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CHARITY MAKES NEW AMBULANCE POSSIBLE WITH €31K DONATION Local charity Help at Home Costa Blanca (HAHCB) has donated a staggering €31,000 making up the total needed for the Cruz Roja to buy an ambulance to be used across the Vega Baja.

he fundraising was undertaken in memory of well-known and muchloved charity volunteer Kathleen

Vahey who lived in Orihuela Costa passed away a few years ago. The cheque presentation took place at the Emerald Isle, La Florida, where HAHCB holds its weekly charity market. Many of the charity’s volunteers were present as was President Carmen Perez, Charity Secretary Patricia Muirhead and Charity Fundraiser Silvia Sakir. The Cruz Roja was represented by Andres Ramon Alonso, President of Cruz Roja Orihuela and Antonio

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BITE SIZE National police called NEWS: out to deal with fans The contract has now been awarded and work is expected to begin this month. Two firms competed in the end for the work and the company Gocoa has been successful in its application. The contract was awarded following a discussion on June 27th and with the final papers presented the work could begin within five days. No deadline has been set in what has been a complicated and extended bidding process. The project was actually started at the end of 2015 but the work was left unfinished more than a year ago amid allegations of unpaid licences.

Heart attack on Los Locos A 78 year old man died of a heart attack on Los Locos beach in Torrevieja on 3rd July. The announcement was made by councillor Javier Manzanares who added that attempts to resuscitate the victim continued for 45 minutes but without success. The man fell unconscious and floated in the sea a few metres from the beach. Several people brought him back to the shore. One of them with medical knowledge, immediately began to try and revive the man. Shortly after, the Local Police, Guardia Civil and ambulance arrived. It is believed that the man became unconscious at 10.40 am whilst the lifeguard service begins at 11am. Continued on page 5

Benidorm’s police force braced itself for trouble following England’s success in the World Cup quarter finals. Past experience of post match euphoria has shown that the English holiday makers come out in force and after a few drinks trouble can start. On Saturday it is estimated that around 12,000 people assembled in the streets of Rincón de Loix, calle Mallorca and calle Gerona, well-known ‘Guiri’ areas. As the afternoon and evening wore on the situation began to get out of control and the national police had to be called in to disperse the British crowd. The two goal victory over Sweden was being celebrated with copious amounts of beer, often sold in bucket loads as special offers. The terraces, bars and hotels were full of holiday makers taking the opportunity of having something to celebrate and taking it to an extreme. After previous matches there have been a number of incidents that the police were keen to avoid this time. One celebration following a match

ended up with damage to a car. Calle Mallorca was the scene last Wednesday of a shooting, although this was not directly linked to football. This has also resulted in an increased police presence in the area. The streets where people were congregating were cordoned off and surveillance was maintained during and after the match. During the evening the terraces were gradually closed and the music turned off. However, the attitude of some of the English fans towards the local police led to the national police being called out wearing helmets and with protective shields. Further action was taken to disperse the groups through sound detonations. ‘There has been no significant incident and serious disturbances were prevented,’ said the mayor of Benidorm. ‘The only regret being the excesses of those celebrating.’Traffic was allowed back into the area again around two hours later. The city is now preparing for the semi-finals on Wednesday. Suzanne O’Connell

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On 6th July a man was brought out of the water following a heart attack. The man of between 75 and 80 years of age was swimming in the water on del Cura beach when it was noticed that he was in trouble. A call out was made at around 12pm and the SAMU emergency services were soon in attendance. The lifeguard services were on hand at the beach and administered the first life saving attempts. This was then followed up by the emergency services as they arrived. They were fortunately able to resuscitate the man who also had symptoms of drowning. He was then taken to Torrevieja Hospital

for further medical intervention. Last year between 1st June and 15th September lifeguards made 242 rescues and attended to four heart attack victims. Unfortunately, one of these died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. Already this year one man has lost his life this week following suffering a heart attack whilst in the water. The town hall of Torrevieja ask people to take particular care whilst bathing and, most importantly, follow the instructions of the lifeguards and obey the flags that they use to indicate water conditions.

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Still no beach bars or sun-loungers

Continued from page 3 It is believed that the dead man was a local resident who lived with his wife in the town. He had had problems with his heart but his death still came as a surprise to those who had only seen him that morning as part of his daily routine.

Earthquake simulation preparation The councillor for security and emergencies, Javier Manzanares, met with the mayor, José Manuel Dolón, to begin the planning for the earthquake simulation on November 14th. ‘The different places where the drill will take place have now been agreed,’ said the mayor. The army base will be in the market area and from here the campaign will be deployed and first aid materials distributed. The simulation is based on an earthquake with enough strength to collapse buildings and damage basic services such as sewage, water and electricity and destroy the telecommunications network.

Orihuela Town Hall has given an update on the provision of services on its beaches. Councillor Luisa Boné told a press conference about the progress, or rather lack of it, on the procedure to award the new contract to run the beach bars in Orihuela. “We are waiting for the Central Court of Contractual Resources to resolve appeals that were presented in connection to the new contract. The Town Hall technicians have done their work so that the moment the resolution arrives the adjudication can be finished,

providing the court say this is allowed,” she said. These appeals, which have identical content and addresses for the people who presented them – despite supposedly being individual and unconnected appeals - are delaying the procedure and son now all the Town Hall can do is wait for the court to decide. “The last company that provided the service is up to date with paying its fees to the Town Hall and the governments Coastal Department for 2017. For the first 4 months of 2018 we are waiting for a

Expensive campaign against mosquitos Torrevieja is proposing to spend €488,000 over the next five years in its attempt to combat mosquitos, particularly around the lakes in the town. However, the firms which are currently doing the job are still without a contract for their work which also includes tackling other pests such as insects and rats. The local government is keen to ensure that the service is properly contracted but it cannot be suspended whilst this takes place without adding to the discomfort of those living in mosquito vulnerable zones.

Improvements in traffic flow Every summer some adjustments are made to traffic light timings and some traffic routes to help the flow of traffic through the town. From Friday 6th July until September the roundabout in front of the access to the port area will be closed between 7pm and 7am. Instead access to the Puerto and Marina Salinas car parks will be made through Gregorio Marañon Avenue and San Policarpo Street during these times. The duration of traffic light changes have also been adjusted. Those located at Ramón Gallud Street intersection have been changed to allow for traffic to have a longer period of time to exit the city. This new time frame will operate between 10pm and 2am each day. Further changes during the International habaneras competition from 22nd to 28th July are yet to be announced.

Torrevieja invests in its indoor market Work is needed on the town’s indoor market to allow it to obtain the opening licence that it hasn’t had since it opened in 1995. On 5th July the local government agreed the modifications necessary to make sure that the market conforms with legislation. The work will need to be done to the first floor of the market and will cost €94,936. It includes some additional security arrangements, improvements to accessibility, electrical installations and toilets. Although the market hasn’t had the correct paperwork in a similar way to the town’s theatre, it was decided to allow it Continued on page 6

It’s the final countdown to Habaneras The temperatures are rising and so is anticipation of the 64th International Habaneras competition. The Habaneras is a traditional type of singing that seafarers brought back to Torrevieja from Cuba during trading trips. Every year it is an internationally celebrated competition that attracts choirs from all over the world. Set in the historic area of las Eras de la Sal, it’s a very popular event. This year the competition takes place from the 22nd to 28th July. It is expected that 20 choirs will take part and thirteen of these will compete. There are a few changes this year. One being that the local choral gala will open the event on the 22nd. Usually this comes at the end of the competition. The event will also be publicised using Facebook and Instagram,

with coverage as the competition takes place. Choirs participating in the competition stages will represent 12 different countries. There are two from Spain and others from Venezuela, Ukraine, China, Serbia, Romania, Belarus, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia, Macedonia and the Philippines. This year the final event will take place on the 28th July with the official award ceremony. Each year there is one set piece that all the choirs must sing. This year it’s ‘En tus ojos vive el mar’ or ‘in your eyes lives the sea’. Five prestigious musicians will form the jury and the presenter will once again be Elena Sánchez of TVE. Suzanne O’Connell

report from the auditor so that this can be paid.” At the moment the beach bars and toilets on the beaches have become municipal property and once the allegations of the last company are resolved and with the authorisation of the court, will remain so. Until that time, the toilets have been accessed to make them available to the public. Three toilets

have been open for a while: Cala Bosque, Cala Cerrada and Mil Palmeras, and the rest opened recently. The Town Hall has hired a company to clean and maintain them. The Councillor was keen to explain that the old contract could not have been extended because the court ruled there was evidence of corruption involving the supplier.

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BITE SIZE Concerns for young people diving from the dike NEWS: Continued from page 5 to stay open as the missing works did not threaten the safety of those using it.

Age Concern summer closing The charity Age Concern is preparing for its summer break. Its centre on calle Paganini in La Siesta will close at 1.30pm on Wednesday 25th July and will re-open again at 10am on Monday 3rd September. There will also be a break for its charity shops. The shops in Avenida del Mar, Los Montesinos and in Patricio Zammit 41, Torrevieja will close from 2pm on Friday 27th July and re-open on Monday 27th August at 10am. However, if you have an enquiry about the loan of mobility aids over the summer period you can contact the centre on 966 786 887 from Monday to Friday 10am until 1.30pm.

Come along to shopping night On 13th July it will be Shopping Night in Torrevieja. Many shops are offering special attractions and discounts for those who come along. Offers include discounts from most local traders of between 10% and 50%. Many of the shops will be open from 8.30pm until 12pm and altogether more than 45 outlets are taking part. There will also be entertainment on the streets including street music and photo galleries. You can access more details on the website www.shoppingtorrevieja.com Suzanne O’Connell

It’s a favourite summer time pursuit for young people; jumping off the ‘dique de Poniente’ into the sea where the ships collect the salt from Torrevieja. However, close to where the salt belt operates and on a promenade that is still to be renovated, this is a practice that isn’t to be recommended. There’s also a small lighthouse here which adds to the attraction of the area for groups of young people looking for a challenge and an opportunity to show off their swimming and diving skills. However, concern is mounting that these young people could be at risk of serious injury or even death. The area is close to the mechanics of the salt conveyer belt that transports the salt to the large industrial ships and liners for distribution inother countries. It is unclear what is below the surface of the water that could cause serious injury to those jumping into it from some height. It is not designated as a swimming area and is a long way from the beach and

The diving spot is quite close to the salt conveyor belt

protection of the lifeguards on Los Náufragos who patrol there. It is, in fact a restricted zone that is allocated to the salt industry and not a leisure area. The pier itself is closed off to the public until the work is finished to allow it to be used as a paseo. However, this is not preventing the young people from continuing to pursue their new

sport. Under the surface of the water there is underwater pumping machinery that is indicated by buoys but might not be evident to those swimming in the area. It’s also used by speed boats and jet skis that cannot necessarily see people who are bobbing around in the water this far from shore. But the attraction is there of a place that is sufficiently distant from

the tourists and allows the thirty or so young people to occupy their own territory. An attraction that the coves and bays around the coastline also share. In order to get to the area the young people must walk along the promenade or dike for around 700 metres whilst also crossing the industrial zone where lies the salt conveyor belt. It’s a real worry for those working in the area who see them crossing the salt works to get to the end of the dike. The dique de Poniente continues to be at the centre of a contractual controversy within the town. The company that is expected to make it a safe paseo for people to use, stopped work on it three years ago due to a disagreement about the need to spend an additional €20,000 whilst work is being undertaken. Now the improvements are suspended, leaving the dike incomplete and a dangerous attraction for the young people. Suzanne O’Connell

Summer tourism routes Councillor Sofía Álvarez has presented the five Summer Tourist Tours designed to “keep promoting all the riches and tourism potential that Orihuela has to offer”. These began on Saturday (7th July) with a night time Cultural Tour of Orihuela, this started at 10pm from the Tourism Office in the city, and focused on the rich history, heritage and monuments. “Normally it is held in the mornings but taking into account the high temperatures now it is more pleasant to find out about our history and art by night,” said the councillor. This

tour will be held again on 18th August. This year for the first time there will be a Pirate Tour, this will be held on Friday 15th July and 10th August at 8pm and starting from the Watchtower in Cabo Roig, which has been declared a Building of Cultural Interest. This is a family tour which will tell the history of the tower in a pleasant and fun way, using various actors to show the fights the pirates had when they reached the coast of Orihuela. Lastly, a visit to the inland village of

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Barbarroja is planned in September to find out about one of the most unique natural corners of the municipality and its rich cuisine. The tours are free and will be given

in Spanish. Places are limited so must be reserved in advance at the Tourist Info in Orihuela city or by calling 96 530 46 45. For more information see www.orihuelaturistica.es

Police recordings erased In June 2006, two people were arrested for a robbery that took place at a police officer’s house. Following their arrest, it is claimed, that the couple were tortured, threatened and harassed by the police whilst being detained in cells at the station. Now a court has been told that the recordings made at the time on security cameras in the cells were erased some days after.

police detention. Three other police officers are also on trial for failing to prevent the assaults taking place and their alleged involvement in covering them up. The trial heard how the security recordings from the cell were stored digitally in a computer without having an expiration date and so they could only be erased manually. The thieves were arrested on 26th

defence, on the other hand, claim it was to avoid saturation of recordings on the computer. The case is now 12 years old and this has made it difficult for those involved to recount all the details. Those brought to attest include the police officers who took the detainees to the health centre and those who diagnosed one of them as having two fractured ribs in the

One of the detainees was found to have two cracked ribs when examined at Vega Baja Hospital

The victims were taken to hospital following their detention and complained on the way there to the Guardia Civil about the treatment they had received. When the recordings came to be investigated it was found that they had been erased three weeks after the victims’ detention. The police officer became aware that a robbery was being committed at his home and sent a patrol to the house. He is now one of those accused of assaulting the couple once they were taken into

June and on the 11th July someone accessed the system and activated the automatic deletion of the entire file for everything stored for more than 15 days. All the recordings from June 15th to 28th were erased. Until July 11th there had not been any automatic erasing of recordings from the cells, according to the Association for Human Rights in Spain and so it could not have happened by chance. Instead, they allege, the removal of the files was done deliberately to cover up the torture that took place there. The

Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela. However, the two Guardia Civil who were responsible for taking the detainees to the hospital did make a statement at the time which stated that they had claimed they had been attacked in the police building. The case is going ahead without the complainants as they are now in the US and Colombia. The case will continue on 19th July with more witness accounts and recordings from the officers’ telephones. Suzanne O’Connell

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Navarro, President for the Alicante Region. The original campaign aimed to raise funds for a disability van, however, as HHCB neared the final amount it became clear that a disability van was not really what the community needed and also that running the van would be a drain on the charity’s resources. So, the charity met with the Red Cross and discussed it needs. When the organisation said what would really make a difference was a new ambulance – they only last 10 years and the Cruz Roja vehicle has had its day the volunteers threw themselves into even more fundraising. In total, the vehicle would cost around €60,000 but the Cruz Roja would also raise money towards this very worthy cause. The ambulance will have the HAHCB logo and ‘in memory of Kathleen Vahey´ as part of its livery. It took two years for the charity and its volunteers to raise the €31,000, and it was done through many different fundraising events and initiatives. These included: weekly markets at the Emerald Isle, fashion shows, Christmas markets and dinner dances with the Campo Verde Reef band. In 2017 HAHCB was named as the nominated charity at the Cabo Roig St Patrick’s Day Parade, Villamartin Plaza also held a fundraising event for the campaign and there has been continuous support from local groups such as the Red Hat ladies, The Rendezvous girls, and many other generous private and group donations.

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Two RBL caseworkers recognised As part of ‘Volunteers’ Week’ two welfare caseworkers from The Royal British Legion in Spain were recognised for their tremendous efforts in supporting members the Armed Forces Community in the District North Spain area and both were presented with Certificates. Sandie Coates is a Member of the Alex Thompson Orihuela Costa and District Branch and has been a caseworker for a number of circumstances such as living in cave years. Part of the Citation for Sandie read: houses and camping sites and in remote “We have a huge geographic area to cover areas, which all have their particular in Spain North and Sandie gets in her car problems. and travels long distances at the drop of a Alex is enthusiastic and approaches hat to aid beneficiaries, and supports each case as a new opportunity to assist, them with empathy, humour support and inform. He is also very understanding of their situation, worries supportive of his local branch which is and anxieties. Sandie about 100km each way to goes that extra mile in meetings. Alex is flexible supporting them in and often travels large accessing Spanish social distances to visit services and exportable beneficiaries of whom benefits which can be some have mental health complex, problematic problems and supporting and frustrating, often them and helping them making multiple trips to Sandie Coates & Beatriz Lara from gain the most they can in ensure that beneficiaries Spanish Social Services terms of quality of life is at are able to access that which is available times challenging and frustrating in equal to them. She works in partnership with measures and Alex approach to other charities arranging referrals and communication and support is contact where needed to help outstanding with in this group.” beneficiaries gain the best quality of life The Legion’s deep appreciation goes they can get in Spain.” to both Sandie and Alex for their The other volunteer recognised was unstinting work for the Charity. More Alex Thomson, a member of the Albox information about the Legion, local Branch in Almeria. Part of Alex’s Citation Branches, and the work carried out here reads: “Alex is a caseworker who covers a in Spain can be found on our website: mostly rural area which has a large www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/spainexpatriate population. Within this area north. For Community Support please some of the population live in unusual ring 676 45 17 80.

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La Mata town hall feels forgotten

Mayor meets with British residents

La Mata might officially be classified as part of Torrevieja, but it also has some of its own distinct facilities, including its own branch of the town hall. However, residents there have felt for many years that they are the

The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, met on 4th July with a group of British residents who had a number of issues to raise with him about the area of south Torrevieja where they live. The residents spoke specifically about the urbanisations Cala Dorada, Mar Azul, Rocio de Mar, Rocajuna, Las Barcas, Sector 1, Mariblanca, la Veleta and Los Altos. The residents asked the mayor about many different issues including the management of green spaces, urban cleanliness, conditions along some stretches of road, issues of lighting, signage and other aspects of interest to the group. The mayor also took the opportunity to explain to them about the 2018 budget and the difficulties there had been in having the setting of this delayed. This has had a follow-on impact to the provision of services in the area and the agreeing of contracts. The meeting continued for more than an hour and a half during which time the mayor, accompanied by the director of the OARI office, Carlos González, tried to answer each one of the demands they made. In some cases notes were taken about issues that will be raised with other departments. The participants also asked about other local matters including the work to be completed on the Dique de Poniente and the Paseo de la Playa de Acequión. They were interested to hear about the complications there are when it comes to appointing more personnel to work at the town hall. Suzanne O’Connell

forgotten neighbour when it comes to the provision of services and some have even called for La Mata to be registered as a town in its own right. Now, the latest concerns voiced relate to

the town hall in La Mata itself. Those using it claim that councillors in Torrevieja have forgotten the public building and that it is being neglected in comparison to other buildings in Torrevieja, for example. Some of their concerns include the lack of provision of drinking water, toilet facilities that remain unrepaired and unusable, an automatic door that doesn’t work properly and air conditioning that doesn’t work. Some of these deficiencies mean that those working there sometimes have to abandon their stations, to get a drink, go to the toilet or just to cool down. Due to the type of windows on the upper floors, council workers sometimes feel torn between opening them for ventilation or keeping them closed for security reasons. There are also problems with the internet and telephone lines meaning that sometimes workers resort to using their own mobiles to make necessary calls. Now, demands for the repair and maintenance of these offices are growing, amid allegations of neglect of this council building. Suzanne O’Connell

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A poor record for recycling plastic Torrevieja is lagging behind in its recycling provision when it comes to plastic and cardboard. The streets of Torrevieja are missing at least a thousand yellow containers for the disposal and recycling of plastic containers. Its provision of these

for recycling paper and cardboard, although it is uncertain exactly how many there should be. These blue containers are usually set next to the yellow ones. However, glass recycling containers are numerous around the town.

is well below average and people are having to travel further to make sure that their plastic bags and bottles are recycled. There are currently only 159 of these containers in streets serving 88,447 residents. Of course, during the holiday season this figure rises significantly, even as high as 300,000. One of the difficulties for the town is that the contract for clearing waste has not yet been finalised. Until this happens it is difficult to increase the number of recycling bins because they need to be consistent with the contracted firm’s equipment for emptying them. It’s not just the plastic recycling bins where Torrevieja is falling behind. There is also an insufficient number of containers

Altogether Torrevieja boasts around 700 of these which are managed by a different company called Ecovídrio. The company that manages the plastic and cardboard collection is Ecoembes, a non-profit organisation which has links with 12,000 other businesses and is responsible for the collection and recycling of this type of waste. The relatively low number of containers available is particularly evident when you compare Torrevieja with a town such as San Fulgencio. San Fulgencio has a population that is a seventh (7,500) of that of its larger neighbour but has more containers (188) for plastic and cans. Suzanne O’Connell

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BABY SUMMER SCHOOL More than a hundred babies and toddlers aged from 0 to 3 years old have started Summer School in Orihuela and on the coast. The Councillor for Education Begoña Cuartero visited the Municipal Children's School in the hamlet of La Murada to mark the start of ‘Baby Summer School’ which also began at several other schools across the municipality including the Palm Grove in the city centre and the E.I. Planetarium in Orihuela Costa.

The Councillor for Education said: “The objective of these summer schools for the little ones is to provide families with care for children during the summer holiday months, to enable parents to balance work and family life. In addition to creating natural environments and a playful and fun space, it was also important to facilitate learning and promote group and social development.” The hours are from 9am to 1.30pm

except in the EI Planetarium on the coast, which is open from 9am to 5pm and also has a dinner service. The City Council of Orihuela subsidises each of the places with an amount of 50 euros per month, with the full price being 100 euros, except in the E.I. Planetarium which is 210 euros due to the longer hours and food provision. The number of places offered is 50 places in each of the nursery schools with a total of 150 places across the

municipality. A total of 140 place had been filled by the time the Summer Schools opened their doors. The Councillor for Education added: “It is about creating welcoming environments in which a series of recreational and

formative activities are developed, which facilitates a creative and fun use of free time during the holiday period." She has also appreciated the confidence shown by the families who have booked places throughout July.

SCHOOLBOY GIVES OUT GRANDMA’S LIFE SAVINGS TO FRIENDS A schoolboy swiped his Grandma’s 10,000 euros life savings and shared it with classmates. It could have been an incredible act of generosity or a misguided attempt to win friends but it certainly tested even the most doting of grandmother’s love. When a ten-year-old boy from Caldes de Montbui, near Barcelona, discovered his grandmother’s stash of banknotes, he took it into school and distributed €100 notes among his classmates. The alarm was raised after a teacher at the school noticed that several children were carrying the large denomination, a rarity in Spain and particularly unsuitable for the canteen. They questioned the children and traced the source to the boy who had come across the money his grandmother had put aside to buy essential medical equipment.

The story came to light after the teachers at the Escola Montbui primary school created a WhatsApp group for parents asking for the money to be returned and the exchange was read on the radio programme Julia en la Onda on Onda Cero. “This morning a fifth-form primary school pupil has distributed 100 euro notes he'd taken from his house. If your child has been given any of this money, please contact the school immediately so it can be returned to the pupil's family. “More than €10,000 needs to be recovered. We ask for your utmost understanding and cooperation. This is not a joke.” One of the parents of a child who had received some cash told the radio station: 'Yes, it's true. Unbelievable but true.'

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Torrevieja asks for help in managing tourist apartments Online rental opportunities such as Airbnb have caused an explosion in the number of premises available to let. Altogether in Torrevieja it is believed that there are 11,000 places, an increase of 70% in just one year. Although this is seen as a bonus for some people working in the tourist trade, the town hall wants to keep in check the increase and prevent some of the

with 4,000 being the number recorded in 2014. The growth in recent years of this type of rental has been put down to the increase in online platforms. Along with this opportunity, however, has come the temptation to offer rentals illegally. Airbnb has been at the forefront of this trend and now 3,200 apartments are being offered in Torrevieja through this route and it is expected to increase. To

difficulties being experienced by upmarket areas such as Barcelona and Mallorca. The local government also wants to ensure that those who are renting out their apartments and houses in this way do so legally and pay the correct taxes. They are preparing a campaign which will target those with second homes. It is believed that currently there are 250,000 second homes and apartments in the area. In 2017 around 11,000 places available to rent were officially registered. This puts Torrevieja in tenth place in the Valencian community with Benidorm registering at the top with 25,000 places available. The figure of 11,000 does not seem many for a place like Torrevieja but it has increased significantly

combat illegal rentals the local government is working with the Tax department on awareness campaigns and the local police are also involved in making inspections. The move has been announced by Councillor Fanny Serrano who has also asked for help from the Valencian regional council for the administrative support needed to keep a check on rental accommodation. People need more information about what they should do and the fact that registering rental property is mandatory. One move towards information sharing has been the production of a guide by community of owners administrators. Suzanne Oâ€™Connell

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE The pound finished last week relatively strong, thanks to stronger than expected economic data. The second revision to first quarter gross domestic product in Britain put growth at 0.2% instead of the 0.1% reported previously. The current account data also showed a narrowing of the deficit as goods exports rose to a record high. There was a hat trick of positive PMIs for the UK this week. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Britain's manufacturing sector came in above forecast - and a tick higher on the month. The construction sector PMI came in at 53.1 â€“ higher on the month and half a point ahead of forecast. The services PMI, which reflects four fifths of the UK economy, was 55.1 for June, beating the forecast by more than a point. Better PMIs mean a stronger economy and a greater chance of the Bank of England taking interest rates higher in August. That is the logic that has emerged this week. Three of the nine Monetary Policy Committee members voted for a rate increase last month: it only needs another two to join them at the next meeting. The pound rose on the prospect, but

faces more uncertainty today as the prime minister presents ministers with her latest post-Brexit customs plan. The Downing Street spin is that the plan is "a significant step forward" that will offer "the best of both worlds". Investors increasingly believe that the no-deal scenario is off the table and that Britain will retain a close relationship with Europe after it leaves the EU. In the early hours of Friday morning the euro jumped higher on news that the European Council had reached an outline agreement on the management of migration. The accord was seen as putting an end to arguments in Germany and Italy that had threatened the sweet harmony in intra-EU cooperation. Over the weekend it transpired that an agreement had not been reached. Chancellor Angela Merkel managed to smooth over the divisions within her party and reach a compromise. Aside from the political manoeuvring, euroland ecostats were few. Retail sales were flat in May, falling just short of analysts' predictions, and producer prices rose by a monthly 0.8%, twice as much as expected.

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a higher part of soil in your garden if at all possible. If your apricot tree gets frost on it and there are flowers, it will kill these

own, have other things growing around it to protect it. If you want to have large fruit on your tree you need to pick them as they grow to keep them apart from one another - about two inches apart should do the trick. A beautiful plant that should be showing off at the moment is from the Asteraceae family and is known as the Rhodanthemum catananche. Its flowers have peach coloured petals with silvery leaves and are blooming right now and will go through to the summer too. I have seen them on the side of the roads and they are glorious. They are quite hardy as originated from the Atlas mountain range of Morocco and Algeria, so can withstand our winter season as well as the summer. It normally blooms in early May but of course this depends on the weather and it can either come a few weeks earlier or later.

The Apricot - (Prunus armeniaca) named because it is believed that they originated in Armenia. They have also been grown in Iran for many centuries and dried, which is a favourite way of eating them for the locals. The Apricot tree generally is small and only grows to a height of around 39 feet tall (maximum) and the trunk is about 16 inches in diameter.

You can have many or just the one as they do not need other trees for pollination - they can do it themselves! When you plant your tree make sure you cover

over the base and roots with soil, patting it down as you go along, as with most other plants/trees. They bloom earlier than most other fruits, so if there is an early frost, be careful of them, plant on

off and therefore the tree will produce hardly any fruit at all if any. The fruit has one central stone to it with the seed inside this, for replanting, if you want to start from scratch! It would possibly be better to plant it in September, before the autumn, so that it has long enough to take root before the winter comes along. They neither like the extreme cold nor heat, so donâ€™t put it in an area all on itâ€™s

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WELCOME TO KRABI with Vivalia Travel

Krabi Province ranks fifth in tourism income in Thailand with six million arrivals. Only Bangkok, Phuket, Chonburi, and Chiang Mai earn more from tourism. Arrivals are concentrated from November to April.

Krabi is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the shore of the Strait of Malacca. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang. Phuket Province lies to the west across Phang Nga Bay. Krabi town is the seat of provincial government. History Circa 1200 CE, Krabi was tributary to the Kingdom of Ligor, a city on the Kra Peninsula's east coast, better known today as Nakhon Si Thammarat. In modern times, Krabi was administered from Nakhon Si Thammarat, even after 1872 when King Chulalongkorn granted Krabi town status. In 1875 it was made a direct subordinate of Bangkok, becoming what is now a province.

Geography The province is on the Strait of Malacca and is noted for its natural beauty. There are solitary limestone peaks, both on land and in the sea. Rock climbers from all over travel to Ton Sai Beach and Railay Beach. The beaches form part of Krabi's Phra Nang Peninsula. Of the 154 islands in the province, Ko Phi Phi Leh is the most famous, as it was the site of the movie The Beach. Other notable islands include Ko Phi Phi Don, part of the Phi Phi Islands, and Ko Lanta, a larger island to the south. The coast was damaged by the tsunami of 26 December 2004. Krabi's limestone hills contain many caves, most having stalactites and stalagmites.

In 1900 the governor moved the seat of the province from Ban Talad Kao to its present location at the mouth of the Krabi River. It is believed the town may have taken its name from the word "krabi", which means "sword". This may stem from a legend that an ancient sword was unearthed prior to the city's founding

Tham Chao Le and Tham Phi Hua To, both in Ao Luek District, contain prehistoric rockpaintings depicting humans, animals, and geometrical shapes. In Lang Rong Rien cave in 1986 archaeologists found 40,000-yearold human artifacts: stone tools, pottery, and bones. It is one of the oldest traces of human occupation in Southeast Asia.

Krabi's caves are one of the main sources of nests of the edible-nest swiftlet, used in the making of bird's nest soup. Population and culture Krabi's population includes Buddhists, ThaiChinese, Moken (sea gypsies), and Muslims. Population is most dense in the coastal area in Nuea Khlong District and Krabi city districts, both with population densities above 150 people per km2. The least densely populated area is the inland mountain Khao Phanom District at 61 persons per km2. Buddhism is the religion most observed (66 percent) followed by Muslim (33 percent). Krabi has been little affected by the Muslim militant insurgency that has plagued the southern provinces of Thailand since 2003. Traditionally Krabi's inhabitants worked in agriculture, for the province is rich in rubber, palm oil, and oranges. In recent years tourism has become an important source of income. Tourism Krabi Province ranks fifth in tourism income in Thailand with six million arrivals. Only Bangkok, Phuket, Chonburi, and Chiang Mai earn more from tourism. Arrivals are concentrated from November to April. The crush of high-season visitors has come at considerable cost to the environment. Local authorities have devised a program, "Krabi 365 Days" to move some high-season visitors to the off-season, from May to October, called the "green season" by tourism officials, partly due to the seasonal rains. Tourism revenue has grown at an average of eight percent annually. In 2018, tourism income is expected to hit 100 billion baht, up from 96 billion in 2017.

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He wants pal to move in My boyfriend wants a work colleague to move in with us temporarily, she has nowhere to go after breaking up with her other half. Apparently she asked, and I am aghast at why my boyfriend would even entertain such a suggestion. He has never mentioned this woman to me before. I looked her up on Facebook, and she is not only attractive, but comes across as very flirtatious. I fear he fancies her, and that I will regret agreeing to this.

I think you are right to have reservations, and if I were you I would refuse. It’s worrying that your boyfriend cannot see why this wouldn’t be a good idea. Why is she asking him? Hasn’t she got family she can go to, or rent somewhere of her own? Could there be something starting between them? If he is happy with you, why would he even consider something like this? I would look a little closer at your relationship and think about whether this is the sort of man you want to be with.

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She is trying to stop me from leaving My husband has been offered a job in Australia. We are both keen to start a new life as I have such a strained relationship with my family; particularly my mother. We broke the news to our families last week, and since then my mother has apparently been to the hospital, and was ‘told she is dying’, and is ‘getting chemo‘. You’d have to know my family to know what I am up against, but basically they are just a bunch of liars and manipulators. I seriously doubt my mother is ‘dying’. This has come out of the blue, and I see it as an attempt to prevent us from emigrating. My mother has got the whole family on board in this fabrication, and as usual they’ve succeeded in making me feel bad.

If I were you I would not change my plans. This is your life, and it would do you good to get away from things that make you unhappy, even if they are your family. I would suggest accompanying your mother to her next chemo appointment, and see what transpires.

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Contracts for 109 RECORD BREAKING unemployed agricultural 17,000 EURO PAYOUT workers ‘CHARITY 4 CHARITIES, PRESENTATION NIGHT’

The Councillor for Employment, Víctor Valverde, has welcomed more than 100 unemployed farmers hired by the City of Orihuela following an agreement between the Public Employment Service

and Local Corporations. The employment contracts will run for three months and those hired will perform different tasks, butt concerned with the clearing and conditioning urban and inter-urban spaces. The people hired will be divided into different teams; around 27 of them will travel daily to the coast and beaches of Orihuela in three vehicles hired by the Department of Employment for this purpose, where they will be dedicated to

cleaning and clearing where specified. Another 14 people will work during the three months in the vicinity of El Palmeral de San Antón and another ten people will work for the Department of Street Cleaning, with the aim of cleaning and conservation of the city of Orihuela. The rest of workers will perform the same tasks in the districts, divided into fixed teams with an area of action covering between one and three districts, and finally three mobile teams will work from more vehicles rented by the Department of Employment and will move between the Pedanías providing extra support where it is needed. The Department of Employment has also hired people to provide a service for the collection of gardening waste such as weeds and pruning which at this time of year needs to be provided daily. The works will be coordinated by the respective managers of the Councils of Pedanías, Environment and Road Cleaning, as well as eight foremen who will be assigned the tasks of managing and monitoring the tasks entrusted to the different groups. Councillor Valverde said: "The great work they do, especially in the scattered districts is much needed. There is also an economic contribution made by the Department of Employment, about 36,000 euros, covering different vehicle hirings, collection of prunings, individual EPIS of each worker and the various hand tools required. "

On Saturday 23rd June, JR’s Country Club hosted a spectacular event, where 100 people gathered in the open air and be entertained by the brilliant Mr. Shifty and share a fantastic night and give at last ‘Charity 4 Charities’, the small charity with a big heart, recognition of the hard work they have done over eleven years, when they handed over cheques to the value of 17,000 to the following charities they are supporting throughout 2018: Age Concern – Alzheimer Association – Elche children’s home - Sat. Animal rescue - ALPE Torrevieja hospital, Oncology Dept, Baby Unit and the Wheelchairs 4 the disabled Stroke Association - Kittens in Distress -

Cats and Dogs, animal rescue - Reach Out - Caritas, the poor in Rojales, and finally, the San Jose Obreri Orphanage, Torrevieja. Charity 4 Charities wished to thank Kevin and his staff for the amazing buffet and hard work throughout the night, the host Terrence Sheenan, who was fantastic and gave his time freely, all the helpers and supporters from their weekly auction and finally - a special thank you to Chris Stott and his staff from The Bull Flannigan, for supporting Charity 4 Charities over eleven years but now like so many bar/restaurants, sadly gone along with our weekly auction. For more information visit the Charity 4 Charities facebook page.

More Spanish millionaires

The number of millionaires in Spain has more than doubled since the start of the economic crisis, startling new figures reveal. In fact the recession has been astonishingly beneficial to the most financially privileged sector of society, with Spain’s rich list growing by 76 percent since 2008. According to consultancy firm Capgemini, the figures have shot up from 127,100 high net worth individuals to 224,200 in 2017 with the largest increase – 10.8 percent or 22,100 people – last year alone. The figures surpass not only the European average of 7.3 percent growth but also the worldwide average of 10.6 percent. To be considered a millionaire, you have to possess at least one million euros of disposable income, not including your habitual residence or high value items like artworks. Spain is now listed 14th country in the world for millionaires, but with an everwidening wealth divide. In strong contrast 14.9 percent of Spain’s citizens still live below the poverty line, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development).

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is extremely popular amongst the Spanish Real Estate Agents. Not so much a favoured practice amongst the British sellers, but it does happen. If you’ve ever registered your property for sale with an agent, thinking that you’ve agreed a marketing price for your home, but later checked on their advertising, and can see that they are offering your property for a much higher price, then this is exactly what they’re doing. The only difference is, that it could be that you did not authorize a “Nett Listing.” Remember, asking above the current market value could turn a lot of buyers off.

nlike the U.K. when using a Real Estate Agent in Spain, the fees are very different. In general they can range between 3% to 10%, and even more in some scenarios. Things you have to be aware of when listing your property for sale, is the commission payable by you, the home seller. Many Real Estate Agents, tell you that their commission is 3%, but “buyer beware,” because what they don’t tell you, is that if they sell your home through a secondary agent, i.e. another agent brings the buyer, you have to pay the secondary agent’s commission too, which usually ends up costing you another 3%, that you hadn’t initially budgeted for. Totalling 6%. In Spain, it is customary for the seller to pay the listing agent’s fees, however don’t be surprised if your buyer asks you how much commission they must pay. In Germany, it is custom for the buyer to pay the agent’s fee, not the seller. If you have listed your property for sale with a Real Estate Agent and you’ve agreed that they can charge whatever they want to the buyer, by adding it on top of the price you are happy to achieve, this is known as a “Nett Listing.” This means that if you are happy to sell for a price of €200,000, for example. The listing agent can sell the property for, say €220,000, thus meaning the€20,000will be the agents commission. This

Don’t expect your Real Estate Agent to charge you the percentages or even the fixed amounts, of that in the U.K. Marketing is very different here, especially as most of the buyers are sought internationally. Obviously commissions do vary, as it mainly depends on how much advertising your Real Estate Agent is doing. Like everything, you get what you pay for. You can’t buy a Rolls Royce for a Skoda price. ;-) For more information and guidance on buying and selling, please contact us and we will send you our FREE e-book or log on to: www.homes4u.es/new-kindle-e-book to request the link. Think property? Think us, because life’s complicated enough! See our advert in the centre pages of this newspaper.www.homes4u.es

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Royal British Legion summer party

The Hondón Valley Branch held its Summer Party at the very aptly named Tipsy Terrace in Hondón de los Frailes recently. This year it was in the form of a “Hog Roast”. The hog weighed in at an impressive 80 kilos which meant there was plenty to go round, with “seconds” and even “thirds” for some. Over 100 members, friends and guests enjoyed the afternoon event and following the meal there was entertainment from the energetic and extremely talented singer Suzie G. The heat of the day did not seem to affect her enthusiasm as she encouraged guests to sing along with favourite songs and then dance to the toetapping tunes including ABBA . During the afternoon guests could “name the Teddy Bear”, with the

winning name being Nibbles!, as well as two auctions and lucky number draws. The afternoon raised in excess of 600 euros which was a great sum to boost the Legion funds. Thanks goes to Jo, Steve and their team for their support with the hog roast and also to Neil, Lucy and all the many helpers who made the event such fun. To find out more about the Hondon Valley Branch, please contact the secretary on hondonvalley.secretary@rbl.communi ty or visit our website: www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches /hondon-valley or visit our Facebook page. For Community Support please ring 676 45 17 80.

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Finca Castellana going the Green Mile It is always busy at Finca Castellana in San Miguel, but the last few months have been particularly manic. The cattery team has been inundated with requests for help with feral cats and kittens. They rescued a kitten, which was on its way to the airport...in a car engine! They also had to scale a chimney to retrieve a Mummy cat that had given birth to three kittens inside of the chimney and were unable to get out. In addition, the volunteers have just started a project called 'The Green Mile' to raise funds to pay for the release of dogs and puppies from Cereco where they are waiting to be put down. Up to date the charity has rescued 34 dogs and re-homed 29. It intends to make this a permanent project helping as many dogs as possible from certain death. One of the volunteers, Beccie said: “After years of rescuing hundreds of animals, people’s cruelty still shocks us all sometimes. Eight, one-week-old puppies, were dumped in a shop doorway, tied up in a plastic bag. Luckily for them, a group of youngsters came across them and took the bag straight to their Mum, who contacted us just in the

Murder and mystery in Margaritaland (an exclusive resort in Benijófar) Somewhere between the Port of Indecision and South West of Disorder murder meets mayhem and that’s where the intrigue began for the Rojales Pantomime Group at their Summer Social Event. The cast and crew of our next fabulous pantomime, Camelot The Pantomime, were enjoying a lovely summer party, scripts were issued and talk turned to the forthcoming rehearsals when Jack Daniels, bar tender, known as the Casanova of the pool bar, was found murdered - WHO DONE IT? That was up to Sgt Lord to use his sleuthing skills and find the culprit amongst the partygoers, some of who had their

own motives for the murder and had played their parts well throughout the evening getting into character to mingle with the guests to throw everyone off the scent. Everyone joined in to draw their own conclusions and find the killer whose identity was revealed, which proved a surprise even to the killer! Over €3000 was raised for various charities from our last pantomime and we are looking to match, or even top that amount. So, if you would like to join our fun loving group to help out at our next pantomime ring Thelma Judson on 634 33 95 88 or email rojalespantomime@gmail.com.

nick of time. “Unbeknown to the dumper, the shop had CCTV and the man in question was identified and the police sent to his house. We are now awaiting a court date for the man to be prosecuted for cruelty. The great news is, all of the eight puppies have gone to a forever home.” More good news came for the charity as Finca Castellana opened its new charity shop in the Filton Centre, Los Balcones, open Monday to Friday, 103.30pm. For more information or to make a donation please see Finca la Castellana on facebook, visit: www.fincalacastellana.org or call Janette on 610451133.

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UNESCO World Heritage status for Spanish site A Medieval Arab city and the remains of the Caliphate of Córdoba has been granted UNESCO World Heritage status after the organisation met and voted in Manama, Bahrain last Sunday.

The Madinat al-Zahra – known in the province of Córdoba as the Medina Azahara – founded in the year 936AD has become Spain's 47th UNESCO site and member countries such as Norway, Brazil and France have already sent Spain their congratulations. Spain is in fact ahead of France in terms of UNESCO monuments, and houses the third-highest number in the world. The Madinat al-Zahra, which may revert to its original name at UNESCO's recommendation, was founded by the first Khalifa of the territory of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III, of the Omeya dynasty, seven years after the Caliphate of Córdoba was proclaimed. This Caliphate, recognised as such in the year 929AD, was the most socially, economically and politically powerful in Spain and its splendour and wealth meant Córdoba was the most-advanced city in the entire world at the time. However, the remains of the Caliphate – its buildings, infrastructure and decorative elements – remained buried for around 1,000 years until it was discovered in the 20th century in the outskirts of the city. The seat of the national government of the time was reduced to ruins less than 100 years after it was built when it was sacked during the Civil War in the early 11th century and it was wiped from

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history altogether for 10 centuries. A rebellion which led to the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the year 1010, the destruction of the Madinat al-Zahra continued over the next few centuries with the Spanish Inquisition, as the Catholic reconquest was known, and a growing élitism in Córdoba over the late Mediaeval era. In fact, construction material pillaged from the Madinat al-Zahra was used to build iconic monuments, such as Sevilla's famous Giralda Tower and the Catholic monarchs' fortress, the Alcázar, whilst other elements ended up in private collections. Even today, chunks of the Madinat al-Zahra can be found in international auction catalogues.

Uncovered It would not be until architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, in charge of conservation for the famous Grand Mosque in Córdoba, began searching around the buried site in 1911 to find materials for building the city's cathedral porticos that the complex would be uncovered. By the time Velázquez Bosco died in 1923, the Royal residence in the upper part of the old Caliphate city and various rooms inside the fortress had been uncovered and the boundaries of the Madinat had been determined. The regional government of Andalucía took over its management in 1985 and began a restoration process that culminated with an exhibition in 2011, The Splendour of the Omeyas of Córdoba. During this, some 300 parts of the ancient city from all over Spain and also Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco, Kuwait, Tunisia, France, Germany and the UK were brought together for the first time in over a millennium and displayed in the Madinat al-Zahra. Madinat, also referred to as Madina or Medina, is the Arabic word for the old town or original hub of a town or city.

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Award winning food at the Hebridean From the moment it opened its doors in May 2017, The Hebridean was destined to go from strength-to-strength and within a short space of time food lovers near and far had discovered this hidden gem. The brain-child of husband and wife team Kevin and Lillian, the ethos behind The Hebridean was to open a fine dining restaurant in a local area which was lacking good quality food. Chef patron Kevin said: “We like to offer our customers something a little different. We specialise in traditional Scottish fayre with contemporary twist, but you will also find the occasional European, International or fusion dishes. All offered in a stylish setting with a

friendly and cosy atmosphere.” Kevin was raised on a small Scottish island called Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, which is the basis for his culinary inspiration. He has been a chef for more than 25 years, starting at the tender age of 15 as an apprentice in the army catering corps. What followed has been an illustrious career moving around Scotland gaining valuable experience, such as honing fine dining skills at a spa retreat in the highlands of Scotland where Kevin was awarded an AA 4 Star. Out of the kitchen and front of house, it is Kevin’s wife Lilian who provides the expertise and excellent customer service. After leaving Islay on the Inner Hebrides Lilly managed several bars in

London and also knows her way around a professional kitchen. Kevin said: “The food we serve is traditional and international and with a Scottish twist, and that doesn´t mean everything contains haggis. Scotland has such a vast array of ingredients and dishes that I want show people exactly how wonderful this food can be away from the stereotypes. I smoke all my own foods in the smoker at the restaurant. We try to source as much food from Scotland as we possibly can and supplement this with fresh local produce from Spanish suppliers. “Our Sunday lunches stand out because we use fresh vegetables, fresh meat and everything is home-made from the stuffing to the gravy.” The restaurant recently scooped not one, but two, winning accolades in the Culinary Awards 2018, one for Best Newcomer and one for Best Sunday Lunch. Kevin said: “To win two Culinary Awards in our first year is more than we ever hoped for and has blown us away. We are delighted to be recognised for our creative dishes, hard work and to know that our customers love our food and restaurant is the best reward we could have.” The Hebridean is located in Blue Lagoon, opposite the arch. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 6.30pm until 10pm and Sunday lunches are served from 1pm till 6pm booking very advisable. For further details visit: www.hebrideanspain.com or Hebrideanspain on Facebook. Email: info@hebrideanspain.com or call: 693940232.

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Spanish Princesses in USA for summer camp Crown Princess Leonor and her sister Sofía will spend the next month in a summer camp in the USA to 'complement their schooling in Spain', which takes place at the private Santa María de los Rosales centre and to improve their English. Direct heiress to the throne Leonor, 12 and the Infanta, or non-Crown Princess, Sofía, 11, will be mixing with other kids of around the same age of different nationalities and cultural

backgrounds and their parents – King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia – hope that the experience of a month abroad, speaking a foreign language and making new friends from different countries will broaden their horizons. Once back from the camp, the location of which has not been disclosed, the princesses will spend part of what is left of their summer in Mallorca, as the Royal family does every year.

Upon their return to school in the Moncloa-Aravaca neighbourhood of Madrid, Sofía will be moving up to the secondary school centre and Leonor, who will be 13 on Hallowe'en, will start her second year of high school. The Santa María de los Rosales takes in children aged between three and 18, meaning the girls have not had to move schools after finishing their primary education.

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Income tax cuts will save €500 a head Residents with a gross income of between €12,000 and €18,000 per year will save around €500 a year thanks to the new tax reductions announced in the recentlyapproved budget, the Bank of Spain calculates. Those whose gross pay is less than €12,000 are not subject to income tax in any case and, if they pay it through retentions on invoices or via their monthly payslips, will normally receive a rebate when they file their annual declarations. Other taxpayers with gross annual incomes of more than €18,000, subject to upper limits, will also see their dues reduce thanks to the 2018 budget if they fall into certain special categories – large families, the disabled, and those with care duties to elderly or disabled relatives or dependent children with disabilities. In total, around 3.1 million taxpayers will benefit from the cut, according to the Bank of Spain, at a cost to the State of €1.5 billion – somewhat less than the €2.2bn cited in the budget paperwork. The difference, the Bank of Spain says, is partly because its own financial model does not take into account help with nursery costs as this does not enter into income tax

declarations, and because demographic factors and incomes estimated are based upon figures from 2014, so are not up to date. Almost 21 percent of taxpayers under the age of 35 will pay less – around 800,000 of them – saving an average of just under €450 a year, whilst 16 percent of the over65s will benefit, or a total of around 600,000, who will be €600 a year better off. For those who do not fall into any of the categories mentioned, the Bank of Spain still has some reassuring news, however: nobody will see their income tax rise as a result of the reforms in the budget. The Bank of Spain says the job market may see some changes as a result of income tax deductions – those who are not working may decide to take on a few hours a week and those who do work may choose to work more hours. But it warns that to fund the fall in income tax, the State will need to spend less, acquire additional resources or increase other tax

burdens, which 'could affect net income for various groups of taxpayers in unequal measures'. It is not all good news, however – the self-employed, who make up an estimated third of the workforce, have seen their monthly Social Security stamp increase. Already hard-pressed nonemployed workers have to pay a set fee of €275.01 irrespective of their earnings, meaning those for whom this makes the difference between poverty and survival are more likely to work cash in hand and below the radar. Now, it has risen to €278.87, with no sign of its being replaced by an affordable percentage of actual earnings, as the various associations of self-employed workers have been campaigning for over more than two decades.

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Tuesday 10th July BBC2, 10pm - Horizon: How to build a time machine Horizon meets the scientists working on cutting-edge technology that could one day enable us to build a time machine.

Time travel is not forbidden by the laws of nature, but to build a time machine we would need to understand a lot more about those laws - and how to subvert them - than we do now. This programme meet scientists trying to discover how to build wormholes, manipulate entangled photons and build fully functioning time crystals. These scientists may enable an engineer of the future to do what we have so far been only able to imagine - to build a machine that allows us travel back and forward in time.

Wednesday 11th July Channel 5, 9pm - The Highland Midwife Hazel, Val and Sheena must help three mums-to-be with the difficulties surrounding childbirth, as the observational documentary series continues. In Inverness, midwife Hazel is preparing a mum for the birth of her seventh baby. But having delivered the woman’s sixth

child, Hazel understands that even experienced mums have anxieties. Near Peterhead, Sheena has been helping Yasmin prepare for the birth of her second child, which she wants to take place in the calmness of water. And in Aboyne, midwife Val is looking after Kate, whose peaceful home birth starts to look less and less likely.

Thursday 12th July BBC ONE, 9pm – Eat well for less? In the first episode of a new series, Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin visit the Atkinson family in Blackpool to help them sort out their food budget. Michelle and John live with their three boys, Gary, 22, Liam, 19, and Kyle, seven. Despite working 50 hours a week, feeding the family has fallen to mum Michelle, and she is fed up. With the older boys now earning their own money, they prefer to get takeaways, and the whole family are now regularly relying on fast food. Consequently the

Atkinsons have the biggest food spend Gregg and Chris have ever seen, and it is up to them to put a stop to it. Eat well for less.jpg

Natalie Cassidy alongside Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley looks after the numbers.

Friday 13th July Channel 4, 10pm 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown Katherine Ryan guest hosts a very special all-female edition of the hybrid panel show, celebrating 100 years of women's suffrage. Roisin Conaty and Jessica Hynes take on Sara Pascoe and Lolly Adefope in the now established late-night incarn-ation of the classic words and numbers quiz. Morgana Robinson appears in character as

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Friday 13th July BBC ONE, 12.35am – MOVIE: Shanghai Noon Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson star in a martial arts comedy set in the Wild West. In 1881 a Chinese princess is kidnapped and taken to America. One of her Imperial guards, Chon Wang (pronounced John Wayne), is sent to rescue her. He joins forces with bungling American train robber Roy O'Bannon and this unlikely duo then embarks on a series of misadventures as they attempt to rescue the princess and capture the traitorous kidnapper Lo Fong.

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Princess Cristina de Borbón, sister to King Felipe VI of Spain, made her first visit to her jailed husband Iñaki Urdangarin recently. Urdangarin had reported to a penitentiary in Brieva (Ávila) six days earlier to start serving a sentence of five years and 10 months in connection with a graft case known as Nóos. Prisoners are allowed to receive their first visit a week after being incarcerated, and reporters were stationed around Brieva in the hopes of getting a glimpse of Cristina de Borbón, who was expected to fly in from the family residence in Geneva, Switzerland. Even so, Urdangarin’s wife was so discreet that journalists failed to notice her as she walked into Brieva, a women’s prison that has a small, previously empty, module for male prisoners. Prison authorities said that so far, she is the only visitor that Urdangarin has had. The former Duke of Palma is doing time for embezzlement, influence peddling and tax crimes in a case named after the Nóos Institute, a not-for-profit

foundation that he and a business partner used to secure no-bid contracts from the regional governments of Valencia and the Balearic Islands using Urdangarin’s influence. Urdangarin and Diego Torres also used their non-profit to divert around €6.2 million from public contracts secured for organizing sports events into private accounts. Part of the reason that reporters were thrown off the scent is that Cristina de Borbón came to see her husband outside regular visiting hours. Prison sources said that this is accepted in some cases. Just hours earlier, she had been seen on the streets of Geneva in the company of Urdangarin’s mother, Claire Liebaert, her own sister Princess Elena, her four children and other relatives. The occasion was the graduation of her son Pablo from the École Internationale de Genève, which the family celebrated at the luxury hotel Four Seasons des Bergues Geneva. The event had been planned for a long time and the family decided to go ahead

with it despite the fact that Urdangarin would not be able to attend.

Close proximity The king’s brother-in-law requested the Brieva penitentiary because of its proximity to Madrid, making it easier for his wife to fly in for visits, and because of its privacy, as he is serving time inside the men’s module, which only contains five cells and currently has no inmates other than himself. He has the right to watch television and access to a no-frills gym and a tiny courtyard. But witnesses who saw him walk in on his first day said that Urdangarin broke down when he saw his new “home.” Prison authorities are already concerned about the impact of this isolation on his mental health. An earlier celebrity inmate, who did time here, former Civil Guard chief Luis Roldán, said that it was the constant solitude that saw him end up needing specialized assistance. Urdangarin is getting regular visits from a psychologist who is assessing

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his condition and who will determine whether any changes need to be made to his regime. In these two weeks, he is reported to have turned to religion as a refuge. Urdangarin comes from a deeply religious family from Álava, in the Basque Country, and in recent months he had given signs of getting closer to the Church than he had in years. In the first week of January, the family flew to the Vatican and he met briefly with Pope Francis. Inside his cell, Urdangarin keeps a Bible and an image of La Virgen Blanca, a depiction of the Virgin Mary that is considered to be the patron saint of Vitoria, the capital of Álava.

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said to be in good physical health, although she and partner Pablo are now facing the traumatic ordeal of watching their babies battle for their lives. According to experts in the field, only babies born in the 25th week of pregnancy or later have reasonable chances of survival without extremely serious and life-limiting damage. Infants born at 25 weeks, where they are not suffering from very severe and irreversible deformities or other, similar complications, are always treated and placed in intensive care. It is generally considered that an embryo does not become a 'foetus', or 'unborn child', until between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation, since prior to this, there is no brain activity. Irene's and Pablo's twins have only just made it into the 'probable survival' period, meaning their situation is touch-and-go.

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‘Podemos twins’ born at 26 weeks and in intensive care Podemos' Irene Montero has given birth to her and party leader Pablo Iglesias' twins three months prematurely, just 26 weeks into her pregnancy. Spokeswoman and MP Irene was in a Parliamentary session to vote on the new members of the board of directors for Spain's national television and radio broadcasting corporation, the RTVE, when she went unexpectedly into labour. She is said to be in a national health system hospital in Madrid and, although it has not been revealed which, the city has three which specialise in premature births – the 12 de Octubre, the Gregorio Marañón and La Paz. The twins, who were not due until early October, were delivered with the help of specialists in foetal and perinatal cardiology, and are now in intensive care and under round-the-clock observation. Irene remains in hospital, where she is

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Bags over 50 micrograms of plastic normally carry a small charge anyway, since customers tend to use them more than once. For these, if they are made up of at least 50 percent but less than 70 percent recycled plastic, the charge reduces to 10 cents. From January 2020, so-called 'fragmentable plastic' bags will be banned altogether unless they are made from at least 50 percent recycled material. All plastic bag manufacturers will be required to state how their carriers are made up. Spain has managed to cut its carrier bag consumption by over half in the last decade, from 317 bags per inhabitant in 2007 to 144 in 2014, a number that continues to fall. The charge means more and more

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consumers tend to bring their own, often opting for multi-use 'bag-for-life' type carriers for their shopping. 'Green' charity Amigos de la Tierra ('Friends of the Earth') has been campaigning for years for Spain to bin the plastic, albeit not literally, and has even criticised the use of bags made from biodegradable material as it 'merely transfers the problem from one substance to another'. For a while, Carrefour supermarkets in Spain sold carrier bags made from potato fibres, which break down much more quickly than plastic, but has now returned to the old style plastic bags. A global campaign calling for the public to use 'bag-for-life' carriers took place recently for International No Plastic Bags Day and was supported by major supermarkets.

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Plastic bags carry charge in all shops from now From now all plastic carrier bags provided in shops in Spain will carry an obligatory charge as a method of dissuading customers from using too many and dumping them, adding to the global plastic pollution problem. Only thin bags used for looseweighed fruit and vegetables and for fresh fish and meat will continue to be free in order to encourage consumption of fresh and locally-sourced produce, but all the others – including the smallest and most flimsy – will now carry a charge. The most lightweight bags, fewer than 15 micrograms of plastic, are those used for fruit and fish and will not be charged for just yet, but any over 15 micrograms and under 50 will attract a recommended price of five cents, whilst thicker ones will cost up to 15 cents.

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Around 23.7 billion euros has ‘not been spent wisely’ on Spain’s high-speed rail network, the European Court Auditors has ruled. Since 2000, the EU has been funding various high-speed railways across the bloc. But a recent report by the European Court Auditors found that ‘effectiveness of the investments is lacking and EU added value is at risk’. The report adds that ‘low passenger numbers are leading to high risk of ineffective spending of €2.7 billion EU cofunding’. Potential routes under consideration were connecting Lisbon and Madrid by the Extremadura line but the plans were later scrapped as well as other sites. According to Luc T’jeon, who oversaw the report, the issues are being ‘based on political considerations.’ He added: “The money is there, it’s on the tracks. “However, tracks are either being

constructed with big delays or they have had huge cost overruns or when they were completed, they were late to be put in use.” Vast swathes may have been wasted on ‘high-speed lines that were not needed everywhere they have been built’ according to T’jeon who also added ‘trains were only running at 45% of the speed

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lines had the capacity for.’ He concluded: “The EU is aware of the situation but they had no legal tools to push member states to do something about it.” The countries with the highest investment included France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Austria.

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French and Saunders

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Super Casino

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The A-Team

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Earth's Greatest Spectacles Wonders of the Monsoon Hidden Stephen Fry: A Life on Screen Roy Orbison: Love Hurts Top of the Pops Smashing Hits! The 80's Pop Map of Britain and Ireland The Girl From Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and the Beach Wonders of the Monsoon Top of the Pops

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Kirstie's Vintage Gems A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Bake Off: The Professionals The Great British Bake Off: The Final Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes The Royal House of Windsor Spying on the Royals 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown The Perfect Penis 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Tour De France 2018 - Highlights

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Storage Wars Texas

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ITV Racing: The Opening Show

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Tour De France 2018

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Storage Wars Texas

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Storage Wars Texas

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Monster Carp

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When English Football Ruled Europe

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When English Football Ruled Europe

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Tour De France 2018 - Highlights

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World Series of Darts (Non UK Legs)

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Better Late Than Never

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Football's Foreign Legion

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Stuck on You: The Football Sticker Story

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Breakfast The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Morning Live Sunday Politics Songs of Praise BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Wimbledon 2018 Wimbledon 2018 Motd Live: World Cup Final Build Up Match of the Day Live: World Cup Final BBC News Regional News Weather Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Poldark BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day Today at Wimbledon Match of the Day Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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A to Z of TV Gardening

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Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

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RAF 100: Into the Blue

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Operation Grand Canyon with

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Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Gold You've Got Mail FYI Daily You've Got Mail Mamma Mia! Sing-along FYI Daily Mamma Mia! Sing-along The Mummy Returns FYI Daily The Mummy Returns Love Island Love Island Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Celebability Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

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Sky Sports News Super League Gold Rugby League Super League Gold World Cup Final Breakfast Rugby League Super League Gold Super League Gold Sports Sunday World Cup Special Sports Sunday World Cup Special Cricket Live European Tour Golf Athletics World Cup Live PGA Tour Golf Football One2eleven One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

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Sooty Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Dino Dana Mission Employable The Oddbods Show Ninjago The Haunted Hathaways Drop Dead Weird ITV News Zoe Ball on Sunday Japandemonium The Voice Kids Midsomer Murders ITV Lunchtime News You've Been Framed! Gold The Chase FIFA World Cup 2018: Final Paul O'grady: For the Love of Dogs ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather The Voice Kids Unforgotten ITV News Rising Damp Forever Rising Damp Forever The Big Fish Off Jackpot247 Motorsport UK British Superbike Championship Highlights ITV Nightscreen

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Victoria

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Victoria

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The Nation's Favourite Elton John Song

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Wire in the Blood

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Blue Murder

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Liverpool 1

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Road to Avonlea

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Road to Avonlea

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A Monster in Paris

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Location, Location, Location

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Channel 4 News

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My Kitchen Rules

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Star Boot Sale

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Secret Knowledge: Stradivarius and Me

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BBC Proms 2018

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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

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The Art That Made Mexico:

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Deliveroo facing 1.3m euro Social Security bill Spain’s labour inspectorate is turning up the pressure on British food delivery company Deliveroo and its business model. After opening investigations into the firm in Valencia and Madrid, operations in Barcelona are now under the spotlight due to the situation of its bicycle delivery couriers, whom the company considers to be selfemployed, but whom labour inspectors argue should be on proper employee contracts. If the labour inspectors get their way, Deliveroo will have to sign up hundreds of workers with the Spanish Social Security system and pay their monthly quotas, plus a fine of 20% on what is due, meaning a potential cost for the company of €1.31 million for contracts of around 18 months. The company has two weeks to present arguments in its defence. Deliveroo – whose Spanish affiliate is registered as Roofoods Spain – is one of the many companies to take advantage of what is known in the United States and the United Kingdom as the “gig economy,” a term that

refers to workers who are self-employed and work temporary, flexible jobs such as, in this case, delivering food from a range of establishments to customers, or drive for transportation firms such as Uber, or deliver parcels for e-commerce giants like Amazon. A labour inspection report on Deliveroo, reported in Spanish newspaper El Pais, analysed how the company organises its delivery staff, what it demands from them and how it structures their shifts. Its conclusions are that the company has its workers in a situation of “ordinary labour relations and not doing self-employed activities,” meaning that they should be registered with the Social Security system for normal employees, and not as freelancers. The payments due involve work carried out by different groups of couriers between August 2015 and December 2017. The amounts vary depending on the month: inspectors are demanding as much as €72,705 representing Social Security payments and fines for May 2017. For the last month covered by the report,

December 2017, the amount demanded is €11,096. In total, and taking into account missed Social Security payments and fines, the exact bill that Deliveroo is facing comes to €1,317,675.71. Adrián Todolí, a professor and researcher in labour law at the University of Valencia, has analyzed the decision of the labour inspectorate in a blog post. He explains that the difference between this inspection and those carried out in Valencia and Madrid, is that the latter rejects the company’s arguments that the sanctions relate to the way it worked several years ago, and that it has nothing to do with more recent contracts. “Every time the company has had some kind of administrative or judicial setback,” Todolí explains, “it has argued that this was a past model, based on a contract with the riders that was now no longer in force in the company and that, as such, these setbacks did not affect the company as it had a new model and a new contract with the riders.” The main change in the new contract that Deliveroo had with its couriers, Todolí

explains in his blog, is that it recognized them as TRADEs – a term under Spanish labour law which recognizes that the worker is selfemployed, but dependent on one company for most of his or her income. Not even that approach has satisfied the inspectors, who insist that they are ordinary employees. Among its long list of conclusions, the report points out that the couriers “have no ability to choose a specific order,” given that the deliveries are sent out via a smartphone app, and that they also cannot choose “which restaurant or consumer” they will be dealing with. “Their role,” the report continues, “consists of being available and waiting for the application (that’s to say, the company ROOFOODS SPAIN SLU), to assign them their corresponding orders.” The alleged freedom that the couriers have to work how and when they want, the report states, is nothing of the sort. “While the couriers can reject orders, such a decision is not neutral for them given that the company takes into account such actions […] and the refusal to carry out services has negative

consequences for the courier,” the text concludes. “The autonomy for the organization of their activities is so minimal that, not even when they decide to accept or reject an order, do they know where it has to be taken to, which impedes them from taking an informed decision.” The Uber precedent Deliveroo is not the first company making use of the gig economy to fall foul of regulations in Spain. The transportation service Uber has faced protests and court cases filed by taxi associations over what the latter class as unfair competition, forcing it to stop operating as a cab service as it does in other countries and use drivers with VTC chauffeured private hire licenses. Airbnb, meanwhile, which puts homeowners in touch with guests for short-term accommodation stays, is also facing restrictions over unlicensed properties, given the problem that the popularity of the service is causing for residents, who are finding themselves priced out of the market.

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Breakfast Matron, Medicine and Me Homes Under the Hammer Heir Hunters with Michael Buerk The Farmers' Countryside Showdown Bargain Hunt BBC News Regional News Red Rock Escape to the Country Celebrity Money for Nothing Flog It! Impossible BBC News Regional News The One Show The Island That Saved My Life EastEnders Panorama Who Do You Think You Are? BBC News Regional News Weather Have I Got Old News for You Live at the Apollo Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Who's Doing the Dishes? Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelorette Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Gold You've Been Framed! Gold Two and a Half Men Superstore Love Island You v Chris and Kem Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Plebs Keith Lemon: Coming in America Totally Bonkers Guinness World

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Tommy's Honour

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Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans My Icon Live Anz Premiership Netball My Icon Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News To be Announced Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live at the Open Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight The Open Preview Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live WWE Late Night Raw WWE From the Vault WWE From the Vault WWE From the Vault Sky Sports News

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Modern Family Modern Family Monkey Life Monkey Life Monkey Business Monkey Business Animal 999 Animal 999 It's Me or the Dog Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour The Force: Essex A League of Their Own Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Most Shocking... Night Cops Animal 999

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Car S.O.S Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun The Â£100k Drop Come Dine with Me The Simpsons The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches Food Unwrapped Our Guy in Russia 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Britain's Benefit Tenants One Born Every Minute The Supervet The Secret Life of the Zoo Vet on the Hill Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb Kirstie's Vintage Gems My Kitchen Rules

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Beyond 100 Days The Pennine Way Nature's Miracle Orphans The NHS: A People's History Mackintosh: Glasgow's Neglected Genius Rise of the Continents Rise of the Continents Scotland's Art Revolution: The Maverick Generation Bricks! The NHS: A People's History

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Spain is Europe’s new cocaine gateway The confrontational attitude of the drug gangs that traffic hashish in La Línea de la Concepción, in the south of Spain, has dominated news headlines and political agendas after a recent spate of drugrelated violence plunged the Campo de Gibraltar area into crisis. But just 20 kilometres from Gibraltar, in the port city of Algeciras, huge amounts of cocaine are discreetly entering into Spain. With the media’s attention focused on Gibraltar, Algeciras has become one of the main entry points for the narcotic into the rest of Europe. Among the four million containers that arrive every year at the port, thousands of kilos of cocaine, mostly from Colombia, are camouflaged between bananas, frozen chickens, or simply stuffed in backpacks. According to the latest report from the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), published just days ago, the circulation of cocaine is higher than ever. And they have the data to prove it. The amount of cocaine seized in 2016 (the latest year with available data) was over 1,000 tons – an unprecedented figure. And the number of hectares used to grow coca has smashed all the records. Cocaine trafficking, the UN warns, has reached epidemic proportions. On the other side of the law, a veteran drug trafficker from the north-western region of Galicia agrees that the problem has reached a new dimension. There’s more cocaine than is needed and the skyrocketing supply is hurting profits. Prices have hit rock bottom. A kilogram has always gone for €32,000 to

€35,000, but now it is being sold for €27,000 and €28,000. As well as Algeciras, other Spanish ports along the Mediterranean Sea (especially Valencia and Barcelona) and along the coast of Galicia – a traditional cocaine stronghold – have become a gateway for cocaine. Most of the drug comes from Colombia, where 68 percent of the world’s coca crops are located. There is overproduction, due in part to the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). As FARC members have demobilized, new drug gangs have rushed to fill the void and now control thousands of hectares of land. Unlike Colombia’s former attentiongrabbing narco groups, these gangs have decided to avoid the spotlight and focus on production. If there used to be two or three harvests a year, now there are up to six. And the collapse of Colombia’s border with Venezuela due to the political crisis has allowed the drug to exit the country without any problems. For years, Europe has been the favourite destination. The United Kingdom is the third-largest consumer of cocaine in the world (2.3 percent of the population consumes the drug) followed by Spain (2 of people are consumers). Spain, however, has become one of the main cocaine gateways into Europe, comparable only to The Netherlands, with the drug typically moved through port cities. According to Javier Cortés, the head of Valencia’s Customs Surveillance

Service (SVA), the port of Valencia “receives more than five million containers a year. It’s utopian to think we could check them all. But we try.” Prosecutor De Lucas goes further: “The big ports – be it Valencia, Antwerp or Rotterdam – are black holes.” Galicia continues to be one of Spain’s major drug strongholds with most of the cocaine entering the region via speedboats. “Few drugs come here via ship containers. We continue to use speedboats,” says the veteran drug trafficker from Galicia. “We’re sea people. And the Colombians want us to do it this way. They send a fishing boat or a freight ship with the merchandise, we cross half the ocean on speedboats and bring the packages back to land.” Today Galicia is controlled by four main drug lords. They decide how much cocaine enters and how, in an alliance with Colombian gangs that they have maintained for decades. They try to be discreet. Some play the role of the successful businessman while others have never left their coastal villages. “They don’t know what to do with the money. They don’t want to launder it in case they are caught, so they have entire rooms with stacks of money that reach the roof,” says a member of GRECO Galicia. “Cocaine trafficking may be invisible but it continues here. And the people who control it are very clever.” He explains: “They are entrepreneurs with constant projects. Some work out well and others don’t, but they don’t stop.

Until you completely dismantle the entire network, they won’t stop.” Fast results The GRECO official says part of the problem is that police often choose to investigate local cases to get “fast results and easy convictions” and avoid more complex investigations that require time and resources. “We can’t address the problem this way,” he says. Going after drug traffickers assets can cause a lot of damage, say the prosecutors Ana Villagómez and Macarena Arroyo, but according to De Lucas the number of legal cases against drug traffickers dropped last year and only 8% were related to money laundering.

A police officer from the AntiNarcotics Force explains how the drug trade works. “The cocaine belongs to the Colombians. They bring it to Europe and it is introduced into Spain. Then the merchandise is passed on to the buyers.” According to the National Police, these buyers are powerful Dutch drug traffickers of Moroccan origin who are based in Andalusia. “They are the most dangerous and powerful. They moved away from hashish and now discreetly focus on cocaine.” They work with Kosovar-Albanian gangs based in Valencia and Serbian mafias in Barcelona, who buy the cocaine and distribute it across Europe. “These are the people we will be fighting in the future.”

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A company based in León has launched the world's first-ever shampoo for bald people. Chief executive officer of Carobels, Juan José Cabero – who describes himself as 'bald and proud' – says the shampoo is neither designed to prevent hair loss, nor to help re-growth, but merely to care for the scalp when it does not have hair to protect it. He said people were surprised to see the new product when it hit the shelves, since 'nobody every thinks about things like that'. “The scalp needs special care, and this need is heightened when it's exposed,” Cabero says. Ordinary soap or shower gel does not provide this level of care, he explains, and he invented the shampoo called Doctor Bald, a line from his brand Beardbury's, when he realised there was nothing on the market anywhere to meet the 'cosmetic and dermatological needs' specific to people with no hair. It is gradually being sold in barbershops in the provinces of León, Valencia and Madrid and across the region of Galicia, and may well hit the shelves in mainstream stores shortly. Doctor Bald is suitable for those with some hair but not a full head of it, such as those suffering severely receding hairlines through male pattern baldness. It recently won the Innovation Prize in the Pure Beauty Health Awards, presented during the Beauty world Middle East 2018 fair in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Beardbury's was up against over 300

companies from 29 countries, including giants such as Wilkinson and Nivea. Carobels has targeted barbershops as a main point of sale, having discovered via its own research that such establishments are undergoing a highstreet Renaissance – frequently at the expense of unisex hairdressers'. In 2017 alone, a total of 426 barbers opened shop in Spain and the number continues to rise. The 21st-century barbers' in operation offer a much wider range of men's beauty services than their forefathers, now that the stigma of males caring about their appearance is wearing off. Recent analyses show that it is becoming far more mainstream for men to spend money on cosmetics and treatments, such as moisturising cream and hair products, in the last few years.

Crash dieting this time of year is unfortunately pretty common. Holidays are looming, or just general beach life here in Spain which means self-esteem ends up plummeting at the realisation we don't all look like Kendall Jenner in a bikini. And so the crash diets commence... Body confidence, or the general lack of it, is an issue in itself. But the other concern about the above scenario playing out is the damage it can do to your health. Yoyo dieting can wreak havoc with you metabolism and most people will end up putting all of the weight back on and often people put on even more than they lost, making them heavier than ever. While a crash diet may help you lose

those extra pounds in time for that week away somewhere exotic, the results are generally short-lived and can ultimately have a negative impact on your body and mind. It can be easy to be tempted by the quick fix of a crash diet but here experts layout exactly how crash dieting can impact your body so you might just want to reconsider: It can reduce your metabolic rate A high metabolism is key to losing weight, but crash dieting can actually make your metabolic rate lower. Muscle breakdown is much greater with extreme dieting, rather than a steady prolonged approach. Less muscle reduces your metabolic rate, which is the number of calories you burn while

resting and can ultimately result in weight gain later on. It can weaken your immune system By depriving yourself of essential minerals and vitamins you risk weakening your immune system. And we all know that a low immune system makes getting ill far more likely - not what you want, and certainly not while you're away on holiday. If you cut out all fatty foods from your diet, absorbing fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K may prove problematic, the experts explain. These vitamins are necessary as they help to support your immune system, so Continued on page 54

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AESTHETIC SERVICES NON SURGICAL ANTI AGEING Although Medcare opened its doors in 2005 as a private medical clinic for expats, demand soon grew for aesthetic services. Not only is Dr Hussain a highly experienced GP but she is also a very skilled aesthetic doctor and importantly, she is licenced, registered and insured adhering to Spanish law. Anti-ageing techniques have developed from expensive treatments once only enjoyed by the rich and famous to much more affordable procedures that can everyone can benefit from. Botox and facial fillers are the most popular treatments as they provide near instant results and the patient can look and feel ten years younger in less than a week! Other treatments that have seen a large surge in popularity are ones that may take a little longer to see results such as Sculptra and PRP. With these, the patient is less likely to be embarrassed with questions from friends about an ‘instant’ change in appearance as the results are created by the body’s own collagen so the results are very natural. Another very popular treatment is Dermapen. This is a microdermabrasion treatment that uses tiny needles to puncture the

skin very fast. The action of these tiny wounds creates a healing process that boosts collagen production to the area and naturally renews the skin. This treatment is hugely successful for not just wrinkles and dull skin, but also for acne scarring, stretch marks and sun damaged skin. New techniques are always filtering into the marketplace, and Dr Hussain always keeps her finger on the pulse by visiting conferences and seminars. Recently she has introduced a new filler called Teosyal. This can be used as filler for deep facial wrinkles and folds, as a lip filler, and also as a mesotherapy treatment, delivering small amounts of the product all over the face, giving the patient’s skin a fresh, youthful luminosity. For just another couple of weeks,

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lacking in them could cause future issues. It can cause ketone production With a very low carbohydrate diet, your body may start to break down fatty acids to produce ketones. You might have heard of ketones if you've ever read up on the keto diet. Sure, it might cause you to drop a few pounds, but it's also got some damaging side effects too, including "nausea, bad breath and liver or kidney problems". It can cause dehydration Have you ever wondered why some diets, like juicing, lead to such quick weight loss? It's because you're losing water weight - but that's not ideal for longer-term weight loss. Glycogen stores, which are a source of energy that binds water, are depleted faster than the fat cells releasing the water. So, when you start eating again, your body will replenish glycogen and water store and weight gain follows. You run the risk of dehydration as a result, which can manifest with a headache and dizziness. It can trigger heart issues Crash dieting can have some positive outcomes, for example, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, say doctors. But they can also have some potentially harmful effects on the heart as a result of increased heart fat levels which can occur. Anyone with heart problems should discuss with their doctor prior to embarking on a crash diet due to the risk of heart problems arising early on in the diet. It can damage your hair and skin quality If vanity's your thing, this might

convince you to avoid crash dieting. When you go on a crash diet, you limit the amount of vital vitamins and nutrients that your body absorbs. And this, in turn, may have a negative impact on your physical appearance. The lack of nourishment may be reflected in your hair, causing it to look lacklustre, fall out and generally reflect your lack of the right vitamins. Similarly, your skin could be left feeling dry and you may experience an acne breakout. You’re healthy glow could disappear and you’ll be left looking sallow complexioned. Nails may also suffer, becoming brittle and breaking as the body loses vital nutrients. It can disturb bowel habits A crash diet can also result in some tummy trouble. As the experts explain, "if you are not getting the right nutrients in your diet, this could result in irregular or inconsistent bowel movements." It is advises taking note of the consistency of your stool to work out whether your diet is healthy. “If it is either too runny or very difficult to pass, it is a sign that you should make a dietary change," say the GPs, adding: "If you are worried be sure to contact your doctor." It can leave you with low energy levels While crash diets may lead to weight loss, most of this weight comes from the reduction of glycogen and water stores in the body which can result in the loss of energy, making you feel fatigued and tired. Similarly, due to the reduction of vitamins and nutrients taken in while doing a crash diet, your body is unable to produce energy, leaving you feeling sluggish. This will also hinder any healthy exercise plans you may have to go alongside your diet. In fact, most professional personal trainers do not recommend exercising whilst on a crash

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diet as the combination can be damaging to the body. It can make you irritable Don't want to be a grump, then crash dieting might not be the way forward. Fad diets can trigger the release of corticosterone from the brain, which predisposes us to heightened stress levels, irritability and risk of depression. You may also experience poor concentration and disturbed sleep which can lead to fatigue. Feeling down, and being snappy are not the best sides to crash dieting and can lead to comfort eating, which will take you round in an unproductive circle. An alternative to crash diets Rather than putting yourself under the pressure and perils of a crash diet, the experts advise to try to give yourself more time with regular realistic weight loss goals. With longer-term lifestyle changes you will be more likely to make a long-term difference of a more toned and healthy physique, while avoiding the turmoil of depriving yourself of a nutritious and balanced diet. It is surprising the amount of weight that can be lost by following a time tested healthy eating plan such as Slimming world or the Mediterranean diet. On average you should aim to lose 2lb a week, as a steady weight loss is more sustainable. Here are a few little things that the experts advise that you can do instead of crash dieting to improve your health: • Reduce alcohol intake • Reduce intake of sugary foods and less processed foods • Cut fried and fatty foods from your diet • Include more lean protein in your diet • Aim for a diet rich in fruit and

vegetables and nuts, pulses and whole grains • Reduce stress levels as much as possible • Avoid foods that contain trans fats but do go for healthy fats • Increase dietary soluble fibre • Maintaining a regular level of physical activity will keep your metabolic rate higher, not to mention the hugely positive effects of exercise on your mental health • Try to find a form of exercise that you enjoy and make an effort to fit it into your daily routine. This can be anything from waking the dog or gardening to group classes or gym work outs. • Lifting weights is known to build muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat and strength training is also good for bone density • 150 minutes of moderately intense exercise per week, with some resistance training is the recommended ideal but if you want to push yourself speak to a personal trainer about doing more • Try to achieve your 10,000 steps per day, take the stairs not the lift, walk to work or to the salad bar at lunchtime or swap the car for a bicycle as often as possible.

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LOGIC PUZZLE Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.

quick ACROSS 7. Raucous (5) 8. Dispose (7) 9. Outermost (7) 10. Magnificent (5) 12. Brochure (10) 15. Sin (10) 18. Hide (5) 19. Jumped (7)

21. Deceive (7) 22. Corn (5)

6. Dig up (7) 11. Offspring (10) 13. Check (8) 14. Save (7) 16. Inspect (6) 17. Purloin (5) 20. Spur (4)

DOWN 1. Impassive (10) 2. Hackeneyed (5) 3. Footwear (4) 4. Fondle (6) 5. Advance (8)

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Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.

ACROSS 7. An entrance that may impress in the ring (5) 8. Eternal theme of the beautician (7) 9. Quietly passed away (7) 10. Get the feel of things? (5) 12. Looked happier when the light improved? (10) 15. Family man holds back letters for national assembly (10) 18. Manor transformed into a type of villa (5)

19. Finds nothing in a ruined castle (7) 21. Mary and child featured in stonework (7) 22. It was ground in the gutter (5) DOWN 1. He won't get the sack if the bag's big enough (10) 2. Didn't stand an enemy of good (5) 3. Service accommodation (4) 4. Greyhound? (3-3) 5. Increase the number in a layer (8)

6. About unbroken echo (7) 11. The family men most likely to succeed (6,4) 13. Prevailing wet weather we hear (8) 14. My word! (7) 16. A song mother's written about a foreign region (6) 17. It has wings and flies (5) 20. Short cut taken when hunting (4)

SOLUTIONS 743 QUICK: Across: 1 Panoramic; 8 Rob; 9 Reduplicate; 11 Incense; 12 Odour; 13 Trench; 15 Praise; 17 Odium; 18 Convict; 20 Unemotional; 22 Cad; 23 Tasteless. Down: 2 Axe; 3 Ripen; 4 Maiden; 5 Clamour; 6 Premonition; 7 Abhorrent; 10 Decrepitude; 11 Introduce; 14 Comment; 16 Across; 19 Noise; 21 Ass. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Astronaut; 8 Nor; 9 Discharging; 11 Portray; 12 Viola; 13 Cheers; 15 Asthma; 17 Soles; 18 Advance; 20 Main course; 22 Imp; 23 Estate car. Down: 2 Ski; 3 Other; 4 Arrays; 5 Thieves; 6 In good hands; 7 Propagate; 10 Street-lamps; 11 Packs it in; 14 Respite; 16 Lancet; 19 Vaunt; 21 Era.

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112 years

Victor

111 years

Olivia

110 years

Larry

109 years

Kansas Virginia Alaska Hawaii New Mexico

Villa Park Rutherford Isleton Yountville Greene

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Iris

The person who lives in Greene is 2 years younger than Victor.. Victor is younger than the person who lives in Rutherford.. The centenarian who is 113 years old doesn't live in Yountville.. The centenarian who lives in Rutherford isn't a native of New Mexico.. The person who lives in Rutherford isn't a native of Kansas.. The Hawaii native is 3 years younger than Iris.. The five people are the centenarian who lives in Rutherford, the Alaska native, the centenarian who is 109 years old, Olivia and the centenarian who is 113 years old.. 8. Iris is either the centenarian who lives in Villa Park or the New Mexico native.. 9. Of the person who lives in Isleton and Larry, one is a native of Alaska and the other is 109 years old..

113 years

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Bill via email asks: Hello Aunty, I treated myself to a new Lenovo laptop and I have just had a warning that the trial version of my Norton security 2018 has expired. I don’t remember signing up for a free trial and I don’t know if I should pay, if it is safe to do this over the internet or just ignore it. What do you recommend? Aunty Says: Hello Bill. The free trial of Norton security 2018 was likely pre-installed on your laptop but Windows 10 has enough built in security to compete with any of the main competitors. If you go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Apps’ you will be able to uninstall any Norton and Symantec programs and this should automatically enable the built in Windows Defender. I also use a separate antispyware app, and the free Malwarebytes or Superantispyware will add that extra level of security.

Mark via email asks: Dear Aunty, I still have a 10 year old Dell laptop with Windows 7 which runs absolutely fine and I really only need it for surfing the web and downloading films from torrent sites. The problem I have is that the hard disk is only 250GB

and I have filled it up and I get message that the drive is almost full. Is there an easy way I can upgrade the hard drive? Aunty Says: Hello Mark. You can replace the laptop’s hard disk drive but it will be a lot of work reinstalling Windows and all of your apps. You will be far better off buying a 1TB USB external hard disk for around €55 which you can simply plug into a spare USB port and it will appear on your computer as a new drive letter. Vivian via email asks: Hi Aunty, I use Yahoo for my home page and emails but it has started automatically coming up in Spanish! And if I’m writing an email the spell checker seems to go crazy and try and

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Melvia email asks: Hi Aunty I hope you can help me. When I try to open a PDF for my boarding pass from Ryanair a window pops up saying “open with” and “choose the program you want to use to open the file’ I always successfully choose Adobe Acrobat Reader but how can I stop it asking this every time? Aunty Says: Hi Mel, there should be a box you can tick to ‘always use the selected program’

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Former Head of Traffic set to Return to the DGT The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) is set to have a new leader at the helm, Pere Navarro, who actually returns to the role he held between 2004 and 2011. Navarro will replace Gregorio Serrano as the head of the DGT, as the council of Ministers confirmed his appointment at the end of last week. During his previous tenure at the DGT, working under the government led by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the DGT implemented such innovations as the driver's licence for points, a measure promoted by Navarro himself, which led to a drastic reduction in the number of deaths on the road. In particular, the points system alone is attributed having been responsible for reducing the number of traffic and road related deaths in 2011 for the first time in 50 years. Navarro was also involved in the creation of the Road Safety Commission in the Congress of Deputies, as well as the introduction of stricter speed limits in order to save fuel during the petrol crisis, where conventional roads saw a speed limit reduction, as did motorways, where

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the network saw a reduction to 110 kilometres per hour, both limits being revoked once was the crisis had eased. On his return to the DGT, Navarro will find a difficult task ahead once more. After more than a decade of reductions, in 2016 the number of road traffic related fatalities grew again, a trend which has not yet shown signs of easing, but rather continues to increase. In fact, in his absence, and under the tenure of the Rajoy government, the number of deaths began and continued to rise after the continuous decade of falls. Gregorio Serrano faced criticism over his management of the chaos caused by snowfall that isolated thousands of drivers on the AP-6 last January. His predecessor, María Seguí, left the organisation after former Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz withdrew his support and opened an urgent investigation into the financing of research projects where her husband worked, an investigation that was later shelved. Navarro, who was born in 1952 and is originally from Barcelona, left the DGT upon Mariano Rajoy and the Partido

Popular taking government. When he left the DGT, Navarro went to Rabat as employment counsellor at the Spanish Embassy in Morocco. There is no doubt that his appointment will lead to drastic changes. Navarro has remained convinced that the number of victims can be reduced again. He believes that the maximum permitted speed on secondary roads must be reduced to 90 kilometres per hour and that a specific safety plan for motorcycles, for both riders and other road users, must be introduced. Navarro also considers that a good road safety policy goes hand in hand with a "good mobility policy". In a recent interview, he said how, "we have to talk about the way we move, to order to do it in a sustainable, reasonable and safe way." Currently, Navarro is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pons Foundation, which is dedicated to raising awareness of road safety, social progress of business innovation, and the dissemination and defence of Intellectual Property, amongst others.

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Staying cool uses Will my petrol tank fuel explode in hot weather? Using your car´s air conditioning at a temperature below 20 degrees can result in an increase of 20% in fuel consumption, according to a report compiled by AutoScout24. The report is aimed at raising awareness of using air conditioning and the impact on vehicle use, including an increase in maintenance. The report also aims at encouraging users to reduce the settings of their units, so as to improve performance of both the vehicle´s fuel consumption and to avoid damage, by keeping the settings in the mid or low range, or just opening the windows to reduce the temperature. AutoScout24 also highlights the

importance of conducting proper maintenance of the air conditioning in winter and perform a thorough cleaning of the radiator, as well as checking the hoses and ducts of this system. The firm points out that the gas is an essential element of air conditioning and a clear sign of a malfunction of this unit is that the device fails to cool when connected. Another sign of a malfunction is a sour smell inside the car. You can get your air conditioning checked at a maintenance workshop or garage, remembering to ensure that the garage is competent in carrying out the repairs.

The question over the spontaneous combustion of fuel tanks in cars in hot weather is yet another tale that goes viral through the internet, with warnings generally suggesting that if you fill your tank it might explode in the heat, or if you don´t fill your tank it might explode in the heat, yes, both are contradictory, and yes, both are nothing more than an internet myth. The latest incarnation of the story has come about after a message went viral, through Facebook and WhatsApp, which claimed that the Pakistani State Oil Company had issued a warning, which they were quick to deny through their official social media channels. Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has announced that filling fuel tank to its full capacity poses no threat of any kind to the cars or its passengers. PSO made the statement after a Whatsapp message went viral over the past few days. The message falsely claimed that PSO had warned the public against filling fuel tanks to the full capacity in light of increasing temperatures. Auto igniting temperature of petrol is way above the highest temperatures during summers in Pakistan. Filling your fuel tank to its full capacity poses no threat of any kind neither to the car nor to its passengers and is deemed completely safe and beneficial to the running of the car. #EveryJourneyBeginsHere #PSO #Publicservicemessage

As far as an internet search tells us, the fake story began in 2011, when false posts warned of the false dangers of filling your tank. The thought of your car exploding if you put too much fuel in it (or not enough fuel in it) is terrifying, but there is no basis in science to the claims, and no evidence that suggests it is anything other than speculative scaremongering. First of all, the science bit. If fuel were able to auto-ignite, in other words for it to combust without any kind of trigger or spark, is around 495ºF, or 257ºC. Even though we may be baking in temperatures in excess of 30 degrees in places, this is somewhat lower than the temperature required for the fuel to ignite unaided. Assuming of course we are referring to our cars being driven on this planet. So, what about the second problem,

the build up of gasses and them igniting? Well, there is a science bit to that too. Modern fuel tanks must have the ability to vent pressure. Since the early 1970´s, cars in America had to include a system called EVAP, or Evaporative emissions control. The device collects excess fuel vented from a tank and, when conditions are correct, returns it to the tank. So, the bottom line. It´s a myth, a hoax, a rumour, your car´s fuel tank is not at risk of spontaneous combustion whether it is full, empty, or anywhere in between. Of course you must still take all precautions when refuelling and remember that there are a number of offences which can be taken into consideration if you don´t take proper care at fuel filling stations, so heed those warnings, and not he rumours of the internet.

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El Plantio 2 Golf Society On 3rd July, El Plantio 2 Golf Society staged a 'yellow ball' team game with unequal teams causing the only four ball team to discard one of their player's scores on alternative holes. Unlucky recipient of this ruling was club captain, Lawrence Wanty, who scored three birdies and every time his score was discounted. It did not affect his team, however, as they romped him a clear nine points ahead of second place. Nearest the pins – Hole 1, Lawrence Wanty – Hole 5, Mike Williams. 3rd Place, Alistair Douglas, Lyn Young, David Swann – 114 points. 2nd Place, Ray Housley, Rod Loveday, Mike Williams – 127 points. 1st Place, Alan Janes, Bryan Watson,

Lawrence Wanty, Graham Blakeway - 136 points. The photograph L to R, Rod Loveday, Ray Housley, Bryan Watson, Graham Blakeway, Lawrence Wanty, Mike Williams, Lyn Young, Alistair Douglas, David Swann, Alan Janes. If anyone would like to join our Society, we play at El Plantio Golf Club every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. We use both courses - the Par 3 nine hole course and the main 18 hole course, so we cater for all abilities. The membership rates are very competitive, so call for more details. Anyone who wishes to play in the Society as a guest or join as a new member, contact Ian Henderson on 966 716 616 or 636 116 230 David Swann

San Miguel Golf Society Muggy conditions greeted the 29 members and 4 guests who travelled to one of Spain’s premier courses, La Manga South. At the 18th tee there is a stone engraving which informs players that Arnold Palmer scored an eagle on this hole to win the 1975 Spanish Open by one shot. Sad to relate, none of the San

Miguel troupe came close to emulating “the king” of golf’s feat. Scoring was low by anyone’s standards; indeed, no-members broke par. Predictably, there was a gamut of excuses: humid conditions, difficult pin positions, sloping greens and hangovers resulting from England defeating Columbia on

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The Plaza Golf Society Once again The Plaza Golf Society visited a sizzling Villamartin with 44 players looking to improve on their performance from two weeks ago. Two's proved fairly elusive with only three successes going to Kevin Bird, Ian Parkinson and Margaret Woodhall each bagging 37 euros. Nearest the pins sponsored by The Alehouse were won by...in no particular order...Graham Clarke, Bob Kemp, Warren Harris, Dave Letherby and Barry Mitchell. Best lady was our very steady Liz Sully who with a great score of 36 also came

3rd in Silver division missing out to 2nd place Bob Kemp and headed up by Paul Cassel winning on countback with a creditable 37 points. Gold was also very close with Kevin Bird 3rd with 35 points losing on countback to Warren Harris which left the winner Big Jimmy Gray with a massive 39 points. Our next event is at La Finca Friday 20th July with only two spaces left so if you fancy a challenge log on to our website www.theplazagolfsociety.com to register.

Norman presenting John with shirt

10th Anniversary Tournament Lo Romero Golf Lo Romero Golf celebrated its 10th Anniversary (2008-2018) on Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1 by hosting a

commemorative tournament. We were able to enjoy a great weekend of golf culminating in festivities to celebrate a decade of work and a great professional effort focusing on offering our players the best golfing experience and aiming to achieve an honest equilibrium between quality and price. There were two Tournaments that were both well supported in which 216 players enjoyed the Golf Course, which was presented to the players in excellent conditions. Both days the Tee-Offs began at 8:30 a.m. All the players were welcomed with a special commemorative "Welcome Pack". During the course of play, two refreshment points were on the golf course where players received

refreshments and freshly cut melon. Each player had their participation captured with a photograph of their best swing

which they collected from the the club house as they handed in their score card. At the Club House on the terrace players and guests were treated to a tasty snack of different European cheeses and cured ham that was served in the traditional spanish way. Estrella de Levante, as a supplier to the club wanted to thank the loyalty of Lo Romero Golf by offering their beer product to all participants. Fresh paella and melon from "Melones el abuelo" was served after the pre lunch snacks. The Hole-In-One prize, of a Volkswagen T-Roc, which was competed for on the 7th Hole, and so desired by all the participants was not won on either of the two days. On Saturday the 30th June, 91 players

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participated under Scratch Stableford format in a non official tournament, which we wanted to hold, not only to host residents, but also those players without A Spanish Federation License, who visit us, undoubtedly attracted by our climate, gastronomy, culture, and the quality of the golf courses that are offered ,which represent both the Costa Blanca and the neighbouring Costa Calida. The prize-giving ceremony protocol was attended by the Hon. Mayor. Don. Igancio Ramos and Don. Antonio Escudero, Sports Councilor for the City Council of Pilar de la Horadada and Don. Pedro Jiménez as the President of Lo Romero Golf whom, together with our suppliers of sports equipment , aimed at highlighting the clubs intentions that the competitiveness of this sport is not the main priority but also the friendship that it generates in the relationship and cultural exchanges shared in each game. The Winners from : Saturday 30th June Scratch Catergory : Winner: Carl Ejollman Closest To The Pin Hole 12: Mikael Pauli y Bob Gallard (tied). Longest Drive Hole 16: Carl Fjollman

penalties the previous night (English members over-celebrating and our Scottish contingent over-drowning its sorrows). To be fair, all agreed that the track was in mint condition and worthy of its high reputation. Fairways were lush and greens very slick. Captain Tony Smale didn’t feature in the prizes but his putting was immense, holing several outlandishly long putts. Top score went to John Osborne with 36 points. He won the 4th round of the President’s trophy and received a golf shirt from the competition’s sponsor, Moneycorp. The company also kindly sponsored the nearest the pin prizes awarded to Norman Cahill (x2), Micky Roscoe and John Humphrey. The day’s results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 3rd Kyrre Skarsmoen (29 on CB)), 2nd Mike Kaylor 29 ( on CB) and 1st Mick Roscoe (29 on CB). Silver Category: 3rd Norman Cahill (30), 2nd Steve Belshaw (31), and 1st Dave Blackburn (33) Gold Category: 3rd Steve Higgins (33)), 2nd Matt Taylor (34) 1st John Osborne (36 ) Best guest prize went to Andy Forrest (40). John Rose won this week’s Abacus prize with a record low score for the society, a fine bottle of wine. It would be remiss to divulge John’s exact points tally. Suffice to say that colleagues have been advised to desist from shouting “fore!” in his vicinity lest it reignites flashbacks of his nightmarish round. Our thanks to the staff at La Manga South for their contribution to the day. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Tony Smale a call on 628227687 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf gettogethers. Next week we will be at Alicante.

EUROGOLF Recently Eurogolf held their annual presentation evening at the Clubhouse. The theme was Caribbean so it was a very colourful and entertaining night. The staff worked hard serving a vast array of tapas and cocktails plus the saxophonist did a great job keeping everybody dancing. The annual competition results were Club Championship winner John Barraclough 2nd year running, Singles Men Strokeplay Felix Mallon, Singles Ladies Strokeplay Pam Welsh, Club Singles Matchplay Bill Martin, Senior Singles Sue Gillett, Mens 4 BBB Fred Reeve and Pete Cleaver, Ladies 4 BBB Sue Forbes and Monique Reeve, Club Pairs 4 BBB Jeff and Linda Lynch and Mixed Pairs Greensomes Colin Nad Claire Daye Gretton. Eurogolf are now taking a break until September when incoming Captain

Bert Lawson and his new committee will take over the running of the society.

Captain Freddy Reeve presenting Club Champion John Barracough with his trophy.

La Marina Golf Society We met at Roda Golf course to play the first round of the Summer Cup. The temperature reaching the high 30's meant scoring failed to reach recent heights, but the astonishing Garry Garbett posted an unbeatable score of 39 points to win the gold division. In the silver division, Gerry Mccabe returned to winning ways with 34 points but only on countback from an improving Roy Harris. Nearest the pin awards went to Mike Green, Steve Warner, Bill Stobo and Jan Davies.

Our next meeting is at El Plantio on 19th July at a cost of 35 euros, first tee 10.00. List is on the board at the sports centre or contact Alan Craig at a100ac@yahoo.co.uk. Finally many thanks to Helena, Paolo and Nicky for the after match food.

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Sacked in the morning ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

I bet you can't even remember Friday's quarterfinals, can you? What with all the drama on Saturday? The FIFA World Cup 2018 is very much on the last leg now. The remaining four horses are on the final furlong and there isn't a South American, African or Asian nag in sight. How so? Because France went and beat Uruguay and Belgium, yes Belgium, dispatched of Brazil in true "Roberto Martinez is a tactical genius actually" style in the second game of Friday. Sure, we might have expected the first one once Edinson Cavani was confirmed to be unavailable to buddy up with his fellow gunslinger Luis Suarez, but the second? Be honest, you had Brazil to do to Belgium what it looked like Japan were going to do, didn't you? And that's not even mentioning all this "it's coming home" rubbish which I am sure we will get on to at some point.

upfront on his own for the South Americans. What if Edinson had been available, eh? Something else for the Uruguay fans to consider when they get back to work. It was up to Brazil to carry the torch for the non-European teams and boy did they look reluctant. That said, who can blame Tite and the Samba Boys for rocking up, checking the Belgian team and thinking, "Fellaini? We've got this!" Little did they know that Bobby Martinez had hatched a plan so cunning he'd only ever used it twice before once at Wigan to beat Manchester City in an FA Cup Final and once at Everton to beat Arsenal. Yes, we all agree the first one is far more impressive.

I implore you (if you haven't already) to educate yourselves on what he actually does for the team. His pace, movement and brain create space for others to play as well as they do. Do you remember a guy called Emile Heskey? Yeah, he did a job for Michael Owen. Sterling is like that but far, far better and England are better with him in the team. Though, of course, if he wouldn't mind taking a one-on-one chance sometime soon that would be great as well. Sweden, Harry Maguire has been coming for you for two years. The

Belgium bamboozled Brazil by sticking Romelu Lukaku out on the right wing standing in the space left by

get our own back somehow. Except, not many of us get the chance to score the opening goal against IKEA's homeland in a World Cup quarterfinal like Harry did. Revenge? Oh yes. Maguire has been a revelation in Russia and will soon be off to Chelsea or Manchester City where he will see his once-promising career hit the skids. Dele Alli is another one that people just don't seem to 'get' and it was Alli who leapt at the far post to give England the cushion that we probably needed, in case Colombia and last minute equalisers were still fresh in people's minds. But were either of these two guys the hero? Not quite. That was definitely the shortest goalkeeper in town, Jordan Pickford. He is becoming a national hero quicker than he gets

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So, France. Boom. They've eased themselves into the poisoned chalice tag of "tournament favourites" by comfortably seeing off that Uruguayan team that were everybody's "not so dark horse". The hipsters suggested France might not even score against a team so well drilled in the defensive dark arts they don't even turn the lights on at night. Raphael Varane had given France the lead with another headed goal from a set-piece in this tournament but that is

Raphel Varane

not what people are going to remember. The people of Uruguay will not look back in 25 years time and wonder what might have been if Varane hadn't risen highest. Oh no, they will still be trying to get their collective heads around how Fernando Muslera had suddenly turned into Loris Karius and let Antoine Griezmann's shot slip through his butter-fingers. And, believe we have checked, Sergio Ramos was nowhere to be seen giving the Uruguayan custodian concussion. Luis Suarez did look a little lonely

Marcelo. They also confused the opposition by sticking two guys in the middle of the park who have exactly the same hairdo going on. That is the kind of thing that wins a World Cup folks. That and Kevin de Bruyne being allowed to move forward and score a lovely goal into Allison's far post, of course. Belgium led and Neymar wasn't happy. He genuinely spent so much time on the floor (again) that when he did have a legitimate claim for a penalty the VAR officials decided they were so sick and tired of his antics that they refused to give him one. And that, in the end, proved costly. What is Portuguese for "the boy who cried wolf?" And there was Saturday. Oh, Saturday. And you mix of emotions. England had never beaten Sweden in a tournament match. England had one as many knockout games in this World Cup as they had in any other World Cup since 1990. Or, if you were slightly more positive, "it's coming home". Which, I hate to say, it probably isn't but finally, there is an England football team that people can get behind. Unless, of course, you are the Daily Mail and after England win their first ever WC penalty shootout you publish a piece on the whistle slating Raheem Sterling for not scoring, again. Joyless? That's one word.

Harry Maguire

Leicester City, for now, defender posted on Twitter a couple of years ago about a Saturday afternoon wasted fighting some IKEA flatpack furniture. Harry, we have all been there and threatened to

down to palm the ball away, making three top stops at key moments, finally getting his first clean sheet of the tournament. England progress, then. They'd never won a WC penalty shootout, then they

Credit to Southgate is due, especially for diverting praise to people not currently around the squad but played their part. The England manager thanked Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, Joe Hart and even Roy Hodgson for that they had done to help England get there. Funnily enough, he didn't thank the Telegraph and they deserve the biggest praise. Why? For getting Sam Allardyce sacked! England will play Croatia on Wednesday night, the Croatians being brave enough to take on the host nation and Putin and beat them on penalties. There is no current word on the whereabouts of the Croatian goalkeeper who knocked Putin's men out. Mind you, the medical staff helped the very same goalkeeper recover from what looked like a match-ending hamstring tear so quickly that Liverpool are believed to want them to come to Anfield and work on Daniel Sturridge. You realise the next time you read this rubbish England might be World Cup winners, don't you? Now there is a sentence I did not expect to be writing.

Your Week in Sport ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Believe it or not folks, there is more to this summer of sport than all those men kicking a football around and people foolishly believing something “is coming home”. What about cricket? What about tennis? What about F1? And what about Chris Froome and his latest scandals? It almost makes you relieved that a column such as this exists, right? I said almost.

back and, of course, Federer is back out of mothballs to see if his 47-year-old frame can stay in SW19 long enough to win his 17th Wimbledon title. With Rafa Nadal currently taking just about enough painkillers to keep his knees from falling apart it looks likely that the two tennis-pensioners will meet once again in a final. Other far younger pretenders to the crown are dropping like flies with Zverev and Kyrgios both disappearing from the draw, but the warhorse that is Novak Djovokic keeps fighting on, breaking the few remaining British hearts by knocking out Andy Murray lite - Kyle Edmund.

controversially seeded despite the fact she is outside the world top 150 right now. When you consider the fact she is probably still the best player in the world if you look at ability and not ranking points, it seems fair especially given the fact that the World Number One Simone Halep is out. Though, it’s not just Halep - 25 of the top 32 women in the world have already crashed out (22 of the 32 seeded men too, fact fans). What money on a Roger and Serena double once again? Actually, don’t bet on it - the odds are terrible. It says here that Lewis Hamilton had a little stutter at the start of the British Grand Prix, a race that was won by Sebastian Vettel as a result. I seem to recall one of the Kings had a stutter and they made a film about it, so don’t panic Lewis - all will be well. Chris Froome looked shocked when he was greeted by a chorus of boos on the first leg of the Tour de France. It’s funny that, Chris. It’s almost as if sports fans like a bit of clarity over whether one of their idols *might* be a drugs cheat or not. I said might, I said might. But anyway, how about that clarity?

Raheem Sterling is one of the reasons we are still in this tournament folks, and

Sterling

did. They'd never beaten Sweden, then they did. They've never won a WC semifinal away from England, so might I suggest that being the next record they reverse? Gareth Southgate said that "we didn't feel like coming home yet" which tells me that he might be returning to an argument with his wife, or something. Mind you, if that gets us to the final Gareth, we don't mind.

We start this week’s totally, utterly serious look back at the week in sport with some RogFed news. Wimbledon is

Over in the women’s draw there is barely a seed left to be seen, apart from Serena Williams who was not-very-

And it’s amazing what happens when England play a decent ODI side, isn’t it. Scotland and then India have kept England’s World Cup hopes in check for sure. India, led by another Rohit 100, won the T20 series on Sunday with India chasing 199 in awesome fashion. Let’s hope, like in that football lark, all the top teams go out before England play them next summer?

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Busters Golf Society Quesada Bowls Club Last Friday 6th July we travelled through the morning sun that we knew would get hotter, to play El Plantio and it was well worth it as the course was in excellent condition, the day did get hotter but with the draft generated by driving the buggy from shot to shot did help to cool us down a little, the course was playing long and the greens were slow but the grass had been left to grow a little in order to protect the greens also the greens were consistently being watered, the twelfththirteenth and fourteenth that is El Plantios Amens Corner caught a few of us out but that’s what makes the course a bit different. We left the course immediately after the game returning to Quesada’s Mini Golf bar close to the Quesada Arches to enjoy a couple of beers and snacks that were supplied by Rik and Lisa but prepared by the chef Keith, as usual we were greeted by the bars very pleasant staff who had our tables ready and waiting with the drinks food standing by for our presentation, our BF9 was won by Martin Collins with seventeen points the BB9 being won by Barry Grinsell with sixteen points but only won by count back from Ian Allison who also had sixteen points both players received wine, our N T Pins were won by Nikki Ead on hole seven hole nine being taken by Bill Peters the fourteenth by Helen

Kinsella with John Chatham winning the eighteenth all received sleeves of golf balls, in third place with twenty nine points was Stephen (Gilly) Gilbert, Bill Peters and Helen Kinsella tied with thirty one points for first place with Helen winning by having a better back nine Bill took home white and rose wines with Helen receiving a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka, all eighteen of our players commented on the quality of the course although none of us beat it today. Our two’s pot is rolling over for the third week. The soccer card winner who selected Sunderland was Bill Peters. Busters Golf Society is a small friendly group of like-minded people who play on the first Friday of the month, depending on the time of the year we generally have between sixteen and twenty four players, over the five years since we first formed the society some of our original members have moved on, either returned to their country of origin or have ventured to pastures new, so we are looking for a few more members to swell our ranks, if you are interested in joining our society (its free) then please email me Barry Grinsell at bustersgolfsociety@hotmail.com quoting your phone number and current handicap and I will get back to you within a couple of days . Barry Grinsell

It’s been a nervous but exciting week for Quesada with the last matches of the season deciding the winners and losers! In the VCL league QBC Tigers finished the season with a fantastic result winning the Division C league by 11 points and confirming their promotion to Division B next season. The Lions were hot on the heels of San Luis Falcons throughout the season but couldn’t quite catch them and finished second in Division A of the VCL league. Great performances from the whole team in all of their games. The newly formed Cheetahs were QBC’s third team in the VCL league. Although finishing in last place in Division C, they put up a creditable performance against other experienced teams whilst managing the additional challenges of a very small squad. The camaraderie and support throughout the team has been a joy and this tenacious and determined team will be back next season to fight again! In the South Alicante Summer League, the Lancasters had a nail-biting match

against the Emerald Isle Victors who won 10-4. But the Lancasters came extremely close to reversing the score and remaining in the division as 3 rinks went to the wire, only losing by one shot, including missing the overall shots by only one. Well done to the two winning rinks: Mel Highland, Peter Farrell, Peter Bradbury, and Colin Highland, Angie Goddard and Steve Gray. The Blenheims also suffered a last minute disappointment following a very tough match against Vistabella Greenways. They needed 11 points from the match to overtake San Luis

Wellingtons at the top of the league but it wasn’t to be. Vistabella won the match 8-6 with shots 104-99 which means The Blenheims finished the season in second place. Overall it has been a very competitive season, with strong performances and undoubted commitment and tenacity from all of the Quesada members and players. Thanks to the Captains and selectors of the teams for their hard work and to all of the members who have supported as reserves and have given their time as Markers.

La Finca Golf Society The course continues to improve after the recent changes. Mondays roll up stableford of the yellow blocks was won by Raymond Bevan with 40 points and a cut. Wednesday results was as follows, 4th, Doug Spiring (36), 3rd, Alex Duchart (36), 2nd, Jerry Coneybeare(41) and 1st, Ole Dibbern (41) on count back. Nearest the pins were Mike Stott (3),

Jerry Coneybeare(6),Raymond Bevan (13) and Jerry Coneybeare(16). Great day Saturday for our medal, course in good condition apart from some of the new bunkers. Results was as follows, 4th, Mick Elliot (75), 3rd, Stuart Tosh (73), 2nd, Barry Roehrig (72) and 1st, Joss Collignon (69). Nearest the pins were Joss Collignon(3), Joss Collignon(6) Mike

Stott (13) and,Stuart Tosh(16). Three 2s today Jos on 3and 6 and Alex on 3, hole 16 was drawn out, so another rollover. Another new member joined today Scott Ramsey , welcome to La Finca GS If you are interested or require more information give Barry a ring on 666694467 or 966731033.

Imanyo Golf Society ABBEY ANGLING

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We fished the river Segura at Murcia for the 7th round of the Summer Series on 3rd July. The river is still carrying water, making it a horrible colour; I think this is due to water being released from the dams. The Embalsa de Argos is a foot above its winter level even at this time of the year, so probably that is why they are releasing the water into the river. Mick Hill continued his winning streak with top spot once again with 11.280kgs, Well Done Mickey!! Second place was Richard Wood with 7.620kgs and coming in third was Neil McBirnie with 7.300kgs 1st Mick Hill with 11.280kgs 2nd Richard Wood with 7.620kgs 3rd Neil McBirnie with 7.300kgs All fishing the feeder using wafters and pellets There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our new website abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368

Our 11th round of this week’s Spring Championship was also fished on the river Segura at Murcia on the 4th July.Today the water had started to clear slightly and run off. Anglers were counting between 17 and 21 little ones but we think the total was 20, let’s hope they all survive.Dave Hutchinson was back to his winning ways being drawn above the crystal bridge with an excellent weight of 26.700kgs, in second spot with a big drop was Richard King with 8.400kgs and coming in third was Bill Reade with 7.560kgs 1st Dave Hutchinson with 26.700kgs fishing the feeder using wafters 2nd Richard King with 8.400kgs fishing the feeder using pellet and corn 3rd Bill Reade with 7.560kgs fishing the feeder using pellet and corn There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Richard Wood on 611451423 Sadly a member of both the fishing clubs Bob Norton died suddenly last week after a very short battle with cancer. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Heather and his family, and our thoughts are with them all at this time

This was our last trophy competition of the season competing for the Plane Parking Trophy and what a great finish we had, Plane Parking are a large company in the region who take care of your vehicles whilst you are out of the country and have secure parking at Alicante, Murcia and starting in January the new Corvera Murcia airport. We started with a full English breakfast in Imanyo’s and the format for the day was singles full handicap Stableford played in three categories. On arriving at El Plantio we received a friendly and organised greeting from all the staff and the course was in fantastic condition. As we are in the middle of summer the temperature was in the mid 30’s, so hard going for some of us high handicappers.

Five players came in with the winning total of 31points, Steve Ayre, Alec Aspden, Martin Gadney, Miguel Garcia and David Coffey but the overall winner of the Plane Parking Trophy from group “A” on a five way count back was David Coffey with 31 points, runner up of group A was Miguel Garcia, also with 31 points. Group “B” winner was Steve Ayre, also with 31 points and runner up was last year’s winner “Keep It In The Family” Alan Ralph with 28 points. Group “C” winner was “Sandy” Terry Burton with 18 points and runner up, on count back from Steve Day was “Keep It In The Family” Wendy Ralph with 17 points. Nearest the pins were won by, hole 7 Andy Godfrey, hole 9 Steve Ayre, hole 14 David Coffey and hole 18 Alan Martin. The presentation was held at

Imanyo’s where good food and a few drinks were waiting. Thank you to Plane Parking Directors Nick and Marianne Baker for providing and presenting all the prizes, also thank you to Antonio, Norma and staff at Imanyo’s Bar for the fantastic food and great hospitality. The football card was won by “The Joker” Mick Billins with Nottingham Forest raising €40 for our charities Caritas Daya Nueva, S.A.T.S. and A.E.C.C. Cancer Care. Photo shows Plane Parking Director, Nick Baker, presenting the trophy to eventual winner David Coffey. Plane Parking details are www.planeparking.com or call 0034 966840289 or 0034 656532490 www.imanyogolfsociety.com imanyogolfsociety@gmail.com

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