Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 11 - 17 April 2019 Issue 1762

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Sex crime pensioners THREE men aged 81, 79 and 61 have been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing underage girls in Murcia City.

The three have been charged with crimes of sexual abuse, harassment, sexual assault, corruption of minors, crimes against workers’ rights and exhibitionism. The National Police underage crimes unit for the Murcia region investigated the allegations.

The victims were reportedly lured to the homes of the arrested men with promises of money and gifts. In the first case National Police learned that the home of the 81-year-old was visited by

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HELD: Officers at the National Police’s Murcia Headquarters investigated the allegations. girls who entered alone.

Police officers were able to identify the children, who told them that they had been persuaded to go to his house to do household chores and to help him wash in exchange

for money.

But in reality, the true purpose was to satisfy his sexual urges. Once in the house he allegedly touched the girls (sexual abuse) and on several occasions attempted to go further

(attempted sexual assault).

Police proceeded to arrest the octogenarian and searched his home, finding a diary with the names and telephone numbers of several underage girls.

Another of the detainees had contacted the girls and asked them to accompany him to his home with the promise of gifts.

The girls went to his front door, but refused to enter, at which point he tried to kiss and touch them.

The girls later arranged to meet the third man who would promise money, gifts or invite them to eat before taking them in his car to an isolated spot where he would sexually assault them.

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People leaving CARTAGENA’S population has fallen by 3,700 in the past five years, according to the CCOO trade union, in contrast to nearby cities like Murcia, Almeria and Elche.

The city’s jobless has risen from 15,685 in 2018 to 17,150 in March.

Puppy farms FOUR people face fines for illegally breeding dogs after La Union Local Police acted on a tip off from members of the public.

They face charges over the illegal sale of animals before they are weaned and a lack of veterinary care.

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Strike off ORIHUELA Council has announced a proposed strike by municipal cleaners has been called off.

The mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, announced the road cleaning service workers have reached an agreement in the afternoon today, avoiding a strike.

Earlier this week, a meeting took place with representatives of the trade unions as well as by the councillors of Human Resources, Rafael Almagro, and the councillor of Street Cleaning, Damaso Aparicio.

Bascuñana congratulated the parties involved on the agreement reached and for “the good atmosphere during these weeks of negotiations.”

He also thanked street workers for “their consideration and understanding.”

The mayor added: “when we arrived at the council there was no budget to invest, no possibility of strengthening the workforce, so it took us time to put the administrative machinery in place to be able to provide the service with the necessary means.”

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LONG MEETING: Union representatives and politicians agreed to call off the strike.

Lawyers sanctioned

CORVERA Airport dealt with 121,413 passengers in the first quarter of the year. The number of passengers who used commercial flights in the region of Murcia was 142,972, including the 21,559 passengers who used San Javier before Corvera opened.

Car gone A WOMAN in Mazzaron has been accused of falsely reporting a crime after she alleged burglars had drugged her while she slept and stole a TV, mobile phone and her car. Guardia Civil found her car in the municipal pound and the keys in her home.

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LARGE FINES: Lawyers who break the new law face hefty sanctions.

THE Generalitat Valenciana has unanimously voted to approve a law sanctioning lawyers who break professional standards.

The proposal, which was backed by the Orihuela Law School, will see

lawyers who use illegal practices or ruin the image of their profession fined.

The law will apply to all those offering all legal services, including solicitors, legal advisors, legal assistances,

legal experts, or conveyancing experts, as well as those who are registered as ‘non-practising lawyers.

Those found to have breached the law could face fines of between €5,001 and €150,000.

€600,000 investment THE town hall in La Union has confirmed it will invest €645,000 in correcting infrastructure problems at the Sabina Golf urbanisation.

The town’s mayor, Pedro Lopez Milan, confirmed a series of works will correct the problems, which residents have been complaining about for a decade.

The homes have been granted first occupancy licences but are yet to receive them because the improvements have not yet been made.

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Muggers foiled

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TWO men in their 20’s were arrested for drug trafficking in Rojales after a lack of necessary documentation meant a retail outlet was considered suspicious. Approximately €6,000 worth of marihuana was found hidden ready for sale, some disguised as drinks cans.

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TEN companies have been rewarded for improving facilities in Guardamar for tourists. They received the Tourism Quality Destination Commitment Awards (SICTED) from the mayor, Jose Luis Saez, in a ceremony week. Organisations varied from restaurants to hotels and shops, all working together.

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A 58-YEAR-OLD man thwarted a pair of notorious ‘hugger muggers’ in a car park. The robbery was attempted in a hypermarket car park in Calpe. But Bob Dudden managed to evade the culprits that tried to steal his Rolex watch, claimed to be worth £30,000.

HEALTH and environmental authorities in Almoradi are about to start almost 30 projects in the area to combat the seasonal infestation of cockroaches, mosquitoes and rats. The work, in and around public buildings, will continue through the summer months, as part of an annual programme devised by the City Council.

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Health & Beauty 119-123 DISTINCT: Sakoneta Beach lies in the Basque Country province of Guipuzcoa.

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Jagged coast THIS distinctly jagged beach on Spain’s northern coast was recently chosen alongside nine other places in a ranking of the country’s best hidden gems.

Sakoneta Beach, in the Basque Country province of Guipuzcoa, made it into El Confidencial’s ‘10 (Almost) Unknown Corners of Spain You Have to Discover’ table.

The newspaper said the cove, which lies between the towns of Deba and Zumaia, was ‘small and wild.’

When the tide is low, a series of

jagged rock formations are exposed.

They were sculpted by the sea over hundreds of years, creating a geological formation known as flysch.

Flysch refers to a process where channels separated by rocky outcrops are formed in alternating layers of hard and soft stone.

The process is gradual. As the tide comes in and out over several hundred years, new layers are deposited atop existing ones, stacking them until they reach their current height.

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erals typically form the bottom of the outcrops, with shale, mudstone and sandstone building up as time goes on.

Other examples of flysch formations can be found near Europe’s Alps and Carpathian mountain ranges as well as in the North American Cordillera chain.

Visitors to Sakoneta can also take a walking route named after the coastline. It starts and finishes in Errotaberri near Deba with walkers taking a looping route past limestone walls, streams and waterfalls.

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Surf ban LOCAL surfers have met with Javier Manazanares, the councillor of Beaches, looking for a compromise after an anticipated outright ban in the Torrevieja area. Surfers asked that it be allowed at La Mata, citing that the sport is becoming more popular and is even an Olympic sport at Tokyo in 2010.

Firm closed A DOLORES manager was arrested this week because 59 workers allegedly lacked proper documentation. The 24-year-old local man is believed to have taken advantage of the workers’ vulnerability. The agricultural company also lacked an opening licence, insurance and health and safety regulations. He is due to appear in court.

Golf excellence LA MANGA CLUB has received a Bronze Flag award for excellence.

The award, which recognises excellence in golf club sales, services, operations, shops, courses, and management, show a club has maintained a consistent level of customer service throughout the previous year.

The club has received multiple previous awards, including being granted the title, ‘Real Club de

Golf La Manga,’ by the King of Spain; an honour only awarded to clubs running for more than 25 years.

At the recent World Golf Awards, the club also won Best Golf Destination in Europe and Best Golf Hotel in Spain. For the eight consecutive year, La Manga Club also won the Best Golf Resort in Spain award by British publication, Today’s Golfer.

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Increased service A NEW bus service will see passengers landing at Corvera Airport connected to the Costa Calida.

Aguilas, Mazarron, La Manga, and Cabo de Palos now all have direct links to the hub in time for the summer season.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Development and Infrastructure, Patricio Valverde, who explained the routes will run in addition to existing lines to Murcia, Mar Menor, and Cartagena.

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Passengers will also benefit from new stops at golf courses, reportedly one of the most popular attractions for travellers landing at Corvera Airport. These stops will include Condado de Alhama, Hacienda of the Alamo, and La Torre Golf Resort.

The new service will also see fare reductions for tourists who land at Corvera, with a trip to Cartagena priced at €5, while journeys to La Manga and Mar Menor will cost €10.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1761 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 155 local stories.

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Kidnap trial PROSECUTORS have asked Murcia’s Provincial Court to jail three defendants accused of kidnapping a Jumilla man over theft accusations for five years each, if found guilty.

Prosecutors told the court the defendants, David H, Antonio M and Cristian S, went to the alleged victim’s home on the night of September 1, 2013.

They then bungled the man into their vehicle and drove him around the outskirts of Jumilla and threatened him over claims he stole from them.

He was taken to the home of a friend about two and half hours later where he was let go.

The defendants have been charged with illegal detention and making criminal threats. Prosecutors have also called for them to compensate the alleged victim with €9,900 if found guilty.

The trial continues.

Rape investigation goes on

UNDER INVESTIGATION: A Cartagena man is accused of raping a woman in Thailand.

by Sally Underwood A COURT in Thailand has approved an extension of the police investigation into a Cartagena man accused of raping a

woman in Bangkok, Thailand.

The alleged victim claims she met the suspect, Jorge VL, aged 30, at a nightclub before he later handcuffed her at his

apartment and raped her.

Officer Thanabook Nawasawat told Spanish media: “We are still finalising the case.”

The accused was arrested in

Elderly man found GUARDIA CIVIL officers have found a 71-yearold man with dementia after he was reported missing on Monday morning.

Guardia Civil officers were joined by those from the Local Police for the search in the Torre Pacheco area.

The son of the 71-year-old reported him missing from his home in the hamlet of Do-

lores de Pacheco.

Police deployed officers on the ground and also despatched a helicopter to help look for the man.

He was found on Monday on a farm near his home.

Emergency services found the man with symptoms of hypothermia and disorientation. He was taken to Los Arcos Hospital in San Javier.

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mid-February after being reported by the woman. A court bailed the man a week later after he paid €11,250 and surrendered his passport.

Hunters cleared A COURT has cleared two hunters who were accused of making threats and coercion of Gran Alicant residents who had told them off for shooting close to their homes. Locals have warned of the possibility of a tragic hunting accident in the Sierra de Santa Pola.

Easter row A MURCIA Easter parade could be without bullfighters for the first time in 33 years after they decided to go ‘on strike’ in solidarity with Jose Antonio Soler. He has been excluded from this year’s event after his four-year-old daughter broke ranks to join him as he helped carry the figure of Jesus del Gran Poder.

Mistreating relative A MARRIED couple have been arrested for the alleged mistreatment of an elderly and disabled man. Social services are now looking after the victim, after he attended Vega Baja hospital with his injuries.

The victim told the police that the mistreatment had been going on for some time, “for economic reasons”. The perpetrators were his niece and her husband.

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LEARNING TRIP: Students were taught the importance of agriculture to Orihuela.

STUDENTS from the Señora de Belén school in La Aparecida have learnt about different plants at the Oriolana orchard in Orihuela.

The council’s Department of Agriculture organised the

educational activity to teach students about local flowers.

Councillor Noelia Grao explained the group played a game called ‘what is what’ to help their learning. Grao thanked the educational cen-

ter and explained the importance of learning about the value of agriculture in the region. Councillor Grao said: “We are trying to bring it closer to our young people.”

Traffic email scam THE Guardia Civil are warning that criminals are now sending emails to m o t o r i st s t ha t h a v e

committed a driving offence. A link enables all your passwords and priv a te d eta ils to b e p u b-

lished. If you receive one, please report it to the authorities, as the DGT only send mail.

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NEWS EXTRA Paramedic firestarter A 21-YEAR-OLD ambulance driver has been accused of abusing his position and setting fire to a factory and houses in Castellon and a forest fire in Lliria. He is currently remanded in custody.

Record bid SATURDAY will see a record number of 1,300 hair cutters or more get together in Valencia for a marathon of hairdressing activities, raising funds for the Association of Brain damage in Adults and Minors.

Water trick POLICE in Valencia have arrested two women in connection with the theft of jewellery worth €4,000. They allegedly distracted vulnerable victims by simply asking for a glass of water. The two are known to police already.

Humanist news THE Humanists Group Murcia has taken part in a hike towards the Castillo de Chuecos.

Taking in the countryside between Lorca and Aguilas, the group carried out the threeh o u r e x p e d i t i o n n e a r t h e h e rmitage where the University of Murcia has an agriculture research area.

The association stopped for refreshments below the castle, before later driving to Las Aguilas for lunch at the Orient Restaurant.

Join the Humanists Group Murcia for walks, discussion groups, gardening groups, games evenings and lots of lunches. For more information, call 669 338 885 or email humanistsofmurcia@gmail.com

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HUMANIST HIKE: The Humanists Group Murcia hiked towards the Castillo de Chuecos. or visit their website www.humanistsofmurcia.com.

For humanist weddings, fu-

nerals and naming ceremonies without religion, contact their celebrant on 634 025 711.

Accused found dead A M A N o n t r i a l f o r a To r re vieja murder has been found d e a d w h i l s t i n c u s t o d y. H e was on trial for the murder of

a parent in August 2016. The accused was believed to have dismembered the head and limbs of his victim, using the

help of two others, neither of which he exonerated in his suicide note, according to reports.

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Five years for Daesh mother A 38-YEAR-OLD woman was sentenced to five years in prison this week after she tried to travel to Syria in order to join her husband in the so-called Islamic State.

The Alicante mother, Dolores Hidalgo Rubio, was arrested in February 2017, following an elaborate ruse that allegedly included membership of an extremist WhatsApp group. She has four children, aged seven to 15.

Her Moroccan husband, Mohamed Belguin Ikhlaf, had already left for Syria, reportedly joining the terrorist organisation, Daesh, in 2014.

Her plan was to convince people that her husband had died overseas, after previous plans to take the family were thwarted through lack of documentation.

She also allegedly colluded with Daesh terrorists and supporters elsewhere in Spain, via WhatsApp, telling a school teacher that she was travelling to Syria because her husband was a “religious policeman”. The children are now being cared for by the authorities.

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Man murders wife in Rojales A 49 -YEAR-OLD Hungarian man was arrested in Rojales on Monday accused of murdering his wife. An autopsy on the 38year-old victim on Tuesday revealed, although she had suffered several blows to her skull, further tests have yet to determine the exact cause of death.

When paramedics attended the scene in the Pueblo Brava area, the attacker also had cuts and bruises, suggesting a most violent altercation. A Guardia Civil team inspected the entire house after the deceased was

taken away.

The couple were known to have worked in the ‘Budapest’ restaurant, above which they lived. Although not registered, they have lived there since September.

The passing of the 37-yearold now means 15 women have been murdered so far this year in Spain by their partners or ex-partners, two being in this province. With that in mind, Rojales Council called for three days of official mourning in relation to gender violence. Such is the feeling

Toy maker fined AN Alicante businessman has been fined €5,400 for employing 11 people without social security registrations. The company made plastic toy components, but his crime was discovered after authorities visited his premises. A potential six-month jail sentence was suspended because he regularised the workers’ status straight after the inspection.

generally, there was a rally in front of the council offices and elsewhere in the province.

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‘Nazi’ probe TWO police unions have asked prosecutors to investigate a Spanish politician over claims he called officers ‘Nazis’ and ‘Fracoist.’

Left-leaning parliamentarian Julen Arzuaga is also accused of calling officers who attended a parliamentary ses-

sion in Vitoria, ‘disgusting.’

The reported incident saw members of the right-wing Partido Popular (PP) leave the room during the debate

on a law recognising victims of police abuses allegedly committed in the Basque Country between 1978 and 1999.

Silent witnesses SCHOOL pupils who stay silent while classmates are bullied could be suspended.

A new decree in the Community of Madrid envisages punishing students even if they themselves have not taken part in the bullying.

They will be obliged to tell teachers if they witness or are aware of “cases of harassment that could seriously endanger the physical or moral integrity of other members of the educational community.”

Punishment could range from a ban on recreation to being suspended from school for up to six days.

The new rules, due to come into force next year, follow two cases of suicide at a Madrid school.

ALLEGED INSULTS: The incident is said to have taken place in Vitoria, northern Spain.

Gender-bender diocese A REPORTER pretending to be gay recently attended a clandestine conversion therapy session, sent there by online publication El Diario.

He went to the Regina Familiae centre, run by the diocese of Alcala de Henares, where he was allegedly told to stop watching pornography and to ‘govern himself’. Pseudo-therapies are banned in the Madrid Community and anybody offering them faces fines of €45,000 and over, in line with the region’s LGTB-phobia laws.

The Alcala diocese confirmed in writing to El Diario it owned the centre and practised therapies but denied conversion therapies which can include hypnosis and electric shocks.

Teen runaway A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD teenager has disappeared in Benicarlo, according to media in Castellon. Angela AP went missing on Monday. It is thought she has run away from home and now her family have posted messages on social media asking for help in finding her.

Tragic fall GUARDIA CIVIL mountain rescuers recovered the body of a 59-year-old French mountaineer in the Pyrenees on Monday. He had fallen 150 metres while walking to L’Artiga de Lin, in the Valle de Aran (Lerida).

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Brexit holiday price claim A HOLIDAY price comparison website h as c l a i m e d t ha t h o lid a y p r ic e s in Spain have dropped by as much as 38 per cent because of Brexit.

Travel Supermarket said summer holiday demand is down compared to last year, with some British holidaymakers showing reluctance to book until they know the outcome of Brexit.

Others are keen to avoid Europe altogether they say.

“The UK g o v e r nm en t a n d th e E U have agreed that whatever happens with Brexit, you will be able to travel visa-free to Europe for up to 90 days within a 180 period until December 31, 2020.

“After that, to travel to Europe, we will need to pay €7 for an ETIAS visa waiver, which lasts three years,” Travel Supermarket said.

Package prices are as much 38 per cent lower when compared to last year, they said.

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Vandals strike German cemetery NINE tombstones in a German military cemetery in Extremadura, the only site of its kind in Spain, have been found smashed and desecrated in an apparent vandal attack.

The headstones were found damaged in Cuacos de Yuste graveyard, in Caceres Province, on Monday. Graffiti was also found which stated: ‘No Nazis, no honours, no anti-fascists in ditches.’

Cuacos de Yuste mayor Jose Maria Hernandez said he was very upset when he heard of the vandalism from two council workers who discovered it.

The graveyard is home to 186 German military personnel who died during the First and Second World Wars following naval battles or plane crashes. A total of 26 died in the First World War and the remaining 154 died in the Second.

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ATTACKED: The cemetery is home to the remains of dead German soldiers.

Guardia Civil sources confirmed no attack like Monday’s had occurred at the cemetery since it opened in 1983.

The land is owned by the German embassy and is maintained by a local association from the country.

No spam UNWANTED ATTENTION: More than 800,000 have signed up.

MORE than 800,000 people in Spain have signed up to a service to stop them receiving spam messages. The ‘Robinson List’ service, which was created in the 1990s, aims to help users avoid unwanted phone calls, emails, and post.

In 2018, 250,000 new registra-

tions were made to the list, an increase of 400 per cent more than the previous year. In total, half a million email addresses, more than 250,000 mobile phone numbers, and almost 300,000 postal addresses are exempt from receiving unwanted advertising.

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Golden visas CHINESE investors are said to be purchasing properties worth at least €500,000 in order to receive so-called ‘golden visas.’

According to Spanish media, in the past six years, the number of these visas has grown sharply to 16,029 applications in 2018 alone.

VANDALISM COST: Graffiti is said to have cost nearly €1 million.

NATIONAL POLICE have arrested 21 graffiti artists for causing damage valued at nearly €1 million to Madrid and Guadalajara commuter trains.

According to police, these are the most active graffiti artists in central Spain who were highly organised and used extreme violence against police and private guards hired by Renfe.

The detainees are Spanish, aged 17 to 35.

An investigation started last summer following continuous attacks on trains at Guadalajara station. The graffiti artists took advantage of trains

stopped at the stations or travelled inside the carriages and activated the emergency brake, causing the train to stop abruptly and violently between stations.

They filmed their graffiti on mobile phones then posted them on social media. During the operation police seized spray cans, baseball bats, mobile phones containing their ‘exploits’ and other tools necessary to carry out the graffiti.

The detainees are accused of various crimes of damage, public disorder and belonging to a criminal gang.

Fighter jets AIRBUS is set to deliver parts to fit updates to Spain’s Eurofighter jets.

In May and July, Airbus will

deliver the parts, which will see 17 Air Force planes fitted with new equipment.

Upgrades will include com-

puter symbol generators, digital video and voice recorders, laser designator PODs and maintenance data panels.

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Of these, 12,634 were granted, according to the Permanent Immigration Observatory in Spain.

Many Chinese investors are said to be looking for two or three-bedroom apartments near schools and universities, to rent out before selling them on for profit.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Open to delay SPAIN’S Foreign Minister has said Madrid would accept a long extension to Brexit under certain conditions and added the country was committed to avoiding a no-deal withdrawal.

Josep Borrell said British Prime Minister Theresa May should tell the EU what she wants, including what she thought Brussels should give in exchange for a delay.

The minister’s comments came as EU member state leaders gathered in Brussels yesterday (Wednesday) for an emergency Brexit summit.

“Spain will do everything possible to prevent a hard Brexit.

“Not because we are not prepared for it but because of its negative consequences,” Borrel said.

The minister added he did not know what the best solution to the current Brexit impasse was.

If Brexit is extended then it would be up to the European Council to evaluate potential negative effects, Borrell said.

The minister’s comments come as Donald Tusk floated offering Britain a year-long extension to Brexit last week.

May wrote to Tusk last week to request an extension until Sunday June 30 to give her more time to get a deal through Parliament.

Britain was scheduled to leave the EU tomorrow (Friday) prior to yesterday’s summit.

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By Joe Gerrard BRITISH embassy officials in Spain have issued new advice for people expecting to travel between Britain and Spain after Brexit.

The embassy said passports would need to be valid for at least six months if Britain leaves without a deal.

Spain has agreed to allow British visitors and expatriates to use its health system in both a deal and nodeal scenario but other countries may make different arrangements, officials added.

Britain was scheduled to leave the EU with or without a deal tomorrow (Friday) before yesterday’s emergency Brexit summit.

British Consul for Southern Spain Charmaine Arbouin said expatriates planning on travelling to Britain should take their residency cards with them to avoid confusion on the return journey.

“We recognise the current uncertainty for British nationals in Spain and we will continue to do all we

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BREXIT EXTRA Ireland backing THE EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the bloc would stand ‘fully behind’ Ireland and added he was confident a solution to the backstop issue could be found following talks in Dublin with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.

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BE PREPARED: There are set to be changes for those travelling to and from Britain. can to update citizens as and when we have more information,” Arbouin said.

“Ensure your passport is valid in any scenario, that you have comprehensive travel insurance and check our travel advice for any updates,” the consul said.

Embassy officials said expatriates and holidaymakers would be able to travel within Europe’s Schengen Area without having to apply for a

visa, regardless of whether Britain leaves with a deal.

British passport holders will be able to travel to any other EU member state visa-free for up to 90 days within a 180-day period. The embassy said those thinking of travelling elsewhere in the EU should consider getting health insurance as not all countries will accept European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) after Brexit.

SALES in British shops fell by 0.5 per cent between March and the same month last year, according to data from Retail Consortium which suggested buyers were holding back on spending due to Brexit uncertainty.

Shares plan LONDON’S Stock Exchange said it plans to reintroduce European Economic Area shares on its platform in the British capital in the event of a no-deal Brexit and added it would move its Europe-wide Turquoise platform to a new Dutch hub.

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Search for ‘missing’ father and son POLICE in the UK say they are ‘extremely concerned’ for a father and son who were holidaying together on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Sussex Police say Daniel and Liam Poole flew to Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport on Sunday, March 31, and checked into a hotel, but their family have not had contact with the pair since the following day.

Detective Sergeant Alan Fenn of the Missing Persons Team said: “This is extremely unusual behaviour from Daniel and Liam to not be in contact with their family.

Daniel, 46, is described as 5ft 9in tall, of heavy build and with short grey hair while Liam, 22, is 6ft and of medium build and with short, light brown hair.

Police ask anyone with information to report it online or call 101 in the UK quoting 720 of 03/04.

FLAMINGO: Escorts the easyJet flight across the airport tarmac.

Tickled pink PASSENGERS on an easyJet flight to Spain received an unusual welcome when their plane touched down on the tarmac.

The plane was taxiing to its gate at the busy Palma de Mallorca airport when ground staff alerted the flight crew to the presence of a flamingo on the ground.

The bird was filmed strolling just feet in front of the aircraft and, seemingly, oblivious to the huge, winged object trailing behind it.

Now the video that was shared on a Spanish air traffic controllers’ Twitter feed has gone viral with almost 250,000 views in less than 24 hours.

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Major VAT fraud A CRIMINAL investigation, nicknamed ‘Operation Drake’ came to a dramatic conclusion on April 4, with the Central Operative Unit of the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency arresting 21 members of two criminal groups for VAT fraud worth approximately €150 million.

The complex investigation began in the province of Valencia, Lleida, Girona and Madrid in 2015.

The work of the agencies was made more difficult as the criminal organisations had a business network of interlinked companies with frontmen to hinder the work

of the tax authorities.

The two dismantled organisations allegedly focused their criminal activity on nonpayment of VAT on the wholesale of fuel. The criminals then allegedly charged the tax to their clients but did not declare it to the Treasury.

In addition, they could sell the fuel to gas stations throughout Spain at a lower price, in unfair competition with legitimate distributors.

The size of this operation can be gauged by the fact that on the day of the raids, an oil tanker was said to have docked to supply fuel to these fraudulent organisations.

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Comedian’s Spanish shows IRISH actor and comedian Dylan Moran is set to perform in Madrid and Barcelona as part of an international stand-up tour this weekend.

Moran, who appeared in the films Shaun of the

Dead and Calvary, is set to perform at the Spanish c a p i t a l ’s G a l i l e o G a l i l e e Theatre tomorrow (Friday) for the Dr Cosmos tour.

S a t u r d a y s e e s h i m p e rform at Barcelona’s Teatre

l’Alianca del Poblenou.

It comes as Moran broke the record for the biggest-selling English language comedy show in Spain when he played B a r c e l o n a ’s S a l a A p o l o last year.

PAINT CLAIM: The team worked at Huelva Province’s Dolmen de Soto.

Ancient burial painting RESEARCHERS from two Spanish universities working in Andalucia have confirmed that a prehistoric burial site was painted and decorated like others elsewhere in the ancient world.

Academics and archaeologists from the National Distance Learning University (UNED) and Madrid’s Alcala de Henares University (UAH) were working at the Dolmen de Soto site in Huelva Province.

Their investigations with infrared microscopes found the burial site, built sometime between 3,000 and 2,500 BC in the Neolithic Era, was originally elaborately painted.

The researchers are using the Dolmen de Soto as evidence for their theory that more European burial sites were decorated than

previously thought.

Primitiva Bueno, Professor of Prehistory at UAH and co-director of the research team, said the work at the site came as part of projects being done across Europe.

“We have been the first to show that the dolmens of Brittany were also painted,” Bueno said.

The paintwork is believed to have consisted of red and black lines with a white base and the decoration was likely trying to convey a message of tell a story, Bueno added.

The team’s work in Huelva and elsewhere suggests that burial sites were being painted before the Egyptians began building pyramids and elaborate tombs.

Cultural capitals BARCELONA and Madrid have been named the most cultural cities in Spain by online holiday search engine Holidu.

The site said the cities were

the most cultured in terms of the number of sites for visitors.

Holidu ranked all of Spain’s 57 provincial capitals by their offerings of museums, art gal-

leries, theatres, concert venues and other cultural sites.

The Castilla y Leon capital of Valladolid came third, according to the site’s ranking.

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CRUISE CONTROL: Spain received a record high number of cruise passengers.

Cruising for success SPAIN is Europe’s second most popular destination for cruise passengers, according to new figures.

The statistics, released by Puertos del Estado, showed around three million cruise

trips started and ended in Spain last year.

The boost saw Spain become Europe’s most popular destination, second only to Italy, which launched 3.7 million cruise passengers. Spain

beat Germany, which had 2.9 million, and the United Kingdom, at 1.9 million.

In total, Spain received more than 10.1 million cruise passengers in 2018, a record high for the country.

Carry on about carry-on fee CONVICTED Irish criminal John Gilligan complained bitterly at Alicante airport when he was obliged to pay a €25 carry-on fee.

A witness told the Irish media that Gilligan was “less than pleased” after staff at the Ryanair check-in desk noticed that his bag was too large for free hand luggage.

Gilligan was very put out but paid up, one onlooker said. “He basically went off on one then, saying it was a scandal

and a sham and - whatever that had to do with it - that Ireland was the most corrupt country on Earth.

“But obviously the staff were Spani sh and hi s nam e m eant not hi ng t o them.”

Gilligan was released from prison in 2013 after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence for trafficking cannabis resin.

He is currently bailed after trying to take a suitcase containing €23,000 on a flight from Belfast to Spain.

Sixth of Spanish have a foreign parent ONE in every six Spanish citizens was born to either a foreign mother or father, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

The INE’s Continuous Household Survey showed around 16.9 per cent of Span-

ish citizens had at least one parent born outside of Spain, or more than 7.8 million people.

The amount has risen from almost 7.3 million in 2013, when the proportion stood at more than 15.7 per cent.

Celia Marcen, Professor of Sociology at Zaragoza’s San Jorge University, said the figures showed cultural and national identities were becoming blurred for more Spanish people.

“It is increasingly difficult to define what it means to be Spanish, or Aragonese, or any other identity, which is a global phenomenon,” Marcen said.

INE data also showed the population of Spanish citizens born to at least one foreign parent has grown by almost 10.8 per cent since 2013. The population growth of the whole of Spain during the same period was 0.2 per cent.

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Boost for supermarket’s suppliers MERCADONA is extending agreements with its suppliers in Cataluña.

Until 2017 the Valenciabased supermarket chain had 15 Catalan suppliers, some on exclusive contracts.

This network has been extended and the chain now maintains a commercial relationship with 126 suppliers as well as more than 1,800 small and medium-sized businesses.

Some of the 126 suppliers were already selling part of their production to the chain, but in line with Juan Roig’s new policies they will gradually increase in importance and sales.

Last year Mercadona’s transactions in Cataluña totalled €3.779 billion, 4 per cent more than in 2017, and created 230 new jobs.

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Coast guard being ‘pulled apart’ S PA IN ’S c o as t g u ard is be ing ‘pulled apart’ because the country’s ruling political party wants to look tough on migration ahead of this month’s general election, a worker representative has claimed.

Ismael Furio, President of the S a lv ame n to M a rtimo Worke rs Committee, said changes made by the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) would leave coast guards in the Alboran Sea unprepared for rescues.

“They are trying to take apart the service. They are pulling apart things that are vital for our opera-

tion,” Furio told international media.

Furio’s comments come as the coast guard’s operations have been changed with four of the agency’s ships being moved out of the sea.

The Alboran Sea was crossed by the majority of the 7,124 migrants who have arrived in Spain so far this year.

The four boats are due to be replaced with the Clara Campoamor.

Smaller boats will conduct rescues and bring those pulled from the sea to the ship, one of the largest coast guard vessels.

‘DANGEROUS’: Four ships are being moved from the Alboran Sea. Furio said it would make the situation in the Alboran Sea ‘much more dangerous’ and leave coast guards unprepared.

The claims come as more than 65,300 people migrated to Spain irregularly last year, the vast majority of them over the Mediter-

ranean and the Alboran in particular, according to UN estimates.

They also come ahead of a gener al el ect i on wher e f ar r i ght groups including Vox are expected to take advantage of the issue to make inroads into national politics.

Renewable future for Chernobyl SPANISH money is being used to finance a new solar park in the radioactivity contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine.

Spain is partnering with the East European country to develop the project, with initial funding of more than €1 million.

The scheme comes under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although no timeline has been given, or specific site chosen, it will be the second such facility in the Chernobyl zone after a 1-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant was switched on in October 2018.

That site makes use of pre-existing infrastructure such as high voltage cables which had lain unused since a nuclear plant went into meltdown in 1986. The exclusion zone, which has restricted access and where no one is allowed to live covers 2,600km2.

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Paedophile confesses A MAN accused of downloading 30,000 child pornography images has told a judge he agrees with his prison sentence.

According to Spanish media, the suspect told a judge, “I agree with everything,” as he was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for his crimes. The man was arrested in November in Valladolid. A judge told him in addition to his prison sentence he must not work with children for 10 years.

ALLEGED ABUSE: Police claim dogs were kept in cramped conditions.

Kennel owner denounced POLICE in Malaga have denounced the owner of a dog kennels in Campanillas.

Members of the Guardia Civil’s nature protection branch (GRUPONA) inspected the site after reportedly receiving a tip off from the Malaga Society for the Protection of Animals and Plants.

Once inside, police claimed dogs were kept in, ‘deplorable conditions,’ including alleged structural problems with the building, inadequate lighting and a lack of quarantine areas for sick animals.

Local Police reported finding 80 dogs housed in 16 kennels, some of whom were said to be in good condition while others allegedly suffered from health problems. Officers claimed four animals were kept in half-metre square cages, while another 18 were reportedly tied up by 50 centimetre chains.

According to police, the owner was also sanctioned for excessive excrement found in the kennels, as well as for low lighting and not registering some animals on the municipal registry.

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Kidnapped A 21- YEAR- OLD Rom ani an m an has been arrested.

The suspect is said to have smashed into two patrol vehicles after failing to stop at a police check after he had allegedly stolen a car.

Af t er t ur ni ng off his lights and hitting the cars, the accused is said to have driven onto the motorway in Toledo where police gave chase.

The pur sui t al legedly later continued on foot after the suspect fled the vehicle.

After police caught up wi t h t he m an, t hey cl ai m t o have found a woman tied up in the passenger seat and another person i n t he t r unk.

Both reportedly said t hey had been ki dnapped by the man.

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SECURITY FAILURE: Camera problems at home of Pablo Iglesias.

Security claims THE Interior ministry admitted that an official security camera outside Pablo Iglesias’ home was hacked into last October.

An anonymous source sent the Podemos leader screenshots of the Galapagar (Madrid) villa where he lives with his partner Irene Montero. They were obtained online in real time from a CCTV camera whose installation by Guardia Civil was leaked

to the media three days earlier.

After receiving Iglesias’ complaint, the Interior ministry acknowledged there had been a security failure and the Guardia Civil reset the CCTV camera, installing safety devices to prevent it from being hacked in future.

Subsequent investigations led the Guardia Civil to a server based in Singapore, but they

were unable to identify or locate the hackers. Iglesias recently denounced police manoeuvres against Podemos by the previous PP government’s Interior ministry, which produced false evidence of illegal party funding.

The ‘sewers of state’ had played dirty, maintained Iglesias who complained the present socialist government has not done enough to clean them up.

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‘Hero, not a butcher’ claim VOX members tied a ‘La España Viva’ wristband on railings round a statue of Hernan Cortes in Medellin (Badajoz).

THE far-Right party was asserting their support for the conquistador 500 years after his arrival in Mexico.

Victor Sanchez del Real, Vox candidate in the April 28 general elections, called for ‘fair treatment’ for Cortes.

Other parties contributed to spreading the ‘Black Legend’ which surrounds Cortes, and were either ashamed of Spain’s history or did not dare to defend it, Sanchez del Real claimed.

“In contrast, Vox is proud of the achievements of Spain’s heroes and conquistadores,” he said. The wristband initiative was Vox’s reaction to a call from the Mexican president, Andres

SUPPORT: For the conquistador.

Manuel Lopez Obrador for Spain’s Felipe VI and the Pope to ask forgiveness for the abuses inflicted on the indigenous population of Mexico by Cortes and the Church.

Sanchez del Real argued most of the Spanish felt they

were not represented by cowardly politicians who did not raise their voices when humiliated or those who joined in the ‘crude smear campaigns,’ and historic manipulation ‘which attack our nation and our heroes.’

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Suspect implants not withdrawn SPAIN does not ‘for the moment,’ intend to ban breast implants linked to cancer in France.

The Spanish Medicines and Medical Products Agency (AEMPS) issued a communique stating that the Agency, together with EU member states, has been closely following the cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) linked to breast implants.

Approximately 500,000 women have undergone breast enlargement in Spain since 2009 and the Agency maintains that studies have not produced scientific evidence identifying these implants as a cancer risk.

France’s own Medicines and Medical Prod-

ucts Agency (ANSM) has withdrawn certain types of textured implants and those with a polyurethane covering after detecting 59 cases of this rare but treatable cancer associated with the implants.

“The breast implants used in Spain are safe,” a plastic surgeon said. “The risk exists, but it is relative and we inform our patients before we operate.”

Meanwhile, the Spanish health authorities advised women with breast implants to have regular check-ups and to seek medical help if they experienced sudden swelling in their breasts, ulceration, inflammation, pain or localised skin disorders.

Car overturns in crash EMERGENCY services were called out in Salamanca City on Saturday morning after a 50year-old’s car flipped over and crashed.

Medical personnel were alerted to the crash after it took place at around 5.15am at the city’s Plaza de España roundabout.

Emergency services said the 50-year-old had been driving down the Paseo de la Estacion when he turned onto the roundabout and clipped the curb, flipping the car.

Medical personnel found the man conscious and took him to the city’s Virgin de la Vega Hospital.

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PHENOMENON: The skies have been attracting much attention.

Freak weather WEATHER watchers across Spain were treated to several spectacular waterspouts on the mainland and in the Balearic Islands at the weekend.

Several amazing videos were shared on the WeatherMeteoWorld Facebook page which features ‘severe weather updates’ for ‘storm chasers, forecasters and hurricane chasers across the globe.’

The unusual weather phenomenon was captured on video in Barcelona and in Mallorca.

Although the majority of waterspouts occur in

the tropics, they can seasonally appear in temperate areas throughout the world including the western coast of Europe.

Approximately 160 waterspouts are reported per year across Europe, with the Netherlands reporting the most at 60, followed by Spain and Italy at 25, and the United Kingdom at 15. They are most common in late summer, and in the Northern Hemisphere, September has been pinpointed as the prime month of formation.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

By Joe Gerrard POLITICAL parties in Spain will likely have to strike deals after this month’s general election, as polls forecast all will fall short of the majority needed to govern alone.

The ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) has maintained the lead it won since taking power last June and has consistently polled above 25 per cent. A ‘poll of polls’ average of opinion surveys shows the party’s support is increasing faster than its rivals.

Support for the opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP) has also risen, but at a slower pace and now continues to hover around the 20 per cent mark. The centrist Ciudadanos is also trailing behind the PP at around 15 per cent.

The leftist Podemos has also lost support over the past year and its support has tanked to around 12 per cent.

The far-right Vox’s support has declined from 12 to 10 per cent in around a month follow-

Power struggle

NUMBERS GAME: Coalitions in Congress are looking likely. ing an earlier surge in popularity.

Although PSOE would win the election by current polling, it would fall well short of the majority needed to govern effectively and without backing in the Congress of Deputies.

The most optimistic polls predict that they will win be-

tween 137 and 139 seats, almost 40 short of the 176 needed for an absolute majority. Others (see the poll tracker below) forecast them winning just shy of 120.

If those results play out on election day then PSOE will have to reach out to other parties. Podemos would likely be

approached first, with the two having worked together since June’s motion of no confidence.

But together they would still fall short. Ciudadanos has already ruled out working with PSOE so they and Podemos would have to approach small, regional parties to make up the shortfall.

The PP looks unlikely to win more seats than PSOE, but party officials are pinning their hopes on a right-wing coalition similar to that now governing in Andalucia.

The leaders of the PP and Ciudadanos, Pablo Casado and Albert Rivera respectively, have both said they would be willing to work together.

But their predicted seats combined with those of Vox would still leave them about 10 short of a majority. Voter support for them could also be at risk if they appear friendly with their electoral rivals at this stage.

Profile: Vox WITH a general election looming on Sunday April 28, we are profiling each of the political parties vying for victory in the vote.

The far-right Vox was created in 2013 and burst onto the electoral scene after winning 12 seats in Andalucia’s regional parliament in December.

The party’s rise mirrors other far-right populist movements across Europe such as La Liga in Italy and Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National in France.

Vox, led by Santiago Abascal, has made opposition to migration a key part of its platform. It is part of a broader Spanish nationalist agenda which has seen the party take a hostile stance to Islam and independence movements in Cataluña and elsewhere.

The party is economically liberal and has pledged to cut taxes, including on business, and do away with some regulation. It has also called for devolution to be ended and for political power to be recentralised in Madrid.

The party is also socially conservative and is opposed to same-sex marriage and has taken a hard-line stance on feminism, saying gender violence funding should be cut.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 27.4 per cent, 116 seats Partido Popular (PP): 20.1 per cent, 80 seats Ciudadanos: 15.6 per cent, 59 seats Unidos Podemos: 11.9 per cent, 34 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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Police detain fugitive millionaire POLISH millionaire Marek Falenta, instrumental in bringing down Donald Tusk’s government, was arrested in Cullera (Valencia).

Police revealed afterwards that when they arrived at his luxury apartment, Falenta’s partners urged officers to enter immediately.

“He realised that the polic e w e re the re a nd w a s threatening to throw himself off the ninth-floor balcony,”

they said.

After police managed to persuade him not to jump, he was arrested and now awaits extradition.

Poland’s Interior minister Joachim Brudzinski later confirmed on Twitter that the man arrested in Cullera was Falenta, who recorded 700 hours of conversations between senior politicians and businessmen.

The bugging 2014 scandal rocked the Polish government after conversations were leaked to the media, with extracts that included the then Foreign minister Adoslaw Sikorsk describing David Cameron as an incompetent who had “f---ed up Europe.”

Tusk resigned as prime minister in 2014 and became president of the European Council but his party lost the 2015 general elections owing

DONALD TUSK: His government brought down. to fallout from the scandal.

Falenta fled Poland to avoid a 30-month sentence in

2016, although it is uncertain how long he had been living in Cullera.

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One law for them...

A REGIONAL government plans to exempt itself from a new regulation which forces the public to wait 15 minutes for VTC cars such as Cabify or Uber.

The delay has been brought in after taxi drivers protested against what they deemed to be unfair competition from VTCs (rented carts with drivers).

However, the regional government is considering a decree which will exempt its own departments from the wait.

It says this is principally for use in emergencies by the health and justice departments, but the wording of the regulation is so wide it would appear that any employee from departments using VTCs could avoid the wait.

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‘INTIMIDATION’: Donaire said the toilet was left outside his home.

Catalan trial witness A DEFENCE witness in the trial of 12 pro-Catalan independence figures currently underway in Madrid has claimed he was threatened after a toilet was left outside his home.

Albert Donaire, a pro-independence Mossos d’Esquadra police officer, took to Twitter after the toilet covered in graffiti was left outside his home.

The graffiti included drawings of genitals and phrases including: ‘Alberto, for when you go to the Supreme Court.’

Another said: ‘You bring shame on

your uniform.’

A Catalan flag was also draped over the toilet, and yellow ribbons, the symbol used by pro-independence supporters, were left discarded next to it.

‘This was left to threaten me outside my home,’ Donaire said on Twitter.

The Catalan National Assemby’s Mossos Per La Republica group said the toilet amounted to the intimidation of a witness which is a crime.

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said the incident showed

the quality of the rule of law in Spain.

It comes as Donaire is due to testify at the Supreme Court in Madrid as part of the Catalan independence trial on Wednesday April 24.

Defendants on trial in Madrid face up to 25 years in prison if found guilty of sedition, rebellion and embezzling public funds over the 2017 independence push.

This week saw testimonies from National Police and Guardia Civil officers who were on duty on the day of the referendum on October 1, 2017.

A SPANISH soldier is recovering in hospital in the Seychelles from a cut arm after falling down a ladder while on an anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean.

Spain’s Defence Secretary Margarita Robles said the soldier was involved in a ‘small accident’ aboard the Navarra warship on Saturday.

It was a work-related injury which could have happened ‘anywhere,’ Robles added. The soldier is said to be well.

The accident comes as around 150 Spanish troops remain deployed off the coast of Africa as part of Operation Atalanta, an EU-wide anti-piracy mission.

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Spain reopens consulate SPAIN is to reopen its Manchester consulate as it seeks to help its citizens in the UK cope with Brexit.

The consulate was closed at the height of the financial crisis in 2011 as the Spanish government sought to cut costs.

But now Spain feels the need to reopen it as Brexit looms, which may cause potential problems for the 150,000 Spaniards who live in the UK. Government spokeswoman Isabel Celaa said: “Faced with an imminent Brexit, we consider it necessary to reinforce our consular presence in Britain to provide legal security to Spaniards and assist them in any procedures or information they may need.”

Spain also has consulates in London and Edinburgh. An opening date for the consulate was not given.

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Ice cream allergy warning A WARNING has gone out to people allergic to dairy or egg products, that an ice cream manufacturer has produced four sorbets and ice creams which fail to mention that they contain the products.

The Spanish Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECSAN) reported that the milk and egg white proteins were not included on the labels, and so could be a danger to those with allergies. It stressed, however that the products from Catalan-based frozen food company La Sirena are perfectly safe for most people.

The affected products are La Siena’s copa de sorbete de limon (milk protein), copa de vainilla de chocolate (egg white), tarrina pannacota frambuesa premium (egg white) and sorbete de horchata (milk protein). Official advice for people with dairy or egg allergies is to dispose of the products.

The issue came to light when La Sirena itself spotted the problem and notified the relevant authorities.

LA SIRENA: Ice cream manufacturer has produced four sorbets and ice creams which fail to mention they contain products which could be dangerous for allergic people.

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Corruption trial ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors have called for an 18-year prison sentence for a former CEO of a communications company on trial for fraud and embezzlement.

Prosecutors have also asked that Jenaro Garcia Martin, former head of Gowex, be fined €10.2 million.

He has been charged with investor and budget fraud, misappropriating funds and falsifying documents in connection to a case dating back to 2014.

Analysis firm Gotham City Research alleged 90 per cent of Gowex’s reported sales

were fictitious, and that the company’s securities were worthless. Anti-corruption investigators have accused Martin and two other defendants of falsifying company accounts to give the impression the company was doing well. The defendants are accused of creating false contracts and invoices as part of the alleged fraud.

Prosecutors have also requested that former company directors Maria Florencia Mate and Francisco Manuel Martinez Marugan be jailed for 18 and 17 and a half years respectively if found guilty. The case continues.

Illegal downloads fall THE number of files downloaded from the internet illegally in Spain has fallen by 12 per cent since 2015, according to a piracy watchdog.

The Observatory of Piracy and Habits of Consumption of Digital Contents’ figures showed loss of earnings due to internet piracy was more than €1.9 billion last year. The music industry saw lost earnings of €536 million, almost half of the total.

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WHITE WASH: Freak weather caused huge smash.

Winter Wonderland AMAZING videos and photographs of snowfall in the south of Spain at the weekend have gone viral, with images showing vehicles buried under feet of snow and roads cut off.

Although you would expect a good covering of the white stuff on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada near Granada in Andalucia in the winter, it’s pretty unusual in the month of

April. The freezing, wintery conditions in the ski resort were captured by the Ski and Do ski and snowboard school in Monachil, as much of the rest of the country shivered too.

On Friday the freak weather caused a massive multi-vehicle smash near Spain’s capital Madrid which left more than 40 people injured.

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Easter work WALKOUT: Thousands of flights could be delayed or cancelled.

Baggage strike TWO trade unions have called Spain-wide strikes for airport baggage handlers over work contracts during the busy Easter period, meaning passengers could face delays and cancellations.

The Workers’ Trade Union (USO) and the General Union of Workers (UGT) said they were willing to negotiate with the Aena airport operator over pay and conditions. They are taking action over contract clauses covering moves for workers between different companies.

The USO’s air sector branch said in a statement: “It is fundamental that reallocated workers can maintain, and where appropriate, claim

their rights.

“The purpose of this convention is to prevent companies from carrying out malicious interpretations which undermine the rights of workers.”

The strike will go ahead from Sunday April 20, across all Spanish airports if no agreement is reached by then, union officials said. Around 60,000 workers are expected to walk out if it goes ahead, according to union estimates.

Estimates from Aena show around five million people are expected to arrive in Spanish airports aboard 32,500 flights during Easter week. The week is the same as school half-term holidays for many families across Europe.

FAMILY FUN: The majority of grandparents are expecting to look after children during Easter.

AROUND 76 per cent of Spanish grandparents are expected to look after their grandchildren during the Easter holidays, according to a recent survey.

The figures, released by chair lift company Home Solutions, showed grandparents will spend an average of €265 on each child dur-

ing the school break, with 8 per cent ending the holidays stressed.

More than three-quarters of respondents said they would help their working children by caring for grandchildren so they do not have to take time off.

When asked if they would also have to pay for their

grandchildren’s expenses during that time, 51 per cent said they paid for everything, while a further 33 per cent said they paid for some expenses, and only 16 per cent said they paid nothing.

Grandparents claimed the majority of expenses went on hotels, food, drinks, gifts, toys and treats.

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Best beer A PANEL of judges has come together to choose Spain’s best pint puller at the Estrella Galicia Brewing Championship.

A total of 15 different barmen from various parts of Spain have made it through to the final stage of the championships. Contestants will pull pints, change barrels, and answer various beer trivia questions in front of a group of judges. The five finalists will win their weight in beer, while the overall winner will take home €1,000.

PINT-SIZED: Five finalists will win their weight in beer.

Man ‘butchered girlfriend’ POLICE in Castellon have arrested a 22year-old on suspicion of murdering and dismembering his girlfriend.

The Romanian national reportedly confessed to the crime after being arrested alongside two of his friends. Police claim the man showed them where he had buried

his 26-year-old girlfriend’s body in an open field in the Tarragona town of Ulldecona, north east Spain. The Moldovan girl went missing on February 17 after the couple allegedly had an argument at the house they shared. Officers from the Guardia Civil said they have not yet ruled out further arrests.

Shooting death ONE person died and another was injured in a shooting in Andalucia on Monday evening.

National Police arrested one man and are searching for others involved after a fight al-

legedly broke out between two gangs in La Zubia, Granada. Police stopped the vehicle of one of the alleged attackers but others are still on the run.

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RODRIGO RATO: The former Bankia boss is on trial.

Bank crisis case A COURT investigating Bankia’s public bailout in 2012 has been told the bank’s president admitted concerns shortly before leaving.

A government inspector, Jose Antonio Casaus, has alleged Rodrigo Rato told him the Bankia’s owner, the Banco Financiero y de Ahorros (BFA), was ‘unviable’ just months before leaving his role.

The allegation is in contrast to Rato’s own statements to the court where he claimed, “Bankia was equal or better than other groups.”

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Support for gay ‘cure’ bishop A HUNDRED people joined a demonstration to support a bishop who supports courses to ‘cure’ homosexuality.

They gathered in front of the Archbishop’s Palace in Alcala de Henares to show their support for Juan Antonio Reig Pla. He has been widely criticised for supporting the controversial courses. His supporters say he is being ‘lynched’ by the ‘radical left.’

He has also been backed by the Plenary Assembly of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE). Luis Arguello, the new secretary general of the EEC, endorsed the courses to cure homosexuals: “We use the terminology healing not from the medical point of view, but spiritual.”

ETA leader release ONE of the last heads of terrorist group ETA is due to be released from a French prison on April 24 but David Plamay will not taste freedom as he is also due to appear before a Paris judge to answer a European Arrest Warrant issued by Spain in 2011.

Plamay was sentenced to five years in prison by a French court for belonging to a terrorist group.

He was arrested in September 2015 in a rural house in the Basque town of Baigorri along with Iratxe Sorzabal and two other members of the band.

Plamay and Sorzabal were charged with running a terrorist criminal organisation in their capacity as alleged ETA chiefs. Plamay was one of the last leaders of ETA and police believe he was one of the hooded men who in October 2011 announced the end of ETA’s terrorist activities.

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Toddler dies after tractor overturns

Piracy trial FOUR alleged former managers of illegal downloading websites face two years in prison and fines of €4,000 each if convicted of causing economic losses of €500 million through online piracy.

Prosecutors said the three defendants gave internet users access to material protected under intellectual property laws.

The defendants are being tried over the creation of Seriesy onkies.com, peliculasyonkies.com and videosyonkies.com.

ON TRIAL: Mining was alleged to have taken place in the Valle de Laciana reserve.

‘Illegal’ mine A BUSINESSMAN who allegedly ran an illegal open-cast coal mine in a UNESCO designated ‘biosphere’ in an area home to brown bears and other endangered species, could face an eight years and three months jail term.

That is the sentence being demanded by the prosecutor for Victorino Alonso, who denies running an illegal mining operation in

the heart of the ‘Alto Sil’ Natural Area. It was located in the Valle de Laciana (Leon), declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2004.

Alonso and co-defendant Jose Tascon, who protest their innocence, are accused of a crime against natural resources and the environment.

A YOUNG GIRL was killed and an adult seriously injured after the tractor they were riding on overturned in Spain on Sunday.

The incident happened in Collado de Cieza according to the 112 Cantabria emergency control centre when the vehicle left a concrete track on a farm and plunged down a 15-metre embankment.

Firefighters who rushed to the scene at midday found the adult with a serious head injury and the child in a critical condition. They immediately freed the two victims and started resuscitation manoeuvres on the child until paramedics arrived.

A rescue helicopter was drafted in to fly the young girl to hospital, but her death was confirmed shortly after arrival at the Seve Ballesteros Hospital.

The adult who was driving the tractor was taken to the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital by road ambulance in a ‘serious’ condition.

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NEWS EXTRA Donors registered THERE are around 398,400 bone marrow donors registered in Spain, figures from the National None Marrow Plan show, meaning health authorities are on track to meet the 400,000 target by December 2020.

Wind power SPANISH wind turbines generated 2.4 per cent of March’s total power output, according to figures from Red Electrica which showed the amount was down 4.5 per cent compared to the same month last year.

Water funds THE president of Spain’s construction company association said Spanish investment in water is insufficient, as figures showed the country spends 0.1 per cent of its economic output (GDP) on securing supplies.

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Hazardous waste plot SPANISH police have smashed an organised crime gang who they claim earned up to €1 million by illegally trading 10 tons of ozone-depleting gas.

The Guardia Civil discovered a company and an organised crime group involved in the illegal export of 10 tons of the banned R-22 refrigerant gas smuggled from the EU. The SEPRONA nature protection branch of the Guardia Civil carried out the investigation supported by Europol and the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale).

Europol said 10 people were involved in illegal earthdestroying activities.

The investigation revealed a company in Valencia, Spain, was involved in smuggling the R-22 refrigerant gas without a legal licence, earning between €500,000 to €1 million in profit for the criminal gang.

Police launched their inves-

FOILED: Police smashed the the organised crime gang. tigations in 2017 when the Spanish Ministry of Environment was informed of R-22 gas allegedly being exported to Panama illegally. The operation found that the company repackaged R-22 refrigerant liquids which should have been sorted as hazardous

waste. This led to around 10,000 kg of R-22 gas being traded illegally as regenerated gas. The investigation revealed these10 tons of illegally exported gas would have released 17,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The investigation started as

part of Project TECUM, which focuses on the (transnational) organised crime dimension of environmental crimes.

Since 2010, the use and introduction of ozone-depleting gases onto the market has been banned in the EU.

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Partially amputated genitals POLICE on the Costa del Sol found a man wandering the streets with his penis partially amputated, just a few weeks after a similar incident involving a Brit in Spain.

Local Police officers in Benalmadena found the ‘disorientated’ man at the weekend suffering from a head injury and with blood on his hands.

He was rushed to a local hospital where medics reportedly found ‘tightly knotted shoelaces and elastic bands,’ around his manhood.

He was later transferred to the Hospital Clinico in Malaga for surgery. His condition is described as stable.

The so far unidentified man is described as 30-35 years-old and Spanish, but the case echoes that of a British man found in similar circumstances almost a month ago.

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FESTIVAL: TV stars gathered in Cannes this week.

Spain at Cannes Series Festival SPANISH television stars were in Cannes this week for the French city’s Series Festival.

Leticia Dolera’s comedy Dejeta Llevar (Let Yourself Go) and the drama Instinto (Instinct), featuring Mario Casas, were among the shows which premiered at the festival.

Dejeta Llevar is the only comedy selected for the festival, with the first two episodes shown on Sunday. This year is the second that a Spanish series has featured at Cannes.

Dejeta Llevar is set to come to Spanish television in 2020. It tells of the story of a strict and fussy

girl named Maria who is left by her long-suffering and fed up parents. Instinto follows a young and successful technology entrepreneur who privately battles internal torment and is emotionally dependant on his psychologist. It begins showing in May. This year marks the second that Cannes has hosted a festival dedicated to television series.

Shows from Britain, the US, Germany, Japan, Norway and others were among those screened at the festival which closed yesterday (Wednesday).

It comes ahead of the Cannes Film Festival next month.

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HIPPO: Hiding behind a give-way sign.

DRIVERS couldn’t believe their eyes and were forced to do a double-take on a rainy roundabout in Almeria in the south of Spain last Friday.

Standing there, doing its best to hide behind a give-way sign while tucking into the lush grass on the roundabout, was a fully-grown... hippopotamus! After a quick green snack the

hippo could be seen ‘legging it’ across a busy road narrowly avoiding traffic.

The huge animal was captured on video near the Centro Comercial de Roquetas and in less than an hour the clip had gone viral and received more than 14,000 views.

It is believed the beast escaped from a circus, but where it was heading is currently unknown.

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Tattoo gang of five busted A GANG that tattooed women with marks to indicate their ’ownership’ before trafficking them for prostitution has been broken up.

Malaga National Police in Malaga have arrested five fugitives for belonging to the network that had operated in Denmark and Poland since 2009.

They fled Poland where they were wanted on charges of murder, money laundering and trafficking women.

Police say they were usually armed with knives, machetes or clubs. Once in Spain the alleged criminals turned their attentions to the drugs trade.

An investigation began six-months

ago in Spain when several members of the group were identified and a warehouse was spotted in Estepona, Malaga, which had high levels of security.

Investigators believe the arrested were growing marihuana for distribution in Northern Europe, with the proceeds being used to finance further

criminal activities, including brothels. It was there women were found tattooed with identification marks, allege police.

In the operation 2,533 marihuana plants, 220 kilos of hashish, a hydroponic cultivation system, documents, several electronic devices and €5,000 in cash were seized.

TAX BREAKS: New tax rules could see savings for parents and students.

New tax rules SPA IN ’S c e ntra l gover nm ent has announced a raft of new tax proposals, including more help for parents.

According to the Tax Agency, this year those receiving maternity and paternity benefits will not have to declare those benefits as part of their personal income.

Working mothers will also be able to deduct up to €1,000 in tax savings for day care expenses if they have children under the age of three. Large families will also benefit from a tax break of up to €600 a year per child from the fourth child onwards.

University students will be exempt from paying tax on any earnings up to €6,000.

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Corinna allegedly threatened with Diana’s fate CORINNA ZU SAYNWITTGENSTEIN, King Juan Carlos’s ex-mistress, claims she was the victim of a seven-year harassment campaign.

According to an article in The Times, the head of the National Intelligence Centre, Spain’s equivalent to MI6, personally warned her that he could not guarantee her or her children’s safety if she spoke publicly of her six-year liaison with the former king.

Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, now 54, also claims CNI agents took documents relating to Juan Carlos from her Monaco apartment, leaving behind a book about Princess Diana with ‘There are many tunnels between Nice and Monaco’ on the flyleaf.

Now divorced from German prince, Johann Casimir. Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, the Danishborn businesswoman came to public attention when Juan Carlos broke his hip while elephanthunting in Botzwana in 2012.

Shortly afterwards, CNI chief General, Felix Sanz Roldan visited her in London where he allegedly delivered his warning.

Despite Corinna’s repeated complaints to the Metropolitan Police that she was being followed between 2013 and 2018, no action was taken.

A CNI spokeswoman has said it ‘always operates within the law’ while Spain’s royal household declined to comment.

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A COURT in Colombia has ruled that treasure worth at least €1 billion on the wreck of a Spanish galleon sunk in the Caribbean should be salvaged.

The Barranquilla court’s ruling came after a US company which claims around 50 per cent of the treasure on the San Jose which sunk in 1708.

It overturned a previous decision to put the salvaging on hold as Colombia and Spain continue to dispute who has the right to raise the wreck. Spain had attempted to delay the salvaging of the wreck and praised a decision last month from the Colombian government to do so.

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Galleon ruling WRECK DISPUTE: The San Jose sank in 1708.

US company Sea Search Armada from salvaging the wreck.

The ruling follows a longrunning dispute between Colombia and Spain which dates back to the wreck’s discovery by the former’s navy in 2015. Colombia claims they have the right to salvage the San

Jose, which lies off Cartagena de Indies, due to it being in their waters.

Spain claims the ship - sunk during a battle with the British is an underwater tomb, meaning it cannot be salvaged for commercial reasons under international law.

Spies swap intel advances MORE than 160 Spanish and Latin American experts have been debating in Granada the latest advances in intelligence and surveillance. Each year the University of Granada’s International Security department organises a conference focusing on these topics which is open to students, university

researchers and members of the Armed Forces.

The object of the conference’s 10th edition was to share ideas and good practices while creating collaboration networks between academics and intelligence professionals in the public and private sectors.

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Euthanasia case sparks debate THE arrest and release of a 61-year-old man who helped his wife die at their Madrid home has ignited a debate about euthanasia in Spain.

Angel Hernandez confessed to helping his wife and multiple sclerosis sufferer Maria Jose Carrasco die, and was released without charges on Thursday.

He showed the magistrate presiding over his case a video he and his wife recorded before she died where she confirmed she was of sound mind and wanted to die.

Hernandez said in a statement said he now mourning his wife’s death.

“My wife always asked this of me and in the last four months she asked for it constantly,” he said.

Carrasco, a former judicial secretary, reportedly had to be winched in and out of bed by the time she died.

Her and her husband’s video showed her barely able to speak. The two were campaigners for changes in the law to allow euthanasia and supported moves from the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) to introduce reforms.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was ‘overwhelmed’ when he saw the couple’s video and added he would be willing to grant Hernandez a full pardon if the law changes. Bishop Luis Arguello, head of the Spanish Catholic Church’s Episcopal Conference (CEE), said euthanasia was not a solution and added his position came from wanting to defend life.

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Climate deaths AROUND 14,000 people have died in Spain since 1980 due to climate change, according to the European Environment Agency.

The Agency found Spain was one of the worst affected countries out of any in the continent.

It also found climate change has cost the economy €37 billion.

Laura Suarez, a scientist at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, said the facts were common knowledge amongst researchers, but needed to be told to the public.

“Climate change is not only harmful to biodiversity and the sustainability of ecosystems, but it also has irrefutable economic and social costs. High temperatures are dangerous for children

TOLL: More deaths are expected in Spain as the climate changes. and the elderly, but the population is not aware of the extent to which heat can be deadly.”

Suarez said men aged in their

40’s working outdoors had died during a heat wave in 2017.

Aurelio Tobias, a researcher at Spain’s Superior Council of

Scientific Research, said more heat waves and more deaths from them were expected in the coming decades.

Man dies after fall on ship ANDALUCIA’S 112 emergency services have confirmed that a 27-year-old man has died after a fall inside a docked ship this morning (Friday).

The man, a crewmember of the boat, suffered a fall inside the vessel at the Campamento shipyard, in San Roque (Cadiz).

Firefighters, paramedics, Guardia Civil

and National Police officers rushed to the scene, but he was pronounced dead. An investigation into the accident has been opened by health and safety inspectors.

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PERSONAL SANCTIONS: Josep Borell, Spanish Foreign Minister.

Spain’s red line VENEZUELA would cross ‘a red line,’ were Juan Guidao to be arrested, Spain warned.

Foreign minister Josep Borell, who was in Washington during NATO’s 70th anniversary, said Spain would react with ‘personal sanctions.’

“We have said in every possible way that Madura and his government should respect the physical integrity and political capacity of Sr Guaido,” Borrell added.

Juan Guaido, who opposes Maduro’s regime, is the elected president of Venezuela’s National As-

sembly, and recognised as acting president by 54 governments.

Borrell also cited Venezuela’s economic crisis and the waves of people entering Colombia in search of food and medicines.

It was a dramatic situation which continued to worsen, said Borrell, who also referred to problems with the electricity supply which affected access to drinking water.

“Rebuilding the Venezuelan economy will be a difficult task,” he warned.

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HELP CALL: The last Daesh stronghold fell earlier this year.

Jihadi brides longing for Spain THREE Daesh brides, stranded in the Al Hol refugee camp in Syria, want to return to Spain.

Yolanda Martinez and Luna Fernandez are Muslim converts while Morocco-born Lubna Miludi also has Spanish nationality.

The three women, who wear full niqabs ‘because we want to,’ survived the collapse of the caliphate’s last stronghold, Baghouz and now live in Al Hol with 73,000 other refugees.

Two are widowed while Martinez’s husband is a prisoner in Syria. Each insists their

husbands ‘did not fight’ and occupied an administrative position.

“We just want to get out of here,” they said.

“They can’t condemn us for looking after our homes and our children in Daesh.”

Miludi has three children while Martinez and Fernandez have four. The latter is pregnant with a fifth and looks after another four children whose Moroccan parents are dead.

They claim that their husbands tricked them into following them to Syria in 2014.

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Missing dad reunited with family in UK A FAMILY in the UK has told of their joy after being reunited with a 32-year-old who went missing during a holiday to Benidorm.

The disappearance of 32-year-old Nick Brzezicki after an incident in the Costa Blanca resort sparked a huge social media campaign to find the man from Weston-super-Mare.

Mr Brzeziski was on a short break to Benidorm with a friend and was staying at the Sandos Benidorm Suites in the resort.

However, after an alleged incident at the hotel on Tuesday, he was arrested by Spanish police and appeared in court on Wednesday. He was last seen at around 11.30am when he left the court.

His wife Laura had flown to Benidorm to try and find him but her search was fruitless and she

flew back to the UK. It is now believed that after leaving court Mr Brzeziski attempted to walk the 50 kilometres from Benidorm to Alicante Airport but he collapsed on his way back and was picked up by Red Cross medics.

He finally contacted his mother and his family organised a flight back to Bristol on Saturday.

It is reported that he was met by police on arrival as he had been flagged as a missing person.

His wife Laura said: “I am so glad that he is home safe.

“He has quite a few bruises and has lost a lot of weight and is upset about what has happened.

“As a family we are over the moon to have him back safe.”

R and D spending A SPANISH research and development foundation has claimed that less than half of state spending allocated to the area went to projects last year.

The Cotec Foundation said government spending data showed less than €3.3 billion, 46.8 per cent of the more than €7 billion in research and development funding, was spent effectively.

The ‘execution rate’ in 2018, or the amount earmarked which made it to projects, was the second-lowest since records began in 2000 Cotec said.

Science summit SPANISH scientists travelled to the Portuguese city of Braga on Monday to discuss grants awarded by the European Research Council.

The researchers met at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. Scholars and beneficiaries of European grants gathered

to discuss how they were using their funding and the progress on their research.

Carlos Moedas, the EU’s Science, Research and Innovation Commissioner, told attendees they could be proud of their work and their use of European taxpayer’s money.

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Winds of change SPAIN’S King Felipe VI is trying to position the country as a European leader in the field of renewable energy, warning that climate change is a very real threat.

And he says that it is a ‘remarkable opportunity’ for the nation. Speaking at a Wind Europe conference in Bilbao he said: “In our case, Spain may well have the greatest renewable energy potential in the EU. It has a geography of 50 million hectares… it has both Mediterranean and Atlantic winds, high levels of sunshine, large forests, and notable hydraulic resources.

Lastly, there is a dense network of businesses and centres of technology, innovation, and knowledge.”

He added that the challenge of climate change is ‘very alarming,’ saying that wind energy generation, for which Spain is particularly well-suited, would be one of the most important tools in the move to a cleaner, green-

OPPORTUNITIES: King Felipe VI. er future.

The king went on to say that energy transition would

also bring many opportunities in business, technology and employment.

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Netflix praises Spain THE head of Netflix has praised the film and television talent being cultivated in Spain as the company opened its first European production headquarters in the Madrid region.

Company CEO Reed Hastings said Spain showed that not all interesting films and television series were made in Hollywood.

The firm’s Casa Netflix is the first headquarters the company has set up in Europe. Hastings said Netflix’s audience wanted to see more Spanish-made content.

“We have discovered a great need throughout the world for interesting stories. Stories are well-made in Spain,” Hastings said.

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What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

HERE in Spain there is a general number for all emergencies, 112.

No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles without a Spanish SIM card.

The responders speak a number of languages, and you can also fax or SMS 112.

In addition, there are individual emergency numbers, depending on the type of assistance you need.

It’s a good idea to keep a printout of them handy, in your bag or wallet, in the home and in the car.

And it can’t hurt to have a few helpful Spanish medical/emergency terms written down, just in case you don’t get an English-speaking member of staff.

National Police, also known as National Police Corps (Cuerpo Nacional de Policia, CNP), deals with criminal offences and public order in towns and cities, and can be contacted by calling 091 or 902 102 112.

The latter was set up for non-Spanish to report burglaries, car theft or a break-in when documents and belongings are lost or stolen. Available in English from 9am to 2pm, all week long, the service is also available in French, German and Italian.

Once the telephone report is made,

claimants have 48 hours to check and sign their statement at the police station of their choice.

In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 091 at the time, then go directly to a police station to make a report.

The Guardia Civil is a military force which operates mostly in rural areas and is responsible for drug offences, fatal car accidents, robberies and murders, and can be contacted on 062.

Local Police (Policia municipal) cover their local town or city area for traffic offences and control, lost property and crimes such as theft and neighbourhood disputes. You can reach them on 092.

And a special helpine, 016, has been set up specifically to report instances of gender violence.

For an ambulance (ambulancia) and health emergencies, call 061 or 112, and in the case of a fire call the fire brigade (cuerpo de bomberos) on 061 or 112.

For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24- hour helpline 900 100 333.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 2pm

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

COMPARISONS: Sanchez (inset) said pro-Brexit and Catalan independence campaigners used similar techniques.

PM’s Brexit Catalan link

By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S prime minister has likened the arguments used by pro-Brexit campaigners to those used by people in favour of Catalan independence, saying both were based on ‘lies.’

Pedro Sanchez told British, French, German and Italian media in a joint-interview that the two causes used similar techniques to per-

suade others. “They say ‘Europe’s stealing from us!’ or ‘Spain is stealing from us!’ or ‘If only we had more economic resources.’

“At the end of the day, I think that engaging in campaigns or political projects based on lies eventually leads societies down a blind alley and that’s really hard to manage,” Sanchez said.

The prime minister said Europe needed reform and

that perhaps British voters should have been asked if they wanted to remain in a better EU in 2016.

He added that the Withdrawal Agreement drawn up

by London and Brussels was the only viable deal and called on parliament to back it. “The British parliament is facing a dilemma that will require all MPs to act responsibly to avoid a hard, disorderly Brexit.

Village for sale A VILLAGE in Galicia has gone up for sale with a price tag of almost €85,480.

Acorrada is home to six stone houses and two grain stores. It lies in a valley in the northern Spanish region. Its population has steadily declined as residents have moved to larger towns and cities for work.

Former village resident Gustavo Iglesias joined with others to put the village on the market. “I would like someone to buy it and restore it so that it continues to live,” Iglesias

said. The village is one of hundreds across Spain which has experienced depopulation in recent decades.

Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed a total of 1,360 towns are home to less than 101 residents, up from 1,319 at the start of 2018. The equivalent figure was 1,036, 10 years ago.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez recently said that a large part of the country was under threat from a ‘demographic winter.’

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Road hazards A TOTAL of 195 black spots have been reported on Spanish roads so far this year, up from 190 in 2018 according to new figures.

The European Autom o b i l e A s s o c i a t i o n ’s ( A E A ) a n n u a l re p o r t showed risks on roads increased by 2 per cent over the past five years.

V a l l a d o l i d Province’s N-122 motorway’s Junction 358 is the most dangerous s t re t c h o f ro a d i n Spain, according to the re p o r t . A b l a c k s p o t t h e re i s h i g h e r t h a n the national average of 421 on Spain’s hazard index.

Junction 12 of the A55 near Mos in Pontevedra Province had the highest number of accidents at 123 with 205 injuries.

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THE University of Barcelona has submitted the highest number of patent applications to European authorities out of any in Spain in 2018, according to a new report.

The European Patent Office’s (EPO) Annual Report for this year also showed Spanish companies and inventors submitted 1,776 applications last year, a record high. The amount went up by 6.3 per cent compared to 2017.

DISPUTE: Gibraltar authorities branded the use of the term ‘disgraceful.’

Gibraltar ‘colony’ row SPAIN has welcomed the European Parliament’s passing of measures which referred to Gibraltar as a ‘colony,’ a great step forward as disputes between London and Madrid over the territory continue.

The measures passed by MEPS, which cover post-Brexit travel visa arrangements for British citizens, referred to the enclave off Southern Spain as a ‘colony of the British crown.’ It also referred to Gibraltar

being included on a UN list of nonself governing territories.

A Spanish government spokesperson said it would help Spain’s claims over the territory which was ceded to Britain in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht.

“It is the first time the European Parliament and member states have recognised that Gibraltar is a colony,” the spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for British prime

minister Theresa May previously said it was ‘completely inappropriate’ to refer to Gibraltar as a colony.

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the document’s use of the term colony was ‘disgraceful.’

Gibraltar authorities said in a statement: “It is obvious that extreme pressure exerted by Spain and the bullying tactics of Spanish MEPs on purely nationalistic grounds has led to the acceptance of the reference.”

Favourite destinations ANDALUCIA was the most popular region for Spanish travellers in 2018, according to National Institute of Statistics (INE) figures.

INE data showed 16.6 per cent of Spanish tourists holidaying in the country opted to stay in Andalucia. Cataluña was the next most popular with 12.8 per cent, followed by the Valencia Region with 9.9 per cent.

The Balearic Islands, Navarra and La Rioja were the least popular with 1.8 per cent, 1.3 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively.

Travellers to the Balearic Islands spent €75 a day on average, the highest of any region.

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Leading airports TWO Spanish airports have been named among the top 50 in the world in an annual ranking.

The World Airport Awards 2019 placed Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez-Barajas 35th in the ranking, eight places higher than last year. Barcelona’s Josep Tar-

radellas-El Prat came 43rd, down one place compared to 2018. The ranking, decided on the results of surveys of more than 13.5 million passengers worldwide, placed Singapore’s Changi airport first for the seventh consecutive year.

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World Heritage bid SPAIN has put forward Galicia’s Ribeira Sacra valley as its candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status in the current round of applications.

The Ministry of Culture’s Council of Historical Heritage unanimously chose the valley, on the border of Galicia’s Lugo and Orense provinces, as Spain’s candidate for the status. It will be made a World Heritage Site in 2021 if UNESCO approves the bid. Ramon Fernandez-Baca, a senior government heritage official, said the Ribeira Sacra was of great cultural value to Spain.

“It is a place of spirituality in the valleys of the Sil and Miño rivers,” Fernandez-Baca said.

The Xunta de Galicia’s Cultural Her-

‘IMMENSE PRIDE’: The Ribeira Sacra in Galicia. itage spokesperson Maria del Carmen Martinez Insua said the Ribeira Sacra was a site of ‘immense pride’ for Galicia.

The Ribeira Sacra is believed to have got its name from the large numbers of

monasteries built in the river valley.

The area is also known for its abundant ecosystem, wine produced there and the food and drink offering of towns along the valley.

Female unemployment SPAIN has the second highest number of unemployed women of any country in the EU, according to new research.

The Institute of Economic Studies found the unemployment rate among Spanish women is 17 per cent. The

EU average is 7.1 per cent.

Greece has the highest level of female unemployment in the EU at 24.2 per cent. Italy came after Spain with 11.8 per cent of women out of work, according to the institute.

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WITHDRAWAL CALL: Borrel (inset) said NATO should pull out of Afghanistan.

Afghan exit call SPAIN’S foreign minister is set to call on NATO to begin an ‘orderly’ withdrawal from Afghanistan after more than 17 years of conflict.

Josep Borrell said Madrid would call for an exit from Afghanistan to make its efforts worthwhile. It comes as 102 Spanish soldiers have been killed so far in the conflict.

“Spain wants an orderly withdrawal which makes all the effort that has been put into the conflict and all the lives which have been lost, not useless,�

Borrell said. “The war in Afghanistan is part of the global fight against terrorism and you know that we have been present there for a long time and we have suffered

a lot of casualties,� the foreign minister added.

There are currently 8,000 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan and 14,000 US troops. The conflict, which began in 2001, has left at least 211,000 people dead including more than 38,000 civilians, according to estimates based on official figures.

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DENMARK THE bodies of around 25 sheep were found near Holstebro in West Jutland last week, with DNA tests being taken to establish the cause of death, but a wolf is currently believed to be the culprit according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Wolf ‘attack’

Gang trial ROSKILDE’S court has jailed 13 defendants found guilty of being members of the nowbanned Loyal To Family (LTF) gang for a total of 60 years, with the presiding judge saying they showed a fundamental lack of respect for ‘basic social values’.

KILLED: Wolves are believed to be responsible.

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Justice call

Joining up

HUMAN rights NGO Amnesty International has called on Sweden to step up its efforts to bring rapists to justice following a report on Scandinavian countries which claimed that only five per cent of rape cases lead to conviction.

SWEDEN is set to apply to join the EU Prosecutor’s Office, with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven saying it was time to take the step towards co-operation following earlier hesitation which saw the country sit out of the agency.

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Climate costs

Task outcry

DAMAGE caused by climate events and extreme weather including floods between 1980 and 2017 cost Belgium €4.3 billion, or €415 per person in the country, according to a new Europe-wide figures.

A SCHOOL has told parents of its pupils that it ‘regrets’ the accidental handing out of exercise books which featured a task asking them to ‘find the negro,’ with teachers saying it was in an outdated resource mistakenly handed out.

Kidnap apology BELGIAN prime minister Charles Michel has apologised for his country’s state-sponsored kidnapping of mixed-race children from Congelese mothers, while from 1959 to 1962 the area was under colonial rule after lawmakers called on the government to help those affected.

‘Murder’ probe POLICE officers in Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the death of a 20-year-old who body was found outside an apartment block in the town, and have charged him with murder.

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Internet study

Brexit call

SOME 6.8 million people in rural France lack access to good quality internet connections, according to a UFC Que Choisir consumer group survey which found nearly 10 per cent of the population had speeds of less than three megabytes a second.

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron joined Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar in saying that the EU cannot be held ‘hostage’ to Brexit while both urged London to come up with credible alternatives to the current draft Withdrawal Agreement.

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Ship find

Last coal

A SALVAGE company tasked with cleaning up items blown off the MSC Zoe container ship in February, have discovered a 16th century vessel at the bottom of the North Sea, with copper coins discovered in the wreck the oldest found in the Netherlands.

GERMAN president Frank-Walter Steinmeier took delivery of the last piece of black coal dug from a mine in the country as a symbolic gesture marking the end of mining the resource.

Will remain NEMR, a nine-year-old boy born in the Netherlands to Iraqi parents who has campaigned for the rights of child refugees, will be able to stay in the country after he appeared in a documentary examining the deportation of children.

Fighter move DUAL nationals from Germany who travel abroad to fight with terror groups will now be stripped of their German citizenship, ministers decided last week, the government saying those who went abroad had turned their backs on the country and its values.

NEWSDESK ALMERIA

AN elderly woman died after waiting two and a half hours at the Torrecardenas hospital emergencies department without being seen by a doctor, Spanish pressreported.

According to the Voz de Almeria, the family of 74-year- old DAR maintained she was assessed by nurses at the Almeria City hospital, who classified her condition as a level two priority; level one is where there is a risk of loss of life.

She had been taken to the hospitalin in an ambulance accompanied by personnel from the residence where she was staying after experiencing respiratory problems.

The Andalucia regional government has opened an investigation to establish ‘exactly what happened,’ Junta delegate in Almeria Maribel Sanchez told press.

She declined to comment further until professionals had given their opinions, saying, “I wasn’t there, and I don’t want to say more until it is known what happened.”

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Minute’s silence FOLLOWING the murder of a 26year-old woman by her partner, various cities in the Valencia community held a minute’s silence both in her memory and as a show of feeling against domestic violence.

The body of the woman was

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Tickled pink PASSENGERS on an easyJet to flight to Spain received an unusual welcome when their plane touched down on the tarmac.

The plane was taxiing to its gate at the busy Palma de Mallorca airport when ground staff alerted the flight crew to the presence of a flamingo on the ground.

The bird was filmed strolling just feet in front of the aircraft and, seemingly, oblivious to the huge, winged object trailing behind it.

Now the video that was shared on a Spanish air traffic controllers’ Twitter feed has gone viral with almost 250,000 views in less than 24 hours.

found on Sunday buried and with signs of violence in a clearing of Ulldecona (Tarragona), following reports of her disappearance from an area of Vinaros, in the north of the province sometime earlier.

Her boyfriend was arrested for murder and he reportedly confessed to this crime.

Rosa Perris, a leading Valencian politician said: “We have to tell them that there is a way out and this society must place at the heart of political action the strug-

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FLIGHT SHOCK: The Flamingo was wondering around Palma Airport’s runway.

POLL OF THE WEEK ‘After Spain’s Foreign Minister called on NATO to pull troops out of Afghanistan, do you think it is time to end the 17 and a half year conflict?’

The wildlife incident comes just days after a hippopatamus was spotted strolling across a roundabout in southern Spain after escaping from a circus in Almeria.

According to Mallorca Bird Wa t c h i n g a n d C u l t u r e t h e Greater Flamingo visits Mallorca in the winter months, usually arriving in late summer and departing by April.

gle against sexist violence.”

There have been 16 women killed in Spain as a result of domestic violence this year alone.

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Kidnap probe N AT I O N A L P O L I C E h a v e launched an investigation after a Mijas man arrived at Marbella’s police station claiming he was kidnapped and tortured for

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Officers have arrested two suspects in connection with the claims. The man told officers in Marbella he had information which could help them catch those responsible.

Police sources said the man still had marks on his face and hands when he arrived at the Marbella station from tape that was used to tie him up.

He also bore wounds which suggested he had been hit in the face, officers added.

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The man gave officers vehicle registration information which he claimed would lead them to those responsible.

Police traced a vehicle to the Riviera del Sol area of Mijas.

Officers arrested the two suspects, both French nationals, shortly afterwards.

Police said the investigation remains open.

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POLICE in Axarquia have arrested seven people accused of stealing almost 30,000 kilos of avocados in Velez-Malaga.

The suspects, aged between 19 and 30 years old are said to have carried out thefts across a dozen farmhouses and farms.

According to the National Police, the group stole around 27,800 kilos of avocados, mainly in the El Trapiche area,and causing more than €60,000 of damage. Officers began investigating following complaints of a spate of night-time avocado and mango thefts. After increasing surveillance, officers reportedly identified several members of the group.

The National Police claimed the thieves access the farms by cutting fences surrounding farms before driving a vehicle in to collect fruit and help them make a quick getaway if discovered.

The group were said to have sold the avocados and mangoes in fruit shops. According to police the gang also paid several people between €50 and €200 to use their identity documents to sell the crops.

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Vodafone TV package plan BRITISH-BASED telecommunications firm Vodafone is planning to slash prices for its TV package offering in Spain, to compete with Spanish rival Telefonica.

The company has announced plans to abandon the existing model of offering large packages. It is now set to offer customers more options on which channels they get, as well as cutting sale prices.

Vodafone’s television director Ignacio Garcia Legaz said the company was also working to offer streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime as part of new packages.

€100 million

11 - 17 April 2019 THE amount of money Spanish bank Bankia spent on social and environmental projects during the last six years, according to data from the company which shows 2.4 million people benefitted.

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PM praises tourism sector SPAIN’S prime minister has said the tourism industry helps to break down barriers between the country and others and offers ‘enormous opportunities’ to revitalise depopulated areas.

Pedro Sanchez said Spain could look forward to returns from the €3 billion invested by companies in the country’s tourism industry. He was speaking at the 19th annual World Travel and Tourism Council in Sevilla City.

Sanchez said tourism offered Spain and interior areas experiencing falls in population particularly, the chance to experience a new lease of economic life.

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“All records for tourism in Spain were broken in 2018. Spain is an amazing country, home to authentic treasures which deserve to be discovered,” the prime minister said.

Spain was now looking to expand its tourism offering beyond traditional ‘sun and beach’ holidays by opening up the interior to cultural and food and drink travellers, Sanchez added.

Sanchez called on the sector to be sustainable, saying it was the only way to be efficient. The prime minister added the success of tourism was tied

up with a well-funded state which could support the industry.

New technology such as artificial intelligence would be a ‘great ally’ to tourism and the sector’s growth will help to tackle economic issues including inequality, Sanchez said.

“Tourism is a symptom of progress and a way of understanding the world.

Travelling creates open, tolerant and diverse societies which have mutual respect for each other.

“Now more than ever we need to expand our horizons and not build walls but create new frontiers,” the prime minister said.

PP’s economic plans set out THE opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP) has said it will make hiring easier for companies if it wins this month’s general election.

The party is campaigning to deliver a ‘fiscal revolution’ which would see corporation tax cut to under 20 per cent for all firms. The PP has also vowed to streamline regulations by creating an ‘administrative highway’ fast-track system.

PP economy spokesperson Daniel Lacalle said the party would also help small and medium-sized companies cope with the recent hike in the minimum wage to €900.

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Advice for income tax returns FINANCIAL experts from a Catalan university have offered taxpayers tips on how to fill out tax returns after submissions opened last week.

Specialists from the Open University of Cataluña (OUC) said taxpayers should submit their returns as far ahead of the Monday July 1 deadline as possible in case problems arise. Property values should be checked against those listed on registries and should

be aware of new deductions and allowances including one for maternity which has risen to €1,200, they added.

Entrepreneurs who have created new companies should also be aware they can make deductions of 30 per cent, a maximum of €60,000, the experts said.

The OUC specialists said taxpayers should double check arrangements in their regions as rules can vary.

Firm plots expansion FOOD delivery company Deliveroo has drawn up plans to expand its Spanish operations from 30 cities to 60, with country director Gustvo Garcia Brusilovsky saying the firm would become more efficient as it grows and gathers more customer data.

Bank rule BANKS and other financial companies will have to send details about their payment accounts to Spain’s central bank every June under new rules which came into force on Friday, governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos has announced.

Madrid fair THE Spanish capital hosted more than 500 national and international companies for the World Franchise Council which saw around 15,000 attendees meet with representatives from firms looking to open new branches.

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Eurozone growth SPAIN has bucked a eurozone trend of slowing economic growth with the fastest rate of expansion in 10 months, according to data from the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Index figures, from the IHS Markit analysis firm, showed orders in the services sector drove growth in Spain.

A slowdown in manufacturing sector orders created a drag on overall eurozone growth, data showed.

IHS Markit said in a statement: ‘The strong conditions of Spanish demand helped push up new orders while another notable increase in employment helped strengthen capacity and allowed companies to catch up.’

The Spanish Commercial Activity Index, which measures the performance of the service sector, roses from 54.5 points in February to 56.8 points last month. Any figure above 50 indicates growth. The eurozone’s PMI index stood at 51.6 points in March, down from 51.9 points in February.

The PMI Index assesses growth based on new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and employment.

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Fashion innovation ZARA, Mango and El Corte Ingles are the three Spanish fashion brands most valued by small and medium-sized companies in terms of technological innovation, according to an industry study.

Adgoclick’s report found clothing chain Zara led the ranking. Its innovation unit, headed by Alejandro Ferrer and David Alayon, has created systems capable of detecting customer preferences while they are in store, by using location data and other information.

The report placed fashion brand Mango in second place as the firm announced plans to open a digital innovation centre in Barcelona.

The plans are reportedly designed to boost the company’s commitment to its digital offering. Mango’s online services accounts for more than 15 per cent of company turnover and the firm is aiming to boost that to 20 per cent by the end of 2019.

El Corte Ingles, which came third, was found to have developed a strong digital strategy. The company recently announced a two-pronged approach to improving customer experience both on and offline.

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Stock market index rise THE value of shares traded under the IBEX 35 index on the Spanish stock exchange stood at 9,503, an increase of 0.16 per cent during a half day last week to levels not seen since September 2018.

Dia offer LUXEMBOURG-BASED investment company Letterone has said it will not improve on its 67 cents a share buyout offer for Spanish supermarket chain Dia as talks for a capital injection of €500 million for the struggling firm continue.

VALUED: Zara topped the ranking of Spanish brands.

El Corte Ingles has signed a deal with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba to boost its digital offering. It also now offers a home delivery service to customers across Europe, with buyers getting items delivered in three days or less.

Offline, the company has signed

deals with a number of other firms to offer experiences in store and make visits more about shopping. La Liga is among those who have signed up.

Adgoclick’s top 10 ranking also featured Pull & Bear in fourth place, Uterque in eighth and Massimo Dutti in 10th.

Rent debts THE amount of unpaid rent in Spain grew by 5.7 per cent last year, according to a housing industry study which also showed the average outstanding payment was €6,000 and the average time without payments was eight months.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT must it be like to be a dedicated police officer who, through hard work, dedication (and probably a mountain of paperwork), finally manages to get a perpetrator into court, only to see them walk away free, because some bewigged berk decides that he or she deserves some form of leniency!

These High Court clowns are often so unbelievably out of touch and pompous they are probably more familiar with ‘passing the port’ than passing appropriate sentences. Their naive lack of judgements must also, I’m sure, profoundly dampen any enthusiasm or confidence the officers involved have for the legal system which they are expected to support and act for. They must often feel like technicians who’ve created an intricate piece of valuable machinery, only to see their employers stick it on Ebay at a knockdown price.

How can this incompetent bunch consider themselves impartial purveyors of British justice, when every week up pops yet another example of their utter inadequacy in matters of criminal retribution? Just last week there was yet another glaring example of their judicial incompetence.

It concerned a burglar with a long record of offences who had broken into the home of a pregnant woman while her husband was out at work.

Petrified, the poor woman was hiding in the bath-

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JUDGES’ DECISIONS: Do we need a review to allow proper sentencing? room when the husband came home unexpectantly and confronted the intruder. As he grappled with him, the young thug called to his mate outside that he was caught. “Stab the f****” screamed his mate. “Just stab him and get out of there.”

With this threat of serious injury highly possi-

ble, the husband let the man go and he escaped with an Armani watch, cash and gift cards. The victim’s poor wife subsequently suffered a miscarriage which was later directly attributed to the traumatic experience of the raid.

Due to dedicated police efforts, the perpetrator was caught and finally brought to court where he

admitted the crime, and also owned up to a later offence where he had threatened another victim with a hammer in the process of a further robbery, whilst on bail.

Obviously this man was a hardened criminal and should have been sent down for a considerable length of time? Wrong! Judge Sylvia Carter was swayed by his defence lawyer and decided that he had been ‘Egged on by his mates!’ She sentenced him to 12 months community service and he walked free from the court. I mean, just how naive can you get? This lowlife was probably out plundering some other poor victim’s house the same night.

If I were the police I’d be spitting nails at this result of my endeavours, and at the very least, it would sorely discourage me from putting my best efforts into any subsequent investigations.

It’s a review of our non-sackable Judges which we need. Perhaps if we see some proper sentencing from these privileged pillocks it would encourage more people to join the force and hopefully raise the morale of those already serving.

Perhaps this would also lead to the public feeling a little safer. Or is that really too much to ask?

Probably.

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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH SUCCESS T is indisputable that some of the very best talents from around the world have settled on the Costa Blanca and have thrived, helping each other in so many different fields to grow and find success.

One piece of research suggests that there are nearly 150 different nationalities on the Costa and although they may speak different languages, they all add to the cosmopolitan feel of the area, bringing new ideas as well as tried and tested concepts from their home countries to Spain.

As others see that there is a particularly enjoyable lifestyle with rewards both financially and in private life for those who are prepared to commit to the area, so new blood which is essential to the ongoing success of the area is attracted.

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Blanca continues to see growth and a vibrancy which spreads through the expatriate community into the general economy of the area.

Success comes in many forms and one area where a number of expatriates excel

is in helping others through charitable work. So many people devote time and resources to a whole range of different causes including, but not exclusively involved with age, animals and illness and it is thanks to them in no

small part that the whole concept of charitable activity has been taken up by locals and expatriates alike.

Business, charity, lifestyle and also the arts play an important part in the lively area that is the Costa Blanca.

There are regular theatre

performances, museums and art galleries to visit, dance, modern and classical music and film festivals to attend.

Even in politics, various councils are recognising the importance of non-Spanish residents and are appointing special council members to represent the interest of foreigners in the council chambers and now we are even seeing foreign born representatives being elected to different councils in a range of roles.

Finally, the quality and choice of restaurants just keeps on growing and because of the number of different groups living in the Costa, so new styles of food are being introduced with a quality that has been hitherto unknown.

Success breeds success and ‘incomers’ play a vital role in helping to make the Costa Blanca the exciting place that it is.

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Most of them were highly successful during the real-estate boom which reached its peak in 2007, but not all survived the devastating crash which followed in 2008 and made it through to the start of the recovery in 2014. In fact, those who kept going with their reputation in tact were few and far between.

Sunworld Estates is one of the survivors, and today is a thriving real-estate company which continues to grow while providing a comprehensive service for thousands of customers from the UK, Europe and further afield who are interested in buying or selling a property here on the Costa Blanca and on the Costa del Sol. Their success is attributed to the excellent reputation of Vic Cooper, founder of Sunworld Estates, who was and still is known for his honesty, reliability and trustworthiness.

Unlike numerous property companies who were ruthless in their approach, Vic worked hard,

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THRIVING: Sunworld continues to grow while providing a comprehensive service. put the hours in and focused on building up relationships with his clients, listening intently to their needs and wishes and setting about finding the right property for them. As a result, he sailed through the tough years and made many genuine friendships along the way.

And this is the approach which the company still adheres to today, despite having increased both the number of offices and employees.

Up until three years ago, Sun-

world Estates consisted of three staff; Vic, his daughter Jemma and Jemma’s fiancée, Adam. It was known for being a well-run, well-managed and friendly family-run business.

Now, with 22 employees including Vic, his two daughters plus a son and daughter-in-law, it is still regarded in the same way. Luckily they all get on and this closeness and friendly, family atmosphere transcends the whole company. Everyone is relaxed, happy in their job and

genuinely enjoy going to work.

As Richard Branson said, ‘Happy employees, equal happy customers.’

More recently, Sunworld Estates developed in other ways.

They have taken over the popular Comaskey property company in La Zenia and opened a second office in La Fuente.

Not only this, but with a new marketing specialist business partner, the company is able to promote itself and the properties on their books on a larger scale.

Sunworld Estates Los Dolses Local 108, CC Los Dolses, Villamartin, Orihuela Costa, 03189, Alicante Tel: 966 764 299 or 670 228 470 Email: info@sunworld.es La Fuente Local 3 Avenida Tiro de Pichon, Villacosta, Orihuela Costa, 03189, Alicante Tel: 966 182 344 or 670 228 470 Email: info@sunworld.es Web: www.sunworld.es Comaskey Calle Flores, 1, La Zenia, Orihuela Costa, 03189, Tel: 966 773 453 or 670 228 470 Email: enquiries@comaskey.com Web: www.comaskey.com

A fashion giant W HEN it comes to billionaire success stories, Spain has its very own to rival any in the world.

From opening his first Zara store in 1975 with his wife Rosalía Mera, Amancio Ortega’s business has grown to dominate the world of fashion retail.

His businesses now have around 92,000 employees worldwide, with stores in 94 countries and more opening each year.

His business Inditex has made him phenomenally wealthy with Ortega currently worth around €53 billion on paper.

With such popular brands as Zara, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius and Bershka, the company just keeps on growing.

It recently launched Zara.com in India to give it a total of 46 different national online websites.

INTERNATIONAL: Zara’s store in Shanghai.

Ortega himself was not born into wealth. The youngest of four children, he was born in Busdongo de Arbas, Leon, Spain, to Antonio Ortega Rodríguez and Josefa Gaona Hernández from the province of Valladolid.

He left school and moved to A Coruña at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Shortly after, he found a job as a shop hand for a local shirtmaker called Gala and

learned to make clothes by hand.

In 1972, he founded Confecciones Goa to sell quilted bathrobes before opening Zara and starting his meteoric rise to becoming the wealthiest retailer in the world.

President of Inditex Group Pablo Isola can only see continued growth and has confirmed the company is committed to social and environmental goals to ensure staff and customers are treated fairly.

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Cyclogical Get on yer bike!

G ARY and Lynn’s dream of moving away from the cold and bleak climate they were used to in the north of Scotland became a reality in August 2008, when they arrived in sunny Quesada on the Costa Blanca South and made it their home.

It wasn’t long before they bought a small bicycle sales and repairs shop and set up their own businesses - less than a month, in fact!

Cyclogical has been trading since September 1, 2008 and is now one of the most well-known businesses in the bicycle repairs, sales and rentals sector.

As you can probably imagine, Gary and Lynn have not sat down for long and after three years of hard work, determination and extensive hours, they were able to expand their business in other directions, move into a larger premises just 200 metres from their original location, start up various cycling groups for all abilities and create their own custom-build cycle

superstore and workshop.

In 2011, Cyclogical became the main agents in Spain for Raleigh and Claud Butler cycles, Oxford products and Tenn outdoor clothing.

Their main range of bikes include Pinarello road bikes, Brinke E-Bikes and La Pierre mountain bikes and they also stock a large range of accessories from Shimano, Spiuk, Gaerne, Sigma, Uvex, Schwalbe, Continental and Michelin. If what you’re looking for isn’t in stock, not to worry as Cyclogical just require a few days to get it for you.

One of the reasons that Cyclogical is so successful is because both Lynne and

PASSION: Gary and Lynn love sharing their passion for cycling with other enthusiasts on the Costa Blanca.

Gary are passionate about what they do.

Gary has a background in the leisure industry. He ran the largest leisure centre in the north of Scotland for 20 years while also finding time to qualify as a Shotokan karate instructor, a spinning instructor, a mountain leader and form part of the RAF Regiment Reserves. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, he also used to buy, repair and sell second-hand bicycles and motorcycles as well.

Cyclogical Address: Calle Los Arcos, 7, Ciudad Quesada, 03170, Rojales, Alicante Open: Monday to Friday - 9.30am -5.30pm and Saturday - 10am - 2pm Tel: 637 487 377 Email: enquiries@cyclogicalcostablanca.com Web: www.cyclogicalcostablanca.com

Lynn, on the other hand, started her working life in the motor trade and then banking, but she knew that this wasn’t what she really wanted to do. She spent much of her time in the gym to improve her health and fitness, as this was something that was important to her and interested her a lot. Lynn attended spinning classes most days and has always been a keen cyclist, much preferring to cycle in the warm weather than in the cold and damp in Scotland.

There are very few who have managed to turn their passion and hobby into their businesses, but Gary and Lynn have achieved exactly that and love the fact that they can share their passion for cycling, good health and fitness with everyone here on the Costa Blanca.

A long lasting achievement HIS business supplement is designed to showcase the very special businesses that have become such an integral part of the expat way of life in Spain.

It also shows the tremendous successes enjoyed by expats and Spaniards over the years, many from humble backgrounds. They have proven with inspiration, persistence and hard work anything is possible.

The Euro Weekly News Media Group is one example of what can be achieved on the Costas.

Twenty years on from small beginnings the EWN Media Group has kept on growing despite the hostile financial environment which hit

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EWN: The biggest and best English language news media group in Spain.

Spain from 2007.

The challenges faced were seen as an opportunity by its owners, and the EWN became the biggest and best English language news media group in Spain.

Owners Michel and Steven Euesden did not sit back and wait for business. Through the recession and now in better

times, investment in staff, in technology and in time the time to study and understand the needs and expectations of clients and readers has been seen as the way forward.

Each member of the EWN team is fiercely committed to the newspapers and website, but more importantly to our clients and readers.

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Beds & Sofas ONE of the characteristics of a successful business is being an expert in your field. And when it comes to beds, sofas and mattresses, there’s no one better than Beds & Sofas in La Zenia.

James and Isabel began their business in 2003 under the name of Changing Rooms many people will no doubt recognise the name. Since then their business has evolved and they now have two shops in the same street and have been operating as Beds & Sofas since 2010.

It is important and essential that you are comfortable in your own home and as probably the most time spent at home is either in your bed or on your sofa, you need to make sure you pick the piece that is most suited to your needs.

An uncomfortable bed could be disastrous in terms of your quality of sleep and choosing the right pillows and mattress is essential for a good night’s

sleep that will leave you feeling energised and refreshed in the morning.

In fact, sleeping on the wrong type of mattress can cause or worsen lower back pain. A mattress that is lacking in support reinforces a poor sleeping posture, strains muscles and does not help keep the spine in alignment, all of which contribute to low back pain.

At Beds & Sofas, there is a huge range of different types of beds, sofa beds, pillows and mattresses as well as headboards, duvets, cushions, curtains, sheets, blinds and other bedroom essentials, all at very affordable prices.

There are bonnell spring and pocket-sprung mattresses, plus memory-foam toppers and mattresses as well. If you’re in any doubt as to which type of mattress would be best suited to you, pop in and visit James at the store and he will be more than happy to advise and share

his expert knowledge with you.

Unlike many other suppliers, Beds & Sofas will cut your chosen mattress or headboard to size, whether you require the item for your home, caravan or boat.

And as a leading manufacturer, once you have placed your order, you will receive your delivery in a matter of days, even hours if you’re extremely lucky.

Beds & Sofas is able to offer the fastest delivery on the Costa Blanca, which is particularly ideal for those people that do not live here permanently. They even deliver free of charge to all homes located within a 25-kilometre radius.

And that also goes for their wide range of sofas, chaiselongues, bunk beds, reclining chairs, corner units and lift-up storage beds as well.

Remember, if it’s a bed or sofa that you need, make sure you go to Beds & Sofas. You won’t be disappointed.

PURE COMFORT: Beds & Sofas are your local experts in everything bed and sofa-related.

Beds & Sofas Calle Maestro Torralba, Local 3 and 9, Centro Comercial Zeniamar, 03189, La Zenia, Orihuela Costa, Alicante Tel: 966 773 250 Email: bedsysofas@gmail.com • Facebook: Beds Sofas Spain

MAVERICKS: Richard Branson and the late Steve Jobs.

Being a success OR some people running a business gives a sense of pride, as well as a degree of freedom. Surviving another day, another month, another year can give you a real buzz. A buzz you can only appreciate when you’ve done it, and felt it.

For others, the business is more of a lifestyle, allowing a level of freedom that being an employee can

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never provide. Perhaps this type of business is ideal for life’s mavericks, those who don’t conform in the usual way. People who think outside the box that so many of us prefer to stay in.

Elliroma Gardner, an organisational psychologist at the London School of Economics and Political Science, found that employees with maverick personalities could be secret weapons for making

businesses successful.

Mavericks include the likes of Richard Branson and the late Steve Jobs. Risk takers, philanthropists, innovators who are always looking at things from a different angle.

If you want to be a business success, whether that means financial success or some other type of lifestyle success, then being an entrepreneur may be the road for you.

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It may take a while for these things to become apparent, but occasionally you will enter a business and instantly know you’ve come to the right place.

And that’s how it is at Campoamor Marine Centre - everyone is busy yet the atmosphere is relaxed; the customer’s needs are paramount and no job is too big or too small; the service is professional yet you feel like you’re chatting with old friends; and to top it all off you’re in one of the most beautiful natural spots on the Costa Blanca.

Located in the heart of the marina at Dehesa de Campoamor, the team at Campoamor Marine Centre are hard at work doing what they love to ensure that each and every one of their clients is happy.

Whether it’s buying or selling a boat (both new and resale are available), undertaking electrical or mechanical repairs, rebuilding or registering a boat, antifouling, painting, upholstering or polishing or supplying cus-

Campoamor Marine Centre Your passion is our purpose THE TEAM: Lynden, Helen, Darren, Regan, and Marcel will assist with all your boating needs.

tomers with items from their chandlery, everything boat-related is taken care of at Campoamor Marine Centre. What is more, the customer is always kept continually informed of progress on the work carried

out on their boat, with emails, photos, WhatsApp and phone calls, ensuring them that their boat is in the best hands.

This is why in just four years, the company has not only moved to a new premise almost

10 times the size, it has also built up a loyal customer base, is highly recommended in the boating community and even attracts boat owners from other areas including as far up as Alicante and Santa Pola or Los Al-

Campoamor Marine Centre Calle Calderón de la Barca, Dehesa de Campoamor, Orihuela Costa, 03189 Tel: 965 321 453 • Mob: 603 213 019 Email: info@campoamor-marine-centre.com • Web: www.campoamor-marine-centre.com

cázares and La Manga in the other direction. Campoamor Marine Centre is one of the very few boat centres that can do everything rather than specialising in just one area.

The company has several multilingual staff meaning they can cater to customers of other nationalities including the Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian and Russian as well as the British, of course.

This family-run business is led

by Lynden at the helm. Lynden is a qualified engineer with over 25 years’ experience and there isn’t anything that he doesn’t know when it comes to boats and fixing them. His talented team includes Darren, also with over 20 years’ marine experience; Regan, a keen young marine mechanic, Atom, who has over 30 years’ experience as an automotive finishing technician having worked on Ferraris and Aston Martins, plus Marcel, who is eagerly learning under Atom’s wing. And the customer’s first port of call when contacting the company by phone, email or in person, is Helen, who is highly efficient, friendly and knowledgeable.

BUSINESS IMPERATIVE: Take a chance if you want to grow.

Risk and reward ROM when we are very small children we begin learning lessons about risk.

Whether it is touching something hot when we have been told not to or sneaking a treat we should not have while our parents were not looking, we soon find out which risks are worth taking and which end badly.

Later in life we are often given mixed messages about risk; on the one hand told it is difficult to succeed without taking chances, and on the other that

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‘slow and steady wins the race.’

So which is correct for success?

According to business website En trepreneur.com, not taking chances could actually be the surest way not to grow, particularly in business. It explains: “Many entrepreneurs will finally pull the trigger on their business - the biggest risk they've ever taken - and then want to play it safe. That’s how many businesses stagnate. To grow your business you have to go chase opportunities, and every opportunity comes with a level of risk.”

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HAT constitutes a successful business? If anyone should know, it’s the team at Piscimar Pool. They have been running a thriving swimming-pool design, construction and maintenance business for the last 37 years.

Located in La Regia on the Orihuela Costa and established in 1982, what started out as a modest pool firm set up and managed by two founding members is now one of the leading companies for everything related to the design, construction and maintenance of pools, Jacuzzis and spas.

Almost four decades ago, Alfonso Martínez, one of the founding members of Piscimar Pools, had a clear objective of what he wanted to achieve - that objective was to become a specialist in all things related to swimming pools and a reference company that others look up to.

Today, nobody can deny the prestige and excellent reputation Piscimar Pool has attained, and the sheer quantity and quality of testimonials applauding their work is confirmation of that.

As well as having clear objectives about the direction of the business, the team at Piscimar Pool know that their success is driven by the need to be consistent in continually carrying out faultless workmanship to the highest standard

Piscimar Pool Experts in swimming pools

EXPERIENCED TEAM: Specialised in swimming pools for over 35 years.

Piscimar Pool: Calle Isla de Cabrera, 7, 03189, La Regia (Orihuela Costa) Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm Tel: 965 32 03 79 or 646 38 32 25 • Email: piscimarpool@gmail.com

possible. This is what they try to achieve in every single task undertaken, whether it’s in designing a luxury pool in a client’s villa or fixing a broken water pump.

Also vitally important, is the aftersales care provided by the company to each and every client once a job is completed. If there is a problem, the team will visit as many times as is required until the problem is resolved.

When it comes to designing a pool, Piscimar Pool will work side by side with the client to ensure that the client’s idea of their dream swimming pool is brought to life by the design and construction team. They will always visit the property or site before setting down to work and their integrated technical department will work behind the scenes to take care of all the legal documentation, licences and permits required to build a swimming pool.

Piscimar Pool is dedicated to being at the forefront of its sector, ensuring it is always up-to-date with the latest in design trends, materials, equipment, accessories and legalities.

All their work is guaranteed, and their only desire is to provide their clients with a pool that they will love and enjoy for many years.

If you are interested in finding out more about the company, please visit their website: www.piscimarpool.com.

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Get the best of both worlds: live in Spain and work in the UK as a high-quality live-in carer he Good Care Group is proud to be one of the leading providers of highquality live-in care in the UK. They were founded in 2009 and continue to drive up standards, professionalise home care and lead the way in the care sector.

They are excited to announce their new opportunities for people to join their care team.

Since 2009 The Good Care Group has continued to grow; they have a successful recruitment and training team based in Spain and hold an induction training course in Guardamar every month. They warmly welcome international and expat Carers with either professional or personal experience of caring to join their team. Having recruited Carers from Spain for a number of years they have

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many people who have enjoyed rewarding careers.

Marion is a current carer with The Good Care Group and currently splits her time between Spain and the UK. She says “having worked in a variety of care settings over the years, it’s live-in care that’s by far given me the greatest job satisfaction.

More importantly, I’ve seen firsthand how having the time to build relationships with my clients is central to enhancing their sense of well-being and happiness later in life.

“Live-in care gives me the opportunity to do what inspired me to care in the first place: seeing my work make a real difference to an individual’s life as op-

posed to them just being another number on my to do list.”

All professional carers are directly employed by The Good Care Group and receive market-leading training as well as ongoing professional development to ensure the very highest standards of care.

With flexible rota patterns and an attractive benefits package carers can get the best of both worlds; spending their time working in the UK and still enjoying valuable time off back home in Spain.

THE GOOD CARE GROUP CARERS: Receive market-leading training in Spain or London.

Supporting clients individually means carers have the time to build strong relationships and tailored support.

Now in their 10th year, 2019 is set to be an exciting year for The Good Care Group. To find out more visit www.thegoodcaregroup.com/live-in-care-jobs.

Billionaire butcher OST of us will have shopped there, but did you know that food giant Mercadona started off life from a chain of eight small butchers?

The 70 years between this small group of shops starting out and now would see Juan Roig Alfonso, Mercadona’s president go from a ‘shy’ schoolboy from Valencia to the third richest man in Spain.

Roig, now worth around €8 billion, was born into the grocery trade, with his parents owning butchers in La Pobla de Farnals, Valencia Province.

After graduating university in economics, the entrepreneur decided to take on the family business, buying the chain

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JUAN ROIG: The entrepreneur (inset) owns Mercadona. from his parents along with three of his brothers in 1981. He later bought out the company from his siblings 10 years later in 1991.

A successful strategy of competitive pricing, taking chances on early technologies - including barcode scanners and improving staff conditions, has paid off for Roig, with Mercadona now owning 1,400 stores.

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We buy, we sell, we share IN today’s modern world, life moves at a very fast pace.

Some might say too fast.

The Internet and digital technology have enabled us to gain access to information and communicate within seconds, make reservations and purchases in an instant and get tasks done quicker than ever before, but there is a cost.

Savouring the moment, appreciating the simple things and creating strong relationships built on trust and honesty are lost. Unfortunately, the majority of people are oblivious to this.

However, there are those who understand the value of taking one’s time, doing things properly and focusing on their craft. Their motivation is the passion for what they do and the immense feeling of satisfaction in the knowledge that they have done and provided their best for their customers.

And the customers will recognise this, value it and return time and time again.

This is how to build a suc-

cessful business.

At Gold Rush in La Zenia Boulevard, owner and expert jeweller Cesar Ripanu knows this. He has not been swayed to cut corners or to compromise in any way. He is successful because he is honest, trustworthy and his motivation is not money but a passion that he loves to share with everyone he meets.

It’s very easy these days to buy a piece of jewellery online, you can do it in minutes. But do you really know what you’re buying? Are you certain that what you will receive is the same as what you’ve seen online? Do you know the history of your purchase, its previous owner, where the item was made and by whom? Where’s the pleasure in pressing a button and receiving your purchase in the post?

At Gold Rush you can rest assured in the knowledge that what you’re buying is the real deal. Cesar buys directly from the owner, they are people he

knows and his expertise in gold, diamonds and precious stones will guarantee you a quality piece.

And even sellers seek him out because they know they will get an honest opinion and a fair price. In fact, people from all over the world will travel to meet Cesar because they know he is the best.

As well as dealing in exclusive and unique pieces of jewellery, including many Rolex watches, which are one of his specialities, Gold Rush can also turn your dreams into reality by designing a piece of jewellery just for you in their own workshop led by master goldsmiths.

With 3D design, an academic approach, the latest in digital technology, laser soldering and 3D printing, your piece will be unique, exquisite and special. Can you really put a price on that?

If you are looking to buy a Rolex watch, have a piece of jewellery designed, are look-

Gold Rush Centro Comercial La Zenia Boulevard (Galería Comercial Alcampo) Calle Jade, 2, 03189 Orihuela Costa, Alicante

QUALITY: When beauty speaks for itself. ing for something unique or have any items to sell or value, please visit Cesar at his store in the Alcampo Gallery at La Zenia Boulevard.

The shop is open seven days a week from 10am to 10pm.

Email: info@goldrushspain.eu Tel. +34 966 793 952 Web: www.goldrushspain.eu Facebook: Gold Rush Alicante

Tips for a successful retirement

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PAIN is one of the world’s best-loved destinations for retirement, and good rea-

son.

Whether it is the weather, scenery, food, wine, or people, Spain is a country full of warmth, fun, and adventure.

But after making the decision to pack up in their own countries and move to Spain, is there anything expatriates can do to ensure a successful transition and retirement in Spain?

According to moving company Globexs, ways to ensure maximum quality of life include hunting around for a property in a location you love but one that is not necessarily the most expensive. The experts say this will help keep initial homebuying costs down and could also keep the cost of living down if you live nearer to independent or smaller bars and restaurants.

Once you have found your dream home and begin settling in, the site recommends taking online or in-

BE HAPPY: Spain is a great place to retire to. person language classes to be able to pick up a little of the language.

This can ensure success in conversation, at the supermarket and at the bar.

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Choose comfort and style at Sofaland FOR comfort and choice then look no further than Sofaland in Quesada.

The Eastman family has provided sofas and beds to thousands of families on the Costa Blanca over the last decade, yet they have actually been making people more comfy in their homes since 1972 when they first started running their own furniture shops and warehouses in the UK. After moving to Spain more than 16 years ago, the family established Sofaland and brought the same skills, business expertise and quality service and products to the local expat market.

With literally hundreds of suites on display in the spacious showroom facility in the Lo

Marabu area of Quesada, there is something for everyone, whether you are looking for a small, practical piece or a sprawling corner unit giving enough room for the whole family to lounge on.

It’s possible that Sofaland has the largest choice of suites on show on the Costa Blanca, with genuine leather sofas and chairs also available. This means that customers can actually see and feel the product they are buying and do the all-important ‘sit test.’

For added comfort and space, many people opt for something with adjustable head and foot rests and stools housed in the arms.

Sofaland is certain that the perfect suite for you is waiting in

SOFALAND: Established for 14 years on the Costa Blanca.

WIDEST CHOICE: Hundreds of items in the showroom.

their store. However, if what you see isn’t quite right, then the styles can be custom-made to your size with your choice of material and colour.

Many items can be bought straight from the shop floor and delivery is as quick and convenient to you as possible. The expert delivery team will come and take away your old sofa before

positioning your new one, having total respect for being in your home, cleaning up after themselves and making sure you are happy with your new purchase.

Delivery is also free within a 30-kilometre radius and all sofas come with a part-exchange allowance of up to €500, making the already competitive prices even more affordable.

There is also a large range of mattresses and beds including orthopaedic, memory foam and pocket sprung. Again, with this

many in stock, you can actually see and try before you buy to ensure that your choice is just hard or soft enough for you to enjoy a good night’s sleep all night every night.

All staff are on hand and able to assist and help you in any way they can and floor manager Paul is also a trained upholsterer, having been in the trade since he was 16 years old. This means that should any problems arise with your new sofa, he can deal with them quickly and efficiently.

Sofaland: Lo Marabu, Quesada • Tel: 966 843 916 • Email: sofalandinternational@yahoo.co.uk

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OR many years Hollywood led the way when it came to cinema, with many major studios, actors and directors hailing from across the pond.

While Spain has always had its fair share of creative talent Pablo Picasso, Federico Garcia Lorca, Miguel de Cervantes with Pedro Almodovar came Spain’s fame for its directorial and cinematic talents.

The Ciudad Real-born director, screenwriter and producer came of age during ‘La Movida Madrileña,’ Spain’s artistic renaissance after the end of the Franco era. After establishing his own production company in 1986, Almodovar went on to achieve international recognition for his film ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,’ which was nomi-

nated for an Oscar in 1988.

Since then, he has won two Academy Awards, one for ‘All about My Mother’ in 1999 and ‘Talk to Her’ in 2002, for which he won Best Original Screenplay.

His new film, ‘Dolor y Gloria’ (Pain and Glory), starring Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas is due to be released in Spanish cinemas on March 22.

NEW RELEASE: Almodovar’s next film stars Penelope Cruz (inset).

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Casas Manuel WHEN you’ve been in business since 2001, survived the recession, opened a further two offices, raised three children, have six grandchildren and still found time to organise countless events for charity and star in a reality show on Channel 4, you know you’ve done something right!

In a very small nutshell, that’s the story of Casas Manuel, the well-established family-run estate agents who have offices in Benijofar, La Zenia and Los Alcázares.

Manuel Rodríguez, head of the family, founded Casas Manuel and opened the first of the three offices in Benijofar almost 20 years ago.

Although originally from Javea, Manuel had been living in the UK for 25 years, where he met his wife Linda, co-owner of the company. On spotting an opportunity, they left the UK and moved to the Costa Blanca to start their new business and new life in the sunshine.

It wasn’t long before they were joined by daughter Sophie, after completing her degree in International Business, and her husband, Damon, with both taking up positions in the Benijofar office.

In life you have to take risks, and with his family behind him that’s what Manuel did when he decided to open up their second office in La Zenia during the recession and after the real-estate crash.

However, known for their honesty, hard work, transparency, knowledge and good work ethics, this wasn’t a problem for Casas Manuel and their second office, now headed by youngest daughter Charlotte, was also a huge success.

Through their reliable and professional approach to business, the team has created many strong relationships throughout Spain, UK, Belgium, France, Iceland, Sweden, Russia, Norway, Czech Republic and Holland and they pride themselves on delivering a personal and pro-

SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE: Many years of experience with offices in Benijofar, La Zenia and Los Alcazares. fessional service to all their clients.

For this reason, they don’t need to try and sell themselves with cleverly created marketing quotes to attract business, their ethos is, ‘There is no sales pitch.

We’re just good at what we do, we’re busy and we’re honest.’

And, if you’re in any doubt, how many businesses do you know that would agree to taking part in a reality show on UK television that involves filming and

being followed around by cameras for six months of the year? If you want to get to know the Casas Manuel family, you can watch them on Channel 4’s Sun, Sea and Selling Houses, 25 episodes aired over five weeks. They are already on their third series!

Due to their success, Casas Manuel are always looking for more properties, so if you are looking to buy or sell your property, contact them today.

Casas Manuel - Benijofar: Avenida Federico García Lorca, 15, Benijofar, 03178, Alicante Casas Manuel - La Zenia: Calle Maestro Torralba, 2, Centro Comercial Zenia Golf, La Zenia, 03189, Alicante Casas Manuel - Los Alcázares: Avenida Río Nalón, 20, Los Alcázares, 30710, Murcia Tel: 966 714 719 • Email: info@casasmanuel.com • Web: www.casasmanuel.com SUCCESSFUL MESSAGE: De Beers connected diamonds with love.

A powerful message HAT comes to mind when you think of a diamond?

Perhaps it is expensive jewellery sets, engagement rings, or a sense of long-lasting quality.

This image, shared around the world, is precisely the one intended by one of the most successful advertising campaigns of all times; the De Beers 1948 ‘A Diamond is Forever’ campaign.

This example of the power of successful advertising has shaped the way entire generations have viewed diamonds, making them the stone of

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choice to symbolise romantic love.

Other companies have since learned the importance of language in creating a memorable message, including the long-running ‘Got Milk?’ campaign run by the California Milk Processor Board from 1993 onwards.

Those two words became common parlance in the United States, in much the same way that sports brand Nike is associated with the phrase, ‘Just Do It.’ All three messages hit their mark, with Nike’s annual sales topping €1.68 billion in 2018, while De Beers was €5.18 billion in 2017.

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Spas promote physical and mental well-being THE SPA SUPERSTORE at Piscinas Nichola Escribano in Torrevieja offers a wide range of the best Spas available, as the official distributor for Spain for the number one Spa manufacturer WELLIS. Although these are fantastic for relaxation, there is much more to a Spa than that, as they are also therapeutic, helping those who have suffered injuries, need to relieve muscle tension, suffer from Arthritis, Diabetes, Insomnia and much more.

Indeed, any sports person will also find the massaging effects of the water not only soothing but will assist each individual to reach and stay in peak condition, with many references of their own clients to certify their relief and wellness in their body.

People think that you need a large area in which to install a Spa, but this is far from the case and the experts from the Spa Superstore can not only find the best place for installation, but will explain all of the steps involved including long term care of this important new edition to your home.

There are five great collections to choose from with both stand alone and

Swim Spas at a range of prices and sizes to suit all pockets, tastes and needs.

Having made the investment to install your Spa, it is important that you obtain the correct accessories to allow you to keep it in tip top condition as well as adding some additional luxuries for your enjoyment.

The company has a large selection of these accessories which range from Hand Rails, Steps, Cover Lifts, Exclusive Bayrol Spa Sanitizers, Filter Cartridges, Spa Vacuums to Waterproof Playing Cards, Spa Side Parasols, Aromatherapy Liquids and much more.

No matter whatever your needs, you are bound to be able to find whatever you’re looking for from this exceptional store. With more than 40 years of experience to consolidate their success.

Visitors are welcome to peruse the wide selection of Spas in The Spa Superstore and to discuss the options that are available and with more than 40 Spas in stock for immediate delivery.

Prices are always good but there are regular special offers made to make the product even more affordable.

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As the summer is fast approaching and hopefully the torrential rains are a thing of the past, now is the time to seriously think about installing your dream Spa. Visit the Spa Superstore at Avenida Cortes Valencianas, 11, 03183 Torrevieja to see the range from the five exceptional collections they have to offer and to discuss exactly what is best suited to your needs and budget

The showroom is open from 9.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 1.30pm on Saturday and out of hours appointments can be arranged. www.wellis-spain.com or call +34 965 711 136 or e-mail info@wellisonline.com.

Helpful habits E may often assume that success is the result of hard work, attention to detail and long hours.

But it seems that some of the world’s most successful people have in common a series of habits which might hold a clue to what it takes to get ahead.

One such custom is getting up early. Entrepreneurs such as Gordon Ramsay and Apple CEO Tim Cook are both said to be early risers, with Cook even setting his alarm for 3.45am each morning. Early bird enthusiasts claim the practice allows them to pack more into each day, as well as taking advantage of a time when they are naturally more alert to do their best work.

Another habit recommended by Ramsay, and similarly shared by many other successful people, is exercise. The chef is well-known for his love of fitness, running multiple marathons around the world. Meanwhile, former GORDON RAMSAY: US president Barack ObaThe chef credits ma was also said to be an exercise buff, regularly still rising early and playing full games of basstaying fit for his ketball between meetings success. at the White House.

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Society Law & Titles - Your one-stop legal-advice shop ith Brexit practically on our doorstep and the terms and conditions still very much unclear, UK nationals living in Spain are making a mad rush to try and get their legal affairs in order. Anyone that doesn’t speak good Spanish and who lacks detailed, up-to-date knowledge of exactly what is required in terms of paperwork, documentation and all the various procedures, will find it extremely difficult to make head or tail of what they need to do.

It is a very worrying time for many and has already resulted in people selling up, giving up their life in the sun and returning home, feeling that there is no other option for them.

But it doesn’t have to be this way and by just taking the time to see a specialist that will be able to correctly advise you of the best way forward, months of

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worry and stress could disappear within minutes.

And who better to visit than Daran and Ann at Society Law & Titles? They will listen to your concerns and then arrange a meeting with the correct specialist for your personal situation, also ensuring that one of their inhouse, multilingual translators is present, which is all part of the service.

And this is why Society Law & Titles is different from most other lawyers. Being UK nationals themselves, they too faced similar circumstances when they first moved to Spain more than 30 years ago. Having experienced the same worries and levels of stress, they completely

Your one-stop legal-advice shop.

understood exactly what type of help was needed, although back then this type of help wasn’t available.

Fast forward 25 years and working all that time for other companies in the area within the legal system, Ann and Daran

found themselves employed by the same company and began working together.

With both having worked in the legal field for so many years and with the same idea of how the legal service for expatriates could be improved, this was the beginning of Society Law & Titles.

The first office was set up in

Society Law & Titles Centro Comercial Los Dolses, Local 130, Villamartin, 03189, Orihuela Costa Calle Francisco de Quevedo, Local 9, La Marina, 03177, Alicante Tel: 965 02 16 51 • Email: info@societylawandtitles.com • Web: www.societylawandtitles.com

the Los Dolses Commercial Centre and has been running successfully for almost three years.

Instead of employing one lawyer to do everything, Society Law & Titles employs a number of different lawyers, tax advisers and technicians, each specialising in one area in particular.

That way, clients are then placed with the lawyer and interpreter best suited to them. And, this method has been so successful that most of their clients come to them for all their legal issues and to ensure that all their friends do as well.

CATCHING UP: Successful friendships offer various health benefits.

It’s good to talk CCORDING to scientists, successful friendships can have a positive aspect on our health, helping to prevent everything from depression and high blood pressure to obesity.

But as we get older, becoming busier with work and family or even moving to another country, it can sometimes seem a challenge to start all over again and make new friends.

Is there a key therefore to securing new friendships or strengthening our existing ones, even across countries?

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While it can sometimes seem daunting to meet new people if you are new to a place, one way to tackle this issue is by joining a club or group centred on something you really enjoy. The focus on an activity takes the pressure off conversation, while you increase your chance of meeting like-minded people by picking something you are passionate about.

Spain offers a multitude of opportunities to try something new from conversational language classes to cooking, photography, paddle boarding, hiking, or travel groups.

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Advertising Feature A SUCCESSFUL business always has that certain something that makes it stand out from other businesses of a similar nature. And with a name like Silverstones Bar & Bistro, the unique selling point of this establishment is advertised loud and clear.

Established on March 1, 2018, Silverstones recently celebrated its first anniversary with a generous crowd of happy customers and loyal well-wishers, not to mention a whole day of fantastic live entertainment, cava and a never-ending supply of taster dishes promoting their new menu – which is on their website.

Many are those whose one and only dream in life is to turn their hobby and passion into their work through which they can earn an income.

Vince and Lisa, the owners of Silverstones Bar and Bistro, originally come from Northampton, home to Silverstone Circuit. This allowed them to spend almost every weekend at the track, attending races and special events and being avid followers and fans of the sport.

Lisa’s husband, Vince, was so passionate about Formula 1 that over the years he built up a stunning and very impressive collection of memorabilia, including motorbike helmets, autographed clothing, miniature replicas of the best racing cars, posters, tickets and even a Vespa, which, of course, are all proudly on display in the bar and restaurant.

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FIRST CLASS: Come and visit Silverstones Bar & Bistro to experience their firstclass menu, entertainment and hospitality.

Silverstones Bar & Bistro Address: Avenida del Romero, Urbanización Montebello, 03176, Algorfa, Alicante Open: Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 11pm Tel: 965 720 140 and 645 309 900 Email: info@silverstonesbarbistro.com Web: www.silverstonesbarbistro.com

When the couple decided to relocate to Spain just two years’ ago, they did so with the vision of living a quiet and relaxing life in the sun. They had absolutely no intention of setting up a bar and bistro, nor any other type of business for that matter, until they arrived at their new home and were faced with the logistical problem of where to put the contents of Vince’s massive Formula 1 collection.

So, that’s how Silverstones Bar & Bistro came to be and, what’s more, now hundreds of customers can admire Vince’s Formula 1 memorabilia instead of friends and family that visit their home!

The couple bought the premises next door as well to fit everything in, although that has also worked out well as the upper part of Silverstones Bar & Bistro has been turned into a separate, more secluded dining area, away from the livelier bar area. There is even a pianist who delights diners during Sunday lunch.

With an extensive open terrace and a children’s play area, Silverstones really does cater to everyone - even vegans!

They have a fantastic chef who has created an extensive menu of fine, international cuisine.

And, if you’re looking for somewhere for live entertainment, Silverstones has some great entertainers at the weekends, and you can take advantage of their courtesy mini bus service. For more information, please visit their Facebook page.

Spain’s sporting aces S PAIN is famous for many things - from wine and food, to sun and scenery - but there is another area the country is wellknown for - sport.

One of Spain’s most-loved exports, Rafael Nadal, is currently ranked number two in the world in men’s singles tennis. The player has won 17 world grand slam titles, the second-most in history for a male player.

Similarly, Gerard Pique has achieved global success, representing Spain’s football team 107 times, as well as playing centreback for Barcelona FC. The player was part of the team to win both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2012 UEFA Euro.

Finally, Mireia Belmonte, one of Spain’s most accomplished swimmers, has been representing her country at the highest levels since she was a teenager. The athlete is the first female Olympic champion in the history of Spain and widely considered to be SUCCESS: Rafael Nadal has won 17 the greatest Spanish swimmer of all grand slam titles. time.

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The best in property sales, rentals and management WHEN purchasing or selling a property it is essential that you choose the right estate agent for you - one that listens to their clients, wants the best for their clients and works hard to turn the client’s dreams into reality.

Vistacasas, located on the ground floor of Villamartin Plaza, is one such business.

This estate agent has built up a solid and distinguished reputation and is known for its friendly approach, utmost professionalism and healthy attitude to hard work.

One perfect example of their ability to succeed is the recent introduction of their new, dedicated Property Rental and Management Department, which, as they predicted, has turned out to be a huge success. In fact, it has taken off much quicker than they first envisaged!

They have had a huge uptake from existing and new clients, many of whom prefer to deal

VISTACASAS OFFICE: Why not pop along to talk to the team?

They always offer a warm welcome.

with one professional company that offers everything rather than having to deal with several.

Many buyers are interested in real estate as an investment, so buying a property through Vistacasas who then manage it and rent it out is perfect for them.

And it must be noted that the lettings industry in Spain is going through some big changes with new legislations recently being introduced. For this reason, it is essential that you work

with an informed and professional managing agent that advises you correctly to ensure that you are legally compliant as a landlord.

You can also contact Vistacasas if you’re looking to sell. After the best January on record for property sales, Vistacasas is getting ready for a busy year. In just a few weeks, Villamartin Plaza will be a hive of activity once the music schedule begins, bringing with it thousands

of potential buyers to the square as they make their way to the bars, restaurants and shops which are popular for both residents and tourists alike; and that means, quite simply, that they’re looking at your property on display. The bright LED lights that show off the properties in the Vistacasas windows offer maximum impact and exposure at all times of the day and night. What more could you want?

If you have property to sell, rent out, manage or you’re interested in buying, contact Vistacasas today. You won’t be disappointed.

Vistacasas Avenida de las Brisas, Villamartin Plaza (behind BBVA), 03189, Orihuela Costa Tel: 966 764 114 Mob: 603 107 696 E-mail: info@vistacasas.com Website: www.vistacasas.com Opening hours: Monday: 9am to 6pm Tuesday to Friday: 9am to 9pm Saturday: 10am to 4pm Sunday: 11am to 3pm (when the law permits)

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who takes the best selfie of them all?

THIS mirror might not have the answer, but that doesn’t make it any less magical.

BASED in Benidorm, Costa Blanca Magic Mirror offers the latest in photo booth fun. Popular for any social event you want to hold, The open-air Mirror Photo Booth is unique, extraordinary and magical. Millennials are no longer the only new kids on the block taking Selfies. The desire to share Selfies taken at unforgettable events and experiences isn’t just for the younger generation. Costa Blanca Magic Mirror tapped into the trend with The Mirror Photo Booth.

With the fully interactive 65” mirror, elegant looks, amazing image quality, and instant prints, The Mirror Photo Booth is sure to keep your guests amused and entertained during any event.

The Mirror Photo Booth is a unique photoactivation, delivering professional quality photographs that can be immediately shared on social media as well as via text or email. Once the Costa Blanca Magic Mirror are on site the fun begins because no one can resist the chance to pose in front of the full-length mirror and have their image captured.

The buzz doesn’t stop there with guests immediately sharing their images on social media and an option to take home a printed keepsake from the event.

Additional features include the chance to sign your photo, add emojis, digital props or play retro games, you’ll soon see what sets The Mirror Photo Booth apart from other photo booths.

The technology behind The Mirror Photo Booth is brand spanking new and is constantly being updated with new and fun features, it is already making a great impact at weddings, birthday parties and other events.

Costa Blanca Magic Mirror was started last year by Françoise (Fran) with the

vision of providing quality photographs, remarkable memories and the very best service for her clients. Her interest in photography grew over a number of years of social gatherings and networking opportunities, and she now combines this with her knowledge of business management and entrepreneurship. Together with her daughter Stephanie and her team it’s guaranteed you will have a blast with The interactive Mirror Photo Booth at your event The event diary is filling up fast. Don’t miss out and book ‘THE must have’ now. The Mirror Photo Booth is available from €375 and to hire throughout the Costa Blanca Region... why not look into it for 2019?

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MIRROR PHOTO BOOTH: Popular for any social events, fun and simply magical.

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Advertising Feature ince the start of 2015 when Oceans Outdoor Furniture opened the doors of their first store in Cartagena, the company has gone from strength to strength, with a second store in Torrevieja and their third in San Javier, opened in 2018.

Oceans is now regarded as the market leader in stylish terrace and garden furniture, with the range of products on offer today having expanded threefold as well.

Now, at the beginning of 2019, sales have already exceeded all expectations in what looks being a record year and there are plans to open three more stores in the Costa Blanca South area plus one in the north of the area in May this year.

Each store stocks the full Ocean range, which includes PE Rattan furniture, Aluminium Furniture and a range of Outback Barbecues as well as other accessories.

Last year, the company invested heavily in a new website. It has great functionality and is extremely simple to navigate and search for what you need. All of their products appear on the website.

Jonathan Aylmer, the owner of Oceans Outdoor Furniture believes the success of his company is down to two major factors: a fantastic, quality product and an excellent service.

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Oceans Outdoor Furniture Buying an Oceans product is not simply buying a piece of furniture, but a lifestyle choice Oceans Torrevieja Avenida Rosa Mazón Valero, 29, Torrevieja, (near the Water Park) 03183, Alicante Tel: 674 694 575 Oceans San Javier Carretera de San Pedro Km 24 (N332), San Javier, 30730, Murcia LIFESTYLE CHOICE: Stylish terraces and garden furniture. to all of our customers,” said Jonathan.

All the Oceans products are designed by their in-house designers using the latest designs and trends that are coming through the market and are manufactured in the Far East, so everything is controlled by the company.

Jonathan has spent the past 30 years designing and manufacturing products in the Far East and has spent much of his life there so knows the industry inside out.

Why not call in to one of the stores to see their full range and let one of the team talk you through what’s on offer?

All the products are stocked in the extensive warehouse in Cartagena, so delivery is never more than 24 hours away.

Your purchase will be delivered by Ocean’s drivers, to where you require, set the furniture up and remove all packaging. Buying an Oceans product is not just a purchase, but a lifestyle choice.

Oceans Cartagena Calle Belgrado 10, Espacio Mediterráneo, Cartagena, 30392, Murcia Tel: 868 813 094 Store opening hours Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm Email: sales@oceansrattanfurniture.es Web: www.oceansrattanfurniture.es

GREAT IDEA: Thato Kgatlhanye with her solar powered school bags.

Rising stars HILE for many years business was not always associated with philanthropy, a new wave of ethical companies breaking onto the world’s stage have showed it is possible to combine success with heart.

Based all around the world there are a host of businesses making prof-

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its whilst giving back to some of the most vulnerable people in their countries, including children and the homeless.

These include Bombas, a United States-based business which sells socks. For every pair purchased, it donates another pair to a homeless shelter, and has given away more than 11 million pairs to more than

1,700 shelters, becoming one of the country’s rising design stars.

Thato Kgatlhanye, a South African businesswoman, has found a way to improve conditions for local children. The entrepreneur has created school bags that use solar energy to light up at night, so children living in rural areas without electricity can study at night.

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VP Advisers THE tax and legal systems in Spain are complicated enough even for the simplest of matters, which is why for important issues related to the legalities of living and working in Spain, it’s always best to engage the services of a qualified professional.

VP Advisers was originally set up in 2010 and over the years the company has helped hundreds of residents and non-residents with all their legal and tax issues.

David Valero and Fernando Pertusa lead the staff to form an expert team of fully trained professional economists and lawyers who are able to assist and advise on a wide range of matters including tax management, business accountancy, conveyancing and wills from their modern office in La Mosca Commercial Centre, Playa Flamenca.

VP Advisers like to solve problems and believe in charging an economical price for their services, which is why they have special offers on some of the most popular and sought-after procedures. For example, their clients will be able to register as self-employed for free and benefit from economical prices for conveyanc-

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There is never any middle man involved so you can rest assured that if you have a concern or question, one of the qualified members of staff will be able to assist you. As all professional businesses should be, VP Advisers is always up-todate with the ever-changing laws, rules and regulations in Spain and will therefore always make sure that you are informed and up-to-date too.

If you take the services of VP Advisers, there are no registration fees to pay and the company likes to help its clients by offering its services on a low-price policy, thus giving the best value for money around.

“We started in the height of the economic crisis,” said economist and owner David Valero, “so a lot of people were going through changes in their situation and our ethos was giving the correct legal advice for their situation and if they went on to use our services, we wanted to offer the best value possible.”

As a result, VP Advisers have hundreds of happy customers who use them for all their legal and fiscal needs.

VP ADVISERS: For all your fiscal and legal needs.

For more information on the services offered, please visit their website, www.vpadvisers.com or alternatively contact them to book an appointment to discuss how they can help.

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

SPANISH or Castellano? Time was, when Spain’s language was called Spanish although Catalans, Valencianos, Basques and Gallegos, not forgetting Asturians with their appropriately-named Bable, spoke their local languages at home.

Once they could do so officially, that’s when Spanish began to transmute into Castellano and the term is finding favour in Latin America, too.

At the recent Congreso de la Lengua Española held in Cordoba (Argentina) several speakers insisted that Latin America speaks Castellano, not Spanish.

Doesn’t sound right, somehow: why label Latin America’s principal language with the name of an inland, inward-looking region frequently associated with a sombre style of furniture?

Son of his father CAMPAIGNING in 2011, the Partido Popular’s presidential candidate Mariano Rajoy made many promises.

These included waving a magic wand to put an end to the economic crisis and amending the 2010 Abortion Bill mainly because in some circumstances, girls of 16 or more could

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What’s in a name? terminate a pregnancy without a parent’s consent.

Rajoy obtained a landslide majority and did what Brussels told him to do regarding the economy.

He also allowed Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, to plan abortion reforms putting women at the mercies of backstreet butchers once more.

There was so much opposition within his own party that the Bill was forgotten and Ruiz Gallardon fell on his sword, although the clause concerning 16-year-olds was excised from Zapateros’ bill.

Everybody was happy until young fogey Pablo Casado took over as Partido Popular president, lurching to the Right in his bid to out-voice Vox. Predictably he dragged up abortion once more, which resulted in another outcry prompting Casado to swear he was only joking or something to that effect.

But the far-Right elements in his party won’t let it go and his Number Two on the Madrid voting list for the April 28 elections, Adolfo Suarez Illan, son of Spain’s beloved first democratically-elected president, started pontificating about it again.

No monopoly AND talking of Patriotic Police, why does Spain’s rightwing assume that only the Right and especially the farRight have a monopoly on patriotism? Aren’t socialists patriots too?

SPANISH PATRIOTISM: A Monopoly?

Definitely not his father’s son, and as veteran PP politician Celia Villalobos, who has left politics after being sidelined by Casado, said, “What a favour he’s done for the Left!”

Pick-me-up TALKING of favours, Pablo Iglesias hasn’t done badly out of an investigation into the incredible and nefarious dealings of pensionedoff policeman Jose Manuel Villarejo who managed to amass a €16 million fortune one way and another.

Villarejo, now remanded for corruption, money-laundering and criminal activities, has had a walk-on part in every shady scenario for decades.

He was allegedly involved in the Patriotic Police’s dirty war against Iglesias when Podemos erupted onto the political scene and won six seats in the European Parliament in 2014.

Just the pick-me-up Iglesias needed after his ill-chosen paternity leave just when everything kicked off in Spanish politics.

Nothing becomes a politician like a dose of persecution and martyrdom when his ratings droop in the popularity polls.

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Nicki celebrates a decade with Euro Weekly News

CONGRATULATIONS: EWN Operations’ Director Nicki Burgess marks a decade with the group.

EWN’S Operations’ Director, Nicki Burgess, has celebrated 10 years at the company at a surprise party organised by her colleagues.

Walking into the office to shouts of, ‘happy anniversary,’ as well as confetti, pompoms, and applause, Nicki was noticeably moved by the outpouring of warmth from her team.

The EWN family celebrated in style, presenting Nicki with a bouquet of balloons, personalised cake, flowers, cards, and multiple gifts. The group were also joined by Nicki’s son, Jamie, and her father, John.

Nicki Burgess has been working for the Euro Weekly News since 2009, following

The EWN team is so very lucky to have you.

You are one of the most efficient, enthusiastic people we know, always mega organised, and always cheerful. You are an allround outstanding colleague and our rock. You are also beautiful inside and out.

Jackie, Cathy and Warren from the EWN Almeria office wish you all the very best in the world.

Congratulations Nicki, and a thousand thanks for everything you do!

Regards

many years advertising with the paper while she owned her own business.

EWN CEO, Michel Euesden, said: “The Euro Weekly News is not just a job to Nicki, it’s her way of life, she is so passionate about it. We all love her to bits.

“Nicki is not just a great asset, she is a great friend. Thank you so much to Nicki, I’m looking forward to the next 10 years.”

An emotional Nicki pointed out the EWN boasts many long-standing members of staff, adding: “Thank you so much to everybody, a wonderful surprise.”

From everyone here at the EWN, happy anniversary Nicki!

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COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS: Amalia from accounts and Nicki.

What can we say about Nikki? Kind, conscientious, focused, super helpful and genuinely one of the nicest people that you could ever meet . We started our little ventures in the stores at more or less the same time as Nikki began at the Euro Weekly News and we have grown to think of her as a friend after all of the help and support that she has shown to us over the years . Thank you Nikki for all you have done for us and here is looking forward to another 10 years with the paper. Well done you!

Steph and Julie of Yorkshire Linen Warehouse SL in Mijas Costa

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The fact that we’re congratulating Nicki Burgess on her 10 years with the Euro Weekly News says quite a lot.

Her role as Operations Director for the newspaper is one of the most demanding as the newspaper gains more prominence and influence in the media.

And, to put it mildly, keeping up with someone as dynamic as Michel Euesden cannot be easy but here Nicki is, 10 years on.

She would be the first to insist that nobody is indispensable, but some people are more indispensable than others and Nicki is one of them.

Costa Blanca North writer Linda Hall x

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SURPRISE: Kate and Johanna, from the production department, and Amalia watch on as Nicki opens her gifts.

MUCH LOVED: Nicki is a valued member of the EWN team.

TEAM: Dennis Butcher, wife Jackie, Esteban, Nicki, Steven, Michel and Ben.

HAVING HER CAKE: Second anniversary cake in as many days.

Congratulations Nicki wishing you a happy 10th work anniversary year.

Total respect to you for your commitment and work ethic. You are one of a kind.

Thank you for all your help from the Albir fledgling Sue

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Well done on your 10 years’ service, although we don’t work in the same office I know you are always at the end of the phone if I need you. Big Congrats Love Michelle xxxx

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Congratulations from Marcos and all of the EWN design team, it’s a pleasure working with you. You have done brilliant things over the last 10 years, and we are sure you will continue to do the same. Lots of love x

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Congratulations Nikki on 10 years’ service, the EWN would not be the same without you hun, always there to help if we need it.

Lots of love Tina xxxxxx

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GIFTS: Presents and balloons for the anniversary girl.

Fabulous job Nicki, well done.

Keep up the great work, you are an asset to the team. Congratulations, Naz and all of EWN production team x

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EWN would not be the same without you Nicki, happy 10th anniversary. Love from all of the EWN editorial team xxx

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Congratulations Nicki, all so proud of you. Wishing you all the best in the future from Shona and all the Bunches Team

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SWEET TOUCH: Nicki’s anniversary is marked in style.

HATS OFF: Nicki marks a decade at EWN with Michel.

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The Great British Sewing Bee BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live The Boss Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild This Wild Life The Hairy Builder David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Britain in Bloom Match of the Day Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse Great British Menu Pose Frankie Boyle's New World Order Newsnight Weather

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Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

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10:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Car S.O.S 1:00pm Channel 4 News Channel 4's midday news summary.

1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Naked Beach 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Lee and Dean 11:35pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 12:35am Life After Lock-Up 1:35am The Supervet

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The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Hard-hitting cop series. Regan goes undercover as a lorry driver to trap a gang of hijackers.

8:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh.

9:00pm Thunderball 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pmThunderball 11:45pmFlightplan Horror abounds in this tense thriller.

12:45am FYI Daily 12:50amFlightplan 1:50am Better Late Than Never

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Shimmer and Shine Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine All New Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Hit and Run 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 9:00pm Springtime on the Farm 10:00pm Manhunt: Catch Me If You Can 11:00pm Operation Live 1:05am The Man with Another Man's

10:05am Terminator Salvation 12:05pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2:10pm Rampage 4:00pm Troy 6:45pm Die Hard 9:00pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 11:00pm Rampage 12:50am Bad Boys 2:50am Bad Boys II

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7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Rules of Engagement 9:00am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:30pm Dead Pixels 11:00pm Derry Girls 11:35pm Derry Girls 12:10am The IT Crowd 12:40am The IT Crowd Douglas hires Jen as his new PA, giving Moss and Roy total freedom in the office.

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Live NBA Multiplex Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Live Drivers' Press Conf': China 9:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Match Centre 12:00pm Match Centre 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 2:30pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Welcome to the Weekend 3:30pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Info not available 9:00pm Masters - Live 1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am Top Ten Show, the 2019 7:20am Dusty and Me 9:10am Bao 9:20am Incredibles 2 11:30am Hotel Artemis 1:20pm Serpent 3:00pm The Escape 5:00pm Dusty and Me Feel-good comedy about a misfit teen who forms a special bond with a runaway greyhound.

6:50pm Bao 7:00pm Incredibles 2 9:00pm Hotel Artemis Sci-fi thriller set in a secret, criminalsonly safe house in a dystopian, nearfuture LA. 10:40pm Serpent 12:10am The Escape 2:05am The Third Murder 4:25am That Good Night

8:00am Football's Greatest 9:00am Football Countdowns 10:00am Football Years 11:00am EFL 12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm Football's Greatest 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL 5:00pm One2eleven 5:30pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm Football Years 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm EFL Greatest Games 9:00pm Football Countdowns 10:00pm EFL Matters 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL 12:00am Football's Greatest 1:00am Football Years 2:00am Football Countdowns 3:00am SPFL Greatest Games

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7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:15am Home is Where the Art is 9:00am Walks of Life 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Gymnastics 3:45pm David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter 4:45pm Eggheads 5:15pm Live Gymnastics 7:30pm Richard Osman's House of Games 8:00pm Golf: The Masters 9:00pm Great British Menu 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am The Fits 1:15am Panorama 1:45am Newsnight 2:45am The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Easy Listening Hits at the BBC 10:00pm Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock 11:00pm Chas and Dave: Last Orders 11:55pm Rock 'n' Roll Britannia 12:55am Top of the Pops 1:30am Easy Listening Hits at the BBC 2:30am Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock A salute to American folk song Rock Island Line, which emerged in the 1920s.

3:30am Chas and Dave: Last Orders

6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Midsomer Murders 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am Take Me Out 1:25am Back to Mine 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am All Star Mr and Mrs 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 11:45am Superstore 12:10pm You've Been Framed! Gold 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! Gold 2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! Gold 8:30pm You've Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm The Guide to You've Been Framed! Gold 10:00pm American Pie 11:30pm FYI Daily 11:35pm American Pie 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy

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10:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Car S.O.S 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 9:30pm Joe Lycett's Got Your Back 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Let's Talk about Sex 12:05am The Big Narstie Show 1:10am Brotherhood 2:55am Lee and Dean

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Top Wing Paw Patrol Digby Dragon Little Princess Shimmer and Shine Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine All New Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay Special Access Home and Away Neighbours Jesse Stone: Night Passage Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Springtime on the Farm The Comeback of Ant McPartlin Celebrity Game Night The Hangover Access

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The Next Karate Kid Broken Arrow Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights Kingsman: The Golden Circle 6:00pm S.W.A.T. 8:00pm Shanghai Noon 10:00pm Shanghai Knights 12:00am Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2:25am Mad Max 4:05am End of Days

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Fat Camp Where's the Money The Little Hours Mr Bean's Holiday Girls Trip She's Out of My League 5:35pm Rough Night 7:25pm Mr Bean's Holiday 9:00pm Girls Trip 11:10pm She's Out of My League 1:00am The Blues Brothers 3:20am Airplane!

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9:00am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 9:30am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 10:30am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 12:50am Rick and Morty 1:20am Robot Chicken

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That Good Night Top Ten Show, the 2019 Shazam: Special Dusty and Me Hotel Artemis Bao Incredibles 2 Christopher Robin Dusty and Me The Escape Bao Incredibles 2 Christopher Robin Hotel Artemis Serpent Time Trap The Third Murder Drama about a defence attorney representing a murder suspect who has already confessed to the crime. From Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda.

In Japanese with subtitles.

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Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize My Icon Live Chinese F1 GP: Practice My Icon Good Morning Sports Fans Football Centre To be Announced Live Super Rugby Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Football Masters - Live Sky Sports News Live Fight Night International Live Chinese F1 GP: Practice

Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years EFL One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters EFL Matters Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Matters EFL Matters Football Years Football Years SPFL Matters EFL Matters Football's Greatest Football's Greatest

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5:30pm Final Score 6:30pm BBC News 6:40pm Regional News 6:43pm Weather 6:45pm Pointless 7:35pm Catchpoint 8:05pm All Together Now 9:25pm Casualty 10:10pm All Round to Mrs Brown's 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:55am Britain's Youngest Football Boss

8:25am Wild and Weird 8:40am Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom 9:10am Top Class 9:35am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:05am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:35am Nature's Microworlds 11:05am Planes 12:30pm £100k House: Tricks of the Trade 1:30pm The Chronicles of Nadiya 2:30pm Nature's Great Events 3:30pm Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth 4:30pm Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome 5:30pm Britain in Bloom 6:00pm Britain in Bloom 6:30pm Race Across the World 7:30pm Florida: America's Animal Paradise 8:30pm Golf: The Masters 1:00am John Carter

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3:20am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Matt Edmondson narrates the series about the most entertaining Guinness World Records and the brilliant characters who set them, as captured by TV shows around the globe.

7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus Harriet's anxiety builds. Rhona forges an unlikely friendship. Billy's rattled by a phone call.

5:25am Road to Avonlea 6:15am Judge Judy 6:40am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Judge Judy 7:40am Lewis 9:35am Agatha Christie's Poirot More sleuthing from the impeccable Belgian detective.

10:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:50am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Lewis 8:00pm Vera 10:00pm Vera 12:00am Vera 2:00am Classic Emmerdale 2:25am Classic Emmerdale 2:55am Classic Emmerdale 3:20am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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Super 4 Make it Pop Mission Employable Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Scrambled!

The Tom and Jerry Show The Powerpuff Girls Toonmarty Robozuna Teen Titans Go! ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen ITV Lunchtime News ITV Racing Tipping Point The Chase Info not available Britain's Got Talent The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News Info not available Jackpot247

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Great Bear Stakeout Italy's Invisible Cities Follow the Money Danish crime thriller, starring Esben Smed.

Follow the Money Danish crime thriller, starring Esben Smed.

Arena Top of the Pops Studio performances, videos, celebrity interviews and archive footage of classic hits.

Top of the Pops London Songs at the BBC Great Bear Stakeout Italy's Invisible Cities

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7:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55am Frasier 9:15am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 11:25am Four in a Bed 2:00pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights China.

3:30pm A Place in the Sun Series on holiday homes abroad.

4:30pm Sun, Sea and Brides to be 5:35pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home Property series setting out to modernise historic houses.

6:35pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Mission Ignition 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm The Massacre That Shook the Empire 11:00pmRed 1:10am Sing Street

7:00am Milkshake!

11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am The Unbeatables 1:15pm Friends Sitcom based on the lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan.

3:45pm Live Gallagher Premiership Rugby: Gloucester v Bath 6:15pm World's Busiest Train Stations 7:10pm Atlantis: Draining the Lost City 8:00pm 5 News 8:05pm Windsor Castle: Love, War and Celebration 10:00pm The Royal Family: Scandals at the Palace 11:30pm Harry and Meghanthe Movie: A Royal Romance 1:20am Meghan and Harry In Their Own Words.

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:30am Don't Tell the Bride 8:25am Made in Chelsea 10:35amA Monster in Paris 12:20pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:55pm The Goldbergs 1:25pm Schooled 1:55pm Young Sheldon 2:25pm Young Sheldon 2:55pm The Big Bang Theory 3:20pm The Big Bang Theory 3:45pm The Big Bang Theory 4:15pm The Big Bang Theory 4:45pm The Big Bang Theory 5:10pm The Big Bang Theory 5:40pm The Big Bang Theory 6:05pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm Oblivion 10:00pm Hunger Games: Mockingjay 12:20am 8 Out of 10 Cats 1:20am Gogglebox 2:25am Gogglebox

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7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Professionals 8:15am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9:15am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 1:00pm The Car Chasers 1:55pm Brannigan 2:55pm FYI Daily 3:00pm Brannigan 4:10pm Hornblower 6:15pm Laliga: Atletico Madrid v RC Celta Live 8:35pm Thunderball 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pm Thunderball 11:15pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:15am FYI Daily 12:20am Lethal Weapon 2 1:35am Minder 2:35am The Sweeney 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

8:00am Charlie's Angels 9:45am Birth of the Dragon 11:30amDeep Impact 1:40pm Deep Blue Sea 3:30pm Jaws 5:40pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 7:55pm Deep Impact 10:00pm Ready Player One 12:25am Maze Runner: The Death Cure

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8:20am Think Like a Man 10:30am Top Ten Show, the 2019 10:50amGrown Ups 12:40pmTropic Thunder 2:35pm As Good as it Gets 5:00pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 6:50pm You've Got Mail 9:00pm Grown Ups 10:45pmTropic Thunder 12:40amTeam America: World Police

The Escape Dusty and Me Bao Incredibles 2 Christopher Robin Super Troopers Hotel Artemis Bao Incredibles 2 Christopher Robin A downtrodden Christopher Robin is reunited with a cuddly childhood friend.

10:50pmSuper Troopers 12:35am Hotel Artemis Sci-fi thriller set in a secret, criminals-only safe house in a dystopian, nearfuture LA. 2:15am Serpent 3:45am Time Trap

Live Chinese F1 GP: Quali Pre-Show 7:55am Live Chinese F1 GP: Qualifying 9:30am The F1 Show: China 10:00am Masters Breakfast Live 1:00pm Live Premier League 4:15pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores 6:15pm Football Leeds United host Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road in the Sky Bet Championship.

9:00pm Masters - Live Day three of the 83rd Masters Tournament from Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Live Rugby 7s: Singapore Day one of the Singapore stage of the HSBC World Rugby

4:15pm 6:15pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:30am 1:00am 2:00am

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest SPFL Matters SPFL Greatest Games Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Gillette Soccer Saturday: Build-Up Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Football EFL Goals: Championship Football Football's Greatest EFL Goals: Championship Football Countdowns Through strategy and motivation, coaches can shape the game to their will.

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9:30am Match of the Day 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Walks of Life 1:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:55pm Bargain Hunt 3:55pm Escape to the Country 4:55pm Garden Rescue 5:40pm Money for Nothing 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am Ides of March

7:20am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:05am Great British Garden Revival 9:05am The Edible Garden 9:35am Gardeners' World 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Chronicles of Nadiya 1:30pm Gymnastics: European Championships 4:15pm Women's FA Cup Semi Final 7:00pm Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 7:30pm Golf: The Masters 1:00am Frankie Boyle's New World Order 1:30am White Gold 2:00am Full Contact 3:00am Holby City 4:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

9:10am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:30am Project Z 10:05am Teen Titans Go! 10:25am ITV News 10:30am James Martin's Sunday Selection 11:30am This Morning - On Sunday 12:30pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:35pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:40pm Britain's Got Talent 3:05pm Britain's Got More Talent 4:00pm The Chase 5:00pm Info not available 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:30pm ITV Evening News 6:45pm Regional News and Weather 7:00pm The Family Chase 8:00pm What Would Your Kid Do? 9:00pm The Durrells 10:00pm Victoria 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Info not available 12:15am Tenable 1:10am Jackpot247

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:55am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55pm I'm a Celebrity Catchphrase Special 1:55pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 3:00pm Peter Pan 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm Peter Pan 5:10pm Britain's Got Talent 6:35pm Britain's Got More Talent 7:40pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad! 1:55am The Cleveland Show 2:25am The Cleveland Show 2:50am Timewasters 3:20am Teleshopping

8:00pm Seven Ages of Starlight 9:30pm The Sky at Night The hidden secrets of the universe.

10:00pm Janet Baker - In Her Own Words 11:30pm Cold War, Hot Jets Documentary examining how he development of the jet engine resulted in Britain acquiring a world-leading aviation industry during the Cold War. 12:30am Storyville Three men visit Folsom Prison in California, where they join convicts serving long sentences for murder, assault and robbery for a fourday group therapy session.

2:00am Time Shift 2:55am Secret Knowledge 3:00am Seven Ages of Starlight

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:05am 11:10am 1:20pm 3:25pm 5:35pm 6:50pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 2:45am 3:40am 4:10am 4:35am 5:00am 5:30am 5:55am

The Royal Heartbeat Heartbeat Long Lost Family Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Vera Sunday Night at the Palladium Grantchester Grantchester Wire in the Blood Agatha Christie's Poirot Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale

6:55am 7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:35pm 2:05pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 6:35pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

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The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Frasier Frasier Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond The Simpsons The Simpsons Sunday Brunch Jamie's Quick and Easy Food Teen Wolf F1: Grand Prix Highlights Travel Man A Place in the Sun Channel 4 News Escape to the Chateau Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins for Stand Up to Cancer 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

7:00am The Unrideables 2: 500 GP: The Rainey Days 7:50am World Superbike Highlights 8:45am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:25pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 1:30pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 2:40pm Brannigan 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Brannigan 4:55pm The Green Berets 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm The Green Berets 7:50pm Hornblower 10:00pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 12:25am The Usual Suspects 1:55am FYI Daily 2:00am The Usual Suspects 2:35am The Contender

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5:55am 8:05am 9:50am 11:30am 1:20pm 3:20pm 5:25pm

The Great Artists Wildlife SOS Milkshake!

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Britain's Greatest Bridges Police Interceptors Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends The Love Punch The Yorkshire Vet at the Great Yorkshire Show The Yorkshire Vet 5 News Inside Tesco: Britain's Biggest Supermarket TV Talent Shows at War Blind Date Titanic: Draining the Wreck The Hangover Part II Greatest Ever Movie Blunders

6:05am 7:00am 9:25am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 7:10pm 7:40pm 8:10pm 8:35pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:35am 1:00am 1:30am 2:35am 3:30am 4:25am

300 In Harm's Way Vertical Limit Avatar War of the Worlds Fast and Furious 8 Ready Player One War of the Worlds Fast and Furious 8 Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome Con Air

7:00am The Escape Overworked and emotionally numb, housewife and mother Tara makes a drastic decision in an effort to reclaim her life. British drama.

9:00am Bao 9:10am Incredibles 2 11:20am Super Troopers 1:15pm Christopher Robin 3:15pm Hotel Artemis 5:05pm Bao 5:15pm Incredibles 2 7:15pm Super Troopers 9:00pm Christopher Robin A downtrodden Christopher Robin is reunited with a cuddly childhood friend.

11:00pm Incident in a Ghostland 12:35am Hotel Artemis 2:25am The Escape 4:25am That Good Night

You've Got Mail Just Married Little Nicky Grown Ups 2 We're the Millers Father Figures 10 Things I Hate About You 7:10pm Grown Ups 2 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm Father Figures 1:00am Brüno 2:35am Blue Iguana 4:30am It Had to be You

Rules of Engagement Hollyoaks Omnibus Don't Tell the Bride Speechless Speechless Speechless Speechless Speechless The Goldbergs Schooled Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Titanic The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 8 Out of 10 Cats Naked Attraction The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Extreme 8 Out of 10 Cats Gogglebox Hollyoaks

SUNDAY TV

6:00am The F1 Show: China 6:30am Live Chinese F1 GP: Pit Lane Live 7:30am Live Chinese F1 GP: On the Grid 8:05am Live Chinese F1 Grand Prix-1000th 10:00am Live Chinese F1 GP: Paddock Live 11:00am Masters Breakfast Live 12:30pm Football 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Masters - Live 1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

3:00am Live Rugby 7s: Singapore

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

Sunday Supplement Football EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League One and League Two EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games To be Announced SPFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League One and League Two EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: League One and League Two EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Football Years Football Years

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Siesta Group is coming to Altea SIESTA GROUP is a family-run business and has been operating for over 15 years growing from strength to strength gaining many repeat customers during that time.

We are pleased to announce that on April 15 we open the doors to our fifth store selling top quality garden furniture and accessories at affordable prices making our products more accessible for clients north of Alicante.

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If you cannot make it to the new store you can view the majority of our range on our website at www.siestagroup.com and in our other stores based in Gata De Gorgos, Los Montesinos, Cabo Roig, and San Javier and also on our Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you in Altea.

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8:30am Great British Menu 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Back in Time for Dinner 3:45pm This Wild Life 4:45pm The Hairy Builder 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Island Medics 8:00pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 8:30pm Only Connect 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Mary Berry's Quick Cooking 10:00pm A House Through Time 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm Secrets of Bones 9:00pm Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World 10:00pm Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath 11:00pm Hidden Killers 12:00am World's Greatest Food Markets 1:00am Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story 2:00am Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My GreatGreat-Grandfather 3:00am How to Build...

4:00am Hidden Killers

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Kyle Files 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Widow 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Code Blue: Murder 12:45am Tenable 1:35am Jackpot247

12:15pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 12:45pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 8:30pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 9:00pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 9:30pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm American Dad! 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am Celebrity Juice

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Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale ITV3 Nightscreen Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Agatha Christie's Poirot Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Agatha Christie's Poirot Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey DCI Banks DCI Banks

7:25am Cheers 8:45am Frasier 10:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Car S.O.S 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cakemakers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Supershoppers 9:30pm Travel Man 10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 11:00pm Life After Lock-Up 12:05am The Sex Robots are Coming 1:05am The Supervet 2:05am The Massacre That Shook the Empire

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The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Rocky Balboa FYI Daily Rocky Balboa The Contender Flightplan FYI Daily Flightplan Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America 3:20am Tommy Cooper 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:05am 2:00am 4:10am

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Jeremy Vine Traffic Cops 5 News Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

Access Home and Away Neighbours A Daughter's Nightmare Friends Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Gallagher Police Interceptors World's Busiest Train Stations 21st Century Sex Slaves Undercover Shoplifters and Proud 21.Co.UK Wentworth Prison

7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Rules of Engagement 9:00am Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 10:00am Baby Daddy 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Crystal Maze 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Speechless 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Made in Chelsea 11:00pm Celeb Coach Trip: Road to Benidorm 11:35pm Celeb Coach Trip: Road to Benidorm 12:05am Baewatch: Parental Guidance

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Miami Vice The Bourne Identity The Transporter Sucker Punch Speed Speed 2: Cruise Control The Transporter Reprisal!

Speed Gone in 60 Seconds

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8:00am Austin Found 9:50am The Wedding Guest 11:40am The Graduate 1:30pm Baywatch 3:35pm Bruce Almighty 5:25pm Click 7:20pm The Stepford Wives 9:00pm Baywatch 11:05pm This is the End 1:00am Pineapple Express 3:00am Here Comes the Boom

Dusty and Me Bao Incredibles 2 Lu Over the Wall Christopher Robin Super Troopers Bao Incredibles 2 Lu Over the Wall Christopher Robin A downtrodden Christopher Robin is reunited with a cuddly childhood friend.

10:50pm Super Troopers 12:35am Incident in a Ghostland 2:10am Serpent 3:40am That Good Night

Live Rugby 7s: Singapore 9:35am Rugby Gold 9:40am Live ANZ Netball 11:15am Live Rugby 7s: Singapore 12:30pm Football Centre 1:00pm Football Centre 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Football 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Raw

9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 12:00am

EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Years Soccer Am Best Bits EFL Goals: League EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: League One and League Two EFL Goals: Championship SPFL Round Up Show SPFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits MLS Round Up Show

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Save Money 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Hard to Please OAPs 10:00pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:45am The Bay 1:40am Tenable 2:30am Jackpot247

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The Repair Shop Home is Where the Art is Celebrity Painting Challenge BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Super League Show Back in Time for Dinner Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats The Hairy Builder The Hairy Builder Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Island Medics Antiques Road Trip Your Home Made Perfect Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Don't Forget the Driver Newsnight Weather A House Through Time Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Secrets of Bones 9:00pm Blue Planet II Footage of marine life in different environments.

10:00pm Looking for Rembrandt 11:00pm Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary 12:00am The Normans 1:00am Dissected Part two of two. A team of anatomy experts, led by Dr George McGavin, dissects a real human foot, revealing how it is integral to mankind's physical achievements.

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Divorce your device?

TECH FOR THE TIMID

Can’t put your phone down? try a detox, says Terence Kennedy

THE first thing we used to reach for in the morning was a cigarette. Now, it’s a phone. And you know you’re in trouble when your first priority is your screen, not your partner.

Guilty as charged, m’lud. Well, almost. Priorities needed shuffling when I found myself checking e-mails before the kettle, scrolling headlines while scrabbling for slippers, and consulting the weather on my phone instead of through the window.

More than a decade into the smartphone era, the inevitable backlash has begun, as increasing numbers report trying to wean themselves off the things.

Divorce is in the air; from our devices.

A British journalist realised he was hooked when he used an app to track his phone use. Its findings: he picked up his phone a thousand times a week, about 150 times a day. He spent 45 minutes of his first hour jabbing at the screen, received 300 notifications a week, and realised the true extent of his addiction when he kept hearing the phone buzzing even when it wasn’t.

Sound familiar? If so, maybe it’s time for a detox. Step one is to find out just

COLD TURKEY: Could you do it? how dependent you are on your device, and the free screen time tracker ‘Moment’ for Apple and Android devices is as good a place as any to start.

There are now phone addiction rehab clinics (yes, really), offering sensible advice to ease you towards the most unthinkable of all options; going cold

Sorry, no parking Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I JUST spent a few days in wonderful Sevilla. I booked a four-star hotel which was advertised as having parking on-site.

As soon as I got there and asked where the car park entrance was, I was told it was closed for repairs.

The hotel was on a main road so I couldn’t leave the car there, and the hotel guy said if I did a left, a right, another left... I didn’t hear the rest, just the last bit, which was ‘it’s €12.50 a day.’

I asked why they didn’t inform their guests before arriving that the car park was closed. After all, I’d had numerous emails from them or their booking agents pointing out offers I could partake in.

I, of course, got the shrug. He then pointed out that I could take a chance and park on the other side of the road on a bit of wasteground which was free, but wasn’t as secure as the other one.

I decided to take my chances and parked on the wasteground. I was greeted by a bunch of self-appointed parking attendants and one of then instantly took me to my al-

lotted space and guided me in. He then gave me my ‘parking permit,’ I gave him a couple of euros and that was the parking and the first problem sorted.

Next, we get into our room and there were no tea or coffee making facilities.

And, by the way, there is no restaurant in the hotel either, just room service which I find out is basically; you phone down and order food off the menu then they send out for takeaway.

Again, something I didn’t realise, as I’d taken the breakfast included option so assumed there was a working kitchen there.

Then there was the room itself; it was pretty small. Now you might be wondering why I didn’t do my usual ‘can I see the third room first’ routine.

Well, I was on a bit of a warning from Mrs S, as we were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and she wanted a quiet few days away without me complaining or being grumpy. I tried my best - honest but then I couldn’t resist the remark I made to the duty manager, that as there was no mirror in the bedroom and only a small one in the bathroom, I hope he didn’t mind me getting dressed in the lift as there were four full-length mirrors in there.

Next week: the journey home. Not to be missed, I promise.

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turkey. Among their recommendations: • Delete all social media apps from your phone. Go on, you can do it. Only check them from your computer.

• Turn off all notifications; set a timer to check your e-mail manually every hour.

• Leave your phone in your pocket or bag when interacting with actual people.

• Keep your phone out of sight when commuting.

• Don’t take the phone with you into the bathroom or toilet.

Well, it’s a start. Get past these and you’re ready for the true tests of phonelesshood: leave your phone outside your bedroom at night, put the phone in one place when at home instead of carrying it around, block work e-mail from your phone after-hours, and go out to dinner without your phone. If you get that far (go on, I dare you), you’re ready for the two final, ultimate challenges: Keep your phone on flight mode all day, only deactivating it when you really need it. Keep it switched off from Friday night to Monday morning.

Frankly, I suspect alcoholism might be easier.

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The benefits of boredom CONSPIRACY theorists absolutely love the notion that our bodies are being radiated by our phones, but the authorities won’t tell us. It might certainly help today’s phone addicts if they thought it was true.

‘Twitchy hand syndrome,’ is now a recognised affliction for those wanting to check their devices but unable to (most typically in meetings).

A friend recently decided to deprive herself of an hour’s sleep in the mornings so she could check her social media in bed.

Researchers warn of whole generations now unable to cope with boredom, that languorous state which so often leads to much of the world’s creativity.

So when was the last time you just stared into space or sat admiring the world; on the horizon, not on your phone?

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YOUR STARS

DID YOU KNOW?

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A feeling that you should totally commit yourself to something or someone this week should be avoided. You will come up against a brick wall if a situation is forced. Time is all that is required to see things change for the better.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There may not be enough time to do everything you want, so why can't you just reorganise your life so there is? Not as easy as it sounds, Pisces, unless you learn the magic word: no. Know your limits and stick to them. If you've got this far with a partner you will know it's meant to be.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Extra pressures at work leave you feeling less than energetic.

Check on your health and don't go overboard with the physical activities. Set out to become more active, socially, and maximise on relaxation. With an eye to the summer and holidays, start planning a getaway. Who will you take with you?

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Social activities are likely to change at the last minute. If energy levels are not as high as normal, use this week for planning. With holidays in mind, the summer seems far away but maybe a weekend trip will fill the gap. Spending time with an old friend reminds you of how things used to be.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although health should be good, energy may be a little low. A bit of a mystery surrounds a close friend and your opinion may be sought. Hold fire until all the facts are known and you are sure a person has been honest with you because someone may try to keep you in the dark to get the right answer.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The temptation to run round like a headless chicken is strong this week. There seem to be so many demands on your time that things become confusing. Be sure you are getting enough rest because this time of the year can be fraught for you.

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The moon is hit by an average of 2,800 kilograms of meteor material every day, according to a NASA scientist. Robert Frost said that would be the equivalent of 100,000 28gram musketballs hitting the lunar surface. That would be one for every 379 square kilometres of the moon’s surface, an area roughly similar to the size of Glasgow.

complicated if you do not plan ahead. With a little thought and planning, matters can be kept simple which is always desirable. Be choosy about the company you keep because a bad character could taint by association.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A lost cause tries to demand your attention, but you must try to see the situation for what it is. Sentimentality should not come into business or be allowed to upset your home life. What is past should remain so, do not torture yourself. Bring your mind and spirits up by looking forward to summer holidays.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Ruts are awful things to get into but even more difficult to get out of. Being cosy is one thing, but getting bogged down, mentally and physically, is another. All you need is to keep your optimism alive and use your imagination. Perhaps you are spending too much time with an older person or someone who has a dim outlook on life.

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There is so much to look forward to, in fact, that you are spoilt for choice. Although your social life may be in a bit of a rut, some sparkling moves from you will get things moving.

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Cryptic

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Across 7 Information about first of eight sides of a gem (6) 8 I'm taking a long time producing pictures (6) 9 Left snooker club without tip (4) 10 Been a red revolutionary in Scotland (8) 11 Yes, he'll become a famous poet! (7) 13 Some meagre attributes are huge (5) 15 Belgian capital, French river, US city (5) 17 Retaliated as salesman was dishonest (7) 20 Melting a torn connective tissue (8) 21 Uncommon way to cook a steak (4) 23 Find acne in dogs (6) 24 Is sent damaged beer mugs (6) Down 1 Shout about everything (4) 2 Cancel Royal Engineer's dingdong (6) 3 A bogus journalist humiliated (7) 4 Evict wild animal (5) 5 Stray that's pale turning red (6) 6 Produce blended green tea (8) 12 Rowdy husband destroyed an

igloo (8) 14 Some student is tested, expert in oral examination (7) 16 Communist leader in last revolution (6)

Code Breaker

18 Fat queen where food is kept (6) 19 Lifting device found in the cleverest hiding place (5) 22 Called for a step (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents Q and 20 represents N, so fill in Q every time the figure 1 appears and N every time the figure 20 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 Causing excitement and pleasure (9) 5 Person of low intelligence (5) 7 Shade of brown with a tinge of red (5) 9 Rescue (4) 10 Feel remorse for (6) 12 Lightening or removal of any burden (6) 13 Not easy (4) 15 Russian liquor (5) 16 Fundamental (5) 18 Pork and beef sausage (9)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Cajero (7) 5 Rebajas (5) 8 Roedores (7) 9 Sour (not sweet) (5) 10 Escalón (5) 11 Despreciar (7) 12 Summit (6) 14 Patatas fritas (de bolsa) (6) 17 To approve of (7) 19 Jungle (5) 22 To say (5) 23 Espinacas (7) 24 Long (dress, hair) (5) 25 Cantantes (7)

Down 1/17 Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise (3,3) 2 Large amount (4) 3 Arch of the foot (6) 4 Of high moral or intellectual value (7) 6 Having no effect (7) 8 By chance (7) 9 Wither, as with a loss of moisture (7) 11 Patch up or renovate (6) 14 Woodwind instrument (4) 17 See 1

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

Down 1 Priests (5) 2 Cider (5) 3 To ignore (7) 4 Pink (6) 5 Focas (animales) (5) 6 Camiones (7) 7 Chubascos (7) 12 Tracksuit (7) 13 To deserve (7) 15 Ruso (7) 16 Escarchas (6) 18 Boat (vessel) (5) 20 Dejar (5) 21 Cenizas (5)

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Hexagram

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

AERIAL BELIEF BIOTIC DEFEAT (10) FATHER FLOPPY HAIRDO HARASS MOTLEY POTASH RUMPUS RUSTLE SCRIBE SUITOR SUPERB SUPPLY TATTLE THIRTY THOUGH

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Misery 2 Hurtle 3 Senior 4 Bereft 5 Neater 6 Invite 7 Flabby 8 Novice 9 Martyr 10 Beetle 11 Behind 12 Beggar 13 Blotch 14 Oilman 15 Global 16 Imbibe 17 Jingle 18 Blight 19 Beaten.

Nonagram

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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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.

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.

TARGET: • Average: 22 • Good: 31

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TARGET:

• Very good: 45 • Excellent: 58

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

Average: 10 Good: 14 Very good: 20

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 25

eyas ryas cast cask coda codas coast coastal coal coat coats coos cool cools cook cooks cost costa costal cots dost dots dart darts vast vats astray astral ocas oast oats ados alto altos arts artful lady lave last soya soda soar sook save salve salt soot stoa stool stook stay stave star stray today toad toady tool tools took task tsar tray trad trave rave rats ultra loos loot loots lost fray frat frats furl

ache arch char chat chit each echt etch ghat hail hair hale halt hare hart hate heal hear heat heir hilt hire itch lath rhea rich tach tech tich aitch chair chart cheat chela chert earth eight ethic garth girth haler hater heart hilar larch latch lathe lathi leach light lithe ratch reach retch right teach their achier alight archil aright chalet charge gather glitch hailer halite halter hegira lather lither thrice alright ethical lighter relight LETHARGIC

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Crafty, 4 Ache, 8 Scrap, 9 Large, 10 Legitimate, 13 Rotisserie, 17 Flats, 18 Happy, 19 Rank, 20 Stolen.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Cosh, 2 Agree, 3/18 Top hat, 5 Circa, 6 Eleven, 7 Plaice, 11 Insist, 12 Prefer, 14 Train, 15 Impel, 16 Cyan.

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Across:

Across:

1 Amazon, 4 Beasts, 9 Elastic, 10 Rural, 11 Steer, 12 Athlete, 13 Respectable, 18 Another, 20 Stage, 22 Bairn, 23 Carcase, 24 Tinsel, 25 Bandit.

1 Nabo, 3 Lettuces, 9 Chalado, 10 Jarra, 11 Nadar, 12 Ginger, 14 Mezcla, 16 Celoso, 19 Apples, 21 Pieza, 24 Sitio, 25 Instead, 26 Respetar, 27 Ayer.

Down:

Down:

1 Averse, 2 Aware, 3 Outcrop, 5 Earth, 6 Surreal, 7 Sullen, 8 Scratch race, 14 Etonian, 15 Austria, 16 Rabbit, 17 Detest, 19 Hinge, 21 Award.

1 Nickname, 2 Beard, 4 Enough, 5 Tejón, 6 Cordero, 7 Slab, 8 Patrol, 13 Colander, 15 Zapatos, 17 Espeso, 18 Espiga, 20 Loose, 22 Every, 23 Usar.

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QUIZ: DANCE YOURSELF QUIZZY 1. In ballet, what name is given to a jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg extended outwards from the body while in the air?

2. In Greek mythology, what was the name of the Muse of the dance and of choral song?

3. Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 – 1908), an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, was better known by what nickname?

4. From which 1956 Lerner and Loewe musical did the song I Could Have Danced All Night originally come?

5. Which 1980s BBC television sitcom featured the dancing instructors Barry and Yvonne StuartHargreaves, played by Barry Howard and Diane Holland?

6. Which 1990 American epic Western film tells the story of Union Army lieutenant John J Dunbar who

travels to the American frontier to find a military post and of his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians?

7. Which American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress sang the theme song to the 1983 film Flashdance (Flashdance... What a Feeling)?

8. Which dance movement comprises a complete turn of the body on one leg with the other raised?

9. With which 60s dance craze would you principally associate Chubby Checker?

10. Written by bassist/keyboardist Andy McMaster and lead vocalist/guitarist Nick Garvey, which English rock band were Dancing the Night Away in 1977?

Not a lot of people know that… the longest distance danced in a conga line is 12.62 kilometres (7.84 miles) and was achieved by Sky Legal (UK) in Brighton on May 19, 2016.

Answers: 1. JETÉ, 2. TERPSICHORE, 3. SUNDANCE KID, 4. MY FAIR LADY, 5. HI-DE-HI!, 6.

DANCES WITH WOLVES, 7.

IRENE CARA, 8.

PIROUETTE, 9. THE TWIST, 10. THE MOTORS

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Joss Stone, Singer; April 11, 32 against Germany during the 2010 World Cup. The British soul singer’s debut album The Soul Born in La Pobla de Segur in Spain, he began Sessions went platinum multiple times. She playing football as a goalkeeper before playing auditioned for the Star For a Night TV show when as a forward and later in defence.

Adrien Brody, Actor; April 14, 46 she was 13 and earned three Grammy nominations for her second album Mind, Body & Soul.

The New York-born actor won an Oscar for his Joss Stone.

Andy Garcia, Actor; April 12, 63 role in The Pianist in 2003. His father was a Garcia was born in Cuba and moved with his family to history professor and his mother was a photojournalist and Florida aged five and turned to acting as a teenager. He as a child Brody performed as a magician called The Amazing Adrien. went on to star in the 2001 remake of Ocean’s Eleven and was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role of Samantha Fox, Singer; April 15, 53 Vincent in The Godfather Part III. Fox released the singles Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Charles Puyol, Footballer; April 13, 41 and Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) in 1986. Born in London in Britain, she became a model at the age of 16 The Spanish defender scored a game-winning header

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.

and has released five studio albums since 1986, selling more than 30 million records.

Queen Margrethe, Royal; April 16, 79 The Queen of Denmark was born in 1940 in Copenhagen and became first in line to the throne at the age of 13. She studied archaeology at the University of Cambridge and later studied in France and Germany before ascending to the throne aged 31.

Victoria Beckham, Singer; April 17, 45 Beckham was born in Harlow in Britain and performed as Posh Spice with the Spice Girls in the mid 1990’s. She went on to marry footballer David Beckham in 1999, had a modelling career from 2000 to 2008 and is now the mother of four children.

Word Ladder COLD

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Move from the start word (COLD) to the end word (BEER) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

Solution COLD BOLD (COLT) BOLT BELT BEET BEER

CONNELL and Marianne grew up in the same small town in the west of Ireland.

Although they go to the same County Sligo school during the late 2000’s recession, they do not have much in common.

Connell is popular, handsome and highly intelligent.

Marianne meanwhile is a clever loner some consider intimidating. But the pair soon strike up an electrifying conversation that leads to them falling in love.

The two enrol at Trinity College and head to Dublin after leaving school. But it is while there that their fortunes are completely reversed.

Connell struggles to fit in and make friends, a first for him. Marianne blossoms into a beautiful young woman who soon becomes popular and admired for her good looks. It is while there that they begin to discover there is much more to themselves and the world in Sally Rooney’s Normal People.

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This week in history

Growing up and apart

1204 - City falls Crusaders capture and sack the city of Constantinople, causing the Byzantine Empire to fall temporarily.

1521 - Trial begins The Diet of Worms assembly tries Protestant writer Martin Luther over his anti-Catholic teachings which sparked the spread of Protestantism across much of Europe.

1561 - Phenomenon sighting Astronomers in Nuremberg, Germany, spot a celestial phenomenon.

Observers believe it is a battle between extraterrestrials or heavenly beings but it was likely an optical illusion.

1755 - First dictionary Samuel Johnson publishes the world’s first dictionary, A Dictionary of the English Language, in London.

1818 - Border deal The US Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty which establishes the border between the country and Canada, with the agreement designed to halt fortifying of the Great Lakes.

1861 - War starts Soldiers from the newly-created Confederate States of America attack Fort Sumter in Charleston harbour in South Carolina, starting the American Civil War. 1981 - Riots begin Protests against institutional racism in the police force and a lack of prospects for the black community in Brixton, London in Britain boil over and become riots. A total of 324 people were injured and shops and buildings looted and burnt.

YESHUA (Ewan McGregor) has travelled around the Roman province of Judea teaching people what he believes is the true word of God. In a bid to get closer to the truth, he journeys into the desert and fasts for 40 days.

He is tempted, meets Satan (Ewan McGregor) and becomes embroiled in distinctly human conflicts. He also struggles for a father (Ciaran Hinds), a mother (Ayelet Zurer) and a son (Tye Sheridan).

Yeshua will be known to history as Jesus Christ. Last Days in the Desert tells his story.

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A winner of prestigious awards as she emerged from the shipyard and on to the world’s super yacht stage in the summer and autumn of 2014.

More recently, the mega yacht ‘Equanimity’ has been the more public face of a complex alleged financial fraud. She was seized and arrested by the Malaysian government while cruising off the Indonesian island of Bali as a part of an asset recovery program.

Rumour has swirled about the vessel. Even the cost of her construction is uncertain with estimates running as high as US$250 million. No comment either way has emerged from the builders Oceanco who have maintained a discreet silence.

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STUNNING SUPER YACHT: Equanimity at night. The Beach Club and multiple decks illuminated. by the awards presentation and a spectacular night-time parade of yachts cruising along the shoreline.

By September 23, 2014, ‘Equanimity’ had won an accolade at the respected Monaco Yacht Show, and the award for ‘The Finest New Yacht of the 2014 Monaco Yacht Show,’ the Best in Show.

The award ceremony took place at the newly completed Norman-Foster designed Yacht Club of

Monaco. The director of the Monaco Yacht Show presented Oceanco the award at the show’s opening cocktail reception party attended by industry members, the press and VIP’s.

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styling and layout, the famed design team at Andrew Winch Designs created Equanimity’s serene Asian-inspired interior. Over the past six years MY ‘Equanimity’ has cruised the seas carrying her crew, owner and passengers in style and luxury.

Discreetly, quite unlike her spectacular debut.

A 20-metre swimming pool, helipad and cinema are among the amenities as well as a beach club at the stern, stuffed with all the toys. Two hand built 10-metre Hodgdon tenders together with two high-speed Zodiac ribs to link the vessel to the shore. Along with luxury cabins and accommodation for up to 26 guests as well the 28 crew and hotel staff trained to convey them all in the lap of luxury.

Having been under arrest for many months, now that she has a new owner, she will no doubt swiftly return to what she was destined and built for. To provide a unique environment for the fortunate few. Which is perhaps why the new owners are reported to be Genting Malaysia Berhad of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Genting are operators of luxury resorts and casinos around the globe. A super yacht of this quality will earn her keep as her new owners are reported to have confirmed she will provide them with ‘a unique and competitive edge.’

The price paid by the new owners of US$126 million is more certain than the cost of building her as the government of Malaysia is very keen to be transparent. The Malay Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, no less, announcing the sale on April 3. I suppose a sense of equanimity at the gaming tables is an essential attribute for high-rollers?

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Nora Johnson

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

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

ALREADY we’re being nudged to deal with bingo wings and turkey necks plus back fat and muffin tops and cankles (calf and ankle joining up) and ninkles (wrinkled knees) and not, so far, wankles (wrinkled cankles) or finkles (fat ninkles), though surely it’s all on the horizon. But now we’re being offered anti-ageing treatments like vampire facials, derma-rolling and micro-needling to make the face look younger and healthier.

Micro-needling (uses tiny pins to mildly prick the skin, supposedly making it produce more collagen and reduce wrinkle lines) sounds just about bearable, whereas vampire or ‘Dracula’ facials involve blood AND needles; two of my least favourite things. A nurse takes a small syringe of blood from your arm from which the platelet-rich plasma is extracted. Your face is then covered in a topical anaesthetic so when the plasma is injected back into it, it hurts less - allegedly!

But then, these are strange times we live in now. With regular news items about teenagers choosing Botox and other antiageing procedures, male TV actors/presenters having ‘work done’ to look better (ie younger) on HD TV. Let alone what A-lis-

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When my blood ran cold from embarrassment...

DRACULA: A vampire facial, anyone?

ters get up to simply to keep their fans happy.

Though one actor at least, apparently didn’t care less about his fans. One cold, wet night, after a stage performance of My Fair Lady, an elderly woman stood alone outside the Stage Door waiting for Rex Harrison and his autograph. When Rex told her to ‘sod off,’ she was so enraged she rolled up her program and soundly thumped him. Fellow actor Stanley Holloway, who witnessed this, congratulated Rex on making theatre history for ‘the fan has hit the ****!’

My only claim to acting ‘fame,’ was in a joint girls/boys school production of Julius

Caesar. Unfortunately, I was killed off early on; an abrupt end to surely a promising career. But my death scene was a particular challenge because I had to lie unmoving on stage for ages, and because, from my prone position, I had teenage boys in togas bending right over me…

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can they replace the awnings?

WE live in a small community of four apartments on the main street of our village. We are the only full-time residents. Each apartment has toldos (awnings) on the front balcony and all are in a very bad state of repair but matching (yellow/grey striped). Three owners agree the toldos need replacing and to replace with either plain grey or yellow which would bring a much more modern look to the building.

But the owner who acts as our ‘community leader,’ says we have community rules and she wants written confirmation we all want the awnings replaced. Never have we received any community rules or had a meeting for the last five years. Could we go ahead and get the new material without further talks?

J.C. (Costa Blanca) Yes, you can.

David Searl However, it You and the Law seems to me that you do in Spain not have a Community of Property Owners properly constituted under Spain’s Law of Horizontal Property and registered with the Property Registry. This requires formal election of a president and yearly AGMs. This is not obligatory for buildings of four or less apartments, but it is a good idea.

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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ONE of the arguments for leaving the EU was so that the British government could manage its own affairs rather than be subject to the laws of Brussels or Strasbourg.

Instead, the present impasse shows the British government is incapable of running a corner store let alone look after the interests of the nation or its people. This is my view of where Britain is heading.

Peter Fieldman

Pillar to post YOU would think in today’s modern era of computers it would be relatively simple to replace a stolen residency card. My wife’s handbag was stolen in Barcelona railway station in January. We went to a police station and got the necessary paperwork.

On returning home to Calpe, where we have been tax paying residents since 2006, we made an appointment and four months later went to Benidorm to replace the card.

But we were not told they wanted €12.

Or that we needed to rearrange our appointment. On returning the wait was two hours. We were then told the police report did not state the items that were stolen. So now my wife has to prove she lives here.

If only they looked at their records, but that would be too easy I suppose.

Eric Carney

Padron expiry WRITING this, I have no idea what tomorrow will bring regarding Brexit and unfortunately I think the same can be said for the British government.

Precisely because of this I need everything in order and having moved last year I wanted my new address on the piece of paper saying I’m a permanent resident.

As I live in an inland backwater I had to go the Oficina de Extranjeria in Valencia City. Once there I was told my Padron certificate had expired.

I obtained another, went back to Valencia and I’m now registered under my new address. But I thought I’d warn readers that they are on the Padron for as long as they want, but the piece of paper that proves it expires three months after it is issued.

Helen Lambeth

Tragic time I WAS deeply saddened to read on the Euro Weekly News website about the young girl who died while riding in a tractor with an adult on a farm in Cantabria.

We hear so much about ‘health and safety gone mad’ but incidents like this are a reminder that tragic accidents can take place so quickly, however.

I hope the adult who was seriously injured recovers soon and my heart goes out to the family who have lost their child.

Gill Ball

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LATE WINTER: Snow blanketed parts of Andalucia at the weekend.

Dusting of snow I SAW the images of snowy conditions across Andalucia on the Euro Weekly News online.

Despite having lived here for over 10 years, I never cease to be amazed at how quickly the weather in Spain can change. Just two weeks ago my family were over from the UK for a short holiday and we were able to spend a day at the beach. It was so hot we even had to leave early! Now, it is like living in another country altogether, and I am sure next week we will be back to tropical sun again.

Roger Hendrix

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OPINION & COMMENT

MADRID has hailed the reference to Gibraltar as a ‘colony’ in EU Brexit documents as a diplomatic victory, but pursuing such grievances now hardly helps Spain in the long run.

Madrid said it was the first time the EU had used the term. It follows decades of dispute between Spain and Britain over who has the right to run the Rock.

Regardless of how legitimate Madrid’s Gibraltar claims are, now is not the time to bring them up. Spain has willingly used ongoing wrangling over Brexit to try and get concessions on Gibraltar and remind the world of its territorial claims. Brexit is a high-stakes game. Not only for London and Brussels but also for countries like Spain which benefit from tourism and trade with Britain.

Spain’s work to avoid a no-deal Brexit and their efforts to guarantee arrangements for expatriates and holidaymakers regardless of the outcome is of course welcome. But their consistent push for concessions on Gibraltar days before Britain faces leaving demonstrates a need to reassess their priorities.

Brexit negotiations were always going to open a Pandora’s Box of claims that other member states had previously bottled up.

Spain has already been granted concessions on Gibraltar on taxes and the right to conduct future talks on the territory solely with Britain.

But after more than two years since negotiations began, the time has come to stop indulging in nationalistic grievances and get back helping prevent Brexit ending disastrously.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Nearly 200 black spots on Spain’s roads One very positive thing they could do to reduce accidents is to fall in line with the rest of Europe or the world, in how to deal with a traffic Island or roundabout. Everywhere else drivers are taught to stick to the outer lane for the first available exit, and the inner lane for second and subsequent exits, peeling off to the outside as you pass the exit before yours.

Not so in Spain. Even when there are two lanes clearly marked going onto the island, they are taught to stick to the outer one, and then potentially to drive all the way round, carving up everyone else . . . They think this is correct and don’t seem able to understand that it makes having two marked lanes futile.

PM

Thank you to the Spanish health system Spot on Leapy. The response from the tiresome usuals was thoroughly expected. You keep telling it as it is, whilst they keep looking through misty eyed ‘red’ tinted spectacles ignoring the blindingly obvious problems endured by the MAJORITY of fed up Brits.

Vinnie

Pope Francis criticises war, capitalism and anti-migrant attitudes in Spanish media interview Can’t he just ask his boss to sort it out ?

PM

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE Call for Spain to legalise cannabis Five months after this article the situation remains the same. Elections are around the corner and the ones that support Cannabis legalisation are worried about the future of marihuana in Spain.

Jennifer

British Prime Minister Theresa May asks for June 30 extension It could have been worse. Theresa could have asked for June 31st! (Think about it…) I wouldn’t have put it past her!

Brian

Spain’s Prime Minister Sanchez compares pro-Brexit and Catalan independence campaigners Call it egotistical nationalism with a public who hasn’t enough political education to vote on such an important issue…

But there is a lot more to the stupidity of Brexit…

It has to do with 10 years of ‘austerity’ imposed by neo-liberal Conservatives removing all the support for the ‘losers’ in modern society. Leaving them to rot without a voice. Or

anyone giving a damn…

David Cameron thought that the referendum would kill off the UKIP, a venomously right-wing bunch who were ‘stealing’ Conservative votes…

He was wrong…

Felipe He omitted to say that the remain lobby told and spun more lies than the leave lobby. Which shows he is only stating a one-sided comment. He should concentrate on his own country first and its problems. The Euro elite do NOT listen to the concerns of its own citizens and treats them with contempt. A lot of problems going on in other EU countries ie Greece, France, Germany, Spain, and others is being suppressed from the news media.

Unfortunately the EU thinks one cap fits all, it does not. It appears some countries in the EU, France for one, has never learned from its past. So instead of trying to enforce their ideals on citizens it should look, listen and be one with its citizens, Catalan has every right to vote on independence.

That is what democracy is about. It just a shame that governments don’t know the real meaning of democracy but its people do.

James

WATCH: Drivers left stunned by unbelievable sight on roundabout in southern Spain BAN all animals from circuses…. poor hippo… totally out of its natural environment.

Valerie

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Neater Heater message to customers: Learn from Brexit May-Hem “I BET you can’t write a Neater Heater feature and base it on Brexit,” says Richard.

“Challenge accepted.”

Whichever box we put our cross in, I think we can all agree that Brexit has been poorly planned. It is, as if the collective attitude has been ‘This is not the time to panic, i t ’s t w o y e a r s a w a y. T h i s i s not the time to panic, we still have a whole year. This is absolutely the time to panic, we only have one month left.’

In Spain, winter is just like B r e x i t . We a l l k n o w i t i s a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r, b u t w e a l l have something better to do until it creeps up and takes us

by surprise.

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THIRTY brotherhoods participate in the Holy Week of Crevillent 2019. The celebration has been declared of International Tourist Interest. Check all the events planned in the programme of Holy Week of Crevillent 2019.

Holy Wednesday. April 17th Meeting of the floats in Ntra. Sra. de Belén.

Time: from 7.00 pm.

Itinerary: From all streets of the town to Ntra. Sra. de Belén church.

Floats: Next 16 floats that will participate in the coming Passion procession.

Note: From the places in wich we traditionally prepare every float ‘Arreglo de Pasos,’ the 16 different passion sequences will be concentrated inside our Ntra.

Sra. de Belén church where will be an exhibition.

Christ’s Passion procession Time: 10.15 pm.

Itinerary: Ntra. Sra. de Belén church - Constitución Square - Mayor St.- Town Hall Square - San José St.- Cantó St. - Pedro Soler St. - Salvador Mas St. Francisco Candela St.- Médico Lledó St. - Purísima St. - Constitución Square.

Floats: La Convocatoria - La Samaritana - El Lavatorio - Santa Cena - Oración en el Huerto - El Prendimiento - La Negación de San Pedro - San Pedro Arrepentido - La Flagelación - Ecce Homo Jesús Rescatado - Ntro. Padre Jesús Nazareno Stmo. Cristo de la Caída - Santa Mujer Verónica San Juan - Virgen de los Dolores.

Polyphony: Ruiz Gasch chorus: Motet to Ntro.

Padre Jesús Nazareno (anonymous XVII century) Virgen de los Dolores popular chorus: Stabat

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Note: The most representative sequences of the Passion can be watched by the work of arts of the XIX century from our brotherhoods. Interesting tour by the northern part of Crevillent.

Moving procession Time: When the Christ’s Passion procession finishes.

Itinerary: Constitución Square - Blasco Ibáñez St. La Morquera - San Sebastián St. - Chapí Square San Sebastián St. - Stma. Trinidad St. - Maciá Abela Square.

Floats: Stmo. Cristo de la Victoria con María Magdalena - Tres Marías y San Juan.

Polyphony: Coro Voces Graves de Crevillent: Christus factus est by José Ruiz Gasch.

Note: Many faithful people follow this moving up to the Stma. Trinidad church although it is held late at night, around 3 am.

Holy Thursday. April 18th Vía Crucis Time: 9.00 pm.

Itinerary: La Purísima hermitage - Constitución Square - Mayor St.- Town Hall Square - Mayor St.Carmen St. - Jorge Juan St. - Ribera St. - Maciá Abela Square - Remedios St. - Camposanto St. San Sebastián St. - Paseo Calvario.

Floats: Stmo. Cristo del Perdón y la Buena Muerte.

Holy Friday. April 19th Road to the Calvary procession

Time: 6.00 am.

Itinerary: Constitución Square - Mayor St. - Town Hall Square - Mayor St. - Llavador St. - La Morquera - San Sebastián St. - Chapí Square - San Sebastián St. - Paseo Calvario.

Floats: La Convocatoria - La Samaritana - El Lavatorio - Santa Cena - Oración en el Huerto - El Prendimiento - La Negación de San Pedro - San Pedro Arrepentido - La Flagelación - Ecce Homo Jesús Rescatado - Stmo. Cristo de la Caída - Ntro.

Padre Jesús Nazareno.

Itinerary: Constitución Square - Blasco Ibáñez St. La Morquera.

Floats: Santa Mujer Verónica - San Juan - Virgen de los Dolores.

Descent from the Calvary procession Time: 11.00 am Itinerary: Paseo Calvario - San Sebastián St. Chapí Square - San Sebastián St. -La Morquera Blasco Ibáñez St.- Constitución Square.

Floats: La Convocatoria - La Samaritana - El Lavatorio - Santa Cena - Oración en el Huerto El Prendimiento - La Negación de San Pedro San Pedro Arrepentido - La Flagelación - Ecce Homo - Jesús Rescatado - Ntro. Padre Jesús Nazareno - Stmo. Cristo de la Caída - Santa Mujer Verónica - San Juan - Virgen de los Dolores.

Christ’s Death Procession Time: 8.30 pm.

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Itinerary: Maciá Abela Square - Stma. Trinidad St. San Sebastián St. - Chapí Square - San Sebastián St. - La Morquera - Blasco Ibáñez St. – Constitución Square.

Floats: Stmo. Cristo de la Victoria con María Magdalena - Las Tres Marías y San Juan - Stmo. Cristo del Descendimiento - Ntra. Sra. de la Piedad Traslado al Santo Sepulcro - Stmo. Cristo Yacente San Juan de la Tercera palabra en la Cruz - Regina Martyrum.

Note: The procession changes into a religious polyphonic concert in the streets of the town. Four different Benlliure’s master works will participate in the event.

Holy Saturday. April 20th Christ’s Holy Funeral Time: 8.30 pm.

Itinerary: Maciá Abela Square - Stma. Trinidad St.San Sebastián St. - Chapí Square - San Sebastián St.- La Morquera - Blasco Ibáñez St.- Constitución Square.

Floats: La Convocatoria - Stmo. Cristo del Perdón y la Buena Muerte - Virgen de las Angustias - Santo Sepulcro - San Juan - Virgen de la Soledad.

Resurrection Sunday. April 21st Meeting procession Time: 11.30 am Itinerary: Ntra. Sra. de Belén Church - Constitución Square.

Floats: San Juan de la Palma - Regina Pacis.

Polyphony: Orfeón Crevillentino: Alleluia (G.F. Haendel) Note: Regina Pacis meeting with Jesús Sacramentado; the Virgin changes her mourning clothing as a symbol of joy for the Resurrection.

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By Sally Underwood NOW the warmer weather looks set to stay, it could be time to think about using lighter formulas in our make-up and skincare.

Rich, thick products can work brilliantly during the colder winter months, helping to support our skin’s protective layer and adding some much-needed colour while sunshine is in short supply.

However, as the weather warms up our skin needs change and heavier formulas can begin feeling too much on the skin, even blocking pores.

If you prefer to switch to a lighter formula during the spring and summer months but are concerned about maintaining some level of coverage to conceal imperfections, there are several options, including the Beauty Balm (BB), Colour Correcting (CC) cream, or even a liquid highlighter.

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Beauty Easter e FIRST came the beauty advent calendar, then the beauty Christmas cracker, and now comes the beauty Easter egg.

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Menopause help FOR the first time ever, British women are being offered a revolutionary new treatment to correct a broad range of vaginal, gynaecological and post-menopausal related problems.

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I was crying for most of the labour. Even after he was born I was in tears.”

Speaking about the transition to parenthood, Elliott said: “I’ve always said Sadie is born to be a mum, she has so much motherly instinct and seeing her with Billy proves I was right.”

Sadie added: “People can’t believe that I only have positive things to say about motherhood, but I’m really enjoying it.

He’s completed me.”

The couple revealed they now hope to expand their brood.

So in love FAMOUS Barcelona residents Shakira and Gerard Pique took to Instagram to declare their love for each other while wearing matching outfits.

The Colombian singer titled the post, which shows Pique with his arms around his famous partner, ‘Car Wash cuddles.’

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TOWIE star and Costa del Sol business-owner, Elliott Wright, has spoken about the ‘rollercoaster’ birth of his first child.

The entrepreneur told OK Magazine he was in tears as wife Sadie gave birth to their son, William James, earlier this year.

Elliott, who owns Olivia’s, La Cala de Mijas, explained: “It was a rollercoaster, but I loved every moment of it. The experience has bonded us more than we thought possible.” He added: “Sadie’s mum and I were stood there crying. In fact,

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NEW PARENTS: Elliott pictured with baby William James earlier this year.

TWINNING: Shakira and Gerard Pique delighted fans in matching outfits.

The popular couple’s photo has amassed more than 1,300,000 likes, with fans quick to praise the pair.

One follower said: ‘How beautiful. Long live beautiful and sincere love! Hope it lasts many years.’

Shakira and Pique have been together since 2011 and have two sons.

ONE of Hollywood’s most successful actors has spoken out about his struggle to find work.

Spanish star Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for his role as a sinister hitman in No Country for Old Men, said he has found it difficult to find work after returning to his home country.

Bardem told Spanish media: “I work much less in Spain than I would like to.” He added: “I don’t get the scripts because people think I live abroad, or that I would be looking for stratospheric money, which is not true.”

The actor lives with wife Penelope Cruz and their two children in Madrid and explained he does not expect large pay cheques.

He said: “If a film has a budget of course I want to be paid, but if not, we can find another way.

“I am prepared to be flexible.”

JAVIER BARDEM: The actor lives in Madrid with wife Penelope Cruz and their children.

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Reach Out returns to Torrevieja

FASHION SHOW: The event will take place at Bar Marina, Torrevieja.

A POPULAR fashion show returns to the Marina Bar in Torrevieja tomorrow (Friday). Billed as ‘A Fashion Show with a Difference,’ all clothes are donated by the public and sold at charity shop prices.

Starting at 2pm and lasting all afternoon, the event has stalls, tombola and a raffle raising funds to help the homeless and needy of Torrevieja.

Euro Weekly News spoke with Rita at the

bar, who told us how it makes a difference to the charity, Reach Out. Run by David and Lorraine Whitney, they have a drop-in centre and a food-bank to help families of all nationalities that have fallen on hard times.

The Marina Bar (on Calle de Las Rosas) hold events biannually and also acts as a drop-off point for unwanted clothing.

Why not go along, grab a bargain, have fun and help the needy of Torrevieja.

FLYING THE FLAG: Orihuela Council commemorates the International Day of the Gypsy People.

Orihuela flies the Romany flag MONDAY saw the ‘International Day of the Gypsy People’ celebrated by Orihuela Council. The festivities, which are gaining considerable notoriety now, have been staged in Orihuela for a number of years.

The day also sees different celebrations by many other

national and international institutions - forming a fantastic, culturally diverse time that everyone is free to enjoy.

Central to the whole festival is the flag of the Gypsy People, which the Oriolan Consistory had on its façade.

Monday recalled the first Roma / Gypsy congress that

took place in London on the same date in 1971, when the flag was officially recognised as Gypsy.

The flag is blue and green, symbolising the sky and the field respectively, with a red car wheel in the middle. The wheel represents the road to freedom.

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Holy Week in Alicante down the Steps of the Gypsy Christ, through the Old Town to the city centre.

Further processions occur on Holy Tuesday and the morning of Good Friday. Resurrection Sunday sees the Procession of the Virgen de la Alegria along the Esplanade and in the Plaza de Ayuntamiento.

Make time to go, this is Alicante and Spain at its very best.

TOMORROW (Friday) sees the Holy Week of Alicante burst into life. With so much going on, it’s difficult to keep up, but it’s certainly worth it.

Occasions like this sum up all that is wonderful about Spain.

It’s religious, it’s immersive, it’s vivid and it’s noisy. In a word, it’s beautiful.

There are processions, concerts and exhibitions held all over the ancient city. ‘Semana Santa’ sees some 25 floats adorned with sculptures and flowers flow through the streets.

It starts with the Procession of the Holy Cross, going

SEMANA SANTA: A colourful religious spectacle.

Terrific Tapas this weekend in Torre!

THE Tapas Trail in Torrevieja ends this weekend with over 30 outlets taking part. It’s considered the best way to try tapas, and the best way to see Torrevieja.

Focusing around the city centre, all bars taking part try to out-do each other for the coveted recognition of being the best. Running from today (Thursday) to Sunday, it’s billed as ‘a fun and inexpensive way to spend an afternoon or an evening.’

Indeed, at only €2.50 for a tantalising taste of Spain with a drink too, this is the perfect way to enjoy the spring sunshine. Collect 10 official tokens on your guide and you even get entered into a prize draw.

EWN spoke with diving instructor, Trevor Bone, who claimed “We’ve been welcomed into so many bars and the tapas have been excellent.”

Sample the tapas, enjoy Torrevieja and fall in love with Spain all over again!

New-look Terra Mitica reopens SUMMER starts on Saturday at Terra Mitica as it opens its doors again with a ‘comprehensive renovation’ of 20 new shows and animations.

The star of 2019 is to be a new character, Icarus, who takes centre

stage at the 3,000-seater amphitheatre, El Circus Maximus. International artists will be performing acrobatic numbers and aerial dances.

Up in the hills above Benidorm, the theme park has nearly 30 chil-

dren’s attractions, including ‘Syncope,’ ‘Titanide,’ ‘Flight of the Phoenix’ and ‘Inferno.’

The park has entertained families for almost 20 years, since its opening in July 2000. It has had mixed for-

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The Gypsy in me anything goes STUDIO 32 Musical Theatre group has announced that rehearsals for its summer musical extravaganza ‘Anything Goes’ are well underway. The farcical show is set on board the luxury liner SS American sailing from New York to London during the post prohibition era of the early 1930s.

The original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from the producer Vinton Freedley who at the time was living on a boat, having left the US to avoid his creditors. He selected the writing team of PG Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, and the star Ethel Merman, with Cole Porter writing the music and lyrics.

The story involves Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker, who has fallen in love at first sight with a beautiful girl he met in a taxi. His boss, Elisha J Whitney, is preparing to make a business deal and is going to travel to London aboard the SS American.

Evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney will be travelling aboard the same ship. Billy sees Reno as a friend, but she obviously has feelings for him (I Get A Kick Out of You).

Billy goes to the dock to say

NICK MORGAN: Plays the scruffy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.

farewell to his boss and Reno (Bon Voyage), and glimpses the mysterious girl again. He learns that she is heiress Hope Harcourt and is on her way to England with her fiance Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, portrayed by Nick Morgan.

Nick is a very experienced actor and dancer and has appeared in many productions in the UK and here in Spain as a member of Studio 32. He brings to this role great comedic acting and his song The Gypsy In Me will have the audience in stitches. As well as performing, Nick also choreographed the dance routine for this number.

Studio 32 are proud and delighted to once again be supporting charities and good causes in the area, including the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Society and the local music school.

The show runs from Wednesday, May 29 to Saturday, June 1 at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio. All performances start at 7.30pm with doors open at 7.00pm.

Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced €10, and can be obtained by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo.org or calling 744 484 933.

PROPERTY Top 10 tips for selling WHEN looking to sell a property, it is best to take a step back and look at it as if you were a buyer.

Little things which you have come to live with and you don’t even notice any more can be enough to put off potential purchasers - and worse - reduce the value of your property.

So, it is well worth asking your estate agent for advice on what you can do to help push a sale.

The most frequent advice in respect of marketing residential property asked is about getting things done before selling.

These are 10 improvements and suggestions which you should consider: • Paint areas which need it, and in the process repair holes and cracks in walls and ceilings.

Use a neutral colour but not white which can scream ‘repainted recently.’

• Get all faulty appliances which are included in the sale fixed and cleaned, or remove them.

• Fix those small things like taps which drip and any loose fittings.

• Replace worn carpeting. Nothing says neglect like a worn carpet!

• Replace any broken windows.

• Repair or replace any roof tiles which look odd.

• If you are not leaving your light fittings, replace them now with something which is staying.

• The pool must sparkle or it will look like trouble.

• If anything is ‘illegal,’ remove it (often there are extensions running to a braai spot etc; just remove the wiring properly).

Even if the real estate market is very active and you can get away with fewer fix-ups before selling, a home which needs repairs will achieve a lower price.

For a little bit of effort and a small budget you can remove these negatives which can very easily create a poor impression, and may result in your property being slow to sell.

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How secure is the neighbourhood?

WHEN it comes to choosing a property in Spain, we can usually be guided by common sense about the property itself, but what about the security of the neighbourhood it is in?

This is an increasingly important consideration in buying a property and one of the main reasons why many people are inclined to invest a premium on one property in an area over another, or to buy a home in a gated estate.

Experts agree that real security in an area depends far more on the collective attitude of the neighbourhood to security than just the individual investment in the security of the house.

Security tips for your home aside, there is a lot you should

try uncover for yourself about the area if you are a buyer.

Fortunately in Spain crime rates are relatively low, especially when compared to the big cities in some other European countries. But there are always neighbourhoods which are best avoided for a bit of peace of mind.

This will sometimes be reflected in the price, but remember in Spain there are many amazingly good value properties available in friendly and comfortable areas.

So how do you know which is a safer area than another?

Your first port of call should be your estate agent. A true professional will have an intimate knowledge of the areas they

cover and will be able to give you reliable advice. But there other things you can do: 1) Talk to the neighbours personally. At least the houses on each side of the property you want to buy, as well as those in front and behind the subject, or apartments in the same block. When chatting to the neighbours pay attention to the consistency of their comments.

2) Observe the security in those homes and ask if any incidents resulted in them taking any extra measures.

3) If your home is part of a ‘community of owners’ - and most are in Spain - talk to the president of the community and if possible the administrator if

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HOW SECURE?: Be sure to ask a few questions. at all worried. You should be able to get a feeling of the security of the area from them.

4) Many urbanisations have private security patrols; don’t be alarmed!

They are there not necessarily because there is a significant problem, but to make sure one doesn’t develop. Find out which security company is used and note the level of satisfaction for these services.

5) Take a good drive around the property and look for any obvious concerns. Is the street a popular route for pedestrians or taxis at certain times of the day?

Are there a lot of vagrants in the area? Is there a commercial area close to you which may be positive or negative (remember at night commercial areas are usually quiet and deserted)

In conclusion, remember to be realistic; there are no crime free areas.

Once you have bought a home you should in any event call a couple of security companies to come and give you a free security evaluation.

They will give you a better insight to what you can do to make your home even more secure and less inviting for thieves.

A 19TH CENTURY manor hous e w ith a da rk and mys te rious his tory has gone on the market in Andalucia for €12.4 million.

Cortijo Jurado, outside M a la ga C ity ne a r t he Guadalhorce valley, is on s a le a ga in, a lmos t four years after being listed for €16 million.

The property, built by the Heredia family, bega n life a s a ple a s ure house, but has also fallen derelict.

The fa mily be c a me caught up in a spate of dis a ppe a ra nc e s of w ome n a t the turn of the 20th century. Several women went missing in the a re a a nd s ome pe ople bla me d the H e re dia ’s , a fte r vic tims’ bodies were found near the property.

There were even rumours corpses were being moved away from the house through secret tunnels.

Locals have since re-

ported strange noises comi ng f r om t he house at night.

The house, whi ch f el l into dereliction in the 20th century, was bought and set to be turned into a lux-

ury hotel in 2004.

The site was due to cover 1,900 square-metres and feature 210 rooms, but the project fell through after the onset of the 2008 recession.

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Find the right agent WHEN searching for a property to buy, it is obvious that you want the best home your money can buy in the best areas, with the highest likelihood of it meeting your needs.

To find the best properties on offer, it makes perfect sense to employ the services of an enthusiastic and knowledgeable estate agent. Whoever you choose should be an expert on the area where you intend buying and as such will have access to a wide variety of information which will be useful to you.

If you do not know an agent who operates in the area you are interested in, make a short list of estate agents which look promising and work in the area. Looking at a national property portal may well give you an idea of who has a selection of homes in the address you want.

The agents will ask you about the type of properties you’re interested in buying and how much you’re willing to spend. Make

PROFESSIONAL HELP: Choosing the right agent can be a huge boon. sure you’re very clear about what you want so you don’t waste time with properties which don’t suit

your requirements.

In the current market the surplus of stock which built up after

the property crash has gone in many of the most popular areas, so it is best to be open to a broad-

er range of properties which you might not otherwise have been.

In other words, try to be more inclusive in your description as you will limit your options and may miss out on a good deal!

From speaking to a few different estate agents, you are likely to decide which one impressed you most and appeared the most promising.

You should find out if the agent works closely with other agents or o n l y o n t h e i r o w n c o m p a n y ’s stock; if the latter, you may need several agents, while on the other hand they may have a much better knowledge of the properties they are marketing.

By establishing a relationship with an estate agent who understands you’re serious about buying a property they’ll keep you up-to-date with new properties coming onto the market.

Plus, if they know you can act quickly, they are sure to keep you in mind for properties which sellers are keen to sell quickly.

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HOME is the place where most people take their safety for granted. But it is often the scene of serious accidents, some of which prove fatal.

Statistics tell us more than half of these fatalities are the result of falls, of which the majority affect those over 65.

But other causes include fire, poisoning (from gases and vapours, as well as from drugs and household chemicals), suffocation choking, drowning and electrocution; a horrifying catalogue of disaster.

At a less serious level, millions of people each year require medical assistance - even hospitalisation - for injuries suffered in the home. So the first thing you should do when moving into a new home is to take a look at safety.

Prevention means planning at the beginning: choosing home furnishings and equipment for their ‘safety qualities,’ flame-retardant paint or upholstery fabric, for example, is the gas valve date checked, is the gas bottle housed outside or ventilated.

Properly tested electrics, including appliances. Non-slip floor finishes and so on.

Some imports may not have the appropriate safety components built in, therefore they should be checked.

Safety in the home

SAFE HANDS: Make sure your home is proofed against danger.

Safety outside Well-maintained roofs including tiles, chimney stacks, television aerials, gutter systems, loose masonry, crumbling concrete or brickwork, these are the things which can become airborne in heavy winds and become potentially lethal.

Well-planned access in good condition; non-slip level pathways at the correct dimensions, riser heights and steps built with solid material.

Adequate, well-sited outdoor light-

ing; you can buy solar-powered light kits easy to install for under €10.

Glazed doors with toughened or laminated glass help avoid injury if they get broken. Glass should have some sort of decorative treatments (such as opaque or patterned glass) even if just a band across at eye level, and at a lower level for pets and children.

Storage should be adequate for flammable fuels; well-ventilated

and account for local regulations.

Lockable outside storage for tools, paints varnishes, weed killers, etc is also a must.

Those with upper-storey windows up to 900mm from floor to ceiling should have safety catches or fixed vertical bars if they don’t have security grills (rejas), ideally they should be removable in case of an emergency.

Electricity sockets should be heavy duty weatherproof exterior

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grade, and make sure a Certified Chimney Sweep inspects your solid fuel venting system annually and sweeps and repairs it whenever needed.

Safety Indoors Planning and maintenance are preventative measures. Heating systems and electrical supply need extra focus.

Ventilation is important and needs to be free from obstructions; anything which emits carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide always needs its own closed systems. Sensors for carbon monoxide and fire detectors should be installed in proximity.

Gas bottles which leak in a nonventilated space can ignite from something as simple as turning on a light switch, causing an explosion.

The regulators have a date stamped on them and need to be changed.

Electricity supply should be installed by professionals. Appliances certificated and maintained by competent installers.

Floors should be non-slip and easy to clean. Any medicines should be out of reach and locked away.

Cleaning products should be unreachable or locked away from young children and never use a bottle or container which originally had contents meant for consumption for storing harmful liquids.

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CHARITIES/CHURCHES LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja is a friendly, English speaking church. We hold services each Sunday and everyone is welcome. Our 11.15am Services are held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month (and 11.15 am on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.) On the 1st and 3rd Sunday’s our Services are at 9.30am. Our choir sings at our 11.15am Services and there is also a Sunday school, called Stepping Stones, on these Sundays. We welcome residents, visitors and children.

For more information see our website www.lasiestaevangeli calchurch.org or telephone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108.

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188.

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuela costarbl.co.uk (95457) HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle

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THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca.

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CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required, please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395

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dos No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone.

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Sunday service 11.00 a.m; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 /617 215 463 www.icatorrevieja.org The Spiritualist Centre, Benijofar meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. Open Circle every Thursday at 6.30pm. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 14th April will be taken by Len Cox at 11.30 am. The Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday, 16th April will also be taken by Len Cox at 7 pm. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 21st April will be taken by David Darnbrough at 11.30 am. www.spiritualistcentre-benijo far.com Telephone 626602904.

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THE car which travelled the greatest distance while in use, managed a total of 4,586,630 kilometres.

A glimpse of McLaren’s new car MCLAREN has unveiled a bit more of its much-anticipated grand tourer, but it is teasingly keeping it in camouflage wrap to hide its full glory.

Up until now the only pictures of the car have seen it clad in shape-changing, additional body panels used to hide its true form.

But now, the car ’s ‘sleek and boldly elegant design,’ (according to McLaren) can now be discerned although the lightweight body remains covered by a shrink-wrapped livery. If you want to see more you will just have to be patient; the company is promising it will begin to peel off this disguise this May. The application of the

shrink-wrap will also enable the development team to enter the closing stages of the car’s extensive evaluation programme, which has already encompassed thousands of miles in hot and cold climates across the globe.

The team says that the ‘Grand Tourer’ has already proven its ability to cover long distances in supreme comfort, but it has so far done so with extra shape-changing and noise-inducing panels applied.

Now that these have been removed, the development team will run further validation tests, including a 1,000 mile (1,600km) drive from McLaren’s development base near Barcelona, Spain, back to

UNDER WRAPS: Grand Tourer’s outline can be seen, but details are still hidden. the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England.

To be completed in one stint with two occupants and a full complement of luggage, this is one of many long-distance drives which will help the team to confirm the new model is

both comfortable and refined over the long distances a grand tourer is expected to cover.

The McLaren of Grand Tourers was announced by McLaren Automotive CEO, Mike Flewitt, during last

month’s press presentation at the 89th International Geneva Motor Show.

He promised the fourth car to be launched under the company’s Track25 Business Plan will combine competition levels of performance from a

twin-turbo V8 engine with continent-crossing capability and a level of agility never experienced before in the luxury Grand Tourer segment.

He stated the McLaren of Grand Tourers will be the most usable mid-engined car yet. The McLaren of Grand Tourers will also be the only one to share its DNA with a Hyper-GT; McLaren’s Speedtail. Mike went on to say the car - a name is yet to be announced - won’t be part of any of the company’s existing model series and will be a unique, tailored model.

It’s interior will feel spacious, uncluttered and modern with only authentic, highquality materials employed.

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45 years of the VW Golf VOLKSWAGEN is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its iconic Golf.

It was back in 1974 that the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg (Germany) officially started production of the car. Back then, no one had any idea that what was billed as the successor to the Beetle would end up selling more than 35 million units through seven generations.

On average, a new Golf has been ordered somewhere in the world every 41 seconds, every day, without interruption, since the start of production 45 years ago. That is around 780,000 vehicles per year, making it one of the biggest success stories in motoring ever.

Ralf Brandstätter, Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen said: “The Golf is at the very heart of our brand.

It stands for progress and technology like no other

car. For example, the Golf made safety technology affordable for millions of people for the first time. Thanks to this, it made its mark on an entire generation.”

Brandstätter went on to emphasise: “For seven generations, the Golf has made a contribution to the development of Volkswagen as a brand and as a group, into one of the most important automotive producers in the world.”

Dr. Stefan Loth, Plant Manager at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg said: “In 1974, our employees were facing the challenge of switching from the Beetle to the Golf.

Since then, we have consistently continued to develop our main plant and today, in addition to the Golf, we produce the eGolf1, the Golf GTE2, the Golf Sportsvan, and three additional models here in Wolfsburg.”

ANNIVERSARY: First Golf rolled off the production lines in 1974.

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TRANSIT VAN: The all-electric model.

Going electric with Ford FORD has announced an all-electric Transit van.

Previewed by a working prototype vehicle at the ‘Go Further’ event in the Netherlands last week, the new allelectric Transit will enter production in 2021. The company hopes it will contribute to cleaner, quieter towns and cities, and reduce running costs for commercial vehicle users.

Designed to address the needs of urban operators for a practical and versatile load-carrier with zero-emission driving capability, the all-electric Transit will be available in multiple body styles, with a competitive payload and built-in connectivity, delivering full Transit capability and durability, says Ford.

The electric powertrain is being engineered to provide a practical daily driving range for city-based businesses, to be maintained in all weather conditions and throughout the working life of the vehicle.

The manufacturer says the electric Transit is one more option to sit in its low-carbon emission range of commercial vehicles, with the aim being to offer a solution for every sector of the market.

Already today, through its joint project with StreetScooter, Ford is providing an all-electric solution targeted at the last-mile delivery sector. The Transitbased StreetScooter WORK XL, assembled at the Ford

plant in Cologne, Germany, features an all-electric powertrain and is currently in service with Deutsche Post DHL in Germany. Later this year, WORK XL vehicles will begin pilots with a range of other businesses in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

For operators which need to travel in and out of lowemission zones in urban areas, Ford’s Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid van offers zero-emission driving capability with no range anxiety.

Ford is the first volume manufacturer to offer plugin hybrid technology in the one-tonne van segment, and the new model will go on sale in late 2019.

The Transit Custom Plugin Hybrid’s front wheels are driven exclusively by an electric motor/generator, powered by a 13.6kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with Ford’s multi-award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine acting as a range extender. The advanced hybrid powertrain targets a zeroemission driving range of up to 50km (31 miles) or 500km (310 miles) using the range extender.

To better understand the benefits for the environment and for customers, the vehicle is currently being trialled in London, UK, with further trials soon to begin in Valencia, Spain, and Cologne, Germany.

Ford announced at ‘Go Further,’ that this vehicle will be joined by new Tour-

neo Custom Plug-In Hybrid.

The eight-seater people mover’s unique-to-segment ability to arrange the two rear rows in conference format for outstanding access and enhanced interaction between passengers - or in two rows of three seats facing forward - makes the vehicle perfectly suited to executive shuttle services.

For businesses operating in stop-start urban or suburban conditions, 48-volt mild hybrid technology offers the capability to enhance productivity with a low-investment electrified vehicle.

Ford’s segment-first EcoBlue Hybrid powertrains are available in the Transit, Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom models from mid2019, delivering reduced running costs for operators.

EcoBlue Hybrid technology delivers a fuel-efficiency improvement of around 3 per cent compared with the equivalent 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel model, based on WLTP analysis.

Increased benefits of up to 8 per cent can be achieved in applications featuring a high proportion of stop-start driving, for example during urban delivery operations.

“Ford’s nuanced powertrain strategy is designed to help our commercial vehicle customers find the right electrified solution to suit their business needs,” said Helmut Reder, vehicle line director, Commercial Vehicles, Ford of Europe.

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by Tim Saunders INCREASINGLY - perhaps it’s old age setting in - I value a sat nav more and more. In fact, the strength of a car can plummet if it is fitted with a substandard device from my point of view.

It’s the first thing I try when I sit in the Kia Stonic. And I am very impressed. It is extremely easy to use and it works.

It’s easy to punch the destination details in and then it gets to work guiding you with precision. There are two qualms though, sometimes the instructions can be a little delayed for my liking and the voice sounds suspiciously like Theresa May. What about that name, too?

Was it conjured up by an everso- slightly tipsy marketing team? Did they mean to call it tonic? As a fan of the 80’s BBC TV drama Howard’s Way, I can just imagine Jack Rolfe calling it’s name. So it’s already working then, a good name which recalls fond memories; it’s not going to be quickly forgotten.

But then the other day while admiring the rear - where the name can be found - the ‘S’ is

The Kia Stonic ATTRACTIVE: With a sensible price tag.

larger than the ‘T’ which got me thinking that as the emphasis is on the ‘S’ perhaps this could refer to ‘super’ or ‘special’ ; a super or special tonic.

A number of options here, but whatever it is, it is positive.

There is no denying this is an attractive little estate car; little to look at from the outside and a small car feel when driving.

Yet it easily accommodates five occupants and there’s a good-sized boot which swal-

Facts at a glance Model: Kia Stonic 1.6 CRDi 3 Price: £19,300 OTR Engine: 1.6 diesel Power: 114bhp 0-60mph: 10.5secs Top speed: 112mph Economy: 60mpg

Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz lows a pushchair and our luggage for a quick jaunt to Cheltenham.

As I sit in the driver’s seat there seems to be a raised ride

height, but I’m not so sure because when it’s parked alongside our Vauxhall Corsa both cars seem to be the same height.

Looking out of the windscreen

y o u instantly appreciate the sculpted bonnet, which certainly gives interest. It’s an estate car with the feel of an SUV. The seats, which are covered in a mix of grey fabrics are comfortable. The door inserts in the rear consist of hardwearing plastic, which is a good choice for mucky children.

As the children still require child seats, seatbelt points need to be well-spaced to avoid causing me unnecessary aggravation when belting them in. Unfortu-

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nately, although the width of the Kia is certainly not slim, the belt points don’t allow for the cumbersome child seats meaning it takes twice as long to strap each child in. Really annoying.

My eldest daughter Harriett, seven, must have been in more than 100 cars already and she, like me, is always so excited about the arrival of a new one.

The children enjoy spotting the different cars throughout the journey and even Henry spots a number of Kias.

The Stonic provides a comfortable drive for both the driver and their passengers. It is quite a nippy car and the sound of the diesel engine can only really be heard when it starts. With engine stop/ start it is a pretty efficient vehicle too, delivering around 60mpg over the course of our time together.

The six-speed manual gearbox is fairly smooth and the cruise control is easy enough to operate. Other refinements include air conditioning, all round electric wing mirrors, power folding wing mirrors and a useful reversing camera.

Overall, I like the Stonic.

Both outside and in it’s an attractive car with a sensible price tag.

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Testing times for Porsche

TESTING of the all-electric Porsche Taycan has stepped up in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. In Scandinavia, just a few kilometres away from the Arctic Circle, it is proving its potential in terms of driving dynamics on snow and ice.

At the same time, Porsche engineers are taking advantage of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. In South Africa, they are conducting performance tests, as well as final adjustments in terms of continuous performance and reproducibility. In Dubai, they are carrying out hotclimate endurance runs and test-

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“After carrying out computer simulations and comprehensive bench tests early on, we have now reached the final phase of this demanding testing programme,” says vice president of the model line, Stefan Weckbach: “Before the Taycan is launched at the end of the year, we will have covered approximately six million kilometres across the globe. We are already very happy with the current status of the vehicles. The Taycan is going to be a true Porsche.”

At Porsche, electric cars have to undergo the same rigorous testing programme as sport cars with combustion engines. In addition to displaying

superior performance, this includes proving unrestricted suitability for everyday use in all climates.

Particularly demanding features such as charging the battery or temperature control of the drive train and interior under extreme conditions are additional aspects in the battery-powered models. Other typical development targets include circuit performance, multiple accelerations, as well as a range suitable for everyday use.

Test experts were able to build

upon findings from the digital testing stage using digital prototypes.

At present, computers are used to design the body, drive, chassis, electronics and overall vehicle of a new model and to simulate their functions, which includes how they work together. In total, the virtual prototypes of the Taycan have completed more than 10 million digital kilometres.

The Porsche Taycan will be introduced in September and launched onto the market at the end of the year. Across the globe, there are already over 20,000 prospective buyers.

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Davis Cup tickets

La Liga Review

Barca are nearly there

TICKETS for the finals of this year’s Davis Cup in Madrid went on sale this week, with a discount of 20 per cent on offer for those who sign up before tomorrow (Friday).

The early release of tickets for the final comes ahead of the direct sale for the rest of the tournament on Thursday November 14, days before it begins. The tickets are due to be allocated by a lottery system, according to the tournament’s organisers.

Seats have been allocated to fans from the countries of each player to ensure whoever makes it to the final has plenty of supporters cheering them on.

The Davis Cup is set to be held at Madrid’s Caja Magica from Monday November 18 to the following Sunday.

Tickets are available at: www.daviscupfinals.com.

behind to beat Eibar at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday.

Karim Benzema came to the rescue with two goals after Marc Cardona had given the away team the lead in front of a sparse crowd.

Surprise package Getafe held on to fourth with a win at home to Athletic Bilbao, while Sevilla stayed on their tail with a 2-0 away win at Valladolid, who will host Getafe on Sunday.

Fixture of the weekend promises to be at Sevilla on Saturday, who host city rivals Betis in what is always a passionate and committed Derby match.

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CAMPEONES: Lionel Messi took Barcelona to the verge of the La Liga title.

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THE chants of ‘Campeones, campeo n e s , c a m p e o n e s , ’ r a n g ro u n d t h e stands of the Camp Nou as Lionel Messi passed the ball into the Atletico Madrid net to take the final scoreline to 2-0.

It means that Barcelona are now 11 points clear of second placed Atletico who had to win to have even the slightest chance of overhauling the leaders.

Now Barcelona travel to bottomplaced Huesca on Saturday; an away banker if ever there was one. Atletico meanwhile host Celta, which they should win, but are looking over their shoulders in the fight for second place being now just two points clear of Real Madrid.

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UNDERWAY: Cyclists were racing in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco this week.

On their bikes CYCLISTS arrived in the Basque Country for the start of this year’s Vuelta al Pais Vasco, the first stage of which began on Monday.

Stage one of the race began and finished in Zumarraga. It saw riders cover a distance of 11.2 kilometres of narrow and windy roads through the heart of Green Spain.

Around 141 riders took part in the race. Germany’s Maximilian Schachmann finished on top with a time of 17 minutes and 10 seconds.

The Basque Country race comes ahead of that in Ibiza in May from Friday April 19, to Sunday April 21. The Vuelta a Ibiza Mountain Bike race is due to feature Spanish rider Joaquim Ro-

driguez who has notched some 45 wins throughout his professional career. It is also set to feature six-time Spanish champion Sandra Santanyes who is due to ride with husband Toni Pacios.

The race is made up of three stages. Riders begin in Ibiza City where they ride to Sant Antoni de Portmany over a distance of 72 kilometres.

They then journey another 103 kilometres from there to Santa Eulalia before returning to Santa Antoni for a 55-kilometre circuit. All three stages make up a total distance of 230 kilometres, with riders climbing more than 5,850 metres in terms of altitude.

FACE OFF: Vitoria’s Baskonia is set to take part in playoff games.

Basketball playoffs BASKETBALL teams from Spain and across Europe are gearing up for playoff games from Tuesday, with Real Madrid and Vitoria’s Baskonia in the running to make this year’s finals.

The teams from Madrid and Vitoria will both have to get the best result out of five games to be in with a chance of going to the Final Four tournament in May. It comes after Baskonia lost to M o s c o w ’s C S K A s i d e b y 8 2 - 7 8 p o i n t s

last week. The team will still go through to the playoffs due to Istanbul team Anadolu Efes SK beating Milan by 10195.

Barcelona’s basketball team is also due to play in the knockout games. They come ahead of the final four tournament w h i c h b e g i n s i n Vi t o r i a o n F r i d a y M a y 17, and finishes the following Sunday.

Rival teams are due to face off in the city’s Buesa Arena.

SPORT MURCIAN tennis player Nicolas Almagro has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 33.

Almagro, who was ranked ninth-best in the world in 2011 and who won 13 international titles, said he was leaving the profession with ‘pride’ in having being able to play.

Almagro is now set to return to h i s n a t i v e Mu rcia where he will head up a tennis academy in La Manga.

The p l a y e r sa i d h e h ad given everything to tennis throughout his career and that he was retiring in the same spirit that he played during his career.

“I can say I have made my dreams come true. Many

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY student Adriana Perez Rotondo became the first Spanish student to take part in that university’s rowing race with Oxford on Sunday, with the Madrid-born Computational Neuroscience PhD student on the winning team.

Bowing out

RETIRING: Almagro announced his decision in his home region of Murcia.

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to read more visit www.euroweeklynews.com people told me I could have achieved more, but I have given everything to tennis,” Almagro said.

“I have participated in a historic era for this sport.

There have been many victories and many defeats,” he added.

The 33-year-old announced his retirement at the Challenger Murcia Open tournament. He was accompanied by family and friends including football coach Jose Antonio Camacho, bullfighter Pein Liria and chef Pablo Gonzalez Conejero.

Murcia City mayor Jose Ballesta was also present al ong wi t h t he r egi on’s sports spokesperson Adela Martinez-Cacha.

Al m agr o i s due t o t ake par t i n t he t our nam ent which will be his last before leaving the sport as a player.

“It hurts me to only take part in the first edition but I will give my best and I hope to be playing all week,” he said.

Farmer’s Olympic efforts SPANISH runner and farmer Dani Mateo has achieved qualifying times for this year’s Doha World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after finishing ninth in the Rotterdam Marathon.

Mateo achieved a time of two hours, 10 minutes and 53 seconds at the marathon. The minimum qualifying time for the Doha World Cup is two hours 12 minutes and 15 seconds, and two hours 11 minutes and 30 seconds for the Olympics.

Mateo said training leading up to the marathon had been hard and that his legs hurt after gruelling road runs. He said he was also taking calls about issues arising on his family’s Soria farm.

“This week I received 50 calls.

They were mostly management issues. Thanks to my brother and other workers I can train and compete,” he said.