a hugely significant increase, which led to the greatest number of private property transactions since January 2013.

There were 36,856 sales across the period, which became the fifth consecutive month to see year-on-year increases. Second-hand homes drove the surge, accounting for more than 30,000 of the sales, while coastal locations played a considerable role in the improvement.

The Balearic Islands, Valencia and the Canary Islands were the provinces registering the greatest number of sales per 100,000 residents, while Andalucia clocked up the most in volume at 7,496.

The data, published last week by the National Statis-

SECOND-HAND HOMES: Have helped to drive the surge in sales. tics Institute, comes at a time when Spanish real-estate is enjoying a steady and serious recovery, as yet incompara-

ble to the voracious pre-crisis figures, but far more stable and enjoying a firm degree of investor confidence.

Indeed Spain is now considered the ninth most popular destination for international investors in the

real-estate, construction and property markets, while the legions of private foreign buyers continue to grow.

With all the key markers seeing solid results, consistently improving across recent years and months, confidence has also returned to the street as local residents and younger professionals move away from renting and towards home ownership.

The good news is coupled with an optimistic forecast from famous holiday-home builder Taylor Wimpey who expects ‘good progress’ in the sector throughout 2016.

Their statistics show a startling 20.4 per cent jump in the average selling price of a Taylor Wimpey built home, from €284,000 in 2015 to €342,000 this year.

The willingness of international buyers to pay a premium price is especially indicative of enhanced consumer confidence, particularly among foreign residents, a key mainstay of the Spanish property scene.

Swept under the rug Shambolic situation DENOUNC E D a s a n o b scenity after their construction in 2004, a Cantabrian complex of 214 homes has finally been demolished after a court order was executed.

The Alto del Cuco urbanisation was declared illegal due to its ruining the stunning scenic views and pristine environment.

The h o u se s we r e n e v e r inhabited and now the government will spend millions restoring the mountainside

to its original appearance, as if the whole debacle never took place.

More than 600,000 cubic metres of soil were dragged fro m th e mo u n ta in to a c co mmo d ate th e c o mp le x an d th e h o u s es w ere e xtremely dilapidated, creating a huge eyesore and national embarrassment.

T h e s to ry re ma in s fa r fro m o v er, h o w ev er, a s there are more than half a million demolition orders on place for homes across

The first rains of Brexit impact A SLUMP of 1 per cent hit house prices in Britain in July following the Brexit vote according to new figures from Halifax, as fears over a more serious crash continue to linger.

The decline takes the average house price to £214,678 in a year that has witnessed significant deceleration of a

market cursed with untenable growth of late.

It is still far too early to determine the referendum’s wider impact on the British property market but some dire predictions from banks and estate agents suggest a 30 per cent price drop in London is a distinct possibility.

Spain.

The vast majority of them were never inhabited, but a significant number accommodate families soon to be confronted with a major legal headache and the possible threat of expulsion from their homes.

A B IZA R R E prope rt y m i x- up i n C a rlis le ha s s e e n one m an di scover tha t he ha s be e n l i vi ng i n t he wrong flat and now faces a challenging le ga l ta ngle a s he t r i es t o sel l it.

C hris M e ye r thought he had bought flat no.8 in the block of 15 flats and has

lived there for six years but it transpires he actually owns no.9, while the owner of no.7 owns the flat Meyer currently occupies.

Unimpressed buyers have predictably pulled out, not wanting to involve themselves in the pickle, which is thought to involve at least 10 flats.

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True heroes of our lives 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.

WE have recently returned from England where we attended the wedding of one of my grandsons.

We gave ourselves a few extra days in which we met up with some old muckers from my jack-the-lad days and I took the princess on a tour of the beautiful countryside of West Berkshire.

In addition I wanted to show her Goring-onThames, a place that brought back happy memories and, I was pleased to note, was still as breathtakingly picturesque as I remembered.

There are locations in this world that inspire and others that have the ability to relax the mind and spirit and give us a sense of perspective.

The English countryside does all of these things

GORING-ON-THAMES: As breathtakingly picturesque as I remembered. for me.

My Dad was a sheet metal worker and for most of his working life was employed in a factory that was originally set up to make tins for Huntley & Palmers biscuits.

They were hard working

conditions for scant reward, and I remember him putting in many hours of overtime before Christmas and the summer holidays each year, so that we could enjoy quality time together.

He neither owned his own house, or a car, but I

never heard him once complain. He was generous with his time and would help anybody who required it, never needing to be asked.

He was no Leonardo or Hepplewhite, but he would often retire to his garden

Dad was generous with his time and would help anybody who required it, never needing to be asked.” shed and paint a rural scene or knock up something in wood.

His speciality was model gypsy caravans constructed from thousands of spent matchsticks.

I suppose that it is all part of the ageing process, that we examine our lives and acquire an appreciation of just what is important and what is in fact inconsequential dross that we have wasted so much precious time on over the years.

This includes materialistic aspirations and silly hero worship.

Driving around the lanes of my native Berkshire last week, I was reminded too late, that in fact my dad was my one true hero and I was never able to tell him so.

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It’d be funny if it wasn’t so scary John Smith Random thoughts...

AS it gets closer to the presidential elections, the Republican candidate Donald Trump appears to be going through a period of everyone except the converted conspiring against him.

Within the last fortnight, his Slovenian born wife Melania was accused of plagiarising a speech from the wife of the current US president which he tried to spin and suggested the Obama camp also plagiarised him.

Then Mr Trump accused the US government of bribing Iran to release US hostages not once, but twice even though his own camp admitted after the first occurrence that this was not the case.

It is generally accepted that the sum of $400 million (€361 million) in cash which was flown to Iran was in settlement of an outstanding claim against the US for the supply of substandard military machinery which had been in dispute for years and was part of the general settlement between the two countries as part of their rap-

DONALD TRUMP: On the campaign trail. prochement.

In addition, Mr Trump became involved in what turned out to be an unfortunate exchange when Khzir Khan, the father of a young Muslim officer who died whilst protecting his unit in Iraq, criticised him for being unpatriotic and selfish. The initial response from

Mr Trump was to suggest that the speech was written by the Democrats and that Mrs Khan had probably been instructed not to speak.

Presumably his advisors explained to him that this wasn’t the most sensible way to respond and he issued a belated statement saying “Captain Humayun

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Youths seek employment.

Out of work youths WITH reports indicating unemployment in Spain is continuing to markedly decrease, let’s remember this is not the case with those aged between 16 and 24 where unemployment is a major scourge which can affect youngsters dramatically as they feel inadequate.

What it has done is encourage many to return to education and look at new lifestyle options which is very encouraging but it has also seen quite a lot of loss of impetus and children look to live off of their parents who in many cases are themselves struggling.

There is no question however that if those out of work put their minds to finding a job, no matter how beneath them they may consider it, there is work to be had, even if it’s short-term or part-time.

If it’s difficult for Spanish people to find work, then it’s more difficult for incomers to obtain jobs especially if their Spanish is limited but again work does exist. Unfortunately a number of young expats appear to expect to flit into a job with large salaries, short hours and the flexibility to come and go as they please!

The Spanish sometimes have a negative view of the British because of their apparent inability to assimilate into the local culture where they are simply immigrants, no more or no less and also the fact that a small percentage has imported certain bad habits with them which jar with the Spanish mindset.

We live in Spain because it’s welcoming and accepts a great deal but we all need to remember that Spain is our host, not the other way round and does not owe a living to those who are not prepared to support themselves and contribute to society.

Khan was a hero to our country and we should honour all who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe.”

The presidential candidate seems to have a penchant for ‘trophy wives’ as following all American Marla Maples, he became attached to Czech born Ivana who was ‘traded in’ for model Melania although in fairness, their marriage has lasted 11 years. What is not perhaps quite so helpful is the fact that the latest Mrs Trump is being accused of being in breach of her visa terms when she arrived in the USA in either 1995 or 1996.

In theory she arrived in 1996, but reports suggest that she posed topless for photographers in 1995 when she may only have been in the USA on a visitor’s visa which meant she wasn’t allowed to work.

Despite the fact that many Trump supporters are dyed in the wool midwestern Christian WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) no-one seems Now we too affronted by the fact that there are want to plenty of nude photographs of Mrs hear your views.

Trump in circulation but as the presidential candidate is so ‘gung-ho’ YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE about the evil of illegal immi- YOUR OPINION grants, this could turn out to be yet www.euroweeklynews.com another problem for his campaign.

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THE 90’s were supposed to see the end of cars as we know them, to be replaced by hoverboards, while the turn of the millennia would have seen us establish an intergalactic empire, only to be thwarted by artificially intelligent robots.

There is, however, a simmering cauldron of potentiality destined to radically transform the world and it’s slowly spilling over into our domestic life, reshaping our homes, gardens and the very way we live.

Concepts already in place in homes around the world include interactive systems whereby each and every device, from the TV to the fridge, can be remotely controlled with Wi-Fi. More futuristic designs incorporate robots which can sense your food desires and then go rustle them up in the kitchen. If you prefer cooking yourself then a fridge app presently available will scan the items in

your fridge and provide an instant recipe using what you have.

Other fridge designs include ones which utilise outside conditions to extract energy and hit the right temperature using solar panels and antennae, while a more dystopian future envisions giant communal fridges in apartment complexes where people enter codes to access their food.

When it comes to cleaning tech geniuses have pioneered a dishwasher filled with robotic fish who clean the dishes, turn leftover food into biofuel readily used to power lighting around the house, and filter the water.

Rooms will be kept clean by vacuum cleaners which can emit a powerful beam capturing a threedimensional image of the area before dispatching

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an army of mini-cleaning robots capable of covering every nook and cranny.

Ironing, and possibly physical shopping, will also become a thing of the past with the advent of 3D printing allowing people to print and design their own clothes.

RADICAL FUTURE: Will more be controlled remotely by Wi-Fi?

Adios and gracias to Dick Hanscombe

By John Smith AT the tender age of 80, our very popular gardening correspondent Dick Hanscombe has decided the time has come to hang up his pen and devote his time to his many hobbies and interests.

We are most grateful to Dick for all that he has written for us and we know that our readers have found his insight and advice on how to tend gardens in Spain particularly helpful so we will try hard, not to replace the irreplaceable, but to at least find another writer to carry on his fine tradition.

Having had a varied but highly successful career, Dick, author of more than 20 books (most still available through Amazon), settled in Spain 22 years ago and whilst ineligible to vote on the Brexit, he wishes all of the Euro Weekly News readers the very best but sadly confirms this is the real writex!

If anybody feels that they could try to fill Dick’s well-worn gardening boots, then please do feel free to contact us.

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Tips from the pros

HARMLESS HANDIWORK: Using natural products.

Chemical free home cleaning MANY people aren’t fully aware that their household cleaning products are actually extremely toxic and cause all kinds of harmful effects.

To be sure few would drink them but it’s now known that even the smells and scents have a poisonous presence in the home.

For a more natural clean you can use white vinegar, liquid castille soap, natural salt, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and lemons to get a surprising number of chores done and dusted.

A cup of baking soda left in the toilet for an hour and flushed with white vinegar works wonders, and you can also use vinegar to clean the dishwasher and shower heads.

Vinegar infused with lemons and left for a few days is an excellent natural cleaner for floors, surfaces and windows. You can even add rosemary, thyme, ginger, orange, vanilla and cloves for a terrific air freshener exchanging that chemical stench for a blast of summer.

VISITOR PREPARATION: Multi-task cleaning products reduce the number of bottles you need.

SUMMER is often the time hordes of friends and relatives decide to descend on us for a visit, which is great but can be hard work for the hosts, especially if they don’t happen to live in a huge villa with a fleet of cleaning staff!

If anyone knows how to prepare small spaces for large visitor numbers and keep them decluttered and ready for use, it’s cruise ship staff. Here are a few tips from ship housekeepers

which we can all learn from: 1. Prepare a kit for each room with towels, bedlinen and anything else you want to leave ready for your guests in advance. This will save time running around the day before they arrive and means you have everything on hand when you go to prepare their room(s).

2. Have a special storage area for linen and separate or label it by size or room. Once

washed and ironed, or returned from the laundry, organise your bedlinen in one place and keep double and single sets apart so you can quickly and easily grab what you need without hunting through piles of sheets, wrinkling everything else in the process.

3. Storage boxes are a great way to make the most of available space, but make sure you stack them right to keep things simple.

4. Opt for multi-task cleaning products to cut down on the number of bottles you need, and keep them all in one place.

While hotel and cruise cleaners have a trolley, you can convert this idea for the home but keeping everything in a bucket or box.

5. Keep to a cleaning routine. If you always do everything in the same order, you’ll be able to perfect an efficient routine and save time.

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Gardening Corner

By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

GARDENING can be a lifetime of learning if you regard it as one of your prime hobbies and moving to live and garden in Spain opens up new challenges, positive and negative, compared to gardening in northern Europe. The soil mixes, the climates, the water tables, the insects and fungi vary, the type of views and the range of plants and seeds available all vary.

Naturally one can rush into doing things as one did in the UK and sort out problems as they occur, which will start in the first month in many cases, or first spend some time observing what you are inheriting by moving to Spain and what the most significant differences are today and will be season by season.

Taking account of nature in your garden design, soil improvements, water utilisation, when you work in the garden, plantings and seasonal harvestings can result in a better garden at less cost and with less time spent on travelling to garden centres and garden material suppliers.

One way of immediately saving personal and purchased energy is to decide before you start to work the soil where planted areas will be and

PUKKA PLANTING: Some first vegetables grown on the drive in builders buckets. where terraces, paths, sheds, pools and gravelled areas will be. You can then concentrate on improving only on soil areas to be planted up for all other areas will be covered over and the firmer the base the better knowing how nature can change rock hard clay soils to unstable heavy clinging mud with the first heavy rainstorm.

Another reason to love coffee COFFEE is good for more than just waking you up in the morning, your garden will appreciate it almost as much as you do!

We’re not talking about Nescafe out a jar; for the following to work you need proper coffee

grounds. It will give you and your plants a boost and you’ll also reduce household waste by recycling: another bonus!

Firstly, slugs and snails really hate coffee, so if you pop it round the base of your plants the pests should stay away.

It can also be used as a natural fertiliser, coffee grounds are high in nutrients and will help plants grow bigger and better.

Finally, it can alter and improve colour of flowers as it’s acidic and changes the pH level of the soil. Coffee, anyone?

Secondly prepare home-made compost to work into soils by composting mixes of weeds, soft prunings, fire ash, leaves and kitchen waste.

Work in the garden when it’s safest, most comfortable and when nature is most active. At present that means day break until about 11.00am.

Start growing a few vegetables, perhaps in

builder’s buckets, the first week you take over a new house. Why not eat well from day one rather than wait two or three years until you have completed the total layout and have a pukka vegetable plot prepared for planting.

When you purchase vegetable seeds select ones collected in countries around the Med and not from northern England that may shrivel up before being ready to harvest. Most importantly recognise we have two springs along the coastal plain and in the inland valleys, the regular spring and the autumn, and that many popular vegetables such as broad beans, broccoli, garlic, early onions and Christmas new potatoes are planted in the autumn here and not in the spring as in the UK. When you start to think about plants recognise that many coastal mountains and abandoned agricultural lands are green for much of the year with nature’s bounteous spring flowers and perennial herbs and native trees. Plants that survive with deep roots even in recent years where rain has been scarce for most gardeners. So research which plants are most likely to be drought resistant. A useful starter list is included in the book ‘How to use less water in your garden’ available from Amazon Books and other internet book shops. (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2016

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Choosing a compatible pet IT’S important you think carefully before getting a new pet. Firstly, make sure you really want one, if you’re not 100 per cent sure then don’t. It’s not like buying a pair of shoes that can be returned or left in the wardrobe. If you do decide to get one consider the following.

How much spare time do you have? Dogs take a lot of spare time, cats less and hamsters or fish not much at all.

How healthy are you? Similarly dogs need exercise. If you are unable to go far yourself then your dog will suffer.

Have a good look around. Don’t rush to a decision and don’t limit yourself to pet shops.

Try animal shelters and charities.

Think about the supplies and food your animal will need. Can you afford this, is there somewhere you can easily obtain this? There’s no point buying an exotic animal if you can’t find food for it. Ensure you buy a stock of food and supplies before bringing it home.

Finally, think of your family set up, if applicable. Do you want a new dog if you are planning to have a baby or have small children? Does anyone have allergies or don’t like certain animals? This is an important choice for both you and your pet so choose wisely.

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Protecting your garden and dog

This old cat...

I’m getting on in years, My coat is turning grey.

My eyes have lost their lustre, My hearing’s just okay.

I spend my day dreaming Of conquests in my past, Lying near a sunny window Waiting for its warm repast.

I remember our first visit, I was coming to you free, Hoping you would take me in And keep me company.

I wasn’t young or handsome, Two years I’d roamed the street.

There were scars upon my face, I hobbled on my feet.

I could sense your disappointment As I left my prison cage.

Oh, I hoped you would accept me

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And look beyond my age.

You took me out of pity, I accepted without shame.

Then you grew to love me, And I admit the same.

I have shared with you your laughter, You have wet my fur with tears.

We’ve come to know each other Throughout these many years.

Just one more hug this morning Before you drive away, And know I’ll think about you Throughout your busy day.

The time we’ve left together Is a treasured time at that.

My heart is yours forever.

I Promise – this old cat.

Author: K C Bigamon

THERE are fewer things more frustrating for a gardener than holes in the lawn or torn off flowers after a pet decides to ‘help.’

There’s also nothing worse than the guilt an owner would feel if their dog fell ill after contact with a toxic plant or fertiliser they didn’t know was dangerous. Follow these tips to keep your dog safe from your garden and your garden safe from your dog.

1. Make your dog a playground A large, shallow box filled with sand in a corner of the garden will give your dog somewhere safe to dig and play.

2. Fence off your flowerbeds Quick, cheap and easy to keep dogs away from blooms.

3. Choose fertiliser carefully Manure, seaweed and compost are safe. If you prefer a shop-bought product, check the label and research before buying to avoid nasty accidents.

4. Watch what you plant There are some plants and flowers such as lilies, tulips, narcissus and oleander which

are highly toxic to dogs and can cause serious health problems.

5. Treat your pet to a kennel Your dog will appreciate a place in the garden which is cool and shady in the summer and warm and dry in the winter.

6. Remember the furniture Not all garden furniture is pet-friendly material so stick to wood, leather and wicker.

7. Careful with bird feeders Although nice to attract birds with a feeder droppings can carry lots of bacteria.

8. Pave paths Teach your dog to stick to paths which will save your flowers and protect their feet.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Dating uncovered Can you choose Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man EVEN though I’m old I like to think that I am still up or as they say ‘down’ with the modern world. The one thing I am confused with is some of the new dating stuff. When I was young we got dressed up and went to a club or bar or party and if we were lucky enough to meet a young lady you would chat with her and maybe walk her home or if you had a car give her a lift.

Hopefully you might get a kiss goodnight and if she liked you maybe you would see her again. You would have to be courting for some time before, err how can I put this delicately... well you know what I mean. So imagine my shock when I turn on the TV the other day to see a new dating show which was as far away from Cilla’s Blind Date as you could get. It was called ‘Naked Attraction.’

There’s another dating show on TV called ‘Take Me Out’... but this new show is more ‘Get It Out!’ If you missed it I’ll give you a brief rundown. There were six tubes and inside these tubes were six totally naked blokes

and the young lady had to choose which one she fancied by looking at their bits first. The tubes rise up a bit at a time and there they are in all their glory and being discussed as if it was Mary Berry judging a Swiss roll!

This one’s too big, this one is too small.

After she has decided which bits she liked they carried on judging and finally get to their faces. Finally, the last thing she did was talk to them! Then after she’s chosen the bloke she likes best she trots off and comes back naked too. Now am I missing something here? Or is it just nuts... excuse the pun!

Then there are these apps you get on phones. Tinder just shows you loads of men and women nearby who want to meet up and do the business and not to be out done you have Grindr for the gay community.

Seems to me that the fun, mystery and excitement have gone or maybe I’m just old fashioned. I was in a supermarket years ago and as I was checking out the very pretty young lady at the till she said to me, “Excuse me sir, you are single aren’t you?”

I gave her a little smile and said, “How can you tell? Is it the dinner for one I’ve got?

And the one apple? The one orange and banana? Or the choc ice?” She looked at me and said, “No it’s just that you are an ugly bugger!”

any ITV station?

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.

ANY STATION: Although beware of laws specific to your region.

CAN I choose where to take my car for its ITV test? It is a common question asked to the N332 Guardia Civil team and in short the answer is yes.

In Spain you can select the ITV station you wish to use as long as it is a legal and authorised station. However, there is an exception to the rule and that is if you live in a Spanish Region, such as the Valencian Community, which in 2002 passed the Law of Noise Pollution.

Following this in 2004, a decree was issued to specify that all vehicles had to pass the noise emission test so therefore if your vehicle is legally registered in Valencia it

has to pass this test and so should be taken to an ITV station in the Region.

If a vehicle that is to be included in this decree has an inspection at an ITV station outside of Valencia, the owner must also ensure that it has its noise emission levels checked at an ITV station within the Valencia Region within one month of its ITV test.

Regional and Local Police are also responsible for ensuring that this noise policy is fulfilled.

The Guardia Civil traffic division can also send a vehicle for a sound test if they feel the vehicle exceeds the noise level established and issue a fine.

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

Can they pay the president?

Our Community voted many years ago to pay a small yearly stipend to the president for his expenses. We approve this each year at the AGM. Now a new member declares that this payment is illegal under Spanish law and he insists that the payments stop and all the money be returned. What is the position, please?

M.M. (Costa Blanca) The payment is perfectly legal.

Spain’s law on Communities says nothing at all about payments to the president to cover his expenses.

The law does not require or prohibit such payments.

If the Community approves them at the AGM, it is all right.

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

Perhaps your new member recalls the early days of the Horizontal Law, in the 1970s, when Spanish courts ruled that the president could not receive payments.

This position changed over the years, on the grounds that being president should not cost the holder any of his own money.

Also note that Catalonia, which has many of its own laws, does indeed prohibit making payments to the President.

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

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The King’s wheels restored

By Matthew Elliott A HUGELY impressive restoration work, which took a gruelling two years to complete, has seen BMW Classic bring a 507 roadster that was once the pride and glory of none other than the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself, Elvis Presley, back to life.

Though classic restorations are notoriously difficult to properly execute, the historic legacy of this car presented an altogether new challenge, especially as last owner Jack Castor spent his last days on earth working to see the 507 in its original condition i.e. ‘through the eyes of the King.’

A 23-year-old soldier based in Germany, Elvis took delivery of the 507 on December 20 1958, with the rare breed debuting at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1955, and the King’s car previously being used by racing driver Hans Stuck.

A global star at the time, Presley’s female stars mobbed him as he drove the

RESURRECTED ROADSTER: The impressive original condition finish.

RUSTY RUIN: Elvis’ old BMW 507 from his German home to the US Army base in Friedburg, adorning it with love messages scrawled in red lipstick on its feather white paint.

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In 1960 Elvis returned to the States and traded it in at a New York dealership, which in turn sold it to radio DJ and future racer Tommy Charles for just

$4,500 (€4,036).

By 1968 it was in the hands of Jack Castor, a space engineer and classic car collector who dreamt of restoring it, finally uniting with the BMW team who have made his fantasy a reality, following his specific specs to the very letter.

The 150hp, 3.2 litre V8 engine was restored, the original feather white painted over a classic red using methods available 60 years ago, and no stone left unturned as the expert engineers resurrected one of only 254 of the models ever produced.

Taking a full week to carefully dismantle, the restored 507 was deliberately built using traditional 1950s influenced craftsmanship, although modern production techniques were used to fine hone window wipers and doors. Even 3D printing was employed to ensure that the dimensions were precise.

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Future high base buses IF recent developments in China are anything to go by the world will soon experience a bus revolution with the humble double-decker making way for a giant car-swallowing leviathan.

Chinese engineers have successfully test-driven a futuristic new bus which can glide over traffic jams and gridlock using a high base that sees passengers’ feet roughly two metres above ground level.

The huge buses would see travellers embark or exit via an automatic stair, much like an aeroplane, and could carry an estimated 1,400 people onboard, the equivalent of around 40 average buses.

Expected to save a great deal of road space, the gliding mega buses would be a helpful remedy for the largest car market on earth which has huge problems with congestion and pollution.

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Electric avenue WITH all the hoopla about electric cars, Mercedes have raised the stakes by beating the drums for an electric van version of its hugely successful nextgeneration sprinter.

Mercedes have already announced an electric semi-truck, known as the Urban eTruck concept, specialising in short city drives.

It is thought that electric delivery vans will play a major role in the future as they will reduce pollution and running costs while following easily predictable routes.

Brexit blues?

BACK in Blighty July was uncommonly slow for new car registrations with the market witnessing a measly 0.1 per cent increase. The slight positive was only made possible by the fleet car sector as private registrations actually declined by 6.1 per cent.

The motoring industry will be keeping a close eye on economic developments and government policy given the serious slow-down in new car registrations throughout 2016.

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History up for grabs

By Matthew Elliott LEGENDARY rally driver Colin McRae, who tragically died in a 2007 helicopter crash, continues to make his mark as a rare MG Metro 6R4 he raced in 1998 has been put up on sale on e-bay for a staggering €410,000.

The mid-engine rally-spec car with a 3.0 litre VG engine had been neglected for years after catching fire in his garage. McRae’s was built to international spec boasting more than 400hp, making it one of the world’s most powerful versions of this already rare model.

Other customisations incorporated for the fearless McRae include a trick four-wheel drive and twin-cam heads, while his MG Metro 6R4 weighs in at 1,000kg.

It was rescued and restored by car specialists 6R4.com who said it was a rare opportunity to buy a celebrity car with ‘real provenance and performance.’

The son of the brilliant Jimmy McRae, Colin won the World Rally Championship Driver’s title in 1995, the youngest ever at just 27-years-old, before going on to huge success with Subaru, Ford and Citroen and later competed in Le Mans and Dakar.

RALLY RESCUE: McRae’s rare MG Metro 6R4.

Interactive Fast Car Festival DONNINGTON PARK in Derby held the Fast Car Festival, attracting more than 6,000 spectators and enthusiasts in an impressive debut for the nascent motoring jubilee.

On display for the lucky guests was a rare Aston Martin Vulcan, one of only 24 produced, boasting an insane 800hp, weighing just 1,350kg and priced at well over €2 million.

Other eye-catching gems includ-

EYE-CATCHING GEM: The Lamborghini Aventador.

ed a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, McLaren 650S and a Jaguar F-Type R Project 7.

It wasn’t your typically exclus i v e h i g h - e n d m o t o r i n g s h o w, however, and saw plenty of professional interaction with the crowd, some of whom joined form e r F i f t h G e a r p r e s e n t e r Ti ff Needell for a few laps in his Lotus Evora 400, while others were taught how to steer a classic Caterham Seven around the track.

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SPORT

Orba Warblers weekly report LAST week the Warblers travelled to Escorpion golf course for a stableford competition. The course, in good condition, was a pleasure to play for the 16 players that made the journey. Two guests played, Ivon Corcoran and Aaron Ashworth, and were made welcome both receiving a coveted Warbler golf ball.

There was one division with 1-4 places.

In first, with a very good score on the day was Sheila Dindar (Hcap 25.5) winning on countback with 35pts from John Daniels (Hcap 17.7) also with 35pts. Third was David French (Hcap 10.2) with 34pts and fourth came Captain Dave with 33pts.

There were two nearest the pins on holes 8 and 13 Michael Morley winning hole 8 and Stafford Pemberton winning hole 13.

Three two’s were achieved John Daniels hole 6, Aaron Ashworth hole 8 and Michael Morley also on hole 8.

The football card winner was vice cap-

DESERVING WINNERS: Enjoyed playing at Escorpion. tain Clive Kay with Falkirk and he kindly donated his winnings to the Captain’s Charity, thank you Clive.

Wednesday August 17 is a medal competition at Altea Real, first tee start is 10.00am

so please arrive by 9.45am for registration.

To book contact David at dr.knight1207@googlemail.com or call 634 307 407. Guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate.

The prodigal son returns

By Matthew Elliott WHILE Mathias Pogba quietly plies his trade up front for Partick Thistle in sunny Glasgow, his younger brother Paul officially became the world’s most expensive signing on August 9, returning to Manchester United from Juventus for a record €105 million.

The summer’s most anticipated and protracted move, which had seen Pogba linked with United’s city rivals, represents the first time an English club have smashed the world record since Newcastle paid Blackburn Rovers a king’s ransom of £15 million (approx €20 million) for the services of Alan Shearer in 1996.

Since then the transfer record has steadily increased with the €50 million mark crossed when Hernan Crespo moved from Parma to Lazio in 2000, a record promptly destroyed

by Zidane’s 2001 Real Madrid signing for €75 million.

The current Madrid manager’s record held until Cristiano Ronaldo departed Man Utd in 2009, later joined in the Spanish capital by Gareth Bale in 2013 for €100 million, a far cry from countryman Ford’s record-smashing £30,000 move to Sunderland in 1950.

It’s an interesting turnaround for 23year-old Pogba, compared favourably with Patrick Vieira and yet to reach the peak of his powers, who first arrived at United as a promising teenager after a controversial move from Le Havre.

MATHIAS POGBA: Set to return to Man United.

Frequently battling with Alex Ferguson, who later admitted it was a mistake to let him go, Pogba left the club under acrimonious circumstances when his contract expired in 2012 with Juventus delighted to snap up the prodigy desperate for games and goals.

Jose Mourinho’s fervid enthusing over Pogba’s potential to restore a despondent Man Utd is predictable. The absurdity of paying such a vast sum for a player they let go for virtually nothing is a curious non-event quickly subsumed into the circus that is modern football.

Now they have Mourinho, Ibrahimovic and Pogba set to focus on their first premier league match against Bournemouth on Saturday, fans are hopeful the Moyes and van Gaal years prove nothing more than a post-Fergie hiccup.

But after a glorious 2015/16 season which saw Leicester shock the football establishment, making a mockery of their big-spending rivals, nothing can be taken for granted.

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Great win for Liverpool against Barcelona From Back Page

• Tuesday: men’s 800m & women’s 400m finals (early hours); sailing; gymnastics; cycling (various finals); diving (men’s 3m springboard).

• Wednesday: men’s high jump final (early hours); golf; sailing and equestrian team jumping final.

• Next Thursday: women’s long jump final, 200m final and 100m hurdles (all early hours).

FOOTBALL: The new domestic season started last weekend with action in the Championship, Leagues 1 and 2 and in Scotland. In the Championship Norwich won 4-1 at Blackburn, Bristol City edged out Wigan 2-1, Fulham beat Newcastle 1-0, Ipswich defeated Barnsley 4-2, Nottingham Forest overcame Burton Albion 4-3, QPR

whipped Leeds 3-0 and Sheffield Wednesday accounted for demoted Aston Villa 10, while in the SPL Celtic won 2-1 at Hearts and Rangers, on their return to the top flight, were held 1-1 at Ibrox Park by Hamilton.

The English Premiership kicks-off on Saturday with Burnley-Swansea, Crystal Palace-WBA, Everton-Spurs, Leicester- Hull, Manchester City-Sunderland, Middlesbrough-Stoke and Southampton-Watford, followed on Sunday by Arsenal-Liverpool and Bournemouth-Manchester United with Chelsea-West Ham on Monday.

Last Saturday, before a near 90,000 Wembley crowd, Liverpool crushed Barcelona 4-0 in the ICC and 24 hours later, a similar attendance saw Manchester United beat Leicester 2-1 in the FA Community Shield, Zlatan Ibrahimovic heading the winning goal on

his United senior debut as José Mourinho got off to a winning start!

CRICKET: England (297 and 445-6 declared) beat Pakistan (400 and 201) by 141 runs in the third Test at Edgbaston to go 2-1 up in the series with one game remaining.

This starts today at The Oval.

England trailed by 103 runs on the first innings but hit back strongly with my ‘Man of the Match’ Moeen Ali taking the final wicket. A total of 81,739 spectators attended the five day contest.

GOLF - American Jim Furyk created history last Sunday by becoming the first golfer to card a round of 58 in a PGA tournament, doing so in the final round of Traveller’s Championship in Connecticut, USA. Take Note My pet hate, one-eyed football supporters, especially

those so-called armchair fans who don’t watch any club apart from Manchester United!

Football is only a game for God’s sake, founded in 1863, and it’s played in over 200 countries worldwide. Come on, get a life - there are plenty of teams around better than BARCELONA BEAT: MU!

By Liverpool in the ICC.

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DEL POTRO, the Argentinian ousted Novak Djokovic from the tennis singles at the Olympic games.

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All winners: Adam Peaty, Man United and England’s cricketers Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre.

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WE’LL start with the Olympic games and last weekend, swimmer Adam Peaty became the first Brit to win a gold medal in swimming for 28 years since Adrian Moorhouse in 1988.

The 21 year-old set a new world record (by a second) in the men’s 100m breaststroke

and now holds five titles: the British, Commonwealth, European, Olympic and of course, world.

And soon after Peaty’s triumph, Jazz Carlin won silver in the women’s 400m freestyle event.

Unfortunately there were no gongs for cyclists Lizzie Armistead (fifth after a crash) or Chris Froome, swimmer Hannah Miley or the Murray brothers in the tennis doubles, but Andy was still in the singles at the start of the week, but not Novak Djokovic (ousted by Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro) or the Williams sisters in the women’s doubles.

Hopefully there has been more success for Team GB in the women’s rugby sevens and gymnastics with the ‘pocket rocket’ Claudia Fragapane prominent.

Here is this week’s programme of events in Rio: • Today: men’s golf, rowing (men’s pairs and lightweight

fours); canoeing (men’s slalom, double C2); track cycling; women’s 78kg judo, allround gymnastics final.

• Tomorrow: men’s swimming 200m individual medley and women’s 100m freestyle finals (early hours); rowing finals; women’s heptathlon; equestrian dressage final; table tennis; cycling (men’s team pursuit).

• Saturday: rowing finals; t e n n i s ; keirin/team pursuit events (women cyclists).

• Sunday: men’s long jump and 10,000m finals; women’s 100m final; heptathlon ends (early hours); then golf, tennis (men’s final); sailing, gymnastics; sprint cycling.

• Monday: women’s triple jump final and men’s 100m and 400m finals (early

DID YOU KNOW FIFTY FIVE years ago, in August 1961, Johnny Haynes of Fulham and England became the first £100-a-week footballer. And QPR have played a home football match on 15 different grounds!

hours); open water swimming; equestrian (dressage); sailing (men’s laser); men’s omnium cycling final.

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Out of Olympics.

ADAM PEATY: Wins Gold and sets new world record.