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Summer sales get off to a slow start THE first weeks of the summer sales have been reportedly slow for businesses in Almeria. According to local shop-owners, the economic crisis is keeping people from spending money on clothing. Small businesses are suffering the situation more than larger chains, and are struggling to stay open. Despite discounts of up to 70 per cent, shopkeepers have not been able to lure in as many clients this year, making it the worst of many past summer sales’ campaigns. Apparently the economic crisis is not only affecting the amount of money people are spending, but also what they are spending it on. Mojacar resident Isis, and owner of a handmade clothing line that bears her name, said: “Sales are going even worse than the rest of the year,” and also that “people don’t value quality handmade products any more; all they want is something cheap to use and throw away.” Silvia Gomez, owner of clothing store Paprika in Roquetas de Mar, said: “The sales are more or less the
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Father faces neglect charges A MAN has been charged with neglect of a disabled adult in his custody in El Ejido. He had been receiving benefits for his daughter’s mental disability, and had allegedly kept her in a shared house without proper supervision.
Just in time A WOMAN almost gave birth to her daughter on the A-7 motorway in Almeria when her car ran out of fuel. Luckily, a Guardia Civil patrol car was close by and was able to escort her to hospital.
BIG DISCOUNTS: But many shoppers are not being lured in. same as last year. The problem is that we’re not selling throughout the rest of the year, so it doesn’t really show.” Overall sales’ indicators point to this season’s business levels being
disappointing, and business-owners blame it on the fact that most people have tightened their belts. Unfortunately, they are reusing the same one they bought last year.
Better beaches ACCORDING to El Ejido Town Hall, San Miguel and Balerma beaches have gained tourism quality Q flags.
Red-handed A MAN and a minor were caught allegedly stealing building material from a greenhouse in Nijar. They are suspected of other thefts in the area.
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Police safety tips for tourists this summer THE National Police have advised citizens to take extra safety precautions this summer in order to avoid problems during their vacations. Never check-in luggage for others, do not trust games of chance on the streets, nor people selling valuable objects or lottery tickets. These are just some of the pieces of advice the police are giving citizens to protect themselves from being victims of crime this year. Thieves often take advantage of situations in which people are away at the beach or travelling. Sharing vacation plans on social networks on the internet can compromise a home’s safety; however, locking doors, even for brief absences, can be very helpful to prevent this. Also, when on vacation, making the house seem occupied as well
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125 year anniversary ALMERIA’S School of Arts celebrated its 125th anniversary with the inauguration of a multidisciplinary exhibition that illustrates the institution’s history and the artwork that has been created inside its walls.
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EXTRA CARE: Holidaymakers are advised to beware of thieves. as having someone check up on the house can protect a home from being singled out by opportunists. Even while in hotels or cruise ships, the same precautions
should be made to avoid making theft easy. The police also recommend people to only take what they strictly need when at the beach or swimming pool.
Town hall reduces rubbish collection budgets ALMERIA CITY HALL is adjusting its budget for rubbish collection and street cleaning, blaming the economic crisis. The city hall is attempting to cut public costs, which in Almeria’s case will reach up to €77.6 million this year. More than €23.39 million is paid for rubbish collection and street
cleaning. Almeria City Hall’s main strategies are to reduce absenteeism, which is more than 15 per cent above the national average, and to reorganise cleaning services by cutting the number of temporary contracts, and reinforcing weekend teams with machinery.
A MAN was hired without a contract to tend a kiosk in Roquetas de Mar in exchange for food or €5. The Guardia Civil arrested the employer for an alleged crime against labour rights.
Man drowned THE Guardia Civil found the body of a Malinese man in a pond in Adra. An autopsy will be made to determine the cause of death although investigators believe no foul play was involved and that he simply drowned.
Culture season ALBOX has begun the summer season with music festivals, photography exhibits, cooking lessons, a charity musical and sports activities including a Football League. Citizen participation has exceeded the town hall’s expectations.
Jellyfish alert
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PLAGUES of jellyfish kept beach-goers on the sand for a couple of days last week in Garrucha. Lifeguards displayed white flags with jellyfish designs on them to warn swimmers of the stingers.
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Case against officers is dismissed THE case against two Almeria Local Police officers for the alleged attempt to sexually abuse a woman has been dismissed. According to the ‘victim’, aged 21, she was forced to undress completely in the back seat of a police vehicle after she was arrested in a local commercial area. The court considered the case against two Local Police officers “implausible”
Alzheimer’s marathon goal JOSE ANTONIO SANTAMARIA passed through Vera in his fight against Alzheimer’s disease. He is running a daily marathon to raise funds to investigate Alzheimer’s, and his goal is to run a total of 8,000 kilometres in seven months.
given that the events described by the woman allegedly occurred in a very busy area, right outside the back door of the police station. The area was well lit, and vehicles and pedestrians were constantly passing by. The woman also contradicted herself when she testified, first saying that she was forced to take her jeans off, and later invalidated her own testimony by saying
that she even had to take off a pair of tights she was wearing beneath her clothing. Her testimony about the officers’ behaviour was also proven false by a security video which had been filming at the time. The police officers’ testimonies provided a more accurate description of what had happened leading the court to provisionally dismiss the case.
Jamon fair SERON’s XVIII Jamon Serrano fair began with a Spanish ham cutting contest, to see who could carve the most attractive serving of ham. The winner, Miguel Angel Abril, had the honour of being named Spain’s best carver.
Health plan ADRA will soon join the Junta’s local health plan to promote healthy lifestyle habits among town residents. The main issues the town hall would like to promote are better food choices and exercise.
More street renovations ALMERIA Town Hall has commissioned rehabilitation work for the pavement, plumbing, electrical fittings and street furniture surrounding Almeria’s recently renovated Central Market.
A SMOKE extraction problem at a restaurant in La Rambla recently caused quite a commotion, although it was soon solved and did not result in damages to the restaurant.
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ANY businesses refuse to take them. Some traders hide behind the excuse they have no change, others remember years ago alerts about forgeries. But now - officially - it has been revealed that the number of €500 notes in circulation in Spain has risen for the first time this year. In May the total figure was 98.7 million... one million more than in April, according to the Bank of Spain. Combined, all the €500 notes in circulation throughout Spain amount to €49.3 billion. However, in May 2011, €51.03 billion in €500
notes was in circulation, considerably less than in October 2008, when €56.38 billion was out and about in €500 notes. In some countries €500 notes are known as ‘Bin Ladens’, the banknote everybody knows exists but few, other than criminals, ever see. How many €500 notes are in circulation depends solely on the demand from banks who in turn respond to demand from clients. Some sources say that the increasing number in circulation is due to the tendency to pay ‘under the table’, thereby avoiding tax.
Family arrested for fraud
Farm theft
A MOTHER and her three sons were arrested in Almeria for allegedly making more than a hundred phone calls to emergency numbers since January. The calls reported false emergencies and crimes; including fights, weapon sales, bomb threats and murders that were supposedly happening in Almeria. The National Police also discovered that the calls were being made by phones that had been acquired illegally. The three family members had allegedly forged documents they had previously stolen to contract phone services and obtain state of the art mobile phones with special rates.
TWO men were arrested by the Guardia Civil for allegedly stealing farm machinery and several litres of gasoline from two properties in Adra. The police believe they intended to sell the machinery in pieces to scrap yards.
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HANDY MONEY: €500 notes bring smiles to Paige Morrisson (right), younger brother Aaron and sister Rosie, from Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmadena.
Pool now open ALBOX TOWN HALL has recently opened Las Pocicas swimming pool for the summer months, right after improving the facilities. Swimming lessons for children will also take place during the second half of July and the first half of September.
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We must improve the situation for local workers’
Enrique Perez, the government Sub-Delegate in Huelva, where this year, no Moroccan immigrants will be hired to work in the strawberry fields as usual.
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of drivers who died in traffic accidents in 2011 tested positive for alcohol or drugs. According to the National Institute of Toxicology, almost 73 per cent had drunk alcohol.
ACCORDING to the Head of Asaja-Almeria (Almeria’s farmer Association), this is the third campaign in a row in which outdoorgrown watermelon prices are not covering production costs, making it impossible for farmers to stay in business.
Night market A NIGHT market described as a ‘70s market,’ with stalls, wooden rides etc was held on Mojacar Playa from July 6 to 11.
Food bank THE Turre food bank is now open at 10.30am on Fridays, because of the hot weather. Donations of rice, pasta, oil, flour, milk and tinned foods can be taken to Turre Evangelical Church.
and finally... A TARRAGONA court has admitted the appeal presented by the State and suspended plans for a cannabis plantation in Rasquera, Cataluña, as a precautionary measure. The town hall planned to supply cannabis to a private company to boost municipal coffers.
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5 arrested at Almeria Port FIVE people have been arrested recently while passing through Almeria Port for alleged drugs related crimes and auto theft. Two vehicles from Italy and France were found to be stolen; both had fake papers and chassis modifications. Also dogs trained to detect drugs found 28 pieces of hashish, weighing a total of 2,698 grams, in a truck that was entering the country. The three occupants were arrested for allegedly committing crimes against public health.
Three more beaches flying the Blue Flag
Mayor Cano prepares to hoist the flag at Marina de la Torre.
THREE of the 19 Blue Flags awarded to Almeria’s beaches have already been hoisted by the mayor of Mojacar, Rosa Maria Cano. The three Mojacar beaches Ventanicas-Venta del Bancal, Piedra Villazar and Marina de la Torre, have been honoured by the European Environmental Education Association for their clean water and satisfactory facilities. Mayor Cano said she is very happy with the awards and that Mojacar has ‘three of the best beaches in Andalucia’, adding: “The quality of our water is unbeatable, the beaches are very clean and we have all the services a citizen can need, not only on these three beaches, but all along the coast.�
Town hall teachers return classroom keys TEACHERS of after-school activities at a Garrucha Town Hall building were asked to hand back their classroom keys, days after 18 municipal cleaners were made redundant. More than 10 self-employed teachers
run activities including karate, aerobics, ballet and English classes at the town hall building during term time. Although there are no classes during summer, teachers usually keep their keys over the holidays.
Sports Councillor Lita Paredes said that the keys were needed in order to clean the building thoroughly. A town hall employee said that teachers would get their keys back ready for classes in September.
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Celebrating with graffiti THIRTY graffiti artists will paint Nelson Street in Bristol for an Olympic 2012 Festival event. It is part of the summer arts festival to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Frog prince CONSERVATION organisation Amphibian Ark honoured Prince Charles for his involvement in rainforest preservation campaigns by naming a new frog Hyloscirtus species princecharlesi.
Uni ambition A MOTHER in Nottinghamshire is surprised that her daughter, 14, would rather go to university than get breast implants. Ms Marshall wants her daughters to have cosmetic surgery.
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Fast student is sued A GERMAN university student has been sued by the private economics and business school he studied at because he finished his Bachelors and Masters degrees in three semesters instead of the usual 11. REDUNDANT: Ex-cleaners and maintenance staff protesting in Garrucha.
Cleaners want mayor to resign
By Susan Leach A PROTEST march was held in Garrucha on behalf of 18 municipal cleaners who have been made redundant. They chanted, “Resign, mayor.” Their banners and flyers read, “The poor shouldn’t pay the price of the recession,” and: “The
town hall’s bad management isn’t our fault.” Five Socialist councillors of the opposition party (PSOE), marched with the cleaners last Friday, as well as their families and UGT union members. The councillors had just finished a four day sit-in at the town hall. They were protesting at having been kept in the dark by the Conservative (PP) Mayor, Juan Francisco Fernandez and demanded information about the employment of new cleaners. They said different workers had been cleaning the streets and council buildings since the previous Monday. The councillors and union representatives said it didn’t make sense to make 18 people redundant and then take on new employees. The PSOE has applied for an extra plenary meeting which by law should be held within a fortnight. Mayor Fernandez was reported in the Spanish Press as saying that he couldn’t give out much information because the town hall secretary in charge of the case was on holiday. Fernandez said that the current cleaners were
just helping out, and that no new contracts had yet been signed. PSOE spokesperson, Maria Lopez said that they didn’t believe the mayor. She said it made no sense that he would tell journalists this, when they themselves had been asking him for an explanation for four days. The cleaners were not town hall employees. They worked for a contract company, Urbaser. Urbaser’s contract to provide Garrucha with cleaning and maintenance services was due to end in 2015. However, according to reports, issues arose and following negotiations, both parties agreed to end the contract earlier than planned. A UGT union representative said that the town hall had agreed to employ the cleaners directly at first. However, she said that soon afterwards Garrucha gave Urbaser the money to pay for their redundancy. Some Garrucha residents have told the EWN that there is more rubbish on the streets than in previous summers. Send your opinion to: s.leach@euroweeklynews. com.
Rectification EURO WEEKLY NEWS would like to clarify that the advert in last week’s edition 1409 announcing 50 per cent discount at Parque Acuatico Vera was placed by mistake. The correct offer is this week’s €12 discount (€3 per person for a maximum of four people). We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Told to lie AN IRANIAN woman has been denied asylum in Germany due to her sexual orientation, which in her country is punishable by whipping and even death. The court suggested she should go back to Iran and hide her sexuality.
Metro fashion BERLIN FASHION Week began with an improvised underground catwalk in the U5 metro line. More than 400 passengers admired the new collections shown by 17 different designers and brand names.
Turtle fossils NINE pairs of fossilised turtles were found at the fossil site called Messel Pit near Frankfurt. Two had died while still mating, making them unique given that vertebrate fossils had never been discovered this way.
Not witches COLOGNE CITY COUNCIL has decided to pardon 38 women who were sentenced to death for witchcraft nearly 400 years after their execution. This symbolic act is an attempt to distance the local authority from historical witch trials.
Alps melting GLOBAL WARMING is soon expected to leave the Bavarian Alps with just one glacier, according to regional authorities. Temperatures are expected to rise up to six degrees higher by 2100.
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Canal Sur film documentary in Mojacar with the locals A TELEVISION film crew came to Mojacar to record part of a documentary series about people who live by the sea. The crew also filmed in Roquetas del Mar, Cabo de Gata, Isla Alboran and the ‘lonja’ fishermen’s market in Garrucha. The programme, filmed last Sunday, is part of the third series of, ‘Los Habitantes del Mar,’ will be shown on Canal Sur 2 at the end of the summer. Presenter Manuel
FROM LEFT: Tito, Enrique Arias, cameraman and presenter Manuel Rodriguez. Rodriguez said that he had thought that Mojacar
was mostly inhabited by foreign people. However,
he had been surprised to meet many Spanish residents and holidaymakers from cities like Sevilla and Madrid. He said that as well as the area’s spectacular beaches and views, the people of all nationalities, were very open and friendly. The crew visited Mojacar Pueblo and Macenas in the morning, filming local people such as artist and researcher Marcela Montoya, talking about why Mojacar is so special. They continued onto Tito’s Beach Bar at the far end of Mojacar Playa, filming the restaurant and
kitchen. After lunch with Tito himself, they interviewed more local personalities including Colombian osteopath Enrique Arias. Clive Sarstedt and Maurice Casanove, who play at Tito’s every Sunday, were live on stage. Rodriguez said that despite the recession, the hotels, bars and tourist attractions the crew visited had been very busy and lively. He said he thought that people were still going out, but got the impression from talking to people that they were now spending less. “People still go out because beer and tapas are part of our culture. Now maybe people have one beer instead of three, though,” he said. Tito, who recently celebrated his 70th birthday, has been running his beach bar for more than 30 years. He said that it was always good to get TV coverage: “Mojacar is such a great place and really needs the publicity.”
The Poppy Appeal Dinner THE Royal British Legion of Mojacar will be hosting the Poppy Appeal Dinner Dance on Saturday October 20 in order to raise funds for the nation’s armed forces. The event will be held at the Hotel Continental, Mojacar Playa and starts at 7.30pm with Cava and Canapés on the terrace, followed by a three-course meal and later in the evening an opulent performance by UK based jazz pianist Brian Dee. Everyone is to dress smartly and rooms are available for those who wish to stay overnight at discounted prices. Tickets cost €35 for members and €38 for non-members. Any queries please feel free to contact Jan Knight on: 950 473 189 or via email at gknight324@aol.com.
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Health meditations ROQUETAS DE MAR hosted a conference on “The origin of human illnesses that are caused by our genome” given by Jose Luis Garcia. He spoke of the health benefits of Eastern meditation and genetic factors involved in rare diseases.
Police forces GUARDIA CIVIL, national and local police forces are working together to multiply citizen and tourist protection, as well as drug and document controls. There are a 2,000 officers working for the Summer Operation.
Cutting costs ACCORDING to tourism councillor Luisa Barranco, the recent reclassification made in the tourism department of El Ejido will save the local government more than €1.1 million.
Plans on hold THE Junta de Andalucia has put rehabilitation plans for Las 200 Viviendas and Los Melilleros in Roquetas de Mar on hold due to budget cuts. The two immigrant neighbourhoods have been suffering the effects of neglect.
Congress jobs THE PSOE regional congress held in Almeria has created more than 100 temporary jobs in several different service areas.
Painting competition THE Group of Friends Association of the Museo Pedro Gilabert in Arboleas is organising a painting competition entitled ‘Corners of Arboleas’ (Rincones de Arboleas). The competition is open to all ages and should feature some
aspect of Arboleas. Entries should be submitted to the museum no later than August 8. Judging and presentation of prizes will take place on August 10. For more information: amigosmuseogilabert@gmail.com
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Stories making headlines from Russia
Queue jumper pays the price A MAN was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for killing another man after he jumped a bathroom queue at a local restaurant. The events occurred in December of 2010 in the rural town of Smirnykh, Sakhalin.
Toxic leak THREE people were poisoned with toxic waste due to a factory spillage. Around 100 litres of the toxic substance, methyl isocyanate, leaked from a mobile cistern while it was being pumped into a container.
Gone wrong FAMOUS Russian illusionist Ilya Safronov was taken to hospital when he made a mistake while filming his ‘hook from the eye’ trick during which he would swallow a sharp hook.
US banned KEMEROVO region deputies have passed a bill to ban US citizens from adopting local children due to high abuse rates. According to deputy director, Nina Zinkevich: “The United States is the leader in child rights violations.”
Lena Pillars UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee included Russia’s Lena Pillars national park on the world heritage list during its last session in St Petersburg. The Lena Pillars are a 100metre natural rock formation on the banks of the Lena River.
Fatal crash A UTAIR helicopter crashed in the Sakha Republic after taking off one evening from Lensk, killing three of the four passengers on board. An enquiry is under way.
SIXTEEN dogs took part in the Dog House Foundation’s (DHF) ‘fun dog show’ at Meson Casa Lorenza, Las Minas. The show raised €129 for the foundation which currently houses 75 dogs near Urcal. Categories included fancy dress, scruffiest dog, most obedient, and veteran. There was a special category for the Dog House dogs that had overcome adversity. The winner was four-year-old Gonzo, who has a nervous disorder and can hardly see. DHF secretary Kerry Paul said that the organisers had worked very hard to plan the dog show and it was a pity that there were so few participants. Proprietor Paul Tighe who lives with the rescued dogs, said that DHF is based on a very natural way of life. Dogs live freely in compounds and socialise with each other on a daily basis. Adults and children can
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WINNER: Best in Show and Veteran winner, Sonny, with prize chew in mouth with owner Barry Lane.
Dog show raises €129 go to the Dog House to groom, bathe, walk and play with the dogs on the last Saturday of every month. It is free to take
Co-ordinator needed for the Dog House THE Dog House Foundation has had to cancel all upcoming fundraising events, with the exclusion of Play Days held at the centre. The arranging of venues, ticket sales, entertainment and advertising, prior to events, as well as the attending and networking detracts from the purpose of the foundation, that being the care of the animals, the chairperson said. To this end the foundation is creating a new post, that of Events
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Patients wait longer THE average wait for an operation in Spain has now risen to 73 days. At the beginning of this year, there were 459,885 people on the waiting list for an operation in Spain, 67,813 more than the same time last year. Almost 10 per cent of people in Spain wait more than six months for an operation, and although the average wait is 73 days, this varies depending on the specialty.
part in these ‘Play Days’. People bring donations including cleaning supplies, collars and food. Paul and Kerry invite EWN readers to their next Play Day on Saturday July 28. www.thedoghousehuercal-overa.webs.com or Facebook.
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The weekend in photos WITH the warm summer evenings now upon us, there is no end to the options for spending a fun weekend wherever you may be in Almeria. Here are just a few of the things that went on last weekend. By Richard Shanley – Spectrum FM
Cable Opening of the new Wasawake ing row Ski Park last weekend on the You lake at Cuevas del Almanzora. d. oar keb can waterski and wa
Tony Justice and Lady Ellen entertained diners at Restaurante Toscana on Mojacar Playa last Friday night where their superb singing was matched by the excellent food on offer.
Mojacar Beach Club (ex Mariellas) have caused controversy with some locals by implementing a ‘No under 18’s’ policy during the day although children are allowed in at night.
Mojacar summertime magic join in and enjoy it all Ric Polansky gets out and about-- surveying the summer scene and its rhythms By Ric Polansky FRIDAY was a wedding on the beach. Any time a bride marries her groom on the beach of Mojacar— it is always GOOD NEWS. And as local tinker-bell celebrity Mo so easily stated “by the magical powers invested in me— you are husband and wife”. Plenty of kisses all around, speeches and the wine flowed. The setting couldn’t have been better selected, the comfortable and popular beach bar AKU AKU. Guests were charmed and made to feel ‘cool and special’ in a hot summertime atmosphere. A unique cocktail of Cava sangria flowed while in the background local good guy Steve Bish and his ‘garage friends’ were finally coaxed to the live
PERFECT: From weddings to a ‘Hippy Night’. stage and plucked some really nice acoustic sounds. Shades of Woodstock wafted while everyone toe tapped along. Then off to a plentiful reception and buffet catered by ‘Jo’ of Kimrick fame. A few short speeches and one of my favourite entertainers in Mojacar blessed us with a few songs that got the girls swooning and the guys drinking more beer. Robin Ro Bin gets better every time I hear him! The bride was the daughter of Tina (who with Scottish Graham and
Mo) masterminded the wonderful afternoon and evening. SATURDAY night was the much heralded PAWS ‘Hippy Night’. Last year’s reports were so exceptional, I made a point of being in the front row and witnessing all the magic this time around. A perfect setting was the large outside bar at Tomas’ Rural Hotel in Turre. The staff were all charming, well trained and kept the drinks flowing. Indefatigable promoter, Siobhan Tattan, helped organise the night in aid of PAWS.
She magically got hold of some really slick musicians that could have played any important venue. They knew how to work their 60’s fans and the memories of their tunes swept away the years. Within minutes, silver haired people were a shuckin’ and a jivin’ as if they were 20 years old again. Every song played brought a chorus of singing and swaying from everyone. DJ Ian kept everyone amused with stories and quips. PAWS report €1,693 has been raised and still counting enabling them to neuter, spay, vet, flee, worm, feed, and passport more dogs for rehoming.
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Prison for scythe killer
Health after death
A MAN has been sentenced to four years in prison for killing his neighbour with a scythe in Guadalajara in 2009. The court ruled out the man’s claims that he acted in self-defence, and the guard who worked on the urbanisation where they lived confirmed that the accused stuck the scythe in the other man’s head. This event followed a row between several members of each of the men’s families. A group of people, including the victim, forced their way into the attacker’s house. He took hold of the scythe to attempt to make them back off, and when they continued to approach him, he struck the fatal blow, which he said in court was ‘bad luck’ for the victim. He will have to pay compensation to the victim’s parents and daughter, as well as the legal costs.
THE managers of five care homes in Cadiz, Southern Spain, have been charged with using the health cards of people who had passed away. The Guardia Civil began investigating following a complaint from the Junta de Andalucia Health Department’s Pharmacy Inspectors. They were able to confirm that medicine and other health products had been provided with the cards after the dates which appeared on the death certificates. The five managers have been charged with fraud and other people are also expected to be face similar charges.
ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE: Brave Shea parting with his moustache and hair.
Help for Heroes close shave at La Parata SHEA and his team at restaurant La Parata in Mojacar raised €1,000 for the Help for Heroes charity. This money will go towards replacing the asbestos roofs at their complex in Vera. Shea had his trademark moustache and head shaved by Jess and Leanne of Hair Emporium, not just for fun but for sponsorship to the tune of €550.
Adding to this, the girls from the Crazy Cow donated all their tips for the month. Ninety people attended the lunch, in which €5 of the cost went to the charity. Afterwards Pedro Clemente and new local band The Eric Morecambes entertained the audience with their talents. To date more than €1,700 has
been collected for Help for Heroes by La Parata. Many thanks have been sent to John from Real Services who donated a one-week stay in a luxury two-bed apartment in La Parata, which will be auctioned this week on Spectrum Radio by Richard Shanley. The hope is to bring the total to more than €2,000.
Right royal row after sale of ‘The Lock’ THE future of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Museum in Madrid is uncertain, believes one of the late Baron von Thyssen’s daughters. The museum is doomed while Von Thyssen’s last wife Carmen Cervera remains at its head, said Archduchess Francesca von Habsburg. Censure for her stepmother came in the wake of the sale of The Lock, the 1824 work by the British painter, John Constable. Auctioned by Christie’s last week, it made €24.8 million for the baroness, former beauty queen Carmen ‘Tita’ Cervera. The bid was made by telephone and the identity of the picture’s new owner has not
been revealed. She sold it reluctantly, the baroness claimed, but like everybody else she has been hit by the economic crisis and needs to raise cash. The baron, who died in 2002, ceded his collection of 1,600 paintings to Spain which is now housed in the Madrid Art Museum. Tita retained 250 paintings, including The Lock, for her private collection which she loans free of charge to Spanish museums. Her recent request for a government grant was turned down. As well as causing a family rift, the sale prompted the resignation of Sir Norman Rosenthal, a trustee of the Madrid museum. Selling was ‘morally shameful’, Sir Norman complained, accusing the baroness of lacking ‘understanding’ and ‘appreciation’ of art. The archduchess waded in by accusing Cervera of A COURT in Guadix, Granada, is investigating possessing ‘dubious’ taste. how there came to be urine in the coffee“Her only qualification is maker at the local Land Property Office. ‘Miss Spain 1961’,” she sniffed last week. Staff at the office lodged an official “Francesca is an complaint with the Guardia Civil after noticing the coffee had a strange smell and imbecile who just wants taste. A sample of coffee was analysed, publicity,” responded Tita. confirming there was urine in it, and the She had no intention of coffee-maker was seized. selling more paintings, the baroness announced.
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Partners in crime TWO women were arrested in Roquetas de Mar for allegedly stealing a total of €857 on different occasions. Police say they worked as a pair so one could distract their victims while the other committed the theft.
ALPES jobs ALMERIA Town Hall cannot reach an agreement between parties regarding Local Work Promotion Agents (ALPES). The only party in favour of continuing these jobs is the PP, while PSOE and IU are against them.
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Codex theft was ‘revenge’ THE Calixtine Codex, stolen from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, was recovered almost a year to the day it disappeared. The oldest known copy of the codex, it dates from the 12th century and is a guide for pilgrims making their way to Santiago, said to be the resting place of the apostle, James. Investigators soon discarded the theory that the codex, the absence of which was first noticed on July 5 last year and whose value is said to be incalculable, was stolen to order for a collector. It was clearly an inside job and on July 3, police arrested Manuel Fernandez Castiñeiras, a selfemployed electrician. He had worked at the cathedral for more
Police searching their two homes in Milladoiro, five kilometres from Santiago de Compostela, found keys to the cathedral and €1.2 million in cash. But the case did not progress and investigators began to fear the codex would never be located. Finally the son mentioned a garage that the family owned, 200 metres away. Hunting amongst old bedsteads, bicycles and other assorted junk police found the priceless codex wrapped in newspaper, inside a plastic bag. Fernandez, who earns a modest living, could not account for the HIDDEN TREASURE: Codex found amongst the junk. large sums of money and the family homes. Allegedly he had than 25 years until his services and his girlfriend were also taken in long been suspected of taking were dispensed with in July 2009. for questioning last week but money from the collection boxes and pilfering less notable artefacts, His wife, together with their son denied knowledge of the theft. amongst them a valuable Book of Hours also found in the garage. His former friendly relationship with the dean soured shortly after he THE annual Fishermen’s Market in Roquetas de allegedly forged a work Mar was a success, according to the town hall. contract, sources said. The food stands, which are the focal point of the Fernandez, who claimed market, were crowded with locals and tourists but did not receive interested in trying the variety of seafood, €30,000 for unjust cheeses, meats and desserts the market had to dismissal, took the codex offer. There was also live music and handicrafts and other objects as made by craftsmen from all over the country. revenge, they revealed.
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Farm thefts FIVE people have been arrested for allegedly stealing valuables and electrical goods from farms in the province. MAIN ATTRACTION: Food stalls.
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Summer fun on Almeria’s coast By Susan Leach
THERE is so much more to many Costa Almeria towns than beautiful beaches. During July and August most events take place at night when temperatures are more bearable. The sun is at the highest point in the sky at about 2pm, which is why when Spaniards say midday (mediodia), they mean 2pm, not 12pm. If a Spanish friend suggests meeting in the afternoon, this doesn’t mean at 2pm or 3pm. Afternoon in summer, starts somewhere between 5pm and 6pm. In Mojacar Pueblo there are activities organised for children and the young at heart in the
NIGHT MARKET: Craft stalls by the sea in Villaricos. Plaza Nueva on July 12, 13 and 14 at about 9.30pm. On July 12 there is balloon modelling and
Crash kills two people TWO people, aged 77 and 75, were killed when the van in which they were travelling crashed head-on into a lorry on the A-12 in La Rioja. The victims were travelling in the wrong direction along the motorway and were trapped in the vehicle following the crash. The lorry driver, 33, was slightly injured. The road was closed and traffic was diverted to the N-120.
face-painting. Then on July 13 The Lion King musical is being performed, and on July 14, a magic show. On Sunday July 15 in the Plaza Fronton there will be orchestra and band music from 10pm onwards. The following evening, from about 7pm, there will be a maze and a ball pool in the Plaza Nueva, and on July 17, a jazzblues band at 10pm in Plaza Fronton. On July 18 there is a children’s puppet show in Plaza Nueva at about 9.30pm.
Monday July 16 is a local holiday in Garrucha. Banks, government buildings and some businesses will be closed in honour of the ‘Virgen del Carmen’. At lunchtime the fishermen’s association will serve grilled sardines, paella and fideua (similar to paella but with pasta instead of rice) on the Playa del Posito. Portions will cost â‚Ź1. Then at around 7pm some fishing boats will offer rides around the bay, leaving from
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the fishing port. It’s free to ride, but it gets crowded. There is a Catholic mass to honour the Virgin at about 8.30pm in the port car-park. There are open-air craft markets in some Almeria towns. They usually open around 7pm and go on until after midnight. One of the biggest in the area is the charity market near the Zimbali Hotel in Vera Playa. The night market in Villaricos is set right on the seafront and also has some interesting stalls. The Almenara open-air shopping centre near Lorca has late night shopping and free live music concerts for the whole family every Friday this summer. On July 13, there is 80s music with Los Vinilos, and on July 20 a Queen tribute by La Reina. Almeria’s international pop singer, David Bisbal, is playing at Plaza Vieja in Almeria City as part of the Almeria summer festival on July 22. Tickets cost ₏30 and are on sale at Carrefour and Halcon Viajes travel agents. Tell other EWN readers about events in your Almeria town. Send us your information 10 days in advance to: s.leach@euroweekly.com.
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MOROCCAN authorities arrested a man suspected of murdering a family at their home in 2011. In April 2011, Jifeng ‘Jeff’ Ding, his wife Ge ‘Helen’ Chui and their two daughters Xing, 18, and Alice, 12, were murdered in Northampton. British national Anxiang Du, 53, from Coventry, was declared the only suspect soon after the discovery. Crimestoppers reported that he was believed to be hiding in Northern Morocco, having travelled there from Southern Spain. He had left the UK soon after the crime and travelled from Victoria bus station, London, on a bus to Paris. After this he travelled through France into Spain. His last known journey was to Algeciras where he caught a ferry to Tangiers, Morocco, where he was finally located.
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Police seize 60 art forgeries NINE people were arrested for producing and selling forgeries of paintings by famous Spanish artists including Goya, Sorolla and Picasso. Sixty fakes were seized following an investigation in Madrid and Cordoba after an official complaint was lodged by the owners of copyright to the originals. Initial enquiries took police to a Madrid antiques shop selling works purportedly painted between the 16th and 19th centuries and certified as genuine by art experts. Further investigations revealed that the dealer had a network of trusted associates, amongst them his son. One collaborator, based in Cordoba, commissioned the copies. These were then sent to Madrid where they were signed after being aged and ‘distressed’. They were later accredited either by experts paid to certify phoney provenance, or genuine authorities not specialists in the particular field they were authenticating.
MURDERED FAMILY: Jifeng Ding, his wife and two children. Inset SUSPECT: Anxiang Du. He was carrying several thousand pounds in cash. and may have earned some money thanks to his knowledge of herbal medicine while on the run. Officers confirmed that the detainee was the suspect before an official communiqué was issued.
Du has been located and arrested, and can be brought back to the UK to stand trial, Crimestoppers confirmed. The Home Office will deal with his extradition. There was a £25,000 reward available in the UK for information leading to his arrest.
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Ésta es una promoción hecha por Iberdrola Generación para ciudadanos británicos residentes en España. Si no es su caso, puede informarse de nuestras mejores ofertas para usted en www.iberdrola.com This communication is from Iberdrola Generación, S.A.U. for British citizens in Spain only. If you are not a British citizen you can find out about Iberdrola’s offers by visiting the website at www.iberdrola.com. Gas and Electricity will be supplied in Spain under the Iberdrola Generación, S.A.U. mains gas and electricity supply licences, and in Great Britain under the ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited mains gas and electricity supply licence.
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Stat of week RESIDENTS in Cantabria (Northern Spain) consume the most water, at 173 litres per person, per day, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
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Oil use falling BRITAIN will consume less oil this year than in previous years, according to a projection in Oil and Gas UK’s annual report. A 19 per cent drop in 2011 caused analysts to reconsider what they thought was going to be a 2012 increase.
Winning exits ROGER BOOTLE and his team from Capital Economics, a British consultancy, won the Wolfson Economics Prize of €313,327 for their proposal on how a country can leave the euro.
Swiss ‘no’ SWITZERLAND is uninterested in backing the European Union’s oil sanctions on Iran. While announcing the intention to toughen measures against the Islamic state it is against banning Iranian oil deals due to ‘foreign policy reasons’.
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By Business Reporter Brendan Small CRUISE holidays are increasingly appealing to younger holidaymakers. While cruises are often associateed with senior consumers, latest research indicates that 40 per cent of British tourists aged between 15 and 24 will consider taking cruises in the future. The rather startling survey figures follow recent predictions by the Spanish Government Tourist Board Turespaña that this summer will see 2-4 per cent fewer British tourists in Spain. These figures were based on flight capacity and bookings with main British tour operators by the end of April. With Barcelona, Valencia, Cadiz, the Canary Islands and Malaga already key ports in Spain for cruise liners, and Marbella hoping in future to attract more cruise liners, more young people taking holidays afloat could provide a much-needed further fillip to the nation’s tourist revenue in the present dire economic times. British tourists make up the greatest number of visitors to Spain each year, accounting for 40 per cent of holidaymakers visiting
the Costa del Sol. Research released by Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence for 40 years also indicates that while only 4 per cent of 15-24s have ever been on a cruise, compared to 32 per cent of 65-74 year-olds, 40 per cent of the younger bracket of travellers see life afloat as a good way of visiting and exploiring different destinations. They also think cruises offer a good opportunity to meet new people. Tom Rees, Senior Travel and Tourism Analyst at Mintel, said: “Young adults like the idea of an adventure at sea and the house party atmosphere of an onboard holiday can appeal to many young package holidaymakers as a change from resort-based trips. “The key is getting the product right. Given the market trend towards shorter cruises departing from UK ports, short themed breaks or even floating music festivals, promoted through social media, can be a way to attract a younger clientele.” Overall, while consumers have cut down on spending in the current economic • Turn to Page 30
Comeback for Pierre, 90 PIERRE CARDIN, the Italian-born menswear pioneer, is planning a comeback fashion show in Paris...just in time for his 90th birthday. The French capital had a huge impact on the fashion veteran’s career, as it is where he started his brand which has been among the leading designer labels for decades.
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Build permission from community a must
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A query has arisen in our community. Does a building permit issued by the town hall take precedence over a decision by the Community of Owners at their Annual General Meeting (AGM)? If an owner has been refused permission to carry out building work on his apartment by majority vote at the meeting, then obtains a building licence from the town hall to permit him to carry out the work, can he go ahead, regardless of the decision by the community? Is the town hall obliged to have evidence of agreement by the community before issuing licences? We would be grateful for your advice. J B (email)
Cheers to Shed of the Year JOHN PLUMRIDGE from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, won the 2012 Shed of the Year award with his garden shed-turned-working pub. More than 2,000 Britons entered their sheds which had been transformed into a variety of small businesses.
£££ BRITISH banks gave the world a slight scare when they, along with China and some parts of Europe, loosened monetary policy within an hour of each other. All played down the
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£££ INSURER Aviva has got the ball rolling on their plan to close more than a quarter of its businesses. After pressure from discontented investors, the company has sold part of its stake in Denmark’s Delta Lloyd for £318 million (€398.7 million).
TYPICALLY BRITISH: An ordinary garden shed.
£££ GREGGS, known for its baked on-the-go products, is coming out on top after fighting the British government’s ‘pasty tax’ along with other companies which would have imposed 20 per cent VAT on the freshly prepared treats when sold hot from outlets, including in train stations.
You and the No, the building Law in Spain permit issued by the By David Searl Ayuntamiento does not override the requirement to obtain the consent of the Community of Owners. And, yes, the authorisation of the community should accompany the request for a building permit. Let us suppose the owner of a house in a normal town street, where no Community of Property Owners is involved, wants to enclose a terrace. He applies for a building permit, which is granted, and he carries out the work. End of story. Now let us take the owner of a flat which forms part of a Community of Property Owners. He has an extra obligation to obtain the consent of the other owners before he carries out any work which will alter the appearance of the building. If this owner goes ahead with the work without permission of the AGM, the community can obtain a court order to have the work demolished, at the owner’s expense. He can be charged court costs as well. Finally, the Ayuntamiento is not responsible for finding out whether the owner who requests a building permit is a member of a Community of Property Owners. It is the owner who is responsible for producing the consent of the community as part of his application for the licence.
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Olympics not always sport and finance... All eyes will be on the UK later this month when the London Olympics open. Analyst Jim Collins takes a break from his normal business column to WITH the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games in the UK now just a matter of days, while sports followers will soon be checking every performance, financiers will be looking at every penny spent. Looking back to the days before money counted so much, anyone interested in athletics will point out that it was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who founded the Modern Olympic Games. And that seems fair enough, for he fought long and hard to reestablish the Olympics, and to have them inaugurated in 1890 in Athens, the home of the original games. But where did De Coubertin obtain his original inspiration? Given answers range from the baron’s interest in the interuniversity athletic events in Britain and the United States through to the classical Greek tradition itself. But they are likely to be wrong. The fire that was to become his life’s work was in fact ignited in Much Wenlock, a small town in the English county of Shropshire, where De Coubertin, whilst staying with a friend, became interested in a local annual athletics event dating back to the 17th century. Even to this day of almost instantaneous international sports coverage, it continues. There are many misapprehensions concerning the Olympic Games, one being that originally it was forbidden for professionals to compete. When the original rules were drawn up, and based as they were
historically look behind the scenes of what in the last three decades has become every four years one of the world’s biggest financial gambles.
OLYMPICS AHEAD: The main stadium built for this summer’s games. upon those of the UK’s Henley Regatta, they reflected the upperclass view of the time that the ‘lower orders’ were incapable of understanding the concepts of fair play and sportsmanship. Mind you, going by some of the shenanigans that have recently come to light, the fault appears to lie perhaps with some of the officials rather than the competitors. However, returning to the definition of ‘professional’: in the early days, a lad with a Saturday job, earning a few shillings pocketmoney mucking-out loose-boxes in a professional horse-trainer’s stables, could have found himself, years later, excluded from competing in the Olympic Games even, say, in a sailing event. It all depended upon local and personal interpretation of the rules. This continued into the post-war London Games of 1948, when there was much discussion about the validity of Britain’s only gold medal.
Harry Llewellyn riding Foxhunter won the showjumping event, but since he was a professional trainer, arguments raged as to whether the award was valid. Finally, in a typical British diplomatic solution, it was decided that it was Foxhunter, competing as an amateur that had won, and so the horse was awarded the Gold Medal. The early Olympics, attempting to follow the ancient Greek pattern, included such disciplines as Art (remaining in the list until 1948), and Literature, in which De Coubertin himself won gold in 1912 with his poem ‘Ode To Sport’ submitted under a nom-de-plume to forestall any accusations of favouritism on the part of the judges. Far from poems, some of the officials at this year’s Olympics will no doubt be looking as much at the bottom line as they will at the sporting events of any one day.
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www.euroweeklynews.com THE banking crisis in 2008 undermined the financial strength of institutions such as banks and insurance companies, and people are now once again concerned about the safety of their savings. The only certain way for investors to achieve security from institutional failure is through a state controlled investor protection regime. Luxembourg stands out among EU Member States with its exceptionally strong culture of investor protection. It has a regime which provides maximum security to investors without limit. The Grand Duchy is in the top 10 financial centres worldwide. It is the second largest investment funds centre after the US and the leading private banking centre in the Eurozone. Its financial centre is founded on a modern regulatory framework, which is continuously updated. It has attracted banks, insurance companies and investment fund promoters from across the world. It has a flourishing insurance market with all the principal players having a presence and making use of the freedom to offer cross border services in the EU. Many of its institutions specialise in unit linked life assurance, an increasingly popular vehicle for wealth management. Luxembourg was one of the six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC), which became the European Union (EU), and continues to play an important
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role in EU politics. It houses a number of EU institutions including the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the European Court of Justice. It has built a reputation for investor protection, tax certainty, anti money laundering practice and banking confidentiality. Historically many high net worth individuals used offshore financial centres for confidentiality and tax mitigation. However, apart from a lack of regulation and investor protection, they have also been under attack from European and international bodies, with the result that investors who use them are placing their assets at risk for no real or sustainable benefits. In contrast, Luxembourg’s regulations are governed by EU directives that require strict financial controls and supervision to provide investors with a secure
onshore regime that can still offer tax benefits. Investor protection Luxembourg’s investor protection is unique within Europe. The cornerstone of this regime is the legal requirement that all clients’ assets must be held by an independent custodian bank approved by the State regulator, the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA). This arrangement involving the CAA, custodian bank and insurance company is known as the “Triangle of Security”. These are the key points:• The regime ensures that the legal separation of clients’ assets from the insurance company’s shareholders and creditors, so investors are protected from exposure to the company’s credit risk. • The insurance company maintains a register of all assets and how they are invested, which is monitored by the CAA. • All policyholder assets are deposited with a custodian bank. • The bank is required to ringfence clients’ securities (eg investment funds, shares, bonds etc) – i.e. they are off its balance sheet. If the bank fails, these securities remain in segregated client accounts.
• The bank is bound by the regulator’s legal powers to protect the assets on behalf of investors. • 100% of the policyholder’s securities are protected. Cash deposits are not securities and so are not segregated, but cash held in monetary funds is treated as securities and so are protected. Tax certainty Most investors take out European investment bonds for tax planning reasons. Luxembourg offers the greatest certainty that these tax breaks will continue. EU and UK authorities have no jurisdiction over Luxembourg based bonds, nor can they discriminate against them as it is against EU laws to discriminate against the products of another Member State. Compliant Luxembourg based bonds enjoy the same preferential tax treatment as locally offered bonds. The same cannot be said of non EU locations, such as the Isle of Man. The tax-free roll-up of investment income and capital gains, which applies to Luxembourg based European Bonds, is the same that applies across most of Europe (excluding the UK), so there is no political pressure to change this system. Withholding tax advantages are
available through Luxembourg’s extensive double tax treaty network. Financial privacy Luxembourg law provides absolute confidentiality. Institutions are legally forbidden from divulging client information to third parties (except in relation to criminal activities). Individual financial privacy remains important for many high net worth individuals. As part of the EU, Luxembourg participates in the EU Savings Tax Directive on savings income, but it applies a withholding tax rather than automatic exchange of information. This situation will only change if Switzerland ends its banking secrecy. Over the years Luxembourg has finely tuned its financial services industry into one offering unparalleled investor protection, client confidentiality and legitimate tax planning opportunities. Many British expatriates in Spain have already taken advantage of Luxembourg’s favourable arrangements. A consultation with an experienced tax and wealth management adviser such as Blevins Franks can help with structures suitable for your individual circumstances. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. -5.00 -1.93
NET VOLUME 2,515,082
Admiral Group
1,158.00
-5.00
-0.43
127,982
Aggreko
2,031.00
-11.00
-0.54
280,087
AMEC
1,021.00
0.00
0.00
432,430
CU RR EN CI ES
C LOSING P RICES J ULY 9
C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Manag. 254.60
0.79266
Units per €
United States $..................................................... 1.23000 Japan Yen ¥.......................................................... 98.0202 Switzerland Francs............................................... 1.20099 Denmark Kroner ................................................... 7.43908 Norway Kroner...................................................... 7.48913
Anglo American
2,039.50
-64.50
-3.07
2,209,729
Antofagasta
1,094.00
-15.00
-1.35
760,510
ARM Holdings
495.90
-13.10
-2.57
4,934,249
Ashmore Group
334.90
-9.10
-2.65
1,143,913
C O M PA N Y
PRICE(P)
Assoc. British Foods
1,276.00
-16.00
-1.24
1,020,318
B. American Tobacco
3,351.00
-7.00
AstraZeneca
2,920.00
11.00
0.38
1,198,914
British Land Co
514.50
Aviva
282.10
-5.90
-2.05
7,505,255
British Sky Broadcasting
Babcock International
867.00
5.00
0.58
579,663
BT Group
BAE SYSTEMS
296.80
3.90
1.33
5,007,401
Bunzl
Barclays
162.65
-2.10
-1.27
33,555,041
Burberry Group
BG Group
1,307.50
-13.50
-1.02
3,665,308
Capita
BHP Billiton
1,820.00
-22.50
-1.22
3,935,716
423.45
-4.75
-1.11
24,732,376
BP
1.26156
C O M PA N Y Centrica Compass Group
-1.25
-0.19
17.00
1.48
946,866
Croda International
2,270.00
-36.00
-1.56
174,439
Diageo
1,652.50
-18.00
-1.08
1,911,275
Eurasian Natural Res
410.60
-9.10
-2.17
1,320,579
241.50
-4.70
-1.91
1,222,792
Experian
954.00
11.00
1.17
1,656,005
-0.21
1,773,925
Fresnillo
1,473.00
-10.00
-0.67
305,624
1.00
0.19
1,083,137
G4S
288.40
-1.90
-0.65
1,626,251
684.50
-7.00
-1.01
2,654,692
GKN
208.60
1.50
0.72
5,216,795
215.80
0.60
0.28
6,548,392
GlaxoSmithKline
1,495.50
1.50
0.10
3,903,638
1,060.00
-3.00
-0.28
177,563
Glencore International
306.75
-3.60
-1.16
7,546,035
1,255.00
-34.00
-2.64
1,909,868
Hammerson
448.90
-2.70
-0.60
621,067
681.00
-3.50
-0.51
1,012,257
Hargreaves Lansdown
540.50
-5.00
-0.92
265,895
Capital Shopping Centres 321.30
-2.80
-0.86
903,494
HSBC Holdings
560.30
-5.30
-0.94
10,071,785
-14.00
-0.64
242,621
ICAP
309.70
-3.90
-1.24
1,441,548
Carnival
2,163.00
C LOSING P RICES J ULY 9
C LOSING P RICES J ULY 9
88.66
-0.33
-0.37%
75,849
AA Alcoa Inc
8.60
-0.13
-1.49%
691,458
AXP American Express Co
58.05
-0.58
-0.99%
78,730
T AT&T Inc
35.41
-0.03
-0.08%
343,626
BAC Bank of America Corp
7.62
-0.04
-0.52%
1,541,176
BA Boeing Co
74.26
+0.57
+0.78%
123,475
CAT Caterpillar Inc
83.32
-1.29
-1.52%
143,815
CVX Chevron Corp
103.87
-1.20
-1.14%
186,742
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
16.64
-0.13
-0.78%
831,004
DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
47.91
-0.98
-2.01%
293,375
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp
83.27
-1.53
-1.80%
602,513
GE General Electric Co
19.97
-0.03
-0.15%
758,737
HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co
19.46
-0.11
-0.56%
284,562
HD Home Depot Inc
52.16
+0.01
+0.02%
187,365
INTC Intel Corp
25.93
-0.23
-0.86%
845,963
IBM International Business Machines Co... 189.21 -2.20
-1.15%
107,683
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
67.90
+0.26
+0.38%
372,905
JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co
33.74
-0.16
-0.47%
1,096,785
KFT Kraft Foods Inc
38.96
-0.01
-0.04%
189,906
MCD McDonald's Corp
89.36
-0.30
-0.33%
82,388
MRK Merck & Co Inc
42.01
+0.50
+1.20%
410,786
MSFT Microsoft Corp
29.92
-0.26
-0.88%
1,061,848
PFE Pfizer Inc
22.59
+0.06
+0.24%
624,250
PG Procter & Gamble Co
61.80
+0.52
+0.85%
163,943
KO The Coca-Cola Co
78.10
-0.05
-0.06%
112,780
TRV Travelers Companies Inc
63.17
-0.09
-0.14%
38,923
UTX United Technologies Corp
73.96
-0.13
-0.17%
87,437
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
44.54
+0.12
+0.27%
294,699
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc
71.60
+0.24
+0.34%
478,353
DIS Walt Disney Co
47.98
-0.06
-0.12%
163,421
1,678,002
670.25 1,168.00
EVRAZ
NASDAQ
MMM 3M Co
VOLUME 3,712,055
NET VOLUME
DOW JONES PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME
% C H G. -0.31
CRH
C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.
IMI
C O M PA N Y
PRICE(P) CHANGE 318.10 -1.00
C O M PA N Y
-29.50
-3.52
912,787
2,564.00
-15.00
-0.58
1,463,840
InterContinental
1,544.00
-11.00
-0.71
561,736
159.80
0.60
0.38
2,521,708
2,658.00
-32.00
-1.19
199,306
72.60
-2.20
-2.94
6,547,239 419,875
Intl Cons Airlines Group PRICE
CHANGE NET / %
$3.66 $57.45 $5.83 $17.19 $14.50 $3.23 $2.60 $3.43 $16.79 $12.73 $4.53 $7.40 $4.14 $20.75
0.90 / +32.85% 7.22 / +14.37% 0.60 / +11.64% 1.74 / +11.26% 1.19 / +8.94% 0.26 / +8.75% 0.20 / +8.33% 0.24 / +7.52% 1.05 / +6.67% 0.68 / +5.65% 0.23 / +5.57% 0.39 / +5.56% 0.21 / +5.34% 1.05 / +5.33%
Most Advanced Central European Distribution Corporation Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc. Synacor, Inc. BCSB Bancorp, Inc. Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Elbit Imaging Ltd. Nanosphere, Inc. Akorn, Inc. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AuthenTec, Inc. Rurban Financial Corp Marchex, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc.
808.50
Imperial Tobacco
Intertek Group ITV Johnson Matthey
2,188.00
-43.00
-1.93
Kazakhmys
715.50
-9.50
-1.31
931,653
Kingfisher
268.80
-1.20
-0.44
2,973,415
Land Securities Group
758.50
3.00
0.40
1,551,725
Legal & General Group
126.10
-0.60
-0.47
7,159,582
Lloyds Banking Group
30.18
-0.12
-0.40 143,626,100
Marks & Spencer
321.30
3.30
1.04
5,885,296
Meggitt
402.00
8.50
2.16
1,064,994
Morrison (Wm)
266.80
-2.90
-1.08
5,915,900
National Grid
682.50
-3.00
-0.44
4,026,502
3,171.00
-20.00
-0.63
309,079
153.40
-1.20
-0.78
2,862,501
1,239.00
-14.00
-1.12
1,051,200
767.00
-3.00
-0.39
499,481
1,430.00
9.00
0.63
1,676,026
Polymetal International
880.50
16.00
1.85
230,413
Prudential
729.00
-1.00
-0.14
1,994,125
Randgold Resources
5,815.80
-129.20
-2.17
175,712
Reckitt Benckiser
3,500.00
-27.00
-0.77
649,465
515.50
-0.50
-0.10
4,469,414
Resolution
203.20
-0.60
-0.29
1,956,963
REXAM
427.30
0.90
0.21
1,030,562
3,030.00
-39.00
-1.27
3,251,771
Rolls-Royce Holdings
883.50
7.00
0.80
2,969,803
Royal Bank of Scotland
205.70
4.20
2.08
6,384,262
2,239.00
-33.00
-1.45
6,557,336 4,420,747
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WHEN it comes to Bourbon and Custard Cream biscuits, the younger consumers have the biggest appetite for the traditional British biscuits. Six in 10 people aged 16-24 have a liking for the old fashioned favourites, while almost half of consumers aged 55 and over admit that at times they find them ‘boring.’ Innovation in the UK biscuit market has never been higher, but even so the youngsters like the Bourbon and Custard Creams more than the newest and most innovative offerings, according to the latest research. A dominating factor for biscuit buyers is also the ‘guilt factor,’ it has been revealed, with 36 per cent of eaters guilty about eating biscuits, a figure that rises to almost half of all women.
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A great idea! Why not impulse save rather than impulse buy ALMOST everyone has been there! At the end of the month, facing the challenge of trying to make sure there is enough in the account to cover rent or mortgage expenses along with sorting out the other bills, is nothing unusual. A look And more at finance times than not for females the savings account is Jane Plunkett not overflowing, jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. rather a dry com shell, where only small coins rattle around. So what do we spend all our money on? The necessities, of course: food, electricity, petrol and all those other costly living expenses. But did you know that studies show that nearly 20 per cent of salaries are spent on things we don’t need, or do not even
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BARGAIN SHOPPING: But beware of impulse buys. remember buying? And while it’s definitely our fault for spending so frivolously, in our defence, society is also structured in a way that encourages people to spend, with 50 per cent sales, last-minute offers, clearances that are too good to miss and great marketing pushing us into buying. But what if it were just as easy and tempting to save, as it is to spend? Imagine if it was possible to go on
holiday without putting it all on the credit card or if debts could be paid off without it feeling so painful! A free application (app) recently caught my eye that does just that. It’s called Impulsave and it turns potential impulse purchases into impulse savings that go toward reaching financial goals. The logic behind Impulsave is that each client chooses a goal or goals that are important; for example, a holiday, college fees or a retirement fund. Impulsave, which is quoted as a secure platform, is linked to the individual’s bank account. Each time the account holder finds themselves about to splurge on an impulse buy, instead they can impulsively choose to send that same money to one of their Impulsave goal accounts. Rather than spend €20 on fancy teacups, tuck that €20 away into your Impulsave account and ultimately use the money to do something really wanted and required. Impulsave is currently only available in the US, although the company says it has its sights on savers worldwide. Until then, however, the concept can be done with pen and paper. Write down every impulse purchase resisted and then transfer that money into your own savings account.
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All aboard for young From Front Page climate, it looks like the luxury cruise market has been immune to recession. Indeed, it seems British tourists have pushed the boat out with ultra-luxury cruises, with the market showing a volume growth of 8 per cent year on year to 2011, and 40 per cent from 2006-2011. The research ties into a Slow It All Down trend among many travellers with forecasts indicating a growing need among consumers to take time as opposed to the fast and 24/7 on-demand service culture of recent years. Consumer desire to simply relax and unwind from the daily grind is shown by half of recent cruisers and 30 pèr cent potential first timers who identify with a cruise as great for a hassle-free, relaxing holiday. Catherine McColl, Senior Trends Analyst at Mintel, said: “The growth in UK port departures offers an opportunity to brand cruise as a stress-free, aviation-free adventure.”
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WHAT A CAR: The record-breaking ex-Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4.5-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater.
Old cars roar in for record auction prices WHO said times are hard? A record-breaking sale for Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England included a top price achieved at auction for an extremely rare Ferrari from the golden era of the marque. The sale of the Classichecertified 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder for £561,500 (€700,000) was one of several records broken as the auction topped £22 million (€27.25m) in the festival’s 20th anniversary year. The car, one of only 19 right-
hand drive models ever made, beat the previous record set in 2012 by more than £70,000 (€86,800), and its own auction estimate by more than £180,000 (€222,000). James Knight, Group Motoring Director at Bonhams, said: “The 275 GTS was in stunning condition, having been extensively restored, and really did come with all the right credentials. It was in fabulous condition, had a well-known provenance from new, came from long-term ownership.”
Leading the record-breaking pack was the ex-Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin 1929 4.5-litre supercharged ‘Blower’ Bentley single-seater, which when new raised the Brooklands Outer Circuit record to 137mph. It sold for £5.04m, (€6.25m) the highest price for a British car at auction. The next highest sale price was for ‘The Corgi’, a 1912 RollsRoyce 40/50hp ‘Silver Ghost’ Double Pullman Limousine, which sold for a record-breaking £4.7 million (€5.82m).
VOLKSWAGEN has crept up another rung of the global business ladder by buying the remaining half of Porsche. German headquartered VW will save an approximate €1.5 billion on its tax bill following the deal.
End of the road SERGIO PINIFARINA, the designer behind Ferrari’s sleek race car aesthetic, died aged 85 in Turin, the motoring capital of Italy. “Ferrari would not have been Ferrari without him,” said Sergio Marchionne, head of Fiat which owns the sports car brand.
School for sale AN AMERICAN secondary school in Pennsylvania is up for auction on eBay in an attempt to help raise much-needed finances, with the school district suffering a $2 million (€1.6 million) deficit. The opening auction website bid stood at $599,995 (€452,408).
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Leaping to weekly column after pop and life in Saudi From a Top 10 pop star to working in Saudi Arabia, Leapy Lee is now the EWN’s most controversial columnist. Nicole Hallett reports.
What drew you to become a columnist? I've always enjoyed writing and find letting off a little steam a wonderful way to ease tension. How do you come up with ideas 52 weeks of the year? I’m never ‘off duty’ in the search for column fodder and keenly follow the news and a range of TV current affairs and political programmes. I also get ideas from readers. How do you handle negative feedback from readers who disagree? I get very little negative feedback. However, I've always been open to constructive criticism and respect other people’s views. Most exciting moment in music
career? Opening the newspaper and seeing Little Arrows had gone straight into the number 13 spot in the charts. Countries performed in? Australia, Austria, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Kenya, Sweden, South Africa, the US and Zambia. Did you always want to be a singer? No, I originally wanted to act. What were you doing in Saudi Arabia? I went to promote variety shows, but I made quite a lucrative career in fruit and vegetables! Why did you choose to settle in Spain? I didn’t want to return to the British climate.
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Vital Statistics • Real name: Lee Graham • Age: 73 • Status: Separated • Lives: Mallorca • In Spain: 30 years • Best thing about Spain: Climate • Worst: That ‘other’ piece of paper • Always in fridge: Mayonnaise • Reading: ‘Torn’ by Casey Hill. I read a book a week
EWN COMMENT Something to celebrate FOOTBALL, Spain’s national sport, cannot solve every problem. But if a triumph like the Euro 2012 can temporarily take everyone’s mind off the country’s appalling economic situation, then it becomes more than sport. Just one thought: why was the celebratory sea of red
and yellow flags less distasteful and at the same time less redolent of racist under- and overtones than the chav-monopolised cross of St George?
Fuel for the flames THE Poniente west wind blows, temperatures rise and woodland burns. Fires are extinguished, often with loss of life, but as a mayor in fire-ravaged Valencia said, he doesn’t want fire brigades now. He wanted brigades of workers to clean woodland, remove dead-falls and clear scrub before fires started. Prevention is better than cure and also cheaper in human lives and state spending.
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I AM truly amazed at how Spain frequently appears to operate almost like a Third World nation, showing a general lack of efficiency within the corridors of power, but at the same time appears to lead the world when it comes to grabbing cash from personal bank accounts! Two years after our local council actually helped themselves to more than €340 which I owed them (though they had not officially informed me!), I now find that the police have helped themselves to money from a tax rebate I was due for 2010! When I went last week to see my accountant over my 2011 tax returns, he noticed a document which indicated that monies had automatically been taken from my previously due rebate by the police to cover the cost of an outstanding traffic fine. Needless to say I was not aware of the offence. While it is within the Spanish law for authorities to take money directly out of bank accounts (I believe it is the only nation in the world to allow this), I wish they would be as quick to handle immigration paperwork and town hall documentation. N Pettipher, Velez Malaga
Golden rubbish MOST British will know the saying ‘One person’s rubbish is another man’s gold.’ This definitely appears to be the case in Spain at present, for over the last year or so, as the economic situation has got ever worse, more and more men in old battered white vans and even older cars seem to drive around, checking out the rubbish (basura) bins on various urbanisations. Many of them appear to be of African origin, and others perhaps from Eastern Europe. With a metal prod or hook in hand, they rummage through, sorting out anything they might be able to sell: old chairs, sofas not to mention lampshades and plastic garden tables and other items all gain their attention. But this letter is not to criticise them for tatting (collecting old rubbish from bins). At least they are trying to make an honest living, and this is more than some expatriates living in Spain! M Haddon, Garrucha, Almeria
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12 - 18 July 2012 Costa de Almería Sol Bank used to tick all the boxes for me, with English-speaking and ever-helpful staff... and free sweets. But for three months - sweet baskets were removed from counters and desks - they have earned a black mark from me. Let’s hope things will change when the economic climate improves! Elias Childs, Almunecar
Too much paper
I FIND the signpost right outside the Catholic Church in La Cala de Mijas amusing... for one of the signs is for the White Angel wine bar which is in a side street nearby. Open late at night until the early hours, I am not sure it is exactly the sort of place all congregation members would warm to... though the name might just entice a few inside!
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their turn. In Manchester where I used to live my doctor’s surgery - with seven doctors on rota duty at any one time and just one main waiting room - used to announce over a tannoy Mrs Evans, Room 4, or Mr Smith, Room 7. But in La Cala, patients of various nationalities sit outside the consulting room where their appointed doctor is working oblivious to whether appointments are on time, and who is next. While some doctors pop their heads out and shout a name, others just wait in their surgery to see who goes in next, while waiting patients at times (in various languages) have to chat among themlseves to try to find out what is happening. When I asked my doctor why they did not have a number board outside, indicating who was due next, she replied: “We are not a supermarket.”
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nouncements giving the registration plate number of the next vehicle to be tested were difficult to follow. Now I am delighted that there is an electronic board where registration numbers are displayed at almost the same time as the announcement. L Holmes,, Los Boliches Fuengirola
Beggars belief! I KNEW all about turf wars among ice cream salesmen when I used to be in business in the north of England. If one salesman dared encroach on another’s normal sales area, the antics as a turf war erupted were effective, but often surprising! And from what I gathered, the police used to try to focus on other matters. Not so in Calahonda, where local police actually moved one beggar on from outside a local supermarket I use when another woman who normally sits outside seeking a few coins arrived to set up her normal pitch. By nature I feel sorry for most beggars, but the police action actually swayed my feelings more to the beggar who was moved on, for surely he had every right to beg wherever he wanted, and not have to see police treat someone else in a more favourable manner. N Warpole, Elviria
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I AM impressed by the recently opened medical centre in La Cala de Mijas. But why is there no system in such a new expensive facility for patients with a set appointment waiting to see a doctor to know when it is
I HAVE just returned from the ITV centre for vehicle testing in Malaga. Speaking only limited Spanish, in the past I have often had difficulty in identifying when it was my turn, for the an-
WE all know that Spanish banks are having a hard time. But I really do miss the opportunity to pick up a few sweets when I go to collect my pension each month.
I TOTALLY agree with Mike Walsh’s views on local bureaucracy in his Images of Spain column (Issue 1408). Official day to day life in Spain is all too often bogged down by near neverending paper-chases. Mike is right to suggest that work could be done more simply on the Internet and involving a lot fewer people. But, of course, this might also lead to fewer workers being able to corruptly benefit through the practices in place! Roy Becke, Palma
Show respect I FREQUENTLY shudder when I see how some people - tourists and residents - at times treat Looky-Looky men as they try to earn a living by selling in the street, restaurants and cafés. But today, while on the beach, one man in a sunbed near me spent his whole day chatting with every LookyLooky man around - and there were plenty - but he did not buy one item. To my mind he was just entertaining himself at their expense. As humans they deserve as least respect, and from this man, some purchases. S Wallis, Benalmadena
Not so bright THE report ‘English as she is not spoke’ (Issue 1408) revealing that a mere 27 per cent of young Spaniards speak English compared with the European average of 42 per cent surprised me. Spain depends on tourism with millions of British visiting every year, plus the tens of thousands British expats who have made the nation their home, so English is important in businesses. There is much wrong at present economically, and if Spain wants to compete, it most definitely needs a workforce that is more bi-lingual. N Powers, Marbella
Spot on THE way you provide the weekly weather is much improved. I find the map ideal to see exactly what the weather is like where I live, rather than for the whole of the south of Spain. And you also still carry detailed information for readers who travel. Thanks! J Watts, Huercal Overa
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No designer overalls for the Turners.
court with an enormous suitcase and a number of large carry-alls. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall when they did it. “I say, dear, should I take the silk or satin pajamas?” “It may be a bit chilly so you’d better pack the fur-lined Burberry. And don’t forget
plenty of clean, designer underwear and loafers.” “Do you think it would be too much to take the clubs?” Hah! Are they in for a shock or what? I wonder just how far this remorseless pair will realise they have fallen as they sit in their respective cells clad in shapeless garments,
clutching a plastic fork and spoon, with all their designer gear stored in ‘property’? It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch some people can be. Like those politicians who keep our brave troops fighting and dying in the God-forsaken hole known as Afghanistan. Whatever made them think they can still win this ‘war’? Don’t they realise that most Afghans hate all Westerners? Are they not aware that the minute we are out of the country, the Taliban will begin to take it all back? Any puppet government we leave in charge will crumble. Those left alive will defect and a new and stronger enemy will emerge. All the spilled blood and heartbreak of our fighting
forces will have been completely and hopelessly in vain. How many more have to die before these pampered political pillocks pull our brave boys and girls out altogether? Finally, what joy it was to see the case against Ms Heathcote Drury thrown quickly out of court. This poor woman had been a victim of the hatred and disdain many Muslims feel for those who don’t follow their beliefs and subsequently attempted to have her ‘punished’ by accusing her of racism and then blatantly lying about the whole unfortunate incident. All power to the court that quickly cleared her and thumbs way down for PC police and the CPS for allowing it to get as far as it did. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
TWO separate reports indicated that Hollywood is going to get more crowded. Claire Danes is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy, and actor Matthew McConaughey and his Brazilian wife are expecting their third.
Death metal
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I COULDN’T help but chuckle at the recent pictures of Anita and Leigh Turner, parents of the arrogant, spoiled murderer Elliot Turner. He is the 20-year-old Porsche-owing, despicable boaster who strangled his girlfriend in a jealous rage on seeing her innocently photographed with a couple of topless men. Because they attempted to cover up for his vicious crime, the wealthy parents were found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Consequently, when they turned up at court for sentencing they were fully expecting a jail term. In an act almost beyond belief, they packed for it! The photos show this utterly out of touch pair, arriving at
Hollywood expecting
AFTER Austrian bishop Klaus Kueng urged people to pray for the souls of death metal festival goers, the event organisers sarcastically thanked him for his prayers and invited him to the festival.
Plane mystery HAWAIANS set out on a quest to investigate the theory that American aviator Amelia Earhart survived her plane crash 75 years ago and died on a desert island.
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MOJACAR — where daily a bumpkin can meet a Knight! M
OJACAR was the easiest place in the world to drop ‘into’ once you had decided to ‘drop out of’ whatever ailed you. For me, it was Vietnam. Friends and classmates had been coming back in body bags to be mourned for dying without a cause. The war then wasn’t just unpopular with the common man in the street, nobody with any logical sense could answer why we continued our involvement. But someone all powerful and portentous
PHOTOS: ANDRES WIHLUND
The adventures of a wide eyed country bumpkin learning to live in the back country of unknown Spain in 1969. Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 and became one of the pioneer developers. He reads extensively and travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.
did, the American Industrial war complex. Making bombs was big business, easy money, and suited the bureaucrats. They could consider themselves ‘saviours to our nation’s freedom’ while becoming exceedingly fat from the spoils of war. Body count from the dreaded ‘enemy’ didn’t matter, that is, until it was all over, the dust had settled, and it was realised. The people in the south wanted to be similar to those of the north having believed the same tenets and religion for the last two millenniums until the French tried to change it and sell them perfume. Now, when I compare these days to those days, it doesn’t seem a lot has changed. I arrived pretty wide-eyed into my strange new surroundings. I must confess it took me years to fully understand the town and that the social hierarchy of our backwards community wasn’t necessarily Europe or even Spain. Mojacar was brimming with famed retired generals, movie stars, poets, retired men of industry, and all round good guys. Everybody that I talked to had a story and they told it as if it were their armour blazoned on their shield of battle. If you hung about enough you would hear them repeat the identical story to other
BACK IN THE DAY: Hotel Indalo: where all commerce took place. arrivees seeking directional and community advice. Everyone in the village was already unique, imitable, one of a kind that the world had sifted through and filtered like nuggets of gold settled in the bottom of the pan. I was amazed, dumbfounded, and in extraordinary awe of those personages who often in their quick goings and comings would cast but a slight shadow upon me which I reverently received. Two unusual personality characteristics blatantly stood out that were absent to the common eye or tongue in Iowa. Lots of the guys were ‘light in the loafers’ and colourful gigolos. The scene was ostentatious and bothersome only until you got to know everyone better. Yet, there never was one big family here. Egos bumped up against another too readily. The early occupants had already adopted the Spanish system of total anarchy, Vivo yo, and to hell with the rest. This characteristic best represented itself during the daily parking wars in front of the Hotel Indalo, focal point of all commerce and rumour mongering in the village. No matter what success you had or failure, you took it to the village and let it be known (at least your version). This was
the arduous task of making a round of the bars. There were just 32 in those early days. It was the thing to do and brought us all into the practice of drinking too much and too often, a wonderful pastime. One unique habit that the large English constituency held along with the handful of Americans on the beach was the constant and deliberate celebration of ‘equalitarism’ amongst the locals. When the English took off for their nightly pub crawls, an entourage of local Spanish were taken along for the ride. Likewise, any gathering on the beach of more than three people meant the obligatory fulfilment of inviting all the Spanish around to share in the fun. I still remember my gardener friend, Luis, refusing to bob for apples considering it too undignified—until my wife showed him. And, just like the Bible tells it, “there were giants in those days,” and they indeed helped create the magical place that has become Mojacar. A place of shared conviviality, welcoming all, morning, noon and night.
NOTE: The photo of Ric Polansky which was used with this column in edition 1409 was taken by Mele.
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“WHEN a car has been written off you have the chance to give customers back the trust that they have placed in you.â€? An accident in which a car has been written off is always the worst kind, because it implies the disappearance of the insured car. Francisco Valencia, LĂnea Directa’s Corporate Governance Director, describes to us the quality measures taken by his company, a leading insurance company for foreigners. Losing your vehicle in a foreign country is undoubtedly a major setback for anybody. What makes LĂnea Directa different from other companies? First of all, the personalised service. LĂnea Directa offers customer service over the telephone entirely in English and German, and also acts as an intermediary and translator with garages and scrap merchants. In addition to this, we also offer different cover options which no other insurer offers, such as our amount of compensation, which is never below â‚Ź1,000, or when appropriate,
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Is it love all - or game, set and match? I think the hotels win J
UST got back from a few days in London. I’d hoped to get lastminute tickets for Wimbledon but no such luck! In fact, whatever the grunts, groans and upsets on court, the real game changer for me turned out to be London hotels, and there are a couple of whinges that really soured the trip. Incidentally, if you’re not into whinges, skip this bit, go and make a cuppa or do the crossword and pop back later. Let’s start with my first gripe. You see, what I can't stand is when I arrive somewhere and the room isn't ready. I call housekeeping and it takes them three hours to get the room into shape. And I’m not thinking just about London here. This happens all over CHECKING-IN: After a long journey all you want to do is relax.
Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.
the world. Just imagine. You’ve been on a combination of planes, trains, coaches and camels for the last 24 hours. You're exhausted, sweaty and ravenous because you slept through the last (inedible) in-flight meal service. It’s 4.30pm local time. All you want is to check into your room, take that shower and either relax and get over jet lag or hit the road sightseeing. Your room, however, still looks as if a dozen six-year-olds have had a sleepover there. Hotels make a big deal of telling you check-in time is 3pm but no one cares. They’ll happily store your luggage for you as carefully as if it’s the newlydiscovered Higgs Boson ‘God particle’, though. Isn't that kind? Bless.
And my second gripe: checkout times. For all the dosh we pay, wouldn’t you think we could checkout later than 11am? Even though the next guests have been informed that check-in is 3pm, and the room certainly won’t be ready by then, we’re still kicked out early. It’s almost as if the hotel’s saying: thanks for staying with us, now **** off! And don’t get me started on London hotels doubling their prices pre-Olympics! So, in Samuel Goldwyn’s immortal words: “Include me out!” On a positive note, though, I noticed teenagers giving up seats to elderly passengers on buses and the tube. Who said the young only care about themselves? They could teach those hotels a lesson or two … So, love all to youth, but definitely game, set and match to hotels.
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5:05am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Zigby 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Dirtgirlworld 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Barrier Reef 8:30am Dennis and Gnasher 8:40am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:05am Project Parent 9:30am The Slammer 10:00am Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour 10:30am Incredible Edibles 11:00am My Genius Idea 11:30am Splatalot 12:00pm Copycats 12:30pm Ooglies 12:40pm MOTD Kickabout 1:00pm Escape to the Country 2:00pm Golf All the action from the latest golfing events.
5:35am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am CITV 9:25am Saturday Cookbook 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 12:20pm The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan housewives. 1:15pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:25pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 1:50pm Brewster's Millions 3:45pm Live and Let Die
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6:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 6:15pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 6:30pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 7:00pm Primeval 8:00pm The Cube 9:00pm Superstar Auditions 10:00pm Nation's Favourite No.1 11:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 11:45pm Mad Mad World
6:00pm A Question of Sport 6:30pm Pointless 7:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:20pm Regional News All the latest local news. 7:25pm Weather The latest weather information. 7:30pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 9:20pm The National Lottery: Secret Fortune High-tension game show. 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:20pm Mrs. Brown's Boys Comedy series about a loud-mouthed Irish matriarch. 11:50pm Live at the Apollo
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5:30am Deal or No Deal 6:25am Countdown 7:10am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:15am The Hoobs 7:35am FIM Superbike World Championship 2012 8:05am British F3 8:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:55am The Morning Line Turf tips and news from the Channel 4 Racing team. 9:55am T4 on the Beach 2012 10:55am Love Shaft 11:30am New Girl 11:55am Revenge 12:55pm The Big Bang Theory 1:25pm Summer Daze with Blackberry 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing Today's programme offers a triple-header to savour.
Channel 5 7:25am City of Friends 7:40am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:15am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:25am Family! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:45am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:55am Little Princess 9:10am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:50am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am The Mr Men Show 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Movie Special 11:30am Animal Rescue Squad 11:45am Meerkat Manor 12:15pm Big Brother 1:15pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 2:20pm Murder Ahoy
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5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:35pm Come Dine with Me 6:05pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Channel 4 News 7:35pm 4thought.tv 7:40pm Twilight 10:00pm The Million Pound Drop Live 11:35pm Scary Movie
4:15pm Mcbride: The Doctor is Out, Really Out 5:55pm The Kentuckian 8:05pm 5 News 8:10pm NCIS 9:00pm NCIS 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house. 11:00pm Awake
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BBC3 5:55am Dead Boss 8:00pm Doctor Who 8:50pm Doctor Who Confidential 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Good Will Hunting 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Live at the Electric 2:00am Dead Boss 2:30am Little Britain 3:00am Russell Howard's Good News 3:30am Coming Here Soon 4:25am Live at the Electric 4:55am Dead Boss 5:25am Irish Rappers Revealed
12:30am The Painted Veil 2:25am Summer Hours 4:05am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
BBC4 8:00pm The Blue Planet David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. 9:00pm Illuminations 10:00pm Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One 12:05am Top of the Pops: 1977 12:45am Wonders of the Solar System 1:45am The Horizon Guide to Senses 2:45am Illuminations The Private Lives of the Medieval Kings. 3:45am The Blue Planet More oceanic explorations, topped off with David Attenborough's masterful narration.
12:30am Take Me Out 1:35am The Store 3:40am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 4:30am ITV Nightscreen
1:20am Stop-Loss 3:15am Brain Damage 3:20am The Million Pound Drop Live 4:45am This is Me 4:50am St. Elsewhere 5:35am Gone Fishing 5:55am Grudge Match
12:40am Forensic Files 1:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette and blackjack.
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5:15am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 7:00am Legendary 8:50am Domestic Disturbance 10:20am Young Winston 12:40pm Honey 2 2:30pm The Bodyguard
4:00pm Oops TV 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm The Middle 8:00pm Terra Nova 9:00pm Inside Gatwick 10:00pm U.S. Marshals 12:30am Stella 1:30am Ross Kemp on Gangs 2:30am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:25am Night Cops 4:15am Border Invasion USA 5:10am Hello, Goodbye
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:25am Knucklehead 6:10am Evolution 8:00am Jimmy Hollywood 10:00am Take Me Home Tonight 11:45am The Back-Up Plan 1:35pm Bridesmaids 3:45pm Analyze That 5:30pm Just Married 7:15pm The Back-Up Plan 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm Analyze That 12:50am Take Me Home Tonight 2:35am Just Married 4:15am Jimmy Hollywood
4:40pm The Age of Innocence 7:00pm Burlesque 9:00pm The Bodyguard 11:15pm Sex and the City 2
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SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:25am D3: The Mighty Ducks 7:15am The Chaperone 9:10am The Karate Kid 11:35am Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1:15pm X-Men: First Class 3:30pm Thunderbirds 5:10pm The Karate Kid 7:35pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am Predators 2:05am The Thing 4:00am Reign of Fire 5:50am The Chaperone
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Noel Edmonds in BBC Saturday night primetime return? NOEL EDMONDS has reportedly signed a deal to present a new BBC entertainment series. The Deal or No Deal host is said to have agreed to return to front a primetime BBC One show for the first time since Noel’s House Party ended in 1999, according to reports. Insiders claim that a “campaign of heavyduty flattery” was used to sign Edmonds for the new Saturday night show. The Bodyguard will see contestants becoming celebrity minders by taking on a series of challenges. The pilot of the show will be filmed at Elstree Studios this month, and is created by Endemol, the company behind Deal or No Deal. A friend of Edmonds is quoted as saying: “Noel back on Saturday nights is obviously a big draw for the BBC - and to be fair it’s a big deal for Noel too. He has softened in his view of the Beeb, and all the House Party stuff was a long time ago now.” Edmonds worked at the BBC for around 30 years before he quit in 1999. He has since presented one-off programmes for the corporation, including a special National Lottery show six years ago. “Noel wasn't sure he wanted to do it,” the source added. “He is busy with Deal or No Deal and a lot
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Noel Edmonds presented Top of the Pops for the BBC.
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of baggage comes with him returning to the BBC. He’s enjoyed working in the commercial sector and doesn't need the money. But he has agreed to do this and we all hope it will work out. But the BBC should probably not count their chickens yet.”
Match of the Day 2 will air on BBC One throughout the 2012/13 season, it has been confirmed. Due to a shift in the football schedules, which means that more key matches are played on Sundays than Saturdays, the sister show will now be scheduled on BBC One. Match of the Day will continue to air as normal on BBC One on Saturday evenings. Adrian Chiles hosted Match of the Day 2 when it launched in 2004, with the show
aiming to offer a more ‘light-hearted look’ at the Premier League. Tim Vine has signed up to host a new quiz show for ITV1. The comedian will front the new family-based game show, currently under the working title of Don’t Blow the Inheritance, reports Comedy.co.uk. The format of the show will see different generations of a family working together in order to win big prizes. Producers described the show by saying: “The older generation battle to build their Inheritance Prize Fund up with thousands of pounds ready to pass on to the next generation. However, the younger generation team mate can only take the Inheritance Prize Pot home if they don't ‘blow it all’ at the end of the game! If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (90.8fm), or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.
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4:05am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Zigby 7:25am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:35am Dirtgirlworld 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Barrier Reef 8:30am Dennis and Gnasher Dennis and Gnasher believe the world truly is their oyster and that kids should make the rules. 8:40am The Scooby-Doo Show Cartoon capers with Scooby and the gang. 9:05am Scoop 9:30am Wingin' It 9:50am Shaun the Sheep 10:00am Friday Download Entertainment show providing everything you need to know for the week ahead. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman 1:30pm MotoGP Coverage of the latest MotoGP event. 3:00pm Golf
4:20am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am CITV 9:25am Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 10:25am ITV News 10:30am House Gift 11:25am There's No Taste Like Home 12:20pm The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 1:20pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:25pm Dickinson's Real Deal 2:30pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 3:30pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.
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6:15pm Rugby League The latest action in the Rugby League. 8:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 9:00pm Engineering Giants: Jumbo Jet StripDown 10:00pm The World's Most Dangerous Roads 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Line of Duty
5:25pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood. 6:20pm Celebrity Chase 7:25pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:40pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 9:00pm Superstar Auditions 10:30pm Nation's Favourite No.1
12:40am Room 101 1:20am Weatherview 1:25am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 2:25am Holby City 3:20am DIY SOS The Big Build 4:20am Food Factory Stefan Gates reveals the secrets of supermarket food by making his own from scratch. 4:50am Fake Britain Dominic Littlewood investigates scams across the U.K. 5:35am BBC News
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4:45pm Super Smart Animals 5:45pm Lifeline 5:55pm Songs of Praise 6:30pm World War II Unearthed 7:30pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares. 8:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 8:50pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:55pm Weather The latest weather information. 9:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 10:00pm Wallander 11:30pm BBC News 11:45pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:50pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:55pm John Bishop's Britain John Bishop hosts the comedy and entertainment show.
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5:10pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 5:15pm Surf's Up Family animation. 6:55pm Maid in Manhattan 9:00pm Once Upon a Time 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Cobra
5:30pm Big Dance 2012 6:30pm Three in a Bed 7:30pm Channel 4 News 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Deal or No Deal 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls
7:55am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:15am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:25am Family! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:45am Milkshake Monkey 8:50am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am Chiro 9:15am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 9:55am Mio Mao 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am The Mr Men Show 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Monkey Life 11:25am The Hotel Inspector 12:25pm Big Brother 1:25pm Half Built House 2:25pm Police Interceptors 3:30pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
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12:30am Twenty Twelve 1:00am Irina Palm Drama following Maggie, a 50-year-old widow who is still faithful to her dead husband. 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:35am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
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12:00am ITV News at Ten and Weather Roundup of the day's news. 12:20am The Cube 1:15am JP Morgan 7's Highlights 2:10am The Store 4:10am British Superbike Highlights 5:20am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain.
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12:20am Foul Play 2:20am Wild Cherry 3:50am Crazy People 5:30am Captain America 35mm Special
7:40am Small Soldiers 9:40am Flight of the Phoenix 11:40am Captain America 35mm Special 12:00pm Captain America: The First Avenger 2:10pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am A Valentine's Date 8:30am Mask 10:30am Serious Moonlight 11:55am Water for Elephants 1:55pm The Joneses 3:35pm The Chateau Meroux
5:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Raising Hope 8:00pm Sinbad 9:00pm Terra Nova 10:00pm The Simpsons 10:30pm Parents 11:00pm Strike Back Project Dawn
5:10pm Sweet Home Alabama 7:00pm How Do You Know 9:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 11:00pm Water for Elephants 1:05am The Kids are All Right 2:55am Cocktail 4:45am Super 8 35mm Special 5:15am Chasing 3000
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6:15am Project: Alf 8:00am Foul Play 10:00am Tooth Fairy 11:50am Crazy People 1:30pm The Rebound 3:10pm Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 3:30pm Road Trip
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TCM 7:55am Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow 9:25am Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 11:35am Driven 1:45pm Now, Voyager 4:00pm The Horse Soldiers 6:20pm The Siege at Red River 8:05pm Eight Legged Freaks 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Deadwood 12:05am The Shining 2:45am Blue Steel 3:50am Teleshopping
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Using SPF15 in youth pays off C
HILDREN and teenagers under the age of 18 may reduce their chances of developing skin growths by 78 per cent simply by using SPF15. According to a study conducted by the Spanish Society of Paediatric Hospitals and Primary Health Care, more than 90 per cent of skin cancer is found in areas that have been exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays, including the face, neck, ears, forearms and hands. According to Manuel Merino, member of the Spanish Association
VITAL PROTECTION: Use a lotion with SPF15 or higher.
for Primary Paediatric Care, skin cancer has been on the rise all over the world, though, generally, fair-skinned individuals are at a higher risk. Melanoma has increased 8 per cent among Europeans.
Merino noted that it the most common form of cancer in the Spanish population. “It has been proved that the carcinogenic effects of solar radiation are accumulative, especially if someone experiences sunburn in childhood,” he explained. Since being tanned is associated with modern Patricia Sanz, director beauty, it is not of ONCE, expressed her uncommon for people to satisfaction with the ditch the sunscreen cosmetic company’s before a day at the beach. inclusion of blind and However, according to visually handicapped this study, by applying individuals and said protection with SPF15 or cosmetics company’s more, especially during gesture is a step toward childhood years, many the equality that ONCE can avoid possibly harmful so passionately pursues. skin damage.
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FRIDDA DORSCH LABORATORIES have received support from ONCE, for their new addition to their product packaging: Braille. The Spanish non-profit organisation ONCE’s mission statement is to ‘improve blind and visually handicapped
people’s quality of life’. With this in mind, the company, which earns its funds by selling lottery tickets, has expressed gratitude to cosmetics supplier, Fridda Dorsch Laboratories, for introducing Braille to their product labels.
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T is occasionally asked, what do you miss about Britain. True, Spain is behind on internet communications. Britain for me was highly satisfactory, so I miss cheap, efficient phone and online services. Otherwise there is a smoother flowing bureaucracy in Britain compared to papershuffling Spain. Whenever I sort something out with a UK government department, I find staff patient and helpful. Friends who have property interests in both Spain and the UK say Spain by comparison is their worst nightmare. When working in real estate, some nervous clients, before deciding to buy would mutter they would first do a little research. I pitied them. I know people who have been resident here for more than 30 years; they have run businesses and brought up their kids here. They still can’t figure it out. Winston Churchill in 1939, described the Soviet Union as ‘a riddle, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma’. He might as easily be talking of Spanish bureaucracy.
Mike Walsh vwww.michaelwalsh.es Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio.
It is not Spain’s mindnumbing official procedures I find so tedious; it is that no one seems to know their *** from their elbow. Harassed clerks are powerless. If it says you jump through hoops you jump; there doesn’t have to be a reason. There is a reason actually. Think of the saying, ‘a camel is a horse designed by a committee’ and all becomes clear. Here, no one goes back to the drawing board. Faceless unelected jobsworths have little to do but tinker with rules and regulations. Someone thinks up a bright idea and slips it in. They haven’t the wit to see it impacts on related issues; anarchy results and everything comes grinding to a halt.
PAPERWORK: In Spain, bureaucracy is baffling. I recall their deciding that when buying property you personally present yourself at
dawn to some grim back street office. That’ll encourage Russia’s wealthy investors;
there was a quick back-track on that idiocy. A friend, now working in the UK, wrote to her bank to close her account. They didn’t of course. Asked to sort it, I called in. Without batting an eyelid the bank’s clerk told me my friend has to personally visit her Spanish bank. In another case, whatever papers my friend presented for his padron, it was never enough. One day that clerk was absent and he got his padron without many of the previously ‘essential’ documents. Social networking forums are a god-send, especially for expats trying to figure a way through a confusing maze. Here is a real enigma, Mr Churchill. Ask a forum’s well informed audience one question and you will get 10 different answers; unnervingly most of them are right. This is because, as my translator says, much depends on the clerk’s mood that day as to whether a piece of paperwork is necessary. Just smile and cross your fingers. Good luck!
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5:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm You've Been Scammed 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors. 3:15pm Escape to the Country
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Regional News 4:05pm Deadly 60 4:20pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:35pm Prank Patrol Down Under 5:00pm Copycats 5:30pm Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Food Factory 9:00pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 9:30pm Panorama Britain's Biggest Waste Dumpers. 10:00pm Blackout 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Usain Bolt - The Fastest Man Alive 12:35am Life 2:20am Weatherview 2:25am Coast 3:25am Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:10am Great British Railway Journeys 4:40am Great British Menu 5:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 5:10am Lip Service 8:00pm British Olympic Dreams 8:30pm British Olympic Dreams 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Is Football Racist? 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Is Football Racist? 2:30am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 3:00am Coming Here Soon 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride 5:00am British Olympic Dreams 5:30am British Olympic Dreams
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5:20am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain. 6:10am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather. 3:00pm Drive to Buy
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12:20am The World's Most Dangerous Roads 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:00am 3, 2, 1 Go!: Key Stage 1
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Britain's Lost World 9:30pm Micro Worlds 10:00pm The Story of Toilets 11:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 12:00am Guts: The Strange and Mysterious World of the Human Stomach 1:00am Micro Worlds 1:30am Britain's Lost World 2:30am Rupture: Living with a Broken Brain 3:40am The Story of Toilets
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5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Grudge Match 6:25am Countdown 7:10am Sali Mali 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:35am According to Jim 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Undercover Boss USA 11:00am Four Rooms 12:00pm You Deserve This House 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Gok Cooks Chinese 2:05pm River Cottage Bites 2:20pm 40 Guns to Apache Pass
7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 8:55am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Milkshake! Show Songs 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist
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4:15pm Rosamunde Pilcher's Autumn Drama following the fortunes of a wealthy family. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in South Yorkshire. 9:00pm Inside the Mind of Ian Brady Documentary on the psychology of notorious Moors Murderer Ian Brady. 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Walking Dead
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12:05am Coming Up 12:40am The Odyssey 1:15am Random Acts 1:20am Embarrassing Bodies 2:20am The Good Wife 3:00am The Good Wife 3:45am The Big C 4:15am The Big C 4:45am Southland 5:25am St. Elsewhere
12:00am Candyman: Day of the Dead 1:45am Forensic Files 2:15am Super Casino 5:00am Nick's Quest 5:25am Wildlife SOS 5:45am Wildlife SOS
Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am Dream Lives for Sale 6:10am Liza and Huey's Pet Nation 7:00am Crash Test Dummies 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 10:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Best of Oops TV 1:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 2:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
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MUSCOVY ducks have inspired Helen Kendall Smith to write a series of children’s books capturing the magic of these amusing creatures. The stars are Helen’s own ducks, whose antics she has captured on camera. These photographs are the key element, telling in pictures and rhymes how these quirky characters spend their days. “The Muscovy is the total
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) As you are in the middle of a plan, it would be a shame to stop now. Yes, I realise that you have given it lots of time and thought. Even so, the events midweek bring a new perspective. Your involvement in something entirely different may be brought to bear on your current situation. Killing two birds with one stone comes to mind.Be efficient by approaching the problem from a novel angle.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something has come to your attention and, quite frankly, you donʼt understand what is going on. It is possible that, if you donʼt react, the situation will just go away. Equally, you may want to influence the outcome and fear that it will not be to your advantage. That is fine so long as you really do try and get all the facts first.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You seem to be in a ʻploddingʼ situation that is starting to cause you some irritation. That is all that it is though, irritation. See it as a big dilemma and it throws up all sorts of anxieties. Letʼs not go there. I am sure that there are lots of things that your mind and body can work on while you wait.
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: You are not so much in the mood to be practical are you? A lot is going on that you are really happy about but you do not seek perfection. Be aware that if no one seeks it then it will cease to exist for appreciation. Do your part in the months ahead to improve your own lot.
You are being shown a great deal of affection which may be taken for granted. Even you are capable of putting peopleʼs backs up. As you dislike making enemies, I suggest that
opposite of the classic tale about an ugly duckling turning into a beautiful bird,” says Helen. “They are beautiful ducklings which develop into large birds, with red lumps on their faces.” The aim of Muscovy Mansion is
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Don't ask a question unless you want to be told the truth this weekend. Go on, youʼre a big person and you can take it. How can you not go ahead having come this far? Of course, you could change your mind and just walk away.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)
As you try to control someone elseʼs life, it could be that your own is slipping past you. Have you recently given up on a relationship or job that you dearly would have loved?
By deciding now that you will not rise to the bait on a certain matter you are taking the best option. Much as you would like to confront someone head on, it is possible that this is just what they want you to do. Be a little bit canny here.
Sometimes you wonder why people make promises when they find them so hard to keep. However, losing your temper with someone midweek will not help at all because the person you are dealing with is not very sensitive. Patience will pay off and, by the weekend, a weight will have been lifted from your mind.
Are you still in a very positive frame of mind? Okay, then. It is time to decide what is to be done about that problem. If you really canʼt see a way round this then seek help. Even if you donʼt agree with the reply, you will feel that you have made a step in the right direction.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
Just joking An elderly couple were watching TV when the husband started thinking about death. “Honey”, he said to his wife, “I want you to promise me, that if there comes a time when I am dependent on machines and bottled fluid, you’ll put an end to it.” “No problem” she replied, and got up and poured his beer down the drain.
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Itʼs not so difficult this week to get exactly what you want. Being sure is another matter, however. There are plenty of people who will cast doubts on where you are going and what you are aiming for. What do they know? Be guided by facts this week, certainly not by the opinions of others.
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aper, gape, harp, heap, help, leap, page, pale, pare, part, pate, path, peal, pear, peat, peel, peer, pelt, pert, phat, plat, plea, prat, rape, rapt, reap, tape, tarp, trap, aleph, apter, gaper, grape, graph, leapt, leper, lepta, pager, paler, pater, pearl, peart, petal, peter, phage, plate, pleat, prate, repel, taper, helper, leaper, palter, parget, pelage, pelter, petrel, plater, repeal, repeat, heeltap, preheat, prelate, TELEGRAPH
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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL UK IRISH LOTTO LOTTERY THUNDERBALL
1. Which nine-letter word means ‘to arrest (someone) for a crime’? 2. Which 10-letter word means ‘to do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity’? 3. Which eight-letter word means ‘a sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves)? 4. Which six-letter word means ‘to cause to cover a wider area’? 5. Which five-letter word means ‘a cruel, wicked and inhuman person’? 6. Which six-letter word means ‘to have in mind as a purpose’? 7. Which six-letter word means ‘to cause to feel resentment or indignation’? 8. Which nine-letter word means ‘to push for something’ or ‘to express a good opinion of’? 9. Which seven-letter word means ‘a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher or public official’? 10. Which nine-letter word means ‘to be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere)’?
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Somehow you seem to be going every which way round a situation but getting nowhere. Rather than burn yourself out and fray your nerves, just stay still. At the end of the day, someone else wants to solve this dilemma as much as you do. When they see that you have stopped bothering, maybe they will start.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
Are you being asked to open your heart? What are you most afraid of about that? On the other hand, what would the rewards be if you did? Sometimes, we have to take a
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Born July 16, 1964, is a Spanish cyclist and considered one of the worldʼs best, having won the Tour de France five years in a row (19911995). Miguel was second-born in a family of five children in Villava, Navarra. At nine years old he rode his first bicycle. When it was stolen two years later, Miguelʼs father bought him a racing bike. At 18, he was the youngest cyclist to win the Spanish amateur national road championship. He earned the nickname ʻMiguelonʼ or ʻBig Miguelʼ due to his 1.88 metre, 80 kilo frame.
chance that others will not let us down or, at least that if they do, they will let us down gently.
you take a little more time with family and loved ones. Perhaps you were recently asked to be part of a group activity but did not have the inclination?
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
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MARTIN, a skilled and ruthless mercenary is on a hunt in the Tasmanian wilderness for a supposedly extinct tiger. His anonymous employer wants the tiger’s genetic material, so Martin poses as a scientist. On his journey he meets a family, whose father has gone missing. While Martin grows closer to the family, he is confronted with unexpected dangers, complicating his fatal mission.
twofold – to help instil in youngsters a love of reading and to show the affection this breed of ducks can inspire. ‘Not a Real Turtle’. This is a hilarious tale of curiosity on the part of the ducks. A large parcel arrives at Muscovy Mansion and they have no idea what it is. What a lovely surprise awaits them when they finally discover what the contents are.
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Move from the start word (GAME) to the end word (BOYS) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
GAME TAME TOME TOMS TOYS BOYS
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 You and I are after Buzz for compost (5) 4 There is a sharp knife is in the ambulance today (6) 9 Club keeps memory in knots (7) 10 Princess cross over the delay taken in adding on an extra room to the palace (5) 11 Predict socialist to hold American capital (4) 12 Lower and leave stranded (3-4) 13 Used to be found in Washington DC (3) 14 If a mother is involved with a criminal group (5) 16 Up to unlit broadcast (5) 18 Games without me will result in idle chit-chat (3) 19 Voluntarily avoid this beaten up RAF bore (7) 20 Reel back with a lascivious look on one's face (4) 23 Places for members to socialise where suits are required? (5) 24 Organised midshipman and a canine for a small boat (7) 25 Get involved with broken spinet (4-2) 26 Get a kick at the end of day from the spoils taken (5) Down 1 Urdu, hmm! Confused? No, boring (7) 2 City made from bits of Meccano (5) 3 Marine mammal left under the ocean (4) 5 A staunch representation of bear's breeches (8) 6 Associate with a regal spouse (7) 7 Tin containing bull meat is a
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
2 Smooth (skin, hair) (5)
8 Sello (Correos) (5)
3 Aplausos (8)
11 Lethal (5) 14 Granos (en la piel) (5) 16 Planchas (utensilios)
5 Búho (3) 6 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 7 Surname (8)
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12 Piece (fragment) (5)
17 Lirio (4)
13 Perdedor (5)
18 Color (6)
14 Sun (3) 15 Aceite (3)
Co d e B r e a ke r pollutant (5) 8 Sleek backing for the under parts in boat-building (5) 13 Support for aquatic recreation? It wreaks havoc! (5-3) 15 In favour of music making a lot of money (7) 17 Confused Clare in New York was a victim of petty theft (7) 18 Keeps a tight hold on one's bags (5) 19 Concentrate on central point (5) 21 Muse of love gets to the centre of the copper atom's heart (5) 22 Ignore cooked buns (4)
26 Apartments (5) 27 Outshine (7) 29 Drench (4) 30 Foundation (5) Down 1 Ring (6) 2 Strong emotion (5) 3 Pose (3) 5 Vacuum (9) 6 Merchandising (7) 7 Generous or forgiving (11) 8 Reluctant (5) 13 Indigestion (9) 17 Maybe (7) 19 Faux pas (5) 21 Except if (6) 24 Snares (5) 28 Weep (3)
Play on Words LITTLE LITTLE LATE LATE
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1. Unscramble the name of a famous British radio and television presenter and actor: LOANS PRISON CASH 2. Unscramble the name of a traditional English dessert (two words): MEETS SON
1 Same (5)
4 Elbow (4)
10 Ear (anatomical) (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across 1 Expected, 5 Plea, 9 Portend, 10 Adore, 11 Dine, 12 Protest, 15 Tester, 16 Enigma, 19 Trolley, 21 Flat, 24 Haven, 25 Scooter, 26 Pill, 27 Pardoned. Down: 1 Expedite, 2 Parents, 3 Crew, 4 Elders, 6 Lions, 7 Awed, 8 Ratting, 13 Telling, 14 Battered, 17 Gelatin, 18 Red sea, 20 Revel, 22 Chap, 23 Bold. QUICK - Across: 1 Cosset, 4 Press, 9 Afterward, 10 Ape, 11 Gaudy, 12 Extreme, 14 Pass, 16 Pest, 21 Entitle, 23 Surge, 24 Rob, 25 Grenadine, 26 Faith, 27 Depend. Down: 1 Change, 2 Satsuma, 3 Early, 5 Rod, 6 Shame, 7 Eager, 8 Fever, 13 Tip, 15 Set, 17 Surmise, 18 Learn, 19 Deter, 20 Legend, 22 Tibia, 23 State, 25 Get.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Eats, 3 Shops, 8 Perhaps, 9 Axe, 10 Niece, 11 Odiar, 12 Ajo, 13 Anillos, 14 Dolls, 15 Este. Down: 1 Esponjas, 2 Terremoto, 4 Historia, 5 Platillos, 6 Baseball, 7 Detrás de.
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1 Flies (insects) (6)
9 Octopus (5)
QUICK Across 1 Unrefined (5) 4 Angled (4) 9 Boat race meeting (7) 10 Keyboard instrument (5) 11 Acquire (3) 12 Brightly coloured (5) 14 Fool (5) 15 Long for (5) 16 Chooses (4) 18 Border (4) 20 Nuisances (5) 22 Concur (5) 23 Smooth glossy fabric (5) 25 In favour of (3)
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (TOWARD) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Samuel Taylor Coldridge (17721834) English poet and co-founder of the Romantic Movement in England.
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents F and 14 represents M, so fill in F every time the figure 7 appears and M every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Cherry Course Endure Enters Leaned Months Nearer Reacts Recede Refuge Rested Resume Severe Steeds Stench Strong Toward (10) Whiten Writer
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Mallow, 2 Rifles, 3 Reader, 4 Rulers, 5 Reeled, 6 Stormy, 7 Clause, 8 Roamed, 9 Labour, 10 Crease, 11 Threat, 12 Rouble, 13 Aflame, 14 Humour, 15 Lemurs, 16 Barons, 17 Arouse, 18 Belief, 19 Smites
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. NICHOLAS PARSONS 2. ETON MESS
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E are creatures of habit we humans. As much as we may like to think of ourselves as being spontaneous or free spirited we are tethered like goats to the everyday. Familiarity Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an does not breed MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently contempt, it teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). breeds security. It is no genetic accident that we return time and time again to the place of our birth. Prehistoric man (and woman) wandered the globe in search of mammoth but they returned, like salmon swimming upstream, to their caves. Even nomadic tribes move as a homogenous lump carrying their homes and the people they love with them. Religion was not embraced as a way to understand the world, but to make it seem safer, more familiar. The rituals of religion some small way we will are habits. I have seen atone for our sins by friends genuflect on contributing to charity or passing churches and yet slinging the odd euro to a have not set foot in the busker. house of God, except for Early man realised that weddings and funerals, religion was the ultimate since their holy habit forming experience communion. The habit of and king and priest alike religion has stuck fast like seized upon the need of God’s glue. Even the most humanity to conform thus atheistic of us believe we controlling subject and are being watched, that in flock with inflexible rules
RITUALS OF RELIGION: It has a calming and subduing effect on people.
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and rigid value systems. Ritual or habit, what difference? It was Karl Marx who wrote that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses,’ I’m sorry Karl but you were wrong, it’s not religion per se but the comfort of familiarity and habit that most religions provide that create a calming, subduing effect on the people. And before you communists get on your high horse, politics too offers its own rituals and habits. Political doctrines are no different in essence to the Bible in their rigid guidelines (although I have to say that Jesus’ ‘rules’ on how to lead a decent life are amongst the most liberal I have read). Stalin used this need to conform to his advantage, of course the threat of Siberia and a violent death added that little extra incentive. Dictators, kings and queens have all understood the need to create habit forming rituals and behaviour in order to keep dissolution in check. Unfortunately, or fortunately for those of us
of a less heroic bent, poets, artists and freedom fighters resent being told how to behave and so form their own ritualistic groups to defeat the despots. Ché Guevara had his own code of conduct as did Nelson Mandela, Rosa Luxemburg, La Pasionaria and Rosa Parks. . Interestingly enough early social reformists in Britain were from the Fabian Society, an organisation structured along similar lines to the Temperance movement, clean living and a healthy spiritual life. Thanks to Annie Besant, a devout exponent of Theosophy (a philosophy of life that encompasses many religions and ideals) young Match girls were finally given the right to a safe workplace and freedom from the debilitating condition known as ‘Phossy Jaw’. Finally, in a nod to feminism, it is widely accepted that the first real trade union action was by the Match girls from the Bryant and May factory in 1988 a full year before the general strike. You go girls!
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A national institution By Robert Bovington THERE are a number of schools of thought as to how the excellent Spanish custom of having a tapa with a drink came about. A popular theory is that the practice started in Sevilla. Something was needed to prevent flies, especially the minute fruit flies, from getting into people’s drinks. The solution was to put a piece of bread on top of the glass to keep out the flies between sips. The idea of balancing an extra morsel of food on top of the bread was then thought of and tapas were born. The word tapa actually means lid or cover in Spanish. Another theory is that small morsels of food were served with a glass of wine to travellers who had stopped briefly at a country inn but who were too rushed to get down from their horse. I prefer the first version; the latter doesn’t ring true. I mean, come on, Spaniards too busy to stop for a meal! No way, especially if it is true that the practice started in Andalucia. Even if the idea of serving a tapa with a drink did actually originate in Andalucía, it is now a national institution. I think it is a delightful custom; a couple of drinks and a few
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DELIGHTFUL CUSTOM: Enjoying drinks and tapas with friends.
tapas is a splendid way of socialising in pleasant company. Some people say that having a tapa
with your drink is not a right; however, it is usually a given, although it does depend on the time of day. I have never been sure whether one should ask or not. Some would say it is bad form. Yet, on a couple of occasions when I have not requested a tapa with my beer, I did not receive one. This, I admit, has not happened too often and is usually when they think I am an English tourist who does not know any better. Locally, I know the best tapas bars and, at most of them, I ask for the tapa of my choice. In some bars you get what you are
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Tapas given which is not good news for the vegetarian if you get a dish of carne con ajillo, meat in garlic sauce. Even if you ask for habas - broad beans you are likely to get pieces of cured ham in it. So, what are the popular tapas? Lomo - loin of pork - is a popular choice. I like boquerones fritos - fried anchovies - which are a bit like whitebait, and the popular Spanish sausages morcilla and chorizo. Other tapas commonly served are: Carne con tomat: Pork in a rich tomato sauce Pinchos: kebabs - normally of spicy pork Calamares: rings of squid normally fried in batter Jamon: Cured ham Aceitunas: Olives Albondigas: Meatballs Ensaladilla rusa: Russian salad, a sort of potato salad Gambas: Prawns Patatas bravas: Fried potato cubes in a spicy tomato sauce Puntillitas: Battered and fried baby squid. Queso: Cheese Tortilla de patatas: Spanish omelette Pulpo a la vinagreta: Small pieces of octopus in a vinaigrette dressing Caracoles: Snails Chipirones: Cuttlefish.
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Life is a beach…
NCE upon a time, we were content with a plastic sun lounger, a Piña Colada, and a good book, but these days - it seems - one does not venture onto the beach without a cabana at some swish club, with Jose booked for a massage in the open air and David Guetta's latest pumping through the sound system. No rubber duckies to disguise the Michelin tyre here and all the spray tan in the world will not save you from the judging stares of Swedish-born Ulrica is a your fellow freelance journalist living in dayMallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is bedders. available on Amazon and iBooks. Nighttime ULRICA MARSHALL clubbing is ulrica @euroweeklynews.com so passé; welcome to the beach club. THE PLACE TO BE SEEN: Enjoy a In the name of serious journalism, I have recently gone deep undercover to sample just moment I succeed in obliterating a few of the hundreds across the my oblique tyre I, too, shall be Peninsula and the islands. All for donning my bikini and raffia you, dear readers. straw cowboy hat at this winning Blue Marlin: Delicious and Ibizan venue. eclectic menu, delectable Marbella Club: A relaxed, yet ambience and full of beautiful elegant club on the beach of this people bronzing and partying to top hotel; with a sumptuous spa top tunes. VIPs and mere at its side, it is easy to while mortals are allowed to tread in away the day here. the same sand, in stark contrast Mood Beach: Surely the to some of the other clubs. The hardest working beach club, with
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cocktail and sunbathe in the most fashionable beach clubs. more events and activities than you could shake a rhythm stick at. Striking distance from Puerto Portals, it is also a lunchtime favourite throughout the year even kids will enjoy this one, as they can pop over to the slide at Kali Beach next door should parental tanning become too tedious. Nassau Beach: The Portixol outpost is a smaller, but welcome
version of its all-encompassing Ibizan sister, which remains a destination beach club. As close as you can get to a Palma beach club, but really more of a glamorous restaurant with a few loungers thrown in for good measure. Nikki Beach: Strictly for those who believe that the credit crunch is a new type of breakfast cereal. It is a great spot to flex
your financial muscles, since even the VIP sections are tiered at this International club. It will no doubt be a huge success, even in the interesting new location of Magalluf. Puro Beach: One of the originals, although lazing in the Balearic sun is often reserved for its Palma hotel guests. Ticks all the boxes, but now faces stiff competition from the many newcomers. Roxy Beach. Not strictly a club, but it has an enchanted position on Playa Portals and the loungers are available with even the smallest bar order. A bit like 'Cheers' on the rocks - friendly faces and everybody knows your name. Just keep it a secret! Still loathe to splash out a bundle on the beach? How about opening your own little beach-, pool-or paddle-pool club? Dump a truck full of sand in your garden, stick your iPod in the dock and roll out those plastic sunloungers, then charge your friends an obscene amount of money for your efforts. Make the most of it, though, as they are unlikely to come again - even if you throw in a Piña Colada.
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ULY is now hot for all and very, very hot for some. Plants, like humans and pets, are perspiring unless precautions are taken. And plants have one other summer problem, unique to themselves. The soil or compost in which they are planted, especially in containers, can dry out in a day if in full sun. But despite that, many container gardens on apartment terraces, balconies and window sills are thriving, as are shady patio gardens. The other day we visited the south-facing colourful and productive apartment terrace of a friend who obtained a copy of our cerebral book Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style. The terrace was a mass of colour and perfume and summer vegetables and herbs could be eaten daily and cooling infusions drunk. Fortunately the friend had taken to heart the advice we emphasised in the book including the seasonal calendar included for the summer that summarises what needs doing to get the best out of flowering plants, evergreen plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables and gives ideas for timely projects. We extract some of the highlights for readers. Flowering plants – Many can be grown if you select according to their planned placement in full
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sun, semi-shade and shade. A good illustrated selection is included in the book. 1. Use the blind to shelter plants from the hot sun except for those that love the sun such as succulents and cacti. 2. Double or even treble watering compared to June. 3. Deadhead as flowers die to stimulate follow on flowering buds and flowers. 4. Mist spray plants in the early evening.
5. Watch out for pest and fungi problems and spray ecologically as soon as anything unwanted appears. The aforementioned book includes eco solutions for the pest problems you are likely to meet. Evergreen plants 1. Mist spray leaves fortnightly and clean leaves with a beer and milk solution monthly. 2. Watch out for mealy bugs and scale and treat ASAP. 3. Watch out for drooping and falling leaves that could indicate under watering. (c) Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain.com
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Albox RBL raise funds THE Albox Branch of The Royal British Legion held its latest summer bazaar to raise money for ex and current national armed forces. The restaurant was filled with 20 stalls and overflowing at times with members, guests and the general public. The Tombola stall was particularly popular which was run by David & Jean Rham and their helpers. The stunning topical Jubilee theme cake stall that was decorated and run by
Sandra Evans and Marie Craig raised a whopping €153.40. To add to this delightful and bubbly event there were other stalls that vied for attention. Each stall paid just €5 for their space and the grand total raised for the Poppy Appeal was an amazing €420.86. Thanks go to Bob Cowan and his team for arranging the event and setting out the room. Also worthy of note is Poppy Coordinator Jeff Hanson whose stall raised €87.
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Mojacar, Sundays 11am. The venue is located at the Red Cross roundabout opposite the pharmacy on Mojacar Playa. See www.living waterchurchmojacar.com or call 950 618 814.
• ALBOX COMMUNITY CHURCH Sundays 11am in Christian Centre. Call 950 064 402 or see www.ftk-spain.net.
• CARERS SUPPORT G R O U P M o j a c a r, 1 1 a m a t Tu r r e E v a n g e l i c a l C h u r c h . Snacks, coffee and tea provided. Almeria Angels present to give help and support. Call 950 472 822 or 677 683 385.
• ANTAS CHURCH Jauro village meet second and fourth Sunday of month in the community room by the village church at 11am, followed by coffee. 950 092 091 or www.antaschurch.com.
• ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS Albox Information Centre and Library 10am–1pm. 636 918 942 or www.almanzoragof.org.
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• R B L Albox meet the first Thursday of the month for a coffee morning at 10.30am and the third Thursday of the month for their Branch Meeting at 11am, both at La Parrilla Restaurant. Call 630 562 618.
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• RBL Mojacar meets at 11.30am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Artisan Centre situated at the base of the pueblo. Call 950 473 025.
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• RBL Zurgena and District meet the first Thursday of the month at 11am at Latinos Bar in La Alfoquia. Call 690 958 844 or email: aligard57@ hotmail.com.
• MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB – Monday and Wednesday, 7pm in Torre – 950 437 100. • REGENCY POOL LEAGUE Albox – three-man teams – Call 968 006 149.
• ROYAL ACADEMY OF D A N C E B A L L E T Vera: Call 950 453 681.
• DAMES IN SPAIN, Mojacar meet third Monday of month at the New Kimrick, 11am.
• NEW VICTORY CHURCH Sundays 11am at Avda Guillermo Reynar, Huercal Overa. • TURRE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, near the top of Avenida de Almeria,
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Tuesday • ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS: Information Centre and Library in Albox from 10am to 1pm. Call 636 918 942 or visit the website www.almanzoragof.org. • RBL Roquetas meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3pm at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio. Call 950 333 243.
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on Sundays at 10.30am - 950 617 549 or www.turrechurch.com. On Fridays there is a Mums and Toddlers group 10am-12pm. 950 452 885/950 956 171. • CHURCH OF ENGLAND: Mojacar Eucharist Sunday 11am; Albox Evensong second Sunday in month 6pm; Roquetas Eucharist third Thursday in month 11.30am. Priest 950 478 432; Warden 950 478 066; www.mojacarchurch.org .
10.30am–1pm. All welcome. Call 667 702 774.
Saturday evenings in front of ELC in Vera.
• ALBOX FISHING CLUB meet fortnightly at The Bar Wassy. Call Squidly Sid 634 313 650. • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB: Call 950 437 100.
• APSA Animal Charity in Almanzora Valley needs dog beds, bedding and blankets. www. apsa.org.es or please call: 663 762 642.
• LIVING ALONE IN SPAIN? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojacar area. Call 667 303 788.
• BOAT MODEL BUILDING GROUP in Los Alcazares: Call 968 170 870 or email davidlees66@hotmail.com.
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•ROSE SINGERS, Mojacar, welcome enquiries from top sopranos. 667 275 614.
•ARTISAN NIGHT MARKET in Vera Playa in front of the Zimbali Hotel open every night from 8pm until the first week of September. •BOOK FAIR Friday
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• CLUB TAURINO Mojacar is a non-profit making social club for people interested in making friends and learning Spanish culture. Call 950 475 261 or www.club-taurino-mojacar.com.
• MACS Mojacar Cancer Support Group: Helpline 634 656 555; General enquiries please call: 607 598 470; or send an email: macscancer support@live.co.uk; visit the website: www. macscancersupport.com. • RBL Zurgena and District Branch offers members meetings, crib nights, coffee mornings, quiz and buffet nights, etc. See w w w. b r i t i s h l e g i o n . o r g . u k / branches/zurgena for more details. • THE VOICES OF ALMANZORA Albox: New members always welcome to join. Call 950 432 333. • THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION meets throughout the week: www.britishlegion.org.uk /counties/spain-north/ branches. • WANTED: Dog beds, old bedding and blankets for the Animal Charity APSA in Almanzora Valley. APSA shop call 663 762 642 - www. apsa.org.es. • PAWS CORNER, Main shop 10.30am-1.30pm Tues, Wed, Thursday, Fri and Sat. Boutique: 10.30am-1.30pm Thurs, Friday and Sat call 627 819 512.
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The ICP SWITCH What it really means to you and what you should expect.
It is customary to be notified by the grid company if you are on the list and normally, you would be given 30 days to do something about it. This custom seems to have fallen by the wayside and now, people are seeing the increase in “potencia” charges suddenly appear on their bills.
Roughly translated, ICP stands for “a way to generate more money from consumers”.
If your bills compared to last year seem to have doubled, it may be you are already being penalised for not having the ICP switch.
A Royal Decree was passed in 2008 making it law for every household and business to have one, but what does it do? More importantly, if we don’t get one, what happens? The ICP limits the amount of electricity you use at any moment and ensures you do not use more than the contracted capacity. If your supply is 5.5 kilowatts for example, having an ICP stops you using more than this at the same time and the result if you do? Your power supply trips out – like it used to a few years ago when you boiled a kettle at the same time as using the microwave. Make no mistake, this law was introduced so that those who did not have one could be penalised by doubling the standing charges which in turn, would increase the electricity tax and IVA payable. And those who had one but the contracted supply was not enough, would upgrade their supply thus pushing up the standing charges. Making a “damned if you do – damned if you don’t” situation.
Those with a supply of 3.3 kilowatts would see their charge increasing to 10 kilowatts and those with 5.5 kilowatts would be charged as if they had 20 kilowatts! Considering most new properties in Spain come standard with 5.5 kilowatts you can begin to see the bigger picture and why this is an excellent way to create addition income without actually providing an additional service.
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So, let’s look at the various scenarios: 1. You don’t have an ICP and you are not being penalised In this case it would be prudent to have an ICP preinstalled by a qualified electrician and wait until you a) receive a letter ordering installation or b) notice a penalty on your bill. You can expect to pay anywhere between €60 – 90 for the installation depending if there is room in your fuse box or an additional box is needed to house the switch. Of course, you can wait until you are ordered to get one before you go to the expense but then time will be against you. 2. You have an ICP but it is not sealed (thin wire with a lead seal) Excellent news, it means someone has had the foresight to install one previously and it would be a simple case of requesting the grid company to inspect it and seal it to either avoid the penalty or, remove it from your bill if you are being penalised already. 3. You have an ICP, it is sealed but you are still being penalised Unfortunately, this happens all too often and means there is no record at the grid company of an inspection of the unit. It would mean requesting an urgent inspection to rectify the matter. Rebate of penalty payments? You know the answer to that one already. 4. Your ICP is connected, inspected and sealed but your supply keeps tripping This will happen in a lot of cases because the average contracted supply is not sufficient to service the needs of people with pool pumps, water heaters and the other many items that the modern household now
have and without the ICP, take for granted can be ran at the same time. The only way to overcome this issue is to increase the potencia. This will involve contracting a qualified electrician to obtain a Boletin from the grid company. An inspection is made of your electrical installation to ensure the wiring is able to handle the addition load. Once you have paid no small amount for this, your contracted supply will be charged at a higher rate reflecting the revised monthly standing charge.
Guidance and Assistance Help is at hand in the form of Iberswitch SL, whichever of these examples applies to you, they will advise and guide you through the minefield and if you wish, will take the responsibility of communicating with the electricity company out of your hands completely. For a minimal one-off charge of €20 (existing Iberswitch clients pay just €10) they will hold the necessary application for the inspection of the ICP unit and make the request at the appropriate time. This means, when you receive the notification to install or, when you notice the penalty being applied, it takes a simple telephone call to Iberswitch and they will take over. If you are worried you may already be paying too much on your electricity bill either because of the ICP or in general, give them a call and they will offer free advice how you can make reductions to your annual outgoings. Give Iberswitch a call on: 950 930 515
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Attention games achieve results H
OW many times have you been sat down, intent upon a programme or news bulletin on the television, when suddenly your arm is forced in the air by your dog wanting to be stroked? In most cases we respond immediately, partly because if we don’t, we know that the dog will persevere and interrupt our viewing, and partly because we don’t want the dog to think that we don’t want to show him any affection. If truth were known, we are flattered by the display of affection that the dog has shown us. What is actually happening is the dog has decided WHO is going to stroke him or her, WHEN they will get stroked, and HOW LONG the interaction will go on for. If you called your dog over to you during the evening, it is quite possible that you would get a look, a stretch and a groan, but other than that no other response. You smile and probably take the view that you let sleeping dogs lie.
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STROKE ME: A nudge on the arm gets the desired attention.
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Sport for all at aquathlon GARRUCHA’S eighth annual aquathlon is on July 29. You do not have to be a professional athlete to participate. Sign-up at: inscripciones.fatriatlon @gmail.com
School works THE Junta de Andalucia has allocated more than €700,000 to the Jaroso High School, Cuevas de Almanzora, for rehabilitation works. The work will improve toilets, and build a new gymnasium.
Playing music ON Saturday July 28 at 8pm in the Church of Bedar the Band of Bedar, ‘Ben Beder’, will be performing a concert to support charity MACS.
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Fined for breaking rubbish sanitation laws Litter report – By Tony Matthews DURING the first six months of 2012, the town hall in VelezMalaga, east of Malaga City, issued
more than 425 fines to various people, businesses, and companies, for breaking rubbish and sanitation laws in the area. Effectively, there are dates in
place when ‘large’ unwanted items, etc, will be collected by council vehicles, but certain people (no names) abused this order and dumped their unwanted
Motorcross biker is set for more stunts STUNT rider Greg Rowbottom of Los Gallardos has said that he isn’t leaving supercross and motorcross. He’s simply decided to take freestyle and stunts to a more serious level. Rowbottom, 22, who moved to Spain with his family when he was nine is aware that times are hard. He said he has always loved freestyle and that hopefully his determination, skill and good contacts will enable him to make a living doing what he loves most.
IN ACTION: Greg Rowbottom is now taking his stunts more seriously.
trash/rubbish/litter, several days, sometimes weeks, before the scheduled date(s) and have now paid the penalty for their ‘crime’ of becoming litter louts! If this sort of thing can be done in Malaga Province why, oh why, can’t other local town halls in Mojacar, Turre, Garrucha and Vera (to name just four) do the same sort of thing? I’ve now been trying – with helpers – to ‘clean up’ a 20km radius of Mojacar over the last nine months or so. Some places, I know, look ten times smarter, a lot cleaner and litter-free, than they did back in September 2011 but sadly, and disappointingly, there are others that have gone back to the bad old days Jessica Simpson, elected councillor for the opposition party ‘Mojacar Positiva Se Mueve’ has arranged for scores of posters to be placed near beach bars asking locals and tourists alike to ‘Leave only your footprints, not rubbish or cigarette ends’ when they leave the beach or other locations.
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Valle Del Este Golf JUST look at the scores again this week with plenty of sunshine the golfers are not suffering from the heat or that sad
disease. Tuesday we had a team game where we played the waltz and the winners were Bob Mearing Ann Miles and Ray Mc Hale with a great score of 81pts. Friday and our monthly medal comp Winner Alan Hewitt (hcp8) with a nett score 70 2nd Peter Denham (hcp19) nett score 70 3rd Bill Churchill (hcp20) nett score 71 Nearest the pins Colin Thistlewood guest and Ray Mc Hale. SEASIDE: Children having swimming lessons. Quote: Golf is an awkward set of bodily contortions designed to CHILDREN aged seven and up took part in canoeing produce a graceful result. and swimming courses this week in the Garrucha sea. Enjoy your golf at Valle The courses were run by the town hall. del Este.
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WIMBLEDON – Congratulations to the brilliant Roger Federer (the world’s number one tennis player) who equalled Pete Sampras’s record of seven Wimbledon singles titles by beating gutsy Andy Murray in four sets. The durable Scot – the first Brit since Bunny Austin in 1938 to reach the men’s final – had the whole nation behind him, but it was the Swiss magician who had all the tricks and stole the show. Said former champion Boris Becker: “Andy gave his all and there’s no doubt he’ll be back.” Also, I say well done to aceserving genius Serena Williams, who defeated Poland’s first-ever finalist, Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth women’s title (her 14th Grand Slam victory). That’s 10 Wimbledon singles titles overall for Serena and sister Venus, and for the record the Williams girls also won the 2012 women’s doubles. Wild-card Y OF WENN.
A RECORD 199 nations took part in the 2000 Games in Australia (it would have been 200, but the IOOC banned Afghanistan). A total of 10,651 athletes (6,582 men, 4,069 women) participated in 300 events, covering 28 sports. Stars of the show were home favourites Cathy Freeman who won the women’s 400m gold and champion swimmer Ian Thorpe; female cyclist Zijaard von Moorsel who set new Olympic and world records, the Cameroon football team who beat Spain 5-3 on penalties to clinch gold and GB rower Steve Redgrave who joined the elite band of athletes to win a gold medal at five different Olympics. The USA topped the medals chart with 92 (37 gold); Russia collected 88, China 59, Australia 58. GB 28 and Spain, with 326 participants, gained 11.
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King Roger, Super Serena, Mighty Mark DID YOU KNOW?
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entrants Jonny Marray (GB) and Freddy Nielsen (Denmark) collected £135,000 each by sensationally winning the men’s doubles. Marray is the first ‘Brit’ to claim this title since 1936. On Saturday, an expected 40,000 crowd will attend an exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu Stadium. Right now, the record attendance at a tennis match is 35,681, for the Kim ClijstersSerena Williams ‘challenge’ in Brussels in June 2010.
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CHAMPION: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon title for the seventh time.
• Ex-England cricketer Chris Old who helped Ian Botham and Co. win the Ashes in 1981, is now earning £6 per hour as a Sainsbury’s check-out operator in Truro, Cornwall. • Chelsea’s last 10 managers have all been ‘foreigners’… Gullit, Vialli, Ranieri, Mourinho, Grant, Scolari, Hiddinck, Ancelotti, Villa-Boas and Di Matteo.
MOTORSPORT – Around 120,000 spectators saw Mark Webber win in the British GP; Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel were second and third.
FOOTBALL – Andre VillasBoas is only the second man to manage both Chelsea and Spurs (Glenn Hoddle was the first). • Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup winning shirt is on show at the National football Museum which opened in Manchester last week • Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has named former club legend Alan Curtis as senior coach • WBA manager Steve Clarke’s backroom staff includes two exWolves players, Keith Downing and Kevin Keen • Former Spurs and Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate has rejoined Middlesbrough • Robin van Persie could leave Arsenal LONDON OLYMPICS – The opening ceremony takes place on Friday July 27 with the first events following 24 hours later with archery, beach volleyball (the women’s competition is a sell-out!), football (Ryan Giggs will captain team GB), artistic gymnastics, judo, road cycling, rowing and swimming.
Simultaneously, Dani Pedrosa won the German MotoGP, ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso after Casey Stoner came off on the last lap when challenging for second place. CRICKET – Alastair Cook’s inform England (9 wins on the bounce) powered past Australia in the ODI series – say no more. Bring on the Ashes! Ex-England batsman Mark Ramprakash has retired, aged 42. He played 905 games for Middlesex and Surrey (19872012), appeared in 52 Tests and 18 one-day internationals, scored over 91,500 runs, including 114 first-class centuries (taking him up to sixth in the all-time list for most tons, and only one fewer than the great Don Bradman), topped the 1,000-run mark in 20 seasons and over 2,000 on three occasions. His batting average was 53.14. He won precious few club honours as a cricketer but he did win the TV’s, Strictly Come Dancing!
Athens, 2004 IT cost the Greek government €10b to stage the games (70,000 police officers were used). A record 201 nations took part as 10,625 athletes entered 301 events covering 28 sports. GB’s Kelly Holmes won the 800m and 1,500m track double but world record holder Paula Radcliffe crashed out of the marathon, leaving Mizuki Noguchi to win gold.
When leading in the men’s marathon, Brazil’s Vanderli de Lima was attacked by Irish priest Cornelius Horan and dragged into the crowd. De Lima recovered to take bronze. China’s Liu Xiang equalled Colin Jackson’s world record by winning the 110m hurdles. El Guerrouj won the 1,500m and 5,000 double, the first man to claim this feat since 1924. USA women’s 4x200m
swimmers won gold by smashing Germany’s 1987 world record. Germany’s Birgit Fischer became the first woman to win gold at six different Olympics. Swimmer Michael Phelps became the first Olympian to win eight medals in non-boycotted Games. USA won most medals (103, 35 gold); Russia gained 92, China 63 and GB 31. Next week: Beijing, 2008