Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 18 - 24 April 2019 Issue 1763

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18 - 24 April 2019

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Family flees blazing car A FAMILY ran to safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca after their vehicle burst into flames in the middle of a busy street.

After pulling over the fire spread to another vehicle parked at the roadside in L’Alfàs del Pi

on Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters and Local Police were quickly on the scene but both vehicles were gutted.

No personal injuries are believed to have been suffered.

Worker dies in lift shaft fall

LIFT SHAFT: The worker fell around 10-metres to his death.

A WORKER has died after falling down a lift shaft in a building under construction on the Costa Blanca.

The 53-year-old worker plunged three floors to his death on Monday afternoon in Alicante City.

Emergency services who attended the incident tried to resuscitate the man but were unable to save his life and he died at the scene.

An investigation has been opened into the work-related accident.

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Rape probe technicality AN 18-year-old who was accused of raping a British girl on a Mediterranean cruise has reportedly been released after a legal technicality.

The ship was due to dock at Valencia’s port in Spain hours after the alleged attack occurred.

The victim, 17, who was travelling with her parents, reported the incident whilst onboard the ship stating that she had been forced into her cabin where she was then raped.

Port authorities proceeded to alert the National Police and the court in Valencia, where the complaint was formalised.

The girl was taken to the La Fe Hospital where she was examined and further DNA tests were carried out inside the cabin.

However, the man has since been freed as the Spanish court could not claim jurisdiction over the crime as the alleged attacker has no residential address in the country.

Also, the alleged crime occurred in international waters on a Panamanian territory.

According to Spanish media, the judge has called on British, Italian and Panamanian authorities to investigate the allegations.

Finding work A MAJOR initiative has been agreed in the La Safor region, with the injection of €75,000 to help at least 175 over 30’s who are unemployed to find work. The scheme includes helping people to identify work opportunities, write CVs and apply for positions.

Partner held LOCAL POLICE in Valencia arrested a 45-year-old man accused of mistreating his partner, a 47-year-old woman, who suffers from cancer and is on chemotherapy treatment. Her alleged mistreatment is said to have been ‘continuous and on a daily basis.’

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FOLLOWING the development of Gandia as a ferry port, the southern access road down to the ‘Grau’ has opened easing traffic congestion in the area.

The 4.2km road provides highspeed vehicle access directly from the N332 down to the port and beach areas.

Light way A VALENCIAN company is set to release the first creams that use nanotechnology with LED to repair damaged skin. The BioGroup creams are different coloured according to the problem, blue to treat acne, red for anti-wrinkle and green for antistain.

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HOLY WEEK: Processions are taking place across Spain.

Sign on the cross THIS picture shows members of a Catholic brotherhood in Cordoba with a representation of Jesus Christ, a common sight across Spain during Semana Santa which takes place this week.

Semana Santa (Holy Week in English) takes place during the last week of Lent and coincides with Easter.

Spain is famous the world over for its commemorations to mark the Bible story of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

Each town and city is home to several religious brotherhoods who don

special costumes to take part in processions held throughout the week.

Different brotherhoods wear different coloured robes - or nazarenos - to show which group they are members of.

Processions took place on Palm Sunday and take place today on Holy Thursday, tomorrow on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The parades held are specific to the part of The Passion story remembered on that day.

Processions throughout Spain all feature Pasos; elaborately-decorated floats depicting New Testament fig-

ures such as Jesus Christ, the apostles and the Virgin Mary.

The parades take different forms and have distinct tones depending on the region. Processions in Andalucia have a celebratory atmosphere, particularly in the provinces of Granada, Malaga and Sevilla.

Those in Castilla y Leon, particularly in the provinces of Camora and Valladolid, have a more sombre tone.

The processions are accompanied by marching bands who play religious pieces, while marchers parade through the streets.

Illegal fags TWO vehicles were found to have over 2,000 packets of tobacco illegally hidden in them after a search by the Guardia Civil. The vehicles and their drivers, a g e d 2 3 a n d 5 3 , h ad caught a ship from Algeria into Valencia where they were caught with the contraband hidden in false panels in their vehicles.

Fraud arrest A MAN, who was wanted in three different courts and has a prison committal warrant outstanding, has been arrested in connection with fraudulently buying a motorcycle. He has been charged with the crimes of identity theft, buying vehicles in the name of his ex-wife and posing as a police officer.

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DESPITE rain, at times heavy, a giant pillow fight took place last week in the Plaza del Virgen in Va l e n c i a . T h e ev en t, which is in its 12th year, is enjoyed with anyone of any age, who tu r n s u p wi t h a p illo w.

Their targets are anyone else with a pillow.

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A PRO B E i n t o t h e alle g ed criminal activities of José Corbin c o n t i n u e s, w ith th e Guardia Civil now investigating his link to Levante Union Deportivo Football club. Corbin, who was the lawyer and is the brother-in-law of the former mayor of València Rita Barberá, has been in custody since April 4.

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High speed A MAJOR criminal gang has been broken up after a number of suspected members were detained following a high-speed chase through Valencia City.

Apparently, the group had been ‘active’ in Xativa that morning, suspected of a carrying out a number of offences. They have also been implicated in numerous other crimes in the provinces of Alicante, Valencia, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Valladolid, Lugo, Madrid and Toledo.

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was to break into houses using a sophisticated locksmith’s tool and steal high value and branded items together with cash and the resident’s identification papers.

The break-ins normally occurred in the morning, after the occupants had left for work. The goods were then sold on through a ‘conspirator’ in Madrid and the paperwork used in subsequent frauds Six people have been arrested and will appear in court. The case continues.

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Station protest A DEMONSTRATION took place at t he Val enci a Nor d trai n st at i on, pr ot est i ng a gai nst , t he t r ai n oper at or Renfe’s rules prohibiting dogs over 10 ki l os f r om a l ot of their trains.

The protest follows an online petition, signed by 90,000 people, asking the company to change its rules, which they have reportedly failed to do despite the pressure.

A spokesperson for the demonstrators said: “We are

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by Renfe, which says that dogs over 10 kilos, cannot travel on their trains of medium, long distance and AVE, but dogs under 10 kilos can do so and in Cercanías, all dogs can do it.

We do not understand this regulation and this discrimination towards dogs weighing more than 10 kilos.”

The protest took place after Renfe had apparently failed to respond to the petition and other approaches to them.

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Festival goes ahead

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A LARGE student’s party called Paellas Universitarias went ahead despite allegedly failing to get the necessary permissions from the Valencian City authorities.

The event, which could actually be called a festival, involves a number of live music stages and bars, and featured students also cooking the traditional Valencian dish.

Paellas 2019 attracted over 25,000 young people, mainly students from the University.

The organisers had problems finding a location for this year’s festival and at the last minute, the Valencian Authorities denied permission for them to use the site in La Punta, Valencia, following complaints from local residents.

One of the residents claimed ‘a marabunta is going to come. A runaway herd of buffalo, and although there will be some who behave well, they will have to drink and listen to music and, as in Fallas, people urinate, defecate and have sex in the street.”

The organisers now face a possible fine of €300,000.

BENIDORM STAG DO DEATH: No charges have yet reportedly been brought against the suspect but he remains ‘under investigation.’

Suspect in stag do man’s death A BRITISH tourist who was detained by police at Alicante-Elche Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca following the death of a Scot in Benidorm has reportedly been released from custody.

The dramatic airport arrest followed the death of a Scottish man, Jim Clark, who allegedly died from a head injury on the first night of a Benidorm stag do in the ‘guiri (English) zone.’

According to local media reports the unnamed man had spent a month in prison

before being released by the court last week. It is understood that the investigating judge has told the accused he must sign on at court every fortnight but has not banned the individual from leaving Spain.

Sources in Benidorm say the man’s release follows inconclusive autopsy results which haven’t shown a direct link between a fight and Mr Clark’s cause of death.

No charges have yet been brought against the suspect but he remains ‘under investigation.’

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THE election to the regional government, scheduled to take place on April 28 is hotting up, with the representatives of the various parties making their election promises and making counterclaims and assertions against their opponents.

Ximo Puig, the current President of the Valencia region and the socialist candidate has agreed that the Madrid government releases €700 million to the region under the Autonomic Liquidity Fund scheme (FLA) Meanwhile Isabel Bonig, the PPCV candidate has queried what cuts in education, welfare, health and infrastructure spending Puig has had to make to get the government to agree to the release of these funds.

According to the polls, almost 40 per cent of the voters remain undecided, but most are reporting that the current left-leaning coalition will form the next government of the Generalitat Valenciano.

The heat is on IT’S official. The Spanish weather agency has reported that Valencia City had the highest temperatures in Europe on Sunday, where they recorded a scorching 30.9 degrees Celcius.

Other towns and cities in the region were similarly warm, Carcaixent, with 30.8; Elche, with 30.6 degrees; Valencia Airport 30.5 degrees; Xativa 30.4 degrees, and Lliria with 30.2 degrees.

Residents in Alicante enjoyed 29.9 degrees; Sagunt, 29.9; Orihuela, 29.8; Novelda, 29.4 degrees and Miramar, 29.2.

This weather was apparently due to west winds, which, whilst crossing the Iberian Peninsula undergo several heating processes.

The air is further heated as it descends from the central plateau to sea level.

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Fire in Valencia NATIONAL POLICE officers in Va l e n c i a f o u n d a property on fire on Thursday April 11. A woman inside was screaming, shouting s he c o u l d n o t g e t o u t and the officers had to force the do o r. T h e y we r e th en alerted to another woman in

the building, who was trying to extinguish the fire using bottles of water. At first, this woman refused to leave b u t w a s e je c te d fro m the building by the police.

A police officer was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.

Abandoned dog found NATIONAL POLICE in Catarroja have found a puppy, abandoned in a container, after being alerted by a neighbour.

The puppy, which was actually in good condition has been placed in a ‘foster’ home, whilst a person is found to adopt the dog.

Cruelty or abandonment of a dog can lead to a fine of up to €18,000.

If you suspect a dog is abandoned or being mistreated please call the Police on 019.

Mercadona eliminates single-use plastic bags THE Mercadona chain of supermarkets have announced that they have completely removed single-use plastic bags from being supplied to customers in their stores, any plastic now used is recycled from previously used plastic packaging.

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Reporter launches book EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ reporter Dave Proctor celebrated the launch of his novel, ‘The Reluctant Allotmenteer’ last week.

The novel, a gentle but funny English comedy, tells tales of the antics of the Birchford Allotment Society and the main protagonist, Percy, who has an allotment, but, simply detests gardening. It is available on Amazon.

Dave wrote the novel to cheer himself up, after suffering from post-cancer depression.

The event was attended by about 80 people and apart from a book signing, featured local jazz musicians and a raffle in aid of Cancer Care which raised €187.

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THE Val enci an Em pl oyment and Training Service, ‘Labora,’ are advertising 62 vacancies to work in establishments of the Magic Costa Blanca chain across the northern Costa Blanca region The positions offered range from kitchen assistants, chefs, receptionists to masons and handymen.

Interested persons have to register through the portal GVAJobs de Labora website.

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LAUNCH: Dave Proctor with wife Karen.

AIR NOSTRUM, whose pilots were on strike this week are planning further strikes for next week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The strike, which was declared legal by the courts, is over the rostered hours of pilots.

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Robberies in La Safor A 41-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Gandia suspected of committing at least 13 robberies in the La Safor region. The offences occurred in March in the towns of Ador, Palma de Gandia, Rotova, Alfauir, Almoines, Piles, l’Alqueria de la Comtessa and included schools, sports facilities and residential homes. If you suspect you may have been a victim of such crime, please contact the Guardia Civil.

FESTIVAL OF FOOD: Largest event of its kind in the Valencian region.

Food and drink fair A LARGE food and drink show, Mostra Proava 2019 is being prepared for in Valencia.

The event, which will be in the park in the bed of the old Turia river bed, between the Expos ic ión bridge a nd the Flore s bridge takes place from April 25 to 29. It is the largest such event in the Valencian region and is now in its 31st year.

Entry prices vary between the days, with a wristband system of payment to pa y for food and dr i nk, whi ch can be topped up during your visit.

The s how wi l l al so f eat ur e m usi c, c ulture a nd dem onst r at i on of ski l l s a nd w ill i nvol ve m or e t han 100 c ompa nie s and over 100 wi nes t o taste.

A NEW initiative for dealing with domestic violence is been launched in Valencia with the creation of an office for complaints and assistance to victims.

The office which will be staffed by police officers, social workers and psychologists will also house facilities for forensic scientists.

The multi-disciplinary project has been established to ensure that women who come to these facilities feel ‘more supported, more comfortable and better served and that their rights are guaranteed.’

A spokesman said, “We will have the psychological and necessary support, the victims will have access to a lawyer because they have the right to free legal assistance and most importantly, they will enter a safe space, where their rights will be respected, where there will be a space of their own to guarantee the rights of minors, who can accompany them.”

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Birth of endangered gorilla in Valencia ALI, one of the females of the group of gorillas of Bioparc València and mother of Ebo, the first gorilla that was born in the Comunitat Valenciana has had a new baby.

They are examples of the Western Coast Gorilla, a species that is critically endangered. The gorilla’s native home is the area centred around Gabon, in Western Africa.

This birth of a western coast gorilla in the Bioparc is, quoted as being ‘great news for this emblematic species of primate since it is in serious risk of extinction and is reported as being in critical danger of extinction in the Red List of the International Union for the Conserva-

GORILLAS: Are a critically endangered species. tion of Nature (IUCN).’

The Valencian breeding group is part of the European Conservation Programme (EEP) and gives hope of sur-

vival for these great primates.

The group is formed by Mambie, the breeding male and three females that have had all young: Ali, Nalany and Fossey.

Over the limit TWO separate car crashes in the Valencian region over the weekend were reportedly caused by drink drivers.

The f i r st a c c i d e n t in Tav ern es d e la Valldigna was on a straight, well-lit area of the N332 where a woman swerved across the road into the path of an oncoming bus, which was carrying 46 passengers.

The woman and her husband, who was in the car with her, were slightly injured, but although she did not display any signs of drunkenness, was tested and reportedly found to be over the alcohol limit.

T h e b us w a s c a rrying a footba ll te a m from Torrent, Valencia and their families, who were returning home after playing a match in Gandia, only one of the passengers on the bus was said to have sustained any injuries.

The second accident happened on the northern Valencia ring road, where the driver crossed the central reservation. The driver, who was said to have been disqualified from driving was reportedly found by the National Police to have been five times over the drink/driving limit.

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Cancer test drive SPANISH cancer charity AECC is campaigning for more people to participate in a screening programme for colorectal cancer. The test, which is simple and effective, is available to every resident of the Valencian community aged 50 to 69 years, but currently, only 40 per cent of the population take this up. This disease has the second highest mortality rate of any cancer. Early diagnosis is essential for its successful treatment and this test will even detect the malignant lesions that can go on to form a tumour.

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Uni figures CASTILLA Y LEON’S universities have Spain’s lowest dropout rate for first-year students.

T h e re g i o n ’s e i g h t u n i v e r s i t i e s i n c l u d e Salamanca, Spain’s oldest university, founded in 1218 and regarded as one of the most prestigious.

Spy chief faces extradition THE former director of Venezuela’s military intelligence has been arrested in Madrid and faces extradition to the US on drug trafficking charges.

The Spanish High Court ruled on Saturday that Hugo Carvajal should remain in custody until a decision is reached on the extradition request.

Carvajal, a close ally of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, is accused by New York prosecutors of using his high office to co-ordinate the transport of around 5,600 kilos of cocaine to Mexico in 2006, and of helping the Colombian FARC rebel group by protecting shipments of large quantities of the drug to the US. The ex-spy chief was arrested in the Caribbean island of Aruba in 2014 while serving as Venezuelan con-

DRUG CHARGES: Hugo Carvajal denies links to drug trafficking. sul, but was released after the extradition request was denied.

He went back to Venezuela and became a member of the National Assembly. But he left the troubled Latin American country earlier this year when he became one of the most prominent officials to turn against President Nico-

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las Maduro’s regime.

In an online video he expressed his support for opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself Venezuela’s interim president in January.

Carvajal denies the drug trafficking charges and is set to fight the US extradition request.

A COUPLE of tourists hi ki ng on a m ount ai n t op i n Spai n had a l ucky escape af t er a bolt of lightning struck j ust i nches away f r om where they were standing.

The pair were knocked off their feet and fell to the ground at the 5,600 ft peak of Montseny Massif in the north of Spain after a hailstorm had surrounded them.

Mar cel and Magda Gallardo were stood in front of a cross when the l i ght ni ng bol t st r uck from out of the blue.

Remarkably they were both unhurt and didn’t r eal i se what had happened until they watched t he vi deo back af t erwards at home.

Family members have joked that the lucky couple should buy a lottery ticket this week.

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Young tenants shut out HOUSE rents in Spain have overtaken pre-crisis levels, a Bank of Spain report found.

Entitled ‘Recent evolution of the housing market in Spain,’ the report claims the proportion of those renting homes remains low.

Nevertheless, this is gradual-

ly rising and while 14.2 per cent of the population lived in rented properties in 2009, this grew to 17 per cent in 2017.

The 16 to 29 age group is the worst affected by higher rents.

Average earnings between 2008 and 2016 fell by 15 per cent for the 20-24 age group and 9 per cent for those between 25 and 29.

Call for major tourism FIRST quarter figures confirmed the slowdown in the tourism sector.

Foreign tourists’ overnight stays fell by 1.6 per cent, found Exceltur’s Tourist Perspectives report. Average visits have also shortened by two days over the last five years, the report revealed.

In contrast, demand from Spanish clients during the first three months of 2019 has grown with a 1.4 per cent increase in overnight stays for registered tourist accommodation and 1.7 per cent for hotels.

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Footballer’s politics slammed AN Albacete football club issued a statement defending their Ukrainian footballer Roman Zozulya, 29, who was branded a ‘NeoNazi.’

The striker made headlines after Rayo Vallecano signed him on loan from Betis in 2017. When his far-right political views were made public, Rayo supporters forced the club to return him to the Sevilla side.

Podemos leader Iglesias told Spanish press that Rayo Vallecano supporters had demonstrated ‘democratic commitment’ by forcing the management to veto the deal.

This prompted the Albacete club to make a state-

UKRANIAN FOOTBALLER: Roman Zozulya has been accussed of Neo-Nazism. ment, which read: ‘The board of directors and all of the Albacete Balompie fam-

ily want to express their unanimous support for Roman Zozulya.’

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Terrorist opposes extradition AN ultra right-wing terrorist who killed five members of a left-wing legal firm in the ‘Atocha massacre’ of 1977, is opposing his extradition to Spain from Brazil.

Gunman Carlos Garcia Julia served 14 years of a 193-year term for murder and possession of weapons until he was conditionally released in 1981.

He was given permis-

sion to travel to Venezuela on the condition he reported to Spanish authorities monthly. However, he disappeared and later had his parole revoked.

It is thought he had

been travelling throughout South America using a false identity ever since, and was finally tracked down to Sao Paulo, where he worked as an Uber driver using a fake Venezuelan ID.

FIRE: Smoke from the blaze could be seen from some distance.

Emergency services FIREFIGHTERS and police dealt with a fire on the Fuengirola to Mijas road on Saturday evening.

Smoke from the blaze could be seen from some distance.

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Swedish man held after wife’s death A 45-YEAR-OLD Swedish man is under arrest in Gran Canaria in connection with the death of his wife.

Spanish media reported the Guardia Civil found the body of the 42-year-old woman, also Swedish, in the couple’s apartment in Mogan in Gran Canaria on Thursday morning after her husband called the emergency services.

According to reports, her body showed signs she had been beaten.

On Saturday a court ruled the 45-year-old man should be held in custody.

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A day to remember A WORKERS’ Memorial Day Ceremony jointly organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and Unite the Union will be held on Friday April 26.

The occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Lobby of Parliament as from 12pm. The C h i e f M i n i s t e r, t h e H o n Fabian Picardo QC MP will lead the Ceremony.

The Chief Minister said: “I am very happy to be working with Unite in celebrating Workers’ Memorial Day. “This is a day I am proud to have declared a bank holiday the year I was first elected. A day we remember all those hurt, injured or killed at work. It is fundamentally important to keep legislation regarding the health and safety of workers in our consciousness.”

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New republic protests

By Joe Gerrard HUNDREDS of protesters demonstrated in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Sunday for a third republic on the 88th anniversary of the preCivil War state’s founding.

Those protesting carried the red, yellow and purple tricolour flag flown during the days of the Second Republic which was founded on April 14, 1931.

The republic was overthrown in 1939 when former dictator Francisco Franco defeated loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Demonstrators in Madrid gathered at the Puerta del Sol where the Second Republic was proclaimed 88 years to the day following King Alfonso XIII’s abdication.

Protesters, who were joined by members of the leftist Podemos and Izquierda Unida (IU) parties, called for the monarchy to be abolished.

Some marched under the slogan: ‘For labour, political and

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Floating platform THE first floating offshore wind turbine platform in Spain was unveiled in the Canary Islands last week and is set to be up and running in about a month, following more than 10 years of research and testing.

Olive crop SPAIN produced 55 per cent of the EU’s olive crop during the last five years, according to a bloc-wide survey which showed Italy was second in terms of the amount harvested, 23 per cent of the overall total.

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REPUBLIC CALL: Protests took place across Spain on Sunday. social rights, down with the monarchy, long live the Republic.’ Others carried placards criticising the ‘regime of ‘78,’ or restoration of the monarchy and creation of the

modern Spanish state after the death of Franco in 1975.

Some marched in favour of feminism, while others demonstrated against the influence of big business in pol-

itics.

Demonstrations also took place in Cordoba, Guadalajara, Jerez, Oviedo, Pamplona, Valencia, Vigo and Zaragoza.

THE head of Spain’s Renfe rail operator has said a lowcost service between Barcelona and Madrid will launch next Easter, with Isaias Taboas adding that the company are wanting to appeal to travellers who opted to journey by car or bus.

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Abducted children SIX people have been arrested for allegedly abducting unaccompanied Moroccan children and demanding a €500 ransom from their families.

If cash wasn’t paid the gang threatened to kill them or sell their organs for transplants.

National Police say the gang took the children from minors’ centres in Cadiz. having first been paid to smuggle them into the country. They then took them to Almeria and tried to extract extra payments from the youngsters’ families.

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Assange Spain claim

By Joe Gerrard JULIAN ASSANGE was targeted by a spying campaign before his arrest and Spain was offered information on him for a price according to the website’s director.

Kristinn Hrafnsson claimed an unidentified individual offered material gathered about the Wikileaks founder while he lived at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to Spain for €3 million.

Assange lived at the embassy from 2012 under diplomatic asylum until his arrest last week.

Hrafnsson said the spying operation against Assange in the embassy was “extensive.”

Spanish police were informed that documents and videos gathered during the alleged spying operation were for sale, Hrafnsson added. The case was later passed to Spanish courts for investigation.

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ACCUSATIONS: Assange lived in Ecuador’s London Embassy for almost seven years. speaking with Assange inside the embassy, according to Hrafnsson.

Hrafnsson’s claims come as Ecuador ’s President Lenin Moreno claimed Assange had repeatedly violated the terms of his asylum.

The president accused Assange of hacking into computer accounts and private phones and of leaking private pictures of himself and

CAP call SPAIN’S Farming Minister has said current funding for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) needs to be maintained so the bloc can meet its

his family online.

Assange is wanted in the US in connection with the leak of hundreds of thousands of documents related to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Swedish prosecutors also sought his extradition over an alleged sexual assault but they dropped their case after Assange was granted diplomatic asylum.

environmental targets.

Luis Planas said Spain would support plans being drawn up to refocus the CAP around sustainability on European farms.

His comments came as EU farming ministers met in Luxembourg for a summit on the CAP on Monday.

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A nation of carnivores SPAIN eats too much meat, a non-government organisation warned.

According to Justicia Alimentaria-Veterinarios sin Fronte ra s (Food J us tic e Vets without Borders) the Spa nis h e a t s ix time s the re c omme nde d a mount of meat and eight times more tha n the y s hould of processed meats.

Between 28 and 38 per cent of brain haemorrhages and heart diseases are caused by eating too much meat, and especially red meat, the organisation maintained in a recent report.

The Spanish Community Nutrition Society (SENC) recommends a weekly maximum of 125 gra mme s of red or processed meat and 325 grammes of white meat.

Ins te a d a Spa nis h ma n e a ts 525 gra mme s of re d meat each week and women 302 grammes, claimed Justicia Alimentaria-VSF director Javier Guzman.

Spanish children are eating up to four times more

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NEWS EXTRA Winter sale takes off BUDGET airline easyJet has launched a sale for the winter season, with a sevennight package holiday in Spain for around €186 from British airports between October 27 and March 28.

Sugar call THE EU should remain vigilant over the sugar market which is currently seeing a fall in prices, Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said on Monday, amidst concerns jobs and revenue could be lost in the industry.

OVERLOAD: The NGO claimed Spanish people eat too much meat. red meat than is advisable and double or triple the recomme nde d a mount of processed meat, “Meat is ousting highly beneficial pulses, vegetables and fruit from our diets,” Guzman declared.

The organi sat i on al so complained that there were no official policies limiting m eat consum pt i on and pointed out that 55 per cent of the meat industry’s production costs were subsidied by the Administration.

Dove plan CONSERVATION authorities in Extremadura have drawn up plans to help save the European Turtle Dove which includes creating a protected area of 6,000 hectares in the Garlitos area.

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Increased Open Government presence S PA I N ’ S C a b i n e t c o n f i r m e d t h e g o v e r n m e n t ’s v o l u n t a r y $49,700 (€43,926) contribution to the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

The OGP is a multilateral

initiative which aims to secure concrete commitments from its 79 member governments, promoting an open government system which empowers citizens, fights corruption and us-

es new technologies to support good governance.

Spain has belonged to the O G P s i n c e i t w a s c re a t e d i n 2011, since then it has presente d t h re e O p e n G o v e r n m e n t

plans following Partnership guidelines and recommendations while receiving uninterrupted support and assessment in return.

Making a financial contribu-

tion gives Spain the right to vote and belong to the Steering Committee, with an increase in presence, influence and weight inside the Partnership at international level.

Heartless cover FOUR people in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cadiz) were charged with removing a workman’s clothing to conceal a work-related acccident.

The 42-year-old forklift driver, who was married with two children, had no social security and was not trained to operate heavy machinery.

When he was injured after becoming trapped in the vehicle’s lifting mechanism the manager and others stripped off his uniform with the company logo before taking him to the nearest health centre, explaining he had fallen in the road. All are

COVER-UP: Violating workers’ rights. now accused of manslaughter and violating workers’ rights.

Owing to the severity of his injuries he was transferred to hospital where he died hours later.

‘Ban prostitution’ call THE 144 collectives belonging to Spain’s Platform for Feminist Organisations passed on its demands to all the political parties participating in the April 28 general election. As well as a ban on prostitution, the Platform also wants to see fines imposed on sex-workers’ clients.

Spain needs comprehensive laws against sexual exploitation in line with legislation passed in Northern Ireland, France, Sweden, Norway and Iceland, the Platform declared.

Two months afterwards, his widow, who was ‘practically destitute’ with only the minimum pension to live on, contacted the Work Inspectorate.

Together with Guardia Civil investigators, inspectors discovered that as well as lacking Social Security, the victim worked without specific training or protective clothing.

His wife and two children now receive the corresponding pension after the victim’s death was confirmed as work-related As no employees had social security, the firm also faces Work Inspectorate fines as well as sanctions from Chiclana’s Planning Department for other related infringements.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Tourism holds BRITAIN and Spain remain popular destinations for travellers from either country despite Brexit, industry data has shown.

Spending from British travellers has grown by 5.4 per cent so far this year compared to 2018, according to figures from the Exceltur industry association.

Data from the Hosteltur hotel body showed the number of bookings made for Easter week has risen by 12 per cent compared to last April.

The Costa Blanca’s HOSBEC industry association’s figures showed the number of reservations made by British holidaymakers in Benidorm grew by 7 per cent year-on-year in the second half of March.

“The British are returning positive figures despite uncertainty over Brexit,” the association said.

British travellers are still the biggest single nonSpanish group of holidaymakers in Benidorm, the same data showed. They accounted for 42.7 per cent of all overnight stays in the second half of March, HOSBEC said.

The figures follow a push from the Costa Blanca tourism industry and authorities to draw British travellers during this spring.

HOSBEC said in February the industry believed bookings from British travellers would pick back up once the factors causing Brexit uncertainty were resolved.

Further delay

By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S prime minister narrowly avoided a no-deal Brexit last week after securing an 11th-hour extension to the withdrawal date, giving her and Westminster until October 31 to pass a deal.

Theresa May secured the sixmonth extension after meeting with leaders from the EU27 in Brussels.

Together they struck a compromise between May’s request for a short extension and Brussels officials including EU Council President Donald Tusk’s call for a year-long delay.

The agreement, dubbed a ‘flextension,’ allows lawmakers in London time to come to a consensus on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal. Britain will be able to leave the EU if a deal is passed before the deadline.

But an EU summit will be held in June to monitor Britain’s behaviour after leaders including French president Emmanuel Macron expressed concerns it could undermine EU business going forward.

Tusk called on MPs not to ‘waste

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BREXIT EXTRA Business spending EIGHT in 10 chief financial officers in British companies believe the country’s business environment will be worse after Brexit, according to a survey from the Deloitte accountancy firm which found companies are also holding back on investing and hiring.

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BREATHING SPACE: Britain has until October to resolve Brexit. time,’ between now and October.

May said: “We must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal which is in the national interest.”

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said the extension was the best possible outcome of the talks.

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said avoiding holding European Parliament elections was an ‘absolute priority.’

Attention now moves to Westminster as cross-party talks between the ruling Conservatives and the Labour opposition continue to find common ground on Brexit.

MPs are currently on a 10-day Easter break on May’s orders to allow them to take stock of progress so far.

Cabinet office minister Daivd Lidington said Labour and the Conservatives were ‘testing ideas’ prior to the break.

PEOPLE who felt their financial situations were difficult were 13 per cent more likely to vote for Brexit, according to an academic study of 8,000 voters in the 12 months before and after the 2016 referendum.

Brexit plans ANDALUCIA’S Junta has said it will hold meetings with officials from towns and cities in the Campo de Gibraltar and the Costa del Sol to discuss their Brexit plans and ensure they are ready for leave day, currently Thursday October 31.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com

Donating blood 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.

In Spain, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es.

Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible.

If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org.

A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname.

The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person).

Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe.

After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate.

After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months.

The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross.

Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery.

Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million.

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

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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A HOLIDAY rental web platform founded in 2002 and with 18,000 holiday homes listed around Spain has new ownership.

The website www.spain-holi day.com received over 23 million visits in 2018 and had a turnover of €2.2 million and is currently available in 13 languages. It has a very strong presence for holidaymakers from the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The change will not affect the normal activity of SpainHoliday.com, which has had its headquarters in Malaga since 2002 and has 35 employees.

The company’s founder and sole owner until the end of March was Claus Sorensen, but he will now be sharing ownership in equal conditions with Jan Dal Lehrmann, Kenneth Andersen and Jannich Friis Petersen.

CREDIT: Maydayterraneo, via Twitter

Holiday rental website

HELD UP: The Aita Mari has been prevented from reaching Lesbos refugee camps.

Rescue ship ‘blocked’

By Joe Gerrard LAWYERS with a Spanish aid NGO are currently exploring their options, as a boat with humanitarian aid bound for a Greek island remains held up in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Humanitarian Maritime Rescue’s legal team is looking at taking action over claims Spain’s Maritime Authority blocked the Aita Mari from reaching Les-

bos. It is laden with supplies for thousands of refugees including medicine, baby nappies and food.

The NGO said on Instagram there was no justification for the ‘cruel’ decision from Spanish authorities.

“Solidarity is not a crime. Passivity towards those who suffer is,” the NGO said.

Spanish officials said the boat did not have a proper permit and had not correctly gained authorisation from Portugal for

its voyage. The boat’s home port is in the Basque Country. It set out for the Eastern Mediterranean from Spain’s northern Atlantic Coast and was allowed to pass through Portuguese waters before reaching the Strait of Gibraltar.

The group’s social media page said on Sunday the crew received a radio message from Spain’s Maritime Authority ordering it to stop. Officials told the crew they did not have permission to continue.

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Going organic is the answer S PA I N h a d 4 3 , 9 8 4 r e g i s tered organic farmers and growers in 2018, a 5.3 per cent increase on the previous year.

‘This puts Spain’s organic sector in a prominent position,’ confirmed the annua l r e p o r t f r o m o rg a n i c growers’s assocation, Ecovalia.

Worldwide, organic farming has increased by 20.7 per cent with a turnover of €92 billion, of which €37.3 billion corresponds to Spain in seventh place.

“Spain is an organic production leader and for another year was placed a m o n g s t t h e w o r l d ’s 1 0 high-consumption countries,” said Ecovalia president Alvaro Barrera.

“Organic farming is a future necessity in order to mitigate climate change,” he declared.

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RIP: Neus Catala dedicated her life to defending human rights.

Nazi camp survivor ONE of the last Spanish survivors of the Nazi concentration camps has died at the age of 103.

Neus Catala passed away on Saturday in her home town of Els Guiamets in Tarragona.

“Today the anti-Fascist and internationalist fighter Neus Catala left us. In these dark times in which we are living, let her memory serve as an example,” Els Guiamets Council posted on Twitter.

Born in October 1915, the committed re-

publican and feminist was a nurse during the Spanish Civil War and helped 180 children in her care escape to France. She later joined the French resistance, but was reported to the Nazis and deported to Ravensbrück and later to a Czech camp. She was liberated in May 1945.

To mark her 100th birthday the Catalan government declared 2015 Neus Catala Year in recognition of her life dedicated to defending human rights.

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THREE major social networks - Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - suffered backlashes on Sunday with many users taking to Twitter to report their frustration. Issues were first reported at around 12 noon (Spanish time) when users were greeted with a ‘this site can’t

CREDIT: Mikel Ruiz, via Twitter

Social network outrage Anti far-right protests be reached’ message. It is also claimed Facebook Messenger on PCs and laptops were not working.

Facebook has not yet revealed what the issue was or how many people were affected nor posted any status updates on their Twitter feed.

Air travel delays AIR travellers at Madrid’s Barajas Airport faced lengthy queues on Saturday as private security workers staged a second day of indefinite strike action.

The ATES union representing the workers reported delays of

around an hour for passengers passing through security checks first thing in the morning and from 10am to 12.30pm, and extra-long queues between 7.15 and 8.30pm. The union recommended passengers get to the

airport in plenty of time before their flight. It said terminal four was the most affected.

According to ATES, 10 per cent of the workforce took part in the strike over contract conditions.

CLASHES: Riot police were deployed against anti-far right protesters.

by Joe Gerrard CLASHES took place between police officers and anti-far right demonstrators who gathered to demonstrate against a Vox rally held in Bilbao on Saturday.

Demonstrators including Twitter user David Olabarri posted pictures showing what he claimed were injuries on protesters from police rubber bullets.

Mikel Ruiz, another protest-

er, said demonstrators had been mobilising against an ‘openly fascist’ party.

The Basque Country-based Alkorkon Combativo anti-far right group said: “We want to show our solidarity and support to all people who have been arrested in Bilbao today in the rally against Vox.” Basque Country police said two people were arrested over clashes with officers. Police clad in riot gear were deployed outside the far-right party’s ral-

ly and officers said protests had thrown bricks and other objects at them. Santiago Abascal, Vox’s leader, said protesters had failed to prevent the gathering of what he said was a ‘great wave’ in Bilbao.

His party’s rally came ahead of Sunday April 28’s general election and local, regional and European elections in May. Current polls show Vox is likely to win seats in the Congress of Deputies for the first time this month.

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Carlos Baos We can help you.

THE majority of letting contracts for domestic properties or commercial premises in Spain are governed by the Urban Let-

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New changes in lettings regulations in Spain Royal Decree 7/2019 - Tenants protection ting Contracts regulation (Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos).

This law was enacted in 1994 and although it is still in force, it

has been modified on numerous occasions with the latest revision carried out by the Royal Decree 7/2019, of March 1 with regards to urgent measures regarding dwellings and Letting contracts.

This last revision has meant important changes in the conditions of the lettings, and we would like to explain some of these important changes in this article.

In the first place, the minimum term a tenant has the right to remain in the property has changed in respect of the letting of main residencies. This period has increased from three years to five years. In addition, in case no term has been stated in the contract, the minimum term will also be five years.

However, in a situation where the owner of the property is a company, these terms have been

increased to seven years with the explanation that these changes are to give the tenant greater security and stability.

Also in the previous regulation, an owner who did not wish to extend the contract had to notify the tenant one month in advance. This term has now been increased to four months, giving the tenant a better opportunity to find new accommodation in a reasonable period of time.

Conversely when a tenant does not wish to continue with the contract and intends to leave the property, the term increases from one month to two months’ notice.

A maximum limit has also been established for deposits and guarantees which are now equivalent to the cost of three monthly rentals, which means that only two monthly rentals may be re-

quired as an extra guarantee, to be added to the one month rent deposit required by law.

One of the most important modifications which has been made, concerns the execution of evictions and in this case, the rule which modifies the Royal Decree is not the Urban Letting Law, but the Civil Procedure Law. According to this modification, when an owner tries to evict a tenant or other persons who may be occupying their property, the court may inform the defendant of the possibility of approaching social services, to see whether they can be considered to be in a situation of social vulnerability.

If the social services department accepts a situation of vulnerability could exist, the court may suspend the execution of

the eviction for a maximum period of one month, or three months if the owner of the property in question is a company.

In the case of a rental contract being entered into prior to the establishment of these new regulations, the rules applicable to the contract will be the ones which were in force when the contract was signed, so, the rules will continue to apply with the conditions established under the previous law.

If you are the owner of a rented property, want to rent one out now or you are a tenant who may have doubts about your rights and obligations, contact us and we will help you.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

Campaigns kick off

By Joe Gerrard THE official window for general election campaigning has now opened, following a lively pre-campaign phase which saw parties set out their stalls to voters.

The official period for campaigning began on Friday.

Posters have now gone up in towns and cities across the country and party leaders are currently on the trail to galvanise their support bases and win over undecided voters.

The talking points have broadly fallen along a left-right divide with some cross over and exchange between the two.

All parties have released detailed manifestos featuring policies on education, the economy, healthcare, defence, foreign policy and social issues and others. But a small number of points have made it to the fore. Key talking points for the left have centred around social

VOTE PITCH: Campaigning is now in full swing. and economic policies. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his ruling left-leaning PSOE was the only ‘moderate’ party which voters could elect on Sunday April 28.

Sanchez laid out a programme which included raising the minimum wage, helping young people to buy homes, working to end gender violence, tackling rural depopulation and fighting against climate change.

The leftist Podemos has emphasised the similar issues.

Speaking in Palma in Mallor-

ca, leader Pablo Iglesias focused on working conditions, proposing the curbing of temporary contracts and raising the minimum wage to €1,200.

PSOE and Podemos both reportedly have a pact to avoid criticising each other on the campaign trail, likely in preparation for post-election coalition wrangling.

Meanwhile on the right, parties have focused on issues including the ongoing independence issue in Cataluña and on further opening the Spanish economy to private business

and financial control.

All parties on the right have made cuts to taxes and deregulation a part of the latter issue.

The conservative Partido Popular (PP), the centrist Ciudadanos and the far-right Vox have each tried to convince right-wing voters they are best able to deliver their vision for Spain.

The PP has made that appeal a central part of its broader electoral strategy. Campaign videos have told voters considering backing Vox that their ballots would be wasted because of the way votes are allocated for the Congress of Deputies, favouring more established groups.

Ciudadanos has slightly departed from free market orthodoxy. Leader Albert Rivera has proposed easing pressure on businesses while curbing temporary work contracts and offering more state aid for families.

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

When voters cross their ballots, not only in the general election but also for local, regional and European polls in May, there will be region-specific parties standing.

Regional parties vary in ideology, policy platforms and purpose. Cataluña and the Basque Country are both home to nationalist and pro-independence groups, but there are others who stand to campaign on issues which are particular to a given region.

Coalicio Compromis stand exclusively in the Valencia Region. They espouse left-wing, environmental and Valencian regional positions including promoting its language and is currently part of the governing coalition in the Corts Valencianes assembly.

Mallorca is home to the Mes per Mallorca and the Proposta per les Illes party. The former is on the left while the latter lies in the political centre and both have a handful of seats in the Balearic Islands Assembly.

In Andalucia, the far-left Candidatura Unitaria de Tabajoadores (CUT) has one seat in the region’s parliament.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 28.8 per cent, 126 seats Partido Popular (PP): 20.8 per cent, 82 seats Ciudadanos: 15.6 per cent, 54 seats Unidos Podemos: 13.5 per cent, 36 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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Ancient vase exhibit AN exhibit is being held in the Madrid Region showcasing finds on how the 4,000-year-old design of a vase spread across Europe from modern-day Russia to the Iberian Peninsula.

Alcala de Henares’s Regional Archaeological Museum is hosting the Toast to the Prince exhibition. Items from 22 European collections have been loaned to the museum for the exhibit, in materials including clay and gold.

The design of the bell-shaped vases spread across Europe between 2,500 and 2,000 BC. They have puzzled historians and archaeologists since their discovery in the 19th century as it is unknown why a uniform design would have spread across the continent at that time.

The vessels were used for a variety of purposes including to hold food and drinks and in religious and funerary ceremonies.

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Gang arrested over break-ins GUARDIA CIVIL made six arrests in an operation against a gang suspected of breaking into dozens of properties in eight Spanish provinces.

The Guardia launched Operation Esomon after a hit on a property in Guardamar del Segura near Torrevieja in December. The owner surprised one of the robbers, who injured him with a screwdriver before making off.

Subsequent investigations led to the identification of two of the thieves in Batres, south of M a d r i d . I t e m e rg e d t h e y w e r e m e m b e r s o f a h i g h l y - o rg a n i s e d Colombian criminal group operating across the country.

The Guardia Civil reported that the gang of four men and a woman targeted properties after

DETENTIONS: The Guardia arrested three of the gang members following a car chase through the streets of Valencia.

Woman fighting for life after stabbing A YOUNG British woman is in critical condition after being stabbed in the neck with broken glass at a bar in

Punta Ballena, Magaluf.

According to the Emergency Medical Care Service (SAMU), the incident occurred at

around 1am on Monday morning.

The Guardia Civil stated that the aggressor, a 20-year-old woman, al-

so British, has been detained.

The victim was transferred to University Hospital of Son Espases.

the occupants had left for work, using a sophisticated tool which allowed them to open all kinds of locks.

Once inside they stole expensive items like jewellery, electronic devices, designer clothes and bags, which they sold to a businessman in Coslada in Madrid.

They also took personal documentation.

According to the Guardia the female gang member fraudulently used the documents to finance purchases of high-end goods, including furniture, sunglasses and mobile phones.

Three of the suspected gang members were detained in Valencia following a car chase through the city streets after they had carried out a series of robberies in Xativa.

The detentions of the other two members and the businessman receiving the stolen goods followed three days later in Madrid.

The Guardia said they believed the gang were responsible for break-ins in Alicante, Valencia, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Valladolid, Lugo, Madrid and Toledo.

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EU benefits plan revived SPAIN and France have revived plans to create an EU-wide unemployment insurance system in an effort to bring stability to the eurozone.

Madrid and Paris officials presented their plans to Brussels at the weekend. It comes after Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño floated the proposal with her counterparts from other member states at a summit in Bucharest.

The system would see spending on unemployment benefits rise automatically across the eurozone in the event of another recession.

The German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz was reportedly sympathetic to the plan while those from the Netherlands and other northern European countries were sceptical.

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Russian ‘money laundering’ probe

GROWING: Spain’s population went up by 0.6 per cent in 2018.

Population reaches SPAIN’S population has reached 47 million for the first time since 2013 and immigrations have helped keep it on the rise, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Figures from the INE’s population register showed Spain’s population grew by 0.6 per cent in 2018, the third year in which the number of people has risen.

The arrival of more than 290,570 immigrations more than cancelled out a decline of 6,186 in the native population, INE data showed.

Spanish nationals make up 89.3 per cent of

the population compared to 5,025,264 foreign-born people living as residents in the country who make up the remaining 10.7 per cent.

A total of 1.8 million foreign residents are from the EU while the rest came from elsewhere, according to the INE. The three largest non-Spanish groups were Moroccans at 812,412, Romanians at 669,434 and the British at 249,015.

It comes as previous INE figures showed Spain’s birth rate during the first half of 2018 was the lowest since records began in 1941.

SPAIN’S National Court is set to probe allegations that some €35 million of Russian public money was siphoned off and laundered in Spain.

Judge Ismael Moreno, of the court’s Second Court of Instruction, detailed the allegations from anti-corruption prosecutors in a writ issued on Friday.

The judge asked prosecutors to list people and companies who should be investigated. Around 100 people and entities, including senior Russian officials in Vladimir Putin’s government, are thought to be implicated.

The allegations date back to 2007 when more than €203 million disap-

peared from Russian public coffers.

Some of the money is believed to have moved through the British hedge fund Hermitage Capital Management in the guise of a tax refund.

The allegations have been dubbed The Magnitsky Case, after the lawyer of the same name who worked for the British firm and discovered the alleged laundering.

Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian prison aged 36.

Hermitage Capital Management owner Bill Browder alleged the money was being laundered when he found out about the transfer and reported the case to anti-corruption prosecutors.

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Euthanasia case continues A MAN who helped his wife with multiple sclerosis to die earlier this month could go on trial at a gender violence court following a Madrid judge’s ruling last week.

Angel Hernandez, 70, turned himself in to Madrid police after helping wife Maria Jose Carrasco, 61, die.

The two made a video before her death in which Carrasco confirmed she was of sound mind and wanted to die after living with a chronic motor condition for 30 years. The video showed her barely able to move or talk.

But the judge investigating the case has now said it will be passed onto a gender violence court because it is out of her court’s jurisdiction. Hernandez told Spanish media: “I am a militant feminist and this is an insult. I will not accept being told

‘AN INSULT’: Hernandez helped his wife to die (file photo). that I have used violence against my wife.”

Pilar Martin-Najera, head of the Prosecutor’s Office gender violence division, said they would challenge the move on the grounds Hernandez’s actions

did not qualify for charges under those crimes. Olatz Alberdi, Hernandez’s lawyer, said she would also appeal the decision.

The couple’s case ignited a debate about euthanasia in Spain which is currently illegal.

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On verge of extinction EXPERTS are warning that Spain’s rarest bird could soon disappear from its last Andalucian strongholds in Granada and Almeria Researcher from the University of Madrid, Juan Traba has exposed the ‘delicate situation,’ in which the Chersophilus duponti (Dupont’s Lark) is found in Andalucia, since it only lives in four enclaves: Granada (Lomadel Padul) and Almeria (Cabo de Gata, Sierra de Gádor and Tabernas-Sorbas).

The last 10 years has seen a population decline of 66.8 per cent, putting it close to extinction in the region. According to the last census in 2018, there are only 15 males of the species left in Andalucia.

It is estimated that the species could disappear from Andalucia in five to 10 years ‘putting an end to the presence of one of the most emblematic and exclusive birds of the natural Andalucian steppes.’

The cause of the birds’ decline is put down to the destruction and ploughing of natural woodland in the region in favour of intensive olive and almond cultivation, plus the con-

UNDER THREAT: Dupont’s larks are nearing extinction in Spain. struction of solar and wind farms.

Murcia has another population, while the bird is more common in North Africa.

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MONEY SPINNER: Game of Thrones production spent €15m in Spain.

SHOOTING of TV series Game of Thrones brought €15 million of direct investment to Spain. But it is expected the economy will benefit by many million more in the coming years as fans of the series visit the country to view the locations used.

The eighth and final blockbuster series was filmed in locations around the world, with Spain once more being fea-

tured heavily including the Sevillian town of Osuna where filming continued for 15 days.

Some 650 extras were taken on, with a total of 1,000 people working on the film in that time. This boosted the town’s economy for those days, and now a tourism boom is expected for the usually sleepy municipality.

Spain is becoming increas-

ingly attractive for filming thanks to the improved tax and economic advantages offered to production companies.

Mainland Spain offers a tax incentive to international filming in the form of a tax rebate of between 15 per cent and 25 per cent (up to €5 million) depending on the autonomous community.

The Canaries offer tax breaks of up to 40 per cent.

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EASTER FAIR: Mayor, councillors and Fiestas queens.

Easter fundraiser for November BENIDORM’S 2019 Town Fiestas Committee opened the two-day Easter Fair it organises each year to raise funds for the November celebrations.

More than 20 stalls offered

typical Benidorm and regional products as well as traditional street food at popular prices. The equally traditional palms for the Easter processions were also on sale.

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tended by Benidorm mayor Toni Perez, Fiestas councillor Jesus Carrobles and the senior and junior Fiestas queens, Marina Carrilo and Paula Mayor with their respective maids of honour.

Dogs rescued from hell-hole

BENIDORM’S Local Police and National Police removed eight dogs kept in appalling conditions in the Armanello district.

They were advised of the animals’ plight by the Altea-based Somos Gos animal rescue association which operates throughout the Marina Baja.

They were aware for some time that dogs were being bred without any type of authorisation or veterinary supervision in the run-down area now awaiting redevelopment.

Somos Gos spokeswoman Mariola Terrez explained that the supposedly pedigree dogs were supplied to professional beggars.

The dogs, which were tied-up 24 hours a day, were underfed and living in filthy surroundings, crammed into small cages, pet carriers and even an upside rubbish bin where they were exposed to the sun during the day and low night-time temperatures.

The dogs, including a Husky with five newborn puppies, are now in the care of enidorm’s animal protection shelter.

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Plaza looks the way it should ALFAZ DEL PI has another pine in the Plaza Mayor.

This is the seventh of the trees which give Alfaz its name after its biologically dead predecessor was felled some days ago and a replacement been planted in a tradition that goes back to the 18th century.

Alfaz’s older residents, who remembered seeing the pine planted in 1949, looked on as the six-metre tall tree, with a diameter of 65 centimetres, took its place in the Plaza Mayor.

It was installed in time for the L’Alfas amb Historia (Alfaz with History) cultural week. This was first held in 2012, precisely to commemorate Alfaz’s separation from the Barony of Polop on April 16, 1832 and the creation of the new municipality renamed Alfaz del Pi.

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TREE PLANTING: Alfaz has another pine.

L’Alfas amb Historia week highlights historic, sociological, economic and cultural aspects from the municipality’s

past, and this year features the transformation and evolution of the town’s traditional trades and occupations.

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Calpe THE Marina Alta-Calpe Citizens’ Association is fighting the town hall’s decision to allow tower blocks in El Saladar.

The association lodged a formal complaint, asking the region’s Upper Court (TSJ-CV) to annul a modification to the town’s General Urban Development Plan (PGOU).

This removed height restrictions on buildings in the El Saladar district, endangering already-precarious environmental conditions in the zone adjoining Calpe’s Las Salinas salt beds, the association argued.

The local government responded by entering the formal complaint in the town hall’s Registry, meaning that anyone now deciding to build in El Saladar, does so at their own risk.

Should the TSJ-CV uphold the association’s appeal against the PGOU modification, constructors and developers could be called on to demolish any buildings begun after the town hall formally acknowledged the association’s complaint.

The PGOU was modified in 2017 enabling builders to exceed the existing 50-metre limit on buildings in El Saladar although constructions there will need to comply with an 18-metre limit on width.

This adjustment in turn allowed the town hall to exchange the El Saladar land for the privately-owned Banys de la Reina archaeological site on Calpe seafront.

Cakes for Charity THE cake stall had a bumper morning at the Charity Shop of Calpe’s recent Easter event.

Flapjacks, brownies and other home-made goodies flew off the stall and overall, the event raised just over €600.

This, along with a further €375, was used to buy food and personal hygiene products for the municipal Food Bank, Calpe Ayuda.

Bells ring out again Photo credit: Calpe town hall

Tall but not wide

FOUR bells removed last September from Calpe’s Virgen de las Nieves parish church for restoration are back in place.

Cracks which had appeared in the bell tower were repaired at the same time.

The biggest of the bells, dedicated to the Second Vatican Council, was cast in 1963 and weighs 308 kilos.

The oldest, dedicated to Nuestra Señora del Rosario, dates from 1857 and weighs 56 kilos. Two more, installed in 1949 were dedicated to Blessed Francisco Sendra and the Virgen de las Nieves, weighed 138 and 91 kilos respectively.

They are now being tried out and should be ready for use in time for Easter services, parish sources revealed.

CALPE BELLS: Back in place.

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Annual date for schools ORBA recently hosted the 34th edition of the Marina Alta’s Trobada d’Escoles en Valencia (Valencian in Schools Meeting). All of the Vall del Pop’s state schools were represented amongst the thousands of pupils, parents and teachers enjoying the annual meeting which promotes the use of Valenciano.

The theme this year was Som i serem paraules (We are and will be words), a homage to the Valencian dictionary compiler Francisco Ferrer Pastor.

Celebrating the town’s essence EARLY May also sees a return of the annual Xalonia festival. “This celebrates everything which makes us who we are,” Jalon Town Hall explained.

The festival on May 4 and 5 brings a 48-hour programme of concerts, cultural events, commerce, sport, gastronomy and children’s events. This will be a weekend with a wealth of activities for those who love the most traditional elements Jalon and the Valencian region have to offer.

LOWDOWN: Duncan Campbell (pictured with Bob Welham) spoke about Hatton Garden heist.

A soft spot for ‘gentlemen burglars’ FOLLOWING Vall del Pop U3A’s last General Assembly Duncan Campbell gave a talk on his days as a crime reporter.

Duncan described his interview with Michael Seed, known to his criminal cronies and the police as Basil (Best Alarm Systems in London).

He was the electronic brains behind the Hatton Garden heist at Easter 2015 when he and a team of elderly burglars in their 60’s

and 70’s stole €14 million in bullion and jewels, of which almost €6 million has never been recovered.

Duncan explained that he believes that the public take certain criminals to heart, if there is no violence.

The Train Robbers lost street cred by injuring the driver, he pointed out, but the Hatton Garden crew had no weapons with them and were regarded as ‘gentlemen burglars.’

Duncan also referred to

criminals like the safecrackers during the Second World War, who were released from prison to help the Allies break into secure areas where vital Nazi information and documents were stored.

Duncan reported at the time on the appalling exploits of Fred and Rosemary West and said that he believed that they were not found sooner because they simply did not fit the perceived view of serial killers.

On next month’s must-do list MAY promises to be busy in Jalon.

On May 2 the U3A Vall del Pop are substituting their normal monthly General Assembly with a Showcase event between 10am and 1pm. All U3A groups will be present at the Centre Polivalent in Murla and are putting on displays so that existing and potential members can find out more and join the groups which most appeal to them.

In addition to the display tables, there will be live performances by U3A singing and dancing groups. The TCET (Travel and Entertainment Team) will also be there to

take bookings for forthcoming trips.

Those interested can also register for the May Treasure Hunt which sets out on May 26 from Jalon at 11am.

There will be a €20 charge for teams of four per car and funds raised from this event organised by the Goodwill Team will be donated to U3A-nominated 2019 charities.

Team numbers are limited but if the event is oversubscribed another Treasure Hunt m a y b e o rg a n i s e d f o r a n o t h e r d a y, t h e Goodwill Team announced.

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AFTER two disappointing weeks, t he Te ul a d a Morai r a F i shi ng C lu b hoped their sixth Summer League match would significantly improve their fortunes.

Ten members assembled to fis h se c t i o n B 1 o f th e River Jucar on a clear and sunny m o r ni ng wi th a fairly st ro ng co o l breeze.

Many anglers found the area on the far bank very ‘s nagg y, ’ a nd by luncht i m e o nl y J a c q u es Jansse n ha d m a na g ed more t ha n a si ng l e fis h , landing four.

As the day progressed, it became evident that what fis h we re a ro und, w ere concentrated around three adjacent pegs and when th e m a t c h e nde d t w o thirds of the fish caught had co m e f ro m th is area.

Over a l l , i t wa s a sligh t i m pro v e m en t on p rev i o us we e ks, b u t most h a d t o be c o nten t with a single fish and two anglers were left with dry nets.

Two high points of the day we re a be a ut i f u lly coloured goldfish caught

by Ma l c o m De l o o z e a n d another good-sixed carp of 4.3 kilos by Malcom Hunt who seems to be making a habit of targeting the big fish.

For further information please contact Frank Povey (966 490 338), email: frankpovey@btopenworld. com, or call Ray Craig (966 492 083 or 650 069 247).

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Floral Club demonstration TH E M a rina A lta C os ta Blanca Floral Club’s next demonstration will be held

on April 25 at La Senieta, Moraira. The club looks forward to a return visit from

the international and national floral artist, Avril Hill.

At the top of her profession for many years and a past chai r wom an of t he NAFAS, she will be demonstrating ‘spring into summer.’

Ther e i s a €5 ent r ance fee for members and €8 for visitors and doors open at 2pm and close at 2.45pm.

As a f undr ai ser, and t o cel ebr at e t he NAFAS Flower Arrangers Day, Jenny and Dave Peachey ar e hosting a coffee (and fabul ous cake) m or ni ng on Tuesday May 28. Jenny will have tickets on sale at next week’s demonstration, the Floral Club announced.

For further information cont act Lynn on 966 405 426 or visit the www.mari naaltafloralclub.com webpage, or follow the club on Facebook.

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MORAIRA’S Guardia Civil detained two women accused of hugging and then stealing from their distracted victims.

The first was detained after officers stopped a car whose woman passenger, a Romanian, was wanted by the police for thefts in Benicassim (Castellon) and Valencia City last March. All were carried out by approaching elderly victims from whom she stole while embracing them.

The following day, when the Guardia Civil were identifying the three Romanian occupants of another vehicle, they found all had police records for removing valuable watches and jewellery using the same method. Officers detained one woman who was currently wanted in Calpe for several ‘hug and mug’ crimes.

Walking through it EIGHTEEN months ago the Moraira U3A Walking Football group assisted Oliva U3A in setting up their own group.

The two teams recently met in a six-team tournament held in Moraira, arranged around two visiting teams from Widnes in the UK. Following the last-minute withdrawal of the San Miguel team, organiser Nick Connor arranged a third Moraira team, highlighting the strength of the local Walking Football group.

Moraira were league winners with Oliva and Widnes only separated on goals scored.

Oliva surpassed all expectations in their first-ever league game, even inflicting a surprise 3-2 defeat on

Photo credit: Moraira U3A

Hugger muggers detained

CHAMPIONS: Home team beat all-comers.

Moraira who, in no mood to be caught out a second time and with goals from top scorer Andy Alderton and the team’s driving force Ian Moffit, claimed a relatively comfortable 4-0 victory.

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NEWS SOS MESSAGES: The bottle is being passed from school to school.

Saving the environment A BOTTLE containing SOS messages has arrived at the Graull school.

The bottle was passed on by the Trenc d’Alba primary

school in a Fundacion Oceanografic scheme to remind society of the need to protect the environment and above all, the marine environment.

Graull pupils have filled the bottle with their thoughts and ideas written on slips of paper resembling Posidonia Oceanica (Neptune grass).

The bottle is accompanied by a ship’s log which records good environmental practices and lists the dangers faced by marine ecosystems.

The Graull pupils have stressed the need to reduce single-use plastics, bringing food in lunchboxes or reusable cloth napkins and drinking from refillable canteens instead of throwaway plastic bottles.

The initiative involves all Javea schools and this week the Graull pupils will be sending on the bottle to Xabia International College.

Holiday medical attention JAVEA’S Arenal health centre will open over Easter and during the May 1 long weekend.

The centre will be open between April 13 to 27 and May 1 to 4 from 10am until 6pm, Monday to Saturday including national holidays.

Outside these hours, emergencies will be attended at the Plaza de la Constitucion.

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CAMPAIGN STARTS: Ready for April 28.

SPAIN’S general election campaign is underway and Javea’s political parties started putting up their posters on the stroke of midnight once this was legally permitted.

In the Valencian Community, residents will be asked to make up their minds twice, voting for a new regional government as well as the Madrid-based national government.

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Lorries rejected in Xylella scare PORT police in Ibiza prevented four lorries from leaving the Denia ferry.

All carried plants, explained Ports de Balears sources to the media in Ibiza where stringent measures have been introduced to prevent the spread of tree-killer Xylella Fastidiosa.

The disease which destroyed thousands of olive trees in Italy entered Spain via Baleares in autumn 2016. It was confirmed on the Spanish mainland in June 2017 after almond trees in Guadalest in the Marina Baja were found to be infected with the deadly bacterium.

This is the first time the movement of merchandise between Denia and the islands have been affected in this way, although the same Ports de Balears sources failed to reveal the origin of the rejected plants.

Four new Xylella Fastidiosa cases were confirmed in Ibiza in less than

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REJECTED: Lorries turned back after sailing from Denia Port. a month earlier this year in addition to the l94 cases already detected there.

The Baleares authorities

are taking every precaution to ensure that the deadly bacteria is prevented from spreading further, with peri-

odic checks at all ports by the regional government inspectors and the Guardia Civil.

Police foil axeman A SPANISH man of 60 was arrested after trying to storm a Denia house armed with a chopper and pickaxe.

The aggressor succeeded in breaking a window and its frame while threatening to kill one of the occupants who had once worked with him.

The family called the 091 National Police number and two patrols already in the area arrived in time to see the assailant destroying the window.

Aware that he was about to be arrested he threw both weapons under a parked car and was detained while trying to escape.

Brought before the Denia judge, the man, who has a police record, was released after being charged with making serious threats and causing material damage.

Montgo’s Van Gogh moment BOTANISTS made an addition to the 650 plants and flowers listed in the catalogue of Montgo’s flora.

Irises are now in bloom in the national park, their intense splashes of blue complementing the mountain’s modestly-coloured spring flowers. Although they are usually garden plants, irises propagate very easily, experts explained, and they can now be seen bordering the path which goes down to Les Rotes in Denia as well in the La Plana zone on the Javea side.

This is the area where the 444 hectares of land which were lost to fire in 2014 are gradually returning to normal.

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CELEBRATING HISTORY: Borrell (centre, left) was speaking at the presentation of Spain, A Global History.

Co-existence is the key to success SPAIN will only succeed as a country if it can overcome regional tensions and division and offer a positive vision of co-existence, the country’s foreign minister has said.

Josep Borrell claimed the narrative about Spain and Spanish history had been captured by nationalists both regionally and at a country-wide level who are on the ‘wrong side of history.’

Spain has not had anyone capable of writing its story in terms of its positive contribution to the world, the minister added.

He was speaking at the presentation of a new book by diplomat Luis Francisco Martinez

Montes called Spain, A Global History.

Martinez Montes’ book comes as part of a Foreign Ministry strategy to promote Spain’s image abroad. It discusses the country’s contribution to a host of areas including religion, language and economics. Borrell said the book was not an exercise in ‘vainglory,’ but was a celebration of the country’s achievements throughout its history.

Spain needed to counter a ‘premodern’ and ‘authoritarian’ image pushed by critics following the 2008 recession, the eurozone crisis and more recently the Catalan independence row, Borrell said.

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Taxing families SPANISH middle-class families with children pay one of the highest levels of tax of any in the developed world, according to a new report The Organisation for Economic C o-ope ra tion a nd Development’s (OECD) report found Spanish families with two children and one working parent pays almost 34 per cent of their gross income in taxes.

Tha t is 7.3 pe rc e nta ge points higher than the average for advanced economies and is the 10th highest in the de ve lope d w orld, a c cording to the OECD.

FALLING TREE: A costalero was hurt after a palm tree fell from a float during the Borriquita procession.

Palm tree injury A COSTALERO was injured after he was struck by a huge tree which fell from a float during a Palm Sunday procession in the south of Spain on Sunday.

The man suffered ‘slight’ injuries to his head

SPAIN has called for farming to be excluded from EU-US trade talks despite efforts from Washington to put it on the agenda.

Brussels officials said talks between the bloc and the US would focus on reducing tariffs on industrial

Trade talks goods. It comes after tariffs rose on certain products when US president Donald Trump put in place a protectionist trade policy in an effort to

and back after the tree fell from the float as it was raised into the air in Cordoba during the opening of the Semana Santa (Easter week) in the city. The Borriquita procession continued after the palm tree was properly removed.

shield American goods from competition.

The US has also announced import duties totalling almost €9.8 billion on a host of European goods after Brussels agreed to subsidise the Airbus aviation firm.

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CLIMATE CHARGE: Greenpeace unveiled the bill in Madrid.

A giant bill

By Joe Gerrard GREENPEACE has hung a giant bill on a Madrid skyscraper to raise awareness of what they claimed was the price of political and corporate inaction on climate change.

The environmental NGO hung the 300-metre high banner on the side of one of the Colon towers in the Spanish capital on Thursday. Inaction from politicians and corporations has racked up an environmental and social bill which will ultimately have to be paid by the people, Greenpeace said. “They are

costing us our lives, they are costing us the planet.

And we are not going to pay the bill,” Greenpeace said. “The bad practices of large companies and current policies not only destroys the environment, but also creates an increasingly unequal society with fewer rights,” the NGO added.

Greenpeace’s protest comes as demonstrations against climate change have stepped up in recent months. Spanish school pupils have repeatedly joined hundreds of thousands of others from around the world in striking from lessons every Friday in protest against pollution.

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The EWN team take their hats off to our advertisers and loyal readers PUBLISHERS Michel and Steven Euesden are incredibly proud and excited to be celebrating two decades at the heart of the community in southern Spain, reporting the news while supporting worthy causes and initiatives.

All week, the EWN Head Office has been awash with colour, balloons and festivities to mark the 20-year milestone, an achievement which reflects the passion and professionalism behind the most successful English language publication in Spain.

The sheer determination and dynamic work ethic of EWN Publishers Michel and Steven Euesden has proved to be the impressively base winning formula which has seen the EWN Media Group (EWNMG) empire continue to thrive.

The Euesdens arrived in Spain in 1996, both armed with enviable records in publishing sales, an inspirational hunger for success and a vision for the future.

Michel said: “We never discussed that we would start the EWN together, but we knew that working together as a team would produce the greatest product.”

And that is exactly what the Euesdens have done, firstly with The Entertainer on April 17, 1999, and rebranding to launch Euro Weekly News in 2002.

For two decades, Michel and Steven have steered EWN and its loyal and hard-working team of staff to the dizzy heights of Europe’s largest free

The glamour of film OVER the past 20 years we have seen many changes in Spain, and also witnessed how it has grown with the help of expats.

The country has benefited in many ways both economically and culturally. A great example of the latter is the Marbella International Film Festival (MIFF).

Set up in 2006 it has showcased the work of some of the most exciting international talent in the ‘alternative’ film world, and brought tremendous publicity to Spain.

The EWN is proud to have been closely associated with MIFF as official media partners. It has given us the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work done by the festival in encouraging worldwide talent to grow and develop.

At the heart of its success is Mac Chakaveh who is the brain behind the event who has grown MIFF from relatively small beginnings into the major festival it is today much as the EWN has grown into being the biggest English language newspaper group in Spain.

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Each week, more than half a million expatriate and local readers enjoy the six award-winning EWN titles throughout southern Spain and in Mallorca.

Michel added: “Despite stiff competition, a global recession, plus the ongoing ramifications of Britain’s EU exit, our mandate throughout has been to better serve advertisers and readers while continuing to expand.

“We look forward to being able to serve with the same love and passion in the future.”

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IT may be old now, but the E u ro We e k l y N e w s w a s once young too!

When it was set up it started with a core set of values which remain at its h e a r t t o d a y. I t s f o u n d i n g mission was to deliver the Spanish news to the expatriate community in a nonsensationalist, easy to read and informative manner.

To be the voice of expats it needed to be very much at the heart of the community. As part of its ethos the EWN has down the years supported many events and charities, large and small, and this is something it continues to do, especially for dynamic new causes

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For example, so far this year the EWN has already thrown its weight behind two major expat-organised events.

We sponsored and were media partners to the Costa Wo m e n International Women’s Day conference.

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own particular fields.

Then we attended the l a u n c h o f t h e B e s t Yo u Legacy Club Marbella, for whom we are again media partners. The club aims to help people leave a legacy, whether it be in the business world, charitable causes or even something more personal.

What both these events have in common is that they bring together people from all parts of the expat community who want to make a real difference -just like the EWN always has.

ONE beneficiary of Euro Weekly News during its history was Leo Bermejo, who died from a rare form of cancer despite a fundraising effort and campaign on his behalf.

Many readers will remember Leo by his nickname Leo the Lion. The boy, from Vera Playa in Almeria Province, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer in September 2015.

Leo’s family contacted Euro Weekly News in January 2017 when he was aged four shortly after he had several tumours removed.

Leo’s mother Karen Keefe said they aimed to raise €176,000 so Leo could travel to the US for pioneering treatment which they hoped would rid him of the illness.

Euro Weekly News journalists soon got to work on raising awareness for the four-year-old’s plight. More than €75,000 was raised for Leo in eight days, in part thanks to our publicity and efforts on the ground from Almeria Sales Manager Jackie Butcher.

Attention from the public soon followed. Former Real Madrid defender Leo Bermejo, who shared a love of football with the four-year-old as well as a name, retweeted a Euro Weekly News Twitter post calling for help.

By May 2017 Leo had flown to the US and completed his proton therapy treatment. He was welcomed back in Almeria on Sunday May 7. But an MRI scan in September of that year showed the tumours were once again growing.

An urgent appeal for more support, including for a dedicated private nurse, was made with the help of Euro Weekly News in November.

But it was not enough and weeks later, on Friday December 1, Leo passed away days before his fifth birthday. His last words were: “I love you.”

Karen told Euro Weekly News after Leo’s passing that she was grateful for the support she had received. She added this newspaper’s publicity had helped to show the true face of cancer in children.

COURAGEOUS: Leo ‘the Lion’ Bermejo and sister Sofia while the four-year-old battled cancer.

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Here’s to the next two decades!

“WE are truly thrilled to be marking 20 fabulous years,” said publishers Michel and Steven Euesden, while acknowledging the support of all those who have played a part in the enviable success of Euro Weekly News.

“This is an incredible moment for us all and we would like to thank all of our clients, readers and staff. We are very fortunate to have brilliant team members who are the foundations of the company and represent the EWN work ethos.

“We are proud to consider ourselves a family and are here to deliver local news and activities to the English-speaking community.

“The EWN has always endeavoured to support local charities and remain at the heart of the community. Our success is due to giving something back at every opportunity.

“Nobody said it would ever be easy and it isn’t, but it is extremely enjoyable and thoroughly rewarding. Newspapers are our passion - here’s to another 20 years.”

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS staff members were treated to a go PHOTO PROS: Costa Blanca on a ‘magic mirror’ for their Magic Mirror’s Steph (left) 20th anniversary party with help and Fran (right). from Steph and Fran. Steph and Fran run Costa Blanca Magic Mirror, company which rents out the device of the same name for parties, weddings and other events. It allows people to see themselves in a mirror-like screen which takes their picture and applies overlays including emojis and frames.

Fran told the Euro Weekly News her and business partner Steph were among the first in Spain to get a magic mirror.

“It’s great to bring fun and joy to people and to see them enjoying themselves whenever we go to an event with the Magic Mirror,” Fran said.

The company offers the service from €375 for two hours and are GPR Protected under European Privacy rules.

Costa Blanca Magic Mirror is able to offer bespoke packages to customers depending on the event and their needs, Fran said.

IN 2010, Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle was the site of an epic fundraiser organised HISTORIC in collaboration with the Euro WeekFIRST: The Spring ly News.

Garden Party The Spring Garden Party, which raised more than saw more than 500 people show € 20,000 for Age their support for Age Concern, raised Concern. more than €20,000.

Hosted by former Spectrum FM presenter, Paul Breen-Turner, the fundraiser was the first ever event of its kind to be held for Age Concern and went down in the history of the association as a great success. The money raised went to fund training for 100 caseworkers to help the elderly and vulnerable in Spain. Before the party was over, EWN’s Michel and Steven Euesden, were called to the stage to thank them for all they had done to support the Garden Party, and they in turn thanked everyone in the community who had got together to achieve so much to make the night one to remember.

Positively Pink AMONG the EWN’s many charitable endeavours over the past 20 years has been sponsoring the annual Positively Pink Ball in La Cala de Mijas.

As media sponsors and passionate supporters, the Euro Weekly News has been on hand to help the charity raise funds and awareness for breast screening over many years.

In October 2017, the EWN was proud to be present to witness the Positively Pink Ball’s record-break-

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ing night, when the charity raised a record €30,500.

The event received a touch of celebrity magic in the form of guest auctioneer and Emmerdale actress Lorraine Chase, who had flown over from the UK especially to help raise funds. The theme of the evening was a night through the decades with performances by including Janet Jaye as Tina Turner, Stelvis, the Rat Pack and Carolynn May as Shirley Bassey.

PROUD SPONSORS: The EWN has supported the Positively Pink ball and charity founder Lorraine Palmer, pictured with daughter Jordana.

Here’s a look at some of the major, world-changing events that have taken place in that time.

1999 • The euro currency is established.

2000 • The first residential crew arrives aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

2001 • New York’s Twin Towers are brought down in an Al Qaeda terror attack, beginning the War on Terror.

2002 • Almost 99 per cent of voters in Gibraltar reject shared sovereignty between Britain and Spain in a referendum.

2003 • The Concorde supersonic jet liner makes its last commercial flight after first taking off in 1969.

2004 • Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook while studying at Harvard University.

2005 • Live 8 concerts take place at 10 venues across the world simultaneously for the Make Poverty History campaign.

2006 • The Human Genome Project publishes its last chromosome sequence.

2007 • Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone in San Francisco.

2008 • The global financial crisis breaks out, leading to the deepest recession since the Great Depression.

2009 • Barack Obama takes office as the US’s first African-American president.

2010 • David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of Britain at the head of the first coalition government since the Second World War. 2011 • Anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and North Africa, beginning the Arab Spring.

2012 • The Olympic Games are held in London.

2013 • Former CIA agent Edward Snowden releases information about a US government mass surveillance programme.

2014 • Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe is crowned King after the abdication of Juan Carlos I. 2015 • The US re-establishes full diplomatic relations with Cuba after 54 years of hostile relations.

2016 • Britain votes in a referendum to leave the EU after first joining the European Economic Community in 1973.

2017 • Donald Trump takes office as US President as millions march worldwide against his inauguration.

2018 • Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain’s Prime Minister after ousting the PP in the country’s first successful no confidence motion.

2019 • Event Horizon Telescope scientists create the first ever image of a black hole.

We have been a great supporter of Puente Romano’s events for the past 20 years. Should it be a dedicated lunch for fashion, a new menu launch or a charity involved event - all the events have been presented the best way possible. We appreciate the passion and professionalism of the company and wish the best birthday celebration and many collaborations to come in the next 20 years.

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CONCERNS: Washington’s stance towards Cuba has hardened under Trump.

Cuba dispute SPAIN and other European countries are bracing for a dispute with the US after Washington announced plans to reinstate penalties for companies with investments in Cuba.

Officials in Madrid have reportedly raised their concerns with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the plan to reinstate the Helms Burton law.

The law, which was suspended more than 20 years ago, allowed US courts to claim damages against companies which partner with Cuban firms on the Caribbean island.

Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said: “Spain and the EU are against the reinstatement because we understand that there is an agreement which provides for a permanent and systematic renewal every six months of the non-application of it.”

US National Security Advisor John Bolton is due to announce the reapplication of the law today (Thursday).

The Trump administration’s stance on Cuba has hardened following the president’s predecessor Barack Obama’s efforts to normalise relations with the Communist government in Havana.

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SWEDEN SWEDEN’S bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics has divided police, with Greater Gothenburg chief officer Erik Nord claiming it would take resources from forces and hinder their work while the National Operational Department’s Stefan Hector said it would be manageable.

Olympic debate

Target met OVERSEAS aid spending from Sweden met the target set by the UN of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) in 2018, according to a new report from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

CONCERNS: Sweden wants to host the games.

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Ginger warning

DENMARK’S Children and Social Minister Mai Mercado has announced the government will open an inquiry into the case of 22 young people who were forcibly taken from Greenland in 1951 and brought to Denmark following calls for an official apology.

DRINKING ginger in large quantities while pregnant to help with morning sickness could increase the risk of miscarriage, according to Denmark’s Veterinary and Food Administration which added expectant mothers should consider eating more meals with smaller portions instead.

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NORWAY

Faeces stunt

School ‘attack’

LOCALS in Wavre in Wallonian found hundreds of fake dog turds scattered outside the town hall last week, with the faeces left there by council officials as part of a campaign to raise awareness of keeping streets clean.

ARMED police were despatched to a secondary school in Bergen last week after they received reports that a man with weapons was on his way to it, with a 21-year-old former student arrested in connection with the operation.

Birth fall THE number of babies born in Belgium has fallen for the seventh year in a row, according to the latest Statbel population data which showed the number of newborns was 119,102 in 2017 and the fertility rate stood at 1.68.

Boat blaze A FIRE which broke out in the harbour of Klenevagen last week caused more than €417,200 worth of damaged and engulfed nine boats, with a police investigation launched afterwards to find out the cause of the blaze.

FRANCE

Debate ends

Probe opens

GREATER action on climate change, a more deliberative democracy and tax cuts were all among issues raised during Grand Debates held in France since January, according to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe who said the need for change was ‘radical.’

PROSECUTORS in France have launched an investigation into allegations that former bodyguard to President Emmanuel Macron Alexandre Benalla, allegedly masqueraded as a police officer and hit a demonstrator during 2018’s May Day protests.

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GERMANY

Sex work call

Daesh trial

MORE than 40,000 activists have signed a petition calling for the buying of sex to be outlawed after the Christian youth movement Exxpose launched a campaign to have the proposals debated by lawmakers.

THE trial of a German woman accused of joining the Daesh terror group in Iraq has opened at a Munich court, with the 27-year-old defendant charged with war crimes over the death of a fiveyear-old Yazidi captive from starvation.

Mother return

Case dropped

A MOTHER of two deported from the Netherlands to Armenia will be allowed to return to her son and daughter nine years after leaving the country and after Armina Hambartsjumian’s case was taken up by campaigners for the rights of refugees.

PROSECUTORS have dropped a 16-month criminal investigation into the Zentrum fur Politische Schonheit (Centre for Political Beauty), with the case the first of its kind in Germany’s postwar history and one which shows artistic freedom needs greater protection, campaigners claimed.

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Banks drafted for rail bonds SPAIN’S ADIF railway infrastructure body has called in four leading banks to sell bonds worth at least €500 million to fund the building of new high-speed lines.

Spanish banks BBVA and Santander will sell the bonds alongside London-based HSBC and France’s Societe General.

The sale is set to be done as ‘green bonds’ which were first offered in 2017 and again last year.

ADIF president Isabel Pardo said green bonds were part of plans to improve sustainability and become more environmentally-friendly.

2.2 per cent

18 - 24 April 2019 THE average salary increase for Spanish workers in the first three months of 2018, higher than March’s CPI inflation rate of about 1.5 per cent according to Labour Ministry data.

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business & legal

State aid for small firms

IMF Spain deficit forecast SPAIN’S public spending deficit will be 2.3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year and remain below 3 per cent afterwards, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted.

The IMF forecasted a fall in the difference between the Treasury’s income and outgoings of 0.4 percentage points from 2018 to this year.

Spain’s deficit was 2.7 per cent of GDP last year.

The deficit will remain slightly below 2.5 per cent of GDP until 2022 when it will rise and reach 2.8 per cent of GDP by 2024, the IMF

By Joe Gerrard forecasted. The EU requires eurozone countries to keep their deficits below 3 per cent of GDP. It comes as the 2019 deficit was targeted at 1.8 per cent in October.

The IMF said then that ‘credible’ measures would be needed to bring the deficit down.

The international lending body said the forecasts were based in part on predictions that economic growth will slow in Spain and elsewhere in the coming years.

Spain’s national debt will fall

gradually in GDP percentage terms from 96 per cent this year to 95 per cent in 2020 and 93 per cent by 2023.

The equivalent average figures for the eurozone are expected to be 83.6 per cent this year and 81.8 per cent in 2020.

Spain is second to Italy in terms of eurozone countries with the highest national debt as a percentage of GDP. The IMF said it based its forecasts for Spain on budget plans drawn up by the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) last year and other measures approved since.

SPANISH government ministers have approved funding worth €452 million to support small and medium-sized companies.

Industry Minister Reyes Maroto, who announced the measures last week ahead of their approval, said the package would be split into three parts.

Almost €96 million will be available for young entrepreneurs, €50 million will go to boosting overseas trade for companies and €307 million will help with energy efficiency.

Maroto said: “These measures seek to eliminate obstacles to small business growth and international expansion.”

» BUSINESS EXTRA

Number of companies rises A TOTAL of 9,386 companies were created in Spain in February, up 7.4 per cent on the same month in 2018 the latest National Institute for Statistics (INE) figures show.

Almost €848 million in capital was invested into the founding of the companies during February, an increase of 86.7 per cent year-on-year. A total of 2,311 companies folded in February this year, ac-

cording to INE data.

About 19.4 per cent of new firms were in the trade sector while 15.6 per cent were in the construction industry.

A total of 82.5 per cent of companies which folded did so voluntarily, with 6.9 per cent ceasing to exist due to mergers and 10.6 per cent closing for other reasons.

Turnover increases SPAIN’S chemical industry increased its turnover by 4 per cent to more than €65.6 billion in 2018, the largest amount of growth ever recorded for the sector the Business Federation of the Spanish Chemical Industry (FEIQUE) said.

Double up FRENCH supermarket chain Carrefour has almost doubled its Spanish stores from 582 in 2004 to 1,008 currently, making Spain second only to France in terms of the number of shops, according to a new company report.

New planes THE Iberia airline is set to see the delivery of four new Airbus A350-900 planes by 2023 as part of a larger order made by parent company IAG, with the Spanish carrier the first to receive the newest model.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONCE again, it appears strangely coincidental that a subject I chose in a previous column seems to manifest on a wider scale the following week.

In the last blurb, I wrote about the pathetic retributions being passed on by our so-called Judges.

Well this past week, one of those judgements truly did take the whole tin.

It concerned the case of the Turkish born toerag who has apparently been fighting deportation for some five years. This man is a violent criminal, who has never applied for citizenship, and over the years, has been convicted of robbery, criminal damage, burglary, assault and shoplifting.

In 2016 a judge decided because he had become the member of a notorious North London gang, he had (wait for it) ‘integrated well, into a part of UK society.’ The judge decided this made him a ‘home-grown criminal’ and allowed him to stay. (I defy anyone to make that one up!). In a series of immigration appeals his blood- sucking lawyers have cost the British taxpayers untold thousands of pounds. And he’s still here - awaiting yet another public purse draining appeal.

Sometime I truly do lose the will to live. What with the Brexit fiasco and judgements like this, is it any wonder our once proud British nation has become the laughing stock of the world? If we’d had this lot of ‘do gooders’ and pathetic politi-

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LAUGHING STOCK: Pathetic retributions by judges? cians in 1939, the whole population would have been under the jackboot of the Nazis by 1940!

Another so-called ‘judgement’ also caught the ol’ boy’s eye this week. A serial drink-driver was ‘given a chance’ by Judge Sarah Buckingham,

even after the accused had crashed into three other vehicles and needed rescuing from her own blazing car. This was her third offence and she admitted to dangerous driving while three times over the limit. It wasn’t even the judge’s almost

unbelievable decision to give her another chance it was actually her reason for doing so. She was deferring sentence for three months, she said, to see if the defendant could address her issues ‘because she was a woman.’

‘Had Miss Parry been a man,’ the judge added; ‘it would have been straight down the stairs.’

Hold on a minute, is that not a more blatant case of sexism than you would ever be likely to hear?

Can you imagine the scream up if she had told a man that if he were a woman, he would have been immediately incarcerated? Loose Women would have had a field day. The roads to Westminster would have been jammed with Boadicea lookalikes and men would be going without their dinner or sexual favours for weeks.

As it is I have yet to see one protest from the poor beleaguered males of the populace. Come on fellas you can’t all have become transgenders.

Oh, I dunno, the way things are going, it may not be a bad idea!

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TECH FOR THE TIMID IN the beginning was the iPod, and lo, Steve Jobs saw that it was good, and sold over half a billion of the things.

Eighteen years on, only the overpriced iPod Touch remains, struggling for sales among myriad Chinese MP3 player clones so cheap they could almost come free with corn flakes. Indeed, a knock-off iPod Shuffle I bought on a street market actually cost less than those corn flakes.

The Walkman begat the Discman which begat the MP3 player which begat the smartphone and most music listened to on the move (and increasingly at home) now happens from our phones. Yet surprisingly, there’s still a niche market for higher-quality music players. All you need is good ears to hear the difference; and deep pockets.

All but the most dedicated of audiophiles tolerated a huge quality hit when the Walkman turned the music world upside down in 1979. Never mind the (middling) audio quality, enjoy the portability. The 1998 MP3 players continued the trade-off, its compressed music files no match for the fidelity of the CD originals.

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When music really matters Would you pay more for true studio sound, asks Terence Kennedy?

HI-RES, HI-PRICE: From €100, to 10 times that.

Now audiophiles are fighting back, with growing ranges of dedicated ‘high-resolution music players’ which look like their iPod ancestors, but pack studio-quality circuitry and processing into formats barely larger than a cigarette pack. If you can imagine a cigarette pack costing several hundred euros.

Powered by audio-specific hightech DACs (or Digital-to-Analog Converters) far more advanced than those in a normal player, phone or computer, they will indeed play bog-standard MP3 tracks.

But that would be a little like owning a Ferrari and keeping it in first gear. MP3 is a so-called ‘lossy’ music

format; the compression which reduces its file size to make it portable, also strips out lots of the detail, especially the stuff we’re supposed to feel, not hear.

High-resolution music players favour ‘lossless’ formats like the ubiquitous FLAC, the old-fashioned WAV, Apple’s ALAC or a compromise which sounds like Austrian royalty: Ogg-Vorbis.

People with ‘perfect’ hearing insist they can tell the difference. Most of us closer to our sell-by dates are happy just to load in our music collections on mini-SD cards, secure in the knowledge that what’s being pumped out will be pretty much the best our lugholes can discern.

Meanwhile smartphones play music at no extra charge. So do tiny music players costing €20 or €30. Ultimately whether you think it’s worth many times that for a high-resolution device depends either on audiophile snob value, or the genuine sensitivity of your own lords and peers. Which is of course cockney rhyming slang. Have a banana.

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Hear the hertz HERTZ isn’t for car hire if you’re an audiophile. The holy grail used to be 20 to 20,000 hertz, a frequency range few humans - bar the very young - can distinguish.

High Fidelity was the buzzword in the 1950s with the introduction of LPs, then came CDs in the 1980s.

But when cassettes stormed the popular market from the 1960s they ran at a barely a 10th of the speed of studio tape, audio range was abysmal and their hiss would have done a cobra proud.

In principle, high-resolution audio can achieve more than double the human hearing range.

But in one blind test, researchers asked musicians and sound engineers to spot the difference between music on ‘normal’ equipment, and at ‘high resolution.’You guessed it; they couldn’t.

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Nora Johnson

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

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HAVE you heard about Daniel Mallory (aka AJ Finn), best-selling author of The Woman in the Window who made up a life for himself? His lies include his parents’ deaths, his brother’s suicide, fake qualifications and, most elaborately, his own terminal brain cancer. Wow! Many people invent things about themselves to appear more interesting. Mallory writes fiction and has made himself a work of fiction. Nonetheless, it’s a fitting parable for our times. The line between reality and makebelieve gets more blurred by the day. Newspapers report on ‘celebrities’ only famous for being famous. Soap operas are described breathlessly as if they were real. Pop stars give themselves gangster names and are then arrested for real crimes.

But hang on, didn’t Agatha Christie pretend to go missing and create a news story?

Wasn’t Walter Scott playing his public by writing pseudonymously as The Author of Waverley? And didn’t Ernest Hemingway fictionalise his own life? Fiction writers make things up... a bit like MPs. Betrayal, the latest in my own psychological crime thriller series, focuses on Nick Lawrence who likewise invents a new life for

LETTERS FROM CANARIES

By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com IT’S raining! Everybody, apart from the tourists, is happy, despite leaking roofs and power cuts. It’s been a dry winter. Reservoirs are low.

Prevailing winds are usually north-easterly, moisturerich trade winds, which form cloud caps over the western islands and save us from an African climate. If the last couple of years are anything to go by, however, God help future generations, because what’s been blowing in here is lots of Calima from Africa. (EWN passim).

We’re turning into Africa, as is Andalucia and eastwards, as you’ll no doubt be aware if you read El País or watch Spanish media.

There’ll be 40 per cent less water available relatively soon.

The Spanish government is supposedly ‘grappling with the disastrous implica-

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The truth is stranger - and far darker - than fiction Deadly secrets AFTER 15 years in Canada, successful businessman Nick Lawrence returns to the village where he grew up and was acquitted of a gruesome murder. But he is confronted with all the people from a past life who can’t and won’t forgive him; including his own family. His return stirs up old memories and new hostilities, reopening old wounds, dredging up long forgotten secrets.

But his girlfriend’s murder is only the first in several apparently unconnected crimes. Detective Inspector Barbara Forster, heading the cold case investigation, pursues a treacherous path in this action-packed thriller filled with twists and turns, intrigue and danger, about a young man trying to unravel the mystery of a family tragedy - a quest with an unexpected and shocking revelation.

Highly recommended for anyone who likes mystery/crime/psychological thrillers.

himself in Canada with a brand new name and background following his acquittal of the murder of his girlfriend Emily years earlier.

Returning home to rescue a failing company owned by Emily’s father who is determined to prove he was guilty all along, Nick decides to finally clear his name.

But the past has not been forgotten. His arrival tears old wounds apart and new conflicts arise in this taut tale of wrecked lives, family tragedy and moral consequences; how one incident can cause ripples throughout years and decades, and how someone at the centre of that incident can have such a dramatic effect on those left to pick up the pieces. A man who pleaded innocent, but is still judged by society. A gripping crime thriller with a final, shocking double twist which ultimately forces you to question everything in this coldly harrowing exposé of one man’s battle with guilt and betrayal, revenge and redemption.

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

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can he refuse to pay?

AT our community AGM they advised us that the garage needs to be refurbished inside and that quotes would be obtained. I objected, but it was passed by a majority vote.

My argument is that I do not have a parking place or one of the storage rooms, but they say it is a community area.

The parking and storage rooms have in the past been sold off by some of the residents to outsiders.

My property did not come with a garage so why should I have to pay for its upkeep?

What’s worse, is my share of the cost is eight times more than someone who only has a parking place. Have I got any rights not to contribute?

TC (Costa del Sol) If the work is David Searl not ‘necesYou and the Law s a r y, ’ a n d t h e a s s e s s in Spain ment comes to more than three months of your community fees, the Horizontal Law says you can refuse to pay it.

In your specific case, the charge is clearly unfair, as well. As a note, if the garage and storage rooms are community property, the holders cannot ‘sell’ them.

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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tions of this future reality now.’ But is anybody really even mentioning the urgent need to act on climate change, apart from 16-yearold year old Greta Thunberg and her young followers? https://www.youtube.com/wa t c h ? v = H 2 Q x F M 9 y 0 t Y; We’re all too cosy and dumb to stir ourselves, so all power to the kids!

Meanwhile, long may it rain on these islands, which are the tops of submerged mountains, featuring very steeply sloping terrain indeed. Impossible to farm, these landscapes were painstakingly terraced over centuries into ‘bancales,’ which are drystone-walled, soil-filled, level spaces where agriculture and grazing are possible.

La Gomera, for example, looks much like Peru in this respect. Man-made terraces form a large part of the is-

land’s unique landscape, making it the ideal venue for the fourth ITLA (International Terraced Landscapes Association) Congress, titled ‘Re-Enchanting Terraces’ in March.

ITLA’s objective is to study, map, restore and conserve these landscapes, many of which are abandonded, across the planet.

Most of Macaronesia (the Canaries, Cape Verdes, Azores and Madeira) are terraced to some extent, as are areas of China, Japan, Italy, France, Slovakia, Croatia,

Peru and more.

Did Franco contemplate these islands’ extraordinary terraced landscapes, whilst limbering up for the dictatorship, when he was Canarian military commander?

Perhaps, as he ordered the massacre of thousands of men, women and children, the islanders’ resilience and capacity to adapt their environment worried him?

We shall never know, but the Ley de Memoria Historica will, despite earlier rightwing PP opposition, be properly adhered to hence-

forth in the Canaries, thank God. A DNA data bank will be created, maps of common graves used to dump bodies compiled, exhumations and proper reburials facilitated and Franquist vestiges and symbols, like the monument to Franco in Tenerife, removed.

The news comes too late for many of the victims’ families. As Lola Tejera, wife of Diego Gonzalez, says: “My husband has dedicated most of his life to finding and reburying his fa-

ther ’s remains and I shall continue on his part until Francisco Gonzalez’s name appears on the headstone of a proper grave.”

Diego, 92, now has Alzheimer ’s. His father Francisco was a union leader and consequently shot by Franquista firing squad. The Canarian Gold Medal has justifiably been awarded to the various platforms fighting for the exhumation of Franco’s victims.

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Barry Duke I WAS completely knackered at the end of a grueling day at the Star newspaper in Johannesburg, and desperately needed a good night’s sleep. Then came a phone call from my editor which changed my life forever.

‘Pack a suitcase and get to the airport,’ he barked. ‘I’m getting you out of the country on a Swissair flight leaving in two hours. You’ll be staying in Madrid and Amsterdam before landing in London, where you’ll be working at our offices in Fleet Street.’

He’d been tipped off that I was about to be detained by South Africa's brutal Bureau for State Security (BOSS) for ‘treasonous activities,’ and I needed to flee the country.

That was in October 1973, and 24 hours later, still trying to get my head around the fact I was on foreign soil and unable to speak a word of Spanish, I went in search of food. That’s when I discovered my first tapas bar. The entire length of a very long counter bore dozens of small terracotta dishes containing all manner of snacks, the likes of which I’d never clapped eyes on before.

Just then, a voice in a noisy crowd of

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Let’s talk gulas

BABY EELS: Move along quickly if you see them cheap. young military recruits said in English ‘try the gulas.’ He pointed at what looked like a dish of white worms. But I was so relieved to discover an English speaker - and a breathtakingly handsome one at that - I would have swallowed anything he suggested.

My stomach did back flips when he

explained that gulas were baby eels (elvers in English), but I gave them a go. That I never ate them again is indicative of the fact that I was less than impressed.

However, most of the other dishes I tried were truly fantastic, and for an entire week I ate and drank daily in that

wonderful tapaseria.

I fell so deeply in love with tapas that the first recipe book I bought in the UK was ‘Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain,’ by Penelope Casas, which contained three recipes for what she called ‘angulas’; baby eel toast, baby eel in garlic sauce, and baby eel omelette.

When Casas published her book in 1985, elvers were plentiful and cheap.

Now they are neither. If one were to prepare, for example, Jane Grigson’s recipe for elvers with scrambled eggs, it would cost you around €250! The acclaimed food writer’s recipe appeared in her 1980’s book English Food and called for 500g of elvers.

‘But,’ I hear you cry, ‘I can buy gulas in my local supermarket for under €4 a packet.’ Well, I have got news for you.

Those bluish-white ‘worms’ - invented around 25 years ago - bear no relation whatsoever to elvers. According to El Pais food writer Jose Carlos Capel, they are an abominable combination of fish protein, sunflower oil, wheat flour, salt, egg whites, monosodium glutamate, artificial flavours and synthetic ink.

So outraged was Capel that these are now being used in seafood dishes served in top-notch restaurants, he despairingly asked: ‘For the love of God why are we ruining Spain’s reputation for haute cuisine by using fake eels?’

Ponder on that the next time you spot a packet of gulas, then move along quickly.

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COMMENDABLY Podemos’ leader Pablo Iglesias used his three-month paternity leave to help look after his twins.

He admitted recently that it took him six hours to change a nappy for the first time, but although it can be tricky, surely it’s not that tricky these days when you just take off a Dodotis, clean up what’s necessary and bung on another.

Unless he and Irene Montero are being even more commendable by returning to washable nappies which is an entirely different - and completely messy - business.

But six hours? Even calculating three hours per twin, that’s still a slow-motion marathon.

Just as well for Iglesias and Podemos that he’s not the father of triplets or quadruplets.

Fiesta nacional ANALYSTS agree that April 28 will be a very close call.

It’s generally agreed that the PSOE will be the most-voted party, which doesn’t necessarily mean that Pedro Sanchez is going to win.

What everyone wants to know, is whether Ciudadanos and Albert Rivera can overtake

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The great procrastinator Pablo’s adventures in Neverland PABLO CASADO believes his inflexible approach to independence will bring back the voters.

But his latest election promise to reduce the power of the autonomies and recentralise the State is yet another indication that Casado has crossed over into a far-right Neverland.

Even Catalan remainers prefer autonomy to Madrid absolutism so they will probably prefer to stick with Ciudadanos, the most-voted party in the December 2017 and Cs. As Rivera and his party increasingly list to

the Partido Popular.

With Pablo Casado putting together voting lists which include bullfighters, this looks increasingly likely, especially as Spain’s fiesta nacional is now football.

Doubtless Casado is kicking himself for not including a couple of those, as well.

Pablo Casado, PP’s leader. starboard, they are increasingly likely to attract PP dropouts, too.

The Partido Popular plummeted below ground level in Cataluña’s last general and regional elections, and could now be on its way down to the second basement. If it’s lucky.

The known unknowns ANY general election is a collection of known knowns, unknown knowns and unknown unknowns, but the biggest unknown this time

round are the ERC and PDeCat separatists.

ERC always picked up votes from non-separatists and probably still can.

PDeCat, centre-right Convergencia i Unio before Artur Mas and later Carles Puigdemont started tinkering with it, usually poached votes where it overlapped with the PP. The party goes to the polls as Junts per Catalunya, remotely controlled from Waterloo by self-exiled Çarles Puigdemont, and apparently losing its electoral grip except with hardcore separatists. April 28 could give a hint of the way the wind is blowing.

Or, reveal whether Quim Torra’s inept, lazy and ineffective regional government has taken all the wind out of PDeCat’s sails.

An embarrassing appendage THE European parliament has agreed that once Brexit is consummated, Gibraltar should be referred to as a British colony.

That was Pedro Sanchez’s hair splitting victory: If Spain can’t have Gibraltar, then Britain should instead be saddled with an embarrassing appendage redolent of pomp, Pimms and pith helmets.

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Don’t listen to sat nav Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man

still giving directions so ‘it’ wasn’t lost but I sure was. It had been raining and the track was seriously muddy and the car was getting pulled into tractor tracks.

Yeah, I know you are thinking ‘idiot, w h y d id you go on the tra c k in firs t place?’ Well I honestly thought Google maps wouldn’t take me into such a place.

When my car sat nav runs out of road it just tells you to find a proper road.

But Google maps now tells me to turn right, then sharp right again which makes me think I’m going back on myself.

Not to make it even scarier, this mud track is even narrower and there is a river on one side with no wall or barrier.

The car was sliding all over the place and Mrs S now insists on getting out of the car and walking.

Her theory was that if the car goes into the river there is no point in us both dying - she can get help. So thoughtful.

Then at last we see a motorway again and the amazing thing is this mud track does bring you right up to the side of the shopping centre! So here’s the moral of the tale. DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR SAT NAV IF IT STARTS TO TAKE YOU OFF ROAD! It’s just being a clever dick trying to prove ‘you may be lost but I’m not!’

THE horror journey home from Sevilla: We decided to stop at a shopping centre.

My car ’s sat nav couldn’t find it so I then used Google maps on my ‘phone.

All was fine and we even saw a motorway sign that we were going in the right direction.

Then the nightmare started. I took a wrong turning and the ‘phone recalculated the route taking us down a road that was running parallel to the motorway.

We then came to a no entry sign and I had to turn left which was a narrower road but I’m thinking Google maps must know what it was doing.

Oh boy was I wrong! The road all of a sudden became a very narrow mud track so I couldn’t turn round. I thought it was only going to run for a few yards and then the App was telling me to take the next left which I thought would take me back on to a ‘proper road’ but it didn’t.

All I could see was fields! How could my Google maps take me here? It was mikesenker@gmail.com.

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

Reading the small print or being sure what is offered in a personal encounter is most important this week. Leave nothing to chance or you could be out of pocket. When discussing the future with someone close, you are expected to take the lead.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

Being over-generous with cash midweek could see you making a poor move.

Perhaps someone needs to be more hardworking or perhaps less of a spendthrift. Propping up a bad habit would be doing them no favours. There are doubts in your mind about a family holiday.

Time is precious this week because you are in demand. A chance lost in the past presents itself again but won’t be too easy. Holding back just a little makes you more desirable. A want to travel could be cramped by financial considerations. If making extra money is too difficult, consider sharing something of value with someone else.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After a relaxed weekend, it might prove difficult to take up the reins of work again.

However, midweek sees you trotting along happily and minding your own business when someone stops you in your tracks. When a challenge is issued, your natural stubbornness comes to the fore.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With a mind as sharp as a needle, you spin through the week, weaving your own charming spell. A bit of extra confidence works wonders for your mood. Something that you read sets you thinking about doing some writing or creating something artistic, perhaps even a musical.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although energy is not high, there is the need to have some kind of challenge. With the brain active, it is an ideal time to plot and plan your next moves.

Maybe something that has been delayed might now be advanced. You find it hard to choose between opportunities.

The road ahead is open.

Keeping things simple is best.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The imagination stirs and the heart races at a suggestion this week. Your strong intuition tells you it is the right thing to do.

You are a constant friend, but such an adventure may mean an absence from someone close.

WHILE now known for traditional sports events, the Olympic Games in fact used to award medals for music, sculpture, painting, and architecture from between 1912 and 1948.

After the games returned in 1948 following the war years, there was a debate over the future of the arts events and they were scrapped.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

You realise this week how liberating it is to share your thoughts and feelings with someone close. It is not always easy to do this, until you realise everyone has them. Some hopes and dreams are more attainable than others, of course, and someone has to find out which are which. Avoid being too critical of someone young and inexperienced.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A suggestion made by you recently did not seem to be taken seriously. This week, however, negotiations could be opened. Circumstances change and it may seem someone gave up too early. Bide your time and even hold your tongue when someone in a strong position spouts rubbish.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Confidence in a close relationship should be maintained. Possibly someone who envies your position would like to see discord. A matter of spiritual or religious faith is questioned, but the answer comes more clearly and sharply than you would have thought.

In discussions with yourself (sometimes the best kind) answers come easily.

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Across 1 Some Methodism alternatives are dreary (6) 4 Price-fixers in transport get let off (6) 9 Rancour in a north-east Texas city (7) 10 Philosopher who started publishing late and too often (5) 11 Row right after a draw (4) 12 Hyperactive person could give you a shock! (4,4) 14 Look happy when getting fresh limes (5) 16 Dog when wild is doing wrong (5) 20 A ringleader called Edward, organise (8) 21 Insect heard to take off (4) 24 Detail I omitted translating Greek letter (5) 25 Opposed one increase on the street (7) 26 Bound to be flogged (6) 27 To start the race each athlete donates a ribbon (6) Down 1 Makes an outline of a game, we hear (6) 2 Take sixteen to Paris (5) 3 Middle East location: a place for thieves? (4) 5 It's sweet but not in bed (5,3) 6 Making fun of the rearranged seating (7) 7 Pillaged in Toledo when rioting (6)

8 The worth of some ritual (5) 13 Unruly teen with gaol stretch (8) 15 Game one would be mad to lose (7) 17 Wrecker in London museum left (6) 18 Raced round the tree (5)

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19 Sought after worker gets married outside (6) 22 Move during sword fight, taking nothing from room (5) 23 Unhappy about having lead in sprint (4)

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Across 1 Small bug (5) 4 Underneath (5) 7 Provide amusement (9) 8 Fire (4) 10 Pugilist (5) 13 Go stealthily (5) 14 Remain (4) 17 Small thin sausage (9) 19 Break in pieces (5) 20 Arranges in order (5) Down 1 Reluctant (6)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Lunes (6) 4 Keys (typewriter/piano) (6) 9 Hace mucho tiempo (4,3) 10 People (seen as a mass) (5) 11 Equipo (deporte) (4) 12 Cinturón de seguridad (8) 14 Dogfish (5) 16 Slow (vehicle, music, progress, pulse) (5) 20 To guess (estimate) (8) 21 Lake (4) 24 Hamlet (5) 25 Más claro (7) 26 Detener (6) 27 To throw (6)

2/18 Empty talk (3,3) 3 Repair by sewing (4) 4 Fire on high ground lit as a signal (6) 5 Tolerant (7) 6 Remain in expectation or readiness (4) 9 Believing the worst of human nature and motives (7) 11 Someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others (6) 12 Avoid something unpleasant or laborious (6) 15 Young woman (4) 16 Chief or leader (4) 18 See 2

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

Down 1 Suitcase (6) 2 Never (5) 3 To love (4) 5 Dieciocho (8) 6 El más largo (7) 7 Sábanas (de camas) (6) 8 Torre (5) 13 Vacaciones (8) 15 Aviator (7) 17 Penknife (6) 18 Reloj (de pulsera) (5) 19 To succeed (6) 22 Rice (5) 23 Motto (4)

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

ABRUPT APLOMB AUTUMN CHERUB FOURTH IDIOCY LAYMAN METHOD PRESTO REALTY SEARCH (10) SELVES SHABBY STARCH TEETER TRACER VASSAL VELLUM WHITEN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Harass 2 Suitor 3 Potash 4 Tattle 5 Rustle 6 Supply 7 Hairdo 8 Floppy 9 Thirty 10 Defeat 11 Rumpus 12 Biotic 13 Motley 14 Superb 15 Aerial 16 Though 17 Scribe 18 Father 19 Belief.

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.

Kakuro

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 T) 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: 17 • Good: 24

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

• Very good: 35 • Excellent: 45

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

Average: 11 Good: 15 Very good: 21

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 27

naff naffest naval nave naves above aves aloe aloes alps fans fave fife fifes feast fest band bands bans beast bean beano beans best bola bops boas boast vans lobes love loves lops loaf loafs loan loans lose lost ikon foes fast east oval oafs oast pose post koan koans offs aeon ants solve safe sank cove coves cola coeval cops copse coast cost noes nans faff faffs

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cede cedi code deco dent dice diet dine dint done dote edit iced need node teed tend tide tied toed cited coned dicot ditto donee edict noted tined toned toted coined deceit decent denote detect detent docent encode netted tented tinted codeine dinette enticed noticed DETECTION

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QUICK Across: 1 Thrilling, 5 Idiot, 7 Sepia, 9 Save, 10 Regret, 12 Relief, 13 Hard, 15 Vodka, 16 Basic, 18 Pepperoni.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1/17 Tai chi, 2 Lots, 3 Instep, 4 Exalted, 6 Invalid, 8 Perhaps, 9 Shrivel, 11 Revamp, 14 Oboe.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

7 Facets, 8 Images, 9 Clue, 10 Aberdeen, 11 Shelley, 13 Great, 15 Boise, 17 Replied, 20 Ligament, 21 Rare, 23 Canine, 24 Steins.

1 Cashier, 5 Sales, 8 Rodents, 9 Agrio, 10 Stair, 11 Despise, 12 Cumbre, 14 Crisps, 17 Aprobar, 19 Selva, 22 Decir, 23 Spinach, 24 Largo, 25 Singers.

Down:

Down:

1 Call, 2 Repeal, 3 Ashamed, 4 Civet, 5 Wander, 6 Generate, 12 Hooligan, 14 Dentist, 16 Stalin, 18 Larder, 19 Lever, 22 Rung.

1 Curas, 2 Sidra, 3 Ignorar, 4 Rosada, 5 Seals, 6 Lorries, 7 Showers, 12 Chándal, 13 Merecer, 15 Russian, 16 Frosts, 18 Barco, 20 Leave, 21 Ashes.

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QUIZ: QUESTIONS OF TASTE 1. A Taste of My Life is the 2008 autobiography of which famous French chef, the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire?

2. Derived from the Japanese for ‘deliciousness’, which food taste, besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter, corresponds to the flavour of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate?

3. In which Shakespeare comedy does Jaques speak the line ‘Sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything’ in his ‘All the world’s a stage’ speech?

4. Taste the rainbow is the advertising slogan of which fruit-flavoured sweets?

5. The 1961 British film adaptation of the Shelagh Delaney play A Taste of Honey, is principally set in a run-down, post-industrial area of which part of Greater Manchester?

6. Which British clarinet player, accompanied by the Leon Young String Chorale, had a UK Top 20 hit

single in 1963 with A Taste of Honey?

7. The addition of the oil from which small citrus tree gives Earl Grey tea its unique taste?

8. The lyrics of which Kinks 1970 hit single contained the line ‘Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola’?

9. Which milk stout, first brewed in 1907, was advertised with the catchphrase looks good, tastes good and, by golly, it does you good?

10. Which word can mean both ‘an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling’ or ‘sharp or acid in taste’?

Not a lot of people know that… the average adult has between 2,000 to 4,000 taste buds in total.

Answers: 1. RAYMOND BLANC,C2.

UMAMI,C3. AS YOU LIKE IT,C4. SKITTLES,C5.

SALFORD,C6. ACKER BILK,C7. BERGAMOT Orange (Citrus bergamia), 8. LOLA,C9. MACKESON, 10. TART

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

• David Tennant, Actor; April 18, 48 as well as appearing in 1985 film Legend, This Scottish actor and Doctor Who favourite Muppet Treasure Island, Scary Movie 2, and successfully made the leap from small television Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. roles to the big screen, starring in Harry Potter • Miranda Kerr, Model; April 20, 36 The former Victoria’s Secret model is one of and the Goblet of Fire and Mary Queen of Scots.

Tennant was reportedly inspired to become an Jack Nicholson the most famous faces in the world. actor after watching Dr Who as a child before Following a successful catwalk career, Kerr going on to play the role himself, for which he won a founded her own line of skincare products, Kora National Television Award.

Organics, which is now sold throughout the world. She was briefly married to actor Orland Bloom.

• Tim Curry, Actor; April 19, 73 One of the UK’s most-beloved actors, Curry rose to • Queen Elizabeth II, Monarch; April 21, 93 fame following his role in cult film, the Rocky Horror Queen Elizabeth, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving Picture Show. He was known for playing villains, monarch, has been on the throne since 1953. The nonagenarian still remains an active charity ambassador, following on with a stint as Pennywise the clown in It,

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.

making hundreds of private and public visits annually.

• Jack Nicholson, Actor; April 22, 82 Perhaps one of the most iconic actors in Hollywood, Jack Nicholson has enjoyed a career spanning almost 60 years. He received Academy Award nominations from the 1960s to the 2000s. The actor is best-known for his roles in The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and as the Joker in Batman.

• Barbara Streisand, Singer; April 24, 77 Superstar singer Barbara Streisand has sold more than 245 million records, making her one of the most successful recording artists of all time. Since the 1960s, the singer has also won 10 Grammy Awards, as well as Golden Globe and Academy Awards.

Word Ladder LOST

WINE BACK

Move from the start word (LOST) to the end word (WINE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

LOST MOST MIST MINT MINE WINE

BIRTHDAYS

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Solution LOST LIST LIFT LIFE WIFE WINE or

THIS new novel from International bestselling author LJ Ross shows how crime can be lurking even i n t h e mos t innocen t seeming of settings.

W hen a 10-year-o l d gi rl turns up on DCI Ryan’s doorstep claiming to have witnessed a murder, he has no idea thi s case will take him behind the scenes of a travelling circus.

When a troupe of acrobats, jugglers, and magicians moves in to Newca st le upon Tyne, i t swiftly begins to look as if one of them could be the killer Ryan is looking for.

T heir clos ed rank s prove hard for the detective’s investigation, however, and he and his team must work hard to break down the walls surroundi ng a s ecret before th e killer strikes again.

Featuring humour, romance, murder and mystery, The Moor will keep rea ders on the edge o f their seats until the final twist is revealed.

This week in history

TORREVIEJA

1897 - Boston marathon The first edition of the world famous Boston Marathon is held, before being won by New Yorker John J McDermott in 2:55:10. The event is now one of the most-celebrated around the world.

1906 - Ground-breaking At 5.13am an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale struck San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it brought down several buildings.

1943 - Ghetto uprising Members of the Waffen SS attack Jewish resistance fighters at the Warsaw ghetto where nearly 400,000 Polish Jews were confined from September 1939 onwards.

1956 - Fairy-tale romance American actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco at an elaborate wedding. The couple went on to have three children before the star died in a car accident in Monaco.

1983 - Embassy destroyed A car bomb explosion at the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, completely destroys the building and kills 63 people, including the bomber and 17 Americans.

1989 - Student protests Around 100,000 students begin gathering in Beijing’s Tiananmen Sqaure to commemorate Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang and to protest over China’s dictatorial communist government.

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THIS heart-warming and surprising true story about a group of Cornwall fishermen handed a recording contract is a gentle comedy with plenty of beautiful Cornish scenery thrown in.

When a London music executive visits a remote village on a stag weekend and his boss gets him to try to sign up a shanty singing group, the cynical city boy has a struggle to be taken seriously in this rural setting. As he tries to gain the trust and respect of the group (led by James Purefoy), the executive begins to re-evaluate his values in this Cornish town where old-fashioned integrity still rules.

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THERE is a lot of confusion over registering on the Padron. To do so one must be habitually resident in the town, so that excludes holiday home owners. I know for many years some town halls have turned a blind eye or even encouraged such registration. The municipality get financial assistance in the form of subsidies and grants from provincial, regional and government authorities for the provision of services.

Until a few years ago the Padron registration was valid until cancelled by the named person. However, now EU Nationals must renew their registration every five years, non EU nationals every two years.

Elaine Gonzales

Deplorable shelter I WAS so disgusted to read about the dog kennels in Malaga which was said to have kept 80 dogs in just 16 small enclosures.

Well done to the Guardia Civil for raiding this ‘shelter’ and cracking down on negligent animal ownership.

It is important for everyone to keep an eye out for potential animal abuse and not be afraid to report anything if genuinely concerned over an animal’s well-being.

Belinda Porter

Fact checking REGARDING a letter concerning the theft of an EU Citizen’s Registration certificate (green paper) in your previous edition.

The writer complained that having reported the theft in Barcelona, upon applying for a replacement they had problems because the report (denuncia) did not show that the certificate had been stolen. Whilst inconvenient to the writer it should be apparent that a crime report showing just a synopsis of what was stolen cannot be used as proof that a specific item was stolen. In this case the EU Citizen Registration Cert.

The set fee, currently, to replace a certificate is €12, whether that is because of loss, theft, change of address etc.

Julian Ward

Mood change A TRULY brilliant piece Leapy Lee and so on the mark. I am a retired Brit living in Germany, who left Spain after 15 years, and who has become so disenchanted with our UK government and scare-mongering UK press. People misguidedly talk of the need for a second referendum which shows how little they understand the democratic process. The vote was the vote and the result was the result. What is, in my view, important is to leave the EU with a deal that protects the rights of the individuals and trade which in turn will protect jobs for those still needing to work and health care for those relying on the Department of Works and Pension (DWP).

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FREAK CRASH: The crash took place in Malaga City.

‘Horror’ at smash I WAS horrified to see the photos in last week’s Euro Weekly News of the bus which smashed into nine cars in Malaga after its driver had a heart attack.

It is so lucky that no one was injured, although I still feel sorry for pedestrians and owners of the cars which were hit as the incident must have come as quite a shock.

You reported that the driver had previously undergone a medical test. This incident is a stark reminder that despite medical checks and restrictions for some suffering from particular conditions, these are never any guarantees about safety behind the wheel.

Alfred Robinson

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OUR VIEW Ensuring opportunity A NEW study which showed fewer millennials are making it into Spain’s middle class compared to previous generations makes for worrying reading.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found half of those born between 1983 and 2002 have or will make it into the middle class by age 20. The equivalent figure for ‘baby boomers,’ those born between 1942 and 1964, was 60 per cent.

All governments champion economic prosperity and their commitment to it is shown by the enthusiasm of officials to cite Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures among others.

But ensuring a country is rich is half the battle. The key to true prosperity is making sure that wealth reaches as many people as possible.

Good, well-funded education for the young and quality jobs for them once they leave school is a crucial part of this.

Not only does it benefit them, but it ensures public coffers are furnished with adequate tax revenue to spend for the benefit of us all.

This virtuous cycle, known as the ‘multiplier effect’ in economics, can break and become a vicious one if wealth is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.

An EU study found a lack of opportunities during the last recession saw 133,000 highly-skilled workers leave Spain from 2007 to 2017.

If such workers leave they take their talents with them and deprive the public purse and society with the means of making economic improvements. Once established, that vicious cycle is hard to break.

Now we want to hear your views.

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More strikes affecting trains and airports Targeting ordinary people on their well earned holiday is despicable.

John Make all of these strikes totally illegal.

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‘EXTREMELY CONCERNED’: Brit police issue public appeal to find father and son ‘missing’ in Spain Did they maybe go out on a boat trip or climbing and they got lost?

What about the hotel they checked in to too... are all their belongings still inside?

Nic

JUSTICE: Too much to ask?

There is always a reason, I certainly think British law is too soft on crime, maybe do away with Juries.

Edgar

WATCH: Concrete blocks planted on Puerto Banus terraces amid fee dispute A small angle grinder should cut the 20 rebar on each one, and make it tricky for the people to take them away afterwards. Then paint them and use them as an advertising feature.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by police in London I sincerely urge the UK Home Secretary to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden but not to the USA. Here’s why. Two Swedish women accused him of rape and other sexual offences following a Wikileaks conference in Stockholm in 2010. The accusations lapsed by time limit while he was hiding from justice in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

One of the women is seeking to reopen her case against him. She should have priority over the USA’s entirely politically motivated extradition request.

Why do I say it is politically motivated? Because the US authorities are hopping mad that Wikileaks revealed some of the terrible atrocities committed by US military personnel in Iraq. I have seen the appalling helicopter cockpit video showing US airmen slaughtering innocent civilians who were only trying to get medical treatment for a badly injured civilian. I have read the truth about the attempted US cover up of this and other war crimes committed by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan. If Wikileaks had not existed, we would know nothing.

We need the likes of Wikileaks to hold renegade governments to account. Donald Trump is now saying he knows nothing about Wikileaks. He says it’s not his thing. Well, he would, wouldn’t he? The BBC website has footage of nu-

merous Trump rallies where he praised Wikileaks time and time again when he was running for president. It suited him then. It doesn’t suit him now, surprise, surprise. Justice should prevail. Genuine Swedish justice that is, not the Trumped up charges (pardon the pun) coming out of the corrupt Trump White House.

Brian

Sinking into barbarism Excellent article Barry - full of your usual insight and firstrate analysis. Full marks also for posting your own correction to part of it after someone brought it to your attention.

I can’t help contrasting that with one particular columnist in this newspaper who never corrects himself - no matter how many mistakes are brought to HIS attention. (grin) Brian

BREXIT: What does this mean for British people living in Spain?

Many thanks to Simon Manley and the Euro Weekly News for publishing this excellent explanation and advice in the face of the confusing and contradictory messages in the UK newspapers and TV media. Well done!

Brian

British PM Theresa May agrees extension until October 31 What the hell does it have to do with that pair of globalist cretins, Merkel and Macron?

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THE sun is out, the flowers are in bloom and the pools are hotting up. It can only mean one thing; spring is definitely here.

With the new season also comes an array of new products specially designed to tackle common issues felt throughout the winter months, including dryness and lack of radiance.

One such launch is Sunday Riley’s CEO Glow (€39.33 for 15ml, www.cultbeauty. co.uk); a brightening oil containing both turmeric and a form of vitamin C shown to reach the deeper layers of skin.

This oil promises to hydrate and restore radiance, and is the newest addition to this USbased brand’s CEO vitamin C line, which also contains a cleanser, moisturiser, and serum (from €27.76,

www.spacenk.com).

For an extra anti-ageing kick, and to increase the benefits of vitamin C, try Sunday Riley’s other new launch; the A + High Dose Retinoid Serum (€80.97 for 30ml, www.cultbeauty.co.uk).

This serum contains a high dose - 6.5 per cent - of retinol in a gentle formula to provide all the ingredient’s anti-ageing benefits without irritation.

Also containing Hawaiian white honey, ginger, and cactus extract to soothe skin, this product promises to tackle signs of fine lines and wrinkles.

Another company continuing the vitamin C and anti-ageing theme is REN, which is expanding its Radiance line of products from May. New additions will include Glow Daily Vitamin C Gel Cream (€43 for 50ml, www.primor.eu); a lightweight

cream designed to lightly hydrate while restoring radiance and re-energising skin. Once you have your glow back, be sure to protect it with regular sun protection use.

If you find it difficult to top up SPF throughout the day over makeup, try an invisible spray product like Soleil Toujours Organic Set + Protect Micro Mist SPF 30 (€35.10 for 60ml, from Luxe Beauty at www.miss creams.es) which offers the added bonus of setting make-up.

For a budget alternative, try The Inkey List’s Zinc Oxide Cream Moisturiser (€10.40 for 30ml, www.cultbeau ty.co.uk), which offers SPF 50 as well as hydration. .co.uk ultbeauty it: www.c Inset cred

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GET GLOWING: New spring products to restore radiance.

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Mineral moment

by Sally Underwood

Grey skin with no energy?

It’s time for a healthy cocktail!

CONFUSED about which product combinations and treatments will give you clear, glowing skin? We’ll go for the ‘skin cocktail’, which works at the level where the skin is born!

DermaPen is the latest in Pen Needling technology, a motorised instrument which uses a disposable needle tip to create small ‘wounds’ in your skin. But don’t worry, it’s not painful. Superficial treatment levels are tolerable with nothing more than some topical numbing gel.

This treatment is also called facial mesotherapy, or ‘the lunchtime treatment,’ in which complexion-brightening vitamins are shot one to three millimeters below the epidermis to improve skin’s texture and tone.

When a person hurts themselves, the skin will generally initiate skin repair by stimulating growth factors which will, in turn, lead to the generation of collagen and elastin. Therefore, when the punctures are made using the DermaPen, the skin will treat the punctures as wounds and therefore initiate healing.

This means micro-needling tends to trick the skin to produce collagen and elastin to promote ‘healing,’ and the effect will be rejuvenated skin. We also put a rich serum on, containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids. This gives the newborn cells the best cocktail to develop in.

DermaPen is used mostly for face wrinkles, scars, stretch marks and facial lines. For wrinkles and lines, basically the produced collagen and elastin will cause the skin to thicken and tighten leaving skin looking youthful.

Generally, DermaPen has been effective and quite advantageous over other skin treatment procedures. This has seen to it that its popularity keeps growing by the day.

At Derma Clinic Spain, our team of medical professionals takes pride in providing expert care to help you achieve a healthy, natural, rejuvenated appearance. If you’re interested in learning more about DermaPen Micro-Needling or any of our other skin rejuvenation treatments, please give us a call.

In April, we have a special offer for this treatment and meso therapy, so don’t wait to make your appointment!

Call for an appointment on: 674 255 579 Avda. del Albir 161, local 1 674 255 579 www.dermaclinicspain.com Alternatively see our Facebook page facebook.com/DermaClinicSpain

IF you are a follower of beauty trends, you will have noticed the recent increase in popularity of mineral-based products.

From powders and blushers to sun protection and masks, mineral products are definitely having a moment.

First up is mineral make-up; products which contain naturally-occurring products to provide pigment. For a multi-use product containing natural ingredients to take care of skin at the same time as adding colour, try Manasi7 All Over Colour (€45 from www.manasi7.com).

This natural lip and cheek colour is available in 10 shades and can also be used as a cream eyeshadow and for contouring, reducing the need for multiple products. It’s wax formula means it stays put in hot weather for longer too, and can be applied on the go, simply using fingers or a small brush.

Sun protection is another popular mineral-based product for those who prefer to avoid chemical SPFs, which can occasionally irritate sensitive skins. For silicone-free and mattifying protection without the greasiness that can come with suntan lotion, check out REN’s Clean Screen Mineral SPF 30 (€34 for 50ml, www.primor.eu), available from May. Made from 22 per cent Zinc Oxide, this formula creates a physical barrier against the sun’s rays, and also contains passion fruit extract for its powerful antioxidant properties.

The mineral trend has also extended into the skincare and mask world, with 111SKIN adding one of the world’s rarest minerals - diamond - to its range.

The brand’s Celestial Black Diamond line contains diamond powder to diminish discolouration and brighten skin (from €13.88, www.111skin. com), and is said to be a favourite among models and celebrities alike.

Finally, one UK-based com-

pany has come up with an innovative mineral-based solution to the problem of tired, achy eyes at the end of a long day.

Spacemasks (€17.35 for five, www.spacemasks.com) are sleep mask-style disposables containing iron filings which naturally warm up when placed onto skin. Containing jasmine, these masks are designed to soothe tiredness and headaches, as well as help you off to sleep after a hard day.

NATURAL BEAUTY: Mineral products can provide an alternative to some chemical formulas.

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Reducing appearance of wrinkles naturally DELAYING wrinkles for as long as possible can simply be a matter of good habits.

The basic recommendations include using appropriate protection from the sun, not smoking, not drinking too

much and never sleeping with makeup on.

It is also important to moisturise, hydrate and - claim some health professionals - feed the skin with antioxidants.

Sleep is vital. A survey showed that after five nights of poor sleep, participants had up to double the amount of fine lines and wrinkles and a lot more brown spots than those getting a good night’s rest.

Sleeping face-down or face-side on the pillow over a long period of time can also cause the skin to wrinkle. It is recommended to sleep on your back.

Getting more vitamin C may help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. A

study of 4,000 women carried out in 2007 found that those who had higher intakes of vitamin C had lower levels of wrinkles and dryness.

Another major source of skin problems is thought to be stress.

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Easter celebrations MALAGA local, Antonio Banderas, has been pictured walking hand in hand with his model girlfriend through the city’s streets during the Semana Santa celebrations.

Banderas, aged 58, and girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, aged 38, looked more in love than ever as they strolled through the streets of Malaga.

The Spaniard has returned to his native city for many years to take part in the celebrations as a member of the Virgen de Lagrimas y Favores brotherhood. The Hollywood actor was later photographed taking part in a procession with his brotherhood, wearing traditional robes and ringing a large bell to attract celebrants outside the San Juan Bautista church.

GLAMOROUS COUPLE: Banderas and Kimpel pictured at the Golden Globe awards earlier this year.

Jordan ‘rejects Spanish proposal’ MODEL Katie Price has revealed she deliberately tricked fans into thinking she had become engaged to her boyfriend following a romantic Spanish holiday.

Promoting her new reality television series, My Crazy Life, Price shared a photograph of an enormous diamond ring. Later, a sneak peak of her show saw Katie and 30-year-old boyfriend Kris Boyson sit down for a romantic Valentine’s meal during a holiday in Malaga.

Fans are convinced Kris is about to propose as he presents his girlfriend with a small black box.

Visibly shocked, Price looks set to reject the romantic gesture when the box is opened to reveal a key. Kris explains: “It’s a key to the house, so you know, it’s a bit more commitment and you can turn up whenever you want.” Relieved, the model tells cameras: “Thank god it was not a ring! I’m not saying it will not happen one day, but jeez I’m not even divorced yet.”

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Taking it slowly HILARIA BALDWIN, the Spanish-born wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has shared her journey with followers after suffering a tragic miscarriage.

The Majorcan beauty, aged 35, took to Instagram to share a short video of her carrying out a gentle yoga routine around a week after the traumatic event.

The yoga instructor and fitness campaigner, who had been pregnant with her fifth child, told followers: “I’m being super gentle with my body right now.” Hilaria, who shares four children with her famous husband, added: “I have always been open to you all about my family, fitness, pregnancies... and I do not want to keep this from you, just because it is not positive and as shiny as the rest.”

She went on: “Thank you all for listening, for your support, and for sharing your own per-

sonal stories,” adding, “we are stronger together... I hope this conversation continues to grow and that we stick together through both the beautiful and challenging moments in life.”

HILARIA BALDWIN: The yoga instructor shared her gentle routine (inset) following a miscarriage.

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Don’t miss the Concert at the Cave THE popular Concert at the Cave at Bendoleig’s Cueva de las Calaveras has this year been arranged for June 14 and 15, starting at 8.30pm.

It gives people a chance to listen to some superb music from the always highly polished Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir, with a proportion of proceeds going to charity.

The e n t r a n c e t o t h e c a v e is a n acoustically marvellous setting for the concert, as well as providing a very striking backdrop.

The choir’s Marketing and Publicity Officer, Vernon Pearce said: “We are very excited about experiencing the acoustics of the cave again and we’ll be performing a programme of songs, old and new, and featuring some interesting new guest artists this year. We are responding to the huge demand for tickets l a st y e a r wi t h a n ew o n lin e booking system and hope that this time we will be able to accommodate everyone who was disappointed.”

Talking space THE next speaker at the Costa Blanca Astronomical Society is Professor Katherine Blundell OBE. She is a professor of astrophysics at Oxford University and her specialist area of study is black holes and active galaxies (galaxies with active black holes in their centre).

This is very much in the news at the moment as recently the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of M87 has been published.

The meeting will be held on Friday, May 10 at the Casa De Cultura in Denia starting at 7pm.

The title of her talk is ‘Black holes & spin-offs.’ Everyone is welcome.

More information: 671 152 686.

GREAT SETTING: The Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir in action.

Tickets for the concerts are €12.50.

Early booking is recommended (in fact bookings are already being received) as seating space, which will be in the

open air, is limited.

Tickets must be booked and paid for online at www.costablancamalevoice choir.com.

Keeping a weather eye T H E RE is a c ha nc e to brow s e through some arts and crafts coming up - but only if the weather holds!

Craft association Amata is planning two original craft fairs for the Easter weekend: one at the sea front in the Port of Javea on Saturday and Sunday (11am to 2pm) and a Medieval Market of four days in Alcala del Jucar (from today (Thursday) to Sunday, all day).

The organisers do keep an eye on th e w ea th er fore c a s t, but this is changing from day to day, so they are leaving the decision to hold the

fair or not, until the last moment.

Everybody who wants to go along can check whether the fairs are on or not, on the follow ing Fa c e book s ite s : for A lc a la de l J uc a r: https://www.facebook.com/Amigos deAmata/ (or look for ‘Amigos de Amata’).

For the Port in Javea: https://www.facebook.com/feriaarte saniajavea/ (or look for ‘Feria de Artesanía Jávea’) You can also phone 639 979 678 (English and German spoken).

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THE English Choir of Teulada-Moraira are already well into rehearsal for Legends 2.

The concert featuring music made famous by iconic 20th century composers and singers will be held at Espai la Senieta in Moraira on Wednesday May 8 at 7.30pm.

The 30-strong choir plan a trip down memory lane with popular numbers from the 50’s through to the present day.

The ballads of the Everley Brothers, Carol King, Simon and Garfunkel and Queen will induce a reflective mood whilst Bill Hailey, Buddy Holly, Abba and the Jersey Boys will soon get toes tapping.

Appearing with them will be the well-known and popular local musician and entertainer Billy Brinks as well as the Mike and Dave duo, plus the young and upcoming drummer Viktor Holstrom.

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IN REHEARSAL: English Choir prepares for next month. in any way affected by cancer.

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Keeping the THE name may have changed, but the quality of food and service remains the same; in fact the already varied menu offers an even BIGGER choice for all tastes.

Owners of the Black Flame in beautiful Pedreguer - Heidi and Sam - decided that it was time to rebrand the highly popular Monroe’s which had seen thousands of very delighted diners pass through their doors over the past 15 years.

“We had become very wellknown and built up a superb reputation over that time for our carvery, but we offered so much more; and still do,” said Heidi.

The restaurant has a new, bright and fresh look which is always enhanced as the sun streams through the windows.

Both inside and out, the Black Flame is the perfect setting to spend lunchtime or evening...

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It’s not just the traditional carvery meal of succulent pork and beef accompanied by the widest selection of fresh vegetables you’ll see, but perfect roast and mashed potatoes ‘just like mum makes’!

The Black Flame also has a

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NEW LOOK: Inside and outside of the Black Flame in Pedreguer (formerly Monroe’s). fantastic name for succulent steaks, including T-bone, rump and sirloin, and you can now create your own Bar-B-Q combo plate and enjoy a personalised mixed grill with lamb chops and ribs and home-made burgers, all prepared on the new flame grill.

A look through the menu shows that Black Flame has taken care of every diner’s wish from chicken to burgers to fish.

Perhaps you have special dietary needs? There are more

vegetarian options available and ALL the vegetables served in the Black Flame are gluten free... and that includes the gravy and the traditional Yorkshire puddings.

Keep an eye out for the special ‘weekday winter specials’ at the Black Flame, especially the famous ‘pie night’ on Monday evenings from 6pm. There’s also beef stew and dumplings on Tuesday, liver, bacon and onions on Thursday, and not forgetting

‘fishy Friday,’all served from 12.30pm.

There is no doubt Heidi and Sam, backed up with their professional and dedicated team, will continue to satisfy the needs of local people and visitors alike - coach parties are still very much welcomed - for many years to come.

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ARCHITECT Lanie Widmar decided to focus on painting watercolours after almost 30 yea r s i n t h e wo r l d o f corporate design.

Originally from Laguna Beach in California, Lanie moved to Altea in 2016 and her watercolours in the Impressionist style are inspired by her sense of awe at the beauty of the Eu r o p e a n l a n d scape.

S he i s p a r t i c u l a r l y drawn to villages and the mo n u m e n t s t h a t mark historic places in mankind’s journey on Earth, she says.

Lanie is exhibiting h e r wa t e rcolours a t De l i Cafe, C a r r e t e r a Callosa 15 in Altea La Vieja and invites the public to the inauguration on May 3 between 4pm6pm.

Open between July 31 between 8am and 4pm from Wednesday to Saturday and between 8am and 3pm on Sundays.

Photo cred it: Lanie W idmar

Inspired by the European landscape

CUENCA: Lanie’s view of the Old Quarter.

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Mercedes CLA GERMAN carmaker Mercedes-Benz has u n v e i l e d i t s n e w C L A 3 5 4 M AT I C c a r w h i c h i t s a i d o ff e r e d d r i v e r s a s p o r t y, stylish, intelligent and dynamic design.

The CLA 35 is the latest addition to M e r c e d e s ’ A M G r a n g e . T h e f o u r- d o o r coupe is aimed at a more lifestyle-orientated clientele, the company said.

To b i a s M o e r s , h e a d o f M e r c e d e s AMG, said the car would be ‘very attractive’ to a young, active and lifestyle-conscious target group.

“These customers define their requirements very clearly.

“They expect exciting design from their vehicle alongside superior performance and inspiring handling characteristics.

“The new CLA 35 embodies just this attitude to life and enables stepping in to the fascinating world of AMG driving performance in a particularly emotional way,” Moers said.

The CLA 35 comes equipped with a high torque 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo

engine capable of delivering 225 kilowatts of power. That power is variably distributed to all four wheels.

The car can go from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in 4.9 seconds.

It has a seven-speed dual clutch transmission and features all-wheel drive.

T h e c a r ’s d e s i g n f e a t u r e s f r a m e l e s s doors which open onto an interior with what the company described as a ‘hightech’ ambience. That interior is capable of cycling between 64 different lighting colours.

The seats are available in handmade leather with DINAMICA microfibre and come with black and red contrasting stitching.

The MBUX infotainment system is also innovative and features maximum resolution 3D graphics.

The car also features a widescreen cockpit which emphasises the horizontal orientation of the interior design, Mercedes said.

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GOAL: Pablo Sarabia restored Sevilla’s lead.

Thriller in Sevilla AS hoped, the weekend’s biggest game produced a thriller as Sevilla and Real Betis shared five goals and lots of chances.

Home team Sevilla came out on top 3-2 in one of the biggest derbys in Spain. Munir El Haddadi put them ahead with a 27th minute header, a score line which stood until Giovani Lo Celso equalised 10 minutes into the second half.

It took just four minutes for Pablo Sarabia to restore the lead and then Fran Vazquez made it a two-goal lead after shooting home from the edge of

Foul mouthed Costa ATLETICO MADRID’S bad boy striker Diego Costa’s season is over after he was banned for eight matches for a foulmouthed rant at a referee.

Costa, 30, lost his temper doing his side’s 2-0 loss to champions-in-waiting Barcelona on April 6. According to match referee Jesus Gil Manzano, the former Chelsea player used a Spanish phrase that alluded to defecating on his ‘whore mother.’

Manzano’s report to La Liga bosses went on to say that the Spanish international continued to swear and grabbed the official ‘on numerous occasions’ after he had been shown a red card.

The ban, which will see Costa also miss the first game of next season, is the biggest in Spanish football since Pepe was hit with a 10-match punishment in 2009.

the box on the 65th minute.

It all looked settled, but Betis brought it back to 3-2 through Cristian Tello’s free kick, leaving Sevilla to hang on for the last eight minutes.

The result means Sevilla take over fourth place from Getafe who could only manage a 2-2 draw in another thriller against Valladolid after they lost Mathias Olivera to a red card in the 62nd minute.

Valladolid dropped into the bottom three after Samuel Chukwueze scored the only goal of the game to give Villarreal a 1-0 win away to Girona.

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid bounced back from their loss to Barcelona with a 2-0 win against Celta Vigo.

Meanwhile, Barcelona could only scrape a 0-0 draw away to

bottom placed Huesca having retained just one player (goalkeeper Ter Stegen) from the team that beat Atletico Madrid a week ago.

Coach Ernesto Valverde opted to rest Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique and Ivan Rakitic before Tuesday night’s Champions League tie at home to Manchester United.

In total four rookies made their league debuts for the club - Jeison Murillo, Jean-Clair Todibo, Riqui Puig and Moussa Wague.

Valencia kept themselves in the hunt for fourth spot after beating Levante 3-1 in another derby.

Athletic Club Bilbao moved into seventh after beating Rayo Vallecano 3-2, while Espanyol beat Alaves 2-1.

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SPAIN’S fooball league La Liga has emerged as the eighth biggest brand in the country. There is no other sports’ entity among the top 100 in Spain. The elite football competition has been valued at € 487 million in a report by Brand Finance, a valuation and strategy consultancy.

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Rins takes honours in Austin SPANISH MotoGP fans can look forward to the next race in Jerez on May 5 with anticipation of a home battle after Alex Rins ended a sixyear winning streak in Texas for Marc Marquez.

It was a surprise victory for the Suzuki rider - this was his first in MotoGP - with Marquez starting firm favourite after he had started from pole in Austin for the seventh year in succession.

But Marquez made a rare mistake on the ninth lap when he lost control while leading by nearly four seconds.

He slid off the track, then could not restart his Honda, leaving him

WINNER Alex Rins swept to victory in Austin.

out of the race.

Rins still had to overhaul Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi who inherited the lead after Marquez’s crash and

managed to hold on tenaciously.

But on lap 17 (of 20) Rins swept past and went on to win by nearly half a second from Italian great

Rossi.

Australian Jack Miller had a good race in the non-works team Pramac Ducati to come in third,

with Italian Andrea Dovizioso fourth on a factory Ducati after starting from 13th on the grid.

That was enough for Dovizioso to take the championship lead on 54 points with Rossi on 51 and Rins moving up to third on 49. Marquez has 45.

This was Suzuki’s first MotoGP win since another Spaniard, Maverick Vinales, won the 2016 British Grand Prix.