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Nerja entrepreneurs unite to bring relief to the needy A GROUP of Nerja entrepreneurs have joined together to help people in need. Given the economic crisis facing a large
percentage of Nerja residents, the group decided to create the municipality’s first food bank. It is scheduled to be inaugurated on August 15.
It is estimated that as much as 30 per cent of people in Nerja are currently unemployed. The food bank is the brainchild of men and
women like Miguel Benitez, Gregorio Ubico and Alun Hill, who have dedicated years of their lives to the tourism and construction sectors.
Culturally-diverse dance festival THE 33rd edition of the International Dance Festival in Torrox was a huge success. Held between Thursday July 31 and Sunday August 3, the festival featured some of the best dance ensembles from Spain. The festival has become one of the most important cultural events on the Costa del Sol and this year’s programme included traditional
dances from places as culturally diverse as Mexico, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia, said Culture Councillor Juanma Cortes. Dance Academy Lydia and Lucia began the proceedings with a breathtaking performance entitled ‘Sueños’ (Dreams), which was followed on Friday with a traditional flamenco show. First held in 1981, the Torrox
International Dance Festival was the first event of its kind in the Axarquia to promote Andalucian folklore. One of the main objectives of the festival is to bring culture to the people and to promote both Torrox and the province of Malaga throughout the country, and to prevent the cultural legacy of the region from sinking into oblivion.
Now, it seems, they want to give something back to the community. After getting all the necessary permits, the entrepreneurs met last week to present their altruistic initiative. “The Malaga Food Bank is going to be our adviser,” said Benitez. The entrepreneurs said they need volunteers willing to work a few hours a week to help with the bank. Those interested can call on 657 610 839.
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INDEX News 1 - 16 Finance 17 - 22 Letters 23 Daily TV 24 Leapy Lee 26 AT A PREMIUM: Space on crowded summer beaches.
Time Out 28 - 29 Health & Beauty 30 Homes & Gardens 31 Food 34 Services 35 Classifieds 36 - 37 Motoring 38 Sport 39 - 40
Beach ‘space-savers’ could face fines
BEACHGOERS in Torrox using a towel, a chair or a beach umbrella to save a place on a crowded beach will have to pay a €30 fine. The controversial municipal regulation came into force barely a week ago (Friday August 1) but has already caused controversy. “It is absurd. I have no idea what politician came up with something like this,” said Jose Luis Jurado, to Spanish paper Diario Sur. “What if I want to go for a stroll along the shore or swim in the water?” he asked. The new regulations have been harshly criticised
by beachgoers in Torrox who say it is ‘arbitrary’ and does not solve any problems. “It is true there are people that come to the beach early in the morning, put their beach umbrella in the sand and then leave. But fewer people do it now. Besides, the beach is wider this year and chairs do not take up as much space as before,” said Francisco Ruiz, a tourist from Cordoba. Torrox Mayor Francisco Muñoz downplayed the criticism and told Diario Sur that the regulation was aimed at dissuading people from the practice and not making money.
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NEWS Fighting unemployment ANDALUCIA’S Regional Government is to invest €1.9 million in a series of urgent measures aimed at creating jobs for the unemployed. Velez-Malaga Council is to be allocated €736,553. Hero’s welcome NERJA Mayor Jose Alberto Armijo and local authorities welcomed at the council Angela Lobato who won a bronze medal at the World Beach Volleyball Championship held in Oporto, Portugal.
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Government honours Alcaucin THE Alcaucin Art and Popular Development Centre in Alcaucin has opened its doors. Mayor Domingo Lozano and Malaga Government President Elias Bendodo inaugurated the centre last Friday in an event attended by a large number of residents. The building will cost €365,000, jointly funded by the Spanish
Government and Malaga’s Regional Government, and will include an exhibition hall. As much as €30,000 will be invested in furniture, €16,300 in air conditioning and €36,000 in the construction of a municipal gym in the basement. Bendodo reaffirmed the Regional’s Government commitment to “the smallest
municipalities in the province, especially to those with less than 10,000 inhabitants, which are the beneficiaries of up to 65 per cent of the investment done.” Alcaucin has 2,832 inhabitants. The Government has so far invested €1,700,000 in Alcaucin to improve its water network, pave streets and remodel the Daniel Ramirez Bayo Sport Centre.
Music Festival NOTHING soothes the mind and soul like music and melomaniacs will be delighted to know that El Majuelo Park in Almuñecar is to host a hiphop and reggae festival next Tuesday at 8pm.
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THE National Russian Ballet Theatre will be in Almuñecar on Friday August 29 (10pm) at El Majuelo Park presenting ‘Miguel Strogoff’ based on the eponymous novel written by Jules Verne in 1876.
LIFE is not easy and everybody can use a tip. Miguel A. Rodriguez is giving an interesting conference talk in Spanish on Friday August 29 at Palacete La Najarra titled ‘How to lead a five-star life without dying from success.’
Royal visit KING Felipe VI is to visit Malaga on September 5; this will be his first official visit since becoming king in June and he will host a dinner at the Automobile Museum.
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Shopping night ALMUÑECAR stores remained open last Saturday until 2am as part of its third and last summer shopping night organised by the council and local businesses to stimulate the town’s economy. Poetry reading A group of Almuñecar poets will gather on Sunday at 9pm at Peñon El Santo for a night of poetry and music called ‘Poemas de Luna’ (Moon poetry).
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Construction work VELEZ-MALAGA Mayor Francisco Delgado Bonilla signed an agreement with Construcciones Otero S.L to remodel and improve the N340 motorway between Lagos and Mezquitilla. Grape harvest IZNATE Council is presenting until next Monday an exhibition called ‘La Axarquia en vendimia’ which features a selection of the best pictures from the first edition of the Axarquia Online Photography Competition showcasing the beauty of the grape harvest.
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TS motto is ‘Strength, balance, courage and common sense’ and participants need to have all of these when taking part in one of the most popular events in Spanish culture. ‘Concurs de Castells,’ the Human Tower competition, attracts thousands of spectators who cheer on the teams of people climbing over each other in an effort to make the tallest tower in the competition. The event is taken very seriously in Tarragona, Southern Spain; the tradition is believed to have been around since the 18th century, started by dance groups, and has been named as part of the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage established by UNESCO.
Quote of the Week Alarming’ Was the word that Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo used to describe the number of victims of Israeli bombing attacks on the Gaza strip in recent attacks. Spain has now put a temporary stop on all arms sales to Israel.
Each team taking part, some of which have 500 participants, clamber onto each other, strongest at the bottom and the lightest at the most dangerous point at the top, to form Castells. A seven-strong judging panel gives out points depending on the height and difficulty of the individual towers. Each team is allowed five attempts to build the tallest tower; the final score for each team is decided by the best three attempts and the winner is decided by competition organisers, known as experts in human towers. The event takes place every two years. The next one, XXIV Concurs de Castells de Tarragona, is scheduled for October this year.
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is the age of the Spanish girl who was recently arrested when she declared her intentions to join the Jihadist ISIL forces in Iraq. She had, apparently, been a normal 14-year-old until spending time in the Jihadist chat rooms on the internet. A Madrid judge sent her to a juvenile detention centre.
ANDALUCIA has doubled the average number of donations made in the first half of the year; 153 Andalucia patients have donated their organs which has allowed 358 organ transplants.
Borrowed cash DIPUTACION de Malaga (local government) has approved a loan system in which councils of the area will be able to borrow up to €10 million at zero interest; the only condition is they must give the loan back within 30 months.
Yellow alert THE province of Malaga and the Guadalhorce valley will be on yellow alert until further notice of temperatures over 37 degrees Celsius.
And finally... A restaurant in Ibiza erupted in cheers and applause when British actor Orlando Bloom allegedly tried to punch Canadian singer Justin Bieber as they were leaving the restaurant. A video posted by website TMZ shows Bieber allegedly shouting an obscenity at Bloom just before he tried to hit him.
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Officer in court A COURT in Velez Malaga has issued a restraining order against a female police officer. It requires her to refrain from contacting her former husband and two daughters and forbids her from coming within 500 metres of them. The court also ordered her
two guns be taken away. The woman stands accused of harassing and threatening her family. It appears the woman went to her exhusband’s residence in January because she wanted to talk to one of her daughters. The man reportedly refused to let her in because of the problems they had had in the past and because she is said to have a bad relationship against local peddlers with her daughters. They and seized counterfeit are apparently afraid of the designer glasses, purses, way in which she reacts. swimming trunks and The woman left and baseball caps. returned an hour later after Illegal street-sellers not her ex-husband had gone only sell low-quality to work. She allegedly lost goods but are also control and started yelling thought to adversely insults about the man. She affect the local economy. is said to have threatened to kill him and to have thrown fruit, bottles and papers at the door. One of the daughters contacted her father to let him know what was happening The court found the officer guilty of threatening and harassing her family and issued the restraining order. She later filed an appeal which was rejected.
Counterfeits seized NATIONAL POLICE officers in Nerja have seized an undisclosed amount of goods hawked by illegal street-sellers. In an ongoing effort to crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods, police in Nerja launched an operation last week
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Paddle tennis THE 16th edition of the International Paddle Tennis Tournament of Andalucia is running until Sunday in Almuñecar at Rio Verde Sports Centre and Francisco Bonet Stadium.
Castle comp SOCIAL Services in Almuñecar have organised a sandcastle competition at 11am next Tuesday on Puerta del Mar beach.
Beach-ball PUERTA DEL MAR beach will serve as host to the ‘Ciudad De Almuñecar’ Beach Volleyball Tournament on Sunday at 9.30am, organised by ‘CD Voleibol Almuñecar’.
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Raisins could be a cultural heritage RAISINS could become part of mankind’s intangible cultural heritage. A group of Malaga Province mayors and politicians signed a proposal requesting the UNESCO to include raisins in its intangible cultural heritage lists. They also called for measures to counteract the budget cuts currently affecting the sector. El Borge Mayor Salvador Fernandez said the latest measures adopted by Spain’s Central Government regarding the common agricultural policy (CAP) have resulted in raisin farmers suffering yet another setback. The proposal seeks to strengthen the raisin sector since as many as 3,000 Axarquia families directly depend on it.
Malaga PSOE Parliamentarian Remedios Martel added that Muscat grapes play a crucial role in the Axarquia economy and that more than 95 per cent of raisins in the region are from this species of grape. Raisins are already part of Andalucia’s Cultural Heritage and are included in the official register of the Andalucian Historical Heritage Institute, said Martel. However, they now
want raisins to be part of mankind’s intangible cultural heritage. The UNESCO list includes Spain’s Mediterranean diet, the ‘Fiesta of the Patios’ in Cordoba, the festivity of ‘la Mare De Deu de la Salut,’ the chant of the Sybil on Mallorca, among others. “We want the importance of this product to be acknowledged given its importance to the economy of the region,” said Martel.
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Sugar museum opens its doors TOURISM and Trade Councillor Rafael Rodriguez has inaugurated the Torre del Mar Sugar Cane Museum, located in the main building of the old Our Lady of Mount Carmel factory. Part of the old machinery used in the factory, which reached its peak in the
mid-19th century after a steam engine was installed, will be on display in the museum, said Mayor Francisco Delgado Bonilla. The vision of having a Sugar Cane Museum in Torre del Mar became a reality thanks to the investment of more than €3.1 million by the council
and the Junta de Andalucia. The building, dating from 1797 and originally inaugurated in the 19th century, has an area of 3,000 square metres and will also serve as the permanent seat of the Axarquia School of Industrial Organisation (EOI).
Sand sculptors face fines RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council is to levy fines on sand sculptors. Following the approval in June of a controversial municipal ordinance imposing fines of up to €750 on people building sand sculptures on local beaches, Councillor Sergio Diaz told Spanish newspaper Diario Sur that the fines would only be levied on sculptors building large sand sculptures for “clear profit or gain.” Artists who make
a living building sand sculptures will still be required to obtain authorisation from the local authorities. Furthermore, the new regulation establishes fines between €600 and €3,000 for a wide range of beach violations, including unauthorised fishing, setting bonfires in unauthorised areas, littering, lighting barbecues without authorisation and causing damage to public property.
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Delicious soup to combat the sweltering heat AN Axarquia town has a delicious recipe to combat the sweltering summer heat. It is no secret by now that gazpacho is an amazingly refreshing soup and the ideal meal on a hot summer day. But it is even better if prepared following the traditional Alfarnatejo recipe, which includes diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, mint, bread, pepper, vinegar, oil and salt. The word ‘gazpacho’ is said to be of Arabic origin and believed to mean ‘soaked bread.’ The small Axarquia town, with only 500 inhabitants and located
858 metres above sea level, celebrated with Periana - population 3,500 and only 23 kilometres from Velez - the fourteenth edition of their gastronomic festival. Visitors and local residents did not need to worry about not being able to afford the delicious dish, since it was completely free. However, those wishing to take home the beautiful clay bowls used to serve the soup had to pay €1. Local resident Inmaculada Rodriguez and an army of neighbours were in charge of preparing as many as 800 litres of the typical Spanish cold soup for summertime.
The festival was completed with the sale of delicious Periana peaches. Jose Rodrigez, 69, and Rosario Zorrilla, 63, have 20 trees and hope to harvest as many as 1,000 kilograms of fruit this season. “We used to have 300 trees but we have lost many over the years,” they said. “Peaches were originally brought to Periana by an emigrant that went to Argentina,” they said. All the peaches harvested in Periana come from those first trees but they are still juicy and huge, they added. Back in 2010, Periana farmers harvested a whopping 200,000 kilograms of peaches.
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Torrox soon to get its own mortuary TORROX could soon have a mortuary. Mayor Francisco Muñoz said the municipal government will continue working in the coming months to begin construction of the mortuary as soon as possible. “There is no doubt that our municipality needs this service and we are
not going to put the partisan interests of the opposition before the needs of Torrox residents,” said Muñoz, after opposition groups had refused to green-light the administrative process required for the project. Torrox residents must travel all the way to Nerja and Velez Malaga to hold wakes for loved ones, said the mayor. He added that the mortuary would be built right next to the cemetery where the football field used to be. VELEZ MALAGA Council is to pay tribute to Miguel de Nerja is approximately 12.8 kilometres from Torrox, Cervantes. To mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of while Velez Malaga is the second part of Don Quixote (1615), Velez Malaga around 20.2 kilometres Council will open an exhibition at Casa Cervantes away from it. The socialist governdedicated to the life and work of the Spanish novelist, ment has once again poet and playwright. Mayor Francisco Delgado Bonilla said the council was shown it works to meet the working at full speed to design the exhibition hall, needs of the municipality and to make the decisions which is expected to be inaugurated in early 2015. “We cannot overlook the close relationship between necessary to improve the Cervantes and Velez Malaga, because our city is one of quality of life of people the few to be mentioned in the first part of Don living in Torrox, the mayor declared. Quixote, in Chapter 14 to be exact,” said Bonilla.
Don Quixote author to be honoured
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Nice work! BENIDORM’S Terra Mitica intends to employ a ‘fun-hunter.’ The three-week job consists of visiting five European theme parks, including Terra Mitica, to compare tendencies and write a report on findings.
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NEWS DESK Water investment THE Marina Baja Water Consortium has approved emergency work on the Mandem and Algar pumping stations with a budget of nearly €4 million to modernise infrastructure.
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Illicit supply
Caught red-handed
THE Aguas de Alicante company discovered illegal water meter connections in 13 San Vicente homes between April and July. Fraud like this costs the company €20,000 a year, Aguas said.
OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil arrested a man outside a bakery in Aguadulce just moments after he attempted a robbery at knifepoint.
Crop blaze
Nasty trick
SMOKE was visible for miles from a crop and plastics fire between Roquetas de Mar and Cabo de Gata at the weekend. Twelve firefighters brought the fire under control the same evening.
A BENICARLO (Castellon) woman told police that she was being inundated with phone calls requesting sex. Investigators found that a vengeful friend had uploaded her number to an internet contacts site.
Doing well GANDIA hotels averaged 88 per cent occupancy throughout July, the best result since 2007, the local AEHGS hoteliers’ association said. Accommodation prices rose by around 2 per cent.
Car fire doused TWO cars caught fire during a collision on the Terramar Urbanisation in Villajoyosa, affecting a third car parked nearby. No-one was hurt and firefighters extinguished the blaze without problems.
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Sovereign visit KING Felipe VI is to visit Malaga on September 5. This will be his first official visit since becoming king in June and he will host a dinner at the Automobile Museum.
Hospital parking THE mayors of the towns and villages of the Costa del Sol are getting together to demand that parking at the Costa del Sol Hospital should be free. They are also complaining that the citizens of Marbella get a 40 per cent discount, which is not available to other residents.
More donations ANDALUCIA has doubled the average number of organ donations made in the first half of the year; 153 Andalucia patients have donated their organs, which has allowed 358 organ transplants.
Extra cash THE Diputacion de Malaga (local government) has approved a loan system whereby councils in the area will be able to
CONTROVERSIAL: The Algarrobico hotel in Carboneras.
Court rules licence legal THE court judgement is in for the Algarrobico hotel in Carboneras, after much deliberation. The panel of judges has ruled that the Algarrobico building licence from 2003 was legally issued, overturning a number of previous rulings. The judgement goes on to state that the promoter - Azata del Sol - and the town of Carboneras had their rights trampled upon by the earlier court decisions. Ecologist group allegations were summarily dismissed on a technicality. borrow up to €10 million at zero interest. The only condition is that they must pay back the loan within 30 months.
Yellow alert THE province of Malaga and the Guadalhorce Valley will be on yellow alert until further notice; temperatures of more than 37º Celsius are expected.
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Jail term FORMER Mayor of Torrevieja, Pedro Mateo Hernandez, has entered Murcia Prison where he is to serve his sentence for forgery and corruption. He must serve at least 12 months before being eligible for parole.
According to local sources, they had failed to provide enough paperwork to support their case. This does not mean that the hotel itself is legal, solely the building licence. The court stated that within the information available in 2003, the promoter did nothing wrong in asking for the building licence, the town hall did nothing wrong in granting it, and the licence was therefore valid. In the meantime, Carboneras as a town still has its zoning plans going through the legal system.
Fireworks in demand
Trade guide BALERMA has unveiled its first trade directory aimed at visitors to the town. Fifty local businesses have jumped on board in a move that the mayor described as “an excellent opportunity.”
Outdoor fitness BALERMA’S outdoor gym is now open. Councillors attended the inauguration of the park which contains eight fitness machines suitable for use by people of all ages.
Drugs haul NATIONAL POLICE have arrested two squatters as part of the discovery of a marijuana facility in an apartment in El Ejido. One-hundred-and-fifty-two plants were seized.
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Royal holidays
ELCHE has awarded 26 new licences for the sale of fireworks ahead of the city’s Nit de l’Alba celebrations on August 13.
KING Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived in Mallorca to begin their holidays. The king had been in Belgium where he participated in a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Coastal accident
Free concert
A MAN was admitted to Intensive Care with head injuries after the canoe he was in was hit by a pleasure boat off San Pedro del Pinatar.
FRENCH DJ David Guetta performed a free show in Mallorca last Wednesday as part of the Mallorca Rocks festival. Guetta has sold more than six million albums and 15 million singles around the world.
Bisbal hater A SAN JUAN councillor has apologised for saying he wanted to “gun down” popular singer David Bisbal. Cesar Vilar criticised him on social media sites but after several apologies has managed to keep his seat on the council.
Football match REAL MALLORCA football club will play Getafe at Iberostar Stadium next Wednesday as part of the 39th edition of the Ciutat de Palma tournament. The game is scheduled to kick off at 9pm.
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No ‘fast track’ into Gibraltar THE Gibraltar government has rejected and criticised Spain’s proposal to introduce a ‘fast track’ at the border for Spanish workers wanting to enter Gibraltar for the purpose of work and have responded to Spain by suggesting their proposal is nothing more than ‘discriminatory,’ claiming freedom of movement should be a privilege enjoyed by all. The Spanish government has proposed spending €5.3 million building a ‘fast track’ for workers resident in Spain with jobs in Gibraltar to cross the border faster. A fast track for vehicular access as well as a secondary fast track for workers crossing the border on foot has also been suggested as it goes through the motions of complying with the EU’s recommendations to ease traffic flow at the frontier where an estimated 6,000 workers cross the border daily. A spokesperson in the Gibraltar government said “The government
considers that any proposed solution towards a free flowing frontier must also encompass EU nationals and others who are not workers, like tourists and residents on both sides, whose right to freedom of movement continues to be undermined by Spain.” “The reality is that the Spanish authorities make life difficult for people and vehicles crossing the border for political reasons and because they want to. All that Madrid has to do is improve the flow rate of cars and persons and operate proper red and green channels. This alone will reduce waiting times to cross the frontier.” The ongoing row has not settled in an amicable agreement with either side, following last year’s intense crippling checks, which kept people in traffic queues for up to eight hours in the immense summer heat with Spain claiming those checks were essential in preventing tobacco smuggling.
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BRITISH PRESS Imported elk
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DENMARK - More than a dozen elk will be moved from Sweden to Northern Jutland to help maintain the population in the local marshlands. They will be helping with the tree trimming in the Lille Vidmose area.
A DOLPHIN got slightly lost and ended up in the River Severn a full 50 miles away from the sea. Wildlife experts have advised the public to leave it alone and it will find its own way home.
Hot month DENMARK - July 2014 is set to go down in history as one of the hottest months on record with temperatures of above 25 degrees Celsius for 15 24-hour periods.
Four steps SWEDEN - Carl Bildt, Sweden’s Foreign Minister, has stated there are four steps to be taken in achieving peace in Gaza, the first one is to remove the blockade which, according to Bildt, plays into the hands of Hamas.
School fees SWEDEN - Elite boarding schools in Sweden are to be stripped of their special privileges and will no longer be able to charge tuition fees. They will, however, continue to charge boarding fees.
Ferry sting NORWAY - A ferry going between Denmark and Sweden had to make an unscheduled stop for medical aid when an eight-year-old boy was bitten by a scorpion. The child is recovering well.
Humped off NORWAY - A camel has escaped from a travelling circus, again. Ali the camel was seen grazing on a public roadside in Stjordal which is where he was found the last time he escaped.
THREE lucky participants in Germany’s lottery are to take home six-figure winnings after choosing 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 as their winning numbers. A spokesperson for the lotto corporation commented that it was a “once in a thousand year result.”
Haunted mansion STANLEY PALACE, a 16th century Tudor mansion in Chester, is the site of the latest eerie ghost footage to be taken. A group investigating paranormal activity filmed it standing on a staircase inside the mansion.
LOST: A dolphin ended up 50 miles away from the sea.
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A GLASGOW bobby is the latest internet star after being captured on film dancing in the street with an unidentified woman to the tune of ‘How Do You Like Your Eggs In The Morning?’ by Dean Martin.
GIGI BAKER, a British designer, has made some chairs and footstools which imitate the feel of human skin; apparently, she wanted to replicate the feeling of sitting on the stomach of an obese male.
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Streaking students
VETERAN broadcaster Bryan Dobson was expecting the camera to zoom in on him but instead it zoomed in on his co-anchor; meanwhile, he just stood in the dark to the right of the newsdesk. Like a true professional he carried on as though it had been planned.
AN unexpected hailstorm, which battered parts of Hove and Brighton on the south coast, prompted some students from a nearby college to streak naked through the streets. Nobody knows why they had this reaction to the freak storm.
RUSSIAN PRESS Safest place EDWARD SNOWDEN’S lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, has stated that for the moment Russia is the safest place for him and he will not seek to move out of Moscow when his visa expires.
Bear attacks A SPATE of bear attacks is sweeping the far eastern parts of Russia in recent weeks. Scientists say this may be due to a change in the animal’s habitat which is driving it out of its usual hunting grounds.
Capello stays ALTHOUGH he didn’t manage any wins at the World Cup, Fabio Capello has stated that he will stay with the Russian national team until Russia hosts the next World Cup in 2018.
Sleigh festival ST PETERSBURG hosted the Summer
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No equality GERMAN women are still unrepresented in leadership positions and professorships, according to a government report; they are also paid less. The only areas in which there is parity are education and social services.
Thirsty victory THE World Cup victory was also a victory for Germany’s brewing companies; they saw a rise in sales of 4.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Unsurprisingly, this has been attributed to the World Cup victory.
Space cargo
SaniDay or Sledges Day festival at the Igora resort. Participants created unusual sledges based on a free theme; there was everything from a crocodile to a space rocket. BEAR ATTACKS: Away from their normal hunting grounds.
Economy contracting THE acceleration of Ukraine’s declining economy has speeded up due to the fighting between its army and pro-Russian forces in the east. This has taken its toll on industry and other economic activities.
More sanctions THE EU has released a list of eight Russian nationals and three companies which are to have their assets frozen as part of the ongoing sanctions against Russia’s actions in the Ukraine.
THE European space freighter which blasted off to go to the International Space Station will be the last of its kind as the programme has drawn to a close. The German-built supply ship was carrying supplies for the four astronauts currently in residence.
Jobless up THE rate of unemployed Germans rose by 6.6 per cent in July. The federal employment agency has blamed the increase on “seasonal reasons.”
Crop circles A MYSTERIOUS crop circle which appeared in Bavaria has attracted thousands of visitors since it was spotted last week in a wheat field. It has a diameter of 75 metres and is made up of three rings.
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Free concert in Nerja ANDY Y LUCAS are to give a free concert in Nerja. Culture Councillor Gema Garcia said the popular Spanish pop and flamenco duo will play for free on Saturday August 16 in Plaza España at 10.30pm. The duo will perform hits from their 10-year career and present their latest album ‘El Ritmo de las Olas’.
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Disabled group claim they were thrown out of bar A GROUP of people with disabilities have claimed they were kicked out of a pub in Almuñecar. It appears some of the
bar staff at the Soho Lounge told the group to leave the premises because the DJ was refusing to go on stage unless they left. The group were reportedly holidaying in Granada and decided to go out for a drink last Saturday night. At 11pm they were allegedly invited by PR personnel to enter the pub, where they spent two hours dancing, talking, drinking and having a good time, just like “any other customer,” according to Spanish paper El Mundo. However, at 1am the person in charge of security approached them and asked if they were planning to stay for much longer. They were later asked to leave because the DJ was refusing to perform. The group included 27
young people from Toledo, who have cerebral palsy and other disabilities - six of them in wheelchairs and eight members of their support staff. As reported by El Mundo, Soho Lounge representatives claim the group were asked politely to leave because there was going to be a private party in the pub, and added they should understand it was just about business. “Why weren’t they interested in having people with disabilities in the pub? Did the DJ dislike the uncoordinated way some of them were dancing?” asked ASPACE Toledo Manager, Francisco Javier Jimenez. ASPACE is a non-profit organisation which supports people with cerebral palsy in Spain. “The six people in wheelchairs were not at the level of other more interesting clients?” he added. Unfortunately, he said, they will not forget this unpleasant event. Soho Lounge representatives have denied that the group were discriminated against and said they were offered a terrace for their own safety. They added that at 1.30am bar staff noticed that some of the group were going in and out of the bar without the supervision of their support staff, while others were sleeping inside the pub or looking very tired. The group were then told the pub had a terrace they could use where they would be more comfortable.
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COURT has come out in favour of a building licence granted for the infamous Algarrobico hotel in Carboneras, in the province of Almeria. The unfinished building has become a cause célèbre with Greenpeace and other environmental groups, who have been campaigning for its demolition over the course of many years. Construction started in 2003 on the hotel, dubbed illegal by many, on so-called ‘protected lands’. Campaigners say that not only did it contravene the coastal law restricting beachside development, but the massive building also encroached on to the Cabo de Gata natural park. Now a judge has decided, in a bizarre ruling, that although the hotel may be illegal, its building licence was correctly granted. How that can be so is a mystery known only to the courts. Meanwhile, Carboneras Town
Hall’s urban development plans are also going through the judicial system in what appears to be an effort to legalise the hotel and permit construction to finish. Carboneras wants the income a completed hotel would bring and the developers want some sort of return on their investment. The hotel is a symbol of the excesses of Spain’s building boom in the early 2000s. Laws were ignored, unsuitable developments built, taking no account of the natural surroundings, and natural parks built on. While elsewhere in Almeria homeowners have had their houses demolished despite all their paperwork being in order, the bigboy developers look like they may be about to get away with a far worse offence. Everyone involved in trying to force through this monstrosity should be ashamed. But they won’t be. Money talks.
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STAT OF WEEK VODAFONE’S turnover fell to €866 million in the first quarter of the 2014-2015 fiscal year, 15.3 per cent less than in 2013. The company blamed the economic situation and intense competition.
Swiftair’s many facets THE name Swiftair meant little until an MD-83s bound for Algiers disappeared over Mali. The aircraft had taken off in Burkina Faso and when it crashed, probably in a sandstorm, all 110 passengers and the six Spanish crew members were killed. The company, which was created in 1986 and made a €1.2 million profit last year, runs 44 low and mid-capacity aircraft and is principally a freight service. It also works with tour operators in Europe, Africa and the Near East, ‘wet leasing’ its aircraft complete with crews,
Begging letters make a fortune ‘NIGERIAN letters’ generate millions and Spanish police recently netted 84 scammers. They were detained throughout the country, including Malaga, Sevilla, Almeria, Alicante, Valencia and Madrid and are accused of defrauding and laundering €11.547 million. Few people have never received an email which plays on the age-old hope of obtaining a great deal of money for very little outlay. Vast sums will be released, the victims are promised, if they advance cash to set things in motion. Enough were taken in by the sting to send
money to ‘locutorios’ where immigrants, generally from outside the EU, use pay phones and arrange money transfers. Here the money was collected by the detainees, 80 per cent of whom were from Nigeria. In the latest operation the UDEF fiscal fraud squad seized 98 vehicles worth €1.127 million and 73 properties valued at €9.846 million. They also blocked more than 50 bank accounts. The victims are usually from the US, Canada and Germany, UDEF sources revealed. The true number is probably higher, they added, as many are later reluctant to admit that they were so easily fooled.
maintenance and insurance. Swiftair is also involved in baggagehandling services in Morocco and Africa and transports NATO soldiers bound for Africa. In a joint venture (UTE) with Air Europa, Swiftair won another government contract LIMELIGHT: Airline in the news for the wrong reasons. in March 2013 to fly undocumented illegal immigrants to internment centres on the Spanish mainland. The UTE’s lowest bid of €11 million origin, operations whose alleged deficiencies have been also included returning immigrants to their countries of criticised by humanitarian and civil rights groups.
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Supermarket sell-off YEAR-ON-YEAR the DIA supermarket group earned 331.5 per cent more between January and June. The boost came from the sale of its French outlets, valued at €600 million, to Carrefour.
Fair shares GOVERNMENT rescue plans for Spanish motorways on the brink of insolvency will get the backing of the principal banks. In return they expect a say in how they are run, sources said.
New audit law - it all adds up THE government will speed through a draft audit law introducing tough new EU conditions. The directives, which the Cabinet expects to approve in September, should reach Parliament in October. These will require company auditors to be changed at regular intervals with strict controls regarding activities outside their usual remit. The Gowex case, where auditors M & A allegedly
colluded with the chairman’s false accounting, recently put auditing under the media microscope. Nor are M & A alone. BDO, a firm with the fifth-highest turnover in Spain, was accused of “serious errors” over Pescanova’s accounts. Although the company was refloated, shareholders lost most of their investments while Pescanova’s creditor banks also endured heavy losses.
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Sterling reaches 22-month high against the euro and a 6-year high vs the dollar Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com
after cutting its deposit rate (the rate at which commercial banks earn interest on funds parked at the central bank) to -0.1 per cent. Alongside the cut in rates, the ECB announced a raft of other policy measures aimed at getting credit flowing to businesses. The package of measures announced in June represents the ECB throwing the kitchen sink at fighting the threat of deflation. It will take several months minimum to see if measures aimed at getting credit flowing around the Eurozone are successful. At their last meeting in July the
ECB did not announce any further policy measures but made it very clear that they are prepared to act further and they have lined up Quantitative Easing (QE) as the next policy measure. It seems that the ECB are keeping QE in the locker to be used if required to combat deflation and they are hoping that US growth will pick up
and force EUR/USD to weaken. The strength of the euro is a concern to the ECB as it weighs on growth prospects, therefore if a natural correction does not take place from US growth we could see QE in the coming months to help weaken the euro and tackle deflation concerns. Falling inflation is a big concern
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Look on the private side of banking BBVA’s purchase of bailed-out Catalunya Banc for a knockdown €1.2 billion makes it a major Cataluña force. Until now CaixaBank administered the region’s principal fortunes practically without competition. Now it has BBVA to contend with. Twenty-two per cent of the clients who receive the services of Spain’s private banking sector live in Cataluña, which has the country’s fourthhighest per capita GDP after the Basque Region, Madrid and Navarra. Of these, Madrid boasts the largest segment with 25 per cent of the wealthiest clients, revealed consultants DBK. At the end of 2013, rich Catalans owned €74.8 billion of the €365 billion that moves the wealth management sector in
UK ECONOMY: The pound is nicely positioned for further gains.
Spain. CaixaBank’s private banking division attends to the financial affairs of clients with minimum assets of €500,000. From Barcelona it controls around €19.8 billion - almost half of the group’s wealth management business of approximately €44 billion. Nationwide BBVA can count on more than €76 billion that belongs to clients with assets of more than €300,000. By the end of last year 18 per cent of its clients were based in Cataluña, with a volume of assets approaching €13.7 billion. Cataluña’s private banking sector moves more than €80.3 billion, and once the Catalunya Banc deal is completed in 2015, almost half of this will be split between CaixaBank (€19.8 billion) and BBVA (€16.7 billion).
for ECB policy officials and inflation projections still look soft for the Eurozone. The euro has managed to maintain good levels despite the aggressive policy action announced by the ECB so far. After weakening in June post the announcement, EUR/USD managed to retrace back up to the same levels as we commenced the July meeting. But as we stand the outlook certainly looks soft for the euro and the pound is getting the plaudits. History tells us however that the pound can have a tendency to disappoint just when it looks likely to make further gains. If UK economic data starts to disappoint, the rally in the pound could lose steam and therefore caution is still noted. Assuming we do not see the UK economy derail, the pound is nicely positioned for further gains against the euro with an eye on 1.30 for GBP/EUR.
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THE bull-run in the pound has continued unabated and recently it has managed to push to a fresh 22-month high against the euro and a six-year high versus the US dollar. These are exceptional levels for the Great British Pound and it is mainly due to the fact that currently the UK is on the path to raising interest rates ahead of its peers in the US and Europe. The economic backdrop for the UK for now is upbeat and the consensus is that the UK economy will continue to perform strongly for the remainder of 2014. There is a large contrast in Europe with economic data inconsistent and the outlook soft. The strength of the euro currently and the risk of deflation is a real concern. These concerns have provoked unprecedented monetary policy action by the European Central Bank (ECB) in June. The ECB became the first of the major central banks to apply negative interest rates,
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WE often find humour even under the most dreadful circumstances; it is known as gallows humour. The never-ending recession has produced its own brand of wit. ‘With the market turmoil being what it is what’s the best way to make a small fortune? Start off with a large one.’ Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson issued arrest warrants on the bankers responsible for bringing the economy to its knees. This was the basis of the joke, ‘Record levels of unemployment have been announced. Those worst affected are the construction trades and Iceland’s bankers.’ The roll-call of bankers who have taken their own lives since the beginning of their Ponzi scams has reached unprecedented levels.
BIG ISSUE: A former banker? ‘What’s the definition of optimism? An investment banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday evening.’ In Britain there’s The Big Issue magazine; it is sold by unemployed street sellers. This gave rise to the joke: ‘I talked to my bank manager yesterday. He said he was going to focus on the big issue. He sold me one outside McDonald’s yesterday.’ I can identify with that. I received a letter from my bank manager stamped, ‘Insufficient Funds.’ I wrote back, ‘you or me?’
Investment banking isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Most of us relate to ‘what is the difference between an investment banker and a London pigeon?’ The pigeons can still make deposits on BMW cars. One businessman wryly remarked bankruptcy was worse than divorce: ‘I have lost half my net worth and I still have my wife.’ You know the credit supply is crunching when your cash-point asks if you have any spare change and the Inland Revenue offer a discount for cash payers.
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Pay-back pledge BAILED-OUT Bankia’s client base increased by 15,000 and profits rose by 48 per cent during the first six months of this year. The board is committed to repaying the taxpayer-funded rescue, said CEO Jose Sevilla.
Taurus takeover TAURUS, the Catalan electrical appliance manufacturer, which markets 11 brands in 80 countries, acquired longestablished but insolvent Solac, best known for its steam irons.
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’M just back from a trip abroad and the entire process of booking the low-cost flight couldn’t have been easier. While I normally need a stiff drink in hand to handle the frustration of reserving a plane ticket on the Ryanair website, their new updated and user-friendly browser is a pleasure to navigate. Apparently Michael O’Leary, renowned for his “my way or the highway” attitude - yes, the one who used to make people pay extortionate amounts for forgetting to print out the boarding ticket -
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Why can’t they collect debt? Q. I read with interest your answer to KS on the Costa del Sol regarding the You and the ‘Proceso Monitorio’ to collect community Law in Spain debts. In our community we have two By David Searl owners who have not paid at all for six years. They are not Spanish and one of them is not from an EU country. In my own country (Denmark) this situation would not have lasted long. The property would have been embargoed. I have asked our administrator what can be done and had different answers, which I do not quite understand. And where can I buy your book in Torrevieja? T.S. (Costa Blanca) A. I am glad you asked. The ‘Proceso Monitorio’ is relatively new, so you need an up-to-date edition of You and the Law in Spain. If you wait until September 1, you can obtain the new 2015 edition, with a full treatment of ‘Proceso Monitorio.’ Perhaps your best option is to order the book from the Santanabooks.com website. You will receive it at home. I agree with you that Spanish law for debt collection leaves a lot to be desired. It is far too slow in the backlogged courts. Nevertheless, Communities of Property Owners all over Spain have successfully taken debtors to court, either by the ‘Proceso Monitorio’ or a regular lawsuit. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
a strategy of being nicer to customers last autumn with O’Leary deciding that the firm should try to ‘eliminate things that unnecessarily p*** people off’. And so far being nice has been a success, with Ryanair admitting that its earnings have soared in the last three months. A new study backs up
this ‘it pays to be nice philosophy.’ While bosses who scream and micromanage their way to the top, are still common in today’s workplaces, according to the report the best bosses are humble bosses, those who empower and appreciate their employees, are open to feedback and care
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about the greater good. There tends to be a stereotype that humble people are weak people that get walked all over. Humble people may be quieter, more in the background, but they lead in a different way, by empowering their employees, and this trickles down making humble bosses strong bosses, says the report. The qualities of a humble boss include: self-awareness, openness to feedback, appreciation of others and low self-focus. All of which are traits that help humble bosses acknowledge their weaknesses as well as their strengths, and therefore learn, grow and succeed. Controlling and tough bosses may be surprised by the study results, but maybe it’s time we understood that humility isn’t a sign of weakness or lacking confidence, but rather, a good thing that can benefit us all.
Messi still facing court in tax mess ACE footballer Lionel Messi is a step nearer the courtroom. If nothing changes, the Barcelona striker will be questioned regarding €4.1 million owed in unpaid income tax on image rights between 2007 and 2009. Messi, one of the world’s highestpaid sportsmen, earns just under €30 million a season in salary and bonuses, according to Forbes magazine, plus more than €17 million from sponsors. His father now faces charges of transferring income from sponsors to shell corporations in Belize and Uruguay amongst other tax havens. When this came to light in June last year, Messi immediately added €10 million to his 2010 and 2011 tax returns, which were then under investigation. A further €5 million was paid in back taxes corresponding to 2007, 2008 and 2009. Barcelona judge Manuel Alcover rejected the public prosecutor’s
recommendation of excluding Messi from the three charges of fiscal fraud. The prosecution office maintained that the player did not realise the “range, dimension, aims and effects” of the strategies masterminded by his father, Jorge. Leo Messi also told the examining judge last September that he left financial matters to his father but Alcover was not convinced that Messi was entirely unaware of his machinations. The latter has accepted full responsibility for the tax evasion, maintaining that his son had no part in attempts to hide his earnings. There were sufficient indications to assume that Messi “must have known about and consented to” moves to construct a “fictitious corporate structure” specifically designed to evade taxes, the judge argued. The player’s involvement, if any, in the illicit financial dealings should be a trial matter, he added.
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Noise versus peace is a real dilemma I’VE been living and working in Spain more than 30 years. I call Spain my real home but what happened to that fun place I fell in love with? I am a professional DJ and worked for 40 years in England, Spain, Germany and now the Costa del Sol. Jake Smith is right when he says mayors have lost the plot on what tourists need. They are happy to give you dog beaches and toilets (we all need them, don’t we?) but they don’t permit bars or pubs to employ DJs any more. They use noise as an excuse to close or fine them. In other words, an early night for everyone. I came across this problem a few years ago in Galicia when I worked in one of the best discopubs in Pontevedra. Because of one person (yes, one) calling the local police, they closed us down. I understand that everyone has the right to sleep, but anyone with a minimum of common sense knows you don’t buy a flat over a bar without checking first! We now have to rethink where we go or live. Work-wise for me it’s looking like the end but noone is prepared to take on the local mayors even though they may or may not have voted for them. Spain isn’t the fun place which many of us were lucky enough to know in years gone by. Sorry to say, the end is near unless you are a dog person. D A Thompson (by email)
A sobering look THANKS for the Looky, Looky, Looky article. But you sure walk on tiptoe around the subject instead of calling a horse a horse and looking it in the mouth! Blissful are we tourists, looking at these people and having compassion for them instead of realising the sordid truth. These immigrants often have to pay back their passage into the paradise called Europe and are ruthlessly exploited by their own people and all others: 21 in a room, 63 to a house, payment per three-minute showers, etc.
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remaining is set against your private pension, often resulting in most of it being taxed at the full rate of 20 per cent. As to whether tax on retired people is unfair, well that’s a different matter. If you are resident in Spain and can reduce or avoid it altogether by doing the right thing, why not check it out? Stephen Clarke, Turre (Almeria)
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THE coast has many attractions, but there is so much to see inland. One of my favourite towns in the province of Valencia is Jativa, worth visiting for the basilica alone. Alphonse Ridgeway (by email)
They have no alternative but to survive as a group in these grey zones of legitimacy. There are too many Chinese stores and restaurants to really make a living unless they are a facade for money-laundering, drugs- and people-trafficking or servitude. I wrote to the Spanish and European governments and proposed not letting any immigrant enter the labourmarket without a certificate of an OESCD-level III education. The rest should be kept in camps and educated but sent back to their region, to help build that up. No response as yet. Roland de Rooy, Alhaurin El Grande (Malaga)
Easy target DO my name, telephone number and email address appear on an alternative mailing list? It could be paranoia, I’m ready to admit, but I am convinced that my details are obtained by, or sold to, hordes of spammers, hackers,
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phishers and old-school con men. I have often written to Your Say in the past about this, partly for the pleasure of relating my phone and email adventures following unsuccessful attempts to deprive me of my hard-earned money. But I have also done this so that other readers will not be taken in. The latest episode began with a warning from my anti-virus program: “Virus detected in an incoming email,” it droned. I panicked a bit and deleted the whole thing and to be on the safe side emptied the deleted items folder. I did notice something about
‘virus order’ at the top and the name Vicente Pratt (which is exactly what he must be). Anyway, readers, don’t say I didn’t warn you! T Freeman (by email)
Tax truths THERE was a short letter from Stephen Tucker last week, whom we have to assume lives in Spain and believes it is unfair that he must pay tax on his private Merchant Navy pension at age 65. First of all, the reason why he has started to pay tax at age 65 is presumably because at that age he has started to collect the UK state pension, which is taxable. A lot of people seem to believe that it is not, usually because if it is your only source of income your personal allowances will cover it. HMRC will always recover any tax due from a private pension by allocating most of your allowances to the state pension so that you are not taxed on that (it is still taxable, remember). Then any personal allowance
I AGREE with Leapy Lee week after week. His comments are spot on; it’s a shame our leaders don’t have as much common sense. With regards to the Middle East, the Romans used to pay one tribe to fight another, keeping them occupied and off the backs of Rome. Why have we not learned from history? Then I see announcements by well-known actors, asking for my money to help support camps in Turkey or wherever people have fled because their country is having yet another civil war. Why would I want to give money to them? So they can have a better life and come and kill my fellow citizens and our troops? R J (by email)
Sick of cicadas LAST spring a reader complained about the noise and droppings from pigeons. Not long after there was another complaint, this time about intrusive sparrows. What a couple of killjoys, I thought, but now I’m beginning to sympathise. I’ve moved to the ‘campo’ after years in a city that I happily shared with pigeons and sparrows. No-one told me that there would be cicadas. They started tuning up as soon as the really hot weather began and now make a deafening din somewhere between a buzz and whirr. Occasionally they all stop at once and after a couple of minutes of silence they start up again in perfect disharmony, all at exactly the same time. Is it just me? Or are cicadas a pain where it’s preferable not to have one? M P Norris, Quatretonda (Valencia)
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Worms are out of the can… LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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ELL, we certainly opened a can of worms last week. My statement regarding Arabic inventions, or rather lack of them, did attract some interesting response from quite a number of readers. As usual most were extremely positive, but a couple did creep in that I felt deserved at least some defence of my observations. On the advice of one particularly abusive missive, I did review my facts on the subject and, lo and behold, actually found quite a number of inventions allegedly discovered by members of Arabic communities. Coffee was one. Rocket propulsion was another. (Funny, I always thought that was the Chinese!) A number of others did come to light; even the camera crept in at one point. However, apart from one Mid-East gentleman who apparently worked for NASA during the moon landing, I couldn’t find any other positive input to the human
ARABIC DISCOVERIES? Coffee was one of them. race for the last thousand years. Not the most convincing record of humanityserving intentions; I rest my case. As far as the knockers of Israel’s Gaza onslaught are concerned, tragic as it all is, I don’t recall the British dropping leaflets on Dresden or Berlin, etc, warning their citizens to seek shelter before they wiped out hundreds of thousands of civilian women and children; or America, before it annihilated Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Sorry, but the pure hypocrisy of the West regarding this conflict simply defies the imagination. The only difference in the wars of the 21st century is the media coverage. In the past, what the eye didn’t see the heart didn’t grieve. Unfortunately, the allseeing eyes of the media and modern technology’s instant communication capabilities now bring the true horrors of conflict directly into our living rooms. Will
this finally lead our hearts to one day truly grieve and learn from our humanitarian mistakes? Don’t hold yer breath! Heard a particularly funny remark by one of the ‘you know where I’m comin’ from’ brigade last week. Many of these young people punctuate remarks by the word ‘ennit’. That’s literally all it is, a verbal punctuation mark that generally has no connection with the preceding sentence whatsoever. No doubt wishing to sound rather ‘better read’ than her peers this young lady informed her interviewer that she hoped Labour would win the next election - ‘isn’t it’! You really couldn’t make it up. Loved the story of the woman who got totally drunk on an aircraft last week. After shouting for cigarettes and a parachute, she then proceeded to unscrew her prosthetic leg and throw it at a member of the cabin crew. After the pilot decided to make an emergency landing, the police came on board and arrested the woman, who left the plane to the whole of the passengers giving her a rousing chorus of the Hokey Cokey. God bless the Brits! Keep the faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
Is there life without a smartphone? It seems like only yesterday that we had to queue up with a pocketful of change if we wanted to make a phone call when away from home. Times have changed; everywhere you go there is someone with their heads down looking at their phone. We asked: Could you live without your smartphone, or are they a waste of time?
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OR Maria Isabel Signes, phones are a lifeline. The optician from Calpe works with the Visio Sense Fronteres foundation, offering optical advice and eye surgery in remote and poor countries where phones can be crucial: “Sometimes in the villages I may go ahead of the team so I have to contact them on Whatsapp and we have a Whatsapp group for the charity so we can contact each other quickly and easily, so it is essential.” Maria Isabel added: “I’ve been in Africa for a few weeks without my phone and you can survive without it, of course, but it does make life easier.” Team leader at Fastighetsbyran Real Estate in Torrevieja, Nina Gisslen, agreed, saying: “I could live without it but would I really want to? That is the question! When I am out working or showing a client a property, my phone is so important. It gives me all the tools I need to hand, although I do switch it off at night!”
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Another devotee is Alan from Frankies Bar in Vera Playa, Almeria. He said: “I couldn’t live without my smartphone. It is glued to my side more or less. I use it for emails, Facebook, messaging and surfing the internet.” Emma-Maria Robertson, CEO of Mayfair Academy on the Costa del Sol, said: “My smartphone is essential when I am out of the office for emails and appointments. It keeps me updated when I need it to. But nothing can beat face-to-face contact.” And making a clean sweep of smartphone devotees was James Patterson, Managing Director and founder of Rib Club Global in Mallorca. “I could never live without my smartphone. It is like my comfort blanket! “Whether it’s for business or pleasure I always have two, one English and one Spanish, with a spare battery for each,” he said.
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Leo leads defiantly into August: a time for positive influences WITH the new moon in Leo leading us defiantly into August, it is time to be confident about your talents and let your inner light shine. If you knew you would succeed in any endeavour, what would you do? Listen to the first answer that comes to mind and act on it! Influenced by the fiery sign of Leo until August 23, this creative, expansive influence is helping you to empower yourself in all areas of your life. Speak your truth, assert your needs and be guided by your highest vision. August is the eighth month of the year and the number eight gives you the opportunity for inner
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and outer transformation. In the tarot deck, the cards of Strength and the Star are ruled by the number eight. These are extremely positive influences, meaning that you have the courage, strength and ability to fulfil your desires this month. With the full moon in the visionary sign of Aquarius on August 10, you won’t be short of ideas this month. The new moon in practical Virgo on August
CREATIVE: Leo’s expansive influence will help you to empower yourself. 25 helps you to ground your vision. As the sun moves into Virgo at the end of the month, you may feel a
little less exuberant, as the Leo energy fades. This is the perfect moment to commit to your ideas.
The sign of Aquarius also reminds you that you can achieve far more by working with a group than alone. Ask for help,
discuss ideas and find others who share your vision. Draw on the strength of the lion this month to create a stronger sense of self-belief and take the next step towards creating whatever is most important to you. Face your fears and push out of your comfort zone this month. You will be surprised at the result! Leo is a generous sign, so give thanks for all that you have in your life. Help others where you can and know that you will be rewarded with a bountiful harvest in September.
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healthcare. A well deserved tribute seconded by coffin-dodging pensioners who, thanks to this superiority, are still ‘all present and correct’ at morning roll-call. Conceding its moment of glory there are other areas requiring attention if Spain is to approach European standards. According to released data Spanish driving is not quite the worst in Europe: Italy takes the ignominious discredit for the ‘Did he Really do That’ Oscar. No smirking; British drivers are only 0.09 per cent better at driving than are the Spanish. The gap could be closed if we explain to Spaniards how to use direction indicators and behave sensibly at
SPANISH DRIVING: Not quite the worst in Europe, but almost. roundabouts. A far better way of closing the gap than tailgating the car in front. If Spanish drivers appear to be confused, it is likely because they are looking for non-existent, confusing or inappropriately placed road signs. Here there is room for improvement. There is good reason why national road numbers are preceded by an N as in N332. This is because such roads reach a
country’s national frontiers. I must remind Cartagena road planning department that if the N332 was supposed to Pedro out in their city’s camino it would be called the ?332, wouldn’t it? The Spanish are averse towards musical creativity but in fairness the British are not up to much either. I concede that Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius, George Frideric Handel and Gustav Holst were British citizens. Their names
are hardly Tom, Dick and Harry sounding, are they? The Spaniards can boast Enrique Granados, Pablo Sarasate and Isaac Albeniz. Respectively these maestros are passable at plinking guitars, scratching catgut and tickling piano ivories. However, opera and enchanting classical melodies that evoke Spain’s colourful tapestry, Carmen, Espana and Bolero, were composed by Frenchmen
Georges Bizet, Emmanuel Chabrier and Maurice Ravel. The Spaniards borrowed most of their language from Roman invaders and passed a little to the English language. One word best forgotten is armada. I hear you saying, what about corruption? The English concede Spanish superiority at passing brown envelopes. This could be down to the Spaniards being prepared to jail scoundrels. The English simply legalised sleaze. Problem solved. Spaniards are preferential to their own and many Spanish waiters display fecklessness. There was good reason why the truculent Manuel was chosen for the sitcom Fawlty Towers. In shipbuilding Spaniards are clearly steerage class. Spanish passenger liners were best known for wartime evacuations. Spain’s only super-liner, the Príncipe de Asturias was Glasgow built. At 8,000 tons it merely qualified as a bum-boat tender for the iconic ocean greyhounds of Europe.
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1. Amethyst is a transparent purple variety of which hard, glossy mineral? 2. In geology, what name is given to the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core? 3. Limestone is sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate that was deposited by the remains of what? 4. Named after a 19th century German mineralogist, the Moh’s scale is used to measure the what of minerals? 5. Ruby and sapphire are both varieties of which mineral? 6. The bright red mineral cinnabar is the chief source of which metallic element? 7. There are three main rock types: metamorphic and sedimentary are two, which is the third? 8. What is the aboriginal/official name of the red rock mass in Northern Territory, Australia, south-west of Alice Springs that was formerly known as Ayers Rock?
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August 7: Antonio Resines. Film actor. This Spanish actor, producer and director started out by studying to become a lawyer but soon got bored with that idea. He has appeared in Spanish cinema classics like Hay Carmela! and Celda 211. He won a Goya award for his role in La Buena Estrella in 1997.
humour into the most tense situations is invaluable midweek. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You like to do your own things in your own way and in your own time. That certainly shows this week. It can cause a bit of a stir with family. Even so, it will inspire someone close to step forward and make their own stand. Put someone straight when they step out of line.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) People look to you to guide them through the maze of right and wrong this week. Your talent for bringing
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) The kind nature that is so much a part of you is only too evident this week. A situation makes you feel
frustrated and you need to find a way forward. A bit of expert advice goes a long way even if it does mean that you still have to go it alone. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) As you prefer living in the here and now, you find it difficult to understand and tolerate people who plot and plan in advance. It is tedious in the extreme to consider every little detail of something which may never happen. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This time of year reminds you just how much you enjoy home comforts. Plan ahead now for those chilly winter nights when the air is crisp and the wine is mulled. The urge is to work with others this week and that in itself throws up plans for evenings ahead. Having planned a romantic weekend there may need to be some adjustments.
Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Your mind, as ever, is changeable. This is a fun time to dabble at this and that to bring a bit of variety to your life and work. Meeting new people and starting new projects means that it is a busy time at work but the rewards are high.
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is an emotional week, when it is difficult to keep things to yourself. Get together with others and do a bit of social networking. Talk, and if you cannot bring yourself to confess to a problem, say that it is a friend of yours who has it. Certainly, you need to share this concern to get a balanced picture. Things that are held inside can get blown out of all proportion.
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Average: 19
Very good: 36
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aver, cave, evil, lave, leva, live, rave, rive, uvea, vail, vale, veal, veil, vela, vert, vial, vice, vile, alive, avert, calve, carve, caver, cavil, civet, clave, crave, curve, evict, laver, liver, livre, ravel, rival, rivet, trave, uveal, valet, value, vatic, vault, velar, vicar, viler, viral, virtu, vitae, vital, active, claver, curvet, travel, valuer, varlet, virtue, caviler, clavier, culvert, rivulet, vaulter, victual, virtual, cultivar, curative, vertical, LUCRATIVE, VICTUALER
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This is a great social week. Your puppy-like enthusiasm attracts others and a barrage of good vibes comes your way. Indeed, your relaxed attitude allows someone close to get their own life a bit more into perspective.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There is a great impatience this week when someone flatly refuses to see something through to the end. You do not admire sloppiness and your reaction shows this.
IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: With high energy and sex appeal right through to the end of the year, you are likely to stir things up a bit on the domestic front. Doing something completely out of character should be avoided if possible. If this is not possible, then you may use your charm.
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) There is a highly social week ahead with social gatherings here and there. A trip means that finances start to look brighter. You may find it necessary, if you are to progress, to consider a move to another job or area. Get involved with people who have been in the same situation.
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Across 1 The first victim is in Rabelais’ book (4) 3 The French get over oriental game (8) 9 Regular pay, spend it foolishly (7) 10 Five in wrong race are cut up (5) 11 Topic from ‘The Mentalist’ (5) 12 Being more foolhardy, I might get grilled (6) 14 Spies making name in stage work (6) 16 Dictator in vehicle waves back (6) 19 State limits of New Hampshire, Virginia and Dakota (6) 21 The Spanish fleet loses its leader, gets wrecked. What a tragedy! (5) 24 Once more a drink has the answer (5) 25 Lattice work is visible (7) 26 Pioneers such as pay their bills (8) 27 For warmth, sunbathe at noon, inside (4) Down 1 Dog, alas ain’t trained (8) 2 Top people of the Spanish, Italian and English (5) 4 Re Dad’s unusual snakes (6) 5 Shakes up The Stones (5)
Across 1 Appear to be (4) 4 Summit (4) 9 Ordinary (5) 10 Staying power (7) 11/21 Give insider information (3,3) 12 Exactly alike (9) 13 Consistent (6) 14 Afraid (6) 18 Partner (9) 21 See 11 23 Soldiers on horseback (7) 24 Blockhead (5) 25 60 minutes (4) 26 Not difficult (4)
6 Rob sets off for desserts (7) 7 Old prime minister is buried in Sweden (4) 8 ‘God without end’ admitting church is fake (6) 13 Affected manner to dress up (8) 15 Graceful neat leg crossed (7)
17 Did cat upset fanatic? (6) 18 Beat the one at the crease? (6) 20 Cancel year-book, it has a letter missing (5) 22 A pay increase for Dawn (5) 23 Blades appearing when people have a row (4)
Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 17 represents B and 12 represents V, so fill in B every time the figure 17 appears and V every time the figure 12 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sprites, 5 Coats, 8 Lantern, 9 Ethos, 10 Stole, 11 Extreme, 12 Sparse, 14 Ascent, 17 Airdrie, 19 Barks, 22 Tense, 23 Airfare, 24 Evens, 25 Scatter. Down: 1 Seles, 2 Rondo, 3 Theseus, 4 Singer, 5 Cheat, 6 Athlete, 7 Suspect, 12 Startle, 13 Arrange, 15 Siberia, 16 Pedals, 18 Rheas, 20 React, 21 Smear. QUICK Across: 7 Decade, 8 Leader, 9 Cage, 10 Prettier, 11 Crushed, 13 Reply, 15 Alone, 17 Consist, 20 Enormous, 21 Soak, 22 Severe, 23 Shared. Down: 1 Repair, 2 Hate, 3 Temples, 4 Flies, 5 Partners, 6 Reveal, 12 Sentries, 14 Possess, 16 Linked, 18 Scares, 19 Cover, 21 Snap.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Arbol, 3 Mesas, 5 Uña, 7 Ketchup, 9 Cats, 10 Blue, 13 Terraza, 14 Rib, 15 Swiss, 16 Temer. Down: 1 Aguacates, 2 Lake, 3 Mats, 4 September, 6 After, 8 Helar, 11 Pais, 12 Wait.
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Cristal (5) 3 Huésped (5) 6 Fregonas (4) 7 Blood (6) 9 Aubergine (9) 12 Barbero (peluquero) (6) 13 Grille (window) (4) 14 Bee (5) 15 Museum (5) Down 1 Encías (4) 2 Manzano (5,4) 3 Farm (6) 4 Ingenieros (9) 5 Three (4) 8 Fishbowl (6) 10 Work (4) 11 Expensive (4)
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 (NURSED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. ABASES
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Funagram Unscramble the title of a 2014 film starring Tom Cruise (three words): FORGET MORE WOOD FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MICHAEL VAUGHAN, EDGE OF TOMORROW
Unscramble the name of a famous former England cricketer: HIGH CAVE MANUAL
Down 2 Representative specimen (7) 3 Human race (7) 4 Annoy persistently (6) 5 To one side (5) 6 Quick quarrel (4) 7 Bluish-white lustrous metallic element (4) 8 Lacking colour (6) 13 Grasp suddenly (6) 15 Narrow rock opening (7) 16 New recruits (7) 17 Native of Hungary (6) 19 Rescue from danger (4) 20 Large stringed instrument (5) 22 Destiny (4)
1 Leaned, 2 Strain, 3 Reared, 4 Treats, 5 Arenas, 6 Regard, 7 Retain, 8 Seared, 9 Nearer, 10 Insert, 11 Passed, 12 Enters, 13 Suited, 14 Course, 15 Desert, 16 Disuse, 17 Rivers, 18 Discus, 19 Afresh
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Talking yourself slim A NEW and easy way to lose weight could have been found if one diet expert’s method is to be believed. John Richardson said that forget calorie counting, simply talk yourself thin. Dubbed the ‘self-chatter diet,’ the hypnotherapist and diet expert said his eating plan helps users beat the bulge by eradicating fattening behaviour. He said: “Self-chatter is your inner-voice and often, this self-talk happens so automatically you are barely aware of it. However, what
LOSE WEIGHT: Try the ‘self-chatter’ diet and beat the bulge.
you say to yourself can have a profound effect on the way that you feel and what you can achieve.” For weight-loss that means being aware of behaviours that can lead to weight gain and stopping yourself before you do it. He believes that by listening to your body’s hunger signals and talking to yourself to stop snacking and overindulging,
over time consuming less food and smaller portions will become normal practice.
He has written a book on the practice called ‘Talk Yourself Slim’.
Spaniards value weight-loss MORE than half of all Spaniards wanting to lose weight spend an average of €150 per month trying to do so. This was the finding of a survey carried out by the Union of Consumers and Users (OCU) of more than 2,000 people aged between 18 and 64, to discuss how they value their health and weight,
weight loss and the cost and satisfaction with different methods. Around 90 per cent of respondents have tried to lose weight “to feel good about themselves.” Regarding the cost, depending on the method used, 45 per cent of those surveyed said they did not spend any amount, and the
remaining an average of €150 a month on weightloss methods. More than 90 per cent
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Beat foot odour NOTHING ruins a good pair of shoes like being smelly. And the dog avoiding chewing on them should be a red flag that something is amiss. There are a number of factors that cause sweating and smell, including wearing shoes with inadequate air ventilation and polyester and nylon socks, since they do not let the feet breathe. Some natural remedies: Apple cider vinegar both kills bacteria and dries excess sweat. Add half a cup of it to a quart of lukewarm water and soak the feet for 20 minutes. Green and black tea can also help get rid of foot odour thanks to their tannic acids, which will keep the feet dry and prevent perspiration. Make tea and pour it into a tub big enough to fit both feet. Once cool, soak them for about 10 minutes. Another remedy is cornstarch. It absorbs excess moisture and neutralises odour.
UK dementia cases up THE number of people diagnosed with dementia in the UK has soared by 62 per cent in the last seven years. Experts say an ageing population, improved diagnosis and better awareness could all be reasons behind the rise. Symptoms of the condition include memory loss, changes in mood or behaviour, changes in personality and misplacing things.
Remedies for mosquito bites WITH summer weather comes one of Mother Nature’s more annoying creations: the mosquito. Not only can they carry lifethreatening diseases, including La Crosse encephalitis, malaria and dengue, but they can also turn any holiday into a nightmare with their neverending buzzing sound and their itchy bites. Fortunately, there are a number of simple, natural ways to ease the aggravating itch
caused by the saliva released by the female mosquito into the wound. For instance, ice can help numb the nerves that conduct the itching and the pain, and will also keep the bite from swelling even more. Vinegar can stop itching due to its acidity. Try putting a few drops on a piece of cotton and wiping every individual bite. Honey can also relieve itching thanks to its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
It is better to opt for raw honey and to dab a little bit right on the pesky bite. Not only a delicious beverage, tea can ease swelling on the bites thanks to the tannins it contains, which act as an astringent and draws the extra fluid out of the bite. And last but not least, try crushing up some basil and applying it to the bite. This aromatic leaf contains thymol and camphor, which can relieve itching.
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Creative ideas and exciting designs for unusual sand-dune gardens
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Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.
SOME people love the sea, storms, sand and sun and believe there is nothing more idyllic than living permanently or taking a few months holiday every year in a house or bungalow in coastal sand dunes or the inland dunes of Almeria. Their garden carved out from raw sand dunes created, weathered and shaped by high seas, wind and rain for thousands of years. The ambiance only disturbed by seagulls and passersby on the beach, and luckily not yet the cranes of coastal strip construction. We visited such a situation recently and brainstormed some possible garden designs. We share five with readers. Some might even be tempted to purchase a few loads of sand to create artificial dunes if the current drought continues. But before reviewing them reflect on the lifestyle you would expect within the sand dunes and the numbers of visitors that might be tempted to join you. Also the style of garden that you think would suit you, bearing in mind the inherent difficulties of constructing and maintaining a garden in such a situation. Bear in mind the following potential problems: • Watering – Will the water be saline? • The possibility of shifting sands and erosion • How to establish
FEATURE: A Japanese style garden. pockets of good soil for planting trees and shrubs • The need for windbreaks and shade • The need to provide for privacy and security. The five styles of garden we describe are entitled: - Retained wild dunes - Enhanced sand dunes - An oasis garden - A Japanese style raked sand garden - An old creek garden 1. RETAINED WILD DUNES Why not? Especially if your house is isolated and surrounded by wonderful natural views. Gulls and plovers your regular visitors and existing naturalised sea hollies, sand tulips and clumps of coastal grasses holding the dunes together. The main problem will be sandstorms when galeforce winds build up. But glass screens could be easily built around a terrace for relaxing and entertaining. 2. ENHANCED SAND DUNES Plant a few trees like palms, pines, tamarix and holm oaks or a standard pittosporum that withstand salty winds. In time their natural windblown leanaway would add
atmosphere. Along the boundary, plant bamboos or a hedge of wildly growing lantana, oleanders, pittosporum, or purple bougainvillaeas to provide a windbreak. Tough grasses, thrifts, stonecrops, lavateras, euphorbias, pampas grass and capers can all thrive in a sandy situation. Or how about a dune covered in morning glory? Plants can be planted in good soil in buried containers.
Develop interesting features from seashells, driftwood, pieces of old fishing nets, fishing pots and floats, etc. If you like the sun, dig out sunbathing hollows. Dry sand can get very hot and difficult to walk on. So construct wooden duckboard pathways. They will look more natural than concrete slab pathways or stepping stones. 3. AN OASIS If more adventurous
consider developing an oasis with a round swimming pool or large pond as the central feature. Surround it with tall palm trees and beds of herbs, lantanas, hibiscus, pittosporum, irises, lilies and ground-cover succulents. 4. A JAPANESE STYLE GARDEN A garden based on interesting rocks, driftwood, wind-sculpted trees, bamboo and raked designs in the sand. If the sand is first bulldozed into an amphitheatre land-scape, an impressive and secluded haven could be developed. Construct a tasteful, raised wooden terrace from which to get the best view. 5. AN OLD CREEK GARDEN Many coastlines used to have numerous small creeks where birds would nest and an isolated fisherman left his small fishing boat. Why not reconstruct such a situation?
Dig out an area for a sizeable natural pool. Line it with pond plastic and fill with water. Hold the excess plastic down with weathered rocks or stones. Plant up with flag irises, bullrushes and sedge reeds. Find an old wooden boat. One with holes will look more authentic. Place it partially in the water with the shore end in the reeds, tied to a post. Create a wooden slat terraced area adjacent to the pool on which to build up a collection of oars, old fish pots and baskets. Add a rustic trellis frame draped in old nets and coils of rope and you will a very special garden feature. I look forward to seeing some more adventurous gardens when wandering along built-up seashores in the coming years. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2014
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Sharon, Tracy and the Three Persians By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch SHARON is originally from Berkshire, UK and lives in Malaga. She works as a Reiki therapist and petsitter. Since moving to Spain she looks forward to her mum’s visits. This year, Sharon’s mum became ill and stayed home. Sharon needed an affordable way to visit with her kids so they could spend time together. Sharon’s freelance work gives an irregular income and she needed to make this trip affordable. She also didn’t want to crowd her mum as she was recovering from an operation, so staying in the same house was not possible. She went online and found a solution near
her mum - a housesit in Maidenhead. Tracy the owner needed a sitter for her three Persian cats while she travels, specifying someone who understands cats. Two of hers are fussy eaters. She liked that Sharon is a petsitter and thought the boys would be company for the cats. Sharon could look after the cats, her boys, and they could visit her mum without crowding her out. Sharon’s mum is recovering and planning Christmas in the sun with her family in Spain. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001
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Can cats really always land on their feet? WELL, it is true they do have a ‘righting reflex’ that operates when they fall. First, the brain commands the head and neck muscles to put the head ‘square’ with the ground. Then the rest of the body aligns itself with the head and, hey presto, the cat ends up in a perfect position for a soft landing. One might assume that the greater the height of the fall, the worse the injuries. This is, however, only
true up to a level of seven storeys; after that the fracture rate actually decreases. This is because after dropping for a distance of five storeys, the cat reaches maximum speed, the so-called terminal velocity of a falling body. At this point, the speed is constant and thus the inner ear is no longer aware and stimulated by acceleration. So the cat relaxes and spreads its legs out just as a freefall parachutist
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SOFT LANDING: The cat relaxes when falling. does when he is stabilising his descent. On landing, relaxed bodies are much less likely to fracture, which is also true of infants,
Looking after your Pets in Spain THE managers at Pets in Spain have the following
advice about looking after your pets. When moving to Spain it is important to note that there are a number of diseases and dangers for pets that aren’t found in most other European countries. For cats there is feline leukaemia virus and feline infectious enteritis. Also note that poisoned bait is
sometimes found on urbanisations to keep down the feral cat population. The charity Pets in Spain is currently looking for a home for Baby who is a 15-weekold tabby and white kitten. She is very trusting with people and loves to be cuddled. Those interested should call 645 469 253.
BABY: Looking for a permanent home.
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A good ice cream shop or not EVERYBODY loves ice cream but can they tell a good one from a bad one? Here are a few tips on how to distinguish quality from quantity of merchandising. Overly colourful ice cream has usually been made in a factory and with artificial colours – the more colours you can see behind the glass counter the more artificial the ice cream is likely to be. Choose a shop that only does ice cream – they tend to be more concerned with quality. If a shop also does anything from pizza to breakfast then they probably don’t care too much about the quality of their ice cream so long as they have quantity.
SUMMER TREAT: But ice cream should not be served too cold
A good ice cream shop will not put the product on display behind glass – ice cream should be kept in vats with the lids on except when being served. This helps maintain an even temperature which, in turn, helps the ice cream stay fresh. A quality shop will not only have good ice cream but should also have good quality ‘accessories’ like freshly-made cones and wafers. The ice cream should not be too cold. People can’t taste foods properly when they are served too cold and this goes for ice cream as well. It should be served at minus 12 degrees Celsius.
GM or not GM? ACCORDING to American astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, we should all calm down about GM foods as they are nothing new. “We’ve been modifying crops for thousands of years,” claims the scientist. DeGrasse believes that almost everything we eat has been modified in some way and that there is very little tasty wild food. The European Commission has stated that GM food is not unsafe and some scientists even think it could be the solution to feed the world’s ever expanding populous. Opponents say that it could con-taminate natural crops and that we don’t know enough about it.
Fans of the new GM food say that it already exists on the supermarket shelves and we just haven’t noticed – as an example they cite the seedless watermelon which, obviously, has been modified in some way or it wouldn’t be able to exist. While this is true to some extent, it also brings up the question of what, exactly, constitutes a GM food. GM stands for genetically modified and they are foods which have had specific changes made to their DNA using methods of genetic engineering. Fans of the food would ask if this is not the same as Gregor Mendel did with his peas in the late 1800s?
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Commonwealth Games so successful From Back Page C CARLIN, Jazz (W)... swimming; CLARK, Sarah (S)... judo; CONLON, Michael (NI)... boxing. D DALEY, Tom... diving; DAVIES, Georgia (W)... swimming; DAVIS, Nekoda (E)... judo; DOWNIE, Rebecca (E)... gymnastics; DOWSETT, Alex (E)... cycling; DRINKHALLS, Paul/Jo, husband/wife (E)... table tennis/doubles. E EVANS, Geraint (W)... cycling. F FACHIE, Neil (S)... cycling (2); FOSTER, Paul (S)... bowls (2); FLETCHER, Megan (E)... judo; FLYNN, Charlie (S)... boxing; FOWLER, Antony (E)... boxing; FRAGAPANE, Claudia (E)... gymnastics (4). G GALLANTREE, Becky (E)... diving; GREAVES, Dan (E)... para/discus. H HALSALL, Fran (E)... swimming (2); HOLLAND, Vicky (E)... triathlon; HYND, Ollie (E)...
swimming. J JONES, Frankie (W)... women’s gymnastics; JOYCE, Joe (E)... boxing. K KEATINGS, Dan (S)... gymnastics; KERWOOD, Charlotte (E)... shooting. L LAUGHER, Jack (E)... diving (2); LEWIS, Steve (E)... pole-vault; LIVESEY, Owen (E)... judo; LUCKMAN, David (E)... shooting (2). M McKENZIE, Anthony (E)... judo; MACLEAN, Craig (S)... cycling (2); MARSHALL, Alex (S)... bowls/pairs; MATTHEW, Nick (E)... squash; MURDOCH, Ross (S)... swimming; MILEY, Hannah (S)... swimming. O OATES, Colin (E)... judo; O’CONNOR, Siobhan (E)... swimming. P PATEL, Parag (E)... shooting; PEACOCK, Dave (S)... bowls (2); POWELL, Natalie (W)... judo; PROUD, Ben (E)... swimming (3); PURVIS, Dan (S)... gymnastics.
SYNCHRONISED: Bouchard and Riendeau of Canada. R RENICKS, Kimberley (S)... judo; RENICKS, Louise (S)... judo; RIVERS,
Dan (E)... shooting; ROWSELL, Joanna (E)... cycling; RUTHERFORD,
Greg (E)... long jump. S SCOTT, Helen (E)... cycling (2); SCOTT, Steve (E)...shooting; SHERRINGTON, Chris (E)... judo; SMITH, Zoe (E)... weightlifting; STIMPSON, Jodie (E)... triathlon (2). T TAYLOR, Josh (S)... boxing; TAYLOR, Sophie (E)... swimming; THORNHILL, Sophie... cycling (2); TROTT, Laura... cycling. W WALKER-HEBBORN, Chris (E)... swimming (2); WALLACE, Dan (S)... swimming; WEIR, David (E)... wheelchair/1500m; WHITLOCK, Max (E)... gymnastics (3); WILLIAMS,
Dan (E)... judo; Nile WILSON (E), gymnastics... (2). Team Golds • Men’s gymnastics (E)... Sam Oldham/Louis Smith/ Kristian Thomas/Sam Whitlock/Nile Wilson. • Men’s 4x400m relay (E)... Matt HudsonSmith/Dan Awde/Conrad Phillips/Michael Bingham. • Mixed triathlon relay (E)... Alistair/Jonathan Brownlee & Stimpson/Vicky Holland. • Women’s gymnastics (E)... Ruby Harrold/Kelly Simm/Rebecca Downie/ Hannah Whelan/Claudia Fragapane.
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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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AFTER 11 days of action in and around Glasgow, there was a superb closing ceremony to the
20th Commonwealth Games. A total of 4,947 athletes, from 71 countries, competed in 261 events covering 18 sports. England topped the medals’ chart with 174: 58 gold, 59 silver, 57 bronze. BRITISH GOLDS A ADAMS, Nicola (E)... boxing; ADCOCKS, Chris and Gabby (E)... badmin-
ton doubles; ADLINGTON, Sarah (S)... judo; ARMIT-STEAD, Lizzie (E)... cycling. B BARNES, Paddy (NI)... boxing; BLAGG, Alicia (E)... diving; BROWNLEE, Alistair (E)... triathlon (2); BROWNLEE, Jonathan (E)... triathlon relay; BURNETT, Darren (S)... bowls (2); BURTON, Euan (S - flag-bearer)... judo. Turn to Page 39
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Claudia Fragapane Became the first Englishwoman in 84 years to win 4 golds at the same Commonwealth Games. She gained success in floor/individual/vault/team gymnastics events. TO READ MORE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
GINS playing Texas Scrambles at Añoreta GINS played a Texas Scramble at Añoreta with a format of two separate games - a three ball and a four ball competitions. The results were very close, the four balls tied on the front nine with 34 shots, Dan’s team had three birdies, all twos on the par three’s and John’s team had two, on the first and seventh holes. On the back nine, John’s team started well with a birdie on the 10th, then parred their way home. Dan’s team birdied the 11th, then they lost it for the next four holes, dropping four
shots. A par on the 17th was followed on the last by a good drive, a fabulous second to the green by Dan and Lola sank the 10ft putt for the win. The three ball competition was also close, Peter’s team went out in 39 shots, with a two on the second hole and another two on the 17th, to come back in 35. Brian Hollinrake’s team put up a brave battle going out in 35 shots and back in 41 - they lost by just 1.26. Members also expressed sadness and sent condolences for Frank Ferdinales on the loss of his wife Barbara. At Baviera GINS played a two ball Texas Scramble. Winning team was that of Diana Elliott and Jim Paton who scored a gross 80, net 59.04. Second were Jon Rose and Cliff Elliott with a gross 83, net 64.64.