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Murcia quakes THE Murcia Region recorded 151 earthquakes in 12 days. After the series of tremors, experts said the Alhama de Murcia fault line had now settled back into inactivity.
Ex overpaid AN Alicante woman faces prison after claiming that her exhusband did not pay her allowance when he actually paid more than required.
Drugs haul VALENCIA Region saw the largest amount of police seizures of amphetamines in Spain last year with 195,760 units. Murcia was the fifth highest with 8,050.
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Remembering the Fallen RAIN accompanied the solemn mood of this year’s Remembrance Day service at La Siesta church. Silence befell the congregation at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, to remember all those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and in every conflict since. The service was attended by Mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, who emphasised the solemnity of an act of enormous importance to the British community based in Torrevieja, which he praised as an example of integration into the city.
Following the service, Armed Forces personnel, official delegates and
councillors from Torrevieja Town Hall and members of the public were invited to lay a wreath or poppy in the Garden of Remembrance. Each year hundreds
attend the service, organised by veterans of the Royal British Legion and the Armed Forces, and this year marked the centenary of the beginning of the First World War.
Lifeline for drivers
LIFE could become easier for people caught in Torrevieja’s notorious traffic system as plans to integrate the port and city have been unveiled. Central to the scheme is a fourlane motorway linking the port with the city centre to reduce traffic delays. The Special Plan for Torrevieja, with construction due to start in
2015, will also include a 20-metrewide promenade or pedestrian walkway along the length of the docks, as well as a strip of land of ‘reduced density’ earmarked for leisure use and services. In another concession to traffic, the plan includes the creation of an underground car park with 600 spaces.
However, the scheme is still in its early stages. After completing the initial planning processes, the council’s Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment will make the plans available for public scrutiny in the spring of 2015, before concessions for the works are put out to tender.
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CUTBACKS: There are now 40 per cent fewer flights from Alicante-Elche airport.
Winter sees 40% reduction in flights
Health & Beauty 73 - 76 Food 77 - 82 Homes & Gardens 84 - 86 Services 92 - 96 Classifieds 97 - 99 Motoring 100 - 101 Sport 102 - 104
AIRLINES have reduced flights at AlicanteElche airport by 40 per cent now the winter season is here. Operations have been cut 40 per cent compared to the summer and an additional 10 per cent compared to the out of season schedule last year. Connections with Germany and the Nordic countries are most affected with travellers now preferring to travel to the Canary
Islands and even the Caribbean and Egypt, which is seeing an increase in flights again after the social unrest of the past two years. The UK is also without flights to Blackpool and Exeter and British Airways has cancelled the London-Heathrow service. Ryanair, the leading airline in terms of the number of passengers, has cut almost half its operations. From the recent 44, there will now be 26 routes offered until April 2015.
Prisoner breaks down jail cell door PRISONERS in Elche are being transferred to Foncalent jail in Alicante. Local Police have begun the transfer after a detainee within the
Local Police station aggressively managed to break down one of the doors within the cells and throw it to the ground. It is understood the inmate worked as a plumber in the
construction of the cell nearly four years ago, so knew the security and weaknesses within the cell. Mayor of Elche, Mercedes Alonso, ordered the immediate removal of all
those being held to Foncalent as an investigation is launched into what happened and a revision into the security of the cells and the safety of all the officers working there.
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Social religion THE Diocese of OrihuelaAlicante is encouraging the use of the internet and social media as a way to convey their message and reach a wider population.
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A third in financial hardship A THIRD of the Valencian population lives in social exclusion and in poverty. That’s according to a report by Caritas and the Development Foundation for Social Research and Applied Sociology (FOESSA). The report concludes the Community is “one of the autonomous regions most at risk of
poverty and social exclusion in Spain, because it has one of the lowest incomes and there is an increase in inequality in the Community.” Based on the data, Jaime Perez, director of Caritas Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, said “We are facing a moment of weakness and social fracture and is one of the
aspects we need to correct by transforming our socio-economic model that it is already outdated.” The report also concludes 49.5 per cent of the population suffer exclusion from employment and one in three people are affected by factors of homelessness, such as accessibility, suitability, habitability and housing stability. BORJA SUAREZ LAZARO ©BSLG
Water cost MURCIANS pay more for their water than any other region and use more than the national average of 137 litres per person per day. Murcians use an average 143 litres per person per day at a cost of €2.50 per cubic metre.
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San Blas fire A FIRE broke out in San Blas, Alicante, during the removal of a cooling tower in the building of the Treasury for Social Security. The outside of the building was damaged. Highway robbery A MUGGER who intimidated his victims with a pellet gun has been arrested in Cobatillas, Murcia. The man also attacked two Polish women who were hitchhiking on the A-7.
Port plans THE Greens party believes that the sole purpose of the Generalitat Valenciana in awarding a competitive business remodelling of Torrevieja’s 100,000 square metre port area is “to cash in.”
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A TORREVIEJA resident has been awarded €18,000 in damages by the town hall after falling on an uneven pavement.
Working courses PILAR DE LA HORADADA is starting two new courses for the unemployed aimed at those aged from 16 to 35.
Beetle bug THE Consell is investing €1.2 million to help curb the scourge of the Tomicus pine beetle affecting thousands of pine trees in Orihuela, Alicante, Elche, Crevillent and Redovan.
PHONE calls are being recorded in San Juan town hall to prevent prank and false calls. The move follows suit with other European towns. MOST TALENTED: The Madrid International Dance Festival.
Quote of the Week It is bizarre we are even contemplating paying this. Bullfighting is the last thing in the world we should be subsidising,’ said Labour MP Sir Alan Meale, who believes British taxpayers should not pay £13.5 million (€17 million) to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
improvisation to dance theatre. Not only does the festival feature a huge array of dance performances almost nightly, there will be various workshops for professionals and amateurs to learn new techniques from the best dancers and choreographers the world has to offer. Twenty-three dance companies from Canada, Belgium, Monaco, Germany, Holland, France and Morocco will join 15 Spanish companies for this explosion of dance in the capital. There is something for everyone to get their teeth into during the festival. © MINELLY KAM
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ADRID will become the dance capital of the world for the month of November as it plays host to one of the most prestigious international dance festivals. The 29th Madrid International Dance Festival will see some of the world’s best dancers from the most talented dance companies globally, take to the stage at various venues around the Spanish capital. One of the highlights of the annual dance calendar, the Madrid International Dance Festival features a wide range of diversity in dancing styles: from flamenco to contemporary and from contact-
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Pool improvements MAZARRON has spent €129,000 on a new retractable roof for the municipal pool which will allow it to be open all year round. Another €50,000 is being spent on improving the changing rooms.
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Tax update MURCIA Region is updating its IBI property tax records, taking aerial photos to determine properties that have unlicensed extensions and swimming pools in a bid to crack down on illegal builds.
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per cent is the number of Catalans who voted for independence from Spain in a mock poll that was held over the weekend. More than 1.6 million people voted that the Catalonia region should separate from Spain.
Student drop THE number of students at Alicante and Elche universities fell by 1,300 students last year. Stricter requirements for grants and higher registration fees are being blamed.
Natural neglect HIKERS have denounced the state of neglect of the Torre del Pep in Santa Pola in a natural conservation area. The look out is reported as being covered in vandalism.
Laundry law LOS ALCAZARES has passed a new by-law aimed at cleaning up the town. Residents should now keep their property in neutral colours and avoid hanging washing out on view.
And finally... A Spanish television crew were the first to film people crossing from East to West Berlin on the night the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. The TVE crew were filming when an East German border guard opened a gate amidst confusion about orders. The Spanish crew captured the first images of East Berliners crossing to the West.
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Fiesta queen A WOMAN, aged 93 was proclaimed Alicante Province’s ‘Third Age Queen.’ Her daughter, granddaughter and greatgranddaughter have all been fiesta queens in La Nucia.
Camping up BENIDORM campsites had an occupancy rate of an average 74.7 per cent in October, the highest figure since 2009. Just over 71 per cent of clients were British.
Wife murder A MAN has been sent to jail without bail for allegedly killing his wife in Alicante last week before attempting suicide.
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Criminal gang broken up as pimps arrested POLICE have dismantled a network that exploited Romanian women and forced them into prostitution. The women were seduced by men who would start romantic relationships and love affairs with the victims before exercising control over them that eventually led them to prostitution operating on the outskirts of Murcia City. Four Romanian men were arrested, with registered addresses in Orihuela, and charged with crimes of human trafficking, prostitution, illegal weapons possession, drug trafficking, robbery and belonging to a criminal organisation.
LURED: Gang seduced women before forcing them into prostitution.
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Safer plans for N-332 CHANGES are being made at one of the worst accident black spots on the N-332 in the Alicante area. The Ministry of Public Works has given the goahead to plans that will make the two intersections in Coveta Fuma, El Campello safer for drivers. The l’Amerador intersection located near the petrol stations is to be eliminated and drivers bound for El Campello will now have to turn off at the next intersection in Coveta Fuma. The slow lane on this section of the N-332 is to be eliminated and will serve as an entry and exit lane. Coveta Fuma drivers wanting to travel towards Villajoyosa and Benidorm will now have to make a detour before joining the N-332.
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Honouring the Fallen on Remembrance Sunday
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T was moving to see the commemorations in London over the weekend to mark Remembrance Sunday and the centenary of the start of the First World War. The striking display of ceramic poppies spilling from the Tower of London in a sea of red was no better image to remind us of all those brave souls who shed blood and gave their lives in both World Wars. A welcome decision has been made to leave part of the 800,000 poppies on display until the end of November so that people can pay their respects. Falling poppies were projected on to Big Ben, illuminating the skyline in another moving tribute to those soldiers and civilians who fought. Sometimes it can be difficult for expatriates living in Spain not to
be in the UK for special occasions, as last Sunday certainly was. But with so many expatriates living in all areas of Spain, Remembrance Sunday did not pass unmarked here. There were wreath-laying ceremonies and prayer services throughout the length and breadth of Spain, so that expatriates could pay their own homage to the men and women who gave their lives in the wars. While we choose to live in sunny Spain and adopt new customs and ways of life from our Spanish friends, we will always retain our own customs and close links with home, especially on important days like Remembrance Sunday. And on Sunday, as Britain honoured those who fought in two World Wars, so too did the proud British community in their home away from home.
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€3 million benefit fraud identified POLICE have identified €10 million of fraud from the Treasury through false allowances and benefits, with nearly €3 million of it taking place in Alicante and Murcia province. The National Police carried out an operation against fraud with the Public Employment Service in Madrid, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia, which has so far resulted in the arrest of 612 people. Investigations have been ongoing for several months after the authorities detected a significant number of suspicious companies, with 22 found to be shell companies with fictitious trading. The investigation found
ARRESTS: Around €3 million in fraudulent claims was indentified in Alicante and Murcia. companies and individuals which were without real or effective work activity, used to simulate business and hire workers in exchange for money, to get them
onto the social security system, allowing them to access public benefits. Fake contracts were also issued to regularise the situation of foreigners.
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Mushroom poisoning A COUPLE almost died after eating poisonous mushrooms they had picked in the fields. A 46-year-old man from Villena was in intensive care and in hospital for two weeks, and his wife was hospitalised for three weeks after eating the ‘deadly dapperling’ mushrooms. The couple mistook the fungus for ‘morena’ mushrooms. The two varieties resemble each other and were growing side by side.
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German found dead in Torrevieja port THE lifeless body of a man was found halfsubmerged in the waters of the port of Torrevieja. The body was found face down next to the first pontoon at the point
where the Acequion beach ends. Pedestrians walking in the area raised the alarm with Guardia Civil and Local Police officers rushing to the scene.
Toddler dies in Pilar POLICE are investigating the death of a 20 monthold girl in Pilar de la Horadada. The infant was admitted to the health centre in the town with a high fever and vomiting. Shortly after, the youngster took a turn for the worse with medical staff unable to save her life. Detecting blood in her vagina, doctors initiated the security protocol for a possible sexual assault, but a case of assault was later ruled out. An autopsy is now being carried out to clarify the cause of death and the source of bleeding.
The German man, aged around 70, is believed to have been discharged from Torrevieja Hospital just hours earlier. He was found with a head injury and is thought to have hit his head on the rocks. Early investigations by police point to it being an accident.
Bank robbery A BANK robber was arrested by police after he became trapped inside the bank he was robbing in Lorca, Murcia. Three others managed to escape with a haul of â‚Ź15,000. Officers are searching for his three accomplices.
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Court chases child support avoiders PROSECUTION officers in Alicante are asking for police collaboration in identifying offences of unpaid child support. The Attorney General is asking police to
investigate cases where child support is not paid despite a perceived income from black market work. The move comes after an increase in the number of parents avoiding payments. The plan would allow the prosecutor in charge of each case of unpaid child support to ask the court to request police assistance to ratify bank and money movements if the spouse claims they have no income, to substantiate their standard of living and check if they are working without declaring the income. Head of the Criminal Court A PETROL STATION in La Hoya was the scene of of Alicante, Miguel Herrero, a robbery where thieves took around €500 in said the acquittal rate of noncash. payment was “very high” and The thieves broke in through the toilet and had increased during the from there gained access to the office where crisis, with parents unable to they stole the money from the till. The alarm pay having lost their income, system alerted police but the perpetrators had but equally there were cases already fled the scene. where people were not The manager of the service station said they declaring the black market were used to such events and in 2010 they had money they earned to avoid suffered from seven robberies in six months. payments.
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Torrevieja Lions help child victims of Ebola WHILST the world looks on in despair for those most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, much needs done to help those children who have been left orphaned or abandoned as the disease spreads throughout the region. The current estimated number of orphaned or abandoned children is 5,000 and rising. Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has initiated a project to provide food, shelter and to build orphanage accommodation for children. The Lions of Spain are currently actively promoting their appeal for help and the members of Torrevieja Costa Lions Club will discuss the matter at their monthly
more than €12,000 to assist people following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. If anyone can make a donation, please contact Lion President Iain idsbennett@ Bennett: hotmail.co.uk or call 966 731 495.
ORPHANS: Torrevieja Lions will raise money to support children orphaned as a result of the Ebola outbreak. business meeting. The Lions Club works tirelessly in the community of Torrevieja and surrounding areas to help those most in need,
but in times of major disaster also has a commitment to offer support wherever possible. Most recently it donated
Family wedding celebrations end in near-drowning POLICE saved the life of a young British girl who fell into a private swimming pool at her grandparents’ house in San Miguel de Salinas. The accident happened on the day when friends and family had gathered to celebrate the recent wedding of her parents. The toddler was pulled from the pool showing signs of hypothermia,
with officers on the scene offering basic first aid. An ambulance moved her to Torrevieja Hospital where her condition is said to be stable. Reports say police had to step in as a basic, transport-only ambulance was sent following the emergency 112 call, with no doctor on board.
Price of agricultural land hits all-time low LAND is being increasingly devalued in Valencia Region. The average price of farmland in Valencia fell by 5.5 per cent compared to last year, reaching €21,562 per hectare. This decline in price is the second highest fall in Spain and follows a trend which started in 2007, when the price of farmland was at €32,708 per hectare. The price of agricultural land rose throughout the property boom, encouraging land speculation, so farms were bought with the intention of reselling land quickly at a higher price, or waiting until it was reclassified as building land. Irrigated farms with water resources were the most profitable, reaching €52,905 per hectare of land during the peak. Now, irrigated land has been devalued by almost €4,000 in a single year. The Farmers Union does not believe these lower prices are of any benefit for the sector, but said there is another major problem over and above the price of land; the lack of young people in the profession.
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Degree choice crucial for work HEALTH sciences and engineering are the top degrees in Alicante Province with the highest employment rate. Employment difficulties often affect which course a student will choose, and nationally, just over 60 per cent of
graduates find work, and not all of those jobs are related to what they have studied. “We are in a very critical situation,” said ex-rector and Professor of Economics Andres Pedroza, who added: “Most worrying in the labour market is, without doubt, youth unemployment. The opportunities for employment are minimum and that causes frustration in students.” Courses that currently have a higher employment rate at the University of must still provide services Alicante include Optics, like buses and facilities to with a 83.3 per cent among stay at school until the placement usual time, offering students, and Computer additional extra-curriculum Systems Engineering, with an employment rate of 81 activities. Any changes to the per cent. At the University of Elche, school calendar would have to ensure a minimum of Medicine is offering the 175 set days are made for highest employment rates education in infant, primary with 94.3 per cent of and secondary schools to graduates finding work, ensure that basic state followed by Podiatry with 81.8 per cent. regulations are met.
School calendar under discussion THE Education Department and trades unions are discussing the possibility of changing school timetables in Alicante Province. The draft states that the school day in general continues to be divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon, although it can allow continuous lessons through until a later lunch. The draft decree also establishes that schools
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Car bomb victim’s husband arrested A WOMAN suffered from multiple shrapnel wounds in Elche after an explosive device was placed in the headrest of the car she was driving. The female
passenger was unhurt. The 41-year-old from Elche, was taken to Vinalopo Hospital but was later discharged with minor injuries.
A photographic look at autumn AROUND 600 amateur photographers descended on Alicante City to take part in a photographic competition. The event was organised by the Association of Writers of Lights at the University of Alicante (ELUA) with this seventh edition exceeding previous numbers of participants. Children and adults all took part to help create a unique photo archive of Alicante’s Old Town and to promote the area. Participants now have 15 days to submit their work when a jury of professional photographers will be responsible for evaluating the images. The best will be showcased on December 9 at El Claustro.
Police are still investigating the incident and are studying the composition of the explosive device that was placed in the car, but have now arrested the victim’s 36-year-old partner, a mechanic in the city.
Murcia visit to the UK MURCIA’S tourism board has been in London promoting the attractions of the region at the annual World Travel Market for professionals. Murcia’s representatives held more than 40 meetings with tour operators, press agencies and airlines to promote tourism within the British market.
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It’s panto time! HEIGH-HO heigh-ho, it’s off to panto we go. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is this year’s panto offering from Networks Theatre in Orihuela, and tickets are selling fast. The show, written and directed by Nick Moore, is on stage on November 27-29. Adults €9.50, children/students €4.50, from: 966 740 251 or visit www.networkstheatre.com
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AAN raises cash on the catwalk FASHION, fun and fundraising was the name of the game at a recent event for the AAN charity in Urbanisation La Marina. More than 200 people attended the charity’s fashion show, hosted by the Posh Club, where even the venue’s owners and staff took to the catwalk to parade the impressive range of clothes on offer in the charity shop. There was entertainment by singer Emily Hullman, and DJ Jimmy Dean provided the catwalk soundtrack. AAN president Pauline Prior is pleased to announce that €722 was raised on the day and thanked all those who took part and supported the event.
FASHION: Volunteers parade in a selection of clothes on sale in the AAN charity shop. The money will be used to help the charity continue the work they do within the local community, providing food for people in need in San Fulgencio and Urbanisation La Marina. Every month, €1,000 of food supplies are
given to the town hall and Social Services to distribute to those who need it most. The additional funds from the charity show will ensure that AAN is able to provide extra food and seasonal cheer this Christmas.
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Home care volunteers needed HELP AT HOME (HAH) Mar Menor is urgently looking for care volunteers to help people in their homes, struggling following ill health or operations. Qualifications are an asset, but knowledge and experience are essential. Training is given and hours will be to suit you. HAH covers only a 15 kilometre radius of Los Alcazares and travel expenses will be paid.
Call Lesley on 958 134 978 or Pam on 968 582 535 or email helpathomespain@ gmail.com for more information and to help someone less fortunate.
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Dinner dance HAH Mar Menor dinner dance takes place at 525 hotel in Los Alcazares on November 28 at 7.30pm. Tickets €17.50 including threecourse meal. Call 672 222 535 or helpathome spain@gmail.com
Magnet chat PHYLLIS VINE is guest speaker at the next Chatters HAH meeting at Roda Centro Civico on November 19 to talk about the benefits of wearing copper and magnets. For info call 968 134 978.
Paddle club SAN FULGENCIO is setting up a paddle club. Those interested visit the Office for the Urbanisations in Calle Madrid, Urb. La Marina.
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Business association pays homage to Reach Out TORREVIEJA’S Small and Medium Business Association, APYMECO, paid homage to Reach Out Charity at a recent gala dinner. Members of the association gathered alongside officials from the town hall including the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, for the first annual Business Dinner held in Restaurante El Puerto before the APYMECO award for 2014 was presented to a local business. This time, the honour went to Astoria by Patrimi, which was praised for its innovation and expertise in the world of textile and fashion. Three additional special awards were also given at the event. One to Antonio Mateo, one of the original APYMECO members; Jose Manuel Muñoz Espinosa, local entrepreneur and chairperson of APYMECO for four years and finally, a plaque of recognition was given to Reach Out for its important work with local homeless people and families living in poverty. President of Reach Out, Karolina
REACH OUT: Karolina (left) with fellow winners and the mayor (second left). Leonard, said “It is such an honour that an important local group such as APYMECO has recognised the work we do. I would like to extend sincere thanks to the President of APYMECO, Caridad Salmeron, for this award and thank the entire
association for inviting us to share in a wonderful evening.” The charity is currently helping 90 local homeless men and women and 35 families in poverty from their charity shop and drop in centre in Torrevieja.
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Rojales campaign ROJALES is calling on foreign residents to renew their padron. The town hall said the periodic national revision has resulted in a reduction of more than 3,000 people who have not renewed their padron or new arrivals who have yet to register. Rojales will lose approximately €700,000 next year in funding from central government as a result of this that will affect services. The town hall said: “People owning or renting property should register, residence here is not necessary. The property is the key, as most services relate to lighting, roads, cleaning, maintenance, etc.” Non-residents need to re-register every two years and residents every five years.
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Spangles shine in Harrogate SPANGLES Ladies Harmony Chorus left the sunny shores of Los Alcazares to represent SABS (the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers) at the LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) Convention, attended by over 2,000 delegates, in Harrogate, Yorkshire. “It’s a great honour to be invited to open the LABBS chorus contest,” remarked Co-Chorus Manager, Lyn Baines: “As a non-member of LABBS, we were unable to compete, but we were privileged to warm up the microphones for the LABBS competitors.” After fundraising for the last year to cover the cost of the trip, 36 Spangles ladies made the journey
SPANGLES: Take centre stage in Harrogate. to Harrogate where they enjoyed the experience of performing their contest package on the Harrogate International Centre stage. Spangles has won the SABS gold medal twice, once in 2011 in San Pedro del Pinatar and again in 2013 in Benalmadena. SABS rules dictate that a gold medallist cannot
compete the following year, so Spangles is now gearing up to go for their third gold in Benalmadena in April 2015. For more information or to join the group, which meets every Thursday from 10am in Las Claras call Lyn on 968 574 987 or Anthea on 968 334 527 or visit www.spangleschorus.com
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DS Barbarians are marching forward RUGBY club DS Barbarians have found a new training ground. Following a meeting with Daya Vieja Town Hall, the council has agreed the team can use their pitch for training
instead of the beach. Training will soon commence in Daya Vieja once the formalities are completed. The newly established rugby club now has a committee and players have decided on the shirt for the team. The club is steadily moving forward with new players coming down each week from juniors to seniors. All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome of all levels as the club is A PRIMARK €50 gift card, a spa and lunch break, a based on the true month’s worth of pilates and meals for two, are traditional ethics of the some of the top prizes on offer from this year’s sport. Christmas and Three Kings prize draw to raise A social evening is being funds for Feral Friends of Gran Alacant. planned at the beginning Raffle tickets are now on sale in the GA of next month to help Commercial Centre and in establishments across raise funds for the club. Gran Alacant, costing €1 per ticket. For more information The charity, which works to help feral and about DS Barbarians, abandoned cats and dogs in Gran Alacant and the contact Saul on 634 042 surrounding area, has been in operation for seven years and relies solely on volunteers and 913 or Dutch on 692 767 For more information visit fundraising. 242 or visit the rugby stall www.mygranalacant.com or call 697 574 199. at Zoco market every Sunday.
Raffle tickets now on sale
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Giant human butterfly in Madrid to mark International EB day DEBRA Spain held a rally in Madrid where approximately 300 people gathered at the Puerta del Sol to form a giant human butterfly to raise awareness of the condition to mark International Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Day. The butterfly was made up of people affected by the condition throughout Spain with their family and friends supporting them. What is EB? EB is a devastating condition characterised by extreme fragility of the skin. DEBRA Spain were informing the public of the lack of a national reference centre which would offer specialised assistance to all babies born with the condition, as well as information and support to health care professionals. There is currently no cure
DEBRA: Butterfly children gather in Madrid to raise awareness.
for EB and no specific medications to treat the condition. The only ‘treatment’ available is actual dressings and bandages, with very specific procedures used in the healing process every two to three days. Bandages have to be carefully changed to treat existing injuries and prevent further injury. The dispensation of such materials is currently not guaranteed equally to all
affected in Spain, with many families having to pay up to €2,000 per month and others receiving them free from their health service. The charity therefore, wants all health services to give free access to such materials and in the quantities needed for all children affected by the condition in their community. Despite being a condition of low prevalence, it is
estimated that one in every 227 people unknowingly is a carrier of the defective gene. This is why the
charity strives to give visibility to the condition and to vindicate the rights of those affected in Spain. To find out more about the charity and to support its work locally visit the DEBRA Butterfly Children charity shops in urbanisation La Marina and Doña Pepa or visit www.debra.es.
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HE Euro Weekly News has recently promoted Lorna Eade to the new position of Editorial Controller. So, Lorna, congratulations, well done, you deserve it! Now you need to let our readers know something about yourself; after all, you will be in charge of what everyone will be reading.
How long have you been in the publishing arena? “I have been involved in newspapers for longer than I care to remember, or admit. I have been lucky enough to work at the Daily and Sunday Express papers in London as well as the biggest picture agency in the UK, the Press Association. I always say that I have ink running through my veins, not blood!” When did you leave the UK? “I left the UK 13 years ago to live in Tenerife. I wanted a better quality of life and realised that one day I was going to wake up and my life would have disappeared without me realising it. I
ended up editing a weekly publication there called Tenerife Weekly. However, I moved over to mainland Spain due to family commitments, and I love it.” How do you feel about your new position? “I am looking forward to the challenge that I have been given, but I am going to need some help if I am to take our papers up to the next level.” What are the future plans for the paper as EWN is already the biggest and strongest print media? “We are growing all the time and are now looking to expand even further to
encompass the most diverse and interesting topics of interest to those living in Spain. We are currently seeking and recruiting talented and creative writers across every aspect of the paper in order to bring the highest quality and most interesting publication that we can to our loyal readers and advertisers. “The paper has become an institution, a part of expatriate way of life. The EWN footprint is from Gandia to Gibraltar, which is a huge amount of readers to please every Thursday, 52 weeks of the year. Lorna needs your help to take EWN to the next level.
“I would love to hear from any writers living in Spain who wish to work in our diverse, multicultural, friendly office. If you think you have what I am looking for then send me your CV with a covering letter telling me why you would be perfect for the job, together with a recent photograph, to recruitment@euroweekly news.com Don’t mean to be rude, but you will have to excuse me as I have 600 pages to fill. Please get those CVs emailed – don’t delay as these front pages have to go to press. Ciao for now!!
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Business Directory tablet competition FOLLOWING months of enthusiastic readers entering our Win a Tablet competition, we finally reached the finishing line on Friday October 31. As the competition was sponsored by Spanish Property Choice, we thought it only fair that the owner, Sharon Garner, be the one to choose the lucky winner. With a great fanfare, she selected the winner of the tablet many, many congratulations to Lorraine Cochrane from Murcia! A delighted Lorraine said: “I never win anything! I have entered loads of competitions, but this is the first time I have actually won anything. Thank you so much!� Thank you to all of our readers, and there were hundreds of you, for entering and sorry we only had one tablet to give away.
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OVERTURNED: The tour bus fell down an embankment en route to Madrid.
Bus accident in Murcia kills 14 FOURTEEN people have been killed after a bus overturned and fell down an embankment in Cieza, Murcia. The accident happened on the RM-730 when the tour bus was travelling to Bullas from Madrid to participate in a religious ceremony which had been organised by the pastor of
Bullas, who also died in the accident. There were 55 passengers on board at the time. The driver, one of two on board the coach at the time, was admitted to Caravaca de la Cruz hospital and is expected to be charged for the alleged crimes of homicide and negligent
driving. He tested negative for alcohol and drugs and is reported to have told police that the brakes had failed. Following the accident, Alicante Red Cross sent two immediate response teams to offer support to the families and friends of the victims killed in the crash.
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Senior centre’s 4th anniversary THE Virgen de Monserrate Senior Centre in Orihuela celebrates its fourth anniversary today (Thursday) with a day full of activities and workshops. Councillor for Social Welfare, Emilio Zaplana, said there will be an open house from 9am-6pm with exercise classes, cooking demonstrations, line dancing, Zumba and Yoga along with displays of memory and English workshops. Zaplana said so far this year the centre
has welcomed 2,796 users and introduced new workshops, including handling new technologies, Zumba and Laughter Therapy. In addition, 500 people use the service each year and 1,000 the physiotherapy/podiatry unit. The monthly average number of users is 1,468 people with visitors and workshops across the municipality and Orihuela Costa where the Spanish language course is amongst the most popular.
Late-night shopping LATE-NIGHT shopping in Torrevieja is being held on December 5 as part of a new initiative. The Trade Department has organised the event with the Association of Small and Medium Retailers (APYMECO) to launch the Christmas campaign. ‘Night Shopping’ will coincide with fiestas and mark the start of the bridge weekend.
From 8.30-11.30pm stores are invited to host activities, offer promotions, demonstrations and events with street animation entertaining customers. Stores wishing to participate can register at the Department of Commerce until November 18. For more information call 965 710 250 Ext. 0154 or email comercio@torrevieja.eu.
Golfers donate SAN JAVIER Golf Society raised €300 for charity from its Captain’s Charity Day. The donation was made at La Serena Golf to Pat Massingham from HELP Murcia Mar Menor who said the money will allow them to continue the support service they offer to the local community.
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Desayun-Arte is for everyone
THE Desayun-Arte programme is forming and deepening existing social relations among all residents of Torrevieja, from nationals to international residents, the young and the old. The monthly breakfast meetings, taking place at parks across Torrevieja, are done so in a celebratory atmosphere
of fellowship, sharing cultures and experiences. Organised by the Youth Councils of Citizen Participation and Foreigners of Torrevieja, the next Desayun-Arte gathering takes place on November 23 at 10.30am in the Eras de la sal, venue of the International Contest of Habanera and Polyphony.
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Silver surfers: over 55 expats online experts BRITISH expats over the age of 55 are much more tech savvy than their counterparts back in the UK, according to a new survey. Three out of four expats living abroad and aged over 55 are regular internet users, and are much more comfortable and capable when it comes to using Skype, paying bills online or booking plane tickets.
In the UK however, more than 50 per cent of over 65’s can’t use the internet without supervision, and 28 per cent have never used the internet at all. The vast majority of the ‘silver surfer’ generation of expats use social media and email to stay in touch with loved ones back home, according to the NatWest International
Personal Banking (IPB) Quality of Life Index. Nearly two-thirds of expats also use social media to keep in touch with fellow expats. “It’s fair to say the internet has had an incredible impact on the life of your average British expat since our Quality of Life Index began seven years ago,” said Dave Isley, head of NatWest IPB. “Being separated from home comforts and family and friends has clearly motivated older expats to adapt to a new way of communicating, as they are forced to embrace new forms of technology at a faster rate than their Britishbased counterparts.” Facebook is the most
popular social network site that expat Brits over the age of 55 like to access, and 59 per cent use the internet to access entertainment sites. A further 47 per cent are able to manage their healthcare services online. Seventy-two per cent of the expat silver surfer generation own a smart mobile device. “It’s inevitable that we’ll continue to see an increase in the technological capabilities of the over 50’s in the expat community,” said Mr Isley. “Mobile technology has become a vital tool for British expats on the move, enabling them to access some of their home comforts when they need to.”
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EWN’s Mike Walsh is an Amazon star EURO WEEKLY NEWS columnist Mike Walsh has had one of his books named in the Top 100 by online retail giant Amazon. ‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship,’ the picture-poetry 102-page chronicle of life as a Liverpool sailor, has been nominated by Amazon Books to be included in their ‘Best Books of 2014.’ Chosen by a 100 member fraternity of Amazon editors, the award is presented only to new book titles that have bestseller potential for content, quality and price. The key to success was the book’s imaginative compilation of illustrated first-class poetry. Liverpool born, Mike who lives on the Costa Blanca, says ‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship’ reflects life as a Liverpool
sailor through Beatles era Liverpool. Encouraged to write by his father Paddy, associate and friend of war correspondent Ernest Hemingway and Irish playwright Sean O’Casey, Mike has earlier taken Liverpool by storm with poetry collections. In 1999, Mike’s 3,000 print-run of ‘A Sea Veneer of Liverpool’ and ‘Believin’ of Liverpool,’ sold out in weeks. His mother, Kathleen, a friend of Spanish revolutionary ‘La Pasionaria,’ honed his gifts as a poet. ‘All I Ask is a Tall Ship’ is Mike’s seventh of nine poetry anthologies. He has a worldwide fan base and is a ghost-writer and journalist by profession. People can find out more by looking up Amazon Editors’ Favourite Books of the Year.
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SEVENTEEN talented Spanish photographers are among 120 entrants in this year’s prestigious Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2014. An international jury of yachting and photography experts have chosen a selection of images from yacht photographers around the world, and the public have until December 1 to choose their favourite one. “The collection of images submitted by the 120 photographers is very interesting and it has been challenge to vote,” said Antonio Palma, CEO of Mirabaud, the banking and financial group. “Each picture has its merit and it is fascinating to see how different photographers perceive and interpret the yacht-racing environment through their art.” The yearly contest - which seeks to recognise the best yachtracing image taken during the
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Best yachting image of the year - choose your favourite
WINNER 2012: A different interpretation.
WINNER 2013: Last year’s top photo. year - awards two prizes: one chosen by a panel of specialists and one by the public and delegates from the World Yacht Racing Forum.
The winners of the competition will be awarded a stunning Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 watch - as well as the prestige attached to winning the award -
at the World Yacht Racing Forum in Barcelona on December 11. “This extraordinary collection of images is the visual expression of what happened in the world of
yacht racing this year, all over the planet,” said Aldo Magada, CEO of Zenith. “It proves the yachtracing world is very dynamic, diverse and beautiful; those are values that are dear to us.” To view the images and to vote for your favourite, go to www.yachtracing image.com
Spain chases HIV cure using stored umbilical cord blood SPAIN is due to start the world’s first clinical study on therapeutic use of umbilical cord blood in HIV patients. The project, promoted by the National Transplants Organisation (ONT) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Blood Therapy, hopes to use transplants to eliminate HIV from patients with leukaemia. The study is led by Rafael Duarte from the Cataluña Oncology Institute with Gregorio Marañoñ and Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda Madrid hospitals also taking part along with
other international teams. The project will use an umbilical blood type with a rare genetic mutation – known in medical terms as CCR5 Delta 32 variant – which seems able to eliminate HIV. The CCR5 Delta 32 genetic variant in blood stem cells contained in umbilical cords appears to provide natural resistance to HIV infection and block its growth. Up until now, the only medical intervention with conclusive evidence of recovery was on a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia and HIV infection who
received a bone marrow transplant from a nonrelated donor whose blood stem cells carried the CCR5 Delta 32 genetic variant, in Berlin in 2008.
“Spanish cords... are real therapeutic jewels, much appreciated internationally” Five years after being given the transplant and having completely suspended antiretroviral treatment, the Berlin
patient continued to be free of HIV infection, which according to experts shows that the strategy offers a longterm cure. ONT director Rafael Matesanz said that the study could open new roads to curing AIDS and mentioned the effort made by Spanish professionals over the last few years to store umbilical cord blood, which will help carry out the study. “Spain is a leader in this field, with 60,000 cords held in public stores, 11 per cent of the world total. Only USA beats us, but the
population difference is evident. “Yet our country is a leader not only in quantity but also in quality. Spanish cords are characterised by their high cell count. “They are real therapeutic jewels, much appreciated internationally,” Matesanz declared. The ONT will test 20,000 cords to identify those with the necessary characteristics to be used in the clinical study. The cords must carry the CCR5 Delta 32 genetic mutation and have a high cell count. “Bearing in mind only 1
per cent of cords carry the mutation, we hope to identify around 200 to be used on patients who may participate in different phases of the study,” the director explained. Rafael Duarte said that 300 units of cord blood could treat 80 per cent of suitable patients in and around Spain who suffer a form of blood cancer and HIV infection. President of Spanish haematologists Jose Maria Moraleda declared that the project proves that Spanish professionals are at the forefront of the scientific field.
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Ebola nurse is seeking compensation THE Spanish nursing assistant who beat the Ebola virus has demanded €150,000 in compensation for remarks made by the Madrid health chief while she was hospitalised with the killer disease. Teresa Romero claims that comments made by Madrid’s regional health minister, Javier Rodriguez, “seriously damaged her reputation.” Mr Rodriguez angered not only Ms Romero but also a large section of the Spanish population, when he said that she may have lied about how she contracted the virus. He then said “you
TERESA ROMERO: With her dog Excalibur. don’t need a Masters to learn how to put on and take off a suit,” and “some people are better at learning than others.” Ms Romero’s legal team is demanding
€150,000 in compensation for his remarks that “seriously damaged the reputation and privacy” of the nurse. Ms Romero has said that she will donate the
money to animal protection charities if she wins. Her own dog, Excalibur, was put down by authorities as a precautionary measure once it emerged that Ms Romero had contracted Ebola. The 44-year-old nursing assistant was held in isolation for a month after contracting the disease while treating two missionaries who caught the Ebola virus while in Africa. She was released and allowed to return home last week. Ms Romero was the first person outside of Africa to contract the disease.
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An evening with two Spurs legends TWO Tottenham Hotspur legends will join patrons of Moore’s Bar in Cabo Roig on Saturday to cheer on England against Slovenia. And fans will have the chance to listen to their anecdotes and recollections and put questions to Graham Roberts and
Stephen Sedgley, who between them have played more than 370 times for Spurs. The two football legends will watch the match with punters in Moore’s Bar before moving next door for a three-course meal at Marinasol restaurant, followed by speeches and a
raffle. There will also be an auction for a signed Tottenham Hotspur shirt. Roberts is not only a Spurs legend but also played with Glasgow Rangers and Chelsea, and was capped six times for the English national squad during the 1980s. He scored 58
Photographer refuses prize ISABEL STEVA HERNANDEZ, known artistically as Colita, has refused to accept the 2014 Spanish National Photography Prize in a personal letter to the Culture and Education Minister. The photographer was chosen to receive the €30,000 prize awarded by the Education, Culture and Sports Ministry on Thursday November 6 for her work over five decades, which has always shown her intelligence, irony and sense of humour. Yet she will not collect it and does not want it, she told Minister Jose Ignacio Wert in a letter the following day. The letter - which spread over the internet like
wildfire - explained that she had no idea where the ministry was or if it even existed. Colita wrote that she appreciated the gesture by those who chose her but was unable to accept it, claiming that it would not be correct to accept a prize from a government that represents everything she has fought against. Colita ended her letter by stating that she did not feel like having her photo taken with Mr Wert and added a final note to say that her Catalan origins had nothing to do with her refusal. Ministry representatives meanwhile declared that no official refusal of the prize had been received.
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IN TOWN: Graham Roberts and Steve Sedgley will watch the England game at Moore’s Bar. senior goals during his career. Sedgley hit the net 37 times during his career with Tottenham, Coventry, Ipswich, Wolves, and the England U21 squad. Funds will be raised on the night for the Stacey Mowle Appeal, which is trying to raise £500,000 (€636,000) for treatment of Stacey’s neuroblastoma cancer in America. Roberts is the fundraising ambassador of the charity. Since retiring as a player, Roberts spent time as head coach with the Pakistan and Nepal national teams. He
now works in hospitality at White Hart Lane on matchdays. Sedgley launched a business named COYS Builders and spent time as the youth team coach at Luton Town. Tickets for the legends evening are available at Moore’s Bar or from the Spurs Supporters Spain Club. Phone Graeme Clark on 966 764 403.
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La gente AS part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. This week she met the upcoming star Stefanie Lohse...
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T sweet 16, Stefanie Lohse is a name to look out for. Her voice is beyond her years and can belt out everything from the big power ballards to classical pieces in English and German. Stefanie is humbly unaware of the true extent of her talent, even admitting she doesn’t much like her voice. She must be the only one if the sell-out concert in Los Montesinos recently was anything to go by, with her voice raising the roof. The one-off show featuring songs like Hallelujah, I Dreamed A Dream, Memory, Dance With My Father and Edelweiss, was to help raise funds for the local needy population and provided €700 of food vouchers for the Social Services Department to distribute.
This year she has taken her passion to another level as she passed early auditions to perform on stage in front of the judges on Germany’s Got Talent. Accompanied by her German father Sven, Stefanie was filled with emotion as she received a standing ovation from the audience and got four ‘yes’ votes after her performance of In the Arms Of An Angel. However, the show’s format has now changed and, unlike the British version, there are no semi-final stages, just one live final in December where 10 acts will perform. Five of those places have already been filled by the winning golden buzzer acts, so Stefanie is not confident of getting through, but equally, it has already been a lifechanging experience. When
the show aired last month, 4.89 million people watched her appearance, which led to more than 12,000 positive comments on the RTL television channel’s website, and 72,000 people have since visited her own website www.stefaniesings.info. Now with both a local Spanish and international following, and her eyes set firmly on a career in musical theatre, the future is looking bright for Stefanie, but where did it all start? Her father Sven recalls she was just two when she first took to the stage. A former performer himself, they were on a cruise ship when Stefanie went up on stage and asked to sing. She has barely stopped since and thanks to her father’s own talent and encouragement, he has
STEFANIE LOHSE: A talent to be reckoned with. trained her and introduced her to the musical world, committing much of his own life to his daughter’s dream of singing. If you want to see Stefanie, she is performing this
weekend in Studio 32’s pantomime Cinderella at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio, and watch out next year as she hopes to audition for the UK’s The Voice show.
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Cameras rolling MALAGA City’s Calle Larios was busier than usual last week while the area was used for the filming of an advert for the latest Suzuki Vitara car.
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VAT return THE Municipality of Sant Llorenç will get a €618,322 VAT refund from the Tax Agency. The money will reportedly be used to settle part of the council’s debt.
Flamenco week
Called off
NOVEMBER 14-21 is flamenco week in Benalmadena, with a large number of events planned by La Repompa club, starting with a poetry and flamenco event on Friday November 14 at 9pm, at Salvador Rueda school.
THE Nurses’ Union (SATSE) and the Doctors’ Union decided to call off demonstrations after reaching an agreement with the Health Department.
Lucky winners
THE President of the Balearic Islands and the Minister of Development signed a cooperation agreement earmarking €13.52 million in financial aid for property leases and restoration, accessibility and energy efficiency.
TWO ticket holders, one in Malaga City and the other in Puente Genil in Cordoba, won €737,778.44 each on the Primitiva lottery.
Extra ferries TRANSMEDITERRANEA will run extra ferry services over the Christmas period between Malaga and Melilla to meet the increased demand during the festive holidays.
Officers hurt TWO Guardia Civil officers were injured in Casares after crashing into construction works while chasing a van on the A-7 motorway which ignored their signals to pull over.
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Kickboxing event FORTY-TWO fighters from around Andalucia took part in a kickboxing event in Rincon de la Victoria. Fighters from Granada, Almeria, Cordoba and Malaga participated.
Sustainable houses FIVE sustainable renovation projects will benefit families in Granada, some of them from Motril. The home improvement works will be paid for by the Development and Housing department of the regional government.
Newly asphalted AN amount of €200,000 was spent by Velez-Malaga Council to asphalt roads during the month of October. The works were aimed at repairing significantly damaged surfaces.
Helping families VELEZ-MALAGA Council will help 250 families who will not have to pay capital gains tax, in the case of losing their homes.
Financial aid CAMPAIGNING: Those affected by illegal properties visited the Andalucian Parliament (representatives from AUAN and SOHA).
Cantoria demolitions THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has announced the demolition of two properties in the Las Terreras area of Cantoria in a move that has been criticised by AUAN (Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No). Two other homes were demolished in 2013, reduced to rubble in less than 40 minutes by bulldozers. Cantoria Town Hall later accused the Junta of acting illegally, claiming the demolitions were not accompanied by the necessary licence or technical demolition plans. The Junta responded that the licence was unnecessary in order to comply with judicial resolutions. All the homes were sold to British families after completion and after utilities had been connected. The demolition order has been criticised by AUAN who are instrumental in fighting for homeowner rights in
Almeria. Alejandro Navarro, the lawyer representing the property owners, has announced plans to appeal on humanitarian grounds. The victims have been left homeless and in more than one case, lost everything. Navarro stated that, according to the Spanish press , the property owners were now living with family or renting, having returned to UK. He planned to fight to get the demolition delayed until the homeowners had been paid compensation, a total value of €789,000. AUAN and SOHA representing homeowners from Almeria and Malaga, are calling for a change in the Criminal Code to prevent ‘social and economic harm’ to purchasers in good faith. Cantoria Town Hall has laid the blame for the illegalities with the former mayor, Pedro Llamas.
Hiking fun
Pampanico painting
TWENTY hiking enthusiasts from Almuñecar defied the bad weather conditions on Sunday November 9, and decided to take on the walk between Carretera de la Cabra and Conchar despite the rain and wind.
RESIDENTS of the El Ejido municipality have grouped together to improve the look at their area by painting and repairing various walls and facades. Thirty residents grouped together for the work.
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Autism concert ALMERIA’S Auditorio Maestro Padilla was filled with music from the movies and musicals as well as classic pop tunes in order to raise money for the Darata Autism Association.
ADRA has provided work contracts for 68 young people as part of the Emple@joven programme. The contracts will run for six months and are funded by the Junta de Andalucia regional government.
Windsurfing champ
Roadworks needed
EL EJIDO has congratulated Victor Fernandez, the world-class windsurfing champion for his second place win in Maui. El Ejido sponsors the athlete who competes in windsurfing events worldwide.
ALMERIA’S UI party has pleaded for urgent work to be carried out on the El Charco boulevard after heavy rain again rendered the area inaccessible on November 4.
Winter closure SON SANT JOAN Airport announced that it would close some of its facilities given the decline in winter flights. One of the areas being closed is Module A, which commonly handles passengers from non-Schengen countries.
Flying cheap LOW-COST British airline carrier easyJet is to offer flights between Palma and Toulouse on Mondays and Fridays during the summer of 2015 starting on July 3, said the company.
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Back on the list DENIA Town Hall suspended construction permits for sites of important local buildings erroneously divested of protected status. At least 26 buildings are at risk, the opposition parties claimed.
Run, rabbit, run THE Environment department confirmed that Villena, Novelda, Monforte del Cid, Agost, Beneixama and Banyeres were plagued by rabbits. Farmers may apply for financial aid and also trap or kill them.
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GANDIA’S mayor pledged to insist on free parking at the new Francisco de Borja hospital. The regional government intends to privatise the service to offset the new centre’s increased costs.
Flying high TEULADA-MORAIRA allocated €40,000 from the town hall budget to promote the town in airline magazines. Each publication reaches an estimated two million travellers from Germany, France, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland.
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THE Vega Baja Garden Club host their next meeting on December 1 at Los Rosales Restaurant on the Lemon Tree Road at 1.45pm for the Christmas meeting with lunch. Email vegabaja gardenclub@gmail.com.
In harmony THE Velvetones Harmony Chorus are performing at El Paraiso Restaurant on December 4 at 7.30pm. Tickets €5 with profits going to Reach Out and Age Concern charities.
Panto time STUDIO 32 host panto Cinderella this weekend. Tickets at Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio or call 966 318 019.
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Confusion reigns over status of camp-site ENVIRONMENTALISTS and residents are protesting against the presence of motorhomes parked by El Pinet beach, La Marina. Dozens line the car park area by the beach. The Association of Friends of Wetlands South of Alicante (AHSA) has condemned the lack of action taken by Elche on the issue of illegal camping in El Pinet on land belonging to the perimeter protection of the Natural Park of the Salinas de Santa Pola. AHSA has contacted the Department of Environment and also criticises the economic damage that “the passivity of the
CARRY ON CAMPING?: Calls for crackdown. government is taking to legal camping and caravan parks established in the area.” One camper from Norway was
unaware of any wrongdoing. “We will be here a week or so, but no one has told us are not allowed to stay,” she said.
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The eye at the airport NUMBER-PLATE readers have been installed at Alicante-Elche airport. As previously reported in the Euro Weekly News, the city of Elche has paid €4,300 for the scheme in a bid to control and prevent unauthorised and illegal taxis from serving the airport. Registrations will be sent to the Local Police and connected through a Ministry of Transport database, allowing officers to collate information on vehicles entering the terminal zone and the frequency of their visits. Private vehicles will also be limited to six monthly trips, to ensure they are not acting as a taxi service.
Toy firm wants to change gender perceptions TOY PLANET has launched its Christmas campaign, which will run until January 5. The Valencian company said it hopes to achieve a turnover of €54 million
during this period and will increase the workforce by 10 per cent, with 60 new temporary staff working in stores. The company has also distributed around 200
Christmas catalogues to more than 200 stores nationwide. CEO of Toy Planet, Ignacio Gasper, said the campaign and brochure will also show the company’s commit-
ment to changing gender stereotypes, primarily within the company’s own brand. “In the catalogue, there are girls playing with radio-controlled cars,
boys with pushchairs and cookware, and it is all completely natural. “Now we hope the rest of the industry will join this initiative,” Gasper said.
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BRITISH PRESS Bear alert
Flower kills gardener
SWEDEN - A driver called police to say she saw a bear wandering the streets of Gothenburg.
A GARDENER, Nathan Greenaway, aged 33, has died from multiple organ failure after brushing against a poisonous plant known as ‘Devil’s Helmet and Monkshood.
False alarm
Fox attack
SWEDEN - New Social Security Minister Annika Strandhäll inadvertently called police as she tried to adjust the height of her desk. She hit her panic button in error. Officers were soon at the scene.
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy was attacked in his south London home by a fox that snuck into the house through a catflap. The urban fox bit into the boy’s heel before fleeing when the youngster’s screams alerted his parents.
Guards call NORWAY - A security report has said police want to have armed guards at Parliament as a safeguard against terrorist attack, amongst other measures.
Jobs gone NORWAY - More than 7,000 jobs have been lost in the oil industry with more set to go this year and next, according to DNB Marketing.
Cheese aid DENMARK - Fifteen tonnes of luxury cheese made by dairy Arla is to be given to homeless people. The produce had been destined for Russia until an embargo on EU goods was imposed.
Exports up DENMARK - Exports to China doubled between 2008 and 2012, making the country Denmark’s sixth largest export market. Germany remains the biggest client.
Likely threat NORWAY - Intelligence officers have warned the country faces a very ‘likely’ threat of a terrorist attack within the next year.
THREE days of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall were held over the weekend. Guests included former Soviet leader Michail Gorbachev and ex Polish President Lech Walesa.
Paint order AN ex-tenant has been ordered by a court to pay his former landlord €3,200 to pay for an apartment he had left to be painted white. He had painted the walls and ceilings of his bedroom and living room blue and glossy green.
Hippy drug factory A MAN whose surname is ‘Hippy’ could face jail after police found £8,000 (€10,217) worth of cannabis growing in his garage. Gregory Hippy, 28, from Lincoln said he was growing the drug because it was “cheaper than buying it.”
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A LITTERBUG who dropped the lid of a Pringles can on a Bristol street has had to pay nearly £500 (€640) in fines. Initially fined £75, Gareth Daniel, aged 31, failed to pay in the allotted time and the fine was then upped to £200. He also had to pay costs totalling £298.75.
COMEDIAN Frank Skinner has revealed that he used to be a “reckless alcoholic”, and that his drinking led to temporary blindness. The 57-year-old said that he went blind for around 40 minutes one morning, and that he often slept on the street as he was unable to make it home.
RUSSIAN PRESS Pipe dream… RUSSIA and China are close to an agreement for a second gas pipeline between the countries, according to President Vladimir Putin. It is in addition to a $400 billion (€322 billion) deal for the first pipeline that was reached in May.
Not normal TWO Mistral class helicopter carriers will not be delivered to Russia until the situation in Ukraine has neared ‘normalcy, said French Prime Minister Manual Valls. He was responding to reports that Russia would take delivery of the ships tomorrow (Friday).
Obama snub RUSSIA will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit championed by US President Barak Obama, accusing the Americans who want to take charge of the issue away from international organisations.
Stitched up THE leader of Russian separatists in Ukraine has ordered his troops to arrest all women seen in pubs. Alexey Mozgovov says
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Splash the cash DESPITE an estimated €6.4 billion drop in revenues, federal, state and local governments will spend €10 billion more in 2016, said the finance ministry.
Double take A HITLER look alike has been seen touring Germany in a marketing ploy for a new film called Look Who’s Back. He is said to have taunted demonstrators at a right wing rally, calling them wimps.
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SALES of Lada October, the first cheapness of its downturn, coupled
GERMANY and Brazil want the United Nations to toughen up regulations against spying on digital data. In a draft resolution concerns that human rights could be harmed by mass surveillance, interception of digital communications and personal data collection.
cars rose 4.7 per cent in rise in 19 months. The cars during an economic with a government funded scrappage scheme and the weakness of the Ruble are to thank, said analysts.
BERLIN WALL: It’s been 25 years since the wall came down.
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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN’S consumer confidence index fell 3.52 per cent to 74.2 points last month. Family finances, employment prospects and the general economic situation were to blame, said the Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas.
BIMBO has been synonymous with cut bread , not an attractive and compliant airhead, since 1964. Sales plummeted by almost half after 2008 when the crisis changed spending habits. “The fall in disposable income meant that people ate less and ate differently,” said Ana Varela, Marketing lecturer at the ESADE
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Zara millionaire still top of the heap AMANCIO ORTEGA is still Spain’s richest man. The founder of Inditex and the Zara fashion label sits atop a €46 billion fortune according to the Spanish edition of Forbes magazine. Rafael del Pino and his brothers, majority shareholders in construction multinational Ferrovial take second position on the Spanish list with €6.4 billion. In 2013 the Del Pino brothers were ranked third after Juan Roig, but this year the positions are reversed, with the Mercadona president and his €6 billion fortune slipping a notch. The magazine’s calculations are based on declared business assets alone
without taking personal assets into account, explained Forbes editor Andres Rodriguez. The Spanish list is dominated by businessmen and there are no sporting figures or scientists amongst the top 100. Although former heartthrob Julio Iglesias was ranked 47th, his presence was due to real estate investments, not his singing career. Between them, the 100 richest Spaniards are worth €164.42 billion, the equivalent of 15.6 per cent of Spain’s GDP. While not untouched by the economic crisis, few have much to grumble about as their fortunes increased by 9.2 per cent over the last year.
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Set for the rush COURIER service SEUR will engage another 1,300 workers over Christmas. The company handles an average 200,000 items a day but expects this to rise to 500,000 on key dates like December 17.
Fine for sharing THE Uber car-share venture in Barcelona must pay 56 fines of €4,000 for operating without a licence. Twenty-eight were imposed on the company and 28 on the drivers themselves.
Outlook still brightish for 2015 THE European Commission (EC) adjusted its 2014 growth predictions for Spain by one-tenth to 1.2 per cent. Expectations for next year were reduced from 2.1 per cent to 1.7 per cent prompted in part by ‘domestic problems,’ but also by the eurozone slowdown although Spain’s GDP growth is still set to accelerate.
This would be supported by employment growth and easier financing conditions, said Pierre Moscovici, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. Brussels foresaw weak growth for the eurozone and the EU overall, with a GDP increase of 1.3 per cent for this year and 0.8 per cent in 2015.
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Bimbo is determined not to be toast business school. Consumers also turned to the supermarkets’ own-label products, a tendency that ate into the profits of all food manufacturers but whose impact was even more pronounced for the industrial bakers. Bread and confectionery could be produced more cheaply in plants that were more modern than Bimbo’s and
at lower costs, Varela explained. Unsurprisingly, supermarket own-labels now account for 65 per cent of industrial bakery. Bimbo’s Mexico-based mother company Grupo Bimbo intends to redress the balance with a new €70 million plant in Guadalajara Province. This will cut costs and restore its market share, sources revealed.
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It’s too soon to panic over sanctions THE new European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, on November 5, loftily declares that Western imposed sanctions imposed on Russia are likely to remain at the same level. Brace! Brace! The 28 nations making up the European Union are set to lose €50 billion in trade with Russia during 2015. Even if sanctions are lifted most cannot be recovered. The Russians have many alternative sources, whilst EU Bloc traders have few options. Some struggling economies will suffer more than will others. Nevertheless, as a noted American economist points out, “One more sanction and the European Union is back in recession.” How will businesses tackle this self-
Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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strangulation? Many will tighten their belts and hope to survive whilst others will look for alternative markets. I propose the latter as being the best course. Why? Businesses have become either complacent or mulishly refuse to move
with the times. I was reminded of this when browsing one of Latvia’s biggest country fairs. On sale were Baltic State manufactured products restricted to home markets, yet would find eager buyers outside their own country. Given added novelty effect and the fact that many larger nations like the UK, Germany, France and the Low Countries have more disposable income, the opportunities for Baltic product sales abroad are phenomenal. When pointing this out I was dismissed as naïve. Really? I asked the owners of two switched on businesses that were successfully exporting their products, how they were doing. Both were
manufacturing Baltic related goods and explained that half their produce was being sold abroad; mostly Germany and the United States. They conceded that their businesses would be unlikely to survive without sales abroad. They owed their success to their internet marketing. A Swedish business friend of mine who runs a business networking association in Riga agreed. Businesses are mired in inertia. Is it any different in Spain? Many Spanish-made products, again because of their exotic value, would find eager buyers in the rest of Europe. A pipe dream? Hardly. Many Spanish entrepreneurs have grown super rich by looking for streets paved with gold. Why not you too?
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The least all business owners can do is make their customers feel special Loose change A look at finance for females
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HOW many times have you have walked into a café or shop only to be greeted by a sour grin and an obviously irritated expel of air asking what you want? This deplorable kind of customer service is a pet hate of mine. I have worked in a café. I have worked in a shop too, and I know that it is not that difficult a job. The least an employee - or owner for that matter - can do, is be polite and welcoming. So often, obviously untrained staff completely ignore customers, while they chat and
laugh with colleagues. It’s an infuriating situation when you are waiting at the till, with your hard-earned money in hand, ready to buy something from their business. Failing to make a customer feel welcome and worthy is a fundamental fault of any business that leads to massive losses, yet so many businesses still continue to put themselves above their customers. Proper training of staff is key to success, be it a dog walker or a nursery school or a supermarket chain. Receiving good service is a delight. So it’s essential to employ staff who are enthusiastic and who
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Proper staff training is the key. actually know what they’re talking about. This will put a smile on a customer’s face and make them WANT to come back and spend more money. Modern customers are smart - if they’re not
happy they will pop off to a competitor quicker than you can say, ‘where are you going?’ Remember the businesses that boast great success often have one thing in common great customer service. A tried and tested method of keeping customers happy is rewarding them for their loyalty. Make customers feel special and give them a reason to come back by offering a voucher, a loyalty discount card or special pricing. People love a discount. For any businesses or small business owners out there… please train staff to know what they are there for and actually attend to customers. While for all you customers, if businesses continue to treat you like dirt, then please… take your money elsewhere.
SIP Card no good in Tenerife? Q. Having just read your article ‘Worried Over Medical Bills,’ I question the You and the statement that the medical card is valid Law in Spain in all of Spain. By David Searl My wife and I have held a SIP card for five years and every year we spend five or six months in Tenerife. Each time we try to use the SIP card there we are told they do not accept it. Could you clarify? K.A. (Costa Blanca) A. Tenerife rejects your SIP card because it is not a Spanish Social Security card. In the Valencian region your health services are provided by the Valencian health service and in Andalucia, they are delivered by the Servicio Andaluz de Salud. They are all part of the national system but they are individually administered, often with some differences. The SIP card is one of these differences. The SIP stands for Sistema de Información Poblacional, (System of Information regarding the Population). Every resident of the Valencian region is supposed to have one. Even a newborn baby gets a SIP. Basically, it is a census. The SIP card
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Good showing SANTANDER’S 2014 third-quarter profits increased by more than 50 per cent to €1.6 billion, its best for three years. Profits for the first nine months of the year grew by 32 per cent to €4.36 billion thanks to improving revenue, falling costs and less need for write-downs, said Santander president Ana Botin.
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FIFTY-SEVEN per cent of Spain’s big employers expected their current number of workers to remain unchanged in 2015, found a survey during the Family Firms annual conference in Alicante. Thirty-two per cent intended to engage more staff, compared with 27 per cent who had planned to do so in 2013.
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Different address NORA JOHNSON wrote about ‘Millionaire’s row,’ The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead. I had my first baby there in October 1953, in what had been Gracie Fields house, ‘Towers.’ Shirley Bassey also gave birth to her first baby there in October 1954, before she became famous. The rich residents of The Bishops Avenue (among them Lord Sainsbury) didn’t like this ‘common mill girl’ living there and made it known. So when Gracie left, she gave the house to the Government with the proviso it was used as a maternity hospital: “See how they like ambulances going up and down in the night!” The house was just as Gracie left it, with ballerina wallpaper, a piano in the corner, a central staircase and a balcony all round the first floor. The bathroom was huge, black-tiled and the bath stood on a dais in the middle of the room. On the third day after giving birth we were moved three doors along by ambulance to another mansion, ‘Green Trees.’ The owner had tried three times to burn it down for insurance but the insurance company realised, so he lost the house and the money! It had a tennis court and swimming pool (not that we were allowed to use them, of course). It is sad to read about the Avenue now. Jenny Hollowell, Arroyo De La Miel (Malaga)
Flight fright WHY can I not get a flight to or from Majorca in November? I looked at easyJet, who I flew with last November and the year before, and also Ryanair. No flights for November! Daniel Duff (by email)
Time for a change YOUR columnists Nora Johnson and Mike Walsh raised some excellent issues about our UK politicians. I remember my grandfather telling me how proud he was to vote for the newly-formed Labour party, the party for working people. Alas things are no longer that simple! The New Labour Party appears to have forgotten completely who
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Not golden JUDGING from his reaction to noise, Michael Hill has clearly not resided in Spain for long. Otherwise he would have understood by now that the Spanish concept of silence differs radically from that of the British. The Brits associate silence with peace and tranquillity but to the Spanish it represents death and sadness, hence the love of noise and life! They say you can attend a fiesta somewhere in Spain every day of the year and the Spanish appetite in general for having a noisy time can be difficult to comprehend particularly when you are trying to make yourself understood in a restaurant! As a former bar-owner myself I can assure you that it’s never the Spanish who make the complaints about noise: it is almost invariably the Brits. Ken Bethell, Puerto de Mazarron (Murcia)
Taxing matter MONSTER mantis darkens the skies above La Cala (taken through my windscreen)! Geoff Stansfield (by email)
they are supposed to represent and all MPs are there purely for their own self-glory. They promise us everything tomorrow. Now a grandparent myself, I feel this is my chance to change our political system once again and perhaps give my own working-class grandchildren a chance to have a party that may, hopefully, stand up and represent their views in the future. Yes I know Nigel Farage isn’t working class, but he does appear to answer a direct question and certainly appears to know a little more about living in the real world. Just think about the mayhem they could cause when his party wins a few more seats: no more boring politics for us! They certainly couldn’t do any worse than the current lot. Ann Paterson, San Fulgencio (Alicante)
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the proposed EU referendum will no doubt go ahead in 2017, if not earlier. The merits of giving such a vote to the British public are in themselves debatable and of some concern. The issue is highly complex, beyond the knowledge of the average ‘Joe Public,’ and most commentary about the EU is to be found in the British tabloid press, known to be profoundly anti-EU and xenophobic. Any vote given to the public on this issue would unfortunately be a vote bound by ignorance rather than informed commentary of the workings of the EU.
If the referendum goes ahead, it will be a miracle if the British public votes ‘yes’ to continued EU membership, especially in the face of David Cameron’s current rhetoric and paranoid fear of losing votes to the upstart and ultra-rightwing UKIP. To the best of my knowledge the government has not indicated what it will do to protect the 1.4m or so registered British residents in other EU states. Other EU citizens working and living in the UK must have similar concerns. If no lobbying is done now, waiting for the vote to take place could be too late and we could see our rights eroded overnight. I have already written to the British prime minister and to the other two mainstream British political party headquarters expressing my concerns. Everyone who cares about their future residence should do likewise. Let the politicians really know of your concerns. Complacency and doing nothing achieve nothing. Jeremy Cordon Newby, Perin (Murcia)
I OWN an apartment in a complex in Benalmadena and was outraged to learn because it’s not my main residence I have to pay a lot more money for collections of bins and other services. Surely this is not right? Or was the information I received wrong? If true, is this in accordance with EU law? Andrew James, Hengoed (South Wales)
Job done I WAS charmed not long ago when I saw a young man stop in the street and greet a very old lady. A little unsteady on her feet and with a wheeled walking aid, she was out with someone who looked as though she must be her carer. This very good-looking young man kissed her on both cheeks. He was probably a relative, as all the Spanish residents in our small town turn out to be related to each other. The elderly woman asked him how he was and he replied he had found work. “Work!” she exclaimed. “That’s wonderful!” “I know,” he replied. “My parents are over the moon.” And so, at a distance, was I. But what a sign of the times! Rosemary Cochrane (by email)
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Back in the old country... LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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HAVE just paid £8 for four coffees! Yep, back in the old Motherland for a couple of weeks. That was the price in the café at Blackpool train station. The mind boggles. With these sorts of prices one thing is becoming perfectly clear (as our politicians are so fond of spouting) I’m gonna have to put up my fees! Been a pretty eventful week so far. I’m delighted to say my prostate biopsy result came through as clear. Had to wait more than a month for the results. To say it was a long month is something of an understatement. It’s an odd sort of limbo-land when the future is unknown and certainly undecided. Thankfully I was one of the lucky
MINI TOUR: Blackpool is one of Leapy’s destinations back in UK. ones. My heart goes out to those whose results are not so favourable. Another event this week was my daughter Charlene’s announcement that she was finally going to tie the knot with her handsome Mallorcan partner, Miguel. Not before time. Mucha suerte to you both. It’s all done differently
these days. They've bought the house, had a beautiful baby boy, saved their money and now they’re getting married. I dunno, in my day that procedure was reversed. That’s progress, I suppose. All that has been rounded off by coming over to the auld country for a mini tour. Last night I had the pleasure of
working with Amen Corner. Now there’s a blast from the past! I am now on a train back to Blackpool, as I missed the Preston stop on the way down. Duh! One thing that does become apparent over here is the politeness of those who serve the public. Rail staff, hotel staff, etc, are all most obliging and helpful. A trait
that is somewhat lacking in some public servants in good old España where the dreaded shoulder shrug is prominent in most problem situations. Ah well, at least it’s warmer. It’s freezing over here. Just been informed that I needn’t have got the train back to Preston and could have caught my connection at Manchester. Gawd! Am now on my way back to Manchester Piccadilly and feel it may be wiser to discontinue this missive and concentrate on where I’m supposed to be going! Just as a matter of interest, waiting for my train, which incidentally goes on to Huddersfield, there were only three white faces out of some 50 or 60 waiting passengers. Just an observation, that’s all. Have a good week. Try and do a favour or two. And, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy Leapylee2002@ gmail.com
Democracy, disillusionment and the political class - it defies belief R
ECENTLY, there’s Nora Johnson been much coverBreaking Views age in the Spanish A Costa del Sol resident for a press about the high level number of years, Nora is the author of psychological of corruption cases here suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the involving members of issues raised in her column, both mainstream political go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson parties, each hurling accusations at the other. Well, glasshouses and find even one person to stones come to mind and, head an inquiry who isn’t a hopefully, British politicians member of the great and will be the last to throw the good? Next, the news that anything - in light of the latest shenanigans in records of MPs’ expenses from before 2010 have Westminster. First off, there’s the been shredded. Members musical chairs scenario of of the public who contacted parliamentary who’ll finally end up as the chair of the historical child standards commissioner to their MP’s abuse inquiry, with both question Baroness Butler-Sloss and expenditure have been Fiona Woolf forced to informed there can be no resign over their too-close- investigation because of a for-comfort links to the lack of evidence. So, what if an MP doesn’t ‘Establishment.’ Really, is it now impossible in the UK to want questions asked
WESTMINSTER: Glasshouses and stones come to mind! about their expenses? Under the current ‘rules,’ all they have to do is dither, ‘misplace’ letters, foot-drag and generally spin things out until three years have passed. All above board in a democracy, then whoosh! All records vanish! Magic!
Now, any decent company with this number of claimants would have a system set up requiring expenses claims to be saved as pdfs together with copies of receipts and kept for six years for tax purposes. In this case,
maybe MPs believe themselves to be above the law or that it doesn’t apply to them - no surprise there, then. Or, maybe space is needed for yet more expenses scandals? I’m sure there are some decent, upright politicians,
but it’s becoming increasingly hard to imagine why anyone still has faith in them when they are so busy looking out for themselves. If there’s nothing to hide, why shred these documents so hastily? Nobody else could ever get away with it. And yet we have politicians still in post who fiddled their expenses! Disillusionment with politics and politicians now runs so deep it defies belief. In exasperation, you could end up supporting clowns like Russell Brand. Well, maybe not Russell Brand ... Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) from Amazon. Profits to Cudeca.
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S 1NTa
W No
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♠AJ6 ♥J74 ♦KQ65 ♣Q82 ♠9743 ♥T2 ♦J983 ♣J93
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West leads ♦3, ♦5, ♦T, ?
♠QT8 ♥Q985 ♦T ♣KT654
♠K52 ♥AK63 ♦A742 ♣A7
through your head: 1. Finesse the ♠J. You have no reason to
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Stop, think and plan the play at Trick One Plan the Hand at Trick One As soon as the opening lead is made, it is time to stop, think and plan the play. Do not touch any card in dummy, not even a singleton in the suit led, until you have considered the opposition bidding, counted your winners and losers, and assessed where any missing trick(s) might come from to make your contract. Cover up the E-W cards here and think how you would play this hand on the lead of the ♦3. Although you have a combined 31 HCP, there are only eight top tricks. Where is the ninth trick coming from? Several possibilities go
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assume this is any better than a 50 per cent chance 2. Play for 4 ♦ tricks.
That will fail if the ♦3 was a very likely fourth highest. 3. Establish the fourth ♥ The suit is more likely to break 4-2 than 3-3 4. Lead up to ♥J or ♣Q You have no reason to place ♥Q or the ♣K with West 5. Is there a squeeze? No obvious squeeze possibility suggests itself 6. Can I endplay and opponent? Having reached this last possibility, the light suddenly dawns. Duck trick one! If the ♦3 really was fourth highest, East’s ♦T was a singleton and he is endplayed. Whatever he leads at trick two is 100 per cent guaranteed to give you a ninth trick.
We play duplicate four days a week, starting at 15.00 (arrive by 14.45 please). Monday – no fear, Tuesday & Friday – open, Wednesday – host system, so you will be assured of a partner. On Thursday – lessons. We’d like our articles to be interactive so if you have bridge-related comments, problems, etc, send them to: questions@javea bridgeclub.com and we’ll do our best to answer.
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Honesty pays in the media Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
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T would be a knee-jerk comment to describe the Euro Weekly News success story as being down to the hard work and dedication of its staff. Successful or not, newspaper hubs are no place for the faint-hearted; the answer has to lie elsewhere. Could it be that mainstream media has lost touch with their readership? Newspapers and broadcasters that once commanded enormous respect have lost public confidence. Today, mainstream media are megaphones for political and corporate interests. A career in journalism once carried a kudos similar to that enjoyed by healthcare professionals and the Civil Service. Now, even household name columnists are regarded as little more than hacks. In truth there has never been a truly free media: A J Liebling, a highly respected journalist for the New Yorker, remarked: “Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”
Newspaper proprietors set the rules and we scribblers abide by them. Here in Spain I am privileged to be encouraged to challenge orthodoxy. I do so. However, many articles by truly great columnists will never be printed in mainstream media. In the US, 77 per cent of the population distrust corporate TV news. More Americans get their news from online sources rather than from conventional media. European mistrust is likely to be higher. It wasn’t always like that. Until a few decades ago, queues formed at newsstands
WHISTLE-BLOWER: Julian Assange had to take refuge in a foreign embassy.
eagerly awaiting the day’s hot-off-thepress news. Great newspapers, like the Chicago Herald, Daily Express, and Paris Soir, published uncut articles by the then German leader, Adolph Hitler, Italy’s Benito Mussolini, Spain’s General Franco and other controversial figures. Would mainstream media today allow space to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidents of Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia or leaders of Novorussia or Belarus? Interestingly, those who express the most outrage at today’s media spin and control are insider journalists. Outraged at restrictions placed on them, they express themselves
eloquently, not in mainstream media but in freer media. Whatever spin media puts on it there should be outrage that whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and other dissidents seek sanctuary abroad or take refuge in foreign embassies; in cases like that of ex-serviceman Chelsea Manning, jailed for years. Whatever happened to the Voltaire principle: “I disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and Wall Street Journal editor, describes journalists as ‘presstitutes’. Former CIA Director William Colby: “The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media.” Western mainstream media readership collapses as its cynical readership evaporates. In Britain, 52 corporate interest publications collapsed in 2009 alone. Despite this gloomy outlook, truly independent, more trusted, localised media add to their readership and advertising revenue. Newspapers can survive and thrive but will do so only when once again independent of political and corporate interests.
Countdown to the Andalucian skiing season starts under bright blue skies
WITH just weeks to go before Andalucia’s skiing season starts, enthusiasts are itching to get out their snowboards and skis, snow boots and woolly hats, get the car tyre chains ready and head on up to Sierra Nevada with a few friends. The resort has already reported the first snow of the season, and the snow cannon are blasting out giant white plumes in time for November 29. Only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Marbella, most visitors to the sunny Costa del Sol are unaware that it is indeed possible – however unlikely it sounds – to be sitting on the beach and dipping your feet in the Med in the morning and by mid-afternoon you can be whizzing down dazzling, snowy mountains before enjoying the après-ski by a roaring log fire. The Costa del Sol’s proximity to the Sierra Nevada range in Granada makes it one of the most unique ski resorts in the world. Where else can you be sitting on a warm beach in the morning and skiing in the afternoon? Dubbed the ‘sunniest ski resort in Europe’, Sierra Nevada is a hugely
SIERRA NEVADA: Just a short drive from the Med to the mountains. popular winter destination for many who live on the Costa del Sol, as well as with ski enthusiasts the world over. The southern Spanish sunshine gives the
resort a dazzlingly white glow under deep blue skies, while at the same time offering incredible views out over the Mediterranean.
Unsurprisingly, people normally associate snow-based activities with those who live in colder climes, like Scandinavians, Eastern Europeans, Austrians, Germans and Russians, but there is a whole community of tanned people who live in the sunny resorts of the Costa del Sol or the Costa Blanca that spend their winter weekends whizzing down the slopes of Sierra Nevada. Proximity to the resort is actually a bonus feature for many foreigners buying a property in Andalucia. From late November to early May each year, skiers and snowboarders make the annual pilgrimage up to the 100kilometre piste at Sierra Nevada. There are cosy restaurants and lively bars to entertain the après-ski crowd, and the resort is particularly beautiful around Christmas time, with colourful lights giving Sierra Nevada an Alpine-postcardlike feel. The countdown to the season has begun, and people are getting ready to swap their surfboards and jet skis for the snowboards and skis of the more traditional kind.
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What is something that people spend a large amount on, but don’t need to?
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RAHAM SALT from Pest Control, Costa del Sol says alcohol, because nobody in England would drink Anis at seven in the morning, but here it is normal!
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STREET TALK Trinidad Sanchez Fuentes from the Clinica Mejorate Physiotherapy and Osteopathy Centre which has centres in Altea, Los Montesinos and Torrevieja believes men and women spend money they don’t need to on two different things: “Women spend too much on shoes and men spend too much on televisions and technology, TVs always have to be the biggest and best and women always need a new pair of shoes!” Cesar Ripanu from TRINI: Women spend too much money on shoes.
Gold Rush in Zenia Boulevard, La Zenia, Torrevieja and Quesada, believes people spend lots of money on self confidence: “When people don’t have any, they think they can buy it as if they are saying ‘I don’t like the way I look, so I will buy a Rolex or a Ferrari’ and you don’t need to buy that sort of status and confidence.” Claire McCann of Total Entertainment, Albox and Arboleas said: “I might have to be a bit controversial, as one of those horrible, preachy non-smokers my answer would be cigarettes. Especially at UK prices! I always justify my huge Avon bills by saying it’s still less than my boyfriend spends on smoking.” Donna from Little Britain in Mallorca says shoes; she always spends thousands of pounds on shoes,
CESAR: People spend money on material things to buy self confidence.
when she doesn’t really need them. Sammi Clueit from Splash Pools, Costa del Sol says handbags. People spend ridiculous amounts of money on expensive handbags.
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PP and PSOE, harried by Podemos, mobilise against corruption.” This was an El Pais headline not long ago, but the same message was seen and heard throughout the Spanish media after a Metroscopia poll put Podemos ahead of both parties. It would be uplifting to believe that the PP and PSOE have the electorate’s good at heart. Instead most disillusioned voters believe that with local elections six months away they are running scared as political control slips from their fingers. It takes the threat of losing power to push the two principal parties into doing something serious and effective against the corruption that always was and still is endemic in Spanish politics.
Touchy-feely, but not in Spain MIRIAM GONZALEZ DURANTEZ is the Spanish wife of Nick Clegg, but that shouldn’t be held against her. A woman of professional substance in her own right, and incidentally the daughter of a former PP senator, she knows what she’s doing. And what she didn’t do during the Lib-Dems last conference was make a fool of herself with a staged smooch with her husband. The Spanish don’t go in for that sort of thing and although elections loom, voters will also be spared baby-kissing and wheeling out of wives. Does anyone know what Mariano Rajoy’s wife looks like? Very few, and that’s the way it should be. If they can do it now, or at least attempt it, why not before? The answer is depressing: because they have been found out.
Words and music PODEMOS, Spain’s third-most voted for party in the European
deliver. As Joaquin Almunia, the outgoing European Commission vice-president and a former PSOE minister, said of Podemos, “We’ve heard the music, now let’s have the words.”
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elections, is poised to eat into many more of the votes that the PP and PSOE regard as theirs. Both parties have lost voters’ trust and Podemos is promising to give them what they want although this is only ever on offer in a Utopia or immediately after the big bang
moment of a revolution. Following every election, as Mariano Rajoy knows to his cost, the magic wand turns into a joke-shop bunch of flowers and the new broom can’t sweep dirt under the carpet. The biggest danger for Podemos would be an electoral triumph and not being able to
THE same Metroscopia poll putting the Podemos cat amongst the PP and PSOE pigeons placed Felipe VI far above Spain’s politicians with a 52 per cent approval rating. In the past Spain’s republicans, communists and socialists admitted to being Juancarlistas, thanks to his father’s role during the transition to democracy after Franco’s death. Times have changed and only diehard monarchists would describe themselves as Felipistas, although most Spaniards currently appreciate having a king. At least it spares them the ordeal of choosing a head of state from the present crop of politicians.
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Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em By Iain Dempsey IT’S a sight that isn’t particularly commonplace, given its solitary nature, but it is one that routinely occurs in hundreds of thousands of homes across Spain, and forms a multi-billion euro industry. Each night, bathed in the white luminous glow of computer screens and tablets, Spanish gamblers roll the virtual dice, fold or raise on the virtual felt, and win or lose ‘virtual’ money. But despite the dangerous lies that a gambler’s mind tells itself, the money isn’t virtual. It is real. And most gamblers are losing theirs. If the house always wins in the long run, to use the Vegas parlance, then Spanish players are paying handover-fist to the virtual house. The online gaming industry in Spain generates more than €5.5 billion each year and attracts around 300,000 regular players. It’s a lot of money for a country with nearly a quarter of the population out of work. According to the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU), the average Spanish online gambler is male, is aged between 25 and 34, and spends €1,765 a month on sports betting, online gambling or on poker sites. To put that into context, this amount is slightly above the average Spanish monthly wage of €1,615. Gambling on the internet is now the second biggest form of gambling addiction in Spain behind fruit machines, but takes less time to develop: two years instead of six or seven for more traditional forms of gambling. Of course not everybody who has an account on an online poker site is a gambling addict. Many players enjoy the thrill of the game while not really expecting to win. They do it for a few hours’ recreation. However there are others who consistently break the golden rule of gambling, ‘never chase your losses’, and find themselves loading more money into an account that rarely seems to grow in size. So what is it about online
ONLINE GAMBLING: Addiction can develop faster than in traditional gambling that means it only takes two years to develop a gambling addiction, as opposed to six if you frequent the traditional ‘brick and mortar’ establishments like casinos or bookies? It comes down to perception. Like using a credit card (which the gambler actually needs to finance their online account), the user tells themselves that the money isn’t real. If you can’t see it and can’t touch it, it’s just a number on a screen that can go up or down. Access to your bank account is just a simple click away and, who
depletes and they need to deposit more in order to keep playing. A quick search around internet forums throws up a sizeable amount of people complaining that when they first joined an online gambling site or poker site, they found themselves winning regularly and seeing their initial deposit grow in size, only for that ‘lucky streak’ to come to an abrupt end shortly afterwards. But by then it’s too late, they’re hooked and chasing the highs of that winning streak. A regulated industry, like it is in Spain, at least ensures that licensed gambling sites are above board and playing by the rules (there have been high profile cases in other countries where some sites weren’t). And the carrots that they dangle to get you in the virtual door and start spending money are just that: juicy enticements. You don’t have to take the bait, but many people do. The small percentage of gamblers – particularly in online poker – who do win on a regular basis, rely on the fact that most people will lose. They hone their game, memorise the necessary statistics, and use best judgement at the table to keep their accounts ticking upwards. The online gambling world is full of experts Gambling sites and sharks employ any number only too willing to of lures to reel you in. forms. take money Poker sites regularly from the match your deposit knows, you recreational with their own may pick or bad money, purely to up that pair players. of winning It’s a world get you to deposit aces on the not to get into money. next hand. too lightly, and Online gambling one that must be sites also employ any treated with caution. If number of lures to reel you in. you can afford it, are having Poker sites regularly match your fun, and are not all-consumed by it, deposit with their own money, then by all means, enjoy. But if you purely to get you to deposit money. consistently lose and find yourself “Deposit €100 and we’ll give you pumping more money into that another €100” they frequently online account while you chase your advertise. Most players find, losses, it might be time to stop or however, that their €200 slowly seek help.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cage is an untested military officer who is brought into an alien war against an extraterrestrial enemy who can reset the day and thus know what the future will bring. When Cage is killed within minutes of being dropped into battle, he suddenly finds he has the same power as the aliens and with each battle his skills improve. He soon teams up with a Special Forces soldier to try and defeat the aliens. Directed by Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton. Run time 113 mins, Rated PG-13. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it. When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship. In this particular case, the person may well be able to progress you socially at some time in the future. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you. This maybe because they are considering you for promotion, so be on your best behaviour. It is important at the moment to stick to any rules and regulations or your reputation (and pocket) could be hit. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end. Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom. It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly but we all need constant stretching. With an active mind such as yours, the important thing is to keep making progress. This may be in a physical way or in some kind of business. A brisk attitude to your whole life is needed. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback. This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are being forewarned. It is in your experience and power to make a different choice of action this time. In doing so, much confusion and upset can be avoided. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Well, they will, won't they? Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a '10- year plan' and be determined to reach your goal. Bit by bit and day by day you will progress. You don't have to rush ahead and get stressed.
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November 13, Whoopi Goldberg, 59, actress and comedian Goldberg gained recognition for her role The Color Purple, before becoming known mainly for starring in comedies such as Sister Act. She is one of very few actors to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony Award. November 14, Condaleeza Rice, 60, politician Rice was the first female African-American to become US Secretary of State. She was a key figure in Middle Eastern policy in George W Bush’s administration. Before joining the Bush administration she was a political science professor at Stanford University. November 16, Paul Scholes, 40, football player Former Manchester United player Scholes was renowned for his playmaking abilities in
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An exciting project is bubbling away in your mind but may need financial backing. Take advice from a professional or someone with successful experience in these matters. Remember that any idea has to grow, so consider what you need to see happen in five years' time. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) During your social encounters this week you meet someone who offers to help. That is great, but do ask yourself if you would be prepared to give anything in return. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a
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midfield. He is part of the group known as the ‘Class of ‘92’ that includes other former Manchester United players David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Nicky Butt.
November 17, Danny DeVito, 70, actor Before becoming an actor, DeVito worked as a cosmetician after graduating college. He gained fame for his role in the TV series Taxi, before going on to appear in movies such as The War of the Roses, Batman Returns, Get Shorty and Mars Attacks. November 18, Owen Wilson, 46, actor Famous for his roles in comedy movies with fellow actor Ben Stiller, Wilson made his film debut in Bottle Rocket. He dated actress Kate Hudson for three years and his brothers Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson are both actors.
current business matter. However, it may not be necessary to change anything but to consider the new suggestion as a sort of 'add on' to a current project. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The moment that you have been waiting for has arrived. A colleague has made a decision that is long overdue. Perhaps you are a little shocked and speechless because there has been such a time lag, but this will pass. It may not be over-convenient but the phrase 'striking while the iron is hot' springs to mind. LEO (July 24 - August 23) You work hard for your money. Make it worthwhile by trying to hold on to as much of it as possible.
CLEVER CLOGS All the following people are, or have been, members of the high IQ society Mensa International: 1. The films The Jerk (1979), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Roxanne (1983) and The Pink Panther (2006), all starred which award-winning American comedian, actor, musician, author, screenwriter, film producer and voice over artist? 2. What is the name of the American actress who starred in the films The Fly (1986), Beetlejuice (1988), Thelma and Louise (1991), A League of Their Own, Stuart Little (1999) and The Accidental Tourist (1988), for which she won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress? 3. What is the name of the American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer and actor who began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992? 4. What is the name of the English entrepreneur and inventor, whose creations have included the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum home computers? 5. What was the name of the American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, who is best known for his science fiction work the Foundation series? 6. Which American actress first found fame as one of the regular cast members on the 1968-1973 sketch comedy show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, where she would often break out into high-pitched giggles in the middle of a joke, and deliver a polished performance a moment after?
TARGET: Average: 21 Good: 27 Very good: 39 November 15, Fernando Verdasco, tennis player. Madrid-born tennis player and three-time Davis Cup winner, Verdasco’s career-high singles ranking was world number seven in 2009. His best performance in a Grand Slam was as semi-finalist of the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to fellow Spaniard Rafa Nadal.
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Someone who is charming and plausible may try to get you involved in a fast-track money making scheme. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) By showing confidence in your own way of doing things, you inspire others. This is chiefly because you are at last finding a balance between work and home life. In the past you may have felt stressed and equated that with working - not so now. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance.
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Move from the start word (SEED) to the end word (CAKE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
SEED SEND SAND SANE CANE (SAKE) CAKE
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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 (PARKED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Unscramble the name of a famous English professional footballer: PARK FARMLAND Unscramble the name of an ice creambased dessert (two words): BLAST IN A PAN
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MACBETH Mexico (5,2) 4 Rocky said: “No”, being a handsome youth (6) 5 Ban Kansas sailing ships (5) 6 Imparts damaged axillae (7) 7 Bonehead taken up by Aztec nude dancers (5) 14 A cut I arranged to get on the sale (7)
16 A saint cared about galleries (7) 17 Turkish leader has a motive for lese majesty (7) 18 Deters rebel lepers (6) 19 Delia’s pickle contains jelly (5) 20 I am on time for the picture (5) 22 Grab hold of the Bishops’ seats, so to speak (5)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents L and 13 represents X, so fill in L every time the figure 3 appears and X every time the figure 13 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.
Across 1 Catastrophe (8) 5 Take or grasp suddenly (4) 9 Attendant (7) 10 Grades (5) 11 Frighten (5) 12 Not accepted (7) 13 Bonbons (6) 15 Emergency (6) 18 Set aside (7) 20 Bizarre (5) 22 Make fun of (5) 23 Gloomiest (7) 24 Master of ceremonies (4) 25 Stress (8) Down 1 Office furniture (5)
2 Exterior boundary (7) 3 Have in common (5) 4 Complete (6) 6 Circles (5) 7 In addition to (7) 8 Like better (6) 13 Draw out (7) 14 Reference point to shoot at (6) 16 Eight-legged predatory arachnids (7) 17 Infrequently (6) 19 Continues or remains in a place or state (5) 20 Having a specified value (5) 21 Meetings arranged in advance (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
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Down 1 Nuns’ close relations (7) 2 Choose the Spanish city’s temperature (5) 3 Ant is in safe place in New
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FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FRANK LAMPARD, BANANA SPLIT
Across 1 Female hiding in the cowshed (3) 3 Sensational people running the company? Right! (9) 8 Polish lady has a nurse (5) 9 Rewrite a sermon for rowers (7) 10 Nat return as Browning (3) 11 Redundant minor actor (5) 12 Encourage in tower (7) 13 Nervous school head showed compassion (6) 15 Hound fool involved in speculation (6) 19 Attribute to a writer (7) 21 A sect could be a social class (5) 23 Leguminous plant from Chesapeake Bay (3) 24 Squaddie against pirate at sea (7) 25 Rides around and dehydrates (5) 26 Compromise mad son in census (9) 27 One move is an eternity (3)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Ankh, 3 Trespass, 9 Surpass, 10 At sea, 11 State, 12 Esteem, 14 Elapse, 16 Delete, 19 Cinema, 21 Plane, 24 Aroma, 25 Dislike, 26 Elements, 27 Deny. Down: 1 Assisted, 2 Korea, 4 Rushes, 5 Scant, 6 Austere, 7 Span, 8 Caters, 13 Cemetery, 15 Adipose, 17 El Paso, 18 Bandit, 20 Elate, 22 Alike, 23 Dame. QUICK Across: 7 Palace, 8 Erased, 9 Mess, 10 Careless, 11 Measles, 13 Grabs, 15 Bunch, 17 Desires, 20 Familiar, 21 Said, 23 Decide, 24 Tangle.
Across 1 Arches (5) 4 Lighthouses (5) 7 Jamón (de cerdo) (3) 8 Monzón (7) 9 Lento (ritmo, movimiento, caída) (4) 10 To dance (6) 14 Tattoo (7) 16 Monja (3) 17 Tuberías (5) 18 Western (side, part) (5)
Down 1 Cenizas (5) 2 Countryside (5) 3 Mismo (igual) (4) 4 Plumber (9) 5 River (3) 6 Hijo (3) 11 Monday (5) 12 Enjuagar (5) 13 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3) 15 Grifo (de agua) (3)
Down: 1 Cage, 2 Causes, 3 Reached, 4 Beard, 5 Sailor, 6 Sensible, 12 Educated, 14 Secrets, 16 Crisis, 18 Insane, 19 Fixed, 22 Idle. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Admit, 4 Peaje, 7 Sobrino, 8 Tia, 10 Rio, 11 Tan, 12 Patient, 14 Seeds, 15 Stage. Down: 1 Aceitunas, 2 Más, 3 Taburetes, 4 Prisoners, 5 About, 6 Expensive, 9 Apple, 13 Tea.
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TOP 10 MOVIE QUOTES OF ALL TIME A RADIO TIMES poll this week revealed the top 10 movie quotes of all time as voted by British film fans. There are some obvious ones, but a few surprises too. 1. ‘To infinity... and beyond!’ The catchphrase uttered by Toy Story’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear was the surprise phrase to top the list of the all-time favourite movie quotes. Voiced by Tim Allen, Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase from the 1995 animated hit has caught the imagination of the British public. 2. ‘You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!’ Michael Caine’s infamous line from the 1969 classic The Italian Job, uttered when one of his gang of thieves uses slightly too much explosives during a trial run for the real heist.
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3. ‘Say hello to my little friend.’ Screamed by Tony Montana (Al Pacino) at the thugs out to kill him before he starts shooting wildly with an M16 machine gun through the door of his study. From the classic 1983 film Scarface, considered one of the best gangster movies of all time. 4. ‘He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.’ This phrase stood out for UK viewers as the most memorable line from a whole plethora of quotable funnies in Monty Python’s hilarious 1979 movie The Life of Brian. And who could forget the end song of the movie ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’? 5. ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat.’ The moment in Jaws when Roy Scheider is shovelling chum into the ocean and the massive great white shark of the title makes his first appearance is probably one of the most memorable scenes in cinema, as is Scheider’s line.
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Just Joking Q: Why is psychoanalysis a lot quicker for men than it is for women? A: Because when it’s time to go back to childhood, men are already there. Teacher: ‘Give me a sentence with the words defence, defeat and detail in it.’ Pupil: ‘When a horse jumps over defence, defeat go before detail.’ Q: What happened to the dog who ate garlic? A: His bark was worse than his bite.
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do so with viewers today. At the time, the word ‘damn’ caused shock in movie theatres. Spoken by Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) to Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) as his parting words to her when she asks him what she is to do. 7. ‘Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me.’ Another surprise entry in the top 10 of all time is this line from 1964’s Carry On Cleo. The line is uttered by Carry On favourite Kenneth Williams in his role as Julius Caesar.
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8. ‘All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain.’ Who knew robots could be so profound? Rutger Hauer’s compelling replicant, Roy Batty, speaks these words to Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) before his body shuts down, erasing all of his memories in Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner. 9. ‘Well, nobody’s perfect.’ One of the greatest ending lines in a movie is spoken by Osgood Fielding III (Joe E Brown) to Jerry/Daphne (Jack Lemon) in Some Like It Hot, also starring Marilyn Monroe. Removing his wig and revealing he is really a man, an exasperated Jerry hears those three famous words.
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!: Al Pacino in Scarface 6. ‘Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.’ Winner of 10 Oscars, 1939’s Gone with the Wind captured audiences across America upon its release, and continues to
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10. ‘We want the finest wines available to humanity’ We want them here, and we want them now!’ From every student’s favourite movie Withnail and I, another movie that has a whole host of memorable quotes. Richard E Grant stumbles through the movie as an alcoholic out of work actor.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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Average: 27 Good: 35 Very good: 51 Excellent: 62
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ennui, enter, entire, retire, return, ether, nether, noter, thine, their, there, tenor, tenure, tinner, title, tired, tiered, niter, tenth, truer, tithe, tuner, turner, runner, ruler, rerun, herein, inner, inter, intern, intone, inure, untie, unity, unite, urine, lured, deity, either, alter, aerie
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OCTOBER: The phone rang, it was my surgeon’s secretary. I was expecting a call as the tumour committee, a delightful name I know, had met the day before to discuss my case - but just not a call the following day. Invariably when you are contacted quickly it means there is urgent news and generally not positive. I was asked to come in the following morning for my results. My surgeon cut to the chase and said she was sorry to have to tell me that the news was not good. I had grade three cancer and that my breast was proliferated with micro tumours, all malignant, which had not been detected by the mammogram. The upshot was that they were going to have to get me back in for another operation; a mastectomy. This was going to be the only way to ensure the cancer didn’t spread to other parts of my body. Just starting to feel better again and back onto the operating table. Oh well, I thought, what can you do? I felt that my breast was unhealthy and so although I was not looking forward to another operation I knew it was necessary, and the sooner the better. I focused on my main objective, eradicate the cancer. So plan B, a deep breath, and wait for a surgery date. I didn’t have too much time to dwell as I had an appointment the same day to take my stitches out and the staples under my arm, which were becoming decidedly uncomfortable. The staples
Readers’ response Dear Erica, The article you wrote about your hospital procedure sounded almost like a happy holiday spa you went to... where all the staff were absolute caring professionals from the nurses to the surgeons. In fact you did compare it with hospitals in films. Certainly a lot more attractive than I have heard from the Murcian area of Spain. For whatever reason... you failed to mention the hospital you spoke of so fluently and I must admit to being curious... possibly because I am contemplating taking out Residencia. I would like you please to answer just one question... was your procedure with the Spanish National Health or did you go PRIVATE? Eva Taylor (Mrs) Dear Eva Many thanks for your email. In response to your question my treatment is with the Spanish National Health System. I am a resident and self-employed and therefore am entitled to use the public health system. To be able to use the system, naturally you need to pay taxes. British nationals who draw a pension are also entitled to use the system.
do not hurt when they are removed at all but the stitches are a little trickier as they are just like fishing line so cutting them is difficult. Once done, I came home. I was feeling tired and jaded. Thank goodness my good friend Bertie was coming to visit me… her timing could not have been better! As the day went on my son noticed that the scar under my arm was starting to open. It seemed fine when the staples had been taken out in the morning but it was looking pretty bad now and I suspected that if it were left it would become infected. In the end my son insisted I went to Urgencias or A&E.
The hospital where I had my operations and screening is called Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía in Vélez-Málaga. When I start chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment I will be moved to Carlos Haya in Málaga, another very well known public hospital. I hope that answers your questions. Kind regards Erica What an inspiration this woman is... and so brave. Good for you, dear. Hope everything went well for you - with those wonderful people looking after you. God Bless. Ena Amengual Mallorca By Email Dear Ena Thank you so much for taking the time to put pen to paper and for your good wishes. I am a very lucky lady to have so much support. Thank you once again. Warmest wishes Erica
It was late at night and my friend was about to arrive but I had no choice, I couldn’t risk an infection. So off I went and had it dealt with. Dosed up with antibiotics and patched up, I came home. I felt quite weak the following day and was told to rest. Just as well Bertie was with me or I would have tried to cook, wash up, sweep and a host of other things. She strong armed me onto the sofa and did absolutely everything around the house! She even gave my children a yoga class and a relaxation session for me, along with anti-inflammatory exercises. Bertie is not to be argued with and I love her for it.
The next day I bounced back and we managed a lunch out, which lifted my spirits no end. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of having the support of friends and loved ones. You have to get used to accepting help if you want a quick recovery. While I waited for my operation date I couldn’t help worrying about the possibility that my left breast might also have tumours. If the mammogram hadn’t detected some of the tumours in the right breast, what guarantee did I have that the same scenario wasn’t the case for the other side? So instead of fretting I rang the doctor’s secretary and
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asked if I could see my surgeon to talk to her about my concerns. She tracked her down and was back on the phone within 10 minutes with an appointment for the following day to coincide with my meeting with the anesthetist. This is not very common in the National Health System. Normally you would have to go via your GP or Médico de Cabecera to get appointments but I had somehow managed to fast track everything, which was very fortunate because I believe every second counts. I discussed my concerns with my surgeon and she agreed that we could not take any chances with my “unpredictable breasts”. She sent me for an MRI scan the following day, to be on the safe side. If it was bad news then I would have a double mastectomy. It was an uncomfortable process. I had the line put in my arm through which they inject a dye to provide a contrast in order to show up any abnormalities more clearly. I had to lie face down and found it hard to breath with the most difficult thing being that I was unable to move at all. I was still smarting from the embarrassment of having slapped the male nurse administering the scan in the face with my unruly right boob! Anyway it was over and I went for breakfast with my lovely friend Conchi, whom I regard as my adopted aunt! Just two days after the MRI scan, my surgeon called me at home. She spoke in Spanish: “Hi darling, good news, the left breast is clear! So have a good weekend and I will see you on the operating table on October 22.” Great news! Now I had to prepare for the operation the following week.
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Pollution causes leap in pollen levels IT’S bad news if you suffer from hayfever as scientists say pollen levels are set to soar over the next few years. They say higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, pumped out by cars, planes and factories, will lead to a significant increase in the volume of grass pollen in the air, with airborne pollen increasing three-fold in the next 100 years. The increased carbon dioxide also means the leaves of plants can capture more of it, leading to greater growth of foliage, including grass, and therefore more pollen.
SUMMER MISERY: Hayfever is likely to get worse.
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Shifts hurt brain health DOING long-term shift work affects the brain’s memory and thinking skills. Researchers found that working shifts for a decade or more leads to a loss of memory and an impaired ability to think. By stopping shift work, the brain can recover, but it can take up to five years. The University of Toulouse in France said the disruption of the body clock and natural day and night cycles may cause the negative effect on the brain’s ability to function.
Economic crisis leads to rise in heart disease THE Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) has warned that there has been a small increase in strokes and heart attacks, which has been attributed to the crisis and its impact on social policies. “The biggest impact of the crisis was in social policy,” stressed the SEC chairman and head of department of the Hospital Universitario de Santiago (CHUS), Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Juanate. He pointed out that, in recent times, life expectancy had increased by more than six years, four of which were due to advances in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, which still remains the leading cause of death in Spain. However, he indicated that the “surge” in mortality from heart disease in both men and women in 2012, was blamed on social exclusion and the rise in the number of unemployed, saying, “poverty brings disease.”
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Smokers more likely to suffer chronic back pain SMOKERS are three times more likely to develop chronic back pain than non-smokers. The results came from a study of 160 adults who had reported new cases of back pain. MRI scans were carried out and surveys filled in on general health questions. It was found that the two areas of the brain which are involved in addictive behaviour and motivated learning
‘talk’ to one another, and scientists discovered that the strength of that connection helps determine who will suffer from chronic pain.
This connection was very strong and active in the brains of smokers. Quitting smoking can cut the chances of developing chronic back pain.
BAD BACK: Addiction is linked to chronic pain.
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Specsavers recognises World Diabetes Day NOVEMBER 14 is World Diabetes Day and throughout the month of November, everyone is being encouraged to undertake activities to raise awareness of diabetes, the side effects and ways to prevent and treat it. Specsavers Opticas have taken on the challenge and will be holding information events, with healthy snacks, on the day itself in all of their Costa Blanca stores in Javea, Calpe, Benidorm and Guardamar del Segura. They’ll also offer free eye tests, which detect signs of diabetic retinopathy, throughout the month. In addition they will be holding a free diabetes testing event in their Torrevieja store on November 28 with the local Torrevieja Diabetes Association. These tests are free of charge and can identify the signs of pre-diabetes and diabetes, and allow people to seek the correct help before damage is done. Diabetes is a condition with more than 170 million sufferers worldwide and side effects include blindness, heart attack, kidney failure and even amputation if not identified and controlled. For more information on eye health and diabetes visit www.specsavers.es or visit your nearest store on November 14.
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Argentinian beef, is it the best? ARGENTINIAN beef is regarded as the most tender and most flavoursome beef available for consumption. There are a lot of reasons why the meat is so amazing. Firstly, it is the Argentinian way of raising the livestock itself. The Argentinian cattle herds are raised in the most natural way possible, exactly as they have been for hundreds of years and nothing has changed in all of that time. They roam freely on flat, lush green pastures and are given no chance to build up that tough muscle which we believe ruins meat and the taste experience. The cattle are free ranging and left to live out a happy, natural life but not made to travel extraordinary lengths for their feed times. They live a stress free life without building muscle which provides an incredibly tender meat with very little fat! The modern methods of rearing beef is to lock the animal into a caged area where it cannot move or roam in the fresh air and also to feed them on artificially enhanced food to fatten them up quickly. This results in a very fatty meat, but is also, as we all now
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Taj Mahal celebrates ON November 22, the Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Ten years after opening in the Benimar Commercial Centre, Benijofar, the restaurant is marking the milestone with a celebratory night with a large unlimited buffet, unlimited house wine, beer and soft drinks, Bollywood and Bhangra dancing and fireworks. Thousands of customers have passed through the doors since it opened and owner Dilbag Singh, who ran several restaurants in Germany before moving to Spain in 2004 and setting up his Indian Tandoori Special Restaurant, said there has been a lot of changes in the last 10 years, but some things
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Bollywood and Bhangra comes to Taj Mahal for their anniversary celebrations. have remained the same. He is proud to say some of those early customers are still customers and friends
today and this family run business has retained its original and quality cuisine that has been so popular for the last decade. All curries
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are made freshly with authentic spices from India. Any dish can be prepared to a customer’s preference whether they
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Gay bull Benjy faces slaughter BENJY, a bull who currently resides at a farm in County Mayo in Ireland, hasn’t lived up to expectations recently and may be sent to the slaughterhouse as he is reluctant to go anywhere near any of the females on his farm. Although bought as a breeding bull, the pedigree Charolais, whose purpose is to impregnate the fertile female cows, takes more of a liking to the other male bulls. After realisation that
none of his cows were pregnant, the farmer was forced to replace Benjy with another bull and now more of his cows are thought to be pregnant. The anonymous farmer told the Irish Daily Mail: “The bull is now too old to castrate and turn into a bullock so I will keep him for the factory.” At first the farmer admitted he couldn’t take the situation seriously although he had heard of it happening to others.
Fire-starting hamster PEBBLES, a restless hamster has made its two owners, Tracey Hill and her son Kae, homeless after it started a blaze in their home. His constant running caused his cage to move the buttons on the hob of an electric cooker, which then caught fire. The fire caused £20,000 (€25,500) of damage to the home, as well as claiming the lives of both Pebbles and three of Tracey’s other pets - two dogs, Poppy and Twiggy, and a pet chinchilla. Fortunately Tracey and Kae managed to flee to safety.
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LAST week with the help of Celia Haddon I made some points on aggressive behaviour in cats, here I continue the theme… Some cats are aggressive only in specific situations that frighten them. They are friendly much of the time but lash out, for instance, when being picked up. Or they are aggressive if they feel they are cornered and cannot escape human handling. Soon they learn that being aggressive keeps humans at a safe distance. If this happens, they begin to be aggressive quicker because they learn that this tactic works. A pet behaviour counsellor can help you work out exactly what triggers your cat’s aggressive reaction and how to avoid it. Frustration aggression may be more common in hand reared kittens, as these were not weaned in a natural way. Kittens learn to tolerate frustration when their mother starts pushing
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them away from the teats. As the bottle is never withheld by a human, they are never frustrated. Hand reared cats have no emotional control as they were not put through this process.
Holly meets and greets her new housesitter By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch IT is never easy leaving an elderly pet when you need to travel. Some owners find it the hardest decision to make. Do I leave the pet in a good kennels or just stay at home..? Sometimes you are called away and you have to prepare your pet to cope with a new carer.
This is the difficult decision Holly’s family faced when they had to return to Scotland to visit an ailing relative. After talking to friends, David and Janet decided that finding a housesitter would be the solution for them. Holly, a Cocker Spaniel, is 12-years-old and suffers with rheumatism in her legs and canker in her ears. They decided moving her
to a kennels for three to four weeks might not be a good move. They went online and met a number of possible candidates through HouseSitMatch.com. Within a week they met Jean a sitter from Malaga. She was available to come and meet Holly before they travelled. They spent an afternoon getting to know each
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Cats that have no coping strategy for frustration just lash out. They may try to control their owners by this. Their aggression is encouraged because the owner will back away showing the cat it can control its human. Turn round the relationship by clicker training or reward training the cat. Get help from a cat behaviour counsellor for this. Occasionally an otherwise docile cat will attack its owner, because it is aroused by something else. For instance, if it is watching another cat through the window, and feels threatened by it. If there is a threatening cat on the block, or cats in the same household are fighting, your cat may take out its aggression on you. You will also get bitten severely if you interrupt a cat fight. As this is an important subject I will return to it next week. Scared cats can be aggressive.
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Gardens are now getting chillier but bright from the morning dew Dick Handscombe
Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.
NOVEMBER 5 is past us and now it is time for bright autumn gardens to cheer us up and tempt us into chillier morning gardens to do essential prunings and dead-headings to encourage colourful Christmas gardens. Having been away for a few days seeing a number of friends’ gardens and giving a talk to the Costa Blanca Gardening Circle, the two photographs show what greeted me this
NOVEMBER GARDEN: The view along the rockery. morning. Firstly the view across the mid garden along the rockery when going to
feed the fish in the pond just off the photo to the left and secondly the view through the
kitchen window when changing the water covering the olives being prepared for pickling. Hopefully nature will be kind this year with no early frosts and the salvias at present taller than the olive tree will still be in flower at Christmas. It is amazing how just a couple of spring type showers breaking the long drought and heavy morning dews have brought on autumn gardens. Unseen in the photos winter and spring bulbs are well above the soil and a large clump of crocuses normally out in January are already in full bloom. So once this article is emailed to EWN I am out into the garden to
MORNING VIEW: From the kitchen window. do some pruning and weed the fast growing vegetable seedlings and plantlets. Today’s breakfast salad includes lettuce, garlic chives, young garlic and radish shoots, rocket, purslane, chichory, a broccoli leaf, a couple of young onions, two young carrots, nasturtium leaves and flowers, a mini red pepper and one of the last two tomatoes. The mix is not only colourful and freshly harvested but also chemical free and healthy. These are grown in a number of raised beds and my 10-tub builders bucket vegetable plot as illustrated on page 61 of our book Growing
Healthy Vegetables in Spain.’ There is more about what we grow in the book Living well from our garden Mediterranean style which will also be available in Spanish later in the month, like the other books from Amazon Books. If you are concerned about the quality of soil and composts that you have for growing vegetables, go to the garden centre and purchase some bags of soil based compost and sacks of worm compost, as well as some inexpensive sacks of dried goat or sheep manure. Mix these up in black builders buckets with a hole in the bottom, or mix into a few square metres of the garden and you will be ready to plant up an immediately productive mini vegetable garden and enjoy delicious salads by Christmas. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com and EWN Directory November 2014.
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Commercial property leads the way as market begins to recover THE recovery in the property sector is developing at two speeds. Leading the way is the commercial sector, with investment in offices, hotels and shopping centres this year, double that of 2013. Capital spent in that sector has now reached pre-economic crisis levels, with the €9 billion spent this year showing optimism for the future. But the housing market is still a buyers’ market, with the 27,000 homes sold monthly about the same as the 2013 figure. The difference is that home prices seem to be stabilising, with some areas, particularly on the costas, seeing slight gains over the summer. But nationally there have still been falls in the average price of housing,
OFFICES: Commercial property sales are recovering quickly. although not at the rates seen at the peak of the crisis. Most homes sold are still resales, while the stock of unsold new houses still remains at around 560,000.
Out of the total, new and old, unsold housing stock of 740,000, about 100,000 are felt to be ‘undesirable’ because of their poor locations or bad condition.
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DUBLIN: Fell behind Madrid in the third quarter of this year.
Autumn sees luxury property prices in Spanish capital climb faster than anywhere else in Europe MADRID overtook London and Dublin for third quarter price rises for prime residential property. According to figures from Knight Frank estate agents, the Spanish capital saw a 2 per cent increase in prices on luxury property compared to 1.4 per cent for Dublin and 1
per cent for London. Over the 12 months since September 2013 Dublin is highest ranked in Europe with rises of 12.7 per cent on the global luxury home index for price growth. Madrid is third in Europe behind London, with a rise of 6.5 per cent compared to
London’s 7.4 per cent. The figures put Dublin in fourth spot worldwide, with London 10th and Madrid 12th in the index of luxury home price rises for major cities. Leading the way were Jakarta in Indonesia with a 27.3 per cent rise, Los Angeles (16.3 per cent) and Tel Aviv
(14 per cent.) Worldwide luxury prices continue to outperform their mainstream counterparts. The average price of a luxury home on Knight Frank’s index is 36 per cent higher than it was at the index’s lowest point in the second quarter of 2009, while the average price of a
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Calle Serrano is Spain’s most expensive address A SURVEY has shown that the difference in price for Spain’s most expensive and cheapest addresses is a staggering €10,600 a square metre. The cheapest address in Spain is in Castellón (Valencia region) where prices are a rock bottom €300 a square metre. That is more than 36 times cheaper than the €10,900 a square metre demanded in Madrid’s swanky Calle Serrano, which saw a 4 per cent rise in prices over the last year. Calle Serrano is home to a collection of luxury shops including Gucci and Prada, clearly signalling where the money is. For the second most expensive street in Spain you need to head over to Barcelona, according to estate agents TecniTasa. Property in the city’s Passeig de Gracia
PRESTIGE HOMES: Calle Serrano in Madrid. commands €8,450 per square metre. There is a big drop to next on the list, but it still costs an eyewatering €6,400 per square metre to buy in Calle Hernani in San Sebastian, just off the renowned La Concha beach. For those looking for a bargain basement price, the second cheapest addresses are in the El Pilar and La Estación neighbourhoods of Talavera de la Reina (Castilla-La Mancha) where prices are
€320 per square metre. Most expensive in Spain: 1. Calle Serrano, Madrid (€10,900) 2. Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona (€8,450) 3. Area around Calle Hernani (Hernani Kalea), San Sebastian (€6,400) 4. El Sardinero neighbourhood, Santander (€6,350) 5. Abandoibarra Etorbidea/Plaza de Eusaki, Bilbao (€5,500) 6. Puerto Banús, Marbella (€5,450).
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U-turn on capital gains tax THE Spanish government has bowed to public pressure and back-tracked on a new capital gains law that could have seen huge increases in tax payable on second homes bought before 1994. Under the original proposals, someone who bought their property more than 20 years ago who sold after January 1 next year (providing they were under 65 and it was not classed as their primary residence) would have seen a huge rise in their capital gains bill. For example, a house bought in 1976 at two million pesetas (€12,020), sold now at €222,000, would pay €10,869 tax (IRPF) under the current legislation. The modification of the act would have seen
HEADQUARTERS: The Ministry of Finance in Madrid has backed the amendment to the bill. a dramatic increase in liability from the beginning of January next year, to €43,995.
The reason for that is because the government is getting rid of the adjustment co-efficient
which limited capital gains liability from the 80s and the monetary correction indices which
took into account inflation. Now, after protests from politicians, housing
associations and the public saying it would be another blow to the property market, the government has decided to soften the blow. An amendment to the bill, backed by the Ministry of Finance, will keep the reduced rate for capital gains ‘until the cumulative sum of the transmission value of the property exceeds €400,000.’ The converse aspect of the law is that it would have reduced capital gains liabilities on property bought since 1994. It is unclear whether the new amendment will affect that aspect of the bill. Property owners considering selling should talk to a property professional for advice on the full ramifications of the law.
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SEAT Leon ST is Towcar of the Year SEAT’s Leon is celebrating its first - and second - towing titles, awarded at the UK’s Royal Automobile Club. Fending off 11 challengers, the SEAT Leon ST took the crown in the £20,000 (€25,500) to £25,000 (€32,000) category; the judges concluding: “The load-lugging Leon ST 2.0 TDI 184PS kept its torquey feel and produced punch whenever and wherever it was required.” Such was the Leon ST’s performance; the car was also crowned Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2015 and beat strong contenders Volvo XC60 D5, Mitsubishi Outlander and the Peugeot 308. The triumphant SEAT which was put through its paces by the nine-strong judging panel, a Leon ST 2.0 TDI 184PS in the
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SEAT LEON: Also celebrating being crowned Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2015.
sporty FR guise, romped to victory and was named Towcar of the Year 2015. Aiding its
VOLVO has launched the latest edition of its XC90 SUV. The all new car combines some visually striking designs with the world leading safety features drivers have come to expect from the Swedish manufacturer. Aimed squarely at the premium market the seven
ability to sip fuel at a rate of just 65.7 miles per gallon, at 1,415 kilos, the Leon ST is one of the
lightest estates in its class. In FR guise with the two-litre 184 PS engine, and a hefty 380Nm
The all-new... Volvo XC90 seater has new powertrain technologies, powerful but efficient engines and a superlative interior finish. Volvo says that the car is a new chapter in its history and is a pointer to its future design
direction as well as incorporating a range of new technologies and Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) technology. The new XC90 is the first Volvo to carry the company’s
torque, it’s capable of towing loads up to 1.6 tonnes. Receiving the award at the Royal Automobile Club on London’s Pall Mall, SEAT UK’s Head of Press & PR, Juliet Carrington, commented: “The Leon ST’s only been on sale for a few months, so to haul in its second and third award in just a matter of weeks is fantastic. “It’s practical, stylish and packed with technological features like Adaptive Cruise Control and Dynamic Chassis Control, making it a great towing partner. Hopefully, this is its first of many in the months ahead.” new more prominent iron mark, which has the iconic arrow elegantly aligned with the diagonal slash across the grille. Together with the T-shaped ‘Thor’s Hammer’ DRL lights, the iron mark introduces an entirely new, distinctive and confident face for Volvo’s forthcoming generation of cars.
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Love design, love Maserati FOR those who love Italian style, Maserati has come up with a treat. The Maserati Ghibli S Q4, designed in collaboration with Ermenegildo Zegna, offers a new, exclusive product style interpretation. With its dynamic, contemporary look, it targets a luxury bracket of precious detail lovers and has been created with a renewed product range in mind for the future. The bodywork has a tri-coated paint finish in a new colour shade and the 20” wheels also come in a specially developed colour. And the interior is first rate. It has been designed as the ultimate expression of style and exclusivity, with a contrasting colour scheme created by combining the finest leather and valuable Zegna yarns, says Maserati. The car stands out from the rest of the current Ghibli range thanks to its special colour finishes, materials and trims.
GHIBLI S Q4: An Italian style treat.
Intended to be a first milestone towards the manufacturer’s renewed, future product line-up, this special trim developed for the concept car enhances its character and aesthetic value, making it even more exclusive and creating the ultimate contemporary look, says Maserati. The exterior has a new exclusive Azzurro Astro colour; the production technology is based on a triple layer of pigment, adding to the depth, shine and
iridescence of the finish, enhanced by changing shades of blue at the brightest points, and toned down to ash grey in the darker areas. The aluminium pigments used for this special colour magnify the design lines and bring out the muscular profile of the bodywork; the car’s sculpted outline is forcefully enhanced by the colour used, while the transparent top coat adds depth and a glossy shine. Other immediately apparent exterior features are the 20”
Urano wheels with their distinctive colour specially developed for this concept car; this finish, named Liquid Metal, emphasises the sports style, high technology and luxury positioning of the vehicle design. As befits the sartorial excellence represented by the Maserati and Zegna partnership, the style focus is mostly on the interior. The shared experience with the Quattroporte Zegna Limited Edition helped Ermenegildo Zegna create a pure silk fabric,
combining an essential and soft feel with an elegantly technical look, resulting in an extremely high visual impact. Dynamism and a contemporary feel are the key words to read the dual-colour, dual-material composition of the passenger compartment - in leather tones and Zegna anthracite silk. As for the seating, the extra fine grain, natural colour leather with contrasting, light grey stitching is matched to a central silk insert with a micro-chevron weave of vertical rolls on the central seat and backrest area, within which the central roll, with leather piping on the sides, features a special macro-chevron weave adding to its threedimensional, soft feel and technical appearance. The sophisticated, luxury finish of the car interior is also expressed by the headrests, featuring an embroidered Trident emblem and contrasting stitching. The car is powered by the highperformance 410 HP V6 TwinTurbo engine.
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GOLF is a vital part of everyday life for many on the Costa Blanca, and a passion for David, the owner of Off me Trolley. Owning a golf trolley takes the pressure from your body, and enables you to enjoy your game even more. David says it can even improve your game by a couple of shots. Off me Trolley was born a couple of years ago after David discovered a niche in the market for great quality golf trolleys at reasonable prices. David was in the process of ordering new trolleys for him and his wife and spotted an opportunity. Within a very short space of time, the trolleys were in high demand, with friends and
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Sharks bite Torry Tigers THE Sharks (Los Squalos) welcomed Torrevieja Tigers to San Javier for the first time in two seasons after Tigers rejoined the second division. Squalos ended up 26-8 in the match that was played in a competitive spirit. Around the 20 minute mark, a quick passing move in the backs resulted in Squalos’s outside centre Reuben, running in an easy try to open the scoring. Borja kicked the conversion to make it 7 0. A few minutes later Squalos captain Kike burst through some loose tackles to touch down. Borja added his second conversion making it 14-0. Tigers then took the fight back to Squalos, who conceded a penalty 15metres from their own line. A quickly taken penalty by Mikhel, the Tigers scrum half, caught the Squalos defence flat footed and he wriggled over to touch down to narrow the Squalos lead to 14-5 at the interval. The second half started with Squalos captain, Kike, crossed for another try, converted by Borja. Score 21-5. Tigers full back, Tom Evans, replied with a converted penalty making the score 21-8. From the restart, Squalos fly half, Mike Campbell, sent a long kick to a Tigers winger who fumbled his catch. Squalos winger, Canario, and centre, Reuben, hunted this kick down at great speed and turned over possession allowing Reuben to score in the corner. Man of the match award went to Facundo, Squalos’s young Argentine 18-year-old second row forward who shows great promise for the future.
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Raising funds for Poppy Appeal FIFTEEN teams of four from Eurogolf GS took part in a Texas Scramble at La Marquesa to raise funds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The players raised €434 for the appeal from the day and also from fundraising events like guess the weight of the cake,
guess how many poppies in the jar and raffling a hamper filled with a variety of red items. Diane Budd, on behalf of the local branch of the RBL, joined us to accept, from the Captain Jan Shorley, a cheque for the proceeds raised and to present the winning team with a special
trophy donated by the local RBL branch. Winning team was that of Bill Martin, Steve Hatt, Teresa Hatt and Ghost with a score of 60.5. Second was the team of Robin Richards, Hedy Paehlig, Bev Evans and John Langford (63.2) and in third were John
Barraclough, David Lewis, Chris Stanley and Peter Sanderson. Nearest the pins were Colin Hobden, Paul Manning (twice) and Ray Porter.
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TMGS at La Marquesa THE Members Golf Society handed €170 to the Poppy Appeal, being the proceeds from the entry fees they paid for a contest at La Marquesa. The Best Guest prize was claimed by K. Persson with a return of 39 points. In the silver division it needed 29 points for Pat Long to take fourth spot. Sandra Twentyman’s 32 was enough for third and John Hillier’s 34 took second, one behind Graham Smith who won the division with 35 points. In the gold division 30 points gave Kell Aasebo fourth place. The top three slots went to a countback, all scoring 34 points. Joe Dean lost out to Dave Lethaby who came second and Arne Hansson won the division. More information: www.tmgs.org or call the Fixture Secretary on 966 719 604.
GROUP WINNERS: Together with the silver category winners.
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It’s a full house for Quesada QUESADA GS had a full house to play an individual Stableford competition at La Finca, which was in superb condition. The winner of the gold division was Alan Slack with 33 points who just pipped another player in his fourball Terry Rogers on countback. In third place was big Ron Perkins (30). In the silver division it was a battle between man and wife Mike and Glenys Thomas with Mike edging his wife on count-back with scores of 30 points. In third was Ronnie Spiers (26). The day was dedicated to the annual Poppy Appeal with many players wearing poppies during the game and more than €100 was raised. The next game is at Roda on Wednesday 19. More information: Les Pancott on 966 716 723.
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Lack of wind makes for some slow sailing THE fifth day of the SAMM race series was held at Los Alcazares. Unforutantely a lack of wind made for some very slow races! The Mar Menor looked like a mirror with not a breath of wind to ruffle the surface. It was also gin clear, so you could see every detail of the bottom in four or five metres of water. In the first race, after a lacklustre three laps the Hartley crossed the line in one hour, eight mins, 42secs but the last boat needed two hours, 32mins, 35secs to finish. By 3pm the wind had risen to about six knots, again with considerable shifts, and the racing was much tighter. The Hartley only needed 54mins, 3secs to finish the four laps, followed by the Laser 2000
‘Shoestring Dos’ just 1min, 39secs later. Race results on Corrected Time were: Race one - Hartley, Balaton Conny, Shoestring Quatro. Race two - Hartley, Shoestring Dos, Balaton Conny. For land based ex-sailors and the model enthusiasts among you, the SAMM IOM Group build and race International One Metre radio controlled yachts. Their members can be found on the jetty at CAR, Los Alcazares every Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon, weather and wives permitting. For more information go to www.sailingmarmenor.com. HARTLEY: First to cross the line.