Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 17 - 23 April 2014 Issue 1502

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Rafting season THE rafting season has begun this week with the canoes and kayaks making their return to the River Genil in Malaga. This year’s many routes all end in the Cuevas Bajas.

Fire works THE works on the access road to what will be the new fire station in Nerja are now finished and work on the station itself can begin.

Virgin medal THE mayor of Almuñecar has bestowed the medal of the town on the Virgen de los Dolores to mark the 60th anniversary of the Guild of the Virgin of Dolores.

Easter schedule TIMETABLES and itineraries for the Easter celebrations can be picked up from local town halls at the tourism offices.

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Nerja to star in UK TV property show CHANNEL 4 is making a return visit to Nerja to film a new episode of ‘A Place in the Sun: Home or Away’. The Channel 4 team visited Nerja at the end of September 2013 to film an episode for the same series, which aims to find homes for British people who want to move to sunnier climes. As well as property, the programme also shows the prospective buyers different aspects of the locality including beaches, local monuments and other points of interest. On this occasion the team is visiting during Easter and, as such, the council has given them all the relevant information of how to get

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around during the week’s many processions. The programme, in its eighth

season, has a huge UK audience and will boost Nerja’s reputation as a great place to live in the sun.

Youth council in Rincon

School holidays

A SPECIAL plenary session at Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall saw 24 youths from local high schools participate directly in the debate, while another group watched from the public gallery. The principal objective of this ‘youth session’ was to discuss matters of interest to the young, including bike lanes and sports installations. The secondary aim was for the youth of the area to gain first-hand experience of how local government and politics work and to familiarise them with the way in which ideas can become by-laws. Other matters raised by the young participants included the price of bus tickets, street lighting and the municipal library.

MORE than 50 students from local high schools in Almuñecar and La Herradura will be making the most of the Easter break and going on educational trips this week. The Almuñecar and Puerta del Mar high schools are making a tour of Italy, with stops in Rome, Sienna, Florence and Venice. La Herradura high school will go on a Mediterranean cruise stopping in many cities including Palma de Mallorca and Corsica.

THE courts have ruled in favour of the Irrigation Associations of the Rio Verde area, and decided that the agreements made with Almuñecar Golf and Supal 2000 should be annulled. The decision, in favour of the local farmers against the golf course, was a great relief for all concerned, as they will now have enough water to last through the summer.

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HOLY WEEK: Banderas is back in Malaga to take part in the processions.

A Holy Easter for Antonio Banderas

HOLLYWOOD actor Antonio Banderas is visiting Spain for Semana Santa. Banderas is in his home town of Malaga, where he says he can take a break from the whirlpool of making four films this year and just enjoy some downtime. As in previous years, Banderas is actively participating in the Holy Week events. However,

this year, the actor is without his American wife, actress Melanie Griffith, and his children. On Sunday the actor marched in the local procession honouring the Virgin Mary, which started out at Malaga’s San Juan church. This year the actor is acting as the administrator, the person tasked with guiding the Virgin’s throne

through the city during the parade. Banderas said that even when he isn’t visiting his homeland he spends a lot of time following daily events in the country. He told onlookers: “I’m paying attention to you guys.” And commenting on the economic crisis, he said that “there’ve been some very tough years” in Spain.

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Motril drugs TWO sales points, in the same building, were closed down and three people were detained for possession of marijuana in Motril; police also confiscated €1,755 in cash.

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€200,000 in four shops in month AN organised crime band has been unrelentingly hitting perfume shops in Velez-Malaga and Rincon de la Victoria. They have managed to get away with items to the value of €200,000 in only one month. All the robberies have the same hallmark: several men wearing balaclava helmets cave in the shop-window with sledge hammers and take everything they can get their hands on - they specialise in perfume shops. The first of these robberies happened in late February when, in less than five minutes, they

got away with €60,000 worth of perfume and handbags in a shop in Antequera. The other three robberies happened just days apart in Velez-Malaga, where they got away with €30,000 worth in just three minutes, and Rincon de la Victoria where they hit two different establishments. Police spokespeople have commented that it is very difficult to catch them as they only spend minutes in the different shops they target and by the time the police arrive, the thieves are long gone. PHOTO: Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com

Torrenueva Masterchef RESIDENTS of Torrenueva were glued to the TV on Wednesday to watch Cristobal Gomez, son of a local restaurateur, as he participated in the popular Masterchef programme.

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67 countries RETIRED Motril lawyer, Kandy Garcia Santos, has been going round the world since retiring 14 years ago, she now has 67 countries in her backpack. Cruise season THE cruise season opened in Granada with the arrival of the Ms Prinsendam which brought more than 30,000 people to the locality. Pink tide RINCON de la Victoria hosted the solidarity race in aid of cancer sufferers last weekend; around 700 people took part and €4,200 was raised to help families and victims alike. 1,500 folders LOCAL authorities have put 1,500 folders of poems by local poet Joaquin Lobato on sale; the folders contain 18 sheets of poetry and the €10 price will go towards social services in Velez-Malaga Cave experience THE caves of Nerja and the University of Cordoba have reached an agreement for four students to do their work experience in the museum attached to the caves. Train promotion VELEZ-MALAGA is advertising its Easter celebrations in several AVE stations along the Madrid - Cordoba route; 28 posters have gone up detailing the festivities.

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PRIL 23 is Saint George’s Day, the National Day of England, as well as having been declared by UNESCO International Day of the Book. This is because April 23, 1616 was the date of the death of English playwright William Shakespeare and the birth of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. In Cataluña, books have an even more important role in celebrations, as it is customary for sweethearts to exchange books on what is known as ‘La Diada de Sant Jordi.’ The day is also known as ‘Dia de la Rosa’ (Day of the Rose) or ‘Dia del Llibre’ (Day of the book). Since Medieval times, men gave roses to their lovers to mark this day, and in return, women would give them books. The saying went “a rose for love and a book forever.” With Barcelona being the publishing capital of

Quote of the Week Let’s see, erm... Measures to create employment? Well the truth is that something really strange happened to me, I wrote down the solution but I can’t read my own writing.” Mariano Rajoy on being asked what he was planning to do about the unemployment situation.

ST GEORGE’S DAY: The National Day of England is shared by UNESCO International Day of the Book. Spain, it is not surprising that in the 1920s, the tradition of giving books began to be promoted in a big way. In Barcelona’s most visited street, La Rambla, and all over Cataluña, thousands of stalls selling roses and books are set up for the occasion and some four million roses and 800,000 books are purchased on that day alone. This is almost half of the total book sales for a year in Cataluña. The colour of the roses has also gained importance, as different colours are said to signify different feelings, such as love, friendship, happiness, etc.

Number of the week the amount of money spent per €505 isweek by the average European

tourist in Spain according to a Skyscanner survey; this includes flight, hotel, meals out and entertainment.

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Pixel Theory

THE sci-fi film, Pixel Theory, which was partly filmed in Almuñecar, was shown at the Casa de la Cultura on Saturday with two of the film’s directors in attendance.

Nazarene market CALAHONDA is hosting a Nazarene market during Easter; there will be falconry exhibitions as well as many stalls selling artisanal products.

Alcampo donate SUPERMARKET chain Alcampo will donate €11,500, in goods and services, to the town of Motril over the course of the year; this donation forms part of their corporate responsibility programme.

Drugs bust THREE people were detained for possession of hashish when they failed to stop at a Salobreña traffic control; the driver of the car was wanted by the police for previous crimes.

€17m for A-7 THE ministry of Development has adjudicated a €17 million contract to construction giants FCC for the completion of the A-7 road through Granada Province.

Rules Bridge THE Rules Bridge is to be opened in both directions for Easter, in order to avoid traffic congestion, and closed again in May.

And finally... Cheating husbands are fuelling the building boom in China; dormitory towns of concubines are springing up across southern China to cater to Hong Kong businessmen’s mistresses.

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17,400 requests THE Andalucia unemployment office, or SAE, which opened in Velez-Malaga last Monday has already received 17,400 requests for work from the Axarquia area.

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Eight years for cannabis haul TWO men have been sentenced to a total of eight years in prison, for smuggling 639 kilos of cannabis into the Nerja area. They each received four years. As well as the prison sentence, they have received a fine of €1 million with subsidiary liability, meaning that if

one doesn’t pay, then the other has to. There is a period of only 40 days grace. The courts found that the two men, both from Malaga, were guilty of transporting the haul in a boat belonging to one of them and trying to land the drugs in the locality of Cañuelo.

A total of 17 bales and three sacks were found to contain cannabis weighing 639,45 kilos. The drug has a total street-value of around €1 million. The two have been sentenced for crimes against public health with a non-lethal substance. The men did not contest the ruling.

Tapas app D’TAPAS is a new app brought out by two enterprising Nerja locals, which will guide the visitor round the best tapas bars in the town.

Cinematic THE Nerja Parador Hotel is offering guests a cinematic experience with guided routes around all the most filmed places in the town.

MAYOR AND RECTOR: Signing for culture and science.

Uni and council collaboration THE University of Granada and Almuñecar Council have signed an agreement for the two bodies to collaborate on the cultural and scientific dissemination of news to come out of the region. The first instance of this will be the ‘Andres Segovia’ classical guitar competition in Almuñecar, to which the university has agreed to ‘lend’ their orchestra for the final stages of the competition. Almuñecar Town Council hosted the signing of the agreement by the mayor, Trinidad Herrera and the rector of the university, Francisco Gonzalez Lodeiro. The objective of the agreement is to bring any cultural or scientific events to the attention of the residents of the area. The council has agreed to host the events and put out press releases, while the university has agreed to offer the projects to the locality. Herrera has commented that these projects favour the area, bringing more culture to residents. This agreement will regulate all the cultural events in the area, as well as any scientific investigations which take place in the locality.

Help protect animals in Rincon PLEASE help us by fostering a dog. While some people are reluctant to have a dog on a permanent basis, have you ever thought about fostering a dog until a new home can be found? We have several dogs, many small, who desperately need a foster home, as they do not adapt as well as others to living at the refuge. A foster home often provides a safer and more nurturing environment for

these animals. In addition to our gratitude, one of our four legged friends would become your devoted companion whilst in your care. If you are interested in offering a foster home for one of our dogs, please contact us through our website: www.aparivdogrescue.org or write to us at aparivspain@gmail.com.

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Successful closure of course in Almuñecar THE local authorities celebrated the successful closure of the ‘health and social home visitors’ course in Almuñecar. The course has educated 15 local, unemployed people on the ins and outs of how to become a health visitor and gain employment in the field on completion of the course. The course was part of the ‘Granada Empleo’ campaign which objective is to educate local people, with specific skills, in the hope that they will find employment. It has been co-financed by the European Social fund (80 per cent) and the local council (20 per cent).

LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Together with some of the participants. Jose Garcia Fuentes, president of the Mancomunidad, explained that the common aim, among all the participating authorities, was to contribute to the creation of employment and the return to work

by people who were long-term unemployed through new skills and applicable market abilities. He went on to say that some of those who had done work experience with local companies

have now been offered jobs. The course lasted for six months with a total of 738 hours of specific job training and included some work experience in local companies.

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500 women at Parque Majuelo meeting ALMOST 500 women took part in the meeting between the women’s associations of La Herradura and Almuñecar. The meeting took place in the parque Majuelo in Almuñecar, with the objective of bringing together the local women’s associations in a celebration of solidarity, and was marked by the festive character of the occasion. There were a variety of stands and workshops, some organised by the municipality and some privately. Maria del Carmen Reinoso, councillor for Social Equality in Almuñecar, opened the event and invited everybody to take part in the morning’s activities which included salsa and yoga classes and painting workshops. The mayor, Trinidad Herrera joined the festivities at lunchtime and gave way to the afternoon’s entertainment of the ‘Andalucia Baila’ group which put on a great show as did the belly dancers.

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Nerja to get €347,277 NERJA will receive a total of €347,277 to invest in entrepreneurial projects and generate employment in the area. The Diputacion de Malaga has invested €24 million in the project and any town with less than 20,000 residents will receive €11,265 with the rest of the €24 million to be distributed evenly among the larger towns. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, commented that the money coming to Nerja

will be destined to any projects which are deemed to have the possibility of a stable financial future and create employment. Seventy per cent of the money will be given out when the projects are presented to Diputacion de Malaga and the other 30 per cent when they are up and running. This money from Diputacion de Malaga will be added to the monies already received from the Diputacion Provincial.

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Presidential visit SUSANA DIAZ, president of the Junta de Andalucia has visited Malaga to see its Easter celebrations; she toured San Pablo neighbourhood accompanied by actor Antonio Banderas.

Square face lift THE Leonardo da Vinci square, in Echeverria, will finally, after 10 years of neighbour’s petitions, get a much needed face lift; the works have a budget of €108,000.

Rincon offers a work solution THE council of Rincon de la Victoria is offering part-time maintenance and cleaning contracts to those in low income brackets or unemployed; the contracts offer a basic, monthly salary of €460.

Francisco Salado, mayor of Rincon, explained that these contracts could be a lifeline for the less fortunate who are in need of income or they will suffer from social exclusion.

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YouTube promotions ALMUÑECAR has opened its own channel on YouTube to promote the tourist attractions of the area. All videos of cultural events will be posted there.

La Solea THE flamenco group La Solea starred in the cultural gala ‘Villa de Nerja’ on Saturday, to great acclaim by the audience.

New signs MOTRIL Council has acquired almost 100 new road signs to replace the worn-out ones being complained about by local residents of the area.

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In pink for charity A MAN who has taken a taste of Spain back to the UK has shown he is a man with a heart. Rochdale based restaurateur, Mark Wickham, is a familiar face on the Costa del Sol as he flies in regularly to buy genuine Spanish ingredients for his eatery, the Rake Tapas Bar. Not many people would have thought of taking a taste of the Mediterranean to the old mill town of Littleborough, home of good plain English food, yet his restaurant has turned into a roaring success. He proved the doom-mongers who said he “was mad” wrong, when the good people of the town developed a taste for chorizo, Serrano ham, tortillas and paella. Big-hearted Mark was looking for a way to raise awareness and cash for the Breast Cancer Care and Awareness charity. He hit upon a novel idea. He sprayed one of his tractors, a classic vintage 1952 Massey-Ferguson, bright pink, dressed up as Superman and drove cross-country covering over 110 miles. Unfortunately, the gleaming tractor couldn’t keep up with Mark’s pace and broke down just 30 miles outside his target of Whitby. Mark is, however, proud of his attempt: “The reason I did it was to make people more aware about checking for the early

SITTING IN PINK: Pink for cancer. signs of cancer. “Using a pink tractor, I thought it would make people think. When I started at 5am in the morning it was really foggy, rainy and cold, but the support we got from the people of Whitby was amazing.” Mark’s efforts have raised over £1,500 and the money is still coming in. The tractor is being repaired and Mark has promised to go back and complete the journey. EWN have foregone their Easter eggs and made a €150 donation. Readers, you too can dig deep and help the charity. Donate to Breast Cancer Care Charity Number 1082293 or visit: www.justgiving.com/Mark-Wickham.

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A note from the

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Follow your dreams T

O those who have lived on the Costas it is an all too familiar story. After a lifetime of hard graft, having brought up a family, it is time for many couples to put their feet up and enjoy their golden days. The dream of retirement to the sunny climes of Spain can finally be made a reality with the promise of many years to come enjoying the Spanish lifestyle. But for some that dream can end all too quickly when one half of a happy partnership sadly passes away. What to do far away from ‘home’ in unfamiliar surroundings and maybe no family or friends nearby? Loneliness can soon set in with the partner of a lifetime no longer there for company and love. Such was the scenario for Paddy Jones when her beloved husband

David passed away just months after they moved to Spain. But Paddy is a woman with a strong spirit, and a certain determined glint to her eyes. Grieving as she was, she decided not to sit back and mope, but to go for dance lessons, hoping to learn Flamenco. When she walked into the dance classes of Nico Espinosa it was the first step on a journey which would lead her to perform in front of a TV audience of 10 million in the hit show Britain’s Got Talent. She drew gasps and a standing ovation for her daring and acrobatic routine at the grand old age of 79. A lesson to us all. No matter your age you can still follow your dreams… you never know where they will lead you. See page 26

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Moscow Ballet will perform in Almuñecar THE Moscow Ballet is to visit Almuñecar to perform its production of Sleeping Beauty on May 23 at 8pm. The council’s department of culture

has begun selling tickets for the show, which will be the only one in Andalucia. Tickets are on sale from the tourism offices at the town hall or online at www.almunecar entradas.com for €23 or €25 on the door. The Moscow Ballet was formed in 1989 and has gained a good reputation through NEARLY 200 Harley Davidsons descended on Motril touring in countries over the weekend; the Hotel Robinson will be the like England and week-long base for the bikers while they are visiting Thailand among the provinces of Granada and Malaga in an organised others. event known as the ‘Toro Run’. Sleeping Beauty is a It is now in its sixth year and aims to promote ballet classic by tourism in the area. The ‘run’ will visit Malaga, Ronda, Tchaikovsky; it is Cordoba and Almeria. considered one of the Eric Schumann, Director of the Hotel Robinson, most romantic with its commented on the success of this year’s run with 200 inspired music and choreography by Marius participants, the first only had 50 motorbikes. Petipa.

Harleys rev up for Motril ‘Toro Run’

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THE beaches and waters of the Costa del Sol are at a good level of purity, according to a report by the Department of Health.

Hotel occupation HOTELS in the Costa del Sol area are at 65 per cent occupancy and are expected to hit at least 75 per cent before the weekend.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA

April meteor shower due THE last two weeks of April bring the Lyrid meteors. According to www.earthsky.org the best time to see them is the few hours before dawn on April 22.

Rubber robber GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man, 43, accused of stealing 50,000 feet of irrigation rubber from a farm in Cuevas del Almanzora.

Lesser evil for Calvia

LOCAL POLICE in Palma stopped three horse-drawn carts from working because they had not passed their compulsory annual checks.

MALAGA Company Finca La Torre-Finca la Reja is among the Spanish companies which will receive the Mario Solinas prize for 2014. The prize is considered the equivalent of an Oscar in the olive grower’s world.

Good beaches

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Carts immobilised

Olive Oscar

MALAGA fire service is to donate two fire trucks to NGO Firemen without Frontiers. The engines will be destined to help in the Third World.

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HOTELIERS in Calvia consider that limiting works with heavy machinery in tourist areas between May and October from 10.30am to 1pm is a ‘lesser evil’.

NATIONAL Police in Torremolinos have detained three people for allegedly swindling others on the ‘Nigerian Lottery’ email scam.

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More light OWNER HEARTBROKEN: Red tape has meant closure.

Kennels’ nightmare

HUNDREDS of supporters of the Eurasier Dream Kennels in Los Montesinos have signed an online petition protesting against the business’s closure. The kennels were closed earlier this month, devastating owner Lynne Cooper who said she had become a victim of bureaucracy and red tape. Problems arose after Lynne and her partner bought the kennels and moved over from England to ‘live the dream’. “It has has now become a nightmare,” said Lynne. The couple tried to transfer the licence into their names but were met with obstructions at the town hall. They invested more money in carrying out a range of checks and getting licences at the request of the town hall. “We have done everything they asked and even paid €420 for a fence licence to since be told that no such thing exists,” added Lynne. The issues have resulted in the breakdown of Lynne’s relationship. “The amount of people and the customers we are letting down is heartbreaking,” she said. Lynne is seeking legal advice on the situation.

Correos food banks COUNTRY-WIDE, Correos (Post Office) has collected more than 24 tonnes of food for the Food Bank of Spain. Almeria collected 855 kilos. The goods are distributed to the needy.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Goods recovered

Three killed on the N-332

COMPUTER equipment and powdered milk stolen from the hospital in Vera have been recovered by police. They are questioning a minor in connection with the incident

THREE people have been killed in a car crash on the N-332 at Torrevieja. A priest was killed in one car as it collided with another being driven by a couple from Toledo.

Summer’s coming

Residents’ ideas

TEMPERATURES in the mid-20s have been forecast for the week across Almeria. Very little cloud is expected.

NEIGHBOURHOOD association San Miguel Archangel of San Miguel has presented 242 proposals for promoting

CALVIA Town Hall is installing 1.5 kilometres of new lights along the beaches of Magaluf to help to prevent crimes and vandalism.

Dog park A NEW area for dogs with a surface of almost 2,500 square metres has opened in Son Parera Park in Palma following requests from residents in El Molinar.

Fresh fish FISHERMEN in Cala Rajada have opened a fish shop at the port which will sell freshly-landed fish from 6pm to 7pm.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

More flights from Russia

the economic development and living conditions of the municipality.

RUSSIAN airlines S7, VIM and Orenair have requested more slots at Alicante Airport. Alicante is already the second most popular destination for Russians after Cataluña, with 128,398 arrivals last year.

Infant massage

Sharing skills

NEW mothers in Santa Pola have taken part in an infant massage workshop to help strengthen the bond with their newborns, as part of activities to mark World Health Day.

VILLENA fireman Francisco Jose Catalan, a ‘Firefighters without Frontiers’ member, spent three weeks in the Dominican Republic helping to train local volunteers in fire prevention and extinction.

Market hug

Firm line

A HUMAN chain surrounded the Central Market of Elche symbolising a ‘hug’ as residents expressed their opposition to the construction of a new market building.

ALICANTE CITY’S municipal tow truck will target cars parked at bus stops. These often make it impossible for the disabled to use public transport, the Alicante Accessible Association said.

Palm Sunday

Death explained

AROUND 60,000 people lined Elche’s streets for the annual Palm Sunday parade. The procession of palms has been declared of ‘International Tourist Interest’ in the city.

A BODY washed up in Villajoyosa belonged to an 88-year-old Santander woman staying in Benidorm. She was swept away by the sea after suffering a heart attack, police believe.

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STAT OF WEEK FRAGRANCE and fashion company Puig reported profits of €176 million last year, a 2 per cent increase on 2012. The firm’s turnover of €1.499 billion was up by 1 per cent.

THE Spanish would rather work for IBM than any other company, a survey revealed. The research was carried out by Randstad, one of the world’s largest human resources consultancies for the fifth edition of its yearly awards to Spain’s best-regarded companies. Samsung and Hewlett Packard

were the next most-voted in the electronics sector after IBM. The BBVA group, Santander and Banco Sabadell were the most popular banks and Mercedes Benz, Renault and Volkswagen-Audi came out top in the automobile sector. Air Europa, Iberia and Renfe topped the transport category and

Starting to get money back... DESPITE the financial crisis, preference share sales continued long after it hit. Between 2008 and 2011 the finance sector placed a total of €12.55 billion as bank employees, pressured by superiors, talked thousands of the financially unsophisticated, in many cases, pensioners, into buying high risk products. They ignored the exceptionally small print and no-one bothered to explain that they would have to wait decades - if ever - to redeem their money. Nor were they told that after the second year, interest would be pegged to the Euro

Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) rate and they were not covered by the European Commission Guarantee Scheme. Scandal-spattered banks and the Spanish stock market regulator CNMV have since pledged that the scandal will never be repeated. Thanks to arbitration, more than 60 per cent of small investors sold preference shares by Bankia, Novagalicia Banco and Catalunya Bank have since received some redress. So far 269,379 clients have received repayment of €1.890 billion, with many more cases due to go to arbitration.

El Corte Ingles, Ikea and Decathlon were the most-valued stores. Desigual, H&M and Inditex were voted favourite clothing labels and Accor hotels, Melia and NH the best hotel chains. Randstad media awards also went to Antena 3TV (Atresmedia), Mediaset and the state broadcaster TVE.

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Digging for the dirt THE Ministry of Labour will pay data-mining consultants €5 million to track down labourrelated and Social Security fraud. It was not outsourcing, Minister Fatima Bañez claimed but “adaptation to new technology.”

Time to go FORMER socialist Finance Minister Miguel Boyer leaves the board of REE in May. The 75-year-old, who foregoes an annual €147,000, will be succeeded by civil engineer Socorro Fernandez Larrea.

Iberia routes to be reinstated FLAGSHIP airline Iberia, who merged with BA to create IAG, will return to Latin America. Direct flights between Madrid Barajas and Santo Domingo have been reinstated and the Istanbul and Athens routes are returning a year after they were eliminated. All were money-losers but IAG is taking a different view following

productivity agreements with pilots, cabin crew and ground staff. Low-cost Iberia Express begins flying from Barajas to Amsterdam twice daily in July and twice-weekly flights to Stockholm will commence in July. “We are committed long-term to Madrid, Spain and the T4 terminal,” said Iberia.

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IBM most popular workplace IBM: Most preferred company to work for.

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Centrica PLC 334.60 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1493.00 Compass Group PLC 904.25 CRH PLC 1733.50 Diageo PLC 1895.75 easyJet PLC 1668.50 Experian PLC 1054.50 Fresnillo PLC 917.25 G4S PLC 245.25 GKN PLC 373.35 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1535.25 Glencore Xstrata PLC 315.47 Hammerson PLC 558.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1239.50 HSBC Holdings PLC 618.30 IMI PLC 1499.50 Imperial Tobacco Grp 2486.00 InterContinental Hotels 1893.50 International Conslidtd ... 387.80 Intertek Group PLC 2906.50 ITV PLC 181.20 Johnson Matthey PLC 3131.00 Kingfisher PLC 425.05 Land Securities Group 1020.50 Legal & General Group 210.05 Lloyds Banking Group 72.15 London Stock Exchange 1783.00 Marks & Spencer Group 432.65 Meggitt PLC 466.35 Melrose Industries PLC 288.80 Mondi PLC 982.50 National Grid PLC 809.75 Next PLC 6345.00 Old Mutual PLC 197.55 Pearson PLC 1034.00 Persimmon PLC 1295.00 Petrofac Ltd 1392.00 Prudential PLC 1292.50 Randgold Resources 4711.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4809.50 Reed Elsevier PLC 872.25 Resolution Ltd 277.70 REXAM PLC 491.55 Rio Tinto PLC 3332.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1018.50 Royal Bank of Scotland 305.05 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2341.75 Royal Mail PLC 492.90 RSA Insurance Group 92.97 SABMiller PLC 3142.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 387.90 Sainsbury (J) PLC 313.60 Schroders PLC 2536.50 Severn Trent PLC 1764.00 Shire PLC 2869.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 880.50 Smiths Group PLC 1231.50 Sports Direct Intrntnl... 760.75 SSE PLC 1464.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1331.25 Standard Life PLC 371.35 St. James's Place PLC 758.00 Tesco PLC 282.50 Travis Perkins PLC 1750.50 TUI Travel PLC 419.15 Tullow Oil PLC 831.50 Unilever PLC 2656.00 United Utilities Group 757.00 Vodafone Group PLC 213.05 Weir Group PLC 2478.50 Whitbread PLC 3953.00 William Hill PLC 321.95 Wm Morrison Suprmrkts 201.05 Wolseley PLC 3317.00 WPP PLC 1208.50

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

EU wins stand-off with China THE EU’s successful tussle with China over customs duty will benefit Spanish wine. China had threatened to slap on duty after Brussels accused China of exporting solar panels at lower than cost price. Until then Spain, which had an endless supply of cheap panels, had few complaints but EU members condemned China’s commercial practices. Brussels caved in and imposed a provisional 11.8 per cent duty on Chinese solar panels in June 2013. In return, Beijing launched an antidumping and anti-subsidy probe into European wine which, it claimed, received state help. China is the world’s fifth-most important wine consumer. France, Spain and Italy between them provide two-thirds of the wine that is drunk there and Spain, which exports 24.4 million bottles a year to China, would have been hardhit by punitive duties. Both sides have now reached agreement.

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Two-tier Spain is now paying for past excesses THE economic crisis has widened traditional differences between richer and poorer autonomous regions. Before the economic crisis Cataluña made the greatest contribution to Spain’s national GDP, accounting for 18.5 per cent of the total. Almost six years into the crisis, its 18.8 per cent contribution in 2013 was still higher than any other region’s. Madrid was not far behind and by the end of last year contributed 17.9 per cent of the GDP, 0.15 per cent more than in 2008. The GDP contributions from Andalucia and the Valencia region suffered the greatest reductions, with the former now second from the bottom amongst the 17 autonomous regions. It contributed 13.5 per cent to the national economy last year,

INDUSTRY: Drives Cataluña’s economy.

8.7 per cent less than in 2008. The Valencian Community’s contribution of 9.5 per cent was

10 per cent lower than six years ago. It was the same story with the

Best way of dealing with debt Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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THE best way of dealing with debt is to avoid people who expect credit. When people owe you money, for the period it is outstanding, you invest in their business not yours. Some businesses thrive by running their business on clients’ money; debt. These businesses could go to the bank to borrow money. After all, lending money is the bank’s business, not yours. They don’t approach banks because the bank qualifies credit history, sets rules, adds interest and imposes sanctions for those who don’t play ball. You are the soft option. When your business is owed money there is much collateral damage. Why borrow €5,000 plus interest from a bank if you are owed

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CASH PROBLEMS: You can’t afford to invest in your business. a similar amount that is interest free? If you suffer cash flow problems you cannot take advantage of bulk discounts or special offers. You spend time chasing debts instead of promoting your business; you can’t afford to advertise, to invest in your business. Dealing with debt is more problematic in Spain than it is in Britain. For this reason Spain has attracted many shysters who have a cavalier attitude to paying their dues. The disreputable turn to their advantage the difficulties encountered in chasing debt. They work on the presumption that you will write it off and put it down to experience.

The artful dodgers then shamelessly move to the next sheep to be fleeced. The best way of avoidance is to insist on 50 per cent or full payment up-front until a working relationship is established. A genuine client will understand. I know of one businessman who boasted a confidence winning strategy. Having won the confidence of a client he would scam them for a massive amount and do a runner. Now serving time in the UK he will be out in less than 40 months. Not bad for decades of luxurious lifestyle. He still has his yachts, villas and cars to fall back on. Yes, crime does pay.

GDI (the GDP divided by the number of inhabitants) in rich and poor regions. In the Basque Region, Madrid, Navarra and Cataluña this either improved compared with the national average between 2008 and 2013 or did not fall. The country can be split into the half that is industrialised and the half that relied on the construction and property industries. “A crisis regulates past excesses and accentuates structural weaknesses,” pointed out economic strategist Jose Luis Martinez Campuzano. “The objective should cushion the first while carrying out reforms to overcome the second.”

No niche in Spanish high street for foreign banks WITH Citibank selling to Banco Popular, Barclays could be looking to dispose of its Spanish high street business. Other foreign banks like Natwest, Abbey and Lloyds have already thrown in the towel in Spain. “In the Eighties, everybody believed foreign banks would burst onto the scene and consolidate their position, but it didn’t happen. They said the same in the Nineties but again nothing happened,” a Spanish banking source told the national daily, ABC. Instead the foreign banks had an uphill struggle, not least because Spain’s leading banks had the retail market practically sewn up and they never acquired sufficient clients to be profitable. “To succeed in a niche like this, closeness to savers and companies is fundamental. It’s important

to know them personally,” the same source said. There was “a certain rejection” of foreign banks, the banker admitted. This rejection was invariably cited by foreign banks to justify their lack of success here, another banker agreed: “But that’s an excuse: there was no aversion. It never existed.” What did exist, Spanish bankers said, were management blunders and errors of judgement. These included foreign banks’ appetite for the property industry - and the mortgage market, with Barclays and Deutsche Bank sustaining bad debts of more than 40 per cent from the property sector and portfolios bulging with repossessions. Barclays, which has closed 161 branches since 2013, rebuffed rumours that the bank would sell the entire business.

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A night with your boss in pyjamas!

Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

THE typical modern system of managing a business often sees the boss at the top and the employees at the bottom. The boss being a Grand Emperor ruling over his servants, who nod and genuflect agreeably as they carry out their tasks. It’s true that many employees rarely see their employer and are often almost too scared to ask for an appointment to have a chat about working conditions. This type of environment is not conducive to motivating employees. Rather it leaves them feeling undervalued and resentful.

A recent study on ‘employee engagement’ reveals that a shocking 70 per cent of workers hate their jobs or are completely disengaged. Not good for the bottom line and not good for the health and satisfaction of workers either. But there is a way to change this - have a sleepover with your boss! Slumber parties were once refined to young girls and their friends but nowadays one super successful business has learned that a sleepover can benefit an employer and staff too. Whole Foods is a natural and organic food store across the US, Canada

sleepovers with the boss are commonplace, as the chief executive feels that spending time with and the UK. It opened its colleagues in a more first store in 1980 with the personal setting is the best idea to govern staff in a way to build up a trusting different way. A ‘caring relationship. leadership’ mental“I know this sounds ity was adopted weird, but there’s somethat strives to thing about sleeping in the value and retain same house and then fixing staff. At Whole breakfast or dinner Foods, together that is very much staff a bonding experience,” he said. The caring leadership approach allows all staff to have a say in the running of the company. For example, when a new member of staff starts working they are put in a team and put on SLEEPOVERS: two months Not just for probation. Only young girls. when they are approved by at

Keeping a UK car in Spain I read with interest your article last year in EWN regarding vehicles with foreign You and the registration plates on Spanish roads. We own a holiday home in Mallorca in which Law in Spain we spend the summer. We are not By David Searl Spanish residents. We were stopped by the Guardia Civil and told because we owned a house we needed to supply all paperwork to the authorities within seven days. We complied but have heard nothing since September. What is my situation? C.J. (Mallorca) A. It is true a foreign-registered vehicle owned by a non-resident can remain in Spain all year. The vehicle can be used on Spanish roads for six months in any calendar year. However, this vehicle must be at all times road-legal in its country of registration. This means your car must have an up-to-date MOT from the UK. Otherwise, it is not legal in the UK, which means it is not legal in Spain. The only legal way to obtain a UK MOT is to take the vehicle back to the UK. If I failed to make this clear earllier, I apologise. A Spanish ITV, does not meet the requirement. My advice is to take your car back to the UK and purchase a Spanish-registered car to use on your visits to Spain. If you have not heard from the Guardia Civil so far, they are doing you a favour. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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least two-thirds of their team members in a secret ballot can they stay on permanently. There is a conscious effort made not to promote the ‘jerks’ within the company, while the pay system is nothing like Wall Street. The seven-strong executive team, all earn the same salary, which is capped at 19 times the average pay of a full-time worker. Every meeting is wrapped up with ‘appreciations’ to thank team members for their hard work. It may all sound a little airy-fairy to us cynical Europeans but the proof is in the pudding. Fastforward 30 years and the company now has 80,000 staff across 373 shops in the US alone. The results suggest caring leadership is very effective. Happy staff and big earnings!

DIA supermarkets offer only 33 per cent of manufacturers’ new lines in food, drink, cosmetics and cleaning products. Mercadona sells still less, with just 15.8 per cent.

Late payers SPANISH multinational OHL is claiming €116 million from Algeria’s motorways agency, ANA. The amount arises from a €450 million contract awarded in 2006 to construct a second Algiers ring road.

Low aid SPAIN gave just 0.16 per cent of its gross national income to official development aid (ODA) in 2013, according to new OECD figures compared to an average 0.41 per cent OECD average. The UK gave 0.7 per cent - the level recommended by the United Nations.

Vast majority of downloads ‘illegal’ A NEW report on online ‘piracy’ says that a massive 84 per cent of content like films, music and books acquired online in Spain is unlawfully downloaded. The report, which was commissioned by music, videogame, publishing and movie companies, said that more than half of internet users in the country were downloading content illegally in 2013. The report was brought out last week to coincide with a Congressional debate on intellectual property. But the Culture Ministry was left unimpressed by it, calling it a rough opinion study that had been paid for by interested parties. It added that there had been no chance to analyse its findings. Called the Observatory of Privacy and Digital Content Consumer Habits for 2013, the report says that illegal downloads are growing at a rate of 4.6 per cent. The coalition that commissioned the report says that ‘piracy’ is seriously harming the interests of the authors of

ONLINE PIRACY: High in Spain. the works downloaded and causing huge losses to the companies that develop videogames and make movies. The report called for Google, which is the search engine used by the vast majority of people, should do more to combat piracy.

OPINION & COMMENT

Supply and demand is nature’s way WATCH television any night and there will be at least one plea to save the life of a child who is starving to death or forced to drink filthy water which will cause its death. As a so-called developed nation I suppose we must respond because we can’t stand by and allow this to happen. But this is not a twentieth century problem. It has been like this for thousands of years: famine and drought have been responsible for millions of deaths during the history of this planet. It is the way Mother Nature handles supply and demand not just for the human race, but every species. Millions of pounds have been raised by organisations, governments, and the entertainment industry. Thankfully their efforts have been a great success in saving the lives of thousands of children. But are we not just adding to the problem of supply and demand? I am not suggesting we do not save these young lives, what else can we do? I do not know how many lives have been saved over recent times, but I do know that these children will have grown, married and produced more mouths to feed from still-limited resources. I don’t have a solution. Do you? Tom Hawksworth (by email)

Still at it I WONDER who runs these Microsoft scams. Over the past 18 months or so I’ve had several scam calls. Always a person with a Pakistani or Indian accent addressing me in English although I live in France and answer the phone in French. I think they only target Anglophones, as I’ve not met any French people who have received calls. Sometimes I just tell them that I know it’s a scam, other times I’ve pretended to do what they tell me. I’ve asked them where they’re calling from; once they said the UK but my phone screen showed a Moroccan code. Today they claimed it was California, but

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HEAVY rain caused problems in Santa Ponsa, including this landslide that I photographed while out walking.

Edward Grummit, Mallorca.

Home cooking WITH regard to the article advocating dry food as best for dogs, I disagree strongly. I feed my two dogs dried food in the morning and either fish, eggs, chicken, chicken liver or hearts in the evening. I buy a chicken carcass cheaply, cook it with carrots in water and give them the meat, which I scrape off, and the carrots. I also do this with bones that I get free of charge from the butcher. Bones that contain marrow they have raw, which they just love. My dogs are very healthy and in extremely good condition. Furthermore, they enjoy their food and never leave any. The only food they often leave behind is the dried food. In addition it costs nothing or next to nothing to feed them this way! Beverley Saunders (by email)

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Special vocab I HAVE had enough of Spain and the total disregard for Brits. Yes, I know we should learn the language and I know a lot but not when it comes to banking. Trying to get a person in a Spanish bank to talk English is virtually impossible. They take billions from us but that’s where it ends. If I had a business that attracted different nationalities I would make sure I could get somebody to speak their language. It’s a bit like Carrefour. You want to buy? Hey ho, perfect English. Returns? Nobody speaks English! I had Spanish lessons in Spain for two years but banking was not

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women are just as bad as the men. Derek McMahon (by email)

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the number was from Wheaton (Illinois) in the US. Someone locally lost nearly €500 to these scammers, so beware. Rose Marie Hughes, Reynes (France)

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covered, so to people who say I have not tried: rubbish. Jim Massey, Benidorm (Alicante)

Which way to turn I HAVE just read Ulrica Marshall’s article regarding Spanish driving and I couldn’t agree more. If they park on pedestrian crossings, corners or loading bays, as long as the hazard lights are flashing that’s alright then! She also mentioned the lack of use of indicators. Mainly they leave the right or left indicators flashing because they know that eventually during their journey they may have to turn in that direction, so why cancel the indicator? Bless’ em. Bob Hall (by email)

No-brainer I REALLY enjoyed Ulrica Marshall’s article in this week’s newspaper. One instance comes to mind when I was driving towards Los Montesinos at 80 kilometres per hour and a motor-cyclist passed me doing a wheelie. If he had landed on his head he wouldn’t have had brain damage as he obviously didn’t have a brain. Don’t take offence, but the

I RECENTLY saw a cartoon in which the counsel for the prosecution asks of the little girl in the witness box: “And can you see the man who refused to buy you a horse?” It was not until I read Leapy Lee’s article about the new Cinderella law that I understood its significance. That’s the trouble with lawmakers: if they don’t make laws they are out of a job. It was okay when we only had 10 laws but now that there are thousands it is difficult to make sensible new ones. The Spanish suffer from this problem more than most. J Glazer, Nerja (Malaga)

Charity queries I HAVE several questions that have been worrying me for some time now. With regard to charities here on the Costa Blanca, are they really charities? Do they really have charitable status? What do their statutes say? Where does all the money raised really go to? Do they have a committee and an annual AGM with a treasurer’s report available for people to view? I have noticed more and more ‘charities’ appearing over the past 10 years and wonder if they are genuine and if people really benefit from them. I am curious and I wonder if anyone else is? Kelly Boluda, Ondara (Alicante)

Jab request IS the new meningitis vaccine that came out in December 2013 in the UK available here? There was a big hoo-ha in the UK because it wasn’t going to be available on the NHS but I don’t care if I have to pay for it for my daughter. The only problem is that when I asked my doctor here he mentioned the two vaccines my daughter already had as a baby and again as a toddler. He seemed to know nothing about the ‘new’ one! It can’t only be England that’s got it, can it? Sarah (by email)

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NEWS EXTRA

Illegal betting on the rise

Photo comp THE tourism department of Almuñecar Council has opened the inscription, open to anyone over 18, of its first photography competition; the aim is to increase tourist interest in the area.

Sweet stand AFADIVA, an Alzheimer charity, will have a stand in Constitucion Square over Easter to raise money for their cause; the stand will offer a range of sweets and deserts.

No blue zone THE Salobreña Council has not managed to activate the blue zone, for parking, in time for Easter; the company in charge of its management promises to open before summer.

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GOOD THURSDAY: Procession in Nerja.

Special measures in place for Easter 239 police agents to protect Nerja JOSE MIGUEL GARCIA, Local Police delegate, has announced the special security measures that are in place for the Easter celebrations, namely an increased force and more patrols, not just around the centre but also in the areas of town which will be deserted during the processions. Garcia went on to detail that the procession days will have greater

security measures in the form of a minimum of five agents per shift and up to 15 for the really big processions. Garcia was quick to point out that the police will not be neglecting other areas of security while looking after the processions and that they would receive a helping hand from the Guardia Civil, Civil Protection and life guards on the beaches.

IN 2013 illegal gambling in Andalucia accumulated sales of over €40 million, this is 48 per cent of all illegal gaming in Spain. The Spanish blind association, ONCE, have published a report in which they detail the impact of illegal gambling in Andalucia which is the province where the most illegal lotteries take place. According to the report Malaga has registered a 56 per cent rise, by comparison with 2011, in the sale of illegal lottery - this has produced over €9.2 million which has gone straight to ‘black’ as no tax has been paid on it. There are estimated to be around 216 illegal vendors in Andalucia with Malaga and Cadiz being the worst culprits. Patricio Carceles, ONCE delegate for Andalucia, commented that this industry takes advantage of the most vulnerable, offering them hope where there is none. The ONCE, along with other state organisms, has started a campaign to brake, and hopefully stop, sales of illegal lottery tickets as well as other forms of gambling. The government is especially worried about the tax fraud angle of this illegal industry according to Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo, government delegate.

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BBC2/ 4:15pm Planet Earth 5:15pm Coast 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter 10:00pm Protecting Our Parents 11:00pm Happy Birthday BBC Two 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Ade at Sea 10:00pm The Walton Sextuplets at 30 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Mercury Rising

CH4/ 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Fifteen to One 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Lent Diaries 9:00pm Posh Pawn 10:00pm 15,000 Kids and Counting 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Miami 6:35pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:30pm Dinner Date 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Tom Daley Goes Global 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Dads

BBC2/ 4:35pm Coast 5:35pm Becoming Jane 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Natural World 11:00pm The Trip to Italy 11:30pm QI

ITV/ 6:35pm The Chase 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm The Bourne Supremacy

CH4/ 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Fifteen to One 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Lent Diaries 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

ITV2/ 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm You've Been Framed! 6:35pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 8:15pm Johnny English 10:00pm Knocked Up

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Saturday BBC1/ 6:15pm Shrek Forever After 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Pointless 8:50pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm The Guess List 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day

BBC2/ 6:45pm Easter From Kings 2014 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm University Challenge 10:00pm University Challenge 10:30pm Messiah at the Foundling Hospital 11:30pm Pop Goes BBC Two

ITV/ 6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Britain's Got Talent 9:20pm Amazing Greys 10:20pm Law and Order: UK 11:15pm The Americans

CH4/ 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:45pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Lent Diaries 8:05pm Grand Designs 9:05pm Hostages 10:00pm Taken 11:50pm The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

ITV2/ 4:30pm The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 6:50pm Dungeons and Dragons 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Dungeons and Dragons 9:20pm Britain's Got More Talent 10:20pm You've Been Framed! 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

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Skyfall (Film, 2012) Veteran MI6 agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) is off the map. After dropping seemingly to his death on a failed mission, his presumed demise leaves the job of boss M (Judi Dench) on the line. Back in London, her tenure is scrutinised further when a bomb decimates the MI6 building, forcing their operation underground. Chillingly eloquent villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) claims responsibility, before holding M to ransom with stolen top-secret information.

Sunday BBC1/ 5:30pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm Lifeline 6:10pm Songs of Praise 6:45pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Crimson Field 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

BBC2/ 7:00pm Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final 8:00pm Morecambe and Wise in Pieces 9:00pm 50 Golden Years of Sport on BBC2 10:00pm All About TWO 11:40pm Making of Qi

ITV/ 4:55pm A View to a Kill 7:20pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm Catchphrase 8:30pm Off Their Rockers 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm Perspectives

CH4/ 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm Deal or No Deal 6:35pm Channel 4 News 7:05pm Lent Diaries 7:10pm Hop 9:00pm For the Love of Cars 10:00pm Fargo 11:30pm Heat

ITV2/ 4:15pm FYI Daily 4:20pm Despicable Me 5:15pm Britain's Got Talent 6:30pm Britain's Got More Talent 7:30pm The Lost World 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm The Lost World 10:00pm Quantum of Solace 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Quantum of Solace

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Monday BBC1/ 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:15pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm The One Show 8:00pm 24 Hours on Earth 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Miranda 10:00pm Jamaica Inn 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:18pm Weather 11:20pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You

BBC2/ 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Restaurant Wars: The Battle for Manchester 10:00pm Inside Amazon: Business Boomers 11:00pm Rev 11:30pm All About TWO

ITV/ 6:35pm The Chase 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm I Never Knew That About Britain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

CH4/ 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Shop Secrets: Tricks of the Trade 9:00pm Food Unwrapped Easter Special 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Lee Mack Live

ITV2/ 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Valiant 8:05pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 11:00pm FYI Daily

4:30pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Jamaica Inn 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm Life and Death Row

BBC2/ 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm The Big Allotment Challenge 10:00pm Watermen: A Dirty Business 11:00pm Later Live with Jools 11:30pm Newsnight

Wednesday BBC1/ 4:30pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm Jamaica Inn 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport

BBC2/ 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by UKIP 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Under Offer: Estate Agents on the Job 10:00pm Ian Hislop's Olden Days 11:00pm Happy Birthday BBC Two 11:30pm Newsnight

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4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm UEFA Champions League: Extra Time

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm Law and Order: UK 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans

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ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Miami 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Hostage

4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Fifteen to One 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Secret Eaters 10:00pm How to Get a Council House 11:00pm Derek 11:30pm Game Face

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Miami 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm The Sweetest Thing

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A bunch of overgrown schoolboys HEN are people going to get it into their heads that most MPs are nothing more than a bunch of immature, overgrown, mainly public, schoolboys? Their antics in the Commons are a continuation of their behaviour in the ‘old school’ debating societies. Likewise, a number of them still retain the sexual practices that are nurtured in the all-boystogether environments they were educated in. It’s the reason former Speaker Betty Boothroyd could keep order far more easily than that Bercow person. Many of them love a dominant woman, a throwback to the nanny and house mistress fantasies of yore. I’ve seen a few of them in action. I remember one wildeyed member approaching me at one of Diana Dors’s more dubious ‘gatherings’ clad in a pair of Y-fronts and a string vest, begging me to take over in the

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IMMATURE: MPs’ antics in the House of Commons. bedroom as he simply ‘couldn't cope’. I was also acquainted with the boyfriend of the late Lord Boothby who, for services rendered, the Kray twins had ensconced in a Bayswater flat for his lordship to enjoy whenever he felt the urge. I was present when another prominent ‘bowler hat’ was caned for being a ‘naughty boy’. I lost respect for a number of our politicians many years ago. Of course, what, I hear you asking, was I doing in those environments? Ah ha, well I’m afraid you’ll have to read the book for that. (Part Three out this summer - plug plug). The

Internet is essential... YOUNG people who don’t use the internet or get involved in social networks are at risk of becoming outcasts. A study by the Reina Sofia Centre found that most of the social activities of 16 to 24-year-olds depend on the internet to some degree. Consequently, those who don’t go online are in danger of being marginalised. With two out of every three adolescents using social networks on a daily basis, they are a fundamental part of life for this age group. Those with no access lose out in terms of building personal relationships and obtaining information, said the centre.

Poor relations in pension stakes A STUDY has shown that the average pensions paid to women in Spain are 38 per cent less than what men receive. The IESE, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, has reported that average pension figures for Spaniards are €659 for women and €1,097 for men. The difference is largely due to the short working life of Spanish women, which is the lowest in Europe at only 12.8 years. Men here work for 43.4 years on average. Salary levels were also found to be notably different, with women receiving 23 per cent less than male workers. Additionally, women often have to leave their jobs for family reasons, which adds to the disparity in pension payments between the two sexes.

frightening thing is that our futures are in the hands of these people. Let’s hope that there are enough ‘straights’ in the House to run our country like adults. I know it’s against most popular opinion, but I am beginning to think that Oscar Pistorius’s version of events on that tragic night could possibly be true. He’s obviously an obnoxious, gun-happy young

man, but I feel his story has a ring of truth to it. I know one thing I’m glad it’s not me facing the ‘bull terrier’ prosecutor Nel. Whoever he thought was behind the door when he started blasting away was posing no threat at the time. Therefore, the best he can hope for would be culpable homicide. Nevertheless, it’s a fascinating case and one that has, in the

light of the danger and gun culture that exists out there, made me grateful that I didn’t go through with my intention to emigrate to South Africa in the mid-70s! And that’s about it. Good luck to my little David in his Karate championships this week. Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

3rd arrest in baby ‘crime’

Paddy’s got talent! A SEVENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD British expatriate was the star of the show of Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent. Despite being buzzed by Simon Cowell early in what seemed a dull routine, Paddy Jones and her dance partner Nico Espinosa held their nerve to launch into an acrobatic dance routine that left the audience and judges gasping. A twirling Paddy performed a series of moves that would put competitors 60 years younger to shame with her energy, technique and courage. And that led to a standing ovation from the huge crowd at Birmingham’s ICC where the audition was filmed, an apology from Simon Cowell for buzzing her, and most importantly, Amanda Holden hitting the Golden Buzzer. That puts Paddy (real name Sarah) and Nico straight through to the smash ITV talent show’s semi-finals. Paddy revealed that her dreams of becoming a professional dancer ended in 1956 when she married and decided to raise a family. She and husband David finally retired to Gandia on the Costa Blanca, but shortly afterwards, in 2003, he died of leukaemia.

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TWIRLING: Paddy and Nico. So the great-grandmother decided to fill the hours in her new life alone by taking up dance again. She walked into Nico’s dance studio hoping to learn Flamenco. The pair hit it off and were soon competing in club competitions around Spain. In 2009, they won the Spanish TV talent competition Tu Si Que Vales before deciding to bring their routine to a British audience.

POLICE in Madrid have made a further arrest in relation to the alleged killing of a baby in 2012. The parents of the baby, a 31-year-old Ecuadorian woman and her Bolivian partner, 27, are already in custody. The third individual to be charged, a 45-year-old man, is the same person who reported the supposed crime. He told police that his girlfriend had given birth to a baby, which later died and was buried in a park by the woman and her previous partner. Police now think the man had known of these events for some time but only reported them after an argument with the baby’s mother. He is therefore considered to be guilty of withholding evidence. A body has not yet been recovered but police have found a bone and the remains of a cardboard box where the pair confessed to having buried the baby.

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being unusually uncertain of yourself this week could throw confusion into your ordered life. There is a partnership problem to be sorted out. Let some time pass so that someone close can get the message without feeling pressured.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are holding a good hand. Deal with the right people and the rewards are high. There is potential for being cheated out of something that is morally yours, so it may be necessary to be 'difficult' or 'awkward' to get what you deserve.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Some loss of control over a

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Being a brave and forthright soul,

5-Star Quiz

BY GEORGE Next Wednesday, April 23, is the feast day of St George, the patron saint of England, so this week’s quiz is all about famous English people named George 1. Born in Manor Park, London in 1945, which darts player/presenter is widely recognised as one of the game’s biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which he makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra to the sound of Queen’s We Are the Champions? 2. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou is the real name of which English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer? 3. The films Trouble Brewing (1939), Turned Out Nice Again (1941) and Much Too Shy (1942) all starred which British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian, born in Wigan in May 1904? 4. What are either of Prince George of Cambridge’s other two first names? 5. What is singer-songwriter Boy George’s real surname?

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it is easy this week to dispel the negative thoughts of others. A relationship that makes you hesitate could be of great benefit to you. There is little to lose by 'going for it'. The outcome could be beyond your dreams, something that you have not had many of lately. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Hidden forces are working away in the background. These give good and bad influences but life will not be dull this week. Sometimes you wish others would leave you alone more. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Petty arguments should be

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Let others whinge if they will. Being determined to get your own way, they will stand little chance. Recent disagreements have left a sour taste. In the best of worlds, things will not always go your way. Life would be boring if that were the case.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoiding a decision will not help this week. Who will deal with this matter but you? A relationship is threatened if you do not make a move. Will loved ones always be there for us no matter how much we neglect them? Why take such a chance?

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you will be grateful to those making things difficult now.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Outside influences and pressures make it hard to concentrate. However, finances in particular need attention, so do not be distracted by others trying to put a finger into your 'pie'. Do not be concerned about making changes in your social life.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Taureans can be elusive and even slippery customers. Making use of the element of surprise serves you well. Keeping rivals guessing puts you well ahead of the game in many respects.

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Across 7 Understand in depth (6) 8 A Brie I made from the peninsula (6) 9 Dust off a form of poker (4) 10 Hurry preparation for set point (4,2,2) 11 Locks vessel in trees (7) 13 Disc about a period behind bars (5) 15 A Southern state is to test metal (5) 17 Afterwards a learner gets in the side (7) 20 Claret is drunk at these concerts (8) 21 The prime minister went round the queen for a hairdo (4) 22 King discovered echo in ravine (6) 23 A British way found in other places (6) Down 1 Possibly strafe more quickly (6) 2 Some reach a delightful place in Africa (4) 3 Sam is back in the shed very drunk (7) 4 Homes for Queens or the workers (5)

5 Drank demon ale in confusion and found out it was non alcoholic (8) 6 Restricted in E-fit version (6) 12 Someone from Barcelona and Paris, maybe (8) 14 Cover laurel for cable winder (7) 16 Given directions to garden in the

country (6) 18 I brag about revolutionary car safety device (3,3) 19 Horses from the farm are saddled (5) 21 Left some reports (4)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents B and 7 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 9 appears and Z every time the figure 7 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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Consul, 4 Serial, 7 Discharge, 9 Suet, 10 Asia, 11 Relic, 13 Slogan, 14 Choice, 15 Search, 17 Treats, 19 Hague, 20 Open, 22 Hear, 23 Sapphires, 24 Edison, 25 Snares. Down: 1 Crisis, 2 Suit, 3 Lichen, 4 Static, 5 Riga, 6 Legate, 7 Decorates, 8 Estimates, 11 Ranch, 12 Chore, 15 Snooze, 16 Harp on, 17 Tunics, 18 Stress, 21 Nags, 22 Hera. QUICK Across: 1 Scald, 3 Debut, 7 Academy, 9 Shawl, 10 Audio, 11 Confess, 12 Summer, 14 Fakers, 18 Eminent, 20 Occur, 22 Extra, 23 Luggage, 24 Needs, 25 Clean. Down: 1 Scarabs, 2 Award, 3 Dry ice, 4 Basin, 5 Trapeze, 6 Calls, 8 Erode, 13 Moisten, 15 Among, 16 Surgeon, 17 Stalls, 18 Eject, 19 Evade, 21 Chase.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Flaco, 4 Leave, 7 Margarita, 8 Tal, 10 Dad, 15 Enamorado, 17 Ridge, 18 Ahora. Down: 1 Face, 2 Arm, 3 Otro, 4 Lead, 5 Amiga, 6 Edad, 9 Ataud, 11 Beer, 12 Bone, 13 Baya, 14 Cura, 16 Oro.

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Avestruces (9) 8 Hedgehog (5) 9 Used (second-hand) (5) 11 Cup (vessel, amount) (4) 12 Almost (4) 14 Amanecer (4) 16 Each (4) 19 Toalla (5) 21 Free (at liberty) (5) 22 Sirloin steak (9) Down 2 Espinillas (5) 3 Raíz (de planta) (4) 4 Cross (sign, decoration) (4) 5 That (f) (3) 6 Rescue (7) 7 Más joven (7) 10 Triste (persona) (3) 13 Hielo (3) 15 Tree (5) 17 Something (4) 18 There (4) 20 Quién (interrogativo) (3)

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

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous 19th century German composer: REWARD CHAGRIN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: SHOOTING STARS, RICHARD WAGNER

Unscramble the name of a famous television comedy panel game (two words): GHOST ARSONIST

Across 1 Extreme (6) 4 Frighten (5) 8 Songbirds (5) 9 Rich and superior in quality (7) 10 Garments (7) 11 Heavenly body (4) 12 See 18 14 List of choices (4) 15 Deficiency (4) 18/12 Defraud (3,3) 21 Dutch cheese (4) 23 Pungent gas (NH3) (7) 25 Of great consequence (7) 26 Sound of any kind (5) 27 Sugary (5) 28 Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye (6) Down 1 Choose (6) 2 Long-winded (7) 3 Busy travel period (4,4) 4 Avoid deliberately (4) 5 Accomplished (5) 6 Complete (6) 7 Body part (5) 13 Large wading bird (8) 16 Place limits on (7) 17 Against (6) 19 Brief halt (5) 20 In the recent past (6) 22 Accord (5) 24 Water vessel (4)

1 Rumour, 2 Closed, 3 Course, 4 Packed, 5 Motors, 6 Clothe, 7 Pamper, 8 Stitch, 9 Aflame, 10 Poised, 11 Theirs, 12 Advice, 13 Trails, 14 Factor, 15 Novels, 16 Raised, 17 Action, 18 Desire, 19 Banner

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THE weather is warmer and summer is just around the corner. In a bid to stay trim, try these somewhat surprising slimming methods: Eat with the wrong hand. A lot of people eat out of habit, but by breaking that habit, such as eating with the ‘wrong’ hand can lower the amount of food you eat according to researchers from the University of Southern California (USA). Chew on chillies. A study of 78 people in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluding that chewing chillies or taking supplements containing a key substance in chili, dihydrocapsiate (DHC), can aid weight loss as DHC can raise the body’s metabolism rate and burn more fat. Make a fist. Clenching your fists for 30 seconds can halt temptation when you have a food craving, reported the Journal of Consumer Research in 2011. An apple a day. Or more specifically apple peel, as the peel contains an acid which increases muscle and the levels of brown fat which helps the body to burn calories. Dessert for breakfast. Researchers from the Tel Aviv

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Testicular cancer seen in young men

HANDY: Eating with the other hand helps to lose weight. University (Israel) concluded from a study of dieters that those who ate a sweet dessert at breakfast lost more weight over eight months than those on the same calories

who had a smaller, low-carb breakfast. This is believed to be because the metabolism is the most active in the morning and you have longer to work off the calories.

TESTICULAR cancer is the most common solid tumour in men between 15 and 35 years. As a result, the Spanish Association of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (AAA) has launched a campaign to promote early diagnosis within this target age group. Coinciding with the recent World Health Day, the AAA has introduced a campaign using direct language aimed at raising awareness among adolescents and young people about the importance of overcoming any embarrassment to seek medical checks and advice.

Five is better than seven EXPERTS now say eating seven servings of fruit and vegetables a day is the best way to stay fit and healthy for a long life and vegetables are more beneficial than fruit. A study of over 65,000 randomly selected adults aged 35 or older, found that eating at least seven servings per day was associated with a 42 per cent lower risk of death from any cause.

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President of the AAA, Rocio Nogueroles, said that these campaigns “are key to providing visibility amongst adolescents and young people and their families to this problem. The taboo on cancer worsens the prognosis and survival rate, early detection significantly improves the diagnosis.” Testicular tumours can reach a large size before diagnosis. For this reason, experts stress the need to make young people aware that they should see a doctor as soon as there is any form of testicular pain, testicular swelling or changes.

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NN MARTIN from Benitachell (Alicante) has been married for 35 years. She is shocked by the survey saying nearly a quarter of newlyweds expect to divorce. “There is no point in getting into marriage thinking it will fail.” She added: “I think it is too easy to get out of marriage and to get divorced. Around 80 per cent of my acquaintances are divorced but I’m sure they didn’t get married thinking it would end.” Rebecca Lawson is a small business owner from Fuengirola (Malaga). Although the 29-year-old is young she has traditionalist views. “I think traditional wedding vows should be just that. A vow is not something you go into thinking that hopefully there’s an escape clause. You do it because you are committed, 100 per cent. Otherwise, don’t make the vow,” she said. Darrell Clayton, a DJ from Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), is on his second marriage and really believes it is ‘for

the phrase ‘for better or worse’ dying out? Should people stay together for life, or

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ANN MARTIN: Married 35 years.

should they accept that they may grow apart and split up?

better or worse’. “I married her purely remarked: “I know so many people for love and it is forever. I would who have divorced who never not survive without her.” He expected to. It’s not that they STAN joked his first marriage to a didn’t love each other at JAYSON: Dutch lady ended because one point. I like to think Maybe it’s “she was very expensive!” that those who say too easy to something like ‘for better or Stan Jayson for worse’ truly mean it at divorce from Mojacar the time. Maybe it’s too easy (Almeria) said he to divorce and go back on those doesn’t want to vows. Maybe they never should have think the phrase is made them in the first place.” dying out, but Allison Beard from Algorfa maybe it is. The 58- (Alicante) has been married since year old retired 2006. After meeting her husband in engineer Spain whilst on holiday, Allison moved over from the UK a month after getting together as a couple, ALLISON showing that romance is certainly BEARD: alive and well. “Unfortunately, a lot Met husband in of couples do get divorced, many times for reasons out of their Spain and control. But I think it is really sad to moved over think that a quarter of couples go to be with into a marriage union expecting it to him. end,” she said.

Eureka! The Spanish learn English Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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HE unwillingness of many English speakers to learn Spanish is an unedifying trait. The Spanish, bless them, just sigh and raise their eyebrows. One senses stoic acceptance of their language’s inferiority. Spaniards have little reason to complain. Despite Spain’s economy being largely dependent on English-speaking tourism, just 22 per cent bother to learn English. The Spanish and French are simply not good at playing second fiddle to the superiority of the English language. In Sweden, another foreign country, 86 per cent do speak English. English is now the world’s most commonly spoken

language. Familiar to half the world’s population it is said to be the first international language, certainly of business. This might have something to do with the English-speaking world being superior at international trade. Let us not be too quick to condemn this peculiarity as do others. I am reminded of Joseph Conrad, the Polish writer. His mastery of the English language brought him international acclaim. Sadly, his being beneficiary of our mother tongue was on occasion abused. “The conquest of the earth, which mostly means taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.” Oh, hark at him! In a tally of European inspired wars from the 12th Century to 1925, the Spanish spent the highest

LEARNING: English is the most common language spoken. percentage of years (67 per cent) at war. England haplessly trailed in third place (56 per cent). Poland by the way, Conrad’s homeland, won the silver cutlass with 58 per cent years of war to its credit. If the Spanish can claim the podium for cutlass diplomacy, why not the English speakers for giving the world a language?

That is by-the-by; back to language and the solution is perfectly clear to me. Is it not true that English speakers do not make an effort. However, each time they try to use the lingo, a smart-ass Spaniard says, “Don’t bother, I speak English.” They must be the one in five you must take every day. So here is the cunning plan. The Spanish must accept

English as their mothertongue. Others do; the Paddies and Taffies. It will be necessary to relegate Spain’s pidgin-Latin to an also-ran or linguistic hobby. This is a perfectly reasonable solution, who could possibly argue with it? Keep your sombreros on; no one suggests that Spaniards wear John Bull outfits, fly the Union Flag, get legless at weekends or give up their asses. Just learn English. English is a cosmopolitan language but in truth is not a language at all. English is pidgin European. A linguistic stew, the main ingredients of English being Latin, pidgin-French, German, Arabic, Indian, now Punjabi and a sprinkling of other exotica. You see, the English do know lots of languages. More than those clever Scandinavians and Belgians do. If we can be multilingual, the Spanish can too.

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The best of Spanish beers SPAIN is better known for its wines but they also produce some excellent beers, here are some of the best of the local amber nectars. Damm Inedit - This beer was created in conjunction with Ferran Adria (of El Bulli fame) and is made with cilantro in the hop mix as well as some orange peel and liquorice. Proof: 4.8º. Price: €3.90 for a 75cl bottle. Alhambra 1925 - This beverage has a distinctive caramel taste followed by a slightly bitter, refreshing aftertaste. Proof: 6.8º. Price: €1 for a 33cl bottle. Mahou cinco estrellas - A real classic and especially refreshing; it has a light acidity and a taste of toasted hops. Proof: 5.5º. Price: €2.70 for a 25cl six-pack. San Miguel 1516 - Spain’s best known brewing house has a range

BEER: Not such a simple choice. of offers, but this one is the top with a fresh, bitter taste. Proof: 4.2º. Price: €0.80 for a 33cl bottle. Cruz Campo Gran Reserva 1904 - This draft is made from 100 per

cent best quality malt. It has an intense and balanced taste with a pleasantly bitter aftertaste. Proof; 6.4º. Price: €1 for a 33cl bottle. So now you know what to order next time you go to the bar.

Carrefour brings out in-store app SHOPPING in an unfamiliar supermarket, when you don’t know the layout, can be a real problem but now supermarket giant Carrefour has brought out an app to help shoppers find the food they are looking for in their shops. C-ou is the name of the app brought out by Carrefour, available for iOS and Android, which will help shoppers find their way around the supermarkets with-out having to walk down every aisle, examining every single shelf until

they finally find what they want. All the app needs is the name, either by brand or generic, of the product being looked for and then it shows a map of the supermarket with a red dot where the product in question is located. Apart from guiding them around the shop the app also informs shoppers of any special promotions and will suggest recipes based on the ingredients in their baskets. At the moment it is only available in France but, hopefully will spread out to their franchises soon.

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HERE’S been much press coverage recently concerning the former UK’s Culture Secretary Maria Miller’s controversial expenses and begrudgingly belated resignation. Isn’t it amazing how, once again, senior politicians show how totally disconnected they are from the public mood over their expenses? The humiliating apologies dredged up one after the other, after the scandal broke in 2009, look even more phony and disingenuous now than then. Like bankers, politicians seem to have learned nothing from their misconduct. There’s nothing but hot air, lip service and a stubborn refusal to face up to reality followed by phrases like ‘we’ve all learned the lessons,’ ‘we’ve moved on,’ ‘the system’s

been overhauled.’ I know I bang on about MPs’ expenses, the NHS, the BBC, the police service and so on. My rationale is that by drawing repeated attention to these issues can there be any hope of change. Basically, the whole expenses system is still an easy target. It needs to be looked at from scratch by those with proven experience and a track record in the area. The Government doesn’t think twice about getting the private sector to manage school exams, run prisons and trains and deliver the post. Why doesn’t it use the same formula to police its own expenses? Are you tired too, like me, of hearing the phrase ‘it’s only a few’ who make ‘mistakes’ - about the police, the NHS and any organisation where wrongdoings

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are uncovered? Now, if that’s the case, why are the majority so incompetent or not up to dealing with ‘the few’ when it happens time and again? It might explain the first occurrence, but shouldn’t repeated wrongdoing ring alarm bells: that wrongdoings maybe becoming increasingly par for the course? There’s no justification for what politicians like Maria Miller did in the eyes of the ordinary voter. Ordinary citizens are prosecuted for benefit fiddling and non-

SCANDALOUS: There’s no justification for MPs’ misconduct. payment of TV licences. It’s unlikely there’s a single business in the UK where employees are permitted to act as judge and jury over their own expenses and, if found making a ‘mistake,’ are permitted to ‘apologise’ and get away with it for so long - until forced to resign. Why should Parliament be any different? Oh, I forgot, that’s an entirely

The geriatric check-up WINNER: Do you have a prize-winning pooch?

Animal charity hosts Competa dog show ON Saturday May 10, Competa based charity Action for Animals will be hosting their annual fun dog show ‘Scruffs’ at The Pavo Real on the TorroxCompeta road. Registration for dogs starts at 1pm and the show starts at 2pm. There will be a barbecue and some great stalls, including hoopla, face-painting and tombola, with a total of 12 fun dog categories

where your pooch can win a prize. It’s a fun day out for all the family, so please come along to support them. If you would like to offer a raffle prize or have a stall at the event, please contact Nina on 660 586 040. More information on www.actionforanimals.org or visit Facebook page Action for Animals (UK/Spain).

CARING for an older cat is directed at preventing premature aging, minimising physical and emotional stress, and meeting the special needs of the elderly. Cats older than seven should have a complete veterinary examination at least once a year - often twice a year is preferred. If the health of the cat is questionable, she should be seen by a veterinarian more often. If symptoms appear, she should be seen at once. The annual geriatric check-up should include a physical examination, complete blood count, blood chemistries, stool exam, and urinalysis. Depending on the results, special liver and kidney function tests, a chest X-ray, and an

electrocardiogram may also be needed. Some veterinary clinics include checking blood pressure as part of the geriatric exam for cats. Thyroid hormone levels, such as T4, are also important in older cats. Kidney disease is relatively common in older cats easy to be checked for protein leakage. This test may pick up kidney failure very early on so you can take steps to slow its progression. Routine dental care, including scaling the teeth, may be needed more frequently than once a year. If you see any of the following signs, take your

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IT was great to meet and chat with a good number of EWN readers at the recent Homes Gardens and Lifestyle Show in Calpe. One of the questions frequently raised was the planting and care of trees particularly in exposed windy situations. Trees are important ingredients of gardens for their: • Provision of shade from summer suns • Provision of shelter from winds especially in the winter • Ability with careful pruning to block out the view of surrounding houses • Provision of beautiful displays of blossom • Provision of fresh ripe seasonal fruit and nuts. Our bestselling book Your garden in Spain – From planning to planting and maintenance, describes some 46 evergreen and flowering trees and in particular indicates their relative drought and frost resistances. In addition the book Growing healthy fruits in Spain describes over 50 fruit and nut trees that can be grown in Spain in appropriate microclimates. When buying trees choose trees direct from the nursery fields with their full root ball covered in earth or dry rooted. In general, short trees of one to two metres with good root balls relative to their heights will be easier to establish in gardens than trees of four to six or more metres with trimmed root balls in small pots relative to their heights. It is important to recognise that trees rely on a good head of leaves to

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establish the sap flow from roots to leaves to achieve healthy growth. With evergreen trees this is possible all year round, but with deciduous trees, which lose their leaves from autumn to spring, this is only possible from spring to autumn. At this point it is important to look at what is known about the sap flows in plants. Moisture minerals and nutrients flow within plants in three ways. 1. From root tips upwards through plants by osmotic pressure differences between the cells. This works well on low growing plants but is not a

strong enough upward flow for tall shrubs and trees. 2. By capillary action through the conical shaped capillary tubes within outer xylem conduits from root ball of plant to top leaf crown driven by effect of evaporation of moisture from leaves which stimulates movement of moisture/sap. Damage from insect and fungal attacks can interrupt this upward flow and cause trees to die back or become stunted. The inner darker and harder woody cells create the strength of the tree but do not transfer moisture and minerals etc, essential to further growth. So short trees with a wide leaf crown will be easier to establish than tall trees with just a few leaves and a severely trimmed root ball in a small pot. 3. Transportation of nutrients formed in leaves,

including chlorophyll, formed by solar stimulated reactions via phloem cells that thread through the plant structure. Naturally the taller the tree planted and the smaller the root ball, the greater the need for a strong support post and guy ropes.

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Telefonica gets connected with world’s leading electric car manufacturer TELEFONICA has announced an agreement with Tesla, the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, to provide Machine-To-Machine or ‘M2M’ connectivity for the Tesla Model S in Europe. Telefonica and its M2M World Alliance partners will provide connectivity for Model S across multiple countries in Europe. The connection will be available in Germany and the United Kingdom on Telefonica’s O2 network, in Spain on Movistar, and in the Netherlands on KPN. Telefonica’s global M2M solution is powered by Jasper and enables connectivity for Tesla’s industry-leading, in-car infotainment telematics including navigation, online music, internet browsing, and remote

LEADING THE WAY: The award-winning Model S. vehicle diagnostics that relay information about the car’s safety, security and performance to the driver and Tesla service in real time. The Tesla Model S, an award winning five-door sedan, was launched in

Toyota announces vehicle recalls TOYOTA has recalled nearly 30,000 cars in Spain for safety modifications, covering three issues affecting some RAV4, Hilux, Yaris and Urban Cruisers. The recalls affect a total 28,957 Spanish registered cars. Worldwide, there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries relating to these issues and Toyota insists it is conducting the recalls as a precaution. Toyota has identified a possible issue affecting the spiral cable assembly in the airbag module fitted to some RAV4 and Hilux models manufactured between June 2004 and December 2010. All the vehicles affected by this issue are being recalled so that an improved spiral cable can be fitted. The installation will take about one hour to complete and the work will be carried out free of charge. Toyota is also recalling Yaris and Urban Cruisers manufactured between June 2004 and December 2010, due to a possible fault with the steering column.

2012, with deliveries beginning in Europe in 2013. Its state-of-theart features include remote driver support and a connected infotainment control centre. The 17-inch touch-

screen puts rich content at the fingertips of drivers and passengers alike, seamlessly integrating media, navigation, communications, cabin controls and vehicle data. The agreement estab-

lishes Telefonica as Tesla’s largest European connectivity partner The deal is supported by KPN in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the M2M World Alliance, simplifying Tesla’s

deployment of connected cars. Telefonica’s services offer flexible and reliable connectivity solutions for Model S customers across Europe. José Luis Gamo, CEO at Telefonica Multinational Solutions, said: “As we accelerate our transformation into a digital telco we see lots of opportunities to empower consumers. Connected cars that provide drivers with more information and a better and safer driving experience is a perfect example of this. “Tesla is one of the world’s most forward thinking businesses. We share their passion for innovation and are thrilled to be working with them to deliver a superb in-car experience to Tesla drivers across Europe.”

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Sir Dave Brailsford

Sir Dave Brailsford has quit as performance director of British Cycling to concentrate on running Team Sky. The 50-year-old led Team GB to eight gold medals at both the Beijing and London Olympics and has transformed the sport during his 10-year reign. Shane Sutton takes over his role while Andy Harrison has been named perform-ance director.

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LOS MORISCOS: Strong winds didn’t deter players.

AÑORETA: Happy Winners.

Good turnout for GINS

CONSIDERING the numbers that have returned home, GINS had an excellent turnout at Los Moriscos with 43 players and one guest.

The strong wind didn’t deter the players, who returned some good scores. Finishing first in the Medal was Maurice Wilde (hcp 10.5,

net 71.5), followed by Bev Legg in second (hcp 11.5, net 75.5). In the men’s stableford, Fred Hickford took first place (hcp

24, 35 points). He was followed by Brian Early (hcp 24, 33 points) in second and John Vertanness (hcp 19, 32 points) in third.

Karen Nuttall took first in the ladies’ stableford (hcp 25, 36 points) with Marlene Taylor (hcp 36, 32 points) in second. There were no two’s on the day. GINS’ individual stableford on Monday at Añoreta saw Judy Howard rejoining and with Bernard O’Brien vital wins for Fulham, receiving a special Cardiff (at Southampton for presentation. It was the first time in 50 years) also Karen Nuttall’s and Crystal Palace while first official visit to WBA, 3-0 up, had to settle Anoreta as GINS’ new for a point v Spurs. captain. In the championship, In the men’s Burnley are one win away competition it was from joining Leicester in the Brian Lynch taking PL. Derby, QPR, Wigan, first place (hcp 19, 33 Reading, Brighton, Ipswich points) from Malcolm and Blackburn are chasing McLeod (hcp 17, 32 play-offs places. points). Congratulations to FL1 For the ladies, Anne champions Wolves whose Jones finished first 2-0 win at Crewe set a new (hcp 33, 30 points) points record (93) and followed by Eloisa clinched promotion at the Sanchez (hcp 32, 29 first attempt. points). Scunthorpe (76 points), Those wishing to Rochdale (75) and play may contact Chesterfield (74) are GINS by email: fighting it out at the top of ginslosmosrep FL2. @gmail.com.

The Premier League race hots up THE key Pemiership matches over the three-day Easter holiday are ChelseaSunderland, Manchester City-WBA, EvertonManchester United and Norwich-Liverpool, while last night Barcelona played Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey Cup final in Valencia. The F1 drivers, crews and cars are in China this weekend for the Shanghai Grand Prix, the Aviva Rugby Union Premiership continues with Saracens (76 points) aiming to extend their lead at the top over Northampton (66) and Leicester (63). FOOTBALL - This year’s FA Cup final (on May 17) will feature Arsenal against Hull City. Last weekend the

Tony Matthews

International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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Gunners ‘scraped’ through on 4-2 penalties against the 2013 winners Wigan Athletic while Steve Bruce’s Hull beat plucky Sheffield United 5-3. In the two-legged Champions League semifinals (to be played on April 22 and 29) Atletico Madrid yet to win the trophy - will play Chelsea, chasing a third final in seven years,

ANOTHER WIN MOTOGP Reigning champion Marc Marquez of Spain won the second MotoGP of 2014 in Austin, Texas. Dani Pedrosa was second and Andrea Dovizioso third.

and Bayern Munich will meet Real Madrid. It could be an all-Spanish final, even a repeat of the 2012 Chelsea-Bayern final. In the Europa League semi-finals, it’s Sevilla v Valencia and Benfica v Juventus. The first legs take place on April 24, with the return fixtures a week later.

Last weekend’s ‘big’ Premiership game saw leaders Liverpool, who had Jordan Henderson sent-off late on, edge third-placed Manchester City 3-2 at Anfield. Chelsea, second, two points behind the Reds, pipped 10-man Swansea 1-0. At the bottom there were