Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North October 18 - 24 2018 Issue 1737

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ISSUE NO. 1737

18 - 24 October 2018

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COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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NEWS EXTRA Tourism figures THE amount of holidaymakers who have visited Spain this year is expected to stand at 81.2 million according to forecasts from the Tourism Ministry, a fall of 0.8 per cent or almost 700,000 compared to 2017.

Crime data ANDALUCIA saw the highest number of gender violence cases of any of Spain’s autonomous communities last year with 34,534 victims and 35,398 complaints to police, an increase of 18 per cent on 2016 levels according to a new study.

Leader call GOVERNMENT ministers have accused the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) Pablo Casado of ‘disloyalty’ and of being ‘unpatriotic’ after he met with party colleagues in Brussels to discuss opposing national budget plans unveiled last week.

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Stolen babies doctor walks free amidst appeal plans

By Joe Gerrard PROSECUTORS have said they will appeal against a Madrid court’s ruling which found a doctor guilty over Spain’s historic stolen babies scandal, but spared him jail.

Madrid’s provincial court convicted Eduardo Vela on all charges after he stood trial over claims he stole a baby and gave it to supporters of former dictator Francisco Franco in 1969.

The 85-year-old was allowed to walk free after the trial because the legal limit for convicting him had expired.

Madrid Public Prosecutors now plan to lodge an appeal with Spain’s Supreme Court in an effort to secure a sentence.

Vela is the first person to stand trial over the stealing of an estimated 300,000 babies from their mothers to sell to families who supported Franco during his rule.

CREDIT: Madrid Provincial Court (main), Ines Madrigal (inset)

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FREED: Vela was not jailed for stealing Madrigal (inset).

The former gynaecologist was accused of taking Ines Madrigal from her real mother in 1969 and handing her to a 46year-old woman who raised her as her own child.

Madrid’s provincial court convicted Vela on charges of unlawful detention, falsifying official documents and certifying a

non-existent birth at the trial last week. Judges said the 85-yearold’s guilt had been proved ‘indisputably’ and that it was ‘crystal clear’ Vela had forged documents to allow for the taking of Madrigal.

The judgement went onto state that the defendant would not go to prison because the

‘statute of limitation,’ or time limit to press charges, had passed. Vela told the court he did not remember details of how his San Ramon clinic in Madrid had been run.

Madrigal, from Murcia, said she now thought she would never know the identity of her real parents and that Vela would take

it with him to the grave.

“I feel good because the judges acknowledged the theft, but of course I don’t agree with the statute of limitations point,” she said. Madrigal’s lawyer Guillermo Peña argued the statute did not apply in the case because she did not find out about the theft until 2010.

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Fire service cash claim THE Valencian fire department has started to bill the Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ) for extinguishing the many fires that break out in river valleys and ravines in the province. It is charging between €1,000 and €3,000 a time, saying the CHJ is contributing to the fire problem by failing to keep these spaces clear of brush.

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THE BIG PICTURE Nº 36

What a beauty

Earth moves THE gulf of Valencia registered an earthquake of 2.5 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale on Monday morning. Movement was recorded at 5.52am, according to the Emergencies of the Generalitat and the National Geographic Institute (IGN), and occurred 12 kilometres below the ground.

Pot surprise A WOMAN who returned to inspect an abandoned property she owns in Carlet found the locks changed, so she called the police to evict the ‘squatters.’ On closer inspection it was found the house had been turned into a marihuana plantation with more than 200 plants. Guardia Civil have taken over the investigation.

Guns decline THE number of firearm licences held in the Marina Alta has fallen 11 per cent in six years to 12,500, according to the Guardia Civil. A decline in hunting as the older generation retires from the sport and their grandchildren find other pastimes is the main reason given.

Bike fine A CYCLIST has found out the hard way that bikes are not exempt from speeding fines after a mobile radar clocked him doing 59 kph in a 50kph zone as he descended the pass of l’Oronet. The Valencian man has since received a speeding ticket for the offence.

Boozy driver LOCAL POLICE in Valencia have arrested a 22-year-old man who was driving whilst six times over the legal alcohol limit. Locals had alerted officers after spotting the man driving erratically and at high speed through the city’s streets.

Police found he was also banned from driving until next May.

STUNNING: Albarracin was voted the most beautiful town in Spain.

THIS village in the Aragon region has recently topped a list of the 30 most beautiful towns in Spain.

Albarracin, in Teruel Province, saw off competition from almost 250 settlements from across the country in El Viajero’s online poll which ran from September 28 to October 2.

T h e v o te w a s on villa ge s a nd towns with a population of 10,000 or under.

Albarracin, with a population of

around 1,075, was named a National Monument in 1961 due to its historical and cultural heritage.

The tow n is be lie ve d to ha ve been founded by the Muslim Moors sometime in the 10th century.

The name Albarracin is thought to come from the Banu Razin dynasty who chose the town as the capital of its fiefdom from the early 11th century.

The town passed into Christian hands after it was conquered by Pe-

Child dies jumping A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died in Chiva on Sunday after suffering a severe neck injury from jumping off a bed at home.

T h e a c c id en t took pla c e a t around 10.30am, and health professionals arrived to perform CPR on the boy for 45 minutes.

He was then taken to the local health centre for treatment, but he could not be revived.

T h e b o y is b elie ve d to ha ve been running around and playing

with his five-year-old older sister, when he slipped and fell, hitting his neck against the side rail of a bed.

A lthough the a utops y is s till pending, sources indicates that he broke his neck and immediately lost consciousness.

This is the second incident in le s s tha n a month in Va le nc ia where a child has died in a domestic accident after light-hearted playing with siblings.

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ter III of Aragon in 1284 and fully incorporated into his kingdom in 1300.

Albarracin’s old town is built on the slips of mountains near to the River Guadalaviar. It sits between the Albarracin to the north and the Montes Universales in the south.

The town is home to several historic monuments including the Salvador Cathedral, the Alcazar de Albarracin, the Palacio Episcopal and walls built by the Moors.

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Terrorists on trial THE Association of Victims of Terrorism (AVT) has filed an appeal to the National Court for Driss Oukabir and Mohamed Houli Chemlal, members of a jihadist cell responsible for the August 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, to also be tried for murder.

The two detainees were sentenced by judge Fernando Andreu for crimes of involvement in a terrorist organisation and the manufacturing, possession

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and distribution of explosives.

Meanwhile the man who is accused of being the mentor of the cell and who radicalised several of the young men, Abdelbaki Es Satty, has also been prosecuted for links with a terrorist organisation.

However, for the AVT, there is more than enough evidence to prosecute Driss Oukabir and Mohamed Houli Chemlal for the murder of 15 civilians and the injuring of 140 more.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1736 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 120 local stories.

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POLL OF THE WEEK Do you think British tourists will be less likely to holiday in Spain after Brexit?

LAST WEEK’S POLL: Do you think women are more equal in Spain than they are in other countries such as Britain?

Yes 12%

No 88%

EWN online this week MAKING HISTORY: Gonzalez and Grandela worked on the Apollo 11 mission.

Space Race link TWO Spanish technicians have spoken about their time working for NASA on the Apollo 11 Moon landing ahead of the release of a film based on the mission.

Carlos Gonzalez and Jose Manuel Grandela both worked at the Fresnedillas de la Oliva tracking station in the Madrid region in the 1960’s.

Both were there during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and Gonzalez controlled its communications.

Gonzalez and Grandela both recently attended an event at the Astrobiology Centre in the Madrid region held to mark the premiere of The First Man. The film, starring Ryan Gosling as first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong, dramatises the Apollo 11 mission and is set to be released next year for its 50th anniversary.

Gonzalez said he and Grandela had a privileged position because they could listen to conversations between the Apollo 11 crew and mission control in Houston before anyone else.

Both were the first people to hear Armstrong confirm he and Buzz Aldrin had touched down on the Moon with the words: ‘The eagle has landed.’

Gonzalez said Armstrong wanted to step onto

the Moon no matter what happened and added he remembered an exchange between the astronaut and Houston when told he had to wait.

“I’ve been preparing for this for years, I’ve travelled 400,000 kilometres, I’ve gone down to the Moon with certain difficulties and now you tell me I have to sleep?” Gonzalez remembered Armstrong saying.

“Houston had proposed to abort the mission but Armstrong took semiautomatic control and with Buzz Aldrin giving him altitude and speed data he landed with about 30 seconds’ worth of fuel to spare,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez added he also remembered Armstrong asking how he had managed to stumble on his way out of the lunar module despite practising 300 times on Earth.

Grandela, who was 23 at the time, said the mission was an important step in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

“The mission unleashed an avalanche of innovations in engineering, informatics, materials and fuels from which all of humanity is benefiting today,” he said.

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HOLIDAY ISLAND: Hit by catastrophic storm, killing five.

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By Karl Smallman A COSTA BLANCA British business association president has blasted the online edition of a UK national newspaper for their interpretation of an interview she gave to a national Spanish newspaper.

The Sun online article claimed that ‘Brits now terrorise Benidorm all year round sparking a major security problem in the resort town.’

But, speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News this afternoon, a furious Karen Maling Cowles, the Benidorm’s British Businesses Association president said, “In no way have I given an interview to The Sun. I only did El Mundo and local TV interviews last week.”

“Nor have I given them permission to use my photo from my Facebook.

“Anyone who knows me and what I do knows that this is a sad twisted version of truth.

“I will be complaining to them.”

On the association’s official Facebook page they issued a further statement saying: “Today should have been a great day for the association

FURIOUS: Karen Maling Cowles, Benidorm’s British Businesses Association president. with the official inauguration this morning.

“This, however, has been overshadowed by the publication of an article that has appeared in the online edition of The Sun newspaper.

It went on ‘This piece of ‘journalism’ has been taken from an article our President Karen Maling Cowles did with the Spanish press namely

El Mundo.

“Words have been used from this article and have been taken out of context and used for their own spin.

“The association would like to make it clear that we have done no media interviews with any UK national press lately - be it The Sun or any other - and would never use such terminology as The Sun are claiming.

“Anyone that knows Karen, our President, and the association knows what our values and beliefs are.”

The association has asked people to share their post “so this ‘story’ can be rectified as it is possible it could do serious damage to our newly formed association and the hard work that has already been put in with the relative authorities.”

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Open again THE municipal swimm i n g p o o l i n S a n Vi cente del Raspeig has reopened after a programme of works that included the replacement of the roof.

Councillor Marilo Jorda has apologised to the usual users of the pool who have had to move to other facilities to train in Alicante. The plan was to reopen at the start of this month, but the fortnight delay was d u e t o d i ff i c u l t i e s i n obtaining certain materials.

S a n Vi c e n t e d e l Raspeig Council invested €85,000 to repair the roof that had rusted over time and had begun to leak.

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stepped out in sexy red stilettos, teamed with a monochrome outfit of blouse and skinny fit, cropped trousers.

The glamorous royal, who is a hands-on mum to her two daughters, was already famous in her own right before marrying King Felipe, thanks to a career as a TV presenter and journalist.

S h e e v e n won a n award for best Spanish journalist under 30, just before she met her husband.

STYLE: The Royal shows off her flair for fashion.

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BIG BROTHER host Emma Willis showed off her toned figure in a hot yellow bikini while taking a well-earned stay at Ibiza’s famous fitness retreat, The Body Camp.

The 42-year-old sizzled while relaxing with husband, McBusted’s Matt, 35.

Taking to Instagram, the parents of three, who married in 2008, said they had enjoyed a boxing session, abs workout, yoga and meditation classes and a cooking lesson.

BREAK: Hard working Emma Willis takes some time off from work for a fitness holiday with husband Matt.

Showie Chloe SHE jets between Marbella and a mansion in the UK, and now beautician Chloe Bowler is starring in ITVBe’s new reality show Absolutely Ascot.

She gives the plush Spanish resort as her home address and plugs her €140 lip filler treatments on Facebook, but now she looks set for TV stardom.

The show, set to rival the likes of Towie, continues Sunday.

MODEL LOOKS: The budding reality star at La Palma and Teneguia Princess.

And they shared lots of sweet snaps of the two of them cuddling up as well as walking hand in hand.

Matt captioned a romantic, private moment: ‘Having a lovely time in Ibiza. Went for dinner last night and then spent the day training.’

Despite Channel 5 axing Big Brother last month, former model Emma has secured herself as a television favourite, and is sure to be back on our screens soon.

Bianca’s ass-ets PEACHY Bianca Gascoigne has been showing off her Brazilian butt after undergoing the controversial procedure in Spain.

The reality star has been papped by tabloid photographers all week, but particularly during a walk in the park with boyfriend Adam and her dog.

Wearing skin tight leisurewear, the 31-year-old left little to the REAR-LY: The reality star imagination.

has upped her assets.

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QUEEN LETIZIA of Spain has wowed crowds and the paparazzi with her style over the last fortnight.

She looked stunning in a Hugo Boss ensemble, worth a reported €1,200 when she attended congress ahead of last week’s World M e n t a l Health Day in Madrid.

T h e fashionista teamed an orange, navy and white, short-sleeve sweater with a camel tan leather A-line skirt with orange pockets.

And during an official visit at a college in Mallorca days earlier, Letizia

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Model monarch

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Man arrested for rape A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman he had been for a drink with, in Benicalap, Valencia.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the courtyard of an apartment block.

The man reportedly propositioned her and when she firmly refused, he put his hand over her mouth and assaulted her.

Reports indicate he even stole €25 from her wallet.

Witnesses came to the woman’s aid and then contacted the police.

With a description of the suspect, officers conducted a thorough search of the apartment block, where they came upon his father.

The suspect was found to be asleep in the apartment, but later he was identified by the victim.

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Health care and Brexit N E X T We d n e s d a y t h e British consul in Alicante, Sarah-Jane Morris, will visit La Nucia to discuss Brexit.

The Foro Sanitario sobre el Brexit Health Forum in the Sala Ponent at the Auditorium is due to begin at 9am and will deal with British residents’ concerns regarding their health cover once the UK leaves the Eu-

ropean Union.

There is no admission fee but it is necessary to register beforehand by contacting the bartgommans@la nucia.es email address or by ringing the administrat i v e c o u n c i l o ff i c e i n t h e Caravana district on 966 875 410.

The Forum, which has b e e n o rg a n i s e d b y B re x ithealtcare.com in collabo-

ration with La Nucia Town Hall, focuses on healthcare and other related issues for Britons living in Spain.

There will be information regarding the rights and obligations of residents and non-residents, the advantages and disadvantages of public and private healthcare as well as NIE numb e r s a n d t h e d i ff e r e n c e made by registering on the

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BREXIT TALK: British consul Sarah-Jane Morris.

municipal Padron.

As well as Sarah-Jane Morris, other speakers include La Nucia’s Foreign Residents’ councillor Bart Gommans, the Police Commissioner for Immigration

and representatives from state-run and private hospitals.

There will also be a chance for those attending to put their own questions to the panel of speakers.

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Three medals for three police heroes FOUR-YEAR-OLD Nelio recently looked on as three Guardia Civil officers received the force’s Order of Merit.

“We had to come,” said his parents Bastian and Jub who explained that in February 2017 Nelio fell into the swimming pool in Benita c he ll w he re the fa mily live.

A gardener removed him from the pool and Guardia Civil officers Albano Caballero, Carlos Salort and Ele a z a r Va ron, w ho w e re called to the scene, fought to save him. “ H e w a s unre s pons ive when we arrived and had no pulse,” Albano Caballero recalled.

Tha nks to the offic e rs ’ CPR Nelio’s pulse had returned before the ambulance

arrived to take him to Denia hospital, but his condition w a s s o gra ve tha t he w a s transferred to Alicante General Hospital.

He was in a coma for seve ra l da ys a nd doc tors warned Bastian and Jub that he was unlikely to recover, his mother said. “ B ut one da y w he n his sister Cloe went to see him, he began to talk as though nothing had happened. The ne xt da y he w a s up a nd walking with no after-effects at all.”

Five this w e e k, N e lio s pe a ks thre e la ngua ge s German, Thai and Spanish and is a normal, occasionally naughty little boy.

“We are so grateful,” said B a s tia n a nd J ub a s the y thanked the three officers who saved his life.

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Solid as a Rock WHILST the UK continues to be in the midst of internal and external dispute over the increasingly imminent Brexit, spare a thought for the politicians in Gibraltar.

At the end of the day, this tiny enclave at the tip of Spain has a voting population which is half the size of Wimbledon and from a pot of around 30,000 people has to find politicians who are capable of becoming involved in international negotiations.

Happily, it would appear that Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, a barrister and QC is capable of entering this heady atmosphere and with the support of certain of his other ministers - including Deputy Chief Minister Garcia - has walked a difficult tightrope.

Although the Spanish government is in theory committed to Spanish rule over the Rock, the change, firstly of Foreign Minister Margallo (who was a ‘sword rattling’ member of those who claim Gibraltar) and then the return to power of the PSOE Spanish Socialist Party has seen a less aggressive stance against Gibraltar in recent months.

It is clear that in financial terms, Gibraltar has an exceptionally strong economy and is said to be the second largest employer of Spanish workers in the Campo de Gibraltar, beaten only by the Government of Andalucia.

Despite all of the hard work that the Gibraltarians may put into the negotiations, at the end of the day, it’s the UK parliament and the remaining 27 member states of the EU who will actually decide the future of this British Overseas Territory.

For what it’s worth however, those born in Gibraltar can currently move to the UK, unlike the citizens of that other territory, Hong Kong which was returned to China.

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Record cruise passengers in Alicante

TOURISTS: Brittania P&O cruised into Alicante on Tuesday morning carrying 3,000 passengers.

TWO cruise liners with 4,000 passengers on board moored in Alicante on Tuesday.

The Prinsedam-Holland America Line and Brittania P&O arrived early in the morning, with tourists spending a total of 17 hours at the resort.

According to the Department of Com-

merce, by the end of October, some 10,000 tourists will have passed through the port of Alicante this month. And by the end of the year, the figure is expected to surpass 100,000, topping last year’s 86,400 visitors.

Before October 31, the arrival of the

ship Aidacara-Aida Cruises is expected to moor, carrying 1,000 passengers, together with the Koningsdam-Holland America Line transporting 2,000 holidaymakers.

A further two liners are scheduled to dock in Alicante before November, with a further 3,000 tourists.

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Stranded at the weekend VENTA LANUZA residents, currently without the Line 1 Tram, had a bus service over the Moors and Christians weekend.

Line 1 between Campello and La Creueta in Villajoyosa is closed until October 28 while maintenance is carried out on the Barranc d’Aigues viaduct.

In the meantime, the regional rail operator FGV provides a bus between the two stations but does not pick up residents from the urbanisations who regularly use the Venta Lanuza halt.

FGV explained that it would be impossible for coaches to pick up Venta Lanuza passengers at the N332 intersection for road safety reasons and, owing to their size, the vehicles could not enter their urbanisations or negotiate narrow streets.

Instead, FGV revealed that Campello’s C-2 bus would cover the service for Venta Lanuza residents, who immediately pointed out that as well as running only once an hour, there were no weekend buses now that the summer season has finished.

Campello’s mayor Benjami Soler and Alfred Botella, who heads the Infrastructure department then announced that the bus would run during the Moors and Christians fiestas weekend.

As this still leaves Venta Lanuza for two weekends without transport, the town will ask the FGV bus to stop at the N-332 crossroads, despite the rail operator’s reluctance to stop the bus on the main road where there are no pedestrian crossings.

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NEWS EXTRA Grape checks GUARDIA CIVIL and Local Police officers will increase controls on major and secondary roads in Aspe, where dessert grapes are a major crop and thefts increase as the fruit is collected, ready for market.

Cut risk IBI Council will graze flocks of sheep in mountain areas to improve existing firebreaks and reduce the risk of future fires, as they will eat up to 200 kilos of grass and vegetation each day.

First named JAVEA was mentioned in print for the first time in 1258 when Jaume I confirmed a land purchase contract in Yxabee although in another document written 43 years later, scribes called the town Exabeam.

Pink ribbons for Anemona VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall is observing World Breast Cancer Day on October 19 by displaying a large pink ribbon.

La Vila’s mayor Andreu Verdu and councillors hung the ribbon from the town hall balcony, assisted by members of Anemona, the Marina Baja support group for women with breast cancer.

“We want to demonstrate our solidarity with women who have breast cancer as well as their families, while underlining the importance of investigation in the search for cures,” Verdu said.

Anemona is organising several Marina Baja events to raise both awareness and funds for their cause, with a commemorativ e marc h in B en id o r m this Sunday.

On October 27 there will be a function at Finca la Barbera, in

SUPPORT: Villajoyosa observes World Breast Cancer Day. collaboration with Villajoyosa Town Hall, which will include the reading of a manifesto entitled, ‘A

cure is possible with early diagnosis’ followed by lunch at Restaurante El Drago.

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Hospital could return to state THE recent pact between the governing PSOE party and Podemos includes a pledge to reverse healthcare deals with the private sector.

This could directly affect the Valencian Community where previous regional governments outsourced the construction and subsequent management of Denia hospital as well as the Marina Alta’s primary care health centres.

Generalitat president Ximo Puig made a campaign promise to reverse the privatisation of Denia hospital where the Marina Salud concession does not expire until 2024. Manises and Vinalopo hospitals would also revert to the state system, he maintained.

The concessions formalised by former regional presidents Eduardo Zaplana and Francisco Camps did not involve the Spanish government, but they used a 1997 law which the present national government, headed by Pedro Sanchez, intends either to eliminate or modify.

Meanwhile Puig is negotiating with Marina Salud’s principal shareholder, the German insurance company DKV, and confirmed that he hopes to return Denia hospital to the public system before the May 2019 regional elections.

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GENEROUS: Gary making the donation to Vikki, one of the event’s organisers.

Giving generously GIVING4GIVING recently attended a charity event at Alm a f r a Ca m psi t e in aid of M i nd UK a nd d o nated €1,000.

Th e e v e nt wa s a g rea t

s u cc e s s a n d € 3 , 7 0 0 was ra is ed b y th e en d o f t he day. In an act of further generosity Gary from Giving4Giving donated a further €300 to reach a final

total of €4,000.

Giving4Giving urgently ne e ds volunte e r s in all their shops so why not join the team and call Gary on 603 137 697.

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Valencia outing for all FINESTRAT Town Hall’s Other Residents department is organising a visit to the City of the Arts and Sciences in Valencia on October 25.

The excursion, which costs €50, includes admission to the Oceanografic aquarium, the Museu de les Ciencies and the Hemiferic where there will be a screening of Ritmos de America which traces the roots of American music and

explores the great musical cities of New Orleans, Chicago, Nashville and New York.

More information is available at the Residentes de Otras Nacionalidades (RON) department on the second floor at the town hall, where reservations can be made until next Monday, October 22. Or email the ron@finestrat.org address or ring 647 370 999.

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NEWS EXTRA Cheaper telly THE regional government’s Health department will eliminate the €4 a day charge for televisión in all Valencian Community hospitals once the Generalitat’s contract with a concessionary that provides and maintains the service expires.

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JAILED: Sanchez and Cuixart (inset) are high profile backers of Catalan independence.

Catalan prisoners NGO: Ongoing detention an ‘injustice’

By Joe Gerrard A HUMAN rights NGO has called on Spanish authorities to release two Catalan pro-independence activists a year after they were jailed in connection with the region’s secession attempt.

Amnesty International said there was no justification for keeping Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart in custody ahead of

their trial on rebellion charges.

The charges levelled against the two are unfounded and should be dropped, the NGO added.

Fotis Filippou, of Amnesty International, said the ongoing detention of Sanchez and Cuixart unfairly restricted their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.

“Instead of taking the opportunity to end the detention of Jordi Sanchez and Jordi

Cuixart, the judicial authorities have perpetuated this injustice,” Fillippou said.

The NGO’s comments come as the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court recently rejected two petitions calling for the release of the activists.

Spain’s Constitutional Court also refused to provisionally suspend the detention of Sanchez at least three separate times, Amnesty International said.

Bridge fears ALCOY City Hall has commissioned a report on the state of the San Jorge bridge, to assess whether carbon dioxide has penetrated the concrete to weaken the structure by producing calcium carbonate.

Flood threat SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND Valencian Community residents live in towns or cities where there is a risk of flooding when rivers burst their banks posing a potential threat to two power stations and 327 schools.

OAPs offend THE number of convictions in the Valencian Community for offenders in the 18-20 age group rose by 45 per cent since 2013 but shot up for the over-70’s, who committed 153 per cent more crimes.

Slow down WITHIN 48 hours 5,000 people signed an online petition against CV-70’s 50kph speed limit between La Nucia and Benidorm, supporting claims that this adds time to journeys and affects drivers’ quality of life.

Big plans VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall intends to give permission to build a four or five-star aparthotel on land zoned for development in the Malladeta neighbourhood and which will have a constructed area of 6,481 square metres.

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ARRESTED: Man is detained after blaze in Calle Arago in Barcelona.

Suspected arson EIGHTEEN people suffered injuries as a result of smoke inhalation during a fire at a residential building in the centre of Barcelona on Monday morning.

Cataluña police have arrested a man in connection with the blaze, and an investigation has been launched.

Firefighters received a call just before 5 . 3 0 a m , a n d 11 v e h i c l e s f r o m t h e Barcelona Fire Department, and nine am-

bulances from the Sistema d’Emergencies Mediques (SEM) attended the fire in Calle Arago. As a precaution, the whole building was evacuated, and sources claim the structure of the building appears not to have been affected.

Tr a ff i c w a s c u t o ff f o r a n h o u r a n d a half, with lanes reopening at 8am, although crews were still working to extinguish the flames.

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by Tara Rippin POLICE have arrested four people in the Spanish overseas territory of Ceuta, for trafficking migrants to the mainland in speedboats normally used in the drug’s trade.

A Civil Guard union confirmed last month that narcos in the south of the country had moved into the ‘lucrative’ business of migrant trafficking as an increasing number of people attempt to reach Europe from Africa, via Spain.

Police allege the four detainees led a gang in Ceuta that took migrants, specifically Algerians, across the Mediterranean to the mainland.

It has been reported they charged between €1,800 and €2,000 per person per trip, earning a profit of around €26,000 each vessel.

A source claims the profits of the ‘organisation’ were such that those involved ‘devoted themselves to this criminal field rather than that related to drugs.’

According to data from the International Or-

LUCRATIVE: Gang of migrant traffickers allegedly earned €26,000 per vessel. ganisation for Migration, more than 40,000 migrants have reached Spain by sea since the beginning of the year, with a further 398 dying in the process.

This is more than three times as many as during the same period last year.

Tax takings highs

THE Spanish treasury collected more in the first eight months of 2018 than at any time since the height of the pre-crash property boom, according to government figures.

Tax Agency statistics showed revenues were close to €210 billion in the

months up to and including August. The treasury collected €201 billion during the same period in 2007 before the property market crashed and Spain entered the last recession.

The figures come at a time

of economic recovery for Spain, however there are more than 1.4 million more people unemployed than in 2007. The Tax Agency said in its report that the growth in pension earnings as well as previous VAT hikes were reasons for the increase.

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SPAIN’S population is set to be older while growing to 49 million people by the 2030’s, according to new figures.

The county’s National Institute of Statistics’ forecasts stated there would be 12 million people over the age of 65 by 2033, up from the current roughly nine million. That would be equivalent to around a

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Forecast: Spain to age by 2030’s quarter of the predicted population.

The total number of people living in Spain is set to grow by 2.4 million. Migration is expected to continue offsetting the increasing imbalance between the birth and death rate, with the latter becoming big-

ger than the former. About 6.5 million people are expected to die between now and 2033, around 15 per cent more than in the previous decade and a half.

Life expectancy is forecast to rise to almost 88 for women and 83 for

Rare artefacts seized FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly being complicit in the plundering of an archaeological site in Spain.

Guardia Civil have recovered 92 rare Celtiberian pieces said to be of ‘great historical value.’

They have been taken to a museum in Burgos to be studied, restored and put on display.

The arrested men and four others investigated are suspected of crimes of damage to archaeological sites, misappropriation and receiving the items illegally.

The investigation began last November after the Nature Protection Service of the Guardia Civil (SEPRONA) detected the sale of several spearheads through specialised internet media sites.

The agents identified and located an advertiser in the town of Burgos, who was found to have a batch of 50 ancient pieces that were taken by police to be studied and catalogued by the Museum of Burgos.

An expert report showed that the metal items had been re-

ANCIENT ARTEFACTS: Were recovered in Burgos. cently dug up.

Police then launched Operation ‘Muserola’ to investigate the illegal trade in antiquities in the region.

The aim was to locate the plundered site and identify those responsible and recover the items stolen.

Guardia Civil searched two

homes and arrested those responsible, one in the province of Toledo and three in Burgos.

One raid uncovered links to the drugs trade with cocaine and precision scales discovered.

Police also found the plunderer who was working a plot of land next to the archaeological site.

men, while the annual birth rate is expected to be 3.5 per cent higher in 2033. Women are predicted to have 1.41 children in 15 years’ time, compared to the current fertility rate of 1.31.

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children will be born between now and 2033, 16 per cent less than in the previous three decades.

INE statisticians said the three main factors used to make the forecasts, fertility, mortality and migration, were hard to predict over the long term. The latest predictions were made based on current trends, they added.

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Wildlife reserve A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to the Centre of Nature and the Coast ‘The Chameleon’ in Chipiona, Cadiz, causing more than €300,000 worth of damage.

The 17-year-old is accused of setting light to a plastic bottle, which fell onto the grass in strong winds, which accelerated the flames.

The fire spread through and destroyed 5,000 sqm of broom where the protected species of chameleon live and reproduce.

A large part of the Facilities of Interpretation Centre itself was also gutted in the blaze.

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Moves to stop deaths

by Tara Rippin A SUICIDE prevention plan has been put together by the National Police after it was revealed taking their own lives is the biggest cause of death among officers.

According to the Occupational Risk Prevention Service, there were 152 suicides within the force between 2000 and 2016.

The Guardia Civil has a plan in place, but this is the first of its kind within the national force.

A source claims factors such as the organisation and perception of work, the work environment, emotional demands, and shift and night work, are variables of the police profession that cause serious psychological disorders and can lead to problems.

These include post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression, which ‘can cause sleep disturbances, alcohol and drug addiction, and may end in suicide,’ it was reported.

The prevention document has been sent to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaska, and to the Director General of Police, Francisco Pardo, for implementation.

It is hoped the plan will raise awareness and help identify signs prior to suicide so that a ‘therapeutic’ or treatment’ process can begin.

FORCE FIGURES: Show that 152 police officers committed suicide between 2000 and 2016.

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Jailed for flight rage A MAN from County Down, Northern Ireland has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for threatening to kill and ‘flailing his arms about,’ terrifying a female member of Jet2’s cabin crew.

The Jet2 flight from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to Belfast also saw Kevin O’Hare, 27, punching the seat of an autistic boy causing the young passenger to ‘scream.’

Reports suggest O’Hare also

acted in an aggressive manner towards police when he was arrested at Belfast airport.

O’Hare’s lawyer told Antrim Magistrates’ Court in Northern Ireland, his client had been drinking since 11am before boarding the Jet2 flight to Belfast International Airport.

O’Hare was given a fivemonth sentence for making death threats towards the cabin crew and an additional five months for assaulting a mem-

ber of Jet2’s team.

The judge described O’Hare’s actions as ‘appalling’ and bemoaned that incidents such as O’Hare’s case are becoming ‘all too prevalent’ on aircraft.

O’Hare allegedly ‘doesn’t recollect anything in relation to the incident.’

He is understood to be battling a ‘longstanding difficulty with alcohol, going back over 10 years.’

SENTENCED: 10 months in prison for threatening the Jet2 cabin crew.

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DEAL STRUCK: Sanchez (left) signed the deal with Iglesias (right).

PM agrees budget pact

by Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S Prime Minister has signed an agreement with the leader of his leftist allies in Parliament to include a minimum wage increase and tax hikes in the draft 2019 budget.

Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias, the head of the antiausterity Podemos, signed the 50-page document outlining their budget plans at the Prime Minister’s residence of La Moncloa last Thursday.

The Prime Minister said the budget put the Spanish people at the centre of politics.

“This is our shared goal that we brought into being today.

We are working to get other parties to join our agreement for the budget which will expand rights and improve people’s lives,” Sanchez said.

Podemos leader Iglesias said putting people at the centre of politics was not incompatible with financial stability while claiming the plans would leave

austerity behind. “The agreement reached with the government will improve the lives of the people of this country,” he said. The largest ever increase to Spain’s minimum wage is now among the measures set to be put forward for next year’s budget.

The rate would rise from €736 a month to €900 a month, or by 21 per cent, if Parliament backs the plans.

Government spending would rise by an additional €5.1 billion under the plans if passed. Maria Jesus Montero, Spain’s Finance Minister, said the increase would be covered by almost €5.7 billion extra coming into the treasury’s coffers from tax hikes and reforms.

The document itself stated the spending plans would see an extra almost €2.1 billion spent. Those calculations do not include pension payments and other welfare outgoings.

Ignacio Cosido, a leading

spokesperson from the opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP), said the budget would lead Spain to go hungry ‘like Venezula’ in the next few years.

Alberto Nadal, a PP economy spokesperson, said: “The budget contains the used of the next economic crisis and recession for the Spanish economy.”

Additional measures in the plans include spending increases on state housing, extra aid to low income families and a rise of 6.7 per cent on civilian research and development funding.

These would be funded by measures including a 3 per cent tax on digital companies and a 1 per cent equity tax on fortunes of more than €10 million.

Sanchez will now have to court smaller parties in Parliament including Basque and Catalan nationalist groups to get the measures passed.

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Brit rescued from collapsed home dies A BRITISH man who had to be pulled from the rubble of his Spanish home when it collapsed on top of him has died, according to reports.

Malcolm Lawrence is thought to have died from emphysema and liver failure, though it is unclear if his condition was made worse by dust and the stress of the incident, in which firefighters had to cut through iron bars to res-

cue him. They then pulled him though a window in his apartment in La Zenia, Orihuela Costa (Alicante), an area popular with British expatriates.

Now, an insurance company survey has blamed the collapse of the building on an underground stream undermining the foundations.

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Deaths on Spain’s roads

By Tara Rippin FIGURES released by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), reveal nine people died in car crashes during the Bridge of October or Puente del Pilar celebrations.

The data relates to incidents between 3pm last Thursday and midnight on Sunday.

On Friday, a 24-year-old was killed when his quad bike was involved in a collision with a car on the N-332

at Cullera, Valencia. The motorist received minor injuries.

On Saturday there were four crashes, in A Coruña, Avila, Navarra and Las Palmas, with six deaths.

The most serious occurred at 11.15am on the AC-556 in Valdoviño, A Coruña, in which three people lost their lives as they were travelling towards Cedeira. An investigation is underway to discover why the vehicle hit an electric pole and a concrete wall as the car was exiting the road. Two others died in accidents in Navarra and Las Palmas.

On Sunday, two 23-yearolds were killed when the car they were travelling in left the road between Pozoblanco Cordoba and Villanueva de Cordoba at 6.30pm.

And there was a further fatal crash in Valladolises, Murcia.

Prior to the weekend, the DGT anticipated 5.1 million trips on Spanish roads.

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Rape law reforms

PROTESTS: Demonstration against the La Manada sentencing in Pamplona.

POLITICAL leaders have agreed to change the law to demand expressed consent in sexual relations as part of the fight against violence of this kind against women.

The pact between the government and political group Podemos will lead to a reform of the Criminal Code with the aim of ensuring that ‘if a woman does not say yes explicitly’ then it is not consensual sex.

A formal document reportedly states that

‘the lack of expressed consent of the victim will become a key issue in sexual crimes.’

The debate was triggered by the ongoing La Manada case in Pamplona, involving an 18year-old female who accused five men of rape.

When the men were found guilty of sexual assault, rather than rape, protests were provoked across Spain, with groups and activists calling for reforms to the law.

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TRAGIC SCENE: Boy died in hunting accident.

Boy shot dead A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has died after being shot accidentally in the head during a hunting accident in Spain.

The incident happened at the Santamaria farm in Villalba de los Alcores in Valladolid, according to emergency services.

An ambulance and a helicopter were scrambled, but medics confirmed the death of the boy by rifle shot at the scene.

The fatal accident happened shortly after 1pm on Saturday at the farm, located about

five kilometres east of Villalba de los Alcores.

According to sources close to the case, the grandfather of the deceased child is the owner of the El Rocio estate, also located in the municipality of Villalba de los Alcores and ‘very well known’ in Valladolid.

The Guardia Civil have declared that the incident was probably an accident, but are investigating further and ‘do not discount any hypothesis.’

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Tourism official:

BREXIT WORRIES: Pinanes (inset) warned of a no-deal ‘disaster’ for tourism.

no-deal Brexit a ‘disaster’

By Joe Gerrard A SENIOR Spanish tourist official has said it would be a disaster for Spain if Britain left the European Union (EU) without a deal next year.

Javier Pinanes, the head of Spain’s London tourism office, said there would be “really big” problems if a nodeal Brexit went ahead including for those travelling between the two countries.

British people would probably opt not to travel to Spain or other countries in the EU if a no-deal meant the introduction of visas, flight changes and health insurance problems.

“For Spain it’s decisive.

Britain is our main market. A no-deal Brexit would be a disaster,” he said.

He added while speaking to members of the British travel industry association ABTA in Sevilla that hotels

particularly on Spain’s coast and its islands were heavily linked to their customers.

“I’m convinced there will be an agreement because it is in the common interest of Britain and the EU. “We received 19 million British people in 2017,” he said. British ambassador to Spain Simon Manley, also at the convention, said Westminster was working “day in, day out,” to secure a deal.

“Spain has got a lot of skin in this game,” he said.

Manley added the British government is advising travel companies and holidaymakers on the consequences of a no-deal Brexit.

“But the British government is also having to prepare for the worst,” he said.

Several EU arrangements such as European Health Insurance and visa-free travel could be disputed or stop all together if Britain leaves the

bloc without a deal.

The British government stated last month some flights may also be disrupted because airlines would have to get individual permits to fly between Britain and EU states.

Mark Tanzer said politicians had “argued and dithered” over the withdrawal negotiations.

“The future is unlikely to be a paradise but there’s no reason to believe it will be hell either,” Manley said.

The warning comes as the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said negotiators were working “day and night” to secure a Brexit deal.

His comments come as an agreement over the status of Northern Ireland and its border with the Republic continues to stall efforts to reach a final agreement.

Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29 2019.

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SIXTEEN INJURED: A heifer escaped from the celebrations in Valdelacalzada, Badajoz.

Four children hurt at bullfight FOUR children - aged between 18-months and six years old - were amongst 16 people injured during a bullfighting festival in Spain.

The 112 Extremadura emergency services control centre said the incident happened at 4.49pm on Saturday afternoon when a heifer escaped from the celebrations in Valdelacalzada, Badajoz.

Spectators scattered in panic as the animal broke free in a bid to find an escape route, but not everyone managed to escape the creature’s attentions.

Among the injured are the four children and 12 adults aged between 21 and 73.

The majority of the casualties were treated at the scene or nearby but five of

the injured, including the four-year-old boy were transferred to hospital.

Firefighters from the Puebla de la Calzada station, as well as a team from the Red Cross of Montijo and an ambulance hired by the town council for the celebrations, were also deployed along with the paramedics.

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By Tara Rippin THE Spanish government is turning to the Vatican in its bid to stop dictator Francisco Franco being buried at a famous Madrid cathedral, should his remains be exhumed.

Deputy prime minister, Carmen Calvo will travel to Rome to meet with the Pope’s second in command Pietro Parolin, to discuss the matter with the heads of the Catholic Church.

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Franco’s reburial demanded his body be reburied at La Almudena Cathedral, next to the Royal Palace, which the government has argued would undermine the object of exhumation from the Valley of the Fallen.

It is also feared the move would create a new pilgrimage site for the dictator’s support-

CONCERNS: Government fears a second pilgrimage could be made to Franco at La Almudena Cathedral.

ers, posing a security risk.

Socialist Party (PSOE) government officials would prefer he was moved to a less prestigious location, such as El Prado cemetery where his wife is buried.

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their hopes on church leaders.

It has been reported Calvo also intends to discuss properties that the government suspects are fraudulently owned by the Catholic Church under laws ap-

proved by Franco.

The archbishop of Madrid, Carlos Oslo, agreed not to prevent the exhumation back in July, but has since claimed the church can’t stop Franco’s rela-

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tives from moving his body to La Almudena.

It is believed that should the government find a legal reason to stop the transfer, the church will support it, as it did with the exhumation. But at the moment, its only argument is the security risk it might pose, which could be rejected by the courts.

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PAYING THEIR RESPECTS: Colleagues of fatally wounded police officer Jose Manuel Arcos Sanchez and government officials.

A POLICE officer who was fatally shot when he stopped a car in Granada on Monday morning, has been decorated with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Guardia Civil, with a red badge.

Jose Manuel Arcos Sanchez, 47, was fatally wounded in the stomach at around 4.20am when an occupant of the vehicle, which had been travelling at speed, got out and opened fire in Huetor Vega.

The Guardia Civil arrested a 40-year-old man from Granada at the scene, who is said

to have ‘numerous police records.’

The deceased officer was decorated by the General Director of the Guardia Civil, Felix Azon, during a funeral at the cathedral on Tuesday, attended by family, officers, ministers and government delegates.

He had several decorations, including the Cross to the Constancy (silver and bronze).

A spokesperson for Granada police, said: “We want to convey our deepest condolences after the death in service of our partner Arcos.”

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TOO LATE: Helicopter was unable to reach hospital in time.

A FATHER and diver have drowned in separate incidents in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.

A man in his 60’s who was bathing with two children lost his life on Saturday afternoon at La Lajita beach in Gran Canaria. He was pulled from the water by a private boat,

which then took him to shore.

There lifesavers administered CPR in an attempt to revive him, but to no avail and he was declared dead at the scene.

And a 25-year-old spearfishing diver died near the Faro de la Entellada on the island of Fuerteventura. A call to the emergency services

alerted them that he had not returned to shore.

Two people found him and performed CPR until the emergency services arrived.

A helicopter was scrambled to take him to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura but he died before arrival, according to a statement from the rescue service.

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Benidorm NEWS A break with tradition REMODELLING Benidorm’s Avenida del Mediterraneo means that the fiestas’ masc le ta s mus t be he ld e ls e where.

A mascleta is a deafening daytime fireworks display, with five programmed for the town’s fiestas between November 11 and 14.

For de c a de s the s e ha ve been held in the Avenida del Mediterraneo adjoining the Plaza Triangula, but Fiestas councillor Jesus Carrobles c onfirme d tha t a ne w location will be found this year.

The mascletas that the Fiestas Committee has scheduled for this year’s celebrations, as well as a colourful night-time display on the evening of November 13, will move to Avenida Jaime I, between Avenida Panama a nd Ave nida N ic a ra gua , Carrobles revealed.

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DAYTIME FIREWORKS: Mascleta in Avenida del Mediterraneo. said. “The decision is neither unilateral, nor is it definite,” he added. “We have simply looked for a viable alternative to guarantee the celebrations and events that are of such interest to the festeros, residents and visitors.”

Following Carrobles’ announcement, the president

of the Fiestas Committee Francisco Marin, said that al t hough t he publ i c wer e used t o t he Aveni da del Mediterraneo, he was satisfied with the choice of location.

“The technical aspect will improve considerably,” he said. “Jaime I is much wider with better visibility.”

Old timers DESPITE initial reports that cam psi t es and t he t wi ceweekly open-air Pueblo m ar ket woul d event ual l y disappear, the promotors of the Ensanche Levante project to develop the Armanello district maintained that

they hoped to retain ‘some long-established pre-existing businesses.’

The majority are located on t he per i m et er of t he 56-hectare site and ‘compatible formulas’ would be sought.

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ALBIR is preparing for a special and unusual occasion at 6pm on November 1.

A prize-winning youth group of Welsh folk dancers who are visiting the Costa Blanca will be appearing at the Albir Gardens Hotel, singing and dancing under the direction of Jennifer Maloney.

The group have competed at Eisteddfods in Wales and performed in numerous concerts and street festivals, winning several first prizes. One of the group’s members is an

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Welsh prizewinners perform for AECC

WELSH GROUP: Performing on October 31 and November 1. award-winning soloist and

they have raised thousands of

pounds for charity.

As well as their November 1 appearance at Albir Gardens, they will be performing briefly at the Ancla on Albir seafront the previous day, October 31 at 12.30pm.

A collection will be held for the benefit of the Alfaz branch of Spain’s National Cancer Charity, AECC. “So do please come along and give them a big welcome to Spain,” said Pamela Dawson Tasker, president of the local AECC branch.

A HELICOPTER from the Provincial Consortium of Fire Brigades was called to assist a 50-year-old Altea woman who fell and broke her leg while hiking with family members on Sierra Bernia, following the El Forat route.

Once stabilised she was airlifted to the Benidorm fire station from where she transferred by road to hospital.

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Get it right ALFAZ’S Local Police, collaborating with the Police and Firefighters Union (SPPLB) hosts a session this Sunday focusing on procedures for municipal police forces to follow when identifying and frisking citizens.

Alfaz’s Public Safety councillor Genoveva Tent stressed the importance of sessions like these which guarantee the professional and specialised training for Local Police officers.

LA OLLA: Beach pronounced ‘excellent’ all summer long.

Criticism for false news ALTEA Town Hall again reproved opposition councillors for false reports that appeared in the local press.

Imma Orozco, town planning councillor and currently acting mayor, requested a public rectification or Rocio Gomez and Jesus Ballester’s resignations.

According to the PP councillors, a regional government report pronounced the Cap Blanc and La Olla beaches not fit for swimming, explained Altea’s Beaches councillor

Roque Ferrer.

“This report referred to the water in the Los Arcos and Brell streams that reach the sea at the Cap Blanc and La Olla beaches. Owing to their effluent content, swimming was not recommendable in either stream, it advised,” Ferrer said.

“Analyses of the water at all our beaches this summer were pronounced excellent,” he continued.

The councillor revealed that work has now been completed on the main drainage system

connected to a group of houses in Altea la Vieja whose wastewater had until now discharged into the Brell stream.

“Although this wastewater did not significantly affect our beaches we could not allow this unhygienic situation to continue,” Ferrer said.

“We took steps to minimise the risk and prevent residents from coming into contact with it, which neither the Partido Popular nor Cipal bothered to do when they were in power,” he maintained.

Calling all artists AS it has done for the last eight years, Albir is again hosting the Painters’ Meeting on Saturday.

Few settings are as stimulating and beautiful as Albir, with the Raco beach, a bay open to the Mediterranean, lapping waves that polish the pebbles and the Sierra Helada national park.

The Villa Romana open-air museum and the Fundacion Frax centre, both located on the seafront, also demonstrate Albir’s strong

links with culture.

The annual event is a must for art-lovers and this Saturday Artavant and the town hall’s Culture department are giving artists the opportunity of working in a setting that has inspired so many.

The meeting, entitled Liberarte, is open to all who wish to participate.

Full information is available on the Artavant’s Facebook page or at the Casa de Cutura in Alfaz.

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Boat people CALPE, Javea, Benitachell and Javea were the latest Costa Blanca towns where immigrant boats from North Africa are known to have landed recently. The Calpe patera was found beached and empty at the La Manzanera cove, although its 10 occupants were all detained later and attended to by the Red Cross.

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cessing the motorway via Altea or Benissa, drivers must negotiate kilometres of curves on a sinuous stretch of the N-332 with heavy traffic.

Calling for action from Ministry of Public Works, Compromis MPs in the national parliament in Madrid complained that some towns in the north and the south of the Valencian Community are ‘absolutely disconnected’ from the AP-7, naming Tavernes de la Valldigna in La Safor (Valencia) and Almenara and Alcala de Xivert (Castellon) as well as Calpe and Gata.

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‘A long and winding road’ THE Compromis party numbered Calpe amongst towns needing an AP7 connection.

In 2020 once the motorway reverts to the state, tolls are to be eliminated and the road will become more used, requiring additional accesses.

Calpe has been passed over for years and although former town councils have raised the possibility of its own AP-7 access in the past, this has been eclipsed by other political issues.

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N-332: Sinuous road between Calpe and Altea.

Darker side to cleaning THE PSPV party and unions recently organised a round table discussion regarding accommodation cleaners.

With 3,345 hotel beds and 17,399 apartments, Calpe was chosen as the setting to discuss a collective whose work conditions can be precarious.

Their situation has attracted national attention and even an interview with the former president, Mariano Rajoy, after the ‘Kellys’ complained that they were underpaid and risked work-related ailments.

“We hope to inform the sector while listening to doubts, suggestions and ideas for the future,” the organisers said beforehand.

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Highest salary WITH an annual salary €80,999 Calpe’s mayor Cesar Sanchez is the highest-paid in the Marina Alta, according to official statistics released by the national government. He is not on the municipal payroll, although the town hall pays his expenses, as his wages correspond to his position as president of the Diputacion, Alicante’s provincial council.

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A N A th e n s- b a se d f i r m is reapplying for permission to create a huge fish farm off Calpe.

The original 2012 propos-

al was twice rejected by the regional government’s Env iro n me n t in 2 0 1 4 a nd again in March this year.

T h e c o mp a n y h o p ed to

create a 47-hectare installation by extending two alre a dy-e xis ting s e rie s of cages and multiplying production of seabass and gilt-

head bream by seven.

The scheme was opposed by local politicians and local residents, owing to its impact on the environment, tourism and the traditional fishing industry.

The c ompa ny ha s now modifie d the s c he me to minimise its adverse effects and obtain regional government approval.

The application has since appeared in the Generalitat Valenciana’s Official Publication, DOGV, described as a ‘project to extend the installation of floating cages for organic fish-farming in Mediterranean waters’ off Calpe.

Se c re ta ry of the C a lpe Fishing Guild, Santos Pastor, revealed that the fish farm would occupy a different zone from the original site.

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FISH FARM: More cages planned for Calpe coast. vironment without affecting beaches, tourism or professional fishing, Pastor said.

The aut hor s of t he new plan stress that the company ‘has no intention of harming the Roca de Toix,’ an important enclave for marine l i f e but al t hough sm al l er

than the 2012 proposal, the extension would be ‘important.’

Town hall officials find fewer reasons for opposing the revised project, Pastor explained, ‘but that does not mean that their support is guaranteed.’

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NEWS TEULADA-MORAIRA’S sports department is organising its second Mati Actiu: Anemenbici (Active Morning: Let’s ride a bike) on Sunday.

This fun event for parents and children starts at 10am in Teulada’s Plaza de la Constitucion in Teulada.

Participants will learn about the right and left brakes and when they should be used as well as tips on the best height for a saddle and mending a punctured tyre.

Riders will then follow one of the two routes planned by the organisers. Route One has the youngest cyclists in mind and is 3.2 kilometres long with an asphalted 800metre circuit that is practically all level.

Route Two, 8.2 kilometres long and designed for over12s, is more challenging, as it is steep in parts with a twokilometre unasphalted section.

On finishing there will be a mini-gymkhana for participants in Plaza del Ayuntamiento and Plaza Sise Centenari.

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DISSENY AL PLAT is an exhibition of unique creations that combine craftsmanship, gastronomy and design organised by the Centro de Artesania de la Comunidad Valencia arts and crafts centre. It remains at the Teulada-Moraira Auditorium until October 31 and is open from Wednesday to Saturday from 11am-1pm and between 6 and 8pm.

Let’s ride a bike Lorry mishap A HEAVY lorry transporting composting material overturned on a curve on the N-332 between Teulada and Benissa while remaining on the hard shoulder without impeding traffic flow. The 40-year-old driver from Jaen was unhurt but firemen were called to the scene to cut away the damaged guardrail and clean up the spilt compost.

ACTIVE MORNING: Aimed at young cyclists. port.com closes today, October 18. The €2 entry fee goes

to the Red Cross and there will be a drop-off point for

flour, sugar, pasta and other non-perishable food staples.

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Court case brewing M U N I C I PA L s o u r c e s d e clined to comment on reports that Juan Navarro Ribelles, Teulada-Moraira’s police chief, planned to sue a former councillor.

“The Chief Inspector has every right to take whatever legal action he considers to be appropriate against municipal or procedural actions that he believes are infringing his rights,” the sources said.

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According to a local Spanish-language publication, Navarro Ribelles intends to start legal proceedings against the former Public Safety councillor, Nacim Benatsou.

Meanwhile, the same municipal sources asked the Chief Inspector to reciprocate the same respect that he has been shown as police chief and union official.

Subsided travel for students MUNICIPAL travel grants are available for TeuladaMoraira students in further education.

They should be under 30, be registered on the local Padron and in possession of paperwork that proves they completed their 2017-2018 course.

To b e e l i g i b l e f o r a g r a n t t h e y m u s t b e a b l e t o demonstrate that there is no local educational centre where they can continue their studies or relatives with whom they can stay in their place of study.

It is also necessary to be up-to-date with fees or taxes and their family income should not exceed the Public Income Index (IPREM).

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NEWS VICENT SANHERMELANDO, Daniel García Moragues and Javier Soria Ortega recently received their Vila de Teulada 2018 prizes.

The event compered by Jovi Lozano with music f r o m t h e D o l ç Ta b J a z z Project was attended by

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Awards for young talent local residents and visitors, together with the jury that selected the three w i n n e r s o f t h e Yo u n g Wr i t e r s and Yo u n g

AWARDS: The Vila de Teulada 2018 ceremony.

Painters competitions.

Presenting the awards, Carlos Linares, who also headed the juries that selected the winners of both competitions thanked all those who attended the prize-giving.

This coincided with the Valencia Day celebrations that commemorate the retaking of the region from the Moors by Jaume I in 1238 and after handing over the awards, Linares read the October 9 manifesto.

Decide where the money goes TEULADA-MORAIRA residents have until October 24 to decide how the town hall’s Participatory Budget will be used.

Throughout July and August, residents have left their suggestions in urns at the Servicio de Informacion and Tramitacion (SIT) offices in Moraira and Teulada.

Municipal officials have now sifted

through the 150 proposals and selected the most popular and viable, since the proposed projects should be within the town hall’s area of responsibility and not exceed the Participatory Budget allocation.

They have now chosen 18 of the suggestions which will now be put to vote with the participation of all residents who are over 16 and registered on the

Teulada-Moraira Municipal Padron.

Each person can select three of the proposals, while those that collect the most votes will be announced in December and included in the town hall’s 2019 Budget.

It is possible to vote via online on the www.teuladamorairaparticipa.org website as well as in person at the Moraira or Teulada SIT office.

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JAVEA-BORN priest Juan Sivera Henarejos is now installed as parish priest of the Sant Vicent Martir in Guadassuar in the Ribera Alta area of Valencia Province. Fr Sivera takes over from Javier Ferrando who until the end of last month was parish priest for the last 27 years.

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AFTER 29 years Javea has a municipal archive housed in Carrer D’avall.

In 1989 the existing archive moved from Casa Trinquet to a property adjoining the town hall’s Technical Office in the same street.

There were more moves to come and the archive was eventually split between different municipal buildings until 1998 when the local government at the time announced plans for a purposebuilt building in the Carrer D’avall.

Other projects took priority, and in the meantime the

Photo credit: Javea town hall

Filed for future reference MUNICIPAL ARCHIVE: Juanjo Mas and Javea mayor Jose Chulvi. archive was stored in the Urban Development department basement as well as the Municipal Library building until 2016 when the former moved

to the Clot de Galvany building.

By this time, the library was unable to combine services to readers with cata-

loguing and tending to the archive documents and work finally began on the separate building.

Records are incomplete as the archive was burnt down 1936 during the first year of the Civil War and full documentation did not begin until 1939, explained the municipal Archivist Juanjo Mas. Despite huge gaps, the Archive’s treasures include documents from Jaume II who, between 1304 and 1308, asked residents to build the fortifications that eventually became the Sant Bertomeu parish church. This is particularly

relevant at present, as it establishes the church’s non-eccleastic origins although the archbishopric of Valencia used a 1998 law to register it under its own name.

The Archive also contains town hall inventories going up to the 1960’s where the Sant Bartolome Church was registered as a municipal property.

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THE recent storms that eroded some Marina Alta beaches deposited more sand on Javea’s Arenal beach.

Unlike the Les Marines and Les Deveses in Denia or El Portet in Moraira, the Arenal beach is in no danger of regression. Instead it has become wider particularly at the southern end where several metres have been reclaimed from the sea, observant residents insist.

The same storms also washed up huge amounts of Posidonia seaweed which will be left throughout the winter to create a natural barrier against erosion, enabling this section of the Arenal Beach to maintain its new dimensions.

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ARENAL BEACH: In no danger of regression.

Landmark tree disappears THE towering monkey puzzle tree has gone from the Raval del Mar area in Javea. Despite social media indignation, the tree was felled after the town hall warned the owners last Easter that its great height endangered public safety.

The town hall had also received numerous complaints from neighbours about the tree, which deteriorated further after last April’s storms when firemen removed branches that threatened to fall to the street. According to Spanish media sources, the owners took action themselves rather than wait for the town hall to step in.

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Katana attacker in court THE High Court trial starts today, Thursday, of Rene, a Javea resident who is charged with attempted murder.

The 34-year-old German man allegedly used a katana to attack Dennis, a childhood friend aged 34 who is also German. He faces a 13year sentence if found guilty.

The court will hear that Rene slashed at Dennis several times with a samurai sword that had a 71-centimetre blade.

The victim had wounds on his right arm, forehead, cheek and head with another beginning below his ear that reached to the nape of his neck.

He was put into an induced coma and spent several days in the intensive care unit at Denia hospital as surgeons operated on his neck wound and reconstructed severed tendons in his arm. According to Dennis’s sister Jenny in a statement to the regional Spanish press, Rene had been staying at the Javea villa for just over a month when the attack occurred.

On waking from the induced coma, her brother had begun to cry, Jenny explained. “He couldn’t understand how his friend, who was staying in his house and whom he had helped, could have been on the point of killing him,” she said.

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Singing in the car A PUNT, the Valencian Community broadcaster, is looking for Denia participants for Cantant al Cotxe (Singing in the Car).

Its creators describe the television programme as ‘agile and dynamic’ and not a competition, al-

though participants can win up to €1,000.

Contestants should be aged between 18 and 85, generally knowledgeable about music, unselfconscious and willing to sing.

They must also speak perfect Valenciano.

Aspirants should What-

sApp 627 044 465 with their email address and an introductory video lasting between 40 and 50 seconds, in Valenciano, giving name, age, background and occupation.

They should then sing, without accompaniment, a song of their choice.

On the tapas trail THE 13th edition of the Den i a Ta p a s R o u t e c o m mences tomorrow (Friday).

Forty establishments are participating in the promotion, offering a speciallycreated tapa plus a glass of wine, beer or vermouth, for €3 until November 18.

As well as prizes for the restaurants producing the best tapas, there will be a draw amongst the members of public who followed the Tapas Route.

Street art NEW professional graffiti now adorn the walls of Denia.

The five finalists of the area’s urban art contest, Borja Molina and Tardor Rosello from Denia, Mar Puigcerver from Ondara, Angel Caballero from l’Alcudia de Crespins and Karla Cuullar, a Mexican artist living in Denia, worked on their creations from 11am to 8pm on Saturday.

Markets closed FROM tomorrow (Friday) and until November 4, there will be no openair market on Mondays or Flea Market on Friday while their usual site is occupi ed by t he Al l Saints Fair.

Unable to offer an alternative for the weekly markets, Denia Town Hall announced that they would not be held during this period.

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Calle Loreto, Denia’s gastronomic heart THE Marina Alta enjoys a long and individual gastronomic tradition. The Mediterranean is the cradle of the area’s cuisine, a cuisine that has always benefited from the proximity of farms, vineyards, orchards and the shores of the Mediterranean.

What really characterises Marina Alta cuisine most is the quality of the product, its freshness. All ingredients must be fresh or seasonal, because only then can the nature of our dishes be duly appreciated.

The town of Denia is the capital of Marina Alta. In it’s gastronomic heartland, in the historic quarter, lies Calle Loreto. The street is a clear example of Marina Alta cuisine.

Whilst there may be restaurants of greater renown in other areas of the town, such as Las Marinas or Las Rotas, Calle Loreto has become in recent years one of the most effervescent areas at the gastronomic level. Its large number of bars and restaurants, its wide gastronomic offer, and the excellent level of service offered, have turned this street into one of the biggest tourist attractions of Denia.

One example restaurant that encompasses all of the aforementioned is restaurant Ca Pepa Teresa, on Calle Loreto 23, located in the heart of Calle Loreto. It is a perfect place to enjoy the culinary tradition of the Marina Alta. There you will find paellas, stews, meats, fish and a constant hallmark: the daily purchase of the best fresh produce in the traditional food markets of the area. Conditions that other similar restaurants like Els Tomassets (C/Loreto 35), share.

All have a wide selection of tapas and traditional dishes of the Marina Alta. Cocas, tapas, marinades and seasonings: a whole range of authentic and homemade starters. The Cocas de la Marina are sea-

soned with different ingredients, so you can try different aspects of our gastronomy. Always with products from the area, fresh and seasonal vegetables.

Restaurant La Seu is one of the Calle’s essentials. In addition to working with the freshest fish, and La Seu (C/Loreto 59 ) make their own salted fish themselves. What

clearly denotes a respect for their product and a love for work well done. La Seu could be characterised as recovering the traditional recipes of our gastronomy and reinventing them in a contemporary way.

The experiences proposed in La Seu pivot on concepts and designs based on the attachment to the land and the eternal learning,

which emerges from the admiration for other cultures and procedures: “The construction of our dishes has a harmonious order that reconciles tradition and innovation,” says Diana Cervera, its Chef and manager.

Mediterranean spaces, authentic and unique, configured diaphanously. The light and transparency are the main features, communicating kitchen and dining room, to establish a direct communication between the kitchen and the diner.

Its interior courtyards are fresh and cheerful, full of light and vegetation, one of the most outstanding spaces for its diners.

The fresh and local products, together with the influence of traditional cuisine, make a restaurant that combines the attractiveness of its different rooms, with the quality and presentation of its dishes. All an experience for the senses.

RESERVE YOUR TABLE: Ca Pepa Teresa www.calapepateresa.com info@calapepateresa.com facebook: @capepa.teresa instagram: @capepateresa C/Loreto, 23 Dénia Tel. 965 784 547 Els Tomassets Calle Loreto, 35 Denia, Valenciana @elstomassets.denia Tel: 966 432 560 Restaurante La Seu www.laseu.es Tel: 966 424 478 Calle Loreto, 59 (Dénia) Alicante restaurantesendenia@gmail.com

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Floor and suelo clauses Decision made by special court in Alicante QUESTION: Dear lawyer, I am an expatriate living in Javea and have been informed that I cannot claim for my floor clause or for the expenses I paid for my mortgage loan in the local courts of Javea. I have been told that I have to claim in Alicante, in a special court, and that it takes years to finish matters. Is this true?

What usually takes place in the Alicante court and what do you advise me to do?

Dear Reader, thank you for your enquiry.

Indeed, according to consumer legislation, you should be able to claim against your bank before the courts of your domicile, that is to say, in your case, the courts of Denia, which are the competent ones for the towns of Denia, Javea, Calpe, Benissa and others.

Carlos Baos We can help you.

But unfortunately, as we pointed out in previous articles, a single special court has been appointed for the entire province of Alicante, which is called court number 5-bis which is tasked to deal with all the court cases regarding mortgage floor clauses, expenses clauses etc.

The province of Alicante has approximately two million citizens and it is possible that the number of people affected could be even larger.

This is because there are many foreigners who have their holiday properties here and who could be affected al-

so by the floor clauses or the expenses clause and in our opinion this is outrageous, because the special court appears to have totally collapsed.

In our experience as a law firm, we can tell you that the first claim we presented before this special court of Alicante 5-bis was on July 7, 2017, and that we obtained a court decision on September 24, 2018.

The judgement in this case was to nullify the expenses clause, the floor clause and the delayed interest clause. Therefore we must say that our experience has been positive, because the court follows - as far as we know - criteria in line with the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court and even though it has taken more than one year, it has not been excessively slow.

But the reality NOW is different. It seems that the 5-bis

court has totally collapsed, because the last claims that we have presented since then are being processed far more slowly than this first claimed we mentioned above.

The option, as we have said on several occasions, is either to file the court claim in Alicante knowing that it will be very slow, or possibly wait to see if they change the competence and we are allowed to claim in the local courts of the consumers’ domicile.

If you have a mortgage, floor or suelo clause or a clause on your mortgagewhereby the bank forced you to pay all the expenses of your loan-contact us and we will help you The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White & Baos - Tel: +34 966 426 185 - Email: info@white-baos.com - White & Baos 2018 - All Rights Reserved.

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Suspected terrorists in court

by Tara Rippin FIVE Spaniards and one Turkish man appeared in the National Court of Madrid on Monday accused of collaborating with Kurdish guerrillas in Syria.

The prosecutor’s office requested that four of the alleged members of the Communist Resistance be given betwee n t wo a n d e i g h t y e a rs in prison for crimes of conspiracy and possession of prohibited weapons and explosives.

The fifth accused, Nizamettin Gul of Turkey, faces a possible threeyear jail term for the ‘glorification of the terrorist organisation Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

It has been reported Spaniards Roberto Garcia Vaquero, Carlos Javier del Val, Adrian Delgado Gonzalez, Alvaro Fernandez Ruiz and Pablo Diaz Ocampo, were members of the Leninist Marxist Reconstruction Communist Party, founded in 2009.

According to Spanish press reports, the prosecutor’s office argued Vaquero e x e r c i se d th e ro le o f leader, and designed action plans, set objectives and imposed the party’s criteria on the rest of the members.

ACCUSED: Alleged terrorists were facing charges of conspiracy and possession of explosives at the National Court of Madrid.

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DISPUTED TERRITORY: Both Russia and Japan claim the Kuril Islands.

Russia rebukes island protest MOSCOW has said it has the sovereign right to deploy military personnel and equipment to a disputed island chain off its far eastern coast after Japan asked for reductions. The Foreign Ministry’s statement on the Kuril Islands, seized from Japan after the Second World War, follows a previous warplane deployment and plans for a naval base. Talks aimed at resolving the sovereignty dispute are still ongoing.

Sanctions warning PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin’s goal of ramping up spending on infrastructure, technology and investment by €104 billion will be ‘practically unattainable’ if new sanctions are introduced, a senior official has said. Audit Chamber head Alexei Kudrin’s warning comes after Putin signed a decree outlining the spending plans shortly after his inauguration in May. The spending plan is set to run until 2024.

Inequality rankings RUSSIA has ranked 50th out of 157 countries on a global inequality index, coming be-

hind Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Oxfam’s index, which ranks countries based on policies designed to reduce inequality, gave Russia a low score on its level of worker’s rights, social spending and tax policies.

Investigator shot AUTHORITIES have opened a probe after a senior Russian investigator was gunned down outside her home northwest of Moscow last week. The body of special investigator Yevgeniya Shishkina, who dodged a previous assassination attempt earlier this year, has been tested by forensics experts as the investigation continues.

Trading ‘scam’ probe POLICE have launched an investigation into allegations that more than 1,000 people were defrauded out of more than €13 million in a foreign currency exchange market investment scam. An Interior Ministry spokesperson said three suspects had been remanded in custody as part of the probe which remains ongoing.

Flight fine A COURT in St Petersburg has fined a helicopter pilot around €1,900 after he flew under a bridge in the city. The court heard pilot Yevgeny Kuzovlev, who pleaded guilty to damaging a mode of transportation, had been forced to pass under the bridge in August due to not gaining altitude in time.

He was filmed ‘threading the needle’ between the motorway bridge and the Malaya Neva River in a Gazelle helicopter.

GUILTY: The stunt happened in August.

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Sunny outlook THE Spanish government is set to suspend the country’s controversial 7 per cent solar power tax, as it seeks to move towards renewables and lower the cost of electricity bills for families with solar panels fitted to their homes.

According to Spanish energy experts, the average family home with three solar panels fitted to their home currently has to pay around €70 each month to remain connected to the grid, whether or not they use the electricity it generates.

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is the value of 80 per cent of BBVA’s real estate business, which it has just €13 billion This sold to US Fund Cerberus.

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Flying into trouble COMPETITION regulators have launched a probe into a transatlantic pricing deal between British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and Finnair.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating a series of commitments made by the quartet to the EU, which allow them to co-operate on pricing, capacity and schedules.

The Atlantic Joint Business Agreement (AJBA) was struck in 2010 to address competition concerns raised

by Brussels.

by Tom Woods The CMA said in a statement: “This case is at an early stage and no assumption should be made that the AJBA infringes competition law.”

British Airways and Iberia’s owner, IAG, said the transatlantic accord had “enhanced customers’ travel choices” and provided “cheaper fares.”

IAG pledged to respond to the CMA’s reviewing, adding: “Since 2010, British Airways and Iberia’s transatlantic joint business

with American Airlines and Finnair has been bringing significant benefits to millions of travellers.”

Shares in IAG fell 2.3 per cent after the news to 577 pence, their lowest for a year.

The CMA said that it decided to study the partnership as commitments made by the airlines under a European Union competition probe from 2010 will expire in 2020.

By that time, the UK will no longer be part of the EU and its competition authorities are more likely to review international agreements.

THE real estate investment fund Blackstone is on its way to bec o m i n g t h e l a rg e s t o w n e r o f rented housing in Spain, a position thus far reserved for banks.

It entered the market in 2013 with the purchase of a portfolio of social housing that Madrid Council had put on sale.

Those 1,860 flats were the b e g i n n i n g o f B l a c k s t o n e ’s steady expansion into the market, and by acquiring thousands of toxic assets from banks like Caixa and Popular, it now has 32,000.

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Price rise ACCORDING to data from the National Statistics Institute, Spanish consumer prices rose more than expected in September, at 2.3 per cent year-onyear, driven by an increase in the cost of electricity, heating oil and gas.

Trade tactics POSITIVE SIGNING: Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias cement their plans.

THE Socialist government of Pedro Sanchez has reached an agreement with Podemos about the 2019 budget that includes the minimum wage rising to €900 per month, and increasing minimum pensions by 3 per cent.

The two parties have been in talks since August and are preparing to send their plans to the European Commission.

Currently the minimum wage stands at €735 per month, so a rise to €900 would represent an increase of 22.3 per cent.

Boosting minimum and noncontributory pensions by 3 per cent will cost the government €384 million, while the remaining pensions will go up by 1.6 per cent.

The agreement also contains housing measures, including proposals to limit rental prices in areas that have seen a sharp escalation.

There are also plans to help the long-term unemployed aged over 52 get back training and jobs, with a budget allocation of €323 million.

S PA I N h a s u rg e d Q a t a r t o shoulder more responsibility in bringing the global leaders to Doha, to give a final push to The Doha Round in the World Trade Organisat i o n ( W TO ) i n o r d e r t o achieve meaningful multilateralism.

Free transfer THE European Commission has authorised Caixa Bank to transfer 80 per cent of its real estate business to Lone Star, stating that the transaction does not breach competition regulations in the EU bloc.

Saudi railway on track THE new AVE Mecca-Medina railway, one of the largest international projects undertaken by Spanish companies in recent years, finally began commercial operations for passengers on October 11.

T h e f i r s t j o u r n e y s o n t h e ‘ Tr a i n o f t h e Desert’ were launched 18 months after they were due to begin.

In its first phase, the train will travel at a maximum speed of 200kph, four days a week

(Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday), stopping at Jeddah and Kaec.

A travel time of two hours is expected for direct journeys between Mecca and Medina, and two hours, 20 minutes for trips with stops, according to the Public Transport Authority of Arabia.

From September 2019 the AVE will operate at full capacity, and will reach speeds of 300kph.

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% CHG. NET VOL -0.81 23,656.40 0.31 18,256.01 2.09 5,614.19 -0.32 9,648.75 0.03 7,715.31 -0.38 16,994.43 0.68 70,255.89 0.82 18,664.15 -0.53 28,259.34 -0.31 75,051.40 -0.14 5,210.25 -0.04 4,410.11 -0.66 5,550.09 -0.09 33,293.53 0.16 7,400.07 -0.48 111,951.99 -0.10 7,245.89 0.63 23,405.77 0.04 8,611.51 -0.67 8,560.55 1.10 8,227.27 0.00 24,497.57 -0.27 5,931.84 -0.04 19,104.86 -0.08 6,277.54 -0.28 62,158.58 0.06 4,450.88 0.37 7,601.34 -0.01 16,014.00 -0.06 4,766.50 0.09 12,818.66 -1.45 6,458.14 -1.05 44,459.86 0.32 70,905.10 -0.35 5,420.93 -0.35 8,568.57 0.56 4,832.89 -0.44 125,325.87 -0.14 11,644.80 -0.63 8,084.41 -0.07 8,297.30 1.13 24,000.79 0.61 8,893.92 -0.01 7,190.06 0.22 6,434.62 0.02 4,148.92 -3.70 5,991.80 -0.32 5,422.05 -0.18 6,082.95 -0.41 14,709.43 -0.03 41,367.57

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London Stock Exch Group Micro Focus International Marks & Spencer Group Mondi Melrose Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets National Grid NMC Health Next Ocado Group Paddy Power Betfair Prudential Persimmon Pearson Reckitt Benckiser Group Royal Bank of Sco Gr (The) Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell RELX Rio Tinto Royal Mail Rightmove Rolls-Royce Group Randgold Resources RSA Insurance Group Rentokil Initial Sainsbury (J) Schroders Sage Group (The) Segro Shire Smurfit Kappa Group Standard Life Aberdeen Smith (DS) Smiths Group Scottish Mortgage Inve Trust Smith & Nephew SSE Standard Chartered St James's Place Severn Trent Tesco TUI AG Taylor Wimpey Unilever United Utilities Group Vodafone Group John Wood Group WPP Group Whitbread

4,090.00 1,385.50 293.05 1,806.25 164.53 248.33 809.50 3,105.00 5,308.00 821.60 6,287.50 1,563.00 2,210.00 803.00 6,545.00 243.70 2,493.25 2,534.75 1,505.00 3,738.25 342.95 428.63 869.90 6,012.00 551.20 299.45 305.95 2,761.50 564.80 595.60 4,423.25 2,516.00 269.90 405.35 1,339.00 478.55 1,263.50 1,140.50 565.70 1,038.50 1,852.75 214.40 1,352.50 157.60 3,997.75 690.40 153.65 728.30 1,051.00 4,584.50

CHANGE(P) -2.00 6.00 0.25 6.25 -1.12 0.73 11.80 21.00 -24.00 31.80 -2.50 -5.50 -1.00 10.60 5.00 0.60 -6.25 -6.75 5.00 1.75 1.75 3.13 3.30 -70.00 0.40 0.85 0.55 -29.50 0.60 3.00 65.25 0.00 0.30 0.55 4.00 0.10 -17.50 3.50 1.40 -0.50 15.25 -1.60 -6.00 -1.00 -5.75 8.00 0.05 -1.10 3.00 -4.50

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NET VOL

-0.05 0.43 0.09 0.35 -0.68 0.29 1.48 0.68 -0.45 4.03 -0.04 -0.35 -0.05 1.34 0.08 0.25 -0.25 -0.27 0.33 0.05 0.51 0.74 0.38 -1.15 0.07 0.28 0.18 -1.06 0.11 0.51 1.50 0.00 0.11 0.14 0.30 0.02 -1.37 0.31 0.25 -0.05 0.83 -0.74 -0.44 -0.63 -0.14 1.17 0.03 -0.15 0.29 -0.10

14,264.04 5,850.76 4,850.25 6,588.30 8,283.33 5,856.58 26,760.33 6,525.32 7,534.63 5,677.72 4,899.87 41,146.33 7,105.46 6,073.56 45,674.87 29,397.69 112,803.47 94,030.44 29,530.44 47,963.59 3,406.00 3,900.91 16,512.94 5,461.09 5,653.75 5,531.84 6,714.54 6,421.30 6,119.76 6,111.42 39,336.94 5,925.58 8,091.44 5,573.46 5,372.62 6,977.17 11,328.29 11,450.93 18,630.00 5,584.47 4,315.45 21,242.06 8,004.28 5,280.36 46,456.53 4,687.30 40,341.73 5,011.21 13,356.29 8,417.89

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US dollar ................................................................1.15916 Japan yen............................................................129.933 Switzerland franc..............................................1,14493 Denmark kroner ..............................................7,46094 Norway kroner .................................................9,42854 currenciesdirect.com/moraira • Tel: +34 966 265 072 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

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COMPANY 3M AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CO CATERPILLAR CHEVRON CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA DOWDUPONT EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACHS HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL CORP J.P.MORGAN CHASE JOHNSON & JOHNSON MC DONALD'S CORP MERCK AND CO. NEW MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER AND GAMBLE TRAVELERS CIES UNITED TECHNOLOGIE UNITEDHEALTH GROUP VERIZON COMMS VISA WAL-MART STORES WALGREENS BOOTS WALT DISNEY CO

PRICE 198,940 102,6200 217,360 358,880 141,800 116,94 44,670 44,91 58,94 80,82 215,22 191,1700 141,13 44,5300 106,3400 133,9500 163,6700 69,46 107,600 74,99 43,1200 80,130 123,39 130,33 260,25 53,60 137,23 93,8200 74,72 113,4400

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +0,36% 0,00 116.850,47 -0,37% 0,00 88.413,05 -2,14% 0,00 1.049.446,32 -0,34% 0,00 206.300,19 -0,19% 0,00 84.400,15 -0,70% 0,00 224.227,53 -2,28% 0,00 210.077,74 +0,51% 0,00 191.253,92 -1,21% 0,00 136.158,31 -0,69% 0,00 342.726,95 +0,63% 0,00 81.446,43 -0,68% 0,00 218.896,52 +0,20% 0,00 128.882,87 -0,78% 0,00 205.235,61 -0,57% 0,00 357.934,16 +0,06% 0,00 359.730,49 -0,09% 0,00 127.169,20 -0,50% 0,00 184.916,79 -1,80% 0,00 824.640,06 -1,21% 0,00 95.581,84 -1,51% 0,00 253.008,65 +1,35% 0,00 199.580,79 -0,21% 0,00 33.040,14 +0,54% 0,00 104.364,17 +0,25% 0,00 250.517,38 -0,24% 0,00 221.719,66 -2,02% 0,00 244.201,69 -1,04% 0,00 275.271,76 +1,66% 0,00 74.153,01 +0,74% 0,00 168.943,32 M - MILLION DOLLARS

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CHANGE NET / %

Most Advanced Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation Cronos Group Inc. SecureWorks Corp.

Tilray, Inc. Otonomy, Inc. Curis, Inc. Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Celyad SA Rockwell Medical, Inc. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. Dogness (International) Corporation

$ 7.80 $ 11.74 $ 14.22 $ 165.64 $ 2.63 $ 2.06 $ 5.65 $ 26.16 $ 4.29 $ 35.94 $ 2.4384

1.5902 ▲ 25.61% 1.88 ▲ 19.07% 1.66 ▲ 13.22% 17.34 ▲ 11.69% 0.23 ▲ 9.58% 0.17 ▲ 8.99% 0.45 ▲ 8.65% 2.03 ▲ 8.41% 0.33 ▲ 8.33% 2.64 ▲ 7.93% 0.1784 ▲ 7.89%

$ 2.77 $ 13.01 $ 2.92 $ 33.095 $ 10.69 $ 6.215 $ 3.65 $ 9.70 $ 6.50 $ 54.10 $ 3.85

0.81 ▼ 22.63% 1.88 ▼ 12.63% 0.36 ▼ 10.98% 4.005 ▼ 10.80% 1.24 ▼ 10.39% 0.715 ▼ 10.32% 0.36 ▼ 8.98% 0.86 ▼ 8.14% 0.54 ▼ 7.67% 4.39 ▼ 7.51% 0.31 ▼ 7.45%

Most Declined China Internet Nationwide Fina Services Inc. NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. vTv Therapeutics Inc. NutriSystem Inc Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. USA Technologies, Inc. Trinity Biotech plc Evelo Biosciences, Inc. Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd. P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. Altimmune, Inc.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HAVE to say I was absolutely delighted when an Irish bakery won their Supreme court case this week. The Belfast bakery ‘Ashers’ had objected to the message that gay activist Gareth Lee had requested for a decorated cake.

The message, ‘Support Gay Marriage,’ was considered by the company to be inconsistent with their religious doctrine. They, quite rightly in my opinion, objected to a law that decreed they do something they didn’t believe in. This week the Supreme Court agreed and ruled that the refusal by the bakery to carry out their wishes was not discriminatory and subsequently dismissed the case.

Now before I get deluged with hate mail and messages accusing me of homophobia and Lord knows what else, I am NOT homophobic. I have absolutely nothing against people’s sexual preferences, or indeed anything they have, do not have, or would like to have - either between their legs or their ears.

What I am against is the increasing difficulty the majorities have in standing up for what they believe in. This Christian, heterosexual run establishment, did not agree with the sentiment of the message required by the person who ordered the cake. To my mind, (on one of their own products) they had every right to refuse to advertise something

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Takes the cake… that went against their opinions.

You can rest assured, that had the boot been on the other foot and a gay activist had owned the bakery, a request to put ‘don’t support gay marriage’ on a product, would have been refused point blank and nothing more would have been heard of

CASE LOST: Baker not forced to make a cake supporting gay marriage.

it. But these activists were a minority, weren’t they? Once again, the minority were pandered to by the state.

Although the Christian owners eventually won their case, it’s been through a number of courts, taken four years and cost somewhere around a quarter of a million pounds of taxpayers’ money, plus another £200,000 provided by a Christian trust.

To me, the attitude of the authorities toward majorities has become unacceptable and utterly undemocratic. Minorities are being allowed to run slipshod and virtually

unchecked through our traditions, our culture, our laws and plain old common sense.

They have come to realise perfectly well, that all they need to do is scream ‘discrimination’ or ‘offended’ and the authorities will fall over backward to cater to their every whim - however unacceptable or utterly biased against the majority they may be.

The lunatics are indeed taking over the asylum and unless those at the top get their act together and start using some common sense, I see complete disaster looming on an ever-increasing scale. Discrimination; a stifling of free speech, and unfair bias, are completely unacceptable in this day and age.

When they are constantly used against the majority, purely because they happen to be a majority, it can only ultimately lead to a complete disintegration of our society as we know it.

Get a grip. Minority rule belongs in the far reaches of Korea or Corbyn’s beloved leftwing states. We live in a democracy. This week remember to share a prayer or two for those who fought and died that we may enjoy it!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com

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

TIME Magazine named Carles Puigdemont and Donald Trump as possible candidates for the 2018 Nobel Peace prize.

Fortunately common sense triumphed over delirium but Time apparently thought Puigdemont was in with a chance after Ladbrokes gave him 12-1 for organising an ‘unofficial’ pro-independence referendum.

This was so unofficial that it resulted in police charges and many Catalans obeyed the old dictum ‘Vote early and vote often’, on October 1 last year.

But Puigdemont was never more than an accidental president. In the 2015 regional elections he was a last-ditch substitution for Artur Mas who, as usual, failed to achieve an overall majority.

The most-voted CiU and ERC coalition needed CUP to form a government but the anti-system party rejected Mas, whom they linked to ‘privatisations, cutbacks

A lot to answer for

PEACEMAKER?: Time Magazine named Trump as a possible Nobel Peace Prize winner. and corruption.’

Step forward Carles Puigdemont, a fanatical separatist since adolescence and a former journalist who was mayor of Girona.

So Spain has CUP to thank for giving Cataluña a politician who extinguishes fires with petrol.

Black clouds on the horizon

RODRIGO RATO was eventually passed over as Jose Maria Aznar ’s successor and lost out to Mariano Rajoy.

Rato has been Hacienda minister, vice-president of the Spanish government and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and president of Caja Madrid which later transmogrified into Bankia.

Despite appealing against his four-year stretch to the Constitu-

tional Tribunal, Rato should soon be banged up for using a ‘black’ credit card. He and 63 others blew €11.8 million on what couldn’t be described as life’s necessities when Spain was in the midst of a crisis.

As the Tribunal judges said in their summing up, they spent ‘without control of any kind and with no fiscal reflection.’ But since when did that ever prevent Rato from doing what he financially fancied?

There’s more to come, as he also faces money-laundering charges which inexplicably have never yet reached court. Or is the reason why an even bigger story?

The last laugh FRANCO’S grandchildren cannot prevent his remains from being removed from the Valle de Los Caidos mausoleum where he has lain in state for almost 43 years.

They’re insisting on compliance with a previous decree, affording the dictator ‘full military

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Campaign trail SUSANA DIAZ, president of Andalucia announced elections for December 2.

Thi s i s pr obabl y a wi se move while the going is good and before the ERE redundanci es ver di ct s ar e announced.

Incidentally Diaz had to work to pay for her university studies and can campaign in the comfortable knowledge that despite a grant, she doesn’t have the millstone of a spurious Master’s degree or a mediocre doctorate round her neck.

honours’ including the ‘entire’ national anthem, a military escort and a 21-gun salute.

They also want him to be reinterred in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. So the old boy gets the last laugh as well as the neo-fascists who still venerate him. After all, it will be a lot easier for them to get to Madrid to pay homage than at his tomb in the Sierra de Guadarrama.

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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England AN auction in Hong Kong during April saw competitive bidding drive the valuation of a Famille-Rose porcelain bowl to €24.7 million.

It’s happened again. At a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on October 3, 2018 the Yamanaka Reticulated Vase recently discovered in a Private Japanese Collection sold for €19,749,200 (US$19,009,102 or £14,637,024) almost three times its pre-sale estimate of €5.6 - 7.7 million or US$6.4-8.9 million. Bidding opened at HK 40 million (€4.4 million) and rose steadily as five bidders competed for the vase.

The Yamanaka is a pair to the famed Bainbridge Vase which hit global headlines when it sold in the UK in 2010. This example had remained dormant and unknown to the wider world, having been in Japan for almost a century since its acquisition in 1924 following a public showing with Yamanaka in New York in 1905.

The vase is carved and exquisitely painted with four pairs of fish below Rococo-inspired motifs on a yellow sgraffiato ground. Sgraffiato is a technical term used to describe the application to an unfired ceramic body of two successive layers of contrasting slip or glaze, and then ‘scratching’ so as to reveal parts of the underlying layer.

The exceptional famille-rose reticulated vase is skillfully modelled with an inner blue and

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Size is not the point! white vase. It ranks amongst the most complex porcelains ever commissioned by the 18th century Emperor of China, Qianlong.

This porcelain masterpiece is not only a reflection of the exacting standards on technical proficiency, but of the insatiable demand for stylistic novelty at the court of the Qianlong Emperor as well as an aesthetic representation of the cultural confluence of East and West at its pinnacle in Chinese history.

Reticulated yagcai vases with double walls represent one of the last great innovations introduced by Tang Ying, the imperial kilns’ creative supervisor. When peering through the outer shell, the Emperor would have had a real surprise, since nothing on the outside of this vase would have prepared him for what was on the inside.

Also at auction that day was an outstanding Falangcai Poppy Bowl, arguably one of the greatest examples of Qianlong falangcai porcelain in private hands. This also achieved the exceptional price of €18,778,500 /

US$21,600,158 or £16,632,138.

Unassuming in its beauty, the bowl is exquisitely enamelled on the exterior with an intricate design of poppies issuing from rockwork, with a butterfly depicted fluttering gracefully overhead, a 14character poem, and the interior with finger-citron, apple and cherries.

Some of the most valuable and valued objects are diminutive, rare and exquisite.

PRICELESS: This Yamanaka Reticulated Vase sold for almost €20 million.

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FEATURE

A SHAME: Katie and Gorka have left Strictly.

Is all this fuss Strictly necessary?

TV COUCH CRITIC

by Adam Whalley-Lewis SO, to answer my own question, no it isn’t necessary. Strictly is a BBC1 weekend staple and it doesn’t need shock-headline-tactics to keep millions of us glued to our TV sets of a Saturday and Sunday. Now I know that Auntie didn’t break the story, but She hasn’t done much to dampen it down either.

And whilst I don’t go along with the ‘we’ve all been there, too much to drink …’ spin (maybe I was just brought up right, I haven’t kissed anyone except my other half since we got married). I think the kiss story should just be left alone so we can focus on the dancing.

Katie and Gorka left the show on Sunday, which is a shame. Katie has been wonderful and I think she would have got better and better if she had been able to stay. Oh, and she doesn’t kiss the face off her dancing partner in front of tabloid photographers sorry, cheap shot. Strictly is back on Saturday evening, BBC1.

Did you watch the Royal Wedding last week? Well, about four million people watched it live and about the same number watched the highlights show later in the day. Not sure why Duchess Sarah chose a quality street design for her hat or who the woman with the blue hat, you know the one with the enormous blue ‘so I can spot myself on TV’ feathers was, but we had a lovely friend over - hola Val - complete with Her Majesty face masks, cucumber sandwiches and something in a glass, with bubbles. Lovely.

Random Question, have you had any heat on at home yet? I’ve been tempted, but

haven’t fired up the wood burner just yet.

Speaking of people who probably have had the heat on, we weren’t really, but I needed a link, I suspect that Extreme Diet Hotel proprietor Galia Grainger has had the heating going for weeks, there is nothing of her!

The Diet Hotel is a Channel 4 offering which I stumbled across on ALL4. Galia charges guests £1,200 per week to live on 450 calories a day, that’s about two G&Ts I think, and she treats the weight-shedders like rubbish.

She is one of those people who either doesn’t gain weight or simply doesn’t eat either way it makes her nasty to her guests and very opinionated. Some of the personal stories are nice to follow, so it’s worth a look if you find yourself with a massive pizza, lots of chocolates and some good friends to shout at the TV with.

ITV are trying to counter the obvious appeal of BBC1’s Sunday night offering The Cry, with a drama about a couple who get back together when their 11-year-old son Max identifies as a girl. Butterfly started last Sunday and the keyboard warriors have been furiously typing their thoughts ever since.

Callum Booth-Ford is brilliantly cast as Max, treading a minefield of bullying, schoolwork and coming to terms with her identity. Anna Friel and Emmet J Scanlan are Mum and Dad, Vicky and Stephen and Millie Gibson is sister Lily. Anna is marvellous, Emmet plays Dad brilliantly and Millie is fantastic. Of course the topic will alienate some, will no doubt draw comment from Leapy and will leave most of us open mouthed. A brave choice for prime time Sunday evening, but as a conversation starter, it is a winner. Butterfly continues on ITV, Sunday evening.

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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com I WANT to report a very disturbing incident that occurred on the N-332 returning to Orihuela Costa from Alicante Airport.

At 9.15 at night as I was passing the salt lakes at Santa Pola, a car was parked by the old tower without any headlights on. As I passed he pulled out and sat very close to my bumper, only using his headlights to flash me, which he did constantly.

He only used his headlights to flash me, all the rest of the time his car was in darkness, and I was unable to determine the make of car or his registration number. On the single lane part of the road he continuously tried to overtake me on the wrong side of the road, ie on the curb side rather than the overtaking lane.

I must admit I have heard of the means used by the local highway robbers and the behaviour of this driver was exactly the same as that recorded previously in the local press. Each time he tried to get in front of me, I admit that I put my foot down to prevent him getting in front of me and cutting me up, or forcing me to stop. I had determined to go to the police at Guardamar, but when we reached the lit section of

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No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements.

Watch out for robbers AN extremely rare, one in a million, white sparrow was photographed in a garden in Villas Andrea in Bigastro. The sparrow visits the garden four to five times a day. What makes this bird a wonder of nature is that it has a rare condition called leucism, which is a lack of melanin in the feathers. In most cases it results in paleness or white streaks in its plumage. In very few cases the melanin is completely absent and the bird is all white. This makes the white sparrow one of the rarest birds in the world!

Caroline James

the road on the outskirts of Guardamar he returned the way he had come at the first available roundabout, I am sure to look for another more willing victim.

Please advise all readers to be

One in a million…

VERY RARE: White sparrow in Bigastro.

aware that highway robbers are now operating in our area and so it would be advisable for car hire companies to make people aware of this.

Basically never stop, report the incident to the police and do not let

All letters by email or post should carry the writer’s address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published.

the driver get in front of you or cut you up. If they do manage to get in front of you lock all doors and windows and call the police immediately.

Jan Holden

Readers who have missed correspondence can see all letters - which can be edited before publication - posted on: www.euroweeklynews.com.

WATCH: ‘English hooligans’ trash the streets of Sevilla These hooligans are so stupid, hope the police caught up with them and battered them - Spanish police are much rougher than British police. They should be banned from all football grounds, but so difficult to enforce.

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Boy shot in head dies after hunting accident in Spain

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Devastating wildlife crimes are far too may on the planet hence rid the local inferiority complex hunters…

Felipe

of us almost our entire income is from the UK. That is to say pensions and through reciprocal healthcare. Clearly it is going to need the British government’s agreement to continue with these.

Alex

Sad for the family but hunting isn’t accidental. Stop it. Ban it. Destroy weapons.

Wyn

Costa arsonists run riot starting 23 fires Sounds like a repeat of Sweden’s problems.

Sean Department for Exiting the EU minister meets groups WATCH: Shocking video of representing UK nationals young Brit woman beaten in Spain to discuss Brexit by police baton in Spain I hope Minister Walker was not allowed to get away with creating the impression, that peoples’ futures in Spain are only dependent on the actions of the Spanish government. Those of us who spent our working life in the UK, or at least made National Insurance contributions and taxes into the UK system, are extremely dependent on what is decided by the British government. For some

I lived in Spain for 11 years, the crime rate is very low. This is why the police don’t mess around and the prisons are horrendous places to be.

Samantha P This is a case of rubber necking of a fight and the Guardia

intervening, it’s about time UK police did the same to drunkards on the street in the UK Mark

AQUARIUS 2.0? Migrant vessel ‘determined to go back to sea as soon as possible’ This ship should never be allowed to sail ever again in the Med. All it does is collect illegal immigrants a few metres off the African coast and sail three days to get them to Europe (Spain recently). If they were really interested in saving the illegals then why don’t they disembark them in Tunisia or Algeria both which are much, much closer than the Spanish or Italian coasts?

Harry B So the illegal trafficking is set to continue! Let us hope the Master and the crew are arrested and charged next time.

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JAILED: Man sentenced for threatening cabin crew on Jet2 flight from Spain GOOD.

PM

Heaven forbid MICHAEL HILL’S letter (issue 1735) stating his disbelief in religion has drawn a response from other readers…

I must confess I felt very sad for Michael and he is entitled to his view of course, but in my many years I have come across many atheists that spend a lifetime in denying a God that they don’t believe in.

What does surprise me is that someone on your editorial staff would publicly allow such insults covering many people around the world, and who do good works in the name of religion or in their beliefs.

Giving one example of the Salvation Army and the work they do.

Heaven forbid Michael falls on bad times and that he has to turn to the people he decries, Ray Ward, Alcalali

Recycling plan AS someone who has complained about the plastic bags left after La Mata market which are drawn across the beach and into the sea, I would like to draw your attention to the crisp bag recycling scheme introduced by Walkers.

Hopefully other companies can follow suit.

Thank you for an excellent paper.

Jim

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‘HOTELS and restaurants are trying to cheat their way to the top of TripAdvisor amid claims that as many as a third of the reviews are fake,’ according to a recent undercover investigation.

Independent analysis of tens of thousands of reviews on TripAdvisor reportedly demonstrates that supposedly top-rated B&Bs at tourist hotspots, for instance, have almost twice as many ‘fake’ reviews as lower-ranked accommodation. Two thirds of reviews posted about top B&Bs in some hotspots are thought to be fishy.

Add to this a recent landmark legal ruling in Italy that saw one fraudulent online reviewer sentenced to jail after the court ruled that writing fake, paid-for reviews under a false identity was ‘criminal conduct’ in the first convicted case of ‘review fraud’.

TripAdvisor is a site that encapsulates the internet conundrum. Its benefits to the paying public are obvious but its misuse can threaten or even wipe out good, honest, small businesses.

My take is that TripAdvisor is a useful tool. But obviously it’s only as good as the

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Don’t be fooled by fake reviews

FAKE REVIEWS?: There are growing concerns about the authenticity of some reviews. reviewers. As a general principle I tend to ignore any review by those who have only posted one review. There’s a surprising number of these, and they’re invariably completely glowing or completely doom and gloom - and probably either fake or by someone who doesn’t get out enough.

(Conversely, if the reviewer has 10+ reviews across a range of star ratings, I’m inclined to listen to what they say.)

I’ve come across daft mistakes such as

confusion over similar-sounding hotel names or same name, different locations.

Sometimes a fake review stands out because the standard of English is so poor that the author obviously isn’t Janet or John from Bognor!

But it would help if TripAdvisor made greater efforts to weed out fakes and ensure that the reviewer is genuinely ‘genuine’.

So we have fake news and fake reviews - what’s next, fake columnists?

And who is Nora Johnson, you ask?

Easy! A North Korean columnist internet bot who gives this column an unbiased article five stars! Haha!!

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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Can they control the feral cats?

I have an apartment in Port Pollensa in Mallorca. Our community has two blocks of three floors each. I live on the middle floor. Below me is a woman who is a tenant, not an owner. Over the past few years she has been feeding feral cats. At first it was about five. Then with new kittens it was 12. The issue was brought up at the AGM and she said she would deal with it. But they increased! At the last AGM she said she would neuter them. More kittens then appeared. It smells terrible in hot weather and the land around us is filled with cat urine and faeces.

Our Administrator says we must go to the police. Can anything be done under law of horizontal property?

B D (Mallorca) It is not really a community matter. David Searl Yes, you can go to the po- You and the Law in Spain lice but you might prefer your town hall. They have a department of animal control, probably under ‘medio ambiente’ which is the environment. Many town halls actually have municipal regulations that prohibit feeding street cats under penalty of a fine. The best ones have a policy of capture, neuter and release.

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

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Cryptic Across 1 A young girl he entertained produces whips (6) 4 Vast multitudes some author despised (6) 9 A fish for the photographer (7) 10 Swear nothing is taken from path (5) 11 Record some of The Carpenters' songs (5) 12 Overhaul religious ceremony (7) 13 Drove around internee before being subdued (11) 18 Judas formed art trio (7) 20 Insects making right marks (5) 22 French pen with a feather? (5) 23 Give up part of attic once decluttered (7) 24 Like court case without one of the stars (6) 25 Village play (6) Down 1 Salted nuts didn't run out (6) 2 Last change includes new inclination (5) 3 Salesman in Rome, returning as leader (7) 5 Award kept in De Niro's caravan?

(5) 6 Rodents shared bedroom and freezer (7) 7 Appeared to be soundly joined (6) 8 A carrycot is unusual for the upper

crust (11) 14 Half-a-dozen beside a channel bridge (7) 15 Turn sea into land (7) 16 You said redesigned patio could be perfect location (6)

Code Breaker

17 Appearance of cap set askew (6) 19 Character from Greece or the borders of Transylvania (5) 21 Wicker basket a North American Indian left (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents Z and 26 represents R, so fill in Z every time the figure 8 appears and R every time the figure 26 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 Prolonged stay in bed in the morning (3-2) 3 Cuttlefish ink (5) 6 Long-tailed rodent (3) 8 Very large pot used for boiling (7) 9 Freshwater fish (5) 10 Spanish sparkling wine (4) 13 Prepare for publication (4) 14 Enthusiastic (5) 17 Absurd blunder (7) 18 In addition (3) 19 Requires (5) 20 Range (5)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Bed (furniture) (4) 3 Acera (8) 8 Soldier (7) 9 To kill (5) 10 Desván (5) 11 Wallet (7) 12 Cattle (livestock) (6) 13 Stain (mark) (6) 16 Blowtorch (7) 18 Tarjetas (5) 20 Islas (5) 21 Capillas (7) 22 Superviviente (8) 23 Slash (cut) (4)

Down 1 Songbird (4) 2 Drink of the ancient gods (6) 3 Exchange for money (4) 4 Fixed (9) 5 Once a year (6) 7 Bring to an end (9) 11 Member of the clergy (6) 12 Large marine mammal (6) 15 Eras (4) 16 Not any (4)

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

Down 1 Basket (5) 2 Briefcase (7) 4 En seguida (2,4) 5 Between (5) 6 Terrace (patio, verandah) (7) 7 Disfraz (5,5) 9 Merchandise (10) 12 Chismorreos (7) 14 Plum (7) 15 Third (fraction) (6) 17 To peel (fruit, vegetable) (5) 19 Fright (sudden fear) (5)

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

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

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

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS Across:

Across:

1 Sword, 4 Cosecha, 8 Afilado, 9 Grass, 10 Teenager, 11 Goma, 13 Smooth, 14 Espejo, 17 Mood, 19 Arrivals, 22 Lindo, 23 Station, 24 Already, 25 Annoy.

7 Purpose, 9 Ideal, 10 Restore, 11 Solve, 12 Spade, 14 Toadies, 16 Creates, 18 Dolts, 20 Rebel, 22 Blarney, 24 Serge, 25 Entwine.

Down:

Down:

1 Smart, 2 Oxígeno, 3 Diamante, 4 Closer, 5 Sage, 6 Clavo, 7 Aislado, 12 Espinaca, 13 Semilla, 15 En avión, 16 Frosty, 18 Owner, 20 Sandy, 21 Mora.

1 Spurns, 2 Brisbane, 3 Polo, 4 First aid, 5 Deal, 6 Pliers, 8 Erect, 13 Extolled, 15 Illinois, 16 Cerise, 17 Sabre, 19 Styles, 21 Barb, 23 Arts.

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Being firmly in control this week shows results. Although you prefer to accommodate others, this is not the time. Once you have realised how much easier your life is when you put your foot down, there will be no looking back.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) This is a great week for parties and socialising. Libra is shining on you and the light is shooting right through your love life. Other relationships benefit, too, and it is a good time to ask favours. When it comes to showing your affections, avoid being super-cool. This will only give the impression that you do not care, which is far from the truth.

KAKURO

Across: 1 Catch, 4 Broad, 7 Important, 8 Flop, 10 Below, 13 Still, 14 Hear, 17 Bungalows, 19 Sorts, 20 Talks.

Down: 1 Chiefs, 2 Tip, 3 Hard, 4 Brakes, 5 Outcome, 6 Dear, 9 October, 11 Blends, 12 Crisis, 15 Bits, 16 Bait, 18 Owl.

CODE BREAKER

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Finances may be the last thing on your mind at the moment but deal with matters now and get them out of the way. There are other directions that your thoughts are taking.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Please, please be organised. Not to be so would mean problems on the financial side for months to come.

Money is good and this, combined with a romantic interest, means that you will be sorely tempted to overspend. When it comes to giving of yourself, emotionally, remember that you will only receive back what you are willing to give.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

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CRYPTIC

Changes are to be made as soon as possible. There are people in your life who give you nothing but trouble. Being kind to them seems to do no good at all. Why not be kind to yourself for a change? Arrange not to be available to them all the time and they will soon find some other outlet.

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

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

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A pet love is given a helping hand from someone close. You may have criticised this person in the past but now they are showing you their best side. To keep this going, be sure to show your appreciation.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Steaming ahead this week, it will surprise you just how much you get done. A relationship that seemed to be going nowhere perks up and the chance to show just how versatile you are in that direction sees you shine. Generally, your confidence is good so don’t be surprised if someone starts singing your praises.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) That niggling disagreement that you

Making changes in your surroundings takes priority this week. You want to be ready for a busy party time ahead and that means making a special effort. You do so love making your friends comfortable and giving them pleasure.

As money is not likely to be so tight at the moment you have the chance.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Some disruptions from Jupiter’s influence mean that this is not likely to be a smooth week. However, there are some niggling drawbacks that you do not even notice until they are already past.

That is no bad thing because time often solves these matters. Be aware that someone is waiting for a decision on the romantic front.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Why has that special plan not been started? Could it be that you are waiting until next year? Best strike while the iron is hot and not delay a moment longer. While others are having a good time this week, you can steal a lead.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Joint efforts and team projects go hand in hand this week. Your social life will improve dramatically if you make a special effort at the weekend. Realising and then admitting that you need others is the start of real progress. Only foolish people insist that they are selfsufficient. Sooner or later, they realise differently.

QUIZ: A NICE DROP OF SHERRY 1. In which autautonomous community (region) of Southern Spain is the city of Jerez (Jerez de la Frontera), which gave its name to the fortified wine, sherry?

2. In which year did the Four Seasons’ version of Sherry first enter the UK singles chart?

3. The fictional character Sherry Palmer, played by Penny Johnson Jerald, is the wife, later ex-wife, of US President David Palmer who featured prominently in the first three seasons of which American television series, which first aired in 2001?

4. The head of which major British jewellery company stated in April 1991: “We also do cut-glass sherry decanters complete with six glasses on a silver-plated tray... all for £4.95... People say, ‘How can you sell this for such a low price?..’ I say, ‘Because it’s total ****’”?

5. The name of which variety of heavy, dark, medium-sweet sherry is derived from the Spanish word for ‘fragrant’?

6. What are Palomino, Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel?

7. What breed of dogs were Sherry and Whisky, who were surprise Christmas presents from the Queen to her children Charles and Anne in 1955?

8. Which eight-letter word can mean both ‘a glass for drinking a large measure of sherry’ and ‘a sailing ship with two or more masts (typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast)’?

9. Which English dessert is made with fruit, a thin layer of sponge fingers soaked in sherry (or another fortified wine), custard and topped with whipped cream?

10. Who composed the 1875 opera Carmen, in which the heroine drinks manzanilla sherry at her friend Lillas Pastia’s tavern?

Not a lot of people know that... according to the composer Bob Gaudio, the song Sherry took about 15 minutes to write and was originally titled Jackie Baby, in honour of then-First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy

Answers: 1. ANDALUCÍA (although some argue that it originated in Shiraz, Persia), 2. 1962 (accept 1961 to 1963), 3. 24, 4. GERALD RATNER, 5. OLOROSO, 6. VARIETIES OF GRAPE USED TO MAKE SHERRY, 7. CORGIS, 8. SCHOONER, 9. SHERRY TRIFLE, 10. GEORGES BIZET

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Milder temperatures, snugglier clothes and the changing landscape can all make for an enchanting time of year. But what may be enjoyable for us sadly isn’t always great for our hair.

Open fires, central heating and windy weather can all dry out our locks, leaving them looking dull and unhealthy.

And with a season full of social events - from fireworks and Halloween to Christmas and New Year - this change in the appearance in our hair comes at an inconvenient time.

Luckily, there is plenty we can do to limit the damage this time of year can bring (and even better news, it doesn’t involve spending hundreds of Euros on new products). The first thing you can do to protect your hair after using a good quality shampoo and conditioner suited to your particular hair type - is to dry your hair as quickly as possible after it has been washed.

Wet hair is much more fragile than when it is dry because its cuticles swell as

Cos you’re worth it they take on water. This repeated action in itself causes damage over time as well as leaving you vulnerable to hair breakage while it is wet. Try to remove the majority of wa-

ter from hair quickly by using a microfibre towel - which is much more absorbent than a normal towel - leaving it on in a turban style for up to 10 minutes. Next, it is important

to seal moisture into your hair so it isn’t stripped away by heat, cold or wind.

This is as simple as using a hair serum, leave-in conditioner, or a light natural oil such as

jojoba oil on your hair.

Finer haired types should use products sparingly as they can weigh you down, removing volume.

Finally, if you are going to

use heat to style your hair, don’t skimp on the heat protectant which will limit the damage caused. Make sure to turn your hairdryer, tongs or straighteners down to a lower heat level before finishing with a shine spray or a small amount of serum leaving you party ready.

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IT doesn’t seem to matter how old we get, blackheads can always make an unwanted appearance on our faces and bodies.

Even long after fine lines and wrinkles have set in, our bodies can somehow still produce enough oil to create those annoying little black dots, often on our noses and cheeks.

And while blackheads caused when a hair follicle becomes clogged with oil and dirt - are harmless,

OUR SKIN: Can attract blackheads at any age.

they can certainly be irrit a t i n g . U n f o r t u n a t e l y, there is no permanent way to remove blackheads, although thankfully with good skin hygiene and regular extraction their appearance can be lessened.

An important first step is making sure skin is cleansed both thoroughly and regularly.

Many dermatologists recommend cleaning skin both morning and evening w i t h a m i l d c l e a n s e r.

Av o i d h a r s h o r f o a m i n g formulas as these can strip the skin, leaving it likely to overproduce sebum, creating oily, blackheadprone skin. The right

cleanser for your skin type should leave it feeling clean but not tight after use.

For particularly oily or spot-prone skin, a salylic or glycolic acid cleanser can help remove dead skin cells and speed up cell t u r n o v e r, p r e v e n t i n g t h e production of new blemishes.

Once your skin is clean, you can encourage blackheads out of the follicles by gently and carefully steaming your face with a facial steamer or over a bowl of hot water.

After around 10 minutes you can then gently exfoliate, removing any dirt and oil which has come out of the skin.

If any blackheads are still stubbornly lingering, you can encourage them out by applying strips which can be found in supermarkets and pharmacies, which can remove between 15 and 20 per cent of blackheads.

Finally, if all else fails, it may be worth booking in for a professional treatment with a beautician or dermatologist who can gently remove blackheads for you and recommend products to prevent them returning.

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Dial S for stupidity Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man OK lots of things this week - I have had my iPhone for a few years - it’s a 6S Plus. To be honest it’s fine but I didn’t bother with the iPhone 7, 8 or 9. Was there a 9? But the new ‘X’ - pronounced ‘ten’ got some good reviews. Well, the X S max to be precise.

As an aside it got me thinking - were MI 5 and MI 6 upgrades by the UK government from MI 1 and MI 2?

Sorry, back to the phone. I decided to go and check it out. I went to the local Vodafone store.

Now, I have been with them for years and years probably over 14 in fact - when it was Airtel so overall I am pretty satisfied with them. I spoke to the sales assistant in the store and asked if he had one in stock which he did.

He explained that it was €1,200 for the top model but it could be paid for in instalments if I sign a new contract for two years.

I don’t have a contract at the moment but I said, ‘OK, that’s doable - can I see one please?’

He replied, ‘No, I can show you one in a box but you can’t take it out as I can’t take the plastic cover off the box.’ ‘Don’t you have a display model?’ ‘No.’ ‘So I am meant to buy a phone

and sign a two-year contract without being able to handle the actual product I’m buying?’

It’s pretty unbelievable because once I sign I’m committed. Yes, I could go to the Apple store and no doubt see one live but how stupid not to have one in every store. I didn’t buy one.

Something interesting I have noticed is that so many of the top companies now don’t actually make anything. Facebook, Amazon, Uber etc have taken over from so many of the manufacturing companies.

In fact 10 or 15 years ago most didn’t even exist. The majority are all online controlled. Bricks and mortar companies are getting smashed to pieces by these tech created companies and, on top of that, is the danger involved.

I mean, this week it was announced that 50 million Facebook accounts had been compromised. Fifty million!!! Will they get sued or fined? I read about the hacking but have seen nothing following it up. Facebook was started by a university geek with the sole purpose of picking up girls and now it is one of the most powerful companies in the world. That cannot be right.

How about this - instead of testing products on animals, how about testing them on people that don’t say thank you after you hold the door open for them? Or after you let them out in traffic? How hard is it to say thank you or just raise your hand in acknowledgement? mikesenker@gmail.com

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Get hooked on our fish FISHY FISHY the British seafood restaurant in Moraira is renowned for its authentic fish and chips and extensive menu of big portions full of extra love and care.

They ensure every single part of their dishes are of the highest quality, and it’s little wonder that this familyrun business has been going from strength to strength for six years.

“Our core ethos is simple great food, served by amazing people in a fantastic location. It’s how it all began and it’s how we will stay”.

It is this winning formula that has earnt them the prestigious TripAdvisor Hall of Fame Award for achieving a Certificate of Excellence five years running.

You will be spoilt for choice and amazed at their set menus including lunch, early bird, evening, go large, kids and dessert.

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THE BEST: You can’t beat them for fish & chips and much more too. ers. Don’t forget their mouth-watering selection of chicken and various sausages cooked in batter or simply a

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NEXT week starts the second edition of Expobelleza, an event that will bring together 15 professionals from Alfàs del Pi, Benidorm and Altea in the sectors of beauty, health, wellness, fashion and lifestyle to offer from now until October 31, a range of interesting activities and promotions.

Organised by T-Events Guide, Expobelleza has the backing of the Department of Commerce and Local Development of l’Alfàs and the business associations of Memba and Coempa.

In this path of wellness, the visitor will have at their fingertips the latest trends in aesthetics, hairdressing, manicure, make-up, nutrition, fashion, fitness and health.

The participation of Boutique Lluna, Lorena Aranda Beauty Centre, Nilsson Chiropractic Centre, Don Cayo Golf Club, Dermaclinic, Dismovil, Interoptics, Natu-

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READY TO IMPRESS: Organisers are gearing up for a dazzling event. rapotek, Naturtek, Damury’s Hall, Sandos Monaco Hotel & Spa, SolMas Segur, Senses Experience Albir Beach Hotel and Spa are scheduled and the Sushi Room.

Each establishment brings to the programme several promotions and activities, such as workshops and free

talks related to fashion, health, beauty, wellness and lifestyle.

Anyone who has sunglasses in their house they no longer use, can take them to any of the participating establishments and drop them off there.

In addition, a charity cock-

tail has been scheduled for November 2 at the Albir Playa Hotel, in order to raise money for the visual health programme that this NGO is developing in the Sahara.

Reservations can be made by sending a WhatsApp to either 693 820 547 or 605 969 813.

butty.

J u s t when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Fishy Fishy invite children to eat free between 5.30pm and 6.30pm when they are accompanied by adults who are dining too.

They also have a selection of soft drinks, beer and wine to take away.

“We hope you love our food just as much as we love making it!”

New opening times are Monday 5.30pm till 9pm, Tuesday to Saturday 12.30pm to 3pm and 5.30pm to 9pm.

Closed on Sundays Kristalmar 30f Rada De Moraira, Valenciana 03724 966 491 867

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TODAY (Thursday) sees six local singing groups joining together for a wonderful evening of musical entertainment at the Casa de Cultura in El Verger (two minutes from the Ondara shopping centre).

The concert, called ‘A Musical Gala’ will begin at 8pm and includes music ranging from Pop to Classical to Musical Theatre.

The evening will be hosted by Amadeus, the cabaret trio of Philip, Amanda and Chris, who will also be singing a small selection of their favourite numbers.

The theatre show group, Sounds Familiar, will soon be celebrating their 10th anniversary with a new show e a r l y n e x t y e a r, a n d t h e y will give you a sneak pre-

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SHOW STOPPERS: Sounds Familiar will perform a sneak preview of their next show. view of what to expect in that show.

Adagio, a seven-part harmony group, have some excerpts lined up from their past and future concerts.

Among the six groups there will be three choirs.

T h e Va l l d e P o p S i n g e r s will be performing a few songs from their next con-

cert, Tapestry.

The U3A Oliva Choir will treat you to their latest repertoire and the Chaplaincy Singers will uplift and inspire you with their current selection of music.

The finale features all of the groups singing together for the first time to round off the Gala with songs to

keep your toes-tapping.

The evening will be helping to raise money for Jalon Valley HELP plus the raffle on the night could also win you a meal voucher at one of several local restaurants.

The restaurants taking part are: Gran Sol - Calpe, Delaney’s - Jalon, Black Apple

- Jalon, Restaurante Pepe Alcalalí, La Solana - Alcalalí, Cappuccino - Orba, Citrus Bar - Orba, Monroe’s Carvery - Pedreguer/ Moraira Mapamundi - Dénia, Pizzeria Lugano - Dénia, Grand Café Marin - Dénia, Capricho Gallego - Els Poblets, La Bresca - Els Poblets, Moli Canyar Potríes, Los Gemelos - Oliva, Viva España - Oliva.

The evening has been generously supported by Telitec and the town hall of Verger.

Tickets are €12 and available from Philip Ashley on 965 581 483 or the Box Off i c e a t w w w. p h i l i p a s h l e y. com.

The doors will open at 7.30pm with the concert starting at 20:00

Motorock 2018 I MOTO-ROCK is organised by ROCKFMALICANTE. They will meet on October 28 at 9am at the Parking del Mercadillo de Teulada, on Carrer Teulada s/n, 03009 Alicante.

There will be speci al par ki ng ar ea within the parking facilities. On the day, there will be live music, a raffle, a giant paella, stands, food vans plus a great biker atmosphere.

At 10am, everyone will depart to visit a number of local towns in the province.

Tickets to take part in the event also include lunch at the hot el Bonal ba wi t h dr i nk, gi ant pael l a with drink and a tribut e r ock concer t by Grasshopper Melancholic.

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(L to R) Elaine Farrow, Ian Bennett, Candida Wright and Brenda Watson.

Dirty Dusting CARELINE’S next production in Alcalali is the hilarious comedy Dirty Dusting.

Three elderly cleaning ladies are about to be ‘put out to pasture’ by their overzealous office manager. They have little chance of another job at their age.

How are they going to replace their lost income?

A chance wrong number for a sex chat line rings into the office and gives them a great idea: ‘Why not run a sex chat line themselves?’ After all, their age and appearance won’t matter on the telephone. If they can keep it from their boss they could be on to a winner!

This is a heart-warming, feel-good comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles

Bon Vent free wine FIFTY wine enthusiasts enjoyed a presentation and tasting of wines from the Bodegas Imperiales in the Bon Vent restaurant of the Club Náutico de Altea.

After the tasting Bon Vent restaurant served an aperitif to all attendees and the evening was enlivened by the group The Vintagers playing live music.

Bon Vent restaurant at Club Náutico de Altea has developed a schedule of free wine tastings for the nights of Fridays this autumn. The tastings are free and limited capacity. Register in advance on the website: www.restaurantbonvent.com.

and smiling every time you reach for the phone.

Directed by Jim Sissens with Careline’s trademark professional touch this will be an evening of pure theatrical Viagra; all done in the best possible taste!

The dates are Thursday November 8 to Saturday November 10 at 8pm. Tickets are €12 with a 10 per cent discount for pre-paid bookings of 10 or more.

Contact the Box Office on 605 181 726 and at carelineboxoffice@gmail.com.

For more information email Robin Baxter to baxterthewall@gmail.com or call 619 671 553.

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V I S I T O U R W E B S I T E W W W . E U R O W E E K LY N E W S . C O M SHOULD you be thinking about building your dream home from scratch or making major changes to your existing house, it should be noted that a First Occupancy Licence will be needed.

This is the document that is issued when the local council is satisfied that the construction project or adaptation work meets all technical standards and regulations, including health and safety.

There are three types of First Occupancy Licences: for new builds; for those that have been substantially modified (eg an extension), and those premises that have changed their purpose.

The licence is also necessary when securing contracts to make the house habitable, such as water, electricity and gas.

It acts as a guarantee for third parties that may purchase the property in the future, proving to them that all the paperwork is above board.

Moreover, any sale of properties that do not have

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PLANNING PERMISSION: The licence is simply essential in Spain. the licence can be declared null and void in a court of

law, which would be a very costly mistake and the buyer

may even be entitled to compensation.

The licence is also essential for the opening of indus-

trial and commercial establishments in Spain.

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BUYING to let has become an increasingly popular way of investing money and the practice in Spain has grown steadily, particularly in coastal areas.

There are good reasons for opting for the Spanish coast, and as a favourite tourist destination there is no shortage of people interested in renting for short periods, particularly in peak season.

Some people prefer to rent their properties on a longer term basis to people who are living and working in the area, as it requires less administration.

Pensioners are increasingly preferring to rent too, as they are often dividing their time between Spain and the UK. The construction industry is back on its feet and the situation is much improved from the 2008 crisis, but there are some parts of Spain where there is a shortage of property to buy.

Spain’s natural beauty, its proximity and its wide availability of flights ensures that it continues to be an attractive destination for tourists.

Sun, sea and rent

SMART BUY: Spanish real estate attracts global interest.

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SOLALBIR’s team believes that one of the keys to the company’s success is the team’s ability to listen to their clients’ needs and then acting on the information.

They are now collaborating with Sanasolin La Nucia, who can also offer you both short term and long term rentals.

Whatever you are looking for they will be able to help you find the perfect property to match your criteria and budget.

The SOLALBIR-team, has extensive knowledge and many years of experience of this business, and they can speak several European languages. They will not give up until they have found the perfect property for you, and they also know that people have lots of different demands, regarding their investment here in Spain. They can also offer a variety of commercial premises and locales, for those who want to start up a business here.

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HEMP could soon be competing with conventional bricks, cement, concrete and synthetic insulation.

In recent decades interest in natural materials like clay or haybales has re-emerged, particularly amongst owners looking for bioclimatic houses whose designs are based on local climate, aimed at providing thermal and visual comfort while making use of solar energy or other environmental resources.

Bricks manufactured from hemp fibre mixed with lime or clay fit this bill and are now used in constructions from France to Israel to Australia, although the market for them in Spain, where they have been used for 300 houses, remains small.

Most are one-family homes on two or occasionally three floors and the majority are in rural areas, although they are also popular for restoring traditional regional buildings - Asturian horreos and Valencian barracas for instance - and monuments.

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The house that hemp built

HEMP: A legal and subsidised crop.

Hemp is claiming a place for itself, although the marihuanaconnection formerly thwarted its potential in the construction industry. Both hemp bricks and marihuana are made from cannabis sativa, but hemp is a legal and subsidised crop containing less than 0.2 per cent of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabis’s principal psychoactive constituent, compared to marihuana’s 10 per cent.

Hemp is more than a versatile construction and insulation material as it is fire resistant and since hemp fibre contains no nutrients for hungry parasites, it does not need treating in the same way that wood does.

The biggest drawback is price, as sufficient hemp bricks to build an insulated and medium-sized one-family dwelling cost between €10,000 and €15,000.

“But what you spend on the bricks, you save on insulation and the final price is much the same as a traditional house,” said architect Ricardo Higueeras who has built a house of hemp bricks in Sepuleda (Segovia).

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IF you are looking to buy a property with zero tax payable, buy a home with OWHC classification.

Fifteen Spanish municipalities belong to the Organisation of World Heritage. Cities (OWHC), which first met in Quebec in 1991.

Two years later the OWHC was officially founded in Fez (Morocco) with headquarters that are located in Quebec in Canada and the 250 member cities which have a population of more than 130 million.

To become a Heritage City, it must be ‘the location of a living urban fabric of historic or contemporary interest’ recognised by UNESCO and registered on the World Heritage List.

This honour is doubleedged and the Spanish cities are asking for financial support, either from the national government or the European Union, because they lose tax revenue.

IBI rates are a town or city hall’s main source of income

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HERITAGE CITY: Has to maintain its population too. but protected sites are exempted from paying them, together with the tax charged on constructions, installations and building works (ICO).

“The UNESCO label increases expenses but not municipal income,” said the mayor of Alcala de Henares

(Madrid), Javier Rodriguez Palacios. It was an honour to be chosen, he admitted, but the city still needed official help. Failure to maintain Alcala in the same condition that originally earned its UNESCO recognition would result in losing this in the same

way that Dresden was stripped of its status after a bridge was built in a protected area.

Thousands of people live in the Heritage cities, Rodriguez Palacios pointed out: “We have to maintain them as well.”

up 13.6% THE price of a house in the centre of Spain’s major cities has risen by 13.6 per cent since last year to an average €4,978 per sqm.

This means a property of 120 sqm will set buyers back around €600,000, according to data from Property Guide.

Despite such a steep rise, Spain is still relatively cheap for central city living when compared to other European countries.

Most expensive is rich man’s playground Monaco where a similar sized property costs an average €5.3 million - nine times more than the Spanish average.

London prices skew the figures for the UK, where the average cost is €23,932 per sqm, which translates to €2.8 million for that 120 sqm home.

Next on the list is France with a price tag of €12,796 per sqm in big cities, or €1.5 million for a 120 sqm property.

Complete the top 10 of the list are Russia (€1.42 million), Austria (€1.38 million), Switzerland (€1.37 million), Norway (€993,720) Sweden (€838,920), Holland (€828,240) and Finland (€793,080).

Spain ranks 14th in the ranking of European countries, just behind Germany (with €5,907 per sqm or €708,840 for a house of 120 sqm) ahead of Luxembourg (€4,605), Turkey (€4,581) and Malta (€4,576).

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Tony and Richard at Neater Heater have been a godsend to those who need a solution to enhance their homes either for their own economical but stylish living, or even for those wishing to attract potential tenants.

Neater Heaters are designed to set up a more efficient way of heating the home so that, when compared to most other electric heaters, monthly bills can be reduced, which is music to anybody’s ears.

The difference between a Neater Heater compared to most electric convector heaters is that most other electric heaters use their energy in getting the heater hot, whereas the Neater Heater is designed to heat the air in your room directly.

The element in most electric heaters has to get unnecessarily hot in order to heat the casing, which in turn, warms the air it contacts as it slowly heats up.

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Personalised bursts of colour NOTHING looks prettier than a display of flowers to brighten up your home, and more rewardingly so if you have made the container or frame yourself.

A quick way to create a rustic vase requires just three items, a glass or plastic cylin-

der or vase, hot glue and rope.

Wrap the cylinder with the rope, gluing as you go, leave to dry and hey presto. Fill with fresh or plastic flowers for a personal look.

If you have an old watering can that is in need of repair, don’t throw it, upcycle and create an adorable front door decor.

Decorate or paint the can, fill with flowers and hang on an angle from a hook.

Beautify plain hardware panels by attaching U-bolts and inserting vials which can then be filled with water and small, cut plants and flowers, or plastic varieties, and hung on the wall.

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Garlic, ‘allium sativum’, is Place them 15 to 18 cm apart, in a member of the onion family, torows 30 cm apart. The closer together gether with leeks and shallots, but instead of TASTY: The ‘allium sativum’ they are planted, the smaller the mature one bulb, it produces around a dozen small also has health benefits. bulbs will be. cloves. These are surrounded by a flimsy, paMake sure they are flat base down, at pery skin, and each one is a seed. a depth twice the length of the clove, with a couple of cenThe best way to get good garlic bulbs is to grow lots of timetres of soil above. It’s important to keep the soil leaves before bulb development, and the trick is in the timmoist. Remove any flowers as they appear, keep the area ing. weed free and wait. The tops will turn yellow when the Garlic isn’t particular and can be planted in late autumn garlic is ready to harvest. Remove gently with a fork, reor early spring, but it is better later in the year, providing move excess soil and leave them somewhere dry until the the winter is not too severe. skin becomes papery.

It needs to go through a cold spell if the head is to deMature bulbs are best stored in a cool, dry place, but not velop well, so November is ideal. a refrigerator, as they will begin to sprout.

Choose a site that is open and sunny, with a fertile, well-

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exterior roller-blinds, awnings and canopies. You can browse in the showroom and ask for help from their multilingual staff. Blinds and screens are used to reduce the effect of the heat and glare from the strong sun that we are fortunate to enjoy in Spain virtually all year round. Chill Outside has the product to suit whatever your needs may be to achieve this.

Only the best materials from the leading manufacturers are used.

They can also offer advice to assist you in making the right decision for your particular circumstances and to help you choose the most suitable type of blind for your home.

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DOGS want to be trained and there is so much proof that trained dogs are invariably happier than an untrained dog. All trained dogs have happy owners. Great satisfaction can be derived from training a dog. It is not time consuming and most training can be done whilst exercising the dog.

If you do not have the time to exercise your dog then you should not have a dog.

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Train your dog properly edly contribute to better training of dogs. One great advantage of classes is that they accustom the puppy or young dog to meeting other dogs, and owners get the opportunity to meet people with a common interest and often a common problem.

Many people are regarded as experts when they have trained a dog of one breed to a very high standard. Faced with a difficult dog, they would not know where to start. Training methods vary,

just as much as dogs and their owners do. There are however, many accepted exercises that form a useful basis for most dogs and most owners.

Many people do not fully realise their responsibilities and try very hard to comply and end up with a dog that will bite, causes a road accident etc ... why?

Few owners understand canine mentality. Owners must not regard dogs as ‘almost human’ as this is an insult to our canine friends.

Dogs have become man’s best friend, not because he is ‘almost human’ but because he can do so many things that we cannot do. In this day and age we still do not know how dogs do some of these things, such as detecting mines and drugs. Intelligence is not an important factor in a dog’s make up.

It is a fact that nearly all

REWARDING: The benefits of a well trained dog are to be reaped. ‘problem’ dogs are very intelligent and certainly a fact that few dog owners understand canine instincts and their importance in the

man/dog relationship.

Dogs and indeed all animals learn by association of ideas. Animals do not reason at all, they simply react to

what is happening and do not think what has happened or is about to happen. It is believed that they do sometimes work out a problem for themselves.

For training purposes we try to create associations that we want, and avoid those we do not want by what is known as correction and reward. Correction does not mean beating the dog or jerking him on a choke chain, it means any act which forces the dog to obey, like pushing him into the sit position.

Many dog owners will never know or have any idea of the pleasure they are losing in not having a dog that is trained to be a faithful companion and partner.

A dog will accept a human substitute for a canine leader and this willingness to accept a human makes him easier to train than most other animals.

Well travelled dog loves new home NINA’S owners approached us this week with a request. “Please can you find us some kind house-sitters who will look after Nina, our rescued and rather well travelled dog in her new home.”

Nina was rescued by her owners from the streets in Peru. They had seen her a few times abandoned in the street and decided to adopt her as a family pet.

Some years later, after having travelled with them to Chile and then onto Spain, she is finally settled. They want her to have a sense of security and comfort at home even when they travel on holiday. They are now talking to a small selection of checked sitters we have found for them.

How do we work?

HouseSitMatch is a house-sitting network where new members register online. We ID check everyone to ensure we know who you are, and in addition, sitters are police checked. We charge for membership to ensure that there is a commitment from both parties and that we can afford to manage our network online professionally.

Our latest review on Trustpilot: “As an old cynic I can only speak as I find. I have nothing but praise and admiration for the

founder of HouseSitMatch and her staff who are friendly, caring and efficient. As have been the house-sitters who have looked after my home and cats. If anyone has any doubts about using HousesitMatch, doubt no more. This company is absolutely first-class. I am a very happy old cynic, thank you HSM.” Review by Alan O’Leary, pet owner - Altea.

How do you benefit as a home and pet owner?

Our membership offers access to a secure network helping you find suitable sitters. We hide your contact details and address. You post an advert ahead of your travel dates, we publish the advert, then house-sitters apply. You can view their profiles and chat with them before you accept an applicant. If you join as a Premium member we can also help you at each stage of the process to get you started and manage your account.

How you do join?

Please register online via our website www.Hous esit match.com where you can choose from the following membership plans; • Standard (DIY option) = £49 pa • Premium (with support at each step) = £79 pa

Do you need a house- or pet-sitter? Get in touch. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house- and pet-sitting, and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation!

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MOTORING FACT ON October 3, the European Parliament voted for draft cuts in carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars of 20 per cent by 2025, and 40 per cent by 2030.

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As a result, the future of private motoring is looking very different.

Three things are virtually certain: almost all new cars will have some kind of electrical propulsion; motoring w ill get m o r e e x p e n s iv e; and sports models with large capacity V8 and V12 engines will be consigned to history.

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“ The future is electric Aston (from Aston Martin) was named after Aston Clinton village, where popular hill climb competitions were held.

GROUNDBREAKING: The Mercedes F-Cell GLC is at the cutting edge of automotive engineering. carbon-free transport, the fu el c e ll d o e s h av e s ome drawbacks.

Its hydrogen fuel might

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present there are only 13 in the UK; there’s more range anxi et y i n a f uel - cel l car than in its battery-electric equivalent.

However, compared with the complicated software and chemistry requirements of building a batteryel ect r i c car, f uel cells add advanced engineering design and production.

The basi s of t he Mercedes F-Cell is the GLC, t he Br em en- bui l t SUV version of the C-class, a sturdy five-door with pl ent y of r oom f r ont and back.

The fuel-cell and electrical systems have been made 30 per cent smaller so

they’ll fit under the bonnet in place of a conventional internal combustion engine.

The 13.5kWh lithium-ion bat t er y pack can be r echarged ext er nal l y and twin hydrogen tanks hold a t ot al of 4.4kg of gas at 10,000 psi and si t i n t he transmission tunnel under the rear seats.

It’s a rear-wheel drive car, with a 208bhp AC electric m ot or, whi ch gi ves a t op speed of 100mph.

Most car-makers stress that fuel-cell hybrids use t echnol ogy devel oped from petrol and diesel hybrids, but in practice a fuelcell hybrid has a more natur al f eel because bot h power sources supply electricity.

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Honda Civic Type R: A car with charisma THE Honda Civic Type R has a lot of front, and holds the front wheel-drive car record around the Nurburgring.

It is certainly not a shrinking

violet, with skirts, vanes, ducts, vortex generators, splitters, diffusers, a huge deck spoiler and a bonnet scoop. Not to mention three exhaust pipes.

According to Honda this ‘aggressive silhouette makes a confident statement about the Civic Type R’s dynamic character.’

This new model is longer, lower and wider, and the smooth underbody makes it hug the ground with more downforce.

Unlike some rivals the high level rear spoiler doesn’t block the view out the back window and although faked, the carbon fibre effect gives it a smart updated look.

The large rear wheel extensions are needed to accommodate the wider track and the trapezoidal bonnet scoop sits in an aluminium bonnet that is 5.3kg lighter than the steel bonnet on a standard five-door model.

Like a Golf GTI, red is the highlight colour Honda has opted for in the lines running around the car, and a two-litre petrol engine puts out a hefty 320bhp.

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ENGLAND won in Spain for the first time in 31 years as they recorded a memorable 32 UEFA Nations League victory in Sevilla on Monday.

Gareth Southgate’s side were 3-0 up at half-time as Raheem Sterling ended his three-year, 27 game goal drought with an early opener rifled into the top corner.

He then tucked in his second from close range just before the break, his goals coming either side of a well taken strike by Marcus Rashford.

Spain, torn apart by England’s pace and precision in that sensational opening period, pulled a goal back through substitute Paco Alcacer ’s near-post header.

They netted again through Sergio Ramos with the final touch of the match in the 97th minute, but a resolute defensive display secured England’s first victory in

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Sterling shows his worth

GOLF MASTER: Pepperell celebrates with his family.

STERLING EFFORT: Raheem scored his first England goals for three years.

Spain since 1987.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s technical ability with the ball helped create the first two goals, but he was also lucky to survive a penalty appeal when he seemed to

bring down Rodrigo after attempting to be too clever in his own area.

Manager Gareth Southgate said: “We spoke to the forward players before the game to re-

mind them what a threat they are and they were outstanding, causing all sorts of problems. The young players put on a mature performance and withstood pressure really well.”

SMASHING PLAYER: The victory is Djokovic’s 72nd career title.

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC continued his superb form by beating Croatia’s Borna Coric in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

The second seed, 31, beat 21-yearold Co r i c 6 - 3 6 - 4 i n 9 7 min u tes to claim his fourth Shanghai title.

Coric, the 13th seed, upset Roger Federer in Saturday’s semi-finals to reach his first Masters 1000 final.

Serb Djokovic has won 18 consecutive matches since losing at the Rogers Cup on August 10, and will replace Federer as world number two on Monday.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion cruised through the first set, dropping just four points on his serve.

Coric recovered from 3-0 down in

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Djokovic holds court again

BOLT BRACE: The sprinting scored two goals on his first start for the Mariners.

the second to earn a break point at 3-2 be fore s a ving the e c ha mpions hip points to break Djokovic and make it 5-4.

But Djokovic won his 26th straight set to clinch his fourth title of 2018 and go just 35 points behind Rafael Nadal in the ATP Race for London.

Djokovic’s winning run includes victory at the Cincinnati Masters in August, when he became the first player to win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.

Meanwhile Briton Katie Boulter has broken into the top 100 of the WTA world rankings for the first time.

Boulter, 22, is now ranked 96th following her run to the quarter-finals at the Tianjin Open last week.

Pepperell is British Master ENGLAND’S Eddie Pepperell won his second European Tour title with a two-shot victory at the British Masters.

The 27-year-old took a three-shot lead into the final day at Walton Heath, and closed out the win by carding a level-par 72 to finish on nine under.

Victory means Pepperell, who also won the Qatar Masters in February, will break into the world’s top 35 for the first time.

“I am over the moon,” he said.

“I did not sleep well the last two nights. It was hard to keep my mind on the golf because I was leading all week.”

Pepperell finished two shots ahead of playing partner Alexander Bjork of Sweden, who carded a one-under-par 71.

Australia’s Lucas Herbert and England’s Jordan Smith finished a further

two shots back, with 2002 winner and tournament host eighth on three under.

Pepperell’s overnight lead was reduced to just a single stroke when Bjork completed the front nine in 34 and the Englishman three-putted the ninth, which was the hole at which he’d enjoyed a holein-one on the opening day.

However, he moved three clear again on the 10th after holing an eagle from 122 yards.

“The credit for the eagle goes to my mum Marian because she gave me some mittens as I was walking off the 10th tee.

As well as a rise in the world rankings, Pepperell’s win will have almost guaranteed him a Masters debut in April 2019.

The top 50 at the end of the year qualify for the first major of the year at Augusta.

Testing is Bolt from the blue USAIN BOLT has questioned why he has received a notice for a drugs test from Australia’s anti-doping authority (ASADA), saying he is not yet a professional footballer.

The eight-time Olympic sprint champion has been on trial with Central Coast Mariners and scored twice on his first start in a friendly on Friday.

Bolt says he has been told he is being tested as he is an ‘elite athlete.’

In an Instagram post on Monday, in which he showed the drugs test notice, Bold wrote: ‘How am I going to get a drug test today? I’m not even a professional footballer yet. Seriously.’

The notice from ASADA requesting blood and urine appears to have been issued by Football Federation Australia.

It is understood that even as a trialist, Bolt is officially registered with

the club, and is therefore subject to drug testing.

Bolt’s trial period with the ALeague club came to an end at the weekend and the Mariners now have to decide whether to offer the sprint legend a permanent deal, a further trial period, or release him.

ASADA defines an athlete as a person who ‘competes in sport and who is subject to the National Anti-Doping Scheme.’

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PADRAIG HARRINGTON has become the latest addition to the field at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation.

The three-time major winner is targeting a place in the final Rolex Series events of the 2018 Race to Dubai.

Harrington has been on a strong run of form of late, with three top tens in his past five events, and he made a late decision to travel to the Andalucia region of Spain, on a golf course upon which he has enjoyed some strong results.

The Dubliner has a string of good performances at the famous venue of the 1997 Ryder Cup, including a runner-up finish in the Volvo Masters in 1999 and a top five in the 2000 WGC-American Express Championship.

Having registered a top 30 finish last year as his fellow major winner Sergio Garcia claimed a glorious victory, Harrington is relishing the opportunity to return to the renowned Robert Trent Jones Sr-designed course.

“Valderrama is one of the best golf courses we have in Europe,” said Harrington, who was one of the five Vice Captains in the winning European team for the 2018 Ryder Cup. “It’s a great tournament venue and a really good course to play.

“I’m just outside the automatic qualifying spots for the Turkish Airlines Open, so I need to make a few more points to get to Turkey. So it’s a great opportunity for me to go to a course I’m very familiar with, and get a bit of sun on my back too, so I’m looking forward to it.

“My form has been good, so hopefully I can take that form into the week, because I certainly need a decent performance. I thought I would finish better at Walton Heath but I left a few shots out on the golf course. Hopefully I can play well this week at Valderrama and get the points that I need.”

Last year, Garcia delighted Spanish fans with an emotional victory in Sotogrande as he sealed his third win of the sea-

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Harrington swings in for Valderrama

Padraig Harrington. son to add to his maiden major title at Augusta National as well as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic trophy.

Garcia will return to defend his title as he plays for the first time since becoming the record points-scorer in the Ryder Cup, beating Sir Nick Faldo’s record by a half a point with a total of 25.5.

Harrington also joins the victorious 2018 Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjørn in the field, as well as two more of the Vice Captains: 23-time European Tour winner Lee Westwood and another former European Tour Number One, Robert Karlsson.

This year ’s tournament, which takes place from today (Thursday) until Sunday, will once again be sponsored by the Autonomous Government

Jose Maria Olazabal. of Andalucia with the support of the Sergio Garcia Foundation.

The Spaniard set up his charitable foundation in 2002 for the purpose of contributing to the social inclusion of economically-deprived children through social assistance benefits and the practice of sport as free-time activity.

Tickets for the 2018 Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation start at €20 for today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) and €30 on Saturday and Sunday.

Children aged under 14 are admitted to the event free of charge when accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

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18 - 24 October 2018 SHAUN WANE ended his rugby league tenure as Wigan Warriors’ head coach on a high, with a gripping 12-4 victory over Warrington Wolves in the Super League Grand Final, and will now join Scotland rugby union.

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MICK SCHUMACHER, the son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael, won the Formula 3 European title with a race to spare.

The 19-year-old finished second in race two of the season finale in Hockenheim, Germany, to establish an unassailable lead in the

drivers’ standings.

In Sunday’s race three, Prema driver Schumacher finished second again for his 14th podium of the season.

“I am absolutely delighted,” German Schumacher said.

“What this team has

achieved over the last year is unbelievable.”

Schumacher had failed to score in the opening race in Hockenheim following a first-lap collision, but held a 49 point advantage going into the final round in Germany.

Motopark driver Juri Vips

won race two from pole position, and with Dan Ticktum coming home in seventh, Schumacher’s second-place finish was enough to seal championship victory.

His Prema team-mate Robert Shwartzman won race three, but Schumacher is tipped to follow in his father’s footsteps into F1.

“Mick has the racing genes of Michael,” said Gerhard Berger, head of the German Touring Car Championship.

“If he can continue to deliver performances like these, then he will find his way into Formula 1.”

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Schumacher claims F3 title

FATHER’S SON: Mick Schumacher has his father’s love of winning.