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Kirsty Maxwell’s mother speaks out for the first time

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What a mess

The mother of tragic Scot Kirsty Maxwell has spoken out for the first time since her daughter’s unexplained death p2

TeuladaMoraira occupancy increases

Teulada-Moraira Mayor Carlos Linares presented June’s municipal occupancy figures last week, which came in at 60.21 per cent, one per cent higher than last year’s figures p6

A day to remember p36

by Tahnee Wright Oliva Town Council announced this week that it will intensify its monitoring of the Parque de la Marjal.

The announcement comes as many areas within the park could be mistaken for a tip – unscrupulous individuals dumping car parts, tyres and even medical waste.

Imma Ibiza, Councillor of Environment highlighted the effects of the illicit dumping – not only will it encourage the proliferation of pests but it will cause problems in the soil, contaminating the subsoil which could, in

the long run, contaminate the aquifers.

She reminded individuals that the Ecoparc located on Poligono Industrial el Brosquil near the fire station is available for their use – its opening hours having recently been extended.

She reminded businesses that they should be contracting accredited waste management companies to dispose of their waste.

Municipal workers have cleared the park this week, but the Town Council have stressed that this situation cannot continue – individuals and businesses must not dump their waste in the park.

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Kirsty Maxwell’s mother speaks out for the first time She said: ‘We have been putting leaflets around the pubs.

‘A lot of the people are Scottish and Spanish. They all know about it.

‘They all know Kirsty's face from the picture.

‘We would like to think they would get in touch.’

During their return to Benidorm, the family tried to find the person who took a photograph of her body lying next to a swimming pool.

Consultant David Swindle said: ‘It is a devastating thing for the family to see. This could be something that leads to more information that helps gets the truth.’

‘We are not satisfied that the police have interviewed everyone that stayed in these apartments and that is a big issue.’

by Tahnee Wright The mother of tragic Scot Kirsty Maxwell has spoken out for the first time since her daughter’s unexplained death.

Kirsty’s family flew to Benidorm after the 27-year-old's fall from a tenth floor balcony at the Payma Apartments on April 29.

Hundreds of posters and leaflets were distributed to those living in the area while the family also visited a variety of people and organisations including Victim Support.

Speaking for the first time to the Scottish press, Kirsty's mother Denise said the family are returning to Scotland with renewed hope but reiterated she will return to Spain if the case is not solved.

Calpe climber rescued by helicopter

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A helicopter was dispatched to the Morro de Toix de la Sierra de Mascarat in Calpe to rescue a climber on Tuesday.

At around 7.00pm, the Provincial Consortium of Alicante Fire Rescue were notified of the young Argentinian man who was suspended some 20 metres in the air from his rope along the popular climbing route.

A helicopter was immediately dispatched to the scene.

The climber had been practicing with a friend from Petrer when his rope ceased to work.

The firemen learnt that the climber’s friend had to fix the rope for over two hours.

The climber was freed and - complaining that he could not feel his legs - flown straight to a park in Benidorm where he was transferred into an ambulance and taken to hospital.

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

British Benitachell resident in prestigious European appointment

by Tahnee Wright Margaret Hales, a British resident in Benitachell was recently appointed International President of the British Section of the European Union of Women (EUW).

The EUW was founded in Salzburg in 1953 by Austrian MP Dr Lola Solar, with the aim of enabling women to contribute to international debate and to stimulate interest in European affairs.

Today there are 17 countries in membership. The EUW has consultative status with the Council of Europe and Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (Ecosoc). It also contributes to the work of the European Parliament through the EPP Women’s Section and national MEPs. Through the EUW's six commissions, research work into issues of today and more importantly, tomorrow is carried out and the results fed into various national and international bodies.

The EUW works for the strengthening of peace on the basis of justice and the free cooperation of peoples. The European Union of Women stands for the safeguarding of human dignity and freedom, the maintenance of Europe’s outstanding cultural heritage and for social and economic progress while protecting the rights of the individual.

EUW maintains that these aims will only be realised by increasing the influence of women.

For many years the EUW’s British Section has organised democracy training courses for women in Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland and the Ukraine and organised member information visits to many European countries.

Margaret was congratulated by Benitachell Councillor of Communication, Myra van 't Hoff, for her appointment.

Myra van 't Hoff congratulates Margaret with a bunch of flowers

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Mock rescue success on l’Ampolla beach Ferrovial Servicios, the company contracted to provide search and rescue along the Teulada-Moraira coastline carried out a mock rescue operation on l’Ampolla beach last week.

The mock rescue operation, which took only 14 minutes, involved a female bather being ‘hit’ by a jet-ski, leaving her floating a few metres from the buoys.

A lifeguard ran to the bather’s rescue from a nearby surveillance station and emergency services arrived within minutes of the warning.

The CPR to the person playing the role of the female bather was so realistic that onlooking beach-goers believed it to be a real rescue operation.

Councillor Nieves Rodriguez expressed satisfaction at the rapid 14-minute response from Ferrovial Servicios and the emergency services.

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

LIV’n’G launch ‘Smile for Bradley’ in Benidorm

by Staff Reporter LIV'n'G sisters Olivia Crawford (16) and Georgia Fletcher (22) who released 'Smile for Bradley' on 23 June have been in Benidorm this week after requests for the song bombarded local radio stations.

The song is a reworking of the classic ‘Smile’ by Liv n’ G with new lyrics penned just for six-year-old Bradley Lowery.

Bradley, from Blackhall Colliery, near Hartlepool in the UK, battled cancer most of his young life before he lost his fight on July 7. His life changed at the age of 18 months when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

Bradley beat the disease once but after some time in remission it came back in July 2016.

His family desperately raised money for treatment in the US but doctors delivered the heart-breaking news that the little boy’s cancer had become terminal.

Bradley’s mum Gemma announced on Facebook that he had lost his battle with cancer at 1:35pm on July 7.

Any money raised which did not go towards Bradley’s treatment will be put into the Bradley Lowery Foundation to support others going through the same ordeal.

‘Smile for Bradley’ has been endorsed by the Chaplin organisation and Bradley’s family also love the video.

It has been on Amazon, Google Play and iTunes bestseller lists and reached number 3 on the iTunes download chart, before entering the UK official charts at number 4. It has also been in the Vodafone official chart for 2 weeks, at number 4 and 11.

BBC Tees presenter Paul ‘Goffy’ Gough who runs Goffy Media in Hartlepool and was instrumental in organising LIV’n’G’s visits to radio stations in Benidorm said:

‘The radio station managers contacted me after being bombarded with requests for the song and LIV’n’G, so I contacted the family, who were only too happy to launch ‘Smile for Bradley’ on the Costa Blanca.’

LIV’n’G’s Georgia added, ’every penny earned from the single and video will go to Bradley’s Foundation and help young people and families in similar circumstances. We are so proud to be launching the single in Benidorm and have received so many lovely messages.’

The girls took to the decks at Cool FM on Tuesday, introducing ‘Smile for Bradley’ and have been live on Facebook throughout the week.

For more information, check out https://www.facebook.com/LIVnGmusic/

Glyndebourne in Gata

The gardens of Worshipful Brother Darrell Clayton and wife Sally in Gata were thrown open once again recently to host the local Freemasons ‘Glynderbourne in Gata’ celebration.

Now an annual event, the celebration is modelled after Glynderbourne in England although on a ‘slightly smaller’ scale.

Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Initially, operas were presented within the house but there is now a free-standing opera house on its grounds. The house itself, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England, is thought to be about six hundred years old and listed at grade II. Over 130 local Freemasons, wives and guests gathered for the black-tie event, which was blessed with exceptional weather.

A ‘gigantic picnic’ was created as guests brought their own food and many thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the table decoration – with the best table winning a prize.

This year, an element of fancy dress crept in with some guests (and tables!) dressed Hawaiian-style with others dressed ancient Roman-style.

The entertainment this year was even more varied than last with a ‘non-stop feast of talented local entertainers’ including a tribute group, El Divo, a ladies choir, some dancing youngsters, the local tenor, Manuel Lazaro and local mezzo-soprano Gill Henry.

At the end Gill and Manuel united as duo 'Cantabile' and received a standing ovation.

‘The level of talent for an event of this size was truly amazing and could have graced any stage in Europe’, said Worshipful Brother William Turney.

A grand charity raffle was held - which offered some great prizes and raised an outstanding €1,800 for local charities.

All guests extend their greatest thanks to Darrell and Sally and their team of trusty helpers. If you would like to find out more about freemasonry, please email prensa@glpvalencia.com.

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MISSING – have you seen Andres?

Officers of the Guardia Civil and the Local Police have been searching for over a week for Andres Rojas Useche, a Javea resident who has been reported missing.

Andres - who is 36-yearsold - is said to have gone missing on June 23.

He is Colombian, between 1.70 and 1.75 metres tall and has green eyes.

If you have any information, please contact either of the forces.

€80,000 new wardrobe Benidorm City Council has budgeted €80,000 to provide its local police officers with new uniforms and protective accessories.

The contract was approved by local government and the bid published earlier this week in the Official Gazette of the Province.

Tenders are invited up to the value of €66,116, plus VAT for the twoyear contract.

51,000 has been budgeted for clothing, 11,000 for footwear and the remaining 4,116 for protective accessories.

The closing date for tenders is in two weeks’ time and companies will be required to supply sample of the items in order for the City Council to verify that their quality meets the requirements.

Photo credit: Twitter

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Calpe creates 25 new homes… for birds!

Teulada-Moraira occupancy increases

The City of Calpe has installed 25 ceramic nestshouses on the roofs of selected properties in the old town as it aims to attract more birds to nest in the area and deter insects.

Local ceramist, Esteban Juarez designed the nests-houses to replicate mills, towers and boats, with one of them even replicating the emblematic Muralla Roja de Bofill.

The properties on which the nest-houses sit have been specially selected for having Arab roof tile.

The goal is that sparrows and swallows will nest in the historic centre, forming part of the landscape and deterring insects.

Mayor Carlos Linares outside the tourist office Photo credit: Teulada-Moraira Ayuntamiento

by Tahnee Wright

Upmarket – an improvement on the traditional leaves and twigs combo Photo credit: Calpe Ayuntamiento

Teulada-Moraira Mayor Carlos Linares presented June’s municipal occupancy figures last week, which came in at 60.21 per cent, one per cent higher than last year’s figures.

The most popular period in June was between 3 and 11 – as the Moors and

Christians fiestas were celebrated.

The mayor is convinced that these figures indicate the municipality will enjoy a busy high summer season.

International visitors came mainly from the UK, Belgium, France, Germany and Holland and national visitors came mainly from the Comunidad Valenciana and Madrid.

Hostels reported an occupancy of 75 per cent, hotels 71.5 per cent, holiday rentals 63.5 per cent and camping sites 31.3 per cent. The tourist office was busy, with 1,342 visits from international tourists and 147 visits from national tourists.

An occupancy figure of 80 per cent is expected in July.

Treemendous work The pruning of the palm trees in Finestrat’s municipal green areas was pronounced complete earlier this week by the city council.

Council workers pruned palm trees of the Washintoniana variety on the boulevard, in La Cala and in urbanisations.

Finestrat’s Councillor of Environment, Technical Services and Works inspected the boulevard - where it is necessary to prune the trees twice a year – on Tuesday: ‘Pruning is carried out to prevent fruit and leaves from falling on the road, causing dirt and even damage. It is also important to prune the trees as these palms are present in areas of high traffic’.

The first palm trees to be pruned were those in La Cala, where there are more than 100 – especially in l’Avenida Marina Maixa, the main access area to the beach and also where ‘most of the bars and restaurants with terraces are concentrated’.

Works continued later on the boulevard and in urbanisations.

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Congratulations on the new arrival Terra Natura Benidorm’s family continues to grow…

by Staff Reporter The park recently celebrated the birth of 9 green tree pythons, a species which experiences great difficulty reproducing in captivity.

The green tree python demands a complex incubation process, where it requires specific environmental conditions and because of this, no reproduction attempts have been successful at the park before now.

The green tree python (morelia viridis) is a species of python native to New Guinea, islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

As its name suggests, it is a bright green snake that can reach 2 metres in length and 1.6 kilograms in weight, with females slightly larger and heavier than males.

In Terra Natura Benidorm there is a male and two females for whose reproduction it has been necessary to imitate the environmental conditions of their original environment quite accurately.

To do this, the experts of the park emulated in their cubicles the rainy season that favors their reproduction, as well as much milder temperatures than usual.

Finally, one of the females showed its state of gestation, changing from its usual

bright green colour to a more bluey tone – brought on by the ovulation and the pregnancy.

The green tree python usually lays between 1 - 25 viable eggs per clutch. In this case, as the female was young, she laid 9 eggs that were incubated for 50 - 65 days.

The hatchlings were born lemon-yellow with broken stripes and spots of orange-red.

As they grow, they will acquire the bright green colour of adult specimens.

The park will allow the young to grow a little and fully adapt to their environment before visitors can see them.

The green tree python is not a poisonous species, but its bite can be painful as it has long, sharp fangs.

Kids go digging with Vilamuseu Vilamuseu in La Vila Joiosa will offer its summer course for children ‘Vilakids’ in August, this year focusing on archaeology.

The course will be offered twice – from August 8 – 11 and August 22 – 25.

The children will enjoy hands-on learning with professionals – from excavation through to restoration and their masterpieces will be displayed in the museum.

The course costs just €25 for the four days, with 10 places available for each date.

Registration will be held at the museum from August 1 – 4, 9.00am until 12.00pm.

For more information, check out www.vilamuseu.es/vilakids.

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

Monte Pego Resident’s Association in year-long sewage spill battle

by Tahnee Wright About a year ago, the Asociacion de Vecinos de la Montana de Pego (AVMP), Monte Pego’s Official Residents Association noticed that the Monte Pego sewage treatment plant was spilling what appeared to be insufficiently treated sewage.

The spill went directly into the the Barranc de Batlle and floated toward the River Riu Riaxo beyond the CV-700.

There it would potentially contaminate the waterways of the adjacent rice fields and the Marjal nature reserve.

The AVMP believe the spilling to be due to ‘the antiquated technology of the plant, its limited capacity considering the increasing number of residents and what appears to be inconsistent maintenance and upgrading’.

In July 2016, the AVMP decided to bring the problem to the attention of Pego Ayuntamiento, submitting an instancia with photo evidence.

The association were informed months later that its request for a thorough investigation had been forwarded to the environmental authority in Valencia and the spill was soon stopped.

The sewage dried up after a few days leaving behind contaminated mud interspersed with used sanitary items.

The sewage spill started again this year around the middle of May and has not stopped since.

The AVMP claim the spill to have been running ‘24 hours a day with varying velocity’.

At the lower end, the association estimate the velocity to be about 4 litres a minute, adding up to nearly 500,000 litres over a period of two months.

The AVMP say, ‘it may be fair to assume that parts of this spilled sewage would have leaked into the table water. It also may well have entered the waterways, which are part of the watering system of the rice fields.’

They continue: ‘As part of our regular contact with municipal representatives of Pego, Rafol, and Denia we learned that the municipalities are fully aware of this problem. They have acknowledged its severity and the necessity for it to be resolved.’

‘At the same time, they state that remedial actions are beyond their responsibility and budgetary resources.’

‘A further aggravating circumstance for the continuation of this problem Pego Ayuntamiento sees is the contentious legal relationship with the developer of Monte Pego, to whom the treatment plant still belongs.’

‘The AVMP is not addressing the sewage spill as a specific problem for Monte Pego residents. At this time, we

consider it as an alarming incident with a high potential for contaminating adjacent municipal and agricultural areas. As such, it might, if not stopped immediately, affect the physical and economic well- being of all residents in this area. Additionally, it might have a devastating effect on wildlife, vegetation, and nature in general.’

At a conference on Monday at the Casa de Cultura in Pego, the AVMP vowed it will not stop in its pursuit of resolving the sewage spill, ‘we will continue to bring this problem to the attention of the public at large and its political representatives, hoping that the value of living in a healthy environment prevails.’

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Protesters urge Denia to become a leading city in the fight against animal cruelty 100 gather for Bous a la Mar demonstration in Denia.

by Tahnee Wright Around 100 protesters gathered at the La Glorieta roundabout at the top of calle Marques de Campo in Denia last Sunday for a demonstration to raise awareness against the Bous a la Mar. The demonstration, organised by ASOCIACON E.R.A. called on Denia to end its widely condemned Bous a la Mar event and with it, the abuse and suffering of bulls.

The protestors waved almost 30 banners and signs and a moving re-enactment of the event was performed, demonstrating the despair the Bous a la Mar bulls experience.

One of the demonstration organisers, Zoe Gumm said: ‘We're here to raise awareness for the bulls - listen to our desperation. We cannot keep using bulls for our entertainment.’

‘Bous a la Mar starts from this very spot. This is the cage that the young bulls – taken from their natural environment – are locked inside. What you may think is a bull running after the participants is actually a bull running from what's behind him. The bull is running out of fear like a normal animal. This is not something to be glorified.’

Victoria Aroztegui (pictured with her dog, Matilda) said she was involved in the demonstration ‘because the animals are not ours to do whatever we want with, they’re our earth partners and we’re taking advantage of innocent lives – this, sooner or later, will have consequences because all lives matter.’

The Bous a la Mar was accused of two acts of animal cruelty last year and protestors said, ‘this will continue, every year

Protestors chanted in both English and Spanish

Bous a la Mar gets more violent.’

Two bulls have drowned in previous years, not accounting for many other injuries suffered as the bulls run the risk of breaking their bones or having heart attacks due to the despair they experience.

Protesters urged Denia to become a leading city in the fight against animal cruelty, suggesting it follows in the footsteps of Torrevieja with its child-friendly, cruelty-free bull run.

‘Denia is a beautiful and vibrant city with much music, gastronomy and art to be proud of - it doesn't need to partake in bull torture. Thanks to thousands of activists across Spain the bull sports are dying, so Denia should jump off the band-

wagon as soon as possible.’

Sheila Agudo Barba signed the two petitions that made their way around the demonstration - one for Denia to end the Bous a la Mar event and another for the bullfighting school in Alicante to be shut down.

Sheila said she was involved ‘because Bous a la Mar is cruel and horrible – the bulls do not want to be there and less so in the name of human enjoyment, they have feelings.’

ASOCIACON E.R.A. will hold another demonstration in Denia on Sunday July 30. If you’d like to take part, check out https://www.facebook.com/No-Queremos-Bous-a-La-MarNi-Bous-Al-Carrer-En-Ningun-Pueblo-1593417364266856/.

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

North Korea to build Apple Benidorm-style resort surveys spain

Photo credit: Flickr

by Tahnee Wright Advisors from North Korea - the most isolated country in the world - recently visited the Costa Blanca to examine its tourism offering.

North Korea is aiming to emulate and replicate a ‘costa-style’ beach resort within its own nation for the North-East seaside town of Wonsan in order to increase its number of foreign visitors.

The delegation of North Koreans examined both Barcelona and Valencia, but only had eyes for the Costa Blanca, reported to be ‘amazed by

the dimensions’ of Benidorm’s tower blocks and holiday parks.

At the North Korean Embassy in Madrid, a spokesman told the press that they would be ready for its first tourists by mid-2018.

Matias Perez, one of the trip organisers, remarked that ‘it’s positive that they want to stop being the most hermetic country in the world.’

The trip was a part of North Korea’s tourism plans to increase the number of foreign visitors from just over 100,000 to 1 million people annually.

The country’s tourism ambitions are shown by their plans to develop Won-

san town into a resort.

Architectural designs by Hong Kong based firm PLT reveal plans to build a $200 million (€175 million) airport in Wonsan and an underwater hotel, flower park and stadium within the town.

Yet, these plans will require high investment, in a state that struggles to feed its own population. According to the World Food Programme, 70 per cent of its population live with ‘food insecurity’ and chronic malnutrition.

Despite these critical issues, North Korea still plans to attract two million tourists by 2020.

Since 2015, Apple has been using LIDAR-equipped mapping vehicles to capture street-level imagery for the Apple Maps app. Apple has expanded the areas where it is collecting data several times over the course of the last two years and according to the latest update to the company's support page, Apple Maps vehicles have recently made their way into Spain.

Apple regularly highlights the countries and cities around the world where its vehicles are located, and between July 3 and August 13, Apple will collect data in the Biscay province of Spain, in Arratia-Nerbioi, Busturialdea, Durangaldea, Enkarterri, Greater Bilbao, Lea Artibai and Uribe-Kosta.

According to Apple's support page, the information collected by the mapping vehicles will be used to improve Apple Maps, but just what Apple plans to do with the data remains unclear.

Because Apple promises to blur faces and license plates ahead of publication, there's been speculation that the company is working on a ‘street view’ addition to Apple Maps to mirror Google Maps.

Photo credit: Macrumours.com

Spain’s ‘biggest cultural deal in over 20 years’ Cuban-American collector, philanthropist and art historian Roberto Polo will loan his collection of more than 7,000 works of modern and contemporary art to two Spanish institutions for the next 15 years, the country's biggest cultural deal in over 20 years, officials said on Tuesday.

The collection, which includes works by German artist Max Ernst and U.S. sculptor Martin Kline, will be shown at museums in Toledo and Cuenca in central Spain, the president of the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano Garcia-Page, told a news conference in Toledo.

After 15 years the loan period may be extended or the works may be donated to Spain, he added. Garcia-Page said this was ‘the most important cultural operation for the country’ since the Spanish government agreed to buy the prized art collection of the Swiss industrialist Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza in 1993.

Officials did not give an estimate for the value of the works which will be loaned but the Spanish press said the collection is insured for €44 million.

‘I have always loaned works and in the end if they have been well taken care of, valued and respected, I have always ended up donating them, but I first want to have proof that they are valued and respected as they should,’ said Polo, who lives in Brussels where he owns an art gallery that bears his name.

‘I am going to turn 66 in August and in 15 years I will not have many more years left,’ he added.

Photo credit: Expansion

Polo, whose parents moved to Miami from Cuba after the Castro regime seized their assets in 1961, said he wanted to die ‘with empty hands’ and without taking ‘anything to the grave’.

The regional government of Catilla-La Mancha will refurbish the Santa Fe museum in Toledo and a public records

archive in Cuenca to display the works but Polo will receive no money for the loan of the works, Garcia-Page said.

The works will start to be displayed in Toledo from the middle of 2018 and in Cuenca shortly after, a spokesman for the regional government said in a statement to the Spanish press.

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Iberia Airlines fined €25,000 for forcing pregnancy tests

by Tahnee Wright Iberia Airlines has been fined €25,000 by the Ministry of Labour of the Balearic Islands for forcing aspiring flight attendants to take pregnancy tests in what has been ruled as discrimination.

Since the fine, the Spanish airline will drop the pregnancy test requirement and will allow flight attendant applicants to decide whether they tell the company if they are expecting.

‘We will no longer include a pregnancy test in the medical examination for new hires,’ said Maria Teresa Garcia Menendez, Iberia's workplace health and safety officer in a statement.

‘We will continue to use all necessary means to ensure the safety and rights of pregnant employees, as we have always done. This is an exemplary company when it comes to hiring women.’

Sources within the ministry told the Spanish press that the practice was discovered last year during a campaign against labour discrimination.

Inspectors found that Iberia established a series of criteria for their applicants.

Interviews were conducted by external company Randstand, which also asked female applicants to submit pregnancy tests.

The measures were put in place to ensure that women were not at risk of

being assigned tasks that could endanger their pregnancy, such as luggage handling, the airline said.

It said it has never rejected a qualified candidate for employment on the grounds of pregnancy.

‘Enforcing pregnancy tests as part of recruitment has no place in 2017 and we are pleased that the practice is being reversed,’ said Lee Webster, spokesman for international charity Womankind Worldwide.

Women make up 38 percent of the total staff at Iberia and childcare policies, along with reduced working hours, facilitate women's access to work, the airline said.

Three men gored in Pamplona opening run Three men were gored during the opening run of Pamplona's bull-running festival, the Red Cross said last Friday, with one other reported injury during the 875-metre run through the city.

One of the men was caught by a bull's horns in the thorax and one in the scrotum, the Red Cross said. All three were taken to hospital for treatment.

Two of those gored were from the United States, aged 29 and 35, while the other was a 46-year-old from Navarra in Spain. A man from Ireland, 39, was also hurt.

The sprint, which typically attracts about 2,000 runners, lasts just under three minutes as participants dressed in white and wearing red neck scarves run from a dozen bulls.

The animals were from cattle breeder Cebada Gago in Andalucia, renowned for rearing dangerous bulls responsible for the most injuries in the history of the week-long San Fermin festival.

€45,000 for doing nothing

Someone in Romania thought he'd made a fair amount of money when he sold an old typewriter for €100 euros at a flea market. He turned out to be very wrong…

The ‘typewriter’ was, in fact, a German Wehrmacht Enigma I, a World War Two cipher machine, and the collector who bought it put it up for sale at a Bucharest auction house with a starting price of €9,000.

On Tuesday, the auction house sold it to an online bidder for €45,000. ‘The collector bought it from a flea market. He's a cryptography professor and he knew very well what he was buying,’ the collectible consignment manager at the Bucharest auction house told Reuters.

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Britain launches inquiry into contaminated blood which killed 2,400 NHS patients

by Staff Reporter Britain will hold a public inquiry into contaminated blood supplied to patients by the NHS which killed at least 2,400 people, the government said on Tuesday.

During the 1970’s and 1980’s, blood supplied to the NHS was contaminated with viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C and infected thousands of people with haemophilia or other bleeding disorders.

Health minister Philip Dunne said many documents were publicly available which gave a comprehensive picture of events and decisions made at the time.

‘However, I recognise for those affected these steps do not go far enough to provide the answers that they want to get to the truth of what happened,’ he told parliament.

Families of victims will be consulted to decide what form the inquiry will take.

A report by lawmakers in 2015 said the Department of Health estimated that more than 30,000 people might have been infected with hepatitis C between 1970 and 1991 when Britain imported blood from the United States but just 6,000 had been identified.

A further 1,500 were infected with HIV between 1978 and 1985.

The inquiry comes after leaders from all of Britain's main political parties, except the ruling Conservatives, wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Theresa May demanding an investigation into the issue.

‘For decades people with bleeding disorders and their families have sought the truth,’ said Liz Carroll, Chief Executive of The Haemophilia Society.

‘Instead, they were told by the government that no mistakes were made while it repeatedly refused to acknowledge evidence of negligence and a subsequent cover up. Finally, they will have the chance to see justice.’

Police officers shot in Gava A man was arrested last week after he shot two police officers in the northeastern town of Gava, in Barcelona province.

The officers were seriously injured in the incident which occurred last Thursday at around 4.00pm.

The two officers, aged 50 and 62, were allegedly shot with an AK-47 rifle after they approached a suspicious-looking car.

The suspect reportedly ran from the vehicle following the incident and barricaded himself in a nearby home.

He was eventually detained and the officers were taken to hospital.

The incident was not thought to be related to terrorism - a Spanish Home Office spokeswoman said: ‘With the information available, the incident in Gava is not related to terrorism.’

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

Acrobat dies at Madrid festival

Photo credit: Madrid Free

by Tahnee Wright An acrobat died after plunging over 30 metres while performing a feat prior to Green Day's headlining set at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last Friday.

The acrobat, Pedro Aunion Monroy, was performing an aerial stunt from inside a box that was suspended from a crane at the time of the accident.

Although it appeared that Monroy was wearing a harness, he plunged to the ground in front of thousands of stunned festival-goers.

Paramedics rushed to the scene, but

42-year-old Monroy died soon after from injuries sustained in the fall.

After only a slight delay, Green Day's set continued as scheduled.

According to the band, they weren't notified of Monroy's death until after their performance.

‘We just got off stage at Mad Cool Festival to disturbing news. A very brave artist named Pedro lost his life tonight in a tragic accident,’ Green Day tweeted. ‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.’

Both Mad Cool and Green Day were accused of insensitivity for resuming the

festival so soon after the acrobat's fall.

In a statement, Mad Cool organisers defended their decision to continue on despite the crowd witnessing a deadly accident.

‘Mad Cool Festival regrets the terrible accident that the aerial dancer suffered during the second day of the festival.

For security reasons, the festival decided to continue with its programming,’ organisers wrote.

‘We send our most sincere condolences to all his family. Tomorrow Saturday 8, during the festival, we will render a heartfelt tribute to the artist.’

Hard Rock plans €2 billion resort in Spain Hard Rock International has announced plans to open a sprawling, €2 billion resort in Spain that will become one of the largest of its kind in Europe, with including a casino, new concert venue, and 600-room hotel.

To be set in north-eastern Spain in Vila-seca and Salou, Tarragona, Hard Rock Entertainment World will occupy a space of 745,000 square metres.

Anchoring the resort will be the iconic, guitar-shaped Hard Rock Hotel, which will span 100,00 square metreswith 600 rooms.

The resort casino will include 1,200 slot machines and 100 table games and feature a pool for guests.

Blueprints for the resort also call for a new entertainment venue that can accommodate 15,000 people. The venue will host national and international musical acts.

In the first phase of the project, a collaboration with Port Aventura, another entertainment resort in the area, will see the development of a 500-room hotel catering to families, along with a luxury retail and shopping destination that will feature 75 shops and boutiques.

The overall investment for the project is pegged at €2 billion. The Spanish resort will add to the brand's portfolio of 176 cafés, 24 hotels and 11 casinos in 75 countries around the world.

Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza Photo credit: Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza

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Specsavers Opticas launch campaign to support the deaf and blind Specsavers Opticas have announced that they will be supporting the Once Foundation for the Deaf-Blind (La Fundación ONCE para la Atención de Personas con Sordoceguera - FOAPS) over the next six months. They will be offering free comprehensive eye tests at all eight of their opticians and asking patients to donate 1€ to FOAPS after their test until the end of the year.

All funds raised will be donated to FOAPS to fund interpreters who are crucial to allow deaf-blind people to lead a full life and communicate. This is part of FOAPS’ 10 year anniversary campaign to raise awareness of the issues that deafblind people face and boost funding so they can help more of these vulnerable people who are totally isolated without their help.

Specsavers Opticas are committed to supporting charities and protecting sight. They have chosen FOAPS to support because of the huge difficulties that the deaf-blind have with interacting with the world and communicating.

“Most visually impaired people are able to rely on their other senses and can still communicate easily with the outside world. Whereas the deaf-blind experience the world through touch and need someone to connect them with the world.” explains José Ángel Moral-Tajadura from Specsavers Opticas.

“The FOAPS interpreters are the eyes, ears and often voice of the deaf-blind and have a crucial role to play. We hope that through our campaign we can raise enough money to fund an extra 400 hours of an interpreter. This costs 6,000€ so we need 6,000 people to come in and have their eyes tested and make a donation before the end of the year.”

Esther Requena Olea, Director of FOAPS commented, “We are very happy that an international company such as Specsavers has decided to collaborate with our cause. The needs of the Deaf-Blind people are very specific and requires a lot of resources. With the funds raised from this campaign, we can offer more support to them to break the isolation and communication problems with the outside world that is a common problem for the Deaf-Blind.”

To participate in the campaign, visit your nearest store for

Beautiful weather for a BBQ

26 Masons from the Armonia de Ifach Lodge recently gathered at their new home, the Ifach Golf Club to enjoy a BBQ. ‘The sun was out, the drinks flowing freely and a really good time was had by all’, said WBro William Turney.

A grand charity raffle was held - which offered some great prizes and raised €118 towards the Master’s chosen charity.

The Freemasons express their greatest thanks to W.Bro Stewart Gammer and wife Brenda for organising the event and also to W.Bro Neville Shelley, Armonia de Ifach’s current Worshipful Master.

If you would like to find out more about freemasonry, please email prensa@glpvalencia.com.

a comprehensive eye test and donate just 1€ between July and December 2017. Specsavers Opticas have eight stores in Spain, on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and in Mallorca.

Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store.

Levante’s Navy League of the United States celebrate 4th of July With the Stars and Stripes proudly flying and surrounded by an array of blue, red and white bunting decorating the El Gaucho restaurant, Javea, Council President John Power warmly welcomed 80 members and guests to the International Navy League of the United States, Levante Council´s annual 4th of July celebration.

Founder Council member and past President Beverly Stewart gave the Independence Day address reminding everyone of the importance of this special day in American history and that the freedom which was won must never, ever be taken for granted.

Vice President Peter Langley gave a brief history of the radical writer Thomas Paine (1737-1809) whose pamphlets helped shape many of the ideas that mark the American Revolution.

Reverend Tom Pringle gave the Grace.

‘Free beer, great food and dancing to music from Nomad completed a perfect party’, said Secretary Barbara Power.

The Council´s next event after the summer break will be a lunch on Saturday September 30 at Maxim restaurant, Moraira.

The International Navy League of the United States, Levante Council is part of a worldwide non-profit association, formed to offer assistance and hospitality to the service men and women of the United States and NATO Alliance. The Levante Council, covering the Costa Blanca from Alicante to Valencia, has a mainly American and British membership, but also boasts members from Belgium, France, Germany and Holland.

The NLUS has more than 60,000 members worldwide, none of whom are serving members of the armed forces of the United States or NATO Alliance members. There are many NLUS Councils in Spain and most European countries as well as Great Britain.

New members of any nationality are always welcome. For more information, email navyleaguelevante@gmail.com

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The way it is... by

Harvey Mann

I believe it is happening more and more with this age of equality, when a young women’s fancy and mind turns to marriage.

On this occasion, this young woman in question took her boyfriend’s hand stroked the back of it lovingly, and looked adoringly into his eyes, asking him to marry her, this was witnessed by Sylvia Wayne’s daughter who had been invited to have lunch with the couple.

It had been quite a long courtship by any standards, 44 years to be precise, however the husband to be jumped at the chance to make Sylvia who proposed, his wife.

Sylvia Wayne 93 years young, first met Sydney Altman in 1972 at a social event, and have been together since then, Sylvia a retired shop keeper for lingerie and children’s wear in Barkingside East London.

Sydney originally from Glasgow explains that he had never asked Sylvia to marry him, “It just wasn’t on the cards, but I’m really pleased that she asked me, it really did not come as a surprise particularly after all this time, I just put my hand up, saying “at last”.

Sylvia became a widow 50 years ago after her husband died at a young age, my first husband and myself were married in 1942 when I was 18, “it wasn’t very grand during those war years, we were up all night making and cutting sandwiches for the guests, we did not have any money and we ended 30 pounds in debt, he then went off to war.

Sylvia explains “I invited my daughter Janis over

to have lunch with Sydney and myself, “just on the spur of the moment, I took Sydney’s hand and asked him to marry me, as I wanted to make an honest man of him”.

Surrounded by family and friends the ceremony took place at Enfield register office, “the weather was not great, but this did not deter us come rain or shine it was going to be a glorious day” said Sylvia “then we went off to a celebration tea at a posh Hotel”.

Speeches at the reception were made by Mrs Keen Sylvia’s daughter, her brother Nicholas and the best man, grandson Simon Keen. Sydney says, “when I look

at Sylvia’s children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, I know that they belong to me in law”.

“We even had a hen and stag night, I had to wear a sash across my chest as I walk along the street saying groom to be”.

Sydney a retired pharmacist aged 87, says “it was a wonderful day, surrounded by family and friends, everyone was so happy, laughing and handshakes all day long, I’ve known Sylvia’s family so long, I’ve been welcomed into the family being married to Sylvia will further strengthen my bond to my bride’s family, they are like my children even her son calls me Dad”.

Daughter Janis 65, organised the nuptials, “it was quite surreal as most of my friends unfortunately have to organise funerals as they lose their parents, so a wedding celebration for my mother is a very happy event”.

The new Mrs Sylvia Altman wore a dusky pink outfit and had three bridesmaids, and page boys her great-grandchildren. After the day’s events had concluded, and the happy couple prepared to go to their home in Brookman’s Park in North London to continue the day’s celebration’s.

Sylvia’s last words when she was asked if they had taken a taxi home, her reply was quite indigent, “My husband does not walk well, but he is an excellent driver”.

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

A sense of déjà vu by

Michael Walsh

keyboardcosmetics@ gmail.com

Massive demonstrations and anti-government violence sweeping many European cities fill me with a sense of déjà vu. Western media was muted in its coverage of the massive anti-G20 protests in Hamburg during which nearly 111 police were injured. Ironically, Russia media gave the best coverage. It was then I thought of events in the Soviet Bloc during the 1980s.

Little did we know back then where these civil disturbances were going? All we could do was watch and wait. Eventually, the dysfunctional Eastern Bloc crumbled. Perhaps the 22 nations surrendered to Stalin by Churchill and Roosevelt at Yalta in February 1945 was bound to collapse anyway.

From frying pan to fire: Those nations for whom World War II occupation dragged on for a further 45 years were to place their briefly freed shoulders in the European Union’s yoke.

Former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who did know his hammer from his sickle, wryly questioned why the EU was modelling itself on the former Soviet Bloc. His concerns are increasingly voiced today.

The European Union boasts not one but two presidents, neither of whom is elected by Europe’s electorate. The EU regime, let’s call a spade a spade, is badly governed by 27 unelected commissioners.

The Soviets called them commissars but a privy by any other name remains a privy.

The European Union’s parliament is advisory

only. This might explain why only 30 MEPs out of highly paid 751 members bothered to attend an important EU parliamentary session on July 4. At least EU democracy can run on an empty tank.

When on 7/8 July the G20 shindig was held in Hamburg tens of thousands of demonstrators besieged the once-war ravaged resurrected maritime city. Dubbed the ‘Welcome to Hell’ campaign it wasn’t much of a welcome for the heads of state and assorted invitees in attendance.

Apart from the usual largely unelected heads of state who presented themselves at the shindig were some of the most unsavoury figures in modern history, several of whom are under investigation. Others, like U.S President Donald Trump, Britain’s PM Theresa May and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance, have the blood of millions on their hands.

Known by the company one keeps there were also in attendance the presidents of West African despotic regimes, Senegal and Guinea. Other vultures descending on the tax-funded banqueting binge included Christine Lagarde. The head of the International Monetary Fund was recently found guilty of fraud but no charges were levelled.

I am a bit old for street protests but I can’t help but think that on this occasion the demonstrators hold the moral high ground. If you want to see the EU’s future fast rewind to the Soviet Bloc circa 1989.

Photo Credit thelocal.de

Mother Earth is losing patience by

Colin Bird

Symonds Yat Rock in Herefordshire is regarded by many as the most scenic spot in England and visiting it for the first time in May, I can enthusiastically concur with that assessment.

Perched high above the Wye valley, the panorama of meadows; woodland; distant church spires and pretty country houses, is quite spectacular.

But a chance comment from a small group standing close by, caught my attention and went something like this: “They are always going on about our over populated country, but just look”.

A young man was lecturing his companions, sweeping his arm expansively across the vista by way of emphasis. It gave me food for thought, and to be honest, it left me feeling somewhat alarmed.

On ITV’s News at ten each night, the opening credits show a nighttime satellite view of Europe. The light pollution that envelopes great swathes of England is extraordinary.

From Liverpool in the west, right

Yes there are regions in England like the South West, that are relatively free thus far, but as the great conurbations expand outwards, swallowing up thousands of acres of green belt land with their villages and hamlets in order to satisfy the insatiable demand for housing, these areas are diminishing fast.

My home town of Reading – no great city by any means – has changed out of all proportion since I was a boy. A brook in the countryside where I used to fish, and was two miles from my home, is now sandwiched between a science park and office blocks and housing.

And showing compassion to our fellow human beings who wish to escape tyranny and war is right and it is desirable. But this must be proportionate to the compassion that we simply must show to our environment.

97% of our wild meadows have been lost since the end of the Second World War and with them, flowers, insects and birds, some that were commonplace not so long ago, but are now endangered.

If we do not urgently tend to Mother Earth, she may very well turn her back on us, and compassion to fellow humans will become an Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons irrelevant issue.

across the country to the east coast; also Birmingham and the Midlands, and the great light explosion of London and the Home Counties.

Compare it to much larger countries like France and Spain where there are substantial sectors of comparative dullness, indicating areas of least population. The contrast is striking.

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30th June-6th July

by

Kevin Wright Account Manager

Moneycorp

currency Currency questions answered by Moneycorp

The cost savings of using a specialist currency company are attractive but I have been put off as I understand there could be extra work involved. I also have concerns regarding the safety of my money - am I being over cautious?

Specialist currency providers are becoming popular choices for British ex-pats living in Spain or, indeed, those returning to the UK. Opening a trading facility is much easier and quicker than you may think but is necessary to comply with European KYC anti-money laundering legislation. moneycorp offers the option for customers to apply for registration on-line, via our website, which is a short and straight forward process. Alternatively, customers can simply complete a paper registration form. Additional documentation such as proof of identity and proof of address may be required in some cases. For the small amount of effort to apply for an account, there are many potential benefits available. These include potential cost savings and the advantage of having a range of currency services that are not always offered by traditional financial institutions, such as high street banks. Trading is also straightforward and is normally conducted over the telephone. Put simply, you can have access to great rates along with ‘real time’ information on the market which can help you to trade your currency at an advantageous time. Using a specialist currency company means you can arrange to have the rate monitored on your behalf, to help you make the most of market movements and potentially avoid trading when the market is not favourable for you. Purchasing a Forward Contract, means that you can fix the prevailing rate of exchange to buy currency now, to be settled at a determined date in the future, thus avoiding any potential impact from subsequent market fluctuations. A deposit of 10% of the total amount is required for this service.

The question of security is completely understandable and one that any client needs to be comfortable with. There are certain questions that will allow you to choose a currency provider with confidence and should be addressed if you have any doubts: How long have you been in business?

How many staff do you have?

What is your turnover?

How many clients do you deal with each year?

Do you have any other divisions as part of the company?

Do you speculate with the funds?

How do you handle client funds?

Do you have audited accounts at Companies House?

Where are your offices?

Are you Financial Conduct Authority Regulated?

This is how moneycorp answer:

How long have you been in business?

Moneycorp has been dealing in foreign exchange since 1979.

How many staff do you have?

Over 760 last year.

What is your turnover?

The last financial year saw Moneycorp trade over £25.6 billlion worth of currencies.

How many clients do you deal with each year?

We executed over 7 million client transactions in 2016.

Do you have any other divisions as part of the company?

Yes. Retail, wholesale, commercial including an awardwinning online trading platform.

Do you speculate with the funds?

Absolutely not! Moneycorp does not take trading positions and all foreign exchange positions are exactly matched with our panel of liquidity providers.

How do you handle client funds?

All client funds are safeguarded in segregated client bank accounts.

Do you have audited accounts at Companies House?

Yes, we do. PricewaterhouseCoopers have been our auditors since 1987.

Where are your offices?

Moneycorp has its HO in central London and has other offices outside the UK. Details of locations are on our web site.

Are you regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority?

Yes. Moneycorp is the trading name of TTT Moneycorp Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services.

For further information about how Moneycorp can help with your particular currency requirement, contact us on +34 902 887 243 or email kevin.wright@moneycorp.com

Moneycorp is a trading name of TTT Moneycorp Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services.

TTT Moneycorp Limites, Sucursal en España is registered with the banco de España under the code number 6875 and with the Mercantile Registry of Málaga under volume 5461, book 4638, sheet 7, page MA-131271, inscription number 1. Its registered office address is Centro Comercial Cala Sol, Local 108, La Cala de Mijas, 29649 Málaga and its Spanish tax identification number is W8266051E.

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Selling your property Exclusive benefits from Garcia Villas So, you have a property in or around Jalon and Javea, and you’re determined to sell it. The question is, which of the increasing numbers of estate agencies should you deal with, and perhaps even harder, should you choose just 1 exclusively.

Let’s answer those 2 critical questions in reverse order starting with exclusivity. You might think that if you put your property with multiple agencies, you’re increasing your chance of getting sold. Seems logical right? But actually, you may be doing yourself a huge dis-service.

You see, as soon as you split your agencies, you cur their commissions in half – or worse. So straight away, you’ve halved their motivation to concentrate on your property.

Sure, you’ll get your property on multiple websites, but even that can go against you. You see, Google actually favours unique content, and the same description shared across 10 different websites is clearly not unique.

By choosing 1 estate agency you gain a sales partner, one that is 100% motivated to sell your property and one who can create unique and compelling web content. Few estate agents go even further which brings us on to the first question: which agency to use.

This comes down to 3 things really: are they professional,

will they market your property effectively and are they personable? Garcia Villas have been established for many years in Jalon and last year expanded to Javea.

They are a Spanish based agency who specialise in expat sales. So there’s your first big thing. They know the system, can wade quickly through the inevitable red tape and of course speak the language perfectly. Garcia Villas have invested heavily in modern marketing, but in the real world and online. They produce their own property catalogue twice a year which though expensive, is invaluable. And of course they have well located premises with plenty of footfall. Inline, they are constantly updating their website and unusually, have retained the services of not one, but three marketing agencies, each of whom specialise in a particular area. And by listing exclusively, you unlock a whole host of other marketing angles- including your very own property video.

So finally, are they personable – will you like them? It’s a fair question and one that only you can answer. The only way to find out is to pay them a visit. Find out for yourself all those little things that would turn this article into a small book, meet the people who will care for you and work tirelessly to sell your property. We’re sure you’ll like what you find so come and see us.

Garcia Villas are located at Av Joanot Martorell No17-C, 03727 Jalon or Ctra Cabo La Nao Pla. 122, Bloque 12-Bajo 03730 Javea. Alternatively call 966 482 480, visit www.garciavillas.co.uk or email info@garciavillas.es

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What do Pension Freedoms really mean for Expats living in Spain?

In 2006, the UK introduced pensions legislation that has allowed 100,000s of Expats to take control of their pension funds, gain earlier access, consolidate multiple pensions into a single scheme and substantially increase inheritance for their spouse or children.

by

Sam Kelly

Managing Partner Chorus Financial

Jane, an example client, is 53, lives in Spain with her husband and has 2 adult children in the UK. She built up benefits in a Final Salary Pension Scheme. Her scheme Normal Retirement Date is 65, and her annual pension will be £8,500 per year on her 65th birthday. If Jane were to pass away, her husband would be entitled to a 50% spouses pension with nothing going to her children.

Pensions Freedoms allow Jane to leave her existing scheme and transfer to an HMRC recognised pension.

Before March 9th 2017, we may have recommended an overseas scheme called a QROPS, but following the UK Spring budget, it is now more likely that we would recommend a UK based, FCA regulated pension plan called a SIPP. If you have specific questions as to why this advice has recently changed you can contact me directly on my details below.

Having sent in an enquiry through Chorus, Jane has now been offered a transfer value of £238,000 to leave her Final Salary Pension. Jane can access this £238,000 flexibly from her 55th birthday rather than waiting to 65 and can leave her husband and children the full pot of money,

rather than a small spouse’s pension and nothing for her children.

Chorus Financial offer pension solutions from some of the biggest financial institutions in the World including FTSE 100 companies like Old Mutual and The Prudential, with the option to have a UK based, FCA regulated pension.

To discover what options are available to you, contact me today for a free, no obligation, Pension Review, by calling 664 398 702 or emailing s.kelly@chorusfinancial.es.

Sam Kelly is a regulated Financial Planner based on the Costa Blanca, with over 15 years’ experience of financial markets and portfolio management in both the UK and Spain.

The examples given in this article are for illustrative purposes only.

Transferring a pension from a final salary scheme means sacrificing effectively guaranteed benefits for non-guaranteed benefits and a full review of your circumstances must be undertaken before a recommendation to transfer can be given.

Chorus Financial is a trading style of Tourbillon Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission (Gibraltar), Licence Number FSC1118B and registered with the UK FCA as an EEA Authorised firm, reference 539348.

Betting machines replace traditional Spanish flutters It’s been well known for many decades that whatever the economic fortunes of the country – and they’ve had their fair share of ups and downs in recent years – the Spanish people always find a few euro to have their weekly bet on the wide variety of local and national lotteries. The queues outside the myriad of lottery offices up and down the country regularly confirm that fact.

As the dominance of technology has reached into the world of gambling in the past decade, figures released by the Ministry of Finance for the Valencian Community for 2016 show a 5.8% increase in betting machines and a total figure of €292m which in itself is 22% up on the previous year.

The significance of that amount is it’s the first time, since the regulation of the market was introduced by the autonomous government in 2011, that this mode of gambling has outstripped the more traditional methods.

The Spanish National Blind Organisation (ONCE) tickets account for €225m of gambling revenue with casinos recording €218m. Traditional bingo halls in the community take in €270.3m but if you add the estimated €75m taken via the electronic methods, bingo would come out top of the list. The success of the bingo halls is due in no small part to the increase in the number of younger people that have been attracted to visit such establishments that they now use as regular meeting points. Bingo in Spain isn’t just for ‘old ladies’ with their proud wings!

There is also another significant area within the gambling business that is showing strong growth – online gaming. At the national level - there is no local data available – it has reached a staggering amount of almost €11bn which is a sharp increase of 27% compared to 2015, and the upward trend seems unstoppable.

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Non Resident Property Tax by

IGNACIO PELLICER MOLLĂ & PEDRO HEREDIA ORTIZ

LAWYERS

Q A

My wife and I have just bought a property in Spain, we are not Spanish residents. Is there any tax applicable to us that we should be aware of?

Every year before December 31st all non-residents in Spain must complete a non-resident income tax form.

Please note this is not the same as a tax return as a resident.

This applies to anybody who is not legally a resident in Spain, but who has assets such as property in Spain, income from rental of property, income from bank deposits when applicable, royalties from intellectual property, etc‌ If there is one or more owner of your property, each owner must complete their own tax form.

If you have any further questions about this or any legal matter, please do not hesitate to contact us; we have a team of experts standing by to assist you in any way we can.

Call 965 480 737 or 606 056 282. Email info@pellicerheredia.com.

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

If you have any further questions about this or any other legal matter, please do not hesitate to contact us; we have a team of experts standing by to assist you in any way we can. Call 965 480 737 or 606 056 282 or email info@pellicerheredia.com Videos at www.pellicerheredia.com

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Me gusta, pero Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

I trust that those of you who have been following these articles have been discovering all the new sentences you’ve been able to make, and of course going round practising them!

No doubt you’ve got into all sorts of muddles as well, but that’s a normal part of language learning, so no problem there.

First things first, before we learn anything new, let’s look at the answers to the homework. You had to translate the following sentences into English – so here they are with the answers.

No quiero volver a casa hoy.

I don’t want to return home today. ¿Quieres bailar conmigo?

Do you want to dance with me?

Voy a hablar con mi amigo.

I’m going to speak to my friend. ¿Vas a beber vino?

Are you going to drink wine?

No necesito comer ahora.

I don’t need to eat now. ¿Puedo aprender más?

Can I learn more?

This week we are going to add another “first person” expression to our collection.

Here it is: ME GUSTA meaning “I like”.

Now ME GUSTA works slightly differently from the other first person phrases we have learnt so far, because although we translate it as “I like”, it doesn’t strictly mean that literally. It actually means: “it pleases me”. In a way you don’t even need to know that, but some people get themselves in a pickle because they think that the “me” bit means “I”. Also they tend to mispronounce it like the English word “me” and they end up saying things like “me quiero” for I like, and “me necesito” for I need. That is totally wrong!!! We use “quiero” on its own for I want and “necesito” on its own for I need. If we wanted to add the word for “I”, this is “yo”.

So you just have to accept that ME GUSTA is different from the others, and wait for the full explanation to appear later on. Glad we got that cleared up anyway!

Me gusta (it pleases me = I like) can link to a huge range of verbs just as the other

expressions we learn before. So, we can say: ME GUSTA COCINAR I like cooking ME GUSTA BAILAR I like dancing ME GUSTA TRABAJAR I like working or maybe for most of us that should be: NO ME GUSTA TRABAJAR I don’t like working NO ME GUSTA BEBER I don’t like drinking Well – it takes all sorts.

Another thing that has to be said to help us poor confused English speakers – in English we use the “-ing” form of the verb with “I like” – cooking, dancing, working, drinking, but in Spanish we don’t do this. If it helps we can think that what we are really saying is: “I like to cook”, “I like to dance” etc. So, after ME GUSTA we always use the infinitives of the verb (the forms ending in –ar, -er, or –ir) and never alter them anything else, despite how much we may be tempted to do so.

Something else we can do now is make even longer sentences with all kinds of things we already now. Here are two more words that can help us to do this: “but” which is PERO, and “also” or “as well” which is TAMBIÉN. Here is an example of the sorts of things we can do: ME GUSTA BAILAR Y ME GUSTA BEBER TAMBIÉN. I like dancing and I like drinking as well.

NECESITO DORMIR PERO VOY A TRABAJAR. I need to sleep but I’m going to work.

I think next lesson we need to widen our range of words as we’re beginning to get a bit limited, but for now here’s a couple of things you can have a go at at home.

How would we say in Spanish? I like talking but I need to work. Can I eat and drink as well?

Answers as ever next week, and lots of new verbs to look forward to! You see, you’re even looking forward to verbs now!

Book Review

The Stolen Girls

by Patricia Gibney

The young woman standing on Lottie’s step was a stranger. She was clutching the hand of a young boy. ‘Help me,’ she said to Lottie. ‘Please help me.’

One Monday morning, the body of a young pregnant woman is found. The same day, a mother and her son visit the house of Detective Lottie Parker, begging for help to find a lost friend.

Could this be the same girl?

When a second victim is discovered by the same man, with the murder bearing all the same hallmarks as the first, Lottie needs to work fast to discover how else the two were linked. Then two more girls go missing.

Patricia Gibney’s critically acclaimed first book of the series – The Missing Ones – tackled some daunting subjects. This follow up keeps up that trend with human trafficking for the sex trade, illegal organ farming, war crimes, teenage self-abuse, prostitution and alcohol, all play a part in this story.

Lottie Parker is back. The troubled Detective Inspector, widowed, mother of 3 teenage children, and struggling to stay off the booze, she had it tough in the first book, and things get no better for her in this one.

The daughter of one of Ragmullin’s criminal head men has gone missing. Exiled in Spain he sends his right-hand man to try to locate her.

Meanwhile the bodies of young girls are beginning to turn up in the trenches of the road works which are being carried out all over the town. Is one of the girls the daughter of the Godfather.

Banded back together with her team, and partnered with her trusty confidante DS Mark Boyd, Lottie is tasked with finding the murderer of the girls in the trenches.

Whilst she is investigating the murders a young woman turns up on her doorstep with a little boy. Who is she and why does she appear to know Lottie’s dead husband?

The investigation leads her to a privately-run detention centre for asylum seekers. The man in charge of the centre served with Lottie’s husband in Kosovo. Was Parkers husband as good a man as Lottie thought? It was a terrible war, with terrible atrocities; have some of these crimes moved to the small Irish town of Ragmullin? info@bookworldpuertobanus.com www@bookworldpuertobanus.com | 952 816 084

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Winter Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm The Question Jury 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 11:00pm The Windsors 11:30pm Fargo 12:35am Is Love Racist?

The Dating Game

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm House Doctor 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Marriage of Lies 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight.

8:00pm All New Traffic Cops 9:00pm The Highland Midwife 10:00pm Sarah Payne 11:30pm Big Brother 12:30am Big Brother’s

Bit on the Side

All New Traffic Cops 8.00pm

itv2 7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am You’ve Been Framed!

7:35am Vanderpump Rules 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You‘ve Been Framed!

10:35am Scorpion 11:25am Below Deck 12:25pm Vanderpump Rules 1:20pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You’ve Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

E4 7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Hollyoaks Does

Come Dine with Me 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm New Girl 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm The Goldbergs 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Inbetweeners 2 12:00am The Big Bang Theory

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Right on the Money 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Neighbourhood Blues 12:45pm Rip Off Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Money for Nothing 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm I Shot My Parents 12:45am This Week

7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Right on the Money 8:15am Bargain Hunt 9:00am Horizon 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm A Taste of Britain 3:15pm Caravanner of the Year 4:15pm Nature’s Miracle Babies 5:15pm Secrets of Our Living Planet 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Letterbox 8:00pm Yorkshire Wolds Way 8:30pm The RHS Hampton Court

Palace Flower Show 9:00pm Golf 11:00pm The Mash Report 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am 1066:

A Year to Conquer England

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm David Dickinson’s

Name Your Price 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Eat, Shop, Save 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm James Martin’s

French Adventure 10:00pm Killer Women

with Piers Morgan 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Fearless 12:45am Devon and Cornwall Cops

7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm A Place in the Sun:

Winter Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm The Question Jury 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm World Para Athletics

Championships London 2017 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am Real, Fake or Unknown

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm House Doctor 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Kidnapped: Desperate Hours 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

9:00pm Nightmare Tenants,

Slum Landlords 10:00pm Circus Kids: Our Secret World 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

Hampton Court Flower Show 8:30pm

itv2 7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am You’ve Been Framed!

7:35am Vanderpump Rules 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:35am Scorpion 11:25am Below Deck 12:25pm Vanderpump Rules 1:20pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You’ve Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed!

8:00pm You’ve Been Framed

Rides Again!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Celebability 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

E4 7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Hollyoaks Does

Come Dine with Me 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm New Girl 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldberg 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm The Goldbergs 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Kevin Can Wait 10:00pm New Girl 10:30pm New Girl 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 12:00am The Big Bang Theory

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Horoscopes and Puzzles

POSTBAG

Code Breaker

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Q and 12 represents N, so fill in Q every time the figure 10 appears and N every time the figure 12 appears.

Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Kenny is it true that coincidences are actually spiritually connected?

Brian K.

Brian, very often coincidence is the only way that many people have of explaining that which is extraordinary.

Most spiritual people know full well that the influences of Spirit are a true part of our destiny. When something very special happens the explanation may be put down to coincidence or thought to be fate. For sure Spirit does intervene from time to time, and then I feel there is no coincidence of any kind. Spirit has a way of working that brings very specific results, and it’s not just coincidence either!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week The astrological year ahead is a chance for you to show others you are not to be messed with. Progress may be slow but you will get what you deserve if you hang on in there!!

Mars squares Saturn at the start of a busy week for you. Saturn is both controlling and decisive over matters of concern right now, whilst Mars is restrictive and dismissive in all aspects. The conflicts that abound make it very hard to fathom, especially since you had recently made progress and now have to be resourceful and patient just to keep the peace.

The entry of Mars into your sign this week certainly puts the cat amongst the pigeons, but it also allows you to see things from a new angle. This is a time for positive actions and to fight any aggression with the empowerment that is your resolve and stability right now. Let others have their say, but treat it as it deserves you to, with a pinch of salt.

A surprise comes this week as it is someone who spills the beans prior to an event.

Though you had an inkling into what is really going on, the timing is right to play along with the scheme; the boot is on the other foot now! Mercury rubs up to Neptune, which means that what you have to say gets an enthusiastic audience, when the time comes!

Emotional problems come to the fore this week, as Venus squares Neptune. You have been forced to turn away from your own wishes and desires in favour of the appropriate needs of others; just in order to keep the peace. Whilst your voice has to be heard and your version of the truth must be heard, keep silent, until the time is right!

Something is not quite right, but you are finding it hard to put your finger on it just now. Mars squares up to Uranus at the start of the week, and this highlights actions of both deception and falsehood into the equation. Be sure that you take stock of the situation and remember that whatever happened it wasn’t you who decided to move any goalposts.

You are waiting for something to happen, and it shouldn’t be that way, you should be making it happen anyhow. It matters not that someone has got hold of the wrong end of the stick, but let nothing stop you from expressing yourself right now! In hindsight things should have been thrashed out right from the start, but go for it!

You get the green light on something you have put your heart and soul into, and not before time, either! Mercury sextiles Jupiter, and astrologically the intuitive mind is stimulated to bring reward and benevolence that comes from a re-shuffle of plans; but which does not deter you in anyway whatsoever. Take this on because you can and you want to!

The Cosmos is benevolent and rewarding, but hey, this is not the time to feel sorry for yourself any way. You are much needed to steer things the right way on a project that is starting small, but has the absolute ability to grow with all of your good guidance. The Sun shines on Kora bringing the first page of an open book you can fill with your good ideas!

Be true to yourself and follow your natural instincts to bring everything together.

Beware of what exactly is behind a very innocent request, and be very unafraid to say no, if that is what has to be said.

Saturn controls your current somewhat philosophical mood, stalling you before you make the decision that will greatly benefit you and those you love.

This week take a risk when the need arises, mainly because you have nothing to lose right now. It is a time to branch out, and the Mercury trine with Saturn, midweek supports this. This is a good time to make changes, while you can, and to move on to just where you should be right now. Don’t let it rain on your parade, and stay focused.

Minor irritating things could set you back this week, if you let them. Whilst the Sun shines on the positive sign the reality of what happens is delayed by Saturn in a pedantic mood. Whilst there are shifts in your timetable there also comes the time to make a decision based on your most immediate wants and needs, do don’t put anything off!

With your planetary leader Neptune involved with both Mercury and Venus, your loving care is a distinct energy that will guide and sustain you too. Since you never ask, even for the help you need, this week sees you gently guided to a new destination you thought wasn’t possible but which could also help to solve a current ongoing problem very nicely.

Cryptic Crossword

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Across 1 Scrap metal’s last to be removed in plane trip (5) 4 They’re a bit fed up, especially as they’ve been tricked (5) 7 Volunteer force’s excessive enthusiasm for island state (8) 8 Competent learner in Lincoln (4) 9 Barrymore produced pictures (4) 10 Mature pine lasting many years (3-4) 12 Stop getting involved in seduction (11) 14 Cold tea knocked back outside pub for entertainment (7) 16 Soothing ointment used in some herbal medicines (4) 19 Fly-by-night revealed by parent without hesitation (4) 20 Fruit - it’s a crop to be gathered (8) 21 One is not well out of these arrangements (5) 22 Foundation and front of building unchanged (5)

Down 1 German woman beginning to detect criminal deception (5) 2 They are used for boring cocktails (7) 3 Very little time in year (4) 4 Drinks provided for men on board (8) 5 Fruit with large stone (5) 6 As leaders of law enforcement go in for peace (7) 11 Stick with musical animals (8) 12 A second reformation for clergymen (7) 13 Dreadful nuisance - I lost subtle shades (7) 15 Some Arab horses can’t stand (5) 17 Colleagues forming teams (5) 18 Dull river crossed by fish (4)

Quick Crossword Across 1. Chief of the Greek gods (4) 3. Adversary (8) 9. Design (7) 10. Slimming courses (5) 11. Raise, set up (5) 12. Brownish crimson colour (6) 14. Meaning (6) 16. Unmarried (6) 19. Apprehensive, edgy (6) 21. Quilt (5) 24. Rot (5) 25. Naturally grown (7) 26. Late afternoon church service (8) 27. Small room (4)

Down 1. Airship (8) 2. Loosen (5) 4. Central American Canal (6) 5. Command (5) 6. Soon (7) 7. Piece of work (4) 8. Court entertainer (6) 13. Upright (8) 15. Dashing manner (7) 17. Colour of the spectrum (6) 18. Business magnate (6) 20. Chasm (5) 22. Meeting place (5) 23. Brink (4)

General Quiz 1 Noted for eating virtually anything, a marabou is a large African: Pig; Crocodile; Stork; or Monkey?

2 Sterling silver is traditionally hallmarked with a: Rose; Crown; Lion; or Cloverleaf?

3 On what instrument are abbreviations including ESE, SSE, ENE, NNE, WSW, SSW, and WNW? 4 What is the climbing herb Humulus Lupus, used in beer-making?

5 What metabolism-regulating hormone is secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas: Insulin;

Oxytocin; Cortisol; or Progesterone?

6 What six-a-side sport was first played in Kingston Harbour, Ontario in 1860?

7 What phenol derivative is found in bark and leaves and helps give the astringent taste to tea and red wine?

8 The Renaissance (French for rebirth) movement began in the 1500s, in: Germany; Italy; France: or Sweden?

9 Illacme (illacme) plenipes has the most legs of all millipede species, numbering: 6; 20; 48; or 750?

10 What do the initials JP stand for referring to a court magistrate’s title?

Fill the grid so every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9

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Life

A day to remember with the Free Spirits of the Marina Alta

Peter finally managed to group everyone together for a photo

by Tahnee Wright Notwithstanding the many serious issues currently facing the expatriate community in Spain, there is a large proportion determined to stay focused on why they opted to make the sunny state their home in the first place. One such group is the Free Spirits of the Marina Alta – a Harley Davidson enthusiast group of over 50 members.

The English-speaking male and female group - made up of riders and passengers – enjoy a ride out at least every other weekend in the summer months, winding the forgotten country corners and the cool coastal routes.

The routes are well planned, with coffee and lunch stops on the way.

Last Sunday’s ride, which I was lucky enough to be invited out on, saw around 18 members of the group meet in Pedreguer and once introductions had been made and Press Officer Peter Emmett finally managed to group everyone together for a photo amongst the banter and chatter, President and Road Captain Barry Haylor ran through the day’s 200-kilometre route up to Alzira (Valencia) and back.

It wasn’t long before we were on our way as I rode pillion with Peter (thank you, Liz – I hope you enjoyed watching Wimbledon!) and Barry led us to Gandia via the N-332 then through Barx where we took a coffee stop at Restaurante La Vister.

Winding up and down the mountains out of Barx and onto Simat, we were spoilt with stunning views reaching as far as the eye can see, heading to Rafelguaraf before joining the CV-5930 onto Carcaixent.

The group sat down to lunch at La Cantina in Alzira and we were most pleasantly surprised, given the 34-degree heat, to be gently sprinkled with a cool mist as we enjoyed excellent service with a smile.

Back on the road, bikers filtered off as they took their own routes home and I was truly sad that the day had come to an end. Not only was the ride an experience I’ll never forget but all the Free Spirits members were friendly, fun and the day wasn’t without many a laugh.

Free Spirits in its current form launched last January and the group and its rides are administered and regulated by five road captains. Members must own a Harley Davidson and of course, be able to evidence their corresponding licence and insurance.

The Harley Davidson biking community has made a name for itself in recent years having raised in excess of €54,000 euros for the children of EMAUS and Make A Smile.

In the coming weeks, Free Spirits will be announcing its chosen charity for the next 12 months.

Free Spirits is always ready to welcome new members, for more information get in touch with President Barry Haylor - 629 728 375 / freespiritshd@gmail.com.

Fed and watered and

ready to head back to

the Marina Alta

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people

Wild wild west success U3A Marina Baixa member Colin Butterfield wrote to RTN to say a ‘THANK YOU’ to everyone involved in the western-themed Garden Party held recently in the garden of U3A Marina Baixa Secretary Joan Flint and husband Bill: ‘Some 93 members attended the western-themed Garden Party in the lovely garden of our Secretary, Joan Flint and her husband Bill.

A lot of hard work went into the event, much of it behind the scenes before the day. Joan works tirelessly to make these events a success and is backed up by a hard-working committee - and their spouses too. There was also lots of help from non-committee members.

As for the meal, there was a platter of bread, meats and cheese for starters. This was followed by a main course of either ‘cow pie’, sausage and beans or chicken, with potatoes and vegetables.

For desserts - well again lots of choice and all were delicious, many of them made by the committee and members!

A raffle was held as is customary, then when it was dark, candles were lit on every table and prizes were awarded for the best male and female costumes. Challenging games followed, plus a pictorial quiz, where the clues were all around the garden.

All evening Rob played music with a country and western theme.

The evening then dwindled away as people gradually wended their way home. Another great event! THANK YOU EVERYONE, especially Joan & Bill.’

Submitted by Colin Butterfield U3A Marina Baixa holds its general meetings on the fourth Monday of each month in the auditorium at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi. Doors open at 10.00am and the registration desk closes at 10.50am for a prompt 11.00 am start.

The next meeting will be held on Monday July 24.

If you have not heard of the association and would like to join, please visit www.u3amarinabaixa.com or find them on Facebook for more information. If you do not have internet access, please contact the secretary, Joan Flint on 965 861 226 / 663 637 167.

A busy season ahead for the English choir The English Choir of Teulada-Moraira have had a very busy and successful year so far. The season ended with the choir taking a very full part in the town’s Moors and Christian Fiesta. The president of the choir, Sue Elles, said that they were delighted and indeed honoured to be asked to participate in such an important event for the fourth year running. The choir opened the fiesta with a concert in the beautiful parish church located in the centre of Moraira. It was a very varied programme, commencing with excerpts from “Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” and Karl Jenkins “Adiemus”accompanied by flute and drum solos. Continuing with Abba favourites some Spanish traditional songs and ending with a stirring rendition of Les Miserable’s after which the packed audience rose to its feet in a standing ovation. The following Saturday saw the choir singing from the ramparts of Moraira castle as backing for the very exciting re-enactment battle depicting the Moors expulsion from Spain.

After a well earned summer break the choir will return to their rehearsal room in Teulada with renewed vigour .An exciting Autumn/winter programme is planned which includes a concert in aid of the Anglican Chaplaincy’s charitable causes, entertainment for Alzheimer’s day centre members .The choir’s own, ever popular, Autumn concert will take place in November it is entitled “A Little Light l Music ”and will include some of the fun numbers of Sullivan, Sondheim and Sting .Verdi and Bizet also feature as do excerpts from “The Phantom of the Opera” “The Merry Widow “and “Fiddler on the Roof” Sounds like a marvellous evening with something for every-body! The choir also plan Christmas concerts and sing-along in December.

If you require further information about future events or if you would like to talk about joining the choir please phone Judith on 634 348 915 / 966 480 195. Or check out their facebook page www.facebook.com/englishchoir teulada

Last Weeks Puzzle Answers (Issue 924) Cryptic Solution

Codebreaker Solution

Easy Solution

Soduku Solution

General Quiz Solution to 924 1 Stub 2 Empire (or Kingdom) 3 Charles Darwin and Karl Marx 4 Selective human breeding 5 Buddhist priests 6 Heart attack 7 Genericized trademarks 8 Horse 9 Gardening 10 Lighting

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health

Go veggie to lose weight Any vegetarians, living or visiting Spain up to around ten years ago, will appreciate how much has changed for non meat eaters in those intervening years.

I can vividly remember scanning menus in restaurants desperately looking for something other than tortilla or gazpacho to quell my grumbling, empty stomach.

Even ordering a sandwich vegetal, had its inevitable pitfalls, when the waiter would ask if you wanted ham or tuna on it, then look in horror and disbelief, like you were from another planet, when you told him you wanted neither.

These days, following a growing trend from younger Spaniards who are eschewing meat in their diet, the choice for vegetarians is whilst nowhere near the same as in other European countries, at least a lot better than it used to be.

More and more people are switching to a vegetarian diet as new research suggests, it could have a whole host of health benefits, including weight loss.

People who go vegetarian not only lose weight more effectively than those on carnivorous low-calorie diets, but also improve their metabolism by reducing muscle fat, a new study has found.

Losing muscle fat improves glucose and metabolism so this finding is particularly important for people with metabolic syndrome - the medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity - the researchers said.

Lead author Dr Hana Kahleová, director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible

Medicine in Washington DC, also said the finding could have a significant impact on Type 2 diabetes.

More than 70 people with Type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to follow either a vegetarian diet or a conventional anti-diabetic diet throughout the study.

The vegetarian diet was primarily vegan, consisting of vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits and nuts, with animal products limited to a maximum of one portion of low-fat yoghurt per day; the conventional diabetic diet followed the official recommendations of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Both diets contained the same amount of calories per day.

The vegetarian diet was found to be almost twice as effective in reducing body weight, resulting in an average loss of 6.2kg compared to 3.2kg for the conventional diet.

The team then studied fatstorage tissue in the subjects’ thighs to see how the two different diets had affected subcutaneous, subfascial and intramuscular fat (that is, fat under the skin, on the surface of muscles and inside muscles).

They found that both diets caused a similar reduction in subcutaneous fat. However, subfascial fat was only reduced in response to the vegetarian diet, and intramuscular fat was more greatly reduced by the vegetarian diet.

This is important as increased subfascial fat in patients with Type 2 diabetes has been associated with insulin resistance, so reducing it could have a beneficial effect on glucose metabolism. In addition, reducing intramuscular fat could help improve muscular strength and mobility, particularly in older people with diabetes.

Dr Kahleová said: “Vegetarian diets proved to be the most effective diets for weight loss. However, we also showed that a vegetarian diet is much more effective at reducing muscle fat, thus improving metabolism.

“This finding is important for people who are trying to lose weight, including those suffering from metabolic syndrome and/or Type 2 diabetes. But it is also relevant to anyone who takes their weight management seriously and wants to stay lean and healthy.”

The research is published in full in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Men’s health

Are you starting to stress out about a receding hair-line? Then good news may be around the corner as a team of scientists in the US have made a breakthrough that could lead to a new way of growing hair. The method focuses around identifying immune system cells that play a key role in hair growth, and the function of 'hair triggers' that can stimulate hair follicles.

The studies have been encouraging as androgenic alopecia, otherwise known to barbers as male-pattern baldness, accounts for over 95% of hair loss in men and two-thirds of men find themselves adjusting their grooming accordingly by the age of 35; that is unless the new science quickly plays catch-up.

Master Barber, Stel Nicolaou, shares some of his tips and advice to aid with the ‘battle of the baldness’. It could be a hairy trip!

Be vigilant Keep an eye out for hair loss early on, whether that's hair on the pillow, or in the plug hole of the shower. Androgenic alopecia results from a by-product of testosterone blocking the hair follicle, and can therefore strike at an early age when testosterone production is high. “Men can begin to notice hair thinning from the earlytwenties,” says Nicolaou. “Sticking to a good routine early on will ensure you create a good environment for hair growth.”

Bad shower habits In and out the shower in minutes? That’s fine if people find themselves late for work or an appointment, but it pays to invest time in a shower routine. Spend at least a few minutes working the suds into the hair and scalp. “This stimulation improves blood flow directly to the scalp, so make sure you are giving your head a thorough massage,” Nicolaou says.

Don’t delay in taking action When it comes to the best styles for thinning hair, men are often tempted by longer cuts in hope that it will appear fuller.

But give these misconceptions short shrift.

“Shorter cuts work better because they help to seamlessly blend lengths, making the thinner areas less obvious,” Nicolaou advises.

Reconsider shaving your head to disguise balding (otherwise known as ‘the reverse combover’) too – it just isn’t necessary.

Poor haircut choice A good barber will know how to work with whatever hair is presented to them, but it doesn’t hurt to arrive armed with ideas. “If you are losing hair from the crown, a rough crop about 1-2 inches on top, styled with a good matte product can help to disguise thinning. Avoid partings too because they accentuate sparser areas.

Instead, maximise on texture to help give the illusion of thickness and bulk.”

Wrong styling products Oil-slick hair is not the answer. Opt for lightweight, matte-effect products, as they help hair to look lustrous while going easy on the grease.

Use no more than a 2p-sized amount of product.

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Beauty tips

Benefits of ginger on the skin Ginger on the skin can increase skin's radiance and decrease inflammation that may contribute to conditions such as psoriasis and acne. Ginger is an antioxidant, which means it inhibits harmful free radicals that cause skin damage and aging. People can experience the benefits of ginger on the skin by eating ginger in foods, drinking ginger tea, consuming ginger supplements or using a ginger-infused skin care product.

Improve Skin Tone Ginger's antioxidant, gingerol, not only fights skin-damaging free radicals, but also promotes smoothness and evenness in skin tone. Blue ginger from Madagascar is a type of ginger that is a particularly potent antioxidant.

Lighten Age Spots Ginger also has the ability to lighten age spots while acting as an energy-booster in aromatherapy spa treatments.

Because ginger is energizing and is believed to improved circulation, it is often used in cellulite-reducing treatments.

Fight Blemishes Ginger is an anti-inflammatory, which makes it a natural acne fighting ingredient. Ginger is also an antiseptic, which means it is effective in killing the bacteria that causes acne.

Makeup brush cleaning how-to

How often should you clean makeup brushes?

For concealer and foundation brushes, at least once a week to prevent a build-up of product. And because these brushes are used on your face, the cleaner, the better.

Brushes that are used around the eyes should be cleaned at least twice a month, while all others can be washed once a month.

How do you do it?

The best and most thorough method for cleaning your makeup brushes requires only water and either a gentle soap or brush cleanser. Wet the bristles with lukewarm water, place a drop of soap or cleanser into the palm of your hand, and gently massage the tips of the bristles in your palm. Rinse the bristles, squeeze out the excess moisture with a clean towel, reshape the brush head, and let the brush dry with its bristles hanging off the edge of a counter.

How do you know when a brush is just kaput?

When the bristles start to fray, shed, or lose their shape. If your brushes become too pinched or squashed, then they simply will not be up to the job.

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home and garden

Kept in the the dark and loving it

We all love those dark, shady corners of our Spanish home, particularly in the summer when they may be the only places in your home to escape the blinding, white, bright light. However, houseplants are not quite so keen on these dark corners and fade away through lack of sunlight.

But, no need to panic, here are ten houseplants that will positively thrive in those dark, shady spots and bring a little lightness to those dingy corners.

In fact, these low-light varieties won’t want anything to do with your already crowded windowsill.

Dieffenbachia

Filtered light is best for this plant.

Try using a curtain as a barrier between it and the sun, especially during the the spring and summer when the plant is producing new, tender leaves.

Dragon tree

Spiky leaves that grow upwards and have a red outline makes the name of this plant absolutely perfect. But direct sunlight could damage them – so give this guy some sun and some shade.

Spider plants

Bromeliads

This plant’s adaptability makes it super easy to grow and therefore quite popular — it’s also easy to propagate and share with others. It can stand up to a lot of neglect, and will thrive in indirect light.

Heart-leaf philodendron The sweetheart plant (a nickname given because of the shape of its glossy leaves) can stand dim rooms, but requires pinching to prevent it from growing in long, single stems.

Peace lily

If you often forget to water your plants, pick up one of these low-maintenance ones: It actually needs to dry out between waterings, meaning you can wait longer.

Chinese evergreen

Since this plant is one of the most durable indoor plants (it does quite well in low light) and only needs to be fertilized once or twice a year, it’s ideal for beginner gardeners.

Snake plant

While the name is fun, this succulent is pretty tame (read: easy!) when it comes to maintenance.

More light will help it grow, but it can tolerate darkness — just watch out for root rot caused by overwatering.

Didn’t expect to find a tropical plant on this list? This houseplant can actually survive on florescent light alone and thrives in humid conditions like bathrooms.

Calathea

Its patterned leaves (in colours like rose, white and yellow) makes this plant a welcome addition to any room — and too much direct light might actually fade its lovely markings.

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Dream cruise expecting big turnout FORD IS building on its rich history of iconic cars and community building as presenting sponsor of the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise, America’s largest annual celebration of automotive history and culture.

This year’s Woodward Dream Cruise takes place on August 19 and is expected to attract more than 1.2 million people and 40,000 cars.

“Dream Cruise is all about the sheer joy and freedom of the automobile, and Ford has always celebrated car culture,” said Mark LaNeve, Ford Vice President, U.S. Marketing Sales and Service. “From Fiesta to GT, we’re obsessed with making driving fun and we’re committed to celebrating that passion with enthusiasts of all ages in the birthplace of motoring.”

In addition to backing the Dream Cruise, Ford is also bringing back Mustang Alley for its 19th year. This year’s Mustang Alley will be the largest ever, featuring even more examples of the iconic muscle car, including the new 2018 Mustang, which hits dealer showrooms later this year. All Mustang owners are welcome to take part in this celebration by registering for Mustang Alley here.

Ford Mustang has long held a special place in the history of American cars and the Woodward Dream Cruise. In 1995, the Dream Cruise’s inaugural year, the top-performing Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R was noteworthy for its 300 horsepower 5.8liter V8. Today, a 2017 Ford Performance Mustang Shelby GT350R features 526 horsepower and a 5.2-liter flat plane crank V8 that is both the most power-dense and the most powerful naturally aspirated road-going engine in Ford history.

In addition to the fun-to-drive Ford Mustang GT350 and GT350R, Ford Performance also offers a wide line-up of vehicles to meet almost any budget or terrain, including Fiesta ST, Focus

ST, F-150 Raptor and the Ford GT supercar with a top speed of 216 mph – the highest ever for any Ford production vehicle.

The fun of driving can be even more thrilling for first-time drivers. To help newly licensed drivers master their vehicles, Ford is bringing its award-winning Driving Skills for Life program to the Woodward Dream Cruise for the first time. Young enthusiasts and new drivers will get the opportunity to learn safe driving techniques with the help of a new virtual reality app with Ford Driving Skills for Life. The educational experience is being hosted by Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company.

“We are elated to have Ford Motor Company’s commitment to the Woodward Dream Cruise, and we look forward to working together on this annual tradition that puts our region in the national and international spotlight,” said Tony Michaels, executive director, Woodward Dream Cruise. “Ford consistently strives to make the Detroit region stronger, and we are incredibly grateful for their partnership.”

SEAT in Android App breakthrough SEAT HAS taken another step further in car connectivity after becoming the first brand in the European industry to feature an app that is compatible with Android Auto. The Android-developed SEAT DriveApp is now available in the Google Play Store and allows drivers to view and manage the content of the App installed in an Android device on

the screen of the car.

With the SEAT DriveApp for Apple CarPlay and SEAT DriveApp for MirrorLink, which were already available in the App Store and Google Play Store, drivers can access full vehicle status data, in-car and remotely, to facilitate their driving experience. In this sense, indications include

vehicle status such as tyre pressure or fuel consumption.

The App will be updated in the next few weeks with even more features and services.

The SEAT DriveApp has been wholly developed at the SEAT Technical Centre, which is the technological driving force of the company that is fostering connectivity at SEAT. The brand aims to lead the creation of a mobility ecosystem providing easy mobility services to its customers.

SEAT already offers FullLink technology which is compatible with iOS and Android devices on the brand’s complete model line-up. Connectivity on SEAT models is enormously beneficial to drivers as it enables them to know the status of their vehicle wherever they are and remain connected to social media while driving in a completely secure manner.

SEAT was the first company to launch Smartphone Integration technology that is compatible with iOS (CarPlay), Android (Android Auto) and MirrorLink, and for the past two years has participated at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. At the same time, the company has signed agreements with partners such as Travipay or SABA that enable it to be much more agile when creating mobility solutions that keep pace with the consumer electronics market.

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Rooney delighted to have the blues again IN THE light of Wayne Rooney’s shock return to Everton from his previous 13-year home of Manchester United, the man himself has said he’s eager to revive his England career. He was axed from new manager Gareth Southgate’s squad earlier this year as a direct result of not playing for Jose Mourinho’s side.

Rooney is England’s all-time top goal scorer with 53 but hasn’t donned the Three Lions shirt since last November in the World Cup qualifying fixture against Scotland when he was replaced by some more in-form strikers.

Throughout the 2016-17 domestic season, Rooney only scored eight goals in the 39 matches he played, often being on the substitutes bench after losing out to some of Manchester United’s new signings and younger players.

Returning to his boyhood club, the 31-year old is hopeful of a happier international future.

“I love playing for England,” Rooney told reporters during his first press conference for Everton on Monday. “Of course Gareth had to make a decision...

I wasn’t playing the football that I like and I don’t think you should play for

your country if you are not playing for your club.

“He told me that, if I get back playing every week, then the door is still open.

I want to play for England. I am focused on Everton, getting back playing and doing well and, if I do well, Gareth Southgate will have a decision to make.”

Rooney, who has played 119 times for England and just six short of Peter Shilton’s England record of 125, also said that if he’d gone to play for a Chinese club, which had been muted recently, he would have given up all ambition to return to football at international level.

“If I had gone to China, which was an option, then I would have called it a day.

It’s the time difference, the difference in the standard of the league,” Rooney added. Rooney’s performance at this recent press conference reminded many of his first appearance on a January evening in 2003 as he signed for Everton at the tender age of 17.

A combination of nerves, a state of total unpreparedness and the blinding flashes of cameras led to an almost unintelligible show. His manager at the time, David Moyes, told him

off for chewing gum and he further embarrassed himself by grabbing a bottle of water from the table and was about to swig it directly before being advised by his boss to: “Pour it in the glass, Wayne!” Fast forward fourteen years and it was a very different story as he held up the famous blue Nº10 shirt, telling the gathered reporters how he’d managed to keep his transfer deal from Manchester United a secret, even from some of his nearest and dearest.

He knew that it would almost impossible for his parents, Wayne Snr and Jeanette, to keep it in but he was more concerned about what his son would do if he knew in advance. “I didn’t tell Kai [his eldest son] either because he was going to school and I didn’t want him speaking to his mates,” Rooney explained. “It was literally once everything was agreed and the paperwork was through that I told everyone. Kai just jumped on me. It was the happiest I’ve ever seen him. My dad, too. Obviously he’s an Evertonian and he’s been going to Manchester to watch me for the last 13 years. Now he’ll just have a five-minute drive.”

Forum Golf Murray crashes out Society report but tips British success Sir Andy Murray backed fellow British star Johanna Konta to win Wimbledon after he was unceremoniously dumped out of the men’s singles.

The defending champion and two-time winner said he had tried his best “right to the end” after losing to American Sam Querrey on Centre Court.

Murray’s surprising defeat comes one day after Konta became the first British woman to make it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon since Virginia Wade in 1978 who was defending her title.

World number one and top seed Murray failed to emulate her success, losing 6-3 4-6 7-6 1-6 1-6 to Querrey, ranked 28th.

Looking tired and shell-shocked after his defeat he said: “It’s tough today. It would have been tough regardless of Jo’s results. You know, I hope she goes on to win the tournament. She’s certainly got a fantastic chance.”

He said his fellow Briton Konta had played “extremely well under a lot of pressure”, adding: “She keeps playing like that, there’s no reason why she can’t do it - hopefully she goes on to win.”

Earlier on, the capacity 13,000 crowd on the Centre Court propelled and encouraged Murray on as he attempted to cement a spot in the semi-finals but could not get him over the finish line.

He appeared to struggle with his mobility throughout the match during the final stages was often seen clutching his hip that many have known had bothered him before the tournament got underway. There was even a doubt that he wouldn’t step on to the grass of SW19 to defend his title at all.

“Throughout the whole tournament I’ve been a little bit sore. But I tried my best right to the end, gave everything I had. I’m proud about that,” said Sir Andy. “But it’s obviously disappointing to lose at Wimbledon. There’s obviously an opportunity there, so I’m sad that it’s over.”

Murray stated that the match had been “tough” but insisted he was not “a million miles away from winning the match”. He concluded: “The end was a bit of a struggle but I almost found a way to get into the semis. I wasn’t that far away from doing that.”

Overall, it’s been a successful fortnight so far for British singles hopefuls Murray and Konta. Their success in the fourth round on Monday marked the first time for a generation that a British man and woman have made it through to the quarter-finals since Roger Taylor and Virginia Wade in 1973.

If Murray had won a place in the semi-finals, it would have been the first time for 50 years that Britain had a man and a woman in the last four of the singles. In 1967, they were Roger Taylor and Ann Jones, with Taylor losing his match in five sets and Jones making it through to the final where she lost to legend Billie-Jean King.

A BUSY and varied month for members of the Forum Golf Society. Starting on the 9th June we held the annual Northerners versus Southerners pairs matchplay.

The Southerners have held the upper hand for a number of years and maintained their winning streak this year with a 7-3 victory.

The fun, and to one of our pairs the apparent complexity, of the Traffic light Texas scramble on the 16th June was enjoyed by seven teams. A standard scramble format with a minimum of 4 drives by each player coupled with alternating tees Blue-Yellow-Red saw John Bridgen, Gary Blake and Dave White take the win with a nett score of 56.2.

30th June was back to a standard stableford competition which saw some good scores in what was a blustery day including a maiden podium position for our newest member John Kimberley.

The result was 1.

Graham Spalding 38 points 2.

Joy Blake 35 points 3.

John Kimberley 35 points 4.

Andy Birch 34 points 5.

Malcolm Sibbons 32 points 6.

Alec Grey 32 points NTP’s Sandra Vincent and Yvonne Mackay NTP in 2 Malcolm Sibbons Longest drive Fran Elam Our next events are a Double Par medal at Valle del Este on 14th July and a stableford at Aguilon on July 28th. In between on the 21st is a pairs matchplay against Aguilon members.

For information about Forum Golf Society please contact Richard Price on rfp53@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 850 993 073

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Root passes first test Golf is Open with Cook’s help for debate NEW ENGLAND cricket captain Joe Root may well have enjoyed his debut as skipper by leading his team to an emphatic 211 run victory in the First Test Match against South Africa at Lord’s earlier this week, but it was his predecessor that enjoyed it even more.

Opening batsman Alastair Cook, who resigned as Test captain back in February after a successful four and a half years at the helm and 59 Tests in charge that included two Ashes series victories, appears to be having the time of his life now the burdens of captaincy have been removed from his shoulders.

After the Lord’s success, England’s Head Coach Trevor Bayliss said that Cook was certainly more relaxed in his new role. “I was having a laugh watching him in the field, running around in the covers,” he said. “He looked like he was enjoying it. For someone at this stage of

his career, that’s a good sign.”

Bayliss also commented that new boy Root was nervous before the match began. “Before this test he (Root) was a little more on edge than I’ve seen him before. We spoke about Joe being himself, getting the message across in his way. He’s proactive and confident and I thought that came across in the way he led the team. Root and Cook are different characters; they go about their batting in different fashion, so the dressing room was a little different. A lot of the messages were similar, just delivered in a different way.”

Joe Root himself said that is was more than beneficial to him having the former captain in the team during his first Test in charge.

“He (Cook) didn’t want to step on my toes and get in the way but it was great to have him around. I think it was nice for him to look at situations without having to make the decisions himself. It was really good of him to offer support and help when I needed it.”

The 26-year-old Yorkshireman was delighted to put in an individual performance of note with his first innings 190, and is keen for his side to maintain their high standards when the second Test starts at Trent Bridge today (Friday). “It was nice to walk across Lord’s (after the post-match press conference) and have that feeling of pride, accomplishment and relief as well as getting off to a good start,” he added. “But I am fully aware that there is a lot of hard work to come. I had a little celebration (after the first Test win) nothing too big. That was a very untypical English wicket and I thought we adapted to it well. It will be interesting to see what Trent Bridge has in store for us.”

Valldigna Golf Society Monthly Stableford Competition at La Galiana

As usual, the camaraderie was in tip top form along with the golf at the Valldigna Golf Society’s latest event.

La Galiana was in spectacular shape, with slick greens and plenty of rough to catch any of the wayward balls, of which there were many on this occasion but not as many as there used to be.

New members are always welcome to join the Society and this month a warm welcome was extended to both Brian Smith and Carl Randall.

And so to the roll of honour for this month: From the members, first place went to Hans Benzler with 39 points, runner-up was Mark Wynnick with 36 points and ‘bronze medal’ spot went to David Kerr who was only a

single shot behind on 35 points. The guest prizes for July went to the two new boys, with the said Brian Smith in first place with a very respectable 31 points and in second place, first timer Carl Randal with 26 points.

Nearest the pins on the day went to Brian Smith on 3, Paul Beamish-Knight on 5, Hans Benzler on 14, Hans Benzler

on 15, Carl Randall on 16, and Ian Parker on 17. The longest drive awards went to Ralph Borthwick on 11 (in 2) and Alan Stainforth on 12.

This month’s lost ball competition was won by Mark ‘Lucky’ Wynnick, who drove off – in more senses than one with an extra and very much welcomed €38 in his pocket.

New members and guest players are always welcome. If you fancy pitting your skills against the La Galiana course, why not join the Society at their next game on August 15 – a Tuesday and a Spanish ‘Red Day’ too, so no work to get in the way of a round.

For details, call Don on 600 681 715, Peter on 851 000 268 or e-mail valldignagolfsoc@hotmail.com.

One of England’s all-time greatest golfers, Sir Nick Faldo, has joined in the long-running debate in his usual direct and somewhat sarcastic style over what to call one of the world’s principal golf tournaments.

As the 146th playing for the famous Claret Jug begins next Thursday (20th) the argument as whether it should be called the British Open, the Open Championship or simply the Open rages on. Sir Nick and the USA’s Johnny Miller, two of golf’s doyens, allowed their own opinions out in ‘the open’ during a recent interview on the NBC/Golf Channel.

One of the reporters asked Miller if he refers to the tournament as “the Open Championship.” As is par for the course, Nick Faldo couldn’t resist joining in.

“The Open Championship is incorrect. It’s now the Open,” Faldo said, explaining that the tournament’s recent re-branding as simply the Open. “You see? It’s gone from the British Open, the Open Championship, now it’s the Open.”

Miller quickly interjected, admitting he’s still confused by it all, but that it was always known as the British Open during his playing days and that’s what he still calls it now he’s one of the most recognisable commentators on American television.

“I have trouble with it,” Miller said. “I screwed up one time last year, if you call it a screw-up, which is pretty good in four days.” Not for the first time, Sir Nick had the final word. “In another five years it will be just called ‘The.’” Miller tips Japanese Open breakthrough Ahead of whatever the forthcoming tournament is to be known as, one of its previous winners, Johnny Miller has picked Hideki Matsuyama as the early favourite to win at Royal Birkdale and become Japan’s first major winner.

Miller, who won the title at the same Merseyside course in 1976, said that picking a champion was even tougher than usual in view of the worrying form of several of the sport’s biggest names as they prepare for the four days of golf.

“The real hot shots, like Dustin Johnson and Rory (McIlroy) and Jason Day... they’re not on the top of their game right now,” Miller said, also adding Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas to that list.

“So I don’t know what to expect, because majors are a whole different animal but Hideki, I think he’s the best player right now. Tournament in and tournament out his bad shots are really good, which is what you need at Birkdale.

And I think that he’s ready to win.”

Miller reflected on his own success 41 years ago. “I think Royal Birkdale is one of my favourite courses, especially my favourite links, because we deem it a little fairer, the fairways are a little flatter but the sand dunes are fantastic and very demanding. I’m excited to go back there and sort of see if my memory resurrects. I believe it’s an accuracy course. The reason why I won the Open in ‘76 is my caddie literally made me hit a one-iron. I hit a one-iron 12 out of the 14 tee shots.”