Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 25 - 31 May 2017 Issue 1664

ISSUE NO. 1664

25 - 31 May 2017

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Stranded!

Hundreds of travellers are still trying to find their way home from Benidorm after easyJet cancelled their flights from Alicante.

Passengers hoping to fly to Liverpool were turned away on Monday night with the airline claiming their crew had worked more than their allotted hours.

Frustrated holidaymakers some of whom had already checked in luggage - were then told they would not be able to fly until at least Thursday.

Holidaymaker Michael Fletcher told news outlets: “It turned into chaos.

“People started panicking because they obviously needed to get back to work and many of

EASYJET: Cancelled flights from Alicante. them had small children that had to get back to school.”

According to EU regulations, passengers who have been affected by denied boarding, flight cancellations, or

long delays of flights can get compensation of €250 to €600 depending on the flight distance, cancellations, or being denied boarding from overbooking.

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NEWS EXTRA

Drug driver JAVEA police have been on an intensive training course to detect those driving under the influence of drugs, and the first three drivers stopped all tested positive.

Picking up DENIA reports a positive decrease in the amount of dog excrement in the parks and gardens of the city since its Denia sin cacas campaign last year.

365,500 poo bags have been used during the last 10 months.

Cliff hanger THE government has given a green light to stabilising the cliff behind the beach at Arenal de Calpe, after the heavy seas during the storms of December and January caused landslides.

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€60 million threat Hotels to crack down on Brit fraudsters

By Matt Ford SPANISH hoteliers are on the warpath after British tourists milked them for more than €60 million last year.

Fraudulent insurance claims will now result in immediate prosecution, they say.

The threat comes after the number of sickness claims rose by 700 per cent in 2016, leading the Benidorm, Costa Blanca, and Valencian Community’s hotel association, HOSBEC, to call the UK system “deplorable” and “tremendously unjust.”

In a statement, the body has vowed to not “stand idly by while the number of claims for alleged illness continues to increase… especially when many do not even contain a shred of concrete evidence.”

Among the measures to be implemented this year, there will be a “traceability” scheme

LAST RESORT: The hotel industry has had enough.

whereby guests will have their consumption of food and drink monitored.

This will allow them to assess whether details contained in the claims, which mostly relate to food poisoning and similar complaints, marry up with clients’ behaviour while in Spain.

British tourists will also be handed leaflets explaining that false insurance claims consti-

tute a “felonious criminal offense” in Spain, with guilty parties potentially facing jail sentences of six months to three years.This relates to claims of more than €400, with those from the UK typically amounting to €5-6,000.

According to HOSBEC, the system is “completely contrary to the Spanish approach, where the claimant must prove the truth of the accusations, and

this has given rise to ‘claim farms,’ specialised companies with very aggressive marketing.

It is estimated that 90 per cent of the claims received by tour operators in 2016 were false, and HOSBEC and other Spanish hotel groups this week met with counterparts from the British Association of Tour Operators and Agencies in Madrid to discuss the issue.

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It’s almost Shavuot!

JEWISH people worldwide are gearing up to celebrate Shavuot, which this year takes place on May 30 and June 1.

The second of three annual Jewish pilgrim festivals, it is also known as the Festival of Weeks or the Feast of the Harvest since it originally marked the end of the seven-week Passover barley harvest and the start of the wheat harvest.

It also commemorates the day that God bestowed the Torah, the central reference text of Judaism, on the Israeli people on Mount Sinai in Egypt over 3,000 years ago.

After counting down the 49 days between the end of Passover and Shavuot, Jews celebrate by lighting candles, decorating their homes with plants and stay up to study the Torah.

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15-year-old charged for gender crime A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested by National Police in Denia last week after he showed friends sexually explicit photos and videos of his 13-year-old ex-girlfriend.

Investigators learned that the defendant had controlled the victim while they were together, urging her to take sexually explicit photographs of herself and send them to him.

The defendant was found to have recorded sexually explicit videos, without the consent of the victim - and later showed his friends.

He used the material to control the victim even after their relationship ended, threatening to post it on social media.

Anglers hooked THE Local Police in Altea, assisted by rural guards, are pursuing illicit fishing in the Algar.

Fishing is barred along the section that starts inside the Altea boundaries where the River Guadalest joins the Algar and extends to the rivermouth.

Few are aware of the ban and until the clampdown it was not unusual to come across anglers on the river.

Last month an environmental guard surprised a party from Valencia who were fishing for eels in the protected zone and now face fines.

SPANISH FACTS OF LIFE...13 THE brown bear once roamed most of the Iberian Peninsula. Though now inhabiting just two enclaves in the Cantabrian Mountains, they are managing to fight back against extinction.

The bear necessities LIVING 25 - 30 years in the wild, d e s p ite th eir impre s s ive s iz e brown bears are timid and when possible avoid human contact.

Males average 115kg but can weigh as much as 200kg, while fema le s tip t he s c a le s a t 85 150kg; they are 1.6m to 2m long and around 1m high at the shoulder.

Thought to have originated in Asia and spread across the Northern Hemisphere, brown bears in Spain are the same as those living in the wilds of Canada.

There are now two populations liv in g w ith in a 5,000 - 7,000 square km territory in the Cantabrian Mountains taking in A s tu rias , L eon, G a lic ia , a nd Cantabria.

Human pressure - a nd ille ga l poa c hing h a v e

Fire starter A SAN JUAN woman was arrested and remanded for deliberately starting a fire that closed a four-storey

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Leapy Lee 53 OMNIVORES: They eat roots, fruit and hunt small animals.

threatened the brown bear with extinction, though encouragingly populations are now growing with a bout 240 in the C a nta bria n Mountains.

Habitat is regularly patrolled by rangers as part of much-needed conservation and the planting of fruit trees and siting of beehives in their surrounds helps further supplement their diet as they roam for food. Bears are omnivores; they eat roots, fruit, a nd a ls o hunt s ma ll a nima ls and track carrion.

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Letters

No baby boom!

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Time Out

CUBS are born in January and February after mothers wake from hibernation. The Spanish bear has no fur when it is born and weighs just 350g. Litters are normally up to three, and in rare cases four cubs.

M ot her and cubs em erge i n spring and the little ones are dependent on the adult for a year and a half; so mothers do not reproduce again for two years after e a c h l i t t er, m aki ng i t a sl ower process for numbers to increase.

High water LEVELS at the Guadalest, Amadorio and Beniarres reservoirs are at their highest in five years.

Each dam now stands at around 90 per cent of its capacity in a situation that is very different from a year ago when three years of drought had taken their toll.

Days of unceasing rain in December followed by still more in January mean that areas served by the reservoirs no longer need to worry that taps could run dry during the high occupancy of the summer season.

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BEAR CUBS: Born after mothers wake from hibernation.

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Property 90

Services apartment building.

Few details of the arrest have emerged but sources close to the case revealed that during a heated argument the woman threatened to set fire to an apartment located on the corner of Calle Capital Juan Marti and Calle del Carmen.

She allegedly carried out the threat, as shortly afterwards three apartments in the same building were gutted by fire and others badly affected.

Dead horse A MUCHAMIEL woman who allegedly allowed a horse to die of starvation faces 10 different charges.

Officers from the Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection unit began investigating after receiving complaints of the bad smell coming from a rural property.

From the outside the officers could see what looked like a horse lying dead on the ground.

They opened an enquiry after a vet

Young boy in pool death plummet A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy who was left in critical condition after falling into the swimming pool at his Denia home last week died in hospital on Tuesday.

The toddler has not been named and has been variously reported as British and German in Spanish media.

His heart had stopped when he was pulled from the pool by his parents, with police using a defibrillator

to resuscitate him at the scene before paramedics rushed him to hospital.

He was later transferred to the Hospital Clinico in Valencia, which has a specialised pediatric intensive care unit.

After his condition was initially described as serious but stable by doctors, he eventually succumbed after six nights.

certified that the horse died of starvation approximately five days earlier.

Don’t bank on it BENILLOBA (population 800) no longer has a bank. Since January it had been opening only two days a week but now El Comtat has lost its Banco Sabadell branch altogether.

Residents from other small towns like Alcolecha and Penaguila who used the Benilloba branch after their own closed must also go elsewhere. A cash machine will remain but Sabadell stipulates that this should be located on municipal property with electricity provided.

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Motors 107

Sport 110

The total number of news and features appearing in last week’s Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, with 96 local stories.

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Spain backs France MADRID is backing Emmanuel Macron - the new French president in calling for an overhaul of the Eurozone and reforms to the European Union’s economic system.

Spain wants real democratic economic government and believes there are a series of critical errors within the common currency that opened a massive divide between north and south Europe in the recession.

It said the shortcomings of the Euro explained the different impact of the crisis across Europe and as well as ‘firefighters,’ ‘architects’ were needed to establish a wellstructured plan rather than dealing with ‘short term needs.’

Bullfight protest THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of Madrid calling for bullfighting to be banned across Spain; chanting “torture is not culture.”

Protesters are demanding the end of any event that mistreats animals for the amusement of humans; and attacked the conservative view bullfighting was part of Spain’s cultural heritage.

Man overboard THE captain of a Singaporean ship was pulled from the sea in ‘a very serious state’ off the coast of Spain, clinging to a lifebelt and suffering extreme hypothermia and exposure to the sun and salt.

The cargo ship Morning Ninni reported a man could have been lost overboard as it sailed close to Ceuta in northern Morocco in the Gibraltar

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Around the nation in 7 stories

Postcard from Vigo Historic Rua dos Cesteiros.

VISITORS to the bustling city of Vigo can combine a city and beach break and take the opportunity to soak up both culture and sun.

With a population of 293,000, Galicia’s largest city lies on the Atlantic coast of North West Spain. It is 29km south of the provincial capital of Pontevedra, but the nearest large city is Porto in Portugal, a 153km drive across the border.

And getting to Vigo could not be easier. It has an airport, is on Spain’s motorway network - Madrid is 597km away - and is served by the high speed AVE service.

The area boasts 45 beaches on the mainland and the beautiful, Caribbean-like sands of the Cies Islands can be enjoyed for a day trip.

The scenic old town, ‘casco vello,’ shows off Vigo’s maritime traditions, its history and architecture from a sometimes stormy past. However, there is a busy industrial area while the modern fishing port is the largest in Europe.

Inside the pulsating historic centre there are shops, museums, bars, taverns and restaurants. Tapas bars specialise in seafood, said to be the best in Spain.

Enjoy specialities of octopus, mussels, prawns, lobster, hake and sea bass; and wandering the streets, why not buy a freshly shucked oyster in Calle de la Ostros, hats on Sombrereiros or baskets on Cesteiros.

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Straits and Spanish rescue services were alerted.

Call for Franco move SPAIN’S parliament has approved a motion for the remains of General Francisco Franco to be moved from a mausoleum built by prisoners during his dictatorship.

The controversial Valley of the Fallen in the Sierra de Guadarrama holds the bodies of 30,000 dead from both sides of the Spanish Civil War and was built as an act of reconciliation by the regime.

However, the move is largely symbolic and does not place any obligation for the government, whose supports abstained, to act.

Taxi ride UBER, the electronic hail and ride app service, should be licensed like any other taxi firm, a top EU lawyer has said.

Uber links passengers with freelance drivers and is cheaper than traditional cabs, but the lawyer said while “innovative,” it was at heart a transport company and should be regulated as such.

Cocaine cargo COCAINE with a street value of €200 million was seized and 24 people arrested as a container ship was intercepted by the Spanish authorities.

The 5.5kg of the drug was being smuggled from Ecuador to Spain and in a joint operation between the two countries.

Spain’s Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said it was one of the biggest hauls of cocaine in history.

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Birthdays • Paul Weller (58) May 25, Rock Singer British singer and songwriter, who was a member of Jam from 1976 to 1982 and The Style Council from 1983 to 1989. He was greatly influenced by Paul McCartney and The Beatles. He won the 2009 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist in 2009.

• Stevie Nicks (68) May 26, Rock Singer Singer, pianist and tambourine player and member of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie was famous after writing Landslide, and broke the record for female rock artist at the Grammy Award Nominations. Rolling Stone magazine named her ‘The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll,’ after her solo debut album, Bella Donna, went to number one.

• Jamie Oliver (41) May 27, Chef Also known as the Naked Chef, the restaurateur and media personality became known for his campaign for healthier school lunches. His first job was as a pastry chef for Antonio Carluccio’s restaurant, Neal’s Yard.

• Kylie Minogue (48) May 28, Pop Singer She started out as an actress in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours, and after became a singer, signed by Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Her songs include Locomotion and Can’t Get You Out of My Head and she later appeared in Moulin Rouge, as a fairy. She has her own brand of lingerie and was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 for her services to music.

• Danny Elfman (63) May 29, Composer Composer of the long running animated series, The Simpsons, used to be lead singer for rock band - Oingo Boingo, but later became well-known as a film and television composer who has had many collaborations with Tim Burton. He married actress, Bridget Fonda in 2003 and has three children.

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Not on our watch THOUSANDS of protesters took to the streets of Alicante last Sunday, angered by the regional council’s decision to phase out the Spanish language in schools by 2019.

Organisers hailed the estimated turnout of 20,000, four times more than for the first demonstration in March.

Participants at the rally said they want the “right to choose vehicular language” for their children, who face receiving over 80 per cent of their classes in Valenciana, a form of Catalan spoken throughout the Valencian Community.

“It was really, really positive,” said Norwegian activist and mum-of-three Kristin Tennebø, speaking exclusively with the Euro Weekly News.

“We had a lot of support from beginning to end.”

She is helping to coordinate the backlash against the new regulations, which are to be rolled out in junior schools throughout the region in September, with secondaries to follow.

There are several options available which feature more or less Valenciana, but it remains unclear if schools are free to choose.

Disgruntled parents claim that the Generalitat has failed to justify the raft of changes or answer their questions, as schools also sweep the matter under the carpet.

“Three-year-olds will re-

ONWARDS WE MARCH: Kristin leads the group of foreign parents at the rally. ceive 21 hours of lessons in Valenciana and only four hours in Spanish under the most intensive option,” says Kristin.

“But the schools are refusing to say which option they have been assigned and no official letters have been sent to par-

ents.”

The demonstration was organised by CONCAPA, a national confederation of parents, COVAPA, the Alicante Association of Language and Education, trade unions, and DDC, the association for defence of Castillion Spanish, with politicians from several major parties also present.

Kristin led a sizeable foreign contingent including English, Norwegian, Danish, and Dutch mums and dads, and she is not prepared to give up the fight.

They are now collaborating with the other platforms to get this into court.

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Holiday time!

A NUMBER of British TV stars have been causing a stir in glitzy Marbella this week.

Coronation Street’s Brooke Vincent was seen soaking up the sun as she hung out by the pool with footballer boyfriend Kean Bryan.

Kean plays on loan for League One outfit Bury, but his 24-yearold squeeze put on a Premier League display as she struggled with her skimpy bikini top before the pair relaxed on loungers.

In Puerto Banus, 19-year-old Abbie Holborn, who recently made her debut on Geordie Shore, also sported a miniscule two-piece as she topped up her tan.

She enjoyed steamy flings with both Scotty T and Aaron Chalmers during the show, and has apparently been invited back for a second series after making a strong impression.

Elsewhere, Made In Chelsea star Emily Blackwell avoided a potential wardrobe malfunction by donning an elegant black crochet swimsuit.

The 20-year-old sizzled as she dipped her toes in the Med alongside pal Lottie Fitzgerald, who sizzled in a fluorescent peach bikini.

Emily later posted a snap of her sipping a cool drink at a well-known beach club, clad in a tiny multicoloured bikini.

BIKINIS: All dressed down and plenty of places to go!

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Big island hopping SHE recently underwent butt surgery in Turkey.

And Chloe Khan appeared keen to show off her surgically-enhanced assets as she spent a few days on party island CHLOE: Bumper-size cur Ibiza alongside friends and fellow lers. celebs this week.

The Celebrity Big Brother star is notorious for her racy outfits which she uses to tease her fans in endless sexy selfies.

She even went braless when heading to a luxurious yacht party with Ex On The Beach’s Helen Briggs and Geordie Shore’s Chantelle Connelly, who both put on quite the busty display as they rocked almost-there swimwear.

Others on board included The Valleys’ Lateysha Grace, who posted shots during the bash, and Big Brother’s Sam Giffen as the girls’ holiday hit full swing.

What a doo ron ron HE has just bagged his second Spanish league title with Real Madrid, but Cristiano Ronaldo now faces a €140 million tax probe.

The Portuguese superstar is being investigated over claims he failed to pay enough tax on earnings from image rights between 2009 and 2011.

Spanish media reports suggest that the star allegedly sent money to the British Virgin Islands, an offshore tax haven, using a series of shell companies set up in several countries. The blow comes as Ronaldo celebrated scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 away victory over Malaga that sealed the club’s 33rd league title and first in five years. Madrid now march on to the Champions League final against Italian giants Juventus in Cardiff on June 3.

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A BRAWL last week between animal rights’ activists and circus staff in Aspe ended in freedom for two caged lionesses.

The Bassy family who own Circo Europa were allowed to set up their big top in the town after confirming that there were no animal acts, which are banned by Aspe bylaws.

Meanwhile activists discovered two lions in a badly-ventilated wagon camouflaged amongst the parked vehicles and the Guardia Civil were called in to break up a fight between them and circus personnel.

Following this incident the owners, the fifth generation of a circus family, decided they had to adapt to the changing times.

Fernando Elis, who runs Circo Europa, announced that they were voluntarily donating the lionesses Simba and Mufasa to the Primadomus Foundation in Villena together with a buffalo, a pony and a llama.

He also revealed that he had turned down a €6,000 offer from a Portuguese circus for the five animals.

Primadomus takes in wild and exotic animals and Elis explained that the circus and the foundation had been negotiating for months, reaching an agreement to cede the animals with a contract that was the first of its kind in Spain.

“This has been a hard blow for all the family and we feel as though somebody close to us has died,” Elis said. “My wife and children haven’t stopped crying. But we know that all of our animals will be well looked after at Primodomus and that is what’s most important.”

It was not true that circus animals were ill-treated, he

Photo credit: The AAP Primadomus Foundation Rescue Centre

Circus gives up its lions

SIMBA AND MUFASA: No longer caged. continued. “Furthermore, when money was tight, the animals ate first and then us.

That was something my grandfather taught my father and my father taught me.”

Numbers in the news the number of passports that are ei4,000 ther lost or stolen every year in Spain.

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Winner fails RAKEL CERNICHARO, winner of Antena 3’s Top Chef, would have preferred a cleaner contest.

The owner of a Valencia restaurant, Cernicharo claimed that her fellowcontestants did not treat her well. “But perhaps that makes me even prouder that I won,” she told an interviewer.

Unlike Elda chef Pablo Montoro, who was eliminated in the semi-final but was full of praise for both the jury of chefs and the other contestants, she claimed that the majority would have killed their grandmother if it helped them win the title of Top Chef.

Her notorious spats with Melissa Herrera were genuine and not contrived for the sake of the programme Cernichero insisted.

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OUR VIEW

Nothing excuses this carnage SOMEHOW the news that teenagers have been killed in what appears to have been a terrorist attack in Manchester makes the news even more horrifying.

Anyone aged 14 or over is allowed into the Manchester Arena unaccompanied and imagine the excitement of the many young people who were perhaps attending their first concert alone. Then imagine the horror when they realised that a bomb had exploded and the panic that swept through the crowd as they tried to flee to safety without even knowing where safety lay.

Parents who were waiting to collect their children were in the foyer as the bomb went off and those that survived then had to try to find their loved ones amongst a crowd of stunned and terrified concert goers.

Whilst security was by all accounts tight prior to the concert, it appears on first reports to have been virtually nonexistent as the evening was coming to an end and anyone was able to access the foyer to await friends and family.

According to the Greater Manchester Police those waiting included one person carrying an Improvised Explosive Device packed with shrapnel who exploded the bomb and died alongside 21 innocents.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this pointless act of inhumanity.

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Numbers in the news

1,397 The number of new homes and flats provided with building approved from January - March in Malaga province.

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Artist rallies round ARTIST Sarah Beattie is selling prints of a new painting to raise cash to help the families of Javea cyclists killed and injured in the tragic accident that shocked the nation.

Sarah is a close friend of Scott Gordon, the only British rider in the ‘pelaton’ of six athletes, injured on May 7, when a 28year-old woman - four times the legal limit for alcohol and testing positive for cocaine - ploughed into the group on the N332 near Oliva.

Eduardo Montfort Gasent, 28, and Luis Alberto Contreras, 53, were killed instantly; four days later Jose Antonio Albi, also 28, died in hospital. Andres Contreras Luis’ son - remains in Alzira Hospital, while Scott is in an induced coma in Denia Hospital. The sixth rider and another member of Club de Atletismo Llebeig, Jaime Escortell escaped unhurt.

Sarah said her picture featured the six riders and as a mixed media picture it featured the names of the cyclists, newspaper headlines, and the name of the club.

The artist lives in Benitachell and is friends with Scott and his wife. “The picture took a night, I can work quite quickly and it is done with paint and pastels.”

Prints are selling at €10 each and Sarah said the project was sponsored by SR

SARAH: Holding the original painting that’s raising money for cyclists’ families.

Print in Ondara, Positive Signs and Design in Benitachell, and the Oasis Centre in Javea; ensuring all monies raised went to the appeal.

Sarah has also told the story through a Go Fund Me appeal. It has raised €1,250 at www.gofundme.com/cycling-print. She said the accidents caused “unimaginable devastation.”

She said: “I have painted an abstract canvas and have had prints produced to try and raise funds to support the victims and their families at this traumatic time; all funds raised from the sales of these paintings will be paid into this fund.

“I intend for it to be used to help the immediate families of all the victims. I will not solely make any decisions, I will contact the mayor of Javea to help decide and liaise with the families involved on how the money is best distributed.”

She added: “A lot of people have asked what will happen to the original. I will give it to Scott.”

Prints can be bought from: XIC Primary School; Villa Mia; Javea Bikes, Gurugu Bicycles; Humpty Dumpty; Taverna Mediterranean; Sophia’s Restaurant; Grant A Wish Boutique; Quicksave; in Javea; and Artisano in Moraira.

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Major setback after brain scan for Leo the Lion LAST week four-year-old cancer fighter Leo Bermejo from Almeria travelled to the UK’s Alder Hey hospital for an MRI scan following his recent return from 31 sessions of proton beam therapy in Oklahoma.

THE oncologist and radiologist agree that the results show a suspicious mass within the same tumour cavity measuring about 1cm by 0.80cm. There is also another strange area but the oncologist seems confident that this is just inflammation from the proton treatment.

Mum Karen reacted to the distressing news saying, “Our hearts are shattered into a million pieces.”

“There is still a glimmer of hope... I know miracles are possible.

“My beautiful boy couldn’t have gone through all of this for nothing... but we are fighting a beast.

“I can’t watch my boy fade away in front of my

eyes... that’s so cruel.”

The medical team will discuss Leo’s case this week and another MRI will be done in a month to determine how fast this mass is growing.

Karen has contacted Alder Hey to tell them that if the tumour is progressing to grow that she would like another operation for Leo followed by oral chemotherapy.

But she knows that if a lumbar puncture test shows positive for cancer cells that they will refuse to operate

and it really is over.

But, to date, Leo’s lumbar puncture results have always been negative.

She said, “The most important thing is that Leo is so happy, he is not in any pain, he would not suffer any more pain having another operation, he would not get more damaged, and he just wants to live like a normal little boy so he deserves to have that final chance at life.”

“Everyone I have spoken to have commented how after each procedure or treatment Leo has just got stronger and stronger... I have to continue fighting for him and do whatever it takes.

“I wouldn’t cope. Never mind Sofia losing her best friend and brother.

“The oncologist told me that I have done so much more than some mums would have and given Leo the best chance... but it wasn’t good enough. He doesn’t deserve this.”

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AUTHORS: Twelve travel bloggers from the UK and Poland will see the sportier side of Benidorm on a visit this week.

TWELVE UK and Polish authors of travel blogs seen by around 150,000 readers each month, are staying in Benidorm this week, courtesy of the Visit Benidorm tourist office.

The five writers from the UK have their own blogs detailing their travel experiences, plus a total of around 80,000 followers on the social media network Instagram.

Visit Benidorm aim to show the authors, the ‘Other side of Benidorm,’ largely unseen by many of the traditional British visitors to the city.

The trip will highlight the cultural side of Benidorm, with emphasis on Mediterranean gastronomy, sports activities and the wealth of beauty in the surrounding natural parks of the area.

Alternatively, the Polish bloggers will spend time exploring the sportier side of the city, emphasising the possibilities for all year round outdoor sports activities in one of the best climates in the world.

Modernisation on hold AN ambitious project to modernise part of Benidorm city will not go ahead as planned owing to a rejection of EU Funding.

The plans, involving the area around the Avenidas Jaime 1 and Beniarda axis, part of a project for completion in 2023; were dependent on a subsidy of €10 million of European funding towards the total projected costs of €24 million.

The remainder of the cost would have come from city funding and private investment, but the EU decision to reject the Estrategia de Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible e Integrador request has left Mayor Toni Perez, disappointed but not disheartened.

“Benidorm will choose future calls for European funding to be able to deploy its Strategy for Sustainable Urban Development and Integration- EDUSI,” said the mayor, after this initial rejection.

The project was to include the upper part of Colonia Madrid, as well as the area of the Els Tolls neighborhood closest to the bullring and the surrounding area of Jaime, including all the natural environments.

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At his age

Battered women get a voice

A 78-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving last Friday after crashing his car in the middle of the Les Rotes road, near Real Club Nautico de Denia, before testing over the limit and being handed a fine.

Good to grow THE Alicante Diputacion contributed €3,552 to the l’Almadrava allotments in Campello.

This covers 80 per cent of the cost of repairs and improvements that include a tool shed.

Safety tip CALPE donated 12 safety helmets to the Parque Infantil de Trafico of La Nucia to thank staff for allowing 118 Calpe schoolchildren to use the site for road safety training recently.

MUJERES CON VOZ: A support network for women victims of gender violence.

A GROUP representing women victims of gender violence met last week in Benidorm at the inauguration of a community association with other local towns.

Mujeres Con Voz, a pioneering partnership was born with a number of objectives, amongst them, to help women who are immersed in situations of gender violence.

At a press conference group president Margarita Lujan, Joined by Benidorm Equality councillor Angela Llorca, explained the group will allow

women to speak to others from their ‘first person experience.’

The Equality councillors from neighbouring towns Alfas del Pi, Callosa den Sarria, Finestrat and Polop, were also present and will be joined in the association by Altea, Villajoyosa and La Nucia in the future.

The aim of Mujeres Con Voz, is to provide a support network offering a “warm, timely and efficient response to women who are experiencing situations of abuse and do not know how to leave the vi-

cious cycle affecting their life, safety and dignity,” said Lujan.

She explained that after a long period of silence surrounding gender violence issues, it is now time to speak up with a single voice and called for judicial changes and the hardening of penalties for mistreatment and for the victims to be heard when amending the law.

The group will offer advice and guidance on the denunciation process to victims, should they wish to proceed legally

and support them as they rebuild their lives through social support, helping them foster new networks and circles of friendships.

The women will also have access to training workshops run by professionals to increase their chances of finding work as they escape the violent past.

A first meeting of the group will be held this Thursday at 6.30pm at the Jose Linares Social Centre in Benidorm.

Speaking for the City, Angela Lorca said, “All of the city councils of the region welcome this pioneering initiativeand the women now know we are with you” stressing “the importance of this movement in the creation of networks supporting and sharing experiences in order to put an end to this social problem.”

Although the group are yet to find a permanent home, any woman who wishes to contact Mujeres Con Voz can call the groups 685 894 546 for support and advice.

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205,857 pets - mostly dogs and cats, but also 139 ferrets and 141 other species were registered in Andalucia last year.

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Bona Platja fire THREE firefighters acted quickly on Monday morning as a fire broke out in the Bona Platja restaurant in Denia.

The firefighters managed to control the fire before it got out of hand, the flames only slightly affecting the kitchen and the hallway thanks to their efforts. The fire broke out, it is believed, due to a short circuit in the till.

The restaurant has not had to close but asked that anyone who has a reservation contact them, as the reservation book was damaged in the fire.

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€2,783 The amount pet owners pay Ciovert Clinic in Cabra (90kms from Malaga) for radiotherapy treatment, the only Spanish clinic offering the service.

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A water war looms LONGSTANDING disputes over the Algar water are once again surfacing between Callosa and the coastal towns.

The Marina Baja Water Consortium’s plans to connect the Algar pumping station to the Mandem installation in Altea has been questioned by Callosa.

Both the town hall and the Comunidad de Regantes, to which it belongs, have rights over the water reaching the Algar pumping station. This new connection could diminish Callosa’s supply, they claim.

There was also criticism for Benidorm’s mayor Antonio Perez who belongs to the Marina Baja Water Consortium and backs the plan to link both pumping stations.

“Neither Benidorm’s mayor nor any other official body has informed us about plans to carry out this project,” declared Callosa mayor Josep Saval.

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Falling down THE owners of a listed 16th century Campello tower could be fined for car r yi ng out unaut horised repairs. One wall had to be rendered for safety reasons, they claimed.

Fire averted CALLOSA: Supply of Algar water could be reduced.

It was well-known that the Comunidad de Regantes had the right to operate the irrigation system and had concessionary rights over the Algar pumping station water, Saval continued.

“For this reason at least we should be kept informed and listened-to regarding a project like this.”

Salvador Solbes, president of Comunidad de Regantes, stressed that a “magnificent

relationship of mutual collaboration” has always existed between the Comunidad and the Consortium regarding Callosa’s water resources.

“Because of this it came as an unpleasant surprise that people occupying relevant positions in the Consortium should propose actions affecting both the water resources managed from Callosa and relations between both bodies.”

A CAR caught fire on the Font Roja access road near Alcoy but Local Police officers and national park firemen prevented the flames from reaching nearby woodland.

Hurry home SEVENTY THOUSAND homing pigeons were released in Albuixech (Val enci a) whi ch host ed Port ugal ’s nat i onal championships for the third time. Some birds covered the 730-kilomet re ret urn j ourney i n eight hours.

Old rubbish EXCAVATIONS in Villajoyosa uncovered a rubbish dump used for centuries by Iberians and Romans. Archaeologists have so far found large amounts of pottery and a decorated bone sewing needle.

Screwed up A 67-YEAR-OLD Busot man sued a dentist for carrying out six implants using inadequate screws and without a prior scan. The patient received €22,000 compensation in an out-ofcourt settlement.

Bus death A VALENCIA CITY bus driver died of a heart attack with 10 people on board. The bus hit a parked van but both vehicles and passengers were unharmed.

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Will your family benefit from the new UK inheritance tax threshold?

6th April 2017 saw the introduction of an inheritance tax reform that will reduce the amount of tax paid by most estates. Announced in the 2015 summer budget, it effectively increases the inheritance tax threshold to a potential £1 million. This figure is for a couple, and the increase will happen gradually over four years and only applies to property - with a number of limitations.

The Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) The inheritance tax rate is fixed at 40%, with a tax-free threshold (‘nil rate band’) of £325,000. When this allowance is not or only partly used, you can transfer the balance to your spouse or civil partner. So the threshold for a surviving spouse can be as high as £650,000.

The £325,000 allowance remains in place, but estates will now benefit from a second, additional allowance, the new Residential Nil Rate Band.

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks The final ‘family home allowance’ will be £175,000, but it will be introduced gradually as follows: • £100,000 in 2017/18 • £125,000 in 2018/19 • £150,000 in 2019/20 • £175,000 in 2020/21.

It will then increase in line with inflation.

As with the regular nil rate band, you can transfer the allowance to a

spouse/civil partner in line with existing principles. This makes a total potential threshold for a couple of £1 million by 2020.

Limitations on the allowance First of all, it only applies to property which is inherited by direct descendants, so children (including adopted and stepchildren) and grandchildren. You need to have lived in it at some stage. Assets besides the family home do not receive any extra allowance, and only one property can qualify.

Secondly, a limit is imposed. Where an estate is worth over £2 million the residential nil rate band is tapered, £1 for every £2. Estates valued at over £2.2 million do not receive this allowance at all (they still get the standard £325,000).

This £2.2 million value applies to your whole, worldwide estate, not just to property. So it includes your savings and investments, trusts, pay outs from

life insurance policies, pension lump sums received on the death of a spouse/partner, cars, furniture and personal belongings such as jewellery. It also includes applicable gifts given away over the last seven years. Debts and liabilities are deducted from the total.

Trusts Since the residential nil rate band is only available where property is passed directly to children and grandchildren, this will not apply to many trusts. For example, discretionary trusts will be excluded, since the assets are technically owned by the trust. Some types of trusts do qualify, if the property is deemed to pass directly to the beneficiaries.

Seek advice if you own property in a trust.

Expatriates and the new allowance If you are UK domiciled, you are liable for inheritance tax on your worldwide assets. Domicile law is complex; you can live in Spain for

many years and remain a UK domicile.

You can claim the new additional family home allowance on a property in Spain, provided it is your main home.

Seek advice on how to protect your family and heirs from inheritance tax.

It gets more complex for expatriates because of the domicile issue, and because you are also liable to Spanish succession tax. You need specialist cross-border estate planning advice to establish where you are domiciled and the most effective solutions for you.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change.

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

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Guardia Civil visit THE crime rate in Valencian Community areas covered by the Guardia Civil fell 17 per cent between 2011 and 2016.

The figures were announced during a recent visit

by Director General of the Guardia Civil Jose Manuel Holgado to the Valencia region.

Last year alone saw a 2.2 per cent fall in criminality with a 3.85 per cent drop in breaking and entering crimes investigated by the Guardia Civil and a 3.30 per cent reduction in common theft.

During the same period the force’s crime detection rate reached 35.49 per cent, with 211 detainees for every 1,000 offences.

There was also a noticeable fall in robberies of produce and equipment in agricultural and farming areas, thanks to the region’s 13 ROCA units which operate in Valencia, Alicante and Castellon.

During his visit, the Director General also wanted to learn about officers’ work

VISIT: Guardia Civil director Jose Manuel Holgado in Valencia. conditions and personal lives.

He was aware, he said, that the Guardia Civil’s greatest asset were its officers.

Both he and the Ministry of the Interior planned to in-

crease both human and material sources, admitting more personnel so that little by little the Guardia Civil could return to its pre-economic crisis numbers, Holgado said.

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Expats in Spain can finally put painful memories to rest

Sick killer going to hell With many wishing him an eternity ‘rotting in hell,’ serial killer Ian Brady made dark funeral arrangements to prepare himself for the Devil, writes David Noon

WHEN Ian Brady’s coffin eventually goes up in flames next week there won’t be a tear spilt for Britain’s most twisted killer.

Responsible for abducting and killing at least five children in the 1960s, Brady’s funeral will mark the final chapter for a community tortured by the memories of crimes committed over 50 years ago.

Striking fear into the Manchester community along with his girlfriend Myra Hindley - who died, aged 60 in November 2002 - the Moors Murders changed the face of the North West of England, Britain and beyond.

Some of those who lived through the torment of Brady’s sick reign are now residing in retirement throughout Spain, the majority on the Costas.

And despite being over 1,750 kms away from where the crimes took place, they will finally be able to put their painful memories to rest, knowing that the monster responsible for such heinous crimes is no longer on this planet.

British expat Carol Wootton is just one of the thousands now living here.

Residing with her husband in Alhaurin el Grande, Costa del Sol, she still struggles however to escape from the ‘truly shocking memories’ of the case that she studied while at university.

“A lot of expats, myself included, lived through these dark times,” she told the Euro Weekly News. “This for us is the final chapter of this heinous behaviour.

“I have many clear and truly shocking memories of this case from listening to evidence in court to talking to friends in the pub. It was horrific.”

She added: “This case rocked thousands of normal working class families of Manchester and the surrounds.

IN HELL: Ian Brady died aged 79 at Ashworth high-security hospital.

Brady’s last victim and the Spanish shotgun mystery WHILE most people will be glad to see Ian Brady’s corpse go up in flames, the family of his final victim have been left in an eternal limbo.

Brady never revealed the location of Keith Bennett’s body, who was snatched in 1964, and he has taken that last secret to his grave.

Despite pleas from Keith’s mother Winnie Johnson to Brady, the serial killer never revealed where the 12-year-old lad had

been buried. In fact, he never revealed any details of how he and Myra Hindley killed Keith.

But hope for an answer is not lost. Justice campaigners have found a Spanish-made shotgun that they believe holds the key.

Following ‘clues’ left in Brady’s book The Gates of Janus, campaigners, family and friends uncovered a double-barrelled shotgun on Saddleworth Moor while hunting for Keith’s grave last year.

While they believe this was the murder weapon used to kill Keith, scientists have so far not been able to connect it to the crime.

Campaigner Erica Gregory, believes that she has cracked the code while reading Brady’s book in reverse.

Murder weapon or not, the discovery of the shotgun reveals that even after his death the family and friends of Keith Bennett will continue to seek out the truth.

“The social impact was immense; so many people immediately stopped leaving their kids alone to go to the pub. Something that had previously been unheard of.

“Their palpable fear and abhorrent disgust pulled them together to the heights of which society had not seen since the Second World War. “They became a close knit community again, and we were very much part of it. This case changed the community and impacted Britain like no other.”

And the depth of feeling that swept the nation in the 1960s remains as strong today.

The outpouring of emotion since Brady died aged 79 of lung cancer at Ashworth high-security prison where he spent much of his 51 years behind bars after being declared ‘medically psychotic’ - has been overwhelming.

Facebook and Twitter has been full of users wishing Brady an eternity ‘rotting in hell.’ The EWN website has equally been full of comments from expats closing the door on Brady’s memory.

From his funeral plans, it would appear that Brady himself was even preparing for a lifetime in the Devil’s company.

For much of his time behind bars, the serial killer had been orchestrating a detailed plan for his final send off.

And it looks like the Moors Murderer was preparing himself to meet the Devil when he chose his funeral music.

In his final psychotic missive, Brady is to be cremated to a symphony that charts a murderer’s descent into hell.

Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique is about a killer haunted by the spirit of his victims in hell and is largely considered one of the darkest pieces of music ever written.

As Brady’s coffin enters the flames, the killer appears to have readied his mind for an eternity in hell.

And no one would begrudge him his place beside the Devil.

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Heinous crimes that rocked Britain: Brady’s five victims • Pauline Reade, 16 The first victim of the couple’s killing spree. Pauline was on her way to a dance when Hindley persuaded her to get in her car. With Brady they drove her to Saddleworth Moor where she was raped, beaten and stabbed.

• John Kilbride, 12 Snatched from Ashton market in November, 1963, he was strangled and buried in a shallow grave. John was the second of Brady and Hindley’s five victims.

• Keith Bennett, 12 Keith disappeared on the way to his grandmother’s house. Hindley had lured him into her car and driven him to the Moors where he was murdered. Keith’s body has never been found, and the method of killing has been taken to the grave with Brady.

• Lesley Ann Downey, 10 She disappeared on Boxing Day after being snatched from a fair and taken back to Hindley’s house. Lesley was brutally assaulted with the ordeal captured on tape.

• Edward Evans, 17 The couple’s final victim. Edward had just been to see Manchester United play when Hindley lured him in. Brady repeatedly bludgeoned Evans with an axe.

MYSTERY: The body of Keith Bennett has neve r been found.

Spain’s worst killers • Francisca Ballesteros Known as La Viuda Negra (The Black Widow), Francisca poisoned her husband and three children in Valencia between 1990 and 2004. Killing her first child with a cocktail of drugs and alcohol, Ballesteros waited 14 years before killing her husband and daughter in 2004.

She also attempted to kill another son but he survived the attack as his mother fled the city.

Sentenced to 84 years in prison in 2005, Ballesteros will die in prison.

• Manuel Blanco Romasanta A travelling salesman who claimed to be a werewolf, Romasanta admitted to 13 murders but was only convicted of eight during his 1853 trial. Handed the death sentence, Romasanta didn’t make it to the gallows and died in prison 10 years later where he was being studied by psychologists.

• Manuel Delgado Villegas Known as El Arropiero (The Arrope Trader), Villegas confessed to 48 murders in Spain, France and Italy, during the 1960s and 70’s. Found guilty of seven murders, including the killing of his girlfriend, Villegas was detained in a mental institution until his death in 1998.

• Francisco Garcia Escalero A schizophrenic beggar, Escalero remains in a psychiatric hospital after being convicted of 11 murders carried out in the early 1990s. Also known as El Mendigo Asesino, The Killer Beggar, Escalero used his homelessness to lure people towards him late at night.

nfessed to 48 murders.

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• Enriqueta Martí A self-proclaimed witch who kidnapped, prostituted, murdered and made potions with the remains of small children in early 20th century in Barcelona, Marti was murdered in prison while awaiting her trial in 1913. In total 12 bodies were found in her home.

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THE traffic bottleneck as the N332 passes through the centre of Benissa is to be eased with a much-needed bypass.

The Spanish government has announced a €21.8 million project to build the 4.5km relief road around the Marina Alta town.

Madrid has been committed to the bypass for many years.

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Benissa in fast lane Work began on a scheme €7.8 million more expensive but in May 2009, the constructor Begar Group went into liquidation and the scheme was abandoned.

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protests and called for the road to be reintroduced into the Ministry of Public Works budget but there was to be an eight-year wait.

The new road will be a single carriage in both directions with a crawler lane for heavy vehicles on steep inclines.

To the south there will be a roundabout on the existing N332 allowing access to the CV-750 road to Jalon; to the north a second roundabout

will give access to the AP7 motorway.

And the plans are also environmentally friendly. They include 2,790 metres of sound barriers to reduce traffic noise, fencing to prevent animals straying on to the road, and a programme to regenerate the surrounds with vegetation.

There will also be archaeological monitoring of all earth removed and an ‘ar-

chaeological prospecting’ survey along the route.

Juan Carlos Moragues, a central government MP for Valencia, said the scheme “will improve the lives of citizens in the area as it will avoid heavy traffic passing through Benissa.

“Traffic congestion in the centre of the town will also end, especially in summer when there is a huge influx of visitors using the road.”

It is hoped the new road will be completed by 2019; a decade after work on the first bypass was halted.

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Home homage A 3-METRE bear and arbutus tree, Madrid’s emblem, grace the centre of Elda. They are wooden replicas of the statue in the Puerta del Sol by Elda sculptor Antonio Navarro Santafe.

Clean sweep VILLENA Town Hall is taking over the town’s rubbish collection and street-cleaning. The council will take over the concessionaries’ equipment and the 43 employees will be on indefinite contracts.

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966 482 667 BENISSA BYPASS: Construction was abandoned 10 years ago.

MUCHAMIEL’S Ciudadanos party suggested that urban furniture should be labelled with its cost.

This would bring home to residents the cost of vandalism to the town hall.

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A few months ago, an expatriate who resided in Spain passed away, leaving only Spanish assets. He had three children from his first marriage and with whom he no longer had a relationship with and lived with his wife from his second marriage. His children and his current wife did not have a good relationship. He never made a Will, thinking that it was not important, since his wife owned half of the family home, and thought that on the event of his death, she would receive the other half, which is common in many countries.

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SUBSIDY: Finance councillor Manuel Alcala and Bernabe Cano.

LA NUCIA residents have until May 31 to apply for a reduction on their water and main drainage bill.

The subsidy, which is directed at the unemployed, the over-65s and large families, is based on income to ensure that any discount is as fair as possible.

This is the fourth year that the town hall has offered this help and for 2017 it has allocated €40,000 for families that are experiencing economic problems.

Conditions and application forms are available at La Nucia Town Hall, the El Calvari Social Centre, the Extension Administrativa in Bello Horizonte, the Extension Ad-

ministrativa in Calle Barbados and the www.lanucia.es website.

There is a reduction of €150 for families with an income of up to €7,456 and €75 for those with earnings of between €7,456 and €14,810.

Last year 163 families received this rebate, with 135 families receiving the full €150.

One hundred per cent of the town hall’s income from the water and main drainage rates is ploughed back into providing the local water supply. None of this cash is used for any other municipal service, stressed La Nucia’s mayor Bernabe Cano.

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More help for protected park

HELP PLEDGE : Elena Cebrian (centre, front row) in the Font Roja park.

THE Generalitat will help to repair damage caused by last winter’s storms in the Font Roja national park.

The pledge came from Elena Cebrian, the Consellera who heads the regional government’s Agriculture and Environment department. She recently visited the Font Roja, which was designated a national park 30 years ago but has been enclosed since 1322.

Cebrian was shown round the park by its director Salvador Palop, accompanied by Antonio Frances and Rafael Serralts, respective mayors of Alcoy and Ibi, together with other councillors and environmental experts.

Cebrian detailed the Generalitat’s new conservation policies of maximising resources while protecting and promoting the park

whose 2,298 hectares of forest, pastures and agricultural land support 900 species of vegetation, plants and flowers.

It was essential to make as much use of science as possible, added Cebrian who cited the park’s close collaboration with Alicante University on important projects.

The Consellera stressed that as well as the regional government’s habitual investment in the park, extra help would be forthcoming to alleviate storm damage.

“Fallen trees and branches will be removed from paths and accesses and we shall continue working in wooded areas to eliminate any risk of fire,” Cebrian announced. This was even more important as the summer approached and with it the prospect of forest fires, she said.

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It’s all change for local shoe factories NEW YORK-BASED shoe manufacturer and designer Stuart Weitzman is retiring and has sold his business to the multinational Coach.

For 46 years the 76-yearold’s creations, worn by Queen Sofia of Spain as well as Hollywood superstars, have been made in Elda, Petrer and Monovar.

During that time, 11 Alicante province factories have produced footwear for Weitzman’s chain of 200 shops while providing employment for more than 3,000 Medio Vinalopo families.

Their main worry now is waiting to hear whether Coach, which will continue the Weitzman name, will continue providing work for the area.

There are fears that the multinational will prefer to outsource manufacturing to

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STUART WEITZMAN: High-end shoes made in Spain. countries where both labour costs and expertise are lower.

“That doesn’t need to happen if things continue to be done as well as they are now,” said Weitzman who lives much of the time in Elda where he works 16 hours a day. “The company is fronted by people with talent and experience who seek a continuist line.”

He stressed, nevertheless, that the Alicante factories

would need to show Coach that they make the best shoes in the world. “I’ve no doubt that they will and that in a year’s time all doubts will have vanished,” he added.

Weitzman also admitted that what really worried him had been the prospect of not finding a serious and solvent buyer. “For the last 10 years since I turned 65 I was afraid that this company would disappear if I retired.”

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MAYOR of Benidorm, Toni Perez, opened a new 400 square metre centre dedicated to the the needs of Alzheimer sufferers and their families, last Friday.

The purpose-built centre located in la Cala de Benidorm, is named after Pepa Esperanza Llinares Lorca, who spent many

years working for the local AFA, Alzheimer’s association.

The city council has invested €60,000 to create an open plan facility with three therapy rooms, a physiotherapy area, adapted toilets and storeroom, plus new furniture and improved heating and cooling systems.

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Small classes THE regional government improved the teacherpupil ratio for 30 state infants’ schools, including 10 in Alicante Province.

There will now be one teacher to every 23 children.

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LAGO DE LA GOLETA: Is a haven for wildlife.

HUNDREDS of fish died at a Valencia beauty spot because of a lack of oxygen in the water and despite a €100,000 project designed to prevent such a problem occurring.

Lago de la Goleta lies behind the beach of Tavernes de la Valldigna and is a haven for wildlife, especially with colourful water fowl.

However, last week bodies of dying fish floated to the surface, a mixture of adults and juveniles. However, ducks, geese, and even crabs, appeared unaffected.

An oxygenation plant was installed to prevent waters becoming stagnant, but there was an electronic failure to the

pumps - now corrected - that is believed to have sparked the incident.

The lake has suffered a disaster to its wildlife before. Several years ago there was a contamination of pesticide which affected both fish and fowl.

A council spokesman confirmed the death of fish was because of “a lack of oxygen in the water” but said the fault with the pumps meant the plant only worked at a quarter of its normal output.

He said engineers had repaired the machinery. “If our investment in the project had not been made, the mortality rate (of the fish) would have been much higher.”

GENERALITAT helicopters based in Alicante and Castellon carried out 148 missions between January and mid-May this year.

Ninety-eight of the callouts were medical emergencies needing an air ambulance.

Flying low CASTELLON airport opened in 2011 but had no commercial flights until 2015. Last year it saw 110,000 passengers, the same number using Alicante Airport on a busy weekend.

Rescue op FIREMEN used a fire engine with an extension ladder to free a pigeon trapped in the façade of an Alcoy hotel. It later received veterinary treatment for an injured claw.

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INSPECTION: Andreu Verdu and MÂŞ de los Angeles at the site.

Storm drains reveal a desirable residence THE Archaeology department at Villajoyosa Town Hall located the remains of a 17th century house under Plaza de la Generalitat.

The building was found by chance while taking soundings when the Hidraqua water company was installing new storm drains.

Villajoyosa’s mayor Andreu Verdu and Culture councillor Mª del los Angeles Gualde re-

cently visited the site to see firsthand the two rooms that have now been uncovered.

One room has a doorway where the marks of a hinge are still visible and a step that gives access to the interior.

Graffiti has also been found on one of the walls and these are being restored so that they can later be removed and taken to the Vilamuseu museum.

Some of the material used for the house appears to date from the 16th and 17th centuries, experts said, judging by its gilded and cobalt blue ceramics that were made at that time in Paterna and Manises (Valencia).

These and excavations carried out so far have led the municipal archaeologists to believe that the construction dates from the 17th century.

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U3A Vall Del Pop happy to give Jalon Valley Help THE Vall del Pop U3A group supported Jalon Valley Help (JVH) at their 25th Anniversary May Fayre in Jalon on Sunday May 14, with performances from the Casual Choir and the Line Dancing Team. They also manned a few stalls to promote and sell the U3A’s Writers Group book All in the Mix, the Casual Choir’s recent Beatles’ CD and the game of skill Hook a Ball.

The U3A Casual Choir, under their new Musical Director Philip Ashley, gave their first performance of the year, performing a medley of pop music hits, including numbers from The Beatles and US artists. The choir was elegantly decked out in smart new waistcoats and presented their songs with a slick performance that has come to be expected from them.

The U3A Line Dancing team, led by Rosita Sparkes, gave a fine demonstration of their skills to a selection of different tunes with various combinations of integrated technical steps. The enthusiasm of the group was clear for all to see, with their premier danseur- etoile, leading the way for others to follow.

‘Come on men let’s see more of you in the team next year.’

U3A Vall del Pop are pleased to be able to support Jalon Valley Help and are very pleased to be able to offer their congratulations on a first 25 years of service to the community. We hope to be able to support JVH for the next 25 years.

For further information check the website www.u3avalldelpop.com. The

MAY FAYRE: Line dancing team showing off their skills.

U3A is all about enjoyment and learning, and this is particularly evident in the U3A Vall del Pop group, whose

members generally meet on the first Thursday of each month at the Centre Polivalent in Murla.

Raising awareness and cash ELIAN’S SCHOOL in La Nucia recently celebrated Endangered Species Day. They decided to combine raising awareness of endangered animals with raising money for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and almost all the pupils and staff dressed up as animals for the day.

The school also held a cake sale and drawing competition and raised almost €500.

Some enterprising Year Four students showed great

initiative by making bracelets which they sold on the day for the charity, adding another €25 to the total.

Teachers also helped to raise money by having to pay a fine if they were heard saying “Hello,” instead of making their animal sound, which was good fun for the pupils when they caught their teachers out.

A special assembly was given by Terra Natura who showed the children a video

of the endangered animals that are cared for at the park and which was put together especially for them.

The adoption of an endangered animal from the WWF was given to the winner with the best fancy dress as well as other prizes and certificates.

“We would like to thank Terra Natura for their wonderful help in making this a memorable and amazing day,” said Sharon Bell, a member of the Elian’s team.

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€ 2.2 billion

The projected cost of a leisure and casino complex with beach near Madrid now under local government consideration.

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Aircrew Association Costa Blanca’s 75th anniversary THE Aircrew Association Costa Blanca (ACACB) recently held a lunch at the Cumbre Restaurant, Benitachell, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the association of Airborne Forces with the Royal Airforce.

The guest of honour was Wing Commander Bob Hunt MBE, Chairman of The Royal Airforces Association Costa Blanca North who attended with his wife, Margaret.

After pre-lunch refreshments and a photo opportunity, the Chairman of the ACACB, Max Maxwell, welcomed members and their guests to the unique occasion and stated that as he, personally, had served for a number of years with Airborne Forces and many other Aircrew Association’s Members had supported Airborne Operations, it was highly appropriate that the occasion be celebrated. Father Marcus Ronchetti, the Honorary Chaplain to the ACACB then gave two appropriate graces.

After lunch, Father Marcus said The Aircrew Exhortation before the ACACB President, Henry Horth proposed the toast to King Felipe and Max Maxwell proposed

ACACB Members with Wing Commander Bob Hunt MBE, guest of honour and Father Marcus Ronchetti, Honorary Chaplain. the toast to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.

David Decker, a long-serving member of the ACACB, then gave a brief but fascinating talk on his uncle’s personal participation in Operation Market Garden as a member of the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment who dropped at Arnhem.

Peter Langley, a Life Vice President of the ACACB, then gave his own personal perspective of his part, as a Valetta pilot in, Operation Musketeer in November 1956.

Peter’s aircraft dropped elements of the

Parachute Brigade, including the Brigade Commander, onto Gamil Airfield, near Cairo, Egypt during the Suez crisis.

Peter closed his perspective by proposing the toast to ‘The Fellowship of Airborne Forces and The Royal Air Force.’

The lunch formally closed with the Aircrew Toast, ‘To Absent Friends and Fellow Aircrew,’ proposed by Henry Horth.

If any reader wishes to know more about the Aircrew Association they should contact the Secretary on 966 404 123.

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Price wasn’t right ROADWORKS begun in Altea last February are unfinished after they were halted weeks ago.

The town hall recently received a written request for changes to their contract from Urbamed, the company chosen to widen pavements. During the roadworks, the town hall also paid to substitute water pipes and modify main drainage and storm drains.

The price agreed when the contract was put out to tender was too low and no

longer corresponds to the work involved, claimed the company which is asking for more cash.

The town hall is taking a firm line, announced Infrastructure councillor Roque Ferrer. The council has agreed that work should recommence immediately and warned that Urbamed would be penalised should it fail to do so. The company should also introduce measures to ensure that the public was not endangered by the half-finished work.

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Feeling pally CHUMS: At the Franciscan Shelter.

ON Tuesday May 16 CHUMS (friends of charity) visited the Franciscan Shelter for Men in Gandia. The centre provides care and nursing for around 65 men, many of whom

suffer from mental or physical illness, some terminal. The Hospice is funded wholly by charity, while three Franciscan Brothers and other dedicated volunteers give round the

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clock care. The group had a tour of the Home, which was spotless, and were so impressed they donated €410 towards the electricity bill. CHUMS felt they were doing such a wonderful job and were delighted to help CHUMS is a small, friendly, registered charity based in Benidorm and Albir, and if you would like to know more about them call Marilyn on 965 864 394.

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MAY FAYRE: Colourful displays.

THE annual Jalon Valley May Fayre took place last Sunday. Over 60 stallholders arrived bright and early to set up their colourful displays. At 10am the music supplied

by Total FM started to play and the crowds

flocked in to sample everything that was on offer including entertainment by The Nomad and Careline Dance Academy.

“What a wonderful day” was the opinion of many and thanks to the ever faithful and energetic volunteers of the charity, an amazing amount of money was raised, which to date is in excess of €4,700.

The afternoon ended with the drawing of the infamous Jalon Valley Help raffle to the delight of the prize winners and then Elaine Horton, President of JVH gave her personal thanks to everyone for their continued support in the charity’s 25th Anniversary Year.

PRESIDENT: Elaine Horton gave her personal thanks.

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Domestic water to be on tap ALFAZ will receive €39,000 from the Alicante Diputacion for improvements to the infrastructure that providces El Cautivador’s domestic water.

This will cover 60 per cent of the €63,000 cost, explained town hall spokesman and Town Planning councillor Toni Such.

All domestic water pipes in El Cautivador can now be linked to the Cautivador II deposit, Such explained. This will also make it possible to phase out the old connections to the Pirineos deposit which currently crosses hard-toaccess terrain.

Not only will there be improvements to the domestic supply, the councillor continued, but the increased flow would also answer firefighting needs.

NORWAY DAY: Alfaz and Covarrubias mayors.

Haakon Haakonson the Old is buried there. The chapel is now visited by more than 1,000 Norwegians each year.

As they do each year, Alfaz’s Norway Day celebrations be-

gan with a religious ceremony, procession and speeches before moving on to Avenida Constitucion, where the Club Noruego Costa Blanca is located.

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Coping with an emergency Photo by Alfaz town hall

ALFAZ and Covarrubias (Burgos) are now officially twinned thanks to both towns’ links with Norway.

It was not accidental that the Covarrubias delegation’s visit coincided with Alfaz’s Norway Day celebrations marking the 203rd anniversary of Norway’s Constitution.

Approximately 2,500 Norwegians are registered on Alfaz’s municipal padron although the true number is closer to 10,000 and the town has the world’s second-largest Norwegian colony.

Covarrubias also has a Norway connection as Princess Kristina, daughter of King

Photo by Alfaz del Pi town hall

The Norway connection

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AMICS WORKSHOP: Emergency nurse explains what to do.

ALFAZ’S Mediation and Social Coexistence Agency (AMICS) is holding a First Aid workshop next Tuesday, May 30 at 9.30 am.

The workshop will be given by Janet Zambrana, an Emergency Services nurse.

“This is the fifth year that we have held this,” said Martine Mertens, the councillor responsible for AMICS. “It sets to show people how to react to

emergencies like choking or a burn that people are likely to encounter in their daily lives,” Mertens explained.

The workshop will impart enough basic knowledge to enable attendees to offer effective help to someone in an emergency, whether through accident or illness.

It is vital to know how to cope with maximum assurance during the first critical minutes, Mertens said.

By the end of workshop participants will have acquired knowledge of accident-prevention as well as the ability to identify and resolve emergencies and life-threatening situations.

Applications for the workshop should be made through the AMICSA agency which is located in Centro l’Alfas+Social. Telephone 965 887 328 or email amics@lalfas.com.

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Rubbish collection and road cleaning re-privatised THE rubbish collection and road cleaning service has been managed municipally for two years provided by public company Teumo Servei Publics.

Now, the local government has approved a motion to tender the collection and cleaning contract out again - at a cost of €2.8 million.

The local government say it is “urgent to renew the fleet of vehicles and incorporate technology” and that it seeks to recover “excellence” in a service essential for a municipality that relies

so heavily on tourism.

The councillor directing the initiative, Raul Llobell, defended the outsourcing, recalling between 2001 and 2014 (when the service was previously outsourced), the municipality received more than 20 prizes RUBBISH COLLECTION: Being put out to tender.

for management of the rubbish collection and road cleaning.

He said the company to which the contract is awarded must renew the entire fleet of service vehicles. All streets of the urbanisations will be included on the road cleaning schedule.

6,400 euros raised for the T Alzheimer’s Society (AFA) THE Espai la Senieta played host to the last in the series of charity concerts organised by Magnum Charity Productions last Thursday, featuring the Blues Brothers and Sister Act. The concert proved to be a great finale to a magnificent series of concerts in aid of the Teulada-Moraira Alzheimer’s Society (AFA).

The concert, which was once again a sell-out success, kicked off with the glamorous Sister Act who gave a ‘stunning perfor-

mance both visually and acoustically,’ performing hits from the movie with flawless harmonies.

The second half saw the Blues Brothers in their high-energy performance which, as advertised, wasn’t just a show but proved to be a party.

The boys filled the stage with eager participants from the audience whilst performing their inimitable dance moves. The entire audience were on their feet singing and dancing along during the show and a very happy if

somewhat tired crowd all had a wonderful time by the final curtain.

The series of five concerts which began in January has raised €6,400 for the TeuladaMoraira Alzheimer’s Society (AFA).

Peter Johnson, COO of Magnum Productions took to the stage to thank the audience for their support and generosity, the bands, the tireless efforts of the crew, councillor Laura Hillstead and the town hall - without

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whom none of the concerts would have been possible.

More concerts are already being planned - so watch this space!

CHARITY CONCERT: Wasn’t just a show, but proved to be a party.

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Walkers unite ONE sunny morning a few weeks ago, 23 walkers of the Moraira-Teulada U3A Walking Group climbed to the 11 windmills above Javea, stopping at the top to take in the fantastic views of Javea and the coast.

The group is led by John Dimsdale and walks are held every week on a Tuesday and Thursday.

The walks are of approximately one hour duration - the faster walkers take to the front with the leader, whilst those who need to take it a little slower are accompanied at the rear by another leader. All U3A members are welcome to join.

For more information, check out - https://www.u3amorairateulada.org/.

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Students honour cycli STUDENTS of the CEIP Port de Xabia honoured the six cyclists involved in the N-332 incident on Sunday May 5 as they cycled together following an education session given by the Local Police of Javea.

The group c yc le a lways t ake place after the annual education session, but this year the children pedalled with black ribbons and displayed a banner demanding more respect on the roads as a basic condition to increased safety.

The students read a manifesto, demonstrating their awareness of road safety and closed with their commitment to respect its importance both now and in the future.

GROUP CYCLE: The children wore black ribbons.

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A fantastic gesture “On the occasion of my 70th birthday we CANCER CARE JAVEA recently received arranged a party at Quo Vardis in Javea. In an incredible donation from John Styles and the form of a raffle and auction we were his wife, which will be shared between the able to raise €1,800. We were very imECMOR Foundation at Denia Hospital and pressed with the support we received from other cancer projects in the Javea area. businesses and restaurants, in the form of Here, John describes why he chose Cangifts for Cancer Care. A big thank you to cer Care Javea: “My experience with cancer everyone in helping to make the evening a started over one year ago, when I woke one success.” morning in terrible pain. I asked a friend to take me to Denia Hospital, it turned out to be a urine infection. I then went to see my own doctor and was diagnosed with prostrate cancer which I received treatment for in the form of a course of tablets and chemo. I have had good results and wanted to give something back to a cancer charity.

Nearly everyone knows a JOHN STYLES, Carol Pluck (left), President of Cancer family member or friend that Care, and Yvonne Larkin owner of The Nail Station. has been affected.

ON SUNDAY May 14, Captain John Rhodes and Golf de Ifach hosted a charity match in aid of the dog shelter in Javea.

Forty golfers took part with a shotgun start. This was followed by a delicious tapas lunch, raffle and auction. Music was provided by the O.K. Band.

Prizes, supplied by Select Villas, Moraira were : first R Linder, N Bain, G Wareham and G Matherson: Second were K Brothers, H Harding, T Rowe and J Rhodes; third were G Larkin, H Hellstrom, J Johansson and K Schlup.

APASA is grafetul to the following sponsors: Kosta, Maxim and Sataris restaurants, Inn on the Green, Trosset garden centre, Simply Beautiful. Graeme Loughlin and all the other generous helpers.

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Ecoparque hours extension JAVEA Department of Services and Environment has confirmed that the opening hours of the ecoparque will be extended for the summer from now onwards.

Those wishing to use the facility can visit from Monday to Saturday, 8.00am - 1.30pm and 3.30pm - 6.00pm. From June until August, the ecoparque will be open from Monday to Saturday, 8.00am - 1.30pm and 4.00pm - 8.00pm.

Individuals are reminded that the use of the ecoparque facility is exclusive to residents and businesses of Javea.

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Girl power team raises €3,100 to help Make a Smile TH E bra ve la die s from J a ve a ’s O rigina l C ha rity Shop hiked a very strenuous 29km from M ira dor la Grandella to the Mirador los Molinos, passing through all 15 of Javea’s viewpoints.

The team set out hoping to raise €2,000 for the Make a Smile charity, which supports the Emaus children’s homes.

Along the Arenal the girls were cheered on by shop staff, and President Georgie Harvey and Treasurer Sylvia Jackson took great pleasure in presenting them with a cheque for €1,000.

The team was also sponsored by shop staff, friends and family whose extremely generous contributions brought the total up to the fantastic amount of €3,100!

Thank you everyone; raising such a fabulous amount made the effort well worth it.

Some of the money will be inve s te d in the R e lle u

BRAVE LADIES: Hiked a strenuous 29km.

Self Sufficiency Project and t he Ar t s and Cr af t s Uni t which provides occupational therapy for 24 mentally challenged youngsters.

The f ar m near Rel l eu hol ds r egul ar open days where you can visit the Self Sufficiency Project and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Veggie boxes, eggs and

ol i ve oi l ar e al so on sal e and you can even sponsor an olive tree. All these activities help with the running costs of the home.

For m or e i nf or m at i on pl ease see www.makeas mile.es.

Make a Sm i l e and hel p make a difference to these children’s lives!

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AL FRESCO: Javea Players will entertain diners with their Summer Show.

Laughter for afters ONE of the great pleasures of life in Spain is dining al fresco and in Javea one can enjoy the bonus of doing so in the lovely setting of the Plaza Baix in Javea’s charming Old Town.

And, once a year the Javea Players give you with their Summer Show the chance to double the pleasure by enjoying laughter for afters.

This year the Players’ Summer Show will run from Monday June 26 to Saturday July 1. The Bar Imperial will be serving a tapas meal in the Plaza at 7pm with wine and a sweet. Following the meal the Players will be presenting a laughter-packed double-bill directed by Mike Harvey in the Casa de Cultura at the far end of the Plaza.

Both comedies are set in London airports - Heathrow and Gatwick - around 1980. A time when you could wander around an airport without the high probability of being knocked to the ground by someone in deep conversation on their mobile phone. Answer phones, however, could then be the source of great havoc.

Arrivals is a tale of utter chaos created by two ladies and their answer phone when they kindly offer to pick-up their German friend at the air-

port. Enjoying the chaos, one wonders if the ladies Chris, played by Lesley Davis, and Nikki, played by Caroline Drewet-Mansell, ever comprehend what one is saying to the other and if they are remotely capable of making anything approaching a sensible decision.

While their German friend Dietrich, played by Martin Thornhill, keeps his cool and remains impeccably polite and grateful - goodness knows for what - they become more and more frustrated, angry and desperate. The arrival of Nikki’s mother, played by Brenda Bates, does nothing to dampen the fiery climate.

Departures is set in Gatwick airport and with some help from some offstage foreign children our laughs are supplied by four holidaymakers whose flight to Mallorca has been delayed.

Rosemary, played by Lindsay Johnson, is the do-gooder from hell.

She is travelling with her non-too-

bright daughter Mandy, played by Debbie Saunders.

Rosemary succeeds in making pompous nationalist Dennis, played by Gary Johnson, almost suicidal. His wife, Shelia played by Rosemary Brown has become impervious to his extreme nationalism and accustomed to his ill temper and is determined to enjoy her holiday come what may.

The Javea Players’ Summer Show including a tapas meal with wine in the Plaza Baix plus comedy double-bill in the Casa de Cultura, runs from Monday June 26 to Saturday July 1. Tapas served at 7 pm. The inclusive price is €17.50. Book on the Javea Players website, www.javea players.com.

ARRIVALS: Is a tale of utter chaos.

Join in the Morris mayhem THE Terri Hovarth Morris team, dance at many charitable events and fiestas and are looking to recruit new members. They are holding a workshop to invite anybody with an interest, either to watch or dance with or without prior experience.

This would also apply to any musicians

with an interest to play for the Morris team.

The workshop takes place at Las Filipinas Social Centre every Friday throughout June from 1-3pm.

For more information call Jean Tonge on 634 375 072 / 965 076 717 or email terri horvath.morris@yahoo.com.

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The lady is for turning BREXIT PAGE

By John Smith BRITISH political parties have been using the forthcoming General Election to persuade voters that they are the safest pair of hands to deal with Brexit.

For weeks it appeared that the Bremainers had more or less accepted that Brexit would proceed and opinion polls certainly favoured Theresa May as the leader most likely to be able to obtain the best deal for Britain.

At one time, it appeared that the Conservatives looked likely to sweep the board and reduce the Labour party to less than 200 seats, its lowest number of MPs for decades, but as Harold

Theresa May considering the future.

Wilson said, ‘A week is a long time in politics.’

As Harold Wilson said, ‘A week is a long time in politics.’

In the week leading up to the last day of registration to vote, hundreds of thousands of people completed the online registration form and the opinion polls

suggested that the Conservative lead was slipping due to certain aspects of the newly released manifesto.

Traditionally, the Conservatives enjoy a good percentage of the middle class and pensioner vote, but the manifesto appeared to alienate many of those voters with a threat of smaller pensions, charges for home care, means testing for winter fuel allowance and pos-

sible increase in taxes.

Mrs May had to explain her plans with regards to the sale of properties from estates once pensioners who had received home care had died and was effectively accused of making a U-turn by adding a cap on total contributions, when a few days earlier, health minister Jeremy Hunt had said that caps were unfair as was clear in the manifesto.

According to the British media, this is at least the fifth Uturn since Mrs May became prime minister and has been entitled the ‘Dementia Tax’ as relatives of those suffering from dementia will have to repay part of their inheritance to cover social care whilst those who died in hospital would not see their estates penalised.

Mrs May herself has said that if the Conservatives lose just six seats, then they could be ousted although it still appears - despite Jeremy Corbyn appealing to the young to vote - that a change of government is highly unlikely.

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Spanish Task Force in the UK THE Spanish government is to create a ‘Brexit Task Force’ with 15 extra members of staff to respond to the ‘growing concerns’ of Spanish people and businesses in the UK. The workers will provide support and advice for Spanish citizens in the United Kingdom ahead of the country’s exit from the European Union.

The task force will be based at the Spanish embassy in London and also support the Spanish consulates in the city and Edinburgh.

There are currently 131,000 Spaniards registered at the consulates in London and Edinburgh, but calculations suggest that the total number of residents is at least double that figure.

Representatives of the group Surviving Brexit have already met with the Spanish ambassador and Luz Villarrubia, the cofounder of the group said, “This is very good news. There is a great need for this because there is a lot of uncertainty and anxiety among Spaniards in the United Kingdom.”

The current plan is for the service to be in place for three years: the two years that the Brexit negotiations will last, plus another year for the implementation of the results of the negotiation.

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Valley Voices to sing at Citrus Bar FOR those of you who were disappointed not being able to get tickets for the Jalon Valley Help Abba evening at Restaurant Pepe in Alcalali don’t despair!

Valley Voices are singing at the popular Citrus Bar in Orba on June 23 at 4.30pm. Tickets are €7 and include cake and cava.

The choir will be singing a popular selection of songs including Hallelujah, Bridge Over TrouVALLEY VOICES: Will sing a selection of songs. bled Water, Moon River, and of course some Animo, in Alcalali. All are welcome favourite Abba tunes. Tickets are availbut more gentlemen are required so able from the Citrus Bar, by calling Jencome on boys don’t be shy come along, nie on 966 480 062 or contact Val have a listen and enjoy a glass of beer or leyvoices21@gmail.com. wine and some snacks.

If you enjoy singing and are interested Valley Voices are kindly sponsored by in joining Valley Voices the group is havGarcia Villas, the Valley’s property speing an open afternoon on June 19 at 3pm cialist for the Costa Blanca. in the Jalon Valley Help drop-in centre,

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Numbers in the news 1,377 hunting licence applications were denied in Andalucia after moves to regulate hunting following pressure from animal rights groups and the younger generation’s increased empathy for animals.

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Photo by Ayuntamiento de San Roque

Language lessons in San Roque COSTA DEL SOL

SAN ROQUE: Students outside the Edificio Diego Salinas.

MALLORCA

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COSTA DEL SOL

By John Smith THERE will be 836 places available in the prestigious language school in San Roque which offers training in four different languages.

Running from basic to advanced, there will be a range of different classes teaching English, French, German and Spanish for foreigners with some additional refresher courses for teachers.

Details of the courses and how to register are obtainable on the school website which can be found at www.eoisanroque.es and the courses will be run with the hope that those who are succesful will be able to use their languages to obtain work.

The entire registration process can be undertaken online and an announcement of who has been accepted will be made on June 29.

Enrolment has to be completed during the first two weeks of July with classes starting mid-September.

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Nut rage

Youth power

Hidden people

Gold standard

A BRITISH mother is demanding compensation after she left a Londonbound flight from Palma airport when flight attendants refused to stop selling nuts although her two-year-old son suffers from an extreme nut allergy.

VELEZ-MALAGA is reopening its youth correspondent scheme, where local young people voice concerns to the town council.

ALTHOUGH the current registered population is 70,011, the Estepona Council estimates that the real number is closer to 120,000 based on calculations made on number of houses, water usage and sewage.

SAN JAVIER-MURCIA airport marked its golden anniversary this month. Construction was completed in 1967.

Hell flight A BOOZED up stag do crew were arrested by police at Palma airport as they stepped off a Ryanair flight from Manchester. Witnesses reported the 15-man strong group brawling with one another at 35,000 feet.

Doctor shortage THERE are far less doctors on Mallorca and the Balearic Islands than there should be according to a damning new report from the Spanish Society of Family and Medicine.

Bike debate AFTER major demonstrations, the Consell of Mallorca has pledged to do more to ensure that the annual Mallorca 312 cycling event doesn’t upset residents. The race will go ahead next year but with substantial changes.

Package tours A SURVEY found that people who pay for all-inclusive package holidays spend more on food and drink despite it being ‘free’ than those who dine out.

One exception is Mallorca, where allinclusive deals still make sense.

Positive parenting MOTRIL’S Council has launched a project, ‘Educating and Growing in the Family,’ to support families and to educate children.

New hotel LA HERRADURA is set to gain a modern and renovated Boutique Peña Parda Bay hotel with 18 air conditioned rooms and two restaurants.

Pool fatality A YOUNG boy has died in hospital after falling into a pool in Rincon de la Victoria. The toddler fell into the pool by accident while playing with relatives.

Mini-Olympics AROUND 500 Velez-Malaga children will take part in a school Olympiad, showing off their athletic prowess.

Girl empower A PROJECT, backed by women’s associations from Motril will provide a selfdefence course and a domestic abuse, sexual exploitation awareness workshop.

Great expectations AN American magazine with 4.8 million readers, Travel and Leisure has included Torremolinos as one of its top 15 destinations for honeymoons. It was the only Spanish destination recommended.

Illegal moped POLICE in La Linea tried to stop a driver who was not wearing a crash helmet. As he tried to flee, he fell off his moped which was uninsured and without IVA so he was arrested.

Cycle injury A FEMALE cyclist dropped 10 metres whilst testing a bicycle at the Montes de Malaga Natural Park. Although not apparently seriously injured, rescue services removed her by stretcher for medical examination.

New taximeter IN order to bring their regulations up to date, the Casares Council is in discussion with the local taxi association with the aim of introducing taximeters into local cabs.

For more local news from our five other regions see www.euroweeklynews.com

Church decay THE main entrance to historic church Nuestra Senora de Belen in Jacarilla was fenced off after falling rubble from the bell tower and according to reports major restoration work is needed.

Recycling stopped A GROUP of men who stole bikes from private houses and garages, before shipping them to Algeria, has been broken up by Guardia Civil officers in San Juan de Alicante.

Walk over PATIENTS of Cartagena’s health centres are being encouraged to get active - and make new friends - with a ‘Walking with Your Nurse’ initiative.

Orihuela boost ORIHUELA Council has agreed to give an extra €5,000 towards the yearly Moros y Cristianos fiesta, raising the subsidy to a guaranteed €95,000 per year until 2020.

Whale ahoy THREE fin whales were spotted off the coast of Torrevieja, visible from land the migrating mammals sparked excitement amongst nature lovers.

Childhood epidemic CHILDREN across Albox took part in a healthy new initiative encouraging them to eat their greens.

The free activity saw local youngsters learn how to cook their own healthy meals.

Making waves FOR the first time in history, Nijar participated in the Costa de Almeria road show as it toured Madrid.

Nijar showcased its beautiful diving spots to hundreds of travel operators.

History buff MUSEUMS across Almeria celebrated International Museums Day last Saturday with a variety of exciting activities, including free tours, music and workshops, with the Alcazaba in particular alive with guests.

Tax cuts SELF-EMPLOYED entrepreneurs will enjoy tax cuts courtesy of Almeria mayor Ramon Fernandez who wants to boost job creation, promote more local businesses and encourage new ideas.

Footie fun LAND valued at €150,000 and spreading over 6,000 square metres was bought by Almeria Council in Cuevas de los Medinas and will be converted into a football pitch for the neighbourhood.

Bad hombre A 24-YEAR-OLD from Vicar was charged with robbing a local home last December and stealing €5,000 worth of cash and valuables. He was identified by neighbours who saw him flee the scene.

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NETHERLANDS

Youngest climber

Happiness list torkjelhurtig.no

NORWAY

MOUNTAINEER Torkjel Hurtig has became the youngest Norwegian to reach the top of Everest. The 27-yearold and his team successfully climbed to the top of the Himalayan peak.

Congo release THE Norwegian-British man jailed for life in Democratic Republic of Congo for murder and spying has been freed.

He has been returned to Norway on health and humanitarian grounds according to the Prime Minister.

in 1970. Her identity has never

Case reopened NORWAY is hoping to solve the mystery of a woman who was

Bread to biogas

TORKJEL HURTIG: Made it to top.

found dead in a forest near Bergen been discovered but it is hoped new DNA profiling will help find some of the answers.

EDE has been named the happiest Dutch town with Rotterdam coming bottom of the list according to the ‘happiness map’ which showed people in smaller towns were happier than those in big cities.

Fewer centres THE number of refugees entering Norway is falling leading to the number of asylum centres in Norway drop from eight to two over the last year.

THE ‘Bread Bin’ has opened for business in The Hague to stop people throwing old bread into gardens and parks to feed the birds, which is increasingly attracting vermin. The old bread will be used to make biogas.

King of the skies THE King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, has been secretly working as a co-pilot on KLM passenger jets for the last 21 years. The 50-year-old started flying lessons in 1985 and considers it his hobby.

Pricey book AMSTERDAM’S Rijksmuseum has spent €450,000 on what is thought to be the oldest book of photography in the world. The photos were taken by a British female photographer studying British algae.

GERMANY

DENMARK

Charges filed

Teenage terrorist

CHARGES have been filed against two men accused of right-wing terrorism. The pair are allegedly linked to an anti-migrant group that are believed to have been planning attacks on refugee accommodation.

No selfies A PUBLIC pool near Frankfurt has gone one step further on the photo

ban by forbidding people from taking photos on their phones, providing a sticker to cover the camera on the device in a bid to protect children.

Troops threat GERMANY has threatened to pull its troops out of a key NATO base in Turkey as it accuses the country of

blackmail. Turkey said they will not beg troops to stay.

F1 blackmail A MAN has been ordered to seek psychiatric help after he blackmailed Formula One legend Michael Schumacher for €900,000 threatening to kill his children if the family didn’t pay.

A TEENAGE gi r l who had D a e sh connect i ons, has been jailed for six years. The 17-yearold was found guilty of plotting and planning a terrorist act.

New park A NEW HC Anderson-themed amusement park is planned for Copenhagen. The park is estimated to open somewhere betw e en 2025 and 2027 on an 85,000 square metre plot that is currently being developed.

New arrival COPENHAGEN zoo has welcomed a new arrival as Kungrao the elephant gave birth to a male. The infant is learning to suckle and get used to his new surroundings before being shown to the public.

Cycling city COPENHAGEN has set a new record with the number of people using bikes for transport increasing by 3 per cent last year. It is reported 41 per cent of commuters now cycle.

FRANCE

BELGIUM

Cyber attack

New owners

FRENCH car manufacturer Renault resumed operations when it was forced to close after being hit by the cyber attack that affected 150 countries. The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation Saturday into the cyber attack.

FOOTBALL club OH Leuven, just east of Brussels, is reportedly being bought by Leicester City owners King Power International.

SWEDEN

Cycle tax

Now unblocked

Pay back BUSINESS mogul Bernard Tapie has been ordered to return a €404 million state pay-out he was awarded in 2008 over the disputed sale of the Adidas sportswear brand. It comes as he was formally investigated for committing fraud.

Unemployment THE unemployment rate in France has fallen below 10 per cent for the first time since 2012, according to latest figures which puts the number of people out of work in the first quarter of the year at 2.83 million.

Film festival HOLLYWOOD’S A-list are in France as the world’s media has descended on Cannes for the 2017 film festival. The festival runs until May 28.

HIGH speed electric bicycles have been reclassified as mopeds across Belgium. However, some fear the reclassification could risk the tax benefits for which they were eligible.

Nursery abuse A 22-YEAR-OLD suspected of abuse at a nursery in Antwerp has been suspended. It follows several irregularities at the nursery which are being investigated.

Food wastage THE European Parliament wants to tackle food wastage as some 88 million tonnes of food is thrown away each year in Europe. Belgians waste an average of 345 kg of food a year with only the Dutch wasting more than that.

SWEDEN has removed Israel from its social media blacklist after it blocked the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affair. Sweden has issued an apology for the block.

Arson attacks THREE fires that occurred at refugee centres are being investiga t ed as ar son at t acks by Swedish authorities. More than 300 asylum-seekers were evacuated after the fires, with 200 relocated to a nursing home in the town of Vaxjo.

On mend THE Swedish ski cross champion who f el l i nt o a com a f i ve m ont hs ago af t er an acci dent during training, has regained consciousness. Ski officials say Anna Holmlund is improving and can now communicate.

Indian assembly SWEDI SH car m anuf act ur er Volvo has announced it will start assembling cars in India, as it aims to move into the fast-expanding market.

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SOVIET-ERA: Old flats have place in Muscovite’s hearts.

Prefab flat fight M U SC O V ITES ra llie d against plans to demolish dozens of Soviet-era apartment blocks to make way for luxurious high rises. The thousands of prefab flats are an iconic panorama in the Russian capital but officials argue they are dilapidated a nd ne e d to go. A round 5,000 people thought otherwise.

Pop propaganda RUMOURS surfaced that the K re mlin pa id a top Russian pop star two million ruble s (€31,000) to make a pro-government music video. Alicia Vox’s song Baby Boy has had over one million YouTube vie w s.

Lyrics suggest youngsters stay out of political protests if they want girls and money.

Piano politics

Confetti chaos

PRESI DENT Put i n r eveal ed anot her t al ent besides wrestling alligators and di scover i ng hi dden treasure. The Russian leader showed off his musical ear, playing Soviet classics on the piano while waiting for the Chinese president to attend bilateral talks in Beijing.

REGI STRY off i ces i n Moscow have banned Champagne receptions because they disrupt the work of officials. The wedding cent r es cl ai m t hey exi st solely to sign the paperwork and have also banned cateri ng, l i ve m usi c, al cohol , confetti and breaking glasses as they create too much nuisance for employees.

Odd voyage A NEW f er r y ser vi ce links the Russian far-east with the hermit kingdom of North Korea. A nine-hour j our ney t akes t r avel l er s f r om t he Russi an por t of Rajin to Pyongyang. Guests can enjoy a sauna and spa on boar d but t he bul k of t r aff i c wi l l be goods and North Korea slave labourers.

Bad apples ATHEISTS are not criminals, just very naughty, according to the Russian Orthodox Church. An atheist t el evi si on st ar asked t he church to confirm whether people who denied Jesus’ divinity should be jailed.

The answer was no, as long as t hey don’t off end t he sensibilities of any of the faithful.

Cinema wars PLANS are afoot to make cinema tickets for Hollywood films so expensive that Russian cinemagoers are forced to choose home-made films instead. Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky believes price fixing is the only way Russian films stand a chance of competing against their American counterparts.

CINEMA: Russian films falling behind Hollywood rivals.

FINANCE

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STAT OF WEEK

€1.129 trillion

SADDLED with huge amounts of toxic debt, the Banco Popular needs to find a saviour according to the European Central Bank.

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos invited Spanish banks to submit expressions of interest in taking over Banco Popular but the response has been lukewarm with the most likely bidder being the troubled Bankia which is 66 per cent owned by the Spanish government.

is the value of toxic (bad) debt held by Banco Popular.

With a capitalisation of just €3 billion and 2016 losses amounting to €3.5 billion, Banco Popular does seem to be vulnerable, but according to the minister there will be no rush sale, although he recognises that absorption by another bank and rationalisation of debt

ON STRIKE: Algeciras dockers.

Port law reforms to be approved AFTER months of strikes, €21 million in EU fines and parliamentary defeat, the government will finally be able to push through reformed port laws.

This has been a major bone of contention amongst the various political parties, docker’s unions and the European Union which has demanded the ending of what is a closed shop in Spanish ports.

In the lead up to the first vote, many ports saw waves of strikes and with Ciudadanos abstaining

would be sensible.

The other Spanish commercial banks are in the process of building their businesses by increased investment to attract more customers or by the takeover of healthy overseas banking operations such as the recent TSB acqui-

“There are signs of acceleration” in the economy in the first half of the year – including exports, investment and consumption” according to Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos.

International Dockworkers Council

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€30 billion

in the vote, the proposed law fell at the first fence.

Now following discussions between the government and various parties in parliament, following some amendments to the proposed bill, the second draft law has been passed.

This will come as a relief to the government which faced additional and increased fines but may see more strikes in the two largest ports of Algeciras and Barcelona which could damage the economy.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Pension worries WITH many Spaniards worrying about the lack of money to pay future pensions, it has been revealed that 1.1 million receive two p u b l i c p e n s i o n s . Wi t h t h e current workforce not contributing enough to cover pension expenditure, the government needs to consider options.

Mad law E N V I R O N M E N TA L I S T Robert Kennedy Junior visiting Sevilla criticised Spain’s lack of support for solar energy. He called it a ‘mad law’ in favour of the oil companies and stressed the need for the country to become a leader in clean energy.

Electric avenue NISSAN Spain has asked the government to reduce tax on electric cars to increase sales and save €18 million of fuel costs. Nissan would increase advertising in order to encourage Spanish drivers to switch to electric if tariffs were lower.

Consumer price index up SPAIN has seen an increase in the General Consumer Price Index for April to 2.6 per cent.

This is an annual review of the cost of a basket of items updated monthly and is considered a very important reflection of the health of a

country’s economy which is important when calculating inflation rates.

Main contributors to this latest monthly increase are housing costs, fuel, electricity and leisure.

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sition.

The bank appears to be operating quite well under its new president Emilio Saracho from a purely operational point of view but the toxic debt it carries, if reversed and converted to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), would be placed just behind Bahrain at the bottom of the world’s 100 most successful economies.

If it can dispose of its debt (and Spain already owns the Sareb toxic debt bank) then it would certainly be a viable proposition.

Government gets help from EU law DUE to an EU directive, Spain is due to unexpectedly reclaim €1 billion from Spanish companies.

This is the amount of money that the Spanish government gave to assist Spanish business to purchase foreign companies and was known as the Trade Fund, but in a ruling by the European Court of Justice it was decided that such state support was against Community rules.

Now the Spanish Tax Authorities have indicated they will collect refunds from companies who received this support from corporate tax returns for 2017 to 2020.

Whilst the companies involved may not be happy it will be a useful bonus.

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ALMOST one year on from the Brexit vote that saw British expat pensioners living in Spain getting less in euros from State pensions due to a fall in the value of Sterling, those that still live in the UK face predicted price rises.

While t h e o u t c o m e o f Bre x it may be uncertain, Mintel’s flagship British Lifestyles report reveals that consumers are braced for an expensive future ahead and that could be increasing depending on the General Election results.

The report states that 83 per cent of Britons are currently concerned about seeing price rises on goods and services, with 59 per cent worried about the mounting cost of groceries, 35 per cent worried about the climbing cost of holidays and 26 per cent fearing that clothes prices will ascend.

The report also looks at what it refers to as the bigger picture and four out of five interviewed are worried about the prospects for the National Health Service (NHS) and since the report was issued, it was almost crippled by the WannaCry virus and has been at the centre of the General Election manifesto

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Britons fear price rises reveals report

EXPENSIVE FUTURE: Worry over increase in grocery prices. promises from all of the main political parties.

Many pensioners who live in Spain have decried the refusal to

pa y the m the w inte r fue l a llowance, but there may be some comfort in the fact that the Conservatives have stated that if elected,

they will introduce means testing for this allowance which means pote ntia l savi ngs of bi l l i ons of pounds.

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SPAIN wants to see an overhaul of the eurozone and has offered to lead the way.

The economy ministry has revealed that it has sent a proposal to the European Commission suggesting greater economic unification amongst the 19 members who have adopted the euro as their unit of currency.

Spain is promoting itself as the one economy that has managed to drag itself out of financial difficulty.

The government appears united on this proposal, supporting the concepts put forward by recently elected French President Emmanuel Macron and has stated that the euro has been vulnerable to economic influences which led to a painful increase in unemployment in countries such as Spain.

Mariano Rajoy and his ministers want to see a new banking union, introduction of euro bonds, an anticrisis budget, and a common unemployment insurance scheme which would apply to all members of the eurozone.

The timing of this proposal is crucial as the EU will be shortly reviewing its policy concerning the

MARIANO RAJOY: Wants to lead the reform of the eurozone. euro which when implemented will be far reaching, certainly as far as 2025.

Spain believes that having worked its way out of the crisis it is ideally placed to lead the way forward.

In addition to the proposed changes, it is also recommended that the EU increases its ability to oversee the actions of members to ensure that they are

implementing sensible and workable policies in order to grow their economies.

Spain is promoting itself as the one economy in the zone that has managed to drag itself out of financial difficulty by the implementation of painful reform and is proud that it has recently become one of the most successful economies in the EU.

Spain offers to advise the EU on employment AT a G20 meeting in Germany, Spanish employment secretary Fatima Báñez announced the creation of a specialist employment committee.

Consisting of a number of experts in the field of employment the committee will be charged with making recommendations for future employment options, especially in the digital field.

The minister made it clear as first suggested in a Madrid conference the Spanish government has two aims, firstly to see the increase of pan-European employment at the rate of 500,000 jobs a year and to create a talented employee bank ready for the future.

She believes it imperative to see stability of employment both for the peace of mind of workers but also to increase competitiveness suggesting that as one of the most successful economies in the eurozone Spain can lead with Germany.

“We are aware much remains to be done,” said the minister, who pointed out that Spain faces two essential challenges, cultivating and attracting talent.”

Bad Bank to float shares BAD BANK Sareb is looking to float shares in a new estate agency which holds properties valued at €11 billion.

Although believed to be State owned, it actually has private investors accounting for 55 per cent of its equity and they are looking to receive a 15 per cent return on their money during the life of the Bank.

In addition to the huge property portfolio, mostly repossessed homes, Sareb has undertaken to fund the building of 3,716 apartments and houses ranging in price from €17,700 to €394,417 across 16 different regions including Andalucia, the Balearics and Valencia.

Although it admits it has lost €751 million since its creation in 2012, it appears confident that as the Spanish economy recovers, it will generate positive revenue through the disposal of more properties.

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Choice of telecoms providers shrinks

By John Smith AS Spanish telecoms companies look to expand, the latest takeover offer values Zegona’s Telecable at €686 million.

According to Basque based company Euskaltel it is prepared to take over debt of €245 million, payment of tax at €15 million and pay the balance in cash and newly created shares.

Zegona only purchased Telecable for a reported €633 million as recently as 2015 and

In the past few years, five smaller companies have been taken over. the share offer which includes a seat on the board of Euskaltel and a 15 per cent shareholding in that entity may well be enough for the offer to be accepted at the AGM in June.

During the past few years four major telecoms companies have between them taken

over five smaller companies, arguably reducing the choice users, although they still compete quite fiercely.

All of the main suppliers of internet connections have however been accused by a consumer group of misleading new customers by hiding certain information in small print or not even mentioning the fact that prices can increase or that with fibre lines no phone line is needed, even though they often insist on charging for one.

Bid to create world’s largest toll road operator AS forecast in our 1660 edition, Italy’s Atlantia has bid €16.3 billion to take over Spain’s Abertis to create the world’s biggest toll road operator.

They had first tried to amalgamate in 2006, but this fell through due to government opposition at the time. However there is no indication that any decision will involve significant government participation and it will be down to Abertis and its shareholders to accept or reject the offer which would create a €36 billion company.

Atlantia are offering a combination of cash and shares in what has been described as a friendly approach whilst a spokesman for the Spanish company said

that although in discussion, the bid had not been requested and main shareholder Caixabank in particular will take its time to consider the offer.

A marriage of the two companies is very much to the advantage of Atlantia (owned by the Benetton fashion family) which has seen income from the Italian market slow down so access to the lucrative French, Spanish and Latin American markets would be attractive.

In turn, some of the concessions that Abertis operates in Spain are due to expire, so its shareholders may well consider this a good time to release a cash amount to invest elsewhere and still keep shares in the new company.

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No man or woman is an island LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT ALTHOUGH a lifelong Conservative, I must confess I’m becoming extremely worried about Theresa May. Since calling a general election, she appears to be morphing into some sort of cross between Margaret Thatcher and Donald Trump.

As much as I want to accept her as a strong and able leader of the Conservative party, she appears to be making it more difficult by the day.

Whether her ego is getting the better of her, or she is simply not choosing her words as well as she could, I have no idea, but of late it appears there are two parties involved in her campaign; the Conservatives and Ms May. ‘My manifesto.’ ‘My ideas for the future.’ ‘I’ this and ‘I’ that.

She’s beginning to sound like a modern day chariot straddling Bo-

MAY/CORBYN: I can’t predict the outcome of the televised debate. dacia, cleaving her way single handedly to a victorious personal triumph, with or without the support of her own cabinet.

Well I suggest she thinks again (of course she’s listening Leapy!)

No man or woman is an island. Unfortunately, many voters vote for their favourite politician. If the voters begin to turn against her personally, she could find the euphoria of her present popularity rating

plunging; with the wheels of her upturned chariot spinning like a pair of whirling dervishes as she finds herself relegated to the opposition of a nightmare coalition party that will bring the whole nation to its knees.

Unfortunately this copy has to be in before we see the May/Corbyn televised debate, so I can’t predict the outcome, but one thing is to me painfully obvious, Theresa May is

beginning to lose the popularity competition. Corbyn with his, deliberate softly spoken, ban the bomb, rob the rich approach, is looking a more acceptable personality by the day. (Shame about Diane Abbott!)

The fact that he wants more immigration, a dismantling of our nuclear protection. More benefits to the scroungers, and refuses to condemn terrorist organisations, is

small potatoes compared with whether a whole deluge of somewhat politically dithering voters actually like him or not.

It’s a sad fact that Theresa May needs to put on her ‘kiss me quick’ hat, don a more acceptable frock and be a far more ameniable party guest if she doesn’t want to be short of a seat in the modern day game of political musical chairs.

Are not the pathetic leaders of the European Union acting exactly as we knew they would? Their pouting, childlike attitude to the terms of the UK’s departure, is precisely the reason we need to leave this bunch of spoiled brat, unelected wastes of space to their own pathetic devices. Good riddance to them all.

We’ll survive. When you’re all being over run, don’t think UK members will lean over backward to liberate the whole bunch of you for a third time!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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Timely tips to beat your fear of public speaking at weddings etc 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

CONGRATULATIONS! So you’ve been invited to give a speech! This could be as best man, father of the bride or whatever for a wedding (like Pippa Middleton’s recent extravaganza), an anniversary, business event or other special occasion. But public speaking’s a doddle, nothing at all to worry about.

Fortunately, there are ways to make your speech memorable and entertaining at the same time without having to go through a nervous breakdown. You simply have to keep some tips in mind to grab your audience and leave them begging for more.

Use whatever reason you’ve come together for the occasion as fodder for your speech. If it’s a business event, use personal anecdotes about work and colleagues. But best avoid recalling that episode in the mail-

PUBLIC SPEAKING: The best speeches are like the best theatre. room when the lights failed and you stumbled over Buxom Brenda from Human Resources...

If it’s a family celebration, fall back on shared memories but not that time Auntie Ada - the one who’s just a bit over-enthusiastic, to put it mildly, about hitting the bottle - handed over your Birthday present. We

can only imagine booze was involved when she re-wrapped it - a half-scoffed box of Black Magic.

Another rule is to stay sociable but NOT sozzled and speak before 11pm. There’s nothing worse than seeing your audience slide off the edge of their seats before you do. At 10pm they’ll be mellow; by 11pm,

totally knackered.

The best speeches are like the best theatre. There’s laughter and there’s pathos (though hopefully not because you’re experiencing that nervous breakdown).

People often think speeches have to be a barrel of laughs, but if there’s one golden rule, it’s the following. Check exactly who’s in the audience - and their specific occupations - before ending with something like this: “Before departing, I’d just like to leave you with this thought. Why is it, all the people who know how to run this country, are too busy driving taxis or cutting hair?”

And one final rule, don’t outstay your welcome, otherwise you’ll be nodding off long before they do. In other words: “Be interesting, be brief and be gone.”

Nora Johnson’s psychological/suspense crime thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-john son.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore.

All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING Urgent meeting to address drink and drug offenders AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, 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.

CYCLE ROUTES: An urgent review.

AFTER a third cyclist died as a result of injuries sustained when a driver under the influence of drink and drugs ploughed into a group of cyclists, the Director General of the DGT has announced an urgent review to further increase measures made available to prevent such incidents.

Gregorio Serrano said they need to clamp down on habitual drink and drugged drivers following the accident in Xabia, Alicante Province, which injured several cyclists, after it was revealed that the woman driving the car had previously lost her licence four years ago for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. It was also found that the driver had also failed to take the mandatory course required to revalidate the licence.

Serrano has called for an urgent meeting with the Road Safety Committee which will

address ‘the growing problem of fatal accidents of cyclists’ and will detail the measures the DGT would like to implement.

Serrano has said that reforming the Penal Code is not within the competence of the DGT but they can ensure that the tools to act against offenders are made available.

Serrano added: “The number of cyclists that die every weekend on our roads is unbearable and we are not prepared for anyone to be in fear of not returning home alive.” The Strategic Plan for Bicycles has already begun to be drawn up and a working group has been convened to prepare it. The Director General of the DGT said investment in cycle routes and their expansion and maintenance must continue, but ultimately there is an individual responsibility of all road users to ensure their compliance with the rules and laws of the roads.

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Can she reclaim plus valia tax?

I have recently sold a small apartment. Despite selling at a considerable loss, the Mijas Town Hall informs me that I must pay €1,700 ‘plus valia’ tax. I believe that the Supreme Court in Madrid recently ruled the ‘plus valia’ illegal when there has been a clear loss of value.

Yes, the Spanish Supreme Court first ruled the plus valia tax unconstitutional in the Basque Country and now has ruled against it for all of Spain. This is the good news. The bad news is that

I am advised that it is not worth the trouble to oppose the town hall as I would have to pay all legal fees up front and the process could take several years. Is it possible to take a group action against Mijas Town Hall if I could involve some other vendors?

M W (Costa Del Sol)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

the law itself is still in place. This means you must pay the tax and then

reclaim it from the town hall. You can start this rectification process without a lawyer. And, no, the class action suit has no advantage because each tax case must be handled separately.

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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Anyway, only time will tell Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’M going to start today with my least favourite TV reality show host/POTUS - Donny Trump. I just came back from a week’s holiday, which happened to be a cruise, and on the ship there were lots of Americans.

I didn’t speak to them all, but the ones I did chat with, after the pleasantries, got asked the question, “What do you think about your new President?” And not one of them had anything positive to say about him. In fact their views were quite the opposite and they are all terrified. Now these folks were of all ages and from varied parts of the USA, so it begs the question who did vote for Trump?

Obviously a lot of people did because he is POTUS, but this week he has said one of the dumbest things so far. He thinks that he has been treated worse than any President before him. Err; let’s consider that for a moment.

I can think of two others that have had worst treatment - Abe Lincoln and JFK. I mean JFK had his brains blown out and he was a very popular man. What is interesting is watching Fox News, as opposed to all other US news channels, as they are so biased to-

wards him and then there is CNN which is so anti. It is also amusing how the defenders of Trump come up with absolute tosh in his defence. His White House press guy Spicer is just permanently treading water. Anyway time will tell.

For the second time in a few weeks there has been a scream up about a TV advert. The one in question is for McDonald’s. It tried to deal with childhood bereavement and they decided, in their infinite wisdom that by telling the kid that his dad loved fillet o’ fish as well was somehow going to cheer him up. Who on earth thought up this idea? Even worse, who passed it? How did it ever get to be screened?

Why would any major company want to exploit child bereavement by trivialising it to this level of a fillet o’ fish? I’m not saying it’s offensive or disgusting, I’m just saying it’s bad taste and not a clever marketing decision.

Or is it?

It might be just the cynical me thinking that this could be a case that some of these companies now think if they can get people talking about their product in every paper and on every news station, for whatever reason, they could be reaching millions more people.

Some of the articles I have read on this ask what’s wrong with it and others, like me, think it’s a bad way to advertise .What do you think? Email me mikesenker@gmail.com.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Lively food magazine hosted by James Martin and featuring mouth-watering recipes, top chefs and celebrity guests.

12:30pm Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Pointless 3:00pm FA Cup Final Preview 5:00pm BBC News 5:10pm Regional News 5:13pm Weather 5:15pm Match of the Day Live 6:15pm FA Cup Final Arsenal v Chelsea 8:45pm Doctor Who 9:30pm Who Dares Wins 10:15pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 10:45pm BBC News 11:00pm Weather 11:05pm Clique 11:50pm Clique 12:35am Match of the Day 1:10am Swingers

7:15am City Beneath the Sea 8:45am Talking Pictures 9:20am The Prisoner of Zenda 11:00am Monty Halls' Great Hebridean Escape 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Great British Menu 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu 2:30pm Camelot Musical about the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

5:20pm Flog It! 6:00pm Nature's Miniature Miracles: Natural World 7:00pm Golf 8:00pm Mexico: Earth's Festival of Life 9:00pm The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 10:00pm Behind Closed Doors Jane Austen.

11:00pm Quartet 12:30am Versailles

8:00pm Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 9:00pm Nature's Great Events Series about the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet.

10:00pm Hinterland 11:30pm Top of the Pops Peter Powell, Tommy Vance, Richard Skinner, Gary Davies and Adrian John present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 December 1983.

12:05am Top of the Pops 1:00am Joy of the Bee Gees 2:00am Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond 3:00am Boogie Fever: A TOTP2 Disco Special

7:00am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am 11:20am 12:15pm 1:20pm

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm Britain's Got Talent 1:15pm Britain's Got More Talent 2:15pm Take Me Out 3:30pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 4:30pm You've Been Framed!

5:35pm Space Chimps 6:35pm FYI Daily The latest entertainment news.

6:40pm Space Chimps 7:15pm Red Riding Hood 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm Red Riding Hood 9:15pm Scorpion 10:15pm Britain's Got More Talent Join Stephen Mulhern for a second take of the highs and the lows on Britain's favourite talent show.

11:15pm Celebrity Juice 12:15am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy

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1:30pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 5:35pm 6:20pm 7:15pm 7:25pm 7:45pm 9:00pm 10:20pm 10:50pm 11:50pm 12:05am 1:25am 4:00am

CITV ITV News Weekend The Home Game Judge Rinder Tipping Point ITV News and Weather Bigheads The Chase Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Catchphrase Britain's Got More Talent Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Take Me Out Britain's Got Talent The Keith and Paddy Picture Show Jaws ITV News and Weather Jaws Jackpot247 Who's Doing the Dishes?

4:15pm 4:20pm 5:00pm 7:00pm

8:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am

1:10am 2:10am 3:05am 3:30am

Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Sherlock Holmes Columbo Jane Eyre Carry on Loving Chaos ensues when the Carry On gang runs a bogus marriage bureau.

FYI Daily Carry on Loving Lewis Rosemary and Thyme Light-hearted drama series about a pair of gardening enthusiasts turned amateur sleuths.

Midsomer Murders Foyle's War Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order.

Law and Order: UK Law and Order: UK ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:05am Motorsport 7:30am Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2016 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Formula 1 12:25pm F1: Grand Prix 12:55pm Formula 1 3:30pm World's Most Expensive Cars 4:30pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm Big House, Little House 6:35pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Restoration Man 9:00pm Walks with My Dog 10:00pm Identity Thief 12:15am Die Hard 2 2:30am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 3:20am The Last Leg 4:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Nijinsky's Triple Crown 7:05am Bundesliga 7:55am Motorsport UK 8:55am Road Racing Highlights: Cookstown 9:55am Cycling 11:00am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 12:00pm The Classic Car Show 1:00pm British Touring Car Championship Highlights 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Pawn Stars 6:05pm Pawn Stars 6:35pm Pawn Stars 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm The Sweeney 9:00pm Better Late Than Never 10:00pm Gascoigne 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Gascoigne 11:55pm Rugby 12:55am River Monsters

7:00am Milkshake!

Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old.

11:05am The Fairly Odd Parents 11:40am Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:10pm Police Interceptors 1:10pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 2:10pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 3:10pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 4:05pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 5:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

6:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

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

8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:05pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:55pm NCIS 10:50pm NCIS: Act of Vengeance 12:40am Undercover Benefits Cheat

12:05pm Rocky 2:15pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 4:35pm Hitman: Agent 47 6:20pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 9:00pm Independence Day 11:30pm Spy 1:45am Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 4:00am Colt .45

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:20am 8:50am 9:15am 10:20am 10:55am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:40pm 4:15pm 4:45pm 5:15pm 5:45pm 6:15pm 6:40pm 7:15pm 7:45pm 10:00pm 12:25am 1:30am

7:00am 9:00am 10:45am 12:30pm 2:10pm

3:55pm 5:50pm 8:00pm 7:50am The Top Ten Show 2017 8:10am Robin Hood: Men in Tights 10:00am Dad's Army 11:45am Ghostbusters 1:35pm Ghostbusters 3:40pm Sausage Party 5:20pm Brewster's Millions 7:10pm Ghostbusters 9:00pm Ghostbusters 11:00pm Sausage Party 12:45am Rush Hour 2 2:30am Coming to America

9:40pm 11:20pm 1:25am 3:05am

The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Black-Ish Made in Chelsea Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Three Musketeers The A-Team Gogglebox Gogglebox

The Book of Love Lost in the Sun Throne of Elves Ice Age: Collision Course Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie After knocking Kate Moss into the Thames, hapless friends Patsy and Edina are hounded by the paparazzi.

The Book of Love Suicide Squad Ice Age: Collision Course When a cosmic blunder leaves Earth in the path of an asteroid, it's up to Sid the sloth and pals Manny and Diego to save the day.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Suicide Squad 10 Cent Pistol Tiger Raid

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11:30pm 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am

Rugby Union Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Darts Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Darts Gold Football Gold Football Gold Live Scottish Cup Final Celtic v Aberdeen.

Live Pro 12 Rugby The final of the Guinness Pro12.

Scottish Cup Final Highlights Spanish Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Scottish Cup Final Highlights Rugby Union Scottish Cup Final Highlights

Cricket Classics Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket World Cup Classics Super League Highlights Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket England v South Africa 2nd ODI Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Spanish Football Gold Spanish Football Gold Live Copa Del Rey Final Barcelona v Alaves Cricket Scottish Cup Final Highlights Cricket's Greatest Super Rugby

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SUNDAY TV

9:25am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Money for Nothing 4:00pm Flog It! 4:45pm Shop Well for Less 5:45pm Points of View 6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm Escape to the Country 7:05pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Antiques Roadshow 9:30pm Damilola, Our Loved Boy 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:35pm Room 101 12:15am Murder in Successville

7:15am Around the World in 80 Gardens 8:15am The Instant Gardener 9:00am The Beechgrove Garden 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Great British Menu 12:30pm Great British Menu 1:00pm Athletics Coverage of the latest athletics championships and tournaments.

3:30pm Athletics 4:30pm Rowing 6:00pm Athletics 7:00pm Golf 8:00pm Dragons' Den 9:00pm The Ultimate Life Swap Adventure 10:00pm Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip 11:00pm White Gold 11:30pm The Damned United 1:00am Easy Money II: Hard to Kill 2:35am Question Time 3:35am Holby City

8:00pm Perfect Pianists at the BBC 9:00pm BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 10:10pm BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 11:00pm Arena A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment.

12:00am Blues at the BBC 1:00am The Man Who Brought the Blues to Britain: Big Bill Broonzy 2:00am Jago: A Life Underwater 2:50am Nature's Great Events Series about the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet.

3:50am Engineering Giants: Jumbo Jet StripDown

6:55am Weekend of a Champion 8:30am Frasier 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm Formula 1 1:35pm Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 4:10pm Formula 1 5:30pm The World's Most Expensive Cars 6:30pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Supervet 9:00pm Cabins in the Wild with Dick Strawbridge 10:00pm The Handmaid's Tale 11:15pm Gogglebox 12:15am Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game 1:50am Arnie Schwarzenegger's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts 3:15am Blue Ruin 4:50am Location, Location, Location 5:45am KOTV Boxing Weekly

7:00am Milkshake!

Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old.

11:25am The Gadget Show Technology show that examines at some of the most popular everyday gadgets.

12:20pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex.

1:20pm Police Interceptors 2:20pm Police Interceptors 3:15pm Open Season 3 4:45pm Pudsey the Dog: The Movie 6:30pm Most Shocking Talent Show Moments 9:00pm Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud 9:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

10:00pm When Kids TV Goes Horribly Wrong 1:00am Football on 5

7:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 10:30am Made in Chelsea 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Black-Ish 1:30pm Baby Daddy 2:00pm Kevin Can Wait 2:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:00pm New Girl 3:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 3:50pm A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 5:30pm Mr. Popper’s Penguins 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm Rude Tube 12:00am 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:50am Tattoo Fixers 1:50am Tattoo Fixers 2:50am Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7:00am Football Gold 8:00am Scottish Cup Final Highlights 8:30am Premier League Legends 9:30am Scottish Cup Final Highlights 10:00am Football Gold 11:00am Premier League Legends 11:30am Scottish Cup Final Highlights 12:00pm Football Gold 12:30pm Premier League Legends 1:30pm Scottish Cup Final Highlights 2:00pm Boxing Gold 3:00pm Scottish Cup Final Highlights 3:30pm Live EFL League 2 Play-Off Final 6:30pm F1 GP Highlights 7:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 8:00pm Rugby Union 10:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 11:00pm Cricket 12:00am Live World Women's Rugby Sevens 3:45am Darts Gold

7:00am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am

7:00am 7:10am 7:35am 10:10am

7:00am Jane Eyre 9:00am Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's.

10:05am Heartbeat 11:05am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

12:10pm Murder, She Wrote 1:15pm Carry on Loving 2:15pm FYI Daily 2:20pm Carry on Loving 3:10pm Columbo 4:45pm Foyle's War 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Royal Stories 9:30pm Royal Stories 10:00pm Kate Making of a Modern Queen.

11:00pm Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order.

12:00am Law and Order: UK 1:00am Wire in the Blood 2:50am Wire in the Blood

7:00am British Touring Car Championship Highlights Steve Rider presents the best of the action from Donington Park.

8:30am Rugby Sevens World Series Highlights 9:05am Pawn Stars 9:35am Storage Wars Follow four professional buyers and their teams as they scour repossessed storage units in search of hidden treasure.

10:00am Storage Wars 10:30am French Open Tennis Action from the French Open Tennis tournament.

10:00pm Last Man Standing 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Last Man Standing 12:05am United 93 1:05am FYI Daily 1:10am United 93 2:10am Rugby

1:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 5:00pm Ant-Man 7:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 9:00pm Independence Day: Resurgence 11:05pm Deadpool 12:55am Ant-Man 2:55am Platoon

7:00am Throne of Elves 8:45am 10 Cent Pistol 10:25am Ice Age: Collision Course 12:05pm Lost in the Sun Texas-set road movie about a small-time crook who finds an unlikely partner in crime in a newlyorphaned teenager.

1:55pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 3:35pm Desierto A group of immigrants hoping to make it across the US-Mexico border are targeted by a deranged, gunwielding vigilante.

5:10pm Suicide Squad 7:20pm Ice Age: Collision Course 9:00pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 10:45pm Desierto 12:20am Suicide Squad 2:35am Tiger Raid 4:20am 10 Cent Pistol

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am Cricket 9:00am Cricket World Cup Classics 10:00am Cricket Writers on TV 11:00am Sporting Greats 11:30am Cricket 12:30pm Pro 12 Rugby The final of the Guinness Pro12 from Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

3:30pm Rugby Union International Rugby: England v Barbarians.

6:00pm Cricket 7:00pm Sporting Triumphs 7:15pm Sporting Triumphs 7:30pm Darts Gold 8:00pm Cricket 9:00pm Fight Night 11:00pm Football Atlanta United v New York City FC 1:05am Cricket 2:00am Cricket World Cup Classics 3:00am Sporting Rivalries 3:30am Sporting Rivalries

11:00am 11:55am 12:55pm 2:00pm 2:05pm 3:05pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 7:40pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 12:20am 1:15am 2:00am 4:00am

CITV ITV News Weekend Julia Bradbury's Best Walks Peston on Sunday Judge Rinder Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather Tipping Point The Chase Britain's Got Talent The Spy Who Loved Me Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Bigheads The Durrells Grantchester ITV News and Weather Peston on Sunday Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Lethal Weapon Jackpot247 Motorsport

12:40pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:05pm 3:55pm

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5:40pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:05pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am

The Hot Desk You've Been Framed!

Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out Richie Rich FYI Daily Richie Rich Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore FYI Daily Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Britain's Got Talent Britain's Got More Talent Despicable Me FYI Daily Despicable Me Take Me Out: The Gossip Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show

8:10am 8:40am 10:30am 12:40pm 1:10pm 3:10pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:45am 2:15am 3:45am

Ghostbusters: Special Big The Intern Ghostbusters: Special Barbershop: The Next Cut Ride Along 2 Central Intelligence Couples Retreat Ride Along 2 Central Intelligence Grimsby Brüno Kicking Off

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11:45am Rip Off Britain 12:30pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:40pm Weather 2:45pm !Mpossible 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Yes Chef 5:45pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:30pm Pointless 7:15pm BBC News 7:45pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm Doctor in the House 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:00am Flog It! 7:30am Old Dogs 9:00am Spring: Earth's Seasonal Secrets 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm Secretariat 2:00pm Athletics 3:00pm Golf 5:00pm Elephant Diaries 5:30pm Natural World 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Debatable 7:45pm Celebrity Eggheads 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 11:00pm Detectorists 11:30pm Song for Marion 1:05am Easy Money III: Life Deluxe 3:05am Countryfile 4:00am The Day the Dinosaurs Died 5:00am Shop Well for Less 5:55am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm 100 Days + 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm The Greatest Knight: William the Marshal 10:00pm The Riviera: A History in Pictures 11:00pm Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island Discs 11:05pm Arena 11:50pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:50am Francesco's Italy 1:50am Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome 2:50am Ray Mears Goes eWalkabout 3:50am Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Masterpiece 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:25pm Local News and Weather 7:40pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Britain's Got Talent 10:00pm Coronation Street 10:30pm Britain's Got Talent 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Don't Ask Me, Ask Britain 12:20am Joanna Lumley's Postcards 12:45am Tipping Point 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:35am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm 1:00pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 2:50pm 3:25pm

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The Hot Desk You've Been Framed!

Britain's Got Talent Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Scorpion You've Been Framed!

Richie Rich FYI Daily Richie Rich Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring FYI Daily The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Family Guy The Great Indoors Britain's Got More Talent Family Guy

7:20am 8:55am 10:35am 11:05am 11:35am 12:05pm 1:00pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:45am 1:45am

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Return of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart On the Buses On the Buses In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Endeavour The Street The Knock ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home

Astro Boy Captain Ron The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Ramsay's Hotel Hell The Devil Wears Prada Countdown Fifteen to One Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Food Unwrapped The Fake News Show The Battle for Number 10 Loaded 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown The Great British Skinny Dip Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

7:00am Football's Greatest: Ronaldo 7:05am Ax Men 8:00am The Saint Simon Templar is a debonair master thief with a talent for disguise.

9:05am Counting Cars 9:30am Counting Cars 10:00am Car Chasers 10:30am French Open Tennis Action from the French Open Tennis tournament.

10:00pm Isle of Man TT 11:00pm Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

12:00am Hard Target 1:05am FYI Daily 1:10am Hard Target 2:00am Motorsport UK 3:00am Isle of Man TT Record Breakers.

4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

7:00am Milkshake!

10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:40pm Home and Away 1:10pm Neighbours 1:40pm 5 News 1:45pm The Cowboys 4:10pm The Searchers 6:30pm 5 News 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm Home and Away 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm The Kennedy Killing: The CIA Conspiracy 10:00pm The Kennedys 12:15am Football on 5 The Play-Offs.

1:15am Revolver 3:10am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night.

4:10am Top 20 Funniest 5:00am Britain's Greatest Bridges 5:45am House Doctor

7:40am Marvel's Avengers Assemble 10:05am Tarzan 12:05pm Batman 2:20pm Jurassic World 4:35pm Marvel's Avengers Assemble 7:00pm Tarzan 9:00pm Jurassic World 11:10pm Face/Off 1:35am The Patriot 4:25am Babylon A.D.

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

Notting Hill Sisters The Boss Bad Neighbours 2 Notting Hill Sisters The Boss Bad Neighbours 2 Starsky and Hutch The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 3:45am The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 5:15am Ghostbusters: Special

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

Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Postman Pat: The Movie New Girl New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Baby Daddy The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Empire The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Throne of Elves 8:45am The Book of Love 10:45am Ice Age: Collision Course 12:35pm Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 2:10pm Desierto 3:55pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 5:40pm Ice Age: Collision Course 7:30pm Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 9:00pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 10:45pm Desierto A group of immigrants hoping to make it across the US-Mexico border are targeted by a deranged, gunwielding vigilante.

12:30am 10 Cent Pistol 2:15am Tiger Raid 4:05am Lost in the Sun

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7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Info not available 11:00am The Premier League Years 1:00pm Premier League Legends 1:30pm Premier League Legends 2:00pm Info not available 3:00pm Live Championship Play-Off Final 7:00pm Scottish Cup Final Highlights 7:55pm Rugby League 10:00pm Info not available 11:00pm Scottish Cup Final Highlights 11:30pm Football Gold 11:45pm Football Gold 12:00am Info not available 1:00am Scottish Cup Final Highlights 1:30am Premier League 100 Club

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am WWE Raw 9:00am Cricket World Cup Classics 10:00am Sporting Greats 10:30am Cricket Gold 10:40am Cricket Gold 10:50am Cricket Gold 11:00am Cricket Gold 11:10am Cricket Gold 11:20am Cricket Gold 11:30am Cricket 8:00pm The Cross Sport Book Awards 2017 9:00pm Cricket 10:00pm Cricket World Cup Classics 11:00pm The Cross Sport Book Awards 2017 12:00am Super League Highlights 12:15am Super League Highlights 12:30am Super League Gold 12:45am Super League Gold 1:00am Cricket 2:00am Cricket World Cup Classics 3:00am Sporting Rivalries 3:30am Sporting Rivalries

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Countryfile Spring Diaries 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm !Mpossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Yes Chef 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Broken 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Election 2017 Where You Live 12:30am Doctor in the House

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 Masterpiece 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Britain's Got Talent 10:00pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

10:30pm Britain's Got Talent 11:00pm ITV News 11:55pm Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera 12:55am The Chase 1:45am Jackpot247

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

1:35am

Flog It! Rip Off Britain Yes Chef Great American Railroad Journeys Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Super League Show Coast Red Rock The Hairy Bikers' Best of British Elephant Diaries Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve Antiques Road Trip Debatable Celebrity Eggheads Great British Menu Springwatch Suspect Later Live... with Jools Holland Newsnight Weather Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism

7:35am Below Deck 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:35am Scorpion 11:25am Britain's Got Talent 12:55pm Britain's Got Talent 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Britain's Got Talent 7:30pm Britain's Got Talent 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 12:00am Family Guy

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8:00pm 100 Days + 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Armed with his Bradshaw's guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey through southern Scotland.

9:00pm The First Georgians: The German Kings who Made Britain 10:00pm The Secret History of My Family The true story of two Victorian mothers, Lavinia and Florence, from opposite ends of the social scale brought together by domestic violence.

11:00pm Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race 12:30am Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather 1:30am Deep, Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

7:45am Will and Grace 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Frasier 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Grayson Perry: What Britain Wants 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Gogglebox

7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm

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

8:00am Car Chasers 8:30am Isle of Man TT Record Breakers.

9:30am Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

10:30am French Open Tennis Action from the French Open Tennis tournament.

10:00pm Isle of Man TT 11:00pm Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

12:00am Better Late Than Never 12:55am Lethal Weapon US drama series based on the film franchise.

1:55am Isle of Man TT The Perfect Lap. 2:55am The Darts Show 3:30am World Cup Top Goalscorers

2:05pm 3:05pm

4:10pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am 2:00am

In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Drama series, a spinoff from Heartbeat, centring on a small 1960s hospital and featuring the sounds and fashions of the era.

Wild at Heart On the Buses On the Buses In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Endeavour Wycliffe The Knock

7:00am Milkshake!

Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old.

10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Diana: 7 Days That Shook Windsor 11:00pm Inside Kensington Palace 12:00am Diana

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Extraction Arthur and Merlin Ant-Man San Andreas Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 6:40pm Apollo 13 9:00pm Ant-Man 11:00pm San Andreas 1:00am Lucky Number Slevin

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Rock the Kasbah Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 11:00am The Top Ten Show 2017 11:20am Vacation 1:05pm Knocked Up 3:20pm Trainwreck 5:30pm The Sweetest Thing 7:10pm Entourage 9:00pm Knocked Up 11:15pm Pixels 1:10am Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm 12:20am

Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Black-Ish The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube 8 Out of 10 Cats The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Behind the Scenes 7:30am Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 9:00am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:20am Last Cab to Darwin A terminally ill New South Wales taxi driver sets out on a cross-country road trip in a bid to die on his own terms.

11:35am Ice Age: Collision Course 1:15pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 3:00pm Desierto 4:35pm Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 6:00pm Last Cab to Darwin 8:20pm Ice Age: Collision Course 10:00pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 11:40pm Desierto 1:15am 10 Cent Pistol

TUESDAY TV

1:00pm Premier League Legends 1:30pm Premier League Legends 2:00pm Premier League Legends 2:30pm Premier League Legends 3:00pm Premier League Legends 3:30pm Premier League Legends 4:00pm One2eleven 4:15pm One2eleven 4:30pm One2eleven 4:45pm One2eleven 5:00pm Football's Greatest 5:30pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm Boxing Gold 6:30pm Darts Gold 7:00pm Football's Greatest 7:30pm Football's Greatest 8:00pm The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017 9:00pm The Cross Sports Book Awards 2017 10:00pm F1 GP Highlights: Monaco 11:00pm The Cross Sports Book Awards 2017 12:00am The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017

2:15pm Super League Highlights 2:30pm Cricket's Greatest 3:00pm Cricket 4:00pm Super League Highlights 4:15pm Super League Highlights 4:30pm Cricket Classics 5:30pm Super League Highlights 5:45pm Super League Highlights 6:00pm Cricket 7:00pm Top 14 Highlights 7:30pm Super League Fulltime 2017 8:00pm Cricket 9:00pm Top 14 Highlights 9:30pm Super League Highlights 9:45pm Super League Highlights 10:00pm Super League Fulltime 2017 10:30pm Cricket 11:30pm Super League Fulltime 2017 12:00am Ashes Best Days

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Countryfile Spring Diaries 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm !Mpossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Yes Chef 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The BBC Election Debate 10:00pm The Met: Policing London 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am The Truth About HIV 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:00am Emergency Rescue Down Under 7:30am Rip Off Britain 8:15am Yes Chef 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm Family Finders 3:15pm Red Rock 4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm Elephant Diaries 5:15pm Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Debatable 7:45pm Celebrity Eggheads 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm Bake Off Crème de la Crème 11:00pm White Gold 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 1:15am The Women's Football Show 1:50am Football Abuse: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game

8:00pm 100 Days + 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Bridging the Gap 10:00pm Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People Documentary telling the extraordinary story of the only 'talking' gorilla in the world.

11:00pm The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins 12:00am Storyville 1:25am Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story 2:25am The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide 3:25am Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

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 Masterpiece 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Britain's Got Talent 10:00pm Coronation Street 10:30pm Britain's Got Talent 11:00pm ITV News 11:55pm On Assignment 12:30am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 1:55am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

4:00am 1000 Heartbeats 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am You've Been Framed!

7:25am The Cube 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:35am Scorpion 11:25am Britain's Got Talent 12:55pm Britain's Got Talent 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Britain's Got Talent 7:30pm Britain's Got Talent 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad!

7:00am 7:20am 8:25am 9:25am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am

Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me Posh Pawnbrokers Countdown Fifteen to One Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Party Election Broadcast Location, Location, Location 24 Hours in A and E Fargo 999: What's Your Emergency?

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:55pm

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

8:00am Tommy Cooper 8:35am Isle of Man TT The Perfect Lap. 9:30am Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

10:30am French Open Tennis 10:00pm Isle of Man TT 11:00pm World Superbike Highlights 12:00am World Rugby U20 Championship Highlights 1:05am Lethal Weapon US drama series based on the film franchise.

2:00am Isle of Man TT TT 2017: My Greatest Moment.

3:05am Tommy Cooper 3:40am Barcelona's European Glory 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

7:00am 9:00am 11:05am 1:05pm 3:40pm 5:20pm 7:10pm 9:00pm 11:35pm 1:15am 3:30am

9:00am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:20am

2:05pm 3:05pm 4:10pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:25pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:55am 2:00am 2:55am 3:20am

3:30am

Judge Judy Heartbeat Where the Heart is Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart On the Buses On the Buses In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Endeavour Wycliffe The Knock On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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WEDNESDAY TV

Milkshake!

The Wright Stuff The Hotel Inspector 5 News The Gadget Show Access Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles Saved by Grace 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Party Election Broadcast Police Interceptors The Great Fire Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

The Butcher Surgeon: What Really Happened?

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Caught in the Act Super Casino Wentworth Prison Witches: A Century of Murder House Doctor

7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm

Hollyoaks Coach Trip Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The 100 Supernatural The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Premier League 100 Club 11:00am The Premier League Years 1:00pm The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017 2:00pm Premier League Legends 4:00pm The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017 5:00pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm Boxing Gold 6:30pm Darts Gold 7:00pm Premier League Legends 8:00pm Barclays Premier League World 8:30pm Darts Gold 9:00pm The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017 10:00pm Darts Gold 10:30pm Barclays Premier League World 11:00pm Premier League Legends 11:30pm Football Gold 12:00am Football's Greatest Teams 1:00am Premier League 100 Club

The Karate Kid, Part II Hyena Road 12 Rounds The Dark Knight Hitman: Agent 47 Behind Enemy Lines Days of Thunder The Dark Knight Hitman: Agent 47 Last Action Hero Once Upon a Time in Mexico

7:00am Desierto 8:35am 10 Cent Pistol 10:20am Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 11:45am Ice Age: Collision Course 1:25pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 3:05pm Last Cab to Darwin 5:20pm Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg 6:50pm King Arthur 7:20pm Ice Age: Collision Course 9:00pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 10:45pm Fishing Without Nets 12:45am Desierto A group of immigrants hoping to make it across the US-Mexico border are targeted by a deranged, gunwielding vigilante.

2:20am Last Cab to Darwin 4:35am 10 Cent Pistol

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am WWE Experience 9:00am Cricket World Cup Classics 10:00am Cricket Classics 11:00am Great Sporting Moments 11:15am Great Sporting Moments 11:30am Great Sporting Moments 11:45am Great Sporting Moments 12:00pm Sporting Heroes 1:00pm Cricket Classics 2:00pm Cricket's Greatest 2:30pm Cricket's Greatest 3:00pm Sporting Heroes 4:00pm Cricket Classics 5:00pm Cricket's Greatest 5:30pm Cricket's Greatest 6:00pm Cricket Classics 7:00pm Sporting Triumphs 7:15pm Sporting Triumphs 7:30pm Cricket Gold 8:00pm The Cross Sports Book Awards 2017 9:00pm Cricket World Cup Classics 10:00pm The Cross Sports Book Awards 2017 11:00pm Cricket Classics 12:00am Ashes Best Days

7:00am Casual Encounters 8:30am Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow 10:00am Bridget Jones's Diary 11:45am Dope 1:35pm Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie 3:20pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 5:00pm Ghostbusters 7:05pm Dumb and Dumber 9:00pm Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie 10:45pm Ghostbusters 12:45am The Bad Education Movie 2:25am Back to the Future

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

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Looking for clarification SIR, I wonder if there could be some clarification regarding the piece on ‘Time for the Spanish tax returns’ of the 18-24 May edition. Having been tax residents for some years now and having had to pay income tax every year on our only income of our state pensions, we took your page to our accountant on Friday evening when completing this year’s return, and asked why we always pay tax.

He informed us that the €22,000 quoted is for Spanish residents only who earn from a maximum of two jobs. All foreigners are only allowed to earn €11,200 before they have to pay tax.

Were we still in the UK neither of

us would pay tax as our old age pensions do not equate to the level for payment of income tax.

Several of our neighbours here in the Murcia region either don’t bother or are also paying tax.

Could your Finance writer please rewrite the section with the correct details, unless it is relevant to the Valencia Region and not Murcia, in which case could that also be put in writing to save further querying of our accountants.

Yours faithfully and a regular reader, Richard Prowse Cartagena Dear Richard, Thank you for your enquiry. As we

said in the piece, Spanish taxation is particularly complicated and this was just a brief indication of what was required. Everything that we have seen suggests that those treated as Spanish residents only need to complete a tax form if they earn above €22,000 and that the €11,200 refers to Spanish residents who have two jobs.

If you own a property then there is also a need to complete a tax return.

You obviously followed the advice received from your local accountant but in the meantime and in time for next week’s publication, we will make further investigations into the situation.

Regards, John Smith

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Dear Loopy Lee, Whilst I understand you are attempting to garner attention through Katie Hopkins-esque means, I’m afraid your mantra of ‘Leapy Lee says it others think it’ only reveals the flaw in the claims you make in your latest article, ‘They honestly haven’t got a clue.’

You see, I am the girl on the left in the photo used to accompany your article, captioned ‘YOUNG ADULTS: They simply haven’t been around long enough’ and I’m writing (age 17) to say that you haven’t been around young people long enough if you hold such generalised and ignorant views.

By the time one reaches the age of 16 in the UK, one will have received a secondary education with a curriculum shaped by our very own government. If this education is insufficient in helping them form informed views and gain understanding of our nation’s history then that is a failing of education, not young people. Furthermore, should this problem exist, it isn’t magically resolved by age 21, the voting age you suggest.

It is important everyone who can

Not in our name

Dog park Mijas I think this is an absolutely fabulous idea. There has never been many areas where dogs can run free without being worried about traffic and to have a proper play area with fun equipment is fantastic.

Jenny Holmes

Malaga Airport changes In what commercial airport, anywhere in the world, is it possible to meet and greet a passenger and get them out of the airport in less than 15 minutes? This is just another stealth tax on the ordinary people.

It often takes me over an hour to locate my visitors and get them gathered up before I can leave the airport.

If you try parking outside the airport and wait for a phone-call from your visitors then drive up to the airport to whisk them off, you'll find it impossible to find a waiting area within a kilometre of the set down area. I have tried several times.

Allan Cameron At least they do not have to pay £3.50 for 10 minutes to drop off at Stansted. Then it goes up to £01.00 for each minute over your allotted 10 minutes up to £25, didn't read any further. Suffice it to say it is very expensive to take a car on or near Stansted.

Baron

A very dangerous man indeed (Leapy) Hi Lee Still vivid in my mind is seeing him on TV in Parliament... Virtually saying Sadam Hussan could deliver a nuclear device to the UK within 20 minutes !!! As he had weapons of mass destruction.

That has got to be the most blatant lie ever spoken in Parliament and has cost thousands of lives since !!!!

Then he is made UK Ambassador to the Middle East. (Unbelievable) But you can bet lurking in sidelines will be another just like him... Ready to latch on to any Blair success. Mandelson will be right behind him somewhere : The Terrible Twins !!!

The UK TeddyBoy

IN PROTEST: At a referendum run on lies. make an informed decision is given access to the democracy which guides our country. If young people are, as you point out, able to choose to die for their country, then it is simply insulting to deem them ‘too inexperienced’ to make a choice.

Our lives are impacted greatly by the government in power. Our education is determined by them.

How much it costs for us to attend university is determined by them.

Our healthcare faces cuts or funding depending on who is elected.

Our freedom to live and work where we want in exchange for membership fees is determined by referenda they hold. With so much at stake, it is clear that young peo-

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ple would have every incentive to make an informed vote that best met our interests.

You attempt to silence the voice of young people to advance your conservative agenda because we are naive and will feel that the ‘left are the answer,’ but my agenda is less partisan. I simply believe that it is important that we have a true and fair democracy.

That is why myself and my friends took to the streets: to protest a referendum that was run on lies (£350 million to the NHS, anyone?) and was, as another of our signs said: ‘Not In Our Name.’

Yours truly, A Disenfranchised Youth

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I am just one of the millions that despise this cretinous creature. I sincerely hope that we are in the majority.

Leo Roy Leon Surely the most dangerous man is Paul Dacre. Imposing his views, distorting the truth, and making the UK less tolerant. Did he invent fake news before Trump. The latest bizarre line was to publish a story about Gina Miller being found guilty of fraud in the USA. Not the Gina Miller of the UK who disagreed with Paul Dacre. I would not believe a word from the Daily Mail whereas I can take Blair with a pinch of salt.

John Booth

Brexit task force Bad situation, many expats all over Europe, these are normal people living in foreign countries, a specific task must be put in place to assist these people. There is a big difference between illegal immigrants and people emigrating to other countries for retirement or to have a better life with their own money and work.

Pps Estepona

They honestly haven’t got a clue (Leapy Lee 1662) Of course you think the voting age should be raised. How else to lessen the increasing likelihood of a Corbyn win. You are right. They do not know what it is ilke to live under the ‘depressing, inept incompetence of a left wing government.’ But, oh boy, they surely know what it is like to live under the depressing, inept incompetence of a right wing Tory government. It is all they have known.

Jonathan Whittingham

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

PEDRO SANCHEZ: Leader of the party.

NO surprises, then. Pedro Sanchez, long the darling of PSOE’s paid up membership - the militants according to Spanish usage for card-carriers - is once again party secretary general.

To be s tric tly accurate he was the darling of only 50 per cent of them, receiving 74,223 votes from the 187,949 PSOE supporters who were entitled to vote in the primaries.

E n o u g h to t orpe do Sus a na D iaz a n d s ink Pa txi Lope z and enough to decide that as well as PSOE secretary general he is likely to be its next presidential candidate.

In other words, enough to ensure that he will once again lea d th e p arty to one of its worst-ever defeat.

Rescue party IN the pre-Primaries debate Pedro Sanchez told Susana Diaz that the PSOE abstention last autumn was its worst-ever error.

“The PSOE does not need rescuing from the militant mem-

bership. It has to be rescued from the PP abstention.”

Diaz claimed the party had to be saved from a third election that would have left the PSOE with even fewer than the 85 national parliament seats won in June 2016. Since the abstention

Saving grace “SPAIN emerged from the crisis, not the Spanish,” Patxi Lopez said recently.

Old-school socialist Lopez, former president of the Basque Region and briefly speaker of the national parliament following the December 2015 General Election, had only the slimmest chance of walking off with the PSOE primaries.

But he pinpointed one of the reasons why Spain’s president, Mariano Rajoy, is so disliked.

Much of the country and some in his own party groan when Rajoy shrugs off every new corruption crisis by reminding critics that he and his government saved Spain.

Rajoy merely followed Brussels’ instructions by inflicting spending cuts on those least to bear them. And his insouciant reaction to the shame and scandal of Gurtel, Punica, Taula, Acuamed and now Lezo add insult to their injury.

the PSOE has gradually inched its way from the third most-voted party to second. And that was t hanks t o t he Managi ng Committee that took over after ousting Sanchez. Not the 74,223 party members who voted for him in the primaries.

On a diet AFTER 1977 when the Spanish had the chance of voting for the far Left, relatively few did so.

The Communist party sank into a bottomless pit after morphing into Izquierda Unida because socialist voters in Spain - not the card-carrying membership are basically Social Democrats For low-fat Social Democrats there is, or should be, the PSOE. Give them the full-fat version that Sanchez is promising to promote and the party could instead slim down to skin and bones.

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Adventures in Africa ONE of the best perks about living in southern Spain, or visiting there often, are the amazing travel opportunities to exotic destinations.

Madrid, Barcelona, Galicia, Granada, Ibiza, Portugal and France are all completely different from one another yet right on your doorstep.

But what about Africa? A quick glance on the map tells you that a vast continent is just a sail away, or even a swim if you’re fit enough.

But travelling there for the first time can be quite a daunting prospect, especially with visas, vaccinations and language issues.

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Both are excellent travel

MELILLA: Has its own airport.

destinations in their own right and, by travelling to Africa, you can certainly tick off the ‘something different’ box.

Ceuta and Melilla are not in the same region. Ceuta is near the Moroccan port of Tangier, about a six-hour drive from Melilla to the east.

Ceuta doesn’t have its own airport but you can fly from Malaga by helicopter if you’re feeling adventurous.

Most people opt for the fast ferries from Algeciras which

run several times a day and take just 45 minutes.

Melilla is less touristy but does have its own airport with flights arriving from Malaga, Madrid, Almeria, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona.

A more leisurely option for those who don’t get sea sick are ferries from Malaga, Almeria and Motril, which take from three to seven hours and offer a perfect easing in to your African adventure.

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YOUR STARS FOR 7 DAYS

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some annoying virtues.”

Elizabeth Taylor

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow.

This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up. It is not necessary to go about things the way that you normally do.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) You are moving on in an important area but do not burn bridges before you have others to cross. You will know why I mention this later in the week. You are able to influence others far more than you realise, but with your wish to keep things on an even keel you may be giving away too much. You need to keep a balance.

Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.”

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There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.”

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting enough out of it.

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your head in the sand? It is likely that something happening right in front of you is being overlooked or ignored.

You are able to deal with this more easily than you think. Just take one step at a time and stick to your plan. Simply telling someone what to do instead of asking them to do it can work wonders.

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This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don’t be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved. You have put on a jolly good show of late and it is now time to listen to the applause.

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Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future.

Avoid doing anything that could lead to you being blamed later.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having this opportunity could cause you to hesitate. Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. The temptation to keep something for yourself is not selfish but sensible.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don’t let small things get you down. In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to continue to be upset, it must. Luckily, you have mostly had your own way recently.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead?

Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be? This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.

PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Don’t look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time.

Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same. Show confidence in others and they will show it in you.

Sometimes, your patience wears thin but it is in your best interests to remain calm.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it? It could be that they are more passionate about it than you realised.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera?

With the summer sun now high, it is possible that passions will fire up.

Everything seems to revolve round one person and it is upsetting everything else.

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This week in history 1431 – Joan of Arc was martyred in Rouen and burnt at the stake for heresy.

1703 – Peter the Great found the city of St Petersburg as the new Russian capital after his victories in the Great Northern War. 1859 – Big Ben went into operation in London, ringing for the first time.

1895 – Oscar Wilde, the famous author of The Picture of Dorian Gray was sent to prison for indecency, because homosexuality was a criminal offence.

1897 – Dracula, written by Bram Stoker went on sale in London.

1907 – John Wayne was born, the actor who became famous for his roles in westerns and war movies.

1917 – John F Kennedy was born and was the first president to be born in the 20th Century.

1940 – British and French allied forces evacuate from the port of Dunkirk, across the English Channel.

1941 – The German battleship Bismarck was sank by the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic, near France, where the death toll reached over 2000.

1953 – Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa, became the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on earth.

1961 – The London Observer launched the Appeal for Amnesty Campaign that featured Peter Berenson’s article, The Forgotten Prisoners.

1977 – Star Wars, the film created by George Lucas, hit American cinemas and won seven Oscars.

1990 – The US and Soviet summit at Camp David began and was led by President George Bush and Soviet Communist Party and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.

1994 – Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s daughter, got married and divorced a year later.

2000 – Britney Spears went to number one with her album, Ooops…I did it again.

2006 – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed the arrival of their first biological child, named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.

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

1 Tissue 2 Specie 3 Entire 4 Chisel 5 Instep 6 Inhere 7 Cheese 8 Geyser 9 Rustic 10 Styled 11 Widget 12 Barred 13 Titled 14 Figure 15 Gibbet 16 Notice 17 Ablate 18 Region 19 Relief.

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Almeria TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 20 - S Fri - 25 16 Cl Sat - 27 20 Cl Sun - 27 19 C Mon - 25 19 C Tues - 24 18 C Wed - 25 19 Cl

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NEW ON DVD Before I Fall Directed by: Ry Russo-Young Starring: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Jeniffer Beals, G Hannelius, Elena Kampouris, Logan Miller Samantha Kingston is enjoying a perfectly normal day, as usual until she realises it’s her last. She has been waking up the next day and presumes it’s just a dream but it turns into an actual nightmare, when the last day of her life is repeated again and again. After coming to terms with her fate she is inclined to reflect on the events that lead up to her final day and tries to manipulate them. Samantha soon discovers that her life is not as wonderful as it seemed and attempts to unravel the truth of her life and of friends and family, in order to save them all from tragedy.

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Across:

Across 1 Fellow approaching US place is a worry-guts (7) 5 Where boats may be seen made of tin and aluminium (5) 8 Wild Australian animal makes rumpus disappear (5) 9 Silver discovered in stylish old US city (7) 10 Pass four middlemen looking really laid-back (7) 11 Found Hydra making an emotional performance (5) 12 She’s as strange as parts of a window (6) 14 In Fermanagh a staff nurse is appalled (6) 17 Congratulate prior to key new start (5) 19 Custodian organises car tour (7) 21 Two requirements for tennis or another sport (7) 22 Flashlight reveals newt or chameleon (5) 24 Look at manuscript, it appears (5) 25 Remainder of new rise now owing (7)

1 Cantata, 5 Calms, 8 Motet, 9 Burma, 10 Dispute, 11/19 Dog tag, 12 Valet, 14 Charm, 20 Bobcats, 22 Blade, 23 Drive, 24 Chafe, 25 Torrent.

Down: 1 Campus, 2 Noted, 3 Artiste, 4 Arbour, 5 Curse, 6 Leander, 7 Stingy, 13 Algebra, 15 Hoarder, 16 Static, 17 Object, 18 Patent, 20 Blake, 21 Spire.

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Down 1 Passing fancy that is in today and cast off a day later (3) 2 Dan is split between the ship and the beach (5) 3 Write about a side view (7) 4 Watch your heart (6) 5 Shed a few tears while cider brewed (5) 6 Hard core again rises and falls (7) 7 Keep an eye on a new teak floor (4,5) 10 Stops open for a change, then schedules for a later date (9)

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Across: 13 Milo O’Shea, the Irish actor, reveals cover (7) 15 Butcher gets Ray wheels (7) 16 Don’t start joking, it’s purely visual (6) 18 Approaches broken snare (5) 20 Bored Tim almost a communist (5) 23 Colour seen in Mogadishu evening sky (3)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents J and 25 represents V, so fill in J every time the figure 16 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.

Across 1 Disordered (7) 5 Velocity (5) 8 School year divisions (5) 9 Open and genuine (7) 10 Lacking interest or excitement (4) 11 Free-standing post with hooks for hanging headgear on (8) 13 Portable computer (6) 15 Sex (6) 18 Knitted woollen jacket with buttons up the front (8) 19 Small pieces (4) 22 One more, in addition to a former (7) 23 At or in the front (5) 24 With the subtraction of (5) 25 Excess (7)

Down 1 Fortress in or near a city (7) 2 Fourth month (5) 3 Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (4) 4 Relaxed and unconcerned (6) 5 Suggestive of threatened evil (8) 6 Green gemstone (7) 7 Abject fear (5) 12 Makes a surface shiny (8) 14 Make off with belongings of others (7) 16 Lives (7) 17 Large marine mammal with tusks (6) 18 Maintain (5) 20 Perfect (5) 21 Just (4)

1 Serious, 5 Scrap, 8 Links, 9 Rules, 10 Stunned, 11 Owe, 12 Order, 14 Screw, 19 Add, 20 Generic, 22 Close, 23 Inane, 24 Silly, 25 Success.

Down: 1 Salary, 2 Rants, 3 Obscure, 4 Strong, 5 Solid, 6 Restore, 7 Pamper, 13 Radical, 15 Cardiac, 16 Famous, 17 Unless, 18 Excess, 20 Glory, 21 Crave.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

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

1 Bastar, 4 Seco, 8 Uncertain, 9 Veintidós, 11 Ama de casa, 12 Misa, 13 Escoba.

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1. Joan Fontaine Joan starred in her first Hitchcock film, Rebecca, which was his first American psychological thriller. The screenplay was based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 gothic novel by the same name.

Her next film was Suspicion, for which she won an Oscar and was the only actress ever that featured in his films to win an Academy Award.

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2. Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman was one of Hitchcock’s favourites, who starred in his films, Spellbound, Notorious and Under Capricorn. Although she was never nominated for an Oscar, her role in Notorious is ranked as one of the best in her career. At the end of the 1940s, she left Hitchcock to be directed in Italian films by her husband, Roberto Rossellini. She remained friends with Hitchcock though and is known for calling him “an adorable genius.”

3. Grace Kelly Grace Kelly starred in three Hitchcock films, including Dial M for Murder, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief. She was one of the most elegant of his actresses, who toned down the icy

Thirty Nine Steps and Secret Agent. Madeleine set the standard of the cool, aloof, sexy and stylish female protagonist, that he was known for being partial to. After retiring from acting, she spent time in Paris and finally settled in Spain.

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8. Doris Day Doris Day starred in the film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, an international espionage thriller, which was filmed in Marrakesh. The film debuted the song, Que Sera Sera. She found working with Hitchcock challenging, feeling that he never gave her direction, but her hairdresser reassured her that this meant she was doing ok. In her biography, she added that he was “wonderful, a great director and a good friend. I loved working with him.”

VERTIGO: Kim Novak with Alfred Hitchcock. blonde approach for a warm and vivacious character. She had a short acting career, as she went on to be the Princess of Monaco.

4. Kim Novak Kim Novak was a screen siren of the 50’s and 60’s but received bad reviews for her performance in Vertigo. These days, the film is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. Kim has always defended Hitchcock and his reputation over the years, expressing the view that she never found him controlling at all.

5. Eva Marie Saint Eva Marie Saint starred in the film, North by Northwest, but before filming began, MGM wanted Cyd Charisse for the role, but Hitchcock got his own way, insisting that she was perfect for the role. She called him her ‘Sugar Daddy,’ because he took her to Bergdorf Goodman, New

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9. Janet Leigh Janet Leigh’s role in Psycho, made her one of the most famous leading ladies, even though she only appeared in the first part of the movie. The film is always remembered for the shower scene and the soundtrack that accompanies it. While working with Hitchcock, she said that their relationship was strictly a professional one.

6. Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich was a German-born American actress and singer who played the part of a showgirl in Hitchcock’s Stagefright, a film that shows he could do comedy. He was happy with Marlene as the femme fatale and called her ‘a professional star.’ However, Marlene felt differently, and expressed how she found him quite intimidating.

10. Tippi Hedren Tippi Hedren was the last of his leading ladies and starred in The Birds and Marnie. Her famous daughter is Melanie Griffith who was married to Antonio Banderas and she has a granddaughter, Dakota Johnson, who recently starred in the film, Fifty Shades of Grey. Her relationship with Hitchcock is well-known for being the kind where he may have took his obsession with the leading lady a bit too far.

7. Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll was a British actress, who became famous in the 30’s and 40’s and was the highest paid British actress, around that time.

She appeared in two of Hitchcock’s films, The

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Worry of obesity OVERWEIGHT: Many Spanish do not recognise they have a problem.

AS the number of those classed as obese is on the increase, perhaps even more worrying is the Spanish population’s perception of obesity.

A survey presented by the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (Seedo) said that 82.2 per cent of those who are obese do not recognise they have a problem and up to 12 per cent of them think they have a ‘normal weight.’

President of Seedo, Francisco Tinahones, warned this is “tremendously worrying” with obesity now affecting more than 20 per cent of society, twice as much as 25 years ago.

With obesity being linked to other diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and osteoarthritis, he pointed out the importance of “identifying the problem” so that measures can be taken to alleviate it.

“It is important to change the perception, to see this is a problem and address it as a disease,” said Tinahones.

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Brave baby survives despite odds A BABY born in India has become the smallest ever to ha ve s uc c e s s ful he a rt surgery.

It is reported that the baby boy was born at just 28 weeks weighing just over one pound.

He suffered from a condition w he re the tw o ma jor blood vessels of the heart are connected called Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) which left him struggling to breathe.

As he failed to respond to medication, surgery was the only option, be ing pe rformed in an intensive care unit w ith minia turis e d e quipme nt a s he w a s too fragile to be moved.

His eyes, lungs and skin were also not fully developed leaving even doctors una ble to touc h his tiny body, but despite the odds, he survived.

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The end of summer hair loss EVER n o t i c e d y o u l o s e more hair towards the end of the summer? If so, don’t worry, it is natural.

According to experts during the summer more hair is needed to help protect the scalp against sunburn, but as the we a t h e r b e g i n s to cool the hair sheds naturally in larger amounts than normal as it is no longer needed.

S o w h a t c a n y o u d o to help prevent it? Very little it seems and unless you regularly lo se m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 hairs a day there is nothing to worry about.

HAIR LOSS: Nothing to worry about.

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Crash dieting and stress can also increase hair loss.

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Once more into the beach THE craft fair at the end of Avenida Jaime I on Javea port will no longer open in the morning after this Sunday.

However, on Friday June 9 the market will reopen in the afternoons for the entire summer, marking the fifth year running that regional craft association Amata has joined forces with local shopkeepers to liven up the promenade on the sea front.

A real craft fair, with real artisanal workers who make what they sell, and Amata have chosen the slogan ‘Artesanía de Autor®’ to announce the fair, which means that what you see is made by the person or people on the stall. Nothing is imported and nothing made by friends or small factories.

The stalls can vary from week to week but you will find leather bags, leather belts, original lamps from recycled material, rag dolls, wooden toys and puppets, jewellery including silver, copper, ceramics, macramé or dried orange peel, hand painted designer clothes and even some paintings and sculptures.

Many of the people on the stalls bring their tools and can add a name or a detail to a chosen item, or, if you can wait a few days, you can get them to make something to order.

FIESTAS: The queens, their attendants and organisers.

Girls getting ready to reign CRAFT MARKET: Everything is made by the people on the stalls.

A visit to the market can be combined with a stroll to the port with its fishing boats and fish market and back along the promenade with its attractive bars and restaurants, shops and terraces. And, if you like modern architecture, you can have a look at the Virgen de Loreto

church, a concrete structure shaped like a ship!

The market starts on June 9, opening only at weekends until Thursday June 22, after which it is open every evening from 7pm-midnight until September 6. For further details call 639 979 678.

ALFAZ’S new Fiestas queens, Shannon Abbott and Maia Skarveland recently visited the town hall. Together with their respective attendants they were received by Alfaz’s deputy mayor Mayte Garcia and Fiestas councillor Marisa Cortes.

Shannon Abbot was accompanied by her two attendants, Alba Martinez and Silvia Lorente and the Junior queen Maia Skarveland by Aitana Such, Angela Such, Maria Her-

nandez, Monica Mas and Yaiza Felipe.

They now belonged to Alfaz’s fiestas tradition, Marisa Cortes told them as she thanked them for their enthusiasm and dedication. “Enjoy every moment and live the coming months to the full,” she added.

The councillor also expressed her thanks to the girls’ families and the mayorales who organise the fiestas for all their efforts and hard work.

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French Cafe Society OCCUPIED France in the dark days of the Second World War and Cafe Rene finds itself caught in a spotlight at the centre of the conflict; welcome to ‘Allo ‘Allo.

Owner Rene Artois is busy keeping the regulars happy; whether they are the French Resistance, the German Army, the Gestapo, British airmen on the run, or just the average English spy disguised as a policeman.

The classic comedy, written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, has harassed Rene desperate to keep juggling the various factions. If he drops one, the firing squad beckons.

He must also keep his wife in the dark about his affairs with Michelle and Mimi - the two waitresses must also never know of their own liaisons with the boss and there is also the complication of the rights to the complex pension fund that is the valuable painting The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies adds to the fun.

Careline Theatre picked up the challenge of staging the much-loved BBC show - 85 episodes were screened between 1982 and 1992 - and gave a sellout audience a night of nostalgia... and a rollicking good time.

In short, and from the start, Rene sums up his world: “Just an average day in the life of a simple, if randy, cafe owner in war torn France.”

The show was dedicated to the late Gordon Kaye, the Beeb’s own star as Rene, and Dennis Arthurs took on the role - added a little ‘creme anglaise’ - and succeeded in filling the boots of the actor everyone remembers in the part.

Outrageous accents filled Careline’s Alcalali theatre and, in the best traditions of British farce, double meanings fell like confetti at a society wedding. Almost in-

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A disguised Leclerc (Andy Crabb) delivers a new radio to Rene (Dennis Arthurs). credibly, the audience knew every punch line and even joined in with the gags.

The show builds up to a grand finale.

Hitler and Goering are coming to town and an assassination is planned. Matters are slightly more complex because various parties aim to pose as the infamous pair get presented with the ‘Madonna’ painting and escape to bankroll a happy ever after.

Naturally, things do not go quite as planned and confusion and anarchy prevail. Rene (naturally) escapes the fall out

and lives to live another average day.

The favourite characters from the television show were on stage and this was very much a team effort and kept the rank and file out front much amused.

Mentions in despatches for Rene’s long-suffering wife Edith, Linda Arthurs, able to miscarry a tune at will; Jim Sissens as the spy disguised as a policeman with a truly silly accent; Andy Crabb as the shuffling and bumbling Leclerc; Elaine Farrow as the cheeky Helga, and the leather clad Paul Young as Herr Flick.

LOCAL ar t i st Mai r i i s having a solo exhibition of her pai nt i ngs i n t he Sal a de Exposi ci ones Ajuntament Vell, Calle Fr anci sco Zar agoza 2, Calpe from June 2 - July 1. The gallery is situated in the heart of the charming Casco Antiguo, near var i ous t apas bar s and r est aur ant s. Openi ng hours are Monday to Saturday 10am - 1.30pm and 4.30pm - 7.30pm.

Originally from Edinburgh wi t h a degr ee i n Textile Design from the Scottish College of Textiles, Mairi has been focusing mainly on painti ng, pr i m ar i l y i n oi l s, since arriving in Denia in 2006.

She has previously exhibited textile art in the Ginger gallery in Bristol,

England and in various restaurants and private collections in Edinburgh, Br i st ol , London and Greece.

Mairi has participated in various group exhibitions.

Mairi is a member of ADAMA, the Asociacion de Artistas de la Marina Alta, and has participated in various group exhibitions in the region from El Campello to Denia. as well as with a private, int er nat i onal gr oup of ar t i st s i n La Seni et a, Moraira.

Her last solo exhibition was in the Casa de Cultura, Denia in 2013.

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From the virtual to the real space ON June 2 the magnificent exhibition hall of the Casa del Cable in Javea will see the opening of an important international art exhibition.

It will bring together for the first time in real space, the work of 19 featured artists from three countries.

Their work will be grouped by country in three large sections containing French, Argentinian and Spanish works.

These artists have spent many years exhibiting, both individually and collectively, and they have all achieved recognition in their countries of origin.

Their work can also be grouped into two sectors according to their techniques.

One sector, composed of both Argentinian and Spanish artists, is expressed through figurative engraving and graphic work, enabling them to use the most refined techniques, and they already have received prizes in their own countries.

In this group are Paco Aguilar, Mercedes Puente, Miguel Ángel Maciel, Yolanda Carbajales, Rafael Gil and Deborah Chapman.

The other sector shows work created through the technique of abstract informalism or geometric use of oil, acrylic or mixed media on canvas or

19 ARTISTS: Will feature in the exhibition. wood. In this section are the works of Muriel Massin, André Lambert, Monica Lebedinsky, Lidia Prause, Juan A Caravaca, Antonio San Martín, Lola Castillejo, Charles-Henri Lavanne, Colette Denizot, Claudine Boucq and Bernadette Morand.

Two artists show work which is pivotal to the exhibition. The Argentinian Daniel Miraglia uses digitized expression for his work. He comes from the world of music and makes digital compositions of his own music, both in still and mobile images. The Spanish artist Fuensanta Niñirola, has, after years of using brush and spatula, moved to digital work, printing compositions in methacrylates and paper.

Importantly, the artists come from two virtual art groups: Art Bird and Ave Arte.

What are these two groups?

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Fledgling art

FIRST SHOW: Art work from La Nucia pupils.

THIRTY-EIGHT pictures by 27 pupils from La Nucia’s Insituto are on show in the Salas Llevant at the Auditorium.

The pupils are taking art for their first or second-year Baccalaureate exams, the Spanish equivalent of A Level.

This is the first time that Instituto pupils’ work has been

put on show in the Auditorium and the project was coordinated by their teachers.

The free exhibition entitled Artisties is the 121st since La Nucia’s Cultural Centre opened in 2007 and is on until June 18.

It has also been included in the special programme commemorating the last 10 years.

These are two virtual internet sites, where hundreds of artists from around the world have been working together for several years, at the initiative of André Manuel Lambert, a Frenchman who has lived and worked in Javea for many years, and the Argentine Mercedes Puente.

The artists in Art Bird mainly use brush (pictorial techniques) while those in Ave Art use buril and torculo (graphic techniques).

After years of exchange of images, opinions, contacts, this exhibition represents the physical embodiment of the relationships which have been created between these two groups.

The 19 artists are eagerly awaiting the inauguration, which will be attended by part of the Argentinian team, a large part of the French and almost all the Spanish artists.

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REVUE SHOW: Features songs from many Broadway and West End musicals.

Sounds Familiar are back AFTER the success of their festive musical A Christmas Carol in December, Sounds Familiar have been working hard on their next musical production to be performed at the Auditorio Municipal in Ondara on Friday July 7.

Designed to appeal to anyone who enjoys going to the theatre.

The r e v u e sh o w, c a lle d Music of the Night, features songs from many Broadway and West End musicals. The selecti o n o f sh o ws th at Philip Ashley, the group’s Director, has put together is

Summer fete for RBL THE Calpe Branch of the Royal British Legion will hold its annual summer fete in the grounds of Hotel Gran Sol on Saturday June 3 from 2pm to 4.30pm. Admission is free. There will be many stands and a grand draw with plenty of excellent prizes. This is the Branch’s 11th summer fete and all takings will go to the 2017 poppy appeal.

d e s ig n e d to appeal to anyo n e w h o en joys going to th e th ea tre , whether you like the older cla s s ic musicals fro m c o mposers such as R o d g e rs a n d H amme rs tein o r th e mo re mo d ern style of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The wide range of music has meant that the cast have had tremendous fun switching from the elegance and glamour of Shall We Dance from the King and I to the heavier rock style of Jesus Christ Superstar. During

the s how you can expect to see excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, and Oliver to name just a few.

The s how s ta rts a t 8pm with the doors opening at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at €12 and are available on 965 581 483, or online at www.philipashley.com/box office.php.

Ideas invited for fiestas’ posters CAMPELLO Town Hall’s Culture department announced the terms and conditions for designs for two poster competitions.

One is for Campello’s Moors and Christians fiestas and the other for the town’s Virgen del Carmen celebrations.

There is a first prize of €1,200 for the best Moors and Christians poster, with €400 for the runner-up.

The sole winner of the Virgen de Carmen poster will receive €800.

More information is available on Campello’s municipal web page until the closing date of June 10. The winners will be announced on June 17.

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NE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY’S ICONS has passed away at the relevantly young age of 75 from a stroke.

Roy Ackerman was indeed a giant of our industry. A bon viveur, the original ‘foodie’ who liked nothing better than a great meal, a fine bottle of wine, a good cigar and someone decent to share it with. Over the years he accumulated a mass of friends, fans and followers.

He was born in Bristol in 1942. He first started as an apprentice chef, a title he used for a TV programme he later made. His hard work and enthusiasm culminated in the opening of his first restaurant Quincy’s Bistro in Oxford in 1975 which is where I first met him.

Even in those days you could see the man was determined to leave his mark on an industry that he loved so much.

He joined forces with the late Michael

Golder and between them they forged a formidable restaurant chain - Kennedy Brookes - which went on to operate 130 restaurants and hotels.

Following the sale of Kennedy Brookes, Ackerman went on to be appointed as chairman in myriad restaurant company and consultancy groups including Simpsons of Cornhill, 190 Queen’s Gate, the Restaurant Partnership, the Restaurant Factory and, more latterly, Tadema Studios.

His involvement with these businesses resulted in the opening of a plethora of restaurants and concepts in London, among them Bistro Bistrot at the Montague and Bailey’s hotels and Refettorio at the Crowne Plaza City, as well as breathing new life into such lauded venues as Elena’s L’Etoile, the Gay Hussar and the White Tower.

Ackerman was also something of a Renaissance man, exploring various aspects of the arts, but always with a connection to hospitality. As well as producing a series of highly respected restaurant guides, he launched CoolCucumber TV, an early online food magazine programme. More recently he

TRIPADVISOR IS BACK IN THE NEWS, does it ever go away? This time because, a venue has complained about a review posted by a disgruntle customer. High Rocks, a restaurant and wedding venue in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, has hit back after a visitor left a one-star review on the travel site.

A Sarah Gardner visited the restaurant in March and apparently had a less-than satisfactory experience. She decided to share her opinion about what she felt was ‘mediocre’ food and ‘rude’ staff by writing a review.

Within a week, Sarah received a letter from London law firm Cohen Davis Solicitors instructing her to remove the post which they deemed as defamatory and therefore against the law. The letter claimed that High Rocks had caused “financial harm worth tens of thousands of pounds” and the firm intended to prepare a High Court claim against the lady in question.

The law firm, which is owned by Yair Cohen, provided a statement which says that Sarah Gardner had falsely claimed, in three separate TripAdvisor reviews, to have attended their clients’ establishment in March 2017 when, on her own admission, apparently she had not.

They claimed that, because of that, her reviews could not be described as a fair and accurate review of her experience or an honestly held opinion. Ms Gardner’s false reviews came about because she was banned from booking our client’s establishment having been extremely rude and offensive to staff over the telephone. Ms Gardner also claimed to have recorded a telephone conversation with the owner and his wife

headed up Ackerman Studios, an art consultancy which partnered emerging artists with restaurants and hotels, such as the Dorchester Collection’s 45 Park Lane, to provide them valuable gallery space.

One of Ackerman’s most significant successes came in 1987, when the Licensing (Restaurant Meals) Act came into force. As chairman of the Restaurateurs’ Association of Great Britain (RAGB), he spear-headed the campaign to reform the archaic licensing regulations of the time and even led a march of 200 RAGB members on Downing Street, two years earlier. The new law enabled alcohol to be served with restaurant meals in the afternoon for the first time, transforming the sector by boosting business and profits.

Ackerman was involved in many other organisations. He was chairman of the Hotel and Catering Training Board and held numerous honorary positions, including president of the Academy of Food and Wine Service, chairman of the governors of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and chancellor of the Wine Guild of the United Kingdom.

DON’T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK. BY THIS TIME TOMORROW, IT’LL BE FREE YOGHURT. Stephen Colbert The late power house that was Roy Ackerman, holding his Industry Award.

Among some of the accolades bestowed on Ackerman throughout his long and illustrious career was an OBE presented to him in 1990 for his work on promoting tourism and training which was followed by the CBE, given for his services to gastronomy in 2004.

Ultimately, Ackerman will be remembered for the kindness and support he showed so many people throughout the industry and his love of life. Hundreds of individuals over the years will have benefited from his willingness to help them in furthering their business ambitions - he would frequently work on a no-fee basis in order to support aspiring young chefs and restaurateurs on setting up their businesses on a confidential basis, as well as supporting community projects and charities.

He leaves behind his wife Sally and their children. Cheers Roy, you gave us a lot, now enjoy the rest!

The High Rocks Restaurant and Banqueting Suites. Idyllic or Imperfect? but, when pressed to provide a copy of the recording was unwilling or unable to do so. Her false reviews were noted by many potential clients of event restaurant business and were therefore damaging the venue’s reputation.

In response to the claims, Ms Gardner claimed that she was never ‘banned’ from the establishment and that she was neither offensive, nor loud. It was claimed that she had never visited the establishment, despite her providing proof that she had, consisting of emails, bank statements and photographs, while the venue and their lawyers provided nothing.

She claims that “Mr Cohen is banking on me not contesting the lies, I am unfortunately in this position

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because of my honesty and unwillingness to continue to be bullied” Her review has since been removed from the TripAdvisor website. “The reviews were removed due to bullying, not for any other reason,” continued Sarah Gardner.

This is not the first time that the High Rocks has been involved in legal action after complaints from clients. Also a look at their TripAdvisor reviews show that of 130 reviews, 84 were excellent (64 per cent) but reading through the comments 10 were average, seven were poor and five were terrible. The poor and terrible reviews did claim that service, attitude and poor staff and food were the main grievances.

Long may the rows continue!

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN McDonalds TV add which depicts a mother and her son discussing ‘his Dad’ in the past tense. How he liked this and that and football etc It turns out that the boy had little in common with his late dad, until he arrived with his mother at a McDonald’s when it transpired that the boy enjoys a Filet-oFish in just the same way that his father did. “That was your dad’s favourite too,” the mother tells her son in the advert ‘getting tartare sauce over his chin!’

Personally I found the ad quite poignant and it was handled well and whatever one’s opinion of McDonalds and their food the basis of the ad was to show that memories are good and can be shared with the family.

Would you believe that the company has been made to withdraw the advert?

The company initially said that it had no plans to pull the advert. However, as the number of complaints on social media and among bereavement charities grew, McDonald’s announced that the advert would be removed and apologised for the upset it had caused.

A spokesperson for McDonald’s said: “It was never our intention to cause any upset. We are particularly sorry that the advert may have disappointed those people who are most important to us – our customers. The last advert was broadcast on Wednesday 17 May. “We will also review our creative process to ensure this situation never occurs again.”

The Advertising Standards Authority, which received more than 100 complaints, said it would be looking at the advert to assess whether to take the matter further.

Someone out there should get a life!!

ON THAT NOTE I will bid you farewell until next week and should aspiring restaurateurs need some help or advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.

A toast to Good Food, Good Wine and Good Friends.

Garry Waite is a well-known foodie and restaurateur as well as a Hospitality Management Consultant. If you are contemplating setting up an operation in Spain, or indeed having problems with an existing project contact him on garrywaite@euroweeklynews.com.

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The Valencian Community regularly takes top spot in property statistics, whether it’s price increases, sales volume or housing quality.

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Which is ultimately the most important advantage of buying a Costa Blanca property. The quality of housing, size, views, and value for money are unrivalled across Spain, and indeed Europe. Places like Javea, Denia and Benidorm regularly feature in international property television shows which showcase their stunning variety and beauty to the world.

Whether it’s a seaside retreat, mountain villa, or luxury city apartment, the Costa Blanca North has it all, and the community, property experts and energy to match.

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Brits leading the way MONEY is flowing into the Spanish property market from sun-bound Brits who continue to cement their dominance of the country’s lucrative foreign buyers market.

In the first quarter of 2017 foreign nationals purchased roughly 15,000 properties across Spain. That amounts to a 13.1 per cent share of the total market, following on from last year’s average of 17 per cent.

Among the foreign buyers, Brits accounted for 14.5 per cent of purchases, by far the largest national contingent.

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Brits are leading that charge and have so far defied the pessimistic expectations surrounding Brexit to embrace Spain even more strongly than ever before.

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Still following the Spanish dream SPANISH buyers are challenging foreign dominance of the booming luxury homes market, though expat investors still retain a decided edge. Across the board demand is increasing for highend properties as the market, especially on the coast, continues to strengthen.

The latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics show that sales of homes valued at more than €900,000 increased substantially in 2016. Across Spain sales numbers jumped up by 27 per cent. In Madrid and Marbella it was 31 per cent, on the Costa Brava 34 per cent and in Valencia an incredible 104 per cent.

Brits, Germans and Scandinavians account for a substantial proportion of the plush single family homes on the market. The Europeans are being challenged by the Chinese for relative dominance but there is enough luxury property for everyone.

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With 2016 seeing a remarkable rise in interest, this year the scene is set for a serious expansion of production and construction to meet demand.

Ambitious development projects are taking place across the country with wealthy foreign nationals forming exclusive waiting lists for their piece of the Spanish dream.

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The 16-home selection can be found online and is exclusively limited to coastal or island area, which continue to attract expat investors and dreamers from across the planet.

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Apartments at half that price can be found in wealthy Port Pollensa in Mallorca or in leafy Estepona on the Costa del Sol. On the Canaries an extremely well-equipped one-bed can be found for €100,000.

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Ingenious methods are being employed to help ensure energy costs are kept to a minimum while protecting the environment. The new technology, which includes entire buildings that can recycle energy, is set to truly take off in the next decade.

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Chicory or endive the choice is yours ADDING different varieties of fresh garden vegetables to summer salads is always a passion for connoisseur chefs.

If you have a space for growing salad vegetables there is a huge range of different types, flavours, shapes and uses for the ever increasing possibilities.

The vast array of choices can make selection a difficult task when it is not possible to sample all the possibilities as most are not readily available in stores and even markets have their limitations compared with what is available to grow if you can manage your own salad garden.

A great example is the endive that has evolved from the chicory plant or botanically speaking the Cichorium genus of plants. Basically the top leafy zone of the plant is salad endive and the root is the chicory part that is used as a coffee substitute when ground up, but not always - it’s not that simple.

With so many varieties and types of Cichorium available the names are often varied in use and there are

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many other names used to describe the parts of the plant used and grown in different ways.

This makes the Cichorium plant fascinating in that so many possibilities exist to grow and prepare it. A species of the wild Cicorium grows naturally in Spain and other areas of Europe and is known as blue succory.

You can find it in rural areas when it

displays its characteristic blue flower in late spring.

With the interbreeding and selection of plants from other countries it has become difficult to relate what is now available to the original plants.

Well-known developments from Cichorium include Radicchio, French endive, sugarloaf/witloof/Brussels chicory, Belgian (red) endive, red

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Cichorium is naturally bitter in taste so much of its selection and growing methods are designed to make the taste more pleasant. The principal way to do this is through

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One is to grow the plant and, when to the required size, wrap it in light proof material to exclude light on the leaves to blanch the leaves of the green colour to produce the whitish yellow leaves with less bitterness.

Some varieties can self blanch by their outer leaves, sometimes assisted by tying them closed, protecting the inner part that is the usable part for salads and cooking.

The other method is to grow the plant full season over summer and in autumn dig up the plant, cut the top leafy part off and replant the roots in a dark place covered to exclude light.

New growth will emerge from the strength of the roots to provide delicious chicons which are a wondrously interesting vegetable that can be prepared in a number of ways by adventurous chefs.

You don’t need a lot of space to grow Cichorium and they are generally very hardy.

They make a great hobby vegetable if you have the time to care for them to produce the unique flavours and forms.

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The soothing sounds of water in the garden THERE is nothing better when getting home from a hard day’s work, to be able to sit out in the garden and relax.

This moment of winding down from the day could be considerably enhanced with a water fountain, as it helps create a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere.

A water fountain can be a bit daunting to those of us that shy away from DIY, but armed with a basic knowledge and the appropriate materials, it is possible to create the beautiful sound of trickling water in your garden, without too much effort.

A water fountain is made up of three things, including water, to flow up a pipe in a continuous cycle. A pump is required to propel the movement of water and an apparatus over which the water can flow.

To create a tiered water fountain, you would need to take a waterproof pot and drill a hole in the bottom, to be able to feed the plug from the pump through, while the pump is placed inside. Then fill the hole with putty to make it waterproof. A rubber hose should be attached to the pump to be fed through another hole of a slightly smaller pot and repeat this process until you have three levels.

When the hose reaches the top pot, this can be trimmed.

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Feng shui has been around for centuries and originates from the East where everyday lives are predominantly ruled by harmony and superstition.

The philosophy is that a home should be inviting, allowing a path for free flowing energy to move around the space that’s available.

In general, a house should be free of clutter and contain only the things that we love. There should be an abundance of good quality air and light, including open windows and air-purifying plants.

The first aspect that visitors will encounter is always the entrance, but if this area looks as if it’s uncared for, then it only makes sense that people will be a bit hesitant about

entering the home. Our homes are a reflection of our lives and if presented and arranged correctly, you may get visitors and maybe encourage good energy in all aspects of your life.

If you’re a beginner, it would be wise to consult the ‘Bagua,’ or Feng shui energy map that explains which area of the house is connected to particular areas of your life, including career, relationships and money.

The first thing to focus on though, is the door, because that is where the eye is drawn to on entering.

The area around the door can be improved with a touch of paint, a wind chime nearby, some colourful plants and better lighting.

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DURING the summer months responsible dog owners must take vital precautions to protect their pets from the season’s many hazards.

Dogs have inefficient cooling systems compared to humans. With sweat glands in its tongue and paw pads, a dog primarily sweats by panting. If something such as a muzzle or a respiratory blockage interferes with its ability to pant, a dog may overheat quickly.

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Apple & Android revolution

By Matthew Elliott THE new 2017 models of MINI’s Clubman and Countryman will come fresh off the production line equipped with Apple CarPlay connectivity incorporated into the cars’ infotainment systems.

The BMW brand has wheeled out a variety of changes for all cars

in the two ranges produced from the summer onwards following customer surveys.

Driver friendly adaptations to the fuel gauge and MINI driving modes button are responses to customer requests.

There is also a new driver alertness monitor which checks your reaction times and general technique to ensure you’re not about to f a l l

asleep at the wheel.

But undoubtedly the synchronicity with Apple’s hugely popular CarPlay smartphone system is the big MINI news of summer. By simply plugging their iPhones into the car ’s USB port, an Apple-style touchscreen will appear allowing drivers to do pretty much everything they can on their phone in the car while driving and using voice commands.

Car-phone connectivity beyond simply playing

BMW CLUBMAN: Next to embrace Apple CarPlay technology.

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SUBARU IMPREZA: McRae’s old 555 is up for auction in June.

Rally icon under hammer RALLY legend Colin McRae’s Subaru 555 is going up for auction. The 1997 Impreza is expected to fetch at least €250,000 as one of the most iconic collector’s items available in the sport.

The Impreza series won three consecutive world titles from 1995-1997 with the 1997 model being the first developed for the new WRC class.

It was driven by the late Scotsman during his final season with Subaru before going on to achieve some of the highest honours in Rally Racing.

It was actually tested in Spain where McRae

music is fast becoming a must-have for all new models, demanded by customers from airport car rentals to everyday car showrooms. At the moment Apple is ahead of the curve but manufacturers are set to make Android connectivity just as ubiquitous.

Volvo is working closely with Google to establish Android Auto in all of its new cars within the next two years. There are rumours that the Swedish brand will incorporate new technology that allows autonomous driving applications to be downloaded on phones and easily used while driving.

An example would be the self-park technology already rolled out by BMW. It allows drivers to simply press a button on their phone ordering the car to park perfectly in even the tightest of spaces.

They can even step outside the car to carefully check there’s no chance of a mistake.

spent weeks getting a feel for the 555 ahead of the Monte Carlo race. He told press at the time that he couldn’t wait to take it on the French track.

He left but Italian driver Piero Liatti duly won first at Monte Carlo in the new car’s, and his, first major victory.

That year also saw wins for the 555 in Sweden, Kenya and across France, clocking up 19 victories. Two years later in 1999 with McRae out the Subaru picture, it was even driven by Valentino Rossi in the 1999 Rally di Monza.

LUXURY cars are being dispensed to wealthy buyers from a gigantic ‘vehicle vending machine’ in Singapore. The country is notoriously short on space and flush with skyscrapers and rich Chinese businessmen, making the vertical vending machine a natural idea.

The car showroom from Autobahn Motors stands 15 stories tall and has a stellar variety of Ferraris, Mercedes and Bentleys stashed in 60 slots, four on each floor. Buyers on the ground floor have a touchscreen menu and can simply press a button to have the car of their choice descend on a lift for viewing.

The innovative idea looks set to take over showrooms in places like Singapore, Shanghai, Toyko and Dubai where space is in short supply, but there is a huge appetite for luxury cars and a personal consumer touch.

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SPORT

Sporting Alfas 1st X1 beat Levante LEVANTE travelled down from Valencia for last Sunday’s match against SACC. The home side won the toss and chose to bat first.

Laundon and the returning-to-duty Pennick opened and the score ticked along nicely until the 15th over when Laundon (31) over-stretched and lobbed the ball to gully for 79-1 at drinks.

Pennick chose to leave the action and Alger and Bhatti took the score to 247 in the next 15 overs, Algar leaving on 59 before Muñoz joined Bhatti who was on 44 and nicked one behind to become star man Eaton’s second scalp. J Perman joined Muñoz and enjoyed a quick show of power hitting, with Muñoz reaching 46, before Jack ran the Spanish and league captain out before getting caught next ball. The next pairing of Waqar and M Perman both reached 20 odd before

the close of the innings on 297-4, Barry Eaton claiming three wickets.

Levante began the chase with Little and Garvey and the score was 18 when he gave a sharp chance to Alger at gully and was out for 10. Fareed joined the fun with his unusual style and for five overs annoyed the bowlers and in all fairness was a little annoyed himself when first change bowler Metcalf only found the mat once in his seven ball spell before being expelled by the umpire for dangerous bowling. Bhatti, not on duty keeping, was asked to finish the over and was given another after five sharp balls. Fareed not being able to take the pace gave a chance and became Bhatti’s first wicket for SACC. At drinks Levante were on 61-2. Garvey and Eaton took the score past the 100 mark which arrived in the 23rd over sadly but 10 runs later Eaton

lobbed one to star fielder on the day Metcalf who took the first of his five catches.

Bhat hit a couple of strong blows which really was the only other noteworthy part of the batting innings, other than Garvey reaching his 50 with a very elegant style which will stand him well in the league campaign. Muñoz rushed through his seven overs and was rewarded with three for 19, Walker finished his eight overs for 36 getting two wickets, but star bowler was Bhatti, returning excellent figures of 4.1 overs for 12 runs and four wickets.

Levante Cricket Club return next Sunday to play in the league.

Another great and exiting day at the Oval with 480 runs and 14 wickets taken it really is no surprise that Albir is the place to watch good cricket regularly in Spain.

Busters Golf Society AS usual, the society played its Stableford game on the first Friday of the month, and this time it was played at a favourite, the Seve designed Alicante golf course.

As customary it was a pleasure to play there, the group were greeted by Marife and the staff and started off with café con leche and tostados.

The course was in superb condition, with good fairways and tip-top greens.

Alicante has six par threes, six par fours and six par fives. Nearest The Pins on the par threes were hole three R Burton, hole 12 H Beddows, hole 15 P Ives and the sixth and 17th T Goldsmith. All won a sleeve of balls.

In third place was Nikki Ead with 31 points, who finished behind second-placed B Peters who had the same score but won by virtue of a better back nine. In first place was T Goldsmith who scored 37 points. Second and third places received Rioja wine with the winner being awarded a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka.

This month the two’s pot was shared four ways by H Beddows, P Ives and T Goldsmith (twice).

The society would like to thank Rik, Lisa and the staff at Quesada’s Mini Bar, located close to the arches in Quesada, for looking after us on our return.

Contact bustersgolfsociety@hotmail.com.

GREAT DAY: Some left with more prizes than others.

Valldigna Golf Society AFTER 18 players stood on the tee for the shotgun start, they were rewarded with a great day’s golf and scores to match with only one or two points between the top eight.

It was great to see some regulars back from Blighty.

David Allenby and Ed Butler were present plus some of the walking wounded getting back on course. There

was a last minute entry from someone who said “he felt a good game coming on,” and let’s hope he peaked too early because with 41 points off 13, this month’s winner was Steve (finally ‘The Bride’) Conley. Hot on his heels with a blinder of a game of his own was Les Mason coming in with 39 points and third Mark Wynnick with 36 points, whose

scores are now outweighing his handicap. This month’s nearest the pins went to Sture Rydstrum, Les Mason, Steve Conley, Mike Marshall, Derek Lindley and the Longest Drives went to Pat Bradden and Derek Lindley.

All in all it was a great day and everyone came away with a good feeling although some left with more prizes than others.

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Harry ‘Kanes’ them to claim Golden Boot as Real win La Liga and Maverick Tony Matthews International Sports A former player, Tony is now the world’s most prolific author of football books with 150 published since 1975. He has also been a PE teacher and a policeman, and is now a quiz-organiser, fund–raiser, for various charities, and sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS • Start with football and tonight it’s Dundee United v Hamilton in the SPL play-off final at Tannadice… on Saturday we have Arsenal v Chelsea in the FA Cup final and Aberdeen against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final… Sunday sees the FL1 play-off final between Blackpool and Exeter, followed 24 hours later by the Championship play-off final involving Huddersfield and Reading both games are at Wembley.

And we have the Copa del Rey final - Barcelona v Alaves - this weekend as well.

• The second one-day EnglandSouth Africa cricket international is also on Saturday, at Southampton; the first was at Leeds yesterday; the third takes place at Lords on Monday.

• The French Open tennis Grand Slam tournament starts at Roland Garros without Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, but Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, who lost to Alexander Zverev in the singles final of the Italian Open recently, will be there. Djokovic with have new coach Andre Agassi with him.

• Around 37,000 fans will attend Sunday’s Monaco F1 Grand Prix ‘live’ where Lewis Hamilton will be aiming to repeat last year’s victory.

• The two-day IAAF Diamond Athletics League meeting takes place in Oregon, USA tomorrow and Saturday.

• After their respective semi-final victories over Saracens and Leicester, Exeter will play Wasps in Rugby’s Union Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday.

• And on Monday, the World Table Tennis championships begin in Germany and England’s cricketers play their third one-day international against South Africa at Lords.

FOOTBALL ROUND UP • The final fixtures of 2016-17 produced 37 goals as the top five PL teams were Chelsea (5-

1 winners over Sunderland), Tottenham (who hammered Leicester 6-1 and Hull 7-1 in their final two matches), Liverpool (3-0 victors over Middlesbrough), Manchester City (who won 5-0 at Watford) and Arsenal (3-1 winners over Everton).

Unfortunately, the Gunners missed out on a Champions League place for the first time in 20 years.

• Manchester United boss Joe Mourinho fielded the youngestever team in PL history last Sunday against Crystal Palace, average age 22 years and 284 days and substitute Angel Gomez became the club’s youngest PL player, aged 16 years and 263 days.

• Celtic won the SPL by 30 points, 106-76 from Aberdeen and remained unbeaten in all 38 matches. Now for the treble!

• Over 53,000 fans saw Millwall beat Bradford City 1-0 in last Saturday’s FL1 play-off final while York defeated Macclesfield 3-2 in the FA Trophy final.

• Last night, Ajax played Manchester United in the Europa League final in Stockholm.

• England were knocked out of the Euro U17 Championship on penalties by Spain • Besiktas (Turkey), FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Cork City (Ireland), Monaco (France), Real Madrid (Spain) and Spartak Moscow (Russia) are the latest clubs to win League titles.

• Harry Kane, scorer of seven goals in Spurs’ last two PL games, has won this season’s ‘Golden Boot’ with 29 goals.

• As PL champions, Chelsea receive £38m; Spurs, second, pick up £36.1m, Manchester City third, get £34.2 m and demoted Sunderland receive £1.9m.

• Watford will sack manager Walter Mazzarri while Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp wants Kevin Bond as his assistant. Bond’s dad, John, was in charge at St Andrew’s in 198687.

• Ross Barclay will cost £50m if and when Everton sell him; Nolito is set join Real Betis from Manchester City and Red Bull Saltzburg are keen on HARRY KANE: Has won the ‘Golden Boot.’

Chelsea teenagers, Jadon Sancho and Dominic Solanke.

• Uzbek-born Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov who owns 30 per cent of shares at The Emirates, wants to buy Arsenal outright for £1 billion. “It could be a great move” said exGunner Ian Wright.

• And ‘divers’ in football next season will be banned!

SPORT IN GENERAL • Spain’s Maverick Vinales won last Sunday’s French MotoGP; Johann Zarco (France) was second with Dani Pedrosa (third).

• Ex-USA World MotorGP champion Nicky Hayden (aged 35) has sadly died in hospital after being hit by a car while cycling in Italy. And former GB Olympic discus thrower, Phillippa Roles has died, aged 39.

• Spain’s Fernando Alonso has had his first practice session for the Indianapolis 500.

• American, tennis star Nikita Kry-vonos, has been banned for 10 years and fined €18,000 after being found guilty (with others) of attempting to fix the outcome of certain matches.

• Paris and Los Angeles are the likely venues for the 2024 and 2018 Olympic Games respectively.

• New Zealander Adam Milne has been recognised as the fastest bowler in world cricket sending down deliveries of 94.8 mph. England’s Tymal Mills speed ball is 94.5 mph and Ben Stokes’ 93mph.

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